Zhang Zuolin kicked the soft thing in the quilt and was startled. He lifted the quilt and saw Liu Liu's concubine lying naked on her bed, looking at him with affectionate eyes. Zhang Zuolin is still young and has never seen such a fragrant scene, and he was at a loss. The concubine smiled coquettishly and said, "Your third uncle is not here tonight, the long night is coming, don't you feel lonely?" Zhang Zuolin stood on the spot, his face was red and his ears were red, and he was right. Just as the concubine was about to get up and approach, he finally came to his senses, picked up his clothes and ran out. The concubine's face was pale, and she stared at Zhang Zuolin's departing back with hatred. Since then, Zhang Zuolin has changed his opinion of this concubine who once regarded him as an elder, and the concubine also began to frame Zhang Zuolin everywhere, which eventually led to him being beaten and bruised and displaced. However, it was this encounter that also made Zhang Zuolin the majesty of the Northeast King in the future. How did Zhang Zuolin rise in a desperate situation? How did the concubine frame him? Why did Zhang Zuolin treat his wife and concubine so strictly? All these causes and consequences will be unraveled one by one in the following story.
Zhang Zuolin's origin and growth
Zhang Zuolin was born in 1875 and was originally from Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province. His father, Zhang Chuanwan, was a veterinarian from a poor family. Zhang Zuolin has been learning the trade of veterinarian with his father since he was a child, and he is also well-known in his hometown. However, fate did not favor Zhang Zuolin, his mother died when he was 14 years old, and the helpless Zhang Zuolin could only follow his stepfather Zhang Chuanwan to the south, and finally settled in Yongnian County, Hebei Province.
In Yongnian, Zhang Zuolin continued to work as a veterinarian and soon achieved a small success. At the age of 18, he met a colleague, Yu Liu, and the two of them partnered to open a veterinary clinic. Yu Liu is six years old, and there is a beautiful concubine at home, this concubine favors Zhang Zuolin and always tries her best to approach him.
One day, Yu Liu Liu went out to run errands, and the concubine saw that she couldn't miss the opportunity and sneaked into Zhang Zuolin's bedroom. That night, Zhang Zuolin returned home and prepared to go to bed. As is customary, he first stripped off his clothes and then got into the bed. Who knows, as soon as he stretched out his foot, he kicked a ball of soft stuff and was startled. Zhang Zuolin lifted the quilt and saw that Liu Liu's concubine was lying naked on her bed, with spring in her eyes and a lewd smile on the corner of her mouth.
"Third aunt, why are you in my bed?" asked Zhang Zuolin in astonishment. The little concubine's eyes were like silk, and she said coquettishly: "Your third uncle is not at home tonight, the long night is coming, don't you feel lonely?"
Zhang Zuolin is still young and has never seen such a fragrant scene, and he was suddenly at a loss, his face was red. Just when the concubine was about to touch him, he finally came to his senses, hurriedly picked up his clothes, and ran out as if he were running away. Seeing this, the concubine's face turned pale, and she stared at Zhang Zuolin's departing back hatefully.
Since then, Zhang Zuolin has changed his opinion of this concubine who was once regarded as an elder. And the concubine also began to abuse Zhang Zuolin everywhere and framed him for doing bad things to him. Finally one day, the concubine tore her clothes, slapped herself a few times, and shouted that Zhang Zuolin had insulted her. Yu Liu Liu was suspicious, but he still beat Zhang Zuolin and kicked him out of the house.
In this way, Zhang Zuolin, who was only 18 years old, was penniless, lived on the streets, and began his wandering career. He wandered the streets for several days and was finally rescued by a good Samaritan. This person not only gave Zhang Zuolin some money, but also persuaded him to leave this place of right and wrong and go elsewhere to make a living.
The temptation and framing of Concubine Liu Liu
After being kicked out of his home, Zhang Zuolin wandered for a while, begging to make a living. Just when he thought that his future was over, a kind old man came to the rescue, not only gave him some money, but also persuaded him to leave this place of right and wrong and find another job.
Zhang Zuolin thought so deeply and decided to fly away and start a new chapter in his life. Carrying his bags, he followed the Yellow River all the way west, and finally came to the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi. In this fertile land, Zhang Zuolin returned to his old business and continued to work as a veterinarian.
With his outstanding medical skills and diligent and studious character, Zhang Zuolin soon became famous in the local area. He not only healed the livestock of countless farmers, but also taught many apprentices, winning the love of the people. In this way, Zhang Zuolin settled down in Guanzhong and lived a stable life.
