How did Yuanshun Escort Agency, a minor celebrity in Beijing, decline?

The rise and fall of broadsword Wang Wu and Yuanshun Escort Agency (text: Dou Fengshan and Bai Yongjun) 1878, broadsword Wang Wu came to Beijing, bought several houses in Banbi Street west of Dongzhu Chengkou, and founded Yuanshun Escort Agency in 1879. The word "Yuan Shunye". Gold on a black background is low and high. The red silk and red flowers at the gate are placed on the plaque, and an apricot square flag is hung high in the upper right corner of the gate, embroidered with the four characters "Yuanshun Escort Agency". Although it was established later than other escort agencies, it soon became one of the eight escort agencies in Beijing due to its reputation and credibility. The yard expanded to 34 courtyards at home and abroad, with more than 50 escort agents. Wang Wu made friends with heroes in the world, making friends with heroes in the world, and set several rules for Yuanshun Escort Agency. First, the important escort vehicle of Yinduo was escorted by Wang Wu himself; Second, when friends from Jianghu visit, as long as they mention "Wang Wu with a big sword", they will be warmly treated and given money for travelling, making it difficult for them to help. Third, put on warm clothes every winter, put on light clothes in summer, and get on the carriage to help the poor in trouble during the Spring Festival. Wu Wang also advocated national harmony, and repeatedly ruled out the struggle between Hui and Han nationalities. Everyone admired him very much and presented a big plaque of "Dequan" to hang on the east side of Damen Road. On the west side of Dongmen Road, a large plaque of "One Rush Boundary" presented by Jianghu heroes Ma and Hulaoshi hangs. There are two plaques presented by the poor in the door, "Martial Arts" and "Helping the Poor". Yuanshun Escort Agency takes the main road from Beijing to Kaifeng, Taiyuan, Yuci and Zhangjiakou in Jinan, and the waterway from Qihuamen (now Chaoyangmen) in Beijing to the Canal and Tianjin via Tongxian. 189 1 In the summer of, the escort agency received a big business, and Beijing escorted hundreds of thousands of silver to Tianjin. Wang Wu called all the guards to discuss, and everyone thought this guard was extraordinary. Wang Wu should personally escort the escort and choose a good escort. It was decided that Wu Wang would choose Hill, Zi Shan and others 12 to go with him. When the motorcade set off, according to the rules of the escort agency, Wang Wu's wife Wang shouted, "Escort, get out of the city!" Loud shouts of darts echoed across half the street, and the money was transported to Qihuamen by the dart car, which filled with Minlang's elegy and slowly drove out. Wang Wu stood at the bow of the first ship, looking around for suspicious signs to prevent strongmen from sneaking into the water and behind the ship. When the fleet went to the Xiaxihe River, I saw a big ship coming head-on, with thirty or forty people standing at the bow. Wang Wu knew that the ship was furious, so he ordered it to stop to cope with the development of the situation. It turns out that this ship is the "Sai Xiaolong" and others who are rampant in the Xiaxi River area. His "eyes and ears" sent to Beijing learned that the government had a large amount of silver shipped to Tianjin and had led his men to wait for the arrival of the silver boat, but it was not clear which escort agency was escorting it. When the boats stopped not far from each other, "Sai Xiaolong" fixed his eyes on Wang Wu standing at the bow of the dart boat. I saw him in his early forties, burly, with bright eyes and a short beard. He is an excellent guard. Wang Wu fuels: "It's hard to manage things!" ""Dragon "also replied with his fist:" The shopkeeper has worked hard! Which one is it? " "Wang Wu replied," small font size is yuan shun. "From then on, the two asked and answered." "What's your name?" "Under Wang Wu, cursive character Bin." ""Whose meal did you eat? """Eat a friend's meal." After the two sides confirmed each other in jargon, Wang Wu said with a smile, "Please ask Master Gao to let us through. Knowing that the other side is Wang Wu, a famous sword in the Jianghu, Sai Xiaolong hesitated in his heart, but stopped in front of all the brothers for fear of being laughed at by them. He thinks that if I have this big gun in my hand, he won't be defeated, so he can meet Wang Wu and let him know that I am interested in Sai Xiaolong, which is also the best of both worlds. Immediately said, "boss, what do you think of the gun in my hand?" If you can beat me, then don't bother each other. " Wu Wang knows that he can only be a hero by force today, but considering that Dalong is not an idle person, he doesn't have the heart to hurt him. So he said, "then please be kind to the person in charge." Wang Wu grabbed the broadsword from the escort behind him and said, "Please come in and recruit." Only Sai Xiaolong twisted his gun and stabbed Wang Wu. As the saying goes, "an expert will know if there is one." "Wang Wu see each other out of the gun uncommon also dare not careless, when your gun is close to the chest, Wang Wu with broadsword against liao's gun, the" dragon "to escape from the dragon was about to pull out a gun variants, Wang Wuxian variants, a knife cut in the" dragon "left arm. "Sai Xiaolong" had a terrible pain in his left arm, and all the guns came out. The strongman turned pale with fear. Seeing that Wang Wu didn't push forward and his left arm wasn't cut, Sai Xiaolong thought: Wang Wu is really a chivalrous man, but his left arm was scratched by the other side. If I cut it straight with a blade, I'm afraid I will be disabled for life. " So, he threw the big gun away and saluted: "I have heard a lot about the name of the shopkeeper for a long time, and I am very lucky to see it today. Brother's righteous act, your brother admire "Wang Wu. "I hope the master will forgive me for making a mistake next time. Sai Xiaolong