Feng Xiao is the same family
preface
On December 12, 2012, the wife of the 85-year-old Feng Xiaotong was rushed to the hospital because of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage. Seeing that his wife was seriously ill and his physical condition was deteriorating, Feng Xiaoxin was anxious but powerless, and could only do it on the side.
Looking at his disabled daughter next to him, Feng Xiaotong felt that this home was getting more and more difficult. Under the burden of life, his stooped body became more and more thin.
Considering that Feng Xiao was old and there was no one else in the family to take care of him, in order to avoid accidents, Feng Xiaotong was taken to the VIP ward of the hospital for temporary accommodation. But he never expected that 54 years of seclusion would change because of this trip to the hospital.
On the way home for his strangely ill daughter Feng Qingling, the paramedics escorted his daughter Feng Qingling home, who inadvertently revealed his identity. Soon, Feng Xiaotong concealed the identity of "Chairman Mao's personal guard" for 54 years, and without warning, he was exposed to the public.
A life of ups and downs
Feng Xiao was in his hometown
Born in 1927 in Xinhua County, Loudi City, Hunan Province, Feng Xiaotong struggled to survive the brutal war before he was 23 years old, like most ordinary people. Having experienced the aggression of the Japanese army, seen the bravery and indomitability of the Red Army, and their heartfelt love for the people, Feng Xiaotong's heart has been full of admiration for the Red Army since childhood, and he wants to be a hero who defends his homeland like them.
When the Korean War broke out in 1950, and seeing that the enemy's war was about to burn into our homeland, we urgently needed a group of enthusiastic young people to rush to the front line to fight a just battle, protect their homeland from aggression, and avoid the people from falling into a life of water and no dignity again.
At the age of 23, Feng Xiaotong, who had only read three years old at the beginning of the year, learned of this news, and responded to the call of the state without hesitation and ran away from home to the battlefield.
On the Korean battlefield, Bong Hyo-tong heroically killed the enemy, fought tenaciously, and escaped countless guns and bullets. In order to destroy more enemies and survive on the battlefield full of artillery fire, Feng Xiaotong also practiced a particularly accurate marksmanship.
After three years of war, he changed from an honest and humble rural boy to an admirable combat hero who returned home gloriously.
Korean War
Due to the excellent quality in all aspects and the excellent overall performance, Feng Xiaotong was selected as an armed police soldier of the Central Command. It wasn't long before he was selected as Chairman Mao's personal guard, and he had the opportunity to get closer to Chairman Mao. During this period, he did not dare to slacken off in the slightest, after all, the safety of the chairman was of vital importance to the whole country.
After repeated hard training, Feng Xiaotong's ability in all aspects has been raised to a higher level, and he has successively won the honorary titles of duty expert, technical expert and first-class shooting expert.
At the same time, under the supervision of Chairman Mao, Feng Xiaotong and other guards began to insist on reading and learning to read, and their cultural level was improved to a certain extent, and things such as writing letters, reading newspapers, and reading documents could be successfully completed.
In May 1955, Chairman Mao assigned a secret mission to a group of guards, including Feng Xiaotong, to return to their hometowns on the pretext of taking care of their families, and through personal contact with the people, to understand the specific yields of their crops such as grain, peanuts, and tobacco, as well as the real life conditions and cadre-masses relations of the people. In order to find problems, understand the true voice of the people, and better provide services for the people.
Honors received by Feng Xiaotong
Before leaving, Chairman Mao repeatedly told them:
"We must lower our posture, we must not put up a shelf, we must do a good job in our relations with the masses, and we must treat them as kindly as we treat our families."
We must not reveal that you are the guards of Chairman Mao's police, nor can we reveal who sent you to conduct the investigation. ”
Finally, Chairman Mao specially wrote these instructions into a "Code of Conduct on Business Trips" and solemnly signed his name at the end, in order to increase the importance that the guards attached to this investigation task.
After all, the opinions of the common people are very important to the work of the Party. It turned out that this really aroused the attention of the guards, who obeyed Chairman Mao's orders and completed the investigation with high quality.
After the end of the investigation, Chairman Mao personally invited everyone to dinner together, carefully inquired about the investigation, and carefully examined everyone's work report.
