From ancient times to the present, those who betray the motherland cannot be recognized by the public, and every person in history who has gone out of his home in exchange for personal interests has been nailed to the pillar of shame in history without exception.
However, even in the face of such tremendous moral pressure, there are still countless people who have chosen the shameful path of becoming a monk because of greed. In China's modern history, no one can replace Wang Jingwei as the most well-known thief.
In modern Chinese history, the names of Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun are known to everyone. During Wang Jingwei's reign, for the sake of selfish interests and disregarding the general interests of the nation, he surrendered to the Japanese and became their loyal lackey.
He committed so many crimes that he was eventually blown up in his mausoleum after the victory of the War of Resistance to appease the anger of the people. And Chen Bijun, as Wang Jingwei's widow, was called the biggest female traitor in modern Chinese history by the outside world because she had "assisted" Wang Jingwei to make many mistakes.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, she was also taken away by Chiang Kai-shek and sentenced to life imprisonment, and she was not freed until the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Although Chen Bijun's crimes are too numerous to mention, and her ending is also applauded, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Song Qingling still asked Chairman *** to give Chen Bijun a chance to reform himself.
In this regard, the Chair did not categorically refuse, but before agreeing, he made a special request. So, what did the Chair ask for?
Why did Song Qingling ask for forgiveness for this ** female traitor? Did Chen Bijun finally regain his freedom?
Chen Bijun could have received a comprehensive education as a generation of talented women, and could easily control both Chinese and foreign languages, and also had a deep understanding of ** and paintings. However, her status as a merchant's daughter made her tame with the shrewdness of a businessman, putting her personal interests first in everything, which also laid a hidden danger for her to betray her country in the future.
In 1910, Chen Bijun and Wang Jingwei met for the first time in the League. Chen Bijun, who had heard of Wang Jingwei and read his articles, was attracted by Wang Jingwei's handsome face when they first met, and admiration surged in his heart.
Although Wang Jingwei repeatedly rejected Chen Bijun's courtesy of love, she persisted in her pursuit, and finally in 1912, her enthusiasm finally moved Wang Jingwei, and the two held a grand wedding in Shanghai.
At that time, they were still a pair of enthusiastic revolutionary youths, but this revolutionary enthusiasm did not last long.
Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun, the chairman and wife of the Kuomintang, took a group photo together in 1925. At that time, Wang Jingwei's power position soared and he became the chairman of the national **, and his wife Chen Bijun also rose because of this.
Wang Jingwei is a person with a weak personality and is often indecisive in the face of things, while Chen Bijun is a resolute and decisive person. After becoming Chairman Wang's wife, Chen Bijun not only commanded at home, but also began to interfere in Wang Jingwei's handling of political affairs.
Although Wang Jingwei was criticized for his work with the Japanese, it was his wife, Chen Bijun, who prompted him to make this decision.
After the September 18 Incident in 1931, Wang Ching-wei advocated peace talks with the Japanese in order to strive for a peaceful settlement of the dispute, but this proposal met with strong opposition within the Kuomintang.
Wang Jingwei had several fierce quarrels with Chiang Kai-shek, and was even bumped into by Chen Bijun when he returned home after the quarrel. Chen Bijun was very angry when he learned of Chiang Kai-shek's uncooperative attitude.
She instigated Wang Jingwei to fight against Chiang Kai-shek, and with her support, Wang Jingwei, Mei Siping, and Gao Zongwu contacted the Japanese and reached an agreement to surrender to Japan. However, before deciding to surrender to Japan, Wang Jingwei had been skeptical, and even discussed the details of the agreement in several meetings.
However, at the instigation of Chen Bijun, he finally signed this ** agreement.
Chen Bijun is a woman with an extremely strong desire for power. When Wang Ching-wei became the puppet "chairman" controlled by the Japanese, Chen Bijun called herself the "first lady" and was active in Wang's puppet party.
In order to expand her power, Chen Bijun also installed many cronies, these cronies are her relatives and friends, and the ** who is in power, Chen Bijun's traitor team is growing, and almost every department has her people, including Chen Gongbo, who was also encouraged by her to join the traitor team.
However, Chen Bijun's good fortune did not last long, in 1944, Wang Jingwei died of illness on the Japanese operating table, less than a year later, Japan announced its surrender, after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the arrest and punishment of traitors in China became the primary task, and the number one traitor like Chen Bijun naturally became a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouted and beaten.
Chen Bijun was sentenced to life imprisonment by Chiang Kai-shek for "conspiracy against the enemy" and confiscated all his property. Even in the detention center, she was stubborn, and whenever someone called her by her name, she would make a lot of noise, and pointed at everyone and said: "Chairman Jiang will call me 'Mrs. Wang' when he sees me, why do you call the old lady by her name." ”
During the public trial, Chen Bijun completely denied the charges and refused to admit guilt, disrupting the order of the court. But in the end, she was taken into custody and will spend the rest of her life in prison.
