In 1961, Hu Shi's life was nearing the end. He was worried when he learned that his old friend Jiang Menglin was about to remarry.
It is reasonable to say that when an old friend gets married, he should bless and be happy, but Hu Shi is very worried for this old friend, worrying that Jiang Menglin will not be guaranteed because of the wedding night, because Jiang Menglin's marriage partner is not an ordinary girl.
Picture|Jiang Menglin
Jiang Menglin, formerly known as Mengxiong, with the word Zhaoxian, and the name Menglin, was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang. He is a famous educator in modern my country and the longest-serving president in Peking University history.
Jiang Menglin had a deep friendship with Hu Shi. When Jiang Menglin married his second wife Tao Zenggu, Hu Shi was the witness. Speaking of this marriage , there was an episode.
Jiang Menglin’s second wife, Tao Zenggu, was the wife of Jiang Menglin’s friend Gao Renshan. After Gao Renshan’s death, Jiang Menglin sympathized with Tao Zenggu’s bleak situation and took good care of her. Later, the two fell in love for a long time, and then Jiang Menglin divorced his original partner.
The marriage of Jiang Menglin and Tao Zenggu was supported by some friends and opposed by others. Hu Shi supported the marriage of the two and was willing to be a witness, but Hu Shi’s wife Jiang Dongxiu opposed the marriage of the two. Why did Jiang Dongxiu object? She believed that her friend’s wife should not be deceived, and Jiang Menglin’s divorce from his original partner made Jiang Dongxiu very disgusted. Hu Shi’s original spouse in an arranged marriage. If she supports this behavior, wouldn’t it encourage Hu Shi? (Hu Shi and Jiang Dongxiu also had a divorce, but they gave up because of Jiang Dongxiu's strong opposition).
Picture|Hu Shi and Jiang Dongxiu
Husband and wife have different opinions on the marriage of friend Jiang Menglin. Jiang Dongxiu's approach is also very direct. On the day of Jiang Menglin and Tao Zenggu's wedding, Jiang Dongxiu directly locked the door to prevent Hu Shi from going out, and finally Hu Shi jumped out of the window and "escaped" , It was a good thing to arrive at the wedding scene. This matter also became a talk among literati at that time.
Tao Zenggu died in 1958, Jiang Menglin soon had the idea of renewing the string, and Xu Xianle's marriage partner was chosen.
Xu Xianle (1908-2006), born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, was born in a prominent family and was married to Yang Jie, chief of staff of the Northern Expedition. After 7 months of marriage, the two ended up in divorce because of financial problems.
Picture|Xu Xianle
Xu Xianle's early years are outstanding and brilliant, because she only has a short marriage history with Yang Jie, and has never had children, and is well maintained. Therefore, although she was over half a hundred years old when she met Jiang Menglin, her charm and uniqueness remained , Immediately attracted Jiang Menglin. At that time, Jiang Menglin was over seventy years old and Xu Xianle was only fifty-three years old.
Jiang Menglin wrote in his first love letter to Xu Xianle: " Among some ladies I have met, you are the one that impresses me the most..."
is different from the second marriage. Hu Shi Uncharacteristically, he strongly opposed Jiang Menglin's marrying Xu Xianle as his wife. He wrote a long letter to Jiang Menglin on June 18, 1961. Hu Shi wrote in the letter:
Meng Lin brother:
Your renewal news has really caused a storm in the city, and even Mr. Cixiu (Chen Cheng) and Yue Jun (Zhang Qun) both expressed deep concern... Now the situation is more It's urgent. A certain lady (Xu Xianle) has already found out all the property conditions of Mr. Meng Lin in detail. In the future, Mr. Meng Lin will surely make trouble in the hands of Mr. Meng Lin in his later years, and there will never be a day to satisfy this lady’s greed... The way this young lady treats Mr. Meng Lin now is completely the way he treated her ex-husband, General (Yang Jie), and also the way she treated many boyfriends in the past 17 or 18 years: before talking about marriage, first If you want a big money, you must first require all property management rights...In the future, Mr. Meng Lin will be worthless, and six relatives will not come... How amazing is her ex-husband, general! After only seven months of marriage, he had to pay a huge price for a divorce!
I sincerely urge you to cherish your remaining years and decide to give up the matter of renewal, give up the big money you have paid, in exchange for five years and ten years of spiritual peace, and stay for the rest of the year to do another five years of active work for the country '...
Hu Shi's letter is very long and sincere. It can be directly seen from the letter that Xu Xianle is a standard gold worshiper, and a very capable one.
However, Hu Shi did not discourageWith any effect, Jiang Menglin couldn't listen at all at this time, he was completely fascinated by Xu Xianle.
