Why do you draw 3 bars on rice paper for the barber 1 day before you die?
On the morning of September 8, 1976, Zhou Fuming, a hairdresser and guard, was enjoying breakfast.
Suddenly, two ** rushed to him in a hurry, and shouted in a panic: "Xiao Zhou, come on, something happened to the chairman, and there is no sound to speak." ”
Zhou Fuming hurriedly put down the food in his hand and followed them towards the "202" residence where *** was located. When he arrived at the "202" residence, he found that the doctor on duty, Wang Xinde, was also present.
As soon as he entered the house, Zhou Fuming saw *** with his mouth open, and a faint sound came from his throat, as if he had something to say but couldn't express it.
He walked over to the *** bed and asked softly, "Chairman, do you have anything to tell us?" At the same time, he put the pen and paper in ***'s hand.
** glanced at Zhou Fuming, and began to write on rice paper. Zhou Fuming later recalled: "* It seemed that he was painting the mountain, sketching one stroke at a time, but then the gesture was a little weak, and his eyes were closed again. After a while, he raised his hand and tapped it vigorously on the paper. ”
**Insist on drawing these three horizontal bars for Zhou Fuming, even if he is unwell. His intention was to convey a message, but the exact intent remains to be speculated.
To understand the whole picture of this incident, we must start with Zhou Fuming's first contact with ***.
Zhou Fuming, a native of Hanjiang County, Jiangsu Province, was a special barber and guard in his later years. He was originally an employee of a barber shop in Hangzhou. So, how did he get acquainted with ***? Let's go back and forth.
On December 26, 1959, as the New Year was approaching, the barbershop's traffic increased dramatically. Zhou Fuming has been working since the morning and has been busy.
At about 11 o'clock, Secretary Zhao of the Shangcheng District Party Committee of Hangzhou City found Zhou Fuming. Then, he was taken to the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department to meet Section Chief Wang Wen. Wang Wen told him that he needed to go to the Hangzhou Hotel to get a haircut for a foreign guest, and arranged for a jeep.
When Zhou Fuming arrived, he found that it was Wang Zhuang, the reception office of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee. He first gave a haircut to Wang Fang, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Public Security Department, and then to three comrades, namely Li Yinqiao, Hou Bo, and Director Wu of the Provincial Public Security Department.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Zhou Fuming was taken to the Nanping swimming pool again. As soon as he arrived, Li Yinqiao personally received Zhou Fuming and said:
I am Li Yinqiao next to ***, and I specially invite you to give *** a haircut tonight. ”
When Zhou Fuming heard this, he was immediately struck by lightning, his thoughts were in chaos, and his heart was empty.
When meeting with ***, Zhou Fuming's face was flushed and nervous. He respectfully saluted ***:
**Hello. ”
** looked at Zhou Fuming with a smile, and then said to him:
You are Master Zhou who is responsible for giving me a haircut? ”
Zhou Fuming nodded hurriedly and said
**, you can call me Xiao Zhou directly. ”
No, it's a teacher! * corrected with a smile, then leaned back in his chair, picked up a thread-bound book, and began to flip through it.
During the haircut, ** noticed that Zhou Fuming was a little nervous, and in order to relax the atmosphere, he put down the book and began to chat with Zhou Fuming.
What is your name? * asked. "Zhou Fuming. Zhou Fuming replied. "What three words? *Continue to ask. "Zhou Fuming. Zhou Fuming replied.
**After listening to it, he said with a smile:
You're a good name, full of hope and light. ”
** To Zhou Fuming: "You don't have to puff out your mouth when you shave, just relax, I will use two fingers to prop it up." ”
** Drawing three horizontal bars on the bed, Zhou Fuming immediately noticed this detail keenly and quickly understood its underlying meaning. He confirmed to ***: "Chairman, do you want to know more about Miki?" * nodded in agreement. Subsequently, Zhou Fuming quickly found information about Takeo Miki in Japanese history and submitted it to *** for reading.
During my time in Japan, I have been following the international situation. He not only paid close attention to Japan on the morning of that day, but even the day before his death, he was still concerned about national affairs.
On the morning of that day, ** was in extremely poor physical condition, the infusion tube was inserted in the upper and lower limbs of the body, the ECG monitoring wire was close to the chest, and his nostrils were also inserted with a nasogastric tube. Despite the severe impairment of his eyesight, he continued to read the document 11 times in a row, taking a total of nearly three hours.
At 7:10 p.m. that night, **told** that he was feeling extremely unwell and urgently needed a doctor. Then, he began to fall into a coma, and his blood pressure dropped dramatically. Despite the various medications** that doctors administered, they could not save his life. At 0:06 a.m. the next day, ** took two last breaths, and his blood pressure was no longer measurable. After another four minutes, his spontaneous breathing stopped completely. At this moment, the great leader ended his extraordinary life.