January 8, 1976, the whole country was sad. On this day, our beloved Premier Zhou left us.
After Premier Zhou’s death, the staff went to the West Flower Hall of Zhongnanhai with a deep heart to collect Premier Zhou’s relics.
When sorting out Premier Zhou’s drawer, he found a very special document. The document contains the signature of Chairman Mao. The staff speculated that this should be Chairman Mao’s instructions.
But why did Premier Zhou hide it in the drawer? After opening , many people burst into tears and understood that Premier Zhou was doing it intentionally.
So, what is the content in this file? Why did Premier Zhou hide it?
Premier Zhou
After seeing Deng Yingchao's name appear in the file, everyone understood.
selfless Premier Zhou
Deng Yingchao is Premier Zhou’s lover, who has accompanied Premier Zhou through many difficult years. Ms. Deng Yingchao has a very deep resume. Since she was 15 years old, she has been devoted to the path of saving the country and participated in the May Fourth Movement. After
, she devoted herself to the Women's Liberation Movement and was a unique and distinctive female revolutionary. During the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Deng Yingchao became one of the six guarantee representatives approved by Chiang Kai-shek .
After the founding of New China in , Deng Yingchao did not stop his own pace and was still struggling for the cause of women for life.
She has her resume and abilities and has also been recognized by everyone. However, during Premier Zhou's tenure, Deng Yingchao failed to get the opportunity to work in the government.
Deng Yingchao
Huang Yanpei was puzzled by this issue. He once asked Premier Zhou when he was invited by Premier Zhou as Vice Premier of the State Council. Premier Zhou’s answer is also very simple: to avoid suspicion.
Many people actually cannot understand it. Later, Premier Zhou explained the reason himself. He said that if Deng Yingchao entered the government, other comrades might be unable to carry out their work because Deng Yingchao was married to him.
For this reason, Premier Zhou has not arranged any positions for Deng Yingchao during his tenure. During this period, Deng Yingchao only held positions in groups, such as vice chairman of the All-China Women's Federation and secretary of the Central Women's Committee. Although he did not enter the central government, Deng Yingchao still completed his task very seriously and played a very important role in the women's liberation movement.
It is worth mentioning that although Premier Zhou did not allow Deng Yingchao to enter the central government's work, the central government has never given up fighting for her.
Chairman 0
In October 1974, the Central Committee passed a meeting where Deng Yingchao was appointed Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and received the instructions of Chairman Mao. After
, Chairman Mao signed the document and sent it to Premier Zhou. But Premier Zhou did not tell Deng Yingchao about this, but instead hid the warrant in the drawer, which was the document found by the staff. It was not until after Premier Zhou's death that people discovered this warrant. After
, Deng Yingchao also learned about it. Deng Yingchao was not surprised that the Prime Minister hid the warrant, because the Prime Minister rarely talked about work matters with Deng Yingchao. Deng Yingchao saw it on the news when the first atomic bomb, , was successfully detonated. The reason why the Prime Minister doesn't say it is because of the confidentiality of his work.
Chairman Mao Deng Yingchao
When she mentioned this, she said: I can understand that he did this.
Because Ms. Deng Yingchao never cares about the size of her job, she only wants to serve the people. She also understands what Premier Zhou is thinking, and she doesn't want Premier Zhou to break the rules because of herself.
Soon, this incident spread to various agencies and units, and many people were moved by Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao's "avoid suspicion".
There are many similar "suspect avoidance". No matter how close you are, Premier Zhou will not "open the back door". Like Premier Zhou’s younger brother, , Zhou Enshou, . At that time, Zhou Enshou was unable to work normally because of illness, so he was arranged to serve as a consultant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of .
After Premier Zhou learned about this, he put forward his own opinions. He believes that if his younger brother can work, he has no objection. But this situation is obviously unreasonable. For this reason, he completed the medical withdrawal procedures for his younger brother.
