Chapter 38 Chapter 4 The charm of the lady

In 1944, in the late period of the Anti-Japanese War, the historian Chen Yinke wrote a heptadic poem called "Wen Tao" in Chengdu: It is said that the speeding car has traveled 100,000 miles, and the grievances and grievances of Penglai are not clear. Yuyan has been closed and abandoned since ancient times, and gold tin has never been so important. The yellow chicken feels late in the daytime, and the blue sky and blue sea parting love. Chang'an does not see good times in the future, Chen Hong said Huaqing melancholy. "Wen Dao", translated into vernacular, means "hearing and hearing".What did you hear?After a note by Wu Mi (Yu Monk), it became known to the world.Wu Mi said: "At that time, Jiang Gong did not have any love, so Mrs. Song Meiling flew to the United States for the second time, and this is the story." Wu Mi also sang a song:

The cloud road is far away in the past, and the situation will be gloomy again. The star gallops handsome and the golden ball looks up, and the afterglow of the sunset is light. Enemies are ferocious and happy, and family favors are self-inflicted. Although Yuhuan is dead, the king's grace is still there, and the hatred can still reach the supernatant. When Mrs. Chen and Wu heard that the Jiangs were not on good terms, and Song Meiling went to the United States again, they couldn't help feeling excited and began to write poems. ("Cultural Shenzhou Common Destiny", "History Monthly" No. 71, pp. 57-61) Judging from the poems sung and harmonious, they obviously think that the relationship is not harmonious, and it is always the man who is having an affair. What's more, this man is equal to the emperor, so there is a sentence in Chen's poems that gold tin is not important. Wu Shi is even more lamenting that Song Meiling's fate is not as good as that of Yang Guifei, because Tang Minghuang seems to value more kindness than Chiang Kai-shek.This kind of taking it for granted is by no means limited to Chen and Wu.The rumors are like this. China is still a machismo society. Husbands divorce their wives.

However, the rumors were not groundless. The streets and alleys of Chongqing, a mountain city, were full of discussions, which even alarmed the U.S. embassy. Political Counselor John Service even sent a report to the State Department in Washington. , but at least it is certain that Jiang and Song's marriage has indeed gone into trouble. "There is so much smoke, it would seem that there must be some fire." (There is so much smoke, it would seem that there must be some fire.) Xie Weisi said that the gossip among government leaders had nothing to do with politics, but the current situation in China, Chiang Kai-shek If the two major Song families fall out, it will lead to the split of the entire dynasty.Then there is a close-up:

One day the wife entered the chairman's bedroom and found a pair of high-heeled shoes under the bed. She was so angry that she threw them out of the window and hit a guard on the head... The chairman didn't see anyone for four days because his wife hurt his head with a vase during a quarrel. department. (Esherick ed.; Lost Chance in China, the World War II Dispatches of John Service, P.95, 93-94) It was said that Chiang Kai-shek had an affair, and the woman had to be found out to prove it, but the woman's name could not be found.Sterling Seagrave, who wrote "The Song Dynasty", said that the Yao family and the Chen family, and that "Miss Chen Jieru returned to China secretly" at this time (The Soong Dynasty, p. 379), is completely ignorant and confused. road.In fact, that woman and those women did exist, but their names have been lost. Among them were nurses and female compatriots handled by the spy chief Dai Li, but Soong Meiling could not catch them.

In fact, Chiang Kai-shek respected Song Meiling very much based on interests, not only because of the strength of the Kong and Song families, but also because Song girls could speak fluent English.Chiang Kai-shek once said to Tang Zong in the attendant room: "In today's world, if you are not good at English, you can't gain a foothold." ("Eight Years with Chiang Kai-shek", p. 310) Can he disrespect his wife who is quite "good at English"?What's more, not long before Song Meiling went to the United States for the second time, she had just returned from attending the splendid Cairo conference with him.At the Cairo conference, he could not but feel that he must live without his wife.Besides, when he was young, he had a lot of fun in Shanghai, but since he contracted syphilis and married Chen Jieru, he has given up drinking and whoring, and has greatly restrained himself.He abandoned Chen Jieru and married Song Meiling mainly because of political considerations, not because of beauty.In 1940, Soong Meiling's political value reached its peak for him. How dare he break ground on Song Empress?

