The name Sun Baoqi does not seem to be well-known in the history of the late Qing Dynasty, but Sheng Xuanhuai, Yi Xi, Yuan Shikai, and Li Hongzhang are all well-known figures, and these people are actually Sun Baoqi's relatives, which is very rare. Sun Baoqi is also because many daughters are married to the famous people, thus launching a network of their own, and also has the title of "the most cattle old man in the late Qing Dynasty".
Born in 1867, Sun Baoqi was one of the most important foreign ministers of the late Qing Dynasty, he was intelligent from an early age, and his father was also a major minister of the Qing Dynasty, so he was able to take shelter as the head of the household department. In 1901, he served as an attaché to the embassies of various countries and has since devoted himself to diplomatic work. Although Sun Baoqi did not have any particularly outstanding political achievements, and even had some criticisms, his road to promotion was still very smooth, which was largely due to the assistance of his relatives and son-in-law.
Sun Baoqi married a total of 5 wives, gave birth to 16 daughters and 8 sons, and these 16 daughters were almost all relatives of the imperial state or noble courtiers. For example, the second daughter married the fifth son of Prince Yili of Qing, Zailun, it is said that when Yi li came to propose to him, Sun Baoqi said that he was afraid that he would not be able to afford the dowry, and as a result, Yi Li waved a big hand and sent boxes of gold and silver jewelry to the Sun mansion to add makeup to the bride.
After becoming a pro-family, in October 1909, Yi Xi recommended Sun Baoqi to be the governor of Shandong, and Sun Baoqi carried out constitutional activities after taking office, and reclaimed some of the railway road rights occupied by Germany.
Sun Baoqi's other daughters are also married prominently, and the eldest daughter, Sun Yonghui, has a higher education and knows English, and finally she is favored by Sheng Xuanhuai, the "father of Chinese industry", and must get this daughter-in-law for her son. Later, Sun Yonghui married Sheng Xuanhuai's fourth son, Sheng Enyi, and became the young grandmother of the Sheng family.
The third daughter was married to the grandson of Wang Wenshao, who was also a famous courtier in the late Qing Dynasty, and was highly valued in both the Tongzhi and Guangxu dynasties, serving as the inspector of Hunan and the attendant of the army. The fourth daughter was married to the son of Ai Xin Jueluo Baoxi, who was a qing dynasty patriarch and a courtier of the late Qing Dynasty, belonging to the Manchurian Zhenglan Banner. The fifth daughter was married to Yuan Shikai's seventh son.
To say that the worst married, it seems that the seventh daughter Sun Yongfan, her husband Zhang Zhiyi is Zhang Peilun's son, but has been married before, so Sun Yongfan is actually a stepmother wife. But Sun Yongfan is also the most famous of all the daughters, because Zhang Zhiyi brought the daughter of his ex-wife, this girl is the future famous female writer Zhang Ailing.
Therefore, in Sun Baoqi's political career, these in-laws have definitely given him great help, both in terms of wealth and officialdom. It's just a pity that these famous people did not end well in the tide of history, and these daughters were not very happy under the suppression of arranged marriages, which is probably the same flaw in these powerful alliances.
Later, Sun Baoqi himself was desolate, and the plan for Shandong's independence was canceled by Yuan Shikai, and after becoming prime minister, he was forced to resign and step down, and eventually he could only withdraw from politics. In his later years, Sun Baoqi was fascinated by investment, but he could not make ends meet, and finally died of illness at the age of 65. And the Sun family is also scattered, the former scenery has disappeared into invisibility, and even the most powerful political marriage has not been able to continue this huge family in the end.