Picture丨Meng Jinyun's old photo
Foreword
"I feel very uncomfortable, and I called the doctor."
This sentence is the last sentence left by Chairman Mao before his death, and it is also the last sentence left to Meng Jinyun.
In the last two years of Chairman Mao's life, he was not accompanied by his family. Only Zhang Yufeng, a confidential secretary and Meng Jinyun, a private nurse, guarded him every step of the way, taking care of his daily life and health, and helping him handle national affairs.
After Chairman Mao's death, Meng Jinyun was included in the list of Chairman Mao's watchmen. As Chairman Mao's last watchman, she and Chairman Mao spent 489 days and nights together, witnessing Chairman Mao's last life journey.
Because of dancing, she became attached to Chairman Mao
Meng Jinyun was born in Hubei in 1948. When she was 12 years old, she was admitted to the Kongzheng Song and Dance Troupe and became a dancer. At that time, the chiefs of Zhongnanhai often regarded dancing as their own entertainment, and arranged it twice a week. The dancers of the Kongzheng Song and Dance Troupe will be sent to Zhongnanhai to complete the task of escorting the head of the dance after strict scrutiny. Because many "old comrades" in the art troupe are sometimes busy with work, they arranged for some young students to study in Zhongnanhai. In 1963, Meng Jinyun was selected by the organization and arranged to go to Zhongnanhai to complete the "mission". At that time, Meng Jinyun was not yet 15 years old.
Picture丨Meng Jinyun's old photo
Meng Jinyun and several other actors who arrived in Zhongnanhai for the first time were taken to Chunguzhai in Zhongnanhai to wait. Everything in Zhongnanhai was full of curiosity about this 15-year-old girl. It was not as splendid as imagined. , is just a very ordinary hall. The outside of the hall looks like a typical ancient building, but the interior decoration is very modern. Meng Jinyun curiously observed everything around him, and his originally tense mood gradually relaxed.
The chiefs came to the dance hall after seven o'clock. Someone recognized Mr. Zhu in the crowd and took the initiative to say hello. Meng Jinyun followed the voice and looked at the crowd. Mr. Zhu came to everyone in a white shirt and gray suit pants. Although Mr. Zhu was in his 70s at the time, his demeanor was still undiminished at and . The first time saw Mr. Zhu, he left a deep impression on Meng Jinyun. impression.
Picture丨Chairman Mao's dance
After the dance started, Meng Jinyun sat next to him curiously and carefully observed the dances of the chiefs. After ten o'clock in the evening, the music in the ballroom stopped abruptly. Everyone stood up and faced the door of the ballroom. It turned out that Chairman Mao came to the ballroom. Chairman Mao, wearing a gray tunic, smiled and nodded to the people in the ballroom, and then sat on the sofa that had been prepared. The waiter brought the wet towel to Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao Wiped his hands and face. The music in the
ballroom sounded again, and an old comrade who often came to dance took the initiative to walk up to Chairman Mao and invited Chairman Mao to dance with him. Meng Jinyun, who was sitting on the side, stared at Chairman Mao's dancing. At first glance, Chairman Mao was not a "novice" in dancing. He could chat with his dance partner while dancing, without staring at his feet at all.
Meng Jinyun, who was staring at Chairman Mao, quickly caught Chairman Mao's attention. Chairman Mao turned his head and smiled at her, and Meng Jinyun also responded with a smile. Right at the beginning of the next dance song , Meng Jinyun seemed to see Chairman Mao's intention, and hurriedly got up and walked to Chairman Mao's side, imitating the old comrade to invite Chairman Mao, Chairman Mao smiled and held her hand , went to the dance floor together.
Picture丨Chairman Mao dancing
Meng Jinyun, who had already calmed down, became nervous again, for fear that he would accidentally step on Chairman Mao. As a dancer, I suddenly don't know how to dance, and the rhythm and steps are all messed up. Chairman Mao saw Meng Jinyun's nervousness, so he took the initiative to start a routine with her;
"Little comrade, don't be nervous, your dance moves are good, are you new here?" , after hearing Meng Jinyun's answer, Chairman Mao jokingly said:
"This name is nice, it has the same surname as Master Meng, it's icing on the cake, it's even more beautiful than the icing on the cake."
