Chapter 171 Chapter 16 Someone is going to kill you
It is said that Huang Xing was elected as the Grand Marshal for the first time, and then was re-elected as the Deputy Marshal, so he packed his luggage, shoes and socks, and prepared to take office in the Nanjing Provisional Government.Before leaving, I went to see Zhang Jian first, and entrusted Zhang Jian to borrow 300,000 yuan from Mitsui Matheson, Japan, for the military and administrative expenses of the Nanjing government.But the night before the departure, Huang Xing suddenly changed his mind and did not go to Nanjing to take up his post.
why?Is it because Zhang Taiyan instigated the Zhejiang army to oppose him?
No, Huang Xing didn't have a strong feeling for Zhang Taiyan, let alone the opposition from the Zhe Army.
What he feels is another thing:
... I received a call from Mr. Sun Yat-sen. He has already set off to return to China and will arrive in Shanghai soon.Mr. Sun is the Prime Minister of the Tongmenghui. I can represent the Tongmenghui when he is not back in China.Now that he is on his way back to China, if I don't wait for him to arrive in Shanghai, and go to Nanjing to take office first, it will make him feel unhappy and make comrades in the party suspicious.The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was victorious at the beginning and developed rapidly, but due to the struggle of several leaders for power, it finally failed.We should take it as a warning.Only those who are willing to sacrifice themselves can engage in revolution.The most important thing for revolutionary comrades is to be united in order to have the strength to fight the enemy.To be united, one must disregard individual rights and give way to each other...
This passage is what Huang Xing said to his middle school classmate Li Shucheng when he refused to go to Nanjing to serve as the deputy marshal, and Li Shucheng recorded it here.
This passage reveals three very clear meanings:
First, Huang Xing knew who killed Tao Chengzhang, the leader of the revolution and the leader of the Restoration Association.Of course, he may not have accurate information, and he may not know that Jiang Zhiqing, a student studying in Japan, did it.However, he knows better than anyone that only the Revolutionary Party and the League can do this simple and quick way of killing people.
Second, Huang Xing knew that if he tried to upstage Sun Yat-sen on the political stage, he would be in danger.Although Huang Xing was the number two figure in the Tongmenghui, Huang Xing could not compare with Tao Chengzhang in terms of his impact on the political environment in China at that time, or in terms of his contribution to the Chinese revolution. Xu Xilin and Qiu Jin cultivated by Tao Chengzhang have established Tao Chengzhang's unshakable position in the revolutionary party.But even so, the political opponents still dared to risk the world and openly killed Tao Chengzhang.In contrast, if one sheep is chased, two sheep are released, and another Huang Xing is killed, the culprit behind the scenes may not have the slightest psychological barrier in his heart.
Third, Huang Xing is a person who does not care about fame and wealth for the sake of the revolution. He will definitely not kill people because of internal strife.But even if he doesn't kill people, he still faces cannibalism. It can only be that someone will kill him.Even if he is upright and high-spirited, has no complaints or regrets, and is willing to achieve the position of great leader of others, he is willing to kill and wait for death, but in the end he can't help it. — This is what Huang Xing said, the original intention of cannibalism.
It can be imagined that he survived all battles, survived by luck, the revolution has not yet been achieved, and the great cause is waiting to be accomplished. At this moment, suddenly faced with the bullets shot from behind, Huang Xing's heart must be as cold as three winters.
On December 25, 1911, exactly one month after Tao Chengzhang, the greatest contributor to the Chinese revolution, was assassinated, Sun Yat-sen, the great revolutionary leader, arrived in Shanghai.