From 19 12 March 10 Yuan Shikai took office as interim president in Beijing, to 1928 12 February 29th, when Zhang Xueliang announced that he had changed his flag, it was the era of the Beijing government of the Republic of China. Because its military and political power has always been in the hands of Beiyang Group, it is usually called the era of Beiyang government. However, the seven heads of state replaced in 17 were not all Beiyang figures. Yuan Shikai, Feng, Xu Shichang, Cao Kun and Duan are indeed 100% Beiyang School; However, Li, who was born in the Nanyang New Army, is incompatible with the Beiyang faction, even though he will be the president of the Beijing government in the future. Zhang was not incorporated into the army of Beiyang Department until the first year of the Republic of China. At best, it was only a branch of Beiyang Department. Looking at it from another angle, among the seven heads of state, Yuan, Li, Feng, Cao and Duan are all professional soldiers, all honed from the regular new army in the former Qing Dynasty; Although Xu is a civilian, he has experience in training in small stations and is regarded as an officer by Beiyang generals. However, Zhang accepted the invitation, hung out in the miscellaneous army as an outlaw, and was finally reorganized into a regular Beiyang Army.

In contrast, Zhang is obviously the most legendary of the seven heads of state. 1923 When Powell, editor-in-chief of Miller Review, interviewed Zhang, he asked him where he had studied. Zhang replied humorously, "Greenwood School."

Zhang Ting was born in Fengtian Haicheng in the first year of Guangxu (1875), and his family was extremely poor. At the age of 8, my father was killed by an enemy for gambling, and the family was even more embarrassed. The whole family fled to Guang Ningxian to work for others. 13 years old, eavesdropping outside someone else's private school, moved her husband and gave him the opportunity to study for free. This is extremely important for his future development. He was very grateful to this Mr. Tang Jingzhen and later asked him to be the first teacher of his son Zhang Xueliang.

Because of his poor family, he can't concentrate on his studies. He sold steamed stuffed buns, worked as a vendor and spared pigs for others to eat, but nothing was achieved. It was not until he learned to be a veterinarian in Yingkou that he achieved nothing and became famous far and wide. There is a famous local greenwood figure named "Zu Tianyan" who came to see him. He got rid of his illness, became famous and his economic situation improved. However, since he entered the casino with his father since he was a child, he has long been infected with this bad habit and most of the money he earned has been lost. Once, he lost to his heart, so he cut a piece of meat from his leg with a knife and threw it in a box as a note. The gambling friends were so scared that they returned all their money to him.

1894- 1895 During the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1895, he roamed in western Liaoning and often worked as a doctor for Song Qing's Yi army, so he joined the army and became a cavalry under Ma Yugang. Because he was familiar with horse nature and good at riding and shooting, he was quickly promoted to sentry, white horse and red tassel, and was proud of the spring breeze, and married the daughter of local squire Zhao Zhanyuan. However, his career was short. Soon after China was defeated, Yi Jun returned to Zhili, and he stayed in western Liaoning. At that time, the country had just been defeated, and Fengtian was the first to bear the brunt. Stragglers and rogue proletarians robbed everywhere, and the countryside was not peaceful, so "insurance groups" appeared everywhere. Bao Tuan is different from Yong Tuan Army: Yong Tuan Army is a quasi-official, a local self-defense force allowed and encouraged by the imperial court, such as Zeng Guofan's Xiang Army and Li Hongzhang's Huai Army, all developed from Yong Tuan Army; However, the insurance group takes the insurance premium as a condition to protect the villagers. In fact, it is a kind of underworld organization, that is, the so-called "bandits" or "green forest", which is explicitly prohibited by the court. Generally speaking, protecting the group is like a water margin, and thieves are strong; Ying Yong's army, like Zhujiazhuang, relies on the government to grow.

