New China has experienced more than seventy years of prosperity since its establishment to this day. These 70 years of ups and downs have been experienced and completed by the older generation of revolutionary ancestors leading the broad masses of people. Even after the founding of the country, the country is in a stable and peaceful state, hostile forces from various foreign countries must not cause any damage to the New China in all aspects.
Premier Zhou is one of these revolutionary patriots who charge forward. When he was young, he rushed to the revolutionary ranks and poured the blood of youth on the road to leading the people's liberation.
He fought side by side with Chairman Mao all the way, completing the War of Resistance Against Japan and the War of Liberation. Until the day of the founding of New China, he still handled official duties day and night, and never gave up his original intention of serving the people in a peaceful era.
Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Premier Zhou mostly held affairs in my country's diplomatic . After all, the founding of New China cannot be a person developing alone in the world, and it also requires the support and cooperation of other countries in the world. Therefore, many international affairs require Premier Zhou to personally follow, and he often sends various countries to mediate and mediate matters from it.
However, the external situation at that time was not optimistic. The hostile countries led by the United States and various anti-China forces made things difficult for China's diplomatic mission to varying degrees, but Premier Zhou could still use his humor and agility to resolve it quickly.
Once, an American journalist shook hands with Premier Zhou and took out a handkerchief and wiped his hand. Faced with this situation, how did Premier Zhou do it?
Premier Zhou
Good Prime Minister
Premier Zhou was studious when he was young and read poetry and books at a young age, but those outdated Four Books and Five Classics did not satisfy him. He saw hope of changing the destiny of the nation and rejuvenating China in the social situation where people were starving and living in the miserable society. So, he resolutely boarded the train from to study in France, hoping to find a new journey to revive China there.
So, he joined the Communist Party of China with a group of revolutionary ancestors and began to serve the people and dedicate his life. During the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China, Premier Zhou served as the director of the political department at Hong Kong Military Academy , and all the students under him became famous generals.
Whampoa Military Academy
Like Lin Biao, Hu Zongnan , Chen Geng These people are veterans who have experienced many battles and have made immortal contributions on the battlefield, but they still have to call the teacher honestly in front of Premier Zhou. Moreover, when Premier Zhou was an officer at the Whampoa Military Academy, Chiang Kai-shek once favored him very much.
He has expressed his admiration for Premier Zhou several times in public, because Premier Zhou is a noble person but amiable, approachable but not out of the ordinary, Chiang Kai-shek admires Premier Zhou's character very much. He repeatedly wanted to be the best friend of Premier Zhou, but Premier Zhou failed to agree to his request because Chiang Kai-shek betrayed the great revolution .
Chiang Kai-shek
After the failure of the Great Revolution, Chiang Kai-shek and some reactionaries of the Kuomintang turned their guns to the Communist Party and turned to their own comrades. white terror was launched in the country, and the Communists were massacred. Premier Zhou could only cut off his robe and break up his righteousness with Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek was also deeply saddened by this matter.
He once made a statement like this: "In the party, my opponent in this life is Deng Yanda, and outside the party, my opponent in this life is Mao Runzhi, but the person I admire most in this life is Zhou Enlai."
As we all know, Chiang Kai-shek is a person with extremely narrow mind. In addition to his own Huangpu direct generals, some of the spy leaders who sacrificed their lives for him. It is not easy for comrades like Premier Zhou who stand opposite him to be admired by Chiang Kai-shek.
Prince Zhou
It can be seen that Premier Zhou is a gentleman who is praised by both inside and outside. Although he has never been to the battlefield and commanded a large-scale battle, his character and character have always been admired by many comrades.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he acted in the party and handled party affairs, following Chairman Mao's unswervingly followed the right route. Even after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Premier Zhou did not take credit for himself. He did not accept any military rank. Instead, he mediated from each general and used his wisdom to resolve and handle the complicated affairs of various departments.
The revolutionary war has been extinguished, so many people do not understand Premier Zhou’s appearance with a gun. In many people's impression, Premier Zhou has always been a gentle and humble gentleman and a foreign minister, because during the Republic of China period, Premier Zhou was one of the four famous beauties in . Therefore, in most people's impression, Premier Zhou is a man wearing a robe and speaking gentle.
