Cao Dianqiu and Mao Zedong's father-in-law, Yang Kaihui's father, Yang Changji (in the bosom of the word) and Xu Teli are close friends and scholars, and their relationship is extraordinary. He was very concerned about the establishment of Xiangjiang Review, led the Zhang-displacement movement, founded the Hunan District Committee of the Communist Party of China, and launched the autumn harvest uprising, and actively supported it, and established a profound friendship with Cai Hesen.

1930 in mid-June, his wife Yang Kaihui was arrested and imprisoned, along with his 8-year-old eldest son Mao and his nanny. Cao Dianqiu, then president of Hunan University, heard the news and risked his life to write to He Jian, saying, "Yang Kaihui is an innocent weak woman with three babies and her husband is not around. You should release her immediately. "

He Jian didn't reply. There is a rumor in the society that "the provincial government will behead Yang Kaihui".

Saving lives is like putting out a fire. The 54-year-old Cao Dianqiu personally went to the provincial government to find He Jian and made a generous statement in person: "One person broke the law and one person was punished. Don't hurt the innocent. Don't kill Yang Kaihui. "

He paid tribute to Cao Dianqiu, but killed Yang Kaihui in June 165438+ 10/4. When Cao Dianqiu heard the news, he trembled with anger and said indignantly, "He Jian is so inhuman!"

After Yang Kaihui was killed, He Jian threatened to "punish Jiuzu" and then sent officials to kill Yang Kaihui's younger brother and Mao San. Cao Dianqiu arranged for Yang Kaizhi to work in the library of Hunan University. He Jian sent people to catch up with Hunan University. In a crisis, Yang Kaizhi came to the headmaster, Cao Dianqiu. He was giving a lecture on the platform. When he saw him running, he immediately asked Yang to hide under the platform. When the pursuers found the classroom, Cao Dianqiu went to class as usual, and also sharply reprimanded the class takers: "What are you doing here? This is a classroom, don't mess around! " In view of President Cao's prestige, the collectors had to leave angrily. Afterwards, Cao Dianqiu took out 200 yuan Yinyang, rented a boat, and was escorted to Wuhan by nanny Chen Yuying, and then went to Shanghai to protect them from harm.

1950, I returned to Hunan with Mao from Beijing and paid a special visit to Mr. Cao Dianqiu. I am deeply grateful. 1On June 27th, 959, I returned to Changsha, specially met with Cao Dianqiu, and invited Cheng Qian, Zhou, Tang Shengzhi,, and to take a group photo. The 83-year-old Cao Dianqiu wrote an impromptu poem: "The spark in the boat mountain is ahead, which is an expedition. A hundred generations of princes return to the soil, and a thousand generations of poor people celebrate their new life. The east wind overwhelms the west wind, and good things often turn into bad things. Fortunately, modesty is shameful. "