As soon as we mention Zhang Xueliang, a famous anti-Japanese general who launched the Xi'an Incident, we must not avoid talking about his wife Yu Fengzhi, who was promised to Zhang Xueliang when she was 17 years old and was promised to Zhang Xueliang under the mediation of her parents.
Although her husband is so legendary, Yu Fengzhi herself is not a person who is dependent on her husband, and when she first married Zhang Xueliang, she diligently and earnestly did a good job as a wife and gave Zhang Xueliang a lot of help.
After the outbreak of the Xi'an Incident, she also accompanied Zhang Xueliang to take care of his living at all times, and in middle age, she went to Wall Street alone in the United States to treat her illness, fought in the stock market, and made a lot of money.
And just after she left Zhang Xueliang for decades, she made a decision that no one expected when she was dying, that is, to leave all her family wealth to her ex-husband Zhang Xueliang.
So how rich is Yu Fengzhi? What kind of unforgettable story has happened between her and her husband Zhang Xueliang?
Parents are married
Yu Fengzhi was born in May 1898 to a wealthy family in Jilin Province, where her father was Yu Wendou, a well-known local merchant.
Yu Fengzhi became the treasure of the family as soon as she was born, and her father also cared for her very much, and when Fengzhi was born, some people said that she was deeply blessed and had a phoenix life, so she had this "phoenix" in her name.
At the age of five, she was sent to a private school by her family, and Yu Fengzhi herself was very competitive, and her performance in the academy was also extremely excellent.
When she was 11 years old, her parents promised her to Zhang Xueliang, who was four years younger. At that time, the young Yu Fengzhi did not know what the marriage was, and her fate was determined in the fate of her parents and the words of the matchmaker.
And this relationship between Yu Fengzhi and Zhang Xueliang, but also from a story before Zhang Zuolin made his fortune, in the early years when Zhang Zuolin had not yet sat on a high position, he loved to mix in the green forest, it was at this time that he met Yu Fengzhi's father Yu Wendou.
After the two met each other, they formed a deep friendship, because of an unexpected opportunity, he heard about Yu Wendou's daughter Fengfeng, and Zhang Zuolin also felt that his son was a tiger son, at that time he was determined in his heart to say, "If he develops one day, he will definitely come to Yu Wendou and let him promise his daughter to himself as a daughter-in-law."
After the engagement, Yu Fengzhi still did not give up her studies, and at the age of 16, she was admitted to a girls' normal school in Fengtian with excellent results, where she systematically learned new ideas and new knowledge.
After growing up, she finally met her husband, and the first time she met, she was deeply attracted by Zhang Xueliang, looking at the boy's childish and resolute expression on his face, Yu Fengzhi married him without hesitation.
When the two got married, Zhang Xueliang was only 15 years old, and at that time, Yu Fengzhi was already 18 years old, and where would a 15-year-old child understand what marriage, he just regarded Yu Fengzhi as his sister.
After marrying Zhang Xueliang, Yu Fengzhi also fulfilled her responsibility as a wife, she not only took good care of Zhang Xueliang, but also kept Zhang Fu in good order, for an 18-year-old girl, it is not easy for her to do this job.
Yu Fengzhi is not only quite knowledgeable, but also has a good face, her face is classical, which makes people feel very comfortable at a glance, but such a talented and beautiful woman has not received the side eyes of her husband.
After Zhang Xueliang grew up, he followed his father to the southern expedition to the northern war, and his body also cultivated a "green forest atmosphere", and after he came into contact with the outside world of flowers and flowers, he began to embark on a road called wind flow.
As clever as Yu Fengzhi, how could he not know that her husband was doing these things outside? But she chose to tolerate it anyway.
Soon, Zhang Xueliang set his sights on the secretary Miss Zhao Si, and as the two got along day by day, Zhang Xueliang also fell deeply in love with her, so she became Zhang Xueliang's woman.
Later, Miss Zhao Si became pregnant, and Zhang Xueliang proposed to Yu Fengzhi to let Miss Zhao Si enter the door, at first she did not agree, but later after she met Miss Zhao Si, she agreed to the marriage.
