Chapter 4: The Tomb

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Yu Ziyi said a lot, Wang Xiaoxu also drew a lot in his book, in fact, the key place is the competition between the two railways of Anfeng and Antongfeng, but this competition is not as fierce as Du Yaquan said, the Fuxing Association's argument for this railway has not stopped, and even, for example, Cai Yuanpei also thinks that it is not worth it to build the railway for more than 20 million, if half of this money is invested in education, then the education of the whole of China will be completely improved. However, as soon as this mention came out, it was rejected, not to mention anything else, at least, suddenly there was an education association that was more powerful than the Manchu Qing Academy, how to explain the origin of the money, could it be that it was donated by the gentry?

"You go back and rest first. Come back tomorrow. Wang Xiaoxu said, after listening to it, it is time to read it, and then it is time to look at the secret letter of Zhang Kun and Du Yaquan.

Yu Ziyi got up and was about to go back, but when he saw the black yarn on Wang Xiaoxu's body, he couldn't help but stop and asked again: "Sir, what's wrong?" ”

Wang Xiaoxu was already opening the secret box before he asked the question, and when he asked and put the secret box down, the room fell silent all of a sudden, and there was a lot of rare sunlight in the Qingming Festival in the wooden lattice window in the room, but the gap in the wooden lattice was not large, and the bright pillars of light only fell on the floor of the room in dots, and the whole room was still shrouded in darkness outside the table lamp. After being silent for a while, Wang Xiaoxu said, "Xiao Bing, Wei Dan is gone!" ”

"Ahh No... Wei Dan... Last time I looked... Good ...... is about to be released from prison, he is not ......" Yu Ziyi's face was pale, and his words were incoherent.

"Yes, he was fine when you left. But when you come back, he's gone. Wang Xiaoxu said heavily, and his tone was faint and faint. But it sounds so sad.

"......" Yu Ziyi heard him say that he was not there again, and he was speechless for a while, and he only felt that the whole world was dark.

"Why isn't he here?" Yu Ziyi's heart was cold, and he asked again after relieving himself.

Seeing that Yu Ziyi was still not giving up, or because he would know everything in the end, Wang Xiaoxu said: "You have been gone for about a week, and our secret line in the West Prison has sent a message to say that Wei Dan is gone. Later, I ordered to look again. only to know that he has... It's been a few days... The corpse was thrown outside the wall of the west prison......" Wang Xiaoxu said more and more in his voice, and in the end he couldn't help but be able to speak.

"How did Wei Dan die? What about Mr. Taiyan? When Wang Xiaoxu fell silent, Yu Ziyi became intense, although Zou Rong was not his classmate, but everyone still had deep feelings during those times in the Patriotic Society, especially after Su reported the case, Zou Rong took the initiative to go to prison at the invitation of Zhang Taiyan. This had a huge shock to everyone, at that time, taking the initiative to go to prison was taking the initiative to seek death, between life and death, Zou Rong and Tan Sitong chose to die. After that, "the people are not afraid of death, why should they be afraid of death" became Yu Ziyi's motto.

"He fell ill in prison and was taken to a hospital outside the West Cell. After taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor of the Ministry of Industry, he died suddenly the next day. Mr. Taiyan said that when he went to see it at ten o'clock the next day, Wei Dan had been angry for several hours. ”

"How could you die in one night? That must be, that must have been poisoned by them. Poisoned! Yu Ziyi jumped up, he had visited the West Prison before going to Liaodong. Zou Rong was very unaccustomed to entering the West Prison, he was sick before, but when he saw the newspaper about the Fuxing Army's attack on Russia, the illness improved again, and he wrote a few poems that day and said that he would send them to the soldiers of the Fuxing Army, who knew that the deceased had passed away when he came back from Liaodong!

