After the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident, Song Meiling flew from Nanjing to Xi'an to negotiate with Zhang Xueliang.
Song Meiling and Zhang Xueliang are very familiar with each other, much earlier than they knew Chiang Kai-shek, she and Zhang Xueliang "have a deep friendship", Song Meiling persuaded Zhang Xueliang to let Chiang Kai-shek go, and promised Zhang Xueliang that Zhang Xueliang's life safety would be guaranteed 100% afterwards.
Commitment, friendship, credit, plus Song Meiling. Chiang Kai-shek did not dare to slack off. Words must be believed, deeds must be fruitful.
In the decades that followed, Soong Meiling solemnly warned Chiang Kai-shek many times: You can't kill Zhang Xueliang, otherwise, she will turn against Chiang Kai-shek. Therefore, Zhang Xueliang was not killed, and Song Meiling's protection was very effective (of course, there are more factors, more on that later).
A few decades after the negotiations took a few people from the conversation as follows:
Song Meiling said: We are sorry for Han Qing (referring to Zhang Xueliang), Zhang Xueliang said after being released: If it weren't for the fact that I had a wife at that time, I would have pursued her violently (Song Meiling).
Chiang Kai-shek said: "My wife is patriotic and righteous.
Song Meiling said"If you are not good for Han Qing, I will be bad for you. And publish everything about you. ”
On his 100th birthday, Zhang Xueliang said: "As long as my wife is alive, I will keep it a secret." ”
It is not difficult to see that there is a premarital triangular relationship here, and perhaps it is this relationship that keeps Zhang Xueliang from dying.
In the 20s of the last century, Song Meiling and Zhang Xueliang were simply the most dazzling children of the gate valve at that time, and they were unmarried.
The two frequently dated, and the two appeared frequently in the top social circles, envious of others, Song Meiling called Zhang Xueliang "the knight on the Rhine", Zhang Xueliang returned to the Northeast, and still remembered Song Meiling, and the love letters continued.
When Zhang Xueliang and Song Meiling were in and out of pairs, Chiang Kai-shek was just a rich and noble little warlord (a bit inconspicuous), and later Song Meiling and Chiang Kai-shek suddenly got married and other things were too long, not to mention Zhang Xueliang.
After the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang got Chiang Kai-shek's briefcase, which contained letters between him and Song Meiling, which were not opened, and later Zhang Xueliang handed over the briefcase to the attendant Zhang Wen and asked him to burn it, but for some reason, Zhang Wen did not burn the briefcase, he collected it! (It is estimated that Guanxi is troubled by his heart).
Decades later, Zhang Wen contacted Zhang Xueliang's family and published a letter from Zhang Xueliang to Song Meiling......The truth is revealed, Zhang Xueliang loves Song Meiling very much, and with Song Meiling marrying another woman, he can only hide it in his heart forever.
50 years later, Zhang Xueliang regained his freedom, and he said to **: "Meiling lives for one day, and I will live for one day."
Zhang Xueliang launched an army to tear apart Chiang Kai-shek's wishful thinking, if the Japanese had not invaded China at that time, if Zhang Xueliang had not launched the Xi'an Incident, no one could have predicted the direction of China.
At that time, China was in ruins, and Germany proposed to carry out economic and military cooperation with China without attaching any political conditions. Chiang Kai-shek's lineage was all-German, and China and Germany each took what they needed. Germany covets rare ores, China is rich in rare ores, and China is in dire need of defense industrialization capabilities. At that time, the country with the best relations with China was Germany.
Zhang Xueliang is not dead, there are other deeper reasons
1, Chiang Kai-shek can be the leader of the year, and Zhang Xueliang is the biggest bargaining chip.
At the end of 1928, Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek were in a state of confrontation, and Zhang Xueliang suddenly changed banners in the northeast, so that Chiang Kai-shek's troops were bloodless, and the northeast was collected, and the form was unified.