However, the good times were short-lived. Yu Liu Liu's concubine did not let Zhang Zuolin go. Since being rejected by Zhang Zuolin, she has held a grudge and is trying to teach Zhang Zuolin a lesson.
One day, under the pretense of going out, the concubine secretly followed Zhang Zuolin to Guanzhong. She first spread rumors in the local area that Zhang Zuolin was a misbehaving person and that fraud and molestation of women were his daily routine. Then, she hired some ruffians to harass Zhang Zuolin.
At first, Zhang Zuolin didn't pay attention to the rumors and harassment, but as time went on, the situation became more and more serious. Once, a gang of hooligans rushed directly into Zhang Zuolin's clinic and beat him severely. Zhang Zuolin was seriously injured and bedridden.
Just when he thought his life was about to end, a mysterious figure appeared and rescued him. This man claimed to be the "Eighth Horse Circle", the leader of a local horse thief force that robbed the rich and helped the poor. Lao Ba said that he had long taken a fancy to Zhang Zuolin's personality and hoped that he could join his team.
Zhang Zuolin was a little hesitant at first, but seeing that the concubine's conspiracy was getting worse and worse, he finally made up his mind and joined the team of horse thieves in the horse circle, opening a new life path.
In the team of horse thieves, Zhang Zuolin quickly showed extraordinary courage and resourcefulness. He is not only skilled, but also flexible, calm and sophisticated. With these excellent qualities, Zhang Zuolin soon became the confidant of the eighth man in the horse circle and was entrusted with important tasks.
Once, the eighth man of the horse circle led a team to rob the rich and help the poor, but was unexpectedly surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers. Just when the situation was extremely critical, Zhang Zuolin took the opportunity to make a plan and led a small group of brave and warlike horse thieves to launch a roundabout assault from the flank, breaking the encirclement of officers and soldiers and opening up a way for the large army to survive.
This exploit made Zhang Zuolin famous in the team of horse thieves. Since then, he has been regarded as a confidant by the eighth child in the horse circle, whether it is robbing homes and houses, or dealing with officers and soldiers, they are all planned by Zhang Zuolin.
In this way, Zhang Zuolin is crawling in the team of horse thieves, becoming more and more prestigious and powerful. And Yu Liuliu's concubine, because of her own intrigues and tricks, finally made Zhang Zuolin embark on a completely different life path.
Zhang Zuolin was expelled and fell into the grass
After several years of fighting in the team of horse thieves in the horse circle, Zhang Zuolin is already a member of the handle, and there are hundreds of brave and good fighters under him. With his extraordinary resourcefulness and bravery, he has made great achievements for the horse thief team many times, and has won the appreciation and trust of the eighth.
One spring, the eighth man of the horse circle led a large group of people, planning to go to Hebei to rob the rich and help the poor. Zhang Zuolin was naturally also in the team, and was entrusted with the important task of formulating the battle plan.
According to Zhang Zuolin's plan, the team of horse thieves divided into several roads, made a detour, and finally met in a hidden valley. Who knows, when Zhang Zuolin's team arrived at the meeting place, they found that Lao Ba and the other teams had been ambushed by officers and soldiers and fell into a desperate situation.
Zhang Zuolin made a decision immediately and decided to serve the Savior. He led his men bravely to assault the camp of officers and soldiers in the night, and during the scuffle, Lao Ba and other horse thieves took the opportunity to escape. But Zhang Zuolin himself was wounded in the melee and was captured alive by the officers and soldiers.
The eighth child fled and never thought about saving Zhang Zuolin. The officers and soldiers imprisoned Zhang Zuolin heavily and prepared to transfer him to the Beijing division for questioning. On the way to be escorted, Zhang Zuolin took the opportunity to escape, but he was seriously injured and almost dying.
Just when he thought he was going to die in the wilderness, a cavalry of unknown origin appeared and rescued him. It turned out that this was a team of horse thieves wandering around Guanzhong, and the leader claimed to be a "one-armed knife".
The one-armed knife saw that Zhang Zuolin was skilled, so he included him in his command. Since then, Zhang Zuolin has restarted his career in the team of horse thieves with one-armed knives.
With his extraordinary wisdom and courage and past experience, Zhang Zuolin soon became the confidant of the one-armed knife and was entrusted with important tasks. Not only did he personally lead the team to raid homes and houses, but he was also responsible for drawing up battle plans and training recruits.
