In 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon decided to visit China, breaking the ice in Sino-US relations. The U.S. government lifted a ban on U.S. citizens not allowed to travel to China. As soon as this news came out, the Chinese of the United States rushed to tell everyone that everyone was very excited. Among them, including Yang Zhenning, a famous physicist on the mainland.
Yang Zhenning was naturally very happy to hear this news, and immediately returned home to let his wife prepare for the right opportunity to return to the motherland. However, on the question of whether to return to Taiwan or the mainland first, Yang Zhenning could not decide for a long time.
Yang Zhenning then asked his wife, Du Zhili, for help, hoping that she could make some suggestions.
Du Zhili analyzed the current form for her husband and suggested to him: "I think it is better for us to go back to the mainland first." ”
Listening to his wife's advice, Yang Zhenning wrote to his father, who was teaching at Fudan University, informing him of the news that he was going to return to China.
After receiving the news from his son, Yang Zhenning's father Yang Wuzhi was very happy. When his son was finally returning to China, he immediately told Premier Zhou the news.
Premier Zhou attached great importance to the return of Yang Zhenning and his wife to China, and promised: "When the couple returns to China, they will be invited to dinner." ”
Yang Zhenning, who received an affirmative reply from Premier Zhou, was extremely excited. He immediately contacted the U.S. government and asked if he could return to China, to which the U.S. government replied that he could return to China, but he could not get a visa.
However, this difficulty could not stop Yang Zhenning's determination to return to the motherland. With the help of the Chinese, he first traveled from the United States to France, where he obtained a visa to return to China.
In 1973, Yang Zhenning embarked on the land of the motherland for the third time after several twists and turns.
After returning to China, Yang Zhenning and his wife received warm hospitality from the motherland. Premier Zhou even took time out of his busy schedule and personally received them.
This time, the reception was held in the "Anhui Hall of the Great Hall of the People". Yang Zhenning brought his wife and father-in-law and mother-in-law to the banquet, and Premier Zhou shook hands with them one by one and talked cordially.
At this time, Du Zhili, who was holding her husband's hand, made a joke with Premier Zhou: "This time you are son-preference, although Yang Zhenning is from Anhui, I am from Shaanxi." ”
Hearing Du Zhili say this, Premier Zhou laughed and shook hands with her again. Talked to her about home affairs. The atmosphere of the banquet is relaxed and pleasant.
So, what outstanding achievements did Yang Zhenning have that made Premier Zhou attach so much importance to him? And why did his wife, Du Zhili, dare to joke with Premier Zhou, and what kind of story did they have?
Yang Zhenning's contribution to physics is immeasurable. He was born in October 1922 in Hefei, Anhui Province. In 1942, Yang Zhenning graduated from Southwest Union University, and was subsequently admitted to the Institute of Physics of Tsinghua University, where he studied physics with Professor Wang Zhuxi.
During his graduate studies, Yang Zhenning studied very hard. Soon he received a scholarship to study at the University of Chicago.
In 1949, Yang Zhenning became acquainted with Li Zhengdao, and the two began to collaborate on physics and proposed the first composite model of elementary particles.
In 1957, after the unremitting efforts and painstaking exploration of the two, Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao jointly proposed the theory of cosmic non-conservation, and won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Unlike previous Nobel Prize-winning scientists in physics, they have yellow skin and dark eyes, which is the pride of Chinese.
When receiving the award, Yang Zhenning took the stage to deliver a speech on behalf of the two. "I am proud of my background and pedigree Chinese, but I also work for modern science in the West and contribute to the common culture of mankind," he said. ”
In addition to the title of Nobel Laureate in Physics, Yang Zhenning has many extraordinary achievements, all of which have played an important leading role in the development of modern science.
As the saying goes, behind every successful man there is a great woman, and Yang Zhenning's wife Du Zhili proves this sentence.
Mentioning Du Zhili may be very unfamiliar to everyone, but mentioning Du Zhili's father Du Yuming, everyone will suddenly realize.
Du Yuming was born in 1904, is a Shaanxi Mizhi people, Du Yuming when he was a child in the cousin Li Dingming run the primary school, his father has been busy with his career, the care for Du Yuming is very little, after the death of his grandparents, Du Yuming alone to undertake the affairs of the family, from a young age to develop the courage to take responsibility skills.
When Du Yuming was 16 years old, his father returned from a trip and saw that Du Yuming was very disappointed after abandoning his studies because he was busy with family affairs, so he entrusted his family affairs to his nephew to manage, and then took Du Yuming to the middle school where he taught.
