Chapter 36 35. Restoration in a panic

On February 22, 1913, Empress Dowager Longyu died of phlegm attack, only one year and ten days before the Qing Emperor abdicated.When the Empress Dowager Longyu was dying, she said to the nine-year-old Puyi: "You were born into the emperor's family, and the country perished without a word, but the mother was at a loss." , sad through the ages", his words are desolate and desolate, which is known to the world. After the death of Empress Dowager Longyu, the government of the Republic of China gave a grand courtesy. President Yuan Shikai ordered the whole country to fly at half-staff for one day. Civil and military officials mourned for 27 days. , to express condolences.Later, Yuan Shikai arranged to hold a national mourning meeting in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, presided over by Wu Jinglian, the chairman of the Senate.Even Xu Shichang, who had retired to Qingdao at that time, came to pay his respects with a braid.

Empress Dowager Longyu's resignation from the throne is beneficial to the people and has contributed to the country. In addition, her husband, Emperor Guangxu, is sympathetic to others. It is reasonable for her to be treated like this after her funeral. The courtesies received by people from all walks of life in the Republic of China at the funeral of the Empress Dowager Longyu made the Manchu relatives and elders of the former dynasty very excited. During the past ten days, these people changed into the robes and gowns of the former dynasty again, and often gathered together to discuss the restoration of the great cause. possibility.For example, Puyi, the last emperor, recorded the conversations of these people in the book:

"The president often talks about how well the 'Republic' is going. Since it is done, it means a trial run;" "That's right, I said earlier that the word 'ci' in the preferential conditions for resignation is interesting...why didn't Yuan Gongbao (Shikai) just write it as a resignation instead of abdication or abdication? .” In the winter of that year, when Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Longyu were enshrined in peace (their bodies were about to be buried in the Chongling Mausoleum), this undercurrent of restoration reached its climax.In the mourning shed in Lianggezhuang, the elders performed such a live drama.The two protagonists of the live drama, one is a former Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty, an aide of Zhang Zhidong, the former governor of Huguang, and Liang Dingfen, a comfort envoy of Guangdong (later became Puyi's master), and the other is a former vice minister of the Ministry of Education and chief supervisor of the Imperial University , Lao Naixuan, a self-proclaimed "lonely minister".While the two were wailing, they suddenly saw Prime Minister Zhao Bingjun leading the state servants to offer sacrifices. After Zhao Bingjun came, he took off the Republic of China coat and put on a Qing Dynasty plain robe and gown, kneeling three times and knocking nine times.

Liang Dingfen was very excited when he saw it, and he didn't know which tendon was wrong. He suddenly ran in front of a state councilor who was not wearing a Qing Dynasty robe, pointed at his nose and cursed: "Who are you? What country are you from?" Who is scolding?It turned out to be Sun Baoqi, the former governor of Shandong and the current foreign minister of the Republic of China government (Sun Baoqi's father, Sun Yijing, was regarded by the survivors as one of the famous ministers during the Guangxu period of Tongzhi). Sun Baoqi was also baffled by this old friend's scolding. Just as he was in a daze, Liang Dingfen pointed at Sun Baoqi with trembling fingers and cursed: "You forgot that you are the son of Sun Yijing! You were an official in the Qing Dynasty. Do you have any sense of shame wearing this outfit and performing such a ceremony to see the late emperor? What... are you!?"

When the people around were stunned, Lao Naixuan rushed to help and said, "Good scolding! What are you?" Liang Dingfen and Lao Naixuan sang together, attracting more people, Sun Baoqi lowered his head in embarrassment and said, "That's right, that's right, I'm not a thing, I'm not a thing!" Although the survivors think about the great cause of restoration every day, these people are all sour talents after all, and they have no soldiers under their command, so they pin their hopes of restoring the former dynasty on the local military leaders.Among these people, two people attracted their attention. One was Lu Rongting, the patrol envoy of Guangdong and Guangxi and the former admiral of Guangxi. Yuan.Lu Rongting's move made the elders very excited, and he became the first general of the Republic of China to be rewarded for riding a horse in the Forbidden City.As for the other one, that is the famous Zhang Dazi Zhang Xun.

After Yuan Shikai's death, the old people's dream of restoration began to stir again, and this time, Zhang Xun, known as "South Lu Bei Zhang", really led troops to Beijing. Besides Zhang Xun, when he arrived at Beijing Railway Station, there were already wolf-like braided soldiers standing guard and patrolling outside, driving out all irrelevant people.The envoy sent by Li Yuanhong to greet them talked a lot, and then entered the encirclement, waiting for the arrival of Commander Zhang Dazhuan.Soon, a float came whining, and Zhang Xun and old man Li got out of the car with joyful faces. Just as the special envoy of the presidential palace came forward, Zhang Xun just smiled at him, turned around and got into another carriage. Then he floated away under the escort of a battalion of braided troops.

In order to welcome Zhang Xun's arrival, Li Yuanhong originally changed the auditorium of the Presidential Palace into a temporary station, but Zhang Xun did not accept this kindness. He did not go to see Li Yuanhong immediately after entering Beijing, but returned to Nanheyan first. private house.That night, Li Yuanhong personally called Zhang Xun and asked him to go to the Presidential Palace to discuss state affairs, but Zhang Xun refused because "the boat is exhausted and needs to rest for a while", and finally agreed to go to the Presidential Palace the next morning to discuss the cancellation of the independence of the provinces. thing.

