Chapter 25 6. He Zizhen, Mrs. Mao Zedong

When Mao Zedong was in the Central Soviet Area, he had two good assistants, one was Xie Juezai, a "virtuous foreign assistant", and the other was He Zizhen, a "virtuous internal assistant". He Zizhen is from Yongxin, Jiangxi Province. She is not only slim and beautiful, but also very knowledgeable. She is bold and pungent when she does her work, and she is indomitable and heroic. In September 1931, He Zizhen accompanied Mao Zedong to Ruijin in the Central Soviet Area and lived in Yeping Village.During the eventful years in the Central Soviet Area, He Zizhen was even busier.At the First National Congress of the Chinese Soviet, Mao Zedong was elected as the chairman of the Soviet Central Government, and he was also the general political commissar and secretary of the general front committee of the Red Front Army. He was very busy with work.In addition to serving as Mao Zedong's confidential secretary, He Zizhen also served as the chief of the confidential section of the central government.In the offices of the central government, all kinds of telegrams, documents, letters, newspapers, etc. flew in like snowflakes, and there were a lot of stacks every day.Many of these materials had to be read by He Zizhen first, and then reported to Mao Zedong for processing.From morning to night, she was busy all the time, but He Zizhen never complained.

In addition to doing agency work, He Zizhen also has to do mass work.At that time, everyone had to do mass work, and He Zizhen was still an expert in mass work.An important content of the mass work in the Soviet area is to publicize and mobilize young and middle-aged people to join the Red Army in order to expand the ranks of the Red Army and strengthen the strength of the Red Army. Once, He Zizhen, wearing a light gray military uniform, a military cap inlaid with red five stars, carrying a bamboo hat, and straps on her legs, came to Yeping Village to mobilize young and middle-aged men to join the Red Army.She invited young adults, old women, and daughters-in-law to participate in symposiums to publicize the significance of expanding the Red Army.She also went from house to house, doing work carefully according to the thoughts of different people.

Yang Ronglian, the newlywed husband of Liu Xiangfa, a women's cadre in Yeping Village, joined the army under her mobilization and left, leaving an old mother and a deaf brother in the family.Liu Xiangfa often went to the homes of other military family members who were in difficulty to help out, but he couldn't take care of his own home. He Zizhen took up the work of carrying water, lighting fires, sweeping the floor, mending clothes, and washing clothes in her home.The old woman felt very sorry, so He Zizhen smiled and said, "Your son left because of the revolution, and your daughter-in-law is busy with work and can't take care of family affairs. Isn't it right for me to help a little? Besides, everyone is for the revolution!"

The old woman was so happy that she praised Zizhen everywhere: "This comrade's sister-in-law is really kind. I sent away a son and gave birth to a daughter." During the Red Expansion Movement, some cadres in Ruijin had some complaints about the marriage requirements promulgated by the central government, and demanded that the marriage age for men and women be changed from 20 years for men and 18 years for women to 18 years for men and 16 years for women.They said: "If you want soldiers, you have to have people, and if you want people, you have to have cubs, so you don't have to worry about the source of soldiers!"

He Zizhen couldn't help laughing when he heard this.She said to Li Zanhai, chairman of the Yunshishan Township Soviet, and others: "Comrade Zanhai, you also have your reasons. In my opinion, your motives are good, but your methods are not very good. You know, premature marriage is harmful to both men and women. No benefit, underdeveloped, like a mouse, thin and small, how can you go to the front line to kill the enemy and fight the bayonet when you grow up? For example, the rice that has just been filled with grain, before it grows full and mature, you put this Once the rice is cut and dried, the husk is empty, and the wind blows it around. This kind of millet cannot be planted, and it cannot grow rice. Our nation has lessons in this regard. Without science, the pups born in early marriage have a body They are not very good, so we are often bullied by the imperialists, calling us the 'sick men of East Asia'. Now we not only need to think about the present, but also think about future generations and revitalize the nation. Do you think this is the truth?"

Li Zanhai and others nodded their heads and said, "Comrade He Zizhen, what you said is reasonable. We withdraw our opinions and support the Marriage Law, which will never affect the popularity of the marriage." When this matter reached Mao Zedong's ears, Mao Zedong couldn't help but sincerely praised: "Zizhen, you are really a leader inside and outside!" "Really? Thank you, 'Mr.'!" He Zizhen also smiled. In October 1932, the Central Bureau of the Soviet Area held a meeting in Ningdu. Mao Zedong was wrongly dealt with and was relieved of his position as the general political commissar of the Red Army. He left the front line and went to the rear to do government work.At this time, He Zizhen gave birth in Changting Gospel Hospital and gave birth to Xiao Mao.Three months later, Mao Zedong came to the old well near the Gospel Hospital to recuperate.He Zizhen saw that although Mao Zedong's eyes were still so piercing, he was much thinner.There is a dark circle under the eye socket.He Zizhen said heartbrokenly, "Run Zhi, you have suffered."

"Suffering? Now I have no official and a light body, and I have come to Taohuayuan." Mao Zedong said with a humorous smile. He Zizhen felt an indescribable sadness and indignation from Mao Zedong's hearty laughter, and she sighed softly. In October 1934, the main force of the Red Army and the central authorities withdrew from the Soviet area, and Mao Zedong was the first to set off with the "Red Star" column.Before leaving, he asked the guards to inform He Zizhen that the central government had approved her to act with comrades from the recuperation company of the General Health Department, and asked her to leave Xiao Mao in the Jiangxi Soviet Area to settle down.After receiving the notice, He Zizhen hurriedly gave Xiaomao to his younger sister He Yi for adoption, and set off in time for the Long March team.On the Long March, with her tenacious will and amazing perseverance, she overcame all kinds of difficulties, insisted on completing the Long March, and successfully arrived in northern Shaanxi.