Zhu Jiande said that the dead man saw it when he returned home the next day, when he was attracted by a burst of artillery, and when he turned the woods, he saw a simple field artillery position not far east of the road firing artillery, and the smoke of gunpowder rose in the field after the harvest very discordantly. IT WAS NOT A 75MM FIELD GUN OR A MOUNTAIN GUN, BUT A 57MM MOUNTAIN GUN WITH A SMALLER CALIBER. Many locals watched from afar, while others who looked like commanders stood on a small hill and looked with binoculars at a village a kilometer away that was the target of the shelling.

A cannonball landed on the house outside the village, and the walls of the dry fortifications were instantly torn apart by the explosion of the shells, and the thatch on the roof also blew up to the sky, and fell like a bird's nest dismantled from a tree nest; A few shells also landed in the village, because the trees and houses blocked it, and Zhu Jiande could only see the smoke of the explosion rising, and a towering eaves collapsed in the sound of the explosion, which was supposed to be the ancestral hall of the village.

The familiar battlefield appeared beside him, Zhu Jiande didn't know why, his eyes were hot, he didn't want to see the revival army firing at his own people, but those camouflage green were his comrades again, conscience and discipline collided in his heart at this time, so his whole body was trembling slightly.

"That's Wang Yan's family," Zhu Daili was also taken aback, he didn't expect that yesterday the prime minister said that he would slaughter all the bad gentry, and he did it early this morning. "He has always disobeyed the peasant association, relying on the fact that he has mixed in the rivers and lakes before, and this time I heard that he invited a lot of good second ......"

Before Zhu Daili finished speaking, Zhu Jiande left him and ran over the field - he didn't know what he was going to do when he ran up, anyway, he felt that he could do something.

"Stop!" A peasant soldier armed with a red tassel gun on the perimeter stopped him. As soon as he shouted, two other patrolmen who were stopping the other onlookers came over. They pointed their guns at Zhu Jiande. Frightened by their side, all the people who were near him retreated.

"This is my military ID. I wonder what is going on here. Zhu Jiande entered the city wearing a training uniform without a military academy, and the only thing that can prove his identity is the military officer card.

Hearing that it was an officer, the two rather nervous patrol officers relaxed a little, and a person who looked like a leader took it and said, "May I ask what Colonel Zhu is doing?" ”

Zhu Jiande was worried that these patrol officers were illiterate, but obviously he was too worried, not only did the leader read his military ID, but the patrol officer next to him also took it. "What's going on over there?" Zhu Jiande asked.

"Wang Youren killed the local peasant association cadres, refused to disarm and plotted a rebellion, and now the garrison is quelling the rebellion." The patrol officer said matter-of-factly. Zhu Jiande could feel from the look on his face that the murder and refusal to disarm should be real, and it is unlikely that there will be a conspiracy and rebellion later.

Maybe he knew that what he said was not reliable, or maybe he regarded the colonel in front of him as his own, the patrol officer said again: "The imperial court has issued an order, and those who resist land reform will be dealt with strictly and severely." ”

"I want to see the commander of the unit, what should I do with the people in the village? What should I do if I am injured by accident? The sound of the cannon continued slowly, and Zhu Jiande's brows furrowed even deeper, and his expression was very stern.

"Then sir......, I'll report first. Everything here was taken over by the land reform yamen, and the county patrol police only helped. With that, the leader of the patrol ran towards the hill.

Zhu Jiande arrived on the small hill after ten minutes, and he was greeted by a sturdy army captain, who saluted Zhu Jiande solemnly: "Xiaguan You Tiger has seen the chief. And salute to the commander and all the officers and men of the 1st Marine Division! ”

It's okay if You Laohu doesn't want to see Zhu Jiande, but when he saw that Zhu Jiande's unit was the 1st Marine Division that recovered Taiwan, he personally came over to greet him.

Zhu Jiande did not wear a military uniform. He didn't return the salute, and asked with concern, "Is there no one else in that village?" ”

"The people of the local peasant association said that the people in the village are all from an ancestral hall surnamed Wang. It's all from this sect, and there are no people with foreign surnames. You Laohu Shuangshu handed the military ID card to Zhu Jiande. He was given a cigarette.

