As we all know, Chairman Mao's birthday is generally very simple, and he just invited a few staff members around him to a light meal on his birthday. One is to make a scene, and the other is to talk to everyone and exchange feelings.
Chairman Mao had a habit of not holding private gatherings and banquets, especially inviting his old colleagues and subordinates to dinner. Why? Because Mao Zedong believed that there was a problem of unity: inviting guests to dinner seemed simple, but there was a mystery hidden in it. Those who are invited will feel a special honor, that the president values themselves; those who are not invited will feel lost, that they are ignored by the chairman. The President is opposed to such things that are not conducive to unity.
December 26, 1963, was Chairman Mao's seventieth birthday. According to Chinese tradition, seventy years old is already a rare year, so the seventy-year birthday is to be celebrated. Therefore, Chairman Mao broke with the usual practice, invited his immediate family members, and invited Cheng Qian, Ye Gongqi, Wang Jifan, and Zhang Shizhao, four fellow Hunan villagers, to visit.
After Zhang Shizhao received the invitation, he took his youngest daughter Zhang Hanzhi to Chairman Mao's home in Zhongnanhai.
At the time, 28-year-old Zhang Hanzhi was a teacher in the English Department of Beijing Foreign Chinese College. Chairman Mao saw that Zhang Hanzhi was well behaved and talented, and asked her about her work. When he learned that she was an English teacher, Chairman Mao smiled and asked Zhang Hanzhi, "Teacher Zhang, would you like to be my teacher?" I want to learn English with you. Zhang Hanzhi thought that Chairman Mao was joking, and she blushed and said, "Chairman Mao, how dare I be your teacher, you are the leader of the people of the whole country and the teacher of all of us." Mao Zedong was very serious: "In terms of English, I can't be a teacher, and I still have to worship you as a teacher!" ”
In this way, Zhang Hanzhi became Chairman Mao's English teacher.
In fact, Zhang Hanzhi was not Zhang Shizhao's biological daughter, he was the adopted daughter adopted by Zhang Shizhao before liberation. However, Zhang Hanzhi was not born in an ordinary family. Her parents were also celebrities of old Shanghai, especially his grandfather Chen Tiaoyuan, a first-class army general of the Kuomintang, who served three terms as the provincial chairman of the Kuomintang, and was a prominent figure in power and status during the Republic of China period.
Zhang Hanzhi's biological mother, named Tan Xueqing, was a famous beauty in old Shanghai. Together with Hu Die, Xu Lai and Wang Ji, she is known as the "Four Empresses" of Shanghai Beach. Hu Die and Xu Lai are both famous film queens, Wang Ji, known as the "black cat", is called the queen of the dance hall, and Tan Xueqing is the "Queen kang Keling". The first three are well-known figures in the entertainment industry, and it is understandable to be warmly praised by movie fans and dance fans, but Tan Xueqing is just an ordinary salesman of a large department store in Shanghai, why can she also be praised as a "queen"? And what is "Concording"?
Originally, "Concoring" was the brand Name of a high-end water fountain gold pen produced in the United States, and its popularity was second only to the "Parker" gold pen, which was priced at four silver dollars. At that time, the monthly income of ordinary people in Shanghai was about ten silver dollars, and those who could afford to buy the "Kang Keling" gold pen were also some rich people who were not rich or expensive. In order to attract customers, this department store recruited several girls with beautiful appearance and elegant temperament for the "Kang Keling" counter, and Tan Xueqing was one of them.
Tan Xueqing not only looks sweet, but also is good at communicating with people, and her service attitude is humble and courteous. Over time, Tan Xueqing left a good impression on customers. As a result, her sales performance skyrocketed, not only ranking first within the company, but also far exceeding the total sales of the "Parker" gold pen.
In order to further increase turnover and beat the "Parker" golden pen, this department store took advantage of the situation to engage in a "beauty pageant" activity, making Tan Xueqing the "Queen of Kang Keling", and making a huge advertisement of Tan Xueqing's photo and hanging it in a prominent position in the company.