Yu Fengzhi is gentle, generous, and understanding, and after learning about Miss Zhao Si, she did not embarrass her, but took good care of her.
On weekdays, she even called Miss Zhao Si as a sister, and Zhang Xueliang looked at his wife's generosity and was naturally very happy in his heart.
As Zhang Xueliang mixed up in the political and military circles, the marriage between the two was also rumored to be a good story, the husband was a famous general, a young talent, and the wife was a rich lady and a beautiful woman, the combination of the two was so wonderful in the eyes of others, but the pain was only known to Yu Fengzhi himself.
The Xi'an Incident triggered great changes
Although he was a warlord, Zhang Xueliang always had a righteous and awe-inspiring backbone in his conscience, and after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhang Xueliang had been leading his troops to obsess over the Japanese army in the northeast region, but due to the pressure of the Kuomintang and his own misjudgment of the situation, when the Japanese army was pressuring the situation, he actually chose silence.
It was precisely because of their silence that the arrogance of the Japanese army was aggravated, and then Zhang Xueliang was also remorseful when he mentioned this matter.
Looking at the northeastern city that was destroyed overnight, and looking at those people who had suffered a lot, Zhang Xue's conscience was indignant, and just when he was determined to rise up against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek implemented the policy of "outside the country must first be at home", vigorously engaged in the strategy of suppressing the communists, and passively resisted Japan.
How could Zhang Xueliang, who was flesh-and-blood and bold, endure Chiang Kai-shek's actions? Soon, he found General Yang Hucheng and, together with him, launched the Xi'an Incident, capturing Chiang Kai-shek alive and forcing him to resist Japan.
The final result was also as Zhang Xueliang wished, Chiang Kai-shek agreed to work with the Communists to resist Japan, but zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng were jealous of the behavior of the two or less.
After gaining power, Chiang Kai-shek quickly retaliated against the two, and in this way, Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned and placed under house arrest.
Yu Fengzhi was deeply saddened when she learned of this, and for a while the burden of the family fell on this woman, who was busy taking care of the children in the family while also unblocking the relationship and ensuring the safety of her husband.
After her husband's life safety was guaranteed, Yu Fengzhi also rushed to the prison, accompanied her husband's side for the first time, and took care of his diet and living in prison, for Yu Fengzhi, Zhang Xueliang can not be described as indebted.
After a period of time, Yu Fengzhi's body appeared in a condition, to the hospital to check, she learned that she had breast cancer, deeply tormented by the disease Yu Fengzhi determined not to drag her husband, but went to the United States alone for medical treatment, just like this, she took the child to the United States.
The environment abroad is no better than that at home, and it costs a lot of money to see a doctor abroad, when she not only had to treat the disease, but also took care of several of her own children, and soon her savings were used up.
How do you continue to live abroad? Yu Fengzhi had a headache, at this time, she moved her mind to do business, and since she was a child, under the influence of her father, Yu Fengzhi was also quite talented in business.
When all was said and done, she immediately broke into Wall Street and wandered the stock market all day, and it wasn't long before she gained a foothold in the stock market and made a small profit.
After having a stable income, she immediately sent a letter to Zhang Xueliang, who was far away in China, asking him how his recent situation was, but what Yu Fengzhi did not expect was that even now, her husband was still obsessed with Miss Zhao Si.
Zhang Xueliang said that he wanted to give Miss Zhao Si a name, so he chose to divorce Yu Fengzhi.
After hearing this news, Yu Fengzhi was furious, but good tutoring and affection for her husband once again made her restrain her angry heart, and this time she still did not choose to argue with her husband, but chose to leave.
Although her husband is so unkind to her, her love for him is remarkable, and the person she cares about most in this life is her husband.
So no matter what her husband did to her, she didn't complain.
After leaving Zhang Xueliang, Yu Fengzhi focused on her career, and soon, with her clever mind, she earned a million family fortunes in Los Angeles.
Many years later, Yu Fengzhi's body developed a very serious illness, and on the occasion of her death, she left a will saying that she would leave her inheritance to Zhang Xueliang after her death.
At that time, she had been separated from Zhang Xueliang for decades, and after decades of separation, she still did not forget Zhang Xueliang, but was still thinking about him, and the true feelings in this were self-evident.