"A village rebelled?" Zhu Jiande sneered, he was not very good at asking this question.

"When the patrol went to arrest people, they were driven out by the people in the village at the instigation of the surnamed Wang, and it would be different if they went again, they heard the sound of gunfire before they arrived in the village, and there were many of them. Killings, arrests, and firearms, according to orders from above, are enough to rebel. You Laohu introduced the situation to Zhu Jiande while lighting a cigarette, before taking him up the hill. He lowered his voice again and said: "Actually, I don't listen to me here, this place is all under the responsibility of a lady from the land reform yamen, she has the appointment letter of the Taiwei Mansion and the Prime Minister's Office, as well as the Shang Fang Sword, and has the power of life and death." ”

"?" Zhu Jiande couldn't help but think of the female arbitrator in the Jinan Land Reform Yamen, and when he went up to the top of the hill, he saw a group of people surrounded by a cold woman in a green robe, and she also had a sword on her waist. You Laohu went to muttered a few words to her, the woman turned around, and Zhu Jiande found that her other face was extremely terrifying, as if it had been scalded by boiling water and then fished out, all flesh-colored scars.

"The army is quelling the chaos, what is Colonel Zhu doing?" The female officer in the green robe looked at Zhu Jiande and said, her voice was also Beijing official dialect, and it was as cold as ever.

Her voice woke Zhu Jiande from his stunned state, and then he saw that the woman was embroidered with a white pheasant, which was two levels higher than the referee in Jinan, and it was a fifth grade. He just looked at people here, and forgot about the problem for a while, and only waited for the woman to cough before he said: "I ......, I just want to kill fewer people, and if I always shoot guns, I will hurt the innocent." ”

"If you don't eliminate the black sheep, you will only hurt more." The woman turned around and went back, no longer bothering Zhu Jiande. Outside the village, after a military whistle, the field soldiers who were lying in the field got up. There are no slogans, they are all entering the village in a few pieces. As they entered, the village soon resounded with not very fierce gunfire, as well as the explosion of grenades.

After a long time, a military flag appeared on the eaves of the highest ancestral hall in the village, and a soldier kept shaking on it. Signal that the village has been occupied. Seeing this, everyone on the hill walked down the hill to the village, and Zhu Jiande saw that the female official did not stop him. Following these people as well, he wanted to see what kind of rebellion it was.

There seems to be a certain tacit understanding of cooperation between the peasant soldiers, the patrol police, the tax police, and the soldiers of the Revival Army. In addition to setting up a cordon on the outermost perimeter, the peasants and patrolmen were also responsible for leading the way for the Baath Army and translating into the local dialect. The tax police are basically allies of the Renaissance Army, all of them have military posts, and their equipment is the same as that of the Renaissance Army, but they are wearing patrol uniforms instead of field army camouflage uniforms, and they wear the same steel helmets.

Peasant soldiers and patrolmen stood guard outside the village, tax police guarded the main roads and rooftops, and Baath Army soldiers were at the rebel's stronghold: the Wangjia Ancestral Hall. On the way to the ancestral hall, except for the pungent smoke of gunpowder. Zhu Jiande also saw blood stains on the ground - the bodies were moved to the side, covered with a broken straw mat, and the body and head were covered, and only the feet could be seen.

A platoon commander saluted You Laohu and the female officer and said, "Report to the commander, our department has now charged Zhan Wang Village, arrested 115 rebels, killed 16 people, and seized a total of 74 bird guns, rifles, and more than 1,000 bullets. There are countless broadswords and spears; Our department and the tax police force lost six people and wounded seven people, and the report is complete. ”

"All weapons, incriminating evidence are photographed and archived, and they are immediately interrogated to obtain sufficient confessions. Leave the rest alone. The female officer was not accustomed to the salute of the soldiers, but issued orders according to the procedure, and after she finished speaking, she said: "What about Wang Youren? ”

"In... Inside the ancestral hall. "The second lieutenant was supposed to report to You Laohu. It is the female officer who does not want to call the shots.

