Zhang Xueliang was in a happy mood when he saw his friends in the United States, but when he heard that Lu Zhengcao was entrusted to invite him to return to China, he pondered for a long time. He said, "I am very eager to return to the mainland, but I have three conditions that I hope to consider." ”
Although imprisoned by Chiang's father and son for half a century, Zhang Xueliang was very cautious about returning to China. So, why did he put forward three conditions when he heard the invitation to return home?
What are these three conditions?
How many more times will you be able to enjoy the sunset again? This is the deep emotion of 89-year-old Zhang Xueliang. Although he and Zhao Yidi have been free to move around Taipei since 1959, they are still unable to cross the ocean and return to their hometown.
On March 7, 1990, Zhang Xueliang's daughter Zhang Luying called from the United States to inform him of the death of his mother Yu Zhifeng. "Dad, Mom, left in my sleep today. ”
Listening to his daughter's choked voice, Zhang Xueliang held the ** tightly and couldn't put it down for a long time. The ticking of the hanging bell in the room made time seem to stand still, and the dusty memories of him and Yu Zhifeng were like overturned jars, and the scenes appeared in his mind, making his heart ache.
He eventually burst into tears, and he had deep feelings for his wife, who had been with him for many years. "Why did she go before me? How could she go before me? ”
We are all old, and there are so many relatives in the United States, I want to go and see them. However, he did not know the attitude of the Kuomintang authorities, so he revealed his thoughts to Chiu Jin-yi, the spokesman of Taiwan's "** government", and was agreed by ***.
Finally, in March 1991, Zhang Xueliang set foot on American soil by plane.
With a slight feeling of weightlessness, Zhang Xueliang sat by the porthole of the plane, half a century of freedom was taken away and returned to him. For him, the journey had a special significance.
Before boarding the plane, many reporters flocked to the plane and asked many questions, one of which touched the depths of his heart: "I heard that the Chinese Communist Party is very concerned about your trip, is it possible for you to return to your hometown in Northeast China?" ”
He looked at the Kuomintang Air Force Commander beside him, and then shook his head. He really wanted to go back and see, but he couldn't. So he replied after a moment's thought: "I have never had contact with the mainland, let alone know the CCP's attention to me, but the northeast is my hometown, and the mainland is my motherland, so of course I am willing to go back." ”
However, long before going to the United States, he had asked his old subordinate Wang Ji for help through ** about returning to the mainland, and invited him to his residence.
After hearing Zhang Xueliang's voice, Wang Ji immediately flew from the United States to Taiwan. Zhang Xueliang said solemnly: "I'm going to travel. Wang Ji was then informed of Zhang Xueliang's trip to the United States.
Later, Zhang Xueliang revealed his real plan. He admits that he has little time and hopes to return to his hometown in his lifetime, but is not sure whether the attitude of the mainland and the Kuomintang will stop it.
Therefore, Zhang Xueliang hoped that Wang Ji could become his special envoy to communicate the situation with the mainland and keep all the information confidential until the matter was successful. Wait until everything is ready, and then make the news public, so that it is possible for him to return to the mainland.
Now, his mission is to visit his relatives and friends in the United States and wait for Wang Ji's reply. Suddenly, the announcement on the plane interrupted his thoughts: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to arrive in San Francisco, USA. ”
The airplane broadcast brought Zhang Xueliang back to his senses from thinking. At half past twelf, he successfully arrived in the United States.
After Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched the Xi'an Incident, our party has been paying close attention to Zhang Xueliang's fate. ** He once told us not to forget Taiwan's old friend, for this hero who dedicated his life to the cause of the liberation of the motherland, we have been looking for suitable opportunities and candidates, hoping to let him return to the mainland.
Lu Zhengcao, Zhang Xueliang's subordinate, entered the sight of *** and Deng Yingchao. He joined Zhang Xueliang's army at the age of 17 and is not only an alumnus of Zhang Xueliang, but also his teacher, and an old friend for many years.
Therefore, during the Xi'an Incident in 1936, the task of receiving Chinese Communist Party figures such as *** naturally fell on Lu Zhengcao.
Lü Zhengcao and Zhang Xueliang After Lü Zhengcao joined the Communist Party of China, he always missed Zhang Xueliang, who was detained by Chiang Kai-shek. He once said, "As long as the young marshal comes out, I will meet with the general whenever and wherever I want." ”
Therefore, ** entrusted him with a special task. On May 23, 1991, Lu Zhengcao flew to San Francisco in the name of a private member, hoping to find Zhang Xueliang.
But when he arrived, he found that Zhang Xueliang had flown from San Francisco to New York, and in order to see his old friend, Lu Zhengcao had to go through several rounds, and finally found Zhang Xueliang in front of Mrs. Pei Zuyi's house in the early morning of May 29.
