In 1994, on a flight from the United States to Beijing, China, there was a white-haired old man looking longingly at the white clouds outside the window, and he kept expressing his expectations for China in English to the people around him. This old man with gray hair obviously can't say a word of Chinese.
But he claimed to be an authentic Chinese
It's really weird.
When the old man arrived in Beijing, he was picked up from the satellite building and picked up to the four-star hotel. Later, he took a train from Beijing to Shenyang, and the Liaoning Provincial Foreign Affairs Office knew that after the special personnel went to greet him, and the welcoming ceremony was very solemn, he specially rented a Lincoln car to pick up the old man, and even wanted to use a police car to open the road many times.
What is the identity of this old man, who can get such a high-level reception? What are the untold mysteries about him?
First, the identity is revealed, which is exciting
It turned out that this mysterious old man was
Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi
Son
Zhang Lulin
He is also the only son of Zhang Xueliang who is still alive, from the age of 10 when he left his hometown, until today, after 54 years, he once again embarked on the homeland with Zhang Xueliang's wish.
When Liaoning Province received the news of Zhang Lulin's return to her hometown, the leaders attached great importance to it, although the State Council telegram requested that Zhang Lulin be received according to the reception specifications of general foreign experts, but after many discussions, the leaders of Liaoning Province still could not contain the joy and excitement in their hearts, and decided to greet Zhang Lulin with a solemn ceremony.
Later, at the strong request of the State Council, the police cars that opened the road were removed. visible
The people of Liaoning love and attach importance to Zhang Xueliang and his descendants.
Lincoln was lengthened in the 90s
After Zhang Lulin got off the train, she looked at the familiar and unfamiliar Shenyang Station, and shed tears of excitement, leaving his hometown for half a century, he could not remember the hometown sound, and even could not communicate with the villagers in Chinese, but at this moment of reunion, the emotions resonated strongly.
Returning to China this time, Zhang Lulin not only participated in the space exchange meeting invited by the motherland, but also to complete her father's wish to return to her hometown.
At the time
Zhang Xueliang is 93 years old
, resides
Hawaii, USA
He wanted to return to the embrace of his motherland at every moment, but due to physical reasons, he could not travel long distances, and the plan to return to China had to be repeatedly delayed.
He once expressed to his four sons his wish to return home instead of himself, but then the three sons unfortunately died one after another, and only the wish to return to China was pinned on Zhang Lulin's body, which went around for decades and finally came true.
Second, Zhang Xueliang's "pride" and "frustration"
Zhang Xueliang was particularly bright in the revolutionary ranks when he was young, not only because he was
Zhang Zuolin
The son, even more because of his excellent combat skills and military skills, obtained the rank of colonel of the army artillery at a young age, which can be described as a young and promising, and the spring breeze is "proud".
Chang
Unfortunately, there are always accidents in the war, after Zhang Zuolin's death, the grief-stricken Zhang Xueliang withstood the pressure and took over the rule of the three northeastern provinces.
He became the commander-in-chief of security in the three eastern provinces and defended the stability of the northeast region.
This admired patriotic young marshal was "frustrated" in his life, and he married many wives in his life, but only the original match and Zhao Yidi conceived children for him.
Zhang Xueliang and the original match Yu Fengzhi once gave birth to three sons and a daughter,
The eldest daughter Lu Ying, the eldest son Lu Xun, the second son Lu Xuan, and the third son Lu Qi
。 The couple placed good expectations for their children in their names:
"The beauty of the East, the qi of the doctor without the lu"
。 Unfortunately, the opposite happened, and the three sons died before Zhang Xueliang.
Yu Fengzhi
Eldest son Zhang Luxun
He was deeply loved by his grandfather Zhang Zuolin, and he was talented and intelligent, and he showed a talent that was different from ordinary people from an early age. But he was delicate in his mind and sensitive in nature, and he often talked to flowers and trees when he was a child.
In 1938, after Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned, the already sensitive Zhang Luxun was stimulated; in 1941, Zhang Luxun lived alone in Britain and witnessed the scene of the Bombing of London.
Zhang Luxun, who was not accompanied by relatives and friends, completely collapsed,
He was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. The following year, Zhang Luxun, whose mental condition was getting worse and worse, finally returned to his mother, but his condition did not improve significantly. Until 1975, Zhang Luxun moved to Taiwan, and the elderly Zhang Xueliang often accompanied his son for physical examination and treatment, often taking him out to let the wind out, but he could not stop the arrival of death.
In 1981, Zhang Xueliang painfully lost his eldest son.
Compared to Zhang Luxun's sensitive and introverted, second son
Zhang Lu
He is enthusiastic and lively, and has the same hobby as Zhang Xueliang: horseback riding.
But he lived a luxurious life, spent a lot of money, and when Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned and his life was uncertain, he sent a letter to his mother asking for 300 pounds to buy a car, which showed that he spent too much money.
