"Since the death of my mother, only work has been left in my father's world" In 1960, Zhao Ying, who was lying on the hospital bed, learned that she was suffering from cancer, so she solemnly said to the doctor, "My illness is incurable, please don't waste it, give these medicines to other sick comrades." Unable to persuade the mother who refused to use the medicine, the children had to find Li Kenong and wanted their father to act as a lobbyist. But Li Kenong just shook his head silently and said, "Don't look at your mother's weak appearance, but her heart is stronger than anyone else, what she decides, respect her wishes." ”
At this time, Li Kenong's health was also deteriorating, and the long-term high-intensity work made him close to blindness in one eye, and he often had to pay twice as much energy as others to do things. Before, his wife Zhao Ying had been taking care of him, but now, it was the turn of this comrade general to run at both ends of the hospital and the unit every day. 
Six months later, Zhao Ying died. Li Kenong, who was strong and sick, was infinitely sad, and affectionately praised his wife who had been with him for 44 years as a "model of motherhood". He found a photo of the two when they were young, and wrote a paragraph on the back of **: "This photo was taken in 1940 in the office of the Eighth Route Army in Guilin, Guangxi, and unfortunately Comrade Zhao Ying died in Beijing Hospital in 1961, and since then I have said goodbye to us!."Fearing that their father would grieve excessively, the children quietly changed their mother's belongings, including some commonly used furniture. Unexpectedly, Li Kenong was rarely furious when he found a difference, and demanded that all arrangements and items must be put away as they were. Li Kenong's daughter, Li Ning, once wrote in her notes: "Every day before going to bed, my father always goes to my mother's bed and sits silently for a while, and then bows deeply before going to sleep." He worked harder and harder, just to distract himself from his mother. "First acquaintance, a down-and-out young man, a confidante In 1917, Zhang Xun was restored, and the city of Beijing was in chaos, and people were panicked. Li Kenong, who worked as a publisher at Popular Weekly, was forced to leave Beijing and return to Wuhan under the pressure of the situation. I remembered that when I first left home, I was angry with the scholarly business, and I was determined to realize the revolutionary ideal of "opposing power, opposing etiquette, and opposing **". And now less than a year, he was hit by reality and returned to his hometown in despair. Li Kenong was trapped in the gap in his heart and spent his days in decadence. However, because the Li family is also a wealthy family in the local area, they didn't expect this little young master to have much success. His father, Li Zheqing, arranged for him to have a family affair, and the other party was Zhao Ying, the only daughter of Zhao Xiaofang, a wealthy businessman in Wuhu, and a well-known filial daughter. For such a family marriage, Li Kenong chose to compromise, and he knew that he couldn't escape. In September 1917, Li Kenong and Zhao Ying got married, and they were both just 18 years old. After getting married, Li Kenong found that his wife Zhao Ying did not only know etiquette and filial piety as he subconsciously thought. On the contrary, as one of the first batch of students in Wuhu to be admitted to the women's normal school, Zhao Ying was exposed to the new trend of openness and democracy very early on, and her horizons were broadened. When it comes to his views on the future of the country and the nation, even Li Kenong is ashamed of himself. 
In 1926, the "May Rebellion" occurred, and the British patrol in the Shanghai Concession killed progressive students, and 11 people were killed on the spot. The news spread throughout the country, and patriotic students and workers everywhere went on strike. The flame of revolution in Li Kenong's heart was rekindled, and he led the students in Wuhu to support the anti-imperialist struggle of the people of Shanghai, and secretly joined the party under the introduction of his classmate and friend Qian Xingcun. Li Kenong often summoned some comrades to hold meetings in his home to discuss important matters. Whenever this time, Zhao Ying always prepared tea to entertain guests without saying a word, and then went to the door to stand sentry. At this time, Zhao Ying was already the mother of several children, and she took care of the whole family silently. But she never complained about her husband's career, and took the initiative to sell all the dowry and use the money and goods to support the revolutionary activities at a low ebb. Giving up a small family and fulfilling everyone, the spirit of sacrifice embodied in Zhao Ying is no less than that of Li Kenong. The common ideal of life is the most enduring love token of the husband and wife. In November 1929, Li Kenong met Qian Zhuangfei under the recommendation of his former friend Hu Di. It was an ordinary meeting between friends, but it was also the beginning of a legendary journey. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, someone once said, "If there were no Longtan Sanjie, China's history would have been rewritten." ”
In December of the same year, with the help of the organization, Li Kenong entered the Shanghai Radio Administration and successfully won the trust of Xu Enzeng, the director of the bureau. And Xu Enzeng's other identity is the actual person in charge of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. Lurking beside the spy leader, Li Kenong took a very big risk. But in order to make his identity more "real", Li Kenong wrote a letter asking Zhao Ying to bring her two children to Shanghai for reunion, and the family lived next to Xu Enzeng's house. Li Kenong wanted Xu Enzeng to see that he and his family were living under his nose, and completely dispelled his concerns and suspicions. Zhao Ying is not a party member, let alone **. Therefore, Li Kenong, who is the most critical link in Shanghai's intelligence front, has many secrets of his behavior and work that he can't explain to his wife. Although Zhao Ying didn't know what kind of hidden mission her husband was performing, she knew very well that what she had to do was not just as simple as being a sentry at the door back then. In this Longtan tiger's den, she must play the role of a middle-level wife of the Kuomintang, and she must be extremely cautious to cover Li Kenong's mission. 
