Nian Gu Yuping received a special order: **Please go.
In April 1960, the National Conference of Militia Representatives was held in a grand manner, and the delegates gathered together. Among them, Gu Yuping, as a representative, was also invited to participate in this event.
In this meeting, Gu Yuping reunited with Deng Ying's super-eldest sister who had been absent for more than 20 years. When Deng Yingchao saw him, he was stunned for a moment, and then sighed deeply: "You are still alive!" ”
The two recognized each other excitedly, and Sister Deng Ying held Gu Yuping's hand tightly and said, "More than 20 years have passed, and we are still alive, which is really good, and it is really not easy!" ”
So, who is Gu Yuping? What kind of special friendship does he have with Deng Yingchao?
02 Gu Yuping, a veteran of the Red Army during the Long March, joined the Red Army at the age of 20, although he joined the revolution late, he still had the dream of fighting and hoped to charge forward on the battlefield.
However, his comrades-in-arms around him laughed at him for his age and could only work as a guard. At this time, Gu Yuping was transferred to the side of Vice Chairman *** as a guard, although he could not fight the enemy face-to-face, but it was also an honorable task to defend Vice Chairman Zhou.
However, at one time, because of the negligence of several guards, the vice chairman almost had an accident, which made Gu Yuping and the other guards feel deeply remorseful and guilty.
Even though *** has been comforting them, they still can't let go. During the Long March, the marching and fighting environment was extremely difficult, and it was not only necessary to march and fight like the soldiers, but also to read telegrams and approve documents, study battle plans, and direct the Red Army to fight.
Although Gu Yuping failed to fight on the battlefield as he wished, he made his own contribution to the revolutionary cause by defending the vice chairman.
Walking on mountain trails is good for concentrating and preventing napping. Soon, ** also sent someone to send a stretcher, but no matter how the guards persuaded him, ** was unwilling to accept it.
** After his illness worsened, he still insisted on reading messages on a stretcher and solving various problems, showing his perseverance. During the Long March, there were no special cooks, but took turns cooking with the guards and tasted "steamed bun rice" together.
Even when he didn't have anything to eat, he was able to tighten his belt and endure hunger, showing his perseverance and tenacity. At the junction of Hunan and Guangxi, Gu Yuping was cooking, and the instructor of the direct team assigned him a special task.
Although Gu Yuping was puzzled about the specific content of the mission, he still firmly stated that he would complete the task, showing his courage and determination.
Gu Yuping's heart was full of expectations, and he finally had the opportunity to realize his dream of carrying a gun to fight. However, when Kang Keqing, the wife of **, found him, he assigned him a difficult task: "Are you willing to transfer you from Vice Chairman Zhou to Sister Deng and take care of Sister Deng?" ”
Gu Yuping's face turned red, and he twisted a little. ** walked over with a smile and said to Kang Keqing: "It's not that he is unwilling, but he is a little shy and afraid of coming into contact with lesbians." ”
Then, ** explained the reason for the task to Gu Yuping, and expressed confidence in him and hoped that he could complete the task.
Gu Yuping was transferred to Deng Yingchao's side, although he had promised not to be shy, he still felt nervous when he saw Deng Yingchao for the first time. He has been standing in a upright posture, answering Deng Yingchao's questions in a straight voice, and his appearance made Deng Yingchao smile.
Deng Yingchao comforted him: "Don't be nervous, we will get acquainted slowly." Then, Deng Yingchao told Gu Yuping that his task was not to fall behind and keep up with the team. She also told him that there were a few people here who were carrying burdens, carrying stretchers, and feeding animals, and hoped that he would help.
At the same time, there is no cook here, and he is needed to make food. Deng Yingchao hoped that they could discuss more, and Gu Yuping agreed. Under Deng Yingchao's arrangement, Gu Yuping's task was not heavy, and Deng Yingchao's luggage was also very simple, only a blanket was placed on the back of the livestock, and some changes of clothes, documents, books, and medicines were placed in the iron box, and the other person carried it.
Gu Yuping took Deng Yingchao's lunch box and horse lantern for dinner.
