Chapter 1 The president and the emperor are only in a moment: Yuan Shikai's "small station" people
In the early years of the Republic of China, people compared Yuan Shikai to the Washington of the United States, but Yuan Shikai failed to become Washington after all. Yuan was in the final analysis a "man of the old age".In Yuan's circle, the active ones are still dominated by people from the old era: the former Qing bureaucrats, the direct descendants of Beiyang, and a small number of new elements with new ideas.As a leader of the generation, Yuan was very skillful in winning people's hearts. He gave names to those who asked for names, gave officials to those who asked for officials, and gave money to those who asked for money. He never hesitated.
Duan Zhigui (1869～1925): Born in Hefei, Anhui, graduated from Beiyang Military Academy.Won the favor of Yuan Shikai, known as "His Royal Highness Qian", he has successively served as commander-in-chief in Beijing, commander-in-chief of the Gongwei Army, commander-in-chief of Chahar, envoy of Xuanfu of Jiangxi, governor of Hubei, general Fengtian, etc. total length.
Zhao Bingjun (1859~1914): Born in Ruzhou, Henan, and Yuan Shikai's confidant, he founded China's first patrol team and established a police academy.Known as Yuan Shikai's big housekeeper.
Yan Fu (1854～1921): A native of Houguan in Fujian Province, he graduated from the Greenwich Naval Academy in the UK and served as the chief instructor of the Beiyang Naval Academy.A translator and educator, he translated the masterpiece "Tianyanlun", which enlightened a generation.
Yang Du (1874～1931): Born in Xiangtan, Hunan, a disciple of Wang Kaiyun, a university student, and a successor of emperor studies.
Jiang Chaozong (1861～1943): A native of Jingde, Anhui, a Beiyang general, he served as the infantry commander for a long time.
Yan Huiqing (1877～1950): Shanghainese, diplomat.He graduated from Shanghai Tongwenguan in his early years, and later studied at the University of Virginia. He served as the counselor of the Qing embassy in the United States, the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the general office of Tsinghua University.After the Republic of China, he successively served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister to Germany, Denmark, Sweden and other countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Prime Minister.
Wang Shizhen (1861～1930): Born in Zhengding, Hebei, one of the "Three Heroes of Beiyang", a veteran of Beiyang, he served as Minister of Army, Chief of General Staff, and Prime Minister of the State. After Zhang Xun was restored, he retired from politics.
⊙Shen Peizhen's business card has a big letter "Shen Peizhen, a protégé of the President", with a side note "Originally from Huangpi, sent to Xiangshan, and now from Xiangcheng". "Huangpi" refers to Li Yuanhong, "Xiangcheng" refers to Yuan Shikai, and "Xiangshan" refers to Sun Yat-sen.Shen was originally a member of the alliance, and it is said that he had an ambiguous relationship with Li and Yuandu. He also worshiped Jiang Chaozong as his adoptive father and Duan Zhigui as his uncle. He had unusual relationships with many dignitaries, so he was nicknamed "Political Baby". ⊙In 1915, Shen Peizhen led more than a dozen beautifully dressed and extremely beautiful women friends to attend a banquet at "Xingchunju" in Dongsiqitiao Hutong, Beijing.All the friends put on embroidered slippers, and sat under the crabapple flowers, scratching their heads and making poses.When everyone was drunk, someone proposed to use "smelly feet" as a drinking order.That day there was only one person who didn't smell the stinky feet, and the first person punished for smelling the stinky feet was Prince Qing Yikuang's eldest son Zai Zhen. ⊙Yuan Shikai has a group of "Women's Army", which is divided into three factions: one is the noble faction, headed by the female talent Lu Bicheng, who is actually a scholar of literature; the other is the activist faction, led by An Jingsheng, who advocates women's participation in politics and organized for the Zhangluo Emperor "Chinese Women's Petition"; the third is the powerful faction, running around to make friends with powerful people, headed by Shen Peizhen.The main members include Liu Fourth Grandma, Wang Third Wife, Jiang Shuwan and dozens of others. ⊙An Jingsheng drafted the regulations for the recruitment of female officials for Yuan Shikai. There are eight articles: 1. The family background and politics are clean, and they support the leadership of Emperor Yuan; 2. The age is between 14 and 25; 3. The appearance is dignified and the body Healthy, without any disease; 4. Not married, a young girl with no partner; 5. Or a widow, but must have never given birth to a child; 6. No smoking, no drinking, no gambling; Seven or three years before you can leave the palace ; After the expiry of eight or three years, the magistrate will invite the emperor to reward those who have performed well. ⊙Yuan Shikai once talked about military training with Zhang Zhidong. Yuan Shikai said: "The matter of military training may seem complicated, but it is actually simple. The main thing is to practice 'absolutely obeying orders'. We hold officials and money in one hand and money in the other. Hold the knife, obey and you will be rich, and disobedient will eat the knife." ⊙Yuan Shikai didn't read well, but he was very bold. When he was 13 or 14 years old, he wrote a pair of Spring Festival couplets: Daze Long Fangzhe, Central Plains Deer Zhengfei.He was majestic and majestic, and Yuan's teacher was shocked when he saw it. ⊙ Cixi was preparing to train a new type of army, and Xu Shichang recommended Yuan Shikai to Rong Lu.At this time, Yuan Gang spent money to buy Prince Tongqing and Li Lianying, and recruited a Taoist priest in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, and was dreaming of going to the south of the Yangtze River to make a fortune.After receiving Xu Shichang's notice, Yuan was a little unhappy, and reluctantly accepted the task of training troops at the small station. ⊙Xu Shichang's ancestors originally lived in Zhejiang, and later moved to Daxing, Beijing, and then moved to Tianjin, and another family lived in Henan. Xu Shichang was born in Kaifeng, Henan.Therefore, Xu Shichang has three native places of Zhejiang, Zhili, and Henan. He can talk about fellow villagers in Henan with Yuan Shikai, fellow villagers in Zhejiang with Sun Baoqi and Qian Nengxun, and fellow hometown in Zhili with Feng Guozhang and Cao Kun. ⊙Song Yuren, the Hanlin of the former Qing Dynasty, had an attempt to restore the restoration. Unexpectedly, one of his fellows from Sichuan wrote a letter of accusation to Jiang Chaozong, the commander of the infantry. But a luxurious carriage.The driver of the carriage sent a message saying: "Master Commander, please go to the office to talk to Song Hanlin!" The conclusion of the treatment was that the discussion was absurd and he had mental problems. He should be sent back to his hometown and handed over to the local supervisor.But Yuan Shikai felt that it was still too heavy, so he told Song to "persuade him to return to his hometown to recuperate", and he also sent 3,000 yuan for travel expenses. ⊙Yuan Shikai's most powerful think tanks are two, one is Chen Heng and the other is Yang Shiqi.Liang Shiyi, secretary-general of the presidential palace, initially disapproved of the monarchy and was dismissed.Liang said with emotion: "My Liang's life is not afraid of Yuan Xiangcheng (Yuan Shikai is from Xiangcheng, Henan, so he is also called Yuan Xiangcheng), but I am afraid of Yang Shiqi, and I am afraid that he will kill me." ⊙Pu Yi got married in 1922. Yin Chang, as the Chief Attendant of the Presidential Palace, represented the Republic of China, and bowed and congratulated his former employer with courtesy to foreign monarchs.Then he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said to Puyi: "The bowing salute just now represented the Republic of China, and now the slave salutes the emperor himself as a Manchu." ⊙During the military training at Xiaozhan, Zhang Huaizhi was Yuan Shikai's "horse