In the long river of the mainland's historical development, there are many great women who have made immortal contributions to the revolutionary cause and have been unanimously praised and appreciated by the leaders of the country.
In 1970, revolutionary He Xiangning was taken to the hospital after an accidental fall, and after a series of examinations, doctors said she had pneumonia. Premier Zhou personally visited her in the hospital, and after treatment, He Xiangning turned the crisis into safety.
In 1972, He Xiangning was re-admitted to the hospital due to pneumonia, which made He Xiangning, who was already old and frail, even more weak, Premier Zhou went to the hospital to visit her again, and she was in danger of enduring the pain of her body, tears flashed, and said in a weak voice: "I don't want to burn, I and my husband Liao Zhongkai had an agreement before I died, and I was born with the same cave, and when I died, I was in the same cave." ”
Premier Zhou bent down to listen to He Xiangning's instructions, his eyes were red with tears and promised: "No burning, no burning." The Central Committee will certainly respect your wishes and do as you command. ”
The elderly He Xiangning, a pioneer of Chinese women, followed the revolution all her life, and her beliefs before her death came from her lover, Liao Zhongkai.
He Xiangning and Liao Zhongkai, the two were in love, and they held each other hostage through the difficult revolutionary years.
Ho Was born in Hong Kong in 1878. Under the influence of his father, a well-informed businessman, He Xiangning has been independent since childhood. According to feudal customs, women need to wrap their feet from the age of 6, but He Xiangning, who has an independent point of view, vows not to "wrap small feet" like other women, so she was born in a rich family and has a pair of big feet.
There was an ancient saying that "a woman without talent is virtuous", so when the brothers went to the academy, He Xiangning could only look at it with his eyes. But she was unwilling, so she taught herself at home and humbly consulted her brother, so she was exposed to a lot of knowledge.
Slowly, He Xiangning grew into a big lady, but because she had a pair of big feet, many matchmakers avoided it, and her parents watched her big feet all day long.
At this time, Liao Zhongkai returned from overseas study, the matchmakers who proposed relatives were endless, and he looked at a pair of "three-inch golden lotuses" with new ideas, frowning tightly, liao Zhongkai proposed that he wanted to marry a bigfoot girl.
At this time, the matchmaker hurriedly introduced He Xiangning, who had been neglected for a long time, to Liao Zhongkai. Following Liao Zhongkai's entrustment to propose to him, the two naturally married in 1897.
In 1898, the Penghu Reform Law failed, and Liao Zhongkai felt that the country was on the verge of danger, so he germinated the idea of going to Japan to study. At this time, the Liao family had declined and could not give economic support, which was opposed by everyone. He Xiangning sold his dowry and supported her husband to study abroad without hesitation.
In January 1903, Liao Zhongkai went to Japan to study, and the couple looked at each other across the sea. Two months later, He Xiangning also embarked on a steamship bound for Japan, following Liao Zhongkai.
Her experience in Japan changed her life. She became acquainted with Dr. Sun Yat-sen and many aspiring young people, and He Xiangning's thinking underwent earth-shaking changes.
Sun Yat-sen and Liao Zhongkai
Dr. Sun Yat-sen's thinking is relatively advanced, he advocated that the sons and daughters of China should be angry and strong, and completely devote themselves to the revolution, which won the hearts of the people, so the husband and wife followed Sun Yat-sen and embarked on the road of revolution.
In 1905, under the auspices of Sun Yat-sen, the Chinese League was established in Japan. He Xiangning and Liao Zhongkai became the first members to join the association. The house rented by Mr. and Mrs. He Xiangning in Tokyo also became a contact point for the revolutionaries, and important meetings of the League were held here in secret.
In March 1925, When Dr. Sun Yat-sen died of illness, he entrusted the unfinished revolutionary cause to He Xiangning and his wife, Soong Ching Ling, to their care. In the days that followed, He Xiangning regarded Song Qingling as his own sister, and the two were brothers and sisters.
After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the dragons were leaderless, the alliance would quickly polarize, and Liao Zhongkai obeyed Sun Yat-sen's last wishes and cooperated closely with the Communist Party. The rest of the forces chose to cooperate with Chiang Kai-shek, and the two sides formed hostile forces.
In August 1925, Liao Zhongkai was invited to attend an important meeting of the Kuomintang. When he just got out of the car and stepped on the steps, there was a sudden gunshot in the distance, followed by 4 gangsters, facing Liao Zhongkai was a rain of bullets, Liao Zhongkai did not react, he was already shot 3 times, blood direct.