However, Baoqun's performance is also different, just like the "Four Thieves" in the Water Margin, Song Jiang is a "righteous man", and Fang La, tian hu and Wang Qing are vicious people. With the support of his father-in-law Zhao Zhanyuan, Zhang helped more than 20 brothers set up an insurance group. His "big group" is responsible for the security of seven or eight nearby villages, which can protect the environment and people and resist foreign aggression. He is a qualified little water margin and has won the praise and trust of the villagers. However, although he is a qualified "Song Jiang", there are more "Fang La", "tian hu" and "Wang Qing" in the neighboring areas. For example, there is a large group in nearby Zhong 'anbao. Its leader is Jin Shoushan, and there are more than 65,438+000 men. They control more than 20 villages, extort and even openly rob in Xiao Wang's country. Finally, the villagers in Zhong 'anbao had to ask Zhang for help. Zhang is an upright man. He immediately drove away, expanding his sphere of influence to 27 villages and increasing his brothers to more than 40. Don't want to refuse to let go, while everyone launched a surprise attack during the Chinese New Year, Zhang escaped, his good brothers Tang Yulin and Sun fled with their wives and daughters, and the rest of the brothers came to meet them one after another. After a rest, they decided to go to Gaotuozi to find Feng, the elder of the greenwood. Feng has more than 1000 people under his command, which is the largest insurance group in southern Liaoning. The most rare thing is that he has played the banner of killing the rich and helping the poor.

However, the fate of Zhang and Feng has not yet arrived. Passing through the octagonal platform, he met a scholar with unique vision, Zhang Chengjiu. Zhang Chengjiu, a squire from Bajiaotai, is a local who keeps his promise. He thinks that Zhang is a northerner and has a good conversation, so he is determined to keep him. So he put more than 40 people of Zhang into the local Bao Tuan, with Zhang as the head and Zhang Jinghui as the deputy. Although they are actually green forests, they also call themselves, so Zhang's emblem at this time is "Ying Yongchang". At this time, he has more than 70 brothers and a wealthy commercial town Bajiaotai as his base camp.

After the signing of the Xin Chou Treaty, the local situation gradually calmed down. Zhang Chengjiu is a scholar. He measured the "insurance group" with the standard of Yong Yong, and thought that since the situation was stable, Yong Yong should be dissolved. But he couldn't find the position of this energetic 100-member team, so he went to visit Zeng Yi, the Xinmin magistrate, and expressed his willingness to hand over the Yong ying to the government. Yico Zeng was very interested in Zhang's praise and invited him to see it. As a result, he fell in love with Zhang Conghui's elegant appearance and immediately promised to collect it. It happened that Zhao Erxun, the general of Shengjing, was deeply troubled by "bandits" and was making Zhang Xiluan send staff to please him. Therefore, Zhang's "acceptance" is very smooth.

But one thing, Jiang, he had to recruit Fang La. With the support of the government, he recruited a large number of greenwood teams such as Zhang, Bo Zhensheng, Ye Jingquan and Bo. At this time, he had 400 brothers, and was officially made into a guerrilla cavalry before Xinmin patrol. He served as the leader of the gang, commanded five sentinel units, and was still stationed at Bajiaotai. The following year, he was promoted to Guan Dai, moved to Xinmin House, and was ordered to destroy the green hills such as Wang and Du.

The destruction of Du Lisan showed the cruelty of his means. Du is a powerful green forest, and Zhang knows that he was defeated, so he works hard for Du's uncle. Du Panlin, an old juren, naturally didn't want to have thieves at home, but advised my good nephew to accept the harness and said that Zhang Yuting was a good example. As a result, Du really took people to vote, only to be killed by Zhang after being drunk. In this way, he also collected five great whistles, including Jiang. Soon, he was promoted to the head of the boy scout camp because of his achievements in fighting bandits. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that he dyed his tripod with the blood of his fellow greenwood. Into the city to give thanks, the governor Xu Shichang sent Zhou Shumo to pick him up. Zhou Shumo asked him why he was willing to be accepted, and he replied bluntly: "For promotion and wealth!"

