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    When the Hangzhou Uprising broke out, Zengyun, the newly appointed governor of Zhejiang, was worrying about various case files.  To be honest, being transferred from the position of Chief Envoy of Zhili to becoming a governor in the future was of course a promotion. However, Zengyun thought personally that it would be better not to be promoted.  Because Zhejiang has been obviously unstable recently.  That damn article was also produced by the rogue party in Zhejiang.  The development of the current situation is actually exactly as mentioned here. It would be strange if the chaos in Zhejiang did not take the opportunity to rebel.  So Zengyun felt that it would be better if he was still in Zhili.  If nothing else, at least the army in Zhili can still rely on its own people.  Among the bannermen, Zengyun is also an anomaly.  He was born in the Xianghuang Banner of Mongolia. Although strictly speaking, he was not an orthodox Manchu. However, in the eyes of most Manchu nobles, the reliability of the Mongolian Eight Banners was still higher than that of the Han Eight Banners, let alone the ordinary Han people.  Therefore, when the southeast is unstable, being able to send a Mongolian there is also a good choice for the Manchu nobles.  On the other hand, Zengyun had a good relationship with the local powerful factions headed by Yuan Shikai and Zhang Zhidong, so the local powerful factions were more accepting of him coming to the south.  So Zengyun became the governor of Zhejiang.  Just two days after becoming the governor, a comedy involving Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi falling in love and killing each other broke out in the capital. Then, Zengyun immediately knew how far Zhejiang had been infiltrated by rogue gangs.  On the third day after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, his old friend Shen Junru came to him and discussed the situation in the world with him. He actually bluntly said that the Qing court was immoral and suggested that Zengyun should raise the flag of righteousness and punish the people.  He also said, "'The Tang-Wu revolution was in accordance with nature and in accordance with man', and this is true today."  Zengyun was honestly shocked.  However, Zengyun, as an official of the imperial court, did not immediately perform his duties and arrest Shen Junru who advocated rebellion. He only advised him not to talk nonsense.  Yes, it's just advice, not even a warning.  Because firstly, Shen Junru is a friend, and secondly, Zengyun is a "charitable Buddhist".  In the original history, after Zengyun became the governor of Zhejiang, a censor named Qiu Jin discovered that the famous rebel Qiu Jin was hiding behind the Xiling Bridge by the West Lake, so he reported it to the court and demanded that Qiu Jin be eradicated.  Jin's tomb, and arrest the relevant personnel who built Qiu Jin's tomb.  After the imperial edict was sent to Zengyun, Zengyun neither dared to resist the edict nor offended the revolutionary party, so while looking for Qiu Jin's family everywhere, he forged a request made by Qiu Jin's family two months ago.  The application for moving the tomb was finally found by Qiu Jin's brother Qiu Yuzhang who was hiding in Heilongjiang, and he was asked to come back quickly and move the tomb.  Then he reported it to the court, saying that he had completed the matter in accordance with the imperial edict.  Later, after the revolution, Zengyun was caught by the revolutionary party with almost no resistance. Then, a lot of people came out to plead for mercy, saying that although Zengyun was a Manchu official, he was not against the revolution.  Then he was let go.  Then Zengyun returned to the north and started making vases with Yuan Shikai. Later, President Yuan disappeared, and he went to the Northeast again and became the president of the Harbin Buddhist Association.  What can such a "good person" do when faced with such a complicated situation?  Just after Shen Junru persuaded him to revolt, Zengyun found various files about the revolutionaries, studied them carefully, and then began to look for the constitutional gentry, hoping that they could contact the rebellious parties.  , he promised that he would never take the initiative to cause trouble for those rogue parties. Of course, he also hoped that those rogue parties would not cause trouble for him However, those rogue parties didn't seem to care much about Zengyun's goodwill, and now they suddenly rebelled.  .  First, some rebels attacked the arsenal.  Anyway, there were a lot of shots fired over there, and then someone came to report in a panic, saying that the arsenal had been occupied by the rebels. There were also many people in the New Army who had joined the rebels, and most of the rest were also.  Don't know where he went.  Zengyun immediately panicked. As a peace-loving man, he never thought about using force to solve the problem. As the saying goes, everyone is consistent. Since Zengyun thinks this way, his soldiers will naturally not be particularly motivated.  Therefore, although the Revolutionary Party has not yet attacked, many people in the Guards have already disappeared without a trace.  The captain of his personal soldiers had already begun to persuade him to change into civilian clothes and flee.  At this time, gunshots also rang outside the governor's office. The captain of the soldiers ran out in panic, and Zengyun also began to change into civilian clothes "Sir, we are almost here." The captain of the soldiers helped him  Looking at the panting Zengyun, he pointed to the front and said, "That's the Salvation Hospital over there. The Salvation Hospital is run by foreigners. I don't think those gangsters would dare to come in casually." "Well, let me catch my breath first  Huh, huh" Zengyun was panting heavily as he ran all the way over.  