Chapter 63 One person wins the Tao and the whole family is honored

There is an old Chinese proverb: One person attains the Tao and the chicken dog ascends to heaven.Although Li Lianying was favored by the Empress Dowager Cixi and was the second-rank Dingdaihualing manager, he felt that as a eunuch, he was a slave after all, and an eunuch. If he wanted to honor his family and elevate his status, he could only elevate his brothers and sisters. , The identity of the heirs and nephews.Therefore, he tried his best to let them enter the officialdom, gain power and status, change other people's views, and become a prominent family of dignitaries. As the saying goes: It is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree.Li Lianying relied on the big tree of Empress Dowager Cixi, and Li Lianying's family relied on the big tree of Li Lianying.If other people want to become officials, they may not be able to make a Taoist platform with a hundred thousand taels of Empress Dowager Cixi, and their official titles are only five or six ranks, and it depends on whether they have fame or not.But Li Lianying's family or his relatives and friends don't need to worry about this.As long as Li Lianying opens his mouth to the Empress Dowager Cixi, he can get the imperial decree, and his family can be officials and lords and enjoy the salary.

There are records in the "Li Family Tree" written in the spring of the fourteenth year of the Republic of China (1925): Li Lianying had six brothers, a total of fifteen nephews (including four of Li Lianying's heirs), twenty-two grandnephews (not Including minors under the age of 20), there are more than a dozen people directly serving as officials in the imperial court, not including clan members and relatives.This seems to be a power group of the Li family. There is a clear record in the book "Anecdotes of the Qing Palace": Li Lianying had four nephews, who reported donations to Langzhong (Beijing official, Zhengwupin) to distribute households, soldiers, criminals, and workers. It is a fact that this nephew is told that this is the first time he is on an errand, and you should teach him at any time.The empress dowager's favor is evident here.

As we mentioned earlier, Li Lianying had four heirs.Among them, Li Chengwu, the eldest son, was named Lin, named Jianzhai, and named Wenfu.He was adopted from Li Lianying's fourth brother Shengtai's family.From the official to the second rank, Dai Hualing is on guard, with the title of lieutenant general and general.He is the head of the imperial guards, also known as the Royal Guard, and a loyal servant who escorted the Empress Dowager Cixi when she traveled.Whether the Empress Dowager Cixi was in the palace or went to the Summer Palace to recuperate her mind and soul, even when she fled Xi'an in 1900, he served her wholeheartedly and guarded her around.

Li Chengwu mainly lives in Duifangju, Haidian.Every April when the Empress Dowager Cixi went to the Summer Palace, Li Chengwu took his family to live in Duifang.At this time, Li Chengwu was instigated by Li Lianying to ask for an entrance fee from the ministers who entered the Summer Palace to meet the Empress Dowager Cixi, and even Emperor Guangxu had to pay silver, otherwise he would not be able to pass.Li Lianying's arrogance can be seen.Later, for the convenience of visiting relatives, Li Lianying sometimes took her old mother to live in Duifang. When the Empress Dowager Cixi returned to Da Nei from the Summer Palace, Li Chengwu escorted her back to the city.At the same time, the family members and servants moved back to the harem warehouse (that is, the current houku).After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Li Chengwu lived at home all the time. In his early years, he bought 200 mu of land in Shijingshan, and was buried there after his death.He begged for three wives in his life, his original wife was Xue, his concubine had Liang's and Yang's, and he had three children.According to the old man Li Ruiyi, he was at Li Chengwu's home at the time. When Li Chengwu was seriously ill in 1940, because he had no money for medical treatment, he sold the leather workshop in Tangzi Hutong outside Xizhimen. The house was sold and a smaller house was bought in Daqitiao. Before moving, Li Chengwu died of illness.

