After the founding of New China , Chairman Mao and many comrades-in-arms jointly built a great country. Everyone worked hard and fought their own lives. They overcame countless difficulties and created countless miracles.
However, as time goes by, many comrades who once worked together have passed away one after another. Chairman Mao was also extremely sad when saying goodbye to his old friend.
However, no matter how sad he is, Chairman Mao generally pays attention to one principle, that is, every time a comrade leaves, he will send a message of condolence and send a wreath, but he rarely attends the memorial activities in person.
According to Chairman Mao, this is to avoid overshadowing the host and destroying the solemn atmosphere of the funeral. However, three people had broken Chairman Mao's insistence, and their death caused Chairman Mao to have great emotional fluctuations. So who are these three people?
No. 1, Ren Bishi. In the history of our party, Ren Bishi had the title of "camel". The reason for this is that he truly achieved "devoting his whole life to the death."
Looking back at that time, in 1920, Ren Bishi was just a 16-year-old teenager, but at this time he had joined the Chinese Socialist Youth League, so his qualifications were indecent. After
, Ren Bishi and Dang experienced the most difficult years together, but he was always as stable as Mount Tai.
And most importantly, at the critical moment of our party's life and death, when everyone was suspicious of Chairman Mao, Ren Bishi firmly stood on Chairman Mao's side.
At the time at Zunyi Conference , he supported Chairman Mao's correct military ideas and cast a key vote. From then on, Chairman Mao basically determined the core position of leadership within the party and led our party on a whole new path.
Because both of them understand each other, Chairman Mao has always regarded Ren Bishi as his confidant. In the subsequent history, the two also started long-term cooperation.
Ren Bishi was impressed by Chairman Mao's far-sighted vision, and Chairman Mao also admired Ren Bishi's hard work. In those difficult years, blood and fire formed an indelible comrade-in-arms relationship between the two.
However, long-term work has gradually deteriorated Ren Bishi's physical condition.
Especially in 1950, when Ren Bishi returned from the Soviet Union, the doctor always emphasized that he would take a break for a while and could not work. But as soon as Ren Bishi heard the Korean civil war on the radio, he immediately stood up and quickly wrote to Chairman Mao, demanding that he should resume work quickly.
After many years, Chairman Mao still remembers the content of the letter: My body also feels stronger... In the past few days, I have been reading telegrams, documents and newspapers every day for 4 hours, and I can still hold on or so, and I don’t feel too tired. …If you are in charge of the Organization Department and the Youth Committee, I think it is OK, please consider it more.
This letter made Chairman Mao feel sad to read, and he was moved by Ren Bishi's camel spirit. Although Chairman Mao had advised him many times, Ren Bishi still insisted and had no choice but to do so. Chairman Mao could only give special instructions: agree to the opinion and try to do the work, no more than 4 hours a day.
However, Ren Bishi forgot the time as soon as he started working. He forgot Chairman Mao’s working time limit, and started working 8 hours a day, and later he even didn’t sleep all day.
In the end, Ren Bishi's condition worsened further. He died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in 1950, at the age of 46. When learned the news, Chairman Mao could not control his emotions, and he could not suppress his inner grief and shock.
—As the first member of the leadership team of the Party Central Committee who died after the founding of New China, as an old comrade-in-arms who had been together for thirty years, Chairman Mao finally attended Ren Bishi's funeral with a deep heart.
According to records, the central government established the funeral committee headed by Chairman Mao. At 9 a.m., Chairman Mao came to Ren Bishi's residence and watched Ren Bishi be buried in person, and then covered him with the party flag. After
, he reminded Ren Bishi's wife: must raise the children well, let them study hard, and inherit their father's will when they grow up.
Then, Chairman Mao sadly supported Ren Bishi's coffin and went to the Working People's Cultural Palace to send this old comrade-in-arms on his last journey. Afterwards, he personally picked up the pen and wrote "Comrade Ren Bishi's revolutionary spirit will be immortal."
No. 2, Luo Ronghuan. Speaking of Luo Ronghuan and Chairman Mao’s past, it can be roughly traced back to 1929.
At that time, Chairman Mao convened a group of party representatives to hold a symposium. Luo Ronghuan, who was the party representative of the Ninth Detachment of the Third Column, then spoke actively and raised the issue of abolishing corporal punishment and opposing beating and scolding soldiers.
