Speaking of famous prostitutes in the Republic of China period, everyone may be talking about "Jinling Thirteen Chao", which was adapted into a movie. However, few people know that there is another famous prostitute who has single-handedly guarded the safety of the people of Beijing. She is the famous prostitute Sai Jinhua.
Sai Jinhua is known as "saving the country", saving the country and saving the people with women. How did she do it? Is she an ordinary prostitute or a heroic heroine? Next, let's step into the life of this woman in a strange costume.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="31" >1, the home has fallen into the dust, in the flower boat rose to zhixian lady</h1>
In the eleventh year of Qing Tongzhi (1872), Saijin Peanut was born in Yi County, Anhui Province. Her original name was Zhao Caiyun, but because of the decline of her family, she did not eat enough since she was a child. In the twelfth year of Qing Guangxu (1886), Sai Jinhua, who was only 14 years old, had to "take notes" to subsidize his family. Because she was afraid of insulting her family, she even had to change her surname to "Fu".
However, Sai Jinhua still maintained his due dignity and became a "Cleaner". What is a Qingqi person? Refers to prostitutes who do not sell themselves. With the advantages of youth, beauty and versatility, Sai Jinhua quickly became a household name .com.
It was also in the twelfth year of Qing Guangxu (1886) that Sai Jinhua became acquainted with Hong Jun, a former top scholar at that time. This year, Hong Jun was nearly 50 years old and had a wife and a concubine. However, Hong Jun was still overwhelmed by Sai Jinhua, who was more than thirty years younger than himself, and desperately pursued.
Finally, in the thirteenth year of Qing Guangxu (1887), Hong Jun got his wish and married Sai Jinhua and accepted him as the third concubine. The so-called "marrying chickens and marrying dogs to dogs", since then, Sai Jinhua has followed her husband to start a life of ups and downs.
In May of the thirteenth year of Guangxu (1887), Hong Jun was ordered by the Qing government to visit Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, the Netherlands and other European powers as an emissary. At first, Hongjun wanted to take his wife with her, but she didn't want to. In desperation, Hong Jun had to choose the obedient Sai Jinhua and let her accompany her as a courtier.
During the mission, the richly dressed Sai Jinhua also made a good impression. Mr. and Mrs. Hong Jun were also received by the Kaiser and Empress, and met with the commander of the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Commander of the Imperial German Army, Wadesi, who later invaded Beijing. It was also this experience that gave Sai Jinhua the responsibility she had to shoulder later.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="30" > second, he worked as a prostitute for the second time, ranking at the top of the list, enthusiastically protecting Beijing civilians. </h1>
It's just not a long time. In the nineteenth year of Qing Guangxu (1893), Hong Jun fell seriously ill and died. As a result, Sai Jinhua's situation as a concubine in the third room suddenly became very difficult. Hong Jun's wife did not like Sai Jinhua's status as a prostitute. Not only did he directly expel her from Hongfu, but he also drove her out of Shanghai.
Sai Jinhua had nowhere to go, so he had to return to his old business and become a "Cleaner" again in Tianjin, Beijing and other places. However, with the gimmicks of the former "Lady of the Messenger" and the "First Scholar's Wife", Sai Jinhua's business was extremely hot, and the people who came to the scene were endless.
In the twenty-fourth year of the Qing Dynasty (1898), Sai Jinhua rented a dilapidated brothel and converted it into "Sai Jinhua Bookstore". The title of Sai Jinhua also spread from this.
During the Gengzi period, the Boxer Rebellion broke out and Tianjin and Beijing were in turmoil. In the 26th year of the Qing Dynasty (1900), in order to suppress the Boxer Rebellion, the British, French, German, Russian, American, Japanese, Italian, and Austrian eight-nation alliances were mobilized. According to news records at the time:
"On the day the city was destroyed, foreigners killed countless people; but they heard the sound of guns and cannons, the cries of women and children for help, and the corpses on the streets were pillowed."
It was in this terrible desperate situation, as a weak woman, Sai Jinhua did not hesitate to stand up. Because she had been to Germany, she also learned German. In addition, she was an old friend of hers, General Wadsi, who was then the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation League.
Reluctant to continue slaughtering innocent compatriots, Sai Jinhua went around procuring food and supplies for the coalition forces, while dissuading Wadesi from restraining his men and letting them continue to kill innocents. In the process of dissuading, the clever Sai Jinhua also cleverly used the diplomatic rhetoric learned from her late husband Hong Jun:
"Honorable Marshal Vadizsi, the German Empire is known as a civilized state, and has always regarded reputation as the second life, and at such times, it is especially not necessary to show barbaric madness."
Not only that, but the "Clinder Incident" was also making a lot of noise. The Clinder Incident refers to the shooting of the Boxers by the German minister to China in the 26th year of the Qing Dynasty (1900). He was later shot and killed by Qing soldiers.
Sai Jinhua also wholeheartedly persuaded Mrs. Klinder on this matter. In the end, Mrs. Clinder agreed to Sai Jinhua's proposal, believing that the way her husband built the archway ended the matter and solved an invisible crisis. After hearing about Sai Jinhua's deeds, the residents of Beijing were also very grateful to her and gave her the reputation of "Second Master Sai of the People's Republic of China".
3. After several changes, the poor and destitute, the White Emperor resigned from Caiyun
Although Sai Jinhua made outstanding contributions to this matter, it still did not change her miserable life. Later, she established a marriage relationship with Sun Zuozhou, Cao Ruizhong, and Wei Sijiong. However, in the end, I had to leave for various reasons.
In his later years, Sai Jinhua spent all his savings and had to live on the streets to receive relief from others. Until the twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China (1936), Sai Jinhua died of illness at the age of 66.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="24" > summarizes:</h1>
It was really embarrassing to learn the origin of "Savior" Sai Jinhua! From falling into the dust, to becoming the wife of a minister, to various countries in the West, to lobbying alone for Waldesi and Mrs. Clinder, it ended in a dismal night!
At that time, Sai Jinhua's calligraphy and painting couplets have also been passed down to this day, which is worth remembering forever:
"The country is a country for everyone, and it is the duty of everyone to save the country."