In the early morning of September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao, the founder and great leader of New China, passed away in Beijing due to ineffective treatment of illness at the age of 83. The people of the whole country were immersed in endless grief.
This person has passed away. Holding Chairman Mao’s funeral was the top priority at that time. When formulating the list of members of the funeral team, Chairman Mao’s eldest daughter Li Min said that an important person was missed.
staff were puzzled. This list was listed after they thought carefully. It is impossible to miss Chairman Mao’s relatives and friends.
Li Min wrote the three big words "He Lucheng" on the list. The staff were unfamiliar with this name. They had never seen or even heard of such a person.
After Li Min's explanation, everyone knew that He Lucheng was originally Chairman Mao's nephew and the son of Chairman Mao's third brother, Martyr Mao Zetan.
Until He Lucheng's old age, he said to his son and daughter: You can change your surname back to "Mao"!
So, why didn’t everyone know about his existence before? What kind of hidden information is there in this that makes He Lucheng not the surname "Mao" but the surname "He"?
All this starts from the 1930s.
14 didn't know who their biological parents were
In the 1930s, Mao Zetan and He Zizhen's sister He Yi met in the Central Soviet Area. The common ideals and beliefs made the hearts of the two young people tightly connected. In July 1931, they became revolutionary partners.
Life after marriage is happy and fulfilling, but this kind of life is so short.
Faced with the unprecedented fifth "encirclement and suppression" of the Kuomintang organization, Wang Ming and others who grasped the leadership of the Central Soviet Area refused to accept the correct suggestions of Chairman Mao guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare, and adopted positional warfare to fight head-on, resulting in heavy losses in the Red Army .
At the end of 1934, the fifth "anti-encirclement and suppression" was confirmed to fail. In order to preserve the revolutionary strength, the Party Central Committee and the Central Red Army decided to transfer strategically and began the Long March. At the same time, part of the army was left to fight guerrillas with the Kuomintang. Mao Zetan, who was the commander of the Red Army's independent division at the time, was ordered to stay.
He Yi was pregnant at that time, so she stayed to do underground work.
He Lucheng was born in February of the following year. His parents named him Mao Anying according to the Mao family's generation. The birth of the child brought He Yi, who was in a difficult environment, a long-lost joy, but unfortunate things soon came.
In April of the same year, Mao Zetan unfortunately died heroically while organizing his troops to break through the numerous encirclements of the Kuomintang army.
The bad news came, and He Yi felt that the sky had fallen. Looking at the baby in her cradle, she understood that she had to be strong.
At this time, she faced a dilemma: at that time, white terror was spread throughout the original Soviet area, and she was engaged in secret and dangerous underground work. It was inconvenient to keep the child around her. If something happened to her, she would still implicate the child.
For the sake of the safety of the child, she finally decided to keep her child, who was more than two months old, at her relative's house.
She found He Diaoyuan from Huating Village, Xin County, Jiangxi Province. He Diaoyuan is He Yi's distant elder. He has a wealthy family and a kind person, which can ensure that his son has a good growth environment.
However, a child named Mao appeared out of thin air in the He family, which was too easy to arouse suspicion from outsiders. You should know that the Kuomintang dug up Chairman Mao’s ancestral grave at that time.
thought about it again and again, and gave the child a new name "He Lucheng". "He" is the mother's surname and the surname of the adopted family, which can be concealed. "Lu" is taken from Yuelu Mountain, Hunan. "Cheng" means success. Together, it means that the revolution led by Chairman Mao will succeed as soon as possible.
From then on, He Lucheng grew up happily under the support of "grandfather" He Diaoyuan. He was smart and studious, and he ranked among the best in grades from elementary school to middle school. He Diaoyuan was very pleased with this and he never talked about He Lucheng's parents' situation.
In fact, He Yi suffered from the separation of flesh and blood. At that time, she traveled back and forth between Jiangxi and Guangdong and other places all year round, engaged in underground revolutionary work, and passed through Xinxian several times. For the sake of her son's safety, she could only suppress her longing and not see her son.
She has always cared about her son's growth, and from time to time she sent letters and money to He Zhaoyuan through our party liaison officer, and learned about her son's situation in this way.
He Lucheng lived in this way with the care of "grandfather", "grandma" and the silent attention of He Yi for 14 years.
He Yi has been in a dangerous struggle environment. In June 1940, he was unfortunately arrested by the Kuomintang spies. In order to keep the party's secret, he was preparing to swallow money and commit suicide.
But because the gold ring she swallowed was too small, she failed to commit suicide, which caused serious damage to her stomach.
Faced with the severe torture of spies, she kept her mouth shut and showed the noble character of a Communist.
At that time, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated with to fight against Japan, Zhou Enlai learned about He Yi's situation and filed a solemn protest against the Kuomintang authorities. After negotiations between multiple parties, He Yi was finally released.
