Li Xiangjun (alias: Li Xiang, 1624-1653), named "Xiang Fan Pendant", original surname is Wu, from Suzhou, Jiangsu, famous prostitute in Moling Jiaofang, Nanjing, with Dong Xiaowan , Chen Yuan Round , willow Rushi and other words are called "Eight Beauties of Qinhuai". In 1624 (the fourth year of Tianqi in the Ming Dynasty), Li Xiangjun was born in Wu's house on Fengqiao, Changmen, Suzhou. He was three brothers and sisters, and had two older brothers. His father was originally a military officer. Because he was a member of the Donglin Party, he was punished by Wei Zhongxian and a group of eunuchs. After his family was defeated, he wandered in a foreign land. When Li Xiangjun was eight years old, he changed his surname to Wu to Li with his adoptive mother Li Zhenli . . Li Xiangjun learned all kinds of art from artists since she was a child. She is proficient in music, poetry, silk and bamboo, pipa, and pipa. She is especially good at Nanqu, and her singing is sweet, especially at singing "Pipa Record". He is deeply admired by wandering scholars from all over the world. Because her adoptive mother Li Zhenli is generous and elegant, most of the guests at Meixianglou are literati and honest and loyal ministers.
1639 (the 12th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty), when Li Xiangjun just turned sixteen, he met Hou Fangyu and fell in love with him at first sight. A famous prostitute like Li Xiangjun must invite a large number of handsome and elegant men to comb together, and also pay for the A generous gift was given to the brothel, but unfortunately Hou Fangyu had no money and was powerless. My friend Yang Longyou gave him timely assistance and gave him strong support. The combing ceremony was successfully held. That night, Hou Fangyu gave a high-quality flowered ivory bone white silk-faced palace fan to Li Xiangjun as a dedication object, and the fan was tied with an amber pendant passed down from the Hou family. Li Xiangjun deeply observed Hou Lang's sincerity and kept him in Meixiang Tower.
However, that money was not Yang Longyou's, but a favor given to Hou Fangyu by Ruan Dacheng , and wanted to win Hou Fangyu into his post. Ruan Dacheng was originally an operaist and writer in the late Ming Dynasty, but his character was very low. Hou Fangyu was still hesitant, but Li Xiangjun got angry and took off the hairpin from his head and cursed Hou Fangyu to wake him up. He sold his jewelry and borrowed money everywhere. Finally, he got enough money and threw it back to Ruan Dacheng.
Ruan Dacheng holds grudges in his heart. After Emperor Hongguang ascended the throne, he appointed Ruan Dacheng. He took the opportunity to frame Hou Fangyu and forced him to join Shi Kefa . Since Hou Fangyu left, Li Xiangjun ended his career. Wash all the bad, close the door to thank the guests, and wait for the young master to return.
At the instigation of Ruan Dacheng, Tian Yang, a great celebrity from the Hongguang Dynasty, came to welcome Li Xiangjun as a concubine. Li Xiangjun refused to obey, and Tian Yang insisted on insisting. She simply hit the railing head-on, and blood splattered on the fan that Hou Fangyu gave her. When the married man saw that a murder case occurred, he had to carry the sedan chair back in shame. Hou Fangyu's friend Yang Longyou used the blood dot to draw a tree of peach blossoms in the fan.
Ruan Dacheng is also a well-known figure in the literary world. He did not want to let Li Xiangjun go, but wrote the lyrics script for Emperor Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty. After Li Xiangjun recovered from his injuries, Ruan Dacheng immediately put her under the guise of the sage of the sage. He entered the palace to act as a singer. Li Xiangjun really couldn't resist this move. She was a brothel woman, so how could she dare to disobey the emperor! As soon as the palace gate enters the deep sea, when will I see Hou Lang whom I miss day and night again?
She really wanted to ask Yuyan to send a letter to her lover far away and let him come back to see her, but at this time the war was tight and the traffic was completely cut off, so the letter could not be delivered at all. With infinite nostalgia and regret, Li Xiangjun entered the palace, holding the peach blossom fan written in blood tightly in her arms.
1644 (the first year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty), the Qing soldiers captured Yangzhou and headed straight to Nanjing. Emperor Hongguang fled when he heard the news. He was finally kidnapped and presented to the Qing army by his generals. Then Nanjing City was destroyed without attack. When Nanjing was broken, Li Xiangjun followed some palace servants to escape from the "cage" while taking advantage of the night. The streets of the city were already in chaos. Qing soldiers burned, killed, looted, and refugees fled everywhere. Li Xiangjun walked towards the Qinhuai River with one foot high and one foot low, and saw fires soaring into the sky, and the night sky was covered with blood red. I finally came to Changban Bridge, stood at the bridgehead, looked towards Meixiang Tower but found that Meixiang Tower had also hidden in a sea of fire. Li Xiangjun's heart sank, her feet became weak, and she suddenly fell on the bridge, her mind was blank.Coincidentally, Su Kunsheng, the master who taught music for Li Xiangjun, passed by Changbanqiao and accidentally discovered Li Xiangjun who was sitting on the ground and was silly. He quickly helped her up and realized that she had nowhere to go, so he took her with her to escape. The abortion, rushed to Suzhou .
