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Wang Jianxin: Understanding Mao Zedong's Great Family Style from His Poems

08:09, May 28, 2018 Source: People's Daily Online - CPC News Network

[Speaker] Wang Jianxin, Vice President of China Jinggangshan Cadre College

[Lecture topic] Understanding Mao Zedong's great family style from poetry

[Main contents]

1、 Strict father and loving mother are unforgettable. See how Mao Zedong respects his parents

II You and I are human bosom friends. Look at Mao Zedong's deep affection for Yang Kaihui

3、 Lick Du is not necessarily a hero. See how Mao Zedong educates his children

[Full text of the lecture]

Dear netizens: Hello!

Today I want to talk about the family style of the poet Mao Zedong.

Mao Zedong's family has a colorful background influenced by 5000 years of Chinese traditional culture and the tide of the 20th century. It has the mysterious charm and unique style of the revolutionary leader's family. Like ordinary families, it has ups and downs, joys and sorrows.

Mao Zedong's family style is reflected in his relationships with his parents, his wife, and his children, in his handling of public and private, family and country, strictness and love, affinity and sparseness, and in his talks, letters, inscriptions, poems and other materials, which are extensive and profound. A comprehensive understanding of Mao Zedong's family style is conducive to a deeper understanding of Mao Zedong's life landscape and mental journey.

I focus on analyzing Mao Zedong's poems and works related to family style to understand and interpret Mao Zedong's great family style. I will mainly talk about three topics: First, the strict father and loving mother are unforgettable, and see how Mao Zedong respects his parents; Second, we should count you and me as human friends, and see Mao Zedong's deep affection for Yang Kaihui; Third, licking the calf is not necessarily a hero. It depends on how Mao Zedong educates his children.

How Mao Zedong Honored His Parents: Unforgettable Grace of Strict Father and Loving Mother

Let me start with the first topic: The strict father and the loving mother are unforgettable.

On the afternoon of June 25, 1959, Mao Zedong returned to Shaoshan after 32 years of absence. In the old house, he gazed at the photos of his parents for a long time and said to the entourage, "This is my father and mother. My father had typhoid, and my mother had a bag on her neck and an eye on her. Just because it was at that time,... if it were now, they would not die." The next morning, Mao Zedong went to look at his parents' graves. He put flowers and pine branches on the grave head, bowed three times respectfully, and said affectionately: "The past is hard, the future is happy."

Mao Zedong was greatly influenced by his mother. Mao Zedong once said, "My mother has a good side, which has a great impact on me. She is honest, kind and virtuous. She is hardworking and thrifty. She has to do everything from cooking, collecting firewood, mowing, mending and washing clothes." He also said, "When I was young, my mother often taught me to 'clamp my tail and be a man'. This is very true, and now I often tell my comrades.

Mao Zedong showed filial piety to his mother when he was young. In 1918, Wen Qimei got lymphadenitis. At the beginning of August, Mao Zedong hurried back to his hometown to visit his mother who was sick at her grandmother's home, and soon returned to Changsha to prepare for going to Beijing. Before leaving, Mao Zedong wrote a home letter to his uncles Wen Yurui and Wen Yuqin, expressing his sorrow that he could not serve them with filial piety. He specially asked someone to write a prescription, but he was uneasy about whether the prescription would work.

In the spring of 1919, Mao Zedong served as a history teacher in Xiuye Primary School. His younger brothers Zemin and Zeqin escorted his mother to Changsha to see a doctor. Mao Zedong tried his best to spare time to accompany his mother even when he was busy. He also took his mother to take a group photo. This is the only time Wen Qimei took a picture in her life. This is the earliest photo of Mao Zedong's family and the only group photo of the three brothers.

On October 5, 1919, Wen Qimei died of illness. When the bad news came, Mao Zedong rushed back to Shaoshan immediately. He knelt and stood in front of his mother's spirit, and wrote the longest poem in his life, "Four character Poem · Memorial to Mother" with tears. This is a swan song in praise of mother! A touching article! Mao Zedong expressed his pain, sadness, missing, melancholy, regret and gratitude to the fullest.

