Jiang Xiaowen: He had high hopes from his father, but his intelligence deteriorated at the age of 35 and he was discharged from the hospital like a cripple at the age of 40 -

On a weekend in 1952, the streets of Ximending, Taipei, were crowded with people, either happily shopping or chatting animatedly.

Suddenly, a group of young eunuchs stood in front of two teenagers, laughing and calling one of them "bastard", who had a Western face but black hair and spoke Mandarin with a Zhejiang accent.

The two teenagers were so angry that they rushed forward and started fighting with the little eunuchs.

The pedestrians no longer wanted to play and quickly rushed to the police station to call the police. The police soon arrived and took the two teenagers and the little Taibao into the police station.

When recording the transcript, the police asked the young man the name of his parents and his home address as usual. The young man with a Western face disapprovingly pointed to the photo of Chiang Kai-shek hanging on the wall and said: "That's me. "Grandpa!"

The police thought the boy was playing tricks on him, so he threw out his belt in anger and threatened him to tell the truth about his parents' names.

The young man replied disdainfully: "Do you dare to fight? My father is Chiang Ching-kuo. If you don't believe me, go to No. 18 Chang'an East Road and ask."

The police then believed what the young man said. It's true, I quickly reported it to my superiors. The superiors came after hearing the news and after checking with the police station on Chang'an East Road, they respectfully sent the boy back to Chiang Kai-shek's mansion.

The young man curled his lips proudly and sat in the car leisurely.

This young man with a Western face was none other than Jiang Xiaowen, the eldest son of whom Chiang Ching-kuo had high hopes.

In 1935, the eldest son was born in Siberia. At that time, implicated in Chiang Kai-shek's April 12 counter-revolutionary incident, Chiang Ching-kuo was taken hostage by the Soviet Union and was working as a coolie in desolate Siberia. His life was quite difficult.

When the future was uncertain, Chiang Ching-kuo and his Soviet wife Fenna welcomed their first child. Unfortunately, the child was born prematurely and was very weak.

Chiang Ching-kuo and his wife were short of money and unable to improve their child's physical condition, so they could only give him double love and care to make up for their shortcomings.

Because they felt indebted, Chiang Ching-kuo and his wife tried their best to satisfy their children, but their doting made their eldest son more and more naughty, laying the foundation for tragedy in his life from the beginning.

In 1937, the relationship between the National Government and the Soviet government improved, and Chiang Ching-kuo was finally able to return to the country with his wife and children.

When Chiang Kai-shek first saw his mixed-race eldest grandson, he liked him very much and personally named him Jiang Xiaowen, and named Fenna Jiang Fangliang.

After Chiang Ching-kuo, his wife and children lived in his hometown in Fenghua for a period of time, he was sent to southern Gansu by Chiang Kai-shek to take charge. Jiang Xiaowen went to Ganzhou with his parents to attend elementary school.

In Ganzhou, because of Jiang Xiaowen’s unusual appearance, Chinese children were unwilling to play with him. Jiang Jingguo and his wife were worried about their son’s loneliness, so they adopted a local orphan as his playmate.

Although Jiang Xiaowen had not long returned to China, he already had a deep sense of superiority over his family's prominent status. In class, the teacher asked about his parents' occupation. He proudly said that his father was a parent official in Ganzhou, and specifically added that his grandfather is the current chairman of the committee.

After Jiang Jingguo heard about this, he reprimanded him severely and beat him violently to teach him to remember, but Jiang Xiaowen did not learn to remember because of the beating.

When Chiang Kai-shek called, he quickly filed a complaint against his father. Chiang Kai-shek, who strictly disciplined his son, was very tolerant of his grandson. After understanding the whole story, he just thought his grandson was childish and cute, and he laughed at it.

Under the protection of his grandfather, Jiang Xiaowen soon forgot the pain of flesh and blood and became more and more bold.

In 1949, the Kuomintang retreated from the mainland, and Jiang Xiaowen went to Taiwan with his grandfather and father. The Chiang family dominated the world in Taiwan, and besides being stubborn, Chiang Xiaowen also had the arrogance of an "emperor's eldest grandson".

