1. Tang Bohu and Shen Jiuniang
Tang Bohu, named Yin, was born in Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. He was famous for his poetry, calligraphy and painting in the Ming Dynasty. Just because he lived a dissolute life in his early years and was known as "the most romantic talent in the south of the Yangtze River". In addition, the novels, dramas, music and singing of the Ming and Qing Dynasties also fabricated his love story of "Three Smiles and Autumn Fragrance". In the impression of future generations, Tang Bohu is a romantic and talented man.
Tang Bohu married two wives in his life. His ex-wife was the Xu family. She was born in an official family and loved to enjoy life. Mu Ronghua was eager for Tang Bohu to become famous and stand out. In 1499, Tang Bohu ranked first in the provincial examination and passed the Yuan Dynasty. Mrs. Xu was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, the good times did not last long. The next year, Tang Bohu went to Beijing to take the exam, and was innocently implicated in the leaked exam questions in the examination room. Unfortunately, he was imprisoned. Mrs. Xu learned that it was expected that Tang Bohu would never be promoted, so she packed up and returned to her parents' home. From then on, the two parted ways.
Later, Tang Bohu met the official prostitute Shen Jiuniang in a brothel. Jiuniang respected this talented man very much. In order to provide Tang Bohu with a good environment for painting, she kept the dressing room very neatly. When Tang Bohu painted, Jiuniang always washed his inkstones, mixed colors, and laid out paper for him. Tang Bohu had this Good friends, my painting skills are getting better and better. Most of the beauties he painted were the grace and beauty he experienced from Jiuniang. When Jiuniang saw that Tang Bohu did not treat her as a prostitute, she respected him even more. As time passed, the two fell in love and became a couple. Two years later, Jiuniang gave birth to a daughter, named Taosheng.
In 1590, there was a flood in Suzhou. Tang Bohu's life of selling paintings was naturally difficult, and sometimes he even had no money for food and rice. The family's life depends entirely on Jiuniang's painstaking support. Jiuniang finally fell ill due to overwork. Tang Bohu invited a doctor. After diagnosis, the doctor told Tang Bohu that Jiuniang was seriously ill and blind. Tang Bohu tried his best to serve Jiuniang and had no interest in poetry and painting. Before the winter solstice of 1512, Jiuniang held Tang Bohu's hand tightly and said, "I promise that you will never give up and ask me to be your wife. I originally wanted to do my best to take care of the housework, let you concentrate on poetry and painting, and become a Everyone. But I have no luck, no life, and no power. I am going to die. I hope you can take care of yourself." After hearing these words, Tang Bohu couldn't help but burst into tears.
After Shen Jiuniang's death, Tang Bohu never married another wife. He converted to Buddhism in his later years and was known as the Liuru layman.
2. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Mrs. Li
The court musician Li Yannian was proficient in music, could compose music, write lyrics, and choreograph. He was a natural artist. One day, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was hosting a banquet, Li Yannian was serving the banquet. During the banquet, he played a new song he composed by himself: "There is a beautiful woman in the north, who is independent from the world. Look at the charming city, and then look at the charming country. Ning. The first performance of this composition was very successful. Emperor Wu sighed: "How can there be such a beautiful woman in the world as you sang?" Li Yannian followed the stick and said: " "Your Majesty, the one singing in the song is Yannian's little sister." Emperor Wu's heart moved and he summoned Mrs. Li to the palace. When he saw her, it turned out that she was beautiful and good at dancing. Emperor Wu then accepted Li as his concubine and named her Mrs. Li. Therefore, spring travels from spring to night, and the king does not go to court early from now on. Soon Mrs. Li became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy who was named King of Changyi.
In fact, Mrs. Li, like her brother, is an entertainer who has developed in the singing, dancing and music circles. However, Emperor Wu has never cared about this. Actors, what's the matter with actors? Isn't Queen Wei also a pop singer? His favorite concubines, except Chen Ajiao, are not even girls from good families, not to mention the nobles. One day, Emperor Wu went to Mrs. Li's palace and suddenly felt his head itched, so he scratched his head with Mrs. Li's jade hairpin. This incident spread to the harem, and everyone wanted to imitate Mrs. Li and put jade hairpins on their heads. The price of jade in Chang'an doubled for a while. Yu scratched his head and said, from now on.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Li only entered the palace for a few years, but unfortunately she fell ill and soon became terminally ill until she was bedridden. Emperor Wu went to see her in person. When Mrs. Li saw Emperor Wu coming, she hurriedly covered her face with a blanket and said, "I have been ill for a long time and my appearance has been ruined. I will never see you again. I would like to entrust you to the king of Changyi and my brothers." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty insisted on taking a look and rewarded him with gold. In exchange for giving a title to Mrs. Li's brother, she still refused. Emperor Wu said sweetly, "Everyone said you were beautiful when you were young, but compared to what you look like now, I love your tortured face more..." Mrs. Li just turned her face away and sobbed alone. Emperor Wu worked hard to memorize the poems all night, but failed to please Mrs. Li. He felt unhappy and walked away.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty left, Mrs. Li's sisters all complained about her. Mrs. Li sighed and said: "I was originally from a humble background, and the emperor only loved me because of my ordinary appearance. Now if he sees that I am not as beautiful as usual, he will definitely feel disgusted, for fear of abandoning me. How can he take care of my son after my death?" And brother?" Mrs. Li died a few days later. Mrs. Li's refusal to see Emperor Wu not only did not anger him, but instead aroused him infinite pain. Mrs. Li was buried with empress rites and ordered a painter to paint her image during her lifetime and hang it in Ganquan Palace. Emperor Wu missed Mrs. Li more and more day by day, and he loved her son so much that he promoted Li Yannian as the chairman of the National Music Association, and promoted Li Guangli, who had accomplished nothing and failed in the war, to the rank of general.