Li Lianying's second son, Li Fude, also known as Li Jiliang, styled Shaomei, was adopted by Li Lianying from his fifth brother Shitai's family.During the period of the Republic of China, when Yuan Shikai was the president, he also held the title of capital for a short time.He begged for five wives in his life, the original wife Chen (from Dawangdu Village, Dacheng County), the concubine Liang, Liu, and one child each.His house is in the horse farm outside Deshengmen. In the first year of Xuantong (1909), he, Xue Guwen (stage name Twelve Reds) and Sun Peiting (stage name Thirteen Reds) co-organized an opera class taught by both Hebei Bangzi and Peking Opera. The office was named Sanleshe, and it was named together with the Fuliancheng Keban run by Ye Zhishan.Sanle Club hired Qin Opera actor Pang Qifa, Peking opera actors Zhang Zhiquan, Sun Yiyun, flute master Fang Bingzhong as teachers, and recruited more than 100 students, who completed the course in seven years.

In the second year of the Republic of China (1913), Xue Guwen and Sun Peiting announced their withdrawal. Li Fude changed the name of the association to Zhengle Society and moved the class to his home in Houmachang.Among the students are Danjiao Shang Xiaoyun, Xun Huisheng, and Zhao Tongzha (the stage name is Furongcao, from Anci County, and he served as the dean of the East China Art Institute after the founding of New China), collectively known as the three heroes of the Zhengle Club. Li Fude managed the club well. Vibrant and dramatic, the results are remarkable.In the fourth year of the Republic of China (1915), Qilin Tong (Zhou Xinfang) once came to Beijing to perform with him, and became famous in the capital.In the same year, Shang Xiaoyun and Xun Huisheng graduated from the full teacher, and left the class in the following year, and the club was disbanded shortly thereafter.

Shang Xiaoyun and Xun Huisheng, two of the four famous actors in Chinese Peking Opera, came from Zhengle Club. It cannot but be said that it is Li Fude’s contribution to the cause of Peking Opera.In addition, Li Fude also opened a Xinyuan bathhouse in Yandai Xie Street outside Di'anmen, which has become a century-old brand. Li Lianying's third son, Li Fukang, was nicknamed Lusheng, nicknamed Gongjian, and also named Zhaobo and Shaoyuan.The former Qing Gongsheng was Li Lianying's successor from his elder brother Guotai's family.Hua Ling was a candidate for Tongzhi, and his residence was in Huanghuamen Inner Street. His wife, Li, was from the Zhengbai Banner of the Han Army.

Li Lianying's fourth son, Li Fuyin, was the third son of Li Lianying's third brother, Baotai.His wife, Feng Shi, has five sons and two daughters.He has been living in Cotton Alley in Xizhimen, and later sold his house in early 1920. After introducing Li Lianying's four heirs, let's look at Li Lianying's brothers.The eldest brother Li Guotai, the third brother Li Baotai, the fourth brother Li Shengtai, the fifth brother Li Shitai, the sixth brother Li Antai, and Li Lianying ranked second. The eldest brother Li Guotai, with a name of Qingzi, has a leather workshop in Tangzi Hutong, which is mainly managed by his two uncles.His wife, Feng Shi, has two sons and one daughter.The eldest son, Li Fuwen, mainly cooks in the antique shop opened by Li Lianying in Langfang Toutiao, Dashilan Street, Qianmenwai Street.His wife, Xu, has three children; the second son, Li Fukang, adopted Li Lianying as the third son.

The third brother Li Baotai, named Shantang, was awarded the title of the sixth rank, and was awarded the rank of the first rank.His wife, Lu, has six children.The eldest son, Li Fuhai, named Jieqing, is a doctor of the Ministry of Industry, Hualing wears the title of third grade, and uses Taoism in different provinces. His wife, Li Shi, has three sons.The second son, Li Fuheng, whose name is Jixuan, is a doctor in the household department, Hua Lingding wears the third-rank title, his wife is Sun, and he has four children.The two heirs were still young before the fall of the Qing Dynasty and had never served. The third son, Li Fuyin, was adopted by Li Lianying as the fourth son.The fourth son, Li Futian, is named Xinpei, his wife is Wang, and he has a daughter.The fifth son, Li Fuhou, whose style name is Chunfu, was a Jiansheng in the Qing Dynasty, and his wife was Li Shi.

