preface
Figure Mao Xinyu and his wife and Li Yun
On June 1, 2011, Mao Xinyu and his wife Liu Bin went to Shanghai Huadong Hospital to visit an old man named Li Yun, who was 96 years old at the time, and was very excited to learn that Chairman Mao's grandson had come specially, and after tearfully saying the secret of 76 years: I can leave with peace of mind.
After listening to Li Yun's story, Mao Xinyu was already in tears, and all this needed to start from her participation in the revolution.
Li Yun was given a special task to find his two children in Shanghai
Born in 1915, Li Yun received revolutionary education from an early age, her thinking was very advanced, and she was often praised by her teachers for her excellent grades and unique insights during primary school, and in this case, she not only successfully became a member of the Chinese Communist Youth League, but also began to serve as the president of the student union.
In 1930, at the age of 15, Li Yun joined the party honorably and was reused by the organization, and when she joined the party, she solemnly swore an oath in front of the party flag: strictly abide by the party's secrets, strengthen the revolutionary stand, and resolutely obey the party's orders, these three points Li Yun has always remembered in mind and implemented throughout her life.
Figure Li Yun
Because Li Yun was still young at that time and her appearance was immature, under the arrangement of the organization, she began to take on a particularly important job, that is, to pass on party information.
After that, Li Yun often appeared in the streets and alleys of Shanghai, and her excellent performance and outstanding ability were quickly recognized by everyone, and she smoothly entered the work of the Central Special Branch.
During this period, in order to successfully complete the task, Li Yun had to pretend to be a husband and wife with a comrade named Xu Qiang and cooperate closely, but under a long period of contact, the two had a certain good feeling for each other, and they also married from a fake couple to a real couple.
In 1935, Li Yun suddenly received a special task to find two children of about twelve or thirteen years old in Shanghai as soon as possible, and these two children were none other than Chairman Mao's sons Mao Anying and Mao Anqing.
Figures Mao Anying and Mao Anying
In 1930, Yang Kaihui died heroically, after which her three sons Mao Anying, Mao Anqing and Mao Anlong went to live with their grandmother's house, and Chairman Mao, who was far away in Jinggangshan to carry out revolution, was deeply saddened and worried about the safety of his children.
Under such circumstances, Chairman Mao decided to entrust his third brother Mao Zeqin to go to Shanghai, meet with his second brother Mao Zemin, ask him to return to Changsha as soon as possible, take the three children to Shanghai to live, and if they have the opportunity, send them to the Soviet Union to study together with the children of other martyrs.
After Receiving the task, Mao Zemin did not delay for a moment and immediately made arrangements, and the three brothers of Mao Anying also came to Shanghai smoothly under the escort of their grandmother and entered Datong Kindergarten to study, and Mao Zemin began to take care of their lives.
In May 1931, Mao Anlong suddenly had symptoms of diarrhea, and the high fever did not go away, the nursery staff at that time was very anxious, and immediately carried him to Guangci Hospital for treatment, what he did not expect was that The 4-year-old Mao Anlong had already suffered from viral dysentery, although the medical staff had done their best to treat him, but in the end they could not save his life.
Picture Yang Kaihui and two children
Half a year later, Datong Kindergarten decided to dissolve due to an incident, and the two brothers, Mao Anying and Mao Anqing, went to Dong Jianwu's house under the arrangement of the organization, when Dong Jianwu adopted them, they could be regarded as very risky, his family had a large population, and once this situation was discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But despite this, Dong Jianwu still took the two children to the family, he knew that this was out of a sense of responsibility and mission, but because Dong Jianwu and his wife Zheng Lanfang had been busy with work, only the mother-in-law could take care of the lives of the two brothers of Mao Anying, but soon the old lady was unable to do so.
At that time, Dong Jianwu's mother-in-law not only had to worry about two mischievous boys, but also needed to take care of her newborn granddaughter, and after a long time, her body could not be eaten, and in desperation, Dong Jianwu could only temporarily send The two brothers of Mao Anying to the side of his ex-wife Huang Huiguang and live with his parents and children.
Figure Dong Kengo
At first, the Shanghai party organization would give Mao Anying and Mao Anqing 10 pieces of ocean every month as a normal month, as the living expenses of the two brothers, and with dong Jianwu's help, their living conditions were not bad.
However, the good times were not long, as the party funds gradually tightened, they could only temporarily stop the living expenses of the two of them, and even Dong Jianwu's work was affected, and he could only rely on the party organization allowance to barely survive, I thought that their situation was already very difficult, but what I did not expect was that after a period of time, Dong Jianwu also lost contact with them, and the food and clothing of a large family became a problem.
