On June 14, 1917, Zhang Xun led 5,000 "braided troops" to enter the city of Beijing under the pretext of "mediation".
Who would have thought that as soon as Zhang Xun arrived in Beijing, he would take away Li Yuanhong, support the restoration of the 12-year-old Puyi, and order the dragon flag to be hung all over the country.
The sight of the city of Beijing returned to the Qing Dynasty overnight, and pedestrians on the street who did not have braids also brought fake braids for safety.
After the failure of Zhang Xun's restoration, the barracks in the Forbidden City and the coffins of the war dead were released.
Inside the Dutch embassy, Zhang Xun's concubine held the child she and Zhang Xun had.