During the Republic of China period, lao Chiang had the famous "Eight Great Kongs" under his hands, namely He Yingqin, Chen Cheng, Gu Zhutong, Liu Zhi, Jiang Dingwen, Qian Dajun, Chen Ji, and Zhang Zhizhong.
In fact, there is no strict sense of order, regardless of rank or seniority are similar within the National Government, but he Yingqin and Chen Cheng, the top two in the "Eight King Kongs", are recognized, especially He Yingqin, whose position in the National Government is only second only to Chiang Kai-shek, and who has long controlled the Military and Political Department and the Chief of Staff of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and Chiang Kai-shek also trusts him.
The relationship between He Yingqin and Lao Jiang
Although He Yingqin was promoted and reused by Chiang Kai-shek many times, from a historical point of view, the relationship between old Chiang and He Yingqin has always been very delicate: in 1925, Chen Jiongming rebelled, and the revolutionary government carried out the first crusade to fight against Chen Jiongming, but unfortunately he was surrounded by rebel troops shortly after the war began, thanks to He Yingqin's urgent life and wisdom to save Chiang Kai-shek's life; when old Chiang became the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, He Yingqin served as the chief instructor under him.
For Lao Jiang, He Yingqin was both his savior and his staunchest supporter.
However, even this supporter has repeatedly caused Old Jiang to almost turn over:
The first time was after the "failure of the Great Revolution," when Old Chiang was ordered to reorganize the Nanjing Government, but Wang Jingwei, another big man in the Nationalist Government, disobeyed Lao Jiang and established a new government in Wuhan, and at that time, both Zhang Fakui and Bai Chongxi of the Gui clan forced Old Chiang to go down, and at this time, He Yingqin, the second-largest figure in the Nationalist Government, became the "most important thing" in whether Lao Jiang could reorganize the government.
Old Jiang originally had high hopes for him, as long as He Yingqin's crucial vote could be cast for him, then Old Jiang could definitely win, but in the end He Yingqin voted for Wang Jingwei, and Old Jiang was forced to step down, and later if it were not for the support of the Song consortium, Old Jiang would never have the possibility of a comeback, and later Old Jiang was also very angry when he mentioned this matter: "He could have voted for me, and I would not have been so miserable." ”
The second time was at the time of the "Xi'an Incident", this time He Yingqin almost took the life of Lao Jiang, after the "Double Twelve Incident", Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Lao Jiang, and all the military and political personnel accompanying Lao Jiang were trapped in Xi'an, and the behavior of Zhang Yang and Yang really caused a big wave of exaggeration within the National Government.
Because of the loss of the backbone of the main heart, the "pro-Japanese faction" headed by He Yingqin, the minister of military affairs, and the "pro-American faction" headed by Finance Minister Song Ziwen had a fierce quarrel; because Lao Jiang was in the hands of Zhang Yang and Yang, Song Meiling was concerned about the safety of her husband, and the Song consortium also needed the support of Lao Jiang, so he advocated a peaceful settlement of the "Xi'an Incident."
He Yingqin, on the other hand, was a staunch "rebel faction," believing that he wanted to "force peace with Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng by war," and at the same time could not fail to punish their actions of detaining the leader privately; and his proposition was also supported by some people within the National Government; at the most tense moment of the "Xi'an Incident," he was successfully elected commander-in-chief of the "rebel army," led hundreds of thousands of troops to approach Xi'an, and even openly sent planes to bomb Xi'an.
The "Xi'an Incident" can be said to be the most dangerous time in the life of old Chiang, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained old Chiang, but at least they had good food and drink, but He Yingqin openly bombed Xi'an in disregard of the situation, which was obviously to stimulate the situation and force Zhang Yang and the two to kill old Jiang.
After this incident, those who originally supported He Yingqin were punished to varying degrees, and Han Fuqu in Shandong was directly shot by Lao Jiang on the charge of "fearing the enemy and fearing war".
However, for the initiator of this matter, Old Jiang had no way to do anything with him, and after that he still let him serve as the second-in-command for a long time, even after fleeing the mainland, He Yingqin still became an "evergreen tree", although he did not have an important position in the army, but Old Jiang still gave him an honorary position, and He Yingqin became an "old naughty boy" after this.
Against Han Fuqu, Old Jiang was directly shot, but He Yingqin, who also wanted to kill him, repeatedly promoted and reused, why was this? You want to say that it is obviously impossible for Old Jiang not to want to kill He Yingqin, and of course this is the grudge between Old Jiang and He Yingqin.
Why did Old Jiang promote and reuse He Yingqin?
After talking about it so much, let's try to analyze why Lao Jiang treated He Yingqin in this way:
He Yingqin is a powerful "eagle dog"
He Yingqin was a controversial figure in history; he once signed with Umezu Mijiro the infamous "He Mei Agreement" betraying China's sovereignty; however, at the subsequent ceremony of the surrender of the Japanese army, it was He Yingqin who signed on behalf of China; he Yingqin was also the most favorable assistant when Chiang Kai-shek betrayed Sun Yat-sen's "Three People's Principles" to encircle and suppress our party and carry out the policy of "taking away the outside world before being at home."; even after fleeing the mainland, He Yingqin was another obstacle to cross-strait reunification, and his "three noes" were also the most favorable assistants. The scourge of policy continues to this day.
Therefore, no matter from what level, history finally left He Yingqin with a lot of infamy, which is the choice of the people, although he does not have the name of "Han traitor", but the "pro-Japanese faction" and the signing of the "He Mei Agreement" have made him a traitor.
