On the afternoon of September 18, 1976, a memorial service was held on Tiananmen Square, attracting more than one million people to participate, and the grandeur of the scene was unprecedented. However, just 10 minutes before the official start of the memorial service, there was a hiccup. What's going on here?
It turned out that there was a small episode at the memorial service. ** Zhou Qicai, who was in charge of drafting the eulogy, was instructed to go to the lounge to inform other leaders of the next procedure, but was interrupted. Zhou Qicai explained: "Before the start of the memorial service, everyone walked to the high platform of the memorial service in turn, first facing the masses.
When the host said to bow to ***, everyone turned back at the same time and bowed to the statue of ***. ”。Before Zhou Qicai finished speaking, someone suddenly interrupted and said, "No, how can this be?"You can't put your ass on the crowd. ”。
Zhou Qicai felt a little stunned and said: "This is the procedure that was set before, and the procedure is like this, we should follow the procedure." ”。Ye Shuai, Xu Shiyou and others supported Zhou Qicai, saying that it should be implemented in accordance with the previously determined procedures.
At the same time, ** and Wang Dongxing had already finished talking and walked into the lounge. Seeing that the situation at the scene was not right, he said with some anger: "Please don't make trouble!."”。Ye Shuai, ** and others also expressed their support, and those people stopped talking.
Before the memorial service began, the Gang of Four also raised objections to ***'s eulogy. After the memorial service, some people were still reluctant to leave. Their mood is not to reminisce about the memorial service, but to be reluctant *** According to reports, after only 20 minutes, more than 3,000 people passed out due to excessive excitement.
With the earth-shattering sound of three cannon salutes, the memorial service officially began. The people present wept one after another, and some even fainted on the spot because they were so excited. After the host's introduction, ** began to read the eulogy, mentioning some great deeds of ***, which touched the heartstrings of everyone.
On the afternoon of September 16, the Politburo held a meeting to discuss the eulogy, confirmed the addressee and the host, and finalized the time of the memorial service. There were some twists and turns in the determination of the speaker and moderator, but a consensus was finally reached. In the finalization of the eulogy, different opinions emerged.
After Zhou Qicai put forward his opinions on behalf of Wang Dongxing, most people expressed their approval, but the "Gang of Four" was silent**. On October 6, ** Ye Shuai and others decisively took tough measures to defeat the "Gang of Four" and open a new era of New China.
In short, ** may have expected that after his death, there would be people who would stand up against him, and such opposition did appear in the early days of the reform. et al. made it clear that they are the founders of New China, and their ideas should be inherited for a long time.
It was this position that avoided the chaos of the country after the death of ***. The influence of ** existed not only during his lifetime, but also continued to be profound after his death.