Cai Yi (蔡锷), known as General Songpo( Songpo General), whom Sun Yat-sen once compared to the Han Dynasty's "Ban Du Hu" and "Ma Fubo". His life can be said to be glorious, although the hero's life is short, but it is enough to flow for a hundred lifetimes.
He was a young man who studied under the famous scholar Liang Qichao, graduated from the Japanese Non-Commissioned Officer School, and showed outstanding military talent at a young age. The army is strictly managed, the troops are well trained, the work is extremely serious and reliable, and it is deeply loved by the soldiers, and it is known as "Lü Bu among the people and the red rabbit among the horses". Although it seems weaker, the fight is not ambiguous at all. Although he looks weak, he does not lose his heroism, but he is generous, open-minded, wise, and kind, is not he the dragon among men? Handsome and dashing, a wife and a concubine, a happy family, and his wife is also very loving, there is no reason to mess with flowers and grass outside, but why is such a person called "general of the wind" by posterity?
After talking about General Cai Yi, let's talk about who Xiao Fengxian is. His father was a military attaché of the Qing Dynasty, but he was dismissed and brought his family to Hangzhou, where Xiao Fengxian was born in 1900. After the death of her father, her stepmother treated her badly, so she had to leave, alone, with no food and clothing, so she followed an artist to learn to sing, and first went to Nanjing to sell singing, taking the stage name of "Little Fengxian". Later, he became famous overnight in Shanghai, and then became popular in Beijing. Just live in Beijing's Bada Hutong, according to rumors, Xiao Fengxian looks not outstanding, someone once ranked the beauty of the famous prostitutes in Beiping, Xiao Fengxian is 30 miles away, but Xiao Fengxian knows some poetry, but also some songs, General Cai Yi also likes songwriting, but also understands the rhythm, which is in line with General Cai's appetite, the two have this common interest, they can talk very well.
In the political situation at that time, Yuan Shikai had been coveting the position of emperor for a long time, and Cai Yi was the overseer of Yunnan, with heavy troops in his hands, and his power was tilted for a while, in Yuan Shikai's eyes, it was a big taboo for yuan shikai to hold the power of feudal territory in the hands of such a person with outstanding military ability. So he thought of wooing General Cai Yi, transferring him to himself, and giving him a civilian official to do, in fact, The Bright rises and falls darkly. Cai Yi also knew in his heart that Yuan Shikai did not trust him, so he had to control him, the world's first frontier official. Even so, Yuan Shikai still did not trust him, looking for someone to stare at him all the time, Cai Yi became alert, and had to go looking for Xiao Fengxian every day to confuse everyone's eyes and make others think that he was a drunkard.
Liang Qichao opposed the imperial system, and Cai Yi severed relations with his teacher Liang Qichao, which made Yuan Shikai relax his vigilance. Before Cai Yi fled from Beiping, thinking that his friend's mother was celebrating his birthday, he went to his friend's house to play mahjong for one night, and then went to see Yuan Shikai early in the morning, the guard said that Yuan Shikai was resting, and Cai Yi called Xiao Fengxian in front of the gate and said that they would eat together at noon. Then he told the guard that since the president was sleeping, I would not disturb his sleep, and I would come back to see the president in a moment. Who expected, General Cai went directly to the railway station and took the train to Tianjin. All the previous things were just blind spots, and I have to say that General Cai was very scheming and impressive.
After Cai Yi left, Xiao Fengxian was arrested by Yuan Shikai for interrogation, and Yuan Shikai did not ask a question, because Cai Yi did not tell her at all. I had to let Xiao Fengxian go, and then a few years later, the news of Cai Yi's death spread, and there was a drama in Shanghai where Xiao Fengxian saved Cai Yi. Folk like "beauty save hero story", Xiao Fengxian also took the opportunity to hype, and sucked a wave of gold, in fact, can understand that era, a woman is helpless, it is not easy to survive, she had to use this wave of fame and fortune to find a way out for herself. This also shows that there is not much deep affection between Xiao Fengxian and Cai Yi. That's the way it is.
I think that General Cai Yi has a beautiful and virtuous wife in his family, and he has very good feelings, is knowledgeable, and has the right door, and will not have an affair with Xiao Fengxian like a rumor, maybe General Cai Yi did this, just a trick to confuse the enemy. General Cai Yi may indeed have escaped with the help of Xiao Fengxian. Xiao Fengxian may not even know it.