Years of the Republic of China 1913

() Dai Jitao has been in a good mood recently. Since sneaking into Beijing, everything has been carried out smoothly according to his original plan. In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival is coming, and the schools in Beijing will start their holidays soon. Considering Juzheng, Shao Yuanchong, Tan Renfeng, etc. In order to ensure a thunderous blow to Song Jiaoren's government, the proposal was decided to wait until after the festival. <It’s the festival, I think of the last time I celebrated a festival in China, it was many years ago.He originally wanted to take this opportunity to visit his hometown of Huzhou, but in the end he gave up on this idea and continued to stay in the capital.

Today is 29. Since Juzheng and others left Beijing yesterday, Dai Jitao stayed in the wicker alley alone. The things that should be purchased for the holidays had already been arranged, but he sat in the study and read a few books, doing nothing. Dai Jitao felt a little irritable. Hearing the occasional sound of firecrackers outside, he put down his books, got up and walked out the door.

In the past few years, the state's finances have gradually decreased, and the government has vigorously encouraged industry and commerce, and the lives of the common people have become much better than in the early years.In the streets and alleys, there are mostly beaming pedestrians, walking back excitedly with New Year's goods in their hands, or seeing familiar people hand in hand and chatting for a few words.

Strolling on the street, Dai Jitao walked leisurely, came to a restaurant at random, looked up at the signboard of "Taibaiju", he smiled dumbly, and walked in.

"The old customer is here, please!"

"Is there a private room?"

"Yes, please go upstairs!" Xiaoer greeted enthusiastically, and shouted to the second floor at the top of his voice: "There is one in the private room upstairs!"

Go upstairs and look at the nice private room.Satisfied, Dai Jitao sat down, ordered a few signature dishes in the shop, and ordered a jug of wine to taste with gusto.Although the wine and dishes in the north are not as exquisite as those in his hometown of Huzhou, they are rare delicacies compared to the Japanese wine and dishes with clear soup and little water.

"This elbow is well done, Xiaoer! Come on again!"

"Good Le!"

Dai Jitao is 26 years old this year. He was in the prime of his life. The signboard of the restaurant aroused his gluttonous appetite. With a few chopsticks, he wiped away a plate of rock candy knuckles. Unsatisfied, he yelled outside and told him to come again. plate.

There was a creak.After taking a sip of the wine, Dai Jitao threw a peanut into his mouth. Dai Jitao looked out of the window, and it was snowing outside at some point.

"The deep ice is three feet thick, and the plain snow covers thousands of miles. My heart is like a pine and cypress. How can your love be like that?"

"My heart is like a pine and cypress!"

Looking at the heavy snow falling outside the window, Dai Jitao couldn't help chanting poems, who would have thought that just after the last sentence fell, an admiration would sound at the door.

"Brother Chuanxian. I'm so excited!"

"Jiang Ruiyuan!"

The thick curtain was lifted, and a figure walked in.When Dai Jitao saw the other person's face clearly, he was startled and stood up abruptly, with such a movement that he almost knocked over the food and wine on the table.

"Brother Chuanxian didn't tell me about this old friend when he came to Beijing. Instead, he drank wine and recited poems leisurely here. Hehe, it's not interesting." Jiang Zhiqing approached with a smile, and sat directly opposite him, looking at the wine and dishes on the table , he nodded slightly.Unceremoniously, he took a pair of chopsticks and chewed a peanut.

"Old friends reunited, why does Brother Chuanxian have such an expression, come here, what's the point of sitting and drinking alone, I'm here to sit with Brother Chuanxian, but I won't drink this wine, you also know that I never use alcohol Yes." Jiang Zhiqing saw Dai Jitao still standing on the spot blankly.Smiling and nodding with chopsticks, he beckoned him to sit down.

"Ruiyuan, did you bring someone to arrest me?" Dai Jitao sat down slowly, looking uncertain.After that, I will ask.

"Arrest you?" Jiang Zhiqing seemed a little surprised, thought for a while and laughed: "Chuan Xian is too worried, I, Jiang, am not a soldier or a policeman, and I am just living in the Central Yang Bank. How about arresting people? It’s just that I happened to be passing by today and overheard Brother Chuanxian reciting poems, so I came to meet an old friend.”

"Hmph! Jiang Ruiyuan, do you think I'm a three-year-old? Do you think you can fool me with these words?" Instead of letting out a sigh of relief, Dai Jitao's expression became more dignified.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter if you believe it or not, so what?" Jiang Zhiqing smiled slightly, and ate it to himself.

Dai Jitao stared at Jiang Zhiqing for a long time, and the tense expression on his face gradually relaxed. He suddenly smiled, and picked up his chopsticks and stretched towards a plate of dishes.

Neither of them talked anymore, and they went to eat everywhere, and when they were almost full, Dai Jitao put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth: "Jiang Ruiyuan, since you didn't come to arrest me, then Dai will take his leave first. Food and drink can be regarded as Dai Mou thank you."

"Brother Chuanxian, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you chat with old friends?"

"Then you still plan to catch me?"

"Hehe, Chuanxian, Chuanxian, don't you find it boring after all this?" Jiang Zhiqing shook his head and laughed. Although Dai Jitao wanted to leave here as soon as possible, he hesitated for a long time and finally did not move.

Jiang Zhiqing didn't talk to Dai Jitao about other things first, he just talked about the past, and after chatting for a while, he asked when Dai Jitao came to the capital.

