January 10, 1929 , Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai , as usual, led the personal guards into the Tiger Hall of the Shuai Mansion, talking and laughing.
What they were going to deal with later was Zhang Xueliang that little brat. In Yang Yuting's expectation, Zhang Xueliang would soon succumb to their coercion and obediently sign the documents that had been prepared.
After everyone sat down, while chatting and laughing, Yang Yuting quickly noticed something was wrong. As the real leader, Northeastern Army Marshal Zhang Xueliang did not arrive for a long time, leaving the two of them here to let the pigeons hang out. Is there something fishy about
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Tiger Hall
Thinking of this, Yang Yuting looked nervous and quickly waved his hand to the guards to be on alert.
At this time, Chang Yinhuai, who was picking up a tea cup, laughed: "Brother Linge is worrying too much. He, Zhang Xueliang, is just a dandy drug addict. He only relies on his Northeast King biological father to be where he is today." How many cities are there that are not afraid of being laughed at?"
As soon as he said this, Yang Yuting also laughed and immediately put down his guard. Continue to chat and laugh with Chang Yinhuai.
While they were joking, the south door of the Tiger Hall was suddenly knocked open. Zhang Xueliang's subordinates Gao Jiyi and Tan Hai led nearly ten burly men with guns and broke into the hall.
Before anyone here could react, the visitor knocked down the guard and quickly pushed Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai to the ground.
Gao Jiyi and Tan Hai stepped forward and announced loudly: "According to the order of the chief, you two opposed the change of flag and obstructed the reunification of the country. You two will be executed immediately!"
Yang Yuting, Chang When Yin Huai and the two heard this, they suddenly became numb and their faces were ashen. Before the two could argue, they were held down by the armed men behind them and put a gun to the back of their heads. blood spattered on the spot.
Yang Yuting
Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai never thought that their heroic lives would end in such a useless way in the Tiger Hall, nor did they expect that their fate would be decided by Zhang Xueliang's "joking" Divination”.
Going astray
Yang Yuting's identity is like the "Prince Regent" . He has outstanding talents since he was a child and was selected to study abroad at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School.
After completing his studies and returning to China, he held an important position under Zhang Zuolin. For a time, he served as his right-hand man. He followed Zhang Zuolin in his campaigns in the north and south, and won Zhang Zuolin's trust.
Under Zhang Zuolin's love, Yang Yuting gradually developed a domineering character . Except for the handsome Zhang Zuolin, he didn't pay attention to anyone. Naturally, he also looked down on this person. In his eyes, Yang Yuting was eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, not learning. The incompetent young master Zhang Xueliang. The conflicts between the two are increasing day by day. But all the contradictions burst out with the explosion in Huanggutun, and they were out of control.
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On June 4, 1928, the Japanese detonated explosives pre-buried on the Huanggutun train tracks. With a loud noise, Northeastern Marshal Zhang Zuolin was assassinated.
For a time, the Northeast warlords were leaderless, and power fell into the hands of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Yuting.
Yang Yuting was born in a rural area and relied on his talent to get ahead. He looked down on the young master of a wealthy family. After Zhang Xueliang took over his father's mantle, he became even more arrogant and arrogant. Head boy. He repeatedly disobeyed orders and refused to obey Zhang Xueliang's orders.
Zhang Xueliang had no choice but to talk a lot, and finally invited Yang Yuting, the giant Buddha, to the scene at a disarmament conference.
Unexpectedly, when Yang Yuting arrived, the officers present suddenly stood up and bowed to Yang Yuting.
"Yang arrived late and kept you waiting for a long time. Yang Yuting strode into the venue, smiled and waved to the guests present. He did not take Marshal Zhang Xueliang seriously at all, as if he was already the emperor of the Northeast Army.
Marshal Zhang Xueliang saw it in his eyes , hated it in his heart , he could only force a smile and invite Yang Yuting to his seat.
Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai
At the meeting, Yang Yuting ignored Zhang Xueliang’s face and talked eloquently at the meeting, interrupting Zhang Xueliang’s speech many times. It seemed that Zhang Xueliang was the guest of honor at this meeting. Zhang Xueliang had a smile on his face, but his fists were already secretly clenched under the table.
