Because Song Jiashu, Soong Ching Ling's father, was a staunch supporter of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary cause, Soong Ching Ling often listened to his father's heroic deeds when he was a child. His ideal and revolutionary spirit of serving the country and the people left a deep impression on Soong Ching Ling, and he had a feeling of admiration.
In fact, as early as 1894, Sun Yat-sen met Soong Ching Ling, who was only over one year old, in the Song family, but he didn't expect that they would become husband and wife.
After the failure of the Second Revolution, Sun Yat-sen went into exile in Japan, and Song Jiashu also helped Sun Yat-sen raise revolutionary funds in Japan, and arranged for his eldest daughter Song Ailing to be Sun Yat-sen's secretary.
19 13 In August, after graduating from American Wesleyan Women's College, Soong Ching Ling came to Japan to meet her parents. /kloc-In September of 0/6, she accompanied Song Ailing to visit Sun Yat-sen for the first time and cooperated with her sister to do Sun Yat-sen's work.
After that, the two met more frequently. At first, my father and two sisters went to Sun Yat-sen's place together, and later the two sisters went together. Finally, from May 24th, 19 14, Soong Ching Ling began to visit Sun Yat-sen alone.
According to the records of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the period of 19 1- 10 in 2004, the two met the most, up to 52 times, including 20 private meetings, as many as 10 in June alone.
1965438+In September 2004, Song Ailing married Kong Xiangxi in Yokohama, and Soong Ching Ling officially succeeded her as Sun Yat-sen's English secretary.
At work, Sun Yat-sen trusted her very much, let her keep the communication code, and let her undertake the external liaison work, which greatly reduced Sun Yat-sen's workload.
In their spare time, they get along well. Sun Yat-sen likes to listen to Soong Ching Ling play the piano and sing quietly.
Sun Yat-sen's spirit of selfless work for the revolution deeply infected Soong Ching Ling.
At that time, she wrote to her sister Song Meiling, who was studying in the United States, saying, "I have never been so happy.
I think this kind of thing is something I wanted to do since I was a child.
I am really close to the center of the revolutionary movement. Regarding their interaction, Soong Ching Ling also said in her later self-report: "Dr. Sun learned that I was learning Chinese, and he gave me some books on China literature and English books on contemporary politics.
He was very concerned about my study and activities, and gave me a lot of encouragement at work, which gradually attracted me unconsciously. "
With the deepening of communication, their love became stronger and stronger, and they soon fell in love.
1965438+In June 2005, Soong Ching Ling returned to China to visit relatives. Sun Yat-sen once asked her to ask her family for advice on marriage.
Soong Ching Ling immediately pointed out: "I am willing to be your wife and always help you with your revolutionary work. The revolution needs us to be together, and my heart has always followed you.
My life has become an inseparable whole with your career, "and said that personal marriage issues are up to her."
Regarding the age gap between the two, she said: "The revolution does not ask about age.
Love has no ring.
Therefore, this should not be an insurmountable gap between us. After Soong Ching Ling left, Sun Yat-sen missed her more and more. He said to his wife, "I can't forget the anniversary. After meeting her, I feel that I met love for the first time in my life. I know the ups and downs of love ... If I can marry Qingling, I will not regret it even if I die the next day. "
2. It is difficult to get married
Although Sun and Song loved each other, their final marriage was full of twists and turns.
Because Sun and Song are both Christians, according to Christian doctrine, Sun is married and can't marry another wife.
About their marriage, Sun Yat-sen wrote to Song Jiashu many times. 19 15 In August, Song Jiashu wrote to Sun Yat-sen, "We are a Christian family, and our daughter will not be a concubine to anyone, even if he is the greatest king, emperor or president on earth.
We may be poor in material things, but we are neither greedy nor ambitious, and we are unlikely to do anything that goes against Christian teachings. "
Therefore, Sun Yat-sen must divorce his wife Lu Muzhen before he can marry Song.
19 15 In September, Zhu, a special subordinate of Sun Yat-sen, returned to Macau to marry his wife, Lu Muzhen, and Lushi agreed to divorce according to his handprint on the divorce certificate.
Sun Song's attempt to get married was also opposed by revolutionaries at that time, who thought it was immoral, especially for revolutionary leaders. Sun Yat-sen said, "I am a revolutionary. I can't be dominated by social bad habits. I want to live according to my own wishes."
