Zhang Zuolin did not pursue the dispute with Feng, and complained with virtue to win the hearts of Fengsheng people. In this battle, he effortlessly won the complete 28th Division, and even dominated Fengtian Province, and his strength has grown by a big step. In this battle, Feng Delin was completely defeated. Zhang Zuolin was recognized by the officers and men of the 28th Division through his affection and righteousness to Feng Delin.

The "rebels" eventually opened fire. At dawn on the 12th, they attacked the city of Beijing, and the battle with the Temple of Heaven with the "pigtailed soldiers" broke up their entire army, and the farce of the restoration came to an end. Half of the "pigtailed soldiers" have been bought, and of course they will collapse at the touch of a button. Under the attack of the rebel army on both sides, some raised white flags and surrendered, while others cut off their braids and threw away their guns to flee for their lives.

Defeated, Zhang Xun had no choice but to ask the Qing court to resign from the post of governor of Zhili and minister of parliament. Xuantong asked Zhang Xun where he planned to go, and Zhang Xun said that he would lead the team back to Xuzhou, and asked the Qing room to give him 10,000 taels of gold as a reward. Xuantong said: "10,000 taels of gold is more than 400,000 yuan, I have only been on the throne for seven days, and if you give 400,000 yuan, wouldn't it cost 50,000 yuan a day to buy an emperor?" ”

Children are too unruly! Zhang Xun was very unhappy after hearing this, and said: "Your Majesty, since Xinhai retired from power, in the past six years, the old minister has served no less than 500,000 yuan, and I came today to ask for 10,000 taels of gold, which is not excessive, right?" Concubine Jin said: "Now that the restoration is about to die, and the 4 million annual preferential treatment of the Republic of China will be lost in your hands, who should we ask for?" After hearing this, Zhang Xun retreated silently.

It didn't take half a day to fight, but it wasn't until 5 days later on the 17th that the rebel army entered Beijing, and it turned out that this was to leave time for Zhang Xun to escape! All the participants in the conspiracy know what is going on, this is what Duan Qirui does not dare to do too much, I am afraid that Zhang Xun, the "restoration head", will take things out. After all, there are many people who know about this, and Duan Qirui can't be too immoral.

Behind the scenes, the Dutch embassy sent a car to "rescue" Zhang Xun, but he refused to go. Later, the Dutch, who had no choice, forced him away, and when he was in a hurry, he even bit the Dutchman.

Later, Wu Bingxiang, the head of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, accompanied his subordinate Su Xilin to the Dutch Legation to see Zhang Xun. Su Xilin asked Zhang Xun: "After losing the battle, what should the troops do?" Zhang Xun said: "You can do it." ”

So, Su Xilin arranged for the braided army to cut off their braids, change into clothes, pay severance pay, and disband and return to their hometowns. At this time, the discarded braids on the streets of Beijing were everywhere, and Pu Yi, who had only been the "Emperor of Beijing" for 12 days, announced his abdication again.

After this battle, there were no more pigtailed soldiers in China, and the pig tails of officers and soldiers who had appeared for many years in the history of the late Qing Dynasty were finally thrown into the pile of old papers.

After Zhang Xun calmly hid in the Dutch Legation with the connivance of the repeated fighter Duan Qirui, this restoration drama was doomed, but some of the responsibilities of the accomplices still had to be investigated. No, as soon as Feng Delin and his entourage entered Tianjin Station by train, they were targeted by the detective team of Cao Chrome's subordinates.

At this time, he still dared to swagger to take the train to Tianjin! You know, Tianjin is the base camp of the rebel army! Moreover, there were as many as 200 guards in his company, and it was difficult not to be discovered. Could it be that he was also influenced by Zhang Xun's restored head?

Cao Chrome was Cao Kun's cousin and served as the envoy of Tianjin Town at this time. Like Duan Qirui, they all saw that the chaos after Zhang Xun entered Beijing was beneficial to them: Duan Qirui's purpose was to make a comeback, while Cao Kun, as the overseer of Zhili, wanted to get a piece of the pie in the Beiyang government.

