In 1952, a cadre from a certain unit of the Chengdu Air Force went to Beijing on a business trip, and immediately after his arrival, he wrote a letter to ***. After receiving the letter, he excitedly said, "I want to see him, bring him quickly!".”。Soon the cadre was informed by the waiter at the guest house. Hearing the news, the cadres were excited, recalling the past, and their mood couldn't help but flutter. This cadre's name is Zhai Zuojun, and he used to be a guard of ***. From 1937 to 1939, the Kuomintang carried out military siege and economic blockade on various anti-Japanese base areas, and Yan'an at that time lived an extremely difficult life, and the entire border area was very difficult in terms of food, clothing, and use. **The diet is very simple, never extravagant, two meals a day, two dishes and one soup per meal, and a bowl of chili peppers (this bowl of chili peppers can be eaten for a week).
** often said to the staff around him: "Our food is the blood and sweat of the people, my food should not exceed the standard, try to save some for the people." ”。One day, the cook cooked two more dishes, and when Zhai Zuojun served them to ***, ** frowned slightly and asked, "Why are there so many dishes?"Zhai Zuojun hurriedly explained: "Chairman, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, ** was a little displeased with this, and said: "I have told you many times that my food should not exceed the standard, and the holidays should be the same as usual." Don't happen again this time!Seeing that *** was so serious, Zhai Zuojun didn't dare to say more. It didn't take long for ** to seem to notice Zhai Zuojun's nervousness, so he said with a smile: "The little ghosts all know that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I forgot about it." ”。After talking to himself, Zhai Zuojun breathed a sigh of relief.
At that time, in addition to serving as a security guard, Zhai Zuojun was also responsible for laundry cleaning and housekeeping. In terms of clothing, ** is also quite casual, always adhering to the purpose of "saving". In the winter of 1939, ** had been wearing a gray cotton coat for two years, the sleeves were stained with oil, and several patches on the trouser tubes and cuffs were also broken. Life is very simple. He often wears shabby underwear, and needs to ask Zhai Zuojun and others to stitch two pieces of clothing into one, or three pieces of clothing into two. Due to limited conditions, he can only take a shower once a month and sometimes even change his clothes. Once, when Zhai Zuojun helped *** wash clothes, he found that the nits in the seams of ***'s underwear had clumped, and the lice were crawling around on the clothes, and Zhai Zuojun hurriedly scalded the eggs to death with boiling water.
**After hearing it, he said humorously: "What's all the fuss about, every comrade in Yan'an has it, this is what everyone often calls 'glorious worm' and 'anti-war worm'." Can a person who does not have lice on his body still be called a revolutionary?"* For the success of the revolutionary cause, he always worked tirelessly, every day was full of opportunities, and the daily work was arranged at full capacity. often does not rest for several days in a row, and sometimes is even so busy that he can't take care of eating, which makes Zhai Zuojun very distressed. Once when taking a bath with ***, Zhai Zuojun noticed that both sides of ***'s buttocks were covered with calluses, which made him feel very distressed. Since then, Zhai Zuojun has used the cold-proof towel blankets brought by relatives and friends from the south as office chairs and cushions on the saddle when going out. **Later, he jokingly called this cushion a "three-purpose revolutionary blanket".
Many years later, recalling the years by ***'s side, Zhai Zuojun once said: "By ***'s side, he cares most about us learning scientific and cultural knowledge, and he is like a loving father to our guards." * He will even personally teach Zhai Zuojun to recognize words, carefully teach him word by word, and help him solve his doubts when he has time. **Warmly received Zhai Zuojun and nodded frequently in agreement. In one conversation, he was instructed not to overuse his eyes at night so as not to damage his eyesight. Since then, ** often go to the guard class in his spare time, not only to teach them literacy, but also to talk to them, care about their lives, and give them warmth and care. In 1939, after Zhai Zuojun completed the task of escorting the leader to Chongqing, he returned to Yan'an to report to the leader. ** Satisfied with his work and expressed the hope that he would stay by his side and continue his studies.
