At 11:50 p.m. on April 5, 1975, on a night of thunderstorms, the criminal Chiang Kai-shek died of illness in the Shilin Residence, and his criminal life came to an end.
When Chiang Ching-kuo heard the worst in the morning, he was mentally prepared, but when the bad news came, he was still stunned. His father's departure made him lose his direction all of a sudden.
Chiang Ching-kuo silently lay beside Chiang Kai-shek's body and sobbed, seeing him like this, Soong Meiling called the medical officer in a whisper and said, "Give him a sedative to calm him down." ”
Several medical officers were present but silent, no one dared to do anything, watching Jiang Jingguo continue to cry, what is the reason? This unexpected car accident was actually a contradiction between Soong Meiling and Chiang Ching-kuo due to the connection between Chiang Kai-shek, and the Yangmingshan car accident exacerbated this contradiction.
In the summer of 1969, the weather in Taipei was very hot, and although Chiang Kai-shek, who lived in the Shilin Mansion, still controlled Taiwan**, he was old and frail, and he could no longer be as energetic as before, and the heat of the weather made him even more upset.
In order to relieve the pressure, Chiang Kai-shek decided to go to the nearby Yangmingshan for a vacation, and the chief of the guard, Kong Lingsheng, immediately notified the relevant departments along the way to strengthen vigilance after learning the news. Yangmingshan is not far from the Shilin Mansion, and there is a special road leading to it, and Chiang Kai-shek used to go to the mountain to escape the summer in the previous years, so everyone felt relaxed.
So, one afternoon in July, Chiang Kai-shek and his wife set off in a high-class bulletproof car, and in order to ensure Chiang Kai-shek's safety, there was a guide car at the front of the car to lead the way, followed by a guard car full of guard soldiers.
Because it was Jiang's convoy, it did not encounter much obstacle when passing through the city, and the speed of the vehicle was much faster than that of passing vehicles. When you get to the mountain road, because there are few people around, the speed is faster.
Chiang Kai-shek had an accident on a trip when the vehicle was driving on a curve when suddenly a highway bureau shuttle stopped at the stop sign in front of him, causing the driver to not slow down.
At this moment, a jeep came down the hill at a breakneck speed, and the driver, fearing that the jeep would ram into Chiang Kai-shek's car, braked urgently and prepared to intercept it. However, the high-end bulletproof sedan behind it was too late to brake because of the suddenness of the incident and crashed directly into the guide car.
The accident caused Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, who were sitting quietly in the car, to feel a strong impact, and Chiang Kai-shek's body flew forward, hitting the bulletproof glass directly, suffering a severe impact on his chest and face, and finally fell unconscious.
Chiang Ching-kuo rushed to the scene immediately after the accident, but the jeep that caused the accident was nowhere to be found. He then went to the hospital to visit Chiang Kai-shek and his wife, and found that the blow had caused serious damage to Chiang Kai-shek's body, especially his heart function.
Soong Meiling only suffered some skin injuries, which made Chiang Ching-kuo suspicious, and he suspected that someone had deliberately caused the car accident to kill his father. Therefore, he personally took action to investigate the matter thoroughly, and strictly ordered the Taipei military police to find the jeep and the people in the car, whether they were alive or dead.
Everyone searched with all their might, and finally found ** a few days later. But the findings did not satisfy Chiang Ching-kuo. It turned out that the owner of the jeep was a division commander of the Kuomintang army, and he had just come down from a meeting on the mountain in the afternoon of the incident.
Due to the sparse population in the vicinity, the jeep driver was too fast and had no time to brake by the time he spotted the guide car. Seeing the high-level bulletproof sedan rear-end the guide car, the division commander in the car realized that he had caused trouble, and immediately ordered the driver to quickly flee the scene in order to avoid the limelight.
The Kuomintang army's reconnaissance system was very strong, and Chiang Ching-kuo was quickly found, and after repeated interrogation, they found that it was just an ordinary accident. Chiang Ching-kuo had no choice but to close the case and remove the teacher from his post as the commander of the division that caused the incident.
