<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > preface:</h1>
In 1957, more than a year after Kong Linghua was admitted to the Beijing Aeronautical Institute with excellent results, Li Min went to Normal University, from classmates, to friends, and then to lovers, and this matter was soon known to Chairman Mao. After Li Min went to high school, he revealed the secret to his father, Mao Zedong.
Chairman Mao was overjoyed to hear his daughter say that she had a boyfriend, and he said: "I have always advocated that my daughter's marriage be free to decide, and adults should not interfere." As long as the daughter thinks it's good, I have no opinion, but you have to ask your mother's opinion. ”
Figure | Li Min and Kong Linghua were at Chairman Mao's side
Li Min's mother is He Zizhen, she has always been pampered by He Zizhen for many years, and now that she has a boyfriend, she can't wait to take Kong Linghua to Nanchang to visit He Zizhen. He Zizhen said to Kong Linghua: "You and Li Min are in love and plan to get married, and I approve of all this, but I hope that your wedding date will be postponed for a year." ”
In 1959, Kong Linghua returned home with his girlfriend, Kong Linghua's parents only knew that their son and Chairman Mao's daughter had fallen in love, and when they really saw Li Min, they suddenly became busy and chaotic, and they did not even dare to believe that they would become Chairman Mao's relatives in the future.
Figure | Chairman Mao and Li Min were children
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="95" > Kong Linghua's father was a founding lieutenant general, Chairman Mao said happily after learning about it: Then I will be relieved</h1>
Let's first briefly introduce the family of Kong Linghua.
Kong Linghua's father was Kong Congzhou, a founding lieutenant general of the People's Republic of China. In the early days of the revolution, he served as the commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 17th Route Army Of the National Revolutionary Army, and played an important role in the Xi'an Incident, during the War of Resistance Against Japan, Kong Congzhou served as the brigade commander of the 4th Group Army of the Kuomintang Army, the commander of the 55th Division of the 38th Army, and the deputy commander.
On May 15, 1946, Kong Congzhou led his troops to revolt in Gong County, Henan Province, entered the Jinji-Hebei Luyu Liberated Area to join the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and later served as the commander of the 38th Army of the Northwest Democratic Coalition Army. Before the founding of New China, Kong Congzhou served as deputy commander of the Western Henan Military Region, and later participated in the Battle of Crossing the River.
Figure | Hole from the continent
After the founding of New China, Kong Congzhou served as the commander of the artillery of the Southwest Military Region, the director of the Ordnance Department of the Southwest Military Region, the principal of the Senior Artillery School, and the dean of the Artillery Engineering College.
In fact, on seniority, on ability, on contribution, on reputation, Kong Congzhou has always been conscientious, at first, when Li Min told his father Mao Zedong that he had a boyfriend, Chairman Mao would still ask questions. When we first fell in love, Chairman Mao broke the casserole and asked the end.
Chairman Mao asked Li Min, "I only know that your boyfriend's surname is Kong, so which is Xiao Kong's father?" Where does he work?" As Li Min's father, Chairman Mao's inquiry in this way is actually reasonable, Li Min said: "I have not asked, nor has he said." ”
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "If you don't ask clearly, how can you fall in love with others?" Li Min said thoughtfully: "The people who went to the Bayi School to study are all cadres' children, and I think his father should also be a cadre of the army, right?" ”
In fact, Chairman Mao did allow Li Min to fall in love freely, but after all, Li Min was the only living of all the children of Chairman Mao and He Zizhen, and Chairman Mao was very concerned about her love. Chairman Mao said, "You don't even know what your parents are doing, how to talk about the object!" ”
Li Min was criticized by his father, and he also had a rebellious mood, and muttered in his mouth: "I am in love with him, not with other people's parents, you understand what people's parents do!" Chairman Mao said in a serious tone: "I still have to ask, I understand the situation." ”
Figure | Li Min went to the factory with her father on vacation
Although Li Min was reluctant, he still looked for an opportunity to inquire about the situation of their family when he was with Kong Linghua, so that he could make it easier to send an errand to his father. When Li Min saw Kong Linghua again, he plucked up the courage to ask his father the question he asked, and Kong Linghua smiled and said, "This is all my fault, although there is nothing to say between us, but there is no talk about the family situation." Kong Linghua told Li Min all about his family situation, and Li Min was also very happy. In fact, Li Min did not know his family before falling in love with Kong Linghua, as Chairman Mao said, do not interfere in Li Min's marriage, even if it is a peasant's child, Li Min loves only this person.
