One day during the National Day holiday in 1959, in a small conference room in Zhongnanhai , Comrade Liu Shaoqi personally presided over a special meeting - a family meeting. In addition to Comrade Liu Shaoqi's lover and children, there are also some of his relatives.
Liu Shaoqi
At the family meeting, Comrade Liu Shaoqi said earnestly, making the relatives look at each other and feel ashamed. As we all know, Liu Shaoqi is very busy with work, why did he hold a family meeting in person? And what he said made his relatives feel very ashamed?
In April 1959, according to the decision of the central government, Liu Shaoqi was elected President of the People's Republic of China. When the news reached Comrade Liu Shaoqi's hometown, his relatives were very proud and happy. In addition, they also developed a kind of relationship, "Liu Shaoqi became a high-ranking official, and we can also benefit from ".
So, relatives thought of a way to contact Comrade Liu Shaoqi. Some wrote letters to Liu Shaoqi, some asked someone to bring letters to Liu Shaoqi, and some went directly to Beijing to come to the door, asking Comrade Liu Shaoqi to buy things for them, help arrange work, and transfer a good unit, etc.
At the beginning, Comrade Liu Shaoqi was very happy with his relatives' letters or visits. Because he was busy with state affairs, he had not returned to his hometown for a long time to check it out. However, when Liu Shaoqi learned about the true intentions of his relatives, his happiness turned into anger.
In Comrade Liu Shaoqi's opinion, this idea is very incorrect. If everyone is like this, how can the country and society develop healthily? Therefore, when Liu Shaoqi replied to his relatives, he refused their request. Because he thought that everyone was a relative, Comrade Liu Shaoqi's words and sentences were relatively tactful.
But it is obvious that the relatives did not notice Liu Shaoqi's attitude, because during the National Day in 1959, some of his relatives made a special trip to Beijing for some things.
At this time, Liu Shaoqi was not only angry, but more of a worry. He felt that if he did not correct the wrong ideas of his relatives, they would only go further and further on the wrong path in the future, so he decided to provide them with a special ideological education.
1959 National Day parade
In response to this, Liu Shaoqi's staff once suggested that he change the time, because the National Day in 1959 was the 10th anniversary of the founding of New China. As the President of the People's Republic of China, Liu Shaoqi's daily schedule was full of activities, and it was difficult to squeeze out the rest time. This suddenly increased work, and the staff were worried that Liu Shaoqi would not be able to bear it. But Liu Shaoqi still rejected the staff's suggestions.
In fact, Comrade Liu Shaoqi cannot be blamed for being so anxious and struggling. Comrade Liu Shaoqi has always emphasized the ideological style of hard work, simplicity, integrity and self-discipline, and he did the same. For example, Liu Shaoqi’s three meals a day are simple meals, and sometimes hot leftovers can be considered a meal.
. In terms of "wearing", Liu Shaoqi is also very simple. He is all ordinary cloth shoes. He doesn't change his clothes until they are washed white, and he doesn't change them even if he breaks a hole. He always says: "You can still wear them." He is not willing to change them until the clothes are worn until they can't be repaired.
Clothes worn by Liu Shaoqi
Of course, Liu Shaoqi not only maintains a hard and self-disciplined style, but also pays great attention to cultivating the simple style of his children to avoid them from breeding hedonism .
Once, when Liu Shaoqi's daughter Liu Pingping and her aunt went out shopping, they bought a 40-yuan tiger-skin collar coat. After Liu Shaoqi knew about this, she found the aunt and asked her to return the clothes. She said to the aunt seriously: "In the future, we must cultivate children's simple lifestyle and don't spoil them."
Under Comrade Liu Shaoqi's words and deeds, his children have developed a thrifty lifestyle.In addition to cultivating children's hard and simple style, Liu Shaoqi also often educates children, "at any time and any issue, we must first consider the collective interests." , and also emphasizes to children that we should not require special care just because we are Liu Shaoqi's child.
1951, Liu Shaoqi's daughter Liu Aiqin, a probationary party member, was ready to become a regular member. At that time, both Liu Aiqin herself and Liu Aiqin's classmates believed that she could become a regular on schedule. But no one expected that Liu Aiqin could not become a regular person.
Liu Aiqin's classmates were all very surprised. Liu Aiqin's father is Liu Shaoqi. Wouldn't it be easy to become a regular?
However, what they didn't know was that it was because of Liu Shaoqi that Liu Aiqin failed to become a regular. It turned out that when Liu Shaoqi learned that his daughter's preparatory period had passed and was about to become a regular employee, he wrote a letter to the party branch.
Comrade Liu Shaoqi wrote in the letter: "Aegean cannot be hard and simple in life, but is not mature enough in politics and has not fully met the standards of a qualified Communist Party member. I do not agree to be a regular member. You should strictly require her."
The Party Branch attached great importance to Comrade Liu Shaoqi's letter. The Party Branch Comrade immediately convened the branch meeting and had a serious and lively discussion. Through repeated measurement of the standards stipulated in Party Constitution and careful study of Liu Shaoqi's letter, the comrades in the party branch finally decided to disagree with Liu Aiqin's official transfer.
