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On December 23, 1974, Premier Zhou came to the building of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee to report important tasks to Chairman Mao.
When it was mentioned that Deng Xiaoping was appointed as the first vice premier of the State Council and the chief of staff of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army, Chairman Mao was very happy and proposed that Deng Xiaoping should also serve as the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.
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So, why did Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou have such a highly consistent evaluation of Deng Xiaoping? What is the four-word evaluation they wrote on paper? Will Deng Xiaoping's future achievements be worthy of the high evaluation of the two great men?
On December 2, 1974, the night was already very dark in Changsha, Hunan. Premier Zhou, who had just got off the train, hurried to the provincial party committee building where Chairman Mao lived, regardless of his fatigue from the journey. He wanted to report a major task to the chairman.
"Enlai, you are here ." Chairman Mao stood up with difficulty and greeted Premier Zhou affectionately, although his voice was still so gentle and powerful.
But Chairman Mao, who was once tall and majestic, is now tortured by illness. Seeing this scene, Premier Zhou couldn't help feeling mixed feelings.
" Chairman, you must take care of your health ." Premier Zhou quickly helped the Chairman sit down and reminded him to pay attention to his health with concern.
Chairman Mao smiled and waved his hand, saying, " Starting next year, I will no longer see foreign guests, I will be in poor health ."
Then, seeing Premier Zhou, who was also suffering from illness and was thin, Chairman Mao added another sentence: " You are the same. After finishing this matter, give him the work of the State Council. You should rest ."
Chairman Mao said, "He," it was Comrade Deng Xiaoping, who was participating in the work of Jiangxi at this time. It turned out that Premier Zhou came here to report on the personnel adjustment arrangements of the Fourth National People's Congress.
When he heard Premier Zhou’s report preparing to appoint Deng Xiaoping as the first vice premier of the State Council and the chief of staff of the People’s Liberation Army, Chairman Mao was very happy and immediately proposed that Deng Xiaoping should also serve as the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.
The two had an in-depth conversation about Deng Xiaoping's talents. Speaking of the rise, Chairman Mao found paper and pen with great interest, regardless of his illness, and wrote three words on the paper with difficulty.
Premier Zhou, who was next to him, saw the first three words and understood the Chairman's meaning. He hurriedly took the pen and added the last word.
On the snow-white paper, there are four big words " rare talent ".
Compared with the older generation of revolutionaries such as Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou, and Commander-in-Chief Zhu, Deng Xiaoping was not very old, but he participated in the revolution very early. As early as 19 years old, Deng Xiaoping joined the Communist Youth League in Europe.
After returning to the motherland, Deng Xiaoping led the Baise Uprising and the Longzhou Uprising, and established the Zuojiang Revolutionary Base. He then followed the Red Army Long March and served as the Secretary-General of the Central Committee. His outstanding work ability gradually entered the vision of senior central leaders.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Deng Xiaoping served as the political commissar of the 129th Division, and together with Liu Bocheng, they opened up the anti-Japanese base in the Shanxi-Hebei-Hebei Border Region, and led Liu and Deng's army to advance thousands of miles into the Dabie Mountains in the later War of Liberation, opening the prelude to the People's Liberation Army's strategic counterattack.
Interestingly, in the early stage of the Liberation War, in the Shangdang Battle , in order to destroy our army's command system, the Kuomintang reactionaries detained Liu Bocheng in the name of negotiation, hoping to make our army leaderless and collapse without fighting.
However, after knowing the enemy's intentions, the military god Liu Bocheng laughed and said, "Don't think that if I'm not in the headquarters, the troops will be in chaos. The political commissar's command ability is no worse than mine."
And the "political commissar" mentioned by Liu Bocheng was Deng Xiaoping, who was the political commissar of the Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan Field Army at that time.
In addition to his outstanding military command capabilities, Deng Xiaoping's ability to govern the country was also very outstanding. At the beginning of the founding of New China, he served as the first secretary of the Southwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, commanding the land reform, bandit suppression and production construction work in the southwest of the motherland.
Later, Deng Xiaoping was transferred to the Central Committee and served as Vice Premier of the State Council and Minister of Finance, and led the national economic construction of our country with Premier Zhou.
It can be said that Deng Xiaoping is from In terms of military, politics, and governance, they all have outstanding talents and have made outstanding achievements.
