Li Yuanhong succeeded to the post of President of the Republic of China after Yuan Shikai's death, and in 1916 appointed Cai Yi as the governor of Sichuan, which was a very good decision, and General Cai Yi gladly took office. However, after arriving in Sichuan Province, General Cai Yi's condition suddenly deteriorated, and his throat cancer was already very serious. General Cai Yi could only do his best to handle the urgent affairs of Sichuan Province and do a good job in the aftermath of government affairs during his tenure in Sichuan Province.
In September of the same year, General Cai Yi went to Japan to treat laryngeal cancer, but because of the overwork in the early stage and the fact that General Cai Yi was not at ease with the delay in military and political affairs, he finally died at the age of 34. Before his death, General Cai Yi instructed only two points: first, he hoped that he would not hold a more solemn funeral for himself, and second, he hoped to implement the pension and reward for the First Army he had brought. Throughout his life, General Cai Yi has conformed to the trend of history and actively participated in the cause of defending the country and the people, and his spirit should be learned and passed on by all young people. So what kind of story does General Cai Yi have? Let's take a look.
The hot-blooded youth Tuqiang launched an uprising
Cai Yi was a native of Shaoyang, Hunan Province, whose family lived in Kinmu Township (later changed to Cai Yi Township), and because his family was poor, Cai Yi studied late. However, Cai Yi studied very hard, and achieved excellent results in private schools, at the age of 12, he was admitted to the Zhongxiucai, and at the age of 15, Cai Yi was admitted to the Shiwu Academy, and his teachers were the famous Figures of the Penghu Transformation: Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong. Cai Yi and Liang Qichao have a close relationship, which is the most affected by it, and the two have exchanges in addition to learning, including ideological life is also often discussed.
In 1899, Cai Yi went to Japan to study, and he saw that China under the Qing government was declining and slowly becoming decaying. At this time, Cai Yi was anxious to have no one to save the country, and he was eager to find a way to save the country and the people, after which Cai Yi had many in-depth exchanges with Liang Qichao and others, and was successfully admitted to Shanghai Jiaotong University (formerly nanyang public school).
In 1900, he and Tang Caichang participated in the Uprising of the Self-Reliant Army, but due to the setbacks of various departments and the failure of the uprising, Tang Caichang and more than twenty other people were killed, and Cai Yi fled to Japan to continue his studies.
Guangfu, Yunnan Province, was trapped in Beijing by Yuan Shikai
After returning from Japan, Cai Yi went to Hunan to work as a coach, and soon met his benefactor Li Jingxi and his own student and subordinate Zhu De at the Yunnan Daowu Hall. During Cai E's most difficult time, Li Jingxi funded Cai E's 500 oceans, and when Cai E was politically ostracized, it was Li Jingxi who brought him to An important post in Yunnan. Li Jingxi helped Cai Yi many times, and Cai Yi also intended to let him participate in the uprising in the later stages. But Li Jingxi was grateful to the Qing government, and he really couldn't pass his own pass, and finally Cai Yi personally escorted Li Jingxi back to Yunnan for retirement, of course, this is the last word.
At that time, Yunnan was basically the gathering place of the League, and although Cai Yi was not one of them, he had a deep relationship with the League and had a very close relationship. In response to the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, Cai Yi led the Kunming Xinhai Uprising together with Li Gengen, and in November of the same year, the Yunnan Governorate was established, and Cai Yi was elected as the Governor of Yunnan.
In 1913, Yuan Shikai was jealous of Cai E's military strength and prestige, and at this time Cai E was not defensive against Yuan Shikai, but who knew that after he entered Beijing, Yuan Shikai turned his face and did not recognize anyone, and even engaged in restoration, and also signed the "Twenty-one Articles" of mourning power and humiliating the country, which Cai E deeply hated. He resolutely joined the team of "defending the country and seeking Yuan". In 1916, Yuan Shikai fell and abolished the imperial system.
In July of the same year, Cai Yi died of illness at the age of 34. The Beiyang government held a state funeral for him at Yuelu Mountain in Changsha.