When mentioning the Chiang family, the first thing that comes to mind must be Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, and indeed these two people can be said to be heroic and strategic, and the Chiang family has developed to the peak in their hands, but
What few people know is that in the third generation of the Jiang family, there are also such a number one person, who is no less talented than these two people.
It is only for some special reasons that this person left Taiwan for Canada at a young age and said goodbye to the political arena prematurely, otherwise he may become a political star.
This person was Chiang Kai-shek's grandson, Chiang Ching-kuo's third son, Chiang Hyo-yong.
Jiang Xiaoyong was born in Shanghai in October 1948, when the Kuomintang was already at the end of the road, the situation was very unfavorable, and soon after his birth, Jiang Xiaoyong retreated to Taiwan with his family.
It should be said that Jiang Xiaoyong's childhood was in the era of peace and had not experienced war, but the strange thing is that he likes to dance with guns and sticks at a young age, and jumps up and down all day very lively.
Although Jiang Xiaoyong was also very naughty when he was a child, he had an advantage that neither brother had, that is, filial piety and would please the elders.
In particular, Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling were even more accurately touched by this little guy, and Jiang Xiaoyong became their pistachio.
Everyone up and down the Chiang family knew that even if Chiang Kai-shek and his wife encountered something unhappy, as long as Jiang Xiaoyong went to his side, these two people would rain and clear in an instant.
Say a small thing you can appreciate how smart the young Jiang Xiaoyong really is, at that time, the meal time in Jiang Jing's country was relatively early, in order to make his father happy, Jiang Xiaoyong would eat with his father every day.
In this way, Chiang Ching-kuo enjoys the joy of heaven, but what should old Chiang Ching-kuo do there? Jiang Xiaoyong has his own way of doing this, anyway, his grandfather's side is relatively late to eat, and then it is time to eat again.
What the? You say that just full how can you have the appetite to eat again? It's okay, we can spit out the food we just ate, it sounds like it's a bit crazy, but Jiang Xiaoyong did it at the time.
Well, this is something that ordinary people can't do. It is because of this that Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling can be said to be very fond of Chiang Hyo-yong.
In the third generation of the Jiang family, that is, the only little princess Jiang Xiaozhang can be compared with it.
In 1964, Jiang Xiaoyong graduated from middle school, and he did not enter the college to study, but chose the Army Officer School, for which Chiang Kai-shek was very pleased, he himself was the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy and had special feelings for the soldiers.
At this time, the Jiang family happened to have no figures in the military circles, and if Jiang Xiaoyong could become a high-ranking official in the military circles in the future, it would also be of much benefit to the Jiang family.
During his studies at the Army Officer School, Jiang Xiaoyong met a girl named Fang Zhiyi, and the acquaintance between the two people was quite dramatic.
At that time, Fang Zhiyi had a boyfriend, this person and Jiang Xiaoyong were middle school classmates, according to Taiwan's laws, all men had to serve in the military at the prescribed age, at that time many people chose to go abroad in order to escape military service, Fang Zhiyi's boyfriend did just that.
But I went abroad, and I left a girlfriend like a flower in Taiwan alone and could not rest assured.
So he found his former classmate Jiang Xiaoyong and entrusted Fang Zhiyi to him, hoping that he would take more care of Fang Zhiyi in his past love.
What happened later was a bit surprising, Jiang Xiaoyong did take very good care of Fang Zhiyi, but not because of the human feelings of his old classmates, but because he liked this gentle and beautiful, lively and cheerful girl at the first sight of Fang Zhiyi, and now it seems that Jiang Xiaoyong's old classmate's approach is quite a bit of sending sheep into the tiger's mouth.
As we said earlier, Jiang Xiaoyong is a very smart and courageous person, since he likes it, he will not cower, as for the friendship of classmates in front of love, it is nothing,
Speaking of a man who went abroad in order to escape military service, Jiang Xiaoyong also looked down on him, and soon he confessed to Fang Zhiyi.
This confession did not exchange Fang Zhiyi's favor, but made Fang Zhiyi somewhat disgusted with him, she felt that Jiang Xiaoyong blatantly dug into the corner of his friend's wall and did things unauthentically.
However, Jiang Xiaoyong is not a person who gives up lightly, no matter what Fang Zhiyi's attitude is, he does not care, and always greets her warmly and offers great hospitality. Over time, Fang Zhiyi's attitude has gradually changed.
You must know that Jiang Xiaoyong is a male god-level figure in the Army Officer School, he is born noble, and he does not have a clumsy temperament, although he is not called Yushu Linfeng, but he is also gentle and elegant, plus this guy has very good results, and he can also be regarded as the number one person of the wind.
