Chiang Ching-kuo's five sons and four died, and it was not easy for the only son to find his roots
On January 13, 1988, Chiang Kai-shek's eldest son, Chiang Ching-kuo, died of illness, and the situation in Taiwan became tense. However, the heirs of the Chiang family have gradually declined, and Chiang Ching-kuo's sons Jiang Xiaowen, Jiang Xiaowu, and Jiang Xiaoyong died one after another after their father's death.
Therefore, the discussion on the issue of the succession of the Chiang family became more and more enthusiastic, and Chiang Ching-kuo's two "illegitimate sons" Zhang Xiaoci and Zhang Xiaoyan became the focus of attention of the Taiwan authorities at that time.
However, these two illegitimate sons have never been recognized by the Jiang family, and even recognizing their ancestors has become a problem. So, what is it that makes it difficult for these two illegitimate children to be recognized?
The love story of Chiang Ching-kuo and Zhang Yaruo began in 1939, when Chiang Ching-kuo served as the administrative governor of Jiangxi, and Zhang Yaruo attracted Chiang Ching-kuo's attention because of his beauty, hearty personality and versatility.
The relationship between the two quickly warmed up, and although Chiang Ching-kuo had a married wife Jiang Fangliang and two children, Zhang Yaruo still gave birth to a pair of twins for Chiang Ching-kuo. However, because Zhang Yaruo was not Chiang Ching-kuo's Ming media, it was difficult for Zhang Yaruo to get the approval of the Jiang family despite their deep relationship.
Chiang Kai-shek named his grandsons "Xiaoyan" and "Xiaoci", hoping that they would uphold the filial piety of the Chiang family, but he stipulated that they could not be surnamed Chiang, but only their mother's surname.
Zhang Yaruo died shortly after giving birth to her child, leaving the two brothers to live with her grandmother and uncle. Although Chiang Ching-ked occasionally visited them, they were never able to return to Chiang's home due to their status and situation.
In 1949, when the Kuomintang was defeated in Taiwan, Chiang Ching-kuo took them to Taiwan, but they did not arrange to live in Chiang's family, but lived with their grandmother. Although the Chiang family had great influence in Taiwan, they never received any help and lived in great poverty.
However, this did not affect the two brothers, who studied very hard from an early age.
In 1966, Zhang Xiaoyan was admitted to Taipei University with excellent results, and the following year, Zhang Xiaoci was also successfully admitted to Soochow University in Taipei. After entering the university, the academic performance of the two is still excellent.
In 1970, Zhang Xiaoyan was admitted to study abroad at public expense with his own efforts; In 1971, Zhang Xiaoci went to the United States to study law. After his academic success, Zhang Xiaoyan returned to Taiwan and took up a post in **, while Zhang Xiaoci returned to his alma mater, Soochow University, to teach, and thereafter served as the dean, provost, and vice president of Soochow University, and finally succeeded in becoming the president of Soochow University.
The excellent resumes of the two should have been the pride of the Chiang family, but unfortunately, they have not been recognized by the Chiang family, and even after the death of Chiang Ching-kuo, their identities have not been recognized.
If it weren't for the fact that other members of the third generation of the Jiang family had passed away one after another, I'm afraid they would never have been noticed.
Jiang Xiaowen, the crown prince of the Jiang family, although he was born in a famous family and has been favored since childhood, there are problems with his personality development. Due to the flattery of the people around him, he gradually regarded himself as the "prince", without concealing it at all.
During his time at school, he relied on his identity to cause trouble, and was finally ordered to drop out of school.
Although Chiang Ching-kuo arranged for Jiang Xiaowen to study in California, the pampered Jiang Xiaowen did not restrain himself in the United States, but was sent to court for driving violations, although Chiang Ching-kuo spared him punishment through his connections, but this also caused Jiang Xiaowen to be unable to continue to stay in the United States.
Later, he was placed on the U.S. persona non grata list and deported for lying about the theft of his diamond ring. In desperation, Chiang Ching-kuo could only take him back to Taiwan. However, Jiang Xiaowen, who returned to Taiwan, did not change because of these experiences, but continued to go his own way and commit repeated crimes.
There was even a drunken driving that killed a Master Chief, and although the Jiang family used various means to deal with the matter, the incident is still difficult to forget. In order to guide Jiang Xiaowen on the right path, Jiang Jingguo urged him to get married as soon as possible, hoping to make Jiang Xiaowen aware of his problems through marriage.
In 1960, Jiang Xiaowen and Xu Naijin got married, and after marriage, Jiang Xiaowen did restrain a little and began to slowly return to normal life.
Figure |Xu Naijin Jiang Xiaowen's thoughts of repetition are like a resurgence, indulging in wine and pleasure. Although he was diabetic, he did not pay attention to his diet and recuperation.
After a drunken episode in 1971, he had a splitting headache, a rapid drop in blood sugar, memory loss, and difficulty concentrating. In 1988, he suffered from laryngeal cancer, which worsened, and finally the year after Chiang Ching-kuo's death, Chiang Xiaowen died of illness at the age of 55.
On the contrary, Jiang Xiaowu has received better attention and care than Jiang Xiaowen since he was a child. He excels in his studies, is sociable, and has a good relationship with his teachers and classmates.
Although his living conditions and experiences were different from Jiang Xiaowen's, he showed a better side than Jiang Xiaowen.
Figure |Jiang Xiaowen's trajectory Jiang Xiaowen is a descendant of the Jiang family and has a prominent family background. His privileged environment made him gradually aware of his family identity, and he became arrogant as a result.
