On September 9, 1976, our beloved President *** left us forever, a day of deep sorrow for the whole country.
The people spontaneously held a funeral ceremony for *** to express their deep memory of this great leader.
At the critical moment, the Politburo set up a funeral committee and immediately drew up a list of mourners. Most of the relatives on this list are cadres and ***.
Since Mao Anqing was recuperating in other places due to physical discomfort at this time, this list was handed over to ***'s eldest daughter Li Min after completion.
Li Min frowned slightly after carefully reading the list, and asked: "I also have an older brother Mao Ancheng, why is he not on this list?" ”
When the staff heard this, they replied: "We have carefully checked the list, and there should be no omissions." ”
In order to answer Li Min's doubts, the staff immediately launched an investigation to find her brother. Eventually, they found him and told Li Min that he had changed his name to He Lucheng.
So, why did He Lu change his name? What's going on? The root of all this can be traced back to 1929, when Mao Zetan and He Yi met in Donggu.
Before this, although He Yi had never met Mao Zetan, she had already heard of her, the younger brother of her brother-in-law.
When Mao Zetan came here, he was injured in battle, and He Yi, as a female cadre of the Special Commission, naturally took on the responsibility of taking care of him.
Under He Yi's careful care, Mao Zetan's physical condition has improved. They often discussed the future of the revolutionary cause together and exchanged ideas with each other. He Yi found that Mao Zetan was a comrade with a bearing and advanced thinking.
Mao Zetan found that He Yi was a lively and cheerful comrade who could bear hardships and stand hard work. Through this time together, both of them have left a deep impression on each other.
After the second anti-"encirclement and suppression", they met again. As before, they meet and communicate at work and care for each other in life. All this led to a deep affection between the two.
The organization was overjoyed upon hearing the news and immediately approved the marriage of the revolutionary couple. The two fell in love with each other, and then went to Ruijin together for work reasons. Mao Zetan was unfortunately hit, and He Yi, who was his wife, was not spared.
They pressured He Yi to draw a line with Mao Zetan, accusing him of his mistakes. However, He Yi knew Mao Zetan deeply and was resolutely unwilling to go along with it, which caused their dissatisfaction.
Soon, she was dismissed from her post and sent to the party school.
In a harsh environment, He Yi was endlessly tortured and had little freedom. Such days made her miss Mao Zetan deeply. On a quiet night, she avoided the guards and sneaked out to meet Mao Zetan.
Looking at his emaciated wife in front of him, Mao Zetan couldn't help but shed tears. However, they could not give up, Mao Zetan comforted He Yi: "The road of revolution is bumpy, although we are in a predicament, we must not be discouraged and cannot give up."
We must dare to fight and stand firm. Hearing Mao Zetan's encouragement, He Yi regained his strength, strengthened his faith, and finally succeeded in getting out of the predicament. Later, according to the organization's arrangement, they went to work in different places.
When they separated, the two were reluctant. But given the enormity of the task on their shoulders, they had no choice but to accept this arrangement.
The two men shook hands tightly, tears glistening in their eyes. He Yi said with tears streaming down her eyes: "Zetan, you must take care of yourself. ”
Mao Zetan looked at his wife and was very moved in his heart: "You will definitely encounter many difficulties in the future, but I will send someone to take care of you." ”
In this way, the two reluctantly separated. One day a few months later, the organization called He Yi to the office and told her something. He Yi was very sensitive in her heart, and she sensed that something was wrong.
She asked, "Is something happening to Zetan?" The leader nodded helplessly. He Yi's heart collapsed instantly, and he sat down on the ground, holding the child Mao Zetan had never seen before, and cried bitterly.
Her heart was like a knife, and she couldn't accept that her closest comrade-in-arms and lover was gone. However, she remembered what Mao Zetan had told her when she was in the party school, so she quickly picked herself up and rejoined the revolutionary cause.
After Mao Zetan's death, He Yi also joined the revolution, but soon became the target of the enemy's search. In order to avoid pursuit, she had to take her son Mao Ancheng to hide in **.
But such a life is not a long-term solution, and for the safety of the child, she has to choose to foster him at a friend's house. After many transfers, the young Mao Ancheng was finally sent to He Tiaoyuan's home, located in a remote village.
At that time, the White Terror enveloped the whole country, and Mao Ancheng's surname could reveal his identity and cause trouble. Therefore, after discussion, they changed the child's name to He Lucheng.
He Lu was separated from his mother when he was an adult, and he has almost no memory of her. In order to protect him, He Tiaoyuan has kept his true identity a secret.
He Lucheng was a sharp-minded child, and he noticed that his grandfather often received some letters, but he did not know the contents of the letters.
