Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Upon receiving the news that Huang Xing was critically ill, Wang Zhenyu set off from Wuhan overnight and came to Nanjing by boat.All officers and men of the Fuxing ship also did their best, traveling day and night, and finally arrived in Nanjing after more than 20 hours.

At this time, the political atmosphere in Nanjing was already very tense, and various rumors were flying everywhere.It is said that the reason why Wang Zhenyu agreed to the formation of the Nanjing National Government was because of Huang Xing. Now that Huang Xing is going to die, Wang Zhenyu is sure that the commander of the troops will come back to seize power.It was also said that Sun Dapao and the others had already ambushed good people beside Huang Xing, and as soon as Wang Zhenyu showed up, they followed the method of the holy ancestor Kangxi and captured Wang Zhenyu, an obai.Anyway, it has everything to say. . .

Yu Zuobai, the commander of the [-]th Field Division of the Youth Army stationed in Nanjing, and Yan Daogang, the chief of staff, scoffed at these rumors. They were just joking. The [-] elites under their own hands are here. Even if you don't send someone to bribe yourself, you have to buy the people below you.But there is no such thing at all, so there is no danger at all.However, since ancient times, it is better to be careful in this kind of struggle for power and profit. If it is not guaranteed, there will be desperadoes who will come to kill them!

So the Fifth Division dispatched a regiment of troops to put martial law on the entire Xiaguan Wharf. At almost the same time, Lu Gongwang, the commander of the Nanjing Garrison Command, was also forcibly dragged to the Xiaguan Wharf by Yu Zuobai, a division commander who was a military police commander. And all the troops directly under the garrison command were also required to go to Jiangbei Pukou for training.The order was personally issued by Zhao Hengti, Secretary-General of the Military Commission who had just returned to China, in the name of the General Office of the Military Commission, because the voyage was delayed in Singapore (a large number of goods purchased from China filled the entire Strait of Malacca, and the British Governor of Singapore issued an order for priority passage of strategic materials ), Zhao Hengti did not catch up with the Sichuan battle.However, when he just arrived in Shanghai, when he heard the news that Huang Xing was critically ill, he immediately borrowed two soldiers from Shanghai Police Commander Wang Hu and entered Nanjing overnight, and then entered the Military Commission's Nanjing Office (formerly Jiangning Weaving Mansion). Arranged everything for Wang Zhenyu.

But when Wang Jingwei and other courageous guys were about to play tricks behind Sun Wen's back, they ran to the Nanjing Garrison Headquarters to see that there were no soldiers available.

As for the national government guards, Zhao Hengti also made preparations. He personally found the commander of the guards. , you are a family, one prospers and one loses, and at this time, you must not let others do stupid things as soon as they are incited."

Huang Yiou really had some bad thoughts, but he was Huang Xing's son after all, so he thought about the consequences. After thinking about it, he still rejected the suggestion of some old friends from the former League.It might not be difficult to capture Wang Zhenyu alive, but I'm afraid I really can't bear the anger of hundreds of thousands of youth troops and expeditionary troops.

In the face of absolute strength, Wang Zhenyu is not afraid of any conspiracy at all. He has forty fierce bodyguards around him all the year round, and a master like Wang Chenhao is always by his side. Unless he bombards him with cannons, it may not be so easy to kill him. .

Wang Zhenyu got off the pier, shook hands with Yu Zuobai, Yan Daogang, and Lu Gongwang in a hurry, and then got into the Ford car sent by the office. There were 24 cars in the whole convoy, carrying Wang Zhenyu and his guards straight to Nanjing University. palace.

Huang Xing's official residence is located on the north side of the Daxing Palace in Nanjing, not far from the residence of the Nationalist Government. When Wang Zhenyu arrived, there were more than 90 small and large cars parked on the square outside, which was very spectacular.It seems that the life of the national government in Nanjing is not bad, it should be said that it is very good, because the central government in Beijing is so poor that it can’t even pay wages, and many directors in ministries can’t even sit in two rickshaws. Let alone a four-wheeled car.

When Wang Zhenyu rushed into Huang Xing's couch, Huang Xing was already on the verge of dying, relying on ginseng to maintain his breath.And Sun Wen, Hu Hanmin, Zhang Taiyan, Wang Longzhong and other big bosses sat quietly by the bed without saying a word, as if they were waiting for Huang Xing to die.When Huang Xing saw Wang Zhenyu coming in, his eyes seemed to have some light, and he immediately asked his wife Xu Zonghan to help him up.

