本文旨在探討陳誠主政湖北的過程以及對其施政的檢討，因陳誠身兼軍事及地方行政長官，在戰時軍事第一的訴求下，是以出現所謂「軍人從政」現象。本文以陳誠為考察對象，主要是因為陳誠素為蔣中正所信賴，且其對蔣中正亦是忠心耿耿，可以說是蔣中正的嫡系將領，關係匪淺。陳誠在此段湖北省主席經歷之後，仕途更是青雲直上官拜副總統。是以，若能對這位可說是中央政府第二號軍事強人，進行相關行政經歷的分析，必能對「軍人從政」現象進行更為全面的理解。 陳誠半生戎馬，跟隨蔣中正參與國民政府的北伐、剿共、對日戰爭與之後的國共內戰，屢居高位，深受蔣中正信任。1941年6月被《時代》雜誌選為封面人物，甚至一度被認為是蔣的繼承人，聲勢如日中天，在當時的國軍中，是一位不可忽略的將領。但陳誠到北伐後期才晉升師長，漸露頭角，聲望不若當時一些中央以及地方軍系將領，而後對中共圍剿又遭逢大敗。故令人感到好奇的是，蔣為何仍對陳誠如此信任，屢屢拔擢，甚至讓沒有行政實務經驗的陳誠出掌湖北軍政？雖說當時地方行政長官亦多由軍事將領擔任，但湖北畢竟是拱衛戰時陪都的重要地區，蔣調任陳誠空降於此，其考量與代表的意義是值得關注的焦點。 對於陳誠來說，1938年出任湖北省府主席，可說是他順遂軍旅生涯中的轉捩點，此後開啟其「軍人從政」時期。如何在省政與軍政之間取得微妙的平衡，在宛如瞎子摸象的地方行政長官經歷中，又是如何建設湖北，這都是本研究所要進一步分析的。 綜上所述，本文將利用臺北國史館、中國國民黨黨史館，以及大陸地區所藏之檔案史料，配合相關論著，試圖建構陳誠在湖北省的施政並加以檢視。再由「軍人從政」的現象，更進一步探討在戰時動亂的中國，能否達到理想的軍政合一目標。 This paper discusses the process that Chen Cheng governed Hubei and reviews his policy. Under the wartime, military affairs are the most important so Chen Cheng takes charge of a officer of military and administration. This is called “the Military Enter Politics.” In this paper, taking Chen Cheng as the investigation is because he get Chiang Kai-shek’s trust and is a loyal and constant official-branched general. Chen Cheng was given the rank of vice president straightly after being the president of Hubei Province. We could figure out the phenomenon of “Armyman in power” comprehensively by analyzing administrative experiences of being the secondary in Central Government. Chen Cheng spend half lifetime in military, following Chiang Kai-shek to take part in the northern Expedition, Extermination Campaigns, Sino-Japanese War, and the Civil War, and repeated high-ranking. He was the cover person of “Times” on June 1941 and considered the heir to Chiang. However, Chen had not revealed himself until got promotion to divisional commander, and his reputation was not as some of the central and local connections to the military generals, especially that he failed in Extermination Campaigns. Curiously enough, why did Chiang trust Chen so much that Chiang often promoted him and let Chen Cheng without practical administrative experience be the executive of Hubei military? Although the rise of lots of military commanders to chief executive was quite often, the reason and mean that Chiang vest the executive power of provisional capital in Chen Cheng should be the focus of concern. It can be said a turning point in Chen Cheng’s military career as he became the President of Hubei Provincial. His “Armyman in power”period was started. How Chen balanced between military and political in the provincial and how he built Hubei with less chief executive experience were further analyzed in this study. This paper attempted to construct and review the policy of Chen Cheng in Hubei Province by sources in Academia Historical, KMT Party History Institute, and historical archives in Chinese, and related writings. Furthermore, we can make sure that it’s possible to achieve the desired goal of military and political unity by “Armyman in power” in unrest Chinese.
