When: Summer 1954; Location: California, USA; People: An old man. At this time, he was faltering, struggling to clean the courtyard, and there was no one around. One person, one room, it is inevitable that there is some shabbiness.
But what is unexpected is that the old man in front of him was also a well-known big man in that year, and he also had many titles, he served as the mayor of Guangzhou three times and the president of the three courts of the National Government. At the same time, he also had a great father, "Father of the Nation", which is his well-known name. He is Sun Ke.
First, the starting point of glory
Sun Ke's birth can be described as lucky, and his name will certainly write a strong mark in history in the future, because he is the only son of Sun Yat-sen. In 1891, Sun Ke was born. His mother was Sun Yat-sen's first wife and his original wife, Lu Muzhen.
For Sun Yat-sen, people have long been familiar with him, and people know a little about his deeds. For Sun Ke, his growth was closely linked to Sun Yat-sen's activities.
Sun Yat-sen, in his early years, wrote to the Qing government to ask for reforms, but at this time his name is unknown, how could Li Hongzhang pay attention to such a poor people? After being rejected, Sun Yat-sen, in anger, raised the banner of anti-Qing.
In many revolutionary careers, the Qing government knew that such a person would sooner or later become a scourge, so he was always wanted. In order to avoid the disaster, Lu Shi led his children to travel thousands of miles, crossed the ocean, and after wading through the mountains and rivers, found Sun Yat-sen's brother Sun Mei and defected to him.
It's just that Sun Yat-sen has been running around the revolution for a long time and fighting for survival, so there is less reunion between husband and wife, and Sun Ke has also lacked fatherly love for a long time.
But, after all, licking is deeply affectionate. For his son, Sun Yat-sen naturally had high hopes and did not dare to be sloppy in his son's education. Sun Yat-sen taught his son earnestly, hoping that he could study seriously and become a pillar of the country.
In this regard, Sun Ke once recalled that his father once brought back more than 100 original English books and told him to read them diligently at all times. Sun Ke said affectionately that his English level was laid down from that time. This shows how much Sun Yat-sen had high hopes for his son.
But unfortunately, Sun Mei went bankrupt. Sun Ke suddenly lost the ability to receive help. At this time, I had to study and work half time in order to complete my studies. He continued his studies at St. Louis College in Honolulu.
In 1912, Sun Ke was admitted to the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied liberal arts, railroads, law, and banking, and then pursued a master's degree at Columbia University. At this time, Sun Xueye Youcheng was preparing to return to China to do a career.
Second, the appearance is in harmony with the gods
In 1917, at the age of 26, Sun Ke finished his columbia university course and returned to China. With the title of sun yat-sen's eldest son, coupled with the background of overseas study, the starting point is naturally different.
At this time, Sun Yat-sen formed the military government of the protector of the Law, and the prosperous Sun Ke naturally became an important member of the military government of the protector of the law, and he served as the secretary of the Grand Marshal's Office and began his political career.
In 1921, Guangzhou became a prefecture-level city, and Sun Ke served as the first mayor. By 1926, he held the position three times. Under the governance of Sun Ke, Guangzhou has undergone new changes, and an ancient city has shown countless youthful vitality. Some scholars once believed that the person who pioneered China's modern urban system was Sun Ke.
For this son, Sun Yat-sen attached great importance to it, but Sun Ke's various actions greatly disappointed Sun Yat-sen. There was even a story circulating that Sun Yat-sen was so angry that he wanted to shoot this son on the spot.
Sun Ke became famous at a young age, and he gradually became very grumpy and grumpy. It turned out that once, Sun Ke was ordered to prepare military salaries, but he failed to complete the task, and was criticized by Sun Yat-sen. Afterwards, Sun Ke learned that Hu Hanmin had obstructed him, and he was angry and decided to teach Hu Hanmin a lesson, and as a result, he hit Hu Hanmin several times. When Sun Yat-sen found out, he snatched the guard's gun and said that he would kill the son on the spot.
In 1925, Sun Yat-sen died, and Sun Ke suddenly lost his main heart. At this time, there were also many factions within the Kuomintang, and everyone wanted to gain a leadership position. At this time, the most prestigious members of the Kuomintang were Hu Hanmin and Wang Jingwei. Using special means, Chiang Kai-shek successfully gained a leadership position and became an opponent in competition with Wang Jingwei.
Chiang Kai-shek's practice caused dissatisfaction among the Kuomintang people and "overthrew Chiang Kai-shek", and Sun Ke was already dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek, but he could not oppose him by virtue of his own strength, so he cooperated with Wang Jingwei and actively confronted Chiang Kai-shek.
In May 1931, Wang Jingwei's Guangzhou Nationalist Government was established, and Sun Ke became his right-hand man. But the government collapsed less than a month after its formation. What was unexpected was that the activists who had been anti-Chiang Kai-shek suddenly changed their attitude and turned to Chiang Kai-shek again.
Saion lost his horse, and he knew that it was not a blessing. After defecting to Chiang Kai-shek, Sun Ke's ability was quickly demonstrated. Under the management of Sun Ke, the Kuomintang successively established the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Public Security, and other departments, as well as the Legislative Yuan, the Control Yuan, the Executive Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, and the Examination Yuan.
Chiang Kai-shek was able to accommodate Sun Ke, first, Sun Ke was Sun Yat-sen's eldest son, secondly, Sun Ke had a certain ability, and finally, Chiang Kai-shek accommodated him and left himself with a good reputation.
3. Homecoming in old age
Although Sun Ke worked diligently for Chiang Kai-shek, he was always dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek in his heart and was always looking for an opportunity to trip up Chiang Kai-shek. The opportunity finally came.
After the outbreak of the Liberation War, with the launch of the People's Liberation Army counter-offensive, the Kuomintang collapsed all the way. At this time, Sun Ke saw that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so he took various measures to force Chiang Kai-shek to go to the wilderness. Under the pressure of public opinion, Chiang Kai-shek was forced to step down in January 1949.
In April 1949, after the liberation of Nanjing, Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan, and he invited Sun Ke to go to Taiwan with him, but Sun Ke refused. Why?
Originally, Sun Ke believed that Chiang Kai-shek was a man who would repay the favor, that he had opposed Chiang Kai-shek many times, and that if he went to Taiwan, he would inevitably be retaliated against. However, where can Sun Ke go at this time?
Although Sun Ke overthrew Chiang Kai-shek, he was not valued by the Gui clan and was ostracized by the Gui clan. As a last resort, Sun Ke could only go to Hong Kong.
During his stay in Hong Kong, Kuomintang members came to visit every day, mostly for the purpose of asking for money. He was charity and could not refuse, and as a result, he soon fell into a life of poverty. In order to get clean, Sun Ke went to the United States with his wife.
But when he arrived in the United States, Sun Ke's life was still hard, his house was dilapidated, and in order to save money, he learned to grow his own vegetables, and everything had to be handled by himself. Perhaps no one would have thought that the son of a father of the nation would end up like this. Perhaps, at this time, he most wanted to return to China.
In 1965, Sun Ke once again received an invitation from Chiang Kai-shek, and this time Sun Ke did not refuse and returned to Taiwan. What Sun Ke was thinking about at this time may be stability, and there is no longer any capital to toss. When the two met, they were already white-haired old men. The two meet each other, "meet each other and laugh and have a vendetta."