A Love Never Lost Episode 37 Recap
> A Love Never Lost Recap
There were things Liang Xiang didn’t say, but Zai Feng understood well. Releasing the tiger Yuan Gongbao would inevitably lead to disaster, but he couldn’t stop it. Even the foreign envoys had aligned with Yuan and maintained a neutral stance toward China’s armed unrest. Yuan had also set six conditions for his return—all ideas influenced by Western powers. At its core, it was a power grab. The Qing court was truly running out of time.
Back home, Liang Xiang saw Yu Bugu playing happily with Duo Mei and smiled for the first time in days. From his mother, he learned that the rebellion had spread like wildfire across multiple provinces. Yuan’s six conditions for reinstatement looked very much like a plan to reorganize the nation and seize power. Zai Feng couldn’t refuse—even if he wanted to. Liang Xiang heard Zai Feng was already working on a self-criticism edict. Liang Xiang was in a difficult position.
Because Zhang Shaozeng and Lan Tianwei were his classmates in Japan and refused to follow the court’s orders, people began to question Liang Xiang’s personnel decisions. As a precaution, Zai Feng was considering stripping Yang Kaizhi of his military command. Liang Xiang feared that this would truly push Yang Kaizhi into open rebellion. A supply train bound for Wuhan had just pulled into the station. Feng Hanhai asked whether to let it proceed.
Yang Kaizhi ordered it detained, with all arms and ammunition sent to storage for military use. Li Renjun tried to stop him, warning that seizing supplies meant for suppressing the Wuchang uprising might be unwise—but Yang Kaizhi ignored him. Upon learning of Yuan Shikai’s reinstatement, Yang Kaizhi secretly instructed Gu Maichen to urgently contact Zhang Shaozeng and Lan Tianwei. It was time for the three of them to unite.
Zai Tao was furious upon hearing that the supply train had been detained by Yang Kaizhi and scolded him for his audacity. Liang Xiang was helpless—it seemed Yang Kaizhi was truly ready to break away. In desperation, Zai Tao came up with a plan: have Liang Xiang draft an order sending Yang Kaizhi to Luan County, under the pretense of pacifying Zhang Shaozeng and Lan Tianwei.
This would not only stabilize Luan County but also separate Yang Kaizhi from the Sixth Town. Liang Xiang went to draft the order. Meanwhile, Zai Tao received a call from Zai Feng with more news: the imperial cabinet had been dissolved, and Zai Xun and Zai Tao had been dismissed. Zai Tao was temporarily assigned to train the Imperial Guards until the new Prime Minister arrived in Beijing—none other than Yuan Shikai.
Liang Xiang had long expected this day to come, just not so soon. Li Renjun received a telegram from the Ministry of the Army, appointing him as interim commander of the Sixth Town. The original commander, Yang Kaizhi, was to go to Luan County to pacify Zhang and Lan, with no room for refusal.
Song Baoquan sent Xie Shuhong to visit all major military units in Shanghai, officially to deliver invitations for a meal, but in reality to quietly prepare for the restoration of Shanghai—so that Song Chen’s merchant militia wouldn’t have to resort to bloodshed. During the meal, Song Baoquan learned that the Nanjing governor’s office had sent a secret memo to all military units in Shanghai that day, labeling the merchant militia as rebels to be executed upon capture.
He urgently instructed Xie Shuhong to notify them to advance their operations. Gunfire echoed through the night in Shanghai. Song Baoquan brought ammunition for support. Song Chen became the new death squad captain, launching another fierce attack. On the 14th day of the ninth month in the third year of Xuantong, Shanghai was restored. Yang Kaizhi arrived at the Twelfth Town to pacify them. When confronted by the impatient You Min with a bomb equipped with a fuse, Yang Kaizhi responded calmly.
