Liu Zhidan, an important figure in the history of the Chinese revolution, one of the main founders of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi, and one of the 36 military strategists of the People's Liberation Army. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was named one of the 100 heroes and models who made outstanding contributions to the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Everyone is familiar with Liu Zhidan's story, so today we will listen to the story of his brother-in-law. Liu Zhidan's younger brother is named Liu Jingfan, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as vice minister of supervision and vice minister of civil affairs.
Today, our protagonist is Liu Jingfan's wife and Liu Zhidan's brother-in-law, her name is Li Jiantong. So, what kind of story does Li Jiantong have?
Li Jiantong, a talented peasant girl, was born in 1919 in a poor peasant family in Xuchang, Henan Province. Soon after she was born, her parents abandoned her.
However, fate did not play a trick on her, and she was passed on to her aunt's family. Despite the difficult living environment, Li Jiantong loves reading and learning, and has achieved remarkable results. Her aunt also devoted herself to nurturing her, and this experience laid the foundation for her to embark on the path of literary creation in the future.
After the July 7 Incident in 1937, the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, Li Jiantong resolutely gave up his studies, returned to his hometown, and actively participated in the anti-Japanese salvation movement. In 1938, she successfully joined the Communist Party of China, and in the same year, she went to Yan'an and successively entered the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and the Lu Xun Art Institute.
After graduating, she stayed in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region and became an important civil servant.
During his work in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningbo Border Region, Li Jiantong not only made contributions to the country, but also gained his own love. She fell in love with Liu Jingfan at first sight and eventually married in 1946.
After getting married, Li Jiantong entered the office of the border region, became a secretary, and experienced the liberation war with her husband to welcome the founding of New China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu Jingfan was transferred to work in the Supervision Commission, and Li Jiantong also went with him, and worked in the Supervision Commission and the Ministry of Supervision.
In 1954, in order to commemorate the revolutionary martyr Liu Zhidan, the Central Propaganda Department approached the Workers' Publishing House, hoping to publish a book related to him. The Workers' Publishing House chose Li Jiantong for this task, because she not only has literary skills, but also has published many works, and is also Liu Zhidan's younger sister-in-law.
Li Jiantong focused on the creation of "Liu Zhidan"**, devoted himself to it and went through several revisions, and finally completed this work. In 1962, she submitted the fifth edition of ** to the leaders of the Central Propaganda Department for review, which was recognized by Zhou Yang, who was working in the Central Propaganda Department at that time.
It is a pity that one of Li Jiantong's ** was used by Kang Sheng as a tool for him to attack revolutionary cadres. In the aftermath of the incident, in 1962, Li Jiantong was forced to suspend his post and put under scrutiny.
After the start of the 10-year special period, Li Jiantong suffered another shock and was imprisoned in 1968. During his detention, Li Jiantong's physical and mental health was seriously harmed, and he was even expelled from the party in 1970 and sent to the "Wuqi Cadre School" in Xiajiang County, Jiangxi Province, for labor reform.
It was not until the end of the 10-year special period that Li Jiantong's situation improved. In 1979, the relevant authorities issued a document rehabilitating all those involved in the incident, and Li Jiantong was also restored to his reputation.
After that, Li Jiantong joined the Chinese Writers Association and continued to engage in literary creation. In his later years, Li Jiantong lived an ordinary life and died of illness in 2005 at the age of 86.