On May 29, 1974, Du Xiuxian relied on his keen intuition to press the shutter and took the following photo**:
Maybe he didn't know it himself, this ** was the last time *** and *** shook hands with the camera to say goodbye. **中,**Wearing a light gray tunic with shrugged eyelids, his head slightly lowered, his gray and sparse hair neatly draped back, and the muscles on his face have been significantly relaxed, showing a sad and sick look that cannot be concealed, and the whole person looks sad and solemn in the camera. **It is facing the photographic light, while *** is against the light. is also a classic big back, the hair is neatly draped back, and the wrinkles on the face can't be hidden, but the dark and thick eyebrows add a bit of vitality and reduce a bit of sickness, and the light of the camera lights hits the back of the prime minister's head and spine, which also adds a bit of warmth. It's just that the prime minister's whole person is also dignified and sad in the camera. The two great men of New China shook hands and said goodbye in a posture that had never been seen before, and the whole ** gave people an indescribable sense of sadness. This **, more precisely, this handshake is not a temporary idea, but the result of a long period of consideration. On May 29th, ** accompanied Malaysian Prime Minister Razak to meet with ***'s study, and *** Qiao Guanhua and others were also present. After the meeting, ** and the others had already walked out of the study, but *** stood next to the door and did not leave. This move is very abnormal in Du Xiuxian's opinion. Du Xiuxian has been a full-time photojournalist since 1960, and later became the head of the Xinhua News Agency's photography department, and was responsible for the shooting of *** in 1970. It can be said that Du Xiuxian is very familiar with *** and ***'s photography habits, especially ***, he follows *** all year round, and many times he can keenly capture some good shots. And this time, he felt unusual, because *** has a habit of accompanying *** to meet foreign guests and after some large-scale meetings, ** generally leaves quickly, and he often focuses the last shot on *** and the handshake goodbye to foreign guests and leaders. 
Especially when meeting foreign guests, when *** shakes hands with foreign guests and says goodbye, ** leaves the study early, waits outside, and then leaves with foreign guests. He rarely stays alone to shake hands and say goodbye, especially in the later stage, he is sick, and even suffers from cataracts, he can't see clearly, and he can't face the photographic lights for a long time, and the final photography time is basically controlled at about three minutes, which is very precious, and he will always avoid the camera. And this time, the prime minister didn't leave the study in advance, but stood there, which made Du Xiuxian, who was about to leave, pause, although he didn't know what to do, but with years of professional sensitivity, he knew that there might be some unexpected gains next. Sure enough, when *** sent the foreign guests to the door with a smile on his face, he saw the *** waiting there is that glance, Du Xiuxian obviously felt the change, he was still smiling one second, and the next second his whole face relaxed, and his face was full of sadness. **Looking at the *** facing himself, he slowly stretched out his hand, **also stretched out his hand, and at the moment when they shook hands, Du Xiuxian accurately captured this extraordinary moment. At that moment, no one would have thought that this would be the last handshake goodbye between *** and *** in front of the camera. At the same time, this is also the last time that the two will meet with foreign guests together. Du Xiuxian was very fortunate that he was able to capture this handshake, leaving a valuable historical image for future generations. So, why did ** have such a deliberate handshake goodbye with ***?In fact, from the ** alone, you can see some clues, **, whether it is *** or *** there are such words around them: tired, sickly, sad, dignified, and so on. Yes, at this time, *** and *** are over eighty years old, and the other is over seventy years old, and the disease is ruthlessly attacking them, and they can't avoid it, and they can't get around. ** Born in 1893, by the seventies of the twentieth century, he was visibly senile, his hair was gray, his face was full of wrinkles, and he was getting pale. With that comes a variety of geriatric diseases. In the spring of 1971, ** had a cold, the symptoms were very mild at first, and then it became more and more serious, causing bronchial inflammation, coughing day and night, and unable to sleep in bed at night, so he could only sit on the sofa all day. 
