In February 1953, **ride** along the Yangtze River basin for investigation. When he arrived in Anqing, Anhui Province, a familiar feeling suddenly surged in his heart, because this was Chen Duxiu's hometown.
Recalling that it was the magazine "New Youth" founded by Chen Duxiu that deeply influenced him and prompted him to embark on the road of communist revolution. However, Chen Duxiu's two sons died tragically on the road of revolution, which made *** deeply sad.
He couldn't help but sigh and asked, "Are there any other relatives in Chen Duxiu's family?" ”
Fu Dazhang, secretary of the Anqing Prefectural Party Committee, once mentioned that Chen Duxiu's youngest son, Chen Songnian, is currently working in a kiln factory in Anqing and is living in poverty. **After hearing this, he immediately instructed to take care of Chen Songnian according to the standards of the martyr's family and give him the necessary help.
So, why did Chen Songnian work as a coolie in the kiln factory, and what did Chen Duxiu's family experience? Next, let's explore the twists and turns of Chen Songnian's life. His two elder brothers worked for the revolutionary cause, and in 1910, Chen Songnian was born in Anqing, Anhui Province.
However, his parents divorced, which was undoubtedly a major blow to him. Chen Duxiu's thinking is more rebellious, he doesn't like the feudal family as the wife he is marrying, but he has spent ten years with his wife respectfully.
Chen Duxiu has a deep relationship with his own *** Gao Junman. They are not only like-minded in thought, but also support each other in life. In that chaotic world, they fought together to save the country, and although they were divorced, Gao Junman still stayed in the Chen family and did his best to take care of Chen Duxiu's parents and siblings.
However, because of Chen Duxiu's opposition to Yuan Shikai's actions, Yuan Shikai's subordinate Ni Sichong was ordered to arrest him, and even openly smashed the sacrificial table at Chen Duxiu's father's funeral.
Despite suffering such a **, Chen Duxiu still stuck to his beliefs and went through that difficult period with Gao Junman.
Chen Duxiu took refuge in Japan, and his home was looted with antique calligraphy and paintings. Fearing punishment, Ni Sichong ordered Chen Duxiu's three sons to be arrested. Chen Yannian was witty and led his younger brother to escape over the wall in advance, but his younger brother accidentally fell into the neighbor's bathtub, which attracted Yuan Shikai's men to search.
Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian were anxious outside the wall, but the neighbors explained that their children were taking a bath, which relieved them.
When Ni Sichong heard that the child in the bathtub was not Chen Duxiu's child, he couldn't help but feel a sense of ominousness in his heart, and then led his subordinates to chase him out in a hurry.
However, at this time, the two brothers Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian had already disappeared into the distance. When Chen Songnian was only five years old, Chen Duxiu sent the brothers to Shanghai, hoping that they would broaden their horizons.
Chen Songnian looked at the backs of the two brothers leaving, and his heart was full of reluctance, but he didn't realize that this separation meant that he would never see his eldest brother again.
After the brothers Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian arrived in Shanghai, Chen Duxiu asked them to study in a cram school during the day and sleep on the floor of the "New Youth" distribution hall at night.
Chen Duxiu's two sons have always been dissatisfied with their father's abandonment, and they are very satisfied with this arrangement. Gao Junman was worried that his two sons were getting thinner, so he proposed to Chen Duxiu to let them stay at home, but Chen Duxiu thought it was a good opportunity to exercise their hearts.
Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian were admitted to Shanghai Aurora University at the same time in 1917, Chen Yannian was 19 years old and Chen Qiaonian was 15 years old. Later, because of Wu Zhihui's help, they were able to study in France.
Wu Zhihui is very influential among young students, advocating work-study programs, and Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian have always been part-time workers and students in Shanghai, and they also very much agree with this concept.
Chen Duxiu was a representative of China's New Culture Movement, and he vigorously propagated the idea of democracy to make it deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After that, after the May Fourth Movement, he began to promote Marxism and actively promoted the establishment of the Communist Party of China.
At that time, many new groups and ideas were emerging at home and abroad, and Chen Duxiu did not force his sons to accept his beliefs, but encouraged them to choose according to their preferences and ideas.
