During the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang forced Chiang Kai-shek to agree to resist Japan through military advice, but as soon as the plane that sent Chiang Kai-shek landed in Nanjing, he was detained by Chiang Kai-shek.
Since then, Zhang Xueliang has been fifty-two years old, from a spirited young general to an old man who is dying of old age.
Zhang Xueliang did not stay on the mainland after escaping from captivity, but went to the United States, and after arriving in the United States, he suddenly transformed into a rich man and spent money in the United States.
Zhang Xueliang sold many of the collections in his hand, including Zhang Daqian's famous paintings, Zheng Banqiao, Ren Bonian's authentic works, and so on. There are 207 pieces of calligraphy and painting porcelain, about 30 million yuan.
Zhang Xueliang lives in the five-star hotel Hilton, and he never looks at the price of the dishes as before, just for his wife Zhao Si's cigarette money, he has to get tens of thousands of dollars a month.
Although Zhang Xueliang was patriotic, he personally had always been extravagant in spending money, and even during his imprisonment by Chiang Kai-shek, his expenses were higher than those of a Kuomintang regiment, so it was not surprising that he was generous.
What's really strange is, where did he get all this property from?
After people's investigation, it was finally found that part of his property came from his previous private deposits, and the other part came from his original wife Yu Fengzhi.
Six years after Zhang Xueliang was released, he died at the age of 101 in a hospital in Honolulu, USA. After his death, the money in the bank account was finally made public, and as soon as the amount was revealed, it was found that there were hundreds of millions of dollars in it, not including his real estate and so on!
This astronomical figure shocked the world, and in terms of the price level at that time, it is not too much to say that Zhang Xueliang was rich and invincible.
In order to force Chiang Kai-shek to agree to the anti-Japanese resistance, Zhang Xueliang gave Chiang Kai-shek a military advice, that is, the "Xi'an Incident" that shocked China and foreign countries.
So where did Zhang Xueliang's money come from? Why did Yu Fengzhi leave such a large amount of property to Chiang Kai-shek?
One. A veritable rich second generation
Zhang Xueliang's wealth still comes from his father, Zhang Zuolin, the king of the northeast.
In the book "Approaching Zhang Zuolin", there is a surprising record of Zhang Zuolin's property.
We all know that during the Beiyang period, most of the warlords were not bent on justice, and while dominating one side, they often amassed wealth in their own territory. According to the property table listed in the Chengdu Minshi Daily on October 10, 1926, the total private property of 71 warlords in the Beiyang period was as high as 630 million yuan.
But what is even more surprising is that Zhang Zuolin's property is 50 million yuan, and the property of one person is nearly 80% of the total property of 71 warlords.
Zhang Zuolin is not so much running the northeast as he is running the private property of the northeast. He has 200,000 hectares of land (1 hectare per hectare), businesses throughout the three eastern provinces, hundreds of factories and mines... Wealth is innumerable.
"Thinking of the source of drinking water", Zhang Zuolin's money is inseparable from the help of the Japanese. As early as the nineteenth century, the Japanese formulated a plan to invade Korea and use Korea as a stepping stone to invade China. After the Japanese defeated the Qing government in the Sino-Japanese War, this ambition was further inflated.
If Korea is the stepping stone to invade China, then the Northeast is the "base" that the Japanese value. But it wasn't easy to eat the "base," so they wanted to prop up a puppet here.
The person they selected was Zhang Zuolin, a great bandit warlord in the northeast. In order to support the warlord Zhang Zuolin as their agent in the northeast, the Japanese did not invest less money in Zhang Zuolin, and Zhang Zuolin did not refuse to come, and used this money to develop the army, engage in sideline business, and enrich private property.
When the Japanese thought that Zhang Zuolin had been "fed", Zhang Zuolin turned his face and did not recognize the account, and regarded the Japanese's "instructions" as a wind in his ears and ignored them.
In retaliation for Zhang Zuolin's large number of bribes accepted by the Japanese but did not listen to the "instructions", the Japanese conspired to blow him up at Huanggutun
The Japanese knew that Zhang Zuolin wanted to empty gloves from the beginning, so he was angry and blew Zhang Zuolin to death at Huanggutun.
However, Zhang Zuolin seems to have expected this. When receiving funds from the Japanese, Zhang Zuolin, in addition to using these funds to enrich the Northeast Army, also deposited a considerable part of the funds in the bank, but the beneficiary was Zhang Xueliang's name. Interestingly, Zhang Xueliang was still serving in the Northeast Army at that time, but he did not know anything about this matter.
After Zhang Zuolin's death, Zhang Xueliang not only became the second generation of officials, but also became a veritable second generation of rich people.
Two. Zhang Xueliang's way of raising money
Inheriting so much property from his father, Zhang Xueliang is not ambiguous about spending money, just looking at his side of spending money to live, it is not too much to describe him as a "stupid son".
