On March 5, 1965, in a luxurious mansion in Taipei, an old man was lying on the bed dying. He was lying on the sickbed, looking into the distance, as if he was recalling his life experience, and he was so sad!

On March 5, 1965, in a luxurious mansion in Taipei, an old man was lying on the bed dying. He was lying on the sickbed, looking into the distance, as if he was recalling his life experience, and he was so sad!

Then he waved his hand and asked his son on the side of the sickbed to step forward. Then he wanted to write a note with his last effort, but found that he could not succeed. In the end, he dictated it and recorded it by his son, leaving his last wish.

After saying these words, the old man asked his son to hold the note and asked his son to hand the note to his wife.

Chen Cheng's family

This old man is Chen Cheng, who is known as "Little Chiang Kai-shek ". At the last moment of his life, he left a last word for his wife Tan Xiang . However, when Chen Cheng's eldest son Chen Luan handed the note to his mother, the mother tore it apart on the spot after reading it, and then she did not say the content on the note.

This move made Chen Luan quite puzzled. He didn't understand what his mother meant. So why did Chen Cheng’s wife Tan Xiang tear her husband’s last words to pieces? What is written on the last words? What has Chen Cheng experienced after he went to Taiwan?

Chen Cheng's first marriage

1898, Chen Cheng was born in Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province. Because his father was the principal of a local school, Chen Cheng received a very good education since he was a child.

Chen Cheng

As he grew up, Chen Cheng also reached middle school. In order to avoid suspicion, his father Chen Xiwen did not let his son come to school here, but arranged his child to study in a rural school.

However, Chen Cheng has great ambitions, how could he be willing to study in a country school? So he carried his father to Hangzhou and went to Hangzhou Sports College.

Father Chen Xiwen was very angry when he found out and thought his son was just messing around, so he asked his son to go home.

Chen Cheng

Chen Cheng has a friend named Wu Ziqi. At that time, Wu Ziqi was already a teacher in a school. After hearing about Chen Cheng, he specially helped his good brothers talk, so he came to visit Chen Xiwen in person and told him that it was a good thing for Chen Cheng to be away.

"Chen Cheng is a great man in Qingtian in the future, and you cannot discuss the gains and losses in front of you!" Wu Ziqi's advice made Chen's father relieve his doubts. Then he warmly entertained Wu Ziqi and learned during the conversation that Wu Ziqi had a sister named Wu Shunlian, who was in his youth and had not had a marriage contract.

In the past, it was very common for parents to arrange marriages. Chen Cheng was 18 years old at that time, but he didn't even have a marriage contract. The reason why his father refused to let him travel far was because of this consideration. What if his son's lifelong affairs were not resolved for a long time, what should he do if he became a bachelor in the future?

Chen Cheng

It just so happens that Wu Ziqi and Chen Cheng have a good relationship and have an unmarried sister. Therefore, Chen's father immediately decided to ask Wu Shunlian and Chen Cheng to make a marriage contract. This matter was also approved by Wu Ziqi's family, so Chen Cheng's first marriage was settled like this.

Chen Cheng was studying in Hangzhou and soon found out that his family had made a marriage contract for him. But as an aspiring young man, how could he give up his dream because of marriage? So he did not choose to go home to get married, but continued to study.

Wu Shunlian is an open-minded and generous woman. She knew that Chen Cheng was studying outside, so she took out her dowry and gave it to Chen Cheng as tuition and living expenses, which moved Chen Cheng very much!

Chen Cheng

1919, Baoding Army Officer School recruitment recruitment. Chen Cheng knew that he would take the exam in the future. However, because Chen Cheng was not tall and his exam score was very low, the military school did not admit him.

However, Chen Cheng was not discouraged. He settled his relationships everywhere and met the Kuomintang member Du Zhiyuan. With Du Zhiyuan's help, he finally entered the school's artillery department as he wished. He intervened in the Kuomintang shortly afterwards, and since then he joined the army and began his military career.