Yang Yuting noticed Zhang Xueliang’s strangeness and looked at Zhang Xueliang provocatively: “Hanqing (Zhang Xueliang’s Chinese characters). Sir), you seem to have your own opinions on my point of view. "
Zhang Xueliang could only agree in a low voice: "What Chief of Staff Yang said is absolutely true. I, Zhang Xueliang, have little knowledge and need more guidance from Chief of Staff Yang.
As soon as he said this, Yang Yuting was even more proud: "When your father was still alive, you often asked me to help you more. Now that your father has passed away, although I dare not compare myself to Zhuge, but when it comes to supporting Adou, I should still be more capable." Beneficial. "
Zhang Xueliang knew that Yang Yuting was sarcastic about him, but he did not dare to say anything more.
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Halfway through the meeting, Zhang Xueliang suddenly felt gastrointestinal discomfort and left for an excuse. The right to host the meeting naturally fell into the hands of Yang Yuting .
When Zhang Xueliang hurried back to ask Yang Yuting about the meeting, Yang Yuting replied arrogantly: "Little commander, you don't know anything about this military and political matter, why are you interfering?" "It seems that Zhang Xueliang is just an outsider.
As Yang Yuting's right-hand man, Chang Yinhuai even said bluntly in a letter to Chiang Kai-shek : "You don't have to look for Zhang when it comes to the Northeast. He gives poison injections every day. Dance, don't do business, just ask Supervisor Yang or me to take care of anything. "
This kind of situation has intensified after Zhang Zuolin's death. Yang Yuting's arbitrary and arbitrary behavior has also increasingly aroused the dissatisfaction of Zhang Xueliang's group. Anyone with a clear eye inside can see that a powder keg is about to explode.
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The conflicts between Zhang Xueliang and Yang Yuting increased sharply. The Japanese were keenly aware of , and they decided to add fuel to the fire.
After Zhang Zuolin was assassinated, people from all walks of life came to pay their respects. For this cooperation, the Japanese side naturally came to the scene hypocritically, and cried a few "crocodile tears."
Zhang Xueliang looked at these "Japanese visitors" crying indifferently. He knew very well that his father's death was related to this group of people. The Japanese can't escape their involvement, and this kind of prank can't hide their wolfish ambitions.
A commander approached Zhang Xueliang and said with a smile on his face: "We in Japan are also very sad about your father's incident. China has lost an excellent leader, and our Japanese Empire has also lost a rare and close friend. I hope you can come out of the shadows as soon as possible and regain your strength. "
Zhang Xueliang crossed his arms and stood aside and replied coldly: "Sir, there is no need to worry too much. Since I have inherited my father's mantle, I will naturally take charge of myself. If you, sir, want to discuss cooperation with Japan, now is really not the time. Please come to our office to discuss it in detail another day. "
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The commander smiled coldly: "Since Marshal Zhang is ready, we should pay more attention to the people around us. The actual situation in Japan today is the same as that of our Japan during the shogunate period Tokugawa Ieyasu Quite similarly, we in Japan do not want to lose another close friend. "
During the Warring States Period in Japan, the emperor was sidelined and power fell.
After a series of separatist melees, the Toyotomi shogunate calmed the world and unified Japan.
The leader of the Toyotomi shogunate who unified the world Toyotomi Hideyoshi died soon , the young Toyotomi Hideyori took charge of the power of the Toyotomi shogunate.
This gave the ambitious daimyo Tokugawa Ieyasu a chance.
Soon, Tokugawa Ieyasu gathered a group of daimyo to overthrow the Toyotomi shogunate regime, forced Toyotomi Hideyori to death, eliminated the Toyotomi clan, and established the prosperous Tokugawa shogunate.
Toyotomi Hideyori
The erudite Zhang Xueliang was naturally aware of Tokugawa Ieyasu's story and even more aware of the Japanese's instigation of discord. However, he inevitably followed suit and became more and more worried about Yang Yuting's behavior that exceeded the rules.
At the same time, Zhang Xueliang's military advisers Ken Doihara and second-level Japanese senior officials, who were then the chairman of the East Asia Economic Bureau, also kept blowing the news.
