“借吊丧为谋面之机”:西安事变后的蒋介卿葬礼

Taking the Funeral as an Opportunity to Meet: The Funeral of Chiang Kai-ching After the Xi’an Incident

西安事变后,蒋介石的胞兄蒋介卿因惊吓而死,蒋甚为悲痛。蒋介石在奉化休养期间,前往拜访的国民政府官员多顺道吊祭蒋介卿。在稍后蒋介石为其兄举办葬礼时,侍从室等部门承担了大量的筹备和接待事务,国民政府高层及各地方官员则纷纷前往致祭。葬礼内外并不是单纯地祭奠逝者,官员们的话题与交往丰富而多面,私人交谊与政治空间也在此交汇。国民政府官员群往参祭的背后,虽有部分交谊成分以及商洽公务的需要,但更多的则是官场的功利考量。葬礼消耗了大量的人力、物力与财力,实际上各方面都颇为劳累。

After the Xi’an Incident, Chiang Kai-shek’s brother, Chiang Kai-ching, died of scare and Chiang Kai-shek was very sad at his brother’s death.During his recuperation in Fenghua, most officials of the Nationalist Government would offer their condolences while visiting him.Later on, when Chiang Kai-shek held a funeral for his brother, the departments such as the Aides Office undertook a lot of preparation and reception work, and senior and local officials of the Nationalist Government went to attend the funeral one after another.The funeral was not just to mourn the dead, officials had rich topics to exchange, and private friendship and political space converged in this place.Behind the crowds of officials attending the funeral, there was an element of friendship and the need to negotiate official business, but more important was a utilitarian consideration in officialdom.Funerals consume a lot of human, material and financial resources.As a matter of fact, all involved are very tired.