"The siege of the city was bleak, seeing dragons fighting, and hearing the sound of cannons. The commanders shot the king and dared to send a message, and the officials betrayed their friends and actually called themselves soldiers. What is the name of Jinyang's Xingjia? Zhang and Cambodia had no plans to call for funerals. Xinyi said The dead man's way is gone, and the dragon's embroidery is stained with tears." Kang Youwei

The last emperor Puyi ascended the throne three times in his life. Once he was forcibly tied to the throne by the Empress Dowager Cixi when he was only 2 years old. On the Dragon Throne, he was known as the "King of the Subjugated Country" for nothing. Once he was deceived by the Japanese army and went to the Northeast and became the puppet emperor of Manchukuo for 13 years.

As for the other time, it was just like a joke, that was during Zhang Xun's restoration which only lasted 12 days.

Zhang Xun is a "wonder" that is hard to describe. Of course, this is not derogatory. In fact, if you look at Zhang Xun alone, he can be called a good person. He knows how to repay kindness, is loyal, cares about friendship, and is honest and honest. He is from Jiangxi, so whenever his fellow countrymen come to him for help, , he agreed to everything, and everyone built a big house; he liked to listen to operas, and did not look down on actors. Because of this respect, the famous actor Zhang Juxian even burst into tears after his death.

But Zhang Xun was too stubborn. Once a capable and stubborn person gets into a dead end, it can only turn into a farce or even a tragedy. The Qing government was Zhang Xun's dead end.

Zhang Xun’s parents died in his early years and he could no longer afford to eat, so he joined the army in 1884. When the late Qing government was repeatedly invaded by Western powers, everyone knew that joining the army would basically mean being a "cannon fodder" and trading one life for a few days of food, but Zhang Xun survived.

Zhang Xun not only survived, but also rose through the ranks because of his frankness and daring to fight. After Puyi came to the throne, he directly became the admiral of Jiangnan. Zhang Xun was extremely grateful. He knew how to repay his kindness. He didn't care whether the Qing government was corrupt or not. He only knew that the Qing government gave him a way to survive, so he had to work hard for the Qing government.

But the fall of the late Qing Dynasty will not be transferred to Zhang Xun's thoughts. In 1912, the last emperor Puyi abdicated, ending the feudal monarchy that had lasted for thousands of years in China.

Other warlords were quick-thinking and began to change their stance early on, vying for power and profit in the Beiyang government, but Zhang Xun did not. As the admiral of Jiangnan, Zhang Xun was a powerful force at that time, but even if the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, he would not allow his subordinates to cut their braids, and continued to be loyal to the Qing royal family, and even earned the title of "Braid Commander".

Although Zhang Xun himself was praised a lot, Zhang Xun's good qualities were limited to the Qing government, and it was actually a disaster for the whole of China. Nanjing can be said to be one of the most difficult places to capture during the Revolution of 1911. It took 10 days of bloody battles to capture Nanjing, but Zhang Xun went to Xuzhou to occupy it again. During this period, he also suppressed advanced people.

In 1917, the conflict between Li Yuanhong, the then president, and Duan Qirui, who held the real power, deepened. The "fight between the government and the academy" gave Zhang Xun an opportunity to take advantage of it. In the name of mediating the conflict, Leading 5,000 braided troops to Beijing was actually "the great cause of Xiangzan's restoration". In this way, the 12-year-old Puyi was seated on the throne for the second time. Zhang Xun also asked all provinces to "follow the Zhengshuo and fly the dragon flag".

Zhang Xun really had no idea about the throne, and he had no idea of ??evading Puyi. He was just simple and loyal. He said: "I have been deeply favored by the former Qing Dynasty" and he was worthy of going through fire and water. However, times are developing, and it is not advisable to go against the grain. Zhang Xun's restoration caused a nationwide backlash and declared failure in only 12 days.

Duan Qirui borrowed the help of Zhang Xun to oust Li Yuanhong and immediately sent troops to conquer Zhang Xun. The 5,000 braided troops brought by Zhang Xun collapsed at a stroke. Many of them even cut off their braids while running. Zhang Xun himself only He was able to take refuge in the Dutch Embassy.

Later not only Zhang Xun’s 5,000 braided troops were incorporated, but even those who stayed in Jiangsu were not spared. All 30,000 braided troops lost their braids and disappeared completely in the long river of history.

As a warlord, Zhang Xun has lost his power, but he has some control over the privacy of other big guys. Therefore, although a wanted order has been issued, no one has really targeted Zhang Xun, and In 1918, Zhang Xun was spared on the grounds that "talents are rare despite many hardships."

Although Zhang Xun has no power, he is rich. He has invested and operated more than 70 companies. He lives in a villa and eats sumptuous meals. He has no less than a hundred servants at home. It is estimated that the real estate alone has a total of five As many as 60 million.

But Zhang Xun’s braids are still there. Not only did his pigtails remain, but he was also unwilling to serve the Beiyang government. Zhang Zuolin and Xu Shichang successively persuaded them to give him a high position, but Zhang Xun was indifferent. When someone advised him to cut off his pigtails, he replied: "I have no power to save myself, but I can still survive alone. My head." Here, my braid will not fall off! I am the true minister of the Qing Dynasty."

Where is the emperor's son in the pavilion? The Yangtze River is flowing in the sky outside the fence. On September 12, 1923, Zhang Xun died in Tianjin due to illness at the age of 69. Puyi gave him the posthumous title of "Zhongwu", and his braids were not cut until his death.

Reference material: "Declaration"

After Zhang Xun's restoration failed, where did his 30,000 braided army go? How does it end?