Kaohsiung Airport, Taiwan Province, China, 1968.
Lin Bichun, an eighteen-year-old Taiwanese girl, excitedly waved goodbye to relatives and friends, and then quickly boarded a plane.
A few days later, in the Central African Republic, 10,722 kilometers away, the 47-year-old ruler of Central Africa, Bokassa, married the young and beautiful oriental girl with a grand wedding.
However, in less than three years, Lin Bichun, who was already the "first lady" of Central Africa, fled back to Taiwan in embarrassment.
What happened so that Lin Bichun, who was twenty years old, was willing to give up the honor of the first lady, and two infant mixed-race "princesses" who were bent on breaking with their husbands?
What happened to the husband of the African "emperor" who "loves eating human flesh" in Lin Bichun's legend? What is the end of Lin Bichun after returning to Taiwan? Today we're going to tell their stories.
History of the Demon King Bokassa's reign
Bokassa's homeland is Central Africa, a landlocked African country known as the "heart of Africa".
Central Africa has a superior geographical location and abundant resources, and has long been engaged in human civilization activities.
Perhaps, in time, Central Africa will also develop into a mature modern civilized country.
Unfortunately, fate never seemed to have taken its mercy on this landlocked country deep in Africa.
With the advent of the Age of Discovery, countless European bandits landed on the African continent one after another, and then violently plundered tens of thousands of indigenous Africans and forced them to go to the Americas to become slaves.
Rampant slave smuggling took away a large number of valuable Central African populations, and in 1891, Central Africa was directly reduced to a French colony.
When Bokassa was born in 1921, Central Africa had three decades of colonial history.
Although Bokassa was the son of a tribal chief, his father died early due to an accident, and it is said that his father's death was inseparable from the French colonists at that time.
If Bokassa's father, Izumita, had known, his son would not only be in the arms of his enemies, but would always consider himself French, and he would not know how to feel.
After the death of his parents, Bokassa grew up under his grandfather's upbringing.
In 1939, at the age of eighteen, Bokassa joined the French infantry battalion and became a low-ranking soldier of the French army.
It is deeply surprising that Bokassa, who was still resisting the army before joining the army, soon grew into a well-known "pacesetter" in the army.
As if opening up the two veins of Rendu, the road of Bokasa soldiers was smooth and unblocked, and his rank climbed all the way.
In 1944, at the age of 23, Bokassa accompanied the French army to the East and participated in the infamous Indochina War.
In this unjust war, the French soldiers suffered heavy casualties and suffered many losses. And the cunning Bokasa relied on good luck, not only unscathed, but also quite a record.
After the war, Bokassa was appreciated by his superiors, and not only was he further promoted, but he also attracted the attention of the French authorities.
In 1960, Bokassa's hometown did not declare independence, coincidentally the newly baked ruler was still Bokassa's own relative, Bokassa's cousin Dako, who grew up playing with.
The military field of the Central African Republic, which was fresh at the time, was blank. Charles de Gaulle, the then ruler of France, planned to send a suitable person to Central Africa, take charge of the military power of one country in Central Africa, and act as France's agent in Central Africa.
Bokassa, who was Chinese New Year's Eve nine years old, had military experience and was loyal to France, was naturally the best choice.
The funny thing is that as a "spiritual Frenchman", Bokassa, who has vowed lifelong allegiance to France, was unwilling to do so when he learned that he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility.
"As a committed French citizen, I regret that I will be leaving the land I love. But I am a soldier, and obedience is my mission, and I will go to Central Africa to carry out the tasks entrusted to me by His Excellency. ”
Reassured by Charles de Gaulle, Bokassa reluctantly went to Central Africa to take office.
After returning to Central Africa, Bokassa single-handedly formed the Central African Army, and in 1963 he was appointed by his cousin Dako as the first chief of staff of Central Africa.
As Bokassa gradually controlled the Central African army, his power also increased, and Bokassa's own cousin, Dako, could not sit still after all.
He had the idea of quietly cleaning up Bokassa.
Sensing the danger, Bokassa first struck hard, threw his cousin in power into prison, and then appointed himself the supreme leader of Central Africa.
It was 1965, and the suffering land of Central Africa was beginning to usher in a tyrannical ruler.
After coming to power, Bokassa exposed his cruel and greedy side to the world. Central Africa is known as one of the world's least developed countries, and during his reign Bokassa has long relied on privilege to enrich his pockets, with more than a billion dollars in deposits in his personal bank accounts alone.
Bokassa once served as chairman of as many as eight local companies. He also built huge castles in the country and bought a large number of mansions, cars, etc. in countries around the world, all for his own enjoyment.
Of course, after Bokasa came to power, in addition to the tyranny and absurdity of internal rule, he also took an unusual path externally.
In the fifties and sixties, the African land blew a "Chinese wind", and many African countries established diplomatic relations with the mainland.
Bokasa went the other way, tearing up the previous agreement with the mainland and "establishing diplomatic relations" with Taiwan Province instead.
In 1968, at the invitation of the Taiwan side, the freshly baked Central African ruler Bokassa gladly went to Taiwan for a "goodwill visit."
