lotus, which comes out of the mud but is not stained, washes in the clear water but is not charming, is straight in the middle and out, does not vines or branches, the fragrance becomes clearer from afar, and is planted in a pavement...
lotus is The gentleman in the flowers , even in the dirty mud, it is still spotless. In thousands of worlds, there are such a group of people who are not troubled by the world, and simply being yourself is very valuable.
Chairman Mao’s daughter Li Min has so much fatherly halo, but she has never been based on this in her life, but instead she is down-to-earth. As a father, Chairman Mao was extremely relieved.
1962, Li Min, who had just gotten married, had a son. Chairman Mao, who was the grandfather for the first time, couldn't help but feel joy in his heart. He wandered in the courtyard, thinking about his grandson's name.
Rewind the family style of Men Huzi and the leader
Time went back 4 years ago, the founding leader Mao Zedong learned from Dr. Wang, who was guarding Li Min, that Li Min had a boyfriend, so he called his daughter to the study and asked in person: "What is your boyfriend's family doing at home? Who is his father?"
One sentence made Li Min confused. She said hesitantly: "I haven't asked this before, and I don't know."
Chairman Mao said seriously while smoking: "Then how do you make friends with others?" Li Min was dissatisfied: "Dad, why do you ask so much? He and I are classmates from Bayi School and I are classmates from Bayi School. Li Min was not convinced: "Dad, why do you ask so much? , Logically speaking, his parents should be a cadre. "
Chairman Mao was obviously dissatisfied: "You don't even know other people's parents, how can you talk about a partner?"
Although it was concerned, Li Min was reluctant. She said to her father angrily: "Dad, I'm making friends with him, what does it have to do with his parents." Chairman Mao laughed happily: "You still have to ask clearly."
In desperation, Li Min could only ask clearly after seeing her boyfriend again. After asking, he realized that his boyfriend's father was Kong Congzhou, the founding lieutenant general of .
Kong Congzhou was admitted to the teaching team run by Yang Hucheng in 1924. Then, under Yang Hucheng's troops, he grew up step by step from a platoon leader to a company commander, and then battalion commander, and also participated in the Xi'an Incident , which shocked China and the world, and played a crucial role in the Xi'an Incident.
1935 Kong Linghua was born in Xi'an. His ancestors were scholarly families and the family atmosphere was very good. After the liberation of northern Shaanxi, Kong Linghua was sent to Shijiazhuang to study with excellent grades.
It was not until the end of 1948 that Kong Congzhou became the commander of the Zhengzhou Garrison, and brought his wife Qian Jian and daughter Kong Shujing to Zhengzhou. After the liberation of Peking, he moved to Beijing. Kong Linghua met Li Min at Beijing Bayi Primary School.
In 1955, Kong Congzhou was awarded the rank of lieutenant general and received the first-class Medal of Liberation . Finally, he served as the commander of the Southwest Military Region Artillery and the director of the Ordnance Department of the Southwest Military Region.
As Kong Congzhou's child, Kong Linghua is also very outstanding. Not only has excellent grades, but also has a very humble manner in dealing with people. He and Li Min gradually got to know each other and became good friends. After graduation, the two remained in touch.
Because Li Min’s surname is Li, Kong Linghua did not know that Li Min was Chairman Mao’s child. When they were in love, Li Min had already been admitted to Beijing Normal University .
Li Min also found out after inquiring that Kong Linghua was also a general, and after returning home, he could finally explain it to his father.
Chairman Mao listened to Li Min's report and heard that it was Kong Congzhou's child. He smiled and said: "It turned out to be Kong Congzhou, I am familiar with it, I am familiar with it."
Kong Congzhou's fame and contribution to the revolution, how could Chairman Mao not know? He said: "Jiaojiao, when did you lead this little 'Confucius' to meet me?"
This is Chairman Mao's "respecting title" to Kong Linghua. Li Min was very happy when she learned about it. She hoped that her father would support their marriage.
Li Min is the child of Chairman Mao and He Zizhen. In her early years, she had several older brothers and sisters, but in the war years, she was either lost or died prematurely, and she was the only one left.
Now my mother is not around. Shortly after He Zizhen returned to China in 1947, she hurried south to settle in Shanghai. In the words of Chairman Mao, Li Min is the hardest child among her daughters.
