The three sisters of the Song family ** precursor, four details reveal everything
In 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out in an all-round way, and the whole country set off an anti-Japanese upsurge. Seeing this situation, Song Qingling was deeply gratified and began to launch the "Women's Anti-Japanese War Support Association".
At this critical moment, Song Qingling's eldest sister Song Ailing suddenly visited, which surprised her very much. Song Ailing is the eldest sister of the Song family, six years older than Song Qingling, and after the death of her parents, she became the de facto helmsman of the Song family.
Seeing Song Ailing visiting in person, Song Qingling was very happy, and hurriedly helped the eldest sister to sit down on the sofa and asked her why she had time to come and see her. The "days" in Song Qingling's mouth actually refers to "very long", and since the end of Sun Yat-sen's Feng'an ceremony, she has hardly interacted with her sisters.
In fact, over the years, except for the younger brother Song Zi'an, Song Qingling has not had any contact with all the Song family members, because of politics.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Soong Ching Ling firmly believed in Sun Yat-sen's policy of "uniting Russia and helping peasants and workers". However, her brother-in-law Chiang Kai-shek chose the opposite path, which made Soong Ching-ling feel very sad.
Except for the younger brother, who was not involved in politics, the other members of the Song family sided with Chiang Kai-shek. Between family affection and faith, Song Qingling chose the latter, took the initiative to distance himself from his family, and "begged Jiang" in public to criticize his betrayal.
When Zhang Xueliang kidnapped Chiang Kai-shek and launched the Xi'an Incident, Soong Qingling contributed to the rescue of Chiang Kai-shek with the help of his sister Soong Meiling. Although she was not directly involved, her efforts played an important role in the peaceful resolution of the Xi'an Incident.
Song Ailing thought that although Song Qingling broke with her family for politics, she still cared about brotherhood in her heart. However, Soong Ailing did not know that Soong Ching Ling's revolutionary beliefs were stronger than before.
The reason why Soong Ching-ling was willing to rescue Chiang Kai-shek was only because it was beneficial to the peaceful settlement of the Xi'an Incident against Japan. After greeting Soong Ching-ling, Soong Ai-ling said that she would also actively participate in the "Women's Anti-Enemy Support Association", and she hoped to make her own contribution to resisting aggression.
Song Qingling was very excited when she heard this, and she thought that Song Ailing had regained the spirit of the great secretary who was by Sun Yat-sen's side in the past and the good assistant of Mr. Sun Yat-sen when he was in exile.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Soong Ching-ling faced an embarrassing situation. Her business was forced to shelve, and she could only resume business if she drove the Japanese invaders out of China.
Therefore, she decided to actively participate in the anti-Japanese resistance and look for a breakthrough to win over Soong Ailing to contribute to Chiang Kai-shek's national **. Ms. Song agreed to her request and expressed her support at a family gathering.
At that meeting, Soong told Soong Ching-ling that she had established the Women's Anti-Enemy Support Association, and Soong Meiling had also established the Chinese Women's Association of Self-Defense and Anti-Enemy Soldiers in Nanjing, with herself as its chairman, and declared that her organization was the highest organization, and that all other places were her branches.
Song Qingling expressed her understanding after listening to it, because she knew that her sister was keen on power, but she and Sun Yat-sen valued the country and the people more, and resisting Japan was the first priority at present.
Therefore, she agreed to let all localities contact Soong Meiling's organization, because this could show the whole country and the world China's determination to resist Japan.
Song Ailing and Song Qingling's group photo when they were young moved Song Meiling, and she thought that the eldest sister was willing to make sacrifices for the sake of sisterhood. Song Ailing took Song Qingling's hand and said, "It's good that you are so tolerant and don't care about her."
In the past 10 years, we sisters have been estranged a lot, but this time we have become closer to each other, which is the ...... that our father has always hoped for during his lifetimeAs she spoke, Song Ailing's eyes turned a little red, and Song Qingling also burst into tears.
Soon after, after discussing with He Xiangning and other directors, Song Qingling decided to change the name of the group to the "Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Women's Comfort and Self-Defense Soldiers Association" as a branch of the Women's Comfort Association led by Song Meiling.
Soong Qingling took anything he did for anti-Japanese resistance for granted, and did not think that he was sacrificing. Song Meiling was overjoyed when she learned the news, she called her second sister as soon as possible, and expressed her "sincere admiration and gratitude".
Although we don't know Song Qingling's reaction after receiving this call, it is conceivable that there must be a slight abnormality in her heart. Song Meiling specially called to thank the details, which on the surface seemed to enhance the relationship between the two sisters, but in fact revealed the different concepts between the two sisters.
Song Meiling thought that what her sister did was out of gratitude to her, but in fact, Song Qingling pretended to be the country and the nation in her heart. In the face of the national disaster, the three sisters came together again, and they were all trying their best to contribute to the war of resistance.
The three sisters of the Song family (from left to right, Song Ailing, Song Qingling, and Song Meiling) gave full play to their strengths and actively participated in the cause of resistance against Japan during the Anti-Japanese War.
