In the history from the Republic of China to the founding of New China, the land of the Chinese nation was torn apart by guns and cannons, and China at that time was occupied by several major warlords, and although Yan Xishan only occupied one province in Shanxi, neither Yuan Shikai nor Chiang Kai-shek pulled Yan Xishan down from this place in Shanxi, and Shanxi gradually became an "independent country" that was difficult for outsiders to invade, and Yan Xishan was also known as the "King of Shanxi".
From 1917 when Yan Xishan took power in Shanxi to 1937, he practiced the "six policies" and "three things", attached importance to industrial development, and Shanxi Province became one of the few provinces that developed harmoniously in that turbulent era at that time, and all this was due to Yan Xishan's military and political talent, but behind his success, there was also a woman who paid silently, this person was Yan Xishan's "daughter" Yan Huiqing.
First, the step-daughter became a life secretary
After the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, Yan Xishan returned from studying in Japan, conspired with the League to revolt, killed the Governor of Shanxi, and after recovering Taiyuan City, he was elected by the League to serve as the Governor of Shanxi, and at this moment, Yan Xishan began his thirty-eight-year ruling career as the "King of Shanxi".
Yan Xishan painstakingly operated in Taiyuan, Shanxi, and in 1930, on the cover of the American Times magazine was a Shanxi warlord from China, that is, Yan Xishan Yan Xishan, who was highly praised in the text, calling him a "peaceful warlord".
Although this warlord in Shanxi wanted the wind and the rain, but he could not get rid of the torment of illness, in that era of warlord melee, he accidentally lost everything, Yan Xishan's temper in the official field for a long time also became moody, coupled with irregular diet and rest, resulting in illness, the doctor or wife reminded him to follow the diet, pay attention to rest will also be scolded, over time others dare not persuade again.
In this case, Yan Xishan's wife was very worried about his health, and tried to find a professional person to take care of Yan Xishan's life, but the results were all driven away by him, and by chance, she thought of Yan Huiqing, who graduated from a girls' school.
Yan Huiqing was born in 1910, 27 years younger than Yan Xishan, the fifth in the family, also known as the "five sisters", Yan Huiqing succeeded to become Yan Xishan's daughter, but in terms of generations, Yan Huiqing can be regarded as Yan Xishan's cousin.
The appearance of Yan Huiqing brought a great change to Yan Xishan, although she did not go to school in her childhood, but she was very good at observing the color, and slowly grasped Yan Xishan's preferences, Yan Xishan told some jokes when he was happy, making him happy, when Yan Xishan was angry, he talked about some family customs and customs, Yan Xishan listened to the mood and began to slowly calm down, under the subtle influence of Yan Huiqing, Yan Xishan became more and more inseparable from her and became his life secretary.
Second, the two tragic marriages of the first beauty in Shanxi
In 1917, Yan Xishan built a school in Shanxi, and the 10-year-old Yan Huiqing began to have the opportunity to enter the school to study, and he could be regarded as a person who had undergone the baptism of new ideas, but he could not escape the fate of arranged marriage. In 1930, she married Qu Peihuan of a neighboring village, Qu Peihuan was a person who stayed in the ocean, naturally looked down on Yan Huiqing, who was rustic in the soil, and this marriage was doomed to be unhappy from the beginning, and finally Qu Peihuan absorbed heroin and died of illness, and Yan Huiqing escaped from the sea of suffering.
Yan Huiqing, who aspired to a happy marriage, immediately began her second marriage, marrying Liang Yanwu, who returned from studying in Japan. Liang Yanwu originally used his marriage to Yan Huiqing as a springboard to approach Yan Xishan, and naturally looked down on Yan Huiqing, who was not only unassuming, but also a second marriage, and had threatened to the outside world that the two were political couples, and if a man wanted to have a career, he must have a backer.
