People are homesick, even if the greatest people have made meritorious achievements outside, they almost want to fall back to their roots in their old age. This is a culture that has been passed down for thousands of years in China, and it is difficult to change, but there is a great man who left his hometown in his old age and did not want to return to China until his death. Who is he? People have always had mixed reviews of him, and he himself is very humble, saying that he has never been a hero, but a man who is not a hero has been trapped in prison for most of his life in order to prevent the civil war. This person is Zhang Xueliang, the king of the Northeast.
In 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng detained Chiang Kai-shek and forced him to sign an armistice with the Communists, and not to fight a civil war before facing foreign invasion. Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to do so, but his life was in the hands of Zhang Xueliang, and he had no choice but to agree. Zhang Xueliang also knew that he should not do the following to the chairman, so he apologized and personally sent Chiang Kai-shek back to Nanjing. But what Zhang Xueliang did not expect was that he was put under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek as soon as he entered Nanjing, and since then, he has spent 54 years in prison. No one dared to let him go, and no one wanted to let him go!
Zhang Xueliang's life is sad. As a general, Zhang Xueliang was also concerned about the situation in the outside world in prison, and only hated himself for being trapped in a cage and unable to take a group of people to the battlefield. But if he is innocent, he is also a sinner, because he missed the best time. The northeast completely fell because Chiang Kai-shek had 300,000 heavy troops in his hands, but he did not move at all, and the people of the world attacked Zhang Xueliang for being as timid as a rat and did not dare to fight. Zhang Xueliang's pity for his soldiers was beyond reproach, but if he did not dare to fight, it was impossible. After all, the chances of winning the war are still very large, and at that time Japan will still occupy China in an all-round way, and there are only a few tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers stationed on the Battlefield in China. But why didn't Zhang Xueliang fight? After all, Zhang Xueliang was only a general, and he also had to obey the instructions of his superiors. Chiang Kai-shek's orders at that time were first internal and then external, and did Zhang Xueliang obey or disobey? Thinking that it was still a light enemy, Zhang Xueliang did not fight, which ended up in a lifetime of infamy!
After Japan's surrender in 1945, the Chinese Civil War officially began. Zhang Xueliang can hinder for a while, but he can't hinder a lifetime. After the end of the civil war, Zhang Xueliang also made up for his disrespect for Chiang Kai-shek. He should have been released from prison, but Chiang Kai-shek covered the sky with his hands, and not only did he not let go of himself, but he also told his son Chiang Ching-kuo not to let Zhang Xueliang go, otherwise there would be endless troubles. Since you can't kill it, let's just keep it closed! After a long time, Zhang Xueliang was finally released from prison after being rescued by many forces, and he was already an old man of nearly 90 years old. Fortunately, Miss Zhao Si has always been with him, otherwise it would be really desolate!
Originally, people thought that Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si would settle in the northeast of their hometown, but they did not expect that Zhang Xueliang went to New York alone to meet Jiang Shiyun, and lived in her home for 3 months before settling in Hawaii with Miss Zhao Si.
Because of Zhang Xueliang's special status, the state has invited Zhang Xueliang to return to China several times to settle down, but he has refused. Even Deng Yingchao personally wrote to ask for it, and Zhang Xueliang politely refused, but Zhang Xueliang told her the reason why she could not return to China. There are only 7 words on the letter, but the words are heartfelt! It is said that "things are people and not things.")
Zhang Xueliang knew that the outside world was different for a long time, even if it was his hometown, although he missed the past, it would only make him more timid in his hometown, and it was better not to go back. He knew he couldn't face the public's accusations and anger. With this feeling, Zhang Xueliang quietly walked the rest of his life! I don't know if Zhang Xueliang in everyone's heart is a hero or deserved?