Fan Haer, whose real name is Shun Dian and whose courtesy name is Shao Zeng.
In Sichuan dialect, "Ha'er" means "fool". This man was born in a landlord's family. He didn't like reading when he was a child, but he liked to listen to people's stories. His mind was full of the idea of heroes robbing the rich and giving to the poor.
To put it bluntly, Fan Haer is a bit like the teenagers who were influenced by "Young and Dangerous" in later generations. He failed to learn well at a young age and joined the local Pao Ge organization at the age of 13.
Since the late Qing Dynasty, Sichuan has never been at peace and has been at war almost every year.
The life of ordinary people is naturally difficult, but people like Fan Haer are getting along like a duck to water. In the past 20 years, he has grown from a little brother to a division commander under Liu Xiang. Last year, he was appointed by Chang Kaishen as the Sichuan Army Chief.
Commander of the Hubei Border Guard Force.
Now that the civil strife in Sichuan has temporarily subsided, only Liu Wenhui and Liu Xiang's two uncles and nephews are the most powerful. One dominates western Sichuan and the other dominates eastern Sichuan.
The two Lius were relatives and had always been natural allies. But after they subdued the other warlords, they inevitably became hostile to each other, and each wanted to destroy the other and unify Sichuan.
Fan Haer is very powerful and naturally becomes the target of attraction for both parties.
Just last month, Sichuan Provincial Chairman Liu Wenhui bought Fan Haer with a huge sum of 500,000 yuan. Fan Haer promised on the surface and calmly accepted the 500,000 yuan, but later sold Liu Wenhui and asked for the huge sum of money.
What should Liu Xiang do?
Liu Xiang laughed it off and asked Fan Haer to take the money and go to Shanghai for fun, as long as he didn't get involved in the fight between the two Liu Xiang.
Fan Haer did not go to Shanghai immediately, but went to Chongqing with money. He chose a piece of land at Shangqing Temple near Caiyuanba and was building "Fan Village".
Historically, after the groundbreaking of "Fan Village", Fan Ha'er would go down the river to Shanghai, where he would be accepted as a close disciple by Zhang Jinhu, an old man from the Qing Gang, and he would also work with Du Yuesheng in the opium business.
There are three anecdotes in Van Haer's life that are most famous:
First, when he was defeated and in trouble, in order to accumulate strength to make a comeback, he led his people to rob property everywhere. When Fan Haer became rich, he found all the people who had been robbed and returned the property with interest.
Second, he had many wives and concubines, including dozens of concubines. One of them, a concubine named Ziju, fell in love with the young principal Wang Shijun when he was studying at Chongqing Kaiming School. Although Fan Haer was angry after being cuckolded, he finally chose to forgive.
.He accepted Zi Ju as his goddaughter and Wang Shijun as his godson. He invested 5,000 oceans as a dowry and married off his concubine with the etiquette of marrying a daughter.
Third, he fell in love with the sports star "Southern Mermaid" Yang Xiuqiong. He ignored Chang Kaishen and Soong Meiling couple's reputation and Yang Xiuqiong was Soong Meiling's goddaughter. He actually forced Yang Xiuqiong to divorce and then married her as his concubine.
Fan Haer's character is extremely complex. He is loyal to wealth, generous and generous, and knows how to repay kindness. However, he is also cunning, greedy for money and lustful, and brings trouble to others. He has no ideas, bullies men and women, and is full of powerful thoughts, but
He understood the righteousness well at the critical moment, and spent all his family wealth in order to fight against Japan. He eventually rebelled against Chiang Kai-shek and joined our party to found the country. After that, he actually held a high position and died a good death at the age of 83.
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Today's Chongqing is still relatively backward, with the Xinxin Grand Theater and the Cathay Grand Theater not yet completed.
Fan Haer took Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Mouzhi to the Yuehe Tea Garden on Jifang Street (near the Liberation Monument in later generations), where the most famous Sichuan opera troupe in Chongqing was located.
