In the spring of 1996, Chiang Kai-shek's favorite grandson, the 48-year-old Jiang Xiaoyong, was diagnosed with advanced esophageal cancer, and this spring will be the last green in his life.
Jiang Xiaoyong had an unfulfilled wish, and in a short period of time, he wanted to return to the mainland to visit the tomb at the mouth of Fenghua Creek.
At first, his family constantly advised him to give up and return to the mainland, and his tumor continued to deteriorate, and he could not withstand the long journey. But he stubbornly believed that no matter how dangerous it was, he had to go through this fate.
Jiang Xiaoyong's homesickness stems from his grandfather's love. His childhood was the most depressed time for the Jiang family.
When the owner of the island is in a bad mood, as long as he hears his grandson Jiang Xiaoyong shouting three words: "Grandpa is good," he immediately looks like a changed person, which shows that his weight in old Jiang's heart has been seen.
Since he was a child, he knew the greatest achievement of his grandfather's life, and he also understood that the biggest wish of his grandfather and father in their twilight years was the hometown of the mainland.
When will home arrive in the dream, and how many people on the spring river will return? Fallen leaves other country trees, cold lights alone. Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo regretted the death of father and son.
(Chiang Kai-shek's last mother-sacrifice in 1949)
After the defeat of Taiwan in 1949, he could not return to the mainland until his death, and when he was dying, he confessed that the coffin would not fall to the ground for the time being, and he wanted the leaves to fall back to his roots.
Waiting for the last wish to return to the mainland for burial, it is difficult for the Jiang family for generations.
With the efforts of many parties, Jiang Xiaoyong's wish was finally realized. So, accompanied by his family, he embarked on a difficult road back home.
As a descendant of the Jiang family back to the mainland, my heart is undoubtedly like overturning a five-flavor bottle, and I have every taste.
In the past few years, the mainland has criticized the Chiang kai-shek, and Taiwan has also "counterattacked the mainland." The shallow strait cuts off not only nostalgia, but also historical memory.
With the passage of time, the attitude of mainlanders toward the Chiang family has changed greatly, from "Jiang Bandit" to today's anti-Japanese leader.
In the autumn of 1996, the family flew from Taipei to Beijing because cross-strait exchanges were not as close as they are now.
Officially arranged, the trip is a little-known trip. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council simply said to the Zhejiang side that "guests from Taiwan."
Jiang Xiaoyong's family, like mainland tourists, bought tickets and followed the tour guide to visit one scenic spot after another.
The first attraction is the Tomb of Mother Jiang. Jiang Xiaoyong looked at the tombstone affectionately, remembered the last wish of his grandfather Chiang Kai-shek, and remembered the floating coffin in the tomb of Taiwan's Cihu Lake, which is still off the ground.
Waiting for the opportunity to be buried next to his mother for a long time, Jiang Xiaoyong's eyes were red, and he was sad that he could not fulfill his wish for his grandfather.
The second attraction is the Toyo Ho House. This is where his father, Chiang Ching-kuo, lived as a child.
When the tour guide explained, Jiang Xiaoyong spoke a Ningbo dialect and naturally talked with the tour guide, and the tour guide was incredible.
It turned out that Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo were in Taiwan, and he still spoke the dialect of his hometown in his life, and Jiang Xiaoyong was a little edification. When the tour guide asked him if he was a fellow countryman, Jiang Xiaoyong just smiled happily.
When the tour guide explained the history of the Jiang family to Jiang Xiaoyong in front of Chiang Ching-kuo's family portrait, he found that the Taiwanese tourist who was facing him was very similar to the person in the photo!
The surprise of the tour guide attracted the attention of the managers of the Fenghao Room, who went forward to look at the photos and looked at them again, and was very sure that they were the descendants of Chiang Kai-shek.
Because it was a trip that was not public, it was accidentally recognized, and Jiang Xiaoyong turned and walked away. Leave behind the excited discussion.
In the biography of Jiang Xiaoyong's son Jiang Youbai, there is such an emotional description:
"I know that my father's body is trembling at this moment. It was as if a warm current had passed through. Why don't I want to stop at this moment? Why don't you want your father to say to the managers and guides: 'Yes, I am the descendant of the owner of this house!' With a strong heart of excitement, I didn't do it. Holding on to his seriously ill father, he slowly walked out of the home of this origin of life. ”