1: Being an official means you are not allowed to get rich

In May 1920, Ji Hongchang’s father became seriously ill. Ji Hongchang went home for a visit and saw his father's reluctant eyes. Knowing that his father had something to say, he said, "Dad, just say whatever you have to say, and your child will remember to do it." His father said sincerely: "My son is upright and brave, and you can rest assured as a father. However, I have one thing to explain to you: When you are an official, you must be clean and honest, and think more about the poor in the world. You are not allowed to get rich when you are an official. As long as you do this, you will die as a father. Close your eyes. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to sleep peacefully under the Nine Springs!" Ji Hongchang resisted the grief and replied with tears: "I remember it, father, don't worry!"

After his father died of illness, Ji Hongchang immediately wrote the seven words "You are not allowed to get rich if you are an official" on a fine porcelain tea bowl and gave it to a ceramics factory to imitate and bake. After the porcelain bowl was fired, he drove it to the army in a truck, gathered all the officers and soldiers, and held a solemn ceremony to distribute the bowl. He said: "Although I, Ji Hongchang, am an officer, I will never bully the people or plunder people's wealth. I will keep in mind my father's teachings. Being an official is not to get rich, but to do good things for the poor in the world. Please supervise me, brothers." , he personally distributed the bowls to all officers and soldiers, encouraging everyone to be honest and honest. At that time, Ji Hongchang was the battalion commander under Feng Yuxiang of the Northwest Army and was only 25 years old.

Since then, Ji Hongchang has taken the fine porcelain tea bowl with him and used it as a mirror to remind himself how to behave. This bowl traveled with General Ji Hongchang until he died at the age of 39.

2: Zou Taofen joined the party in his will

On December 25, the 30th year of the Republic of China (1941), Hong Kong fell, and Zou Taofen had to go into exile again. With the help of the Communist Party of China, Zou Taofen went to the anti-Japanese base areas of Dongjiang and Northern Jiangsu. He carefully inspected the situation in the anti-Japanese base areas, visited many schools, and worked with local soldiers and civilians. He said: "In the past ten years, I have only scratched the surface of the democratic movement, but today I have seen real democratic politics in practice."

At this time, Zou Taofen unfortunately suffered from ear cancer and was forced to return to Shanghai for medical treatment. He endured the bone-deep pain from ear cancer, lay on his bed, and hurriedly wrote the book "Remaining Life in Trouble" (unfinished) and the article "Appeal to State Affairs". On his deathbed, Zou Taofen dictated his will and solemnly applied to join the Communist Party of China: "Please ask the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to strictly examine my life's struggle history. If you are qualified, please posthumously admit me to the party." Thirty-three years of the Republic of China ( On July 24, 1944), Zou Taofen passed away with infinite attachment and deep affection for the motherland and the people at the age of 48.

On September 28 of the same year, a message of condolences from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to Zou Taofen’s family, revised personally by Zhou Enlai, was sent. The condolence message expressed its acceptance of Zou Taofen's dying request, ratified him as a member of the Communist Party of China, and fully affirmed his achievements: "Mr. Taofen has been fighting endlessly for the national salvation movement, democratic politics, and cultural undertakings for more than 20 years. . Although he is in prison and in exile, he will never succumb to violence and will never change his views until his last breath. His spirit will remain in the world and his works will be immortal." Li Dazhao died generously

In the early morning of April 6, 1927, a large number of military and police rushed towards the embassy area of ??Dongjiaomin Lane. When the gunfire rang out, Li Dazhao was working at his desk in the back room. The military and police forcefully arrested Li Dazhao, and also took away his wife Zhao Renlan and two daughters.

On the afternoon of his arrest, Li Dazhao was interrogated. In prison, Li Dazhao did not fight head-on with stubbornness, but adopted a roundabout way of fighting. Regarding the issues related to the Kuomintang in the area controlled by Zhang Zuolin, Li Dazhao responded with a brief "can't explain". Regarding the information about the Communist Party, Li Dazhao did not mention a word in his "confession". According to newspaper reports at the time, during his trial, Li Dazhao was "very energetic and extremely calm. He claimed to be a believer in Marx's theory, so he joined the Communist Party. He was completely unaware of all other behaviors and was very guarded." ".

