Chairman Mao's special approval: Chen Duxiu's descendants have difficulties, take care of them

mentions " new youth ", one will think of Chen Duxiu, the May 4th Movement, and Chen Duxiu. Chen Duxiu is the leader of the youth who devote themselves to the revolution, and is also one of the founders of the party. Chairman Mao Zedong once said: "He and a group of people around him, such as Comrade Li Dazhao , etc., played a big role." The child was killed in his early years, and his only daughter also died of illness when he was young. Only Chen Songnian survived through many hardships.

1. Chen Duxiu and "New Youth"

Many people know that Chen Duxiu is a leader and one of the main founders of the party. He is a person who has contributed to the revolutionary cause of the motherland. "New Youth" was founded by Chen Duxiu in 1915. At that time, he appealed to the patriotic enthusiasm of young people and attracted more young people to join the revolutionary movement. Chen Duxiu became the promoter of the May Fourth Movement.

The book "New Youth" caused quite a stir at the time.. Most young people with patriotic enthusiasm have read this book, and Chairman Mao's idea of ​​​​founding the magazine also came from this. Chairman Mao Zedong was also influenced by Chen Duxiu at that time, especially the new culture movement initiated by him.

Comrade Chen Duxiu once devoted himself to the revolutionary cause and led the workers to revolt many times, which also played a certain role in promoting the early work of the Central Committee.

Comrade Chen Duxiu was expelled from the party in 1929 due to his mistakes.

Chen Duxiu was hunted down and arrested when he opposed the rule of the Kuomintang reactionaries, so his children will naturally be implicated by , and will inevitably live a life of fear and fear.

(Comrade Chen Duxiu)

2. After Chen Songnian was born

Chen Songnian is Chen Duxiu's third son born in Anqing , there are two older brothers and one older sister, Chen Yannian, Chen Qonian and Chen Yuying. His older brothers Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian were both killed in the revolution. After Chen Duxiu was arrested in October 1932 , Chen Songnian's life became even more miserable.

Yuan ShikaiWhen Chen Songnian was three years old, he threatened to hunt down Chen Duxiu and his family, and cut the weeds. Chen Songnian was not caught because he was protected by kind neighbors. Because Chen Duxiu was hunted down by warlords and reactionaries, he rarely cared about his children's lives.

The elder brothers Chen Yannian and Chen Qiaonian used to support themselves by carrying sacks.

Comrade Chen Yannian was ruthlessly murdered by the Kuomintang in 1927. The next year, his brother Chen Qiaonian was also killed by the Kuomintang. At that time, Chen Songnian and his sister Chen Ying went to bury his brother together. The Kuomintang reactionaries were not even allowed to show them the body, but the two of them only burned some paper and left. Because her sister Chen Ying could not accept the blow of her brother's tragic death, she became mentally ill, bedridden, and died soon after. She was only 28 years old that year.

In 1932, Chen Duxiu was arrested by Chiang Kai-shek . After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Anqing, where Chen Songnian was located, was occupied by Japanese invaders. Chen Songnian, who had already married, had to leave Anqing after seeing that his home had been looted by .

The death of his relatives and the hardships he experienced created Chen Songnianforbearance, and the family life was very difficult. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, due to the identity of the father and other factors, the family's life not only did not improve, but it became even more difficult, and sometimes even the basic life was difficult to guarantee. At this time, Chen Songnian could only rely on Chen Songnian as a teacher and work as a coolie in a brick factory to make a living. Although life was hard, Chen Songnian still single-handedly sent the children to the university gate.

Later, Zhou Enlai went to visit Chen Duxiu, who had been ill, and invited him to return to Yan'an, but Chen Duxiu declined the prime minister's invitation. On May 27, 1942, Chen Duxiu died of illness. At that time, Chen Songnian couldn't afford to bury his father, and he couldn't even get the money to buy the coffin. It was not until the end of the Anti-Japanese War that his father was buried in Anqing, and the name engraved on the tombstone is Chen Gansheng. .

(Chen Duxiu's Tomb)

950, Anqing No. 2 Middle School hired Chen Songnian . Due to his background, he rejected the job after repeated consideration. For the children's life and education, he and his wife went to work in a kiln to make money. During that time, Chen Songnian and his wife carried soil in the kiln factory, went to to repair the railway, and pasted the matchbox, trying their best to provide their children to complete their studies.

(Chen Songnian's wife and children)

Growing up in a difficult environment, The eldest daughter and the second daughter graduated from high school and proposed to work to help ease the burden on the family, but Chen Songnian and his wife Dou Hengguang firmly opposed them dropping out of school. Dou Hengguang passed away unfortunately due to years of hard work. Her death brought a heavy blow and burden to Chen Songnian's family. With Chen Songnian's wages alone, he can't feed and provide for his four children to study.

Chen Songnian was afraid that children's studies would be affected by his own background. Careful Chen Songnian faced difficulties and did not dare to report to the party organization .

3. The Chairman personally instructed

Chairman Mao Zedong would not kill all comrades who made mistakes. The Chairman once said that Chen Duxiu, like Comrade Li Dazhao, was a person who played a big role. For Chen Duxiu, the founder of the Communist Party of China and the leader of the chairman, His family has difficulties, how can the central government ignore it?

In 1953, the chairman came to Anqing for inspection work. In Chen Duxiu's hometown, the chairman naturally asked about the living conditions of Chen Duxiu's descendants. Fu Dazhang, the local secretary of the prefectural party committee, told the chairman that Chen Songnian was there, and also mentioned that his family had a difficult life and sold his house. The chairman immediately gave special approval: Chen Duxiu's descendants have difficulties and can be taken care of.

Chairman Mao Zedong's son Mao Anying was not given special care by when he returned to China, and even his daughter-in-law Liu Siqi was not given any preferential treatment, he personally instructed the local department at that time to take care of the difficult Chen Songnian family. It is simply .

Because of the chairman's instructions, the local did not dare to slack off and acted quickly. The two brothers of Chen Songnian were also recognized as martyrs, and the certificates were issued. The local government gave Chen Songnian a monthly living allowance of 30 yuan, and also arranged for Chen Songnian to work as a librarian at the Municipal Culture and History Museum. This subsidy was distributed until Chen Songnian died.

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, Chen Songnian submitted an application for to to the relevant departments, asking to rebuild Chen Duxiu's tomb. The local government not only gave a reply, but also provided 200 yuan of funds to support . "Chen Gongzhongfu's tomb where Duxiu and his mother Gaotai are buried together" replaced the original "Chen Qiansheng's tomb".

In 1981, Chen Duxiu's tombstone was rebuilt again by financial appropriation from Anqing City.

Conclusion:

In 11990, Chen Songnian died. Chen Songnian experienced the death of his relatives and various hardships in his life. He finally survived with strong will and perseverance.I believe that the descendants of the Chen family will continue to follow the footsteps of their ancestors on the land of new China, cherish the beautiful life in the new era and continue to work hard!