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In April 1975, Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Kuomintang at the time, drove the crane west. As his eldest son, Chiang Ching-kuo served as the leader of Taiwan Province for two consecutive terms in May 1978 and 1984, and his achievements were still obvious to all when Chiang Ching-kuo was in charge of Taiwan Province.
And his greatest achievement must be the economic construction in Taiwan Province, which he single-handedly focused on, which laid a solid foundation for Taiwan Province to become "one of the four Asian tigers" in the future. And during Chiang Ching-kuo's administration of Taiwan Province, he also actively made many contributions to the peaceful reunification of the two sides of the strait.
As Chiang Kai-shek's eldest son, Chiang Ching-kuo is undoubtedly very good, and Chiang Ching-kuo is superior to ordinary people in every respect. To a certain extent, Chiang Ching-kuo did not live up to his father Chiang Kai-shek's ardent expectations for him.
But in stark contrast to the excellent Chiang Ching-kuo, are the three "concubines" under his knees.
As a large family, the Chiang family has always been a very powerful existence, whether it is Chiang Kai-shek or Chiang Ching-kuo, they hope that future generations can work hard and continue this inheritance, but the direction of things often backfires.
Chiang Ching-kuo has put a lot of effort into cultivating his heirs, but none of the three sons he carefully cultivated can take over the foundation of the "Chiang dynasty" laid down by their ancestors, but each of them is a typical son and died early.
Although the two concubine sons died young, Chiang Ching-kuo still had two illegitimate sons, but the fall of the "Chiang dynasty" was already a foregone conclusion, and his two illegitimate sons could not recognize their ancestors in their entire lives...
Why did the Jiang family, which had been in China's modern history for decades and was not only at the head of the four major families, gradually fall into loneliness when its grandchildren arrived? How did Chiang Ching-kuo's five sons fade out of people's perspective step by step from thousands of expectations? After Chiang Ching-kuo's death, how difficult was life for the Chiang family? Please listen to the author's detailed explanation.
At the end of 1948, the former glorious Kuomintang had long since faded its former glory, followed by the internal organization of the Kuomintang, which was facing internal and external troubles. And Chiang Kai-shek was like a trapped beast facing attacks from all sides, anxiously looking for a breakthrough, and at this moment Zhang Qiyun's appearance solved his dilemma, and Zhang Qiyun offered Chiang Kai-shek a strategy - retreat to Taiwan. Zhang Qiyun initially proposed two proposals for Chiang Kai-shek, one for Taiwan and the other for Hainan, but Hainan was excluded because it was too close to the mainland, and only Taiwan remained.
At first, Chiang Kai-shek was also hesitant, he was worried that leaving the mainland and retreating to the other side of the strait would not be equivalent to admitting defeat? And Zhang Qiyun's words instantly woke up Chiang Kai-shek.
First of all, after retreating to Taiwan, it is separated from the mainland Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the distance between the Taiwan Strait is long enough that the Chinese Party will not choose to attack in the short term, and during this time, Chiang Kai-shek can accumulate strength, and it will be much easier to counterattack in the future. Moreover, Taiwan Province was stationed by the Japanese army for nearly 50 years before liberation, and the long-term colonization has led to the Taiwan people having no sense of belonging, and Taiwan like duckweed needs someone to preside over the overall situation, if the Kuomintang can reorganize Taiwan on behalf of the Chinese regime at this moment, it will definitely be able to win the hearts and minds of the people, and at this moment, Taiwan Province is not very clear about China and our Party because of its long-term colonization, and this is definitely the best time.
Secondly, there is another very important reason, Taiwan Province has been laid a certain foundation in industrial construction by the Japanese side since the implementation of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, and now Taiwan definitely has advantages, and this moment is undoubtedly Chiang Kai-shek's best opportunity to enter Taiwan.