In this way, Tan Xueqing suddenly became a celebrity on the beach. Every day, her counter was crowded with young men, and everyone had only one purpose: to see the appearance of "Queen Concoring" on the pretext of buying a pen.
Once, a rich son of a so-called "prince" in Shanghai Proposed marriage to Tan Xueqing. Tan Xueqing did not like him, so she replied wittily: "You are the prince, I am the empress, and the prince will not mess with the rules when he marries the empress!" Tan Xueqing spoke smoothly, not only holding the other party, but also elevating himself, which shows the high level of his communication ability.
Later, Tan Xueqing met Chen Du (Chen Tiaoyuan's son). Compared with the rich merchants, Chen Du's conditions were much superior. He was not only young and wealthy, but also a nobleman, and Tan Xueqing and her parents were very satisfied with this. As their feelings heated up, the two began to live together.
In 1935, Tan Xueqing gave birth to a baby girl. At this time, Tan Xueqing asked Chen Du to marry himself into the Chen family. However, Chen Du's father, Chen Tiaoyuan, resolutely disagreed for two reasons: First, Chen Du had already married his wife and had children, and Chen Du's wife's mother's family was also a family of officials and eunuchs with a deep background, and it was easy to offend; second, Tan Xueqing's social status was humble, and the difference between the Tan family and the Chen family was "improper and the household was not right", and the gap was too great. After Chen Du pleaded bitterly, Chen Tiaoyuan gave in half a step and made a condition: it was okay to marry into the Chen family, but the identity could only be that of an aunt. For such a result, Tan Xueqing's parents resolutely disagreed. As a result, the two sides were deadlocked.
Later, Chen Tiaoyuan worried that once the matter was passed out, it would inevitably have a negative impact on his reputation. Therefore, he found his friend Zhang Shizhao to help solve the matter. Zhang Shizhao proposed two solutions to the Tan Xueqing family: one was to enter as an aunt according to the Chen family's wishes; the other was that the Chen family took out 50,000 silver yuan as Tan Xueqing's spiritual compensation fee, and thus severed their relationship with Chen Du.
In the end, Tan Xueqing's family chose the second plan and took away 50,000 silver dollars. The problem of adults is solved, but the problem of the belonging of baby girls has become a problem. Zhang Shizhao looked at the cute little girl in the swaddling, and his heart felt pity, and he decided to adopt this poor baby girl.
After returning home, Zhang Shizhao gave the baby girl a very nice name - Zhang Hanzhi. The meaning of "Hanzhi" is also very beautiful, Zhang Shizhao is to take her in his mouth like a baby and care for her to grow up.
In 1949, Zhang Shizhao was invited by Chairman Mao to participate in the founding ceremony of new China, and subsequently, Zhang Shizhao took his daughter Zhang Han to Beijing.
In the same year, at the Christmas ball, Zhang Hanzhi, a 14-year-old middle school student, met Hong Junyan, a 17-year-old college student. At the dance, Zhang Hanzhi, who had just opened his heart, was conquered by Hong Junyan's temperament, and she fell in love at first sight. Throughout the dance, Zhang Hanzhi's eyes never left Hong Junyan's figure.
After returning home, Zhang Hanzhi could not sleep for a long time, and Hong Junyan's tall and handsome figure was always dangling in front of her eyes. Therefore, Zhang Hanzhi wrote a letter to Hong Junyan, in which she euphemistically expressed her admiration for Hong Junyan.
Hong Junyan is a native of Zhejiang, and like Zhang Hanzhi, he grew up studying and living in Shanghai. Hong Junyan's family used to run a bank, and his father was the chairman of the Zhejiang Commercial Savings Bank. Although the Hong family is rich, their parents are progressive in their thinking and open-minded in their family style. Influenced by his family, Hong Junyan not only excelled in his studies, but also never had the bad habits of a clumsy child, but was a helpful and easy-going person.
