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Chapter 95 The 92nd Reply Letter Gan Yan lightheartedly lost Jiangxi Province and sneaked into the capital with sharp weapons

Wang Zhirui was a governor in the former Qing Dynasty, and he had a lot of ostentation.Back then, I really hoped to be the governor of Zhili, that is, the governor in disguise, so that I could fully live my official addiction.Moreover, he was originally from Zhili. In the Manchu Qing Dynasty, people from the province could not be provincial officials. No matter how talented you are or how much credit you have made, you can never show your face at the door of your own house.You have to be far away from the province to be able to issue orders, which means that you are afraid that there will be too many abuses in the province.In life, no one has a few relatives, family members and close friends. If he is an official and does not leave the province, his relatives and friends will of course have to find them all because they are very close. The banner, bluffing and deceiving outside.No matter what bad things happen, it will inevitably happen through this. Not only will it interfere with the official business, but it will also be affected by the personal reputation of the official. Therefore, it can be avoided by far away.In this way, the imperial court was not at ease, and set up an example of relative avoidance. For example, in this province, someone became a governor, and his relatives or someone from his family released the governor of this province. Hurry up and play the Ming court, please change the decree.The result is to transfer the official junior to another province, find a counterpart from other provinces and transfer them to this province, and exchange them with each other, so that all kinds of suspicions can be avoided.Down to Futongzhou County, Zuoer Zuoza, this is also the case.The purging of its official regulations can be glimpsed here.Later, in the Republic of China, all such conventions were forcibly abolished. Not only people from the province could be officials in the province, but also if he became a high-ranking official, his brothers, nephews, relatives and friends could be brought to the province to be officials.When a certain person was the governor of Shandong, he appointed several famous good counties in Shandong to his nephews and brothers.Later, a certain provincial governor resigned, and the county grandpas of his family also ran away with money.Because the successor was concerned with the face of a certain governor, it was inconvenient to pursue him deeply, and it was over if he was confused.Some people say that this is called profit not spilling over, it is true.In recent years, it has become even more of a joke. When a certain person becomes the provincial chairman, he regards this province as his colony, which can also be called a conquering country.Because the officials of the province, big and small, even secretaries and waiters, have to recruit talents from their hometowns, completely creating a situation of government-run companies.If it turns out that there are no talents in this province, but they are the only ones in your province, then it is helpless to borrow talents from other places.I don't know that there are many borrowers, but there are really not many talents.How can this kind of officialdom not be filthy? It really insults the four characters of the Republic of China.How can it be worthy of Man Qing if it has to be like this for a long time?After all, it wasn't like this in Wang Zhirui's time, but he thought in his heart that he was always proud of serving officials in the province, but the governor of Zhili couldn't get it.Now I have a Jiangxi Propaganda Envoy, which is better than nothing, so I have spent a lot of money, and I have passed the official addiction of being a governor.Along the road, officials receive officials and send them off, which is very majestic.Especially as soon as he entered the border of Jiangxi, his prestige became even greater.The county magistrates of Daoyin are all in the suburbs and thirty miles away. From the guard envoys to the heads of divisions and brigades, they all have to roll their names with knives, just like receiving imperial envoys in the former Qing Dynasty.

After the central government dispatched a consolation envoy, the telegram has been sent to Nanchang. The telegram said that the president has worked very hard because of his noble governor's work for the country. Consolation Jin Huai and so on.When Li Yizhen saw the telegram, he felt mixed doubts and beliefs.Later, when I thought of sending Wang Zhirui alone instead of sending anyone else, there might be a bit of sincerity in it.Because Zhirui has a qualification of a semi-Democratic Party, the Governor of Zhili was still sponsored by the Democratic Party. Although it has not been proved, after all, the Democratic Party's feelings for him are very good.Since he was willing to come this time, of course he didn't have any malicious intentions, and when he came, it would not be difficult to get the outline of what he had to say.What's more, he was sent by a special mission, so we must welcome him wholeheartedly and respectfully in order to show solemnity.Because to welcome him is to welcome the central government. Now the central government has all kinds of doubts about Jiangxi. It must first resolve these doubts, and then catch him by surprise before it can succeed in one fell swoop.Li Yizhen's plan at that time was indeed tit-for-tat with the central government, so he sent a telegram early to order the local officials in the whole province to express their special welcome to the general Wang after he entered the country.This telegram further contributed to the prestige of Admiral Wang.Originally, the local officials were all admiring the breath of the governor, who did not scramble to welcome the king and general, and everyone praised him all the way to Nanchang like the emperor.Li Yizhen went out to meet him in person, followed by all the civil and military officials in the city, and he took a lot of cleaning books.Zhirui blocked everything, and only shook hands with Li Yizhen.The two went to the governor's office in the same car. Yizhen hosted a banquet in the office to welcome him, and invited patrol envoys from various halls to accompany him.Because Yizhen was getting old, he was also considered a veteran of the Democratic Party during the Northern Expedition. Of course, he had to pay special respect to him, respecting him directly as an old senior, and not daring to call him a brother.This old Mr. Wang also had no doubts, calling Yizhen his brother, he laughed and said: "After all, the hero was born in a young man. After a few months in Jiangxi, my brother managed to manage it in such an orderly manner. No wonder when the time comes , the president said that Jiangxi is a model province, and asked me to investigate and investigate the achievements and regulations of military and political aspects, thinking that in the future, the materials for everyone in the provinces will be promulgated. Now it seems that this trip is really worthwhile." The old man said casually. As soon as he spoke the words, he spoke a Li Dadu with joy in his heart.It's no wonder that it's no wonder that ninety-nine percent of the world's human beings love flattery and flattery.There may not be one percent who accept kindness with an open mind.Righteously, when a young man is aggressive, he has little knowledge of the world, and is not very clear about ordinary human relationships and sophistication, not to mention the dangers in the official career, of course he has never experienced it.Wang Zhirui was originally an old bureaucrat for many years. He had been an official for 30 years in the former Qing Dynasty.For catering to the boss and perfunctory colleagues, it has long been a special skill.Moreover, his temper and character are naturally smooth, especially with his mouth, he can speak casually, which can make the listeners benefit from their hearts.To put it bluntly, it was like forgetting to return home after a long vacation, and even he himself didn't know why.After all, he also has one unattainable feature, which is his natural generosity of money and righteousness.For public affairs, and for the servants under his command, sometimes he can really take out the money himself, and spend thousands and thousands of dollars, without any stinginess.When he was young, his family was very rich, and after ten years as a Beijing official, he spent all of it.You want to ask how he spent the money?It was the war between China and Japan in the first year of Jiawu, which really shocked Jifu.The imperial court decreed that all prefectures and counties in Kinki should initiate group