In 1951, in the Zhaohua County Prison in Sichuan, a young woman pregnant with Liujia waited for the death penalty. She is Wang Huaqin, who was a female spy of the Kuomintang military commander. Who would have thought that at the last moment before her execution, the county magistrate Hu Qian would suddenly order her release and send someone to send her home? It turned out that he had received a letter from Cornell, a member of the Communist Party and deputy secretary of the Southwest Working Committee of the Youth League, in which he mentioned Wang Huaqin as his life-saving benefactor and assured the county magistrate that her consciousness was correct. This is puzzling, how can an out-and-out communist excuse a spy who has a real identity? What is the relationship between the two that makes Cornell trust Wang Huaqin so much?
One. The first born rich and poor, the fate gradually divided
Zhaohua County has always been a barren land in western Sichuan, and most of the people who depend on it for survival are industrious and simple. However, in this land, there are also some wealthy families, including Wang Huaqin's family.
Wang Huaqin was born in 1914, and his father, Wang Lianshan, was one of the wealthiest landowners in Zhaohua County. Since childhood, he has no worries about food and clothing, and he has learned to specialize. She entered a private school at the age of 5, and at the age of 7, she was able to read books independently and become an exporter. Cornell and his brother Kang Keming are the children of an ordinary peasant family near Wang Huaqin's house, although their family background is not as good as the Wang family, but they are barely fed. The three have formed a deep friendship since childhood.
In 1926, Wang Huaqin, who was admitted to Nanchong Primary School with outstanding talents, will leave his hometown for the first time to study in another country. Before leaving, the royal father asked his friend Kang Yushan to take care of it. Although he was born as a farmer, Kang Yushan attaches great importance to the education of his children, and his two sons also study in Nanchong Primary School. Since then, the fates of the three children have gradually diverged.
During his time in school, Wang Huaqin studied hard, had excellent conduct, and achieved impressive results. After graduating, she was admitted to Shanghai Zhengfeng High School with excellent grades. There, she not only met many progressive students, but also reunited with her childhood friend Cornell. At that time, Cornell was already a student at National Jinan University, and he had lived in Shanghai for many years. The relationship between the two is more intimate than ever.
During Wang Huaqin's study in Shanghai, she studied different majors and moved to different colleges. She studied at National Jinan University, the French Missionary School, Waseda University in Japan, and Tokyo Imperial University. During this period, with the spread of new ideas and the rise of the anti-Japanese movement, Wang Huaqin, under the influence of Cornell, began to devote himself to patriotic activities.
However, for Cornell, he has been influenced by the revolutionary family style since he was a child, and his thinking has long been firm. National Jinan University in Shanghai is one of the strongholds for the activities of young students of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. There, Cornell not only learned Marxist theory, but also joined the underground party of the Chinese Communist Party, became an activist, and organized and led progressive teachers and students to participate in patriotic movements many times.
The two have been brothers and sisters since childhood, but they grew up in different classes and environments, and will eventually embark on completely different life paths. One is trapped in the shackles of old ideas, and the other is brave enough to stand at the forefront of the times, and the comparison of their encounters is destined to stage a vivid and bizarre legendary story.
Two. Turning to the troubled times, the twists and turns are now heroic in the War of Resistance
In 1937, the flames of war spread from North China to the whole of China, and the land was full of blood and gunsmoke. At a time when the nation was in crisis, the highly educated Wang Huaqin did not sit idly by, but resolutely threw himself into the torrent of resistance against Japan and salvation.
As soon as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, the Japanese authorities ordered the repatriation of all Chinese students in Japan. Wang Huaqin of Tokyo Imperial University also had to go home. After returning to the motherland, she joined the Chengdu Citizen Training Class with enthusiasm to save the country and served as the head teacher. In this position, Wang Huaqin not only imparted knowledge, but also organized and led a number of progressive activities such as boycotting Japanese goods, marches and speeches, and contributed to inspiring the people's hearts and uniting to resist Japan.
At the same time, his childhood friend Cornell had already joined the underground party organization and became a member of the Communist Party of China while studying at Sichuan University. He not only preached Marxism-Leninism on campus, but also assisted the party organization in launching the sensational "March 13 Rice Robbery Incident." At that time, it was the war and the shortage of food, but the warlords and bureaucrats had a large amount of private reserves. In order to relieve the hungry people, the party organization decided to seize the food in the arsenal. Cornell, as one of the masterminds, was ordered to transfer grain to the People's Commune. Although this action is only a drop in the bucket, it is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face to the establishment.
