On March 30, 1990, in Los Angeles, USA, Yu Fengzhi, the former "First Lady of the Northeast Army", suffered a heart attack and came to an end of her life.
The 93-year-old man was lying on a hospital bed, unable to move, unable to speak, his eyes fixed on a photograph hanging on the wall, and he couldn't stop shedding tears.
It was a group photo she and Zhang Xueliang took when they were in Europe in 1934, when they were still husband and wife, he was full of spirits, she was young and beautiful.
Even the fortune teller said that one of them was a "tiger with a general's door" and the other was a "phoenix with a thousand gold", a pair created by heaven and earth.
She had thought so, but later facts told her that she was wrong.
Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si stayed together and composed a love story together. And she waited bitterly for more than half a century, and she could not see Zhang Xueliang again until she died.
With regret, Yu Fengzhi looked at the group photo of the two with longing in his eyes and passed away forever.
A year later, Zhang Xueliang finally came to the rose cemetery in Los Angeles in the United States in front of the tombstone of Fengzhi in the company of his daughter.
After more than half a century, it is a heavenly separation to see each other again, and Zhang Xueliang has a stomach to say to her.
However, when he saw the 4 words on Yu Fengzhi's tombstone, all kinds of emotions surged into his heart, and he cried bitterly, unable to say a word...
Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi
"Shogun Tiger" and "Phoenix Life"
Yu Fengzhi's father was named Yu Wendou, a wealthy merchant with a wealthy family and a very chivalrous spirit.
In that year, when Zhang Zuolin was ordered to go to Zhengjiatun to suppress bandits, Yu Wendou supported him a lot.
Later, Zhang Zuolin fought a decisive battle with the Mongol bandits at the Dragon King Temple in Mobei and fell into a desperate situation with no reinforcements and no grain and grass. At the critical moment, Yu Wendou personally went to Taonan to ask for reinforcements, so that Zhang Zuolin was defeated and won.
Grateful for Wen Dou's life-saving grace, Zhang Zuolin not only formed a brother with him in a bloody alliance, but also sent a matchmaker to say goodbye, and betrothed Yu Wendou's daughter Yu Fengzhi as his wife for his son Zhang Xueliang.
At that time, Zhang Zuolin's team had a fortune teller who was proficient in Mai Shenxiang, known as Bao Blind. Zhang Zuolin asked him to count the two children, and Bao Zi criticized them: One of the two is a "tiger son of the gate" and the other is a "phoenix life and a thousand gold", which is a pair created by heaven and earth.
Zhang Zuolin listened to the great joy and could not wait to set up a kiss for the two.
They all said that the fate of their parents was the words of the concubine, but Zhang Xueliang was very resistant to this family affair.
At that time, Zhang Xueliang's family was prominent, handsome in appearance, and was recognized as one of the four beautiful men in the Republic of China.
He often lingered in various wind and moon places, and the audience was as popular as the beautiful ladies of the officials and nobles, how could he be willing to marry a girl who had never even met from the countryside so casually.
Therefore, in the first month of 1915, when Zhang Xueliang was urged by Zhang Zuolin to go to Yu Fengzhi's house to meet him, he hid in the mansion for a few days, and then slipped away without even seeing Yu Fengzhi.
However, in fact, Yu Fengzhi is really not a country girl who has never seen the world.
She looked beautiful and dignified, and even Ai Xinjue Luo Pujie was amazed when she saw it, saying that her appearance was like a clear lotus after the rain.
Moreover, Yu Fengzhi has been brilliant since childhood, has become a reciter, is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is a well-known beauty and talented woman, who has been begged by countless outstanding young people to marry.
Yu Fengzhi
Such a clever girl, when she saw that Zhang Xueliang was so contemptuous of this marriage, naturally understood his dissatisfaction and resistance to this arranged marriage.
Therefore, Yu Fengzhi repeatedly proposed to cancel the marriage contract between the two. She said that the two men were not right at the door and did not want to climb the lintel of the Zhang family.
Although Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi did not want to continue the marriage, Zhang Zuolin had always been a character who said that the marriage could not be cancelled in the end.
However, the more Zhang Zuolin forced, the more unwilling Zhang Xueliang was.
In the end, there was no way, Zhang Zuolin compromised a step backwards, he told Zhang Xueliang: "This marriage you are definitely going to get married, after becoming a parent, let your daughter-in-law follow your mother, you go outside to find who to find, I can ignore you." ”
The hatefulness of arranged marriages and the oppression of women are evident from this.
With Zhang Zuolin's assurance, Zhang Xueliang gladly accepted the marriage arrangement.
In 1916, the young marshal Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi, the daughter of the wealthy merchant Yu Wendou, were officially married.
Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi wedding photos
This year, Zhang Xueliang was 15 years old, and Yu Feng was 18 years old.
After marriage, Zhang Xueliang did not call Yu Fengzhi "Lady", but only called her "Big Sister", respecting her more than enough but not being intimate enough.