Jiang Xiaowen studied in Tamkang Middle School in junior high school. At that time, Tamkang Middle School implemented a boarding system. Jiang Xiaowen usually lived on campus. Every weekend when he returned to Taipei, he would call out friends and stay in Ximending. Wandering around entertainment venues.

Because they are young and energetic, this group of teenagers often clash with the little Taibao who hangs out in this area. However, relying on his status as the "Emperor's eldest grandson", Jiang Xiaowen was able to escape safely every time.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Jiang Xiaowen has reached the age of graduating from junior high school. His grades are not ideal and he cannot pass the high school entrance examination.

Fortunately, Pan Zhenqiu, the principal of Taipei Chenggong Middle School at that time, was Chiang Ching-kuo's subordinate when he was in southern Jiangxi. Chiang Ching-kuo gave the order, and Jiang Xiaowen entered the high school of Chenggong Middle School without taking the exam.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xiaowen did not accept his father's hard work. He was arrogant and domineering at school during the day. At night, after Jiang Jingguo fell asleep, he drove out to start a colorful nightlife.

Because he was afraid of waking up Chiang Ching-kuo, he even asked the guards to push the car to Chang'an East Road outside the official residence. After the car was pushed dozens of meters away from the official residence, he started the car and roared away. .

After racking his brains to find fun, Jiang Xiaowen's academic performance naturally plummeted.

Chenggong Middle School always sends students’ report cards directly to their parents. Jiang Xiaowen did not dare to let his father see the “red lanterns” hanging on his report card, so he instructed the staff at the official residence to receive and send letters. School letters.

But Jiang Xiaowen took all precautions, but failed to guard against the principal who was doing his duty faithfully.

Principal Pan Zhenqiu knew that Jiang Jingguo had high hopes for his eldest son, so he paid special attention to Jiang Xiaowen.

Seeing that Jiang Xiaowen's grades were getting worse and worse, and his behavior was getting worse and worse, but Jiang Jingguo had no feedback on the transcripts sent by the school, Pan Zhenqiu wrote to Jiang Jingguo to report Jiang Xiaowen's recent performance in school. and performance.

A few months after he sent his letter, he also received no reply. Pan Zhenqiu felt that something was fishy, ??so he visited Jiang Jingguo and expressed his concerns about Jiang Xiaowen face to face.

Only then did Jiang Jingguo find out that Jiang Xiaowen had hidden the school's letters. He couldn't help but get angry. When he got home, he scolded him and then started to educate him with sticks.

Jiang Xiaowen was beaten so much that he ran around the room. Jiang Fangliang felt sorry for his son and pleaded for him with tears in his eyes. Jiang Jingguo ignored him and continued to beat him desperately. Jiang Fangliang was so anxious that he reached out to pull Jiang Jingguo. Jiang Jingguo had no choice but to put down the stick.

But he was still angry and ordered Jiang Xiaowen to kneel on the ground. Jiang Fangliang cried and begged Jiang Jingguo to let his son stand up, but Jiang Jingguo had no choice but to give up and spare Jiang Xiaowen.

Jiang Jingguo was worried that his son would grow up to be a playboy, so he intended to teach his son strictly. However, one of the couple was a good person and the other a bad person, making Jiang Xiaowen afraid of his father on the one hand, but on the other hand he dared to do whatever he wanted.

Although the couple both hoped that their son would become a successful child, the inconsistency in their education resulted in an ineffective education. For the rest of their lives, they could only watch helplessly as their eldest son's life spiraled out of control step by step.

Jiang Xiaowen was lucky enough to escape, but he still lived his own life. Not only did his grades be a mess, but he also almost committed a murder.

One day, Jiang Jingguo returned to his official residence after get off work. Jiang Xiaowen was lying on the sofa, pointing a revolver at him. Jiang Jingguo was startled, ducked around the gun, walked quickly to his son's side, grabbed the pistol, and scolded him for being a bastard.

Jiang Xiaowen had no regrets at all. Instead, he shouted that the gun was given to him by his grandfather and reached out to snatch it back. Jiang Fangliang, who came after hearing the news, also helped his son prove that the gun was indeed given to his grandson by the Chairman.

Chiang Ching-kuo knew that Chiang Kai-shek, who was a soldier, had always encouraged his grandson to wield swords and guns, hoping that one day he would stand out in the army, so he had to return the gun to the noisy Jiang Xiaowen.

