Chapter 4 Don’t see the wharf ()

Two days later, the "Buckingham" entered the Pearl River and is expected to arrive at Guangzhou Pier at 3 pm.

After lunch, the passengers returned to their respective cabins to start counting their luggage and preparing for disembarking.

When Wu Shaoting got on board from the UK, he bought a ticket for the second-class cabin, which is a separate room. At this moment, he was just like everyone else, collecting his own luggage.

He opened his suitcase, and except for a German army dress, he only had two summer and winter clothes; the graduation certificate, the Cross of the Excellent Certificate and the straight Browning pistol were all in an iron box. As for his purse, he had nothing to do except for a few imperial marks and the thirty silver dollars exchanged from the consulate before leaving.

These are all his belongings.

As soon as the luggage was finished, the "Buckingham" sounded a distant and dull whistle, announcing the official entry of the journey's end port. The sound of waiters knocking from door to door came from the corridor, urging passengers to pick up their luggage and go to the deck to wait for the ship.

Wu Shaoting lifted his suitcase, opened the door and walked out, and arrived on the deck. At this time, the deck was filled with passengers of all kinds, including Chinese, Westerners, and fake foreigners who were neither Chinese nor Western.

He looked into the front of the cruise ship for a while and saw that the Guangzhou Pier was very lively, with crowds and bustling.

"Shocked." A familiar voice came from behind.

Wu Shaoting turned around and saw that Hu Hanmin was walking out of the cabin with his salute.

Hu Hanmin also lives in the second class cabin, so the two of them have had close contact in the past two days. However, since they first talked about the topic of revolution on the deck, they were just discussing some foreign experiences.

Wu Shaoting smiled and greeted him, "Cousin Zhan, it seems we are about to say goodbye."

Hu Hanmin walked over and said with a smile: "Why rush to say these words? Or go to my place to sit after getting off the boat. I can introduce a few friends to you."

Wu Shaoting thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid I'm inconvenient to disturb you today. I have to rush to the Army Office to submit my resume before dark, otherwise I'll have to sleep on the streets tonight."

Hu Hanmin nodded slightly and said, "Since that's the case, I'll leave you an address after getting off the boat. When you have settled it, remember to send someone to notify me."

Wu Shaoting smiled and said, "This is natural."

At this time, the "Buckingham" made another heavy whistle sound, and the ship gradually slowed down. Soon the cruise ship entered the passenger port of Guangzhou Pier, and a group of people suddenly surged up from the pier, people who were receiving relatives and friends, dock workers, and rickshaw drivers, and suddenly became crowded.

The cruise ship finally put down the sampan, and the sailor cleared a road on the deck and shore, allowing first-class and second-class guests to disembark first, and finally it was the third-class passengers' turn.

Wu Shaoting and Hu Hanmin got off the boat together.

When he arrived at the dock, Hu Hanmin was about to invite Wu Shaoting to leave the port first and say goodbye outside the dock.

But a shout suddenly came from the crowd: "Zhantang, Zhantang? Here!"

Wu Shaoting and Hu Hanmin both looked at the place where the voice came, and saw that in the crowd, several people in suits were squeezing towards this side. Looking closely, there seemed to be no braids behind the heads of these people. Since they met Hu Hanmin, the tenth ones should be members of the Tongmenghui.

"Zhenzhi, my friend is here to pick me up. Come, come with me, I'll introduce you to you." Hu Hanmin said, pulling Wu Shaoting and asking him to go with him.

Wu Shaoting naturally followed along the way.

Everyone touched their heads at the fence of the dock. The men in suits shook hands with Hu Hanmin one by one with enthusiasm. One of the youngest young people took the luggage from Hu Hanmin first. Seeing that Wu Shaoting was following Hu Hanmin in the back mountain, he was about to step forward to take Wu Shaoting's luggage.

"Zhantang, don't be fine. The boat schedule said it was entering the port at noon, but it was three hours late. Let's wait!" A fat middle-aged man said with a Hunan accent.

"Why, did Mr. Nanyang send a friend to come back with you?" Another young man wearing glasses, thin hair and a mustache smiled at someone, while looking at Wu Shaoting beside him.

Hu Hanmin laughed for a while and led Wu Shaoting to introduce: "This is a new friend I met on the ship. He just returned from the School of Moral Affairs." At this point, he lowered his voice and said, "This new friend also has his own opinions on the revolution!"

The fat middle-aged man raised his eyebrows and smiled and said, "Is that so? That's really good!"

Wu Shaoting bowed to Hu Hanmin’s three friends, held a polite smile and said, “Wu Shaoting, whose name is Zhenzhi, is lucky to meet you all.”

Hu Hanmin pointed to the fat middle-aged man and said, "This is my close friend, named Wang Shouzheng, from Changsha, Hunan."

Wu Shaoting's face changed slightly, and he was quite familiar with the name Wang Shouzheng in his mind. He contacted the other party who was from Hunan and looked a little fat, so he was very likely Huang Xing, another veteran of the Tongmenghui.

Huang Xing is almost as famous as Sun Yat-sen. Because he has been frequently involved in uprisings in recent years, he has been wanted by the Qing government. For this reason, Huang Xing has used several pseudonyms to hide his identities, including "Wang Shouzheng".

Although Wu Shaoting was a little sure, he was still inconvenient to say it out loud at this time, so he could only pretend to be ordinary and nodded to Wang Shouzheng.

Hu Hanmin introduced the young man wearing glasses and said, "This is a famous scholar in Guangzhou. Zhu Dafu, whose courtesy name is Zhixin, is now teaching in Guangdong Higher School and Law School."

Wu Shaoting sighed secretly that he had met many revolutionary heroes with Hu Hanmin today.

Zhu Zhixin was also a well-known figure after the Revolution of 1911. When the Guangdong Military Government was established, he was responsible for reorganizing all the troops of Guangdong Province. Of course, Zhu Zhixin's greatest achievement was his foresight and analysis of socialism. He can be said to be the first generation of Marx and Engels' preacher in China. The famous "Das Kapital" and "** Declaration" were translated by him.

Hu Hanmin pointed to the last young student and said, "He is Chen Yunsheng, and he is studying in the School of Law and Political Science. This year should be the fourth semester."

Wu Shaoting didn't know much about Chen Yunsheng, maybe he was just an unknown little character.
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