Song Meiling often muttered in her later yearsNo money
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After Song Meiling died, the ** who took care of her revealed that she often muttered a sentence in her later years: "There is no Tongdian, there is no Tongdian." ”
Song Meiling, the head of the four major families, has accumulated countless wealth, but why would she say such a thing? What did she experience in her last days in the United States?
In 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died of illness at the Shilin Mansion in Taipei, although their relationship was complicated, but this ** person who left a strong mark in China's modern history still left this world, with regret and unwillingness.
After his death, people from all walks of life in Taiwan came to mourn. And everyone will notice that next to Chiang Kai-shek's coffin, Song Meiling is sitting quietly, wearing a black cheongsam, looking indifferent, not knowing what she is thinking.
Soong Meiling decided to go to the United States after Chiang Kai-shek's funeral, perhaps out of discouragement, or perhaps because of strained relations with Chiang Ching-kuo. When Chiang Ching-kuo learned about it, he didn't stop it, but just asked his subordinates not to search his wife's property and let her take it away freely.
Some people say that the Song family has three sisters, the eldest sister loves money, the second sister loves the country, and the third sister loves power. At this time, the third sister Song Meiling, a powerful woman in modern Chinese history, was deeply aware that her departure would mean the end of nearly half a century of political career.
Despite this, she still firmly decided to leave, without any nostalgia. In June 1975, accompanied by Kong Lingkan, she left Taiwan and went to New York, USA.
As soon as she arrived at the New York airport, Song Meiling was taken to the villa on Long Island by Kong Lingyi. Kong Lingyi is Kong Xiangxi's eldest daughter, and as early as 1947, Kong Xiangxi moved to the United States with his family.
Song Meiling has a poor relationship with her second sister Song Qingling, and she also has conflicts with Jiang Jingguo, but her relationship with the Kong family is very close. Among the younger generations, her favorite is the eldest sister Song Ailing's son Kong Lingkan, who has always regarded him as her own.
Now, she has left ** and lives in New York with the Kong family, which is also very reasonable. Song Meiling's love for Kong Lingkan is indeed reflected in all aspects.
Kong Lingkan even spent a lot of money to transform the garden around the villa into a Chinese-style garden in order not to make his aunt feel homesick. Moreover, the servants he hired were all Chinese who had lived in the United States for less than two generations, and they basically retained their living habits in China, and Kong Lingkan deliberately looked for Shanghainese, so that Song Meiling could hear the native voice in a foreign country and not feel lonely.
Although Song Meiling almost did not appear in the public eye in her later years, and she did not accept ** interviews, we don't know much about her during this period, and we can't know if she still has a desire for power in her heart.
Song Qingling always wanted to see her sister Song Meiling, but Song Meiling never responded. As the Kuomintang retreated to Taiwan, Soong Meiling's only communication with New China was her suggestion to the United States ** Truman to use atomic bombs to bomb the mainland.
Truman was shocked by Soong Meiling's cruel proposal and categorically rejected it. Since then, Soong Meiling has never made any remarks about New China. Perhaps in her heart, the red regime led by the Communist Party shattered the world of the "Chiang dynasty" and her dream of continuing to climb up the ladder.
She is unwilling to accept this reality, so she holds a grudge against New China, even her own sister.
The contrast between Soong Ching-ling and Soong Mei-ling also seems to reveal the reasons for the Kuomintang's defeat. In 1981, Song Qingling died in Beijing, and Beijing ** invited Song Meiling to attend her funeral, but she politely declined.
The death of Song Qingling made the only one of the three sisters of the Song family, Song Meiling, feel lonely. Perhaps out of loneliness, she reconciled with Chiang Ching-kuo and accepted his invitation to return to the Shilin Mansion in Taipei.
Although Soong Meiling improved her relationship with Chiang Ching-kuo in her later years, it was already too late. The torrent of time is still rushing, and the ice and snow of history have melted.
In 1988, Chiang Ching-kuo died, Taiwan's political situation changed abruptly, and the Kuomintang went from a single word to an undercurrent. With the decline of the Chiang family, Soong Meiling realized that her plan to retire in Taiwan may be in vain.
In 1991, Song Meiling sorted out all her belongings, even the antique porcelain and Nanmu tables and beds that were difficult to move. On the plane to the United States, she was carrying her farewell to history.
She knows very well that with this departure, there will no longer be a place for her in Taiwan. In 1992, Taiwan** closed the Shilin Residence.