soldier". Once when Yuan was riding a horse, he fell off his horse and put his foot on the stirrup.In an emergency, Zhang Huaizhi supported the horse with his head and shoulders, so the horse stopped and Yuan was saved.From this, Zhang gained Yuan's trust and recognized Yuan Shikai as his adoptive father. ⊙The "Dragon of the Northern Ocean" Wang Shizhen is actually a fake.One year, Nie Shicheng, President of the Wuyi Army, dispatched officers to various towns in Zhili, and Yang Ruisheng, the general of Chaoyang Township, issued an insurance policy and sent it, including guard Wang Shizhen.But Wang Shoubei didn't want to switch to another place, so Yang asked a Ma Bian named Wang to replace him.This fake Wang Shizhen was later transferred to Beiyang Armed Forces, and was sent to Xiaozhan to become a general under Yuan Shikai.The real Wang Shizhen was later dismissed and returned to his hometown, where he died in obscurity. ⊙When Zhang Taiyan saw Chen Heng for the first time, he was shocked: "China's number one person, China's number one person! Those who will die in the Republic of China in the future must be this person!" At this time, Chen was only the deputy chief of staff (Li Yuanhong served as the vice president and chief of staff) . ⊙Zhao Bingjun is Yuan Shikai's big housekeeper, he claims to be a think tank, and he claims to have three firsts: his surname is the first in a hundred families; he is born in the first county in the country (Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture); he is the first prime minister of the Beiyang faction.In fact, when, where, and who his parents were named, not only he himself does not know, but others do not know either.When he knew himself, he was already working as a book boy in the home of a wealthy family in Linru County, Henan. ⊙In 1902, the Beiyang New Army successively established three associations, and Yuan Shikai used examinations to promote cadres to show fairness.Wang Shizhen and Feng Guozhang were admitted to Xietong successively, but Duan Qirui failed Sun Shan twice in succession.By the time of the third exam, Duan was so discouraged. Unexpectedly, the day before the exam, Yuan Shikai sent someone to quietly pass the exam questions to him, and arranged for him to open up the joints so that he could pass the exam steadily.Later, Duan did not shy away from this matter, and every time he talked about it with two or three close friends, he believed that "the love is so deep that I will never forget it for life." ⊙Lei Zhenchun is one of the "Thirteen Taibao" of Yuan Shikai's imperial system. He is from Anhui. He was falsely accused by the patriarch in his early years and was forced to run away from home to serve as a soldier.Later, when the official paid homage to the admiral of Jiangbei, when he returned to his hometown in fine clothes, all the clansmen and gentry came to welcome him with smiles.Lei recalled the desolate scene when he left home, so he pasted a couplet on the door: The family is poor, with a thousand hooks, you can't catch your relatives and friends; ⊙In the Hongxian monarchy, there were all kinds of petition groups. Liang Shiyi was one of the masterminds, and the prostitute petition group he organized was quite eye-catching.Yang Du found someone to start a beggar petition group, which also won Lao Yuan's favor.After Liang Shiyi knew about it, he wrote a letter to ridicule Yang: it is whimsical and unexpected to replace Yicai with Zikuang.But if you don't get rid of the stereotype of the word "petition", you can still follow my door. ⊙Liang Shiyi organized petition associations in various provinces and held a grand banquet for guests at the Tongxing Hall.During the banquet, Zhang Jingyao, the commander of the Seventh Division, was holding a long pipe in his hand, and while smoking, he said defiantly: "The president is promoted to emperor, all you need to do is issue an edict! Anyone who dares to rebel will be beheaded." Why do you want to play these tricks of discussions and petitions!" When Yuan Shikai heard this, he became furious and said angrily, "What does this bastard know! I must deal with him severely to warn those lawless soldiers!" ⊙After Yuan Shikai imprisoned Zhang Taiyan, he ordered Lu Jianzhang and others to draw up eight protections for Zhang Taiyan: First, food and living, no matter how much money was spent.Second, the scriptures and lectures cannot be copied; the texts about the current situation are not allowed to be circulated, and they must be banned.Third, destroy things and scold people, listen to them, and buy things after they are destroyed.Fourth, provocateurs are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving people.Fifth, whoever is the best with that person and who does not hinder the government, let him come and go.Sixth, sooner or later, people must be sent to patrol, lest there will be accidents.Seventh, those who seek to see must have a permit.Eighth, the protection is entirely up to you. ⊙Zhang Taiyan also set up a "six chapters" for the servants sent by Yuan: first, he must pay his respects to him every morning and evening; second, he must stand with his head bowed when he sees him outside; ", claiming to be a "slave"; fourth, visitors are collectively called "master"; fifth, when someone comes to visit, no matter what, he must return to the Ming Dynasty to make a decision, and he must not be obstructed by walking; sixth, every new moon, he must kneel to him Three knocks.Anyone who fails to comply shall be asked to leave immediately. ⊙In 1912, Yuan Shikai appointed Zhang Taiyan as the frontier envoy to the Northeast.This is an empty title with officials but no posts. Zhang Buqu went to Changchun to take up the post and summoned local military and political officials as an officer, but no one paid any attention.Zhang went to see Chen Zhaochang, the governor of Jilin, and said furiously: "This envoy was appointed by the government of the Republic of China. How dare the local officials in Jilin ignore this envoy? That is to ignore the government of the Republic of China!" Chen Yixiao thanked him. ⊙In July 1912, Zhang Taiyan visited Wuhan at the invitation of Li Yuanhong, and received an extremely grand reception.Li praised Zhang to the sky, and Zhang naturally had a good impression of Li and Hubei. He believed that Li lived a simple life, spoke concisely, had a steady attitude, and treated everyone equally.At this time, he was waiting to continue, so he sought marriage in Hubei, and the objects were limited to women from Hubei. ⊙After Yuan Shikai became emperor, Zhang Taiyan wrote "Yuan Thief" every day in order to vent his anger.He drank a lot of alcohol, and every time he would eat peanuts as an appetizer, remove the stems when eating, and said: "Kill the head of 'Emperor Yuan'!" ⊙Wang Shizhen was highly valued by Yuan Shikai. Yuan would consult Wang on any important military and state affairs, and Wang must read and revise the manuscripts to be distributed.People at that time called him "Longmu", which means that the king is Yuan's eyes. ⊙On New Year's Day of 1915, Yuan Shikai announced the "Decree of Granting Ministers", and a group of civil and military officials were awarded the titles of Shangqing, Zhongqing, and Shaoqing.In particular, two deceased figures were also posthumously named "Qing", one was Zhao Bingjun, who was posthumously named Shangqing; the other was Song Jiaoren, who was posthumously named Zhongqing. ⊙Yuan Shikai once collected a couplet for Wanxian Normal School in Sichuan: I am born to be useful, and so are other people's beloved children. ⊙Yuan Shikai called his confidant General Wang Shizhen the "Fortune General", Duan Qirui the "Heavy General", and Feng Guozhang the "Chief General".Wang Shizhen suddenly came out to preside over the big plan, and then retreated to the countryside.Therefore, people at that time called it the "dragon" who sees the head but does not see the end. ⊙When Yuan Shikai was elected president, he was worried about accidents and sent troops to intimidate members of Congress.During the official election that day, the photographer lit the flashlight to take pictures. When the flashlight