In 1949, the Chinese People's Liberation Army won the victory with the momentum of devastation, and the birth of New China was just around the corner. At this time, the preparation of the new CPPCC meeting and the preparation of the list of people for the founding ceremony have become the top priorities.
When determining the participants of the new CPPCC and the guests of the founding ceremony, it was decided that Song Qingling must be invited. However, no matter how ** invited, Song Qingling politely declined for various reasons, which bothered *** and ***.
The country needs you, Mr. Soong Ching Ling!If we can't invite you to participate in the preparations for the founding of New China, we won't be able to explain it clearly to the CCP and the international community.
More importantly, we need your wisdom and strength to help us achieve this great goal. Why did the President and *** invite you so firmly, and what is the point of your coming?
As a Kuomintang leftist, in the face of the CCP's repeated invitations, will you accept it?Your participation will be an important force for us. In 1948, after 142 days of bloody fighting, the Chinese People's Liberation Army won three major battles, successfully eliminated the Kuomintang's influence on the mainland, and clearly defined the "two destinies" facing China.
After the war and the political situation took a historic turn, a large number of democratic personages were invited to attend the preparatory meeting of the new CPPCC meeting to discuss the great plan for building the country. At this critical moment, the leader of the Communist Party of China said that Mr. Soong Ching-ling, who was still in Shanghai, should be specially invited to Beiping to participate in the construction of New China.
On January 19, 1949, ** and *** sent a telegram inviting Soong Ching Ling to participate in the construction of New China and provide guidance for the development of the country. However, at that time, Shanghai was still in the hands of the Kuomintang, and the telegram could only be transmitted to Hong Kong first, and then delivered by the underground party comrades in Hong Kong.
**In a letter to Fang Fang, Pan Hannian, and Liu Xiao, members of the Hong Kong underground party, he specifically instructed that the first task was to ensure Soong Ching-ling's safety, and that if there was danger, he would rather not move.
On February 20, 1949, Hua Kezhi successfully arrived in Shanghai and forwarded the letter to Soong Ching Ling through Liu Wujian. However, Soong Ching-ling turned down the invitation of *** and *** on the grounds of physical discomfort, and said that he would welcome the liberation in Shanghai.
In May 1949, Shanghai was liberated, but the situation had not yet stabilized. **As the first mayor of Shanghai, Comrade sent troops to guard Soong Ching-ling's former residence in Shanghai to prevent the Kuomintang spies from being unfavorable to Soong Ching-ling.
With the liberation of Shanghai, many democrats hoped that Soong Ching-ling would go north to participate in the founding of the country, but she politely declined these invitations, citing ill health. In June 1949, although the situation of our party on the front-line battlefield was very good, when preparing for the new CPPCC meeting, the chairman and *** encountered difficulties.
Soong Ching-ling: An Outstanding Representative of China's Anti-Japanese Resistance and Patriotic Personage and a Model of Democrats Soong Ching-ling is an outstanding representative of China's resistance against Japan and love for the people, and she has provided protection and assistance to a large number of Communist Party members and patriots with her firm conviction and selfless dedication.
During the Liberation War, she founded the China Welfare Association in Shanghai, provided a lot of material support for the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and actively promoted the cause of China's liberation.
Therefore, at the new CPPCC meeting, her attendance was not only reasonable, but also reasonable. Soong Ching Ling is the faithful successor of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and a staunch practitioner of his legacy.
After the death of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, she took over the baton of Mr. Sun Yat-sen and led the patriots to fight for the cause of China's liberation. She had publicly condemned Chiang Kai-shek's April 12 coup d'état and openly opposed Wang Jingwei's division of labor conference held by the Wuhan Nationalists.
Mr. Soong Ching Ling has always been committed to China's great future, and her sense of mission and leadership skills are unmatched. As a result, her reputation and position among democrats is irreplaceable.
The new CPPCC is about to be convened, and our party hopes to discuss with the democratic parties and patriots the nature and future of the new CPPCC, and to establish a first-class cooperation system under the leadership of the CPC.
Inviting Soong Ching-ling, the "mother of the nation," to attend the CPPCC New CPPCC Consultative Conference and the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China will not only make the CPPCC CPPCC more representative, but also take this opportunity to win over some people.
In addition, Soong Ching-ling is a representative figure of the Kuomintang and the "mother of the nation" of New China. Inviting her to participate in the political consultative conference organized by our party would negate the legitimacy of Chiang Kai-shek's leadership of the Kuomintang and merge the revolution led by the Kuomintang initiated by Sun Yat-sen with the revolution led by our party.
