One day in early December 1945, ** went to Yan'an Airport with illness, despite the persuasion of the guards. From time to time, he looked at the north-western sky, his eyes filled with mixed thoughts.
It turned out that he was looking forward to his son Mao Anying, who went to study in the Soviet Union, to return to China on a Soviet plane. It has been 18 years since *** left Itakura to lead the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and he misses his son deeply, and of course his late wife Yang Kaihui.
What did your mother say before she left? ”
Mao Anying paused for a moment, and then sincerely stated her mother's last wish before she died, but before the words were finished, the *** next to her was already in tears......"As my secretary, she was quick and good at copying. ”
** The first encounter with Yang Kaihui was in 1913, when *** was studying at the Hunan Provincial First Normal School, and Yang Kaihui's father Yang Changji was ***'s enlightenment teacher.
One day that year, ** and his classmate Cai Hesen came to the teacher's home to study. Coincidentally, Yang Kaihui saw *** confident and connotative speech and demeanor in the boudoir, and had a good impression of her.
And after seeing Yang Kaihui, *** was also attracted by her elegant demeanor. In the days that followed, ** often went to Yang's house as a guest, and in daily communication, the two gradually deepened their understanding of each other.
In September 1918, ** came to Beijing in order to organize students to go to France for work-study. And Yang Kaihui also followed his father to teach at Peking University. At this time, they met unexpectedly in a foreign land and decided to express their feelings frankly.
From there, they began a sweet romance and were officially married two years later in the winter.
Most of us know that Yang Kaihui has always spared no effort to assist in the work of *** after falling in love with ***, and she has also actively devoted herself to the cause of the Communist Party and has become one of the many revolutionaries.
But in fact, when the love between the two was just budding, Yang Kaihui had already begun to solve problems for ***. In August 1920, knowing that *** was worried about the funds for the establishment of the book club, Yang Kaihui persuaded his mother to take out the funeral money given by a friend when his father Yang Changji died and give it to ***
In addition, she also personally participated in the activities of the book club, which made *** feel warm.
In the marriage between the two, Yang Kaihui firmly chose to fight side by side with *** and became his indispensable partner. From 1920 to 1927, in just a few years, Yang Kaihui followed *** all over the world, whether it was in Changsha, Wuhan, Shanghai or Guangzhou, she silently supported *** to take care of his life and share his work.
Because of his education, Yang Kaihui always goes all out to help him draft and organize manuscripts when he is busy, day and night.
Yeung Kaihui is well aware of the importance of the manuscripts handled by the Chairman, so she carefully keeps them in her jewelry box, and no matter when and where, she keeps this heavy responsibility in mind, and looks forward to the Chairman finding them as soon as he needs them.
In addition to being good at writing work, Yang Kaihui is also a practical doer. In Hunan, she and the chairman devoted themselves to the peasant movement and spread the concept of revolution; In Wuhan, she actively participated in the women's movement and advocated the concept of equality between men and women.
Even after giving birth to the three brothers Mao Anying, she did not stop working.
When he was worried about the prospects of the revolution, Yang Kaihui was always able to make suggestions in a timely manner and assisted in completing the "Hunan Agricultural Movement Investigation Report", which had a far-reaching impact on the revolution.
Many years later, when *** recalled the 7 years of living together with Yang Kaihui after marriage, he was grateful for her help to him, and said emotionally: "I'm a secretary, the article is copied quickly and well, I really can't live without her during that time!" ”
However, the cruelty of the revolution changed everything, and in September 1927, ** left his hometown Bancang to lead the Autumn Harvest Uprising in the border area of Hunan and Jiangxi, while Yang Kaihui stayed at home to continue to work underground and take care of the healthy growth of his three children.
At the last moment of separation, Yang Kaihui did not hesitate to send *** to the dock, even if his heart was full of reluctance and worry. As a wife and mother, she knew that the future of the Chinese revolution needed his leadership, so she firmly supported him in his progress.
After the defeat of the Great Revolution in Hunan, the reactionary forces were arrogant and domineering, and Yang Kaihui's life was threatened at any time, but she adhered to the revolutionary faith and actively led the underground party members and peasants in the Itakura area to fight against the reactionaries.
Someone persuaded her to leave Itakura and go to Jinggangshan to meet ***, but she politely declined, because from the day she joined the revolution, she was determined to contribute her strength to the revolution, and she did not flinch even in dangerous situations.
The unyielding Yang Kaihui, in the face of torture and coercion and temptation by the Kuomintang, always adhered to his loyalty to the chairman and the Communist Party, and resolutely did not divulge any confidential information.
At the cost of her own life, she demonstrated her firm faith and noble spirit in the revolutionary cause. Her heroic deeds will always inspire us to move forward.
At the critical moment of life and death, Mao Anying was miraculously rescued. His mother's strength and courage deeply touched him and became his role model in life. Since then, he has followed in his mother's footsteps and devoted himself to the revolutionary cause.
When Yang Kaihui died bravely, ** was commanding the anti-encirclement and suppression battle in Jinggangshan. Because of the news blockade, he could not know the exact situation of his wife. It wasn't until after the first major victory in the anti-encirclement campaign that he had time to pay attention to the news from the outside world.
