An exclusive train from Shanghai slowly entered people's sight. A lovely and elegant lady got off the train. She is Soong Ching Ling.
Although not a * * * production party, she has been silently supporting the cause of the * * * production party. She said that she would "always be with the Party" and "love the Party, love the country and love the people" was her motto in life. In order to support the revolution, she took out Dr. Sun Yat-sen's pension, mortgaged real estate, supported Mao Zedong and supported the party's cause ...
The Song sisters caused quite a stir in the modern history of China. Who doesn't like rich, beautiful, talented and rich women at the core of power?
Therefore, the story about the three sisters has always been a topic of great interest to the world. As we all know, the elder sister loves money, the second sister loves patriotism and the third sister loves power.
The story of Song Qingling, the second sister, should start from189365438+1October 27th.
She was born in a noble family in Shanghai, and her father is a famous patriotic industrialist. With such a start, her life will surely shine.
Soong Ching Ling's father wanted her to be a broad-minded and knowledgeable celebrity, so he sent her to the United States to study when she was 10 years old. After a year in America, she was admitted to Wesian College in Macon, Georgia.
Received the best education in the United States and learned the most advanced cultural knowledge. She was quickly admitted to the university and obtained a bachelor's degree in literature. After getting her degree, her first thought was to return to China.
19 13 In August, when she left the United States and passed through Japan, she met a man named Sun Yat-sen, who influenced her life. She was moved by that man's patriotic spirit and revolutionary feelings and became the secretary of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
Living together day and night, they have the same beliefs and pursuits, and they are in love. 19 15 years, 18-year-old Soong Ching Ling married Sun Yat-sen, 27 years older than her, and held a wedding in Tokyo, Japan. In a foreign country, the two lovers hugged each other tightly.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen is a close friend of Soong Ching Ling's father Song Jiashu. The age difference between them was so great that my father naturally opposed it, but Soong Ching Ling resolutely joined the revolution and went to this great man.
From then on, Soong Ching Ling was faithful and unswerving. She wholeheartedly cooperated with Dr. Sun Yat-sen's work and took good care of his life.
Together with Dr. Sun Yat-sen, she is not far from Wan Li to protect the country and protect the law, defending the development of the motherland and the future of the nation with her life and blood.
1922, former comrade-in-arms Chen Jiongming rebelled and shelled the presidential palace. At the critical moment, Dr. Sun Yat-sen didn't want to go first. Soong Ching Ling advised him: "China can live without you and me."
She also participated in the drafting of many telegraph declarations with historical influence, and served as her daily work of sorting out documents and handling letters and telegrams.
She is a lover, an assistant, a secretary and a nanny. She is so hard and tired, but she never complains.
1924165438+10. In order to solve the problem of China's reunification and construction, Dr. Sun Yat-sen accepted the invitation of the leader of Beijing Zhongzheng, and she resolutely accompanied him.
This is a very dangerous road, but Soong Ching Ling left without hesitation, just as she married Sun Yat-sen without hesitation under the opposition of everyone.
At that time, Sun Yat-sen's health was not as good as before, what's more, he was 58 years old, and he was not as high-spirited as he was then.
How can Soong Ching Ling trust him to go to Beijing alone? In order to take care of Sun Yat-sen and help prepare for the national conference with the people as the main body, she vowed to follow.
But Soong Ching Ling never thought that her days with her husband were running out.
Although he has been taking good care of him, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's health is getting worse every day.
1925 March 12 at 9: 30 am, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great revolutionary forerunner and founding father of China, died in Beijing at the age of 59.
On his deathbed, Dr. Sun Yat-sen said in a weak voice, "Peace, struggle, save China." Every word hit Soong Ching Ling's heart.
Soong Ching Ling recalled the past dribs and drabs. She was very sad. She once wanted to leave with her husband, but she knew that the revolution was not successful. She will carry on her husband's legacy and witness the establishment of a brand-new China.
With strong will and weak will, she will shoulder Dr. Sun Yat-sen's legacy, defend the new Three People's Principles and the three major policies left by Mr. Sun, and share weal and woe with the suffering people of China and work hand in hand.
Since then, she participated in the second call of the Kuomintang for unity and cooperation. He also founded a training course on women's politics, organized the Northern Expedition Red Cross Society, and planned the wartime disaster relief work.
