How did Mao Zedong and He Zizhen break up? Please look at their daughter CoCo Lee's new work, and my father Mao Zedong.
My father (Mao Zedong) and my mother (He Zizhen) spent the rest of their lives in extreme loneliness. They never stop thinking about each other, and this kind of thinking becomes stronger with age.
There have been many legends and sayings about the relationship between father, mother and Jiang Qing, some of which have lasted for so many years since Yan 'an period.
I understand my father and mother. The emotional tragedy between them is actually just because of personality, especially the mother's personality. She lost her father when she left Yan 'an, and then she devoted her life to her father. After the Red Army's Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi, the political situation in China entered a new stage.
Mom and dad have been married for many years. She has always been my father's life secretary and confidential secretary, and she devoted all her energy to my father's work and life. At this time, she no longer wants to be a family member, and she is not satisfied with doing some secretarial work beside her father.
Mother is in urgent need of working independently.
The development of the situation in Yan 'an needs cadres. At this time, my mother felt strongly that she needed to work and work independently.
After my mother gave birth to me, although she was happy, she also had her own sadness. Because for her, work is more important than enjoying being a mother. She thought I was born at a bad time, so she sent me back to my hometown to study at Kangda University.
Kangda's study life is very tense. Learn Marxism-Leninism, politics and military affairs, and do exercises every morning. Mom, like everyone else, took part in all the study activities and political activities in the evening. Anti-college students are group accommodation. At that time, my father had moved to the cave of a fellow villager's home under the Phoenix Mountain, only one or two miles away from Kangda. But she seldom goes home except Saturday.
It should be pointed out that there were some cracks between mom and dad at this time, but it was not because of Jiang Qing.
After the Red Army's Long March arrived in northern Shaanxi, Yan 'an became the holy land and center of China's revolution. It is like a shining red star, attracting a large number of patriotic intellectuals and young men and women. They broke through many blockades and came to Yan 'an, which brought vitality to Yan 'an. My father is knowledgeable and interested in many problems. He likes to associate with these intellectuals, learn from them and get knowledge and information. This will naturally lead to less communication with my mother. Mother felt lonely at this moment. Originally, her education was not as good as her father's, so it was very difficult to exchange ideas. Now this kind of exchange is even less.
Originally, some misunderstandings between them can be explained clearly as long as they calm down. But my mother is so stubborn that she doesn't show it, but she has crazy waves in her heart.
My mother decided to leave Yan 'an, but my father tried to keep her.
She thought a lot at that time. She thought about her body. There are too many shrapnel on her body, which often makes her in extreme pain. She thought of the operation, took out the shrapnel, and let herself recover as soon as possible and do more work.
But this operation can't be done in Yan 'an, and the conditions are too bad. She decided to go to Xi first and then to Shanghai, where she took out the shrapnel. At this moment, she found herself pregnant again, and her determination to leave was even stronger.
When my father saw my mother leave, he tried his best to keep her. Dad knows very well. At this time, if mom wants to leave, it must be related to herself.
He sincerely said to his mother, "I don't like to cry at ordinary times, but I have shed tears in three situations: first, I can't hear the cries of the poor, and I can't help crying when I see their suffering;" Second, I follow my reporters and I don't want to leave them. Some journalists died, and I cried with sadness. Third, I am in Guizhou. I heard that you were injured. If you don't succeed, I will cry. "
Dad's words are full of feelings. Then, he added, "I am in a different situation now and have a say." I won't let you suffer like I used to. "
These are all heartfelt words.
However, this did not stop my mother from leaving. Mom is such a person. She is gentle in appearance, but full of personality. The long war career also tempered her strong character. That year, my father and mother had a big fight in the Central Soviet Area. Afterwards, my father said humorously, "We are two people, one is iron and the other is steel. No one will let anyone, and steel will collide with each other. " Mother took out her hard work and insisted on leaving. She entrusted me to someone, packed my simple luggage and finally left alone.
When she left, Jiang Qing had just arrived in Yan 'an for two months and was waiting for distribution.
After my mother arrived in Xi, the situation in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression changed, Shanghai fell, and my mother lived in Xi 'an.
Dad is in a hurry. He sent a message to let his mother go back to Yan 'an. He also sent his mother a small wooden box, which was filled with daily necessities and wishes for reconciliation. But my mother just bought a new quilt for my father with her pocket money, but she still stays in Xi 'an.
Mother decided to study in the Soviet Union for two years.
She lived in Xi for several months. At that time, representatives of the Comintern went to Yan 'an from the Soviet Union via Xinjiang and Xi. Mother was inspired by this: Shanghai can't go, I can go to the Soviet Union, where I can not only take out shrapnel, keep fit, but also have the opportunity to learn. She takes a bus from Xi 'an to Lanzhou, and then to Xinjiang where she lives.
While she was waiting for the plane to the Soviet Union, her father sent a message telling her not to go to the Soviet Union and come back to Yan 'an.
However, my mother still ignored the call. Soon, the office in Xinjiang received a telegram from the central government, asking all comrades waiting for the Soviet Union in Xinjiang to return to Yan 'an. This was another good opportunity for her to return to Yan 'an, but her mother still didn't go back. Soon, she finally got on the plane to the Soviet Union and left.
It has been 1938 10 months since I arrived in Moscow. My mother wrote a letter to my father with optimism and enthusiasm. Soon, her father sent a telegram asking her to return to Yan 'an.
Comrades who came to the Soviet Union from China also sent messages to their mothers many times, asking her to return to Yan 'an.
At this time, the angry mood of mom and dad was gone. She thought, since I'm here, learning has begun, how can I give up halfway? You can't go back until you finish all the courses this semester.
My mother wrote a letter to my father in which she reiterated these ideas. She said in the letter: she will come back in two years, when her studies have been completed.
The tone of this letter is conciliatory and calm.
However, it didn't take long for the news that my father married Jiang Qing to reach the Soviet Union, and my mother was extremely shocked.
She ruminated on the matter. She was very sad. His hasty behavior has caused such serious consequences.
She lost her father forever.
Since then, she has started her own special life.
From the Soviet Union to Harbin to Shenyang to Shanghai, mother and father are always separated by an insurmountable gap, and only missing can cross time and space.
This is an irreversible history. The tragedy lies not only in the pain of the two old people's lives, but also in the fact that Jiang Qing not only persecuted her mother, but also failed to give her father happiness. More importantly, Jiang Qing's ambition has brought disaster to the country for so long.
Excerpted from Guangzhou Daily on February 23, 2003.
[Published by CoCo Lee/Liaoning People's Publishing House, author of My Father Mao Zedong]