Chapter 50: The Confused Song Case and the Dubious Qing Historical Manuscript

  At the same time, the Song Jiaoren case became more and more intense. In early May, Nationalist Party members Jiangxi Governor Li Liejun, Guangdong Governor Hu Hanmin, and Anhui Governor Bai Wenwei jointly telegraphed to oppose Yuan Shikai's signing of a loan contract with the Five-Nation Banking Consortium, believing that Yuan intended to expand the Beiyang Army, while the loan had not been approved by the current National Assembly and was therefore illegal.

  In June, Beijing removed the governorships of Li Liejun of Jiangxi, Hu Hanmin of Guangdong and Bai Wenwei of Anhui, marking the formal outbreak of the Second Revolution.

  As a member of the Alliance Society, Yang Xing was undoubtedly involved in this major event, especially when the contradictions between the North and South were intensified, the Independent Regiment was even more active with various thoughts.

  At this time, Li Jiayu, Wang Mingzhang, Luo Zezhou and dozens of other graduates of the Army Officer School, who were now serving as deputy platoon leaders in independent regiments, came to persuade Yang Xing to respond to Sun Yat-sen's call for a second revolution.

  As for the Second Revolution, Yang Xing was aware of it. Although it had a grand momentum, it did not last even two months and collapsed.

  For now, it seems that Lao Yuan's position in Beijing is still as stable as a rock, and it's absolutely impossible to oppose him.

  Besides, after Song's case, the mastermind behind the scenes was not clear, and Chen Qimei from Shanghai was also highly suspicious. It is absolutely impossible to restart the war because of this.

  Immediately demanding everyone to stop being impulsive, believe in the government and believe in the true history.

  Although Yang Xing knew that even a hundred years later, the Song case still had no historical truth, but in that environment, he could only learn from some people of the future and persuade everyone with bitter words.

  Although so, but still clearly feel that people's hearts are not stable, Yang Xing thought for half a day, carefully considering the famous sayings of those leaders in later generations, and finally had an idea.

  That afternoon, Yang Xing gathered the officers and soldiers of the Independent Brigade, as well as some officials, to the front square of the Pacification Commissioner's office, where he immediately brought out Hu's theory of harmony.

  Yang Xing was just a minor official in his past life, of course he couldn't understand this theory, but after flipping through books, he immediately gained confidence and called on the group to unify their thoughts and understanding.

  Immediately convene a meeting of all battalion commanders and branch party groups to unify their understanding, then decide to publicly explain the situation to the entire division.

  In the center of the square was a table with a loudspeaker on it, which broadcast sound to every corner.

  Yang stepped up to the center of the stage, cleared his throat and immediately began to explain the Song case, one by one clarifying the focal points of contention between the north and south.

  "Afterwards, he said: 'Nowadays, the revolutionaries say it was done by Premier Chao, while Premier Chao blames it on internal power struggles within the revolutionary party, but neither has solid evidence. In this situation, what should we revolutionaries do? That is to believe in the government and believe in history. It must be known that justice is self-evident and will not let things slip through, any matter, history will give us the correct answer. I also believe that history will give the Song case a perfect conclusion, this point can be guaranteed to everyone.'"

  Upon hearing this, under the urging of various branches and party groups, bursts of applause erupted from below. This is similar to multi-level marketing or insurance sales, where some people at the bottom clap loudly and shout "good" when someone is speaking above them, making even a poor speech seem like it's stirring up mass enthusiasm.

  Then, Yang Xing instilled the concept of harmony in everyone. Based on past experiences, from the essence of things being harmonious to all behavioral norms, everything must be harmonious. One distortion will lead to another greater distortion. Struggle is only a phenomenon, and harmony is its essence. We should adhere to the concept of harmony, eliminate all factors that are not conducive to social harmony and the development of the times. Thus forming a society where everyone does their best, gets what they deserve, and lives in harmony with each other.

  How to build a harmonious society? Now that the country is in trouble, amidst the contradictions between the north and south, we are soldiers, so we must do our best as soldiers, protect the border, ensure the people's safety, prevent villains from taking advantage of the Song case to stir up trouble, which means preventing the resurgence of evil forces that harm the lives and property of the people.

  When he finished speaking, Yang Xing felt a twinge of guilt and silently said to himself, "Hu Zong, I'm sorry for borrowing your idea. Your idea is really good. As soon as I heard this theory in my previous life, I couldn't help but exclaim that this is the essence of our traditional culture, and this is the highest realm of human society. Although there are still many discordant things in society, although there are many corrupt officials. But precisely because society has too many discordant voices, we should even more firmly uphold the theory of harmony.

  For this, on Sohu Forum, Dongfang was scolded by those Maoists, but Dongfang knew that those radical elements were just boasting of their eloquence, which would not bring any benefit to the overall situation.

