The Relationship Between Tan Yankai And Xiong Xiling(1912-1920)

Tan Yankai and Xiong Xiling had a close relationship and deep communication,They helped each other politically,especially in the period when Tan Yankai was in charge of Hunan politics,They had a great influence on Hunan political situation.Therefore,the relationship between Tan Yankai and Xiong Xiling is one of the important topics in Tan Yankai’s research.When Tan Yankai was in charge of Hunan for the first time,their communication began to increase.When Xiong Xiling was criticized for the big loan,Tan Yankai defended him publicly,and actively raised funds to support the central finance,and supported Xiong Xiling’s work with practical actions.Although they disagreed on the issue of opposing Yuan Shikai and declaring Hunan independence,the reason why Tan Yankai declared Hunan independence slowly and quickly was related to Xiong Xiling.Xiong Xiling strongly supports Tan Yankai’s second administration of Hunan.At that time,in order to maintain the stability of Hunan,Tan Yankai and Xiong Xiling successfully resisted the Beijing government’s order of appointing Chen Yi to supervise Hunan.Xiong Xiling believed that Tan Yankai was the best candidate to supervise Hunan,and also put forward suggestions for Tan Yankai to govern Hunan’s finance and military,hoping that Hunan could protect itself and balance the power between the South and the North.During the period when Tan Yankai was in charge of Hunan Administration,there was also the event of Zhang Xun’s restoration.Therefore,Tan Yankai and Xiong Xiling actively contacted all parties to organize a campaign.Then,Tan Yankai devoted himself to promoting the Peace Talk between South and North,helping Xiong Xiling to contact the north and the south,and putting forward suggestions for the smooth holding of the conference.After the failure of the discussion of peace,Tan Yankai wanted to carry out local autonomy in Hunan.After the failure of peace negotiation,Tan Yankai wanted to carry out local autonomy in Hunan.He expelled Zhang Jingyao from Hunan,who had been in Hunan for two years,and began to supervise Hunan for the third time,clearing the way for the realization of local autonomy,which was strongly supported by Xiong Xiling.Since Xiong Xiling quit politics in 1916,he has been committed to charity and relief work to relieve the war and flood and drought disasters in Hunan.Tan Yankai actively supported Xiong Xiling’s work and helped him to raise money for relief.At the beginning of the Republic of China,the contradiction between the north and the South gradually deepened.Tan Yankai and Xiong Xiling made great efforts to maintain national unity,stabilize the situation,develop Hunan economy and improve people’s livelihood.