If nothing else, Zhang Xueliangguang spent a lot of money on opium — he had nearly a decade of opium smoking. However, what is surprising is that Zhang Xueliang, with his extensive hobbies and amazing perseverance, surprisingly quit opium.
So what are Zhang Xueliang's hobbies? Dancing, Peking opera, sports, women, and play-related he almost all dabble.
In sports, he also loved to play golf and tennis, and in order to facilitate golfing in Beijing, Zhang Xueliang spared no expense and built a winding stone road to the International Golf Course.
After playing golf, Zhang Xueliang also "farted upside down" to tip the caddies who served him around him. Once he was about to tip a caddy named Gong Zhicheng, but the caddy was so sleepy that he accidentally fell asleep.
As a result, Zhang Xueliang not only did not leave, but also patiently called several times to wake him up, and when the caddie woke up to receive the money, he smiled and said: "I will not accept the money you give, but also want me to hand it to you, you have a shelf than the Xuantong Little Emperor." It caused everyone present to laugh, and the caddie had the name of "Little Emperor".
We all know a word called "sitting and eating the mountain and the sky", Zhang Xueliang has money, so endlessly spending, it is difficult to ensure that the money in his hand is not bottomless.
But relying on a "hobby", Zhang Xueliang raised a lot of property, that is, collection. Zhang Xueliang throws money on other playthings, just like a meat bun beating a dog, there is no return, but throwing money on calligraphy and painting is a precious asset.
Zhang Xueliang loves to collect, ancient books, literary play, calligraphy and painting are all collected, the history of collection is more than 70 years, even during the period of imprisonment by Chiang Kai-shek, he did not stop collecting.
Zhang Xueliang's interest in collecting was also accidentally "awakened". Once, he happened to find a volume of ancient paintings in the old paper pile of a used bookstore in Tianjin.
He did not know how to collect at that time, only to see that this ancient painting was old, there was obvious dirt on the picture, and it was not signed. Such an ancient painting that ordinary people are easy to fall into, but in Zhang Xueliang's eyes, it is exquisite in pen and ink, so he thinks that the painting must be of great value, so he spent a lot of money to buy this painting.
As a result, a good fellow, this painting is actually one of the "Four Greats of the Southern Song Dynasty" Li Tang's authentic handiwork, which can be described as a rare national treasure.
Zhang Xueliang loves to collect, ancient books, literary plays, calligraphy and paintings are all collected, the history of collection is more than 70 years, and during the period of imprisonment by Chiang Kai-shek, he did not stop collecting
Since then, Zhang Xueliang's interest in collecting has been out of control.
As long as Zhang Xueliang collects, it is a masterpiece, for example, for Wang Xian's one-word post, he will not hesitate to throw it into the 30,000 oceans at his price. Therefore, Zhang Xueliang believes that he is the first collector in northern China, which is not without reason to boast.
After the "918 Incident", the Japanese occupied the northeast, turned the northeast into a colony, and looted Zhang Xueliang's property
However, after the Japanese forcibly occupied, Zhang Xueliang's huge assets were almost hollowed out. However, the so-called "hundred-footed worm is dead but not stiff", Rao was looted by the Japanese army into this way, and Zhang Xueliang still has a lot of private property.
Even after Zhang Xueliang defected to Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek also threw in his favor, often giving Some Literary And Play calligraphy and paintings to Zhang Xueliang to win the hearts of the people, and even gave him 100 taels of gold at every turn.
Since he turned to Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Kai-shek has never treated Zhang Xueliang badly, and often sent him some celebrity calligraphy and paintings to win people's hearts
After the Xi'an incident, Zhang Xueliang left a will to dispose of his assets in the United States, including new York securities and cash, which is estimated to be about tens of millions of dollars.
Before he was imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek, he secretly brought his collection of antique calligraphy and paintings to the United States through friends and various channels.
Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned for 52 years, and when he finally released from prison, his collection had already appreciated in value, and once he sold them, he was tens of millions of assets.
The road to prison in turmoil
Another part of Zhang Xueliang's assets came from his original wife, Yu Fengzhi.
After the "Xi'an Incident", Yu Fengzhi, who was studying with her children in England, was shocked, she did not expect her husband to be able to do such a shocking act.
After the "Xi'an Incident", Yu Fengzhi was shocked, she did not expect her husband to be able to do such a shocking and vulgar act
Shocked, Yu Fengzhi thought of her husband's safety, so she immediately called Song Meiling and asked her to protect Zhang Xueliang's safety, and at the same time, she dropped everything in her hands and rushed back to China.
When he returned to China, it was already the early spring of 1937, and Zhang Xueliang had already been escorted to Nanjing by Chiang Kai-shek and was detained by Chiang Kai-shek. Yu Fengzhi found the Song sisters and made a request to them to be imprisoned with Zhang Xueliang.