This will allow the Chinese Communist Party to gain more support from democrats when it is in power, which is why *** hopes to borrow the power of Soong Ching Ling.
When the first round of invitations failed, ** and *** were anxious, and after repeated thinking, ** decided to send Deng Yingchao, whose status and social prestige in the party were enough to match Mr. Song Qingling, to Shanghai for invitation.
**It was learned that Soong Ching-ling had an in-depth discussion with Shi Liang, director of the East China Executive Department of the Chinese National League, on participating in the new CPPCC, and Shi Liang's opinion was that even if he could not attend the meeting due to physical exhaustion, he should attend the opening ceremony.
Song Qingling was deeply moved by Shi Liang's words and decided to wait for her to return to Shanghai from Peking before discussing. Therefore, when Shi Liang attended the first plenary meeting of the preparatory meeting of the new CPPCC, ** asked her for her opinion on ** planning to entrust Deng Yingchao to Shanghai to invite Song Qingling.
After listening to this, Shi Liang pondered for a moment, and firmly said, "Deng will succeed in persuading him to drive." With this certainty, Deng Yingchao immediately set off for Shanghai with a handwritten letter from *** and ***.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Liao Mengxing fought side by side with Soong Qingling to jointly raise funds for China's anti-Japanese war and support the CCP. At the same time, she also served as a bridge between Song Qingling and the CCP, and her long-term tacit understanding and trust made her relationship with Song Qingling extraordinary.
That night, Song Qingling held a banquet at Song's house to warmly entertain Deng Yingchao, an old friend who has been dating for a long time. Deng Yingchao knew Song Qingling's maverick behavior, so he did not mention the matter of going north at the dinner table.
However, in the telegram to *** on the same day, Deng Yingchao said that judging from Song Qingling's warm hospitality, there is hope for inviting her to go north this time, but considering Song Qingling's character, more work is needed.
Based on this situation, the CCP ** called the Shanghai Municipal Sports Commission of the Communist Party of China and Deng Yingchao on July 1, instructing her to directly explain that the purpose of her visit was to invite Song Qingling to Beijing, and to talk to Song Qingling as much as possible to explain and apologize for some misunderstandings before.
Although after many persuasions by Deng Yingchao and Liao Mengxing, Song Qingling's attitude gradually eased, but on June 30, after communicating with Song Qingling, Deng Yingchao showed *** and *** handwritten invitations, Song Qingling was deeply moved after reading it, and finally agreed to go north.
However, when she agreed, Soong Ching-ling put forward three demands: First, she would not hold a farewell party when she arrived in Beiping; second, while visiting Zhang Zhizhong, she would pay tribute to the Nanjing peace talks delegates who remained in Beiping; and third, she should not notify anyone in advance and not send people to the station to greet her.
Song Qingling put forward three requirements, and Deng Yingchao expressed his understanding, especially the third opinion, which made Deng Yingchao a little embarrassed. Because with Soong Ching-ling's status, it would be impolite if my party didn't send someone to greet him.
Therefore, Deng Yingchao specially called *** to ***, hoping that he could come up with a two-way solution. After receiving it, after much deliberation, a solution was proposed.
Our party will draw up a list of people to greet them, and then Soong Ching-ling will choose the people he will go to greet him. In the end, accompanied by Deng Yingchao, Liao Mengxing and others, Song Qingling took the train to the north.
On August 28th, after having lunch, he put on the black coat he would only wear when he received foreign guests, and arrived at the station early with more than 50 people including Lin Boqu to welcome Song Qingling's arrival.
From September 21 to September 30, Soong Ching-ling attended the new CPPCC meeting as a specially invited representative. At the meeting, she was elected as the Vice President of the People's Republic of China, a member of the Presidium of the First Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a member of the National Committee of the First National People's Political Consultative Conference.
On October 1, 1949, the Tiananmen Tower witnessed a moment in history. On this solemn occasion, Song Qingling, as the fourth important person after ***, represents the voice of the People's Republic of China.
A month later, on November 9, Vice President Song delivered a speech in Shanghai, recalling the founding ceremony, and she said excitedly: "This is the result of the Chinese people's lives and blood, and we will not look back, we will not go backwards." We have finally realized Dr. Sun Yat-sen's dream, and this fruit is so beautiful. ”