At this time, Xu Shichang was appointed as the governor of the three northeastern provinces, and he was determined to open up wasteland in Dongmeng area to fight against Russian whaling and occupation. However, due to the occupation of pasture, Mongolian herders rose up and rebelled, and gradually formed bandits such as Baiyindaba, Yaoqian and Taokehuke. 1908, Xu Shichang sent Zhang to Tongliao, Taonan and other places in the northwest of Fengtian, in order to display his riding and shooting skills and fight against bandits who come and go like the wind. Taonan is an arid desert, where the grass is more than a foot long, poisonous insects are everywhere, and hungry wolves are everywhere. The conditions are difficult. As for the inability to complete reconnaissance work, scouts often come back after people die. Mongolians are very familiar with this area and come and go like the wind. They often catch officers and men off guard. Zhang himself was once in distress and had a narrow escape. At first, he could do nothing about it. After years of failure, he was stripped of his top hat by the court and ordered to make meritorious deeds to see what would happen in the future. So he made friends with the chivalrous man and entrusted him to sneak into the bandits, thus uncovering their nests and activity routes. An Wuyu is a chivalrous man like Jing Ke. He found a relationship and entered the bandits' interior, and successfully drew a map. But he is not satisfied with this. He also tried to assassinate one or two Mongolian bandit leaders, but he was accidentally killed and dismembered. Du Yuesheng gave Ann's body to Zhang to demonstrate. When everyone went to find Ann, they found that Ann had a wound with a map in it. Zhang defeated the Mongols with this map, Baiyin Daban was killed, Yaqian surrendered, and Taokehuke fled to Siberia. With this great achievement, Zhang was promoted to the battalion commander of the ninth battalion, and the former department in Taonan was also under his command. With a population of 3,500, the Ministry has become a strong force in Northeast China. In order to thank Ann for seeing me, he took good care of Ann's two sons. But Lao Tzu is a hero, and these two young people are unwilling to accept the reward and are willing to drift away. Later, they still hung out in the green forest, taking fighting for justice as their responsibility.

Chivalrous men like me are rare after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Revolutionaries in the late Qing Dynasty were willing to die for assassinating powerful people. They are epic martyrs, but they are not chivalrous men who committed suicide. The essence of chivalry lies in the word "righteousness" For example, Wang Wu and Tan Sitong, two good friends, one is a chivalrous man and the other is a martyr, with totally different temperaments. Ann knows me only to be friends with Zhang, and I am willing to venture to dangerous places. Although I died without complaint, I was an ancient chivalrous man. And such figures are often hidden in green forests. The reason why Zhang can stand out from many insurance groups and become the "general manager" of Greenwood is largely based on the word "righteousness". Obviously, he himself is a very chivalrous man.

He said that he graduated from "Greenwood School", which was humorous, but also very appropriate. He only attended a little private school, and there was no possibility of extensive reading before and after he became famous. What he contacts most is nothing more than the most popular story-telling romance films, such as his ability, tolerance and loyalty. Although there are natural elements, it is not necessarily without these romantic shadows of storytelling. The art of storytelling is wonderful, full of careless chivalrous spirit, and its influence on people should not be underestimated. Zhang's life is a legend, and it is natural to be included in the story-telling romance in the future, which is by no means comparable to Duan and others.

When Zhang was accepted by the court as a Commissioner, the court was already dying. However, as a character born in the greenwood, it is not a bad thing to be born in troubled times. At this time, he already has an elite armed force, battle-hardened, ambitious, and has a strong desire to conquer Fengtian and even Northeast China.

The first obstacle he wants to clear is the revolutionaries. Song and other revolutionaries have three strategies to win the world. The best policy is to start an uprising in the northeast and then force Beijing. Since 1904, students studying in Japan organized anti-Russian volunteers, the activities of the Northeast Revolutionary Party members have always been a tradition. By May of 19 1 1, when Zhao Erxun returned as the governor of the three northeastern provinces, more than half of Fengtian had fallen into the hands of revolutionaries. Six towns control Wu Luzhen, twenty towns control Zhang Shaoceng, and Blue Sky Guard cooperates. These famous revolutionaries, together with Jiang Fangzhen, who trained the new army for Zhao Erxun, and Zhang Rong, a rich local boy in Fengtian, held important positions in the new army and occupied a sufficient position in Fengtian. However, after the Revolution of 1911, in order to guard against the activities of revolutionary parties in other provinces, Wu Luzhen was transferred to Zhengzhou-Taiyuan Line, and Zhang Shaoceng was transferred to Luanzhou, leaving Lantian Wei and Zhang Rong to stay in Fengtian, and their strength was weakened.

After Wuchang Uprising, the only garrison in Fengtian provincial capital was the Second Mixed Association of Blue Sky Guards, so its uprising conditions were not under Wuchang. However, Lan Tianwei is an indecisive person. He is afraid that he will change if he is anxious, so he has been forbearing and waiting for the opportunity. He plans to cooperate with Wu Luzhen in Shijiazhuang, Zhang Shaoceng in Luanzhou and Yan Xishan in Shanxi at the same time. As a result, Wu Luzhen was assassinated and the matter aborted. At this time, it has been nearly a month since Wuchang Shouyi, and it is ready to launch an uprising in feng tian. 165438+1October 7, Zhang Rong, Bai and others elected Lantian as the provisional governor of the military government of the Republic of China, intending to expel Zhao Erxun and declare independence of Fengtian. Zhao Erxun was very scared when he learned that he was going to escape, but Yuan thought that although the new army was no longer available, he could reuse the old army of the reconnaissance battalion. Zhao Erxun then secretly transferred the rear patrol battalion of Wu Department from Liaoyuan to help Fengtian.

