At 9:58 a.m. on January 8, 1976, Prime Minister ***, a great leader who dedicated his life to the motherland, passed away, and his closed eyes never opened again, leaving thousands of people forever.
On January 9th, newspapers all over the country published the news of ***'s death, and the bad news spread to the north and south of the motherland, and the mournful cry suddenly sounded on the land of the motherland. The great man passed away, and the wind and wood were sad.
**The sad news of his death also reached the ears of Yang Shangkun, a friend who has been in Linfen, Shanxi Province for many years.
Yang Shangkun was full of grief, and he immediately called Deng Ying's eldest sister to express his concern and condolences. At the same time, Yang Shangkun also proposed to go to Beijing to participate in the first memorial activities.
What he didn't expect was that this request was rejected by **. After knowing and intersecting with *** for half a century, Yang Shangkun never thought that he would not be able to participate in the final farewell to ***.
Fig** With Yang Shangkun.
Summer 1928.
Yang Shangkun, a 21-year-old Xi student at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, suddenly received a notice from the party organization asking him to go to the residence of the CPC delegation and meet the responsible comrades sent by ***.
Yang Shangkun arrived as promised, waiting for him was a personable young man, and there were many young people in the room who were also in high spirits, Yang Shangkun arrived, the young man stood up and shook hands with him, and introduced himself: "I am ***."
Before he saw ***, Yang Shangkun had already heard of his name. He had heard of the Whampoa Military Academy, the Northern Expedition, and the Nanchang Uprising, which was of great significance to our party, and among these thrilling deeds of struggle, "* three words are names that cannot be ignored."
He had been looking forward to seeing *** for a long time, and now he saw *** in person, and sure enough, he was so extraordinary.
FigYouth ***
** In 1924, he had already returned to China to participate in the revolution. This time it was the summer of 1928, and the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China had just been held in Wuyi Village, a suburb of Moscow. After the meeting, as one of the members of the Politburo, he seized the opportunity to gather the young comrades to talk to everyone and learn more about the specific situation of the students who are in Moscow.
When talking to Yang Shangkun, ** learned about his situation in detail, Yang Shangkun joined the party in 1926, first studied Xi at Shanghai University, and then came to the Soviet Union and entered Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow. **Ask what, Yang Shangkun answered them one by one.
While talking to other students, Yang Shangkun sat on the sidelines, taking a closer look at the young revolutionary leader.
Wearing a suit and a simple tie, his sincere, bright eyes give people a very firm feeling, and when talking to his classmates, he is kind and enthusiastic, just like a big brother at home. During the conversation, Yang Shangkun was impressed by ***'s demeanor.
From the nervous restraint when he first came, Yang Shangkun also became integrated into this warm atmosphere. Towards the end of the conversation, ** encouraged everyone to study hard and Xi be ready to return to China to work at any time, and cordially told everyone that if they have any questions, they can go directly to him.
This is the first meeting between Yang Shangkun and ***, which left a deep impression on Yang Shangkun. Even many years later, it is still deeply imprinted in Yang Shangkun's mind.
FigYouth ***
Goodbye *** was in 1930.
Yang Shangkun was still studying Xi in Moscow, ** was sent by the Communist Party of China ** to report to the Comintern, and the two met in the corridor during the meeting, ** immediately called out Yang Shangkun's side, which surprised Yang Shangkun.
Later, Yang Shangkun also took his newly married wife Li Bozhao to meet with ***.
In a foreign land, Yang Shangkun personally made a table of authentic Sichuan dishes for ***, because Yang Shangkun is a native of Sichuan, ** is very emotional: "When I was working in France, our Chinese comrades were ourselves**, you Sichuan people are really delicious and can cook!."”
At this reunion, ** also told Yang Shangkun that they would soon be able to return to China to work, and hoped that they would be ready.
Not long after meeting with ***, in 1931, Yang Shangkun returned to China by the arrangement of the party organization, and the route he took to return to China was the communication line established by *** and the Comintern Transportation Bureau.
FigYang Shangkun and Li Bozhao.
In the thirties of the 20 th century, there was a lot of noise in Shanghai, and the Kuomintang spies kept a close eye on the hearts of the communists in an attempt to arrest and arrest the vast number of revolutionary aspirants in Shanghai. Yang Shangkun met with *** who came in disguise in a hotel in Shanghai, and only then did he learn more about the situation in Shanghai.
