A person's life, in the end, how to count as a legend?
Born in a poor island family, she joined the CCP organization at the age of 10 and followed the adults to make a revolution; the Red Army crossed the meadows and climbed the snowy mountains, she followed all the way, never retreated, even if she was seriously ill when she flew over the Luding Bridge, she did not flinch.
Her only husband in this life was a senior leader of the Communist Party of China, but she took the initiative to dissolve the marriage with him because of the "differences between the two sides", and she has been lonely for the rest of her life.
As she grew older, she still "ran" on the road of study, going to graduate school and studying the law, for her, life is endless, and the struggle is never stopped.
She is Xie Fei, a heroine who shines through her own wisdom in Chinese history. So, what is her story?
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Xie Fei was born in February 1913 in a village called Tea Garden in Wenchang, Hainan. Her father, known as Xie Defu, was a poor peasant. Because Xie Fei ranked 8th in the family, her relatives called her "Ah Wei".
At the age of 5, the young Xie Fei followed his brother and sister to the hillside behind the village to herd cattle and mow grass, and help supplement the family with his meager strength. When she was 8 years old, her father sent her to primary school and changed her to a nice name "Xie Qiongxiang".
Xu is a self-snack to do his best, Xiao Qiongxiang studied very hard, with excellent results, successfully admitted to Hainan Public School.
In 1926, deeply influenced by revolutionary ideas, she was re-admitted to the Sixth Normal School of Hainan Province and began to actively participate in revolutionary activities. In 1927, Xie Fei joined the Communist Youth League. Eight months later, she became a member of the Communist Party of China.
At that time, the Chinese revolution was at a low ebb, and the streets were full of "minions" that arrested CCP revolutionaries, but Xie's family was not afraid at all, putting life and death aside, and vigorously supporting the CCP organization.
Xie Fei's third brother, Xie Guanzhou, established the Peasant Red Guards and served as an instructor; Xie Fei, his sister Xie Mingzhen, and about 30 other intellectuals joined in, going door to door to propagate revolutionary ideas, mobilizing overseas Chinese returning to their hometowns to donate guns, vigorously collecting the weapons left by the revolutionary army in the civilian population, and preparing to respond to the party's call to carry out an armed uprising.
Xie Fei, a girl who graduated from a normal school, knew very well that women were also a force in the revolutionary ranks that could not be ignored, so she actively organized a women's civilian school and tried to persuade local women to join.
Her hard work was not in vain, the local women's association grew stronger, and Xie Fei became the secretary of the women's committee.
Just as Xie Fei was rubbing his fists and preparing for a "big job," a sudden change occurred: the Kuomintang minions who hated xie family to the bone not only burned down the Xie family's mansion, but also openly threatened to "kill" the Xie family.
Xie Fei's family had no choice but to flee to a deserted island to temporarily avoid disaster. The provincial party committee, fearing the damage to the revolutionary forces, proposed sending Xie Fei to Hong Kong. At the end of 1928, Xie Fei became a servant of the CCP's secret organs in Guangdong Province, but was actually an underground traffic officer.
The following year, the Nanyang Provisional Committee was formally established, and the then 16-year-old Xie Fei was ordered to cross the ocean alone and go to distant Singapore and Malaysia to serve as the clerk and secretary of the CPC's Nanyang Provisional Committee.
Three years later, Xie Fei returned to China and worked for the Fuzhou and Xiamen Municipal Party Committees. In 1934, Xie Fei obeyed the "call" of the party organization and risked his life to secretly go to Ruijin and join the Long March.
The strong and indomitable island girl won the attention and favor of the party organization leaders with the spirit of never giving up and never compromising, and "won" a brief love affair that belonged to her.
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In October of that year, the 80,000 Red Army in the Soviet Zone of the Communist Party of China, which had failed in the fifth anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, was forced to embark on the Long March. Among them, there are about 30 female Red Army soldiers, the youngest of whom is only 19 years old, and they are all incorporated into the cadre regiment of the Ministry of Health.
The Red Army marched west from the Yudu River, encountering more than 100,000 enemy troops on the way to pursue and intercept, and the situation was very grim. Xie Fei and his female comrades-in-arms did not need to go to the battlefield, but they did not "idle", insisting on propagating the CCP's policies along the road and doing their best to leave the seeds of revolution in the people.
The bloody battle on the Xiangjiang River was Xie Fei's first contact with Liu Shaoqi. Under the cover of the warriors, she broke through the enemy artillery fire caught between the front and rear, and successfully crossed the Xiang River with the central column.
Xie Fei, who was safe again, did not have time to take a breath, so he hurried to find Liu Shaoqi because of the current situation of the female warriors, and asked him to send some people to help the girls who were responsible for taking care of the wounded, preparing food, and finding a guide to guide them carry some luggage, so as to slightly reduce their burden. Liu Shaoqi gladly agreed, and was deeply impressed by Xie Fei, who was dirty but generous in speech and demeanor.