His point of view was very clear, and he also gave an example of a "blacksmith", and Chairman Mao remembered him since then. After
, the ninth congress of the Red Fourth Army was held. The meeting elected Chairman Mao and Luo Ronghuan as members of the former committee of the Red Fourth Army.
After the meeting, Chairman Mao happened to meet Luo Ronghuan. At that time, he told the secretary around him: This comrade is a talent and a good cadre. We found out that this comrade was too late.
Then, Chairman Mao promoted him and made him the political commissar of the Second Column.
In the days that followed, Chairman Mao and Luo Ronghuan developed a deep friendship, and Luo Ronghuan was also regarded as a firefighter many times. For example, the Red First Army was established, and the commander of the Legion Lin Biao was very strong in personality, which gave Chairman Mao a headache.
But Chairman Mao thought of Luo Ronghuan and arranged for him to be the political commissar of the Red Fourth Army. As a result, Lin Luo and the others formed a famous group and led the Red Fourth Army to create many military miracles.
In times of crisis, Luo Ronghuan also firmly supported Chairman Mao. He knew that in difficult times, only Chairman Mao could lead everyone out. Therefore, when witnessing Chairman Mao being criticized, Luo Ronghuan expressed his support for Chairman Mao many times at the meeting. For this reason, he was once excluded, but he firmly did not regret it.
Of course, it was later proved that Luo Ronghuan was correct, Chairman Mao established the core position of the Party's leadership, and the relationship between the two of them became closer.
In addition, Chairman Mao not only admires Luo Ronghuan very much in politics, but also often chats about family matters in daily life.
For example, when Luo Ronghuan got married, Chairman Mao happily told his wife about Luo Ronghuan's story, and also balanced the conflicts between work and family between the couple, which led to a deep friendship between them.
Later, Luo Ronghuan's body became thinner and thinner, and he developed symptoms such as hematuria , and no one could find out the reason.
Chairman Mao was so anxious at that time. Whenever he had time, he would generate a telephone to inquire about his condition, and later he sent him to Shanghai for treatment. In 1944, in the telegram sent by Chairman Mao to Luo Ronghuan, we can also see Chairman Mao’s care for him.
However, Luo Ronghuan, who accompanied Chairman Mao through many times of danger, eventually died of illness in 1963.
This news undoubtedly deeply stimulated Chairman Mao again. At that time, Chairman Mao was still having work discussions with Nie Rongzhen, and the two were silent on the spot. That night, Chairman Mao kept smoking and couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He decided to attend his funeral the next day.
At the funeral, Chairman Mao burst into tears and was in a low mood for several consecutive days. For this reason, he wrote "The Seven-character Code: Comrade Luo Ronghuan", in which the sentence "You are unfortunately gone to the world now. Who can you ask if you have any problems in the country?" It fully expresses his inner sorrow.
No. 3, Chen Yi . The official meeting between Chairman Mao and Chen Yi was when Zhu De's Nanchang Uprising Army arrived at Jinggangshan . Among the crowd, Chairman Mao saw Chen Yi beside Zhu De at a glance.
For this reason, he also left a comment: he was extremely talented and had a great aura.
In fact, this is true. Chen Yi and Chairman Mao’s temperaments are a bit similar. Both of them are very calm when encountering things. No matter how difficult it is, they always maintain an optimistic attitude. Moreover, when the venue is awkward, Chen Yi is always able to adjust the atmosphere and sometimes writes a limerick to inspire everyone.
Later, from the War of Resistance Against Japan to the War of Liberation, Chen Yi showed amazing talent, not only defeating the enemy, but also calming the hearts of the people. What is important is that he also killed the enemy's hearts.
At that time, Chiang Kai-shek once commented: " (Chen Yi) is the leader of the People's Liberation Army who is the most skilled in training, the most tricks, and the most difficult to eliminate." Chen Yi, a cadre with outstanding abilities, was highly praised by Chairman Mao, and later became a legend of a generation.
However, Chen Yi was too obsessed with work. He was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 1971, but he always insisted on working and refused to show his pathology, and always kept his calm and calm attitude.
On January 6, 1972, Chen Yi died in Beijing. When the news came, Chairman Mao was in poor health at that time, but he still insisted on attending Chen Yi's memorial service.
According to data records, Chairman Mao was supported to the memorial scene that day. He bowed to Marshal Chen Yi's body, and then sent the old comrade away in grief.
Later, Chairman Mao's body also deteriorated sharply, so his body could no longer support him to attend the memorial service, even when Premier Zhou left...