In the process of getting along with Deng Yingchao, Gu Yuping found that she lived a simple life, and her diet was mainly porridge and pasta. Every time she gets flour, she makes her own pasta and warmly invites everyone to share it.
During the Long March, although he was nominally Deng Yingchao's guard, Deng Yingchao was actually taking care of him. On the way to Guangxi, Gu Yuping suffered from gastroenteritis, which caused him to become seriously ill and unable to keep up with the team.
Deng Yingchao saw that he was so difficult, so he encouraged him to take medicine, saying, "If you can't bear it, don't resist it." In that harsh Long March environment, medicine is more precious than **.
Despite this, Gu Yuping insisted that "I'm fine, just resist the first antibody."
If it weren't for Deng Yingchao's careful care, I might have died on the Long March. Although there were no guards around ** after the troops arrived at the security guards, Gu Yuping was still eager to go into battle to kill the enemy, so he made many requests to the organization.
Gu Yuping pestered Deng Yingchao to intercede for himself in front of *** in order to go to the front line, and after soft grinding and hard bubbles, ** finally agreed. When parting, Deng Yingchao held Gu Yuping's hand and said: "You have worked hard by our side, I hope you will study hard in your new position and stand firm."
On the day when the revolution is victorious, we will definitely see you again! However, for more than 20 years since Gu Yuping went to the front, he has not corresponded with *** and Sister Deng.
It was not until 1960 that they met again, as mentioned at the beginning of the article. After meeting, Gu Yuping reported his work to Deng Yingchao for more than 20 years, and Deng Yingchao was full of emotion: "It's really not easy, it's not easy to get through." ”
What moved Gu Yuping even more was that Deng Yingchao also said: "I and *** have asked around for your news and have no whereabouts, and I thought you had already sacrificed!" After the meeting, Deng Yingchao not only stayed with Gu Yuping for dinner, but also took him to enjoy the beautiful night view on Chang'an Street.
It is a pity that during his visit to India, Gu Yuping was unable to meet the prime minister he had in mind.
When Gu Yuping left Beijing, he received two pens and two watches from Deng Yingchao. Not long after, Deng Yingchao asked someone to send him a watch. It turned out that Deng Yingchao found that Gu Yuping did not have a watch in his hand, so he specially asked someone to give it to him.
Gu Yuping was very touched to receive this special gift, and he cherished this watch very much and has been wearing it for more than 30 years. What Gu Yuping didn't expect was that he would be able to see *** again in his life
In 1962, Gu Yuping was participating in a military exercise at Chengdu Phoenix Airport. Suddenly, he received an order from Wei Jie, deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region: "* I've arrived in Kunming, and I specially asked you to pick it up." ”
At first, Gu Yuping didn't believe it. Because it was already dark at that time, it was impossible to arrive at this point in time. What he didn't know, however, was that ** was here specifically for him.
It turned out that ** had just visited 14 countries in Asia, Africa and Europe, and stopped in Chengdu by plane via Kunming. At this time, ** remembered that Deng Yingchao mentioned Gu Yuping's work in Chengdu earlier.
After getting out of the car, he inquired with Deng Yingchao: "Do you know that Gu Yuping is **?" If he is in the Chengdu Military Region, let him come and see me. So, the *** who was thinking about it met Gu Yuping.
After meeting, ** asked with concern: "How old are you this year?" Gu Yuping replied: "I am already in my 40s. * Surprised, he asked, "How old are you?" ”
After that, he also asked about Gu Yuping's life and work. On the occasion of separation, Deng Yingchao put his hand in his pocket, took out 200 yuan and stuffed it into Gu Yuping's hand, and said: "This is a little bit of my heart with the prime minister, I know that you have many children, and I am worried that you will not be able to cope with it." ”
In addition, she also instructed Gu Yuping: "Send me a family photo when you have time." Gu Yuping's heart was full of emotion. After the last meeting, Sister Deng not only sent the watch, but also 200 yuan.
Therefore, Gu Yuping specially took a family photo with the whole family and sent it to Sister Deng. It's just that in a hurry, he forgot to write the children's names on the back of the **.
