Sun Liren, a famous anti-Japanese general, made outstanding contributions to national independence with his bravery and good fighting, but in his post-war fugitive career, he fell into a house arrest situation similar to Zhang Xueliang.
During these difficult days, there was a woman who was always by his side, and she was Zhang Jingying, who was famous for her beauty and dignification. Zhang Jingying's companionship, like the love story of Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si, is touching.
Zhang Jingying was born in 1913 and was naturally beautiful since she was a child, and she was loved by everyone. Because of the turbulent situation, the Zhang family chose to move to Nanjing, the capital of the nation. In the humid climate of Nanjing, Zhang Jingying became more and more beautiful and became a famous beauty.
The Zhang family paid attention to education and sent Zhang Jingying to study in the school. In 1930, Sun Liren, who was already an officer, met Zhang Jingying from Huiwen Girls' High School at a ball, and the two fell in love at first sight.
Sun Liren and Zhang Jingying's unconventional performance has been obvious to all. This is because when Sun Liren was 20 years old, his family arranged a daughter-in-law for him, and although he himself was very resistant, the appearance of his wife turned his life upside down.
In the face of his wife's deep love, Sun Liren couldn't express it in words for a while, and in desperation, he chose to run away from home in anger. It was at this time that he met Zhang Jingying.
In 1935, his grandfather passed away, and Sun Liren returned to his hometown with Zhang Jingying, but he was looked down upon by everyone. However, Gong Xitao has always firmly accompanied the people of the Sun family, while Zhang Jingying ignored the gossip of the outside world for the sake of love.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Sun Liren bravely went into battle to kill the enemy, and finally made great achievements. And all this is inseparable from Zhang Jingying's support and companionship.
Sun Liren suddenly looked back and saw that his first wife, who had turned a blind eye, actually advocated women to join the anti-Japanese cause in Hefei. He deeply regretted his reckless actions, but there was no turning back.
However, the reason why Sun Liren is known as "Zhang Xueliang's second" by the outside world is that he is always accompanied by a woman, no matter how the world changes, they support each other and experience the wind and rain within the high walls together.
After graduating from high school, Zhang Jingying married Sun Liren in Shanghai. Even after Chiang Kai-shek's defeat, Sun Liren's career suffered a setback, but this did not affect their lives, and Zhang Jingying was always by his side, no matter where he was.
While Sun Liren was serving as deputy commander and army training commander in Taiwan Province, busy training the new army, Zhang Jingying chose to stay at home and gradually became a believer in Buddhism.
The authorities requisitioned the Shandao Buddhist Temple, and Zhang Jingying bought it back at her own expense, and compiled and printed a large number of Buddhist classics, contributing to the popularization of culture. Although she could not have children, for the sake of Sun Liren's fact that he had no children when he was over half a hundred years old, Zhang Jingying made a bold decision, as she did back then, to unswervingly defend her beliefs.
I'm really sorry that you're not young anymore, but you don't have any children of your own. For Sun Liren, who had experienced life and death on the battlefield, these things did not leave a deep impression on his heart, and he couldn't understand why his wife had such feelings.
However, Zhang Jingying has already strengthened her determination, and this deep love makes her insist on finding another wife for Sun Liren.
Zhang Jingying's intention was not to divorce, but to hope that Sun Liren could keep the children and better practice Buddhism. She found a top student of Jinling Women's University for Sun Liren, and they all joined the young women's brigade founded by Sun Liren in the year of Chiang Kai-shek's defeat, and they all admired him very much.
Huang Zheng's eyebrows are clear and beautiful, and the Changsha dialect with a Hunan accent also attracted Zhang Jingying's attention. Therefore, Zhang Jingying arranged for Huang Zheng to become her English secretary.
Although Sun Liren is much older than Huang Zhengcai, Zhang Jingying's matchmaking made them fall in love. After falling in love with someone, a woman usually has a strong sense of possessiveness.
Huang Zheng's understanding of Sun Liren gradually increased, and she felt deeply guilty when she learned that he had been married. She smirked up Sun Liren's pistol and aimed it at her heart, but because she was not skilled, the pistol was not fully loaded, so she was lucky to escape.
Sun Liren fell in love with the young and beautiful Huang Zheng, and gave her the English name "little", and loved her very much. However, Huang Zheng didn't know that all this was planned by Mrs. Sun, and the person she loved was actually Sun Liren.
If the story develops in this direction, everything will be as Zhang Jingying wishes. However, the sweet life did not last long, and the Huang sisters were involved in the "Li Peng Bandit Spy Case" and suffered imprisonment.
After learning the news, Sun Liren was very anxious, and even took the initiative to bow his head to Chiang Kai-shek for help, and was willing to gamble with his own life. However, Chiang Kai-shek treated him coldly, and even questioned Sun Liren's determination in harsh language.
In desperation, Sun Liren could only give up. At this time, Zhang Jingying decided to take action, and since Huang Zheng was already in prison, she decided to find a new partner for Sun Liren.
So, she ran around in Taiwan Province and finally found a ** named Zhang Meiying.
This young ** is just in his early 20s, born in a well-off family, and has devoted himself to the nursing career after graduating from nursing school, with a gentle and elegant personality, which is very suitable for Sun Liren. What's even more rare is that Zhang Meiying has long heard of Sun Liren's deeds and is full of admiration for him, a woman's worship of a man can often open many doors.
Zhang Jingying didn't have any pressure on herself, but she didn't know what Zhang Meiying thought about this family business.
In this chat, Zhang Meiying just realized that she was not worthy of the general, and there was nothing else to say. Zhang Meiying thus entered the life of Sun Liren, she often took special care of General Sun, and Zhang Jingying was Sun Liren's spiritual pillar, and she had her own Buddhist career pursuit.
