在西安事变蒋介石被扣于西安时,张季鸾拿出了他富有煽动性的《告东北将士书》,作为《大公报》的社论登了出来,说蒋身系国家存亡,不容加以迫害,要东北将士向蒋立认劫持领袖之罪,送蒋平安返京。事后,张季鸾向我解释他所以为蒋介石卖力的缘故时说:“老蒋在这个时候是死不得的。他 When Chiang Kai-shek was detained in Xi’an on the Xi’an Incident, Zhang Ji-t’uan brought out his provocative “warrior book for the northeast” and published it as an editorial in the newspaper “Ta Kung Pao,” saying that Chiang would not persecute the country in persecution. Chiang Kai-shek sent Jiang to return to Beijing by convicting Jiang Li of hijacking the leader. Afterwards, Zhang Jiyuan explained to me why he worked hard for Chiang Kai-shek and said: "Lao Chiang is not dead at this time.