In any era, beautiful love stories are always eye-catching. is no exception even during the war. The love story between Miss Zhao Si and Ms. and Zhang Xueliang and during the Republic of China period are the best proof.
The love between the two attracted the greatest attention at that time. The protagonists of these two love stories are also a match in terms of their background. However, this love that has been passed down from generation to generation is also criticized, that is, Zhang Xueliang had already married at that time.
From the photos, it can be seen that Miss Zhao Si and Zhang Xueliang are very compatible. However, based on modern judgment standards, such a handsome man is tantamount to a betrayal of marriage, and Zhang Xueliang is more like a desire to be lustful.
Perhaps the relationship between two people is indeed derived from the mutual attraction of young people. But after the two spent the period of imprisonment together, their relationship was no longer the impulse of youth
It is undeniable that Miss Zhao Si was indeed very beautiful when she was young, which is also the main reason why Zhang Xueliang fell in love with her at first sight and was very obsessed with her. After all, humans are visual animals, so they will naturally like beauty and hate ugliness.
1. A good match, and I fall in love with you at first sight
Miss Zhao Si’s real name Zhao Yidi , "Yidi" is the transliteration of her English name. Her ancestral home is in Zhejiang and was born in Hong Kong. When 912 was born, there was a gorgeous ray of rays in the sky, so it was named Zhao Qixia . However, the name Zhao Yidi is more well-known.
Zhao Qinghua was the father of Miss Zhao Si. He was the director of the railway bureau of the Beiyang government and diplomatic consultant of the three northeastern provinces. Although Zhao Qinghua married the daughter of Sheng Xuanhuai , Zhao Yidi was actually from a side room and her mother was just a civilian woman.
Among Zhao Qinghua's ten children, Zhao Yidi is the youngest. Although she was born in Hong Kong, she spent her childhood in Tianjin. Miss Zhao Si has a very good growth environment. She has studied in Zhejiang Primary School and Chinese and Western Girls' School.
For women with the same family background as Miss Zhao Si at that time, beauty is actually the icing on the cake. What really makes them full of confidence is the cultural knowledge and artistic talents gained through good education.
In the Chinese and Western Girls' School, a school where American priests teach, Ms. Zhao Si not only learned literary knowledge, but also was particularly good at English and music. The women who studied in this school at that time were all the daughters of celebrities.
Although the inner temperament is very appreciated, the external beauty can often catch others' attention at the first time. When Miss Zhao Si was 14 years old, she had already become dignified and beautiful.
Miss Zhao Si’s eldest brother-in-law Feng Wuyue founded by "Beiyang Painting" has published her photos on it many times. After the promotion of the painting magazine, she became the most sensational among the Tianjin Gu socialites at that time.
It is not difficult to see from this old photo that the photo flaws caused by technical reasons did not damage Ms. Zhao Si's slight beauty. She was wearing a dress and exquisite makeup in the photo, and her attitude was on the side to reveal her temperament.
Ms. Zhao Si, who was young, was the most outstanding socialite at that time, had a face full of confidence and pride. It is precisely this calm and noble temperament that makes her more charming. Zhang Xueliang is attracted to her and obsessed with her because of these qualities.
Zhang Xueliang, who saw the photo of Miss Zhao Si in the painting magazine, fell in love with her at first sight. He quickly found Feng Wuyue, who founded the painting magazine, and asked him to introduce the person in the photo to him. Under the bridge lead of this elder brother-in-law, the two people were considered to have formally met.
At that time, Miss Zhao Si's fourth and fifth brothers had a good personal relationship with Zhang Xueliang, which was one of the reasons why the two were able to get along quickly. After getting familiar with it, Zhang Xueliang affectionately called Miss Zhao Si Xiaomei.
2. Acquaintance, knowing, falling in love, but was opposed by his father
The meeting and acquaintance of Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si left an indelible color in each other's lives. Although Zhang Xueliang had already married at that time, it was common for men to have a large number of wives and concubines in the social environment at that time.
So the relationship between two people will not be cut off because one person is already a married woman. What's more, as one of the few high-quality men at that time, Zhang Xueliang's appearance and manners were extremely attractive to women.
1927, because most of the wealthy people in Tianjin chose to go to Beidaihe to escape the summer heat, Ms. Zhao Si and Zhang Xueliang met unexpectedly on the beach with blue sea and blue sky. In this summer resort, two young people have had a happy and wonderful time.
During this period, Miss Zhao Si's admiration for Zhang Xueliang was even more than before, and the relationship between the two became even further due to the day and night. In August 1928, , Northeast China changed its flag , and Zhang Xueliang became a powerful figure in the court and the country.
Zhang Xueliang, who holds real power, has more and more frequent contacts with Miss Zhao Si. In addition to handling government affairs, he often invites Miss Zhao Si to play basketball at the golf course of in the Xiangshan Hotel , or go to major high-end restaurants to have dinner and dance.
However, although the relationship between the two is getting closer, Miss Zhao Si's father Zhao Qinghua did not list Zhang Xueliang as his son-in-law. In fact, Zhao Qinghua had already found a family of good friends for Miss Zhao Si at that time.
After the two sides met, Ms. Zhao Si had a good impression of the man. . However, Zhang Xueliang, who had just returned to Fengtian from Tianjin, called her long-distance call. On the phone, Zhang Xueliang invited her to go north to Northeastern University for further studies.
