At the end of 1976, in a small farmhouse in Fuquan Town, Huaping County, Yunnan Province, a white-haired peasant woman named Liu Yuanzhen was busy. This year, several major events have occurred in China. Premier Zhou, General Zhu and Chairman Mao passed away one after another. A major earthquake occurred in Tangshan , and each one was heartbreaking.
When Mr. Zhu passed away, the bad news came to Yunnan. Liu Yuanzhen was extremely sad, and the past from more than 50 years ago surged into his heart again.
But on this day, when Liu Yuanzhen was doing farm work in the yard, several middle-aged men with cadres came to the door. One of them said, " It turns out that you are here. Mr. Zhu mentioned you in his diary. He has been looking for you for decades !"
So, what kind of friendship does Mr. Zhu have with Liu Yuanzhen, and why do he miss her?
President Zhu passed away, and his diary revealed an old story
1976, Zhu De was already 90 years old, but he did not care about his health at all and insisted on working every day. Especially after Premier Zhou's death, he arranged his work schedule full. He said to his wife Kang Keqing: "The Chairman is in poor health and Enlai is no longer here. I should take on more work."
In this year, General Zhu has met foreign guests 18 times and struggled to maintain his body movement. However, on June 21, when Mr. Zhu met with the Australian Prime Minister, the meeting time was delayed for some reason. Mr. Zhu waited for a long time in the Great Hall of the People of and caught a cold by the air conditioner.
Since then, Mr. Zhu's health has been getting worse and worse. He can't eat, sleep, and cough up blood. Shortly after being hospitalized, Mr. Zhu was diagnosed with lung disease, kidney disease, heart failure, and other diseases. By early July, Mr. Zhu was already critically ill and unconscious.
On July 6, 1976, President Zhu passed away. This old man who fought for the cause of the Chinese revolution and made great achievements forever left us.
After Mr. Zhu passed away, the staff began to organize his relics. While sorting, a yellowed diary attracted the attention of the staff. Everyone carefully opened this diary, which mostly recorded President Zhu’s revolutionary experience, his understanding of the revolution, and some trivial matters in daily life, which were basically consistent with everyone’s guess.
However, there is a record in the diary that attracted everyone's attention:
"In 1922, I was chased by Tang Jiyao and rescued by Lei Yunfei on the north bank of Jinsha River ."
In this diary, Mr. Zhu told the story of his sworn brothers after being rescued by lei Yunfei in 1922. Unfortunately, after Lei Yunfei was killed by the Kuomintang authorities, his whereabouts of his wife and daughter were unknown. General Zhu failed to find it in many ways, which became a regret in his later years. He had to write the past in his diary, hoping that one day he could find the survivors of sworn brothers and implement the party's policies.
staff understand that Mr. Zhu is always a person who values friendship. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he still remembers the people who helped him in his early years, some of whom he supported him, and some wrote letters to greet him.
Therefore, when the content in the diary was discovered, the central government immediately issued an instruction: look for the descendants of Lei Yunfei and implement the party's policies.
After several twists and turns, the investigation team finally found Lei Yunfei's widow Liu Yuanzhen in Huaping County, Yunnan. When the staff said, "President Zhu has been looking for you for decades", the old man Liu Yuanzhen was already filled with tears...
was chased by Tang Jiyao, and met his benefactor
Zhu De has a deep connection with Yunnan. At the age of 22, he supported a small boat alone, entered the Yangtze River through Minjiang , came to Kunming, Yunnan, and studied in Yunnan martial arts lecture hall . Lecture Hall gathered a large number of revolutionary patriots. Zhu De was deeply influenced and participated in Revolution
and made a name for himself in the 1915 "Protecting the Country Movement".
At that time, General Zhu defeated the strong with his weak defeat and defeated the Beiyang Army , which was ten times more important than his own in the Mianhuapo area. He made a name for himself in one battle and was praised as " Yunnan Army General".
However, the following situation did not develop as Zhu De expected. Tang Jiyao fell from a revolutionary to a new warlord, trying to become the "little emperor" of Yunnan and rule the country. In early 1921, Zhu De returned to the army with his instructor and commander-in-chief of the Yunnan Army, Gu Pinzhen, and forced Tang Jiyao to step down. But Tang Jiyao was unwilling to fail and made a comeback in 1922, defeating the unprepared Gu Pinzhen and occupying Yunnan again.
