After the establishment of the Republic of China, the central government did not have enough power to control the regions, resulting in a large number of warlords. The major warlords divided and ruled, forming several major warlord forces such as fengzhi and direct lineage. Due to the chaotic situation, the warlord leaders are not mostly behind the door, but more are from poor backgrounds, and even some have devoted themselves to the green forest. This also led to many warlord leaders with very clear temperaments and debauchery, and their stories are still known to posterity, and Zhang Zongchang is one of them. His actions are criticized by many people, why can he still stand for many years?
Zhang Zongchang was born in the lower class, in order to survive, he once worked as a cattle herder, and also worked as a wine meter and a dealer. Later, the Jiaodong area was severely deforested, and Zhang Zongchang went to wander outside guanwai in order to escape the famine. This kind of experience made Zhang Zongchang already experience cold and warm at a young age, and he also learned to deal with the world. When Zhang Zongchang worked as a road builder in the Middle East Railway, he was generous and generous, and he was willing to do heavy work, and he was very moralistic. Zhang Zongchang gradually gained the support of the workers, and the Russians also had to look at him differently.
In addition, due to his private school experience as a child, Zhang Zongchang was soon fluent in Russian and was even more proficient in the local area. In addition, his gold panning skills and marksmanship were good, which laid the foundation for him to become the leader of the warlords in the future. After the outbreak of the Chinese Revolution, Zhang Zongchang returned to China to join the revolution, and later joined the direct family, but because he was not tolerated by Wu Peifu, he turned to the Feng family. At this point, Zhang Zongchang began to rise straight up.
After gaining power, Zhang Zongchang's ugly appearance was revealed, and he had three major hobbies. One is lustfulness. Zhang Zongchang is famous for his lust, and even he himself wrote a poem saying that if you want to ask a woman about geometry, I don't know how many.
Zhang Zongchang has an original match, as well as a wife and twenty-three aunts, and these aunts are of different origins. In terms of geography, among the aunts, there are not only Beijingers, Shanghainese Hebei people, etc., but also Japanese; in terms of identity, the aunts have prostitutes, entertainers, daughters of rich families, etc., while the aunts who were originally from the arts have jugglers, Peking opera martial artists, opera critics, and singers of pear blossom drums, which can be said to be various.
In addition, there are many nameless and undivided women, such as Zhang Zongchang, who once had five Russian female companions.
Zhang Zongchang is not only lustful, but also fun. When the Feng clan intended to attack Sun Chuanfang, Sun Chuanfang, in order to win Zhang Zongchang over, sent someone to pack up the Shanghai casinos, brothels, and liquor markets for him to play. It can be seen that Zhang Zongchang likes to have fun. Zhang Zongchang is good at gambling, and the gambling capital is huge, often throwing thousands of dollars. Once, when playing cards with prostitutes, he actually bet on one year's education funds and lost 200,000 yuan overnight.
Zhang Zongchang is also good at playing mahjong, and Wu Jiayuan in his house is very good at mahjong, often quietly releasing water to make Zhang Zongchang and cards. When Zhang Zongchang was proud of a mahjong table, he gave the post of Director of qingdao Salt Affairs bureau casually.
Zhang Zongchang's most shameful place is the vassal style. Although Zhang Zongchang has a little ink in his belly, after all, he has read less and his cultural level is not high. Zhang Zongchang, who liked Sven, was full of benevolence and morality, and even went to Qufu to worship Kong, and also published a collection of poems and distributed it to his friends.
In the "poem" of "Yong Xue", Zhang Zongchang wrote: "What things fly in the sky, and the east pile comes to the west; the Jade Emperor covers the golden hall, and sifts the lime." The "poem" "Asking for Rain" is written like this, and the Jade Emperor's grandfather is also surnamed Zhang, why is it difficult for Zongchang? It won't rain for three days, first pick up the Dragon Emperor Temple, and then bombard your mother with cannons. Looking closely at these masterpieces, it is not only unbearable. Of course, Zhang Zongchang's vassal Style and Elegance also allowed him to do two good things, one was to form a "Mountain University", and the other was to protect the Thirteen Classics. The poems he wrote laughed and generously, but the unintentional actions achieved good things.
Zhang Zongchang is known as the "Five Poisonous Generals", which annoys people, so why can he stand for many years? This is first of all due to Zhang Zongchang's behavior. When Zhang Zongchang first surrendered to the Feng clan, he could only start from the battalion commander. At that time, it happened that the brigade commander of the Jilin Army and the Hu bandits were united to attack the Fengzhi warlords.
Originally, there was a huge disparity in strength in this battle, and Zhang Zongchang would undoubtedly lose, but among the Hu bandits, many people who broke into the Guandong with Zhang Zongchang and many Fellow Villagers in Shandong. With this relationship in front, coupled with Zhang Zongchang's ability to talk and be a man, he soon subdued this team without bloodshed. Later, when Zhang Zuolin wanted to dismiss Zhang Zongchang, he sent Guo Songling to inspect it. Unexpectedly, the two sides had a contradiction, which caused Guo Songling to constantly scold the mother. And Zhang Zongchang knelt down to recognize his father, which not only made people laugh, but also made people have to sigh his smoothness.
Zhang Zongchang's ability to stand for many years is also related to the Russian army team in his hands. Because people were afraid of foreigners at that time, Zhang Zongchang incorporated a White Russian army, which made him almost invincible. After the Russian Revolution, some refugees fled to China, and although most of these people were Russian deserters, their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. Relying on this unit, Zhang Zongchang gained a lot of benefits.
Zhang Zongchang was greedy for money and lustful, and acted cruelly, saying that he had all five poisons.
However, Zhang Zongchang eventually paid the price, and Zhang Zongchang was assassinated when he revisited the old city of Jinan. The assassin was Zheng Jicheng, the son of Zheng Jinsheng, whom he had killed, which can also be regarded as retribution.