In 1985, during the southern tour, ** specially proposed to meet with Xu Shiyou. Xu Shiyou attached great importance to this, and even deliberately put on a brown and yellow full-fur general hat that morning and put on a neat military uniform.
The meeting with Xu Shiyou sparked a lot of speculation. The relationship between the two is complicated, but at the dinner, a sentence from ** made Xu Shiyou solve his 48-year troubles, and excitedly said the words "I can close my eyes after I die".
So, what exactly did you say?
Xu Shiyou, like ***, adheres to the concept of not celebrating birthdays. On Xu Shiyou's 75th birthday, he politely declined everyone's birthday wishes, Tian Pu explained: "We are not here to celebrate birthdays, but to take this opportunity to bring the whole family together and share a happy time." ”
In 1982, after the convening of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the ** Advisory Committee was established, and Xu Shiyou was elected as a member of the Standing Committee and deputy director. Although he is in his 70s and officially retired, he is still working in Beijing.
It stands to reason that Xu Shiyou should choose to live in Beijing, but his hometown is Dabie Mountain, and it is somewhat unrealistic to return there. So, he decided to live in Nanjing temporarily and enjoy his old age.
Originally, Tian Pu and his children hoped to settle down in Beijing, but this was contrary to Xu Shiyou's wishes, and he insisted that Nanjing should be chosen as a place to live. Despite many family disputes, Xu Shiyou's decision could not be changed.
In desperation, the secretary had no choice but to report Xu Shiyou's thoughts to his superiors, because Xu Shiyou was not adapted to the climate in the north. In the end, in order to accommodate Xu Shiyou's personal wishes, his superiors made an exception and agreed to allow him to live in Nanjing, and Xu Shiyou's main daily work was to write memoirs in Nanjing.
Xu Shiyou's personal life has attracted much attention, and he and his wife, Tian Pu, once had a disagreement over where they lived, which led to Tian Pu and his children living in Beijing, and Xu Shiyou rarely visited them in Nanjing.
Many people know that Xu Shiyou has a habit of drinking, and he is very addicted to alcohol, even in his 70s, he did not change this habit. Although Tian Pu advised him to drink less alcohol many times, Xu Shiyou always responded impatiently: "Wait until a hundred years later to pay attention!" ”
When he was young, Xu Shiyou was full of confidence and was not afraid of the battlefield. In his old age, he is also full of confidence in his physical condition. He often told the medical staff that he didn't have to worry about his body, and even said to the guards and secretaries: "Don't look at the fact that I have been through so many battles and suffered so many injuries, at your age, my health may not be better than mine." ”
However, some time before the Spring Festival in 1985, Xu Shiyou's physical condition began to show abnormalities, and there were often bouts of pain in his abdomen. However, he didn't worry too much, just gritted his teeth and held back.
Han Peixin was entrusted by *** and came to Xu Shiyou's house at No. 8 Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing with the news. Xu Shiyou learned that *** was going to pass through Nanjing on a southern tour and was going to visit him, and said excitedly: "Comrade Xiaoping is passing by Nanjing to see me, and I want to pick him up at the station."
As the old saying goes, 'the guest has seen the guest', how can there be a guest looking at the guest. ”
Han Peixin conveyed Xu Shiyou's thoughts to ***, and considering Xu's physical condition, ** suggested picking him up at his residence in Nanjing. On February 1, the weather was fine, Han Peixin notified Zhao Chunkui***'s residence, and Zhao Chunkui immediately informed Xu Shiyou.
Xu Shiyou was already ready, and said excitedly: "Finally waited, I shaved my beard in the morning, put on my military uniform, and waited for you to come." ”
General Xu Shiyou, dressed in a neat military uniform and wearing a brown and yellow full-fur general hat, hurried to the residence of ***. Soon after, ** arrived, and the two walked into the meeting room together, and after a brief greeting, ** inquired about the progress of the memoir with concern.
Xu Shiyou laughed and talked about his combat career, full of emotion. He said that his correct path is inseparable from the wise leadership of the people, the full support of the people, and the heroic fighting and sharing of weal and woe among the vast number of commanders and fighters.
At the dinner on his 80th birthday, ** thanked him and praised him for his great contribution to opposing Zhang Guotao's mistakes.
**'s words swept away Xu Shiyou's heart disease, and he held ***'s hand tightly to express his gratitude. After the dinner, Xu Shiyou excitedly proposed: "The weather is so good, let's take the opportunity to take a group photo!" ”
** nodded approvingly: "The Moutai we drank just now made our faces ruddy and looked a lot younger, and the group photo must be very good!" ”
Xu Shiyou was resolutely reluctant to travel to Beijing**, although the results of the examination showed that he was suffering from cirrhosis and liver cancer, and the leadership of the party committee of the Nanjing Military Region provided him with better medical conditions.
However, no matter how persuasive the staff tried, Xu Shiyou insisted on not going to Beijing, and his stubbornness was incomprehensible.
As the disease progresses, the pain caused by liver cancer becomes more and more unbearable. At first, Xu Shiyou would relieve the pain with the help of highly effective anesthetic and analgesic drugs, but due to frequent use, the effect of the drugs gradually weakened.
Despite this, he refused to go to Beijing to receive **. In the end, Liu Xianting, the political commissar of the 301 Hospital, led two experts to Nanjing to conduct ** for Xu Shiyou. However, by the end of September 1985, Xu Shiyou's condition deteriorated dramatically, not only suffering from incontinence, but also often in a coma that lasted for several hours, and bruised spots on his lower limbs.
Under the care of the commander-in-chief of the military region, in order to ensure the safety of Xu Shiyou's life, he was sent to the general hospital of the military region. During the transfer, Xu Shiyou remained in a coma until late at night, when he finally opened his eyes in the general hospital.
This scene made everyone breathe a sigh of relief, but it also brought some worries, because Xu Shiyou has been reluctant to leave his residence, fearing that he will be dissatisfied because of it.
Surprisingly, Xu Shiyou behaved very calmly, and when he opened his eyes and saw the people around him, he didn't say anything, and then closed his eyes again.
Maybe it's because his body is so weak that he doesn't even have the strength to speak. In mid-October, Yang Shangkun came to visit Xu Shiyou in the hospital on behalf of ***, and although Xu Shiyou had done his best, he only said four words: "I can't do it anymore." ”
On October 22, 1985, the legendary Xu Shiyou passed his life. On his deathbed, he expressed his heart: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to fulfill, I left home to participate in the revolutionary struggle since I was a child, and I did not take good care of my old mother.
Before his death, he did his best to be loyal to the motherland, and after his death, he hoped to be able to fulfill his filial piety to his mother, and was willing to be buried with his mother. ”
*On behalf of ***, he went to Nanjing, said a final farewell to Xu Shiyou's body, and conveyed ***'s opinions on the handling of Xu Shiyou's posthumous affairs: "Comrade Xu Shiyou is a special person with a unique character and special contributions.
His burial was personally approved by Comrade ***, and the special pass was personally signed by Comrade ***. "Xu Shiyou's tomb is very simple, and there is only a Nanmu coffin and two bottles of Moutai wine in the tomb.
The tombstone is engraved with seven big characters: "Tomb of Comrade Xu Shiyou".