Daughter of Liu Yazi,refused to be Song Qingling's secretary
In 1949, the invitation to Soong Ching Ling to go north was an event of historical significance. This vital mission was personally mandated by *** and ***, but they needed the assistance of a key person.
Liu Wujian: Born in troubled times, he devoted himself to the revolution, went to the United States to study, and resisted Japan to save the country. Liu Wujian, born in 1914, is the second daughter of the famous patriotic poet Liu Yazi.
She was born in troubled times and participated in revolutionary activities from an early age. At the age of 13, Liu Wujian went into exile with his father in Japan. A year later, the father and daughter returned to Shanghai and enrolled in the High School Affiliated to Datong University.
After the 918 Incident, Liu Wujian began anti-Japanese propaganda, marches, speeches, posters, and went to Nanjing to participate in ** activities. In 1932, Liu Wujian was admitted to the Department of Sociology of Tsinghua University and went to the United States to study after graduation.
After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Liu Wujian returned to China and worked as a researcher at the China branch of the International Labor Bureau in Shanghai. In January 1939, the League for the Defense of China was established in Hong Kong, with Soong Ching-ling as its honorary chairman.
Liu Wujian seized this opportunity and devoted himself to the cause of resisting Japan and saving the country. Her deeds show the tenacity and determination of a patriotic woman.
Song Qingling wears many hats and is busier at work, and needs to find a new secretary to assist her. With Soong Ching-ling's consent, Liao Mengxing sent an invitation to his friend Liu Wujian, hoping that she could come to Hong Kong to serve as Soong Ching-ling's secretary.
Because the Baomeng existed for the War of Resistance, and Song Qingling was also contributing to the War of Resistance, such an invitation made Liu Wujian unable to refuse. So, at the age of 25, Liu Wujian handed over her children to her parents and went to work in Hong Kong alone.
After the fall of Hong Kong, she fled Hong Kong with her father, Liu Yazi, disguised as a refugee, and arrived in Guilin. In Guilin, she worked as a middle school English teacher.
After the war, she served in the U.S. Consulate. It is worth noting that in 1945, Liu Wujian went to Chongqing to translate ***'s "On Protracted War" into English. After the fall of Hong Kong, although she left the Bao League, she has always maintained close ties with Soong Ching Ling.
Especially after the liberation of Shanghai, the relationship between the two became closer. This laid the foundation for Liu Wujian to complete his historical mission. At the beginning of 1949, ** and *** had already sent a sincere invitation to Song Qingling.
At that time, it may have been because the conditions were not mature enough to achieve the desired effect. However, after the victory of the Liberation War, the establishment of New China was imminent, and ** and *** officially invited democrats at home and abroad to go north to witness the birth of New China.
In that era, Soong Ching Ling was one of the most unique and important democrats. She is based in Shanghai, far from the political center, but her influence is unmatched. ** A tight plan was made to invite her to important meetings.
** Personally supervise the plan, emphasizing that it must be secret and not reckless, and only with Soong Ching Ling's full consent will the next step be made. To this end, ** sent people with rich experience in underground work to carry the joint letter of *** and *** and handed it to Song Qingling through Liu Wujian.
Why is Liu Wujian the best candidate? Because Song Qingling never meets outsiders easily, and her two secretaries have left her. Liu Wujian was the most likely person to approach Song Qingling, and most of the communication between them was through letters.
Although it was not easy to invite Song Qingling, ** was full of confidence in this operation.
According to Liu Wujian's recollection, after receiving the assignment, she was able to meet with Song Qingling after a week of letter exchange, and personally handed the letter to her, and received a reply.
This seemingly simple action of Liu Wujian has completed a historic mission. In the end, Song Qingling happily agreed to the invitation. Soon after, Liu Wujian received a letter of invitation from Soong Ching Ling.
She came to Song Qingling's apartment on Linsen Road, and after meeting, Song Qingling told Liu Wujian with a smile that she was about to go to Beijing, hoping that Liu Wujian could preside over the work of the China Welfare Association.
Since Liu Wujian had previously served as Song Qingling's secretary, it was not difficult for her to make a decision. Being able to get the trust of the "old club" again, Liu Wujian felt very moved.
She immediately expressed her willingness to accept the invitation. However, because Liu Wujian was still working in the U.S. Consulate at that time, she asked Soong Qingling to give her a few days so that she could go to the U.S. Consulate to go through the resignation procedures.
