1. Qian Xuesen

In 1955, after Premier Zhou Enlai’s continuous efforts in diplomatic negotiations with the United States-even including the release of 11 US military pilots captured in the Korean War as an Exchange, on August 4, 1955, Qian Xuesen received a notice from the US Immigration Service allowing him to return to China.

On September 17, 1955, Qian Xuesen's wish to return to China finally came true. On this day, Qian Xuesen, his wife Jiang Ying, and a pair of young children boarded the ship "President Cleveland" and embarked on a journey back to the motherland. .

In the early morning of October 1, 1955, Qian Xuesen’s family finally returned to the motherland they had always dreamed of, their hometown. After returning to China, Zhou Enlai gave Qian Xuesen cordial and meticulous care in all aspects.

In his later years, Qian Xuesen also excitedly recalled a past event: In 1970, on the eve of the launch of China's first artificial satellite "Dongfanghong", Premier Zhou Enlai convened relevant scientific researchers for a meeting in the Great Hall of the People.

When leaving, Premier Zhou Enlai specifically stopped Qian Xuesen: Qian Xuesen, don’t be too tired. Qian Xuesen often told people during his lifetime that there were two people who had the most profound influence and help in his life. One was Zhou Enlai, the founding prime minister of the People's Republic of China, and his father-in-law Jiang Baili.

2. Yue Fei

In the second year of Chongning in the Northern Song Dynasty (1103), Yue Fei was born in an ordinary farm family in Tangyin County, Xiangzhou, Hebei West Road (Tangyin County, Henan Province). Legend has it that when Yue Fei was born, a large bird like a swan flew over the room, so his parents named him Fei, with the courtesy name Pengju.

When Yue Fei was a boy, he was a man of few words and often lost his integrity. He likes to read "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu", "Sun Wu Art of War" and other books. He once worshiped Zhou Tong (renamed "Zhou Tong" in "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" and others) as his disciple, learned riding and archery, and was able to shoot left and right bows.

Not long after Zhou Tong died of illness, Yue Fei personally visited the grave to pay homage every first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Yue Fei later became a disciple of Chen Guang and learned the art of swords and spears. His martial arts skills were "invincible in a county". Yue Feisheng had supernatural powers. When he was less than 20 years old, he could draw a bow weighing three hundred kilograms and shoot an eight-stone crossbow, which was "miraculous to people of his time."

In the fourth year of Xuanhe (1122), Tong Guan and Cai You were defeated by the Khitan. Hebei official Liu Kai recruited "daring warriors" in Zhending Mansion (Zhengding County, Hebei) to defend the Liao Dynasty (some say for Conquer Liao). Yue Fei applied and was selected as a squad leader among the "Dare Warriors".

The 20-year-old Yue Fei began his military life. The thieves Tao Jun and Jia Jin were causing trouble in Xiangzhou, and Yue Fei asked for orders to go and eliminate them. Yue Fei performed outstandingly. He led hundreds of cavalrymen and used an ambush strategy to capture two thieves alive.

This year Yue Fei's father Yue He died of illness. Yue Fei said goodbye to Liu Kai, left the army, and rushed back to Tangyin to honor his father. In the sixth year of Xuanhe (1124), floods occurred in Hebei and other roads. The Yue family's livelihood was difficult, and Yue Fei had to make a living.

He went to Pingding Army on Hedong Road (Pingding County, Shanxi Province) to join the army and was promoted to a partial school. In the seventh year of Xuanhe (1125), after the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty, it launched a large-scale southern invasion of the Song Dynasty. Song Huizong's Zen was located in the eldest son Zhao Huan, that is, Song Qinzong, and it was changed to Jingkang in the following year.

The Jin army on the east route crossed the Yellow River and surrounded Kaifeng. Song Qinzong used Li Gang to guard the capital, but in the end he chose to sue for peace, offered a large amount of gold and silver, and promised to cut off the three towns of Taiyuan, Hejian, and Zhongshan with gold.

In the first year of Jingkang (1126), Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty Zhao Huan regretted ceding territory. The two Jin armies reunited after conquering Taiyuan and went south for the second time to besiege Kaifeng. While suing for peace, Zhao Huan sent a wax letter instructing Kang Wang Zhao Gou to be the general marshal of Hebei troops and horses, and recruited soldiers and horses from all walks of life to prepare for the king.

In Xiangzhou City, Wuyi doctor Liu Hao was responsible for recruiting martyrs and gathering defeated troops. Yue Fei, who broke out of the pacification army and returned to his hometown, witnessed the brutal killing and enslavement of the people after the Jin invasion. He was indignant and wanted to join the army.

