From reading "The Complete Biography of Yue" in his youth, until his physical illness in his later years, Yue Fei still used the record of "Manjianghong" to relieve his mood. Yue Fei occupies an important position in Chairman Mao's life.

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Confidants can always appreciate each other. Even if they are hundreds of years apart, they can still feel the feelings of each other through the remaining words.

As China's greatest revolutionary and writer, Chairman Mao treated Yue Fei, who was also a military genius and poet, as if he were a confidant.

started reading "The Complete Biography of Yue" in his youth, and until his physical illness in his later years, he still used the record of "Manjianghong" to relieve his mood. Yue Fei occupied an important position in Chairman Mao's life.

It can be said that Yue Fei is the great hero in Chairman Mao’s heart. Even Chairman Mao’s admiration for Yue Fei was enough to expand it to the descendants of the Yue family.

So, what exactly is there in Yue Fei worthy of Chairman Mao’s respect? What anecdotes have happened to Chairman Mao in the past 80 years?

"Manjianghong"

Chairman Mao was born in 1893 in a peasant family in Xiangtan, Hunan. He loves reading is a history fan. For this reason, he has read many Ming and Qing novels since he was a child.

When he was a teenager, by chance, Chairman Mao read this book "Talking about Yue Quan Biography" written during the Kangxi and Qianlong period. He was deeply moved by Yue Fei's national spirit of not fearing power and fighting against external troubles in the book.

Perhaps it was precisely because of such a small matter that it had such a great impact on Chairman Mao’s revolutionary path, so since Chairman Mao joined the Communist Party and began the revolution, he has always respected Yue Fei very much.

. Chairman Mao, who is also a poet, likes his works very much. His favorite is the "Manjianghong" series. He not only recites it many times but also writes it frequently. The word

has a special meaning to Chairman Mao.

Fu Liantong, the director of a Changting hospital, arranged Chairman Mao’s resting place in an ancient well, and Chairman Mao lived in a small building backing. The dean of

thought very thoroughly. The scenery here is pleasant and the environment is beautiful. It is not only a good place to recuperate, but also relieves the depression in the heart.

Chairman Mao is here, and he can walk on the trail in the back mountain every day. The fresh air and lush trees can always calm his irritable heart.

In the evening that day, Chairman Mao walked along the path of Wolong Mountain as usual. The sunset shone red in the mountains and the leaves were sprinkled with golden light.

Chairman Mao couldn't help but recite Yue Fei's long-circulated song "Manjianghong·Thoughts of Thoughts on Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower", "...To this day, the iron cavalry is everywhere in the suburbs...When will the brigade begs for the sharp brigade..."

When Chairman Mao recited, he felt Yue Fei's same kindness in his heart and ambition to serve the country as he was at that time. While resonating with Chairman Mao, he also helped him relieve some loneliness.

In addition to this song "Manjianghong", Chairman Mao’s favorite is " Manjianghong·门日本 ". He has recited this poem in front of his subordinates many times, and he will write down the poems specifically, and has many ink treasures.

In his later years, because of his eyes, Chairman Mao could not read every day like before. Therefore, every time Chairman Mao wanted to read a book, he would ask the staff around him to read it.

Chairman Mao likes ancient poetry very much, but he feels that the people around him do not have the same feeling as they imagined when they recite ancient poetry. He realizes that ancient poetry can be accompanied by music and singing in their era. The staff of the

department learned about Chairman Mao’s request, so they immediately found celebrities from the music industry.

matches the ancient poems that Chairman Mao usually likes to listen to, and then specializes in recordings, so that Chairman Mao who cannot read can listen.

felt very confused. He didn't understand why music was played during the operation. After hearing the staff's explanation, the doctor realized that the chairman was suffering from illness and was used to listening to music to relax.

He rushed to ask Chairman Mao what song he wanted to listen to. After thinking for a while, the chairman decided to listen to Yue Fei's "Manjianghong".

The lyrics were sung by the famous Kunqu in Shanghai at that time. The high tone can calm Chairman Mao’s mood every time.

Just like that, in the singing of "Manjianghong", Chairman Mao lay calmly on the operating table, and it seemed that there was already the power to overcome the pain between his eyebrows.

Yue Fei's spirit

Yue Fei's deeds and his spirit not only influenced Chairman Mao himself, but also had great significance for China's revolutionary path.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party achieved the second cooperation, but the Chinese Democratic Party still did not give up on the idea of ​​"staying home first when fighting foreign countries", and even had the idea of ​​using the Japanese army to deal with the Communist Party.