In 1930, Chiang Kai-shek and Feng (Feng Yuxiang) Yan (Yan Xishan) "Central Plains War", the two sides were evenly matched, Zhang Xueliang held the military power of the Northeast Army at that time, at that time Chiang Kai-shek was wooing Zhang Xueliang, and Feng Yan Group also wooed Zhang Xueliang.
Zhang Xueliang led 100,000 Northeast troops into the customs and announced his support for Chiang Kai-shek, but for Feng Yan, this battle could not be fought.
Thus, Chiang Kai-shek won the Central Plains War.
In the six years from 1930 to 1936, Chiang Kai-shek treated Zhang Xueliang as a brother.
Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek was murderous to Zhang Xueliang, who launched the Xi'an Incident, but whether in the past or in the morality of the brothers in the rivers and lakes, Zhang Xueliang is equivalent to saving Chiang Kai-shek's life twice, and Chiang Kai-shek must think carefully before killing Zhang Xueliang.
2. How to deal with the strong Northeast Army!
When Zhang Xueliang was tried in 1936, the 200,000 Northeast Army was strong and ready to move. If Zhang Xue is killed, it may anger the Northeast Army, or if someone unites with other forces, the consequences will be very difficult to manage.
Before the Northeast Army was dismembered, the matter of killing Zhang Xueliang could not be considered.
Once the Northeast Army is dismembered, there is no need to kill Zhang Xueliang again, he has become an idler, his political life is over, and if he doesn't kill, he can still leave a benevolent reputation.
Therefore, the Kuomintang immediately reorganized the Northeast Army and basically dismembered the Northeast Army in 1937. Killing Zhang Xueliang has finally become a redundant thing for a ruler.
3. There are two groups of people in the country who have been in the dust
thinks that Zhang Xueliang "disobedient leader" should be killed. He believed that Zhang Xueliang launched the Xi'an Incident to resist Japan out of national righteousness and could not be killed. The collision of the two camps was very sharp, and the impact was too great.
Chiang Kai-shek needed to take care of the mentality of both sides: on the one hand, not punishing harshly was not enough to uphold military law; On the other hand, killing Zhang Xueliang is likely to provoke a popular uprising. So "shut up but not killed" is the best way.
4, Zhang Xueliang's confession
In the later stage of the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang expressed remorse to Chiang Kai-shek, and escorted Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing regardless of his personal safety to maintain Chiang Kai-shek's image and authority.
This can be compared to when Zhao Gou killed Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, Han Shizhong not only saved Zhao Gou's life, but also stretched out his severed finger (war disability) and cried bitterly to admit his mistake. This submission and then giving up military power can really move the murderous heart, but Yue Fei is not a lifesaver, and he can't admit his mistakes, and he is determined to take back his homeland, which Zhao Gou can't tolerate.
5. The political circles and ** released Zhang Xueliang's call is too high
Not only do the people sympathize with Zhang Xueliang, but also political dignitaries and a variety of mainstream leaders all intercede for Zhang Xueliang.
**, Song Ziwen, Li Liejun, Yang Sen, Chen Cheng, Li Zongren, ......These powerful people have vigorously called for a light sentence for Zhang Xueliang or for Zhang Xueliang's release.
Mainstream newspapers, such as "Declaration", "Public Life", "Wenhui Weekly", "Chinese and Foreign Spring and Autumn", "Seven Days", "Wencui" and so on, have successively called for the release of Zhang Xueliang.
Under such circumstances, if Chiang Kai-shek still wants to risk the condemnation of the world and kill Zhang Xueliang, he will be remembered by history, so Chiang Kai-shek is not soft-hearted, but he has no need to kill people in public and private.
Conclusion
Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched the Xi'an Incident to change the pattern of China, and the most positive significance was to promote China's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and achieve the final victory. (As for the non-resistance of the Northeast or something, it is not on this issue, and I will talk about it later when I have a chance).