Yang Sen (1882-1977) was born in Guang'an, Sichuan. Yang Sen's father was a minor official in Longtai Temple in Guang'an, Sichuan during the Qing Dynasty . His family lived a petty bourgeoisie life and could collect more than 100 shi in rent every year. Among five siblings, Yang Sen is the eldest.
After middle age, Yang Sen married Chiang Kai-shek and has been following Chiang Kai-shek ever since. Among the Kuomintang warlords, Yang Sen lived until the age of 95. At the same time, he also became the one with the widest scope of activities, the most complex experiences, and the longest lifespan among the Sichuan warlords.
On the eve of the national liberation in 1949, Yang Sen made a desperate struggle and then fled to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek. After escaping to Taiwan, how did Yang Sen end up in his later years?
Yang Sen
1. In a desperate struggle, his officers and soldiers surrendered to the people
In 1949, Yang Sen served as the "mayor" of the Kuomintang government in Chongqing.
In the summer of the same year, Chiang Kai-shek decided to move to Sichuan and Chongqing, so he sent an advance force Ma Guorui to make preparations. In order to welcome the coming Chiang Kai-shek, Yang Sen in Chongqing tried his best to be attentive and flattering to Ma Guorui. Yang Sen not only held a banquet at the "Yu She" residence in Chongqing, but also gave up the office space of the municipal government to let the leaders of the Chiang Gang decorate the official residence.
htmlIn July 47, Chiang Kai-shek's loyal follower Wang Lingji led Yang Sen, Sun Zhen and others were still struggling. Wang Lingji issued a reactionary statement with the content of "anti-communism and elimination of chaos" to the end, eliminate the middle line, and crack down on speculators, in an attempt to save the country. The Jiang Dynasty is about to collapse.
Wang Lingji
html On September 2, a fire incident occurred in Chongqing that shocked China and the world, namely the "September 2 Fire". The fire destroyed more than 30 streets and alleys, more than 20 banks and money shops, and 16 large and small warehouses and warehouses. According to the "official" announcement by the Kuomintang, the death toll was more than 5,000 and the number of injured was 10,000. More than five thousand.Chongqing's "Mayor" Yang Sen and deputy commander of the security Liu Yuqing should bear the main responsibility. However, the Kuomintang reactionaries used their usual despicable tactics, blaming the Communist Party members for the fire, slandering the Communist Party, and creating excuses to arrest and kill underground members and progressives of the Communist Party.
After the People's Liberation Army liberated Chongqing, Yang Sen retreated to Chengdu, but he still used all his strength and ferocity to issue 16 kill orders in the "Emergency Public Security Measures", such as "Those who harbor bandits and fail to report them will be killed!" "Supply" Those who steal bandits' guns, ammunition, telecommunications equipment and secret documents will be killed! "Those who gather to instigate crowds will be killed!" etc.
Commander Liu Bocheng once sent people to instigate an uprising by Yang Sen and the 20th Army led by him. Yang Sen's hands were once stained with the blood donations of countless Communist Party members and people. Not only did he show no intention of reflecting or repenting, he also punched his fist on the table and said: "Can the Communist Party spare me?" "Chiang Kai-shek once asked me to capture Wu Peifu. I didn’t even agree. If you ask me to capture Chiang Kai-shek today, I can’t do it!”
Yang Hanlie , Yang Sen’s son, decided to lead the 20th Army in the uprising, and even invited Yang Sen to join the uprising. But Liu Bocheng rejected Yang Sen's uprising.
html On September 26, Yang Hanlie led the 20th Army to revolt in Jintang Zhaojiadu.
After the Twentieth Army uprising, the 19th Division of the People's Liberation Army dispatched military representatives to the Twentieth Army, and sent Guo Dashu to Qingchuan, Pingwu to persuade Jing Jiamo, and Xiao Chuanlun to return to the establishment. Jing Jiamo then led his troops back to Shifang to revolt; Xiao Chuanlun of the 134th Division refused to look back and dragged his troops to Songpan in an attempt to escape to Xikang to Yunnan. As a result, he was annihilated by the People's Liberation Army and Xiao Chuanlun was shot dead.