At 12:30 a.m. on March 17, 1990, Yu Fengzhi died of a heart attack in a mansion on the top of a Hill in Los Angeles at the age of 93.
Huge estates are chaotic
After her death, the inheritance she left behind, as she confessed, was sent to Zhang Xueliang's hands.
It is said that before her death, she also wrote a letter to Zhang Xueliang, saying that she wanted to die with him.
But this wish of hers was not achieved after all, and after Zhang Xueliang's hundred years, he did not choose to be buried with Yu Fengzhi, but chose Miss Zhao Si again.
Perhaps this is the sadness of the arranged marriage, from the moment Yu Fengzhi saw Zhang Xueliang, her whole life was entrusted to this man, but for Zhang Xueliang, he had his own sweetheart, and for Fengzhi's affection, he could only live up to it.
When he got this rich inheritance, Zhang Xueliang was also surprised, he did not expect that Yu Fengzhi actually made so much money after going to the United States, and after getting this huge amount of money, Zhang Xueliang also made a proper treatment of this money.
He did not leave the money to his wife and children like ordinary people, but made a decision that shocked the world, that is, he chose to donate all of it to Columbia University in the United States.
In fact, judging from the fact that Zhang Xueliang launched the Xi'an Incident, it is not difficult for us to see that he is a person with great national righteousness in his heart, and it is not surprising that he can make such a donation.
But what everyone does not understand is that Zhang Xueliang, who has deep feelings for China, why did not donate this money to China? Or why didn't he donate the money to Taiwan? Instead, did you choose to donate to Columbia University?
In fact, after the Xi'an Incident that year, Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang formed an insoluble vendetta, and when Chiang Kai-shek defeated Taiwan, he still did not forget this old enemy.
It is said that when Chiang Kai-shek was leaving, he also deliberately found his own confidant Mao Renfeng, the head of his secret service, and drew up an assassination list for Mao Renfeng, and Zhang Xueliang's name was on this list.
If it weren't for Song Meiling's enlightenment, perhaps Zhang Xueliang would have really died at the hands of the Kuomintang, so for Zhang Xueliang, he always had a heart for the Taiwan side, so he would not have given this money to Taiwan no matter what.
And why Zhang Xueliang did not donate this money to his motherland, the reason is also very simple.
On the one hand, after the Xi'an Incident, he was immediately imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek, and in the past few decades, he had almost lost contact with the mainland authorities, so even if he had this heart, he did not know who to contact, and the political environment at that time was more sensitive, and Zhang Xueliang could only give up after thinking about it.
On the other hand, after the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhang Xueliang thought that as long as he did not provoke the Japanese, the Japanese would not attack further, so he formulated a policy of non-resistance.
But it was this kind of non-resistance that caused immeasurable harm to the people of the northeast, so his feelings for the mainland have always been very complicated.
Because he is ashamed of the mainland, he does not know how to face these compatriots, and he does not know how to express his guilt and concern.
The third point, and a very important point, when he lived in the United States over the years, Zhang Xueliang has always had many contacts with Columbia University, and he hopes that the Columbia university can use this money to publish the literature that has been studied for many years, and his trip can also be regarded as a contribution to the development of human civilization.
Although this was Zhang Xueliang's decision after careful consideration, the Chinese people were still very dissatisfied with Zhang Xueliang's failure to hand over this huge amount of money to the motherland, because at that time China had just resumed production and economy, and China's domestic economic situation was also very difficult.
But this is zhang Xueliang's private property after all, and we have no qualifications to ask him, or to kidnap him and teach him how to spend the money.
And what shocked posterity the most was that after Zhang Xueliang received this huge amount of money, he did not choose to leave it to his children, but chose to donate it all.
In the eyes of others, his behavior is also a bit ruthless, but perhaps Zhang Xueliang also wants to use such a way to create a tranquility for his children and grandchildren.
Zhang Xueliang is indeed a person who has a family country in his chest and a great love in his chest, and he has also made many dedications to his home country in his life, but in the face of his wife Yu Fengzhi, he must still be ashamed in his heart.
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