Chapter 3 ferocious flock

Xianfeng, the ninth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, is really a bit special. Although he is a wimp, the people around him are very powerful. His ministers Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang, his wife Cixi, including Guangxu, his nephew's son, and the one who will appear below, a total of five "sheep people" who are more or less related to him (You read that right, these people are all sheep), forming a ferocious "flock" that will dominate China for more than half a century in the future. I believe that everyone doesn't like dry biographies very much. Fortunately, the historical files of the actor who is about to appear are quite interesting. Please read a file first.

On September 16, 1859, Yuanjiazhai, Xiangcheng County, Henan Province. Mrs. Xiao Liu, the second wife of Yuan Baozhong, the eldest son of the Yuan family, gave birth to his fourth son.This is a big fat boy, a sheep, Virgo.This person is the "Yuan Datou" Yuan Shikai who later disrupted the pattern of China for half a century. The big head is a sheep, but his temper is not like a sheep at all, but like a wolf, of course, this is a later story. When Datou was born, Yuan Baozhong was not in the mood of anxiety mixed with joy like those fathers outside the delivery room of the hospital today.As a father with four sons struggling to survive in troubled times, the first thing to consider is survival.

However, before considering the issue of survival, Yuan Baozhong had to solve another problem: naming the child. Yuan Baozhong's cultural level is not very high, and his education is a tribute (probably between Xiucai and Juren).As for the tribute, he bought it at a high price (donation).The reason why he is willing to spend so much money is because he wants to buy an identity and improve his social status.After Yuan Baozhong bought the tribute degree, he could not kneel down when meeting the county magistrate, and even had in-depth exchanges with the county magistrate on rural construction and other issues... Identity is really a good thing!

Yuan Baozhong, who has status and status, found it difficult to name his son. After much deliberation, he decided to give the child a nickname for the time being: Yuan Xiaosi.However, the child's mother, Mrs. Liu, was a little unhappy: In our high-ranking family, this nickname is too ridiculous! At this time, a letter came to help Yuan Baozhong solve this urgent need. The letter was written by Yuan Baozhong's uncle Yuan Jiasan.The content of the letter is very simple. Uncle, I defeated the anti-government armed Nian army in the war that just ended, and I am about to return triumphantly.

Yuan Baozhong was overjoyed, and the word "Kai" came at his fingertips.Then according to the ranking of the family "Bao Shike Family Enterprise Wen Shaowu", the name of "Yuan Shikai" is freshly released. We have a good name, but what about a good life?It was not a good time when Yuan Xiaosi was born. The supreme leader of the country, Emperor Xianfeng, was being roasted on the fire. The Qing Dynasty was experiencing unprecedented turbulent years, so Yuan Xiaosi's future was destined to be not safe and happy. But it's exciting enough! Before Yuan Xiaosi reappears, let us first turn our attention to the era in which Yuan Xiaosi lived, interspersed with the introduction of several major events that have influenced modern Chinese history.