A female star is constantly harassed by the powerful because of the national color and exquisite art. She rejected several great presidents who coveted her beauty, avoided one big warlord after another, but suffered from the heavy gold temptation of the Japanese invaders, she despised and hid away, resolutely did not perform for the Japanese, and with lofty integrity, she achieved a legendary story that was popular among the people.
Contemporary playwright Guo Qihong said of her: "This person's experience is very peculiar, she has several big presidents to pursue in that environment, and she can still adhere to her own beliefs, which is very rare and also maintains the reputation of opera actors." ”
She is Liu Xikui.
Ren'er's east, west, south, and north winds blew, and I stood still
In 1894, a child was born in Heilong Village, Zhaizi Town, Nanpi County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, and his father named the child Liu Zhihao. Although the name is very masculine, this child is an authentic little girl.
At the age of eight, Liu Zhihao entered the drama team run by Li Hai, a native of Tianjin, where he studied the old man in Beijing opera, sword and horse dan, specializing in yang qi kung fu.
Liu Zhihao's name was changed to Liu Xikui, and two years later, Liu Xikui worshiped under the hebei actor Song Yongzhen, and after gaining the true legend, he began his singing career as a martial artist.
This little girl's appearance is overwhelming, and her acting performance is also progressing rapidly, and she soon became a Kunjiao celebrity of the Beijing-Tianjin-Shanghai generation.
Liu Xikui became famous and was liked by fans, which was natural, but harassment also followed. The harassers are not only rich people, officials, but also presidential rioters.
Tell me how popular Liu Xikui was at the time.
If it is placed on ordinary people, once it is looked at by the president, it is not too good to do. If you don't immediately agree with each other, you have to make a mistake with the snake from time to time, hook up with this line, and run a soaring future.
But Liu Xikui is an awe-inspiring and inviolable Lord.
In 1915, Yuan Shikai, who became the president, was proud of the spring breeze, and while secretly brewing to become emperor, he also moved the mind of Jinwu Zangjiao, and Liu Xikui became his prey.
Yuan Shikai first arranged for Liu Xikui to live in the Liushuiyin Garden of his second son Yuan Kewen's residence in the name of listening to the play.
Soon, Yuan Shikai's bodyguard went directly into the dressing room and humbly said to Liu Xikui: "The great president has please." ”
Liu Xikui slowly brushed his eyebrows, and responded faintly in his mouth: "No one told you that I never treat guests?" ”
Although the guard officer still lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eye, his mouth intensified his tone: "The president said that he had something to discuss with the young lady, and it was not a hospitality, so the young lady still went!" ”
There was no way to prevaricate, so Liu Xikui had to follow the visitors into Yuan Shikai's presidential palace.
At this time, Yuan Shikai was playing cards with several staff members, and Liu Xikui stood at the door, his voice was not hurried, and he asked Yuan Shikai softly and with a little coldness: "I am here, is there anything wrong with the president?" ”
This sentence seems to be plain, but it will be Yuan Shikai's army: Is there anything wrong? If you have something, you say something. In front of the staff, the big president also has to point his face, and you are not embarrassed to say rogue words.
Yuan Shikai replied in embarrassment in full view of everyone: "It's all right." ”
After saying that, Tie Qing's face was thrown out of a "chicken".
Liu Xikui ignored all this, resigned, turned around and left the presidential palace.
Although this pass is considered to be over, Yuan Shikai's staff also guessed the master's thoughts, so they gave Yuan Shikai an idea: "There is no need to take a roundabout route, directly give money, inform Liu Xikui, the president wants you to get it." ”
Yuan Shikai listened and immediately asked people to send Liu Xikui three thousand taels of gold, and found two heavyweight matchmakers Li Yuanhong and Xu Shichang to Liu Xikui's residence to talk to the media, telling Liu Xikui that I want to accept you as a tenth aunt.
But "the falling flowers are intentional, and the flowing water is merciless." ”
Two political leaders in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty could have a momentary prestige in state affairs, but they insisted on not moving the heart of a weak woman who was not willing to degenerate.
Fortunately, Yuan Shikai's fate was in turmoil, internal and external difficulties were entangled, and there was not much time to entangle with Liu Xikui, so a martial arts drama of overlord hard bow was over before it began.