In order to support and cooperate with the Northern Expedition, she devoted almost all her efforts.
1927, after the complete failure of the Great Revolution, the reactionary forces hated Soong Ching Ling, so Soong Ching Ling had to leave China and go to the Soviet Union for help.
Although the Soviet government very much welcomed Soong Ching Ling's arrival, it remained silent about supporting the China revolution and providing economic assistance. Stalin said to Soong Ching Ling in a perfunctory way: "If you want to return to China first, you need to send a new contact to China after international discussions."
Obviously, we can't count on the Soviet Union, and European powers can't count on it at all, but Soong Ching Ling decided to give it a try. However, as soon as she arrived in Germany, she was watched by the secret police and lived a very difficult life.
Having witnessed the scuffle between warlords, the intrigue of the national government and the ruthlessness of foreign governments, Soong Ching Ling, who had been running around for the revolution all his life, suddenly realized a problem. Only the China * * * production party is the party that truly thinks of the people, and only the China * * * production party can save China.
Therefore, Soong Ching Ling unconditionally supported all activities of the China * * * Production Party and silently dedicated all her strength.
After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Soong Ching Ling had a bad relationship with the National Government. On the one hand, she did not agree with some practices of the National Government. On the other hand, the national government also suspects that she has contacts with her * * * production party, so it has been on the defensive.
Her family doesn't have a good relationship with her either. She often lives alone. Occasionally, Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Sun Ke, the child of his ex-wife, will visit her. She treated her husband's children as her own, but she refused the check given to her by Sun Ke. She thinks life is ok, and she doesn't have much pursuit of material life.
Although Dr. Sun Yat-sen wrote in his will: "I gave everything I left behind, such as books, clothes and houses, to my wife Soong Ching Ling as a souvenir!"
But Dr. Sun Yat-sen was poor all his life and never pursued material things. He has always pursued national liberation and national rejuvenation. Even though he was in the political center, he didn't accumulate any wealth and left many things in his life.
The relics mentioned by Sun Yat-sen are nothing more than two thousand books, a five-room house and some clothes. Even if they're all pawned, it's not worth much, not to mention that Soong Ching Ling doesn't want to pawn these things at all.
Sun Yat-sen naturally knew that these things could not support his young wife at all, but he was leaving. What can he do? With endless regrets, he called his son Sun Ke and told him earnestly: "Mrs. Song, stepmother."
He even told his good friend He Xiangning, and then left this world with endless regrets. He Xiangning promised before Sun Yat-sen's bed: "Yesterday, Wang Jingwei and I jointly called the Guangdong financial authorities and asked them to take care of his wife in the future."
At that time, not many people knew how much pension the Guangdong financial authorities gave Soong Ching Ling, and Soong Ching Ling did not say. It was not until an interview more than 50 years later that Soong Ching Ling recalled: "After Dr. Sun's death, the Kuomintang knew that he didn't leave any money, and gave me 65,438+/kloc-0.0 million yuan for living expenses, and later gave Liao's legacy He Xiangning the same amount of money."
Soong Ching Ling never spent this 1 ten thousand yuan. She saved this 1 10,000, which is her longing for her husband and her dependence for the rest of her life.
However, it didn't take long for her to lend the money to China's * * * production party, instead of borrowing it, because she never asked for it. As long as she can use the money where she needs it most, she won't regret it.
But what the hell is going on? Everything must start with the Long March of the Red Army.
After the failure of the fifth counter-campaign against encirclement and suppression, the Red Army began a 25,000-mile long March, climbing snow-capped mountains and grassland. After going through one difficulty after another, I finally came to this desolate loess plateau in northern Shaanxi and took in this group of people full of faith.
But surrounded on all sides, winter is coming soon. The winter in northern Shaanxi is extremely cold, and the Red Army soldiers still wear coarse cloth in summer. How should the Red Army spend this winter?
Where the winter supplies come from has become the most serious problem. For this reason, several leaders of the CPC Central Committee can't sleep at night, and Chairman Mao is even more worried, but he can't figure out a solution to the problem.
1936 In the autumn, Soong Ching Ling received a letter from Mao Zedong. When Soong Ching Ling received the letter, she was also puzzled. Although she and Mao Zedong have met several times and cooperated, they don't have much contact, so why write to themselves?