, and Zhu De, who was the director of the Yunnan Provincial Police Department at that time, naturally became a thorn in Tang Jiyao's eyes and a thorn in his flesh. Not only did he offer a heavy reward to arrest Zhu De, but he also sent a regiment of troops to search for Zhu De's whereabouts.
In desperation, Zhu De had to lead 200 soldiers, eye Tea Horse Ancient Road to head north, preparing to leave Yunnan. However, on the way, Zhu De's troops were attacked by bandits, with more than half of them casualties. When they arrived at Taojiadu by the Jinsha River, there were only a dozen people left by Zhu De, and even he himself was awarded.
Jinsha River is a lifeline. As long as you can cross the river, Zhu De and others can get rid of Tang Jiyao's pursuit. But there is no one in the vast river, and there is no ferry lost. What should I do? Zhu De was extremely anxious and thought that he might die on the banks of the Jinsha River today.
Fortunately, there is no way out. At this moment, a ferry flashed out under a big rock by the river. Zhu De was overjoyed and hurriedly greeted the boatman: " Boss, cross the river, cross the river, cross the river !"
ship owner named Zeng Ruohai. He looked over from a distance and found that the group of people were wearing military uniforms and were in rags. He expected that they were chased and did not want to trek into this muddy water. However, he suddenly heard someone shouting "Zhu De" and immediately realized that the person in charge was Zhu De, the hero who fought bloody battle with cotton slope, and immediately rowed the boat.
Then, Zeng Ruohai picked everyone up on the ship and promised Zhu De: " Don't worry, let alone the Jinsha River, even if there is a sea of fire in front of me, I will send you there! "
Not only that, when the ship arrived on the north bank of the Jinsha River, Zeng Ruohai also notified the river defense brigade and repelled the troops of Tang Jiyao who were chasing him. The leader of the Jiang Defense Brigade is nothing else, but Zhu De's future sworn brother - Lei Yunfei.
The day after Zhu De stayed at Huaping County , Lei Yunfei came to visit in person. Ms. Smedley once described: After the team approached, a short and concise man was about 30 years old. The man called himself Lei Yunfei and came to welcome the faraway guest... Zhu De thought that he should be like himself, and he was also the brother of Ge Laohui ...
He became a ally and became a brother
At that time, Ge Laohui was popular in the Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan area. In order to facilitate work, Zhu De also secretly joined Ge Laohui and often promoted the idea of saving the country as a member. Lei Yunfei, who rescued him, was also a member of the Ge Laohui.
Lei Yunfei was born in poverty and had a bad temperament. He was a porter when he was young. At the age of 30, he was attracted by Jiang Haichen, the eldest brother of , and was recruited by him. Hai took him as his adopted son. After Jiang Haichen passed away, Lei Yunfei naturally inherited the status of his adoptive father. In a few years, he expanded his troops to more than 2,000 people, occupying the north bank of the Jinsha River, and even the warlords had no choice but to deal with him.
Lei Yunfei is loyal, robs the rich and helps the poor, and often takes care of the people around him. However, he also has a bad side when he was born in a rampant family. He encouraged local people to grow opium, and he was responsible for collecting cigarettes and purchasing guns and ammunition.
He had already heard of Zhu De's name and admired the Yunnan general very much. Therefore, when he learned that Zhu De was in danger, he immediately agreed to help with all his strength.
Soon, Zhu De and Lei Yunfei came to the cotton land village and were warmly treated by the other party. On the fifth day, Lei Yunfei held a banquet with the gift of Brother Pao, and invited more than a hundred fellow villagers, Zhu De and others to get drunk.During this period, Lei Yunfei said to Zhu De emotionally: "I would like to be a brother of a different surname with you, share weal and woe, and share blessings!"
Zhu De did not refuse, and drank chicken blood wine with Lei Yunfei and became brothers of worship. According to age, Lei Yunfei is a little longer, which is for his brother, and Zhu De is a little younger, which is for his younger brother.
