Yao Wenyuan is the main member of the "Gang of Four" and the pen of the "Gang of Four". This person is quite complicated. In his early years, he was just a propaganda officer in Luwan District, Shanghai. Because of his sharp views on the articles, Yao Wenyuan attracted the attention of Zhang Chunqiao and Ke Qingshi, especially Zhang Chunqiao, who was originally responsible for the publicity work in Shanghai and attached great importance to Yao Wenyuan.
After the establishment of the Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee, Zhang Chunqiao was the director of the Revolutionary Committee, and Yao Wenyuan was the first deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. It can be said that he was only under Zhang Chunqiao. In 1970, Yao Wenyuan was transferred to Beijing to serve as the editor-in-chief of "Red Flag" magazine, and also took over Chen Boda's position, responsible for the related work of the "propaganda".
After arriving in Beijing, Yao Wenyuan gradually colluded with Zhang Chunqiao, Jiang Qing and Wang Hongwen, and did a lot of bad and wrong things. On October 6, 1976, Yao Wenyuan was arrested in the East Lounge of Huairen Hall . Wu Jianhua announced to him the quarantine and review documents. It is said that Yao Wenyuan was very calm at that time and did not resist much.
In the early days of his arrest, Yao Wenyuan was detained in the underground project of Zhongnanhai for isolation and review. At the same time, relevant departments were also collecting evidence of his crime. On April 10, 1977, he was transferred to Qincheng Prison, and three months later, Yao Wenyuan was expelled from the party. In 1981, after trial by the Supreme People's Court, Yao Wenyuan was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and the sentence was calculated from 1976. After being sentenced to
, Yao Wenyuan has been serving his sentence in Qincheng Prison, and he also showed a serious transformation. On October 5, 1996, Yao Wenyuan officially walked out of Qincheng Prison. After being released from prison, Yao Wenyuan hurried to Shanghai and did the first thing he did after being released from prison, and it was a very important thing for him. So, what was the first thing Yao Wenyuan did after he was released from prison?
The first thing Yao Wenyuan did after being released from prison was to bury his wife Kim Young. More than a month before Yao Wenyuan was released from prison, that is, on August 19, 1996, Yao Wenyuan's wife Kim Young passed away due to illness. Because Yao Wenyuan was still in prison, Kim Young was not buried after his death and his ashes were temporarily kept at home.
Yao Wenyuan took a train back to Shanghai after being released from prison. He and Jin Ying had a good relationship. The two were in a free relationship and gave birth to three daughters together after marriage. Yao Wenyuan thought he was ashamed of his wife. During the years he was in jail, his wife pulled her daughter alone, especially her second daughter was disabled and her younger daughter was studying, so Kim Young's life was very difficult. Before burying his wife, Yao Wenyuan specially wrote a poem "Butterfly Love Flower" for his wife. This poem describes his sincere feelings for his wife, especially the ending: "Don't change his original intention, it will always be vivid, and it will turn into a concerted sacrifice every year." It is written very well.
After some investigation, Yao Wenyuan selected his wife's cemetery in the Wenxiu Garden tomb group in Fushou Garden, Qingpu District, Shanghai. He also personally chose a black marble tombstone for his deceased wife. On the front of the tombstone, Yao Wenyuan also engraved the four big words "Truth and True Love". When Yao Wenyuan buried his wife, he only prepared a black marble tombstone, and then his daughter and grandson placed a piece of white marble, which became the current "black, vertical and white lying" pattern.
For Yao Wenyuan, who had just been released from prison, burying his wife was the most important thing. He was officially placed in Huzhou, Zhejiang after he got it done. During the Huzhou period, Yao Wenyuan had a nurse beside him to take care of him. Although he was released from prison at that time, he was not free and was considered to be under house arrest. However, Yao Wenyuan's living expenses were very high. In that era, he had 4,000 yuan a month, and he couldn't spend it alone.
In 2005, Yao Wenyuan died of illness, and his ashes were buried in the Wenxiu Garden tomb group in Fushou Garden, Qingpu District, Shanghai. He was buried with his wife Jin Ying. However, in order to avoid suspicion, Yao Wenyuan's name was not on the tombstone.
