U.S. President Richard Nixon once had his own understanding of "destiny": "What fate gives us is not the wine of disappointment, but the cup of opportunity. Therefore, let us be unafraid and full of joy." Happy to seize fate. "
Nixon became the President of the United States. It can be seen that what fate gave him was indeed a cup of opportunity. It’s just that there are too many differences between people. Some people are in deep misery throughout their lives, while others can easily achieve a comfortable life.
In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a strange man named Wang Zhanyuan. He was the chosen one with a particularly good destiny. As a teenager, he committed all kinds of evil, calling himself "the reincarnation of a white-bone spirit" and showing no morals at all.
He even angered his mother to death with such disobedience. "Unfilial piety" is the original sin, but for a lucky man like Wang Zhanyuan, "unfilial piety" was self-defeating and became one of the important reasons for his future success and talent.
In a lucky person, any possible "misfortune" will be converted into "lucky".
Wang Zhanyuan's family was poor since he was a child, but later he was lucky enough to join the Beiyang New Army led by Yuan Shikai, and gradually rose to the position of governor of Hubei. He holds a high position and makes a lot of money. All of this is actually related to his "great unfilial piety".
Wang Zhanyuan grew up in the countryside, and his ancestors have made a living by farming for generations. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, not to mention rural residents, even residents in cities were in a state of poverty.
Wang Zhanyuan’s family was extremely poor, and it was said that he often had nothing to eat after one meal. Under such living conditions, it is naturally impossible for Wang Zhanyuan to carry a schoolbag and go to school at the right age like contemporary children.
He wandered in the mountains and forests every day, playing with the local poor boys who could not afford to go to school, and doing bad things to pass the time and have fun. Over time, Wang Zhanyuan and his party gradually became local ruffians, which even made people a little "frightened".
Wang Zhanyuan’s mother saw that her son’s life was getting worse and worse, and she was very worried. On the one hand, she complained that she was unable to send her son to school, but on the other hand, she was determined to help her son change his ways.
In rural areas in the old days, young men and women usually got married very early. Because in rural areas, young people need to become independent early to assume their own responsibilities and start a family and start a business as soon as possible.
Also, because I didn’t receive much education, I could only get married early to start a new life. That's what Wang Zhanyuan's mother thought. She spent all her savings over the years and asked a matchmaker to arrange a good marriage for her son.
In this way, under the arrangement of his mother, Wang Zhanyuan got married to a strange woman. Soon after, a son was born. Wang Zhanyuan's mother was very happy to see that her son had finally matured and stabilized.
However, as the saying goes: "A dog cannot change its habit of eating shit." How can a family with no emotional foundation tie up a prodigal son? When Wang Zhanyuan first got married, he was indeed very happy, and for a time he was indulged in the embrace of his beloved wife and the happiness of newlyweds.
But as time passed, he began to feel bored again. And he doesn't like the constraints and responsibilities that family brings to him. When his son was just a few months old, Wang Zhanyuan abandoned his wife and son and traveled far away alone.
This incident brought a huge blow to Wang Zhanyuan’s mother. She could not understand why her son made such a choice. She fell into such a rage and confusion that she fell ill and never recovered.
Wang Zhanyuan, who had not gone far, found out about this and hurried home to visit his old mother. Unexpectedly, the sudden appearance of the unfilial son made the old mother so angry that she died.
Wang Zhanyuan was horrified when he saw his old mother's body, and hurriedly found a random cemetery to bury his mother overnight. After handling the matter, Wang Zhanyuan left completely with guilt for his mother and determination for his hometown.
Wang Zhanyuan’s uncle felt very angry and sad after learning about this incident. So the uncle went to the place where his sister was buried and planned to relocate her to another suitable burial location.
Unexpectedly, when my uncle went to the cemetery, he made a major discovery - the location Wang Zhanyuan found at random turned out to be an excellent Feng Shui treasure land.
Using this place as a grave will be very beneficial to future generations. The uncle was very satisfied with this and therefore forgave Wang Zhanyuan for his fault.
Wang Zhanyuan, who left his hometown, chose to join the army, and the master he chose was Yuan Shikai. At that time, Yuan Shikai was on the rise, so Wang Zhanyuan also received many dividends.
From a poor civilian boy, he went from an ordinary bodyguard to the position of governor of Hubei, a position of high authority.
Wang Zhanyuan, who has been notorious for his misdeeds since he was a child, naturally has no political skills. He obtained his position entirely through connections and luck. In addition, he also has one biggest problem - he is very greedy for money.
The people of Hubei have a very bad impression of this military governor. In their eyes, this military governor has been squeezing the hard-earned money of their ordinary people and does everything possible.
Wang Zhanyuan is indeed like this. He not only covets the money of the people, but also the money of the army. Almost all the military pay of his subordinates has been deducted. Over the years, he has amassed money through exploitation, sold large amounts of land, etc., and accumulated a lot of property, which makes people jealous.
During the ten years as the warlord, Wang Zhanyuan put countless gold and silver treasures into his pocket through various channels. One year when he was moving, he actually hired more than ten cars to load the family's gold and silver treasures, and finally he could barely finish loading them all.
It is said that when the more than ten carriages filled with gold and silver treasures crossed the Yellow River Bridge, the bridge was so stressed that it almost collapsed.
In addition to gold and silver, Wang Zhanyuan also owned more than 2,000 properties, which is really surprising. I have to say that Wang Zhanyuan is really a businessman in the political world.
If you say that Wang Zhanyuan is a businessman who only cares about his own interests, that is not entirely true. At critical moments, he still thinks about his hometown.
In May 1934, Wang Zhanyuan raised a lot of money through many channels and donated a huge amount of money to his hometown, which was suffering from floods at the time. This disaster relief fund played a vital role in the reconstruction of his hometown. Very useful.
Wang Zhanyuan was just a rough man with bad conduct and no education, but he accidentally embarked on such a bright road. His life of prosperity, wealth, power, and social status is truly breathtaking.
He must be a lucky man, there is no doubt about it. But his "lucky" was by no means groundless, or it could be said that he simply relied on finding a suitable cemetery for his mother.
Wang Zhanyuan’s luck comes more from his own choices. He was not satisfied with the status quo and desperately wanted to seek a bigger world outside. If he had stayed in his hometown to accompany his wife and children, then even if there was a good opportunity, he probably would not have been able to meet it.
The second is the issue of opportunity. A good opportunity was placed in front of him and he seized it. This is also one of his abilities. And later, he accumulated wealth by purchasing and selling real estate, which was also a very good business vision.
Therefore, if Wang Zhanyuan is lucky, then some part of this luck also comes from his own efforts. "Luck" is a gift from God, and of course it is also the result of our own efforts and accumulation.
Text/Lin Bonan