Chapter 211 Yuan Shikai finally became emperor

"Okay, I will do it now." Luo Hao smacked his lips and said, "This man really has such great ability? Why haven't I heard of it? It's just that Chen Qimei has some reputation. Now he has also gone to the French Concession and dared not go out.

At this time, Yuan Shikai appointed Duan Zhigui as the governor of Fengtian Province to control military affairs in the three eastern provinces. The main officials of the three eastern provinces issued telegrams, calling Yuan Shikai to ascend the throne as soon as possible. Later, Bi Guifang, the governor of Heilongjiang Province, took office, summoned Heilongjiang Province officials to select "public opinion representatives" as soon as possible to persuade Yuan Shikai to ascend the throne as soon as possible.

In early November last year, a Zongshe Party uprising suddenly occurred in Baicheng, expelling Yuan Shikai. The hundreds of people were soon annihilated by Wu Junsheng Cavalry Brigade of Fengtian Army. Wu Tai, who had launched a rebellion, also ran to Beijing to surrender. Yuan Shikai generously dealt with these Mongolian princes who had rebelled in the eastern Mongolian area of ​​Outer Mongolia, and allowed them to return to their hometowns and continue to serve as nobles. However, the other loyalists who returned to Hulunbuir were not so lucky. When they were on the road to Alshan, they were chased by bandits and all died. Hulunbuir's guards Wang Maoru sent a telephone to mourn, and promised to arrest the murderer, and gave the Mongolian prince a fairness. As for their family, they fled to Outer Mongolia during the rebellion three years ago, and the land had long been divided. Wang Maoru said that if they wanted to receive the original wealth, they could accept part of it, because they had to take into account the feelings of others.

Wutai returned to Korqin, and the more he thought about it, the more he became more and more angry, so he prepared to clean up Wang Maoru, but the Beiyang government had already been worried about them because of Wutai's rebellion. Wu Junsheng's cavalry lived not far from Korqin Banner, which was enough to shock Korqin to dare not rebel.

Then perhaps Yuan Shikai knew that he had not had much time, and in order to fulfill his emperor's dream in his limited life, he brazenly restored the monarchy, established the Hongxian Empire, implemented a constitutional monarchy, and changed the Presidential Palace to Xinhua Palace in December 1915 under the support of Congress, the People's Petition Group, the Security Council, and the representatives of the 1993 provinces.

These 993 national representatives were all speculators from all over the country, and they all wanted to get benefits after Yuan Shikai became emperor. When the Congress election was held, the entire area of ​​the Capitol was full of military and police under Yuan Shikai, with bayonets, called protection, and actually surveillance. More than a thousand people were already afraid to see this situation. When they entered the venue, a box on the left was written to Jun Xian, and a box on the right was written to the Republic, and then the representatives voted under the surveillance of the spy. Unboxing and checking, first checking the left box.

.Senator Yang Du and Sun Yujun read 1,993 votes, so naturally the Republic box on the right did not need to be opened. He immediately announced: "The national representatives, since they unanimously agree with Jun Xian, should immediately regard the current President as the emperor." Everyone clapped their hands and wrote a letter to Yuan Shikai, shouting three times, "Long live the emperor." Then the secretary wrote a letter of recommendation and submitted it to the President's Office. Yuan Shikai pretended to refuse and returned it. After this, Yuan Shikai had to accept the recommendation.

Yuan Shikai's claim to emperor was naturally opposed by knowledgeable people at that time. Sun Yat-sen, Liang Qichao and others firmly opposed the imperial system. Beiyang generals Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang and others were also deeply dissatisfied. Duan Qirui, who returned to his hometown in Anhui to pretend to be recuperating, called Yuan Shikai: "Restore the parliament and abdicate himself."

Yuan Shikai discussed with his subordinates and ascended the throne on January 1, 1916, on January 1, 1916. Representatives of the provinces were eagerly looking forward to the women's associations, petition groups, women's petition groups, and guilds in the city of Peking that supported the farce of the ascension of the throne. They all heard that the president was preparing to ascend the throne, and all celebrated. Fireworks and firecrackers were set off in Beijing. The people of Peking were stunned. The leader of the women's petition group was Yuan Huachun, a famous prostitute from the Eight Great Hutongs, and was also the mistress of Yuan Keding, who was preparing to be the role of a crown prince in the future. How could the people in the capital not know that they made fun of themselves in private. The cripple prince was paired with a famous prostitute, the prince's concubine. This Yuan family empire was really interesting.

Yuan Shikai had already promoted his subordinates without waiting for the date, namely:

Li Yuanhong was named Prince Wuyi, but Li Yuanhong refused to accept it.

The treatment of the Qing Dynasty remained unchanged, but the royal family members had long been resentful of his country's stolen power and forced Puyi to take the imperial title.

On December 21st, Long Jiguang, Zhang Xun, Feng Guozhang, Jiang Guitu, Duan Zhigui, Ni Sichong as First Class Duke, Tang Xingming, Li Chun, Zhu Rui, Lu Rongting, Zhao Ti, Chen Huan, Tang Jiyao, Yan Xishan, Wang Zhanyuan as First Class Duke, Zhang Xiluan, Zhu Jiabao, Zhang Mingqi, Tian Wenlie, Jin Yunpeng, Yang Zengxin, Lu Jianzhang, Meng Enyuan, Qu Yingguang, Qi Yaolin, Cao Kun, Yang Jide as First Class Bo, Zhu Qinglan, Zhang Guangjian, Li Houji, Liu Xianshi as First Class Duke, Xu Shiying, Qi Yang, Lu Diaoyuan, Jin Yong, Cai Rukai, Duan Shuyun, Ren Kecheng, Long Jianzhang, Wang Yitang, Shen Jinjian, He Zonglian, Zhang Huaizhi, Pan Juying, Long Jinguang, Chen Bingkun, Lu Yongxiang as First Class Male, Li Zhaozhen and Wang Zu were both Second Class Male.