exploded, everyone thought it was the sound of a bomb and ran around.Some MPs hid under the table and shouted: "I am electing Yuan Shikai!" ⊙After Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Yan Fu, who was one of the "six gentlemen" of the Chou Anhui, said to others: "Although I am one of the founders, I didn't know it beforehand. The eldest son Yuan Keding consulted with me I didn’t agree to anything about his father proclaiming himself emperor, but I just stated my own opinion. But it didn’t take long for the newspaper to publish that I was one of the founders of the Chou’an Association. "The listener was noncommittal, just nodded vaguely. ⊙Jiang Gui titled the commander of the Yi Army, the old predecessor of the Beiyang Army.Yuan Shikai called him "Uncle".Jiang spoke very casually in front of Yuan, and used to speak dirty words.To Beiyang's juniors, he called him "little dick boy" when he opened his mouth, and Yuan was no exception. Sometimes he even picked up a spittoon to urinate in front of Yuan.Yuan could not do anything to him, and often gave him money. ⊙In 1911, Shen Peizhen organized an uprising in Tianjin to echo the Wuchang Uprising.After the failure, she escaped from prison and went to Shanghai, and founded the Women's Martial Arts Association with "blood and murderous intent" to train female detective (agent) talents for the Northern Expedition. ⊙In the Hongxian monarchy, Hunan Tang Xiangming arranged a "election" and elected Yuan Shikai as emperor.First let the representatives of each county eat, drink and have fun in restaurants and brothels, and then bring the representatives into the election site, where they are watched by heavily armed soldiers.On the front of the ballot paper was printed a line of small characters that read, "President Yuan is recommended as the Great Emperor of the Chinese Empire." There were two large blank circles printed in the middle for people to fill in "Affirmative" or "Negative", and there were three small circles below. Voters fill in their real names and surnames.From the filling of the ballot to the voting, someone has been watching from the sidelines - of course no one dares to fill in the word "deny"!In this way, Yuan Shikai was "electioned" as emperor. ⊙Shen Peizhen gathered a group of new women who belonged to the "North Drifters" family, among whom there were many ladies from famous families and vain girls, who were euphemistically called "women with lofty ideals".She acted as the leader herself, and often took them to haunt the presidential palace and dignitary mansions.For the sake of convenience, Jiang Chaozong and others set up an "office" for these "women with lofty ideals" in the capital. Shen Peizhen was the director of the department, and there were secretaries and officers under it.This "office" that sponsored the imperial system in name is actually equivalent to a "high-end entertainment club", which is like a restaurant and a brothel.Since Jiang Chaozong, Duan Zhigui and other capital dignitaries are frequent visitors here, they attract many running officials, and the "office" is full of people for a while.Shen Peizhen is also well-known all over the world, and she is so popular that she is a little purple! ⊙Zhang Peng (Shaanxi Revolutionary Leader of 1911) met with Yuan Shikai.Yuan asked how old Zhang was, and Zhang replied that he was 27 years old.Yuan Da laughed and said: "I was only 26 years old last year, and it is not easy to be able to lead an army and be independent." Then Yuan Zhengse told Zhang San, "First, don't rush to get promoted, second, don't be greedy for money, and third, study more." After the meeting, the infantry commander Jiang Chaozong said to Zhang: "My brother is too honest. If you say you are 30 years old, the president will definitely promote you." ⊙ Duan Qirui's wife is Yuan Shikai's cousin and niece.Because of Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor, Mrs. Duan complained very much to Duan.One day, in front of relatives and friends, Mrs. Duan pointed at Duan and cursed: "I have no conscience!" Duan was very embarrassed and said in a low voice, "I can't help the old president either." ⊙Duan Qirui resigned as chief of the army and came to Zhongnanhai to bid farewell to Yuan Shikai.Yuan Keding took the opportunity to get his tenth, eleventh and twelfth younger brothers and his son Yuan Jiarong, etc., to scold Duan Qirui: "Poor scholar! Duan has a crooked nose!" Duan was furious. ⊙After Yuan Shikai married his tutor Zhou Di to Feng Guozhang, Zhou reported Feng's every move to Yuan.Before his death, Yuan said: "I have been supported by me for decades, high-ranking officials and generous salary, single-handed promotion, until now, no one has lived up to me! Unexpectedly, a woman has always repayed me for her kindness. The old civil and military people in the north deserve to die! " ⊙ After Feng Guozhang issued a telegram opposing Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor, he said: "I am a person he single-handedly promoted and is more trusted. Between us, we can't deny that we have the grace of knowing each other. In terms of personal friendship, I should support him. As for the country I plan to do it, but I must never do it. It may not be good for him if he does it. Once the people of the country rise up and attack him, the disaster will be even worse. Therefore, after thinking about it, I decided to send a power call to persuade him to abdicate." ⊙Memories of people around: Yuan Shikai was always restless, and it was rare for him to have quiet time. In the office, even if he only had a few minutes of leisure, he would find something to kill, such as sorting the files on the table, or rearranging stationery.But such an active person doesn't like to exercise. He has to take a sedan chair for such a short distance from the backyard of his residence to the gate. He never walks, and even goes up and down the stairs. ⊙One day, Zhang Xun and Feng Guozhang met in Nanjing.Zhang Xun said to Feng Guozhang: "The old man (Yuan Shikai) sent a secret telegram, asking me to monitor your actions." After hearing this, Feng Guozhang also took out a telegram and said to Zhang: "I also received a secret telegram from the old man, asking me to Monitor your movements." ⊙After Yuan Shikai's death, Wang Zhanyuan went to Tianjin to visit the impoverished eldest son Yuan Keding. After the concierge informed him, Yuan asked Wang to wait for more than two hours.For this reason, when Wang returned to Hubei, he made a detour in front of Yuan Shikai's tomb in Zhangde, Henan, and wept bitterly. ⊙After Tang Shaoyi formed a cabinet, during his first official meeting with President Yuan Shikai, after introducing the cabinet members, Tang reminded Yuan: According to the Provisional Constitution, the cabinet is only responsible to the Senate.Yuan replied with ease: "We are all old friends, and I believe we are always on the same page." ⊙Yuan Shikai ordered police chief Wu Bingxiang to investigate the gambling of government officials. Wu submitted a list, and the first one was Duan Qirui.Yuan Shikai looked at it, and said with a smile: "Jingtan (Wu's word), you can't joke like this! Zhiquan (Duan's word), I know, eight laps every night, it has always been like this, no problem! I will let you check It’s the people who stay up all night and win and lose a lot.” ⊙Yuan Shikai made Li Yuanhong the Prince of Wuyi, and sent one of his cronies to inquire about the news. After the "messenger" arrived, Li Yuanhong maintained his usual style, without saying a word, like a wooden man.But when someone called him "Prince" and told him that Yuan Shikai was planning to add honorary titles such as "Deputy Marshal" and "General Fuguo" to him, Li Yuanhong suddenly said, "Don't scold me!" ⊙During the War to Protect the Country, the Yuan government purchased a large amount of corned beef, salted pork, canned food, Shaoxing wine, colored satin, tribute silk, gold and silver utensils, clothes and hats, swords, antique calligraphy and paintings, rubbings, porcelain, postcards, etc., and sent them to Soldiers on the front lines.The generals who have done meritorious service will be rewarded