With the help of the Communist Party organization, He Yi came to Yan'an. Her condition was urgent and surgery was necessary.
Because her husband Mao Zetan had long passed away, his sister He Zizhen went to the Soviet Union to recuperate. After Chairman Mao learned about the situation, he signed the operation form as a family member. He Yibo saved his life, but two-thirds of his stomach were also removed.
It was from this period that He Yi and He Tiaoyuan and his family were disconnected from each other.
He Tiaoyuan didn't know about He Yi's series of experiences, but he just vaguely felt that she might have sacrificed, and he was even more afraid to tell He Lucheng about his parents. This was a kind of protection for him at a young age.
Mother and son recognize each other but soon the heavens and man are far apart
Time soon came to 1949, and most parts of the country were liberated.
In August of the same year, the party organization arranged for He Yi to work in Jiangxi and serve as the Organization Minister of the Ji'an Prefectural Committee. He Yi can finally reunite with her son.
After finishing the government's work, He Yi came to Huating Village, Xinxian County with excitement.
He Lucheng was 14 years old at this time and was well-raised by He Tiaoyuan's family, healthy and well-educated. He Yi was very happy to see it.
A few days before He Yi came, the local relevant departments had notified He Zhaoyuan's family, and the old man could finally tell He Lucheng about his life experience with confidence.
Under the witness of the whole village, the mother and son recognize each other, and the two hugged each other and cried. After years of hardship, they finally reunited.
They solemnly thanked He Dianyuan for his 14th year of raising him. Then He Lucheng came to Ji'an with his mother. He and they all cherished the time they reunited.
But fate is a mess, and an accident soon comes to the suffering mother and son.
After He Yi found her own son, she wanted to help find her sister He Zizhen and Chairman Mao’s son “Maomao”. At that time, when the Central Red Army was too young, Maomao was left to Mao Zetan for her care.
Mao Zetan has been fighting guerrillas with the Kuomintang. It is impossible to take "Maomao" and hand it over to a fellow villager's home by the guard. He did not disclose the specific information to anyone. Later, Mao Zetan died, and no one knew the whereabouts of "Maomao" from then on.
On November 21 of the same year, He Yi heard that there was a "maomao" in a certain place, so she took He Lucheng to the local area with her.
Unfortunately, he encountered a car accident on the road. When He Lucheng woke up from a coma, he found that his mother was gone and had no breath. He Lucheng lost her forever for less than three months.
Under the guidance of my aunt and uncle, he worked hard to learn
He Zizhen soon received news of He Yi's death. The two sisters had always had a good relationship. She was worried that He Lucheng, who had lost his parents, decided to take him to Shanghai where she worked, to live with her.
That's it. Accompanied by He Tiaoyuan, He Lucheng took the train to Shanghai.
He Zizhen was waiting at the station early. When she met for the first time, she found that He Lucheng didn't like to talk. This was understandable after all, he had just experienced the pain of losing his mother, but he actually limped while walking. After asking
, I found out that He Lucheng had a leg injured in a car accident. Although his legs were always painful, he thought it was nothing serious.
He Zizhen felt that this matter must be taken seriously, so she immediately sent He Lucheng to the hospital for examination. The doctor found that his leg was severely fractured and he had to be hospitalized for surgery immediately. He Zizhen shed tears with heartache as she heard it.
During the hospitalization, He Zizhen took care of his son like his own mother taking care of him. He Lucheng found the lost maternal love in his aunt, and his body recovered quickly.
At that time, He Zizhen served as the Organization Minister in Hongkou District, Shanghai, and his uncle He Minxue was the commander of the East China Air Defense Force. With the relationship between He Lucheng and Chairman Mao, he can be said to be a "second-generation official".
Aunt He Zizhen is worried that the young He Lucheng will go wrong, and often warns him: don’t live with the brand of his father, don’t tell others whose child he is, study hard, work hard, and be a person with real talent and knowledge.
He Lucheng remembered He Zizhen's words in his heart. He spent his whole life doing things according to his aunt's instructions.
He Zizhen sent He Lucheng to the best middle school at that time - Shanghai Middle School . At that time, there were many cadres and children in this school who transferred from other places, had poor academic foundation and could not keep up with the progress of their studies, and they dropped out of school to join the army or work.
He Lucheng is also laughed at by his classmates from time to time because of his strong Jiangxi accent.
Uncle He Minxue said to him earnestly after knowing the situation: "Why are all revolutionary soldiers and cadres in our family? What is lacking is experts and scholars. Now, New China is in a mess and needs talents in all walks of life. You must study hard and contribute to the construction of socialism. "
The words of aunt and uncle deeply inspired He Lucheng. Thinking of his parents who sacrificed their lives for the revolutionary cause, he felt that this difficulty in front of him was nothing at all.
He listened attentively at school and often learned late at night when he returned home. After several months of hard work, his grades were among the best, making local students in Shanghai no longer dare to underestimate him.