Under such circumstances, Huang Huiguang decided to find a job to make a living, and several children in the family also began to learn to tie paper and spend money, and have been struggling on the subsistence line, but with the gradual severity of the situation and Dong Jianwu's hiding, Huang Huiguang felt worried and uneasy, and it was inevitable that he would complain in his heart.
At that time, the two brothers of Mao Anying were very naughty, and Huang Huiguang could not bear to beat them, so the two decided to run away from home and live a life of upheaval and displacement.
After a while, Dong Jianwu returned home to find that the two children had left, he was very anxious at the time, and immediately reported to the party organization, Li Yun received this task, and began to look for people around Shanghai.
Li Yun successfully completed the task and strictly kept it a secret
At that time, the situation in Shanghai was very tense, coupled with Li Yun's special status, she could face danger at any time and anywhere, in such a situation, she must find two children as soon as possible to complete this special task.
But in order to successfully find them in the vast sea of people, it is not easy to talk about it, in the next half of the year, Li Yun disregarded her own safety, often appeared on the streets of Shanghai, but in order not to expose her identity, she could not easily find someone to inquire, Li Yun, who had not been able to get any news, was very anxious, and once doubted whether the brothers had been arrested.
Soon she and her husband Xu Qiang expressed the doubts in her heart, but Xu Qiang firmly told Li Yun that he had learned from the Shanghai police station and the patrol room that Mao Anying and Mao Anqing had not been arrested, which also meant that the two children were still wandering in Shanghai.
Figure Li Yun and her husband Xu Qiang
After this, Li Yun continued to look around, and she could be seen in the vegetable market, bridgeside, street and other places where wandering children often appeared, fortunately, under Li Yun's long-term persistence, she finally found the two brothers.
That day, Li Yun went out to look for it as usual, but most of the day passed and there was still no progress, so she thought about taking a little rest at the Eight Immortals Bridge and then continuing the mission, but just when she came here, she happened to see two boys of about twelve or thirteen years old standing at the porridge stall next to the City God Temple.
These two children were gray-headed, very thin, should have not eaten a full meal for a while, at that time Li Yun looked very distressed in his eyes, whether it was the person she was looking for, they must not let them continue to be hungry.
During the period of inviting the two children to drink porridge, Li Yun tried to communicate with them and learned that they had been wandering for a long time, but when asked about the experience of the brothers, they did not talk about it, in this case, Li Yun decided to report the current situation of the two children to Feng Xuefeng, who is the leader of the shanghai underground party organization.
When Feng Xuefeng learned of this news, without the slightest delay, he immediately set off to meet the brothers, he was kind and good at communicating with the children, under the care of Feng Xuefeng, they felt warm in their hearts, and gradually let go of the defenses in their hearts and chatted hotly.
Feng Xuefeng was very happy to see that they were willing to open up to themselves, and asked kindly, "Where did you come from?" ”
"We are from Hunan." One of the children replied seriously.
After a detailed inquiry, Feng Xuefeng was able to basically determine their identities, the brothers were Chairman Mao's sons Mao Anying and Mao Anqing, and later under the arrangement of the two children to go to the Soviet Union to continue their studies, and Li Yun was also highly valued for successfully completing this task, and won the trust of the organization.
Photo Premier Zhou and his wife and Mao Anying and Mao Anying
In 1936, under the arrangement of the organization, Li Yun became the secretary of Mr. Soong Ching Ling and was responsible for the liaison between the Communist Party and her, during which time she was very impressed by Soong Ching Ling's approachability and ability, and admired this great woman from the bottom of her heart.
On this day, 21-year-old Li Yun came to Song Qingling with a smile on his face, and Song Qingling liked her to see that she was smart and clever, and took her hand and said: "It turned out to be a beautiful little girl." ”
In fact, before coming to work with Soong Ching-ling, Premier Zhou also specially met with Li Yun and carefully advised him, which also meant that the party attached great importance to this task, and she promised to take it seriously.
The first time I met Song Qingling, Li Yun's heart can be described as very nervous, but under the care of Song Qingling, she also gradually relaxed, after a period of getting along, Li Yun found that Song Qingling was completely different from what she imagined, not only easy-going and kind, but also the style of life and the spirit of thought were deeply affected by her, in the years around Song Qingling, Li Yun learned a lot of valuable qualities and grew.
