Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou old photo
"What works, I see him, that's it!"
In 1973, Xu Shiyou, who had just arrived in the Guangzhou Military Region, selected Sun Hongxian by name as his secretary, but Sun Hongxian had only been a soldier for more than four years. During the three years he served as a secretary for Xu Shiyou, Sun Hongxian recognized a real Xu Shiyou.
For the negligence of the staff, even serious negligence, as long as it does not involve quality problems, it can obtain Xu Shiyou's understanding. Although he has a strong personality, he also has a very delicate side, and cares about every staff member around him in his unique way...
"I propose that the commanders of the major military regions of the country be reconciled with each other."
In December 1973, Chairman Mao held a meeting of the Politburo in the Zhongnanhai Study Room, at which Chairman Mao announced this important decision to thoroughly rectify the army and put the leadership of the army in reliable hands. Regarding the current transfer of commanders of the military region, there are several special requirements:
First, give the order and go;
Second, secretaries and other staff members are not allowed to take office;
Third, people move from house to house.
Figure 丨 Commander of the Eight Military Regions in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China
Against this background, Xu Shiyou left the Nanjing Military Region for Guangzhou. When I first arrived at the Guangzhou Military Region, the first thing I did was to select a secretary, and Xu Shiyou made several requirements at that time:
"First, you must be young and educated, with a little writing level and work experience in the organs; second, you must be loyal and honest; third, it is best to be a Shandong person."
Among the hundreds of young officers, the relevant departments selected more than 30 people, sorted out the information, and reported it to Xu Shiyou.
In the list of inductees, Sun Hongxian was ranked first among all the people because he was the youngest of more than thirty people, and at the same time he was from Shandong, and when Xu Shiyou saw this list, before the reporter finished introducing him, Xu Shiyou pointed to Sun Hongxian's name and said:
"Okay, don't go any further, it's him."
The reporter said that Sun Hongxian had only been a soldier for more than four years, and he did not know whether he could serve as a secretary, and was ready to continue to introduce dozens of candidates in the future. Xu Shiyou waved his hand at him and finalized the selection of the secretary:
In this way, Sun Hongxian was simply and neatly selected by Xu Shiyou as his secretary, and the two lived together day and night for three years, until 1976, when they were transferred to a new job, and the years of working for Xu Shiyou became a glorious time in Sun Hongxian's life.
"What 'looking back at the long talk', you don't need to pretend to be Sven when talking to me."
1973 was sun Hongxian's fourth year as a soldier, when Sun Hongxian's home had been arranged in a joyful way, he waited for Sun Hongxian to go home and marry his bride, seeing that the day agreed upon by the parents of both sides was coming, and the ticket for the return trip had been bought, Sun Hongxian felt more relaxed than ever. He packed his bags, went to the store to buy local souvenirs from Guangzhou, and waited for the next day to leave for his hometown, which he had not returned to for four years.
Just before the departure, a military order completely disrupted Sun Hongxian's plans, and Director Chen of the Military Region Headquarters found him in his office and informed him that the organization had decided to appoint him as Xu Shiyou's secretary, and immediately went to report on it, and the marriage leave had to be postponed.
When he heard this news, Sun Hongxian had all kinds of emotions in his heart for a while, and he never thought that he would one day be able to connect with General Xu Shiyou.
Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou and staff photo (third from the right is Sun Hongxian)
Until he walked out of the door of Director Chen's office, Sun Hongxian's mind was still in a panic, and Director Chen said to himself that there were many precautions such as work system and work discipline, and Sun Hongxian did not remember half a point at all. In order to stabilize his mood, Sun Hongxian squeezed his arm fiercely.
It is the duty of the military to obey orders. The wedding date is naturally postponed, but for Sun Hongxian, he did not feel depressed at all, and when he thought of going to see Xu Shiyou soon, Sun Hongxian felt more uneasy.
There are rumors of how fierce Xu Shiyou was, and his comrades-in-arms repeatedly told him to "be careful!" when sending him off! Such advice made Sun Hongxian even more uneasy about his future work.