Li Min was born around the Xi'an Incident. It was the winter of 1936. Yan'an had a thalassin. Her mother had no milk and milk powder was even scarce. She forced the people of Yan'an to feed them with rice.
Chairman Mao also understands the hardships of his daughter. Since he has a boyfriend, it is reasonable to let his father check it.
In the summer of 1958, Li Min brought her boyfriend to Zhongnanhai . This was Kong Linghua's first time in Zhongnanhai. When he saw Chairman Mao, he was still trembling with his face. Chairman Mao saw that he was very satisfied with the "son-in-law". He smiled and said, "I will say hello to your father when I go back."
in one sentence, agreed to his daughter's marriage, but Chairman Mao said, "It's useless to just agree, and I have to ask your mother He Zizhen."
At that time, He Zizhen had just moved from Shanghai to Nanchang . Li Min and Kong Linghua went to Nanchang specifically. He Zizhen was also very satisfied when he saw Kong Linghua, so he suggested that Li Min postpone the wedding day for a year.
Li Min was still studying at that time, and He Zizhen said that he was looking after the family while studying, and he couldn't take care of both ends. Li Min accepted her mother's advice and postponed the wedding one year later.
The first time he was grandfather
The wedding of Li Min and Kong Linghua was scheduled for August 29, 1959. Chairman Mao had just returned from a meeting in Lushan. He personally presided over the wedding for his daughter despite the dust.
Chairman Mao asked Li Min, who are you asking for? Li Min said: "Except for a few classmates and Wang Hairong, there are basically no one else."
Chairman Mao smiled and said: "How can that be done? I think there are two people who must be invited."
Chairman 0The two people Chairman Mao mentioned, one of which refers to Deng Yingchao. Chairman Mao told Li Min that He Zizhen left Yan'an early, and Deng Yingchao and Cai Chang have always been taking care of Li Min. So Li Min called them Cai Mother and Deng Mother, which was the kindness of raising her.
Another refers to Wang Jifan . Wang Jifan is Chairman Mao’s fellow villager and Chairman Mao’s cousin. Now in Beijing, he can attend the wedding. This is considered a representative of his hometown.
On the wedding day, a special guest came, Kong Linghua's father Kong Congzhou, who was in Beijing at the time.
Li Min and Kong Linghua were wearing big red flowers on their chests. Not to mention how festive it was. Chairman Mao, who had always been unaware of drinking, raised his glasses frequently at his daughter's wedding banquet, and clashed with Kong Congzhou's wine glasses again and again.
Chairman Mao walked to Li Min and said, "Daughter, Dad wishes you happiness forever. I hope you and Xiao Kong will be happy."
used to be a little girl, but now she has entered the palace of marriage. Listening to her father's words, her eyes gradually became wet, and her heart was so warm.
Kong Congzhou knows that Chairman Mao has good education and guidance for his children, and has never dared to slackew for many years.
More than a year later, Kong Congzhou was transferred from Shenyang and ordered to form the Artillery Engineering College, which was a new school. At that time, the Central Military Commission decided to merge and expand the Artillery Engineering Department of Harbin Engineering College , and Kong Congzhou was responsible for it.
When he passed by Beijing, he lived in a guesthouse next to Gongzhu’s grave. Suddenly, he was told that Chairman Mao wanted to see him.
Kong Congzhou calculated that the children had been married for two years. He went to meet Chairman Mao with infinite joy. After Chairman Mao met, he did not mention the children, but directly said about work.
From artillery construction to school foundation, Chairman Mao was very clear, Kong Congzhou lamented Chairman Mao’s knowledgeable and knowledgeable knowledgeable in China and the West, and his superb personality charm.
This conversation lasted for a few hours. Although there were only a few words about the children, Kong Congzhou was deeply touched. Chairman Mao mentioned that he should take more time to spend with the children, and Kong Congzhou kept it in mind.
However, not long after meeting Chairman Mao this time, good news came that Li Min's baby was about to be born.
It was the autumn of 1962. Chairman Mao, who was on a business trip, learned that Li Min had given birth to a child, was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night. He notified his secretary for several hours to go to the hospital to check the situation.
