However, one thing has always been criticized by everyone: during Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China, he married Emperor Guangxu, gave birth to children and fled to Xi 'an, and ordered the strangulation of the Boxer Rebellion, which led to the fall of Beijing and the displacement of millions of people. Since Empress Dowager Cixi and her party fled, Eight-Nation Alliance has been burning, killing and looting in Beijing, regardless of the lives of the people in Beijing and the dignity of the nobility, and innocent people have become victims of the war.
At this moment of burning eyebrows, Sai Jinhua, a dusty woman, skillfully protected the people of Beijing with her wisdom, and even surpassed the reputation of Empress Dowager Cixi for a time, and was praised as? Defend the country? .
So, what kind of legendary life does Sai Jinhua have?
Unfortunately, when I was young, I went to sea, but I started my life.
Sai Jinhua, whose real name is Zhao, was sent to Suzhou Geisha Museum by her parents because of her poor family when she was a child. She has devoted herself to Chu Museum since she was a child, but her heart has never been corroded by this life of indulging in money and money. Finally, at the age of 15, Hong Jun, the top scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, chose him as his concubine because of his shabby temperament. At that time, Jun Hong was over half a year old. Although this marriage, which is far apart in age, has a strong feudal color, it is undeniable that this is the most elegant time for Sai Jinhua as a prostitute and a turning point in her extraordinary life.
After Hong Jun was promoted to foreign minister, he served as the diplomatic envoy of Germany, Russia, Austria and the Netherlands for a long time. Afraid of foreigners with high noses and blue eyes, Sai Jinhua took the place of the first house and accompanied her husband around Europe. Sai Jinhua has been smart and witty since childhood, and her early twenties are just a good opportunity to broaden her horizons and increase her knowledge. During her stay in Berlin, she has been able to use German easily and attended many important diplomatic occasions with her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaiser Wilhelm II also praised this fair-skinned and dignified oriental woman, and during this period, they met the German Vadexi, the later commander-in-chief of Eight-Nation Alliance. Perhaps Sai Jinhua didn't know at that time that his heroic deeds of defending Beijing in the future would be closely related to this German.
Cixi abandoned the city and fled, and a generation of famous prostitutes Guo Yi protected the city.
Lin Yutang also left a pen and ink for Sai Jinhua in his masterpiece "Clouds in Beijing". Beijing was finally saved from mass murder and robbery, and the order was gradually restored, thanks to the famous prostitute Sai Jinhua? ; ? Sai Jinhua persuaded businessmen to sell grain to foreign soldiers in Beijing. He brought many people from China to save them from being killed, robbed and raped by foreign soldiers? . In his works, a great master publicly expressed his admiration for Sai Jinhua, a famous prostitute, and attributed all the credit for defending the people of Beijing and the famous historical city to her. Is the golden flower really like Lin Yutang said?
Jun Hong died shortly after she returned to China with Sai Jinhua, and the lonely Sai Jinhua had to return to Shanghai to return to her old job.
German minister Klender was assassinated in an anti-foreign wave in Beijing, which aroused strong dissatisfaction from the powers and later became one of the fuses of Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China. After this incident, soldiers from all over the world strengthened their strict supervision over Beijing and often sent soldiers to patrol. When German soldiers mumbled in German and broke into a prostitute shop in eight hutongs in Beijing, they were surprised to find that German gossip was understood by a bitch.
At that time, perhaps only a well-known family with western education would be so exquisite and proficient in a foreign language. Incredibly, such a girl with extraordinary bearing is hidden in this Qin Lou Chu Museum. These soldiers told this rare thing to Vadexi, the leader of German Eight-Nation Alliance at that time. At that time, Wadesi was still obsessed with Sai Jinhua, the wife of the minister who had traveled to Europe with her husband. I just didn't expect that when they met again, things had changed. Sai Jinhua once again fell into the fireworks lane and tried to survive in troubled times in the brothel prostitutes' hall.
At that time, Beijing had lost the sanctity of the Millennium imperial city, and there was only the depression and desolation of the empty city. Cixi and her party fled, regardless of the safety of millions of people in Beijing; Eight-Nation Alliance is eyeing the capital, and his aggressive ambition is constantly expanding. In Beijing, he committed a heinous crime of murder, arson and robbery, and the people were displaced and slept on the streets. Ordinary people work hard every day but have no food and clothing. Girls are sold to prostitution by their families, and boys are ruthlessly taken away by the army and confiscated. The screams of women and the cries of children turned into an evil wind, which blew away the thousand-year customs of this ancient civilized capital. Ruins replaced the original pavilion; Smoke and fire replaced the original peace and prosperity; Desolate and bleak has become the main tone of Beijing.
Sai Jinhua, who is dedicated to Qin Lou Chuting, is witnessing all this with her own eyes every day. She couldn't help thinking of her duckweed-like wandering life. In the face of national disaster, people all over China are struggling to survive, but she can feel the same way in this pavilion in Qin Lou. Eight-Nation Alliance's atrocities and the Boxer Rebellion have put Beijing in jeopardy. At the critical moment, Sai Jinhua remembered the German commander Vadexi she once knew. Maybe his power can save the people of Beijing in danger? Might as well have a try.
The bold and cautious Sai Jinhua broke into Eight-Nation Alliance's highest ruling place in Beijing alone, and she was able to take out the advantages of social butterfly and talk and laugh with her former friends. Although Commander-in-Chief Eight-Nation Alliance stood opposite and held the supreme power, she was not afraid at all. Still embarrassed and graceful, she whispered in Wadesi's ear:? I heard that European countries are civilized nations, but why did they become thugs when they arrived in China? ? At that time, Eight-Nation Alliance was short of resources, and Wadesi was at a loss.
