Preface:
On the morning of January 8, 1976, with the last jump of the heart on the instrument, Premier Zhou closed his eyes forever and left us.
News of Prime Minister's death soon spread across the country, and people went to Tiananmen Square to express their condolences.
1. Death
On January 7, 1976, Premier Zhou was lying on the hospital bed. At this time, Premier Zhou relied on a flask to maintain his life. Since Premier Zhou was hospitalized, his subordinates around him had not seen him for a long time.
In addition to the attending medical staff, there are two comrades in the hospital who usually take turns to take care of Premier Zhou. The first thing they do when they take turns to touch the Prime Minister’s skin and bones to confirm whether they still have body temperature.
The people around the Prime Minister miss the Prime Minister very much, but they are afraid of delaying the Prime Minister's rest. They usually don't come to disturb him if they have nothing to do. This time they really couldn't help but miss him, so they wanted to take a sneak look while he was resting.
But the Prime Minister opened his eyes and looked outside the window without closing his eyes all day. Seeing this situation, they had to plan to come and visit again tomorrow.
Early in the morning of November 8, the comrade in charge of the caretaker saw Premier Zhou sleeping soundly, so he went out to the duty room. At that time, many doctors were guarding there.
Just as they were discussing Premier Zhou's condition, an alarm suddenly sounded, and they immediately realized that this was a ringtone that would only sound in an emergency.
Everyone immediately ran towards the ward, watching the number of heartbeats on the monitor gradually dropped from 100 to 70, 60...
The doctor immediately stepped forward to rescue according to the original plan, but still failed to pull Premier Zhou back from the gates of hell. As the heartbeat on the monitor gradually turned into a straight line, Premier Zhou left us forever.
Everyone present gathered in the ward, crying indecently, and some people burst into tears. After learning the news, the central leaders rushed over and held Zhou Enlai's hand in front of the hospital bed and cried speechlessly.
medical staff sorted out Premier Zhou's body, changed into his own clothes, and sent him to Beijing Hospital at 12 noon that day.
Premier Zhou devoted his life to the revolutionary cause, putting himself in a high-pressure environment every day, and the injuries left by participating in the war in his early years made him deteriorate in his later years.
Premier Zhou never said a negative word or a negative emotion even at the last moment of his life. From beginning to end, he was thinking about the people.
is such a good prime minister for the people, but he was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 74.
2. Confirmed cancer
After the founding of New China , Zhou Enlai's health has always been very healthy and rarely gets sick. In addition, his busy work has made him neglect the physical examination.
The Cultural Revolution broke out in 1966. Zhou Enlai was directly involved in this storm without any ideological preparation. At that time, he could only try his best to reduce the impact of the movement on the national economy.
The sudden Cultural Revolution made the burden on him heavier. During that period, you could always see Premier Zhou’s office lights on. It was precisely for this reason that Premier Zhou’s body began to feel a little unable to withstand it.
Due to long-term fatigue and lack of sleep, Zhou Enlai was diagnosed with heart disease in February 1967. After several staff members learned the news, they posted a piece of paper at the door of Zhou Enlai's office to remind the Prime Minister to pay attention to rest.
After Zhou En saw it, he knew that people were worried about their bodies, so he replied above:
"Receive sincerely, it depends on practice."
But in the next few days, the Prime Minister was worried about his work and worked for 84 hours continuously. In the end, angina pectoris and "frequency ventricular premature dysfunction" caused by overwork and lack of sleep.
Since this time, Zhou Enlai needs to sleep every night and take medicine 4 times a day. After this time, the central government attached great importance to his condition.
But Zhou Enlai always cared about the people, and he still did his own work as long as he had any work. It was because he continued to be busy. In 1970, he had an abnormal heart due to overwork again.
After this time, doctors always stood outside Zhou Enlai's office door, and they were ready to rescue at any time.
was just diagnosed, Zhou Enlai's condition worsened very severely. Not long after hematuria appeared, but three months later, the Prime Minister went for the first treatment. The effect of
this treatment was very significant. Through the examination, it was found that the tumor is currently in a stable state and hematuria has improved significantly.
