On November 25, 1950, Mao Anying died in the Korean War at the age of 28. As Chairman Mao's most valued son, Mao Anying's sacrifice made Chairman Mao sad, which made Mengsheng want to return to the old Shaoshan as soon as possible.
On June 25, 1959, after Chairman Mao visited all parts of the country, accompanied by Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing, First Secretary of Hunan Provincial Party Committee Zhou Xiaozhou, and First Secretary of Hubei Provincial Party Committee Wang Renzhong, he returned to his home after a 32-year absence. home.
Chairman Mao
In order not to disturb the local military and civilians, Chairman Mao made a contract to Luo Ruiqing: "Eldest son Luo, I have three requirements for you, one is to keep the car light and obey; I want to have extensive contact with the masses, and I am going home.
As the ancients said, "closer to nostalgia is more timid", and Mao Zedong, a wanderer who went out, was no exception. In the car, he lifted the curtain, smoked a cigarette, and watched slowly. Looking out the window and looking at the familiar and unfamiliar Yamada, Mao Zedong's mood at this time may only be understood by a homecoming wanderer.
When the car arrived at ShaoshanYintian Temple, Chairman Mao's eyes were wet, and he remembered the scene of his mother's last farewell when he said goodbye. , a warning: "You son, be a good person! "This voice has been haunting my dreams for decades, but I can no longer hear it.
On January 9, 1927, Chairman Mao, who was in his prime, delivered a speech on the podium of his hometown ancestral hall, talking about passion for doing things, Chairman Mao He raised his arms and shouted, calling on the villagers to unite and overthrow the old society. At the end of the speech, Chairman Mao said to the villagers: "Thirty years later, if the revolution is unsuccessful, Mao Runzhi will never come back to see the elders and villagers. "The words are powerful, is loud and .
A group photo of Chairman Mao's brothers and his mother
And Chairman Mao never forgot what he said in his subsequent revolutionary career. After that time, Chairman Mao devoted himself to the revolutionary cause wholeheartedly, for the sake of communism For thirty-two years, he ran for the cause of ideology. In the past thirty-two years, his hometown, Shaoshan, has been kept in Chairman Mao's mind as a memory.
Mao Zedong left home and went out to make a revolution. He led the autumn harvest uprising on the Hunan-Jiangxi border and fought in Jinggangshan. Later, he opened the Central Soviet Area. During the Long March, he turned the tide and saved the party and the Red Army. Later, he arrived in Yan'an to guide the anti-Japanese rear. Anti-Japanese War .
Chairman Mao's parents
After Japan surrendered, Mao Zedong moved to northern Shaanxi and Xibaipo, and finally led the people of the whole country to overthrow the dictatorship of the Kuomintang and established a new China where the people are the masters of the country.
It has been 32 years since then, and Mao Zedong has also changed from a 34-year-old man to a 66-year-old man. Although the 32 years are far from vicissitudes, the times have changed, and China has undergone tremendous changes. Shaoshan has also undergone earth-shaking changes.
Today's Shaoshan makes Mao Zedong familiar but unfamiliar. Shaoshan is still the same Shaoshan before, but compared with the past, there is less oppression and exploitation. The farmers have land to grow and the common people have food to eat!
When the car entered the territory of Yintian Temple, Mao Zedong ordered the driver to slow down. At that time, after seeing the group, the surrounding villagers began to discuss one after another, and many people speculated that it might be Chairman Mao's return.
Ever since the founding of New China, the folks in Shaoshan have been eagerly hoping that Chairman Mao could return to his hometown to have a look and see the old folks who lived together when he was a child.
Over the years, many of Chairman Mao's relatives and friends have gone to Beijing . Every time they go to see Chairman Mao with the expectations of the villagers, but each time they bring them back. Mao Zedong's promise to go back and have a look has never been fulfilled. And this time he really came back.
Chairman Mao talking to the villagers
At about seven o'clock in the evening, the car stopped at the Songshan No. 1 residence in Shaoshan Chong . This is a gray bungalow, located in a green pines and green bamboos, about 100 meters away from Mao Zedong's former residence. There is 1 km.
In the evening, Mao Zedong called Sun Yong, the personal bodyguard, and the head of the guard, Li Yinqiao, and said to both of them: "Tomorrow, don't stop the folks, you must be warm to the folks in your hometown, and speak with relatives. When you are a guest at home, if people bring water and food, don't block or interfere. This is a kind of kindness. The villagers want to see me and get closer to me, so don't interfere. Do you understand?
Chairman Mao and his enlightenment teachers
Sun Yong and Li Yinqiao immediately said: "We must follow the chairman's instructions.
That night, Mao Zedong wrote a widely circulated poem " Seven Laws, to Shaoshan ". "Don't dream vaguely curse Shichuan, the hometown was thirty-two years ago. The red flag rolls up the serf's halberd, and the black hand hangs the overlord's whip. Dare to teach the sun and the moon to change the sky for the sake of sacrifice. I like to watch the thousands of waves of rice buds, and the heroes everywhere smoke in the evening. ”
In the early morning of the next day, the sky was just a little bright, and Mao Zedong had quietly got up. At this time, Shaoshan was still in a quiet place. Only a few households’ chimneys wafted from the smoke, which merged with the mist in the mountains. Surrounded by fields in the mountains.
Mao Zedong did not disturb anyone, put on his clothes and shoes alone, opened the door and walked outside.Unexpectedly, as soon as I went out, I encountered a worker who was sweeping the floor of the guest house. The worker hurried back to the house and woke up the sleeping director and Chairman Mao's entourage. After a while, Luo Ruiqing, Zhou Xiaozhou and other popular Panting to catch up with Mao Zedong.
