Yuan Shikai took advantage of the Xinhai Revolution to seize the throne of the Qing Dynasty, and he first became the president of the Republic of China according to the agreement, but when the president was addicted to being an emperor, he became the Hongxian Emperor. However, Yuan Shikai, who became emperor, was very dissatisfied with his origins, because his ancestral home was Xiangcheng, Henan, and although he was quite powerful in the local area, it was not worth mentioning in the context of the whole country. He very much hoped that he would have a prominent ancestor, so that he could find a legal basis for him to become emperor.
In China, as long as the emperor has a need, he will certainly be satisfied, no matter how unreasonable his needs are. Not a single character came out to find ancestors for Yuan Shikai. This person's name is Zhang Bozhen, which is a little strange to many people, but if you say the name of his teacher, then everyone knows, his teacher is no one else, or the master of traditional Chinese studies Kang Youwei. Of course, Kang Youwei has many titles, so we will not list them all. Why only take out the title of Master of Traditional Chinese Studies? Of course, in order to prove that Zhang Bozhen is also a member of the Guoxue family, it is necessary to find ancestors for Yuan Shikai, which requires historical knowledge, so Zhang Bozhen, the chinese scholar, comes in handy.
Because Yuan Shikai's ancestral home was in Xiangcheng, Henan, which belonged to the current Zhoukou City of Henan, while the yuan shao and Yuan Shu brothers at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty were ruyang people from Runan, and also belonged to the current Zhoukou city, Zhang Bozhen immediately associated Yuan Shikai with the second Yuan. However, although Eryuan was born noble - in history, it is better to mention Eryuan, it is better to say that the fourth and third dukes - but these two people are not highly evaluated in history, especially Yuan Shu, who once proclaimed himself emperor and established the zhongshi, but this person has very poor moral character, ruling the Huainan region, making the people unhappy, causing the people to eat each other, and his own quality of life is difficult to guarantee, it is said that later he wanted to drink honey water became a luxury wish. In particular, the people of the world did not recognize him, and all the princes attacked him, and even his own subordinate Sun Ce betrayed him and went it alone in Jiangdong, and in the case of internal and external troubles, he was so angry that he vomited blood and died. Yuan Shao's reputation was better than that of Yuan Shu, who had once been the most powerful of the princes, and had also united with various princes as an ally to conquer Dong Zhuo. But he was ultimately defeated at the hands of Cao Cao. In short, Eryuan really didn't have much to show off. Although Zhang Bozhen helped Yuan Shikai recognize these two ancestors, he did not publicize them.
Zhang Bozhen is worthy of being a master of traditional Chinese studies, and he found a big figure surnamed Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan's reputation is too good, he is a national hero! However, there is a difficulty, Yuan Chonghuan is a native of Dongguan, Guangdong, and is too far away from Yuan Shikai's hometown, and the most fatal thing is that Yuan Chonghuan has no son. However, this matter is difficult for everyone in Guoxue, the home is far away from him to let him move, it does not matter if there is no son, the nephew will always have it. So Zhang Bozhen looked for a suitable candidate from Yuan Chonghuan's brother, and finally found Yuan Chonghuan's younger brother Yuan Chongyu, who was Yuan Chongyu's descendant. However, it is a bit empty to say this, and we have to make some historical relics. This matter is also difficult for everyone in traditional Chinese studies, so Zhang Bozhen quickly let people print a "cultural relic" - "Yuan Family Lineage", and it is said to be Dongguan. According to this newly manufactured cultural relic, Yuan Shikai's ancestors are particularly clearly described. Zhang Bozhen's classmate, another student of Kang Youwei, of course, was also a master of traditional Chinese studies, Luo Youxu, who also "deliberately" wrote an inscription: "Yuan Shi IV And the Third Duke, Revitalize Guanzhong, Xiangyou Hebei, move south to Haiyu, stop at Sanshui and Dongguan, and turn north to Xiangcheng in the Qing Dynasty." Today is in Yanjing, eating old Deye. After fame and virtue there will be masters. Zhang and Luo sang and harmonized, and this fake also came true, so Yuan Chonghuan and ErYuan officially became the ancestors of Yuan Shikai.
In order to make this lie seem more true, Zhang Bozhen also wrote an "Anecdotes of Yuan Chonghuan", published under the pseudonym "Zuo An Fayin", which mentioned a Dongguan xiucai Yuan Houchang, according to Yuan Houchang: "Chongyu first shu dianbai, and for several years his wife lived in Henan,...... Those who are now worshipped in Dongguan are the children and grandchildren of their brother Chongcan and Brother Chongyu. That is to say, in addition to cultural relics, there are living people who testify, and this living person is also surnamed Yuan. In this article, a mysterious detail was also written, after Yuan Chonghuan was killed, a high-ranking person in the world once said such a proverb: "If you kill Yuan Qing today, he who dies in the day will be Yuan." Where did this come from? Because there is a historical saying that Yuan Chonghuan was killed by the Chongzhen Emperor after being hit by emperor Taiji's counter-plan. This Hongxian Emperor also has the heavy responsibility of avenging his ancestors!
Therefore, knowledge is power, such an unreliable thing, our Sinology can be rounded like a real thing. However, in this matter, Zhang Bozhen and his classmates do not know whether they have consulted with Yuan Chonghuan's old man's family, will Yuan Chonghuan recognize Eryuan as his ancestor, will he recognize Yuan Shikai, an unworthy descendant?
Author: Tu Lao Hat