After returning to China, Yang Shangkun served as the head of the Propaganda Department of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the secretary of the Central Youth League, and the head of the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China.
In 1933, he moved from Shanghai to the Soviet Union, and also had a deeper contact with the Soviet Union.
After arriving in Ruijin, Jiangxi, Yang Shangkun first served as the vice president of the Party School of the ** Bureau of the Communist Party of China, and then went to the First Front Army as the director of the Political Department, working directly under the leadership of *** and **, Yang Shangkun did not have much work experience in this area, ** guided him little by little. At that time, whatever documents Yang Shangkun wrote, they were all sent to *** first, so that he could review them first, and then he set off for the documents.
FigGroup photo of some leaders of the Red Army, the second from the left is Yang Shangkun, and the third from the right is ***
On the Long March, Yang Shangkun was wounded in battle and had to lie on a stretcher and advance with the army.
His wife Li Bozhao and dozens of female Red Army soldiers such as Deng Yingchao, Cai Chang, and Kang Keqing were incorporated into the ** working group, which followed the action of the **Ministry of Health, and Li Bozhao was not by Yang Shangkun's side.
Li Bozhao knew the news of her husband's injury, but she was worried but did not dare to leave the organization at will. At this time, it was also *** who told Li Bozhao: "The Red Third Army was attacked by air and suffered heavy losses, and an ambulance team has been dispatched." You immediately take a stretcher team and go to the ambulance and evacuation of the wounded. At this time, Yang Shangkun was already the political commissar of the Red Third Army.
Before Li Bozhao left, he told her: "Comrade Yang Shangkun is injured, you express your condolences on my behalf and help take care of him." In order to avoid Li Bozhao worrying, ** added: "The injury is not very serious, don't worry." ”
Since the start of the Long March, Yang Shangkun and Li Bozhao, a husband and wife, have been fighting in different positions and have not been able to see each other for a long time.
FigYang Shangkun and Li Bozhao.
When the injured Yang Shangkun saw his wife Li Bozhao, he was overjoyed and asked Li Bozhao anxiously: "Why did you come to see me so quickly?"Li Bozhao told Yang Shangkun the reason behind it, and the couple were full of gratitude for their carefulness and thoughtfulness.
However, Li Bozhao did not stay in the Red Third Army for long, ** When the two leaders persuaded Li Bozhao to stay so that the couple could reunite more, Yang Shangkun refused this kindness.
Li Bozhao told the leader with gratitude: "You take better care of Lao Yang than me, I can rest assured when I see it, I have to go back." In this way, Li Bozhao did not stay by Yang Shangkun's side for a long time, and many returned to the post of the ** work group.
As for ***'s love for them, Yang Shangkun and Li Bozhao have always kept it in mind.
Fig**Third from right), Yang Shangkun (second from right).
After *** fell ill during the Long March, the high fever did not go away, and Yang Shangkun took time to visit ***'s residence and care about his condition. **'s body got better little by little, and Yang Shangkun was also happy for him.
From the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression to the War of Liberation, Yang Shangkun fought in different positions. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yang Shangkun served as the deputy secretary and secretary of the Northern Bureau of the Communist Party of China, leading the struggle against the Japanese base areas behind enemy lines in North ChinaDuring the War of Liberation, he served as the secretary general of the Communist Party of China's Military Commission and the deputy head of the foreign affairs group, and once again worked under the leadership of the Communist Party of China to assist in handling the daily work of the Communist Party of China and the Military Commission.
Until the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yang Shangkun served as the director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China, and concurrently served as the secretary general of the Military Commission.
In the position of prime minister, ** has a lot of affairs to be busy, he has a lot of opportunities, and often works all night, Yang Shangkun was once very worried about ***'s body, and persuaded him many times: "Prime Minister, you are good at everything, but you won't rest." ”
He would tell him: "The party and the state must have a person who is fully responsible for the actual work, and I should shoulder this burden." ”
In fact, Yang Shangkun is also the same as ***, they put their whole mind into national affairs, and they are only for the better of our motherland.
FigYang Shangkun.
As we all know, since the sixties of the twentieth century, our country has entered a period of turbulence and changeable situation, and the fate of many leaders like *** has taken a huge turn in this period.