On the 6th day after Li Dazhao was imprisoned, that is, in the early morning of April 12, 1927, a sudden suppression began in China. The bloody storm started in Shanghai and flooded 1927. Spring in China. Chiang Kai-shek secretly telegraphed Zhang Zuolin: "The captured party members will be executed immediately to avoid future troubles."

At 11:00 am on April 28, 1927, the special court openly pronounced the verdict on Li Dazhao and others, regardless of the strong opposition from people from all walks of life and public opinion. 20 revolutionaries were executed.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Dazhao and 20 other people were taken into six prison cars and escorted by soldiers with live ammunition to a huge gallows in the Jingshi Detention Center in Xijiaominxiang.

At this time, Li Dazhao was wearing a cotton robe. He calmly left the last photo in front of the enemy's camera. He calmly looked at the noose swaying in the wind and was the first to board the hanging. The first person to die calmly during the fight was not yet 38 years old.

4: Fang Zhimin’s belief

“The enemy can only chop off our heads but cannot shake our faith! Because the doctrine we believe in is the truth of the universe! For We are very willing to sacrifice for communism and shed blood for the Soviet Union!"

Fang Zhimin was born in Yiyang County, Jiangxi Province in 1899. Joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League in August 1922. In March 1924, he transferred to the Communist Party of China. In January 1928, he participated in the leadership of the Yiheng Uprising, established the Northeast Jiangxi Soviet Area, and led the formation of the 10th Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. He successively served as Chairman of the Soviet Government of Northeastern Jiangxi Province, Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Province, political commissar of the 10th and 11th Red Army, and Secretary of the Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. He combined the universal truth of Marxism with the reality of Northeastern Jiangxi and created a set of experiences in building the party, the army, and the establishment of a red regime. Mao Zedong called it a "Fang Zhimin-style" base.

In early November 1934, Fang Zhimin was ordered to lead the Red Army's anti-Japanese advance team northward and served as chairman of the Military and Political Committee of the 10th Red Army. When he arrived in southern Anhui, he was heavily pursued and intercepted by the Kuomintang troops. After fighting hard for more than two months, he was besieged by an enemy force seven times his own. He led the leading troops to fight hard to escape, but in order to support the follow-up troops, he fell back into the siege. In the end, he was outnumbered and was captured in Longshou Village, Yushan, Jiangxi Province on January 27, 1935. On the day of his arrest, two Kuomintang soldiers searched Fang Zhimin's body and found not a penny except for a pocket watch and a pen. As Fang Zhimin said: "Poverty, a clean and simple life, is where we revolutionaries can overcome many difficulties!"

In prison, facing the enemy's torture and inducement to surrender, he remained upright and upright. , steadfast and unyielding. He died heroically in Xiashawo, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province on August 6, 1935, at the age of 36.

5: Wang Yangming is upright and upright

On the night of November 28th of the lunar calendar in 1528, Wang Yangming woke up from a surprisingly beautiful dream. He asked someone to help him change his clothes. He sat up straight with an attendant, and sat like that all night.

In the early morning of the next day, he asked his disciple Zhou Ji to be called in. Zhou Ji ran in in a hurry, but Wang Yangming had fallen down. It took him a long time to open his eyes, looked at Zhou Ji and said, "I'm leaving."

Zhou Ji cried silently and asked, "Teacher Any last words?" The only sound in the boat was Wang Yangming's hissing breathing. Wang Yangming used the last bit of strength in his life to smile at Zhou Ji and said, "My heart is bright, so what else can I say."

Wang Yangming believed in the unity of knowledge and action, and spent his whole life to be an upright and upright person. people. Carrying forward his knowledge and learning throughout his life, the direction he helped us point out is an open and aboveboard mind. This is true in life, and so in death. Mr. Yangming did it when he died, but we can't even do it when we are alive. This is the gap in belief.