leading light; founding father; principal proponent; also written 元勳|元勋

meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit

Zhang Xun (1854-1923), Qing loyalist general who attempted to restore the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne in the Manchu Restoration of 1917 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhang1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4]

to award an honor

minister of the imperial household