Guided by this idea, the Kuomintang once chose to fight against the Japanese invasion with a negative attitude.

is obviously a teammate in the same trench, but it’s okay if you don’t help, and you will stab someone from time to time. How can it not be disappointing?

In this case, Chairman Mao cited Yue Fei's example to boost morale and analyze the domestic situation.

He told his colleagues at the meeting that there will be two routes in every dynasty in China, namely and improper.

If the people in the court are wise rulers, then they are more loyal ministers, which is justified; if they are foolish rulers, they must be treacherous ministers, which is wrong. When Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty was 6, Qin Hui and treacherous ministers in the dynasty were framed to death, and this was why the country fell.

Nowadays, the anti-Japanese war is the general trend. The Kuomintang will eventually become a cocoon, so we don’t have to be afraid. No matter how difficult it is, we must protect our own mountains and rivers.

At the same time, Chairman Mao will also use Yue Fei's experience to encourage students who teach at the Military and Political University.

Some people are worried that they have not learned special military tactics and cannot defeat the enemy. Chairman Mao told him, "Yue Fei is not a special place to graduate", and encourages them to believe in themselves.

The Kuomintang failed to encircle and suppress it, and then engaged in "white terror" in its own Kuomintang-controlled area. Some people with unstable will choose to rebel.

This is extremely unfavorable to the work of the Communist Party. After Chairman Mao learned about the situation, he specifically talked about this issue in his speech.

"There are many heroes in history, such as Xiang Yu and Yue Fei. They all have the backbone of never surrendering. Many of our Communists were arrested and sacrificed, but they were always mighty and unable to surrender. On the other hand, those traitors initially believed in Marxism, and once they were arrested, they turned to killing people, and they did not have the backbone of heroes."

Yue Fei's backbone of not fearing sacrifice and unyielding is something that Chairman Mao admires very much. He often tells Yue Fei's story to those around him.

In the 12th century AD, the Jin Dynasty led by the Jurchen tribe often invaded the territory of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty ruled the country with civilization and was completely unable to defeat the brave Jurchens in war. Therefore, on the border between the two countries, the residents of the Southern Song Dynasty lived a very miserable life.

Jurchens invaded south step by step, and the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty continued to fall. Faced with such a situation, Yue Fei took the initiative to stand up and requested to lead his troops to fight.

Yue Fei took his Yue Family Army to the north, sweeping away the Jin people who were committing evil at that time, and were extremely brave for a moment.

However, just when Yue Fei was preparing to "go directly to the Yellow Dragon" and eliminate the Jin Kingdom in one fell swoop, he was recalled to the capital Lin'an by the timid dynasty of the Southern Song Dynasty with an edict.

In the wealthy and decaying Lin'an City, this general who should have galloped on the battlefield was killed by you and me in the court.

After the founding of New China, Chairman Mao visited the Soviet Union at the appointment of Stalin. During the conversation, the two leaders talked about their previous hard revolutionary experiences.

When Chairman Mao mentioned to Stalin about the Long March of the Thousand Miles in the 1930s, he proudly talked about the experience of the Red Army soldiers who were facing enemy blockades, they always insisted and looked at death as if they were home, and finally completed the experience of the Long March of the .

When Federlin translated Chairman Mao's words, he panicked and found that he could not grasp the meaning of the word "return" in the face of death.

So he paused for a moment and respectfully asked the knowledgeable Chairman Mao, the idiom "to treat death as if you are home".

After hearing this, Chairman Mao explained to Federlin very patiently,

"The word "Take death as if it is home" said by Yue Fei, a famous general in the Song Dynasty in China. He is a national hero and is very respected by the Chinese."

"The word "Go" refers to returning to the original state, not the meaning of "come back" in the conventional sense. It is understandable that it cannot be translated temporarily. The word "Take death as if it is home" reflects Yue Fei's spirit of despising difficulties and not afraid of death during the war."

Stalin heard that the translation was slow to move and looked at Chairman Mao in confusion. After hearing the translation's explanation, he also admired General Yue's heroic integrity very much.

In addition, Yue Fei's tactics in training soldiers and combat also had a considerable inspiration for Chairman Mao to guide the revolution.

During the Long March, the Red Army had to rush on the road while preventing the Kuomintang's sneak attacks. In the cold winter, there was no warm clothes and there was not enough food.

But the Red Army soldiers never thought of stealing every needle and thread from the residents along the way.