training.Zhirui is a local gentleman with the title of Beijing official, so of course he should be promoted as the leader.At the same time, an old gentleman named Li Zijiu was promoted, and the two co-organized it.Li Zijiu worked as a Daoist in other provinces, and he has a little money left, but he loves money like his life, even though he has retired to the forest, he still has plans and plans, competing with the common people for profit all day long.The purpose of his group training is fundamentally different from that of Zhirui.Zhirui is willing to spend some money on his own to add to the cake, the more orderly the arrangement, the better. In the future, the government will report to the court, and he will be greatly recommended.Even if you can't do this step, and spend money to buy face and get a certain reputation, the hard work is not in vain.Li Zijiu was quite different, he wanted to use the regiment to reimburse the official family some money, and he had a few pennies left, which was also a good opportunity to make money.Unexpectedly, in the end, the officials were not well-known, and all the recruits from the village to buy firearms had to be advanced by gentlemen.Zijiu insisted on his purpose and didn't want to advance any money, so he had to let Zhirui bear the burden alone.In two or three months, he lost hundreds of thousands of yuan.Zijiu originally wanted to save money from it, but because the money was paid by Zhirui, how could he start again? This hope was invisible.In the end, he was always a little bit unwilling, so when things got difficult, he gave Zhirui a chance to not step down.Because Zhirui is an old senior, it is not easy to break up, so he has been forbearing for a long time.The two of them had dinner together in the office that day, and Zijiu said, "This rice is so good, it's the real white grain for the emperor. No matter how many times I've bought it, I've never bought such good rice." Say what.After he had eaten, he secretly ordered his leader, He Sheng, to choose twenty shi of white grain and send it to Li's house.In the evening of that day, when Zijiu came home, he saw many bags of rice piled up in the courtyard. After asking his family, he found out that Zhirui sent them.He thought to himself, if someone advances money for the government, and even sends rice to me personally, if I want to make trouble, he really can't go on.From then on, he didn't go to the regiment training place, and he just asked about the affairs of the regiment. It was twenty stones of white grain that blocked his mouth, and Mangui Zhirui presided over all the regiment training matters.Later, after the peace, only one secretary in the cabinet was saved, and the fourth rank was added.He himself felt that he was really disappointed. With these hundreds of thousands of silver, it would be useless to donate a Taoist platform, but it was thrown on the white ground out of thin air.After all, he still didn't give up on being an official. The teacher in his hometown examination was Weng Tonghe. Later, with Weng's power, he was transferred to Henan as a prefecture and county, and then changed from Henan to Jiangxi, and then from Jiangxi to Guangxi.When he arrived in Guangxi, the Miao bandits were very rampant in Guangxi, and the government sent men to lead troops to suppress them, but no one dared to go, but he volunteered and was willing to ask for the job, so the government appointed him as the commander of the Eighth Battalion.He had already passed the Taoist class at this time, and with these eight battalions, he actually met several battles with the Miao bandits, and his attack on Kejie increased from the eighth battalion to the sixteenth battalion, and he was the commander of the sixteenth battalion.Regardless of his civilian background, he is very good at controlling soldiers, so everyone is happy to listen to his command.Whenever there is a battle, he always goes forward bravely, and no one is willing to retreat.After a few years of work, the reputation was actually created.After repeated recommendation by Cen Chunxuan, Taoists became the two divisions, and the two divisions became the governor. In less than ten years, he actually acted as the governor of Guangxi. His official fortune is not bad at all.It's a pity that it became dark as soon as it entered the Republic of China, and it never succeeded.This time, the Jiangxi Propaganda Envoy was released. Jiangxi was originally the place he visited in the past.Now that he revisited the old place, he turned out to be an imperial envoy in disguise. Of course, his ambition was relieved and he was invincible.It also happened that Li Yizhen wanted to use him to eliminate the suspicion of the Central Committee, and all kinds of welcome and preferential treatment satisfied Zhirui.On the first day, a sumptuous banquet was prepared for him to welcome him. Before the banquet, Zhirui talked about the meaning of the president's reliance.Although Li Yizhen was skeptical, in the end he had to try his best to perfunctory, saying that Yizhen was originally a young man who was underdeveloped, and President Chengda was especially aware of him, so he entrusted him with the responsibility.Knowing that one's ability is weak and one's experience is shallow, one has to work hard and be diligent and cautious in everything, hoping to repay one's bosom friend.Now that he has received such an award from the President, it is even more important to be eternal.Zhirui laughed and said: "Although my brother and the president have never met, there is indeed an invisible fit and a bright future. I know that in the future, my brother will not be the heir to the president's mantle. Brother Yu can only listen with a stick, so as to turn his virtues into ears." Stop laughing again.Yizhen said humbly: "The old man praised Xu too much, and Yizhen didn't dare to be the president. Of course, the old man will inherit the mantle of the president in the future, and it will definitely not be Yizhen." After finishing speaking, he also laughed haha.In the evening, the host and guest had a good time and parted ways.

Yizhente prepared a large office for Zhirui in Nanchang City, and sent two brief officials to handle the errands of the office.All food supplies, as well as staff office expenses, are distributed by the government.Zhirui brought a total of 150 to 60 attendants and servants, who sat at 18 tables and 12 tables every day, twice in the morning and evening.The office expenses are 500 yuan a day, but the attendants are still not satisfied, and there are many people who say it is not enough.Yizhen was close to others and told Quan to Yizhen that this kind of expense is really too tasteless. There is nothing to proclaim and comfort out of thin air, but this old man was sent here to pretend to be the governor of the ether.In Jiangxi, Rao spends a lot of money to support this group of homeless people, and we have to listen to his lessons. Where did this start?Hearing everyone's complaints, Li Yizhen just laughed without saying a word, but asked the secretary office to send a telegram to the central government, to the effect that Admiral Wang Wei would come to the province one day, accepting his intention of sending the President's reward and condolences, Yizhen After listening, I am grateful.From now on, we will only obey the Jun's order, be cautious and diligent, and hope to live up to the generosity and expectations of our president's training.Since the admiral Wang came here on behalf of the president, all the welcome and entertainment should be no different from flattering the president.Sincerely Buda first, please only Jun'an.Yizhen knocks and raises Yunyun.This telegram is really obedient and obedient to the extreme.Immediately following Wang Zhirui, he also sent a telegram directly to the central government, to the effect that he would never be dissatisfied with how grateful Yizhen was, how respectful he was, and how he would serve the central government;Yizhen had already sent a secret order to the telegraph department, no matter what telegram Wang Zhirui sent, he must first copy a copy and show it to me.He was very happy when he saw this telegram to the Central Committee, and asked the Telegraph Office to print it out immediately.But I am in the garden, preparing very exquisite western food, and asking the king to come and talk to me.And stated in the post that there are only two guests and no outsiders.When Zhirui saw the letter, he was very happy: Since I came to Nanchang, although I have met Tong Yizhen twice, all I said was face-to-face, and I never had a heart-to-heart talk. Today, I invite you to talk about it. Great opportunity to speak up.Immediately led a long squad, and came at a fast speed in the special carriage of the Superintendent's Office.

