1972, under the dual blow of mental stress and disease attack, Chairman Mao, the great leader of the people, could not resist the laws of nature, his physical condition suddenly declined, and various diseases began to appear, and he was unconscious many times.
When he woke up, when he saw his two daughters around him, he immediately explained what he was most worried about. He said to Li Min and Li Na: "I'm almost out of my way, so I have to ask you to do something." So, how important is it, which will make Chairman Mao explain to the children immediately after he wakes up?
Chairman Mao aging at a speed visible to the naked eye
People who came from that era, when they think of Chairman Mao, will never forget the image of the great leader climbing to the Tiananmen Gate Tower with vigorous steps. Chairman Mao in the camera is always so energetic and kind.
But I don’t know when it started, the years climbed on Chairman Mao’s face and eroded his body.
It seems that everyone does not know when Chairman Mao got old. Chairman Mao, who is energetic in the hearts of the people, seems to have grown old and weak overnight.
In this regard, photographer Du Xiuxian was the first to notice and felt the most.
February 21, 1972 was the day when Nixon visited in China. That afternoon, Chairman Mao met with Nixon and his wife in his study while sick.
Du Xiuxian was specially ordered to take photos of Chairman Mao and Nixon, but when he saw Chairman Mao, his mood suddenly became heavy. His arms were like a fill of lead, and he couldn't even hold up the camera in his hand. He was no longer as confident in the photos he took as before.
Before meeting Nixon, Chairman Mao suffered a serious illness. In fact, his condition began to appear as early as the Lushan Conference in 1970. At that time, Chairman Mao suffered from a cold due to swimming and was unwell. He wheezed every three steps and coughed every five steps. Because the cough was quite severe, he often couldn't sleep all night.
As a result, Chairman Mao's condition became worse and worse. By late November 1970, he continued to have high fever. The doctor was worried that the chairman would become pneumonia if he continued like this and hurriedly found an expert. Unexpectedly, the condition was even worse than they thought. The expert diagnosed him with pneumonia.
Chairman Mao didn't care about this, and even got angry with the doctor. This was not a serious illness, and he was fussy, so he refused treatment.
Chairman Mao was very confident in his body. When he was young, he took a bath with well water and ran in the rain. The worse the weather, the more he needed to exercise. He pursued the use of the wind, frost, rain and snow of nature to temper his body. To this end, he also put forward a far-reaching slogan "Civilize its spirit and barbarize its body."
. This series of exercise methods also allowed Mao Zedong to grow from a weak and sick child to a person with excellent physical fitness and rarely get sick. Whether in the revolutionary era or after the founding of New China in , Chairman Mao often stayed up late and rarely got sick. Therefore, he has his own set of methods for health exercise.
Therefore, when the doctor said he had pneumonia, he could still believe that his physical fitness could still overcome these "small illnesses and disasters" as before.
"The disease comes like a mountain of falls, and the disease goes like a thread of tears." Chairman Mao got angry for two days, and the high fever did not subside for two days, and the condition continued to worsen.
The General Office Director immediately called Chairman Mao’s health care doctor to conduct an examination for Chairman Mao. After following Chairman Mao for many years, he had known Chairman Mao’s temper for a long time. He had never cared about his attitude towards illness and thought that it was a paper tiger. The more you fear him, the more you would be more aggressive.
So, there is only one way to cure Chairman Mao, that is, to coax him, he said calmly: "It seems that it is still an old problem. chronic bronchitis acute attack, just get an injection."
Chairman Mao relaxed as soon as he heard this and began to agree to receive treatment. Soon, under the careful treatment of the doctor, Chairman Mao's condition began to improve, and finally he cured the pneumonia.
However, because of this serious illness, it also caused great harm to Chairman Mao's body. After that, his body was very weak, his movements were difficult, and his walking was not so smooth. Because he is tall and has a heavy burden on cardiovascular circulation, he is at risk of cardiovascular disease at any time.
After this, Chairman Mao suffered another serious illness. Although he was finally escaped from danger, his body never recovered, his feet were seriously swollen, and he could not even wear his original shoes.
1972 New Year, Chairman Mao spent the New Year on the bed. During the coldest season, Chairman Mao rarely got out of bed and exercised because he was very young.
Two years later, when he walked into Great Hall of the People presided over the 10th Congress of the Party, everyone was shocked, and Chairman Mao grew old at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The accelerated aging also aggravated Chairman Mao's presbyopia, and cataracts became serious. How could he, as the person involved, not knowing the changes in his body, so he could only rely on reading to relieve the pressure in his heart.
On January 2, 1972, the news of Chen Yi's death reached Chairman Mao's ears. Although he had no expression at the time, Chen Yi's death also made Chairman Mao very sad, which can be seen from his sudden attendance at Chen Yi's memorial service.
After returning from Chen Yi's memorial service, Chairman Mao fell ill due to a cold within a few days. The cold also caused many complications, such as pneumonia attacks, high fever does not subside, and the whole body is weak. All the treatment methods of medical staff have begun to fail.
