Among Taiwan's many politicians, Qiu Yi is probably the most impressive.
In 2005, dissatisfied with the Chen Shui-bian government's "Taiwan independence" tendencies, Qiu Yi exposed evidence of corruption by Chen Shui-bian's wife and son-in-law, causing a sensation on the island, and finally forcing Chen Shui-bian to step down in 2008 and be sentenced to 20 years in prison.
After Tsai Ing-wen continued to pursue the "Taiwan independence" policy, Qiu Yi publicly denounced it in public on many occasions, advocating that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, which aroused warm repercussions.
Throughout Qiu Yi's entire political career over the past 20 years, he has always adhered to the "one-China" principle and actively struggled against "Taiwan independence" forces.
As a politician, Qiu Yi is excellent, he dares to speak out, is not afraid of power, and in Taiwan's mixed political environment, he can do it from the beginning, which is particularly rare.
However, many years later, whenever he talked about his political career, Qiu Yi's heart was always full of regret: "If I quit the political arena in time, I would not have divorced, and I am still waiting for my ex-wife, which is why I have not found a new love." ”
1. Qiu Yi's marriage road: two wives and two students
In 1982, at the age of 26, Qiu Yi tied the knot with his wife Ms. Xia (unnamed) and entered the palace of marriage.
Qiu Yi graduated from the Department of Agricultural Extension of National Taiwan University, and since graduation, he has been teaching at National Taiwan University, and was a famous young talent at that time, and his wife, Ms. Xia, was one of his students.
Ms. Xia and Qiu Yi are similar in age, not so much teachers and students, but more called senior brothers and sisters, so this marriage has received a lot of attention at NTU, and even the university has blessed her.
After getting married, the relationship between the two has been very good.
Qiu Yi did not plan to enter politics in his early years, in the following days, he continued to teach and educate people, occasionally wrote some martial arts, romance novels, and earned a lot of money, while Ms. Xia was at ease to be a virtuous helper, and helped Qiu Yi meticulously in life, in the eyes of outsiders, the two can be called a model couple.
But what people didn't expect was that the marriage lasted only five years before an accident occurred.
Around 1987, Qiu Yi's class came to a young and beautiful female student named Xie Jingyei.
This year, Xie Jingyei was only 19 years old, while Qiu Yi was over thirty, and the difference between the two was 11 years, however, no one could have imagined that after several months of getting along, the two actually had feelings for each other and finally fell in love.
As for why he went to this road with Xie Jinghui, Qiu Yi himself is difficult to say, in a later interview, he once said: "Xie Jingyei is simply a lover tailored by God for me, if I refuse, then I will regret it for life." ”
In the days that followed, the two kept "silent" to the outside world and maintained this underground relationship.
However, there are no airtight walls in the world.
With the passage of time, Ms. Xia slowly noticed that her husband would come home late every day, and she would become more and more ignorant of herself, and whenever she asked her husband what was on her mind, Qiu Yi would always be quite impatient, and for this reason, several quarrels broke out between the two.
At this time, Qiu Yi had found that things were gradually out of control, but in the face of two lovers, one after the other, he was always helpless and could not make a decision.
In such painful entanglements, Qiu Yi spent five years until 1993, when Qiu Yi, who could not bear the status quo, finally chose to confess to his original wife, Ms. Xia.
After telling about his relationship with Xie Jingyei, Qiu Yi said: "I know that I am sorry for you, I suggest that you choose to file for divorce, and I will give you a compensation that is enough for the rest of your life." ”
After listening to her husband's complaint, Ms. Xia burst into tears, seeing that her feelings were irreparable, she agreed to Qiu Yi's proposal and filed for divorce.
At this time, Qiu Yi is not short of money, as early as when he was teaching at National Taiwan University, he had become an ace teacher, less than thirty years old he had become a multimillionaire, ten years after marriage, his assets had reached tens of millions, and in this divorce agreement, Qiu Yi gave Ms. Xia a NT$30 million at one time.
After the two broke up, Qiu Yi, who had no burden, married Xie Jingyei.
