In the Republic of China, if the most influential family is selected, I am afraid that the Song family must be elected, otherwise there will be no title of ", the first family of the Republic of China ". Song Yaoru and his three pairs of sons and daughters have their own merits, and they have influenced China's history for nearly a hundred years, and they have been talked about so far.
Song Yaoru started from scratch, founded his own business empire in the United States, and then returned to China to develop and become a supporter of China's democratic revolution; Ni Guizhen is a woman in the new era and a descendant of Xu Guangqi, a cabinet scholar in the Ming Dynasty. After the two got married, they gave birth to three sons and three daughters, namely Song Ailing, Song Qingling, Song Ziwen, Song Meiling, Song Ziliang and Song Zian.
Song Ailing is the eldest daughter of the family, married to the National Government Finance Minister Kong Xiangxi as his wife; Soong Ching Ling is the second daughter of the family, married to the democratic revolution leader Sun Zhongshan as his wife; Song Ziwen is the eldest son of the family, a former citizen Government Finance Minister, Executive Yuan, etc.; Song Meiling is the daughter of the family, married to the President of the Kuomintang and the President of the National Government Chiang Kai-shek as his wife; Song Ziliang is the second son of the family and served as the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Government and the general manager of China National Commodity Bank. Song Zi’an is the youngest member of the family and has served as the chairman of the board of directors of the Bank of Guangzhou and the general manager of Southwest Transportation Company.
and above are the main members of the Song family. All of them are dragons and phoenixes among people. They have had a profound impact on Chinese society in terms of politics, economy, and culture. No wonder, the movie "Song Dynasty" directed by Zhang Wanting will have a huge sensation after it is released.
Today, literature and history will take you closer to the "Song Dynasty" and try to restore the history of the Republic of China. In particular, emphatically introduce Ms. Song Ailing, who in fact created the "Song Dynasty" with her own hands, may subvert your previous knowledge.
Song Ailing (July 1889-October 1973) , a native of Wenchang, Hainan Province, was the first female student from China to study in the United States. She is Kong Xiangxi’s wife, planned and participated in the National Government’s "New Life Movement", founded the National Children’s Welfare Foundation, and is a well-known feminist.
Generally speaking, when evaluating the Song family and the three sisters, the world will say "beautiful age loves power, celebrate age loves the country, and Ai age loves money" . So, is history really true?
As Song's elder sister, Song Ailing may not be as famous and influential as his two younger sisters, Song Qingling and Song Meiling. However, her personal ability and excellence are not inferior at all, and she is even better than the two sisters in many aspects.
In 1904, Song Ailing, who was only 15 years old, went to the United States to study alone. However, when the "Koryo" ship wandered on the ocean for more than two months and docked at the San Francisco pier, American officials refused her entry on the grounds of incomplete documents.
Obviously, the Americans are deliberately discriminating against her, a yellow Chinese. Later, although she successfully entered the Wesleyan Women's College, this experience left her with an unforgettable sense of shame.
In December 1905, the Qing government dispatched Song Ailing's uncle Wen Bingzhong to the United States for a study tour, and specially brought his nephew to attend a banquet held by US President Theodore Roosevelt at the White House. During the banquet, she even bluntly stated to the media: "The United States is not free, and the United States discriminates against Chinese." As soon as this statement came out, the American who claimed to be the supremacy of civil rights was speechless, and she also won enough attention for herself, " Macon Telegraph" published this prediction:
This Miss Song will become the wife of important Chinese leaders in the future.
Soon after graduation, Song Ailing returned to China.Because his father Song Yaoru has long supported the work of the democratic revolution, he recommended his daughter to serve as Sun Yat-sen's assistant and secretary. Since then, Song Ailing, who is proficient in five languages, will often accompany her around the world to promote the revolution and raise funds.
After the victory of the Revolution of 1911, Sun Yat-sen quickly returned to China to preside over the overall situation. At the same time, Song Ailing began to learn from and translate the laws and systems of Western countries, and actively established various systems of the Republic of China.
After the fruits of the revolution were stolen by Yuan Shikai, he finally revealed his true colors and continued to perverse. At this time, regardless of personal safety, Song Ailing continued to follow Sun Yat-sen and set off the "second revolution", but unfortunately failed due to insufficient preparation.
