On January 9, 1975, in a corridor of Beijing Hospital, people listened to the sound of mournful weeping, their hearts were uncomfortable, and tears fell unconsciously.
In the early morning of that day, the leader of ***, who had been the vice premier and secretary, died suddenly. Soon, the leaders rushed to Beijing Hospital to bid farewell to the body. Among the leaders who came here, there was one person whose arrival was particularly shocking, and that was the prime minister.
**Deng Yingchao and his wife***Cai Chang and his wife.
You know, since I was diagnosed with cancer in 1972, I have been suffering from the disease for several years. Since 1974, **'s condition has become more serious, and during his hospitalization, ** has suffered from illness on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to bear extremely heavy work.
At the National Day reception in 1974, ***, who had not appeared in front of everyone's eyes for a long time, was visibly haggard to the naked eye, and his face was obviously thinner and paler. People applauded and warmly welcomed the arrival of ***, but they couldn't stop crying in their eyes, they were so distressed.
What many people don't know is that because ***'s health is really not optimistic, just a few weeks before the National Day reception, the medical staff were completely disapproving of his attendance, and under the repeated insistence of ***, the medical staff took all possible measures to accompany him to the Great Hall of the People.
The preparatory work for the next four sessions of the National People's Congress has almost exhausted the remaining energy, but fortunately, the preparatory work is being carried out in an orderly manner.
**'s wife, Cai Chang, an outstanding woman leader, is also about to be appointed as the vice chairman of the National People's Congress at the Fourth National People's Congress. Whether it is Deng Yingchao, Cai Chang and his wife, or these old friends are encouraged by the bright situation ahead.
Group photo of members of the French branch of the Chinese Communist Youth League (**fourth from left in the first row, fourth from the right in the first row).
But on the eve of the Fourth National People's Congress, the bad news of his death brought everyone a heavy blow.
**and *** are old friends who knew each other in France back then, and if you talk about their friendship, it has been tested for half a century. ** and Cai Chang also came together under the witness of everyone. Over the years, these old friends, who have walked on the same revolutionary road, have supported and encouraged each other, and have become each other's relatives.
**When he was suffering from cancer and was seriously ill, what he remembered the most was that he supported his extremely weak body on the hospital bed, muttering:"I don't know what ***'s health condition is, I'm worried about his condition, I hope it won't deteriorate, China's economic construction is inseparable from ***, especially in difficult times. ”
In the early morning of January 9, 1975, ** died of illness.
At that time, *** was still in 305 Hospital**, and since he was hospitalized in June 1974**, ** has never been able to return to Xihua Hall; Cai Chang was suffering from a cold, for fear of aggravating his condition by infecting ***, and he happened to be at home these days.
On the evening of January 8, Cai Chang communicated with the hospital, and at that time, the situation was still very stable, and everything was fine, which made Cai Chang feel a lot more relieved. But just a few hours later, the situation took a turn for the worse and he died.
Cai Chang received the notice and rushed to the hospital, ** had already come over. Seeing her husband *** lying on the hospital bed again, never to wake up again, never to say a word to her again, Cai Chang's tears kept falling, and he cried bitterly: "Fuchun, Fuchun, I'm late, I'm late." ”
Next, the **leader wanted to come to the hospital to say goodbye to the body of ***, Cai Chang had to pack up his grief and try to be strong to face the arriving **leader.
She didn't expect *** to come at all, after all, *** herself, who was also suffering from illness, was also in the hospital, and she always had something to do. And *** after learning the bad news of ***'s death, it is difficult to accept, he has a deep friendship with *** Cai Chang and his wife for decades, and now *** has died, he has to say goodbye, even if it has become particularly difficult for him to even get up.
rushed from 305 Hospital to Beijing Hospital, he appeared at the door of ***'s ward, Cai Chang was very surprised, and quickly grabbed ***'s hand: "Look, why are you still here?" ”
"I can't help but come, I and Fuchun have hardly been separated, eldest sister, how can I not come? "The skinny *** is already very distressing, but what he said made people even more unable to control their tears.
From left: Deng Yingchao, Cai Chang, **
In front of the body, ** was held by Cai Chang and bowed deeply. His voice was already choked: "Brother Chun, you are younger than me, and you got sick later than me, but why are you so anxious." Two years younger than him, he always affectionately called him "Brother Chun".
After staying in Beijing Hospital for a while, he had to hurry back to 305 Hospital, he sat in the car and told Cai Chang with regret: "I can't attend Fuchun's memorial service, let Xiaochao take me and give him a ride." His words were full of helplessness: "I am now under the control of a doctor." ”
**, Cai Chang, **
Before leaving, he repeatedly told Sister Cai Chang to take care of her body, Cai Chang nodded with tears, and also instructed *** Among the several people, ** was relatively young, **died of illness, **seriously ill, Sister Cai Chang was in grief, **After leaving the hospital, **accompanied Cai Chang to comfort the eldest sister.
The car was far away, Cai Chang's tears fell again, and he hurriedly comforted the eldest sister: "Didn't the prime minister just ask you to take care?" Cai Chang digested his emotions and looked at *** with very firm eyes.
**'s memorial service is scheduled for January 15, and former friends have come to the Great Hall of the People to bid him off for the last time.
Although he had confessed to Cai Chang before, it was difficult for him to attend. But on this day, ** still came to the Great Hall of the People despite the obstruction of medical staff. Cai Chang was surprised again: "Why are you still here?" ”
Half a century ago, it was *** who witnessed the marriage of *** and Cai Chang, and now, it is *** who gave a eulogy for him. ** Supporting the sick body, standing the whole time, participating in the entire condolence ceremony, and then returning to the hospital. He insisted on saying goodbye to *** despite his illness, how can such a friendship not be touching!
At the farewell ceremony of the body, he cared about Cai Chang.
**After his death, Cai Chang took out the savings of 100,000 yuan of the two and paid special party dues, leaving nothing for his children and grandchildren. ”
It was also during this period that the Fourth National People's Congress was held in Beijing from January 13 to 17, 1975. At the meeting, he was appointed as the first vice premier, and Cai Chang was elected as the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
In 1975, **'s condition became more serious, and he no longer had more strength to fight side by side with ***. On the morning of January 8, 1976, his heart stopped beating forever and left the world.
Coincidentally, he died just one year later, on January 15, 1976, exactly one year after the memorial service, the prime minister's memorial meeting was held in the Great Hall of the People.
Another even more regrettable coincidence is that Cai Chang rushed to the hospital from home and missed the last face of her husband. Unexpectedly, such a thing also happened to Deng YingchaoWhen Deng Yingchao rushed to the hospital from the West Flower Hall, ** had passed away, and she lay on her lover and cried, "Enlai, Enlai, I'm late." Such a heart-rending cry is really tear-jerking.
**After her death, Cai Chang made herself strong, she waited by Deng Yingchao's side, held Deng Yingchao's hand tightly, and gave strength to this old friend. Cai Chang passed away in 1990, and Deng Yingchao also passed away two years later. Those deep friendships that transcend life and death will always be renewed in another world.
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