And Kong Linghua also wanted to always love Li Min. In 1947, Li Min returned to the motherland with her mother He Zizhen, Li Min lived in the Soviet Union since she was a child, when she left Yan'an, she was only 4 years old, and she never remembered the things when she was a child, and she didn't even know who her father was, so that after returning to China, Li Min kept asking He Zizhen whether his father was Chairman Mao or not.
Li Min said that when she first returned to China, due to her young age, she faced two problems, and it can be said that Kong Linghua helped her a lot. The first is the problem of Chinese. According to He Zizhen's recollection, when Li Min first returned to the motherland, he would not say Chinese, and the first letter he wrote to his father Mao Zedong was still written in Russian.
Figure | Li Min, who has just returned to China
For this matter, Li Min has recorded this incident in her book, Li Min said, when I came back from the Soviet Union, Chinese was very bad, not as good as my sister who grew up next to my father when I was a child, and once I talked to my father, and my father said, Petite, how can your Chinese be so bad.
Despite this, Li Min is still studying hard. This is a big problem, and the other problem is to separate from his mother and return to his father Mao Zedong. Childhood Jiaojiao has been living with her mother He Zizhen, just came to Beijing, came to Zhongnanhai, and Li Ne and Li Ne's mother live under the same roof, after all, a little unaccustomed, that period of time is Li Min's most helpless days, fortunately, under the guidance of her father, she gradually became familiar with her sister.
Li Min went to primary school in the Soviet Union, directly in junior high school in Beijing, and Li Ne still attended primary school. It is inevitable that a person studying is a little lonely, but fortunately, she met Kong Linghua. Initially they were just classmates, and she didn't expect to develop into lovers. Li Min will also tell Kong Linghua what he is thinking.
Figure | Kong Linghua and Li Min
Kong Linghua understands Li Min's experience very well, and after Kong Linghua and Li Min talked about their own affairs, they also specifically instructed Li Min: "Do you remember what I told you?" If you still want to know something, just ask. ”
Li Min returned to Zhongnanhai to tell his father about what Kong Linghua had told him, and Li Min said, "Dad, I asked clearly, his father's name is Kong Congzhou. When Chairman Mao heard this, he happily lit a cigarette and said, "Oh! Xiao Kong's father turned out to be General Kong Congzhou, and I was familiar with it. ”
Kong Congzhou was a founding lieutenant general, Chairman Mao was naturally familiar with it, as the saying goes, if there is a father, there must be a son, Chairman Mao nodded his head happily, Li Min smiled and said: "Father, then do you agree?" Chairman Mao laughed: "Agree, agree." But I hope you have time to bring him to me. ”
According to Chairman Mao's instructions, after Kong Linghua was admitted to the Beijing Aeronautical Academy, Li Min took Kong Linghua to Zhongnanhai for the first time to visit Chairman Mao. In fact, before he first met Li Min and was with Li Min, Kong Linghua did not know that Li Min was the daughter of Chairman Mao, the leader of new China, and Chairman Mao also admired this.
Kong Linghua told Li Min that he had come home that day and told his parents about it, which frightened his mother. His own son fell in love with Chairman Mao's daughter, and this paid off. Kong Linghua's mother was Qian Jian, who met Comrade Kong Congzhou during the Great Revolution and followed Kong Congzhou as a partner after the revolution. After the founding of New China, he served as the director of the Artillery Administrative Office of the Southwest Military Region. Knowing about Kong Linghua and Li Min, Qian Jian was very worried.