When the guards of the supervisory office saw that the general Wang had arrived, they all raised their guns to salute. The adjutant ordered to open the front door to raise the guns for fun, and the carriage drove straight into the back hall.Li Yizhen came out to greet them, and the two walked into the back garden hand in hand, and walked through a swastika corridor. At the end of the corridor, there were three small secret rooms, and next to the secret room, there were two thatched cottages.This is where the governor of Jiangxi used to taste flowers. In autumn there are all kinds of chrysanthemums, and in winter there are all kinds of plum blossoms. The top-quality ones are selected and put in this thatched house. Good sandalwood, the window is clear and clean, arrange the flowers here, and ask him to appreciate them freely.Later, when Yizhen became the governor, he didn't like flowers by nature, so he changed the room for viewing flowers into a place for discussing secrets.It is also because this place is extremely secluded, covered by a corridor in front and a rockery in the back, no matter who wants to listen to private conversations, there is absolutely no place to hide, so Zhirui was brought here.In fact, Zhirui had been to this place a long time ago. As soon as he entered the room, he laughed and said, "There are thousands of flowers and trees in Xuandu Temple, and Wang Lang, the former seat, came again today. I didn't expect that after more than ten years, I would have to wait again. I have a feast here with my friends. Looking back on the Qing Dynasty, I really feel the vicissitudes of life." Yizhen said with a smile: "I heard the old man say that, is there still a relationship with this house?" Zhirui said: " It’s been a long time to talk about it. At the end of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, brother Yu was a Taoist in Jiangxi as a backup. At that time, the governor of Jiangxi was Ke Fengshi. This old gentleman is very bookish, and he is particular about planting flowers and bamboos, watching the moon and singing Poetry, he named these three rooms, Zhenfang Room, saying that it is the place to discriminate Qunfang. Every August and September, he selects all kinds of famous chrysanthemums from the whole province. He also selected the best ones by himself, planted them in good porcelain pots, and placed them in this room. Set a date, prepare a good banquet, and invite the city's chief ministers, the three masters of the feudal school. Si is of course among the invited ones, and the rest of the alternate Taoists must be from Kejia in order to be invited. In fact, it would be good if he didn’t invite him, but this invitation would be a tyranny.” Yizhen was very surprised Zhirui asked, "What's the reason for this? Is there any discomfort in admiring flowers and drinking wine?" Zhirui said with a smile: "This banquet of wine is really not delicious. He first asked everyone present to taste the flowers The variety, rather than its special beauty, of course everyone has to praise it, who can say a word is not good? After the test questions, everyone should choose their favorite, and each person needs to compose a poem to praise .Or five words, or seven words, or rhythm, or ancient style, all can be used, but the quatrains are not allowed. He said that the quatrains are too simple to fully express the benefits. Only the rhythm and ancient style can be fully elucidated. He called The servants prepare a paper, pen and ink box and a book of rhymes in front of each person. This is almost the same as in the examination room. How can they not be punished? Don’t look at these people who are all from the highest academic background. How can this group of old desolate people do it well? It really complies with the saying of "beating ducks to put on the shelves." Some of them couldn't do it well, and they were sweating from their heads. Brother, you think, How bitter it is!" Yizhen laughed and said, "I don't know how many beads of sweat the old man has shed?" Zhirui said seriously, "I'll tell you the truth, not only did I not sweat, but I also got it Unexpected happy event!" Yizhen said: "What unexpected happy event? I need to learn more about this." Zhirui said: "You may have seen it, isn't there a lot of chrysanthemum poems in the Internet? I remember them all very clearly, and I can use them now. I took one sentence from the east and another sentence from the west, and actually put together two seven-character verses, which looked really good to me. It happened that the one sitting next to me was a certain feudal lord. How could he do it well, so I secretly passed it to him. , he got this poem, it was like a life-saving elixir, he was overjoyed immediately, and copied it out. Everyone presented it to Fu Shuai for an inscription, and the result was that a certain fan station was the first, and brother Yu was the second. He also praised the two poems clearly It is not boring, colorful but full of bones, and has the flavor of the late Tang Dynasty. On the second day, Fu Shuai issued a letter of commission, and I was specially appointed to handle it for the support bureau. After inquiring, I found out that a certain fan strongly recommended it. Fu Shuai Shuai, because my poems are good, I also have some appreciation, so I got this award out of thin air, don't you think it's not an accidentHappy event? "Yizhen laughed and said: "It looks like this, I also want to learn to compose poetry, and I will be promoted when I get a chance in the future!" "