Later, Liu Xikui used his wisdom and will to adhere to the moral bottom line to repel the harassment of yuan's princes.
The hearts of dignitaries and dignitaries do not die, and the generation of famous people is stronger and stronger
Zhang Xun, the "braided" marshal of the Beiyang warlords, entered the city of Beijing in 1917. After vigorously engaging in the farce of feudal restoration for a while, he also turned his attention to Liu Xikui.
This old sex ghost who was born in the ranks is much more direct than Yuan Shikai in obtaining beauty.
One day, Liu Xikui was putting on makeup in the background, and two soldiers with pigtails hanging from the back of their heads pushed the door in: "Boss Liu, we have a big handsome Zhang please." ”
Liu Xikui wanted to refuse, but the two braided soldiers couldn't help but say something, came up and dragged Liu Xikui directly from the theater to Zhang Xun's shuai mansion.
When he arrived at the Shuai Mansion, Zhang Xun was overjoyed and grinned widely and asked Liu Xikui to accompany him to drink. Liu Xikui suppressed the disgust in his heart and said without humility: "I'm sorry, those who do our business can't drink." ”
Zhang Xun was not dead hearted, and ordered people to move out three large boxes, place them in the middle of the ground, and open the lids.
The guards next to them looked at the contents of the box, and their eyes were straight: three boxes, full of silver dollars.
However, Liu Xikui, who was standing in the middle of the ground, did not look at the box for a moment, and then said contemptuously to Zhang Xun: "Zhang Dashuai, although I am just an ordinary entertainer, I have seen the president, and Wang Ye has also had contact, and I have never encountered you treating people and things like this." If I want to make money, your little thing really doesn't get into my eyes. I'm not interested in money, I just want you, as a big marshal, to respect Kun Ling, which is also a respect for your own identity. ”
Zhang Xun was hit by Liu Xikui's words, and then he became angry and embarrassed, and threatened Liu Xikui with evil words: "You are really when I am a rotten persimmon, I tell you, if you don't promise me today, don't think of going out of the gate of the Shuai Mansion." ”
This rogue-minded warlord could not have dreamed that a drama would not be tempted by money, would not be afraid of the threat of power, and would dare to refuse the request of a marshal who held the power of life and death.
Liu Xikui was really imprisoned by Zhang Xun in the Shuai Mansion. Liu Xikui, who was trapped in the Shuai Mansion, was in a time of sorrow, but unexpectedly met a nobleman.
It turned out that Zhang Xun had married a house aunt many years ago, and this aunt named Wang Keqin had once been Liu Xikui's sister on the same stage, and if she saw that Liu Xikui was forced to have no way out, she gave her an idea and asked her to find Zhang Xun's eldest wife.
It is strange to say that although Zhang Xun is not afraid of fighting and killing the sky, he is afraid of this big room.
With wang Keqin's help, Liu Xikui met the eldest wife. Tell her what happened to her. As the warlord's wife, dafang was very disgusted by Zhang Xun's bad behavior, and Liu Xikui had already heard about it. Knowing that this beautiful and beautiful Kun Ling was a clean and self-righteous person, he agreed to Liu Xikui's request for help.
She said to Liu Xikui, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you escape from the Shuai Mansion." ”
The eldest lady did not renege on her word, and a few days later, two soldiers of the Braided Army escorted a horse-drawn sedan out of the shuai mansion.
In the car sat a gorgeously dressed, handsome and elegant girl. At the back of the sedan was a large wooden chest filled with silk and gold and silver jewelry.
Before leaving, Zhang Xunqian instructed: "Go home and see the old man, after the meaning of Yu Mingli, you must come back early, don't let me wait too long Ha!" ”
Liu Xikui pretended to agree, but in his heart he was eager to fly to the end of the world. The eldest wife of Zhang Xun, the mastermind behind this operation, stood at the door, watching the car, and went all the way to the dust.
