In January 1949, Peiping was peacefully liberated. This was a very important part of the national liberation cause and provided confidence for the liberation of other regions in our country. The Party Central Committee was originally located in Xibaipo. After a series of careful

In January 1949, Peiping was peacefully liberated. This was a very important part of the national liberation cause and provided confidence for the liberation of other regions in our country.

The Party Central Committee was originally located in Xibaipo. After a series of careful considerations, it was decided to make a major change: The Central Committee was moved to Peiping.

Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai will go there in person for this transfer. It is of great importance. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has made complete preparations in advance and has listed a detailed plan.

Finally, on March 23, a convoy of 11 cars and 10 large trucks formed the entire force for the transfer, heading all the way from Xibaipo to Beijing.

Before Chairman Mao and others set off, an advance team had already set off to ensure that there would be no problems along the way, and that the journey was indeed smooth. Unexpectedly, when passed Zhuoxian , Chairman Mao's car was blocked outside, and the other party even clearly claimed that "Chairman Mao's car was not allowed to enter."

What on earth is going on? How did Chairman Mao react to this?

Picture丨The convoy

starts a new journey in Peiping

At 2 o'clock in the morning on March 25, 1949, Chairman Mao and his party arrived in Peiping by special train. What they will face is unknown, and no one knows what kind of situation they will encounter.

For this reason, Chairman Mao also cleverly compared the move to Peking to "going to Beijing to take the exam", saying that this was a good opportunity to understand the people's living conditions.

Premier Zhou responded with a smile: "Then, we should all pass the exam, but we must not return it."

Chairman Mao replied confidently: "If we return it, it will be a failure. We will never be Li Zicheng . I hope we can get good results!"

Picture丨Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou

Chairman Mao quoted historical allusions very cleverly. Li Zicheng was the leader of the peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty. He overthrew the decadent Ming Dynasty and occupied the city of Beijing..

At that time, the people once praised him, but after he became king, he quickly betrayed the people and enjoyed the generous treatment of the ruler, making him very proud and complacent.

In Li Zicheng's view, the country was secure and he could sit back and relax. He indulged in all kinds of luxurious enjoyment and did not focus on restoring people's livelihood. Instead, he allowed the army to plunder shops at will.

In the end, after only 42 days, Li Zicheng quickly headed towards the abyss of destruction, repeated the path of his predecessors, and ended in irreparable failure.

Chairman Mao has thought deeply and realized early on that entering Beijing is only the first step. The most important thing is how to protect the peace and stability here, which is still an unknown thing.

Picture丨Li Zicheng

Regarding the story of "Li Zicheng", Chairman Mao often used it to educate people around him, asking them to implement their work in earnest and never forget the important role of the people in the revolution.

Before entering Peiping, he accidentally overheard the discussion within the guard squad about matters related to entering the city, and he took the initiative to ask: "Have you ever thought about what you are going to do when you enter Peiping? Are you going to the city to enjoy the blessings?"

Guard Chief Yan Changlin immediately said seriously Answered Chairman Mao: "We must not relax even a little bit about the colorful world in big cities, and we are determined not to be defeated by sugar-coated bullets."

Hearing his answer, Chairman Mao nodded, expressing his approval, and asked them what they thought after entering the city.

Everyone talked to each other very happily and seemed to have great expectations for life in Beijing. However, this made Chairman Mao aware of some hidden ideological dangers.

Picture丨Chairman Mao

He told everyone patiently: "Don't forget where we came from. The millet and rifles of the past are still vivid in our minds. If you want to live a hard life, don't think that you can stop seeking advancement after becoming an official.""

Chairman Mao continued: "As Communists, we must be able to work hard at any time. We can endure hardships in order to build our motherland more prosperous. "

Chairman Mao paid great attention to the ideological trends of the majority of party members and cadres. Before moving to Peking, he educated the surrounding people many times to prepare them psychologically in advance.

