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Chapter 253 Traitor Puyi

The Zhifeng war ended in Wu Peifu's defeat.

This result is somewhat regrettable for people in the Beiyang period.

The reason is simple. In terms of the current troubled times, Wu Peifu is the most capable of unifying the country.

Everyone has long been fed up with years of war, and is always looking forward to someone who can unify the country so that they can live a stable life.

Now Wu Peifu, who has the most hope of sweeping the world, has been defeated, which means that the turbulent era will continue.

If Wu Peifu was defeated by Zhang Zuolin cleanly, then they would have nothing to regret.

After all, his skills were inferior to those of others, and it was no wonder that others were his fault. It could only be said that Wu Peifu did not have the ability to end the war.

But it happened that it was not Wu Peifu's problem, but Feng Yuxiang's stab in the back, which caused Wu Peifu's defeat.

According to the strength analysis of both sides, if Wu Peifu had not encountered Feng Yuxiang, Zhang Zuolin would definitely not be Wu Peifu's opponent.

Therefore, all the mistakes are all the fault of Feng Yuxiang, a villain who turned his back on the battlefield, causing their war to continue for a longer period of time.

"During the Second Zhili-Fengtian War, Feng Yuxiang stabbed the Zhili Clique in the back at the most critical moment of the war and betrayed the Zhili Clique, which led to the Zhili Clique's defeat."

"It is generally believed that Feng Yuxiang backstabbed Zhili for his own promotion, but in fact the reason why Feng Yuxiang defected in battle was not that simple."

"After Feng Yuxiang defected, he chose to expel Puyi from the Forbidden City in order to establish his reputation, which had a huge impact."

"For example, Zhang Zuolin was very angry."

"According to common sense, Zhang Zuolin came from a rough background, and his boss was Xu Shichang."

"Puyi was just the abdicated emperor of the former Qing Dynasty. He had no support for Zhang Zuolin. The two seemed to have an incompatible relationship."

"Why is Zhang Zuolin angry about this? It's a long story."

Zhang Zuolin: Feng Yuxiang expelled Puyi from the capital, which completely disrupted my plan. How can I not be angry?

Although he did not inherit Puyi's kindness, Puyi was of great use to him and he must treat Puyi well.

When he learned that Feng Yuxiang had driven Puyi out of Beijing, he was extremely angry at Feng Yuxiang's stupidity.

He was king and hegemon in the Northeast, but it was not stable, and he was always facing the threat of restoration from the old and young of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Of course, with the military strength in his hands, he is not afraid of the old and the young.

But the problem is that the old and young people from the Manchu Qing Dynasty colluded with Little Japan and wanted to restore the Manchu Qing government, which made him have to be vigilant.

Although little Japan is annoying, he is really powerful and he has to be afraid of him.

It was precisely out of this consideration that he chose to win over Puyi, just to deal with those old and young people joining forces with Little Japan to cause trouble.

In order to win Puyi's favor, he gave Puyi an unknown amount of money to subsidize his expenses.

But now Feng Yuxiang messed up all this and pushed Puyi to Little Japan. He was naturally angry.

"As for the conflict between Feng Yuxiang and the Zhili clique, we have to start talking about it after the first Zhili-Fengtian war in 1922."

"After the Zhili clique defeated the Feng clique, Cao Kun was no longer interested in the military and began to concentrate on running for president."

"And running for president requires campaign funds, which is a big expense."

"Wu Peifu believes that it is better to waste limited funds on running for president."

"It is better to use this money to buy arms and expand our armed forces to lay the foundation for unifying the country in the future."

"But Cao Kun disagreed with this and insisted on electing the president. Cao and Wu could never come to an agreement."

"So, the two had a falling out."

"In a rage, Wu Peifu stopped staying in Beijing and ran back to the Luoyang base camp, making Cao Kun very embarrassed."

"It was at this time that Feng Yuxiang, who was originally only a marginal figure in the direct line, stepped forward and showed great courtesy to Cao Kun."

"In order to get Cao Kun elected president, he worked hard and made great efforts, and finally won the trust of his eldest brother Cao Kun."

"And Cao Kun reciprocated the favor, allowing Feng Yuxiang to fly to the sky, which made Wu Peifu very embarrassed."

