It should be known that Xu Shiyou was the only general among the founding generals to be chartered to be buried, and this honor was inseparable from his own request in addition to the central government's permission for his merits. After New Year's Day in 1985, Xu Shiyou felt that his limit was approaching, so he sent a request to the central government, hoping that he could be buried after his death. And the reason why he wants to be buried is also very simple, because he did not perform filial piety before he died, so he hopes to be buried with his mother after death, so as to make up for one of his regrets.
After making this request, Xu Shiyou's illness became more and more serious, and the first thing he did when he woke up every day was to ask whether the request had been answered, and the most he asked every day was about this matter. Unfortunately, he could not wait for the approval of this request until his death, and it can be said that the old general Xu died while waiting.
In fact, the reason why it was not approved at this time was very simple, because except for the two special heads of state, the rest of the generals were sent to the Babaoshan Cemetery after the death of the spark, and there was never a precedent for burial. However, in view of the good intentions of The Old General Xu and his various contributions to the revolution, the Central Committee agreed to his request and allowed him to be buried. However, after Xu Shiyou's death, his superior leaders issued instructions to his descendants not to hold a memorial service, and there were five other prohibitions.
After the central authorities agreed to Xu Shiyou's request, they also specially approved the following sentence on the telegram, which also made people feel the good intentions of the central authorities. Because once the precedent of burial is opened, then there may be more and more generals who ask for burial after that, so in order to prevent this from happening, the central government pointed out in its obituary to Xu Shiyou: General Xu Shiyou is a special person with special character, special experience and special merits. Therefore, the handling of the old general's aftermath is also special in the special.
However, in order to avoid the impact of the precedent of burial, the central government still instructed six prohibitions like Xu Shiyou's descendants. According to the instructions of the central authorities, Xu Shiyou was not allowed to hold a memorial service after his death, but could only do a farewell ceremony for his body, and it was also forbidden to publicize General Xu's funeral in newspapers, nor to publish newspapers to publicize this matter, not to allow his family and children to spread the word, and still less to erect a monument.
It can be said that these six inaccuracies of the central government can be said to have taken into account all aspects, because the atmosphere of burial can never be opened, and once this precedent is opened, the consequences will be very serious. Therefore, these six inaccuracies of General Xu are also very understandable.