At the same time, he is also one of the founders of Japanese fascist theory. 's Okawa Shuaki was the one who gave Zhang Xueliang a copy of "Japan's Foreign History", and marked the key historical passages in which Tokugawa Ieyasu usurped the Toyotomi clan's power. come out.
Obviously, the purpose of the Japanese is not to remind Zhang Xueliang that it is as simple as consolidating the power in Northeast China.
The Japanese authorities desperately hope that the conflict between Zhang Xueliang and Yang Yuting will be triggered, a large-scale conflagration will break out, and the Northeast will be divided. The Japanese will once again take advantage of the troubled waters to fish in troubled waters, and the fisherman will benefit! The ambition of the Japanese invaders is clearly revealed.
Under Yang Yuting's brutal interference with Zhang Xueliang and the Japanese fanning the flames, the bad blood between Zhang Xueliang and Yang Yuting grew day by day.
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Birthday banquet became the last straw
Zhang Xueliang first took power. At this time, he was only 28 years old and urgently needed the support and respect of people around him.
At this time, Yang Yuting and others were arbitrary and sarcastic, which Zhang Xueliang could not tolerate under any circumstances. When he talked about Yang Yuting, he said: "If you want him to be a little restrained, don't be too domineering. There is no need for one person to monopolize business or private business. Don't expect arrogance and disorder, which will become worse day by day, without any repentance."
It wasn't until Yang Yuting held a birthday party for his father that the last straw finally put the last straw on his back, completely crushing his "camel".
On January 7, 1929, , Yang Yuting held a birthday banquet for his father at the Yang family mansion along Xiaoheyan. On this day, a big banner was hung in front of the Yang Mansion, the gongs and drums were noisy, firecrackers were blasting, lanterns were decorated, and it was very lively.
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In front of the Yang Mansion, there is a lot of traffic. Celebrities from all walks of life, troupes and acrobats came to congratulate Yang's father on his birthday. Even Chiang Kai-shek, Yan Xishan, and other Central Plains warlords came from thousands of miles to celebrate his birthday..
Celebrities and dignitaries from all walks of life in China rushed to to curry favor with Yang Yuting.
Zhang Xueliang naturally brought his first wife Yu Feng to , and came to the scene with a lot of money and gifts to celebrate Yang's father's birthday.
When the two of them had finished their courtesy and were about to go further, they were turned away by the guards of the Yang Mansion: "Sorry, Marshal, Chief of Staff Yang has an order. You are not specially invited and cannot come near."
These words are the same. When he came out, Zhang Xueliang couldn't help but feel very angry: "I am the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army. How can I come to attend the banquet of my subordinates like an outsider?" But no matter what, the guard always refused Zhang Xueliang to come forward.
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By the time Zhang Xueliang squeezed into the Yang Mansion, the mansion was already full of people, chatting and playing cards, completely ignoring Zhang Xueliang's existence.
It seems that Zhang Xueliang is a transparent person . Although Tan Hai, the adjutant of the bodyguard, repeatedly shouted : "Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang Xueliang has arrived -" no one ever looked at Zhang Xueliang.
However, when Yang Yuting slowly walked into the living room, thunderous applause broke out in the venue. Everyone stood up in solemn silence. Yang Yuting ignored Zhang Xueliang's presence and walked through the crowd with a graceful face.
and others came on stage, and everyone present hurried forward to compliment Yang Yuting. In this situation, it seems that Yang Yuting is not only the master of the birthday banquet, but also the master of the entire Northeast.
The anger in the young and arrogant Zhang Xueliang completely exploded. He was eager for recognition and could not bear the humiliation. His teeth were grinding in anger.
didn't stay long before he shouted: "Go back!" and led everyone to leave Yang's Mansion without looking back.
Yang Yuting looked at Zhang Xueliang's leaving back with a contemptuous smile in his eyes. He was very satisfied with the humiliation arranged at the birthday banquet. However, as soon as Zhang Xueliang left, began to put an end to his life.
