In 1979, the National Party Congress was held in Beijing.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Nie Fengzhi, then commander of the Nanjing Military Region, visited his old boss Xu Shiyou.
After the two met, Xu Shiyou was very happy and pulled him to ask questions. But Nie Fengzhi always looked like he wanted to say something, as if he had something to say.
Xu Shiyou has always been straightforward, and after discovering Nie Fengzhi's abnormality, he asked him very directly what happened and whether he had anything to say to himself.
Nie Fengzhi also knew Xu Shiyou's temper, so he said: "Jianjun has violated military discipline in the army, and the military region is not easy to deal with, so I will ask your opinion." ”
After understanding the cause and effect, Xu Shiyou was furious and said angrily: "Shoot, shoot directly." ”
So, how did this matter end up being resolved? Did Xu Jianjun really violate military discipline?
Xu Shiyou has three sons and four daughters, except for the name of the eldest son, the other children are almost all named according to the war, place or major events in the country at that time.
For example, when the eldest daughter was born, Xu Shiyou fought in Jingfu Shannan, and after winning the battle, Xu Shiyou came to Shanbei to see his wife and daughter. At that time, Xu Shiyou was very happy when he looked at his immature daughter, and after winning the battle, Xu Shiyou felt that it was commemorative, so he named his eldest daughter Xu Jingfu (Later, after Xu Jingfu worked, he changed his name to Xu Li).
However, when Xu Jianjun was born, he did not encounter any war, and there was nothing special around, only a group of soldiers.
After thinking about it, Xu Shiyou said one sentence: The army cannot be defeated, so let's name Xu Jianjun.
As children grow older, they have their own ideas. However, being in a military family, he will be more or less affected, as far as Xu Jianjun is concerned, he joined the Air Force after graduating from school.
Xu Shiyou is still very satisfied with this son, and he is also very supportive of his choice.
After Xu Jianjun arrived in the army, he has always been a low-key person and a down-to-earth worker, and has been unanimously praised. Every time his boss and leader saw Xu Shiyou, they praised him for raising a good son.
In this regard, Xu Shiyou is also very proud of his son.
But what Xu Shiyou didn't expect was that in 1979, he would get the news that his son had violated military discipline.
In fact, Xu Shiyou got the news a little late.
Xu Jianjun had already been arrested, but the military region was a little hesitant about what to do with him at that time.
The reason for this situation is that Xu Jianjun usually behaves very well, and this sudden violation of military discipline is also unexpected; The second is to take care of Xu Shiyou.
Xu Shiyou is an old revolutionary who has made indelible contributions to the party and the country. If you deal with someone's son without saying hello, wouldn't it be chilling?
Who can say it, and how to say it, is also a question.
After several considerations, the military region decided that Nie Fengzhi would come forward. Nie Fengzhi is not only Xu Shiyou's old subordinate, but also has a very good relationship with Xu Shiyou.
Nie Fengzhi was also very big after receiving this task, and he knew very well that if Xu Shiyou knew about it, he would definitely be furious.
However, the reason for his anger will naturally not be because the military region arrested Xu Jianjun, but because Xu Jianjun violated military discipline.
During the liberation period, our army had just liberated a county seat. Xu Shiyou's eldest daughter Xu Li and Nie Fengzhi's son Nie Guorong went to play on the street together, and when they saw the delicious food, the two wanted to eat it very much, but they didn't have the money.
In the end, the two combined, one said that he was Xu Shiyou's daughter, and the other said that he was Nie Fengzhi's son.
For Xu Shiyou and Nie Fengzhi, the store naturally knows. Out of admiration and gratitude, the store gave the two of them something to eat.
Originally, this was a trivial matter for the store, even if it wasn't Xu Shiyou and Nie Fengzhi's children, maybe they would give them something to eat.
But after Xu Shiyou learned about it, he immediately carried a pistol to look around for the two children, and scolded while looking for it:
These two little rabbit cubs dared to openly undermine military discipline.
Thinking of this, Nie Fengzhi had a headache.
