At Zhang Xueliang's funeral that year, 104-year-old Song Meiling sent a wreath, and the 6 words written on it made people tearful!
Everyone may know that Song Meiling is Lao Jiang's diplomatic assistant, but also his wife, and Zhang Xueliang and Lao Jiang are incompatible, why did Song Meiling send wreaths at Zhang Xueliang's funeral?
In China's modern history, there are many unknown sincere friendships, such as Zhang Xueliang and Song Meiling.
Song Meiling, together with Song Qiling and Song Qingling, is known as the "Three Sisters of the Song Family", and the three sisters are not only outstanding in appearance, but also famous beauties in the Republic of China period, but also well-known and big figures.
Among the three sisters, Song Meiling is the most beautiful, and she is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it is said that when Zhang Xueliang first met Song Meiling, he was attracted by her super translation ability and intelligence, and the friendship between the two began from then on.
They met at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, when Zhang Xueliang was 24 years old and had already married a wife and a concubine, while Song Meiling was 28 years old and had not yet married.
Until Zhang Xueliang's later years, he still missed the acquaintance with Song Meiling, Zhang Xueliang said: "When I first entered Shanghai 76 years ago, I met Song Meiling, who was still alone with my sister-in-law at that time, and I was shocked, extremely overwhelmed, and once wanted to pursue. ...... She was not yet married at the time, and I was immediately overwhelmed by her temperament, which was really beautiful. I also dated her a few times. If there was no wife at that time, maybe I would have chased her..."
Zhang Xueliang did not know that the old Jiang was also pursuing Song Meiling at that time, and even ran to Tokyo, and finally Song Meiling married him and became the first lady of the Republic of China, Zhang Xueliang and Song Meiling still maintained friendship.
Zhang Xueliang and others detained him in Xi'an in order to force old Chiang kai-shek to resist the Japanese army, and as a result, Song Meiling personally rushed to Xi'an to interview Zhang Liang, and it is said that Zhang Xueliang did not embarrass her and had special respect for her.
In the end, Zhang Xueliang released the old Jiang, and in order to ensure that they could return to Chongqing safely, Zhang Xueliang personally escorted them, which was enough to see how strong Song Meiling's ability was and the deep friendship between the two.
It didn't take long for old Jiang to regain power and kill the others to vent his anger, but instead of killing Zhang Xueliang, he only imprisoned him, and the reason why Zhang Xueliang was able to remain unharmed was due to Song Meiling.
Song Meiling repeatedly persuaded her husband to let Zhang Xueliang go, but he did not succeed, even so Song Meiling did not give up, although he could not save people, but would visit him regularly, and in his own capacity to care for and improve Zhang Xueliang's treatment, it is said that during his time in Taiwan.
He personally said that Song Meiling was his own protective god, and the reason why Old Jiang did not kill him was because of Song Meiling's protection.
Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned for half a century, and it was not until after the death of the elder Jiang that he was finally released at the age of ninety, and Song Meiling did not want to immerse herself in the pain of losing her husband, and before Zhang Xueliang was released, she moved to the United States.
The two remained friends from beginning to end, sending each other Christmas gifts every year, maintaining an extraordinary platonic relationship until after the age of 100.
Later, Zhang Xueliang also left his homeland and died in Honolulu at the age of 101 after living in Hawaii, USA.
Song Meiling has the habit of letting the secretary read the newspaper, and it is in the newspaper that she learned the news of Zhang Xueliang's death, and she has always been elegant and suddenly lost her attitude and was very sad.
Song Meiling had already experienced the pain of losing her husband before, and as she grew older, she could not bear the grief of going to the scene to mourn, so she sent someone to send a wreath.
The wreath was placed on the left side of Zhang Xueliang's coffin, which was earlier transported to Hawaii by plane, and the wreath ribbon was written with six large characters, "General Han Qing For Thousands of Ages". (Zhang Xueliang character Hanqing)
Although it is only a short six words, it can be seen that Song Meiling is indeed very sad and hurtful, and Song Meiling's endless mourning for Zhang Xueliang makes people cry.
The relationship between Zhang Xueliang and Song Meiling must have surpassed the love between men and women, and the friendship between the two people's lives and the influence of Song Meiling on Zhang Xueliang's life were fixed at this time.
A few years later, this influential figure in China's modern history died in New York, USA, at the age of 106.