At this point, the "family heirloom" that Yang Sen has worked hard for decades-the 20th Army has been surrendered to the people.
Followed Chiang Kai-shek, but had no choice but to flee to Taiwan
As early as noon on September 15, Gu Zhutong, Chiang Kai-shek's former director of the Southwest Governor's Office , called to inform Yang Sen and Sun Zhen that the plane to Taiwan was ready.
The Kuomintang troops were retreating steadily, and the war situation was helpless. Yang Sen had no choice but to take the plane prepared by Chiang Kai-shek and flee to Taiwan.
Yang Sen was cunning and made a lot of preparations before escaping to Taiwan.
He first sent his fourth aunt, Ohta Hengqiu, to flee from Hong Kong to Taiwan, and made arrangements one by one for his family members and children in Chongqing and Chengdu. When he fled to Taiwan, he only took his eleventh aunt Hu Jieyu with him.
To each of his six children studying in Chongqing Nankai Middle School , he distributed gold to each of his six children for study and living expenses. For the male and female servants of the "Yang Mansion" in Chongqing, each was given a note, and after he left, he went to the suburbs to collect the rented grain from the tenants and sell it as wages and bereavement expenses.
On December 18, 1949, Yang Sen took a flight from Chengdu Fenghuangshan Airport to Haikou, Hainan, and then fled to Taiwan.
The day after Yang Sen arrived in Taipei, Taiwan, Chiang Kai-shek met with him.
Chiang Kai-shek was very fond of Yang Sen. As soon as he met with Yang Sen, he said: "You have done a great job in defending Chongqing, the anti-communist base. Because your reputation for suppressing communism for decades is too great, I sent a plane to take you to Taiwan." That night , Chiang Kai-shek even held a grand banquet to welcome Yang Sen.
In April 1950, Chiang Kai-shek named Yang Sen the national policy adviser to the general of the "Presidential Office" and the strategic adviser to the Strategic Advisory Committee of the "Presidential Office".
In addition, Chiang Kai-shek also allocated a Japanese-style garden house to Yang Sen at No. 225, Changchun East Road, Taipei. They also paid Yang Sen a monthly salary of NT$10,000, and equipped Yang Sen with a car, two guards, and a chef for Yang Sen's dispatch and use.
Chiang Kai-shek did not forget to arrange job titles for Yang Sen's chief steward Wang Liankui and secretary-general Li Sai. Chiang Kai-shek arranged for both of them to be representatives of the Puppet National Congress. For Yang Sen's other secretary-general Liu Siying , Chiang Kai-shek also awarded the official title of national policy adviser to the "Presidential Office".
Chiang Kai-shek wanted to win over people's hearts, consolidate his rule over Taiwan, and appease the veteran military and political personnel of the Kuomintang who fled to Taiwan. Every New Year and holiday, Chiang Kai-shek would send Chiang Ching-kuo to pay Yang Sen New Year greetings and condolences. Chiang Ching-kuo said: "My father greets Uncle Yang!"
Yang Sen had no repayment. In order to show his sincerity, he claimed to know the geomantic omen of the public opinion. He liked the good geomancy of Taipei's Kenting Park and specially suggested that Chiang Kai-shek build it there. An official residence.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek already had six official residences in Taiwan, including Taipei Shilin, Taipei Dabin, Hsinchu , Taichung Sun Moon Lake, Kaohsiung Xiziwan. However, under Yang Sen's persuasion, the Chiang family built another one in Kenting Park. built an official residence.
3. Pursuing fame and reputation, he served as the chairman of the Sports Association in his later years.
Chiang Kai-shek knew that Yang Sen loved sports. In 1960, he arranged for the 78-year-old Yang Sen to serve as the chairman of the "Sports Association of the Republic of China" (later the honorary chairman). After
took on this position, Yang Sen seized this position to carry out activities to make money and gain fame.
Taiwan's "Republic of China Sports Association" is a non-governmental organization, and the association's funds are mainly maintained by fundraising. Yang Sen used this cover and excuse to solicit donations from various parties and solicit business to make money.
