The funeral of the three people who participated in it had a special identity and was of great significance.
Grandpa Mao has worked the battlefield for many years in his life, and naturally he has come into contact with many people, and he has also had many friends of life and death. Many of these friends are even older than Grandpa Mao.
However, the laws of nature are eternal, and they will not exist because of Emperor Yao, nor will they die because of King Ji. These heroes will eventually face old age and death. According to common sense, Grandpa Mao has a deep friendship with so many people, and after they die, Grandpa Mao should be present to see them off in person.
Despite the fact that *** was shouldering heavy state duties and his old friends had passed away one after another, he still found time to attend the funerals of three people. So, who are these three people?
Is there anything special about them? First of all, let's take a look at the adversary confidant **Marshal. On January 9, 1972, Marshal ** unfortunately passed away.
In order to express his nostalgia for this old comrade-in-arms, ** resolutely went to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing to attend his funeral, regardless of his physical condition. Although *** was nearly eighty years old at that time and in poor physical condition, he still insisted on being there, showing his deep nostalgia for his old friend.
He knew that he had been close friends with the marshal for many years, and the death of the marshal had undoubtedly dealt him a heavy blow. Especially when he has entered his twilight years, watching his comrades-in-arms leave one by one, it will inevitably make him feel emotional and think of his own afterlife.
In addition, his physical condition is not as good as before, Babaoshan is a long way, and the fatigue of the journey is a lot of consumption for him. With these factors in mind, both his medical staff and his secretary advised him not to go on the final ride to see Marshal **.
Although he could understand their considerations at first, as a *** shouldering the hope of the entire Chinese nation, he could not take risks easily.
He did not allow himself to get sick until his country had developed in full stability. Therefore, although it was officially announced that the farewell ceremony of Marshal **'s body would be held in Babaoshan, he did not force himself to go to see him off.
Although he still started his work early during the day and was busy until night, he would not go to rest until the secretary repeatedly asked him to rest. However, as the funeral of Marshal ** approached, his mood became more and more unstable, and even manifested himself in big work.
When the secretary showed him the annual work report, he often found that the chairman, who had always been serious and rigorous, was in a daze. Finally, on January 9, he suppressed his emotions and finally exploded.
Although during the day he still got up early to go to work at the unit as usual, in the evening his mood became more and more depressed, because the funeral of his friend Marshal ** was today.
If he didn't go to see Marshal ** for the last time due to physical reasons, it would mean that they would be separated forever and never see each other again.
On this day, ** showed unusual determination, he did not let the secretary personally come to persuade him to rest, but went home early to get ready to rest. This seems to indicate that *** has become aware of his health problems and is starting to take action to improve.
However, that night, ** lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep, as if closing his eyes, he could see the days when he and **Marshal met on the battlefield.
**and**Marshal, it can be said that they are a pair of good friends who achieve each other. In 1930, Marshal ** encountered difficulties, and he struggled with them for more than three years, during which time he sought help from friends from the outside world.
However, in addition to his limited ability, there are also people who are eager to dissociate themselves from him.
* The marshal considered asking *** for help in his early years, but out of political considerations, he felt that *** was busy with tasks and held important positions, and it might not be convenient to rescue himself.
However, his sentence was about to expire, and in desperation, he wrote a letter to *** asking for help. To the surprise of the marshal, he wrote back to him the next day, and with the help of ***, he finally succeeded in "getting out of danger".
Later, the work of ** was interfered with by ** and others, and progress was difficult. At this time, the **Marshal stood firmly on the position of ***, showing his loyalty and faith.
In the middle of the night on the day of his funeral, ** could no longer suppress his emotions, so he rushed to Babaoshan overnight, just to send ** Marshal on his last journey.
I'm here to see off Marshal ** for the last ride. "It is not difficult for us to imagine how long the suffering has been since the news of the death of the marshal.
How long does it take for him to accept the fact that his life and death are at the end of his life. It turned out that since attending the funeral of Marshal **, he came back seriously ill.
History even once believed that it was after attending the funeral of his old friend Marshal ** that it brought a huge blow to ***'s psychology, making his body become weaker and weaker, and finally died a few years later.
** The marshal fought valiantly on the battlefield for many years, but was diagnosed with a serious kidney disease in 1941 due to overwork. Despite his serious illness, he insisted on leading his troops into battle, and even if the pain was unbearable, he would continue to fight after taking painkillers.
The people around him persuaded him more than once to return to the rear to recuperate, but Marshal *** resolutely refused, saying that he was a Chinese soldier, and even if he died, he would die on the battlefield, and he would never hide and steal his life.
