In ancient times, noble women often wore a headdress made of silk fabrics or hair when holding ceremonies, and this kind of turban-style headdress was called a scarf. Because such items are the noble decorations of ancient women, people call the female Haojie "scarf hero", and later generations use "towel" as a woman's honorific title.
Speaking of "heroes", Liang Hongyu is one of them.
Liang Hongyu was a heroine of the Southern Song Dynasty and the wife of Han Shizhong, a famous anti-Jin general. When the Jin Dynasty attacked the Southern Song Dynasty, the husband and wife fought against the enemy and fought together, repeatedly repelling the Jin army. Han Shizhong's exploits are obvious in the history books, but there are not many records about Liang Hongyu's deeds in history, so her anti-Jin achievements are still doubtful and difficult to verify.
In addition, the cause of Liang Hongyu's death is also different.
We also start with the modern film and television drama "Jingzhong Yue Fei", in this big drama, Liang Hongyu appeared as a prostitute, and then met Han Shizhong, the two fell in love at first sight and married. In the battle against Jin, Liang Hongyu rushed into the enemy position, bravely and fiercely, killed several people, and although he was hit by several knives, he still fought to the end, and was later killed by Jin Wushu.
Film and television dramas are inevitably adapted, which only have reference value, and there is still a big difference between them and the real historical facts. In addition to film and television dramas, the literature notes circulated by later generations also introduce Liang Hongyu's fate, such as: there is a folk legend that Liang Hongyu chose to return to the hidden mountains and forests and live a peasant life after her husband Han Shizhong was suppressed.
Shortly after Han Shizhong's death, Liang Hongyu also died in grief, and Liang Hongyu died in 1153, two years after Han Shizhong, and finally, Emperor Xiaozong of Song buried the two together. This ending is much happier than the battle-dead battlefield, but the ending is clearly in conflict with the "Essentials" record. Moreover, if the two had ordered a joint burial for Emperor Xiaozong of Song, the historian could not have been left without records.
So, why did future generations invent this happy ending?
Mainly Yue Fei tragically died before, the future generations naturally do not want to see the anti-Jin hero end up in a miserable end, so after Liang Hongyu disappeared, the future generations fantasized that the two would work together to end up old, which was not the expectation of a happy ending against the Jin hero. It is also said that Liang Hongyu died of poisoning, and it is rumored that some military spies poisoned the food, causing Liang Hongyu to suffer from dysentery and die of pain after taking food.
At present, historians have accepted the theory that they died in battle. According to the historian Deng Guangming's research and investigation, in the fifth year of Shaoxing, Liang Hongyu followed Han Shizhong on a campaign, and was ambushed while pursuing the Jin army, and was seriously injured, especially the knife in the abdomen, blood and intestines flowed out, Liang Hongyu did not retreat, wrapped his abdomen in a sweat towel, continued to kill the enemy in blood, and finally died of exhaustion, and his head was cut off, at the age of thirty-three.
After the war, the Jin army was touched by Liang Hongyu's strong spirit and ordered his body to be returned to the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty. When the bad news came, the government and the opposition shook, and the kings and courtiers from above and below mourned together. In 1151, Han Shizhong died of illness, and Liang Hongyu's body was transferred to Lingyan Mountain in Suzhou, where the husband and wife were buried together.
Here, let's carefully analyze the anti-gold heroine Liang Hongyu.
It is said that women rely on eyesight and men rely on ability, which is exactly the impetus brought about by "women are afraid of marrying the wrong man", and it makes some sense to think about it carefully. In ancient times, when men were superior to women, the fate of women in the second half of their lives was often affected by the other half. If the woman has some knowledge of people, a few "potential stocks" in the photo, the future can naturally be expected.
If you are lucky, you will be in the picture of a future emperor who will be dressed in fine clothes and food, and he will not be worried about his glory and wealth. Liang Hongyu made a living in a brothel when she was a young girl, and she was accustomed to seeing all kinds of people, which can be described as countless people. For her, which people have the talent of the general and which people have outstanding ability are extremely easy to identify.
Therefore, in a hydrangea throw, she threw the hydrangea to a disheveled, frustrated-faced northern Shaanxi guy, who was Han Shizhong. At that time, I went around seeking a career, but I repeatedly ran into a wall, and I came to the brothel to relieve my worries in frustration, and I did not expect to achieve a marriage. Obviously, the reason why Liang Hongyu chose Han Shizhong, who had nothing, was precisely to see that he would inevitably have a bright future in the future and be able to become a great instrument.
If it is an ordinary woman, how can you believe that the young man who is not proud in front of him will be a famous anti-gold general who will threaten the north and south in the future.
Although the two are harmonious and happy after marriage, they sometimes avoid many differences of opinion. It is said that once the couple hunted down Jin Wushu and blocked it on the south bank of the Yangtze River for 48 days, and they could be captured alive, but because of Han Shizhong's carelessness, they were chiseled by Jin Wushu and fled. After the failure of the achievement, Liang Hongyu was furious, obviously unable to forgive her husband for such a low-level mistake, and in a fit of anger, he sent Han Shi to the imperial court, requesting additional responsibility for his husband's crime, shaking the government and the opposition. This matter seems to be laughable today, but it just shows that Liang Hongyu has a strong and upright personality.
Emperor Gaozong of Song once praised Liang Hongyu: "The superiority of wisdom and strategy is worthy of previous history." At this point, Han Shizhong was similar to his wife, who was also upright and never adulterous and flattering.
When Qin Ju executed Yue Fei on the charge of "false accusations", only Han Shizhong of the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu stood up against it and argued with the "main descending faction" headed by Qin Ju. Although in the end he was unable to save Yue Fei's life, he fought against the traitorous yu clique with practical actions, and it was precisely for this reason that Qin Ju hated him to the bone and repeatedly denigrated him in front of the emperor. At the instigation of Qin Jun, the courtiers went to the court to impeach Han Shizhong, and Song Gaozong, knowing Qin Jun's intentions, deliberately withheld the impeachment documents and saved Han Shizhong's life.
Later, Han Shizhong was withdrawn from the military power, and in name only, he simply ignored the government and politics, traveled around the world, returned to the countryside, and enjoyed a comfortable and elegant life. In August of the 21st year of Shaoxing, Han Shizhong died and was posthumously awarded the title of King of Tongyi County. Emperor Xiaozong of Song posthumously enfeoffed the Title of King of Pu and Zhongwu (谥忠武). Compared with Yue Fei's tragic ending, Han Shizhong is undoubtedly lucky, he died at the age of 63, and it is really rare that he ended up with a good ending. As for the ending of Liang Hongyu, it is already clear above, some say that it ends in depression, some say that it is for the battlefield to die in battle, and how it is specifically to be examined by future generations.
However, it is certain that after Liang Hongyu's death, he was indeed buried with Han Shizhong, and the burial place was Suzhou Lingyan Mountain. Moreover, after the deaths of Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu, Emperor Xiaozong of Song ordered a monument to be erected to commemorate them. Today, the Zaoshi Street Primary School in Canglang District, Suzhou City, is the original Ancestral Hall of the King of Pu, for the statues of Han and Liang, and there are "Spring Festival Han King's Birthday On the 20th day of the first month of the first month, and Autumn Festival on the sixth day of the first month of September for Mrs. Liang's birthday". In order to commemorate this female haojie, Liang Hongyu's hometown father and elder also built a statue in her birthplace to commemorate her.
Resources:
"The Origin of the Towel Lady", "Jingzhong Yue Fei", "Huaiyin City Chronicle", "Essential Record".