Wang Xiaoxu looked at Yu Ziyi, who was fierce and abnormal, and said: "Calm down, Xiao Bing, you have to be calm, you must always have discipline in your heart, we can die, but death must be valuable!" …… Now we have asked a doctor to examine the body, but now the doctors in the concession have heard that this is the case, and all of them have refused, so we have to ask the Japanese side to invite the doctor to Shanghai, and we will know the reason after they arrive in a few days. If he really dies of illness, then it's okay to say, if he is poisoned, then I must pay for everyone's lives! ”

Wang Xiaoxu, who had always been peaceful, suddenly became furious. Yes, even if Zhang Taiyan and Zou Rong were executed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty Lingchi, then he was only hated and sad, but now that Zou Rong will be released from prison in seventy days, how can he not be angry when he is poisoned like this? !

"Yes. Mr. Yu Ziyi suddenly calmed down, bowed to Wang Xiaoxu and left.

Zou Rong's violent death made the hearts of all the "qingren" people darken, Wananli headquarters, China Education Association, China Times, all organizations except the commercial system hung black veils on their arms, of course, in order not to expose the personnel, this black veil was only worn on internal occasions, and they were all taken off when they went out. And the person who presided over this matter was not Wang Xiaoxu, but Wu Baochu, a member of the Education Association, who was enthusiastic about running when Zhang, Zou and others were imprisoned because of Su's report the case the year before last, and even donated 300 yuan for fear that the lawyer's fees would not be enough.

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Different from the gloomy and changing weather in Shanghai, the fields in the northeast are already full of spring, and even though the war is not over under the bright spring light, spring is already everywhere in sight. In the retreat on April 10, the Independence Army took the remnants of the army according to the plan, picking up the things that the Russian army discarded hundreds of thousands of people who were worth bringing and could bring with them. When the Russian army did not hold Tieling and retreated to Siping again, the second batch of newly trained soldiers of the Independent Army rushed to the front line, which made the 10,000 remnants return to a whole army of 24,000 people. Although the supply of soldiers and the sixth batch of non-commissioned officers who returned from South Africa were replenished again, the Independence Army was seriously damaged in the previous battles and only held the positions it was responsible for in accordance with the military order.

Colonel Madlidov was surprised why the Independence Army could change from more than 10,000 to 24,000, and after the entire front was settled, he would ask Yang Rui for advice, and even wondered if Yang Rui could change more people. At present, the Russian army has less than 170,000 troops, including the independent army, and the 24,000 independent troops are only 200,000, although the Japanese army on the opposite side is only 170,000. However, the Russian army was completely chaotic during the retreat, and the soldiers did not listen to any orders from the officers at all. The train that only allowed officers to ride was crowded with soldiers who threw away their weapons, although Kuropatkin had prepared fortifications in Tieling, but as soon as the Japanese army stepped forward, the Russian army retreated frantically, and then retreated in no order to the second fortification prepared by Kuropavant in Siping, fortunately, the Missichchenko cavalry corps, which was protecting the railway in the rear, came up to stop the Japanese for a while, and the whole army stopped and reorganized into position.

In the panic of the people, they suddenly saw the supplementary troops of the independent army holding the flag of the Russian army from the east. All the Russian Maozi immediately cheered Ula collectively after being frightened. In the current situation, any small victory or defeat will be infinitely magnified, raising morale or retreating again. In particular, the revolutionaries in the army were spreading rumors that the Japanese had used oriental witchcraft, and that the wind that caused the rout of the Third Army defending south of Mukden on the 9th was caused by Japanese wizards, otherwise the Japanese would not have been able to break through the strong defense line of the Russian army. Rumors are spreading. The Russian army's chaplains and gendarmerie worked repeatedly, and the situation was better.

"I want to see the king, I haven't ...... for a long time." Madelidov was very powerful in a major general's uniform, but the dog skin plaster on his nose destroyed his might a lot.

"The commander is not a guest!" Chen Guangshou was very unhappy when he saw him, especially since he was also promoted -- in order to commend the independent army for holding the back road of the Russian army, Yang Rui, Leo, Madriddov and some other key officers were all raised in military ranks. The tsar was supposed to award medals to these people, but considering that Yang Rui was a yellow race, he had to award medals to Leo alone.

"I have an important military briefing...... "Madridov still doesn't give up.

"I have something to look for General Lei, but the commander is not a guest." Chen Guangshou still said this, just don't let him in.