After returning to Juxiang Bookstore , Chairman Mao had no time to go back to the bedroom and walked straight to the front yard. Before he could enter the door, he heard the baby's crying.
Seeing Chairman Mao enter the door, Li Min smiled and said to the baby, "Look at who is coming, grandpa is coming." Li Na ran to Chairman Mao and smiled and said, "Dad, look at my sister's baby looks really like you."
Chairman Mao put down his coat and sat by the bed and looked at the doll. Not to mention how happy he asked, "Have you named it?" Li Min said, "In order to ask Xiao Kong, my father-in-law asked you to name it."
Chairman Mao laughed happily: "My in-laws trust me so much."
This year is the Year of the Tiger in the Gregorian calendar, and the word "tiger" is good, but Kong Congzhou does not recommend using the word "tiger". Li Min said: "It is best not to use tigers, burly, Yangs, willows, pines, and cypresses that people have used. It is best to find one of the names of Marx and Lenin."
Chairman Mao read a lot of books, so it should not be difficult to name a child. The name of his other daughter was named by Chairman Mao. Both Li Min and Li Ne came from the Analects of Confucius, "A gentleman is slow in words but quick in actions."
Chairman Mao thought about it and said that Lenin's word Ning is good, which is in line with the naming habits of Chinese people. It is better to just call it "Jining".
When Li Min heard this name, she thought it was really good. Ji Ning, as the name suggests, inherited Lenin's will.
visited my grandson, and Chairman Mao hurried south again. On the way, he called Yang Kaizhi, who was far away in Hunan, and said that Old Lady Yang died at the age of 92. Chairman Mao was mixed with joy and sorrow after hearing this. At the age of 92, he was considered a long life.
Chairman Mao immediately wrote a letter for the secretary to send it out. He told Yang Kaizhi that the old lady Yang could be buried with Yang Kaihui, and sent 500 yuan to deal with the funeral.
After handling national affairs, they also have to deal with their own family affairs. As the founding leader, he has been busy with all kinds of things and has been working on special trains all year round.
After careful calculation, Chairman Mao will enter the age of seventy after this year. As the saying goes, it is rare for people to be over seventy years old. Chairman Mao sighed, fortunately, Li Min gave birth to a "tiger baby". He felt infinite relief when he became his grandfather for the first time. He smiled and said, "I am promoted to the level of 70 years old!"
Great fatherly love, the final farewell
Time flies, 10 years, in the blink of an eye. In the early 1970s, since he attended the memorial service for Chen Yi and while he was sick, Chairman Mao's health was still worse.
Marantor Chen Yi and Chairman Mao have been together for decades. Chen Yi's death made Chairman Mao's emotions lose control for a while. At Chen Yi's memorial service, Chairman Mao looked haggard and bowed three times silently.
Zhang Qian has been supporting Chairman Mao during the period. Chairman Mao said a few words, which made Zhang Qian cry. Chairman Mao said: "Chen Yi is a good comrade!"
Another sentence is: "There are not many 'old people' in the Jinggangshan period." One sentence has spoken about the vicissitudes and helplessness.
Because he was sick, Chairman Mao's health was getting worse and worse. The doctor suggested that he have a comprehensive physical examination, but he was unwilling. The doctor suggested that he take some ginseng and supplement it, but he still didn't want it.
But he always cared about his daughters. Since Li Min moved out of Zhongnanhai, she has been living a civilian life. She has to do all the fire and cook, and she has to do all the firewood, rice, oil and salt by herself.
Before the Spring Festival in 1973, it was Chairman Mao’s 80th birthday. He specially asked the staff to notify Li Min and others to gather in Zhongnanhai.
Mao Anying, Shao Hua, Li Min, Kong Linghua and others all came to Zhongnanhai on time to celebrate their father's birthday in name, but in fact they were all empty-handed. If they really brought gifts, they would make their father unhappy.
Everyone came to Zhongnanhai. As soon as Zhang Yufeng sat down, he suggested that everyone take a photo. Chairman Mao was sitting on the sofa, and he leaned slightly on the sofa without strength. Although Chairman Mao in the photo was 80 years old, he was still full of spring breeze and had the style of the past.
Chairman Mao said that there are only two people over 80 years old, and I am one of them.
