When the Qing Dynasty was on the verge of collapse and the fate of the country was about to usher in a great change, the nine last governors became the shining stars in that turbulent history. This group of prominent ** shoulders the responsibility of ruling the overall situation, but their final fate is full of dramatic uncertainty.
This moment was the convergence of power and intrigue, the last breath of the dynasty, and the turning point in the personal fate of the nine governors. This article will delve into the backgrounds of the last nine governors of the Qing Dynasty, their power struggles, and the paths they ultimately chose in the face of great historical changes.
On this grand historical stage, we will unveil the confusing historical picture together and witness the intricate interweaving of little-known intrigues and fates behind the change of dynasties.
Chen Kuilong, the last governor of Zhili, this Han "Qiaochen" was reappointed as the governor of Huguang because of his wife, and later retired in Shanghai, dying of old age in 1948. He is a typical old-fashioned school, but he is also an old man with a "strict wife".
This proud Han bureaucrat married a woman from a famous family as his wife, and in order to accommodate everything she had, he even dared to refuse the edict of the imperial court! It is hard for us to believe that in the feudal society, a woman's selfish desires can affect the personnel layout of the governors of several provinces, which caused a lot of discussion at the time, and it is even more staggering to read now.
In fact, Chen Kuilong also climbed to the top of his career step by step, but in the end, he missed the most wonderful historical opportunity in his life because he was confused for a while. We can't help but ask, what is the biggest regret in his life for a top minister, who ends up in such a bleak end?
Perhaps it is precisely because he is a typical old-fashioned and elm-headed. His greatest achievement in this life is to marry a talented girl in Jiangnan and obey her. For this reason, he was willing to risk the world's condemnation and refuse the appointment of the imperial court.
He, a person who is easily satisfied, can't achieve anything great in the end, but becomes a laughing stock. We cannot help but reflect on the fact that if a person does not have lofty ideals and the bearing to keep the world in mind, even if he is powerful, he will not be able to escape the fate of a bleak end in the end.
Chen Kuilong, the governor of Zhili, ruined his life's achievements in a political storm, and died alone in Shanghai in his later years, perhaps the regret in his heart for his inability to do anything was far greater than the regret for the fall of the dynasty.
The last governor of Huguang, Ruizi, was even more miserable. He was a Manchurian magnate and a relative of the empress, but he was just a scumbag, and when he was young, he was known as the "Three Evils of the Capital" with the two.
It is conceivable that such a heavy responsibility on his shoulders is destined to be difficult to bear. Not surprisingly, in the Wuchang Uprising that broke out in 1911, in the face of the pursuit of the revolutionaries, this pampered gentleman chose to flee as soon as possible - completely disregarding the lives of the people, just wanting to pick up the official money and flee!
But in fact, his failure was far more than a corruption of his personal character. As a member of the last bureaucracy of the Manchu dynasty, Ruizi was a portrayal of the weakness and anxiety of the regime.
The regime was already rotten and helpless in the face of the frenzy of the democratic revolution. The bureaucrats it has cultivated are also a group of mediocre and cowardly people, who simply do not have the courage and ability to fight and defuse this crisis.
So, the ultimate fate of Ruizi and this rotten regime is strikingly similar. They all fell apart and disappeared in an instant. As Dr. Sun Yat-sen said, the victory or defeat of this regime is all due to the escape of Ruizi. Although this sentence is ironic, it tells a cruel truth.
Later, *** issued a wanted notice, and all the huge funds he had saved in the money bank were confiscated, this extravagant and extravagant, and the people were harsh and mediocre, and finally became penniless and died in Huangquan. Although the ending is bleak, it is really difficult to sympathize.
The actions of Zhang Mingqi, the last governor of Liangguang, are even more outrageous! In the face of the menacing revolutionaries, he tried to disguise himself as a ** person.
In fact, as a typical opportunist, Zhang Mingqi's behavior is not surprising. We need to realize that this revolutionary wave has dealt a fatal blow to many of the bureaucrats of the old regime. In the face of the loss of power and status, they often show extreme fear and panic.
Many people will choose to join the new regime, but the prospects for the new regime are very vague and the risks are great. As a result, a villain like Zhang Mingqi, who can only be opportunistic, will be even more dazed and at a loss.
In such a situation, choosing to be a two-faced faction, not only to win over the revolutionaries, but also to show goodwill to the old regime, this became the best choice for Zhang Mingqi. Even if you expose your true nature, it doesn't hurt, you can escape right away anyway.
We only feel indignant when we read it today, but in fact, there are too many people like Zhang Mingqi. They face the abyss of power transfer and redistribution of interests, and their inner turmoil and fear are far beyond ordinary people. So Zhang Mingqi's choice is also a kind of helplessness.
After the scheme was revealed, the only thing Zhang Mingqi was good at was running away with his family. In the ** period, this shameless villain turned to Yuan Shikai's disciples and actively planned to help Yuan Shikai become emperor.
What is even more outrageous is that after the 918 incident, this two-faced opportunistic traitor actually directly served as a spy of the Japanese army!! In order to save his fragile life, he was willing to leave his home and the people. Fortunately, Heaven punished evil, and in the end, it was inevitable that he would end up with thousands of scolding and unpleasant retribution!
Looking at these sad or sad endings of life, we should not judge them while sighing. Because everyone lives in their own time, the pressure is far from what we can imagine.
For example, Zhao Erxun in the northeast, he could have continued to resist or run away like other governors, but in the end he chose to use literature and history to reminisce about the past and record this change. More than anyone else, he can stand in the panorama of history and examine the context of time and the arrangement of his own destiny.
Therefore, the diversity of endings should also be understood and respected. Everyone is an ordinary person with flesh and blood, and behind every choice there are thousands of possibilities. That's the complexity of human nature.
The change of dynasties and dynasties does not mean the end of a certain group of people. History continues through time, and all we can do is to use reason and tolerance to examine every choice of life.
There is no absolute merit and excess, and history does not and should not make the ultimate judgment. What we can do is to understand the connection between everything and everything in a tolerant way, and feel the deep and eternal feelings behind this connection.
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