On the afternoon of December 29, Sun Hongxian came to No. 7 Lingering Garden, Xu Shiyou's residence, and officially reported to Xu Shiyou. At that time, Xu Shiyou was out of town, and Secretary Ma, who came with him from the Nanjing Military Region, warmly received him, and when he walked in the courtyard, Secretary Ma introduced the basic situation, which made Sun Hongxian's nervous mood relax slightly.
Photo of Xu Shiyou at a meeting
Secretary Ma introduced Xu Shiyou and said
Although commander Xu's smiling face is rarely seen, it is still very humorous, and life is relatively simple, although he will criticize people because he has made mistakes, but Commander Xu has never "remembered revenge", so don't forget to be criticized.
Sun Hongxian listened carefully to Secretary Ma's words, lest he miss half a word.
Just as the two were chatting happily, a strong roar of cars came from a distance, and Secretary Ma whispered:
"The chief is back!"
An old-fashioned Beijing jeep sped into Lingering Garden No. 7 and came to a screeching halt. Before the guards could open the car door for Xu Shiyou, Xu Shiyou, who was wearing a military uniform, took the lead in jumping out of the car and striding toward Secretary Ma and Sun Hongxian.
Secretary Ma rushed up with Sun Hongxian, and after introducing each other, Sun Hongxian saluted Xu Shiyou with a military salute, and Xu Shiyou also returned a standard military salute.
At the moment of Xu Shiyou's salute, Sun Hongxian was inexplicably moved, perhaps this was the highest level of chief salute he had received in his life.
Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou (left)
Xu Shiyou shook Sun Hongxian's hand and casually asked him where he was from, and Sun Hongxian replied respectfully:
"Looking back at the long story, yantai people in Shandong."
"Mommy, what 'looking back at the long talk', you don't need to pretend to be Sven when talking to me."
Xu Shiyou listened to Sun Hongxian's answer and said tauntedly. Immediately after that, Xu Shiyou told him about every land he had visited in the Jiaodong area during the war, and told him vividly about his past when he led his troops to fight against the enemy.
Pictured xu Shiyou performing martial arts for warriors
Just when Sun Hongxian listened with relish and his mood was also relaxed, Xu Shiyou turned sharply and asked Sun Hongxian what kind of family he came from, and when he heard that Sun Hongxian was from a middle peasant family, Xu Shiyou said without question:
"Middle peasants? It is better to do revolution than to go to the peasants with poor peasants, to have land to plant, to wear clothes, and to do things that do not take the initiative to lose their heads. ”
Xu Shiyou said his views on the middle peasants, suddenly realized that sun Hongxian in front of him was from the middle peasants, glanced at Sun Hongxian and continued:
"Of course, the revolution is also inseparable from the middle peasants, the common people join the army to support the front, and the middle peasants are also very enthusiastic."
Tu 丨 Xu Shiyou and the warriors practice martial arts
At this point, Sun Hongxian finally had the opportunity to interject, telling Xu Shiyou that his grandfather and father had joined the militia led by Xu Shiyou and had heard of his pre-war mobilization. Xu Shiyou was happy when he heard it, and smiled and asked How old Sun Hongxian's grandfather was, Sun Hongxian replied that he was 69 years old, xu Shiyou seemed to remember the scene of that year again, and said to Sun Hongxian with emotion:
"Like your grandfather's age, there were few militiamen in Jiaodong, and the people of Jiaodong were good, loyal and honest, and there were not so many flowers and intestines."
In fact, Sun Hongxian learned a lot about Xu Shiyou's glorious deeds in Jiaodong since he was a child, and the people of Jiaodong at that time watched Xu Shiyou grow from a campaign commander to a strategic commander.
After telling his glorious deeds in the Jiaodong area in the past, Xu Shiyou asked Sun Hongxian directly:
"How much culture do you have?"
Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou family portrait
Sun Hongxian also heard such a straightforward culture for the first time, and replied with a stunned answer that he did not have much culture and graduated from high school. Xu Shiyou said that he is also an intellectual, so don't be modest. Then Xu Shiyou asked Sun Hongxian how old he was and whether he was married. Secretary Ma, who was standing nearby, preemptively replied:
"Comrade Sun Hongxian, 26 years old, was going to go home and get married, but he obeyed the organizational arrangements and postponed the wedding date."
