"He is better than all the heroes in my works!"
The person who said this sentence was a well-known Hong Kong writer in China. The writer praised it as not someone else, but a great figure in New China - Deng Xiaoping.
On July 18, 1981, the Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People welcomed a special guest. That morning, Liao Chengzhi, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress, accompanied a guest wearing a suit and tie and his wife and children to the Great Hall of the People.
The customer saw Deng Xiaoping waiting for him at the door of the Fujian Hall as soon as he got off the car. He hurriedly stepped forward and shook hands with Mr. Deng. Deng Xiaoping greeted the customer with a smile: "Welcome to come back and see. Although we have never met, we are still considered old friends. In the words of your martial arts novel, this is my third time 'returning out of the world'!"
The guest who was warmly received was suddenly happy and bowed slightly to salute Deng Xiaoping.
And this guest is no one else, but the famous martial arts novel master - Cha Liangyong , which is the well-known Jin Yong .
One is a leader of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the other is a world-famous novelist. What fate did these two characters meet? All this starts with the "divine friendship" between the two.
1. Why do heroes know each other? When Deng Gong and Jin Yong were intimate
When it comes to Jin Yong, the public knows that he is a talented man who has carried forward martial arts literature, but they may not know that Jin Yong has another identity. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of Hong Kong's Ming Pao. When he was young, he was in love with the world and often commented on national affairs in newspapers and magazines in a sharp style.
Since the 1960s, Jin Yong has been very concerned about state affairs and has been publishing his views on state affairs in Ming Pao, especially after he completed his last novel " The Deer and the Cauldron ", he focused on shifting his work focus to Ming Pao.
During this period, Deng Xiaoping was at the trough of his life. Because at this time, mainland China was in a special period of ten years. Like many revolutionaries who were persecuted by reactionaries, Deng Xiaoping was also hit and expelled from politics. At the same time, he lost his freedom and had to be exiled.
However, Mr. Deng was a man who came out of the arduous journey of storms and waves. Although he was in a difficult situation, he carried forward the tenacity and optimistic spirit of the Communists, and regarded this period of time without freedom as a rare opportunity to calm down and study.
During this period, Deng Gong had a wide range of knowledge, and he loved it very much from foreign Marxist-Leninist works to domestic ancient books such as "Records of the Grand Historian".
But what he likes to read the most is martial arts novels. The plot of martial arts novels is fascinating, without thinking, which makes people feel relaxed physically and mentally. Deng Xiaoping thinks this is the advantage of martial arts novels.
At that time, the martial arts novel world was respected by Liang Yusheng , Jin Yong, and Gu Long . Deng Xiaoping loved reading the books of the three, but his favorite was Jin Yong's works.
At that time, Jin Yong's book was banned in mainland China, so Deng Xiaoping specially asked someone to buy a set from abroad. According to Deng Xiaoping's daughter Deng Rong, Deng Xiaoping would read a few pages of Jin Yong's novels every night before going to bed, which was so loveable.
He especially loves reading "The Legend of the Condor Heroes ". The sentence "The greatest hero is to serve the country and the people" by Guo Jing is very consistent with Deng Gong's feelings.
This reading experience also gave Deng Xiaoping his own unique view of the current literary and artistic situation in China. In 1978, Deng Xiaoping talked about the issue of domestic literary and artistic works with Huang Zhen, Minister of Culture. He said: "National cultural life is too poor now, and there are few movies and few reading materials, and even the subject matter is very monotonous. How can this be done? Literary and artistic workers just dare not come out of the old framework and dare not write about subject matters that were not before.”
In Deng Xiaoping’s view, literary works should not be rigid. Like Jin Yong, what’s wrong with integrating the feelings of serving the country and the people into the rich plot martial arts novels?
In addition, Deng Xiaoping also mostly agreed with the current affairs comments posted by Jin Yong in the Ming Pao. He highly appreciated Jin Yong’s sharp and unique insights, although the two had not met at that time.
Coincidentally, Jin Yong also admired Deng Xiaoping very much.