Unexpectedly, it didn’t take long for Jiang Xiaowen to get into trouble while playing with a gun.

Many of the guards in Jiang's mansion were only five or six years older than Jiang Xiaowen. Jiang Xiaowen got along well with them. If he didn't go out with his classmates and friends after school, he would stay in the guards' dormitory.

On an ordinary afternoon, guard Li Zhichu went back to his room to rest. Jiang Xiaowen, who was lying on the bed playing with his pistol, pointed the gun at him in a serious manner and shouted: "Don't move!"

Because he was very familiar with Jiang Xiaowen, Li Zhichu thought he was joking and replied with a smile: "Hey! Don't point your gun at random, it will cause death!" As a result, as soon as he finished speaking, he was shot from behind. The bullet hit his chest and he fell in a pool of blood.

Because of Chiang Kai-shek's special permission, Jiang Xiaowen could load live ammunition into the gun like the guards, and he was also used to using the gun to scare people. Unexpectedly, he accidentally pulled the trigger this time. He turned pale with fright and huddled in the corner without making a sound.

Fortunately, the bullet missed his heart by a few centimeters. Li Zhichu was sent to the hospital in time and saved his life, but he was left with lifelong asthma sequelae.

The shooting incident spread widely in Taipei. After Li Zhichu was discharged from the hospital, Chiang Ching-kuo transferred him to the Jiantai Cement Company in Kaohsiung to calm the public opinion storm. Then he sent Chiang Xiaowen to the Fengshan Army Military Academy, hoping that He can learn to restrain his temper in a highly disciplined military school and transfer from the military to politics in the future.

But Jiang Xiaowen regarded military discipline as nothing. He competed for dancers, fought and caused troubles in the military academy. After three years of studying in the military academy, he complained that he could not stand the pressure that the "president's eldest grandson" faced in the military academy and insisted on dropping out.

Jiang Jingguo thought that his son needed a change of environment, and used his connections in the U.S. military to get Sun Liren's alma mater, the Virginia Military Academy, to accept Jiang Xiaowen, who had poor English.

However, even if you can avoid the pressure of the "president's eldest grandson", you cannot avoid the academic pressure. After only two months at the Virginia Military Academy, Jiang Xiaowen dropped out of school grumbling.

Seeing that the road to the military was impassable, Chiang Ching-kuo arranged for Jiang Xiaowen to attend the Berkeley Business School in California, hoping that he would be gold-plated in the United States.

However, without his father around to control him, Jiang Xiaowen became even more lawless and willful, bringing disgrace to the Jiang family.

While studying at Berkeley Business School, Chiang Xiaowen was summoned by the local court for driving while drunk, which even alarmed the Taiwanese representative in the United States and became a political incident. But Jiang Xiaowen didn't take it seriously and remained as arrogant as ever. As a result, US News Weekly published an article with "Who loses face?" 》, the incident was disclosed.

In the end, Jiang Xiaowen failed to obtain a degree from Berkeley Business School and had to leave California early.

Then, he went to Washington again, but he was confused because he was short of money.

In order to defraud a high deposit, he insured a diamond ring and directed and acted in a drama about the theft of the diamond ring. As a result, the insurance company discovered evidence of insurance fraud during investigation and evidence collection, and took him to court for fraud.

In the end, because of repeated troubles, Jiang Xiaowen was classified as an "undesirable person" by the US Immigration Service and deported.

Family privilege has given Jiang Xiaowen a smooth life, but it has also gradually weakened his ambition and self-control. His prominent family background seemed to be a boost in his life, but in fact it became a breeding ground for his corruption.

While studying in the United States, Jiang Xiaowen achieved nothing academically, but he married Tu Naijin, the granddaughter of Xu Xilin, one of the Three Heroes of 1911, and gave birth to a daughter, Jiang Youmei.

In 1962, Chiang Xiaowen returned to Taiwan. Chiang Ching-kuo was naturally disappointed with his eldest son who had not made any progress, but he still painstakingly paved the way for his future and successively appointed him as the "Taoyuan Management Department of Taiwan Electric Power Company" "Chief" and "Director of the Kuomintang Taoyuan County Party Headquarters".