During this period, the chairman learned that Feng Xiaotong was his hometown, and found out from the investigation report that Feng Xiaotong still spoke a new dialect, which made Feng Xiaotong very embarrassed. But the chairman comforted him: Don't worry, this is difficult to change, take your time!
Although there were only a few short words, Feng Xiaotong was very touched, and he also felt that Chairman Mao was respectable, always so tolerant and generous that the people around him felt warm.
The media took pictures of Feng Xiaotong
After spending five years with Chairman Mao, Feng Xiaotong once again acted in response to the call of the state. The difference is that this time he will leave Chairman Mao, whom he most admires, and return to the mountains of his hometown in Hunan to make a contribution to the construction of socialism.
This also means that Feng Xiaotong will no longer be able to listen to Chairman Mao's teachings. In 1958, after Feng Xiaotong returned to his hometown, he began a low-key and difficult rural life.
Although he left the army, Feng Xiaotong still strictly abided by discipline and insisted on seeking truth from facts.
At that time, after the commune announced the criteria for the release of satellite rewards, no matter how crazy others said, Feng Xiaotong was not moved and adhered to his own principles.
He said on the spot: I'd rather not reward than lie! But it has also been heavily criticized for this. At the same time, Feng Xiaotong's family also suffered a series of misfortunes, which have been hit continuously for many years.
His youngest daughter, Feng Fuling, was abducted at the age of 16 and later died tragically in Hainan. As a father, Feng Xiaotong was devastated when he heard the news, but he missed the opportunity to see his daughter for the last time because he could not afford to pay for the journey to Hainan, which also became a regret for their family's life, and the helplessness of life aggravated the pain of their widowhood.
Feng Xiaotong, who works at home
The eldest daughter, Feng Qingling, was equally unhappy in life, divorced after marriage because of a strange illness, and she could only take a man and a woman and two children and her parents to squeeze into this increasingly dilapidated wooden house, and her son Feng Guangxing later died tragically.
This made feng Qingling, who was ill, suffer a lot, and her physical condition became worse and worse. For Feng Xiaotong, the experience of sending black haired people twice in a row made him feel even more painful.
The only second daughter who was safe and smooth because she was married far away, only came back to visit them once a year in the New Year. Therefore, after Feng Qingling's daughter got married, they were left with two old families to rely on their sick daughter.
However, no matter how difficult his life was, Feng Xiaotong always obeyed the requirements of the organization and never revealed his work experience as a guard for Chairman Mao, and even the cadres in the town only knew that he had participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and his family only knew that he had worked in the guard corps.
When the daughter inadvertently told the medical staff that he had been a guard, Bong Hyo-tong's identity, which he had concealed for 54 years, was revealed.
Later, a reporter asked Feng Xiaotong: "Why don't you make demands on the organization as Chairman Mao's guard when there are difficulties?" In this way, at least life can be better." The simple Feng Xiaotong shook his head and said:
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The troops have discipline, and Chairman Mao has personally told us not to say!
The media interviewed Feng Xiaotong
Before leaving the army, there were also chiefs who specially reminded us: "When Chairman Mao's personal guards are military secrets, they must not be exposed!" Otherwise, it is likely to cause very serious consequences, all matters concerning the defense of Chairman Mao and the Central Committee must be kept secret, and the exposure of military secrets will be punished! ”
In Feng Xiaotong's heart, Chairman Mao and everything in the Central Committee will always be the first, and no matter how much suffering he encounters in his own life, it will be a trivial matter. Therefore, after the outside world knew his identity, he also said with great guilt: "I have not contributed to the people and caused trouble to the party and the government!" ”
This may be because he has personally been to the battlefield, experienced the cruelty of war, knows how difficult it is for the country to get to where it is now, and more truly appreciates the difficulty of Chairman Mao leading China to stand up, so he is not willing to trouble the country because of his own affairs.
At the same time, he was also proud that he had served as a soldier and as Chairman Mao's guard. Excitedly, he told reporters: "Being Chairman Mao's guard was the most glorious thing in my life, and those years were also the happiest times in my life!" ”
Feng Xiaotong recalled his time with Chairman Mao
But accidentally losing the photo with Chairman Mao and not seeing Chairman Mao again was also the most regrettable thing in his life. When Chairman Mao died that year, he did not get the news in time in the countryside because of the closed news, and he still saw other people paying tribute. At that time, he was in a very sad mood, and he had not eaten all day.