Yang Shangkun is no exception.
In 1965, Yang Shangkun, who had worked in Beijing for many years, was transferred to the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee. Before leaving Beijing, Yang Shangkun came to ***'s office and bid farewell to ***.
He expressed his thoughts to ***: "Because of my special position, involving a wide range of areas, I have done some work, and I have made some mistakes, you know many things, and there are some problems that only you know, I have not told other comrades in **."
Yang Shangkun's mood at the moment was uneasy and excited, ** listened carefully to what Yang Shangkun said and comforted him: "It's not like this, don't worry." ”
When Yang Shangkun left, he silently looked at *** speechlessly, **saw his intersection, held his hand tightly, and told him: "Go to work hard, your work is fruitful, I didn't help you enough in the past, you have to remember what *** said to you, go down and work hard to exercise some basic skills." ”
Yang Shangkun remembered ***'s advice and left his office.
FigYang Shangkun (first from right).
Yang Shangkun has been away from Beijing for many years, and many people have even lost his news for a time, and they don't know how he is doing. During this period, the hard-working *** was found to be seriously ill, and ** still dragged his sick body to deal with various affairs of the country.
Yang Shangkun is not in Beijing, and there is no way to meet *** in person, so he pays attention to the news about *** through the newspaper. In 1975, Yang Shangkun saw *** in the newspaper and became emaciated and haggard.
After that, there was less and less news about ***, and Yang Shangkun was concerned about *** silently blessed him, hoping that he could recover his health as soon as possible.
He looked forward to the day when they would see each other again.
What Yang Shangkun finally waited for was the bad news of ***'s death. On January 8, 1976, ** passed away, and the news spread to the north and south of the motherland, and no one was saddened by it.
In 1965, the side of him and *** turned out to be the last meeting.
Earlier, the death of ** gave Yang Shangkun a major blow, and now the bad news of ***'s death came, and Yang Shangkun suffered a heavy blow again. What made him even more regrettable was that he couldn't go back to Beijing to personally bid farewell to *** for the last ride.
FigYang Shangkun (middle).
At that time, Yang Shangkun was in Linfen, Shanxi, and in 1966, he came to Linfen, Shanxi from Guangdong Province under the care of ***, and then under the arrangement of ***, Yang Shangkun was able to reunite with his family in Linfen.
As soon as they learned the bad news, Yang Shangkun and Li Bozhao called Deng Ying's eldest sister ** to express their concern. At the same time, they also applied to **, hoping to return to Beijing and participate in ***'s mourning activities.
But this request was rejected by **.
Because of the obstruction of the "Gang of Four", many places did not allow memorial services, and Yang Shangkun and his wife could not return to Beijing, so they secretly organized a memorial activity in Linfen Hotel to say their final goodbye to ***.
Many years later, Yang Shangkun was still full of grief when he recalled the years of his death, and he said with emotion
"When the sad news of Comrade Enlai's death came, Bozhao and I were under guardianship in Linfen, Shanxi. In grief-stricken, we immediately called Sister Deng to express our condolences, and at the same time asked ** to go to Beijing to participate in the mourning activities, but such a request was refused. ”FigDeng Yingchao holds the ashes of ***.
In the period after his death, Yang Shangkun wrote several diaries one after another in his grief, recording the past events between him and ***, so as to relieve the depression and longing in his heart.
After the collapse of the "Gang of Four", our country opened a new era of reform and opening up under the leadership of a new generation of leadership collective with the core of the country.
Yang Shangkun also walked out of so many years of silence, successively served as the second secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, vice governor of Guangdong Province and other positions, and then worked in **, serving as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC **Military Commission and vice chairman of the **Military Commission.
In 1988, Yang Shangkun was elected as the first leader after the leader of the first class has left, and Yang Shangkun continues to work with a new mission.
FigYang Shangkun and Li Bozhao.
In 1998, Yang Shangkun died of illness in Beijing. Just before he died, he often remembered the years of dating ***, and in his article "Fifty Years of Acquaintance and Acquaintance", he wrote affectionately:
"Ten years of catastrophe, a nightmare, we went through hardships, and finally survived, but Comrade Enlai left us forever. ”The text tells his thoughts and regrets.