This pose** was prepared by Song Meiling on July 23, 1973 for the wedding ceremony of her grandson Jiang Xiaoyong and granddaughter-in-law Fang Zhiyi. **, Jiang Xiaoyong and Fang Zhiyi stand behind Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling, looking very harmonious.
Surprisingly, however, Chiang Kai-shek's hands were taped to the handles of chairs. Why is that? Let's find out the truth behind it.
Chiang Kai-shek maintained many unique habits in his later years, such as returning to the Yangmingshan Mansion to eat and rest after work, and then driving to the outskirts of Taiwan for a ride. However, on an ordinary afternoon, when he finished his drive and was about to return to the official residence, an unexpected thing happened.
His car collided head-on with a military jeep, and he popped out like a leather ball, hitting the rear bulkhead of the driver's seat directly, causing his mouth to bleed immediately and a sharp pain in his chest.
Although the doctors claimed that the injuries were not serious, in fact, the accident caused Chiang Kai-shek to suffer severe injuries to his heart, and sometimes even went into sudden arrest.
A few weeks later, he underwent a routine physical examination at Veterans General Hospital, and when he examined an electrocardiogram, doctors found that he had "a time bomb" in his body.
The accident had a devastating impact on Chiang Kai-shek's health, making his health even more precarious. Although he has been trying to recover, the accident has caused him irreversible damage.
At the moment of Chiang Kai-shek's car accident in Mingshan, his aortic valve was severely injured, causing frequent murmurs from the location of the major arteries of the heart. In the winter of 1969, when Xue Yue came to visit Chiang Kai-shek at the Shilin Residence, Chiang Kai-shek said that after the car accident, his health was not as good as before, and he had more difficulty walking than before.
In the spring of 1970, Chiang Kai-shek claimed that the Yangmingshan accident had reduced his life by 20 years. As his condition deteriorated, Chiang Kai-shek's body became emaciated, his eye sockets were sunken, he had difficulty walking, the muscles of his two arms atrophied, and finally he could not even hold a pen and write on his own.
Chiang Kai-shek, because of physical reasons, had to accept a long ** and disappear from public view. In 1973, a report reported that he had died suddenly, causing social unrest and distress for Chiang Ching-kuo.
At the time, he was lying in a hospital bed, unable to walk or speak publicly.
When Soong Meiling was worried, the best opportunity to refute the rumors quietly came: Chiang Kai-shek's grandson Chiang Hsiao-yong was about to marry his bride. According to the traditional customs of the hometown of Xikou Town, Fenghua, Zhejiang, when grandchildren get married, they must offer tea to their grandfather and grandmother.
Song Meiling believes that Jiang Xiaoyong and Fang Zhiyi must come to the tea ceremony on their wedding day, which not only means that they will attend their grandson's wedding, but also pay tribute to their grandfather and grandmother.
So, under Soong Meiling's ingenious arrangement, Chiang Kai-shek's personal guards arranged a festive photo scene in the hospital. When Jiang Xiaoyong and Fang Zhiyi came to the hospital, Chiang Kai-shek was supported by the guards and sat on a chair and took this precious **.
The next day, this ** of granddaughter-in-law giving tea to her grandfather and grandmother was reported on the front page of major newspapers in Taiwan, the rumors were self-defeating, and the speculation about Chiang Kai-shek's death also disappeared.
On the evening of April 5, 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died of illness in Taipei at the age of 88. Before dying, he deeply missed his hometown and hoped to return to his roots and return to the mainland for burial in his lifetime.
However, his wish has not yet been fulfilled, and his coffin still quietly awaits that day.