At six o'clock in the morning on October 1, 1949, Li Yinqiao received a *** message: The chairman has not slept yet? ”
Li Yinqiao looked at the light that was still on in the room, and said, "Chairman, he ......."Ready to sleep. ”
This is the third call to Li Yinqiao**, what is the matter? Let's move on.
**Hearing the hesitation in Li Yinqiao's words, knowing that *** hadn't fallen asleep yet, he said: "Go and persuade the chairman again, be sure to let the chairman rest quickly, it's about the founding ceremony in the afternoon." Silverbridge, it's up to you. Subsequently, Li Yinqiao walked into the chairman's office, and as soon as he opened the door, he was choked by the smell of smoke in the room and coughed a few times, apparently the chairman smoked a lot of cigarettes while working.
Li Yinqiao took a deep breath, walked to the chairman's table, took a deep breath and said to the chairman: "Chairman, you are disrespectful, I want to give you advice!" Li Yinqiao's voice was not small, and he was like two people with his usual soft-spoken appearance. ** Suddenly raised his head, looked at Li Yinqiao with puzzled eyes, and said, "What do you mean?" Silverbridge, are you talking to me? ”
Li Yinqiao's voice still repeated loudly: "Yes! Mr. President, I said that you are disrespectful. * Looking at Li Yinqiao, his head quickly recalled, but he couldn't think of anything for a while, so he put down the pen and said to Li Yinqiao: "Did anyone come just now?" What was said to you? Or have I been too busy all at once in the past two days, and who hasn't seen me? ”
No one said anything to me, and it's not that you forgot to see whom. Li Yinqiao said.
So how do you say I'm disrespectful? Don't scare me, Silverbridge. After saying that, he was ready to continue to bow his head to the desk.
Li Yinqiao immediately replied: "How many times have you been beaten *** these days to persuade you to rest?" How many times have I and several other comrades advised you to rest? ”
**Looking up again, I didn't expect Li Yinqiao to say this, I thought about it and said, "I can't remember, about four or five times?" ”
*Only four or five times, just *** has hit three times**, and I and a few other comrades have advised you at least dozens of times to let you rest, but you just treat us as air. You often say that no matter whether the opinions of the masses are right or wrong, we must listen carefully and choose those who are good and follow them! But you don't take our opinion to heart. Li Yinqiao said boldly.
** took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile: "I see, your opinion is correct." But this is not the founding ceremony in the afternoon, I have to work harder to finish all the work, so that I can have an explanation! ”
We know that you have to make foolproof preparations for the founding ceremony, but if you are tired, how can you attend the founding ceremony in the afternoon, and how can you explain to the people of the whole country? Li Yinqiao argued.
This is the story of Li Yinqiao on the day of the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China in order to persuade *** to rest. This year, Li Yinqiao came to *** for exactly two years. However, Li Yinqiao two years ago would never have thought that he, who originally dreamed of going into battle to kill the enemy, would become the most powerful guard around him.
Two years ago, Li Yinqiao worked in the ** Confidential Communication Platoon. Because of his conscientious, calm and capable work, he joined the Eighth Route Army early and had a good kung fu, and was soon selected as a *** guard.
is a rare good job for others, but Li Yinqiao is not satisfied. Because it is his long-cherished wish to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, he is eager to go to the army, start from the grassroots level, and train himself.
The first time he met with ***, Li Yinqiao frankly said that he wanted to go to the grassroots troops. **After hearing this, he didn't agree immediately, but he couldn't bear to refuse, so he said to Li Yinqiao: "It's a good thing that you have this idea, but because of your outstanding work ability and the shortage of manpower for the guard position around me, you are still welcome to work." In a few years, you can be sent to school. ”
Li Yinqiao immediately agreed.
A few months later, because of his excellent work as a guard, Li Yinqiao received an order to go to *** to be a guard. **Column Ye Zilong and Wang Dongxing talked to him and wanted to hear his opinion, Li Yinqiao said bluntly: "No, the guards of *** were just sent away yesterday, and I am worried that I will not be able to do a good job." Of course, I will obey the decisions of the organization. ”
What Li Yinqiao didn't know was that his words contributed to ***'s decision to make him a guard. The reason is that Ye Zilong and Wang Dongxing reported the work transfer situation and Li Yinqiao's ideas to *** together, and only said one sentence after listening: "You don't want anyone else, I want him." ”
Since then, Li Yinqiao has officially become the guardian of ***.
