If he had not met Chairman Mao, Zhang Yufeng would probably have lived an ordinary life like the general public. But Chairman Mao appeared in her life and changed her life.
As we all know, Chairman Mao is a very influential figure, he is almost a god-like existence in the hearts of many people, he led China to establish a new political power, towards a brilliant and bright future, and the trajectory of the lives of tens of thousands of Chinese people was influenced by him.
As his personal secretary, Zhang Yufeng was more profoundly influenced, and in the 14 years that the two spent together day and night, Zhang Yufeng was influenced by the chairman, gradually changed himself, slowly got rid of mediocrity, and gradually grew into an excellent person.
Because of her company, the chairman is no longer lonely in his twilight years. It can be said that both people find comfort and redemption in each other. How did Zhang Yufeng become the chairman's secretary? How do the two get along? How do they influence each other?
A turning point in fate – appreciated by the Chairman
Meeting the chairman, getting his appreciation, and becoming his personal secretary seemed to exhaust all the luck of Zhang Yufeng's first half of life.
When he was young, Zhang Yufeng suffered a lot. She was born in 1994 to a poor family in Heilongjiang, where she had several siblings.
At that time, the war had not yet subsided, and the situation was turbulent. Zhang Yufeng's parents simply could not support so many children, and could only let the slightly older children drop out of school to work to subsidize the family. Zhang Yufeng, 14, gave up her studies to find a job and make a living.
How can a little girl, who is not highly educated, find a good job? Zhang Yufeng has been unsuccessful in his job search many times, and his heart has long been discouraged, but he just happened to meet the railway bureau recruiting passengers.
With the attitude of trying it out, she filled out the form, and then waited for them to announce the results with a worried mood, and when the words "Zhang Yufeng" appeared on the bulletin board, she could hardly believe that it was herself.
Zhang Yufeng made up his mind that he must treat this luck well, the work of the passenger is simple but particularly cumbersome, and it needs people to always be patient and careful. Coincidentally, she had all of these.
Not long after she joined the company, her earnestness and sincerity brought her her her first gift - being assigned by her superiors to serve as a carriage administrator on Chairman Mao's special train.
As a leading figure of the state, Chairman Mao must have a clean background on the special train and be a down-to-earth person. When the leader of the Railway Bureau saw these requirements, he immediately thought of Zhang Yufeng and pushed her over.
Zhang Yufeng, who got the opportunity, was surprised, she had heard Chairman Mao's story since she was a child, knew that he was a hero of the people, and had long been fascinated by him.
In her heart, Chairman Mao was the greatest person. Such a figure who is far away in the sky, after this election, is directly close at hand. What a blessing!
However, Zhang Yufeng soon realized that she was thinking too much, and although she and Chairman Mao were on the same train, they had not met much at all.
Chairman Mao had more than a dozen carriages on the special train, but he often stayed only a few fixed. Mainly afraid of trouble, and unwilling to cause trouble to others, so they have never met.
Although Zhang Yufeng had some regrets, she did not take advantage of her position and sneaked to see it, and she has always been more sincere about her work.
Until one time, when she had just come out of the carriage she was in charge of, she happened to run into the chairman who was wandering by the side of the carriage, leaning against the window, as if thinking about something.
The first time she saw Chairman Mao up close, she was the first time to see Chairman Mao's real person at close range, and most of the people she had seen in the past were his portraits, photos, or a distant back shadow when he got on the car, and Zhang Yufeng was so nervous that she didn't know where to put it.
Still Chairman Mao watched her stay on the sidelines for a long time, did not respond for half a day, and began to talk to her. Chairman Mao asked her what her name was?
Zhang Yufeng was too nervous to speak for a while, or the major general Wang Dongxing who passed by next to him answered for him: "Zhang Yufeng, the little girl is called Zhang Yufeng." ”
Chairman Mao asked her what words she was. I wanted her to take a pen and paper to write it down, but Zhang Yufeng felt that her words were not good-looking, and did not dare to sacrifice ugliness in front of the great people, so she directly dictated: "Bow long Zhang, jade jade, phoenix phoenix." ”
The conversation impressed the chairman with the timid little girl.
In June 1966, the attendant who was originally in charge of the chairman's carriage resigned, and just when the people of Zhongnanhai and the Railway Bureau were worried about who to send to take on the heavy responsibility, Wang Dongxing suddenly remembered Zhang Yufeng, who had spoken to the chairman before, and recommended her to be the attendant of the chairman's carriage.
Facts have proved that Wang Dongxing's vision is good, after becoming a full-time flight attendant, Zhang Yufeng has been working steadily, more than ten times more stable than working in other carriages, and the chairman's impression of him has changed from a timid little girl to a mature and stable adult.
In the blink of an eye, in 1970, Zhang Yufeng suddenly received a notice to let her go to Zhongnanhai, the first time she stepped into the place where the national leaders rested, Zhang Yufeng was very surprised, but then came another bigger surprise - the superior leader asked her if she wanted to be Chairman Mao's life secretary and take care of Chairman Mao full-time.