After writing the "Memorial to Mother", Mao Zedong was still full of meaning and wrote two pairs of elegiac couplets. The first couplet is: "The spring breeze is far away from the south bank, and the autumn rain is far away from the mountains." The second couplet is: "When the disease changes, we still call for children. We have unlimited care, and all the regrets need to be remedied. When we learn Buddhism for a long time, we cannot live in the world. Where can we find a bit of kindness?"

Later, Mao Zedong still remembered his mother's noble character in his letter to his friend Zou Yunzhen. He said: There are three kinds of people in the world: those who benefit themselves at the expense of others, those who benefit themselves without harming others, and those who can benefit others at the expense of themselves. And mothers belong to those who can benefit others at their own expense.

Mao Zedong sometimes contradicted his father, and many people thought that Mao Zedong did not like his father, which was very superficial. Mao Shunsheng is a genuine farmer, hardworking, thrifty, shrewd and capable. Mao Shunsheng has a strong personality, a short temper, and is autocratic, but he is by no means an unreasonable person. He sometimes objected to Mao Zedong's reading, but in fact he only objected to Mao Zedong's reading idle books that he thought were useless. He hoped that Mao Zedong's son would inherit his father's work. Without his father's support, how could Mao Zedong have the opportunity to study in private schools for six years? As for going out to study, there is no way to talk about it.

Mao Zedong opposed some practices of his father's getting rich, disliked his autocratic behavior, and even openly contradicted his father, but Mao Zedong's respect and filial piety for his father was very profound. He deeply felt the hardships of farmers from his father's family building. His father's strict requirements made Mao Zedong learn to bear hardships and stand hard work, which benefited him all his life.

In the autumn of 1910, Mao Zedong left Shaoshan to go to Xiangxiang County to study in Dongshan High School. Before leaving, he left a note to his father: "My son is determined to go out of the countryside, and will never return if he cannot learn to become famous. There is no need to bury his bones, and there are green mountains everywhere in life." This poem was not written by Mao Zedong. He changed the "man" in the original poem to "child", and his son will never grow up in front of his father; He changed "death will not be returned" to "vow will not be returned". The Chinese people all taboo the word "death". Mao Zedong cared about his father's feelings. From the change of these two words, we can feel Mao Zedong's filial piety to his father. Mao Zedong took this opportunity to express his ambition and solemnly promised his father: If you let me study, I will study hard and live up to your expectations.

Mao Zedong's deep affection for Yang Kaihui

Now let me turn to the second topic: calculating human bosom friends, you and I, mainly about the deep feelings between Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui.

Mao Zedong had four marriage experiences. In 1906, his parents arranged a marriage for Mao Zedong. The woman's surname was Luo. The two did not live together. A few years later, she died of illness. Mao Zedong and He Zizhen were husband and wife in distress. After ten years of ups and downs, Mao Zedong did not write poems for her. On September 9, 1961, Mao Zedong wrote a poem "Seven Wonders · Photos of Immortal Cave on Lushan Mountain for Comrade Li Jin" for Jiang Qing: "Look at the pine trees in the dusk, and fly across the clouds in chaos calmly. You are born with an immortal cave, and the infinite scenery is in the dangerous peak." But this poem does not involve the relationship between husband and wife. Mao Zedong wrote three poems for Yang Kaihui. Obviously, he has the deepest feelings for Yang Kaihui.

Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui shared the same ideals and deep feelings. They got married in the winter of 1920. Shortly after the wedding, Mao Zedong wrote the first word for Yang Kaihui, "Beauty Yu on the Pillow": "What kind of sorrow will be on the pillow? The river and sea will turn the waves. It is always difficult to see the sky at night. It is lonely to sit up and count the cold stars. When dawn comes, all the thoughts are gone, and there is still a shadow of leaving people. A hook of the waning moon flows westward, and there is no reason not to shed tears about it." Mao Zedong is busy with his career, running around, and couples get together less and more. But in the dead of night, Mao Zedong couldn't help missing his wife. The first part starts with a word of "sorrow" to express the deep yearning; The second part ends with a word of "tears" to write the bitterness of missing. This is the only one of Mao Zedong's poems that is purely graceful. Mao Zedong wrote the sadness and loneliness of the separation of husband and wife vividly and deeply.