Lu Zhengcao and Zhang Xueliang: Half a Century of Reunion As soon as Lu Zhengcao got out of the car, he saw Zhang Xueliang smiling at him, as if he had returned to the days when they fought against foreign enemies together.
He stepped forward quickly and held Zhang Xueliang's hand tightly. It's been half a century since the last separation, "Teacher, are you okay now?" Looking at the white-haired Zhang Xueliang, Lu Zhengcao's words were slightly choked.
In his eyes, Zhang Xueliang's former glory is still very different from his current one, not to mention today's Zhang Xueliang, because of Chiang Kai-shek's years of torture, his legs and feet are not in the same way, and even his eyes are difficult to see others.
Okay, okay, I'm all right, sure, how are you now, I heard that you ran to Mr. Zhou's side? Hearing Zhang Xueliang's question, Lu Zhengcao hurriedly replied: "Back then, after you sent Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing and was detained, the Northeast Army was leaderless, and all of them were in chaos.
After I rushed back to the army, I accepted the command of the Northern Bureau of the Communist Party, took advantage of the inattention of the Kuomintang troops, broke away from the 53rd Army, and led the brothers to fight guerrilla resistance against Japan behind enemy lines. ”
When Zhang Xueliang and Lu Zhengcao heard Lu Zhengcao's answer, Zhang Xueliang's mood was complicated and contradictory. He was relieved because he knew that his brethren in the Northeast Army were defending the country, but he also regretted that he could not personally participate in it.
Lu Zhengcao comforted him several times and calmed his emotions down a little. Although there were many people in this conversation, and Lu Zhengcao did not discuss the task in detail, in the second secret conversation, he handed him the letter from Deng Yingchao to Zhang Xueliang's invitation to go home.
After reading the letter, Zhang Xueliang was deeply moved by the warm welcome of the motherland. Lu Zhengcao also noticed Zhang Xueliang's longing for his hometown, and he told Zhang Xueliang that he was very welcome to go home.
In their last meeting, Zhang Xueliang expressed his strong desire for the peaceful reunification of the motherland, saying: "Although I am over 90 years old, I am still willing to work for the Chinese people and China if China needs me." ”
Lu Zhengcao facilitated Zhang Xueliang's return to the motherland, but Zhang Xueliang waved his hand and refused preferential treatment and put forward three conditions. He stressed that he only hoped that the state would facilitate his return to China, that he did not need privileges, and that he hoped to meet with old friends frequently after returning home, but did not want any form of welcome or press interviews.
Lu Zhengcao was very pleased with this and believed that Zhang Xueliang would soon be able to return to the motherland.
Zhang Xueliang has his own deep thoughts about returning to the motherland, he told Lu Zhengcao: "I very much hope to return to the motherland, but I hope to be able to go back clearly and clearly."
But for now, that's not the time yet. Because once I take action, I may be involved in two aspects, and I don't want to complicate cross-strait political relations because of personal problems. ”
During his stay in the United States, Zhang Xueliang also discussed returning to China with Wang Ji, who returned from Beijing. In a conversation with Wang Ji, Zhang Xueliang made plans for his return to China, saying that he would stay in his homeland for a few days, and also in his hometown in Shenyang for a few days, to take a good look at the place where he grew up.
In addition to feeling deeply guilty about the people of Northeast China, there are some concerns in his heart that hinder him, as he said in an earlier conversation with Lu Zhengcao: "Even if I go back to the mainland now, no one will stop me, but I still don't want to disobey."
I think I should talk to *** when I go back, tell him that I want to go back to my hometown to see, as long as he doesn't object, and the mainland doesn't object, I will go back to the mainland. ”
During Zhang Xueliang's house arrest, after returning to Taipei from the United States, he took the initiative to find him and invited him to go to the "** Mansion" before he had time to talk to ***.
As soon as they met, ** took out the invitation letter sent by the mainland, threw it in front of Zhang Xueliang, and asked him: "You have been imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek for more than 50 years, and it was I who lifted your imprisonment and allowed you to move around freely, but now you are doing this to me?" ”
**'s mean words made Zhang Xueliang very embarrassed. Because *** is very delicate at this time, he doesn't want to destroy *** for personal reasons, so he feels that neither side is human.
In the end, Zhang Xueliang, who had always longed to return to his motherland, completely ruined the opportunity to return to his motherland. However, Taiwan was just a "hotel" for him, so soon after, together with Zhao Yidi, he boarded the American plane again.
On October 14, 2001, the young marshal of Northeast China, who had gone through two centuries, died in a foreign country at the age of 101.