At that time, Hong Junyan was surprised when he received the letter. Because, he and Zhang Hanzhi only had a side of each other at the dance. In his impression, Zhang Hanzhi was still a little girl who did not understand the world, and he always regarded her as a little sister. He did not expect that this little sister was so "bold" that she took the initiative to open her heart to him. At this time, Hong Junyan had two concerns: one is that Zhang Hanzhi is still young and does not necessarily really understand love; the other is that Zhang Hanzhi is still only a junior high school student, and if she falls in love too early, it will inevitably affect her studies. To this end, Hong Junyan took the initiative to find Zhang Hanzhi and expressed his concerns to her. At the same time, he made a personal agreement with Zhang Hanzhi: Now that we are still young, we must focus our main energy on our studies. If you really love me, first bury your love in your heart, and when you graduate from college, we will be married to Qin Jin. For this sacred love, I will always wait for you!
In 1957, Zhang Hanzhi graduated from the English Department of Beijing Foreign Chinese College, and Hong Junyan was also retained as a graduate student at Peking University as a faculty member. At this time, Zhang Hanzhi and Hong Junyan held a frugal wedding with the blessings of their parents.
Three years later, Zhang Hanzhi gave birth to their first and only child. The couple gave the little girl a cute nickname, "Lady Girl", and her big name was Hong Huang (the ex-wife of the famous director Chen Kaige).
The birth of a daughter brought the joy of parenthood to Zhang Hanzhi and Hong Junyan. Every weekend, the couple will take the "girl" to the park to play. In order to cultivate her daughter's interest in learning, Zhang Hanzhi also specially bought a set of English versions of children's encyclopedias, "Lady" likes to read the color illustrations in the book, beautiful pictures make her love. At night, when he went to bed, Hong Junyan told the story of "Andersen's Fairy Tales" to "Lady Girl", and her daughter loved to listen to the stories of "Thumbelina" and "The Little Girl Who Sold Matches". Sometimes, the "girl" would sadly ask her father, "That little sister who sells matches is so pitiful, will she find her grandmother?" Whenever this happened, Hong Junyan's heart was also very heavy, but he would tell his daughter with a smile: "Good people will definitely achieve their wishes!" ”
In the mid-1960s, Hong Junyan was transferred from his job as a teacher, first working in the boiler room for a while, then being sent to the suburbs to participate in labor, and finally, Hong Junyan was transferred to Jiangxi to participate in the reclamation labor. At this time, Hong Junyan's mood was complicated, and there were also problems in his physical health, and his mood fell to the peak.
At this time, compared with her husband Hong Junyan, Zhang Hanzhi's career development was very smooth. From 1963 onwards, Zhang Hanzhi was hired by Chairman Mao as an English teacher because of his political reliability and solid work. After working at Chairman Mao's side for several years, Zhang Hanzhi was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and successively served as deputy director, director, and deputy director of the Asia Department, becoming an excellent female diplomat.
Due to the change of working environment, coupled with the separation of husband and wife, Zhang Hanzhi and Hong Junyan's husband and wife feelings have undergone subtle changes, the words between them have become less and less, the connection between them has almost been broken, and the two have changed from once loved to strangers.
In 1972, Zhang Hanzhi and Hong Junyan went through divorce procedures, completely ending their 23-year relationship.
In 1973, Zhang Hanzhi, then 38, and Qiao Guanhua, then minister of foreign affairs at the age of Hua Jia (60), held a low-key wedding. At that time, Qiao Guanhua's children were very opposed to their father's marriage. Because Qiao Guanhua's wife, Gong Peng (the first female spokesperson of the New China Foreign Ministry and a famous female diplomat in China), has just died three years ago, the children do not understand why their father is so anxious to remarry. At the same time, some people have speculated about their marriage: Zhang Hanzhi is a woman with ideas, she wants to go further in her career, and she needs a big tree to shelter him from the wind and rain.
In fact, as early as a year ago, Qiao Guanhua and Zhang Hanzhi had a kind of telepathy of sympathy. At that time, the marriage relationship between Zhang Hanzhi and Hong Junyan was already in a state of existence in name only.
At the same time, as a smart and intellectual woman, Zhang Hanzhi vaguely felt Qiao Guanhua's feelings for himself. However, Zhang Hanzhi also has a big concern: the gap in age and status. At that time, Zhang Hanzhi was 38 years old, and Qiao Guanhua had reached the age of Hua Jia (60 years old), and the age difference between the two was 22 years; in addition, Zhang Hanzhi was only a director, and Qiao Guanhua was a high-ranking cadre at the ministerial level. What will the world think of such a "young and old match"? In this regard, Zhang Hanzhi was somewhat hesitant.