Although Feng Xiaotong, who has lived in the countryside for decades, is bland and has not achieved the so-called dazzling achievements, he has always kept Chairman Mao's teachings in mind, insisted on listening to the party's words, obeyed the party's orders and followed the party, and he also educated his children and grandchildren: "To be Chairman Mao's successor, we must defend the family and the country!" ”
Because he often showed children photos of himself as a soldier, he told them stories about himself on the battlefield. Under his influence, his grandson Yan Shaobin had a desire to become a soldier from a young age, dreaming of putting on that handsome military uniform and contributing to the country like a grandfather. When he grew up, he also entered a certain unit of the Air Force as he wished, and later changed careers and returned to his hometown.
Feng Xiaotong's body in his eighties was still tough
Three wishes
Feng Xiaotong's deeds were spread and touched countless people, and at the same time, it also aroused the great attention of the local government, and the secretary of the county party committee personally entrusted relevant staff to visit the elderly.
When asked what his wishes were, the 85-year-old Feng Xiaotong said three of his wishes: the first: he hoped that his daughter's body could recover as soon as possible; second: to go to Chairman Mao's home in Shaoshan to see; third: he hoped to go to Beijing and see Chairman Mao's remains with his own eyes, so as to make up for the regret of not seeing chairman Mao's last side, and at the same time to understand the lovesickness of decades.
After hearing these simple wishes of the elderly, countless caring people said that they must help the elderly realize their wishes. The eldest brother of a farmer who planted dates said emotionally: This old man who guards the secrets of the military, his wish should be fulfilled! When we receive the jujube payment, we will certainly try our best to encourage the old man to go to Beijing to see Chairman Mao.
In addition, after some organizations just learned of this news, they jointly donated 20,000 yuan to the elderly to help the elderly's wishes.
Outside assistance
In December 2012, Feng Xiaotong, with the help of many parties, went to Chairman Mao's hometown of Shaoshan. The night before his departure, Feng Xiao was so excited that he tossed and turned all night without sleep. But this eighty-year-old man in a military coat and a military hat looked particularly energetic the next day, and the characteristic temperament of the soldier retained on his body was particularly eye-catching.
What is touching is that after so many years, he still remembers Chairman Mao's favorite food, and specially let his granddaughter bring bacon and rice dumplings from her hometown. He said: Chairman Mao loves to eat these things, and I must bring them to him! In the simple language, the love for Chairman Mao is fully displayed!
Under the leadership of the media, Feng Xiaotong visited Chairman Mao's former residence and memorial halls. At the same time, he also donated four of his treasured diaries to the Hunan Revolutionary Military Memorial Hall, and when he was old, he still wanted to do a little of his own modest efforts for the country, which made people very moved.
Many people who came to see Feng Xiaotong said: "He has made a lot of contributions to the country and the people without complaint or regret, but he is unwilling to reach out to the country for something, and he is a respectable soldier." ”
Feng Xiao was in Changsha
During the visit to Chairman Mao's relics, Feng Xiaotong had a serious expression, and every time he walked to a familiar place, he had to stop and meditate for half a day, sometimes talking about the scenes that were next to Chairman Mao in those years.
He murmured to Chairman Mao's gray mountain suit: I will see the chairman wear this dress. When he saw a green matchbox, he unconsciously pointed out his finger and said, "This is the match he used when he was next to the chairman!" ”。
The objects seemed to draw his memories straight back to those years when he was with the chairman, and the scenes that passed by were screened before his eyes like movies.
When the crowd gathered around him to a group photo of Chairman Mao and Li Min Li Ne, someone wanted to test Feng Xiaotong's memory and asked him if he remembered which one was Li Ne.
Unexpectedly, Feng Xiaotong only looked at it, and he recognized Li Ne accurately and unmistakably, and told everyone the difference between Li Ne and Li Min, and he also remembered that Li Min's nickname was Jiaojiao. These details show that Feng Xiaotong has engraved everything about Chairman Mao in his memory, and it is not an exaggeration to say that his days in the Guard Corps were the most memorable years of his life.
