The feudal landlords and local tycoons, because of their exploitation of the people and the oppression of the peasants, have become the primary enemy to be overthrown by the proletarian revolution. In fact, among these feudal landlords, there were also some people with high ideological consciousness who were willing to give charity and help the revolutionary cause. In Chongqing, there was a landlord named Yang Xuanyong who made great contributions to the cause of the revolution.
Six of Yang Xuanyong's twelve sons and daughters participated in the revolutionary cause of the Communist Party. Eventually, Yang Xuanyong's son, Yang Baibing, became a general in the army, while another son, Yang Shangkun, became the president of the country. The Yang family can be described as a generation of talents.
In 1864, Yang Xuanyong was born in Shuangjiang Town, Tongnan County, Chongqing. In the local area, the Yang family is a very prestigious gentry family. A rich family life has allowed Yang Xuanyong to develop an optimistic, broad-minded, tolerant-benevolent character.
At that time, taking the imperial examination and entering the career path was still the mainstream choice. However, the difficulties of the road to the examination can also be imagined. It is necessary to accumulate after ten years of hard reading in the cold window, and then experience the fierce competition of "thousands of troops and horses crossing the single wooden bridge", in order to compete for a place in the title of the gold list.
Most people participate in the imperial examination for their own ambitions, want to get ahead and achieve a career; they also want to shine on the lintel and honor their ancestors. But Yang Xuanyong, who was broad, was not obsessed with the imperial examination. He knows that there are many ways to get ahead and realize the value of life, and the imperial examination is not the only option. Therefore, Yang Xuanyong did not take the imperial examination with the flow.
However, since ancient times, the "eldest son branch should be the lintel" has always been a default rule in the extended family. As the eldest son of the Yang family, Yang Xuanyong also needs to undertake the heavy responsibility of supporting the Yang family's lintel. After several trade-offs, with the Yang family's strong family property, Yang Xuanyong decided to use the method of "donating officials" to "buy" an official position. In the end, Yang Xuanyong donated an official position of "Lan Shao Candidate Inspection".
Lan Shao's candidate inspection is actually a virtual job, and he usually does not need to do any work. Therefore, Yang Xuanyong still has a lot of time to do what he wants to do. Yang Xuanyong grew up with his grandmother and had a very close relationship with her grandmother. As he grew to adulthood, his grandmother slowly grew old, and various ailments appeared in his body.
In order to take care of his grandmother's body, Yang Xuanyong taught himself medical skills, prescribed pulses for his grandmother, and adjusted her body. Fellow villagers know that he knows how to heal, and sometimes they come to his door to seek medical treatment. Yang Xuanyong also responded to every request and treated people free of charge.
Yang Xuanyong had two marriages and raised twelve children. Yang Xuanyong's first wife was a woman surnamed Zou. After getting married, the Zou clan gave birth to four sons to Yang Xuanyong. But only three sons successfully grew to adulthood, while the other died shortly after birth.
The eldest son is called Shang Tsuen, the second son is called Shang Lin, and the younger son is called Min Gong. Among them, Yang Mingong's identity is relatively special. In terms of blood, Yang Mingong was Yang Xuanyong's biological son. However, in the yang family's genealogy, Yang Mingong was Yang Xuanyong's nephew.
Because Yang Xuanyong's brother Yang Xuanwei did not have children, the two brothers, after consultation, passed Yang Min to Yang Xuanwei as an heir. In addition, Yang Mingong was a very great proletarian revolutionary. Yang Xuanyong attaches great importance to the education of his children, and at the beginning of the twentieth century, many young students went abroad to study abroad to learn knowledge and increase their knowledge in advanced Western countries.
If his children have the idea of studying abroad, Yang Xuanyong will do his best to support it. In 1917, Yang Xuanyong sent his fourth son, Yang Mingong, to Japan to study. During his study in Japan, Yang Mingong was influenced by the ideas of communist revolution and became acquainted with many revolutionaries. Therefore, in 1924, after Yang Mingong returned to China, he did not hesitate to join the Communist Party.
After joining the revolutionary ranks, Yang Mingong held important leading positions in Sichuan, Chongqing and other places, and actively carried out revolutionary work. Unfortunately, however, in 1927, many revolutionaries were arrested and killed because of the Kuomintang reactionaries who betrayed the revolution. After Yang Mingong was arrested, he was heroic and righteous.
Yang Xuanyong's original wife, Zou Shi, died after a serious illness. Later, Yang Xuanyong remarried a woman named Qiu Zufen. In this marriage, Qiu Zufen gave birth to five sons and four daughters for Yang Xuanyong.
For these children, Yang Xuanyong gave them a lot of freedom, and did not restrict the choices of their children like some powerful parents. The sacrifice of the fourth son, Yang Mingong, allowed Yang Xuanyong to experience the pain of "white-haired people sending black-haired people". When he learned of his son's death, Yang Xuanyong was very sad and regretted why he let his son embark on the road of revolution.
However, when the other sons also offered to follow in the footsteps of their brother Yang Mingong and embark on the road of revolution, Yang Xuanyong still agreed to their choice very generously and provided them with material and spiritual support.
Six of Yang Xuanyong's twelve sons, including Yang Mingong, embarked on the road of revolution. Among them, Yang Shangkun and Yang Baibing both performed very well in the revolutionary struggle. In 1926, Yang Shangkun joined the Communist Party. After that, he studied at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow in the Soviet Union, systematically studying the ideas of communism.
After returning to China after completing his studies, Yang Shangkun was responsible for organizing and publicizing work in Shanghai, the Central Soviet District and other regions. In 1934, Yang Shangkun followed the Red Army and participated in the 25,000-mile Long March. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in an all-round way, Yang Shangkun actively carried out propaganda work in the anti-Japanese base areas and organized the masses to participate in the anti-Japanese struggle.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Shangkun continued to contribute to China's construction. In 1988, he was elected President of the Republic. Yang Shangkun's half-brother Yang Baibing, under his influence, also joined the ranks of the revolution.
During the war, Yang Baibing was not afraid of sacrifice, bravely rushed to the front line of the battlefield, and had a very good performance. In recognition of Yang Baibing's contributions to China's revolution and construction, the state awarded him the rank of general.
Although Yang Xuanyong came from a landlord's family, he was broad-minded and tolerant, and did not have the bad habits of feudal landlords. As a son and daughter of China, he actively supported the revolutionary cause of the state and the nation.
As a father, Yang Xuanyong attaches great importance to the education of his children, raises twelve children, and cultivates them to become a person who can contribute to the country and the people. Yang Xuanyong trained great proletarian revolutionaries, generals, and chairmen.