When he said this, he asked left and right for instructions that the western food was ready, and Zhirui smiled and said, "Let's sip some tea and have a chat first, can't we eat later?" Yizhenlian said, "Okay, quickly change to a pot of real West Lake Longjing, please. Teacher Wang moistens his throat, so we can have a long talk." The left and right agreed, and immediately changed to the best Longjing tea, and brought Egyptian cigarettes.While smoking a cigarette, Zhirui slowly said to Yizhen: "Brother Yu came to Jiangxi this time, of course it was because of the president's invitation, after all, I volunteered, and I am willing to go, so that I can tell my confidant, yes Let me talk about it, my brother. Because this kind of confidant can neither be conveyed by telegram nor express letter, only face-to-face conversation can be poured out. Therefore, it is rare for my brother to push me to Nanchang after traveling thousands of miles. Sincerely, how can we miss this opportunity?" When he said this, he looked to the left and right, and Yizhen understood what he meant, so he said to the attendants on the left and right: "You go to the next room first, and wait for the call. Come back when you are called." The servant responded with a hum, and withdrew.Yizhen pulled his seat one step forward, and asked in a low voice: "Just now I heard what the old man said, and it seems that there is something beyond the strings. Could it be that the central government will do something about Yizhen? The old man can't bear to sit and watch, so I would like to wake up Yizhen, do you want to take precautions?" Zhirui laughed loudly and said: "My brother is really delusional. If it is true, why would the central government send Brother Yu to come here, and why would Brother Yu come here under such a banner. Don't I know personally? With a lighter car, I ran to Jiangxi by myself, can I deliver a letter to you?" Yizhen also smiled, and said: "Your words are indeed reasonable, but other than that, what other confidants can we talk about?" Zhirui raised his hand The teacup came, drank it slowly, and said: "There are so many things to say to your confidant, why must it be on the central government?" Yizhen thought for a while, clapped his hands and said: "I see, the old man must be referring to him." Zhirui Putting down the teacup hurriedly, he asked seriously, "Guess who I'm referring to?" Yizhen clung to his ear, and only whispered the word Erma, Zhirui smiled and said, "It's close, but it still seems to be true. Also." Yizhen said: "Of course we must have a close relationship with him." Zhirui said: "It doesn't matter, let's not ask. After all, is there any grudge between my brother and him?" Yizhen said with a smile: "If you want to discuss Power status, he is the governor, and I am also the governor. He is the governor of Jiangnan, and I am the governor of Jiangxi. Fine porcelain furniture, and specially appointed my cousin to congratulate him on behalf of him, and to accept all kinds of preferential treatment from him, which is good in face. But after all, I am different from him. I was born in a revolution, and I am wild; The old bureaucrat is very sinister." After Yizhen said these two sentences, he suddenly remembered Zhirui's identity, and he was a little embarrassed, so he quickly changed his words: "Original bureaucrats are different from bureaucrats. According to the old seniors, they are also bureaucrats, but we Is there anything to criticize?" Zhirui laughed and said, "My brother has too many eyes, don't think I'm a bureaucrat, I hate bureaucrats the most in my life, that's why I abandoned bureaucrats and joined the Democratic Party. If I still hold bureaucratic ideas , why bother to show closeness to my brother? Besides, your comment on Erma’s insidious words is really unwavering. When I came from Beijing, the President even said he was insidious. It looks like this My brother is roughly the same as the president, the so-called hero’s views are roughly the same.” Yizhen said with a smile: “How dare my students compare with the president in terms of knowledge and experience? But people like Guohua are cruel and ruthless. I'm a little worried. At some point, my land will be annexed by him." Zhirui shook his head and said, "My brother is too worried. Whether he has such a heart or not, we can't say for sure. But in fact he We will never be able to do it, this is something we can determine." Yizhen also shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, how can the old man be sure that he can't do it?" Zhirui said: "It's a long story, I'm going to When he came, the President showed me both telegrams from you and Guohua, and explained them to me. It is reasonable to say that Li’s telegram is reasonable; Feng’s telegram is beyond reason.” When Zhirui said this, Yizhen unconsciously changed his face and asked: "What did he say about me in his telegram, can the old man tell me?" Zhirui heard him say thisAsked urgently, but he refused to speak out, and only replied flatly: "Originally, my brother and I belong to the same party, so I am willing to tell you so bluntly.If he wanted to change