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How big a storm can a woman from a humble background who needs to sell herself to her parents and brothers to treat her illness? Yang Cuixi will tell you that she can single-handedly set off a terrifying wave of officialdom.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a 16-year-old woman in Tianjin named Chen Eryou, who sold herself to Yang Yiming, who was a loan shark in Baijia Hutong in Tianjin City, for 220 yuan, in order to treat her parents and brothers who were seriously ill in her family, as an adopted daughter.
Yang Yiming, who lends usurers, naturally will not be kind enough to be a dry father to the girls of poor families everywhere, and he bought Chen Ernian in order to "catch up" prostitutes for the Hou family's Houjiu Shunban and earn more money.
Yang Cuixi
Soon, a man nicknamed Chen Huozi saw Chen Erniu when he visited the Jiushun class, and with his many years of experience in picking beams in the Zizi opera class, he thought that Chen Ernian was a good seedling of singing, so he bought Chen Ernian for 400 yuan and brought it back to the drama class for careful tuning.
Chen Ernian is a girl who is willing to work hard, under the careful cultivation of the master, in less than a year, she learned the Peking opera repertoire such as "Xi Rong Gui", "Picking Jade Bracelet", "Pearl Shirt" and so on. Chen Huozi gave Chen Ernian a nice stage name "Yang Cuixi" and began to let her perform on stage.
From the Houjiahou Xiesheng Tea Garden to the Tianxian Tea Garden, Yang Cuixi has walked a path of fame and popularity. Because of her beautiful appearance, sweet voice and light posture, her reputation even crossed the Jinmen Gate, and even the capital had its own smell.
On October 24, 1906, Zai Zhen, the eldest son of Prince Ai XinjueLuo Yili of Qingmi, and Xu Shichang, the inspector of the Patrol Police Department, went to the three eastern provinces as ministers of Chincha to investigate and handle affairs, and arrived by special car through Tianjin. Yuan Shikai, who was stationed here, invited Pei Zi Zaizhen and Shangshu Xu Shichang to a banquet that night for the friendship of the landlords, and Duan Zhigui accompanied him.
Carrier vibration
After three rounds of drinking, the meal was full, but Zai Zhen, who liked fun, still did not have fun, so Duan Zhigui, who was active in his heart, invited Bei Zi to the Grand View Garden to watch the play.
Coincidentally, at this time, there was a graceful and rounded female Qingyi singing on the stage of the Grand View Garden Drama, which attracted the applause of the crowd. Even the imperial nobleman Zai Zhen, who had seen the world, could not help but be impressed by this female charm and asked about the identity of this person.
Duan Zhigui replied, "His person is Yang Cuixi, who is red all over Jinmen!" ”
Zai Zhen was surprised and said: "I have also heard about it in Beijing, and today I saw it and it was indeed worthy of the name." After saying this, he ordered his entourage to send 10 pieces of ocean to the backstage and reward Yang Cuixi.
Receiving a reward from the royal shell, Yang Cuixi was flattered and hurried out to kowtow to the shell and ask for a reward. The beauty fell to her feet, even if Zai Zhen, who was accustomed to seeing the submission of many people, was still in a happy mood and returned with great joy.
As mentioned earlier, Duan Zhigui is a person with a lively mind, so naturally he must be able to serve the shells comfortably and pave the way for his future. The next day, Duan Zhigui went to zaizhen and the others, and after staggering the chips, a woman took small steps, swayed out of the side door, and came to Zai zhen's body to kneel and pray for peace, this person was The beauty Yang Cuixi that Duan Zhigui had prepared to please Zaizhen.
On this day, Yang Cuixi did not apply fat powder, plump and full of sideburns, round like the moon, just like the water hibiscus, and the delicate makeup of the green clothes seen on the stage yesterday was different. Under the hint of Duan Zhigui, Yang Cuixi handed his own handwritten name to Beizi, and the beauty was raised low, the small mouth was slightly opened, and the aroma was like an orchid, so that BeiZi could not help but ripple in his heart, praising the song well, the word is good, and the person is better.
Originally it was a dewy relationship, but Duan Zhigui came up with a way to pay bribes in order to be promoted. After Zai Zhen and Xu Shichang left Tianjin for Fengfeng, Duan Zhigui spent 1200 taels of silver to buy Yang Cuixi from Chen Huozi and temporarily placed him in the residence of Wang Yisun, a merchant of Yide.
Duan Zhigui
Duan Zhigui was ready to present Yang Cuixi to Zai Zhen, but what he didn't know was that at this time, Yang Cuixi already had a heart, and this person was Li Shutong, who later became a master of Hongyi.
At this time, Li Shutong was still a hot-blooded boy, and he had not yet seen all the vulgar dust, because he was good at poetry, good at painting, good at singing, and understood the rhythm of music, and he had a passion for the improvement of traditional drama. He often went to the theater to watch plays, and accidentally fell for Yang Cuixi in tianxian garden.
After that, Li Shutong would go to Tianxian Garden every day to give Yang Cuixi a show, and after the show, he would carry a lantern to send Yang Cuixi home. The two exchanged dramatic feelings with each other, Li Shutong explained the historical background of the opera for Yang Cuixi, Yang Cuixi showed his beauty for Uncle Li, and then Li Shutong gave guidance to Yang Cuixi's figure and singing voice.