When Soong Ching Ling proposed to Sun Yat-sen in Shanghai, she was firmly opposed by her parents. They think that a married person twice her age is absolutely not allowed to get married and oppose her returning to Japan.
Moreover, her parents also chose another object for her, preparing to get married one day and put her under house arrest.
Soong Ching Ling wrote a letter to Sun Yat-sen through a maid, telling her current predicament.
After receiving the letter, Sun Yat-sen sent Zhu to Shanghai on June 19 15, hoping that he would take Soong Ching Ling back to Japan.
Zhu then showed Sun's telegram to Soong Ching Ling and told her about Sun Yat-sen's divorce.
In the same month, Soong Ching Ling fled home with the help of a maid, but left a farewell letter to her parents and returned to Japan by boat with Zhu overnight.
Soong Ching Ling's elopement was a bold move at that time. 1932, she told American journalist Si Nuo: "I didn't really fall in love with him at that time, just because of a girl's romantic idea-but it was a good idea.
I want to help save China, and Dr. Sun is a man who can save China, so I want to help him. Accompanied by friends, Sun Yat-sen bought all the furniture, bedding and daily necessities of 10 this year to prepare for his married life.
19151kloc-0/October 24th, Soong Ching Ling arrived in Tokyo, Japan from Shanghai, and Sun Yat-sen personally met him at Tokyo Station.
On the morning of October 25th, 65438/kloc-0, 22-year-old Soong Ching Ling and 49-year-old Sun Yat-sen went to the home of Tian Rui, a famous Japanese lawyer, and entrusted Tian Rui to handle the marriage registration in Tokyo.
They signed the wedding vows and agreed to three things: "Go through the formal marriage formalities in accordance with the laws of China as soon as possible.
We will always maintain the relationship between husband and wife and work together to enhance each other's happiness.
If you violate this pledge, you shall not object even if you are sanctioned by law and society; Moreover, in order to safeguard their respective reputations, even if relatives of either party take any measures, they can't complain. "The wedding was held in the living room of Hotan Gary. Soong Ching Ling wore a big lace hat, a skirt with pink and light green flowers and a bunch of flowers in her hand. Sun Yat-sen took her hand and took a group photo.
They had a close drink and recited petofi's love poem romantically in front of the guests: "I would like to be a torrent, a river between mountains, walking on rugged roads and rocks, as long as my lover is a small fish, swimming happily in my waves.
I would like to be a bare forest, on both sides of the river, bravely fighting against the wind, as long as my lover is a bird, nesting and singing in my dense branches ... "Because neither of them likes extravagance and all kinds of red tape, the wedding is simple and simple but warm and touching.
After the ceremony, there was a welcome champagne luncheon hosted by Tian Rui, and the latter two went to their new home, Castle Peak Harajuku 109.
It is worth mentioning that at the wedding, Sun Yat-sen gave Soong Ching Ling a German Mao Se pistol instead of precious diamonds and jewels.
Sun Yat-sen said: "This gun is equipped with 20 bullets, 19 for the enemy, and the last one is reserved for your own emergency." After the founding of New China, Soong Ching Ling recalled the past when she got married. She said affectionately, "10 year1October 25th, which is more important than my birthday in my life."
3. Care for each other
When Song Jiashu learned that Soong Ching Ling had eloped, he hurried to Japan to try to stop them from getting married, but it was too late. He even threatened to sever the father-daughter relationship with Soong Ching Ling.
Soong Ching Ling once recalled to Si Nuo, "My father came to Japan and scolded Mr. Sun.
My father wanted to break off the engagement on the grounds that I was a minor and didn't get my parents' consent.
But he couldn't do it, so he broke up with Dr. Sun and broke away from my father-daughter relationship. "Although my parents opposed Soong Ching Ling's marriage before, after they got married, they made up a generous dowry, a set of exquisite rattan furniture-consisting of a double bed, a wardrobe, a chest of drawers and a dresser, a quilt cover embroidered with a hundred-character pattern and a embroidered robe worn by my mother Ni Guizhen when she got married.
After the marriage, Soong Ching Ling continued to serve as Sun Yat-sen's private secretary, assisting him day and night and taking care of Sun Yat-sen in every possible way.
