In the history of Beiyang, the big and small warlords can be called human spirits, after all, they can take a foothold in the quagmire of desire. On June 3, the seventeenth year of the Republic of China, Li Yuanhong, who was proud of the aura of "the first righteous hero" at the end of the Qing Dynasty, died quietly in Tianjin, and the death of this big-name supporting actor who had been active in the Beiyang Eunuch Sea seemed too light and breezy. Not only because of the strange waves of the situation between the north and the south at that time, no one cared about this once-in-the-past cameo role, but in the explosion of Emperor Gutun the next day, the last bearer of the Beiyang warlord was killed, and the farewell of Zhang Zuolin, the head of the fengzhi warlord" Zhang Zuolin, seemed too hasty and eye-catching. The gloomy departure of this "Hu Shuai" marked the coffin and curtain of the old Beiyang who had been in the limelight for seventeen years, and the once entangled grievances finally became a dream of Huang Liang. Straight Anhui Fighting Method, Straight Feng Fighting, Zhejiang Feng Battle, the past of the rong horse, sword against each other, still can not defeat the broken bone connection of the robe Ze feeling.
In that chaotic river and lake where the tyrants thrive in the grass, a group of strongmen of the times who cross the river by feeling the stones, the legend of the great warlord is always so absurd and ridiculous. In the eighth year of the Republic of China, Feng Guozhang, the head of the Three Governors of the Yangtze River and the leader of the warlords of the old direct line, first bid farewell to this stage, and hung up with the Duan Qirui brothers on the wall, taking the life of Lu Jianzhang, the elder of beiyang, and almost wiped his gun in Bengbu. However, at Feng Guozhang's funeral, after more than thirty years of love for his robe, Duan Qirui, who was busy, must have come to the scene in person, saying that "Tibu looked at it, was silent, but silently returned", and in Zhang Yilin's account, Duan Qirui "supported the coffin and cried bitterly, unable to help himself". However, the feud between the warlords of the two lineages of Zhiwan and Anhui is far from over.
Cao Kun, the leader of the new direct warlords, "King of Baoding", with the help of Wu Peifu, a "Xiucai warlord" who dared to create a teacher, not only expelled his predecessor Duan Qirui from the center, but also won the world, Wu Xiucai completely resented Duan Zhilao, but inevitably fell into a situation where it was easy to start a business and difficult to keep his job. The "Paul's separation" is very popular. However, what made Wu Peifu sigh the most was Cao Kun's "Mr. Dongguo" faction in the Second Zhifeng War, which not only made more than 100,000 soldiers of the front line lose their achievements, but also buried the direct warlords who were in the sky. The two direct wars before and after made Wu Peifu completely fight with the Warlords of the Feng Clan, although later because of expediency, the two sides once covered their hands and made peace, but in the eyes of the "old marshal" Zhang Zuolin, he never wanted to see this once small division commander. However, when Wu Peifu fell to Pingyang and panicked like a dog that had lost his family, the person who welcomed him into Gyeonggi and gave him a house and supplies was the new head of the Fengzhi warlord who regarded himself as a "nephew".
In the end, the grievances of the older generation seemed to disappear at this time, after all, like Wu Peifu, who was once a popular temple red, was already an old Beiyang person living in disgrace at this time. Twenty-five years after the Republic of China, Duan Qirui's life came to an end, compared with the Once Crowned Duan Mansion, the Duan family living in Shanghai was once snubbed to a situation where the leaves were full of leaves and no one swept away, and the person who presided over the funeral was his former nemesis Wu Peifu. Two years later, at the funeral of the late lord Cao Kun, Wu Peifu did not attend, but was mourned by his wife Zhang Peilan, and Wu Peifu himself set up a spiritual hall in his home in Beiping, wearing heavy filial piety and tears falling like rain, all because of the promise of "never entering the concession for a lifetime". Those grievances, some farewells, too many farewells, only death, can make these Beiyang giants who once became the most familiar strangers, remember that they were originally a robe.