, but this situation did not last long. In late October of the same year, the malignant tumor relapsed again, and coupled with the original heart disease, the condition became more serious.
. Enlai's condition should not be delayed, and should be treated immediately, but Premier Zhou delayed it until March of the second year before the second treatment.
However, the effect of the second treatment was not good. It relapsed shortly after the operation. Zhou Enlai's body began to lose weight day by day, and even walking or the most basic activities in normal times would cause the pulse to accelerate.
The attending doctor arranged blood transfusions for Zhou Enlai based on Zhou Enlai's situation. This was also Premier Zhou's first blood transfusion. However, although the situation of this operation was not optimistic, he could still take care of himself in daily life.
Zhou Enlai saw that his condition was stable, and he devoted himself to work again. Although he had to go to the hospital for treatment every day, there was no delay in the work at hand.
Zhou Enlai insisted on working for a while, which was a major problem at hand, and he felt relieved. Many, from this time, he asked Mao Zedong for instructions to continue hospitalization.
So, what difficulties did he encounter in the treatment process?
3. Hospitalization treatment
On September 20, the doctor performed surgery on Premier Zhou again. During this operation, they found that the cancer cells had spread throughout the body, and this situation was basically powerless to make things happen.
After Deng Xiaoping learned about it, he immediately instructed the comrades in the medical team:
"reduce pain and prolong life." "
After receiving the instructions, the doctors began to try their best to extend Premier Zhou's lifespan. At that time, Zhou Enlai was very clear about his physical condition and actively cooperated with the doctor's treatment.
Zhou Enlai, who was in the hospital, learned that Zhu De was going to Beidaihe to recuperate, so he immediately sent an invitation to him, hoping to meet him before he went to Beidaihe.
Zhu De was very happy after receiving the message, because he wanted to come and visit him when Zhou Enlai was hospitalized for treatment, but Zhou Enlai always disagrees , this time he finally had a chance.
He immediately set off for the hospital after receiving the message. When he arrived at the hospital, he found that Zhou Enlai had taken off his hospital gown and put on his usual work style. After meeting, the two only talked for 20 minutes.
Both of them held their hands tightly and said goodbye to each other reluctantly. Zhu De got into the car with the help of the guard, but he did not expect that this time it was the last time he met Zhou Enlai.
Less than two months after this meeting, Zhou Enlai was pushed into the operating room again, but after this operation, the Prime Minister was never able to get up again.
Every time the pain comes, Zhou Enlai will always hold back and not speak out, and his face keeps sweating, and he holds the medical staff's hands tightly, but never makes any sound.
Nurse looked at his painful appearance and patted his hand and said:
"Prime Minister, if it hurts, just shout it out, it doesn't matter."
But Premier Zhou just shook his head and continued to grit his teeth and persevere. In fact, he has to put in a lot of effort every time he eats.
Once, the guards around Premier Zhou discussed with Sister Deng and customized a braised shark fin for the Prime Minister, and the nurse held a bowl and fed it to the bowl one spoonful at a time.
Zhou Enlai ate a total of 8 bites of rice, which took him half an hour.
A month later, Zhou Enlai was pushed into the operating room again due to critical illness. Before entering the operating room, he raised his hand to signal the cart to stop and asked in a very low voice: "Is Comrade Xiaoping here?"
Deng Xiaoping quickly stepped forward and held his hand, bent down and leaned over to his side to hear what he was saying.
Zhou Enlai held Deng Xiaoping's hand and said with all his strength:
"Comrade Xiaoping, you have done a good job this year, much better than me."
's sentence is much louder than his usual voice, almost a shout. Some people say that this is the last roar of Premier Zhou's life. After the
operation, Premier Zhou's spirit was slightly better. Sister Deng went to the hospital to take care of the Prime Minister every day. After the Prime Minister was hospitalized, she had time to get along with the Prime Minister. Previously, due to work reasons, the two were always together for a long time.
On December 31, 1975, Zhou Enlai looked at his colleagues around him and said:
"You are here, I am tired, I say hello to the comrades at home."