Song Meiling is very sympathetic to Feng Zhi, but she really can't bear to let her sister suffer in prison.
Song Meiling advised Yu Fengzhi that her affection for her husband was deep, but the days in prison were still too torturous for a woman, and after she returned to China, she ran for Zhang Xueliang here, ordinary women have few people can do it, the husband and wife love has been exhausted, why bother to do this suffering thing?
After Yu Fengzhi asked Song Meiling to be with Zhang Xueliang in prison, Song Meiling advised Yu Fengzhi that she had done her best to treat Zhang Xueliang and did not need to do this for him
However, Yu Fengzhi shook her head, saying that Song Meiling did not understand her mood. She could not bear the pain of this prison, and her husband naturally did not get much better, she and her husband had a deep affection, and if she let her husband suffer alone in it, she would not tolerate it.
Song Meiling sighed and had to agree to Yu Fengzhi's request, and from then on, Yu Fengzhi accompanied Zhang Xueliang in prison for a long time.
As far as Chiang Kai-shek is concerned, Zhang Xueliang, a person who is regarded as a "national hero", cannot be killed casually, but he must not let go, and Chiang Kai-shek explained the reason to Chiang Ching-kuo before his death - "Don't let go of the tiger"!
Before his death, Chiang Kai-shek explained to Chiang Ching-kuo the reason why Zhang Xueliang must not be released -- "Don't let go of the tiger"
In order to confuse the outside world's line of sight, Zhang Xueliang was completely isolated from the outside world's line of sight. Chiang Kai-shek made secret transfers to Zhang Xueliang many times, and Yu Fengzhi followed him, from Nanjing to Fenghua in Zhejiang, Huangshan in Anhui, Pingxiang in Jiangxi, Chenzhou in Hunan, yuanling...
While imprisoned in Chenzhou, Zhang Xueliang was imprisoned in Suxianling outside the city, while Yu Fengzhi was also imprisoned in Zhongshan Park in the city. The so-called "escort prison" is not locked up together, the two are separated by mountains and mountains, far away can only see each other's position, can not hear each other.
When he arrived at the Phoenix Mountain on the banks of the Yuanshui River in western Hunan Province, Zhang Xueliang was moved by the deep affection that Yu Fengzhi had painstakingly followed, so he wrote a poem for Yu Fengzhi here:
"Qing Ming Feng is unusual, and the phoenix falls to the Phoenix Mountain." Deep mountains and ancient temples have more Sanskrit, and there is no heaven and earth. ”
In these years of upheaval and displacement, Yu Fengzhi's body gradually could not bear it, and in 1940, yu Fengzhi, who had been devastated, was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Four. For the sake of Han Qing, live well
At that level of medical treatment, suffering from breast cancer was almost equivalent to suffering from an incurable disease. Death was nothing to Yu Fengzhi in itself, but she did not want to die at that time, because Zhang Xueliang was still imprisoned in prison.
Only if he is still alive can he hope to help Zhang Xueliang, so Yu Fengzhi decided to challenge cancer.
For the sake of her husband Zhang Xueliang, Yu Fengzhi decided to become strong and challenge cancer
With the help of Song Meiling, Yu Fengzhi went to the best cancer hospital in the United States, and the patient who treated him was Winston Bill, the most famous oncologist in the United States.
After Learning about the "Xi'an Incident" and Yu Fengzhi's identity, Bill couldn't help but look up to her, believing that she was really remarkable, and encouraging her that there was hope for a cure for her cancer.
Bill used surgery and chemotherapy on Fengzhi, which was extremely painful, but Yu Fengzhi endured it. Although she was born in a wealthy merchant family and grew up pampered, since marrying Zhang Xueliang and becoming a handsome lady, she gradually formed the habit of practicing martial arts and strengthening her body.
During chemotherapy, this habit was still adhered to by Feng Zhi, and he often exercised and played tai chi. Dr. Bill saw the situation and had to admire her strength.
After three surgeries, Yu Fengzhi miraculously survived. However, in order to save her life, the doctor cut off her left breast. Even at this time, Yu Fengzhi was still thinking about her husband, she lowered her face and whispered, "I have become a disabled person, do I still have the courage to accept Han Qing's caresses?" ”
After undergoing chemotherapy and surgery, Yu Fengzhi, who had his left breast cut off, still had Zhang Xueliang in mind
Because of chemotherapy, the green silk on Yu Fengzhi's head had almost fallen out, and his face was emaciated a lot, and even when he walked, he was no longer as graceful as in the past, and became very rickety. However, the corners of Yu Fengzhi's mouth still showed a smile--Han Qing, I finally survived.
