Chen Cheng wanted to divorce his wife and marry Jiang's daughter, but the original partner only made one request
Wu Shunlian looked back on the past in her later years and couldn't help but sigh. It was in 1931, and she was concentrating on embroidering at home when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
She opened the door and saw a familiar face - her brother Wu Ziqi. Looking at her brother's solemn expression, Wu Shunlian seemed to have a premonition of what was about to happen.
Sister, Chen Cheng asked me to persuade you to divorce. Wu Shunlian lowered her head, tears sliding down. She knew that her marriage was coming to an end. Chen Cheng actually sent her brother to persuade her to divorce, which made her deeply heartbroken.
Her marriage to Chen Cheng was brokered by her brother, but now, when it comes, her brother has to cut off this bad relationship. Wu Shunlian knew that she could not have any more struggles.
She had already tried to kill herself, but eventually chose to give up. After more than ten years of marriage, she can only accept this cruel reality. And his brother also knows his mistake, he shouldn't send his sister to this devil's cave.
Faced with this unchangeable ending, Wu Shunlian made a final request. She hopes that her brother will help her take care of her children so that they can have a happy future.
Although Chen Cheng is about to marry Chiang Kai-shek's godsister, Wu Shunlian still hopes that her children can have a warm home.
Chen Cheng's brother acted as a matchmaker and introduced his friend Wu Ziqi's sister Wu Shunlian to Chen Cheng. The two fell in love at first sight and soon decided to get married. Wu Shunlian is a dignified little jasper, although she does not have much knowledge, she is kind-hearted and loves Chen Cheng deeply.
In order to support Chen Cheng's studies, she even used her dowry to continue his studies at the Provincial Sports College in Hangzhou. Although the newlyweds get together less and leave more, Wu Shunlian firmly believes that Chen Cheng will soar in the future and they will have a better life.
However, she never expected Chen Cheng to soar, but she became a stumbling block for him.
Wu Shunlian and Chen Cheng joined the military after graduation. In 1923, he accompanied Sun Yat-sen to the rebel army of Shen Hongying in Xijiang, and was unfortunately wounded in battle. During his stay at Zhaoqing Hospital**, Chen Cheng was able to get acquainted with Chiang Kai-shek, who had come to visit the wounded, which was his first meeting with Chiang Kai-shek.
Two years later, Chen Cheng's father died of illness, and he returned to his hometown with a heavy heart. Due to injuries sustained during the Crusade, his body was not yet fully **, so he was unable to live with his wife**.
Due to Chen Cheng's unsatisfactory conditions, he was in poor health when he was a child, and his noble body was less than 1.6 meters when he became an adult. Previously, he had failed to enter the Baoding Army Military Academy due to his inconsistent height and poor exam results, so he worked harder.
In mid-February, when Chen Cheng's artillery company returned home for mourning, he overwhelmed the rebels with powerful firepower in the Battle of Mianhu and turned the tide of safety. This battle brought Chen Cheng to the fore of Chiang Kai-shek and He Yingqin and won their appreciation.
When Chen Cheng returned home when he was young, Wu Shunlian thought that he was in a bad mood because of his father's state affairs and wounds, so she cared for him as usual. However, because of the years of separation between the two places, there have been cracks in this marriage.
Chen Cheng's indifference to Wu Shunlian, her foul language and gloomy face made her feel aggrieved. He didn't do anything wrong, but he couldn't get Chen Cheng's good face. Soon after, Chen Cheng wanted to leave again, and Wu Shunlian began to wonder if he was having an affair.
She couldn't figure out why she had to take care of her in-laws and take care of family affairs alone, but in exchange for such a result. So, she went to Chen Cheng to question. Faced with his wife's questioning, Chen Cheng was so angry that he quarreled, and even said that he wanted to divorce his wife.
With that, he slammed the door and left.
When Chen Cheng heard her husband's ruthless decision, Wu Shunlian couldn't help but pick up her usual bamboo knife, and said to herself bitterly in her heart: "I have been guarding this family for 8 years, in exchange for his letter of resignation and the determination to break ......."She couldn't accept this reality, shouted loudly, and then without hesitation, she cut her throat with a bamboo knife, and the blood gushed out instantly, and she lost her strength and fell to the ground.
Hearing the movement in the room, Chen Cheng hurriedly returned and immediately called a doctor for treatment. Although Wu Shunlian was rescued, the relationship between the husband and wife is irretrievable. Chen Cheng's determination was even stronger, and he looked down on his wife who had not received much education.
