Mr. Zhou Suyuan: The Distinctive People in the Red Army's Long MarchDuring the whole course of the Long March, there was a unique soldier who was old but unique in the revolutionary ranks.
This warrior is Zhou Suyuan.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he asked to resign from his post, but was rejected by ***, who praised him as "a cordial and respectable old friend of ours".
Zhou Suyuan was born in China under the rule of the Qing Dynasty.
Like most young people, he once believed that the only way out was to pass the imperial examination.
His family attached great importance to education and sent him to a private school, but he did not expect him to excel in his studies.
Zhou Suyuan was admitted to Xiucai at the age of sixteen and became one of the high-profile figures in the county.
However, he chose a different path, returning to his hometown to set up a private school, and later decided to continue his studies due to the changing situation.
Zhou Suyuan, who gradually came into contact with new ideas, realized that China under the Qing Dynasty was destined to have no future.
He participated in the "anti-Qing movement" and even led the "Guizhou Uprising".
Although the Xinhai Revolution ended in failure, he still regretted it.
After many positions, he failed to make a breakthrough.
So, he resolutely returned to Guizhou, and for the next ten years, he continued to study and explore the way out of China.
Until 1936, red.
Second, the Red Sixth Front Army came to the location of Mr. Zhou Suyuan.
Praise him as "a gracious and respectable old friend of ours" and reject his resignation.
Wherever the Communist Party of China (CPC) went in history, its primary task was to "exterminate the landlords" in order to ensure the normal life of the local people.
When the Red Army entered Zhou Suyuan's residence, they found that he was very different from other landlords, and that he was not angry at the confiscation of his property by the Party, but instead showed the Party cadres his full support for the Red Army and displayed a hidden collection of Marxist-Leninist books.
The leaders looked at each other, realized that he was an object that could be fought for, and immediately reported to Mr. He.
Mr. He also felt incredulous after hearing the news, after all, he had never met such a landlord before.
But the attitude of the Red Army towards its adherents was consistent.
Mr. He proposed to go to see this unusual "landlord" in person, and due to his busy affairs, General ** investigated first.
After seeing Zhou Suyuan, ** smiled and teased: "Mr. Zhou, you were a Kuomintang before, why don't you leave when we come?"
Zhou Suyuan replied firmly: "I have never done anything that harms the interests of the people, nor have I ever done anything that hurts nature and reason.
Although I am a landlord, my wealth is **legitimate!Zhou Suyuan's frankness made ** laugh, but considering that Zhou Suyuan was once a Kuomintang, he asked a sly question: "What do you think of our party's actions against the Kuomintang?"
Zhou Suyuan said frankly: "This is a good deed for the country and the people, I fully agree!"After hearing this, I understood the old gentleman's position and became closer to him.
Mr. He then personally met with Zhou Suyuan and affectionately called him "General Xiucai".
Zhou Suyuan expressed his wish: to join the Chinese Communist Party and go on a long march with the army.
However, he was not accepted due to his advanced age.
Everyone was worried that he would find it difficult to adapt to the hardships of the Long March, but Zhou Suyuan firmly said: "Although I am old, as a Chinese, I have the heart of serving the country and the people."
Zhou Suyuan, a highly admired figure, is admirable for his tenacity and determination.
His determination did not stop at words, but by using his influence to open the way for our party.
He sent letters to his former friends, advising them to stop the infighting, because internal conflict was fundamentally meaningless.
Despite his advanced age, he was generous to others during the Long March, even distributing his own food to wounded soldiers, behaving as generously as a young man.
Zhou Suyuan had a close relationship with several leaders of our party at that time, especially with General **, and they often communicated together.
However, one of his biggest regrets is that he has not been able to officially join our party.
However, when he arrived in Yan'an and met the chairman, he knew he had made the right choice.
Although his physical condition began to deteriorate, he still chose to leave, because staying in Yan'an would only add trouble to our party.
However, his heart was always towards our party, and even in the Xi'an Incident, he played an important role in writing to the Kuomintang ** such as Feng Yuxiang.
In 1937, the chairman cordially replied to Zhou Suyuan, which touched him deeply.
However, what is surprising is that the next time the two met was after the founding of New China.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Suyuan called the chairman to congratulate him, although some questioned why he did not attend the founding ceremony in the capital.
It turned out that he was in Guizhou at that time to assist our party in exterminating the bandits, and he successfully persuaded many bandits to surrender and follow the leadership of our party.
In 1950, Zhou Suyuan came to Beijing and finally met with the chairman and Mr. He.
After a brief greeting, Zhou Suyuan put forward his wish to resign from the post of vice chairman of the people.
Deng Gong smiled and said to him: "You don't need to do anything, your name represents everything!".However, Zhou Suyuan did not stop there, and again offered to resign during the meeting with the chairman, however, surprisingly, the chairman and Deng Gong disagreed.
Yes, the chair smiled and said, "You just have to sit there and take the lead, you don't have to go to the meeting when you're not well!"In his later years, Zhou Suyuan always taught his children not to bring trouble to the party and the country, he admitted frankly.
I have made many mistakes in my life.
However, the chairman's remark is enough to prove our party's affirmation of him.
Mr. Zhou's life was glorious and great, and his contribution to the party and the country will always be remembered!