Unfortunately, although Jiang Xiaowen is married and has a daughter and holds an important position in Taiwan, he is still undecided and acts arrogantly.

During a drunken racing incident, he killed Zhang Huiyun, a junior officer of the Kuomintang. He pushed Tao Jinfan, who was in the same car, to take the blame for him, and gave NT$200,000 to the family of the deceased, easily settling the murder case.

In the spring of 1970, Chiang Xiaowen, then chairman of the Kinmen Electric Power Company, drove to Taichung for fun. When he was having fun in a dance hall, he appointed a popular dancer to accompany him. However, the mother in the dance hall did not recognize Chiang. Master, insist that the dancer come back to accompany you after she has finished her turn on the stage.

Mr. Jiang did not accept this slight, and immediately became furious, slapping the table and throwing wine glasses.

Mamasang thought that Jiang Xiaowen was deliberately causing trouble, so she quickly sent out thugs, beat him up and drove him out of the door.

Jiang Xiaowen couldn't swallow this, so he summoned Taichung Security Commander Bao Buchao and ordered him to close the dance hall for three days. Bao Buchao did not dare to disobey the "emperor's eldest grandson", so he obeyed the order.

Based on Jiang Xiaowen's experience, he could have avenged the humiliation in the dance hall without anyone noticing, but Jiang Jingguo knew about it from some unknown source.

Chiang Ching-kuo was heartbroken that his son, who had already married and established a family, not only looked for flowers in the dance hall, but also swept the floor because of the dancer's elegance. However, he could not bear to take action on his son, so he dismissed Bao Buchao from his post.

Chiang Ching-kuo's move of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" not only vented his anger, but also indirectly warned Jiang Xiaowen.

Jiang Xiaowen knew that his father was extremely disappointed with him and that his future was bleak, so he indulged himself even more.

On the evening of October 15, 1970, he drank unconsciously at a party. People around him thought he was just drunk. In fact, Jiang Xiaowen suffered from diabetes and needed to take sugar control drugs on time. Because he was drunk that night, he failed to take his sugar-controlling medicine in time and fell into a coma due to hypoglycemia.

When people around him realized that the situation was not good, they hurriedly sent him to Taipei Veterans General Hospital. Jiang Jingguo rushed to the hospital. Like an ordinary old father, he nervously held his son's hand and murmured: "Xiaowen, daddy is here to see you. Please wake up quickly."

After the unremitting efforts of his family, After continuous rescue efforts by the call and treatment team, Jiang Xiaowen finally regained consciousness, but his brain was severely damaged, resulting in paralysis of his limbs and his intelligence degraded to the level of a toddler.

After regaining consciousness, Jiang Xiaowen received rehabilitation treatment in the hospital for nearly five years. His wife and daughter also lived in the hospital with him. Unfortunately, until he was discharged from the hospital in 1975, Jiang Xiaowen was still unable to walk independently or speak fluently.

From then on, Jiang Xiaowen became the child that Chiang Ching-kuo was most worried about. Before Chiang Ching-kuo passed away on January 13, 1988, he still remembered to see Jiang Xiaowen and give him his final instructions.

Chiang Ching-kuo never expected that in April of the following year, his 54-year-old eldest son would die with him because cancer treatment failed.

In fact, there is another theory about Jiang Xiaowen's sudden serious illness in his prime, which is that he made many enemies. The enemies were afraid of the power of the Jiang family and did not dare to touch him, so they secretly introduced him to people of unknown origin. The woman made his already sick body even weaker, and his drunken coma was just the straw that broke the camel's back.

Many people lamented Jiang Xiaowen's lingering illness in the second half of his life. A guard of the Jiang family lamented in his memoirs: "Xiaowen was handsome and generous. If he had grown up in a plain environment, he should have You can stand alone and achieve extraordinary things."

Unfortunately, jade cannot be used without polishing.

As the "eldest grandson of the emperor", Jiang Xiaowen was born with a bright future, but because of this he was too lazy to make progress and developed many bad habits. Not only did he fail to achieve anything, but he went astray and reaped the consequences.

Think about it, coming from a powerful family is also a tragedy to a certain extent.

Text | An Xin