At this time, Chen Cheng also thought that he had been engaged to Wu Shunlian for three years, and now he should meet this fiancée whom he had never met before! So during the summer vacation of 1920, he set out from Baoding with the purchased betrothal gifts, heading south to Wenzhou , and met Wu Ziqi.

Wu Shunlian

Two old friends haven't seen each other for many years and have a good conversation. They rowed the boat and returned to Qingtian County together. After meeting Wu Shunlian, Chen Cheng was also quite satisfied. Wu Shunlian looked gentle and elegant, and logically, she should be a very harmonious couple with Chen Cheng.

However, although Chen Cheng likes his wife, he has never touched his wife during the five months he has been together, which makes his wife a little angry. Soon after, Chen Cheng decided to go south to make a revolution and went to Guangzhou alone. He left for five years!

In five years, Wu Shunlian and Chen Cheng had never met, and they would inevitably have some complaints. In 1925, Chen Cheng's father Chen Xiwen passed away. In order to handle the funeral for his father, Chen Cheng hurried back to his hometown in Qingtian County to handle family affairs.

Chen Cheng

Due to his father's death and Chen Cheng's physical injury, he was very upset. Wu Shunlian was originally resentful to Chen Cheng, so the two quarreled constantly. Chen Cheng used cold violence to treat Wu Shunlian, which made Wu Shunlian suspect that Chen Cheng had other women outside.

So Wu Shunlian chose to commit suicide in anger. Fortunately, Chen Cheng discovered it in time, which saved her life. But since then, the couple has never spoken or completed the divorce procedures. But this marriage has come to an end, and Chen Cheng's second wife is about to appear.

Marrying a daughter of a famous family

1928, Chen Cheng was transferred to the commander of the guard of the General Command of the National Revolutionary Army. At this time, he was quite prestigious and had a high position and power. As his status increased, he gradually felt that his wife Wu Shunlian was not worthy of him, so he decided to go back to his hometown Qingtian and discuss the divorce.

Chen Cheng

After returning to his hometown, Chen Cheng found his friend Wu Ziqi and expressed his inner thoughts. He thought he had never touched Wu Shunlian in the past years. Anyway, the two families do not owe each other, so it is no big deal to divorce like this.

But Wu Ziqi obviously could not agree with Chen Cheng's idea. He thought Chen Cheng was very irresponsible. His sister had been in the Chen family for many years and took care of the Chen family's life. She was alone in the empty room. Not to mention how depressed she was. Chen Cheng is now powerful and powerful, but she wants to get rid of her sister. How could such a reason be? From then on, the two fell in love.

Also uncomfortable is Wu Shunlian. She has had enough of this kind of life, but she is still unwilling to divorce.

Chen Cheng

In the end, his fellow villagers persuaded Wu Shunlian, "There are three unfilial things, and the greatest thing is to have no descendants." Wu Shunlian did not leave a son and half of her daughter for the Chen family. How could she continue to stay with her? Under the bondage of this feudal morality, Wu Shunlian had no choice but to choose to separate and allow Chen Cheng to marry other women.

1930, Chen Cheng talked about his family affairs while having a banquet. Now he is the commander of the 18th Army and is the head of Chiang Kai-shek's ace force. He is really a high-powerful person! Therefore, it is inevitable that you will want to marry and complete your lifelong mission. The idea of ​​

was spread to Soong Mei-ling's ears in . Soong Mei-ling found Chiang Kai-shek and discussed the matter together.

Chiang Kai-shek

It turns out that there was a big boss in the Kuomintang called Tan Yankai . At that time, he served as the witness of Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling. He was also one of the four major calligraphers of the Republic of China and was called "the first perfect person in the Republic of China."

In fact, Tan Yankai almost became Soong Mei-ling's husband. After Sun Yat-sen married Soong Ching-ling , Song Family asked Sun Yat-sen to help Soong Mei-ling find someone to get married. Sun Yat-sen recommended Tan Yankai. Unfortunately, Tan Yankai had a partner designated by his parents, so he did not choose Soong Mei-ling, and the two missed it like this.

