Zhang Mingqi's ability to reach the position of governor of Guangxi has a lot to do with Cen Chunxuan. He served as Cen Chunxuan's staff. In April 1903, Cen Chunxuan acted as the governor of Guangxi and Guangxi. Zhang Mingqi was appointed as the chief copywriter and also in charge of the Academic Affairs Office of Guangdong and Guangxi. Also in charge of the training department.
In May, civil unrest broke out in Guangxi, and Cen Chunxuan was appointed to the position of Governor of Guangxi, accompanied by Zhang Mingqi, who served as the Prime Minister's Guangdong and Guangxi Operations Office and also served as the staff of Guangxi Governor Li Jingxi.
Recommended by Li Jingxi, Zhang Mingqi was appointed Taoist priest of Sishun Road in Taiping, Guangxi. The following year, Cen Chunxuan recommended Zhang Mingqi to act as the chief envoy of Guangxi. In December 1906, he was appointed chief envoy of Guangxi and acting governor of Guangxi. In 1907, he was actually appointed governor of Guangxi. He served in Guangxi On the one hand, he commanded Admiral Long Jiguang, Commander-in-Chief Lu Rongting and others to fight against the civil uprising, and on the other hand, he vigorously implemented the "New Deal", earning a reputation both in the government and in the public eye.
In 1910, Zhang Mingqi acted as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. In April 1911, the general in charge of Guangzhou, Fu Qi, was assassinated. The Qing government appointed Zhang Mingqi as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and concurrently as the general of Guangzhou. At this time, he received information that the Tongmenghui was about to hold an uprising in Guangzhou, and he met with Navy Admiral Li Zhun. After the discussion, a large number of detectives were dispatched, defense battalions were mobilized into the city, and martial law was implemented. On April 12, the Guangzhou Uprising broke out. Huang Xing led his team to break into the Supervisory Office. Zhang Mingqi left his father, wife and concubines behind, climbed over the wall and escaped to the Navy Headquarters, commanding the Qing Dynasty. The army counterattacked.
After the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, among the 72 martyrs in Huanghuagang, 43 revolutionaries were killed under Zhang Mingqi's order, including Lin Juemin and Yu Yunji. After the Wuchang Uprising broke out, the Guangdong revolutionaries rose up upon hearing the news. Zhang Mingqi saw that the morale of the military was shaken, and The crisis was irreversible, and he was forced to declare the independence of Guangdong Province on November 5. At the suggestion of a gentleman, Zhang Mingqi was elected as the temporary governor. He was unwilling to take up the post and fled to the Shamian Concession, and soon fled to Japan via Hong Kong.
After Yuan Shikai came to power, Zhang Mingqi returned to Yanjing and lived in leisurely life as a senior adviser. In October 1913, he was appointed as the Civil Affairs Minister of Guangxi, responsible for handling the military affairs of Guangxi. In July 1915, he was appointed as the Inspector of Guangdong. At the end of the same year, he got a glimpse of Yuan Shikai's ambition to become emperor. So he and Long Jiguang, the governor of Guangdong, came forward to persuade him to join, and he was granted the title of first-class uncle.
After the outbreak of the National Defense War, Zhang Mingqi left politics and lived in seclusion in the French Concession in Shanghai. After the establishment of the Nanjing Communist Party, he moved to the Tianjin Concession. In December 1937, Zhang Mingqi participated in the Chinese Buddhist Association initiated by the Communist Party Wang Yitang and others. In March 1942, he served as Advisory member of the Puppet North China Government Affairs Committee. In March 1945, he launched the "Yiyou Dharma Meeting" with Wang Yitang, Yin Rugeng and others to pray for "the victory of the Great East Asia War."
Zhang Mingqi's transformation from a scholar to a feudal official had a lot to do with his ability to speculate. He was a person without integrity, and Cen Chunxuan was the key to his success. His ability to climb to the position of governor of Guangxi was entirely dependent on Cen Chunxuan. But in 1907, after Cen Chunxuan was dismissed from class because of "PS photos", he turned to Yi Kuang without hesitation and completely betrayed Cen Chunxuan.