In the next few days, the independent provinces also canceled their independence one after another, and Li Jingxi's cabinet also began to organize. On the surface, Zhang Xun did mediate.However, if you only look at the surface, you will underestimate how handsome Zhang Dazhui is.According to Zhang Xun's meaning, he hoped that Li Jingxi would temporarily act as the prime minister in March to maintain the situation, while he secretly summoned the old and the young to Beijing to prepare for the restoration later. On the second day after arriving in Beijing, Zhang Xun, led by the emperor's mentors Chen Baochen and Liang Dingfen, entered the palace to meet the Xun Emperor Puyi.According to Pu Yi’s recollection, when he first saw Zhang Xun, he was “somewhat disappointed.” He was “wearing a gauze gown, with a black red face, heavy eyebrows, and chubby.” “His braid did have one, It's white."

Zhang Xun didn't stay in the palace for a long time this time, he only saw Puyi for about five or six minutes, and then left.However, the two masters of Puyi were very happy, because Zhang Xun praised the little emperor as "smart and modest", and the concubines also gave Zhang Xun a banquet afterwards to show their win over. Half a month later, on July 1st, three of Puyi's masters, Chen Baochen, Liang Dingfen, and Zhu Yifan, came in to look for Puyi together. Their faces were very solemn, as if something terrible was about to happen.Then, Chen Baochen spoke first: "Zhang Xun came early in the morning..."

"Oh, he came to say hello again?" "It's not about asking for peace, but everything is ready and everything is in order. Come and support the emperor's return to listen to the government, and the restoration of the Qing Dynasty!" Thirteen-year-old Puyi was still ignorant, Master Chen hurriedly said to him: "The emperor must agree to Zhang Xun, this is a plea for the people, heaven and man will return..." Only then did Puyi realize that he was going to be the emperor again! Chen Baochen also confessed: "At that time, you don't need to say much to Zhang Xun, just promise him. However, don't agree immediately, but you should decline first, and finally say: 'Since this is the case, just refrain from doing it!'"

Puyi then arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and Zhang Xun brought a group of people in, including Wang Shizhen, Jiang Chaozong, Zhang Zhenfang, Lei Zhenchun, Kang Youwei and others.After seeing Puyi, Zhang Xun knelt down first, took out a memorial and said: "The Empress Dowager Longyu couldn't bear to let the people suffer for the honor of one family name, so she issued an edict to establish a republic. Who knew that the people would be miserable... A republic is not in line with our national conditions. Only when the emperor is restored can the people be saved..." After Zhang Xun finished reading, Pu Yi followed what his master had taught him before and said: "I am too young, with no talent or virtue, to take such a big job." Zhang Xun listened , first praised Pu Yi's modesty, and then recited the story of Emperor Kangxi's accession to the throne at the age of six.Puyi said: "What about the big president? Give him preferential treatment or what?" Zhang Xun smiled and said: "Li Yuanhong, please let him abdicate himself, and the emperor approves his request." Having said that, Puyi So he no longer refuses: "In this case, I will reluctantly do it!" Since Puyi agreed, Zhang Xun led a group of elders to kneel down and kowtow, shouting long live; then he took out the resetting imperial edict drafted by Kang Youwei, and asked Puyi to "review" it and stamp it.Ever since, the sixth year of the Republic of China became the ninth year of Xuantong. On this day, Xiao Dynasty issued nine "Shangyu" in one breath: The first way: enthronement edict; The second way: Li Yuanhong, please return the state affairs, and make Li a first-class public; The third way: special cabinet ministers will be set up, and the rest of the official system will temporarily follow the early years of Xuantong, and the current civil and military officials will continue to work as usual; The fourth way: seven deliberative ministers (Zhang Xun, Wang Shizhen, Chen Baochen, Liang Dunyan, Liu Tingchen, Yuan Dahua, Zhang Zhenfang), two cabinet ministers (Zhang Xun's chief of staff Wan Shengshi and Feng Guozhang's former staff Hu Siyuan); The fifth way: confer ministers of various ministries (Liang Dunyan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Zhenfang of the Du Branch, Wang Shizhen of the Staff Department, Lei Zhenchun of the Army Department, and Zhu Jiabao of the Ministry of Civil Affairs); The sixth way: confer Xu Shichang and Kang Youwei as principals and vice presidents of the Bute Academy (equivalent to the nature of the Academy of Senior Citizens or Congress); The seventh way: grant the original governors of the provinces as governors, governors, and capitals (Zhang Xun also serves as the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang, and the others will not be described one by one). Happiness always comes suddenly, and the "Second Spring" bloomed in the Xuantong Dynasty. What is going on?What did Zhang Xun do in the past half month after entering Beijing? It turned out that after Zhang Xun entered Beijing, old and young people from all walks of life mobilized and quietly entered Beijing. On June 28, an old man dressed as a farmer walked out of the Beijing Railway Station. He was seen covering his face with a palm fan, and his movements were surreptitious. At first glance, he was not conspicuous at all.But as soon as he stepped out of the station, four braided soldiers came up to meet him, respectfully picked up the old man into the car, and then galloped away. Who is this old man?Speaking of the great name, it was Kang Youwei, the former head of the Ministry of Industry and the protagonist of the Reform Movement of 1898.In his pocket, he was hiding the restoration proclamation to be released and several pre-planned edicts.Isn't the purpose of his trip here for restoration? On the issue of restoration, Kang Youwei and Zhang Xun's chief of staff, Wan Shengshi, were quite congenial, and had introduced Kang to Zhang Xun before.After Zhang Xun met Kang Youwei, they talked very