Premier Zhou
Considering that his younger brother could not work and lost his source of income, Zhou Enlai asked Zhou Enshou to receive living expenses from him. It started every month in 105, but later it rose to 200 yuan per month. lasted until all Zhou Enshou's children joined the work, and Premier Zhou stopped funding Zhou Enshou.
Premier Zhou did this in order to prevent the occurrence of adverse phenomena. For this reason, he has constantly restrained the younger generations around him. He once made special rules for family rules, such as , "Young people are not allowed to use public cars", , , "Life should be hard and simple", , , "You are not allowed to mention your relationship with the Prime Minister on any occasion."
In order to let the younger generation understand this truth, Premier Zhou has always set an example. Like in life, Premier Zhou has always maintained a thrifty style.
In 1958, Premier Zhou came to Hangzhou for inspection. Before leaving, Premier Zhou brought his own bedding. This set of bedding is very old and is the one he used in Meiyuan New Village.
Premier Zhou and the people
His pillowcase is already worn out, and the local comrades couldn't stand it anymore, so they gave him a new pillowcase. Premier Zhou did not accept it in the end, but said something very touching.
He said: Our country is not rich yet, and we must maintain the tradition of hard work. What he said was also consistent with his actions. In the past few decades of struggle for the country, I have been living a simple life. During the meal, there was never more than two dishes and one soup.
Once when he went to Anshan for inspection, the staff brought four dishes and one soup . Premier Zhou directly brought the two dishes and said he would eat them next meal.
Even on birthdays, Premier Zhou is very simple. March 18, 1943 coincided with Premier Zhou’s lunar birthday. At that time, everyone decided to celebrate and made a lot of melon seeds and fruits.
Premier Zhou had dinner
Premier Zhou expressed his appreciation and left the fruits to the comrades who worked overtime. And he himself only ate one bowl of ordinary noodles .
Various actions that concern the interests of the country have moved many people. In fact, for national interests, Premier Zhou has reduced his needs more than once. For example, when the salary assessment was assessed in 1952, Premier Zhou set an example.
Zhou Gong Qiangu
There were two basiss for evaluating wages at that time. One was the length of time to participate in the revolution, and the other was the level of position within the party.
After Deng Yingchao learned about it, he stated that he had set himself at level 5. She joked: The setting is too high, and my old man will not agree. In fact, it is not an exaggeration to set herself at level 2 for her contributions.
Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao
Later, after the central government approved it, Premier Zhou found Deng Yingchao and said: Although the central government approved you to get a level five salary, I think the level six is enough. Let’s report it and lower the salary one level!
Ms. Deng Yingchao had no objection to this, so she reported to her superiors and applied for her salary to CET-6. It is worth mentioning that after the salary was assessed, Chairman Mao, who received the first-level salary, also took the initiative to downgrade, allowing himself to get the second-level salary.
He said that the first level should be left to the martyrs. It can also be seen from this that Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou do not care about personal gains and losses at all. What they care about is the country and the people. It is worth mentioning that the Prime Minister’s actions are also infectious.
After reducing his salary level, his secretary also took the initiative to lower his salary by one level. This is the charm of Premier Zhou.
Premier Zhou
In treating the people, Premier Zhou is meticulous in every way, and all the details are full of warmth.
On March 8, 1966, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred in Longyao County, Xingtai City, Hebei Province.On March 10, Premier Zhou personally rushed to the disaster site and went to Baijiazhai Village to comfort the people.
It was very windy that day. When Premier Zhou was talking to the masses, he found that they were all sitting at the wind entrance. It turned out that the local county party committee created such a podium in order to keep Premier Zhou away from the wind.
Prince Zhou ordered to change the position of the podium, let himself speak in the wind, and let the masses carry the wind. It can be seen how much Premier Zhou cares about the people, and even such subtle details can be found.
As a prime minister, he invested almost all events on his work, and the minimum working time of is about twelve hours a day. This is true even in the last moments of life.