with first-class to fifth-class Rongguangbao stars, and those who have won the medals can receive an annual salary ranging from 250 to 3,000 yuan. ⊙After the establishment of the Preparatory Committee, Liang Qichao wanted to write an article to refute it, but because of the safety of his colleagues in the Progressive Party, he delayed writing.But just when he was hesitating, Yuan Shikai sent him 200,000 yuan, half for his father's 70th birthday, and half for his travel expenses abroad.After receiving Yuan Shikai's trick, Liang Qichao immediately wrote "The So-Called Problem of the National System" with one stroke, and gave Yuan Shikai a blow. ⊙Xu Shichang claimed to be an old man in the Qing Dynasty, claiming that he would not be honored by the Republic of China (Yuan Shikai awarded him the honor), would not cut his braids, and would not be an official in the Republic of China. ⊙After Yuan Shikai became president, he only left the government three times in five years, one time when he moved from Iron Lion Alley to Zhongnanhai, and the other two times were to worship Confucius in Jiaotian.Whenever Yuan Shikai went out, he would be heavily guarded, with military police standing beside the road, and no civilians would be allowed to watch on the side of the road. Even if he peeked from a distance, he would be reprimanded if he was found. ⊙Yuan Naikuan is the chief executive of the Presidential Palace, and actively worked for Yuan Shikai to proclaim himself emperor.Yuan Naikuan's son was ashamed of this, so he changed his name to "Yuan Butong" to draw a clear line with his father. ⊙On December 12, 1915 (that is, the day Yuan Shikai admitted to accept the throne), Yuan Shikai accepted congratulations from more than 200 civil and military officials at Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai. Everyone bowed three times to the President.Then, Yuan Shikai also delivered a speech. The general content was: In order to save the country and the people, I am willing to dedicate myself, and I will also dedicate my children and grandchildren in the future! ⊙Jiang Chaozong, the infantry commander of the capital, couldn't write well, but he loved writing for others the most.Someone asked him to write a horizontal plaque, and after he finished writing, he stamped "General Diwei" in the middle of the plaque. ⊙Yuan Shikai often invites Jin Yunpeng's mother to dinner. Every time, Jin's mother will bring "four kinds" of gifts: ten eggs, four pieces of tofu, six catties of pancakes, and a can of pickles.The gift list reads like this: ten sons, all blessed quickly, strong soldiers and gold, consistent talents. ⊙Lin Baishui ran the "Society Daily" in Beiping to criticize current affairs. Yuan Shikai gave him 3,000 silver dollars a month, but Lin Baishui stopped scolding, and claimed, "I am a man of gold now"—meaning that I have received gold and will not open my mouth.When Feng Faction entered Beiping, Lin Baishui reverted to his old ways and continued to scold the government, so he was killed. ⊙There was a woman whose husband was seriously ill. Seeing that he could not be cured, the woman committed suicide by swallowing gold and died for her husband.Unexpectedly, the woman died, but the husband came back to life, so the husband asked the court to praise the woman.For this reason, Yuan Shikai ordered a group of talented scholars to draw up a plaque. As a result, Yuan was not satisfied with what everyone drew up. In the end, Yuan himself wrote a "return to heaven after death", which was praised by everyone.When a woman dies, she goes to heaven, so it is called "return to heaven". In addition, the husband is the "heaven" of the woman. When the woman dies, the husband lives, so it is also "return to heaven".A pun, seamless. ⊙Sichuan general Chen Heng, one day, suddenly gave special favor to the officers and soldiers of his guard, and allowed some of them to bring their families to live in the ancient imperial city where the supervisory office is located.Each family gave Yang ten yuan and a pack of white rice.As a result, those without family members also found prostitutes, and swarmed into the ancient imperial city, making a mess. Chen Heng had no choice but to order them all to be coaxed away. ⊙Lu Jianzhang, if you want to kill someone, please have dinner first, and after the dinner is over, shoot the person from behind with a pistol to death.Therefore, Lu's invitation is called "Yan Wang Post".Lu himself was also known as "The Butcher". ⊙After the establishment of the first cabinet, Yan Huiqing served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Many people came to Yan with letters of recommendation and asked him to arrange a job. vacancies. So when a friend recommends me a job seeker, I can say 'I'm sorry, there are no openings'." ⊙After the independence of Yunnan, General Chen Heng of Sichuan said to his staff: "The city of Beijing is playing monkey tricks. Cai Songpo (Cai E) is not a person who acts rashly. Monkeys climb the palace, and sooner or later they will fall!" ⊙Xue Dake, the editor-in-chief of "Asia News", called himself a "journalist reporter" and actively advocated Yuan Shikai's proclaiming himself emperor.After the failure of the imperial system, Xue was listed as one of the "eight sinners of the imperial system".Later, the Kuomintang approached Yang Du because of something, and Xue was also there. Xue said: "The revolutionary party said that I was a remnant of the imperial system. I have nothing to say, but those who want to be a remnant of the imperial system but can't do so say the same about me. I have to ask Sun Yat-sen." It’s not good for you to wash your face.” Liu Chengyu replied: “Not only will we wash your face, but we will also apply powder for you.” ⊙Wang Shizhen has a motto of "three nos": Look up to the sky, bow to the ground, and caress your heart. ⊙Yan Huiqing recalled: The relationship with fellow villagers is a very important line in the official career. There is a stable network of relationships between fellow villagers. As a rule, a new official entering Beijing must ask his fellow villagers to verify his native place and identity, and pay a small reward, that is, to join Association dues. ⊙Lu Zhengxiang was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the first cabinet, and Yan Huiqing was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Lu Chang said to Yan: "Only when a person is economically independent can he be loyal to his beliefs; if he lives for food and clothing, he will abandon his beliefs." Know Yan After his income was not high, Lu recommended Yan to serve as an envoy to Germany, as well as envoys to Sweden and Denmark, so that Yan could save some money. ⊙Every time Wang Shizhen returns to his hometown of Niujiazhuang in Zhengding, no matter whether he rides a sedan chair or rides a horse, he has to walk as soon as he arrives at Wulipu.One is that at the east entrance of the village there is a Shinto stele of Liangge Lao (Liang Menglong, the prince and Taibao of the Ming Dynasty); the other is that his seniority in the village is relatively small.Wang Shizhen lives in the village, and there is a rule that whenever the fathers and villagers come to the door, no matter the big or small things, they must take care of them. ⊙The Zhengding Wang family held a grand ceremony to welcome Wang Shizhen, but Wang Shizhen slipped back home.The patriarch accused Wang Shizhen of not giving face.Wang said: "Don't be angry, old man. It's all my fault. You old man doesn't know something. People who don't become officials want to be officials. Only after becoming officials do you know the dangers of officialdom. Just like me, maybe one day I will If you have to become a beggar, what is there to boast about?" ⊙Wang Shizhen went home to live in seclusion. One day, one person pushed a wheelbarrow uphill, but couldn't get up in the middle.At this time, Wang happened to pass by.So, I stepped forward to help, but because I didn't use my strength well, I almost turned the car over.The man shouted: "What's wrong with you, you can't even push the car, it's not helping you!" Wang Lian said: "It's my fault, it's my fault."
