Sun Yat-sen, the father of the nation in Chinese history, led the Xinhai Revolution, but Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the revolution, became the ** and changed the name of the country. Although nominally **, Yuan Shikai was accused of being the "Emperor of the Soil" and was spurned.
In the end, he died of illness amid the condemnation of the people, and it was the regret of his life that he failed to lead China out of the predicament. In his later years, Yuan Shikai pinned his hopes on others and predicted that history would prove his failure.
Li Yuanhong, known as the "Republican Pioneer", was the first deputy after the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, and then became the second after the fall of Yuan Shikai. Despite his high position, his family was poor at an early age, and he did not have the opportunity to go to school until he arrived in Tianjin.
In Tianjin, well aware of the preciousness of learning opportunities, Li Yuanhong traveled north and south before the Xinhai Revolution, joined the Beiyang warships, participated in the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese War, accumulated rich experience and contacts, and mastered the command of the Hubei Army and Navy Division.
However, after Yuan Shikai**, Li Yuanhong became a big **, but he was just a puppet recommended by Duan Qirui, the prime minister of Beiyang**, and had no real power. Although he worked hard to remove Duan Qirui from his position, there was a huge disparity in strength and he was finally forced to flee.
After Xu Shichang was awarded the title of Hanlin, he did not immediately start to deal with important affairs, but chose to establish contact with the ** and recommended Yuan Shikai to take the position of supervising the training of the new army.
This decision not only changed Yuan Shikai's fate, but also affected Xu Shichang's own political trajectory. In 1906, Xu Shichang was sent to govern the three northeastern provinces, and achieved remarkable results, an achievement that earned him the trust of the imperial court and the title of Minister of Military Aircraft.
With his excellent social skills, Xu Shichang has established contacts with many powerful people. When Li Yuanhong and Duan Qirui had a conflict, Xu Shichang successfully quelled the conflict.
Later, Li Yuanhong**, Feng Guozhang and Duan Qirui competed for the position of **, but because the two sides were equal in strength, they never decided the winner. In the case of the snipe and the clam fighting and the fisherman benefiting, Xu Shichang skillfully moved between the two, constantly seeking reconciliation and currying favor.
As a result, he became the most likely candidate to become the best candidate.
When Duan Qirui was Yuan Shikai's governor of Shandong, he expanded Yuan Shikai's army and pacified the Boxers. Yuan Shikai was deeply grateful for this and married his righteous daughter to him as his stepfamily.
However, Duan Qirui has always been concerned about the well-being of the country and the people, and has never thought of seizing power. When Yuan Shikai decided to claim the title of emperor, he tried several times to dissuade him, but he was unsuccessful.
Duan Qirui finally chose to become the prime minister of Beiyang ** and adhered to his own philosophy. In 1920, when the Zhiwan War broke out, Duan Qirui, as the commander-in-chief of the Anhui system, led the army to confront the armies of the two sides.
However, in the end, he failed to achieve victory and was forced to resign from his position. Cao Kun then became **.
In 1924, Feng Yuxiang successfully seized the position of Cao Kun, and in order to consolidate his power, he invited Duan Qirui to help govern. However, Feng Yuxiang's ** position was not stable, so after being ousted in 1926, Duan Qirui also lost his position.
Although all three figures made efforts to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and establish a new democratic regime, unfortunately, in the end, none of them came to fruition. The reason for this is ,..