Once, Zhang Hanzhi participated in the reception of a foreign president's visit to China, and because the president temporarily added some content to the visit, the reception work was extended for some time. By the time work was over, it was already three o'clock in the morning. When Zhang Hanzhi rushed back to the Foreign Ministry building, a staff member on duty was anxiously waiting for her. As soon as he saw Zhang Hanzhi, he said eagerly, "Director Zhang, you are back, Minister Qiao is dying!" ”
At that time, Zhang Hanzhi was a little confused. After careful inquiry, she learned the reason for the incident.
It turned out that Qiao Guanhua had made many consecutive phone calls this night to find Zhang Hanzhi. The duty officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not know Zhang Hanzhi's work schedule, and searched the entire office building and did not find Zhang Hanzhi. This time can be anxious Qiao Guanhua, the time is close to the early morning, out of concern for Zhang Hanzhi's personal safety, he asked the duty personnel to find Zhang Hanzhi and report to him.
After knowing this, Zhang Hanzhi was very moved, and she immediately drove to Qiao Guanhua's house. At this time, Qiao Guanhua had not yet rested, he sat on the sofa and smoked cigarettes one after another, anxiously waiting for the news.
When Zhang Hanzhi appeared in front of Qiao Guanhua, he immediately and eagerly greeted him, grabbed Zhang Hanzhi's hand and said, "I can't find you, I feel a little panicked in my heart." Now that I see you, I am finally relieved, and you should go back to rest! Talk to me everywhere you go. ”
After this incident, Zhang Hanzhi knew that he could not change the love between her and Qiao Guanhua. She finally made up her mind and decided to live with Qiao Guanhua.
In 1976, Zhang Hanzhi and Qiao Guanhua both left the diplomatic front, ending their careers as professional diplomats. At that time, Zhang Hanzhi was 41 years old and Qiao Guanhua was 63 years old. Since then, she and Qiao Guanhua have lived a civilian life.
Qiao Guanhua died of illness in 1983 at the age of 70. In terms of time, Zhang Hanzhi and Qiao Guanhua's days together were exactly ten years. For qiao guanhua's departure, the 48-year-old Zhang Hanzhi has been immersed in the deep nostalgia for her husband.
Later, a friend once asked Zhang Hanzhi: Do you consider finding another "wife"? Zhang Hanzhi looked at the photo of her and Qiao Guanhua hanging on the wall and said with infinite emotion: "After experiencing the sea, it is impossible to swim in the creek anymore!" ”
In her later years, Zhang Hanzhi became active again, writing her memoirs, participating in interviews on television and being interviewed by reporters. For that long-simmering history, especially her relationship with her ex-husband Hong Junyan, she revealed a little-known plot.
Zhang Hanzhi wrote in his memoirs "Wind and Rain": One night in September 1972, when Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka had just left Beijing, Chairman Mao listened to a report on the Sino-Japanese summit meeting, and as a member of the reception team, I also participated in the discussion. At that time, Chairman Mao's mood was very good, and suddenly he turned sharply and asked me solemnly: "My teacher Zhang, today I want to criticize you, you have not come out!" You are so good-looking, you don't liberate yourself! Your man is already good with others, why are you afraid that others will know? ”
This passage in Zhang Hanzhi's book clearly reveals to the reader the following message: Through Chairman Mao's criticism of her for wanting too much face and being afraid of others gossiping. Then he told the ex-husband Hong Junyan's betrayal of love and marital infidelity.
At the same time, Zhang Hanzhi's words angered her ex-husband Hong Junyan, who was far away in Hong Kong.
It turned out that in the late 1970s, Hong Junyan returned to work at Peking University. After the reform and opening up, Hong Junyan successively served as the director of the teaching and research department of the Department of Economics of Peking University, the head of the department, and the deputy director of the Center for American Studies of Peking University, and became a famous economist in China. Since his retirement in 1993, he has been living in Hong Kong.
