"Enlai, this time to Mr. Wen Bai's house, please help me find someone." Chairman Mao took Zhou Enlai's sign and said in a serious tone.
"What's the matter, Sir, who are you looking for?" Zhou Enlai asked with a puzzled face.
"Do you remember the nanny of Mr. Wen Bai's family, when she was in Chongqing, she was not busy for us." Chairman Mao said with a smile on his face, "It is time to repay their family's kindness." ”
It can be said that it is a great honor for a low-status nanny to be remembered by Chairman Mao, but the story behind this is not only related to Chairman Mao and zhang Zhizhong's nanny, but also to Zhang Zhizhong himself. What's going on here?
In August 1945, the Chongqing negotiations, which had attracted much attention at home and abroad, officially began, and it was from here that Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek's planning and game of China's future began, and in order to express the sincerity of the Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek specially selected General Zhang Zhizhong, who was well-known and careful and elegant, to go to Yan'an to invite the leaders of the Communist Party of China to attend the meeting on time.
Although it was only to understand the situation, but the job was not easy at all, Zhang Zhizhong was actually very excited when he learned that he was about to meet with Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others, and soon, he landed at Yan'an Airport according to the agreed time.
As soon as he got off the plane, Zhang Zhizhong found Mao Zedong standing not far away smiling, and the flattered Zhang Zhizhong was soon deeply impressed by Yan'an and Mao Zedong.
"Welcome, Mr. Wenbai, I've heard of your name for a long time!" Chairman Mao greeted him warmly.
"I have long heard that the people in the Yan'an area are particularly supportive of the Communists, and when I saw them today, they really lived up to their name." Zhang Zhizhong also agreed.
At the warm invitation of Mao Zedong, Zhang Zhizhong inspected the daily life of Yan'an with a group of CPC leaders, and to Zhang Zhizhong's surprise, the CCP's mass base in Yan'an was extremely solid, there was no so-called class boundaries and property divisions, and everything was in order, in stark contrast to the Kuomintang region.
After a day, Chairman Mao and Zhang Zhizhong began to talk about the Chongqing negotiations, and Zhang Zhizhong listened very carefully to Chairman Mao's speech, but Zhou Enlai on the side seemed to be very worried. Soon after, Zhou Enlai spoke to Zhang Zhizhong alone about his concerns, Chiang Kai-shek was scheming and sinister, and the safety of Chairman Mao's trip was the most concerned topic of the whole party.
After understanding the needs of Zhou Enlai and the CPC, Zhang Zhizhong thought about it and said to Zhou Enlai: "If Mr. Chairman is not abandoned, he can live in my house, and I am willing to protect the lives of the chairman and other deputies throughout the process." ”
Looking at Zhang Zhizhong's eager eyes, Zhou Enlai's hanging heart finally let go, and he knew that the reputation of General Zhang Zhizhong would definitely not be in cahoots with Chiang Kai-shek and He Yingqin. After consulting with Chairman Mao, the Chairman also showed great satisfaction and expressed his gratitude to General Zhang Zhizhong one by one.
In this way, Zhang Zhizhong immediately arranged for his family in Chongqing to vacate Guiyuan to clean up, and the others moved to a remote room with luggage. Although the food and accommodation arrangements were in place, Zhang Zhizhong, taking into account that Chongqing was full of people and there were many Kuomintang agents, for the sake of safety, he also instructed to strengthen the protection of Guiyuan.
After everything was ready, Zhang Zhizhong, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and his party set off for Chongqing. After arranging for Chairman Mao to live in Guiyuan Garden, Zhang Zhizhong told his family and guards not to try to clean Chairman Mao's rest and work.
The Chongqing negotiations lasted for 40 days, during which time the Two Parties were unable to reach agreement on many issues, but that did not mean that nothing had been achieved, at least the CCP had won the hearts and minds of the people and delayed the war. The 40 days of high-intensity work made Chairman Mao a little overwhelmed, but fortunately, the nanny of Zhang Zhizhong's family took meticulous care of it, ensuring Chairman Mao's nutrition and health to the greatest extent.
After the Chongqing negotiations, before parting, Mao Zedong held the nanny's hand tightly and expressed his gratitude to her many times. After saying this, he boarded a plane with other CPC deputies and Zhang Zhizhong to return to Yan'an.
That evening, Chairman Mao held a brief ceremony in Yan'an, on the one hand, to express his gratitude to the chongqing negotiators for their efforts, and on the other hand, to reward General Zhang Zhizhong for his protection and concern along the way. After three rounds of drinking, Chairman Mao gently said to Zhang Zhizhong on the side: "When I was in Chongqing, I was grateful that you entertained me with good wine and vegetables, but in Yan'an I could only return you with millet and vegetables, and I was also ashamed in my heart!" ”
After listening, the admiration for Chairman Mao in the Zhang Zhi Center was a little more, and he quickly raised his glass and said: "I can see that you sincerely look forward to peace and truly care for the people. ”
This acquaintance with Zhang Zhizhong laid a good impression of Mao Zedong on his family. Soon after, the Kuomintang reactionaries headed by Chiang Kai-shek unilaterally tore up the agreement and braved the world to fight a reactionary civil war, and the Platon Army won one victory after another under the correct command of the CPC leaders.