"Because of this incident, Wu Peifu and Feng Yuxiang became enemies, which also led to Wu Peifu, who was the second in command of the direct line, to run against Feng Yuxiang."

"For example, Wu Peifu deliberately sought trouble and removed Feng Yuxiang from the post of military governor and changed his position to army inspection envoy."

"Feng Yuxiang lost his territory, lost his financial resources, and was left with only the army. Wu Peifu blocked his life, and his development was restricted. This was one of the reasons why he later launched a coup in Beijing."

Cao Kun: I regret not listening to Wu Peifu and not seeing Feng Yuxiang's disobedience, which resulted in this situation.

Thinking of Feng Yuxiang's defection before the battle, which led to the failure of the Zhifeng War, and he was also placed under house arrest by Feng Yuxiang.

He regretted it endlessly and hated that he had been stubborn and did not listen to Wu Peifu's advice.

At that time, Feng Yuxiang was riding in front of him, running up and down for him to run for president.

It is precisely for this reason that after he was elected president, he greatly rewarded Feng Yuxiang.

At that time, Wu Peifu warned him that Feng Yuxiang was not of good character and was not a person who repaid kindness.

But he thought that Wu Peifu only said this out of fear of Feng Yuxiang, so he didn't take it seriously and continued to go his own way.

But he never expected that he would be betrayed by Feng Yuxiang despite his kindness to Feng Yuxiang.

At this moment, he extremely regretted not listening to Wu Peifu's advice, otherwise he would not have ended up in such a tragic end. It would have ruined the good situation of the Zhili forces and completely cut off the hope of unifying China.

"If you think about it from Wu Peifu's point of view, there seems to be nothing wrong with it."

"My master is not doing his job properly, and I, my own younger brother, risk being marginalized to remonstrate with him."

"But then a jester jumped out and induced the lord to continue running on that evil road."

"It's no wonder that such an unreliable person would fix Feng Yuxiang."

"However, Feng Yuxiang doesn't think so. He is not a direct descendant of Wu Peifu."

"Seeing that Wu Peifu couldn't tolerate him, he secretly planned to overthrow him."

"So on the eve of the second Zhili-Fengtian War, Feng Yuxiang took the initiative to send someone to contact Zhang Zuolin."

"And Zhang Zuolin also knows that although Fengjun has changed its appearance at this time, it has all kinds of aircraft, heavy artillery, tanks, and warships, and its combat effectiveness has been greatly enhanced."

"But if a fight breaks out, Fengjun may not be sure of defeating the Zhijun."

"In this situation where both parties had needs, the two hit it off and reached a cooperative relationship."

"Then there was a dramatic scene on the battlefield. When the fierce battle between the Zhizhi and Fengxi armies was in full swing, Feng Yuxiang suddenly switched sides."

"He led his troops back to Beijing overnight, launched a coup in Beijing, and imprisoned Cao Kun, who he himself had elevated to the presidency."

"This sudden change caused the Zhili army to be completely defeated."

"After Wu Peifu's defeat, Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Zuolin soon had conflicts again."

"Zhang Zuolin entered the border with force and acted like he was bullying the small ones."

"Feng Yuxiang couldn't defeat Zhang Zuolin, so he wanted to check and balance the Feng clique and win over the revolutionary forces."

"He then opened fire on Puyi and asked his general Lu Zhonglin to lead his troops into the palace and drive Puyi out of the Forbidden City."

Puyi: I provoked whomever, why should I be kicked out of the Forbidden City in violation of the "Preferential Treatment Conditions of the Qing Royal Family".

I thought he was a great Qing emperor, but now he is being bullied by dogs, and now he can't even go home.

At the beginning, his mother-in-law and Yuan Shikai had a good negotiation. As long as they agreed to abdicate, the Republic of China government would give him preferential treatment.

The promise was quite good, but in the end he repeatedly violated the conditions of preferential treatment.

First, the Republic of China government promised to provide a fixed amount of money every year to support the Forbidden City, but later it either delayed the payment or reduced the amount.

Moreover, the preferential treatment conditions stipulated that the Forbidden City belonged to his home, but now he was kicked out of his home.

Zhang Zuolin had always given him money to support him, which made him have a good impression of Zhang Zuolin.