  This theory is easy to understand, not progressive, and not conservative. Although Yang Xing's understanding was very limited, as soon as he heard Hu's harmonious theory for the first time, he felt that this was better than anything else. After a simple explanation, he surprisingly received dozens of rounds of applause.

  Afterwards, the whole camp was no longer as noisy as it used to be and everyone began regular training.

  The news reached Hu Jingyi in Chengdu, and the Grand Governor was shocked. He said to his attendants, "Yang Xing and Yang Zhen are not simple characters. At a young age, they are not only rare military talents, but also have a good hand at governance. They even proposed the theory of harmony, which is effective. As soon as it was proposed, even old ladies in rural areas knew about it, with varying degrees of understanding."

  At the same time, another piece of bad news arrived. When the southern revolutionary party was enthusiastic, Yin Changheng, who was in Beiping, was accused of corruption by Yuan Shikai while serving as Chief of Staff and was being tried by the Northern Government.

  Originally, it was inevitable to see the north and south fighting. Yuan Shikai, in order to eliminate Yin Changheng's influence in Sichuan, publicly accused Yin Changheng of embezzling military funds as a governor, and was sentenced to 9 years in prison.

  Upon hearing this news, the entire Independent Regiment was once again stirred up. It is worth noting that the Independent Regiment was expanded from the Sichuan Army's Model Division, which had previously been directly under Yin Changheng's command.

  When Yang Xing heard that Yin Changheng was sentenced, he immediately expressed his disbelief at the meeting and said that he would not believe it. When Commander-in-Chief Yin led the Western Expedition to conquer Zang, we were by his side, how could he be corrupt?

  Everyone immediately thought of how to rescue General Yin, Yang Xing was relatively calm, after convening the original model regiment's core meeting, decided to delegate the original model regiment's 4th battalion commander and current regimental chief of staff Cheng Peng, taking 20,000 yuan and a squad of soldiers, to go to Beijing to take care of everything, determined to find a way to rescue General Yin.

  If we really can't rescue him, then we must make sure that everything in the prison is secure and that Governor Yu is not harmed in any way.

  Finally, Yang Xing handed over the wronged Yinda Dudo and possibly Zhao Erxun. This person was a Zhenglan Banner man who had served as Sichuan's governor in the past. Later during the Xinhai Revolution, his younger brother Zhao Erfeng was killed by Yinda Dudo, and he may have falsely accused Yin Changheng because of this.

  Zhao Erxun and Yang Xing knew that when Yuan Shikai became emperor, he was called "Mount Song Four Friends" along with Xu Shichang and others. In order to avenge the killing of his enemy, it is very likely that Yuan Shikai would harm Yin Changheng.

  What also annoyed Yang Xing was that this man organized and wrote the "Draft History of Qing" in 1914, completely beautifying the Manchu rule, dressing up those stupid emperors as saints, which is also the source of thought for those old operas. The "Draft History of Qing" still numbs people's minds today, what a disaster it has caused!

  This is also the thing that Dongfang deeply hated in his previous life. In his previous life, the queue was flying all over the sky, who started it without a word, and Zhao Er Zhuang was the one who created the situation.

  I think of China, which has always been at the forefront of the world in history. It was a slave regime under the Qing dynasty, closed to the outside world and suppressing thought internally. Externally, it was servile and humiliating, selling out for glory, while internally dividing citizens into different classes, truly detestable.

  Everyone knows that the Yuan Dynasty divided Chinese people into four classes. If viewed from a Manchu ruling perspective, isn't it difficult?

  The Manchu people are equivalent to the current iron rice bowl, from birth to death, the country raises them until they die. Isn't this similar to the Yuan Dynasty's rule, where they were considered the first-class ethnic group?

  Mongols in ancient times, the country gave a large amount of subsidies every year, so as not to be treated as second-class citizens under the Yuan Dynasty.

  Those Han bannermen, bao yi slaves, were not equivalent to the Northern Han people who first depended on them during the Yuan dynasty. Due to their special relationship with their masters, they enjoyed various privileges in terms of official positions and other aspects.

  The lowest class are the Han people within the pass, who bear the expenses of the state and also bear the expenses imposed by the first-class nationalities and third-class nationalities.

  So, a history of youth is a history of blood and tears of being oppressed and enslaved.

  The drama reflects what kind of prince is wise and brave, how the emperor governs with literature and military merit, probably similar to the Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who was most criticized by people.

  Since that's the case, why not take revenge on this person? Immediately order Cheng Peng and others to go to Beiping and punish Zhao Erxun, the enemy of Yin Changheng.

  This is what withstood the persuasion of those model troops' old men and stabilized the morale of the army.