Speaking of the scarf does not let the eyebrows be raised, we will think of the first empress Wu Zetian, who broke the world, if we talk about the female Haojie on the battlefield, in addition to Fan Lihua and Mu Guiying, we have to mention Mulan.
The story of Mulan serving in the army for her father has been passed down through the ages, not only because the interesting nature of the story has attracted people's attention, but also because Mulan's unusual filial piety and courage under the oppression of the feudal period have made people admire.
The story is simple to say, but the enduring word of mouth has gone abroad, and the animated film produced by Disney in 1998 was widely acclaimed as soon as it was produced.
In the past two years, it has also remade a live-action version, Liu Yifei's attack on the battlefield, without powder, has left a deep impression on the foreigners, which shows that good stories can spread across time and space.
I believe that many people, like the author, will also wonder when reading the story of Mulan, how strictly disciplined is the army, how did Mulan pretend to be a man for more than ten years and not be discovered?
Hua Mulan served in the army for her father and went on expeditions for more than ten years
The specific dynasty of Hua Mulan is still being studied by historians, some people think that she is from the Northern Wei Dynasty, and some people think that she is a person of the Sui Dynasty.
In fact, whether this person is surnamed Hua or not also needs further proof, but her name is Mulan, and the main evidence is "Mulan Ci".
In the poem, Mulan is an ordinary woman, like other girls, washing and weaving like mirror appliqué yellow.
At that time, the border pass received the invasion of the enemy, the country needed to recruit soldiers to fight, every household had to send a man of the right age to the battlefield, but the Hua family only had a father, no son, Hua Mulan did not want his gray-haired father to go to the battlefield, so he bought equipment everywhere to quietly serve in the army for his father.
In ancient times, transportation was very inconvenient, and there were often only three days of war between the two countries, but the round-trip journey could take several years.
So Mulan went for twelve years, for such a long time, naturally as a boy, and she not only saved her life, but even made military merit.
After winning the battle, she can go to the emperor to see the emperor, who wants to give her fame and fortune, but Mulan refuses, and she only wants to return to her parents who have been thinking about her day and night.
Legend has it that Mulan took off her military uniform at that time, and the woman's appearance was somewhat revealed, and she had to confess to the emperor, hoping to ask for forgiveness, knowing that if she said that her behavior was a crime of deception.
Fortunately, she did things out of filial piety, and she had military merit, so the emperor let her return to her hometown, and the other soldiers who accompanied her saw Mulan change into a dress and knew that she was a woman, and they were all shocked.
Why does no one know that Mulan is a girl? There are four main reasons
First, Mulan's figure is similar to that of a man.
Mulan is an ethnic minority in the north, not originally a Han woman, just like the women in the current Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region or the northeast region, and they are taller and larger.
And Mulan does not have an elder brother, it can be seen that a lot of farm work and burdens in the family are Mulan busy, and the perennial labor makes her strong, so naturally she can't see that she is a girl.
And just like in the movie, even a big star like Liu Yifei, gray-headed and then put on thick armor, if stuck in the pile of people, everyone wears the same, if you don't pay attention, you can't see that she is a woman.
Secondly, Mulan's position is that of a scout.
The poem reads "Go to Dijon thousands of miles, fly down the mountain", Mulan Ci also wrote "Ten thousand miles to the Rong plane, Guan Shandu Ruofei", so some experts deduce that Mulan's early work may be a scout or passing on news, most of the time is on the road.
Since it is reconnaissance and communication, of course, it cannot attract the attention of the enemy, so many times it is a single soldier, and the help of not having others by the side at all times also hides Mulan's identity very well.
Not only that, but there are also noble people to help, and there is no group of men who "share the same bed".
Even with work and appearance as a cover, even if Mulan learns some skills of dancing knives and guns from an informal age, she still has to go to the toilet, bathe, and sleep after all.
According to historians, many poor people in ancient times did not have surnames and their own names, let alone women.
A person like Mulan can go to the battlefield with a name and a surname, and even someone can write a biography for her, and her family must not be the kind of ordinary people.
Hua Mulan's father is even more in the military has an official and a half-job, because the father does not have an eldest son, so he has taken Mulan as a boy since he was a child, taught her a lot of sword and fist skills, and the soldier book is estimated to be not less.
So she was quickly appreciated and promoted by the nobles, and when she had an official and a half-job, she did not have to mix with the soldiers as a whole, she had her own tent, and if she acted more carefully, her identity would be hidden.
Coincidentally, there are also stories of women dressed as men in the West
Such stories have happened in foreign countries, and there are even photos as evidence, and if you see the portrait, it may not be surprising why no one recognizes it.
For example, Deborah Sampson of the United States, she is a native of Massa, during the American Revolutionary War, she once participated in this great battle with enthusiasm, and even was selected into the elite troops during the audition, and did several hard battles.
But once she was shot in the lower abdomen, the doctor took off her coat to discover her woman's identity, and the chief did not rebuke her, and gave her a medal when she was discharged from the army, so that her story could be widely circulated and she would be an example for other women.
Such a woman also has Frances Clayton, who is interested in her can learn about her funny story, this female soldier is not willing to be separated from her lover who joined the army, so she pretends to be a man and dresses up and enlists in the army, and the bitterness of her life with her husband is also sweet, and she also successfully retired from the army and her husband both returned home.
It is said that history is a story with men as the protagonists, and Mulan can go down in history as a woman, which must have paid more efforts than men and has a determination beyond ordinary people.
This story tells us that although the living family and gender cannot decide on their own, as long as the ambition and effort are not lost to others, they will certainly be able to achieve success.
The reason why this story has always been loved by people is also because this spirit inspires people to constantly strive for those seemingly unattainable beautiful ideals.