This important information was discovered by Zhang. Zhang has long wanted to save the province, so there are spies in the provincial capital. Now that I got the news, I immediately led all the troops of the Seventh Battalion, which was mighty and took Taonan directly. When passing by Liaoyuan, Wu came out to meet him, but he didn't know about it yet. And he pretended to hide it. When he arrived in the provincial capital, he visited Zhao Erxun, claiming that he had heard that the situation was tense and was afraid that the governor was in danger, so he acted without authorization and was willing to accept punishment. Zhao Erxun was eager for success, not only didn't blame him, but also made him a middle-level patrol battalion. In this way, he doubled his strength at once and had 15 battalion.

Blue Sky Guard missed the opportunity and delayed the great event. At this time, he still hoped to gain political power through peaceful means. 165438+ 10/2, he and Wu Jinglian organized a security meeting, invited more than 200 gentry and businessmen to attend the meeting, and prepared to pass the plan of independence in Fengtian by voting. Zhao Erxun also took Zhang to the meeting place, and arranged troops inside and outside the meeting place, equipped with guns and ammunition. Wu Jinglian and others were not afraid, but still boasted that they wanted to leave the Qing court and declare independence. Zhao Erxun immediately retorted, while Zhang put the pistol on the case and openly threatened it. Seeing this situation, the revolutionaries and the legislators who were inclined to revolution left angrily, and the proposal was aborted. Soon, the meeting resumed, and Yuan presided over the meeting as the deputy speaker. Finally, the Fengtian National Security Council was established, with Zhao Erxun as the president, Wu and Wu Jinglian as the vice presidents, Yuan as the Senate President and Zhang Rong as the vice presidents. As a result, the security Committee became a royalist, and Zhang became the deputy minister of the military and political department of the security Committee, further mastering the real power.

The next day, Zhao Erxun deprived the Blue Sky Guard of the military power, let Nie Ruqing temporarily associate with the second hybrid, and let the Blue Sky Guard tour the southeast provinces. Blue sky guard didn't want to, so Zhang pulled out his gun and was persuaded by Zhao Erxun. So Blue Sky Guard had to go. In fact, when Lan Tianwei tried to make a difference, the Second Mixed Association had completely disobeyed his orders, which showed that his rebellion against the new army was almost ineffective.

After Blue Sky Guard left, Zhang Rong was alone. Zhang Rong once assassinated Foreign Minister Wu with him and enjoyed a high reputation in the revolutionary party. He was witty and charming, so after he was arrested and imprisoned for assassination, the jailer fled to Japan with him. He is a rich boy in Fengtian and can support the revolution with his family property, so he is actually the first important member of Fengtian Revolutionary Party. He, Zhang Genren, Liu Danian and others organized a meeting of the Fengtian Joint Expeditionary Force, and served as the chairman, plotting to start an uprising. But he was too aboveboard and had no sense of secrecy, so his every move was mastered by Zhao Erxun, who ordered Zhang to be responsible for monitoring Zhang Rong. Soon after the North and South made peace, Zhao Erxun took the initiative to make peace with Zhang Rong, and Zhang Rong naturally agreed. 1912 65438+1On October 23rd, Yuan encouraged Zhang Rong to treat him to dinner, and Zhang was present, but Yuan declined. After the banquet, Zhang Rong was killed by Zhang on his way home. Another reason why Po Zhang couldn't wait to kill Zhang Rong was that he was salivating over the wealth of the Zhang family, so after Zhang Rong's death, he immediately raided the Zhang family, which implicated more than 100 people. He was born in the greenwood with a murderous nature, which is vividly reflected in this matter. However, Zhao Erxun was very appreciative of him. The Qing court appointed him as the minister of training outside the customs, rewarded him with Hualing, registered him as the company commander, changed the department to twenty-four towns, and granted him control and charge of the Fengtian Boy Camp.