"Take me to see it!" The female officer sneered, her face even more frightening. However, the second lieutenant turned a blind eye and immediately brought her into the ancestral hall. The captured dick inside was squatting there in the dark. Waiting for the patrol to tie it with a rope, a man who looked like an old man was lying on the ground, seemingly injured, and a hygienist was ambulating him.

"Ask him, where is the body of the slain peasant union cadre?" The female official stood in front of Wang Youren and looked at him proudly,

The patrolman on the side was told by one of her attachés and asked in the local dialect before replying: "He said he didn't know, and he said ......."

"What else to say? Say it all! The female officer frowned, and her face was cold.

"He also said that we don't have the royal law, don't talk about the Constitution, and don't pay attention to justice..."

"Wang Fa?" The female official sneered, and she pointed at Wang Youren with the sword on her waist with her sheath: "If you want to talk about the royal law, the shore of the land is not the royal land, the emperor has decreed the repossession of the land, this is the royal law; If you want to talk about the Constitution, the Inspectorate has amended the Constitution, and this is the Constitution; If you want to be righteous, which of you didn't take advantage of natural disasters to force the peasants to death and buy land at a low price? At the beginning, when you received the land at a low price, there was justice, but today there is no justice when the government collects the land at a discount, is this righteousness the same as your surname? ”

Obviously, Wang Youren, who knew that the government's move was unconstitutional, could understand the official language, and under the questioning of the female official, he forcibly held back his breath and half straightened up, and scolded: "Damn, ......, Lao Tzu will not let you go!" ”

Although he scolded, the female officer ignored him, and just ordered loudly: "Dig three feet into the ground to find out the comrades of the peasant association, and in addition, gather the people of this village and sue them, if you don't want to be guilty of the same crime as the rebels, then confess first, otherwise all of them will be confiscated!" ”

"Yes!" You Lao Hu and the officers of the tax police all shouted loudly, and then went to work.

Zhu Jiande originally agreed with what the female official said, and the few plots of land that his own family originally owned were finally sold to the landlord by pawning in the famine years, but when he heard the words 'all the army', he couldn't help asking: "Do they all want to fill the army?" ”

"The penal code stipulates that the rebels shall not only be punished, but also have their property confiscated; The detailed rules of the regulations on the implementation of the Tu Revolution also stipulate that all peasant households who do not have arable land or livelihood skills will migrate to the northeast in order to have land to cultivate. Does Colonel Zhu have questions about this? The female officer asked.

"No doubt, no more." Hearing her explain this, Zhu Jiande immediately knew that he had misunderstood. Although the word "confiscation" is the same, the meaning is completely different. Slightly embarrassed, he saw that the matter here had subsided, so he said: "Since the matter here is over, then I will leave now." ”

After he finished speaking, he arched his hand to the female official, and then withdrew from the somewhat gloomy ancestral hall. At this time, the warm sun outside was just right, and when he came out of the yard, he was exposed to the sun, and he suddenly called a spirit. After feeling inexplicably relaxed, he walked out of the village for a while and saw that under the bright sky, the eldest brother Zhu Daili was waiting for him on the side of the road, he didn't seem to use the dry tobacco pouch anymore, but lit the paper cigarette he brought back.

Zhu Jiande witnessed the suppression of a rebellion. In the newspapers of the major ports, the Prime Minister's astonishing remark of 'slaughtering three million bad gentry' was published last night, along with the civil unrest in various places. The above did everything they could to slander the rebellion as a massacre. made even the person who supported Yang Jingcheng the most before. Now he has begun to change his position, angrily denouncing him for losing his conscience and being cruel and ferocious.

Thanks to this wave of help, the number of people who joined the Constitutional Protector Party was even more violent, and seeing that there were more and more party members, Tang Hualong and Lin Changmin became more and more worried, for fear that the killing god of Yin'an Hall would do something. They were worried, but Liang Qichao, who was determined by Yang Rui's temperament, didn't care, and he even wanted to move the headquarters of the Constitutional Protector Party out of the Shanghai Concession. Moved to Beijing. However, his move was stopped by everyone, they felt very safe in the concession, but not when they left the concession, and when they arrived in Beijing, they were simply caught in the net.

