Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou
preface
Xu Shiyou, a Chinese revolutionary with an iron backbone, was not afraid of death and pain, but in his later years, he committed suicide three times, and Xu Shiyou, who was tortured, also completely lost his "breath swallowing like a tiger" spirit...
Diagnosed with liver cancer
Around the Spring Festival in 1985, Xu Shiyou felt that his abdomen sometimes swelled and hurt
At the beginning, Xu Shiyou did not take it too seriously, as long as he could grit his teeth and hold on, he was not willing to let the people around him know, one was afraid of making a fuss, and the other was that Xu Shiyou really did not feel that there would be any problems with his body.
He is very confident in his health, and Xu Shiyou often tells the young staff around him,
"I have a clear mind, my hands and feet are handy, there is no serious illness, I have been fighting for so many years, I have been injured many times, even if you are, at my age, my body may not be as good as mine." 」
Therefore, he continued to hunt and climb mountains without any influence, and when the interest came, he also had to play his own Shaolin Kung Fu twice.
Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou shoots a gun
One day in March, Xu Shiyou did not eat breakfast, and he went to Shanghai Huadong Hospital for a comprehensive physical examination according to the arrangement of the staff.
The result is not as Xu Shiyou thought, there is no problem, in fact,
His alpha-fetalin measurements were unusually high, exceeding more than 40 times their normal values.
Doctors at Huadong Hospital held a special expert consultation because of this disturbing value. Alpha-fetoprotein measurement has certain value for the early diagnosis of liver cancer, but Xu Shiyou has long-term drinking and a history of cirrhosis of the liver, the situation is more complicated, and doctors dare not easily make up their minds.
They can only cautiously suggest,
"Closely observe the changes in the condition and review them regularly."
The staff around Xu Shiyou carefully concealed xu Shiyou's illness, so Xu Shiyou was as usual.
One afternoon, accompanied by the staff, Xu Shiyou went out hunting and got into a jeep, Xu Shiyou turned sideways to the staff sitting in the back row and said, "They all told me to go to the hospital, what disease do I have?" Can I not be clear myself? After saying that, he hammered his fist his thigh a few times, Don't look at you guys and guys, plus two or three, they are not my opponents, if you don't believe it, you can try.
The staff smiled in agreement, but the smile was full of bitterness and worry. The jeep chassis is high, when Xu Shiyou got on the car, the staff inadvertently "helped" Xu Shiyou from the side rear, and this matter could not be discovered by Xu Shiyou.
If he saw that you wanted to help him and support him, he would definitely bleed the dog you scolded.
Picture 丨 Old photo of the General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region
Two months later, the General Hospital of the Nanjing Military Region conducted a physical examination for Xu Shiyou, and the results of this examination were:
"Apart from the presence of cirrhosis, no clear mass lesions were seen".
The "mass lesion" mentioned here is synonymous with cancer, and the staff is relieved.
On July 5, the General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region re-tested Xu Shiyou's blood samples, and the value of alpha-fetoprotein was still disturbing, in order to eliminate uncertainties.
On the 19th, the hospital once again gave Xu Shiyou a blood re-examination, and the value was the same as that of Huadong Hospital, far exceeding the normal value.
One after another of inspections, all the red lights were lit up, and the hearts of the staff members hung up again, and all this was hidden from Xu Shiyou, who strictly abided by the instructions of the leaders of the military region.
"Comrade Xu Shiyou's health status will be kept confidential."
Without Xu Shiyou's knowledge, a red-headed document of the "Report on Comrade Xu Shiyou's Health Situation" was disseminated on a small scale in the Nanjing Military Region.
This document was formally written in the name of the General Hospital of the Nanjing Military Region, that is,
The General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region and Shanghai Huadong Hospital have a relatively unanimous opinion: the basic diagnosis is liver cancer.
Xu Shiyou, who knows nothing, is still very confident in his health, he continues to live happily according to his original lifestyle, and occasionally when the abdominal pain occurs, Xu Shiyou will also consider whether there is something wrong with his body, but as soon as the pain goes, Xu Shiyou feels that he has nothing to do, and it is estimated that he is thinking wildly.