2. Lose your teaching position and devote yourself to politics
After Qiu Yi's divorce lawsuit with Ms. Xia was settled, NTU dismissed him, and overnight, Qiu Yi changed from an ace teacher at the university to an ordinary person.
Years later, when appearing on the "Kangxi Coming" program, Qiu Yi, who was already a member of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, recalled this past and said frankly: "If I stay in the scientific research post, then the future development will be better, absolutely no less than the current situation." ”
To some extent, giving up everything before is also a kind of atonement for Qiu Yi's mistakes.
Qiu Yi is quite an "idealistic" person, and after officially marrying Xie Jingyei, he does not want to simply engage in an ordinary job and spend this life ordinarily.
So, he decided to start his new life in another form, that is, politics.
Objectively speaking, Qiu Yi would face a lot of pressure if he entered politics at this time, and after the "extramarital affair incident" was exposed, Qiu Yi was criticized by major newspapers, and the public's impression plummeted.
Participating in politics with such an image, not to mention the votes, is already good not to be splashed with paint on the street.
But Qiu Yi was not frightened by these predicaments, and after serious consideration, he embarked on the road of politics without hesitation, for the simple reason that he wanted to do something and do something good in his lifetime.
In the face of the public, Qiu Yi calmly admitted the mistakes he had made, and adopted an attitude of not refuting or denying all controversies.
In the end, with his frankness and firm "one China" stance, Qiu Yi successfully won the favor of voters, turned corruption into magic, and stepped into the political arena.
In 2004, Qiu Yi ran for Taiwan's legislature, and in the process, Hsieh personally took to the streets to canvass for her husband, going door-to-door for months to visit voters and attend various events.
On the last night of the "legislator" election, Hsieh was still busy at the Kaohsiung event venue, talking about her husband's love for the country and various attacks by the DPP authorities over the years, Xie Jingei burst into tears and finally fainted due to emotion.
Hsieh Jing-ei's remarks were not groundless, because Qiu Yi insisted on launching various whistleblowing and reporting against the Chen Shui-bian government over the years, and this move was frantically retaliated by the DPP.
Prior to this, Taiwan's "Extraordinary Report" had maliciously smeared Qiu Yi with the title "Qiu Yi legislator of the People First Party, good at greeting horses, womanizers, having a wife and engaging in women, restaurant girls, department store clerks, movie theater staff, beauty and ugliness do not refuse".
Even the Democratic Progressive Party at that time once released words to let Qiu Yi die in prison.
Xie Jingyi's words went straight into the hearts of the people, triggering a warm response from the masses at the scene, and for a while, Qiu Yi's reputation reached its peak.
Finally, in the 2004 Taiwan legislature election, Qiu Yi was successfully elected, achieving a major step forward in his political career.
3. Divorced again, the three children became the final miss
Although Qiu Yi was successfully elected as a legislator, the DPP's suppression of him has not stopped, but has intensified.
In the 2004 Taiwan leadership election, Chen Shui-bian defeated Lien Chan by a narrow margin of 0.2 percent and became Taiwan's leader.
Due to the almost unanimous number of votes on both sides, coupled with the DPP's many means in the election process, dissatisfied demonstrations broke out in various parts of Taiwan for a while, demanding a re-examination of votes.
During this process, Qiu Yi also participated in the demonstrations and became a leading figure in them.
However, the DPP authorities actually sentenced Qiu Yi for the crime of "gathering a crowd to obstruct official duties," and he was wanted for arrest on the whole island.
After a three-year lawsuit, Qiu Yi was eventually sentenced to one year and two months in prison in 2007, and was reduced from legislator to prisoner.
The sentencing is a huge blow for Qiu Yi, who not only faces high court fees, but even the breakdown of his marriage.
Since participating in politics and becoming a so-called "public figure", every move between Qiu Yi and Xie Jingyei has been put under the microscope, which has made Xie Jingyei live in extreme pain for many years.
