In the carriage, Chen Tianhua took out a volume from Shi Jin's library and read it carefully from the beginning.

There is also a copy of documents such as a cooperation agreement, as well as a plan for organizing riots along the railway line.

Among them, there are specific divisions of labor, liaison coordinators, etc.

It involves government officials, the Green Camp of the Qing Dynasty, the patrol camp, the patrol station, as well as officers in the Hubei New Army, local wealthy nobles, and countless country squires.

If the contents of this book were leaked, it would be enough to cause a major earthquake in the Huguang area, and even the Governor would be disgraced.

…

Chen Tianhua and his party hurriedly returned to the mining base in Shiyao Town. He handed the book in his arms to his chief deacon and ordered him to copy the contents of the book and make photocopies of the vouchers etc. with his camera.

Afterwards, he ordered people to boil water, let himself take a good bath, and then went to bed to sleep.

When I woke up, it was already around one o'clock in the afternoon. The deacon had copied and photocopied the contents of the book and handed the original copy to Chen Tianhua.

Chen Tianhua washed his face, had lunch, changed into official uniform, got into a luxurious carriage, and escorted by cavalry led by Luo Erhu, Gu Zhunian, Fei Ge and others, headed to the Wuchang garrison office.

Go and see Li Yuanhong.

The land route from Daye County to Wuchang Fucheng was about 110 kilometers. The horse team started running quickly and took more than two and a half hours to arrive at the Wuchang garrison office at 5 p.m.

The Wuchang garrison office, which was the second town control office of the Hubei New Army, was combined by Li Yuanhong into one, with two brands and one set of troops.

The guards at the sentry box at the yamen gate saw from a distance that more than a hundred armed cavalry were running toward them. They were not wearing the uniforms of the Hubei army and they had unfamiliar faces, so they quickly sounded the alarm.

After a while, more than a hundred soldiers rushed out from the Yamen compound, intercepted the cavalry with guns drawn, and showed a vigilant look.

Luo Erhu stepped forward and directly showed the gold medal issued by Li Yuanhong himself, and attached Chen Tianhua's name card.

A duty officer of the Hubei Army breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and asked the soldiers to put down their weapons and stand in formation to take a break. He handed Chen Tianhua's name card to a deputy next to him and asked him to go in and report to the guard Li.

At this time, it was the time when the officials in the yamen were "off duty", which was called "off duty" in later generations. The officials, big and small, who came out of the yamen hall, all stood around curiously, talking nonsense.

Luo Erhu and the others were all wearing Zhejiang New Army uniforms, except that the armbands were replaced with the words "Mining Security" and the cap badges and shoulder straps were cancelled.

After a while, the officer who went in to report came out, and at the same time, Li Yuanhong's deacon came out.

The deacon walked straight to the carriage, raised the curtain and said respectfully: "Please, Mr. Chen, our town commander is waiting for you at the White Tiger Festival Hall."

Chen Tianhua got off the carriage, accompanied only by Fei Ge, the chief guard, and followed the deacon toward the Yamen.

The men and horses brought by Luo Erhu and Gu Zhunian were led by the duty officer, who placed them in a nearby military camp.

Under the guidance of the deacon, Chen Tianhua went straight to the Baihu Festival Hall in the Second Town of the Hubei Army, which is the second town headquarters.

In front of the quiet outer hall, the staff officers and officers who were immersed in military affairs were startled by Chen Tianhua's entry and looked at him one after another.

In the inner hall, Li Yuanhong, who was still sitting on the tiger chair with his eyes closed and meditating, heard the footsteps approaching, his nose moved involuntarily, he opened his eyes and stood up.

"Tianhua meets General Li." Chen Tianhua was wearing an official uniform. He cupped his fists and bowed his hands in a salute.

"Hey, brother Hua Zhi, let's not get involved in officialdom between us. Just be casual and please sit down." Li Yuanhong smiled and was very cordial.

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders. Tianhua thanked Brother Song Qing." Chen Tianhua sat down on an empty chair.

"My dear brother, you are here in a hurry, why are you so urgent?" There was no one else in the inner hall of the White Tiger Festival Hall, there were only the two of them and a captain of the guard, so Li Yuanhong took the matter directly.

Chen Tianhua did not answer directly, but handed the book in his arms to the captain of Li's bodyguard who was standing next to him.

Du Chuanwen took the book, turned around and stepped forward respectfully, handing it to Li Yuanhong who was sitting on the tiger chair.

Li Yuanhong lazily took the book, opened it and read the first few pages, his expression changed greatly.

He stood up awkwardly, and the big cloak he was wearing fell off to the ground. With a "bang..." sound, he turned over the bowl of tea on the desk.

"Pap..." there was a crisp sound.

The tea bowl fell to the ground and broke into several petals, just like human heartstrings.

This made the staff officers who were handling military affairs outside the hall look a little suspiciously, and also made Fei Ge, who was waiting outside the hall, really nervous for a while.

They had never seen the always gentle mayor of the town with such a terrifying look on his face.

"You all, please get out, general..." Li Yuanhong shouted loudly, and then immediately turned around and said to everyone: "Quickly... go and ask Master Shang to come over."

Master Shang's name is Shang Haibo, and he is the chief staff member of Li Yuanhong's mansion.

I only glanced at the staff officers and guards in the White Tiger Festival Hall. Li Yuanhong's voice was so deep that it was scary.

No one knew what happened.

The staff officers and guards looked at each other a few times, and finally withdrew respectfully.

Who dares to disobey the general's intention?

After the door was closed, Du Chuanwen also went out to greet Shang Haibo.

In the White Tiger Festival Hall, only Chen Tianhua and Li Yuanhong were left, as well as the flying pigeons waiting in the outer hall. It was so quiet that one could hear each other's heartbeats.

"Brother Xian, where did you get these rosters?" Li Yuanhong said in a deep voice.

Looking at the book in his hand, Li Yuanhong discovered that there were not only members of the local gentry group, but also many bureaucrats from various government offices, including Hubei and Hunan government offices, including the Green Camp and Patrol Camp, and even the New Army.

The second deputy commander of the first town of the Hubei New Army, the eighth commander of the second town, etc. The most troublesome person was a man named Ma Mingge, who was Zhang Biao's chief military advisor and chief of staff.

Zhang Biao, the governor of Hubei and the first town commander and general of Hubei New Army, is Zhang Zhidong's confidant and niece-in-law.

Zhang Biao was a veteran in Hubei's military circles. His Hubei New Army's first town had two A-type infantry and cavalry associations, two artillery battalions, and a navy regiment, with a total of more than 16,000 people.

Back then, Li Yuanhong was still the co-organizer of the Second Association under Zhang Biao. Later, Zhang Zhidong wanted to expand his army and separated Li Yuanhong's Second Association into an independent state, becoming the second town of the Hubei New Army.

After Zhao Erxun took office, he intended to promote Li Yuanhong and let him serve as the garrison officer of Wuchang Prefecture. However, in fact, his town only had a total of more than 8,000 people, and its military strength was almost half that of Zhang Biao's first town.

As Zhang Biao’s chief master for many years, Ma Mingge holds almost all the secrets of the Hubei Army and Zhang Biao. If he is a traitor, it will be extremely harmful!

But relying solely on the documentary evidence in this book to convict Ma Mingge and other important officials, I'm afraid there is insufficient evidence. There must be ironclad evidence. Otherwise, it will be impossible to live in vain. Zhang Biao is not a good person.

deal with.

Because of this, Li Yuanhong, who had always acted cautiously, seemed very nervous. The book in his hand seemed like a hot potato. He stared at Chen Tianhua's face and asked for more details.
Chapter completed!