The Xinhai Revolution led by Sun Yat-sen overthrew five thousand years of feudal rule in ancient China and brought down the Qing government led by Puyi and Empress Longyu. However, Sun Yat-sen only played a role in the armed overthrow of the regime, and finally reached an agreement with Empress Longyu, and it was yuan shikai who demanded the abdication of the Qing government, who promised Sun Yat-sen and Empress Longyu to negotiate a republican system.
Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of victory in the Xinhai Revolution led by Sun Yat-sen and successfully became the president of the Republic of China, but he did not implement a republican system according to his promise, but wanted to restore the imperial system. Yuan Shikai's ambitions were far from this, and he even wanted to marry Empress Longyu, why was this?
The first two days coincided with the 110th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, and the whole country held a meeting for the anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution for Mr. Sun Yat-sen in the past few years, on the one hand, for the contributions made by Dr. Sun Yat-sen to the great rejuvenation of our nation in the past few years, and on the other hand, I also hope that the Chinese people will remember history, strengthen their sense of distress, and carry forward the spirit of the Xinhai Revolution.
Although the Xinhai Revolution was great, it could not escape the result of Yuan Shikai stealing the fruits of victory. After Sun Yat-sen took the first shot of the Xinhai Revolution in Wuhan, he marched all the way to Beijing. Because the Qing government was weak and powerless to resist at that time, Sun Yat-sen won the battle against the officers and soldiers of the Qing government very smoothly. However, after the success of the Xinhai Revolution, if the Qing government abdicated, it was necessary to find a way.
Yuan Shikai was once an important official of the Qing court, who had a deep understanding of the internal information of the Qing government, and made many military achievements after joining the ranks of the Xinhai Revolution. While thinking about how to get the Qing government to accept the republican initiative to give up power, Yuan Shikai took the initiative to ask to persuade the Qing government and made a promise to Sun Yat-sen.
In the later period of the Qing government, the youngest son was generally registered, and the empress dowager took power. Therefore, Yuan Shikai was also very clear about who to negotiate with, and Yuan Shikai directly came to Find Empress Longyu and explained the situation to her. Although Empress Dowager Longyu held great power in her hands, she did not want Empress Dowager Cixi to regard power as everything, nor did she have much ambition. Therefore, Yuan Shikai prescribed the right medicine and not only used a bitter meat plan in front of her.
Empress Dowager Longyu explained the situation and told her that the wheel of history had rolled forward and that the country must practice a republican system. Empress Longyu also knew that the Qing government had fallen, and all she could do was to save herself and Puyi's lives.
Although Yuan Shikai used the banner of negotiation and consultation with Empress Longyu, in fact did not give Empress Longyu much say, the conditions proposed by Empress Longyu were repeatedly compressed by Yuan Shikai, and finally the two sides reached an agreement, the Qing government abdicated, the government implemented a republican system, and the new government retained the lives of Empress Longyu and Puyi.
Empress Longyu was also a legendary woman, and as a descendant of the Yehenara clan, she was initially cultivated as an empress by her clan, especially during the reign of Empress Dowager Cixi, and she must leave the empress position in the Yehenara clan. Therefore, after Guangxu ascended the throne, Longyu also lived up to the expectations of the family and successfully became an empress, leaving the empress position in his own family.
Although Guangxu obeyed the empress dowager's arrangement to make Yehenara empress, he did not like Longyu and never had much affection for her. In the harem, if there was no favor of the emperor, it would be difficult, coupled with the fact that the Eight-Nation Alliance army was burning and looting in China at that time, the Qing government's regime had been unstable, and Longyu had always been cautious.
As long as it is a woman living in the harem, it must not be a simple female stream, although during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor, Longyu did not show mountain dew, nor was she competitive, but after Puyi succeeded to the throne, as the empress dowager, she still had thunderous means to let Puyi quickly gain a firm foothold in the court. Later, he also negotiated with Yuan Shikai and left his life with Puyi.
Yuan Shikai was initially a cabinet minister of the Qing court, and had been working under Empress Longyu and knew the Qing government very well. Although Yuan Shikai was deeply influenced by polygamy, he did not marry too many women during the Qing government, but only one wife. Yuan Shikai and his wife had a good relationship and did not take concubines during the feudal period.
However, after Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the victory of the Xinhai Revolution, he sat in the position of president and wanted to restore the imperial system. After this, he began to covet women, with a certain right, want any woman Yuan Shikai can succeed, some can be seen by Yuan Shikai will be taken home, and some are not favored by him, there will be no name at all.
After Yuan Shikai became the president, his life gradually became chaotic, and even after the fall of the Qing government, he wanted to marry Empress Longyu back home. Many people do not understand that Yuan Shikai has become the president and the country has already implemented a republican system, so why should he covet Empress Longyu, there are mainly several reasons.
First of all, Empress Longyu's posture among the concubines in the harem was not superior, and the Guangxu Emperor did not favor her at all, but Longyu, as a descendant of the Yehenara clan, received a good education from an early age. Longyu knows Dali, gentle and pleasant, and also knows astronomy and geography, and understands the culture of many other countries. Yuan Shikai liked Empress Longyu's appearance.
Secondly, during the Qing Dynasty, great importance was attached to the hierarchical system, if you were born into a famous family, then the status of the status will be very high, and Empress Longyu was born in the Yehenara clan, which is a well-known famous door in the Qing Dynasty, even if Longyu looks average, but she is also a descendant of Yehenara, even if the country has realized the republican system, but Yuan Shikai's thought still has not changed.
Finally, Yuan Shikai had always been a courtier of the Qing government before, and the real power of the Qing government at that time was in the hands of Empress Longyu, and Yuan Shikai had always been controlled by women. After being suppressed by Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Dowager Longyu for many years, he finally sat in the position of grand president himself, so he wanted to reverse the previous order and let the Manchus become his slaves and gain psychological comfort
Even if Yuan Shikai has ambitions to restore the imperial system, the wheel of history has rolled in and will not let him reverse the wheel, so yuan shikai stepped down after a few days of being the president. Therefore, the fact that he wanted to marry Empress Longyu as his wife was also over. Originally, I wanted to show off my rights, but history did not give Yuan Shikai a chance.
Although Yuan Shikai stepped down, the republican system will definitely exist. The fate of Empress Longyu and Puyi is also lamentable, which is also because they were born during the demise of the Qing government and had no way to reverse the situation again.