However, the relationship between the two is very good. After Tan Yankai's daughter Tan Xiang was born, Soong Mei-ling became Tan Xiang's godmother and often took care of Tan Xiang.

Tan Yankai

Unfortunately, Tan Yankai lived too short. In 1930, Tan Yankai unfortunately passed away. The children of the Tan family were taken to take care of by Soong Mei-ling. Soong Mei-ling was very concerned about the children of the Tan family, especially Tan Xiang who had seen him since childhood.

At that time, Tan Xiang was already at the age of getting married. Soong Mei-ling had been helping to find a qualified son-in-law. With the appearance of Chen Cheng, this candidate became one of two.

It turns out that Soong Mei-ling first liked Hu Zongnan . Hu Zongnan, as a graduate of Huangpu School, was also a capable general of Chiang Kai-shek, so he was highly valued by Chiang Kai-shek.

Hu Zongnan

Now, after Chen Cheng, who shined in the Central Plains War in , appeared, Soong Mei-ling suddenly became entangled, so he asked Chiang Kai-shek what he meant.

After Chiang Kai-shek found out, he decisively chose Chen Cheng because Hu Zongnan had great power and was not very honest. Tan Yankai had great prestige in the Kuomintang. If Hu Zongnan and the Tan family were allowed to get together, it would undoubtedly increase Hu Zongnan's political bargaining chips.

Based on this consideration, Soong Mei-ling finally chose to betroth Tan Xiang to Chen Cheng. In 1931, Chen Cheng's second marriage began.

Tan Xiang

The new lady is generous and decent

1931, Chen Cheng was invited by Jiang and Song to come to Nanjing, where he met Tan Xiang and fell in love with Tan Xiang at first sight.

Tan Xiang is not the same as his ex-wife. She has a very high background and her every move is like a lady. She is also knowledgeable and knowledgeable. When she first met Chen Cheng, she talked about it and talked about many topics.

Chen Cheng was so happy. Since then, Chen Cheng has often sent letters to Tan Xianghongyan to express his love. Tan Xiang actually has a good impression of Chen Cheng, because Chen Cheng's military uniform looks particularly energetic. Chen Cheng didn't know what he should say to Tan Xiang, so he just talked to her about the war story, which made Tan Xiang feel quite interesting.

Tan Xiang

Chiang Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling knew that Chen Cheng and Tan Xiang's relationship were progressing rapidly, so on May 22, 1931, they got engaged to the two; then on New Year's Day in 1932, they tied the knot and entered the palace of marriage.

In fact, there was still a big storm when the two got married. It turned out that Wu Ziqi felt angry after knowing that Chen Cheng married again, so he wrote a letter to scold Chen Cheng and Tan Xiang. Moreover, Wu Shunlian had not yet passed away, so it was quite embarrassing.

However, Tan Xiang was not angry after knowing this matter, but instead handled it well. She also found Wu Shunlian, called the other party his sister, and said that he would let Wu Shunlian live with them, which made Wu Shunlian fall into a passive position and never speak out since then.

Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng

It is not difficult to see how clever Tan Xiang is in his manner of doing things. Chen Cheng's subordinates all admired this wife. Tan Xiang usually works in a low-key manner and never interferes in things that he shouldn't care about. Moreover, although he is the wife of a high-ranking official, he usually has no airs when he comes and goes in and out. He often dresses very simply and cares about his subordinates.

, and Tan Xiang also has the ability to make decisions. In 1943, when Chen Cheng led the Expeditionary Force to Myanmar, he accidentally got infected with the disease and was treated in Yunnan. When Tan Xiang found out, he hurried to Yunnan and found that her husband couldn't afford to get sick and vomited blood often.

At that time, many people felt scared and thought that Chen Cheng's life would be short. Tan Xiang found a doctor for treatment. The doctor was diagnosed with intestinal disease, but the treatment did not improve for many days.