The Red Army team entered Liping, and Xie Fei and his comrades-in-arms, who witnessed the tragic situation of the people, generously opened their backpacks and took out their favorite clothes and daily necessities of the past and gave them to the people trapped in suffering free of charge, hoping that the meager help would make their lives a little better.
At the beginning of 1935, the Zunyi Conference formally established a military command group with Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Wang Jiaxiang as the main three.
The female Red Army learned of this from Dong Biwu's mouth, and became more and more firm in their revolutionary convictions and full of high morale. They followed the Red Army soldiers 4 across the Chishui River, got rid of the enemy who had been following behind and prepared for siege, and competed for the strategic initiative.
In May of the same year, the Red Army team arrived at Anshun Field on the Dadu River and planned to arrive at Luding Bridge in only 3 days. At this time, Xie Fei, who had been tired for a long time, was seriously ill, and the high fever burned her cheeks red, making her lips extremely pale and looking particularly bad.
Dong Biwu asked Xie Fei to ride his horse, and Xie Fei shook his head and refused Dong Biwu's kindness. Dong Biwu shook his head and used the "majesty of leadership" to order Xie Fei to get on the horse, and Xie Fei only sat for 2 or 3 miles, and then insisted on rushing on foot.
Little by little, the time passed, and the Luding Bridge was getting closer and closer. Just when everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the unpretentious "Tiangong" suddenly rained heavily, and the rough road became muddy, causing greater difficulties for the Red Army to travel.
The warriors crawled with rolling belts and gritted their teeth. The companion was worried that Xie Fei would not be able to "fly" across the Luding Bridge under such circumstances, so he took the initiative to propose that she be "sent" to his hometown.
As soon as Xie Fei listened, Chaos's head immediately woke up, and his weak voice couldn't help but refuse: "No, no, I can, as long as I still have one breath left, I will follow the team to the end..."
Tears slid down her cheeks mixed with the rain, and her companion immediately gave up his plan to persuade her. Xie Fei did not want to "drag" her companion anymore, she pulled away the hand that supported her, unloaded her strength and fell to the ground, leaning down little by little towards the Luding Bridge to "crawl and slide".
After 2 hours, she made it to the bridge. Xie Fei subconsciously glanced at the bottom of the deep cliff and suddenly felt a golden light surrounded in front of him. She didn't dare to think about it, took a deep breath, fixed her mind, slowly climbed to the bridge cable, and continued to move forward slowly.
In half an hour, Xie Fei "rubbed" across the Luding Bridge; in 2 hours, she caught up with the large troops. When the comrades-in-arms saw Xie Fei, they praised her one after another: "Little Ah Xiang is really good, she has great ambition, and no danger or obstacle can stop her!" ”
But for Xie Fei, flying across the Luding Bridge was just a small crisis she encountered during the Long March, and later, what she liked to talk to others most about was the story of crossing the meadow.
Xie Fei said that one day in the meadow, she and her comrades suddenly found a corn kernel in the excrement of the livestock, and they were very excited, guessing that it was the residue that the cattle would have time to digest in the future.
So they buried their heads in the cattle pen and searched carefully, and sure enough, they found many corn kernels. They collected the corn kernels, went to the river to wash them repeatedly, and then used the pot to stir-fry a delicious dish, solving the problem of dry food for several days.
Some soldiers smelled the aroma and ran to exchange corn kernels with Xie Fei, and Xie Fei did not hesitate at all, directly grabbing a large handful and handing it to his comrades-in-arms.
One of the soldiers, taking out a small piece of old soap, wanted to exchange it with Xie Fei for corn kernels.
Xie Fei did not want it, generously gave him a large handful of corn, and said to him: "The corn kernels are given to you, and you can keep the soap yourself!" ”
The hardships of the road have never left any "resentment" or "regret" in Xie Fei's heart, what she remembers is the "beauty" worth remembering on the march: the mutual help of the soldiers, the protection of others when they encounter danger...
Difficulties may "knock people down", but at the same time, difficulties are also afraid of "unity" and "firm faith", as long as all people are united, then there is no need to fear any difficulties!
In October 1935, the Red Army of the Communist Party of China successfully entered northern Shaanxi, which was considered to be temporarily "away" from danger and returned to stability. Once people are "idle", they have the mind to think about certain "life events", such as marriage.
Liu Shaoqi, who had communicated with Xie Fei several times during the Long March, did not know when to fall in love with the tenacious girl, so he took the initiative to find Deng Yingchao and asked Deng Yingchao to help him "match". Deng Yingchao smiled and agreed, and directly showed Xie Fei the letter that Liu Shaoqi had written to her.
Xie Fei, who originally had a good feeling and admiration for Liu Shaoqi, instantly blushed his cheeks, nodded his head with a rare twist, and should have this marriage.
At the end of that year, 22-year-old Xie Fei and Liu Shaoqi, who was 14 years older than her, were officially married in the presence of CCP leaders. Their wedding was simple, with only two people pooling their money to buy a little drink and peanut rice. After marriage, Xie Qiongxiang officially changed her name to "Xie Fei".