So we must get rid of the thinking of big men, and don't always think that men abandon women.In ancient times, it was only natural for the emperor to love someone else, but in modern times, it is not unreasonable for the empress to empathize with others.Jiang Song's marriage relationship was not harmonious, and we should also focus on Song Meiling's sexual journey. Wu Mi said, "Mrs. Song Meiling flew to the United States for the second time", so I should start with the first time.The origin of that time was due to Wilkie's visit to China.Wendell Lewis Willkie (Wendell Lewis Willkie) was a geek in American politics at that time. He was born in Indiana in 1892 and was a lawyer.He rose to the political arena, unconventional, but won the appreciation and support of many American people.In 1940, he became the candidate of the Republican Party for President of the United States, competing for the presidency with Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate for the third term.At that time, Wilkie was so powerful that he was so confident that he could enter the White House without even having to run a campaign.During the campaign, he even admitted with great honesty and grace that he agreed with certain reform plans and foreign policies of his opponent Roosevelt.In the end, he won 22 million votes and lost to Roosevelt by only 5 million votes.

Wilkie is a heroic and passionate man. He was originally a member of the Democratic Party, but in the mid-1930s, he switched to the Republican Party.As early as when he was a member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt liked him very much and said he would ask him to be Secretary of State.Although he later became Roosevelt's political enemy, Roosevelt's favor for him remained undiminished.Roosevelt said that he would never ignore this excellent statesman who had the support of more than 22 million Americans. Therefore, he commissioned Wilkie to be his unofficial representative and flew around the world.

On August 26, 1942, Wilkie took off in a four-engine bomber and returned to China 49 days later (October 14). He wrote the book "One World" (One World) and sold it. One million copies, promoting his ideals and journey. In "One World, One Family", Wilkie wrote about his experience in China in four consecutive chapters.Chiang Kai-shek sent two cronies, Dong Xianguang, deputy director of the Information Bureau, and General Zhu Shaoliang, to Dihua to greet him and accompany him throughout the process.Before arriving in Chongqing, the whole city had been completely refurbished: when we arrived, Chongqing was decorated with lights and festoons, and the streets were empty.The grand occasion of his own writing being welcomed is as follows:

I arrived in Chongqing at an airport a few miles outside the city in the late afternoon.Our cars have not yet entered the city, and people have already lined up on both sides of the street.Crowds filled the sidewalks in front of the shops before we reached the center of town.Men and women, men and women, men and women, bearded gentlemen in fedoras and melon caps, porters, pawns, students, mothers with children, well-dressed and shabby--they drove slowly in our car On the eleven-mile road to the hotel where I stayed, there was a sea of ​​people waiting on the other side of the Yangtze River.On all the hillsides in Chongqing—which must be the most mountainous city in the world—they stood there laughing and cheering and waving little paper American and Chinese flags.

Anyone who has participated in an American presidential campaign is used to the masses.But not so for such masses.I can surreptitiously reduce their significance all I want, but it's no use.The paper flags waved by the people are uniform in size, hinting at the involvement of the gracious and imaginative Chongqing Mayor, Dr. Wu Guozhen, in the design of this grand welcome.Obviously, not all of these people, many of them in bare clothes, have a clear idea of ​​who I am or why I am there.I also said to myself that the endless noise of firecrackers in every street and alley was nothing but the enthusiasm of the old Chinese people.