After marriage, Yang Kaihui has to do housework, take care of her mother and raise her children. At the same time, she is also the second female party member of the Communist Party of China, serving as secretary, confidential, printing, liaison, general affairs and other revolutionary work. But after all, she was a woman with exquisite feelings, eager to get her husband's love. Mao Zedong thought that the love between children would weaken the revolutionary will, and hoped that Yang Kaihui would not rely on him too much, so he copied Yuan Zhen's "Cuscuta" to Yang Kaihui. A line in the poem said: "Life is not dependent, and nothing can be achieved by relying on it." Mao Zedong's move had a bad effect. Yang Kaihui was very aggrieved, felt hurt self-esteem, and the couple had a little trouble.

At the end of 1923, Mao Zedong was notified by the Central Committee that he would go to Guangzhou to participate in the "First Congress" of the Kuomintang. Before leaving, he wrote "Congratulations to the Groom, Farewell to Friends" with deep feelings. "Wave your hand and go from here. It's even more sad to meet each other and complain bitterly. The corners of your eyes and eyebrows are like hate, and your tears are ready to die." The whole word revolves around the word "goodbye". Mao Zedong is full of feelings of parting and reluctant to part. The phrase "knowing the misunderstanding of the words in the previous book" refers to the fact that Mao Zedong copied the "Cuscuta" to Yuan Zhen. Mao Zedong made a frank self-examination, and the contradiction between husband and wife soon disappeared. Mao Zedong's deep consolation to Yang Kaihui is "counting the world's bosom friends, you and me".

"The whistle has broken my heart, and I will travel alone from here on". The sense of historical mission prompted Mao Zedong to break away from his personal feelings and throw himself into the torrent of revolutionary struggle without hesitation. "The corners of the eyes and the tips of the eyebrows are all like hate" and "by cutting the thread of sorrow", two words of "hate" are used. Love is deep and hate is cut. The whole word originates from emotion and ends up in reason. It is vigorous with tenderness and graceful with boldness, which sublimates the love of children.

Mao Zedong's armed struggle was turbulent, and the Kuomintang reactionaries became angry with embarrassment. He Jian, the chairman of Hunan Province, began to revenge crazily. First, he dug Mao Zedong's ancestral grave; The second is to arrest Yang Kaihui, Mao Zedong's wife. On November 14, 1930, Yang Kaihui died heroically. When Mao Zedong learned the news, he was heartbroken and sighed: "The death of Kaihui is beyond redemption."

On June 27, 1959, Mao Zedong cordially met Li Shuyi in Changsha. He said to the leading comrades of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, "She is Li Shuyi, a good friend of Kaihui. The year before last, she sent me a eulogy for Liu Zhixun, and I wrote the word Butterfly Loves Flowers and Answers Li Shuyi, which is exactly according to her meaning."

"I lost pride, Yang Jun lost Liu". After the sacrifice of Yang Kaihui and Liu Zhixun, the martyrs' loyal souls went to the Moon Palace and were warmly welcomed by Wu Gang. A word "lost" indicates the loss of relatives, love, friendship and revolution, and contains deep feelings of remembrance and mourning. The second part of the poem describes the scene when Chang'e dances to the martyrs' souls and sends the news of revolutionary victory to the world. The two loyal souls and immortals wept with joy. Zhang Shizhao once asked Mao Zedong how to understand the word "arrogant Yang"? Mao Zedong said, "How can we not be proud of the loss of women in the revolution?" It means that Yang Kaihui's sacrifice for the revolution is worthy of pride and respect.

On September 1, 1963, Mao Anqing and Shao Hua asked Mao Zedong to copy "Butterfly Loves Flower · Answer Li Shuyi" for their memory. Mao Zedong wrote "I lost Yang Huajun and Liu". The two men reminded Mao Zedong: "Isn't it 'Pride Yang'?" Mao Zedong pondered for a moment and replied: "It's also very appropriate to call 'Yang Hua'." Calling "Pride Yang" is the praise of a revolutionary martyr by the leaders of the Republic, which is in public terms; "Poplar" is a nickname between husband and wife, which is the husband's love for his wife. Mao Anqing and Shao Hua sighed: "Calling 'Pride Yang' expresses father's praise for mother. Calling 'Poplar' also expresses father's closeness to mother."

