preface
In the summer of 1936, Li Yun learned from her husband Xu Qiang that the two children had been found and had been sent to a safe place. At this time, she realized that these two children were actually Chairman Mao's children. But as for who found it? Where did you find it? And how did you find it? Xu Qiang didn't leave a word.
Although Li Yun was his wife, until Xu Qiang died in 1988, he did not inform Li Yun of the ins and outs of the matter. Li Yun was part of the search for Mao Anying Mao Anqing, and later she became Song Qingling's liaison, and from Song Lao, she knew some little-known "information". From Li Yun's point of view, the "deeds of finding people" became very clear.
Li Yun and Xu Qiang are fake couples to real couples
Li Yun was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province in 1915. When she was 2 years old, she followed her family to Shanghai. In 1929, when 14-year-old Li Yun was in the sixth grade, he joined the "Chinese Communist Youth League". In 1930, Li Yun became a member of the Communist Party.
In 1932, Li Yun was assigned to work in the Central Special Science System, and her immediate boss was Chen Yun. On Chen Yun's orders, Li Yun and Xu Qiang, the leader of the Zhabei District Committee of the Communist Party of China, went to Kaifeng, Henan Province, where they carried out intelligence work.
Li Yun and Xu Qiang's main docking object was Hui Dongsheng, then the deputy brigade commander of the 80th Division of the Kuomintang. Hui Dongsheng was an upright person, and he had long been disgusted with the decay within the Kuomintang. He has provided a lot of intelligence to the CCP on many occasions, and the secretary of his student Yang Yongtai was influenced by him and also joined the "leak" plan.
And the most important piece of information - the Kuomintang's plan to "encircle and suppress" the Red Army for the fourth time was from Hui Dongsheng's students. This information was secretly transmitted by Xu Qiang and Li Yun to the party organization in Shanghai through liaison officers.
After a period of time, the identities of the two were exposed, and they could only return to Shanghai to avoid the limelight temporarily. At this time, the central organs of the Communist Party of China were transferred to the Central Soviet Region, and the work functions of Li Yun and Xu Qiang were changed to "united front work and intelligence". In order to facilitate work, Li Yun and Xu Qiang pretended to be husband and wife. On weekdays, Xu Qiang took the collected information home, and Li Yun immediately copied the information, sorted it out, and then tried his best to pass it on.
As a result of the tacit cooperation with each other at work, the relationship has also deepened. Later, they simply "faked the show and did it", and after applying to the organization, the two became a real husband and wife.
Xu Qiang asked Li Yun to look for "the two children of the martyrs"
In the autumn of 1935, the Central Red Army's Long March had triumphantly reached northern Shaanxi, but the situation was still grim. In contrast, the situation of the underground party organization in Shanghai was even less optimistic, and by that time most of the members of the "special branch" had already been evacuated, leaving only a few unexposed comrades to persist in the struggle.
At that time, the general person in charge was Qiu Jifu, Xu Qiang was in charge of intelligence work, and Li Yun obeyed Xu Qiang's leadership. On this day, Xu Qiang said to Li Yun very seriously that he wanted her to find two boys, both of whom were descendants of martyrs, who had run away from their adopted families and were probably living on the streets. The older one was thirteen or fourteen years old, and the younger one was eleven or twelve.
Xu Qiang emphasized: "The two boys are inseparable, and from today onwards, you will be carefully looking for them in the area near Laoximen in Shanghai. After Li Yun heard this, he had a little "thinking" in his heart. From Lao Xu's tone, it can be inferred that these two children are definitely not ordinary children, and they must have a special background. However, the "special branch" has strict discipline, especially in intelligence work. "You shouldn't know, don't ask."
After all, she has been doing intelligence work for many years, and Li Yun thought that since as long as she was looking in one area, it meant that there must be comrades in other areas who were also looking for it. This is even more confirmative that the two children are "extraordinary".
After having the clue of "wandering", Li Yun immediately thought of the area of the small vegetable market of Baxian Bridge. There are several well-wishers over there, giving food to the homeless. Every day at noon, wandering people rush there. There is also the Iron Road Bridge, where homeless people help push rickshaws and earn a few copper plates to get by. So, Li Yun squatted in these two special places.