But driving out cancer was only the first step in her "survival". A healthy body alone is not enough to gain a foothold in the United States, not to mention that she has her own daughter and son-in-law by her side.
So what to do? Yu Fengzhi gritted his teeth and actually chose to speculate in the United States.
At the beginning, Yu Fengzhi was also very hesitant, the risk was too great, and it was easy to have nothing if he did not pay attention. But Yu Fengzhi's American friend Lena, an economic man at a company in New York, advised her: "You are not even afraid of death, cancer has been defeated by you, why are you afraid of stock speculation?" ”
This sentence woke up Yu Fengzhi, yes, life is not afraid of losing, what is there to be afraid of? In such a pioneering place as the United States, why can we open up a world without courage and courage?
So Yu Fengzhi plucked up the courage to rely on the family heirloom talent of his daughter of a rich businessman and the keen intuition of a woman, and really fought his own world in the United States by speculating in stocks.
Yu Fengzhi likes to go to the countryside for a walk, once he was passing through a wilderness, and happened to meet a family, planning to sell his house and land at a low price.
Yu Fengzhi keenly smelled the business opportunity, so after a little thought, he decided to buy this land. The people who walked with her were not optimistic about this, thinking that there was room for appreciation in this desolate and wild land?
However, Yu Fengzhi insisted on buying it, and then bargained and bought the land.
After only half a year, the land has brought her a huge return - a merchant has taken a fancy to her land and wants to make it a golf course. After some negotiations with Yu Fengzhi, the merchant finally put this land down at a price several times higher than when he bought it, and Yu Fengzhi also made a lot of money by taking advantage of this.
Since then, Yu Fengzhi has entered the real estate field again, and with his business talents like a snowball, he has continuously accumulated his wealth and become a famous rich man in the United States.
However, in Fengzhi's heart, no matter how successful she is in the business world, she is not the so-called "American rich woman", but "Zhang Xueliang's wife", this original intention, she has never forgotten.
Since settling in Los Angeles, Yu Fengzhi has bought two adjacent villas there, one for himself and the other for Zhang Xueliang.
This villa is a thought of Yu Fengzhi, and she also knows in her heart that Zhang Xueliang will probably never be able to wait to come back, but what if?
She told her grandchildren that almost all of her money was spent on buying a house, and that if Zhang Xueliang regained his freedom, the villa would always be here.
Yes, Yu Fengzhi is desperately living, desperately doing business, desperately buying a house, just for this little illusion and hope.
For the sake of Zhang Xueliang, Yu Fengzhi desperately lived and desperately tried to make money, even if she was betrayed by Zhang Xueliang, she had no resentment
Later, Yu Fengzhi learned of one thing - after she and Zhang Xueliang were forced to divorce by Chiang Kai-shek, Zhang Xueliang married Zhao Si again. That is to say, Zhang Xueliang betrayed her.
At that moment, Yu Fengzhi burst into tears, but he did not resent Zhang Xueliang at all. In her view, her relationship with Zhang Xueliang has long gone beyond the legal form of husband and wife, and even beyond love and affection, and each other is already a cherished person in each other's life.
So Yu Fengzhi said to his daughter Zhang Xianying: "Xianying, take the pen." Write a letter to your dad on my behalf. Bless them! Zhao Yidi is a rare woman! She has accompanied Han Qing on my behalf over the years and suffered a lot in prison, and now she deserves to be recognized by the law! ”
In the Hilltop Park in Hollywood, usa, we can also see an old man who insists on playing tai chi every morning, she is Yu Fengzhi.
Once she was here every day to exercise and live well, for the man she had loved all her life. After defeating the pain, galloping in the mall, and experiencing the betrayal of her lover, she has become open-minded, and nothing can really beat her.
Entangled for a long time, Yu Fengzhi was still fierce, decided to divorce Zhang Xueliang - after all, her husband's life is the most important, and although the marriage contract is important, it is only a paper form after all, with his sentence "We will always be us", what else can be extravagant?
Yu Fengzhi was loyal to Zhang Xueliang in this life, and for Zhang Xueliang, he could be said to have sacrificed his life and forgot his death and struggled all his life
At 5:30 p.m. on March 30, 1990, a new marble cemetery was added to the Rose Cemetery under Beverly Hills, where Yu Fengzhi suffered a heart attack.
After Yu Fengzhi's death, her eyes were still wide open, and her gaze was closely linked to the photograph hanging in the bedroom—the person in the photo was her and Zhang Xueliang, a souvenir of their travels to Europe in 1934.
Yu Feng's heart was full of that majestic and controversial man until her death, and in her eyes, this man was a big hero who made her proud and made her crazy. Even in her will, she specifically confessed that she had given all her property to this man.
In fact, Zhang Xueliang's life may not be satisfactory, but in terms of money and materials, he has been extravagant for a lifetime. And this is already a difficult high point for most people to reach.