Food is the most important thing for people. Although this is a trivial matter, the army will lose its combat effectiveness if it doesn't have enough to eat. How does it serve the empire? At that time, the wealthy businessmen in Beijing were dissatisfied with Eight-Nation Alliance's outrageous behavior in Beijing and were also afraid of the wave of xenophobia at that time. They stayed at a respectful distance from foreigners for help, and all left their grain rights in Beijing and refused to sell them to Eight-Nation Alliance.
Facing old friends, Wadesi was willing to turn to Sai Jinhua as a negotiation condition, promising not to kill people at will, but asked Sai Jinhua to prepare food for him. Sai Jinhua, after careful consideration, promised to raise food for the allies, so that they could have plenty of food and clothing without their simple and rude looting. Valdez met Sai Jinhua in his early years, and he was always impressed by the unique charm of her oriental women. In addition, the conditions proposed by Sai Jinhua are really attractive, so he promised that Sai Jinhua Coalition forces would not kill innocent people in the capital.
Run for the protection of Beijing and make friends with officials according to the situation.
If Eight-Nation Alliance hadn't attacked Beijing, Sai Jinhua would surely sit firmly in the eight hutongs.
First of all, living a life incompatible with this troubled times. Her smile, her elegant appearance, her inherent intellectual beauty as an oriental woman, and her broad vision and knowledge of traveling abroad left a deep impression on men. But deep down, she still has the most basic conscience sympathy. Even if she was born at the wrong time and landed in Yanhua Lane, she became a contemptible woman in the eyes of officials. However, in the face of this devastated country, there will still be a trace of appreciate each other. What's more, the city has become a river of blood, with the blood of innocent people like her. How can she stand it? Of course, she will try her best to fulfill Wadesi's promise. In the face of Eight-Nation Alliance, who is a beast with a human face, and what will happen in the next second when this agreement is reached, no one can predict.
Using her professional advantages, she naturally met many bureaucrats and wealthy businessmen. Visit her home every day and ask her to sell food to Eight-Nation Alliance, so as to temporarily protect the safety of the people. Rich businessmen are also amazed at Sai Jinhua's national righteousness. In order to save the people of Beijing, they are willing to be wronged for a while. They still have deep-rooted Confucian feelings of scholar-officials in their hearts.
Seeing Sai Jinhua's sincere attitude, and in order to help Empress Dowager Cixi protect the capital, she was naturally willing to help. In this way, the agreement reached with Valdes was easily reached by Sai Jinhua. Valdes lost his manners in front of a prostitute and promised that there would be no more Eight-Nation Alliance killing people in Beijing. As for all kinds of literary works describing the legend of Sai Jinhua, the fiction about the ambiguous relationship between Wades and Sai Jinhua has long been denied by research experts from all walks of life. At this time, the people in Beijing heard about Sai Jinhua's feat, and all of them were grateful to her, showing an excited look, regardless of her status as a prostitute. Master Sai? The title of a person is commensurate with a special number. Maybe they have forgotten the Manchu woman who abandoned the city and left the safety of the people outside.
After the Western Expedition returned to Beijing, it was unable to rule and could not escape the choice of national extinction.
After a lapse of two years, Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China came to an end with the signing of the "Xin Chou Treaty", and Beijingers restored temporary peace. A group of Empress Dowager Cixi who fled to the west also saw the situation gradually returning to Beijing. But by this time, the people had said something to the corrupt Qing government and Empress Dowager Cixi. Measure China's material resources and win the attention of all countries? Disappointed. Empress Dowager Cixi, who returned to China, also carried out some so-called activities in order to maintain her rule and change people's views on her incompetence. New Deal? Reform, western-style education, imitation of western-style military management and a series of measures, but both people at that time and later generations can see that this conspiracy in the cloak of reform is just to consolidate their terminally ill feudal rule.
In addition, the poor and weak Qing government could not afford the high boxer indemnity for a long time, which finally made Emperor Guangxu regret his death under the pressure of his mother. Later, he helped the young Puyi become emperor, completely ruining the dream of the Qing Dynasty, and Empress Dowager Cixi finally died. Work hard? It's just to keep the dying Qing government alive for a few more years. As Liu Bannong once wrote:? There are two in China? Baby? Cixi and Sai Jinhua, one in the DPRK and the other in the wild; A traitor, a prostitute; One is hateful and the other is pitiful. ? In a word, I can express my contempt for Cixi's traitorous behavior and my incomparable admiration for Sai Jinhua's personality.
Sai Jinhua in her later years was not happy. She was imprisoned on suspicion of abusing child prostitutes. When she saw the light of day again, the tide was gone, so she married two husbands in a hurry, but they all ended hastily and died of poverty. Sai Jinhua was supported by many people in Beijing before her death, and died wrapped in a quilt on a cold night.
After his death, with the help of many good people, his body was buried in Taoranting, Beijing, and Qi Baishi carved a tombstone for him.
In the movie flowers of war, we shed tears for the feat of twelve prostitutes who gave their lives to save female students. Of course, we also cry for Sai Jinhua, a dusty woman who tries to protect the people of Beijing. In all kinds of literary works, Sai Jinhua has become the epitome of the author's criticism of die-hards' inaction and praise of revolutionary heroes, which inevitably has dramatic elements. But isn't the golden flower in real history a dream life? Although she became a prostitute, she was more brilliant and great than those old-fashioned die-hards who lived a life of drunkenness above the court. She may be remembered and praised by future generations forever.