How Mao Zedong Educated His Children: licking the calf is not necessarily a hero

Now, let me turn to the third topic: licking the calf is not necessarily a hero.

Mao Zedong had ten children, among whom Yang Kaihui had three boys, He Zizhen had three men and three women, and Jiang Qing had one daughter. But only Mao Anying, Mao Anqing, Li Min, and Li Ne grew up. Mao Zedong suffered from the shock and pain of losing his children for many times, and he also inevitably felt indebted to his children and tried to give them more fatherly love to make up for it. He cares about children's health and life, their study and work, and their growth and progress. Mao Zedong was very strict with his children, emphasizing "hardship, knowledge, progress and progress". Here are just some examples of Mao Zedong's poetry in educating his children.

1. Ode to a Dead Tree with a Mourning Son

In 1930, Mao Anying, Mao Anqing and Yang Kaihui were thrown into prison by the reactionary warlord He Jian. After his mother died, three brothers, An Ying, An Qing and An Long, were sent to Shanghai, and Mao Zemin gave them to Datong Kindergarten to raise. In May 1931, Xiao'an Dragon died young. In 1932, the underground party in Shanghai was destroyed, the Datong Kindergarten was forced to disband, and the Anying brothers were on the streets, suffering unspeakably. In the summer of 1936, the party organization found the shore British brothers and sent them to the Soviet Union. In 1938, Mao Zedong established correspondence with them.

In a letter dated January 31, 1941, Mao Zedong wrote: "I was asked by An Ying to write poems, but I had no poetic interest, so I couldn't write poems." During the Yan'an period, Mao Zedong's life was relatively stable, his mentality was relatively peaceful, and he wrote many theoretical articles, but his poetic interest was not strong, and his works were also very few. Write poetry with passion. Mao Zedong never wrote poetry for poetry. Even his son asked, he didn't agree. Mao Anying drifted in his childhood and later lived abroad. Maybe Mao Zedong worried that he could not understand classical poetry.

On November 25, 1950, Mao Anying died in the Korean battlefield at the age of 28. When Mao Zedong heard the news, his voice was hoarse and he sighed: "Alas, who called him Mao Zedong's son?" He tried to bear his grief, staring out of the window at the already depressed branches, and murmured Yu Xin's "Dead Tree Ode": "In the past, willows were planted in accordance with Hannan, but now when we look at the falling of the river, we can't bear the fact that the trees are still like this."

On the afternoon of November 25, 1960, Mao Zedong walked out of Juxiang Bookstore. Under a tall pine tree, he suddenly sang a few lines of Yang Jiye's lyrics in the Beijing Opera "Liling Stele" with a very low voice: "When the golden black falls and the jade rabbit rises to dusk, I hope that Jiao'er will not be able to shed tears; Qilang'er will move back to Yanmen to ask for help, why can't he look back this time?" Mao Zedong's voice choked and could not sing any more. This day is the 10th anniversary of the sacrifice of Sho Ying. There is no more pain in the world than this!

2. Wait for Qiqi to love her father and daughter

After Mao Anying's sacrifice, Mao Zedong kept his grief in his heart. He didn't have the heart to tell his daughter-in-law Liu Siqi that it would take three years to hide it! This was torture for Mao Zedong. It was not until 1953 that Mao Zedong told her the truth. Mao Zedong said to her affectionately, "In the future, you will be my eldest daughter." From then on, Mao Zedong called her "Siqier", paid special attention to her study and life, and constantly encouraged her to cheer up.

In 1954, Liu Siqi graduated from high school, and Mao Zedong sent her to the Department of Mathematics and Physics of Moscow University in the Soviet Union for further study. Liu Siqi was lonely in a foreign country and often fell ill. In addition, she changed from liberal arts to science, which made her feel very difficult. During the summer vacation in 1957, Liu Siqi wrote a letter to Mao Zedong, proposing the idea of transferring to China, and Mao Zedong immediately replied with approval.