But in spite of my efforts to minimize its significance, the sight moved me deeply.There is nothing artificial or imaginary about the faces I look at.They see me as a representative of America and a concrete hope of friendship and coming aid.It was an expression of the goodwill of the masses, and it was a moving expression of the pure power in the hearts and minds of the people, which is the greatest source of wealth for the Chinese nation. (One World, P. 127-128) Wilkie was a tall, energetic man, just fifty years old, with an extraordinary political future ahead of him.Roosevelt has served three terms, and he is likely to be the next president.He is very popular, and he takes it for granted; the Kuomintang officials even claimed that he was the highest-level American visitor after retired President Grant (Uiysses S. Grant) visited China in the last century. have to.In Chiang Kai-shek's "Welcome to the President of the United States on behalf of Wilkie's speech" on October 3, there is such a high hat: From Mr. Wilkie's remarks, we know that he has a deep understanding of the Japanese invaders' ambition to disrupt the world and the value of China's arduous war of resistance. The enthusiasm and achievements of his leadership of the American society in the campaign to aid China have made our nation-building spirit shared with the two nations of China and the United States, increasing emotional close ties. ……Mr. Wilkie is here, and he will see with his own eyes the ruins of the Japanese invaders’ brutal destruction in China over the past five years, the perseverance and optimism of our Chinese soldiers and civilians, their confidence and determination, and the difficult situation China is facing. Under the current situation, we will work hard to enrich the combat power and rebuild the construction work, and we will see how the Chinese military and civilians struggle to achieve common goals and strive for common victory; it will also enable the people of our country to have a deeper understanding of the reality of the concerted efforts of the U.S. government and people for wartime work And work harder. ("The Preliminary Compilation of Important Historical Materials of the Republic of China - During the War of Resistance Against Japan", Part III "Wartime Diplomacy" (1), p. 752) This silly big man with more than enthusiasm but not enough vigilance can easily be overwhelmed by the soup and surrounded by Jiang, Song, and Kong Tuan.He does not live in the US embassy, ​​but lives in Song Ziwen's luxurious residence, which made the US ambassador Clarence E. Gauss very disapproving.He saw all the three sisters of the Song family, but he only got to see Zhou Enlai twice at the dinner party of the Song family.He snubbed Stilwell, whom Chiang Kai-shek disliked, and approached Chennault, whom Chiang Kai-shek liked. Under such circumstances, he had a special affection for the Chiang couple, of course it was no problem.He had many separate breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with the Chiangs, recalling: One evening, we drove to Jiang's villa on the cliff of the Yangtze River, and Xiao Dong (Xianguang) was there.We sat on the large balcony in front of the wooden house, overlooking the foothills of Chongqing, overlooking the Yangtze River, and saw a number of small boats traveling in the rapids, carrying Chinese countrymen and their products to the downstream market.It was very hot in Chongqing that day, but there was a cool breeze here, which was very refreshing.When I was talking with the chairman, Mrs. Jiang made tea for us and took turns interpreting for us with Xiao Dong. (One World, p. 130) After talking for several hours, he specifically mentioned Madam Chiang's tenderness and consideration: Mrs. Jiang kept translating for us, and finally she said with pleasant and firm female authority: "It's ten o'clock and you men haven't eaten anything, come on? We'll have to drive into town, at least find something to eat , talk about what you say later? Selection" (One World, p. 132) Wilkie said that during his six days in Chongqing, he had meetings with Chiang Kai-shek all the time, and there must be a "tongue man" (tongue woman?) Song Meiling present in these meetings.He had a great impression of both of them.He said that the Chairman, as a person and as a leader, was taller than a legendary figure.He is peculiarly taciturn (probably Song Meiling rushed to say it, and Lao Jiang’s lack of English is also an obstacle), and when he speaks, he is "soft-spoken" (Soft-Spoken) (very different from the expression of scolding "Niang Xipi") . "When he doesn't wear military uniform and puts on a Chinese gown, he almost looks like a monk and scholar (or because of the egghead), not like a political leader." He also said: "He is obviously very good at listening to other people's opinions, and he is good at collecting people's opinions. Wisdom." (Isn't