In 1968, Jiang Xiaoyong was accidentally injured in a training and admitted to the hospital, at this time Fang Zhiyi, who had become his girlfriend, accompanied him every day, and one day Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling came to the hospital to visit Jiang Xiaoyong and met this girl who would soon become their granddaughter-in-law.
Chiang Kai-shek and his wife were still very satisfied with Fang Zhiyi, and after Jiang Xiaoyong was discharged from the hospital, they took Fang Zhiyi to the Jiang family and formally met with their parents and relatives, and Fang Zhiyi was officially integrated into the Jiang family.
After this injury, Jiang Xiaoyong's dream of joining the army was shattered, and Chiang Kai-shek arranged for him to enter NTU to study, as the saying goes, gold will shine wherever it is, and Jiang Xiaoyong soon became famous at NTU and became a celebrity at NTU.
The time came to 1973, at this time, Jiang Xiaoyong was already a third-year student of Taiwan University.
In July of the same year, Jiang Xiaoyong and Fang Zhiyi were married in Taiwan.
Their wedding was very solemn, and since Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling both believed in Christianity, the wedding was held in the Shilin Official Residence Song Hall, using a Christian ceremony, and invited "court priest" Zhou Lianhua to preside over the ceremony.
After graduating from university, Jiang Xiaoyong unexpectedly chose to pursue a career in business.
Although his father, Chiang Ching-kuo, did not understand his decision, he did not interfere, and the Chiang family was still very democratic in this regard.
Jiang Xiaoyong, who came from business, can not be underestimated, and soon he made a good business, controlling two listed companies at his peak.
At this time, Fang Zhiyi basically became a full-time wife, until after the birth of their fourth son, Jiang Xiaoyong saw that Fang Zhiyi was not happy, so he said to Fang Zhiyi: "You should do something to make yourself wonderful." ”
With the encouragement of Jiang Xiaoyong, Fang Zhiyi set up a nursery in an apartment on Linsen South Road, named "Yixin", and chose to open a nursery because she had done preschool education, which was also a return to the old business, which was relatively easy to do.
In 1985, Chiang Ching-kuo's physical condition took a sharp turn for the worse due to overwork, and it was time to put on the agenda for his own successor, and the most capable of the third generation of the Chiang family was None other than Jiang Xiaoyong.
No matter how much they do not like politics, as a descendant of the Chiang family, while enjoying the glory of the family, they must also fulfill their due obligations.
Therefore, Jiang Xiaoyong had to shift his focus to politics and became his father Chiang Ching-kuo's deputy.
During this period, Chiang Ching-kuo entrusted many of his work to Jiang Xiaoyong and arranged many powerful assistants for him, which shows the importance attached to him.
However, soon after, Jiang Xiaoyong made an unexpected event.
After Chiang Ching-kuo's death in 1988, Jiang Xiaoyong joined the 13th Central Committee of the Kuomintang of China and ran for the post of chairman of the Central Committee.
However, during this critical period, Jiang Xiaoyong suddenly proposed to go abroad for further study, and the family immigrated to Canada
As for why Jiang Xiaoyong chose to retreat at the height of the limelight, there have been many opinions.
However, an important reason for Jiang Xiaoyong's departure from Taiwan was Lee Teng-hui's exclusion.
Lee Teng-hui is a man with a serious Japanese complex and a clear tendency toward Taiwan independence, and Jiang Xiaoyong is very dissatisfied with this and opposes him at every turn in action.
It is said that at that time, Chiang Hsiung-yong wanted to see Lee Teng-hui, but Lee Teng-hui refused without the slightest mercy, and it should be said that he was disappointed in Taiwan's political situation, which made Jiang Xiaoyong finally choose to immigrate to Canada.
Jiang Xiaoyong visited Song Meiling before leaving, and Song Meiling learned that Jiang Xiaoyong was leaving Taiwan, and although he was very reluctant emotionally, he did not stop him.
She said, "Xiao Yong, I can understand your decision, and it is also good to go out for a walk and see." But there are two things you must do. ”
Jiang Xiaoyong solemnly replied, "Ah Niang, despite what you have commanded, Mo said that it was two, that is, ten hundred pieces, and I would also rely on you." ”
Song Meiling nodded and said, "First thing, no matter where you go in the future, don't forget that you are a Chinese." Second, don't forget that you have the blood of the Jiang family on your body. ”
"Rest assured, these two things grandchildren have written down!" Jiang Xiaoyong nodded with tears in his eyes and replied.
