Brief introduction of Xu Shichang

Xu Shichang (1855— 1939), the word Buwu, was named Juren, and then Mizhai, Donghai and Taozhai, followed by Shuizhu Village, Shimenshan and Donghai Laishi. Zhili (now Hebei) Tianjin people. His great-grandfather was an official in Henan and was born in Cao Ying Street Apartment, Fucheng, Weihui City, Henan Province. Xu Shichang was a juren in his early years and a scholar in his later years. He was Yuan Shikai's counselor and ally, and was a comrade-in-arms from the beginning of training in a small station. In the thirty-first year of Guangxu (1905), he served as the military affairs minister. Xu Shichang's foresight was highly praised by Yuan Shikai. However, he was able to keep a distance from Yuan Shikai, advance and retreat moderately, and stayed away from him with silence when Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor. In the fifth year of the Republic of China (19 16), Yuan Shikai was forced to cancel the imperial system, restore the title of the Republic of China, and appointed him as Secretary of State 1. In the seventh year of the Republic of China (19 18), in June 2008, Xu Shichang was elected President of the Republic of China by the National Assembly. He "suppressed Wu Xiuwen" and ordered a truce with the South. The following year, he held a 1 Peace Conference. In the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922), he resigned by telegraph in June and retired to Tianjin Concession to amuse himself with calligraphy and painting. In the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939), Xu Shichang died at the age of 85. First buried in the former British cemetery in taoyuan village, Tianjin, and then buried with his wife at the foot of Sumen Mountain in Bai Quan Town, huixian city, Henan. On June 8th, Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, presented Xu Shichang with a commendation order to celebrate his patriotic loyalty. Xu Shichang has a solid foundation in Chinese studies. He not only writes books, but also studies calligraphy. Lin Yuan's "Tomb of the Great President yuangong Shi Jie" written in Anyang was written by Xu Shichang. The works are mainly composed of pine and bamboo landscapes, such as "Shimen Mountain Forest Picture Post". In his life, he edited more than 30 kinds of books, such as Confucianism in Qing Dynasty, Returning Farmland to Church, People in Shuizhu Village, etc. Later people called him "the sandwich president".