⊙Shen Peizhen's business card has a big letter "Shen Peizhen, a protégé of the President", with a side note "Originally from Huangpi, sent to Xiangshan, and now from Xiangcheng". "Huangpi" refers to Li Yuanhong, "Xiangcheng" refers to Yuan Shikai, and "Xiangshan" refers to Sun Yat-sen.Shen was originally a member of the alliance, and it is said that he had an ambiguous relationship with Li and Yuandu. He also worshiped Jiang Chaozong as his adoptive father and Duan Zhigui as his uncle. He had unusual relationships with many dignitaries, so he was nicknamed "Political Baby". ⊙In 1915, Shen Peizhen led more than a dozen beautifully dressed and extremely beautiful women friends to attend a banquet at "Xingchunju" in Dongsiqitiao Hutong, Beijing.All the friends put on embroidered slippers, and sat under the crabapple flowers, scratching their heads and making poses.When everyone was drunk, someone proposed to use "smelly feet" as a drinking order.That day there was only one person who didn't smell the stinky feet, and the first person punished for smelling the stinky feet was Prince Qing Yikuang's eldest son Zai Zhen. ⊙Yuan Shikai has a group of "Women's Army", which is divided into three factions: one is the noble faction, headed by the female talent Lu Bicheng, who is actually a scholar of literature; the other is the activist faction, led by An Jingsheng, who advocates women's participation in politics and organized for the Zhangluo Emperor "Chinese Women's Petition"; the third is the powerful faction, running around to make friends with powerful people, headed by Shen Peizhen.The main members include Liu Fourth Grandma, Wang Third Wife, Jiang Shuwan and dozens of others. ⊙An Jingsheng drafted the regulations for the recruitment of female officials for Yuan Shikai. There are eight articles: 1. The family background and politics are clean, and they support the leadership of Emperor Yuan; 2. The age is between 14 and 25; 3. The appearance is dignified and the body Healthy, without any disease; 4. Not married, a young girl with no partner; 5. Or a widow, but must have never given birth to a child; 6. No smoking, no drinking, no gambling; Seven or three years before you can leave the palace ; After the expiry of eight or three years, the magistrate will invite the emperor to reward those who have performed well. ⊙Yuan Shikai once talked about military training with Zhang Zhidong. Yuan Shikai said: "The matter of military training may seem complicated, but it is actually simple. The main thing is to practice 'absolutely obeying orders'. We hold officials and money in one hand and money in the other. Hold the knife, obey and you will be rich, and disobedient will eat the knife." ⊙Yuan Shikai didn't read well, but he was very bold. When he was 13 or 14 years old, he wrote a pair of Spring Festival couplets: Daze Long Fangzhe, Central Plains Deer Zhengfei.He was majestic and majestic, and Yuan's teacher was shocked when he saw it. ⊙ Cixi was preparing to train a new type of army, and Xu Shichang recommended Yuan Shikai to Rong Lu.At this time, Yuan Gang spent money to buy Prince Tongqing and Li Lianying, and recruited a Taoist priest in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, and was dreaming of going to the south of the Yangtze River to make a fortune.After receiving Xu Shichang's notice, Yuan was a little unhappy, and reluctantly accepted the task of training troops at the small station. ⊙Xu Shichang's ancestors originally lived in Zhejiang, and later moved to Daxing, Beijing, and then moved to Tianjin, and another family lived in Henan. Xu Shichang was born in Kaifeng, Henan.Therefore, Xu Shichang has three native places of Zhejiang, Zhili, and Henan. He can talk about fellow villagers in Henan with Yuan Shikai, fellow villagers in Zhejiang with Sun Baoqi and Qian Nengxun, and fellow hometown in Zhili with Feng Guozhang and Cao Kun. ⊙Song Yuren, the Hanlin of the former Qing Dynasty, had an attempt to restore the restoration. Unexpectedly, one of his fellows from Sichuan wrote a letter of accusation to Jiang Chaozong, the commander of the infantry. But a luxurious carriage.The driver of the carriage sent a message saying: "Master Commander, please go to the office to talk to Song Hanlin!" The conclusion of the treatment was that the discussion was absurd and he had mental problems. He should be sent back to his hometown and handed over to the local supervisor.But Yuan Shikai felt that it was still too heavy, so he told Song to "persuade him to return to his hometown to recuperate", and he also sent 3,000 yuan for travel expenses. ⊙Yuan Shikai's most powerful think tanks are two, one is Chen Heng and the other is Yang Shiqi.Liang Shiyi, secretary-general of the presidential palace, initially disapproved of the monarchy and was dismissed.Liang said with emotion: "My Liang's life is not afraid of Yuan Xiangcheng (Yuan Shikai is from Xiangcheng, Henan, so he is also called Yuan Xiangcheng), but I am afraid of Yang Shiqi, and I am afraid that he will kill me." ⊙Pu Yi got married in 1922. Yin Chang, as the Chief Attendant of the Presidential Palace, represented the Republic of China, and bowed and congratulated his former employer with courtesy to foreign monarchs.Then he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said to Puyi: "The bowing salute just now represented the Republic of China, and now the slave salutes the emperor himself as a Manchu." ⊙During the military training at Xiaozhan, Zhang Huaizhi was Yuan Shikai's "horse soldier". Once when Yuan was riding a horse, he fell off his horse and put his foot on the stirrup.In an emergency, Zhang Huaizhi supported the horse with his head and shoulders, so the horse stopped and Yuan was saved.From this, Zhang gained Yuan's trust and recognized Yuan Shikai as his adoptive father. ⊙The "Dragon of the Northern Ocean" Wang Shizhen is actually a fake.One year, Nie Shicheng, President of the Wuyi Army, dispatched officers to various towns in Zhili, and Yang Ruisheng, the general of Chaoyang Township, issued an insurance policy and sent it, including guard Wang Shizhen.But Wang Shoubei didn't want to switch to another place, so Yang asked a Ma Bian named Wang to replace him.This fake Wang Shizhen was later transferred to Beiyang Armed Forces, and was sent to Xiaozhan to become a general under Yuan Shikai.The real Wang Shizhen was later dismissed and returned to his hometown, where he died in obscurity. ⊙When Zhang Taiyan saw Chen Heng for the first time, he was shocked: "China's number one person, China's number one person! Those who will die in the Republic of China in the future must be this person!" At this time, Chen was only the deputy chief of staff (Li Yuanhong served as the vice president and chief of staff) . ⊙Zhao Bingjun is Yuan Shikai's big housekeeper, he claims to be a think tank, and he claims to have three firsts: his surname is the first in a hundred families; he is born in the first county in the country (Daxing County, Shuntian Prefecture); he is the first prime minister of the Beiyang faction.In fact, when, where, and who his parents were named, not only he himself does not know, but others do not know either.When he knew himself, he was already working as a book boy in the home of a wealthy family in Linru County, Henan. ⊙In 1902, the Beiyang New Army successively established three associations, and Yuan Shikai used examinations to promote cadres to show fairness.Wang Shizhen and Feng Guozhang were admitted to Xietong