Wu Guoling's fortune telling.

1946 July 16, Wu Guozhen, then the mayor of Shanghai, received a special petition. This petition is special because its author is not an ordinary person, but the widow of the famous anti-Japanese hero Xie Jinyuan.

When she opened the petition, she recognized her identity when she saw the signature of the petition was "Xie Cheng", so she dared not ignore it and read it carefully.

The content of the petition is only a few hundred words Ling Weicheng put forward three requirements to Wu Guozhen in the petition. Wu Guozhen, after a look, felt that the first requirement and the third requirement were not difficult, but the second requirement was awkward for Ling Weicheng and had to be seriously considered.

Ling Weicheng is the widow of an anti-Japanese hero. After her husband Xie Jinyuan was killed, what difficulties did she encounter? Should she take the initiative to write a petition to Wu Guozhen? What did she ask for in the petition that Wu Guozhen, the mayor of Shanghai, had to think twice? All this has to start with Ling Weicheng.

Ling Weicheng is a native of Shanghai. She was born in 1907. Her family has been doing business for generations, and her family is well off. The Ling family has three daughters, and Ling Weicheng is the second. Although she is not officially born, she doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, and she still has money left. She has been able to learn temperament since she was a child, and she can play and sing well when she grows up, especially the violin. With these talents, in Shanghai, which is at the forefront of fashion, she can also rank among the new fashionable women in Shanghai.

Ling Weicheng was gifted and didn't fall behind in his culture class. When he grows up, he will study in Wuben Girls' Middle School. Therefore, the business-oriented girls' middle school was founded in 1902, when it was still in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, but it was determined to become a girls' school with progressive ideas, changing women's bad habits and encouraging freedom.

At the beginning of the school, only seven people entered the school, but the number soared to dozens the following year. By 1924, five girls' middle schools had developed for more than 20 years and became one of the few schools that adopted the new academic system at that time. Ling Weicheng graduated from Wuben Girls' Middle School this year and received the enlightenment of new ideas at school.

Because Ling Weicheng has a good musical talent, he is very fond of melody. After graduating from Wuben Girls' Middle School, she successfully entered the music major of Shanghai Southeast Institute of Physical Education, and continued to study music. She graduated from 1927.

Although Ling Weicheng's family is not good, she is also a rich girl. In addition, he is thoughtful, educated, talented and graceful. He is admired by many ambitious young people, and his matchmaker often visits his home.

Young men and women in the 1920s generally got married early. Ling Weicheng was just 20 years old when he graduated. If he hadn't studied, he might have got married long ago. Some of Ling Weicheng's parents can't wait to arrange marriage partners for them immediately, just waiting for them to have a wedding immediately after graduation.

Ling Weicheng's classmate and close friend is like this. He just graduated from here and immediately got married. As a close friend, Ling Weicheng was invited to attend the wedding. Coincidentally, Xie Jinyuan and Ling Weicheng are in the same situation. He also attended the wedding as a classmate and close friend of the groom. The bride and groom tried their best to fix up two close friends. By chance, they met at this wedding.

Xie Jinyuan is a native of Jiankeng Village, Tongfu Township, Jiaoling County, Guangdong Province. He was born in 1905, two years older than Ling Weicheng. Xie Jinyuan's father is also a businessman, raising 1 1 children. Although Xie Jinyuan's family is not as rich as Ling Weicheng, the two businessmen still have a lot in common. Moreover, Xie Jinyuan is an aspiring person that Ling Weicheng appreciates very much.

Xie Jinyuan's father was far-sighted and realized that reading changed his fate. He is very supportive of Xie Jinyuan's study and willing to bear the financial burden of his study.

Xie Jinyuan likes reading, playing chess and calligraphy, which complements Ling Weicheng, who is proficient in music theory. At the same time, Xie Jinyuan is resolute and resolute, and Yue Fei is the most admired person. He regards his spirit of "serving the country faithfully" as his motto and is determined to devote his life to the nation and country like Yue Fei.

19 13 years, after Xie Jinyuan was sent to Yumin school by his father, he knew that learning opportunities were hard-won. He studied very hard and was gifted, and he soon succeeded in his studies. With his own efforts, Xie Jinyuan was admitted to "Sanzhen Public School" in Meixian No.5 Middle School of Guangdong University. After graduation, he was admitted to Huangpu Military Academy and became the fourth student.

1927, when Xie Jinyuan and Ling Weicheng met, Xie Jinyuan was already a real warrior baptized by the Northern Expedition, far from being comparable to some young people of the same age. It is precisely because of this combination of ambition and hobbies, as well as Xie Jinyuan's unique heroism, Ling Weicheng had feelings for him. After all, only an aspiring young man like Xie Jinyuan can be worthy of a talented Shanghai woman like Ling Weicheng!