Speaking of which, Huang Xing's wife, Xu Zonghan, is also a strange woman. She was born in Gongbei, Zhuhai, Guangdong.A few years later, when Li Jinyi died of illness, Xu Zonghan did not feel sad and widowed, but resolutely left his family and threw himself into the torrent of revolutionary revolution.

On April 1911, 4 (March 27, 29), the Guangzhou Uprising broke out.Huang Xing led a death squad to attack the governor's mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi, and fought bloody with the Qing army. He was seriously injured. On April 4, Xu Zonghan refitted Huang Xing to avoid interrogation by the Qing soldiers, and together with the female doctor Zhang Zhujun escorted Huang Xing to Hong Kong by boat, and entered Alice's Hospital for treatment.Before the doctor operated on Huang Xing, his family members had to sign. Xu Zonghan, at the instigation of Zhang Zhujun, signed in the name of his wife, and took good care of him after the operation.Huang Xing and Xu Zonghan were like-minded and became a revolutionary couple ever since.

But in fact Huang Xing has a wife at this time (nonsense, no wife, where did Huang Yiou come from?), Huang Xing's first wife is Liao Danru, whom Huang Xing married when he was 19 years old.Huang Xing has a total of 8 children. Mrs. Liao has one Ou, one middle school, one Huan, Zhenhua and Dehua.Xu Zong Hansheng had one beauty, one goal and two sons.Huang Xing also has a daughter named Wenhua.It is said that Huang Xing's naming of his children has the meaning of "facing the world and revitalizing China".

Xu Zonghan's tears had dried up these days. Wang Zhenyu glanced at Mrs. Huang and said in his heart: You are already in the Republic of China. If you were in the former Qing Dynasty, you would still have a reputation as a Kefu. You are also a poor woman.

Everyone knew that Huang Xing was going to confess to future generations, and they all got up and stood by the bed. At this moment, Huang Xing's daughter, Huang Zhenhua, happened to be a reporter from the National Daily. She held back her grief and took a precious picture of this moment. Lying on the bed, Wang Zhenyu sat beside the bed, while Sun Wen, Zhang Taiyan, Wang Longzhong and other big bosses stood behind Wang Zhenyu, which seemed to be a bit of a pity.Later, the famous painter Mr. Pan Yuliang drew an oil painting "Republic of China 1916" based on Huang Zhenhua's photo, which caused a sensation. 50 years later, this oil painting was auctioned for a sky-high price of 1000 million US dollars.

"Brother Wenzheng, I may not be able to continue the revolution with all comrades. Unfortunately, I have struggled all my life, but I have not been able to see the day when China is prosperous and strong." Huang Xing said with deep regret.

"Mr. Keqiang, you have to take care of your health, you will get better, you will definitely get better." Wang Zhenyu became incoherent.

Huang Xing shook his head and said, "Don't comfort me, Wen Zheng, I am very clear about my own body, cough cough..."

After speaking, Huang Xing turned his gaze to the big men behind Wang Zhenyu and said, "Since Brother Wenzheng is here today, I will clarify some things. Don't think I'm sick, I still know about everyone's affairs. I know that a man cannot be powerless for a day, and the power held by brother Wenzheng is what everyone desires. This is nothing, it is like this for all men. But I still have to say something clearly, lest everyone do wrong things, and can lead our country to revive It must be brother Wenzheng. Although he is young, without him, our national government would be taken care of by the north and the big powers immediately. Everyone will never have a good life, so I hope you can rest assured, Cooperate well with brother Wenzheng, take good care of the national government, and put down the brand of the National Socialist Party, so don't have other thoughts..."

Chapter 320 Changes (Part [-])

I don't know how much Huang Xing's words can be heard by these big shots, but Wang Zhenyu is very moved.Huang Xing is Huang Xing, and he has not forgotten the affairs of state even for this sake.

"Mr. Ke Qiang, you can take a break," Wang Longzhong couldn't help but persuade.

Huang Xing shook his head and said to Wang Zhenyu: "Brother Wenzheng, I understand what happened in the Southwest this time. People in the National Government have a lot of talk, and if the news leaks, it will be a bad thing. But this trend cannot last long. The army is a violent institution. If he overrides the Above the country, that's a very dangerous thing. So, ahem, ahem..."

Wang Zhenyu quickly said: "This time, Wen Zheng made a mistake. In the future, things like declaring war must be voted by the National Assembly."

Huang Xing just nodded, looked at Xu Zonghan and Huang Yiou again and said, "Brother Wenzheng, I have nothing else to say, my body is not good enough, but my children are still healthy except for Yiou." I'm a child, and I can't understand everything. Yiou is also impatient, after I leave, I will leave my wife and children to you."