Not long after the big wedding, Zhang Xueliang restored his playboy nature and began to continue to linger in the wind and moon place, living as dashingly as before the marriage, with countless confidants with red faces.
And Yu Fengzhi, who was thrown at home by him, neither made a big fuss nor cried sadly all day. She honored her in-laws, took care of family affairs, respected the upper and lower, and praised her all over the Grand Marshal's Mansion, from Zhang Zuolin down to the maids and servants.
In later generations, many people believe that Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si are true love, and there is no affection between them and Yu Fengzhi. In fact, between Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi, it is not without emotion.
Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi
In 1915, Zhang Xueliang concealed his identity and pretended to be the shop keeper to secretly meet Yu Fengzhi. Not long after the meeting, he wrote a poem given to Yu Fengzhi by Linjiang Immortals:
"The ancient city is a strange relationship, and the autumn wave turns away the soul." A thousand flowers and a hundred flowers are not spring, tired of the pink group, and have no intention of looking for a beautiful person. Fang Youlan is quite unique, and the meeting party knows that it is true. It is rare to know a voice in ordinary life, and I would like to marry My Sister Qin Jin from today onwards. ”
From this poem, it can be seen that Zhang Xueliang has seen Yu Fengzhihou, and his heart is mixed with admiration, respect, shame and remorse.
After Yu Fengzhi received this poem, he also wrote an answer to give it to him:
"The ancient town went to the marriage in person, no wonder it was full of horror. A thousand branches and hundreds of flowers are everywhere in the spring, how can there be a group of humble people, there is no beauty in the eyes, and the mountains and the sea have sworn lightly, who knows whether this statement is false or true? The disparity in the door is difficult to know, and he advises Jun Xiu Menglang to think twice about Qin Jin. ”
Advise Jun Xiu Menglang and think twice about Qin Jin.
Perhaps it was this sentence that made Yu Fengzhi think that Zhang Xueliang's marriage to herself was a decision not to meng Lang after thinking twice, making her think that as long as she did well enough, Zhang Xueliang could concentrate on her and be a pair of loving immortals with her.
Even though there were many warblers and swallows, and even if Zhang Xueliang was constantly gossiping outside, Yu Fengzhi always believed in this until the appearance of Miss Zhao Si.
Zhang Xueliang's true love - Miss Zhao Si
In 1927, while dancing, Zhang Xueliang met the 16-year-old Zhao Qixia (also known as Zhao Yidi), also known as Miss Zhao Si.
As soon as the two met, they quickly fell in love, and the love was so vigorous that everyone knew it.
The so-called golden wind and jade dew once they meet, they will win countless victories in the world, which should be like this.
Unlike those confidants with red faces who make a scene, Miss Zhao Si was born into a famous family, studied at the Tianjin Noble Girls' School, acted boldly, dared to love and dare to hate.
After falling in love with Zhang Xueliang, Miss Zhao Si withdrew from the original marriage contract and fell out with her biological father, preferring to be nameless and unworthy, but also to be with Zhang Xueliang.
The clever Yu Fengzhi knew that this new Miss Zhao Si was different from the previous Yingying Yanyan, and she made her feel the crisis of marriage.
Therefore, Yu Fengzhi changed his previous generosity and tolerance and resolutely did not allow Zhang Xueliang to bring Miss Zhao Si to the palace.
Zhao Yidi
However, Miss Zhao Si was bitterly asking for it, and Zhang Xueliang's attitude was also very resolute. In the end, Yu Fengzhi was forced to accept Miss Zhao Si and share her husband with her.
Since then, Miss Zhao Si, as a secretary, has accompanied Zhang Xueliang's side until Bai tou, and their love story has been widely praised by people.
Few people know, and few people care, behind this love story, is a wife's forbearance and concessions, is a woman's pain and unwillingness.
Yu Fengzhi is tolerant and open-minded, and she has not become unrecognizable because of jealousy, causing the whole family to be restless. She chose to live in peace with Miss Zhao Si and continued to work hard to live a peaceful and beautiful life, happy and happy.
Such a broad-mindedness and arrogance is really respectable.
However, such a peaceful and beautiful day was soon gone.
In 1936, the "Xi'an Incident" broke out, and Zhang Xueliang was placed under house arrest and in danger.
Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang
At that time, Yu Fengzhi was still studying with several children in London, England, and after learning the news, she was so anxious that she called Song Meiling and Song Ziwen to help rescue her while entrusting her relationship, and rushed to China.
After the rescue was fruitless, Yu Fengzhi resolutely chose to "share suffering" with Zhang Xueliang.
From Fenghua in Zhejiang to Huangshan in Anhui, from Pingxiang in Jiangxi to Chenzhou in Hunan, from Yuanling in Hunan to Xifeng in Guizhou, Yu Fengzhi accompanied Zhang Xueliang through more than a thousand difficult days and nights.
