Chairman Mao once said: "He Zizhen has been with me for so many years and has suffered a lot, but she is the best woman to me." He Zizhen returned to China, hoping to meet Chairman Mao.

In 1956, Shanghai served as vice chairman of the Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Lai Shaoqi heard about this (He family’s neighbor, after He Minxue was transferred to Xi’an, he entrusted him to take care of He Zizhen), and wrote an opinion letter to the Shanghai Party Congress overnight, saying that there were still a batch of idle garden villas in Shanghai, with a quiet environment. Finding a place for He Zizhen to live in would be good for her physical recovery. After

, Chen Yi found Lai Shaoqi specifically and discussed He Zizhen's affairs in detail. He Zizhen was discharged from the hospital and moved to No. 262 Hunan Road, Xuhui District.

In 1958, He Zizhen came to Nanchang and moved into Hongdu Hotel under the arrangement of Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee . Jiangxi is the hometown that gave birth to He Zizhen's youth and is the sustenance of her soul and life. Looking at the grass and trees here, He Zizhen couldn't help but feel ups and downs, as if she opened up a dusty memory.

Moreover, some leaders of Jiangxi Province, Yang Shangkui, Shao Shiping and Fang Zhichun are all fellow villagers of He Zizhen, especially Fang Zhichun is also a classmate of He Zizhen at the Communist International Party School of Moscow in the Soviet Union. Liu Junxiu, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, is He Zizhen's fellow villagers of Yongxin .

He Zizhen

After a short stay, He Zizhen had the idea of ​​staying in Nanchang for a long time and informed the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee. The Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee transferred He Zizhen's request to the Central Committee and finally obtained the central government's "consent" instructions.

In the autumn of 1958, the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee found a two-story building as He Zizhen's residence and equipped her with a nurse to take care of her food, clothing, and daily life.

At this time, He Zizhen's level was at the bureau level, but the salary was the highest in Jiangxi Province. He was taken care of in terms of non-staple food supply, with two taels of pork a day.

Chairman Mao has always cared about He Zizhen and often asked Li Min to travel between Beijing and Nanchang. Whenever he had time, he would go to Sanwei Road in Nanchang to see his mother.

Chairman Mao knew that He Zizhen smoked, so he often stuffed Chinese cigarettes and panda cigarettes into Li Min's backpack and asked her to take them to Nanchang. Some central leaders, Chen Yi, Xie Juezai, Zeng Zhi, Kang Keqing, etc., visited He Zizhen and brought Chairman Mao’s greetings.

Chairman Mao and He Zizhen met again

Once upon a time, from Jinggangshan to Yan'an Soviet Area, Chairman Mao and He Zizhen held the Chinese revolution and the future of China in their hearts. They fought side by side and spent the most difficult decade of the Chinese revolution. Later, He Zizhen broke away from the original track, and this passed by the revolutionary legend. By 1959, a reunion that lasted 22 years was close at hand, which was something He Zizhen had dreamed of for many years!

From July 2 to August 16, 1959, the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee and the Eighth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee were held in Lushan successively. Chairman Mao arrived in Lushan early at the end of June. He was in a good mood. He also said to Jiangxi Provincial Party Secretary Yang Shangkui and his wife Shui Jing: "Lushan, the mountains are good, the water is good, the air is good, and the cousin is good."

Looking at the majestic and steep peaks of Lushan Mountain, the wavy lake water, the wish that long pressed Chairman Mao in his heart suddenly sprouted: meet He Zizhen. This wish is so strong that I have no intention of waiting any longer.

Chairman Mao

On the evening of July 5, Chairman Mao put his hands on his waist and his head tilted slightly. He asked the guard Feng Yaosong: "Xiao Feng, when are you on duty?" Feng Yaosong replied in confusion: "No. 7, No. 9."

Feng Yaosong looked at the changes in Chairman Mao's expression, as if he understood that he was planning something.

On July 7, Chairman Mao asked Shui Jing and Zhu Danhua to go to Nanchang in person and took He Zizhen up the mountain. Shui Jing and Zhu Danhua knew very well that this matter was extraordinary and they must be done with great effort. On July 8, Shui Jing, Zhu Danhua and He Zizhen left Nanchang at 3 pm and headed straight for Mount Lu.

7:00 pm on July 9, Feng Yaosong helped He Zizhen walk onto the second floor of Meilu Villa, and Chairman Mao was already sitting there waiting. When He Zizhen saw Chairman Mao, tears couldn't help but flow down, and it was like a faucet that opened the gate, endlessly. Her head was blank, buzzing, unable to say a word, but she just cried in a daze.

Meilu Villa Reception Room

Chairman Mao said gently: "We met. You don't talk. You just cried. If you can't see each other in the future, you want to say it again." He Zizhen didn't say it, but her eyes were covered with tears.

