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Xu Shiyou often said:"Cold wine hurts the lungs, hot wine hurts the liver, and no wine hurts the heart".But he only didn't talk about drinking too much and hurting his body.

Picture: Xu Shiyou.

Xu Shiyou has a relationship with wine all his life, and wine has strengthened Xu Shiyou's courage, grown his pride, and added a legend to his life.

However, excessive drinking also damaged his body, and in Xu Shiyou's early years, he learned "a thousand cups without getting drunk" in the temple; In his later years, for the sake of his health, many ** leaders advised him to drink less, and the health doctor also strictly controlled his drinking, but Xu Shiyou**, who drank to the head, could be persuaded to stop.

However, Xu Shiyou is not a god, he is a human being, and in his long life of alcoholism, the high concentration of alcohol slowly and unconsciously erodes his body and destroys his liver.

Picture: Xu Shiyou in his later years.

In 1985, Xu Shiyou was diagnosed with "liver cancer", and in the end he was terminally ill, but he suddenly opened his eyes and said in his weak voice:"Bring the wine, I will drink",The medical staff were helpless, and in the end, this heroic hero was finally swallowed by the wine and ...... life

Xu Shiyou has a rule for drinking, that is, even drinking with punishment, even punishment with drinking, that is, some people who drink too much, even drunk and dizzy, in order not to hurt their feelings, some even drink to affect the body, delay work, as soon as I heard that Xu Shiyou invited to drink, I was afraid to avoid it.

Picture: Xu Shiyou and *** drinking.

Xu Shiyou's use of alcohol to punish wine and force guests to drink alcohol was reflected in ***, and several old generals implored *** to come forward to persuade Xu Shiyou, who is good at dealing with various complex contradictions, and knows that for Xu Shiyou, who has a fiery personality and deep righteousness, general persuasion is useless, and criticism is heavy and counterproductive, and if he wants to be convinced, he has to use wine to speak.

So *** staged a story ..... of "making wine from wine".

Once, Xu Shiyou went to Beijing for a meeting, ** warmly invited him to drink, on the wine table, there were four dishes and one soup, two bottles of Moutai, ** and Xu Shiyou sat opposite each other.

**Chat with Xu Shiyou while pouring wine:"I heard that there are four big drinks in Nanjing, who are they? ”

"Wang Ping, Jiang Weiqing, Nie Fengzhi, and me. ”Xu Shiyou answered truthfully.

"And who of the four of you drinks the most? ”

"Count me in on it".Xu Shiyou said proudly.

Picture: Xu Shiyou.

**Smile slightly:"Commander Xu is an honest man, but I heard people say that he is not honest when he drinks, and he brags if he doesn't drink well. ”

"Ah, Prime Minister, who said that? I'm going to find him! ”

Xu Shiyou is afraid that someone will be excited, afraid that people will say that he can't do it, and he will be anxious when he is excited:"I'm not bragging, and I've never met an opponent. ”

So be it," *said calmly:"Let's drink it today, if you drink it to me, it's not bragging. ”

"Why can't I drink it? ”Xu Shiyou is anxious and difficult:"But how can I compare wine with the Prime Minister? The prime minister didn't believe it, so he found someone else who could drink. ”

"Regardless of the size of the official, only the amount of alcohol is discussed, if Commander Xu can't drink me, it will be bragging. ”

"If I can't drink the Prime Minister, I'll give you three kowtows. ”

Xu Shiyou was really aroused:"If I have drunk you, I will only ask the prime minister to say one sentence: Xu Shiyou is invincible in drinking, and he is not bragging at all. ”

Xu Shiyou took the wine bottle in his hand, full of pride:"I've got this bottle, Prime Minister, feel free. ”

**Took another bottle, two bottles for one.

Picture**Xu Shiyou stood up, picked up the cup, and raised his hands above his head:"Prime Minister, I salute you, the third cup. He toasted three glasses in a row, and each cup was emptied, not dropping a drop of wine, to show his sincerity and pride.

**Stable and quiet, while pouring slowly, tasting the aroma of wine, chatting with Xu Shiyou, it seems that he has long forgotten about the wine.

Xu Shiyou has not forgotten the matter of wine, this matter is related to whether he brags or not, honest or not, he is short-tempered, he can't drink slowly, two glasses, take a breath, and two more glasses, he always looks at him with a large number of clean toasts, he is not for drinking, he just wants to let *** see: "This is my Xu Shiyou." ”

"Look, Prime Minister! I've run out of bottles. ”Xu Shiyou stood up, the empty bottle in his hand hung upside down, and not a drop of wine fell, at this time, although Xu Shiyou's eyes were red when he drank, he pretended to look at *** easily

"Oh, I'm behind. ”picked up his own wine glass and poured it into the glass, and the wine bottle actually flowed vertically, and it was only half a glass.

