Wen | flowers know the rise and fall
Modern China is changing, in a city to change the banner of the "New Three Kingdoms" era, some tyrants have successively appeared on the stage of Chinese history, and behind these big figures, there must be a woman who supports them, although they may not share state affairs for their husbands, but they can be called to be together, and they have experienced troubles, these women have never wanted to have such a scenery, but most of them only want a peaceful life, but beautiful ideas often only exist in fairy tales, which is also in their later years
Chen Jieru
Sighing at the real thoughts, she later wrote a book
"Memoirs of Chen Jieru"
It records her memories of her seven-year married life with Chiang Kai-shek in the first half.
Chen Jieru when she was young
First, the beginning of a lifelong dream, zhang fu who met Chiang Kai-shek
occupy
It is recorded that her youth and youth were spent in a solid family of wealthy merchants, her father was a businessman, her mother was a cultured woman, the requirements for Chen Jierufu were stricter from childhood, in order to make her get a better education, she grew up and sent her to the patriotic girls' middle school founded by Cai Yuanpei.
Zhu Yimin and her husband Zhang Jingjiang
Zhu Yimin and Chen Jieru saw each other as usual, became the "good friends" of that era, good sisters, and then Zhu Yimin married Zhang Jingjiang, a rich merchant who continued to string, she often went to Zhang Mansion to play with Zhu Yimin, until one day, Chen Jieru also went to Zhang Mansion to find Zhu Yimin as usual, and happened to meet the three people who came to her, but at that time she did not know the identity of these people, hurriedly passed by, but attracted the attention of one of the young people, and these three people were later historical figures, they were Sun Yat-sen, Dai Jitao, Chiang Kai-shek. From "Chen Jieru's Memoirs", we can find the specific scenes at that time:
When the sun was about to set, the three people who visited Zhang Mansion were preparing to leave, and when Chen Jieru was about to go home for dinner, he found a young figure standing at the gate of Zhang Mansion, as if it were a guard standing guard, he saw Chen Jieru ask where she lived as soon as he opened his mouth, Chen Jie thought in his heart: "This is not his business", so he said a false address and told him.
That young man was actually Chiang Kai-shek, the first encounter between Chen Jieru and Chiang Kai-shek, and the beginning of a girl's dream, when she was only 13 years old.
Chen Jieru is like a scene with Chiang Kai-shek
Second, never renounce the vow of love, which only existed for seven unforgettable years
Although Chen Jieru told the wrong address, but the flexible Chiang Kai-shek still found her home, Chen Jieru's beautiful face made this young man haunted by dreams, always appearing in front of his eyes, opened a crazy pursuit mode, in order to get the opportunity to contact Chen Jieru alone as soon as possible, Chiang Kai-shek found her good sister Zhu Yimin, asked for her help, and the girlfriend lived up to expectations, played the role of god's assist since ancient times, once Chen Jieru asked Zhu Yimin: "Is Chiang Kai-shek a good man or a bad man?" Zhu Yimin replied to her: "Men are not good or bad, only strong or weak", and it is this sentence that makes Chen Jieru suddenly realize and accept Chiang Kai-shek's request for dating.
Zhu Yimin and Chen Jieru
Strange to say, their first date, Chiang Kai-shek actually chose the location in a hotel, when Chen Jieru was ready to ask him where Ling Sister was, but heard the sound of the door locked, she was suddenly very frightened, seemed to think of what would happen, Chen Jieru immediately grabbed the door and fled, the shy Chiang Kai-shek could only helplessly watch her leave. After that, Chiang Kai-shek realized his mistake and began to write frantically to Chen Jieru to get her forgiveness, and even took a knife and swore to her: "I will definitely use my blood to write you an oath of eternal love." Chen Jieru shouted in horror, "Please put that knife down!" I believe in you as long as you put down the knife! From then on, Chen Jieru's heart was completely given to the man in front of him.
Young Chen Jieru
Since Chiang Kai-shek at that time did not have a trace, just an unemployed wanderer mixed in the financial exchange, For their marriage, Chen Jieru's mother was very opposed at first, but from the current point of view, her mother's approach is also a common sentiment, after all, no mother will give her most beloved daughter to a person with an unknown future, and later after ups and downs, on December 5, 1921, in the grand banquet hall of the Dadong Hotel in Shanghai Yong'an Building, the two of them held a low-key wedding, for Chen Jieru, This wedding was the most touching and impressive moment of her life, so much so that Chen Jieru described the scene in her later memoirs:
The spacious hall was covered with large red silk tents studded with colorful flowers, and she looked joyful instead of adopting a wedding dress with white or red satin, but instead used a pale pink with honeysuckle lace, and Chiang Kai-shek wore a dark blue robe covered with a black satin coat
Chen and Jiang had a wedding ceremony at the Yong'an Building in Shanghai
On the night of the wedding, Chiang Kai-shek looked excitedly at Chen Jieru in front of him and emotionally issued a vow of love: "You are already my dear wife, the only lover in the world!" Oh dear! I'll never fall in love with a woman other than you. This is my solemn commitment. Like many ordinary women in the world, she was captured by the sudden sweet words, and she really believed the young man's words, Chen Jieru did not expect her man to reach the peak of power, only hoped to live peacefully.