In 1949, our Party won a complete victory, and after the defeat of the Kuomintang, all of them retreated to Taiwan, and Chiang Kai-shek fled to the other side of the strait with all his belongings and the few remaining troops.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek, who had retreated to Taiwan, was not idle, and he set up various factories, which quickly won the hearts of the people, and Chiang Kai-shek at that time was bent on building Taiwan Province into a model province, and Chiang Kai-shek was loved by the Taiwanese people.
But the years are merciless, the development of Taiwan Province is getting better and better, but Chiang Kai-shek's health is deteriorating.
In 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died in Taiwan at the age of 87. After Chiang Kai-shek's death, his eldest son Chiang Ching-kuo took his place, and after Chiang Ching-kuo gained real power, he also devoted himself to economic development, and Taiwan also had the experience of catching up with the four Asian tigers for a time. But at that time, Chiang Ching-kuo was also 65 years old when he took over, and at this moment, he had to consider the future development of the "Chiang dynasty".
After the Chiang family retreated to Taiwan, the people gradually prospered. Chiang Ching-kuo had six children, one daughter and five sons, three of whom were grandchildren of the 800 Chiang family, but the other two were illegitimate and were not taken seriously.
Chiang Ching-kuo has always been deeply loved by the people of Taiwan Province, and in the polls of the people of Taiwan Province, Chiang Ching-kuo has always been at the top of the list. But his education method has always been criticized, Chiang Ching-kuo has always taken filial piety under the stick as the educational policy, and even established many family rules, hoping that his children can do great deeds down-to-earth, but the sky is not what people want, and his three concubine sons are unbearable.
First, Chiang Ching-kuo's eldest son, Jiang Xiaowen. Chiang Xiaowen's name was personally given by Chiang Kai-shek, which means filial piety and culture, which shows Chiang Kai-shek's importance to this eldest grandson. Jiang Xiaowen, as the eldest grandson of Yan, in addition to his long appearance, he has done all kinds of bad things, and his behavior is extremely arrogant and domineering, and he is definitely the most accomplished one among the eldest grandsons of the concubine lineage.
Chiang Xiaowen grew up under the doting of Chiang Kai-shek since he was a child, and even though Chiang Ching-kuo often served with strict family laws, he still could not change his bad problems and often acted outside the world. And the reason why Chiang Xiaowen is so stubborn is because he knows the status of the Chiang family in Taiwan Province, and no matter what he does wrong, Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo will cover him up. Drinking and making trouble and staying up at night was really sparse and common for Jiang Xiaowen, who was also a famous playboy at that time, and was reported by the media at that time with a lot of lace news.
But these were really not a big deal for the Jiang family, but what happened later was the one that ruined Jiang Xiaowen's life.
Jiang Xiaowen liked to play with guns, and Jiang Jingguo saw that he had such a hobby, so he sent him to the army school, intending to let Jiang Xiaowen enter the military world to continue the "glory of the Chiang family". But Jiang Xiaowen is not a righteous person, he likes to play with guns, but because others are afraid rather than really like.
When Chiang Kai-shek was alive, Chiang Xiaowen secretly ran to the bedroom of Chiang Kai-shek's guard Li Zhichu to play with a gun, and when Li Zhichu came back, he was first surprised to see this son-in-law, and then when he was about to open his mouth to ask, he was pointed at him with a gun, and Li Zhichu could not avoid being seriously injured. After that, although Li Zhichu picked up a life, he also fell into a disability and could not do without a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Immediately after this incident, the people of Taiwan Province were dissatisfied, protesting against Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo's shielding of this demon. Subsequently, the Chiang family was pressured by public opinion and sent Jiang Xiaowen to the United States, and Chiang Ching-kuo later drew a clear line with Jiang Xiaowen.
And Jiang Xiaowen's younger brother, Jiang Xiaowu, his severity is even worse.