The dispute between the government and the court before the restoration was a personal grudge between Duan Qirui and Li Yuanhong, the father of the Republic of China. When Li Yuanhong, who had no soldiers and no right to stay away from the base camp, could stir up the situation, the direct family saw Duan Qirui's weakness. You can't let him be predominant, and your own people must also make a little benefit in this chaos, right?

Duan Qirui has already captured Beijing and made the first contribution, so it is also the best way for the direct family to catch Zhang Xun's important accomplice Feng Delin and brush up on his sense of existence. So, under an order, Feng Delin, Zhang Haipeng and 200 subordinate officers and soldiers were captured together. In order to announce his existence in a high-profile manner, Cao Kun used newspapers in Tianjin to publicize this feat, and proudly said: "How can such a clown who jumps off the beam allow him to run rampant in Zhili?" ”

He knew Duan Qirui's hands and feet in promoting Zhang Xun's restoration, so he announced with great fanfare that he would try Feng Delin and his party in Tianjin, in order to put pressure on Duan Qirui and seek political benefits. He believed that with Duan Qirui's maturity, he must bargain with him. Since the death of Lao Yuan, Beiyang has been divided into two lines, straight and Anhui, and he has been stepping on two boats for a long time with the momentum of a local snake.

Duan Qirui can't sit back and watch Feng Delin being "put on trial", isn't that to expose his ugly deeds to the world? So he sent someone to contact Cao Kun, and promised to exchange Feng Delin for entering Beijing with the overseer and governor of Zhili.

There is also Lei Zhenchun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, within a few days, the rebel army invaded Beijing, Lei Zhenchun had to disguise himself as a bitter man, pulled the rickshaw out of Zhengyangmen in a hurry, and wanted to escape from the East Railway Station. I didn't think that my makeup skills were not good, but I was quickly recognized, but I was still arrested. Later, someone drew a funny picture in the newspaper with a couplet: "I don't ride a horse in the Forbidden City, but I come to Zhengyangmen to pull a car!" ”

Lei Zhenchun was undoubtedly the unluckiest, but by no means the first to escape. The first to escape, the master Kang Youwei, was the old man who hid in Tibet after the failure of the Wuxu Reform, and he had the most experience in escaping, so this time he still disguised himself as an old peasant and fled.

It is said that Kang Youwei didn't want to run away at first, but wanted to go to Fayuan Temple to shave his ordination, but he was recognized by fellow villager Liang Dingfen and scolded: "You don't shave your hair in the morning, you don't shave your hair in the evening, but you are a monk in this morning, is this unclear that you want to escape?" ”

Kang Youwei said: "Nonsense, how many times have you seen me run away? ”

Liang Dingfen laughed and said: "The Battle of Wuxu, if you don't escape, how can you survive today?" If you come this time, since you want to be a hero of the restoration, don't be afraid of death, don't come if you are afraid of death. If you succeed, you will take credit, and if you fail, you will lose your life, is there a saint like you? From today onwards, I don't recognize you as Cantonese. ”

I don't know whether it is a summary or cover-up of this period of history, as an important participant in the restoration, Liang Qichao later wrote a poem: "

The siege of the city is bleak and the dragon fights,

Listen to the sound of cannons amid the sound of cicadas.

The marshals dare to pass on the king,

The group of traitors and friends are called soldiers,

What is the name of Jinyang Xingjia?

Zhang Cambodia has no plan to summon the mourners.

Xinyi Cloud is dead,

The dragon is stained with tears. ”

Although the political attitude is problematic, the poem is good, and the complex and tortuous restoration experience is succinctly explained.

Although Duan Qirui's government made a superficial article and issued a wanted warrant for Zhang Xun, because Zhang Xun held the handle in his hand that he and the Overseer Army agreed to restore, there has been no actual arrest. It didn't take long for Xu Shichang, the fourth president of the Republic of China, to pardon him, not only pardoned, but also gave him a seemingly big official title ---- National Forestry Reclamation Office. Although he is an empty official who has nothing to do, his rank is very high, and he is on an equal footing with the prime minister. It's just that at this time, Zhang Xun has lost interest in such a fictitious title, and he still stays in the concession to be his apartment, and he is very good.

