After the death of General Xu Shiyou in 1985, the disposal of his remains became a problem. The party committee of the Nanjing Military Region asked for instructions, and after reading the instructions, it decided to fulfill Xu Shiyou's wish before his death and bury his body with his mother in order to fulfill his filial piety. ** was ordered to convey ** instructions to the Party Committee of the Nanjing Military Region: "Xu Shiyou's burial is the most special of the special. ”。What is the reason behind this statement?As we all know, Xu Shiyou is a big filial son.
When he was young, in order to support his mother, he went to Shaolin Temple to learn art, and after returning from his studies, he joined the revolution and fought all his life. In order not to cause trouble for his mother, whenever the team passed by the door, Xu Shiyou always did not dare to go back to visit openly, so he could only secretly go home in the dead of night. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was transferred to work in the Nanjing Military Region, and specially asked for leave to go home to pick up his mother to live in Nanjing.
However, my mother had spent her entire life in the countryside, accustomed to a life of self-sufficiency, and had a deep affection and bond for the place. Suddenly she was taken to live in the city, and her daughter-in-law did not let her do housework in order to let her enjoy her old age in peace, but this kind of life was very uncomfortable for her. Soon the old man fell ill, and his body grew weaker and haggard.
Xu Shiyou was heartbroken, and after his mother's repeated requests, he sent her back to his hometown in Dabie Mountain, and transferred his son Xu Guang to work in the county seat to take care of his mother for him. After the death of his mother, Xu Shiyou knelt in front of the grave and wept bitterly, saying: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve, when my mother was alive, I was busy with official business and could not serve left and right, and after I died, I must come to guard my mother." ”。This is Xu Shiyou's solemn promise to his mother.
He firmly believed: "To guard the grave is to bury the whole body here, and if it turns to ashes, what grave to keep?"”。Therefore, when *** proposed that the personnel of the state organs should be cremated, only Xu Shiyou did not sign the proposal. Not only did he not sign, but he also found *** and asked: "Chairman, burial has always been a tradition, why do you practice cremation?"”。Explained, but he still couldn't accept it.
** understood Xu Shiyou's refusal, but did not make any statement. After the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the elderly Xu Shiyou felt that the time was ripe and he needed to explain his future. ** Approved Xu Shiyou's request to return to the country for burial, this is because he thought of ***'s attitude towards this matter before his death, and also took into account Xu Shiyou's special status in the country and his outstanding contribution to the country.
On the fourth day of Xu Shiyou's death, he came to the Nanjing Military Region with instructions to convey: "General Xu Shiyou has made significant contributions to the country and the party, and is a unique special person in the country, so he has been given special treatment, which is the most special of the special." Before his death, Xu Shiyou instructed his eldest son not to cremate his body, but to prepare a coffin and bury him next to his grandparents to fulfill his filial piety.
On October 22, 1985, Xu Shiyou died of illness, and when he was dying, he was still worried about whether ** would approve his burial request, and asked his nephew to prepare a vehicle to take him back to his hometown and bury him next to his mother. In the context of advocating cremation in the country, the leaders of the first class attach importance to his request, but no one dares to approve it easily.
However, in the end, Xu Shiyou's request to return to the country for burial was approved, expressing respect and attention to his special status and outstanding contributions.