Xu Shiyou glanced obliquely at Sun Hongxian and said jokingly:
"Ma Bazi, the young hairy child wants to be a daughter-in-law, and he didn't show up!" I didn't get married until I was thirty-five or sixteen. ”
After saying that Xu Shiyou went upstairs by himself, everyone knows that Xu Shiyou is 35 years old and has been married for the third time, Sun Hongxian and Secretary Ma looked at each other and smiled, the assessment was officially passed, and Sun Hongxian also had a preliminary understanding of Xu Shiyou's personality.
"You ventilate the news, this is a favor!"
Sun Hongxian just came to work next to Xu Shiyou, and naturally made a lot of jokes because he was not familiar with work. At that time, after Wang Yi, minister of the Fourth Machinery Industry Department, arrived in Guangzhou, he called and said that he wanted to visit Xu Shiyou, and after receiving the call, Sun Hongxian thought that Wang Zhen was coming, so he reported it to Xu Shiyou that Comrade Wang Zhen in Beijing wanted to visit the chief.
Xu Shiyou was very happy to hear that Wang Zhen was coming, and the relationship between the two people was very good, so he asked Sun Hongxian to inform the canteen, add a few spicy dishes that Wang Zi likes to eat, and invite him to eat at home at night.
Picture Xu Shiyou and Wang Zhen in Nanning
After everything was properly arranged, Xu Shiyou personally went to the door to greet "Wang Zhen", Sun Hongxian had never seen Wang Zhen or Wang Zhen, and led the guests to Xu Shiyou, when he saw Sun Hongxian leading "Wang Zhen" to come, the expression on Xu Shiyou's face changed greatly, and he glared at Sun Hongxian fiercely.
At that time, Sun Hongxian was very strange, but he did not know where he was wrong. After dinner, Sun Hongxian accompanied Xu Shiyou to send "Wang Zhen" out of the gate, and when he turned back, Xu Shiyou said solemnly to Sun Hongxian:
"You're such a stupid guy, you can't even figure out Wang Zhen and Wang Zheng, his name is Wang Zheng, not Wang Zhen!"
At this time, Sun Hongxian realized that he had made the wrong person, took "Wang Zheng" for granted as "Wang Zhen", and made a mistake that should not be made. Xu Shiyou then introduced Wang Zheng's personal situation to Sun Hongxian:
"Fortunately, Comrade Wang Zheng and I are also familiar with each other, so we must go abroad."
Picture 丨 Wang slandered the old photo
Regarding the mistake that Sun Hongxian made this time because of carelessness, Xu Shiyou did not say anything more, but simply said a word."
In the future, we will report the situation accurately, and do not show the crown and Li Dai. ”
After saying that, he left Sun Hongxian and went upstairs.
As a manager of the army, Xu Shiyou never made a publicity in his work, and when inspecting the work in the lower troops, Xu Shiyou also advocated the practice of "light car from simplicity, never being silent", and he often told the staff around him that it was formalistic to give advance notice and then check when it was ready.
Sun Hongxian, who had just arrived at Xu Shiyou's side, did not understand this situation, believing that it was the secretary's job duty to give advance notice to the chief of the troops, and that when Xu Shiyou was dispatched to the troops, Sun Hongxian informed the relevant departments of the troops in advance. When Xu Shiyou walked into the camp and found that there were officers and men lined up neatly on both sides, he was very angry and scolded the staff around him:
"Who did this good deed?"
The staff of the entourage saw that Xu Shiyou was angry and frightened that the atmosphere did not dare to come out, and Sun Hongxian, seeing Xu Shiyou's posture, knew that he had done something bad with good intentions, and carefully told Xu Shiyou that he had informed him. Xu Shiyou loudly rebuked:
Picture Xu Shiyou's company sent condolences to the soldiers
There is a rule in working next to Xu Shiyou, and anyone who wants to enter his office, no matter who it is, must knock on the door or shout a report, and only after agreeing can they enter.
Although Sun Hongxian knew this rule, he once sent a document to Xu Shiyou, and when he saw that he was burying his head in the newspaper, he made up his own mind and did not shout a report, and walked in with a light step, Xu Shiyou was very unhappy after seeing it, and asked him
Why not shout the report, still sneaky, like a thief.
