After Xu Shiyou retired, there was a shortage of Moutai, and the staff thought of a clever plan
General Xu Shiyou is widely known for his obsession with alcohol. In many film and television works, we can see the scene of General Xu Shiyou drinking with his comrades. Among these drinking friends, General Xu Shiyou is undoubtedly the most drunk.
Although this statement may be an exaggeration, it is clear how much Xu Shiyou loves wine.
** Knowing the dangers of excessive drinking, he has repeatedly admonished Xu Shiyou to drink in moderation, but the hot Xu Shiyou is not willing to listen. At a dinner, ** successfully made Xu Shiyou realize the danger of drinking too much with a booze challenge.
**'s wit and courage made Xu Shiyou deeply aware of the harm of alcohol, and began to drink in moderation.
Xu Shiyou was intoxicated with the charm of wine, but in front of ***, he was "defeated". However, it's not just because *** but also his staff.
After retirement, Xu Shiyou's salary was limited and could not meet his needs for Moutai. At this time, his staff came up with a clever plan to keep him drinking until his death.
So, what exactly did the staff do? Why did ***, a person who doesn't like to drink very much, take the initiative to "gamble on alcohol" with Xu Shiyou? "Cold wine hurts the lungs, hot wine hurts the liver, and no wine hurts the heart", this sentence is not wrong at all.
However, the connection between Xu Shiyou and Shaolin Temple is not "from a monk to a general" as people often say, but a rumor. Xu Shiyou did stay in the Shaolin Temple, but he was not a monk.
Xu Shiyou's difficult life in his early years created his tenacious personality. At the age of eight, he was sent to the Shaolin Temple to practice eighteen martial arts. Although he had a low status in Buddhism and had a lot of work to do every day, he enjoyed it.
He learned to cherish every vegetarian meal and even learned to drink alcohol. This experience has made him more resilient and more appreciative of the life in front of him.
General Xu Shiyou, who was the son of a Shaolin Temple monk, was deeply influenced by Master Su Ying's martial arts and drinking habits. Xu Shiyou proudly says that he has been drinking since he was eight years old, which was taught to him by Gen-la Suying.
Later, he joined the army, and with his excellent martial arts, he fought in the north and south, and achieved great things, and his drinking habits have always accompanied him and become his unique label.
In the Red Army, it was known that there was a general who was particularly able to drink, and his name was Xu Shiyou.
During the Red Army period, the head of each regiment and above had a porter, and the other porters carried books and combat materials on their burdens, but Xu Shiyou's porters were different, and he often picked wine at both ends of his burden.
It is said that Xu Shiyou also had a messenger surnamed Song by his side, and his main job was not only to deliver information, but also to carry wine for Xu Shiyou. However, due to the fear of drunken mistakes, the Red Fourth Front Army began to implement the "prohibition of alcohol", although Chen Changhao announced this decision in front of everyone, but seeing Xu Shiyou's face, he hurriedly added a sentence "Xu Shiyou is excepted", which made Xu Shiyou feel very pleased.
Xu Shiyou's mass is well known, he not only loves to drink, but also drinks an amazing amount. Whenever a battle is won, it is essential to celebrate with alcohol. In Xu Shiyou's rules, the first glass of wine must be drunk in one go, and when the addiction to alcohol comes up, he always takes out a large bowl and a teapot and drinks it all.
Xu Shiyou didn't care about Chen Changhao's disbelief, but showed the heroism and tenacity of the soldiers with his massiveness.
Commander Xu Shiyou is notoriously bold and hospitable, and his mantra "Ride a horse without bowing your head, and when the wind is strong, you rarely speak; Visitors don't kill chickens, drink and make friends" is widely spread. It is said that Commander Xu likes to use celebration wine most when entertaining guests, and he often says: "Commander Xu invited me to drink Moutai, which is the greatest honor for me." ”
Therefore, Commander Xu used Moutai to entertain guests, which has also become synonymous with his banquet. Reporter Pan Zhao is an old friend of Commander Xu Shiyou, and they have kept in touch since the time of the Jiaodong war.
