It became the driving force for Yuan Shikai to be promoted to Governor General of Zhili as the successor to Li Hongzhang, the President of Republic of China after the Xinhai Revolution, and Empire of China (1915-1916) (Emperor of Hongxian).
それはやがて袁世凱を李鴻章の後任として直隷総督へと出世させ、さらに辛亥革命後の中華民国大総統、中華帝国(1915年-1916年)（洪憲帝）へと押し上げる原動力となった。