Sure enough, when Nie Fengzhi told Xu Shiyou about this, Xu Shiyou immediately roared angrily: "Shoot, you must shoot." ”
At that time, the person standing on the side didn't know Xu Shiyou's temper, and was startled by his sudden roar
"That look, that look, if his son was there, he would definitely pull out his gun and do it! ”After the anger, Xu Shiyou also said in a bit of confusion: "Didn't you say that Jianjun performed very well in the army?" How could it become so fast and violate military discipline at once? ”
Thinking of his obedient and sensible son in the past, Xu Shiyou inevitably felt a little heartache and some doubts.
Nie Fengzhi can be regarded as knowing Xu Jianjun's personality, and he is also a little puzzled why Xu Jianjun violated military discipline. So, he reassured Xu Shiyou:
We also know who Jianjun is, just to tell you, this matter will have to be investigated later. ”
Hearing Nie Fengzhi's words, Xu Shiyou was a little relieved. However, when Xu Jianjun was arrested, the evidence was already "conclusive". Today, it will take a long time to disprove the previous evidence.
However, fortunately, in the end, Xu Jianjun was cleared of charges. It's just that at this time, Xu Jianjun had already finished his prison, and General Xu Shiyou had also died.
Xu Shiyou's education of his children is obviously very strict, and none of his children have received the slightest preferential treatment because of their father's status.
Xu Shiyou's eldest son, Xu Guang, unlike his younger siblings, has been suffering from war since birth, starving and cold. It wasn't until after liberation that he was picked up by his father.
At that time, Xu Guang, who was in his teens, was not even literate. For the sake of his son, Xu Shiyou didn't get along with Xu Guang for a few days, so he sent him to school to learn Xi.
Later, through Xu Guang's own efforts, he not only entered the navy, but also rose from an ordinary soldier to a captain.
If he continues to serve in the navy, Xu Guang will inevitably have a bright future. But in order to fulfill his filial piety for his father, Xu Guang could only leave the navy and transfer to the armed forces department of his hometown in Henan.
After returning to his hometown, Xu Guang's promotion was much more difficult. After decades of work, he is still a deputy regiment-level cadre. The comrades-in-arms who enlisted at the same time as him were all taller than him.
It is impossible to say that he doesn't want to be promoted, so Xu Guang also vaguely mentioned this matter to his father Xu Shiyou.
But Xu Shiyou immediately made a fuss when he heard it, and reprimanded Xu Guang loudly:
"How many times have you been a death squad, how many times have you been injured, what great contributions have you made to the people, study hard, Xi work hard, work honestly, why don't you serve the people? ”After this time, Xu Guang never mentioned the promotion again. Later, after being transferred to the local government, he also worked diligently to serve the people.
In addition to Xu Guang, the youngest son Xu Yuanchao has not received any preferential treatment.
Xu Yuanchao, like Xu Guang, was very good, and in 1983 the army was rejuvenated, and some young cadres in their thirties gradually moved to the position of division chief.
At that time, Xu Yuanchao was also very good and fully qualified for the post of director. But what to say at that time, there is no shortage of young people as excellent as Xu Yuanchao in the army, so although he is strong enough, he is not so good that others can see it at a glance.
If Xu Shiyou could have expressed his hope that his son would be appointed as the director at that time, Xu Yuanchao would have been promoted immediately. But Xu Shiyou not only did not perform, but even ignored him from beginning to end.
However, it is gold that can always shine, and Xu Yuanchao later, with his own strength, step by step from deputy director, division director, and deputy division commander to the position of full division.
Those who know Xu Shiyou know that Xu Shiyou likes his daughter very much, but no matter how much he loves his daughter, Xu Shiyou is very strict with his daughter's education.
Among them, Xu Shiyou loves his third daughter Xu Huashan the most, but he is also extremely strict.
Since childhood, Xu Huashan has to go home on time after school, and he is not allowed to go wild. When you go home, you have to ask for leave if you want to go out again. You can only go out if you are allowed, and if you are not, you can only stay at home.
Perhaps it was because Xu Shiyou was too strict that Xu Huashan also had a rebellious behavior, that is, skipping class and going out to play with his second sister.
When the two of them came home at dusk, Xu Shiyou was already sitting in the living room waiting for them, and Xu Shiyou already knew the news of his daughter's skipping class.
Although Xu Shiyou loves his daughter, this does not mean that he will spoil his children. Therefore, when Xu Shiyou saw the two coming back, he immediately called them to the front. Without saying a word, he slapped the two of them in the ass a few times as punishment.
Since then, Xu Huashan and Xu Sangyuan have never skipped class.