But for Lao Jiang, He Yingqin is a very powerful "eagle dog", I don't know how to describe He Yingqin, but this word Xiaobian feels very suitable for him, because the policies formulated by Lao Jiang can be immediately understood and vigorously implemented.
In 1933, during the Great Wall War of Resistance, in order to cope with the crisis in North China, Lao Jiang asked He Yingqin to personally go to North China to preside over the overall situation, and at this time it was at the critical juncture of the "Fourth Anti-Encirclement and Suppression" campaign, and in order to eliminate the Red Army, Lao Jiang mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Central Soviet Region and was simply unable to draw troops to take care of North China.
In the end, the efforts of the Great Wall Resistance For several months and the lives of more than 40,000 Chinese soldiers were thrown on the land by Lao Jiang and He Yingqin, and the signing of the Tanggu Agreement meant that the Republic of China recognized Japan's jurisdiction over northeast China, and from this point of view, He Yingqin was the most favorable "eagle dog" to implement Lao Jiang's plan.
It can be said that the situation of the two is very similar to that of Song Gaozong and Qin Juniper, but the difference is that this Qin Juniper's ambitions are not small.
He Yingqin's internal influence is too large, and he also needs he Yingqin and Japan's mediation
Another very important reason is that He Yingqin's influence within the Kuomintang is too great, and he himself belongs to the level of the elders of the "Huangpu family", so with this level of relationship, he has also gathered some people.
In the internal environment at that time, there were always two forces within the Kuomintang, "pro-American faction" and "pro-British faction", to put it bluntly, the United States and Japan were each looking for a "spokesman" within the Kuomintang to maintain their interest relations in China.
In the National Government at that time, Finance Minister Song Ziwen and the Song family were representatives of the pro-Anglo-American faction, while the famous traitor Wang Jingwei and He Yingqin were representatives of the "pro-Japanese faction", He Yingqin had studied in Japan in his early years, where he received systematic military training, and Japan had studied under China, but later surpassed China, so many great thinkers in modern times listed Japan as the first country to study abroad.
Since He Yingqin had the support of external forces, once he moved, it was bound to provoke the anger of the great powers, and he Yingqin's forces within the National Government were also deeply rooted, and in order to oppose He Yingqin, the old Chiang had to promote Chen Cheng, and formed the "Civil Engineering Department" with his 18th Army Wei Squad, and fought with He Yingqin for a long time within the National Government.
This is also a factor that Old Jiang let go of He Yingqin, and he wanted to do it but could not do it.
Of course, the stability of Lao Chiang's own position also needed the support of He Yingqin, because his status as a "pro-Japanese faction" was also extremely useful to the Nationalist government at that time, and he sometimes had to rely on these "pro-Japanese" people to negotiate with the Japanese.
Although the "Xi'an Incident" was a big deal, it also made a great contribution to old Chiang Kai-shek
To put it bluntly, during the "Xi'an Incident," He Yingqin must have had his own "Little Nine-Nine," although Song Ziwen had the support of British and American forces at that time, helplessly, at that time, he did not have the support of the army in his hands, and during the "Xi'an Incident," Lao Jiang brought most of his central military generals with him, so in that case, He Yingqin was undoubtedly the boss of the Nationalist government in the actual sense, and once Old Jiang died, the beneficiary would definitely be him.
Moreover, He Yingqin was a well-known representative of the "pro-Japanese faction," and Zhang and Yang proposed in the "Xi'an Incident" to "accommodate the anti-Japanese forces," which would undoubtedly threaten his position for the famous pro-Japanese faction.
Therefore, He Yingqin, who has always been known as "He Mother-in-law" within the National Government, was unusual, and when Song Meiling and Song Ziwen advocated settling the "Xi'an Incident" by peaceful negotiations, He Yingqin openly opposed it, demanding that Zhang and Yang be punished, and at the same time dispatching a large-scale force to xi'an, and at the same time serving as the commander-in-chief of the "rebel army" at the same time.
This move almost intensified Zhang and Yang, and the plane bombing xi'an completely disregarded the danger to Old Jiang's life, and this time almost killed Old Jiang.
However, from another point of view, He Yingqin's actions really helped lao Jiang's "help", because He Yingqin's heavy military pressure did give Zhang and Yang a huge military pressure, according to Zhang Xueliang, a young marshal who later participated in the "Xi'an Incident":
"At that time, the National Government had threatened me and would not hesitate to confront me by force. We are waging events to stop the civil war, and if there is a new civil war, it will not be easy to deal with. So I made up my mind, personally, to settle the incident and release Chiang Kai-shek immediately.
While the "Xi'an Incident" continued to stick, the Japanese army also gave the Nanjing government a certain pressure, and the outbreak of the "Xi'an Incident" was unexpected for China, and for Japan, once China resolved the internal contradictions and the muzzle of the gun was unanimous, then this was something that Japan did not want to see.
At that time, the Japanese Foreign Minister met with the Chinese ambassador to Japan in Tokyo and very blatantly threatened:
"If the central authorities compromised with Zhang under the conditions of allowing the Communists to resist Japan, Japan resolutely opposed it."
He Yingqin, who has long mediated with Japan, did make a great effort in this incident, at least he did stabilize Japan, on the other hand, he sent troops to avoid giving the Japanese army "excuses", and objectively, created a relatively peaceful diplomatic environment for resolving the incident.
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Therefore, although the relationship between Old Jiang and He Yingqin was very delicate, Old Jiang never dared to move He Yingqin, even after fleeing the mainland, Old Jiang still put him in a high position and provided him well.