Why did Zhang Xueliang refuse to return to the mainland?
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However, in this life, he failed to return to his homeland, and this longing is like the bright moon, full of regrets but never extinguished. He is the son of the northeastern warlord Zhang Zuolin - Zhang Xueliang.
After the Xi'an Incident, he was imprisoned for life and traveled to many places, but he always cared about his hometown in the northeast, hoping to one day re-set foot on his homeland. However, when the opportunity presented itself, he made a surprising decision.
In 1990, Zhang Xueliang finally had the opportunity to return to the Northeast, but he held back the joy in his heart, shook his head slightly, and turned around and went to Hawaii, USA.
Faced with the opportunity to regain his freedom, why did Zhang Xueliang refuse twice? What are the untold stories hidden during his years of captivity? Returning to his hometown in the Northeast has always been his most ardent wish, however, for various reasons, he has not been able to achieve his wish.
Until the end of 1992, the mainland film troupe visited Zhang Xueliang in Taiwan and invited him to visit relatives in the mainland. This long-awaited opportunity for Zhang Xueliang was in front of him, however, his answer was unexpected.
There was hesitation in his words, and his expression was full of helplessness. Although returning to the mainland was something he dreamed of, he made the decision to refuse.
In 1993, after the China Radio Rap Troupe visited Zhang Xueliang, they went to Taipei to perform. Huang Hong visited Zhang Xueliang in the name of his fellow countrymen and invited him to return to his hometown again.
Zhang Xueliang finally agreed, but said that his lover Zhao Yidi was undergoing surgery in the United States and he needed to be by her side. Behind this, in fact, Zhao Yidi is suffering from lung cancer, needs to rely on oxygen tubes to maintain life, and is old and bedridden for a long time.
Although Zhang Xueliang may have accompanied Zhao Yidi for the only reason, this decision has sparked many stories, including their love and mutual companionship. Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi met at the Cai Mansion in Tianjin in 1927, when Zhang Xueliang was a fun-loving second-generation official, and Zhao Yidi was only 16 years old.
That night, Miss Zhao Si came to Cai's Mansion in a light blue dress, which attracted the attention of all the men in the audience, including Zhang Xueliang. He stepped forward gentlemanly and invited Miss Zhao Si to dance.
As soon as Zhang Xueliang appeared, Zhao Yidi was deeply attracted to him. He was handsome and personable, and she did not hesitate to agree to his invitation. Although the dance between the two was not finished, Zhang Xueliang's demeanor was deeply imprinted in Miss Zhao Si's heart.
This relationship quickly warmed up, and they enjoyed flowers and moons together, golfed together, and enjoyed French dinner together. During this time, Miss Zhao Si was willing to entrust the rest of her life to Zhang Xueliang.
However, the good times were short-lived. In the Huanggutun incident in 1928, Zhang Zuolin was killed by the bombing, Zhang Xueliang was very sad and returned to the Northeast to preside over the overall situation. As a result, the Northeast region has fallen into great turmoil with internal and external troubles.
Under this double pressure, Zhang Xueliang fell ill. The news quickly reached Miss Zhao Si's ears.
For the love in his heart, Zhao Yidi resolutely left his hometown and embarked on a journey to the Northeast. She knows that there may be many difficulties along the way, but she has no regrets.
However, in the eyes of the family, her behavior is deviant and disgraceful to the family. Despite this, she still stood firmly by Zhang Xueliang's side, and was willing to accompany him no matter what difficulties she encountered.
Although she has no name and can only exist as a secretary, she doesn't care, because as long as she can be with Zhang Xueliang, she feels satisfied. The birth of her son made her love for Zhang Xueliang even stronger, and although her son could only be raised by Yu Fengzhi, she still felt happy.
In that war-torn era, family affairs could never be compared with state affairs, but she still firmly believed that as long as there was love, nothing could stop them.
In 1931, the "September 18 Incident" shocked the whole world and broke out, plunging the Chinese nation into an unprecedented crisis. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek still adhered to his policy of "settling the inside before the outside", placing the main contradiction on the class civil war.
Extremely disappointed by Chiang Kai-shek's actions, Zhang Xueliang finally joined forces with Yang Hucheng and launched a mutiny in Xi'an on December 12, 1936. On December 25 of the same year, Chiang Kai-shek personally agreed to the six-point anti-Japanese proposal put forward by our party.
