Even with the shackles of feudal etiquette, it could not stop those legendary women from blooming their own light. The 5,000-year history of China has never been a male solo. The appearance of legendary women such as WomenHao, Wu Zetian, and Li Qingzhao has left a female figure in the history books, and also made women who have been suppressed by feudal etiquette give their own voices.
I don't dare compare Shi Gulan with them, but her desire to avenge her father and the courage to take revenge are also worth spending some ink on. Shi Gulan was originally an ordinary woman, and if there were no changes in the family, she would also follow the path of husband and son like thousands of ordinary women at that time. But there is no if in the world, after her father was beheaded and shown to the public, she was angry, she mourned. She was determined to spend her life avenging her father, and finally she ended this feud ten years later.
Happy and happy family life
Born into a warlord family, Shi Gulan's father not only had a strong voice in the clan, but also held military power and was very influential in the local area. Under her father's pampering, Shi Gulan was pampered and raised like a little princess. Although Shi Gulan's parents loved her very much, they did not relax their requirements for her, and always educated Shi Gulan with the standard of a famous lady.
Shi Gulan's era has many harsh requirements for women, even if her parents love Shi Gulan no matter how much, for her future "happiness", her parents still bite their teeth to let Shi Gulan wrap his feet and let Shi Gulan learn three from four virtues. In addition to these hard requirements, Shi Gulan's father did his best to let Shi Gulan grow up happily and freely. It is precisely because of this pampering that Shi Gulan has always been very close to her father, and Shi Gulan has always had a deep admiration for her father.
When Shi Gulan's father found out that she was very interested in literature and new knowledge, he did not let Shi Gulan read like other feudal patriarchs, but he was very supportive of Shi Gulan's learning of new knowledge. This move by Shi Gulan's father allowed Shi Gulan to broaden his horizons and have the ability to think independently, and also made Shi Gulan not become a silk child like other women, and could only rely on her parents and husband to live.
The family changed dramatically, and the father was beheaded
Unfortunately, the good days don't last forever. After the fall of the Qing government, China entered an era of rule by the Beiyang government, and Shi Gulan's father became Zhang Zongchang's subordinate.
On one occasion, Shi Gulan's father was ordered by Zhang Zongchang to go to Anhui and Jiangsu to intercept Sun Chuanfang's army. On the way to Anhui and Jiangsu by Shi Gulan's father, Sun Chuanfang sent a telegram to Shi Gulan's father three times, hoping that he could cooperate with him and enable him to successfully take Jiangsu and Anhui.
However, Shi Gulan's father simply ignored Sun Chuanfang's request and still led his troops deep into the area controlled by Sun Chuanfang. Due to the lack of support and the lone army, Shi Gulan's father soon lost to Sun Chuanfang's army in a confrontation and was captured by them.
Sun Chuanfang has always hated Shi Gulan's father. After taking him captive this time, Sun Chuanfang, in order to understand the anger, beheaded Shi Gulan's father at Bengbu Station, and at the same time hung his body at the station and showed it to the public for three days.
Later, a relative of Shi Gulan's family could not bear such insults to his relatives, so he took back the body of Shi Gulan's father under the guise of his fellow villagers and chose a feng shui treasure to bury him. After that, he immediately rushed to Tianjin to pass the news of Shi Gulan's father's death to Shi Gulan's mother and daughter. Shi Gulan's mother first heard the bad news and couldn't bear the blow and fainted. Shi Gulan was also very sad in her heart, especially when she heard that after her father was killed, she was hung on the station for three days, she was even more sad and indignant, and her heart also lit up the flame of hand blade enemies to avenge her father.
A difficult road to avenge your Father
But she was only a weak woman at the time, so she hoped that her cousin would avenge herself. At that time, her cousin had already held an important position with the support of Zhang Zongchang, but her cousin did not want to take revenge on Sun Chuanfang at all, and repeatedly persuaded Shi Gulan to give up the idea of avenging his father, and Shi Gulan no longer interacted with him.
Later, Shi Gulan's father's classmate Shi Jinggong at the military academy was infected by the grief of Shi Gulan's mother and daughter, and immediately expressed to them that he would help them take revenge on Sun Chuanfang. Shi Gulan was deeply moved, so he decided to make a promise to him, and then he went to Taiyuan with him to live.
After several years, Shi Jinggong was valued and promoted by his superiors, but contrary to his high-ranking official position, the matter of helping Shi Gulan avenge his father was repeatedly ignored by him. Even when Shi Gulan later offered to let Shi Jinggong avenge his father, he categorically refused. Shi Gulan was saddened by Shi Jinggong's rebellion, and in a fit of anger, he divorced Shi Jinggong and lived alone with two children.
After Shi Gulan returned to his mother's house, he also changed his name specifically. After twice being trusted by the Africans, she no longer believed that others could avenge her. Therefore, she decided to do everything she could to kill Sun Chuanfang to comfort her father's spirit in heaven. So in order to be able to move freely, she endured immense pain and let go of her little feet, and also practiced the skills of assassinating Sun Chuanfang for several years. Of course, while practicing the art of revenge, she did not forget to pay attention to Sun Chuanfang's dynamics.
After a long time, Shi Gulan finally saw the dawn of revenge for his father. She had previously heard that Sun Chuanfang was now a resident of the Buddhist shilin in Tianjin, and she also quietly sneaked into the jushilin to find out the trajectory of Sun Chuanfang's actions. Later, she decided to assassinate Sun Chuanfang when she went to the Buddhist hall to listen to the scriptures.
When Sun Chuanfang went to the Buddhist hall again to listen to the scriptures, she disguised herself as a believer and also mixed into the Buddhist hall, and took advantage of the chaos to walk not far from Sun Chuanfang. When Sun Chuanfang began to close her eyes and chant, she immediately pulled out her gun and fired three shots at Sun Chuanfang. After that, she immediately threw her father's photo and the pre-written "Letter to the Nation" to the chaotic crowd, and told the people why she assassinated Sun Chuanfang. After that, she turned herself in to the police.
After Shi Gulan was arrested, the news of her revenge for her father soon spread to the streets. At that time, people were very sympathetic to Shi Gulan's suffering and understood her behavior very well, and there were many good people who fought for Shi Gulan's amnesty. Finally, under the strong public opinion offensive of society, the National Government decided to pardon Shi Gulan. She was thus acquitted.
brief summary
Sun Chuanfang's death was the result of his past, if Sun Chuanfang only executed Shi Gulan's father normally, then she would not be like this, after all, there would inevitably be casualties on the battlefield. But shi ke can not be humiliated, Sun Chuanfang has insulted the dignity of a soldier, then it is necessary to pay a price for it.
Shi Gulan's act of revenge was just. And her desire to avenge her father, so strong, so indomitable, also makes us look sideways and admire. The tenacity and fortitude that Shi Gulan endured in the process of revenge and the deeds of years of hard marksmanship are worth learning.
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