The Initial Rise Of Yuan Shikai(1882--1895)

June 1881,Yuan Shikai devoted himself to Wu Changqing's army and began his life beside the military.Because of the Imo Incident,Governor Zhang Shusheng of Zhili advocated sending troops to Korea to take the initiative,so Qingjun was ordered to cross the chaos eastward.Yuan Shikai,who traveled eastward with the army,was appointed by Wu Changqing as the military barracks office to manage military discipline issues.With the calming of the strife in Korea,the Qing Dynasty's policy towards the Korea was faced with a choice,and the departure and stay of the Qingjun became a problem.The idea of Wu Changqing and Zhangjian is to intervene directly in the internal affairs of Korea,exercise the power of suzerain,and further send troops to maintain the advantages of the Qing Dynasty over Japan in Korea,even to enter Japan.Yuan Shikai was also enthusiastic at this time and agreed with Wu Changqing and Zhang Jian's methods.But Li Hongzhang disagreed.In particular,represented by Ma Jianzhong,he presided over a series of treaties signed with Korea and the United States,trying to guarantee the independence of Korea and the sovereignty of the Qing court through international treaties.Eventually,Wu Changqing was forced to return country,but Yuan Shikai stayed in Korea through training and became a lackey under Li Hongzhang.Zhang Jian and other former Qingjun staff were very dissatisfied with this.With the support of Li Hongzhang,Yuan Shikai became the representative of the Qing Dynasty in Korea.But Korea is not only far from home,unable to care for the sick adoptive mother,but also far from the domestic political center,which hinders the promotion of official career.Therefore,during his tenure in Korea,Yuan Shikai has been trying hard to make himself back home.This is Yuan Shikai's unchanged mind from 1882 to 1894.Therefore,through the Sino-Japanese War of 1894,Yuan Shikai actively contacted Li Hongzao,Weng Tonghe and Zhang Peilun.Yuan Shikai's efforts coincide with the political trend of the dynasty.Although Weng Tonghe and Ronglu fought against each other,their common goal was to get rid of the original layout of the Northern Ocean after the Sino-Japanese War and set up a new road for the wealthy countries to strengthen their troops.The change of leadership from Hanneken to Hu is just the manifestation of Weng Tonghe's struggle with Li Hongzhang.Therefore,Yuan Shikai became the final candidate of the imperial court in deciding to lead the military training through positive comments.