In such a marriage, Yan Huiqing gradually became cold, the marriage between the two survived in name only, Liang Yanwu finally married someone else, and this marriage also came to an end. From then on, Yan Huiqing devoted all her energy to taking care of Yan Xishan's life.
3. Accompany Yan Xishan's days
The most obvious label on Yan Huiqing's body is that she is gentle and knowledgeable, and also knows how to vote for Yan Xishan. Yan Xishan's stomach disease, the diet requirements are very strict, sometimes he is happy, the amount of food increased greatly, the doctor is worried about eating too much and not digesting, sometimes the war is tight, the food can not be swallowed, the doctor is worried about eating less stomach pain, whether it is eating more or less, do not dare to say it to the face, for fear of being buckled a "quack doctor" hat.
But since Yan Huiqing came, as the "overseer" of Yan Xishan's diet, he would accompany Yan Xishan to dine together, and when he ate too much, Yan Huiqing would clean up the table in advance, Yan Xishan would not make trouble or curse, and he would go away with her. Yan Huiqing will also adjust the recipe at any time according to the doctor's advice, add some hometown specialties, Yan Xishan will inevitably be nostalgic after seeing it, the appetite is naturally more, the diet rules, Yan Xishan's stomach disease is gradually getting better.
In addition to taking care of Yan Xishan's diet, Yan Huiqing also takes care of the details of life, always waiting for Yan Xishan to fall asleep at night before leaving, beating her back, massage, adding tea and pouring water, these life chores she is all-encompassing, Yan Xishan is gradually inseparable from her care.
After the beginning of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, she served as the director of the Child Care Association, the principal of the midwifery school, the president of the Tai Charity Institute, and when Yan Xishan discussed things with his subordinates, she never shyed away from Yan Huiqing's observation, and Yan Huiqing's status became higher and higher, known as "Shanxi Song Qingling", which shows the importance Yan Xishan attaches to her.
Fourth, the city is defeated and difficult to go, and the beauty is desperate for Taiyuan City
In 1948, after the great victory in the War of Liberation, Taiyuan City became a precarious city, and all parts of North China were the banner of the People's Liberation Army. Yan Xishan knew that Shanxi had gone, and on March 29, 1949, Yan Xishan left Taiyuan by plane, and the king of Shanxi, who had ruled Shanxi for 38 years, chose to give up and fled Taiyuan, and Yan Huiqing, Liang Huazhi, and others were left in Shanxi to stabilize the hearts of the army.
Before Yan Xishan left, he also said conclusively: Fifth sister, you can wait for me with peace of mind, and I will go back when I go. In fact, how could Yan Huiqing, who had accompanied Yan Xishan for many years, not understand that Taiyuan City would one day be destroyed, it was only a matter of time, but people spoke as lightly as she did, and there was no other way to retreat except to stay at that time.
After leaving Taiyuan, Yan Xishan sent a telegram to Yan Huiqing: If the city is destroyed, it can surrender. Perhaps this is the last kindness to Yan Huiqing's years of companionship and care.
On April 24, 1949, the Chinese People's Liberation Army opened fire on Taiyuan City, and 250,000 People's Liberation Army soldiers attacked Chengtou in 12 routes, and after four hours of fierce fighting, Taiyuan was successfully liberated. And Yan Huiqing's desperate telegram sent to Yan Xishan before the liberation of Taiyuan said: "Although the sister is a female stream, her death will has been decided. Lindian Yiyi, not all said! This life is over, a farewell to the end! Goodbye in the next life, may it not be illusory. Death in the eyebrows, peace of mind. ”
After the People's Liberation Army invaded Taiyuan, Yan Huiqing committed suicide by taking poison and desperately wanted to kill Taiyuan City. The establishment of a political regime is a choice of justice and evil, the overthrow of a regime is a chaotic and tragic ending, and when Yan Huiqing is pushed to the wrong position by the torrent of fate, her generosity to death is self-inflicted, but it does not hide its fierceness, sad and lamentable!