After dinner, Shang Yi went to the room prepared for himself to rest. As soon as he returned to the room, the commanders of the guard battalion Wu Liang and Li Songchen came to ask for a meeting and reported to Shang Yi that they had just received a letter sent by flying pigeon from Nanjing.
For official documents coming to Qingzhou, Qingzhou is the contact point for flying pigeons between Nanjing and Shandong.
Of course Shang Yi knew that if it was not an urgent matter, Nanjing would never use flying pigeons to deliver messages, and Li Songchen looked very nervous. Something big must have happened, so he did not dare to be careless and immediately took the handover from Li Songchen.
Pass the official document that was sent and open it to read.
The content of the official document is: Not long after Shang Yi left Nanjing, the Ministry of Security found a residual intelligence base in Nanjing set up by the Qing government through the collected intelligence. Although the intelligence personnel of the Qing government had obtained the information in advance during the investigation and suppression of this intelligence base.
They all ran away due to the wind, but when cleaning up the remaining letters and documents, they found out in a few sheets
On the unburned piece of paper, a very piece of news was found. It was that the Qing government had been instigating Zhou Shaohuan, the commander of the Shandong Military Region, to rebel against the Nanjing government and establish himself as king in Shandong. They also planned to use this opportunity of Shang Yi's inspection in Shandong to do their best.
Instigated Zhou Shaohuan to kill Shang Yi, and then officially declared independence in Shandong.
The official document was written in cipher, using the master copy that Shang Yi brought along with him, not the master copy of the Shandong Military Region. Apart from the translators, only Li Songchen knew the content. Even Wu Liang did not know, so it was not used.
However, the contents of the heart were leaked, and the last signatures were from the Ministry of Security and Ye Yaoyao, which also means that
Neither the Cabinet nor the Ministry of Public Security knew anything about it, but the entire article described the matter from a completely objective perspective. It did not express any opinions of the Ministry of Security or Ye Yaoyao, and was even very careful in choosing words and sentences.
, there are not even any words with emotional potential. It is all straightforward, without any fancy.
After just reading the official document, Shang Yi was indeed shocked. If the content of the official document was true, then his trip to Shandong would be tantamount to throwing himself into a trap. Although he brought a lot of guards,
But the Shandong Military Region has no less than 100,000 regular troops.
Coupled with 20,000 to 30,000 reserve troops and local militia, the total strength is no less than 150,000. Moreover, Shandong is also considered Zhou Shaohuan's territory. There is a constant supply of logistics, but what he brings is a lone army. Therefore, if Zhou Shaohuan is truly rebellious,
, oneself cannot compete at all.
And even if he can escape to Nanjing, the betrayal of the Shandong Military Region is indeed a fatal blow to the Nanjing government. Although it has not reached the point of destruction, it is indeed severely damaged and unable to launch another attack on Qingting.
If Zhou Shaohuan joins forces with the Qing court, the Nanjing government will even be forced to switch to defense. Then the entire world trend will be greatly reversed.
But Shang Yi read the contents of the official document twice, stabilized his mind, and thought about it carefully. He felt that there were many doubts in it, not to mention whether Zhou Shaohuan really had the ambition to rebel against the Communist Party of China and rebel in Shandong.
Whether the coup is feasible, but in the past few years, although Zhou Shaohuan has been sitting in Shandong and is the highest chief executive of Shandong, integrating military, government and finance, he has shown no signs of preparing for the coup.
First of all, when it comes to appointing officials, expanding the army, or making financial expenditures, Zhou Shaohuan will report to the Nanjing government first and obtain approval before proceeding. And for the officials and military officers directly dispatched to Shandong by Nanjing, there is no exclusion or isolation.
A collective act to hold Shandong Governor Meng Honggong accountable
Zhou Shaohuan did not interfere in political affairs; secondly, Zhou Shaohuan did not overemphasize his authority in Shandong. He put Shang Yi and the Nanjing government first in everything. He was always Shang Yi's subordinate and the Nanjing government appointed officials.
Act according to your identity. If you are a person who intends to rebel, you will never do this.
The last point is that Zhou Shaohuan's father and brother are both in Nanjing. If Zhou Shaohuan really wants to rebel, he cannot fail to consider the safety of his father and brother. Although Zhou Shiqi came to Shandong with Shang Yi this time, Zhou Shaoqing is in Nanjing, and Zhou Shiqi belongs to Shang Yi and his party. , has always been under Shang Yi's control.
Therefore, just relying on these few documents left behind by Qing cannot prove that Zhou Shaohuan will really rebel against the Communist Party. Shang Yi also initially concluded that this is the intelligence agency of the Qing court. In fact, it is a trap set up by the Demon Sect to drive a wedge between people. The relationship between himself and Zhou Shaohuan, once he became suspicious of Zhou Shaohuan, even if he did not intend to kill, he would definitely try to remove Zhou Shaohuan's military power, and even reduce the power of the entire Zhou family. This would have a negative impact on Nanjing's military and political aspects. But it was a big shock. Although the turmoil was much smaller than a real rebellion, it would be difficult to stabilize within two or three years. It would also cause other officials in the entire Nanjing government to feel in danger, and even Maybe people will become distracted from now on.
