Cai Yi Mansion
In 1904, in Shaoyang County, Baoqing Province, Hunan Province, the famous local 'Roadside Liu Family' was holding a grand wedding.
Up and down the Liu family, as far as the eye can see, the guests are full of doors, smiling and smiling, are all full of joy, but at this time, the bride Liu Changgu in the boudoir is a different scene.
Outside the Liu family, not far away, the sound of gongs and drums was heard, and then a huge group of greeting honor guards appeared, dressed in uniforms, carrying a large red flower palanquin, and walked straight to the Liu family, and the person who took the lead was cai Yi, the bridegroom who greeted the relatives.
Cai Yi, the character Songpo, formerly known as Cai Gengyin, was twenty-two years old at the time, handsome and extraordinary, and young and promising, and was serving as the general staff officer of the new army, but Rao was such a person, in the eyes of Liu Changgu, the miss of the Liu family, was still poor, so she had the intention of repenting.
Cai Yi
However, for the Liu family, Cai Yi's future is unlimited, and he must firmly climb his relationship, so Liu Huige, the head of the Liu family, spoke to Liu Changgu: "Even if you marry today, you have to marry, and if you don't marry, you have to marry!" ”
Elder Aunt Liu was helpless, and could only cry to everyone: "I am now nearly thirty years old, and the boy of the Cai family did not mention marrying me a few years ago, which shows that he has no intention of me, and besides, I am seven years older than him, and if I am together, there will definitely be many contradictions..."
The Liu family heard the words and was slightly moved, but in the face of the overall situation, the small emotions of Liu Changgu's daughter's family were not excessive, so they still insisted on letting Liu Changgu marry Cai Yi.
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They all blamed him for the existence of this marriage contract since childhood, which restrained his free pursuit of love; all blamed him, causing him to waste decades of youth and become an old girl; they all blamed him, so that all his family members were blaming her!
Thinking of this, Liu Changgu felt extremely aggrieved and angry, she was not understood by her family, even if she insisted that she marry cai Yi, a poor boy, how could she do it?
As a result, Liu Changgu refused to get on the flower car, and even forced her to die.
No one can untie her knot, and no one can stop her determination to "never marry Cai Yi".
But, thinking about it in reverse, what is wrong with Cai Yi?
He was only more intelligent than other people's children, so he was favored by Liu Huige early on and directly fixed inside.
Although the Liu family gave the young Cai Yi a financial support for his studies, Cai Yi also paid a corresponding price, trading with a marriage contract, and from then on, he was destined to be tied to Liu's daughter for the rest of his life, and that person, older than him, hated him.
In the eyes of outsiders, perhaps a poor peasant family like Cai Yi climbed up to a famous and prestigious family like the Liu family, and it was the ancestors of the previous life who burned high incense, extremely envious, and even jealous, but for the young Cai Yi, this was just a deal between his father and Liu Huige.
Besides, at that time, Cai Yi was only four years old, how could he know these truths.
At that time, there were five brothers and sisters in Cai Yi's family, he ranked second, and his father Cai Zhengling was just a small trader, and his usual income was only enough for them to fill their stomachs, where there was spare money for them to go to school, and even the enlightenment of the children was his own.
Speaking of this, I have to mention that Cai Zhengling has previously had the experience of serving as a teacher in a private school, so even if his family is poor, he also attaches great importance to the education of his children.
And his encounter with the young Cai Yi and the liu family lord Liu Huige that day was just a coincidence.
However, in the matter of Liu Huige proposing to fund the study of his son Cai Yi, he did not hesitate to agree.
Because Cai Zhengling knows that Cai Yi's child should have a broader space for development, but unfortunately, the poor family conditions limit his development, and now that he has this opportunity, no matter what, he must firmly grasp it for his toddler.
Sculpture of Cai Yi
Therefore, after that day, Cai Yi officially entered the Liu Family Private School to study.
