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Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

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In 1900, a woman was captured by a group of German troops in an attempt to commit an atrocity against her. In a critical moment, the woman took out a photo, and the Germans panicked and ended their crimes, apologized one after another, and respectfully left.

Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

Forced to enter the land of fireworks, he encounters Hongjun

The woman' name was Sai Jinhua, a bitter girl whose parents died one after another at a very young age, became an orphan, and was later abducted to a brothel to become a geisha. Sai Jinhua has a good face, a face as good as a water hibiscus, and a good voice, which has always been very popular.

In 1887, when Hong Jun, a former member of the department, returned to his hometown, he met Sai Jinhua by chance. Seeing Sai Jinhua for the first time, Hong Jun was immediately deeply attracted by her glance and smile. After that, Hong Jun spent a lot of money to help the 15-year-old Sai Jinhua redeem himself, and Na Sai Jinhua was a concubine in the house. Since then, Sai Jinhua's fate has been completely changed.

Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

After that, the Qing government sent Hong Jun abroad to Germany, Austria and other places, and asked his wife to go with him. But Hong Jun's wife was old-fashioned and conservative, believing that contact with foreigners was a form of great disrespect. In order to smoothly establish diplomatic relations, Hong Jun chose to let Sai Jinhua accompany him and go abroad together.

Sai Jinhua was already ice and snow smart, and this mission abroad allowed her to see many new things, gain a lot of insights, and learn to speak German. Abroad, Sai Jinhua was able to skillfully handle various interpersonal relationships, established contacts with many upper-class German people, accidentally met Colonel Waldsy, and took photos with the German Emperor.

Hong Jun and Sai Jinhua spent three happy years together abroad. Soon after returning to China, Hong Jun died of illness, and Sai Jinhua's good life came to an end. Although Hong Jun regarded Sai Jinhua as a treasure, the Hong family did not like her past, and after Hong Jun's affairs were handled, she was also expelled from the House by the Hong family.

Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

In order to survive, return to the old business and save the people in the fire and water

In order to survive, Sai Jinhua came to Shanghai alone and opened a green building in the Ten Mile Ocean Field. Sai Jinhua is a woman who has seen the world, she has made her identity as Lady Zhuangyuan public, and everyone who has heard of this title has come to see the appearance of Lady Zhuangyuan. For a time, Sai Jinhua became a celebrity on the beach. After that, she opened qinglou in Tianjin and Beijing's bada hutongs while it was hot, and lived a life of drunkenness and drunken dreams.

In 1900, when the Eight-Power Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi, knowing that the Qing army could not resist, fled south with the emperor. The coalition forces of various countries began to seize the city of Beijing, and the people were in pain for a while.

Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

One day, a group of Germans kicked open the door of a green building and grabbed Sai Jinhua in an attempt to commit violence against her. Unexpectedly, Sai Jinhua opened his mouth but spoke fluent German, and the violent German army was momentarily stunned. Then, Sai Jinhua took out another photo, the German army looked at it, it was the emperor and his wife in the country with her photo, seeing this scene, the German army instantly understood that Sai Jinhua was a "big person" who thought he could not afford to provoke, and could only leave respectfully.

A moment later, Wadsey learned of the news and sent someone to invite Sai Jinhua to gather. In China, wadsey is happy to meet the "old acquaintance" before. Sai Jinhua was also well aware that the current situation in China was not optimistic, and in order to survive, she began to contact merchants everywhere to help the German army prepare supplies.

Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

When Sai Jinhua saw the German escorting Chinese on the street, she would also go to Wadesi to intercede. Sai Jinhua prepared supplies for Wadhi through his own connections, and in the face of Sai Jinhua's request, Vadersi had to agree. And Sai Jinhua repeatedly persuaded Wadsey not to kill innocents, and Wadhi admired Sai Jinhua's loyalty. From then on, his subordinates no longer poisoned the unarmed people, and the city of Beijing was much more stable.

Sai Jinhua once wrote that "the country is everyone's country, and saving the country is the duty of everyone", hanging in his own home, and this incident was later praised by the people as a good story.

There are two niangniang in Beijing, Cixi Niangniang is the niangniang on the surface, and Sai Jinhua is the niangniang in the secret, so Sai Jinhua also has the title of "Nine Heavens Protector Of the Country Niangniang".

Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

Helping Cixi Solve the "Assassination Crisis"

One day, Li Hongzhang hurried to bada Hutong and secretly met with Sai Jinhua. The reason why Li Hongzhang came this time was that the German General Kling killed more than 20 nominal and Tuanmin people, but he was unfortunately killed by the Qing army.

Mrs. Klin was furious at the death of her husband and vowed to slash Cixi, the old woman, with a thousand knives, and a large number of German troops were assembled to prepare to assassinate Cixi. Cixi was very anxious to hear this, and told Li Hongzhang about the matter and asked him to find a way to solve it. Li Hongzhang initially adopted the method of peace talks with the Germans, but the German army still refused to change its mind, and had no choice but to find Sai Jinhua to help.

Because Sai Jinhua had been on a mission to Germany, he spent all day with Mrs. Clinder and could look for opportunities to communicate and intercede for Cixi. Later, with the help of Sai Jinhua, the Germans finally gave in and agreed to end the matter by repairing the archway for Klinder.

Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

After the withdrawal of the Eight-Nation Alliance, a prostitute in Jinhuaban committed suicide because she was humiliated, and Sai Jinhua was arrested and imprisoned. In order to get out of prison, Sai Jinhua scattered her family wealth, and after her release from prison, she returned to Shanghai and resumed her old business in Shanghai.

The road is bumpy, and the rest of my life is lonely

In 1911, Sai Jinhua and the railway inspector Cao Ruizhong walked together, but unfortunately, the following year, Cao Ruizhong died of illness, and Sai Jinhua's life fell into a dilemma.

A year later, Sai Jinhua met Wei Sijiong again, when Wei Sijiong was the chief civil administrator of Jiangxi, the two were in love, but Sai Jinhua, who had a rough fate, did not have two years of stable life, Wei Sijiong died of illness. Wei Sijiong's death brought a lot of blows to Sai Jinhua's body and mind, and Sai Jinhua burst into tears all day and vowed to guard weiss jiong's soul for the rest of his life. Since then, she has lived in a small alley in Beijing, and her life has been very hard.

Sai Jinhua: A fireworks woman who saved Cixi and was respected by the people, but she died alone

In 1936, Sai Jinhua died at home at the age of 65, and his death caused a sensation in Beijing. Many people spontaneously sent her off and arranged for the aftermath. And there are many celebrities to send her off, the portrait on the tombstone of Sai Jinhua is depicted by Zhang Daqian, and the inscription is also written by Qi Baishi himself.

epilogue

Throughout the ages, the red face is thin, and Sai Jinhua's life is bumpy, but it is full of legend. Although she is only a fireworks woman, she dares to be bold when the national disaster is at the head, circling between the great powers, and solving problems for the country. To this day, her righteous deeds are still sung all over the world!

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