The Chen brothers initially chose the more radical no-** doctrine, but soon found that this idea was too idealistic to solve practical problems. So, in 1922 and 1923, respectively, they joined the Chinese Communist Party in search of a more realistic solution.
In 1924, the two brothers, Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian, returned to China and were keen to devote themselves to the revolutionary cause. Chen Yannian has always been in close contact with the workers and peasants, and has focused on building up the armed forces.
Chen Qiaonian organized the masses to march and demonstrate against the Beiyang warlords many times, and even when he was stabbed in the chest by the enemy, he still organized the masses to successfully evacuate. When the Chen family father and son met, they were all treated as comrades, discussed official affairs, and never involved personal matters.
After the defeat of the Revolution, both brothers criticized Chen Duxiu and others for right-leaning mistakes, arguing that the Chinese Communist Party should not rely too much on the Kuomintang and should have its own military power.
Chen Yannian, a staunch revolutionary, even in the midst of the White Terror in Shanghai, persistently sought out and contacted his lost comrades in the hope of re-establishing the organization.
However, in June 1927, he was unlucky**. Later, he cleverly deceived the Kuomintang spies by falsely claiming to be a rice cook, but they still found his identity in his letters.
Because his handwriting was recognized by Wu Zhihui, who was Chiang Kai-shek's guest, the Kuomintang eventually recognized him and tortured him severely.
At the execution ground, the Kuomintang ordered him to kneel, but he firmly held his head high and shouted: "I will never kneel until I stand and die." "His heroic sacrifice makes us always remember his name - Chen Yannian.
The heroic courage of martyr Chen Yannian is admirable. When the bad news reached his mother's hometown of Anqing, she was devastated. At the time, Chen Yannian was only 17 years old, and he and his sister Chen Yuying had traveled to Shanghai from Anqing in the hope of collecting the body of their eldest brother, but were blocked by the Kuomintang.
In the second year, the organs of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee of our party were destroyed by the Kuomintang. In the face of the Kuomintang's harsh interrogation and forced confessions, he firmly protected the party's secrets, endured severe pain even after being tortured, and comforted his fellow inmates: "Although we have overcome obstacles ahead, our children and grandchildren will definitely live a happy life." ”
On June 6, 1928, Chen Qiaonian died heroically in Shanghai.
Chen Songnian and his sister set out on a journey to Shanghai again, but they still failed to see the remains of their loved ones and were unable to bury them. Therefore, just like last time, they quietly hid on the side of the road and silently performed worship for their loved ones.
After returning home, my sister suffered from hemostasis because she could not bear the blow of the death of her two brothers, and finally died at the age of 28.
In 1930, Gao Dazhong also passed away, and Chen Songnian took care of his mother's funeral. Unlike his two elder brothers, Chen Songnian did not devote himself to the revolutionary cause.
After studying at university for a while, he had to drop out due to family changes. Two years later, Chen Duxiu was imprisoned by the Kuomintang in a prison in Nanjing for the fifth time.
Chen Duxiu was imprisoned, and Chen Songnian and his wife Dou Hengguang went to visit. Chen Duxiu looked very haggard, and after hearing the news of Gao Daquan's death, his expression was gloomy, and he asked Chen Songnian to incense her more.
Chen Songnian thought of the successive deaths in his family, and couldn't help but feel sad and shed sad tears. Chen Duxiu looked at his only living child and said firmly: "Men don't flick when they have tears!" ”
Chen Songnian nodded, Chen Duxiu stroked his head, remembering the scene when they first arrived in Shanghai, and couldn't help but sigh. Although his father did not have time to take care of him when he was young, Chen Songnian still did his filial piety as a son, often visiting him from Anqing and sending him some bedding and clothes.
In August 1937, due to the second cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party to resist Japan, Chen Duxiu was released by the Kuomintang.
Chen Duxiu, a legendary figure, has left a lasting impact on the political scene. Although Chiang Kai-shek had tempted him with ** Houlu, he resolutely refused and said angrily: "You have killed countless comrades and my two sons, and now that the War of Resistance is imminent, I am already benevolent and righteous if I do not embarrass you." ”
Chen Duxiu's family property was looted by the Japanese in his later years, and he and Chen Songnian's family lived in seclusion in Jiangjin, Chongqing. The money Chen Songnian earned from teaching abroad became the main income of the family**, while Chen Duxiu earned a meager income by writing.
