There is a special tombstone in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, which stands quietly there, with no name on it, no inscription introducing his life, only 24 words deeply engraved on the stele: the worries of the world first, with heaven and earth; Thinking of the joy of the world, the sun and the moon are together.
If we read it several times repeatedly, perhaps we can guess the owner of the tomb, because the first words of these two sentences are "first" and "nian" respectively, yes, he is a great revolutionary, military strategist, statesman, who made outstanding contributions to the liberation of the Chinese revolution, and the third one after ***
**Born on June 23, 1909 in Huang'an, Hubei Province (now known as Hong'an) Li family family in a poor peasant family, at the age of 9 years of study for three years of private school, and then the family could not support the tuition of ***, as a last resort, only 12-year-old Li *** had to drop out of school, and began to work at a young age to earn money.
His father thought that carpentry was a craft, so he sent him to learn carpentry, ** understood his father's hardships, and was willing to help the family share the burden, so he obeyed his father's wishes. **Smart and studious, his skills grow quickly, people call him "Xiao Li Carpenter", which is an affirmation of the carpenter's craftsmanship.
In the past five years, he has come into contact with many ordinary people, witnessed the hardships and difficulties of their lives, and participated in the agricultural movement at the age of 17. In November 1927, at the age of 18, *** led the peasants in his hometown to participate in the famous Huang (An) Ma (Cheng) Uprising, and joined the Communist Party of China in December and became a communist fighter.
Immediately afterwards, the guerrillas led by ** were incorporated into the Red Army, and he served as the deputy squad leader, and in October 1931, at the age of 22, *** was already the political commissar of the 33rd Regiment of the 11th Division of the Red Fourth Front Army. ** Very gifted in military command, after that, he served as the political commissar of the troops, and also the commander who led the troops to war.
In October 1945, ** was the commander of the Central Plains Military Region, commanding the 60,000-strong troops of the military region, commanding the famous Tongbai Campaign, annihilating more than 7,000 Kuomintang troops and achieving a complete victory. Later, with his outstanding military talents, he commanded and participated in countless battles, and made immortal contributions to the establishment of New China.
In May 1949, he served as Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee, Commander and Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Region, and later served as Secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee and Mayor.
In the summer of 1954, he was transferred to work in **, and later served as vice premier for 26 years, concurrently serving as director of the Finance and Trade Office, responsible for the comprehensive management of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Food, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Bank of China and the guidance of the work of the National Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. It is from this time that we will use more energy to lead the development of our national economy.
In June 1983, the 74-year-old *** was elected president of the People's Republic of China, becoming the third term of the new China after *** and ***
Five years later, it was 1988, when he was 79 years old, in the past five years, he has served the people wholeheartedly in the spirit of public servant, dedication, selflessness, honesty and dedication, and has won the love of the whole party, the whole army and the people of all ethnic groups in the country.
On June 21, 1992, 83-year-old *** passed away in Beijing, when he was seriously ill, he told his family and the staff around him that he must be frugal and everything should be carried out in accordance with the regulations. **After his death, part of his ashes were scattered in Dabie Mountain, Daba Mountain and Qilian Mountain, where he fought, and part of it was buried in Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.
** He joined the revolution at the age of 17 and was 79 years old when he retired from revolutionary posts. In the past 62 years, he has selflessly dedicated all his energy to the party and the people in obscurity, and he has used his life to practice the oath of a Communist Party member and fight for the cause of communism all his life.
Today, this special tombstone is still standing quietly in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, with no name, no resume, and no his deeds, only 24 big characters deeply impressed on the stele: the worries of the world first, with heaven and earth; Thinking of the joy of the world, the sun and the moon are together.
**, always live in the hearts of the people, and future generations will not forget your achievements for the country and the people.