In June, Changting, Fujian Province, was already very hot, the year was 1935, Qu Qiubai forcefully lifted the heavy torture device in his hand, he tried to keep smiling, he decided to fight the enemy to the end with his life, he looked at the executioners who had committed atrocities against him in front of him, including Song Xilian, a student he had taught in Huangpu.
Qu Qiubai's smile was full of contempt for the reactionary enemies, and Song Xilian's expression was very entangled, and he slowly leaned down and said, "Teacher! I've always respected you! If you can confess, I'll let you go right away!" ”
Photo of Mr. Qu Qiubai
Qu Qiubai wiped a handful of blood stains on his face, he smiled and shook his head, saying, "I cherish my reputation more than birds cherish their wings, since you are my student, you should know me!" What do you think? Torture has been used, is it soft now? ”
At this time, a Kuomintang agent shouted, "Commander Song! Don't talk nonsense with him, let me continue to torture him! ”
Song Xilian's face darkened, and he gave this agent a big mouth, and this agent was so frightened that he immediately did not dare to speak, Song Xilian said loudly: "Do you know who this gentleman in front of you is?" He was Qu Qiubai, the former instructor of the Whampoa Military Academy, and he was my teacher, as well as Hu Zongnan and Huang Wei's teacher! How dare you torture him!" You can kill him directly, but you can't humiliate him!" ”
Qu Qiubai smiled and said, "It's hard for you Song Xilian to remember that I am your teacher!" In fact, you don't need to mention it, since you followed Chiang Kai-shek, I have not had you as a student! ”
Song Xilian didn't care about Qu Qiubai's words, he said, "Teacher! I have come today to send you off, and Shangfeng has given the order to shoot you! Do you have any last wishes? ”
Qu Qiubai's smile did not diminish, he pointed to the bag in the prison and said: "This bag contains the new clothes that my wife made for me, this dress was made by her own hands with a needle and thread, I want to wear this dress to die, I am afraid that she will not find me in the next life!" ”
Qu Qiubai's words made Song Xilian a little moved, and then Qu Qiubai changed into the new clothes his wife made for him and walked calmly to the execution ground under the guidance of several executioners.
Song Xilian was silent along the way, and the students wanted to kill their former teachers with their own hands, which was really sensational and rebellious! Song Xilian, then commander of the Nationalist 36th Division, had just received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek, who ordered qu Qiubai to be executed immediately.
A year ago, Qu Qiubai was not in good health, returned to Shanghai to recuperate, and then returned to Ruijin, at this time Chairman Mao and other central leaders made the decision of the Long March, Qu Qiubai originally intended to follow the large troops to participate in the Long March, but because his tuberculosis had just improved, Chairman Mao suggested that he temporarily stay and recuperate, and then join everyone after his condition improved.
Qu Qiubai soon went to Hong Kong, and when he passed through Changting County, Fujian Province, he was captured by the reactionary enemies because of the betrayal of traitors. The person who came to interrogate him was Song Xilian.
On the way to the execution site, Qu Qiubai passed by Zhongshan Park, Song Xilian prepared the pre-execution wine and dishes here, Qu Qiubai sat down calmly, drank in a large bowl, ate a large piece of meat, the weather on this day was very good, the sky was clear, Qu Qiubai looked at the birds on the trees chirping and chirping, he said to Song Xilian: "You see how happy the birds are today, even the birds like freedom, let alone people? But in the face of righteousness and life, I still choose righteousness, I enjoy your wine and dishes, go on the road! ”
How far is the distance between life and death? Maybe just in a single thought, if you are faced with the same choice as Qu Qiubai, are you willing to live and live, or are you willing to die for your faith? Qu Qiubai chose to sacrifice for his faith, which was an extremely tragic thing.
Some people are already dead, some people are dead, he is still alive, Qu Qiubai will live forever in people's hearts!
After eating the wine and vegetables, Qu Qiubai continued to move forward with a smile, his smile directly hitting the heart of the reactionary enemy, like a sword piercing through the darkness before dawn.