After reading the letter, she understood that Mao Zedong hoped to borrow some money from her brother Song Ziwen through her. The Song family is one of the four big families in the Republic of China, and the younger brother inherited the property, so he is a famous businessman.
But she and her brother have parted ways for many years, and their beliefs and choices are different. In Europe, Soong Ching Ling said, "Wen Zi never gave me money because he knew I wouldn't accept money from him or my family, and my brother respected me and my wishes."
Rich family, family business has nothing to do with her. For the sake of revolution and freedom, from the moment she married Dr. Sun Yat-sen, she became strangers to the four powerful families.
Although Mao Zedong didn't elaborate on the purpose of the money in his letter, Soong Ching Ling knew that it must be a last resort, otherwise Mao Zedong wouldn't borrow money in person, and how to raise the money became a big problem.
Without the slightest hesitation, she took out all the pension after Dr. Sun Yat-sen's death and sold her only apartment, Molly Ailu Apartment. Together with her daily savings, she raised 50,000 dollars and sent it to the Central Committee.
This is almost all of Soong Ching Ling's money and the last life support left by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.. However, she donated everything, and she always left things where she needed them, which made her very bitter.
Obviously, she is a noble person in a big family. She can be a good girl who doesn't touch water, but she has given up her superior life and exhausted all her strength for freedom, revolution and the cause of the motherland.
In that era when mountains and rivers were broken and gunpowder wars occurred every day, she never cared how important it was to have a sum of money. Money is just an insignificant thing to her.
The money donated by Soong Ching Ling solved the problem of food and clothing for more than 30 thousand Red Army in winter after joining forces in northern Shaanxi.
50,000 US dollars, the Red Army used this money to buy millet, corn and potatoes, and customized cotton-padded shoes, which successfully survived that winter, because Soong Ching Ling preserved the strength of the Red Army and made important contributions to the future war of resistance.
In fact, this is not the first time that Soong Ching Ling helped China's * * * production party. During the period from 193 1 to 1937, Soong Ching Ling helped * * * to produce internationally for many times, and helped the CPC Central Committee and the Red Army in northern Shaanxi.
In the early 1930s, Soong Ching Ling rescued Chen Duxiu, Luo Dengxian, Liao Chengzhi and other central officials, as well as countless underground party member.
Soong Ching Ling will always remember Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary policy of uniting workers and helping workers and peasants. Therefore, as long as the producer of * * * wants something from her, she will help, and most of the money raised from all walks of life and the funds provided by * * * production international will be used to help the domestic producer of * * *.
In addition to donations, Soong Ching Ling also donated a large X-ray machine to Yan 'an, that is, Yan 'an 1 X-ray machine.
After receiving this X-ray machine, the central leaders were very moved. Liu Bocheng and other 148 people who were recuperating in Yan 'an signed silk cloth, thanking Mr. Soong Ching Ling.
It reads: "Although the world's predators are about to collapse, there are still many shadows in China. Following the wishes of the Prime Minister, Mr. Wang is outstanding. There are a few words of loyalty, some patriots give solidarity, some medicines lose frequently, some give material help in the war of resistance, some uphold justice, and some respect with other countries. "
After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Soong Ching Ling continued to donate money and materials to the producers of * * * in China. After the establishment of "Alliance for the Defence of China" 1942 in Chongqing in August, Soong Ching Ling changed its name to "China Welfare Foundation", which provided a lot of material help to the producers of * * *.
Soong Ching Ling even took the initiative to contact Zhou Enlai, hoping that Zhou Enlai could provide Mao Zedong's articles and materials about the exploits of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, which could be used for overseas publicity and global fund-raising, and all the proceeds from the fund-raising would be used for the cause of resistance against Japan and liberation.
According to incomplete statistics, during the Anti-Japanese War, the American Association for Aid to China donated US$ 6,543,800+0,580 to China through Prudential Alliance, almost all of which was used to build an international peace hospital to provide medical security for the soldiers and civilians during the Anti-Japanese War.
On August 30th, 1945, Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai made a special trip to Soong Ching Ling's apartment to express their condolences and thanks.
Mao Zedong gratefully said:
Soong Ching Ling just shook her head. She always felt that all this was what she should do. She is just doing her job and doesn't need anyone's thanks.
At the beginning of 1949, the People's Liberation Army won the strategic decision and urgently needed to build a new China. Your leaders hope that Soong Ching Ling will come to Beijing to discuss national plans and attend founding ceremony.
