Feng Guozhang and Yuan Shikai are relatively prominent figures in Chinese history. At the beginning, the two of them helped each other, but later they turned against each other. I briefly analyzed it with my own opinions as follows:
Feng Guozhang, the leader of the direct warlords, is known as the "Three Heroes of Beiyang" together with Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui . In October of the eighth year of the Republic of China (1919), Feng Guozhang arrived in Beijing and died of illness on December 28 at the age of 60.
1. Joined the army and met Nie Shicheng
In the ninth year of Xianfeng, Feng Guozhang was born in Xishujing Village, Hejian County, Zhili (now Hebei), and ranked fourth in the oldest. He is young and intelligent, has a broad mind and a long-lasting ambition, and has a bold temperament. In the tenth year of Guangxu (1884), he came to Dagukou Zhizi Camp alone and joined the army. Because Feng Guozhang had a certain level of education, he joined the Zhibai of the Huai Army and later entered the Tianjin Wubei Academy , studied infantry science, and then returned to Tianjin Wubei Academy to continue studying military affairs. After graduation, he joined Nie Shicheng's army. Feng Guozhang followed Nie Shicheng to Northeast China and North Korea to inspect and map the terrain. It took half a year to compile the book "The Chronicle of the East Travels" in the name of Nie Shicheng. It was favored by Nie Shicheng and was appointed as the supervisor of the Army's Ordnance Bureau. Later, Feng Guozhang was sponsored by Nie Shicheng and went to Japan as his entourage to the Qing Dynasty ambassador to Japan. During his time in Japan, he made friends with Japanese military figures, Fukushima Anmasato, 未分文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文�
2. Promotion, and commit to Yuan Shikai. After Feng Guozhang returned to China in the 22nd year of the Guangxu period (1896), he submitted his carefully compiled notes to Nie Shicheng, and Nie Shicheng also submitted them to Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai was actively preparing for the training of small stations. When he saw that the military information compiled by Feng Guozhang was like a "god treasure", he recruited Feng Guozhang to the station to assist in the training of the new army, which was deeply supported and loved by the scholars. Soon after, Feng Guozhang was appointed as the assistant to the Supervisor of the Battalion Affairs Office and the Supervisor of the Infantry Academy. He also worked with Wang Shizhen, Duan Qirui and others to compile "Detailed Pictures of Training and Exercise Methods" and became the standard textbook of Suiying Academy. Due to Feng Guozhang and others' sincere assistance to Yuan Shikai, the reputation of Xiaozhan's military training greatly improved. In March of the 25th year of the Guangxu period (1899), Yuan Shikai led his army to Shandong to suppress the Boxer Movement. As the general office of the Supervisor's Office, Feng Guozhang gradually adapted the Shandong Yongchang with more than 10,000 people into the vanguard of the Wuwei Right Army. He made great contributions to encirclement and intercepting the Boxer Regiment. After Yuan Shikai's report to protect him, he was promoted to the magistrate of the replenishment. Soon he was transferred to Jinan to take charge of the supervision of the Wuwei Right Army and the military forces in Shandong Province.
3. Fame is so great. Beiyang Three Heroes
Yuan Shikai ordered Feng Guozhang, Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui to speed up training the army day and night. When the governor of the Jiaozhou Bay was watching the Cao, he saw that the team "when one step is at the same time, he would shoot all his feet together, and when one step is at the same time, he would shoot all his guns together, walking like a rushing wave, standing like a straight tree." The Governor praised Feng Guozhang, Wang Shizhen and Duan Qirui as the "Three Heroes of Beiyang".
In the 27th year of the Guangxu period (1901), the Qing court promoted Yuan Shikai to the Governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang. After arriving in Zhili, it began to expand the Beiyang Army on a large scale, and Feng Guozhang became the General Office of the Coaching Office. Feng Guozhang tried his best to practice the law, so that the training of the new army was effective. Later, Feng Guozhang became the chief envoy of the Military Academy of the Qing Government's Military Training Department, and at the same time supervised the various military schools in Beiyang, and also served as the supervisor of the Beiyang Quick-Successful Martial Preparation School and the General Academy, and was promoted all the way. In November of the 34th year of the Guangxu period (1908), Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi died one after another. They drove Yuan Shikai back to Henan. Fearing that he was implicated, Feng Guozhang used the excuse to resign, but he did not get approval. The Qing court still appointed him to handle daily military affairs. Feng Guozhang was grateful to Yuan Shikai, but he still secretly communicated with him, expressed his loyalty, and tried his best to create conditions for Yuan Shikai to make a comeback.
