Lin Sen, an important political figure who served as chairman of the Nationalist Government for 12 years, has now been forgotten by time. Even at the time, he was often ignored and snubbed, being seen as a "fictitious" chairman. However, in Lin Sen's life, there is a hidden emotional tragedy.
The longing of youth
In 1931, amid the wave of opposition to Chiang Kai-shek's dictatorship, Lin Sen finally succeeded as chairman of the Nationalist Government. In the following 12 years, he led the Nationalist Government through major crises such as the September 18 Incident and made important contributions to the Chinese nation's anti-Japanese struggle. However, this once powerful chairman has always been in a situation of being ignored and rarely mentioned.
Among them, in addition to Lin Sen's own personality preferring to be low-key and humble, his emotional experience may also be an important reason.
Doomed tragedy
However, the good times did not last long, and in 1893, Zheng died suddenly of illness, leaving behind a grief-stricken Lin Sen. The blow caused Lin Sen to lose faith in women for the rest of his life, and he vowed that he would never marry again. This was also an unusual move in the Kuomintang at that time, which was accustomed to having three wives and four concubines.
However, what is surprising is that Lin Sen still hides the shadow of another woman in his heart - his cousin.
The two have known each other since they were young and get along well. When Lin Sen was studying in a church school, he often talked freely with his cousin, who was born in a scholarly family, and the two unconsciously fell in love. After Zheng's death, Lin Sen and his cousin both had the idea of getting married, but fate played tricks on them again.
The cousin's parents insisted on marrying her to the son of an overseas Chinese businessman, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the two childhood sweethearts. My cousin saw that her future was shattered, and she could no longer stay with Lin Sen for the rest of her life, and she was in great pain. In the end, she chose to commit suicide under one of their favorite trees and passed away forever.
The occurrence of this tragedy deeply pierced Lin Sen's heart. He regretted that he had not been able to stop his cousin's impulse in time, and spent his life in remorse and self-blame. So, he vowed that he would never be contaminated with women again in this life and be lonely for the rest of his life.
Guarding eternal thoughts
Since then, Lin Sen's life has been like a freeze, he has isolated himself from the outside world, and he is alone and lonely for the rest of his life. But he kept the last thoughts of his cousin - he personally went to his cousin's grave, brought her remains back to his own residence, and kept her skull as a treasure.
Even during his later tenure as chairman of the National Government and other important positions, Lin Sen never changed this approach. Every time someone comes to visit and sees this strange skull on the table, they are surprised and puzzled. But Lin Sen didn't care, and always treasured this skull by his side to express his eternal thoughts about his cousin.
Until August 1, 1943, Lin Sen died in a car accident in Chongqing at the age of 75. When his body was collected, the mysterious skull was also discovered. In the years since, however, the skull's whereabouts have never been mentioned.
People only know that Lin Sen was a long-reigning chairman of the Kuomintang who made important contributions to the nation's cause of resistance against Japanese aggression. But few people understand that deep in the heart of this "vacant" chairman, there is an unforgettable emotional tragedy.
A lonely life, but he vows to never forget
In the social environment at that time, Lin Sen's experience can indeed be regarded as a tragedy within a tragedy. As a young man from a famous family, he should have a great future, but fate played cruel tricks on him at many critical moments.
The first is to be forced to marry a wife Zheng who has never met before, and although the two eventually get along, after Zheng's death, Lin Sen still fell into grief and despair. Then, he fell in love with his childhood sweetheart's cousin, and could have regained happiness, but in the end, because of the constraints of family and society, this relationship came to a tragic end.
After these two relationship breakdowns, Lin Sen completely closed his inner world and vowed not to marry for the rest of his life. But his longing for his cousin has always lingered in his heart. In her honor, he even treasured his cousin's skull in his abode as his eternal love.
This kind of paranoia and persistence did make people feel a little incomprehensible in the social environment at that time. On weekdays, although Lin Sen is regarded as a "fictitious" chairman, the strange skull next to him makes people feel a kind of loneliness and regret.
It can be said that Lin Sen's life is a sentimental tragedy. He missed the best years, missed the opportunity to stay with his beloved, and finally chose to close himself in an empty world and die alone.
But even so, his thoughts and love for his cousin have been throughout his long life. After his death, the mysterious skull disappeared with him, and no one knows its final whereabouts. This is like Lin Sen's eternal oath and protection to his cousin, even after death, he did not give up thinking about her.
A once powerful chairman of the Kuomintang eventually became a forgotten historical figure, and his life and inner story gradually faded out of people's vision with the passage of time. However, his last promise to the cousin he had so haunted him forever became an indelible mark on his life.