Dai Jitao was on guard against this question for a long time, so he smiled lightly and did not answer.Jiang Zhiqing was not angry, and instead talked about Chen Qimei's defeat in Shanghai. Dai Jitao was a little embarrassed when he mentioned this. You must know that he and Sun Wen and others saw the situation in Shanghai back then. He ran away without saying hello, and sent Chen Qimei, Jiang Zhiqing and others to the tiger's mouth, otherwise Chen Qimei would not have committed suicide later.

"Ruiyuan, I'm really sorry about this... Back then I..."

"Even if what happened back then is over, you still can't help yourself, I understand in my heart." Jiang Zhiqing waved his hand and sighed, Dai Jitao nodded silently, it was indeed as Jiang Zhiqing said, he was sorry for Chen Qimei and him back then, but he acted Sun Wen's secretary can only do some things according to Sun Wen's wishes.

"It's been hard these years?" Jiang Zhiqing asked: "Jiang has also been living in Japan, and the life under the fence is not easy, let alone Sun Wen, I also know him, Zhida is just a little talented, and he is very worried... . "

"Shut up! You are the one who can comment on Mr. Sun?" Before Jiang Zhiqing finished speaking, Dai Jitao slapped the table and raised his eyebrows: "If it weren't for your KMT collusion with Beiyang, how could our revolutionary party be in such a state? And you, Jiang Ruiyuan! Betrayed the revolution, defected to the enemy and betrayed friends! Have you forgotten the oath of the revolution back then?"

"Revolutionary oath? What oath?" Jiang Zhiqing straightened his expression and asked back: "Expel the Tartars, restore China, establish the Republic of China, and equalize land rights! Are these the oaths you mean?"

Without waiting for Dai Jitao to answer, Jiang Zhiqing said again: "Now that the Qing Dynasty has been overthrown, China has been restored, the Republic of China has been established, the government encourages industry and commerce, develops agriculture, strengthens the country and builds the army, isn't it for these vows? And what is your revolutionary party for? ?Accepting aid from Japan, acting as an accomplice for the enemy country to disrupt the political order, engaging in assassinations, riots and even rebellion! Are these for the original oath? Chuanxian, you are a smart person and a clear-headed person. *Jing competed with Yuan Shikai for the position of President. First, he took over the position of President himself and took over the power of the country. It was very prestige. But when Yuan Shikai took office as President, he then advocated the replacement of the presidential system with the cabinet system, in an attempt to form a cabinet with the leader of the League. Who would have thought that later After KMT’s intra-party competition was defeated by Song Dunchu, he actually broke away from the party and stood on his own, opposing the formation of a cabinet in the north. After Song Dunchu successfully formed a cabinet, he provoked a war on the grounds of the second revolution, which caused wars in the southeast, and now he is brazenly speaking Acting as a pawn of an enemy country, intending to overthrow the current legal government, and still keep saying that it is for the revolution and for the people of the world? Ridiculous, it is extremely ridiculous!"

"You...you are lying!" Dai Jitao turned livid with anger, and immediately retorted: "Song Dunchu colluded with Beiyang and betrayed the revolution. He has already embarked on the road of du cai. Of course, we revolutionaries must oppose it."

"Collusion? Du cai? Hehe, isn't the Beiyang faction part of the government? The two houses of Congress are watching it? As for du cai, it's not even a question. You must know that the replacement of the presidential system with the prime minister system was strongly advocated by Sun Wen, isn't it? He changed his mind after only a few years?"

The two of them confronted each other with each other, and the argument became louder and louder, but no one outside disturbed them all the time, because when Jiang Zhiqing entered the restaurant, the entire restaurant had been taken over by his subordinates, of course there would be no outsiders here Kind of time to come in.

"Sophistry! It's completely sophistry!" No matter what Dai Jitao said, Jiang Zhiqing refuted him with a lot of facts. In the end, Dai Jitao had almost nothing to say, but Yuyou retorted unconvinced.

"Okay, it's just a few words over and over again, why bother?" Jiang Zhiqing said with a smile: "I know what Sun Wen is like, and Chuanxian, you also know that the success of the [-] Revolution depends on the Guangfuhui, not his grandson." Wen. It was Yuan Shikai, not Sun Wen, who forced Manchu Qing to abdicate. It was Song Dunchu, not Sun Wen, who made the KMT parliamentary election successful. Don’t rely on him, Sun Wen! Haven’t you thought about these things carefully? Apart from being known as a cannon and agitating the party, what virtue and ability does Sun Wen have?”

"You...!" Dai Jitao's eyes were burning, but his heart was already empty. As Sun Wen's secretary, he knew the truth of some things far better than ordinary people. In all fairness, many aspects of what Jiang Zhiqing said were true and could not be refuted. His long-standing belief still supported him, making it impossible for him to admit defeat.

"Having said that, brother Chuanxian should have his own judgment. I hope that brother Chuanxian will not look at the problem from the perspective of a party or someone, but look at the problem from the perspective of the overall situation, especially the future of the country. The real world is for the public, not just words."

After saying this, Jiang Zhiqing saw that Dai Jitao was speechless, stood up with a smile, and said suddenly before leaving: "Chuanxian, there were many doubts about Huang Keqiang's death in Shanghai back then, do you really think it was Yuan Shikai's death?" Or why Beiyang? Hehe, there is a good saying, often the closest person is the one who kills you, what a pity, what a pity Huang Keqiang, what a pity! What a pain!"

Dai Jitao suddenly raised his head in astonishment, and looked at Jiang Zhiqing with incredulous eyes, but at this time Jiang Zhiqing had already walked away.