Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

However, Song Jiaoren got into trouble on his own turf, and he was also a suspect and could not escape responsibility.

Furthermore, the Kuomintang, which was formed by Song Jiaoren, excluded Chen Qimei, Sun Yat-sen, and Huang Xing, the three founders of the Tongmenghui, from its power circle. From this perspective, they might also take action against him.

"This Chen Qimei could even kill Li Xiehe of the Restoration Army, who saved his life. What wouldn't he do?" Zhang Zuolin said.

Shen Hao recalled that, according to historical speculation, the most likely suspects in the murder of Song Jiaoren were Yuan Shikai and Zhao Bingjun.

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After Song Jiaoren won the parliamentary election, he took on the role of head of the cabinet.

The first to step down would be the current president, Zhao Bingjun.

Therefore, the person who most wanted to kill Song Jiaoren was probably Zhao Bingjun.

Moreover, Zhao Bingjun himself was a former intelligence agent, and he was skilled in assassination and the like.

But history is always written by the victors, and Shen Hao couldn't be sure of its authenticity.

Shen Hao said, "Now that Mr. Song is in trouble, the Tongmenghui will definitely break with the Beiyang government."

Zhang Zuolin nodded and said, "Definitely. The impact this time is enormous. If Song Jiaoren is alright, it's fine, but if something happens to him, there will definitely be a break, and the whole country will be in chaos."

Although Shen Hao did not remember the exact time of Song Jiaoren's attack, he knew that Song Jiaoren had not survived.

These days, without antibiotics, it's hard to survive a wound infection.

Shen Hao said, "Since the other party planned to assassinate him, they must have made a meticulous plan. I think he definitely won't survive."

Zhang Zuolin pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, Ahao, you should set off this afternoon and hurry back to take charge of the overall situation."

Once Song Jiaoren gets into trouble, your Guangdong province will be the place with the largest number of revolutionary troops.

As the commander of the 18th Division of the Beiyang Army, you would certainly be the first to be targeted.

The Tongmenghui will launch an attack on your 18th Division.

"Without you in charge, things definitely won't go well."

Shen Hao nodded. He had to admit that Zhang Zuolin had a sharp eye for talent.

Immediately after Song Jiaoren's death, the Second Revolution began.

In the end, the Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance) failed, and its leaders, including Mr. Sun Yat-sen, all fled to Japan.

Zhang Zuolin had killed many members of the Tongmenghui, so naturally he wouldn't stand with the Tongmenghui.

They must be in the same camp as Yuan Shikai.

Zhang Zuolin was pleased with the outcome of Song Jiaoren's downfall.

This could be his next opportunity.

We could have used this opportunity to negotiate with Yuan Shikai and demand the position of Governor-General of Fengtian.

171. Be ready for combat at any time.

Mr. Sun, who was visiting Japan, also received news of the attack on Song Jiaoren. He immediately ended his visit and set off to return to China.

Meanwhile, in Shanghai, a tense atmosphere prevailed.

The incident involving Song Jiaoren had a huge impact.

The military and police are searching everywhere for the murderer.

Less than two hours after Song Jiaoren was assassinated at the train station, he was taken to the operating room for surgery.

When he was taken into the operating room, Song Jiaoren was pale, and the intense pain had caused his facial muscles to spasm.

When Huang Xing, Yu Youren, and others saw this, they were filled with worry and indignation.

The surgery was relatively successful. The doctor successfully removed the bullet from Song Jiaoren's lower abdomen with forceps. The bullet had entered his kidney at an angle, but at this point, he was not losing much blood from the wound.

However, they soon discovered a terrible fact: the bullets were poisonous.

Therefore, the hospital organized five surgeons to perform a second operation on him.

During the surgery, they repaired and cleaned his intestines, removed the food and blood inside, and then closed them again.

This was to prevent the spread of toxins, but unfortunately it was still ineffective.

On his deathbed, Song Jiaoren looked weakly at the people around him and said:

"With the nation's foundation still unstable and the people's well-being not increasing, to suddenly pass away would leave me with lingering regret."

“I have gone to great lengths to reconcile the North and the South, but those who spread rumors and the general public are unaware of the truth and often misunderstand me as power-hungry. I will die with my eyes open in disgrace.”