Chairman Mao asked with concern: "How have you been in the past few years? Are you in good health?"

He Zizhen's mood slowly calmed down. He looked up and down for a while and said: "I'm much better, your health is not as good as before."

Chairman Mao slowly said: "I'm busy, busier than in the past."

Then, Chairman Mao chatted with He Zizhen for a few words, inquired in detail about her life in the Soviet Union, and He Zizhen honestly answered every question of him.

After hearing this, Chairman Mao said slowly and heavily, "Why did you have to leave?"

He Zizhen couldn't help but tears flowed down her body. She said in a low tone: "It's all my fault. I was too ignorant at that time." He Zizhen said so sadly and sadly, she couldn't express her mood in words, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, salty, sweet, astringent, and sour, and all kinds of tastes in her heart.

Milu Villa Appearance

After a while, Chairman Mao consciously shifted the topic to himself. He said that he had no time to rest for so many years.He Zizhen listened carefully and nodded from time to time to respond.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye. It was getting late. Chairman Mao stood up and said, "It's getting late. We'll meet again tomorrow and talk." Before leaving, they did not shake hands and say goodbye, but just nodded to each other and left quickly.

In the summer of 1960, Lin Biao, his wife Ye Qun and two children, came to Lushan to recuperate, and the Lushan Management Bureau arranged for them to move into Meilu Villa.

Chairman Mao and Lin Biao

One day, Lin Biao sat in front of the window and listened to the radio. The guard at the door called to inform someone about visiting and reported the visitor's name. When Ye Qun heard this, he hurried downstairs, went to the door to greet him, picked up the two women upstairs, and said loudly to Lin Biao, "Yurong, who are you here?"

Lin Biao stood up from the sofa and smiled affectionately to the visitor, "How many people can come to Lushan?"

The other party replied, "Just come. As soon as I heard that you were living in the courtyard of No. 180, I will come to see you. Xiaolin, are you in good health?" The young waiter next to

was shocked when he heard someone calling Lin Biao "Xiaolin". At this time, Lin Biao smiled and said, "I am still like that. I can't read any words every day. It's just that my spirit is a little better than before going up the mountain."

Ye Qun couldn't help but interrupt, "Mr. Lin is in poor health and heavy burden. Every day he doesn't have to read the documents and read the Chairman's book. Comrade Zizhen, you know, General Lin has been following the Chairman in Jinggang Mountain." The waiter of

suddenly realized that the visitor was He Zizhen.

He Zizhen met with Li Min and Kong Jining

After Lushan, He Zizhen spent another three or four years in Nanchang. The Jiangxi Provincial Committee brought considerate care and meticulous care to her life.

In 1960, 1961 and 1962, He Zizhen all climbed Mount Lu and meditated for a while. The reason why she fell in love with Mount Lu was because Mount Lu witnessed her reunion with Chairman Mao.

In 1963, He Zizhen left Nanchang for Fuzhou and defected to He Minxue, his elder brother who served as vice governor in Fujian. After she left, she and Lushan had been separated for several years.

In the summer of 1966, He Zizhen climbed Mount Lu again. She called her daughter Li Min while smoking: "Dad is okay? You should advise him to pay attention to his health."

This time, He Zizhen stayed here for more than a month. She went there several times when she talked to Chairman Mao. Sometimes she stood there for a long time, silent, sometimes she was about to cry and sigh.

In May 1972, Li Ne gave birth to a boy, and spent money on buying milk powder and hiring a nanny, which made her life extremely difficult. In 1973, Li Na reported her personal situation to Zhang Yaosi, deputy director of the General Office of the Central Committee, and asked her father to help her in a difficult life.

Chairman Mao learned that Li Na was not doing well and was particularly sad. He agreed to her request and asked Zhang Yaoci: "How much is the right amount to give?" Zhang Yaoci suggested: "Then give 8,000 yuan." Chairman Mao thought for a while and said: "Jiang Qing, He Zizhen, Li Min, and Li Na each gave 8,000 yuan, average."

So Chairman Mao approved a note, took out 32,000 yuan from his royalties, and gave Jiang Qing, He Zizhen, Li Min, and Li Na each to 8,000 yuan.

Chairman Mao and Li Min and his wife

At that time, He Zizhen was sick and was admitted to the hospital. She said: "The medical expenses for my medical treatment can be reimbursed by the public. It is not short of money. Return all the money to the chairman." was silent for a while and continued, "Thank you for your concern for me."

Later, after being persuaded by people around him, He Zizhen agreed to accept the money. When the discharge settlement was completed, the medical expenses that could not be reimbursed totaled more than 3,000 yuan. The money sent by Chairman Mao was used to pay for the medical expenses. The remaining more than 4,000 yuan He Zizhen asked someone to return it to Chairman Mao and expressed his gratitude to Chairman Mao again.

