Chapter 187 Chapter 14

Zhao Erfeng cut his teeth and tried to reason with everyone, but everyone thought he was farting. Except for groceries and restaurants, the whole city has entered a complete general strike. For some reason, the Baolu Society invited Emperor Guangxu, who was accused by the Boxers as the number one traitor in China, but now he has become one of them. The life-saving straw of the Baolu Society. In the city of Chengdu, every household offered tablets of Emperor Guangxu, some of which were written on red paper, and some were secretly printed by the Baolu Society and distributed to the working people for free.The working people have worked so hard, donated so much money and still haven't seen a single railroad track, and I will give you a piece of red paper from Emperor Guangxu, so let's treat it as a dividend.

The middle of the sign reads: The God of Emperor Guangxu Dezongjing. The six small characters on the right: Shuzhenggong, public opinion. There are also six small characters on the left: Chuan Road must be owned by the business. Zhao Erfeng stared at the memorial tablet for a long time before realizing something: you are messing around again, these two sentences were actually copied from the edict of Emperor Guangxu... Luo Lun from the Baolu Society explained: Yes, yes, this Sichuan Road must be managed by the merchants, but it is the will of the Holy One... Zhao Erfeng gave him a blank look: Come on, the words in the middle of your tablet are written incorrectly. What is Emperor Guangxu Dezongjing?It should be Emperor De Zongjing of the Great Qing Dynasty.

Luo Lun said: "The commander-in-chief really knows the lesson, but if you write it as Emperor De Zongjing of the Qing Dynasty, the common people will not know who you are writing about. Only when you write Guangxu's year name, everyone will know... Zhao Erfeng sneered: It seems that you really took great pains to make things difficult for me, Lao Zhao. Pu Dianjun laughed and said, "It's hard to disobey the public opinion, it's hard to disobey the public opinion... We really have no choice... Zhao Erfeng sneered, and the group continued to walk towards the Yamen of the Superintendent's Office, and saw pedestrians walking up and down the street, each with the god of Emperor Guangxu on their heads, walking up and down the street in a strange manner.Zhao Erfeng asked: Why do these people put gods on their heads?

Deng Xiaoke replied: Public opinion, public opinion, this is public opinion... Zhao Erfeng lowered his face and stopped talking. Moving forward, he saw a pavilion with a mat in the middle of the intersection in front of the street, inside which enshrined the tablet of Emperor Guangxu. Officials and people passing by along the way, those who ride horses have to get off their horses, and those who sit in sedan chairs have to get off their horses. Getting off the sedan chair is an endless trouble, so everyone had to try to take a long detour... Zhao Erfeng pointed to the pedestrians who took a long way and asked: Is this also public opinion?

Pu Dianjun was sweating on the tip of his nose, and said with a sneer: This... probably counts. Zhao Erfeng didn't speak anymore, and brought the leaders of Baoluhui into his governor's office. Together into the yamen, there were nine leaders of the Baoluhui, namely Pu Dianjun, Luo Lun, Deng Xiaoke, Yan Kai, Zhang Lan, Hu Rong, Jiang Sancheng, Ye Bingcheng, and Wang Mingxin, in addition to three suspected Baoluhui leaders. Key business personnel of the Luhui: Peng Fen, Meng Caicheng, and Yan Yishi. Bringing these people into a big room, Zhao Erfeng pointed to a pile of telegram manuscripts on the table, and said: "My old Zhao's attitude towards you Baoluhui and you Sichuanese are all here. Today I invite you These people are here to let you see clearly, take a look, and then speak after seeing clearly...

Everyone walked over and took a look at the draft telegram. It turned out that it was the telegram that Zhao Erfeng had sent to Beijing since he took office: Telegram on the third day of the third day: It seems that this should be punished, but none of the people disturbed the riots, and it is difficult to find out what happened. Telegram on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year: Therefore, this strike against the market and classes, the hearts of the people are strong, saying that the country is sympathetic to the people, and the Chuan Road is temporarily returned to the commercial office, and please submit the loan to build the road. Otherwise, all taxes and miscellaneous donations will not be paid in full. If the government does not change, the people will persist, the officials will maintain law and order, and the people will not riot.If you use coercive means, that is to say, treat it with the power of the whole province... Erfeng has seen the hidden dangers at the beginning of the incident, so he thinks about it and calms down people's hearts... Only Wangfu Yangken (Cabinet Prime Minister Lao Qing) ), Zhongtang (Cabinet Assistant Natong) played on behalf of him to turn around and save the crisis.

News from the seventh day of the lunar month: You Ken Zhongtang (Cabinet Assistant Natong) cares about the whole Sichuan and maintains the overall situation. If you are ordered to discuss with the (Consultant) Yuan (Consultation) Bureau, the rescue is urgent, and you can arrange things calmly. Thank you very much. .Yesterday, Yingling sent a letter discussing the road affairs. It is planned to return the used money and the existing money to the company, and order Sichuan to build a road to the border of Sichuan, named Zhilu. Fugan Road is state-owned, and the purpose of Zhilu to be run by the private sector is not contrary to it. If it is negotiated with the company, Yijidianda will be stationed in Beijing. The ministers and envoys of the leaders and envoys of various countries said that it is not yet possible to say whether it is feasible and can be achieved. Know.

Telegram on the 10th day of the lunar month: In short, this matter is either peaceful or fierce. If the imperial court approves the business, the overall situation may not be greatly damaged. Guess. After everyone read the telegram without saying a word, Zhao Erfeng roared: Did you see clearly?Did you all see clearly?Is there anything my old Zhao can do to you?You also know in your heart that the revolutionary Wang Tianjie took the opportunity to rebel a few days ago and destroyed the collection and inspection bureaus in Rong County and Peng County. Everyone was silent, and after a while, Brother Pao's elder brother Luo Lun asked: "Old Zhao, what do you mean by letting us read these telegrams?"

Zhao Erfeng asked back: What do you think? Pu Dianjun said: "Old Zhao, you are not going to detain us, are you?" Zhao Erfeng still said the same thing: What do you think? Just as he was talking, suddenly a soldier ran in in a panic, and whispered a few words in Zhao Erfeng's ear. Zhao Erfeng's expression changed drastically. He hurried out the door and walked to the gate of the governor's office. After a closer look, he couldn't help but be amazed. I saw an endless stream of people in front of the gate of the yamen. Thousands of people, holding Guangxu tablets in their hands, came to the gate and knelt down in rows in an organized manner. Looking at the distance, more people were led by unknown persons, Continuing to gather at the gate of the Yamen.

In the blink of an eye, the governor's yamen was already crowded with people. Zhao Erfeng gasped for air, he was caught! As soon as he brought people from the Baolu Society into the governor's office and mixed in with the revolutionaries from the Baolu Society, he eagerly seized this opportunity and took action.