Picture 丨 Beijing 301 Hospital
The people around are not as relaxed as Xu Shiyou, although the diagnosis is basically confirmed,
However, in order to confirm the diagnosis, everyone hopes that Xu Shiyou can go to Beijing 301 Hospital for further examination and treatment.
The party committee of the military region decided to send Nie Fengzhi, who had a very good relationship with Xu Shiyou, to do Xu Shiyou's work. In the process of chatting between the two people, Xu Shiyou was very interested, and when Nie Fengzhi asked about Xu Shiyou's health, he also confidently said, "Good, very good!" ”
Nie Fengzhi said euphemistically, the results of the examination in Nanjing came out, there may be some problems with the liver, it may also be cirrhosis, Xu Shiyou did not speak, just nodded.
Nie Fengzhi looked at Xu Shiyou's face while carefully proposing,
"After the meeting of the Central Advisory Committee, go directly to Beijing and go to the 301 Hospital for further examination and treatment."
Figure 丨 Nie Fengzhi
Xu Shiyou replied very dryly, "Don't go!" Nie Fengzhi had been under Xu Shiyou for many years and knew Xu Shiyou's temperament very well, but he still did not die and continued to persuade,
"Liver problems cannot be taken lightly, Beijing has advanced examination methods, and the treatment conditions are better than those in Shanghai and Nanjing."
Xu Shiyou still stubbornly said, "Don't go! ”
Nie Fengzhi's wife, He Ming, who had been the director of the outpatient department of the air force organ of the Nanjing Military Region, had a relatively rich knowledge of medical treatment and health care, and she tried to persuade Xu Shiyou to go to the 301 Hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible from a professional point of view.
Pictured by Nie Fengzhi and He Ming
During the meeting, Nie Fengzhi mobilized all the people who could be mobilized to do Xu Shiyou's work, but Xu Shiyou, who was known for his stubbornness, no matter what others said, he was just a sentence, "I don't go to Beijing, I don't go to 301 Hospital." ”
Later, Xu Shiyou became seriously ill,
He was the political commissar of the 301 Hospital at the time
Liu Xuanting
He brought two experts to Nanjing to consult with Xu Shiyou.
It was Xu Shiyou's old subordinate, who knew Xu Shiyou's personality very well, but he still couldn't help but wonder why Xu Shiyou refused to go to Beijing, "Chief, how convenient is it for you to transfer to Beijing?" ”
"I'm not going to Beijing!"
"Why, Beijing's conditions are better."
Xu Shiyou replied,
"Beijing Road is too narrow."
It felt strange, "Beijing Road is very wide?" ”
"There are so many people, I can't argue with them."
Xu Shiyou said helplessly.
Without speaking again, Xu Shiyou said who he could not break.
Picture 丨 Liu Xuanting
Even if Xu Shiyou did not go to Beijing, he would not be allowed to stay in Nanjing and be properly hospitalized for good treatment, he went his own way as usual, no matter how his family comrades or staff advised him, he was unwilling to carry out further examination and treatment.
He lived at no. 8 Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, which he was familiar with, and did not want to leave a single step.
In this regard, Xu Shiyou did have some secrets and avoided medical treatment, and during the war years, Xu Shiyou's injuries were cured with "old folk remedies", and he rarely went to the hospital for formal treatment. After liberation, the medical conditions became better, and Xu Shiyou was still like this.
The leaders of the Central Advisory Committee, the Central Military Commission, and the Nanjing Military Commission were very worried about Xu Shiyou's health, but Xu Shiyou could not be persuaded and could only think of other ways.
Everyone transferred the outstanding doctors of the General Hospital of the Nanjing Military Region to form a medical team and stationed themselves at No. 8 Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
, xu shiyou was given systematic care and treatment.
A doctor once described Xu Shiyou in this way,
"He was too convinced that he had more willpower than ordinary people, would not be knocked down by illness, and even if he suffered from a more serious disease, he also believed that he could rely on his almost instinctive strong perseverance to overcome, causing him to become more and more immersed in this illusionary world of 'feeling good about himself'."
Despite his critical illness, Xu Shiyou still did not listen to the doctor's words, he said, "The doctor treats others, can he see his own disease?" If so, doctors are centenarians. ”
But this time is different from the past, although Xu Shiyou has been insisting, but the cancer cells have made him miserable.