One autumn, the one-armed knife led a large group of men and horses, planning to go to Shanxi to rob the rich and help the poor. Zhang Zuolin was naturally also in the team, and was entrusted with the important task of formulating the battle plan.
According to Zhang Zuolin's plan, the team of horse thieves divided into several roads, made a detour, and finally met in a hidden valley. However, when Zhang Zuolin's team arrived at the meeting place, they found that the one-armed knife and the other team had been ambushed by officers and soldiers and fell into a desperate situation.
In the face of the crisis, Zhang Zuolin made a decisive decision and decided to serve the savior. He led his men bravely to assault the battalion of officers and soldiers in the night, and during the melee, the one-armed knife and other horse thieves took the opportunity to escape.
However, this time Zhang Zuolin was not captured, but fled with his horse thieves. In the process of fleeing, Zhang Zuolin found that there were more and more horse thieves under his command, they were all some poor men who were homeless and homeless, and they were impressed by Zhang Zuolin's wisdom and courage and took the initiative to join his team.
In this way, Zhang Zuolin relied on his wisdom and prestige to gradually gather a strong team of horse thieves. They not only robbed the rich and helped the poor in the Guanzhong area, but also gradually expanded to Shanxi, Henan and other places, and their prestige became more and more prosperous.
Finally, one day, Zhang Zuolin made up his mind to start a new business in the northeast and establish his own base. So, he led a large group of men and horses, along the Yellow River all the way to the east, and finally came to Rehe Province.
In Rehe, Zhang Zuolin began his great cause of establishing his own warlord power. He first recruited troops locally, then gradually expanded his territory, and eventually took control of the entire province of Rehe. Since then, Zhang Zuolin has become the notorious "King of the Northeast".
Zhang Zuolin's special rules for wives and concubines
After establishing his own warlord power in the northeast, Zhang Zuolin began to rectify internal affairs and formulated a series of special rules for his wives and concubines.
Zhang Zuolin has a total of six wives and concubines, of which the main room is Zhang's family, and the rest are side rooms. In order to avoid internal strife and strife, Zhang Zuolin made strict regulations on the lives of his wives and concubines.
The first is the work and rest time, I have to get up at 5 o'clock in the morning and start working at 6 o'clock every day. The work of wives and concubines was mainly domestic work such as spinning, weaving, and sewing. After lunch around 11 p.m., you can take a nap. The work began at 2 p.m. and continued until 9 p.m. It's bedtime after 9 o'clock.
Secondly, Zhang Zuolin also made strict regulations on the diet of his wives and concubines. The food is the same every day, rice, vegetables, pickles, and occasionally some meat, but it is absolutely not allowed to eat anything that smells too fishy. In addition, the clothing of wives and concubines was also clearly stipulated, and only plain cotton clothes were allowed, and no precious clothes such as silk were allowed.
Again, Zhang Zuolin also regulated the behavior of his wives and concubines. When they are at home, they must behave and refrain from making loud noises. If an outsider visits, she must abide by the rule that women should not stay out of the house, and never see outsiders. Even at home, you are not allowed to move around freely and must stay in your own place.
In order to ensure that these rules are implemented, Zhang Zuolin also sent people to monitor the every move of his wives and concubines. If someone violates the rules, they will be punished immediately.
One winter night, Zhang Zuolin suddenly heard a commotion in the side yard, so he sent someone to check. It turned out to be a side room that had snuck out in the middle of the night and was discovered by the guards on night duty.
Early the next morning, Zhang Zuolin called the side room to him and reprimanded her fiercely. He said that he made these rules in order to avoid right and wrong in the family and maintain family harmony. If you can't keep even these basic rules, then what discipline is there?
So, Zhang Zuolin ordered on the spot to dismiss the side room, and she was no longer allowed to live in the main courtyard, but only in the side room. At the same time, her meals will be halved, and she will only be able to eat some leftovers.
This severe punishment made Zhang Zuolin's other wives and concubines all fearful. Since then, they have been more cautious, for fear that they will break the rules and be punished if they are not careful.
Some people say that the reason why Zhang Zuolin is so strict is because he was framed by Concubine Yu Liu Liu when he was young, and he had an instinctive wariness of his wives and concubines. But some people believe that this is just a way for Zhang Zuolin to maintain family harmony and avoid infighting.
In any case, these rules are indeed well enforced in Zhang Zuolin's home. Until Zhang Zuolin's death, his wives and concubines lived a life of near-imprisonment.