Insufficient balance

  Regarding the sudden military uprising last night, Sun Daoren was somewhat frightened, but in his heart he didn't feel much surprise. The new army in Fujian can be said to have been established by him single-handedly. Since the Boxer Rebellion, he had gone to Japan to study military affairs and after returning home, he set up the Fujian Military Academy. Over the next decade, he single-handedly established the Fujian New Army system and became the commander of the 10th Division. As the number one figure in Fujian's new army, he was well aware of the situation within his troops.

  He was well aware that many revolutionaries had infiltrated his new army in recent years, but because the revolutionaries were hiding too deeply, he had been purging them for years, but only a few small fish had been cleared out. At the beginning of the year, when Guangzhou was in chaos, he again followed Song Shou's orders to purge the 10th Regiment on a large scale, not only expelling soldiers with clear suspicions, but also using excuses to transfer or expel some high-ranking military officers without clear suspicions, and even promoted Chen Jingyun, who was dedicated to training troops, to the position of commander of the 38th Brigade, intending to ensure the safety of Fuzhou.

  But he never thought that the revolutionary party's erosion of the 10th town had reached a very serious level, ordinary soldiers and lower-level officers need not be said, most mid-to-high-level officers have joined the revolutionary party, including one corps commander and two division commanders.

  When he heard last night that the revolutionary party, led by Chen Jingyun, launched a rebellion, he was shocked and couldn't speak for half a day. In his impression, Xu Chongzhi and Lin Zhaomin were not surprising as revolutionaries, given their usual disrespect in speech. However, Chen Jingyun was different; Sun Daoren knew the Chen family well. He had known Chen's father since early years and took care of the Chen family after they returned to Fuzhou as orphans. Later, he even strongly recommended Chen Jingyun to study in Japan, and upon his return, he highly valued Chen Jingyun, entrusting him with military power and stationing him in Fuzhou Province. Chen Jingyun was also a man he understood; although dissatisfied with the domestic political situation, he supported constitutionalism like Sun Daoren and despised the revolutionaries' assassination and violent revolution tactics. Just a few days ago, when the incident occurred in Wuchang, Chen Jingyun even suggested that he confiscate the bullets from the soldiers under his command.

  Will such people make revolution?

  Last night, Sun Dao Ren was unwilling to believe it for the entire night, but when he saw Chen Jing Yun walking steadily into the palace under the escort of a group of guards, he let out a deep sigh.

  This guy just can't see things clearly after all!

  But he would never know that Chen Jingyun was no longer the person he once knew.

  Chen Jingyun stepped forward steadily and saw Sun Daoren wearing a sleeping gown, his hair disheveled, and his complexion pale. He immediately spoke up: "Sir has been frightened!"

  Sun Dao Ren did not open his mouth to scold him. He didn't even glare at Chen Jing Yun, but instead looked up at him and asked: "Speak, why do you want to do this?"

  Chen Jingyun thought to himself, "How can I get Sun Daoren to surrender?" and then use his name to persuade the other troops of the 10th Division to surrender. He immediately said, "Sir, can't you see the situation in the world now?"

  Sun Dao Ren said: "It doesn't matter if you understand or not, but I know that stirring up a rebellion and disturbing the people is not something to be praised!"

  Sun Dao Ren said so, but Chen Jing Yun shook his head: "Since the overall situation in the country is not of concern to the bigwigs, then at least the bigwigs in this Fuzhou city should be concerned about its citizens!"

  "If you don't start a rebellion, why should the people of Fuzhou City be in trouble?"

  Chen Jingyun said: "The situation is such that even if I, Chen Jingyun, do not start a rebellion, it will only take a few days for others to lead one. When the revolutionaries start a rebellion, they will inevitably be unable to defeat the Qing army in Fuzhou due to their insufficient strength, and the war will drag on for a long time, causing harm to the civilians. If I, Chen Jingyun, lead the Second Battalion to assist the revolution with all my might, Fuzhou can be taken overnight, and by the time the people realize there is a war, it will already be over! Which one do you think is better for the people of Fuzhou?"

  "This is outrageous! This..."

  He originally wanted to continue saying something, but after raising his hand, he didn't go on even half a day later. He just sighed and put his hand down again: "Things have come to this, there's no need to say anything more! Whether you want to kill or cut me is up to you!"

  Chen Jingyun shook his head: "Your Excellency has treated me with great kindness, how could I be the kind of person who repays kindness with resentment? Today I came only to..."

  Just as he was saying this, Sun Dao Ren interrupted him: "If you're trying to persuade me to join the Rebel Party, then there's no need to say more!"

  Chen Jingyun originally wanted to win him over, but looking at his stubborn expression, the words of persuasion were swallowed back, and instead said: "If the adults do not join my army, Jingyun will not force it, nor will he harm the adult's life! There is only one more thing that requires the adult's labor!"

  Sun Dao Ren didn't ask directly, but looked at Chen Jing Yun with a hint of inquiry in his eyes. Chen Jing Yun continued: "Jing Yun hopes that the adult can send a letter to the other departments of the 10th town, especially Qin Yu Nian of Chang Le, advising him to surrender and join the revolutionary cause!"