Originally, after listening to Liu Xikui's story, the eldest lady said to Zhang Xun: "No matter what, we are also the most ranked Haojie, even if we marry a concubine, we must make people admire." Liu Xikui is not an idle person, but also a new wife, how to let the family know their parents. Otherwise, if you lose your manners, you will be ridiculed by the world for being a rude person. ”
In such a preaching, Zhang Xun had no choice but to agree to his wife's proposal, allowing Liu Xikui to go home to meet his parents and then choose a day to marry.
According to the instructions of the eldest wife, Liu Xikui threw off the escort's surveillance halfway and found an opportunity to escape.
After escaping, Liu Xikui did not dare to return to Beijing, but found a place to hide in anonymity, hid in the wilderness after Zhang Xun's failure to restore the imperial system, and had no power, before re-entering the industry of singing.
Such hard work is only for the secretary of state, willing to come to Japan for a long time
As a famous figure in the Republic of China with first-class acting skills and beauty, Liu Xikui was harassed from the opposite sex, but it was not generally serious.
However, Liu Xikui was forced to block the intrusion of the satyrs with a proud bone and full of vigilance. No one, whether it was the president or the evil official, could not touch her innocence.
Why is it so hard? Qinggao's self-love is fundamental, and her heart belongs to it, which is the element of her dignity that she has been clinging to herself all her life.
So who was the first person to enter Liu Xikui's heart, and who was the one who made Liu Xikui have no teeth to forget?
This person was the famous male Dan Mei Lanfang at that time.
In the 1920s, Mei Lanfang and Liu Xikui were the golden children and jade girls of the famous Zhen Pear Garden, the two respected and loved each other, and the clear-eyed people saw it, and their hearts were also peach blossoms.
And their acquaintance is so romantic: the sound of heaven at the beginning of the curtain evokes the wonderful woman of Fu Fu Tingting, and the water sleeve is thrown up, which actually draws out a heartwarming affection.
On the same stage, Mei Lanfang, who dressed up gracefully and luxuriously, faced Liu Xikui, who was shy and beautiful, and the river of emotion broke the embankment.
Love at first sight, want to settle for life, Mei Lanfang's pursuit of Liu Xikui is warm and persistent, and onlookers also think that raw rice will soon make cooked rice.
But Liu Xikui walked away silently!
Doesn't Liu Xikui love Mei Lanfang? Non also.
As a famous corner of pear garden loved by the people during the Republic of China, Liu Xikui almost bloomed with Mei Lanfang.
She deeply loved Mei Lanfang's elegance, loved his creation of the pure fire of art, and loved Mei Lanfang's delicate emotional expression in her heart.
However, when the two matching souls collided, Liu Xikui was awake.
For Liu Xikui's rejection Mei Lanfang was blinded, he did not know where he was hated by Liu Xikui, and in any case, he could not understand why Liu Xikui escaped at the last moment.
And those loyal fans who understand the little thing between the two famous characters are also sighing, and they feel sorry for the two people.
People and Mei Lanfang analyzed many reasons together, and finally agreed that Liu Xikui was not cold to Mei Lanfang.
Mei Lanfang was wrong, and his loyal fans really did not understand Liu Xikui's personality.
Liu Xikui's rejection of Mei Lanfang is not because she does not love, but because she loves Mei Lanfang too much, it is precisely because she loves too much that she chose to let go. For this reason, she once confessed helplessly and affectionately: "At that time, when I was in my twenties, when the so-called flower face and moon appearance were young, I also had some achievements in art. Naturally, those warlords and warlords beat me up one after another. Those who get too close to my emotions are bound to be threatened... It seems that if you don't sacrifice your body, you have to sacrifice art. ”
Liu Xikui knows that Chinese opera art cannot be without Mei Lanfang, and if she chooses love, Mei Lanfang will become the target of envy of those "hunters". For the safety of Mei Lanfang and the healthy growth of the opera industry, she can only sacrifice love.
In the later period, Liu Xikui's encounter also proved without suspense that if Liu and Mei came together desperately, those who coveted Liu Xikui and were powerful would cause Mei Lanfang to die.
Love to the extreme can still be sober such as Liu Xikui, ancient and modern people are countless, but Liu Xikui can take precautions and protect the beloved in the heart.
"She binds emotions firmly with morality and conscience. The Republic of China, Mei Lanfang and the Peking Opera circles should all thank Liu Xikui for giving up on the overall situation. ”
History once commented on the reasons behind Liu Xikui's rejection of Mei Lanfang.
