Lao Jiang's private life was chaotic, and he had an affair with his secretary, but Song Meiling didn't know about it
Chiang Kai-shek, who was born in the decline of salt merchants, eventually became the supreme leader of the Kuomintang and stood tall above the storm. His success is not accidental, in addition to his extraordinary control ability and military strategy, he also has a strict self-disciplined heart.
Whether it is refusing to smoke, drinking, playing cards, or insisting on waking up early, exercising, writing a diary, meditating, and reflecting on oneself three times a day, these habits of self-discipline have become a part of his life and are deeply rooted in his bone marrow.
However, despite his strict demands on himself, he has never been able to get rid of the trouble of one desire - lust. As early as 1919, he once warned himself in his diary that "lust is the end of self-defilement and self-deprecation, and caution should be cautious."
However, the color heart and ** are still like shadows, always entangled in his heart, making him reprimand himself for "choosing with beasts".
Are you curious about Chiang Kai-shek's romance? In this issue of the Historical Society, we will take you to reveal the private emotional world of Chiang Kai-shek. This strong marriage is not only a good story in the world, but also a fascinating historical story.
In the winter of 1922, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling met for the first time in the apartment of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was 35 years old, serving as the chief of staff of the Second Army of the East Road Thief Army, and when Chen Jiongming, commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army, launched a mutiny and bombardment of the ** mansion, he protected Sun Yat-sen for more than 40 days, won Sun Yat-sen's trust and respect, and became a rising star in the Chinese Kuomintang.
And Song Meiling, she is the third lady of the famous Song family, who studied in the United States in her early years, is proficient in foreign languages, has a broad vision, rich knowledge and strong ability. As a top celebrity, she is not only smart and decent, with a strong personality, but also lonely and proud, with an elegant temperament, and is the object of pursuit of many men in Shanghai's celebrity circle.
This strong marriage not only allowed people to see Chiang Kai-shek's personal charm, but also revealed how he gradually mastered military power and became a star in the Chinese Kuomintang during the chaotic and turbulent era of the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China.
It's a story full of legends and not to be missed.
As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win countless in the world"。This is Chiang Kai-shek's affectionate confession to Song when Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling first met. Although his courtship was rejected and his career was busy, Jiang never forgot Song in his heart.
As Chiang became the supreme leader of the Chinese Kuomintang, his pursuit of Song became more enthusiastic, sending flowers and gifts, planting plane trees, and inviting him to be a cheongsam master to satisfy Song's various preferences.
Chiang's love and pursuit of Song overcame obstacles, and finally on December 1, 1927, they held a world-renowned wedding of the century at the Majestic Hotel in Shanghai.
This wedding made Chiang Kai-shek and Sun Yat-sen and Kong Xiangxi as brothers-in-law, and Song Ziwen became his brother-in-law, so Chiang, Kong, and Song were closely linked together, forming a powerful political, economic, and military force.
Their covenant, like an oath to the sea, will never change. The combination of Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling is undoubtedly a perfect marriage between talented and beautiful women, and it is rumored to be a good story.
However, when the two are immersed in the sweetness of love, there is a woman who wants to commit suicide by jumping into the sea because of Chiang Kai-shek's betrayal. She is Chen Jieru, Chiang Kai-shek's legal wife.
Chen Jieru, formerly known as Chen Feng, was born in Shanghai in 1906, 19 years younger than Chiang Kai-shek. Chen Jieru was born in a family of merchants, and her father Chen Hefeng was a well-known paper merchant in Shanghai.
She grew up living a wealthy life and received the best education. At the age of 12, she entered the Shanghai Aiguo Girls' High School founded by Mr. Cai Yuanpei.
One day in 1919, Chen Jieru visited Zhang's Mansion as usual to look for her classmate and friend Zhu Yimin. It is worth noting that at that time, Zhu Yimin was already married to Zhang Jingjiang, the "four elders of the Kuomintang" who was 22 years older.
During this period, Chiang Kai-shek, who happened to come to Zhang Jingjiang to discuss affairs, met Chen Jieru, who was only 13 years old. Chen Jieru's appearance is not outstanding, and she cannot be called a beauty in the traditional sense.
However, she was doted on since she was a child, she behaved decently, dignified and polite, dressed fashionably, coupled with her fair and delicate immature face, which made Chiang Kai-shek instantly fall in love.