happily, and regretted seeing each other so late.Of these two people, one respects literature and the other respects martial arts, and they like to talk about each other, so there is a saying in the elderly community that there are "two sages of civil and martial arts". After Kang Youwei arrived in Beijing, he was taken to Zhang Xun's house immediately, and a group of restoration figures had already gathered together, including Wan Shengshi, Zhang Zhenfang, Lei Zhenchun, Shen Zengzhi, Hu Siyuan, Lao Naixuan, Ruan Zhongshu, Gu Yuan, etc., and the group stayed overnight. Hold a meeting and prepare the restoration matters as quickly as possible, such as edicts, edicts, official appointments, etc., and only wait for Zhang Xun to give an order to change the dynasty and revisit the old dream. On June 30, the Jiangxi Guild Hall held a hall meeting and invited Zhang Xun to come.Zhang Xun is a fan of theater, and this time Mei Lanfang was on stage again, so he took advantage of the excitement and left.In the evening, Zhang Xun returned to his mansion after the night banquet. He was very surprised to see that the house was brightly lit and crowded with people. As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Xun was surrounded by Wan Shengshi and others, and presented him with an elegant document.Zhang Xun took a few glances and asked: "Do it tonight?" Wan Shengshi said: "The commander-in-chief's ambition to restore the restoration has not lasted for a day, and now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't plan now, when will you wait?" Zhang Xunben was still reeking of alcohol. Hearing Wan Shengshi's encouragement, he became excited. He rolled up his sleeves and said loudly, "It's right, it's right! I, Zhang, just do it!" After saying that, Zhang Xun ordered people to go separately to invite several famous officials in the capital, such as Wang Shizhen, Chief of the Army, Jiang Chaozong, Commander of the Infantry, Wu Bingxiang, Chief of Police, and Chen Guangyuan, Commander of the 20th Division stationed in Gyeonggi.After everyone came together, Zhang Xun jumped up the steps and loudly announced the great cause of restoration.When someone suggested that the matter was too hasty, Zhang Xun glared and said: "If you want to do it, do it, don't want mothers-in-law! If this matter fails, I, Lao Zhang, will take care of it. If anyone doesn't cooperate today, don't blame my ruthless subordinates!" Jiang Chaozong was impatient, and he had no concept of republic and democracy at first, so he accepted it immediately; If you do it once, just follow the trend. That night, Zhang Xun ordered Wang Shizhen and Wu Bingxiang to put the braided army into the city. When the morning rooster crowed and the sky was getting brighter, Zhang Dashuai invited everyone to have a hearty meal, and then asked everyone present to change into the robes and gowns of the previous court, and he opened them. The carry-on box on the train: it turned out to be a brand-new official uniform of the Qing Dynasty! At this time, Zhang Xun's subordinate commander came over and reported that the braided army had occupied the key points inside and outside the city, and everything was properly arranged. After hearing this, Zhang Xun jumped up and said loudly: "Okay, I will enter the palace now, and Emperor Xuantong will be restored." That's it!" Under the escort of the braided army, Zhang Xun and his party came to the Qing Palace.Since there was no negotiation before, people in the Qing palace were scared by these people and ran away. Those inside went to report to Concubine Jin and Concubine Yu, and those outside hurriedly reported to Qing Taibao Shixu.When the two concubines and Shixu arrived and asked why they came, Zhang Xun said: "Today the restoration, please young master to go to the palace." After hearing this, Shi Xu was so frightened that he almost fell off his chair. He asked in a trembling voice, "Who claims this?" Zhang Xun took a step forward and said with a sinister smile, "I, Old Zhang, are in charge, what are you afraid of?" After Shixu heard this, he kowtowed and bled, and shouted that he couldn't do it. Seeing Shixu like this, the two concubines were also very frightened, and said: "General, if this fails, won't it harm my whole family?" Zhang Xun was annoyed when he heard this, and said: "There is an old minister here, so don't worry!" Shixu was still there kowtowing to object, Zhang Xun couldn't bear it, and said sharply: "Do you want to restore the restoration?!" The braided army on the side also clamored, inviting the emperor to ascend the throne.Shi Xu saw that this kind of reckless man was always reckless, if he didn't follow him, maybe something else would happen, so he had to go to the palace with the two concubines to invite the little emperor Xuantong. Hence the above scene. Subsequently, Zhang Xun telegraphed the whole country, announcing restoration.In the power-up, Zhang Xun criticized all kinds of chaos in the early years of the Republic of China, saying that "it is called the Republic of China, but it does not know that there are people; it is called the people, but it does not know that there is a country. Today, the people are exhausted, and the foundation of the country is inevitably shaken"; If the reason is investigated, it is caused by the implementation of the republic because of the "bad constitution of the country". According to the understanding of conservatives like Zhang Xun, the so-called republican system is simply nonsense. "If a president is changed every five years, there will be a big chaos; if a prime minister is changed every year or a few months, there will be a little chaos." In this regard, Zhang Xun and others He said indignantly: "How innocent are the little people, who are tortured! How far is the distance between those who regard the monarch as the world and enjoy the happiness of hundreds or decades!" In the next few days, the Forbidden City, which had been deserted since the Qing emperor abdicated, immediately became noisy and lively again.First of all, the elders and the former Qing officials, these people came to see the emperor one after another, greeted the emperor, thanked them for their kindness, and wished to return to their posts