Shaoshan Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
When everyone led him on a tour of the dripping water cave, a swimming video caught Feng Xiaotong's attention. His mind immediately went back to swimming with Chairman Mao. Feng Xiaotong said with a smile: "Chairman Mao swims very well, and during the Yangtze River tour with him, I want to get on the boat and rest twice, but the chairman swims to the end in one breath, not once!" The physical strength is very good! ”
From the age of sixty-three to the age of seventy-three, Chairman Mao swam the Yangtze River eighteen times in ten years. At the age of sixty-three, when the chairman "screamed" and lay on his back in the water, he ushered in a fierce wave, and the people on the shore all pinched sweat for him, but the chairman was very indifferent, and even humorously said: The water of the Yangtze River is so sweet!
In 1966, Chairman Mao swam the Yangtze River for the last time, and this time, although the current was a little sharp and the wind was a little strong, the chairman swam freely for an hour and five minutes, and after landing on the shore, he was still energetic and tired.
Compared with the other accompanying people who went ashore early and their lips were frozen, the physical fitness of the 73-year-old Chairman Mao was evident. This year, Feng Xiaotong had just come to the countryside for a few years, and it was also one of the most difficult periods of his life.
However, like Chairman Mao, Feng Xiaotong's physical fitness was also very good, and when he came to Shaoshan, the doctor examined his body and praised him as eighty years old and sixty years old.
Chairman Mao swims the Yangtze River
Because Feng Xiaotong had deep feelings for Chairman Mao, he thought that Chairman Mao's teachings had a very profound impact on him, so he felt that if he could personally see Chairman Mao in his lifetime, even if he died, it would be worth it!
In view of this, a media in Chairman Mao's hometown specially gave Feng Xiao the same "bronze statue of Chairman Mao." After receiving this gift, Feng Xiaotong was moved to tears on the spot, and he said emotionally: "Thank you so much!" I will see Chairman Mao every day from now on! ”
Saying that, he shook the staff member's hand with trembling hands, and did not want to put it down for a long time.
After realizing Feng Xiaotong's wish for a trip to Shaoshan, the outside world began to prepare for his trip to Beijing, hoping that the old man would realize all his wishes as soon as possible in his lifetime.
Thanks to the efforts of caring people from all walks of life, Feng Xiaotong finally set off from his hometown to Beijing in November 2013. Considering that the old man is old, Changsha Nanhu Hospital also specially gave the old man a comprehensive physical examination to ensure that his body is not hindered before letting him go. After arriving in Beijing, the local people spontaneously organized to greet feng Xiaotong and send Feng Xiaotong safely to a hotel near Tiananmen To rest.
Feng Xiaotong physical examination
Seeing the bright five-star red flag rising in Tiananmen Square, Feng Xiaotong was extremely excited and sighed: more than fifty years later, Tiananmen Square is bigger than before, and Beijing is more beautiful!
As he got closer and closer to the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall that he had in mind, Feng Xiaotong seemed a little nervous. Considering that there were too many tourists, the staff who received the news in advance opened a green channel for Feng Xiaotong, who was more than 80 years old, so that he could meet Chairman Mao as soon as possible.
Looking at Chairman Mao's serene face lying in the crystal coffin, Feng Xiaotong's previously accumulated emotions finally exploded at this moment, and he cried bitterly in an instant, unable to say a word, and his emotions could not be calmed down for a long time.
The surrounding guards were deeply moved by this scene and quickly came over to comfort Feng Xiaotong. After his mood gradually stabilized, Feng Xiaotong had a serious expression, bowed deeply three times to Chairman Mao's body, and solemnly saluted him. I haven't seen him for more than fifty years, but goodbye is such a scene, no wonder Feng Xiaotong's emotions are out of control, and this meeting can also be regarded as a formal farewell to Chairman Mao!
Feng Xiaotong was excited and wept
In the face of difficulties, we still adhere to the bottom line of principles, remember Chairman Mao's advice, and always put the interests of the country first.
He was able to keep secrets for more than fifty years, perhaps because he knew that without a country there is no home, and the security of the country is far more important than personal interests. This has a deeper understanding for those of them who have defended the country. Now 94 years old, Feng Xiaotong is still alive, hoping that he can take care of his body, witness the awakening of the Eastern Dragon, and witness China's greater contribution to the world!