According to relevant records, "Mulan" first appeared in Mulan Ci. Hua Mulan's father Hua Hu was a soldier in the Northern Wei Dynasty. He is very strict with his daughter. When Mulan was a child, her father taught her to practice martial arts and learn to ride horses. In her spare time, Mulan often studies the art books left by her father and never gets tired of them.
During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, with the joint efforts of emperors and ministers, the national economy developed and people's lives were relatively stable. But the soft-hearted people in the north want to make trouble and often stir up disputes in the south. After some deliberation, the imperial court decided to send troops to conquer and ordered each family to send a man to the battlefield.
When Mulan learned the news, she made a great choice. My father is old and my brother is young, so Mulan decided to go out instead of his father. "Buy horses in the East City, saddles in the West City, reins in the South City and whips in the North City."
In ancient China, few soldiers came back alive after going out to war. However, under such circumstances, Mulan has repeatedly made meritorious military service by virtue of her own ability. And behind the meritorious service, what kind of efforts does Mulan have to make?
Mulan disguised herself as a man to serve her father. She has to live with soldiers every day, and there will be many inconveniences in life. By buying horses and saddles, it can be inferred that Mulan should not be the lowest infantry, but a well-paid cavalry. Therefore, Mulan will have a certain private space without being crowded with soldiers. However, Mulan must overcome the problems of not being injured, not taking a bath and not getting sick. Because of the above three points, it is very easy to expose her female identity.
12 years, Mulan hid her identity for 12. After returning to the imperial court again, she got a lot of gold, silver and jewels, but Mulan said she just wanted to go back to her hometown to spend time with her parents. Seeing Mulan's resolute attitude, the emperor gave up and went back to his hometown because it was difficult to force her to stay.
"Open my Dongting Gate, sit on my Xiting bed, take off my wartime robe and wear my old clothes." That is to say, Mulan took off her heavy military uniform and put on women's clothes when she got home. Soldiers in the same camp should be surprised to see Mulan wearing women's clothes. After years of traveling together, they didn't find Mulan a woman.
If things follow normal logic, Mulan will become a wife and live a safe life. However, according to the records in Volume XI of Records of Women in Shangqiu County, Mulan's ending is regrettable.
The news that Mulan was a daughter soon reached the ears of the emperor. At this time, the emperor had a bad idea, and he wanted to bring Mulan into the harem. People in the same trade were frightened, and when they heard about it, they sent people back to the que. "。 To enter the palace, Mulan said,' I don't have the talent of an emperor.' Refuse to die. If you can't do it, kill yourself. "
The general meaning of this record is that when Mulan learned that the emperor was going to put herself in the harem, she actually expressed her unwillingness with practical actions. She chose the next strategy-suicide.
Many readers don't believe the records in Shangqiu County Records Lienv, and think that it can't happen. But in feudal society, the emperor's orders are inviolable, and a little carelessness will bring trouble to the family. When the emperor learned that Mulan had committed suicide, he could not help showing his grief and posthumously awarded him as a general.