They are different from other randomly burning and looting troops. The Red Army will definitely return to the people after they come out of the people. The two are never against each other, but relatives and friends.

The difficult Long March not only honed the will of the Red Army, but also trained the character of the Red Army soldiers. After successfully arriving at Yan'an , Chairman Mao also specially praised the Red Army team that abides by discipline.

He told the Red Army soldiers, "In the past, there was the Yue family army 'in death, not plundering, and not demolishing houses when they were frozen to death'. Now there are also our Red Army soldiers, you are all good!"

However, to fight for a long time, in addition to a continuous stream of soldiers, you must also learn to judge the situation. As a commander, you must flexibly handle the battle with the enemy, make use of your advantages as much as possible, and reduce casualties.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, we can clearly see that with the "judgment of the situation" requested by Chairman Mao, the lineup of the Eighth Route Army led by the Communist Party has become increasingly powerful.

not only dares to fight, but also wins battles, fights head-on, guerrillas behind enemy lines, and performs various strategies with ease.

This trick was learned by Chairman Mao from Yue Fei. Yue Fei would also actively use military tactics during the war. "Judging the situation" evolved from Yue Fei's "the wonderful use of it lies in one mind."

In war, you must never be rude. You must learn to be flexible and seize the opportunity, that is, the right time, place, and people will be harmonious, and then hit it with one blow.

From Yue Fei, Chairman Mao not only learned heroic integrity, but also learned practical strategies.

Love House and Wu

Chairman Mao’s admiration for Yue Fei is not only reflected in his frequent mention of Yue Fei, but also in his praise for the Yue family.

In the winter of 1952, Chairman Mao visited Henan and walked back to Beijing to Yue Fei's hometown, now Anyang, Henan.

He suddenly proposed that he wanted to go to Yue Fei's hometown Tangyin County to take a look. The group arrived at Yue Temple. The whole monument standing in front of the temple attracted Chairman Mao's attention.

This stele is The hometown stele of Yue Zhongwu King . It is specially left for the hero Yue Fei. The inscription on it is written magnificently and has profound content.

inscription details Yue Fei's life. He has loved military tactics since he was a child and is extremely powerful. Before he could reach the crown, he could already pull up more than 300 kilograms of bows and arrows.

Not only that, it also records Yue Fei's lofty ambition to be peaceful in the world. "Civil officials do not love money, military officials do not hesitate to die" is his expectation for the Southern Song court. He did "hesitate to die", but in the end he was harmed by the traitor Qin Hui.

Although the entire monument is several meters high and the inscription on it is also difficult to distinguish some of the words because of the wind and sun, Chairman Mao still read all the words on the monument very seriously.

The local county magistrate carefully received Chairman Mao. He told Chairman Mao, "We have investigated clearly. No descendants of the Yue family are traitors."

Chairman Mao was very proud after hearing this and said to the accompanying staff happily, "Did you hear it? The Yue family did not become traitors. They have preserved Yue Fei's heroic integrity, okay!"

From this incident, it can be seen that Chairman Mao admires the descendants of the Yue family more, so when he received a letter of help from Yue Fei's descendants, he was surprised and heartbroken.

In the autumn of 1951, Yue Changlie wrote his first letter, in which he briefly described his current difficult situation, hoping to get help from Chairman Mao.

Yue Changlie was a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty. By the time of his generation, the Yue family had fallen, and the industry was sold because they wanted to make a living.

Yue Changlie had a poor life since he was a child. After being admitted to the scholar, he worked as a teacher in the school in Jiaxing .

But he has a very strange personality, a arrogant temper and very stubborn. When he was a teacher, he was not liked by his colleagues and was often fired.

So his life became even more difficult. Moreover, because he had no money, he didn't even marry his wife, and lived alone in an alley room. The room was dark and damp, and there was no furniture.

Although Yue Changlie lives in a difficult life, he can never let go of his hobby of reading. No matter where he goes, he will carry two books in his hand. When he is excited, he will recite them loudly.

When others saw him like this, they were talking and laughing at him as a nerd, but Yue Changlie didn't care at all.

When he wrote to Chairman Mao, Yue Changlie was already in his 60s. He was old and weak and could no longer do physical work. Due to helplessness, he could only write to Chairman Mao, wanting him to help find a job. After the first letter of

was sent out, it soon came to the hands of the local government. The local officials saw that Yue Changlie was a descendant of Yue Fei and saw that he was having a very difficult life, so they sent someone to investigate Yue Changlie's situation. Once

is checked, you will find that the descendants of the Yue family are so poor that they can't even have enough food. After learning the news, they quickly reported the investigation results to the central government.

