Chapter IX Preparation
"Yoxi." The assistant's words made Odachi recall the previous incident. "Revolutionary Army" caused a huge response among the Qing intellectuals, and the imprisonment of Zou Rong and others caused a series of anti-Qing organizations to appear. The people in the East Asia Tongwen Academy did a good job, especially from Zou Rong's admission, writing books, and publishing, they helped the Qing Dynasty revolution to reach its current scale. "Now, who are the people who are planning for Zou Rong's affairs, and what background do they have?"
"Your Excellency, the people who are now busy with Zou Rong's affairs are the people of the Patriotic Society before. I suspect... they are members of the Qing Dynasty Revival Society, and the head of the host is Wang Jitong." The assistant said as he handed over a photo of Wang Jitong. This was a photo, but rather a portrait.
After seeing this, Oda Chee said, "The Revival Society has helped the empire a lot. The Songhua River Bridge was blown up by them. If the bridge is not blown up, Lu Guo will have more troops during the decisive battle in Fengtian." Speaking of this, he asked again, "Is there no news about their president, Mr. Cheng?"
"Your Excellency, there is no news yet. But it is speculated that their president is among the Manchu Fuxing Army, nicknamed the Monkey King. According to the myth of the Qing Dynasty, the Monkey King Sun Wukong rebelled, so the leader of the Fifth Army should be him." The assistant combined all aspects of information and involuntarily described Qi Qingyuan's role as Yang Rui. Although it was incorrect, it still had a certain rationality. It was the usual style of the revolutionary leader who mastered the army's rushing to the front line. With the nickname of the Monkey King, they had to think so.
"Very good. We must secretly help Zou Rong's affairs. We must let these Qing revolutionaries make things worse, but remember not to leave any traces. Now Dae-ying and we are allies, and we cannot make their allies angry just because we want to incite Qing revolutionaries." Oda-cheri knew very well that Japan is still on the edge of a fire pit, and if there is no victory in the naval battle, it will still fall into the abyss. Once Britain is dead, then Japan's doomsday will come. "In addition, Fujino, you must also go and see him."
Just now, he said he would not come forward completely, and he said he would go to see Fujino. The assistant looked at Oda Chee with some surprise. Oda Chee said: "If Zou Rong was not poisoned, then let our people suggest that these revolutionaries do not prosecute them, and only publicize in the newspaper that Zou Rong was poisoned by the Qing government; if he was really poisoned, then he should meet Fujino even more. At the critical moment, he should put the name of the empire first, and not completely intervene in this matter. He should return to China when it is time to return."
"Hay." The assistant finally understood what Odagiri meant. He was actually afraid that the Japanese doctor would appear in court to testify annoy the British. "I must do what you want." After that, he went out.
After Qingming morning, it was already Grain Rain. The weather was sunny and rainy, and it was so cold and hot that people didn't know how to wear clothes. In the narrow inner room, Wang Xiaoxu was discussing Zou Rong's affairs with Cai Yuanpei. Neither of them spoke about this matter, only Cai Yuanpei was looking through the test report and related photos issued by the Japanese Fujino. According to the above statement, Zou Rong was poisoned to death. After reading all the reports, Cai Yuanpei looked angry, "I was foolish and greedy. Who would have thought that it would be so despicable and vicious. We must seek justice for Wei Dan!"
"I want to seek justice!" Wang Xiaoxu said. "Jingcheng, Binglin, Zixun, and Xianshao, who are far away in Europe, Mr. Huafeng means this. But Mr. Huafeng is worried and advised us to be careful and protect ourselves. I think what Mr. Huafeng said makes sense. As long as this matter is big, someone can find out that those who are ours and those who are not me. This is really not a good thing."
"A person with a heart?" Cai Yuanpei changed his past peace after Su reported the case and decided to fight the Qing Dynasty. This is how the assassination group he organized in history came. However, now he has joined the Revival Society and has many affairs in the Education Association, which makes him less extreme. However, he is resentful. Now he can't calm down when facing Zou Rong's affairs. He just wants to make a big fuss once.
"Yes. The Japanese have been investigating us." Wang Xiaoxu said softly, "Even, most of Zou Rong's "Revolutionary Army" was written by the Japanese, or the Japanese helped him."
