Chairman Mao has had many secretaries in his life. Among the many secretaries, he became friends with Chairman Mao. He and Chairman Mao have common interests and hobbies. Chairman Mao once joked with him that he should erect a tombstone after his death and wrote a letter to "The Tomb of Scholars", but he did not expect that he died young.
He is Chairman Mao’s secretary Tian Jiaying . He served as secretary for Chairman Mao for 18 years. The reason why he was able to become Chairman Mao’s secretary was not only because of his real talent and knowledge, but also because Chairman Mao knew people with keen eyes. When Chairman Mao discovered him, he was only 23 years old.
Tian Jiaying is from Shuangliu County, Sichuan Province. His real name is Zeng Zhengchang. "Tian Jiaying" is just his pseudonym. He is the kind of young talent who succeeds in his youth. His father passed away when he was 3 years old. His family life is supported by his mother. Tian Jiaying has worked hard since he was a child and he has the ability to remember everything he has ever seen.
When Tian Jiaying was 9 years old, his mother also passed away. Unfortunately, Tian Jiaying dropped out of school and became an apprentice in a pharmacy. Since then, he has learned his own knowledge and read a large number of classical novels in his spare time, such as "The Romance of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty", "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and " Zizhi Tongjian ", etc., laying a solid literary foundation for him.
Tian Jiaying has always hoped to be a writer. According to Tian Jiaying, he has published articles in some newspapers and magazines since he was 12 years old, but it is verified that he published prose in the West China Daily in 1936, when he was only 14 years old.
Since then, he has been using the pseudonym "Tian Jiaying" to publish articles and some comments, and gradually became a well-known writer. After the outbreak of Anti-Japanese War , Tian Jiaying traveled more than 7,000 miles to Yan'an until he arrived in Yan'an in 1944, and joined the party the next year.
He made a splash in Yan'an by his good articles. In 1945, he wrote an essay "Starting from Hou Fangyu" with more than a thousand words. After it was published in the "Liberation Daily", he read it by Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao admired the author's profound literary and historical skills. Later, he learned that the author was only 23 years old and admired him even more.
At that time, Mao Anying happened to be back in Yan'an. Chairman Mao planned to choose a teacher who teaches history and Chinese for Mao Anying. Tian Jiaying was similar to Mao Anying, so Chairman Mao asked him to be Mao Anying's teacher. This is why Tian Jiaying and Chairman Mao also had more contact.
1948, the revolution was about to usher in victory, Chairman Mao's workload was getting bigger and bigger, and the secretary had more work, and he needed to add a new secretary. So with Hu Qiaomu's recommendation, Tian Jiaying became Chairman Mao's secretary. While getting along, Chairman Mao found that Tian Jiaying was honest, honest, careful and capable, and was very at ease with him.
Based on this, he was relieved of Tian Jiaying. Chairman Mao’s passbook, royalties and seals were handed over to Tian Jiaying for safekeeping. Therefore, Tian Jiaying is also called the “master housekeeper”. In order to better cooperate with Chairman Mao’s work, Tian Jiaying adjusted his work and rest in line with Chairman Mao’s late-night work.
Until the founding of New China, Tian Jiaying also maintained the habit of working in sync with Chairman Mao. However, Chairman Mao’s respect for Tian Jiaying made Jiang Qing and his gang dislike it. In December 1965, Chairman Mao convened a conversation with Tian Jiaying, Chen Boda and others in Hangzhou.
At first, several people discussed the classic content of Marxism-Leninism together. Later, Chairman Mao was in a good mood and talked about many other topics. Unexpectedly, Jiang Qing found out about this conversation. Jiang Qing asked Tian Jiaying to sort out the minutes of the conversation. Tian Jiaying deleted some Chairman Mao’s speeches while sorting them out.
In Tian Jiaying's view, Chairman Mao's conversation was casual and not formal, and not every sentence had to be recorded. Unexpectedly, Jiang Qing and his gang charged Tian Jiaying with "tampering with Chairman Mao's works". In May 1966, Tian Jiaying, who had been secretary for Chairman Mao for 18 years, was suspended from his post to reflect. Tian Jiaying, who was wronged, refused to fight to the death. Tian Jiaying died at the age of 44.
It was not until October 1976 that the "Gang of Four" was smashed and Jiang Qing and his gang were brought to justice. The rehabilitation work was carried out one after another. In 1980, Tian Jiaying was rehabilitated. It was 14 years since his death. On March 28 of the same year, a memorial service was held for him in the Babaoshan Auditorium.