After the result came down, Liu Aiqin felt uncomfortable for a long time, especially when she learned that the result was related to her father, she felt even more uncomfortable, and she felt that her father's strict requirements were almost unbearable. However, in the end, Liu Aiqin understood her father's good intentions. She began to seriously reflect on her shortcomings and correct her behavior.
is so strict with his children, and Liu Shaoqi is even more likely to violate his principles for other family and friends. In the autumn of 1957, Liu Shaoqi's granddaughter Liu Weikong failed the college entrance examination. This made Liu Wei, who was determined to go to college, cry out with sadness.
, and almost in an instant, Liu Weikong remembered her uncle Liu Shaoqi. As long as her uncle "says hello" to the relevant departments, she no longer has to worry about the college entrance examination. But she also remembered that Liu Shaoqi never used the power in her hands to make profits. Can her uncle help?
Just as Liu Weikong was hesitating, Liu Shaoqi found her. Of course, Liu Shaoqi came to find his granddaughter, not to help her. As one of the leaders of the country, he knew that he should take the lead in abide by the rules. This time, Liu Shaoqi called his granddaughter to come here, and found out that his granddaughter's thoughts were dedicated to doing ideological work for her.
At that time, Comrade Liu Shaoqi said cordially to his granddaughter: "You are a revolutionary descendant. You should go to the most difficult place to exercise. Is it good to go home to participate in agricultural production? You can also achieve great things in the countryside." At the beginning of , Liu Weikong really couldn't figure it out. Fortunately, after Liu Shaoqi repeated persuasion, she finally figured it out.
In short, Liu Shaoqi has strict requirements on others and has stricter requirements on himself. He will never let his family make special use of his identity, nor will he provide special help to his family and friends. So, when the letters of relatives asking for help floated like snowflakes, and even after they came to the door several times, Liu Shaoqi felt that it was urgent to hold a special ideological education meeting.
On this day, Liu Shaoqi took special effort to hold a family meeting, and relatives arrived one after another. All of them had excited smiles on their faces. It was obvious that they thought Liu Shaoqi was going to help them! However, the relatives were not happy for too long, because Liu Shaoqi's expression was so serious that he could not see a smile.
Comrade Liu Shaoqi first looked around at the people in this small conference room, and then said, "Today, I invite you to come here to hold a meeting. Although this conference room is small, this is where I once presided over the meeting of the Politburo comrades, so I treat this meeting very much."
Liu Shaoqi looked at everyone again, then he lit a cigarette, took a sip, and said, "What's the matter with this family meeting? You thought that if I became the President of the country, I could give you some convenience, but I don’t agree with you, so I asked you to hold this meeting. "
Comrade Liu Shaoqi finished speaking, no one dared to speak. Now everyone finally understood why Liu Shaoqi's expression was so serious. The conference room suddenly became very quiet, as if he could even hear his breathing.
Liu Shaoqi said again at this time: "Now it is liberated. Whether it is a farmer or a worker, life is much better than before. Of course, it is impossible to completely eliminate the difference. You want to ask me to change the current situation. To be honest, if I bit the bullet and do these things for you, it is not impossible. But it won't work! "Why can't
? Relatives still couldn't understand the reason. Although they didn't speak, their thoughts were all reflected on their faces, and Liu Shaoqi could tell at a glance.
So he stood up, walked to the middle of the room, and explained affectionately: "It's true that I am the President of the State, but I am even a Communist Party member. Communist Party members should serve the people of the whole country, not individuals. I can’t ignore principles and use rights at will, otherwise I’ll be messing around? "
Liu Shaoqi did not stop at all and continued to say: "Life is much better now than in the past, but the country is not rich, and there are still many difficulties. We all have to work hard on ourselves. If you don’t think that you are a relative of the President of the People’s Republic of China, you can do something special. By benefiting from my wealth, you will not be able to improve your awareness. ”
These words were somewhat impolite. Everyone looked at each other, but they really didn't expect that this would have something to do with their own awareness. But when they thought about it, they felt that these words really make sense. If everyone uses power for personal gain, it would be like Liu Shaoqi said, it would be a mess. Moreover, even if Liu Shaoqi broke the principle and helped them, could it help for the rest of his life? It would be better to rely on his own strength to make a fortune!
Finally, these words of knowing the feelings and moving them with reason were like a warm spring breeze, blowing into the hearts of every person attending the meeting. Everyone was convinced. Not only did they understand why Liu Shaoqi didn't help them, but they also understood what they could do and what they should do. . Since then, relatives have never asked Liu Shaoqi to go to the back door.
From the revolution to the construction of China, Comrade Liu Shaoqi has always worked hard and worked hard to make great contributions to the development of our country, but he never considers himself, but puts the people and the president of the country first.
Just like in this matter, Comrade Liu Shaoqi showed a Communist who is hardworking and simple, strict in discipline, honest and loving the people, and never seeking personal gain. And this fine style is worth learning from and inheriting from each of us. This is the nutrient for the vigorous development of society and the driving force for writing a chapter of the new era!
