Do you believe that there really is reincarnation in the world?
On December 12, 1915, Yuan Shikai openly proclaimed himself emperor. The first thing he did after becoming emperor was to look for his ancestors.
In fact, this misidentification of ancestors abounded in ancient times. For example, when the Li-Tang Dynasty was established, Li Er, who had been dead for thousands of years, was identified as an ancestor.
Yes, it is the great thinker of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Taishang Laojun who has boundless mana in myths and legends.
Therefore, Yuan Shikai also wanted to learn this set, but there were not many Yuan celebrities who could be called emperors in history.
Yuan Shikai simply recognized the famous anti-Qing general Yuan Chonghuan as his ancestor. To this end, Yuan Shikai painstakingly found someone to make up a rumor that "today the one who killed Yuan Qing, tomorrow will destroy The Qing person Yuan." But at that time, the Qing Dynasty had long since collapsed, and the Republic of China had passed for many years.
Moreover, the history books also clearly record that Yuan Chonghuan had no children. Where did his descendants come from? This is treating others as fools. There was no way, Yuan Shikai had to look for the historical Yuan name. The effort was rewarded, and he really found it.
This person is Yuan Shu. This time Yuan Shikai really found the right person. They have the same surname, needless to say. They still have many inexplicable similarities.
According to historical records, Yuan Shu was originally from Ruyang, Runan, which is now Zhoukou, Henan. Yuan Shikai also happened to be born in Zhoukou, Henan. The two are fellow countrymen, and Yuan Shu is from a famous family. He was the fourth and third duke.
At that time, the status of the fourth and third dukes was quite high, and it could be said that they were nobles among the nobility. Yuan Shikai was born into a large family in Henan. His father was a local landowner and county magistrate. His uncle Yuan Jiasan was an official of the Governor of Caoyun, who had participated in the annihilation of the Taiping Army and the Crushing Army, and was also considered to be from a prominent background.
Yuan Shu was a powerful force in the change of dynasties, and before the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai was also a huge separatist force that controlled the situation.
What is even more amazing is that at that time, Yuan Shu also had a subordinate named Zhang Xun. Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor and was made a general. Obey Yuan Shu's words.
Yuan Shikai also had a subordinate named Zhang Xun, who had repeatedly annihilated the army against Yuan Shikai and followed Yuan Shikai's lead. They both had identical names.
We know that Yuan Shikai was historically after the uprising led by Sun Yat-sen, because Sun Yat-sen gave up his position, he stole the fruits of victory and gained a lot of power. Also because he wanted to be emperor, Sun Yat-sen severed ties with him.
Yuan Shu also flourished because of Sun Ce, who was called emperor because sun Ce enshrined the jade seal. After ascending the throne, his relationship with Sun Ce deteriorated, and he was beaten severely by Sun Ce. Have you discovered the fate of these two people? Both are closely related to a person with the surname Sun.
Besides, the empires they built were short-lived.
Yuan Shu claimed that the emperor barely survived for two years. Yuan Shikai's empire was shorter, only eighty-three days. In the end, both of them were crusaded by the entire country for claiming to be emperors. Depressed.
Could this be Providence? Could it be that Yuan Shikai recognized this old ancestor who had a tragic end, so that he could quickly follow in the footsteps of his old ancestor.