Zhou Enlai immediately transferred the best medical expert in Beijing to select the best medicines and strive to save Chairman Mao’s life. Finally, after a long period of rescue, Chairman Mao also woke up from his coma, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
people woke up, but the pain still tormented him, but everything seemed to be getting better.
Before Nixon arrived, Chairman Mao could also get out of bed and move. The photographer's shooting was restricted. In order to avoid seeing Chairman Mao's pathological morbidity, Du Xiuxian tried his best to avoid the pathological expressions by taking side, distance, and back.
As soon as the meeting ended, Chairman Mao stayed on the sofa for half an hour because of a long conversation, and was then helped back to the bedroom to rest.
However, in the relevant reports of this meeting with Nixon, we can find that there have never been any common words praising Chairman Mao for "exciting" and "very healthy".
After falling into a coma, leave a reminder as soon as possible
During the recovery period, Chairman Mao often cares about his family. When the condition improves, Chairman Mao asks the staff to arrange a meeting with his children.
First of all, what he saw was Mao Anying.
Mao Anqing's family lives in a house in the western suburbs of Beijing. They are simple, happy and happy. Mao Anying’s daily life is to read Russian books and sing Soviet songs, lyrla erhu and violin . Shao Hua works in the Academy of Military Sciences. He organizes books and materials when he goes to work, and does housework to take care of his son after get off work.
Mao Xinyu is already 2 years old, and he is very cute. So when he came to Chairman Mao, he always wanted to greet his grandson in front of him. When the child comes to his grandfather's place, he is curious about everything and wants to touch everything.
Because the grandparents and grandchildren rarely meet, the grandfather and the photos are very different at this time. In addition, Chairman Mao cannot speak clearly, and the Xiangnan dialect he said is also difficult to understand, so Xiao Xinyu and his grandfather cannot get close to each other.
Chairman Mao also knew that children like to play and they can’t stay with the elderly, so they didn’t take it seriously. However, when the grandson came, Chairman Mao was in a good mental state, and he looked very happy.
is old, and if you stay with your grandson for a while, you will feel very tired. After seeing your grandson for a few days, Chairman Mao arranged for someone to meet Li Min again.
Looking at the daughter's bulging belly, as a father, of course he knows the hard work of being a mother, and the expense of giving birth is high. Chairman Mao said, "I can't afford to raise my father to help you, and I will give you some money from the royalties."
Because the child has developed no special habits since childhood, it also makes the children never rely on their fathers. She knows that even if she can't afford to raise her, she can't rely on her fathers. So Li Min said that it's okay to raise another child without having to pay for her father.
Chairman Mao asked Li Min, Ling Hua is still in the 38th Army? Li Min said she was still in Baoding . Chairman Mao knew that the child was about to be born, and it was inappropriate for the couple to separate from each other. However, for the sake of the happiness of the child, Chairman Mao decided to make an example for Li Min.
Maybe it was because I felt old and had a premonition that my life had entered the countdown. Therefore, Chairman Mao was particularly nostalgic for the warmth of the family and could not let go of the children, worried about what their life would be like in the future without a father.
Mao Zedong was sick and worried about his youngest daughter in a dilemma, so he sent Zhang Yao Temple to send 8,000 yuan to Li Na. These children have poor financial conditions, so he also gave Mao Anying and Li Min 8,000 yuan each.
Soon, Chairman Mao’s 80th birthday came. In the past, he never planned to have his birthday, and occasionally he just gathered with his family. But this time, he decided to take this opportunity to gather all his younger generations into Zhongnanhai . Because Li Na has not returned yet, she has no way to participate.
After 80, Chairman Mao has a lot of feelings about life. The Mao family has been going on for dozens of generations, and there are only two people over 80 years old, and he is one of them. However, thankfully, with the development of medical standards, 80 or 90 years old will not be considered a long life.
But no matter how good the medical level is, people cannot escape the law of birth, old age, sickness and death. After the previous few serious illnesses, Chairman Mao seemed to be making final plans for the children. He said tremblingly: "It is not easy to summon you together, and it is probably the last time." The children were very sad when they heard this, comforted their father and said that their father was in good health.
Even though he was in good health before and didn't believe that he would get sick, he seemed to have to bow his head to his body after walking through the gate of hell. Now his legs cannot be moved, his hands cannot hold the chopsticks, he can't even eat the food himself, and he can't even speak clearly. All this is telling him that he will hardly get better and he is about to go to see Marx.
He said to the children: "You are all very busy, and the children are still young. I don't bother you normally. While I can still speak, I will explain what I should say to you clearly. If I am gone, you must take care of yourself."
When Shao Hua and Li Min heard this, their eyes became wet, but they couldn't open their mouths and didn't know how to comfort the old man. Now the children are all in front of you, but Li Na is not here, which makes Chairman Mao miss this young daughter who is suffering outside, and sighs that he doesn't know if he can see her again.
Fortunately, in his lifetime, Chairman Mao met Li Na as he wished, and his wish for his children had been fulfilled, but there was only one person who made Mao Zedong unable to let go of it.
After falling into a coma that day, Chairman Mao woke up and said one of the things he was most concerned about when facing Li Min and Li Na who visited him: "I'm almost out of my way, so I have to ask you to do something. There are two uncles in my hometown who can't even eat enough. You should go back and see them often."