And Zhang Xueliang, who returned to Fengtian at that time, was also sick. Due to concerns about Zhang Xueliang's condition and eagerness to study, Miss Zhao Si told her father about her idea of going north. Zhao Qinghua did not express his opinion about her plans.
Although Zhao Qinghua did not express his support, Miss Zhao Si still went to Shenyang without hesitation and lived in the Beiling Villa at that time. Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si also began to go in and out, and their relationship was better than one day.
However, the good times did not last long. Miss Zhao Si's half-brother reported to her father Zhao Qinghua about her going to Northeast China to find Zhang Xueliang. In the description of this brother, Miss Zhao Si became a rebellious woman who abandoned her family and eloped for love.
Not only that, some tabloids also published news that Miss Zhao Si was missing and suspected of elopement. For a moment, everyone was discussing this romantic incident involving two major characters.
Under pressure from public opinion, Zhao Qinghua appeared in the newspaper for three consecutive days, saying that his daughter had been confused by freedom and had eloped without authorization. He wanted to remove her name from the genealogy according to family rules, and said that anything that happened to Miss Zhao Si in the future has nothing to do with him.
Zhao Qinghua's release of such news was not only an angry act, but also an explanation for the in-laws who had been married, or to ease the conflicts within the family so that his beloved young daughter could be killed and born.
That's it, Miss Zhao Si had no way out, she could only stay in the Northeast to accompany Zhang Xueliang. Fortunately, Zhang Xueliang felt very distressed about her. He even moved to Miss Zhao Si's residence. Not only did he comfort her from time to time, but he also made many promises to her.
Although Zhang Xueliang took great care of Miss Zhao Si, she, who was only 17 years old, was almost swallowed up by the public opinion. In desperation, she found Zhang Xueliang's wife, , Yu Feng, and asked her to help her to calm public opinion.
At the request of Miss Zhao Si, Yu Fengzhi opposed the opposition and took her to Dashuai Mansion . In order to express gratitude, Ms. Zhao Si expressed her willingness to be a secretary for the rest of her life and would never have any title. From then on, Miss Zhao Si became Zhang Xueliang's external secretary.
3. During the house arrest, after the Xi'an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek, who was free, quickly completely wiped out Zhang Xueliang and put him under house arrest in disguise. Zhang Xueliang and Yu Fengzhi were placed under house arrest in China, and their children were sent abroad to take care of.
After that, as Northeast Army gradually became differentiated, the Kuomintang's diehards increasingly dominated, and Zhang Xueliang's living environment began to become worse. In 1940, Yu Fengzhi fell seriously ill.
Zhang Xueliang decided to ask Soong Mei-ling to help him and let Yu Fengzhi go to the United States for medical treatment, so he happened to stay abroad to protect his bloodline. At the same time, Zhang Xueliang said that he would never commit suicide, he would work hard to survive, and Miss Zhao Si would come to accompany him soon.
Song Mei-ling and Dai Li agreed to use Miss Zhao Si instead of Yu Fengzhi to accompany Zhang Xueliang. After that, Zhang Xueliang immediately wrote to Miss Zhao Si and invited her to accompany him.
After receiving the letter, Miss Zhao Si understood that it was not easy to go there, but she was very wise and went there without hesitation. At this point, Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si ushered in an extremely difficult period of life when they were lying in each other.
During the period when she was imprisoned and doing nothing, Miss Zhao Si really took up the role of secretary. She compiled his notes for Zhang Xueliang. The two of them conducted a lot of research on the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties and published some books.
Perhaps before this, there were many impurities in the relationship between Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si, but after decades of companionship, this relationship has long brought the two to an inseparable level.
During the time of sharing hardships, Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si were forced to travel around and finally arrived in Taiwan. The woman sitting on the porch of Inoue Hot Springs residence in the photo is Miss Zhao Si who was imprisoned here with Zhang Xueliang.
The melancholy expression showed her slightly depressed mood at the time, but this did not damage her beauty and temperament. Although she is still beautiful, her brilliant personal charm may be the reason why Zhang Xueliang is so obsessed with her.
After all, the beauty of youth is the most likely thing to wear out. During the decades when the two of them were together, no matter how beautiful the appearance was, it had long become a habit. Only character and personality would achieve permanent attraction.
This is very obvious when the two get along in old age, and the harmonious and harmonious atmosphere is enviable. According to records, 55-year-old Zhang Xueliang even insisted on writing a letter to her every day when Miss Zhao Si went to Taipei for treatment.
Obviously, Zhang Xueliang was very uncomfortable with the separation of the two, and his dependence on Miss Zhao Si was also fully demonstrated in this distinction.
Suffering will eventually become a thing of the past. With the death of Chiang Kai-shek and his son, the ordeals belonging to Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si finally ended. Zhang Xueliang, who was free at , held his 90th birthday in 1990.
There were many guests at the banquet, and Zhang Xueliang was sitting in a wheelchair and was pushed by Miss Zhao Si to slowly appear. It can be seen from the photo that both of them have relaxed and happy faces. Obviously, they live very freely in the last stage of their lives.
Conclusion
When life is about to come to an end, the romantic events that were once young and youthful has also turned into rare memories. Zhang Xueliang's obsession with Miss Zhao Si during his youth turned into deep affection for decades.
Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si have crossed the new century together. The two have reached the end of their lives almost at the same time and have been sleeping underground together. This has also put a perfect end to this love spanning the century.