After that, life was as busy as ever: Xie Fei followed Liu Shaoqi to inspect the factory and work in North China. The environment there is worse than yan'an, and the couple lives on the upper floor of the clothing shop in the French Concession of Tianjin. Liu Shaoqi is "Professor Zhou" and Xie Fei is "Lady Zhou".
Together, they quickly opened up the CCP's anti-Japanese situation in North China and expanded the influence of party organizations in the midst of danger.
On weekdays, Liu Shaoqi was tired at work, and Xie Fei, who accompanied him, immediately changed a cup of new tea for him; Xie Fei was the first reader of what article Liu Shaoqi wrote; and Xie Fei was responsible for receiving and transmitting letters and documents sent to Liu Shaoqi.
However, Liu Shaoqi's "progress" speed is too fast, bringing urgent pressure to Xie Fei, so that she gradually has the idea of "not being worthy" of Liu Shaoqi.
Xie Fei offered to separate from Liu Shaoqi and asked the organization to find a more suitable female comrade for Liu Shaoqi. Liu Shaoqi was very angry and had a dispute with Xie Fei, but he could not shake Xie Fei's "persistence". Xie Fei left Liu Shaoqi and returned to Yan'an to study at the Marxist-Leninist Academy.
Around 1940, Xie Fei, who had returned from his studies, came to Zhugou, where Liu Shaoqi was located, again to assist Liu Shaoqi in forming the Central Plains Bureau. In the autumn of that year, Xie Fei asked for orders to help Liu Shaoqi deliver a letter to Xiang Ying, who was far away in southern Anhui, but because the Japanese army blocked the main traffic route, it hindered Xie Fei's crossing of the Yangtze River, causing her to lose contact with Liu Shaoqi.
Subsequently, Xie Fei served as vice president of the Jiangnan News Agency and responsible person of the "Mass Daily", propagating the CCP's anti-Japanese policy and reporting anti-Japanese news amid enemy fire.
In 1942, she went to eastern Zhejiang as an outstanding cadre, became the secretary of Yushang County and the political commissar of the special service battalion, and led the soldiers to carry out one struggle after another against the enemy and achieved "fruitful results".
In 1945, Xie Fei retreated to the north with the army and was transferred to the East China Women's Federation, becoming a member of the Standing Committee of the Women's Federation and the head of the Organization Department. At this point, her fate with Liu Shaoqi was completely "interrupted", she did not seek to "break the mirror and reunite", nor did she remarry others, but was alone and lonely until she was old.
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After the founding of New China, Xie Fei left the northeast and came to the capital to serve as the director of the 3rd Department of the North China Revolutionary University and the director of the Chinese Minzu University. She was self-aware and limited in her knowledge, so she was admitted to the law department of the National People's Congress at the age of 40 and did her best to improve her legal literacy.
In 1957, Xie Fei graduated from school and was personally appointed by Premier Zhou to serve as vice president of the Central Political science and law cadre school. She did not live up to the trust of Premier Zhou, and for decades she has always adhered to the front line of political and legal education, and has worked hard to cultivate one outstanding judicial cadre after another for the motherland, including Ethnic Minority Areas such as Xinjiang and Tibet.
Xie Fei said: "Education means developing among the masses and cannot be carried out behind closed doors; theory must be linked with reality, and it must not be divorced from reality or the masses. We must bear in mind the glorious traditions of the Party and carry them forward! ”
During the "special" period, Xie Fei was affected. The "opposition" imprisoned her for more than 5 years, torturing and destroying her physically and mentally, but Xie Fei was still the girl who firmly believed in the revolution and absolutely supported the CCP's policy. She did not "fall" in suffering, she waited with tenacity until the "dawn" came.
In 1979, Xie Fei, who left prison, continued to serve as vice president of the National People's Congress.
Her students later lamented the teacher's hard and simple life style, saying: "The only time Xie Lao bought a leather coat in his life was in the mid-60s, when a colleague strongly recommended it to her, the leather clothes were very cheap, but they were taken away when Xie Lao was in distress..."
In addition, Xie Fei only likes to wear uniforms, someone asked her why she is like this, Xie Fei smiled and said: "I have been a soldier all my life, naturally I also have to wear a military uniform for a lifetime." ”
In 1982, Xie Fei was elected as the first director of the China Law Society. In 1984, Xie Fei, who was too old to be old, became an advisor to the People's Public Security University. In 1991, she was awarded the People's Police First Class Golden Shield Medal of Honor by the Ministry of Public Security.
In 2013, Xie Fei, who never stopped moving forward, died in Beijing at the age of 101.
Xie Fei's life is indeed legendary, but also an admirable and respectable life: her persistence in the revolution, her support for the party organization, and her dedication and contribution to the construction of the motherland are all the most glorious and dazzling medals belonging to her.
The strength and indomitability of youth, the tenacity of the Red Army on the road, the endless struggle in the twilight years... Although Xie Fei once left Liu Shaoqi because of her "inferiority", she also used her "achievements" to declare to the world: she never lost to anyone, she is a real heroine!
Text/Yu Xin