Xu Shiyou looked puzzled, he drank vigorously for an hour before drying a bottle, ** is not obvious, and he also dried a bottle slowly, will there be a fake? But it is true that the original bottle was unsealed and uncapped on the spot!

"Commander Xu, in the words of those of you who practice martial arts, just order it to the end, and today's wine is here, okay? ”The face does not change color, and the words are soft.

"No, no, it's not okay for the prime minister to treat you and not let you drink well. ”Probably because the wine came up, Xu Shiyou shouted to the waiter:"Grab the wine! ”

The waiter looked at *** and nodded and said:"Okay, get two more bottles. ”

"It's still one bottle per person. ”This time, Xu Shiyou opened the bottle by himself, smelled it, and his doubts disappeared:"Both bottles are the same, whatever you want. As he spoke, he picked up a bottle and poured it into his glass.

Picture: Xu Shiyou.

**Still chatting while eating, pouring slowly and drinking without stopping, Xu Shiyou is still two drinks, take a breath, and make two more drinks, the difference is**The more you drink, the more you drink, the more you talk, the more you laugh.

And the more Xu Shiyou drank, the longer the intermittent effort became, and the toasting action was not as neat as before.

The second bottle of wine was drunk for more than two hours, and when Xu Shiyou finally killed the second bottle, he no longer shouted for wine, but just shook his body and looked at ***, and *** The bottle was already empty.

"Comrade waiter, bring two more bottles, it seems that our Commander Xu can still drink it. ”Command softly. Xu Shiyou smiled, the smile was very difficult, his eyelids drooped, and he tried his best to turn them up.

This time it was *** to open the bottle, he asked softly:"Commander Xu, which bottle do you want? ”

There was no answer. Xu Shiyou leaned back against the chair and slipped down, he wanted to sit up, but he couldn't do it, and suddenly slipped under the table.

Pour another cup and stand up and say:"Commander Xu, get up, stand up, be a soldier, do it alive, count it as dead, cut off your head is just a big scar; Heroes drink, bears drink; Keep your head to do the revolution, and it's not good to be a man to leave this glass of wine; I invite you to drink and you don't even give face, it's too unrighteous, right? ”After speaking, he toasted the wine.

These words are all the language that Xu Shiyou usually uses to persuade drinking, and he has been moved out and returned to him, Xu Shiyou naturally understands when he listens to it, but after drinking like this, he can't be "heroic", "righteous", "give face", he wants to kowtow to ***, and is supported by ***.

"Prime Minister, I have promised Shiyou to obey, and I will do whatever you say in the future. ”

"That's good, in the future, you can't force people to drink, you can't put a big bowl on the table, and you can't stand behind a wine supervisor, it's a good thing for comrades to drink a glass of wine together, but if you do this, it's easy to hurt the harmony. ”

"Yes, yes, I listen to the Prime Minister. ”

Photo: Xu Shiyou and the staff drinking.

Since then, Xu Shiyou is no longer as difficult to drink as in the past, and it is enough to persuade him to drink, and when he encounters festive things, when he is happy, he will occasionally punish the fake guests with a large bowl of wine in good faith, so as to have fun.

**The story of inviting Xu Shiyou to drink, Xu Shiyou never tells it easily, Xu Shiyou has a strong nature, he has never met an opponent in the martial arts and wine field, and he can't take the initiative to tell the matter of "going to the wheat city".

But once during a chat, he mentioned the amount of alcohol ***, and he said:"**The biggest amount of alcohol among the leaders, is *** is not comparable to ordinary people, he generally doesn't drink, and I can't drink him if I really drink it. ”

However, during Xu Shiyou's long-term alcoholic career, alcohol still unknowingly invaded his body and destroyed his liver, and in 1985, doctors diagnosed Xu Shiyou with liver disease ......

During the Spring Festival of 1985, several of Xu Shiyou's sons and daughters came to visit him.

Spring Festival, family reunion, Xu Shiyou's mood is very happy, after the Spring Festival, Xu Shiyou suddenly felt a dull pain in the upper abdomen, the careful health care doctor noticed Xu Shiyou's expression, after careful examination, his heart couldn't help but be surprised, although he had a sense of ominous, but the surface still remained calm, just lightly persuaded Xu Shiyou to go to the hospital for a physical examination.

Picture: Xu Shiyou.