As early as 1959, when Deng Xiaoping was exiled to the rural areas of Jiangxi, Jin Yong had already written an article in Ming Pao to speak out for Deng Gong. He strongly criticized the unreasonable behavior of the reactionaries at that time, kept writing articles, supported Deng Xiaoping, Peng Dehuai and others, and praised the "four modernizations" advocated by Zhou Enlai. Even if Lin Biao and others regarded him as the so-called "reactionary literati", he did not care.
Among the central leaders at that time, Jin Yong admired Deng Xiaoping especially. When he heard that Deng Xiaoping was being criticized by fiercely, He was still cold-eyed and indifferent to all kinds of criticisms, shocked and calm in the face of the siege of the reactionaries. With his supernatural courage, the reactionaries were furious. Jin Yong was very impressed by this and praised Deng Xiaoping as a hero like Guo Jing in his works!
Although the two have never met each other, they have a kind of divine friendship like mutual appreciation. Jin Yong often praised Deng Xiaoping's extraordinary style in the Ming Pao, and admired Deng Xiaoping's life experience of laughing at the wind and rain and giving guidance to the country from the bottom of his heart.
and made him Unexpectedly, this legendary politician actually called for a meeting with him, which really surprised Jin Yong.
2. After some twists and turns, Deng Gong and Jin Yong finally met
981, after the Sixth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee adjusted the focus of the central government to economic construction, and at the same time, the unification of the motherland in a peaceful manner has also become a formal issue.
In view of this, he was already the Vice President of the State. Deng Xiaoping decided to meet Jin Yong because this move could convey the central government's new policy to Taiwan to the domestic and foreign . Why do you say so? First of all, Deng Xiaoping knew that Jin Yong had a deep traditional cultural foundation and had great appeal in the Chinese world; second, Jin Yong had a long battle with reactionary groups such as Lin Biao for many years, and had a reputation of loyalty and righteousness overseas, and Taiwan also had a good impression of Jin Yong. Therefore, if you say who was the best messenger on both sides of the Taiwan Strait among the public figures at that time, it was naturally Jin Yong.
So the Chinese government sent an invitation to Jin Yong to visit the mainland, and Jin Yong happily agreed.
However, since Deng Xiaoping had not met a precedent for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the security department needed to review Jin Yong. Soon, the relevant personnel reported to Deng Xiaoping that two things about Jin Yong were controversial and may affect the visit.
What two things are? One is Jin Yong's marriage problem. Jin Yong's wife at that time was Lin Leyi, , the third one. Jin Yong and his first wife Du Ye Fen had an agreement to divorce, which was no problem, but Jin Yong's second wife was founded with him in the Zhu Mei of Ming Pao. This is a virtuous supporter, but Jin Yong took the initiative to divorce Zhu Mei.
Of course, only the insider knows the inside story here, and outsiders don't know it, but outsiders can easily determine that it was Jin Yong who abandoned his virtuous supporter Zhu Mei in order to marry the young and beautiful Lin Leyi.
No matter what the real inside story , after all, this is not a glorious thing. This time Jin Yong came to Beijing to meet Deng Gong, and Lin Leyi, as a family member, was naturally among the members of the family.
The second thing is more sensitive, that is, Jin Yong visited Taiwan at the invitation of the senior Kuomintang leaders of Taiwan in 1973. Although Chiang Kai-shek did not meet him because he was seriously ill, Jiang Ching-kuo had a deep conversation with Jin Yong on state affairs.
Therefore, the security department wanted Deng Xiaoping to report and believed that it was not appropriate to invite Jin Yong to visit the mainland.
Unexpectedly, when Mr. Deng heard this, he waved his hand and said, "All visitors are guests, so naturally the family members should also be treated together."
As for Jin Yong's visit to Taiwan, Deng Xiaoping believed that there was no need to worry about it. Because although the Kuomintang members were in a difficult situation at that time, they also retained the bottom line of the Chinese.
Koreans led by Chiang Kai-shek did not respond to the international plot of "two Chinas" and even more hated the so-called "one China and one Taiwan" proposed by foreign anti-China forces.
Jin Yong agreed to visit Taiwan because the Kuomintang adhered to the bottom line of "one China". At that time, Jin Yong visited Kinmen after talking with Chiang Ching-kuo. At that time, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were confronting each other, and Kinmen was full of artillery positions and machine guns and positions, with underground tunnels crisscrossing, and tanks and passing through them, and they looked solemn and murderous.
