在护国战争的整段历史中,“云南起义”占重要的一页。其主人公蔡锷藉妓院掩护,得以逃离虎口回滇,首揭义旗。关于蔡与妓女小凤仙两情缱绻的故事,虽多编织,但后人乐信其有,并津津乐道之。今笔者所述“马厂誓师”一事,亦巧与青楼有关。故事并不香艳,且未见于正史,但确是历史之真实 During the entire history of the War of Resistance Against Nationalism, the “Yunnan Uprising” took an important page. Its protagonist Cai 锷 sheltered by a brothel to escape the Tiger mouth back to Yunnan, the first Jiefang Ban. On the story of Cai and prostitutes Xiaofeng Xian Passionate, although more weaving, but the descendants have their own, and relish. The author of the “horse factory oath” thing, but also coincides with the brothel. The story is not eclectic, and not seen in the history, but it is true history