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Chapter 126 Death of the Hero

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    Since the "Secret Telegram of the Five Generals" was leaked, the rift between Feng Guozhang and Yuan Shikai has become even more difficult to conceal.  So Feng Guozhang refused to do anything and decided to put more pressure on Yuan to force him to cede power to him.

    For this reason, Feng Guozhang publicly called the Beijing government on April 1 and 16 to persuade Yuan to abdicate as soon as possible.  Warlords from various provinces followed suit one after another and sent telegrams to persuade Yuan Shikai to abdicate quickly. Yuan Shikai had no choice but to send his confidant Ruan Zhongshu south to beg Feng Guozhang.  At Ruan Zhongshu's request, Feng Guozhang agreed to contact various provinces and act as mediator.  On May 18, Feng Guozhang invited representatives from non-independent provinces to hold a conference in Nanjing.

    Feng Guozhang intended to force Yuan to step down through the Nanjing Conference and replace him with him.  However, due to Ni Sichong's sabotage and the different strategies of the general representatives from various provinces and regions, the Nanjing Conference died.  Feng was self-defeating and was denounced by public opinion as: "Instead of calling it a meeting to resolve the Yuan family's status, it would rather be called a meeting to resolve his own status."

    The final blow to Lao Yuan was three telegrams from his confidant Chen Huan, the governor of Sichuan.  This was when Chen Huan's teacher Luo Chengxiang drafted three telegrams for Chen Huan to attack Yuan Shikai. Luo Bing confidently said: "I will make the national traitor angry to death!" The three telegrams were sent out one after another in May 1916. The first two telegrams  The tone was relatively mild, and he only advised Yuan Shikai to abdicate, but the third statement made Yuan Shikai furious: "From today on, Sichuan will sever personal relations with the Yuan family. On the day when the Yuan family is in office, he will punish Sichuan in the name of the government.  The Sichuan Province will treat it as invalid." Yuan Shikai never expected that his confidant Chen Huan would "reverse" him, and he was so angry that he shouted that "people's hearts have changed."

    After all this trouble, Lao Yuan has given up.  After his condition worsened rapidly and he had difficulty urinating, at Yuan Keding's insistence, Yuan Shikai asked French doctor Besigye to come for diagnosis and treatment, but by now it was too late.  Bessie suggested that Yuan Shikai go to the hospital for surgery, as there might be a chance of survival, but Yuan Shikai refused.  Under this situation, Bessie had no choice but to catheterize Yuan Shikai in his bedroom, but all that came out was hematuria.  Yuan Shikai knew that he could not afford it, so he hurriedly sent for Xu Shichang and Duan Qirui, and handed the presidential seal to Xu Shichang, saying: "The president should be Li Songqing (Li Yuanhong's nickname), I am fine.  I¡¯m also going back to Zhangde.¡±

    On June 5, Yuan Shikai went into shock and fell into a coma.  However, while he was awake, he still wrote a suicide note on his case, writing: "Destroy Japan's big enemy!" I don't know if it was a compliment to his life or a prediction of the future situation.  It was postponed to 6 a.m. on June 6, and Yuan Shikai finally returned to the West with his life, just as Luo Chengxiang said, "I want to piss off the national traitors to death."

    It is said that after Yuan Shikai recovered from a coma in the early morning of the 6th, he whispered to his old friend Xu Shichang, who was at his side, "Yang Du, Yang Du, mistaken me, mistaken me." Some people also say that when Yuan Shikai died, he said: "He was the one who hurt me."  !" Yuan Shikai did not say who this "he" was. Most people thought he was referring to the eldest son Yuan Keding.  When it comes to this restoration scandal, Yuan Keding really has to bear half of the responsibility. He wanted to be a prince and wanted to be a prince. In the end, he pushed the old man to the fire and roasted him, which made Yuan Shikai a great hero. In the end, he was killed by this prince. It was a pity.  Ridiculous and deplorable, the eternal infamy is truly the ultimate coward.  Yuan Keding was neither civilized nor martial, of low moral character, not very virtuous, and was confused for half his life, not to mention that he was favored by men in his later years, but ended up bankrupting his family and ending up in poverty.  How could Yuan Shikai be undefeated if he had such a prince?

