What is the story of Qin Liangyu, the female general of the "White Army" of the Ming Dynasty?

Qin Liangyu is the only female general in history to be included in the official history of Dynasty Star. Ming Dynasty biographies detail the life experiences of this legendary figure. Qin Liangyu is from Zhongzhou, Sichuan. His father taught him poetry, calligraphy and painting, horse riding and archery since he was a child.

He gradually became a man with outstanding courage and wisdom, outstanding intelligence, and civil and military skills. Later, he married Ma Qiancheng, Rongshi's special envoy to Fu Xuan. Ma Qiancheng's husband was a descendant of Ma Yuan, a famous soldier of the Han Dynasty. After marriage, the couple fell in love with each other and gave birth to a son named Ma Xianglin.

As a woman, according to the requirements of ancient traditional society for women, Qin Liangyu only needs to take care of her husband and son and manage family affairs. However, Qin Liangyu is obviously not an ordinary ancient woman. In "History of the Ming Dynasty: Biography of Qin Liangyu", it is clear that Qin Liangyu assisted her husband in training the army after his marriage. When Yang Yinglong exposed the rebellion, the couple tried their best to eliminate the criminals and served in the army. After Ma Qiancheng was murdered and imprisoned, Qin Liangyu took over her husband's position in grief and continued to perform his security duties.

Qin Liangyu described in "History of Ming Dynasty: Biography of Qin Liangyu" has an elegant manner, but his commander is very strict. The army she led was known as the "White Flag Bearers". Under her leadership, the army made great contributions in many battles, such as suppressing rebellions and opposing the king. All the enemy troops were frightened. Although in the last war with Zhang Zhongxian, due to various reasons and faced with a helpless war situation, Qin Liangyu was still unable to recover after trying his best. However, Zhang Zhongxian had no choice but to walk into the place she had always guarded.

Finally, the biography describes the death of Zhang Zhongxian and the end of Qin Liangyu's life, praising her spirit of saving national tragedy and running towards morality.