And Miss Liu Family Miss Liu Changgu prides herself on being Miss Qianjin, who has always been superior to others, and she herself looks down on poor peasant families, and now when she sees the poor boy Cai Yi appear in her own private school and attend classes with herself, she is even more dissatisfied, and her disgust for him is increasing day by day.
When Cai Yi was twelve years old, he first appeared sharp, passed the exam, and became a Xiucai in one fell swoop, and in the same year, Liu Huige consulted with his brother Liu Lige and let his niece Liu Changgu and Cai Yi first make a marriage contract.
However, Liu Changgu hated Cai Yi very much, and it should be said that she hated everything about poverty, but under the "order of her parents, the words of the matchmaker", her own strength was too small and could only be forced to accept.
Yes, forced.
For Liu Changgu, she is very resistant to this marriage contract in her heart, not to mention that she has now reached the marriageable age, and Cai Yi is still just a poor boy who has no hair, and it is enough shame to be rumored by outsiders that "her fiancé actually fell to the door to go to private school".
Therefore, Liu Changgu did not like Cai E, and even carried a family that hated Cai E.
As for Cai Yi at that time, he did not care about Liu Changgu's attitude, after all, he was bent on studying, the love of his children was not suitable for him, and the marriage contract was only to repay the Liu family's support for his education, besides, he had no feeling for Liu Changgu, and it didn't matter.
However, the excellent Cai Yi is not short of people liked, Miss Liu Jia is not the only one, Liu Changgu does not like him, But Liu Xinying likes him.
Liu Xinying is the daughter of Liu Huige, three years younger than Cai Yi, when Cai Yi entered Liu Mansion to study, she was still in her infancy, but this did not prevent Liu Xinying from liking Cai Yi later.
After all, a self-motivated, intelligent and handsome man, what girl would not like it?
Liu Xinying
However, her sister Liu Changgu and Cai Yi have a marriage contract, and Liu Xinying cannot show her liking in the open, but can only bury this hidden liking in her heart.
However, Cai Yi did not know about this matter, as mentioned earlier, he put all his mind on learning.
When Cai Yi was fifteen years old, he was successfully admitted to the Changsha Shiwu School, studied under Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong, and was deeply appreciated by Liang Qichao, and established a deep teacher-student friendship with him, which also laid a solid foundation for him to go abroad for further study.
At that time, the situation was unstable, and a large number of enthusiastic young people emerged, who were determined to save the country and save the people, cai Yi also participated in it, and Liang Qichao taught him new ideological education, which made him more and more determined to change the status quo of the country.
At the same time, Liu Changgu is already twenty-two years old, but due to the existence of the marriage contract, she is still in the middle of the word, and she does not have too many opportunities to study outside, and her thinking is more traditional, but for Cai Yi, she is as annoying as ever.
In contrast, Liu Xinying, who is also in the boudoir, was twelve years old, which was a lively and lovely time, although there were many restrictions in the big family, she could still find out the news of Cai Yi through hearsay, and her admiration for him became more and more intense.
In 1899, the most critical year of Cai Yi's life, he wrote down the sentence "Shed blood to save the people and my generation, a thousand autumn liver and gallbladder self-rotting bacteria", with an anxious mood to go abroad to study, trying to find a suitable way to save the country.
The following year, Cai Yi participated in the uprising of the Self-Reliant Army, which eventually ended in failure, and in this year, he renamed the original "Cai Genyin" to "Cai Yi", which was full of vigor, because he understood a truth from the uprising: the literati were weak and needed to break through the constraints by force.
In the same year, Cai Yi went abroad again to study military affairs, and also participated in the organization of the "Anti-Russian Volunteer Brigade".
During this period, he had the opportunity to return to his hometown to hold a wedding with Liu Changgu, but he did not return, after all, his desire to learn to save the country was too strong.
Moreover, he is still young.
But for the woman, Liu Changgu, it is a waste of her youth, so her dislike for Cai Yi has been written on her face.