This residence where Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling lived for twenty-six years witnessed their rise and fall, and with the decline of the Chiang family, it was gradually forgotten by history. Song Meiling's premonition came true, and after leaving, she only stayed for a few days when she returned to Taiwan in 97 to organize the funeral for Jiang Weiguo.
After that, she never set foot on Taiwanese soil again. After returning to the United States, Kong Lingkan died of illness, and the blow of this white-haired man to a black-haired man made Song Meiling feel down.
Kong Lingkan's death caused Song Meiling's physical condition to decline sharply, and she began to reduce going out and stay in her villa every day. Located in Locust Valley, Long Island, Song Meiling's villa covers an area of 160,000 square meters, and is large enough to meet all her needs.
After her illness, she spent most of her time at home, occasionally admiring her treasured collection of antique calligraphy and paintings, and when she was bored, she walked outside the garden outside.
Although the 160,000-square-meter villa is spacious, if there is only Song Meiling alone, it is inevitable that she will feel lonely. In addition to the four **s around Song Meiling, Kong Lingkan's son also arranged a team of bodyguards for her.
In addition to these hired personnel, the United States also secretly dispatched ** to protect Song Meiling's safety. Although she has long been away from **, after all, her special status is still listed by the United States as a key protection object.
Song Meiling's later life is full of mystery, she rarely goes out, and even when she does, she only goes to places like hospitals. When she goes out, she also wraps her face tightly with a headscarf, and her bodyguards stick tightly around her.
New York in the 90s was not as "dangerous" as it is now, and Soong Meiling's behavior was more to prevent harassment by journalists. As Chiang Kai-shek's wife and the only living among the three sisters of the Song family, countless reporters wanted to interview her, hoping to find some exclusive "secrets".
However, at this time, Song Meiling was physically and mentally exhausted and unwilling to be disturbed by these mundane things.
At that time, 98-year-old Song Meiling was in poor health, and the Long Island villa was far away from the city, so Kong Lingyi persuaded her to move to a luxury apartment in Manhattan, New York. The environment here is superior, there are hospitals and parks, and Kong Lingyi also lives nearby, which is convenient for care.
She has become the eldest parent here, and the younger generations respect her very much. After moving to Manhattan, Kong Lingyi and Kong Lingkan's children would come to visit her every week, because she liked to play mahjong, and every time she came, she would gather a table and deliberately lose to Song Meiling.
Song Meiling was very happy about this, and pushed down the mahjong with a smile, shouting in her mouth: "Give money, give money." ”
In addition to being keen on playing mahjong, Song Meiling also has extremely high requirements for her own appearance. Born into a wealthy merchant family, she received a good life education from an early age, paying special attention to her own maintenance.
There is a saying that Song Meiling has not given birth for life because she has taken pearl powder for a long time, and pearl powder is a secret recipe with beauty benefits, which can make ** firm and delay aging.
Although this statement has not been officially confirmed, Song Meiling's pursuit of beauty can be seen from this. Her love of beauty continued into her later years, and she even set a rule for herself, that is, she would never show off her face.
Song Meiling is getting older, and she can't make up herself because of her shaky hands, so her most trusted ** Zhang Lifeng has become her exclusive makeup artist. Zhang Lifeng's real identity is a Kuomintang spy, but she is deeply loved by Song Meiling because of her ability and carefulness.
When Soong Meiling left Taiwan in 91, the Taiwan authorities specially selected a ** for her to accompany her. Although she knew her identity, Song Meiling did not deliberately distance herself.
The reason why Song Meiling left Zhang Lifeng may be because she has nostalgia for her past political career, and Zhang Lifeng's military status is regarded as a manifestation of this nostalgia.
Now, Song Meiling is old and has no interest in politics, so Zhang Lifeng's identity as a spy is no longer important.
Song Meiling, a woman who has received a Western-style education and has living habits that are no different from Westerners, only chooses a cheongsam that is close to the typical Shanghai women. She has more than 3,000 cheongsams of all kinds, and no matter what the occasion, she always wears a Chinese-style cheongsam, each style is unique.
Although her life was full of happiness and drama, only her relatives knew how lonely she was in her later years before she died. She often said, "My sisters are gone, my brothers and sisters are gone, and I don't understand why God left me alone." ”
Her personal ** Zhang Lifeng said that in addition to often thinking of her sister in her later years, she would also say something else. She would often lean back on the couch, holding a book in her hand, and muttering, "No Tongdian, no Tongdian." ”
Although she has left us, she lives forever in our hearts.