another position, no matter what, he wouldn't dare to say anything related to it! "Yizhen knew in his heart that he was old and cunning, and he deliberately wanted to test himself to see if he had the heart to betray the central government. If I wanted to say it outright, and it was in line with Guohua's telegram, it would be like a handwritten confession. How could I be willing to do this? That's right. Thinking of this, he deliberately said in a nonsensical tone, "I know, he may have falsely accused him of withholding military pay, and his supervision is ineffective. He can't be the leader of a province, so I ask the president to replace him as soon as possible. Set up his personal, isn't that right? Zhirui understood better in his heart, and even said: "No, no, if this is the case, it can't be considered unreasonable." "Yizhen shook his head, deliberately made an air of indecision, and said: "What is beyond reason?It's so hard to guess!Oh, I see, he probably meant that Jiangxi is a barren place, and I want to find him a rich job in Jiangnan. He might lose his own territory, so he first slandered the president so that others would have no chance to enter.Do you think what I said is wrong? Zhirui said: "If you guess like this, the more you guess, the further you go."Let me tell you the truth now, the terms he sues you are betraying the central government and plotting wrongdoing, please ask the president to order a crusade.He is willing to lead his troops and be the vanguard of Jiangxi.Brother, please think, isn't this beyond reason? After Zhirui finished speaking, he looked at Yizhen to see what he would say. Seeing that Yizhen was terrified, he let out a cry, and said to Zhirui: "My old man, only God knows!"If Yizhen has this kind of thinking, he really repays virtue with grievances. Not only is he sorry for the cultivation of the president, but he is also sorry for my personal conscience!I hate Guohua, an old and immortal thing. I don't know how I offended him, but he chewed his tongue out of thin air, creating rumors without wind and shadow, and intending to frame me.I absolutely can't give up with him, except for the governor of Jiangxi, I have to fight him to the death. " When Yizhen said this, his crown was full of anger, his eyes were burning, and he seemed to be unable to stand side by side with Guohua. Zhirui smiled slightly and said: "Brother, calm down the anger of thunder, and listen to Brother Yu's sincere advice.Don't look at Guohua's slander, in fact, Xiang Gong knows thousands of miles, he absolutely doesn't believe it, and because of this, he looks down on Guohua's character.If you really started to quarrel with Guohua at this time, if you were imperceptibly acting against Guohua, even the president would not be able to protect you, wouldn't you be throwing yourself into a trap? " Yizhen was still furious, and said: "According to what the old man said, should I just bear this breath?Even if I can bear it, shouldn't the president be so indiscriminate?Unless the president can uphold justice, or punish him, or transfer him away from Jiangnan, I will be calm, and I will always love the president and support the central government in this life.Could the old man possibly do it for me? "Zhi Rui heard that he had confessed all his thoughts, and knew that the matter was very close to the topic, so he deliberately teased: "The world's affairs are all caused by two aspects, and you can't just think about one side.In my brother's thinking, it is natural that this must be done in order to be able to calm down.However, on the Guohua side, why not imagine it this way?Although the president is benevolent, how can both parties be satisfied?I hope my brother will think about this matter again. After hearing this, Yizhen replied very unhappy: "In this case, why don't you ask the president to remove me from my post and vent your anger on Guohua?" Zhirui laughed and said, "If the president has the determination to spare you, he doesn't have to send me to Jiangxi."My brother is too angry, and what he says is all sentimental talk. We must always calm down and study the policy of dealing with it. At this time, Yizhen's face was a little more gentle, and he asked Zhirui with a smile: "The old man is here, did the president express any opinions?" Zhirui said: "The president's intentions are very good. What he is worried about is that you disagree with Guohua."According to his intention, he originally wanted to transfer Guohua back to Zhili. Wouldn't this completely relieve the siege?However, Guohua insisted on refusing to do so. He said that he wanted to handle it this way, and it was obvious that I made trouble on purpose.I am also a veteran general officer for many years, and I cannot afford such a dishonorable result.Since President Kuang wants to transfer me, why not transfer him?As a result, even the president froze, unable to say anything more.After discussing with me, I planned to transfer the two of you at the same time, so that it would not affect the face of both parties, but I don't know what you mean?If you agree, you can find a province that is better than Jiangxi, and you can adjust it in your bones, but I don't know what you mean? "Yizhen thought, this is probably a trap. I am home in Jiangxi, with outstanding people and a reliable army. Once transferred to