On August 26, 1972, ** suddenly received news: 94-year-old He Xiangning was given a critical illness notice by the hospital. After receiving the news, he immediately put down his work and went to visit He Xiangning. In the ward, He Xiangning told the prime minister that his body did not want to be cremated after his death, and the people around him were shocked, isn't this what he is doing against ***, what is unexpected is that **tearfully agreed to her, **why did he promise her? What is the origin of this woman? If you want to know the answer, you have to mention He Xiangning's legendary life.
He Xiangning was one of the founders of the Revolutionary Committee of the KuomintangAlthough she is a woman, she has a heart and blood that many big husbands can't match, she has her own beliefs and ideals, and is willing to fight for them, and finally became an admirable great man.
But before she became a great man, she was just an ordinary person, so how did she have a mind beyond ordinary people in the first place? When it comes to the enlightenment of her mind, it all stems from a story she heard.
He Xiangning's father is a tea merchant, since he was a child, his parents wanted He Xiangning to become a member of the Shanghai celebrity circle with his good family background, and we can also detect a little from He Xiangning's nameBut He Xiangning disdained this
He Xiangning heard the story of the Taiping female soldiers when she was a child, and there was a spirit in it that fascinated herγIt is said that when the Taiping Rebellion was in full swing at that time, the policy of "equality between men and women" was issued to activate a huge group of 40,000 people, and that was the "Taiping Female Soldiers".
Most of these female soldiers are composed of Hakka women, because they do not wrap their feet, so they are athletic and brave, and they are not inferior to men when they go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
At that time, men no longer thought that women could only have children and depended on menIt is precisely because of the emergence of the policy of "equality between men and women" that society has reduced the shackles on women, such as the Taiping female soldiers.
Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom failed in the final ending, the story of the Taiping female soldiers survived, and He Xiangning burst into tears when she first heard it.
I think that nowadays women have to use linen cloth to break their foot bones in order to gain respectHe Xiangning couldn't help but feel angry, she thought to herself: Just by rejecting the bad habit of wrapping small feet, women can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy like men, if men and women are more equal, "Women may not be inferior to men!" β
Since then, dreams have arisen and "confrontations" have emerged.
He Xiangning's parents hope that she can become a socialite in Shanghai and be married to a good husbandBut at that time, the society was very taboo that women did not wrap their little feet, and the normal growth of their feet would be caricatured as "heavenly feet", so He Xiangning's parents attached great importance to women wrapping their small feet.
But He Xiangning didn't think so, once she wrapped her little feet, she couldn't gain the same respect as the Taiping female soldiersShe is unwilling to compromise with the consensus of this society, she wants to live in the fantasy of becoming a female soldier of the peace, so she is always unwilling to wrap her little feet.
He Xiangning's mother tied it up for her in the morning, and He Xiangning cut it off at nightEven if He Xiangning's mother tried her best, she still couldn't shake He Xiangning's determination to refuse to wrap her little feet.
He Xiangning's father loves his daughter very much, and after seeing his daughter cut the linen several times, he made clear his daughter's determinationSo he didn't want to push her anymore.
"Since I really don't want to wrap it, then we won't wrap it, and if I can't get married, it's a big deal that I will raise it for a lifetime! So he didn't force He Xiangning anymore.
He Xiangning is lucky to meet such a pair of parents, she can avoid disability, but what about those women who have not met their parents who understand them? What.
Xiangning was glad that her confrontation was successful, and in the end it was her parents who compromised, but seeing the sisters around her endure the pain of binding their feet every day, He Xiangning felt unfair for them.
She hopes that one day women will have more respect from this society and no longer have to mutilate their bodies.
As Taiwanese writer Jiang Xun said
Revolutionaries are often the most favored, and when he feels the need to share this favor with others, his dreams arise. β
At this time, when the idea of wanting women to be respected appeared, He Xiangning was already a revolutionary.
Although He Xiangning's confrontation was successful, her parents were anxious about her marriage, and the fate was really wonderfulAt this time, a man who claimed to marry only "Tianzu women" appeared.
Liao Zhongkai is an overseas Chinese, because he wants to study at Queen's College in Hong Kong to return to China, inspired by the advanced ideas of the West at that time, Liao Zhongkai is disgusted with domestic women wrapping their feet into "three-inch golden lotus", he thinks that "three-inch golden lotus" is a pathology, he claims to marry a "heavenly foot" woman as a wife.
Mr. Liu Chung Hoi.
Fate is such a coincidence,Liao Zhongkai admired He Xiangning very much after learning that she was unwilling to bind her feet
And He Xiangning also felt that this person was extraordinary after learning that Liao Zhongkai was going to marry "Tianzu", so Lang had the intention of having a concubine, and the two got married.
