On 113 years ago today, August 16, 1912 (July 4, 1912, the lunar calendar), Li Yuanhong and Yuan Shikai murdered Zhang Zhenwu. Zhang Zhenwu, one of the main leaders during the Wuchang Uprising On August 14, 1912, Zhang Zhenwu, one of the leaders of the Wuchang Uprising, hosted a banquet for important members of the Alliance and the Republican Party at the Dechang Hotel, hoping to "eliminate party opinions and jointly maintain the overall situation." On the night of the 15th, in order to reconcile the feelings between the north and the south, he hosted a banquet for Beiyang generals Jiang Guiti and Duan Zhigui at the Liuguo Hotel. At 10 o'clock, when the crowd was scattered, Zhang Zhenwu, Feng Sihong, and Shi Gong took three carriages back to Lvdu. When passing through Zhengyang Gate, the lurking military police suddenly intercepted him, tied Zhang Zhenwu up, and escorted the Jingji Military and Political Law Enforcement Office of Yuhuang Pavilion in Xidan Pailou. At 1 a.m. on the 16th, Zhang Zhenwu was tied to a wooden stake at the law enforcement department and was shot six times and killed. Before his execution, he said angrily: "Unexpectedly, the Republic was so dark!" Zhang Zhenwu was a famous hero of the Wuchang Uprising. He later took charge of the Military Affairs Department of the Hubei Military Government. He had a conflict with Li Yuanhong, and Li dismissed him. This time Yuan Shikai sent a telegram to ask Zhang Zhenwu to Beijing to discuss state affairs. Li Yuanhong donated Zhang 4000 yuan for travel expenses. After Zhang was arrested, Shi Gongjiu, who was traveling with him, quickly contacted the Republican Democratic Party. At 3 a.m. on the 16th, he, Sun Wu and others rushed to the Military and Political Law Enforcement Office to rescue them. Lu Jianzhang told them that the execution had been carried out and showed Yuan Shikai's military order to kill Zhang Zhenwu. The order was based on Li Yuanhong's secret telegram and was countersigned by Army Chief Duan Qirui. Sun Wu was shocked and speechless. Liu Chengyu said in surprise: "I didn't know he died so quickly!" On August 18, Zhang Bolie took the lead in filing the "Case of Questioning the Government on Shooting Zhang Zhenwu, Leader of the Wuchang Uprising" to the Senate, accusing Yuan and Li of "taking the criminal code and intending to kill people." The next day, the Senate made an exception to discuss the questioning case. Liu Chengyu said angrily: "Observing the government's killing procedures is tantamount to the behavior of bandits. How unfortunate is it for us to witness the high-sounding Republic of China, but to use banditry to kill the people's government, violate the treaty, and destroy the Republic? Moreover, if we extrapolate this righteousness, all the heroes of the Republic of China's uprising and the giants of the Republic can be killed one by one and let them become emperors or kings!" The atmosphere at the venue was extremely angry. At the Senate meeting for three consecutive days, Republicans and Alliance members jointly condemned Yuan Shikai and Li Yuanhong with an unprecedented unified attitude. On the afternoon of the 21st, Yuan Shikai asked the Democratic People's Republic of China to send senators Shi Gongjiu, Zhang Bolie, and Liu Chengyu to the Presidential Palace for an interview. Yuan said: "Vice President Li called and pointed out everything. It was very severe, as if he was killed immediately, it would be enough to cause chaos and disrupt public order. Therefore, as a last resort, he used a fast knife to break the rope. Most of the illegal things he did were in Hubei, and all of you are from Hubei. If you don't treat them, what will happen?" Everyone was in trouble. Yuan apologized again and said: "Few people here know the law, and the procedures for killing him are incomplete." The Democratic Socialist Party understood Yuan for this. On August 28, eight people including Zhang Bolie, Liu Chengyu, Shi Gongjiu, and Zheng Wanzhan submitted the "Impeachment Case of the Prime Minister and Chief of the Army" to the Senate, accusing Lu Zhengxiang and Duan Qirui of "aiding perversity" and making the president break the law, and demanding that Yuan Shikai remove them from office. At the same time, Liu Xingnan also proposed "proposing to consult the government to investigate and deal with the illegal case of Chief of Staff Li Yuanhong," accusing Li of "betraying the root of the Republic of China in order to undermine the treaty" and asking the government to investigate and deal with it. However, the two cases could not be discussed due to insufficient quorum, and the Zhang Zhenwu case was settled.