I am also worried that my mother is old and my wife and children are weak, so they will not be safe in the war. Mother-in-law Yao was a woman who understood justice well. She actively encouraged Yue Fei to "serve the country through the army" and tattooed the four words "Serve the country with all your loyalty to the country" on Yue Fei's back as a motto.

3. Tao Yuanming

Tao Yuanming was a great poet and writer in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty. His great-grandfather Tao Kan was the famous Sima of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and a founding hero; his grandfather Tao Mao and his father Tao Yidu served as a prefect. But by the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the government was increasingly corrupt and the officialdom was dark.

Tao Yuanming was indifferent by nature. Even though his family was poor and could not make ends meet, he still insisted on reading and writing poetry. He cares about the sufferings of the people, has the ambition to "reach the world with strong ambition, think far and far away (zhù)", and cherishes the desire to "help the common people".

Served as the Jiangzhou wine sacrificer. Because he couldn't stand the bad style in the officialdom, he soon resigned and went home. Later, the state called him to be the chief clerk, but he also declined.

Later, he held some official positions one after another, but because he was indifferent to fame and was an upright official, he did not want to join in the corrupt officialdom, so he lived a life of seclusion and officialdom. The last time Tao Yuanming served as an official was in the first year of Yixi (405).

That year, Tao Yuanming, who had passed the age of forty-one, was persuaded by his friends to serve as the magistrate of Pengze County again. Eighty-one days after he took office, he encountered Xunyang County sending a postal supervisor to inspect official duties. Liu Yun, the postal supervisor of Xunyang County, was famous for his ruthlessness and greed.

Twice a year, he asks for bribes from the county in the name of inspection. Every time he goes there, he must come back with a full load, otherwise he will be framed. The county official said: "You should wear your belt to welcome him." That means you should dress neatly, prepare gifts, and greet the governor respectfully.

Tao Yuanming sighed: "How can I bend my waist to the village children for five buckets of rice." It means how can I humble myself and bribe these villains for the five buckets of salary of the county magistrate. After that, he hung up his hat and left, resigned and returned home.

4. Zhu Ziqing

Professor Zhu Ziqing, a famous essayist in my country, suffered from severe stomach problems in his later years. His monthly salary was only enough to buy 3 bags of flour, which was not enough for his family of 12. , and no money for medical treatment. At that time, the Kuomintang colluded with the United States and launched a civil war, and the United States implemented a policy of supporting Japan.

One day, Wu Han asked Zhu Ziqing to sign a declaration "Protesting the U.S. policy of supporting Japan and refusing to receive U.S. aid flour." He resolutely signed and said: "I would rather die of poverty and illness than accept it." Such insulting charity."

On August 12 of this year (1948), Zhu Ziqing died in Beijing due to poverty. Before he died, he told his wife: "I signed the document rejecting US flour aid.

Our family will not buy American flour rationed by the Kuomintang in the future." Zhu Ziqing was seriously ill and would rather starve to death. Not receiving "relief food" from the United States shows the integrity of the Chinese people.

5. Wen Tianxiang

Wen Tianxiang heard that King Yi had not yet been established, so he petitioned to ascend the throne and was summoned to Fuzhou (today's Fuzhou, Fujian) with the official position of bachelor and attendant of Guanwen Palace. Pay homage to the right Prime Minister. Soon we had disagreements with Chen Yizhong and others.

In July of the second year of Deyou (1276), he took up the post of governor of Jiangnan West Road. In preparation for taking office, he summoned soldiers to enter Tingzhou (now Changting, Fujian). In October, he sent his staff officer Zhao Shishang to advise Zhao Mengqin to lead an army to attack Ningdu (now Ningdu County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi).

Counselor Wu Jun led an army to capture Yudu (now Yudu County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi). Liu Zhu, Xiao Mingzhe, and Chen Zijing all raised troops from Jiangxi to join him. Zou Zhen summoned his deputy envoy to gather troops in Ningdu. The Yuan army attacked them and Zou Zhen was defeated.

Liu Qin, Ju Huashu, Yan Shili and Yan Qiyan, who also led the rebellion, all died. Luo Kaili, a professor from Wugang, raised troops to recapture Yongfeng County (today's Yongfeng County, Ji'an, Jiangxi Province). He was defeated and captured soon after, and died in prison. When Wen Tianxiang heard that Luo Kaili had died, he put on mourning clothes and cried bitterly.