When his parents were confined to Xikou and his family was poor, he owed a lot of debts in order to maintain his luxurious life
。 Such a luxurious life also made him infected with a lot of bad living habits, he almost smoked and drank,
Later, because of excessive smoking, he developed lung disease. In 1986, Zhang Xueliang lost his second son.
Youngest son
Zhang Luqi
He is the most loved by Zhang Xueliang and his wife, who have been smart, well-behaved and sensible since he was a child, and he is very filial to his parents. Unfortunately, fate is so tricky,
In 1929, Zhang Luqi contracted tuberculosis, allowing Zhang Xueliang to invite famous doctors in the world, but he could not save the life of his young son.
Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi personally sent away their children, and the pain of this white-haired person sending the black-haired person was experienced three times, and the mental torture did not make Zhang Xueliang suffer to the extreme.
And Zhang Lulin is the child of Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi, for the safety of the child, Zhao Yidi went to accompany Zhang Xueliang,
Entrusted the son to the American friends Ena and his wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Eina regard Zhang Lulin as their own and carefully cultivate adults.
When Zhang Xueliang entrusted Dong Xianguang to find Zhang Lulin, he was already an aviation expert, engaged in research in the aerospace industry in California.
3. Father and son reunite and learn of their father's wishes
Seeing that his son is still alive and healthy and has a successful career, Zhang Xueliang feels great satisfaction. Dong Xianguang and his wife know that Zhang Xueliang is eager to think of zi and have been working hard to win the opportunity for Zhang Lulin to return to China.
In 1957, Zhang Lulin took her wife and son, who had just turned one year old, to Taiwan to visit her biological parents, who had been separated for 15 years, and Zhang Xueliang, who had seen her youngest grandson, showed a long-lost smile on his face.
In 1990, Zhang Xueliang finally gained relative freedom,
I originally wanted to return to the embrace of my hometown as soon as possible, but I was obstructed by the Kuomintang. In desperation, Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi went to the United States to reunite with their son
。
Zhang Xueliang was with his family
Zhang Xueliang enjoyed the old age of his children and grandchildren in the United States, but he still could not let go of his deep attachment to his hometown, and always wanted to go home to see, but because of various factors, he could not achieve his wishes, so he asked Zhang Lulin if he could return to China for him.
Although Zhang Lulin did not live with her parents for a long time, she was very filial on weekdays, often took her children to visit her parents, and she was also able to understand her father's homesickness, so she promised her parents to fulfill their wishes for them:
Go back to Liaoning and have a look
In fact, in addition to completing her father's wishes, Zhang Lulin herself often had the idea of returning to China. In particular, after Zhang Lulin retired, she met an expert from the technical delegation of the Chinese Ministry of Space who visited San Francisco, and the two had a common topic in spaceflight, and often chatted all night. This expert is a native of Beijing, and after learning of Zhang Lulin's special identity, he sincerely told Zhang Lulin that he hoped that he would have the opportunity to go back to the motherland to have a look and visit the motherland's space base.
In this way, the seed of "local feelings" in Zhang Lulin's heart broke through the ground overnight.
"Go Back"
This thought echoed in his heart for a long time, and he became more and more determined to return to China, and also began to actively strive for the opportunity to return to China.
Finally, in 1994 he received a letter inviting him to Beijing for a space technology symposium. Take this opportunity
Zhang Lulin took the instructions of her parents and took the plane back to China.
Fourth, when I finally returned home, I felt a lot of feelings
On the plane, Zhang Lulin was both excited and nervous, he couldn't wait to re-embark on the land of his hometown, but he was afraid that he would not be welcomed by his hometown because he could not speak Chinese, fortunately he met a "China pass", along the way this "China pass" was very concerned about Zhang Lulin, told him a lot of things about the mainland, and eased Zhang Lulin's nervousness very well.
After the plane landed, the director of THE SAFEA of China had been waiting at the airport for a long time, and directly took Zhang Lulin and his wife to the Friendship Hotel for rest, and they respected the ideas of Zhang Lulin and his wife, and all activities were carried out in a low-key manner.
Zhang Lulin, who had just stepped off the plane
After attending the space seminar, Zhang Lulin also visited models and physical objects in the field of aerospace such as rockets and satellites on the mainland. Looking at the development speed of the motherland's aerospace technology that does not lag behind Europe and the United States, and the technology is already very mature, even enough to be comparable to the developed countries in Europe and the United States, Zhang Lulin is very excited, and he feels the pride and excitement from his hometown.
After the seminar, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Lulin walked up to the Great Wall to look at the scenery of the motherland, visited the Forbidden City to feel the profound cultural atmosphere, and visited many of their father's deceased, and then the couple took the train to Shenyang.
After arriving in Shenyang, Zhang Lulin and his wife couldn't wait to go
The "Grand Marshal's Mansion" that My Father Thinks About Day and Night
。 When she saw that after more than half a century of wind and rain baptism, it was still upright and majestic "Grand Marshal's Mansion", Zhang Lulin was very surprised.
It was as if he had seen his youthful father going in and out of it.