other provinces, if the troops in other provinces cannot obey my command, the old Xiang will be used again. With a little trick, I have no place to stand. It seems that I can't fall into this trap. When he thought of this, he said to Zhirui: "The president has made a compromise and came up with a way that doesn't hurt both sides. I am really grateful." As far as possible, the reasoning should be handled in accordance with the order.However, there is another kind of sentiment that I have to ask the old seniors to convey on my behalf.Jiangxi was originally Yizhen's hometown, with frequent floods, droughts, military shortages, and thieves. Yizhen was entrusted by his father and brothers, and his only priority was to calm the bandits and bring peace to the people.If you want to leave Jiangxi at this time, the latecomers may not be able to do as righteously and sincerely as you want. Shouldn't you be ashamed of your hometown in your righteousness?Seniors are asked to revert to the president, and for another year of false righteousness and truth, we will clean up the fugitives in Jiangxi. As soon as Zhirui heard this, he understood in his heart, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, brother, you can concentrate on benefiting the people, support the central government, brother Yu will help you, and you can do it for a long time." "Yizhen hurriedly cupped his hands to express his thanks, and said: "If it can be like this, not only Yizhen is personally grateful, but even our 30 million people in Jiangxi have also benefited a lot. Zhirui nodded and said, "Brother Yu originally meant that he didn't want you to leave Jiangxi."Because you are here, you can preserve a large part of our party's strength, which is the most important thing.When we are in this situation, we don't have to support the central government, because only by supporting the central government can we protect ourselves.As long as one's own strength is preserved and the feathers are full in the future, what can one ask for?If you act too hastily, not only will it be useless, but also if you lose your strength, it may not be able to recover in three to five years.Isn't it the pursuit of merit and success, and haste instead of delay?Brother, you need to know that we are supporting the president of Nanjing, not the president of Beijing.However, President Nanjing, at this time Fang is hiding his strength and biding his time, so no matter what, we will not be able to carry him out.Even if Ling could barely carry it out, he himself would never come out rashly.It would be better to take advantage of this time and curl up under the influence of Beijing first. When the time comes, why is it so difficult for us to call Zhao Yihan? "

Li Yizhen never expected that he would say such a thing, and he felt very embarrassed: let him say it, because he is afraid that he is here to be a detective; if he does not tell the truth, he is afraid that he will disappoint his good intentions.If he still has confidential things to say, he will not say anything.If you miss your own future because of this, isn't it just asking for trouble?After thinking about it, if I am ambiguous first, let's see what else he will say next?Then he said to Zhirui with a serious face: "The old man's high-mindedness made me feel enlightened. However, as far as I think, things in the world are not fixed. People who often talk about it are used by those who know each other. In terms of my historical relationship, it is certainly similar to that of Nanjing. Even if Beijing treats me with heart-to-heart confidence, it can also benefit the people's livelihood, so why do we need to play tricks?" Zhirui understood what he meant, so he also nodded and said, "You really deserve to be a hero. See, at this time, the central government only asks us not to oppose him on the surface, and he will fulfill his wish, and he will never criticize us and make things difficult for us. We might as well make a concession and ask him to hold the election. After all, the result of the election No matter what, we can't predict. We have this part of our own strength. Whether he succeeds or not in the future, we have room for expansion. If he can serve the country and the people sincerely, we will support him to the end, which is not considered a loss. Identity. What kind of ambition does he want to discover, and he intends to do whatever he wants. At that time, we climbed up and called out, and the whole country responded. On the contrary, it is the most uneconomical thing to tell him to be plausible. Why do we stare and be fooled?" Yizhen listened to him revealing all the words, and saw that the expression was indeed sincere and had no other effect, so he also He didn't want to hide his head and show his tail anymore, and said: "Since the old man has said this, Yizhen has a few words from the bottom of his heart, so he can explain it clearly. If you can guarantee it, I will obey; if you can't guarantee it, you can only do your own thing." , then it’s impossible.” Zhirui said: “Okay! You just say it. It’s just that I can do it with my strength, and there is no reason not to guarantee it.” Yizhen took out a big envelope from his side and said, “Old man Seniors, please take a look, here is the coded message from Shanghai, and the mobilization order for me to prepare to send