Yuan Shikai wanted Sun Yat-sen for "undermining the republic". He had to flee to Japan to seek a chance for a comeback. While in Japan, he continued to use Song Ailing as his secretary, trusting this young strong woman even more.
In September 1914, Song Ailing married the Shanxi businessman Kong Xiangxi in Yokohama, Japan, completing the marriage of the Song family and the Confucian family. After marriage, she could only quit Sun Yat-sen's secretary job and recommended her second younger sister, Soong Ching Ling, to succeed.
Perhaps since then, she has plans to promote the union of Soong Ching Ling and Sun Yat-sen. As Sun Yat-sen's confidant, Chiang Kai-shek also gradually caught up with the Song family, and finally successfully married Song Meiling to achieve "Sino-US cooperation". So in a sense, Song Ailing can be regarded as the actual creator of the "Song Dynasty".
After Soong Ching Ling became Sun Yat-sen's secretary, she admired and admired more and more in the long-term relationship with him. However, the difference in age between the two was 27 years old, and Sun Yat-sen was still a good friend of his father Song Yaoru. There were indeed huge secular obstacles, and they were immediately opposed by all Song family members except Song Ailing.
Fortunately, Soong Ching Ling insisted on her choice, resolutely married Sun Yat-sen as his wife, became his close lover and revolutionary comrade, and shouldered the heavy task of "peace, struggle, save China" .
After Sun Yat-sen passed away,Soong Ching Ling took up her husband's will in a weak body, insisted on inheriting and carrying forward the "New Three Principles of the People" and the proposition of uniting Russia, uniting the Republic and helping peasants and workers, and continuing to promote the development of the revolutionary cause.
However, after Chiang Kai-shek, Wang Jingwei and others betrayed the revolution one after another, the vigorous revolution failed. Soong Ching Ling's leftist forces within the UN Democratic Party counterattacked, hoping to maintain this hard-won situation.
During this period, Song Ailing was actively looking for a husband-in-law for her third sister Song Meiling. At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was only the principal of the Whampoa Military Academy, and his status in the party was not high, so he could only be regarded as a candidate.
Chiang Kai-shek, who has always been ambitious, has long hoped that he can cling to the Song family and take the opportunity to draw closer his relationship with Sun Yat-sen. As a result, the idea of proposing marriage to the Song family was born and asked Sun Yat-sen to make the match. However, when Sun Yat-sen proposed to his wife Soong Ching-ling, she immediately met with clear opposition from Soong Ching-ling, because she believed that Chiang Kai-shek had a wife and had misbehaviour.
But after Sun Yat-sen's death, as Chiang Kai-shek's position in the Kuomintang became better, Soong Ailing began to look more and more optimistic about him. She believes that getting married with Chiang Kai-shek is the best way to continue the glory of the Song family.
However, in addition to his original wife Mao Fumei, Chiang Kai-shek also had another wife, Chen Jieru. In order to help the third sister Song Meiling replace her, Song Ailing began to "take the initiative" and even invited Chiang Kai-shek and Chen Jieru to a banquet together, taking the opportunity to observe the relationship between the two of them, and euphemistically expressing her attitude to Chiang Kai-shek.
As the battle between Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei became more and more open, he established the Nanjing National Government to fight against the Wuhan National Government. However, due to lack of political support within the party and financial support from large consortia, Chiang Kai-shek was in an embarrassing situation after the "Ning-Han Confluence" and was forced to electrify and step down.
In order to get the support of the Song family, Chiang Kai-shek finally made up his mind to marry Song Meiling to realize the marriage of the two. Regarding this, Song Ailing, regardless of the second sister Soong Chingling’s objection, proposed to Jiang the "three chapters", which are:
1. Become a devout Christian;
2. Cut off all previous marriages;
3. Guarantee the Song family The political and economic status of the Confucian family.
After everything is settled, the only obstacle to the marriage of Jiang and Song is left with Ni Guizhen. Because after the death of her father Song Yaoru, her mother Ni Guizhen is still alive. Although she doesn't ask about other matters, the youngest daughter's marriage is very worried. Song Mu never liked Chiang Kai-shek, thinking that he was a rude and barbaric infidel, a politician of opportunism, and a warlord who murdered like hell.
