February 17, 1958, coincided with the Chinese New Year, which is often referred to as the Spring Festival.
But on such a day that should be festive, ** was in a heavy mood, and he came to North Korea three days ago to meet with North Korean supreme leader Kim Il Sung.
** is here to hold talks with Kim Il Sung on the withdrawal of the Volunteer Army and the aftermath.
On the 17th, the North Korean side knew that this was the Spring Festival of the Chinese, so it did not arrange this day's itinerary.
It was rare to have time, so on this day, I took the staff to the Hichang Cemetery, which is more than 100 kilometers east of Pyongyang, where 134 volunteers, including Mao Anying, are buried.
**With a heavy heart, I came to mourn the martyrs and told them that the Chinese people are happily preparing for the Spring Festival under their protection.
Under the heavy snow, everyone's mood was heavy, **silent for a long time, and then said to the accompanying **marshal:
Anying's sacrifice is an irreparable loss to the party, the country, and the country. ”
Mao Anying is the eldest son of *** and his first wife, Yang Kaihui, martyr.
** Gave birth to three children with Yang Kaihui, among which Mao Anying was born in 1922, and his father at that time was ambitious and very strict with his education.
This undoubtedly laid the foundation for Mao Anying's character formation, and later went out to lead the revolution, Mao Anying followed his mother Yang Kaihui at home with his two younger brothers.
In 1930, Yang Kaihui was unfortunately arrested by the Hunan warlord He Jian, and Mao Anying was also in prison.
At that time, Mao Anying was 8 years old, but he didn't cry or make trouble, for fear that his mother would be under more pressure because of himself.
Later, it was thanks to Yang Kaihui's mother's rescue of the old man Zhenxi that Mao Anying was rescued.
Xiang Zhenxi was worried that He Jian would continue to ** Mao Anying and other children, so he contacted the party organization, contacted ***'s younger brother Mao **, and sent the three Mao Anying brothers to Shanghai.
But at that time, under the White Terror, the party organization faced Gu Shunzhang's rebellion, which led to the death of Mao Anying's youngest brother Mao Anlong (there is also a disappearance), and the two brothers wandered.
In 1936, the party organization found them and sent them to Moscow to study, and after that, the two brothers Mao Anying studied in the Soviet Union for nearly ten years.
During this period, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, and Mao Anying also participated in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union and was awarded the rank of lieutenant.
Mao Anying has always grown up under the glory of the party organization, and her belief in communism is also extremely firm, and the patriotism in her heart is even more obvious.
In January 1946, Mao Anying returned to China, and before returning to China, he was summoned by Stalin, who kindly presented him with a pistol, which was his friendship with the Soviet Union.
After returning to China, ** did not start to reuse Mao Anying because of his achievements in the Soviet Union, but let him work at the grassroots level.
Mao Anying knew what his father meant, and he also said that he wanted to "go to Labor University".
In his view, our party is a party of workers and peasants, and he has already done the "worker," but he is not familiar with the "peasant," so he went down to the grassroots level to participate in land reform, do propaganda work, and work in the fields with the peasants.
According to the peasants who worked with him during that time, they did not know that it was the eldest son of the great man who went down to the field with them, only that he was a humble man and careful in his work.
In October 1950, Mao Anying went home normally and met Mr. Peng by chance.
At that time, the news of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea had spread, and Mao Anying had the heart to protect his family and defend the country, so he proposed to join the volunteer army with Mr. Peng.
But Mr. Peng didn't want Mao Anying to participate in this battle with a huge disparity in strength, so he resigned.
Mao Anying then found his father *** and asked to join the war, and he also said:
As ***'s children are all participating in the battle, this is enough to show ***'s determination to this war. ”
** After being silent for a long time, he finally agreed to Mao Anying's application, and Mao Anying became the "first person in the Chinese Volunteer Army".
Mao Anying crossed the Yalu River with Mr. Peng and came to the war-torn Korean battlefield.
