The tree is thousands of feet tall, and the fallen leaves return to its roots. No matter how tall the tree is, its leaves will fall on the land. No matter how far the migratory birds fly, they will return to the south in winter. No matter how well developed people will return to their hometown at a certain time. But things went against our wishes, not everyone could "return to their roots", such as Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo father and son.
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During the Second World War period, the Jiang family was also called a family with a profound influence in Chinese history, especially Chiang Kai-shek. However, their whole family took the wrong path and ended up with a "bamboo basket, nothing".
On April 5, 1975, Chiang Kai-shek died at the Taipei Shilin Official Residence at the age of 88. He has gained fame, profit, money and power in this life. It would be worthwhile for anyone to live to this level. Unfortunately, this politician who has been glorious for life cannot even fulfill his last wish to return to his hometown and fallen leaves. This is also a pity.
Due to the death of Taipei, Chiang Kai-shek's body has never been returned to his hometown Fenghua for burial. Even though a memorial service was held that year, the body has been placed in a place called Cihu . What caused such a situation was that Chiang Kai-shek's defeat in Taiwan and his attempt to counterattack the mainland eventually became a backlash.
Although Chiang Kai-shek kept warning his children and grandchildren to send his body back to Fenghua for burial, his last wish has not been realized until now.
It is not difficult to imagine that although Chiang Kai-shek was an individual, he represented more of the Taiwan National Government at that time. His body was returned to his hometown to bury him as his personal wish or the wish of the Taiwan National Government.
At that time, The National Government is far from being as simple as Chiang Kai-shek's body returning to his hometown for burial. There have been constant debates between the two factions, because this matter is related to the direction of Taiwan's political arena, so Chiang Kai-shek's body was buried until his son died.
You should know that once you follow Chiang Kai-shek's last wish, who can tell is not a signal of "seeking peace" from the mainland?
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As we all know, after Chiang Kai-shek's death, his son Chiang Ching-kuo became the new generation of power in the National Government. However, at this time, Chiang Ching-kuo's influence was not as good as before. It can even be said that he was cooking Chiang Kai-shek's remaining cold rice.
, and the strength of the Jiang family also plummeted, and there were no capable people among the Jiang family members. In the later period, Jiang Jingguo's real power was less and less. If only this were the case, Chiang Ching-kuo could still retain the little voice of the Jiang family in the National Government. However, when the Jiangnan case occurred, the image of the Jiang family in the eyes of the Taiwanese people was greatly reduced. In desperation, Chiang Ching-kuo had to say that the third generation of the Jiang family's disciples would not enter the political arena, so he calmed down public anger.
This shows that although Jiang Jingguo has spared no effort to fight for the power to send his father's body back to Fenghua for burial, there are traces that have not been successful. Even in 1988, Chiang Ching-kuo suddenly died, and this matter was even more incomplete.
The death of Chiang Ching-kuo, Taiwan suddenly became a mess, and the Jiang family's disciples were gradually excluded from politics, and the Chiang family's influence in the Taiwan authorities became smaller and smaller. All of this, Chiang Kai-shek's grandson Jiang Xiaoyong has been experienced from beginning to end.
Jiang Xiaoyong was very happy as a child. He witnessed the prosperity of the Jiang family at its peak and also saw the reflection of the Jiang family after the desolate and dilapidated Jiang family in the eyes of the world.
So he attaches great importance to Chiang Kai-shek's last wish, and he also knows the importance of returning to the fallen leaves to the roots to the Jiang family. But how could an ordinary businessman fulfill his long-cherished wish that his father had not fulfilled even as a ruler?
In desperation, Jiang Xiaoyong had to choose to hold a press conference in a new era, through media public opinion guidance, so that the public could give the Jiang family sympathy, thus forcing the government authorities to agree to the bodies of the Jiang father and son to return to their hometown in Fenghua.(The body of Jiang Ching-kuo's death was also placed in Cihu)
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At the press conference, although Jiang Xiaoyong was seriously ill and had a haggard face, he still expressed his demands to the public.
He said: "My grandfather, Chiang Kai-shek, and my father, Chiang Ching-kuo, all warned descendants on his dying days to send their bodies back to their hometown in Fenghua for burial. It is human nature to return to the roots of fallen leaves. Whether we are surnamed Jiang or Liu, we have the right to return to our hometown, and we descendants will spare no effort to choose to fulfill their last wishes."
in just two short sentences, Jiang Xiaoyong couldn't help but blush his eyes, which also made us see the sadness that the descendants of the Jiang family are not known to outsiders. As the saying goes, the emperor and the ministers of the Jiang family lost control of their power, how can the new generation of leaders who came from behind truly take them seriously?
So until now, the bodies of the Jiang father and son have not been able to return to their hometown. Perhaps they can only go back on the day when the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are unified. Otherwise, how could not have “fallen leaves return to their roots” as described in the previous article?
Jiang Xiaoyong's press conference only collected the tears of the audience that day. Seeing him, a seriously ill person, so pitiful, he thought of his situation as a descendant of the Jiang family. The former pampered life and the current humble plea, I can't help but feel a sigh.