So, Soong Ailing determined to "Mingxiu plank roads darkened Chen Cang", she coaxed her mother to go to Japan to take shelter on the grounds of civil war. When Mother Song returned to China, Shanghai was already overwhelmed with marriages between the two, and Mother Song had no choice but to agree.
After clinging to political in-laws, Song Ailing used politics to continuously manipulate the financial order and make a fortune, forming the four major families of "Jiang, Song, Kong, and Chen". Regarding this point, it is indeed the biggest criticism in his life.
Since all the Song family bet on Chiang Kai-shek, they indulged and even assisted him in deviating from Sun Yat-sen's democratic revolution. As a result, Soong Ching Ling, the widow of Sun Yat-sen, and the Song family in power, headed by Song Ai Ling and Song Mei Ling, gradually drifted away.
However, with the full-scale outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Song family once again reunited in the face of national and national interests. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, members of the Song family successively settled in Chongqing, the accompanying capital during the war, and joined hands to actively fight for the whole people against Japan.
Since 1940, the main members of the Song family have lived together in Chongqing for 5 years. During the period, the three Song sisters frequently appeared on various occasions, soothed the injured people and soldiers many times, and actively collected donations for hospitals, schools, orphanages, factories and relief agencies, which strengthened the confidence of all sectors of society to win the war.
It can be said that this was the most united and friendly period of the Song family. For the first time, everyone put aside the disputes of ism and political opinions, and truly united under the banner of the national war of resistance.
In 1942, the three Song sisters and the three Song brothers gathered in the Huangshan mansion of Chiang Kai-shek to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together.This also became the last reunion of the Song family. After that, there was no reunion of the whole family.
As an advocate and beneficiary of political marriage, in order to continue the wealth and status of the Song family and the Confucian family, Song Ailing also hopes that her children can also "do the same." As the only child of the three Song sisters, she gave birth to two sons and two daughters, Kong Lingyi, Kong Lingkan, Kong Lingjie and Kong Lingwei.
Because of the importance of money and power, Song Ailing began to establish the concept of money supremacy when his children were young, and several children formed opportunistic personalities. These laid the groundwork for their respective life endings in the future.
With the growth of several children, Song Ailing naturally began to pay attention to their marriages, hoping that the children would all be the icing on the cake for the benefit of the family. However, the ideal is full, but the reality is skinny. She was frustrated one after another on the road of "making it according to the law," and she was defeated in a mess.
The first thing that disappointed Song Ailing was her eldest daughter. Kong Lingyi was a good-looking girl, and she was relatively low-key. The first candidate to enter Song Ailing’s vision was Sun Tonggang. He was an Air Force pilot and was handsome and suave. The most important thing is that his family background is quite good. His elder brother Sun Tongxuan is Han Fuju's confidant and can help Chiang Kai-shek control the situation in Shandong.
However, Kong Lingyi, who has always been obedient, is extremely determined in marriage, and he disagrees with this politically rich marriage. This incident was so widely known that no one dared to protect the media for Miss Kong, and she gradually became a 30-year-old girl.
Surprisingly, Kong Lingyi fell in love with a poor boy Chen Jien. Naturally, both Song Ailing and Kong Xiangxi are firmly opposed to this improper marriage. As a result, Kong Lingyi disregarded his identity, eloped with Chen Jien and held a wedding quietly, officially becoming a husband and wife.
Although angry enough, the Song family had to accept the son-in-law very reluctantly, and arranged for him as a deputy director of the Central Banking Bureau. The even more shocking thing is still to come. The wife of the "Deputy Director Chen" who has made a lot of money is still not satisfied.
After the divorce,Kong Lingyi lived alone for a long time and did not marry an Air Force colonel until he was in his forties. And this marriage was the result of the Kong family spending huge sums of money on the wife of the Air Force colonel’s original wife and agreeing to divorce, and it was rumored to be a joke by many people.
Compared with the blows caused by Kong Lingyi, the second lady Kong Lingwei is even more excessive. This female personality is particularly weird. From the time he is sensible, he only wears men's clothing and not women's clothing. He speaks and does things very decisively, and he is just like a boy.
As a "boy", Kong Lingwei naturally wants to do boy things, horse riding, hunting, raising dogs, listening to drama... Basically, with the exception of no sisters, she has all involved in all boys' entertainment projects.