Xu Shiyou's daughter-in-law recalled Xu Shiyou in the pain of illness, "He hurt, never screamed, once, said to be an injection, the needle has not been hit, he said not to fight, he gritted his teeth and persevered, during this time of illness, I have never heard him hum." ”
"When he hurts, he doesn't want to let the people around him be around him, he is the only one in the room, no one else can have it, he doesn't want people to see his pain."
Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou (right)
Three suicides
One day after lunch, Xu Shiyou wanted to go to the bathroom, he said to go by himself, do not let the nurses and doctors follow, in the past a long time, Xu Shiyou did not come out, everyone was a little worried, he pushed open the bathroom door,
Inside, Xu Shiyou was banging his head hard against the wall.
Everyone was stunned, a small nurse cried in fright, and quickly ran forward to stop Xu Shiyou's behavior, Xu Shiyou snorted with his nose, and returned to the room.
Everyone's heart mentioned the throat eye, and everyone did not dare or want to associate Xu Shiyou with the word "suicide", but his behavior made everyone very heavy.
Two days later, something similar happened, late one night.
Xu Shiyou wrapped the towel around his neck and strangled it hard, his face swollen and glowing with a terrible pig liver color.
The nurse heard a slight voice in Xu Shiyou's ward, so she hurried over, did not expect to see such a scene, because she came in time, Xu Shiyou's life was saved.
After two similar things in a row, everyone was very worried, and after discussion, it was decided to let the medical staff take a back seat to the "second line", and the staff and family members close to Xu Shiyou looked at Xu Shiyou more.
They took away all the sharp items in the ward that were not related to treatment, and the medical equipment was registered one by one, especially anesthesia and highly toxic drugs, which were strictly guarded, and there were people in shifts for 24 hours, and two additional security cadres were added.
Despite all that has been done, something unexpected has happened,
A nurse touched a pistol under Xu Shiyou's pillow.
She couldn't believe how the sick Xu Shiyou got the pistol in his hand, and no one knew what Xu Shiyou was doing with the gun.
Later, Xu Shiyou moved to the General Hospital of Nanjing Military Region for treatment, because as a seriously ill patient, he had lost his ability to control himself.
Picture 丨 Young Xu Shiyou
Xu Shiyou, who joined the revolution at the age of seventeen or eighteen, joined the death squad 7 times, faced the enemy's gun without even blinking an eye, and in his later years, he was in a coma in a hospital bed all day, without any mobility, and he needed nurses or family members to settle the bed in bed.
One day, Xu Shiyou was restlessly saying something, he couldn't hear clearly, but he saw that his lips were struggling to close.
The nurse on duty stepped forward and listened for half a day before he understood Xu Shiyou's meaning, and he wanted to move.
However, Xu Shiyou is a highly critically ill patient, must be bedridden, and he has been bedridden for several months, basically completely incapacitated, the most embarrassing thing for the staff is that because of generalized edema, Xu Shiyou now weighs more than 200 pounds.
However, Xu Shiyou still kept grunting in his mouth, saying that he wanted to "move the activity", and the staff could not bear it, because no one knew whether this would be his last request.
And with Xu Shiyou's personality, the more you don't let him move, the more he wants to do his best to do activities, and then there will inevitably be more trouble.
Everyone was talking about how to let Xu Shiyou do activities, and finally came up with a trick, that is, to move him to the sofa and sit down, the staff found seven or eight laborers, and carefully carried Xu Shiyou from the bed to the sofa.
Xu Shiyou, who sat on the sofa, once again made his own request, he wanted to "walk around" and move around.
Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou (second from right)
Everyone rolled up their sleeves helplessly and began to push the sofa around in a circle in the ward. The patients in the downstairs ward were reluctant, and they found Xu Shiyou here and asked, "What are you doing, like thunder." "No one knows that it is Xu Shiyou who lives here."
The staff pushed a few times, already sweating profusely, everyone carefully carried Xu Shiyou, who was sitting on the sofa, back to the bed, and the medical staff re-settled the thick and thin hoses and wires on Xu Shiyou, and Xu Shiyou slowly showed a smile and fell asleep.
After a few days, Xu Shiyou was clamoring to relieve the stool, unwilling to let medical staff or family members help.