The Luohan Ridge outside the West Gate of Changting County is a Jedi, where there is no land, it is a cliff, and Song Xilian chose to kill Qu Qiubai here.
Qu Qiubai was not afraid of death, but he had regrets in his heart at this time, he could not see his gentle wife Yang Zhihua again, Qu Qiubai touched the new clothes that his wife had just made, and he said softly to himself: "Zhihua! Today is forever! I hope you don't get too sad, I've put on the new clothes you made, and you'll remember to find me in the next life! ”
Iron Man's tenderness is touching! After arriving at Luohan Ridge, Qu Qiubai sat cross-legged on the ground, he was not willing to turn his back, he wanted to face death, a true warrior was never afraid of death, Qu Qiubai was such a person!
Song Xilian stepped forward and asked, "Teacher! Is there anything else you have to say? Students can relay it on their behalf. ”
Qu Qiubai smiled and shook his head, "This place is very good, it is a good place to die, you shoot!" ”
What a moving bold statement, "This place is very good, it is a good place to die!" This sentence is touching, and it has been famous for eternity!
Song Xilian bowed deeply to Qu Qiubai, and then Song Xilian turned around, he waved his hand, several executioners fired, the bullet passed through Qu Qiubai's chest, what remained unchanged was the smile that had always been on his face, the blood stained Qu Qiubai's clothes red, and also stained the ground of Luohan Ridge, and even more stained the road of revolution.
This year Qu Qiubai was only 36 years old, this year his wife Yang Zhihua was only 34 years old, and his daughter Qu Duyi was only 14 years old!
Soon after the reactionary enemies announced the news of Qu Qiubai's murder, Yang Zhihua was now engaged in revolutionary work in Shanghai, and when the news of Qu Qiubai's sacrifice came, Yang Zhihua was so grief-stricken that he fainted from crying several times, and the 14-year-old Qu Duyi was also sad to the extreme.
The love story of Qu Qiubai and Yang Zhihua was once made into the movie "Autumn White Hua", and I had the privilege of watching the whole drama, and I was moved to tears by the love story of the two of them at that time.
Qu Qiubai is romantic and full of deep love, Yang Zhihua is intellectual and gentle, the encounter between the two is a match made in heaven, if there is a love in this world that can be called just right, it must be the love between Qu Qiubai and Yang Zhihua.
They knew and loved each other and walked together on the road of revolution, and Qu Qiubai once said to Yang Zhihua emotionally: "You are my best soul mate in this life!" ”
Yang Zhihua also smiled softly, he looked at Qu Qiubai and said, "No one knows whether the soul exists or not!" But I believe in everything that comes out of your mouth, because you are my beloved! ”
A photo of Qu Qiubai and his wife Yang Zhihua
What a touching love story, but unfortunately after 1935, Yang Zhihua could no longer hear those touching words spoken by Qu Qiubai, which was the most painful thing for Yang Zhihua.
When Qu Qiubai was arrested, Mr. Lu Xun was extremely sad, Lu Xun regarded Qu Qiubai as his best friend, the most intimate confidant, Lu Xun, who was proud all his life, scolded Guo Moruo, scolded Lin Yutang, and quarreled with Bingxin, and the master figures in the Republic of China period were basically angered by Lu Xun, but he introduced Qu Qiubai as a confidant, which shows that Qu Qiubai's literary quality and personal morality are very high.
After Qu Qiubai's sacrifice, Mr. Lu Xun burst into tears, and he pounded his chest and said, "I have lost my life as a confidant, and no one is qualified to write the preface to my book from now on, if I see qu Qiubai's murderer, even if I can't beat him, I will go up and bite a piece of his flesh!" ”
Oh, yes! Qu Qiubai's talent even Chairman Mao praised, Qu Qiubai's Russian is very good, many of the Russian classics we see today are translated by Qu Qiubai, he also translated the Russian "International Song" to re-compose the music, when the War of Resistance was won, Premier Zhou, Ren Bishi, Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi four people hugged each other and sang the "Internationale", which was from Qu Qiubai's hand.