The fourth brother Li Shengtai, whose name is Dongshan.Adopted to his uncle Li Wansheng since he was a child, he presided over the manor in his hometown all his life. He was a candidate for Tongzhi, his wife Xiao, granted the title of Zhongxian doctor, Xiao Gongren, and had seven children.The eldest son, Li Fulan, whose childhood name is Ju and styled Wenxuan, served as the capital of the Biaoshi Head Office of Chongqing Township in the west of Beijing.His wife Zang and Shulin have three children.The second son, Li Chengwu, adopted Li Lianying as the eldest son.The third son, Li Fuwang, is the son of the sixth younger brother, Li Antai.The fourth son, Li Fujuan, named Wenqing, stayed in the manor for a long time. He was awarded the sixth-rank title and the fifth-rank award for his supervision of the Ziyahe project.In order to thank him, the local people hung a large plaque in gold with the characters of urgency, kindness and righteousness at the gate of Li's house.His wife is Chu, and he has four children.The fifth son, Li Fuming, whose baby name was Li, styled Jingchen, was named Wenlin, was a fifth grade Hualing Dingdai.There is no record of the original wife, concubine Xu, known as the fifth grandmother, and has no children.The eldest daughter of the original spouse married Hou Zhai Wenyang, Duliu Town, Jinghai County, and gave birth to Hou Wuting's son.The second daughter, married Cangzhou alternate road, and was specially granted the son of Niu Ziting, the magistrate of Caozhou Prefecture.These two are known as Duliuhou and Cangzhou cattle.

The fifth younger brother Li Shitai, styled Luzhan, nicknamed Zishan, was promoted by the supervisor to be a fifth-rank Hualing, and he was an official in the capital. His specific position is unknown.His wife, Mrs. Mu, has three sons.The eldest son, Li Furen, was named Fuyan.He has had three wives in his life, the original wife is Wu, Xie, and the second is Zhang.There are one child each.On the day Cixi fled in the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu (1900), the weather was hot, and Cixi was hungry and thirsty. It was he who gave Li Lianying two dough cakes and cold boiled water, and Li Lianying gave the Empress Dowager Cixi another , Cixi appreciated his loyalty very much.In the 33rd year of Guangxu (1907), when Empress Dowager Cixi celebrated the Longevity Festival in October, she specially invited the couple to listen to an opera in the Summer Palace. This is a supreme honor.Later, when he returned to his hometown, he often used this to show off that he had been summoned by the Empress Dowager Cixi, and he always showed disdain for the people around him.The second son Li Dingchen, whose baby name is Yue, has no children, and there are no other records. The sixth brother, Li Antai, died young.There are different opinions on the age of death. He died of shock between the ages of fourteen and seventeen.He had adopted a son before his death, so it can be seen that he would not be too young when he died.His heir is the third son of Li Shengtai, the fourth elder brother. His name is Li Fuwang.This is a playboy who doesn't know how difficult it is to make money. People in the village call him a boy who spreads money.After middle age, the villagers also called Li Shengtai's third son "Big Belly" because of his big belly and round waist.But he didn't care about it, as long as he called him the third master in person, he didn't care about other loves.Li Fuwang had two wives in his life, his original wife was Zhao, his concubine was Lu, and he had four sons.The eldest son Xiangyue, the second son Xianglong, the third son Xiangmao (adopted to Li Fu), the fourth son Xiangchen, also known as Li Zhiran.Li Xiangchen was a well-known Chinese medicine doctor in Dacheng County. After the founding of New China, he served as the deputy chief of the Health Department of the People's Government of Dacheng County. He died in 1975.Li Fuwang is a typical example of extravagance and waste among Li Lianying's nephews, and he is the condensation of the dandies of the entire Li family.