The goal of the "Xi'an Incident" was basically achieved. But Zhang Xueliang knew that there might be no return, but with the support of chivalry and respect for Chiang Kai-shek, he resolutely stepped on the plane to Nanjing.
Thus began his 54-year life in captivity.
At this difficult time, Miss Zhao Si was unable to defect to others and return to her hometown. She was alone with her children in Shanghai and Hong Kong. However, fortunately, she was allowed to take care of Zhang Xueliang, which was undoubtedly a great comfort for her.
Therefore, Miss Zhao Si came to Zhang Xueliang's side without hesitation. The two were able to get along day and night, they planted melons, fruits, flowers and plants on a small land, and played ball together in their spare time.
Song Meiling knew that Zhang Xueliang loved to read, so she often sent people to deliver books to him. He also has a radio through which he can keep up to date with the latest developments in the war. Soon after, Yu Fengzhi went to the United States due to illness and stayed in the United States to take care of the children, and she and Zhang Xueliang divorced in 1964.
1.In Hawaii, USA in 1939, Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi walked into the church hand in hand.
Even though they've danced many times, this time it's better than ever. The years are merciless, and this relationship has become a thought in their hearts. 2.During Zhang Xueliang's imprisonment in Chongqing, Chiang Kai-shek claimed that he had only partially restricted his freedom, and gave him a regiment of money every month.
However, according to people close to Zhang Xueliang, he was always surrounded by guarded soldiers, and he could even fill four tables when eating. It can be seen that Zhang Xueliang was kept very closely guarded.
3.In the Kuomintang military court, Zhang Xueliang was sentenced to 10 years in prison. However, Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to let him go back to the mainland until his death, which became a big regret in his heart.
Although the years are unforgiving, this relationship has become an eternal thought in their hearts.
In his 54 years of captivity, Zhang Xueliang always cherished a deep longing for his hometown, but he did not succumb to reality because of this. On the contrary, he has repeatedly raised his desire to return to the mainland.
His friend Wang Ji tried to invite him back to the mainland in 1991, but this wish was ultimately unfulfilled due to obstruction by the Taiwan authorities. Until his death, Zhang Xueliang still failed to fulfill his wish to return to the other side of the sea, which is heart-wrenching.
Zhang Xueliang was in a dilemma: On the one hand, he was embarrassed by the accusations made against him by the leader of the Taiwan authorities, and on the other hand, he could not resist the mainland's invitation. He decided to go to the United States to visit his relatives first, and when the mainland learned the news, he quickly sent someone to the United States and brought a letter from Deng Yingchao, inviting him to return to the mainland to visit his relatives.
The one who carried out this task was Zhang Xueliang's old minister, Lu Zheng, who also brought Zhang Xueliang his beloved Peking Opera tape as his birthday approached. Zhang Xueliang warmly received people from the mainland.
Zhang Xueliang received an affectionate letter from Deng Yingchao. He has a deep friendship with Deng Yingchao and ***. ** once said that he was a "hero of the ages", even before he died, he reminded the people around him not to forget Zhang Xueliang in Taiwan.
This letter was full of sincere emotions and expressed deep expectations for Zhang Xueliang to return to his hometown to visit his relatives. The idea of returning to his hometown was stronger for him than anyone else, but the words of the Taiwan authorities were still fresh in his memory before he left for the United States.
He knew he couldn't go back to the mainland, but he was still the one who did what he said and put the big picture first. Just as he promised to personally send Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing, he kept this agreement.
He missed the opportunity to return to the mainland. However, in 1992, Jiang Weiguo wrote to Zhang Xueliang, saying that he could accompany the couple back to the mainland to visit relatives. But the plan could not keep up with the change, and Jiang Weiguo had a heart attack during this period, and the trip was forced to be canceled.
After He Shili's grandson's wedding, Zhang Xueliang got a visa early and took the opportunity to return to the mainland. But God did not fulfill people's wishes, Ho Shili's wife died of a serious illness, and the wedding was moved to Canada.
Repeatedly missed opportunities, which made Zhang Xueliang disheartened. Soon he suffered a head injury and gradually weakened his body. Ms. Zhao Si also suffered from cancer. The two decided to temporarily live in the United States to recuperate and stay away from Taiwan.
In 1993, Huang Hong led inland soldiers to perform in Taiwan. At this time, he also received a secret mission from his superiors: to meet with General Zhang Xueliang.
During a visit, Huang Hong saw Zhang Xueliang, who was 93 years old. For Huang Hong, the name of this Northeast young marshal is as deafening as thunder. Although his temples were gray, his back was still straight, as if he could see his father.
