If any city can represent the culture of the Republic of China in the 1910s and 1920s, then Shanghai must be the only choice. During that time, countless legendary stories occurred in the Ten Mile Ocean Field, and it has also been sought after by countless film and television works.
Above - old Shanghai style architecture
Among these stories, the most legendary is undoubtedly the gang culture led by Jin Rong, Du Yuesheng and others. They have great power on the beach, and they can even be called a hand to cover the sky. However, even a big brother like Jin Jinrong on the beach has also suffered on his own turf.
Above - some of the influential people in old Shanghai
He once quarreled over his beloved Kunling Lu Lanchun and Lu Xiaojia, the son of The Zhejiang overseer Lu Yongxiang, and then was retaliated against by Lu Xiaojia, who was not only beaten by Lu Xiaojia, but also imprisoned, and then relied on Du Yuesheng's full mediation to finally regain his freedom.
From this incident, it is not difficult for us to see that Lu Xiaojia had great influence at that time, so why did this person seem to evaporate in the subsequent history, and what was his ending?
Above - Lu Xiaojia stills
First, the contradiction between Lu Xiaojia and Jin Jinrong
In the 1910s and 1920s, Shanghai was one of the most developed cities in China. In the bustling concession, there is a dazzling Ten Mile Ocean Field, where the sound and color of dogs and horses are unforgettable.
In the concession, where the government could not intervene, a gang culture with great influence was produced, and the Green Gang controlled by Jin Rong was the most famous.
In the Shanghai Concession at that time, Jin Rong's Qinggang controlled a large number of entertainment industries, and there were quite a few thugs, who became the existence of the Earth Emperor.
In 1922, the gang boss took a fancy to a very popular Kun Ling, Lu Lanchun, and invited her to play on the co-stage he had built, hoping that he would become a new pillar.
Above - Lu Lanchun photo
Lu Lanchun's excellent performance and delicate appearance made her quickly become a hot red person on the beach, in addition to Jin Rong, many people also developed admiration for her, including Lu Xiaojia, the son of Zhejiang overseer Lu Yongxiang.
He had gone to the common stage many times to watch Lu Lanchun's performance, and once proposed to have dinner with Lu Lanchun, but was politely refused by Lu Lanchun.
Above – Lu Xiaojia intimidates Jin Rong
Lu Xiaojia, who touched the nail, was dissatisfied with Lu Lanchun, and once he went to see Lu Lanchun's performance, and as a result, Lu Lanchun made a mistake on the stage because of her poor physical condition, and Lu Xiaojia drank the pouring lottery at an inopportune time.
After Hearing this, Jin Rong immediately stepped forward and slapped Lu Xiaojia, who was not strong at this time, but also left a cruel word.
After he returned to his residence, he immediately cried to his father, Lu Yongxiang, who was greatly angered when he heard about it, and immediately contacted He Fenglin, a veteran general who served as an envoy to the Songhu Protectorate.
After He Fenglin knew about this, he did not dare to be careless, and immediately sent someone to capture Jin Rong alive and smash his theater, and then imprisoned him in his own He Mansion, Lu Xiaojia also beat him up after seeing Jin Rong, and he had a bad breath in his heart.
Above - Jin Rong, the leader of the Shanghai Youth Gang
Later, Du Yuesheng and others used all their connections and spent a lot of money before they finally said that Lu Yongxiang had let him go of Jin Rongyi and released him. After this incident, Jin Rong's style of acting became more restrained, which shows the great shadow that Lu Xiaojia has caused to him.
Second, Lu Yongxiang's defeat in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War
From the stories of Lu Xiaojia and Jin Jinrong, we can see the strength of his power in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang generation at that time, and it is reasonable to say that such a prominent figure should occupy a place in the history of the Republic of China, but his subsequent whereabouts have become very vague, which is directly related to his father's defeat in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Wars.
Lu Yongxiang joined the Wubei Academy at a very young age, became a soldier after completing his studies, and was later recruited by Yuan Shikai as an officer in the Beiyang New Army.
When he was training troops in the small town of Tianjin, he became friends with Duan Qirui, Wang Shizhen and others, and became a backbone member of the Anhui warlords.
Above - Lu Yongxiang, the overseer of Zhejiang
He performed very well in battle, so he also became a senior general in the Beiyang Army, and after Yuan Shikai's death, he chose to defect to his old friend Duan Qirui, and he was awarded the position of songhu protector, and soon after he was promoted to the governor of Zhejiang.
At this time, the Zhiwan War broke out, and the defeated Anhui warlords were seriously injured, and Lu Yongxiang instantly became the core figure of the Anhui clan.
In order to retain the two territories of Shanghai, Zhejiang for the Anhui warlords, he not only abolished the governor of Zhejiang Province and made himself the governor of Zhejiang, but also actively contacted Sun Yat-sen and Zhang Zuolin and others to establish a "triangular anti-straight alliance", and his power was greatly developed.
Above - Jiangsu Overseer Qi Xieyuan
Lu Yongxiang's development made the warlords of his immediate lineage very jealous, and at that time, Shanghai had been occupied by Lu Yongxiang's old general He Fenglin, which made the Jiangsu overseer Qi Xieyuan very hungry.