Wang Zhenyu burst into tears at this moment. Thinking about how energetic Huang Xing was in Hanyang during the Revolution of [-], he reported to him as an officer on duty at that time.Now he is terminally ill and is about to pass away, how can one not feel sad.

Huang Xing patted Wang Zhenyu's shoulder lightly, and said to Sun Wen and the others: "The term of this National Government is five years, and these five years are five years of military administration. This is also an expedient measure. It is a pity that this first I have no way to accompany everyone on the journey until the end of the new year, and then I will ask Brother Xing (Wang Longzhong's word)..."

Huang Xing didn't say as much in the past two months as he did today. Maybe this is the flashback. What should be explained is finally finished. Huang Xing smiled at everyone for the last time, tilted his head slightly, and placed the hand on the back of Wang Zhenyu's hand. Naturally, everyone realized that Huang Xing had passed away.

Huang Xing's wife and children burst into tears, but Wang Zhenyu sat beside Huang Xing blankly. This was the first time he had witnessed the death of a famous historical figure in this era. The shock made his heart restless for a long time. calm.And what's more, there is the gratitude to Huang Xing. If it wasn't for Huang Xing's order, why should I be the brigade commander, and why should I go to Nanjing to expand the army? Gold was also facilitated by Huang Xing.Too many things appeared in Wang Zhenyu's mind like yesterday. . .Eunuch is gone.

On November 1916, the fifth year of the Republic of China (AD 29), Comrade Huang Xing, the hero of the 42 Revolution, the veteran of the Tongmenghui, and the chairman of the National Government, died in Nanjing at the age of [-] due to an invalid medical treatment.

The news of Huang Xing's death was announced to the outside world immediately by the national government. The national government spokesman Huang Yuansheng also wanted to announce to all walks of life that Comrade Huang Xing's funeral committee was established and the list of members of the funeral committee was announced.Wang Longzhong served as the director of the funeral committee, Sun Wen, Zhang Taiyan, Xiong Xiling (from Beijing), and Liang Qichao served as deputy directors.Wang Zhenyu, Hu Hanmin, Chen Jiongming, Liao Zhongkai, Ye Zuwen, Zhou Zhiyun, Cheng Qian, Xiong Kewu and other 74 members are members.The emergency meeting of the National Assembly unanimously approved the proposal to hold a state funeral for Huang Xing, and passed Wang Zhenyu's proposal to bury Huang Xing in Zijin Mountain in Nanjing.At the same time, it was decided to hold public sacrifices in [-] provincial capital cities including Wuhan, Guangzhou, Changsha, and Chengdu.

Li Yuanhong, President of the Beijing Central Government, also sent a telegram to express his condolences, and appointed the recently resigned Prime Minister Xiong Xiling to go to Nanjing to offer condolences on his behalf.The embassy in China also sent a message of condolence, and at the same time, the consulate generals in Nanjing also went to Huang Xing's mansion to express their condolences.

The entire mourning event was extended to seven days at the request of Wang Zhenyu, and the military committee ordered the subordinate youth army, including the expeditionary army, to wear mourning for Huang Xing.

Huang Xing's mourning hall was placed in the Great Hall of the Nationalist Government. A golden nanmu coffin made overnight containing Huang Xing's body was placed in the center of the mourning hall. Four selected soldiers over 1.8 meters tall wore beautiful clothes. A white dress inlaid with gold trim stood beside the coffin.

A modified portrait of Huang Xing was hung in the middle of the mourning hall.The elegiac couplet is not a special "revenge of injustice" used by the Hong Kong underworld in later generations, but written by Zhang Taiyan, a great talent. live."

According to Wang Zhenyu's request, both sides of the mourning hall were filled with wreaths and elegiac couplets from all walks of life. All mourners came in through the main entrance, wearing white flowers and black gauze. present.

At the same time, the construction of the Martyr's Shrine and Huangxing Memorial Hall in Zijin Mountain also started. According to Wang Zhenyu's request, General Cai E's body will also be buried here after being transported back from Japan, instead of the historical Yuelu Mountain.Anyway, the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is probably gone, and in the future there will only be the Martyr's Shrine and a bunch of memorial halls on Zijin Mountain.

