In the War of Liberation, why did the Kuomintang, which originally held a dominant position, lose? There are many people who have analyzed this, among them, South Korea's ** Syngman Rhee pointed out directly to Chiang Kai-shek that the corruption of Kong Xiangxi and Soong Ziwen has caused serious harm to the people, and it must be severely punished.
So, how will Chiang Kai-shek respond to this question?
In August 1949, Chiang Kai-shek could no longer recover the situation, so he could only retreat to Taiwan and try to join forces with South Korea to create the "Pacific ** Alliance". He personally traveled to South Korea to hold talks with Syngman Rhee.
The latter, who also faced a threat from the North Korean Communists, warmly welcomed Chiang Kai-shek's arrival and hosted a banquet on 6 August. Before the banquet began, Rhee's secretary went to Chiang Kai-shek's confidant Wang Shijie and asked if he could make a suggestion, fearing that it would anger Chiang Kai-shek.
Wang Shijie asked about the content of the proposal, and the secretary replied: "The big ** criminals Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen must be severely punished as soon as possible to boost the confidence of the people." Wang Shijie was a little surprised when he heard this suggestion.
As a national **senior**, Wang Shijie knows what Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen did. It is not enough to describe them as "big criminals", they have fundamentally corrupted the atmosphere of the country, completely disregarding the life and death of the country and the people, and only for their own selfish interests.
Their policies and laws have become tools for them to amass wealth.
Syngman Rhee suggested that Chiang Kai-shek severely punish Kong Xiangxi and Soong Ziwen in order to save the people and win the hearts and minds of the people. However, Wang Shijie was well aware of the complicated relationship between Chiang Kai-shek and the Kong and Song families, as well as their help and marriage relationship with Chiang Kai-shek's position.
Previously, Chiang Kai-shek had sent Chiang Ching-kuo to Shanghai to fight tigers, but when he found out about the Kong family, he was hindered by many obstacles, and even Song Meiling personally flew to Shanghai to protect Kong Lingkan.
Although Chiang Ching-kuo asked his father for help, Chiang Kai-shek could not do anything but let the operation fail. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek was well aware of what the Confucian and Song families were doing, but he could not do anything about it, because he could endanger his position if he moved them.
Wang Shijie was shocked when he heard the news, but he hoped that Chiang Kai-shek would hear the suggestion, so he asked Syngman Rhee's secretary to convey the suggestion, emphasizing not to reveal what they had already said.
He did this to avoid being angered by Chiang Kai-shek. However, at the banquet, Syngman Rhee did not mention this suggestion, and it was not until Chiang Kai-shek was about to leave that he mentioned that Kong Xiangxi and Soong Ziwen were criticized by the United States for being greedy, and hoped that Chiang Kai-shek would deal with this problem, establish a clean and efficient **, and win the hearts of the people again.
Chiang Kai-shek's face was gloomy after hearing this, and he said that this was a rumor, don't believe it.
Chiang Kai-shek was in a heavy mood on the plane and said to Wang Shijie: "I have always reused Kong Xiangxi and Song Ziwen, but the result is that the country is not well governed, which has attracted criticism from abroad."
Although they are my relatives, I am also helpless. Indeed, this is a difficult problem that plagues Jiang Gong. Back then, his success was inseparable from the support of the Kong family and the Song family, and the Kong and Song families also reaped a lot of benefits from Jiang Gong, they were already closely tied together, unable to separate, let alone alone.
Therefore, there will be gains and losses, and if you rely on others to get on top, you will be controlled by others. For someone like Jiang Gong, who values details rather than principles, he can only sink with them. ”