Among the "Four Princes of the Republic of China", if there is anyone who is the most popular, then it is Zhang Xueliang. Zhang Xueliang, as the eldest son of Zhang Zuolin, the king of the Northeast, can be said to be a prominent and nobleman. But for the sake of national righteousness, Zhang Xueliang chose to spend the rest of his life under house arrest. In China's modern history, we can often see the story of Zhang Xueliang and Zhang Zuolin, but interestingly, we have never seen the figure of Zhang Xueliang's heirs. What was the end of his children?
The third son was killed, grief-stricken
The Huanggutun incident was an important symbol of the Japanese army's desire to fully occupy the northeast. It can be said that if Zhang Zuolin does not die, it will be very difficult for Japan to occupy the northeast, at least not like Chiang Kai-shek, who ordered Zhang Xueliang to give up the northeast without firing a shot.
Therefore, Japan launched the Huanggutun Incident, blowing up the train and killing Zhang Zuolin when zhang Zuolin passed through Huanggutun. Very similar to Zhang Zuolin's death method is That is, Zhang Xueliang's third son, Zhang Luqi.
Zhang Luqi is zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi's favorite son. In terms of personality, he inherited the calmness of his mother Yu Fengzhi, who was decisive and methodical, and loved to read. Even in order to accommodate him, the old marshal often used Zhang Luqi's learning progress to invite teachers.
In addition to his personality like Yu Fengzhi, Zhang Luqi's appearance is more like Zhang Xueliang, a proper handsome brother. If Zhang Luqi did not die early, perhaps his future achievements are unlimited. After all, at that time, Zhang Luqi's origin and knowledge, as long as he could properly guide his thoughts, was definitely a pillar of talent in the future.
But it is a pity that Zhang Luqi's death method is the same as that of his grandfather. At that time, Zhang Luqi was suffering from tuberculosis, and under the medical conditions at that time, it was not easy to cure this disease in China. If you want Zhang Luqi to live, the best way is to go to a Japanese hospital for medical treatment.
But Zhang Xueliang remembers the Huanggutun incident vividly, and he does not trust the Japanese. But his son was in danger, and he thought about it, so he went to the hospital opened in Japan in the northeast and did X-rays. But it was during the X-ray that an explosion occurred, and Zhang Luqi died tragically at the age of 12. Later, after the incident was declassified, it was learned that the Japanese had placed a bomb in the X-ray machine with the purpose of killing Zhang Luqi.
The death of the younger son Zhang Luqi was only the beginning, and then Later, Zhang Xueliang's second son and eldest son died one after another.
Fate played tricks on him, and he died one after another
After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhang Xueliang, as a Chinese still had a great national righteousness; he resolutely opposed Chiang Kai-shek's policy of excluding the outside world and removing the interior first, opposed the civil war, and demanded a unanimous resistance to Japan. In the end, Zhang Xueliang launched the Xi'an Incident, but unfortunately, after the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang was put under house arrest.
The helpless eldest son soon had a nervous breakdown, and the second son had to shoulder the burden and begin to take care of his eldest brother. The two of them tossed and turned to the United States, and came to the side of their mother Yu Fengzhi. But at this time, fate once again teased the two. The second brother died in a car accident in the United States, and the eldest brother suffered from leukemia after the mental disorder, and also passed away.
At this point, Zhang Xueliang's three sons all died in various ways, and only his illegitimate son survived.
Illegitimate son, Zhang Lulin
In fact, it cannot be said that zhang Xueliang's illegitimate son is not completely, because Zhang Lulin is the son of Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi. After the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang has been under house arrest, and Zhao Yidi has become a ray of sunshine in his house arrest time, where the two have spent a difficult time together.
During this period, Zhao Yidi gave birth to Zhang Lulin. However, because Zhang Xueliang had not yet married Yu Fengzhi at this time and did not give Zhao Yidi a name, Zhang Lulin had always been regarded as an illegitimate child.
After Zhang Lulin was born, Yu Fengzhi's breast cancer worsened and came to the United States for treatment. At this time, Zhang Xueliang knew that he had no hope of going out. Faced with this situation, he secretly sent a telegram to Fengzhi, asking her to gain a foothold in the United States and take the children to the United States to avoid accidents.
Therefore, Zhang Lulin has been living with Yu Fengzhi in the United States, and eventually became a doctor of aerospace engineering. It can be said that Zhang Lulin's education is inseparable from Yu Fengzhi, and the relationship between the two is also very good. Even in order to give Zhang Lulin a name, Yu Fengzhi was willing to take the initiative to divorce Zhang Xueliang, so as not to let Zhang Lulin bear the name of an illegitimate child.
But it is a pity that among Yu Fengzhi's own children, only her daughter is still alive and well, and the remaining three sons are all dead, crazy, and ridiculously unjust fate.
epilogue
Zhang Xueliang's three sons can be said to have distinct characteristics. If they had not died early, perhaps they would have become the pillars of the country. But unfortunately, this is the fate that took the lives of their three children and made the two old people live a hundred years.