Zhang Zuolin is a well-known figure in the Republic of China, and interestingly, he has a brother named Zhang Zuoxiang, who is only one word away from his name, but they are not related by blood. Zhang Zuoxiang can be called the most loyal brother to Zhang Zuolin, which can be seen from his title of "Auxiliary Commander".
Zhang Zuoxiang is the youngest of Zhang Zuolin's brothers, and Zhang Zuolin also takes great care of him. After Zhang Zuolin became the Overseer of Fengtian, he passed on the position of commander of the 27th Division of his concubine unit to Zhang Zuoxiang, which was the position that Zhang Zuolin's third brother Tang Yulin had imagined, which showed how important this position was. But Zhang Zuolin gave up this position to Zhang Zuoxiang, which shows his trust in Zhang Zuoxiang. After becoming the commander of the 27th Division, Zhang Zuoxiang was soon promoted to lieutenant general.
Zhang Zuoxiang could get Zhang Zuolin's reuse, more because of his wisdom in the official field, after the defeat of the First Zhifeng War, Zhang Zuolin declared that he wanted to go to the wilderness, but Zhang Zuoxiang cried and begged Zhang Zuolin not to go down the field, Zhang Zuolin took the opportunity to borrow a donkey and stayed in the position of the boss of the Fengjun Army.
For example, after Guo Songling's rebellion was suppressed, many people suggested killing Guo Songling and his soldiers, but Zhang Zuoxiang resolutely disagreed, saying that it was all Guo Songling's fault, and his men were only seduced by Guo Songling. In the end, his suggestion was adopted by Zhang Zuolin, who exonerated all of Guo Songling's subordinates, which also allowed Zhang Zuolin to accept the military hearts of Guo Songling's subordinates.
After Zhang Zuolin was killed by the Japanese, in fact, the person who had the highest voice for succession at that time was not Zhang Xueliang, but Zhang Zuoxiang, and everyone had always elected Zhang Zuoxiang as the commander-in-chief of northeast China. However, Zhang Zuoxiang resolutely disagreed, saying that the only candidate for the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army was Zhang Xueliang, and he himself willingly served as a deputy and assisted Zhang Xueliang wholeheartedly. It is precisely because of Zhang Zuoxiang sitting in the seat that Zhang Xueliang has sat firmly in the position of the second generation of the King of the Northeast, so Zhang Zuoxiang is also known as the auxiliary marshal.
Zhang Xueliang was born as a clumsy disciple, and when he first took office, he did not understand politics and military affairs at all, and he had to ask Zhang Zuoxiang for advice on important matters, and Zhang Zuoxiang had always maintained a humble and low profile, and had been doing his best to help Zhang Xueliang.
What is even more rare is that Zhang Zuoxiang is still a very patriotic person; after the September 18 Incident, in order to control the northeast, the Japanese invited a large number of veteran ministers of the former Northeast Army to come forward to preside over the overall situation, for example, Zhang Zuolin's brother Zhang Jinghui became a traitor, but Zhang Zuoxiang always insisted on taking a position in the face of the Japanese's threats and inducements.