In 1881, 71-year-old Zuo Zongtang took 17-year-old Zhang Yi as a concubine, and on the night of candles in the cave room, Zuo Zongtang walked into the bedroom, Zhang Yi was busy wiping the corners of his eyes, and said: Master, I will serve you!
Zuo Zongtang sighed and said: At this age, what kind of concubine do you have? You're going to be my granddaughter!
After Zhang Yi heard this, he really couldn't believe it, and hurriedly knelt down to Zuo Zongtang, made a big salute, and said with tears in his eyes"Zhang Yi was able to meet Zuo Xianggong in this life, which is really a blessing for three lives! ”
Zhang Yi is the daughter of the prefect of Xi'an, and since she was a child, she has been cultivated according to the standards for us to enter the palace and choose concubines.
What piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, proficient in everything.
When she reached the age of participating in the draft, she was naturally sent to the palace by her family.
But after the little girl entered the palace, she was not favored by the emperor, but because of her practical work, she was favored by the Empress Dowager Cixi and transferred to serve by her side.
This is not bad by the side of the Queen Mother, at least she has more opportunities to meet the emperor than ordinary palace maids, but the bad thing is that Zhang Yi is too good at coming and going, she has become a celebrity around Cixi, which makes Li Lianying feel that her status is threatened.
And just at this time,The 64-year-old Zuo Zongtang carried the coffin out to recover Xinjiang, and slapped the surrender faction such as Li Hongzhang in the face.
Although Cixi finally supported Zuo Zongtang to go on the expedition at that time, the military salary was still raised by Zuo Zongtang himself.
So Li Lianying suggested Cixi,It's better to give Zhang Yi, who will do things, to Zuo Zongtang
First, it can show Lafayette's love for Zuo Gong, and second, it is always reassuring to have one of his own people by Zuo Gong's side.These words really touched Cixi's heart.
What ruler is not afraid of generals with great military achievements?
Emperor Hai of Han Wu married his sister to Wei Qing, is it really just to fulfill their mutual affection?
Zhang Yi never thought that her parents had painstakingly cultivated her for more than ten years, and the palace life that she had struggled for many years would end like thisAt the age of 17, she was sent to Zuofu to be a concubine for 71-year-old Zuo Zongtang.
Fortunately, Zuo Zongtang is not Li Hongzhang's generation, he has his own beliefs and principles.
The only thing he wants in his life is not to lose an inch of Chinese land.
After Zhang Yi saw Zuo Zongtang, Zuo Gong made it clear that he was already a person buried in the loess to his nostrils, and he would not delay Zhang Yi if he needed any concubines, and only loved her as a granddaughter.
In this way, it was not until 3 years later that Zuo Zongtang passed away and left a will, asking his family to help Zhang Yi find a good family.
After Zhang Yi kept filial piety for Zuo Zongtang for three years, she married Li Xiaofan, the second son of Li Pengwan of Chaozhou, in the name of Zuo Zongtang's granddaughter.
And the father of Li Ka-shing, the richest man we are familiar with, is the third son of Zhang Yi and Li Xiaofan, Li Yunjing.
Life is so unexpected, if Zhang Yi was not given to Zuo Zongtang back then, but became a little concubine next to the emperor, maybe we would never know her name.
Life is like this, misfortune and blessing rely on, blessing and misfortune lurk, and sometimes, until the coffin is closed, it is impossible to determine whether it is a blessing or a curse.
Therefore, it is better to live more openly, with less worries and anxieties, and every turn of fate may be a wonderful situation that you don't expect.