Zhang Zuolin's life is very popular, but it is also quite controversial. He came from a poor background but was able to be far-sighted politically, and he repeatedly won the Central Plains and influenced the political situation of the whole country. Because of the complicated relationship with Japan, sometimes tough, sometimes compromised, and finally bombed to death in Huanggutun.
Some people scolded him as a Japanese lackey who betrayed the country and sought glory, and some people believed that he always put the interests of the nation first, so how to evaluate Zhang Zuolin, a tyrant, should also be analyzed in light of the environment of the times at that time.
In fact, Zhang Zuolin was circling between the two powerful neighbors of Japan and Russia, and compromise and concessions were inevitable; although he was not a pure nationalist, he safeguarded national sovereignty and the fundamental interests of the nation to the greatest extent.
Is it a counterpoint? Or is it too much work? Let's not discuss it here, let's talk about Zhang Zuolin's several women, in addition to his wife Zhao Chungui (Zhang Xueliang's mother) and his successor Lu Shouxuan, there are 4 beautiful aunts and wives, why none of them have remarried, and what is the outcome of each person?
For these 6 wives, Zhang Zuolin said: Everyone is equal, regardless of wife and concubine. Therefore, the following is also referred to as "lady".
Third Lady: Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, lonely to death
The third lady, Dai Xianyu, was originally a married woman, and after being favored by Zhang Zuolin, she followed him under the attack of power and money. At first, Zhang Zuolin did not marry Dai Xianyu into the door, but first found a small courtyard to spend a "honeymoon"-like life.
Later, after marrying into the family, the sweet feelings of the two were gradually consumed by real life, until the two completely broke up.
Although Zhang Zuolin's shooting of Dai Xianyu's younger brother was the fuse of the two people's emotional rupture, in fact, the rupture of the two people's feelings had long been signs. At the beginning, Dai Xianyu entered the Zhang family gate with another woman, that is, the fourth lady.
The day before, you and I were still nong, and the next day the husband's heart was suddenly divided by others, and the loss in his heart can be imagined, not to mention that there are five ladies and six ladies behind.
In addition to the jealousy and secret struggle between women, Zhang Zuolin's violent temper also made Dai Xianyu's heart slowly cool. In 1908, when Dai Xianyu followed Zhang Zuolin on a crusade against the Mongol rebels, he was often reprimanded.
After Dai Xianyu was shot by his brother, his temperament changed greatly, and he often beat and scolded people, and finally he was so angry that Zhang Zuolin broke his mouth and scolded, and even let Dai Xianyu get out of the house. At this point, Dai Xianyu finally left the Shuai Mansion alone and came to the nunnery in the south of Fengtian City, became a nun, died alone, and finally lived only 31 years old.
Although Dai Xianyu did not remarry, her ending was the most tragic, her brother was shot by her husband but could not avenge, on the one hand was a relative, on the other hand was a lover, the torture in her heart was unimaginable to ordinary people, and finally she was rejected by her husband and died alone.
Fourth Lady: Adhere to the original heart, happy in old age
The fourth lady Xu Shuyang was born poor, her father died early, and she was dependent on her mother for her life, and after marrying Zhang Zuolin, although she fell out of favor several times, she quickly looked away, and from beginning to end she had her own ideas - to go to school and learn culture.
This seems to be a very common thing today, but at that time, Zhang Zuolin regarded it as "bad customs and bad customs", and finally ordered Xu Shuyang to withdraw from school. Even so, Xu Shuyang often took time to go to the private mat with the children and learn as much culture as possible.
She not only loved learning and insisted on learning, but also advocated to Zhang Zuolin that the children at home should leave the private school and enter the regular primary school, not to take the car, not to be accompanied by guards, not to wear high-end clothes, to wear gray cloth and blue clothes, and to encourage school teachers to be strict and not to be treated specially.
Xu Shuyang's happy old age is inseparable from her successful education of her children, she did not teach her children to compete for the face, fight for family property, and compete for the heir of the Shuai Mansion, but often warned them to be self-reliant when they grew up, and the family property of the Zhang family was that of the eldest brother Zhang Xueliang and the second brother Zhang Xueming, and they were not allowed to fight.
After Zhang Zuolin's death, she and her four children moved to Mu Nan Province, Tianjin, moved to the United States after the July 7 Incident, returned to China after liberation, returned to the hometown of the Marshal's Mansion, died in Beijing in 1976, and was buried in the Babaoshan Martyrs Cemetery.
Five Ladies: The legendary life of The "Five High" Ladies
The fifth lady, Zhang Shouyi, is the most favored of Zhang Zuolin's six wives, known as the "five high" lady, that is, noble, high education, high appearance, high emotional intelligence, and high IQ.
