The Yingshang Clique began in the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921). At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the local grassroots administrative organization of Yingshang was " "Lian", "Lian" was established as "Lian Zong", which was later renamed "Director". "Practice" was established as "Practice General", which was later renamed "Director". Practice is always held by people who are prestigious or powerful in practice. They dominate each other, and there are few obvious gatherings of friends and party struggles.
1. At the beginning of the formation of Yingshang cronyism, the focus of the struggle was in the education sector
At the beginning of the formation of cronyism, it was divided into three factions.
Southwest Township "Yu Sect" -----, representatives include Ren Shaoshan, Su Ruidang, Wang Zhenhua, etc. They took Yu Youquan, a provincial legislator and principal of a provincial middle school, as their rallying cry. Because Yu was quite prestigious in Anhui's education circles, they were called the "Yu faction".
The "Liu Faction" of Dandong Township ------ represents Tang Runzhi, Wang Wenshan, Yan Hanchen, etc. They use Liu Daozhang as their rallying cry because Liu once served as the police chief of Anhui Province and acted as the provincial governor. Therefore, it is also called "Liu School".
Li Pai----, representatives include Li Mingyu, Chen Xiangyu, Jiang Mingqiu, etc. Li Mingyu is a student studying in the United States and a wealthy man, so he is known as the "Li School".
Cliques throughout the ages were formed for the purpose of fighting for power, intrigue, and attacking each other. Ying Shang's crony war is no exception. They have been at odds for a long time, and the struggle has gradually intensified. Each one has its own victory or defeat. In 1932, Ren Shaoshan was shot dead by Xu Tingyao's troops, which was completely caused by the crony dispute.
After the death of the Ren brothers, the main members of the faction went to relatives and friends and sought jobs abroad. Those who stayed in the county were represented by Cui Chaofan, Wang Jingtang, and Zhang Zuozhou, and they were always known as the "third party" Factions arise and take their place.
The focus of the struggle at that time was mostly in the field of education, mainly schools and the position of principal. At that time, Yingshang County had only one county junior high school, six county higher primary schools for grades one to six, and one county girls' primary school, spread across the county's urban and rural areas. The power to appoint teachers in the school was completely in the hands of the principal, so the principal's position became the main prey for various factions to compete for. At that time, due to the opposition of various factions, there were many incidents of overthrowing the other principal by provoking student riots.
2. New changes in nepotism, the focus of the struggle is in the political field
In 1938, Li Zongren, the leader of the new Guangxi clique, and his generals Liao Lei and Li Pinxian successively served as chairman of Anhui Province. "Political education and health" were implemented. During the war, the provincial capital was located in Lihuang (now Jinzhai County) and the "Anhui Provincial Local Administrative Cadre School" was opened, which was the first time in the province. The "Anhui Provincial Local Administrative Cadre Training (Class) Group" was opened in Lihuang, the provincial capital during the war (now Jinzhai County). Most of the young students in the province went to receive training and were assigned to work in various counties and cities after completing their studies. This prompted new changes in the old nepotism. The above-mentioned factions were automatically banned without exception, and the "cadre training faction" represented by Zhang Fayi and Yu Dianyu, the "old attendant faction" headed by Chen Shengren, and underground party members of the Communist Party of China represented by Huang Bo'an and Ying Xiangfu emerged. faction, they surrendered after being arrested. But the "cadre faction" is not monolithic; there are cadres in each faction. At this time, the focus of the struggle was in the political arena, mostly fighting for township and town mayors and bailiffs, and the scope of the struggle expanded. According to statistics: township and village disputes account for more than 60% of all civil and criminal cases in the county. This is an aspect of Yingshang's nepotism.
Later, in the election of the Senate President and the Congress representative election, the two factions fought fiercely. The faction represented by Chen Xiang Long live cooperated closely with the faction represented by Huang Baian, and the two factions fought against each other, represented by Chang Fayi and Yu Dianyu. From then on, the masses named Chen and Huang the "Qianxun School", the masses named Chen and Huang the "Eastern School", and Chang and Yu the "Western School". It was not until 1948, when Yingshang was about to be completely liberated, that they deserted and the clique war was finally over.