4. Suspicion, disagreement
In the third year of the Xuantong reign, Feng Guozhang went to Hubei to suppress the revolution for the Second Army Military Control Commission. Feng Guozhang was leading his army southward, but Yuan Shikai's secret order was listened to. The Qing government had no choice but to invite Yuan Shikai out of the mountain.After Yuan Shikai gained power, he immediately requested Feng Guozhang to replace the position of the First Army of Yinchang. On November 27, Feng Guozhang commanded the Beiyang Army to capture Hanyang . Feng Guozhang was named the second-class baron by the Qing court. In order to use revolutionary forces to force the Qing emperor to abdicate and hand over power, Yuan Shikai secretly ordered Feng Guozhang to "hold his troops." Feng Guozhang couldn't figure out Yuan Shikai's intentions for the time being and had doubts about Yuan Shikai, so he went to Beijing and asked someone to report to the Empress Dowager Longyu to request the money to be allocated. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shikai took the lead in meeting the empress dowager, which made Feng Guozhang's wishful thinking abacus shatter, and he was almost killed by Yuan Shikai. Soon, Duan Qirui took over Feng Guozhang's position as commanding the Beiyang Army.
5. Opportunity, make new contributions, and then make new contributions
Later, Yuan Shikai ordered Feng Guozhang to leave Han and go to Beijing, and serve as the president of the Imperial Guards, and also the chief magistrate of Chahar, and fully grasped the power of defense in the capital. Yuan Shikai forced the Qing emperor to abdicate, but was opposed by the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guards, so the conditions for peace talks could not be published for a long time. Feng Guozhang was determined to help Yuan with his help, so he went to the Imperial Guard headquarters to summon all officers and soldiers. Feng Guozhang also guaranteed with his wealth and life, calming the Imperial Guard storm. Feng Guozhang made great contributions to Yuan Shikai's usurpation of power at a critical moment. In September of the first year of the Republic of China (1912), Feng Guozhang became the governor and chief of civil affairs of the Zhili Province.
Suppressing the "Second Revolution" Feng Guozhang became the governor of Jiangsu, holding the fourth division's heavy troops, and occupied the wealthy Jiangsu Province. He became an important figure among the warlords in various provinces in China.
In January 1914, Yuan Shikai specially introduced his tutor Zhou Di to Feng Guozhang as his wife. Feng Guozhang was deeply moved by Yuan's kindness and vigorously advocated the presidential system.
6. Being deceived, the contradictions are sharpened
After Yuan Shikai served as the president of the Republic of China, Feng Guozhang was very surprised when he heard that the Yuan father and son planned the imperial system in Beijing. Feng Guozhang felt very deceived. Yuan Shikai was very worried about Feng Guozhang and was also wary of Feng Guozhang. Seeing this, Feng Guozhang understood that Yuan Shikai no longer believed in him, and from then on, his relationship with the father and son of the Yuan family gradually became distant and refused to work hard for Yuan Shikai. The Yuan father and son instructed the Jiangsu inspector to enlist Qi Yaolin to elect representatives and hold a vote to change the national system. Feng Guozhang refused to go to his illness. On December 18, Yuan Shikai appointed Feng Guozhang as the chief of staff, but Feng Nai made an excuse to be sick and refused to go to Beijing.
On December 25, Cai E and others declared Yunnan's independence and attacked Yuan Shikai. Feng Guozhang followed closely and publicly opposed the imperial system, so he became the "first central figure among the Beiyang faction opposing the emperor Hong Xian".
After Yuan Shikai announced the abolition of the imperial system on March 22, the rift between Feng Guozhang and Yuan Shikai could not be concealed. So Feng Guozhang did not do it, but decided to put more pressure on Yuan Shikai to force him to give the regime to him. To this end, Feng Guozhang publicly called the Beijing government on April 1 and 16, 1916, to persuade Yuan Shikai to abdicate as soon as possible. Yuan Shikai died of worry and fear on June 6, amid the condemnation of the people across the country.
At this point, the grudges and hatred of the two ended.
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