On the Taiwan side, naturally Bokassa, who did not dare to snub the "discerning people", they arranged the place where Bokasa stayed in the most luxurious hotel in Kaohsiung at that time - Kaohsiung Yuanshan Hotel.
It was in this place that Bokasa, then a 47-year-old Central African demon king, met Lin Bichun, an 18-year-old Taiwanese girl.
Tyrant favored concubine
Lin Bichun, born in 1950, was young and beautiful, and she was still a naïve girl who did not know the world.
At that time, Lin Bichun's parents ran a small restaurant in Kaohsiung to support their four children.
Influenced by traditional thinking, the Lin family's parents still love the boys in the family more, and Lin Bichun's sequence of children is somewhat ignored by his parents.
The girl also secretly vowed to seek opportunities to prove her worth to her parents in the future.
Lin Bichun's sisters and brothers are getting older, but the Lin family's hotel business is declining.
Lin Bichun's grades were not very good, and her family was no longer able to provide for her, so the girl started working after graduating from middle school.
With her youth and beauty, plus a good English foundation, the girl successfully applied for the position of waiter at the Kaohsiung Yuanshan Hotel.
When Bokasa stayed at the Maruyama Hotel, Lin Bichun, who was outstanding in all aspects, was "lucky" to get the opportunity to serve Bokassa.
Lin Bichun knows that he has a great responsibility, and he works with dedication.
The simple girl did not expect that the famous Bokasa had already "fallen in love at first sight" with her.
At the age of forty-seven, Bokassa had always been lustful and enthusiastic about collecting beautiful women around the world.
Bokassa's harem was huge, and in his country's Central Africa, there were eight wives and concubines who received fame alone, and countless other lovers who were not recorded.
Lin Bichun has the unique charm of oriental women, and her personality is also very soft and gentle.
Although not a peerless beauty in appearance, the young oriental girl still aroused the interest of African tyrants.
A master of the love scene who has been lingering in the flowers for many years, it naturally does not take much effort to win down a girl who is not deeply involved in the world. What's more, this love scene master is still a real high authority.
Under the continuous bombardment of Bokassa's sweet words and sugar-coated shells, Lin Bichun finally fell.
Soon after, Bokasa returned to China and published a public announcement in Taiwan, warmly inviting Lin Bichun to go to China and Africa for a "visit", and the momentum of the battle caused a sensation.
In ancient China, there were "beacon play princes" who smiled at the Pomeranians, and Bokassa did not hesitate to let go.
It is self-evident what it means for a young woman without any position or official title to be privately invited by a country's ruler.
After all, Lin Bichun is just an ignorant girl who is dissatisfied with Double Ten and loves Ronghua, and she was confused by Bokassa's operation.
For the sake of their own interests, the Taiwan authorities also vigorously lobbied Lin Bichun and agreed to Bokassa's invitation.
In 1968, eighteen-year-old Lin Bichun flew to the distant African continent under the escort of relatives and friends.
Salutes, red carpets, luxury cars... The oriental girl who had just got off the plane was stunned by Bokassa's big hand amid the crowded cheers.
After a comfortable "visit" for a few days, Bokassa proposed to Lin Bichun at the right time.
Lin Bichun, who had already been stunned by the monstrous wealth, naturally accepted it smoothly.
Bokasa adheres to the principle of luxury and makes the wedding very grand, and the wedding is full of dignitaries and lively.
After marriage, Lin Bichun was given a large independent villa as a personal residence.
At that time, it was the newlywed Yan'er, and the old husband and young wife got along very sweetly at the beginning.
Lin Bichun is good at coquettishness, and always complains that Bokasa is busy socializing, leaving her alone in the empty room. In order to make his little wife happy, Bokasa came to Lin Bichun's dormitory from time to time to visit.
Lin Bichun wanted jewelry and dresses, and Bokasa recruited people to buy a full pile, spread it in front of the "concubine", and let them choose.
Lin Bichun missed his hometown and relatives, and with a wave of his hand, Bokasa invited Lin Bichun's parents and sisters in Taiwan, settled them with good food and drink, and asked them to accompany the "concubine".
The "uncle" wanted to do some business, and Bokasa changed hands and sent a high-end hotel to his uncle. Under the protection of Bokassa, the Lin family's Sino-African catering business has naturally developed prosperously.
Immersed in the luxurious life and the praise and gratitude of her family, Lin Bichun's mood was naturally very comfortable, and in the following years, she gave birth to two daughters for Bokasa in succession.
The concubine fled
But over time, the hormones of "love" will eventually fade, and Lin Bichun has signs of falling out of favor.
Bokasa is not a long-term lover after all, and his side soon ushered in new people, one after another, replacing Lin Bichun's position.
Of course, Lin Bichun is mentally prepared, and then simple, she knows in her heart that a real power figure like Bokasa is the most beautiful and moving woman around her.
It's just that I didn't expect that as a "favorite concubine" would enter the "cold palace" so quickly, I naturally felt aggrieved and sad.
Lin Bichun, who was unwilling, was still looking forward to Bokassa's change of heart at first, but he didn't expect that Bokasa liked the new and disliked the old, and was very cold to her.
