Yang Hucheng and Zhang Xueliang launched the "Xi'an Incident" to force Chiang Kai-shek to resist Japan. After the peaceful settlement of the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned for a long time, and Yang Hucheng also lost control of the Northwest Army and was forced to go to Europe to "go abroad to investigate". After the July 7 Incident, Yang Hucheng repeatedly called to return to China to resist the war. Soon after, he secretly returned to China, but he was arrested and placed under house arrest in Nanchang with his family, secretary and others. On the eve of the liberation of Chongqing in 1949, Yang Hucheng, his youngest son Yang Zhengzhong, his young daughter Yang Zhenggui, his secretary Song Qiyun and his wife Xu Linxia, as well as their youngest son Song Zhenzhong, were brutally killed by military agents and their bodies destroyed.
In 1990, after more than half a century of captivity, Zhang Xueliang fully recovered his personal freedom, and then visited the United States and chose to live in Hawaii. After Zhang Xueliang regained his freedom, the descendants of Yang Hucheng, who used to call him a brother and brother, were very much looking forward to meeting Zhang Xueliang. Yang Hucheng's grandson Yang Han had met Zhang Xueliang twice, and he was full of expectations, and he thought that when the deceased met, he would be in tears and infinitely emotional. However, Zhang Xueliang behaved surprisingly coldly, saying only 4 words. So, what's going on here? Today, let's explore one or two from the clues of history.
According to Yang Hucheng's grandson Yang Han, on June 1, 1999, Yang Han finally met Zhang Xueliang, who was 99 years old, in a church. Wanwan did not expect that Zhang Xueliang's attitude was very cold, and he almost did not say a word. The two sides only said politely, Yang Han said: "I have come to see you." Zhang Xueliang said, "Good, thank you." Subsequently, Zhang Xueliang did not say a word, and the scene was very embarrassing! The second meeting was in 2000, when Yang Han went to Hawaii to attend Zhang Xueliang's 100th birthday celebration, when the two had no personal communication, only a group photo.
Zhang Xueliang's cold attitude made Yang Hucheng's grandson Yang Han very confused. Therefore, after Yang Han returned, he studied this. According to Yang Han, just when Song Ziwen's diary was released to the public, it was revealed that Zhang Yang and Yang had quarreled over the release of Jiang, and later there were many views that did not agree. Yang Han seemed to understand the reason for Zhang Xueliang's cold attitude towards his grandfather's descendants.
Yang Han believes that the reason why Zhang Xueliang is cold to himself is because the relationship between the two has broken down due to disagreement after the Xi'an incident. In fact, Yang Han's view is not all right, and the reason why Zhang Xueliang's attitude is cold may be that Zhang Xueliang is ashamed of his conscience and has no words. Because Zhang Xueliang released Jiang Guishan without authorization, he not only led to his imprisonment, but also harmed Yang Hucheng, causing Yang Hucheng and his family to be brutally killed, but he himself lived for a hundred years, and he was ashamed of the deceased, even after seeing the deceased. Therefore, he would have a cold attitude, not saying a word, and did not want to mention Yang Hucheng again, so as not to be embarrassed.
Of course, the above reasons are only speculation, and the truth is only known in the hearts of the parties. At 14:50 on October 14, 2001, Zhang Xueliang died at the age of 101 at the Strauby Hospital in Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii. At this moment, Yang Hucheng and Zhang Xueliang, the two difficult brothers, can finally get together, and all the past is the past! Merit is right or wrong, let future generations judge!