it obvious? Choose) and said: "When he agrees with you, he will nod and keep whispering yes, implying respect for you, making you defenseless, and how much will he win you over? selection" (One World, p. 133) Wilkie also met Lin Sen, Chen Lifu, Wang Shijie, Wu Guozhen and other Kuomintang officials.After mentioning it briefly, he said that he had known Song Ziwen in Washington, and that he had three sisters, and continued: Once Kong Xiangxi held a dinner party on the lawn of his home, and I sat at the head, between Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Sun.We talked very much, and I was very happy.Both ladies speak excellent English and are informative and witty.After dinner, Mrs. Jiang took my arm and said, "I want you to meet my other sister. She cannot go out to dinner because of neuralgia." (One World, p. 139-141) So Wilkie and the two Song sisters chatted indoors, so happy that they forgot to spend time with other guests outdoors.At about eleven o'clock in the evening, Kong Xiangxi came in and lightly blamed Mrs. Jiang and Wilkie for the banquet, and they hadn't returned yet, but Lao Kong also sat down and joined the Longmen Formation.Wilkie pointed out that all three of them can chat, and Song Meiling is the most eloquent.Finally, before breaking up, Song Meiling told Kong Xiangxi and his wife that Wilkie suggested that she should go to the United States for a goodwill visit during dinner yesterday.The Kong couple turned their attention to Wilkie, and Wilkie replied yes, that was the suggestion.When Kong Xiangxi asked further questions, Wilkie published a large essay praising Soong Meiling.He said that Americans urgently need to understand Asia and China, and that people with brains, persuasion, and moral strength in China should help educate Americans.He believes that the lady will be the most perfect ambassador, she has great ability and will have a very effective influence in the United States.He was convinced that, with her "wit, magic, a large and considerate heart, the grace and beauty of her manners and appearance, and her fervent convictions, she was just the visitor we needed." (One World, P. 139-141) From the many close-ups of Wilkie above, it can be seen that his impression of the Chiangs is as good as Alice's dream.His love for Song Meiling is beyond words.At the same time, we can also see that Soong Meiling is also very interested in him. In addition to political needs, there is also a personal attraction.Soong Meiling is beautiful and charming, Wilkie is tall and enthusiastic, and the two speak freely, and they admire each other, which is not surprising. Two journalists accompanied Wilkie's parade visit this time. One was Mike Cowles (Gardner? Mike? played Cowles, Jr.), an American publishing tycoon and the founder of "Look" magazine. .The other was Joseph Barnes, a highly experienced foreign affairs reporter and editor.Wilkie considered them both his best playmates.Among them, Mike Cowles published a book called "Mike Looks Back" (Mike Looks Back) forty-three years later (1985), in which he wrote big things that Wilkie dared not write. Close-up, delicate and realistic, it is worth registering this unique "close emotional connection" between China and the United States as follows: The next stop on our journey is China.Song Ziwen, Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek's elder brother's modern luxury mansion, is our headquarters in Chongqing for six days. The six-day event was quite compact, with several long talks between Wilkie and Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Nationalist Government, meetings with government officials, and evening banquets with the Chairman and his wife.Among them, the lady's demeanor and demeanor made both Wendell and I feel excited. One night in Chongqing, the chairman gave us a grand reception.After some welcoming remarks, the Chairman, Mrs. and Wilkie formed a reception group.About an hour later, as I was mingling with the guests, a Chinese adjutant told me that Wendell was looking for me. I found Wilkie, who whispered to me that he and his wife would disappear in a few minutes, and that I would take his place and cover them as best I could.Of course, ten minutes later, they left. I was pinned next to the Chairman like a sentinel.Whenever I sensed his attention wandering, I frantically asked a flurry of questions about China.After an hour of this, he suddenly clapped his hands to summon his deputy, ready to leave.I was then sent back to the Song family by my