Feng Yuxiang and Zhang Zuolin were in the same group, which made him wonder if Zhang Zuolin's instruction was why he was driven out of the Forbidden City by Feng Yuxiang.

Looking back now, Zhang Zuolin must have had bad intentions and ulterior motives in trying to please him before.

"After expelling Puyi, Feng Yuxiang did a very wicked thing."

"That is to take away a lot of treasures in the Forbidden City and use these treasures to subsidize military expenditures."

"This is not unfounded, because Lu Zhonglin later admitted that if it were not for the sale of treasures from the Forbidden City, the Nationalist Army would not be able to support the Northern Expedition northward by relying solely on taxes from the northwest provinces."

"After hearing that Feng Yuxiang expelled Puyi, Zhang Zuolin became angry at that time."

"The reason why Zhang Zuolin was furious was not because Feng Yuxiang, in the name of eradicating the remnants of feudalism, snatched treasures behind his back and ate alone."

"Zhang Zuolin is not short of pocket money. The real reason he is angry is that he wants to take advantage of Puyi and win Bo to his side."

"Why did Zhang Zuolin want to win over Puyi? It's a long story."

"After Yuan Shikai's death, Zhang Zuolin worked hard and finally became the king of Northeast China."

"But the Manchu and Mongolian restoration forces in the Northeast are very powerful, and they often carry out some restoration movements in the three northeastern provinces."

"For example, Prince Su Shanqi and Prince Gong Puwei reestablished the Zongshe Party, gathered bandits in the Liaodong area, and quietly organized the King Qin Army to carry out the Manchu and Mongolian independence movements."

"If these people just do it by themselves, Zhang Zuolin wouldn't be afraid."

"However, the problem is that they have Japanese support behind them. The famous Yoshiko Kawashima in history is Zensai's daughter."

"Japan supports the restoration of the Qing Dynasty, which makes Zhang Zuolin very distressed."

"In order to suppress this force, Zhang Zuolin thought of wooing Puyi, hoping to use Puyi's appeal and influence among the Manchu and Mongolian nobles to consolidate his status as the Northeast King."

Li Shimin: Little Japan’s ambition is so obvious that it dares to covet the territory of Northeast China.

From the time when Japan launched the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, he knew that Japan also wanted to carve up the land of China.

Now after such a long time, the Qing government has fallen, and little Japan is still thinking about occupying Chinese territory.

The reason why Little Japan supports restoration, he can see the stakes at a glance, is to support the puppet government, otherwise he would definitely not be so kind.

He was also very aware of Little Japan's strategy, which was nothing more than helping Puyi restore the Qing government in the Northeast.

Because Puyi was restored with the support of Little Japan, he was bound to rely on Little Japan and had to take orders from Little Japan.

In this way, little Japan could control Northeast China through Puyi, the puppet Qing emperor.

Then, using the northeastern region as the base, they will advance to the south step by step, in order to realize their ambition to eventually engulf the entire China.

And he also understood that Puyi would definitely not be able to help but accept the help of Little Japan and seek to restore the Qing government.

It can be seen from the support of the little Japanese behind the old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty that those Manchu clans completely ignored China's interests and completely fell in favor of the little Japanese who invaded the land of China.

He did not believe that the old and young people of the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not know the wolfish ambition of Japan to annex China, but they still chose to seek refuge in Japan, which was seeking the skin of a tiger. This showed that the Manchu clan clan had turned into traitors.

"Before the Second Zhili-Fengtian War, Zhang Zuolin spent a lot of money on Puyi in order to please him."

"For example, in 1919, Zhang Zuolin sent a huge sum of money to Puyi's father Zaifeng to fund Puyi's daily expenses."

"It was a difficult period for Puyi at that time, and all his expenses depended on charity from the Beiyang government."

"And the Beiyang government often deducted preferential treatment fees, which forced Puyi to secretly resell cultural relics in order to maintain daily expenses." "As the saying goes, helping emergencies does not help the poor. Zhang Zuolin lent Puyi money when he was in the most difficult time, which made Puyi I immediately had a good impression of Zhang Zuolin.”

"Later, Zhang Zuolin sent his brother Zhang Jinghui to Beijing with tributes to curry favor with Puyi, which further deepened Puyi's good impression of him."