In a sense, Zhao Ying's psychological pressure is far greater than that of Li Kenong. As a mother, she hopes that both children can live a peaceful life. As Li Kenong's wife, she must accompany her husband in the tiger's den, be a life and death couple on the hidden front, and even have to take herself and her children as "hostages". This is a very contradictory psychology and reality, but Zhao Ying is just trying her best to balance the current situation, and does not ask Li Kenong to escape from this high-pressure life. But in April 1931, what Zhao Ying feared the most still happened. Gu Shunzhang, the core figure of Tek, defected in Hankou and betrayed the underground party organization in Shanghai. Fortunately, before the spies started the arrest operation, Qian Zhuangfei intercepted this important information and sent someone to inform Li Kenong overnight. Li Kenong contacted Chen Geng, Hu Di and other underground party comrades and asked them to quickly organize an evacuation. But because of the urgency of time, Li Kenong didn't have time to inform Zhao Ying in person, so he could only ask a friend to go to his home and tell Zhao Ying that the enemy was about to be searched and arrested, and he took the child to hide. Zhao Ying escaped from home with her two children, hid everywhere, and even slept on the streets. All the spies in Shanghai were dispatched to arrest people everywhere, and Li Kenong's wanted warrant was also hung in the most conspicuous position. Without news of her husband, she didn't even know whether he was dead or alive, and Zhao Ying, who was with her children, did not dare to leave Shanghai rashly, so she could only wander all the time. It wasn't until a month later that the beggar-like Zhao Ying's mother and son met Li Kenong's friend, underground party member Gong Qiaoyan, and finally escorted them back to their hometown in Wuhu with the help of the organization. Both husband and wife cried bitterly after learning the news of each other's safety, and the pain of separation between life and death was enough to break the strongest heart. 
But at this time, Li Kenong could not reunite with his wife and children because he received an order to go to the Jiangxi Soviet District, so he could only write to Zhao Ying to tell him that he would go home to see them as soon as possible. However, neither Li Kenong nor Zhao Ying expected that this parting would last for 6 years. In April 1937, after participating in the "West Lake Negotiations" in Nanjing, Li Kenong returned to his hometown by fast ferry, reunited with Zhao Ying, and soon took his wife and children to the office of the Eighth Route Army in Wuhan. From then on, no matter where Li Kenong worked, he would try to take Zhao Ying from Wuhan, Chongqing to Guilin. It is precisely because of this that Li Kenong was ridiculed by his comrades-in-arms, "Why is the king of ** so rare to have a wife?".”
Li Kenong is a general who has never led troops or fought a war, but the work he undertakes is irreplaceable by others. Being in charge of the confidential intelligence department for a long time also made him extremely tired. Especially after returning from a two-year armistice negotiation in North Korea, Li Kenong had problems with his eyesight and even had difficulty reading any documents for a while. When working at home, Zhao Ying accompanies and takes care of her husband at work, acting as his eyes and pen. In 1955, Li Kenong, who was awarded the rank of general, once sighed, "This military medal also has the credit of Zhao Ying." ”
In Li Kenong's bumpy and brilliant revolutionary career for most of his life, his wife Zhao Ying's silent and selfless dedication and great sacrifice to him were everywhere, and Li Kenong also gave all the hottest love of his life to this confidant. Their love has endured hardships and witnessed one of the most legendary periods in the history of the Republic, and they are also the most loyal and steadfast faith couple.