deputy. I don't know where Wendell and Mrs. went, and I'm starting to worry.Shortly after dinner, there was a loud noise in the atrium, and the chairman rushed in in a rage.Accompanying him were three bodyguards, each carrying an automatic rifle.The chairman suppressed his anger and bowed indifferently to me, which I returned. "Where's Wilkie?" he asked after the ceremony was over. "I don't know, he's not home." "Where's Wilkie?" he asked again. "I assure you, Chairman. He's not here, and I don't know where he might be." The guards and I followed, and the chairman walked through the house.He checked every room, poked under the bed, opened all the cupboards.Finally, satisfied with the fact that the two of them were indeed not in the house, he left without saying goodbye. I was really scared, I saw the phantom of Wendell standing in front of a line of shooters.Unable to sleep, I got up and drank alone, anticipating the worst that could happen.At four o'clock in the morning, a jovial Wilkie emerges, as cocky as a college student after a good night with his girlfriend.After narrating what happened between him and his wife, he happily said that he had invited his wife to return to Washington.I said furiously, "Wendel, you're a bloody idiot!" I cite every reason against his crazy idea.I totally agree that Mrs. Jiang is one of the most beautiful, intelligent and sexy women we have ever seen, and I understand their great attraction to each other, but there is already enough gossip about them in the Chongqing press circle up.I said: "You represent the president of the United States here, and you hope to be nominated again in 1944, hoping to run for the next president." I also said that his wife and son might pick him up at the airport at that time, Mrs. Appearing would create a rather embarrassing scene.Wilkie stomped away angrily.I was so tired at that time that I fell asleep. When I woke up at eight, Wilkie was already having breakfast, and we each ate our own without saying a word.He has a speech at nine o'clock.Just as he was getting up to leave, he turned to me and said, "Mike, I want you to go see the lady and tell her she can't come back to Washington with us." "Where can I find her?" I asked.He said coyly: "She has an apartment on the top floor of the Women's and Children's Hospital in the city center. It's a charity she's proud of." About eleven o'clock, I went to the hospital and asked to see Mrs.When I was ushered into the living room, I told her dully that she couldn't go back to Washington with Mr. Wilkie. "Who says you can't?" she asked. "It was me," I said, "and I told Wendell not to take you because it would be very unwise politically." Before I could figure out what was going on, her long nails were clawing hard at my cheek.She was so hard that it left a full week of scarring on my face. ("The Nineties", October 1986 issue) Wilkie wanted to bring Song Meiling back to the United States. The late famous popular historian Barbara W. Tuchman (Barbara W. Tuchman) personally visited Vincent (John Carter Vincent), who was working in the American Embassy in Chongqing at that time and could speak Chinese. confirmed.Vincent also noticed that Chiang Kai-shek was very courteous to Wilkie, but when Wilkie left, he asked someone to open the window quickly, saying that it was "to let the smell of sheep go out" ("to let the smell of sheep go out"). the foreigner out," see Tuchman, Stilwell and the American Experience in China, p. 428,) could hardly conceal his disgust.The feeling of disgust obviously has its own reasons.And because Song Meiling's nails can scratch Laomei's face, it can be seen how far she has been with them.One can imagine the seriousness of that late-night rendezvous, where the fifty-year-old lonely man and the forty-five-year-old widow were alone. All "men's love for women" is by no means a one-sided matter.Another US official in Chongqing, John Paton Davies (John Paton Davies), also saw with his own eyes how Soong Meiling exerted her charm: There is no doubt that the younger sister of the Song family has easily conquered a person.At a relief agency tea party she presided over, wearing an Air Force general's overcoat, she admitted with irresistibly feminine tenderness that Mr. Wilkie was a very "sensual" man ( a very "disturbing influence"), a confession that comforted the personal representative of President Roosevelt. ... Interestingly, the remark had implications for both celibate Wilkie and future political developments. (Davies, Dragon by