What the two didn't expect was that their married life was surprisingly happyAfter Liao Zhongkai learned that He Xiangning liked calligraphy and painting, he took the initiative to learn painting and calligraphy, in order to have a common topic with He Xiangning.
He Xiangning can also feel Liao Zhongkai's loveBut what fascinates He Xiangning the most is not these paintings and calligraphy, but the spirit and new ideas of Liao Zhongkai.
Because Liao Zhongkai has been inspired by advanced Western thoughts, he can understand He Xiangning's fearlessness of the world, and the meaning of life between the two of them.
Liao Zhongkai's open-mindedness made He Xiangning admire him very much, and the two looked like a pair of soul mates, which is why Xiangning supported Liao Zhongkai to lay the foundation for studying in Japan.
Because of Liao Zhongkai's strong desire to acquire knowledge, he decided to study in Japan after graduation, but his family was against it, except for one person, and that person was He Xiangning.
At that time, Liao Zhongkai was in the middle of his family, and the family was really not rich in money, so relatives and friends tried their best to dissuade Liao Zhongkai.
Because He Xiangning understood her husband's pursuit of spirituality, she resolutely sold all her jewelry for Liao Zhongkai to raise funds for him to study in Japan despite the opposition of the whole family.
Two months later, she followed in her husband's footsteps on a trip to Japan.
He Xiangning attended many schools during her study in Japan, constantly absorbing knowledge, and her spiritual pursuit also increased.
By a coincidence,He Xiangning participated in a speech by Sun Yat-sen, which moved her heart, and she finally found her faith
Mr. Sun Yat-sen's proposal for yesIn the idea of emancipating women, equality between men and women is advocated, which gives He Xiangning the expectation to turn fantasy into reality.
Inspired by the fact that Ho Heung-ning's dream life was implemented by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the policy of reform, and Liao Zhongkai was also deeply inspired, and the couple threw themselves into the revolution and followed Dr. Sun Yat-sen all the way.
He Xiangning and Liao Zhongkai have been helping Mr. Sun Yat-sen in the construction of China after the Xinhai Revolution, even after Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionThey still never abandon Sun Yat-sen, which is the blessing of faith for an ordinary person.
Until the death of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, the Kuomintang was leaderless, but Liao Zhongkai firmly implemented the three major policies of Mr. Sun Yat-sen before his death and continued to cooperate with the Communist Party, but unexpectedly, the death of Mr. Sun Yat-sen also took Liao Zhongkai away.
Liao Zhongkai caused a great sensation because of his adherence to the three major policies, and many of them held a grudge against him, so they finally killed him.
He Xiangning was stunned when she learned of Liao Zhongkai's deathThe soulmate who has been with her from birth to death has given her blood for their faith, and what she should do is not to regret her decision, but to live up to this blood.
After learning of the treason of Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Ching-wei,He Xiangning disregarded her own safety and satirized it, saying that she was sorry for Mr. Sun Yat-sen's efforts, but her strength was too weak, and she disdained to be in the same stream as traitors, so she went abroad to settle down.
At a time when the country was in danger of resisting Japan, He Xiangning resolutely returned to China, and she remembered the story of the Taiping female soldiers.
She knew that respect was earned by herself, so during the Anti-Japanese War, she organized women who were also fighting against Japan and wanted to go to the battlefield to help the soldiers.
Some women went to the battlefield to defend their families and defend the country, and some women did their best to help in the rear.
Not only that, He Xiangning has turned her ideal into realityShe led the women to celebrate the first International Women's Day.
This is not only a symbol of the gradual untieding of women's feudal shackles, but also a symbol of women's status being respected.
Throughout He Xiangning's life, she was originally an ordinary person, but she became different because of the desire in her heart to liberate the social shackles of her female compatriots, and thus became a revolutionary.
She has contributed a great force to the liberation of China, excavated more value of women, and given many women more opportunities, so that they can show their righteousness in the face of national crisis, so that women can win more respect in the society with their righteousness!
In 1972, He Xiangning, who was 94 years old, said her last wish when facing the visit of Prime Minister: she did not want to be cremated.
This person, who has spent his life for the country and the people, finally has an appeal for himself. ** once said to his wife Deng Yingchao:
"I have been a staunch materialist all my life, and only you and I hope for an afterlife. β
Maybe He Xiangning's thoughts at the moment are the same as ***She wanted to go back to her husband, to Mr. Sun Yat-sen, to her faith.
He Xiangning is our great ancestor, it is she who used her revolutionary blood to let us see the sun today, and at the same time, she also set an example for us, telling us how powerful it is to have the power of faith, and her deeds have inspired one after another people to brave the wind and rain and bravely find their own faith!