China's history is vast and profound, from the beginning of Qin Shi Huang's sweeping of the unification of the Six Kingdoms in 221 to the 1912 qing dynasty's last emperor Zhao Yi announcing the abdication of the emperor, which has a history of more than 2,000 years, including the rise and fall of nearly 20 dynasties. The Qing Dynasty is the last feudal dynasty in history, and it is also the closest feudal dynasty to us. From the establishment of Nurhaci, it lasted for a total of 296 years.
However, after the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 and the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, there was another person who engaged in restoration and claimed the title of emperor, and this person was Yuan Shikai. On December 12, 1915, Yuan Shikai announced his acceptance of the throne. The restoration of the imperial system, however, Yuan Shikai's actions aroused strong opposition from the Chinese people. In the end, he was emperor for only 83 days, and then he was overthrown.
As a great warlord, Yuan Shikai can also be regarded as a moment of power, and his cousins are also a group of wives and concubines, with many children. He had a total of 17 sons and 15 daughters. The most controversial is his 15 daughters, after Yuan Shikai's death, her daughters received 8,000 silver dollars, but the final fate is also very different.
The eldest daughter, Yuan Bozhen, was born in 1885. It was born to the second aunt, Tai Wu, and as the eldest daughter, Yuan Bozhen naturally set an example for her younger siblings. Since he was a child, he has received a strict education, so he is still quite a ladylike style, with a dignified temperament and a knowledgeable book. He was also extremely filial to Yuan Shikai, so Yuan also loved his eldest daughter the most. Later, he married Zhang Yunliang, the fifth son of Zhang Renjun, then the governor of Liangjiang.
The second daughter, Yuan Zhongzhen (袁仲祯), was born to his fourth aunt, and during Yuan Shikai's lifetime, he betrothed Yuan Zhongzhen to the nephew of the famous minister Duanfang. However, Yuan Zhongzhen was not satisfied with this family affair, and later repented of marriage. He married Xue Guanlan, the grandson of Xue Fucheng, the chancellor of the late Qing Dynasty.
The third daughter, Yuan Shuzhen, is a lively nature and is a complete troublemaker, but Yuan Shikai especially loves this daughter. almost
Everything depends on him. Yuan Shuzhen's own conditions are also the best, not only beautiful but also quite literary. At first, Yuan planned to marry Yuan Shuzhen to Puyi. However, Zhao Yi was already a puppet emperor, and Yuan Shuzhen naturally refused, and this marriage would not end.
After the 1960s, Yuan Shuzhen changed his name to Yuan Jingxue and wrote a memoir of about 50,000 words entitled "My Father Yuan Shikai", which had a great influence and provided historians with valuable historical materials for studying Yuan.
The death of the fourth daughter did not leave too many records, and the fifth daughter Yuan Jizhen was also frail and sick since childhood, and later married the son of Lu Baozhong, a famous minister of the late Qing Dynasty, and died of illness not long after marriage.
The sixth daughter, Yuan Zhenzhen, grew up to marry the nephew of Sun Baoqi, the governor of the late Qing Dynasty and the chief of beiyang diplomacy, and also embarked on the road of marriage.
The seventh daughter's name was Yuan Fuzhen, and she was born to the fourth aunt, Tai Wu. Married to Yin Tiege, the son of Yin Chang, Yuan Fuzhen was called the most beautiful daughter of Yuan Shikai, and eventually became an actor.
The eighth daughter also died prematurely, and the ninth daughter, whose name was Yuan Fuzhen, died very early and did not marry. The name of the tenth daughter was Yuan Sizhen, and she eventually married the traitor Zou Wenkai. Eleven daughters, twelve daughters, thirteen daughters, there is no record, the fourteen daughters named Yuan Yizhen after marrying Cao Kun's son Cao Shiyue, the two often quarreled, and later divorced due to domestic violence. Yuan Shikai's fifteenth daughter also died prematurely. It can be said that there are few good endings, and the third daughter Yuan Jingxuesu is the best of them.