Song Meiling is Chiang Ching-kuo's stepmother, and the mother and son have a very delicate relationship, sometimes close to each other, sometimes estranged.
In 1927, Chiang Kai-shek decided to marry the twenty-nine-year-old Song Meiling for the sake of his future, and broke off his marriage to Mao Fumei, Yao Yecheng, and Chen Jieru. In order to show his determination, Chiang Kai-shek published a newspaper announcing: Yao Chen's second concubine has no contract. Divorced from Mao Fumei.
Mao Fumei was Chiang Kai-shek's original wife, and she bore the only son of chiang, Chiang Ching-kuo. On April 27, 1910, Chiang Ching-kuo fell to the ground in the Fenghao House in Xikou.
After Chiang Kai-shek married Soong Mei-ling, Soong Mei-ling and Chiang Ching-kuo became the closest people to Chiang Kai-shek.
Because the age difference is only 12 years, Song Meiling seems to have been afraid to think of herself as a mother. And Chiang Ching-kuo's attitude towards his "stepmother" Song Meiling did not have a good feeling at first. He was even snubbed by his father because of his birth mother Mao Fumei, and once had a grudge against Song Meiling.
But Chiang Ching-kuo knew that Soong Mei-ling's position in the family and politics was very important, and his father Chiang Kai-shek always reminded him that he hoped that the two of them could coexist peacefully. Therefore, he maintained a superficial respect and courtesy for Song Meiling.
With the passage of time, coupled with Chiang Kai-shek's incessant guidance, Chiang Ching-kuo slowly changed. Especially after Mao Fumei was killed by the Japanese Kou, every time Chiang Ching-kuo and Song Meiling talked on the phone, he would respectfully and respectfully call "Mu Ma" in dialect. And Song Meiling often praises people before and after people: Jingguo is the most polite.
Later, Chiang Ching-kuo went to Songhu to "fight tigers" and sent people to seize a large number of materials from Kong Lingkan's company. Kong Lingkan is Song Meiling's nephew.
After hearing the news that the warehouse was sealed, Kong Lingkan immediately reported it to his aunt Song Meiling.
Song Meiling greeted Chiang Ching-kuo: "You cancel this case!" ”
Chiang Ching-kuo said, "No, if you don't do Kong Lingkan, you can't convince the public, the whole economic control will be abandoned, and your father's ardent expectations will be in vain... Don't do Kong Lingkan, where do I put my face..."
In a fit of rage, Soong Mei-ling turned around and immediately found Chiang Kai-shek crying, and Chiang Kai-shek had no choice but to speak: The Yang subsidiary case was revoked and economic control was over. In this way, Kong Lingkan still went his own way and made a fortune in the country.
Song Meiling intervened in Chiang Ching-kuo's fight against the tiger, which made Chiang Ching-kuo devastated.
Chiang Ching-kuo and Soong Mei-ling's most harmonious relationship with each other was after they retired to Taiwan Province.
In Taiwan Province, Soong Mei-ling and Chiang Ching-kuo were chiang kai-shek's closest and most trusted people. The two worked together to help Chiang Kai-shek.
Song Meiling went to the United States for her husband and lobbied everywhere.
Chiang Ching-kuo, on the other hand, shared pain, hard work, and loyalty at Chiang Kai-shek's side. Under the cultivation of Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ching-kuo gradually became his father's right and left hand.
In 1975, in the last years of Chiang Kai-shek's life, the elder Chiang folded the hands of Soong Mei-ling and Chiang Ching-kuo together and specially explained to Chiang Ching-kuo: "Filial piety to the mother with the heart of filial piety!"
Chiang Ching-kuo replied, "Children should obey their father's commandments, as they have been, as they are today, and will always be so in the future." ”
After Chiang Kai-shek's death, Soong Mei-ling's nephew Kong Lingkan rushed back to Taiwan Province from the United States, intending to join the "Lady Faction" officials to support Soong Mei-ling as president of the Kuomintang, but was strongly opposed by Zhang Baoshu.
After that, Song Meiling seemed to see it, unwilling to get involved in the power struggle anymore, and simply went to the United States in September 1975 to recuperate and live in seclusion, which lasted for 11 years.
Song Meiling went to the United States, leaving Chiang Ching-kuo to shoulder the future of Taiwan Province. During this period, the two often exchanged letters and telegrams. At this time, Chiang Ching-kuo not only "served Song Meiling with his mother", but also treated her as a "good teacher".
In 1986, Soong Mei-ling returned to Taiwan and delivered a speech entitled "I Will Rise Again."
As for the reason for Soong Mei-ling's return to Taiwan, it is mainly to preside over the commemoration of the centenary of Chiang Kai-shek's birth.
After returning to Taiwan, in the five years, Song Meiling suffered three major changes: one was the death of Chiang Ching-kuo, the second was the death of her eldest grandson Jiang Xiaowen, and the third was the sudden death of her beloved grandson Jiang Xiaowu.
Chiang Ching-kuo died on January 13, 1988.
This morning, Jiang Jingguo said to the doctor on duty with a sad face: "Today I am uncomfortable and my stomach is not feeling well. ”
The doctor on duty prescribed him stomach medicine. After Jiang Chingguo took it for a few minutes, he still kept saying, "I am still very uncomfortable when you save me." The doctor on duty immediately informed the "president" medical team to come to the Seven Seas mansion.
After the medical team treated Chiang Ching-kuo, they gave him nutritional injections.
At about 12:50 p.m., Chiang Ching-kuo suddenly spat out blood, enough to vomit half a basin.
After Jiang Chingguo vomited blood, his head suddenly tilted to the right and he lost his breath! He died on December 31, 2012 at the age of 7
After Chiang Ching-kuo's death, in the afternoon of the same day, Xiao Yong, Ah Hui, Chu Yu, Bai Cun, and others, as well as their families, rushed to the Seven Seas to mourn. Song Meiling was the last person to arrive that day, and did not arrive until more than 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
After Song Meiling arrived, she did not enter the door, did not have a mournful expression, nor did shed tears, she just looked inside the door of Jiang Jingguo's bedroom, and went directly to the room of her daughter-in-law Jiang Fangliang. Half an hour later, Song Meiling walked out, surrounded by a large group of people and horses, and left in a car.
On September 21, 1991, the 93-year-old Song Meiling once again left Taiwan Province for a "long-term recuperation" in the United States.
On October 24, 2003, Song Meiling died in New York at the age of 105 (106 years old).