Warlord scuffles have occurred in various periods of Chinese history, and the so-called "military power is in the hands of the army, and I am willing to give up others." Warlords scrambled to grow in order to reach the pinnacle of power. However, patronizing the scramble for territory on weekdays will neglect the management and care of the family. Those wives and concubines who have nothing to do will think of ways to relieve their worries and depressions, and even make some troubles.
Duan Qirui, a great warlord during the Republic of China period, experienced the matter of his aunt and wife hooking up with his parents. But his approach is different.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > married a 5-room aunt out of kindness</h1>
Although monogamy was already advocated during the Republic of China period, people who had been accustomed to marrying wives and concubines for thousands of years could not be changed for a while. Especially for high-ranking officials and nobles, three wives and four concubines is a very common situation. As a big warlord, Duan Qirui naturally did not want to be left behind, and successively married several aunts and wives.
According to the "History of the Republic of China", Duan Qirui had two wives in his lifetime, the fifth aunt and wife. When he was young, he married the original wife Wu, but at that time, Duan Qirui not only had both parents died, but also had a depressed life, if it were not for Wu's busy work and taking care of the family, he would not have his future glory.
Unfortunately, the good days had just begun, and Wu died of illness. For this reason, Duan Qirui was also very sad, and even had the idea of not marrying for life.
However, he was usually entangled in official duties, and no one dealt with family affairs, so in desperation, Duan Qirui married his wife again. As for the 5-room aunt he married in the future, it was mostly out of kindness and help.
For example, the big and small Liu clan, as well as the fifth aunt Li Shi, these three people, are because of the poverty of the family, Duan Qirui feels pitiful, spent hundreds of oceans to buy. Therefore, Duan Qirui only had pity for them, and did not have much love.
Because of this, several aunts and wives could not bear the loneliness and looked for their own pleasure.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > wife is unfaithful, the son is not filial piety, what should Duan Qirui do? </h1>
Once, Duan Qirui was going to go on business in a foreign country, and his wife Zhang Shi and his second aunt went with him to take care of his food and living. But as soon as Duan Qirui left on his front feet, the three aunts and wives who remained at home let the servants take cover, evaded the sentries, and sneaked out to play.
They either listened to the play, or went to the dance hall, played until midnight and came home, as to whether they had mixed with men, no one could say clearly.
Paper could never contain the fire, and this matter quickly reached Duan Qirui's ears. Everyone around them felt that these three aunts and wives were going to be very unlucky, and after Duan Zong went back, he had to pick their skins.
But when Duan Qirui returned, he only slapped each of them and let them not take an example. This can make the people around them look stunned. But that's not all.
No one expected that a few years later, the third aunt who was in a romantic way would actually hook up with her relatives and mess around. In this case, even ordinary families are afraid that they will have to beat this woman to death, not to mention a great warlord who is in the limelight, and they must shoot her.
At this time, Duan Qirui was over middle age, in the face of his wife's infidelity and filial piety, Duan Qirui did not make a big fuss, he was still calm, only ordered someone to slap the third aunt too much, and then the matter passed.
But Duan Qirui also knows that if this situation occurs, if he repeatedly tolerates it, it will only become more and more unmanageable. Soon after, Duan Qirui deliberately picked out a small problem with the third aunt, and then swept her out of the house with a letter of suspension.
But even so, many people feel that such punishment is too light. Leaving aside the infidelity to the husband for the time being, let's say that the act of hooking up with a relative and shooting him may be considered light. And Duan Qirui's punishment for this is not only different, but also incomprehensible. So why did he let go of his unfaithful wife so easily?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > is there no love in the heart, or is there kindness in the heart? </h1>
Some people say that the reason why Duan Qirui did this shows that in his heart, he has never loved these aunts and wives at all. If you really have love in your heart, how can you face it calmly?
But some people also say that this is a manifestation of Duan Qirui's kindness. Even if there is no love, but as a warlord's face is still wanted, this kind of thing in the family, he still disregards decency, so deal with it, if this does not show his kindness, then how to explain?
Yes, Duan Qirui did not lay down a dead hand, and it was indeed related to his character. Many people do not know that Duan Qirui actually has 6 rooms of aunts, and the fourth room of them was not originally Xiao Liu's family, but Wang's family.
Because after the Wang family married in, Duan Qirui found that she had a sad face all day, so he asked, which made him know that the Wang family already had a sweetheart, but the family was poor, and she could not live with her lover. Duan Qirui did not say a word after hearing this, immediately let the Wang family go, and paid for her and her crush to hold a marriage, and then gave away the property.
This matter was rumored to be a beautiful talk at the time, and many people mentioned Duan Qirui's heart and chest, and they couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Therefore, it is not surprising that Duan Qirui punished his unfaithful wife so lightly.
References: History of the Republic of China, Warlords of the Republic of China, Three Masters of Beiyang