The treatment of an accomplice, but Zhang Xun, as the main offender, has nothing to do. An earth-shattering restoration solved the problem for Duan Qirui, but sacrificed Zhang Xun. Although it was Zhang Xun's own ambition that made him fall into the trap laid by others, this silly and honest spirit still aroused people's sympathy. Therefore, Zhang Xun, a major state criminal, is not annoying after the restoration. This is true in officialdom, but also in the people.

After the amnesty, he returned to his home in the Tianjin concession, with no power or power, but when he wanted to sing in the church, the famous characters in Beijing were still flocking to him. Sun Juxian is old and has not been on stage for many years, but he volunteered to sing for Zhang Xun's church, and he couldn't stop him if he had to sing for "Dashuai". It can be seen that Zhang Xun's character is not as written in some history books. He just did what his mind was supposed to do in that era, but he was defeated. If you become a king or lose a villain, you don't have to beak more.

Seven years later, Zhang Xun died at the age of 70. The deceased has been long, and the coffin is decided. There are different opinions on why Zhang Xun moved against the trend of history. At that time, the farce of the "Hongxian Empire" had just ended, why was Zhang Xun so self-conscious, but he wanted to move against the trend of history? As everyone knows, this is going to be ruined!

Speaking of this, we cannot fail to mention Zhang Xun's character, there is a serious idea of gratitude, and his loyalty to the Qing government is also the embodiment of the idea of gratitude. His foolish loyalty is also rare. This is also the main reason why he later recklessly restored the Qing court. Historical sources say that Zhang Xun is "loyal, righteous, and grateful". Zhang Xun is a newcomer in Fengxin, Jiangxi, and Zhang Dashuai has always cared about his fellow villagers, and he has done a lot of good things. Some people say, "Zhang Xun is a simple solid-eyed man." The villagers in Zhang Xun's hometown, Fengxin Chitian Village, men, women and children, seem to have benefited from Zhang Xun. It is said that the villagers of Chitian Village, Zhang Xun once gave each family a big tile house, what is missing, open his mouth to speak, Zhang Dashuai is in charge; During the period of the Republic of China, people from Jiangxi who studied in Beijing only asked to go to Zhang Dashuai's name, and they did not give money, food and clothing, and everything was round. Every bit of kindness, he wants to repay it.

He later had an account of what he did. Before his death, he had a "ancestral hall" in Xuzhou, and his self-written couplet was also an evaluation of himself, which is worth reading:

I don't know what is virtuous, what is prestigious, only because the remnants of the sins have not been cleared, and I will come back with a halberd and do my duty as a soldier;

In ancient times, there were also born to cast gold, born to carve stones, and it was difficult to deserve a good name, and they were drunk in the hall, and they were ashamed of their fathers and elders.

His coffin, after several twists and turns, was transported back to his hometown of Fengxin, Jiangxi, from the Tianjin Concession, and the leaves returned to his roots. It was also a miracle that his friends, as well as his enemies, had a large number of couplets. Among them, Sun Yat-sen also has an elegy, and Mr. Sun Yat-sen also respects this kind of "true restorer" and foolish loyal: "The abdication of the Qing family is due to the current situation." Zhang Xun forcibly sought restoration, but he was also foolish and loyal, and the crime of treason should be punished, and the love of the lord was pitiful. Although the text is an enemy of the true restoration, it is not disrespectful. ”

Ouyang Wu, the envoy of the Jiangxi Protector Army, once had a famous Lianlian who left behind, and his evaluation was fair:

Dai Fa is loyal to loneliness, no words, no hatred, no virtue and no retribution;

Dan's heart is eternal, his life is also glorious, and his death is also sad.

Whether it is the fake emperor of Yuan Shikai or the restored true emperor, anyway, after the Republic of China, the emperor is undeserved. In response to Liang Qichao's later reflection, "The emperor is like a bodhisattva with clay puppets on the wall, once someone throws it into the pigsty, it is washed and re-enshrined, and it has long lost its sacredness."