In 1947, the monks discouraged him from swimming in the Yellow River.
** He has a unique affection for the Yellow River, and in his "Spring Snow in Qinyuan", he writes that "up and down the great river, suddenly lost and surging", vividly depicting the magnificent scenery of the Yellow River.
When he arrived in northern Shaanxi after the Long March, he made two attempts to cross the Yellow River, once in 1936 and again in 1948. On both occasions when he approached the Yellow River, he had the idea of swimming in the Yellow River, but he failed to achieve it.
The first time was because of the dissuasion of the guards and others, and the second time because of the persuasion of a temple monk.
At the end of February 1936, ** led the Red Army to the East, crossed the Yellow River in two ways and moved to Shanxi, defeated Yan Xishan's army, and completed the task of the Eastern Expedition, and then crossed the Yellow River to return to northern Shaanxi in May.
When the Yellow River was crossed for the first time, it was the flood season of the Yellow River, and there were many ice cubes the size of millstones floating in the river.
The *** on the ship didn't care, talking and laughing, looking at the boatmen shirtless and chestless, shouting a thick horn in their mouths, he said with a smile: "Look, this is the strength of our nation."
Then he asked the guards who dared to swim the Yellow River, everyone gossiped, some said to send a letter to Mr. Peng to swim, some said to swim when the water was big, some said to swim in the dry season, after listening to everyone's words, ** very happy to say: "That's great, come, we don't have to take a boat, swim over!."
As soon as these words came out, the guards on the boat were frightened, and everyone said that there were still so many ice cubes in the river, how could they swim?
** Smile and say: "You can be confident, but you can't despise the Yellow River, because the Yellow River is the symbol ...... our nation.""In October 1947, ** and others came to Shenquan Fort in Jia County because of Hu Zongnan.
One day, ** took Li Yinqiao to Nanhedi Village, which is close to the Yellow River in Jia County, to conduct a rural survey. It was the autumn harvest season, and he chatted with the villagers while rubbing corn and learned a lot about land reform.
That night, ***, who had been tired all day, suddenly asked Li Yinqiao: "Yinqiao, have you ever been to the temple?"Li Yinqiao replied: "I have never been to the big temple, I have been to the small temple."
** seems to say in the memory: "I have been to the Great Temple, and when I was studying in Changsha, I did social research with a classmate and walked to five counties on foot.
Later, when we were penniless, we went to Weishan Temple to ask for a bowl of rice. The temple is so big, and the abbot is a very learned person. I did make a wish that time......”
Li Yinqiao said nonchalantly: "What else can a monk do besides reciting scriptures and turning fate?"* Immediately corrected him: "Your knowledge of the temple is too one-sided!The temple contains a rich culture, including Buddhism, history and places of interest, and is an important historical and cultural heritage of our country.
Li Yinqiao muttered in a low voice: "Those are all feudal superstitions......Seeing that he couldn't convince him, ** smiled and said, "You are a person, I won't fight with you."
How about I take you to visit the temple tomorrow?"Where to visit?Where is there a temple here?* replied triumphantly: "There is a big temple on Baiyun Mountain, you will definitely like it!."
The next morning, ** held a wooden stick in his hand and marched to Baiyun Mountain with Li Yinqiao and more than a dozen other people. After learning the news, the county magistrate of Jia County came from the county seat and accompanied *** to climb the mountain.
On both sides of the winding green path, there are many tall pines and cypresses, and the group chats and laughs as they walk, and soon they reach the top of the mountain. Stepping up the last step, you can see a magnificent temple standing in the middle of Wanlu, which is even more eye-catching against the clear blue sky.
** Taking a deep breath, he said with a radiant look: "It's a pity that there are no clouds today, otherwise we would have been able to walk in the clouds like a fairy." A guard interjected, "Since there are no clouds, why is it called Baiyun Mountain?"
I think it's better to call it Cloudless Mountain!* humorously responded: "Usually it's cloudy here, but today's white clouds may have been scared away by us!."
Li Yinqiao excitedly pointed to the east and said to the chairman: "You can see the Yellow River here. The chairman responded: "Let's go to see the Yellow River another day, and let's go to the temple today."
They walked into the big temple, Li Yinqiao saw such a magnificent temple for the first time, the pine and cypress forests in front and back of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and the exquisite stone sculptures and statues complement each other. In the courtyard, more than a hundred stone monuments stand upright.
Just when he was in a happy mood, an old monk came out of the dense pine and cypress bushes, he first glanced at ***, and then saw the county magistrate of Jia County who was accompanying him, and saluted with his hands together: "Amitabha!."
** smiled and waved, then shook hands with the old monk and said, "Master, let's take a look at your big temple." The old monk bowed again and said warmly: "Welcome, welcome, chief, please!"
How do you know I'm a leader?"The old monk looked at the county magistrate next to him with a smile and said"Accompanied by the county magistrate, how can he not be a leader?"Laughed too:"You used to call it 'donor', but don't break the rules.
As soon as these words came out, the old monk's expression became serious, he looked at *** again and did not speak, led everyone to continue to move forward, and finally entered his meditation room.
