Zhang Zuolin has eight sons. Why spoil Zhang Xueliang and let him monopolize power?

Speaking of Zhang, I think everyone is familiar with him. He is the father of Zhang Xueliang, a famous general in China, and the 14th head of Beiyang government. His nickname is old An Ge, and he likes to be called "Zhang Dashuai".

As a great warlord in the early Republic of China, he also made many enemies, such as Guo Songling. When he visited Japan, he found that Zhang had a "secret agreement" with the Japanese, that is, Zhang fought a "third direct war" to attack Feng Yuxiang's national army and asked the Japanese side to provide arms support in exchange for helping to implement the "Twenty-one Articles" of Yuan Shikai's humiliating the country.

This led to Guo Songling's unbearable engagement to Zhang, but Guo Songling failed under the intervention of the Japanese. Although Zhang cooperated with the Japanese side, he never let the Japanese side get the benefits they wanted. On the contrary, he caused a lot of trouble, which led to his final death at the hands of the Japanese. It can be seen that Zhang still knows what to do in the face of right and wrong, and his promise to Japan is just a "blank check" (which is why some people think that if Zhang was not bombed by Huanggutun, the Japanese would not dare to launch the "September 18th Incident").

However, Zhang Yisheng has eight sons. Why did he spoil Zhang Xueliang all his life, and all his other sons seemed to have disappeared? In fact, this is mainly because of these:

As a great warlord, Zhang naturally fought in the south and north in his early years. Zhang Xueliang was born during the war. He was his first son. At that time, he almost died in the war. Later, he was rescued by medical staff.

Because it was hard-won, and the birth of Zhang Xueliang made Lao Zhang see his goals and hopes, he naturally spoiled him more. Moreover, he became the head of the team when he was only 20 years old. Zhang Xueliang is also a little talented in leading troops to fight, and he has played a lot of battles, which also makes Lao Zhang doubly gratified.

Moreover, Zhang Xueliang, as the eldest son, and several other younger brothers are much younger (the second son just came of age when Zhang died), so he will naturally get more care in that era of serious feudal ethics.

Because Zhang refused to meet Japan's unreasonable demands (including mining, setting up factories, emigrating and building ports in Huludao, etc. ), 1928 At 5: 00 am on June 4, the special train that Zhang returned from Beijing to Huanggutun was blown up by a bomb planted by the Japanese Kwantung Army in advance, and Zhang was seriously injured and died that day.

However, on his deathbed, Zhang vaguely uttered a sentence, that is, "let Xiao come back quickly and let him do a good job." Although he didn't make it clear that Zhang Xueliang would take his place, he must be serious, and there are disputes within Feng Jun. Some people think that Zhang, the most senior and prestigious brother, should be appointed. Later, the internal meeting also decided in this way, but Zhang directly rejected it. Zhang Xiangzuo not only didn't accept this position, but also recommended Zhang Xueliang and was willing to help him, so he had the sentence "I am your subordinate before people, and I am your uncle after people". If you don't do well, I will hit you in the mouth. "

Although the September 18th Incident became a stain on his life, he still made great contributions to national unity and the United front. But it was precisely because of the "Xi incident" that he was imprisoned by the Kuomintang forces for half a century, and he was not free until 1990, and finally died in the United States.