Both Sun and Song expressed satisfaction with their married life.
For example, in June1915438+01,Soong Ching Ling expressed her admiration for Sun Yat-sen in a letter to her American classmates. The letter said, "My husband is knowledgeable in all aspects, and whenever his brain doesn't work for a while, I learn a lot from him.
We are more like teachers and students, and my feelings for him are like a loyal student.
I help my husband with his work. I'm busy.
I will reply to his letter, take charge of all telegrams and translate them into Chinese. 19 18, Dr. Sun Yat-sen wrote a letter to Mr. Condley, a teacher far away in England. He was equally happy to say, "My wife was educated in an American university and was the daughter of one of my earliest colleagues and friends. Now I live a new life that I have never had before: a real family life, a partner and an assistant. "
Soong Ching Ling is not only Sun Yat-sen's life partner, but also a loyal assistant to the revolutionary cause. They share joys and sorrows.
As Herhart said, "Sun Yat-sen has a lifelong companion like Soong Ching Ling, which gives him new vitality and new hope.
The new lady tried her best to lighten her husband's burden.
In fact, she has been his secretary.
After marriage, her parents gradually realized her happiness, and her previous dissatisfaction vanished. "In April of A.D. 19 16, the couple returned to China to oppose the restoration of Yuan.
Later, Soong Ching Ling and Sun Yat-sen experienced some important events, such as the struggle to protect France, the counter-insurgency of Guangzhou Army and the cooperation between the two countries.
1922 In June, Chen Jiongming launched a mutiny in Guangzhou and shelled the presidential palace. Soong Ching Ling, who was pregnant, was afraid that the goal was too big, and resolutely let Sun Yat-sen evacuate safely first, saying, "China can live without you and me." Soong Ching Ling also miscarried in this incident. On the title page of a new notebook, Sun Yat-sen specially wrote two poems for Soong Ching Ling: "The true feelings share joys and sorrows, and the deep feelings share the fate of life and death", expressing their true feelings of suffering and * * *.
1925 On the morning of March 30th, Sun Yat-sen passed away in Beijing.
Before he died, he asked his children and subordinates to be kind to Soong Ching Ling and told her not to be sad. "All I have is all you have." He also made it clear in his family will: "I gave all my books, clothes and houses to my wife Soong Ching Ling. I stayed because I did my best in national affairs as a souvenir. "
Since then, Soong Ching Ling has inherited Sun Yat-sen's legacy, "Mr. Zhi's ambition and Mr. Xing's trip", and has always defended Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary spirit and principles as an heir and defender of the revolutionary spirit, making outstanding contributions to the China revolution, as she said in her letter to her classmates and close friends in the United States on April 6, 1926, "I tried to forget myself."
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19 13 After Sun Yat-sen failed to launch the "second revolution" to beg Yuan, Yuan Shikai tried to send someone to assassinate him.
At the beginning of August this year, Sun Yat-sen was forced to flee to Japan.
He regrouped revolutionary forces in Japan, organized China Revolutionary Party, and prepared to launch "three revolutions" for Yuan.
At this time, Soong Ching Ling's father, Song Jiashu, was handling English letters for Sun Yat-sen. Soong Ching Ling had just graduated from Macon Weiss Rheinland College in the United States and had been to Tokyo to visit his parents.
During this daily contact, Soong Ching Ling admired Sun Yat-sen's personality and revolutionary spirit.
1965438+In March 2005, Sun Yat-sen came to Tokyo from Macau with his long-lost Mrs. Lu, and went through the divorce formalities through agreement.
Later, Sun Yat-sen wrote to Soong Ching Ling and asked her if she would like to come to Japan to live with him and take part in the revolutionary work. Soong Ching Ling readily agreed.
19151kloc-0/On October 24th, Soong Ching Ling arrived in Tokyo and stayed at the home of Japanese friends Toyama and his wife.
The next day (19 15 10.25), Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling got married in the house of Tokyo lawyer Tian Rui.
They entrusted their lawyer and Tian Rui to go through the marriage registration at Tokyo City Hall, and the lawyer presided over the signing of the marriage vows.
The marriage vows of Sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching Ling were made in triplicate, one for Sun Yat-sen, Soong Ching Ling, one for lawyer and one for Tian Rui.