Ill-fated, in 1955, Chiang Kai-shek used a ** warrant to put Sun Liren under house arrest due to suspicion. However, Sun Liren had long been indifferent to fame and fortune, and did not care about Chiang Kai-shek's treatment, compared with the countless soldiers who died on the battlefield, he was lucky to survive.
Under pressure, Sun Liren began to reflect on his own life. House arrest at home, loss of jobs, and the cost of living for the family will undoubtedly become difficult. At this moment, Zhang Meiying chose to come forward, she told Sun Liren: "As long as there is life, any difficulties can be overcome." ”
Sun Liren was deeply moved, he used to enjoy a good life in the army, but now, he has to face the difficulties of life. Even with the support of Zhang Meiying and Zhang Jingying, they can only encourage him spiritually, and Sun Liren is not sure if they can really solve the problems in life.
Zhang Jingying, a "general woman" who was once infinitely beautiful, has become more aware of the impermanence of life when her living conditions have deteriorated further. She loves Sun Liren deeply, and even reaches the realm of surpassing ordinary people.
Now, she just hopes that her husband can enjoy the pleasures of the world, and that she will concentrate more on her cultivation. Every morning around 4 a.m., she would get up and first recite a copy of the Jizo Sutra and then worship the Buddha.
She cherished a devout belief that this would bring good luck to Sun Liren and Zhang Meiying. For her, it was a unique way for her to pursue love. Zhang Meiying is more practical, not only speaking, but also acting.
At that time, the chicken industry was quite famous in Taiwan, and Zhang Meiying decided to devote herself to it. This decision was approved by Sun Liren, who personally built the chicken shed, and the adjutant also helped buy the chickens.
So, they began an idyllic life. Sun Liren's reputation is widely spread in Taiwan Province, and when the first batch of eggs were on the market, Zhang Meiying, who was rich in marketing ideas, also gave them a resounding name - General Eggs.
In the face of competition and challenges in the market, Zhang Meiying chose to be flexible and switch from raising chickens to raising golden birds, but due to various reasons, this attempt was also unsuccessful. Not wanting to see Sun Liren depressed because of this, they decided to buy a piece of mountain land in Taichung Dakeng and began to grow fruits and vegetables.
Zhang Meiying would go up the mountain with Sun Liren every day to take care of the growth of the fruit trees, and their efforts were finally rewarded at the moment when the fruit trees bloomed. Although it takes a lot of time to plant fruit trees, it has become a way for them to overcome their inner difficulties.
Zhang Jingying would also come to the mountains to visit them from time to time, and when she saw the fruit trees blooming, she always had a happy smile on the corner of her mouth.
Zhang Jingying is most satisfied with the fact that Zhang Meiying gave birth to a child for him, which also fulfilled his long-standing wish. At that time, in the early days of Sun Liren's house arrest, the eldest son Sun Anping had just been born, and the eldest daughter Zhongping was only 4 years old.
Sun Liren shifted most of his energy from family and country affairs to children's education, and he devoted all his efforts to the children's food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Even though they are confined by high walls, the couple still wants their children to grow up happily and save for their children's future. During her 30-year imprisonment, it was Zhang Meiying's companionship and support that enabled Sun Liren to experience the joy of life.
Zhang Jingying, who came to Taiwan with him back then, although he usually eats fasting and recites Buddha in Taipei, and comes to Taichung to reunite with the general during the New Year's holidays.
Compared with Huang Zhengnian's self-destruction, Zhang Meiying is very tolerant, and she even asks her children to call Zhang Jingying "mother".
Zhang Jingying's arrival made Zhang Meiying's children put down what they were doing and gather around her to accompany her. Zhang Meiying hurried to the kitchen to be busy, hoping to win Zhang Jingying's heart.
Under the care of the three of them, the children gradually grew up**. On July 4, 1980, Sun Liren's eldest daughter Sun Zhongping got married at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States.
Two years later, 82-year-old Sun Liren had a grandson, and he wrote excitedly in his diary: Finally having a grandson at the age of 82 is really emotional.
In addition to Sun Liren and Zhang Meiying, Zhang Jingying was also happy because of General Sun Liren's free career. Fortunately, Sun Liren regained his freedom in 1988 after 33 years of imprisonment and has freedom of movement and speech.
During this period, if it weren't for the company of Zhang Jingying and Zhang Meiying, he couldn't imagine how to spend it. Sun Liren's love for Zhang Jingying is deep and transcends the world. And his love for Zhang Meiying is secular and understood and accepted.
Although Zhang Meiying has no official identity, she is willing to accept all this and not publicity, especially after Sun Liren regains his freedom, he will be invited to participate on many important occasions, at which time Zhang Meiying will contact Zhang Jingying and let her appear as a wife.
Sun Liren, a 90-year-old famous anti-Japanese general, reunited with the female soldiers of the former Youth Brigade again at the celebration meeting, and the scene was touching. On stage, Zhang Meiying supported Sun Liren, and the two accepted the respect and admiration of the people around them.
Although Sun Liren was speechless, his hand was held high, as if to declare his loyalty and tenacity to the world. However, this wonderful moment did not last long. In 1990, Sun Liren passed away, and Zhang Meiying sent a deep elegy, and compared her with Zhang Jingying as "Big Joe" and "Little Joe".
Since Sun Liren's death, Zhang Jingying no longer cares about the outside world, but chooses to spend the rest of her life in the temple. In 1992, Zhang Jingying also passed away, and her relatives did not publish an obituary or newspaper according to her will, but just quietly sent her away.
Their story, although it has ended, their loyalty and tenacity will forever be etched in people's hearts.