the Tail, p. 255) There is a story in ancient Chinese books that "you must taste the smell" when you move your index finger. It is recorded that the expert will "get his finger on the tripod" in the end. "Feat", if you want to rob goods, you need to rob the emperor's supplies; if you want a woman, you need the emperor's wife.Seeing Wilkie's actions, he really has the air of playing with his wife.Although he was a little falsely alarmed by Chiang Kai-shek's arrest, this old beauty was very low. When it was inconvenient for him to bid farewell to Chiang Kai-shek, he said, "I have been here for a few days, I have been treated favorably, and I feel like I am a family member... It is actually traveling around the world for me. A quick meeting that has never been encountered in other places" ("The First Compilation of Important Historical Materials of the Republic of China-The Period of the Anti-Japanese War against Japan", Part III "Wartime Diplomacy" (1), p. 775), and after returning to the United States , Immediately repay it with real benefits.The fly in the ointment is that this period of "connection" between China and the United States was unsustainable when Wilkie died of a heart attack two years later (1944). It is inconvenient for Wilkie to bring Soong Meiling back to the United States, and his breaking of promise seems to be out of necessity.But he is still very interesting. With his influence on Roosevelt, he contributed to Song Meiling's visit to the United States.According to the official Kuomintang information, Soong Meiling's visit to the United States was only possible when she was invited by Roosevelt twice on August 22 and September 16.However, Wilkie revealed in "One World, One Family" that because of his suggestion, and Roosevelt's invitation to Song Meiling to visit the United States, it was first seen in the August 22 letter to Chiang Kai-shek introducing Wilkie's visit to China. The above are just polite words, whether the trip can be made or not depends on Wilkie's success.In terms of time, Soong Meiling went to the United States in the second month after Wilkie left China on October 8 (November 17). The speed of this close cooperation also confirmed Soong Meiling's visit The beauty is due to Wilkie's secret efforts. Secretly trying hard, unable to escape the sharp tentacles of Washington reporters, a columnist named Hope Ridings Miller of the "Washington Post" pointed out that Wilkie's bragging about Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek surpassed any long-unheard tribute (Washington Post, 16 October 1942).According to Admiral Leahy of the U.S. Navy, President Roosevelt laughed and accused Madame Chiang of being a "vamp" in private conversations with her. Attracted by her, agreed to any of her requests?Mrs. Chiang said with a smile: "I can't say I'm a slut, because Mr. Willkie has all the emotional reactions of an adult." (Mr. Willkie has all the emotional reactions of an adolescent.) (Leahy, I Was There, P.154) Roosevelt was very interested in Song Meiling's comment on Wilkie, and then insisted that she comment on him.She couldn't help it, and finally said: "Oh? Mr. President, you are sophisticated." (Oh, Mr. President, you are sophisticated.) Frances Perkins (Frances Perkins), a female cabinet member of Roosevelt's cabinet, said , The president was very heartbroken after hearing this, and told others repeatedly in the White House. (Perkins, The Roosevelt I Knew, P. 74) Barnes, a reporter who accompanied Willkie on his visit to China, also mentioned this incident in "Biography of Willkie" (Barnes, Willkie, P. 353), we can see four The sixteen-year-old Soong Meiling's charm not only fascinated the middle-aged Wilkie in the first year, but also fascinated the sixty-one-year-old Roosevelt this year. Soong Meiling's visit to the United States this time also had a mysterious and interesting episode.Before leaving, her elder brother, Foreign Minister Song Ziwen, sent a telegram to Roosevelt's confidant Harry Hopkins, asking the US side to send a special plane to take Mrs. Chiang, who was seriously ill, to New York for medical treatment, and then to Washington after recovering. for an official visit.Although Roosevelt was desperate at this time, he still agreed to this request.Madame Chiang arrived at Mitchel Field at 2:00 p.m. on October 27, 1942, to keep her secret.After being greeted by Hopkins in person, he drove to The Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia Preslyterian Medical Center and booked the entire