In a word, set the tone.
On April 19, 1984, the legendary female Comrade He Zizhen passed away peacefully in Shanghai. Regarding the specifications of her funeral, the relevant departments were hesitant for a while, but under the words of Deng Gong, He Zizhen's funeral was properly arranged.
So, how did she spend the final stages of her life? What were the specifications of her funeral?
He Zizhen was the first female party member in Jinggangshan, born in a family of gentry, she had a strong interest in revolutionary ideas and sympathy for the toiling masses from an early age. She is a young girl who dares to deviate from the norm.
In 1926, she joined the Chinese Communist Party and took an active part in the peasant uprising. The following year, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Kuomintang reactionaries, she and her brother went to Jinggangshan and became the first female party member on Jinggangshan at that time.
After *** went up the mountain, she was sent to his side as a secretary, and the two gradually developed feelings in a long-term relationship, and they married in 1928. He Zizhen accompanied *** through the ups and downs of the early revolution, witnessed his gradual growth, walked through the mountains, and also passed the troughs, which is their unforgettable relationship.
The feelings during the war years could not tolerate the wind and snow, and ** often had to fight on the front line to do major things, and there would be a lot less attention to He Zizhen. However, the revolutionary children of that era were like this, and He Zizhen also had a deep understanding, and after getting married, she devoted most of her energy to revolutionary work and put aside her children's love for the time being.
In 1929, the first child of Chairman ** and He Zizhen was born, which was not only the first daughter of Chairman ***, but also an important part of his life.
He cherished the child so much that he named her "Golden Flower" and arranged her life in the homes of nearby villagers, planning to take her back after the victory of the revolution. However, the normal state of the revolutionary years was turbulence, and the Kuomintang reactionaries pursued them with all their might, and it was difficult for even adults to survive, let alone children.
Unfortunately, when He Zizhen wanted to see Jinhua in 1932, he learned that she had died. In the same year, He Zizhen's second child, Mao Anhong, was born and was also sent to a villager's home to be raised.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, He Zizhen found Mao Anhong, but he died in the subsequent disaster, leaving many unsolved mysteries. Then, He Zizhen's third and fourth children had a bad fate, one died prematurely, and the other was born on the Long March, although they were handed over to the villagers to raise, but their whereabouts are unknown.
The continuous childbirth has brought great pressure to He Zizhen's body, and the difficulties of the Long March have made her physical condition worse. In 1935, in order to save a soldier, He Zizhen was hit by an enemy shell, and although she received timely **, the poor medical conditions could not give her the best care, so her condition became even weaker.
In 1936, He Zizhen's only surviving daughter, Li Min, was born. As the situation eased, she was left to be cared for. However, a year later, a rift appeared in her relationship with ***, and with a new life, she decided to go to the Soviet Union and flee from the place that caused her pain.
In the USSR, she studied and worked at the University of the East, and her son was cared for in the nursery. Unfortunately, the nursery was not well cared for, and the child became seriously ill and died. He Zizhen, who is in a foreign country, in addition to emotional trauma, also has to bear the pain of losing her son and lives alone.
Ms. He spent a low point in her life in Shanghai, sending her only daughter Li Min to the Soviet Union, hoping to take advantage of her inner trauma. Li Min is smart and clever, and has a close relationship with Ms. He, and the mother and daughter depend on each other in the Soviet Union.
However, the outbreak of the Soviet-German war almost cost Li Min his life in a difficult environment. Ms. He tried her best to finally take her daughter back from the clutches of death. But because of the intense aggression shown while protecting her daughter, the Soviet Union sent her to a psychiatric hospital.
It was not until 1947 that Wang Jiaxiang and his wife went to the Soviet Union to inquire about Ms. He's news, and she was rescued. After experiencing so many misfortunes, Ms. He was eager to return to China to see her relatives, and ** agreed to her request.
Under the arrangement of the organization, Ms. He arrived in Harbin, but her wish to go to Beijing to meet *** failed to come true, and she was intercepted on the way. Subsequently, she was arranged to live in Shanghai at her brother's house.
However, as a result of her departure that year, many things have changed. At this time, **specially sent a telegram to the ** boss in Shanghai, instructing Ms. He to pay all the expenses in Shanghai from his manuscript fee.
He Zizhen's life is full of tribulations and twists and turns, but what she cherishes most in her heart is the memories with her daughter. Although she had spent ten years in a foreign country, the memories of those ten years could not bring her any warmth like a disaster.
After returning to China, He Zizhen's situation did not improve, and her relationship with *** officially came to an end in 1939, leaving her and her daughter to live together.
Although she wrote a letter to *** with the encouragement of her sister and daughter, she did not get a reply, only her daughter Li Min received a telegram from ***, asking her to go to Beijing Xishan to study and separate from her mother.
Although He Zizhen decided to let her daughter go to Beijing for the sake of her daughter's future, she has never been able to let go of her feelings for *** in her heart, which is the hottest emotion in her life.
However, the situation at that time could not be changed, ** There were already other people around him, and He Zizhen had no place. Even, the formal breakup proposed by ** has made their relationship blurred.
He Zizhen's longing for *** is increasing day by day, and in order to make her less troubled, the staff carefully hide all the information and items about the chairman.
However, by chance, she heard the chairman's voice on the radio, and the blow caused her to collapse. After learning about it, the chairman specially wrote a letter to his daughter Li Min, asking her to take it back and hand it over to He Zizhen, reminding her to cherish her body, let go of the past, and pay more attention to socialist construction.