Tong Tian, the smoke and clouds of history represent wealth, and although Song Meiling experienced some twists and turns in her later years, she was not short of money. According to statistics, during the War of Liberation, her U.S. loans to China reached about 2For $500 million, she moved from Taiwan to the United States worth more than 100 boxes of gold, silver, treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings.
The total amount of these belongings can no longer be measured by numbers, coupled with the regular remittances of the Taiwan authorities and the financial support of Kong Lingkan and Kong Lingyi's siblings, even if Soong Meiling lived a luxurious life in her later years, she should have enough financial support.
However, Zhang Lifeng insisted in an interview that her words were true, so why did Song Meiling often say "no Tongdian" in her later years? This can't help but make people wonder, what kind of story and reason are hidden behind her statement?
Song Meiling has no biological heirs, so among the second-generation children of the Jiang family and the Kong family, her favorite is Kong Lingkan, the eldest son of the eldest sister Song Ailing. Kong Lingkan was reported for hoarding goods by Yangzi Company, and Chiang Ching-kuo detained Kong Lingkan and seized 17 warehouses of Yangzi Company.
However, thanks to Soong Meiling's mediation, Chiang Ching-kuo eventually released Kong Lingkan. Song Meiling's love for Kong Lingkan is beyond words, and even in her later years, Kong Lingkan took care of her meticulously.
When Song Meiling moved to New York, all matters were arranged by Kong Lingkan. The villa where Song Meiling lives was proposed by Kong Lingkan to his aunt, and this villa is in Kong Xiangxi's name.
Before Kong Lingkan died, he would go to the Locust Valley every month to accompany Song Meiling, send expensive perfumes and cosmetics, and give her a certain amount of living expenses. Although Song Meiling is not short of money, Kong Lingkan's behavior is more out of filial piety.
Kong Lingkan's arrival made Song Meiling feel happy in her later life, however, Kong Lingkan's death in 1992 made Song Meiling lose her most beloved nephew, and she often missed him in loneliness.
Even if there are many servants around, they can't make up for the regrets caused by the lack of family affection. Therefore, whenever Song Meiling mentions "no Tongdian", she is actually nostalgic for Kong Lingkan.
Song Meiling's loneliness in her later years was her own choice, but as a woman of the old times, her life has surpassed that of the vast majority of people in the world. Recalling her speech to the U.S. Congress in 1943, she was bright and dazzling at that time, with countless fans behind her.
However, compared to the loneliness and coldness of later years, this is really emotional. In September 2003, Song Meiling, who rarely went out, suddenly asked Kong Lingyi to take her to the suburbs.
It is a strange thing that an aunt who has never been out of the house should take the initiative to ask to go out. However, Kong Lingyi did not object, she quickly arranged a car and took Song Meiling, who is already 106 years old, to the outskirts of New York City.
Song Meiling suddenly stopped the car when the car passed by Finkcliff Cemetery, and she hoped that Kong Lingyi could accompany her to get out of the car and admire this luxurious cemetery with a history of 100 years.
Kong Lingyi has long known Song Meiling's wishes, and she will be buried here after she dies. Although she was a little taboo, she still helped Song Meiling into the cemetery. Although it is a cemetery, the environment inside is very beautiful.
The manicured lawns are soothing, and the rustling sound of towering spruce trees and tall maple trees makes for a sense of tranquility and comfort. They walked for about half an hour, and finally came to the tomb that Song Meiling had already chosen, and she was silent for a while.
At the last moment of her life, Song Meiling expressed her desire to return home, but due to various reasons, she failed to realize this wish. After hearing her words, Kong Lingyi could only hug her tightly.
Looking back at Soong Meiling's life, she was active in the political arena, but in the end she paid a heavy price for the power struggle. This trip became her swan song, and she passed away quietly at home shortly after.
At the last moment of her life, she had no relatives around her, and only her personal ** found out about her death. Although Song Meiling's life is over, her story and spirit will live on forever.
Song Meiling's funeral was held on Park Avenue in New York, and all the descendants of the Kong and Jiang families came to see them off, which made people sigh. She was only accompanied by Kong Lingyi during her lifetime, but after her death, many descendants came to mourn, which is thought-provoking.
The death of Song Meiling also announced the complete disappearance of the two major families of Jiang and Song, which had been rampant in China for decades.
Although the descendants of the Chiang and Song families are still wealthy, they are no longer as dependent on the poverty and hardship of millions of Chinese people as they once did. However, for better or worse, Song Meiling's death is a new page in history.
The past, like dust, has been swept up in the torrent of time, and it no longer exists.