successively, but Duan Qirui failed Sun Shan twice in succession.By the time of the third exam, Duan was so discouraged. Unexpectedly, the day before the exam, Yuan Shikai sent someone to quietly pass the exam questions to him, and arranged for him to open up the joints so that he could pass the exam steadily.Later, Duan did not shy away from this matter, and every time he talked about it with two or three close friends, he believed that "the love is so deep that I will never forget it for life." ⊙Lei Zhenchun is one of the "Thirteen Taibao" of Yuan Shikai's imperial system. He is from Anhui. He was falsely accused by the patriarch in his early years and was forced to run away from home to serve as a soldier.Later, when the official paid homage to the admiral of Jiangbei, when he returned to his hometown in fine clothes, all the clansmen and gentry came to welcome him with smiles.Lei recalled the desolate scene when he left home, so he pasted a couplet on the door: The family is poor, with a thousand hooks, you can't catch your relatives and friends; ⊙In the Hongxian monarchy, there were all kinds of petition groups. Liang Shiyi was one of the masterminds, and the prostitute petition group he organized was quite eye-catching.Yang Du found someone to start a beggar petition group, which also won Lao Yuan's favor.After Liang Shiyi knew about it, he wrote a letter to ridicule Yang: it is whimsical and unexpected to replace Yicai with Zikuang.But if you don't get rid of the stereotype of the word "petition", you can still follow my door. ⊙Liang Shiyi organized petition associations in various provinces and held a grand banquet for guests at the Tongxing Hall.During the banquet, Zhang Jingyao, the commander of the Seventh Division, was holding a long pipe in his hand, and while smoking, he said defiantly: "The president is promoted to emperor, all you need to do is issue an edict! Anyone who dares to rebel will be beheaded." Why do you want to play these tricks of discussions and petitions!" When Yuan Shikai heard this, he became furious and said angrily, "What does this bastard know! I must deal with him severely to warn those lawless soldiers!" ⊙After Yuan Shikai imprisoned Zhang Taiyan, he ordered Lu Jianzhang and others to draw up eight protections for Zhang Taiyan: First, food and living, no matter how much money was spent.Second, the scriptures and lectures cannot be copied; the texts about the current situation are not allowed to be circulated, and they must be banned.Third, destroy things and scold people, listen to them, and buy things after they are destroyed.Fourth, provocateurs are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving people.Fifth, whoever is the best with that person and who does not hinder the government, let him come and go.Sixth, sooner or later, people must be sent to patrol, lest there will be accidents.Seventh, those who seek to see must have a permit.Eighth, the protection is entirely up to you. ⊙Zhang Taiyan also set up a "six chapters" for the servants sent by Yuan: first, he must pay his respects to him every morning and evening; second, he must stand with his head bowed when he sees him outside; ", claiming to be a "slave"; fourth, visitors are collectively called "master"; fifth, when someone comes to visit, no matter what, he must return to the Ming Dynasty to make a decision, and he must not be obstructed by walking; sixth, every new moon, he must kneel to him Three knocks.Anyone who fails to comply shall be asked to leave immediately. ⊙In 1912, Yuan Shikai appointed Zhang Taiyan as the frontier envoy to the Northeast.This is an empty title with officials but no posts. Zhang Buqu went to Changchun to take up the post and summoned local military and political officials as an officer, but no one paid any attention.Zhang went to see Chen Zhaochang, the governor of Jilin, and said furiously: "This envoy was appointed by the government of the Republic of China. How dare the local officials in Jilin ignore this envoy? That is to ignore the government of the Republic of China!" Chen Yixiao thanked him. ⊙In July 1912, Zhang Taiyan visited Wuhan at the invitation of Li Yuanhong, and received an extremely grand reception.Li praised Zhang to the sky, and Zhang naturally had a good impression of Li and Hubei. He believed that Li lived a simple life, spoke concisely, had a steady attitude, and treated everyone equally.At this time, he was waiting to continue, so he sought marriage in Hubei, and the objects were limited to women from Hubei. ⊙After Yuan Shikai became emperor, Zhang Taiyan wrote "Yuan Thief" every day in order to vent his anger.He drank a lot of alcohol, and every time he would eat peanuts as an appetizer, remove the stems when eating, and said: "Kill the head of 'Emperor Yuan'!" ⊙Wang Shizhen was highly valued by Yuan Shikai. Yuan would consult Wang on any important military and state affairs, and Wang must read and revise the manuscripts to be distributed.People at that time called him "Longmu", which means that the king is Yuan's eyes. ⊙On New Year's Day of 1915, Yuan Shikai announced the "Decree of Granting Ministers", and a group of civil and military officials were awarded the titles of Shangqing, Zhongqing, and Shaoqing.In particular, two deceased figures were also posthumously named "Qing", one was Zhao Bingjun, who was posthumously named Shangqing; the other was Song Jiaoren, who was posthumously named Zhongqing. ⊙Yuan Shikai once collected a couplet for Wanxian Normal School in Sichuan: I am born to be useful, and so are other people's beloved children. ⊙Yuan Shikai called his confidant General Wang Shizhen the "Fortune General", Duan Qirui the "Heavy General", and Feng Guozhang the "Chief General".Wang Shizhen suddenly came out to preside over the big plan, and then retreated to the countryside.Therefore, people at that time called it the "dragon" who sees the head but does not see the end. ⊙When Yuan Shikai was elected president, he was worried about accidents and sent troops to intimidate members of Congress.During the official election that day, the photographer lit the flashlight to take pictures. When the flashlight exploded, everyone thought it was the sound of a bomb and ran around.Some MPs hid under the table and shouted: "I am electing Yuan Shikai!" ⊙After Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Yan Fu, who was one of the "six gentlemen" of the Chou Anhui, said to others: "Although I am one of the founders, I didn't know it beforehand. The eldest son Yuan Keding consulted with me I didn’t agree to anything about his father proclaiming himself emperor, but I just stated my own opinion. But it didn’t take long for the newspaper to publish that I was one of the founders of the Chou’an Association. "The listener was noncommittal, just nodded vaguely. ⊙Jiang Gui titled the commander of the Yi Army, the old predecessor of the Beiyang Army.Yuan Shikai called him "Uncle".Jiang spoke very casually in front of Yuan, and used to speak dirty words.To Beiyang's juniors, he called him "little dick boy" when he opened his mouth, and Yuan was no exception. Sometimes he even picked up a spittoon to urinate in front of Yuan.Yuan could not do anything to him, and often gave him money. ⊙In 1911, Shen Peizhen organized an uprising in Tianjin to echo the Wuchang Uprising.After the failure, she escaped from prison and went to Shanghai, and founded the Women's Martial Arts Association with "blood and murderous intent" to train female detective (agent) talents for the Northern Expedition. ⊙In the Hongxian monarchy, Hunan Tang Xiangming arranged a "election" and elected Yuan Shikai as emperor.First let the representatives of each county eat, drink and have fun in restaurants and brothels, and then bring the representatives into the election site, where they are watched by heavily armed soldiers.On the front of the ballot paper was printed a line of small characters that read, "President Yuan is recommended as the Great Emperor of the Chinese Empire." There were two large blank circles printed in the middle for people to fill in "Affirmative" or "Negative", and there were three small circles below. Voters fill in their real names and surnames.From the filling of the ballot to the voting, someone has been watching from the sidelines - of course no one dares to fill in the word "deny"!In this way, Yuan Shikai was "electioned" as emperor. ⊙Shen Peizhen gathered a group of new women who belonged to the "North Drifters" family, among whom there were many ladies from famous families and vain girls, who were euphemistically called "women with lofty ideals".She acted as the leader herself, and often took them to haunt the presidential palace and dignitary mansions.For the sake of convenience, Jiang Chaozong and others set up an "office" for these "women with lofty ideals" in the capital. Shen Peizhen was the director of the department, and there were secretaries and officers under it.This "office" that sponsored the imperial system in name is actually equivalent to a "high-end entertainment club", which is like a restaurant and a brothel.Since Jiang Chaozong, Duan Zhigui and other capital dignitaries are frequent visitors here, they attract many running officials, and the "office" is full of people for a while.Shen Peizhen is also well-known all over the world, and she is so popular that she is a little purple! ⊙Zhang Peng (Shaanxi Revolutionary Leader of 1911) met with Yuan Shikai.Yuan asked how old Zhang was, and Zhang replied that he was 27 years old.Yuan Da laughed and said: "I was only 26 years old last year, and it is not easy to be able to lead an army and be independent." Then Yuan Zhengse told Zhang San, "First, don't rush to get promoted, second, don't be greedy for money, and third, study more." After the meeting, the infantry commander Jiang Chaozong said to Zhang: "My brother is too honest. If you say you are 30 years old, the president will definitely promote you." ⊙ Duan Qirui's wife is Yuan Shikai's cousin and niece.Because of Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor, Mrs. Duan complained very much to Duan.One day, in front of relatives and friends, Mrs. Duan pointed at Duan and cursed: "I have no conscience!" Duan was very embarrassed and said in a low voice, "I can't help the old president either." ⊙Duan Qirui resigned as chief of the army and came to Zhongnanhai to bid farewell to Yuan Shikai.Yuan Keding took the opportunity to get his tenth, eleventh and twelfth younger brothers and his son Yuan Jiarong, etc., to scold Duan Qirui: "Poor scholar! Duan has a crooked nose!" Duan was furious. ⊙After Yuan Shikai married his tutor Zhou Di to Feng Guozhang, Zhou reported Feng's every move to Yuan.Before his death, Yuan said: "I have been supported by me for decades, high-ranking officials and generous salary, single-handed promotion, until now, no one has lived up to me! Unexpectedly, a woman has always repayed me for her kindness. The old civil and military people in the north deserve to die! " ⊙ After Feng Guozhang issued a telegram opposing Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor, he said: "I am a person he single-handedly promoted and is more trusted. Between us, we can't deny that we have the grace of knowing each other. In terms of personal friendship, I should support him. As for the country I plan to do it, but I must never do it. It may not be good for him if he does it. Once the people of the country rise up and attack him, the disaster will be even worse. Therefore, after thinking about it, I decided to send a power call to persuade him to abdicate." ⊙Memories of people around: Yuan Shikai was always restless, and it was rare for him to have quiet time. In the office, even if he only had a few minutes of leisure, he would find something to kill, such as sorting the files on the table, or rearranging stationery.But such an active person doesn't like to exercise. He has to take a sedan chair for such a short distance from the backyard of his residence to the gate. He never walks, and even goes up and down the stairs. ⊙One day, Zhang Xun and Feng Guozhang met in Nanjing.Zhang Xun said to Feng Guozhang: "The old man (Yuan Shikai) sent a secret telegram, asking me to monitor your actions." After hearing this, Feng Guozhang also took out a telegram and said to Zhang: "I also received a secret telegram from the old man, asking me to Monitor your movements." ⊙After Yuan Shikai's death, Wang Zhanyuan went to Tianjin to visit the impoverished eldest son Yuan Keding. After the concierge informed him, Yuan asked Wang to wait for more than two hours.For this reason, when Wang returned to Hubei, he made a detour in front of Yuan Shikai's tomb in Zhangde, Henan, and wept bitterly. ⊙After Tang Shaoyi formed a cabinet, during his first official meeting with President Yuan Shikai, after introducing the cabinet members, Tang reminded Yuan: According to the Provisional Constitution, the cabinet is only responsible to the Senate.Yuan replied with ease: "We are all old friends, and I believe we are always on the same page." ⊙Yuan Shikai ordered police chief Wu Bingxiang to investigate the gambling of government officials. Wu submitted a list, and the first one was Duan Qirui.Yuan Shikai looked at it, and said with a smile: "Jingtan (Wu's word), you can't joke like this! Zhiquan (Duan's word), I know, eight laps every night, it has always been like this, no problem! I will let you check It’s the people who stay up all night and win and lose a lot.” ⊙Yuan Shikai made Li Yuanhong the Prince of Wuyi, and sent one of his cronies to inquire about the news. After the "messenger" arrived, Li Yuanhong maintained his usual style, without saying a word, like a wooden man.But when someone called him "Prince" and told him that Yuan Shikai was planning to add honorary titles such as "Deputy Marshal" and "General Fuguo" to him, Li Yuanhong suddenly said, "Don't scold me!" ⊙During the War to Protect the Country, the Yuan government purchased a large amount of corned beef, salted pork, canned food, Shaoxing wine, colored satin, tribute silk, gold and silver utensils, clothes and hats, swords, antique calligraphy and paintings, rubbings, porcelain, postcards, etc., and sent them to Soldiers on the front lines.The generals who have done meritorious service will be rewarded with first-class to fifth-class Rongguangbao stars, and those who have won the medals can receive an annual salary ranging from 250 to 3,000 yuan. ⊙After the establishment of the Preparatory Committee, Liang Qichao wanted to write an article to refute it, but because of the safety of his colleagues in the Progressive Party, he delayed writing.But just when he was hesitating, Yuan Shikai sent him 200,000 yuan, half for his father's 70th birthday, and half for his travel expenses abroad.After receiving Yuan Shikai's trick, Liang Qichao immediately wrote "The So-Called Problem of the National System" with one stroke, and gave Yuan Shikai a blow. ⊙Xu Shichang