After the Beijing Coup of 1924, Feng Yuxiang evicted Puyi from the , which was opened to the public as the.
The city's jurisdiction also shrank as surrounding counties were redrawn into Hebei.
For the first time since the Ming dynasty, city no longer had control over agricultural regions and watershed.
When the Tang dynasty was overthrown in 907 by the , Youzhou remained independent and its military governor declared himself emperor of the in 911.