Chairman Mao later learned that Meng Jinyun was from He also climbed up a fellowship with Meng Jinyun:
"Across a lake, I am half a fellow countryman."
In just a few short sentences, Meng Jinyun's nervousness will be swept away, and the dance steps are gradually stabilizing. Since then, Meng Jinyun will go to Zhongnanhai almost every week to complete the "mission" of dancing, and every time he will dance with Chairman Mao. After getting to know each other gradually, Meng Jinyun also dared to chat with Chairman Mao boldly, and often made Chairman Mao laugh.
Picture丨Chairman Mao dancing
Once Meng Jinyun said that Chairman Mao had a mole under his mouth. Her grandmother said it was a lucky mole. Chairman Mao looked at Meng Jinyun and found that she also had a mole on her face. Just said:
"You also have one on your face, you are also blessed."
Meng Jinyun responded that his mole was a Hubei mole, which was different from Chairman Mao's Hunan mole. Chairman Mao laughed after hearing this. During the dance between the two, Chairman Mao often told Meng Jinyun some interesting historical stories about her hometown of Hubei, many of which she did not know enough about. Chairman Mao's knowledge made Meng Jinyun very impressed.
"You stay with me and work"
After the dance in Zhongnanhai was cancelled, Meng Jinyun returned to her hometown. At that time, she was 25 years old, and she had grown into a slim girl. Naturally, there were many suitors. married. In order to make a living, she gave up her dance career and chose to enter the hospital to learn nursing knowledge, and soon became a nurse who was able to work independently.
Picture丨Meng Jinyun's old photo
By chance, Meng Jinyun learned from his comrades that although the dance in Zhongnanhai was canceled, Chairman Mao did not forget himself and even helped her secretly. Under the leadership of this comrade-in-arms, Meng Jinyun once again walked into Zhongnanhai. It had been nearly ten years since she last walked in.
After receiving permission from the confidential secretary Zhang Yufeng, Meng Jinyun met Chairman Mao again. She introduced herself to Chairman Mao excitedly: "Chairman, I am Meng Jinyun from Hubei." After listening, Chairman Mao said:
"Remember, Aren't you half my fellow countryman?"
Then Meng Jinyun told Chairman Mao about his own experiences in the past few years. After listening to Chairman Mao, he said with emotion:
"You are here, everything is easy to do, You will stay with me to work in the future, you are my daughter and my friend."
Since then, Meng Jinyun has become Chairman Mao's personal nurse and the last personal nurse in Chairman Mao's life.
"I agree not to count, you need to follow the principle"
After Meng Jinyun entered Zhongnanhai, Chairman Mao was very satisfied with her work. In addition to taking care of her daily life, she would also ask her to read newspapers to herself, and sometimes even Let her handle some important files of central instead of herself. At that time, Meng Jinyun was not a member of the Communist Party, and once Chairman Mao asked her to handle documents, Meng Jinyun said uncomfortably:
"You know that I am not a member of the Communist Party yet, this is against the principles of organization, and a chairman of your size will not encourage me to join the Party. ."
Picture丨Meng Jinyun and Chairman Mao
After listening, Chairman Mao said that he did not have the right to develop her, but she could write an application. Meng Jinyun found Chairman Mao after writing the application and read it to him. After listening to Chairman Mao, he said:
"It has been ten years since I applied for to join the party at the age of 18, and I am very determined. I agree with you to join the party. Agreed."
Chairman Mao's straightforward answer surprised Meng Jinyun, she said happily:
"You can agree." , do things in accordance with organizational principles.”
Meng Jinyun handed the application to the group leader according to Chairman Mao’s request, but unfortunately her application for joining the party did not pass the discussion in the group meeting. Until left Zhongnanhai, Meng Jinyun was not able to join the party, and her application was not approved until ten years after leaving Zhongnanhai.
Scared Chairman Mao
In the eyes of many people, Chairman Mao is a great man of a generation, but in Meng Jinyun's view, Chairman Mao is also an ordinary person regardless of his identity and status, and he likes to lose his temper just like ordinary people. vulnerable side.
