History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
In ancient China, it was not uncommon for men to have three wives and four concubines, and this tradition even continued into the Qing Dynasty. However, in the Republic of China period, with the spread of democratic and liberal ideas, monogamy slowly began to be advocated. But most of the warlords who occupied the major regions at that time were powerful and powerful, and they still lived a free life of three wives and four concubines, and even some of them had a large number of wives and concubines, the best of which was Yang Sen, who had married as many as 12 wives.
Yang Sen was a warlord who dominated Sichuan at that time, and even many people heard of him, because he was once known as an anti-Japanese hero, which was still admired and loved by many people.
When the all-out anti-Japanese campaign broke out, Yang Sen immediately led his subordinates from Sichuan to Shanghai to participate in anti-Japanese activities, and when he left, more than 200,000 people along the way spontaneously went out to send him off, which shows how beloved he was in the local area, not to mention that at that time, even now this kind of scene search is very rare.
Yang Sen is worthy of being an iron-blooded hero, always did not live up to the expectations of the people, in the Battle of Songhu, he led his men and the Japanese army to fight for five days and five nights, and finally held the position, until the arrival of the troops who came to take over the defense, he was relieved, and the 18,000 Sichuan troops he led were almost half damaged.
First of all, we must clarify a precondition, that is, Yang Sen's troops are not Chiang Kai-shek's concubines, and the weapons and equipment they have obtained are also the inferior among many troops. Even in this situation, his division was hailed as one of the five most effective divisions in the Songhu Campaign.
After this campaign, Chiang Kai-shek also looked at him with admiration, asked all parties to replenish the equipment for Yang Sen, and then even promoted Yang Sen as the commander-in-chief of the 27th Group Army, and because of his outstanding military ability, he also served as the commander of the 20th Army, after which Yang Sen participated in the Battle of Wuhan and the Three Battles of Changsha, and had good results.
Some heroes are sacrificed on the battlefield, so that future generations infinitely yearn for admiration, but some heroes after the battlefield life style is not necessarily like people imagine, Janssen is this type, long life led to his mixed reputation.
As we said at the beginning, in fact, in terms of private life, Yang Sen was already criticized when he was in Sichuan, and like other warlords, Yang Sen was also rampant in Sichuan to expand his own strength, and the most controversial thing about him was that he married 12 wives, and these 12 wives gave birth to 43 children for him.
In addition to this person's temper is elusive, marrying 12 wives seems to be an absolute representative of lust, but when he was in Sichuan, he responded to the New Deal and made many feudal bad habits free of charge, abolishing the policy of women's foot binding, and abolishing feudal marriage, he also vigorously promoted, but this is not so convincing, because he himself has married so many wives after all.
Later, chiang kai-shek admired him very much in the War of Resistance Against Japan, and of course he was happy to make friends and marry his third daughter to Chiang Kai-shek's nephew. In this way, the relationship with Chiang Kai-shek also became more intimate, and the family also stabilized their position by becoming a relative.
During the Liberation War, Liu Bocheng attacked Sichuan, and he actually put forward a request for Liu Bocheng to slow down the attack so as to transfer his family property, Liu Bocheng of course ignored him, and in the end he sadly followed Chiang Kai-shek and left the mainland.
After arriving in Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek still took good care of this family, so life has always been very moist, and even at the age of 90, on the pretext of recruiting a "secretary", he married a 17-year-old plump and handsome female student, and gave birth to a daughter for him.