Wang Zhenyu stayed in the mourning hall with almost his clothes on for the past few days. His respect for Huang Xing from the bottom of his heart and his extreme condolences for the funeral arrangements after Huang Xing's death made many veterans of the National Socialist Party who were born in the League nod their heads in praise.Especially Xiong Kewu, who rushed to Nanjing from Sichuan, saw that Wang Zhenyu attached so much importance to Huang Xing, so he felt a little relieved about the future political future of the old people who had been following Huang Xing.Historically, because Huang Xing's followers were increasingly marginalized after the Northern Expedition, Huang Xing's historical contribution was ignored intentionally or unintentionally, so many years later, when people talked about the Revolution of [-], they would think of Sun Wen reflexively.However, how many people know that most of the eleven uprisings of the so-called Tongmenghui were operated by Huang Xing. Among them, the most tragic Huanghuagang uprising, Huang Xing took the lead and led the bomb team into the Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi.During the Revolution of [-], Huang Xing also fought on the front line, while Sun Wen stayed abroad to raise funds until the revolution was almost victorious, and then returned to serve as the interim president.Yuan Shikai once confidently appraised Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing in front of his cronies: "Sun's ambition is noble and his insights are excellent, but he is not a practitioner. He is just among the founders. Huang's nature is straightforward and he is willing to act, but he is cowardly and knowledgeable." Short, easy to be bullied by villains".

Li Shucheng, Huang Xing's staff, commented on Huang Xing: "Keqiang is always the most down-to-earth person. Resentment, don't talk about the shortcomings of others, don't talk about your own strengths."

Zhang Shizhao commented on Huang Xing: "I hold the weapon of argumentation, in the word 'no contention', but if I hold this to defend against the strong, I will lose my support and be unarmed. What do you say? I go with no contention, and the other Wuzheng is ahead of me, bigger than me... Huang Keqiang is the easiest friend in the world!"

It can be said that Huang Xing is not a saint, but he is an upright and enthusiastic person who always understands the difficulties of others and does not argue or quarrel.Therefore, it is not surprising that Huang Xing's prestige in the League is much higher than that of Sun Wen in history.

On December 12, Wang Zhenyu delivered a speech in vernacular at the memorial service, deeply mourning Comrade Huang Xing:

"Comrades, friends: Our revolution has not yet succeeded, and our beloved Comrade Huang Xing has left us one step ahead. At this sad moment, please allow me to make a short speech and talk about the problems in my eyes. Comrade Huang Xing.

Comrade Huang Xing, formerly known as Zhen, changed his name to Xing.Born in Gaotang Township, Shanhua County, Changsha Prefecture, Hunan Province in 1874.During the revolution, the aliases were Li Youqing, Zhang Yucheng, Zhang Shouzheng, Okamoto Yoshiichi, Imamura Nagazo, etc.He was the founding father of the Republic of China and the first chairman of the national government.The first time I met Comrade Huang Xing was at the front line in Hanyang. At that time, I was in charge of the Hubei and Hunan Army, and Comrade Huang Xing was our commander-in-chief.At that time, in order to repel the Qing army, we risked our lives across the river to attack Yudaimen Station, an important logistics area for the Qing army. Comrade Huang Xing braved the hail of bullets and took the lead. In the end, we blew up Yudaimen Station and defended the victory of the 1913 Revolution.After the Revolution of [-], Yuan Shikai stole the country, and Comrade Huang Xing stayed in Nanjing to disband the militia. Because the current situation was difficult and there was a lot of salary arrears, Comrade Huang Xing faced accusations from various parties and pressure from all parties. In the end, he overcame all difficulties and settled the matter. Under the special honor. During the second revolution in [-], Comrade Huang Xing did not advocate the use of force to challenge Yuan, but he finally obeyed the overall situation and participated in the challenge. After failing, he went east to Japan and continued to fight for the civil rights of [-] million compatriots.During the War to Protect the Nation, Comrade Huang Xing actively organized the defense against Yuan in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. He later led the establishment of the National Government and served as the first chairman of the National Government.Throughout Comrade Huang Xing's life, Comrade Huang Xing never faltered in the face of the major issues of the revolution, and never cared about personal honor or disgrace.His life was a life of revolution, a life of struggle, and he is indeed a model for our revolutionary comrades.

Today we are mourning Comrade Huang Xing, the leader of our revolutionary cause, in order to show Comrade Huang Xing our determination. We will definitely inherit his revolutionary behest and carry our revolutionary cause to the end.We must fulfill Comrade Huang Xing's last wish and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. "

Huang Xing's body was finally placed in Huang Xing's tomb in Zijin Mountain on December 12. On the way to Zijin Mountain, nearly 6 people from all walks of life in Nanjing saw off the hearse. The Fifth Division of the Youth Army was ordered to fire 20 cannons. To commemorate.

