preface
In 1984, a strange man appeared at He Zizhen's funeral? If this is true, what is the real identity of this man?
The second half of his life, which is riddled with holes
In 1976, Chairman Mao passed away, and He Zizhen, who was far away in Shanghai, naturally received the news that shocked the world, as Chairman Mao's eldest daughter, Li Min must rush to Beijing to attend the funeral, but what should my mother do? She thought of her elderly and sickly mother.
Just before Chairman Mao's death, after the Lushan Conference, He Zizhen's health had reached a very worrying level. The guard in charge of guarding the gate of the provincial party committee said: "At that time, there was an unkempt woman who kept trying to go out, and she often kept her head down, and we couldn't see her ...... clearly."
Later, after some investigation, it was found that this person was He Zizhen, in order to ensure He Zizhen's safety, the staff around her did not leave her side every inch, but one day, He Zizhen secretly ran out when the staff was not paying attention, but fortunately she was found later.
Looking at such a pitiful He Zizhen, the staff thought that they really couldn't continue like this, and they had to notify her family before they could do it, and the family members contacted by the staff were Chairman Mao and He Zizhen's eldest daughter Li Min.
After learning everything happened to her mother in Nanchang, Li Min was very anxious, what should I do? What should mom do? In a hurry, Li Min had no choice but to tell Chairman Mao about his mother.
Although Chairman Mao and He Zizhen have dissolved their marriage, after so many years, he has long regarded He Zizhen as his real family, what should I do? At the moment, Chairman Mao really doesn't know how to deal with this matter.
After Li Min left, Chairman Mao sat alone in the study thinking about it, and after a few days, there was no movement on Chairman Mao's side, and he didn't say that he wanted Li Min to come over to talk, in this regard, Li Min was also anxious, did she want to talk to Chairman Mao again?
Just when Li Min was anxious, she received a message from the General Office of the Central Committee that they asked her to go to Nanchang. Hearing this, Li Min suddenly realized that his father had arranged it this way.
Before leaving, Li Min saw Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao advised: "After going to Nanchang, you should accompany your mother more, these supplements and fruits are also brought to your mother, you have to remind her to eat more......"
Chairman Mao's careful consideration made Li Min's eyes moisten, she knew that although her father and mother had finished their marriage, they were still family to each other.
However, in 1976, the patriarch who loved Li Min and took care of He Zizhen left permanently.
Li Min's concerns are right, Chairman Mao's death did bring a huge blow to He Zizhen, in addition to being sad, she also has deep guilt: "She regretted not letting Li Min ask Chairman Mao to pay attention to her body, and began to complain that Li Min and his family should not move out of Zhongnanhai......"
Listening to their mother's grief and accusation, Li Min and her husband Kong Linghua both shed tears, not because they didn't want to stay in Zhongnanhai, but because they couldn't......
After Chairman Mao's death, He Zizhen was sad for a long time, but she also insisted on making herself strong, she knew Chairman Mao's personality, and she also knew that Chairman Mao didn't want to lose herself, just when she wanted to return to work, she suffered a stroke.
In addition, He Zizhen later went to Beijing to pay homage to Chairman Mao's remains, and that trip also brought a lot of blows to He Zizhen, for various reasons, He Zizhen was admitted to the hospital in the 80s of the last century.
Serious illness and sadness accelerated He Zizhen's stay in the world. In 1984, He Zizhen permanently closed his eyes to see the world and the statue of Chairman Mao.
After He Zizhen's death, the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee asked Deng Gong to come forward to handle the funeral, and under Deng Gong's instructions, He Zizhen's ashes will be placed in a room of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.
A strange middle-aged man at the funeral?
On April 25, 1984, the farewell party of He Zizhen's body was held in Shanghai, but on the day of the funeral, a "strange" middle-aged man appeared at the scene, he stood in the crowd and cried, but few people around him would go up to talk to him, who is this middle-aged man? Is he He Zizhen's family?
Strictly speaking, this middle-aged man is Chairman Mao's family first, and then He Zizhen's family.
His father is Chairman Mao's most beloved younger brother - Mao Zetan.
Dad is Chairman Mao's most beloved brother, so as a junior, he should naturally be Chairman Mao's most beloved nephew, right?
The answer to this question surprised everyone, and until Chairman Mao's death, he did not know that there was such a nephew.
Chairman Mao's nephew, the middle-aged man who cried at He Zizhen's funeral, is called He Lucheng.
