preface
Three generations of Mao's grandchildren (Mao Anqing, son Mao Xinyu, grandson Mao Dongdong)
After Mao Anying's sacrifice, Mao Anqing was Chairman Mao's only son. His existence, and that of his descendants, is a continuation of Chairman Mao's life and has a certain symbolic significance.
The hardships suffered by Mao Anqing in his childhood are the eternal pain in Chairman Mao's heart
For Mao Anqing, Chairman Mao had a complex emotion that was both heart-wrenching and loving. If the sacrifice of the eldest son, Mao Anying, was a pain of pride for Chairman Mao, then Chairman Mao was a pain of guilt for Mao Anqing.
On November 13, 1923, Chairman Mao's second son was born in the Yang family in Bancang, Dongxiang, Changsha. At this time, Chairman Mao was in Beijing, learned the news of his son's birth, and consulted with Yang Kaihui in the letter, naming his son "Shore Qing", which means "bright shore".
Mao Anqing followed his parents' hard work from childhood, going to Shanghai in 1924, settling in Shaoshan in 1925, guangzhou in 1926, and then changsha and Wuhan until the Revolution failed.
In 1925, Chairman Mao was 32 years old
During those years, Mao Anqing, his older brother Mao Anying and younger brother Mao Anyring lived an uncertain life. Chairman Mao once sighed: "For the sake of the revolutionary cause, these children have eaten a hundred meals since they were young and have traveled thousands of miles!" ”
Running, staying for a short time, and continuing to run constituted the content of Mao Anqing's childhood life, and also left a different influence on the depths of his soul.
In the memories of Mao Anqing in his childhood, Chairman Mao did not leave a deep impression on him. However, in a few things, we can see the difference between Chairman Mao's beloved son and godson.
Once, Mao Anqing was playing with a piece of glass, and the nanny found and hurriedly returned the glass in his hand. Chairman Mao stopped her when he saw it: "Let him go, it doesn't matter." ”
The babysitter said, "What about the broken hand?" Chairman Mao said: "When it bleeds, he will remember it, and he will not dare to play it again next time." It can be seen from this that Chairman Mao did not educate children to be spoiled, but he encouraged children to bear the consequences of their actions.
In the days that followed, Chairman Mao and Yang Kaihui gathered less and more, and the time for the family to reunite was very small, and Mao Anying was unable to get the care and care of his father like the children of ordinary people.
In 1927, when Mao Anqing was 4 years old, Chairman Mao was ordered to launch the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and had to wave goodbye to his wife and children.
Yang Kaihui, Mao Anying, Mao Anying
On October 24, 1930, the Mao family was surrounded by a group of Kuomintang soldiers who slammed the door with the butt of their rifles and broke into the house. Mao Anqing and Mao Anying were awakened by the sudden sound, and they got up with sleepy eyes and saw that their mother was being pressed out, without the slightest resistance.
Mao Anying stood in front of his mother and shouted, "Don't go, don't go, my mother is a good person, don't go anywhere!" The enemy pushed him away with great force and said viciously, "Well, take you, the little Communist Party, with you." ”
On November 14, Yang Kaihui bravely became righteous, and Mao Anqing, who was only 7 years old, lost his mother forever and has no connection with his mother's love ever since. Taking into account the personal safety of Chairman Mao's three children, the party organization took them to Shanghai and placed them in Datong Kindergarten. In 1931, Mao Anlong died of diarrheal dysentery, leaving Mao Anqing and Mao Anying to live together.
Mao Anying and Mao Anying in Datong Kindergarten (the second row is Mao Anying on the left and Mao Anying on the right)
In March 1932, Datong Kindergarten was dissolved, and Mao Anqing and Mao Anying were adopted, often hungry, unclothed, and endured endless scolding, and they ran away from home in a rage and began to wander the streets of Shanghai.
Mao Anqing and Mao Anying had been apprentices and were bullied and humiliated by their bosses. After escaping, the two people made a living by doing handymanship, and the hardships of life can be imagined.
Mao Anqing was also beaten on the head by Shanghai police officers, with a headache, rolling on the ground, unable to get up, and Mao Anying, who was rushed to the back, fell ill after returning, and because he failed to treat him in time, he left behind sequelae.
Since then, Mao Anqing has often been in a trance, always timid to see people, rarely communicates with people, and only with his brother Mao Anying will he show a smile.
In 1936, the Shanghai underground party found Mao Anqing and Mao Anying, at this time Mao Anying was 13 years old and Mao Anying was 14 years old. When Chairman Mao learned of the children's safety, he told the underground party members who had adopted them that there was no need to send the children to northern Shaanxi, but if there was an opportunity, they would be sent directly from Shanghai to the Soviet Union.
