In 1922 the Zhili warlords Wu Peifu and Cao Kun restored the "old" parliament elected in 1912.

Cao bribed the congressmen to elect him President, personally paying members 5,000 yuan each starting on the 1st of October.

On October 3, Representative Shao Ruipeng of Zhejiang Province took photos of the checks given to members and reported it to the Beijing prosecutor's office.

There were 12 spoiled ballots, such as one for bandit Sun Meiyao, who was responsible for the Lincheng Outrage.

This was the last presidential election to be held in China until 1948, in the midst of the final stages of the Chinese Civil War.