    Since Yuan Shikai was still the serving president when he died, Li Yuanhong mourned him as an in-office president after he succeeded him.  At that time, in addition to allocating 500,000 public funds for funeral expenses, the central government also ordered civil and military agencies to lower flags at half-mast, stop banquets for 27 days, and stop private entertainment for 7 days; civil and military officials and troops stationed in Beijing were all required to wear black veils; established  "Funeral Office", Cao Rulin, Wang Yitang, and Zhou Ziqi hosted the funeral ceremony, and Li Yuanhong, Xu Shichang, and Duan Qirui were in charge.

    The cause of Yuan Shikai's death was fundamentally a humiliating failure in his life's career. On the surface, it was because he did not believe in Western medicine.  "The disease that caused his death was bladder stones. The initial symptom was difficulty in urinating. At this time, if he was hospitalized for catheterization or surgery, his life would not be in danger. However, he has always believed in traditional Chinese medicine and has never wanted to consult a Western doctor."  .  (Yuan Jingxue, "My Father Yuan Shikai") By the time we finally had no choice but to call in Western medicine, it was already too late.

    Yuan Shikai¡¯s funeral is an interesting symbol of his life from another aspect.  "This ceremony is a great mixture of new and old customs, as well as Chinese and Western etiquette." "Some of the lamas performing the ceremony chanted sutras, and some played Mongolian musical instruments, while the modern Western band was playing European funeral marches."  This unique scene perfectly illustrates the success and failure of Yuan Shikai's life.

    It may be assumed that if Yuan Shikai had died in 1913, he would have been recorded in history as a progressive figure.  Unfortunately, he lived for 3 more years.  It was during these three years that he transformed himself from a "consistently progressive" person"The trend-setters of the era have turned into "stealers of the country" who are reversing the course of history.

    After Yuan Shikai's death, those old friends who opposed him overtly or covertly during the War to Protect the Country also "resolved their old feuds" and rushed to Beijing in person or with their entourage to mourn the old leader. Therefore, Yuan Shikai's funeral was also held with great splendor and preparation.  Ai Rong.  The most deplorable thing is that Yu Gan'er and former Fengtian general Duan Zhigui, after learning the news of Yuan Shikai's death, he hurriedly traveled all the way from outside the customs at night. When he arrived in front of the Xinhua Palace, he screamed and burst into tears. People who didn't know it thought he was dead.  He is his biological father (what a filial son!).

    As early as after the Second Revolution, Zhang Jian, who was known as the "Northern Zhou (Xue Xi) and Southern Zhang", kept a distance from Yuan Shikai. Although he supported Yuan's authoritarian politics, proclaiming himself emperor was the bottom line that Zhang could not tolerate.  Later, when Zhang heard the news of Yuan Shikai's death, he was very sorry. He wrote in his diary: "A talent that has changed in thirty years has not been seen in three thousand years. He could have been a first-rate person, but he was destroyed by the hands of a small group of people."  In Zhang Jian's eyes, Yuan was the person who could change China. If he could be in power for thirty years, China would surely rise.

    Because Yuan Shikai¡¯s funeral was too extravagant, it was discovered during the final settlement that he could not make ends meet. The special funds allocated by the government were not enough to build the cemetery project after deducting the funeral expenses.  To this end, eight people including Xu Shichang, Duan Qirui, and Wang Shizhen jointly launched a public appeal, asking people from all walks of life to donate money and help. Finally, they collected 250,000 yuan, and finally ended Yuan Shikai's funeral.

    As an advocate of the imperial system, Yang Du was reviled and denounced by the whole country as soon as the Hongxian monarchy was introduced. Yang Du was called a traitor in his hometown, and his former friend Liang Qichao called him a "shameless, squirming traitor".  Lover".  As an act of self-purification or self-restraint, Yang Du wrote a couplet to express his feelings to Yuan:

    The Republic mistook the Republic of China, and the Republic of China mistook the Republic; after a hundred generations, peace will be a prison.

    "The king's constitution bears the responsibility of the Ming Gong, and the Ming Gong bears the monarch's constitution; under the nine springs, these words are repeated three times."