In 1923, after graduating from Yulin Middle School, Du Yuming married Cao Xiuqing, who was two years older than himself.
A year after his marriage, Du Yuming left his wife and came to Beijing, determined to be admitted to Peking University.
During the preparation period in Beijing, Du Yuming witnessed the inaction of the Beiyang warlords, and his heart was very angry, coupled with the influence of the social revolutionary trend at that time, the young and vigorous Du Yuming decided to abandon Peking University and study at the Whampoa Military Academy after careful consideration.
In March 1924, Du Yuming and the youth of his hometown came to Guangzhou from Beiping and began his military academy career.
At the Whampoa Military Academy, Zhou Enlai taught Du Yuming carefully as his teacher. Du Yuming is also very self-motivated and hardworking.
During his time at the school, Du Yuming studied various military courses and platoon exercises, and he never missed any important courses and became an excellent student of the Whampoa Military Academy.
In 1925, at the call of the school, Du Yuming participated in the war against Chen Jiongming, and Du Yuming bravely marched forward and took the lead in the charge, which greatly boosted the morale of his comrades-in-arms.
After graduating from the Whampoa Military Academy, Du Yuming successively arrived in Beijing, Wuhan and other places, participated in the Northern Expedition, and held many official positions.
In 1930, Chiang Kai-shek established the Second Teaching Division, under whom Du Yuming served as battalion commander and later promoted to regimental commander.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Du Yuming repelled the enemy's frontal attacks many times, led the Chinese army to many victories, and also went to Burma, Malaysia and other places to investigate and make strategic arrangements.
In 1945, after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek superficially sought peace, but behind his back, he mobilized the army to encircle and suppress the Communists, hoping to monopolize the fruits of the victory of the anti-Japanese war.
Of course, the Communist Party of China would not allow such a situation to happen, and our Party quickly adjusted its state and began a four-year war of liberation.
During the War of Liberation, Chiang Kai-shek appointed Du Yuming as deputy commander-in-chief of the "Suppression General" and commander of the Second Corps. Responsible for arranging the battle plan of the Northeast Nationalist Army.
In 1949, the Northeast Field Army launched the Liaoshen Campaign to cut off the retreat of the Kuomintang army in the northeast region, and Du Yu saw that the defeat had been lost and fled back to Shenyang in a hurry.
The field army continued to move south, liberating most of the mainland, and Chiang Kai-shek saw that the Plaster was in full swing and sent a signal for peace.
On January 1, 1949, Chiang Kai-shek issued a peace declaration, but on the 3rd, he ordered Du Yuming to break through according to the original plan.
Chiang Kai-shek once again lost faith in the Chinese people.
On January 6, the People's Liberation Army launched a huge general offensive, the Kuomintang was unable to resist, and in the early morning of the 10th, Du Yuming was captured in Zhanglaozhuang Village, Xiao County. Began a decade-long life as a prisoner of war.
In 1959, the new Chinese government decided to grant amnesty to war criminals, and Du Yuming's name was prominently listed.
However, after receiving the amnesty, Du Yuming was still depressed. Everyone lived a very low-key life, and the main reason was that they could not forgive themselves for the persecution of the great cause of the Communist Party as a Kuomintang soldier.
At this time, the attentive Premier Zhou discovered the distress of this group of amnesty personnel and received them in Zhongnanhai.
At the thought of meeting Premier Zhou soon, Du Yuming's psychological burden was even heavier, and when he was studying at the Whampoa Military Academy, Premier Zhou, as a teacher, taught himself a lot of knowledge, and he was also able to make achievements on the road in the future... Thinking of this, a sense of guilt surrounded Du Yuming.
Soon, Premier Zhou came out, very warmly beckoning everyone to sit down, and introducing everyone to a special guest: Bo Yi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Premier Zhou joked with him: "When I was studying in Beijing before, I was still your subject. ”
As soon as everyone heard this, they laughed, and Premier Zhou's simple joke easily eased the tense atmosphere of the banquet.
Du Yuming was even more excited, and then came to Premier Zhou's side to apologize to him, because he was sorry for his teachings.
In this regard, Premier Zhou waved his hand very generously, saying that the past things will no longer be pursued, and moreover, students have made mistakes, and teachers are also responsible.
At this time, the big stone in Du Yuming's heart finally landed, and he knew that Premier Zhou would not blame him.
Next, Du Yuming apologized to Chen Yi, who invited him to join the Communist Party of China during the Battle of Huaihai, but he stubbornly refused to see him, which was really "a stubborn stone".
Chen Yi also said that there was no need to mention the past, and it was not too late to wake up now.