Noble. Zhang Shouyi, formerly known as Shouyi, father Yuan Shoushan, Heilongjiang general, yuan Chonghuan's seventh grandson, was more noble than other wives.
High education. She graduated from Fengtian Girls' High School, and in that era when most people were illiterate, her high school education was equivalent to the current one.
High value. The two first met at Zhang Shouyi's high school graduation ceremony, when in a group of female students in Wuyangyang, Zhang Zuolin took a fancy to Zhang Shouyi at a glance, which showed that her appearance was also top-notch.
High emotional intelligence. Zhang Zuolin specially built a villa for the fifth lady, while Zhang Shouyi took the children of other ladies to the villa to take care of. Later, Zhang Zuolin took a fancy to Ma Yueqing in the drama garden, and because of the inconvenience of marrying as a drama, Zhang Shouyi recognized Ma Yueqing as a close-fitting maid, and received his villa to facilitate their comings and goings.
High IQ. After the Huanggutun incident, Zhang Zuolin, who was covered in injuries, was sent to her villa, and on her deathbed, she instructed: "I am too badly injured... I'm afraid not... Tell Xiao Liuzi (Zhang Xueliang) to return to Fengtian (present-day Shenyang)..."
After consulting with a group of officers, Zhang Shouyi immediately made a surprising decision: "Secrets do not send funerals." She not only arranged the villa tightly, but also calmly and calmly negotiated with the wife of the Japanese consul general who came to inquire, skillfully dealing with various forces until Zhang Xueliang returned to take charge.
After the "918" incident, Zhang Shouyi moved to Tianjin, and after 1949 Zhang Shouyi moved to Hong Kong, where he lived in Taiwan with Zhang Zuolin's sixth wife in his later years, and died in Taipei in 1966 at the age of 68.
Lady Six: Ping Ping talked about his life
Ma Yueqing (also known as Ma Yueqing) was the only one of Zhang Zuolin's wives who had never sat in a flower palanquin, had not worn a hijab, and had not worshipped heaven and earth with Zhang Zuolin. Zhang Zuolin married her, not because of how beautiful and talented she was, but because Zhang Zuolin took a fancy to her Wangfu Xiang.
However, Ma Yueqing's "blessing phase" did not bring her much blessing. In 1928, when Zhang Zuolin was killed, Ma Yueqing was only 23 years old and never remarried. He then traveled to Taiwan with the Five Ladies and died in Hong Kong in 1975.
As for why these four ladies did not remarry, there is a lot of speculation, and there are four reasons for this:
Identity Restrictions. As women of the powerful feudal officials, even their aunts, their identities are too special and eye-catching, and their words and deeds must receive a lot of attention.
Ordinary people certainly do not dare to climb high, even warlords who are similar to Zhang Xueliang's forces do not dare to think easily, and they may not be able to balance the interests of all parties if they want to remarry.
Age limits. Although the Republic of China they lived in was very enlightened compared to before the Qing Dynasty, the concept of "from one to the end" was still deeply rooted, and they had always lived in a shuai mansion where "men were superior to women", and they did not have much contact with the new world and new civilization, and they may not have thought about remarrying.
Emotionally tied. After Zhang Zuolin's death, the fourth lady, the fifth lady, and the sixth lady successively moved to the United States or Taiwan, although they temporarily left the identity of the warlord's aunt's wife, without worrying about the warlord forces of all sides, they may still not be able to let go of their feelings for Zhang Zuolin, and they cannot forget Zhang Zuolin's personality charm, although they and Zhang Zuolin are not considered to be a loving and happy couple in the modern sense.
Reasons for age. When Zhang Zuolin died, except for the sixth lady, Ma Yueqing, who was only 23 years old, the other three ladies were already forty or fifty years old, older, and did not have too many thoughts, only thinking about their children.
In addition to the original wife Zhao Chungui and the third lady Dai Xianyu, the ending is somewhat bleak, in general, the other four ladies are high-life expectancy, happy children, and spend their old age in peace. Times have changed, and the Slovaks have passed away. Why these four ladies did not remarry, outsiders can only guess one or two.
If, at that time, they could decide their own destiny, I don't know if they would like to follow Zhang Zuolin while enjoying happiness and being wronged, being carried forward by the war, or choosing the life of ordinary people, although rough tea and light food, but can enjoy the joys and sorrows of ordinary people.
No matter which fate you choose, in that turbulent era, in such a chaotic situation, how many people can be left alone without being affected by war? Therefore, regardless of the long road ahead, cherishing the present is the best choice.