Wang Shizhen regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. After the founding of the Republic of China, he lived in seclusion for a long time, and later completely withdrew from politics. Therefore, in the Beiyang government, except when Wang Shizhen was the chief of

During the Beiyang Government period, the longest-serving local governor in Shandong was Tanaka Tamama . He became the governor of Shandong in December 1919. He was not dismissed from his post until October 1923 due to his involvement in the Lincheng carjacking case. He served as the governor for almost four years, which was shorter than that of Han Fuqu later. Just a few.

Speaking of which, although Tian Zhongyu graduated from Zhili Military Preparation Academy , after graduation, he served as the commander of the first rank of the First Town Artillery Team. He was a direct descendant of the Beiyang system, and he was once a direct subordinate of Duan Qirui. But he is closer to Wang Shizhen . Wang Shizhen regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty. After the founding of the Republic of China, he lived in seclusion for a long time, and later completely withdrew from politics. Therefore, in the Beiyang government, except when Wang Shizhen was the chief of the army, and he followed him as the deputy minister, he was more prosperous. Not very satisfactory, a marginal figure with neither a strong backer nor much strength.

During the warlord melee, all military leaders were extremely keen on territory and power, and the competition was fierce. How could such a marginal figure serve as the military governor of a large province like Shandong for five years? It has to be said that Tanaka Tamama was very lucky.

It was one of Duan Qirui's confidants, Jin Yunpeng, who recommended Tian Zhongyu to be the governor of Shandong. Jin Yunpeng and Tian Zhongyu have an average friendship, so of course they have their own purpose for doing this. Jin Yunpeng's confidant Pan Fu is from Jining, Shandong Province. He once served as the director of the Industrial Department in Shandong. Now he is serving as the deputy minister of finance in Beijing. Jin Yunpeng hopes to let him go to Shandong to serve as the governor.

However, at this time, Shandong Governor Qu Yingguang was the backbone of the Anfu Clan, and had a good relationship with Ma Liang, the Jinan garrison commander and commander of the Jinan garrison, so he was not easily driven away. Jin Yunpeng hoped to let Tian Zhongyu, who had no backstage, to open up the situation first, and then help Pan Fu come to power. In this way, Tian Zhongyu would be grateful because he was the governor, and with Pan Fu in charge of Shandong with one army and one government, Shandong would be under control. hand.

However, Jin Yunpeng's wishful thinking went awry from the beginning. Ma Liang had the Forty-seventh Brigade and the Second Division of the Border Guard Army in his hands, while Tian Zhongyu only had Hu Pinsan's brigade available, and was unable to compete with Ma Liang. And Qu Yingguang was able to speak in front of Duan Qirui by virtue of his relationship with the Anfu family. Therefore, Tian Zhongyu was in a difficult situation under the suppression of Qu Yingguang and Ma Liang. He was not even stable in his position, let alone opening up the situation.

Fortunately, the Zhili-Anhui War broke out soon. The Anhui clique was defeated and Duan Qirui resigned. The Anfu clique, which Duan Qirui relied on politically, was one of the key targets of the Zhili clique. Qu Yingguang and Ma Liang soon both resigned. Although Jin Yunpeng, Tan Zhongyu's potential backer, had lost power, he was not a direct descendant of the Anhui clan after all. Cao Kun and he were both from Beiyang , so they were too embarrassed to replace him immediately, so they continued to stay in office. Therefore, Tian Zhongyu got a blessing in disguise and secured his throne as the governor of Shandong.

Of course, Zhili also has ideas about this territory in Shandong. Soon Wu Peifu first ordered one of his division commanders Pan Hongjun to lead troops to Jining , and then appointed Xiong Bingqi as the provincial governor, and his secretary-general Guo Liangchen as Jinan Daoyin. This discerning person knew at a glance that Xiong Bingqi was a transitional person. In the future, Guo Liangchen would be the governor, Pan Hongjun would be the governor, and Tian Zhongyu would still have to be eliminated.

However, Tian Zhongyu's luck was indeed good. As soon as Guo Liangchen was appointed, he fell ill and could not take office until his death. In Pan Hongjun's case, a scandal broke out in his family. His concubine and daughter committed adultery with his nephew and bodyguard. After the incident, Pan Hongjun became furious and killed seven people in a row. Naturally, newspapers all over the country reported on such a big case. Pan Hongjun was infamous for a while, and Wu Peifu was naturally embarrassed to support him as a military governor. In the end, the matter was ignored, and Tan Zhongyu escaped another disaster.

However, this incident also consumed Tian Zhongyu's luck. Later, the Lincheng carjacking case broke out, and ambassadors from various countries protested that Tian Zhongyu was not good at governing the place. Implicated in this incident, Tanaka Yu was eventually dismissed. However, he was still able to serve as a warlord for four years without the backing and strength. His luck was beyond question.