This letter brought great strength to He Zizhen, and she decided to actively cooperate with the doctor's **, and her physical condition slowly improved.
With the selfless dedication of her daughter, Li Min frequently travels between Beijing and Shanghai, connecting the warmth and harmony of the two "families". Through her daughter's efforts, He Zizhen gradually came out of the haze, returned to normal life, and her personality returned to optimism.
Although He Zizhen is highly protected and respected, she does not want to be a parasite, but wants to contribute her part. She applied for jobs from the organization many times, and finally found a useful but relatively easy job position in the Women's Federation and the Organization Department.
Years later, He Zizhen rejoined China's revolutionary construction, which brought her new attention and pleasure, and relieved her emotions to a certain extent.
In the summer of 1959, He Zizhen was invited to attend the Lushan Conference, which was attended by many leaders and their families. After staying in a guest house in Lushan for one night, He Zizhen and his friends played around the next day, and felt much more comfortable.
In the evening of that day, she was taken to a secret courtyard, where she met its owner, supported by the guards. It was none other than *** who arranged for He Zizhen to come over
When the ***, who had not seen her for 22 years, appeared in front of He Zizhen's eyes, she showed very excited emotions, crying and laughing, and her whole mental state was very excited.
**After being appeased for a long time, the two talked for more than an hour, and then they said goodbye. Before parting, ** once again asked He Zizhen to take care of his body and not to worry too much.
He Zizhen just nodded vigorously, leaving all the bitterness of the past years behind, this meeting was enough for her to be satisfied. Since He Zizhen and *** met, her spirit has obviously improved a lot, and the emotions of happiness and happiness have begun to appear on her face frequently.
For He Zizhen, her life has hope again, and her next wish is to see *** again.
Under the consideration of the overall situation, the two had to say goodbye, and all He Zizhen's expectations and persistence came to naught. Even in 1976, when ** died, He Zizhen was not able to see him again.
When hearing this shocking news, He Zizhen behaved unusually calmly and did not have much mood swings. However, it is in her whispered outpouring that we can feel the deepest pain in her heart.
She walked back and forth in the room, muttering to herself as she went, "How is that possible?" The chairman has always been in good health, why did such a thing happen? Are they lying to me? ”
In the days that followed, He Zizhen refused to eat, did not communicate with others, and just sat and stood quietly, muttering incessantly. **'s death shattered He Zizhen's spirit, and the pain she had endured before exploded at this moment.
It took a lot of effort from the doctors to pull her back from the brink of death.
In 1979, He Zizhen was finally able to go to Beijing to pay respects to his widows, and it had been 20 years since they last met. Accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law, and under the care of medical staff, He Zizhen, who was over the age of old, met her haunting person again in the *** Memorial Hall.
When he saw *** lying in the crystal coffin, He Zizhen burst into tears, and the pain in his heart was distressing. For health reasons, He Zizhen was not allowed to go to the memorial hall again, and after this meeting, the story of the two gradually faded with the passage of time.
After spending two years in Beijing, He Zizhen met with many old friends, reminisced about the revolutionary years, sighed about modern life, looked forward to a better future, and gradually recovered his mood. Despite the good nature of Beijing, He Zizhen still misses Shanghai, so she applies to the organization to return to Shanghai.
According to the organization's research, He Zizhen is free to travel between Beijing and Shanghai, but her health is no longer enough to withstand long trips. When she returned to Shanghai, she was admitted to the hospital for daily check-ups by doctors.
He Zizhen was devastated in his early revolutionary career, and later suffered many serious mental blows, and his illness increased and worsened in old age. In April 1984, He Zizhen's physical condition had reached its limit, the doctor issued an ultimatum, and relatives and friends rushed to Shanghai to bid farewell to the revolutionary hero.
At 5 p.m. on April 19, 1984, Comrade He Zizhen died of illness at the age of 75, leaving the world that brought her endless pain.
He Zizhen's special identity makes her life farewell ceremony destined to be different. But when it comes to the specific ritual arrangements, no one dares to make decisions on their own. Under these circumstances, after the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee reported the matter to Deng Gong, he resolutely made an instruction: "Comrade He Zizhen's ashes should be placed in the 'one room' of the Babaoshan Cemetery, and all leaders should go to lay wreaths and handle the funeral affairs with the highest standard." ”
Deng Gong's instructions set the tone for He Zizhen's farewell ceremony, and then all matters proceeded in an orderly manner. On April 25, at the farewell ceremony, the appearance of Deng Gong and other leaders, as well as the presence of cadres at all levels in Shanghai, made the scale of this funeral reach its peak.
He Zizhen's body was taken to a funeral home for cremation, and her ashes were taken on a special plane to Babaoshan Cemetery, where a final farewell ceremony was held. Since then, He Zizhen's traces in the world have disappeared, and the love-hate entanglement between her and *** has also dissipated in death, and only the story and spirit of the revolution will live forever.
No matter from which point of view, He Zizhen is an excellent witness to history. In those most difficult revolutionary years, she accompanied *** through ups and downs, but she was separated from *** due to an accident and went to the Soviet Union for ten years.
By the time she returned to China again, everything had changed.
He Zizhen may have a thousand words, but she did not disclose them to her relatives. The death of two key figures sealed the secret, and that history finally came to a perfect end.