Comrade Huang Xing passed away, but the banner of the national government still has to continue to carry on, but after all, Huang Xing is the number one head of the government, and he is also a key link to the entire national government. The power vacuum must be filled as soon as possible, so Nanjing will start to be lively again.

Chapter 321 Changes (Part [-])

Just after Huang Xing's magnificent funeral, everyone still has to return to reality.In fact, during Huang Xing's funeral, various factions in the party were already considering many issues in the post-Huang Xing era.That's the thing about power. Either you don't have it, and once you have it, it's the safest thing to always think about expanding it.

But everyone also knows that no matter how you play it, if Wang Zhenyu doesn't agree, it's okay.

So on the second day after Huang Xing was buried, Wang Longzhong, who had the right to succeed the chairman of the National Government according to the "Constitution of the National Government", naturally became the initiator of the meeting.

Those who are qualified to participate in this meeting are naturally Wang Longzhong, Wang Zhenyu, Sun Wen, Zhang Taiyan, Hu Hanmin, Xiong Xiling and Liang Qichao.Although it is already the Republic of China, the atmosphere of black-box operations at that time has not changed much.

Facing the mighty Wang Zhenyu, Sun Wen and Zhang Taiyan chose to unite temporarily. After all, if the army is always hanging over the government's head like the sword of Damocles in ancient Greek mythology, I believe that no one will be happy.At the beginning, everyone made huge concessions when they established the government in order to gain the support of the army. Now it seems that this concession is very dangerous. It is tantamount to putting the survival of the entire national government on Wang Zhenyu's whim.Therefore, although Huang Xing hoped that everyone would continue to maintain the current status in his last words, it is obviously impossible to do so.

On Wang Zhenyu's side, as early as the establishment of the national government, he guessed that the problem of the military's excessive independence would eventually cause dissatisfaction among all parties.After all, it is human nature to step on other people's shoulders. If someone is used to being stepped on, it is slavishness. Obviously, few people who engage in politics are patients with slavishness syndrome.

In particular, the military independence of Wang Zhenyu is too strong. He has his own military enterprise (and its scale is far larger than that of the National Government, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Nanyang chaebols), and his own company, and the personnel rights of the military system are also completely independent. .In the words of later generations, it is a typical case where the needle cannot be inserted and the water cannot be splashed.In this way, the Military Commission is equivalent to the second national government, which can almost be called the Wuhan National Government. Anyway, both Nanjing and Wuhan adopt a local autonomy attitude towards the county-level government, and the provincial level is also semi-autonomous. .So if you calculate it carefully, the genuine National Government in Nanjing is not as good as the counterfeit product in Wuhan.Because it is more money than no one has money, and it is much worse than the impact on the social, political and economic life of the entire South. More importantly, there is no army.

As for the ruling party of the National Socialist Party, it is a joke. What kind of ruling party is a ruling party that has neither a party army nor an independent party property, nor does it have the power to appoint and remove personnel in the government system?Sun Wen, who has been the party chairman for more than half a year, now feels that he has been cheated, not as real as Hu Hanmin, the president of the Executive Yuan.

But now if he said that he was not satisfied with the original plan, how would he say this?This is tantamount to stealing food from the tiger's mouth in disguise!Everyone drank tea for a while without speaking.

Wang Zhenyu was not in a hurry to speak. He looked up and took a closer look at the official residence of the clan uncle. The decoration is still very good, especially the lotus crystal chandelier in the living room. The vice chairman seems to be doing very well.In fact, in terms of salary, the national government did not treat itself badly. Of course, the National Congress is also very tight in terms of staffing. Anyway, there are only so many official positions, and it is very troublesome to increase the manpower in terms of procedures.This also makes many high-level officials who want to arrange for a protégé or old student have to go to the provincial government and the special city government. At the provincial government level, there is really a shortage of people everywhere, but the yamen at this level is instructive. Too strong, in other words, it means retreat and not pragmatism, and those who have something to do with it would rather work in the county government.Therefore, there is a saying in the national government that the two ends are fat and the middle is thin.

After a while, Wang Zhenyu smiled contentedly and said: "I said, Brother Yixian (Sun Yat-sen), Brother Binglin (Zhang Taiyan), and Brother Zhantang (Hu Hanmin), if you have anything to say, you can directly talk about it. Now it's a relationship where everyone is prosperous and everyone is hurting, and there is no need to be afraid of wolves and tigers."