Yuan Shikai held a grand banquet in his mansion for the Boxer Rebellion. At Yuan Shikai's command, all the people were arrested and lined up along the courtyard wall. Before the generals begged for mercy, gunshots rang out and no one was spared.

Yuan Shikai stills

After the rise of the boxer movement, Yuan Shikai advocated the policy of eliminating the boxer. Although the Qing government at that time was not obviously on the side of the Boxer Rebellion, the slogan of "helping the Qing Dynasty to destroy the foreign countries" played by the Boxer Rebellion really touched all officials in the Qing Dynasty, including the Empress Dowager.

Yuan Shikai is undoubtedly a pro-foreign self-preservation person. He can always figure out who is strong in a chaotic situation. Based on his sober judgment of the international situation, he adopted an absolute pro-foreign policy and wiped out the Boxer Movement. Such a behavior without national feelings aroused the dissatisfaction of Empress Dowager Cixi who encouraged the Boxer Rebellion, and those conservatives who firmly believed in the invulnerability superstition of the Boxer Rebellion also attacked Yuan Shikai. The angry people at the bottom also denounced Yuan Shikai as the incarnation of the devil. Under the influence of the Boxer Rebellion, more and more fanatics vowed to kill all foreigners in the Qing Empire and claimed to get rid of Yuan Shikai forever.

Faced with this situation, Yuan Shikai was unmoved and still held the determination to destroy the Boxer Rebellion. Yuan Shikai ended the expansion of the Boxer Rebellion in Shandong with the Hongmen Banquet, which prevented the Boxer Rebellion from spreading to the provinces south of Shandong. The remnants of the Yihetuan in Shandong had to live in Zhili temporarily, which led to the "incense peak" in governance. Yuan Shikai decisively allowed Shandong to join Southeast Mutual Insurance and remained neutral.

After the Boxer Rebellion was suppressed by Yuan Shikai, the neighboring provinces in Shandong avoided the suffering of Zhili, and its iron fist policy undoubtedly strengthened his rights and prestige.

Brief introduction of Yuan Shikai's palace

Yuan Shikai's palace is called "Fu Zi Palace". Because of its architectural specifications, it looks like a "blessing" at first glance. Located at the crossroads of Xiangcheng, Henan Province, it is now the seat of Xiangcheng Museum. This palace is composed of various buildings, actually a group of buildings, rich in ancient China culture. It was funded by Yuan Shikai's cousin Yuan Shijun, who was a very famous industrialist at that time.

Yuan Shikai's Palace

This palace was built in 1907 and completed in 19 16. Sitting west to east, it covers an area of 12000 square meters. Its layout structure follows the traditional architectural pattern of China, with the central axis as the main axis, symmetrical left and right, and arranged in three groups and three courtyards in turn. Seen from above, it is extremely neat and "rich". The predecessor of this palace is Shuaifu. 1907, Yuan Shikai was then Governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang, and was promoted to Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs. 19 15 At the end of the year, Yuan Shikai restored the monarchy and was called Emperor Hongxian, so the Shuaifu was renamed Xinggong.

Yuan Shikai died in June of 19 16, so he never lived in this palace. In the melee between warlords, the property of the Yuan family was burned, the family was ruined and the palace was not owned by the Yuan family. After the liberation palace was nationalized, it served as a granary, county government, culture and education bureau, propaganda station, etc. Huaiyang specializes in Xiangcheng. Now it is the seat of Xiangcheng Museum. 1984, the county people's government announced it as a county-level key cultural relics protection unit. 1999 has been designated as the third batch of key cultural relics protection units in Henan Province, mainly showing the life of Xiangcheng and Yuan Shikai.

The Relationship between Yuan Shikai and Beiyang Warlords

Beiyang warlord was one of the warlords in the Republic of China, which was mainly composed of the Beiyang New Army trained by Yuan Shikai. After Yuan Shikai's death, the whole Beiyang Army could not command, and the leaders of various factions were divided into provinces, which led to the division of Beiyang Army forces and the emergence of military forces in different provinces throughout the country.

Beiyang warlord stills

The position of Beiyang warlords in history is extremely embarrassing. Warlords are the product of the weakening and centralization of the central government. Generally speaking, they ignore the existence of O.

After Yuan Shikai's death, the northern warlords split into three factions: Anhui, Direct and Feng. In addition, some ethnic minority forces are warlords in Shanxi, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places in the southwest. Under the control of foreign forces, forces all over the world are intrigued and fighting endlessly.

19 17, the marshal of the Ming army organized the first law enforcement action against the Anhui warlord headed by Duan. The Northern Expeditionary Army lost in the first battle, its strength was greatly reduced, and the contradictions within the military government rose sharply. 19 18 In May, Sun Yat-sen resigned angrily, and the movement to protect France ended in failure, which also indicated that the old democratic revolution led by the bourgeoisie could not conform to the historical trend and was doomed to withdraw from the historical stage.