Everyone laughed happily, Li Min said, "Now the medical level in our country has improved. It is no longer a long life in the age of eighty or ninety, and your health is still good."
Chairman Mao nodded: "I know my body, birth, old age, sickness and death are natural laws. When I die, throw my ashes into the sea to feed the fish."
Hearing his father say this, Li Min couldn't help but cry. She said, "Dad, don't worry, I won't leave you."
Growing from a little girl to a big girl, Li Min knew very well how difficult it was for her father.
Li Min came to Beijing in 1949. At that time, Chairman Mao lived in a villa in Xiangshan, Beijing. In order to study, she was sent to Bayi Primary School.
Li Min went to elementary school in the Soviet Union and went to junior high school to study not long after. Chairman Mao has always had his own set of theories in the way of teaching his children.
Not only did he personally tutor the children for their homework on weekends, but he also customized his own set of teaching materials for the children. Li Na recalled:
"Before we went to school, my father personally compiled a 'textbook'. My father first asked us to read "Water Margin" because "Water Margin" is easy to read and the story is also quite fascinating. Then he read " Dream of Red Mansions ", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and poems."
Not only that, Chairman Mao also compiled the poems he thought were good into a booklet, giving each child one.
Chairman Mao often asks Li Min: "Have you finished reading the four classics I let you see?" Li Min said aggrievedly: "Dad, I can't understand "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". After a while, fight this with that one, fight another."
Chairman Mao smiled and said, "You need to read it more and you need to read it at least five times."
It was under Chairman Mao's careful teaching that Li Min was admitted to Beijing Normal University, and Li Na even got admitted to Peking University with excellent results. They were full of infinite gratitude and nostalgia for their fathers.
From the time Chairman Mao was seriously ill to his death in 1972, Li Min only met his father three times. Chairman Mao passed away on September 9, 1976. A few days before his death, Li Min also went to see his father.
Chairman Mao took Li Min's hand and said sadly: "My Jiaojiao, why don't you come to see me? Do you don't love your father anymore?"
After hearing this, Li Min really wanted to cry and told Chairman Mao that he wanted to see her too, but in the end Li Min still restrained it. Li Min couldn't say anything, so she could only accompany her father silently, hold her father's powerless and somewhat frozen hands, and pressed her tightly on her chest...
After Chairman Mao's death, Li Min queued for several days, following the crowd of people who were paying attention to Chairman Mao's face in Beijing to enter the mourning hall to say goodbye to her father. It's really sad.
For a long time when Chairman Mao passed away, Li Min often dreamed of his father in his dreams. She said:
"Once, the dream replayed the scene to me when I just returned from the Soviet Union and saw my father at Xiangshan Shuangqing Villa . My father smiled lovingly at me and called me 'baby' with his strong words. I was excited and woke up. The reality in front of me told me that it was a dream. My father had passed away forever..."
In order to commemorate my father, the central government decided to help Li Min set up a mourning hall in his home. The wall was a red curtain, and in front of the curtain was the portrait of Chairman Mao. This mourning hall has been preserved at home.
Relevant leaders of the central government once asked Li Min, it was difficult to see his father since he moved out of Zhongnanhai, so would he still be willing to live in Zhongnanhai? Li Min declined, "Dad is gone, and there is no need for me to go back."
Under the guidance of his father, Li Min and her husband and children have always been hard and simple, and they were afraid that the children would be spoiled by their side, so they always reminded their children: be an ordinary person and not just talk about their relationship with Chairman Mao.
For many years, Li Min's family has always adhered to the Mao family style. Since she got a job, she stopped the allowances given to her by her father. She relied on herself and ate the food after the next meal was hot.
For many years, she also cared about her mother He Zizhen, especially in the years when Chairman Mao passed away, He Zizhen's health became worse and worse, and Li Min often took her two children to visit her mother.
Chairman Mao repeatedly instructed Li Min to let the children spend more time with her grandmother, and she dared not forget her father's teachings. Not only that, she has also donated money to poor areas many times and has been doing good deeds to the country within her ability.
She said: "I am Mao Zedong's daughter. This is my duty. How can I not put in some effort? I want to do my best for my father!"
In Li Min's eyes, Chairman Mao is not only a great leader, but also a loving father.