Waiting is very difficult for Yue Changlie, who is now unable to eat. After finally surviving a winter, Yue Changlie couldn't wait to write a second letter to Chairman Mao in the spring of the following year.

In the second letter, he once again proposed that he wanted Chairman Mao to help him introduce a job to make a living, and at the same time attached the ancient poem he wrote and the copy of "The Long March". The letter

did not make Yue Changlie wait too long. After Chairman Mao learned of the news, he immediately issued an instruction asking for relief to the person.

Tongxiang County Government immediately implemented the instructions after receiving the instructions from the superiors, and first issued living allowances to help Yue Changlie survive the temporary difficult period. After

, based on the characteristics of Yue Changlie's growing older but knowledgeable knowledge, he was arranged to be a librarian in the Literature and History Research Museum in Zhejiang Province. This not only allows him to support himself, but also gives full play to Yue Changlie's strengths.

So many things, so Chairman Mao respects Yue Fei and his descendants very much.

send me some grief

Although Chairman Mao is very busy with work, whenever he has the chance, he will go to Hangzhou Yue Fei's tomb to mourn.

In 1954, Chairman Mao was drafting the constitution in Hangzhou. One evening, he was walking in the manor where he lived, accompanied by Wang Fang, who was then the director of the General Office of Zhejiang Province.

As we walked, Chairman Mao suddenly asked Wang Fang a strange question, "Do you know how many tombs are next to West Lake ?"

Wang Fang didn't know the reason for the Chairman's question, but he still replied carefully, "I don't know how many there are, but there are indeed graves everywhere."

Chairman Mao said to Wang Fang thoughtfully, "Yes, these are the graves of nobles of the officials. They spend money like soil when they are alive, and they will occupy such a treasure land as West Lake after they die."

Wang Fang understood the meaning of the Chairman's words, thought of several solutions, but they were not satisfied, so he asked the Chairman for the solution.

Chairman Mao said slowly, "Except for the tombstones of representative heroes such as the tombstones of King Yue, everyone else should be moved to another place. West Lake was originally a place for people to rest and play, but after people came, they could only see the tombstones one by one. What's the matter!"

Wang Fang nodded in agreement after hearing this, and then Chairman Mao told him the story of Yue Fei. During this period, he had some of his own opinions about Yue Fei.

Wang Fang was also very despised by Qin Hui's atrocities of harming loyal and kindness, and said angrily, "Chairman, Qin Hui and his wife who harmed loyal and kindness back then are still kneeling in front of General Yue's grave. Such a lackey who betrayed the country has been despised by future generations."

Chairman Mao did not hide at all, and expressed his hatred for Qin Hui, a traitor, with a sentence "Innocent iron casting of treacherous ministers."

Several days later, Chairman Mao called Wang Fang to his office and asked him if it was almost Qingming Festival. Wang Fang replied to him that there were two days left to Qingming Festival.

Just as Wang Fang was confused about the reason why the Chairman called him in, Chairman Mao suddenly raised his head and asked Wang Fang, "Do you know a sentence, 'Why don't you dare to do anything with your own heart?'"

Wang Fang replied, "I know, Chairman, this is General Yue Fei's famous saying."

Chairman Mao asked him again if he would recite Yue Fei's "Manjianghong", but Wang Fang was afraid that his accent was too heavy and the Chairman would not understand, so he honestly said that he could not recite it well.

But Chairman Mao still insisted on letting Wang Fang give it a try, so Wang Fang recited "Manjianghong" to Chairman Mao in Shandong-style Mandarin .

Chairman Mao was very satisfied with the hearing and couldn't help but recite with Wang Fang. After memorizing, Chairman Mao said to Wang Fang, "Wang Fang, I want to ask you to do something."

Wang Fang immediately said, "Chairman, I will do my best to help you!"

Chairman Mao replied with a smile, "It's not a serious matter. It's about to come to Qingming Festival. I don't have to walk around at will. I would like to ask you to present a wreath to Yuewang's grave to express my condolences."

Wang Fang quickly responded, and promised that he would do this very well. Two days later, Qingming Festival came, and many people came to worship on Yuewang's grave, and there was a wreath without a name.

Since modern times, many great figures like Chairman Mao regard Yue Fei as the hero in their hearts. It is through their hard struggle that Yue Fei's heroic integrity of "serving the country with loyalty" can be inherited and the dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation can be realized!