For Yang Kaihui's sacrifice, ** deeply regretted it, thinking that "Kaihui's death cannot be redeemed".
When the Red Army marched to a small town in western Fujian, ** happened to see the news of Yang Kaihui's death in the newspaper. "Yang Kaihui, the wife of the bandit leader, was executed in Changsha yesterday. ”
This line of words made ***'s face pale, as if the heavens and the earth were spinning, and his body was also a little shaky. The guards were frightened and rushed to inform the commander-in-chief of the Red Army**. After learning the news, he immediately rushed back to the command post, and was also very shocked to see ***'s trance-like appearance, because he knew that *** was strong.
* After reading the newspaper, I finally understood the ins and outs of the matter. As his closest comrade-in-arms, he couldn't comfort the chairman with words, he could only persuade him to accept the reality, but the chairman's heart was full of deep guilt for Yang Kaihui.
For the next few days, the chairman remained silent, often shutting himself in his room, silently thinking of his wife, undoubtedly in utter pain. However, the chairman finally held back his grief, because he knew that the revolution needed him, he could not fall, and the desire for the victory of the revolution was also Yang Kaihui's last wish.
The enemy once again launched an encirclement and suppression, endured his grief, and triumphed again with excellent command and tactics. After the victory in this battle, he missed Yang Kaihui spontaneously, so he asked the guards to take a pen and paper and write a letter to Yang Kaihui's cousin Yang Kaiming.
The short eight words in the letter: "Kaihui's death, a hundred bodies cannot be redeemed", which truly revealed his deep feelings for Yang Kaihui. Of course, he also misses his son Mao Anying very much, especially the eldest son.
After learning that Mao Anying was sent to Shanghai, as a father, how eager he was to pick up his children in person, but for the sake of the overall situation of the revolution, he had to stay on the front line and continue to command the battle.
**I miss my son Mao Anying, who went to study in the Soviet Union, and often looks up at the bright moon in the middle of the night, missing his sacrificial wife and overseas son. Mao Anying kept in mind her mother's teachings in the Soviet Union and hoped to serve the motherland when she grew up.
When the anti-fascist war ended, he decided to return to China immediately to participate in the construction of the country, which is also the beginning of the story. Whenever Mao Anying heard his father ask about his mother's last words, his mood would become sentimental.
16 years ago, the image of his mother Yang Kaihui in prison immediately appeared in front of his eyes.
After a while, Mao Anying slowly stated to ***: "Dad, Mom told me that she has never done anything that is not good for you and the party, and she will always love you!" ”
Yes, he did not cry on the Long March, and he did not cry at the most difficult moment of the War of Resistance Against Japan, but at this moment, in the face of his wife's last words, he still could not suppress the sadness in his heart.
At this moment, *** recalled the scene of the first meeting with Yang Kaihui, when he was still a young man full of ambition and ideals, and she was a gentle and lively girl, everything used to be so beautiful.
Mao Anying saw his father so sad for the first time, so he stepped forward and held his father's hand tightly. After a while, ** walked to the desk, opened the drawer, took out a comb, and said to Mao Anying affectionately: "This is what your mother left me, and she has always helped me comb my hair before."
Now you're going to help me brush it up, okay? Hearing her father's words, Mao Anying's eyes were also moist. He took the comb gently, and although he was not very skilled, he felt even more sad when he looked at the few strands of silver hair on his father's head.
At this moment, the reunion with his father is his only consolation.
After the victory of the revolution, ** still led thousands of troops and horses to fight for national construction, but he always had the thought of his late wife Yang Kaihui in his heart. In February 1957, Yang Kaihui's best friend Li Shuyi sent a letter containing a poem "Poppy Beauty on the Pillow", which contained her deep nostalgia for her husband Liu Zhixun and friend Yang Kaihui, which touched the heartstrings of ***.
In 1933, Li Shuyi was resting at home, and suddenly dreamed of the sacrifice of her husband Liu Zhixun, and woke up with tears streaming down her face, expressing her deep nostalgia for her husband with this word. She wrote a letter to ***, on the one hand, because she missed her old friend Yang Kaihui, hoping to get the copy of "Poppy Beauty on the Pillow" by ***, and on the other hand, she also wanted *** to see the words she wrote, after all, *** and Liu Zhixun are both revolutionary friends.
After learning about Li Shuyi's intentions, Chairman ** couldn't help but think of his wife Yang Kaihui. Over the years, his thoughts about Yang Kaihui have never decreased, and every time he thinks about it, he feels heartache.
So, he was inspired and created the song "Butterfly Loves Flowers: A Reply to Li Shuyi" that has been passed down through the ages. The sentence "I am arrogant Yang Jun loses the willow, and the willow is light and goes straight to the sky", expressing his endless thoughts about Yang Kaihui.
Among them, the word "pride" vividly depicts the image of Yang Kaihui as a high-spirited revolutionary. When Li Shuyi saw this poem, she was deeply moved. It can be said that Yang Kaihui has always been in the heart of Chairman ***.
Even in the last stage of his life, he would often take out that comb and look at it, as if he could see Yang Kaihui's shadow.
I have been a materialist all my life, and for you, I hope for an afterlife. This expression of deep affection and friendship is similar to ***'s feelings for Yang Kaihui.