In Gu Hongming's eyes, an important symbol of traditional culture is to have an emperor. Therefore, in the 1911 Wuchang Uprising to revolutionize the emperor's life, Gu Hongming was very angry and directly called this revolution

In Gu Hongming's eyes, an important symbol of traditional culture is to have an emperor. Therefore, in the 1911 Wuchang Uprising to revolutionize the emperor's orders, Gu Hongming was very angry, directly calling the revolution a "riot", and even called for foreign countries to intervene to help the Qing court suppress the revolution.

In Gu Hongming's view, not everyone can become an emperor. In 1915, Yuan Shikai restored the title of emperor, and Gu Hongming was one of the most fierce opponents, and he wrote an article directly calling Yuan Shikai a "rogue" and a "lowly breed". After Yuan Shikai's death, the Beiyang government announced three days of national mourning, but Gu Hongming invited a drama class and set up a stage at home every day to sing operas to show celebration.

In fact, Gu Hongming was not opposed to the emperor, but to Yuan Shikai, the "usurper" emperor.

It is not difficult to understand why Gu Hongming, who led 5,000 "braided troops" to restore in 1917, rejoiced: Zhang Xun did not become emperor himself, but asked the 11-year-old Xuantong Emperor Puyi to re-ascend the throne - that is the orthodox emperor.

Zhang Xun's restoration farce lasted only 12 days, which was a great blow to Gu Hongming. At that time, he was promised to serve as a "foreign ministry attendant" and volunteered to represent Zhang Xun to "mediate" in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. As soon as the train arrived in Tianjin, he heard that Duan Qirui had led an army to attack the "Braid army", and fled back to Beijing in fear. At that time, Zhang Xun was angry and scolded Gu Hongming for changing his name to "Gu Hong'en" (who failed the emperor's Hong'en).

However, Gu Hongming still recognized Zhang Xun. When Zhang Xun celebrated his 67th birthday, Gu Hongming also specially gave him a pair of shou lian: "The lotus has no rain cover, and the chrysanthemum residue is like a proud frost branch." ”