Longyun

If ordinary people choose to seek medical treatment in a hurry, not to mention that Yunnan warlord Long Yun also found many doctors to treat Chen Cheng. But Tan Xiang thought it was not advisable to seek medical treatment by urgent illness, so he insisted on letting the doctor treat the disease, and Chen Cheng finally recovered.

Chen Cheng praised that if it weren’t for Tan Xiang’s persistence, his illness might not have been cured! The couple was extremely loving, and Tan Xiang gave birth to six children (four boys and two girls) for him. The family life was very harmonious, which made many colleagues envious.

1946, with the outbreak of civil war , under Tan Xiang's arrangement, Wu Shunlian was sent to Taiwan for cultivation by her in advance.

Chen Cheng

Immediately afterwards Liaoshen Battle started. Chen Cheng was transferred to the Northeast as the Chief of Staff to preside over the Northeast war. However, the People's Liberation Army was brave in combat. Under the command of Chairman Mao, Lin Biao and others, the National Army suffered a crushing defeat on the Northeast battlefield!

The Kuomintang pointed the finger at Chen Cheng and asked him to apologize for his death. Chen Cheng knew that the limelight was very tight, so he quickly said that he had stomach problems and hid in the hospital, refusing to see anyone.

Chiang Kai-shek was under great pressure to protect Chen Cheng, but it was impossible for him to work in the military department anymore, so he was appointed as the governor of , , under such a background, Chen Cheng took his whole family away from the mainland and never came back again.

Chen Cheng

Wife tore up his will

In January 1949, Chen Chengfei arrived in Taiwan and began to work in Taiwan and spent the rest of his life here.

After Chen Cheng arrived in Taiwan, he made great contributions to Taiwan's infrastructure construction and economic development. Although he also wanted to return to the mainland in his heart, reality did not allow it!

Chiang Kai-shek has long been unpopular. He was defeated by the People's Liberation Army in the mainland. With the successful end of the three major battles of , the People's Liberation Army launched the Crossing the River Campaign , based on the unification of the whole of China!

Chairman Mao and Chen Cheng

Chiang Kai-shek had to take the remnants to Taiwan and lived in a corner since then. Although he wanted to counterattack the mainland, it became a slogan and failed to become a reality.

Most of the people who fled to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek defeat were not valued. For example, Yan Xishan died of depression in Taiwan; Hu Zongnan was not allowed to use it and died of a heart disease; Sun Liren was even accused of lesions and was under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek since then.

But Chen Cheng is obviously an exception. After coming to Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek not only did not give up on Chen Cheng, but Chen Cheng became the most trusted person Chiang Kai-shek cooperated with each other and, in Taiwan's reform of the land system, Chen Cheng suddenly became the second-in-commander within the Kuomintang.

Chen Cheng

Chen Cheng was appointed as the vice president of the Kuomintang and the president of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan. He was really powerful! Many people say that Chen Cheng is the "Little Chiang Kai-shek", which shows how important Chen Cheng is to Chiang Kai-shek!

So why did Chiang Kai-shek rely on Chen Cheng after he arrived in Taiwan? Later, Chen Cheng's eldest son Chen Lu'an said that there were three main reasons: First, Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Cheng were both fellow villagers in Zhejiang; the second, Chen Cheng was born in Huangpu , and Chiang Kai-shek made his fortune by Huangpu back then; last point, Chen Cheng has been loyal for many years and has never expressed dissatisfaction with Chiang Kai-shek. Because of these three points, Chen Cheng became the person Chiang Kai-shek relied most in his later years.

Chen Cheng and Chiang Ching-kuo

1961, US President Kennedy invited Chiang Kai-shek to visit the United States, but Chiang Kai-shek was unwilling to go there, so he sent Chen Cheng to go for him.

Chen Cheng once vowed that he would never leave Taiwan Island half a step unless the Kuomintang took back the mainland, so he refused to go.

