Passed away, ** a word of tears ran to the memorial service
At 9:57 a.m. on January 8, 1976, the beloved *** died at the 305 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army on the west bank of the Beihai Sea in Beijing due to ineffective cancer rescue at the age of 78.
In the hours leading up to his death, reports of his condition continued to arrive at ***. At this time, ***'s physical condition was already very bad, and he sometimes couldn't read newspapers or documents by himself, and he even needed help to walk.
However, despite his physical weakness, ** quietly took a magnifying glass and read one after another about *** critical illness report, ** plan and rescue plan.
His brow furrowed, and he looked very worried about ***'s condition. In fact, the hospital bed of ** and *** is not far away, only a red wall and the road of Xi'anmen Street are separated.
However, for an old man who is critically ill in bed, unable to walk an inch, and is riddled with illness, they have a longing for each other, they can't bear to see each other, they can't afford to see each other, and they will never see each other.
**When he died, he wore a portrait badge and a "service to the people" badge on his chest, from which he can see his feelings for ***.
According to the recollection of the staff around him: "After being seriously ill and bedridden, he touched the *** avatar on his chest many times, and asked the guards to read *** poems to him. ”
Seeing this scene, everyone was very sad in their hearts. If *** is in better health, he can come to ***'s ward to take a look, or sit next to ***'s bed, then their friendship of walking and fighting side by side for decades will be a tear-jerking scene for the history of the republic.
After the death of ** and ***, Zhang Yaoci immediately came to the Zhongnanhai swimming pool to report to ***. At this time, **Meng Jinyun was on duty outside ***'s bedroom.
Zhang Yaoci whispered to Meng Jinyun the bad news, and Meng Jinyun wrote the sad news on a piece of paper. **After Meng Jinyun received the news, he knew that someone was coming to deliver documents or inform the news.
Meng Jinyun quietly walked out of the bedroom, Zhang Yaoci told her the news of ***'s death, and Meng Jinyun immediately handed her the piece of paper on which she had written. Zhang Yaoci asked Meng Jinyun to tell *** today, but he must tell today.
After Zhang Yaoci left, Meng Jinyun burst into tears, but she folded the paper and put it in her pocket, wiped away her tears and returned to the bedroom. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, the Politburo sent someone to send a copy of the obituary of ***'s death, and Meng Jinyun saw that ***'s mental state was okay, so he decided to tell him the news of ***'s death.
According to the previous process, after waking up every day, Meng Jinyun began to read newspapers and documents to him.
**'s death hit us like a thunderbolt from the blue. Meng Jinyun clutched the newspaper in his hand, and the report on it was heavy. She began to read the *** obituary proof, and her heart was full of grief.
**Listen quietly, tears glistening in your eyes. His heart was extremely heavy, and although he expected ***'s death, the arrival of this moment still made him difficult to accept.
The death of ** is undoubtedly a huge blow to ***. On May 18, 1972, ** was diagnosed with bladder cancer, and the Zhongnanhai Outpatient Department immediately set up a medical team composed of experts for him, but fate was merciless, ** finally left us.
We will always miss his bravery and wisdom, and his spirit will always inspire us to move forward.
**After reading the report, he was in a heavy mood, instructed that the matter must be kept confidential, and instructed: "Pay attention to nutrition and rest to prevent the spread of the disease." For the surgery**, he expressed concern that it would cause danger and hoped that Chinese medicine could use Chinese medicine to control the condition. ”
From the beginning of January 1973, the amount of blood in the stool increased, and he was very anxious, and he seized the opportunity to accompany *** to meet foreign guests, and showed a small bottle of *** blood urine to the chairman.
Upon learning of the deterioration of ***'s condition, he immediately ordered the establishment of a medical team, with *** taking full responsibility. However, due to *** being busy with work and often staying up late, the condition became more and more serious.
The medical team recommended ***hospitalization**, but he kept procrastinating. In March 1973 and March 1974, ** underwent two electrocautery surgeries, and the results were initially visible.
However, a month after the second operation, the condition deteriorated again, the hematuria was more severe, and the malignant tumor **. This is due to the fact that *** is fully engaged in work, and he can't even eat and rest regularly.
According to the "Chronology (1949-1976)", from January to May 1974, the actual workload of ** was as high as 12 to 14 hours and 9 days a day, 14 to 18 hours for 74 days, 19 to 23 hours for 38 days, and 24 hours and 5 days of continuous work.
In addition, he participated in 21** conferences, 54 foreign affairs events, and 57 other meetings and talks.