So who are these two people?
The daughter completed the instructions for him
In fact, these two uncles, one is Mao Zelian and the other is Mao Zerong.
Why does Chairman Mao care about these two uncles so much?
First, let’s talk about Mao Zelian. He is twenty years younger than Mao Zedong. Although the two are cousins, they are very close.
In addition to this, there is another more important reason. Mao Zelian's family has a large population, so Mao Zedong's mother regarded Mao Zelian's eldest sister Mao Zejian as her adopted daughter. Therefore, this is an important reason why Mao Zedong treated Mao Zedong so well.
After the founding of New China, Mao Zelian was the first to receive invitations to visit Zhongnanhai, Beijing. The two have not seen each other for 22 years since they last met, and the joy of reunion after parting is beyond words.
As soon as Mao Zedong saw him, he immediately stood up and walked up to him quickly and held his cousin's hand tightly and refused to let go. Mao Zelian called his third brother excitedly, and Mao Zedong also responded cordially to the "Ninth Brother". Afterwards, Mao Zedong led Mao Zelian to the viewing platform of Tiananmen Gate Tower and watched founding ceremony .
Among all Chairman Mao’s lovers, Mao Zelian went to Beijing the most. In the past 27 years, he has been to Beijing 11 times.
And in Chairman Mao’s heart, he and Mao Zelian are the closest among his relatives. In May 1950, Mao Zedong received a letter from Mao Zedong saying that Xiangtan had encountered a severe drought and that the farmers had no food at home.
Chairman Mao immediately asked Mao Anying to return to Shaoshan to visit his own relatives. Before leaving, he told his son that when he returned to Shaoshan, he would go to visit Uncle Jiu first, eat and live at his house, and ask Uncle Jiu for help if he had any questions.
As Mao Zedong's relative, Mao Zedong fully supports his work and all arrangements. Mao Zedong also treated him in the hospital with his eyes disabled.
When he asked his third brother to find a job for himself in Beijing, Chairman Mao's earnest words also made Mao Zelian realize that it was not easy to be the President of the country. Not only did he not force it, but later when he returned to Shaoshan, he was determined to help his third brother do a good job in rural construction and solve his worries.
Of course, over the years, Mao Zedong has also taken great care of Mao Zedong. He was embarrassed in the hospital because the female nurse gave him care, so he asked Mao Anying to go to the hospital every day, busying himself.
Later, when Mao Zelian was about to return to Shaoshan, Mao Zedong took out the suitcase that he had accompanied him for many years and gave the mosquito net, cotton coat, cotton pants, shirt and other clothes to his cousin.
Since then, Chairman Mao would send Mao Zelian 200 yuan as a living allowance every year from his royalties, which continued until 1958.
Under Chairman Mao’s strict requirements and teachings, Mao Zedong’s cousin, Mao Zedong never seeks selfish interests under this name. He always remembered the advice of his third brother to be a real farmer to farm and feed pigs and live a hard life. Therefore, when Chairman Mao was on the sickbed, the cousin who was facing the loess and facing the sky was most concerned.
The second person Mao Zerong is also a cousin with Chairman Mao, ranking fifth. It was his first time in Beijing in 1953. Chairman Mao called him "Shengwu". Before leaving Beijing, he also reminded Mao Zerong: "You must protect your eyes, work must be combined with work and rest." Before leaving, he took a photo with them and gave him 300 yuan in living expenses.
When I came to Beijing for the second time, Mao Zerong told the Chairman that his eyes were not very comfortable, and cataracts were only after the examination. After that, Chairman Mao arranged for Soviet experts to perform cataract removal surgery on him and was discharged from the hospital until his eyes improved.
In 1972, when Mao Zerong learned that the chairman was seriously ill, he thought that he was already in his seventies, and if one or two people had a few shortcomings, he would probably not be able to see him. So, after obtaining Chairman Mao’s approval, Mao Zerong immediately rushed to Beijing, which was also the last time the two brothers met.
In the relationship between Chairman Mao and Mao Zelian and Mao Zerong, we can always feel that he is just right. He can not only adhere to the principle of selflessness, but also bring people a human touch full of family care.
Later, Li Min and Li Na also returned to Shaoshan to visit the two uncles with their father's instructions.
When Li Min saw the situation at Uncle Mao Zelian's house in Dongmaotang, she finally knew why his father got angry with him in 1966, and finally understood why his father left such a will.
At the turn of summer and autumn in 1996, Li Min came to Changsha, Hunan, but did not go to Shaoshan. Later, when her father asked about her itinerary, she realized that Li Min had gone to Changsha and did not go to Shaoshan, and criticized her for not being so indifferent to her fellow villagers in her hometown.
When her father passed away, she saw the scene of Mao Zelian's uncle's house being barely silenced. Before leaving, she handed over the 100 yuan she carried with her to her aunt, hoping that they would take care of themselves and go to Beijing for more time.
Later, Li Na and Wang Jingqing also returned to Shaoshan many times to visit Mao Zelian and Mao Zerong, and left them a little cash, continuing their father's deep affection and friendship for their relatives in their hometown.
