In modern history, the most well-known leader in the Northeast is undoubtedly the leader of the Feng warlords. As the saying goes, "if there is a father, there must be a son", but if there is no in-depth study of the history of the Zhang family, many people may mistakenly think that Zhang Zuolin has only one son named Zhang Xueliang, mainly because Zhang Xueliang is so famous that a "Xi'an Incident" is enough to make him a hero on the altar.
However, the real history is that Zhang Zuolin, as an old-school warlord, married many aunts, and they gave birth to a total of eight sons for Zhang Zuolin, including Zhang Xueliang and his seven younger brothers.
These younger brothers are not as famous as Zhang Xueliang, but as the most well-known "rich second generation" and "official second generation" in the ** period, they also have their own life trajectories.
Zhang Zuolin can be said to have done his best to cultivate his son Zhang Xueliang. He not only let Zhang Xueliang go to the Japanese Infantry College for further study after graduating from the lecture hall, which shows that his expectations for this son are extremely high.
If Zhang Xueliang is the "prince", then Zhang Xueming is the first person after him. After returning to China, Zhang Xueming entered Zhang Zuolin's Northeast Army, and with his identity as the second son of the Zhang family, he lived a very comfortable life.
Zhang Zuolin also provided Zhang Xueming with many opportunities, but when he was ready to show his skills, Zhang Zuolin was killed at the hands of the Japanese, and Zhang Xueliang also took over the baton from his father.
In 1930, Zhang Zuolin was killed by the Japanese, and Zhang Xueming hated it deeply. In Tianjin, he twice thwarted the riot plots of the Japanese, but he was under great pressure and could only "go abroad for investigation".
At this time, Zhang Xueliang and the senior generals of the Northeast Army went abroad one after another to investigate, and the situation of warlordism in Northeast China gradually collapsed.
At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Xueming realized that he had been targeted by the Japanese, so he temporarily went into exile in Europe. However, as soon as he returned, he was used by Wang Jingwei**.
After Japan's surrender, he was not held accountable for his illustrious family background and his association with Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Zuolin, and Zhang Xueliang, but was appointed as the director of the lieutenant general.
In 1949, the People's Liberation Army captured Nanjing, and Chiang Kai-shek hastily retreated. Zhang Xueming chose to stay, stick to Tianjin, and wait for liberation. In view of Zhang Xueming's historical contributions, the CCP did not hold him accountable, but instead arranged for him to work in Tianjin People's Park.
Since then, Zhang Xueming has served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative However, in 1983, severe liver cirrhosis caused Zhang Xueming to bleed into varices and was dying.
When he was dying, he still hoped to see his eldest brother again. But a month later, Zhang Xueming died of illness. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held a solemn memorial service to affirm his contributions.
Zhang Xuezeng is relatively less well-known than his two elder brothers. Zhang Zuolin is strict with his first two sons, but he is more lenient with Zhang Xuezeng, Zhang Xuezeng can ask Zhang Zuolin at any time, and Zhang Zuolin always satisfies him, which also leads to Zhang Xuezeng's rebellious psychology.
Soon after, Zhang Xuezeng had a foreign girlfriend in Beidaihe, and when his mother, Mrs. Xu, found out about it, she scolded him fiercely and whipped him, which was also the only time Zhang Xuezeng was beaten.
Compared with his two elder brothers, Zhang Xuezeng's childhood can be described as extremely happy.
In order to solve Zhang Xuezeng's problem, Mrs. Xu decided to hand him over to her younger brother Zhang Xueming to deal with, but the elder brother saw that his younger brother was helpless, so he suggested that he be handed over to Zhang Xueliang to deal with.
Mrs. Xu agreed to her brother's suggestion and brought Zhang Xuezeng to the young marshal, but because the young marshal was more open-minded, the matter was finally abandoned. After the Xi'an Incident, the pillar of the Zhang family was placed under house arrest, and Zhang Xuezeng went to Japan and the United Kingdom to study, and settled in the United States, successfully entering the United Nations.
He and his wife have two sons and a daughter, both of whom work in the United States.
Compared with his brother Zhang Xuezeng, Zhang Xuesi's influence is more far-reaching. As the eldest young master who came out of the warlord family, he lived a different life. The unhappiness of his childhood prevented him from enjoying his father's love, but it inspired him to pursue a more meaningful life.
While studying in Beijing, he was deeply influenced by the thoughts of his classmates, read a large number of Marxist works, and found hope for the salvation of the country. He did not want to become an exploiting class like his father, so he also agreed with this path to save the country.
Zhang Xuesi's life is full of legends, and his choice and persistence have won him widespread respect and praise.
In 1933, through the recommendation of his old classmates, he joined the Communist Party of China. In the July 7 Incident, he bravely shouldered heavy burdens and contributed his strength to the party's cause.
In 1938, Zhang Xuesi, who was born in a wealthy family, came to Yan'an from Wuhan and was received by ***. Considering the difficult living conditions in Yan'an, ** asked him with concern if he was comfortable and asked if he needed money to spend.
This made Zhang Xuesi a little embarrassed, and he firmly told the chairman: "Don't treat me as a child. "He wanted to pursue his ideals, and the superior living conditions of the past could not be compared with the freedom of the revolution.
Different from the luxury of Zhang Xueliang's lavish wedding, Zhang Xuesi chose ordinary rural girls, and their wedding was held in a cave.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Zhang Xuesi was secretly transferred to the Northeast to work as Zhang Xueliang's younger brother. After Lin Feng talked to him, he suddenly thought: "It has been many years since you left the Shuai Mansion, and later it was used as the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, and when the Northeast Bureau was stationed in Shenyang, you also went to a meeting. Now, it's time to return it to its original owner. However, after hearing this, Zhang Xuesi shook his head and said, "No, I don't plan to go home." Despite this, in 1945 and 1949, Zhang Xuesi returned to Shenyang twice with his wife, but did not enter the Marshal's Mansion one step.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Xuesi began his position as vice principal of the Dalian Naval Academy, and in 1955 he was awarded the rank of rear admiral, which was also the highest-serving child in the Zhang family in New China.