Even once when she and her sister Liu Xinying went shopping, she met her future father-in-law Cai Zhengling on the way, and did not say hello, or Liu Xinying took the initiative to go forward to say hello, silently alleviating the embarrassment between them.
Unfortunately, time will not lie, Liu Changgu's patience with Cai Yi has been slowly worn out, and there are rumors outside that during the time when Cai Yi went out to study, she already had other men in her heart, and the specific facts are not known at present.
It wasn't until a few years later that Cai Yi returned from school.
Former residence of Cai Yi
At that time, Cai Yi's father said to Cai Yi: "This year you are twenty-two years old, the Liu family girl is not small, you should fulfill the marriage contract and go to the door to propose to you." ”
Cai Yi nodded in agreement, and the next day he brought gifts to the Liu family to propose to him.
Although he himself had no feelings for Liu Changgu, he was not a perfidious person.
Liu Huige looked at Cai Yi, who already had the responsibility of a man, and his heart was very happy, without saying a word, he quickly accepted the gift and began to prepare for the wedding of Liu Changgu and Cai Yi.
Cai Yi (center) and Liu Xinying (first from right)
At that time, Liu Xinying was present, and her heart was both happy and afraid.
It was gratifying that the person of her crush had returned, and that she was so handsome, knowledgeable, and responsible; and it was shocking that the person of her crush was about to have a wedding, and the bride was not her, but her sister, Liu Changgu.
Perhaps, at this time, Liu Xinying did not expect that she would have the opportunity to be with Cai Yi and become his pillow person.
Time passed, and the day when Cai Yi and Liu Changgu held a wedding ceremony soon arrived.
In the face of Liu Changgu, who was forced to die, Liu Huige, the head of the Liu family, had no way out.
But at this moment, his daughter Liu Xinying opened her mouth: "I marry!" ”
Suddenly, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xinying's body.
"Xinying, marriage is a big deal, don't joke."
Liu Huige admonished.
But Liu Xinying rarely plucked up the courage to explain to everyone his admiration for Cai Yi over the years.
In this way, Liu Huige did not say anything more, just waved his hand and asked the maid to dress Liu Xinying.
In the end, she is still the daughter of the Liu family, and it is the same for everyone she marries.
Liu Huige thought so, so Liu Xinying married on behalf of his sister.
Cai Yi (right)
Putting on a gorgeous wedding dress, putting on beautiful bridal makeup, and covering a red hijab, Liu Xinying bid farewell to her parents and slowly walked out of the house and into the flower palanquin.
As soon as the firecrackers were released, the festive gongs and drums sounded in unison, and when the car was lifted, Cai Yi took the huge welcoming team and married the bride home.
After the ceremony, on the night of the candles in the cave, Cai Yi lifted the bride's red hijab, and realized that the person he had married was his original sister-in-law Liu Xinying.
However, Liu Xinying already knew that he would face such a situation, and simply explained the origin of the matter to Cai Yi generously.
Cai Yi was inexplicably relieved.
Compared with Liu Changgu, he is still more willing to marry Liu Xinying, not to mention that age is on the one hand, on the other hand, it is better to be able to marry a virtuous wife who likes himself than to marry a petite lady who hates himself.
Thinking of this, Cai Yi could not help but look up to Liu Xinying for a point, and immediately gave her a name for Liu Xinying's chivalry and loyalty, calling her "Liu Xiazhen".
Cai Yi with his son
Since then, Liu Xinying has also officially changed her name to Liu Xiazhen, and in her married life, Cai Yi also treats Liu Xiazhen with sincerity, often taking into account her feelings and giving her the identity she deserves, and the two of them have a peaceful and beautiful life.
Not long after, Cai Yi left his hometown because of the needs of work, traveled to many places, carried a command knife around his waist every day, rode a whip on horseback, and trained in a majestic manner, while Liu Xiazhen stayed at home to serve his parents and take care of family affairs.