troops. As far as the situation is concerned, the arrow is already on the line, and I have to send it. But just now I heard the old senior's talk, and I was a little hesitant in my heart. I'm so timid, I feel that this kind of meaningless sacrifice is too uneconomical, but although I don't move, it's hard to keep others. According to recent reports, Guohua has sent Li Cui to lead a powerful army to the border of Jiangxi. If they strike first Why don't Yizhen just sit back and be restrained by him? May I ask what assurance the old man can guarantee that he will never come to invade? If he can be prevented from invading, Yizhen will definitely not start a disaster. But this kind of thing is also empty talk Yes, where can the old man go to find out?” Zhirui read the documents while smiling slightly, and after looking at a few, he returned to Yizhen and said, “Brother, you don’t need to ask me what I have. If we are not sure, let’s calm down and test the reason. If the central government wants to strike first, it can grant Guohua’s request and send him to lead troops into Jiangxi. Why send me here? Why send an unknown young general? Li Cui took the liberty to enter the army. This is obviously a two-pronged means of seeking peace and preparing for war. Brother Zai thinks that I will not invade others, and it is difficult to guarantee that others will not invade me. However, why doesn’t Guohua have such intentions? The central government said to me, yes Ask me to convey this to my brother, please make a sincere statement to support the central government. The central government can stop Guohua's mouth by using this topic as a topic. Even Li Cui's soldiers can withdraw without withdrawing. Then the central government will try to get rid of it Guohua transferred, and Laoxiang still had aThis kind of expression means that in the future, when Guohua is gone, he will use the foolish brother to make up for the lack of governors in the south of the Yangtze River.Of course I dare not think about it now, but looking at what Lao Xiang meant, it was indeed because of the old case in Zhili that I always felt a little sorry for me, so I was happy to take this opportunity to buffer me.If it can be realized in the future, the two of us will just become a kind of horned situation, and we can fight when we advance, and we can defend when we retreat.Once something happens in the Central Plains, we will defend ourselves and support our favorite head of state.For the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and for the Later Tang Dynasty, it is not difficult to create a situation of partial security.Wouldn't it be much better to look up to others and act like a horse? "

Yizhen was originally a heroic young man. In his mind, there were no twists and turns of Xiangzicheng's plots.What's more, an old and cunning official like Wang Zhirui is still in the hands of others, so how can he be different from Li Yizhen?According to Zhirui, if it comes true, Zai Yizhen will certainly wish for it.With such a good neighbor, can we go hand in hand in the future, can't we travel across the world?But they forgot what kind of person Xiang Zicheng is. He made it himself, and sometimes he couldn't believe it. How could he be willing to hand it over to the populist party at all costs?可是义真听了这话,竟自忘其所以,倏地立起来,拉了之瑞的手,说这话果然当真吗?之瑞笑道:“愚兄这大年纪,又不是没做过官的人,何必替自己胡吹滥嗙呢?你要信不及,可以去问老项,还有国务总理姜凤飞作证。”义真大笑,说:“老前辈果能借此出山,义真把地位牺牲了,也是乐意的。但不知这电报,是怎么立言?”之瑞道:“你果然赞同,一事不烦二主,电报我替你拍发,也无须借重秘书之手。省得被外间知道了,于你的面子不好看。并且我明日便启程回京,面见老项老姜,把你的委屈全诉明了,也好早早将国华调开,省得你终日悬心吊胆。”义真鼓掌赞成,这一局事算是完全决议。随将下人招呼过来,陈列西餐,开香槟酒,两人很痛快地足饮一气。

当日晚间,义真特备了五千元,给之瑞作路费,又派专员护送宣慰使出境,较比来的时候,尤为整肃威风。哪知之瑞才出了江西边境,李粹的军队乘其不意已经直攻进来。义真因为同之瑞有约,做梦也没想到江南军人来得这样神速。本来人家这是做好了的圈套,故意叫之瑞做说客,绊住了义真使他不疑。却在这时候,暗中调遣军队,一概全换上便衣,扮作客商模样,也有混入江西境内的,也有暂驻江西边界的,还有一大部分,藏匿在南昌省城。并在暗中买通了省防军,临时哗变,好将义真驱逐出境,他们便可以占领省城。一切全布置好了,可怜义真还在梦中。一旦之间忽然发动了,义真的兵同李粹的兵在湖口交了一仗,竟自大败而逃,连南昌也震动了。义真此时虽然宣布独立,可惜晚了,他原想自统省防军前去迎敌,不料省防军又哗变一部,里应外合。义真见大势已去,只得带着家眷,坐外国江轮逃至上海,匆匆到日本亡命去了。李粹的军队并没有什么损失,便安然得了江西,反倒捏报李义真宣布独立,反抗中央,国华因地处邻封,迫不得已,只可派师长李粹率兵戡乱,仰赖大总统威灵,义真已逃,地方已定,请中央速派大员,办理善后。国华的电报拍至中央,又暗中密保李粹,堪胜都督之任。项子城便下了一道命令,特任李粹为江西都督。此令。此时最难过的,当无过于王之瑞了,他在上海住着,尚未回京复命,便得着李粹占领江西的消息。他顿足大骂:“中央真不是东西!为什么叫我去卖朋友,他们却诈取人家地盘?叫义真看我姓王的,直然是跟中央串通一气了,我这种冤枉却向何方去诉呢?”急得直要跳黄浦江,多亏左右监视劝导,幸而不曾出险。然而上海此时,也闹得不成样子了,国华派的汉奸,同上海平民党勾结起事。江西动乱之始,李粹故意给上海党部去了一个电报,是假托义真名义,说李粹的兵,已经被我完全打败,我不日水陆并进,便攻至上海,请你们急速起兵响应,以便窥取南京云云。华自强、陈起梅得着这个电报,信以为实,又经旁边的汉奸再三撺掇,便决定某日起事,刻不容缓,先夺取制造局,然后再占领龙华军署。手下有几百革命家,每人一颗炸弹,预备拼命。到底这一班学生军,怎能敌得住北洋劲旅,才一发动,就被上海镇守使部下给打了一个七零八落,死的人很不少,其余四散奔逃,再想退回租界也做不到了。仅仅就是华自强、陈起梅几个首领,因为同租界的华捕头儿是同帮兄弟,又是磕头的一盟,便隐身在捕头白荣华家里不敢露面。究竟这也不是长局,不过暂时避讳几天,仍然还得到外国去。因为他们既明目张胆同中央宣战,而结果又是战败了,上海地方官吏便可借词,说他们是乱党,向租界当局要求引渡。其实引渡两个字,是绝对做不到的,不过在租界当局,也很不愿这一群人在上海住着,危及租界治安,乐得借着引渡两个字威吓他们,请他们早早到外国去,也省得地面上再起争端。因此便示意白荣华,叫他实行劝告,限七日工夫,速速放洋到日本去,可以保护他们的安全。如若逾限不走,对不起,可就实行引渡了。