14 years together – two-way healing
When he heard the leader's question, Zhang Yufeng still thought he was dreaming. That's the Chairman! As an ordinary flight attendant, how can He De be the chairman's secretary!
The leader saw her shock and explained that because she was serious, never sloppy in her work, and always careful, the chairman had a good impression of her.
Lately the Chairman's health has not been very good, so they want to find someone whom the Chairman trusts to take care of him. When Zhang Yufeng heard this, he immediately expressed his willingness to take up the post of chairman's secretary.
At this time, Zhang Yufeng did not know how much this thing she had promised now would have a great impact on her later life.
Zhang Yufeng is only a small secretary next to the chairman, the daily handling of things is not troublesome, plus she is a careful, considerate and cautious person, therefore, she basically did not have any mistakes in the process of work, but the chairman often felt warm because of her intentions.
Zhang Yufeng not only takes care of the chairman's food, clothing, and living, but also has more guidance and care for the people around the chairman. For example, in 1975, Meng Jinyun, a nurse who was transferred to the chairman's side to take care of him, meng Jinyun was a cheerful and generous girl.
When she first arrived at the chairman's side, the chairman liked her lively and clever nature, and often asked her to sing some operas to relieve her boredom. But slowly, Meng Jinyun found that the chairman gradually alienated her, no longer let her sing, and often let her go to take care of her.
Meng Jinyun was more sensitive, felt that the chairman's alienation was particularly uncomfortable, and secretly cried alone in the bed at night. Zhang Yufeng first noticed that something was wrong with her and immediately talked to her.
It turned out that Meng Jinyun was too cheerful, when entering and leaving the chairman's room, he was often reckless, the door was not knocked, the elderly, the most taboo sudden sound and shadow, which was really bad for the heart.
The chairman saw that Meng Jinyun was a little girl, and it was not good to say anything to her, and he was afraid that what he said would make her misunderstand, so he could only endure and slowly alienate her.
After listening to Zhang Yufeng's explanation, Meng Jinyun realized her mistake and immediately corrected her own faults, she followed Zhang Yufeng's advice, and every time she appeared in the chairman's room, she coughed softly, or knocked on the door to remind the chairman.
It wasn't long before the chairman's attitude towards her returned to the past. This matter was later known to the chairman, who was more satisfied with Zhang Yufeng's care. But the chairman and she did not often get along as soft as water, and there had been fiery quarrels between them.
Anyone who is closely cared for by the chairman's side knows that he is a typical workaholic, and once he is engaged in his work, he will be unusually serious, even to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep.
Zhang Yufeng is his personal secretary, and his main task is to take care of the daily life of the chairman, and the two often quarrel over things like sleeping and eating.
One day, the chairman was reading an important document, thinking about how to reply, had long missed the time to eat, watching the kitchen cooked food hot over and over again, Zhang Yufeng really couldn't help it, so he advised him to take a break, and as a result, his thinking was disrupted.
The chairman yelled at her on the spot: "Don't you see that I am busy with work?" Don't eat! Then directly drove her out of the door, Zhang Yufeng was a little aggrieved, and no longer paid attention to the chairman.
Or did the chairman realize afterwards that what he said was too hurtful, he took the initiative to find Zhang Yufeng and apologize to her, and this small contradiction between the two was instantly resolved.
As Zhang Yufeng spends more and more time with the chairman, her relationship with the chairman becomes closer and closer, and sometimes she involuntarily exposes her immature and unseriousness in front of the chairman.
For example, once, Chairman Mao entertained a guest in Zhongnanhai, and this time the guest happened to be someone Zhang Yufeng did not like very much, so she was very sloppy when she received it.
Her abnormal attitude was realized by the chairman, and when it was time to send the guest away, the chairman angrily quarreled with Zhang Yufeng, and even said, let her get out.
After spending such a long time together, Zhang Yufeng still heard the chairman use such harsh words to drive herself away, and she packed up her things and left Zhongnanhai directly, which was more than 20 days.
During this period, Zhang Yufeng's leaders and parents were all advising her to quickly go back and confess her mistake to the chairman, and Zhang Yufeng felt extremely uncomfortable and refused to bow her head. Later, she was a little afraid, afraid that she would admit her mistake to the chairman and not be forgiven, and then the chairman would really let himself leave the southeast sea.
The two were deadlocked for a long time, until one day, Zhang Yufeng received a phone call from Zhongnanhai, saying that there would be a car to pick her up in a while.
The car was sent by the chairman, the two have been together for many years, he has long been accustomed to the company of Zhang Yufeng, so long time has not seen her, the chairman feels awkward, had to send someone to find her back.
After they met, the two of them looked at each other for a while without saying a word, and finally the chairman laughed and scolded first: "You are really a descendant of Zhang Fei, jump at the touch, and you still have to do things more safely in the future." ”
When Zhang Yufeng heard these words, tears fell directly. She felt guilty, deeply felt that she was too irrational, immature, actually quarreled with the chairman, and finally let him bow to herself, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable it was, crying and apologizing to the chairman, assuring the chairman that she would never mix her own private feelings at work again, and the relationship between the two eased.