In the history of Beiyang, a crab is not as good as a crab of the grass king, familiar with people, horses and territory is the basis for settling down, for this reason in the jurisdiction of the harsh taxes, levying tyranny, like bandits. However, unlike these second-rate grass-headed kings, the eating appearance of first-class warlords definitely needs to look good, even if it is scraped, it is necessary to pay attention to an elegance, or it is not embarrassed to scrape in the countryside, in addition, there will be some alternative ways to make money. The direct warlords were actually one of the earliest groups in the Beiyang lineage to have a rudimentary form, and if nothing else, feng Guozhang, the leader of the southeastern half of the real power faction, was a good hand at collecting wealth. The leading big brother of the Three Governors of the Yangtze River, whose family wealth was 23 million yuan, the old man who stole the division in the five years of the Republic of China, the five generals' secret telegrams and the Nanjing Conference, almost made a big deal, that is, when the southwest flag was pulled and fired, another portal was opened instead.
However, Beiyang was not the late Qing Dynasty, the old man was not Empress Longyu, and Feng Guozhang's eunuch ambitions became wishful thinking. After his Zhiquan brother took over the Beiyang Dalin, Feng Guozhang went north to help him and sat in the top seat of Beiyang, although he was only an agent. But it does not affect this money fan to find a way to make money, scraping the ground in Gyeonggi is a technical job, the dignitaries are noble, entangled, so Feng Guozhang set his sights on the fish of the Jinshui River. These pond fish have lived in the Forbidden City for hundreds of years, and most of the owners of the past have been released and raised, and no one has really ever made a decision. Feng Guozhang, who said that he would do it, the president sold fish not only to be snapped up, this ticket is full of money, but also can be regarded as a pleasure with the people, after all, can eat these palace objects, this absurd operation, in addition to making people stunned, can also be regarded as a blind eye.
After that, Feng Guozhang made a single sentence to supplement the expenses of the presidential palace, and he could account for this wealth transaction. However, after the First Zhifeng War, Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the Feng warlords who needed to reorganize the army, was deliberately calculated for the sake of military pay. This grass tyrant who does not have much culture is a party who said that "even if you scrape the ground, you can't scrape it locally", so this "Hu Shuai" invited a cultural person, Wang Yongjiang. This is a master, an authentic financial master, it can be said that the money bag of the northeast is managed in an orderly manner. In addition to some economic measures, Wang Yongjiang also has some other ways to make money, that is, to ban gambling and catch drugs, and to fine ransoms, this kind of income-generating means, even if it is used by Zhang Zuolin's old partner Feng Delin's men and horses, Zhang Zuolin is not partial or protects the calves.
In the end, compared with the leaders of the two warlords of the Zhifeng clan, Duan Qirui, the leader of the Anhui warlords, was not so good-looking. This upright warrior did not know how to scrape the ground gracefully, but he tried his best to compete with strong enemies. Behind the three major warlords in Beiyang, in fact, there are the shadows of foreigners, so the warlord melee is also called the agent war, but Duan Qirui wants to borrow other people's wine glasses, pour his own blocks, in order to be able to complete his ambition to march south by force, to Japan to borrow more than 100 million yen of "Nishihara loan", Duan Qirui not only approved, but also spent very little, more than 60% for the central expenses, to put it bluntly, that is, to pay wages. More than 20% of them were used for military salaries, that is, the concubines of the Anhui warlords were trained to "join the war army". As for why he was so generous, because Duan Qirui had no intention of repaying this debt, it was also considered to be unconsciously repaying him.
In the history of Beiyang, the city head changed into the Great King Banner, which is an old bridge section above the temple. Tossing and turning chickens flying dogs jumping, is not a big problem, there are soldiers is the grass head king of the various roads, the most worrying thing is the chicken flying egg fight. Therefore, for the Beiyang warlords, the grasp of a sense of proportion is not only a philosophy of eunuchs, but also a livelihood skill, and it is also a moral quality that comes naturally. Some of the second-rate "grass-headed kings" among the Beiyang warlords really can't support the wall, but whether it is the fiery tempered "Duan Zhilao" or the untamed "Wu Yushuai", even if they are like the authentic big old "Zhang Hushuai", the restraint and etiquette that should be achieved, this sense of proportion in the hearts of these first-class warlords is also a special weight, and it has always affected them to see through and not to say broken, to recognize people and not to judge people.
