The story of General Cai Yi and Xiao Fengxian, the founding father of the Republic of China, has touched generations of people. So, how many wives did Cai Ye marry in his lifetime, and what was their ending?
(The little phoenix fairy and Cai Yi who are sung)
During the Republic of China period, whether a man was successful or not, in addition to being powerful and powerful, marrying an aunt and wife was one of the standards for successful men, such as Yuan Shikai's life with one wife and nine concubines, Zhang Zuolin had a seven-room wife... In short, in that era, there were many aunts and wives, which was a very conspicuous thing.
However, Cai Yi is simply a clear stream, and he has only two wives in his life: Liu Xiazhen and Pan Huiying.
(Right is Liu Xiazhen)
First, the original wife Liu Xiazhen.
Speaking of this original lady, there is also an interesting story.
Cai Yi was born in a tailor's family, the family is poor, but his parents understand the importance of reading, so they cut down on food and clothing, sent him to a private school to study, hoping that he can be named Guangzong Yaozu in the future.
The private school is in the home of liu huige, a large landowner in Shanmen Town.
Cai Yi was young, but he was born with beautiful eyebrows and was intelligent. Reading is a talent that can never be forgotten. Therefore, Liu Huige attached great importance to him and believed that he would become a great instrument in the future, so he contracted his tuition, accommodation, and study supplies.
Not only that, Liu Huige also made a doll kiss with Cai Yi's parents, and in the future, when Cai Yi became an adult, he would marry his niece Liu Changgu.
Cai Yi really lived up to expectations, and at the age of 12, he was admitted to xiucai. However, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government, influenced by Western culture and the Western affairs movement, abolished the imperial examination and began to establish public schools.
At that time, the Qing government founded the Shiwu Academy in Changsha, and Liang Qichao, the backbone of the Reform School, served as the chief teacher of the Chinese.
Among thousands of people, Cai Yi was admitted to the school with the second place. His outstanding achievements were soon appreciated by Liang Qichao. The two were also mentors and friends, and at that time they established a deep teacher-student friendship.
Later, the Penghu Reformation failed, Cixi returned to power, and Liang Qichao and others also traveled to Japan.
However, although Cixi did not approve of the change of law, at the suggestion of Li Hongzhang and other ministers, she still vigorously launched a foreign affairs movement in the hope of saving the country.
Out of the consideration of "using the strengths of the yi to control the yi", the Qing government decided that the government would pay for the outstanding students to go abroad to learn the advanced technology of the foreigners and come back to save the country.
As a result, Cai Yi was re-admitted to Nanyang Public School, relying on the results of the academic hegemony level, becoming the first batch of publicly-funded students studying in Japan in the Qing Dynasty.
(Liang Qichao)
In 1904, Cai Yi returned from studying abroad and coached Xinjun in Hubei.
At that time, some international students who had drunk foreign ink were very resistant and dissatisfied with arranged marriages, but Cai Yi was influenced by Confucianism, and Liu Huige was kind to him, so he gladly agreed and set a wedding date with the Liu family.
Who knew that on the day of the wedding, seeing that the Cai family's flower palanquin was coming, Liu Changgu refused to marry.
It turned out that Liu Changgu already had a sweetheart, plus she did not look up to Cai Yi's family situation and was unwilling to marry and suffer, so she resisted death.
Liu Changgu has a strong personality, and no matter how much her family persuades her, she will not agree.
Just when everyone was anxious, Liu Xinying, the sister of Liu Changgu, did not want to bear the reputation of repentance at home, so she stood up and said that she was married.
Liu Xinying is 3 years younger than Cai Yi and is a traditional conservative woman with no knowledge. She has a gentle and virtuous personality, is considerate to Cai Yi, and is also filial to her in-laws, without the arrogance of a rich lady.
In particular, after Cai Yi heard about her marrying her sister, she felt that Liu Xinying was both heroic and brave, so she gave her the name "Liu Xiazhen".
Soon after, Liu Xiazhen gave birth to a daughter, Cai Juying, who was very happy and loved his wife and daughter even more.
However, in the chaotic times, Cai Yi, who was a warrior and a horse, had the eagerness to save the country and the people, and had been working outside for many years.
Liu Xiazhen and Cai Yi gathered less and more, but she never complained at all, just served her mother-in-law at home and raised her daughter.
Several times, Cai Yi sent people to his hometown to pick up his family and accompany the army, but his mother refused Cai E's filial piety on the grounds that she was "not used to outside life". Naturally, although the sensible Liu Xiazhen wants to live with her husband, she is not good at disobeying her mother-in-law's wishes.
(Yuan Shikai)
In 1913, shortly after Yuan Shikai became president, he transferred Cai Yi, who was as the governor of Yunnan, to Beijing and appointed him as the superintendent of the National Economic and Boundary Bureau.
After Cai settled down in Beijing, he sent someone to pick up his mother again.