said, Brother, I, Minqing and Sai Xiaolong, in the future, there will be ships passing by under the banner of your escort agency, and I will try my best to protect them. " Wang Wu saw that he was a "mosquito dragon" and even said his name, which shows that he is sincere. It turns out that Jianghu rules only allow robbers to ask the name of the escort, and the escort must never ask the name of the other party. From then on, they became friends. They made friends through martial arts, which became a much-told story in Wulin. Escort agency has a wide network of contacts, from dignitaries and businessmen to three religions and nine streams, five elements and eight merits. In business contact, Wang Wu met Tan Jixun, the second official of does. At that time, the Wangs were in Xiangchang Hutong and the Tans were in Romantic Hutong. Tan Jixun's son Tan Sitong got a plague (starting from his throat) and was very ill. He was finally cured, but his constitution was weak. He was sent to Wang Wu to practice martial arts and strengthen his body, and his mentoring relationship was close. After Tan Jixun left Beijing as governor of Hubei, Tan Zhitong bid farewell to his legacy and went south with his father. 1896, Tan Sitong, who was nearly 31 years old, joined Jiangsu as an alternate magistrate and waited for a vacancy in Nanjing. The following year, he helped Hunan Governor Chen Baozhen and provincial judge Huang Zunxian to set up a current affairs school, organized new policies such as inland river shipping, mining and railway construction, and ran Hunan Daily as the lead author to publicize the reform. Later, he was sent to Beijing by a letter, awarding Zhang Jingyi a Class IV military plane. After Tan Sitong entered Beijing, he immediately went to Yuanshun Escort Agency to visit Master Wang Wu's broadsword. Later, Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Xu Lin and others often came here to discuss political reform. When the Reform Movement of 1898 failed, Tan Sitong had a premonition that the situation was not good. 1On September 24th, 898, he came to Yuanshun Escort Agency to visit Wang Wu, which was the last time the master and the apprentice met. Wang Wu advised Tan Sitong and others to leave Beijing, but Tan Sitong refused. He also left the "Phoenix Moment" sword he carried with him to his master, and told Wang Wu: "Take care of yourself, act according to circumstances and save your strength." The next day, the Qing army surrounded the Liuyang Hall where Tan Zhitong stayed and arrested him. After Wang Wu learned that Tan Sitong and other six gentlemen were arrested, he gathered heroes from all sides and made two plans to rescue Tan Sitong. One is Wang Wu visiting, lying in wait outside, and starting from the inside. Second, if you fail, you will rob the court. However, neither plan was realized, and Tan died heroically. When Wang Wu arrived at the place where the ceremony was held, all the people were killed. Wang Wu burst into tears in pain and fainted. After waking up, Wang Wu beat his chest and said, "Zhuangfei, I can't save you today. I will definitely let you go back to your hometown. " Wang sent a hearse and sadly transported Tan Sitong's body back to Liuyang, Hunan for burial. In the 26th year of Guangxu (1900), Cixi used the power of the Boxer Rebellion to expel foreign forces invading China. Wang Wu, the broadsword, led the escort agency of Yuanshun and the escort of Beijing Boxer to attack the French church in Xishiku, Beijing. Because the fence is high and thick, it can't be attacked for a long time. Instead, bullets from the church killed a group of boxers and guards. Later, when Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Cixi fled hastily, and the Qing army helped foreigners encircle the Boxer Rebellion, which was suppressed. Wang Wu returned to Yuanshun Escort Agency with deep affection. He hated the traitorous existence of the Qing court and tolerated foreign powers to carve up China. A friend told him, "Someone told the secret authorities to arrest you, so you'd better go out and hide." Zhang Decheng, the leader of the Boxer Rebellion, also repeatedly advised Wang Wu to go out and escape, so as to achieve great things in the future. Wang Wu shook his head and said, "A gentleman would rather die than live." 1900 On the third day of the ninth lunar month, the Qing Imperial Guards arrested Wang Wu in the locker of the escort agency. At that time, Wang Wu was sitting in a plush chair, unhurried and dying. When Wang Wu was escorted down the street, he shouted to the people in the street: "A gentleman does not die for justice, but for a great cause!" ! "Wang Wu and his proteges Hill, Zi Shan and four Boxer leaders were arrested and sent to castle wolfenstein, the front-door mill, where they were tortured and no one gave in. Later, he was shot by the Germans by the East River in Qianmen. Wang Wu's wife and son Wang heard the news and wept bitterly, and were buried in the Sanlihe cemetery in the west of Beijing according to the custom of * * *. Wang Wu founded Yuanshun Escort Agency for twenty-one years, made friends with Wulin people, bravely helped the poor, and devoted himself to the just cause of serving the country and serving the people. He is a hero in the history of Wushu. Wang Wu's martyrdom also led to the closure of Yuanshun Escort Agency, and the surviving escort and apprentice parted ways. When Wang Wu was alive, he was generous in aiding needy people and had little savings. His son, Wang, lives by training horses ... The copyright of this article belongs to the original author and the original source. The content is the author's point of view, which does not mean that this official WeChat account agrees with his point of view and is responsible for its authenticity. The pictures and texts selected in this paper are all from the Internet. If copyright issues are involved, please contact us in time, and we will immediately correct or delete the relevant content.