He had been in the Soviet Union for 10 years and knew the Russian language very well, and at that time, the Volunteer Army had many contacts with the Soviet side, and Mao Anying's translation skills came in handy.
He was assigned to the office of the command, working with the office staff.
Mao Anying has an easy-going personality and never tells outsiders about his identity, and Mr. Peng wants to have dinner with him several times, but he refuses with "the same meal, it will be more convenient to eat with the staff officers".
In fact, Mr. Peng understands very well that he is unwilling to make any difference in himself.
And Mr. Peng never told others about the identity of this young man, which also led to only a few people in the army knowing that this young man was the son of ***.
In October 1950, just after the end of the first campaign to resist US aggression and aid Korea, North Korean leader Kim Il Sung and Soviet Ambassador to North Korea Razovaev came to the headquarters of the Volunteer Army to discuss the next plan with Mr. Peng.
Mao Anying served as the translator, and he translated Mr. Peng's words to Razovaev in fluent Russian, and Razovaev was surprised by his fluency in Russian.
At that time, Dayudong, where the headquarters was located, had to send and receive various telegrams every day, which also exposed Dayudong to the eyes of the United ** at that time.
The United ** often sent planes to attack, but each time the volunteers took refuge in bomb shelters.
Until dawn on November 25, the enemy's firepower on Dayudong became stronger and stronger, and the headquarters could not continue to be located here, so Deputy Commander Hong Xuezhi asked Mr. Peng to transfer.
Mr. Peng was dragged to the air-raid shelter by Hong Xuezhi, he was not worried about the situation on the front line, and he was also worried about the safety of Mao Anying and others, so he sent guards out to understand the situation.
When he learned that Mao Anying had taken refuge in the bomb shelter, he was relieved.
But when the air raid left and everyone returned to the ground, they found that the headquarters office was already on fire and thick smoke.
Mr. Peng hurriedly learned about the situation, only to find that Mao Anying and his colleague Gao Ruixin were in the office, they were busy all night last night, and hid in the air-raid shelter after the air raid came.
Mao Anying and the others were worried about the results of last night, so they ran into the office again, but the enemy's shells hit the office directly, and they died so unfortunately.
Knowing that Mao Anying and the two died, Mr. Peng's face suddenly turned pale, and he was silent for a long time, he came to the scene of the accident and identified the body of Mao Anying who had died through a watch that Mao Anying carried with him.
Afterwards, Mr. Peng wrote a telegram with a heavy heart, which was only a few words, but he wrote it for more than an hour.
**Receiving this telegram, his heart was equally heavy, he knew how hard this telegram hit ***, so he waited until January 1951, after the victory of the second battle of the Volunteer Army, to submit the telegram to ***
After learning this, he looked at the telegram for three or four minutes before slowly looking away from the coffee table, he wanted to smoke a cigarette to relieve his mood, but he didn't want Keats to smoke, because he was trembling and couldn't take the cigarette out of the box.
**His eyes were red, he held back his tears, sighed and said:
Who made him my *** son... War, my son won't go, but the people's son will go...
The news of Mao Anying's sacrifice gradually spread, which immediately caused a huge reversal among the Chinese people.
As the son of a great man, he has the expectations of the party, the country and the people.
But at that time, the war was still going on, and there was no indication on how to arrange the funeral of Mao Anying's body.
It was not until December 1954 that the general cadres of the People's Liberation Army drafted a telegram, proposing to transport Mao Anying's body back to Beijing for burial.
But after this telegram came into the hands of Mr. Peng, he weighed it again and again, and still proposed to be buried in Chaobei on the spot, together with Gao Ruixin and other 134 martyrs.
He sent this opinion back to **, and after thinking about it, he discussed the matter with ***, and both of them thought that Mr. Peng's concerns were appropriate, so they agreed.