For elderly people, a small cold can often lead to a serious illness, ** that's it, the cold has not been better, after a systematic examination, it was finally diagnosed as lobar pneumonia. This is the beginning of his illness in his later years, and then major and minor illnesses continued, and at the beginning of the second year, that is, in January 1972, **after attending the ** memorial service, when he went back, he was unable to board the car and needed the support of the staff. It was also in this month, not long after attending the ** memorial service, ** fell ill again, and the cor pulmonale caused severe hypoxia, so that there was shock. At the same time as the medical staff launched the rescue, the news of shock reached the ears of ***, he drove from the West Flower Hall to the swimming pool, and when the car arrived, ** was so nervous that he couldn't get out of the car. He couldn't imagine what kind of situation would be if there was a mistake in ***, if the rescue failed. He understands one thing too well, that is: the burden of this country is heavy, and it can't be without *** When *** finally stabilized his mind and got out of the car, he immediately commanded all the medical personnel, and he must go all out to rescue him. After the joint efforts of the medical staff, ** was finally out of danger, ** hurriedly walked to ***'s bed, held one of ***'s hands, and shouted: "Chairman, chairman, I'm Enlai, chairman, chairman, do you hear?".That trembling hoarse voice is the Prime Minister's deepest concern for the President. After *** woke up, ** also specially thanked the medical staff and the staff around ***, and invited them to have a meal. **Although he was out of danger, he was sick like a thread, not to mention that he was nearly 80 years old at the time, and he had to take oxygen every day, injections and medicines, even so, he still had difficulty speaking and walking. The illness did not show any more mercy to the founders of New China. At that time, *** was concerned about the chairman's health, but he didn't know that the disease had also found him. On May 12 of this year, Zhang Zuoliang, a health care doctor, took a small glass bottle of urine test from the bathroom as usual, which was a weekly urine and urine test for ***. The inspection report arrived in Zhang Zuoliang's hand the next day, and the test sheet showed that there were 4 red blood cells, which is really not good news, for the sake of safety, Zhang Zuoliang told Deng Yingchao and Wu Jieping about it, and hoped that Deng Yingchao could persuade *** to go for a urine test again. 
**Very cooperative, the sampling was completed on the 14th and sent to the pathology department of Beijing Hospital for examination. Zhang Zuoliang and Wu Jieping hoped that the last four red blood cells were only a temporary one and would disappear soon, who would have thought that the result of this re-examination would actually be 8 red blood cells, and the prime minister had bladder metamorphic epithelial cell carcinoma. Wu Jieping did not give up, in the next few days, major hospitals in Beijing carried out consultations, and later Wu Jieping took the smear specimens and other materials to the big hospitals in Tianjin and Shanghai for back-to-back consultations, hoping to be able to objectively consult without knowing that the patient was ***. But it's the same to the end, and it can't change the fact that the prime minister has cancer. It's just that although cancer has become a fact, he still can't stop resting and being hospitalized, he is too busy, he has too many things to do, and he is riddled with diseases, and the operation of this country is even more inseparable from all aspects of things to deal with. Asking such a person to stop and rest and heal is simply difficult to go to the sky. As a result, on January 5, 1973, more than seven months after he was diagnosed with cancer, he urinated blood. This is the first time that blood in the urine has appeared, Zhang Shuying, who was on duty, almost fainted after seeing the dazzling color in the bathroom, all the calmness and calmness no longer exist at this moment, Zhang Shuying ran to Zhang Zuoliang's duty room with a urinal, shouting loudly Dr. Zhang, his voice was hoarse, trembling, and even stammered at one point. Zhang Zuoliang jumped up in the room, he was also frightened when he saw the blood in the urine, he was a doctor, he was used to seeing birth, old age, sickness and death, but he still couldn't accept the fact that the prime minister urinated blood. But if you can't accept it, you have to accept it, when he tried to say something to *** who was lying on the bed looking up, as soon as the word "prime minister" came out, the prime minister turned his head and waved his hand at him. Zhang Zuoliang retreated and discussed with several medical staff and the staff around him what to do about this matter. They thought of reporting this matter to ***, but everyone knew that *** was also suffering from illness at that time, it was difficult to speak and walk, his feet were very swollen, and he couldn't wear the shoes in the past, so he could only tailor a pair of cloth shoes for him every once in a while, and he was no longer the red-faced and energetic chairman in the past. This made everyone unbearable and didn't know how to disturb the chairman, but fortunately, they later thought of *** and informed the prime minister of his illness*** It can be said that in the matter of the prime minister's cancer, ** has become everyone's backbone to a certain extent. 
