Chiang Kai-shek's grandson held a press conference and mentioned the "two Chiangs" to move the continent, and the two sentences made people sigh
In August 1996, a couple quietly flew from Taiwan to Chinese mainland and finally appeared in Xikou Town, Fenghua, Zhejiang Province, which hosts Chiang Kai-shek's former residence and ancestral hall. Their appearance immediately attracted widespread attention on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, as it was the first time that the Chiang family had returned to the mainland after retreating to Taiwan for three generations.
The couple is none other than Mr. and Mrs. Jiang Xiaoyong, and their movements have sparked endless political speculation. The arrival of Jiang Xiaoyong and his wife has obvious political significance, and the motive behind it has led to speculation.
Upon his return to Taiwan, Chiang Hsiao-yong quickly held a press conference announcing a much-talked-about decision: to relocate the "two Chiangs" to the mainland. His speech at the press conference aroused deep thought and emotion among the public.
Why did Jiang Xiaoyong suddenly appear on the mainland?What exactly was he talking about at the press conference?This series of problems aroused widespread concern in society at that time.
In 1949, the Kuomintang army collapsed, and Chiang Kai-shek, seeing that he could not continue the confrontation with the PLA, decided to retreat to Taiwan. Before boarding the special plane, Chiang Kai-shek personally held a handful of soil from the mainland, carefully packed it in a wooden box, looked at his hometown in Fenghua, Zhejiang, and said with emotion: "I have been going here for many years, and I don't know when I will return." ”
In Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek was often worried that if war really broke out, Taipei's office could become a target for artillery fire. Therefore, he planned to find a hidden place to serve as a wartime office station.
On his way to the town of Daxi in Taoyuan County, not far from Taipei, Chiang Kai-shek accidentally discovered a man-made reservoir. This reservoir is beautiful, rarely inhabited, and quite similar to his hometown of Fenghua, Zhejiang. Chiang Kai-shek was deeply pleased, and immediately told his entourage: "It's here, it's here." ”
Subsequently, Chiang Kai-shek lived in Cihu for a long time to express his longing for his hometown. However, as time passed, Chiang Kai-shek gradually realized that under the current situation, he was no longer able to carry out the "** mainland".
By 1973, Chiang Kai-shek was old and in extremely poor health. By the time he met with members of the Kuomintang presidium, his arm had lost control and often drooped involuntarily. In order to disguise his physical condition, Chiang Kai-shek ordered that his arms be fastened to the armrests of chairs with scotch tape. The heavy work made Chiang Kai-shek's health deteriorate.
In 1975, years of exertion finally brought Chiang Kai-shek's body to a breakdown. After undergoing surgery**, he had serious postoperative reactions such as fever and blood in the urine, which completely pushed Chiang Kai-shek, who was already on the line of life and death, into the abyss of death.
In Zhejiang, there is a traditional Xi called temporary house, that is, when a person dies in a different place, he does not bury for the time being, but chooses shallow burial or suspension for burial.
On April 5, 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died of a heart attack. At the last moment of his life, he told his children: "After I die, please put my body in Cihu for the time being, and wait until the mainland is liberated in the future, and then move my body back and bury it next to the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum at the foot of the Purple Mountain in Nanjing." This is not only a warning to future generations, not to forget the "** continent", but also to convey the expectation that his soul will return to his hometown.
Before Chiang Ching-kuo died, he also instructed his children: "Bury me in Daxi, not far from my father, and then move me back after the reunification of the two sides of the strait." Although I was not able to accompany my mother when I was alive, at least after I passed away, please bury me next to my mother and be with her well. ”
However, the Chiang family did not expect that this delay would turn into years of inability to return to their homeland.
The descendants of the Jiang family have always faced a difficult road of spiritual transformation. Since the death of the "two Chiangs," the descendants of the Chiang family have repeatedly proposed to the Taiwan authorities that the remains of the ancestors of the Chiang family be moved back to the mainland, but they have encountered various delays and obstructions. The fundamental reason for all this is that the "two Chiangs" always adhered to the "one China" principle when they were alive, and the issue of the remains of the "two Chiangs" has thus become a highly politically sensitive event.
With the death of Chiang Ching-kuo, the political situation in Taiwan has become more complicated. After the new leader came to power, he secretly weakened the influence of the Chiang family, suppressed his cronies during Chiang Ching-kuo's period to varying degrees, and even eliminated some Kuomintang members.
Chiang Kai-shek's image in the hearts of the Taiwanese was also damaged. The authorities deliberately sent people to spray red paint all over Taiwan to cover many bronze statues of Chiang Kai-shek, and even cut off some of them. This is undoubtedly an action explicitly aimed at the Chiang family.
The Jiang family gradually lost power, and was even squeezed out of the core power circle for a time. In this predicament, the difficulty of ushering in the spirit transfer is obvious, but it is impossible to ignore the last wishes of the ancestors.
In 1995, Jiang Xiaoyong went to the United States due to cancer** and visited Song Meiling, who lived in the United States at the time. After Jiang Xiaoyong met Song Meiling, Song Meiling, who has rich political experience, clearly understood ***'s intentions.
Therefore, she said to her grandson: "The situation in the party is unstable, if there is an opportunity, quickly move the remains of your grandfather and father back to the mainland and place them there forever, the situation is difficult to **."
Jiang Xiaoyong nodded after hearing this: "Grandma, please rest assured, I know what to do." ”
After Jiang Xiaoyong returned to Taiwan, he knew that it was difficult to complete the transfer of spirits by personal strength, and it was even more difficult to discuss with *** and others.
In this case, simply make things bigger. Jiang Xiaoyong had already quietly conceived a plan in his heart.