immediately; then, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, they fled to Qingdao and Tianjin. The Manchu relatives and dignitaries in other places have also returned, and they thought their good life was about to begin again! What's exciting is that it's not just in the palace, the city of Beijing also needs to have a new atmosphere of restoration.It was early in the morning on the day when the restoration was announced, the police went door-to-door to notify: Lord Xuantong has been restored, and the dragon flag will be hoisted immediately!When the good news came, the adherents of the people seemed to have won the Mark Six lottery, and hurriedly dug out the Qianqing robes and coats that had been treasured for many years and pressed in the deepest part of the closet. After putting them on, they walked happily all over the street. On the afternoon of the Restoration, when his subordinates reported that there were people with braids everywhere in the street, Zhang Xun was overjoyed when he heard it. He slapped his legs and raised his beard and laughed loudly: "I said that the people will never forget the old master, and today I really did what I said. Otherwise, Where do so many people with braids come from? This is what the people want!" Speaking of braids, there is another joke here. It is said that Li Jingxi, who had just been the prime minister for half a month, came to Zhang Xun in a hurry when he heard the news of the restoration, and asked him why he didn't inform himself...and he didn't arrange any position for himself!Zhang Xun said with a smile: "Old Jiu, don't blame me. As far as your qualifications are concerned, of course you have the hope of being a chancellor. However, your future has been ruined by not having a braid. I am thinking for you, and I am really sorry worth." Li Jingxi said: "Is that true? Does Li Shengduo have braids, and why did he become the minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce?" Zhang Xun said, "Although he shaved his hair, he has contributed a lot to the restoration. If you want to serve the Qing Dynasty again Minister of the Chamber of Commerce, go back and grow your hair, and then I will give you a solution." Li Jingxi said angrily, "I'm afraid that if my hair grows full, the chancellor Shangshu still won't be able to reach me!" After saying that, Li Jingxi left Beijing and ran away. . During the restoration period, there was one thing that is quite commendable, that is, whether the Manchu relatives had braids or not, Zhang Xun completely abandoned them.For example, Beizi Pulun, who cut off his braids after the abdication of the Qing emperor and participated in the politics of the Republic of China, was seen by Zhang Xun when he participated in the pilgrimage, and was scolded as the unworthy son of Aixinjueluo.Pu Lun argued: "Emperor Xuantong had already issued an edict to cut braids before he abdicated." Lao Zhang said: "Even so, you have violated the orders of your ancestors. I am a Han, and I know to abide by the emperor's legacy. !" Pu Lun sarcastically said: "Yes, it's a pity that you are not a descendant of the Qing family!" Zhang Xun was furious after hearing this, and scolded sharply: "I am a minister, a minister is a son!" Can hey and retreat. Pu Lun was still robbed by Zhang Xun, and Pu Wei, Prince Gong, even hit the muzzle of the gun.According to the notebook "The Shady Story of Restoration", Pu Wei was originally one of the leaders of the Clan Socialist Party. He traveled to and from Tianjin, Shanghai and other places all the year round, working hard for the great cause of restoration.This time Zhang Xun was restored, but he was not notified. Pu Wei was very angry, so he went to Zhang Xun to question and denounce him as a crime of monopoly. After Zhang Xun heard this, he retorted and said: "Since ancient times, those who have made great achievements have to be the first to go first. Who asked you to come today and want to get a good position. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world?" After hearing this, Pu Wei scolded Zhang Xun forgot his roots, and Lao Zhang became angry when he heard it, and suddenly got up and slapped Pu Wei several times.Pu Wei was the hereditary Prince Gong (grandson of Prince Gong Yixin) from the previous dynasty. He was suddenly slapped by Zhang Xun, and it took him a long time to react: "Did you actually beat your relatives?!" Zhang Xun said with a smirk: " Now besides the emperor, I am the biggest, even if I hit you, there is nothing rare!" For Zhang Xun and others' behavior of crowding out the Manchu relatives and nobles, the princes, Baylor, and Beizi of the original Clan Socialist Party were very angry. They then gathered together to discuss countermeasures, and asked the former regent Zaifeng and even Emperor Xuantong to come out and uphold justice.When the imperial teacher Chen Baochen heard about it, he hurriedly told Pu Yi, "This dynasty handed over the country in 1911, and it was the princes and nobles who interfered in the government. Now they are going to make troubles. I am really confused! The emperor must not agree to them!" Fortunately, the grievances of the princes and nobles have not yet finished, and the rebel army has already hit Beijing.This is good, this group of people ran away like they did back then. In the prosperous scene after the restoration, the most discordant is the presidential palace that still hangs the five-color flag and the great president Li Yuanhong who refuses to resign.After the news of the restoration came, Li Yuanhong regretted and hated at the same time, and now he knew the result of rushing to the doctor in a hurry.Soon, Liang Dingfen, Jiang Chaozong and Wang Shizhen came to the presidential palace under the order of Zhang Xun, asking Li Yuanhong to resign immediately and accept the title of "first class public". Both Liang Dingfen and Li Yuanhong had worked together under Zhang Zhidong before, and thought that this would be an instant success, and Li Yuanhong would be able to step down as president and receive the title smoothly.But what he didn't expect was that Li Yuanhong was quite firm on the issue of republicanism. Before that, he had rejected Yuan Shikai's title of "Prince Wuyi" when he proclaimed himself