In order to train high-ranking generals, the state also specially arranged for him to study at the Soviet Naval Academy. Upon his return, he also served as the First Chief of Staff of the Navy. However, in 1970, Zhang Xuesi's condition continued to deteriorate and he eventually died.
Zhang Xuesen, the son of Zhang Zuolin and the fifth lady, and the fourth brother of Zhang Xueliang, has been close to Zhang Xueliang since he was a child. When he was young, there was a "domineering" photo that was widely circulated, in which he was dressed in a warlord costume and hung with medals, however, these halos only looked brilliant next to the handsome.
In 1943, Zhang Xuesen was recommended by his brother's airplane pilot to go to the United States to start flight learning, and did not return to China until the spring of 1945.
Before liberation, Zhang Xuesen and his family decided to go to Taiwan to meet Zhang Xueliang. Zhang Xuesen tried his best to find his brother, but he never found it. It wasn't until 1962 that the two were able to reunite.
Subsequently, Zhang Xuesen's mother died, and their family immigrated to the United States, and Zhang Xueliang also went to the United States to visit relatives after he was freed, and the two spent a happy time together in their later years.
However, in 1995, Zhang Xuesen received an invitation from Beijing to return to China on behalf of his family to participate in the anti-Japanese commemoration activities. In this separation, Zhang Xueliang's eyes flashed with tears, and they never saw each other again.
Zhang Xuesen died of a heart attack after returning to China at the age of 76. After Zhang Xueliang heard the news of his brother's death, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and the feeling of loneliness enveloped him again.
Zhang Xuejun, born in 1922, only shared a short childhood with Zhang Zuolin. In his majestic **, he and his brother stood on the left and right sides of Zhang Zuolin.
The origin of this ** is because of their mother and son. In 1942, Zhang Xuejun was admitted to Fu Jen University, and then served in the military command as an English translator, responsible for liaison with the United States.
In 1948, Zhang Xuejun foresaw that the Kuomintang could not recover its defeat, so he followed the instructions of the Chiang family and moved to Taiwan. However, Zhang Xueliang's "Xi'an Incident" involved the entire Zhang family, and the old acquaintances of the Zhang family, the military commanders, also closely monitored Zhang Xuejun's movements.
In the end, the military commander simply transferred Zhang Xuejun out of Taipei City to prevent the Zhang brothers from meeting. Although they didn't see each other much in childhood, Zhang Xuejun hated the Japanese because of his hatred for Zhang Zuolin, and Zhang Xueliang played an important role in promoting the two parties to resist Japan together, so Zhang Xuejun has always regarded his eldest brother as a model for learning.
In a chance encounter in 1964, Zhang Xuejun, who was in the military command, saw the once high-spirited Zhang Xueliang again, but he had become an old man with white hair in front of him.
This filled Zhang Xuejun's heart with deep grief. At that moment, Zhang Xuejun seemed to have been forgotten by history, and no matter how you look at it, he cannot compare with his brother.
Zhang Xueliang also advised him to get out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible and stop working for the Jiang family. Soon after, Zhang Xuejun left the military command and began his own free life. He believed his eldest brother's words, began to believe in ** religion, and became a devout believer.
In 1984, Zhang Xuejun died of illness.
Zhang Xueying, among the brothers of the Zhang family, is the most thought-provoking. The world is like a dream, 30 years of wind and rain, 30 years of change, and his experience is also vivid. There is very little information about his past, he is not as ambitious as his eldest brother Zhang Xueliang, nor does he have the opportunity to show his talents like other brothers, and his life is almost spent in plain life.
When the Liberation War was about to be won, Zhang Xueying left his hometown and went to Taiwan. However, his whereabouts were not known later, and he seemed to have disappeared in the bustling city of Hong Kong.
All this is just his personal choice. Even though he came from a famous family and his father was the famous Zhang Zuolin, he did not live a luxurious life because of this. Perhaps, he has his own ideas, and after experiencing social changes, he chose to be indifferent to fame and fortune, hoping to live a stable life through his own efforts, and he does not want to look back on the prosperity of the past.
Therefore, if you don't know him well, you may think that Zhang Xueying has never appeared in the world. However, he is the son of Zhang Zuolin and the younger brother of Zhang Xueliang, and history will leave a place for him.
Zhang Xuequan's childhood was not as happy as his elder brothers, he was born at the time of Guo Songling's rebellion, and there was chaos inside and outside Fengtian City, and there was not much joy in the Shuai Mansion because of his birth.
It is said that Zhang Zuolin even wanted to move his family to another place at that time. It wasn't until Guo Songling was executed that Zhang Zuolin breathed a sigh of relief and gave Zhang Xuequan the nickname "Xiao Pinglang".
However, with the Japanese invasion of China, Zhang Xuequan moved to Tianjin with his mother, and has since settled there.
**In 1960, Zhang Xuequan was approved to work in a local middle school in Tianjin, and served as a member of the Tianjin Political Consultative Conference. Although his life was uneventful, he always lived it with an honest attitude.
It wasn't until 1991 that Zhang Xuequan's family came to Zhang Xueliang's 90th birthday celebration that he appeared in the public eye again. Zhang Xuequan's children also live an ordinary life and rarely appear in public.
In 1996, Zhang Xuequan left this world peacefully, leaving the world with the plain and honest duty of his life.