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Daxian involvement starting in 1936 invading island of Ayermer, leading nation of anti-Burgundie league in Alshar. | Daxian involvement starting in 1936 invading island of Ayermer, leading nation of anti-Burgundie league in Alshar. | ||
[[Siege of Ayermer]] | [[Siege of Ayermer]] | ||
====Glorious Revolt==== | ====Glorious Revolt and military rule==== | ||
The Daxian involvement ended amid acrimony and disagreement between the army and the monarchy, many objectives had not been met for the cost that was paid. The army was under the control of two strongmen, [[Dai Hanjian]] and [[Qiu Heng]]. Both ended the war as full generals and popular ones at that, they were the main planners and executors of the offensives in west [[Audonia]], the [[Caldera]] operation and the reclaiming of [[Cheun|Ayermer]]. [[Qiu Heng]] was made chief of staff of the land forces one year after the end of hostilities, both to to install someone seen as a monarchist and to restore the confidence of the army in the leadership. Both him and his colleague [[Dai Hanjian]] believed the home front had been badly neglected by the imperial government and the drug addled emperor [[Hongli]]. They especially disliked the growing popularity of democratic and socialist movements and their demands for a liberalization of the political system. To many in the military, the imperial system and bureaucracy had stopped being a guarantee of stability and transformed into a liability that stood in the way of dealing with internal agitators. The two officers created a secret society named the [[Lodge of the Righteous Serpents]] to gather like minded officers and overthrow the Imperial system and replace it with a military dictatorship. On December 16th 1946 tank columns aligned with the lodge entered the capital from all sides while squads of soldiers went took over ministries. Other groups went to the houses of ministers to arrest them, the minister of defense was shot and killed after he tried to resist his captors. [[Qiu Heng]] himself led the takeover of the imperial palace and the capture of [[Hongli]], forcing the imperial guards to surrender under the threat the emperor and his family would be executed once the palace was inevitably taken. The coup was carried out in two hours and resulted in minimal casualties on both sides, stemming from the element of complete surprise achieved by the putschists and unwillingness on the part of many soldiers to defend the failing monarchy. An ecstatic [[Dai Hanjian]] took to the airwaves and announced the [[Glorious Revolt]] had succeeded and the era of dynastic rule had come to a definitive end; he declared the formation of the Committee of National Restoration that would lead the country with himself as its head and [[Qiu Heng]] as his deputy. | The Daxian involvement ended amid acrimony and disagreement between the army and the monarchy, many objectives had not been met for the cost that was paid. The army was under the control of two strongmen, [[Dai Hanjian]] and [[Qiu Heng]]. Both ended the war as full generals and popular ones at that, they were the main planners and executors of the offensives in west [[Audonia]], the [[Caldera]] operation and the reclaiming of [[Cheun|Ayermer]]. [[Qiu Heng]] was made chief of staff of the land forces one year after the end of hostilities, both to to install someone seen as a monarchist and to restore the confidence of the army in the leadership. Both him and his colleague [[Dai Hanjian]] believed the home front had been badly neglected by the imperial government and the drug addled emperor [[Hongli]]. They especially disliked the growing popularity of democratic and socialist movements and their demands for a liberalization of the political system. To many in the military, the imperial system and bureaucracy had stopped being a guarantee of stability and transformed into a liability that stood in the way of dealing with internal agitators. The two officers created a secret society named the [[Lodge of the Righteous Serpents]] to gather like minded officers and overthrow the Imperial system and replace it with a military dictatorship. On December 16th 1946 tank columns aligned with the lodge entered the capital from all sides while squads of soldiers went took over ministries. Other groups went to the houses of ministers to arrest them, the minister of defense was shot and killed after he tried to resist his captors. [[Qiu Heng]] himself led the takeover of the imperial palace and the capture of [[Hongli]], forcing the imperial guards to surrender under the threat the emperor and his family would be executed once the palace was inevitably taken. The coup was carried out in two hours and resulted in minimal casualties on both sides, stemming from the element of complete surprise achieved by the putschists and unwillingness on the part of many soldiers to defend the failing monarchy. An ecstatic [[Dai Hanjian]] took to the airwaves and announced the [[Glorious Revolt]] had succeeded and the era of dynastic rule had come to a definitive end; he declared the formation of the Committee of National Restoration that would lead the country with himself as its head and [[Qiu Heng]] as his deputy. | ||
The junta moved quickly to assert its authority and shore up popular support; a line up of technocratic ministers were appointed to replace the old dynasty loyal bureaucrats and the Emperor was made to officially abdicate the throne and renounced the Heavenly Mandate before being put under house arrest until 1948 when he died of complications of diabetes; his teenage son and heir died soon after in unclear circumstances. [[Hongli]]'s royal consort, [[Princess Keuto]] of [[Metzetta]] was allowed to depart back to her homeland with two of the emperor's daughters. Many other members of the former imperial family were either put in prison, work camps or sent into exile to [[Metzetta]]. A referendum was organized asking the population if it agreed with the junta's capture of power and despite reported instances of pressuring people into voting, threats of violence and transporting people from rural areas on military buses to voting booths the result was overwhelmingly positive with an approval of 86%. This period is where the political qualities of [[Qiu Heng]] first began to rise to the surface, while [[Dai Hanjian]] was the public leader and face of the junta and was fairly charismatic, Heng was the real operator behind the scenes. Ambitious officers soon began to be sidelined from the ranks of the junta, some were arrested after being accused of plotting a countercoup or of missappropiating army supplies; by 1948 out of ten military zones, eight were commanded by people considered to be part of [[Qiu Heng]]'s political clique. | |||
If Dai had any misgivings about the growing influence of his friend he gave no indication in public or private conversation that survives; he gave the post of Minister of Defense to Qiu in 1949 and allowed him to staff its structure as he saw fit. Shortly after Qiu began speaking of setting up a [[National Reconstruction Front (Daxia)|political structure]] to gain more legitimacy in the eyes of influential Western nations, whose financial help might be needed to continue army expansion. The junta leader seemingly disagreed with these notions and intimated that he would get the job done and if necessary would stay on the job for twenty years. The insinuation of quasi imperial ruling for life was not lost on [[Qiu Heng]] who may have begun quiet preparations to oust Dai, or perhaps have him assasinated. According to medical records [[Dai Hanjian]] fell gravely ill from a bladder infection of worrisome intensity. Despite all attempts to save his life, the junta leader died on December 12 1951 at the age of 56. Authors critical of [[Qiu Heng]] suggest he had Dai poisoned with arsenic to get him out of the way of political reforms and stop his succession plan which may not have included Qiu in it anymore; no conclusive evidence has ever been found to corroborate this accusation. As deputy leader of the Committee of National Restoration, Qiu was sworn in two days later as leader of the junta and the country. | |||
==Republican Period (1946-1992)== | ==Republican Period (1946-1992)== | ||