However, due to Wu Shunlian's years of hard work, he did not go through the divorce procedures for the time being. However, fate always surprises. In 1930, Tan Yanmin died of cerebral hemorrhage, and before his death, he entrusted his only daughter to Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling, hoping that they could find a promising husband for their daughter.
Chiang Kai-shek could not refuse this request, as he also had credit for facilitating Soong Meiling's marriage.
Chiang Kai-shek hugged the beauty back then, and thanks to Tan Yanmin saying good things in front of Song Ziwen, he and Song Meiling were godbrothers and sisters, and the relationship was very harmonious. When Chiang Kai-shek asked the Song family for marriage, Song Meiling made it clear: "Unless Tan Yanmin is a matchmaker, I will not marry." ”
So, out of this relationship, Chiang Kai-shek readily agreed. Tan Yanmin's daughter also often went in and out of the Chiang family, she was sweet in appearance and lively in temperament, and was deeply loved by Song Meiling, so she became the goddaughter of Chiang Kai-shek and his wife.
Song Meiling was a man of action, and soon, they chose two young generals as their in-laws, they were Hu Zongnan and Chen Cheng, students of the first phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. Although Hu Zongnan was not married at the time, he was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek and was worthy of reuse.
In contrast, Chen Cheng did not reassure Chiang Kai-shek, because he had a close relationship with the anti-Chiang Deng Yanda in the early days, and later defected to Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, in order to win over Chen Cheng, they decided to marry Miss Tan to him.
Although the husband and wife did not interfere in Chen Cheng's marriage, they still fulfilled their duties as godfathers and godmothers. Chen Cheng was a man of talent and was valued and appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek.
Song Meiling observed Chen Cheng for a while and admired him very much, so she was willing to introduce Tan Xiang to him. When he was ready, Chiang Kai-shek called Chen Cheng to his side and asked him if he still had any contact with the little foot woman in his hometown.
Chen Cheng replied that he had not corresponded or corresponded with her for three years. Chiang Kai-shek nodded with satisfaction, and then asked Chen Cheng if he was willing to divorce and ask Sister Song to introduce one.
Chen Cheng knew that if he could get this line, his official fortune would be prosperous. Plus he was planning to get a divorce, so he nodded. After that, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Meiling called Tan Shen to his side to see if he was willing.
Tan asked Chen Cheng about his current position, and Song Meiling replied on his behalf that he was a military commander. In fact, Chen Cheng was only the commander of the 11th Division at that time. Tan Shen was still a little relieved, and asked Chen Cheng which army he belonged to.
Chiang Kai-shek replied that it was the 18th Army. After Tan Shen finished asking what he wanted to ask, he lowered his head and acquiesced.
After Chairman Jiang and his wife Song Meiling learned about something, in order to prevent Tan Shen from being wronged by his identity, they decided to promote Chen Cheng's position, appointed him as the commander of the 10th Army, and announced that he had made meritorious contributions in the Central Plains War.
When Chen Cheng returned to China, Chairman Jiang and his wife Song Meiling officially proposed the marriage to him. Before getting married, Chen Cheng met Tan Shen and was attracted by her generous, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable temperament, so he decided to marry her.
And Tan Shen was also attracted by Chen Cheng's personability and military exploits, and the two sides fell in love at first sight. However, there is one problem that the two of them still need to solve before they get married, that is, Chen Cheng has not divorced his original partner Wu Shunlian.
Tan Shen resolutely did not want to be small, and Chen Cheng thought that his relationship with his original partner had died in name only, and refused to sleep with her, so the two of them had no children. As a famous lady, Tan Shen decided that Chen Cheng must divorce before he can marry her.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Chen Cheng found Wu Shunlian's brother Wu Ziqi, hoping that he could help make peace.
Chen Cheng and Tan Shen began to correspond and fell in love, but Wu Shunlian's fate took a turn for the worse. In 1931, she was embroidering at home, when she suddenly heard a knock on the door, and when she opened the door, she found that it was her brother Wu Ziqi, whose face was solemn, which made Wu Shunlian feel the seriousness of the matter.
The arrival of her brother made Wu Shunlian understand that Chen Cheng had sent someone to persuade her to divorce, which was a marriage brokered by her brother, but now it has become a painful fate between them. Wu Shunlian felt heartbroken, her marriage was coming to an end.
Although she had suicidal thoughts at one point, she knew it wasn't the solution. Years of marriage broke down like this, and she could only bear it silently. Wu Ziqi also felt guilty and regretted sending his sister to Chen Cheng in the first place.