Li Yinqiao followed *** into the meditation room, and saw that it was very clean and tidy, full of tranquility and elegance. The old monk first asked *** to sit in the guest seat and insisted on bringing him a cup of fragrant tea before sitting down in his seat.
**First asked:"How are you doing now?"
The old monk looked at the county magistrate next to him and said vaguely: "It's really good, it's very good." * Smiling, he said sincerely, "Monks don't lie, the master is a person who is beyond the world, and he should tell the truth."
The old monk was deeply moved, so he said frankly: "To tell the truth, in the past, there were many people who believed in God, there were many monks, and there were many people who gave alms, and the life of the monks was very good, but then the number of people who believed in God decreased, and the number of monks also decreased, and the number of people who gave alms was even less, and the life of our monks became a little difficult for a while.
After listening, he nodded: "You can tell the truth, it's good, if there are any specific difficulties, you can elaborate on them." The old monk looked up at the county magistrate before saying, "The number of people who give alms has decreased, and the temple fair can't collect a few dollars, so it is a little difficult to live and dress, and the monks in the temple have also dispersed a lot."
There must always be someone to guard the temple, there must always be someone to worship the Buddha, master, how do we live our daily lives if we stay?The old monk said calmly: "Later, we advocated self-reliance, and we also responded to the call of *** to farm and engage in agriculture."
Okay?"Okay, I didn't Xi it at first, but now I have neat hands and feet, and I can work." "Yes, this is a big change, how is life now?".
The old monk was about to see the county magistrate, but the county magistrate was also annoyed by him, and said to him, "Master, don't look at me anymore!."To tell you the truth, the one sitting in front of you is our *** He came to talk to you personally, if you have anything to say, just say it!
As soon as the old monk heard that it was ***, he immediately got up and saluted: "Amitabha, the Buddha is above, the poor monk doesn't know that the chairman personally came to our temple, where it is rude, please also ask the chairman Haihan!."
** also owed a bow, and said with a smile: "I just stopped by to see, the old abbot is a monk, and he doesn't ask about the world, but the temple also has to operate, if there are any difficulties, just talk about it, and the people will try their best to help."
The old monk was full of respect for ***, and said: "Now that the food is sufficient, the other expenses in the temple are all borne by **, food, clothing, housing and transportation, ** are all taken care of, coupled with the generosity of good men and women, life is very good, thank you to the chairman, the monks do not tell lies, it is indeed good."
** With a satisfied smile on his face, he asked him with a smile: "Master, do you think it is appropriate to do this?"”
The old monk said very sincerely: "Thank you for the chairman's care, everything is arranged just right, in the past, we monks did not participate in production, but now we have to keep pace with the times."
That's right, society is changing, and so are people. In the past, we monks did not produce a human population and did not produce food, but now we have to change. Although the Buddhist rules stipulate that we cannot participate in production, we cannot do without labor.
Border districts** protect religious beliefs, but it is not possible to work without labor. After our monks participated in the labor, our physical condition improved, and there was no exploitation. That's right, master, you are welcome to come to me to learn the scriptures.
The old monk smiled and nodded repeatedly. "Don't dare, don't dare!* took a sip of tea and then asked about the area occupied by the temple, how much land the monks planted themselves, and how much grain they had.
After the old monk answered one by one, he suddenly bowed deeply: "In front of the chairman, I have a question I want to ask. ”
Mao Runzhi smiled and said, "Master, you can speak out. Although the old monk has read countless people, few of them can match the demeanor of the chairman, but he knows that the communists do not like superstition, and they are afraid that a word will be surprising and make people laugh.
Mao Runzhi smiled: "I came here, how can I laugh at you?"The old monk said: "Although the chairman of the noble body has divine power, the five elements belong to the soil, the east of the Tang Dynasty said, the east is also the soil, the water is born, the soil is the foundation of all things, if you want to soar the clouds, you must get water."
Mao Runzhi smiled: "Do many people know that I love swimming?The old monk exclaimed: "The chairman really knows the mystery of water. ”
** Laugh: "Swimming strengthens the body, sharpens the will, and inspires us to overcome difficulties." The old monk closed his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, you can swim in the rivers, lakes and seas of my country, but the Yellow River can't swim."
**Serious question: "Why can't you swim the Yellow River?".The old monk opened his eyes and said: "The Yellow River is the root of our Chinese nation, other people can swim, only the chairman cannot, the Yellow River belongs to the soil in the five elements, and the soil is added to the soil, and the sound is the same as 'return', I am afraid that there will be accidents."
**Stood up and nodded to the old monk: "Understood!."We Communists respect and protect religion and encourage freedom of belief, but not superstition.
The old monk stood up and said, "The chairman is an outstanding figure of our time!"The Yellow River cannot swim freely because the water is turbid and the water surface is full of whirlpools, and the underwater undercurrent is turbulent, which is really not suitable for swimming.