1928, Xie Jinyuan, who was in contact with Ling Weicheng, served as the battalion commander of Pioneer Camp in the Northern Expedition Army and led a fierce battle with Japanese troops in Jinan. Because of his bravery, he took the lead and was seriously injured in the fierce battle. As a last resort, Xie Jinyuan had to leave the battlefield temporarily and go to a hospital in Hankou for treatment.

Xie Jinyuan was seriously injured this time. After he was out of danger, he had to rest for a whole year before he recovered. Knowing that Xie Jinyuan was injured, Ling Weicheng was very worried. During his recovery, he visited Xie Jinyuan many times, and the affection between them deepened rapidly because of their time together.

It was during the convalescence that Xie Jinyuan formally proposed to her when Ling Weicheng visited her and was accepted by Ling Weicheng. Judging from their conditions, their marriage is a match made in heaven. However, Ling Weicheng's mother has other ideas. She thinks that Xie Jinyuan is a soldier and will inevitably die in battle in the future. She is worried that her daughter will marry him sooner or later, become a widow and die alone.

However, Ling Weicheng had deep feelings for Xie Jinyuan and insisted on marrying him. Ling Weicheng naturally understood that her mother meant to be good for her, but she was already mentally prepared. After marrying Xie Jinyuan, no matter how much she gathers, she still has to bear the risk of her husband dying alone after he died in battle. She has no regrets.

1929, Xie Jinyuan and Ling Weicheng, two lovers, finally came together after several ups and downs, and their wedding was held in Hankou Dahua Hotel. On this day, lovers get married.

Their marriage is like a match made in heaven. After they got together, they lived an enviable life is sweet. In the following years, Ling Weicheng successively gave birth to children for Xie Jinyuan. By the end of 1934, he had given birth to his eldest daughter Xue Fen, his second daughter Lan Fen and three young people respectively.

Since Ling Weicheng 1930 returned to Shanghai after giving birth to her eldest daughter Xue Fen in Hankou, Xue Fen was kept in Shanghai and raised by a wet nurse on weekdays, while Ling Weicheng personally took her second daughter Lan Fen and three young people to live in Shanghai.

1936, the Japanese invaders killed the hearts of China people, the pace of aggression gradually accelerated, the situation became very tense, and war was imminent. In order to cope with possible aggression at any time, the national government decided to strengthen the national defense of Shanghai-Hangzhou and Beijing-Shanghai lines. General Zhang Zhizhong was appointed as the garrison commander of the Battle of Shanghai and Shanghai, and set about making the battle plan of the Battle of Shanghai and Shanghai.

General Zhang Zhizhong is a general used to war, and he is never careless about war. In order to truly grasp the initiative and formulate practical operational plans, he sent reconnaissance teams to Shanghai many times to secretly scout the terrain before making plans. Xie Jinyuan, then the staff officer of the 88th Division Lieutenant Colonel, was a member of the Second Reconnaissance Team. He personally went to Shanghai to conduct secret reconnaissance near the Japanese aggressors' headquarters stationed in Chuanbei Road.

Xie Jinyuan has a keen sense of war. After completing this task, he realized that war was approaching. With the war just around the corner, Xie Jinyuan was worried about Ling Weicheng's safety and that his parents who stayed at home were left unattended, so he came up with the idea of letting his wife Ling Weicheng take her children back to her hometown in Jiaoling, Guangdong.

Before marriage, she disapproved of Ling Weicheng marrying Xie Jinyuan's mother-in-law. After hearing Xie Jinyuan's idea, she expressed her opposition again. There are two main reasons for her opposition:

First, Jiaoling is located at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong. Although Ling Weicheng's life in Jiaoling may temporarily avoid the Japanese invasion because of his remoteness and distance from the battlefield, the barren living environment is doomed to be hard, not to mention taking care of a pair of parents who are over 60 years old for Xie Jinyuan.

Second, Ling Weicheng has a well-off family. Even if she is unhappy with Xie Jinyuan because she refuses to go to Jiaoling, there is no need to worry about economic problems. Even if Ling Weicheng does nothing, as long as she stays in Shanghai, her family is fully capable of raising Ling Weicheng and providing education for her children.

Ling Weicheng's brother-in-law, Zhou Zhaotang, also graduated from Whampoa Military Academy, and is quite influential in Chongqing. During the period when Ling Weicheng's mother objected to her going to live in Xie Jinyuan's hometown, Zhou Zhaotang took the initiative to invite Ling Weicheng to live with her sister in Chongqing, but Ling Weicheng finally did not agree.