twelfth floor.On the way, Soong Meiling told Huo Shi that she was here for medical treatment and rest, and did not talk about Sino-US relations, but she still talked a lot, including complaining about Stilwell's lack of understanding of Chinese affairs, and attacking the British government for sparing no effort. (See Sherwood, Roosevelt and Hopkins, Vol. 2, P. 240? Smoked 260) Hopkins didn't seem to notice that Ms. Song was talking eloquently, and she didn't look seriously ill at all.When Wilkie visited China, she was even more lively and often accompanied the distinguished guests. Not only was she not sick, but she was also not tired. Why did she suddenly become seriously ill?Having a serious illness and still being able to have a long conversation after a long flight?Some people say that the treatment of injuries caused by a car accident five years ago is even more of an excuse. How can there be any reason for not coming to the United States for treatment within five years, and suddenly requesting a special plane to be transported to the United States for medical treatment five years later?It's very suspicious.According to Mrs. Roosevelt, it was a skin disease. (See Eleanor Roosevelt, This I Remember, P. 282-283) In short, she recovered completely after two months of rest. In February 1943, my wife recovered from her illness and went to the White House as a guest. She stayed for ten days and was very happy.Especially in a speech in Congress, it seems very remarkable to speak generously and win warm applause.However, American female writer Dillon (Mary E. Dillon) pointed out that Madam Chiang’s speech was the most exciting speech in that Congress, but the highlight was not in the content, but in her petite charm and feminine charm, as well as her desire to ask for help for China. sincere. (Dillon, Wendell Willkie 1892-1944, P. 283) Soong Meiling returned to New York on March 1, 1943 after her visit to Washington.On the second day, he gave a public speech, hosted by Wilkie, with an audience of more than 20,000 people.Hu Shi, who was in the United States at the time, also came to join in.Hu Shi’s March 2 diary contains the following passage: In the evening, I went to Madison Square Carden to listen to Madam Chiang's speech. About 20,000 people attended, and there was sympathy and enthusiasm.But her speech is really not good, I don’t know what to say? Selected ("Hu Shi's Diary" manuscript volume 15) Hu Shi said that Soong Meiling's speech was not good, and he obviously judged it from the content.But the purpose of her speech is political, to win sympathy and support.Her petite and charming body and smooth and fluent English represent China struggling to resist Japan, which is enough to move the old beauty. What's more, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans hated Japan to the bone, and the whole country took it as their mission to defeat the Japanese Empire. Can the anti-Japanese China not arouse the applause of the American people?Not to mention "sympathy and enthusiasm".Therefore, no matter what Song Meiling said, she would win the hearts of Americans.Hu Shi was too angry. Hu Shi hated Soong Meiling's arrogance even more, saying: "She has a vain arrogance that makes me sick." (Manuscript of "Hu Shi's Diary", March 4, 1943) This kind of arrogance is widespread. The American public cannot see it, but those who are closer to her will sooner or later discover her flaws.She came to ask for help on behalf of the suffering China, but she was extravagant like an aristocrat, such as renting out the entire twelfth floor of a luxury hotel; when she lived in the White House, she brought two nurses, two families named Kong Roosevelt mistakenly called her "my little boy") and changed the silk sheets every day, sometimes twice a day.She came from revolutionary China, but she bossed around her subordinates, often calling out servants in the White House, which disgusted American officials;She has received a good Western education, but like Chiang Kai-shek, she doesn't know what democracy and freedom are.Once at the White House dinner table, Roosevelt mentioned to her the headache of the American miners' strike and asked her how she would treat labor movement leaders like John Lewis. She naturally raised her beautiful little hands to herself. His throat slashed.Roosevelt continued the conversation after watching his wife see this from across the table. (Eleanor Roosevelt, This I Remember, P. 284) In addition to being overjoyed, she finally offended Roosevelt. When