Whether Yuan Shikai is a national hero or a thief who steals the country is a question!
In 1912, Puyi abdicated, the Qing Dynasty fell, and China's feudal dynasty of more than two thousand years ended, and the person who ended all this was Yuan Shikai. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai served as the president of the Republic of China and carried out a series of reforms to promote the development of the country.
At that time, the concept of democracy and republicanism was already deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but Yuan Shikai did not know what he was thinking, and he wanted to act perversely and restore the imperial system. In 1915, Yuan Shikai ascended the throne as emperor and proclaimed himself emperor, and this act of driving a historical reversal naturally caused people and gods to be indignant and condemned by the whole people.
Under strong pressure from the outside world, Yuan Shikai could only abolish the imperial system and no longer be an emperor, and this farce ended.
When Yuan Shikai was proclaimed emperor, his eldest son Yuan Keding was in favor of both hands and very supportive, and his wolf ambitions were also clearly revealed, if Yuan Shikai became emperor, then the position of prince was naturally his.
In his later years, Yuan Shikai was bedridden, and Yuan Keding knew that Yuan Shikai's life would soon be over, and he still had the position of emperor in his heart, so he asked Yuan Shikai: "To whom does the throne belong?" ”
Yuan Keding's meaning is very clear, after Yuan Shikai's death, who will take his place. Yuan Keding is the son of Yuan Shikai, he has a few pounds, as a father Yuan Shikai must know, if Yuan Keding is allowed to be the heir, then The future of China is very worrying, so Yuan Shikai did not let Yuan Keding inherit, but chose someone else.
Yuan Shikai said two words to Yuan Keding, "Covenant Law", when Yuan Shikai had already hidden the list of candidates in the Golden Stone Room, a place specially used by the state to store important documents.
After Yuan Shikai's death, the crowd opened the Jinkui Stone Room, and they found the names of three people on the Jiahe Jinjian - Li Yuanhong, Duan Qirui, and Xu Shichang.
Yuan Shikai meant to make one of the three people the grand president, and he did not choose Yuan Keding. Yuan Shikai, who once wanted to be emperor, is now making such a move, which is really awe-inspiring.
Yuan Shikai called the emperor a black spot in his life, so people made a lot of negative comments about him. The world's evaluation of Yuan Shikai is also mixed, some people spit on him, some people praise, I don't know how the officials evaluate Yuan Shikai?
References: Draft History of the Qing Dynasty, Biography of Yuan Shikai, etc