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Zhang Xueliang initiated the Xi'an Incident because his father, Zhang Zuolin, died after being assassinated by the Japanese Kwantung Army in 1928. Since then, Zhang Xueliang has regarded Japan as an enemy of his father.
After the September 18 incident, the Chinese people's willingness to oppose the invaders increased. Although anti-Japanese sentiment spread in the country, Chiang Kai-shek insisted on the policy of "settling the inside before attacking the outside", which made Zhang Xueliang unable to vent his inner anger.
Faced with Chiang Kai-shek's order to withdraw his troops from Guannei, Zhang Xueliang was bewildered and had to obey the order, which led to the fall of the three northeastern provinces. In the past few years, driven by resentment and patriotic feelings against the Japanese invaders, Zhang Xueliang repeatedly persuaded Chiang Kai-shek to stop the suppression of the Communists and actively resist the invasion, but was completely ignored. On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xuegen, together with Yang Hucheng, launched the "Xi'an Incident", and it was this battle that detained General Liu Weibai stationed in the Central Committee and demanded the cessation of the civil war and the anti-Japanese alliance with the Communist Party.
With the efforts and mediation of many parties, Zhou Enlai also went to Xi'an to participate in the negotiations, and finally Chiang Kai-shek agreed to stop the civil war and form a second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. After the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek hoped that Zhang Xueliang would personally send him back to Nanjing.
To the outside world, this request is full of deep meaning, and it is not a good thing for Zhang Xueliang; But he acceded to the request. After arriving in Nanjing, Zhang Xueliang was directly arrested by Chiang Kai-shek and brought to a military court for trial, and was finally sentenced to 10 years in prison.
It wasn't until 1988 that Zhang Xuegen really saw the real hope and felt that freedom was beckoning to him. At that time, Zhang Xueying had been trapped in a cage for 52 years. The young marshal of that time has long since disappeared in the passing years, leaving only an old man who is old and helpless to live in a foreign land. However, even after the end of the 10-year prison sentence, Zhang Xueliang still did not regain his freedom. Even if the Kuomintang failed and fled to Taiwan, they did not forget to take him to continue to imprison him. It was not until Chiang Ching-kuo's death in 1988 that Zhang Xueliang saw the hope of being truly released, and he felt that true freedom beckoned him.
At this time, Zhang Xueliang had been imprisoned for 52 years. The high-spirited young marshal has long since disappeared, leaving only an old man who is helpless to miss his hometown. even so , zhang xueliang 's reputation is still there . However, due to the complicated political situation and the unresolved Taiwan issue at that time, how to end the problem faced by the new local leader, who was once famous for the Xi'an Incident but has been attracting much attention. Especially since his house arrest, the opposition to early release and return to China has become even louder, and under the pressure of public opinion, Zhang Xueying finally gained freedom after two years. After hearing that Zhang Xueying had succeeded in returning to the mainland under the expectation of his father from the outside world, the top level of the central government even expressed some of the concerns that he would be given the opportunity and promised to return to his hometown Henan, but to his surprise, Zhang Xueliang did not choose to return to his homeland to spend his old age in peace, nor did he stay in Taiwan, but embarked on a journey to the United States.
Why did Zhang Xueliang choose to live in the United States? Doesn't he want to go back to the mainland to spend his old age in peace? In May 1991, Zhang Xueying met an old friend, Lu Zhengcao, in the United States. At this moment, there was a chaotic mood in his heart, and when he saw the person who had not seen him for more than 50 years, the two old men couldn't help crying. In the face of this green and green in the past, the two became more and more grateful, Zhang Xueliang was still willing to take a long-distance flight to visit him across the country.
At that time, he didn't know that the reason for Lu Zhengcao's coming was not only the longing for his old friend, but also the secret mission given to Lu Zhengcao by the central government. It turned out that Lu Zhengcao went to the United States at the behest of Deng Gongzhi, ostensibly to visit old friends, but in fact to persuade Zhang Xueliang to return to the mainland to live.
According to what Lu Zhengcao told Zhang Xueliang, in order to take him back to the mainland to live, he specially convened a discussion meeting to discuss the matter. After learning the true purpose of his friend's visit, Zhang Xueliang was silent. After reading Deng Gong's handwritten letter, he had mixed feelings in his heart. After careful consideration, Zhang Xueliang said to Gao Tang: "If you can agree to my three requests, I am willing to return to the motherland." It went very well! Then please propose," Lu Zheng was so excited after listening to Zhang Xue's request. Before that, when he left for the United States, Deng Gong had specially urged the envoys to welcome Zhang Xuechen back to the motherland at an early date, and only hoped to comply with his demands.
Lu Zhengcao didn't think that Zhang Xueliang's three requests were too much, as an old friend, he could also understand what the meaning was behind it. In fact, this is also because Zhang Xueliang has a deeper understanding of life after being placed under house arrest for many years.
Due to his identity, Zhang Xueyan has always been noticed and sought after by the outside world. Especially during the period of house arrest in Taiwan, many reporters tried to interview him in those years.
At first, Zhang Xueliang still hoped to convey his plight and wishes to the world through the media, and hoped that the outside world could help him regain his freedom as soon as possible. I'm afraid that I can't improve the current situation. But who knew that disappointment came one after another, and gradually, he woke up to the fact that those reporters who came to interview only took the topic as news and ran to report it. Therefore, they refused to see reporters unless they really had no choice, and said that they would no longer accept any form of recording.
Therefore, at the time of releasing the time, the struggle to find a simple time is often disturbed. As for touting flattery, Zhang Xueliang has heard too much. When he was a young marshal, there were always many people around him who praised him with all kinds of purposes and interests.
But when he was court-martial by Chiang Kai-shek, the little people fled like rabbits and even took the opportunity to injure themselves. Decades of house arrest have made Zhang Xueliang deeply appreciate the ruthlessness and indifference in the real society, and also made him extremely tired of the praise caused by status, identity and interests. However, in the face of such a situation, Zhang Xueliang thought about living a low-key life, but as long as the official knew that Zhang Xueliang had returned to the "Celestial Empire," he would definitely start a compilation or "follow-up discussion." Even after 54 years in captivity, there is no way to start on his own.