Two years later, He Lucheng was admitted to the Department of Electrification of Shanghai Jiaotong University with excellent results. Because the school is close to his uncle He Minxue, he moved from his aunt's house to his uncle's house.
However, teachers and classmates from middle school and college did not know that He Lucheng was a child of a high-ranking official, and he did not know his relationship with Chairman Mao. He has always been a low-key person and focused on studying. In the academic record sheet, the parents column said that he had long died.
He Lucheng is a kind and kind person. He goes back to visit his aunt He Zizhen every weekend. As a martyr's dependent, he has 22 yuan in scholarships every month. He always gives away 5 yuan to the He Tiaoyuan family who has raised him.
In China in the 1950s and 1960s, political movements came one after another. He Minxue always warned him not to participate in political movements. He is a student, and hard work is to learn scientific and cultural knowledge is what he should do.
He Lucheng keeps in mind the instructions of his aunt and uncle and devotes himself to studying.
He did not disappoint He Zizhen and He Minxue's expectations, and after graduating from college, he passed the extremely difficult public-paid quota for staying in the Soviet Union.
This was very valuable at the time. When He Minxue found out, he said happily, "There was a top scorer at home."
He went to Beijing to study Russian for one year, preparing for studying abroad, but during this period, Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated and his study abroad plan was stranded.
001 Senior Engineer
At that time, China was facing severe national defense and security pressure. During the U.S. aid Korea war, the United States even raised a "nuclear threat" to China.
The Party Central Committee headed by Chairman Mao was determined to vigorously develop the military industry. Against this background, the Fifth Institute of the Ministry of National Defense became a secret agency specializing in the research of missiles and in October 1956.
As a descendant of martyrs, He Lucheng is politically reliable and has excellent academic performance. He is undoubtedly suitable for military R&D institutions like the Fifth Research Institute.
After no hope of studying abroad, He Lucheng went to Fifth Hospital to report in 1958, becoming a scientific researcher under Qian Xuesen .
In a few years, he translated millions of words of Russian data, drew a large stack of drawings higher than people, and quickly grew into China's first batch of missile engineers.
He and his colleague Wang Taichu overcome the technical difficulties of missile control, proposed creative solutions, and made significant contributions to China's missile research career.
At the end of June 11964, China's first independent research missile was successfully launched. Chairman Mao was excited when he heard the news, but he did not know that there were important contributions from his own nephew.
He Lucheng has worked hard in scientific research for decades and has become an authoritative expert in the field of missile research.
1981, the Fifth Research Institute of the Ministry of National Defense began the professional title assessment, and He Lucheng received the professional title certificate number "001". He became the first engineer in the General Staff to obtain a senior professional title.
Never met Chairman Mao. In his later years, he asked his children to change their surname "Mao"
983, the Mao Zetan martyr certificate was sent to He Lucheng, and his colleagues learned about his life experience.
He Lucheng remembers the teachings of his aunt and uncle in his school days or during his work. He does not live with his father's brand, and the teachers, classmates, and colleagues around him do not know his true identity.
Chairman Mao certainly knew that he had a nephew named "He Lucheng". When his eldest daughter Li Min got married, he also reminded her: "Your brother is also in Beijing, remember to invite him."
But because He Lucheng is in the confidential military R&D department, Li Min could not find him after making several calls. In this way, the uncle and nephew lost the opportunity to meet.
In fact, Chairman Mao is busy with official duties as a national leader, and He Lucheng, as a cutting-edge military expert, also has a heavy R&D task, and it is indeed not easy for the two to meet each other.
When He Lucheng finally met Chairman Mao in the mourning hall, he couldn't help crying loudly. Failing to see his uncle when he was alive became a lifelong regret for He Lucheng.
He Lucheng has never met Chairman Mao, and he never mentions his relationship with Chairman Mao to outsiders.
He always feels that he is an ordinary person. Even after his life experience is exposed, he still does his job steadily, and still lives in a 20-square-meter house and lives a simple life.
After his colleagues knew his identity, they all felt that he was too wronged, but he said: " The father is the father, I am me, I can't live under their halo."
1995, due to physical reasons, He Lucheng retired early. Even though he was not on the front line of scientific research, he still used his remaining energy to serve as the chairman of several technology companies, and contributed his own strength to the science and technology cause of the motherland.
Although his surname is "He" for the rest of his life, he has never benefited from the Mao family. He still always remembers that he is the son of the martyr Mao Zetan and the nephew of Chairman Mao. Although his life is simple, he has donated money and materials to the old revolutionary base areas many times.
In his later years, in order to commemorate his father Mao Zetan and his uncle Chairman Mao, He Lucheng asked his son and daughter to change his son and daughter back to the surname "Mao", inherit the spirit of his father, inherit their will, and strive for the rejuvenation of the motherland.
edit; Shentong
editor: Lin Hua