Yang Sen used his reputation and skills to make many industrial and commercial capitalists in Taiwan take the initiative to donate to the "Republic of China Sports Association" or invite Yang Sen as a shareholder.
Of course, these capitalists also have their own intentions, which is to use the sports associations controlled by Yang Sen to help their factories, shops, and companies promote products or advertise at various sports performances, sports competitions, sports games and other activities. This is how we use each other.
Yang Sen goes to the sports association office on time every day, but most of his time is spent contacting and dealing with commercial sports issues.
In this way, Yang Sen not only gained a lot of financial income, but also met and won over a large number of capitalists and people in the sports industry, which enhanced his reputation and social status in Taiwan.
In order to expand his influence in sports, Yang Sen also "led by example" in engaging in sports activities and exercising. After Yang Sen became the chairman of the Taiwan Sports Association, the first thing that shocked Taiwan was learning to fly a training aircraft. At that time, Yang Sen was already seventy years old.
But not only did he get the airplane driver's license , he also performed somersault stunts above the sky. According to his words, he wanted to "sway up into the sky and get a glimpse of what is going on in the world."
Yang Sen still insisted on riding horses and dancing swords every morning. He also said quite proudly, "Taijiquan is an exercise for the elderly. I want to engage in sports for young people. Exercise without panting or sweating is exercise." Not in good health. "
Yang Sen also likes hunting. In Taiwan, there are two famous hunting teams, one is Bai Chongxi 's hunting team, and the other is Yang Sen's hunting team.
When Yang Sen was hunting, he often set out before dawn. He took his entourage in a car to Hualien and Linan Mountains in Taitung and other places. In autumn, he went to Pingtung Dake Lake (now known as Chengcheng Lake) to hunt water ducks. .
Mountain climbing is also one of his hobbies. Yang Sen insists on mountain climbing every Sunday, even if it rains lightly.
The mountains Yang Sen often climbs are Qixing Mountain and Wanshou Mountain. Yang Sen said: "If you don't climb a mountain for a week, you will feel uncomfortable all week!" After climbing the mountain, Yang Sen always takes a nap before going down. At the age of 86, Yang Sen also climbed the 4,000-meter Yushan Mountain; at the age of 91, Yang Sen once again climbed to the top of Taiwan's Yushan .
Sports is Yang Sen's lifelong hobby. He devoted himself to sports in his later years. In Taiwan, he also trained "Asian Antelope" Ji Zheng, who broke the 100-meter world record , and decathlon world champion Yang Chuanguang .
Regular physical exercise made Yang Sen still strong in his nineties. A wine merchant in Taipei took an idea from Yang Sen's mind and created a wine called "Yang Sen Wine" and publicized it widely. It was Yang Sen who drank this wine to stay healthy and live a long life. In fact, Yang Sen has given up drinking and smoking since he was in his seventies, but Yang Sen is calm and composed, and he will not be embarrassed about money.
The wine merchant was particularly attentive to inviting Yang Sen to visit the winery. When Yang Sen was taken into the luxuriously decorated reception room of the winery, he first asked him to see a row of "Yangsen wines" on the table and a big crawling giant. turtle. The reporters who had been preparing to take pictures took advantage of Yang Sen to come to the table and take pictures.
4. Groups of wives and concubines, still romantic at the age of ninety
Yang Sen has experienced a complex life and has a romantic nature. He is called "the romantic warlord" and "the flower-picking general" by the media. Yang Sen has twelve public wives and concubines, all of whom are young and beautiful and are known as the "Twelve Golden Hairpins".
In 1949, Hu Jieyu, the eleventh aunt who accompanied Yang Sen to Taiwan, was only 14 years old at the time, while Yang Sen was already 67 years old. Hu Jieyu was the daughter of Yang Sen's servant. When Hu grew up, Yang Sen developed an undue desire for her, so he forced Hu Jieyu to be his concubine, regardless of Hu's father's objections.
Hu's father objected because Yang Sen was very cruel to his wives and concubines who betrayed him. His seventh concubine Zeng Guizhi was shot dead by Yang Sen because she went to Shanghai to study and became too close with her classmates. Nine Aunts Cai Wenna was almost executed because of her suspected ambiguous relationship with a male tutor.
