On the evening of June 19, 1955, Chairman Mao returned to Changsha and participated in the meeting organized by the Hunan Provincial Party Committee . After the meeting, Chairman Mao asked the secretary of the municipal party committee and other party to hold a discussion of about 10 people. They also talked about matters about Hunan's agricultural cooperation. The venue for the discussion was selected on Chairman Mao's special train. At that time, Zhou Xiaozhou, Zhou Hui and Tan Yubao, the heads of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, were also on this special train. They reported to Chairman Mao in detail some experiences and lessons learned from Hunan's agricultural cooperation since the rise. It was June when the
talk was held. The weather in Changsha was extremely stuffy, and it was even more so on the train. In addition, it had just rained in Changsha, and it was sunny after the rain. The whole symposium of 10 people started. Everyone was sweating and their clothes were even soaked.
It was at this moment that Chairman Mao suddenly made an unexpected decision to make everyone present, which made everyone feel worried. Zhou Xiaozhou hurriedly stood up and persuaded, hoping that Chairman Mao would change his decision. Later, he even found Chairman Mao’s old classmates to persuade him together. In the end, no one persuaded him.
So what happened at that time? What decision did Chairman Mao make that makes Zhou Xiaozhou anxious to object? Who is this old classmate who is responsible for persuading Chairman Mao?
Traveling in Xiangjiang
"I want to go swimming in Xiangjiang." Faced with the stuffy weather, Chairman Mao immediately made a decision, and his words were loud and unquestionable.
"Traveling in Xiangjiang?" This was a really amazing decision. Everyone seemed to be frightened. Everyone looked at each other and didn't know how to speak.
Chairman Mao was in his 60s at that time.
Everyone was thinking about how to object to Chairman Mao’s decision. This is related to Chairman Mao’s security and is not a trivial matter.
But Chairman Mao obviously said that he had to do it. In his own opinion, visiting Xiangjiang River was a piece of cake. When Chairman Mao was still studying in Hunan Division, he often used Xiangjiang River as a place for swimming and exercise. Even when passers-by were wearing thick cotton coats in winter, Chairman Mao could travel on the Xiangjiang River for dozens of minutes. Although "a hero does not mention his courage in the past", the 60-year-old Chairman Mao is still "brave" in his heart!
But if others think so, they don’t think so. No matter how good a person’s physical strength is at the age of sixty, it is incomparable to the age of twenty or thirty. This is reality.
"Chairman, it's just raining now. The water level in the Xiangjiang River has soared and the water level has soared. It's not safe to swim in the Xiangjiang River. Otherwise, it would be better to swim another day." Amid the silence of the crowd, Zhou Xiaozhou spoke first.
However, Zhou Xiaozhou also knows that few people can persuade the decisions made by the Chairman, and he probably won’t do it. So on the other hand, Zhou Xiaozhou has arranged someone to invite Chairman Mao’s old classmates to come forward, thinking that the possibility of "the chance of winning" might be greater when persuading him to acquaintances.
Old classmate appears
So, Chairman Mao’s old classmate Zhou Shizhao appeared.
At that time, Zhou Shizhao had just served as deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Education and principal of Hunan No. 1 Normal University. Chairman Mao was 3 years older than him. When he was studying at Hunan No. 1 Normal University in his early years, Zhou Shizhao and Chairman Mao were classmates. During his school years, Zhou Shizhao was both good at character and academic performance, and was well-versed in poetry, which was praised by teachers and students. He and Chairman Mao also studied under Xu Teli. When Chairman Mao founded Xinmin Society , Zhou Shizhao was a member of the Xinmin Society. He and Chairman Mao had been classmates for 5 years and had a deep friendship.
During the founding ceremony, Zhou Shizhao was also invited to Tiananmen Viewing Platform to attend the National Day viewing ceremony. Later, Chairman Mao also met him in person on Zhongnanhai . Zhou Shizhao sincerely admires Chairman Mao’s courage and courage.
I heard that Chairman Mao was going to travel to Xiangjiang River, Zhou Shizhao was very worried about Chairman Mao's safety, so he was invited to persuade him, "Chairman, the water in Xiangjiang River is rising, the river surface is wide and deep, and swimming is not convenient."
As a result, Chairman Mao directly blocked his mouth: "Don't you talk outsiders! Didn't Zhuangzi say it? 'The water accumulation is not thick, so it is powerless to carry a big boat'.The deeper the water, the greater the buoyancy, and of course the more convenient it is to swim. Why do you say it is inconvenient?”
Zhou Shizhao never expected Chairman Mao to say this. After hearing this, he felt that Chairman Mao said it was quite reasonable.
