Chairman Mao wrote a famous poem called "Butterfly Loves Flowers and Answers Li Shuyi."
Many people know that Chairman Mao's poem was written for Yang Kaihui and Liu Zhixun, and the first sentence of the opening sentence, "I lost my pride and Yang Jun lost Willow," refers to Yang Kaihui and Liu Zhixun respectively.
However, many people do not know that in fact, Chairman Mao also seems to mention He Zizhen in this poem.
Let's first look at this word:
"Butterfly Love Flower Answer Li Shuyi"
I lost pride in Yang Jun and lost willow, and Yang Liu flew straight up to the heavy Xiao Jiu.
Asking Wu Ganghe everything, Wu Gang held out osmanthus wine.
Lonely Chang'e Shu wide sleeves, long miles in the sky and dance for loyal souls.
Suddenly reported that the human world had ambushed the tiger, and the tears flew down as a downpour.
The "proud Yang" in this poem naturally refers to Yang Kaihui, and "Liu" refers to Liu Zhixun, who was Chairman Mao's classmate at that time, and his wife Li Shuyi was also a classmate of Yang Kaihui, so the relationship between the two families is very good.
(Photo: Liu Zhixun and Li Shuyi)
Liu Zhixun was also a well-known revolutionary, who joined the Communist Party of China in 1924, participated in the Nanchang Uprising, and served as the secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the secretary general of the Yangtze River Bureau, and the commissioner of the Central Military Commission.
Liu Zhixun also had a high status in the Red Army, serving as the director of the political department of the Red Second Army and an important assistant to General He.
But unfortunately, because of the "purge" movement, Liu Zhixun was blacklisted by Xia Xi and was finally mistakenly killed at the age of 34.
After Liu Zhixun's sacrifice, his wife Li Shuyi continued to rely on teaching for a living, until 1957, Li Shuyi occasionally saw a collection of Chairman Mao's poems, and with great emotion, he wrote a letter to Chairman Mao and also wrote a poem to commemorate her deceased husband Liu Zhixun.
After Reading it, Chairman Mao was also very emotional, so he wrote this famous poem "Butterfly Love Flower Answer Li Shuyi", which not only commemorated the deceased friend Liu Zhixun, but also commemorated the deceased wife Yang Kaihui.
However, many friends of He Zizhen believe that Chairman Mao also mentioned He Zizhen in this poem, that is, the "osmanthus flower" in "Wu Gang held out the osmanthus wine", which actually refers to He Zizhen, because He Zizhen's nickname is "Guiyuan".
He Zizhen was born in September, which is the season of osmanthus flowers, so her family gave her a nickname, called Guiyuan, and later Chairman Mao wrote to her and called her "Gui Sister".
Therefore, many people believe that since Chairman Mao's poem commemorates old friends, and both "Yang" and "Liu" have special references, then "Osmanthus" should also have a special reference, that is, "Gui Mei" He Zizhen.
So, when Chairman Mao wrote this poem, did he really mean it?
Judging from the superficial meaning of this poem, it seems that there is no need to mention He Zizhen, because Yang Kaihui and Liu Zhixun are already martyrs who have died for many years, and Chairman Mao's intention in writing this poem is to commemorate his deceased wife and deceased friend, and He Zizhen was still alive at that time, there is no need to write her into it, "osmanthus wine" is actually its superficial meaning.
However, when Chairman Mao wrote about "Osmanthus wine," would he think of "Gui Sister" He Zizhen? Of course, it is possible, after all, He Zizhen is also a person he is very concerned about, especially he feels guilty about her and never forgets it.
Moreover, on July 9, 1959, just two years after Chairman Mao finished writing this poem, Chairman Mao secretly took He Zizhen to Lushan during a meeting in Lushan, and the two met again after a gap of more than 20 years, which showed the depth of Chairman Mao's thoughts about He Zizhen.
Afterwards, Chairman Mao said to the defender Feng Yaosong: "This female comrade is a female hero, and she is very upright, that is, she lacks culture. Originally in good health, let her not go to the Soviet Union, persuasion is not good, during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, life was very bitter, we do not know the news ..."
Many years later, Chairman Mao and Li Min, the daughter of He Zizhen, wrote a book called "My Father Mao Zedong", which wrote: "Father, mother and I, or father, me and mother, during this period, constantly pulled out the feelings of confusion, maintaining the three of us." Things that one person likes three people and one person worries about three people are also happening among us from time to time. However, we all have a common characteristic: any worry, no matter who it is, will bury it deep in the heart; All happiness, no matter who it is, will share it with those who love it, and let joy be with us. ”
This is the deep feeling between Chairman Mao and He Zizhen, when He Zizhen insisted on leaving Yan'an, in fact, Chairman Mao felt guilty about her in his heart, and chairman Mao also saw the misfortunes she experienced later, and was very concerned about her.
In any case, He Zizhen has always been a person that Chairman Mao has never forgotten, and whether or not he wrote her into this poem does not change the feelings between the two.
(References: Mao Zedong and He Zizhen, My Father Mao Zedong)