In this way, Mao Anying was buried by you in the North Hinocang Cemetery in North Korea, and Mao Anying's tombstone was engraved with the words "Tomb of Comrade Mao Anying" inscribed by Guo Moruo.
**And *** really want to transport Mao Anying back to the country, but there were too many martyrs in the volunteer army at that time, in ***'s opinion, Mao Anying is just one of the thousands of martyrs, and he can't be treated special just because he is a child.
It's hard to imagine how uncomfortable it is to make such a decision, and how many times I saw *** alone looking at Mao Anying's relics in a daze, which made his old comrade-in-arms feel even more painful.
The War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was finally won under the heroic fighting of the people of the whole country and the volunteers. In this battle for the founding of the country, we really suffered heavy losses, but as *** said, "fight with one punch, lest a hundred punches come".
The war was won, but the state affairs were heavy, and I couldn't go to North Korea to see the burial place of my eldest son.
Until February 1958, ** accepted the invitation of North Korean Prime Minister Kim Il Sung to visit North Korea to discuss the withdrawal of volunteers from North Korea.
The plane arrived in Pyongyang, and Kim Il Sung came to the airport with North Korea** to welcome the arrival of ***.
On the open-top car to the hotel, the citizens came to the side of the road and warmly welcomed the arrival of ***.
** waved all the way, responding to the enthusiasm of the North Korean masses, but his heart was always heavy, this victory was won by the lives of many Chinese.
On the 17th, **with my peers**, Su Yu, etc., drove more than 100 kilometers to the Hinocang Cemetery to sweep the tomb.
It snowed heavily that day, but the heavy snow did not stop the footsteps of *** and others, who came to pay tribute to the martyrs on behalf of hundreds of millions of Chinese people with a heavy heart.
Standing in front of Mao Anying's grave, silent for a long time, he gently stroked Mao Anying's tombstone, as if he was stroking his own child.
After a long time, he turned back to ** and said:
Anying's sacrifice is an irreparable loss to the party, the country, and the country. ”
After hanging Mao Anying, ** took everyone back to the hotel.
On the 18th, the first day of the Lunar New Year, ** accepted the invitation of Kim Il Sung and celebrated the Spring Festival in a harmonious atmosphere.
Since becoming the prime minister, the daily schedule has been extremely tight, and only the Spring Festival will give the staff a holiday, and only this day will allow me to stop and rest.
This year's Spring Festival happened to be visiting North Korea, so he attended a banquet prepared by Kim Il Sung with everyone.
This banquet officially set the plan for the withdrawal of volunteers from North Korea.
** Issued a joint statement with Kim Il Sung on behalf of his country, announcing that the volunteers would withdraw from North Korea in October.
After returning to China, ** decided not to eat meat dishes such as meat and eggs, including his favorite "hometown dish" Qingong braised lion's head.
Qingong braised lion's head is a famous dish in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it belongs to the famous dish of Huai cuisine. Locally, there is also a legend about this dish.
It is said that in the Qin and Han dynasties, the sea water often rose and always overflowed the fertile land, and the people were not able to make a living, especially in the Qingong area. The court was sympathetic to the people, so it ordered the local officials to manage the embankment, but the local officials "ate privately", and the money allocated by the court often fell into the pockets of the **.
Under the anger of the imperial court, the minister of the imperial court was sent to supervise the work and punish the ** filthy officials, which saved the local area from flooding.
After the time when the Qincha was about to leave, the local people were grateful for the merits of the Qincha and the emperor, so they made a meatball for the Qincha to take back.
The emperor laughed heartily and felt the gratitude of the people from the meatballs, and after that, the braised lion's head became an annual tribute and gradually spread.
** is a native of Huai'an, of course understands the story.
When he was very young, his aunt made him this dish, told him this story, and made him love this dish very much, and this dish also carries his longing for his hometown.
**At the age of 12, he left Huai'an to go to the northeast to join his uncle, and then joined the revolutionary wave, and rarely had the opportunity to eat this dish.
