In September 1955, New China's first "Medal Ceremony" was held in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, 69 years have passed since then, the youngest founding marshal Lin Biao was 48 years old at the time, and Ye Jianying was exactly 10 years older than Lin Biao.
Although Ye Shuai has been dead for many years, his wife Li Gang is still alive, and the 97-year-old Li Gang is also the only wife of the founding marshal who is still alive.
Ye Jianying had a total of 6 marriages and gave birth to 6 children before her death, and Li Gang was Ye Jianying's last wife.
Ye Shuai is tall and burly, handsome and handsome, he has met many confidantes in his life, and it is normal for an excellent man like Ye Shuai to become the object of admiration of many women.
Li Gang is the most low-key of Ye Shuai's six wives, she is a native of Lianyuan, Hunan, and at the age of 18, she became a reporter for the new Chongqing Xinhua Daily.
On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chairman Mao proposed the establishment of the North China Military and Political University to cultivate a group of high-quality talents for the construction of New China.
At that time, Ye Shuai had just divorced Wu Bo, he was in a bad mood, coupled with the pressure of work, the whole person lost a lot of weight, and Li Gang entered Ye Shuai's life at this time.
She took care of Ye Shuai in obscurity, cleaned the housework for Ye Shuai, washed and scrubbed, and gradually influenced Ye Shuai with gentle and careful companionship, and Li Gang, who was only 21 years old, became his wife with Ye Shuai in this way.
Not long after marriage, Li Gang gave birth to two children for Ye Shuai, and she became Ye Shuai's office secretary, helping Ye Shuai bear the pressure of work and preparing for various meetings and activities.
With Li Gang's virtuous help, Ye Shuai's heavy work has been taken care of in an orderly manner, and his work efficiency has also improved a lot, and Ye Shuai is very grateful to Li Gang for his hard work.
Li Gang is indeed a very capable woman, who can not only coordinate Ye Shuai's work, but also often lead cadres at all levels of the Central and South Bureau to inspect the grassroots level and solve the real needs of the people at the first time.
Later, Li Gang went to work in Guangzhou and made great contributions to Guangzhou's economic construction and social development.
The organization also attaches great importance to Li Gang, and has arranged for her to work in the Third Aircraft Department, the Intelligence Department, the Research Department and other departments.
It's a pity that in 1955, the two divorced because of the age gap, although they were divorced, Li Gang has always regarded Ye Shuai as a family, Ye Shuai was not in good health in his later years, and Li Gang often brought his children to visit him.
In the "special era", Ye Shuai was targeted and besieged, and the situation was very difficult, after Li Gang learned about it, he not only took a huge risk to speak for Ye Shuai, but also insisted on visiting Ye Shuai despite the opposition of friends and leaders, and kept in touch with Ye Shuai.
Li Gang's support in adversity gave Ye Shuai a lot of strength, Ye Shuai was deeply moved, and the children could see that there was still affection between Li Gang and Ye Shuai, and repeatedly persuaded Li Gang and Ye Shuai to get back together, but in the end neither of them remarried.
Although he did not remarry, Li Gang still put down his work and took care of Ye Shuai, who was not in good health, until Ye Shuai died in 1986.
Today, Li Gang is 97 years old and in good health, and her granddaughter Ye Qingqing has also become a well-known singer in the circle and has won many music awards.