Had to get out of bed and go to the bathroom by himself, no one could get over him, so he had to move him again with his hands and feet, at this time, Xu Shiyou quickly unplugged the right lower vena cava deep vein intubation, which is an important pipeline to maintain Xu Shiyou's life.
Blood gushed out, the medical staff quickly performed an insertion operation on him, looking at the pained Xu Shiyou, the doctor said to himself, "Alas, why bother..."
Since then, Xu Shiyou's situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse, and all important organs have reached the point of severe failure.
Tu 丨 Xu Shiyou died
On October 20, 1985, the medical team issued an "emergency warning" and invited experts from all over the country to go all out to save Xu Shiyou's life, but all the medical means were too pale and weak.
On the afternoon of October 22, Xu Shiyou was in a coma for two days and two nights, and the nurse on duty saw the green display wave on the automatic heart monitor stop beating and became a straight line, and the ward was chaotic, everyone was doing their best to rescue him, and only extended his life for tens of minutes.
At 16:57, Xu Shiyou closed his eyes forever.
Remembering the General
On October 31, 1985, the farewell ceremony of Xu Shiyou's body was held in the auditorium of the Nanjing Military Region
The mourner slowly walked into the auditorium with the mourning music.
According to the custom of the Nanjing Military Region, when the head of the grand military region passes away, the farewell ceremony for the body can be arranged in the conference room of the Huashan Hotel; Xu Shiyou, as vice chairman of the CPC Central Advisory Committee, has a higher rank, and the farewell ceremony for the body should also be held at the Huashan Hotel, but the auditorium of the Nanjing Military Region has more memories, and Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Liu Bocheng, Chen Yi, and Ye Jianying have all given speeches here, leaving many famous scenes.
If the military district auditorium wants to hold a farewell ceremony, it is necessary to remove the seats in the middle area of the downstairs of the auditorium, this work seems simple, in fact, it is very troublesome, many screws have been rusted, can not be removed at all, for this reason, urgently transferred to the guard battalion, engineering team and other people and horses, these seats removed, vacated a large area.
Pictured xu Shiyou memorial service
In the auditorium, which was arranged as a condolence hall, in the middle hung a portrait of Xu Shiyou wearing a red five-star red collar badge, his body was directly in front of the statue, covered with the Chinese Communist Party flag, a soft light shone on his face, Xu Shiyou seemed to be just asleep, brown and strong face, short black eyebrows, tight lips, no different from before he died.
In the condolence hall, the high and low swings were heavy overlapping and overlapping wreaths, Xu Shiyou had many former friends, after his death, the leader of the funeral office assigned relevant personnel to sort out the list of Xu Shiyou's former friends, just pieced together, there were already more than 800 people.
Because the number of people was too large, and carefully arranged, and certain restrictions were made, and finally Tian Pu and Nie Fengzhi were asked to review, the number was finally determined to be seven hundred and thirty-eight, which caused many people to complain.
Figure 丨 Admission Pass
Such a large number of wreaths always had to find a way to put into the hall, so some of the wreaths were hung high on the wall, and some of them were added with wreath poles, so that they were staggered between each other, but despite this, there were still many people whose wreaths could not be put into the hall, and finally placed in the hall foyer, which was more conspicuous.
The farewell ceremony had not yet begun, his wife Tian Pu and the children had been unable to cry, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, the military band played a mournful music, and many leading comrades who rushed from Beijing made a final farewell to Xu Shiyou and expressed their condolences to Tian Pu and his relatives.
Nie Fengzhi walked slowly into the hall, he looked at the body of Xu Shiyou in front of him, solemnly bowed to his old comrade-in-arms and old friend, and then he walked over to Tian Pu and the children, shook hands one by one, his lips moved, but he could not say a word because of extreme sadness.
Almost at the same time as the farewell ceremony of the body began, the weather that had just been blue and white clouds suddenly changed its face, the clouds were dense, a thunder flashed, and in an instant, heavy rain poured down, which was extremely rare in Nanjing.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, when the farewell ceremony of the body was over, the sudden rainstorm inexplicably stopped, even the dark clouds quietly dispersed, the sky was clear, and the rain seemed to be a dream, more like a myth.
Some people say,
This is because General Xu Shiyou is a star under the stars, and now he has to go back
, there is a seemingly abnormal scene.......