On this day, 109 years ago, June 7, 1916 (May 7, 1916 in the lunar calendar), Li Yuanhong succeeded as President. Li Yuanhong, who succeeded as President of the Republic of China On June 7, 1916, Li Yuanhong was sworn in as President. On June 5, the night before Yuan's death, Duan Qirui went to the Li residence and asked him to "take up the post in accordance with the contract law and maintain the overall situation." On June 6, Duan Qirui ignored the declaration of the Protectorate Army to accept Li Yuanhong's succession as president in accordance with the Provisional Covenant, and sent a telegram to the whole country in the name of the State Council, announcing that he had received the will of "President Yuan" and that in accordance with Article 29 of the "New Covenant" promulgated by Yuan Shikai in 1914,"Vice President Li Yuanhong will be used as the President of the Republic of China." On the 7th, Lebanon became president. Duan Qirui said on behalf of all cabinet members that "we will do our best to support the president." However, he had an ambiguous attitude. He took Zhang Guogan, the Chief of Education, to Li Yuanhong's residence in Dongchang Hutong and fulfilled the procedures of inviting Li Yuanhong to serve as president in the special way of sitting at each other for half an hour without saying a word. That night, Li Yuanhong urgently sent Zhang Guogan to the Duan residence in Fuxue Hutong to inquire about the situation. Duan replied angrily: "Since I asked the Vice President to come out, this is my business. Don't bother him. If he is afraid, ask him to take care of him!" He was very reluctant to ask Lebanon to serve as president. On the 13th, Shenbao published an article praising Duan Qirui, saying: "Today, there are many public messages from all walks of life saying that the president has not been completely free. Not only do they suspect that the imperial system has sent people to dominate the political situation, but some people also suspect that Duan's attitude is not very clear, or that he is taking advantage of others. I think that Duan Yuqian opposed the monarchy and retreated, and first supported the president, and his attitude was indifferent. "An important figure in controlling the Beijing regime. In the front row, Vice President Feng Guozhang, third from the right, President Li Yuanhong, fourth from the right, and Prime Minister Duan Qirui, fifth from the right