Soong Ching Ling refused the invitation on the grounds of poor health, but wrote back to Mao Zedong.
1949 June 17, after the preparatory meeting of the New China People's Political Consultative Conference, Mao Zedong immediately wrote a letter to Soong Ching Ling, and invited his wife Deng to take this letter to Shanghai to meet Soong Ching Ling.
Soong Ching Ling was very happy after seeing Deng and immediately agreed to go to Beijing. However, Soong Ching Ling, who has always been simple and low-key, told Deng that there was no need to meet her or hold a welcome party in a big way. What Soong Ching Ling didn't know was that Chairman Mao had prepared a welcome party in Beijing.
Many people who are looking forward to it in Beijing can't wait. As soon as they got the news, they went to meet them spontaneously. More than 80 comrades, including Chairman Mao, Zhou Enlai and Zhu De, were waiting at the station early in the morning.
As soon as Soong Ching Ling got off the bus, Mao Zedong quickly stepped forward. When holding Soong Ching Ling, he excitedly said to Soong Ching Ling, "Welcome, welcome, you have worked hard all the way."
"Thank you for your invitation. I congratulate you. The China * * * Production Party has won a great victory under your leadership. " Soong Ching Ling didn't expect Chairman Mao to meet her personally, which was a little touched.
1949 65438+ 10/0/day, the founding ceremony was successfully held in Tiananmen Square. Chairman Mao pressed the button on the gate of Tiananmen Square, and the 1 five-star red flag Ran Ran rose. The square was crowded with people, and everyone's face was full of smiles.
Soong Ching Ling looked at such a grand and joyful scene with tears in her eyes. The great cause that Dr. Sun Yat-sen failed to accomplish in 28 years, the ideals and beliefs she adhered to, and the goals she adhered to were finally perfectly realized under the leadership of the China * * * Production Party.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Soong Ching Ling undertook a lot of state affairs for a long time. She devoted a lot of energy to culture and education, fertility and maternal and child welfare.
She was honorary chairman of the All-China Democratic Women's Federation, honorary chairman of the All-China Women's Federation of People's Republic of China (PRC) and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People for the Defence of Children.
She has been closely linked with the people all her life. She took the trouble to inspect all parts of the country, went deep into the people, went deep into the grassroots, and always worked hand in hand with the broad masses of the people. She was a real public servant.
Half a lifetime of ups and downs has witnessed too many developments and changes, and many things have gradually become a thing of the past in memory.
No one mentioned borrowing money in those years, and even Soong Ching Ling gradually forgot. Until 1969, 33 years have passed since that incident, and the whole story of this incident was known in an unintentional chat.
Once again, people were moved by a revolutionary pioneer. At first, she could have refused Mao Zedong's request. After all, she was not very familiar with Chairman Mao and had nothing to do with Song Ziwen, but she still tried her best to raise money for the Central Committee.
At the low tide of China's revolution, when most people didn't believe in China's * * * production party, Soong Ching Ling and Ling Ran were around, making a voice to China and the world, calling for the protection of the Soviet Union in China and this team that really served the country and the people.
During the long gloomy period, when Soong Ching Ling's life safety was threatened, she still spared no effort to protect the underground organizations of China and China, and provided a lot of help to China's * * * Party through the underground organizations.
Soong Ching Ling always had a wish in her later years, that is, to join the Communist Party of China (CPC). However, this wish was postponed by many things, but President Mao Zedong often said, "Soong Ching Ling was not born in party member, China, but he was our closest comrade and partner."
198 1 year, Soong Ching Ling suffered from chronic leukemia from overwork and collapsed in a hospital bed. Central leaders of China have come to visit and expressed their most sincere wishes and expectations. In the hospital bed, Soong Ching Ling put forward her last wish, that is, to be a party member who was born in China.
198 1 On May 5th, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee decided to accept her as party member of Producer of China. On the second day after she became party member of Producer of China, the Standing Committee of China People's Congress decided to award her the title of honorary chairman of People's Republic of China (PRC).
1981On May 29th, Soong Ching Ling died in her Beijing apartment. She gave everything to the motherland and people, and finally left this world with a smile, without any regrets. She will look for her lover, partner, and the person she admires most, and then tell him: Today China is as you wish.