大刀王五
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Today, Lantai will introduce to you the situation of the descendants of , Big Sword King and Five, .
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"Big Sword" Wang Wu, whose real name is Wang Zhengyi, is from Cangzhou, Hebei. Because he worshiped Li Fenggang as his master, ranking fifth, he was known as "Little Five Sons"; and because of his proficient swordsmanship and noble morality, the martial arts community in the late Qing Dynasty also respected him as the "Big Sword King Wu".
According to historical records, "Big Sword" Wang Wu really made his fortune when he met Tan Jixun, who was a Yuanwailang in the Shanxi Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs at that time. In 1874, Tan Jixun served as the supervisor of the Food Office of the Ministry of Revenue, and was in charge of Tongzhou.
In the Qing Dynasty , Tongzhou was the end point of the north-south water transportation. Every year, hundreds of thousands of stone grains were delivered to the warehouse to meet the needs of the princes in the capital and the rations for the soldiers of the eight banners.
The responsibilities of the Grain Office are to supervise the excavation of shallow silt in the Beihe River, to collect heavy and empty cannons in the Beihe River, to supervise the brokers to transport grain and rice to the warehouse, and to supervise the receipt and expenditure of the Tongji Treasury, the light and silver items such as the locks.
This was the most lucrative position in the Ministry of Household Affairs at that time, and because this position was very profitable, no official in the Ministry of Household Affairs could stay in the position for a long time.
3 years later, in 1877, Tan Jixun was promoted to Gansu Gongqinjiedao (Dao, refers to Daotai , similar to the actual position of a main office in Gansu today), and went to Gansu to take office in the second year. Later, because of catching up with Zuo Zongtang 's Western Expedition followed Zuo Zongtang's path, and he became governor of Hubei in only 12 years.
Da Dao Wang Wu suddenly had money to open Yuanshun Escort Agency in Beijing in 1877. This money was probably lent by Tan Jixun to Wang Zhengyi, and Wang Zhengyi became Tan Jixun's informant in Beijing.
This is the real reason why Tan Sitong lived in the Yuanshun Escort Agency after entering Beijing: Tan Sitong is the major shareholder behind the Escort Agency, so what happened to living in his own company?
Many unofficial historians say that Tan Sitong wanted to learn martial arts from Wang Zhengyi, which is nonsense; the relationship between Tan Sitong and Wang Zhengyi is closer to a "master-servant relationship", at least a superior-subordinate relationship. If Tan Sitong really wants to learn martial arts, Wang Zhengyi can't teach him all his money?
After the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, Tan Jixun was implicated by his son Tan Sitong and was dismissed from office. Wang Zhengyi hated the Western powers even more because his "backer" was gone. After the Boxer Rebellion broke out, Wang Zhengyi led the escorts from the Yuanshun Escort Bureau to join the Boxer Rebellion, Participate in the attack on Xijiaominxiang .
大刀王五 in the TV series
After the Eight-Power Allied Forces occupied Beijing, the Western powers naturally wanted to "settle accounts after the fall." Wang Zhengyi was unfortunately liquidated by the Germans because of his great fame.
Wang Zhengyi could have escaped at that time, but he was worried that his wife, children and children would be harmed if he escaped, so he stayed at home and waited for the Germans to come and arrest him.
According to Wang Zhengyi’s grandson’s daughter-in-law’s recollection, Wang Zhengyi was taken away by the Qing soldiers one day in late September 1900 and died at the German headquarters (next to the old Beijing Railway Station) that day. Also killed with Wang Zhengyi were other members of the escort agency. Two escorts.
Old site of Yuanshun Escort
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After Wang Zhengyi and two core escorts were killed, Yuanshun Escort naturally could not continue to operate. Coupled with the rise of trains, Wang Zhengyi’s son Wang Shaobin and Wang Zhengyi’s widow Wang Zhang changed the agency into After moving to a large car shop, relying on the clerk Wang Zhengyi left behind, the Wang family's livelihood is still no problem.
The only regrettable thing is that Wang Shaobin has been frail and sickly since he was a child. Although he learned some martial arts from Wang Zhengyi, he did not learn the real essence.
Around the 1920s, Wang Shaobin died of illness, leaving only Wang Zhengyi's widow Wang Zhang and Wang Shaobin's son Wang Dehai in the Wang family.
Although Wang Dehai failed to learn martial arts from his grandfather, he was indeed a passionate young man. After the " July 7th Incident" broke out, Wang Dehai abandoned his pen and joined the army without telling his grandmother, Wang Zhang, and ran to Hebei. Participated in the Eighth Route Army guerrillas.
Wang Dehai never told his comrades that he was the grandson of Wang Wu, a big sword. Maybe in Wang Dehai's view, as long as he could fight the Japanese, it was enough.
Eighth Route Army soldier
Slowly, Wang Dehai rose from an ordinary soldier to a platoon leader in the Eighth Route Army guerrillas. If it hadn't been for the injury to his lungs in the battle, maybe the "Big Sword King Five" would have produced a grandson of a general.
Because he injured his lung lobe, Wang Dehai's vitality was severely damaged. He changed from a lively warrior to a patient who would feel very uncomfortable after a little strenuous exercise. In order not to drag down the army, Wang Dehai had to leave the army.
After returning to Beijing, Wang Dehai took over his family's big car shop. From an Eighth Route Army soldier, he became the owner of Yuanshun Big Car Shop in Beijing.
After the founding of New China in 1949, Wang Dehai handed over his 63.5-room car shop to the state during the public-private partnership. Around the mid-1970s, Wang Dehai died of illness.
Although Wang Dehai unfortunately failed to become a general in his life, he did not embarrass his grandfather.
Photographed in 1985
It is worth mentioning that Wang Dehai’s grandmother had a rare longevity. She did not die of illness until 1960 at the age of 98.
Wang Dehai has two sons and one daughter. After graduating from university, his eldest son Wang was assigned to work as an assistant engineer at the Beijing Towel Factory in 1985. His second son Wang Xin worked in the financial department of the Beijing Battery Factory, and his youngest daughter Wang Jun worked in the Beijing 50's Worked as a worker in a factory run by a lieutenant colonel.
In 1983, the state implemented the policy and returned 6 houses to the Wang family out of the 63.5 houses handed over by Wang Dehai that year.
This is the situation of the descendants of Wang Zhengyi, the "Big Sword King". It is worth mentioning that Wang Jiangmiao, the son of Wang Zhengyi's great-grandson Wang Xin, was already 3 years old in 1985. If nothing unexpected happens, Wang Jiangmiao will also be 39 years old as of 2022. .
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References:
"The Afterlife of the Hero - Interview with the Descendants of the Big Sword King Wu", Cooper, "Sports Literature and History" 1985.6