Originally, Hong Junyan had been reluctant to recall his painful past experiences for decades after his divorce from Zhang Hanzhi. But Zhang Hanzhi's words disrupted his peaceful life: old classmates and colleagues often called to inquire about the authenticity of the matter; students and disciples also came to the door to express their concern about the matter.
Hong Junyan was completely angered by Zhang Hanzhi's words. He angrily said to his daughter, "Lady, tell your mother that she can write books." But why throw dirty water on me and turn black and white upside down on divorce? Daughter Hong Huang also understood her father Hong Junyan's mood at this time, she sincerely said: "Dad, you can also write a "Before and After My Divorce with Zhang Han". ”
Therefore, Hong Junyan wrote a book in anger and wrote a book called "Unbearable Looking Back - Before and After My Divorce with Zhang Han".
In the book, Hong Junyan did not shy away from his "cheating", and he admitted that he did have a "cheating" behavior before divorcing Zhang Hanzhi. However, Hong Junyan pointed out: Zhang Hanzhi's "derailment" came first, and I "derailed" later.
In order to prove the facts, Hong Junyan recounted in detail two things that happened before his divorce with Zhang Hanzhi:
First, the "derailment" contained in the chapter is in the front
In 1966, Zhang Hanzhi went to Shanghai with the faculty members of the English Department of the Beijing Chinese College, and one of the unmarried young teachers surnamed Zhang hanzhi aroused Zhang Hanzhi's favor. Zhang Mou is tall and handsome, talking is extraordinary, along the way, Zhang Hanzhi and this "young man" talked very happily, they talked about ideals, talked about life, and talked more about the concept of love. After arriving in Shanghai, Zhang Hanzhi moved into Hong Junyan's sister's house.
One day, Hong Junyan's sister and brother-in-law accidentally discovered that Zhang Hanzhi and Zhang had committed misconduct in her bedroom. At that time, in order to save her brother's marriage, Hong Junyan's sister did not immediately tell Hong Junyan the truth. It was not until after the divorce between the two that the sister told the truth.
Soon, Zhang Hanzhi returned to Beijing. By chance, Hong Junyan found a photo of Zhang Andi and a box of condoms in Zhang Hanzhi's leather bag. At that time, Hong Junyan was like five thunderbolts, and he suddenly understood everything. According to Hong Junyan's own account, during that time, he and Zhang Hanzhi did not have a married life at all, and the photos and condoms in front of him have fully proved that Zhang Hanzhi "cheated". Hong Junyan was almost crazy, he shouted angrily: "I want to confront Zhang Mou, what is your relationship with him?" Zhang Hanyi saw that things were going to make a big fuss, so he quickly apologized and confessed his mistake. At that time, Hong Junyan forgave Zhang Hanzhi's infidelity considering that the child was only six years old.
Second, Hong Junyan's "derailment" is behind
In 1968, while working on a farm, Hong Junyan met a female teacher in the Spanish department of Peking University. The two helped and encouraged each other in labor, and slowly developed feelings.
In 1969, the two returned to school. At this time, Hong Junyan had more contact opportunities with female teachers. As a result, the two broke through the bottom line of marriage and had an extramarital affair.
In fact, perhaps Neither Zhang Hanzhi nor Hong Junyan realized that their marriage broke down, and later it was right and wrong, enmity, and hatred, and that it was their daughter Hong Huang who was hurt the most. Hong Huang once recalled: On the night of my parents' divorce, I saw my father riding a bus back to Peking University alone, so I stood on the station and cried alone.
As a child, Hong Huang spent her childhood in the quarrel of her parents, and when she became an adult, she experienced her parents' mutual accusations and vicious words. She is distressed by her mother Zhang Hanzhi and respects her father Hong Junyan. She hoped it would be nice if none of this happened, and she hoped that it would slowly melt away over time.
In 2008, Zhang Hanzhi died of illness in Beijing at the age of 73, and his daughter Hong Huang accompanied her through the last moments of her life.
Four years later, Hong Junyan also passed away at the age of 80.
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