Since 1949, Zhongnanhai has become the office of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China, and it also carries the residence of some national leaders.
** Left a deep historical imprint on the place where he lived before his death, but he refused to move into Zhongnanhai when he first entered Beiping, firmly stating that "I don't move, I won't be an emperor".
So, why is that? Later, how did the people persuade him? At the beginning of 1949, Wang Jiaxiang of the Northeast Urban Planning Bureau came to Xibaipo to visit ***
Led by the guards, he walked all the way to the room where *** was. Seeing Wang Jiaxiang coming, ** told him his doubts. It turned out that the choice of the capital has been bothering **, and it has not been determined after many selections.
Wang Jiaxiang has a unique view of urban work. When asked where the capital was, Wang Jiaxiang pondered for a moment and proposed that Beiping was more suitable. He believed that Beiping was strategically located close to the Soviet Union and Mongolia, both of which were influenced by Marxism-Leninism, and although they had a long border with China, they were not in danger of war.
In contrast, although Nanjing has a dangerous terrain, it is close to Taiwan, and Xi'an is a little off. In March 1949, the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China decided to move the office of the Communist Party of China from Xibaipo to Beiping, and presided over this task.
In order to ensure the safety of the leaders, they rushed to Beiping, conducted in-depth investigation and management, successfully cracked down on terrorist forces, sheltered stragglers and confiscated guns, and significantly improved public order in Beiping.
In addition, he also conducted a survey of the suburbs around Beiping, strengthened the public security management in the western suburbs, and conducted a comprehensive investigation of the social situation. After the investigation, the team of the Ministry of Social Affairs believed that Xiangshan was the safest, so the ** garrison team was stationed in Xiangshan, deployed the team, and built the necessary security and air defense measures in the warning area.
In order to ensure the safety of the police, the police station force has carried out strict protective measures, not only set up a drop-off location in Tsinghua Park, but also set up a standby drop-off location in **.
On March 21, the Fourth Field Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Security Department and Headquarters dispatched 100 large trucks and 20 small and medium-sized jeeps from Pingping and Tianjin to Xibaipo to welcome the CPC ** and the PLA headquarters to move to Beiping.
On the morning of the 23rd, the five secretaries were about to leave their last rural command location, Xibaipo.
Before leaving, ** humorously said: "Today is the day to enter Beijing to 'catch the exam', and I am happy if I don't sleep!" * Hearing the chairman's joy, he also said: "We must 'rush the exam' to succeed and not go back." ”
When the secretary's motorcade arrived in Zhuo County, Hebei Province, ** had been waiting for a long time. After getting out of the car, go up and shake hands with him.
After reporting on the work in Beiping, **told *** that it is not hard to think about the safety of the party. After staying in Zhuoxian, he detailed the route to Beijing, and said that the entrance ceremony will be held at Xiyuan Airport tomorrow to welcome representatives from all walks of life and democrats.
Some people advocate that the ceremony of entering the city should be loud and announced to the whole world, but *** recommends waiting until after the victory of the national revolution to celebrate. **Agreeing with ***'s point of view, it is proposed that as long as a part of the masses participates, the main purpose is to meet with people from all walks of life and democrats.
*This proposal was unanimously adopted. In the early morning of the next day, ** and the leaders took the train to Beiping. The train traveled smoothly and soon arrived at Tsinghuayuan Station.
The Xinhua News Agency in Beiping immediately released the news, and the masses in Beiping immediately boiled over when they heard it.
After Grandpa Mao got out of the car, he shook hands with the people who welcomed him. For the takeover of the work, Grandpa Mao agreed, emphasizing that the original employees could not be dismissed and the salary should remain unchanged, so as not to hurt the hearts of the employees.
In the afternoon, a military parade ceremony was held at Xiangshan Airport, and Grandpa Mao walked into the airport amid military music and cheers and shook hands with representatives from all walks of life. Subsequently, Grandpa Mao rode in a jeep and waved to everyone in the car.
After the parade, ** reported the situation in Xiangshan to Grandpa Mao, and after **acceptance, Grandpa Mao moved into Shuangqing Villa in Xiangshan. However, Shuangqing Villa is only a temporary residence, and the top priority is to find a safe and suitable residence for the leader.
Shuangqing Villa is the residence of Xiong Xiling, the former premier of Beiyang. **The chairman often rests here, and the office is in Zhongnanhai. Zhongnanhai used to be the imperial forbidden garden of the Qing Dynasty, and now it is the office location of ** and ***.
When *** took over Beiping, he took the Beijing Hotel and Zhongnanhai into his pocket, intending to use Zhongnanhai as the leader's residence. In June 1949, the Preparatory Meeting for the New Political Consultative Conference was successfully held in the Qinzheng Hall in Zhongnanhai, at which the chairman of the Standing Committee was elected.
Since then, the chairman sometimes rests in the Haiju Xiang Book House in Zhongnanhai, and returns to the villa in Xiangshan during the formal break. It is believed that the President's travel between the two places is not a long-term solution and is not conducive to his safety.
At that time, the social order was not very good, and although *** was purged, there were still many spies lurking in the dark.
**Tried to invite *** to move to Zhongnanhai, but was rejected by ***. **After hearing that he was going to live in the residence of the feudal emperor, he expressed his unwillingness to have anything to do with the feudal dynasty.
Although *** and other CCP** leaders tried to persuade him, *** still resolutely opposed, and even said angrily: "I don't move, I don't want to be the emperor, this *** is really stubborn!" ”
**Understand ***'s resistance to the feudal dynasty, and point out that *** is out of consideration for the situation in Beiping and **security. Despite this, ** still insisted on his position, making *** feel that this matter cannot be rushed, and it is necessary to find a way to make *** fundamentally accept Zhongnanhai.
