Lin Boqu is one of the five elders of Yan'an, and as a veteran of the party, he enjoys great prestige. At the Eighth National Congress of the Party in 1956, he received the third highest number of votes in the election of ** members, second only to *** and *** more than *** and Mr. Zhu.
When the People's Republic of China was founded, Lin Boqu served as the secretary general and presided over the founding ceremony. However, in 1960, Lin Boqu died of illness at the age of 74. Surprisingly, the following year, his wife Zhu Ming chose to commit suicide.
Lin Boqu's wife was originally named Wang Junbi, and later changed her name to Zhu Ming, and her name was full of literary flavor. She was born into a large family of bureaucratic landowners, whose ancestors worked in the Manchu imperial warehouse, and the Taiping army cut down the pillars of their home hall during the Taiping Rebellion.
Although it was not cut down, it left a few knife marks, indicating that the pillars of their house were made of hard material. Zhu Ming's family had already begun to decline when she was born, but her father had invested in business, and Zhu Ming began reading Tang poetry when she was 3 years old and finished "Dream of Red Mansions" when she was 12 years old.
She dabbles in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is a typical lady. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the southeast region fell, and Zhu Ming and his family fled to Sichuan. Lin Boqu went to Chongqing to engage in ** work, and Zhu Ming had listened to his speech and was deeply admired.
In 1939, Zhu Ming came to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution, after many hardships. Many relatives and friends advised her not to go because life in Yan'an was hard and she lacked food and clothing. However, Zhu Ming firmly believed that he had chosen the right path and was determined to go to Yan'an. As soon as she arrived in Yan'an, she even changed her name for herself, thus starting a new stage of life, calling herself Zhu Ming.
Lin Boqu was the guide for Zhu Ming to embark on the revolutionary road, which gradually aroused Zhu Ming's deep admiration for him. In 1945, Lin Boqu and Zhu Ming tied the knot. At that time, Lin Boqu was 59 years old, and Zhu was only 26 next year, and there was an age gap of 33 years between the two.
Age is not a stumbling block to marriage. Although Lin Boqu was old, tired day and night, and his physical condition was not ideal, Zhu Ming took care of him wholeheartedly. After marriage, they cared for each other, cared for each other, and lived a very happy life.
Zhu Ming has changed from a lady in a big feudal family and a simple young intellectual to a staunch revolutionary, which is inseparable from Lin Boqu's words and deeds. After the founding of New China, Lin Boqu enjoyed a high status, and Zhu Ming also lived a happy life.
In the early 50s, Lin Boqu's physical condition deteriorated, and he went to the USSR to recuperate with *** approval. Zhu Ming accompanied Lin Boqu to spend a pleasant day in the Soviet Union, admiring ballet classics and visiting various museums and memorials.
In the late 50s, Lin Boqu's physical condition gradually deteriorated, and Zhu Ming took very meticulous care of him and personally supervised his diet. She especially explained to the staff, because the chief is old, the gastrointestinal function is poor, he has suffered from hemorrhoids, he cannot eat greasy and hard dishes, and he should try to beat the meat into balls or chop it into pureed sauce.
Lin Boqu Zhu Ming in the USSR)
Zhu Ming often told the staff about the glorious history of Lin Boqu, and when he talked about it, he was full of vitality, obviously full of admiration for her husband Lin Boqu. However, in May 1960, Lin Boqu tragically passed away from a heart attack. When this distressing news came, Zhu Ming was about to collapse.
She often stayed alone in Lin Boqu's office, for two or three hours at a time, as if she had changed as a person, and ignored persuasion. She even firmly opposed the cremation of Lin Boqu's body, insisting on burial.
She said that although Lin Lao was a member of the Communist Party, he had previously been a member of the League and a member of the Kuomintang, and his status was complex and should be handled flexibly. Yang Shangkun personally went to persuade her to persuade her to finally persuade her to agree to the cremation of Lin Lao's body.
After Lin Lao passed away, Zhu Ming hung a colored ink painting of Lin Boqu in the reception room, measuring about 2 meters high and more than 1 meter wide, which was larger than the real person. She was reminded that it was too big, a little too oppressive. However, Zhu Ming did not accept this view, saying that it was a great benefit that she could see him up close every day.
However, surprisingly, in 1961, Zhu Ming suddenly chose to commit suicide. Why did she make such a decision?After Lin Boqu's death, Zhu Ming's mental state has been poor. In 1954, an anonymous letter was received revealing some of the inglorious history.
After 7 years of investigation, the anonymous letter was confirmed to be written by Zhu Ming, who also admitted this fact and finally chose to commit suicide. Afterwards, the ** Organization Department rehabilitated Zhu Ming, restored her reputation, and pointed out that there was no error in the content of the anonymous letter she wrote about **.