Zhang Shoufang, as the eldest lady of Zhangfu and the eldest daughter of Zhang Zuolin, although she has a spicy and bold personality and is fast-talking, she loves her younger brother Zhang Xueliang very much.
One day in 1912, Zhang Xueliang was in trouble, and Zhang Zuolin was whipped with a horsewhip in his hand.
Whether it was the servants or the aunts and wives around, no one dared to step forward to dissuade them when they saw that they were handsome.
After Zhang Shoufang learned the news, he immediately rushed out of the house, picked up the bricks, pointed at Zhang Zuolin's nose and scolded:
"Zhang Yuting, if you dare to touch my brother, I will smash your head! You dare to bully our motherless children. ”
Da Shuai was so blocked by his daughter's words that he couldn't speak for a while, threw the whip on the ground, and then left with a snort.
But she is such a woman who is "not afraid of heaven and earth", but the situation in her later years is regrettable.
She, like the other sisters of the Zhang family, eventually fell victim to a political marriage.
When she learned that the young marshal who was imprisoned in Taiwan had a request for her, Zhang Shoufang did not hesitate to sell the only remaining family property to buy books for her younger brother.
So what really happened then? How did Zhang Shoufang's life go up and down?
When he was young, he followed his mother to protect his brothers, and he couldn't bear to return to the Shuai Mansion
We all know Zhang Xueliang's "playboy" merry and happy, which follows his father Zhang Zuolin's temperament. After all, in and out of the Marshal's Mansion, there are five "ladies".
But these wives and concubines were all married by Zhang Zuolin after his career, and his original partner Zhao Chungui followed him in his early years, but he also failed to enjoy happiness in the end.
Zhao Chungui and Zhang Zuolin have three children, and compared with Dashuai's other children, their "appearance rate" in front of the public is quite high:
The eldest daughter Zhang Shoufang, the eldest son Zhang Xueliang and the youngest son Zhang Xueming.
Speaking of Zhang Zuolin's growth in the early years, it must be inseparable from Zhao Chungui's father Zhao Zhanyuan. Gradually, Zhao Chungui gradually fell in love with the captain of the militia insurance who often came and went to his house.
The two soon got married, and three years later gave birth to a daughter, named Shoufang.
At this time, Zhang Zuolin has not yet been recruited, and he is at most a bandit leader.
In the winter of 1901, the bandit Jin Shoushan led a large group of men and horses to attack Zhaojiamiao, and Zhang Zuolin hurriedly fled with his wife.
In the process of escaping, Zhang Xueliang was born in a carriage.
It was also from this time that Zhang Zuolin began to embark on his career path.
In a short period of ten years, he relied on the code of conduct of "whoever gives me benefits, I will help whomever I want", coupled with his grand courage and courage, and leapt to the supreme commander of Fengtian in one fell swoop.
However, during the career of the marshal, he rarely went home to visit his wife and children, but married three wives and four concubines outside, and the marshal's mansion can be described as "prosperous incense".
At this time, Zhao Chungui was terminally ill, and when she was dying, there were only Zhang Shoufang, Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Xueming, who was only 5 years old, by her pillow.
Perhaps because her father was not by her side since she was a child, Zhang Shoufang, as the eldest sister, took special care of her two younger brothers.
If someone bullies them, Zhang Shoufang will be the first to come forward.
Verbal kung fu and fist and foot kung fu, coupled with her violent temper of "six relatives don't recognize", made it difficult for anyone to parry.
I don't know if he inherited his father's character, or if this kind of growth environment shaped her.
After Zhao Chungui died, the three sisters and brothers were taken to Fengtian by Zhang Zuolin. As soon as the three of them arrived, Zhang Shoufang gave his aunts and wives a dismount.
When everyone saw this, they all knew that this "aunt" was a hard stubble, and no one dared to provoke her.
Although Zhang Shoufang has a violent temper, Zhang Zuolin dotes on her very much, and tries to satisfy her as much as possible.
Maybe it's also out of guilt for the children and for the wife.
So the eldest lady was quite happy in her youth, or when Zhang Zuolin was alive.
Because soon, she, like other sisters, will become a victim of Zhang Zuolin's "upward climbing".
The victims of political marriage, the fate of the Zhang sisters is sad
It was a time of change between the old and the new, and the new and the old were mixed and clashed.
Zhang Xueliang married his first wife Yu Fengzhi, which was actually an arranged marriage arranged by Zhang Zuolin.
But at this time, Xiao Liuzi had received advanced ideological education, and he had a group of foreign friends around him.
Whether it was out of his yearning for the so-called "freedom" or simply "flowery", he did not agree to the marriage arranged by his father.
But in the end, the result of the rebellion was that there was no result, and he had to do what the commander asked.
It can be said that Yu Fengzhi married a man who didn't love herself, but she still worked hard and provided great support for Zhang Xueliang's growth in the early days.