However, relying on the gold signs of the Song family and the Kong family, there are still not a few people who propose marriage and matchmaking for her. Especially, Kong Lingwei is Song Meiling's most beloved nephew, and he is treated like his own daughter.
In order to please Song Meiling, Chen Lifu also introduced a marriage to Ms. Kong Er. The object was Hu Zongnan, the Huangpu line general who was favored by Chiang Kai-shek.
Hearing about this marriage, Hu Zongnan was very happy, after all, it can bring him closer to President Jiang. Chen Cheng can become a celebrity, and his wife Tan Xiang is the goddaughter of Song Meiling. If he can marry Kong Lingwei, wouldn't he be more favored than Chen Cheng?
While Hu Zong Nanmei was waiting to become Soong Meiling's niece, Dai Li quietly introduced him to the "deeds" of this Miss Kong Er. Hearing is fictitious and seeing is believing. After dressing up, Hu Zongnan went to the surrounding area of Kong Lingwei to spy, and witnessed the various anecdotes of Kong Er, the " Republican female devil ", and was immediately scared away.
After that, Miss Kong Er went out of the circle even more and started to imitate men to "play with women" and "package dancing girls." In order to maintain the honor of the family, Song Ailing only admitted that her second daughter played a little too much and was a little different, but she firmly refused to admit the fact that she was gay.
After talking about the two daughters, let's talk about the two sons. Kong Lingkan, the son of Confucius, is also not worrying.Hooked up with the wife and sister of uncle Song Ziwen. It's lively now. If he really agrees to marry him, should he be called Uncle Song Ziwen from now on? Should I call my brother-in-law?
This incident has been deadlocked for a long time, and Song Ailing is forced to death, and firmly disagrees. Kong Lingkan also vowed not to give in, and even moved out of the Kong family to live alone. If the woman could not withstand the pressure and marry halfway through, I really don't know the extent of the trouble.
Sheng Shengyi was the son of Sheng Xuanhuai, the richest man in the late Qing Dynasty. Because he was not a direct descendant and did not inherit too much family property, the situation at this time was not good. However, he inherited his father's political sensitivity and believed that if he wanted to get ahead, he had to rely on a strong background, so he chose Kong Lingkan.
Through active friendship, Sheng Shengyi finally made Kong Lingkan and regarded him as his guest. Over time, he unexpectedly discovered that Master Kong had taken aim at his woman Bai Lanhua, and simply encouraged her to "dedicate herself to glory."
Who would have thought that Kong Lingkan was really infatuated with this woman from the dust. The most annoying thing is that she is a full dozen years older than Mr. Kong. She is a middle-aged woman who is not a few years younger than Song Ai.
In order to avoid family opposition, Kong Lingkan did a better job, and he got married directly. After hearing the news of her eldest son's marriage, Song Ailing completely collapsed, and she was relieved by her anger after lying on the bed for over a month.
Last appeared was Kong Lingjie, the second son of the Kong family. He was quite satisfactory when he was young and had a decent marriage according to his parents' orders. After Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan, he was sent to the United States to serve as a representative to the United Nations.
A few years later, Kong Lingjie started to operate an oil business in Texas, relying on the funding of his father Kong Xiangxi and mother Song Ailing, and relying on the network resources he had established in the United States, he eventually became a billionaire.
Accompanied by the great commercial success, he has also been involved in other aspects, and even starred in "The Big Mystery" and other works with Hollywood star Debra Paget . After marrying with him, he gave birth to a son named Kong Deji, who became the only grandson of Kong Xiangxi and Song Ailing.
In 1947, Song Ailing went to the United States for medical treatment and has been living in the United States ever since. In her later years, her life was very ordinary until she died of cancer in New York on October 19, 1973, and ended her extremely rich and controversial life. After her death, " New York Times " published this evaluation:
An interesting and predatory resident in this world passed away yesterday in a silent atmosphere. She is a woman who has made great achievements in the financial world, a matchmaker who introduced Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling's marriage, and the designer and creator of the Song family myth.
Since Kong Xiangxi passed away in August 1967, after Song Ailing's death, the children of the Kong family buried their parents together in Fincliffe Cemetery. @文史不假
(Original original, those who plagiarized my article and sent it to NetEase and Sohu exactly, please take a rest)
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