In 1936, the former Qing Hanlin was disdainful of the lack of culture in the Red Army. ** smiled and said, "Let Shu Tong write him a letter." ”
He was a brilliant revolutionary, politician and thinker, as well as a poet and calligrapher. Although he rarely bowed his head in the field of literature, there were exceptions, and he greatly admired one talent in the revolutionary ranks, and he was Shu Tong.
Shu Tong excelled not only in revolution, but also in literature.
Shu Tong, formerly known as Shu Xuezheng, was born in Dongxiang, Jiangxi Province in 1905. Since childhood, he has loved calligraphy, Xi calligraphy at the age of 6, and worshiped Xiucai as a teacher at the age of 10, and has copied Liu Gongquan, Yan Zhenqing and other famous posts, and gradually formed his own style.
In 1926, he joined the Communist Party of China and became the founder of the local party organization in Dongxiang. However, the severity of the revolutionary situation made Shu Tong put on the wanted list of reactionaries only a year later, and as the secretary of the Dongxiang County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, he naturally became a thorn in the side of the Kuomintang.
In order to get back in touch with the organization, Shu Tong traveled to Wuhan, Shanghai and other places in disguise to find it, but he never got any results, and even in order to make a living, he could only make a living by selling calligraphy and paintings.
In the end, Shu Tong still got in touch with the Red Army, and with his high level of education and propaganda talent, he was successively appointed by the organization as secretary of the Political Department of the Red Fourth Army, director of the Political Department of the Red 12th Division, and director of the Political Department of the Red Fourth Division.
Shu Tong, the "horseback calligrapher" who devoted himself to the study of strokes in the interval between battles, his love for calligraphy is unparalleled. He used to make gestures with his hands on his knees, and even on horseback marches, he did not forget to practice Xi.
He was thus given the title of "Horseback Calligrapher". The acquaintance of Shu Tong and *** also originated from calligraphy. Once, Shu Tong wrote many revolutionary slogans on the wall of the Soviet area, and when he passed by, he was attracted by his calligraphy and stopped for a long time.
So, **found **the commander-in-chief and asked him if he had seen a calligrapher in the Red Army who could write in a variety of fonts on one wall. ** The commander-in-chief replied that this was Shu Tong, secretary of the Political Department of the Red Fourth Army, and his talent should not be underestimated.
He also mentioned that ** once told him that Shu Tong graduated from Linchuan Normal School and when the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Fuzhou, the banner he wrote "Welcome the masses of the Northern Expeditionary Army" aroused ***'s interest.
After hearing this, the chairman nodded in agreement, and remembered Shu Tong's name deeply.
In 1932, Shu Tong was ordered to clean up the battlefield, scribbling revolutionary slogans along the way, and met *** by chance. **After learning Shu Tong's identity, he invited him to communicate more, calling them "literary friends".
Although Shu Tong did not directly participate in the fighting during the Long March, his revolutionary articles improved the cohesion of the whole army, especially "Attacking to the North—The Beginning of Victory", which greatly boosted morale.
After the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi, the Chinese Anti-Japanese Military and Political University needed the name of the school, and President Lin invited *** to write it, but *** recommended Shu Tong because his handwriting was better.
It is a great honour to receive the President's personal recognition. When the Red Army first arrived in northern Shaanxi, it needed to unite all forces in order to quickly open up the situation. Therefore, it was decided to invite Xiao Zhibao, a prestigious former Qing elder in Xunyi County, to serve as a senator of the border district.
However, despite the organization's repeated invitations, Xiao Zhibao refused and gave some hurtful reasons: "Although your Communist Party is good, you are all war-fighting, and I can't associate with you if you are uneducated."
The chairman did not get angry when he heard these words, but asked Shu Tong to write a letter to Xiao Zhibao in the name of **. After reading the letter, Xiao Zhibao sighed again and again: "The words are beautiful and elegant, I didn't expect that the Communist Party also has such talents."
So, he readily agreed to our party's request. In both incidents, the chairman directly expressed his admiration for Shu Tong, and even vaguely meant to be self-modest.
As for the praise, the chairman mentioned many times: "Shu Tong is a talented man in the party and a precious pen for us." ”
He Xiangning once praised the Kuomintang for having Yu Youren and the Communist Party for having Shu Tong, and she preferred Shu Tong. Yu Youren and Shu Tong had the most outstanding propaganda work during the anti-Japanese period, Shu Tong served as the director of the Political Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, a member and secretary general of the Shandong Branch, and cooperated with marshals such as ***.
During the War of Liberation, Shu Tong served as the director of the Political Department of the New Fourth Army and Shandong Military Region, and played an important role in the battles of Lunan, Laiwu, Jinan, and Huaihai, but he mainly worked behind the scenes, so he was not as famous as the generals who commanded at the front.
Despite this, Shu Tong served as director of the Political Department of the Red Fourth Division, director of the Political Department of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Military Region, director of the Political Department of the East China Field Army, and other high-ranking positions, and if he participated in the awarding of titles in 1955, he was also eligible to wear the general's star.
However, he later switched to politics and did not continue to develop in the military system.
Shu Tong's daughter Shu Junjun once revealed that in the later stage of the Liberation War, Chairman ** had decided to let Shu Tong serve as the first secretary of the provincial party committee after the liberation of Taiwan Province, using his propaganda and political work expertise.
However, due to the sudden outbreak of war in the northeast, this plan has been postponed, resulting in Shu Tong's unsuccessful appointment. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many progressive newspapers and periodicals were founded across the country, most of which were written by ***.
However, when the cadres in East China asked him to write an inscription, he refused, saying: "Aren't you Shutong in East China?"He's enough. In 1954, it was decided to adjust Shu Tong's position, providing two options: one was to serve as the president of the People's Association, and the other was to serve as the secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee.
Considering that he has been working in Shandong since the end of the Anti-Japanese War and has a deep affection for this place, Shu Tong chose to go to Shandong to work. Although he made some contributions in Shandong, he also made some bad decisions because he was an intellectual by nature and was too idealistic when dealing with certain things.
Eventually, in December 1961, he was sent to Zhangqiu County, Shandong Province to serve as the secretary of the county party committee.
Shu Tong fell from the high position of the provincial party secretary to the secretary of the county party committee, and he felt very lost in his heart. Once, his daughter asked him what had happened, and he replied with tears in her eyes: "Daddy was deceived."
After these words, he choked up and couldn't say anything else. His decentralization did not last long, and he was transferred to the post of secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee soon after. However, the shock of the late 60s had a more profound impact on him.
The Chairman still had a strong affection for Shu Tong and, after seeing his complaint, instructed to resolve his problem. However, due to the chaos of society at that time, the chairman's instructions may not be carried out accurately, so Shu Tong still suffered many difficulties.
In those difficult days, Shu Tong used "** Quotations" as spiritual food and helped him get through the most difficult moments. Once, Shu Tong said to others that he had memorized "** Quotations", and he could repeat it word for word if you said any page and paragraph.
Others doubted this and casually said a page, and Shu Tongzhen retold it accurately.
There is a special revolutionary friendship between Shu Tong and Mao Anqing. Mao Anqing is the son of ***, and after Shu Tong passed away, he often went to Mao Anqing's house to play chess and chat with him to miss his old friend.
This deep friendship is touching. In 1981, the Chinese Calligraphers Association was established, and Shu Tong was elected as the chairman.
Although Shu Tong was not in good health in his later years, he still deeply missed *** Under the care of the medical staff who took care of him, he often read *** poems in his mouth, showing a unique revolutionary friendship.