Military scholars often say: Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be defeated in a hundred battles. Chairman Mao actually knew that his old classmate had rich knowledge of literature and history. When he was in school, Zhou Shizhao was quite fond of Lao Zhuang's philosophy, so he directly quoted Zhuangzi's words and explained to him the principle of swimming in a wide and deep river, and directly recommended Zhou Shizhao to him. It was pulled to the same front as me.
Zhou Xiaozhou was helpless and had difficulty. The reinforcements he moved in were convinced by Chairman Mao.
At this time, Zhou Xiaozhou already knew that it was useless to say more, so he could only start a backup plan. He asked the comrades in charge of the Public Security Department to mobilize ships and professional swimmers from the Provincial Sports Commission to accompany Chairman Mao to swim and do a good job in the whole process of safety protection.
In this way, Chairman Mao successfully started his tour of Xiangjiang River. 10 am At that time, Chairman Mao arrived at Monkey Stone by boat from Qi Wharf in Changsha. There was no professional swimsuit at that time. Chairman Mao wore long pants worn by Yan'an period, cut off half of his legs and went into the water directly.
It can be imagined that swimming in the river is no better than a swimming pool. From time to time in the Xiangjiang River, it is a wave that makes waves rise and fall. Chairman Mao's swimming is getting higher and higher, and he swam all the way through the waves. It took more than an hour to swim to the north of the Hexi Pailou opposite the Monkey Stone, and then land. The professional athletes who accompanied Chairman Mao to swim were stunned and were amazed at Chairman Mao's swimming skills.
After swimming, Chairman Mao's face remained unchanged, changed into gray cloth clothes, pulled a straw hat and put it on his head, and went to the Honorary Military Sanatorium to visit 100 Many honorary soldiers shook hands and talked with everyone. After
, he moved to the foot of Yuelu Mountain. For Chairman Mao, every grass and tree here is very familiar. From studying in 1911 to Changsha, to leaving Changsha on the eve of 1927 Autumn Harvest Uprising, Mao Zedong spent a full 16 years in Changsha, spending the youthful years of "Class classmate, in his prime; scholars' enthusiasm, and swaying with all their might." During these years, Chairman Mao often went from love-wanting with like-minded partners set off, climbed to Yunlu Palace , and then returned from Yunlu Palace. If it was raining, let the rain wet the whole body, and then returned to the residence to talk about its ideals, and called it "rain bath" .
After 30 years of revisiting the old place, for a while, many feelings surged into Chairman Mao's heart. Although accompanied by changes in things and people, many of his partners who had climbed the mountain with him died heroically, Chairman Mao's ambitions and his own energy and physical strength remained the same as before.
In this way, Chairman Mao swam again Aiwanting, Baihequan , and then visited Wangxiang Pavilion again. Later, he abandoned the sedan chair prepared by the province for him, and hiked to the top of Yuelu Mountain and went straight to Yunlu Palace. It is hard to imagine that this is the physical strength that the 60-year-old Chairman Mao still maintained.
, after a meeting, swam and climbed the mountain again, Chairman Mao realized that he was a little hungry. He looked down at his watch and found that the hour hand on the dial was about to point to 2. In other words, it was nearly two hours after lunch. There were also a group of people accompanying Chairman Mao to climb the mountain. Although the summer in Changsha was stuffy, it was so hot that it was called a person. The appetite was halved, but it could not withstand the consumption of people. So Chairman Mao immediately proposed to invite everyone to lunch, and the location was Wangxiangting.
Chairman Mao personally ordered braised pork, fried pork liver , vegetables, peppers, egg soup and other unique Hunan-style delicacies. In addition, he also added a wild fruit he ate when he was sleeping in the open when he was a student.
After the meal, Zhou Shizhao, who accompanied him, also felt a lot and inspired Chairman Mao's spirit, and said emotionally:
"You are already 60." People who are in their youth can still cross the Xiangjiang River and climb Yuelu Mountain , which is better than many young people. If you tell young people the truth about today, they will definitely make them feel extremely happy and learn from you."
Zhou Shizhao, who is engaged in a lifelong education career, feels that Chairman Mao's deeds of traveling to Xiangjiang River and climbing Yuelu Mountain at the age of 60 are of great educational significance and are worth introducing to more people to know, so as to inspire more young people.