On this day, ** took a night walk after finishing work, and Li Yinqiao followed behind. ** Suddenly quipped: "Yinqiao, why don't you call Jinqiao, isn't gold better?" Li Yinqiao spoke to the chairman for the first time, and said a little nervously: "The gold is too valuable, my father and mother can't afford it." ”
Success was amused by this sentence and asked, "Why don't you want to be my guard, can you tell me why?" Li Yinqiao said: "I joined the Eighth Route Army at the age of 11 until now, and I have worked as an orderly, communicator, and health officer, but I have not had the opportunity to go to the battlefield. So, I want to go to the army, I want to be a soldier and kill the enemy. ”
** nodded and said: "Then why didn't you say it when you were transferred to *** as a guard, but you had to be transferred to my side to reflect?" Li Yinqiao replied: "I'm worried that after I work next to the chairman, the chairman will not let me leave to go to the battlefield." * When I heard this, I was surprised: "How do you say this?" Why do you think I won't let you go? ”
Li Yinqiao whispered: "The chairman is a thrifty person, he is reluctant to change anything when he is used to it, used towels, worn clothes, and the age of the thermos flask is also starting from decades." I'm afraid that the chairman will get used to me and be reluctant to let me go. ”
**After listening to this, he smiled, looked at Li Yinqiao and said: "It seems that you are very confident in yourself, you know that you have good work ability and are careful, you will definitely be able to do this job, stay by my side for a long time, right?" Silverbridge, I didn't know you were so interesting before, you know, I transferred you a long time ago. You're right, but what if I like you? What if one of us has to compromise? ”
Then I have to compromise, Chairman. Li Yinqiao stood up straight, looked at *** and said.
**Haha"Laughing: "As a leader, I can't be beautiful, and I can't be difficult." In this way, you first work by my side for half a year, and after half a year, if you still want to go to the battlefield, then you go, how about it? Li Yinqiao agreed.
What Li Yinqiao didn't expect was that when the agreement expired, the chairman asked him to stay by his side for half a year. Another half and a year later, when *** asked him if he would stay, Li Yinqiao had already established a deep relationship with the chairman, determined to stay by the chairman's side, and solemnly said to the chairman: "Chairman, I want to stay with you and work for the rest of my life, as long as you don't drive me away." ”
During his work, Li Yinqiao met Han Guixin under the matchmaking of ***, and the two fellow villagers became husband and wife, becoming a generation of good stories and happy for a lifetime. Li Yinqiao not only got a marriage and a good person by his side, but also experienced many things. Let Li Yinqiao be moved or inspired, deeply impressed by the charm of his personality and learn many truths.
Once, Li Yinqiao accompanied the chairman for a walk, and the chairman suddenly turned around and asked him: "Yinqiao, have you ever been a ** when you work?" ”
Li Yinqiao was taken aback by this sudden question, but he still said firmly and forcefully: "No." ”
Looking at the end of the river, he nodded slightly and said, "Well, I know best how you are and how you behave, and I believe you haven't." ”
Before the words were finished, ** thought about it and continued: "You didn't have ** in the past, now, what about in the future?" If one day, you leave me to work elsewhere, can you do it all the time? This time, Li Yinqiao didn't want to say: "I won't do it in this life!" ”
** smiled and said thoughtfully: "I am more strict with you, so you don't dare to be greedy and can't be greedy." The victory of the revolution is in sight, as a communist, we must have a deep consciousness and exemplary nature, and resolutely resist corruption. Only by withstanding the test of these vulgar and corrupt can we consolidate the fortress of the proletariat, march to victory without fail, and finally create a better life for the people! ”
Li Yinqiao stood upright, gave a military salute to the chairman, puffed up his chest and said: "Chairman, I promise you, whether I am by your side or not, I will never **." After listening to it, he was very satisfied and said with a smile: "Yes, that's good." ”
After speaking, ** continued to walk forward, and when Li Yinqiao withdrew his military salute and was about to keep up, ** seemed to remember something, and said to Li Yinqiao again: "* No, is there any extravagance and waste?" Li Yinqiao reacted relatively quickly at this time, and immediately said: "Chairman, there is absolutely no waste." Besides, with the chairman as an example for us, we can't bear to waste a penny! ”
**After listening to it, he smiled: "You little slippery head, don't entertain me, diligence and thrift are the true colors of our communists." Saving is not for others to see, but should be the consciousness that every communist should have. Li Yinqiao boldly said: "Chairman, don't worry, I just want to be extravagant and wasteful, and I don't have that condition!" ”
As soon as he heard this, he said solemnly: "So, if you have the conditions in the future, you will put aside thrift and thrift?" Li Yinqiao hurriedly explained: "No, no, no, chairman, I vouch for my personality that I will never be corrupt, extravagant and wasteful, and will not engage in greed for pleasure." ”
Li Yinqiao knows best in his heart that he is diligent and thrifty, honest and noble, and he is also a witness to the civilian life of a great man. According to Li Yinqiao's recollection, during the war years, there were no requirements for the degree of dressing, what he worn, and he didn't have a word of pickiness when he used it, and he could use it forever.