After Hu Jieyu was forced to become a concubine, Hu's father felt shameless and left the Yang Mansion in anger.
Yang Sen was very fond of Hu Jieyu. After arriving in Taiwan, he sent her to the National Women's Normal School and continued to send her to college.
86 years old, Hu Jieyu also gave birth to a lovely daughter for Yang Sen. Generally, men become infertile when they are fifty or sixty years old. It is a miracle in the world that Yang Sen gave birth to a daughter at the age of 86. So he couldn't help but be elated and said to people forgetfully: "We are not afraid of the early weather, but we are afraid of the lack of moisture in the ground. If you sow melons, you will reap melons." "You reap what you sow!"
After graduating from college, Hu Jieyu went to study in the United States. Because she was bored, she asked to bring her daughter to live with her in the United States, and Yang Sen agreed. Since then, Hu and her daughter have been settling in the United States. Later, Hu Jieyu studied for a doctorate in the United States and became a professor.
In 1972, Yang Sen celebrated his 90th birthday.On his birthday, Kuomintang veteran Zhang Qun came to celebrate his birthday. Yang Sen sighed that he "likes to be with young people" because young people are energetic. Zhang Qun knew that he wanted a young woman again, and said with a smile: "Then you can ask for another one!"
Soon, Yang Sen recruited 17-year-old Taiwanese college student Zhang Lingfeng into Yang's house in the name of recruiting "secretaries." On February 20, Yang Sen married her, and Zhang Lingfeng became the "Twelve Hairpin" of the Yang family.
Some people said that Yang Sen was usurping, but Yang Sen laughed and said: "That is not usurping, but the old cow prefers to eat young grass." Unexpectedly, in the same year of marriage, the 90-year-old Yang Sen gave birth to another son!
Yang Sen was very excited, and said to Zhang Qun quite proudly: "Everyone knows that I have three riches: a lot of money, a lot of wives, and a lot of children and grandchildren!"
Yang Sen's wives and concubines gave him 43 children in his life, including his son. 21, and 22 daughters. This is related to Yang Sen's encouragement of his wives and concubines to have children. Once Yang Sen's wives and concubines become pregnant, they will be rewarded with 5000 silver dollars as living expenses. Once gives birth to a child, he will deposit 20,000 yuan for him abroad. Yang Sen's aunts and wives all wanted to have more children in order to get the child allowance.
However, the funny thing is that most of Yang Sen's wives and concubines are under the age of 18. The children born to the first concubines are older than those of the latter concubines. They are not willing to call these aunts "mom", but prefer to call them "sister".
Yang Sen felt that this title confused the seniority, so he gathered all the children who were not called "Mom" and whipped them hard with a horse whip. Every child got a "full house".
The concubines in front were afraid that their children would be beaten again, so they came out to persuade their children to call them "Mom".
Not only for children, Yang Sen also formulated many rules and regulations for his group of wives and concubines, such as, "You can only dance with other people's wives and daughters, and your own wives and daughters must not dance with others." For example, each wife and concubines dance with him Taking turns to stay for three nights and so on, this is really ridiculous logic from ridiculous people!
In his later years, Yang Sen also defended himself and said: "I am a person who loves to make progress, and I also want to find a partner who loves to make progress. Therefore, as the times progress, my friends have small feet and half-big feet. There are also those with big feet; in terms of cultural level, there are those who are illiterate, including primary school students, middle school students, and college students. In this way, as the times advance, I advance, and so do my friends."
Conclusion
In March 1977, Yang Sen completed his visit to Philippines . After returning, I suddenly felt unwell and went to Taipei Military General Hospital, where I was diagnosed with lung disease.
With his beloved wife by his side, Yang Sen still didn't want to die. He hired the best doctors to use the best medicines for treatment at all costs.
However, time is not forgiving. On May 17, 1980, Yang Sen passed away at Daozaiyuan Villa in Taipei City.
Yang Sen, who had just turned 96, reluctantly took his last breath.