"At that time, there were rumors among the people that Zhang Zuolin would support Puyi's ascension to the throne in the Northeast. This won Zhang Zuolin a deep favor in the eyes of the Manchu and Mongolian nobles in the Northeast."

"Therefore, Puyi is a very important chess piece for Zhang Zuolin. As long as Zhang Zuolin can hold Puyi in check, the Qing restoration forces and Japan will not be able to overturn the situation in the Northeast."

"However, just when Zhang Zuolin was about to go to Beijing to meet Puyi, Puyi was kicked out of the palace by Feng Yuxiang.

"In addition, Feng Yuxiang also sent troops to surround Prince Chun's mansion."

"Pu Yi had never seen such a posture before. He was immediately frightened to death and secretly fled into the Japanese Embassy in Beijing."

"Later, under the operation of the Japanese embassy, ​​he fled to the Japanese Concession in Tianjin."

"Seeing this situation, major Japanese newspapers have published articles sympathetic to Puyi to build momentum for the establishment of the puppet Manchukuo in the future."

Puyi: I knew that Zhang Zuolin had bad intentions. It turned out that he wanted to control me, and he didn't want to help me restore the Northeast at all.

He was surprised that he and Zhang Zuolin were not relatives, so why did Zhang Zuolin go all the way to fawn on him? It turned out to be like this.

He was trapped in the Forbidden City without the power of the emperor.

Even if Zhang Zuolin flattered him, it would be of no use. After all, he could not give Zhang Zuolin any benefits.

He understands this very well, and being courteous for nothing is either treacherous or deceitful.

So when Zhang Zuolin gave him a huge sum of money, he made up his mind that there must be something wrong with it.

Later, Zhang Zuolin asked his sworn brothers to bring tributes to curry favor with him, and he understood that Zhang Zuolin's intentions were not trivial.

But even so, he still chose to accept Zhang Zuolin's money.

There is no way, there are so many people in the Forbidden City, the expenses are huge, but the National Government often withholds the preferential treatment fees.

In desperation, in order to maintain the expenses of the palace, he had to accept Zhang Zuolin's benefits even if he knew Zhang Zuolin's ulterior motives.

Later, as rumors spread that Zhang Zuolin would support his restoration in Northeast China, even he gradually believed this rumor.

Although he had not met Zhang Zuolin himself at that time, the people sent by Zhang Zuolin also vaguely told him that he supported the restoration.

It was precisely because of this that as Zhang Zuolin funded him with more and more money, he slowly let down his guard and chose to believe that Zhang Zuolin wanted to take refuge with him in order to obtain a lot of benefits after the restoration in the future.

But now it seems that Zhang Zuolin is also unkind and wants to use him to control the Northeast region.

"Zhang Zuolin has always been worried that Puyi will be exploited by Japan. Now he is better. He is afraid of whatever comes, which makes Zhang Zuolin very angry."

"In order to prevent Puyi from falling to Japan, Zhang Zuolin sent someone to negotiate with Feng Yuxiang as soon as he entered Beijing and asked him to withdraw the troops surrounding Prince Chun's palace."

"Then he found someone to talk to Puyi and said that it was him, Feng Yuxiang, who forced the palace and it had nothing to do with him. He told Puyi not to worry."

"But Puyi didn't trust Zhang Zuolin, so he sent Luo Zhenyu and others to secretly contact representatives sent by the Japanese government."

"Zhang Zuolin immediately panicked after hearing that Puyi had colluded with Japan, and quickly found someone to continue explaining to Puyi."

"But he was rejected the first two times. As a last resort, Zhang Zuolin had to ask for a meeting in person."

"In the end, Puyi agreed, and the two made an appointment to meet in Caoyuan, Tianjin. Only then did Zhang Zuolin breathe a sigh of relief."

"According to Puyi's autobiography "The First Half of My Life", on the day the two met, Zhang Zuolin knelt at the door to greet him."

"First he kowtowed once, and then bowed three times and kowtowed respectfully. It was just like the great gift that former Qing officials gave to the emperor. It gave Puyi enough face."

"After kowtowing, Zhang Zuolin cursed Feng Yuxiang in front of Puyi, saying that Feng Yuxiang drove Puyi out of the palace to get the treasure in the palace."