Before Chiang Kai-shek fled, he ordered the release of traitors who had been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, and those who had been sentenced to life imprisonment were transferred to Baodao to continue to be imprisoned. Chen Bijun was supposed to be transferred, but when the People's Liberation Army liberated Nanjing, she was taken over by our army and sent to Tilanqiao Prison in Shanghai, where conditions were relatively good, and our army has always treated prisoners with leniency and preferential treatment of prisoners.
Chen Bijun's roommate in Tilanqiao Prison is a Japanese female spy Nakajima Nariko, and the two live in the same room. Because Chen Bijun is old and sick, the prison authorities take special care of her.
Not only did they arrange a bed for Chen Bijun to sleep on the floor, but they also replaced her desk, chairs, benches and flush toilets. In addition, the prison authorities also specially instructed Chen Bijun to use five bottles of boiled water every day, and prepared newspapers for her to read.
This came as a surprise to Chen Bijun, who she thought was a recognition of her outstanding "contributions" to the League in her early years. As everyone knows, there are actually people in the outside world who have interceded for her.
Chen Bijun, who is in prison, is known by the code name "20304". Song Qingling and He Xiangning are Chen Bijun's old acquaintances, and after they learned about Chen Bijun's predicament, they decided to seek help.
Song Qingling and He Xiangning explained the ins and outs of the matter to ***: Wang Jingwei committed treason and defected to the enemy, and Chen Bijun also became a traitor. However, Chen Bijun is not a decision-maker, but is forced to participate.
Now, Chen Bijun has been in prison for several years, and he has heard that he is not in good health. Therefore, they hope that *** can take into account Chen Bijun's physical condition and give her an amnesty.
The reason why Song Qingling is willing to intercede for the traitor Chen Bijun is that his original intention is to transform Chen Bijun into a better person. Soong Qingling believes that letting Chen Bijun spend the rest of her life in prison is not the best choice, on the contrary, successfully reforming her can not only demonstrate the inclusiveness of our party, but also bring convenience to the liberation work in the future.
After listening to Song Qingling and He Xiangning's narration, ** also deeply felt that it was a pity that a talented woman like Chen Bijun was buried, so he agreed to pardon Chen Bijun, but there was one condition, that is, Chen Bijun needed to take the initiative to admit his sins and write a confession statement.
Only then will she be able to regain her freedom.
Song Qingling shared the good news with He Xiangning, but Chen Bijun was indifferent. In the reply letter, Chen Bijun believed that he was not a traitor, and the real thief was Chiang Kai-shek.
She thanked them for their care and love, and expressed her willingness to spend the rest of her life in prison.
Chen Bijun's stubbornness made Song Qingling very dissatisfied, but there was nothing he could do. Her mind is steadfast and stubborn, and no matter how much she is educated, she turns a deaf ear. However, this situation changed after she suddenly fell ill and was rushed to the hospital.
In September 1952, Chen Bijun woke up and felt unwell, and fainted on the floor shortly after. The correctional cadres immediately sent her to the hospital, and after examination, the doctor found that her high blood pressure caused vertigo and required further hospitalization.
In this way, Chen Bijun spent 193 days in the hospital.
Although China was still in the poverty stage in the 50s, the country's finances were tight, and the drugs needed by Chen Bijun were scarce, the hospital still did its best to help her, no matter what the cost.
Later, when Chen Bijun became ill**, the medical staff went all out again and increased nutrition for her. These love and care have changed Chen Bijun's heart.
After coming out of the hospital, Chen Bijun's attitude has changed significantly, the previous pungent energy has disappeared, and he even took the initiative to write a review. In this review, Chen Bijun expressed deep sorrow and remorse for her mistakes, and she recognized that her actions had caused great harm to the country and its people.
Chen Bijun also expressed remorse for her disobedience to discipline after being imprisoned. After listening to the lecture on March 15, she began to reflect on herself and dig deep into the roots of her criminal thoughts.
She clarified her direction and plan for reform, and was determined to completely confess and report from now on, and strictly abide by the rules of the supervision and supervision department.
Chen Bijun took the initiative to go to Dafeng Farm in Suda to participate in labor reform, so as to prove that he had the ideological consciousness to reform. Although correctional officials are worried about her physical condition, Chen Bijun firmly believes that only by developing labor habits can the transformation be more stable.
Chen Bijun died of heart disease and lobar pneumonia in Shanghai Prison Hospital. Although she made many mistakes in her life and brought heavy disasters to the country and its people, thankfully, at the last moment of her life, she finally realized her mistakes and repented.
This also shows that our party's special care for her is not in vain.