When Meng Jinyun first arrived in Zhongnanhai, Chairman Mao had suffered from eye disease , but his spirit was still very good. He often chatted and laughed with Meng Jinyun, and even took Meng Jinyun to watch movies together, but he did not appear to be aloof at all.But it didn't take long for Meng Jinyun to find that Chairman Mao, who was very enthusiastic about him before, began to indifferent to him. Every time Meng Jinyun spoke to him, he either ignored him or waved her out.
Picture丨Chairman Mao
Meng Jinyun thought about it for a long time in the review document. He didn't know why Chairman Mao's attitude towards him had changed so much. Before, he told himself stories and joked with himself. If Meng Jinyun couldn't find the answer, he asked Zhang Yufeng Ask for yourself.
Chairman Mao told Zhang Yufeng that every time Meng Jinyun entered his room, he was very quiet and did not make a sound. He often appeared in front of him suddenly and startled him. After Meng Jinyun knew the reason, every time he entered Chairman Mao's room, he had to make some noises, so as to give Chairman Mao a psychological preparation, and he never "scared" Chairman Mao again.
In the last two years of Chairman Mao's life, his physical condition deteriorated day by day, and his mood also underwent great changes, and he often became impatient and angry. Before cataract surgery , Meng Jinyun or Zhang Yufeng usually read newspaper materials for Chairman Mao. After the surgery, Chairman Mao could barely read by himself.
One day Chairman Mao wanted to go to the hall to sit and read a newspaper, Meng Jinyun asked him to help him to a chair in the hall, put on his glasses, and held up the newspaper for Chairman Mao to read. Because Chairman Mao's hands trembled badly in his later years, Meng Jinyun adjusted up and down at any time according to the speed of Chairman Mao's reading. I don't know whether it was due to negligence or fatigue. hit the ground.
Picture丨Chairman Mao read the newspaper
Meng Jinyun was taken aback and quickly picked up the newspaper to apologize to Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao did not listen to the apology and shouted at her:
"Get out!"
This is the first time for Chairman Mao Being angry with Meng Jinyun was the only time he was angry with Meng Jinyun. She knew that Chairman Mao was in a bad mood at that time and needed to vent her emotions, so she didn't take it to heart. After a while, Chairman Mao took the initiative to apologize to her, and Meng Jinyun asked whether Chairman Mao was in a bad mood because he was not feeling well. Chairman Mao replied:
"I feel uncomfortable every day during this time. It seems that my body is completely dead. It is strange recently. I always like to recall the past." People often say that only when the reality is unsatisfactory will they like to reminisce about the past. You, a chairman, can have any unsatisfactory things. After speaking, Meng Jinyun felt that something was wrong, and quickly closed his mouth.
After listening to Meng Jinyun's words, Chairman Mao became interested and motioned her to continue. Meng Jinyun went on to say:
"Apart from your poor health, you are well in other aspects. If you listen to the doctor, you will definitely be cured."
"What will happen if I divorce Jiang Qing?" There are only two people in the room who can enter and exit at will, and that is her and Zhang Yufeng. No matter who they are, they can only decide to see or not to see them after being notified by the two of them. Even the meal that Chairman Mao wants to eat must be placed in the living room first, and then the two of them will bring it in.
At that time, Jiang Qing had already separated from Chairman Mao. In order to get close to Chairman Mao, Jiang Qing suppressed his own nature and was very enthusiastic about Meng Jinyun and Zhang Yufeng, especially Zhang Yufeng.
Picture丨Old photo of Chairman Mao and Jiang Qing
After Meng Jinyun came to Chairman Mao's side, Chairman Mao suddenly asked Meng Jinyun:
"What would happen if the people of the whole country knew about the news of my divorce from Jiang Qing?"
Meng Jinyun was stunned after hearing this After a long time, he said:
"Didn't you divorce Jiang Qing yet?"
Obviously Chairman Mao was not asking Meng Jinyun, but himself. He replied to Meng Jinyun:
"If you don't answer, you won't be able to answer. Jiang Qing and I have to go through the formalities for divorce. Will the judge listen to me or will I listen to the judge? It will be lively then..."
After speaking, Chairman Mao laughed, but Meng Jinyun heard a hint of helplessness from Chairman Mao's laughter. This was also the only time Meng Jinyun heard Chairman Mao take the initiative to mention Jiang Qing after he went to Zhongnanhai.
"Just listen to you earlier"
December 26 is just an ordinary day for many people, but it is a very important day for those who have just experienced the founding of New China, especially for national leaders. date, because that day is Chairman Mao's birthday.
