Xi incident. On the whole, the drama still insists on the evaluation of the Xi 'an Incident by the mainstream ideas in Chinese mainland for decades, that is, it has promoted the national cooperation against Japan, and "great achievements will go down in history forever". "However, this drama did not demonize Chiang Kai-shek as an unsightly traitor like some previous TV dramas, nor did it completely attribute the Xi incident to Zhang Xueliang's" instigation "by the producer's" anti-Japanese proposition ",so it was not so divorced from the historical truth. On the other hand, the play intentionally or unintentionally hides some crucial historical facts, such as the key role of * * * production international in China's transformation from "opposing Chiang Kai-shek and resisting Japan" to "uniting Chiang Kai-shek and resisting Japan", and the decision of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng to "rely on the emperor to make princes" originally came from some * * * party member in China and some so-called "Trotskyites" hidden in their army for a long time. Therefore, as a "historical drama", the "historical understanding" it brings to the audience is superficial and biased.
The background of Xi 'an Incident is that after the September 18th Incident launched by Japan, Northeast China and North China successively fell, and the three main forces of the Red Army joined forces successfully after the Long March. The situation at that time was a national disaster, and stopping the civil war and uniting with the outside world became the main contradiction of the Chinese nation. However, Chiang Kai-shek did the opposite, stubbornly adhered to the civil war policy of "there must be a default in the busy outside", and still transferred Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng's Northeast Army and Northwest Army to continue to "suppress" the Red Army in Yan' an, northern Shaanxi. When the Chinese nation came to the most dangerous time, the hope of the Northeast Army returning home became more and more dim, and the anti-war sentiment became increasingly high. Inspired by the national justice, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng sent troops to force Jiang to resist Japan and protest the "Xi Incident".
From the perspective of "great history", we can also clearly see the "historical logic" of all parties who performed on the historical stage of the "Xi 'an Incident": Chiang Kai-shek has a "great ambition" to truly reunify China, and whether he really has the determination to "stay abroad" in the increasingly powerful and weak reality, but the strategy of "settling down first" to relieve worries can not be said to be completely unreasonable except for the lack of sizing up the situation. Holding high the banner of "anti-Japanese" is naturally out of the consciousness of the country and the nation, but under the circumstances at that time, it was obviously for the sake of its own survival first, but it skillfully attached the need for survival to the slogan of "national justice"; Zhang Xueliang, with the arrogant temper of a gentleman and the hatred of killing his father and losing his land, is eager to wash away the shame of "not resisting generals" with "anti-Japanese" and has a strong impulse to create his own "new situation". Chiang Kai-shek was obviously overconfident by simply controlling him with the feelings of "being like a father and son". It can be said that Guo, * * and Zhang's performances on the incident stage at that time all had their "rationality". This kind of "rationality" not only includes their concern about the fate of the country from their own ideas, but also includes their consideration of their own interests, which are all the results of the manipulation of "Great History" to a certain extent.
In the play, Zhang Xueliang, played by Hu Jun, is heroic, handsome, resolute, decisive, domineering, and a little disappointing, heroic and heroic, showing a man's masculinity without losing his love for his children. Imagine that Zhang Xueliang should be like this. Yang Hucheng is far-sighted, calm and wise, touching and admirable. Chiang Kai-shek is duplicitous and treacherous. Song Ziwen's broad vision and calm atmosphere, Song Meiling's diplomatic style and personal charm, Miss Zhao Si's gentleness and firmness, and Chen Cheng's clever obedience all left a deep impression on people.
Zhou Enlai: "Politics is ruthless." Indeed, at the turn of the century between Jin Lan's Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-shek, guests and prisoners are all in a flash, which makes people feel sad and sad. The tragic fate of Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng at that time and their subsequent fate are distressing, but I always think that it is necessary for us to objectively study the historical event of Xi 'an Incident and take history as a mirror to think about the current and future social development direction.