In October 1957, Liu Siqi transferred to the Russian Department of Peking University to study. On January 15, 1959, Mao Zedong wrote in a letter to Siqi: "We should set ambitious goals, pay attention to political theory, and fight for a breath for the dead, for the father, for the people, and for those who despise and hate."

In 1959, Liu Siqi was seriously ill. Mao Zedong wrote a letter to her on August 6, calling her "Wa". The letter copied the lines of Li Bai's poem "The Ballad of Lushan Mountain Sends to Lu Shiyu's Xuzhou": "When you climb up to the magnificent heaven and earth, the vast river will never return. The yellow clouds move thousands of miles, and the white waves flow through nine snowy mountains." Mao Zedong wrote: "These are some of Li Bai's poems. You can see classical literature when you are depressed, which can play a role in relieving depression."

Liu Siqi has always been difficult to get out of the pain of losing An Ying. Mao Zedong was very anxious about this and repeatedly advised her to find a suitable boyfriend and start a family again. Under Mao Zedong's repeated persuasion, Liu Siqi and Yang Maozhi did not marry until February 1962 and changed their name to Liu Songlin. Mao Zedong was deeply gratified by this and copied their new work "Bu Tuan · Yong Mei" as a congratulatory gift. Mao Zedong wanted to warn them that life is full of hardships and frustrations. They should not fear the cold like Plum Blossoms, always maintain an optimistic spirit, and actively face all the hardships of life.

3. An Qing's Dream Startles

When Mao Anqing was seven years old, his mother Yang Kaihui died. When I was wandering in Shanghai, I was beaten by the spy patrol, and my ears were deaf, leaving the cause of concussion. In 1947, Mao Anqing returned to Harbin with He Zizhen. Soon, Mao Zedong took Anqing to his side. At the beginning of the founding of New China, he was engaged in translation at the Marxism Leninism Compilation Institute of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee.

In 1950, Mao Anying died, but Anqing could not stand the blow, and his old illness recurred. Mao Zedong sent him to the Soviet Union for treatment. An Qing was alone and very depressed. In 1955, Mao Zedong agreed to return to China and let him recuperate in Dalian.

In the summer of 1957, Mao Zedong went to Dalian and was very happy to see that Anqing's condition was greatly improved. During the conversation, Mao Anqing suddenly talked about a dream he had: "Dad, don't you think it's strange, I haven't dreamed of my mother for decades. Last night, she came and said to me with a smile: 'Child, I can't copy articles for your father, you should practice calligraphy!'" As she said, Mao Anqing burst into tears. Mao Zedong was sad and silent for a long time. He handed Anqing a piece of writing paper and said, "Anqing, this is a poem I wrote not long ago, look at it." It was "Butterfly in Love with Flowers, Answer to Li Shuyi". Anqing cried bitterly as he read the sincere poem. Mao Zedong's face was convulsed. He fought back tears and smoked one by one. Who knows his pain?

4. Recommend love poems to encourage Shaohua

Shao Hua is Liu Siqi's sister. Before she married Anqing, Mao Zedong knew her and cared about her very much. In 1959, Shao Hua was admitted to the literature and history major of the Chinese Department of Peking University. The well read Mao Zedong often talked with her about history and poetry.

When talking about Cao Cao's father and son, Mao Zedong asked Shao Hua: "Do you like Cao Cao, or do you like Cao Pi and Cao Zhi?" Shao Hua said bluntly: "I like Cao Zhi's poems, especially his seven step poems. You see his brother Cao Pi has forced him to do nothing. If he can't write a poem within seven steps, he will kill him, but he has done it, and he is so talented." After listening to this, Mao Zedong said with a smile, "I am different from you. I like Cao Cao's poems. Cao Cao's poems are straightforward, open-minded and natural, and should be studied. For example, his chapters such as" Shou Gui Shou "," Short Song Xing "and" Watching the Sea "are more popular." Mao Zedong also wrote down some of the words.

