February 1924
A grand and low-key wedding was held in Beijing.
It is said to be grand because of the marriage of a couple, although the bride by nameless, but
The groom is a prominent figure in Beijing politics
——
Army General Feng Yuxiang, who was then the inspector in Beijing
。
It is said to be low-key because of the wedding
Neither the bride nor the groom wears a gown
The bride wore a home-made cloth cheongsam to attend her life events,
Only a white veil symbolizing white head and old age is pinned on the head
Unlike other celebrities who gathered at the wedding, the chips were staggered, and the clothes were fragrant, Feng Yuxiang's wedding only invited a small number of relatives to attend, and the dishes were all in the usual style.
though
At that time, there were still 7 months before Feng Yuxiang launched the "Beijing Coup" to overthrow the warlords directly under his direct lineage
But he himself is already
Chairman of the Henan Provincial Government and Northwest Border Defense Inspectorate
There are countless soldiers on hand.
As an arrogant warlord and a generation of tyrants, why should you make your wedding such a shabby one? All because of his namelessness
The second wife, Li Dequan, is a big woman with a world in mind
Female college students who came out of poor families had no worse vision and heart than others
Li Dequan's
Their ancestors were Mongolian herders
Instead of the farmer, shepherds sheep for a living. If her father had not encountered extreme weather when she was herding sheep once, and had to flee the grassland after heavy losses, she probably would not have followed her.
But even after escaping from slavery, poverty remained with her. Luckily there was
For church schools, tuition fees are free
Li Dequan had books to read.
As soon as he read the book, Li Dequan's life suddenly had light.
She was in class
The smartest kids
, loved by gentlemen and nuns. So from elementary school to middle school, and finally to college, she relied on her intelligence to reduce tuition fees.
The only requirement for the church, which has been providing her with tuition, is that she return to her alma mater to teach after graduating from college.
If Li Dequan's thinking is not so advanced, perhaps she will eventually be at ease to become a teacher, not a handsome lady.
On May 4, 1919, a student boom broke out in Beijing
Li Dequan, who was studying at the private Women's Union University, participated in the campaign to wash his heart and mind. Even if she later returned to the classroom, her heart was no longer only pretending to be academic, but more about her family and the world.
But how could the military government in Beijing at that time take the feelings of a female student in its eyes? All they cared about was that she had been in the student boom, yes
Dangerous elements, need to be caught
The arrest of Li Dequan did not dissipate until more than two years later
Because of the factional strife within the junta, they had no time to take care of the students.
It was also at that time that
Feng Yuxiang, who had lost his wife for two years, entered Beijing
。 Although he was ostracized by the direct generals, Feng Yuxiang had soldiers in his hands, and the number was not small, and if he could cooperate with him with the least loss, it would be much more cost-effective than directly tearing his face.
Under harsh marriage conditions, he ushered in his life and spiritual partner
For those who covet Feng Yuxiang's military power,
"Marriage"
It's a good idea. But their ambitions were detected by Feng Yuxiang early on, so they had him
Harsh wife selection conditions
：
First, be kind to your ex-wife and children; second, you must not eat or clothe; third, you spin and weave your own fabrics.
Those who value his military power and want to send their daughters to marry are either warlords or high-ranking officials, and the most unfortunate are also rich businessmen, so how can the daughters of others achieve the last two points?! This is simply a dead end.
Feng Yuxiang meant this, and he almost carved his disgust on the door of his head:
I don't want to marry you people
But the children left behind by the ex-wife are indeed young and really need to be cared for by their mothers.
Therefore, the target group for Feng Yuxiang to marry his wife was an ordinary girl from a low birth from the beginning. This is probably why he later became a "defecting general" – he always had good intentions towards the general public.
And the girls who were introduced by his subordinates had to ask them a question:
"Why did you choose to marry me?"
Li Dequan came into his sight because she was different from the answer of others:
"Because God is afraid that you will not be able to do things for the people well, he sent me to supervise you."
So, there was that low-key wedding to the extreme.
After marriage, Li Dequan, as he said, took care of the backyard for Feng Yuxiang at the same time
Influenced him ideologically
She explained Marxist-Leninist thought to him and brought him closer to the Soviet Union.
Feng Yuxiang was one of the most ideological among the warlords, and he took the lead in hiring Soviet military advisers to enter the army, sending young officers to study in the Soviet Union, and even secretly visiting the Soviet Union for 3 months... Among them, there are the efforts of Li Dequan.
Her husband and young daughter died in shipwrecks, but she remains the spiritual backbone of her children
In July 1948, Li Dequan, who had been in the United States for more than two years, finally followed her husband on a cruise ship back to China
Feng Yuxiang foresaw the outbreak of civil war two years ago, and he could not persuade Chiang Kai-shek to do so, but to ask himself to "go to the United States for an investigation." Chiang Kai-shek agreed at the cost of his being "stripped of his armor and seizing power."
But the euphoria was so fleeting.
In the early morning of September 1
, they ride
The "Victory" cruise ship suddenly caught fire
Her husband and young daughter were buried in the fire, and Li Dequan was lucky to save his life with the full help of his third son, Feng Hongda.
In the ward, it was feng hongguo, the eldest son, who rushed to the hospital, and Feng Hongda, the third son who was injured in the hand.
The eldest son and the second son were born to Feng Yuxiang's ex-wife, but Li Dequan carefully taught the two after entering the door, and the feelings were better than his own parent-child daughter. Therefore, even though Feng Hongguo was under house arrest by the Kuomintang at that time, he still rushed to the hospital to visit his mother at the first time.
Compared to the previous slightly plump face shape, at this time
Li Dequan was completely emaciated and became another person
She closed her eyes to see her husband and young daughter in the fire.
The two sons patiently persuaded, but never saw half an echo, and Feng Hongguo could not help but roar with sorrow and anger:
"Did they burn your father and sister and burn your soul?" Don't my brothers and I deserve your help? Do you want to do what they want? ”
Li Dequan was probably awakened by scolding, returned from the lost soul of the Yuan God, and after many efforts from the national unification area
He returned to the Northeast Liberated Area and did what Feng Yuxiang had not done
They returned to China at the invitation of the CCP to prepare for the first plenary session of the CPPCC, and their husbands died, and they had the responsibility to continue.
At the same time, she devoted a lot of energy to the women's movement and the education of minors, and served as the first minister of health after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and later became the vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, with the rank of vice-state.
epilogue
Feng Yuxiang was famous throughout his life, and often let people ignore his wife and children.
his
Ten children
Except for the suicide of three daughters and the death of the young daughter in the shipwreck with him, several others were
He has made great achievements in his field
The eldest son followed in his footsteps during his lifetime, the second son was a famous nuclear physicist, the third son was awarded the rank of rear admiral, and several daughters contributed to the fields of language and health.
The Feng family is loyal and courageous, both
It is inseparable from Li Dequan's careful teaching