Sichuan teahouses are very different from those in Shanghai and Tianjin. The teahouses are filled with bamboo woven chairs, where you can sit upright or half-ly, and make a bowl of tea, which is extremely leisurely and comfortable.
On the stage, a flower monk appeared with Buddha dust on his shoulders. He only took a few steps and attracted applause from the audience.
"good!"
Fan Ha'er was so happy that he clapped wildly, and the fat on his face was shaking. He introduced Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Mouzhi: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhang, the boy who plays Hua Monk is called Liu Chengji, who came out of Suining. Don't look at him because he is young.
His colorful face (harlequin) is unique in Chongqing. This "Drunk Attack on the Mountain Gate" is a true biography of Zhao Xiazi, and the performance is so comfortable that you can't find another one in Chongqing."
"Drunk at the Mountain Gate" is a well-known Kun Opera play. Now it is performed in the form of Sichuan Opera, and it has a unique charm.
Liu Chengji plays the flower monk Lu Zhishen. He is majestic when fighting against the odds, but he is very naive when he is drunk. Especially his eyes and expressions, coupled with the singing of Sichuan Opera, show an indescribable sense of humor.
"Okay, okay!"
As soon as the play was finished, Fan Haer kept clapping her hands and cheering, and Le Dianding said: "Damn it, you son of a bitch insists on getting it, I will reward Liu Sanrong (Liu Chengji) with 10 yuan!"
Until he left the tea garden, Fan Haer was still praising the performance just now. He took Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Mouzhi to a restaurant for drinks.
When the food and drinks were served, Fan Ha'er raised his glass and said: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhang, I, Fan Ha'er, am a rough man and I don't know how to speak well. I would like to toast you two with this glass of wine. Brother Pao will never show off his clothes."
, I did it, you can do whatever you want."
"Easy to say, easy to say," Zhou Hexuan drank the wine in one gulp and said in Sichuan dialect with a smile, "I am also from Paoge, so don't call me sir anymore."
Fan Ha'er was surprised and said: "You also know how to do it?"
"I am a member of the Hongmen family in Wuzhou, the United States," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile. "Hongmen and Hanliu (Ge Laohui) are members of the same family. You and I are all our own brothers."
"Gohao is a brother of the Hongmen General Hall. I am disrespectful and disrespectful," Fan Ha'er quickly raised his glass and said, "Brother Zhou, I, Fan Ha'er, am too blind to see Taishan. I will punish myself with three glasses of wine!"
Zhou Hexuan said: "You don't have to punish yourself, just drink."
"You can't do it, you can't do it. You have to drink as a penalty," Fan Ha'er drank three glasses in a row and wiped his mouth and said, "Brother Pao, you can't have loose stools. What does it matter if you drink a few glasses of wine?"
"Brother Ha is so generous!" Zhou Hexuan gave a thumbs up.
The two chatted for a while, and then Fan Haer asked: "How come Brother Zhou recognizes me?"
Zhou Hexuan said nonsense: "I heard Mr. Li Zongwu mention Brother Ha. He said that you are upright and upright."
"Mr. Li actually praised me?" Fan Haer was flattered.
Li Zongwu was so famous in Sichuan that he was not only respected in the educational and cultural circles, but also served as a consultant to many Sichuan warlords. In a few months, Liu Xiang would defeat his uncle Liu Wenhui and invite Li Zongwu to be his successor.
own advisor.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Brother Ha, don't belittle yourself. Who in Sichuan doesn't admire your initiative to return the looted property?"
"Hehe, hehe, I blush when I talk about the ridiculous things I did when I was young," Fan Ha'er felt proud and embarrassed at the same time. He changed the subject and asked, "Brother Zhou came to Chongqing with his father-in-law to do something.
What’s the big deal?”
Zhou Hexuan said: "I am planning to open a factory in Chongqing, and I am about to pay a visit to Commander Liu Xiang."
"This is easy to say, leave it to me, I will introduce you tomorrow!" Fan Ha'er said, patting his chest, "Commander Liu still wants to give Fan Ha'er some face."
