At that time, I was very confused. The Kuomintang is a reactionary. Why bother adding the word "reactionary"? Are there still people in the Kuomintang who are not reactionary? In 1927, the right wing of the Kuomintang launched a party purge movement. Chiang Kai-shek and Bai Chong

When I was studying as a child, I often encountered the term Kuomintang reactionaries. At that time, I was very puzzled. The Kuomintang is a reactionary, so why bother adding the word "reactionary"? Is there anyone in the Kuomintang who is not reactionary? When I grew up, I discovered that there really was such a thing as the left wing of the Kuomintang. The so-called Kuomintang reactionaries actually refer to the Kuomintang right wing.

The left wing of the Kuomintang, represented by Liao Zhongkai, Soong Ching Ling , Deng Yanda, He Xiangning, etc., advocates cooperating with the Communist Party to overthrow the warlord powers and strive for national independence.

The right wing of the Kuomintang, represented by Chiang Kai-shek , Wu Zhihui , Zhang Jingjiang , Bai Chongxi , etc., is resolutely anti-communist and anti-people.

In the early days of the Kuomintang, the left wing was very powerful. In 1927, the rightists of the Kuomintang launched a party purge movement. Chiang Kai-shek and Bai Chongxi in Shanghai, Li Jishen in Guangzhou, and Wang Jingwei in Wuhan all raised their butcher knives and killed a large number of leftists of the Kuomintang, communists, and revolutionary masses.

Among the people massacred at that time, the number of Kuomintang leftists was much higher than that of Communists. This is not surprising, because at that time, the Kuomintang had more than 1 million members, and the leftists accounted for the majority. There are only tens of thousands of Communist Party members in total.

After 1927, due to the arrogance of the Kuomintang right-wing forces, the number of Kuomintang left-wingers became smaller and smaller. Deng Yanda, Song Qingling and others established the Provisional Action Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang and declared that the Chiang Kai-shek regime in Nanjing and the Wang Jingwei regime in Wuhan were both illegal.

At that time, Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of the right wing and Deng Yanda was the leader of the left wing. They were both the number one figures in their respective camps. At that time, the left wing of the Kuomintang still had great influence, so Chiang Kai-shek believed that the only person who was most likely to threaten his position was Deng Yanda.

Chiang Kai-shek regarded Deng Yanda as a thorn in his side.

In August 1931, Deng Yanda fell into the hands of Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek personally persuaded Deng Yanda to give up his political opinions, announced the dissolution of the Provisional Action Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, and promised to make Deng Yanda the deputy commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang army, ranking one person below the commander-in-chief Chiang Kai-shek and more than ten thousand people. Deng Yanda refused without thinking: "I want to maintain integrity for the Chinese nation!"

On the night of November 29, 1931, Deng Yanda was secretly killed by Chiang Kai-shek's group in Shagang outside Qilinmen, Nanjing. He was only 36 years old.

The Chinese Kuomintang Provisional Action Committee co-founded by Deng Yanda and Soong Ching Ling later changed its name several times and became the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, which continues to this day. It is one of the eight major democratic parties active in the political arena.

Soong Qingling ran to her sister in anger when she heard that Deng Yanda had been killed. Soong Meiling At home, she asked her brother-in-law Chiang Kai-shek to verify the matter and said that she wanted to meet Deng Yanda. Chiang Kai-shek knew that he could not hide it, so he had to bite the bullet and say that Deng Yanda had been shot.

Soong Ching Ling, who was usually very civilized, heard this and overturned the table on the spot, scolding Chiang Kai-shek for being shameless.

20 days later, Soong Ching Ling publicly issued a telegram for Deng Yanda's murder, strongly condemning Chiang Kai-shek's despicable behavior, pointing out that "the Chinese Kuomintang has long lost its status as a revolutionary group, and it has become an unconcealable fact. Those who destroy the Kuomintang are not enemies outside the party, but as the leader of his party."

On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched a "military remonstrance" in Xi'an in order to persuade Chiang Kai-shek to change the established national policy of "reconciling foreign affairs before settling the country first", stop the civil war, and unite with the goal of resisting Japan. This is what shocked China and foreign countries. Xi'an Incident, also known as the "Double Twelve Incident".

After Chiang Kai-shek was put under house arrest by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng, his life and death were unknown, which worried the Kuomintang government in Nanjing and Chiang Kai-shek's wife Soong Meiling. In desperation, Soong Meiling thought that her second sister Soong Ching Ling could help her, so she hung up the phone directly. Soong Meiling cried and begged her second sister for help, and asked for help in relieving the crisis and releasing Chiang Kai-shek.

Soong Ching Ling agreed to help, with only one condition: Chiang Kai-shek must follow the trend and resist Japan. Soong Meiling made a guarantee at that time, and Soong Chingling actively campaigned for the release of Chiang Kai-shek. On the 25th of the same month, under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Zhou Enlai, the conflict was resolved peacefully with Chiang Kai-shek accepting the proposition of "stopping the civil war and uniting with the Communist Party to resist Japan."

When the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated for the second time in order to jointly resist the war, Soong Ching Ling paved the way for it and played an irreplaceable special role. During the Anti-Japanese War, Soong Ching Ling did a lot of work and won the respect of the people across the country.