1975's birthday was Chairman Mao's last birthday. On his birthday, many of Chairman Mao's old friends sent people to Zhongnanhai to visit Chairman Mao, and Chairman Mao's family also came to celebrate Chairman Mao's birthday.
Picture丨Chairman Mao had a cordial conversation with everyone at the dining table
After Meng Jinyun and Zhang Yufeng helped Chairman Mao to the living room, Meng Jinyun told Chairman Mao that according to the custom of their hometown, when the elderly celebrated their birthdays, the younger ones had to kowtow to the elderly. After hearing this, Chairman Mao said happily:
"I can't afford you to kowtow to me."
Meng Jinyun said that you are the chairman. If you can't afford it, who else would dare to be? I will kowtow to you first.Before anyone else could react, Meng Jinyun knelt in front of Chairman Mao and respectfully kowtowed three times. Chairman Mao got up and returned the salute. For Meng Jinyun, kowtow to Chairman Mao is not only to congratulate Chairman Mao on his birthday, but more to express his gratitude to Chairman Mao. After
, people around Chairman Mao followed Meng Jinyun's example and kowtowed to Chairman Mao. After everyone kowtowed, Chairman Mao happily told everyone the story of his childhood. At that time, Chairman Mao's mother often took him to seek the blessing of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in the temple, kowtow in front of the Bodhisattva, and said Ask the Buddha to bless you. Chairman Mao asked everyone:
"Now you kowtow to me, do you want me to bless you too?"
Zhang Yufeng took a step forward and said first:
"Of course we hope you bless, but he did not say it."
Chairman Mao After listening to it, he smiled and said:
"I am not blessing you now, but let you bless me." After dinner, Chairman Mao was helped back to bed by Meng Jinyun and others. Since then, Chairman Mao's residence has never been as lively as this day.
Picture丨Chairman Mao reading in bed
Chairman Mao had difficulty staying awake in the last days of his life, and sometimes he could not even eat normally. In order to maintain Chairman Mao's life, the doctor decided to use an nasogastric feeding tube way to treat Chairman Mao. At the beginning, Chairman Mao did not agree with this approach, so Meng Jinyun persuaded him:
"Liu Bocheng also used a nasogastric feeding tube, and the effect was very good. Your body's resistance is stronger than his, so it must be no problem."
After listening to Meng Jinyun's persuasion, Chairman Mao gave up his original idea and agreed to use a nasogastric tube for treatment. Sure enough, after the nasogastric tube was inserted, Chairman Mao's physical condition began to improve. Chairman Mao happily held Meng Jinyun's hand:
"It's still Xiao Meng, you know a lot, I'd like to have listened to you earlier. "
In September 1976, Meng Jinyun asked for leave to go home. As soon as she got home, she received a notice asking her to return to Zhongnanhai. After returning home, Meng Jinyun learned that Chairman Mao suffered a myocardial infarction after he left. After more than 20 doctors It took minutes of rescue to get out of danger.
Picture丨After Chairman Mao's death, leaders bid farewell to him
On September 8, Meng Jinyun returned to Chairman Mao's residence to take over. At that time, many people had been on duty without sleep for several days, watching Chairman Mao at any time Changes in his condition. Just after 7 p.m., Chairman Mao's breathing suddenly became rapid. Meng Jinyun hurried to Chairman Mao's side and massaged Chairman Mao's chest. Chairman Mao seemed to know that he had come to an end and told Meng Jinyun about his life. Last sentence:
"I'm sick, call the doctor. "
After more than four hours of rescue by medical staff , he was unable to save Chairman Mao's life in the end. A generation of great people just left this world. Before his death, Chairman Mao did not leave any important last words, only ordinary people. Eight words of communication.
Picture丨Meng Jinyun (first from left) recent photo
After Chairman Mao's death, Meng Jinyun was entrusted to sort out Chairman Mao's relics. She closed the books that Chairman Mao had not read before he was alive, and finally replaced Chairman Mao. The clothes that came down were neatly folded... It took more than a month for Meng Jinyun to sort out all the relics of Chairman Mao. This little nurse who accompanied Chairman Mao for 489 days and nights left Zhongnanhai forever and never again. go back.