When Qu Qiubai became one of the leaders of the Party Central Committee, Chairman Mao was still a party deputy in Hunan Province, and at the time of the party's congress, Qu Qiubai got to know Chairman Mao, when Chairman Mao proposed: "While we attach importance to the strength of the working class, we must not ignore the strength of the peasants, and the peasants can become the most important force in our revolution!" ”
Qu Qiubai was very interested in chairman Mao's theory, and they discussed it alone for a long time, and Qu Qiubai believed that Chairman Mao's words had the effect of enlightening and could provide theoretical support for the subsequent revolution.
After the defeat of the Great Revolution, Qu Qiubai was bitterly worried, and he and Chairman Mao wrote many letters to each other to exchange experiences, when Chairman Mao proposed: "Seize political power by force, and power will come out of the barrel of a gun!" Qu Qiubai believes that this is the most correct method of our party's revolution.
After Qu Qiubai's sacrifice, Chairman Mao was heartbroken; he had heard the bad news on the road of the Long March, when Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and Zhu De were all silently in tears, and they gathered around a pile of bonfires to mourn Comrade Qu Qiubai.
Zhu De was sad for a long time and then said, "Qu Qiubai is a true hero, Mr. Eternity!" ”
Later, Yang Zhihua sorted out all the articles written by Qu Qiubai before his death and compiled them into the "Qu Qiubai Anthology", and in 1950, Chairman Mao was in tears after reading the "Qu Qiubai Anthology", and he called Yang Zhihua and said: "I want to write a preface to comrade Qu Qiubai's book inscription!" ”
Chairman Mao's inscription for the Collected Works of Qu Qiubai fully affirmed Qu Qiubai's lifelong struggle, and Chairman Mao wrote:
"Qu Qiubai."
In the difficult years of the revolution, he insisted on the position of a hero, preferring to walk towards the butcher's knife of the executioner rather than yield. This spirit of his work for the people, this indomitable will and the ideas he has preserved in the writings will live forever, not die.
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At that time, Qu Qiubai's love for Yang Zhihua was hidden in his heart, because at that time, Yang Zhihua was divorced not long ago, and he took a child, and this child was Qu Duyi, the stepdaughter of Qu Qiubai later.
At that time, Qu Qiubai was single, his first marriage was very happy, his wife was called Wang Jianhong, and the famous female writer Ding Ling was a close friend, because Qu Qiubai and Wang Jianhong both loved literature, because the two had endless words, they met for half a year and then married, life after marriage was very happy, unfortunately, only 7 months later, Wang Jianhong suffered from tuberculosis, that era, tuberculosis was basically an incurable disease, Wang Jianhong died because of this, Qu Qiubai was sad for a long time, he closed his heart tightly, and did not want to fall in love again. Until he met Yang Zhihua.
Yang Zhihua was born in Shuxiang Mendi, the ancestors of the family are gentry, so Yang Zhihua is also well-read, knowledgeable, Yang Zhihua's first marriage is not happy, she married shen Jianlong, who is also a gentleman at the age of 20, at first the two had a stable relationship, Yang Zhihua also gave birth to a lovely daughter for her husband.
Qu Qiubai with his wife Yang Zhihua and daughter Qu Duyi
Later, Yang Zhihua followed Shen Jianlong to Shanghai to develop, shanghai's lights and wine made Shen Jianlong more and more depraved, he began to ignore the family, began to spend time outside, which made the young Yang Zhihua feel pain, but also felt betrayal, so Yang Zhihua resolutely decided to divorce Shen Jianlong, she took her daughter to live alone.
Soon after, as a revolutionary comrade and teacher-student relationship, Qu Qiubai met Yang Zhihua, Yang Zhihua is beautiful and generous, gentle and intellectual, these advantages deeply attracted Qu Qiubai, long-term affection is one of the most moving words in the world, Qu Qiubai is so to Yang Zhihua, but at the beginning Qu Qiubai did not dare to pursue Yang Zhihua, he felt that Yang Zhihua was emotionally hurt and may be difficult to approach.
