Speaking of Sun Yat-sen's wife, many people will definitely think of Ms. Soong Ching Ling. But in fact, before Soong Ching Ling, Sun Yat-sen had a wife. The lady married Sun Yat-sen at the age of 17 and was revered as the mother of the Republic of China. However, this lady took the initiative to file for divorce that year, so what is the hidden reason for this?
Mr. Sun's changes
In fact, whether it is a figure like Mr. Sun or an ordinary person, when he is born, there is actually no difference. The difference between people and people, although there is a difference in innate IQ, but the acquired environmental impact is also more important.
When Mr. Sun was a teenager, he did not have revolutionary ideas. As Mr. Sun deepened his understanding of society, Mr. Sun realized that the ancient Chinese Empire needed reform.
In fact, before Kang Liang changed the law, Mr. Sun had the idea of improving. For example, after the Sino-Japanese War, Mr. Sun put forward suggestions for the reform of the imperial court, and as a result, he was suppressed and persecuted by conservative bureaucrats, and Mr. Sun realized at this time that China's innovation was no longer possible with the reform of the imperial court. If China is to innovate, it is necessary to overthrow the decadent Qing Dynasty and establish a new regime. In this way, Mr. Sun embarked on the revolutionary road and put forward the famous "Three People's Principles".
2. Traditional marriage
Mr. Sun's wife is called Lu Muzhen. When Mr. Sun was 19 years old, he married Lu Muzhen. Of course, this marriage was not proposed by Mr. Sun on his own initiative. Because of the environment at that time, the marriages between young men and women were mostly arranged by the previous generation. Most people don't know what the other person looks like on their wedding day. This custom was not completely eradicated until after the founding of New China. For example, in the early years of the founding of New China, the movie "Liu Qiao'er" illustrated this social reality. At that time, Mr. Sun was still a relatively traditional intellectual, so there was no doubt about this marriage.
Escape day
Mr. Sun and Lu Muzhen were married in 1885. Since 1894, Mr. Sun has embarked on the road of revolution because of the decay of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty then issued a decree: Mr. Sun was wanted throughout the Qing Dynasty, and even the Qing Legation in London once kidnapped Mr. Sun.
According to the laws of the Qing Dynasty, Mr. Sun's family is of course also within the scope of wanted. However, the qing dynasty's official administration was very corrupt, for example, in the wanted notice for Mr. Sun's family, the wrong place name was written, resulting in the tolerance of the specific responsibility for arrest, falling into the point where it was impossible to arrest. In this way, Lu Muzhen escaped a disaster. Shortly thereafter, with the help of members of the Hsing Chung Club, Lu Muzhen was taken to Macau and from Macau to the U.S. state of Hawaii. At this time, Lu Muzhen was truly free from the clutches of the Qing government.
From the mother of the Republic of China to the voluntary divorce
In 1912, the Republic of China was established. Mr. Sun became the Provisional President of the Republic of China. Lu Muzhen also returned to China from the United States with her children. When landing in Shanghai, the local local government honored Lu Muzhen as the mother of the Republic of China, and for a time, Lu Muzhen became a household name.
However, the nascent Republic of China was usurped by Yuan Shikai shortly thereafter. Mr. Sun then launched a second revolution and continued to struggle with the Beiyang warlords. During this period, Mr. Sun and Song Qingling developed a good feeling.
At this time, Lu Muzhen took the initiative to file for divorce, for the simple reason: therefore, the partner that Mr. Sun needed at this time was not only a partner in life, but a like-minded revolutionary assistant. Soong Ching Ling's thinking is progressive, and in revolutionary work, he can give Mr. Sun great assistance, and he is just an ordinary woman, and he cannot give Mr. Sun much help in revolutionary work, so out of support for Mr. Sun's revolutionary cause and the republican cause of the Republic of China, he absolutely cannot continue to drag Down Mr. Sun. So Lu Muzhen took the initiative to file for divorce.
Later, Lu Muzhen went to Settle in Macau and only exchanged letters with Mr. Sun. In 1925, after sun Yat-sen's death, Lu Muzhen did not even have a person who wrote letters, which can be described as very lonely. In 1952, Lu Muzhen died.