Wang Xiaoxu's words immediately jumped up in shock. He pointed at Wang Xiaoxu and couldn't speak, "You...you are...you..."
Wang Xiaoxu looked calm and did not care about his surprise. "It's true! Binglin has already told me the details of their book publishing at Datong Bookstore. All the bookstores were unwilling to print this anti-Qing work. The latter was Zou Rong's former classmates at the East Asia Tongwen Academy introduced him to Datong Bookstore. The price was also very low when printing..." Seeing that Cai Yuanpei still looked disbelief, Wang Xiaoxu said: "I'm not saying Wei Dan is a Japanese spy, but because he was young and rebellious, he was taken advantage of by the Japanese. In the year of Renyin (1902), when he went to Tokyo to study Japanese at his own expense, he was at the East Asia Tongwen School. It was obviously a place to learn Japanese, but what he learned was such as the Civil Affairs Discussion, the History of the French Revolution, and the Independence of the United States..."
"It is normal to learn these things. Japan is exposed to the West earlier than China. There is nothing wrong with having these books in the academy..." Wang Xiaoxu was interrupted by Cai Yuanpei before he finished speaking. He still could not accept the view that Zou Rong was used by the Japanese.
"But these are banned books in Japan!" Wang Xiaoxu interrupted Cai Yuanpei with one sentence. He learned about Japan's layout and penetration in China by sneaking into the East Asian Academy of Arts. In addition to Yang Rui's affairs in the Northeast, he was already a little scared to talk about Japan. "Japan is now in the emperor system, saying that it was a parliament, but it was still an autocratic political system. This type of work that attacks the state political system is not allowed to be spread. Those in power will not let Japanese students learn the theory of civil affairs to demand Japan's reform."
Faced with the iron-like fact, Cai Yuanpei, a revolutionary who yearned for democracy and revolution, was silent. It was not that he did not believe it, but that he could not accept it. He even thought about how many things in his mind that were already natural and intentionally instilled by the Japanese. What was even more terrifying was that he thought that the newly compiled textbooks for new learning by Commercial Press were all after the joint venture with the Japanese. He imitated Japanese textbooks and compiled at the Japanese's suggestion. When he thought that not only the education association schools, but also the schools in China had to use these textbooks, he couldn't sit still. He said, "I want to go to the press!"
"You!" Wang Xiaoxu said for some reason why he was so abnormal, "The matter has not been discussed yet."
Cai Yuanpei said anxiously, "Xiao Xu. It's a big deal, hey! I..."
"Just say anything," Wang Xiaoxu said. Seeing that Cai Yuanpei was still very anxious, he could no longer sit still.
"Jiemin, what's going on?" Wang Xiaoxu was careful and felt that he was not anxious because of Zou Rongzhi's incident, but because of him.
Seeing Wang Xiaoxu stopping him, Cai Yuanpei sat on the stool and said, "The textbooks I compiled before may have problems."
"Textbook?" Wang Xiaoxu was still puzzled. He did not fully understand the internal affairs of the Education Association.
"It is the newly learned textbook. The schools under the Education Association need new textbooks. Official and private schools in various places also need new textbooks. Mr. Jusheng (Zhang Yuanji) previously suggested that our two families compile a set of primary school textbooks, and I happily agreed. However, because time is urgent, many of our things can only refer to Japanese primary school textbooks. In addition, Japanese consultants also gave a lot of opinions. So I am worried that there are also many contents that Japanese people deliberately arranged in this textbook."
"This matter is not urgent." Wang Xiaoxu said, "As long as the textbook is not distributed, it will be fine. Even if it is focused when it is distributed, it will be fine. Now our problem is not to expose the strength of the Revival Association in Shanghai. Once it is exposed, it will be dangerous after the Japanese investigation. Especially for the Youth League in the Education Association, you have to hold a meeting for them. Let them not participate during the Zou Rong case."
"This may be difficult to do." Cai Yuanpei said: "There are many newspapers in Shanghai, and once a lawsuit is filed, it is impossible for students to not know."
