Ziyuan has introduced many anecdotes related to zhang Zuolin, the "king of the northeast", which has triggered a heated discussion among readers, and today we will talk about the story of Zhang Zuolin's will before his death, demanding that the warlord Zhang Zongchang be strictly forbidden to enter the northeast.
▲Zhang Zuolin's old photo
Speaking of Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Feng clan, everyone will not feel strange, Zhang Zuolin started from scratch, relying on his superior courage and wisdom, rose from a green forest to a big figure who owned the northeast and even served as the ruling of the Republic of China. If it were not for Zhang Zuolin's insistence, the Japanese forces would have invaded the northeast on a large scale long ago, and the senior officials of the Japanese army did not even dare to be arrogant in the face of this "king of the northeast.", which shows that Zhang Zuolin made a considerable contribution to China's resistance to Japan.
However, it was precisely because Zhang Zuolin's influence on the northeast region was too strong that Japan eventually risked an all-out war with China and conspired to get rid of Zhang Zuolin, which led to the "Huanggutun Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries. In this conspiracy, Zhang Zuolin was seriously injured and died in the early morning of the next day. Before dying, Zhang Zuolin confessed to his aide-de-camp, ordered the northeast military secretary not to mourn, and at the same time asked zhang Xueliang, the "little sixth son", to rush back to Fengtian and announce his death to the world when he arrived. In addition, he also specially explained to the adjutant that he must tell Zhang Xueliang that he must not let Zhang Zongchang enter the northeast, otherwise he will be left with disasters for a thousand years. Subsequent developments undoubtedly proved how wise Zhang Zuolin's decision was.
▲Zhang Xueliang stills
Zhang Zongchang was also a warlord of the Feng clan, nicknamed "General Dog Meat" and "Demon King of the Mixed World", which shows how bad his reputation is among the warlords in Beiyang. Zhang Zongchang's life can be described as a bad deed, not only married more than twenty concubines and aunts, but also single-handedly created the "Qingdao Massacre" when he was appointed as the military governor of Shandong. The reason why such an evil person can become a military governor of a province is naturally that he has a big backer, and his backer is not a bystander, it is Zhang Zuolin, the "King of the Northeast". Zhang Zongchang initially joined the army with Zhang Zuolin, and initially Zhang Zongchang served as a battalion commander in Zhang Zuolin's department, and later Zhang Zongchang became Zhang Zuolin's right and left arm step by step because of his "meritorious efforts in suppressing bandits". After Zhang Zuolin defeated the warlords of his direct lineage and became the Grand Marshal of the Republic of China Army and Navy, Zhang Zongchang ascended to the heavens one step at a time and had full jurisdiction over Shandong, which was also considered to be a separate side.
▲Zhang Zongchang's old photo
From these experiences, Zhang Zuolin seems to be very important to Zhang Zongchang, and many people at that time were very puzzled by this, but Zhang Zuolin explained: "To fight a war is to choose the right person, and to employ people is to use his strengths rather than weaknesses." "I have to say that Zhang Zuolin is very accurate in seeing people, and although Zhang Zongchang's character is not good, he is very good at fighting and has made a lot of contributions to the Northeast Army. Just as Zhang Zuolin said, those who have shortcomings are easy to control, and those with good character generally do not participate in the warlord melee, and Zhang Zuolin saw this and would entrust Zhang Zongchang with a heavy responsibility for his lack of character. Since Zhang Zuolin used Zhang Zongchang so much, why did he have to explain to Zhang Xueliang before he died that he could not let Zhang Zongchang enter the customs?
▲Zhang Xueliang's old photo
This is actually because Zhang Zuolin looks at people accurately. Zhang Zuolin knew his son Zhang Xueliang very well, and he knew that with Zhang Xueliang's character and ability, he absolutely could not control a general like Zhang Zongchang. In fact, Zhang Xueliang really did not have this ability. During the Northern Expedition, after Zhang Zongchang's army was defeated, he immediately contacted Zhang Xueliang, a "young marshal" who sat in the northeast and held more than 200,000 elite northeast troops, hoping to use his strength to make a comeback. Fortunately, Zhang Xueliang remembered his father's last will and said a lot of polite words, but in the end he did not take him in, and Zhang Zongchang had no choice but to take refuge in Japan. It is conceivable that if Zhang Zuolin had not left a last word at that time, Zhang Xueliang would have most likely recruited Zhang Zongchang into the Northeast Army, and the three eastern provinces would probably have become the second Shandong. It can be seen from this that Zhang Zuolin's vision of people is so precise and poisonous.