emperor, and this time was no exception.When Liang Dingfen took out the document of "returning the state affairs" that had been drawn up and handed it to Li Yuanhong for sealing, Li Yuanhong refused: "The Republic of China is a public property of the people. I am entrusted by the people to be the president. How can public opinion be decided by individuals?" Liang Dingfen sneered and said: "The government of the Republic is based on the old things of the first dynasty, and it should be returned to the emperor. Restoration is God's will, and the people's hearts are like this. Marshal Zhang just followed the sky and responded to others, so he did this move. You have also been dismissed before, and the 1911 coup d'etat , and it is not the general will, now that the great government is returned, and the heavenly wealth is enjoyed in peace, it is neither a burden to the Qing family nor to the Republic of China, isn't it a good thing that kills two birds with one stone?" After hearing this, Li Yuanhong didn't say a word, and once again took out the magic weapon of the clay bodhisattva, despite Liang Dingfen's repeated urgings and Wang Shizhen and Jiang Chaozong's persuasive persuasion, he ignored it. Liang Dingfen and others had no choice but to report back to Zhang Xun, saying that Li Yuanhong refused to abdicate.After Zhang Xun heard this, he snorted and said, "You guys step back first, I have no other choice." After Liang Dingfen returned to the palace, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. He invited two masters, Chen Baochen and Zhu Yifan, to come in to find Puyi and demanded that Li Yuanhong be severely punished.According to Puyi's recollection, Chen Baochen's face was ashen at that time, and the smile he used to have before was completely gone. The old master almost lost control and said to Puyi: "Li Yuanhong dared to refuse, refused to accept the order, please let the emperor immediately order him to commit suicide!" Puyi was taken aback, and said: "As soon as I was restored, Li Yuanhong was given death. It's outrageous... Didn't the Republic of China treat me preferentially?" After hearing this, Chen Baochen said angrily: "Not only did Li Yuanhong not retreat, but he also stayed in the presidential palace. How can a rebellious minister and a thief be on the same level as the emperor?" In the end, it was Zhang Xun's gun that played a role.After the braided army forcibly took over the guards of the presidential palace, Li Yuanhong saw that the situation was over, so he had to leave quietly with a few servants through the small gate, took refuge in the French Hospital in Dongjiaominxiang, and finally hid in the Japanese embassy. Before Li Yuanhong left the presidential palace, he secretly signed two orders. The first was to remove Li Jingxi from the post of cabinet premier; the second was to reappoint Duan Qirui as cabinet premier and send someone to Tianjin secretly; Li Yuanhong secretly sent another telegram, asking Feng Guozhang to act as the president. After the news of the restoration reached Tianjin, Duan Qirui immediately called his student Fu Liangzuo and his cronies Duan Zhigui and others to a meeting, and decided to raise troops immediately to seek rebellion.At this moment, Li Yuanhong's letter of appointment also arrived. After reading it, Lao Duan threw it on the ground and said, "Who wants your appointment!" After all, with Li Yuanhong's letter of appointment, Lao Duan was famous after all, but the matter was rushed, and if he wanted to attack Zhang Xun's braided army, which troops should he rely on? After simple planning, Duan Qirui decided to contact three units. One was the Eighth Division of Zhumachang. The division commander Li Changtai, like Duan Qirui, was from a small station and had been friends for many years; more importantly What's more, Ran Fanrui, the artillery regiment commander of the Eighth Division, and his brother Ran Fanmin (then infantry battalion commander) had served Lao Duan for many years, and they were promoted by Lao Duan.Therefore, Duan Qirui felt that he had a certain degree of confidence in commanding this force. The second unit was stationed in the 16th Mixed Brigade in Langfang. This army was originally Feng Yuxiang's unit, but at that time Feng resigned because he was excluded, so Lao Duan decided to reappoint Feng Yuxiang as the brigade commander in order to win his support for the crusade. Restoration support.The third unit is the third division stationed in Baoding. Its division commander is Cao Kun, who is also an old acquaintance from the small station training. The plan was decided, and Duan Qirui sent people to contact each other separately. At this time, Zhu Jiabao, the governor of Zhili, had ordered Tianjin merchants to hang the dragon flag after learning that Zhang Xun had been appointed as Minister of Civil Affairs to express his response. .In the evening of the same day, Fu Liangzuo, who had gone to contact the Eighth Division, hurried back to Duan Qirui's mansion and reported to Duan Qirui that the division commander Li Changtai was willing to follow Prime Minister Duan and hoped that he would go to command in person. Duan Qirui was very happy after hearing this, and then sent someone to find Duan Zhigui, and decided to leave for the horse factory immediately.At eleven o'clock that night, Duan Qirui boarded the train with Duan Zhigui, Fu Liangzuo and their entourage. Amidst the long whistle, the train roared towards the horse factory and disappeared into the vast night. At one o'clock in the morning on July 2, Duan Qirui and others came to Machang. Li Changtai, the commander of the Eighth Division, and officers above the battalion level greeted him at the station. Expressed willingness to obey Duan Qirui's command.Since the division headquarters was four miles away from Machang Station, Li Changtai prepared a carriage for Duan Qirui and others.But Lao Duan was very happy that night. He refused to take the prepared carriages and horses, but suggested that everyone walk to the division headquarters together.On the way forward, the two brothers Ran Fanrui, commander of the artillery regiment, and Ran Fanmin, commander of the infantry battalion, still followed closely behind Lao Duan, just like Ma Bian