"The Rise and Fall of an Official": After the defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War and the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Yuan Shikai, in an attempt to make a comeback, began cultivating relationships with powerful figures in Beijing and currying favor with reformers. The Qing government ordered Yuan Shikai to train a new army, which Yuan Shikai viewed as his political capital. The Hundred Days' Reform began, and facing resistance from the conservatives and a precarious situation, Tan Sitong secretly visited Yuan Shikai, intending to borrow troops to "besiege the Garden and kill the Empress Dowager." The Wuxu Coup occurred, and Yuan Shikai denounced Tan Sitong and others to Ronglu, leading to the execution of the "Six Gentlemen of the Wuxu Coup" at Caishikou. The following year, Yuan Shikai was promoted to Governor of Shandong. The Boxer Rebellion occurred, and Yuan Shikai began the bloody suppression of the Boxers. After the signing of the Boxer Protocol, the Qing government began its reforms, and Yuan Shikai successively rose to the positions of Governor-General of Zhili, Grand Councilor, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, wielding immense power. In the winter of 1908, Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu passed away one after another. To limit Yuan Shikai's power, Zaifeng and others immediately dismissed him from his post, ordering him to "return to his hometown to recuperate." However, after returning to Henan, Yuan Shikai did not sever ties with the Beiyang generals. In October 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, and the Qing court was forced to reinstate Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai, on the one hand, sent troops to suppress the revolutionaries, and on the other hand, pressured the Qing court. Ultimately, a compromise was reached between the North and South, the Qing court abdicated, the monarchy ended, and Yuan Shikai became the provisional president.
《宦海浮沉》：甲午战败、《马关条约》签订之后，袁世凯为了东山再起，开始在京中结交权贵，并向维新人士示好。清政府命令袁世凯编练新军，而袁世凯则把北洋新军视为自己的政治资本。维新变法开始，面对守旧派的阻力和岌岌可危的形势，谭嗣同夜访袁世凯，欲借兵“围园杀后”。戊戌政变发生，袁世凯向荣禄告发谭嗣同等人，由此“戊戌六君子”喋血菜市口。次年，袁世凯升任山东巡抚。庚子国变发生，袁世凯开始血腥镇压义和团。《辛丑条约》签订之后，清政府开始新政改革，而袁世凯则先后升任直隶总督、军机大臣、外务部尚书，权倾朝野。1908年冬，慈禧和光绪先后离世，载沣等人为了限制袁世凯的势力，立即把袁世凯开缺，“回籍养疴”，但回到河南后，袁世凯并没有中断与北洋将领的来往。1911年10月，武昌起义爆发，清廷被迫重新起用袁世凯，而袁世凯则一面派兵镇压革命党，一面向清廷施压。最终，南北妥协，清室下诏退位，帝制结束，袁世凯成为临时大总统。
《宦海浮沉》：甲午战败、《马关条约》签订之后，袁世凯为了东山再起，开始在京中结交权贵，并向维新人士示好。清政府命令袁世凯编练新军，而袁世凯则把北洋新军视为自己的政治资本。维新变法开始，面对守旧派的阻力和岌岌可危的形势，谭嗣同夜访袁世凯，欲借兵“围园杀后”。戊戌政变发生，袁世凯向荣禄告发谭嗣同等人，由此“戊戌六君子”喋血菜市口。次年，袁世凯升任山东巡抚。庚子国变发生，袁世凯开始血腥镇压义和团。《辛丑条约》签订之后，清政府开始新政改革，而袁世凯则先后升任直隶总督、军机大臣、外务部尚书，权倾朝野。1908年冬，慈禧和光绪先后离世，载沣等人为了限制袁世凯的势力，立即把袁世凯开缺，“回籍养疴”，但回到河南后，袁世凯并没有中断与北洋将领的来往。1911年10月，武昌起义爆发，清廷被迫重新起用袁世凯，而袁世凯则一面派兵镇压革命党，一面向清廷施压。最终，南北妥协，清室下诏退位，帝制结束，袁世凯成为临时大总统。