He Zizhen's trip to "Chairman Mao Memorial Hall"

Feng Wenbin expressed his support for He Zizhen coming to Beijing, and the central government's attitude towards this is: He Zizhen can visit Beijing and Shanghai at will, and stay as long as she wants.

He Zizhen and Li Min

On September 9, 1979, He Zizhen came to Beijing on a special plane. On September 18, she visited the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall accompanied by her daughter Li Min, son-in-law Kong Linghua, grandson Kong Jining and granddaughter Kong Dongmei.

Before leaving, the nurse with her hand stuffed a pink handkerchief into her hand. He Zizhen couldn't help but be stunned and shook her head: "The color is not good, this piece cannot be used." The nurse immediately understood what she meant and took out another piece with a light and dignified color. He Zizhen then put it away with satisfaction.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, the sun shone through layers of clouds on a red flag car. The car carried He Zizhen's years of expectations and drove towards Tiananmen Square .

He Zizhen was sitting in a wheelchair, and Li Min and Kong Linghua pushed through Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People , paid tribute to the People's Heroes Monument , and then entered the lobby of Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall. When he saw the lifelike statue of Chairman Mao, He Zizhen's tears gushed out like a spring, and his eyes were pouring.

Li Min and his family presented the wreath prepared in advance in front of Chairman Mao’s statue. The wreath is one meter in diameter and one meter five in height. It is made of peach-shaped silk flowers. The ribbon says , "Forever inherit your will, comrade-in-arms He Zizhen leads his daughter Li Min and son-in-law Kong Linghua to offer it."

He Zizhen visited Chairman Mao Memorial Hall

He Zizhen quietly stared at the statue of Chairman Mao in front of her, reluctant to leave, but this time she did not cry throughout the whole process, and only Chairman Mao's peaceful expression on the statue was left in her mind.

Then, He Zizhen and his group came to Chairman Mao’s body showroom.

Crystal coffin slowly rose, and Chairman Mao's face appeared in front of He Zizhen again after 20 years. Thinking of the meeting in Mount Lu 20 years ago, He Zizhen burst into tears in front of Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao kept comforting her: "Don't cry." Due to her emotional excitement, she didn't have time to take a good look at Chairman Mao's face, eyebrows, and the iconic wrinkles on her jaw.

At this moment, Chairman Mao was lying in the cold crystal coffin, separated from He Zizhen's heaven and man. He Zizhen could no longer hear his ups and downs, harmonious and pleasant voice.

This time, He Zizhen decided to take Chairman Mao seriously and must not cry.

Chairman Mao was lying in the crystal coffin

In this world, who is more familiar with Chairman Mao’s appearance when he sleeps, and who is more concerned about his sleep than He Zizhen. From Jinggangshan to Yan'an Soviet Area, they spent thousands of days and nights together.

He Zizhen sat in a wheelchair, staring at Chairman Mao's face for a long time, looking sad, and she always held back when tears came. However, , the emotions surging deep in my heart kept overflowing, and tears still came out disobediently.

The medical staff noticed He Zizhen's abnormal mood and were afraid that she would be stimulated to aggravate her condition. They quickly pushed her out and walked to the lounge.

came to the lounge, He Zizhen gently wiped her tears, calmly relieved her emotions, and finally calmed down.

At this time, she looked up and saw the calligraphy work "Long March" written by Chairman Mao on the wall, and she didn't say a word for a long time.

came to the lounge, and He Zizhen wiped away her tears. She looked up at the seven-character poem "Long March" written by Chairman Mao on the wall. She didn't say a word for a long time. Ruyan's past appeared one by one in her mind. He Zizhen could not forget what circumstances Chairman Mao wrote this poem.

That happened 44 years ago. In June 1935, after the Red Army crossed the Dadu River, they encountered the first snow-capped mountain: Minshan . Chairman Mao stood on the Min Mountain and climbed up to look far and wide. After the snow, the mountains were like ink paintings, magnificent and majestic, and were finally conquered by the Red Army.

At this time, the red sun shines on Minshan Mountain, making the snow-capped mountain of particularly charming. The Red Army not far away moves forward with amazing courage and perseverance, and victory is waiting for them ahead.

Chairman Mao was immediately full of heroic spirit, and his chest was filled with energy. A poetic emotion from the heart is urgently needed to be expressed. He chanted with emotion, which is the famous "Long March". Chairman Mao couldn't put down his poem and read it word by word to He Zizhen many times.

He Zizhen seemed to have returned to those glorious years... The tour itinerary ended like this.

Since then, He Zizhen often recalls every detail of visiting Chairman Mao’s Memorial Hall. In her heart, it seems that she did not visit Chairman Mao’s Memorial Hall, but met Chairman Mao himself, just like the meeting in Lushan many years ago.

postscript

Chairman Mao has a ten-year friendship with He Zizhen and a passionate and sincere comrades-in-arms. This kind of love, this kind of meaning, is hard to let go...