    However, no matter what, it is sad that a generation of heroes ended up like this?  But according to Zhang Hanqing's meaning, it is "you will not survive if you do it yourself." If you are old and old, you are doing this. Is it really that you are old and confused?  It seems that later generations have repeatedly emphasized that it is really necessary to abolish the lifelong tenure of cadres.  If such a day comes, Zhang Hanqing also decides not to stay in the past, but to give up as soon as he can. At most, he will set up a counselor or advisory committee or something like the Lee Dynasty in Singapore.  , isn¡¯t it happy?  Why can¡¯t these people look away?

    The tree fell and the macaques scattered.  When Lao Yuan went west, his supporters must have something to explain to the world, the famous so-called "Thirteen Taibao".  However, because it was still the same group of people who took over Beiyang, they had to use elbows when moving.

    The list proposed by the southwestern princes is the Thirteen Taibao, namely the "Six Gentlemen of Care" and the "Seven Evils" Zhu Qiqian, Duan Zhigui, Zhou Ziqi, Liang Shiyi, Zhang Zhenfang, Lei Zhenchun, Yuan Naikuan and others.  But in fact, these 13 people were not the only ones who helped the tyranny?  The southwest has reduced its coverage to make it easier for the north to accept it, but Duan Qirui, the new cabinet minister, still does not accept it. He is not willing to punish these people at all. First, he has a flesh-and-blood relationship with many of them. Second, he has a close relationship with many of them.  Although he did not agree with the countercurrent move, the spirit of these people to serve Yuan wholeheartedly was the "tradition" necessary to maintain Beiyang power.  Since he inherited the mantle of the Beiyang Group, Yuan Zhi's wings are his wings, so he has to do his best to excuse him.

    Just when these lists were being decided, Yuan Keding called urgently to plead for Zhen Zhenchun and Zhang Zhenfang, and Feng Guozhang called to plead for Duan Zhigui.  Because they were also powerful warlords with manpower and territory, these three names were removed from the list;

    Li Jingxi insisted that Yan Fu and Liu Shipei "are rare talents", and two more were missing from the list;

    Someone else suggested to Duan Qirui that in order to show goodwill to the south, Li Xie and Hu Ying should not be listed, so these two "grassroots" were also at large; Yuan Naikuan was the nephew of the Yuan family, so he was also listed by Duan Qirui.  Ray was checked off the list.

    In this way, only the "Five Taibao" are left among the "Thirteen Taibao".  The Beiyang warlords could no longer deal with the Northeastern warlords, so they picked up Gu Ao, Xia Shoutian, and Xue Dake, who had little connection with the Beiyang group. In fact, the three of them were just "walk-in" roles.  Regarding this, Zhang Xun also openly opposed it by telegraphing, saying, "Although the opinions are different, they are just expressing their own opinions. How can success or failure be weighed by the chief culprit?"

    After bargaining, a wanted order was finally issued to punish the "culprit": "It's the people who caused the trouble, but the real body is to blame." Yang Du, Sun Yujun, Gu Ao, Liang Shiyi, Xia Shoutian, Zhu Qiqian, Zhou Ziqi, and Xue Dake were all handed over.  The court will interrogate the famous man in detail, impose severe punishments as a warning for future generations, and exempt all others."

    But even if a wanted order was issued, the Beiyang warlords did not really want to arrest these people.  Even before the wanted order was issued, the central government had used various channels to hint the people on the list to leave Gyeonggi as soon as possible.  Soon, Yang Du, Sun Yujun, Liang Shiyi and others moved from Beijing to the Tianjin Concession, and others were summoned by Zhang Xun to Xuzhou to be honored guests.  Other participants who are not on the list still have peace of mind because their wanted posters have the words "all others exempted."  Therefore, the high-sounding wanted order is just a formality, just to deceive others.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)??Beijing was moved to the Tianjin Concession, and some people were summoned by Zhang Xun to Xuzhou to be honored guests.  Other participants who are not on the list still have peace of mind because their wanted posters have the words "all others exempted."  Therefore, the high-sounding wanted order is just a formality, just to deceive others.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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