But Soong Meiling saw all this, and she began to use Chiang Kai-shek's deteriorating condition to fight back against Chiang Ching-kuo, which led to a power struggle. Chiang Kai-shek once revealed to his confidant Yan Jiagan that his illness had reduced his life expectancy a lot, especially after the Yongfu car accident.
Vinh Phuc is the specific location of the Yangmingshan car accident.
After the car accident, Chiang Kai-shek's health deteriorated, and he fell into a coma many times, and most of the political affairs were handled by Chiang Ching-kuo and Soong Meiling, but the political disagreements between the two led to contradictions in decision-making.
In order to grasp more power, Song Meiling seized the opportunity of changes in the international situation. In the 70s of the 20th century, with the visit of Nixon to China and the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, Western countries have severed "diplomatic relations" with Chiang Kai-shek's "Taiwan", which provided an opportunity for Soong Meiling to monopolize power.
Faced with the double pressure of internal and external troubles, Chiang Kai-shek, who was in pain, was full of anger and helplessness, and he scolded Nixon for not being worthy of being a **. However, as a seasoned politician, he also realized that he was already at a disadvantage, and in order to protect the interests of the Jiang family, he needed to find a good ** person and smoothly transfer power.
At this critical moment, only Chiang Ching-kuo could be up to the task. Therefore, in 1972, after Chiang Kai-shek was elected for the fifth time, he immediately proposed to make his son the premier.
In Taiwan at that time, the position of the premier meant a very high probability of becoming the next **. Chiang Kai-shek's plan was clear. Surprisingly, however, Soong Meiling, who had always been obedient to Chiang Kai-shek, openly opposed it and insisted on making her nephew Kong Lingkan the premier, gradually excluding Chiang Ching-kuo from the center of power.
Soong Meiling firmly believes that with her close relationship with the United States, as long as she can control power, she can always maintain her dignity. However, she ignored Chiang Kai-shek's determination to support her son.
No matter how Soong Meiling blew the wind on her pillow, Chiang Kai-shek resolutely refused to give in and insisted that Chiang Ching-kuo serve as the premier. As a result, the two had a cold war and ignored each other.
But in the end, Soong Meiling failed to do so, and Chiang Ching-kuo showed a more shrewd side, and he still called Soong Meiling "mother" in front of Chiang Kai-shek. Faced with such a result, Song Meiling did not give up, but turned to the defensive, preparing to retreat as advance.
At that time, many "lady factions" (wives of high-ranking Kuomintang generals) urged Soong Meiling to take the initiative to stand up for power, and even suggested that she become president of Chiang Kai-shek a hundred years later in order to maintain her prominent position.
However, Song Meiling did not accept everyone's "persuasion", she understood that Lao Jiang would not let go easily, so she chose to brake quietly and strike later. However, due to Soong Meiling's strong self-esteem, it was inevitable to fight openly and secretly with Chiang Ching-kuo on many things.
Chiang Kai-shek was very ambivalent about this, and he feared that after his death, Soong Meiling would openly confront Chiang Ching-kuo. Although he prefers his son, he can't accept whoever loses.
This struggle between mother and son made Chiang Kai-shek, who was already seriously ill, even more physically and mentally exhausted, and his physical condition deteriorated day by day. Seeing that he was at the point of his life, this was something that neither Song Meiling nor Chiang Ching-kuo wanted to see.
Chiang Kai-shek's health was deteriorating day by day, and both sides hoped that he would live a little longer, after all, as long as he was alive, those with ulterior motives would be jealous. However, time passed inexorably, and in early January 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died under the wrong medical treatment, which is regrettable.
If he can accept being conservative**, maybe he can stay with us for a while longer.
Although the life of accompanying Lao Jiang in the hospital made Song Meiling tired, a month ago, she was already tired of this life. Ignoring the opposition of the doctor and Lao Jiang, she took the initiative to take Lao Jiang back to the Shilin Mansion and spent Christmas at home together, which made Song Meiling very happy.
However, the question of how to do it for Lao Jiang ** has always bothered her. Taiwan's medical team recommended a conservative method of slowly slowing down the condition through medication, which could not cure the root cause, but could keep Lao Chiang awake.
However, Song Meiling insisted on following the advice of American doctors and performing lung puncture surgery on Lao Jiang to extract all the accumulated water in his body and achieve **.