Chiang Kai-shek's hometown Xikou
After marriage, Chen Jieru and Chiang Kai-shek went to Xikou for their honeymoon and met Chiang Ching-kuo, the eldest son of Chiang Kai-shek, who later affectionately called Chen Jieru "Shanghai Mother", and later when Chen Jieru arrived in Hong Kong in his later years, Chiang Ching-kuo listened to it and immediately spent a lot of money to buy a villa for her "Shanghai Mother". In the seven years after the marriage, Chiang Kai-shek's career progressed by leaps and bounds, first in January 1924, Sun Yat-sen appointed Chiang Kai-shek as the principal of the military academy and chief of staff of the General Headquarters of the Guangdong Army, and later in February 1926, as the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, Chen Jieru was supposed to have become the most important woman behind Chiang Kai-shek, but in fact it was not the case, Chen Jieru finally found herself deceived.
Chiang Ching-kuo and Song Mei-ling
Third, the beginning of the lie, the eternal pain
Chiang Kai-shek's great military success made his position and prestige at that time unbeatable, and in order to win a greater Kuomintang status, he set his sights on another woman, he was The Third Miss of the Soong family, Soong Mei-ling, whose father had very extensive contacts with the American high-level, and if he had the support of the United States behind the Soong family, Chiang Kai-shek's future position in China would be incomparable. Until one day, Chiang Kai-shek told Chen Jieru the news of this political marriage, although the history did not describe this specific scene, but you can think of her shocked and painful look after learning the news, Chiang Kai-shek in order not to let Chen Jieru affect herself, the Sea Oath Mountain League told her that this is just a fake, for a period of five years, let Chen Jieru first go to the United States for further study, after returning will restore the original relationship, she has no choice, can only say goodbye to her mother, worriedly embarked on the ocean giant ship to the United States.
Chen Jieru (left) Song Meiling (right)
Chen Jieru, who was driving on the Pacific Giant Ship, faced with her husband's strange thoughts, presumably a mixture of five tastes, although she was heartbroken, she still held a glimmer of hope, thinking that the five-year covenant would soon pass, until she heard a wireless radio broadcast on the ship and collapsed:
"Comrades have many letters of doubt about the Zhongzheng family affairs, because they have not yet been enlightened, they hereby advise the following——— ten years of the Republic of China, the original Mao and Zhongzheng formally divorced. The other two clans, who originally had no marriage contract, are now disassociated from Zhongzheng. At present, he has two children and grandchildren in addition to the family, and has no wife and daughter. However, the rumors are untrue and easy to be confused, and they are hereby restored. ”
She suddenly understood her helplessness as a woman, several times rushed to the endless sea to end a tragic and painful life, but were pulled down by others, grievances and betrayals, pain and helplessness poured into her heart, she knew that she did not have Song Meiling's power, status, knowledge, so after arriving in the United States, she plunged into the school, specialized in English and other majors, and finally obtained a master's degree from Columbia University, and at this time the five-year covenant has quietly arrived, even though it is impossible to turn back, but she knows that the country is her home, with her parents, There are her friends.
Columbia University
Back in China, Chen Jieru recalled the past, suddenly felt a lot of emotions, she lived in simplicity, living with her adopted daughter Yaoguang, speaking of Yaoguang, she was the child that Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Jieru received together, the original name was taken as a companion, which means that to bring them a boy, before going abroad, she was handed over to her mother to raise, and the difference from before is that there is no father of daughters here, only their mother and daughter. With her current fame and knowledge, she could have married better, but she did not, and did not have children until her death.
Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Jieru
After the outbreak of the war of aggression against China, Wang Jingwei in Shanghai had already thrown herself into the arms of Japan, but her wife had persuaded Chen Jieru to take a false post, but Chen Jieru resolutely refused, and in order not to be harassed, she returned to Chongqing, the capital of the Kuomintang relocation.
Shanghai fell
After the founding of New China, Chen Jieru was invited to be a member of the Shanghai Luwan District CPPCC Committee, and later moved to Hong Kong with the approval of Premier Zhou Enlai, and died quietly a few years later, leaving only a letter sent to Chen Jieru by Chiang Kai-shek in his later years and an unpublished "Memoirs of Chen Jieru":
"In the days when we were in the same boat in the past, the light we received did not have to be cherished."
epilogue
In the old era of change, Chen Jieru, like many women, faced the cruelty of the times and the helplessness of love, but also fought for her fate with new ideas and practical actions, just like a letter sent by Chen Jieru to Chiang Kai-shek before her death:
"For more than 30 years, my grievances have only been known to the king, but in order to maintain the honor of the king and other countries, I have endured the greatest self-sacrifice..."
Planter Said
Different choices create different lives, Chen Jieru is the tragic comedy of this life, think about it, and our lives are so extremely similar, maybe there will be happy things, but also face helpless choices, but in any case, life is still going on, history is still moving forward, follow their own hearts, no regrets to move forward into the future.
Reference Books:
Chen Jieru: Memoirs of Chen Jieru, China Friendship Publishing House, 1993
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