As the central leader, Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai also knew this well, so they praised Deng Xiaoping on various occasions.
Deng Xiaoping, as one of the first comrades to participate in the revolution in our country, led the uprising during the Aggression Revolution, and led the Hundred Regiments War during the War of Resistance Against Japan. During the War of Liberation, he also commanded the famous advance into the Dabie Mountains and crossing the river battle .
not only outstanding military talents, Deng Xiaoping's rule The country's talents are also very outstanding. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the secretary of the Southwest Bureau, the vice premier of the State Council, the minister of the Ministry of Finance and other important leadership positions, and made outstanding achievements.
Therefore, Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou both had a bright eye on him and praised him on various occasions.
So, on which occasions did the two great men express their appreciation for Deng Xiaoping, and what are the profound intentions behind it?
1956, the third session of the Seventh Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was discussing who was the most suitable position for the newly established General Secretary. After listening to the opinions of all representatives, Chairman Mao made a speech and strongly recommended Deng Xiaoping to serve as the General Secretary. Seven comparisons were used to evaluate Deng Xiaoping.
Chairman Mao commented that Deng Xiaoping was fair, talented, more capable, more thoughtful, more considerate, more considerate of the overall situation, more kind, and more fair in handling problems.
Moreover, the object of Chairman Mao’s comparison was actually himself. It can be seen that he had a high appreciation for Deng Xiaoping.
1957, when meeting with Khrushchev , Chairman Mao mentioned Deng Xiaoping again. At that time, he and Khrushchev revealed that he did not want to serve as the President of the State again. Hearing this, Khrushchev was very surprised and couldn’t help asking:
"If you are not the President of the State, can anyone in China serve as the President? "
Chairman Mao told Khrushchev confidently: "Yes, Deng Xiaoping is one of them. He can fight wars and engage in politics. He is both principled and flexible, and is a rare leader. ”
It can be seen from this that Chairman Mao had already had the idea of cultivating Deng Xiaoping at that time.
At the Seventh Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1959, Chairman Mao clearly said: "We must concentrate our power on the Standing Committee of the Politburo and Secretariat. I will hold Yin Zhengshuai and Comrade Xiaoping will be the deputy commander. ”
In addition to Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou Enlai also had a high evaluation of Deng Xiaoping, because Deng Xiaoping was not only his working partner in the State Council, but also his long-term comrade and friend.
February 1921, a young man opened the door to an old house in the suburbs of Paris, France. This is the editorial department of the Communist Party's organ publication "Chilu", in Europe. Deng Xiaoping, who came to Paris a year ago, was responsible for the publication here.
The same black hair and yellow skin, and the same Chinese language , the visitor immediately attracted Deng Xiaoping's attention. During the chat, Deng Xiaoping learned that this person was the new editor-in-chief of "Red Light" and the future Prime Minister of the Republic.
The same bloodline and the same revolutionary belief allowed the two to quickly establish a deep friendship. Zhou Enlai's firm belief in the revolution, a thorough analysis of China's issues, and his gentleness and elegant demeanor made Deng Xiaoping admire him.
Deng Xiaoping's seriousness and meticulousness in his work and his unique insights on specific issues of the revolution also left a deep impression on him.
In his spare time, the two often watched football games and had dinner together, chatting about the future of the Chinese revolution in a broad range. Because Deng Xiaoping did a good job in mimeographing, Zhou Enlai also jokingly called Deng Xiaoping a "mimeographing Doctor."
. In the later work of the State Council, Deng Xiaoping, as Premier Zhou's deputy, advanced and retreated with Premier Zhou in decision-making on multiple issues, and made suggestions for Premier Zhou. The two made immortal contributions to the economic construction of New China.
This revolutionary friendship is precious to both of them. Deng Xiaoping once told his daughter Deng Rong that Premier Zhou is his brother and comrade-in-arms, which shows how deep the revolutionary friendship between them is.
In addition to deep revolutionary friendship, Zhou Enlai's appreciation of Deng Xiaoping's work ability is not inferior to Chairman Mao.
As early as when Deng Xiaoping served as secretary-general of the CPC Central Committee, Zhou Enlai instructed that he would personally deal with major local government issues.