In 1928, Zhang Xueliang (right) and Yang Yuting (left)
The final divination
After returning to the Zhang family mansion on the 7th, Zhang Xueliang began to formulate a plan to assassinate Yang Yuting.
html On January 10, Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai came to Zhang Xueliang for discussion with the plan of the "Northeast Railway Supervision Office".The so-called negotiation is just to hand over the already decided plan to Zhang Xueliang and force Zhang Xueliang to sign. Who knows, this plays into Zhang Xueliang's plan.
At the meeting, Zhang Xueliang resigned and said: "The Northeast has just changed its flag, and everything is subject to Chiang Kai-shek's command. Matters involving diplomacy should be reported to the Nanjing government, and we should not make hasty decisions. We should take a long-term view." Regardless of Yang Chang and the other two, No matter how forced, Zhang Xueliang never let go.
Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai, who were used to being domineering, never expected that the little commander would be so tough-talking. They instantly became furious. Yang Yuting said angrily: "Little commander, don't do Tai Chi with me here and just talk nonsense." , you have to sign today, you have to sign even if you don’t sign!”
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This also drew Zhang Xueliang’s nameless wildfire, but he put on a smile on his face: “It’s noon now, everyone is hungry. It's not appropriate to discuss it, why don't we go home to have dinner first and then discuss it?"
After hearing this, Yang Chang and the others were quite reasonable. They suppressed their anger and agreed to Zhang Xueliang's request and went back to the house for dinner.
As soon as the two left, Zhang Xueliang immediately summoned his men Gao Jiyi and Tan Hai, and winked: "Get ready to act!"
Gao Jiyi and Tan Hai understood instantly and were about to retreat, when his wife Yu Fengzhi came up and saw Zhang Xueliang so angry, Then he comforted Zhang Xueliang.
When Zhang Xueliang saw his wife, most of his anger subsided. Then he thought of Yang Yuting who had followed his father Zhang Zuolin to fight in the Central Plains for many years. He had no merit but hard work. He also watched himself grow up, so he could not help but be guilty of a woman's kindness.
Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi
When Yu Fengzhi saw this scene, advised : "The ancients always believed in destiny, and they always had to do divination when they were in doubt. Why don't you do the divination today?"
After hearing the lady's words, Zhang Xueliang, who was uncertain, sighed, took out a silver dollar from his pocket, and said to everyone: "Everyone is here to witness that if is face up , it means that God is not angry and wants me to do justice for God. Kill Yang." Thief ; If it comes up tails, it means that Yang Yuting's crime should not be punished. This is God's will. Don't talk about it in the future."
Then he tossed the coin, and as the coin spun on the ground, everyone came closer to watch. It turns out that is facing up.
Zhang Xueliang couldn't bear it, so he tossed three times in succession, and all of them turned out to be positive .
Zhang Xueliang sighed and put away the silver coins: "This is God's will." After saying that, with a wave of his hand, everyone immediately prepared for the assassination.
Soon Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai arrived as scheduled and fell into Zhang Xueliang's trap.
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On January 10, 1929, gunshots were heard in Zhang Mansion. Soon the news spread that Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai conspired to undermine the reunification and were executed on the spot by the young commander in the Tiger Hall.
Afterwards, Zhang Xueliang ordered to summon Liu Tong and Liu Duoquan to let him arrange the aftermath and give pensions to Yang Chang's family. Orders were given not to implicate any officials.
At the funeral of Yang Yuting and Chang Yinhuai, Zhang Xueliang thought about it deeply, felt heartbroken and wrote an elegiac couplet in memory of the two of them. This incident also became Zhang Xueliang's biggest regret in his life.
History has two sides , On the one hand, Zhang Xueliang handled the crisis in a timely manner and nipped the disaster in the cradle , avoiding the Japanese conspiracy to split the Northeast and maintaining the unity of power.
On the one hand, he lost an effective general, which also shook his leadership position in the three eastern provinces . This made him constrained by Chiang Kai-shek and others in handling affairs in the future.
Confucius once said that the principle of governing a country is that the monarch and his ministers abide by their own duties and do not cross the line. If Yang Yuting can abide by his duties as a minister and be less indulgent; Zhang Xueliang can fulfill the responsibility of a leader and be less youthful and energetic. . Perhaps the historical trajectory of the three eastern provinces will undergo great changes.