back then. On the morning of the 2nd, when Duan Qirui was distressed by the shortage of manpower, his old subordinate Chen Wenyun also rushed to the horse factory.Chen Wenyun was a student of Duan Qirui. He was the principal of the Second Lecture Hall in Beijing with the title of lieutenant general at the time. Mr. Duan", so he immediately came to the horse factory. After seeing Chen Wenyun, Duan Qirui immediately gave him a task: "You go back to Tianjin immediately to find Yang Yide, the police chief, and tell him to cancel the dragon flag and let Zhu Jiabao leave the governor's office. After that, I will let him be the governor of Zhili Province. Commander, if you disagree, my soldiers will arrive later, and the solution will be resolved by force." After Chen Wenyun found Yang Yide, he told him exactly what Duan Qirui had said. Yang Yide heard that the old Duan had already organized a rebellion army, and thought that he could replace Zhu Jiabao, so he readily agreed, but Zhu Jiabao was forced out. The warlord's yamen was overthrown, and the five-color flag was re-hanged in Tianjin. It's ridiculous to talk about Zhu Jiabao. He was originally a Jinshi during the Guangxu period, and he was good at calligraphy.During the Revolution of 1911, the Anhui governor was forced to "anyway" due to the situation, but the revolutionary party did not allow him to make a revolution. As a result, the self-proclaimed Anhui military governor had to flee the city at night.This time, he was very excited when he heard that he had been named Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Not only did he order the whole city to hang dragon flags, but he also ordered people to set up incense cases in the lobby, to look at the palace to express gratitude, and to bow three times and kowtow nine times. After Zhu Jiabao finished his salute, he couldn't afford to kneel down because of his long sloppy bowing, and finally relied on the soldiers around him to tuck him up.After returning home, Zhu Jiabao specially practiced kneeling and prostrating every night until his knees and legs were sore and weak, in order to prevent disrespect during the meeting.When the restoration failed, Zhu Jiabao’s official book was not completed, and the governor of Zhili was also lost. He hated him and scolded: "The republic wronged me, and the restoration also wronged me!" At noon on the 2nd, after the news of Duan Qirui's arrival at Machang, his subordinates and followers such as Jin Yunpeng, Jia Deyao, Tang Hualong and others also came to Machang one after another.In the afternoon, Liang Qichao, a great writer, also rushed to the horse factory. After Duan Qirui saw it, he was overjoyed and said, "Mr. Ren is here to boost the military power!" The secretary is here!" With Liang Qichao's pen as large as a rafter, the power of the proclamation against the rebellious army has greatly increased.Liang Qichao is indeed well-deserved of his reputation. After a short rest, he immediately drafted a call for rebellion. Ambition, in the name of mediating the current situation, blocking troops from the capital, overthrowing the state system... And in today's world where people's wisdom is flourishing and civil rights are prospering, but if you want to tame billions of trillions with the majesty of one name, it is absolutely unreasonable... " On July 3, Duan Qirui convened a military meeting in Machang and formally established the "General Command of the Rebel Army".In the afternoon of the same day, Duan Qirui issued a telegram, announcing "rebellion", and ordered the Eighth Division to march towards Beijing. After Zhang Xun's restoration, there was an uproar all over the country. Except Zhu Jiabao, Governor of Zhili Province, and Meng Enyuan, Governor of Jilin Province, who publicly expressed their support, there were very few responders. On July 2, Feng Guozhang issued a telegram, enumerating the eight major crimes of Zhang Xun's restoration. Subsequently, Tan Yankai, the Governor of Hunan, Wang Zhanyuan, the Governor of Hubei, Yang Shande, the Governor of Zhejiang, Cao Kun, the Governor of Zhili, Cheng Biguang, the former Navy Chief, and Lu Yongxiang, the Songhu Guard Others also expressed their opposition. Ni Sichong, the governor of Anhui, expressed his approval at first, and ordered Anqing, Wuhu and other places to hang the dragon flag and use "Xuantong Zhengshuo" instead.Li Houji, the governor of Fujian, also took similar actions. He sent a telegram to thank him and called himself "the governor of Fujian".In addition, Zhang Jingyao, a student of Wang Shizhen and the commander of the Seventh Division, also went to the palace to thank "Heavenly Grace" after being awarded the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy, and sent Zhang Xun a student post.It is said that the regent Zaifeng once gave Zhang Jingyao a set of court clothes, but the trousers were too long and the boots were too small, and because there was no time to make them, he had to wear court clothes on his upper body and military trousers and military boots on his lower body to pay his respects to the palace.Later, when the wind direction changed, Wang Shizhen hurriedly informed Zhang Jingyao to run away immediately, so as to avoid being captured by the rebellious army. After Zhang Xun learned that the governors of all provinces opposed the restoration, his braids stood on end and his beard trembled. He cursed: "These damn bastards have spoken well before, but now they are all revolutionaries!" It looks like it’s unreliable to have no braids!” Especially Ni Sichong, who is in-laws with Zhang Xun, who also opposed the restoration this time, and now Lao Zhang was so angry that he yelled: “Fuck, even the old Ni doesn't know me anymore!" Scolding is scolding, you have to be serious when fighting a war, this is no joke. On July 5, the 8th Division under the command of Duan Zhigui and Feng Yuxiang's 16th Mixed Brigade joined forces in Langfang, and then attacked Huangcun along the railway line. The Braided Army retreated to Beijing without resistance.At the same time, Cao Kun commanded the third division to arrive at Paomachang by car from Baoding, and attacked the capital from the south.That afternoon, Cao Kun's general Wu Peifu took the lead in