"It's not that they don't know, but that they don't want them to make trouble, or that they don't want them to make trouble first. Youth League members must abide by the discipline in the association. Even if they want to make trouble, they have to wait until other schools make trouble before making trouble. The education association is related to too many things, and it's always said that there can be no money, but there can't be no one. Once they come out to make trouble too early, it will be detrimental to the development of the education association. Jimin, you must endure it." Wang Xiaoxu was very worried, afraid that he would be in a mess for a while.
"I understand." Cai Yuanpei nodded heavily. "I will go to the Youth League for a meeting when I go back and implement this meaning."
After talking with Cai Yuanpei, the two left one after another. Cai Yuanpei left first, and Wang Xiaoxu left from the back door after he left. He became more and more in-depth in the underground world, and Wang Xiaoxu became more and more cautious. In order to prevent others from following him, he would change clothes and hats every time he met an important person, and then he would move around under the cover of a few people dressed up.
The rickshaw was running around the concession, and after several trips, Wang Xiaoxu entered an alley at the Hongkou American Concession. After getting off the car, he entered the yard. Liu Yazi and Wang Xiaolin, who were responsible for the publicity of the Revival Association, were already waiting. Wang Xiaolin is a student in the management training class. He was responsible for the public opinion of the Su Bao case two years ago. Liu Yazi dropped out of Nanyang Public School and then entered the special class of the Patriotic Society. Because he was weak and myopic, he only stayed in Shanghai. After the China Times came to Shanghai last year, he became the editor of the newspaper with his outstanding literary talent. This time, the two received a notice from Wang Xiaoxu to come for a secret meeting, and they didn't understand what to do for a while.
"Go in and talk." Wang Xiaoxu took off the round hat on his head and said to the two people in the yard. Everyone sat down, and Wang Xiaoxu said: "Doctor Fujino from Japan today has examined Wei Dan's body closely, proving that he was killed."
As soon as Wang Xiaoxu finished speaking, Liu Yazi stood up. Seeing him like this, Wang Xiaoxu said, "Sit down. It's useless to stand up. People are impatient to be resurrected. If you want you to come today, we will file a lawsuit against the police station tomorrow. The newspapers must follow closely and raise public opinion."
After hearing Wang Xiaoxu say this, Wang Xiaolin next to him said: "Sir, how is the best rhythm? Is it spread out on a large scale or just a small-scale publicity?"
"Publicize it in a small way first," he said to Liu Yazi: "You are responsible for writing the manuscripts of the early publicity. You need to have more styles and choose different sides to describe this matter. Don't let people see that these are done on purpose by someone. Also, pay special attention to the facts. Don't be in the forefront. Even if you post a few other tabloids, you should be more restrained. At most, let us make trouble first." After saying that, Liu Yazi, Wang Xiaoxu, said to Wang Xiaolin: "You also need to notify us newspapers across the country. The tone of anti-Qing should not be too high. The main focus is on stating facts!"
Liu Yazi and Wang Xiaoxu both nodded, and Wang Xiaoxu said: "Sir, it's better to spend some money like this. Many newspapers can buy pages. Foreign newspapers are more difficult to handle, except for Dewen Xinbao and Japan's Shanghai Daily, others such as Beihua Jiebao (later changed to Linxi Daily), Wenhui Daily, and Sino-French New Association, because the editors are also foreigners, it is still a bit difficult to control."
Wang Xiaoxu still didn't study the newspaper deeply. He asked: "What about the newspaper and the news newspaper?"
"The editor has already become very familiar with the relationship after the application editor. The Newspaper was run by the Beauty Fu Kaisen. This person is the general office of Nanyang Public School. Last time he proposed to extradite Zhang Zou and others, as well as the Royalist Party Times. These two companies have completely stood on the side of the Qing Dynasty, so it is difficult to enter his newspaper. As for the Wanguo Gong, there should be no problem with the name Linhu Newspaper, and the Diplomacy and Oriental Magazine were run by the Commercial Press. There is no problem with these two companies." The longer Wang Xiaolin was in Shanghai, the more he understood the news on the newspaper and the position he had.
"That means that in the Chinese newspapers, Fu Kaisen's Newspaper and the Royalist Party Times, will help the Qing Dynasty speak?"