In order to keep a low profile, Li Yun often hid in a distant place to observe, and this view was for most of the day. When she goes out, her eyes will unconsciously stare at the children who come and go. But after looking for more than half a year, there is still no result. Li Yun and Xu Qiang said, will the child be kidnapped? Xu Qiang told him that the insider had checked the police station in Shanghai, and he was sure that the child had not been arrested and was still wandering.
It was not until the early summer of 1936 that Li Yun was told that the child had been found. At the same time, she learned that the two children were Chairman Mao's flesh and blood.
Li Yun refuted some rumors in society
Li Yun later learned that after Yang Kaihui sacrificed, he left behind three children, Mao Anying, Mao Anqing, and Mao Anlong. In the spring of 1931, arranged by the Shanghai underground party organization, the three children entered the Datong Kindergarten. In order to facilitate cover, Pastor Dong Jian Wu (underground party) served as the head of the garden. Soon after entering the park, Mao Anlong died of illness.
In 1932, Datong Kindergarten was forced to close, and Mao Anying and Mao Anqing were placed in Dong Jianwu's outer room. After a long time, the hostess began to crowd out the brothers, forcing them to start a life of wandering.
Later, some people in society jumped out and claimed to be Mao Anlong. Li Yun said that it was completely false. She said that there is no doubt that Mao Anlong died of illness in Datong Kindergarten.
Some people believe that the search for the Mao brothers is an instruction of the Party Central Committee, Li Yun said, not exactly. At that time, "Special Branch" was the only radio station that relied on the central government, and Li Yun was a confidential officer in charge of the transmitter, and he never received a telegram from the central government asking him to find his child.
Some people say that it was Mao Zemin who came to Shanghai to look for his children in the Han Year of Topan, which is also not in line with historical facts. Because these two were in northern Shaanxi in 1935, Pan Hannian came to Shanghai in August 1936, and the two children had already been found at that time.
What is more credible is that after Mao Anying and Mao Anqing left, Dong Jianwu immediately reported to the leadership of "Special Branch". After the children were found, the leaders of "Tek" wanted to send them back to the Dong family for foster care, but the brothers resolutely refused to go back.
In the spring of 1936, Feng Xuefeng went to Shanghai and served as the leader of the "Special Branch". He contacted General Li Du, a patriotic general of the Kuomintang, and temporarily placed his two children in foster care. Later, General Li Du tried to send the children to the Soviet Union. After arriving in Moscow, the brothers were sent to the International Children's Home No. 2, where they each took a Soviet name and began their life in the Soviet Union.
Li Yun was later assigned to work beside Song Qingling, and she said that at that time, when Mao Anying and Mao Anqing were secretly sent to the Soviet Union, in addition to General Li Du, Comrade Song Qingling must have participated in the planning and arrangement. Because Soong Qingling has always disliked publicity, her work for the revolution will never be mentioned to others.
Li Yun served as a liaison for Song Qingling
One day in May 1936, Soong Ching-ling made a request to the leaders of the "Special Branch", she said that she had something to discuss with the people of the "Special Branch", but she could not find it at once. It was easy for the people of "Special Branch" to find her, so she asked "Special Branch" to send a Communist Party member to fix her contact with "Special Branch".
After Feng Xuefeng considered it, he decided to send Li Yun to work for Song Qingling. Li Yun felt that Song Qingling had a high reputation at home and abroad, and was worried that he would not do well in his work. After Feng's patient teaching, Li Yun finally obeyed the organization's arrangement.
One day in 1937, Song Qingling and Li Yun were talking about something. Suddenly, Song Qingling asked her, "Am I a party member now?" Li Yun was stunned for a moment, and did not answer immediately, so he said, "I'll go back and ask." Subsequently, Li Yun asked the superior leaders for instructions on how to reply. The higher-level leaders said that the issue of Mrs. Sun's joining the party is a matter for the central authorities to consider. If Mrs. Sun asked again, she would say that she was the same as a member of the Communist Party.
After Li Yun told Song Qingling about the situation, Song Qingling was very happy. Since becoming Song Qingling's liaison, Li Yun's life seems to be linked to Song Qingling. She found that Comrade Soong Ching Ling had paid too much for the revolution, but she was very low-key and did not show off her exploits at all. It's like she helped Mao Anying and Mao Anqing brothers to the Soviet Union, if Li Yun didn't reveal it, many people didn't know about it!
References: "Red Agent Li Yun Next to Song Qingling", "Looking for the Mao Anying Brothers"