In the summer of 1996, a plane landed at Beijing Airport. Only to see a tall and thin middle-aged man slowly moving his steps, and a tall young man next to him carefully supported him. They staggered down the gangway, followed by a woman and two children, each looking dignified. This family is unusual, this is Chiang Kai-shek's grandson Jiang Xiaoyong's family of five, and it is his eldest son Jiang Youbai who carries him down the gangway with his arm.
Chiang Hsiao-yong was the grandson of Chiang Kai-shek and the youngest son of Chiang Ching-kuo and his Russian wife, Chiang Fang-liang. Born in Shanghai in 1948, shortly after his birth, his family took Chiang Hsiao-yong and moved to Taiwan Province, China. Jiang Xiaoyong was intelligent from an early age and was deeply loved by his grandfather Chiang Kai-shek and his grandmother Soong Mei-ling.
When he grew up, Xiao Yong entered a military academy in Taiwan and began to study. While training at the military academy, he sprained his foot, underwent two surgeries, and after leaving the military academy, he transferred to National Taiwan University. In July 1973, Jiang Xiaoyong married Fang Zhiyi. After marriage, he had 3 sons: Jiang Youbai, Jiang Youchang and Jiang Youqing.
In 1988, Chiang Ching-kuo passed away. After the departure of the country, the descendants of the Chiang family lost their asylum, and after Xiao Yong quit politics in order to "avoid disasters", he took his family to migrate to Canada, and a few years later, he became a Canadian citizen and began to show his fists in the business world.
Later, because of Li Ahui's "solo theory", Xiao Yong was very dissatisfied with Li Ahui, and he reprimanded Ah Hui and publicly stated: "The sheep were driven out of the flock or sheep, and the wolf in sheep's clothing was still a wolf." ”
Jiang Xiaoyong's return to the mainland of the motherland this time is not tourism, nor is it a commercial investment. This time, his heart was quite sad, because at this time, he was already suffering from esophageal cancer.
Jiang Xiaoyong said to his family: "When I went to the mainland of the motherland this time, first, I came to Beijing to seek a famous doctor for my terminal illness, hoping to cut the grass and remove the roots of the disease; second, for the sake of my grandfather and father's soul transfer; however, I know that these two things cannot be easily accomplished, and there are many difficulties, but I still come with a glimmer of hope, because I am confident in the prospects of China's reunification." ”
Jiang Xiaoyong then said to his son Jiang Youbai: "You must remember that the unification of the Chinese nation is bound to be unquestionable. ”
After the diagnosis and treatment and conditioning of traditional Chinese medicine experts in Beijing, his physical strength has been restored to a certain extent. However, before the treatment was over, he couldn't wait to say: "To visit my hometown Xikou, I have a wish for many years." ”
Subsequently, Jiang Xiaoyong's family flew directly to Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, in two planes - he and his eldest son Jiang Youbai set off first, and his wife Fang Zhiyi and his second son Jiang Youchang and youngest son Jiang Youqing arrived later. After the family met in Ningbo, they drove straight to Xikou. In Xikou, like other tourists, they spent 30 yuan each to buy a set of tourist tickets, and then entered the Fenghao room of Xikou Jiang's former residence to start "visiting".
"When the young man left home and returned to his hometown, the township voice did not change the beard" "Xikou Fenghao's room was illuminated, remembering his relatives and loving kindness, and thinking of his hometown..." "On the occasion of his death, he left a last wish, wanting to be buried on the mainland and buried next to his mother." When listening to the tour guide introduce to tourists the various allusions of Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo and their families, Jiang Xiaoyong was in tears and deeply touched.
When he saw many old photos of Chiang Kai-shek and his family in the exhibition hall on the second floor, he burst into tears and led the whole family to bow their heads to the photos. An older staff member saw the situation and was suspicious. He looked at the picture on the wall and then at the middle-aged man. When the family turned to leave, he pointed to a picture on the wall and said, "The guest in front of you is the person in the photo." ”......
After resting, Jiang Xiaoyong took the whole family to worship his great-grandmother Wang Caiyu. As early as May 6, 1949, on the eve of the liberation of Xikou, the chairman sent a telegram to the front-line command organs: "When occupying Fenghua, we must warn the troops not to destroy Chiang Kai-shek's residences, ancestral halls, and other buildings. In 1958, when the Kinmen was shelled, the patriot Zhang Shizhao specially wrote a letter to Chiang Kai-shek, telling him that "the flowers and grass at Xikou are unharmed, and the tomb of Fenghua Lu is still there."
On New Year's Day 1979, shortly after announcing the policy of "peaceful reunification" toward Taiwan, at the suggestion of Liao Chengzhi, the central authorities allocated 300,000 yuan to repair Chiang Kai-shek's former residence and Chiang Kai-shek's grave. After Jiang Chingguo learned that "the Xikou Tomb has been restored and the Lushan Meilu is maintained as before", he repeatedly wept and sighed: "This money should be paid by me." ”
From the bluestone archway at the foot of the mountain with the inscription "Jiang Mu Tomb Road" to the tomb road on the mountain, there are about 600 meters of stone steps. Jiang Youbai and Jiang Youchang brothers, holding their skinny father, climbed up the stairs. Some of the sedans saw the situation and flocked to solicit business: "To the top of the high, you sit on the palanquin, 20 yuan." ”
After Jiang Xiaoyong listened, he shook his head and refused, and he said to his family with emotion: "This way back to his hometown ,...... This road of recognizing the ancestors has been more than 40 years, and only then can I have the opportunity to take the first encounter, and I have to go up step by step. After hearing his words, everyone present burst into tears.
After half an hour of walking and stopping, Jiang Xiaoyong finally came to his great-grandmother's grave with a heavy breath. Since Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo left their hometown of Fenghua Xikou Town in Zhejiang Province in 1949, for nearly half a century, no descendant of the Chiang family has gone to the ancestral grave to sweep the grave and pay homage.
After Jiang Xiaoyong saw his great-grandmother's tomb, he was very excited, threw himself on his knees, cried bitterly, and said: "We are back...", and everyone wept after listening to it. After the whole family laid flowers and knelt down to worship, Jiang Xiaoyong emotionally told his wife and children: "Remember, the Jiang family is Chinese!" ”