He Xiangning and Zhou Enlai heard the news and rushed all the way to the hospital, only to find that only the cold corpse was left.
He Xiangning knew in his heart that this was Chiang Kai-shek's conspiracy, and sure enough, it was not long before Chiang Kai-shek came to visit and said that he would join premier Zhou in catching the murderer.
The two agreed to act at 11 p.m. on August 20, but the cunning Chiang Kai-shek unilaterally changed the time of martial law. That night, Premier Zhou, accompanied by the driver, came to the headquarters, and Chiang Kai-shek's guards did not say a word after seeing it, and directly shot and killed the driver.
In order to cover up his crimes, the hypocritical Chiang Kai-shek threatened to give Liao Zhongkai justice, and eventually caught a murderer who shot Liao Zhongkai, and under Chiang Kai-shek's trial, the murderer was eventually expelled from Guangzhou.
Two years after Liao Zhongkai's death, Chiang Kai-shek revealed his true colors. He rebelled against the revolution and began a frenzied killing of Communists.
When the Lugou Bridge Incident broke out in 1937, when the national disaster was at the head, Chiang Kai-shek actually sat idly by and openly implemented a policy of non-resistance. So she was completely disappointed and publicly resigned from her position within the Kuomintang.
Immediately after the Japanese army launched the August 13 Incident in Shanghai, He Xiangning led the Women's Consolation Association to sew more than 1,000 cotton vests urgently in 10 days, and collected bandages, alcohol, gauze and other medical supplies everywhere, and rushed to various hospitals and fronts for comfort.
Sew cotton coats
In September 1937, the Shanghai Working Women Field Service Regiment was formed, which fought on the front line for 3 years and comforted the wounded and sick soldiers 381 times, which boosted the morale of the soldiers.
In 1945, after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, He Xiangning actively participated in anti-Chiang Kai-shek activities and resolutely opposed Chiang Kai-shek's policy of betraying the country and seeking glory and dictatorship.
On the eve of the founding of New China in 1949, He Xiangning came to Beijing, where she met her long-lost old friends Zhou Enlai, Deng Yingchao, and Song Qingling, and then began to slowly live a stable life.
In the years since, He Xiangning has maintained a good relationship with everyone. In 1958, Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao recuperated in Guangdong. Coinciding with He Xiangning's 80th birthday, Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao were thousands of miles away and personally came to the door to celebrate her birthday.
In 1970, at the age of 82, He Xiangning was admitted to the hospital because he accidentally fell. After a series of tests, he was told he also had severe pneumonia. This undoubtedly makes the elderly body worse.
Premier Zhou and his wife Deng Yingchao visited her in the hospital every five minutes and found the best doctors to treat her. But every time they met, He Xiangning was very worried.
On August 26, 1972, Zhou Enlai visited He Xiangning in the hospital again, concerned about her physical condition, she deeply felt that her time was short, so she struggled to confide in Premier Zhou under the circumstances of necessity: "I don't want to burn." ”
The others in the ward were taken aback when they heard that, because after Chairman Mao proposed cremation in 1956, many leaders were buried in the same way as cremation. He Xiangning knew that he was a communist and could not take the lead in violating discipline. This decision pained her for years, and she had to say it before she died.
Just when everyone thought that Premier Zhou would refuse, Premier Zhou agreed to her request with tears in his eyes and said: "You can rest assured, do not burn, do not burn, on behalf of the Central Committee to respect your last wishes." He Xiangning smiled contentedly.
On September 1, 1978, He Xiangning passed away in Beijing Hospital. He died on December 31, 2012 at the age of 9
Premier Zhou knew that He Xiangning and Liao Zhongkai had a deep affection, Liao Zhongkai gave his life for the revolution, and He Xiangning contributed his life to the revolution. To be born is the same, to die is to be in the same cave, and this wish of hers should be fulfilled.
In accordance with He Xiangning's last wishes, Premier Zhou made a special instruction to make an exception to bury He Xiangning and Liao Zhongkai together.
On September 5, 1972, the state held a memorial meeting in Beijing for He Xiangning, and important leaders of the country, Zhou Enlai, Deng Yingchao, Li Xiannian and Ye Jianying, came to attend and bid her farewell on her last journey.
He Xiangning's elders are like a sonorous rose, and he Xiangning has written a legendary life with the noble spirit of perseverance and self-reliance.