Preface
In 1940, Li Jingquan and Xiao Li met in Yan'an. The following year, the two came together.
Over the years, the couple has had a good relationship. During the war years, they had five children.
It is worth mentioning that the names of these five children all come from Chairman Mao's articles or speeches.
The eldest is called "Li Feng", and the second is called "Qingming", which comes from Chairman Mao's rectification in Yan'an, and he talked about "dawn and clear wind".
The third child is called "Juyi", which is what Chairman Mao said at the Seventh Congress, "great unity".
The fourth is called "New Mast", and Chairman Mao once wrote that "the mast of New China has appeared on the horizon".
The fifth is called "in sight", and Chairman Mao once wrote "victory in sight" in his New Year's greetings.
Later, the fifth child changed his name, and after the special era passed, the fifth changed the "in" to "again", and the meaning was also very obvious.
Why didn't Shin Jaewang follow his father's surname? There was also an episode in this. Here, after Shin Jaewang grew up, he learned a lot about his father, Li Jingquan.
Regarding the matter of transferring grain out of Sichuan, Shen Zaiwang decided to write a letter to Deng Xiaoping, asking the central authorities to give a fair judgment.
Li Jingquan's teachings to his son Shen Zaiwang
Li Jingquan was born in Cangxia Village, Linchuan County, Jiangxi Province, his generation is the "spring" generation, and people who are as big as him, some are called "Jinquan", "Siquan", "Yongquan", etc., which are more interesting.
In 1960, Li Jingquan returned to his hometown after many years.
When he saw that the children in the village had to walk a long way to go to school in the county seat, he asked the local government to build a village primary school so that the children in the surrounding area could go to school nearby.
After the completion of the school, the villagers praised Li Jingquan's approach.
There is a river near Li Jingquan's hometown, and on the other side of the river is a grain station. Once upon a time, there was a stone bridge. But it was later swept away by floods. People have to ferry people to cross the river.
But once the flood season arrived, the villagers encountered difficulties in traveling.
When Li Jingquan returned to his hometown in 1974, the villagers reported the situation to him. Li Jingquan was very worried, so he suggested that the local government repair the bridge.
After the bridge was repaired, it won the hearts of the people.
Li Jingquan cared for his parents and fellow villagers in his hometown, but he never treated his relatives well. Li Jingquan's younger brother, who was poisoned by the Kuomintang during the war years, left two children after his death.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, both children were taken to Chengdu by Li Jingquan to study, and after graduation, one worked as a worker in a factory, and the other returned to his hometown as a salesman in a supply and marketing cooperative.
Li Jingquan did not use his authority and arranged the two juniors in important posts.
During his reign in Sichuan, Li Jingquan has been promoting the cultivation of cotton. At that time, many people questioned whether Sichuan's rainfall and sunshine were too much for cotton planting.
While Li Jingquan was conducting experiments in his yard, he invited a folk cotton master to give advice. During that time, the civilian expert became a guest at Li Jingquan's house, and the People's Liberation Army, who was on duty in the courtyard, became the right-hand man of the civilian expert.
That year, in response to the call of the provincial party committee, Shen Zaiwang's school planted cotton in the open space of the football field on the campus.
When Li Jingquan found out, he asked his son to bring two pots of new varieties of cotton seedlings to school. Shin Jaewang was reluctant and muttered.
Li Jingquan criticized his son for not loving labor and having problems with his thinking. Due to this incident, Shin Jaewang's entry into the group on the May Fourth Youth Day was also delayed.
Because Li Jingquan took the lead in planting cotton, the taboo that Sichuan could not grow cotton was broken. Since then, cotton production in Sichuan has always been a major event.
Shen Zaiwang wrote a letter to Deng Xiaoping about his father's transfer of grain out of Sichuan
After the 80s of the 20th century, some people began to pay attention to the issue of grain transfer in Sichuan. Regarding this matter, Li Jingquan's attitude was very indifferent.
Shin Jae-wang once begged his father to write a memoir explaining the ins and outs of the matter. However, Li Jingquan refused.
He held a family meeting that day and told the whole family that no one was allowed to write his memoirs.
Later, Shen Zaiwang visited everywhere and found out the situation at that time from the accounts of others.
In April 1989, Li Jingquan died at the age of 79. After his father's death, Shen Zaiwang decided to write a letter to Deng Xiaoping after consulting with his family, hoping that the central government would make a fair evaluation of Li Jingquan's merits and demerits.
and also gave an explanation on the issue of grain transfer.
Deng Xiaoping gave instructions on this matter and asked the director of the Central Committee Office at that time to read and handle it. Soon after, personnel from relevant departments came to Li Jingquan's home to talk with Shen Zaiwang and others and listen to their opinions.
After that, the "People's Daily" published an article entitled "The Life of Comrade Li Jingquan". There is this comment above:
"He is a man of integrity, open-mindedness, does not hide his political views, and has the courage to take responsibility for mistakes in his work. He is above board, sticks to his principles, and takes the overall situation into account. ”
Shin Jae-wang commented that his father was very low-key
Shin said that as he grew older, he admired his father more and more.
During the war years, Li Jingquan's comrades-in-arms had no children for various reasons. Li Jingquan had many sons, so the couple gave their sons away.
According to Shen Zaiwang, his third brother gave it to Sun Zhiyuan, former minister of the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry, his younger brother to Zhang Jingwu, former representative of the Central People's Government in Tibet, and Shen Guofan, former member of the Standing Committee of the Chengdu Municipal Party Committee and Supervisory Committee.
This is also the reason why his surname is "Shen".
Li Jingquan is so busy all year round that he rarely cares about the children's studies and lives. He always said, "Study, life, and future work all depend on yourselves." ”
This is Li Jingquan's requirements for his children.
Shin Jaewang and his siblings went to university to choose a major and consulted their father. Li Jingquan just said that he studied mathematics, physics and chemistry and technology, and he was not allowed to engage in politics or business in the future.
Several of the children are very competitive and have made achievements in the academic field. It is worth mentioning that Shen Zaiwang's third brother completed his doctorate in the United States and obtained two technology patents.
At that time, the United States wanted to retain him and offered him a high salary.
After Li Jingquan found out, he only said one sentence on the phone: "Return to China to work." ”
In Shin's view, his father was very low-key, and he rarely talked to his children about his revolutionary career.
Shen Zaiwang asked his father many times about his experience in the Long March, but Li Jingquan refused to say.
Shen Zaiwang felt that his father's experience was valuable for the study of modern Chinese history, so he proposed to record his father's memories and preserve them.
However, Li Jingquan directly refused. Li Jingquan said that many people wrote memoirs that did not conform to the facts and made up stories. Some people write about themselves so much that they blow it too far.
So many martyrs have sacrificed, if you want to write history, write about those comrades who sacrificed, so that the people will always remember them!
Obviously, Li Jingquan's image is very tall in the heart of his son Shen Zaiwang. Many of Shen Zaiwang's stories about his father were learned through his father's old comrades-in-arms.
Shen Zaiwang said that in his heart, his father will always be the wordless green mountain.
Reference: "Qingshan Speechless, Remembering Father Li Jingquan"