One day, Li Yinqiao stared at the *** towel that wiped his face and feet like a sackcloth, and couldn't help but say, "Chairman, why don't I give you a new towel?" * Without raising his head in front of his desk, he said, "No need to take it, this towel is very good." ”
Li Yinqiao actually wanted to get a new towel for *** for a long time, and he was afraid of *** criticism, but since he opened his mouth, he had the courage to go down and say: "Wipe your face and wipe your feet should be used separately!" ”
** said indifferently: "We are marching every day now, our feet are much harder than our faces, and there will be opinions on using our feet separately, and a towel is enough." My standard is that it doesn't show flesh and doesn't breathe through the wind. ”
Li Yinqiao couldn't resist ***, so he didn't say anything.
In 1949, he came to Beiping to receive the responsible persons of the democratic parties and representatives and responsible persons from all walks of life, among whom Zhang Lan was an important figure of the democratic parties. Before seeing Zhang Lan, the chairman instructed Li Yinqiao to find a decent dress.
The embarrassment is that Li Yinqiao rummaged and rummaged through the wardrobe of ***, searched and searched, but did not pick out a single piece of clothing that was not torn or patched. Li Yinqiao was aggrieved for ***: "Chairman, we are really poor and talented to enter Beijing to take the exam, and we don't have a good clothes." ”
But *** didn't care, but comforted Li Yinqiao: "The poor can do things, and they can chew the root and do everything." Mr. Zhang is a virtuous person, and I believe he will not blame us. In this way, ** wore clothes with patches to meet with well-known figures of various democratic parties, and was unanimously praised by all democratic figures.
In his future life, Li Yinqiao always embodies the good style of diligence and thrift, and is deeply influenced. Li Yinqiao often said to his wife and children: "If you can save it, you will save it, and you must never be extravagant and wasteful." "In the fifteen years of getting along, ** rarely lost his temper with Li Yinqiao, but once the chairman was angry.
In 1960, when the country's economy was at its most difficult, several guards went to visit her daughter Li Ne, and when they saw that her face was very bad, Xiao Yin asked Li Ne with concern if she was sick. Li Ne said to Xiao Yin, "Uncle Yin, I'm hungry......So, Xiao Yin secretly stuffed Li Ne with a pack of biscuits.
Li Yinqiao saw Li Ne's behavior of hiding the biscuits for fear of others seeing, and he felt very uncomfortable, and said to Li Ne warmly: "Eat, child, uncle will come to give it to you." * After knowing this, he was furious and said to Li Yinqiao: "How many times have you emphasized it, don't engage in specialization, why do you still engage in specialization?" ”
Li Yinqiao knew that he was at a loss, and explained in a low voice: "Xiao Ne is so hungry, other parents also give their children food ......."”
Others are others, others can give them, my child is not allowed to send even cookies! Who made her the daughter of ***! * Interrupting Li Yinqiao's words, he slapped the table vigorously and said.
In April 1962, after Ye Zilong, Gao Zhi and others were successively transferred to other places to work, Li Yinqiao would also leave the chairman sooner or later.
On this day, the staff on duty found Li Yinqiao and said that the chairman had something to say to him.
Li Yinqiao is not stupid, guessing what is going on. Although he had been mentally prepared, when the day really came, he still felt uncomfortable. In these years of getting along day and night, ** has long been like a father, taking care of him, teaching him, loving him ......The warm past between him and the chairman, even though many years have passed, still reminds Li Yinqiao of it once and tears it once.