Yang Cuixi's sympathy for Uncle Li is deeply rooted, but because of her origin, she has never had the luxury of being Li Shutong's wife, and only regards him as a confidant of her teacher and friend. In Uncle Li's heart, Yang Cuixi is a red-faced partner who can spend a lifetime together.
Uncle Li was young
During Bei Zi Zaizhen's visit to Tianjin, Li Shutong happened to go to Shanghai to do business. Neither he nor Yang Cuixi knew, because because of this missed event, they not only broke the alliance, but they never saw each other again.
Leaving the stage, Yang Cuixi recited the two "Bodhisattva Man" sent to her by Li Shutong in the small room:
One is: "The flowers on Yanzhi Mountain are like snow, and the people under Yanzhi Mountain are like the moon; The forehead is green and cloudy, and the eyebrows are bent lightly. After the sunset and light rain, the bottom of the leaves is thin in autumn; Afraid of small words, sad and impatient. ”
The second is: "The evening wind is powerless to hang yang tender, and the eyes forget the gossamer green; The wine woke up at the bottom of the moon, and Jiangnan Du Yu cried. The soul of the demented soul is twisted, willing to wear flowers and butterflies; The outside of the curtain is shaded by flowers, and the dream is dipped towards the incense. ”
Between the lines, the tip of the pen is inky, and everywhere it tells the love of love and love. But Yang Cuixi could only hide the ink treasure and lament the world.
On January 2, 1907, Zai Zhen and Xu Shichang returned to Jinmen and returned to the capital, staying in Tianjin for 3 days again. The night before leaving, Duan Zhigui took Zai Zhen to Yang Cuixi's place. Zai Zhen saw Yang Cuixi, if he got the most precious treasure, the two of them achieved good things that night.
On the second day, Zai Zhen and Xu Shichang returned to Beijing, Yuan Shikai and Duan Zhigui sent them together with various ministers of culture and martial arts, and Zai Zhen instructed Duan Zhigui to enter Beijing to celebrate his birthday, and naturally the drunken man's intention was not to drink. Yuan Shikai also took the opportunity to recommend Duan Zhigui as the governor of Heilongjiang, and Zai Zhen promised to inform Empress Dowager Cixi.
Yuan Shikai and Duan Zhigui knew that Shou Li decided the position of Inspector of Heilongjiang, and after the two of them left, they began to prepare for the birthday gift, and finally Yuan Shi and Duan Shi took 100,000 taels of silver, a pearl python robe, 5,000 mink skins, and the famous prostitute Yang Cuixi into Beijing to worship the Qing Prince Yi Kuangli, naturally Yang Cuixi was secretly brought to Zai Zhen. It's just that poor Uncle Li came back to find that his beloved had been hired by the magnates to buy Beijing, leaving him empty of his soul. Yang Cuixi's love injury to Li Shutong was too serious, resulting in his later 2 wives not being able to get his true heart and living in the shadow of Yang Cuixi.
Duan Zhigui was soon promoted to the rank of acting inspector of Heilongjiang and the political envoy of Chingabu, and was promoted too quickly, of which catty was detected by those who had a heart, and on April 20 of the same year, the Beijing Daily first disclosed the case under the title of "The Shocking News of Special Bribery", which is known as the "Yang Cuixi Case". For a time, this case was full of storms and storms, and the whole country was known, and even Empress Dowager Cixi was furious and demanded that Duan Zhigui's relationship with the powerful and powerful and the offering of prostitutes and shells be thoroughly investigated as soon as possible.
Seeing that the fire burned beauty, Yuan Shikai secretly took Yang Cuixi back to Tianjin for self-preservation, forcing Wang Yisun and Chen Huozi to sign a contract for Wang Chuiyin 3500 taels to buy Yang Cuixi as a concubine, Qin Cha visited Tianjin, everything was as yuan shikai directed, and the final disclosure of Yi's will was as follows:
"When the Jing sent Ling Shuo Prince Zaifeng and the university scholar Sun Jia Nai to check the instrument. According to the song, he sent personnel to Tianjin for a detailed investigation, and it is now ascertained that Yang Cuixishi was a handmaiden bought by Wang Yisun, that is, Wang Xiying, and is now serving indoors; Wang Zhulin, that is, Wang Xianbin, is the general office of the Commerce Bureau, has no dealings with Duan Zhigui, has no loan of 100,000 gold, and has no such money in the investigation books. Each takes a kiss to offer a sweet knot... Zhao Yushi was concerned about the honor of his relatives and noble courtiers, and did not visit and investigate in detail, and he entered the music with unfounded words and arbitrarily slandered, which was really deserved. Zhao Qilin immediately dismissed him from his post to show his punishment... Thereafter, the courtiers were not allowed to pick up floating words and listen in confusion. If there is any impeachment of private interests and wanton slander, once it is discovered, it will be punished severely. Thanks. ”
Empress Dowager Cixi
Yang Cuixi's case came to an end, but pity Yang Cuixi himself, a generation of celebrities were forced to stir up the official scene at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and when the building fell, she was thrown away casually, no one cared, and after marrying three people in a row, she was imprisoned and depressed and died.
Pity, pity, and hate.