Giving up the desire to be with his beloved, but keeping himself entangled in evil, Liu Xikui ran away in a farce of nervously avoiding the pursuit of power throughout the Republic of China.
Originally thought that except for Wushan was not a cloud, who expected the horse to lose its front hoof for life
Bribing President Cao Kun and following in the footsteps of those wolves who covetEd Liu Xikui also had the intention of dominating Liu Xikui.
At this time, Liu Xikui was also tired of running away, and she wanted to entrust herself to herself safely and steadily, and wanted to live a peaceful family life.
So she locked her eyes on the body of Cui Chengzi, a scholar of the Republic of China.
Cui Chengzi was the acting director of the Second Bureau of the General Staff Bureau of the Beijing War Department under Cao Kun, and before that, he had published an article in the newspaper, which was sharp and pointed clearly, exposing some dirty deeds of the powerful warlord Lu Jin at that time.
Liu Xikui read the article, one admired the author's writing, and the other admired the author's integrity, so he preconceived Cui Chengzhi as a hero Haojie.
What made Liu Xikui feel that Cui Chengzi was a marriageable person, there was also a reason why Liu Xikui was grateful.
Once, in order to get Liu Xikui in his hands, Cao Kun left Liu Xikui at home under the pretext of a concert meeting. Cao Kun threatened Liu Xikui with the lives of the entire drama class, and if Liu Xikui did not agree to his request, he would be rude to those Liu Xikui's brothers and sisters in the drama class.
Liu Xikui was forced into a corner, and Cui Chengzi, who had been doing miscellaneous work for Cao Kun outside, knew about this matter and secretly let people find Cao Kun's wife.
Although Cao Kun is the president, he is a person who is completely afraid of the inside. When he saw that his wife had come to interfere, he had no choice but to let go of Liu Xikui and her drama team.
After this matter reached Liu Xikui's ears, she respected Cui Chengzi and at the same time, she also developed a layer of gratitude to Cui Chengzi.
Exhausted by the chase of power, Liu Xikui felt that she could no longer fight alone like this, and she wanted to find a shoulder to rely on, so that her tired body and mind could have a solid harbor to rest.
She thought she had found such a harbor and threw her enthusiasm at the people she admired.
For Choi Seung-chi, happiness came too suddenly! Liu Xikui did not understand himself, and Cui Chengzi knew too well which onion he was.
As a small bureau chief under Cao Kun, Cui Chengzi is more than forty years old. Not to mention the short length of the man, the body also suffers from tuberculosis, the key is that he already has a wife.
He never dreamed that this famous man in the capital who was delusional to get it would actually take the initiative to throw a hydrangea ball at himself, and Cui Chengchi was almost crazy.
In order to be able to get Liu Xikui smoothly, when Liu Xikui's uncle came to see him as a parent, this pseudo-Haojie, who had dressed himself as a saint fighter of the Republic of China, actually made a blindfold and let himself be a tall, handsome-looking guard, and instead of himself, he went to meet Liu Xikui's uncle.
Liu Xikui was married, and it was not until she entered the cave that she realized that she had been mistaken by her careless uncle for life.
However, although Liu Xikui knew that he had been deceived, the fruit was picked by himself and could only be eaten by himself.
Liu Xikui confessed his fate, since raw rice has become cooked rice, it is better to live the day, and Cui Chengzhi stay with him until he is old, and enjoy the moisture of chai rice oil salt sauce vinegar tea.
However, the warlords who wanted liu Xikui were really angry: Lao Tzu was not as good as this leper-ridden little bureau chief, and even let him monopolize the flower.
These guys were in a hurry, and when they couldn't eat the grapes, they spread their anger on the people who had picked the grapes away.
The big thief cured the thief, and Cui Chengzi walked away and memorized the words.
This unlucky egg, who originally thought that the peach blossoms were just in good luck and immersed himself in the clouds and fog, was tossed several times by the warlords who held great power, and then he traveled west with a crane.
Cui Chengzhi died, Liu Xikui was tired, and she retreated to the corner of the horn, no longer involved with prosperity, living alone in the hutongs of old Beijing, just wanting to taste the loneliness and poignancy.