capturing Lugou Bridge.As a result, the East and West rebel armies have completed their attack on Beijing. In the small-scale contact in the early stage, both sides suffered casualties, and the rebellious army captured some braided soldiers. At that time, Jin Yunpeng asked to kill some of them to boost the army's power. After hearing this, Duan Qirui was very unhappy and said: "The crime lies with Zhang Xun. One person, what is the crime of these officers and soldiers? What is the use of killing a few people? You are always easy to kill, and the murderers are always killed. Which person who is good at killing will have good results?" As a result, most of the captured braided troops had their braids cut off and sent back to their hometowns, or were incorporated into the anti-rebel army.Zhang Xun also captured several rebellious soldiers. When his subordinates sent the captured "rebel army" flags, Zhang Xun was furious and dug out the word "discuss" on the flags, so it became "rebellious soldiers". military"! Zhang Xun originally had fifty battalions of braided troops (about 500 people in each battalion), but this time he only brought ten battalions of 5,000 people into Beijing. The fighting really started, and the strength of the army was naturally tight.It is said that when Zhang Xun went north from Xuzhou, he once told his subordinate Zhang Wensheng: "You take good care of your home in Xuzhou. After the restoration, I will send a telegram 'Express transport forty pots of flowers to Beijing', and you will immediately transfer the forty battalions. The troops are going to Beijing." After hearing this, Zhang Wensheng agreed with all his heart, and said that he would definitely do it without delay. When Duan Qirui announced the rebellion, Zhang Xun hurriedly sent a telegram to Xuzhou, asking Zhang Wensheng to quickly lead the 40 battalions of braided troops to the north for rescue. Unexpectedly, after waiting for two days, people from Xuzhou sent forty pots of various flowers When Zhang Xun saw it, he was so angry that he fell off the grand master's chair, and said repeatedly: "It's broken! It's broken! Even Zhang Wensheng kicked my ladder!" This matter may be based on unofficial history, but even if Zhang Xun's subordinates wanted to go north to support, I'm afraid they couldn't do it at the time.Because Zhang Xun went north along Jinpu Road by train, and after Duan Qirui announced his rebellion, he ordered the director of traffic, Ye Gongchuo, to transfer all the locomotives on Jinpu Road to Tianjin, and ordered Ni Sichong and others to investigate Zhang Xun's travel in Xuzhou. The rest is anti-blocking.In this way, the braided army was completely separated from the south to the north, and Lao Zhang could only do nothing in Beijing, fighting like a trapped beast. On July 6, the rebellious army on the East Road approached Fengtai, and there was a fierce exchange of fire with the braided army.In this battle, there is one thing worth recording, that is, the Nanyuan Aviation School's rebellious air team made its first battle and dropped bombs on the braided army's position and the palace.This should be regarded as China's first air force combat, and it still bombed the Forbidden City. According to records, the Forbidden City suffered a total of three bombs. Although they were all small bombs with the length of a foot, they were enough to scare the little emperor Puyi, concubines, ministers, and eunuchs in the palace.After the bomb was dropped, these people panicked and hid under the bed one after another, as if the place where they slept was the safest.Of the three historic bombs, one fell outside the gate of Longzong and injured a bearer; the other fell by the pool in the Imperial Garden and damaged a corner of the pool; Although there was no explosion on the tile eaves of Longfumen Street, it scared the eunuchs who gathered there to gamble half to death. On July 7, the East and West armies joined forces to attack Fengtai. When the braided army was resisting tenaciously, Chen Guangyuan of the 12th Division, who had originally joined the restoration camp, suddenly turned against him, and Wu Changzhi, the second brigade of Gyeonggi, who was originally attached to the braided army, also joined the protest. Rebel team.The braided army was attacked from both sides, so they had to hastily end the battle and retreat to Beijing.At noon, the rebellious army occupied Fengtai with few casualties. On July 8, the peripheral battles basically ended. The rebellious army approached the city of Beijing, while the braided army retreated into the city of Beijing in an attempt to resist.A few days ago, Zhang Xun was still promulgating orders indiscriminately, ordering the governors of various provinces to send three people to Beijing to plan the Congress, and recruited a group of old characters such as Cen Chunxuan, Zhao Erxun, Tie Liang, etc. to serve as advisers to Bute Yuan , and appointed Xu Shichang as the Taifu, Zhang Renjun and Zhou Fu as the co-organizers, and he also named a "Prince of Loyalty and Courage". It's a pity that although the old bureaucrats who were pointed out secretly comforted themselves, who would dare to take up the post rashly in such a chaotic situation?In the end, isn't it just the "loyal prince", "Governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang", and "Minister of State Affairs of the Imperial Palace" Mr. Zhang Xunzhang who led these braided soldiers to resist bravely in Beijing? After the defeat, Zhang Xun had no choice but to ask for a vacancy, and sent a telegram indignantly, saying that since the Republic of China, there have been many wars, the country has been impoverished, and the people are poor. This is all caused by the establishment of the Republic. Following the destiny and the will of the people, returning the government to the Qing Dynasty, and wanting to implement a constitutional monarchy, it is sincere and sincere, not for personal interests; fortunately, my way is not alone, and all the provinces (referring to the governors of the provinces) that I am in the same ranks, I have more plans, Donghai (that is, Xu Shichang) , Hejian (i.e. Feng Guozhang), especially applauded, and there is evidence to prove that the messengers returned.Well