Introduction: Zhang Zuolin started as a small bandit and finally became the last ruler of the Beiyang government, the grand marshal of the sea, land and air, and his hard work is one aspect; drilling camps and colluding with various forces to make himself better develop is also Zhang's style of doing things. Zhang Zuolin has countless legends in his life, and he is not particular about his brothers; but at home, his daughters are used by him as tools to make friends with various forces. The objects of the marriage included the son of Bao Guiqing, the overseer of Heilongjiang, the son of the Mongol prince, and Zhang Mengchao, the son of the restored warlord Zhang Xun, and so on. Among them, Zhao Erxun, the governor of the northeast, once proposed to his son and met Zhang Zuolin's third daughter Zhang Huaiyi. Although Zhao Erxun is an ideal marriage object from the perspective of family or Zhang's consistent style, why did Zhang Zuolin refuse? What is more coincidental is that the marriage that Zhang Zuolin did not agree to was completed under the auspices of Zhang Xueliang, and the two lived a happy life.
The origin and rise of Zhang Zuolin
In China's modern history, Zhang Zuolin, the king of northeast China, is a topic that cannot be bypassed. The reason why he is legendary is that he is a pure grassroots starter. Born as a small bandit with no culture, but with his own talent and the personality of daring to think and dare to do and fight righteousness and wealth, he united his brothers in general, and in that chaotic era, the various forces intertwined their teeth and sprang up.
From the leader of the bandits to the commander of the patrol battalion who accepted the recruitment; then from the commander of the 27th Division in the army to the political circle to serve as the fengtian overseer; from the inspector of the three eastern provinces to the northeast king further into the center of the Beiyang government to become the last ruler, it is a magical experience. In addition to his own efforts in the process of his development, the cooperation and support of all forces are also indispensable.
Therefore, Zhang Zuolin made several of his daughters the object of marriage, drew all the forces for his own use, and finally ascended to the position of Grand Marshal of the Beiyang Government's Sea, Land and Airspace step by step. The eldest daughter, Zhang Shoufang, married Bao Yulin, the son of Bao Guiqing, the overseer of Heilongjiang, and lived an unhappy life; the second daughter, Zhang Huaiying, zhang Zuolin, promised to give a foolish son to prince Darhan in Inner Mongolia; and the fourth daughter, Zhang Huaiqing, married the notoriously mentally ill son Zhang Mengchao, who was also unhappy. From the perspective of a father, it can be said that Zhang Zuolin has done quite inappropriate things in the marriage of his children.
The marriage proposal of the third daughter was rejected by Zhang Zuolin
According to Zhang Zuolin's idea of choosing a marriage partner for his daughters, zhao Erxun, the governor of northeast China, proposed marriage to Zhang Zuolin's third daughter Zhang Huaiyi for his only son with family roots. But Zhang Zuolin was unusual, stunned and did not agree.
Zhao Erxun was born in the Qing Dynasty. Later, he successively served as the governor of Hunan, the hubu shangshu, the general of Shengjing, the governor of Huguang, the governor of Sichuan, and the governor of the three eastern provinces. Finally, he is also the chief compiler of the "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty", and it can be said that the origin of Zhao Erxun's family is also a famous and prestigious family. Moreover, during his term as governor of the northeast, it was right to ask Zhang Zuolin for his only son. But Zhang Zuolin just didn't agree, why is this?
It turned out that Zhao Erxun was the leader of Zhang Zuolin's entry into the official field, and it was Zhao Erxun's recruitment of Zhang Zuolin through the Xinmin Mansion that allowed Zhang Zuolin to break away from the bandit circle. At the time of Zhang Zuolin's rise, the incompetence of the Qing government finally ushered in the uprising led by the League. The tide quickly spread in the provinces, and Zhao Erxun was a conservative faction with backward thinking, and he hated advanced ideas. So he joined forces with Zhang Zuolin to suppress the progressive movement, because they smelled the same, so Zhao Erxun repeatedly promoted Zhang Zuolin, so in the process of Zhang Zuolin's gradual rise in the official field, Zhao Erxun gave him a great help.
It is precisely for this reason that Zhang Zuolin is known as a teacher to Zhao Erxun in his heart. For example, the young marshal Zhang Xueliang also called Zhao Erxun a grandfather. Therefore, when the third girl, Zhang Huaiyi, was nineteen years old, Zhao Erxun asked Zhang Zuolin for his only son to be his own son. Zhang Zuolin refused, for reasons that it may not be a matter for us to look now, that is, that is, the generations are different. That is, Zhao Erxun and Zhang Zuolin are not a generation, so his son is also one generation higher than Zhang Huaiyi. Even in everyone's opinion, Zhao Erxun's son is indeed a good marriage partner.
Although this was not achieved in that year, after Zhang Zuolin's death, the young marshal Zhang Xueliang took the initiative to give Zhang Huaiyi to Zhao Erxun's son. The couple later went to the United States, and living a happy life with Meimei is also a good story. It can be said that he was crooked, and almost missed a good marriage for his daughter due to Zhang Zuolin's reasons.
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