In fact, Hou Fangyu was also in Nanjing that night. He escaped and returned to Nanjing after the defeat in Yangzhou. When he arrived, the Qing soldiers were raging in the city. He was anxiously concerned about Li Xiangjun's safety. He rushed to the Qinhuai River with fire, but saw Meixiang Tower burning into a ball of flames, and no familiar people saw him. He wandered around Meixiang Tower and searched for him all night, but he could not see Li Xiangjun's shadow; in fact, at that time, Li Xiangjun was sitting on Changban Bridge, which was only a stone's throw from Meixiang Tower. He had no choice but to tease people, but he didn't. Let them meet.
1645 (the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty), Li Xiangjun suffered a lot in Nanjing, and later hid in Baozhen Temple, Qixia Mountain, and accompanied the former Qinhuai sisters Bian Yujing as a nun. In the autumn of this year, the two who had been away for a long time finally met. Hou Fangyu found Li Xiangjun in Qixia Mountain . After discussion, the two of them crossed the river north together and headed to their hometown Shangqiu .
Li Xiangjun concealed his identity as a singer and lived in the Jade Building of Xiyuan as the concubine of Wu's woman. Here, she lives in harmony with her parents-in-law; she respects Hou Fangyu Yuanmai’s wife Chang and is communicating with her sisters; she has a deep affection for Hou Fangyu and is harmonious with her zither. In the eight years from 1645 to 1652, Li Xiangjun lived a safe and comfortable life, which can be said to be the happiest period of her life.
There may be unexpected wind and rain in the days, and people will have good fortune and good fortune at any time. Just when Hou Fangyu went to Nanjing to ask for a child and a relative for Xiangjun, her identity problem, which was often worried about, was finally exposed.
After the father-in-law Hou Xun learned that Li Xiangjun was the real identity of a Qinhuai singer, he immediately ordered Li Xiangjun to get out of the Jade Building. After someone pleaded with love, he reluctantly let her live in Hou's Chaicao Garden, fifteen miles away from the city. —Chicken garden. There is a desolate village where there is no village in front and no shop in the back. At this time, when he learned that Li Xiangjun was pregnant, it aroused the sympathy of his mother-in-law and Mrs. Chang. The two repeatedly pleaded with Hou Xun, and Hou Xun reluctantly agreed to send a little girl to serve there.
After Hou Fangyu returned to Guide (now Shangqiu), he immediately took Li Xiangjun back and lived in the Jade Building. Because of his lowly background, Xiangjun was rushed to the Hou Manor (now Li Jiyuan), which is 7 kilometers away from the city. Li Xiangjun was depressed all day long because of being discriminated against and became ill over time. She had no choice but to suffer from tuberculosis and died at the age of 30. After the release of "Peach Blossom Fan" by Kong Shangren in 1699, Li Xiangjun became famous. "Among the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, Li Xiangjun is not ranked first in terms of appearance or talent, but she ranks first in the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai. You may not be able to tell me about the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai on the street, but Li Xiangjun is well-known to everyone. "The reason why Li Xiangjun is so famous is mainly because of her loyalty to love and noble patriotism.
Lin Yutang "Writing a poem for Xiangjun": "Xiangjun is a wife, with blood stained with peach blossom fan, her spirit and righteousness shines through the ages, and she is ashamed to kill the bearded man. Xiangjun is a wife, with a barbarian personality, hanging on the wall of the vegetarian, teaches me Know what to control. For example, today, who is a barbarian? Everyone is busy and treacherous, and what is it like? Today, the world is full of scammers. I think of ancient beauties, so there will be no trouble."
Yu Huai "Banqiao Miscellaneous Notes" 》: "Li Xiang's body is short, her skin is gentle and beautiful, and her wise man begins to turn. She is unparalleled in teasing. She is called Xiang Fan Pendant." The same book also records: "Xiang is thirteen years old, and she is also heroic and wise."
Although, Li Xiangjun's There are many anecdotes, but in such a turbulent era, the status of a woman was not high, and she was a singer, and the ending was not very good. However, the people sighed that they were noble in their integrity, so they gave her good wishes and kept it in the hearts of future generations with a "fan". This should be the greatest "memorial".