It wasn't until later that he realized that the letters were written by his mother, He Yi, asking about his current situation. After separating from her son, He Yi has been living a wandering life, traveling around the country to engage in underground work.
On one occasion, she nearly lost her life. In 1940, He Yi was in Shaoguan**, but she was unwilling to bow to the enemy and chose to commit suicide by swallowing a gold ring, but she still did not get rid of the doom of **.
After learning of the incident, ** immediately came forward to deal with it and successfully rescued He Yi. When the gold ring was removed from her, it had to be signed by a family member, but she had no relatives around her, and the operation stalled.
However, ** was also in Yan'an, and after learning the news, he immediately rushed to the hospital and signed his name on the operation sheet. As a result, He Yi was able to undergo gastrectomy surgery and his condition was relieved.
Fourteen years later, after He Zizhen returned from the Soviet Union, after the approval of ***, the two sisters who had been separated for many years finally reunited in Shenyang. After that, they went south together to work according to the organization's arrangement.
In 1949, He Yi was arranged to work in Jiangxi. As soon as she arrived, she couldn't wait to visit him in He Lucheng's village. At this time, He Lucheng was already in junior high school, and He Yi looked at the child in front of him with tears in his eyes.
She shouted from afar: "Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng!" But when she approached, He Lucheng did not come forward to greet her. Because they have been separated for a long time, He Lucheng has no impression of her.
Seeing this, He Tiaoyuan hurriedly pulled He Lucheng and said, "Lucheng, this is the mother you have been looking forward to seeing!" ”
He Lucheng looked at the strange mother in front of him in a daze, and then threw himself into He Yi's arms, crying and shouting: "Mom." This sudden move surprised He Yi, and she hugged him tightly and began to cry loudly.
Looking at the crying mother and son, He Tiaoyuan couldn't help shedding tears. He Yi took her son to Ji'an, and she wanted her sister to experience the happiness of being lost and regained.
So she took her son to embark on a road to find Maomao, but the search for a long time was fruitless. Until one day, He Yi got the news of Mao Mao's whereabouts, she was very happy and immediately took He Lucheng there.
However, there was a car accident on the road, and He Yi unfortunately passed away. He Lucheng passed out after being crushed under the car, and when he woke up and called his mother again, she was already unresponsive.
He was sent to He Zizhen and lived with her. He Zizhen often warned him not to overemphasize his identity, not to rely on his parents or *** relationship, but to rely on his own efforts.
Therefore, he has been using a pseudonym since entering the school, and no one knows his connection to *** and others. Under the careful guidance and care of He Zizhen, he was admitted to Shanghai Jiao Tong University with excellent academic performance.
At a time when the political boom was rising, He Minxue, as his uncle, was worried that He Lucheng would be badly affected, and warned him to stay away from politics and concentrate on his studies. He earnestly hoped that He Lucheng would be able to achieve something in his studies.
He Lucheng followed the teachings of his aunt and uncle and devoted himself to his studies. Eventually, after graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he was successfully admitted to the graduate school in the Soviet Union.
This is undoubtedly great news for He Minxue and He Zizhen, who said with joy that there is a college student in their family.
During the special period, He Lucheng was still immersed in missile research, and in the face of difficulties, he persevered and did not seek benefits for himself because of his special relationship with ***.
However, ** has always been concerned about this unknown child, and even at Li Min's wedding, he also reminded Li Min not to forget to invite He Lucheng.
This news made Li Min learn of He Lucheng's existence.
Li Min called ** and wanted to invite Mao Ancheng to attend his father's funeral, but He Lucheng was in a critical period of research and development and did not receive **.
He Lucheng and *** have never met, and they haven't been able to see each other after this miss until ***'s death.
On September 9, 1949, ** died, and Li Min entrusted the staff to find Mao Ancheng to attend his father's funeral. At this time, He Lucheng met his uncle.
He Lucheng rushed into the mourning hall with tears in his eyes, knelt in front of the statue of *** and cried: "Uncle, I'm late, can you open your eyes and look at me?" ”
He looked at the *** lying there with tears falling uncontrollably, this was the first time they met, and it was also the last goodbye, which made him extremely sentimental.
However, instead of wallowing in grief, he returned to work and concentrated on the study of missiles. His efforts eventually made him a well-known missile expert in our country, dedicating his strength to the construction of the motherland.
As he grew older, He Lucheng missed his relatives more and more, including his father Mao Zetan and mother He Yi, as well as his aunts and uncles.
He decided to let the children change back to the surname "Mao", a surname that he never used publicly in his life.
However, in the end, he found this surname because of his deep longing for his relatives, which is undoubtedly deeply admirable.