This kind of thinking of being prepared for danger in times of peace also deeply affected the majority of party members and cadres, making them realize that Going to Peking this time is not an easy task. You must be prepared and determined for a long-term struggle.

Picture of Chairman Mao

html On the early morning of 025, Chairman Mao and everyone arrived at Tsinghua Park Station in Peking, and then took a bus. Head to the Summer Palace for rest.

After entering the Summer Palace, Chairman Mao, who had been running all the way, suddenly felt very relaxed, especially when he saw the surrounding scenery, he felt very happy.

But after a while, Chairman Mao was keenly aware of something wrong: Today is obviously the weekend, why are there no tourists here?

Chairman Mao immediately asked the Ye Zilong beside him for the reason. "For the safety of the Chairman and to prevent people with ulterior motives from getting into the ranks of the masses, we specially closed the park." "

I thought this was a well-intentioned move, but unexpectedly, Chairman Mao became very angry after hearing this. He immediately asked: "The Summer Palace is a park, and it is meant to be open to people. What does it look like now without tourists?

Chairman Mao sighed heavily and continued: "The masses are like the water in the Summer Palace, and the Communist Party is the fish in the water. How can a fish survive alone after being separated from the water?" "

Picture丨Chairman Mao

After hearing the Chairman's words, Ye Zilong felt very ashamed and realized the huge mistakes in his work. At the same time, he was also full of admiration for Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao had no idea of privilege at all.

Peking's People from all walks of life, after learning that the Party Central Committee had arrived in Peiping, immediately proposed that a grand welcome ceremony should be held to officially declare the entry into Peiping.

This proposal had a certain rationality. Because Peiping plays a prominent role in the national liberation cause, the Communist Party's entry into Beijing basically marks the victory of the Chinese revolution. tml5

At such a special moment, everyone felt that they should celebrate it to commemorate this hard-won success and joy, to boost morale, and at the same time to undermine the prestige of the Kuomintang.

But this plan was also vetoed by Chairman Mao. In his view, 's "entering Beijing" does not mean complete victory. The liberation cause of other places must also be considered, and the celebrations cannot be rushed.

Picture丨Chairman Mao

Chairman Mao replied seriously: "We cannot hold a big celebration party now. We must wait until the whole country is liberated. It will be of greater significance to hold it then." "

At Chairman Mao's insistence, finally, at 5 pm on March 25, 1949, the city entry ceremony was held in the form of a review of the troops. Also present were representatives of various democratic parties and the masses, with a total number of no more than 40,000 people.

After that, Chairman Mao has always implemented and emphasized the mass line, requiring party members and cadres to go deep into the masses, actively understand the real needs of the masses, and never close the door and think about problems on their own.

Overall, it seems that Chairman Mao and his party did not encounter any difficulties when they entered Beijing, but speaking of it, In fact, before they came to Beijing, they encountered an unexpected "interlude".

Picture丨Chairman Mao

Zhuoxian County did not open the door to Chairman Mao

"Zhuoxian County" has a long history, which can be traced back to more than 2,300 years ago. This place was occupied many times during the Anti-Japanese War and was not completely liberated until December 1948.

The Party Central Committee is going to Beijing and will pass through Zhuoxian County on the way. Wang Chengjun, Secretary of the County Party Committee of Zhuo County, immediately began intensive preparations after receiving this task instruction.

The most important thing is security work. With so many central leaders, there cannot be any mistakes. But it was precisely because they were so attentive to security work that such an anecdote occurred.

Before the arrival of Chairman Mao and his entourage, County Party Committee Secretary Qian warned Wan: "As long as there is no order from me, no matter who opens the door, you must not open the door, otherwise it will be your dereliction of duty."

He thought about it and felt uneasy. Added another sentence: "Even if the person who comes claims to be Chairman Mao is not allowed!"

Wang Chengjun's original intention is that is worried that someone with bad intentions will come in in advance under the banner of Chairman Mao. It will not be good to hurt Chairman Mao then.