On the 22nd, Lu Zhengxiang was appointed as Secretary of State, Zhao Bingjun was appointed as the first-class Duke of Zhongxiang, and Xu Baoshan was appointed as the first-class Zhao Yongbo, and eunuchs were removed forever. In the future, all work-service workers in the inner court were changed to female officials.

On the 23rd, Liu Guanxiong was the second-class duke, Lei Zhenchun was the first-class duke, Chen Guangyuan, Mi Zhenbiao, Zhang Wensheng, Ma Jizeng, Zhang Jingyao was the first-class duke, Ni Yufen, Zhang Zuolin, Xiao Liangchen was the second-class duke, Lin Baoyi, Rao Huaiwen, Wu Jinbiao, Wang Jinjing, Bao Guiqing, Bao Dequan, Ma Lianjia, Ma Anliang, Bai Baoshan, Kunyuan, Shi Congbin, Li Tiancai, Du Xijun, Wang Tingzhen, Yang Feixia, Jiang Chaozong, Xu Bangjie, Li Jincai, Lv Gongwang, Ma Longbiao, Wu Bingxiang was the first-class duke, Wu Junsheng, Wang Huaiqing, Wu Qingtong, Feng Delin, Wang Chunliang, Li

Yaohan, Ma Chunfa, Hu Lingxuan, Mo Rongxin, Tan Haoming, Zhou Jun, Liu Cunhou, Ye Songqing, Zhang Zaiyang, eldest son Zhen, Liu Zuwu, Shi Xingchuan are second-class men, Shi Zhensheng, He Fenglin, Zang Zhiping, Wu Hongchang, Tang Guomo, Wang Maoru, Fang Gengsheng, Zhang Renkui, Chen Xiude, Yin Gongxian, Zhou Jincheng, Li Shaochen, Kang Yongsheng, Changdesheng, Zhang Dianru, Ma Fuxiang, Zhang Shuyuan, Li Changtai, Xu Lanzhou, Zhu Xi, Kong Geng, Fang Yupu, Ma Longtan, Pei Qixun, Zhu Fuquan, Long Shichu, Fang Youtian, Chen Shufan, Lu Yuguang, and Yang Yide are third-class men.

Perhaps because of the prince's glory, Wang Maoru was granted the same title as Xu Lanzhou and Zhang Zuolin, which made Xu Lanzhou even more unhappy. In Heilongjiang Province, he was nominally the best in military power, but when he was granted the title of Wang Maoru during the throne, it made Xu Lanzhou feel even more dissatisfied with Wang Maoru.

Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor touched the nerves of many people. There were those who responded to him and more opponents. There were probably few people in the Beiyang faction who supported him.

Seeing Yuan Shikai calling himself emperor, others also shouted to be emperor. Qiu Baolong, Lei Baofu, and Wang Hulin from Sichuan all formed a troupe to ascend the throne ceremony and proclaimed the emperor. After a few days, the officers and soldiers came down and all of them were wiped out in chaos, and they all fell to the bottom of the river.

On December 25, Cai E, Tang Jiyao and others announced an uprising in Yunnan, launched a war to protect the country, and attack Yuan Shikai. Cai E and Li Liejun were appointed as commander-in-chief of the 1st and 2nd Army. Tang Jiyao was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Governor's Office and commander-in-chief of the 3rd Army. It was planned that the 1st Army would attack Sichuan, the 2nd Army would enter Guangxi, Guangdong, and the 3rd Army would stay in Yunnan, and take the opportunity to enter Hunan through Guizhou. Then the armies would join the Northern Expedition in Wuhan. Dai Kan, the left counselor of the Governor's Office, led a force to enter Guizhou to instigate the uprising. Yuan Shikai urgently ordered the Beiyang Army and the troops of Sichuan, Hunan, Guangdong and other provinces to have a total of about 80,000 troops, from Sichuan, Hunan,

The third Guizhou Army attacked Yunnan and attempted to annihilate Yunnan's guards in one fell swoop. The commander of the 1st Route Ma Jizeng led one part of the 6th, 3rd, 20th Divisions of the Beiyang Army and part of the mixed brigade, and attacked Yunnan from the east through Guizhou from Xiangxi. The commander of the 2nd Route Zhang Jingyao led one part of the 7th Division of the Beiyang Army and one part of the 3rd, 6th and 8th Divisions of the Beiyang Army stationed in Sichuan to join the Beiyang Army and the Sichuan Army to attack Yunnan from the north. Cao Kun was appointed as the commander of the 1st Route and the commander-in-chief of the 2nd Route. The 3rd Route was the commander of the 1st Division of the Guangdong Army. The Yunnan investigation and prosecution commander Long Jinguang's troops entered Yunnan from Guangdong through Guangxi, and raided and protected the rear.

In December, it was cold and the war for protecting the country broke out because Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor. Cai E led the way, and then Li Liejun and Tang Jiyao successively launched a declaration of protecting the country and led their troops north to protect the country. (To be continued...)
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