now, everyone turns their faces and denies me, and treats me as a fool. Well, now I don't care, and I invite Mr. Xu Ge (Shichang) to come to Beijing to govern, organize the cabinet, convene the National Assembly, and negotiate the constitution.Before Mr. Xu Ge came to Beijing, all government affairs were handed over to Mr. Wang Pin (Shizhen).Anyway, I don't have any requirements, where do I go back and forth, don't make me anxious! After the Acting President Feng Guozhang heard the telegram, he ordered Zhang Xun's old positions such as "Yangtze River Patrol Envoy" to be dismissed, and he was labeled as a criminal; Xun disarmed and surrendered on the spot.When the news came, Zhang Xun was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He immediately burst into his bullish temper and collected the remnants and defeated soldiers who had retreated into the city. Deploying heavy troops and setting up artillery positions in other places will definitely turn the capital, a good area, into a life and death field for a decisive battle with the rebel army. After Zhang Xun's desperate posture was put in place, the capital was shaken, and the common people fled out of the city with their families and families. Even the diplomatic missions in Beijing protested again and again, and mediated and reconciled among the braided army and the rebellious army, so as not to prevent the city gate from being destroyed. If there is a fire, the fish in the pond will be affected.At the request of all parties, Duan Qirui ordered the rebel army to temporarily stop attacking, and sent someone to persuade Zhang Xun to surrender immediately, so as not to destroy the ruins of the ancient city of Beijing and hurt innocent people. Zhang Xun's temper is well known to everyone. When the visitor told Duan Qirui's words to him, he said angrily: "It was Li Yuanhong who invited me to Beijing at that time. Now I can go if you want me, but I have to." I want Li Yuanhong to send me back to Xuzhou!" The envoys also came to persuade him, and Zhang Xun said: "I will not leave the soldiers, and the soldiers will not leave the weapons; where did I come from, and where are I going. I heard that the surname Li ran to you There, I will find him to judge!" Seeing that Zhang Xun was unmoved and insisted on going back to be his patrol envoy on the Yangtze River, people from all walks of life asked the old people to persuade Zhang Xun.The elders were helpless and asked Zhang Xun what to do now.Zhang Xun shouted: "What are you afraid of! This matter has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with the Qing court. It was done by me, Lao Zhang, so there is nothing to be afraid of!" On the 10th, Zhang Xun sent another telegram, denouncing those guys from the Beiyang faction for treachery and betraying friends: "Changing the state system is a very important matter. How can I, Lao Zhang, be able to preside alone?... I am in Tianjin this time, and Xu Donghai ( Shichang) and Governor Zhu (Jiabao) all expressed their support, and the other warlords had no objection. Although Mr. Zhi (that is, Duan Qirui, styled Zhiquan) did not express it face to face, he did not refuse. I sent a secret message to seek the consent of all parties. It is also permissible that the secret electricity is there, and it is not my old Zhang who lied. Now that the restoration has been implemented, not only Feng and Duan are opposed by telegrams, but Chen Guangyuan and Wang Shizhen, who conspired day and night, and Cao Kun and Duan Zhigui, who were first in favor of it, also agreed. Opposed one after another, approaching Gyeonggi. Overturning clouds and rain, out of Erqing, people's hearts are like this, it is really admirable. Only I, Lao Zhang, is loyal and loyal, and the sky can be shown, and he is brave enough to be sold by the group, and this heart is unremitting. But such The deeds of ghosts and ghosts must be announced to the world, so that everyone can hear about them. Listen carefully to me, you guys. If I push Lao Tzu into a hurry, I will collect and publish the minutes of previous meetings and correspondence, and I will put my ugly words first.” Hearing this tone, Zhang Xun seemed to feel that he had been duped by those old friends: at the beginning, he was obviously in favor or not against it, how could he turn his face and deny it after the restoration?But Lao Zhang didn’t think too much about it. If you don’t oppose it, you don’t necessarily agree with it. Besides, you have succeeded in the restoration, and you are the "Prince Zhongyong" and the minister of state affairs. This will inevitably arouse the envy of others! On July 11, seeing that Zhang Xun refused to disarm and surrender, Duan Qirui had no choice but to order a general attack.However, at the request of the ministers of various countries, the rebellious army agreed not to use too many live ammunition bombardments.After the battle began, most of the braided army was defeated and voluntarily laid down their weapons, cut off their braids, and received reorganization or demobilization.Only the braided army near Zhang Xun's private house resisted stubbornly, and the battle was very fierce. When the rebellious army asked Duan Qirui for instructions to bombard Zhang's house, Duan Qirui agreed that only one live ammunition could be used, and the others could only be threatened with false artillery.That night, the rebellious army shot Zhang's house with a cannonball, and in the flames, the old people with long braids fled from the house one after another. At this time, Zhang Xun still refused to give in, until Wu Bingxiang, chief police officer of Beijing Normal University, contacted the Dutch embassy to send a car to pick him up, but Lao Zhang still stubbornly refused to get in the car, until several strong Dutchmen and his subordinates pushed him repeatedly. The leader got him into a car and sent him to the embassy area. Only then did the braided army gradually stop resisting and were all disarmed. The war against rebellion came to an end. Speaking of this, I can't help but exaggerate Lao Piao Xun, let alone the restoration, in terms of fighting spirit, Lao Zhang is worthy of being a veteran of the Sino-French War, and he has not insulted the title of "Prince Zhongyong".