Fortunately, he himself is a gourmand and knows how to cook this dish, and he has the opportunity to eat with his wife Deng Yingchao.
Later, when he became the prime minister of the country, he was even busier, and the organization sent him a cook, and they saw that *** was so hard that he had to replenish nutrition and rest.
Under the inquiry, the chefs knew that *** liked to eat this dish the most, and they knew it in their hearts, and they began to control ***'s appetite and often made this dish for ***.
But after *** knew, he told them:
At present, the country is in difficulty, this dish cannot be made often, and in the future, it can only be made once a week, at most twice. ”
With ***'s instructions, the number of times this dish is much less in the West Flower Hall, and the chefs will only make more of this dish when the guests visit.
After returning from North Korea, the country is facing three years of natural disasters, and the people's lives are even more difficult.
** After learning from the requests for help from all over the world, he set a rule not to eat meat and eggs, etc., and the braised lion head of Qin Gong naturally became a "forbidden product".
This rule lasted for seven years.
The three-year disaster was the most difficult time in China.
The telegrams that kept coming from all over the country were lacking food and supplies, and these numbers were kept in mind.
He constantly adjusted the supplies in various places and faced this disaster with everyone.
Once, he discussed the plan of food allocation with everyone, and talked about it until 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, until *** came back to his senses from these figures, only to find that it was late at night.
So tell the comrade:
You go back and rest first, these plans must be done tonight, I'll take a look at it, and let the director of the planning department come." ”
He did it himself, and after the plan came out, he reviewed and annotated it one by one.
Later, when a meeting was held in Guangzhou, part of the content was discussed, and it was found that there was a difference of 50 million catties that did not match, and everyone did not know that it was wrong for a while.
At that time, if you make a mistake and don't do it, it may lead to a place not being rescued, and everyone knows the seriousness of the matter, so they report it to ***
**After seeing it, put on reading glasses and review them one by one, and finally ask:
Have you added 50 million catties to Zhejiang? ”
In this way, the 50 million catties of grain have been settled.
In addition to formulating plans, ** will also take the working group to inspect various places and comfort the people, and the people are very grateful
Once he went to inspect a place, and the local area was already extremely difficult, but the secretary of the county party committee there told everyone:
It's already busy and tired, and it's difficult, and we don't want to let *** know about our difficulties. ”
Everyone knows that this is a fact, so after the arrival of ***, they did not find the difficulties here, but saw that the people here were all happy.
Even the food served to him appeared meaty, ** was very happy when he saw it, but he had doubts in his heart.
So he asked the guards to find out.
After investigation, the guards immediately discovered the plight of the local people and went back to report to ***
**After learning about it, he was very angry, he found the secretary of the county party committee, and the secretary of the county party committee explained the reason to ***.
**After learning about it, he did not blame the secretary of the county party committee, but scattered all the meat into the porridge and drank this bowl of porridge with the people.
In those years, ** worked hard and always ran around without the slightest opportunity to stop.
After attending the 21st National Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he did not even have a holiday for the Spring Festival.
At the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1961, ** said to Khrushchev with emotion:
I still have difficulties in my country, and this year, my hair has turned a lot grayer. ”
Although he said this, he still booked the fastest special plane to return to China after the meeting.
**The work of forgetting to sleep and eat finally led the people of the whole country through three years of difficulties.
However, we know that economic construction has not yet improved, and the reason why this disaster is so difficult is because of the poor economic foundation.
Therefore, he still stipulated that he would not eat meat, eggs and other foods, and naturally he would not eat the hometown dish of braised lion's head of Qingong, which lasted for seven years.
Until 1965, when China's economy was on the right track, the chefs and doctors of the West Flower Hall repeatedly advised *** to improve their diet and supplement nutrition.
Only then did he finally relent, allowing the chef to cook the dish, and it had been seven years since he had last eaten it.
The familiar taste struck again, and the story of benefiting the people was also vivid, which also made the heart of serving the people more and more firm.