Jin Yong couldn't help but feel excited. Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are compatriots, and they are from the same lineage. Why are they fighting each other too urgently? Why do they have to do this? He looked at the coastline of the mainland across the strait and sighed sincerely: "The greatest wish in this life is to see a unified China with your own eyes!"
After returning to Hong Kong, Jin Yong even wrote his expectations for cross-strait reunification into an article and published it in Ming Pao. The lines are full of patriotic enthusiasm. The article was serialized in Ming Pao for ten days and was widely circulated by Hong Kong compatriots, and the response was great.
Deng Xiaoping believes that Jin Yong's trip to Taiwan reflects his desire for peaceful reunification between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, which is consistent with the wishes of his compatriots in mainland China.
So the central government put Jin Yong's visit to Beijing on the agenda. Finally, on July 18, 1981, Jin Yong was welcomed by Mr. Deng at the entrance of the Fujian Hall.
3. One question shows Deng Gong's character
Deng Xiaoping praised Jin Yong for his talent: "The novel you wrote is very good, I have to read your novel every day." Jin Yong felt honored and modest, "That's worthless, just be used as entertainment!"
Deng The husband said, "Your work describes the heroes of the Chinese, which is great!"
Mr. Deng's heartfelt praise made Jin Yong feel like he was in the spring breeze. He also took this to express his admiration for Mr. Deng: "I have always admired your character. It is a great honor to see you today." After the greetings, Jin Yong introduced his family to Deng Xiaoping one by one. Mr. Deng and his family took a photo under the huge painting of the Welcoming Pine. Then the two entered the hall to have a conversation.
At that time, Beijing was in a hot day, but Jin Yong was wearing a suit very solemnly. Deng Xiaoping asked him not to be polite except for his coat.
The two had a frank conversation. Although Jin Yong was not a politician, he was very talented and cared about national affairs and had a deep understanding of current affairs. After the in-depth conversation, Jin Yong admired Deng Xiaoping's wisdom even more.
Deng Xiaoping first affirmed many of Jin Yong's opinions on state affairs in the Ming Pao, but also pointed out that some of the opinions were not agreed by mainland China.
Jin Yong also said frankly: "Yes, some opinions are different."
The two immediately talked about the current situation. Deng Xiaoping said: "There are three major things in front of us: the first is to oppose hegemony and maintain world peace; but to complete the great cause of reunification of the motherland; and to do a good job in economic construction."
Jin Yong pointed out the importance of economic construction in one sentence. He believed that only when the economic development of the mainland and the people's living standards improve can the foundation for the reunification of the motherland be laid.
Deng Xiaoping agrees very much with this: "Economic construction is the foundation. Only when economic construction is done well, the other two things have a foundation. Our current economy needs to be adjusted."
Although the content of the conversation between the two was a serious state affairs, the atmosphere of the conversation was like a gathering of friends. Deng Xiaoping usually never left his cigarettes. During the conversation for more than two hours, he smoked one after another. Jin Yong might be confined to etiquette and stopped smoking one. Deng Xiaoping handed him the cigarette and lit him the fire. Jin Yong said, "You light a cigarette for me, I dare not take it."
Deng Gong smiled and said, "You are friends who are talking like this, don't be restrained..." The two of them said, and they both laughed.
Jin Yong also took this opportunity to ask Deng Xiaoping a question he was curious about. He said, "You could have served as the President of the country, but you insisted on not doing it. Such a demeanor that does not value personal reputation and loss is very rare in Chinese history and even in world history. "
The current meaning is to know why Deng Xiaoping did not serve as the President of the State?
In fact, Mr. Deng does have his reasons, and this reason is not only unexpected, but also very admirable.