After Li Yinqiao saw ***, he didn't speak, just lowered his head, and his eyes were red. **Seeing Li Yinqiao's appearance, he said sadly: "Yinqiao, I received a work appointment yesterday, when will I leave?" Li Yinqiao burst into tears and cried: "Chairman, the order has come down, but it's ......."Can I stay with you? I don't want to leave you. ”
** His eyes were also red: "Yinqiao, I am reluctant to let you leave my side, for so many years, you are the most intimate and effective assistant by my side." However, this job is a good opportunity, and you can seize it, and you can use your talents to the fullest in the future. But if you continue to work with me, it will only affect your future! ”
After speaking, ** held Li Yinqiao's hand, and Li Yinqiao lay in ***'s arms and wept silently. **Choked up and said: "You have been by my side for so many years, day and night, it is you who take care of me and share my worries." I spend more time with you than with my own children, and you are like my children! ”
Li Yinqiao was embarrassed, and still didn't speak, and the words of ** sounded in his ears: "When you get to the place, remember to go to the grassroots and listen to the opinions of the masses." Remember that we are from the masses and we must go to the masses, temper ourselves well, and lay a solid foundation for our future work. Li Yinqiao nodded vigorously.
**After speaking, he opened the drawer, took out a cowhide envelope, handed it to Li Yinqiao, and said, "This is eight hundred yuan, don't be too little." I went to Tianjin to settle down, worked hard over there, and lived a good life with Gui Xin. ”
At this moment, words could no longer express Li Yinqiao's mood, he was so moved, but he didn't know what to say, just held ***'s hand tightly. This scene often reminds Li Yinqiao and is always remembered by Li Yinqiao.
On April 20, ** personally bid farewell to Li Yinqiao and his wife, and transcribed a poem "Seven Laws of the Long March" to Li Yinqiao as a souvenir. When they parted, ** said to him: "Yinqiao, you must come to see me often in the future, this is still your home." If I die, you can visit me once a year at my grave, and I will be satisfied with ......Li Yinqiao and his wife agreed while crying.
In the summer of 1964, Li Yinqiao traveled from Tianjin to Beijing to visit the chairman. During the conversation, the chairman learned that Li Yinqiao's hometown was suffering from a drought, so he immediately ordered the secretary to take out 1,000 yuan, saying: "You can solve some difficulties with it." ”
I can't ask for this money, Chairman, I'm not short of money. Recalling the help of the former chairman again and again, Li Yinqiao resigned again and again.
But this time, Li Yinqiao still failed to beat the chairman. ** Pointing to the paper bag containing the money from afar, he said, "What, do you want me to hand the money to you with my own hands?" Of course, Li Yinqiao remembered that the chairman had the habit of taboo touching money, and hurriedly said: "No, no, you don't need the chairman to take it, I'll take it myself." * immediately laughed: "That's right! Silverbridge, you remember my habit of not touching money. ”
On September 9, 1976, ** passed away in Beijing. Li Yinqiao, who learned the news from the radio, cried bitterly. That night, he rarely drank alcohol, and drank alone for half the night, crying while recalling the warm past with the chairman. recalled the days when he moved to northern Shaanxi, the chairman was tired, and he gave the chairman a massage; He slept, and the chairman clothed him ......
That night, Li Yinqiao and his family rushed to Beijing to pay homage to the remains of ***. Looking at the kind and familiar face, Li Yinqiao's eyes flashed with fragments of getting along with the chairman, and his eyes were already wet with tears. Li Yinqiao said in his memories that he was unable to be by his side when he died, which became a big regret for him.
**On September 9 and December 26 of each year after his death, Li Yinqiao and his wife would go to the *** Memorial Hall to visit the chairman no matter where they were.
Time came to the 21st century, Li Yinqiao, who was on the hospital bed, grabbed his wife's hand before dying and said: "I'm gone, you must remember to visit the *** old man for me every year, don't forget!" Han Guixin nodded tearfully and replied, "Don't worry, I'll go." After I leave, our children, children and grandchildren will also visit the *** elderly home every year. ”
On September 22, 2009, Li Yinqiao died of a lung infection in Beijing at the age of 82. On September 28, the farewell ceremony of Li Yinqiao's body was held at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.