In the late Qing Dynasty, there were many factions in the officialdom, with intrigues and fierce struggles. Later, it evolved into two main factions, namely, the faction headed by the chief military ministers, Prince Qing Yikuang and Yuan Shikai, and the faction headed by the military ministers Qu Hongji and Cen Chunxuan.
Historically, when the big tree Cen Chunxuan fell, Zhang Mingqi had no support. But he was a person who was good at digging, discovering opportunities, and seizing opportunities. When he served as Li Jingxi's staff in Guangxi, the two got along well, and Li Jingxi He belonged to Yi Kuang and Yuan Shikai's faction. He secretly maintained a relationship with Li Jingxi. When Cen Chunxuan fell, he immediately defected to Yi Kuang.
Chen Hao and Cen Chunxuan were not fighting each other in Guangxi. The two were competing with each other. Logically speaking, Zhang Mingqi should not want to see him. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Seeing that Cen Chunxuan was unlucky when fighting with Chen Hao, Zhang Mingqi fell in love with Chen Hao, a new member of the court. Governor Zhang Renjun asked him to
When assisting Chen Hao in suppressing bandits, he decided to give his full support.
For such an unruly person, Chen Hao was careful when talking to him, and did not want to be distracted by this villain. Although Zhang Mingqi has problems with his character, his current attitude is the best. The combat effectiveness of the Guangxi Patrol Battalion
Not weak. If he can fully support his "suppression of bandits", he will be more confident in repelling the joint attack of the three families.
When Chen Hao and Zhang Mingqi were arguing, two military generals walked into the living room. Zhang Mingqi stood up and introduced to Chen Hao: "Brother Baxian, come and introduce to you two of my capable generals. This is Long Jiguang.
The current Daoyin of Youjiang, Guangxi, will lead 4,000 troops to fight with you."
"This is Lu Rongting, the commander of the patrol battalion. He has just returned from the Revolutionary Party. He will also go out with you. These two are both men who can fight, and Mr. Chen is famous all over the world. The three of you will definitely succeed if you work together.
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Chen Hao was shocked. Both of them were important figures who had served as warlords. Lu Rongting later served as the governor of Guangxi, and Long Jiguang also controlled Guangdong for a period of time. They are not at their most prosperous yet. They are still just Zhang Mingqi.
The second-rate officers under him did not expect that Zhang Mingqi sent these two great gods to follow his command.
Chen Hao is very self-aware. His level has reached level 46, and his commander level is 81, which is probably not as high as these two. Although these two are not famous generals, they are future warlords. There is no need to say that the commander is above 80. If
They are willing to do their best to help, and their 8,000-man troops can exert strong combat effectiveness. Cooperating with Chen Hao's three divisions, it should be no problem to repel the three attacks.
Chen Hao believed that Long Jiguang would try his best to win military glory, but Lu Rongting would definitely not try his best because Lu Rongting was secretly involved with the Revolutionary Party. In 1906, Lu Rongting went to Tokyo to inspect the military, met with Sun Yat-sen, and secretly joined the Revolutionary Party. He
He had just defeated the Zhennanguan Uprising organized by the revolutionary party. The imperial court awarded him the title of "Jiyong Batulu" and he would soon be appointed as the commander-in-chief. But these are just manifestations. The truth is that he was originally prepared to fight against the revolution.
The revolutionary party rebelled together, but the revolutionary party could not completely trust him. At the critical moment of the revolutionary party, he pretended to allow his troops to retreat with heavy casualties, and protected the revolutionary party and retreated to Vietnam with minor casualties.
Even though Lu Rongting was not trusted by the Revolutionary Party, he could still sacrifice his imperial troops to protect the Revolutionary Party. It would be surprising if Chen Hao led him to defeat the Revolutionary Party and he would try his best. Ever since Lu Rongting came in, Chen Hao had been thinking about how to make him
Lu Rongting worked hard and his attention was always on Lu Rongting.
