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Chapter 265 The End

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    Zhang Zuolin did not pursue the dispute with Feng, but complained with virtue, which completely won the hearts of Feng Province.  In this battle, he effortlessly won the entire Twenty-Eighth Division, and even dominated Fengtian Province, taking a big step forward in strength.  In this battle, Feng Delin was completely defeated.  Zhang Zuolin gained the recognition of the officers and soldiers of the 28th Division through his affection and loyalty to Feng Delin.

    "The rebel army" finally opened fire.  They invaded Beijing at dawn on the 12th and fought with the "braided soldiers" at the Temple of Heaven, causing their entire army to collapse and the farce of restoration to come to an end.  Half of the "braid soldiers" have been bribed, and of course they will collapse at the first touch.  Under attack from two sides by the rebel forces, some raised white flags and surrendered, while others cut off their braids and threw away their guns to escape.

    After losing the war, Zhang Xun had no choice but to petition the Qing Dynasty to resign as governor of Zhili and minister of political affairs.  Xuantong asked Zhang Xun where he planned to go. Zhang Xun said that he would lead his team back to Xuzhou and asked the Qing Dynasty to give him ten thousand taels of gold as reward.  Xuantong said: "Ten thousand taels of gold is more than 400,000 yuan. I have only been on the throne for seven days. If I give you 400,000 yuan, doesn't it mean that I spend 50,000 yuan a day to buy an emperor?"

    Children are so unruly!  After hearing this, Zhang Xun was very unhappy and said: "Your Majesty, since you retired from power in 1911, in the past six years, the veterans have paid no less than 500,000 yuan. I come today to ask for 10,000 taels of gold. Isn't this too much?" said Princess Jin.  "Now that the restoration is about to disappear, and the 4 million annual preferential treatment of the Republic of China will be forfeited in your hands, who should we ask for it from?" After hearing this, Zhang Xun retreated silently.

    The battle took only half a day, but it was not until the 17th, five days later, that the rebel army entered Beijing. It turned out that this was to leave time for Zhang Xun to escape!  All the participants in the conspiracy knew what was going on. Duan Qirui did not dare to go too far, for fear that Zhang Xun, the "restoration head", would take the matter out.  After all, many people knew about this, so Duan Qirui couldn't do anything unethical.

    The Dutch embassy sent a car to "rescue" Zhang Xun, but he refused to leave.  Later, the Dutchman had no choice but to force him away. When he was in a hurry, he even bit the Dutchman.

    Later, Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau Chief Wu Bingxiang accompanied his subordinate Su Xilin to visit Zhang Xun at the Dutch Embassy.  Su Xilin asked Zhang Xun: "If the battle is defeated, what will happen to the troops?" Zhang Xun said: "You can figure it out."

    So, Su Xilin arranged for the Braid Army to cut off their braids, change into clothes, pay severance pay, disband and return to their hometowns.  At this time, discarded braids were everywhere on the streets of Beijing. Puyi, who had only been the "Emperor of Beijing" for 12 days, announced his abdication again.

    After this battle, China no longer had pigtail soldiers. The pigtails of officers and soldiers that had appeared in the history of the late Qing Dynasty for many years were finally thrown into the pile of old paper.

    After Zhang Xun calmly hid in the Dutch embassy with the connivance of the anti-restoration fighter Duan Qirui, the restoration drama was destined to end, but some of the responsibilities of the accomplices still need to be investigated.  No, as soon as Feng Delin and his party entered Tianjin Station by train, they were targeted by members of Cao Chrome's detective team.

    At this time, he still dares to take the train to Tianjin with such arrogance!  You know, Tianjin is the base camp of the rebel army!  Moreover, there were as many as 200 guards in his group, so it was difficult for him to avoid being discovered.  Could it be that he was also influenced by Zhang Xun's restoration plan?

    Cao Chrome was Cao Kun's cousin and was serving as the garrison envoy of Tianjin at this time.  Like Duan Qirui, they all saw that the chaos after Zhang Xun entered Beijing was beneficial to them: Duan Qirui's purpose was to make a comeback, while Cao Kun, as the governor of Zhili, wanted to get a share of the Beiyang government  soup.

    The dispute between the government and the court before the restoration was a personal grudge between Duan Qirui and Li Yuanhong, the founding father of the Republic of China.  When Li Yuanhong, who had no soldiers and no right to stay away from the base camp, could disturb the situation, the direct troops saw Duan Qirui's weakness.  We can't let him focus on the beauty in front, and our own people also have to get some benefits from this chaos, right?

    Duan Qirui has already taken the lead in capturing Beijing, so being able to capture Zhang Xun¡¯s important accomplice Feng Delin is also a great achievement and the best way to increase his sense of presence.  So, with an order, Feng Delin, Zhang Haipeng and 200 subordinate officers and soldiers were captured together.  In order to announce his existence in a high-profile manner, Cao Kun used newspapers in Tianjin to publicize this achievement and said proudly: "How can such a clown be allowed to run rampant in Zhili?"

    He knew Duan Qirui¡¯s hands and feet in promoting Zhang Xun¡¯s restoration, so he announced with great fanfare that he would put Feng Delin and his party on trial in Tianjin in order to put pressure on Duan Qirui and gain political benefits.  He believed that with Duan Qirui's maturity, he would definitely bargain with him.  Since Lao Yuan's death, Beiyang has been split into two systems: Zhizhi and Anhui. He has been acting like a local leader for a long time.

    Duan Qirui cannot sit back and watch Feng Delin be "publicly tried". Wouldn't that expose his scandal to the world?  So he sent someone to contact Cao Kun, and promised to exchange Feng Delin for Feng Delin's entry to Beijing.

    There is also Lei Zhenchun, the Minister of the Ministry of War. Within a few days of his glory, the rebel army invaded Beijing. Lei ZhenchunFeng Xin, the fallen leaves return to their roots.  His friends, as well as his enemies, all sent a large number of elegiac couplets, which was also a strange thing.  Among them, Sun Yat-sen also had an elegy. Mr. Sun Yat-sen also respected such "true restorers" and foolish loyalists: "The abdication of the Qing Dynasty was due to the current situation. Zhang Xun's forced restoration was also foolish and loyal, and he should be charged with treason.  To punish him, his love for his master is to be pitied. Although Wen considers the true restorer to be an enemy, he is not disrespectful."

    Jiangxi Army Protector Ouyang Wu once had a famous elegiac couplet left in the world, and his evaluation is fair:

    Daifa is lonely, speechless, no revenge, no virtue or not, no virtue;

    "The loyal heart shines through the ages, and its life is glorious, and its death is sad."

    "Whether it is Yuan Shikai's false emperor or the real emperor of the restoration, after the Republic of China, it was impossible to be an emperor.  In line with what Liang Qichao later reflected on, "The throne of the emperor is like a Bodhisattva who is a clay puppet on the wall. Once thrown into a pig pen, even if it is washed and re-enshrined, it has long lost its sanctity."  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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