"And he, Zhang Zuolin, is a person who pays great attention to the protection of national treasures and cultural relics. He not only maintained the palace in Fengtian extremely well, but also removed a set of Sikuquanshu in Beijing, which won Puyi's praise."

The people in the Beiyang period were very worried, fearing that Puyi would collude with Little Japan.

Because they knew very well that little Japan was definitely not well-intentioned and wanted to use Puyi to establish the puppet Manchukuo in the Northeast. This was unacceptable to them.

They finally overthrew the corrupt Qing government, but they didn't want to usher in another Qing government, and it was controlled by Little Japan behind the scenes.

People in the Northeast, in particular, were even more afraid that they would return to the rule of the Qing government.

At this time, the people in the Beiyang period all condemned Feng Yuxiang for driving Puyi out.

If Puyi had been trapped in the Forbidden City, they would not have had such worries at all. Little Japan would not be able to use Puyi even if it wanted to.

But now, because of Feng Yuxiang's stupid behavior, Puyi has become a time bomb, and he may be captured by Little Japan at any time and sent to the Northeast to establish the puppet Manchukuo.

Some intellectuals are even more worried. They look further and always feel that Puyi will succeed in restoration and become a puppet of Little Japan.

Puyi was afraid of being hurt by Feng Yuxiang, so he ran to the embassy of Little Japan. This already showed that Puyi had the intention to seek refuge in Little Japan.

Once Puyi chooses to completely surrender to Little Japan, this will be extremely serious for the situation in China as a whole, and they have to worry.

"Then, Zhang Zuolin changed the topic and Boyi said with a slight threat."

"Your Majesty, not long after you left the palace, I led my troops to Beijing. At that time, I had enough power to protect your safety. Why did you still flee to the Japanese Embassy?"

"Zhang Zuolin was actually very nervous. He wanted to find out why Puyi colluded with the Japanese Embassy."

"After hearing this, Puyi quickly explained that Feng Yuxiang's troops were still there at that time, and he had no choice but to escape into the Japanese embassy."

"When Pu Yi said this, Zhang Zuolin breathed a sigh of relief and immediately answered."

"Your Majesty, if you are willing to go to Shenyang, you can live in the Shenyang Forbidden City. As long as I am here, no one can touch you."

"When the meeting ended and the two parted ways, Zhang Zuolin stood at the door. When he saw the Japanese embassy staff at the door, he deliberately shouted loudly on the spot."

"Your Majesty, if the Japanese do anything bad to you in the Japanese Concession, just tell me and I will deal with them."

"Later, Zhili Supervisors Li Jinglin and Zhang Zongchang also met with Puyi and said similar things to Zhang Zuolin."

"On the one hand, I am giving Puyi face, and on the other hand, I am saying that I can protect Puyi's safety and make him feel at ease."

"Puyi has abdicated for a long time and loves to hear such flattery."

"In Puyi's own words, after hearing these words, of course I am very grateful, just like a good rain comes after a long drought."

"Therefore, the high-level statements of the Fengxi faction also prevented Puyi from having any substantive contact with the Japanese."

"Until June 1928, Sun Dianying robbed the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty."

"It can be said that if Zhang Zuolin had not stabilized Puyi at that time."

"Puyi is likely to be exploited by the Japanese in advance, and the establishment of the puppet Manchukuo may be a few years ahead of schedule."

"Of course, Zhang Zuolin tried his best to please Pu Yi, not because he cared much about Pu Yi."

"Zhang Zuolin is just afraid that Puyi will escape his control and become a pawn of Japan, affecting his rule in the Northeast."

"In Zhang Zuolin's view, Puyi cannot die, let alone fall to Japan. He must firmly control this chess piece in his hands."

When the Chinese people in the Beiyang period heard that Puyi was finally used by Japan, they couldn't help but feel their hearts sinking and their faces were extremely ugly.

The moment they heard that Puyi, who had been expelled by Feng Yuxiang, ran to the Little Japan Embassy, ​​they were worried about whether Puyi would defect to Little Japan.

Now it seems that the situation they least wanted to see finally happened.

Puyi was used by Japan to establish the puppet Manchukuo in the Northeast. This news was difficult for them to accept.

They knew very well what this meant, which meant that small Japan could invade Greater China through the puppet Manchukuo.

