After Yuan Shikai's death, the Beiyang army suddenly lost its leadership core, and generals at all levels harbored ghost fetuses and wanted to occupy the mountain as king. In this turbulent era, Duan Qirui turned the tide and became the prime minister of the Republic of China. He did not smoke, did not drink, did not prostitute, did not gamble, did not covet money, did not occupy land, and was known as the "six noes" prime minister. But his son was a debauched and freedom-loving brother.
In 1865, Duan Qirui was born in Hefei, Anhui Province, and married Wu at the age of 21. Soon after, Duan Qirui's father and mother all died, and in order to survive, he put his wife and children in his hometown of Hefei. Then a person went to Tianjin to work hard, and through his own efforts, he became Yuan Shikai's right hand, but he vigorously resisted Yuan Shikai's claim to the throne.
In 1900, Wu died in Jinan. In 1901, under the mediation of Yuan Shikai, Duan Qirui married Zhang Peiyu. Zhang Peiyu is the daughter of Yuan Shikai's wife, who was 27 years old when she married Duan Qirui, and the two raised a total of four daughters.
Because of Zhang Peisuan's relationship, Duan Qirui became Yuan Shikai's son-in-law, from the original love general to the current son-in-law, the relationship between the two people became more and more intimate, Yuan Shikai also paid more and more attention to Duan Qirui, and Duan Qirui's prestige in the Beiyang army was also getting higher and higher.
After Yuan Shikai's death, he became the leader of the powerful Anhui warlords and took control of the Beiyang government, becoming the prime minister of the Republic of China himself.
Political success could not make up for his educational failures, and Duan Qirui was very strict with his son's discipline, often using a whip to educate. Unfortunately, his eldest son Duan Hongye was very uncompetitive and always failed to live up to his expectations. When Duan Qirui was the chief of the army, his son Duan Hongye was promoted in the army law enforcement department, but he did not go to work during the day and did not go home at night, and every day he ate, drank and gambled.
It is said that he also rented a house outside, took home the girls he liked in the brothel, and let them be his aunts and wives, and the most speechless thing was that his aunts and wives often changed people, basically every two or three months. Duan Qirui advised many times, but he just wouldn't listen. Duan Hongye, who lives a very debauched life, is a playboy, there is no doubt, he has married nine wives successively, and he has achieved nothing in his career. However, he has cultivated very well in terms of hobbies, he likes Go very much, and he is also a master of The game of Go. It is said that Wu Xianglin, a famous national flag bearer during the Republic of China period, was not his opponent, and the Japanese also awarded him a dan position, which shows how high his level of Go is.
Duan Hongye has nine children, and now there is a record of his eldest daughter Duan Mei, who is deeply loved by his grandfather Duan Qirui, and also won one of his grandfather's favorite paintings, "Sixteen True Pictures", she received a good education, was deeply influenced by Western ideas such as freedom and equality, was a woman in the new era, and later she went to Live in Hong Kong, and there are not many records of her.
Duan Hongye, the son of Duan Qirui who was educated under the stick, failed to live up to his father's expectations and did not become an excellent person, but he was a prodigal prince, and together with Zhang Xueliang, Sun Ke, and Lu Xiaojia, he was known as the four princes of the Republic of China.
Reference: The Biography of Duan Qirui