There are many controversial and famous figures in the history of our country, and the merits and demerits of these people are difficult to determine, so the world's evaluation of them is also different. Among these people, one was Zhang Xueliang, a famous young marshal of the Republic of China. As the commander of the three northeastern provinces at that time, Zhang Xueliang's every move affected the whole of China.
He once obeyed Chiang Kai-shek's instructions and faced the Japanese invasion with an attitude of "non-resistance", which eventually led to the fall of northeast China. But later, for the sake of the country, he resolutely launched the Xi'an Incident, allowing the two parties of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to temporarily end the civil war and unify the anti-Japanese resistance.
However, the protagonist we are talking about today is not Zhang Xueliang, but one of his nephews, named Zhang Lushi, who is the son of Zhang Zuolin's sixth son and a witness to Zhang Xueliang's house arrest life in the second half of his life. Zhang Xueliang had been placed under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek before Zhang Lushi was born, so he only met his uncle Zhang Xueliang when he was six years old, and until then, he had been living in Taiwan with his grandmother. Speaking of Zhang Lushi's grandmother Zhang Shouyi, that is also a rather remarkable woman.
Zhang Shouyi was Zhang Zuolin's fifth wife, who was greatly favored by him, and had always helped him manage all the affairs of the back house, and was Zhang Zuolin's most powerful helper. After Zhang Zuolin's death, she did not immerse herself in grief, but decisively concealed the news of her husband's death, because she knew that if outsiders learned of Zhang Zuolin's death, it would inevitably cause shocks and let the Japanese succeed.
Therefore, even though Zhang Shouyi was extremely bitter and sad in his heart, he still faced everyone decently and generously. It was not until Zhang Xueliang returned that she entrusted all the affairs to him, and only then did she announce Zhang Zuolin's death. It can be seen that Zhang Shouyi is not only decisive in his work, but also extremely wise. Although Zhang Lushi did not become a soldier, he became a successful businessman, worth more than 100 million, and was the richest nephew of Zhang Xueliang.
When Zhang Lushi first went to see his uncle Zhang Xueliang, he was just a child who did not understand the world, and he did not know what his uncle was doing. It was just strange why my uncle would be placed under house arrest in the house, not only could he not go out, but even if their relatives wanted to see him, they also had to get an application. And even when they saw their uncle, they didn't dare to talk nonsense, lest they be heard by their surveillance. However, as he grew older, Zhang Lushi slowly learned all the things about Zhang Xueliang, and he only felt sincere admiration for this uncle.
Because of frequent meetings, the relationship between the uncle and nephew has gradually deepened, and the topic has been more extensively discussed, Zhang Lushi will tell his uncle what he has seen and heard abroad, as well as his career and family, etc., and Zhang Xueliang will also mention his study abroad experience, some things that have happened. However, they almost never mention politics, but Zhang Xueliang often talks about his hometown of Shenyang, especially when he reaches his old age, he wants to return to his hometown to live, but unfortunately, at this time, he is still under house arrest and cannot realize this wish.
Later, although Zhang Xueliang was finally released and freed, due to Taiwan's relationship with the mainland, he still could not return to his hometown as he wished, but he did not continue to stay in Taiwan, but chose to settle abroad. At this time, Zhang Xueliang was already more than ninety years old, and he was accompanied by Miss Zhao Si, who had always been inseparable from him, which slightly comforted him. But when Miss Zhao Si also died in 2000, Zhang Xueliang was deeply shocked, and he died a year later.
Zhang Xueliang did not return to his hometown until his death, which became his biggest regret. Zhang Lushi has always been very clear about this, so six years after Zhang Xueliang's death, he also chose to return to the motherland to live in order to fulfill his uncle's wish. When Zhang Lushi returned to the motherland, people knew about his relationship with Zhang Xueliang, so many people who wanted to know Zhang Xueliang found Zhang Lushi and wanted to know more things from his mouth. And Zhang Lushi is also very happy to share the story of his uncle Zhang Xueliang with everyone, and he knows almost everything about it.
The first half of Zhang Xueliang's life was infinitely beautiful, but in the second half of his life, he was placed under house arrest within a high wall, lost his freedom, and has been away from his hometown ever since. Therefore, later his greatest wish was to return to the mainland to live, and this wish he did not realize in the end, but his nephew fulfilled it for him.