Soon, Chiang Kai-shek launched a fierce pursuit of Chen Jieru. He wrote a love letter to Chen Jieru, saying, "I look up to you all day long to give me the necessary comfort and encouragement to calm my inner turmoil."
There was even a time when Chiang Kai-shek used a blade to cling to his wrist and made a vow to Chen Jieru: "I will use my blood to write a vow for you that will never change." ”
You must know that Chen Jieru is just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, and her love life is almost blank. In the face of Chiang Kai-shek's bold show of love, she couldn't help but be moved by him in confusion and panic.
After Chen Hefeng died of illness in 1921, Chiang Kai-shek immediately rushed to help with the funeral, which made Chen Jieru feel a great sense of security and was also recognized by Chen's mother.
On December 5, 1921, 34-year-old Chiang Kai-shek married 15-year-old Chen Jieru. In order to express his love for Chen Jieru, Chiang Kai-shek personally named her "Jieru Jade" to commemorate their first meeting.
After the marriage, Chen Jieru helped Chiang Kai-shek with documents as a secretary and accompanied him to various social occasions. She can also cook and take care of Chiang Kai-shek's diet and daily life.
Chen Jieru's generous, gentle, and pure character, as well as her outstanding talent and ability, won the recognition of those around Chiang Kai-shek, and everyone respectfully called her "Chiang's chief of staff's wife" and "master's wife".
However, Chiang Kai-shek met Soong Meiling only a year after marrying Chen Jieru. Although some people believe that the marriage of Chiang and Song was a well-planned political action, and in the years after they met, they did not cross paths much, the appearance of Song Meiling doomed Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Jieru to a tragic end.
In the second half of 1926, as the Northern Expeditionary Army was in trouble in Nanchang, Chiang Kai-shek decided to marry Soong Meiling in order to win the support of the Soong family, the Kong family and Sun Yat-sen. In March 1927, the Northern Expeditionary Army successfully occupied Shanghai and Nanjing, and fully controlled the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
Chiang Kai-shek, in order to solve the problem of Chen Jieru's pursuit of Soong Meiling, decided to let her study in the United States. He resorted to a "roundabout tactic" to trick Chen Jieru into believing that their marriage was just a transaction, and that he himself had to get the support of the Song family.
He made a five-year contract, promising that he would take Chen Jieru back after five years and resume their marriage. Although Chen Jieru was reluctant in her heart, out of love and trust in her husband, she finally took the Jackson ** cruise ship on August 19, 1927 and embarked on the journey to the United States.
Jiang and Chen Zeng made an oath, but Chen Jieru heard Jiang release "Jiang Zhongzheng's Notice" on the cruise ship, announcing his divorce from his original partner and disabling from her. What's even more ironic is that he once promised the Chen family to sever relations with his original partner and concubine, but he used this promise on Song Meiling as it was.
Chen Jieru was excluded from Jiang's life, and could not even mention his name. "Jiang Zhongzheng's Notice" was broadcast for three days, which made Chen Jie's liver and intestines broken, and the tenderness and sweetness of the past instantly turned into a joke.
This blow made Chen Jieru depressed, and she wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the sea several times, but fortunately she was rescued every time.
The grievances I have endured for more than 30 years are only known to you. Through the "Chiang Zhongzheng Notice", we can see that Chiang Kai-shek denied his marriage relationship with Chen Jieru, and the two were only in a nominal relationship.
And, before Chen Jieru, Chiang Kai-shek also had a righteous wife and a concubine. Chiang Kai-shek's original wife was Mao Fumei, who was born in 1882 and married Chiang Kai-shek at the age of 14 by the order of her parents and the words of the matchmaker.
Mao Fumei has a generous temperament, is hardworking and virtuous, and is deeply liked by Jiang's mother.
Between Chiang Ching-kuo's parents, there was a difference between a feudal arranged marriage and free love. His father, Chiang Kai-shek, was dissatisfied with his mother Mao Fumei's appearance, education, and old-fashioned female identity, and abandoned her most of the time.
However, his love affair with his concubine Yao Yecheng was sincere, and the two began a sweet cohabitation in the French Concession of Shanghai. This free love is in stark contrast to an arranged marriage.
Chiang's mother could not accept Yao Yecheng as her daughter-in-law, resulting in the separation of the two, although Chiang Kai-shek asked his adopted son to recognize Yao as his mother and arrange his life properly, but the distance and time made Chiang Kai-shek gradually forget her.