So in 1924, Qi Xieyuan took the lead and sent a large army to attack Zhejiang.
At this time, Lu Yongxiang seemed to have many allies, but Zhang Zuolin in the northeast could not reach the war in Jiangnan, and Sun Yat-sen in Guangdong was busy fighting with Chen Jiongming and could not send troops to support in time, which made Lu Yongxiang can only fight alone.
Soon after the outbreak of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War, Sun Chuanfang, who was entrenched in Fujian Province, also sent troops to assist Qi Xieyuan, which made Lu Yongxiang's troops suffer from the enemy, and coupled with the fact that Xia Chao, the police chief under his command, had long planned to replace Lu Yongxiang, and suddenly rebelled during the war, which caused the Zhejiang army to be in chaos and eventually retreated on the battlefield.
Seeing that the general trend was gone, Lu Yongxiang had to announce his resignation, and control of Shanghai and Zhejiang also fell into the hands of Qi Xieyuan and Sun Chuanfang. Lu Yongxiang knew that he might be persecuted by the warlords of his immediate family after losing power, so he fled to Japan with his cronies.
It was not until after the Second Zhifeng War that he returned from Japan to join Zhang Zuolin and became a powerful general of the Feng clan.
Above - Zhang Zuolin, king of the northeast
At the same time that Lu Yongxiang lost power, Lu Xiaojia, who had once run amok on the beach, naturally could not be as mighty as before, and he left Shanghai at the same time as Lu Yongxiang's defeat and began to move around Beijing, and he used his means of training on the wind and moon field to show his skills in the love field in Beijing.
Third, lu Xiaojia's final ending
After arriving in Beijing, Lu Xiaojia quickly integrated into the local elite circle and met many new friends, including many young and beautiful women, of which Pujie's wife, Tang Yiying, left the deepest impression on him.
Above - Pu Jie's wife Tang Yiying
Tang Yiying had a prominent background as the wife of a member of the royal family, her two aunts were both concubines of Guangxu, and she grew up in the inner courtyard of the deep palace.
Originally, she was supposed to marry the last emperor Puyi, but her aunt Princess Jin knew that Puyi had certain physical problems and finally decided to let Tang Yiying marry Puyi's younger brother Pujie.
At that time, although the Qing Dynasty had collapsed, Pu Jie, as a descendant of the royal family, still received a considerable wealth of assets from his father Zaifeng. At that time, Pu Jie was studying in Japan, and Tang Yiying, who was not willing to be lonely, became a social flower in Beijing, and had ambiguous feelings with many kuo and shao.
Before meeting Lu Xiaojia, she had been Zhang Xueliang's mistress, but Zhang Xueliang saw her unreliable side after in-depth contact and eventually parted ways with him.
Above - Zhang Xueliang and Tang Yiying
After Tang Yiying and Zhang Xueliang broke up, Lu Xiaojia quickly leaned up, and he valued not only Tang Yiying's style, but also the solid background of her family.
At that time, Lu Xiaojia lacked reliance in Beijing City, and his living conditions were much worse than before, in order to be able to continue his life as a drunken fan, he instigated Tang Yiying to transfer the property in the palace.
Previously, in order to leave a way back for himself, Puyi had given Pujie many treasures in the palace," and the amount of property transferred by Lu Xiaojia and Tang Yiying during this time was also very amazing, and they even used trucks to transport treasures outside.
After getting enough funds, Lu Xiaojia quickly abandoned Tang Yiying and found many new "confidants with red faces" in Beijing, like Tang Yiying, most of these people are also rich and broad, and Lu Xiaojia's biggest purpose is to harvest money from her.
However, after the end of the Anti-Japanese War in 1946, Jin Rong's power was restored, and Lu Xiaojia, fearing that he would retaliate against himself for what had happened before, transferred to Taiwan with the property accumulated over the years. After arriving in Taiwan, Lu Xiaojia relied on his own assets to carry out import and export trade work in the local area, and achieved good development, and can also be regarded as a rich man.
In the end, the warlord prince died of illness in the late sixties, which can be regarded as a good death.
Above - stills of Jin Rong and Lu Lanchun
IV. Conclusion
In the 1920s and 1930s, although China moved from feudalism to democracy, the so-called central government became a real decoration because of the excessive power of warlords. Whoever had the most powerful military power at that time was the de facto ruler.
Such a social background makes the warlord the most domineering presence in the land of China, as long as in their territory, everyone must respect them, otherwise it will be a big disaster.
Even Jin Rong, the leader of the Green Gang who ran rampant on the beach, was not only beaten by Lu Xiaojia but also imprisoned because he annoyed the son of the Overseer. In the end, it was only by the efforts of Du Yuesheng and others that the light of day was seen again, which showed the strength of the warlord's power.
However, this great young master who ran rampant in the southeast completely lost his patron after his father lost the Jiangsu-Zhejiang War, and then could only flee to Beijing.
In order to continue that kind of life, this brother who was accustomed to extravagant life later became a small white face, hooked up with a number of famous ladies in the capital, and even stole the property of Puyi's younger brother Pujie's family.
However, after the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Lu Xiaojia saw that Jin Rong had regained his previous status, and he lost his dependence, so he chose to flee to Taiwan with funds to start a business and became a big boss, and his experience was also legendary.