Sometimes, these artists read too many people, but they see through the hot and cold world and are quite knowledgeable about people. Mrs. Li is an example.
Emperor Wu missed Mrs. Li, but unfortunately there was neither audio nor video recording, so he could only summon a sorcerer and ask him to set up an altar in the palace to summon spirits, so that he could see Mrs. Li again.
The alchemist lit a candle at night and asked Emperor Wu to watch in the curtains. In the shadow of the candle, a vague figure came gracefully, with slender hands and curled waist, but then slowly went away. This is the earliest drama, with simple actions. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty looked at the figure that looked like Mrs. Li in a daze, and wrote sadly: "Is it evil? Is it evil? Stand up and look at it, but it is so late." The poem by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the earliest film review.
3. Peach Blossom Fan (Li Xiangjun, Hou Fangyu)
Li Xiangjun: also known as Li Xiang, was a famous prostitute in Moling Jiaofang. After Kong Shangren's "The Peach Blossom Fan" was published in 1699, Li Xiangjun became famous all over the world. Li Xiangjun dated Hou Fangyu, the leader of Fushe, and married Hou Fangyu as his concubine. Hou Zeng promised to intervene for Ruan Dacheng, an eunuch who was embarrassed by being exposed and attacked by celebrities in Fushe. Xiangjun Yanci asked Mr. Hou to refuse. Ruan also forced Xiang Jun to marry Caofutian Yang as his concubine. Xiang Jun fought with his life. At this time, Ma and Ruan Da arrested the Donglin Party members. Hou and others were arrested and imprisoned. Xiang Jun was also sent to the palace by Ruan Xuan. . After the Qing army went south, Hou Fangyu surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. There are different opinions about the whereabouts of Xiang Jun.
After singing, the moon is in the heart of the willow tower, and the peach blossom fan is dancing low in the wind. In those warm and soft fragrances, there are still some hard bones. Li Xiangjun, a famous prostitute in Meixiang Tower on the banks of the Qinhuai River, is also a character who is proficient in poetry, calligraphy, music, painting, singing and dancing. Because her adoptive mother Li Zhenli was generous and elegant, most of the guests at Meixiang House were literati and upright and loyal ministers. Li Xiangjun was just sixteen years old when he first met Hou Fangyu and fell in love at first sight.
Hou Fangyu, together with Fang Yizhi, Chen Zhenhui, and Mao Pijiang, are collectively known as the Four Young Masters of Fushe in the Ming Dynasty, and together with Wei Xi and Wang Wan, they are known as the three great writers in the early Qing Dynasty. They are indeed talented. He was originally the son of Hou Xun, the Minister of Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Education, and he won the first place in the boy examination at the age of fifteen. However, if it is small, it may not be better if it is big. These young men gathered in the Qinhuai Pavilion all day long, talking about poetry and lyrics, having fun with prostitutes, and laughing wildly. Hou Fangyu and Li Xiangjun, one is a charming young man, and the other is a delicate and affectionate brothel girl. They are in love with each other. It is the crazy bee who falls in love with the fragrant flower.
For a famous prostitute like Li Xiangjun, she had to invite a large number of prestigious ladies and gentlemen and pay a generous gift to the madam. Unfortunately, Hou Fangyu had no money and could do nothing. His friend Yang Longyou came to him in time of need and gave him great support. However, the money did not belong to Yang Longyou, but was a favor given by Ruan Dacheng to Hou Fangyu, hoping to win Hou Fangyu into the army. Ruan Dacheng was originally a great dramatist and writer in the late Ming Dynasty, but he served Wei Zhongxian and later followed the pseudo-Ming regime. He was not a good person. Hou Fangyu still hesitated, but Li Xiangjun got mad and took off the hairpin from his head with his hands, and cursed Hou Fangyu to wake him up. After selling the jewelry and borrowing money from everywhere, I finally got enough and threw the money back to Ruan Dacheng.