On June 19, 1949, Chairman Mao personally wrote to Song Qingling, cordially inviting her to come to Beijing to attend the upcoming first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the founding ceremony of New China.

The next day, Zhou Enlai invited Soong Ching Ling to go north and also wrote a letter.

These two letters were carried by Deng Yingchao, who made a special trip to Shanghai to pick up Soong Ching Ling on her way north.

On the afternoon of August 28, 1949, Soong Ching Ling arrived at Peking Qianmen Station by train. More than 50 people, including Chairman Mao, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Lin Boqu and Dong Biwu, came to pick him up. It was an unprecedented event.

In order to greet Soong Ching Ling in person, Chairman Mao arrived at the station an hour early.

A few days later, Song Qingling said in his speech at the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: "This is a historical leap, a huge force in construction, and the birth of a new China! We have reached today's historical status. Because of the leadership of the Communist Party of China." Song Qingling also firmly believed that the Communist Party of China is the most loyal successor and leader of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary ideals and cause.

This meeting elected the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. The chairman is Chairman Mao, and Song Qingling is one of the six vice-chairmen, ranking third among the vice-chairmen.

Song Qingling said excitedly: "The establishment of the Central People's Government is a major achievement in Chinese history and world history. It is a great honor for me to be a member of this government in my life."

What is less known is , the records of Chairman Mao's conversation with senior Soviet leaders later released by the Soviet Union showed that when the two sides met at that time, they discussed the issue of Chairman of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. Chairman Mao hoped that Soong Ching Ling would take up this position and be ranked first among himself. superior. But Zhou Enlai, who was present, firmly disagreed with Chairman Mao's suggestion. Zhou Enlai believed that the Chinese people would not understand if Chairman Mao was not chairman of the Central People's Government. In addition, the Kuomintang may have monitored Soong Ching Ling at the time, and it would be very dangerous if she became chairman. In this way, Chairman Mao's suggestion was given up.

On October 1, 1949, in the joyful atmosphere of universal celebration, Soong Ching Ling, following Chairman Mao, Zhu De, and Liu Shaoqi, appeared on the Tiananmen Gate to witness the birth of New China. She was the only woman in the first row at the founding ceremony.

Among the first generation leaders of New China, the one with the highest salary was not Chairman Mao, but Sun Yat-sen’s wife Soong Ching Ling. At that time, Soong Ching Ling received a national first-level salary of 579.5 yuan per month. In addition, she also enjoyed a monthly activity fee of 300 yuan. Together, her salary was higher than the 610 yuan salary Mao Zedong received in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China (later Chairman Mao (since dropped to 404.8 yuan), it will be 269.5 yuan more.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chairman Mao wrote to Soong Ching Ling many times, always calling her "Dear Sister", and often gave Soong Ching Ling gifts. They visited the Soviet Union together and took the same plane when they returned home. Chairman Mao insisted on letting Soong Ching Ling fly first class while he took second class.

The Chinese people love Chairman Mao from the heart, Chairman Mao’s respect for the democratic parties also comes from the heart, and Soong Ching Ling’s admiration and support for Chairman Mao also comes from the heart!

On September 9, 1976, the great leader Chairman Mao passed away. Soong Ching Ling rushed from Shanghai to Beijing. On September 11, September 12, and September 17, she attended the farewell and wake ceremonies for Chairman Mao's body three times.

html On September 18, when Soong Ching Ling attended a memorial meeting in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chairman Mao, due to excessive sadness and weakness, Soong Ching Ling, who was on crutches, could no longer support her body. The party and state leaders present hurriedly invited someone to come. A chair was given to her, and she became the only person sitting at the memorial service.

On December 26, 1977, Soong Ching Ling wrote the article "In Memory of Chairman Mao" to express her grief. The article said: "He was a leader and mentor with far-sighted vision and unparalleled in the world. He was the guide for great undertakings, and Mr. Zhu The commander and Premier Zhou are the right assistants for the great cause. "

In 1981, Soong Ching Ling, who was seriously ill, once again applied to join the party. On May 15, the Party Central Committee approved Soong Ching Ling's joining the Party. Soong Ching Ling passed away on May 29, 14 days after becoming a member of the Communist Party, at the age of 88. Until her death, photos of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Chairman Mao that she personally selected hung in the living rooms of her residences in Beijing and Shanghai.

In addition to Vice Chairman of the Central People's Government, Soong Ching Ling also served as Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China, and Honorary Chairman of the People's Republic of China. She has served as a national leader for 32 consecutive years. There are only two female leaders at the national level since the founding of the People's Republic of China (the other is Deng Yingchao, the former chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference).

Soong Ching Ling followed Sun Yat-sen in her youth and devoted herself to the revolution. During her nearly seventy years of revolutionary career, she was unyielding and unswerving. She always stood firmly with the Chinese people and the Communist Party of China, for the liberation of the Chinese people and for women. Children's health care, culture, education and welfare are dedicated to the reunification of the motherland, safeguarding world peace and promoting human progress. The journey of New China has not been easy. Let us pay tribute to this great warrior of patriotism, democracy, internationalism and communism! (Liu Jixing)