Blue Sky Guard, who delayed the fighter plane, was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of Shanhaiguan Foreign Military Government by the interim President Sun Yat-sen, and commanded the Shanghai Army and some navies of the Northern Expedition, stationed in Yantai and prepared to attack the Liaoning Peninsula. Hearing the news of Zhang Rong's death at this time, I was extremely indignant. In early February, he invaded Dalian, where he temporarily set up a viceroy's office and fought fiercely with Zhang and other departments for several days. Soon, the Qing emperor abdicated, the north and the south compromised and the two sides stopped fighting. Soon, Huang Xingkun ordered the Northeast to maintain the status quo, and Lantianwei resigned and returned to the South. 19 15 years, under the Hongxian monarchy, he attacked Liaoshen and tried to overthrow Zhang, so he went to Guangzhou to help Sun Yat-sen. His indecision during the Revolution of 1911 made the revolutionaries lose their dominant position in the Northeast, and its influence on the political structure of China in the future should not be underestimated.

The revolutionary party forces were removed from Fengtian and gained military power in Fengtian. Now the next obstacle he has to clear is his immediate boss, the commander-in-chief of Fengtian. Zhang Xiluan, the first commander-in-chief of Fengtian, was a good friend of Yuan Shikai. He indirectly recruited Zhang Hefeng, including Qiu in Water Margin. However, Zhang and Feng, two armed and unruly outlaws, were very dissatisfied that someone was above them and did not keep their manners. Poor Zhang Xiluan is an old man in his 70s, which is really unbearable. In addition, Zhang was also received by Yuan Shikai once, and his worth doubled. His mansion was full of traffic and became the de facto political center of Fengtian. Zhang also called the army chief Duan and said:

19 1 1 ugly war in, the president attached importance to the south and let Lin sit in the north. It's settled today, except for my husband. The birds are hidden and my mind is chilling. The central authorities want to treat each other as generals, but such a means of netting can be used on others, but it cannot be used on others. Manager Cheng treated him very well and exchanged views with Wu, which was very agreeable. In order to save your life, I am willing to lead the whole army to station in the wilderness. I hope to go out of the province early so as not to get into trouble.

Zhang bluntly said that the credit of the central government was actually aimed at the post of overseer. The so-called "exchange with Wu" is actually a threat, which means that if you dare to "exchange", you can move freely, and then you will bear the "trouble". Its fierce nature is distinct, but regular soldiers like Yuan Shikai and Duan simply despise Zhang's green forest background. Therefore, when Zhang Xiluan resigned under pressure, Yuan Shikai still refused to appoint Zhang as viceroy, but appointed Duan as viceroy.

Duan, known as Xiang Shuai, is a favorite of Yuan Shikai and a fellow villager of Duan. When Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, he made Zhang a first-class childe, which was far from Duan's first-class bearing. Zhang can't refuse Duan Xiangshuai to take office, but he has his own way. On the one hand, he collected rare antiques to win the favor of Duan's family, on the other hand, he refused to be knighted on the pretext of not wanting to be a "son" and asked to resign. As a matter of fact, he was made only the 27th division commander, which was a great favor. But since he offered to resign, Duan had to ignore it, because the general's so-called "resignation" was actually synonymous with freedom of movement. Don't want to section of the governor personally visit, but he kept indoors, as a result, section in Mukden stay not to live.

Duan first asked Yuan Shikai to intercede, but Yuan Shikai wanted to appoint Zhang as commander of Suiyuan, but Zhang refused. Yuan Shikai called Zhang to Beijing, persuaded him to lead troops south, and promised to make him a duke after his success in going south. Zhang pretended to agree, but suddenly changed his mind after getting the pay, and sang a black and white face with Feng. Feng 28th Division entered the city, and Zhang advised Duan to take the place of 27th Division. Duan is a famous corrupt official. He knew that Fengtian was not a place to stay long, so he fled back to Beijing with a huge amount of official money. Zhang immediately publicized Duan's corruption and vowed to get justice for Feng Tian's elders. Later, he imitated the old example of Lantian Wei and others and organized a new Feng Tian Security House, claiming to "serve the people" and threatening Yuan Shikai with independence. Yuan Shikai had no choice but to appoint Zhang as general Shengjing and Feng as military representative.