After speaking, he didn't say anything more, and led *** and others to visit the temple. It was the first time for Li Yinqiao to see such a magnificent temple, and he was very attentive during the visit, and he noticed that the chairman was very interested in the stone sculptures and murals, and he was also very curious about the inscriptions on the stone tablets and the fonts on the plaques, and he looked at them very seriously.
Whenever he came to a stone tablet, he would stop and look closely, reading the inscription word by word. ** Said to the old monk: "These are the historical and cultural heritage of the motherland, and they are the precious wealth of our Chinese nation, which must be protected and not destroyed."
These cultural relics will definitely have the value of in-depth research in the future. ”
**Talking with the old monk, the old monk nodded frequently and said yes, ** told the old monk about his experience of conducting social investigation when he was young, and he went to the temple to beg for food without a penny.
After listening, the old monk sighed again and again. ** Suddenly stopped, turned to the county magistrate who followed, and said, "Please allocate some funds from the county to repair the temple." The county magistrate hurriedly agreed a few steps forward: "Okay chairman, I'll handle it as soon as I go back."
The old monk once again clasped his palms together and saluted: "Thank you, thank you, Chairman!."”
**When he walked towards the temple gate with Li Yinqiao, his pace seemed much brisker. When parting, the old monk reluctantly said to ***: "Tomorrow there will be a temple fair and a big drama here, which is very lively, and the chairman is invited to participate."
** replied with a smile on his face: "Thank you, master, we will come to the play tomorrow." After speaking, he took Li Yinqiao and the others down the mountain. Early the next morning, people came and went on the main road outside Nanhedi Village, all of whom went to Baiyun Mountain to catch the temple fair.
**Remembering the agreement with the old monk yesterday, I asked Li Yinqiao to notify the guards to go and have a look. However, Li Yinqiao was worried that there were too many people at the temple fair, and it was not safe, he said: "Chairman, the temple fair is crowded with people, except that there are many people and there is a lot of soil, there is nothing to look at......."”
**Say,**The temple fair is just to watch the excitement, and there is no point if there are fewer people. He picked up the willow stick next to him and smiled to encourage everyone not to be afraid of insecurity, because with the villagers, there will be no insecurity problems.
He ordered the guards to follow him up the mountain again, and along the way, he also introduced to everyone that the temple fair can not only appreciate the culture, but also understand the people's feelings. He said: "If we do not understand the culture and the people's feelings, we will not be able to do the revolutionary work well.
The villagers come to the temple fair to do good deeds and do business, and we can learn a lot of knowledge by observing the temple fair, and understand the folk conditions and customs and Xi habits in this area, which is very helpful to our mass work.
When they arrived at the Baiyun temple fair, they saw that the temple was crowded, the incense burner was full of incense, and the offering table was full of various items given by the villagers. In the temple courtyard on the highest floor of Baiyun Mountain, the stage has been set up, the sound of gongs and drums is deafening, and the villagers are huddled together, looking at the stage excitedly.
** also followed with great interest, looking towards the stage.
The venue suddenly boiled, everyone turned their heads to look behind, and someone recognized that the *** chairman was coming!Li Yinqiao and other security personnel were very worried about the safety of the chairman, but the chairman waved to the villagers excitedly: "Folks, watch the play, I'm also here to join in the fun!."
However, the noise in the venue was too loud, only a few people heard the chairman's words, and the enthusiasm of the masses also infected the chairman, at this time, someone moved a bench and asked the chairman to sit down many times, but the chairman waved his hand again and again: "No, no, the villagers are standing, and I am sitting alone, isn't that too abrupt?"
The chairman squeezed inside as he spoke, Li Yinqiao and the other guards were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and they also followed inside, looking at the big drama on the stage that had stopped, he could only say repeatedly: "Folks, let's watch the play, we are all here to join ......in the fun."”
After a period of pacification, the villagers quieted down and focused on the wonderful performance on stage. The sky was getting dark, and he said goodbye to the old abbot and the villagers and returned to Nanhedi Village.
This trip to Baiyun Mountain made *** happy, and in the next few days, his face was full of smiles. In 1948, when ** crossed the Yellow River eastward, the topic of swimming was not mentioned again.
He looked at the spirit of the men driving boats on the river and the courage of the tenacious struggle against the flow of the Yellow River, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This is the spirit of our Chinese nation!"
The people present looked at the rushing river and nodded in agreement. * Have a special affection for the Yellow River. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the place where he first went out to Beijing to inspect was the Yellow River.
In October 1952, he inspected the section of the Yellow River in Shandong and Henan that had the largest number of bursts, looked at the boiling water of the Yellow River, and said solemnly: "We must build the embankment more firmly and never have an accident."
When the flood comes in the rainy season, the masses must be mobilized to defend the embankment, and if necessary, the army must also go up and resolutely defend it. ”
In the urgent response of Xu Shiyou, who accompanied the inspection, he firmly said: "Please rest assured that the chairman will go all out to ensure the smooth completion of the mission!"Since then, he has been concerned about the management plan of the Yellow River many times, and has visited the banks of the Yellow River many times, but he did not realize his wish to swim in the Yellow River until his death.
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