Ruan Huzi was so angry that Hou Fangyu had no choice but to flee. In fact, many times, opportunists like Ruan Dacheng are just literary prostitutes, and they can be wives as long as they want. It is a professional requirement for prostitutes to be ruthless, but "the shamelessness of scholar-bureaucrats is called a national shame." It is impossible to expect scholars. Hou Fangyu couldn't do it, and neither could Ruan Dacheng. After Hou Lang passed away, Li Xiangjun ended his revolutionary career. Wash away all the delicacies, thank guests behind closed doors, and wait wholeheartedly for the return of the prince. Under Ruan Dacheng's instigation, Tian Yang, a popular figure in the Hongguang Dynasty, came to welcome Li Xiangjun as his concubine. Li Xiangjun refused, but Tian Yang persisted, so she simply bumped her head against the railing, causing blood to splash on the peach blossom fan. The people getting married saw that a murder had occurred, so they had no choice but to sneak back in despair, carrying the sedan chair.
Ruan Dacheng is also a well-known figure in the literary world. He did not want to let Li Xiangjun go, but personally wrote the lyrics and script for Emperor Hongguang of the Puppet Ming Dynasty. After Li Xiangjun recovered from his injury, Ruan Dacheng immediately wrote the script. Under the guise of an oracle, she was recruited into the palace to serve as a singer. Soon after, the Qing troops captured Yangzhou and pushed towards Nanjing. Emperor Hongguang fled after hearing the news, and was eventually kidnapped by his subordinates and sacrificed to the Qing army. Afterwards, the city of Nanjing was destroyed without attack. Li Xiangjun followed some palace residents and escaped under the cover of night.
The brothels are all loyal prostitutes, and the heroes are all dog-slayers. Prostitutes sacrificed their lives to maintain their chastity and moral integrity, but scholar-bureaucrats gave up their principles and were ready to change their families at any time. After entering the Qing Dynasty, Chen Zhenhui lived in seclusion, risking the expansion of frontiers and letting go of Linquan, and Fang Yizhi became a monk. Yang Wencong died against the Qing Dynasty, and Chen Zilong committed suicide. However, Hou Fangyu couldn't bear the loneliness and took part in the provincial examination in the eighth year of Shunzhi. Being on the sub-list has caused a lot of criticism.
There are three endings about Li Xiangjun: one is that he finally reunited with Hou Fangyu in Suzhou, and was slapped in the head by an old man. The two of them drew their swords and looked around at a loss, and they had no choice but to become a monk. One is that Li Xiangjun successfully married Hou Fangyu as a concubine, Hou Fangyu rebelled and went south, and Li Xiangjun was kicked out of the Hou's mansion and died alone. The third type is that the two people did not even see each other for the last time, and Li Xiangjun left a peach blossom fan and died miserably. Before leaving, she left a message: "Young Master should observe the integrity of the Ming Dynasty and do not engage in foreign affairs. I will bear in mind your loving kindness under the Nine Springs." Unfortunately, her Prince Hou couldn't even be a cynical cynic, so he was stained in vain. Xiangjun's reputation.
4. Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si: No regrets and white hair
Zhao Yidi, who was once called in a poem "Zhao Si is romantic and Zhu Wu is crazy", is one of the most important figures in modern Chinese history. A mysterious woman, her legendary love story with General Zhang Xueliang is very popular and touches the hearts of countless people.
The news of Miss Zhao Si's death once again aroused emotional ripples among Chinese Americans. People couldn't help but think of the "Xi'an Incident", cooperation with the Kuomintang and that unforgettable love story.
Following the life of General Zhang Xueliang
Zhao Yidi was originally from Lanxi, East Zhejiang. She was born in a prestigious family of officials. Because she is the fourth eldest child in the family, people call her Miss Zhao Si.
Miss Zhao Si spent her teenage years in Tianjin. During her schooling in Tianjin, she was a hard-working and excellent student. His father, Zhao Qinghua, served as director of the Jinpu, Shanghai-Nanjing and Guangzhou-Kowloon railway bureaus, deputy minister of government transportation, and diplomatic adviser to the three northeastern provinces during the Beiyang warlord period. His mother is a virtuous and hard-working woman from a modest family background.
Miss Zhao Si is naturally beautiful and smart. She became the cover girl of "Beiyang Pictorial" at the age of fourteen or fifteen. At a dance in Tianjin, "Young Marshal" Zhang Xueliang, one of the "Four Young Masters" in the early years of the Republic of China, met Miss Zhao Si who came to watch the fun. The two fell in love at first sight and fell in love from then on. When the father learned that his youngest daughter was with the married man Zhang Xueliang, his face was livid and he put her under house arrest. However, with the secret help of her sixth brother Zhao Yansheng, Miss Zhao Si left her family without saying goodbye and resolutely came to the Northeast to follow her hero Zhang Xueliang.