Prime Minister Zhou
Imagine how could a revolutionary soldier who came from the blood and was reborn from the ashes of war be a weak scholar without any power? However, Premier Zhou dedicated his tenderness and humor to the Chinese people he loves, and gave his anger and seriousness to those who are enemies of the people.
In the book "Red Stars Shining in China" written by foreign journalist Snow , it records in detail the appearance of his first meeting with Premier Zhou. At that time, Snow came from Wuhan by boat, which was still in the scope of in the Kuomintang-controlled area of . So most of the people who came from there were suspected of being spies. When Snow himself revealed his identity to Premier Zhou, the book records: "Prime Minister Zhou's eyes suddenly turned sharp and starry eyes, and his eyes were like fire, as if he wanted to see through him."
Prince Zhou
Snow is a person who has experienced it personally. From his detailed description, we can see that Premier Zhou is not a literati with only lip service. I am afraid that his killing will never be inferior to those generals who are galloping on the battlefield.
For example, at a State Council meeting chaired by Premier Zhou, a minister read several words wrong when reporting his work materials. Premier Zhou suppressed his anger at the beginning, but when he saw that he was always wrong, he suddenly got angry and growled loudly: "No, read it clearly before reading it!" Everyone present was a cadre selected after the founding of the People's Republic of China. No one knew that Premier Zhou, who had always been gentle, would be so happy and angry.
Even after the meeting, the minister was punished to stand. It can be seen from this that Premier Zhou's temper and character were only hidden when facing his own comrades.
Premier Zhou
One time, when Premier Zhou was in charge of diplomatic affairs, he led a group of instructors to bid farewell to the prince of Sihanouk . When everyone watched the prince leave the cabin door, they couldn't wait to go back because there was a football match in China. Premier Zhou was furious when he saw the figure who left: "Call them back! They have learned the infantry regulations, and there are no guests yet. There are no one at the airport. Do you not understand diplomatic etiquette?"
These roars not only reflect Premier Zhou's other personality, but also show his way of dealing with affairs in diplomacy.
The thrown away handkerchief
China has been a cultural power and a country of etiquette since ancient times, so Premier Zhou has always adhered to China's traditional etiquette when he took office in diplomatic positions. However, the interaction between countries is not because of which one is more polite, but the interaction of interests is at the forefront of all factors.
Prince Zhou
Therefore, the new China had just been established at that time, and everything was in trouble. Western countries led by the United States were trying to kill the new China regime in their infancy. Therefore, many anti-China forces blindly followed the United States and wanted to block China's revival. Moreover, other countries dependent on the United States did not even dare to establish diplomatic relations with China before the United States, so Premier Zhou must lead his team to break this phenomenon that is not conducive to my country's development.
Since we cannot establish diplomatic relations with major countries, we must start with Asia, Africa, Latin America and countries. Although the entrepreneurship is difficult, China has received support from many brother countries, and these small countries are also actively establishing diplomatic relations with China. Banlong Conference is a very famous conference in history when Asian, African and Latin America countries established diplomatic relations.
Premier Zhou spoke at the Bandung Conference
Premier Zhou also showed his personal demeanor and thoughtful diplomatic etiquette at this conference. In 1954, the Geneva meeting was held. This meeting was mainly to solve the North Korean issue and India issue. my country, as a victorious country, also participated in the meeting, and Premier Zhou was responsible for all China's diplomatic affairs. Naturally, he also attended the meeting as our diplomatic spokesperson. But what everyone did not expect was that an American journalist would blatantly offend Premier Zhou at this meeting.
During the meeting, Premier Zhou, as China's diplomatic envoy, inevitably had to accept interviews from various countries and talk about his views on this matter. When dealing with every question, Premier Zhou always answers the questions fluently, and uses his sensitive mind to solve them one by one. Therefore, many foreign envoys expressed their admiration for Premier Zhou and the correctness of Premier Zhou's views on the same day, with even the United States representatives.
Banlong Conference
But just when the situation was good, the US delegation turned its face the next day. It turned out that US President Dulles had always wanted to kill China, so he did not allow the relationship between the US representative and China to become warm. At the meeting on the second day, Premier Zhou keenly discovered that the American envoy, who was still peaceful with China yesterday, had a great discount on his attitude towards China.