At that time, due to Jiang Xiaoyong's special status, it was impossible to go directly to the mainland to worship his ancestors. Therefore, he obtained permission from the Taiwan authorities on the pretext of medical treatment and successfully entered the mainland.
Once Jiang Xiaoyong set foot on the mainland, he went straight to his hometown in Xikou Town, Fenghua, Zhejiang. Seeing Chiang Kai-shek's hometown for the first time, although he had never met him, Jiang Xiaoyong felt an inexplicable connection in this homeland.
Every grass, tree, brick and tile in the old mansion truly records the traces of Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling's life here. After visiting the old house, Jiang Xiaoyong impatiently went to the Jiang ancestral hall to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. Although this ancestral hall was the first time he had seen it, the connection in his blood made him feel an inexplicable sense of belonging. This experience strengthened his determination to move spirits, and he told his wife and children emotionally: "The Jiang family is Chinese, and we must let my father and grandfather return to their hometown." ”
Jiang Xiaoyong's appearance in his hometown in Xikou Town, Fenghua, Zhejiang Province quickly spread across the Taiwan Strait. After he returned to Taiwan, he held a press conference, and all the major ** focused on it. People are curious about why Chiang Kai-shek's favorite little grandson chose to go to the mainland when he was strongly anti-Chiang and **.
At the press conference, Jiang Xiaowen, who is seriously ill, told **: "The Jiang family has always adhered to the one-China principle, which has been the case in the past and will not change in the future." Taiwan is China's territory. After a short break, he added: "My father and my grandfather are both Chinese **', but they are even more Chinese!."Now that they have not rested, it is time to move them back to their homeland on the mainland. ”
After Jiang Xiaoyong delivered a speech that made all the people present sigh, everyone lamented that the Jiang family had not been able to be buried in the mainland in order to return to their homeland. For a time, the newspapers and periodicals of the entire island of Taiwan were cheering for Jiang Xiaoyong's voice.
After learning of this news, in order to prevent the situation from getting out of control, the authorities put forward a cunning plan: "First hold a 'state funeral' on the island, and when the two sides of the strait are reunified, they will immediately move the soul to the mainland." ”
This kind of expedient measure is obviously difficult to achieve, and the road to the soul after the death of the "two Chiangs" is full of uncertainties.
After the death of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo one after another, the descendants of the Chiang family should have been in power in Taiwan. However, what is surprising is that the descendants of the Chiang family have gradually disappeared from Taiwan's political scene, and even the decision to face the "two Chiangs" has become difficult.
As the grandson of the Jiang family, Jiang Xiaowen should be expected by the family, but he became arrogant and domineering because of the family's spoiling. Chiang Hsiao-wen often drank heavily, got into fights, and even injured his guards with firearms given by Chiang Kai-shek on many occasions. After retreating to Taiwan, considering Chiang Hsiao-wen's indulgent behavior, Chiang Ching-kuo decided to send him to the United States to study independently. However, Jiang Xiaowen still did not break his Xi of alcoholism in the United States, and after losing family assistance, he fell into a trough, resulting in him being bedridden in his first year and finally died after 19 years.
Jiang Xiaowu, as the second son, assumed the responsibility of inheriting the family. He studied political science at National Taiwan University and obtained a master's degree in law, which met his family's expectations. However, in 1985, Jiang Xiaowu was ** was the mastermind behind the "Liu Yiliang assassination incident", in order to calm the turmoil, Jiang Jingguo personally announced that "the Jiang family has no hereditary **, all by democratic election", so that Jiang Xiaowu away from the whirlpool, but also deprived him of the possibility of holding the core power. Subsequently, Jiang Xiaowu ended his life in frustration.
Jiang Xiaoci and Jiang Xiaogang, who are completely different from other family members, obviously do not desire to be involved too much with the Jiang family.
Jiang Xiaoci is the illegitimate son of Chiang Ching-kuo and his close secretary Zhang Yaruo. He was apparently indifferent to the political future of the Chiang family, and on the contrary, devoted himself entirely to academic research. In addition to successfully obtaining a doctorate, he also served as the president of Soochow University. In terms of academic attainments, Jiang Xiaoci can be said to be the most outstanding scholar in the Jiang family. In order to commemorate his mother Zhang Yaruo, he even changed his surname to Zhang, and was unwilling to continue to use the surname Jiang.
Jiang Xiaogang is Jiang Weiguo's only son. Due to his family's special status, he decided to move to the United States at an early age, deliberately estranged from the Chiang family. Today, he is a high-profile lawyer.
Among the many descendants of the Jiang family, the only one still in politics is Jiang Xiaoyan. As the honorary vice chairman of the Kuomintang, he has always devoted himself to the reunification of the two sides of the strait and the development of the mainland, and has made unremitting efforts to this end.
In December 1996, Jiang Xiaoyong passed away and passed away, and his wish to move his soul before his death was not realized. The coffins of the two Chiangs have remained in Cixi and have not been buried.
When the two Chiangs will be able to move back to the mainland and sleep in their homeland, the only way to wait for the reunification of the two sides of the strait is to wait for the arrival of cross-strait reunification. The efforts of the Chiang family and the unremitting struggle of our party and state are all aimed at this goal. The realization of cross-strait reunification will be a solemn historical moment.
Since Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan in 1949, many mainland compatriots have died in foreign lands, and the desire to be buried in their homeland has become an unrealizable fantasy. Taiwan is a part of China, this is an undeniable fact and an indivisible reality.
The road of soul transfer will eventually be realized, which is not only the road of the Jiang family, but also the common expectation of countless people buried in other places. This is the mission entrusted by history to our generation, and it will be fulfilled in the struggle of our generation. Taiwan will certainly return to the embrace of the motherland.