Picture丨Chairman Mao

On March 24, 1949, the central convoy arrived in Zhuoxian County. According to past experience, security personnel were asked to open the city gate.

But instead of opening the city gate, two sentries with guns came out. When they saw a convoy trying to get in, they didn't say anything and simply stood in the way of the convoy and refused to move even if they said nothing.

Seeing that it was getting late, guard chief Yan Changlin was worried about affecting the progress later, so he hurriedly got out of the car and identified himself: "This is the chief's car. We have urgent tasks. Please open the door quickly."

After saying this, Yan Changlin thought that the other party would open the door, but the two people stood there There was still no movement, but he replied firmly: "Without the order of our leader, we cannot open the door to anyone, not even if Chairman Mao comes!"

The sentry who spoke continued to stand in place seriously, while the other sentry hurried back to the city to report the news to his superiors.

Yan Changlin talked to him for a long time, but the other party refused to listen. He would stand still and carry out his sentry duty no matter what, and only abide by the arrangements of his superiors.

Picture丨Chairman Mao

Now that he has said this, Chairman Mao himself is actually sitting in the car. It seems that even Chairman Mao’s face cannot be accommodated, which makes Yan Changlin very worried.

In desperation, Yan Changlin had no choice but to tell Chairman Mao the truth. received such a "closed door" on the way to Beijing. Yan Changlin himself was a little unhappy and worried that it would affect Chairman Mao's mood.

But Chairman Mao did not show any negative emotions. Instead, he nodded and said: "What they did is right, it doesn't matter, we can wait."

This made the people around him a little touched. Chairman Mao's style and demeanor were indeed different from ordinary people. Since Chairman Mao said so, everyone has no choice but to wait with peace of mind.

After their county party committee comrades learned the news, they hurried over to open the door and apologized repeatedly to the central government, saying that they did not expect that their people would really refuse to open the door to Chairman Mao.

For a moment, everyone was dumbfounded. Everyone knew that they had good intentions but did bad things. Having such a sense of security was ultimately a good thing, but the things they did were indeed unbelievable.

Picture丨Chairman Mao

Premier Zhou also specifically asked the comrades of the county party committee: "After you go back, you must not criticize the sentries. Instead, you should praise them. They resolutely carried out the tasks assigned by you and performed very well."

Seeing the comrades of the county party committee nodding repeatedly, Premier Zhou continued to add: "However, it is you, the leading comrades, who should be criticized. At such an important moment, you did not stick to your posts, which led to such mistakes."

The comrades of the county party committee also repeatedly said yes, admitting that it was indeed their own incompetence.

After experiencing this incident, it can be seen that the attitudes and views of the two central leaders on important issues are very pertinent. There is absolutely no deliberate favoritism for any party, and there is no confusion of issues or generalizations.

In addition, even though they are in high positions, they still treat themselves as ordinary people in the face of the rules, and they have absolutely no dissatisfaction or intention to transcend. This is really rare.

Through this incident, everyone learned about the fine style of the central leaders, and this episode became a good story, spreading everywhere in Zhuoxian County.

Picture丨Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou

taught the second lesson to Zhuoxian

If the previous accidental episode made the leading cadres of Zhuoxian County realize that their work was not in place and learned some lessons, then the following incident was the second lesson that Chairman Mao taught them.

Zhuoxian is not far from Beijing and is also the last stop before the central government "enters Beijing". That night, the central government did not continue on the journey, but chose to stay in Zhuoxian for one night.

Chairman Mao had heard of Zhuoxian County a long time ago. It has always been known as the place where commodity trade is extremely developed. Seeing it is better than seeing it. Naturally, Chairman Mao also wanted to see the bustling and lively scene here.

But when Chairman Mao came to the streets of Zhuoxian County, he found that it was very different from what he had heard. It was not the same place at all.

In the Zhuo County in front of us, there were few open businesses, and the flow of people on the road was also very sparse. People who seldom came and went could only hear the slightest sound after a long time.