In the face of this sudden news, Wu Shunlian put forward a request: "You can't be the same in life, you must be in the same hole after death." Chen Cheng agreed without hesitation, because he understood that the most important thing was to solve the trouble in front of him.
This request made Wu Shunlian feel a little comforted, and she knew that even if the marriage was over, the love between them would not disappear.
Chen Cheng's fellow villagers with Chiang Kai-shek and his Whampoa background put him in an advantageous position in Chiang Kai-shek's promotion system. Among them, the divorce agreement between Chen Cheng and Wu Shunlian was signed and sealed by Wu Ziqi on his behalf, and he assumed all responsibilities.
After that, Chen Cheng and Tan Shen held a wedding in Shanghai, and Chiang Kai-shek personally served as a witness to the marriage, and approved their honeymoon on the shore of West Lake in Hangzhou. Such a move made Chen Cheng more deeply used by Chiang Kai-shek.
Chiang Kai-shek San relied heavily on those who were loyal to him. Before Chen Cheng and Chiang got married, Chiang Kai-shek was hesitant about whether to completely reuse Chen Cheng, but after Chen Cheng and his goddaughter got married, this problem was solved.
Whenever there was a difference of opinion between Chen Cheng and Chiang Kai-shek, as long as Chiang Kai-shek issued an order, Chen Cheng would always carry it out without hesitation, and sometimes even take the initiative to bear the consequences.
Therefore, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Chen Cheng was promoted to a first-class general, a status second only to Chiang Kai-shek in the Whampoa department, which can be seen the benefits of this marriage to Chen Cheng.
In contrast, although Hu Zongnan made great achievements after the Central Plains War, he was only promoted from the commander of the 1st division to the commander of the 1st division, and did not become the commander until a few years later, while Chen Cheng was directly promoted to the commander of the army, and this world-apart treatment also explains the benefits of this marriage.
After marriage, Tan Shen became Chen Cheng's virtuous helper, and whenever Chen Cheng encountered trouble in personnel relations, she always personally pleaded with her godmother Song Meiling to help Chen Cheng save the day again and again.
Although Tan Shen Chen Cheng's wedding ** is as usual, Tan Shen still has a thorn in his heart, because Wu Shunlian still lives in Chen Cheng's Qingtian hometown after the divorce, although she has become an abandoned woman, she still lives with Chen Cheng's mother as the daughter-in-law of the Chen family.
Tan Shen couldn't tolerate this situation, so he took Chen Cheng and his younger brother and sister-in-law back to his hometown in Qingtian. Faced with two daughters-in-law, Chen Cheng's mother quickly made a choice.
Although a former daughter-in-law is honest but illiterate, and the other is a dignified, elegant and knowledgeable daughter-in-law, there is a huge difference between the two. Chen Cheng's mother quickly fell in love with Tan Shen's new daughter-in-law, and it didn't take long for them to move to Nanjing with their son and daughter-in-law.
The people of the Chen family left, and Wu Shunlian had nowhere to go, so she could only leave the Chen family alone, who had been there for more than ten years. In her later years, Wu Shunlian has been living in the small western-style building that Chen Cheng and Tan Xiang built for her in Qingtian County, never married, and spent the rest of her life alone.
On Tan Cheng's side, she gave birth to four boys and two girls to Chen Cheng, and these children were very good in their studies, and then they moved to Taiwan with Chen Cheng.
After Chen Cheng's death, Chiang Kai-shek held a funeral for him with the highest standard, personally laid a wreath and ordered the elders and adults to form a funeral committee. According to Chen Cheng's wishes, he was buried in Tongrong Village, Taishan Township, Taipei County, with a traditional ceremony in his hometown.
After Chen Cheng's death, Tan Xiang collapsed due to excessive grief and died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in Taipei on June 6, 1989. The wish that Wu Shunlian once put forward did not come true until her death.
Their love had already died out before their deaths, but Wu Shunlian adhered to this unattainable wish, and even after the divorce, she had no idea of remarrying. On the other hand, Chen Cheng's life has long been full of children and grandchildren, and he has a new family after divorcing Wu Shunlian, so it is impossible to be buried with her as Wu Shunlian wishes.
Tan details Chen Cheng's family photo, if life is the first time I see it, if Wu Shunlian can foresee today's situation, I don't know if she will stick to the decision with Chen Cheng at the beginning, and whether she will choose to fully support her husband's career.
Now, many grievances and hatreds have disappeared with the wind, and who can tell clearly what is right and wrong? Perhaps, after all, it is the authorities who are fascinated, and the bystanders are clear. No one can change the course of history.