Speaking of the young marshal Zhang Xueliang, everyone knows that he is a prominent figure in China's modern history. He is also an unavoidable figure when talking about recent history. In Zhang Xueliang's body, in addition to the 918 Incident and the Xi'an Incident, the relationship between him and Miss Zhao Si is also a good story. Miss Zhao Si has accompanied the young marshal for 72 years, and she is definitely the person who has the deepest affection in the young marshal's heart.
Zhao Yidi's father, Zhao Qinghua, was an official in the late Qing dynasty. Zhao Yidi is the fourth oldest in the family, so there is also the saying of Miss Zhao Si. The young marshal Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi's brother befriended each other. While in Beijing, Zhang Xueliang also often visited Zhao Yidi's home. In 1927, 16-year-old Zhao Yidi and Zhang Xueliang met for the first time. The first time they met, she left a deep impression on Zhang Xueliang. Later, as soon as he came and went, Zhao Yidi became familiar with Zhang Xueliang.
Speaking of Zhao Yidi and Zhang Xueliang together, there was also an episode in the middle. In 1929, Zhao Yidi's father issued a statement in the newspaper claiming that his daughter had eloped for affection. According to the family rules, what happened after Zhao Yidi had nothing to do with the Zhao family. After that, Zhao Qinghua retreated to the second line and lived a life of seclusion. To know that Zhao Qinghua is very optimistic about Zhang Xueliang, then why did he do this? This was mainly because Zhang Xueliang already had the main room Yu Fengzhi at that time. Zhao Qinghua also hoped that his daughter could marry Zhang Xueliang, but he did not want to fall into the tongue, so he did so. Zhao Qinghua's practice of issuing a statement is very clever.
In the 72 years that Zhao Yidi and the young marshal were together, there were very few times when they were not around the young marshal. It may only be that after the Xi'an Incident, she and Yu Fengzhi took turns to accompany them. Later, Yu Fengzhi went to the United States for medical treatment because of his illness, and Zhao Yidi lived a life of seclusion with the young marshal. In the days of isolation, the two people relied on each other and survived the most difficult years of their lives.
In the early 1990s, Zhang Xueliang regained his freedom. He and Zhao Yidi also ushered in a new life. It's just that these days didn't last long. Due to years of smoking, Zhao Yidi was diagnosed with lung cancer. In June 2000, Zhao Yidi was not able to carry it through and died of illness. Zhang Xueliang, who was 100 years old at this time, sat in front of his wife's bed for two hours, and then he only said three words, "She is dead." Although there were few words, they could reflect the young marshal's sad mood at that time. In the second year, the young marshal also passed away.