"Haha! I've heard about the names of these two generals for a long time. It's really gratifying and congratulatory for Commander Lu to have made a great contribution to the rebellion this time."
After Chen Hao greeted the two of them, Long Jiguang said nothing, while Lu Rongting said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "Thank you, Lord Admiral, for the compliment."
Zhang Mingqi held a banquet for Chen Hao to cleanse himself from the dust. The four of them seemed to have a good conversation. After the banquet, Chen Hao took the initiative and said: "Commander Lu has returned in triumph this time. I am very curious about the heroic lion under his command. I don't know what he can do."
Would you trouble Commander Lu to take me to the military camp for a visit?"
"Why not?" Zhang Mingqi said straightforwardly: "Qian Qing, please take Mr. Chen to your patrol camp to have a look. Mr. Chen is our number one general in the Qing Dynasty. If he can give you some advice, you will benefit a lot."
Lu Rongting showed a reluctant look, but he couldn't help Zhang Mingqi's face, so he had to stand up and said: "Yes!"
Chen Hao followed Lu Rongting on horseback to the military camp outside the city. Neither of them spoke much. After walking for a while, Chen Hao suddenly hit the horse and rode along. He whispered to Lu Rongting: "Master Lu is willing to sacrifice his subordinates.
I really admire you for saving many revolutionary comrades!"
Lu Rongting's face changed drastically, but he quickly regained his composure and said in a deep voice: "Sir, you are joking. I was too careless this time and caused the bandits to escape to Annan. It is a great shame."
Chen Hao smiled noncommittally and said: "Commander Lu should know what is going on. Speaking of which, I came to Guangxi this time to rebel against the party. It's normal for you not to believe me."
Lu Rongting frowned and said, "Sir, what do you mean? I am too ignorant to understand."
Chen Hao smiled slightly and said: "On the surface, Commander Lu is a loyal minister and general of the imperial court, but he secretly met with Sun Wen and tried to rebel with the bandits. I am the admiral of the Imperial Navy, why can't I be the same as Mr. Lu? Commander Lu can
Think about it carefully, if I had any ill intentions towards you, I would not have said these words in private, but would have said them in front of Mr. Zhang."
Lu Rongting's face changed drastically. If someone else had said these words to him, he would have shot him to death without hesitation. But this stranger in front of him was different. He was the admiral of the Nanyang Navy, and he was a senior official in the imperial court.
Still above him. At this time, the most secret thing in his heart was revealed to his face, and he could not help but remain calm. After a moment of silence, he replied: "My lord, if you want me to understand what you are saying, first explain to your superior what your lord is doing this time."
They will come to attack the Revolutionary Party bandits!"
Chen Hao said calmly: "It's very simple. What I am attacking is not the real revolutionary comrades at all, but some forces trying to target me. You might as well tell Lu Dutong that I secretly developed two divisions in Guizhou, Xu Xilin, Qiu Jin,
Xu Xueqiu and other revolutionary comrades have rushed over to take command, and Mr. Sun Yat-sen may also go."
"Because the news was leaked, some strangers who had a grudge against me united and organized a hundred thousand troops to go to Guizhou to exterminate them. My men were not strong enough, so I entered Guangxi under the banner of rebelling against the bandits. In fact, it was to deal with those
A stranger with malicious intentions."
Lu Rongting's so-called understanding actually meant that Chen Hao had to explain why he had rebelled against the Revolutionary Party if he wanted him to believe it. Chen Hao explained patiently and also talked about the rescue of the members of the Restoration Society.
And he also moved out the great master Sun Yixian. He would want to control Guangxi in the future, and it would be best if Lu Rongting, the future warlord of Guangxi, could have a good relationship with him, so he was so patient.
After Chen Hao explained sincerely, Lu Rongting's expression finally softened, and he said calmly: "If it is what you said, I will do my best when I go to war." (To be continued.)