Outside the male protagonist, inside the female protagonist, a typical traditional family, Cai Yi and Liu Xiazhen have lived like this for several years, never quarreled, and more respectfully treat each other.
Later, the two of them also had several children, but for various reasons, only one child survived in the end, that is, Cai Julian, the eldest daughter of Cai Yi.
With a happy family and a successful career, Cai Yi's life should have ended happily, but the chaotic situation was destined to make him have to stand up and stand up.
In early 1911, Cai Yi was transferred to Yunnan, where he was appointed as the commander of the Thirty-seventh Association of the Nineteenth Town of the New Army, and on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month of the same year, he led the Kunming Xinhai Uprising, which won victory, and on November 1, officially established the Governor's Office of the Yunnan Army in Greater China.
A few days later, the provinces, prefectures, and counties of Yunnan were decided, the whole province was restored, and the feudal rule in Yunnan was completely overthrown, and Cai Yi was elected as the governor.
During Cai Yi's tenure as the governor of Yunnan, he eliminated a number of unreasonable policies, and at the same time carried out financial integration, reduced the army according to the actual situation, vigorously established education, and supported industry, so that Yunnan presented a prosperous scene and was deeply loved by the military and the people.
Cai Yi's tombstone
At that time, Cai Yi and Liu Xiazhen gathered less and more, and their feelings were not as strong as before, and they could feel it themselves, so they just maintained a state of mutual respect, but they were also at peace.
Perhaps, in that era, couples who lived their wives as relatives and strangers abounded, and Cai Yi and Liu Xiazhen were just one of them.
At the very least, Cai Yi still gave Liu Xiazhen a decent identity - the provincial governor's wife (the status is equivalent to the governor's wife), and carefully protected her in that difficult years to be safe, which is enough.
Yuan Shikai
Liu Xiazhen is not a stupid person, she lives to understand, so she knows how to deal with her relationship with Cai Yi, so that her husband has no worries.
In October 1913, Cai Yi was transferred to Beijing by the Nationalist government and became the superintendent of the National Bureau of Economics and Trades, and was also monitored, but the unsuspecting Cai Yi thought that the man was sorry for talent and had been actively writing and giving advice.
It was not until May 25, 1915, that Yuan Shikai secretly signed the humiliating "Twenty-One Articles" with Japanese imperialism, so that Cai Yi could immediately see its true face.
To this end, Cai Yi also cooperated with Liu Xiazhen to perform a good play - 'the original wife scolded the little lover at the bottom of the flower floor', and he pretended to be addicted to entertainment, and the mother suspected that his wife was separated, so that he could get out of the way later, and at the same time secretly arranged an opposition plan.
Finally, one day, Yuan Shikai relaxed his surveillance of Cai Yi, giving him a chance to breathe, and fled non-stop from Beijing, to Tianjin, then to many places, and finally arrived at his base camp in Yunnan, launching the famous patriotic war in history.
Cai Yi (middle)
In 1916, under the leadership of Cai Yi, Yuan Shikai canceled the original feudal plan and died in the same year, and Cai Yi officially became the governor of Sichuan, and for a time, his reputation became so famous that it even reached the ears of Liu Changgu, who refused to marry him.
Liu Changgu was already married at this time, and the other party was an ordinary person, neither as handsome as Cai E, nor as brave and strategic as Cai E.
If she had not repented of her marriage, the person who married Cai Yi was her, was it she who was now the governor's wife?
Unfortunately, there are no ifs.
Who let Liu Changgu be too arrogant when she was young, and did not understand the truth of "do not deceive the young and poor, and eventually there must be a dragon wearing a phoenix".
Now, she could only guard her own acre and three points of land, being an ordinary woman, and the tears were fruitless.
And the wonderful lives of Cai Yi and Liu Xiazhen are still continuing, and everywhere is shining, even if it is short, it has also raced through countless people in the world, after all, some people are still alive, but he is already dead; and some people are dead, but he is still alive.