After the peaceful settlement of the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang did not listen to the advice of *** and insisted on sending Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing, but as a result, he never came back after he went, and was under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek for 54 years.
In fact, Chiang Kai-shek's hatred for Zhang Xueliang had reached the extreme, and he wanted to kill him as soon as possible, but because of Song Meiling's request and the pressure of the whole country, he finally did not do anything to Zhang Xueliang.
At that time, the call for the release of Zhang Xueliang at home and abroad was very high, and the Communist Party and the Northeast Army were also running for appeals, hoping that Chiang Kai-shek could proceed from the overall situation of resistance against Japan, eliminate the hatred in his heart, and release Zhang Xueliang.
However, Chiang Kai-shek ** was willing to let him go?In the end, a compromise was adopted: neither killing nor release, but house arrest, giving him as good treatment as possible in life, but restricting his personal freedom.
Later, Chiang Kai-shek also sent a special message that as long as Zhang Xueliang stayed quietly in a fixed place and did not mention the request to let him out, all other conditions could be met, he could meet whoever he wanted, whoever came to visit and visit, and he could also meet whatever he wanted to eat and play.
It can be said that in addition to not having the freedom to go out, Zhang Xueliang's life is still very good.
There is a video recording of Zhang Xueliang's meal, there are 4 dishes on the table, he and Miss Zhao Si are talking and laughing, and on the table on the other side, there are fresh seasonal fruits.
Once, Zhang Xueliang said that he wanted to drink Coca-Cola, at that time, this thing was very precious, but soon after Zhang Xueliang proposed it, someone bought it back for him.
Later, Chiang Kai-shek also sent someone to build a swimming pool in his residence, leveled a field, and built a tennis court for him.
It can be seen that Zhang Xueliang is still very rich in material life.
However, after all, he has lost his personal freedom, and no matter how rich he is, it is difficult to calm the loss in his heart.
So, how much did Zhang Xueliang spend during his house arrest?Chiang Kai-shek once specially asked people to calculate it, but the result was not unknown, and he was shocked when he calculated, and said distressedly:"This cost is worth the cost of an infantry regiment for a year!”
As for the exact amount, Chiang Kai-shek did not say, but we can roughly calculate it.
Around 1937, the monthly salary of a lowest-class private in the Kuomintang was 10 yuan, that of a sergeant was 20 yuan, that of a captain was 80 yuan, and that of a colonel was 240 yuan, according to an average of 50 yuan, an infantry regiment was about 1,500 people, and the monthly salary was 75,000 yuan, and the annual salary was 900,000 yuan.
This is only the most basic military salary, plus other expenses, at least more than 1 million a year, which is indeed not low, no wonder Chiang Kai-shek is distressed!
In the later stage of the Anti-Japanese War, the call for the release of Zhang Xueliang became higher and higher, and Zhang Xueliang also optimistically estimated that after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he would be able to go out.
Under strong pressure, Chiang Kai-shek also had to change his attitude and made a special trip to visit Zhang Xueliang, telling him that he could give you freedom, but he had to agree to three conditions.
What are the three conditions?
First, it must be admitted that the Xi'an incident was a conspiracy of the Chinese Communist Party, and that this incident would not have happened without them
Second, after Zhang Xueliang was released, he was not allowed to stay in China, and he could go to any country, but he had to promise that he would not return
Third, Zhang Xueliang wanted to state to the outside world that at the time of the September 18 Incident, Chiang Kai-shek did not issue an order of "non-resistance" and that all propositions were decided by Zhang Xueliang himself.
After Zhang Xueliang listened, he was very angry, and the third one said that he was a responsible Chinese, and he was also responsible for letting him shoulder this responsibility, but the first and second could never agree.
First of all, let's talk about the first one, the Xi'an Incident was launched back then, it was planned by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, and there was no consultation with the Communist Party in advance, and the Communist Party did not know, if he agreed to this condition put forward by Chiang Kai-shek, it was to frame the Communist Party, which Zhang Xueliang would not agree to when he was killed, although he had many shortcomings, but he never betrayed his friends!
Let's talk about the second condition, Zhang Xueliang was born and raised in China, everything he did was for the Chinese, so he could not leave China, especially after restoring freedom, if he left, he would give people the truth, and it would be difficult to argue.
Moreover, Zhang Xueliang knew very well that Chiang Kai-shek was a person, with two sides and three swords, backstabbing on his word, one thing in front of him and one thing behind his back, even if he agreed to these three, Chiang Kai-shek would not necessarily let him go.
Therefore, Zhang Xueliang categorically rejected these three conditions and gave up the opportunity to restore his freedom.
It was not until 1990, after the death of Jiang's father and son, that Zhang Xueliang finally regained his freedom, and at this time, he was already a 90-year-old dying old man.
On October 14, 2001, Zhang Xueliang died in Hawaii, USA, at the age of 101.