At the end of June, Mao Anqing and Mao Anying set off from Shanghai on a French cruise ship, passing through France, and finally arrived in the Soviet Union, where they entered the International Children's Institute run by the Comintern.
Mao Anqing and Mao Anying in the Soviet Union
In 1937, Chairman Mao led the Red Army to northern Shaanxi and established an anti-Japanese base area centered on Yan'an. In addition to his busy work, he often looks to the northwest. Whenever this scene appeared, the staff knew that Chairman Mao was missing the children in a foreign country.
In 1938, someone brought in photographs of Mao Anqing and Mao Anying from the Soviet Union. Looking at the two strong teenagers in the photo, Chairman Mao was overjoyed, he looked at the photos in his hands over and over again, walking back and forth in the room, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and the thoughts and worries buried in his heart emerged.
Looking at his son who was thinking about the twilight, Chairman Mao had mixed feelings, and one by one the past events appeared in front of his eyes, half joy and half guilt. Especially for Mao Anqing, who had been severely beaten and injured in the head, he was both sad and distressed, full of compassion. Soon after, someone was going to the Soviet Union, and Chairman Mao wrote a letter in his own handwriting and handed it to him to take with him.
Chairman Mao was in Yan'an
In March 1938, Mao Anqing and Mao Anying received for the first time in their lives a letter from their distant motherland of Yan'an, sent by their dearest father, Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao wrote in his heart:
Dear Kishi Ying and Kishi Qing: I often miss you, I know that you are still in a good condition, have made progress, and I am very happy to receive your photos. Now, because of the convenience, I would like to send this letter, and I hope that you will write to me, and I hope that you will write to me! ”
A month later, Chairman Mao wrote another letter to Mao Anqing and Mao Anying, attaching a photograph of himself. At the beginning of the letter, Chairman Mao wrote: "Did you receive the letter from January earlier?" Received, write me some reply..."
On August 26, Chairman Mao once again entrusted a letter with him:
Kishi Ying and Kishi Qing'er: You received the last letter, and you are very happy! How are you doing lately? Is there any progress? I'm fine, I've read a little book, but not much, and I feel very dissatisfied in my heart, so it's better that you are studying specifically. For you and all the little comrades, the old comrade Torrimbo canal bought a batch of books and sent them to you. Write to me and write it next time. I wish you development, upwards and happiness! ”
Separated by flesh and bones for more than ten years, these few short letters poured out how much Chairman Mao missed his sons, and between the lines, Chairman Mao was deeply concerned about the children.
In 1946, Chairman Mao played table tennis in Yan'an
And Mao Anying and Mao Anqing, who were far away in the Soviet Union, also missed their father very much, but they were thousands of miles apart, and they could only rely on letters to express their thoughts.
In the Soviet Union, Mao Anqing was still a quiet, silent youth, and his greatest hobby was to read books, and he would hold a book wherever he went, which was convenient for browsing at any time.
At that time, the students of the children's home needed meal tickets for meals, and Mao Anying often ate the next meal of grain this time, and before the end of the month, the food stamps were used up, so he had to go hungry.
When he was hungry, he would go to the Liux Hotel, where Luo Ronghuan's family lived. Mao Anqing walked into the house lightly, did not explain his intentions, and just sat on the side and read a book. Luo Ronghuan's wife, Lin Yueqin, knew at a glance that he did not have any food stamps, so she quickly opened the refrigerator to bring him food.
Although accompanied by his elder brother Mao Anying, Mao Anying still lacked love in his childhood, adolescence and youth. As chairman Mao's son, Mao Anqing's life experience was different, and the price he paid was equally painful as his sacrifice. The ups and downs of life and the separation of life and death that he experienced were not something that ordinary people could experience. In the turbulent displacement in the bloody storm, the terrifying waves of politics, and the grief of emotion, Mao Anqing experienced it more concretely and most profoundly.
Mao Anqing fell ill, and Chairman Mao was bitter and remorseful
In 1951, when the news of Mao Anying's death came, Mao Anying was difficult to accept for a while and could not afford to fall ill. When Chairman Mao heard the news, he was very depressed.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chairman Mao had only two children by his side, Mao Anying died for the country, and Mao Anying was deeply troubled by diseases. This is undoubtedly a double blow for a father who is nearly 60 years old.
One day, Chairman Mao and Li Min walked along the Zhongnanhai Lake and walked all the way to Mao Anqing's residence to visit him. After entering the house, Li Min pulled Mao Anqing to speak, and Chairman Mao sat quietly and watched the scene. From what Mao Anqing said, he could see that his son was very ill.