At this time, there was another gunshot from behind.  ¡°Hurry, my lord, hurry up¡± ¡­¡­ ?Because Zengyun, the governor of Zhejiang, actually came to Jiuen Hospital on his own, Zhou Shuren, who was still in the hospital, simply didn't know what to say.  However, Dr. MacMillan has always emphasized that although the hospital can do some things to help the Liberation Society, the hospital must be completely independent and detached from politics.  Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to talk to investors and the American consul.  Therefore, Zengyun was actually a "policy holder" of Jiuen Hospital.  However, this so-called protection is actually not much different from house arrest. The people sent to protect Zengyun were even a few Guangfu members, but Zengyun himself didn't know it.  ¡­ Almost at the same time as Tao Chengzhang¡¯s uprising in Hangzhou, Qiu Jin also launched an uprising in Shaoxing with all-American students from Datong Academy.  Shaoxing's resistance is not worth mentioning, but the prefect of Shaoxing is much tougher than the governor of Zhejiang, and he actually tried to resist.  The result, of course, is that the mantis used its arms as a chariot and was crushed to pieces by the wheels of history.  ¡­¡­Affected by the successful uprisings in Hangzhou and Shaoxing, uprisings broke out almost everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River.  In Anqing, Xu Xilin led the police and new troops to launch an uprising, liberated Anqing, and captured the governor Enming alive. In Quzhou, before the revolutionaries launched an uprising, the prefect of Quzhou declared the independence of the uprising, in order to express that "revolution must cause destruction."  , the prefect personally took the bamboo pole and knocked down several tiles on the main entrance of the Yamen.  Two days later, Nanjing also declared independence. Five days later, an uprising broke out in Guangzhou, and the Manchu prefect of Guangzhou was expelled "Now, Nanjing is in the hands of the constitutionalists, and the entire Zhejiang and Anqing are in the hands of the Guangzhou Restoration Party."  We must take Shanghai, otherwise, even if we occupy Guangdong, it will be nothing. If we don't take Shanghai, China will have no room for us. "Chen Qimei.  He said to the few people following him, "So, we must rise up immediately and take Shanghai." "Brother, we will do whatever you say!" A young man said excitedly, "It's just that we  Although we have some brothers, we are very short of weapons. " "Zhiqing, you don't have to worry about that. Yesterday I visited the British and Japanese consuls, and they all expressed goodwill to us. You know there are Americans behind the Liberation Association, whether they are British.  Neither the people nor the Japanese want to see the Liberation Army's power in Jiangnan grow too much. Zhiqing, we will have guns delivered to us this afternoon, and then we will launch an attack on Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau tonight.  Manufacturing Bureau, Shanghai is ours." "Mr. Chen, Li Xiehe of the Liberation Association is also preparing for an uprising. He has more people than us. If he comes to help us when we uprising, Shanghai will be destroyed.  It may not be ours anymore. " "If you dare to seize our territory, brother, if you just say a word, I will take that Li Xiehe's head back to you," Jiang Zhiqing said loudly.  "Zhiqing, now is not the time. However, as I said, neither the British nor the Japanese want to see the outcome of the Liberation Campaign in Shanghai. So the patrol room will cause some trouble for them. Zhiqing, please bring a few people with you immediately.  Personally, put on the clothes of the patrol ward and create some trouble for them. Then" "Then pretend to be one of theirs and kill a few people from the patrol ward?" Jiang Zhiqing asked.  "Yes, this will give the British and Japanese a reason to directly intervene. Okay, let's get ready."  "Mr. Tao, I have borrowed information from Mr. Li Xiehe, our people and the patrol house in the concession  There was a conflict. The British sent warships to bombard our people, and our people suffered heavy casualties. Moreover, the British gave us an ultimatum and asked our people to withdraw from Shanghai immediately. "A young man came over in a hurry.  The news was reported to Tao Chengzhang.  "These gangsters!" Tao Chengzhang punched the pillar hard, "Jingxiong, what do you think we should do?" At this time, Shaoxing had just been liberated and Qiu Jin also brought people to Hangzhou.  "This must be Chen Qimei's trick. Chen Qimei must be attacking Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau now, right? Is there any news about him?" Qiu Jin frowned and asked.  "That's not clear yet. Jingxiong, you are more proficient in military matters than me. Now what do you think we should do?" Tao Chengzhang said.  "Before we reach an understanding with the British, it is impossible for us to regain Shanghai under the gunfire of their warships. Therefore, I think that on the one hand, we need to electrify the whole country to protest against the atrocities of the British, and on the other hand, let Li Xie and  They did a good job of bringing the team down. We still need to retain our strength to prepare for the Beiyang Army, and we cannot waste these precious forces in Shanghai." Although he was very reluctant, Qiu Jin finally made this decision.
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