Xu Shiyou said confidently"It's okay, I'm in good health, you see I have a clear mind, my hands and feet are flexible, I can eat and drink, I can guarantee that I won't have any serious illnesses in a year or two. ”

Xu Shiyou said very easily, but this could not erase the shadow and uneasiness in the health care doctor's heart, in order to comfort Xu Shiyou, although he pretended to be relaxed, he reminded Xu Shiyou very seriously"Commander Xu, wine is a good thing, drinking less can refresh the mind and invigorate the blood, but everything has a negative side, drinking too much wine will damage the body over time, you had better reduce the number of times in the future, and reduce the number a little." ”

The health care doctor carefully considered the words and carefully whispered to consolation, but it still attracted Xu Shiyou's unhappiness, his eyes widened, and he reprimanded"What nonsense, as long as I want to drink, I can't miss a single sip, as long as I have a breath, I have to drink a heart. ”

Obviously, Xu Shiyou did not listen to the doctor's dissuasion, and he regarded alcohol as an important part of his life, which could not be separated for a while.

In May, the health care doctor said that Xu Shiyou reluctantly agreed to go to Shanghai for a physical examination, and because of the limited medical technology at that time, the doctors carefully conducted a comprehensive examination for Xu Shiyou, and as a result, many examinations were normal, but the results of his blood sample surprised the doctors, and the content of alpha-fetoprotein was greater than 1,000 nanograms, which exceeded the normal value by 40 times.

Xu Shiyou's examination immediately attracted the attention of doctors and experts, and several experts agreed that Xu Shiyou suffered from liver cirrhosis, but whether he suffered from liver cancer, opinions were different, because Xu Shiyou was a senior cadre, and he was very cautious in diagnosing his condition, and the doctors gave a clear medical order for thisMonitor the changes in the condition and have regular check-ups.

Picture: Xu Shiyou.

The hospital did not tell Xu Shiyou about the real condition, and through the health care doctor, he cautiously said to Xu Shiyou"The results of the examination are not a big problem, and we should pay attention to the maintenance of the body and check it frequently. ”

At lunch that day, Xu Shiyou still wanted to drink, and the doctor patiently persuaded him, but Xu Shiyou was furious, and he patted the table and said"If you have nothing to do when you eat, you know that I don't care!" As long as I live one day, I will drink one day! Xu Shiyou, who was used to doing his own thing, didn't listen to the advice and drank half a catty of Moutai wine.

The health doctor was very worried about Xu Shiyou's health, he thought that it was not a good thing that the hospital did not have a clear diagnosis of Xu Shiyou's condition, and that it should be further examined"I just checked it in Shanghai, it's no problem, why did you ask me to check it right away? His eyes widened and he was furious, "Don't worry, I can't die!" ”

Pictured by Xu Shiyou and his family.

The doctor used a lot of brains, he said that the general hospital had just imported a new instrument from Germany, whether there was a problem or not, as long as you stood in front of the instrument, the result will be known.

Xu Shiyou was amused by what he said, and said with a smile:"Is there such a god? Then go for it! ”

Xu Shiyou arrived at the General Hospital of the Military Region in disbelief, and the results of the examination were:"Except for the phenomenon of cirrhosis, there were no obvious standing lesions. ”

Although the possibility of liver cancer was ruled out at this time, liver cirrhosis may develop into liver cancer, Xu Shiyou's condition was not optimistic, and the doctors continued to examine him.

After five consecutive months of examination, the results of the General Hospital of the Military Region and the Huadong Hospital in Shanghai were the same.

On July 19, Xu Shiyou's examination report got a bad news and was diagnosed with primary liver cancer. And it's already in the advanced stage, and there is no way to treat it.

The hospital and his family took into account Xu Shiyou's feelings, and everyone hid it from him, and for the sake of prudence, the Nanjing Dialect Military Region proposed to let Xu Shiyou go to Beijing for an examination.

The leadership of the military region once again mobilized him to go to Beijing for inspection**.

"Don't go! ”Xu Shiyou's voice was very loud and said categorically. When he said this, a hint of surprise appeared on Xu Shiyou's face, but he still refused to go to Beijing.

When her daughter Xu Huashan learned the bad news, she hurriedly returned to Nanjing, but Xu Shiyou said to her daughter:"Daughter, Daddy has a health problem, and Daddy will soon be going to see Marx. ”

Pictured by Xu Shiyou and his daughter.

The daughter choked up and said"I trust the doctor to do everything he can to cure you."