Compared with cleverness, Jiang Xiaowu is definitely much smarter than Jiang Xiaowen, Jiang Xiaowu will pull the Jiang family out as a shield as long as he causes trouble when he goes out, and after bullying classmates at school, he will find a cushion to block the disaster. But how could Chiang Ching-kuo not know what Jiang Xiaowu did, but with Jiang Xiaowen's previous experience, Chiang Ching-kuo was obviously not so strict with this son, but Jiang Xiaowu did not know how to converge, and in desperation, Chiang Ching-kuo sent Jiang Xiaowu to study at the Munich Institute of Political Science in Germany, Jiang Xiaowu was obviously much better when he was in Germany, and after returning he also got a master's degree from National Taiwan University, from here it can be seen that Jiang Xiaowu's qualifications are not a star and a half stronger than his brother Jiang Xiaowen.
But despite this, Jiang Xiaowu's stubborn nature is still difficult to change, and Jiang Xiaowu, who returned to Taiwan, was like a wild horse out of control, and he did all over again and again after cheating on his early marriage, and even brutally killed a writer later to express himself.
It is said that there is an author named Jiang Nan who is highly valued because his works attack the "Chiang dynasty", but at this time, Chiang Ching-kuo was too busy with work to know about it. But was found out by his son Jiang Xiaowu, who was very angry when he learned about it, and he "invited credit" in front of his father. He plotted to brutally kill the author, and Chiang Ching-kuo learned the news too late. Helpless, Chiang Ching-kuo could only exile Chiang Xiaowu again for the sake of his political status, and warned Jiang Xiaowu that he would not return to Taiwan for life.
Compared with the first two, the younger brother Jiang Xiaoyong is very sensible, not only deeply liked by Jiang's parents, but also very hard-working, Chiang Ching-kuo once regarded Jiang Xiaoyong as a "successor".
Jiang Xiaoyong, like Jiang Xiaowen, was sent to the army military academy, and Jiang Xiaoyong performed very well in the military academy, studying and training very seriously. But God didn't seem to want the Jiang family to continue the "glory", and just when everyone in the Jiang family was looking forward to Jiang Xiaoyong with hope, an accident happened. Jiang Xiaoyong was accidentally injured during a training session, his legs were destroyed, and his dream of being a general was ruined.
However, Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo refused to give up, and directly let Chiang Xiaoyong shift his position and start business, wanting to support the Chiang family on the other hand, but Chiang Ching-kuo's hopes were still disappointed, although Chiang Xiaoyong was smart but he could not wait for him to support the Chiang family, until Chiang Ching-kuo died, Chiang Xiaoyong still failed to reach the height of supporting the "Chiang dynasty".
But Chiang Ching-kuo will not give up, although the concubine line is not good, he can also rely on two "illegitimate children".
Jiang Jingguo once had two sons with his secretary Zhang Yaruo, one of them was called Zhang Xiaoci and the other was called Zhang Xiaoyan, because Chiang Chingguo's wife Jiang Fangliang did not agree, so he was delayed in bringing into the Chiang family, and the two children have been wandering away and have not changed back to Jiang's surname.
The temperament of these two sons and the three concubine sons of the Jiang family can be said to be completely different, although they did not grow up with thousands of pets, but they were also taught by Zhang Yaruo with both ability and integrity, and were polite.
Jiang Jingguo saw that his three sons were all like this, so he wanted to bring Zhang Xiaoci and Zhang Xiaoyan back to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, but this matter was not so simple.
In 1942, Zhang Yaruo died unexpectedly, and Chiang Ching-kuo wanted to hide this in advance. He secretly sent his two sons abroad to study, but where in the world is there an impermeable wall, this matter was learned by Jiang Fangliang, Jiang Fangliang was very angry, so he cursed Jiang Jingguo, and said things like "As long as they don't die, the two of them don't want to enter the door of Jiang's house", and Jiang Fangliang did this.
In 2004, Jiang Fangliang died, and the two brothers thought that they could finally recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, but their brother Zhang Xiaoci died long ago, leaving Zhang Xiaoyan alone to support him, but the sky did not wish Jiang Xiaoyan accidentally suffered a stroke and collapsed in bed.
The "Chiang dynasty" also failed to continue in the end, and the "four major families" of the once glorious Republic of China, the Chiang family, was also squeezed out of the historical stage by various forces because of the death of Chiang Ching-kuo.