Because Xu Xianle’s previous deeds were too well known, in addition to Hu Shi, Zhang Qun, Chen Cheng and other Jiang Menglin’s friends also expressed their dissent to the marriage.
Chen Cheng told Jiang Menglin straightforwardly: "My wife received a call from Mrs. Jiang, she firmly opposed you marrying this Ms. Xu, and my wife also opposed it. I must tell you if you must marry her. , Then we can’t meet in the future, at least, your wife, we can’t meet.”
From this passage, we can see that Jiang Menglin’s friends are opposed to this marriage, and even Song Meiling is also opposed to it. It can be seen that Xu Xianle is this Human character is really questionable.
As a friend, Hu Shi has done everything in place. I have said everything that should be said, and I have persuaded everything that should be persuaded. I would rather demolish ten temples than ruin a marriage. Hu Shi would rather risk not being understood by his friends. The persuasion of his friends shows his worries about Jiang Menglin's old age.
But everything Hu Shi and his friends persuaded did not prevent the two from getting married. On July 18, 1961, Jiang Menglin and Xu Xianle held their wedding as they wished.
As expected by Hu Shi and others, on the wedding night, Xu Xianle asked Jiang Menglin to make a list of his personal funds at home and abroad to her.
's desire for money is so impatient. Then, an accident completely exposed Xu Xianle's nature.
At the end of 1962, Jiang Menglin accidentally injured his foot and was hospitalized. During the hospitalization, Xu Xianle did not take care of the whole process. He still happily participated in the dance party outside. He also asked Jiang Menglin to change the small ward to save money, and took the opportunity to transfer Jiang’s property and even transfer the house. Jiang's daughter’s deposits and stocks later moved her account at Jiang Menglin’s home, and her luggage was moved back to her original residence. When Jiang Menglin recovered and was discharged from the hospital, Xu Xianle had disappeared.
Xu Xianle’s approach is a typical preparation for divorce. This act finally made Jiang Menglin wake up like a dream and see Xu Xianle’s personality clearly.
Picture|Jiang Menglin (left)
On April 10, 1962, Jiang Menglin formally petitioned the Taipei District Court for divorce with "unbearable mistress abuse", and then held a press conference. At the meeting, Jiang Menglin’s tearful complaint against Xu Xianle:
I am determined to divorce Ms. Xu. I have reason and reason. Now for more than a year, I am disappointed, and I have suffered the pain that life cannot bear: home is my pain. I deeply regret that I did not accept the advice of my old friend Hu Shizhi and made the mistake. I am ashamed of my old friend...
Hu Shi has passed away on February 24, 1962, and his words are still in my ears when his old friend passed away. Until this time, Jiang Menglin knew that Hu Shi's words were unfaithful.
is too late. Divorce is not so easy. Xu Xianle is really not so easy to deal with. Moreover, it is not the first time that she has divided the property for divorce.
Picture|Jiang Menglin (left), daughter Jiang Yanhua (middle), Hu Shi (right)
lashed out in the newspaper and blamed each other. After three months of mutual exchange between you and me, they went to the Taipei Court to file a lawsuit.
Regarding Jiang’s accusation of transferring bankbooks, stocks, and land to Jiang’s divorce letter, Xu Xianle gave her answer: "What you said at the beginning, your things belong to me, so I am today What you did was just do it according to your wishes."
I just cite an example. In fact, in the two people's lip-fighting, Xu Xian's phrases are irrational and shirking responsibility. Jiang Menglin is so angry that Jiang Menglin beats his chest and repents.
Finally, on January 23, 1964, this sensational divorce case was closed by mediation. Jiang Menglin paid 500,000 yuan for alimony and finally divorced.
This divorce made Jiang Menglin exhausted physically and mentally. Not only that, his divorce also became a big news at the time. The media, newspapers, and various public opinions made a lot of comments on Jiang Menglin. A generation of educators suffered from such a realm in his later years, as Hu Shi said. , The late festival is not guaranteed.
Picture|Jiang Menglin
June 19, 1964, six months after the divorce, exhausted physically and mentally, love and hateJiang Menglin passed away at the age of 78. Jiang Menglin's death is directly related to this divorce. He was already old, and in the six months he was in a good mood, there was no day in which he was in a good mood.
Fortunately, there is also Jiang Yanhua, his daughter, who was born for him, to take care of him and deal with his affairs. After Jiang Menglin's death, according to his wishes, his children buried him with his second wife Tao Zenggu.
As for Xu Xianle, who died in 2006, let me add one more sentence. She was born in 1908.