Ling Weicheng finally pushed and made a choice in the crowd, refused the sincere invitation of her sister and brother-in-law, and insisted on taking her children to live in her remote and barren hometown according to her husband's idea. She knows her husband's thoughts best. Xie Jinyuan should not only serve his country faithfully, fight in the battlefield and resist foreign enemies, but also be filial and take good care of his elderly parents. Since ancient times, it is difficult to be both loyal and filial, and it is difficult for Xie Jinyuan's wish to come true. Ling Weicheng decided to help him realize it.

1936 Shortly after the Spring Festival, pregnant Ling Weicheng arrived in Jiaoling with her three children under the escort of her husband Xie Jinyuan. It is inevitable that the family will leave as scheduled after two weeks of reunion in Jiaoling. Before leaving, Xie Jinyuan told his wife, "If you don't settle down, I won't be able to kill the enemy with peace of mind!"

In the same year 10, Ling Weicheng gave birth to her fourth son, Ji Min. From then on, the husband and wife fought for the same goal in different "battlefields". In the face of the hardships of daily necessities, although it is not as intuitive as the sword on the battlefield, the hardships of life are sometimes enough to crush a person.

After Xie Jinyuan left home to go to war, Ling Weicheng provoked the burden of Gu Jie with his weak shoulders. According to Hakka rules, men don't work in the fields. In fact, even without this provision, Ling Weicheng's elderly father-in-law can't help, and his body has not allowed him to work in the fields.

Xie Jinyuan also had a dead brother, and her eldest sister-in-law ran away from home after her brother's death. Since then, there has been no news, leaving only one daughter named Xie Zhaomeng. Xue Fen, the eldest daughter of Xie and Ling Weicheng, is similar in age and is regarded as her own by Ling Weicheng. Ling Weicheng will take care of all her life needs.

Two old people and five children, Ling Weicheng shouldered the burden of farming and supporting his family alone. A rich girl, put down all her pride, shed her elegant cheongsam, and put away her beloved high heels and all her jewelry. In order to make a living, the first thing Ling Weicheng needs to do is to forget the melody he is good at, let go of the memories of the past, put on the same coarse clothes as the women in the same village, and learn how to farm from scratch.

It depends on human efforts. Ling Weicheng, with deep love for her husband, proved her persistence with her actions. She changed from a good girl whose fingers were not touched by the spring water to a peasant woman with a hoe facing the loess.

Ling Weicheng cooks, farms, does housework and takes care of children and the elderly every day. This is her day's life. Although Xie Jinyuan will send money home, that money is always a drop in the bucket to subsidize the family. When Ling Weicheng recalled her life in these days many years later, she said that she couldn't figure out how the ten years in her hometown came.

Because of heavy labor, Ling Weicheng's skin is getting rougher and rougher, and the hands used to play musical instruments are no longer delicate. Ling Weicheng never wanted to give up. She is full of hope for the future, because when her husband left, he agreed with him that he would come and take him back to Shanghai after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

1940, Ling Weicheng's mother-in-law died of illness, which made Ling Weicheng very sad, but from another perspective, after Ling Weicheng served her mother-in-law to the end of her life, her burden could be reduced. However, after being alone, my father-in-law feels very insecure. In order to get someone's support, he adopted another girl as his granddaughter. As a result, there are still eight people in the family to eat. Without her mother-in-law who can help her with housework from time to time, Ling Weicheng's burden is heavier than before.

Ling Weicheng has no regrets, and still persists day after day, supporting the whole family with one person's efforts. Unfortunately, the house has been leaking, and the hemp rope is broken in detail. Just as Ling Weicheng gritted his teeth and struggled with his fate, 194 1 came the bad news that her husband Xie Jinyuan was killed.

Before the triumph, the bad news comes first The spiritual pillar that supported Ling Weicheng for many years collapsed instantly. Facing the difficult situation, Ling Weicheng, who lost his spiritual sustenance, can no longer be as energetic as before. However, Ling Weicheng is a responsible woman. Even if she was hit by this spirit, she still had no choice to go away.

There are old and small families in the world. If Ling Weicheng leaves, this family will really be finished. In order to take care of the elderly father-in-law and children, Ling Weicheng bit his teeth, swallowed his blood, and struggled alone.

194 1 In the autumn of, Ling Weicheng came to Chongqing from his hometown to receive a pension. Fortunately, she met Chiang Kai-shek and his wife in Chongqing as she wished. Song Meiling speaks Shanghainese, which is very good for Ling Weicheng. He kept saying that "the country will not forget agriculture." Chiang Kai-shek also promised that after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the country would no longer be in trouble and would take care of her family.