At that time, Zhang Zuolin was decisive in killing, and the Northeast Army led by him was invincible, and even entered Beijing to take charge of power for a time. Zhang Xueliang inherited his father's gangsterism, was young and frivolous, and loved new things.
Today, Zhang Xueliang is old, but his figure is still full of vitality. After Huang Hong visited him, he performed his own unique stunt for him - a sketch, which made Zhang Xueliang laugh heartily.
When it comes to sketches, when you think of the Northeast region, you will think of "two-person turn". Zhang Xueliang was also very interested in this, he said that in the past, this was called "Errentai". Huang Hong, who was full of interest, performed a section directly, which made Zhang Xueliang feel the cordiality and heartiness that he had not seen for a long time.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but feel a little sad.
In a group photo of the two, Huang Hong expressed to Zhang Xueliang the feelings of the people of Northeast China who missed him, and hoped that he could return to the Northeast to have a look. However, Zhang Xueliang refused Huang Hong's invitation on the grounds of Miss Zhao Si, but his eyes looked at the distant seaside, as if he was missing something.
Huang Hong did not press, but made a request, hoping that Zhang Xueliang could write a few words for the people of his hometown. Zhang Xueliang agreed without hesitation, and wrote down a name - Zhang Xueliang.
Huang Hong returned to the mainland with these three words. Six years have passed in a flash, and in 1999, six years have passed since Huang Hong's visit.
Zhang Xueliang's regret: Marshal Lin glazed tiles could not be completed, and the troubles of visiting the United States Zhang Xueliang's life was full of twists and turns, he went to the United States to visit Zhao Jie and brought Marshal Lin glazed tiles to commemorate his father, but this project was not completed due to the September 18 incident.
Later, with the joint efforts of the people of Northeast China, this regret was brought to an end. However, he was unable to leave Taiwan for various reasons, which involved the wrestling of many forces.
At that time, the international situation had undergone subtle changes, the contradictions between communism and capitalism had intensified, and the strait was extremely complicated. As an intermediary figure between the two sides, it is obviously inappropriate for Zhang Xueliang to return to the mainland, and it may even exacerbate tensions.
Miss Zhao Si also seemed unwilling to get involved in this smokeless battle again. Despite this, Zhang Xueliang still hopes to see the reunification of the motherland because he deeply loves his motherland and people.
His life was full of regrets, but it was also a symbol of his perseverance and love for his country.
Once because of the assassination of the Japanese, Zhang Xueliang was unable to accompany his father much, which planted the seeds of hatred in his heart. When the tide of the Japanese invasion of China hit, Zhang Xueliang knew very well that the reunification of the motherland was the trend of the times, and that the northeast could not fight alone to resist the enemy, and it required the joint efforts of all parties.
Therefore, he resolutely implemented the change of banner in the northeast and resolutely defended national independence, and his patriotic feelings were deep, like the rolling Yangtze River. He also opposed Chiang Kai-shek's indiscriminate killing of innocents and launched the "Xi'an Incident" that changed history.
Since then, he has lived an endless life of captivity. Although it is always believed that he did only these two things in his life, each of them had a profound impact on the course of history.
Even the chairman praised him as "a national meritorious hero who makes the CCP regret." Perhaps he was ready to sacrifice at the moment of escorting Chiang Kai-shek, and the support of hundreds of millions of people in the Northeast behind him allowed him to survive.
He was obsessed with his life, and at the same time silently struggled for the reunification of the motherland. Although in 2001, the centenarian's life came to an end, the legend of his life did not end there.
He has made great contributions to the present generation, and his exploits will be forever recorded in history. Regarding Zhang Xueliang's evaluation, people have different opinions. Some people think that he did nothing in his later years, indulged in enjoyment, and became entangled with Miss Chiang after moving to the United States.
However, none of this is real him. He made great sacrifices for the stability of the country, and he could not even realize his wish to return to the mainland to see him, let alone see his relatives.
We just need to remember everything he did, the traces he left behind, and as for the merits and demerits, history has made the best evaluation. References:[1]Liu Shengjia. Zhang Xueliang's years of imprisonment in Taiwan[J].Guizhou Literature and History World,1996(06):51-54[1] Drunkenness. Zhang Xueliang in captivity[J].Outlook Weekly,1984(09):34-35[1] Yu Shaochun. Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi's orchid love[J].Liaoning Today,2013(06):72-73