In December 1973, Xu Shiyou, then commander-in-chief of the Nanjing Military Region, received an order from the Central Military Commission to go to the Guangzhou Military Region as commander, and before leaving, because there was no suitable secretary to accompany him, he ordered someone to choose a new one for himself, so Sun Hongxian appeared.
Xu Shiyou, who has always been strict in governing the army, never "opened a small stove" for anyone, but in the three years he spent with Sun Hongxian, he made two consecutive exceptions.
Even when Sun Hongxian was about to go to a new job, Xu Shiyou solemnly promised that if there was something to do, he would come to him, which inevitably made people wonder who Sun Hongxian really was. What kind of story happened between him and Xu Shiyou?
In December 1973, Chairman Mao presided over a meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee, proposing that the commanders of the eight major military regions of the country should be exchanged with each other, and as soon as the order was issued, the commanders of the major military regions began to move, and Xu Shiyou was among them.
To leave the Nanjing Military Region, which had been there for more than twenty years, and to leave the subordinates who were all too familiar, although he had reluctance in his heart, he still had to obey the orders of his superiors no matter what, so it was not long before Xu Shiyou set off for the Guangzhou Military Region.
At that time, one of his secretaries, Wei Jinshan, was transferred to other places and could not go with him, and the other secretary, Li Wenqing, was also older and could no longer leave with him because of physical reasons, so after much consideration, Xu Shiyou proposed to let him find a new successor to take up a post next to him.
According to the conditions he put forward in the past, the other side must first have fought, and then the education level must be above junior high school, and the most important point is that it must be Jiaodong people.
After receiving the instructions issued by Xu Shiyou, the Guangzhou Military Region began to select qualified officers for him, and at that time there were many suitable candidates, and as for which one to want, Xu Shiyou personally decided.
Coincidentally, when submitting the documents, Sun Hongxian's name was placed at the top of the list, so Xu Shiyou immediately selected him.
Later, the staff was ready to report the specific situation of this person to him again, but he was directly rejected, and at this point, Sun Hongxian began a three-year secretarial life around Xu Shiyou.
So why is Sun Hongxian favored by Xu Shiyou?
Born in Yantai, Shandong Province, Sun Hongxian belongs to the Daben culture, officially joined the army in 1969, and served as a correspondent, deputy squad leader, squad leader and platoon leader in the army.
In 1973, Sun Hongxian, who had been in the army for four years, had reached the time to go home, and at this time his heart was very urgent, because in addition to meeting his parents, he could also get married to complete his life events.
However, just the night before leaving, his superiors suddenly issued an order to him: "According to the decision of the organization, send you to serve as the secretary of Commander Xu Shiyou, and you will report to the same day, your wedding leave must be postponed, the ticket must be refunded, and you are ready to start a new revolutionary work!" ”
After receiving the order, Sun Hongxian was stunned and did not know how to respond, he had heard the name Xu Shiyou earlier, but because the news from various places earlier was saying that Xu Shiyou's temper was very hot, and he liked to beat people and scold people, and other more mysterious statements were there, so Sun Hongxian always thought that Xu Shiyou was very difficult to get along with.
And when he thought that he would become the secretary of this great general next, he had some worries in his heart, in case he did not say good things and do good deeds one day, would he be punished? Thinking that he could not go home in time to get married, he was a little worried, what can he do now?
After some deliberation, Sun Hongxian finally made a decision,
Since his superiors had already issued an order that must be carried out, he immediately went to Xu Shiyou's residence, Guangzhou Lingering Garden No. 7.
When he just stepped into the courtyard, he came to greet Ma Shousheng, who also held the position of secretary, he stayed with Xu Shiyou for a long time, so he knew more about the temperament of this great general, at this time Xu Shiyou just happened to have something to go out, in order to let Sun Hongxian quickly adapt to the work of the secretary, Ma Shousheng patiently told him about the specific affairs that needed to be done in the work.
