"political marriage"

? Since Chiang Kai-shek met Song Meiling at Sun Yat-sen's home, he has taken a favorable view of Song Meiling. Chiang Kai-shek also made an outspoken request to his leader Sun Yat-sen, hoping that Sun Yat-sen would formally propose to the Song family to marry Song Meiling in the name of his brother-in-law, but was rejected by Sun Yat-sen, on the one hand, because of his marriage with Soong Ching Ling, and his relationship with the Song family was not very good. On the other hand, Soong Ching Ling had a strong prejudice against Chiang Kai-shek and once said, "I'd rather see Song Meiling."

? At the same time, Song's mother is also against it. On the one hand, Ni Guizhen has no affection for soldiers. Moreover, Chiang Kai-shek has a record of marriage and informal concubinage. The last and most important point is Chiang Kai-shek's belief. The Song family are very loyal Christians, and Song's mother always wanted Meiling to marry a Christian. Only my sister Song Ailing supported Song Meiling to accept Chiang Kai-shek's feelings.

? Although there were many opposing voices, compared with the military problems in Wuhan and Nanjing at that time, he was required to stay away from the pressure of power center, political stage and military expenditure. He thought that if he could get married and have the in-laws of the Song family, he could get the military and economic support of the Song family and the Kong family, and these problems in front of him could be solved. So, on the one hand, he planned to retire first, and on the other hand, he got Chen Jieru to study in the United States. At the same time, he published his divorce certificate with Mrs. Mao in his early years in the newspaper, and at the same time he launched a fierce pursuit.

In fact, when Song Meiling first met Chiang Kai-shek, he also had some favorable feelings, but at the same time he was influenced by his sister Song Ailing's shrewd realistic views. Know that Kong and Song are the biggest capitalists in Shanghai. Because Soong Ching Ling married Sun Yat-sen and was linked to the Kuomintang political party system, the whole family circle lacked military strength. In troubled times, the army is a force to be reckoned with, just because Chiang Kai-shek pursued Meiling. If you help Chiang Kai-shek at this time, he must know what he has learned in the future. So she encouraged Meiling on the one hand and persuaded Song Mu on the other, and Song Mu softened. Finally, Chiang Kai-shek promised to be baptized as a Christian at the right time in the future, and sent a Bible to Chiang Kai-shek, which was considered as agreeing to marry Meiling to him.

? 1927 12 1 Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling held a grand wedding of the century. At this point, the prelude to this political marriage came to an end.