The words were sincere, but they didn't help Ling Weicheng. Only the pension of 50,000 francs given by the National Government brought tangible benefits to Ling Weicheng. She returned to China with a pension and discussed it with her father-in-law, which was divided into two parts. They used the money to buy a few acres of land each, which relieved a lot of life pressure.

Xie Jinyuan is a respectable anti-Japanese hero. Why was he killed? What did Xie Jinyuan experience after the world-famous Battle of Four Storehouses?

1937, the Battle of Songhu broke out. After a fierce battle, the Kuomintang army was defeated by the Japanese invaders and forced to leave Shanghai. In order to cover the main retreat, Xie Jinyuan led more than 400 soldiers from the 524th regiment 1 battalion, and took the warehouse in Hu Si as the position to stop the Japanese invaders.

In order to build momentum, more than 400 soldiers led by Xie Jinyuan were called "eight hundred heroes" by the media. After the Japanese invaders launched a frenzied charge on the four-row warehouse, they were repelled by "eight hundred heroes" six times, killing hundreds of enemies. Facing the absolute superiority of the Japanese aggressors, "eight hundred heroes" persisted for four days and four nights, humiliating the Japanese army, inspiring the confidence of countless anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians, and winning enough time for the withdrawal of the main force of the Kuomintang.

After the successful completion of the mission, Xie Jinyuan led his troops into the concession on1October 30th 10 as planned, and prepared to return to the team via Huxi to continue the war. During this period, it suddenly changed. Due to the pressure exerted by the Japanese army, the concession industrial and commercial office even ignored the condemnation of public opinion and detained eight hundred heroes in Jiaozhou Park and disarmed him.

Due to the situation, Xie Jinyuan had to lead his troops to camp in Jiaozhou Park. "eight hundred heroes" lost his freedom, but he did not lose his integrity. Although "eight hundred heroes" was trapped and couldn't participate in the war, their camp in Jiaozhou Park was called "orphan camp", which became a benchmark of the anti-Japanese spirit in occupied Shanghai.

Under the leadership of Xie Jinyuan, "eight hundred heroes" kept fighting spirit. In the face of Japanese ronin sneaking weapons into the camp to assassinate many times, Xie Jinyuan was not afraid at all, but strengthened the training of "eight hundred heroes". Xie Jinyuan's actions showed everyone his determination to resist Japan and his readiness to take part in the battle.

Xie Jinyuan's practice is exactly the opposite of the Japanese aggressors' attempt. The trapped "eight hundred heroes" was not disintegrated by the Japanese invaders, but became more United and became a symbol of the anti-Japanese spirit. Xie Jinyuan used every opportunity to contact with the outside world to vigorously publicize the war of resistance, which played an inspiring role.

Xie Jinyuan's anti-Japanese determination is beyond doubt. During the period of being controlled by the enemy, he asked all soldiers to leave a suicide note to express their determination to die. At the same time, Wang Puppet also responded positively to the Japanese aggressors, and once offered a high official to Xie Jinyuan, which was sternly rejected by Xie Jinyuan.

Xie Jinyuan angrily rebuked the seducer sent by Wang's puppet: "Your behavior is immoral, and you regard the thief as your father. You are willing to be Zhang Bangchang and the conquered. " Xie Jinyuan's resolute attitude completely angered the enemy. They began to plot to get rid of Xie Jinyuan, and then waited for an opportunity to disintegrate the leaderless "eight hundred heroes" in an attempt to reduce the anti-Japanese sentiment of the people in the occupied areas of Shanghai in this way.

1941On April 24th, Xie Jinyuan organized morning exercises as usual, and four people were absent when the roll call was made. Xie Jinyuan, who has always been strict in running the army, was very angry when he learned this. He immediately sent someone to the dormitory to call the absent, Hao Dingcheng and You to the playground.

After the four people arrived, Xie Jinyuan severely reprimanded them. To his surprise, a man took out his weapon and attacked him. After succeeding, the other three swarmed and launched a fierce attack on Xie Jinyuan. It was foggy in the morning, and the officers and men who were running were far away from Xie Jinyuan. When someone found something was wrong, Xie Jinyuan had fallen in a pool of blood. After the officers and men controlled the four murderers, they quickly sent Xie Jinyuan to the hospital.

