February** Dynamic Incentive Plan "Zhang Xueliang can't be let go, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable! Chiang Kai-shek made careful arrangements for Zhang Xueliang's treatment before his death, and although Soong Meiling and Chiang Ching-kuo had some doubts, they reluctantly agreed.
Zhang Xueliang was born in Panjin, Liaoning Province in 1901, and his father Zhang Zuolin was a famous king of Northeast China. This king of the Northeast is not only good at military affairs, but also has many children.
Zhang Zuolin has a total of 8 sons and 6 daughters, most of whom were used as political bargaining chips by their fathers and forced into arranged marriages. Among Zhang Zuolin's eight sons, Zhang Xueliang is the oldest, most upright, most witty and smartest.
He has risen from an obscure poor boy to a young marshal who controls the entire Northeast, relying on his unique ability to know people and make good use of them. And Zhang Zuolin is the same for his children, knowing the abilities and characteristics of each child, he chose Zhang Xueliang as his heir early and cultivated it carefully.
Zhang Xueliang also lived up to his father's expectations and showed outstanding talents and achievements.
At the age of 17, Zhang Xueliang entered the army for training, and at the age of 18, he graduated from the lecture hall in the three eastern provinces and graduated with the first place in the artillery department.
It can be seen that Zhang Xueliang's military talent was inherited from his Lao Tzu, and there, he met Guo Songling, who was also a teacher and friend. After the September 18 Incident, Japan no longer concealed its ambition to invade China.
As the leader of the Feng warlords, although Zhang Zuolin loved power, he always remembered that he was Chinese. The Japanese tried to make Zhang Zuolin their puppet, but he not only refused, but also resolutely fought back, which led to the Huanggutun incident.
Although Zhang Zuolin survived the incident, he only had one breath. Therefore, he urgently recalled Zhang Xueliang and arranged the funeral. In 1928, Zhang Xueliang was ordered to be in danger, knowing full well that he was first a Chinese and then a soldier.
He respected his father and hated the Japanese. Therefore, although Zhang Zuolin has died, the original intention of the Northeast Army has not changed, and in order to better fight the Japanese, they accepted an invitation from the Nanjing Nationals ** to cooperate with Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek was well aware of the strength of the Feng warlords and regarded the Red Army as a great danger. In order to destroy the Red Army, he needed to enlist the support of the Feng warlords. When Zhang Zuolin died and Zhang Xueliang took over as commander of the Feng army, Chiang Kai-shek saw this as a great opportunity, and he offered to become a brother with Zhang Xueliang, hoping to win him over.
At that time, Zhang Xueliang was only in his 20s, while Chiang Kai-shek was already in his 40s. Their sworn brotherhood was formed. Chiang Kai-shek had always sought fame and power, and as a leader, he expected his subordinates to be loyal and obedient to him.
The last thing he could tolerate was betrayal. However, some of Zhang Xueliang's actions touched Chiang Kai-shek's bottom line. In 1936, with the advance of the Sino-Japanese War, large swathes of China were occupied by the Japanese.
Under the leadership of the Guoming Party, Zhang Xueliang received the most anti-Japanese orders to give up resistance. For him, his national hatred and family feud with the Japanese made it impossible for him to endure such orders.
He wrote to Chiang Kai-shek many times, but Chiang Kai-shek's answer was only one: If you want to go outside, you must first settle inside.
Zhang Xueliang clenched the letter in his hand, tears in his eyes, and this slogan of "If you go outside, you must first settle inside", made him see that the power in Chiang Kai-shek's heart is far greater than his concern for the country.
Disillusioned, he decided to build a united front in his own way. So, he flew to Xi'an to meet with the patriotic general Yang Hucheng, and after a night of conspiracy, he personally wrote an invitation letter inviting Chiang Kai-shek to come to Xi'an.