In addition, there was another American journalist who took the initiative to shake hands with Premier Zhou. Although Premier Zhou was hesitant, he also extended his hand to shake hands with him in order to express his concept of peace. He thought it would end there, but he didn't expect that the reporter of immediately pulled his hand back, and then wiped with a handkerchief and said: "How can I shake hands with a militant like China?"
The reason why this reporter said this was because on the battlefield of Resisting U.S. aggressing U.S. aiding North Korea , China helped North Korea to repel the US military to the 38th parallel, so American journalists wanted to use this to show their excitement.
Wanlong Conference
But unexpectedly, Premier Zhou immediately took out a handkerchief and wiped his hand calmly, and then murmured to himself: "This handkerchief is covered with bacteria and can no longer be washed." Then he threw the handkerchief into the trash can.
The reporters around who were watching the scene were stunned because everyone knew it well that the "bacteria" that Premier Zhou mentioned was on the battlefield of resisting U.S. aggressing U.S. a small number of troops launched a bacterial war. Premier Zhou’s tough style and clever response to the reversal of everyone’s laughter just now also stunned the provocative American journalist.
Outstanding figure in diplomatic storm
This incident is not an individual example in Premier Zhou’s diplomatic history. There are many such things. After all, our country’s diplomatic path was very difficult back then. Premier Zhou was the founder and pioneer of Chinese diplomacy. He impressed many countries with his personal charm and tolerance and generous diplomatic etiquette.
Prince Zhou
In addition to that handshake,Prince Zhou also has many diplomatic stories that allow everyone to explore his abilities and talents.For example, at a meeting of various countries, Premier Zhou was waiting for the reporter's question with peace of mind, but an ill-intentioned reporter asked a question like this, he said: "Prime Minister Zhou, are there any prostitutes in China now?"
asked this question very cleverly, because at that time, after the founding of New China, the People's Liberation Army banned all fireworks and entertainment venues. Those prostitutes who engaged in improper business during the Republic of China have all become self-reliant workers, so prostitutes cannot be found in mainland China.
Prince Zhou
So, if Premier Zhou answers "China has no prostitutes", then foreign journalists will take advantage of the situation to explain, "But Taiwan still has it." If Premier Zhou answered this way, he would fall into the trap of "Taiwan is not Chinese territory." If Premier Zhou said "China still has prostitutes", then they could say that "the PLA has not done all the work in the mainland."
Therefore, this problem seems unsolvable, but it was cleverly resolved by Premier Zhou. He took the initiative to propose "Taiwan has prostitutes."
Premier Zhou's answer not only broke out of the reporter's trap, but also warned everyone a fact: Taiwan is an inseparable part of China. Even if it is still occupied by Chiang Kai-shek there, it is an indelible fact that Taiwan is a part of the mainland.
Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou
One time when Premier Zhou was invited to visit the Soviet Union, Khrushchev also tested Premier Zhou's IQ and EQ. At that time, the Soviet Union was in a period of ideological confusion because the revisionist promoted by Khrushchev, and Premier Zhou was also embarrassed by the Soviet authorities as the target of Khrushchev's attack.
Khrushchev criticized Premier Zhou for being a bourgeois and said that his position was wrong. Khrushchev said : "Comrade Zhou, you criticized it very well, but I was born in the working class, and you were born in the bourgeoisie." 's sentence shows that Premier Zhou's origin is not pure, but Premier Zhou's next sentence directly left Khrushchev speechless. He said: "Yes, Comrade Khrushchev, but we both betrayed our respective classes."
Khrushchev
As soon as this was said, everyone was shocked. Everyone saw Premier Zhou's talent and wisdom, and also saw Khrushchev's unreasonable trouble. From these small things, we can see that Premier Zhou is not a weak scholar, but a brave and resourceful fighter.
Whether it is the difficulties made by American journalists or the questions asked by Soviet officials, when those open and hidden arrows were shot at Premier Zhou, he was always able to grab them and turn the gun and shoot them back.
Prince Zhou
On January 8, 1976, Premier Zhou, who was tortured by illness, passed away in Beijing, and the people were extremely sad. Three days later. Premier Zhu's hearse slowly drove through Chang'an Street . Millions of people stood quietly and spontaneously by the street, silently shed tears, and sent the Prime Minister ten miles long street to see him, which shows Premier Zhou's contribution to the Chinese people and his weight in the hearts of the Chinese people.
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