"Married as a husband and wife, love and love are not in doubt" - Su Wu
In the period of feudal society, the status of women was very low, whether it was a peasant girl or a miss qianjin in the family of a prince and a nobleman, most of them were appendages of men, and they could only rely on men to live like silk flowers.
In addition to the lack of human rights, women in the feudal society period also had to abide by many rules, and honor was the most important thing for feudal women, and they were not allowed to be criticized at all.
But even so "strictly disciplined", there are still women who risk making mistakes to satisfy their own desires, and what we want to talk about below is the absurdity of officials during the Qing Dynasty.
Liang Dingfen was born in 1859, from a young age, her parents died, and she was raised by her aunt, probably because of her poor life, Liang Dingfen studied extra hard and never relaxed for a moment.
Coupled with his excellent talent, he was admitted to the Juren of Suncheon Township at the age of 18, and three years later he was admitted to the Jinshi, which can be described as a hot local talent.
After passing the entrance examination, Liang Dingfen also reached the marriageable age, and there were countless matchmakers who came to her aunt's house to propose relatives.
Although he did not look good, looked dazed and a little fat, and did not have the style of ordinary talents, he did read poetry and books, and he was also famous for his career, which was naturally very popular in the local area.
Liang Dingfen's excellence was also seen by his mentor Gong Zhenxiang, and in line with the principle that fat water does not flow to outsiders, he promised his niece Gong Shi to this disciple.
Gong Lost his father very early, was fostered to his uncle Gong Zhenxiang, and lived a hard life, although Gong was an orphan daughter, but this family affair was still Liang Dingfen took advantage.
Because Gong Shi was born extremely beautiful, his figure was also very beautiful, and he was born in Xiangmendi, more talented than ordinary women, and Liang Dingfen was also a match.
Under the mediation of the mentor, the marriage between the two came to fruition, and Liang Dingfen also chose a zodiac auspicious day to marry Meijiao's wife into the family.
He loved this wife very much, and after marriage, he always held her in the palm of his hand to care for her, refusing to let her suffer, the couple's life was extremely happy and sweet, and the only regret was that Gong Clan had never been able to give Birth to Liang Dingfen after entering the door.
Liang Dingfen's official path in the first half of his life was very smooth, and he served as an editor, prefect, and envoy, and was also a high official of the Zhengsanpin Dynasty.
In the official arena, he was honest and honest, upright, and in the face of unfair things, he was always righteous and outspoken, and he would never compromise and admit it, which led to the tragedy of his official career in the second half of his life.
After the beginning of the Sino-French War in the late Qing Dynasty, the battle situation has been very sticky, and although the Qing Dynasty army will not collapse in a thousand miles, it will also lose more than win.
Coupled with the fact that because of the war, the consumption of the national treasury and military expenditure has intensified, which makes Li Hongzhang, who is extremely powerful, unacceptable, advocating peace and letting the war stop as soon as possible.
In fact, there is no difference between seeking peace and conceding defeat, and it will inevitably cut up the land and pay compensation, and it will also encourage the arrogance of the enemy and lose the prestige of the Qing Dynasty.
This made Liang Dingfen, who was patriotic and public, unable to accept it, and went so far as to impeach Li Hongzhang in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military officials, saying that he had formed a party for personal gain, was patient and seeking peace, and was disloyal and filial piety.
Liang Dingfen is actually right, Li Hongzhang did do a lot of disgraceful things behind his back, and this Sino-French war should not have sought peace, making France even more wanton and continuing to squeeze the Qing Dynasty madly.
However, the crux of the matter is that everyone in the DPRK and China knows that Li Hongzhang is wrong, but no one will side with him, and even Cixi, who was in power at the time, is more in agreement with Li Hongzhang's proposal for peace.
In the war, she has always liked to seek peace and solve, whether it is land cutting or compensation, as long as she can sit safely in the position of the empress, she is willing to compromise.
With the power of Li Hongzhang and the support of the empress dowager's actual power, Liang Dingfen's impeachment not only did not play any role, but also brought disaster to himself.
In the end, Liang Dingfen, who was devoted to serving the country, was demoted to five consecutive levels for "impeaching and slandering the minister" and punished to the Taichang Temple as a small Sile minor official.
Originally full of enthusiasm to repay the country, but in exchange for such a sad result, Liang Dingfen was angry from his heart, and chose to resign angrily and not be insulted by this insult.
After resigning, Liang Dingfen decided to return to his hometown to seek a new job, after all, his talent and fame will certainly not be buried.
But before going here, the days were certainly difficult, and Liang Dingfen could not bear to suffer with his wife, so he left her in the home of his friend Wenting,letting him take care of him for a period of time, and then took his wife home after his development was stable.
Liang Dingfen's move was completely distressed by his wife, but he did not expect that the entrusted non-people had caused a catastrophe.
Just as the so-called friend's wife cannot be deceived, but Wen Tingshi is not a righteous gentleman, and gong's beauty has long made his heart flutter.
This time the beauty came to his home, it is more convenient for him to get the moon near the water tower, he naturally can't let go, Gong's side actually has other thoughts, after all, the husband's official path has no hope.
In this way, in the case of "Lang has a concubine intention", the two quickly lived together, and Gong gave him a son.
Although they are also happy with each other, the two are actually not famous, because they both have wives and husbands, and the Gong clan is not even qualified to officially enter the palace as a concubine.
Even if he later bore him three sons, they were not accepted by the Wen family, and later Wen Tingshi took the Gong family back to his hometown and bought a house outside the ancestral house, so that the Gong family and the children could live in it.
Liang Dingfen did not know everything, and it was difficult to find a new errand, settling down at home to pick up his wife, but he got the news that his wife and friend had cheated from the mouths of other friends.
In disbelief, he came to his friend's hometown to inquire, and finally could only accept this unbearable truth, Liang Dingfen's heart was still in love with his wife, and before leaving, he also instructed Wen Tingshi to treat her well.
No one expected that in the blink of an eye, things had changed again, and after Wen Tingshi died of a serious illness, the Wen family immediately cut off their support for the Gong family, resulting in the life of several mothers and children becoming very difficult.
Seeing that the family was about to be unable to eat, Gong Thought of her ex-husband Liang Dingfen, and went to borrow silver on credit, at that time Liang Dingfen had remarried and had children, and had a new family, and should have ignored this woman who did not abide by women's morality and watery Yanghua.
But in the end, he loved her for many years, and he couldn't bear to fall into the well, and secretly left three thousand two silver tickets before leaving, so that Gong's mother and son could spend the rest of their lives safely.
The tragic end of the once sweet couple is not only the cheating Gong Family, but also the overly stubborn Liang Dingfen.
If he had not sent his wife to his friend's house, but brought her back to her hometown to share happiness and hardship, the relationship between the two might have gone to a higher level, and there would have been no such ending.
Marriage and love sometimes do not be too selfless, selfishness may be the best choice, after all, some people can not stand the test, can only say that the two are inseparable after all.