And the Qing court can also get a rare chance to breathe. From this point of view, this move is not cruel. If it were someone else, it is really possible to fall into this trap. Almost all the emperors faced In this kind of situation, people would rather believe what they have than what they don't have. However, if you want to deceive yourself, this alienation plan is a bit too simple. Since you have seen through it, of course you won't be fooled.
However, Shang Yi can also understand the way Ye Yaojia and the Ministry of Security handled the matter. After all, the relationship between this matter is too great. It involves not only Zhou Shaohuan, or the Shandong Military Region, but also a big figure in the Nanjing government. No one dares to draw conclusions about the family. What is even more difficult is that Shang Yi is not in Nanjing now, but in Shandong. This matter cannot be clearly explained in a few sentences. Shang Yi can only do it himself. Therefore, in this case, it is indeed inconvenient for the Ministry of Security and Ye Yaoyao to express their opinions, which will affect Shang Yi's judgment. And Shang Yi does not want the Ministry of Security to doubt everything without asking for details, and treat everyone as There is a problem.
Wu Liang only knew that it was an urgent matter, but did not know the content of the official document, but Li Songchen knew it. Seeing Shang Yi read it several times without saying a word, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and said softly: "Your Majesty, You see how we should act now."
Shang Yi folded the official document, put it into his pocket, and said, "Tell the decipherers that not a single word of the content of this official document is allowed to be revealed to the outside world."
Li Songchen said: "Then we..."
Shang Yi said: "Shuitian's schedule is still the same. Let's set off for Jinan."
Li Songchen was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "My lord, no."
Shang Yi smiled and said: "Mr. Li, I understand your thoughts, but it would be too arbitrary to make a decision based solely on the Qing court's words. And in my opinion, this is probably a divisive move used by the Qing court." plan."
Li Songchen said: "What the king saw is very true, but it is better to believe that this matter is true than to believe that it is not true. If it is true, wouldn't the king be throwing himself into a trap when he goes to Jinan this time?"
Shang Yi pondered for a while and said: "Then what do you think? Do you mean to leave Shandong immediately and return to Nanjing?"
Li Songchen shook his head and said: "Of course it is the safest way for your Majesty to do this, but in this way, even if Qing Ting tries to create a estrangement, it is possible that the lie will come true. This is not an option."
Shang Yi's heart moved. Li Songchen was right. He had also considered this. If he just gave up inspecting Shandong and fled back to Nanjing, there would also be a crack between Zhou Shaohuan and the Zhou family, which would make Zhou Shaohuan unable to do so. However, at this moment, Shang Yi vaguely felt that he had caught something, but he could not say it for a while.
Li Songchen continued: "So according to the opinion of the lower officials, the king will not move in Qingzhou. Find a reason to call Zhou Shaohuan to Qingzhou, follow the king, and then patrol Jinan as usual. It will be fine."
Shang Yi nodded. What Li Songchen said is indeed a good idea. Zhou Shaohuan is the highest official in Shandong. It is natural for him to inspect Shandong and ask him to accompany him throughout the whole process. If Zhou Shaohuan has no different intentions, of course there will be no suspicion. If If you really have different intentions, you don't need to be afraid of him making trouble if you keep him by your side. And if Zhou Shaohuan excuses himself from coming to Qingzhou, it means there may be a real problem. Therefore, Shang Yi also used his brains to find some reason to call Zhou Shaohuan. Come to Qingzhou.
At this moment, several loud explosions were heard: "Boom-Boom-Boom-Boom", which shook the house several times.
Shang Yi was also slightly startled, and subconsciously said: "What happened?" But some bad feelings also arose in his heart.
Although Wu Liang didn't know the content of the official document, he could tell from the conversation between Shang Yi and Li Songchen that he only joined the Chinese Army after Shang Yi went south. He had never met Zhou Shaohuan, so he didn't know What kind of person Zhou Shaohuan is, but one thing is certain, that is, Shang Yi's trip to Shandong is not a smooth journey, but a dangerous journey. Therefore, he is very nervous.
Upon hearing Shang Yi's inquiry, Wu Liang said: "Your Majesty, I'll go out and take a look."
With that said, Wu Liang was about to go out. Song Ensang, the deputy battalion commander of the guard battalion, had hurried in. He didn't even have time to say a report, so he rushed in and said: "Report to the king, now the troops of the Shandong Military Region have rebelled and are attacking Guanyi." ..." Before he could finish speaking, he heard another gunshot outside, and there were faint sounds of shouting to kill.
Although he has not finished speaking, the people in the room are all shocked. Is what the official document said true? Is Zhou Shaohuan really going to rebel?
Shang Yi immediately asked: "Have you all seen clearly, is it the Chinese army in Shandong that rebelled?"
Song Ensang said: "Yes, I will never mistake the military uniforms they wear, and they also shout... and shout..."
Seeing him hesitating, Shang Yi asked, "What else can you say?"
At this moment, the shouts of killing from outside came in. The shouts were: kill Shang Yi and let Commander Zhou become king.