If Qiu Yi is in prison, how should he face all this, how should he take care of the three children born by the two, all these problems weigh on Xie Jinghui's heart, like a thousand pounds of boulders.
In the end, in desperation, Xie Jingyei chose to file for divorce from Qiu Yi.
For his wife Xie Jingyei, Qiu Yi's heart is more guilty, before going to prison, he finally agreed to divorce his wife, and handed over the NT$500 million he had saved all his life to his wife as compensation, and the two parted ways.
This period was the darkest moment in Qiu Yi's life, and in the dimly lit cell, he pondered a question all day, was it worth doing it himself?
In November 2007, Qiu Yi was released after serving seven months in prison and returned to his family after half a year, and when he looked at his three children, Qiu Yi did not burst into tears.
In the days that followed, Qiu Yi regained his confidence, and in his heart, he had vowed to fight the "Taiwan independence" forces to the end in this life.
Not long after he was released from prison, he returned to the political arena and continued to expose Chen Shui-bian's corruption case; thanks to his unremitting efforts, Chen Shui-bian was finally removed from office the following year and imprisoned for 20 years.
However, although Qiu Yi has advanced all the way politically, in his personal life, he is quite troubled.
For Xie Jingyei, Qiu Yi has never been able to let go, after this divorce, he has no renewal, and his biggest wish is that Xie Jingyei can change his mind and return to himself.
At a press conference, Qiu Yi once said quite emotionally that if he could save his wife, then he was willing to give up all public office.
It's a pity that Qiu Yi's wish was ultimately not realized, and it was difficult to reunite the broken mirror after all.
After divorcing his wife, Qiu Yi's three children have become all his spiritual pillars, and no matter how busy he is on weekdays, Qiu Yi will also take care of his three children.
Due to work, Qiu Yi often travels to the mainland for visits, but no matter how big the leaders he wants to meet, Qiu Yi will always return to Taiwan on Sunday, because on this day, his three children are at home on vacation, a habit that he has maintained for more than ten years.
"Why I have to go back to Taiwan on Sunday is not because of talking about things here, how busy and important it is, but because I am lonely, my emotional dependence on my children, because they are not there, I can't sleep at night."
Although he is over forty years old, in order to have more common topics with the children, Qiu Yi is still patient to understand the children's preferences.
Qiu Yi's youngest daughter likes singer Zhao Lei, in order not to get along when chatting with children, Qiu Yi took the initiative to understand these pop singers.
He has to be more than just a father, but also a best friend of three children.
Qiu Yi is not without opportunities to continue the string, because of his straightforward and fast-talking personality, Qiu Yi can probably be called a political figure with the most "female fans" in Taiwan.
According to Qiu Yi's own admissions in the interview, there are hundreds of private messages from "female fans" almost every day, but Qiu Yi has never tried to find another partner, not only for the children, but also for his ex-wife.
To some extent, Xie Jingyei has become the most important part of Qiu Yi's life.
Around 2019, Qiu Yi was interviewed by reporters again, and when talking about his views on politics and future plans, Qiu Yi said that he still insisted that Taiwan would return one day, but he was likely not to wait for that day.
For Qiu Yi, his greatest wish is to be able to retire from politics and return to the classroom he is familiar with to teach and educate people.
On November 9, 2022, he released "Countdown to the Nine-in-One Election Campaign, What Other Killing Moves Does Tsai Ing-wen have?" on the platform. " is a short video on the topic, analyzing and expressing opinions on it.
In his nearly 30 years in politics, from Lee Teng-hui to Chen Shui-bian to Tsai Ing-wen, Qiu Yi has zero tolerance for "Taiwan independence" and spares no effort in exposing and criticizing it.
Now years of political strife have exhausted Qiu Yi and made him lose a lot.
Until this time, he was still a fighting spirit, but this warrior was old.
Resources:
1. Zhao Tianlin, the candidate for the "legislator" of the Green Camp, announced that his opponent was Qiu Yi. China News Network
2. "Taiwan News Face": Interview with anti-"independence" fighter Qiu Yi. Taiwan Strait Net