Seeing Chen Guangshou's appearance. Mr. Major General was only defeated, and Chen Guangshou has been standing outside since he retreated. Listen carefully to the sounds inside. After only getting out of trouble on that day, Yang Rui didn't care about anything, and all the qiē in the army were handed over to the General Staff Department to be responsible.

As soon as Madriddorf left, Liu Boyuan came, he took a telegram and looked at Chen Guangshou, Chen Guangshou shook his head, Liu Boyuan originally wanted to leave, but after walking a few steps and turning back, this time Chen Guangshou whispered: "Mr. is still like that, don't eat after eating, either sleep or shout." ”

"But I'm in a hurry." Liu Boyuan said.

"Didn't you say that everything will be handed over to Chief of Staff Lei?"

"That's military affairs, this time it's Mr. Xiao Xu from Shanghai, it's urgent." Liu Boyuan looked anxious.

"Is it urgent or important? Or is it urgent and important? Chen Guangshou still refused to let him go.

"You ......" Liu Boyuan was anxious, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing that is urgent or important will be admitted." Chen Guangshou said, "It's not that you don't know the current situation. ”

Glancing at Chen Guangshou again, Liu Boyuan sighed and wanted to say something and let go, yes. How many people died in this battle, now the gentleman thinks that it was his own cause, this ...... This is actually a problem with the Ministry of Political Affairs, and when the inventory was carried out, it was only found on the head of the Heilongjiang Hu bandit Yang Daxin, and he only knew that this woman was his wife who had robbed him, and as for how she robbed it, she had not found it there. Thinking of this, he gave the telegram in his hand to Chen Guangshou and said, "You can give the telegram to Mr." Wei Dan died, possibly poisoned by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in collusion with foreign medical officers. ”

"What?!" This news was so surprising that Chen Guangshou couldn't help but raise his voice, although he didn't like Zou Rong's tone before, and he was also ridiculed by Zou Rong for learning a foreign language and being a foreign slave, but since he heard that Zou Rong had thrown himself on death row in South Africa, he changed his opinion about him, and people who dare to die for the revolution are always admirable.

"Look at the telegram." Chen Guangshou, as Yang Rui's guard company, has higher authority than ordinary people.

Chen Guangshou snatched the telegram, looked at it again, and then entered Yang Rui's bedroom with an angry face, but when he entered the separation, he still shouted in a low voice at the door: "Sir...... Mr. ......"

The door in the room was hidden, and Chen Guangshou was smashed by a book as soon as he shouted twice, and with a bang, the book smashed on the door and startled Chen Guangshou. After staying for a while, Chen Guangshou said again: "Sir, there is an urgent call in Shanghai." Mr. ......"

"Give it to the Chief of Staff." A sentence in it was thrown out.

"It's not a military newspaper, it's a ...... Something happened to Wei Dan......"

There was silence inside, "What's wrong with him?" Have you been released from prison? ”

"It's not. He...... He was killed by the Manchu Qing in collusion with foreigners. ”

"Fart, aren't our people watching in the prison?"

Chen Guangshou didn't know what to say when he saw Yang Rui say this. Just as he was about to shout, there was a sound of the chair inside, and a man with a dark face and a scruffy beard pulled the door open, and he grabbed Chen Guangshou's telegram without speaking. Dead, all dead, why don't I die?! ”

"Sir. You ......" Chen Guangshou finally saw Yang Rui open the door, and immediately got in, only a horse lamp was lit in the room, but the brightness was very small, and under the subtle light, Chen Guangshou saw that the room was a mess, and all kinds of pieces of paper full of words were thrown everywhere. He saw the steamed buns on the small table that didn't move at all, and couldn't help but say, "Sir, you can't go without eating like this." ”

"What about eating, will they come back to life if they eat?" Yang Rui said quietly, not at all angry.

Chen Guangshou didn't speak, just sorted out the things in the room. Then I went out and brought in the fresh steamed buns outside, and then went out without saying a word.

Mourning is greater than heart death, and it is estimated that Yang Rui is in the current state. At first, the morning after the wind, he was still a little happy to have escaped when he saw the Russian army rolling in, after all, he led the troops to survive. Especially in that case, although I was shaken, I finally persevered. He was glad that he was able to choose between life and death, which he could not do before, but now he did, which had to be said to be a miracle for him. But when he finished his joy and went to the medical camp, there were bursts of irrepressible screams, piles of young but stiff corpses, and pieces of shrouds that could not be pulled enough, all of which made his little joy disappear without a trace.