On the evening, Zhou Shizhao, who returned home after the tour, was still very excited and excited. With his feelings, he recited a seven-character poem:
"The rolling sound of the river flows through the white sand, and the flying flags and shadows roll red clouds. I climbed three thousand feet straight to the foot of the clouds and saw millions of families in Changsha. The old country has been empty for several years, and the east wind is everywhere. When I was happy to see the joy of peace in the southern tour, why do I use scholars to praise the beauty of things? "
Afterwards, Zhou Shizhao sent this seven-character poem titled "From Chairman Mao climbing Yuelu Mountain to Yunlu Palace" to Beijing. After reading it, Chairman Mao also added another poem, namely " seven-character poem· and Comrade Zhou Shizhao ":
"The spring breeze is lingering for a while, and I stepped on the peaks and saw the eyes open. The wind blows the oasis and the waves blow away, and the rain comes up the mountain from Qingye. People who are talking and laughing in front of you are still there, but chickens and insects outside the region are sad. Don’t sigh that youth is easy to pass, and 30 years have passed to Hexitai . "
" I just drank Changsha water and ate Wuchang fish "
Another year passed. By 1956, after Chairman Mao went to Hunan to talk about the issue of rural cooperatives in 1955, the three major socialist transformations of agriculture, handicrafts and capitalist industry and commerce in China were completed ahead of schedule, the basic socialist economic system was basically completed, and the first five-year plan of the New China was also smoothly promoted.
Looking at these fruits, Chairman Mao was happy from the bottom of his heart. It was also this year that Chairman Mao proposed that he must be smooth within the year. Tour Pearl River , Xiangjiang and Yangtze River ambition.
In early May 1956, Chairman Mao arrived in Guangzhou by plane and began a one-month inspection. On May 29, Chairman Mao inspected the Guangzhou paper mill accompanied by Yang Shangkun, Luo Ruiqing, Tao Zhu and others.
The result was the same as a year ago. The weather in Guangzhou was extremely hot, so Chairman Mao suddenly made another decision.
Turned to his guard Li Yinqiao and said:
"Yinqiao, let's walk forward, walk to the edge of the Yangtze River, and swim the Yangtze River. "
" to swim in the Yangtze River? "Li Yinqiao was surprised, but looked at Chairman Mao's expression again. This was really not a joke.
, who has always been clean in doing things, immediately reported Chairman Mao's idea to the leaders who accompanied Chairman Mao's inspection in Guangzhou. The result is conceivable that several leaders firmly opposed Chairman Mao's travel to the Yangtze River.
Luo Ruiqing
Among them, Luo Ruiqing, the first minister of public security in New China, stood up and said:
"Chairman, I don't disagree with you swimming, but the Yangtze River is too dangerous and the water flow is complicated, and I cannot take responsibility. The Party and the people have handed over the task of protecting you to me. As the Minister of Public Security, I must be responsible to the Party Central Committee and the people of the whole country! "
" Are you just afraid that I will die in that place! "After hearing this, Mao Zedong knew that his thoughts had been rejected, and felt angry and irritable, so he said loudly.
Luo Ruiqing saw that Chairman Mao was really angry and hurriedly retreated. Because Luo Ruiqing was like Zhou Xiaozhou, who tried to dissuade Chairman Mao from visiting Xiangjiang a year ago, they all knew that no one could persuade Mao Zedong's idea, let alone swimming was a hobby that Chairman Mao had been since his youth.
Chairman Mao saw Luo Ruiqing withdrawing, and realized that he had not controlled his emotions for a while. His attitude was not very good. After all, Luo Ruiqing was also worried about his safety, so Chairman Mao asked Li Yinqiao to find Luo Ruiqing and said to him:
"I said Luo Changzi, can't you think of a solution? Are you afraid that Yangtze River water is dangerous and the water flows fast, can't you send someone to explore the water first? Maybe some places can be swim!"
Luo Ruiqing heard this and began to live his general thinking. Thinking that if we get a "formal investigation report" that the Yangtze River cannot swim, Chairman Mao might give up. He said it too soon. Not long after, Wuhan sent a report with four main arguments in the full text:
1. The Yangtze River is dirty and contains a variety of bacteria;
2. The Yangtze River has crocodiles, river pigs, , water snakes, etc., which will hurt people;
3. The Yangtze River flows rapidly and has many vortexes;
4. The Yangtze River has many undercurrents, with shipwrecks and reefs.
The final conclusion is: there are too many hidden risks in the Yangtze River and it is not suitable for Chairman Mao to swim.
With this report, Luo Ruiqing thought to himself that this has a basis for denying Chairman Mao’s idea and can dispel Chairman Mao’s idea of traveling to the Yangtze River.
Results, Chairman Mao did not change his color after reading the report, and did not shake the idea of swimming in the Yangtze River at all.
Luo Ruiqing was helpless. It seemed that the report could not explain to the chairman at all, so he sent guard Sun Yong to Wuhan in person to arrange for those who can swim to go into the water and try it in person, and then make Wuhan prepare.