In the face of the challenge of cancer, his steadfastness and perseverance are admirable. Believing that telling about his condition would make a better decision, he asked the medical team to be honest about his condition.
In the more than a year he was hospitalized, he underwent 13 surgeries and weighed only 61 pounds, but his condition still affected ***'s heart. ** Sent Zhang Yaoci to the hospital on duty, reported changes in his condition at any time, and was very careful and serious when reviewing the medical report.
** said: "Enlai's body, I am worried about him." Eventually, ** underwent a third major surgery in the hope of successfully removing the tumor from the colon.
After shaking hands with ***, the surgical process went smoothly, but the pathological test results showed that it was a malignant tumor. After the surgery, the body became weaker. However, ** sent a large sofa, this sofa is specially made and it is very comfortable to sit on.
** often sits on the couch for a long time, so his staff customizes one for him. After the sofa was ready, he was very satisfied after trying to sit down, and then he thought that *** was sick and hospitalized, so he paid for *** to order one.
**Able to get out of bed after surgery, he enjoys sitting on this couch and reading documents and newspapers. These two special sofas accompanied the two elderly people to the end of their lives, which was deeply moving.
**I am very grateful for ***'s concern for himself, for example, before the third operation, he wrote a long letter to *** in Hangzhou, which said: "Because the chairman is very concerned about my condition, I am now suddenly reporting the chairman's new lesion, and I am really uneasy, so I want to explain the course of the illness and the historical reasons clearly, and I hope the chairman can rest assured."
I had two surgeries last year, and I had already asked two comrades, Wang and Tang, to report my condition to the chairman, and I decided not to be reckless. But if I need another operation, I can stand it.
Now I need to prepare well. ”
**Concerned about *** condition, reported his physical condition to the chairman many times and requested to undergo surgery as soon as possible**. Although he was terminally ill, he continued to work, even holding 20 meetings in his hospital bed and visiting people seven times.
On the day of his death, his wife Deng Yingchao conveyed the prime minister's three wishes to the ** leadership: no ashes to keep, no special memorial service and farewell ceremony for the remains, no more than anyone.
However, the ** leadership did not agree to the Prime Minister's last wishes, and in the end, under the instructions of ***, the ashes were kept, but the memorial service and the farewell ceremony of the body were still held. Taking into account ***'s physical condition, it was decided not to allow him to participate in all activities after the Prime Minister's death.
According to the arrangement of the funeral committee, the memorial service of ** will be held at 3 p.m. on January 15 in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People. In the process of reading the eulogy, **When he heard Meng Jinyun read about ***, he had already cried bitterly.
He picked up the usual red pencil and drew a circle in the blank space, this circle symbolizes ***'s deep nostalgia for ***, and it also means that he and his closest comrade-in-arms will be separated from each other from now on.
Nixon once commented: "* is the one who decides big things with ideas, and ** is responsible for execution." "This assessment is very accurate. Since the Zunyi Conference, the cooperation model has been determined, responsible for strategic design, organization and policy implementation.
** When asked why he didn't do theoretical research, he replied that there are many major national events and someone should be responsible. As the memorial service approached, the words of ** became less and less, and in the end he did not attend.
There are different opinions on this matter. Zhang Yufeng thinks that the reason is very simple, and every time she thinks about it, she will cry. Although people expected that *** would make a temporary decision to attend the memorial service, the Politburo did not notify him and ultimately failed to make the trip.
On the afternoon of January 15, after waking up, Zhang Yufeng asked him if he would attend the memorial service, and he replied that he could not attend due to physical reasons.
At the memorial service, 5,000 people attended and gave a eulogy. In the photographed **, you can see the wreath sent by ***, which reads: "In memory of Comrade ***."
Not far from the ashes, there is a wreath of ***, which expresses his deep nostalgia for his old friend. **'s departure made *** feel painful, until September 9 of the same year, he also left this world in pain.
He has been away from us for 46 years, but his spirit lives on in our hearts forever. With more than 50 years of revolutionary career and 26 years as prime minister, he truly interpreted the concept of serving the people all his life.
**Always put the people in his heart, he has no children, but after his death, there are millions of people on the ten-mile long street who shed tears to say goodbye. We will never forget him and miss him forever.
I would like to commemorate with this article *** miss his feelings for the people and his outstanding contributions. His life was a great life, a life of dedication, and a life of the people.
His departure is our loss and our motivation. Let us always remember him, learn from him forever, and remember him forever.