A generation of celebrities, is there a flower blossom day?
Premier Zhou said: "You should pass on your skills to future generations."
After Cui Chengzhi's death, Liu Xikui, who was anonymized, has been living in Mashuo Hutong, Fuwai, Beijing.
It was not until 1937, when the July 7 Incident broke out and the Japanese came to invite her to come forward and sing praises to the invaders, that her peaceful life was broken again.
After the invaders learned of Liu Xikui's reputation in the capital, they felt that they could use it to wipe the grease and powder of their barbarism, so they pretended to be benevolent and invited Liu Xikui out of the mountain.
In order to achieve the goal, the Japanese who came to the door threw a huge interest chip to Liu Xikui, hoping to attract Liu Xikui with a lot of wealth.
But Liu Xikui was not at all moved, and she politely refused the Japanese who came to the door. After the visitors were gone, she left Beijing overnight, hiding from the Japanese.
Although Liu Xikui left the sight of the Japanese, he did not leave the stage of singing for the Chinese people. In the past ten years, she has traveled to Hebei and participated in some charity performances from time to time, donating all the proceeds of the performance to the people of Hebei who have suffered from natural and man-made disasters.
At this stage, Liu Xikui put his kung fu and mind on doing charity. When Anhui was hit by a huge flood, she donated 2,000 yuan to the ocean to help the victims.
In 1949, when new China was founded, Liu Xikui received the attention of Premier Zhou, who asked the comrades in charge of culture and art to find Liu Xikui and mobilize her to work for the literary and artistic cause of New China.
Liu Xikui ended his life of seclusion and reappeared on the stage. In 1950, at a banquet held by the Ministry of Culture, Zhou Enlai toasted to Liu Xikui and said, "You should pass on your skills to future generations." ”
Premier Zhou's enthusiasm infected Liu Xikui, and she immediately came to the Chinese Opera School and took on the task of teaching.
Liu Xikui, who is small in stature and flexible and handsome, although she is close to the age of Hua Jia, still sings mellowly, and for the development of the opera industry in New China, in order to teach her superb drama skills to young actors, she has made a lot of effort in vocal cavity design.
On the basis of inheriting the high-pitched singing voice of Hebei Zizi, according to its own characteristics and integrating the delicate euphemisms of Peking Opera, the voice and rhyme used by the trained actors on the stage have made more changes, making the vocal cavity more beautiful and beautiful, and there is no shortage of Juanxiu.
Because Liu Xikui is absolutely talented, skilled, and diligent, he is deeply loved by the students. Therefore, some new repertoire that breaks through the constraints of traditional opera stereotypes and performance forms have emerged under the guidance of Liu Xikui.
When Liu Xikui rehearsed some new fashion plays, he added new body movements to the performances, so that the theatrical performances of these detachments and old dramas were closer to real life.
As an artist who has walked through the old era, Liu Xikui has an extraordinary ability to accept new things. During the rehearsal of the new repertoire, she boldly added Western-style instruments such as organs and trumpets to the band's accompaniment. In the stage design, a new set is also adopted, and the lighting has also added colorful tones.
In 1952, when the Korean War broke out, Liu Xikui resolutely participated in the patriotic charity performance of the Chinese people's condolence group to Korea despite his advanced age, and went to the Chinese Volunteer Army units on the front line of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea to perform for those lovely fighters.
During the performance of the volunteer troops, whose living conditions were relatively difficult, some people advised Liu Xikui not to participate. But Liu Xikui refused, and she said affectionately: "If I do not participate in this patriotic charity performance, it will be my regret for life."
In 1964, Liu Xikui died of illness in Beijing.
The veteran artist, who was once evaluated by the Beijing Morning Post in the 1920s as "a strong promoter of the development of modern Chinese performing arts"; this artist was once personally toasted by Premier Zhou Enlai and praised as "not greedy for wealth and wealth, not greedy for enjoyment, so he was so strong in the old society." Mr. Liu, who finally completed her legendary life, was buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery by the people who loved her.
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【Text| Maple Rhyme】
Edit | Daniel Lee]
【Typography | Drizzle】
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