Perhaps we have all heard that behind every successful man there is a woman who pays silently, but it is easy to get rich and noble, but it is much more difficult to share hardships. In a period of warlord chaos in the Republic of China, every warlord has many women around him, who may come to you in your glory period, or they may abandon you when you are poor. And don't look at the warlords as powerful, but they are helpless to treat their "many" women.
The intrigue between women is also the most deadly, it is not easy to survive in this environment, why talk about husbands and godsons? In that chaotic period, the warlords can be said to cover the sky with one hand, and the status of the women behind them is also rising, and it is common to use their rights to enjoy themselves. Some people are willing to marry warlords for such a life, and in the same way, some women can calmly face power and do their duty as wives, that is, to teach their husbands and teach their children and patriotism. Even if you were forcibly married when you were brilliant, I will not abandon you when you are down.
Stills of Liu Fengwei
This person is the fourth wife of the fifth president of the Republic of China and the "Baoding King" Cao Kun, Liu Fengwei, whom we want to talk about today. In that chaotic era, there were also many stories between her and Cao Kun, from the first marriage into the Cao family, and then from Cao Kun's loss of power to spend the rest of her life with her, among the wives of many warlords, she can be described as unique.
It can be said that if you have a wife like this, why should your husband ask for it again! However, I have to say that the story between her and Cao Kun is also full of twists and turns and touching.
Cao Kun
First, forced marriage
Liu Fengwei, also known as "Nine-year-old Red", because she is good at singing Beijing opera, and the old student who is good at it is a must, she is also famous in Beijing and Tianjin and other places at that time by virtue of her superb singing skills. And Cao Kun is also a person who likes to go to the theater, when watching the play, he can be said to be fascinated by Liu Fengwei at a glance, I am what we now say love at first sight.
Liu Fengwei and Cao Kun were originally fellow villagers in Tianjin, and she had heard of Cao Kun's prestige long ago. But she is just a person with a strong temperament, perhaps from a poor background, she knows that the women in the big family have to fight, life is full of gunpowder, she does not covet glory and wealth, which is rare at that time or now.
She also knew that Cao Kun already had a three-room wife, and she must have been a little wife when she went. Although the ten hundred in his heart were unwilling, under the influence of Cao Kun's soft and hard applications, Liu Fengwei's mother was relieved, and Liu Fengwei was forcibly married to the Cao family by Cao Kun.
Liu Fengwei
Second, do not love power, willing to do good
After she married Cao Kun, although she had Cao Kun's love for herself, after all, she was forced to marry, and her life was not so happy. But since he was already Cao Kun's wife, he had to do his duty and teach his husband and son. Liu Fengwei also gave birth to a daughter and two sons for Cao Kun: Cao Shiying, Cao Shidai, and Cao Shisong. Although Liu Fengwei herself did not go to school, her thinking was able to keep pace with the times and understand the importance of knowledge. Although she has been married to a rich family for more than ten years and can also enjoy the benefits of power, she has never coveted to enjoy power.
During the period when the children go out to school, they are naturally also taken care of by servants. But she also remembered her origins, understood that it was not easy to come from a poor family, and warned her children to respect the servants, not to call them at will, and not to rebuke them without moving. When his son Cao Shisong once complained to himself that he could not move the servants, he was also scolded by Liu Fengwei.
For the maid, she also has this special rule, that is, before three o'clock in the summer, the family is not allowed to summon the maid to the street to buy things. It can be said that Liu Fengwei is indeed a person who does not covet power, and at the same time she is also a person who is enthusiastic about doing good.
Every year, Liu Fengwei would send people to the Wanxi Grain Farm in Tianjin to buy strips that could buy cornmeal. When the next year is not ready, they take out the strips and use them as a charity to the poor who cannot afford to buy noodles. Liu Fengwei's move was really rare, after all, the warlord's wife at that time, who was willing to take care of those who could not afford to eat, as long as they lived well.
Third, share the hardships with Cao cao and do not forget patriotism
Later, Cao Kun became the president through bribery, but Liu Fengwei understood that Cao Kun would not have a good end after spending money to buy officials, so he returned to his hometown in Tianjin with his children. Sure enough, a year later, Feng Yuxiang launched a coup d'état, and Cao Kun had become a prisoner of the order by this time. Two years later, Cao Kun was also released, but at this time, he had nothing to do with his power and wealth, and he had previously slipped into the British Concession.
At this time, Cao Kun's aunts and wives who would still care about his life and death, Cao Kun, who had no money and no power, believed that only Liu Fengwei would treat him like the first. Liu Fengwei originally decided not to meet Cao Kun in the future, but seeing that Cao Kun had lived so miserably, he still moved his compassion to take Cao Kun over.
Liu Fengwei not only asked a doctor for Cao Kun to treat her illness but also took care of her all day long, Cao Kun's body is also recovering day by day, with Liu Fengwei's care, even the mood is slowly cheerful.
However, after the July 7 Incident, the arrival of the Japanese made the motherland full of war, and Liu Fengwei's strong patriotic feelings also made her hate the Japanese very much. Later, in order to support an agent, the Japanese went to Cao Kun's house to lobby Cao Kun, and Liu Fengwei had the door closed tightly and scolded the traitors. Even in the face of Cao Kun, Liu Fengwei loudly reprimanded him for not allowing him to fight for the Japanese.
Even if Cao Kun's old subordinates came to lobby, they were also blocked by Liu Fengwei one by one, and Cao Kun's late festival was also saved at Liu Fengwei's insistence, and Liu Fengwei's patriotism made us admire.
In 1938, Cao Kun died of illness in Tianjin, and Liu Fengwei also died of kidney disease aggravated by the funeral. But Liu Fengwei's patriotism and thoughtfulness are enviable, and Cao Kun also has a good fortune, so he has a wife, and his husband wants it!
Conclusion: Although Liu Fengwei was married by Cao Kunqiang, she did not live a negative life every day, but chose to teach her husband and children. When Cao Kun's power reached its peak, Liu Fengwei did not begin to be arrogant, but was able to insist on his own intention not to covet power.
Even if their status has been rapidly improved, they can not forget their origins, and they can lower their stature to care for the people living at the bottom. Even more when Cao Kun was poor and destitute, he took good care of him. In the face of lobbying, he even showed his patriotic heart to the fullest!
We should also be like Liu Fengwei, no matter when we can not forget our original intention, when others have difficulties, we must remember to pull a hand, do more good deeds, and show our patriotism in better serving the country and society!