"Not all, the declaration was also investigated by the beauty. If the matter is really big, he will probably find it difficult to be neutral. Even if he doesn't stand on the side of the Qing Dynasty, he will not help us. At that time, he can only rely on the China Times as our Adam's apple. There are also many readers of Oriental Magazine in the press library. But he is a magazine after all, so..."
"Sir. As long as we promote the students, they will be the main force of public opinion. If these students come out to make trouble on the street, the more things will become bigger and bigger." Liu Yazi said next to him.
"Students are going to make trouble, but it is best to start with other schools. The schools under the Education Association should be more stable first. If you want to make trouble, let the Guangfangyan School of the Manufacturing Bureau make trouble first." Wang Xiaoxu knew that students, vendors and citizens would be the main force for trouble, among which students are the most likely to be hot. If vendors donate more, they will make trouble. Last time the rickshaw driver protested against the extra donation of the Ministry of Industry, it was a big deal. As for citizens, something really happened, like the last year when they refused Russia, many people participated.
After Wang Xiaoxu said that, he asked Wang Xiaolin again: "Except News, Times, Report, Wanguo Gong, and Literature and Linhu Newspaper, can you buy these three companies?"
"The Communist Party of China and the Literature of Linhu are OK, but it is difficult to apply for it. At most, it is to try to stand on our side through its editors, not completely turning to the side of the Qing Dynasty. Or, it should be okay to let him post news from a neutral perspective from now on, but he is afraid that what the Qing Dynasty said to Fu Kaisen, and then what the boss of Fu Kaisen and the report said to Meicha. This Meicha is just a businessman, and it doesn't matter if he stands not. For his own business, he may be speaking from the side of the Qing Dynasty in the end."
"Well...what elsewhere outside Shanghai?" No matter how much the matter in Shanghai is, the Chinese newspaper, the declaration of American businessmen's American investigation, the news newspaper of Fu Kaisen, the lackey of the Qing Dynasty, and the China Times of the Revival Society, are all major newspapers in Shanghai, with daily sales of more than 15,000 copies. As long as the declaration can be neutral, plus the Communiqué of the World, etc., the public opinion can still be dominant.
"There are two types of newspapers that have influence in other places, including the Ta Kung Pao in Tianjin and the Beijing-Tian Times in Chinese. Hankou is Hanbao, Beijing is Beijing dialect daily Heshuntian Times, Guangdong is Hong Kong Huazi Daily and Yangcheng Daily, and outside the pass is our Northeast Daily. The above types are controlled by the British, Hanbao Heshuntian Times are run by the Japanese, and the others are all Chinese newspapers. It is not difficult to speak on our side. Guangzhou Yangcheng Daily is also run by the Royalist Party. When the police station was denounced in the early stage, it would be on our side, and then condemned the Qing Dynasty. It would probably be helpful to speak on the Qing Dynasty."
"It seems that Hankou has to look at the attitude of the Japanese." After a round of the country, Hankou is the weak point. After all, Hankou has been running for a long time and has a greater influence in the local area.
"Yes. Our newspaper has just been run over there, so the influence is much smaller." Wang Xiaolin said.
"It's good that there are newspapers. It's hard to say whether the Japanese would support it when they denounced the police room before, but they would probably stand on our side after condemning the Qing Dynasty. Let's start this first. Tomorrow the tabloids will copy the matter first, and the China Times will report it in a day. Don't be too biased. The most important thing is to guide public opinion. I will notify you any other changes." Wang Xiaoxu was still afraid that the young people would not be able to calm down and warned again.
"Okay, sir." Liu Yazi said.
Evidence, plaintiff, public opinion, education association, and Wu Baochu's lawyer seemed to have everything ready, but Wang Xiaoxu became a little uneasy. After returning to Wan'anli with makeup, he sat in the dark room and was still thinking about what would happen tomorrow. The Su Bao case two years ago was a rehearsal for the revival to guide public opinion, and it was to use foreigners to fight against the Qing Dynasty. At the beginning of this case, the Zou Rong case was completely aimed at the police room of foreigners. It was really incomparable to the previous time. The more this happened, the more cautious you should be.
Chapter completed!