Maybe it's out of the struggle against the big handsome, or maybe it's simply "the moon before the flowers". So even after the young marshal got married, he was still out "worth a thousand gold".
even said that later, Zhang Xueliang chose to divorce Yu Fengzhi and then marry Zhao Yidi.
In his later years, Zhang Xueliang went to visit Yu Fengzhi's tombstone and said that:
"You are the only one who is responsible for this life."
Compared with Fengzhi's legendary and poignant life, Zhang Shoufang is like this, and so are the Zhang sisters.
The old handsome Rongma has a life, a "romantic" life, a total of eight sons and six daughters, but their final circumstances are very different.
In the Zhang family rules, there is such a provision:
Children's marriages must not be in charge, and must be arranged by Zhang Zuolin alone.
At that time, in order to stabilize his power, the marshal adopted the so-called "political marriage", and Zhang Shoufang naturally married Bao Yinglin, the son of Bao Guiqing, the overseer of Heilongjiang.
But Bao Yinglin is a playboy, even after getting married, he still mingles in major dance halls and clubs.
How could Miss Zhang indulge him, staring fiercely at Bao Yinglin, who was drunk after returning home, and scolding her head and face.
Bao Yinglin didn't dare to provoke this aunt because of his father-in-law Zhang Zuolin's face, so he could only follow her temper. For Zhang Shoufang's reprimand, he could only swallow it in a reluctant voice.
But in fact, he was unconvinced from the bottom of his heart by the wife in front of him who was arrogant to him everywhere.
When Zhang Zuolin was still in power, Zhang Shoufang's married life was not happy, but at least he would not be bullied.
Until the outbreak of the Huanggutun Incident in 1928, Zhang Zuolin was killed by the bombing, and the Feng Department suddenly fell into turmoil.
Since the death of Dashuai, Bao Yinglin, who had always been submissive, has also become unscrupulous, and every time he goes home from drinking, he will punch and kick Zhang Shoufang.
Once, Zhang Shoufang, whose face was blue, ran back to the marshal's mansion crying.
Zhang Xueliang looked at his sister who was covered with scars, he was distressed and angry, and immediately led his troops to Bao's house and forced Bao Yinglin to kneel down and admit his mistake. Since then, Bao Yinglin has been much more honest.
However, later, it was rumored that Zhang Xueliang would most likely find it difficult to take over the post of security commander of the three eastern provinces in the future, and I am afraid that he would lose his original official position because of this.
When Bao Yinglin heard the news, he immediately wrote a letter of resignation and divorced. Zhang Shoufang disagreed.
But in the end, he still married another newcomer, leaving Zhang Shoufang's mother and son alone.
In desperation, they could only seek Zhang Xueliang's help and refuge.
After the outbreak of the 918 Incident, they lived a life of exile with Zhang Xueliang, from Fengtian to Tianjin to Shaanxi, Zhang Xueliang did his best to take care of his sister.
But the good times didn't last long. After the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang insisted on sending Jiang back to Nanjing but was tragically imprisoned.
As we all know, the young marshal was carefully taken care of by Yu Fengzhi and Zhao Yidi during his captivity, but in fact, there is another person behind him who always cares about him, and this person is Zhang Shoufang.
After learning the news of his brother's imprisonment, Zhang Shoufang couldn't sleep at night but couldn't do anything.
However, due to Zhang Shoufang's pampering since childhood, he failed to accumulate a skill for himself.
Fortunately, Zhang Zuolin prepared a large amount of dowry for her when her daughter got married.
So after losing Zhang Xueliang's protection, Zhang Shoufang could only survive by selling his property and jewelry.
Although she had no financial resources, she would still try her best to ask someone to send some objects and envelopes to the young marshal in Nanjing.
With Lao Jiang's repeated transfer of the place of imprisonment, the sister and brother gradually cut off contact, and they did not get in touch until after the founding of New China.
In fact, as a victim of a political marriage, Zhang Shoufang was not the only victim, and even several of her younger sisters were pushed into the fire pit one by one, following in her footsteps.
Among the six sisters of the Zhang family, Zhang Huaiying, the daughter of the second lady Lu Shouxuan, is the most beautiful, and her personality is also extremely gentle.
Mrs. Lu was born in a scholarly family, and after marrying into the Shuai Mansion, she did not compete for favor or special, but handled the affairs of the Zhang family in an orderly manner.
It stands to reason that even if the Zhang Mansion is not as "intrigued" as the harem, it is indispensable for the wives to be "jealous".
But in the film and television drama "Young Marshal", the four-room wife of the Zhang family seems to get along very well on the surface, which is inseparable from Mrs. Lu's coordination.
Even Zhang Zuolin said:
"I may not love her, but I trust her the most."
Even so, she failed to change the final tragic fate of her daughter Zhang Huaiying.