Yuan Shikai consulted Duan when considering the candidate for governor. In fact, the only candidates at that time were Zhang and Feng, and Duan hated Feng as a black face, so he recommended Zhang. Yuan Shikai has always been very fond of Zhang, so he agreed, so he was awarded a power of attorney. Shortly after Yuan Shikai died of illness, Li became the president, changing the provincial generals to overseers and the governors' envoys to governors. Zhang was appointed as the governor and governor of Fengtian. As the most important province in Northeast China, Fengtian achieved the status of governor, which laid the foundation for him to become the king of Northeast China in the future.

However, his appointment as governor annoyed Feng's green forest elders, which was the third obstacle that Zhang had to remove. Feng is a scholar, far more expensive than Zhang Gaogui; When I was in Greenwood, there were thousands of people, which was nothing compared with Zhang's tinkering. After being acclaimed, his position was once above Zhang. Zhang made great contributions in conquering bandits. Under the promotion of Xu Shichang, he was able to lead the scout camp with Feng. Since then, the two have been in the same position, and the relationship is still harmonious. However, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Feng can play the bad COP in the double reed play and let his good brother play the bad COP. But then I learned that I was used by Zhang Li, and it became a big deal. Besides, this former greenwood mistress has become his immediate boss, which is tolerable! Yuan Shikai and Duan, with Zhang and Feng as deputies respectively, may not have the intention of sowing dissension.

Therefore, on the day of Zhang's inauguration, Feng did not congratulate him, and of course refused to accept the post of deputy. Zhang can kill Zhang Rong and ignore Duan, but Feng can't neglect him a little. He hurried to call himself and said a lot of modest words. Unexpectedly, Feng still put forward extremely harsh conditions, that is, to set up another military affairs deputy, whose organization is exactly the same as that of the supervision office, with a chief of staff and four classes, and its establishment and funds should be exactly the same. Zhang Ziran would not agree, so he called Yuan Shikai to solve it, but Feng also threatened Yuan Shikai with resignation. Yuan Shikai was happy to sit quietly and put the issue of Fengtian on the shelf. So he led Feng's fifth battalion into the provincial capital, ready to compete with Zhang. When Zhang learned the news, he immediately came to visit him in person. In the evening, he hosted a banquet for Feng and his party in the General Department. Unexpectedly, Feng did not arrive in time, so Zhang had to come to Feng's residence with a banquet and called more than a dozen geisha to entertain him. But Feng is bent on being the Lord of Fengtian, and Zhang Yue is respectful, and the more cocky he is. The next day, he even ordered the financial department to allocate 500,000 yuan for the training of the flight team, and invited Yuan Shikai to ask for more troops for the seventh battalion. , even with Wu Jinglian and others, ready to drive Zhang for yuan, coordination south. Zhang was very sensitive to southerners and ordered them to be expelled from the administrative organs. Soon, Huang Xing and Cai E died, and the whole country mourned. He prohibited Fengtian from holding mourning activities.

Feng never gave in, and he never wanted to use force against Feng, so he had to ask the Central Committee to resign. But at this time, Yuan Shikai had a new funeral, and the new government had no time to ask about it, so he had to ask Wu to be another person. As a result, Wu was scolded by Feng because Wu always called Zhang a "general", which made Feng angry. Finally, Zhang had to agree to Feng's harsh demands, including that he personally led officers above the battalion commander of the 27th Division to the office of the 28th Division to formally apologize. Zhang was resilient and sincerely apologized, which made Feng feel a little guilty. The two of them played some mahjong with Wu.

However, apologizing can't solve the problem. Feng was still dissatisfied and it was not easy to put forward new conditions, so he threatened to resign. Zhang had to ask Feng, "It depends on you. What do you want? " Feng told the truth this time: "He is also the governor!"

During the Beiyang government, the governor was the puppet of the warlords, but if a powerful faction like Feng became the governor, it would be more than a puppet, and Zhang would certainly be squeezed into a puppet. Therefore, I will never agree to this condition of Zhang. The two sides are at daggers drawn, and the war is on the verge. At this time, in order to deal with the south, Duan invited Zhao Erxun to Fengtian as a mediator and held a grand mediation meeting, but it still didn't work. However, Zhang got closer to Duan's cabinet, became a member of Dujuntuan, and had a big backer.