Every year, reporter Pan would go to Nanjing to visit Commander Xu, and every time he would drink until he was drunk. For Commander Xu, it was his courtesy to entertain guests, and his favorite way was to entertain friends with celebratory wine.
General Xu Shiyou showed outstanding military talent and noble personality charm in the Sino-Vietnamese border self-defense counterattack. Despite the victory, he did not become complacent and chose to celebrate with wine.
Following his own rules, he first toasted all the staff with three glasses of wine on an empty stomach and said a toast. He hoped that his troops would always love the motherland and always be heroes. As much as he loves to drink, he doesn't let alcohol delay his work.
That's why he was able to "stay out of the way" when Prohibition was enacted. He uses reason to control his drinking, rather than letting alcohol control him. His spirit deserves our learning and respect.
Xu Shiyou's life creed is that you should not drink alcohol indiscriminately, and you must be disciplined. His drinking principles were: don't drink before the war, don't drink in the war, and don't drink in the defeat. He believes that those who ignore the occasion, get drunk, or eat greedily into a big belly, can't become talents, they can only become ***
Xu Shiyou's words and deeds are consistent, and his actions are completely in line with his own principles.
In August 1933, the Red Fourth Front Army was ordered to march into Yingshan, and Xu Shiyou and Comrade Xiaoping walked together. In the past nearly a month, Xu Shiyou has hardly eaten a drop of alcohol, not because there is no wine in the wine jug, but because he knows the cruelty of the war and the importance of victory, so he restrained his addiction to alcohol.
He firmly believed that "fighting requires courage and sobriety", and for those who brought out Wu Song's example to refute him, he said: "Wu Song went to Jingyanggang after drinking eighteen bowls of wine, although he killed the tiger, but if he did not drink, it was very likely that he would be eaten by the tiger."
But war is against people, and it's different. "His firmness and calmness have earned everyone's respect.
Xu Shiyou knows the degree of drinking, drink when you should drink, and don't drink at all, showing a polite "drunkard" image. However, why should you "gamble on wine" with him?
In fact, it is because Xu Shiyou drinks too much, which is harmful to the body. In addition, his occasional persuasion to drink would make the people at the table feel uncomfortable, but few dared to refuse his persuasion.
Xu Shiyou's fiery personality is known to everyone, and even Mr. Peng, who is feared by the whole army, wants to give him three points. Therefore, to solve his problem, it is necessary to prescribe the right medicine. So, ** decided to solve the problem by "gambling on alcohol".
When Xu Shiyou heard that *** was going to invite him to drink his favorite Moutai, his eyes lit up, and he came that night as promised.
Xu Shiyou drank with ***, and ** unexpectedly raised a question: "Xu Shiyou, who do you say Wang Ping, Jiang Weiqing, Nie Fengzhi or you, who has a better amount of alcohol?" ”
Xu Shiyou replied confidently: "Of course it's me, I haven't met an opponent yet." * showed a skeptical expression and waited quietly, and sure enough, Xu Shiyou began to take the initiative to attack, ready to show his strength in front of ***.
He also intimately reminded *** I have fun, you are free, you don't have to drink too much, worry about your body. ”
Xu Shiyou has always been a heavy drinker, but *** is different, he drinks an amazing amount of alcohol, and almost never drinks, just for work. When the first jar of wine was served, Xu Shiyou was still sober, and his face was as usual, but when the second jar of wine was served, although Xu Shiyou wanted to stay calm, he fell because of drunkenness.
He staggered to his feet and said to ***: "I am convinced, lose to the prime minister." * Hurry up and hold him, this gambling is not because *** doesn't believe in his drinking, but wants to tell him: "There is a sky outside the sky, there are people outside the world, although drinking can be pleasant, but also pay attention to protect the body." ”
Although Xu Shiyou was a defeated general on the battlefield, he showed his sincerity in front of *** and promised that he would drink no more than six glasses. He is also able to control the amount of alcohol he drinks in a busy situation, and when he drinks two more glasses, he will honestly explain that it is because everyone drank together.