Miss Zhao Si’s elopement caused an uproar in the Zhao family. Zhao Qinghua published a statement in the newspaper that he would sever the relationship between father and daughter and would no longer be an official. At the same time, there was no peace in the young marshal's house. Zhang Xueliang's first wife, Yu Fengzhi, was worried that Miss Zhao Si's elopement would insult the Zhang family, so she was only given the status of secretary, but not the title of official wife. But none of this shook Miss Zhao Si's love for Zhang Xueliang at all. She willingly accompanied Zhang Xueliang as a secretary. Yu Fengzhi, who was generous, gentle and virtuous, was moved by Miss Zhao Si's true feelings and advocated building a small building on the east side of the Marshal's Mansion for Miss Zhao Si to live in. The two also call themselves sisters and live in harmony. In 1929, Miss Zhao Si gave birth to Zhang Xueliang’s only son.
After the "September 18th" Incident, Zhang Xueliang was notorious as a "non-resisting general". Miss Zhao Si was also ridiculed and reviled by the Chinese people, and was falsely accused of being a "beautiful woman"; the Great Wall failed in the Anti-Japanese War Later, she helped Zhang Xueliang make up his mind; in 1936, General Zhang Xueliang launched the "Xi'an Incident" that shocked China and the world, forcing Chiang Kai-shek to resist Japan. During this period, Miss Zhao Si experienced that thrilling time with Zhang Xueliang and General Yang Hucheng...
After the "Xi'an Incident", Chiang Kai-shek betrayed his faith, Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned in Nanjing, and then began a long journey... life of imprisonment. In 1940, Yu Fengzhi went to the United States for medical treatment due to illness. Miss Zhao Si, who was sent to Hong Kong, resolutely entrusted her child to a trustworthy friend and returned to Zhang Xueliang. As a secretary, she fulfilled her responsibilities as a wife and never left Zhang Xueliang. , accompany him through the long years of seclusion.
During more than half a century of confinement, Miss Zhao Si has been the biggest pillar of Zhang Xueliang’s life, and the love between them has become stronger. In 1964, Yu Fengzhi took the initiative to terminate the engagement with Zhang Xueliang, consummating the love between Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si. On July 4 of the same year, when Zhang Xueliang was 64 years old, he and 51-year-old Zhao Yidi finally officially became husband and wife in Taipei City. From then on, Miss Zhao Si obtained an official status after the two lived together for 36 years.
It was difficult to defeat the disease and left Zhang Xueliang behind
In the second half of their lives, the young marshal and his wife converted to religion and became devout Christians. They used pseudonyms to attend many events in Taipei City. Christian gathering. In 1990, Zhang Xueliang ended his secluded life and made public appearances. He finally chose to settle in Hawaii and attended church services on time every week.
No matter where Zhang Xueliang is, Zhao Yidi is always by his side. Zhao Yidi's physical condition is much worse than Zhang Xueliang. She had suffered from lupus erythematosus and fractures; she had been smoking for a long time, and cancer developed in her lungs, so she had a major operation to remove half of her lungs. She had difficulty breathing ever since, which became a major factor affecting her health in her later years. Ten days ago, Zhao Yidi fell from the bed, but was not seriously injured, but then developed symptoms such as difficulty breathing and was sent to a hospital in Hawaii and admitted to the intensive care unit. After Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi's son, Zhang Lulin, learned that Zhao Yidi's condition had turned critical, he rushed from California to Hawaii on the 19th to serve his old mother.
In the early morning of June 22, Zhao Yidi was still awake, but she could not speak and could only look at each of her relatives and friends surrounding her bed. At about 8:45, his wife Zhang Xueliang came to the bedside in a wheelchair. Zhang Xueliang reached out to hold his wife's hand and called out his private nickname for his wife, showing infinite attachment.
Zhao Yidi looked at Zhang Xueliang, unable to speak. At 9 o'clock, the doctor removed her oxygen tube and injected a sedative. Ms. Zhao Si fell into a coma and fell asleep. Zhang Xueliang still held on to his wife's right hand. More than two hours later, at 11:11 a.m., the pulse-monitoring instrument showed that she had passed away. The pastor leads relatives and friends to pray to God. Zhang Xueliang was still holding his wife's hand for nearly an hour before returning home with everyone's persuasion.
Zhang Xueliang once said that he owed Miss Zhao Si too much in his life
Miss Zhao Si’s life was closely linked to General Zhang Xueliang’s military and political career and destiny. *** Together we have experienced the turbulent political situation in modern China.
They have interacted with many high-level figures from both parties in the country.