Grand Marshal's Mansion
When she came to the small Western-style building that Yu Fengzhi built for Zhao Yidi's mother and son, Zhang Lulin couldn't help but moisten her eyes, although her memory had blurred the impression of this former home, but at this moment, the childhood memories came to her heart again.
Zhang Lulin and his wife are there
"9/18 Incident"
In front of the memorial tower, the silence stood for a long time, bowed deeply, presumably seeing this tragic memorial tower, Zhang Lulin should have felt that the reason why her father and ancestors were able to fight heroically was because of the heroism and tenderness of the people and land that they wanted to protect.
"9/18 Incident" Memorial Tower
Zhang Lulin also visited Northeastern University, where her father was also the president, took a group photo in front of the name of the school inscribed by her father, and also went to Zhang Xueliang's library to borrow books.
Before leaving, Zhang Lulin went to her grandfather's cemetery, the Great Shuai Mausoleum, according to her parents' instructions, and looking at the well-preserved Great Shuai Mausoleum, Zhang Lulin said in broken Chinese:
"Grandpa, I'm here to see you for your son!"
He also used a camera to photograph a grass and tree in the mausoleum area for his father.
The Great Marshal's Tomb
During the period, many of Zhang Xueliang's old friends heard that Zhang Lulin had returned, and they came to visit the two, and Zhang Xueliang's old subordinate Liu Mingjiu also specially sent two bottles of good wine from his hometown, hoping that Zhang Lulin would give his old leader Zhang Xueliang a taste.
The leaders of Shenyang City also specially arranged a banquet at the Shao Shuai Mansion Restaurant, and prepared Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi's favorite dishes for Zhang Lulin.
The people of the motherland made Zhang Lulin feel the warmth of her hometown, and Zhang Lulin was in tears many times.
After staying in China for thirteen days, Zhang Lulin returned to the United States with the specialties of her hometown and the camera full of rural scenery, and told her father Zhang Xueliang about what she had seen and heard in the motherland.
Zhang Xueliang was very excited after listening, his regrets for many years were finally no longer regrets, and his wish to return to China was finally realized in his son's body, and Zhang Xueliang, who was excited, personally asked the question
"Cranes have dreams of returning home, and clouds have no heart"
He sent it to the old department of tohoku and expressed his desire to go home.
After a short absence of one year, Zhang Lulin and his wife once again went to the northeast at the behest of their father to attend the centenary of the birth of Mr. Yan Baohang, an old subordinate of Zhang Xueliang and an important leader of our party in the northeast region.
After Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned, Yan Baohang made many trips to rescue him
Whether it was in public or private, Zhang Xueliang very much wanted to personally participate in Yan Baohang's birth anniversary, but there were too many obstacles, so he had to let his son and daughter-in-law attend instead of him.
Yan Baohang
During this return to China, the Nanjing Meiyuan Xincun Memorial Hall presented Zhang Xueliang with a box of rain stones, which contained Premier Zhou Enlai's evaluation of Zhang Xueliang:
Zhang Xueliang, a hero of the ages
The Chongqing Hongyan Village Memorial Hall also gave Zhang Xueliang two dragon and phoenix canes.
In June of the same year,
Yan Mingguang, a descendant of Yan Baohang
He also made a special trip to Hawaii to wish Zhang Xueliang a happy birthday, and said that his fathers and fellow villagers in his hometown were looking forward to Zhang Xueliang's early return home. But Zhang Xue's conscience clearly knows that he can never go back, it was physical ability before, but there are too many objective obstacles.
Now he can no longer withstand the toss of the long journey and has no strength to return home
Elderly Zhang Xueliang
In 1996, under the influence of his grandfather, Zhang Lulin's son
Zhang Juxin
I was admitted to Peking University. After graduating from Peking University, Zhang Juxin served as an adjunct professor at Northeastern University in 2004, continuing the career of his grandfather Zhang Xueliang to a certain extent and continuing to contribute to the development of Northeastern University, but it is a pity that Zhang Xueliang did not see this scene in his lifetime.
In 2000, Zhao Yidi died of illness, and Zhang Xueliang, who was already in poor health, suffered a lot of blows, and in October of the following year, he also died at the age of 101.
Although Zhang Xueliang is very long-lived, he often says that his life was frozen in 1936
。 In the special years of 1936, in order to resist the Japanese and defend his homeland, Zhang Xueliang repeatedly advised Chiang Kai-shek to send troops to resist Japan, but he was rejected. The patriotic Zhang Xueliang launched
"Xi'an Incident"
，
Since then, he has been imprisoned by the Kuomintang.
Zhang Xueliang's funeral
Maybe
"Ancient Hero Zhang Xueliang"
In his heart, he could only truly live when he threw his head and spilled his blood for the nation, and the peaceful old age of living in Taiwan, the United States, was not a kind of mental torture for the patriotic celebrities who could not return to their hometowns.
But our motherland will not forget Zhang Xueliang, and will not forget everything he has paid for the motherland, Zhang Xueliang, who has been wandering for half a life, will eventually be buried in the embrace of his hometown, and his patriotic spirit and ideological complex will also be remembered by us in the long river of time!