Soong organized people to transport food to refugee areas, help the wounded, and buy ambulances and military trucks to take them to hospitals and the Red Cross. Soong Ching-ling openly gave various anti-Japanese propaganda speeches, mobilized women to donate money and materials, and initiated the organization of the "Great Alliance to Defend China" to seek assistance from the United States.
As the person in charge of the Chinese Women's Association of Self-Defense and Anti-Japanese War Soldiers, Song Meiling personally flew to the United States to seek assistance, and was bombed by Japanese planes, but still insisted on front-line inspection work.
During their time in Hong Kong, the three sisters shared a villa, and hearty laughter often emanated from this house, full of sisterhood and solidarity. They went through that difficult period together, just like the emotions of "crossing the catastrophe and brothers, meeting each other with a smile and enmity".
The three Soong sisters dedicated their lives to the anti-Japanese resistance and actively participated in tea parties and anti-Japanese rallies held by Hong Kong patriots. Even after leaving Hong Kong, they rushed to Chongqing non-stop to continue their various positive activities.
The reunion of the three sisters in Chongqing had a great positive effect, and Soong Ching-ling also inspected the "New Life Movement" of the national ** here. Although Soong Ching-ling had earlier criticized the movement as "pedantic", she was willing to compromise on the details in order to resist the Japanese.
During their stay in Chongqing, they visited bomb shelters, factories, schools and hospitals, and the masses followed them wherever they went. And the interesting thing is that when the three sisters attend the event together, Song Qingling always walks alone, while Song Meiling and Song Ailing always walk hand in hand, which seems closer.
A ** shows the details of Song Meiling leading her sister Song Ailing and Song Qingling to visit air defense facilities. At the welcome tea party, Chiang Kai-shek also attended and took a photo with the three sisters.
In the group photo, Soong Ching-ling and Chiang Kai-shek are on the right side, but there is a large distance between them, and even a bag is placed in the middle to keep the distance. This detail shows that Soong Ching Ling believes that this reunion is for the needs of the country and the nation, not for family affection.
If this was not the case, she would not have left resolutely because of disagreements with her family.
The three Soong sisters pose for a photo with Chiang Kai-shek, using a radio speech in Chongqing to seek support from the United States. Soong Ching-ling's farsightedness led him to call on the American people in his speech to urge them to abandon the policy of neutrality and declare war on fascism as soon as possible.
She believes that the catastrophe that is unfolding in China could befall the United States. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, and Hong Kong was also in an emergency. Soong Ching-ling was carrying out anti-Japanese activities in Hong Kong at this time, and she returned to Chongqing.
At the airport, Song Meiling asked her if she lacked anything, and Song Qingling replied: "I am independent, self-reliant, and lack nothing." Song Meiling felt very aggrieved because she thought that Song Qingling's words might be related to her husband.
Because not long ago, Soong Qingling had criticized Chiang Kai-shek for launching the "Southern Anhui Incident" for his essence of "fake anti-Japanese war, real **". Song Meiling accompanied Song Qingling to dine and felt her strangeness, and she guessed that it might be because of the conflict between Song Qingling and her husband.
In 1942, Song Qingling and Song Meiling spent time with their second sister, although Song Qingling insisted on talking about it later, which made Song Meiling a little disappointed. However, reporters noticed that Song Qingling deliberately avoided taking group photos, making it difficult to shoot.
Song Meiling's invitation was also refused, and Song Qingling did not even move into the villa specially built for her. It wasn't until Chiang Kai-shek made a promise that Soong Ching-ling's mood gradually calmed down, and she began to go all out to carry out wartime relief work, fighting with her eldest sister and younger sister.
In the Mid-Autumn Festival in 1942, Song Qingling participated in the gathering of the six sisters and brothers, and Song Meiling brought her special six-pound moon cakes. However, it has been noted that the three Song sisters always deliberately avoid political topics when chatting, instead reminiscing about the good old days and school experiences.
In a family photo of the Song family, the three sisters raised their glasses and drank red wine to celebrate the long-lost reunion. The red wine in the goblet, through their clinking glasses, seems to be no longer just wine, but like a mother's blood, injected into their bodies again, making them reconnected.
After the meal, the six brothers and sisters admired the moon together, and the moon was particularly round that day, and the six brothers and sisters seemed to have returned to their childhood. While admiring the moon and eating cakes on the lawn of the official residence, the bright moonlight gently sprinkled on them, and they all felt that they were back in their childhood.
However, they did not expect that this beautiful reunion would become the final reunion of the six Song brothers and sisters. After that, they never "got in order" like they did that night.
On August 15, 1945, Japan announced its unconditional surrender, and China ushered in peace. However, the peace of the three Song sisters came to an end, and they eventually parted ways.
Among the three sisters of the Song family (Song Meiling, Song Ailing, and Song Qingling), only Song Qingling adheres to Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary beliefs and plans the future of New China together with ***.
Soong Meiling enjoyed the glory of victory in the Anti-Japanese War with Chiang Kai-shek, while Soong Ailing returned to the mall to plot the wealth of the Confucian and Song clans. It's a pity that tomorrow's mountains are blocked, the world is slim, and the three of them are drifting apart, and there is no more gathering.
However, behind this regret, in fact, it has already foreshadowed the inevitable outcome ......