Wang Bo was one of the four heroes in the early Tang Dynasty. Mao Zedong spoke highly of him. He liked Wang Bo's "Send Du Shaofu to Shuchuan", and especially appreciated the poem "A bosom friend in the sea, a distant place like a neighbor". On one occasion, he found that Shao Hua and others also liked Wang Bo's Preface to Tengwang Pavilion, and wrote the famous sentence "sunset and lone ducks fly together, and the autumn water grows in the same color as the sky". Shao Hua took it with both hands, full of joy. Today, Mao Zedong's calligraphy has been engraved on the column of Tengwang Pavilion.

When talking about the poems of the Song Dynasty, Mao Zedong asked Shao Hua: "Whose works do you like?" Shao Hua said: "Lu You." Mao Zedong asked: "Why?" Shao Hua said: "Lu You's poems are full of passionate patriotism, have a vigorous and bold fighting style, and often show the spirit of sacrifice of 'serving the country and dying'." Mao Zedong agreed very much, Then he asked her, "Which songs do you like about him?" Shao Hua listed "Book Anger", "Demonstrating Children", "Night Tour Palace", etc. After hearing this, Mao Zedong was very excited and wrote the word "Night Tour Palace". Shao Huazhen was very happy.

In 1960, Shao Hua and An Qing got married in Dalian. In 1962, they came to Beijing to live. Shao Hua returned to Peking University to study. She was very depressed because she missed too many classes and couldn't keep up with her studies. In addition, Anqing is in poor health and can't stand any stimulation, but friction is inevitable between the young couple. Mao Zedong is an old man who understands her feelings.

On June 3, 1962, he wrote a letter to Shao Hua, urging her to "be better at health care, be determined to go ahead, be less daughterly, and be a little more manly, and do something for the society. The enterprise expects it. One article of" Shangxie "should be read more." Shangxie is a love poem in the Han Yuefu's "Rao Ge": "I want to know you, and I will live a long life. There are no hills, the river is exhausted, thunder shocks in winter, rain and snow in summer, and heaven and earth meet, but dare to break away from you! " Shao Hua understood Mao Zedong's good intentions, and his personality gradually became cheerful. He also showed more concern and considerate care for the Du'an Qing.

5. Encourage Li Min to learn from Cao Cao

In the winter of 1936, He Zizhen gave birth to her fifth child. Deng Yingchao visited the cave. She picked up the thin and small child and said, "What a petite child! Chairman, quickly give the child a name!" After listening to this, Mao Zedong said humorously, "Yingchao, you have taken the child's name." It is not like this: 'Wen Jun is beautiful, her eyebrows look like mountains, and her face often looks like lotus'.' Jiao Jiao 'is a good word. Just call it' Jiao Jiao '! " Later, people used to call her "Jiaojiao".

In August 1937, He Zizhen left Yan'an for the Soviet Union in frustration. In 1940, Mao Zedong entrusted a person to send 4-year-old Jiaojiao to He Zizhen. In the summer of 1947, they returned to Harbin. After the liberation of Peiping in 1949, Jiaojiao returned to Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong was very concerned about his daughter's learning, taught her to read ancient poetry and prose, and wrote a note for her to practice calligraphy.

When Jiaojiao was about to go to middle school, Mao Zedong decided to give her a scientific name. He chose the word "Min" from "The Analects of Confucius · Liren", "A gentleman wants to be slow in speech but quick in action", and named her "Li Min" because he used to alias "Li Desheng" when he left Yan'an that year.

In the summer vacation of 1954, Mao Zedong asked Jiang Qing to take Li Min and Li Ne to Beidaihe for vacation. Mao Zedong wrote a letter to Li Min and them, saying: "The Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao and Shanhaiguan areas are the places where Cao Mengde (Cao) has visited. He is not only a politician, but also a poet. His Jieshi poems are famous, and his mother has ancient poetry anthologies, so please ask her to teach you to read them."

Soon, Mao Zedong came to Beidaihe and took Li Min and them to swim in the sea. He wrote the magnificent "Langtaosha · Beidaihe" after a good swim. Li Min later recalled: "My father mentioned Cao Cao and Watching the Sea. In addition to improving my Chinese level, he hoped that I could be inspired, edified and enlightened by the poems."