Figure | Li Min and father Mao Zedong
On the one hand, Li Min is Chairman Mao's daughter, and he is not uneasy about his son, but he is afraid that if he is not good to Li Min, how will it be good in the future. On the other hand, becoming pro-family with Chairman Mao is a great thing. Qian Jian instructed Kong Linghua to be sure to treat Li Min well, and said that if he had the opportunity, he hoped to take it home to see.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="102" Kong Linghua took Li Min home > Qian Jian asked Li Min: Are you really willing to marry into my family? </h1>
Kong Congzhou and his wife Qian Jian had 8 children successively, and because of the war, they only lived as a son and a daughter, in addition to Kong Linghua, there was also Kong Linghua's sister Kong Shujing. Qian Jian did not know when his son would bring Li Min and clean up the house every day.
Kong Linghua's home has a wall, and when Kong Linghua took Li Min home, Qian Jian was drying clothes at the gate, and when he heard someone coming in, he looked back. This was the first time Qian Jian had met Li Min, Li Min was beautiful and beautiful, and like He Zizhen when he was young, Qian Jian was helpless for a while. Qian Jian asked Kong Linghua: "Son, this, this is Chairman Mao's..."
Li Min respectfully and politely said, "Auntie is good, my name is Li Min." Qian Jian was very happy, quickly pulled Li Min, smiled and said: "I know you are Li Min, come in quickly, you really came to my house?" Qian Jian looked like he couldn't believe it.
Figure | Li Min and her family in Dalian (front row: Kong Congzhou, Qian Jian. Back row: Li Min, Kong Linghua, Kong Linghua's sister Kong Shujing)
Kong Shujing heard the voice and also came out to greet Li Min, Kong Shujing had seen Li Min in the hospital in 1957 when she went to Beijing for treatment with her father, which was an old acquaintance. Seeing that Kong Linghua and Kong Shujing were busy, Qian Jian lowered his head and asked Li Min softly: "Child, are you really willing to marry into my family?" Qian Jian was very happy, just a little incredulous, in fact, this is not exaggerated, after all, this is Chairman Mao's daughter.
After a while, Kong Linghua's father Kong Returned from work, General Kong Congzhou was a bald head, and when he heard that Kong Linghua's girlfriend was coming, he hurried home. As soon as he saw Li Min, he was unable to speak with excitement, and Kong Congzhou said, "Chairman Mao's health is still good?" Li Min nodded: "Very good, very good." Kong Congzhou also nodded: "Chairman Mao's good health is the happiness of the people of the whole country." ”
Then Qian Jian spoke her heart again, she said:
"You are Chairman Mao's eldest daughter, Ling Hua climbed up to you a little bit do not know the height of the sky, Shenyang this small place you are used to live in a few days more, live not used to want to go." What a glory it is for you to come to my house and meet Chairman Mao's daughter-in-law! I don't dare to wronged you." ”
Li Min smiled and said, "Auntie, I am single-minded, you can rest assured." ”
Chairman Mao was holding a meeting in Lushan at the time, and in order to determine their wedding date, Li Min made a long-distance phone call to Chairman Mao to make his thoughts clear.
Figure | Li Min and her mother He Zizhen
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="105" > Chairman Mao asked He Zizhen about the marriage of his daughter in Lushan, and He Zizhen said: You agree and I agree</h1>
From July 2 to August 1, 1959, the enlarged meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee was held in Lushan, Jiangxi, known in history as the Lushan Conference, and Chairman Mao went to Lushan in early July. A few days later, a guest came to visit, that is Zeng Zhi. Zeng Zhi was a former close friend of He Zizhen's, and he came to Chairman Mao's residence to tell Chairman Mao that she had seen He Zizhen.
He Zizhen has not met Chairman Mao since he returned to the motherland in 1947, and for many years, he has always been his daughter as a bridge between the two people, and whenever He Zizhen is ill, Chairman Mao will let Li Minnan go down to see He Zizhen, and it is He Zizhen's wish that He Zizhen has hidden in his heart for many years.