The chairman was also troubled by the long silence on the issue, and decided to discuss it openly at a meeting of the Politburo. At the meeting, ** said: Other comrades attending the meeting also began to persuade the chairman to move into Zhongnanhai, and after everyone's hard persuasion, the chairman finally agreed.
There is a place called "Fengze Garden" in Zhongnanhai, and ** has already sent someone to clean it up and use it as the chairman's residence. **This place was chosen because the chairman's word "Runzhi" goes well with "Fortress".
The ancients had the way of governing the country by "Zerun and the people", and it is only fitting for the chairman to live here. **Moved into Zhongnanhai earlier than the chairman, when he visited Zhongnanhai, he took a fancy to Fengze Garden, but when he saw the picturesque scenery in the garden and the very good condition of the Juxiang Book House, he immediately thought of the chairman and offered to let the chairman live in it, while he himself moved to the West Flower Hall.
The Juxiang Book House is located in the courtyard of Fengze Garden, where there are 7 towering trees, and in summer, the lush leaves create a shade in the sun, and the chairman plays with the children in his spare time.
This quadrangle has a total of twenty rooms, ** the chairman's bedroom is on the north landlord's side, the two rooms are connected to each other, and there is a large wooden bed inside, which is the chairman's resting place.
At first, the guards made a box-spring bed, but the chairman was not satisfied, and he thought that the wooden bed was better to rest, so he had the person change to a wooden bed. Sleeping on a wooden bed has been the chairman's habit for many years, and it is also his secret to eliminate fatigue.
In addition, there is a work desk, a sofa set, and several sets of bookshelves in the bedroom, but nothing else. The room on the north side of the east room of the courtyard is the place where the chairman receives and works, but he still spends most of his time in his bedroom reviewing documents.
The chairman sat on a wicker chair, looked at everything in the yard, and said with emotion: "This yard is very elegant and quiet, it would be better if you could plant a few chrysanthemums." ”
Before *** moved into the Juxiang Book House, there used to be many beautiful flowers here, but the chairman ordered them all to be moved. Why? The guard was puzzled by this, and when he asked the chairman, he gave an answer.
"Because there are many people who come to me, not only local leaders, but also workers and peasants," the chairman said. They came here to see me, and if all the flowers were there, some people might imitate me and form a bad ethno, which could not be cultivated. ”
When the guards heard this, they immediately understood what the chairman meant, and could not help but have deep admiration for his greatness. ** After living in Juxiang Book House for 17 years and working for more than 6,000 days and nights, he devoted all his energy there and became a model for all Chinese.
After living in the Juxiang Library, he emphasized to the staff the principle of maintaining the original appearance as much as possible, but after considering the convenience of life, he decided to make necessary repairs to the Juxiang Library.
In order to improve the living environment of ***, the construction team first had to build a bathroom in his residence. Although *** did not agree at first, during the period when he left Beijing to work, the construction team worked overtime at night and successfully built two toilets inside the Juxiang Book House, providing *** with a bathroom with sanitary ware and a bathtub.
Although *** initially expressed opposition to the changes, after a period of use, he gradually adapted to the new facility. In order to better meet the needs of the first class, the construction team changed the toilet to a squatting toilet and made the chairman's bathtub a little bigger.
Under the careful construction of ***, the feudal atmosphere of Juxiang Book House gradually faded away, and was replaced by a strong book aroma. The most unique charm here is the full volume of books in his bedroom.
The Chairman values books as his life, and what he values is not the books themselves, but the knowledge they contain. As long as he is not busy with work, he will keep his hands on his books and immerse himself in the ocean of knowledge.
Even when he goes out, he will carry a few books with him to absorb the nutrients of knowledge at any time. Unlike other readers, the chairman does not let go of his favorite books easily, he will circle the good sentences and words in them with his pen, and then annotate and symbolize, which are his unique personal understanding and opinions.
The room is like a small library, with an astonishing number of books.
6. 70,000 copies. These books were collected from the early days of the war and thus provided him with a wealth of knowledge and thought**.
He once said: "Learning is like standing on the top of a high mountain, and you can look at the vast world from afar."Without learning, it is like groping in a dark ravine, and it is painful. ”
** Sees learning as a ladder to climb the peak, and books are the cornerstone of his climbing. He reads tirelessly, and no matter how persuaded by those around him, he immerses himself in the ocean of knowledge.
Once, his ** Meng Jinyun found that he had been reading a book for several hours in a row, so he dissuaded him many times, but he still did not respond. Finally, Meng Jinyun raised his voice to remind him, but he suddenly got angry and asked Meng Jinyun to leave because he wanted to concentrate on reading.
Afterwards, ** realized that his behavior might have been a little excessive, so he apologized to Meng Jinyun.
Meng Jinyun didn't take the chairman's anger to heart, because she understood that everyone has their own hobbies, and she would definitely be angry if she was taken away. Later, whenever Meng Jinyun reminded the chairman, he would gently persuade him.
Sometimes, when she saw that the chairman had fallen asleep with the book, she wanted to take it from the chairman's hand, but as soon as she touched the book, the chairman would immediately wake up and continue reading. Books are like the chairman's spiritual companions, no matter where he is, when and where, he is always learning.
The knowledge in the book has broadened his horizons and strengthened him, and it is the wealth of his life. Today, there are still traces of the chairman in Zhongnanhai, and the great revolutionary left his spirit there, and his spirit will always be passed on to the world.