On Beiyang Military Ciunsellor Xu Shuzheng

In the three clique of Beiyang government ,Wan-clique is one of which prosperous as well as decline the earliest. As Duan Qirui's reliable military counsellor and the core figure of Wan-clique, Xu Shuzheng is an arrogant and nimble-minded person. He is adept in stir up trouble and offer advice in the sharp struggle. From the main experience in his life , he has not being evaluated in unison.However, Xu Shuzheng as an important person in Beiyang Warlords, we can gain great experince and lesson from studying his distinctive life. For example, when the king of Qing-dynasty lay down the scepter, and the Yuan Shikai ascend the throng, as well as the conflict of 1917, peaceful fulfill the historical mission— repossess Mongolia, Xu Shuzheng play a very important role in all of the events. Besides, as their frequent contact and communication, Xu and Sun Yat-sen have gained insight into each other. Sun appreciated Xu's ability and wisdom;and Xu also very appreciated Sun's personality and mentality. Thus, finally they found their same intestests in politics as well as set up their profund friendship.From the characteristics of epoch and personality, Xu is a realism man . His performance toward politic ability in many historical events is very appreciable. However, due to the unusual background of age and his distinctive personality determinate Xu is a deplorable person in the history.The thesis consists of four parts: the first part is mainly clarify the reason of chosing this topic and brief introduction about the research's present situations;the republic and against imperialism;the peaceful fulfill the historical mission- repossess Mongolia;the united Sun Yat-sen and form the federation which is for against the Zhi-clique;the third part is the rise and fall of Wan-clique;and the last part is a conclusion which conclude Xu Shuzheng's affect and influence in the early China,and what we can learn from his life story.