In May 1958, He Zizhen left Shanghai to return to his hometown in Jiangxi and lived in a compound at No. 20 Sanwei Road in Nanchang City. I heard that He Zizhen lived in Sanwei Road in Nanchang, Zeng Zhi couldn't wait to visit He Zizhen, and he hadn't seen him for many years, but did He Zizhen change? In the chat with He Zizhen, Zeng Zhi could hear that He Zizhen's thoughts about Chairman Mao had never diminished.
Figure | He Zizhen in his later years
Leaving He Zizhen's residence, Zeng Zhi went up Tolu Mountain, Chairman Zeng Zhi, do you guess who I saw when I went down the mountain? Chairman Mao looked at Zeng Zhi curiously, and Zeng Zhi said happily: I have seen Zi Zhen.
Hearing He Zizhen's name, Chairman Mao was stunned, and the appearance of He Zizhen came to mind; in recent years, Chairman Mao has repeatedly asked his daughter Li Min to carry things for He Zizhen and written letters to He Zizhen, but it has only been more than twenty years, and I don't know if she has changed. Chairman Mao blurted out: How is she?
"She's very good, talking to me about the past, it seems to be back to the fighting years when she advanced into Gannan and western Fujian!"
In a word, Chairman Mao's eyes were moist, yes, how could the beautiful scene of that year be forgotten, Chairman Mao sighed and said: "Oh, we have been husband and wife for ten years..." After pondering for a long time, Chairman Mao gently brushed away the tears in the corners of his eyes and whispered to Zeng Zhi: I would like to see her.
In this way, under Chairman Mao's arrangement, He Zizhen was taken to Lushan, and at first, He Zizhen did not know that he was here to see Chairman Mao, and they had not seen each other for 22 years since they left Yan'an in 1937. It wasn't until she was taken by Shui Jing to the second floor of Chairman Mao's residence that she suddenly realized that the person she was meeting here was Mao Zedong.
Figure | Chairman Mao
On July 9, 1959, Mao Zedong and He Zizhen, who had been separated for 22 years, were reunited here, and they had not seen each other for 22 years, presumably there would be a lot of things to say between them, and there were many things to share, but when He Zizhen saw Mao Zedong, her brain was blank, and she recalled: I never dreamed of meeting Mao Zedong at this moment. My tears came out of nowhere. I couldn't say a word, just kept crying.
According to He Zizhen's recollection, during their conversation, Chairman Mao asked about Li Min and Kong Linghua.
Chairman Mao said, "Li Min has an object, do you know?" ”
He Zizhen said, "I know, my daughter has brought XiaoKong here." ”
It turned out that Li Min had taken Kong Linghua to Nanchang to visit He Zizhen before, and He Zizhen was also very satisfied with Kong Linghua.
Chairman Mao asked, "What do you think of Xiaokong?" He Zizhen nodded and said, "Very good, I am quite satisfied." ”
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "You are the mother of the child, should you ask for advice, do you agree to their marriage?" He Zizhen nodded and said, "You agree and I agree." ”
This conversation was only more than an hour, although there were a lot of things discussed, but He Zizhen always felt that there were still many things that had not been said, but He Zizhen did not expect that this time the Lushan side had actually become the last side of her and Mao Zedong's life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="113" > Li Min and Kong Linghua had just gotten married and received the news that He Zizhen was seriously ill</h1>
He Zizhen once said to Li Min: "You and Xiaokong fall in love and plan to get married, I approve, but I hope that your marriage date can be postponed for a year, and you will wait until you graduate from high school to get married." I think about it this way, reading a little more before you get married will be good for you in the future. After marriage, having children, there are many chores, and it is difficult for you to study again. Li Min felt that her mother's words were reasonable, so she postponed the wedding date back a year.