The people around him further exacerbated his arrogance in order to slap him. Although his academic performance is not good, he believes that with the conditions of his family, he can still gain a foothold in society.
Chiang Xiaowu began to imitate Chiang Ching-kuo and Chiang Kai-shek, and gradually became involved in politics. However, he lacked political experience and therefore encountered difficulties in his work. Although everyone knew that he was not capable of doing his job, no one dared to criticize him openly because of his status.
However,"Gangnam**"The outbreak of Jiang Xiaowu completely shattered his political career.
* Chiang Ching-kuo's eldest son, Chiang Hsiao-wu, was once involved in the underworld, which was confirmed in the news of the release in the United States. This made Chiang Ching-kuo have to publicly state that the future ** position will no longer be inherited by the children of the Chiang family, and in 1986, Jiang Xiaowu was exiled to Singapore, which made his ** dream completely shattered.
Chiang Ching-kuo's youngest son, Chiang Hsiao-yong, however, was very different from his older brothers, he had a quiet personality and was not very interested in politics, but rather in business and making money.
He already owned his own company by the time he graduated from college, earning a decent income.
Jiang Xiaoyong engaged in business and allowed the children of the Jiang family to develop in an all-round way, but with the problems of Jiang Xiaowen and Jiang Xiaowu, Jiang Jingguo had to let Jiang Xiaoyong return to politics. Jiang Xiaoyong accepted this decision and threw himself into politics in an effort to strengthen the family's position, but because the influence of the Jiang family was not as great as before, he gradually became disheartened and finally chose to move to Canada.
He spent his last years in Canada but died of esophageal cancer in 1996 at the age of 48.
The issue of the inheritance of the Jiang family's family business has attracted attention, and Zhang Xiaoci and Zhang Xiaoyan have become popular candidates. The two have wonderful resumes and are highly anticipated. They also hope to take this opportunity to return to their families and recognize their ancestors.
However, the identities of the two were not recognized by the Chiang family, and although Chiang Ching-kuo was their father, the matter was never made public. This led to the two being criticized all the time, and they were not even invited to Chiang Ching-kuo's funeral.
Despite this, the Zhang Xiaoci brothers never gave up the opportunity, and they have been waiting for the opportunity to pay homage to their father.
On January 14, 1988, Zhang Xiaoci and Zhang Xiaoyan sneaked into Veterans Hospital, found Chiang Ching-kuo's body, and completed the worship.
Shortly after Chiang Ching-kuo's death, Taiwanese ** began to hype up their relationship with Chiang Ching-kuo. Taiwan's rulers *** admitted that they were Chiang Ching-kuo's sons before ***, but the Chiang family did not admit the matter.
Jiang Jingguo's original wife Jiang Fangliang is still alive, and she is responsible for all the affairs of the Jiang family. Zhang Xiaoci had a bad relationship with Jiang Xiaowen and others, and when Zhang Xiaoci's brothers wanted to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, Jiang Fangliang did not agree, making their road to recognizing their ancestors extremely difficult.
They are in Taiwan's political circles, and it is difficult for them to return to the mainland. It was not until 1989 that with the help of all walks of life, Zhang Yaruo's tomb was confirmed in Guilin's Phoenix Mountain, and the desire of the two to return to the mainland was stronger.
Zhang Xiaoci and Zhang Xiaoyan have tried to return to the mainland many times, but they were stopped for various reasons, until 1993, Zhang Xiaoci completely left **, and he had the opportunity to return to the mainland, and he was finally able to clean the cemetery for Zhang Yaruo in person.
However, the good times did not last long, Zhang Xiaoci had a sudden cerebral hemorrhage at an academic exchange meeting, although he was sent to the hospital in time**, but it was too sudden, and he died in Taipei two years later because of his illness.
This left Zhang Xiaoyan as the heir of the Jiang family, and the responsibility of recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors was all pressed on him. However, the biggest headache for Zhang Xiaoyan was his identity certificate, because Zhang Yaruo died in Guilin, the mainland, and he came to Taiwan early, and Zhang Yaruo and Jiang Jingguo were not legally married at that time, his identity information can be said to be extremely blank.
Although all parties recognized that Zhang Xiaoyan was Chiang Ching-kuo's child, Jiang Fangliang resolutely opposed this fact and did not recognize Zhang Xiaoyan's identity, which made Zhang Xiaoyan's identity always unclear.
Faced with this situation, Zhang Xiaoyan could only reluctantly accept it, and said that he would only change his surname to "Jiang" after Jiang Fangliang's death. This situation lasted until 2002, when Zhang Xiaoyan, who was close to the age of sixties, obtained a new identity certificate with "father Jiang Jingguo, mother Zhang Yaruo".
However, considering Jiang Fangliang's thoughts, Zhang Xiaoyan was not in a hurry to change his surname to "Jiang", and it was not until 2004, after Jiang Fangliang died of illness, that Zhang Xiaoyan officially changed his surname to "Jiang".
With this identity certificate, Zhang Xiaoyan had every reason to return to the mainland, return to Guilin's Phoenix Mountain and the Jiang family's ancestral hometown of Jiangxi to worship, and this long journey of recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors finally came to an end.
The Chiang family had many children, but for various reasons, many of them did not inherit the family business or political status. Jiang Xiaowu's sons were especially sloppy and profligate, ruining the family's reputation.
Although the subsequent glory of the Jiang family was supported by the two foreign heirs, they still could not be recognized by the family, which is really touching.