However, due to the hard work day and night, his condition deteriorated day and night, and he could not even walk. In this case, he finally had to go back to the rear to accept **. If he insists on leading troops on the battlefield, it may slow down the pace of the march and even have a counterproductive effect on the troops.
The marshal returned to the battlefield immediately after recovering from his illness, and infected many soldiers with his professionalism, including *** After the founding of New China, he was still actively engaged in the construction of the motherland, and was known as "a soldier before the founding of the People's Republic of China and an engineer after the founding of the People's Republic of China".
In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, he always stuck to the front line. His 40-year party experience has given him a pivotal position in the party. When the news of Marshal ***'s death came, ** fell into a deep silence.
Soon after, he personally wrote "Seven Laws: Hanging Comrade Marshal ***" to express his condolences.
Readers who are familiar with ***'s poetry will know that his poems are usually full of atmosphere and hope. For example, in "The Seven Laws of the Long March", he wrote: "The Red Army is not afraid of difficult expeditions, and thousands of rivers and mountains are just waiting for leisure", which fully demonstrated his optimistic and positive attitude towards the revolution.
In his poems, there is rarely such a sad color, but more of a firmness and optimism for the revolutionary cause. Comrade ** gave a high degree of affirmation and evaluation to the revolutionary career of Marshal ***, and at the same time felt very sorry for the loss of such a revolutionary comrade-in-arms.
And for Comrade ***, Ren Bishi's death is the fact he is most unwilling to face. They are fellow countrymen, but also comrades-in-arms, Ren Bi was known as the "people's camel", in the hearts of Comrade ***, his position is irreplaceable.
When he was misunderstood by others and his revolutionary ideas were misinterpreted by people with ulterior motives, he always firmly chose to stand on the side of justice. His life was an unswerving revolutionary road, and during the agrarian revolution, he resolutely advocated the agrarian revolution.
In 1935, when the correctness of the Long March was questioned by Zhang Guotao and others, he did not hesitate to stand on the side of the first and actively defend the first led by the first to fight against Zhang Guotao.
With the firm support of Ren Bishi and other righteous people, our party finally led the three main forces of the Red Army to join forces in Huining, Gansu. In 1922, Ren Bishi joined the Communist Party of China.
It can be said that if Comrade Ren Bishi had not died so early, he would have done more after the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, Ren Bishi's physical condition was not good, and after a long period of hard work and travel, his old illness was many times.
Even so, he never took a day off from the organization.
Ren Bishi, a resolute and persistent revolutionary, stuck to his post all his life and fought for the liberation of the Chinese nation. Burdened with the dual pressure of liberation tasks and illness, he paid silently and without regrets from the agrarian revolution to the liberation war.
October 1, 1949 was a special day for the Chinese people, and Ren Bishi was no exception. However, on this day, the torture of illness struck again, which made him deeply troubled.
Despite this, he persevered until his death the following year due to illness. His deeds are touching, and his spirit will always be remembered.
In his youth, Ren Bishi won the respect and love of the people with his heroic fighting spirit and selfless dedication. However, fate played a cruel joke on him.
His illness prevented him from continuing to fight for his people, much less to enjoy the peace of the country for which he had given his life. He had just spent his second birthday with his country, but he died on October 27, 1950.
His passing has deeply saddened the people of the whole country. Despite this, his spirit lives on in people's hearts forever. His friend Marshal *** once commented on him: "He is the camel of the party and the people, carrying the heaviest baggage, walking the farthest road, and enduring the most hardships, but he does not care about personal gains and losses."
He was a great communist fighter and an eternal example for us." His spirit will always inspire us to strive for a better country.
He only lived for 30 years, but he created endless wealth for the country and its people. His departure is a huge loss to the party and the people. Although none of us can change the law of life and death, we hope that these "people who hold wages for all" can take a closer look at the great rivers and mountains of the motherland and leave this world safely, instead of suffering in illness and gossip.
To this end, on May 1, 2018, China promulgated the "Heroes and Martyrs Protection of the People's Republic of China" to force every citizen to safeguard the right to honor of heroes.
In the history of wars in modern China, there have been many heroes and martyrs such as Marshal **, Ren Bishi, and Marshal **, who have made great contributions to the founding and prosperity of New China with the spirit of fearless sacrifice.
The state has incorporated the protection of heroes and martyrs into law, which is a deep respect for them and a respect for history. We must remember these heroes and martyrs, whose spirit will never die.
We cannot choose to forget, because once we forget, it is a betrayal of history and an insult to heroes and martyrs. Only by remembering the heroes and remembering the martyrs can we have the greatest respect for their lives.
Let us pray together that there will be no more wars in the land of China and comfort the souls of the martyrs in heaven.