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| | Yuan Shikai |
 | | The official reason advanced was that he was returning to his home in the village of Huanshang (???), located in the suburbs of Zhangde prefecture (???), now called the prefecture-level city of Anyang (???), Henan province, in order to treat a foot disease. |
 | | During his three years of retreat, Yuan kept contact with his close allies, including Duan Qirui, who reported to him regularly about army proceedings. |
 | | He dissolved both the national and provincial assemblies, replacing the House of Representatives and Senate with the newly formed "Council of State", with Duan Qirui, his trusted Beiyang lieutenant, as Prime Minister. |
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