Prince Zhou
1974,Prince Zhou's health was actually not good. Before his death on January 8, 1976, he had undergone 14 surgeries. But even so, he hasn't forgotten his job. During
, he received 63 foreign guests and held 40 meetings. He always thought about doing more for the country and the people.
In fact, Deng Yingchao felt very distressed when he looked at Premier Zhou who was so hardworking. But all she can do is silently support.
On January 8, 1976, Premier Zhou ended his life. Before his death, he explained three things to Deng Yingchao. The following are: no ashes are retained; no special treatment is required; no memorial service is held.
The reason why Premier Zhou made such a request is to not waste national resources. But how could he not enjoy these treatments, who have devoted himself to the people and the country for the rest of his life?
Premier Zhou
Moreover, the people will not agree to this request. For this reason, someone objected on the spot. In the end, everyone reached an agreement to not only hold a memorial service, but also hold a farewell ceremony for the remains. After the memorial service began, the comrades below cried and burst into tears.
When the Prime Minister's ashes were scattered into the land of the motherland, there was a ten-mile long street saying goodbye to the Prime Minister who worked hard all his life.
After Premier Zhou’s death, Deng Yingchao was successfully elected as Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. In 1983, 79-year-old Deng Yingchao was elected chairman of the Sixth National Committee of the CPPCC. She and Premier Zhou are the first and only national-level couple since the founding of New China.
In 1988, Deng Yingchao retired from his position. In 1992, Deng Yingchao passed away.
Before his death, Deng Yingchao wrote a letter to the central government. She explained her several requests after her death, and her request was similar to what Premier Zhou asked not to hold a memorial service or say goodbye to the body. Regarding the ashes, Deng Yingchao said he would not keep them and would scatter them all. She said that this was a promise she made with Premier Zhou.
Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao
This letter moved countless people. They have been fighting for the country and the people all their lives, creating benefits for the country and the people as much as possible, but they have never thought about themselves. This kind of selfless and fearless spirit of public service is worth learning from.
Deng Yingchao
Deng Yingchao and Premier Zhou have intersections because of the patriotic movement, because both sides have unique qualities and the same revolutionary beliefs.
As the relationship continued to heat up, the two became partners on August 8, 1925. Their wedding was also very simple, and they only invited a few friends and colleagues to have a simple meal.
Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao
In the subsequent half-century marriage life, the two have been urging and supporting each other and are a loving model worker couple. There have also been many unforgettable moments, such as during the Long March of , Premier Zhou lying on a stretcher due to ameb liver abscess.
At this time, Deng Yingchao also suffered from a high fever and was in poor health. But in order to take care of Premier Zhou, she resolutely chose to act with Premier Zhou. Due to overwork, Deng Yingchao vomited blood several times, but she still resisted with her tenacious will.
In life, Deng Yingchao is also consistent with Premier Zhou and has always adhered to the habit of thrift and thrift. Even before his death, Deng Yingchao had twice instructed him not to waste money to buy new urns and just use what Premier Zhou used.
Premier Zhou and the people
It can be said that the two have been frugal all their lives. In fact, the salary of both of them is not low. Premier Zhou's salary was around 400.8 yuan at that time, while Deng Yingchao's salary was around 347.5 yuan. From 1958 to 1976, the two people's total income was 161,442.0 yuan.
After Premier Zhou passed away, Deng Yingchao and Premier Zhou’s total deposits in the bank were only 5,709 yuan. It turned out that the two had agreed that only 5,000 was deposited in the bank card, and if there was no additional expense, they would pay the party dues.
In addition to paying party dues, Premier Zhou also needs his own salary to subsidize his relatives and staff. According to statistics, this part costs a total of 46,864.18 yuan. The others are used for food expenses, treats and meals.
Generally speaking, Premier Zhou and Deng Yingchao are very generous to outsiders, but they are very harsh to themselves. What they want is to build a better country.
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