It was *** who found a way to report the prime minister's illness to *** at the right time, and he didn't expect that at the same time as he was sick, the prime minister actually suffered from cancer, and the two great men fell ill one after another, and they were seriously ill, which was a big blow to New China. In March, ** began to negotiate with several leaders about his condition, and *** also reflected all this to *** approved the **opinion of "examination first, then **", and **personally explained a series of arrangements about his condition to ***. But because of the delay of some things, it was not until March 10, after presiding over the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China, that he rushed to a temporarily arranged operating room in Yuquan Mountain to be examined and **. It can be said that this ** was very successful, and the chief surgeon, Wu Jieping, burned the lesion with an electrocautery surgical instrument, and it no longer bleed. After the operation was completed, the medical staff quickly told the news to some leaders who were waiting outside, and **personally called** to congratulate them. This day is a day full of hope for many people, and it is a day of great excitement and joy. However, both excitement and pleasure are temporary. Soon, a new problem was put in front of everyone, to be precise, in front of the medical staff and the staff around ***, that is, how to let *** have a little more time to rest. Although the lesion has disappeared, it does not mean that the cancer is gone, and it does not mean that the disease is cured, but the possibility of him being ** is there, and it is relatively large. But this possibility requires the cooperation of ***, such as cooperating with the doctor's examination, cooperating with chemotherapy, don't worry too much, such as taking time to rest, working as little as possible, preferably having a long vacation, etc., after all, *** was 75 years old at the time. However, all this is impossible, **there is no time to rest, special periods,** sickness, and if he rests again, then there is really no one to preside over the overall situation. So even if he knew his physical condition, he could only choose to ignore it and choose to continue to work hard, he hoped that when he really reached the curtain call, the operation of the country would be on the right track, so he couldn't rest. In the next half a year, ** continued to be busy, and accompanied foreign guests to inspect many places, and in October, just a few days after returning from Luoyang, he urinated blood again. This time the blood in the urine was much worse than the first time, which indicates cancer**, and the possibility of ***being ** is almost zero. 
In October 1973, blood appeared in the urine, and it was not until March 11, 1974 that ** underwent electrocautery surgery, and like the operation a year earlier, ** postponed the operation for ***. And in 1974, in order to prevent accidents, ** refused to have an excision, and still did electrocautery surgery, in fact, he was just prolonging his life, as for **, it was already a fantasy for him, he just needed time to work to ensure that his departure would not hinder the operation of the country. Of course, **'s expectations for this operation obviously did not go as he wished, and this surgery was very different from the surgery a year ago, in terms of results. The first surgery was still possible, and it was still in the early stage of cancer, and it was maintained for a long time after the operation, which was relatively unaffected to work. But this time the operation was already cancer**, and the electrocautery surgery did not play a big role, only a month later, ** blood in the urine appeared again, and it was accompanied by urinary retention, blood clots blocked the urinary tubes, swelling and pain tormented this seventy-year-old man. He would often roll on the couch and bed in pain in an attempt to shake the blood clot away, but with little success. He endured great pain with astonishing perseverance, remained silent when the pain struck, and continued to work, and even when he was suffering from such pain, his work did not decrease but increased. It was not uncommon for him to work more than 10 hours a day, and sometimes he would work 24 hours in a row, and even 30 hours in a row. It's hard to imagine how a 76-year-old man with cancer can endure such pain and insist on working, and such a workload is difficult to bear even on a middle-aged person in the prime of life, right?So, soon, ** appeared hypoxic symptoms on April 28, and in May, doctors found that the papillary cancer cells fell off, and the cancer cells began to spread, followed by three more hypoxic symptoms in May. **The body has reached the point where it is necessary to be hospitalized, and the blood transfusion twice a week does not help the condition at all. 
**Knowing his condition, once he is hospitalized, it is likely that he will never be able to leave the hospital again, so he must try his best to arrange everything before being hospitalized. At the same time, **'s physical condition is not optimistic, in the spring of 1974, **'s illness was added, his eyesight deteriorated very much, and his vision became more and more blurry, and he began to let the staff around him read documents, newspapers, etc. for him. He rarely appears in public anymore, and he no longer attends many meetings, but he still has to meet foreign guests in some foreign affairs activities. In May, ** and *** met with foreign guests several times, and there was a big change when meeting foreign guests, that is, *** sat in the position where *** was originally sitting, which was the result of ***'s efforts and what *** allowed. It's a sad thing to pull out step by step, and it's also a thing that has to be done. With the appearance of hypoxia symptoms again and again, he must be hospitalized for surgery as soon as possible, but the hospitalization time has been delayed by him again and again, and he hopes to be hospitalized after receiving Malaysian Prime Minister Razak. So on the day of May 29, when **accompanied Malaysian Prime Minister Razak to meet with ***, he deliberately waited for *** to shake hands with him after the talks. When he waited there, when *** saw him, he didn't need words, just a glance was worth a thousand words. **Knowing that the prime minister is about to be admitted to the hospital, everyone knows what this hospitalization means to ***, and everyone knows that his cancer is no longer possible**, but to prolong his life, he is hospitalized, and it is likely that he will not leave the hospital again. Therefore, before being hospitalized, ** not only has to arrange the work after he leaves, but also says goodbye to many people, ** is the most important one. **and*** have been hand in hand for nearly half a century since they met in Guangzhou in 1925 and before they were hospitalized in 1974. This half-century is not only the half-century of the two of them, but also the half-century of China. 