*After learning about it, he also urged Xu Shiyou to be hospitalized over and over again**, he just didn't go, he was still the same as before, directing the soldiers to plant vegetables in the compound every day, and hunting with the staff as usual in the afternoon, of course, he would drink some wine between meals.

On September 10, the health care doctor found that Xu Shiyou's appetite was getting worse and worse, his hands trembled slightly when he grabbed the shotgun, and his legs would tremble when he got into the car.

At this time, Xu Shiyou couldn't get out of bed, he was in a coma and didn't eat much, and the medical staff looked at the terminally ill Xu Shiyou, frowning and at a lossSuddenly, Xu Shiyou opened his eyes and said in his weak voice: "Bring wine, I want to drink." ”

The doctors looked at each other when they heard this, and when Xu Shiyou saw that no one listened to him, he immediately became angry and scolded with all his might"Whoever won't let me drink, I ......”The pain of liver cancer made Xu Shiyou stop scolding, he pressed the liver area of his upper abdomen with both hands, beads of sweat fell from his forehead, he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

The doctors understood that Xu Shiyou had been subjected to great torture at this time, and once ** took Xu Shiyou's temperature, and when he pushed the door, he found that Xu Shiyou was about to hit the wall with his head in the bathroom, his face was swollen and blue, his hands were clenched into fists, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

A few days later, the doctor found Xu Shiyou drinking Moutai wine in the bathroom, and the doctor snatched the bottle and said"Commander Xu, in this case, why are you still drinking, this is tantamount to taking poison! ”

Picture: Xu Shiyou.

Xu Shiyou said almost pleadingly"Let me drink it, I'll drink it once and I'll have one less time! ”

The doctor understood his mood very well, and the wine relieved Xu Shiyou's incurable pain, and the doctor knew that Xu Shiyou's time was short, and Moutai was the only motivation for him to support it.

In October 1985, Xu Shiyou's life came to an end, he was incontinent, bleeding and stasis in both legs, the medical team carried out rescue, a large number of anesthetics and sedatives did not work, and later the family used chopsticks to dip Moutai wine on Xu Shiyou's lips, and wiped it with cotton balls, and the effect was much better.

Xu Shiyou, who was in a coma, miraculously sucked with his lips, and the medical staff exclaimed"Commander Xu really has an indissoluble bond with wine! ”

On October 22, 1985, Xu Shiyou exhausted his last bit of strength and bid farewell to the world at the age of 85.

The day after Xu Shiyou's death, Xinhua News Agency published an obituary, praising Xu Shiyou as:

"The time-tested and loyal communist fighter of our party, the proletarian revolutionary, and the outstanding military commander of our army.

1. Xu Shiyou's funeral affairs were entrusted to Nanjing, and the military appointed someone to go there.

2. No memorial service, farewell to the body with Xiao Hua.

3. He asked the organizers of the Nanjing Military Region to write a first draft and send it to the Central Military Commission for examination and approval.

Figure: Xu Shiyou and ***

On the afternoon of 31 October, party and state leaders and leaders of the Nanjing Military Region saw off Xu Shiyou at the auditorium of the Nanjing Military Region.

When bidding farewell to Xu Shiyou's body, the sky that had just been cloudless suddenly changed abruptly, dark clouds rolled, lightning and thunder, rain poured down, the torrential rain lasted for about 20 minutes, and the sky was clear again, some people said:"God is crying, it's for Commander Xu's send-off! ”

In front of Xu Shiyou's grave, the family placed several things for him:"Xu Shiyou wore an Omega watch, a semiconductor radio, a bottle of Moutai, a beloved shotgun and 100 yuan."

Pictured at the farewell ceremony of Xu Shiyou's body.

Some people say:"These three burial items are incredible! They have a special meaning:"Wine, courage, guns, ghosts, money, buy roads", Xu Shiyou will pass unimpeded when he arrives.

After that, the people who came to mourn would bring a good bottle of Moutai wine and pour it around the tomb to express their condolences in this special way"The mountains and rivers are fine, please General Xu to dry this cup of Moutai wine",The empty bottles of Moutai on this wall have become a beautiful landscape.

The heroes of an era are gone, in more than 60 years of military career, wine has always been Xu Shiyou's closest friend, drinking wine to cheer him up, wine to make him turn danger on the treacherous battlefield, let him set up one after another great feats.

Picture: Moutai in front of Xu Shiyou's tomb.

Xu Shiyou's tomb is close to his mother's tomb, but his wish of "filial piety after death" has been fulfilled, and a generation of military generals has ...... lying in his mother's arms and sleeping peacefully in the green waters and green mountains of Dabie Mountain