Chairman Mao said to Li Min in a sad tone:
I love Kishi and I sympathize with him very much. When he was very young, he fell into the streets of Shanghai with Kishi Ying, suffering and torturing himself, and was beaten by the police many times, and these devastations stimulated him too much. He's bitter! Because he is my Son mao Zedong.
Chairman Mao was very sad that Mao Anqing wanted to move out of Zhongnanhai, and he could not rest assured, and instructed Li Min: "He is going to move out, he is leaving me, it is difficult for me to see him often, and it is even more difficult for me to take care of him." I'm very sad, in the future, you will take more care of Shore Qing on my behalf..." Chairman Mao's expression had an unspeakable bitterness, and Li Min looked at his father's lonely appearance, and his heart was very sad, and he had mixed feelings.
Deep in Chairman Mao's heart, fraternity and pain are intertwined. We can see that fraternity from his contribution to the people. But the pain in his heart is not something that ordinary people can understand.
In 1952, Mao Anqing went to the Soviet Union to receive hospitalization. After several years of treatment, Mao Anqing's condition has greatly improved. In 1956, the Party Central Committee sent doctors to the Soviet Union to bring Mao Anqing back to China.
In 1957, Mao Anqing came to Qingdao to recuperate, where Chairman Mao remained silent and reticent, rarely talking and laughing with others, but he would play with children and never lose his temper.
Mao Anqing was lonely and lonely in his heart, but Chairman Mao was too busy, his only brother was sacrificed again, and Mao Anqing's heart was bitter, and he did not know who to talk to, and his illness was repeated.
Young Mao Anqing
A few months later, Chairman Mao made a special trip to Qingdao to visit Mao Anqing, who was recuperating here, and inquired in detail about his physical and living conditions.
When he saw his father, Mao Anqing revealed a soft side in his heart, and he told Chairman Mao: "Dad, you are not strange, you have not seen your mother for decades, yesterday she came, smiled and squinted, and said: 'Child, I can't copy articles for your father, you have to practice good writing for him to copy!'" ’”
Before he could finish speaking, Mao Anqing could no longer cry, and Chairman Mao's heart was not a taste. He said gently to Mao Anqing, "You see, this is a poem I wrote not long ago. ”
This poem is called "Butterfly Love Flower Answer Li Shuyi", Mao Anqing read it gently: "I lost pride Yang Jun lost willow, Yang Willow gently went straight up to the heavy xiao..."
Reading and reading, Mao Anqing couldn't help but cry bitterly, shouting in his mouth: "Mom! Chairman Mao also had tears in his eyes. After a long time, Mao Anqing's mood gradually returned to calm, and Chairman Mao told him about the creation process of this poem and the emotions to be expressed. Then, he told Mao Anqing to take good care of his body and recover his health as soon as possible.
Mao Anqing also told Chairman Mao that he was 34 years old and wanted to find a girlfriend. There was a female nurse in the hospital who treated him well, but he couldn't make up his mind. The earnest Chairman Mao decided to take care of the pass for Mao Anqing, and he asked Xu Yongfu of the Guard Department to understand the nurse's situation and thought it was not appropriate. Therefore, he found Mao Anqing and persuaded: "This nurse should stop talking, find another suitable one!" ”
In 1959, Chairman Mao sent Li Min to visit Mao Anqing, knowing that he liked foreign classical music, and paid Li Min to go to the Wangfujing Foreign Bookstore to buy some records to take with him, which was enough to fill two large boxes. Chairman Mao, like all fathers all over the world, had a bland love for his son on the surface, but he was considerate.
Since then, Mao Anqing's condition has fluctuated again, and Chairman Mao cannot rest assured in his heart, especially worried about Mao Anqing's marriage. He often wrote to comfort Mao Anqing: "We must be at ease, don't be impatient." ”
Once, Chairman Mao tentatively asked Mao Anqing, "How is your sister-in-law's sister?" This question reached Mao Anqing's heart. Mao Anqing is the younger sister of his sister-in-law Liu Siqi, named Shao Hua, and has known the Mao brothers since childhood.
At that time, Shao Hua was studying at Peking University. Mao Anqing liked Shao Hua very much, only because he had been recuperating in other places for many years, he rarely contacted her, and he did not dare to say his true words.
In order to match the two young people, Chairman Mao encouraged Mao Anqing to write to Shao Hua: "Kishi Qingwu'er, I am extremely happy to hear that your condition is much better. I heard that you have exchanged many letters with Shao Hua, is it not, do you have any intention of being friends? You can have a good talk with her. ”
Chairman Mao and Shao Hua (first from left)
With chairman Mao's support and encouragement, In 1960, Mao Anqing and Shao Hua married in Dalian. That year, Mao Anqing was 37 years old and Shao Hua was 22 years old.
