We all know that there is a habit of smoking, and the addiction to smoking is relatively large. During the revolutionary war, when the spirit of a leader like *** was often in a high state of tension, when the working hours were too long and sleepy, it was normal to smoke a cigarette and slow down, which was not a big deal.
In addition to ***, many of the founding generals had the habit of smoking, and they all came from the arduous revolutionary war, and they were more or less addicted to smoking. It is worth mentioning that ** generally does not have the habit of smoking, especially when he is young, he does not stick a cigarette and has strong self-discipline.
It is worth mentioning that in November 1970, ** met with the Minister of Foreign Trade of Romania in the Great Hall of the People, and not long after the two talked, ** asked the assistant next to him for a cigarette and lit it.
This move surprised Burtica a little, and the diplomats of various countries who had been in contact with *** at that time knew that ** was not a smoker, let alone smoking in formal settings, and he paid great attention to diplomatic details and image.
After lighting a cigarette, ** immediately gave an explanation to Burtica, apologizing. When Burtica learned the reason for smoking, she felt very sorry for him and burst into tears on the spot. So why do you smoke in formal diplomatic settings? What's behind it?
In the movie "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", there is an intriguing scene. At that time, our army was fighting the Liaoshen Campaign, and when ** and *** and others were anxiously waiting for news from the front line, they specially asked for a cigarette from the guard, and smoked it skillfully.
So, does this mean that *** has a habit of smoking? The answer is no. The movie is a literary work, there are real and false in the shots, perhaps the movie specially arranged the scene of *** smoking in order to set off the tense atmosphere at the time. According to the memories of people who have been around *** for a long time, ** himself has no habit of smoking, and he generally does not smoke.
**There are two main reasons why he does not have the habit of smoking, which has a greater impact on him.
One of them: **'s family style is very good, whether it is *** himself or several generations in his family, there are very few smokers. Family style can affect a person's growth and living habits, and being able to become such an excellent person is inseparable from the good family style of the Zhou family.
Second, the impact of a school rule. When he was young, he studied at Nankai School in Tianjin, which had a school rule that prohibiting smoking.
According to the staff of the Deng Yingchao Memorial Hall: Nankai SchoolNo smokingThere was a small storm when this school rule was implemented. It turned out that Mr. Zhang Boling, the principal of Nankai School at that time, had the habit of smoking, and the students of the school jointly gave advice to the principal Zhang Boling
You don't let us smoke, but as a principal, why do you take the lead in smoking?
Zhang Boling was embarrassed to be said by his own students, in order to teach students well and play a role in leading by example, he extinguished the cigarette in his hand on the spot at a school assembly, and announced in front of all his classmates:
If I can't change it in the future, I won't be worthy of being your headmaster, and I'm not qualified to discipline you! From today onwards, we will supervise each other and never smoke!
Mr. Zhang Boling did what he said, and since then, he has never smoked in school again, and he has slowly quit his addiction to smoking. At that time, *** was a student of Nankai School, and under the influence of Mr. Zhang Boling, he resolutely abided by the school rules and did not touch cigarettes.
**It is true that there is no habit of smoking, and even in the most dangerous times of the Revolutionary War, it is rarely touched. One is influenced by the family, and the other is influenced by Nankai School.
Of course, ** is not in the habit of smoking, not that he hasn't smoked in decades. In November 1970, when ** met with foreign guests, he smoked a few puffs of cigarettes in public, why is this?
According to Wang Fulin, the secretary of ***, after the end of the Anti-Japanese War, ** and Marshall smoked a few puffs of cigarettes when they were negotiating.
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to monopolize the fruits of victory, and on the one hand, he stepped up his efforts to seize territory, and on the other hand, he sought help from the United States. The United States sent General Marshall to China to preside over the negotiations between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
During the whole process of peace talks, Chiang Kai-shek did not have any sincerity, and Marshall was also influenced by US policy, and was more inclined to Chiang Kai-shek's side. **I know that this negotiation is a **, but I can't stop talking, otherwise I will be left behind by the opponent to undermine the peace.
Every negotiation, ** is to bring the translator Zhang Wenjin to participate, Marshall is American, does not understand Chinese, every time to speak English, translated by Zhang Wenjin.
At the beginning of the negotiations, ** lit a cigarette, and every time Zhang Wenjin translated, ** first took two puffs of cigarette and exhaled the smoke before answering. During the whole negotiation process, **'s answer was simply impeccable, reasonable, and not only incisive, but also broke down at one point, which made Marshall and the Kuomintang negotiators very embarrassed.
Afterwards, a reporter asked*** Why in refuting Marshall's words, the words were so sharp and accurately hit the key points of the other party?
After listening to it, he laughed, and he told reportersWhen Marshall spoke, I probably understood what he said, and when Zhang Wenjin translated it, I took two more puffs of cigarette, and I had enough time to think and organize the language, so it was easier to answer in the negotiation.
In the conversation with ***, Marshall completely fell into the disadvantage, and as soon as the negotiations were over, ** stopped smoking again, he was a very self-disciplined person.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the staff of the West Flower Hall learned that *** did not smoke, so they put a piece on the conference table in his office."Don't smoke"Small sign.
It was only later that *** considered that many comrades had the habit of smoking, so this small sign was removed and not seen by others. Many comrades working in the West Flower Hall consider his health and do not let him smoke second-hand smoke, but still try to smoke as little as possible or go out to smoke.
In the early seventies, ** was very busy at work, sleeping no more than 4 hours a day, often working more than two days in a row.
Once, after 20 hours of continuous work, a staff member came to report, and the secretary Qian Jiadong saw that he was too sleepy, so he reminded:Prime Minister, you better sit back and listen。**Shaking his head, he smiled bitterly: I can't sit down anymore, I'm afraid I'll fall asleep as soon as I sit down.
On November 12, 1970, ***, who had been working for more than 10 hours in a row, had a long meeting with Yahya Khan of Pakistan. After the talks, ** and the accompanying staff briefly sorted out the scene, and then met with the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Burtica, who had already visited.
At that time, ** was already very tired, and he couldn't stand during the meeting, so he felt sleepy after sitting down. But in the face of international foreign guests, ** had to cheer up and ask the staff around him for a cigarette.
Apologizing, ** apologized to Burtica, he said:I was so sleepy that I had to smoke. Even if I don't talk to you, I can't sleep and do other things.
When meeting foreign guests, ** is not a smoker, this time in the case of extreme fatigue, in order to refresh himself, he had to smoke a cigarette.
In this way, ** supported his body with a cigarette and finished the relevant cooperation with Burtica, and the whole process went smoothly and satisfied both parties. Afterwards, Burtica looked at the tired *** and felt very sorry for him, and secretly cried in the end.
** After dedicating himself to the development of New China, his spirit is an example for us to learn. **I don't have the habit of smoking, but on special occasions, I will have a "purposeful" to smoke a few cigarettes, which is completely for business.
A perfect person like *** is rare, both in China and abroad. ** Dedicated to the public and serving the people, he is a good prime minister in the hearts of the people, and we will always miss him.
References: "The Wisdom of Smoking", etc.