Comrade Gu Yuping is here, you can meet. * I saw an old friend and asked him about his visit to Beijing. During the conversation, the ** ringtone on the desk interrupted their conversation.
However, Gu Yuping did not expect that this hurried meeting would be the last meeting between him and the prime minister.
On January 8, 1976, the beloved *** unfortunately passed away, and when the news came, Gu Yuping was heartbroken. He decided to go to Beijing to say his final goodbyes to the prime minister.
However, due to inconvenient transportation and long distances, his plan could not be realized. Soon after, his comrades-in-arms told him that Sister Deng had been caring about him and asked about his current situation.
After a year of waiting, in 1977, Gu Yuping finally had the opportunity to come to Beijing and meet Sister Deng. He lamented that time passed too quickly, thinking that he was still young at the time of the Long March, and now that he has retired, they are all old.
Deng Yingchao gave him two books, one is "Dear Prime Minister, We Will Always Miss You" by the People's Publishing House, and the other is "Selected Cultural Relics in Memory of *** Prime Minister" by the China History Museum.
Gu Yuping realized that this might be the last time he saw the other party, and his eyes were red. In his opinion, he lived up to the cultivation of the ** couple to him. After his retirement, he did not choose to retire in his old age, but always kept in mind his responsibilities as a party member and a veteran of the Red Army, and was concerned about the future of the motherland and the party's cause.
He always firmly believed that the care and care of the party and the state gave him the responsibility and obligation to do some work within his ability. He was passionate about educating the next generation, met with people from all over the country and from all walks of life, and wrote many revolutionary articles.
He also took the initiative to ask the relevant departments to be a supernumerary "gardener" of the school, shouldering the important task of educating young people in the revolutionary tradition. Over the years, he has served as an off-campus counselor for more than 16 local primary and secondary schools and 15 primary and secondary schools, including Shanghai Times Middle School.
Gu Yuping is a person full of enthusiasm for education, and he has infected generations of young people with revolutionary stories, so that they can deeply understand the hardships of the revolution, cherish today's happy life, and at the same time integrate the spirit of the Red Army into their life and study.
Although he has been retired for more than 20 years, he still sticks to the front line of traditional education, and has made more than 1,200 reports, affecting more than 200,000 students.
Even in the process of receiving visitors and the "re-walking the Long March" team, he always maintained a warm attitude and showed no signs of getting bored. His home was always crowded with reporters and staff, but he never complained, but enthusiastically served tea and water, and was very busy.
With his actions, he interprets his love and dedication to education.
Gu Yuping, a revolutionary old man in his late teens, felt a great responsibility and was determined to pass on the Long March and revolutionary spirit to the next generation, so as to inspire the passion and fighting spirit of future generations.
He picked up the pen in his hand and actively participated in various commemorative activities, providing rich materials for relevant departments. He united with the party history, the Youth League Committee, the propaganda and other departments to sort out and publish a number of books on revolutionary historical facts and heroic deeds, such as "The Story of **", "* in Ruijin", "Chronicle of the Red Capital", "Style of the Red Capital", etc., these books are excellent local teaching materials for traditional education for young people.
In addition, Gu Yuping has also written a large number of articles for many newspapers and magazines, and compiled and published a number of memoirs, such as "The Second and Third Events of the Long March", "The Battle of Guangchang", "Central Plains Breakthrough", etc., with a total word count of more than 100,000 words.
On the day of commemorating the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March, he was full of emotion and wrote the article "Sister Deng Helped Me Across the Snow Mountain" to express his deep admiration for the revolution and his firm belief in the spirit of the Long March.
This is a commemoration of the arduous journey of the Long March through the snow-capped mountains, and we have deep respect for Deng Yingchao, inspiring young people to fight endlessly for the cause of the people.
The article was published in Guangming ** and won the newspaper's Essay Award for Remembering the Long March. Gu Yuping is committed to caring for the growth of the next generation, has won wide recognition from the society, and has been rated as an advanced individual in caring for the next generation many times.
On March 12, 2005, Gu Yuping died of illness in Ruijin at the age of 94.