The heroine Hua Mulan has been in the army for more than ten years. Why didn't she expose her daughter?

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Haw answered Haw. Mulan was weaving at home, but she could not hear the loom, but heard the woman sigh. ...

Speaking of this "Mulan Ci", everyone should be familiar with it. Even a small partner who has been away from school for many years will certainly be able to recite a few words.

It is because of this word that we met an admirable heroine when we were students.

When I first got to know Mulan, I had some "complaints". After all, this word is too long and difficult to recite. I hesitated for a long time when the teacher recited the roll call, but I still didn't recite it.

I still remember that it was a bloody afternoon, I still remember the bitterness of standing outside the classroom until my legs and feet were numb, and I still remember the seriousness of going home for dinner and memorizing textbooks.

From then on, I have a deep memory of Mulan.

Later, I got to know her better, because in my hometown, Yingguo Town, Yucheng County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province, there is an ancestral temple in memory of Mulan, and the school also organized a visit.

Now this ancestral temple is still there, and it has become one of the key tourist attractions listed by the People's Government of Henan Province in the first phase and a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit in Henan Province. Interested friends can also have a look.

In ancient times, women without talent were virtuous, so Mulan, like other women, learned to weave.

Perhaps Mulan was still imagining that there would be such a person who would marry her in a colorful auspicious cloud.

But an unexpected situation-conscription, broke all Mulan's illusions. According to the conscription system at that time, every family should have a man, and Mulan's father was also on the conscription list.

Fighting was originally a man's business, but Mulan's father was old, and fighting meant death, and Mulan had no brother. This situation made Mulan very depressed.

So she made a decision to dress up as a man and join the army for her father.

Then Mulan joined the army 12 years, why didn't she expose her daughter? Is Mulan pretending too well or others are too stupid? It is a bit difficult for historians to explain this.

Let's watch together.

Grandpa: With such a daughter, why did my husband ask Mulan Ci to be written in the Northern Wei Dynasty in the Northern and Southern Dynasties? It was originally included in the Record of Ancient and Modern Music. According to the conscription situation in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the narration in Mulan Ci, it was not easy to join the army at that time.

In fact, in any era, fighting is not easy, and Mulan is particularly difficult.

Because she must buy her own weapons and equipment for the army, including her war horse, some people may say so. Isn't this nonsense? War is very dangerous, and she has to pay for it at her own expense. Just run away, but at that time, the war was still going on, and who could be alone?

Mulan bought everything from the army and rode to the battlefield.

It's actually very difficult for a woman to join the army disguised as a man. At least not now. Even though it was feudal for more than two thousand years, such a thing was rarely recorded.

Women are different from men, even if they wear armor, the difference is obvious. It is understandable if they pretend for a while, but Mulan is not in the army for a while, but 12 years.

Comrade Mulan: Our eyes are clumsy. Hua Mulan has been a daughter for twelve years, but for Hua Mulan, it must have been a decade of fear. She disguised herself while fighting, fearing that she would not die on the battlefield, but she was exposed for deceiving the monarch.

After winning the battle, Mulan returned to her hometown and went to see the emperor, praising Mulan greatly. Naturally, those who can enjoy it will not be stingy. Later, the court wanted Mulan to be a Shang Shulang.

But Mulan refused. In Mulan's view, no matter how big the official is, there is no warmth at home. Besides, he has been pretending for more than ten years and is tired.

Mulan in this case, the court will naturally not be reluctant to have a military commander who does not love power. Isn't that what emperors like to see?

Mulan went home after all. After more than ten years, the home is still the same. My parents are here, and my sister and brother are all grown up. I don't want to mention how much I want to see Mulan.

Mulan was very happy with her family's welcome.

But what she wanted to do most was to be herself, so she eagerly returned to her little house full of fantasies.

Take off your armor, find out your old clothes and make up carefully.

When Mulan appeared in front of everyone, everyone was stunned. Only then did they know that Mulan was a woman.

Think about it, too. Joining the army together 12 years, the contact between them naturally increased, but no one found that Mulan was a woman. Think about it. You can really suppress internal injuries.

Things seem to be over here, and Mulan's heroic image has been vividly outlined. Mulan's courage and makeup artist alone made her admired by future generations.

But it's really not over.

Mulan's daughter was soon passed on to the emperor. The emperor thought she was really a strange girl, so he wanted to call Mulan into the palace, but Mulan didn't want to go at all. Some people even wrote in some books that Mulan committed suicide after resisting the law.

Mulan's deeds were widely circulated, and in the early Tang Dynasty, she was posthumously named General Xiao Lie.

Historian: It is possible that Mulan's female body will not be found. The story of Mulan is legendary, but nowadays people are always unwilling to believe that it has not been discovered by others for more than ten years, and think it is impossible.

However, some historians say that this is possible, not because Mulan's ability to dress up as a man is good, nor because Mulan's comrades are clumsy, but because of Mulan's appearance.

These scholars think that Mulan is not very handsome, but crouching. Such people can be seen everywhere in the army. Mulan is not outstanding, even ordinary, so it will not be taken seriously, and Mulan is easier to pretend to be natural.

Besides, Mulan's arms can also help her hide her identity. In our impression, after joining the army, Mulan stayed with the male soldiers every day, eating together and sleeping together.

Actually, it's not. Mulan went with a war horse at that time, so her arms after joining the army were cavalry, and cavalry could not do without war horses except against the enemy.

Even if large troops sleep together, they don't tie their horses beside them, but sleep beside them, which reduces the time of contact with their comrades.

This explanation by historians is really surprising.

In fact, there is no clear record about Mulan in history, so now she is positioned as a female figure in ancient literary works.

However, this does not mean that Mulan is fabricated out of thin air. If we study it carefully, we can find out her prototype. What if we find it? People will continue to tell Mulan's story. Who let her image be recognized?

Do you agree with this?

(The text and pictures in this article are original flying fish, and plagiarism will be investigated. )

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