By chance, Cornell and Wang Huaqin reunited in Chengdu. The two have been close together since childhood, and they were even more like-minded in times of crisis. Under the influence of Cornell, Wang Huaqin gradually accepted the theory of Marxism, mingled with the progressive students, and actively devoted himself to the cause of resisting Japan and saving the country.
In the winter of 1937, Wang Huaqin, then 23 years old, left Chengdu with other progressive youths under the arrangement of the party organization and went to Yan'an. During this period, the road was difficult and vicissitudes. finally arrived in Yan'an, Wang Huaqin seemed to have regained his life. She first studied at the Wayaobao branch of Kang Da, and the comrades gave her great encouragement and inspiration, which made her understand the revolutionary cause more thoroughly.
Half a year later, Wang Huaqin, who performed well, was transferred to the Second War Zone and served as a political instructor of the 27th Division under Deputy Commander-in-Chief Sun Lianzhong. There, she used the work experience she learned in Yan'an to form a literary propaganda team to go deep into the military camp and mingle with the soldiers. Soon, Wang Huaqin followed Sun Lianzhong to participate in the famous Battle of Taierzhuang, and lost his troops in the flames of war.
This bizarre encounter is destined to change Wang Huaqin's future. In the process of struggling to survive, she was forced to take refuge in the Kuomintang training class in Xi'an. There, after layers of assessment, she was admitted as a female spy of the Kuomintang military command. The turning point in the life of a once hot-blooded young man kicked off in this way.
Three. He was forced to sell himself and had to join the enemy camp
After the Battle of Taierzhuang, Wang Huaqin was separated from his troops and went to Xi'an alone. The revolutionary road of a once hot-blooded youth took a dramatic and thrilling turn.
In Xi'an, Wang Huaqin was alone and helpless. She tried to find the Communist underground, but unfortunately found nothing. Forced by life, she had to temporarily join the Kuomintang training class in Xi'an. After layers of assessment, Wang Huaqin was admitted as a female spy of the Kuomintang military commander.
It is worth mentioning that before being forced to "defect to the enemy", Wang Huaqin was once an underground worker of the Communist Party. She has read poetry and books since childhood, and her character is fierce and resolute, and she is indignant about all injustices. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, Wang Huaqin resolutely dropped out of school and went to Yan'an, where he received training in Marxism and guerrilla warfare.
Half a year later, she was transferred to the Second War Zone as a political instructor and served in Sun Lianzhong's 27th Division. Wang Huaqin worked diligently and was appreciated by his superiors. After the victory in Taierzhuang, she participated in the war of annihilation with the army. Who knows, in the flames of war, Wang Huaqin accidentally got lost with the troops, and since then he has been uprooted from his hometown.
After living in Xi'an, Wang Huaqin was alone, his family was ruined, and he was destitute. She had tried to re-search for clues about the underground party, but found nothing. Forced by life, she was forced to join the Kuomintang military training class, and was admitted as a female spy of the military command after layers of assessment.
As an "enemy", Wang Huaqin was questioned and distrusted. In order to survive, she had to work hard for the Kuomintang. As a special agent of the military command, Wang Huaqin was responsible for stealing enemy intelligence, assassinating important personnel and other confidential tasks, and put his life in danger many times. Because of her excellent performance, she quickly gained the appreciation of her superiors and gradually became reused.
Just when Wang Huaqin was suffering, her childhood friend Cornell appeared at the right time to relieve her. It turned out that before being imprisoned, Wang Huaqin had secretly contacted Cornell and confessed his situation to him. As an out-and-out Communist, Connell was of course angry, but in the end he believed Wang Huaqin one by one and immediately set about dredging and rescuing him.
After months of mediation, Cornell finally persuaded other leading comrades of the Southwest Working Committee. Everyone believes that although Wang Huaqin has worked hard for the Kuomintang for many years, after all, he has revolutionary experience and still has hope of turning over. Therefore, they jointly wrote a letter to the Sichuan authorities to intercede, arguing that Wang Huaqin was a "hoodwinked" revolutionary comrade and should be treated leniently.
With a letter of guarantee from Cornell, coupled with Wang Huaqin's good behavior in prison, he took the initiative to confess a large amount of confidential information, and finally obtained a pardon from Hu Qian, the magistrate of Zhaohua County. In this way, at a turning point in life and death, Wang Huaqin was rescued and reborn, and regained the opportunity to turn over.
Four. personally experienced the grievances of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party
After being released, Wang Huaqin returned to his hometown of Zhaohua and started a new life. However, as a "counter-revolutionary" who had worked for the Kuomintang, it was difficult for her to be fully trusted in the new China after the liberation. During this period, Wang Huaqin personally experienced the grievances and entanglements between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
In the early days of liberation, Wang Huaqin was suspicious and discriminated against by the local people. As a "landlord" and a "counter-revolutionary", she was quite difficult. Fortunately, Cornell never gave up trust and expectations in her. At his insistence, the Southwest Working Committee decided to conduct further investigation and education on Wang Huaqin.