  Chen Jingyun made this point, but Sun Daoren did not directly refuse as before. Sun Daoren was not a pedantic person, and the reason he was unwilling to join the revolutionary party was that he did not want to be a rebel. However, in recent days, he had also gained some understanding of the development of the domestic situation, knowing that the country was already turbulent and rebellions were happening everywhere. Regardless of whether it would be constitutional or republican in the future, for the 10th New Army in Fujian at present, it was necessary to face a very necessary choice: either go to war with the revolutionary party or join the revolutionary army to avoid war in Fujian.

  Sun Dao-ren, although a Hunanese, had lived in Fujian since childhood with his father and had considered it his home for decades. Deep down, he was unwilling to let the people of Fujian suffer from the ravages of war, and on the other hand, he did not want the 10th Regiment, which he had established himself, to split up and attack each other.

  There is another point, Chen Jingyun is still very polite to himself now, but what if he refuses his request? Will these revolutionaries threaten his family? Even if he doesn't agree, they can take away his seal and find someone who can imitate his handwriting to write letters. And if this revolution really succeeds, he won't have anything, but the hundreds of people in his household will need a way out!

  Sun Dao Ren remained silent for a long time, and Chen Jing Yun quietly waited as well. Both of them sipped the spring tea sent from Sun Dao Ren's old home, and time slowly passed by. After a full minute of silence, Sun Dao Ren finally took a deep breath: "I can write the letter!"

  Chen Jingyun smiled: "Your Excellency is indeed a man of great justice! I thank you on behalf of the tens of millions of people in Fujian!"

  "But I have one condition!" Sun Daoren said.

  "Ah!" Chen Jingyun had requirements for Sun Daoren and didn't feel surprised, after all, one has to be willing to do things: "I don't know what the adult wants!"

  Sun Dao Ren stroked his beard: "Zi Hua, you and Lin's family engagement cannot be cancelled!"

  Chen Jingyun was taken aback, he had thought that Sun Daoren would say something about guaranteeing the safety of his family or arranging a future for his only son, or perhaps something more noble like not allowing Chen Jingyun to disturb the civilians in Fuzhou City or kill and injure prisoners or release the captured Qing officials. All these possibilities had occurred to Chen Jingyun, but he had not expected Sun Daoren to bring up the matter of his marriage with the Lin family at this juncture.

  This was far beyond Chen Jingyun's expectations. In his opinion, after the uprising, this marriage would inevitably be dragged on, and if he was not satisfied, he would retreat.

  But he didn't quite understand it, although Lin's marriage was related to Sun Daoren, but it wasn't that serious now.

  Actually, he didn't understand that Sun Daoren's idea was very simple. He was afraid that after Chen Jingyun became a revolutionary, the marriage between Lin Yu and Chen Jingyun would be ruined because of his relationship with them. To say it, this was still because he had persuaded Mrs. Lin to engage Lin Yu to Chen Jingyun in order to win him over. The engagement had already been made and the wedding date had been set. If Chen Jingyun were to regret the marriage because of his relationship with them, how could Lin Yu, that little girl, have the face to go on living?

  At this age, being jilted on the eve of marriage is a devastating blow to a girl's reputation. It's a matter of life and death! If the girl is naive and sensitive, she might even consider taking her own life by jumping into a well. Even if she doesn't, it would be difficult for her to find another good match in the future. As for Lin Yun, Sun Daoren likes her very much and wouldn't want to see her become miserable. On the other hand, if the marriage between the Lin and Chen families goes ahead as planned, it means that the relationship between the Sun and Chen families will remain intact. Even if revolutionaries come into power in the future, his own family won't suffer any consequences.

  Sun Daoren's thoughts were not expressed, Chen Jingyun was not the worm in his stomach, but he had guessed a little from the beginning to the end. He originally wanted to refuse directly, but after careful consideration, he agreed. Firstly, it was to use Sun Daoren to persuade the other new troops of the 10th town to surrender, and on the other hand, although he had not seen Lin's daughter, but heard Chen Yushi say that she should be okay, and had also attended a new-style girls' school, so it was estimated that she would not be as bad as he imagined, besides, this year it was possible to take concubines.

  "At once he gritted his teeth and said: 'The marriage has been settled, of course I won't go back on it!'"

  Sun Daoren listened and smiled, then stretched out his hand and said: "Bring me paper and pen!"

  Later, the free attendants presented paper and pen, Sun Dao-ren wrote more than a dozen letters without hesitation. In addition to Qin Yuannian of Changle County, he also wrote surrender letters to the commanders of each infantry battalion in the 10th garrison. Chen Jingyun took it over and glanced at it briefly, very satisfied with the words in Sun Dao-ren's letter.

  Because Sun Daoren advised various departments in the letter to surrender to the Fujian National Army and listen to Chen Jingyun's command!

  After affixing Sun Dao-ren's official seal and silk seal as well as his personal signature, Chen Jing-yun had his trusted soldiers urgently dispatch the documents to various departments for surrender.