Regrettably, after being sent to the hospital, Xie Jinyuan was seriously injured and suffered from massive bleeding, but he failed to be rescued and died. As soon as the news of Xie Jinyuan's death was released, the whole country was shocked and patriots were filled with indignation. Soldiers in the Orphan Camp organized the Orphan Camp funeral committee with grief to handle the funeral for Xie Jinyuan, and people from all walks of life also mourned the anti-Japanese hero.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Ling Weicheng began to prepare to return to Shanghai. She sold her land and settled her father-in-law's life (Xie Jinyuan's father lived by renting the land he bought). 1946, Ling Weicheng, who was well prepared, took his children on the difficult road to return to Shanghai. Due to the limited travel expenses, I spent all my money halfway. Fortunately, the shipping company learned that Ling Weicheng was Xie Jinyuan's family and offered to help, which made the trip smooth and arrived in Shanghai.

After Xie Jinyuan was killed, "eight hundred heroes" lost his backbone and was not treated properly for many years, so he had to live in exile. After the news of Ling Weicheng's return to Shanghai came, the former soldiers of the solitary army camp took the initiative to find Ling Weicheng and took her and her children to live in a three-story building on Wusong Road.

After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, "big shots" appeared in Shanghai from all directions, scrambling to accept the "enemy-occupied areas" left by the Japanese aggressors. Soldiers in the solitary army camp entered the building where the Japanese aggressors once lived and settled down temporarily. At that time, I was alone and leaderless because of Xie Jinyuan's murder, and I was scattered all over Shanghai. After Ling Weicheng returned to Shanghai, everyone came here and gathered about 100 people.

These former anti-Japanese heroes did not get the treatment they deserved, and basically their jobs were not settled. Ling Weicheng felt very sad after learning this situation, and decided to shoulder the military burden left by her husband Xie Jinyuan and run for the livelihood of the soldiers in the lonely camp.

Ling Weicheng went to Nanking again to find Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling, but Chiang Kai-shek never saw her again. Although Song Meiling met with her, it didn't solve the problem. He just said to let her go back first and arrange someone to take care of her. After Ling Weicheng left, no one came out to help her and the soldiers in the lonely camp. Obviously, Song Meiling's words were just words to appease her.

Ling Weicheng said everywhere, but he kept hitting a wall and was kicked around by various departments like a ball. The Kuomintang not only failed to take care of these former anti-Japanese heroes, but also wanted to use them to let them rejoin the civil war. Tang specially organized a veteran tea party for this purpose, and all the soldiers were invited, but his invitation was rejected by the lonely camp soldiers, who were unwilling to fight civil war, despite Tang's many "preferential policies."

In desperation, Ling Weicheng wrote a petition to Wu Guozhen, then the mayor of Shanghai, in which he put forward three requirements:

One is to deploy a petition room for himself and Xie Jinyuan;

2. Petition Jiaozhou Park to Jinyuan Park;

Third, petition to restore independent industries and independent factories.

Wu Guozhen thinks that the first and third things are easy to handle, because he received a large number of Japanese puppet houses and materials at that time, which can meet Ling Weicheng's requirements. But the second requirement, which is also very important, made Wu Guozhen feel a little embarrassed and had to think twice.

Jiaozhou Park was built in 19 13, covering an area of 40 mu when it was first built. After the establishment of Orphan Barracks here, Jiaozhou Park has close ties with Orphan Barracks, Xie Jinyuan and eight hundred heroes. Ling Weicheng's request to change his name is completely reasonable from a historical perspective. However, the renaming of Jiaozhou Park not only involves many departments, but also involves the establishment of a monument to heroes in the park and the renovation of Xie Jinyuan cemetery.

To this end, in the resolution of the municipal meeting, Wu Guozhen instructed to reclaim the cemetery commons, erect a monument to the unsung heroes, and arranged for the renovation and cleaning of the Xie Jinyuan cemetery the following month. Until the beginning of September, Wu Guozhen finally received a reply from Zhao Zukang, director of the Shanghai Engineering Bureau of the Kuomintang:

The whole process of renaming Jinyuan Garden has been recorded and is now kept in Shanghai Archives. This important wish of Ling Weicheng has finally come true.

However, in the lonely military camp, the work and life problems of the soldiers have never been properly solved. It was not until the liberation of Shanghai that Ling Weicheng wrote a letter to Chen Yi, then the mayor of Shanghai. After explaining the situation, with the concern of Mayor Chen Yi, life has indeed improved.

Ling Weicheng's family lived a stable life and their children went to school smoothly. Since then, Ling Weicheng has been invited to participate in anti-Japanese commemorative activities in various places for many times, preaching the anti-Japanese deeds of the Fourth Line and inheriting the anti-Japanese spirit.

199 1 year, Ling Weicheng died of illness at the age of 84. Ling Weicheng's body was buried in Soong Ching Ling Cemetery according to her will.