In 1949, Fu Zuoyi opened the city, and after many aspects of maneuvering, Peiping finally ushered in a peaceful liberation, and the bloodless opening of Peiping soon attracted national celebration. On April 1, Zhang Zhizhong led a Kuomintang delegation to the north plane to meet Zhou Enlai to discuss the armistice, and the old friends naturally had to greet each other, but considering that the two were now their masters after all.
The reason why zhang zhizhong was sent to Beiping was nothing more than to delay time, and Zhang Zhizhong and Zhou Enlai already knew all this. Sure enough, Chiang Kai-shek, who was far away in Nanjing, was unhappy with the peace talks and once again issued a war mobilization order.
As the head of the Kuomintang delegation, Zhang Zhizhong was very conflicted in his heart. The Beiping negotiations were finally over, but Zhang Zhizhong's heart was still seen by Zhou Enlai.
"Wen Bai, you have worked hard in this negotiation, and the sin is not on you." Zhou Enlai comforted him and said, "In my opinion, if you go back like this, you will inevitably bear the charge of failing the negotiations, so it is better to stay in the north and wait peacefully. ”
"Mr. Zhou, I have received your kindness, but I am the chief representative, and I cannot but go back." Zhang Zhizhong shook his head helplessly, and his voice was obviously much lower.
"Now that I am afraid that I am afraid that I will be more fierce and less lucky, and that there will be serious divisions within the Kuomintang, I think that in light of the war situation in the near future, old Chiang Kai-shek will return to the negotiating table, and your efforts are not useless!" Zhou Enlai stressed again.
Although Zhang Zhizhong was very grateful in his heart, considering that the family was still in the Kuomintang area, Yu Xin could not bear to pretend to be silent, and Zhou Enlai did not say anything more when he saw the situation.
The next day, the Kuomintang plane originally came to pick up Zhang Zhizhong to go back, during which a small episode occurred: Zhou Enlai, under the pretext of a problem in the runway, asked the plane to pick up people in a few days.
Two days later, another special plane landed at Beiping Airport, Zhou Enlai mysteriously asked Zhang Zhizhong to receive him with him, and Zhang Zhizhong, who was confused by this coming and going, had no choice but to agree to go to the airport, and it turned out that the people who came down were his family in Nanjing.
Zhang Zhizhong gave Zhou a thumbs up and said, "Or you will stay as a guest!" ”
Zhang Zhizhong's family was not easy to reunite, and naturally they needed to do their best to entertain the landlord, but Zhang Zhizhong still couldn't make up his mind on the issue of going back or staying. Zhou Enlai also received instructions from Chairman Mao in Yan'an after reporting the latest situation in Beiping and Zhang Zhizhong to the latter.
Chairman Mao was very concerned about Zhang Zhizhong and his family's life and ideological dynamics, and also contacted Zhang Zhizhong through others many times, and Zhang Zhizhong, who was touched by Chairman Mao's concern, finally decided not to go back and stay in the north to watch the situation in the world calmly. For a long time after that, Chairman Mao took good care of Zhang Zhizhong's family.
One day in 1954, Zhou Enlai planned to visit Zhang Zhizhong, but before leaving, he received a secret instruction from Chairman Mao: This visit should not only concern Zhang Zhizhong, but also pay more attention to and help his nanny.
Just when Zhou Enlai was a little confused, Chairman Mao smiled and said to him: "In Chongqing, have you forgotten how we were taken care of by others?" ”
Zhou Enlai suddenly realized that when he arrived at Zhang Zhizhong's home, after greeting his family members one by one about the latest situation, Zhou Enlai asked Zhang Zhizhong where the nanny was in his home. Before Zhang Zhizhong could reply, his son Zhang Yichun took the lead in answering. When Zhou Enlai learned that the nanny was still living at home, he couldn't wait to see him.
Zhang Yichun quickly brought the nanny in, and Zhou Enlai greeted her with a smile and shook hands with her, and said enthusiastically: "Do you remember the days when you were in Chongqing?" The original Mao Runzhi is now Chairman Mao entrusted me to greet you, and by the way, to understand your recent difficulties in life. ”
The nanny hesitated for a moment, so she spoke out her difficulties, and Zhou Enlai and Zhang Zhizhong sat on the side and listened carefully. It turned out that the nanny had a son who had been missing since joining the New Fourth Army many years ago, and she had been worried.
Zhou Enlai immediately reported to the chairman after learning the basic information about her son, who instructed him to find her son no matter what.
After zhou Enlai's efforts for many days, he finally learned one afternoon that the nanny's son had survived and was now a platoon leader of a unit of the People's Liberation Army.
The nanny who knew about her son's recent situation was very excited, but she still hoped that her son could return to his hometown to farm, and Zhang Yichun advised her how good it was in the army, for which the nanny had her own plans and insisted on asking her son to go home to farm. After learning all this, Zhou Enlai made a decision: send the nanny's son back to his hometown to farm, fulfilling the old mother's wish!
In the end, the matter ended happily, chairman Mao, Zhou Enlai and Zhang Zhizhong's family relations went further, and the nanny who risked his life to take care of Chairman Mao for 40 days also fulfilled his wish.