At the end of October 1952, ** took advantage of his vacation time to inspect some areas in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
On October 31, he went to Xinxiang to inspect the People's Shengli Canal, and originally planned to visit the Yinxu monument in Anyang on November 1 and go to work in Beijing on November 2. However, after actually returning to Beijing, he presided over a meeting on the establishment of a rural work department in the leading organs at and above the provincial party committee level and prepared materials for the convening of the National People's Congress.
In addition, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea continued, and Eisenhower inspected the Korean battlefield.
A few months have passed. On February 15, 1953, the second day of the Lunar New Year, ** was busy and took a special train south again to inspect. The last time Teng Daiyuan accompanied him to inspect the Yellow River, he had a stomach attack, so this time he learned his lesson and asked Wu Qingtian to follow him instead.
The accompanying leaders include Yang Shangkun, ** and others, as well as Wang Dongxing, Ye Zilong and other staff. The special train passed through Xingtai, and Zhang Yumei, the second secretary of the Xingtai County Party Committee and county magistrate, reported on the situation of agricultural mutual aid and cooperation.
On February 16, the special train passed through Zhengzhou, and the responsible persons of the Henan Provincial Party Committee and the Yellow River Committee reported on the planning of the Yellow River, and paid special attention to the resettlement of residents in the reservoir area.
On the evening of February 16, the special train arrived at Hankou Dazhimen Station. That night, under the arrangement of the Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Governor, Li Xuefeng of the Central and Southern Bureau, and others, they lived in the Yang Sen Garden adjacent to the compound of the Wuhan Municipal Party Committee.
During the Spring Festival, the three towns of Wuhan have been covered in silver, and on February 17, **braved the severe cold and led everyone to visit the former site of the **Agricultural ** Workshop.
On the morning of February 18, as if the heavens learned that *** was about to visit Wuhan, the sky suddenly cleared, and the scenery on both sides of the Yangtze River was more charming, a prosperous scene.
On this day, on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the citizens of the three towns of Wuhan have poured into the streets to enjoy the wonderful performances of lion dance and dragon lanterns, and the whole city is full of festive atmosphere, showing the prosperity of the country everywhere, ** The mood is particularly happy.
He suddenly realized that some of the senior cadres who were recuperating at the East Lake Sanatorium had missed the opportunity to enjoy the prosperity, so he decided to visit them. Of course, the person who worries him the most and wants to see the most is Zheng Weisan who is there.
Accompanied by him, as soon as he entered the door of the sanatorium, he asked loudly: "Which room is Comrade Zheng Weisan in?" "When the patients saw the chairman come to visit in person, their emotions were unusually high, and they cheered and excited.
The chairman walked from room to room number, shook hands with each of the patients, and greeted them cordially.
**I went around the ward, but I didn't find Zheng Weisan, and I couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He asked the person in charge of the nursing home where Zheng Weisan was, and the person in charge pointed to the ward on the other side.
So, ** walked over there, and along the way he shook the hands of each patient and greeted them. Before arriving at Zheng Weisan's room, Zheng Weisan had already been woken up by the cheers of the people.
When he heard that it was *** coming, he immediately got out of bed, found *** and greeted loudly: "Happy New Year, Chairman!" "* I saw Zheng Weisan at a glance and found that he was very good-looking, and I was very happy.
He greeted Zheng Weisan: "Happy New Year, Comrade Weisan, I have come to visit you, I hope you will recuperate well and recover your health as soon as possible." Zheng Weisan is a native of Huang'an, Hubei, one of the leaders of the Jute Uprising, and one of the main founders of the Hubei-Henan-Anhui base area.
In the years of revolution, his contribution was enormous. His relatives, including his father, mother, wife, and children, all joined the ranks of the revolution, among them, his father died of illness in the mountains and forests, his mother died of eating poisonous wild vegetables, Cao Mengyun was frozen to death in a cave, and his daughter Zheng Qiying was carried on the back of his younger brother Zheng Zhihui to fight guerrilla warfare and survived.
Zheng Weisan himself fell ill during the three-year guerrilla war in Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and his physical condition has been very poor. In July 1935, in order to cooperate with the ** Red Army to go north, the Red 25th Army went west to Gansu and north to northern Shaanxi, Zheng Weisan was ordered to stay in southern Shaanxi, adhere to the guerrilla war in the Hubei-Henan-Shaanxi base area, and experienced countless life and death tests.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he led the New Fourth Army with Zhang Yunyi in Huainan and other places to resist Japanese aggression. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he could have led the troops to move to the liberated areas to recuperate, but in order to contain the Kuomintang troops and win preparation time for the anti-civil war in the liberated areas, he worked hard in the Central Plains for ten months with ***.
On the eve of the Central Plains Breakout, ** took into account his physical condition and asked him to take the plane of the Military Adjustment Department back to Yan'an, but he still insisted on being sick and participated in the command of the Central Plains Breakout Campaign that shocked China and foreign countries, opening the prelude to the Liberation War.
His deeds are deeply touching and admirable.
Zheng Weisan's illness deeply touched *** Although after the founding of New China, he did not assume specific responsibilities because of his poor physical condition, but *** has always been concerned about this people's hero.
This time, he specially came to the East Lake Sanatorium to visit Zheng Weisan, full of endless care and love. It is worth mentioning that in 1955, our army conferred the title for the first time, but because Zheng Weisan had no specific job responsibilities, he was unable to participate in the award ceremony.
Bearing in mind his great contribution to the revolution, it was suggested that his rank be set as executive, with the same treatment as a deputy prime minister.