Deng Gong replied frankly: "Famous, it has been long ago. What should I do if I need so much fame? I am in good health, but after all, I am old and can only work for eight hours a day now. If I have more than eight hours, I will feel tired. Besides, as a leader, I should not be too busy, as being a busy person will cause bad things. You called on me to be the President of the People's Republic of China in Ming Pao. It's not that I don't want to be, but I still want to live a few more years and do more things for the people of the country. Nowadays, many heads of state visit China every year, and the presidents are not allowed to welcome and see each other and hold banquets. However, many social engagements take time. "
's words not only expressed Deng Xiaoping's own heart for the country and the people, but also made Jin Yong see the pragmatism of the Chinese in him, and strive to spend as much time as possible on the practical matter of serving the country and the people. This reason made Jin Yong admire Deng even more.
At the same time, Jin Yong was also quite touched by the fact that national leaders should pay attention to their own health. He said: "Yes, in several editorials a few years ago, I hope that Premier Zhou would pay attention to health. If some social engagements are not very necessary, there is no need to work hard. ”
Since Jin Yong has had contact with people from all walks of life in recent years, Deng Xiaoping asked him about the current opinions of the overseas public on the leaders of the Chinese government.
Jin Yong replied: "Their main opinion is that they hope that the current policies can be implemented for a long time, which is something that everyone is more concerned about. "
" Yes, the same is true for the main opinions of the domestic people. "Deng Xiaoping nodded with deep feelings. He lit a cigarette for himself and Jin Yong again, and the two talked about socialism.
Deng Gong asked Jin Yong how many socialisms there are in the world. Both of them felt that there were many socialisms in the world, and they were afraid that there were countless.
However, Deng Gong said a few words that impressed Jin Yong: "Socialism actually has no regulations. Building socialism must be implemented according to the situation of his own country. China should adopt methods that conform to its own national conditions to build socialism. ”
Although Deng Xiaoping did not clearly state the concept of " Socialism with Chinese characteristics " at this time, this meaning was already revealed in his words. The next year, Deng Xiaoping formally proposed the scientific proposition of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. Such a refreshing concept made Jin Yong admire Deng Gong's wisdom.
The two talked a lot in a friend-like atmosphere, and also involved the Hong Kong issue. Although the Hong Kong issue had not been raised publicly at that time, Deng Xiaoping told Jin Yong in a reassuring tone: "You can tell your friends in Hong Kong so that they don't have to worry that the mainland will not change their lives in Hong Kong. "
Only after Jin Yong reacted, it turned out that Deng Xiaoping had the idea of ", one country, two systems " in his mind, but it was not spoken out at that time.
In fact, shortly after the two talked, Deng Xiaoping clearly announced the policy of "one country, two systems" to refer to the great cause of reunification of the motherland. Understanding the correct path, he also pointed out that the "one country, two systems" method is also applicable to solving the Hong Kong and Macao issues. So in 1982, China and the UK began to negotiate on China's withdrawal of Hong Kong.
Jin Yong, who saw this series of measures in mainland China, was extremely excited and immediately published an article in " People's Daily ", highly rated that "one country, two systems" was "a word can be the law of the world."
Subsequently, he joined the Basic Law Drafting Committee and was received by Deng Xiaoping four collective interviews.
From all these, we can see that Jin Yong was indeed the best messenger on both sides of the Taiwan Strait at that time. When Mr. Deng met Jin Yong, he could be said to have a wise eye to recognize people.
When leaving, Deng Xiaoping held Jin Yong's hand and said, "You can come back often in the future and go everywhere. It is best to come back once a year."
That night, CCTV specially played the news of Deng Xiaoping's talks with Jin Yong in a news program. Hong Kong, Macao and around the world competed to report, and the sensation was a hit.
To express his admiration for Mr. Deng, Jin Yong gave his full set of works to Mr. Deng. Since then, Jin Yong's novels began to prevail in the mainland, setting off a craze for martial arts culture.
Jin Yong even said in an interview: "Deng Xiaoping is the person I admire the most." In his opinion, Deng Xiaoping is a person with great wisdom and a big mind, a far-sighted and talented person who has been admiring for generations.
After meeting Deng Xiaoping, Jin Yong became more confident in the development of the country. Whether it is for the mainland, Taiwan or Hong Kong, Jin Yong was full of hope. This kind of hope also reveals a kind of pride. This kind of pride is the deep feelings of family and country hidden in the bones of the Chinese. It is not only unique to Mr. Jin Yong, but also to every Chinese!