Chiang Kai-shek did not think it through, and on December 12, he came to Xi'an with his cronies, but what he did not expect was that he was soon controlled by Zhang Yang. Zhang Xueliang first tried to persuade Chiang Kai-shek with words to analyze the current domestic situation, but Chiang Kai-shek only smiled contemptuously and said strongly: "Brother Chiang, I am not here to discuss with you today, we must do this."
If you don't agree, you'll stay here forever! ”
Chiang Kai-shek's eyes widened in disbelief, the young man in front of him was no longer the young boy he was 8 years ago, how did the son of the tiger become a cat? He trembled with anger: "Han Qing, aren't you afraid that Nanjing will be investigated?" ”
Since I have made such a choice, I have never thought of turning back, in the past five years, I have endured the abuse of traitors and thieves every day, I am the son of Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, I am a mortal enemy with Japan, what did you promise me at the beginning? ”
Zhang Xueliang's eyes were full of determination and determination. Chiang Kai-shek resolutely disagreed, and Zhang Xueliang found Soong Meiling as a lobbyist. Chiang Kai-shek weighed the pros and cons, and he knew that if he did not agree to the Communists' proposal for cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party against Japan, he would be spurned and reviled by everyone, which would be extremely detrimental to his own political career.
So, he compromised: "I can agree to the cooperation of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, but you and Yang Hucheng must follow me!" The rewritten copy retains the core idea of the original copy, but expresses it in more concise and fluent language, while improving the readability of the sentences.
After learning about Chiang Kai-shek's meanness, Zhang Xueliang knew that he could not escape punishment. However, for the sake of the future of the Chinese nation, he chose to compromise and risked his life with Yang Hucheng to achieve the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and became a heroic fighter for the Chinese nation.
The two were sent to Chongqing, where they could not be killed in a blatant manner, given the country's concern about them, and were eventually sentenced to 10 years in prison and imprisoned in Kunming.
Ten years later, will Zhang Xueliang be able to get out of prison? The answer is clearly no. Yang Hucheng died after spending a miserable time in prison, while Zhang Xueliang still enjoyed some good fortune due to the strength of the Northeast Army.
After 1946, although Chiang Kai-shek had fled to Taiwan, he still did not let Zhang Xueliang go and transferred him to other prisons. Even in 1949, when he fled to Taiwan, he told Zhang Xueliang to be taken away.
Jiang hated Zhang Xueliang, but he didn't kill him. Why? First, Zhang Xueliang is known as a national warrior, and killing him will cause public anger; Second, Song Meiling made it clear that the forces in the Northeast should not be underestimated, and the brotherly love should not be forgotten; The third is that Zhang Xueliang has great ambitions, and house arrest is like breaking his wings, and he wants to retaliate for a tooth and take revenge for the shame of the Xi'an incident.
Chiang Kai-shek gave Chiang Ching-kuo a special advice on his deathbed, comparing Zhang Xueliang to a Siberian tiger and reminding him that he could not let the tiger return to the mountain. Although Zhang Xueliang had betrayed Chiang Kai-shek, this suspicious attitude still made Zhang Xueliang feel cold.
Chiang Kai-shek has always shifted the responsibility for failing to occupy the mainland and achieve the unity of power on Zhang Xueliang, which shows his narrow-mindedness. When Chiang Kai-shek received the watch from Zhang Xueliang as a birthday gift, Chiang Kai-shek returned the calendar from 1936, a move that further confirmed his nostalgia for the Xi'an Incident.
Even after Chiang Kai-shek's death, Zhang Xueliang still could not return to his hometown, which made him deeply saddened.
Zhang Xueliang's luck lies in his longevity. He had a close relationship with Chiang Kai-shek, and after Chiang Kai-shek's death, Chiang Ching-kuo succeeded him. Despite his father's orders, Chiang Ching-kuo still chose to maintain a deep friendship with Zhang Xueliang.
However, it was not until 1988 that Zhang Xueliang was able to regain his freedom, at the age of 87. He failed to return to the Northeast, so he could only say goodbye to his homeland with tears and choose to settle in Hawaii, USA.
Although he lived to be 100 years old, he still passed away with regret.