In the next five thousand years of Chinese history, in this long history, many great figures have emerged, and the patriotic general Cai Yi is one of them. Cai Yi was a famous politician and military figure, who had the title of "Founding Father of the Protectorate" because he opposed Yuan Shikai's restoration.
Cai Yi's life was short but brilliant. He was born in 1882 in Shaoyang, Hunan Province, in a poor peasant family, but Cai Yi was gifted from an early age and was admitted to the juju at the age of 13. Later, Cai Yi was admitted to the Changsha Shiwu School, and with excellent results and outstanding performance, he was a student of Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong, and Liang Qichao greatly appreciated his talents.
In 1899, Cai Yi went to Japan to study, during which he returned to China to participate in the Wuhan Uprising, but after failure, he returned to Japan again to continue his studies. In 1904, after graduating from the Japanese Non-Commissioned Officer School, he resolutely chose to return to China.
After returning to China, Cai Yi was attracted by various forces in the country because of his talent. After the outbreak of the Nanchang Uprising, he was elected as the governor of the Yunnan military government, and Cai Yi was only 29 years old at this time, and he could already take up such an important position as the governor of the Yunnan government, which showed his talent and prestige.
During his tenure as governor of the Yunnan military government, he focused on the establishment of education, the promotion of advantages and disadvantages, and the reform of government affairs, which once made Yunnan a prosperous landscape and promoted the social and economic development of Yunnan. In 1911, he united with the New Fourth Army in the Wuchang Uprising, served as the provisional commander-in-chief of the revolution, and won the victory of the revolution.
In 1913, Cai Yi was transferred to Beijing by Yuan Shikai, who at first thought that Yuan Shikai was a man with lofty ambitions and a man who could save China. After Yuan Shikai's restoration, Cai Yi's heart was full of resentment, and he wanted to leave Yuan Shikai and return to Yunnan to organize forces against Yuan Shikai. But Yuan Shikai did not want Cai E to leave, he knew that Cai E would oppose him, so Cai E could only find a way to secretly leave Beijing.
At this time, the famous "chivalrous prostitute" Xiao Fengxian in history appeared. In the history of the wild, Cai Yi and Xiao Fengxian have a poignant love story, but this is not the case in reality.
The real history is like this: in order to escape Yuan Shikai's eyes and ears, Cai Yi often pretended to go to the Bada Hutong to find Xiao Fengxian, trying to make Yuan Shikai feel that he was just a lustful person who liked to linger in the land of fireworks, and let down Yuan Shikai's vigilance in turn.
There is no substantial relationship between Cai Yi and Xiao Fengxian, Xiao Fengxian is just Cai E's use to hide people's ears; and Xiao Fengxian is indeed a chivalrous prostitute, and has not made the act of selling Cai E.
There is only a relationship between Cai Yi and Xiao Fengxian who is used and used, but Pingshui meets, there is no feeling, and cai Yi has never contacted Xiao Fengxian again after leaving Beijing. As for the love stories between them circulating in later generations, they are mostly invented by novelists, and in order to add legend, they do not really exist.
Later, Yuan Shikai ordered people to raid Cai E's home, but Cai E, who was the governor of the Yunnan military government, did not have any property in his family, which showed that Cai E was a person who was honest and honest with officials.
In November 1916, Cai Died of Laryngeal Cancer in Fukuoka, Japan, at the age of 34. In 1917, he was buried in Yuelu Mountain in Changsha, Hunan Province, and practiced state funeral rites, and was the first person in the Republic of China to enjoy state funeral treatment.
Cai Yi's life was very short but very great, he was able to bend and stretch in being a man, and escaped from Beijing with the help of Xiao Fengxian, leaving many beautiful legends for posterity; he was talented, he could be in an important position at a young age, and at a critical moment in history, he was able to resist the temptation and make the right choice, which was indeed admirable.