Since it is the Mao family, why is the surname He?
He Lucheng's original name was Mao Ancheng, and the reason why he used the name He Lucheng was for two main reasons, first, he was born in the era of war, and his parents deliberately changed his surname "Mao" in order to protect him from being captured by the enemy.
Second, although He Lucheng has the right to change his name as an adult, he still chooses to use his previous name and surname, because he does not want to expose the relationship between him and Chairman Mao, and he does not want to be treated special by others because of this identity. (It is worth mentioning that the reason why He Lucheng is reluctant to change his name is also because He Zizhen once said a word to him, let's continue to look back.) ）
He Lucheng's mother is He Yi, He Yi is He Zizhen's sister, according to this relationship, it also explains why He Lucheng will cry at He Zizhen's funeral, and then according to the previous name change, it also explains why the guests who came to the funeral did not know He Lucheng, because He Lucheng himself chose to "break away" from the relationship of the Mao family.
He Yi is He Lucheng's biological mother, and the time they spend with each other is even shorter than the time He Lucheng and He Zizhen get along, as mentioned above, He Lucheng was born in the era of war, in order to protect him, He Yi and Mao Zetan chose to "separate" from him, and then in a stable period, the mother and son finally met, and as a result, He Yi died in a car accident because he was looking for Maomao.
He Yi's death made He Zizhen grief-stricken, looking at the small, thin He Lucheng, He Zizhen instantly cried, He Zizhen is a woman with great love in the world, in the Soviet Union, it was she who raised the Mao brothers on behalf of Chairman Mao, and it was she who made them feel what mother's love is again.
He Zizhen knew that He Yi had always had a debt to this child, but now she completely lost the opportunity to compensate for the child, as an aunt, He Zizhen secretly made up her mind that she must raise He Lucheng on behalf of He Yi, and he has the blood of the Mao family and the He family.
Chairman Mao once said: "Children are the hope of the future", and He Lucheng is the hope of the Mao family and the He family.
He Zizhen thought so and did the same.
He Zizhen's education of He Lucheng is even stricter than that of Li Min, when He Lucheng was a child, He Zizhen taught him: "Don't carry your father's brand, be like an ordinary child; We should strive to learn scientific knowledge and become truly useful people. ”
Regarding the point of "not carrying the brand of his father", He Lucheng did indeed do it, which is one of the main reasons why He Lucheng was reluctant to use the Mao family name although he was a member of the Mao family.
So about "working hard to learn scientific knowledge and becoming a really useful person", did He Lucheng also do it? The answer was pleasant, and he did it completely.
In order to let He Lucheng get the best education, He Zizhen deliberately sent him from Nanchang to Shanghai to study, at the beginning, He Lucheng was also excluded by his classmates because of his "Nanchang" accent, but soon, He Lucheng changed their opinion of themselves with the best grades, they no longer laughed at him, but chased him and asked him to help with his homework.
With the help of his aunt He Zizhen and uncle He Minxue, He Lucheng, who has loved science since childhood, was successfully admitted to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the major he chose was also the one he wanted to learn the most.
During college, He Lucheng only did two things throughout the whole process, one was to study seriously, and the other was to come to see his aunt He Zizhen and uncle He Minxue on time, as a child of the martyr's family, He Lucheng could get a stipend of 22 yuan a month, and he generously took out a part of it to buy supplements and gifts, and then sent these gifts to He Zizhen.
He Lucheng knew that if it were not for He Zizhen's strict teaching, he would not be where he is today, in terms of generation, He Zizhen is her aunt, but in He Lucheng's heart, they have long been a mother-son relationship.
After graduating from university, He Lucheng was admitted to the graduate school with the first place, and he became the first "champion" of the Mao family and the He family, but unfortunately Chairman Mao couldn't see such a scene, and Mao Zetan and He Yi couldn't see it......
Later, He Lucheng came to Qian Xuesen, and finally grew into a really good missile engineer, although he kept the blood of the Mao family, but he did not borrow the light of the Mao family, he listened to the teachings of his aunt He Zizhen, incognito, down-to-earth, step by step, and walked to this day steadily.
He Zizhen did not let him carry the "brand of his father" on his back, but transmitted the simple and special spirit passed down from generation to generation by his father to his brain, with such thoughts, no matter how far he goes in the future, he will never forget his original heart, nor will he forget the purpose of his ancestors to "serve the people".