Some people say that if people in the north and south get married and have children, most of their children are very smart. Others think it's smarter to find a foreigner and give birth to a mixed race. But smart doesn't mean ability, and capable people aren't born smart. When Chiang Ching-kuo was studying in the Soviet Union, he once found a Soviet woman as his wife and gave birth to three sons and a daughter, except for his daughter, Chiang Ching-kuo was unable to select his son to succeed him in his later years, which made him regretful.
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After the old Chiang Kai-shek ran to Taiwan, he saw that there was no hope of counterattacking the mainland, and the old Chiang and the younger Chiang wanted to let the descendants of the Chiang family inherit the power. But in the end, Xiao Jiang failed.
After Chiang Ching-kuo's death, he was succeeded by Lee Teng-hui, and the outside world did not understand. Chiang Ching-kuo has so many sons, why did he not let his son succeed to the throne, but gave Lee Teng-hui what is the inside story?
After the old Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Taiwan, he was called a dictator, and this cannot be cleared. But in his heart, old Chiang hoped that the Jiang family would continue to rule in Taiwan, but old Jiang could not imagine in any way that after 13 years, his son would hand over power to a foreign surname.
After the defeat of old Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan, Xiao Jiang's status rose, because Old Chiang saw clearly that no one really had a heart with him, only his son. But the Jiang family wants to gain a foothold, and there is great resistance. Why was Chen Lifu cleaned up? It was the first step that Lao Jiang made for Xiao Jiang to master the intelligence system.
I have to admit that after Chiang Ching-kuo got his father's weight, he did not disappoint Old Jiang, but quickly made a series of preparations for the succession.
After Chiang Ching-kuo succeeded to the throne, he also considered the matter after his death, because he and his father had imagined the future succession of the Jiang family. Chiang Ching-kuo and Soviet women had three sons and one daughter, and the succession work should not worry about no successor.
Jiang Xiaowen was the eldest son, and Chiang Kai-shek also valued this eldest grandson. Under the cultivation of the Jiang family, Jiang Xiaowen was initially trained according to the successor. Therefore, Chiang Ching-kuo had strict requirements for his eldest son, Jiang Xiaowen. However, due to being born in the Jiang family and growing up in a superior environment since childhood, Jiang Xiaowen has many problems. Later, he was sent to the United States to study, but still did not overcome his own problems.
However, the fault is the fault, but the successor must go through the experience. When Jiang Xiaowen worked at Taipower, he did a very good job and achieved great achievements. When Chiang Ching-kuo was preparing to train his son next, he did not expect that Jiang Xiaowen was paralyzed. This paralysis does not matter, and automatically gives up the position of successor.
Since the eldest son is not good, then change the second son, the second son Jiang Xiaowu is worse than the eldest son, and he has also contracted many vices in the superior environment of the Jiang family. Chiang Ching-kuo was furious with him. However, after Jiang Xiaowen fell ill, Chiang Ching-kuo had to work his second son and sent him to the Munich Institute of Political Science in Germany for training, and when he returned to Taiwan, he entered the Taiwan intelligence system.
Jiang Xiaowu has done a very good job in the intelligence system, and if he continues to cultivate at this pace, Jiang Xiaowu will have no problem succeeding him.
However, when Jiang, the second prince of the Jiang family, wanted to take over, the "Jiangnan Case" occurred, and Jiang Xiaowu was also involved. Chiang Ching-kuo had to remove his son from his post, and the matter of succession was ruined.
The eldest son and the second son could not succeed, and finally the younger son Jiang Xiaoyong was left. Unlike the two brothers, Jiang Xiaoyong loves to learn and understands things, and after graduating from National Taiwan University, he entered the business world and became famous in the business world. But at this time, Chiang Ching-kuo was already seriously ill and wanted his younger son to succeed him, but the younger son had no political qualifications, which was obviously impossible if it was hard. And if Chiang Ching-kuo wants to pave the way for children, the time is no longer rushed.
In the face of this embarrassing situation, there must always be a successor to take over, and none of the Jiang family can take over. Chiang Ching-kuo had to consider people outside the circle, and lee teng-hui came into his sight.
What is Lee Teng-hui's superiority that can make Chiang Ching-kuo feel at ease about his shift?
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Lee Teng-hui is actually a traitor and a "two-lord" person. His family was wealthy, so Lee Teng-hui was able to receive a superior education. Lee Teng-hui has a strong learning ability and has excellent grades in various fields at university.
However, Taiwan was occupied by Japan at that time, and Japan carried out colonial education in Taiwan, so Lee Teng-hui also had a name called "Masao Iwasato," who was pro-Japanese since he was a child. In 1942, Lee Teng-hui was admitted to the Taipei Higher Academy of Arts and Literatures, and the following year he went to Kyoto University in Japan to study.
After Japan's defeat and surrender, Taiwan was restored. During this period, Lee Teng-hui became interested in communist ideas and gained an in-depth understanding. In 1946, he joined the underground party in Taiwan, but quit the party due to conflicts with other colleagues at work. It should be said that lee teng-hui's life was saved with this retreat, and he has been hiding this experience.