Since then, every time Sun Hongxian enters Xu Shiyou's office, he will call out the report first and then enter. In his later years, Xu Shiyou's ears were a little back, and his voice should be moderate when shouting the report, otherwise it would make Xu Shiyou unhappy.
Once Sun Hongxian shouted several times at the door without getting a response, and then Xu Shiyou criticized him for saying, "Moo moo chirping like a mosquito."
Another time, when Sun Hongxian entered the office, he shouted a loud "report", perhaps the voice was a little too loud, which frightened Xu Shiyou, and he raised his head sharply and stared at Sun Hongxian and said:
"Yelling at something that tries to scare me? Shells explode in front of my eyes I am not afraid, I am still afraid of you? ”
"Fat man, I think you're an elm head"
Although Sun Hongxian has just arrived at Xu Shiyou's side and is often criticized for his unfamiliarity with his work, Xu Shiyou's concern and love for Sun Hongxian has never decreased. When Sun Hongxian had just worked for more than three months, due to his busy work, he had already forgotten about the marriage, but Xu Shiyou still remembered it in his heart.
Picture Xu Shiyou inspected the grassroots level
One day Sun Hongxian was accompanying Xu Shiyou for a walk in the courtyard, when suddenly Xu Shiyou said to Sun Hongxian:
"Fat man, what are you doing with me, don't you hurry home and marry your daughter-in-law back?"
After listening to Xu Shiyou's words, Although Sun Hongxian was very happy in his heart, he did not dare to confirm it with Xu Shiyou. Later, Secretary Ma relayed Xu Shiyou's words "let the fat man go home and get married" once in its entirety, and Sun Hongxian really left to go home and get married, at that time, Sun Hongxian had been 4 months away from becoming a secretary.
After returning to the army after marriage, Sun Hongxian brought Xu Shiyou a lot of specialties from his hometown, and at the same time conveyed the greetings of his hometown people to Xu Shiyou. Xu Shiyou held these local specialties and said to himself:
"I was eating these things to make a revolution!"
After Sun Hongxian got married for more than a month, his wife went to the army to visit him, and at first Sun Hongxian did not tell Xu Shiyou about this matter, but lived with his wife in the temporary housing arranged for him by the barracks department, commuting early and returning late every day. But Xu Shiyou has a habit of liking the people around him all the time, and once there is one less, he will immediately perceive it.
Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou and the staff at No. 7 Lingering Garden
Soon Xu Shiyou found that Sun Hongxian was often not seen, and asked the guards around him where the fat man had gone. The guard replied that Sun Hongxian's lover had come. Xu Shiyou listened and went to the kitchen and told the chef that he would fry a few good dishes at noon, and the taste should be in line with the northerners.
At lunchtime, Sun Hongxian received a notice to take his wife to No. 7 Lingering Garden, but he did not expect that Xu Shiyou was already waiting at the door to greet him.
Xu Shiyou has a rule for treating people, all military ranks above the rank of general must personally wait at the door to greet, and the middle general and below will arrange for staff to greet him.
This time, Xu Shiyou not only arranged to have dinner with Sun Hongxian's wife, but also personally went downstairs to greet him, which was enough to see his feelings for the villagers in Jiaodong area.
The three of them chatted while going upstairs, Xu Shiyou changed his former arrogance, like an old father, and cordially pulled a family routine with Sun Hongxian's wife, and Sun Hongxian's wife was a little nervous at first, Xu Shiyou quickly arranged for everyone to sit down and said:
"Child, when I came here, I was at home, and when I was fighting, I ate a lot of Jiaodong rice, and we can be counted as half of Jiaodong's fellow countrymen."
Picture 丨 Xu Shiyou took a group photo with his son Xu Guang
After Sun Hongxian's wife sat down, she timidly said to Xu Shiyou,
When Xu Shiyou was fighting devils, he still lived in his own home, and his father also fed Xu Shiyou horses and asked himself to bring a good one to the chief.
Xu Shiyou's mood immediately rose when he heard this, and he asked Sun Hongxian which village his wife belonged to, and then nodded his head and said:
"I lived there, and when I fought with the main kuomintang forces, the headquarters was set up in your backyard."