For Duan Qirui, beiyang is well aware of the stubbornness and stubbornness of this "zhi old man", but when dealing with important matters, it is not only not confusing, but also can fall into flowers. In the fifth year of the Republic of China, the old man died suddenly, and the three candidates in the JinKui Stone House, Yuan Keding of the Pit Daddy, had been removed from the list, and the ones listed were Li Yuanhongzi, the "First Righteous Hero", Xu Shichang, the "Xiangguo of the Two Dynasties", and Duan Qirui, the "Tiger of the Beiyang". Xu Shichang, the most senior "crystal fox", threw the hot potato that was finally decided upon to Duan Qirui. Pulling aside a group of indignant warriors who were unwilling to cede the position of president to the "Beiyang Group", Duan Qirui chose to take a car to the Li Mansion himself and asked Li Yuanhong to succeed him. After the two met, they looked at each other without words, and this pantomime that decided the direction of the Beiyang Eunuch Sea ended with "Duan bowed to Li San, and Li bowed to himself", because whether it was the requirements of the new and old covenant laws, Li Yuanhong, who looked harmless to people and animals, was a candidate who met the requirements.
However, Duan Qirui's sense of proportion lies in the decency of posture, and Wu Peifu does not care about these, he pays more attention to actions and results. In the thirteenth year of the Republic of China, Wu Peifu opened the front line to supervise the battle in the Second Zhifeng War, and initially placed the main elite Third Division in the rear of Gyeonggi to defend, after all, Wu Peifu, who had been a half-life warrior, had also detected the turbulence within the warlords of his immediate lineage. Unexpectedly, Cao Kun repeatedly urged the front line to be urgent, and Wu Peifu immediately pulled the Third Division to the front line, and this Penglai Xiucai, who had never had a second heart in his life, actually understood the point of proportion at this time, that is, the real jealousy of the old boss, not in the potential danger, but in the threat of his own high achievements. Therefore, Cao Kun, who experienced "Mr. Dongguo" once, always chanted "Where is Ziyu when he was imprisoned?" ”
In the fifteenth year of the Republic of China, the north and south were in a scuffle, and Wu Peifu entrusted his confidant Liu Yuchun to hold Wuchang for help. Liu Yuchun, who had been trapped in an isolated city for forty-five days, reminded Wu Peifu before the war that Liu Zuolong, commander of the Second Division of the Hubei Army, was unreliable, and Wu Peifu smiled indifferently: "If I can win the battle, I can't rely on it; if I can't win the battle, I can't rely on it." This attitude of knowing people and not judging people is also indifferent and calm in the realm of honor and disgrace, and this sense of proportion shows the foundation of this "Confucian marshal". Zhang Zuolin is also such a horn who knows people and does not judge people, and sometimes he sees through it and does not say it, so that he can pick up the warlords of the Feng clan who have a great cause and a mixture of fish and dragons. Zhang Zongchang, the vanguard of the Feng army, who was involved in Guannei, was empty-handed when he first defected to Zhang Zuolin, he just carried two baskets filled with soil, ran to Zhang Zuolin's palace, put down two baskets of soil in front of everyone, and said: "The general of the defeated army, Zhang Xiaokun, came to visit from afar, these gifts are not respectful, forget the big marshal and laugh!" ”
Zhang Zuolin, who was also from the green forest of the rivers and lakes, understood Zhang Zongchang's thoughts: "The two baskets of soil mean that he wants to come to himself, hoping to add soil and contribute to his strength, but there is a basket but there is no flat burden, this is to say that he has no authority, it is difficult to exert, this is asking for officials from himself." Considering Zhang Zongchang's boldness, Zhang Zuolin asked his subordinates to accept this "gift", and he was just right for the follow-up, he gave Zhang Zongchang two thousand oceans in return, and allocated him two hundred guns to use in the Feng army, that is, to "help him get on his horse and send him a ride", as for the creation of this chaotic demon king, it did not disappoint Zhang Zuolin, and at his peak, he occupied Zhilu and made many contributions to the warlords of the Feng clan. Despite this, Zhang Zongchang still belonged to a marginal role among the warlords of the Feng clan, because Zhang Zuolin had already seen through the number of ways of this five-poison general, but just talked about it.
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