Before leaving Taiwan, Jiang Xiaoyong specially went to the market to buy a set of Chinese-style home, his wife Fang Zhiyi was very strange, asked him what he was doing, how inconvenient it was to bring furniture in the past, and then the house was not landed, and the furniture was in a hurry.
Jiang Xiaoyong smiled and said:
"You don't understand, where to go to Canada to find authentic Chinese furniture, no matter what my house looks like, the furniture must be used in China."
On March 8, 1989, Jiang Xiaoyong's family boarded the plane to Canada step by step, and after more than ten hours of flight, the plane landed at Montreal Airport, and stepped off the plane to meet them with a bone-chilling cold wind and a silver wrapped in silver.
Jiang Xiaoyong's first impression of Canada is cold, and the second impression is that the cold time is really long, and they are very uncomfortable with Taiwan's warm climate for a period of time.
And has always been ten fingers do not stick to the yang chunshui of a family in Canada, which has no relatives, can only do it themselves, such as cleaning up the house, cooking, and taking care of the courtyard, these tasks, at the beginning are Jiang Xiaoyong to do, slowly Fang Zhiyi also learned housework, the family division of labor and cooperation, a little bit to build their own home, life is full and happy.
In 1990, Fang Zhiyi had another son and named him Zhiqing.
Three years later, Zhiqing was about to reach school age, and considering the high level of education in the United States, the family packed their bags and set off again in 1993 to move to the United States.
After immigrating to the United States, Jiang Xiaoyong changed his previous low profile and began to frequently go to Taiwan, repeatedly attacking Lee Teng-hui.
It seems to have a bit of a return to Taiwanese politics.
Unfortunately, just as Jiang Xiaoyong was preparing to do a big job, his body suddenly lit up with a red light, and one day in December 1995, Jiang Xiaoyong, who was reading a book in his San Francisco apartment, suddenly coughed up blood.
After Christmas, Jiang Xiaoyong returned to Taiwan again, and did a comprehensive examination at the local hospital, holding the results of the examination, the fourth stage of esophageal cancer was extremely glaring, in order to prolong his life, Jiang Xiaoyong decided to perform surgery immediately.
Although the operation was very successful, after all, the disease was discovered too late, the cancer cells had spread to the whole body, and even after painful radiotherapy and chemotherapy, Jiang Xiaoyong's body was deteriorating at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Knowing that your life is coming to an end,
Jiang Xiaoyong decided to use the last time to fulfill his grandfather's last wish, that is, to return the fallen leaves to the root and bury the ashes in his hometown.
In 1996, Jiang Xiaoyong dragged his weak body, overcame all difficulties, and led the family back to his long-lost hometown. Looking at the well-preserved former residence of the Jiang family, Jiang Xiaoyong's heart was surging with excitement, and the memories of his grandfather and father came to mind little by little.
With a hint of luck, he submitted an application to the relevant departments on the mainland, hoping to allow him to bury the ashes of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo here. However, in view of the situation in the Taiwan Strait at that time, his request was not approved. Jiang Xiaoyong understood this, and he thanked the mainland for allowing him to return home and returned to Taiwan again.
At this time, Jiang Xiaoyong was already terminally ill, knowing that his time was short, and what he could not rest assured of was his mother, who was in her 80s, and did not know whether she could bear the pain of sending black haired people to white haired people.
In December 1996, Jiang Xiaoyong had lost his mobility, and he and his wife Fang Zhiyi discussed giving up treatment, but Fang Zhiyi vowed to die. By December 22, Jiang Xiaoyong's condition had deteriorated extremely, and after several hours of rescue, a miracle could not happen.
Jiang Xiaoyong, who has been fighting the disease for nearly a year, closed his eyes forever, this year Jiang Xiaoyong was only 48 years old.
At the last moment of his life, he stared at his mother, wife and son, leaving tears in his eyes.
Jiang Xiaoyong's life was full of ups and downs, and he was always unable to move forward according to his own wishes; when he was young, he wanted to join the army but had to give up because of injuries; when he was successful in his studies, he wanted to engage in business and was forced to return to the political arena; he was excluded from going to a foreign country when he was in the middle of the day in the political arena; and he was terminally ill when he wanted to regain his strength when he wanted to regain his strength.
Fate seems to have been playing a joke on him, but Jiang Xiaoyong has never given in, he is of good character, diligent and studious, and has a place for him in both politics and business.
The promise he made to Song Meiling at the beginning has never been forgotten, and until the end of his life, Jiang Xiaoyong always remembers that he is a Chinese.