In 1942, Chen Duxiu died, and his last wish was to bury himself in Anqing. However, due to the social unrest at the time, it was not until five years later that Chen Songnian transported his father's coffin back to his hometown.
In order to ensure his father's peace, he engraved the name of Chen Duxiu when he participated in the scientific expedition on the tablet he erected for his father in his hometown: Chen Qiansheng. Chen Duxiu's story inspires us to uphold justice and to stand firm in our beliefs no matter what difficulties and pressures we face.
After Chen Songnian brought back his father's body, the family returned to Anqing, and the couple added a son and three daughters. When the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, he was full of joy, but life was not satisfactory.
His father, Chen Duxiu, was wanted by the Beiyang warlords, and he was forced to hide everywhere since he was a child, and when he grew up, he went into hiding again in order to avoid the Kuomintang's **. After liberation, because he was Chen Duxiu's son, he was repeatedly frustrated in finding a job, and in desperation, he changed from a teacher to a brick mover in a kiln factory, getting up early and working at night, but he still couldn't afford the education expenses of his four children.
Chen Songnian's eldest daughter and second daughter have grown up**, and seeing the difficult situation at home, they decided not to let their parents continue to work. After graduating from high school, they told Chen Songnian that they had decided to give up their studies and start working.
After hearing this, Chen Songnian took out an old newspaper and said to them: "Our Chen family has been a scholar for generations, and your grandfather is even more knowledgeable, so you can't just give up. ”
Dou Hengguang also said firmly: "Don't worry, I will definitely let you finish your college studies." So, Dou Hengguang worked in the kiln factory during the day, and pasted matchboxes with Chen Songnian at night, hoping to make a little more money.
Because of the hard work of the couple, the wife's body gradually weakened. Dou Hengguang said goodbye to the world on a quiet night. After his wife's funeral, Chen sold his home in Beijing to fund his children's education.
Fortunately, in 1953, the secretary of the Anqing Prefectural Party Committee was entrusted to take care of Chen Songnian, and the local government gave him 30 yuan a month for living expenses, which freed him from poverty.
In addition, according to Chen Songnian's teaching experience, the local ** also arranged an easy job for him, so that he no longer needs to work as a coolie to earn a living. However, none of this is the happiest thing for Chen Songnian.
Chen Songnian's happiest thing was that ** awarded him the "Revolutionary Martyrs' Family Commemorative Certificate" in 1954.
Chen Songnian was convinced that his two deceased brothers, Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian, would feel very relieved if they knew that they were posthumously recognized as martyrs by the state. He often teaches his children to be grateful for the blessings of *** and ** and hopes that they will be able to contribute to society when they grow up.
The children of the Chen family are very good, and Chen Songnian is most proud of his son Chen Changqi, who is now the dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering of Hefei University of Technology, which not only inherits the scholarly style of the Chen family, but also cultivates more outstanding students for the country.
After all three of his children went to college and started working, Chen's quality of life improved significantly. Even though her youngest daughter didn't go to college, she also got a good job in the library.
Chen Songnian's wife, Dou Hengguang, poses with their children, including Chen Changwei (top left), Chang Yu (top right), Chang Qi (bottom left) and Chang Pu (bottom right). At that time, Chen Songnian was already old, but his hair was still jet black.
He walked to the door and told the doorman that his pension was enough to live on and that he no longer needed a subsidy. However, ** still sent the subsidy to Chen Songnian every month, and even before his death, the subsidy amount was increased due to economic development and prices**.
Chen Songnian died in 1990 at the age of 80.
Chen Songnian (second from left) witnessed the founding of the People's Republic of China and the prosperity after the reform and opening up, and he saw the beautiful scene that his father and brother failed to see in his life, and ended his life with satisfaction.
The fathers of the Chen family, Chen Duxiu, Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian, have all fought to save the country, and their deeds are admirable. Although Chen Songnian did not participate directly in the revolution, his contribution to quietly supporting his family and allowing his father and brother to concentrate on fighting for the country is also commendable.
Therefore, people like Chen Songnian are also worthy of our respect and gratitude.