Figure | Li Min and Kong Linghua were married
On August 29, 1959, Li Min and Kong Linghua held a wedding ceremony in Beijing, and Mao Zedong, who had never liked to drink, frequently raised a glass at the wedding banquet, rejoicing in his daughter's marriage.
On the third day after the marriage, Li Min received a call from her father, saying that her mother He Zizhen had fallen ill again.
Chairman Mao said: "Your mother is very sick, very sick, and the comrades in Jiangxi say that she does not eat or drink, does not comb or wash, but just sits quietly. Chairman Mao did not say a word and asked Li Min what to do. Li Min knew that her mother and father had just met in Lushan, and it seemed that her mother missed her father again.
"You go to Nanchang and take care of your mother."
Chairman Mao also couldn't bear it, who would let a newly married daughter run around? But He Zizhen was sick, and there was no one more suitable to take care of than Li Min.
Li Min came to He Zizhen's side, brought fruit to He Zizhen, and told her that this was brought to you by her father, and He Zizhen gradually recovered under the care of her daughter. In fact, He Zizhen is also very clear that her daughter is married and has her own family, and she will not always look at herself. When she left Yan'an, Li Min was only one year old.
Li Min took care of He Zizhen in Nanchang for more than a month, and before leaving, He Zizhen instructed Li Min: "You just got married, you should also go back to see Xiaokong and see your father." "Li Min has grown up, and Li Min does not know these truths."
Figure | Li Min and her husband Kong Linghua are together, with their first child Kong Jining in the middle
In 1962, Kong Linghua and Li Min's first child was born, and Chairman Mao liked this little grandson very much, and Chairman Mao thought about it and said, "Just call it Jining." This means that children grow up to inherit Lenin's aspirations. In order to let her mother also see her grandson, she also took Kong Jining to He Zizhen's side, and He Zizhen was particularly happy during that time.
Li Min recalled that in her mother's later years, she was very happy because of the company of Kong Jining and Kong Dongmei. Kong Dongmei is the second child of Li Min and Kong Linghua, born in 1972, the name is also given by Chairman Mao, "Dong" is taken from Chairman Mao's name of "Zedong", "Mei" is Chairman Mao's life love plum blossom.
After Kong Dongmei was born, Li Min took her to her grandmother. Compared with Kong Jining, Kong Dongmei is not very lucky, because when she was four years old, her grandfather left her. When Kong Dongmei grew up, she recalled that her childhood was raised by her grandmother's side, and she remembered her grandmother the most.
Figure | He Zizhen and Kong Dongmei
On June 11, 1979, the People's Daily published a message and distributed a photo: an old man with plump cheeks and white hair sitting kindly in a wheelchair, next to the old man stood a cute little girl, reading a pictorial newspaper with the old man. It is not difficult to find a familiar name between the lines of this message: He Zizhen. That little girl was Kong Dongmei, He Zizhen's granddaughter.
That same year, on the occasion of the 3rd anniversary of Chairman Mao's death, Li Min and Kong Linghua accompanied He Zizhen to Beijing, to the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall, and to pay respects to Chairman Mao's legacy. In front of Chairman Mao's white jade seated statue, Li Min and Kong Linghua presented a wreath prepared in advance, and He Zizhen also left a picture here.
Accompanying He Zizhen to the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall in Beijing was Kong Dongmei, who, although he was only 7 years old at the time, still remembers the scenes of that day. She recalled that when her grandmother saw her grandfather's body, she shed tears, and her grandfather's sleeping position was the most familiar to her, they were a husband and wife for ten years, and her grandmother's feelings for her grandfather never declined.
Figure | In the summer of 2001, Li Min took a group photo with his son Kong Jining and daughter-in-law Shen Rong in Qingdao
In the future, when Li Min recalled his marriage to Kong Linghua and recalled He Zizhen's life in his later years, he was full of emotions. He Zizhen died in 1984, for many years, Li Min has been keeping in mind her mother's teachings and seriously cultivating her children, and now the children have their own families, Li Min is very pleased.