The Republic of China, a short period of time, has bred a kind of Chinese style.
The corruption of the Qing government allowed the wind of democracy and republicanism to blow into the land of China. The revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen overthrew the feudal Qing Dynasty and led the people to a new era. However, there are always some strange people in history who vainly try to satisfy their own selfish desires to drive back the wheel of history.
This person was Yuan Shikai, the leader of the Beiyang warlords.
After the success of the revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, he ceded the position of The President of the Republic of China to Yuan Shikai, who thought that a new era would be ushered in. Yuan Shikai, however, was delusional to follow the old path, restore the imperial system, and become emperor himself.
And yuan shikai actually has an instigator behind him, this person is a famous celebrity in the Republic of China period - Yang Du.
Yang Du was born in an ordinary peasant family and did not have a strong background, but Yang Du was a talented child from an early age. At that time, the imperial examination system was still popular in the Qing Dynasty, and people like Yang Du only had to go to the examination to obtain meritorious names.
Yang Du really lived up to the expectations of the public, and at the age of 18, he won the Xiucai, but then he achieved the name of the people. "Fan Jin Zhongju" may be slightly heard of, but it is already very difficult to win the lift, especially for a poor student like Yang Du, who has neither power nor financial resources. Isn't it very good to be an official, but this is a turbulent era, and many people have begun to have new ideas. The term constitutional monarchy also flowed into China along with opium.
Yang Du met many famous big people during this period. Liang Qichao, Yuan Shikai and others. He himself looked at the shining others, and he wanted to go further. He worshiped Wang Minyun, a famous man at the time, as his teacher. At the same time, this master also had a huge change in his thinking.
Wang Minyun liked to study the art of emperors, and also passed on his experience to his apprentice Yang Du. What is Wang Minyun's Imperial Technique? To put it bluntly, similar to today's workplace wrist, by controlling their own subordinates to fight for their own lives, it is a good purpose to obtain rights and interests and stabilize the political situation.
Yang Du first displayed his talents on the political stage during the period when the Qing government was preparing for the constitution. Yang Du published two articles to conform to the attitude of the Qing government authorities. "China's Constitutional Outline Should Absorb the Strengths of Eastern and Western Countries" and "Implement Constitutional Procedures". This latter article is in Cixi's heart.
How could this old lady, who had been corrupt all her life, be willing to give up her power? In order to alleviate the embarrassing situation of the authorities, it is only a temporary measure to agree to a constitution. Cixi promised those who advocated constitutionalism at the time, in a gradual order, to formally establish a constitution nine years later.
At that time, Cixi was already old, and she estimated that she would not live for nine years in her current physical state. On the one hand, Cixi could still continue to splurge to spend the last period of her life to end her life decently, on the other hand, the ancient people were superstitious, and Cixi also had the face of the ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, which did not end in her hands.
The Qing government controlled by Cixi trumpeted Yang Du's articles, which also made Yang Du famous at that time and flourished. The young Yang Du began to flutter a little. He thought that he had learned master's imperial skills and could even relieve the country's worries. Young Yang Du did not find that there was something else behind all this.
However, the pace of history always has to move forward, and the Qing government will eventually become history.
The Xinhai Revolution ended more than 2,000 years of feudal rule in our country, the Three People's Principles took root in the land of China, and the cultivators had their own fields, which made the whole country blossom with joy. Ordinary people are willing to accept such a Republic of China.
But the authorities don't think so. Yuan Shikai, the ruler of the Beiyang warlords, also thought about the addiction of an emperor. He stole the fruits of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolution and succeeded him as President of the Republic of China. Secretly, he was preparing for his ascension to the throne.
Yang Du was a wise man, and he saw Yuan Shikai's inner thoughts. At the same time, he was still immersed in the sense of accomplishment of fame, forgetting that this era had changed, and his so-called set of imperial techniques had no longer worked.
In 1915, in order to cater to Yuan Shikai, Yang Du wrote a "Theory of Junxian Saving the Country". However, what awaited Yang Du this time was not unanimous praise, but a sky full of insults.
The republic is already the general trend, and the individual cannot shake the overall trend of history. In Yuan Shikai's meticulously prepared farce of claiming the title of emperor, the people of the whole country did not approve of it, and the unbearable words spread throughout the streets and alleys. Even Yuan Shikai's wives and children did not approve of Yuan Shikai's claim to the throne.
Yuan Shikai himself was depressed in this insult. It can be said that Yuan Shikai, the ruler of the Beiyang warlords who had no difference in popularity, was actually scolded to death.
Without Yuan Shikai's big tree, the few people who supported Yuan Shikai's claim to the throne could not make any splashes. After Yuan Shikai's death, everyone unanimously turned the spearhead against Yang Du.
Yang Du also did not expect such an ending. Suddenly enlightened, but also powerless to return to heaven. The people of the whole country insulted him, and Yang Du's friends also broke off relations with him. Even his arrest warrants were posted on the streets. For a while, Yang Du, who chose the wrong path, was cornered. In order to save his life, Yang Du shaved his hair and escaped into the empty door to leave the house.
The bells of the ancient temple always calm people. Yang Du looks back on the first half of his life here and has a lot of regrets. Perhaps this experience is precious to Yang Du.
But after all, it is the red dust people, how can they ignore the red dust.
Yang Du left the temple and returned to the "temple" in his heart.
This time, Yang Du became Du Yuesheng's doorman.
Du Yuesheng Who Xu Ren also! Famous big man on the beach. Du Yuesheng himself has not read any books, but he likes to make friends with readers. Du Yuesheng's home was hung high: Friends of the world, read the books of the ancients.
The combination of Yang Du and Du Yuesheng can be described as taking what they need. Yang Du always had to eat a mouthful of food after leaving the temple, although the power changed very quickly in that era. But Yang Du's black history is there, and naturally some people will mind. And Du Yuesheng is a gangster, and the money to raise a few celebrities is only a dime a dozen for him. This also allows you to put gold on your face and multiple friends at the same time. After such a long life, I am not sure who to use. Du Yuesheng, such an old man who was crawling and beating, must also know this truth.
In his later years, Yang Du had thoroughly seen many things, and he had reached the Chinese Communist Party. At that time, Yang Du was more than half a hundred years old, and his fame and fortune were no longer as favored as when he was young, and all this was just a floating cloud in front of him. The moment he saw the Chinese Communists seemed to shine a light into his heart.
At that time, the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was shattered. The Communist Party was little more than a small opposition party and was being hunted down by the Kuomintang. However, Yang Du didn't care at all. Without fame and fortune to blind the eyes, intelligent people certainly see farther. He was determined to join the Chinese Communist Party. Even if you face persecution.
Later, with the approval of Zhou Enlai, Yang Du secretly joined the Communist Party of China. Provide intelligence to the Chinese Communist Party and use his identity to cover for Chinese Communist Party members. In the turbulent years, he also did his own meager efforts.
In 1931, Yang Du died of illness, ending his life. And about his life is also a mixed reputation.
Just like the alliance he left behind: the true knowledge of the emperor's way is now a thing of the past; the Kuang people save the country, and they have their own descendants.