All agency transactional work is handed over to Deng Xiaoping, and his trust in Deng Xiaoping's work ability can be seen.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Enlai also mentioned in internal conversations many times that Comrade Deng Xiaoping is a person with strong work ability and strong political principles, and the government's work cannot be without him.
Didn't just received the order to resume work and came to Beijing, except to meet Chairman Mao, the first person he met was Premier Zhou Enlai. As soon as he met, Zhou Enlai looked at Deng Xiaoping around and said with heartache: "Xiaoping, you have suffered and lost weight."
After a cordial greeting, Zhou Enlai said straight to the point: "I am in poor health. You must take over the work of the State Council."
Although Deng Xiaoping said that he had just resumed work and was not familiar with many affairs, and no one in the State Council can replace you, it can be seen from this that Zhou Enlai's sincere hope for Deng Xiaoping.
In December 1974, in the bedroom of Chairman Mao in the Hunan Provincial Party Committee Building, Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai unanimously agreed with Deng Xiaoping's proposal to serve as the First Vice Premier of the State Council, Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, and jointly made a high evaluation of "rare talents". After
, Premier Zhou even said to Deng Xiaoping at the last moment of his life, "help him get on the horse and send him a ride."
So, how did Premier Zhou help this old comrade-in-arms and brother when he was dying, and is Deng Xiaoping's subsequent achievements worthy of the high praise of the two great men?
1975, the great Premier Zhou Enlai was defeated by the ruthless fall of the disease, and his life was like a candle in the wind, and he was about to end his glorious life.
At that time, Premier Zhou Enlai had just finished the last operation in his life. He was covered with tubes for delivering nutrients. He felt that he had not long been alive. He shouted in a faint voice: " Call Xiaoping, ask Xiaoping to come here, ."
After a while, Deng Xiaoping, who was in charge of the work of the State Council, rushed to Premier Zhou's bedside and asked with concern: "Prime Minister, Do you have anything to tell me? "
Premier Zhou held Deng Xiaoping's hand and tried his best to let everyone present hear his voice: " Comrade Xiaoping, you have done a good job this year, better than me! "
After saying that, Premier Zhou seemed to have fulfilled his last wish, breathed a sigh of relief, and fell asleep again.
At this time, Deng Xiaoping's eyes were already wet next to Premier Zhou's bed. He understood that Premier Zhou used his lofty prestige to establish his prestige for Deng Xiaoping, help him get on the horse, and finally send him a ride.
Deng Xiaoping deeply realized that Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou’s ardent hope for him was not only their personal expectations, but also the expectation of the whole nation.
Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou’s high praise and instructions on him are all hope that he will carry the future of China and the Chinese nation on his shoulders and move forward with the burden.
1977, after 1976, which made the whole Chinese people extremely sad, Deng Xiaoping fully resumed his leadership work and began to lead the whole Chinese people to a magnificent new journey.
978, the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party was held. Deng Xiaoping's speech on reform and opening up was like a spring thunder, nourishing the land of China that had been drought for too long.
It was also at this meeting that Deng Xiaoping officially became the core of the second generation of leadership collective and began his comprehensive design for China's future.
Economically, the contract is blooming everywhere in the countryside, and the special economic zone from south to north is established like mushrooms after a rain.
One acre of acres of farmland has grown vigorously, factories have restored their former vitality, foreign-funded enterprises have settled one after another, and the Chinese have taken solid steps towards prosperity.
In politics, Deng Xiaoping condensed Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, and creatively proposed the theory of socialism with Chinese characteristics, just like clearing the clouds and fog to see the bright moon, completely pointing out the direction for our country's future.
Deng Xiaoping's contribution to maintaining the reunification of the motherland was even greater. His inability to give in has led Hong Kong and Macao to return to the embrace of the motherland one after another. He also put forward the great idea of one country, two systems , providing a powerful engine for the great cause of reunification of the motherland.
Nowadays, in just over 40 years, our country has leaped from a backward and poor country to the second largest economy in the world. The country is strong, the people are rich, and the reunification of the motherland is just around the corner. It is like a train running at high speed on the track to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
All of this has to be attributed to Gong Deng's great achievements, and to Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai's foresight, which has left an outstanding pilot for China and the Chinese nation.
once again pays high respect to the older generation of revolutionaries!