Everyone didn't dare to move out of the rental industry, and Liang Qichao, who had always been rebellious in language and restrained in behavior, had no choice but to give up. However, this time, a person came from Beijing, and he talked about moving his troops to the north.

"Since Ren Gong did not want to cooperate with Mr. Zhongshan to oppose Yang, he should move to Beijing and crush the Kuomintang. Compete with the Revival Society for a seat in the House of Doubts. If you don't live or die in Shanghai, it will be a pity to see the current situation. In the living room of the headquarters of the Shanghai Constitutional Protection Party, Dai Tianqiu, a former Beijing correspondent of the former Minbao who was sitting in the guest seat, talked eloquently. However, this Dai Tianqiu was his previous name, when he met Liang Qichao. used his real name: Dai Jitao.

After he finished speaking, Liang Qichao pondered, but Lin Sen, a Fujian man who came with him, said excitedly: "Ren Gong will not be because of the Wuxu incident...... Scared, right? ”

"Ahem......" Lin Changmin, who was sitting on the side, coughed, although Lin Sen was his fellow villager. He was also introduced by him, but he said so bluntly that it was not okay for him to be a public servant.

"Hahahaha......" Liang Qichao put down the teacup after hearing this. got up and smiled: "The risks on the political zhì, Qi Chao has seen a lot." Moved to Beijing. I also want to, but the party members don't agree. Yang Jingcheng is brutal and murderous, but governing the country according to law is what he vigorously promotes, and he will not go on a killing spree because of our small constitutional protector party. ”

"Hey......" Dai Jitao sighed: "Ren Gong is wrong! What is the reason why the Constitutional Protectorate Party has the momentum it has today? is because everyone is afraid that Yang Jingcheng will not only confiscate the land, but also confiscate the family property, and even not be able to save his life. These gentry are all as smooth as oil and treacherous as foxes, and they usually take out hundreds of taels to join the club? This time it really scared them, so they paid ruthlessly. If the Constitutional Protectors are trapped in the concession for the sake of safety, then when these people return to normal, who will trust the Constitutional Protectors again?

If Ren Gong can move the Constitutional Protector Party to Beijing, then the gentry will be able to believe that the Constitutional Protector will not only be not afraid of the Renaissance Society, but will also be able to settle under the nose of the Renaissance Society, and will be more likely to win seats in the next National Assembly to ensure their interests. They want security, but they want their own safety, not the security of the Constitutional Protectorate, and the more dangerous the Constitutional Protector is to compete with the Revival Society, the safer they feel. ”

Listening to what Dai Jitao said, there is indeed some truth, Lin Changmin smiled: "Doesn't that mean that the Constitutional Protector Party has become the guardian party of the landlord's old wealth?" ”

"The Constitutional Protector Party is for the landlords and the old rich to take care of their homes." Dai Jitao said with a smile. "If it weren't for the danger of their property and their lives, what would the Constitutional Protector be doing? Since it has become a nursing home, and it is not at the forefront, what do you have to do with the nursing home? ”

"That's right." Lin Changmin nodded, what Dai Jitao said was just to explain some things thoroughly, the Constitutional Protector Party represents the interests of the rich. "Ren Gong, it seems that we still have to move to the capital."

Lin Changmin changed his doctrine, and Tang Hualong, who originally insisted on not being involved, said: "I'm just strange, why did this Yang actually make such wild words?" Didn't he pour dirty water on himself? He didn't say this, and there were many people who supported him, but as soon as he said this, he ......"

"This is just a helpless move by the Revival Society to protect its position." Dai Jitao disagreed with Tang Hualong's opinion and expressed his conjecture: "If the whole country is so gentle and ......; No, the previous gentleness and moderation were for the sake of foreign wars, and now that the war is basically over, then Yang Jingcheng has to find another target as the enemy, only in this way can the Revival Association unite as one, and only in this way can the members of the Revival Association have to take a stand and cannot be perfunctory in their positions. If it had been as gentle as before, the revival would have been dissolved by this society as quickly as the Manchurians.

