Although it was unsuccessful, people's views on Qian Qianyi have changed somewhat. In 1650, Jiangyun Tower suddenly caught fire. Tens of thousands of volumes of books, famous porcelain and rare stones hidden in the building were all burned, causing huge losses. In 1664, Qian Qianyi died of illness in Hangzhou at the age of eighty-three. Fifty-three days after her husband's death, the 46-year-old Liu Rushi ended her ups and downs life with three feet of white silk. A generation of strange women, their fragrance disappears and their beauty dies. Was he to die for love, or was he forced to commit suicide? Why did Mrs. Liu commit suicide? People are talking a lot about it. First, favoring love for money. When Qian and Liu married, Qian's legitimate wife, Mrs. Chen, was still alive, but Qian Qianyi openly treated Liu with the same courtesy as his legitimate legitimate wife, and reluctantly sold the Song version of "Hanshu" that he had collected for many years, "squandering tens of thousands of gold" just for Liu. This is how Jiangyun Tower was built. This violation of etiquette caused an uproar among the local Jin gentry. On the day of the wedding, "the gentlemen of Qinchuan were busy discussing, and some were throwing bricks, colored hangings, and pebbles on incense carts. The shepherds were sucking ink, smiling at the mirror, and writing poems to make up for themselves." For Liu Rushi, who had the experience of being a side wife and being ravaged by others, she was of course extremely grateful. After the marriage, Liu Rushi was unruly and unrestrained. She often drank and had fun with a group of Qian Qianyi's friends, and got extremely drunk. She had a Taibai style and was not like a boudoir. Qian Qianyi didn't mind at all, and instead called her "a beautiful woman who is also talented, and the best in Pengshan in the art field." Qian Qianyi's pampering and tolerance were also engraved in Liu Rushi's heart. Therefore, when Qian Qianyi was arrested and questioned in Huang Yuqi's case in the fifth year of Shunzhi, Liu Rushi, who had refused to enter Beijing as a newlywed doting wife, this time was willing to become a family member of the prisoner and "jumped up despite illness and risked his life". After many parties, With careful management, Qian was able to survive without guilt. For this reason, Qian was so grateful that he wrote the poem "A good wife survives hardships" regardless of the fact that his legitimate wife was still alive. Qian Qianyi was once the leader of the "Donglin Party" and had a high reputation in society. After Qian's death, it is understandable and reasonable that Liu Rushi died for him. Second, he was forced to commit suicide. For more than 20 years after marrying into the Qian family, Liu Rushi has been holding the economic power of the Qian family, which is intolerable to the people in the Qian family. As soon as Qian Qianyi died, a struggle for family property broke out. Qian Chaoding, a member of the Qian family, instigated Qian Zeng and others to take advantage of the new death of the family head to make a big fuss and force Liu Rushi to hand over the property and property. They immediately seized 600 acres of land and dozens of servants. On June 28, he demanded another three thousand taels of money from Liu Rushi, "If you have it, you will live, if you don't, you will die. Not even a hair's breadth, not a moment's delay." He entered the house, flexed his muscles, made obscene remarks, and threatened to kick Liu Rushi's only daughter and her husband's son-in-law out of the house. However, after the fire in Jiangyun Tower, the Qian family's financial resources were greatly reduced. When Qian Qianyi was seriously ill, he took medicine on credit from the drug store. Even if she had money, how could Liu's pride allow this group of thugs to be so tyrannical? But after all, she is a weak woman who has lost her support. She is neither able to fight nor willing to compromise. In the end, she has no choice but to go to a dead end. Before she died, she said in a suicide note to her daughter: "I have been in your house for twenty-five years, and I have never been angry with anyone. Today, I was raped in front of you. I have to die, but after my death, you will be my brother-in-law." Sister-in-law, you are like your parents. You should come forward with your brother to ask your father to know my hatred." Therefore, "Biographies of Talented Women in Chinese Dynasties" and other books believe that Liu Rushi was chased by her tribe and committed suicide. Third, the theory of suicide in despair. Liu Rushi was a heroic person who went her own way and was full of magnificent fantasies and pursuits in both national and family affairs. However, the answer given to her by reality was harsh. She once accepted Song Yuanwen's love, but Song's mother's pressure and Song Yuanwen's