Although there is a possibility of success with this method, in the opinion of Taiwanese experts, due to Chiang's age, the operation may be too taxing on his body.
However, Soong Meiling still insisted on choosing the plan she trusted, although she firmly believed that the moon in the United States was rounder than China when she was a child, and Chiang Ching-kuo felt very helpless about this.
In March 1975, Soong Meiling followed the advice of a friend and sent a black doctor from the United States to operate on Chiang Kai-shek. However, although the doctor was highly skilled, he was under great pressure due to the face of Chiang Kai-shek, which led to unsatisfactory performance during the operation.
During the operation on Chiang Kai-shek, the doctor's hands trembled incessantly, causing the wire to swing as it passed through the lungs, causing a serious infection in the lungs. Although several hundred milliliters of stagnant fluid were withdrawn throughout the operation, the severity of the infection had already put Jiang's life in danger.
With the sudden onset of a persistent high fever, Chiang Kai-shek's life entered the countdown. Seeing this situation, Song Meiling deeply regretted it, but the matter had come to this point, and nothing would help.
While accompanying Chiang Kai-shek on his last journey, Soong Meiling also began to plan for her future. In order to obtain supreme power, in the last month of Chiang Kai-shek's life, Soong Meiling on the one hand strictly blocked the news of Chiang Kai-shek's serious illness, and on the other hand, strictly limited the number of meetings between Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, so that the people she arranged could take on the important task as soon as possible.
Chiang Ching-kuo silently recited his father's will in his heart and did not fight back. He knew that his father had already arranged this matter, and what he was most worried about at the moment was his father's physical condition.
On the morning of April 5, 1975, Chiang Ching-kuo got up early, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, and hurried to the Shilin official residence where Chiang Kai-shek lived. Seeing his father's state the same as before, his mood relaxed a little.
He greeted his father and prepared to leave. However, at this moment, Chiang Kai-shek stopped him and said loudly with all his might: "Jing'er, you have to take good care of your body!" ”
After that, nothing was said again. After Chiang Ching-kuo left, Chiang Kai-shek chatted with Soong Meiling for a while. Although the couple has had conflicts for many years, after all, they have gone through decades of ups and downs hand in hand and have a deep relationship.
Seeing Chiang Kai-shek's appearance, Song Meiling's eyes couldn't help but redden.
On this ordinary night, everyone thought that Chiang Kai-shek could sleep peacefully as usual, however, the alarm bell in the house suddenly rang, alarming the medical officers outside, and it turned out that Chiang Kai-shek had fallen into a coma again.
Doctors immediately rescued and even applied an electric shock, but still did not see any improvement. The doctor realized that Chiang Kai-shek might not survive the night and immediately informed Soong Meiling and Chiang Ching-kuo.
They hurried to Chiang Kai-shek's quarters, where it was raining thunderstorms. Although Song Meiling's relationship with Chiang Kai-shek has existed in name only, she still felt sad after hearing the doctor's report.
However, Chiang Ching-kuo, who was on the side, burst into tears when he heard the doctor's report, because he understood that his political talents had been cultivated by his father over the years, and his concern and expectations for himself were so high.
Chiang Ching-kuo wept bitterly, and Song Meiling was also deeply touched, however, they could not indulge in this emotion and could not extricate themselves, because there were still many things waiting for them to deal with.
In order to help Chiang Ching-kuo regain his composure, Soong Meiling summoned doctors to come and ask them to inject Chiang Ching-kuo with a tranquilizer. However, the doctors did not dare to act because they had heard of the struggle between Soong Meiling and Chiang Ching-kuo, and they were afraid of getting involved and taking responsibility.
The decay of the family made Song Meiling feel helpless, and she could only sigh helplessly. In the end, Chiang Kai-shek died due to ineffective rescue, and his body was carried into an ambulance by four guards, and his life ended.
Chiang Kai-shek had already arranged a will and a person before his death, so Chiang Ching-kuo successfully succeeded him as the next leader of Taiwan. However, due to the exhaustion of the organs, Soong Meiling could only immigrate to the United States in disgrace and could no longer interfere in Taiwan's affairs.