Since then, he has been in a trance, he doesn't know how to leave the medical camp, he doesn't know how to get to Tieling, and he doesn't know how to get to Siping, he hides in the tent all day, in the house, he doesn't go, he doesn't say anything, he really doesn't know what to do, what to say, he is constantly denying himself - coming to the Northeast is a mistake! Choosing Tonghua is a mistake! Participation in the Russo-Japanese War was a mistake! I believe that Zhang Zongchang is a mistake! Sleeping with that woman is a mistake! It's a mistake to look at that thing underneath! …… All of them are bugs!.

Yang Rui passed like this for many days, Zou Rong's death made him can't help but crawl out of the tomb where he was hiding, and in a trance he didn't know how to read "The Revolutionary Army", from "sweeping away thousands of years of all kinds of ** systems," to the back of "Erqi led forty or fifty thousand compatriots to ask for the lives of the compatriots, for the motherland...... "is no longer so trance-like, not so heartbroken. If you want to die, you have to finish all the qiē and then die, he said to himself.

When Yang Rui came out of the house, Chen Guangshou was already happily waiting outside, until Yang Rui washed his face, straightened his beard, and straightened his head, he felt that the extremely confident gentleman from before was back.

"Go and call the Yuanshi." Yang Rui was picking up a bowl to drink porridge, when he suddenly thought of the telegram before.

"Yes, go now!" Chen Guangshou ran out as if he was running. After a while, Yang Rui's porridge had not finished drinking, and he pulled Liu Boyuan back.

"How should Xiao Xu deal with Wei Dan's matter?" Yang Rui's telegram was only roughly read, and now he only knows that Zou Rong died violently, and he suspects that the Manchu Qing Dynasty colluded with foreign doctors to do it, and he threw away the rest without reading it.

Liu Boyuan had read the telegram, so he knew it very well, so he said: "Mr. Xiao Xu is looking for a foreign doctor in the concession to test for drugs, but all the doctors refuse to ......."

"Won't either?" He had just started when he was interrupted by Yang Rui.

"Yes, I won't, and then Mr. Xiao Xu looked for a servant in the yamen again, but he didn't seem to be able to see it, only an old man said that he had seen such a thing in his early years, and that case was murder."

"It's just that his speculation is useless, if there is no doctor in Shanghai, you can go abroad to ask for a doctor."

"Yes. Mr. Xiao Xu has already gone to Japan to ask a doctor to come over, and there will be news in a few days. Although these telegrams were all written, Liu Boyuan saw that Yang Rui was rarely out of the house, and the abnormality for many days was slowly getting better, and he was very happy to ask and answer Yang Rui like this.

"Japan? Japanese doctors? Now the two words Japanese are Yang Rui's forbidden words, and he has an incomparably headache when he hears them.

"Yes. Recently, the weather in Japan has become warmer, and if you don't ask a doctor from Europe or the United States to come, you will be afraid of coming...... It's so warm, it's hard to ......."

"Japan is Japan. If you are afraid of the slow weather, put it in the ice cellar. ”

The places where the coffins are stopped are generally ancestral halls and good halls, and the ice cellar still hasn't been entered, but now that Yang Rui said it, Liu Boyuan immediately came to his senses and said, "I'll go and remind the ...... in Shanghai immediately" After speaking, he was about to get up.

"You wait. I have something else to say to you. Yang Rui stopped him. He said to Chen Guangshou outside: "You go and arrange the newspaper, come back after the telegram and ask someone to surround the tent, and kill if you take nearly a hundred steps!" ”

Yang Rui's explanation was extremely strict, but Chen Guangshou was overjoyed to hear it, and the confident gentleman in the past was back. He happily stood up and said, "Yes! And then he went down.

After Chen Guangshou left, Yang Rui did not rush to say anything confidential, but continued to ask after saying the previous words: "Japanese doctors are Japanese doctors." If it is found out that Wei Dan was really poisoned, what will Xiao Xu do? ”