“A cabinet that is incompetent can be replaced, but a president that is incompetent cannot be replaced. If one insists on replacing him, it will inevitably shake the foundation of the country.”

“I’m afraid I won’t survive. I have three things to ask of you: donate all the books I have stored in Nanjing, Beijing and Tokyo to the Nanjing Library.”

My family is very poor, and my elderly mother is still alive. After my death, please take care of her; please continue to fight for the country and do not abandon your responsibilities because of me.

After he finished speaking, he seemed to have used up all his last bit of strength.

Twenty-nine hours after Song Jiaoren was assassinated, he was no longer able to speak, but he was still conscious, and his once large and bright eyes began to dim.

He began to look around at Huang Xing, Yu Youren, Chen Qimei, Fan Hexian, and others who were gathered around his sickbed.

On March 23, news of Song Jiaoren's death was officially published in the newspapers.

The whole country was in an uproar!

The entire nation was outraged and demanded that the murderer be severely punished.

Countless students took to the streets to demonstrate, demanding an explanation.

Furthermore, regarding Song Jiaoren's death, there have been various speculations about the inside story of the case.

On the afternoon of March 22, Yuan Shikai quickly telegraphed Jiangsu Governor Cheng Dequan, Civil Affairs Chief Ying Dehong, and others to "swiftly apprehend the murderer, relentlessly pursue his name, ascertain the facts, and punish him strictly according to the law, so as to uphold national discipline and comfort the souls of the fallen heroes."

At the same time, government-run newspapers began to spread rumors about infighting within the Kuomintang.

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Shen Hao was working overtime on his way back.

Looking at the newspaper reports about Song Jiaoren's death.

Ta Kung Pao: "The world mourns the death of Mr. [Name]," and the murderer must be severely punished.

Shenbao: Mr. Song's death is a huge loss to the country.

The Kuomintang's successful parliamentary election and the triumphant end of the campaign were marked by Mr. Song's death at a crucial moment, which caused our country to completely lose a golden opportunity to move towards "parliamentary democracy".

The misfortune of the nation is the misfortune of the people.

After reading the newspaper reports, most people felt that Song Jiaoren's death had led to the loss of parliamentary democracy in China.

Shen Hao felt that this viewpoint was somewhat idealistic and bookish.

In times of chaos, the military is the "capital".

The so-called parliamentary election was nothing more than an invalid contract, and it had no effect whatsoever on warlords like Yuan Shikai who possessed the Beiyang Army.

Therefore, whether Song Jiaoren lived or died may have had no impact on the domestic political landscape.

Shen Hao had some doubts.

On the surface, the biggest beneficiary of Song Jiaoren's death was Yuan Shikai.

Upon closer inspection, it's clear that Yuan Shikai's killing of Song Jiaoren was ultimately meaningless.

A bookish scholar without military power is just empty talk.

Killing him would bring Yuan Shikai no benefit whatsoever.

It would also turn public opinion across the country against him. With Yuan Shikai's political acumen, he wouldn't be unaware of this, standing at the center of the storm.

Obviously unscientific.

Of course, Song Jiaoren's death not only strained the North-South relations.

This also presents a good opportunity for a major reshuffle within the Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance).

Song Jiaoren reorganized the Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance). Although he still regarded Mr. Sun Yat-sen as the leader, Song Jiaoren was actually the highest leader in reality.

Therefore, after Song Jiaoren's death, the Kuomintang, which he had reorganized, immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

Mr. Sun, who had already been somewhat sidelined, immediately reorganized the Kuomintang and firmly controlled the revolutionary party.

Perhaps these are the biggest impacts on China after Song Jiaoren's death.

On April 4, Shen Hao returned to Guangdong Province.

He was so anxious that he called a meeting with all his subordinates.

The conference room was filled with hundreds of people, all of whom were Shen Hao's subordinates. Some of them Shen Hao knew, and some he didn't.

Li Yunlong, Chu Yunfei, Wei Yunzhi, Zhang Yi, Ma Feng, Yang Kenan, Zhang Mazi

"Whoever killed Mr. Song has nothing to do with us."

But this will certainly create a rift between the Tongmenghui and the Beiyang government, and the clouds of war have already begun to gather.

During this period, you must remain vigilant, accelerate troop training, and be ready for combat at any time.