Lin Bichun played tantrums, unlike before, Bokasa not only did not appease the "concubine", but also simply took back the Chinese costume jewelry that was given to her before.
In addition, with the deepening of time, Lin Bichun also learned more and more about the true face of the pillow person.
For example, Bokasa built a zoo to feed the beasts while detaining prisoners who rebelled against him, using the beasts to punish prisoners with cruelty, and even taking living people as food for the beasts!
For example, some chefs muttered in private that Bokassa used to use human flesh chips as a late-night snack, and even used human flesh to entertain foreign guests!
And in order to accumulate wealth, Bokassa held the highest power in the country, but openly opened a business, forcibly sold uniforms to students, and later killed several children with his own hands because the students resisted!
The more Lin Bichun knew about what Bokasa did, the more he feared Bokassa. Over time, Lin Bichun's relatives also heard a lot of Bokassa's "deeds", and in fear, they fled Central Africa under various pretexts.
But Lin Bichun, as one of Bokassa's "ladies", did not have the freedom to leave Central Africa, and his heart was very anxious.
In 1971, Lin Bichun finally looked forward to an opportunity to escape Africa.
On this day, the staff of the Taiwan authorities "visited" Central Africa, and Lin Bichun took the opportunity to get in touch with people in his hometown when he was reminiscing, and then told them the truth and pleaded for help to escape.
In view of Bokassa's "reputation" after taking office, the Taiwan side is also very clear that Bokassa's position will not sit for long, and this "peace affinity" may become a laughing stock in the future.
Under many plans, they lied to Bokasa that Lin Bichun's mother was now critically ill and needed her daughter to return to Taiwan to visit.
Fortunately, under the lobbying of the Taiwan side, Bokasa did not hesitate too much and generously sent Lin Bichun on the plane, of course, the two daughters born to Lin Bichun could not accompany him.
Despite being reluctant to give up the two flesh and bones, for the sake of her family's life, Lin Bichun gritted her teeth and boarded the plane back to her hometown, and after twenty-five years, that is, until Bokassa's death, she never saw him again.
Tyrants are strangers
After Lin Bichun left, Bokasa did not show much nostalgia, after all, there are many beauties in his harem, what if there is one less?
Later, Bokassa continued to walk the path of tyrannical rule, and his methods became more and more vicious.
In 1976, Bokassa decided that the time was ripe and officially ascended the throne as emperor. This "loyal defender of France" did not forget to pay tribute to France on such an important occasion as his coronation, and his enthronement ceremony fully reproduced the coronation ceremony of Napoleon, the French emperor, which was extremely luxurious.
The coronation crown set used at the ceremony alone was set with more than 10,000 diamonds weighing a total of 2,000 carats.
The transportation used for the ceremony included 22 aircraft, 200 luxury motorcycles and 2,000 Mercedes-Benz high-power cars.
Other supplies include 24,000 bottles of French champagne, 25,000 bouquets of Dutch flowers, more than 2,000 meters of red Normandy tapestry...
Some have estimated that the lavish ceremony would cost as much as $30 million, equivalent to most of the annual income of all of Central Africa.
Such extravagance naturally aroused popular indignation, and Bokassa's rule was shaky.
In September 1979, when Bokassa's rule was overthrown, the angry Central African people vowed to die to apologize for his crimes.
It is a pity that this former tyrant, after learning that the general trend has passed, has long quietly slipped away and gone into exile in another country.
Of course, his life was not good, because of his notoriety, even his old club France did not want to have some contact with him, and in the end, only the Ivorian authorities reluctantly took him in.
In 1986, the Bokasa thief did not die, secretly returned to Central Africa, vainly hoping to restore the "glory of the empire", but did not expect to throw himself into the net, and was put on trial by the angry Central African people.
More than 200 people testified in court, revealing the bloody crimes he committed during his more than a decade of rule.
In 1987, Bokassa was sentenced to death. Later, he was spared death by pardon and was sentenced to hard labor for life.
A few years later, Bokassa was released and returned to France, where he died quietly late at night of a heart attack in 1996.
Strangely, it is said that this former Central African tyrant, in the last few years of his life, was worried about Lin Bichun and fantasized about the opportunity to reunite with his oriental "concubine".
Of course, Lin Bichun was not for a long time, the little girl who did not know the world back then, she simply refused the plea of the "husband".
It is rumored that since returning to Taiwan Province that year, the frightened Lin Bichun began to live in seclusion and remain anonymous, and some people even said that in order to escape the dust, she escaped into the empty door and became a nun.
Afterthought
Time passes, and all prosperity and disgrace return to dust.
The simple Lin Bichun originally wanted to rely on his youthful beauty to firmly grasp the wealth and glory and achieve a class leap. But I don't want the gift of fate to be quietly marked with a price tag long ago.
Fortunately, this alert oriental girl got out of the demon cave early and sobered, otherwise she would most likely end up in prison.
It is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. For most ordinary girls, it is not reliable to achieve life ideals through marriage, diligence, hard work, hard work... It is the most reliable help to achieve an ideal life!