Picture丨Chairman Mao

Chairman Mao couldn't help but remember that when the motorcade arrived in Jizhong District, the crowd was very excited because the people recognized Chairman Mao, and more and more people were watching.

At that time, in order not to disrupt the normal speed of the motorcade, the local government put forward the suggestion of "cleaning the streets", that is, forcibly setting up a cordon to prevent any people from approaching.

But Chairman Mao seriously rejected this proposal at that time. Premier Zhou also immediately gave instructions: "Don't restrict the freedom of the local people because of our passing, let alone affect other people's normal opening of shops and business."

Seeing that Zhuoxian County was so clean, it was no different from what he saw at that time. Chairman Mao wondered in his heart, could it be that the comrades in Zhuoxian County were also worried about disorder, so they drove the people back in advance?

In order to completely put an end to this matter nationwide, Chairman Mao immediately called the secretary of the Zhuoxian County Party Committee and verified the matter with him. Wang Chengjun told Chairman Mao the whole story, and then the truth was revealed.

Picture丨Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou

It turns out that the 94th Army of the Kuomintang was stationed here and regarded Zhuoxian County as their military base. For defense needs, they drove all the vendors to Dongguan.

Later, Zhuoxian County was liberated, and the vendors who were driven away had not yet returned. There were many people's livelihood problems that needed to be solved here, and leading cadres had not had time to solve market problems.

Therefore, the depression here in is not just today, but has lasted for a while and has not been truly recovered and resolved.

After listening to the explanation of the county party committee secretary, Chairman Mao nodded. He could understand the difficulties of local leading cadres. It was understandable that time was tight and tasks were heavy. It was understandable that they would be too busy for a while.

However, the current situation in Zhuoxian County does have practical problems. Chairman Mao still pointed out: "In peacetime construction, we need to grasp the main problems. What the people are really concerned about is the top priority we have to solve. The prosperity and development of a place cannot be achieved without the city. The market will not work, you must quickly move the market back to the city. "

This is an important lesson that Chairman Mao taught the local party and government. As a leader, you must not only be busy, but also be busy on the point. You must be truly responsible for the masses and solve the problems that everyone is most concerned about.

Picture丨Chairman Mao

Shortly after that, Zhuoxian’s leadership team quickly put “relocation back to the market” on the schedule and formulated a series of comprehensive and thoughtful plans.

Not long after, the market trade in Zhuo County returned to its usual state. For the local people, they finally realized that the familiar and prosperous Zhuoxian County was finally back.

Not only that, in accordance with Chairman Mao's instructions, they re-adjusted their work direction, put the most important things for the people first, and solved the top issues in the hearts of the people first.

In order to facilitate the public to express their opinions and make suggestions, the Zhuo County Government will also visit the public regularly to listen to their ideas and improve the government's actions.

Nowadays, Zhuoxian County has changed its appearance and is developing better and faster. It continues to create a good living environment for the people and is very popular among the local people.

Picture丨Chairman Mao and the people

The deeds and materials related to Chairman Mao's passing through Zhuoxian County were also specially preserved by Zhuoxian County. Zhuo County also specially built a "Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao's Visit to Beijing and Stationed in Zhuo" to express his memory of Chairman Mao.

In fact, every time Chairman Mao passed by a place, he would care about the actual development situation and practical problems of the place, truly consider the people, and care about whether their lives were good or not.

Regarding the evaluation of local party members and cadres, Chairman Mao has always used the local people as the benchmark to see how the people live and are very satisfied with the work of the government. This is the most fundamental truth.

After many years, various regions in our country have achieved rapid development, and people's living standards have also been greatly improved. This is undoubtedly due to the joint efforts of all the Chinese people.

At the same time, we still miss the great Chairman Mao. He had strict requirements for party members and cadres, and regarded discipline and responsibility as the most basic and strictest requirements. He promoted our country's political construction and even the development of all fields.

Chairman Mao has always been connected with the country and the people throughout his life. The same is true for the members of the Communist Party of China headed by him. They always keep the people in their hearts. They deserve our highest respect!