claimed to be an old man in the Qing Dynasty, claiming that he would not be honored by the Republic of China (Yuan Shikai awarded him the honor), would not cut his braids, and would not be an official in the Republic of China. ⊙After Yuan Shikai became president, he only left the government three times in five years, one time when he moved from Iron Lion Alley to Zhongnanhai, and the other two times were to worship Confucius in Jiaotian.Whenever Yuan Shikai went out, he would be heavily guarded, with military police standing beside the road, and no civilians would be allowed to watch on the side of the road. Even if he peeked from a distance, he would be reprimanded if he was found. ⊙Yuan Naikuan is the chief executive of the Presidential Palace, and actively worked for Yuan Shikai to proclaim himself emperor.Yuan Naikuan's son was ashamed of this, so he changed his name to "Yuan Butong" to draw a clear line with his father. ⊙On December 12, 1915 (that is, the day Yuan Shikai admitted to accept the throne), Yuan Shikai accepted congratulations from more than 200 civil and military officials at Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai. Everyone bowed three times to the President.Then, Yuan Shikai also delivered a speech. The general content was: In order to save the country and the people, I am willing to dedicate myself, and I will also dedicate my children and grandchildren in the future! ⊙Jiang Chaozong, the infantry commander of the capital, couldn't write well, but he loved writing for others the most.Someone asked him to write a horizontal plaque, and after he finished writing, he stamped "General Diwei" in the middle of the plaque. ⊙Yuan Shikai often invites Jin Yunpeng's mother to dinner. Every time, Jin's mother will bring "four kinds" of gifts: ten eggs, four pieces of tofu, six catties of pancakes, and a can of pickles.The gift list reads like this: ten sons, all blessed quickly, strong soldiers and gold, consistent talents. ⊙Lin Baishui ran the "Society Daily" in Beiping to criticize current affairs. Yuan Shikai gave him 3,000 silver dollars a month, but Lin Baishui stopped scolding, and claimed, "I am a man of gold now"—meaning that I have received gold and will not open my mouth.When Feng Faction entered Beiping, Lin Baishui reverted to his old ways and continued to scold the government, so he was killed. ⊙There was a woman whose husband was seriously ill. Seeing that he could not be cured, the woman committed suicide by swallowing gold and died for her husband.Unexpectedly, the woman died, but the husband came back to life, so the husband asked the court to praise the woman.For this reason, Yuan Shikai ordered a group of talented scholars to draw up a plaque. As a result, Yuan was not satisfied with what everyone drew up. In the end, Yuan himself wrote a "return to heaven after death", which was praised by everyone.When a woman dies, she goes to heaven, so it is called "return to heaven". In addition, the husband is the "heaven" of the woman. When the woman dies, the husband lives, so it is also "return to heaven".A pun, seamless. ⊙Sichuan general Chen Heng, one day, suddenly gave special favor to the officers and soldiers of his guard, and allowed some of them to bring their families to live in the ancient imperial city where the supervisory office is located.Each family gave Yang ten yuan and a pack of white rice.As a result, those without family members also found prostitutes, and swarmed into the ancient imperial city, making a mess. Chen Heng had no choice but to order them all to be coaxed away. ⊙Lu Jianzhang, if you want to kill someone, please have dinner first, and after the dinner is over, shoot the person from behind with a pistol to death.Therefore, Lu's invitation is called "Yan Wang Post".Lu himself was also known as "The Butcher". ⊙After the establishment of the first cabinet, Yan Huiqing served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Many people came to Yan with letters of recommendation and asked him to arrange a job. vacancies. So when a friend recommends me a job seeker, I can say 'I'm sorry, there are no openings'." ⊙After the independence of Yunnan, General Chen Heng of Sichuan said to his staff: "The city of Beijing is playing monkey tricks. Cai Songpo (Cai E) is not a person who acts rashly. Monkeys climb the palace, and sooner or later they will fall!" ⊙Xue Dake, the editor-in-chief of "Asia News", called himself a "journalist reporter" and actively advocated Yuan Shikai's proclaiming himself emperor.After the failure of the imperial system, Xue was listed as one of the "eight sinners of the imperial system".Later, the Kuomintang approached Yang Du because of something, and Xue was also there. Xue said: "The revolutionary party said that I was a remnant of the imperial system. I have nothing to say, but those who want to be a remnant of the imperial system but can't do so say the same about me. I have to ask Sun Yat-sen." It’s not good for you to wash your face.” Liu Chengyu replied: “Not only will we wash your face, but we will also apply powder for you.” ⊙Wang Shizhen has a motto of "three nos": Look up to the sky, bow to the ground, and caress your heart. ⊙Yan Huiqing recalled: The relationship with fellow villagers is a very important line in the official career. There is a stable network of relationships between fellow villagers. As a rule, a new official entering Beijing must ask his fellow villagers to verify his native place and identity, and pay a small reward, that is, to join Association dues. ⊙Lu Zhengxiang was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the first cabinet, and Yan Huiqing was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Lu Chang said to Yan: "Only when a person is economically independent can he be loyal to his beliefs; if he lives for food and clothing, he will abandon his beliefs." Know Yan After his income was not high, Lu recommended Yan to serve as an envoy to Germany, as well as envoys to Sweden and Denmark, so that Yan could save some money. ⊙Every time Wang Shizhen returns to his hometown of Niujiazhuang in Zhengding, no matter whether he rides a sedan chair or rides a horse, he has to walk as soon as he arrives at Wulipu.One is that at the east entrance of the village there is a Shinto stele of Liangge Lao (Liang Menglong, the prince and Taibao of the Ming Dynasty); the other is that his seniority in the village is relatively small.Wang Shizhen lives in the village, and there is a rule that whenever the fathers and villagers come to the door, no matter the big or small things, they must take care of them. ⊙The Zhengding Wang family held a grand ceremony to welcome Wang Shizhen, but Wang Shizhen slipped back home.The patriarch accused Wang Shizhen of not giving face.Wang said: "Don't be angry, old man. It's all my fault. You old man doesn't know something. People who don't become officials want to be officials. Only after becoming officials do you know the dangers of officialdom. Just like me, maybe one day I will If you have to become a beggar, what is there to boast about?" ⊙Wang Shizhen went home to live in seclusion. One day, one person pushed a wheelbarrow uphill, but couldn't get up in the middle.At this time, Wang happened to pass by.So, I stepped forward to help, but because I didn't use my strength well, I almost turned the car over.The man shouted: "What's wrong with you, you can't even push the car, it's not helping you!" Wang Lian said: "It's my fault, it's my fault."