6. Letter to Li Na on Elegance

Li Na, born in Yan'an on August 3, 1940, is the only daughter of Jiang Qing. The name is taken from Confucius' The Analects of Confucius, Li Ren: "A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in action." Li Na is introverted, loves reading since childhood, and has few words, which is worthy of the name. In 1940, after Mao Zedong sent Li Min to the Soviet Union to accompany He Zizhen, Li Na was the only child around. Mao Zedong always took time to take her for a walk, teach her to read, tell her stories, and call her "big doll", while Li Na called Mao Zedong "little father". An old man and a young man are happy. After arriving in Beijing, Li Na entered Yuying Primary School, and later she attended the Women's High School affiliated to Beijing Normal University.

On August 1, 1957, after finishing his work, Mao Zedong couldn't sleep and recited two words of Fan Zhongyan's "Su Mu Zhe" and "Yu Jia Ao". He wrote a letter to his family to discuss the characteristics of Song Ci: "There are two schools of poetry: euphemism and boldness, which should be read at the same time. After reading the euphemism school for a long time and getting tired of it, we should read the boldness school again. After reading the boldness school for a long time and getting tired of it, we should read the euphemism school again. My interest is in boldness and boldness, and we should not abandon the euphemism. There are many bleak and beautiful words in the euphemism school. ... The love between children and daughters in the euphemism school and the iron clad bronze in the bold and unconstrained school are boring after reading for a long time Can't sleep, hum Fan Ci, write these. Jiang Qing looks at it and shows it to Li Ne. " At that time, Li Na was still a middle school student. He wanted Li Na to grasp the overall style of Song Ci, and he could focus on the bold and unrestrained, but not neglect it.

When Li Ne was a child, a part of the needle was broken in the meat and had not been taken out. In January 1958, Li Ne suffered from acute appendicitis. The doctor decided to do the two operations together. The appendicitis operation was very smooth, but the operation to remove the broken needle was very difficult. The wound infection after the operation left Li Ne with a high fever.

On February 3, 1958, Mao Zedong wrote a long letter to Li Na, encouraging her to overcome the disease tenaciously: "When she was seriously ill, her heart was shaken, pessimism hit, and confidence was turbulent. This is not a firm will, and I often do. The disease improved, the mood improved, and the world view changed, suddenly enlightened. Will can overcome the disease. We must exercise our will. What do you think?" Mao Zedong also copied the lines of Wang Changling, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, in his poem "A Journey to the Army" to encourage her: "For your sake, I haven't slept yet. Now I want to sleep, and I'm in a good mood. One poem: Qinghai Changyun dark snow mountain, a lonely city looking far away at Yumen Pass. Huangsha wears gold armour for every battle, and vows not to kill Loulan. There is will here, you know?"

In 1959, Li Na was admitted to the Department of History of Peking University. Before she went to college, Mao Zedong compiled a "textbook" by himself. Li Na recalled: "My father first asked us to read the Outlaws of the Marsh, because it is easy to read and the story is more fascinating. Then read the Dream of the Red Chamber, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and poems." Mao Zedong also printed his selected poems into volumes, bound several books, one for each child.

At the beginning of 1963, Li Ne wrote a letter to his father to analyze his own ideological situation, and also talked about his feelings about reading Chuang Tzu Autumn Water. Zhuangzi narrated the story of an arrogant Hebo in Autumn Water, which touched Li Na greatly after reading it. Mao Zedong immediately replied to her letter, writing: "As soon as I sent the letter, I received your letter. It's a great relief. Your pain and sadness are very good, and you will have hope from then on. Pain and sadness means that you are serious about things, strive for the top, and work hard. You can certainly turn to the opposite side of cockiness, self righteousness, isolation, and contempt for others. The initiative will be in your hands. ... After reading the autumn chapter, OK, you won't be a Hebo anymore. Congratulations! "

I just listed some specific examples of Mao Zedong's good family style, from which we can really get a lot of inspiration and education. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of family style building on many occasions. For example, on December 12, 2016, when meeting with the first representative of the National Civilized Family, Xi Jinping pointed out that "all families should lay stress on preaching, teaching by example, teaching knowledge, cultivating morality, practicing by example, and being influenced by others, so as to help children buckle the first button of life and take the first step of life." Each of us should pay attention to the construction of family style, as Mao Zedong did, Build a beautiful family and create a happy life together.

 

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