Later, Zhou Enlai's illness became more and more serious, and he could not swallow it at all. He could only rely on infusion to maintain his life. However, the Prime Minister was still concerned about the work of the central government, and the leaders of the central government were worried about his health. Deng Xiaoping and Li Xiannian always wait outside the operating room for surgery after
. Premier Zhou performed 13 surgeries of all sizes. If he could persist for one day, he would persist for one day.
None of them prepared for the next thing in advance, and they always had a glimmer of hope, but this day still came, and people could only accept this reality.
After sending Premier Zhou's body to Beijing hospital, the funeral began to be prepared.
4. Funeral
Weeks The day the Prime Minister's body was sent to Beijing Hospital, Sister Deng asked someone to send the clothes and clearly stated that he would not make new clothes, so he would use what he usually likes to wear.
Sister Deng understands Zhou Enlai's style and it is very difficult to add a new piece of clothing to him. After his death, he must respect his wishes and not waste a penny of the people.
When someone saw that only old clothes were prepared for the Prime Minister, he said he was very uncomprehensible and had to pay for the Prime Minister to customize new clothes, but they were eventually stopped.
After everything was ready, a farewell ceremony began at 4 pm on January 11. All the people went to Tiananmen Square to send the Prime Minister's last journey. After the farewell ceremony of
, Sister Deng called the two guards around Zhou Enlai to the office and told them the last thing they did was to scatter Premier Zhou's ashes.
She wanted to do this herself, but she was old and had to ask others to do it. After receiving the task, the guards followed Sister Deng to the ashes, gently picked up the box, turned around and handed it to their hands, and said in a trembling voice:
"Comrade Enlai, your wish is coming true, rest in peace." After the memorial service of
, there were still people outside the door. They were waiting for the cart to transport the ashes, and they wanted to watch Premier Zhou's last journey.
After a while, the guards came out with the ashes. They got into the gray jeep that the Prime Minister often rode on during his lifetime, accompanied by Sister Deng and a few people around the Prime Minister. Another car followed closely behind and drove eastward.
soon arrived at Tongxian Airport in the eastern suburbs of Beijing. Sister Deng watched them get on the plane, and the plane slowly began to take off. They looked at the night view of Beijing outside the window and remembered the Prime Minister's death, tears flowed out again. The driver of
saw that the height was about the same, so he told them that they could be prepared to sprinkle. They gently opened the urn and picked up a handful of ashes and sprinkled them into the night sky.
Premier Zhou has been thinking about the central government and the people throughout his life. After his death, he returned to the embrace of the people and the land he loved deeply.
, all three packs of ashes were spread out, and the plane flew back to Beijing without any stop. No ceremony was held after that. It was just that after reporting the situation to Sister Deng, the matter was completely completed.
Over the years, in order not to delay Zhou Enlai's work, Sister Deng took care of all the family affairs by herself. During the period when Premier Zhou was hospitalized, she really had time to speak with the Prime Minister.
In 1992, Sister Deng passed away and told her to scatter her ashes during her lifetime. This was also the agents of the two previous guards. They picked up the urns again and boarded the plane.
Zhou Enlai has always cared about the central government and the people throughout his life. Even when his life is in danger, he also told others to take good care of Sister Deng. He always puts others first and puts himself last.
5. Conclusion
Comrade Zhou Enlai's revolutionary career has dedicated his energy to the Party and the people without reservation until the last moment of his life.
He embodies the spirit of self-sacrificing oneself. He always believes that the interests of the people are above everything else, and he always serves the people.
Not only that, he also taught his relatives not to seek personal gain in their own name, and not to express their relationship with them on any occasion.
Zhou Enlai did not leave any personal property after his death, and even his ashes were not left behind, but he remained in people's hearts forever, and his deeds would be passed down from generation to generation.
Although Premier Zhou has left us, we must always remember Premier Zhou’s deeds, learn from Premier Zhou’s spirit, carry forward this spirit and keep it in mind.
Comrade Zhou Enlai has stood an immortal monument in the hearts of the people. The good prime minister of the people has always worked hard for the rise of China and has always put his heart on the people.
I would like to express my nostalgia for Premier Zhou with this article, and Premier Zhou will always live in people's hearts.
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