After several exchanges, everyone relaxed, and Premier Zhou also put forward the real purpose of inviting everyone to come, hoping that everyone could strengthen "work, life, labor, study, and visit." "These five aspects.
"Although you are amnesty, in the eyes of the party and the masses, you are completely independent Chinese citizens, and you can exercise your power and fulfill your obligations at the same time."
Premier Zhou gave them a bright path and hoped they could all get back on track.
And Du Yuming can no longer forget the great brilliance of Premier Zhou.
With the help of the party, Du Yuming eventually served as a commissioner of literature and history in the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on Literature and History, mainly to record his previous experience on the battlefield and leave precious historical materials.
In 1961, Du Yuming wrote articles such as "Overview of the Liaoshen Campaign" and "The Beginning and End of the Huaihai Campaign", which made great contributions to the collection of new Chinese war history materials.
After his life was stable, Du Yuming planned to take his wife back in Taiwan.
After Mr. Du was arrested, his wife, Cao Xiuqing, took her daughter to Taiwan.
Because Du Yuming held a high position in the Kuomintang army, after he was captured, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the news to be blocked, announcing that Du Yuming had died in the war.
At that time, Cao Xiuqing's mother and daughter in Taiwan were very sad to hear the news.
Although their father has left them now, they still have to have their own lives. Therefore, Cao Xiuqing decided to take her daughter to settle in Taiwan.
Their eldest daughter was Du Zhili, who later became Yang Zhenning's wife.
As the eldest daughter in the family, Du Zhili received a good education from an early age. She is good at literature and music, and is cared for by Song Meiling, who often communicates with her about music and literature.
After his father was captured, his mother's education was even more strict. Under the influence of her mother, Du Zhili was gentle and virtuous, well-informed, and grew into a very elegant and generous woman.
Du Zhili studied at the Affiliated Middle School of Southwest United University, that is, at that time, he met Yang Zhenning, but at that time, Yang Zhenning was a teacher and Du Zhili was a student, and there was no other affection between the two people except for the love between teachers and students.
In 1944, Yang Zhenning was preparing to study abroad, while Du Zhili went to Beiping Church University to study Chinese Department.
In 1947, Song Meiling arranged for Du Zhili to study English literature at Wesleyan College in the United States. Du Zhili came to the United States alone. However, the good times did not last long, his father Du Yuming was imprisoned, the family fell in the middle of the road, in order to save money, Du Zhili transferred to St. Vincent's College in New York.
Two years later, at Christmas, Du Zhili was eating at a restaurant in Chinatown when he met his teacher Yang Zhenning, who was many years old.
In a foreign country, teachers and students meet each other, and this moment seems to be exceptionally beautiful. Yang Zhenning only felt that his eyes lit up, and the young and ignorant female student of that year was now out of the blue and generous.
He asked about the situation at Du Zhili's family with concern, and was very concerned about Du Zhili's life, and this time, the teachers and students sparked a spark of love. Yang Zhenning was deeply attracted by du Zhili, who was motivated and independent and excellent. He had originally followed his mentor's arrangement and planned to return to Chicago, but changed his itinerary for Du Zhili and decided to stay with him.
In August 1950, Yang Zhenning married Du Zhili, who was five years younger than himself, in Princeton.
In 1951, their first child was born, and a very interesting thing happened when naming the child: Yang Zhenning's father named the child Yang Guangnuo, hoping that Yang Zhenning would win the Nobel Prize in the future. Sure enough, in 1957, Yang Zhenning won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
After Yang Zhenning won the award, he took Du Zhili to attend conferences and give speeches around the world, and the two lived very harmoniously.
Until this time back home, he was also consulting his wife.
At this banquet, Yang Zhenning met Du Zhili's father, Du Yuming. Since the two had never met before, Yang Zhenning bluntly called Du Yuming "Mr. Du".
When Premier Zhou, who was standing nearby, heard this, he immediately quipped to Yang Zhenning, "Where is Mr. Du, this is your father-in-law." ”
After hearing Premier Zhou's correction, Yang Zhenning immediately changed his speech and called Du Yuming his father-in-law. The change of this title once again made the family very happy, and the atmosphere of the scene was also happy.
When Du Yuming heard Yang Zhenning call himself his father-in-law, he was also very happy in his heart and felt that he had a lot of face.
Throughout the banquet, Premier Zhou very cleverly resolved many contradictions, mobilized the atmosphere of the banquet with well-intentioned jokes, and showed his personality charm, and the name of "the people's good premier" is worthy of the name.