At this point, Xu Shiyou greeted everyone to eat, while telling everyone about the war in that year, he also said that he knew a lot of landlords when he was fighting in the war, and he really should thank them well. Xu Shiyou said and raised his glass to Sun Hongxian's wife:
"Girl, I toast your father with a glass of wine and say hello to his old man."
Pictured xu Shiyou and eldest granddaughter Xu Daojiang in Guangzhou
The rectification lunch ended in Xu Shiyou's nostalgic narration, and then Xu Shiyou took out a photo of himself from the bedroom, signed the three words "Xu Shiyou" on the back of the photo with a pencil, and handed it to Sun Hongxian's wife:
"Child, bring this photo back to your father, and say that Xu Shiyou misses Jiaodong's father and fellow countrymen."
At that time, Sun Hongxian and his wife did not understand that the photo signed by Xu Shiyou was the most cherished gift in his life and never gave it easily.
According to Xu Shiyou's requirements for the secretary, not only must he be on call, but he is not allowed to take leave without special circumstances. Although there are provisions for cadres to take leave in the army, it does not work at all in Xu Shiyou's place. In order to win a vacation for Sun Hongxian, the office leaders took a lot of trouble and repeatedly found Xu Shiyou to change a secretary for him to temporarily replace Sun Hongxian, but Xu Shiyou insisted on not agreeing.
Tu Shu Xu Shiyou was with the warriors
One day Xu Shiyou found Sun Hongxian in his office, glanced at him, and said:
"Fat man, I see you're an elm head, you can't take a vacation, can't you let your lover go with the army?"
Sun Hongxian explained that his lover was not qualified to follow the army, and Xu Shiyou continued,
If you need to work, you can also follow the army, and then ask Sun Hongxian to report to the office leader, saying that he has agreed.
Sun Hongxian listened to a surprise in his heart, letting his family members join the army is his wish all along, but according to his own conditions is simply not enough, this time Xu Shiyou took the initiative to solve this problem for himself, how can he not be happy?
The next day, Sun Hongxian submitted an application to the leader, and soon Sun Hongxian's wife completed the procedures for accompanying the army and followed Sun Hongxian to Guangzhou with the army.
"Fat man, I'm not here for a long time"
In August 1976, when Sun Hongxian was almost three years old as Sun Shiyou's secretary, he was transferred to a new job. Before reporting, Xu Shiyou specially called Sun Hongxian to the conference room, and the two had a formal conversation.
On that day, Xu Shiyou did not have the seriousness of the past, and said to Sun Hongxian like a father:
"Fat man, I'm not here for a long time, you're still young, you should go out and exercise, you can also go to school for further study."
Immediately afterward, Xu Shiyou affirmed Sun Hongxian's work over the years:
"The big mistake is not out, the big feeling is not leaked, just give you 80 points, and if there is any problem in the future, you can come to me directly."
At this point, Sun Hongxian's eyes were red at once, thinking that he was still a new soldier, there was almost no work experience, and it was already very good to pass as Xu Shiyou's secretary, but he did not expect that Xu Shiyou actually gave himself 80 points, which was really a great encouragement for himself. Later, whenever he remembered the mistakes he had made around Xu Shiyou, Sun Hongxian was very guilty, thinking about how good it would be if he could be more thoughtful when he considered the problem.
Sun Hongxian and his wife asked Xu Shiyou to lay a wreath
When Xu Shiyou died of illness in 1985, Sun Hongxian heard the news and immediately called to Nanjing to attend Xu Shiyou's funeral. The next day, Xu Shiyou's wife, Tian Pu, personally called Sun Hongxian back and refused his request. Before Xu Shiyou's death, he proposed that his funeral should be simplified, and for his friends and subordinates in other places, he would only issue obituaries and did not need to go to Nanjing to attend the funeral in person.
After Sun Hongxian listened to Tian Pu's words, he burst into tears, thinking that he could not personally send off the old chief, his heart was very sad, but after all, it was the old chief's wish, and he was unwilling in his heart, and he must also accept it.
23 years later, Sun Hongxian, accompanied by his wife, went to visit Xu Shiyou's grave. Sun Hongxian stood silently in front of Xu Shiyou's tomb for a long time, then opened the Moutai wine he had brought, respectfully circled around Xu Shiyou's tomb, and separated from the old chief for 32 years, and the two finally met again...