In addition, Xu Shiyou will also pay special attention to the children's living habits and consumption Xi.
Sometimes, when I find that my daughter has bought more things, I will criticize her harshly:
"Peasant consciousness, what are you buying so many things for? ”At the same time, Xu Shiyou will also pay great attention to his daughter's Xi. Other children are at home after school and holidays, and they can go out to play as long as they complete their homework, but Xu Huashan still has to read six hours a day at the request of his father.
In addition, Xu Shiyou will also make a reading list for Xu Huashan, such as: "Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Romance of the Gods" and a series of books.
In fact, these books are all of Xu Shiyou's own interest, and Xu Huashan doesn't like them. She prefers some books in the West, like Grimm's fairy tales, detectives, etc.
Under his father's strict teaching, Xu Huashan always found a way to make himself feel comfortable.
For example, when Xu Shiyou was at home, Xu Huashan would pick up the book that Xu Shiyou asked to read and look at it at a glance. As soon as Xu Shiyou goes out, Xu Huashan will take out his favorite books and taste them slowly.
If you do a lot of things like this, there will always be a time when you will be exposed.
Many people know that Xu Shiyou was born in Shaolin Temple, and if he wants to stabilize his footing, he walks almost like a cat without sound.
Xu Huashan once again took advantage of his father's going out, took out Balzac's "Human Comedy" and watched it with relish. When he was fascinated by watching, Xu Huashan not only didn't hear his father's footsteps, but also didn't even hear the sound of opening the door.
Therefore, the fact that she secretly read other books was revealed. But Xu Shiyou is not an unreasonable person, as long as he reads serious books and good books, he will not reprimand.
Therefore, when he found out that Xu Huashan was watching "The Human Comedy", he just took the book, and after reading it for twenty minutes, he returned the book to Xu Huashan without saying anything.
But once, when Xu Huashan was hiding to watch Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Frog Prince", he was discovered by Xu Shiyou, and like last time, Xu Shiyou took the book.
The difference is that after Xu Shiyou read the content of this book, he loudly reprimanded Xu Huashan and asked her to throw the book into the furnace and burn it.
In Xu Shiyou's view, this kind of book is always about what kind of love **, which will teach people's thoughts badly.
Xu Shiyou also put a lot of energy into his daughter's interpersonal communication.
In 1963, Xu Huashan entered the High School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University. Here, many people know her identity, although Xu Huashan doesn't feel that she is special on weekdays, it is inevitable that some people will scold her. In addition, Xu Huashan is smart, beautiful and singing, and her surroundings are always full of praise.
But once, her tablemate Gao Youming said a few words to her, and Xu Huashan complained when he went home a little unbearable.
After Xu Shiyou heard this, he felt that the other party was very good, and he said to Xu Huashan in a serious tone:
"We people are ** generous, there are always people who flatter, in this case, people who can criticize you can make friends instead, and this kind of person will not leave you when you are in trouble. ”Sure enough, in the following decades, Xu Huashan has always had a good relationship with Gao Youming.
After graduating from high school, Xu Huashan passed the Air Force enrollment test in 1968 and was admitted to the Harbin Air Force First Flight Academy.
Although Xu Huashan has not been pampered since he was a child, Xu Huashan still can't bear the training of the Air Force Academy. When he first went to school to participate in training, Xu Huashan was criticized almost all the time.
When he could barely bear it, Xu Huashan wrote a letter to his father. In the letter, although Xu Huashan replaced the word "torture" with "tempering", it was inevitable that she would feel that the training was a kind of torture for her, and even said that she might not survive to graduate.
And, after complaining, Xu Huashan hoped that his father would come forward and let the military academy "let go" of herself, and she would rather go to Dabie Mountain to be a barefoot doctor.
After Xu Shiyou received the letter, although he felt sorry for his daughter, he still replied mercilessly:
"Now that you have arrived at the military school, you have to stay the course. If you don't think you will survive to graduate, then you have to be prepared to die and try to live! ”After receiving his father's letter, Xu Huashan inevitably felt aggrieved. But her character of not admitting defeat made her survive and became an excellent air force.
Although General Xu Shiyou is ruthless in educating his children, he is making children successful. Although the glory of the fathers can support them for a while, it can't support them for a lifetime, only their own strength can support them for a lifetime.