, and Wang Renzhong, Zhang Pinghua , etc. in Wuhan are all old subordinates of Chairman Mao. After hearing that the Chairman was going to travel to the Yangtze River, although his first reaction was to oppose, he had made close arrangements silently.
After learning about these situations, Sun Yong rushed back to Guangzhou without stopping, bringing back the conclusion that "traveling to the Yangtze River is dangerous, but you can travel" in Wuhan, and reported to Chairman Mao.
After hearing this, Chairman Mao laughed happily and said to Luo Ruiqing:
"Luo Changzi, who said he couldn't swim? Can't Sun Yong's report be swim? Okay, it's not difficult for everyone. Tomorrow we will go to Changsha, we will first swim the Xiangjiang River, warm up, and go to Wuhan to travel to the Yangtze River on the 31st. That's fine."
30, Chairman Mao and his party arrived in Changsha by plane and swam the Xiangjiang River.
31, Chairman Mao and his party flew to Wuhan as promised, preparing to swim the Yangtze River. At that time, Zhang Pinghua wanted to persuade Chairman Mao again, but Chairman Mao spoke directly:
"Comrade Pinghua, don't persuade me anymore, let's arrange for me to swim first."
Finally, Zhang Pinghua gave up, so he began to arrange Chairman Mao to swim the Yangtze River. According to the plan formulated early in the morning:
First, 20 professional swimmers were transferred from the Sports Committee to accompany the Chairman to go into the water;
Second, two more guards were sent to assist in the work;
Third, 10 small strokes were found to follow the swimming team to protect them.
Just do it. At about 2 pm, Chairman Mao put on his swimsuit and trousers and entered the river from Wuchang Shipyard . Li Yinqiao also entered the river.
"Can the Yangtze River and the sea scare people? I don't think so, I can only scare the cowards!" After getting into the water, Chairman Mao You Xing obviously came up and said to Li Yinqiao while swimming.
While speaking, Chairman Mao pierced a fierce look in the river, then exposed his head, swam forward with his arms in the side swimming position.
Suddenly, a level 6 strong wind blew on the surface of the Yangtze River. The strong wind swept the waves towards Chairman Mao. The water became more and more rapid and stronger, and at the same time, it was accompanied by an undercurrent whirlpool. The people who accompanied Chairman Mao to go into the water looked nervous, but Chairman Mao was not surprised, as if he was wandering around in his family yard, sometimes striking the waves and sometimes standing in the water .
At that time, pedestrians on both sides of the Wuchang section of the Yangtze River were both surprised and happy to see this scene. The professional athletes who accompanied Chairman Mao to swim in the Yangtze River were admired from the bottom of their hearts. Chairman Mao is definitely a swimmer . When backstroke , Chairman Mao can float on the water like a boat, keep his hands and feet still, and float quietly on the river surface; When stomping on water , Chairman Mao can stand upright in the water, free and easy; during breaststroke, Chairman Mao’s legs are more agile and powerful, causing waves to churn on the left and right sides.
That's it. Chairman Mao kept changing his swimming posture and swam for two hours and four minutes in one go until he swam near the construction area of the Yangtze River Bridge , and he got on the boat because of construction blocking.
After boarding the boat, Chairman Mao was not tired of swimming. Instead, he was in a good mood and was refreshed, talking and laughing with everyone, and summed up: "People with small courage often exercise in the wind and waves, and they will be braver." After
, Chairman Mao, who was sitting at the bow of the boat, looked at the rushing Yangtze River under his feet, and his thoughts were unlimited. After returning to his residence, the chef specially cooked a Wuchang fish for Chairman Mao during dinner.
Later, I woke up and the day before, the Yangtze River was still unsatisfied. Chairman Mao wrote the term " Water Tiao Ge Tou·Swimming ":
Only then did I drink Changsha water and eat Wuchang fish.
0 million miles of Yangtze River crosses, and the sky is so clear that it is Chu Tianshu.
No matter the wind and waves, it is better than walking in the garden.
has a lot of money today.
The son said on the river: The dead are like this!
The wind moves, turtle snake static, and a grand picture is created.
A bridge flies north and south, and the natural barrier becomes a thoroughfare.
further up Xijiang stone wall, cut off the clouds and rain in Wushan,
High gorges out of Pinghu.
The goddess should be safe and shocked the world.
Among them, the sentence "I just drank Changsha water and ate Wuchang fish" has become a popular local noun. Later, Chairman Mao also sent this poem to his old classmate Zhou Shizhao. After reading it, Zhou Shizhao felt Chairman Mao's relaxed feelings of traveling to the Yangtze River and his confident will to overcome all obstacles and difficulties. He also understood why he persuaded Chairman Mao to give up on traveling to Xiangjiang a year ago.
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