During this period, he learned that Sun Hongxian had misunderstood Commander Xu, and Ma Shousheng told him that those legends were false.
Xu Shiyou is a very humorous person, as for scolding people is also because the staff made mistakes, he is not the right person, so Sun Hongxian is more at ease.
The two were talking, and after a while, Xu Shiyou arrived at the compound by car, and after Ma Shousheng heard the voice, he immediately took Sun Hongxian out to meet him, and then introduced his situation.
Unexpectedly, Xu Shiyou asked first, "Where are you from?" ”
Sun Hongxian replied somewhat restrainedly: "Looking back at the words of the chief, a native of Haiyang County, Yantai, Shandong!" As soon as he heard him answer himself so crepe, Xu Shiyou immediately scolded a dirty word, and then told him not to talk to himself like this.
Sun Hongxian was stunned at the moment, did not know how to pick up the stubble, fortunately Xu Shiyou did not care too much, as soon as he heard that he was from Shandong, the conversation box was opened, he began to tell the story of what happened in those days of the war in Shandong, and also said the names of several villages that he remembered deeply, and then learned that Sun Hongxian was a middle peasant family, and his grandfather also served as a militiaman and fought with the enemy.
Xu Shiyou began to sigh in his heart: "The people of Jiaodong are still good, and there is no mess of flowers and thoughts!" ”
After talking about this, the two talked for a long time, and soon the topic of marriage was introduced. Xu Shiyou asked Sun Hongxian if he had married a daughter-in-law, and he was just about to answer, when Ma Shousheng, who was next to him, immediately explained that Sun Hongxian was going to go home and get married, but because he had to obey the arrangements of his superiors, he had to postpone the wedding date.
I thought that Xu Shiyou would ask something more at this time, but I didn't expect him to scold again, saying that the other party got married at a young age, but he really didn't show up, and he was married at the age of thirty-five or six.
After listening to this sentence, Sun Hongxian was a little nervous in his heart, but Ma Shousheng smiled and told him that he had passed, what was going on? Wasn't Commander Xu taunting himself just now?
Later, Sun Hongxian learned that
It turns out that Commander Xu is more polite with outsiders, and he will talk very little, but if he is satisfied with the other party, he will become impolite, and moreover, if he talks to the other party for more than half an hour, it means that Commander Xu is very appreciative of him.
It seems that this time, Sun Hongxian left a good impression on Xu Shiyou.
In the following months, Sun Hongxian slowly adapted to his work, and at the same time he gradually discovered more personality charm of Xu Shiyou, although he was a rough person, he would also have his own wisdom in handling official affairs and getting along with subordinates.
Once Sun Hongxian wanted to set up a party group to standardize organizational life, just when everyone was discussing fiercely, Xu Shiyou suddenly pushed the door in, and after joking with several of them, he walked away.
At this time, Sun Hongxian had already understood that Xu Shiyou had already made a kind criticism to everyone unconsciously.
In addition to work matters, in private, Xu Shiyou will also be very considerate of subordinates, especially Sun Hongxian, once in order not to embarrass him, Xu Shiyou also broke two cases, the first time is to order Sun Hongxian to go home and get married.
At the beginning, because the order was issued too suddenly, Sun Hongxian did not have time to inform the family of the matter, originally his parents had already prepared the banquet, but the groom could not come, the meals were broken, and the second elder was very angry.
Later, when he learned that his son was working by Commander Xu's side, their anger was completely eliminated, and the old father immediately wrote a letter to Sun Hongxian, informing him that he would rather be wronged than delay the chief's important affairs.
No longer worried about his parents' resentment towards him, Sun Hongxian continued to work by Xu Shiyou's side with confidence, but he did not think that one day when the two of them walked together in the lingering garden.
Xu Shiyou suddenly said, "Why are you always following me?" Why don't you hurry home and marry your daughter-in-law? ”
Sun Hongxian did not expect him to say this, and there was some expectation in his heart at the moment, did the commander allow himself to go home and get married? He was still unsure, and it wasn't until a few days later that Ma Shousheng personally brought Xu Shiyou's orders to Sun Hongxian finally returned home to marry his wife.