From deputy commander to prisoner, from the northeast army marshal to the Kuomintang criminal, the huge gap made Zhang Xueliang want to die for a while. It was Yu Fengzhi's inseparable companionship, tireless persuasion, that allowed him to spend the darkest time and let him out of despair.
However, Zhang Xueliang survived, but Yu Fengzhi fell.
Chang
Under great pressure and mental torture, Yu Fengzhi suffered from advanced breast cancer.
At that time, the medical conditions were still relatively backward, if cured, there was still a glimmer of hope, if not treated, then what awaited Yu Fengzhi was only death.
Zhang Xueliang asked for help everywhere, hoping to let Yu Fengzhi leave Taiwan for medical treatment in the United States. But Yu Fengzhi would rather endure the torment of illness than leave Zhang Xueliang alone to suffer here.
Yu Fengzhi felt that husband and wife were originally the same forest bird, how could they only share happiness and not suffering, how could they fly separately in the face of great difficulties!
But Zhang Xueliang told her that she still had three children to take care of and that she had to leave.
She wanted to survive and protect the last blood of the Zhang family.
She wanted to survive and wait for the day when the couple would reunite.
In 1940, under the efforts of Zhang Xueliang, Yu Fengzhi was allowed to leave and go to the United States for medical treatment.
Neither of them expected that this difference would be a farewell.
Zhang Xueliang (2nd from right), Yu Fengzhi (1st from right)
Four words on the tombstone
After arriving in the United States, Yu Fengzhi was admitted to a famous church hospital with the help of Song Meiling, and was treated by the famous oncologist Winston Bill.
In order to survive, she gritted her teeth and survived 3 tumor resection operations, and successfully survived at the huge cost of removing her left breast, almost losing her hair, and losing dozens of pounds.
Everyone marveled that this was a great miracle in the history of medicine.
It was love that allowed her to survive the trials of death; it was love that created miracles.
In order to raise three children, in order to let Zhang Xueliang live a worry-free life after he was released from prison, Yu Fengzhi's cancer did not last long, and he plunged into the stock market.
She is the child of a businessman, the former first lady of the Northeast, and she has the sharpest business vision and the smartest business acumen. She made a big splash in the stock market and soon saved a lot of family property.
After that, she entered the real estate industry, bought a house, built a house and sold a house, and became a famous rich businessman in the United States.
She laid down a million family properties for Zhang Xueliang and bought two luxurious villas for Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si. She traveled around in American politics, doing her best to rescue Zhang Xueliang, and she spent all her time waiting for a reunion with her husband.
What she was waiting for, however, was a divorce request.
Zhao Yidi
Yu Fengzhi's efforts in the US political circles infuriated the Taiwan authorities, and in the face of the pressure of public opinion, in order not to let Zhang Xueliang have an excuse to visit his relatives in the United States, plus Zhang Xueliang converted to monogamous Christianity at that time, in the end, Yu Fengzhi had to agree to divorce Zhang Xueliang.
On July 4, 1964, Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi, the fourth miss of Zhao, held a grand wedding in Taipei, and Taiwan United Daily announced to the world with a striking headline that the true lovers were officially married and married, and a love story was concluded.
No one knew how sad Yu Fengzhi's heart was that day.
Later, Zhang Xueliang and Zhao Yidi really achieved the goal of growing old with a white head, while Yu Fengzhi stayed alone in the United States, persistently waiting for the person who could not wait until death.
In 1990, Yu Fengzhi passed away forever with the regret of not being together and with deep attachment to Zhang Xueliang.
Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi
After her death, she left a last word, leaving all her property to Zhang Xueliang, and hoped to be buried with Zhang Xueliang a hundred years later.
Although they are not born together, they wish to die together.
In order to fulfill her last wishes, the daughter and son-in-law built an empty tomb next to Fengzhi's tomb at the Rose Cemetery in Los Angeles, USA. Thinking of waiting for Zhang Xueliang a hundred years later, he was buried here and accompanied by his mother.
A year later, Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si came to her tomb.
I saw that on her tombstone, there were four big words written - "Zhang Yu Fengzhi".
Even if his life is gone, even if he has been divorced, Yu Fengzhi always loves Zhang Xueliang deeply and always thinks that he is his wife.
Seeing these four words, Zhang Xueliang burst into tears, and sighed at the monument: There are no regrets in life, only this one person.
In his later years, Zhang Xueliang
In 2000, Miss Zhao Si died and was buried in the Valley of the Temples Memorial Cemetery on hawaii's East Coast.
In 2001, Zhang Xueliang died and was also buried in the Valley of the Temples Memorial Cemetery on Hawaii's East Coast.
They are born together, they die together, and they create a love story that is praised by the world.
And she, sleeping alone in the Rose Cemetery in Los Angeles, USA, is accompanied by an empty grave.