华自强为势所迫,不得不走。他同陈起梅商议,我们难道这样一走,就甘心了吗?无论如何,也应当想一个法子,将来对付项子城,决不能叫他得志。倘然他真当选为正式总统,我们平民党,便永久没有抬头之望了。陈起梅道:“我倒有一条计策,只怕没有适当的人,能够担负这种责任。只要能想出一个人来,这事就好办了。”自强道:“你先把计策说给我听,如果可行,我自有相当的人能够担任。”陈起梅道:“老项自经过那一次炸弹之后,深居简出,再想行刺是很难了。不过在两院开选举会以前,他无论如何,总是要去一趟的。那便是千载难得的机会,只要能有一个人,肯破出性命去。您手中不是还存着有两枚炸弹,听说它的炸力非常之大,能炸方圆四十步远近,人在一百步之外,只要有气力,能远远地掷过去,在四十步以内,一律炸为齑粉。我们有这种利器,为什么不用呢?”华自强连连摇头,说:“这个主意虽好,事实上恐怕做不到。头一样天津同北京,这两道关口一定混不过去。第二样纵然混得过去,项子城他不肯出门,依然没有一点用处。第三样纵令项子城出门,他鉴于前次的危险,一定要清跸净街,谁能站在路旁,专等着扔炸弹?不要说警察不叫你站住,就是商家住户,谁也不肯容留你啊!有这三样难处,你的主意,如何能够行得去呢?”陈起梅道:“天下事全在人为。我们那炸弹,原是做成墨盒形的,极容易混过去,稍微机警的人,就做得到,这并不算什么难题。至于项子城肯否出门,正所谓谋事在人,成事在天。宁可他不出来,我们算是白预备。可别等他出来,我们落一个后悔不及。要说他防范太严,我们无法下手,这话也不尽然,我们只要豁出钱去,预先买好了线索,就不愁没有下手之地。我们最为难的,就是谁能负这责任,现在平民党中的重要角色,除去两院议员之外,差不多北京连相片都预备全了。那些当侦探的,哪个身上没有一套啊!从前不曾破脸,对付着还可以到京津去。现在已经破了脸,再想到京津去,都不容易啦。这样重大责任,难道还能寻党外人替我们担负吗?再说党外人谁肯替我们卖命呢?你请想,这个问题,比您所说的那三样不更难吗?”华自强点头,说:“你虑得很有道理,果然人选是一个大问题,假如要没有适当的人,我们那两枚利器就算是白预备了,将来纵有机会我们也只好干瞪眼,白白地错过去了。我们一息尚存,决不能死心塌地地,一任项子城当选正式总统。这个放炸弹的人,我们也不能认为绝对没有,慢慢地想着看,好在还有几天工夫,我们在这一个星期之内,难道真就不能寻得适当的人吗?”陈起梅发急道:“您认着租界当局,真给我们七天的限期吗?他不过为面子上好听,好表示他格外宽大。我们如果三天不走,他不定又要变什么花样,那时连白荣华也不免要赶着受热呢!我们明天不走,后天一准得走。您不久在租界,不知他们的内幕情形,我在这里多年,似乎这样事,也不知遇着多少次了,难道真等他们往外赶吗?”华自强紧皱眉头,也答不上一句话来。

两人正在对坐发愁、默默无语之时,忽听白荣华在外面高声说道:“田大弟看你们来了。”说着一打帘子,先后进来两个人,头里走的是白荣华,后面跟着一个青年男子。华陈两人一见,便都立起身来同他握手。Do you know who this person is?原来就是前几回所说的社会团副团长田见龙。他自前两月离开北京,在车站上同文熊渭匆匆见了一面,便到天津。在国九经的报馆中住了一个星期,曾荷楼催他急速到上海去,说是华自强有重要事同他商量,非面谈不可。他于是又赶到上海,及至到了上海,当然先同社会团团长洪化虎见面了。化虎迎头便问他,你并未奉到本党的命令,为何一个人就回来,莫非你个人有什么要紧的私事吗?见龙本是心口如一的直爽人,从来不会藏藏掖掖,便对化虎直说,是华自强叫他回来的。化虎连连摇头,很表示不满的神气,说:“你老弟太实心了,为什么要上这些人的当呢?我们社会团同平民党宗旨不同,目的各异,本来如风马牛不相及,要说互相提挈,原无不可,若破出命去,给他帮忙,那可就犯不上了。自强把你调来,一定没有好事,他们一定又想炸谁,想借你的手使用使用。将来事情成了,他们可夺取政权,将他们那一党的人遍布要津,从此达到升官发财的目的。事情不成,空空把你的性命牺牲了,却伤不着他们一根寒毛,老弟你为什么要做这种呆事呢?”这一席话,说得见龙心里,也不免有点疑疑惑惑的。化虎便更进一步,说:“你既然来,当然不能不见他,他如果要求你什么事,你就婉言推脱,说个人做不了本党的主意,必须同党里商量好了,然后才可以复命。这样推出去,将来你尽有伸缩余地。老弟你根本要明白,愚兄完全是爱护你,以你这样英俊青年,要白白给人家做了牺牲品,实在太可惜了。”见龙笑道:“大哥的话,确是金玉良言,小弟只有感激,难道还能误会吗?”第二天去见华自强,自强十分地同他表示亲近,话里话外,是劝他脱离社会团,而实行投入平民党。并对他说,你们那位团长,哪里配做领袖,你为什么要听他的指挥呢?见龙也答得好,说:“人的志向,各有不同。平民党虽好,但与我的志向两歧,我又安能舍彼而就此?至于化虎的为人,虽然资望浅一点,然而学问总算不坏,况且与我志同道合,我又何忍弃之?不过我向来是讲大同的,并没有什么党的成见。大哥如有用我地方,只要与我的宗旨不悖,我一样可以帮忙。”自强见他不肯入党,而又说了这一套八面见光的话,便把他认作了滑头,自己的心腹事,倒不肯遽然说出了。因为这些事关系太大,倘然被他泄漏出去,与平民党很有不利,因此两人的形迹,反倒疏淡了。后来华自强同陈起梅预备在上海起事,攻到南京,终日招纳亡命,对于田见龙,当然更提不到话下了。

天下事全是机缘凑巧,见龙本打算再折回京津,偏偏他又病了,只好在上海养病。医院中住了一个月,及至痊愈出来,恰赶上华陈起事失败,遁藏在白荣华家中。见龙同荣华是同帮兄弟,既知道这个消息,怎能够不闻不问呢?便对荣华说:“我想到大哥家里,看望华陈二兄,可有什么避讳没有呢?”荣华道:“既住在我家里,还有什么避讳的,你要看他们,可以随我同来。”见龙很欢喜地随荣华一同到家中,特特让到后楼,同华自强、陈起梅见面。这两人看见见龙,仿佛看见了连城拱璧,一把手将他拉住,叫一声老弟,你要晚来一步,我们就要放洋,不定再过多少年,才能见面了。见龙听他们这样说,也不觉有点怆然,说:“小弟是在医院养病,今天才出院。听见这个消息,我就一直跑了来,连我们团部还没有去呢。”自强听这话,心中一动。他既未回社会团,当然还没同那个坏小子见面,我正好利用他,办那一局事。只要他答应了,这人向来是一诺千金,纵然洪化虎再想破坏,也办不到了。他想到这里,便故意用话逗见龙,说:“老弟你既同白兄会见,我们的事当然全知道了,你想这件事,可惜不可惜,可恨不可恨!”见龙也叹息着,说:“功败垂成,怎么不可惜呢?难道这个天下,就让项子城做了不成?”陈起梅在一旁插言道:“不叫他做,可有什么法子呢?头一样他的党羽众多,明有官吏,暗有侦探,处处都是他的人,我们简直无可下手。第二样经这一次破脸之后,所有我们本党的人,稍微带一点激烈性,而平素为他们注意的,此后再想到京津都很难了,还能有什么动作吗?只怕从今以后,我们两党的革命志愿,完全要化为泡影了。老弟是聪明过顶的人,请你想一想,我们要不把项子城制伏了,你那社会主义也没有地方施展啊?然而形势已经变成这样,又叫我们有什么法子可想呢?”见龙听到这里,不觉跳起来,说:“照陈兄这样说,只有请项子城做皇上,我们当一辈子老百姓吧。常言说,天定胜人,人定亦可以胜天,我们只有想法子往前干,自馁的不是英雄。”自强见他动了气,知道机会将临,便进一步说:“老弟,你说的诚然有理,但是我们又何尝不做此想呢?天下事局外总不知局中的难处,要说有法子,我们何尝没有呢?不过法子虽有,没有人去实行,也跟没有法子是一样啊!”见龙冷笑道:“华二哥,你好大的眼睛呀!你怎么就敢武断,没有人去实行呢?”自强道:“老弟,你千万不要多心,愚兄绝不敢小看人。愚兄所说的没人实行,是因为本党要人,不容易混入京津。党外虽有能人,谁肯破除生命,为我们党中效力呢?”自强说到这里,见龙更跳起来了,说:“二哥说这话,更没有道理啦!我要问你,这法子到底是为国家,还是为平民党?要仅仅是为平民党,当然责无旁贷,得由你们贵党选人去做。若为的是国家,无论党里党外,凡属国民一分子,全可以去做,又何必限定你们贵党的人呢?由这上看起来,足见二哥所抱的主义,也太狭隘了。”自强同起梅,彼此四目对视,互相关照:见龙已经入壳,我们不可错过这机会,得赶紧下说辞。起梅便接着叹息了一声,说:“见龙老弟,真不愧推倒一世的英雄,我们两人能不愧死?不过这法子太危险了,党外的朋友,我们怎好意思向人家说呢?”见龙听了,益发拍手打掌地哈哈大笑,说:“小弟自出世以来,就不懂得什么叫危险,革命家无一时一刻,不在危险之中,越危险越有兴致,越危险越有趣味。就请你说一说,到底是什么法子吧?只要法子可行,你们请不出人来,我替你们去请人,保管可以马到成功。” 自强到此时,方才郑重地把运送炸弹、乘机行刺之事,原原本本全对见龙说了。见龙笑道:“我想是什么大不了的事呢,原来就是这个小小问题,也值得把你们两位,愁得抬不起头来。前几个月,我同曾荷楼一路行走,他早就对我说过了,我当时已经完全答应他。如今咱们是旧话重提,小弟不才,情愿把这个责任完全担在身上,万死不辞。自强哥,就请你把利器取出来交给我吧。”华程两人做梦也没梦到田见龙这样慷慨,反倒愧悔以前小看见龙,真是以小人之心,度君子之腹了。立刻以一种极恳挚的态度,向见龙表示感谢钦佩之意。见龙很不耐烦地说:“天下之恶一也,我炸项子城,是给全国人民除害,用不着你们来谢。你们赶紧把炸弹交给我,咱们各奔前程,不必在这里瞎絮聒了。”自强回到卧室中,不大工夫,取来一个手提革囊,是直上直下的长方形式,上面有一个白铜的提梁,挨着囊盖开口地方,有绷簧暗锁。自强将它放在桌上,对见龙道:“利器就在此囊之中。”说罢将暗锁开开。见龙观看了多时,摇头问道:“你这是打哈哈吧,空空一个盒子,里面连一根草刺儿也没有,哪里来的杀人利器呢?”自强提起革囊来,交付见龙,说:“你掂掂分量,就知道了。”见龙接过来,很诧异地说:“怎么这样重啊?里面一定卧着有东西。你快当我面,将怎样开、怎样关、怎样取、怎样放种种法子,详细地告诉我,这是顶要紧的,不要视同儿戏啊!”自强对他说:“你看明白了,这囊盖的铜梁上,有一处机关,乃是一粒很小的铜疙疸,直通到囊的下面。开的时候,只用指甲掏住了疙疸的中缝上,向下一用力,便有铃铛的声音。你再看囊的四角上,有四个很小的白铜钉,全都探出一点来,你便轻轻向外抽,可以抽出四根铜棍儿来。那革囊里面一层浮盖,立刻就活动了,然后轻轻将里面的盖儿提起,那个宝贝蛋子,就发现在你眼前了。”自强是一壁说一壁做给见龙看,说完了,革囊的底盖也揭开了,炸弹也露出来了。见龙哈哈大笑,说原来这样容易啊,一伸手便把炸弹拿起来。这也就是见龙,他生平玩弄这种东西,也不知玩弄过多少个了,直然同小孩玩泥人差不多,要放在旁人身上,早吓得不知跑出多远去了。他拿起来看了看,说我生平见的炸弹,不下二三十种,从来还没有见过这墨盒形的呢。陈起梅在一旁说:“老弟你不要轻看,这个玩意儿,炸力大得很呢!四十步以内,一律炸成粉碎。老弟用的时候,可多留神啊!”见龙笑道:“你们二位要有一个是项子城,我这时有多么痛快啊!”招得华陈两人也大笑起来。白荣华特叫自家厨房,预备了一桌上好的席,一面是给田见龙起脚,一面是给华自强、陈起梅送行。四个人痛饮了一番,直到定更以后方才分手。临别时候,见龙落了几滴英雄泪,说:“三位仁兄,小弟此番入京,凶多吉少。再想见面,恐怕不容易了。”荣华道:“你怎么说这样丧气话呢?”起梅也愀然不乐,说:“我同田大弟,实在有点不忍言别。”自强倒嘻嘻哈哈地说:“你们何必做这儿女态呢?早晚果能成功,我们仍在此地相会,但愿平安胜利之神,永远不离田大弟左右。我两人明天一早,就放洋到日本去了。”见龙左手提着皮包,右手同大家握手,互道一声珍重,由荣华送他出门,叫来一部马车,一直向社会团本部去了。他见了洪化虎,只说自己的病已经完全复原,用不着再住院了,费了许多话,方才从医院迁出来。至于见华自强的话,却一个字也不曾提。化虎说:“你出院好极了!这两天京津两个分部,接二连三来了好几封电报。文熊渭来电,说已定期同李芳园结婚,请你去给证婚,这是个人私事,无关重要。最要紧的,是金戈二来电,说北京有两位在旗的同志,情愿拿出十万块钱来,发展社会事业,并想立一处女子中学,请你赶紧去接洽一切。我想这事是再好没有了,办理女学,我当年在北京时就非常热心,将来如果开办,我一定到北京去指点一切。事不宜迟,你能够早一点去才好呢!天津国九经也有电来,是报告地面情况,倒还平静。入党的同志也很多,只可恨一班侦探,总是守住报馆门口来回地晃,因为在租界里,又不敢有什么表示,恨得九经叫巡捕骂他们,他们也不走,你说有多么可笑!”见龙道:“本来侦探真讨厌,大哥没到北方去,少同他们怄许多气。小弟明天休息一天,后天便乘太古船到天津走一趟。” 他休息这一天不要紧,可就被侦探注意了,原来见龙自回上海之后,过了没有半个月,他那女秘书叶树芬水太太,也随着赶回来了,并且还常到病院去探望见龙。见龙说:“您好容易到北京,同女儿女婿全会着了,为什么不多住些日子,又折回上海呢?”水太太说:“你别看我是一个妇人,我既投身本党,当然以党的利益为前提,儿女私情,算不了什么。况且我在她家住了一个多月,天伦之乐,也要算享着了,何必再恋恋的,不忍离开呢?你走得仓促,我也不知道,假如我要知道,当时就随你一同来了,还能等到今天吗?”见龙点点头,很佩服叶树芬忠实可靠,有许多话瞒着洪化虎的,反倒不瞒叶树芬。叶树芬也随时替他参赞一切,因此两个人的感情,比从前更加密切了。在见龙出院的前两天,他曾对树芬说:“我的病已经完全好了,用不着再住医院,我想明天同他们算清了账,就要迁回团部去了。”树芬说:“你还是多住几天的好,党里又没有什么重要事,何必忙在一时呢?”见龙说:“明天看吧,如果精神好,我就出院;精神不好,再歇几天也无妨。”叶树芬从当天起,对见龙的行踪,更格外注上意了。她以为见龙在医院中住了一个多月,关于革命的机密,当然不能进行。至于那些革命同志,也不见有一个人来访他。他此次出院,一定不肯先回本党,说不定到谁家里去。有什么秘密,这恰是侦探他的好机会,我不要错过了。第二天她一早就出来,在
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