In 1949, under the auspices of Cornell, Wang Huaqin was arranged to join the Zhaohua County Democratic Women's Federation as an officer. Through this exercise, Wang Huaqin gradually regained his revolutionary faith and courage. Soon after, she was elected president of the Zhaohua branch of the China Women's Liberation Zone, playing an important role in the women's movement.
Under the care of the Communists, Wang Huaqin gradually integrated into the big family of the new society. However, at the same time, there are also people who are wary and suspicious of her. Once, someone slandered Wang Huaqin as a "counter-revolutionary" and a "spy" in a letter, which almost led to disastrous consequences.
Despite the tolerance and trust of the Communist Party comrades, Wang Huaqin was also ruthlessly persecuted by the Kuomintang. As an "enemy agent" who had been captured, she was imprisoned in a Kuomintang prison and tortured. She was held in a small, dark, damp room with only one bowl of stinky water a day. She was on the verge of physical and mental collapse due to her long-term abuse.
If Cornell had not rescued him in time, Wang Huaqin would probably have suffered an even more tragic fate. At that time, Cornell was already the deputy secretary of the Southwest Working Committee of the Communist Party of China, and he had considerable power and influence in Chongqing. He used all kinds of connections to finally rescue Wang Huaqin from the Kuomintang military compound in a rescue operation.
After that, Cornell spared no effort to remove the charges of "counter-revolutionary" and "spy" for Wang Huaqin, and let her regain her freedom. This hard-won opportunity to turn over has achieved a new life for Wang Huaqin in the second half of his life. It can be said that without Cornell's unremitting efforts, Wang Huaqin would probably have been buried in the torrent of the anti-rebellion movement.
Wang Huaqin's life experience reflects the various contradictions and entanglements between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in that turbulent era. As a first-hand experiencer, her fate can be called the vicissitudes of life. Fortunately, in the end, with the tolerance of the Communists, she re-embraced a new life and embarked on the right path.
Five. The years have risen and fallen, and they have returned to the dull
Wang Huaqin's life can be described as ups and downs, and he has experienced too many ups and downs. And after being released and reborn, she finally regained her former peace in the second half of her life.
At Cornell's insistence, Wang Huaqin was allowed to rejoin the Chinese Communist Party and continue to serve the people. In the early days of liberation, she served as the president of the Women's Federation in Zhaohua County and contributed to the cause of local women. Later, she was arranged to teach in a middle school in the county as a Chinese teacher.
Wang Huaqin is tireless in teaching and educating people. She earnestly taught students the principles and ethics of life, and often used her own experiences as a reference to guide students to stay away from the wrong path and pursue noble ideals. She is a strict and upright person, and her students have a lot of respect for her.
Since then, Wang Huaqin has been working diligently, never contaminated by his career, and has single-mindedly struggled for teaching and educating people. Even after her retirement, she did not leave the three-foot podium completely, but continued to preach to students and give back to the society.
In her later years, Wang Huaqin lived a healthy and peaceful life. Although she did not receive the honor she deserved as a "counter-revolutionary" who was treated leniently, the party and the government did not retaliate, but gave her appropriate humanitarian care.
She spent her last few years in Chongqing, where she was reunited with her family and enjoyed her life in peace. Even in the last days of her life, she still cherished the same sincere heart for the revolutionary cause. At the last moment of her life, she said with her last breath: "I am a communist...... ＂
Wang Huaqin died of grace, and finally generously went to a different way of dying from ordinary people. That year, she passed away quietly at her home in Chongqing at the age of 84. According to her instructions before her death, her children scattered her ashes to the Jialing River, turned into the Yangtze River water that has crossed thousands of years, and returned to the embrace of the motherland.
Wang Huaqin's legendary life has witnessed countless vicissitudes of that turbulent era. From being a young man who bravely threw herself into the torrent of revolution, to having to join the enemy camp as a last resort, to turning over and being rescued, and finally returning to a plain and healthy life, her fortunes can be described as ups and downs. And what runs through it is a pure heart that longs to serve the country and the people.
It is inevitable that people will experience ups and downs in their lives. But as long as you have kindness and justice in your heart, even if you once stumble, you will eventually regain your light. Wang Huaqin is a typical example of this. Despite the ups and downs of her life, in the end, she still chose the right way back and contributed her own strength to the motherland and the people in an ordinary and great way.