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Text | Zhu Xiaoyue loves Kanyu
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Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve. Countless heroic sons and daughters have fought for the country and the people for many years, and they have not been able to fulfill their filial piety. In times of peace, they found that their parents were in their twilight years, and some had even died. In 1949, the country gradually became stable, and Zhang Zhen, who had not returned for many years, finally found his mother and wanted to take her to Nanjing to spend her old age. However, at this moment of reunion, a letter from home was thrown into questioning: "The official position makes you forget your origin?" Zhang Zhen started an investigation in confusion, and then revealed a deep secret. How will this discovery reshape his life and destiny? Let's take a look with Xiao Zhu!
Born in October 1914, Zhang Zhen was born in a simple farming family in Changshou Town, Pingjiang County, eastern Hunan Province. His father, Zhang Jilun, was a well-known craftsman in the town and was busy making bamboo all year round. And his mother, Wu Mingyuan, an authentic Hakka woman, is praised by her neighbors for her diligence and kindness. The young Zhang Zhen lived in such a simple and rustic family. When he was only six years old, his parents decided to welcome Deng Huamei from the neighborhood.
In the hot summer of 1928, Zhang Zhen finished his primary school with honors. He was supposed to enter junior high school, but he suffered a family tragedy - his father was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and the family lost its main labor force.
Zhang Zhen had to give up the opportunity to continue his education and replace his father as the pillar of the family. He began to try his hand at all kinds of labor, from the fields to small workshops in neighboring villages, trying to bring a small income to his family.
In such a difficult day, Zhang Zhen ushered in his fifteenth birthday, and also ushered in a major turning point in his life - his marriage to Deng Huamei. The two parents have long been reconciled, but Zhang Zhen knows in his heart that the relationship between him and Deng Huamei is more of a brother and sister, rather than the emotional foundation that husband and wife should have. They grew up together and experienced many childhood laughs and tears together. For Zhang Zhen, this marriage is more of a responsibility and obligation than an emotional choice. The helplessness and unwillingness in his heart can only be hidden deep in his heart.
After marriage, Zhang Zhen should take on more family responsibilities according to the tradition in the countryside. As the years passed, Zhang Zhen was recommended by his neighbors to work as a school worker in a school in Changsha, hoping to find a better livelihood in the provincial capital. Shortly after arriving in Changsha, he was conscripted as a soldier by the Kuomintang and became a member of the Third Division of Qian Dajun's Division. In the barracks, Zhang Zhen always carried the flame of revolution in his heart. He was deeply disappointed with the rule of the Kuomintang and filled his heart with a desire for change. When the Pingjiang Uprising broke out in 1949 and the flag of the Red Army was raised in his hometown, his heart was extremely excited, and he felt unprecedented excitement and hope.
After joining the army, Zhang Zhen initially worked as a propagandist, but he soon gained recognition for his outstanding combat performance and sharp thinking. His leadership skills gradually emerged, allowing him to quickly make a name for himself in the army. In the arduous anti-"encirclement and suppression" operation, Zhang Zhen served as the political instructor of the company. In the face of instructions from superiors, it is necessary to break out of the encirclement of enemy troops. That night, the company he led, under his careful planning, quietly penetrated the enemy positions, successfully broke through the enemy's siege, joined the main force in time, and made a key contribution to the victory of the battle.
During a mission during the Long March, Zhang Zhen was given the important task of leading a reconnaissance team deep behind enemy lines. Under the leadership of Zhang Zhen, they skillfully avoided the enemy's eyeline and defense line, and went deep into the enemy area to conduct reconnaissance. The mission was full of dangers, but Zhang Zhen and his team members not only successfully collected valuable intelligence with careful planning and excellent cooperation, but also evacuated safely, demonstrating extremely high military literacy and teamwork skills.
These performances on the battlefield attracted the attention of Huang Kecheng, the political commissar of the division at that time. Zhang Zhen was transferred to the 10th Regiment as an operational staff officer because of his outstanding military talent, which marked a new stage in his military career. In the years that followed, he steadily improved his military command ability, step by step, and eventually became a well-known staff officer in the army, making indelible contributions to the combat and strategy formulation of our army.
When the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party was raging, Zhang Zhen assumed the dual position of the Ninth Column of the East China Field Army, both as commander and political commissar. In the spring of 1949, he was promoted to chief of staff of Huaye and stood on the stage of the army's top echelons. His military career is in full swing, but there is always a soft corner in Zhang Zhen's heart, where lives his mother, whom he misses deeply. After a brief reunion in 1938 during their service in the New Fourth Army, for 11 years, the mother and son were separated from each other and rarely had the opportunity to see each other.
As the national war gradually subsided, the spring breeze of 1949 brought a breath of peace, and finally brought the possibility of a reunion for Zhang Zhen. He finally embraced his mother again in the city of Nanjing, who had gone through vicissitudes but was always strong.
When Zhang Zhen saw his mother again, his heart swelled with strong emotions, and his eyes were almost filled with tears. In this unforgettable moment, he resolutely got rid of the help of the guards, personally gently helped his elderly mother on his back, and slowly walked off the side of the boat.
For the next few months, Zhang Zhen and his wife took care of their mother like a treasure. Under their careful care, the mother's health has improved significantly. The elderly are never accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the city, and often express their longing for the quiet life in the countryside.
At his mother's insistence, Zhang Zhen had to arrange for his mother to return to his hometown in the countryside, and he drove to the countryside from time to time to ensure that his mother's life was worry-free. This filial piety is passed down as a good story among the villagers. But just as this filial piety was praised by the people around him, Zhang Zhen received an anonymous letter, the words in which he was confused and shocked: "You are dedicated to your adoptive mother, but you are indifferent to your biological mother.
After in-depth thinking, Zhang Zhen finally asked his old friends in his hometown to investigate to confirm the truth. They soon brought shocking news: Wu Mingyuan was not his biological mother. In fact, his real biological mother is Yu Duolian, an old man in the village, who is now 80 years old, and it is from her that the letter that reveals the truth is written. Yu Duolian was poor and unable to raise Zhang Zhen, so he entrusted him to Zhang Jilun and his wife, who had no children. As the years passed, Yu Lao hoped to make up for the regrets of the year in his later years, and wanted to see his biological son again.
Although Zhang Zhen, who learned the truth, was full of mixed emotions in his heart, he understood that this discovery would not weaken his deep affection for his adoptive mother. In his heart, both mothers have shaped him in different ways. Without any of them, his life would be different. Therefore, he firmly decided to let these two old people enjoy a happy old age.
Zhang Zhen's heart was flooded with emotions that he had never felt before. He took his wife on a journey to find his roots, and his heart was full of longing and affection for this mother he had never met. When he finally stood in front of his birth mother, it was the first time they had seen each other, but the strength of blood made them feel an indescribable closeness to each other. Facing this elderly lady, Zhang Zhen's inner emotions were overflowing, and he naturally called out the warm title of "Mom".
Since then, Zhang Zhen's life has added more responsibility and warmth. Not only did he continue to take care of his adoptive mother, making her later life full of care and tranquility, but he also extended his care to his biological mother. He saved a portion of his salary and sent it to the countryside to ensure a better quality of life for his two mothers.
Zhang Zhen's double filial piety has gradually become a good story in the township. He built a bridge of love between his two mothers, so that these two relatives, who had been separated by the twists and turns of fate, were warmed in their old age. Under Zhang Zhen's careful care, the two old people enjoyed a peaceful and happy life in their old age.