However, the Americans were very anxious, and finally, under Chiang Kai-shek's repeated requests, Chen Cheng decided to visit the United States. Chen Cheng's abdominal pain has always been a problem and is often caused, but Chen Cheng never cared about it.

Chen Cheng and his wife are in the United States

But after arriving in the United States, Chen Cheng's stomachache and symptoms worsened. As soon as he went to the hospital to check, he found that Chen Cheng's liver had a lesions. However, in order to complete the task, Chen Cheng participated with illness. After returning to Taiwan, his physical condition became worse day by day.

1964, Chen Cheng retreated to the second line. He started to stomachache and , vomited every day. When he went to the hospital for a check, he found that he was advanced liver cancer!

In her later years, Tan Xiang didn't know why, she was crazy and obsessed with Christianity. After Chen Cheng fell ill, she stayed in the church every day, praying to God, hoping to make Chen Cheng well, and everything at home was left to her eldest son Chen Luan.

Chen Cheng’s family photo

Chen Luan felt very tired. He worked in a confidential government department, and his mother did not take care of his father, which made him feel very tired. However, no matter how the children persuaded him, Tan Xiang refused to listen.

On March 3, 1965, Chen Cheng's condition suddenly worsened. Tan Xiang locked himself in the church directly, and no one saw him. In desperation, Chen Luan thought of someone: Soong Mei-ling. After all, Soong Mei-ling is Tan Xiang’s godmother, so the children asked Soong Mei-ling to persuade Tan Xiang.

At this time, Chiang Kai-shek didn't know how Chen Cheng was in good health. He happened to have this opportunity, so he sent Soong Mei-ling to go.

Chen Cheng, Chiang Kai-shek

When Soong Mei-ling visited Chen Cheng, he was already skinny and had a high fever, and he looked like he only had one last breath!

So So Soong Mei-ling came forward to persuade Tan Xiang, and after her persuasion, Tan Xiang returned home from the church.

After explaining to Chiang Kai-shek, his companions and friends, and his descendants, Chen Cheng also gave Tan Xiang a sentence: "When I die, I must cremate me!" After saying the will, Chen Cheng passed away at the age of 68.

Chen Cheng and Chiang Kai-shek

Chen Luan recorded his father's words and handed them to his mother. After seeing this sentence, Tan Xiang seemed to be crazy and tore up his will. This action made Chen Luan a little at a loss.

Tan Xiang tear off the will is actually very simple: her thoughts were extremely conservative in her later years, and perhaps influenced by Christianity. She believed that "the body and hair are accepted by her parents" could be easily cremated? What's more, Chen Cheng is a well-known figure. She was cremated like this and was not worthy of Chen Cheng's identity, which made her difficult to accept!

Another thing is that Tan Xiang is not Chen Cheng's original wife. After Wu Shunlian came to Taiwan, she has been living with them. It is difficult for her to make decisions about this kind of thing. Finally, after thinking about it, she decided to tear it apart.

Chen Cheng's family photo

But after tearing it off, she felt regretful again, so in the end she told Chiang Kai-shek about this and let him make Chen Cheng's wish public, and Chen Cheng's body was cremated, fulfilling his last wish.

Many people say that Chen Cheng's death was a major event in Taiwan after 1949. Chiang Kai-shek held a funeral for him according to the highest standards, and since then he canceled the position of vice president of the Kuomintang, and wrote four words "The Essence of the Party and the Country" to evaluate Chen Cheng's life.

What is even more sad is his wife Tan Xiang. Tan Xiang wrote: "Sadness makes you live alone, how can you live a life of life without returning home!" to express your feelings.

Chen Cheng and Chiang Kai-shek

In fact, Chen Cheng has always been a patriotic person. He adhered to the one-China principle and emphasized this point many times during his trip to the United States. Therefore, Premier Zhou almost shed tears after hearing that Chen Cheng passed away!

After Chen Cheng's death, Chen Luan took over the banner and is now running around for a China. I believe their wish will come true one day!