In fact, in Chairman Mao's later years, his relatives were busy with work and study, and rarely accompanied him. People in high places will always feel the cold of the clouds. Although you are the leader of the country, the chairman's heart is still relatively lonely.
Zhang Yufeng's appearance and companionship made him feel warm and comforted for a long time, she was not a relative to the chairman, more like a relative, how could he bear to really drive away Zhang Yufeng, who gambled with himself?
After the death of the chairman, Zhang Yufeng's later life
Zhang Yufeng, who returned to the chairman's side, worked harder and began to learn to restrain his temper, no longer show his emotions in front of the guests, and conscientiously perform the duties of a secretary.
The Chairman was very pleased to see her change, and he paid more and more attention to her, and some important messages were sent to her.
Unfortunately, in 1972, the chairman fell seriously ill and went into shock, and when he recovered, the doctor repeatedly told him to rest well and reduce his workload.
However, state affairs, no matter how big or small, are important things, and many jobs cannot be separated from his control, and it is difficult for the chairman to follow the doctor's advice and still stay up late to deal with official business.
Zhang Yufeng himself could not persuade him, and could only provide him with a comfortable office environment as much as possible to avoid the chairman being too tired.
In the end, it was the elderly, staying up late to work not long, the chairman's condition worsened again, the doctor found after diagnosis, the chairman of the long-term excessive use of the eyes, resulting in temporary blindness in both eyes.
The matter of blindness made the chairman extremely distressed, whether it was official documents or books, he needed to look at them with his eyes, and now that he was temporarily blind, it was difficult to handle official duties and read books.
For a few hours after the diagnosis, the chairman could not see anything, he was sad, and tried to turn on the desk lamp to the brightest to stimulate the eyes, fortunately Zhang Yufeng found it in time.
Seeing that the chairman was so uncomfortable, Zhang Yufeng was not happy, and could only pull out a book to read to him, hoping to alleviate his anxiety.
I have to say that this is a good idea. The chairman did put down the book. But it can be bitter Zhang Yufeng, the chairman loves books, as long as she is free, the chairman will listen to her study, Zhang Yufeng dropped out of school in her early years, although these years, and the chairman has learned a lot of words, but when reading some ancient books, there are still some stumbles.
In order to provide a good sense of listening to the chairman, Zhang Yufeng found the right time to turn to the dictionary to recognize the words, prepare the chapters he wanted to read in advance, and strive to read them to the chairman.
In the long run, Zhang Yufeng accumulated a lot of knowledge, and when talking to others, she also had a bit of a gentle temperament, and the chairman remembered her changes and felt more and more that she was a good secretary.
One day, Zhang Yufeng had just finished reading today, and the chairman suddenly asked her if she wanted to serve as her confidential secretary and read confidential documents for him.
This made Zhang Yufeng flattered, at the same time, he was a little unconfident, he was just an ordinary person, how could he access such an important document?
But the Chairman trusted her, saying that there was no difference between what was going on at work and that there was something special to read. He believed in Zhang Yufeng's character, knew that she would not steal state secrets, and did not worry that her personality would become arrogant and blind because of this job.
In the face of the chairman's full trust, Zhang Yufeng was deeply moved, she no longer hesitated, directly took on this important task, in this special way to help the chairman deal with national affairs, and when the chairman's eyes gradually improved, her work was still going on.
The doctor repeatedly advised the chairman not to use his eyes excessively, so most of the time, some important documents were still read to him by Zhang Yufeng, and this idea was read until 1976.
When Chairman Mao died in 1976, Zhang Yufeng was devastated, and the chairman regarded her as a family member, so why didn't she regard the chairman as the closest and most respected elder?
His death hit Zhang Yufeng hard, the chairman died, she had no reason to stay in Zhongnanhai, and soon she was transferred to the First Historical Archive of China to work, helping some of the authors of Chairman Mao's books to provide material for his daily life.
Zhang Yufeng also specially compiled a "Chairman Mao's Collection" to list the books that the chairman had read for the reference of future generations. As the eyes of Chairman Mao in his later years, no one was better suited to this work than she did.
When these tasks were completed one after another, Zhang Yufeng returned to the Railway Bureau to continue her work, which was the turning point in her life, and she wanted to spend the rest of her life here.
In her spare time, Zhang Yufeng's favorite thing to do is to practice calligraphy. When she was a teenager, she was ashamed to show her words in front of others because of her poor handwriting, and later had the privilege of getting Chairman Mao's guidance and has been practicing calligraphy.
Some people who have seen her calligraphy say that her calligraphy is very much like Chairman Mao's style, and in addition to her hobbies and interests in practicing calligraphy, she is also remembering the chairman.
For Zhang Yufeng, the chairman is not only his own leader, but also his own relatives. The 14 years of accompanying Chairman Mao made her look new from the inside out, because of his teaching and guidance, she could become a better person, and she would never forget the years that changed her destiny.