He Zizhen is an important figure in recent history, she was once the first lady, accompanied our leaders through difficult years, and was also an outstanding pioneer of women. In 1947, He Zizhen returned from the Soviet Union, and at this time, He Zizhen still had a wish in his heart, but he had no chance to complete it after 12 years. What exactly took 12 years to accomplish?
First, the first encounter at Jinggangshan
After the failure of the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communists in 1927, our Party focused its campaign on building rural base areas, launched the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and united the broad masses of peasants to launch a land movement. This progressive movement is huge and has attracted many aspiring young people.
He Zizhen is the daughter of a squire in Jiangxi. Her father's vision and family conditions gave He Zizhen the opportunity to study and see the world in that era, which laid the foundation for her to participate in women's work and become the first female party member in Jinggangshan. Her brother He Minxue also received a new education, joined the party in 1927, and influenced he Zizhen later.
2. Red Marriage
In 1927, He Zizhen went to Jinggangshan, and in 1928 he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the organization, married in the same year, served as the secretary of the leader, and became the third wife of the great man. In the war-torn era, this red marriage was full of hardships and ups and downs, and He Zizhen's red marriage experienced the most arduous decade before the liberation of China.
In the past ten years, the great man has experienced the ups and downs of his career, and He Zizhen has always been with him, never abandoning, foaming at each other, and facing the ups and downs of life together. At the same time, He Zizhen ushered in her first child in such an environment, and she worked hard to raise the child as an adult.
But surprises always come. In 1935, the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign failed, and the Red Army's Long March began, preserving combat effectiveness by transferring base areas. For the sake of the troops and for the future of China, He Zizhen had to give up his small family for everyone. He Zizhen, a new mother, had to abandon her son and embark on the road of the Long March with the troops.
During the Long March, He Zizhen was seriously injured in order to cover his wounded comrades, and he was shot seventeen times in the head, upper body, and limbs. The large troops of the Long March were encircled and pursued by the enemy, the conditions were harsh, the troops lacked surgical drugs, He Zizhen only ate a few painkillers, and then took out shallow shrapnel.
However, the shrapnel that went deep into the body grew together with the flesh, and the medical conditions in China at that time could not completely remove the deep shrapnel, causing He Zizhen to suffer great pain on his body. After liberation, He Zizhen was designated as a third-degree disability.
The physical pain did not knock down He Zizhen at that time. In order to take into account the overall situation and not affect the front battle, He Zizhen consulted with his comrades-in-arms not to tell her husband about her injuries, so that he could fight with peace of mind.
However, in the face of such an urgent situation, He Zizhen's guards still escorted He Zizhen to safety while sending people to the headquarters to tell the commander-in-chief the news. The commander-in-chief looked at his lover and couldn't help but shed tears, and what appeared in front of his eyes was the hardships along the way.
Third, the expulsion from the Soviet Union
Time passes, and things are unpredictable. In 1937, He Zizhen decided to leave the Soviet Union, and in 1939, he completely broke up, and spent an extremely difficult decade in the Soviet Union. In this decade, He Zizhen almost lost his daughter.
The Soviet Union's technological and economic and cultural development at that time had already ranked among the forefront of the world, and He Zizhen hoped to be able to cure his injuries in the Soviet Union, but accidents also followed. He Zizhen's daughter Li Min was suffering from pneumonia and was unconscious. The doctors at the hospital thought they could not be saved, so they planned to send Li Min to the morgue. As a mother, He Zizhen desperately tried to stop it, saved her daughter, and finally turned the situation around.
Li Min's body had just improved, but new troubles followed. The director of the International Children's Institute believes that since Li Min has recovered, he should be able to return to school to board. But He Zizhen did not agree with the dean's suggestion, she could not let her daughter leave her, so she was locked up as a patient. He Zizhen thus spent two years in the madhouse.
4. Return to China as desired
In 1947, Wang Jiaxiang and his wife went to the Soviet Union and made many representations with the Soviet side, and after repeated pressures, the Soviet side finally agreed to He Zizhen's departure from the lunatic asylum. Finally, in Moscow, He Zizhen and his daughter Li Min met their long-lost friends Wang Jiaxiang and his wife.
The years of life in the madhouse consumed He Zizhen's spiritual qi, and her reaction was somewhat wooden and her speech was not very clever. However, the joy of seeing friends again in Moscow made He Zizhen quickly recover. At this time, He Zizhen was already very much looking forward to returning to China.
With the consent of his superiors, He Zizhen took his daughter and several comrades from Moscow to Harbin by train. After several twists and turns, He Zizhen finally returned to the motherland! When He Zizhen returned to China, the leaders of the Northeast Bureau personally greeted him at the station. He Zizhen looked at every comrade present and looked at the familiar land, and couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
After the comrades-in-arms of the Northeast Bureau arranged He Zizhen and his party, they found that Comrade Zizhen was living in a very poor life. She returned home with only a small suitcase, her clothes were very thin, and there were few pieces of luggage in the suitcase. When He Zizhen returned to Harbin, it was autumn in China, but she was still wearing a pair of shoes with open toes on her feet.
No one knows He Zizhen's experience, he Zizhen, who wandered in the Soviet Union, almost lost his daughter, was imprisoned in an insane asylum, and returned to the motherland with great hardships did not complain about the suffering he experienced. However, the comrades-in-arms were very concerned and distressed about He Zizhen, so the comrades of the Northeast Bureau helped He Zizhen buy new clothes and clothes for the winter, and arranged housing. He Zizhen could finally settle down in Harbin.
As soon as the comrades-in-arms of the Jinggangshan period heard that He Zizhen had returned from the Soviet Union, they were in Harbin and rushed to visit. During the conversation, He Zizhen made two wishes to He Changgong, one of which was that he hoped to meet with the great man, say a word, and shake hands.
Fifth, the wish is fulfilled
In July 1959, the Lushan Conference was held, and Tao Zhu took his wife Zeng Zhi to attend the meeting. After seeing the leader, Zeng Zhi smiled and said, "On the way here, I went to meet an old friend. The leader then asked Zeng Zhi who this old friend was, and Zeng Zhi directly told him, "I met He Zizhen."
Since He Zizhen left him, the two have not seen each other for 22 years. In the past 22 years, the contact content of the two people has also been limited to the daughter Li Min. Hearing that He Zizhen was now near Lushan, the leader hoped to meet He Zizhen and become an old friend. In this way, with the assistance of comrades in Jiangxi, He Zizhen followed the relevant personnel to Lushan and met his former friend.
Before leaving, in fact, He Zizhen did not know the purpose of this trip to Lushan. The comrade responsible for leading her was Shui Jing, the wife of the then leader of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee. Shui Jing was afraid that He Zizhen was too excited, so she told a white lie, and she told He Zizhen that she would come back just to go to Lushan mountain to recuperate for a while.
When He Zizhen saw the great man, her tears flowed from her eyes and flowed all over her cheeks. The great man reassured her not to cry, and the time was spent crying at a hard meeting. Hearing the great man say this, He Zizhen remembered that his wish for many years had finally come true, stopped crying, and began to tell his experience over the years.
6. Summary
In the midst of the war, He Zizhen's life is full of hardships and tenacity. Whether it was the first female party member in the rural base areas of the mainland, or marrying a great man, whether he went to the Soviet Union or returned to China to work, He Zizhen was never defeated by suffering. The experience of the war years and the journey of wandering the Soviet Union made this woman a great woman!