In addition, Chiang Kai-shek also had a number of dewy romances, including two women, Jiemei and Li Ziqing, to whom he had expressed his love. Although he hopes to redeem Jiemei and marry her, she only cares about money, and in the end, Jiang chooses to cut off the love thread.
And Li Ziqing's identity and relationship with Jiang are not clear.
Jiang Gong's love history seems to confirm his heart and romance. He fell in love with the beauty at first sight, completely ignoring the identity and age of the other party, and loved passionately and infatuated.
He has a deep affection for every lover, as if "the mountains are edgeless, the heaven and the earth are together, and he dares to be with the king". But at the same time, he is extremely cold and ruthless, and can quickly withdraw from his feelings, leaving the abandoned woman to be sad alone.
Jiang Gong's diary is full of vigilance and resistance to lust. His lustful thoughts burned like a fire, making it difficult for him to control himself. His desires are stronger than those of gamblers, drunkards, and poisonous bugs.
Even if he married Song Meiling, his lustful and inferior nature did not disappear.
After Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling moved to Nanjing in 1947, Soong Meiling went to live temporarily at the home of her eldest sister Soong Ailing. One day, Soong Oi Ling suddenly warned Soong Meiling to pay special attention to the new female secretary beside Chiang Kai-shek.
Although as Chiang Kai-shek's wife, Soong Meiling was well aware of her husband's complicated emotional history, but she always thought that since she got married, Chiang Kai-shek had abandoned the old and focused on the new.
However, after hearing the eldest sister's reminder with a pun, Song Meiling was shocked and immediately investigated privately. Unexpectedly, the young and beautiful personal secretary had an affair with Chiang Kai-shek.
For a while, Song Meiling was furious and wanted to teach the junior a lesson in person and vent her anger. However, reason told her that she was not an ordinary wife, but the supreme leader of the Kuomintang and the first lady of **, and publicly tearing her face would only cause more trouble.
Therefore, Song Meiling forcibly suppressed her anger and went to find a female secretary named Chen Ying in person.
The moment Chen Ying saw the first lady Song Meiling, she felt weak and trembling because of her lack of heart as a thief. However, she did not meet the harsh punishment and bad words she expected.
On the contrary, Song Meiling showed a gentle and kind attitude and said to her: "Child, you are only in your 20s and are in the best time of your life. Your future is full of possibilities.
Don't just look at the present, think about your future, and don't waste your youth on someone who doesn't deserve it. Song Meiling's words made Chen Ying feel mixed, she felt moved, guilty and self-blame, and at the same time had irrepressible grievances.
She cried to Song Meiling about her helplessness and sought her guidance. It turned out that Chen Ying was Chen Lifu's niece, and she had been living at Chen Lifu's house since returning from studying in the United States.
When Chiang Kai-shek visited Chen Lifu's house once, he fell in love at first sight with Chen Ying, who came to help make tea. At that time, Chen Ying was wearing a beige cheongsam, tall, fair-skinned, and full of vitality and youth.
When Chiang Kai-shek, who was over sixty years old, saw Chen Ying, he was immediately happy, as if bathed in the spring breeze. He dipped his fingers in the tea and wrote the word "Ying" on the table, and Chen Lifu immediately sensed his thoughts.
He proposed that his niece, Chen Ying, who had just returned from studying in the United States, take advantage of her language advantage and serve as Chiang Kai-shek's English secretary. Chiang Kai-shek readily agreed, and Chen Ying became his secretary and lover in this way.
Although Chen Ying did not have strong dissatisfaction, she could only accept the fact of being Chiang Kai-shek's secret lover. When Song Meiling came to talk to her, she felt that she saw hope and told Song Meiling everything, hoping that she could help her and make everyone satisfied.
Soong Meiling let Chen Ying flee to the United States with $500,000 and a plane ticket and passport, but Chiang Kai-shek found out too late. Although it is not clear how many such meddlers Soong Meiling dealt with, she was with Chiang Kai-shek for 48 years until Chiang Kai-shek's death in 1975.
In the will, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to be buried with Soong Meiling, but she refused. Although the outside world was impressed by Chiang Kai-shek's political and military achievements, he also had an inextricable ** obsession that hurt countless women.
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