I believe many people know that history did not choose *** at the beginning, on the contrary, at the beginning of the Chinese revolution, ** in the party was higher than ***. He is a person who is good at discovering talents and is willing to protect them, so when he is excluded, he is one of the very few people who support and protect him. He discovered ***'s extraordinary talent in military affairs at a very early age, especially after the Nanchang Uprising and the Autumn Harvest Uprising, ***'s military talent was admired by ***, so he supported ***'s point of view. Especially during the Soviet period and later on the Long March, the Zunyi Conference on the way to the Long March finally established the leading position in the party. In this regard, ** once said: "The reason why the Zunyi Conference was held very well and solved the leadership problem of the Military Commission was that Enlai played an important role. After the Zunyi Conference, ** became a supporter of ***, ***'s eloquence was greatly admired, and the close cooperation between them began, and they were in the same boat through thick and thin, and finally established New China in 1949. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was a supporter of the People's Republic of China, and he believed that "he was a huge figure who grew up in the soil of China." "It can lead the Chinese people to a better future." One of them is the prime minister, and they are still inseparable working partners, they cherish each other, no one can do without each other, **set the general direction, **responsible for the specific implementation of the work, this is almost a perfect combination. However, time has never been merciless, and by the 70s, these two great men of the Chinese land were inevitably old and sick. When *** had to be hospitalized**, he hoped to have a formal farewell to *** who had led him for nearly forty years. After saying goodbye, ** began to make final preparations for hospitalization, and on the afternoon of the 31st, he called his niece Zhou Bingde and had a good meal with Deng Yingchao. During the meal, ** told her about her hospitalization, so that she could work hard and take care of the children in the future, Zhou Bingde didn't know that *** had cancer, she thought it was just an ordinary illness, and she could return to the West Flower Hall after being hospitalized for a period of time. 
Not to mention her, even Du Xiuxian, the photographer, didn't know that *** was sick, he just took such a picture on May 29 with a keen intuition, but he didn't know that *** had cancer and was very serious. After sending Zhou Bingde away, ** finished the work at hand in the office, and then stood silently in the courtyard of the West Flower Hall for a long time. He knew that this time to leave might be forever, forever to leave this place where he had lived for more than 20 years, and he had too much reluctance in his heart, but no matter how reluctant he was, he had to leave. After leaving the West Flower Hall, he went to the Great Hall of the People to complete his last task, that is, to sign the "Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and Malaysia" with Malaysian Prime Minister Razak. When all the work was done, it was close to the early hours of the morning, ** accompanied by Deng Yingchao to the 305 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army. On June 1, 1974, ** was admitted to the 305 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army and underwent surgery, and in July, ** set off to the south to inspect, and the two great men left Zhongnanhai one after another, which added to Zhongnanhai's sorrow. After going south, *** quickly went to check his eyes and was diagnosed with senile cataracts, and his eyes were almost blind. He and *** are sick and worried about each other. **Every once in a while, he sent his condition and operation report to ***, and sent people to visit *** several times, and in 1975, when *** had another major operation, he gave *** a special comfortable sofa, so that *** would not sit on it because the sofa was too hard and uncomfortable. 
This shows the friendship between the two. Soon after, **left the south and returned to Zhongnanhai, before he came back, **had left the hospital to preside over the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China**, and a major topic of the meeting was the ** plan for *** disease. ** Very concerned about this matter. He studied the best plan for ***'s condition, and personally went to the hospital to talk to the attending doctor of *** and cheer them up. After returning to Beijing, he began to make preoperative preparations, including the use of a new type of eye drops, which was very uneasy, he actually used his own eyes to do experiments, and then gave *** to use. When it was time for *** to have cataract removal surgery, ** left the hospital again and stayed outside the operating room in person, **'s operating room was temporarily set up by the original study, and this was the last time *** entered ***'s study. **'s operation was very successful, but *** has lost 61 pounds, more than ten large and small surgeries, but he did not keep him, on the morning of January 8, 1976, ** left us forever. When *** heard the news, tears welled up in his eyes. Time finally took away *** and took *** away*** and on September 9th, ** also left us. In 1976, the departure of the two great men fell into grief for the land of China.