The humiliation inflicted on them by Little Japan was still vivid in their minds, and the establishment of the puppet Manchukuo made them once again worry about Little Japan's wanton invasion of China.

They didn't believe that Puyi didn't know about Little Japan's ambitions, but he still chose to join Little Japan and even established the puppet Manchukuo in the Northeast.

Every Chinese person hates Puyi's atrocious traitorous behavior and his willingness to be a lackey of Japan.

While they hated Puyi for his betrayal of the country, they were also full of resentment towards Feng Yuxiang.

If Feng Yuxiang had not driven Puyi out of the Forbidden City, Japan would not have been able to use Puyi to establish the puppet Manchukuo.

Even Zhang Zuolin knew that Puyi could not fall into the hands of the Japanese, and was worried that Puyi would collude with the Japanese to harm the Chinese nation.

But Feng Yuxiang's overall view was far inferior to Zhang Zuolin's, and he didn't take this into consideration at all, allowing Little Japan to seize the opportunity.

They couldn't figure out why Feng Yuxiang let Puyi go?

If you want to expel him, you will expel him. He will not be allowed to live in the palace. You can put Puyi in prison, but he let him go.

"Although the Beiyang era was chaotic and there were warlords everywhere. You sang and I came on stage, but there were still basic rules of the game between the warlords."

"When Xu Shuzheng killed Feng Yuxiang's uncle Lu Jianzhang, Feng Yuxiang was stunned and did not dare to take revenge."

"It wasn't until December 1925 that Feng Yuxiang completely fell out with the Beiyang Clique and ordered Zhang Zhijiang to kill Xu Shuzheng in Langfang."

"It can be said that Feng Yuxiang would not be able to block his own future if there was even a little room for maneuver."

"In Beijing after the Zhifeng War, Feng Yuxiang was the weakest, even weaker than the old and young men of the Qing Dynasty."

"Don't underestimate those people. They have been running Beijing for hundreds of years and have very deep roots. Moreover, Zhang Zuolin would not agree to Feng Yuxiang's extreme measures to deal with Puyi."

"Once Feng Yuxiang does this, Zhang Zuolin will definitely kill him."

"So Feng Yuxiang in 1924 was like at the center of a typhoon. If he made a wrong move, he would be shattered to pieces."

"Expelling Puyi from the palace is already the limit of his ability. Imprisoning Puyi is simply impossible for him."

"But even so, Feng Yuxiang violated Zhang Zuolin's bottom line."

"Zhang Zuolin did not immediately send troops to fight Feng Yuxiang because he had to deal with the Zhili and Anhui cliques."

"And when Zhang Zuolin solved the direct conflict in the south, he would definitely have to fight Feng Yuxiang when he turned around."

"Then will Feng Yuxiang sit still and wait for death? Of course not."

"In order to check and balance Zhang Zuolin, while Feng Yuxiang hooked up with the Soviet Union, he also made contact with Sun Chuanfang and Fengjun generals Guo Songling and Li Jinglin."

"Feng Yuxiang, Sun Chuanfang, Guo Songling, and Li Jinglin join forces, and a battle against Zhang Zuolin is about to begin."

Zhang Zuolin: If Feng Yuxiang dares to imprison Puyi, I must destroy him.

It was originally useful for him to keep Puyi, but it turned out to be screwed up by Feng Yuxiang. Thinking about it made him very angry.

Feng Yuxiang had already violated his bottom line by expelling Puyi from the Forbidden City, let alone imprisoning Puyi in prison.

What Feng Yuxiang did not only disrupted his plan, but also laid the foundation for the future of the Chinese nation.

If Puyi had stayed in the Forbidden City, there would have been no such thing as Japan using Puyi to establish the puppet Manchukuo.

After all, this is all due to Feng Yuxiang's ignorant behavior, which forced Puyi to side with Little Japan.

The establishment of the puppet Manchukuo not only brought serious troubles to him, but also brought greater disaster to the Chinese nation.

And after defeating Zhili, he was going to attack Feng Yuxiang.

Now that this happened, it was even less possible for him to show mercy to Feng Yuxiang.

Although Feng Yuxiang joined forces with others, this time he had foresight and believed that he would definitely win this battle.

(End of this chapter)