Under the persuasion of everyone, Mother Cai agreed to go to Beijing to enjoy the blessings of her son.
In this way, Liu Xiazhen and Cai Yi were reunited and the family was reunited.
However, as Yuan Shikai's ambitions for restoration were revealed, an angry Cai Yi decided to protect the country and beg Yuan. Before that, he was already under the surveillance of Yuan Shikai. In order to hide his eyes and ears, he deliberately fooled around with the prostitute Xiao Fengxian in the Bada Hutong, and then let Liu Xiazhen deliberately fight with him for jealousy. In the end, on the grounds that his mother missed his hometown, he was escorted back to Hunan by his mother and Liu Xiazhen.
Later, Cai Yi died of illness, and Liu Xiazhen could not get the opportunity to see him again, and he often felt sad about it in his heart and did not remarry in his life. Fortunately, her daughter Cai Juying was well-behaved and sensible when she grew up, giving her a good old age.
(Pan Huiying)
Second, such as Mrs. Pan Huiying.
Pan Huiying is a famous lady in Yunnan, she is from a family of people. In addition to the petite and exquisite figure, there is also a feminine and delicate face. What is valuable is that she is not only quite good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also received a Western-style education, so her thinking is very open.
Such a woman naturally does not worry about marriage. However, the courtship people flattened the threshold of her house, and she did not pick a suitable Lang Jun.
In 1911, Cai Yi was invited by Li Jingxi, the governor of Yungui, to Yunnan, and by chance, he met Pan Huiying.
In the face of Cai Yi, who is dignified and talented, 19-year-old Pan Huiying fell in love at first sight. Despite Cai Ye's age of more than 13 years older than her, and despite the fact that Cai Yi already had a family, she was determined to marry him.
Cai Yi also admired Pan Huiying's insight and thoughts. Coupled with the hero's love of beauty, it is difficult for him to resist Pan Huiying's affection for him. After Pan Huiying said that he did not mind being a concubine, he and Pan Huiying held a simple wedding.
After Cai Yi was elected as the governor of Yunnan, he, who had always been incorruptible, took the initiative to reduce his monthly salary to 60 oceans. This is not to mention hiring a servant, even living a life is quite stretched. Therefore, Pan Huiying's quality of life is not as good as before. But she was not sad about this, but washed her hands and made soup, and took care of everything herself.
Cai Yi has always been at home, and every time Pan Huiying slightly stir-fried a few home-cooked dishes. The visitors all lamented Cai Yi's poverty and praised Pan Huiying's virtuousness.
In 1913, Cai Yi entered Beijing to take up his post, and Pan Huiying took her daughter Shulian with her.
When she was in Beijing, Pan Huiying and Liu Xiazhen got along very well and were also very filial to their mother-in-law, which made Cai Yi feel very pleased.
Due to the small number of people and more with Liu Xiazhen, Cai Yi's feelings for Liu Xiazhen are relatively indifferent, but they are consistent with Pan Huiying in many understandings, so he and Pan Huiying are more tacit.
(Cai Yi)
Yuan Shikai wanted to restore himself as emperor, and Cai Yi was very angry about it. For the safety of his family, he wanted to transfer his mother and two wives back to his hometown in Hunan. But Pan Huiying considered that Cai Yi was in poor health and insisted on accompanying him. So in the end, she entrusted her newborn son Cai Duan and daughter Shulian to Liu Xiazhen, and she has been taking care of Cai Yi's diet and living in Beijing.
On the eve of the Patriotic War, under the persuasion of Cai Yi, Pan Huiyingcai had to temporarily avoid Tianjin.
After Yuan Shikai's death, Li Yuanhong served as the new president, and Cai Yi was appointed as the governor of Sichuan for his "rebuilding the republic". However, at this time, Cai Yi's throat cancer had deteriorated and he could not take office.
Cai Yi had to go to Tianjin for hospitalization. At that time, Pan Huiying was pregnant, but she was not at ease with Cai Yi's condition. So during Cai Yi's hospitalization, she has always served around.
Due to the severity of his condition, Cai Had to be transferred to Japan for treatment.
Originally, Pan Huiying insisted on following her to Japan, but Cai Yi considered that she was pregnant, and under all kinds of comfort and persuasion, she persuaded Pan Huiying to temporarily return to Yunnan.
However, no one expected that this part would never be seen.
On November 8, 1916, Cai Yi's condition deteriorated at Fukuoka Hospital in Japan. He died at the age of 34 due to ineffective rescue.
Pan Huiying heard the bad news and was deeply saddened. After seeing the body, she cut off a strand of Cai Yi's hair and put it together with her own hair, indicating that she would never be separated. Since then, Pan Huiying has not married again. Because Cai Yi had a clean life and no savings, in order to make a living, she later became a teacher.
(Reference historical materials: "The Legend of the Love between General Cai Yi and His Wife")