被人称为北洋天枭的徐树铮是皖系军阀中的重要人物。徐树铮出身于一个耕读之家,受到了传统儒家文化的熏陶。在其求学过程中,中国社会正经历着剧烈转变,这种社会风气的转变,大大影响了徐树铮的思想。清政府在对外战争中的惨败使得徐树铮决定弃文习武,投笔从戎,并由此卷入了民国初年军阀混战的政治漩涡。 Xu Shuzheng, known as the Northern Goddess, is an important figure in the Wanhua warlord. Xu Shuzheng was born in a farming family, influenced by the traditional Confucian culture. In the course of studying, Chinese society is experiencing a drastic change. The change of social ethos has greatly affected Xu Shuzheng’s thinking. The defeat of the Qing government in the foreign war made Xu Shuzheng decided to abandon his classics and use force to fight against corruption and thus became involved in the political whirlpool of the warlords in the early years of the Republic of China.