Judging from the history of political parties in various countries, when a political party commits a major offense in the world, it is the time when it has the greatest vitality and combat effectiveness, so it is most undesirable to have a vague position. In the past, when there was a revolution, the Revival Society could proclaim the constitution externally, but still insist on the revolution internally. But now, his huge body can no longer say one thing and do another, he can only stand upright, otherwise there will be chaos in the meeting.

'Slaughter three million bad gentry', the gentry scolded more than once they heard it, but those peasants were like a rain! In the past, Yang Jingcheng wanted them to be sent to death, but he wanted to coax them with silver, official positions, and rent reductions; But now, everyone in the world knows about the Fuxing Association, and everyone knows that Yang Jingcheng is really on the side of the poor, and he really makes a living for the poor. Now he let the peasants die, that's a matter of one sentence.

It can be said that the more fierce the slogan, the more popular it will be supported by the people who like it. The newspapers now say that the Constitutional Protector Party is the party of the rich and the Revival Society is the party of the poor, and on this basis the foundation of the Revival Society will be unshakable within 30 years. It is precisely because of this that Mr. Tagayama disagrees with party struggle, believing that only armed struggle can lead to a way out. After all, China has many poor people and few rich people, and elections are determined by the number of votes. Maybe Yang Jingcheng will let the Constitutional Protector Party enter the Mystery Yuan, but what can he do if he does?

According to the Constitution, the premise of the cabinet is to form a replaceable cabinet, and if a new cabinet is to be formed, it must obtain two-thirds of the votes, otherwise it will not even meet the premise of the cabinet collapse; In other words, as long as there are more than half of the representatives of the Renaissance Society, then the Eunanden will always belong to the Renaissance Society, and the opposition parties can only accuse the ruling party of violating the law, and there is no fact that the government will not be overthrown. This model is said to be for the sake of political stability, but in fact it is for the revival society to implement the dictatorship of the association. Whether it's democracy or elections, aren't they all things that are appropriate for the occasion? ”

With Dai Jitao's narration, Liang Qichao's expression became more and more solemn. Yes, the rich will never be as many as the poor, and if it is really counted by the number of votes, then the Constitutional Protector Party will not win. Unless, unless it is ...... wait thirty years for the poor to become rich in the whole country, it is too long to say whether the Constitutional Protectorate will be able to sustain it until that time, or more specifically, whether it will be able to wait until that time.

Liang Qichao thought about the future of the Constitutional Protector Party and himself, but Tang Hualong asked rhetorically: "Since Mr. Sun of your party thinks that the party struggle cannot be won, because the revival will win over the vast majority of the poor, can the armed struggle be successful?" The foundation of the Baxing Army is the peasant soldiers of the peasant associations, and the vast majority of the peasants throughout the country have joined the peasant associations, and no matter how you calculate it, the number of peasant soldiers will not be less than 10 million, and your party's army can be more than the peasant soldiers? ”

Tang Hualong's question made Dai Jitao speechless, and Lin Sen next to him said when he saw this: "Our party has its own revolutionary plan for victory, if your party does not plan to join forces with our party to oppose Yang, then this plan should be kept secret for the time being." In my opinion, the strength of your party is still in Yunnan Province, and now the Revival Association is planning to change the name of the country to uproot those forces left by your party in Yunnan. ”

Tang Hualong heard Lin Sen pointing to Yunnan, it was not easy to speak, but Lin Changmin saw this and said: "Although Yunnan is biased, it is too poor, especially the ban on opium in the country. Does your party have a good plan for foreign aid? If there is, then there is still a fight against Yang, if not, then this can only be ......"

"Of course there are good policies, I don't know if Ren Gong and the monarchs of your party have the determination to oppose Yang?" Seeing that the topic finally turned back, Dai Jitao smiled at the moment: "There is absolutely no problem with military spending, if Yunnan is against Yang today, then tomorrow our party will be able to assist five million taels of military spending." ”

Dai Jitao said with confidence, but Lin Changmin said: "Money is important, but what Yunnan lacks more is weapons and ammunition, and there is the support of foreign powers, can Mr. Sun find foreign aid?" ”

"Mr. Zhongshan has already had foreign aid. The question is, is Ren Gong determined? Dai Jitao looked at Liang Qichao, who was looking at him and looked at him, and asked with a smile. (To be continued......)