After the two became brothers, Zhu De lived in the village. , and Lei Yunfei also took good care of this younger brother. He not only invited the best doctor to treat Zhu De's injuries, but also specially found his wife Liu Yuanzhen to take care of Zhu De's three meals a day, and treat him with good wine and meat every day.
Under the care of the couple, Zhu De's injury in his left arm was healed. At this time, Lei Yunfei proposed at the right time, hoping that Zhu De would stay and work together to plan major events. Zhu De is a kind and righteous person. He is grateful to Lei Yunfei and his wife for their dedicated efforts, but he has the people in his heart and is eager to explore a path to save the country and the people. How can he settle in the mountains and fields? So, he politely declined his brother's proposal and explained his reasons.
Seeing that Zhu De could not be kept, Lei Yunfei had to give up and decided to say goodbye to his brother. In order to ensure the safety of Zhu De and others, he specially asked his wife to make a batch of dress-ups and let them put on makeup and go on the road. He took out another 500 silver dollar as the travel expenses for Zhu De and others. The mountain roads in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan were not easy to walk, so he did not hesitate to give up his love and gave Zhu De the "Bailihong" pony he often rode.
Before leaving, Zhu De also gave a generous gift. He gave Lei Yunfei a big dark horse that he had followed him for many years, and left all the long and short guns.
Zhu De hopes that his brother can get on the right path in the future. Before leaving, he reminds him: "Have all the weapons of for you, and every shot and every bullet must be used on the right path ." Lei Yunfei agreed happily.
1922 On April 5, 1922, Lei Yunfei personally escorted Zhu De and others to Huili Pass and bid farewell with tears.
However, who would have thought that the two brothers would be a farewell forever. When Zhu De learned about Lei Yunfei again, he heard the bad news that he was killed by the Kuomintang.
was designed to kill, and the central government treated its descendants
In the TV series "The Founding Father Zhu De", Lei Yunfei led his brothers to Taihang Mountain to join Zhu De and participated in the anti-Japanese war. However, Lei Yunfei in real history did not have such an opportunity, because after Zhu De left a few years ago, he was brutally killed by reactionary forces. When
and Zhu De parted, Lei Yunfei promised to "use every shot and one ammunition on the right path", but he didn't take it seriously. In the next few years, he was obsessed with territorial snatching and his power expanded rapidly. No one dared to provoke him for a time. The people complained and called him a "local overlord".
Then the good times did not last long. As Lei Yunfei's power grew stronger and stronger, the gentry and landlords around him hated him to the core and did not hesitate to ask the Kuomintang to "sweep away" Lei Yunfei's power. In this way, the Kuomintang appointed Jiang Ruzhen as commander and led a regiment of troops to clear out Lei Yunfei.
After several failed attacks, in 1926, Jiang Ruzhen proposed to visit the mountain in the name of becoming sworn brothers with Lei Yunfei. Lei Yunfei expanded and arrogant, and only brought a few followers down the mountain to greet him. As a result, on the way back, as soon as he turned over, Jiang Ruzhen fired a black gun from behind, killed him, and then chopped off his head to show the public. , Lei Yunfei's troops were headless and were quickly wiped out easily.
Later, Zhu De saw the news of his righteous brother's murder in the newspaper, and his heart was cut off. He was unable to find his relatives, which also became a great regret in his later years. He could only remember him through his diary, hoping that the central government would find Lei Yunfei's descendants one day.
1976, after Zhu De passed away, the central government found Liu Yuanzhen, the widow of Lei Yunfei who lives in Fuquan Town, Huaping County, Yunnan Province. It was only from the old man Liu Yuanzhen that after Lei Yunfei was killed, she hid everywhere in order to take shelter, and later remarried to Fuquan Town due to her livelihood. When the central government sent people to search for her, she was already gray-haired, but when she mentioned Zhu De, she still couldn't help but burst into tears.
Soon, the local governments implemented preferential treatment for the elderly Liu Yuanzhen according to the instructions of the central government. 980, Liu Yuanzhen moved into the new house in the county arranged for her, and fulfilled President Zhu's last wish.
In 1995, the old man Liu Yuanzhen died in peace at the age of 90.