When he returned to the army, he carried a lot of specialties from home, and when he saw these familiar melons and fruits and grains, Xu Shiyou was very excited, because he relied on eating these to persist in making a revolution, and now he tasted the old taste in his mouth, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
And Sun Hongxian finally understood in his eyes that Commander Xu had a deep love for Jiaodong.
As for the second exception, it is still related to Sun Hongxian's private affairs, when he first got married, he quickly returned to Guangzhou to work, but he did not expect that more than a month later, his wife came to the team to visit relatives, at first hindered by the rules of the army, she could only live outside, as for Sun Hongxian, she could only take advantage of the free time to go out to meet her.
Over time, Xu Shiyou realized that something was wrong, how could that familiar figure not dangle in front of his eyes?
After questioning the guards, Xu Shiyou learned that Sun Hongxian had gone to see his wife, and he thought that as a superior, he also had to express his expression, so he ordered the kitchen master to make a good dish, and then proposed that Sun Hongxian bring his wife to the garden for dinner.
When we first met, Sun Hongxian's wife was still a little nervous, but Xu Shiyou's kind attitude made her a lot more relaxed, thinking that the woman in front of her ran most of China in order to see her husband, from Shandong to Guangzhou, the way must be very hard, Xu Shiyou was more caring.
When the group sat down at the dinner table, Xu Shiyou told the story of his own war in Shandong, and when he learned that Sun Hongxian's wife's father had also helped him feed the horses, he was very happy, and then he took a glass of wine to pay tribute to her father.
When the meal was over, Xu Shiyou took out his own photo and signed it to her, hoping that she could say hello to the people of Jiaodong instead of himself.
The atmosphere of this meal was very harmonious, Xu Shiyou was also very warm and kind, Sun Hongxian was very grateful in his heart, but after this time, he was entangled again.
Because the current team stipulates that couples who separate the two places can have a month's leave, and family members can also come to visit relatives once a month, but if they work next to Xu Shiyou, these may not count, because he has high requirements for secretaries, the other party must be able to be on call, and secondly, he cannot take leave at will.
Therefore, on the one hand, Sun Hongxian was reluctant to let his wife leave, and on the other hand, he had to consider taking good care of Commander Xu, and the two sides did not know how to choose.
At that time, some people proposed that if Sun Hongxian wanted to take a vacation, he could find a temporary secretary to replace him, but he was quickly vetoed by Xu Shiyou, and in order not to embarrass Sun Hongxian, he personally looked for the past, and proposed to let his lover accompany the army, at that time, Sun Hongxian did not meet all aspects of the conditions, he was not thirty-five years old, nor did he work for fifteen years, let alone the level of the position, there was certainly no way to approve.
Who knew that Xu Shiyou repeatedly insisted, letting him go to the office in his own name to report, and finally the procedures were completed quickly, sun Hongxian and his wife no longer need to separate the two places,
Without worries, he is also more serious about his work. In the days that followed, Xu Shiyou still cared for him, and while Sun Hongxian was grateful, he also liked to work around him even more, but even so, the day of separation came quickly.
In 1976, Sun Hongxian was about to be transferred to the Guilin Military and Political Cadre School to study, and before leaving, Xu Shiyou called him to the office, and after expressing his reluctance, he said in a serious tone:
"You've been with me for three years, and I'm very satisfied, and I'm going to come to me for anything in the future!"
Sun Hongxian was very grateful in his heart at the moment, he was obviously just a new soldier, but he could get the commander's attention and love, he felt very lucky, so even if he went to another job in the future, he would remember Commander Xu's teachings to himself.
Now that decades have passed, Xu Shiyou has passed away, and Sun Hongxian has gray hair, but he still remembers the bits and pieces of getting along with Xu Shiyou very clearly, and those three years will be the most glorious and unforgettable memories of his life for him!