The internal contradictions in Fengtian eventually need to be solved externally. Just like the dispute between President Lee and Prime Minister Duan, the opposition between Feng and Zhang is also deliberate, often in one direction, while Feng will go in the opposite direction. So, when Zhang joined Duan's overseers, Feng electrified Li. When Li called Zhang Xun to Beijing, he also rushed into Beijing with a team. He just wanted to take the central route to take Zhang's place, but the restoration was defeated in an instant and he himself became a prisoner.

After the restoration failed, Feng Qiao pretended to be in Beijing and was arrested at Tianjin Railway Station. Zhang Daxi was appointed the 28th Division, and the 29th Division, Wu Weishi. But he never forgot the chivalry of the word "righteousness" and asked the central authorities to be lenient with Feng. However, although Feng is free, there is not a soldier and there is no danger. Soon, Duan appointed Feng as the "minister of guarding tombs", who was responsible for guarding the ancestral graves before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. Since then, Fengtian has vast land and is willing to be a rich man, but it is isolated from politics. Zhang's affection and righteousness for Feng were recognized by the officers and men of the 28th Division.

After getting rid of his sworn enemy Feng, his position in Fengtian has been unshakable. Next, he turned his attention to Heilongjiang and Jilin. He has sufficient legal basis for this, because there was only one governor in the three northeastern provinces before the Qing Dynasty, and the place of governance was Fengtian, so both Heiji and Kyrgyzstan were subject to Fengtian. In fact, the governor of the Republic of China and the former governor are not the same concept at all, but he tried to dominate one side and seek strength, so it is not surprising that he argued irrationally and stole the concept!

He has long wanted to seek Heilongjiang. Zhu Qinglan was the overseer of Heilongjiang Province under Emperor Hongxian's system, and was stationed in Fengtian when he controlled seventeen towns. At that time, his position was higher than Zhang Gao's and he looked down on Zhang. At this time, Zhang wanted to control Heilongjiang, so he had to be expelled. So he tried his best to win over Xu Lanzhou, the commander of the first army division in Heilongjiang, and promised him to be a black supervisor in the future, encouraging him to make trouble. Xu Lanzhou encouraged Qiqihar's banner to electrify against Zhu Qinglan and expose various unwarranted charges. In order to save trouble, Yuan Shikai transferred Zhu Qinglan to the governor of Guangdong, and at the same time transferred Bi Guifang to the general and governor of Heilongjiang Province. Xu Lanzhou drew water with a sieve. When Du Juntuan opposed Li, Xu Lanzhou also declared independence, but he was not independent of the central government, but independent of Bi. Bi Guifang had to agree to compromise with the governor and only keep the post of overseer. Nevertheless, Xu Lanzhou was not satisfied and ordered Bi Guifang to leave the country within 24 hours. After Bi Guifang left, Duan, after consulting Zhang, appointed Bao Guiqing, his hometown and Zhang's in-laws as black overseers, while Xu Lanzhou still made wedding dresses for others. Bao Guiqing was appointed as the black governor, making Heilongjiang a sphere of influence of Zhang. Later, he and two overseers were directly appointed by Zhang, and Xu Lanzhou was transferred to Fengtian by Zhang and became his chief of staff. The result is not too bad. However, Xu Lanzhou's position in Heilongjiang is similar to that of Zhang in Fengtian. Without such a competitor, he can't be a overseer, which is bound to be related to his own ability.

Heilongjiang got it, followed by Jilin. At that time, the overseer of Jilin was Meng Enyuan, who was born in Yuan Shikai and stationed troops in Jilin for many years. He is deeply rooted and is not comparable to those overseers in Heilongjiang. During the restoration, Zhang first denounced Meng Enyuan's disobedience, and Duan then handed Meng Enyuan over to the general and Tian Zhongyu, but Meng Enyuan ignored it. 19 18, only three days after Xu Shichang took office, he appointed Zhang as the governor of three northeastern provinces, which legalized Zhang's intervention in Jilin affairs. At this time, Meng Enyuan was over 60 years old and didn't want to fight, but his men Gao Shizhen and others fought hard. Shortly after Zhang's army was besieged, Meng Enyuan knew that he was not the enemy, but Zhang expressed his willingness to hand over Jilin. In Jilin, Bao Guiqing was transferred to Jilin overseer and took over as Heilongjiang overseer, and the three northeastern provinces were owned by Zhang. Since then, Shanhaiguan has become a semi-independent kingdom, and Zhang has become a veritable "Northeast King".

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