In 1921, Zhang Zuolin was appointed as the envoy of Mongolia and Xinjiang, overseeing Manchurian and Mongolian affairs.
In order to stabilize the order of the territory, the marshal immediately decided to marry his daughter to Baobu, the son of Prince Darhan. Unexpectedly, this person suffers from congenital mental illness and cannot even take care of himself in a normal life.
Zhang Huaiying protested, despaired, and even committed suicide by hanging himself, but in the end he was unsuccessful. In desperation, she could only comply.
After getting married, Zhang Huaiying not only had to take care of her husband's food, clothing, and daily life, but also had to endure his moody mood.
Sometimes, when he was out of control, he would even fight and commit domestic violence against Zhang Huaiying. Zhang Huaiying couldn't bear it anymore and attempted suicide twice.
It was not until 1928 that Zhang Huaiying went through the divorce procedures with the help of her brother Zhang Xueliang and was able to get rid of the nightmare.
But in his later years, Zhang Huaiying had no children and no daughters, suffered from illness, and finally died in pain.
Similarly, her sister Zhang Huaiqing's married life is not satisfactory.
Zhang Zuolin married Zhang Huaiqing to Zhang Xun's son Zhang Mengchao, who suffered from neurosis, commonly known as mental disorder.
There is no doubt that Zhang Huaiqing's marriage has also become a stepping stone on the road of his father's official eunuch.
Among Zhang Zuolin's six daughters, only the third daughter Zhang Huaitong and the sixth daughter Zhang Huaimin were lucky.
Zhao Tianci, the person married by the former, had a harmonious relationship after marriage, and their lives were quite happy.
The latter was born in 1924, and because Dashuai was killed by a bombing four years later, Zhang Huaimin, who was only 4 years old, escaped the fate of an arranged marriage.
In his later years, during his difficult life, he sold hairpins to buy books for his younger brother
Looking back, after Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned, Zhang Shoufang's life became more and more difficult, even to the point of sleeping on the streets.
But fortunately, Premier Zhou learned about this matter, so he ordered someone to arrange a residence for her and provide some subsidies.
In 1953, Zhang Shoufang had moved from Tianjin to live in Beijing.
But her dowry jewelry has been sold to the bottom of what is left, and she can only barely survive on government assistance.
Suddenly, one day, Zhang Shoufang received a letter from Baodao.
When I looked closely, it was her younger brother Zhang Xueliang who was thinking about it day and night.
It turned out that Zhang Xueliang had been transferred to Hsinchu by Chiang Kai-shek at this time, and his personal freedom was still restricted.
She immediately opened the envelope and read it in black and white.
In the letter, Zhang Xueliang mentioned the difficult situation of his house arrest for more than ten years, and inquired about the relevant situation at home.
"Eldest sister, I haven't seen you for many years, are you okay? I can't help you with that. I'm not doing well right now, and I hope my sister takes care of her body......"
At the end of this letter, Zhang Xueliang wrote:
"Eldest sister, can you buy me a set of "History of the Ming Dynasty"? I asked them, but they wouldn't buy it for me. If you can, try to pick a larger handwriting, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to read clearly. ”
Reading this, Zhang Shoufang's heart ached, and the tears that couldn't be stopped had already flowed out. I can't imagine that her younger brother is only 52 years old, but he is already blind.
At that time, a set of "History of the Ming Dynasty" was expensive, let alone a large-character version.
At this time, Zhang Shoufang is no longer the eldest lady who spent a lot of money before, but thinking that her younger brother who has been cared for since childhood is living such a life, she has to buy it anyway.
But at this time, there is nothing to sell at home, and it is not enough to rely on the handouts alone, so how can this be good?
So, she took out the only remaining golden hairpin that she had treasured for a long time, sold it decisively, and bought a set of "History of the Ming Dynasty" for her younger brother, and sent it to him with a reply.
Zhang Xueliang was very happy after receiving the gift, but misfortune struck him immediately.
In 1954, Zhang Shoufang died of illness at the age of 56.
Zhang Xueliang, who was far away in Taiwan, did not learn the news of his sister's death until a few months later, and he hugged the "History of the Ming Dynasty" tightly and cried bitterly.
epilogue
Zhang Shoufang is not as generous as Feng Zhi, nor is she as intellectual as Zhao Yidi, but she is still a unique and charming woman.
As the eldest sister of the Zhang family, even if she was unwilling in her heart, she still obeyed her father's orders, married someone she didn't love, and finally became a victim of a political marriage.
But her deep love for Zhang Xueliang's sister and brother has never changed.
Just like that stormy night, she stayed in front of Zhao Chungui's bed, listening to her mother's muttering instructions before she died:
"Take care of your brother."
In this regard, Zhang Shoufang used her bravery, strength and selfless dedication to abide by her life until the last moment of her life.
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[Editor|Chang Gung]