Although he loves to drink, he always enjoys it in a proper way. For a bottle of Moutai wine and a white glass shot glass, he handed it over to the administrator for safekeeping, and even if he knew that the key was in **, he never took it privately.
The way he drinks reflects both his self-discipline and his respect and sense of responsibility.
Xu Shiyou often drinks Moutai at personal banquets, all because he buys it with his own salary. The monthly drinking expenses account for most of his salary, about 400 yuan. In 2022, this doesn't seem like much, you must know that the salary at that time was only 594 yuan, and the retail price of a bottle of Moutai in 1953 was only 284 yuan.
It is more than enough to meet the needs of daily life with only a normal amount of alcohol, but Xu Shiyou is bold by nature, likes to entertain friends, and chooses Moutai every time, resulting in insufficient drinking expenses.
In order to solve Xu Shiyou's problem, the staff came up with an ingenious solution, which was to use the manuscript fee to buy wine. Although Xu Shiyou was a brave and warlike general, he also experienced many ups and downs during the years of the Southern and Northern Wars, and these experiences and stories became important material for his memoir "Ten Years in the Red Army".
Initially, Xu Shiyou's manuscript fees were all handed over to the state, but due to the impact of the three-year disaster, the **large** of scarce materials such as Moutai liquor has caused a large financial gap and cannot maintain balance.
In this case, the staff decided to take half of the manuscript fee to buy wine for Xu Shiyou to solve this problem.
Xu Shiyou's situation has improved, but there is still no substantial progress. In order to alleviate this situation, the staff adopted the strategy of "tanuki for prince". They still buy Moutai and serve it at banquets, but only Xu Shiyou and VIPs can enjoy the real Moutai, while other guests who accompany the wine can only enjoy the "Tu Moutai" they make.
This "Tu Moutai" is very similar to the real Moutai in taste and appearance, and it is only one-third of the real Moutai. Although the staff has been hiding this fact, it is already a very good alternative.
If Xu Shiyou knew that there was such a differential treatment, he would definitely be very dissatisfied. That's why the staff made up this white lie. But they will explain it clearly to the guests who are drinking.
In the autumn of 1985, Xu Shiyou suddenly felt severe pain in his abdomen, and the doctor immediately diagnosed him with **, and finally diagnosed "liver cirrhosis to liver cancer, at this time drinking alcohol is almost equivalent to taking drugs".
For Xu Shiyou, who has been drinking for many years, this is undoubtedly a fatal blow, but the disease came too quickly.
Xu Shiyou's life was coming to an end, and the intense pain of the day and night made it difficult for him to sleep. Despite the injection of anesthetics, the pain is still difficult to relieve. The doctors tried a method in which they wiped Xu Shiyou's body with a cotton ball soaked in Moutai, which made him feel a little more comfortable and relaxed during this difficult day.
The farewell ceremony for General Xu Shiyou's body was held in the compound of the Nanjing Military Region, and the mourners who were crowded with people all burst into tears, and the white glass wine glasses in their hands were filled with not only deep sorrow for the old general, but also admiration for his legendary life.
Among the funeral goods of General Xu Shiyou, Moutai and a white glass wine glass are particularly eye-catching. In General Xu Shiyou's life, drinking was his trademark, but this did not hide his upright, wealthy, and legendary life experience.
His life was full of challenges and difficulties, but he always stood up for his beliefs, forged ahead, and eventually became a great revolutionary and military strategist. Although General Xu Shiyou has left us, his spirit will always inspire us.
Let us pay tribute to this great revolutionary and military strategist, whose name will forever be engraved in our hearts.
General Xu Shiyou, who has experienced a hundred battles, is known as the "drunkard god of war". His fighting style is like a sharp knife, hitting the heart of the enemy and forever in the history of the Chinese nation.
He was a general who was "rational and loved wine", and his heroic deeds will always be remembered in the hearts of every Chinese son.