Song Qingling agreed. But two days later, Liu Wujian received a letter from Song Qingling again, in which Song Qingling clearly expressed the hope that Liu Wujian could accompany her to Beijing and asked for a reply within two days.
This matter is not trivial, Liu Wujian did not dare to make decisions on her own, so she found the main leaders of Shanghai at that time for consultation, but no one dared to express her position easily. In the end, Liu Wujian found Deng Yingchao, Deng Yingchao read the letter and asked the relevant person in charge for instructions, and the organization made a decision to agree that Liu Wujian would accompany Song Qingling to the north.
Liu Wujian gave an affirmative reply to Song Qingling and submitted a leave of absence application to the U.S. Consulate. Because of the tight time, it was too late to go through the resignation procedures, so I asked for leave in advance.
According to the rules of the U.S. Consulate at the time, you could take a year off for every year you worked, and Liu Wujian had been working for four years at that time, so he had a very ample vacation. In the end, Liu Wujian accompanied Song Qingling to witness an important moment in history.
On August 27, 1949, Song Qingling, accompanied by Deng Yingchao, Liu Wujian and others, boarded the train to the north.
After Soong Ching Ling entered Beijing, her life became very fulfilling, and Liu Wujian was always by her side, assisting her in various activities and being responsible for drafting relevant messages.
In addition to these, Liu Wujian is also responsible for some other tasks, such as reading the newspaper for Soong Ching Ling in the morning, answering **, clipping newspapers, writing letters, and translating articles. When the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held on September 30, 1949, Liu Wujian also accompanied Soong Qingling and participated in this important meeting throughout the process.
On October 1, the founding ceremony was officially held, with the sound of salutes and the five-star red flag slowly rising in the majestic national anthem. Soong Ching Ling burst into tears, and in her memoirs, she wrote: "Sun Yat-sen's efforts finally bore beautiful fruits. ”
Liu Wujian, who was on the side, also witnessed this exciting moment, and her heart was also deeply shocked. This time he went north, and Liu Wujian accompanied Song Qingling to stay in Beijing for a month and a half.
However, another opportunity appeared in Yoo Wuji's life. One day, her best friend Yang Gang found her, hoping that she could go to *** to work. Who is Yang Gang? She politely declined Song Qingling's second invitation.
Yang Gang is a woman who was a friend of Liu Wujian who met during his time in Hong Kong during his time as a "Baomeng". She has a straightforward personality, is talented, and is a strong woman with clear ideas and capable work.
Liu Wujian especially admired Yang Gang. This reunion in Beijing, Liu Wujian felt extremely happy. Yang Gang attended the founding ceremony as a representative of Shanghai News this time, she was the deputy director of the *** Policy Research Committee at the time, and the director was also her friend Qiao Guanhua.
Qiao Guanhua and Yang Gang conveyed an important message to Liu Wujian: New China is facing a situation where everything needs to be rebuilt, especially diplomatic work, and talents like Liu Wujian are needed.
Liu Wujian learned that *** was recruiting talents, and immediately decided to return to China and accompanied Song Qingling back to Shanghai. Song Qingling hoped that Liu Wujian would continue to serve as her secretary, but at this time, Liu Wujian was faced with a choice: either stay by Song Qingling's side as a secretary, or go to *** as the secretary general of the Policy Research Committee.
In the end, Liu Wujian chose the latter and politely declined Song Qingling's invitation. Although Liu Wujian's health has been poor and she is often sick during her work, she still devotes herself to her work with great enthusiasm and talent.
Her talent has been recognized by ***, she is also a diligent translator, translated a large number of literary works, and participated in the translation of some of Song Qingling's anthologies.
However, Liu Wujian, who died young, died in Beijing in 1963 at the age of 49. Although she left Song Qingling, in her later years, she showed remorse for her choice.
Liu Wujian once expressed his willingness to obey the call at any time and return to Song Qingling's side. She conducted a deep self-examination of her behavior, admitting that she had declined Mrs. Sun's invitation and did not enter the *** job for the sake of her personal political future and career considerations.
However, this was not due to selfishness, but due to her poor health and fear that once she took on the position of secretary, she would not be able to handle everything she would have to do. Despite this, Liu Wujian has made great contributions to the new China, and her early death is deeply regrettable.