Chapter 42 Letter to Li Shuyi[1]

(May 11, 1957) Comrade Shuyi: Hui Shu received.Too modest.We belong to one generation, not the relationship between the predecessors and the younger generations. Your attitude is inappropriate and needs to be changed."Wu Gorge" has been pointed out, and the reader knows where it is referring, so it seems unnecessary to appear the literal "Three Gorges".After reading the masterpiece, I am deeply moved.The song [3] mentioned by Kai Hui [2] is not good, so don’t write it.There is a song "You Xian" as a gift.This kind of wandering immortals is not included by the author himself, which is different from the ancient poems about wandering immortals.But there are some in the words, such as chanting Qixi Festival and the like.I lost my pride and Yang Jun lost the willow, and the willow lightly went straight to the sky.Ask Wu Gang what he has, and Wu Gang holds out osmanthus wine.Lonely Chang'e stretches her wide sleeves, and dances for loyal souls in the sky.Suddenly, it was reported that the tiger had crouched in the world, and tears flew down and it rained cats and dogs.

If possible during summer or winter vacation, please go to Itakura to visit Kaihui’s tomb for me.In addition, when you visit the tomb of Zhixun[4], please express your condolences on my behalf.If you see Mr. Liu Wuting[5], please send my regards.If Mr. Wu Ting has any difficulties with you, please tell me. Photograph for Guozhen! Mao Zedong May 11, 1957 According to the "Selected Letters of Mao Zedong" published by People's Publishing House in 1983. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Li Shuyi (1901-1997), from Changsha, Hunan, wife of Liu Zhixun.At that time, he was a Chinese teacher in the No. 10 Middle School in Changsha, Hunan.

[2] Kaihui, namely Yang Kaihui (1901-1930), born in Changsha, Hunan, wife of Mao Zedong.He joined the Communist Party of China in 1921, was arrested by the Kuomintang reactionaries in October 1930, and died in November. [3] Refers to "Pillow Poppy" (Central Literature Publishing House, 1996 edition, p. 166). [4] Zhixun, that is, Liu Zhixun (1898-1932), a native of Changsha, Hunan, and an early comrade in arms of Mao Zedong.He joined the Communist Party of China in 1924 and was murdered in the Honghu Revolutionary Base in Hubei in September 1932. [5] Liu Wuting (1877-1957), born in Changsha, Hunan, the father of Liu Zhixun.