However, Zhai Zuojun said that his education level was too low and he was not suitable for work, and hoped to learn to improve his cultural accomplishment. **After listening to this, he pondered for a while, and then suggested that he go to the Normal School of the border area to learn cultural cultivation. Subsequently, ** personally wrote a letter to the school to arrange Zhai Zuojun's study. **Instructed Zhai Zuojun not to feel embarrassed because of his tall stature and low cultural level, to study with his friends, and emphasized that improving his cultural accomplishment will be of great help to his future work. After getting the consent of ***, Zhai Zuojun happily came to the border area normal school to study. In the days that followed, he often missed *** and wrote letters to *** from time to time to greet ***, reporting his fighting and living conditions after leaving ***.
In November 1949, Zhai Zuojun's Erye Liu Deng's army arrived in Yichang, where he received a telegram from the former enemy headquarters, congratulating him on his preparation to march to the southwest and hoping that he would achieve victory. The cordial greeting was like a warm current, which deeply warmed Zhai Zuojun's heart. Zhai Zuojun could only silently say to *** in his heart: "Chairman, please rest assured!."In 1952, Zhai Zuojun went on a business trip to Beijing as a member of a certain unit of the Chengdu Air Force. After arriving in Beijing, he took the initiative to write a letter to ***, explaining his mission to come to Beijing and making a request to visit ***. Zhai Zuojun was suspicious, worried that he would be too busy with work to arrange a meeting with him. However, to his surprise, he soon received a notice that *** wanted to see him.
In the afternoon of the same day, Zhai Zuojun was taken to Zhongnanhai, at the door of the living room, Zhai Zuojun met ***'s two daughters Li Min and Li Ne, and then *** walked out of the opposite office. Seeing this, Zhai Zuojun immediately turned around and stepped forward, saluted ***, and held ***'s hands tightly: "Hello, chairman!."”。also held Zhai Zuojun's hand and said with a smile: "You are still so young!."Subsequently, ** welcomed Zhai Zuojun into the living room and sat down, talked with him about many things, and asked many questions. After the conversation went on for a while, ** seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "You are from Jiyuan, Henan, right?"There is a Qin River to the north of Jiyuan, and that area is a battlefield in the Warring States Period. Zhai Zuojun was both surprised and delighted when he heard ***'s words.
He never imagined that after more than ten years, he still remembered these things clearly, and for this, he sincerely admired ***'s amazing memory and profound historical knowledge. Soon after, **invited Zhai Zuojun to have dinner together, and during the banquet, ** specially entertained the old guard who came from afar, and put four dishes and a hot pot, rice, steamed buns, and two glasses of white wine. It is worth mentioning that ** has always been bad at drinking, but this time he took the initiative to raise his glass and said to Zhai Zuojun: "Come, you accompany me for a drink!".Hearing this, Zhai Zuojun hurriedly raised his glass: "Chairman, I toast you and wish the chairman a long and healthy life!"After dinner, ** arranged for Li Yinqiao to take Zhai Zuojun to *** for a movie. In November 1958, Zhai Zuojun, who was serving as a political commissar in the Wuhan Air Force Sanatorium, took the initiative to write a letter to congratulate *** after learning that he was presiding over the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Wuhan.
**Greeted Zhai Zuojun to his residence at half past six on time,** held his hand tightly, then Li Yinqiao handed over a pack of Chinese cigarettes,** took out two and handed one of them to Zhai Zuojun, who humbly declined. After lighting the cigarette, ** asked: "When you were promoted to major for the first time, you were equivalent to a regimental cadre, right?"Zhai Zuojun replied: "Yes, chairman." * nodded and said, "How old are you this year?".Zhai Zuojun replied: "I am 39 years old this year. * nodded and said: "It's not young, Commander Liu Yalou was not yet 20 years old when he joined the army, and he is not yet 50 years old now......"He and Zhai Zuojun are like relatives reunited after a long absence, talking and laughing happily, speculating and making love to each other, and laughing constantly. In the following years, ** and Zhai Zuojun often missed each other, but due to work reasons, they rarely saw each other again.