In 1971, Lee Teng-hui joined the Kuomintang and entered Taiwan's political circles. In 1972, Chiang Ching-kuo was appointed chief executive and wanted to form a new "cabinet." At this time Lee Teng-hui was prominent in all aspects and was deeply appreciated by Chiang Ching-kuo, so he promoted Lee Teng-hui to the cabinet to be in charge of agriculture, and was the youngest cabinet member at that time.
One of Chiang Ching-kuo's major failures in Taiwan was to promote "political localization" and to use a large number of Taiwanese locals, and Lee Teng-hui just fit Chiang Ching-kuo's choice. After Chiang Ching-kuo became the leader of Taiwan, the first person to reuse it was Lee Teng-hui.
Chiang Ching-kuo also knows lee teng-hui's past pro-Japanese history, but because Lee Teng-hui is buried very deeply, in Chiang Ching-kuo's eyes, it is the past tense and can be reshaped, so he wants to transform Lee Teng-hui through education.
It is said that Chiang Ching-kuo often talked to Lee Teng-hui and, in addition to lecturing him about a Chinese thought, he also gave Lee Teng-hui some historical books for him to read well. But once a person's thoughts are formed, it is difficult to change.
Lee Teng-hui is very clever, he can figure out what Chiang Ching-kuo thinks, and he also knows the importance that Chiang Ching-kuo attaches to himself, so Lee Teng-hui greets Chiang Ching-kuo and superficially caters to him, but his inner thoughts are a different matter. Chiang Ching-kuo did not realize this until his death.
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Chiang Ching-kuo made Lee Teng-hui mayor of Taipei, and three years later he was made chairman of Taiwan Province. But Lee Teng-hui's goal is not here. In 1984, at the Third Plenary Session of the Twelfth Central Committee of the Kuomintang, Lee Teng-hui exerted his strength. Because this meeting mainly studied the question of who would succeed.
Chiang Ching-kuo's candidate at that time, in addition to Lee Teng-hui, was Lin Yanggang, then minister of the interior. Judging from his political achievements and seniority, Lin Yanggang is stronger than Lee Teng-hui, but Chiang Ching-kuo does not like him. Because the Lin family is very powerful in Taiwan, Chiang Ching-kuo worries that in a hundred years, Taiwan will become the lin family. Therefore, he chose Lee Teng-hui as "vice president."
After Lee Teng-hui became his deputy, many people at that time opposed it, believing that Lee Teng-hui had received colonial education since childhood and would definitely have problems on the one-China issue in the future.
Chiang Ching-kuo also has concerns, and he also has the opportunity to change Lee Teng-hui. But he was seen through by Lee Teng-hui, and since then Lee Teng-hui has repeatedly advocated one China and endorsed cross-strait relations. Seeing that Lee Teng-hui was so determined, Chiang Ching-kuo also dispelled his thoughts and continued to make him his successor.
In 1988, Chiang Ching-kuo died, and according to the regulations, Lee Teng-hui successfully succeeded him. It has to be admitted that Lee Teng-hui has survived internal struggles in the political arena and seized the highest power. Lee Teng-hui's succession also indicates that the Chiang family has since withdrawn from the stage of history.
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The outside world has never understood that Chiang Ching-kuo is also politically experienced, so has he been fooled by Lee Teng-hui in this way?
In fact, Chiang Ching-kuo's choice of Lee Teng-hui is also a helpless choice under balance, and no one can take over the three sons, but someone always has to take over.
Even if he let his son take over, Chiang Ching-kuo was afraid that in the future, after a hundred years of his own, his son would not be able to control Taiwan's political arena with little experience. The younger son had the conditions to pick him up, but Chiang Ching-kuo did not have time to train him.
Of course, Chiang Ching-kuo's choice of Lee Teng-hui is also a progress in "democratization." At that time, the people of Taiwan were already very disgusted with the Chiang family. The will of the people cannot be violated, and Chiang Ching-kuo is helpless.
The Chiang Ching-kuo period created Taiwan's rapid economic development, and political reform is also imperative. At that time, the public demanded reforms. Chiang Ching-kuo also vigorously promoted political localization and heavily reused local officials, and Lee Teng-hui's identity is very consistent.
Of course, Lee Teng-hui was able to take over the post because of his superiority; in addition to his ability, Lee Teng-hui showed a very loyal side to Chiang Ching-kuo and also won the support of the people. These are the foundations of his succession.
It is said that Lee Teng-hui knows Chiang Ching-kuo's character very well, chiang ching-kuo is tired of party strife, and Lee Teng-hui never communicates with other politicians except for his loyalty to Chiang Ching-kuo, which makes Chiang Ching-kuo very relieved.
In addition, as mentioned above, the Lee Teng-hui family did not have any power, and at that time Lin Yanggang was louder than Lee Teng-hui, but the Lin family's influence was too great, which worried Chiang Ching-kuo.
These factors are all the reasons why Chiang Ching-kuo chose Lee Teng-hui, but Chiang Ching-kuo looked away.
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