In 1962, Mao Anqing and Shao Hua returned to Beijing to work. Shao Hua took care of her husband while going to school. Because of the delay in a lot of homework, she felt that learning was very laborious, could not keep up with the progress of the school, and felt very lost.
Coupled with Mao Anqing's unstable condition, it is inevitable that there will be some quarrels and unpleasantness between newlyweds. So they both wrote a letter to Chairman Mao.
At this time, Chairman Mao happened to inspect Shanghai, Changsha, Tianjin and other places back and forth. In the midst of his busy schedule, he took the time to write a letter to Shao Hua: "Hello, there is a letter, bring it, want to see." Be a good student and recuperate, determined to run ahead, the daughter should be less angry, and add a little boyishness. Do a career for the society, hope for it. ”
This is the only letter in Chairman Mao's family letter that has not been raised, and in this letter, Chairman Mao, as the elder, undoubtedly knows best about the health of his son Mao Anqing. He did not preach to his daughter-in-law Shao Hua, but instead used an approachable tone to instruct her to add a little manliness and bravely shoulder the burden of family life, which can be described as well-intentioned!
Chairman Mao and Mao Anqing
On January 17, 1970, Shao Hua gave birth to a son, and Chairman Mao was overjoyed and named his grandson "Mao Xinyu". Although Chairman Mao was unable to see his grandson with his own eyes, his son Mao Anqing had a happy family of three, and his worries about Mao Anqing could finally land.
Mao Anqing personally wrote a eulogy: Your great-grandson has already gone to kindergarten
Mao Anqing had deep feelings for Chairman Mao. When Chairman Mao died in 1976, Mao Anqing set up a spiritual hall in his home, filled with wreaths and knots, and during the meal, his son Mao Xinyu saw his father wiping away tears.
In 1994, Mr. and Mrs. Mao Anqing and Mr. and Mrs. Li Ne visited the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
In addition to Zhongnanhai, the East Lake Hotel was the place where Chairman Mao stayed the longest in his later years. In the 1970s, Mao Anqing came here three times. In October 1991, Mao Anqing came to the East Lake Hotel again. This year, Mao Anqing was 68 years old. Due to the inconvenience of his legs and feet, he walked a little slowly.
Walking into the East Lake Hotel, the first thing Mao Anqing did was to come to Chairman Mao's room and look at the relics left by his father. Seeing what his father had used, his father's voice and smile seemed to be close at hand. Some relics, Mao Anqing could not immediately remember when his father used it, Shao Hua would carefully explain it on the side.
Seeing Chairman Mao's photo, when Shao Hua said, "This is my father's picture," Mao Anqing instantly shed tears and turned around to communicate with Shao Hua in Russian.
The staff of the East Lake Hotel said: "When Mao Anqing saw Chairman Mao's photo, he was still able to clearly identify it. Although we can't understand what he said, it is not difficult to feel his deep nostalgia. ”
On December 26, 2003, Chairman Mao's great-grandson Mao Dongdong was born. Coincidentally, his and Chairman Mao's birthdays are the same day, and it is a certain continuation of Chairman Mao's life.
Mr. and Mrs. Mao Anqing and grandson Mao Dongdong
On September 9, 2006, the 30th anniversary of Chairman Mao's death, Mao Anqing wrote a eulogy with deep nostalgia, one of which was: "Your great-grandson Xiao Dongdong was born on December 26, 2003, on the occasion of the 110th anniversary of your birth, and now that he has gone to kindergarten to read and write, he will recite your poems and sing for you in a childish child's voice... Dear Father, the longer you leave us, the deeper our thoughts and the stronger the respect. ”
A few months later, on March 23, 2007, Mao Anqing passed away, and Mao Xinyu wrote an article to mourn his father:
Perhaps in another world, my father is meeting with my grandfather Mao Zedong, my grandmother Yang Kaihui, my uncle Mao Anying, my uncle Mao Anying, my uncle Mao Anyon, and all the relatives and predecessors who sacrificed for the Chinese revolution. I extend my heartfelt wishes to them: I wish them a happy reunion in the Ninth Heaven, and I also wish that Grandpa Mao Zedong has bequeathed to our country and nation the precious ideological wealth that can inspire the people of the whole country.
Mao Anqing left forever, but Chairman Mao's bloodline still continued in Mao Xinyu and Mao Dongdong. Passing on the torch is not only the inheritance of the bloodline, but also the inheritance of the spirit...