From rural girls to red, purple and purple stars.
Matahali, whose original name was Margaret Giltrida Zell, 1876 was born in a small town in the Netherlands. Her father is a farmer and also runs a hat shop. Her mother is from Java, Indonesia. Li Ze inherited her father's tall figure and her mother's oriental appearance. She has beautiful black hair. Zeli, the only daughter in the family, has been pampered since childhood.
When Zelli 13 years old, his father divorced his mother after his business failed, and Zelli moved to the slum with his father. Father went out to look for a chance to make a comeback, but never came back. Zelli and his brother were fostered by relatives or churches respectively, and his mother died when Zelli 15 years old.
Maybe Zelli, who lives under the fence, needs the warmth of family too much. He came across a personals in the newspaper. Zelli, who was only 19 years old, married himself to a naval officer who was 22 years older than himself. Married life is not as warm as I thought. After the marriage, the husband showed his true colors, drinking and domestic violence ... After Zeli and the officers moved to Java, they had a son and a daughter, and the children brought some comfort to Zeli.
However, misfortune soon befell Zeli, and her son was poisoned by her husband's enemy, which undoubtedly brought the relationship between husband and wife to a freezing point. After the family returned to the Netherlands, Zelli filed for divorce and got custody of her daughter through some efforts, but the officer's husband was dissatisfied with the court's decision and kidnapped her privately.
"As soon as she appeared, the audience went crazy."
1904, Zelli was homeless and decided to make a living in the bustling Paris. Zelli worked as a circus jockey and art model in Paris. Fortunately, Zelli has a good figure and a good face. In order to make a living, Zelli danced in front of a Paris theater manager. At that time, few people made such bold moves. The manager looked at Zelli's graceful figure and dancing with oriental charm, and he was going to hire him. And changed its name to mata hari, which means "Mother of God" in Sanskrit.
1March, 90513rd, the first performance of Matahari was held in Ji Mei Museum. Accustomed to blond Europeans, Matahari's oriental face and mysterious and attractive dance attracted almost all the audience, and Matahari became famous overnight. Matahari also invented a noble birth for himself, a descendant of Hinduism from Java, who learned the mysterious dance of Hinduism from childhood.
Matahari's dance became more and more famous and became a red and purple dance star at that time. The newspaper in Paris commented that "as soon as she appeared, the audience went crazy."
Dance of the Scouts, the turning point of fate.
19 14, Matahali was performing in Germany on the eve of World War I. Baron von Mierbach, a German officer, noticed that Matahari was like a duck to water in the upper class, so he sprouted the idea of developing Matahari into a spy.
Matahali was surprised by the high price of German officers. She knew that she couldn't keep jumping, and sooner or later she would get old and lose her color. Why not make more money now? Besides, in the communication with powerful people, I have heard some "secrets" for a long time, and I often just show them off. So after agreeing to the German officer's request, Matahali was sent to a secret training base for simple spy knowledge training.
With more financial support, Matahari dressed more brightly and beautifully, and was favored by more and more senior officers and dignitaries, and also obtained a lot of information for Germany.
"Ha-style wit"
Matahari's mission was to steal the design of a tank from the French supreme commander General Mo Ergen. Matahali befriended Mo Ergen very early and lived in the general's mansion.
After gaining the general's trust, one day, Matahali quietly drugged the general and quietly came to the general's safe. Matahali entered a number that might be a password several times, but it was all wrong. Over time, it will be more dangerous for Matahali to open the safe later.
It suddenly occurred to her that the general said that he had a bad memory, and it was impossible for a person with a bad memory to remember the password in his mind. She glanced through the study. At this time, Matahali noticed that there was a wall clock on the wall that was not in tune with the style of the study. She once asked the general why there was a clock hanging here, and the general replied falteringly that it was his mother's relic.
Matahali found that the time on the clock is kept at 9: 35, 15 seconds, and the password may be 935 15, but the six-digit password is missing one bit. Matahali pondered for a while and thought of 9 o'clock, or 9 o'clock in the evening, which is 2 1. The password may be 2 135 15. When the safe was opened, Matahali immediately photographed the tank design with a miniature camera. Half a minute after she left the house, the cleaner came into the room.
This action of Matahari, also known as the "last half minute", was later used as an important skill in espionage.
A double agent, easy.
As World War I entered a stalemate, Matahali was worried that Germany would be defeated and it might be dangerous to spy for Germany. Her heart gradually turned to France, and it happened that French intelligence personnel threw an olive branch to her (some people said that Matahari took the initiative to find the French).
In this way, Matahali's double spy status wandered between France and Germany, which can be described as making ends meet.
There is no wall in the world that blocks all information ―― walls have ears.
Matahali's espionage was discovered by British intelligence agencies. Britain and France are both allies, and Britain reported Matahali's behavior to the French counterintelligence agency. After an investigation by the French anti-espionage agency, 19 17 February, Matahali came to Paris, was arrested by France for "treason" and was finally sentenced to death.
Paris's most popular showgirl was executed as a spy, and there was an uproar. Legend has it that Matahari put on the most beautiful dancing shoes and the most colorful dancing clothes, blew a kiss to the executioner and greeted her death calmly.
Because Matahali's body was unclaimed, it was eventually used for medical purposes. Matahari's head has been preserved in the Anatoly Museum in Paris. In 2000, museum staff discovered that Matahari's head was mysteriously missing, which was said to have been stolen by her admirers.
As a showgirl and a double spy, Matahari's legendary life is regarded as historical materials for historical research. It is said that the Matahari Foundation and a museum about her have also been established.