ambiguity made Liu Rushi cut off the relationship with a knife, and the love and affection were at odds. Later, Song Yuanwen became prosperous and became a minister of the new dynasty. His talents and character seemed to have been seen through by Liu Rushi for a long time. She took the initiative to pursue Chen Zilong. Chen Zilong was one of the three great poets of the Ming Dynasty. His integrity and character were the highest at that time. Although Chen's wife beat the couple hard, Liu Rushi had no regrets about it. Later, she not only maintained poetry and literary exchanges with Chen Zilong, but also strongly supported Chen Zilong's anti-Qing activities until Chen Zilong failed and was captured and died for his country. Later, she took the initiative to seek refuge with Qian Qianyi, valuing his knowledge and reputation as the leader of the Donglin Party. However, when the Qing people crossed the river and Qian Qianyi surrendered, Liu Rushi was extremely angry and left the famous saying "You sacrificed your country, I sacrificed your husband".After Qian Qianyi returned to seclusion, she took advantage of Qian's influence to actively participate in anti-Qing and restoration activities across the country. Since Zheng Chenggong came to Changshu to teach Qian Qianyi in the 17th year of Chongzhen (1644), Liu Rushi even worked with him as his master's wife. Discussing current affairs and evaluating gains and losses laid a certain foundation for Zheng's resistance to the Qing Dynasty and restoration of the Ming Dynasty. However, in the second year of Shunzhi (1645), the Hongguang regime was wiped out; in the third year (1646), the Longwu regime, King Lu, and Shaowu regime were successively destroyed; in the eighteenth year (1661), Emperor Yongli was captured and later He was hanged by Wu Sangui. With the collapse of the last regime in Nanming, the hope of restoring the Ming Dynasty was completely shattered. Now that her husband is dead, the so-called national and family affairs are in a state of desolation. She was in despair. How could Liu Rushi, who had long wanted to "sacrifice his country and husband", survive in vain? She wrote in her suicide note: "After death, the coffin cannot be buried because the land has been occupied by others. Iron ropes must be suspended in the earthen chamber, and the coffin must be placed on the iron ropes..." Her patriotism is beyond words. After despair, her suicide was inevitable. The tribesmen's extortion for money only accelerated the process. Liu Rushi's literary talent and poetry rank first among the "Eight Beauties of Qinhuai", including "Wuyin Cao", "Hu Shang Cao", "Dongshan Huohe Collection", "Hongdou Village Miscellaneous Records", "Hedong Jun's Poems and Essays", Works such as "Chi Shou" and "I Wen Shi Yuanyang Lou Ci" have been handed down to the world. The sheer number of them and the beauty of their diction are staggering. His "Chi Shou" was considered by the Qing Dynasty to be "more beautiful than the Six Dynasties and deeply affectionate to Ban Cai". Her calligraphy and paintings are also very famous. Later generations praised her as "an iron fist with a silver hook, which once collected the wonderful traces", and has always been a collection treasure. Chen Yinke, a contemporary master of traditional Chinese culture, not only praised Liu Rushi as a "famous heroine", but also wrote a monograph of more than 800,000 words "A Farewell Biography of Liu Rushi" for her when she was blind at the age of 80. He said in "Liu Rushi's Farewell Biography? Origin": "The search for Qian Liu's chapters is even more incomplete and destroyed, and we often get a glimpse of his loneliness and resentment, and some of them can make people cry and unable to control themselves." This made Mr. Chen "unable to control himself." "It's not just her peerless talent, but more importantly her commendable integrity. Mr. Chen's poem says: I wander alone in high-rise buildings meditating, singing and crying for no reason at all. The beauty of women has been sold out for a long time in the world. Who can save the sorrow in old age in Jiangguan? A few tears from the ruins of the broken fabric, and a calm and calm desperation. The song of the fairy couple in Qiutan is left behind, and the hatred in the world will never be resolved. Liu Ru was so knowledgeable that the infatuated old man should look back and smile three hundred years later! After Liu Rushi's death, he was not buried with Qian Qianyi, but was expelled from the Qian family cemetery. Liu Rushi's tomb is at the foot of Yushan Mountain. It is an isolated tomb. The stone tablet in front of the tomb is only a little more than one meter, and it is engraved on it: the tomb of Hedong Jun (named Liu Rushi). A hundred steps away, Qian Qianyi and his first wife were buried together. Alas! class=’page’gt; 3 next page