Chairman Mao's former residence
On the way, under the guidance of a Mao clan, Chairman Mao came to the former residence. At this time, many folks who welcomed Chairman Mao gathered on the site of the former residence. Chairman Mao happily waved to everyone. , the villagers rushed forward to shake hands with Chairman Mao.
After Chairman Mao walked into the former residence, the interior of the house basically maintained its original appearance: the original earth wall was still an earth wall, but it was raised a little higher after repairing. The chairman first looked at his parents' living room and carefully looked at the size of the interior. Furnishings, and then entered the houses of Mao Zemin, Mao Zetan and others.
Chairman Mao speaks to the villagers
When we walked into the cattle hut, the comrade who led us to the tour pointed to an iron bull's nose hanging on the wall and said: "Chairman Mao loved labor since he was a child. This is the original thing that was preserved back then." Chairman Mao looked at Tie Niubi and said to everyone with a smile: "You can't trust it, don't believe it, I don't know which mountain this thing was picked up from."
Everyone laughed. up. When I left the house, there was a loquat tree . The tour guide said, "This is what Chairman Mao planted when he was a teenager." In front of the door, I took a group photo with the folks who enthusiastically visited Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao and the masses
Then Chairman Mao, accompanied by his entourage, came to the graves of his parents. Chairman Mao stopped in awe in front of an ordinary tomb that was newly built from loess and meditated silently for a moment.
Then he looked around, as if looking for something, but we only arrived in Shaoshan last evening, and we left in a hurry in the morning. I didn't know that the chairman went to visit the mausoleum of his parents without any preparations.
Chairman Mao and the masses
Over the years, Mao Zedong has been making revolutions outside and rarely returning home. The second brother Mao Zetan died in 1935, and the eldest brother Mao Zemin died in 1942. The two graves of his parents have not been repaired since they left. Not to mention cultivating the soil.
The mound is almost flat, surrounded by weeds. If it weren't for Chairman Mao's good memory, almost no one would have thought that it was the tombs of Mao Zedong's parents.
The disrepair of the mound caused a small hole to collapse in the middle. Mao Zedong picked up the soil from the surrounding area, slowly plugged the small hole, and restored it to its original state.
Chairman Mao puts his parents on the grave.
When he was in a dilemma, Director Shen Tong found a bunch of pine branches nearby and handed it to the chairman. The chairman was satisfied and offered it in front of the tomb, and then bowed deeply three times and stood in front of the tomb. Silently pondered.
40 years after the death of his parents and 32 years away from his hometown, Mao Zedong's love for his hometown and his parents is vividly displayed in his meticulous actions and expressions.
Ordinary grave with a few green weeds left on it. In the early morning, the surrounding is quiet, and a few bird calls are heard from time to time, which makes people feel that this is not a static world.
A few minutes later, Chairman Mao was in the field.
With attachment, he whispered a few words. At the time, I didn't hear what the Chairman said. I later learned that what he said was: "The predecessors worked hard, the later People are happy, see you next time."
Just as Chairman Mao was about to leave, comrade of the Public Security Department reported to him how the Kuomintang reactionaries had dug his ancestral grave and that the culprit had been executed by the public security. After listening to Chairman Mao, he said very seriously: "They are wrong." People's hearts. "
Then Mao Zedong took a deep breath: "Let's go. Then, leaning on a wooden stick, he walked in front alone, slowly away from the graves of his parents.
Chairman Mao and his enlightenment teacher
Party branch secretary Mao Jisheng walked quickly and asked carefully, "Chairman, do you want to renovate the tombs?" a bit? "
Mao Zedong thought about it, and then said: "Don't repair it, it is better to keep it as it is. Every year Qingming Festival , please ask you to cultivate the soil on your behalf. "
It was not until the 27th that Mao Zedong left Shaoshan. During these few days in Shaoshan, Chairman Mao met with the masses extensively, went deep into the fields, investigated the farmers' homes, and learned about the problems encountered by the farmers at the moment.
Just left the village at dawn. , a group of people saw that the dense number of fathers and villagers were crowded on both sides of the road, and there were also people on the ridge. Afraid of missing the opportunity to send him, many people did not sleep all night and stood until dawn. The great man was full of emotions, and he got off the car again. Shake hands with everyone one by one. "Chairman Mao", "Chairman Mao", "Run Zhi"... The voices are one after another, mixed with choking and sobbing. Let's go" Zhou Xiaozhou said softly.
In 1974, Chairman Mao, who was already seriously ill, came to Changsha for recuperation. He wanted to take this opportunity to go back to Shaoshan, but because of the change in his schedule, he turned to Shanghai .
Two years later, in June 1976, Chairman Mao once again proposed to return to Shaoshan, but because Chairman Mao's condition was very serious, his wish was not realized.
But Chairman Mao did not give up. He insisted repeatedly that the Central Committee finally agreed that he should go south on September 15th. However, Chairman Mao's life was fixed on September 9, which made people sigh with regret.
Mao Zedong in the Yan'an Period
Since ancient times, Chairman Mao has left his beloved hometown since he was seventeen and embarked on a long journey to pursue his ideals. In the past seventy years, Chairman Mao has only returned to his hometown fourteen times, twelve of which were before he embarked on the road of leading the armed revolution.
When he returned to his hometown for the last time, Chairman Mao's mood was complicated. He did not inform the villagers, nor did he pay respects to his parents, but just quietly enjoyed the peace of his hometown for a few days, and then left quietly with infinite nostalgia. Chairman Mao wanted to come back again, but he was ultimately unable to do so. If heaven and earth are long in love, you should know the sorrow of the deceased.
This article would like to commemorate our great Chairman Mao, history will pass, time will pass. Dear Chairman Mao will always live in the hearts of every Chinese!