With the outbreak of the Xi'an incident, Song Qingling's home mailbox received a threatening letter and two bullets, but Song Qingling did not panic at all, laughing and saying: "This kind of thing is not the first time, the more you see it, you will get used to it, there is nothing to be afraid of." ”
Although Song Qingling himself did not care about this matter, but as a secretary, Li Yun could not sit idly by, immediately made a report to his superiors, and received great attention, under such circumstances, the organization specially sent people to Song Qingling's residence to protect her safety at all times.
During the work around Song Qingling, Li Yun has been conscientious, not only able to successfully complete each task, but also often take care of Song Qingling's life, under her close contact, Premier Zhou and others have successfully met with Song Qingling many times, and her outstanding performance is also in the eyes of everyone.
Li Yun knows that his identity is special, he must always be highly vigilant, and implement the "careful sailing of the ship of ten thousand years" to the end, and the agent itself is a very dangerous job, and a little carelessness will cause unimaginable consequences.
Figure Song Qingling and Li Yun
With the gradual severity of the situation, Song Qingling's side and around the residence is likely to appear around the figure of secret agents and spies, in order to be able to successfully complete the task, Li Yun every time he goes to meet Song Qingling, he will choose to dress up in disguise, always pay attention to the surrounding wind and grass.
After the meeting, Li Yun would make a special detour to make sure that no one was following, so that she could safely return to the organization station to report on the situation, and it was such caution that Li Yun had been reused, and under long-term contact, she had established a deep revolutionary friendship with Song Qingling.
In 1937, when the invaders launched the August 13 Incident to attack Shanghai, Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and other leaders were particularly worried about the safety of Soong Ching-ling, and repeatedly sent telegrams asking her to leave Shanghai as soon as possible.
Before leaving, Song Qingling specially proposed to take Li Yun to Hong Kong with him, and was approved by the organization, which also means that Song Qingling attaches great importance to her and friendship.
Figure Song Qingling
At the beginning of 1938, Li Yun, who learned that the child was seriously ill, was very anxious and proposed the idea of leaving to Song Qingling, who was very able to understand her mood and directly nodded in agreement.
Before leaving, Song Qingling reluctantly took her hand and carefully instructed her, and then continued to hope that she could return to Hong Kong as soon as possible, but after that, Li Yun could not continue to stay with Song Qingling because of other important tasks, and she never mentioned to anyone about the search for Mao Anying's brothers.
Mao Xinyu paid a special visit to Li Yun and told him the secret of 76 years
After the founding of New China, Li Yun still adhered to the secret in her heart, believing that whether it was a fake marriage with Xu Qiang or the smooth search for the two brothers of Mao Anying, it was "the party's task", and these tasks could only remain in the heart, and could never be told to others, even the relatives around her.
It was not until many years later that a chief of the Central Committee said to Li Yun in a serious tone: "The special mission of the Central Special Branch has passed the period of secrecy and can be said." ”
In May 2011, Chairman Mao's grandson Mao Xinyu said seriously in an interview with reporters: "I hope you can help me find an old man named Li Yun, who was an important member of the Central Special Branch before, and should now be more than 90 years old. ”
In addition, Mao Xinyu also specially emphasized: "If there is no Li Yun, then there will be no existence of me, Grandpa once said that she is our great benefactor, I must personally thank you." ”
Under Mao Xinyu's insistence on searching, he finally got the news of Li Yun, who was very happy at the time and decided to take his wife Liu Bin with him to visit.
On June 1, Mao Xinyu and his wife came to Shanghai Huadong Hospital, although Li Yun at that time was already full of white hair and wrinkles on her face, but the firmness in her eyes would not change, and she still had the style of that year.
Figures Mao Xinyu and Li Yun
Mao Xinyu stood in front of Li Yun's hospital bed, excitedly shook her hand and said: "You have been kind to our family, although it has been a long time since this incident, I still hope you can tell me how you found my father and uncle. ”
Although Li Yun was 96 years old at the time, but this matter is something she will never forget in her lifetime, watching Mao Xinyu in front of her tell the secret that has been sealed in her heart for 76 years, after listening to her, Mao Xinyu and his wife Liu Bin on the side have already burst into tears.
After a while, Mao Xinyu choked and said, "I really thank you very much, really thank you, I will tell my children about this matter and let them remember this kindness." ”
Li Yun shook his head after hearing this: "You don't have to thank me, this is all I should do, I must successfully complete the party's tasks, and now that I have finally spoken out about this matter, I can leave with peace of mind." ”
On August 16, 2013, Li Yun passed away peacefully at the age of 98, she was exposed to progressive ideas since she was a child, and planted the seeds of revolution in her heart, since joining the party, she has repeatedly disregarded her own safety, just to successfully complete the task, Li Yun's life is a glorious life, as Li Kenong once said, she is an unsung hero.