she was staying at the White House, she suddenly had a whim and told Roosevelt that when she left, he didn't have to get up.Roosevelt replied very gently: "My dear child, even if I want to, I can't stand up? Election" (see FDR Memoirs, p. 344).At the press conference, a reporter kindly asked her how the United States would send aid to China, and she threw the question to Roosevelt; when Roosevelt said that it would be sent at the speed God allowed us, she said, "God help us." The Lord helps those who help themselves.” (The Lord helps those who help themselves.) The words were sarcasm, and Roosevelt’s face turned red, and he didn’t know whether it was shame or anger.Roosevelt's treasury secretary, Henry Morgenthau Jr., told his staff that the president wished she would leave early. (John Blum, From the Morganthau Diaries, Vol. 3, P. 106) Ms. Tuchman believed that Roosevelt did not care too much about personal unhappiness, but was afraid that Mrs. Chiang's behavior might damage her public image and destroy the his China policy. (Tuchman, Stilwell and the American Experience in China, P. 446-451) Song Meiling did not leave the United States until the end of June in 1943, and stayed in the United States for nearly half a year.On the whole, her visit was quite a sensation.Even Lord Halifax, the British ambassador to the United States, was afraid that the United States would be affected by Mrs. Chiang's whirlwind, and promised China some things that it could not do. (Sir L. Woodward, British Foreign Policy in the Second World War, p. 425) American public opinion is the most important thing, and Song Meiling won public opinion, which directly benefited Chiang Kai-shek.With the support of public opinion, Roosevelt let go to help the Chiang regime, and he also wanted to raise China led by Chiang Kai-shek to one of the top four. 宋美龄离美后，前往巴西与姊姊宋蔼龄见面，到七月四日才飞返重庆。在蒋介石身边的唐纵于当日日记说： 蒋夫人由美载誉归来。下午，蒋夫人由美归国，委座乘机赴新津接她，但夫人直接乘机在白市驿降落，没有往新津换机，所以没有接到。委座回来时，适经国亦由桂林来渝，同时降落，几乎飞机相碰，危险极矣?选（《在蒋介石身边八年》，页三六七） 蒋介石兴冲冲地去迎接久别的老婆，不但没接到，而且差一点父子飞机相撞，真是晦气。原来接不到并非偶然，唐纵于八月十五日又有日记： 近来委座与夫人不洽，夫人住在孔公馆不归，委座几次去接，也不归。问其原因，夫人私阅委座日记，有伤及孔家者，又行政院长一席，委座欲由宋子文担任，夫人希望由孔担任，而反对宋，此事至今尚未解决。（《在蒋介石身边八年》，页三七三） 可见宋美龄一回来就不理蒋介石，住在孔祥熙家里负气不归。依常情而言，此次在外交上打了一个大胜仗，载誉归来，又夫妻分别将近九个月，理应欢喜做一团，然而不仅没有相见欢，反而不洽，已多蹊跷。唐纵听说的那些为孔、宋做官的事而不洽，岂其然哉？岂止此哉？直至十月初，蒋夫人仍住新开市孔公馆，而“委座尝于私人室内做疲劳的吁叹，其生活亦苦矣”。（见《在蒋介石身边八年》，页三八四）显然感情发生了裂痕，显然老婆对丈夫不洽，而非丈夫对老婆不洽。虽然夫妇两人一道于十一月十八日由重庆起飞，出席开罗会议。回来后，又是一次外交上的胜利，但宋美龄还是没有和蒋介石和好，终于一九四四年七月五日，“飞车十万程”，又去外国矣。蓬莱恩怨之所以未分明，因未深探宋美龄的感情世界。她与威尔基在重庆一见如故，威尔基热情为她安排风光的访美之行，到美国后又常相陪伴，纽约那次两万人的演讲会又由两人同时登台。旧梦重温，自在意中。吴宓说“蒋公别有所爱”，未免冤枉蒋公矣。实际上是宋女别有所爱。宋美龄一九四四年七月偕姊姊蔼龄到巴西，九月即转去美国，又说是健康关系，但蒋介石的顾问拉铁摩尔看在眼里，“好像是故意要离开”（Ｔｈｉｓ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｌｉｋｅ ａｎ ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ａｗａｙ）。（见Ｌａｔｔｉｍｏｒｅ，Ｃｈｉｎａ Ｍｅｍｏｉｒｓ，Ｐ．１８６）威尔基于同年十月八日死去，直到一九四五年九月抗战胜利日本签降后才回国。其彩凤单飞、弋者难慕，固已昭昭在识者眼中。虽然在形式上，这对政治夫妻一直都在串假戏，想欺人耳目。董显光《蒋总统传》曾写蒋介石在一九四四年七月五日，“在蒋夫人飞往南美从事于健康休养之前，为夫人举行的一个非正式茶会中，颇咎其僚属与党员不将外间谣言（预期蒋总统与夫人将不免有仳离之结果者）见告”。夫妻二人，虽然若无其事，但是宋美龄“健康休养”一养要养到南美洲去，若非志在负气，似乎也不必养那么远。宋美龄一生有一极大特色，就是喜欢洋人、洋男人，在洋男人面前，工谄善媚的程度，有时连洋男人都为之咋舌。罗斯福之子埃利奥特·罗斯福（Ｅｌｌｉｏｔｔ Ｒｏｏｓｅｖｅｌｔ）在《罗斯福见闻秘录》（Ａｓ Ｈｅ Ｓａｗ It）记开罗会议时，他代表他爸爸参加蒋氏夫妇的鸡尾酒会： 蒋夫人走到我的身旁，毫不停留地把我带到两张并排放着的椅子上坐下。我觉得她像一位颇为老练的演员。差不多有半小时之久，她生动地、有风趣地、热心地谈着——而她老是设法把我来作为我们谈话的中心。这种恭维与魅惑的功夫之熟练到家是多少年我难得碰到的。她谈到她的国家，可是所谈的范围只是限于劝我在战后移居到那儿去。她问我是否对畜牧农场发生兴趣，那么中国的西北对我简直是最理想的地方了。她为我描画出一个有能力、有决心的人从中国苦力的劳作中所能集积起的财富的金色画面以后，她把身子靠向前来，闪耀着光彩的眼睛凝视着我，同意我所说的每一句话，她的手轻轻地放在我的膝盖上。在最初的几分钟内，我极力地对自己说：这位夫人只是对我们之间的谈话感到浓厚的兴趣，而在她的心中绝无其他任何动机。可是在她的神态之中却有一种与绝对的真挚不相融洽的生硬的欢娱的光彩。我绝对不曾相信我是如此重要的一个人物，以致她认为必须将我征服，使我很快地变成她的好友，为了任何将来的其他的目的。不过我却相信蒋夫人多少年来始终是以一种征服人的魅惑与假装对她的谈话对方发生兴趣的方式来应付人们——尤其是男人——以致现在这变成了她的第二性格。而我怕看她的第一性格发作，说实话，那会吓坏了我。（Ｐ．１５２） 小罗斯福说宋美龄施媚功，把手放在他膝上谈话，这种肢体语言，自是洋男人独享的。在所有宋美龄的照片中，她与洋男人挨肩搭膀的照片，层出不穷；但对本国男人，却高高在上，保持距离。她见李登辉时，甚至坐着接受李登辉的鞠躬如也，和弯腰站着的这个台湾人握手，其气焰可想?选从宋美龄喜欢洋男人却反倒嫁给中国土流氓一事上看，乃爱慕权势使然，三十之年，只有嫁那土流氓才能满足她的权力欲，因此只好委身相向。但权力欲和性欲毕竟不能两全，因此只好望洋兴叹、改土归流以终老矣。 黄仁宇《从大历史的角度读蒋介石日记》说抗战时香港吃紧，“政府派飞机往接在港人士，但通过孔家，产生'飞机载运洋狗'之新闻，引起西南联大学生抗议。蒋刚责问，蒋宋美龄则在一怒之下出走，避居黄山，数日之后蒋往解谢了事”。又说“蒋夫人也数度以养伤名义出国”，“先往香港，后去巴西。……当她滞留海外时，谣传蒋宋婚姻发生问题，甚至蒋纳藏情妇，经蒋召集茶话会否认，事载白修德、涂克门（塔奇曼）各人书中。”“难道大历史不能脱离私人生活之细节，及于风闻谣传？又有如何之大人物全无私人生活之疵瑕？”（页二五一）黄仁宇这种为蒋介石回护的手法，是可鄙的，也绝非什么大历史。其实，大历史何须标榜，真正的良史自成其大，就是能从大处着眼解释出历史真相。御用学者吹捧蒋宋之功，从蒋夫人访美到开罗会议，无不曲笔；拥蒋史家反对追究细节，将大人物私人生活之瑕疵，尽行开脱，殊不知要弄清历史真相，就得把那些曲笔与开脱，不论大小，一律不予放过。从宋美龄访美到开罗会议，这段历史的正确解释乃是风光之来，其来有渐，远靠中国人民辛苦抗战之功、近拜蒋委员长捉奸失败之赐，威尔基“最难辜负美人恩”，也难辜负本夫恩，因而代蒋氏夫妇转败为功，说动罗斯福让宋美龄访美、让蒋氏夫妇去开罗。王安石说“世间祸故不可忽，箦中死尸能报仇”，威尔基却是“世间祸故不可忽，远洋老美能报恩”。——西哲每以偶发事件解释历史真相，谈言微中、片言而决，这段历史真相，一言道破，洵可如是观。