Qu Qiubai was the head of the social department of Shanghai University at the time, and Yang Zhihua was a student of Shanghai University, Yang Zhihua often went to listen to Qu Qiubai's classes, and she also had a good feeling for the personable Qu Qiubai on the podium.
Once the seeds of love are planted in people's hearts, they will sprout and grow one day! Qu Qiubai fell in love with Yang Zhihua, this feeling can not be contained no matter how to endure, one night Qu Qiubai drank a lot of wine, he suddenly plucked up the courage to think: "Yang Zhihua has divorced, since I am in love with her, why should I worry so much?" ”
So Qu Qiubai plucked up the courage to confess to Yang Zhihua, and Yang Zhihua replied gently: "I know that you have drunk, but I still believe that you are speaking the real voice of your heart, not the nonsense after drinking!" ”
Qu Qiubai asked, "So! Did you say yes? ”
Yang Zhihua nodded shyly, Qu Qiubai was happy like a child, he walked to his residence with his hands and feet, and before leaving, he did not forget to say: "Tomorrow I will invite you to watch a movie!" ”
Oh, yes! Love is probably the most wonderful thing in the world, it can make people blush and make people smile like flowers!
In 1923, Qu Qiubai and Yang Zhihua got married in Shanghai, and after marriage, Yang Zhihua changed his daughter's name to Qu Duyi, Qu Qiubai was very good to Qu Duyi, taught her to read, taught her to be a person, so when Qu Qiubai was sacrificed, the 14-year-old Qu Duyi also cried sadly.
In fact, when Qu Qiubai was arrested, countless big figures of the Kuomintang personally came to persuade Qu Qiubai to surrender, such as Chen Lifu, who was the secretary general of the Kuomintang Central Committee at that time, and he sent people to persuade Qu Qiubai to surrender on many occasions, and one after another of the Heavyweights of the Kuomintang who went to Changting, Fujian Province, but Qu Qiubai resolutely defended his faith and strictly rejected them.
Chen Lifu personally called Song Xilian and asked Qu Qiubai to answer the phone, Chen Lifu said: "We can make concessions on many conditions, as long as you are willing to surrender, we can meet all your requirements, no matter what official position you want, even I, the secretary general, can give it to you!" ”
Qu Qiubai sneered on the phone and said, "Secretary General Chen!
I am not Gu Shunzhang, I am Qu Qiubai. You think that he is doing this to know the times, and I would rather be a clumsy person who does not know the times, and I do not want to be a time-learner who sells his soul!
Chen Lifu continued to persuade: "Chairman Jiang attaches great importance to your talent, and if you are willing to surrender to us, you can definitely show your fists!" ”
Qu Qiubai righteously said, "
In my youth, I have embarked on the marxist road and cannot be changed. The victory of the Communist Party of China is the bright future of the country. Your camp is disgusting with the smell of decay!
Qu Qiubai's words completely angered Chen Lifu, and after Chen Lifu hung up the phone, he directly reported to Chiang Kai-shek: "People like Qu Qiubai! There is no way for us to let him surrender, he does not care about fame and fortune, he does not care about official positions, he is bent on death! ”
In the end, the enemy did not succeed in persuading Qu Qiubai to surrender, so he brutally killed him.
To this day, when I read Mr. Qu Qiubai's article again, I always feel that his voice belongs to the roar of that era, and it is obvious that many of Mr. Qu Qiubai's words are meant to awaken the sleeping people of that era, which is the heartfelt words of a revolutionary and the soul cry of a revolutionary pioneer in that era.
Portraits of Qu Qiubai and Mr. Lu Xun
Song Xilian, who killed Qu Qiubai, was later captured by our army in the Liberation War, and after Song Xilian came out of the war criminal reform center, he went to the United States to settle down in 1980, and in his later years, Song Xilian began to write his own memoirs, in which he wrote: "The most regrettable and regrettable thing in my life is that I killed Mr. Qu Qiubai! The sins I have caused in this matter are irreparable! ”