In 1994, Qin Jiwei, then vice chairman of the National People's Congress, accepted an exclusive interview with reporters and recalled many events in the revolutionary war years. When talking about his dealings with the founding marshal, he talked about Marshal Chen Yi.
Qin Jiwei
Qin Jiwei told reporters: "In fact, I have not had much contact with Mr. Chen, and I can count three times. The first time was at the Baofeng conference, and the second time was when Zhengzhou was liberated, Mr. Chen said that he was hungry, so we went to the street to look for food, and finally ate a piece of meat noodles and came back. The third time was in Kunming, when I was a commander of the military region, and General Manager Chen said that he would remove me from my post, but he was frightened. ”
So, why did Mr. Chen remove Qin Jiwei from his post? We have to start all over again.
In 1964, then Foreign Minister Chen Yi accompanied Premier Zhou on a visit to 14 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. On the way back, stop in Kunming for a short rest. At that time, the Kunming Military Region was responsible for receiving the entire delegation and held a welcome banquet.
At the dinner, the people of the party, government, and army in Kunming came, and Premier Zhou was also happy, so he asked Qin Jiwei to speak. However, there was no preparation in advance, and Premier Zhou instructed him not to dare not implement it. Qin Jiwei calmly walked to the standing microphone and spoke enthusiastically.
Unexpectedly, Qin Jiwei, who was not prepared, spoke very well off the manuscript, was excited and clearly organized, and the words of welcome, thanks, and congratulations were said very well, winning the full house.
Chen Yi listened carefully to Qin Jiwei's speech and sat there and took the lead in clapping.
During the banquet, Qin Jiwei came to toast, and Chen Yi said to Qin Jiwei humorously: "Qin Jiwei, I didn't expect your mouth to be so powerful, you can talk about it." ”
Everyone knows that Chen Yi is one of the few people in the military who can speak and speak, often with witty words and good sentences, and is also an excellent poet. Unexpectedly, When Mr. Chen actually praised himself for being able to speak, Qin Jiwei was suddenly happy and said to Chen Yi, "Mr. Chen, I still have to learn from you these two times, and I am far worse than you." ”
After Chen Yi listened, he shook his head and said to Qin Jiwei, "Qin Jiwei, you dare to play tricks, it seems that you are not a commander, and I will remove you from your post." ”
When Qin Jiwei heard this, he was suddenly stunned there, not knowing what was wrong, so he hurriedly said to Chen Yi: "Boss, what I said is the truth, I didn't provoke you, why do you want to remove me?" After Qin Jiwei finished speaking, he looked at Chen Yi and also at Premier Zhou.
At this time, Chen Yi spoke again and said to Qin Jiwei, "Do you want to know why, well, you toast me three glasses of wine first, and I will tell you later." ”
"Boss, I have to learn from you, not to mention three glasses of wine, even if it is six, I have to respect it." Qin Jiwei said to Chen Yi.
Chen Yi smiled and said, "This is true! ”
Qin Jiwei said boldly: "Of course it is true, I drink six cups, and the boss drinks three cups." ”
"Well, you dare to put my army, and see how I can take care of you." After Chen Yi finished speaking, he called out to Premier Zhou in the crowd and asked him to judge, he was going to fight with Qin Jiwei, and if he lost, he would tell Qin Jiwei why he wanted to remove him.
In fact, Qin Jiwei's alcohol consumption is famous in the military, but Mr. Chen's alcohol consumption is average, and he often relies on wine, and even Premier Zhou said that his president's wine dares to rely on, and he cannot drink Qin Jiwei.
Soon, Chen Yi couldn't drink anymore. However, although he lost the wine, he did not accept defeat on his lips, which made everyone laugh, and Chen Yi also laughed with everyone, and quietly said to Qin Jiwei: "Qin Jiwei, give me a step down, tomorrow morning I will tell you why you were dismissed." Qin Jiwei smiled and nodded.
The next morning, after Qin Jiwei had finished breakfast, he came to Chen Yi's room and asked why Chen Yi had removed him from his post. Chen Yi smiled and said to him, "Qin Jiwei, I am short of people under me now!" Lack of able to speak, straight-waisted, flexible diplomats. I have already discussed with Premier Zhou and want to temporarily transfer you from the army and ask you to be ambassador abroad. ”
After Qin Jiwei listened, his heart was relieved. At this time, Chen Yi said: "Of course, this is not a direct arrangement, but to seek your opinion first, and when talking to the premier about this matter last night, the premier said that you are an uncultured person in culture, a cultural person without culture, and also agreed." The Prime Minister has a high opinion of you and appreciates you. But you are the commander of the military region, this position is more important, you go back to think about it, whether you want to or not. ”
Mr. Chen thought that Qin Jiwei would hesitate. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Qin Jiwei stood up directly, saluted him, and said to Chen Yi: "Boss, there is nothing to think about, the organization trusts me, and I resolutely obey." It's just that I haven't done it, I'm afraid I can't do it well, but I can learn, you see when I go, I first go to the military region to hand over the work. ”
After Chen Yi listened, he was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Qin Jiwei to talk about the overall situation like this, so he hurriedly walked up, shook Qin Jiwei's hand, and said: "Qin Jiwei, I really didn't look at the wrong person!" I have to thank you. ”
Unfortunately, this matter was not promoted later, and Qin Jiwei did not leave the army. After Chen Yi returned to Beijing, he formally proposed to the Central Committee to make Qin Jiwei an ambassador, and both the Central Committee and Chairman Mao agreed and began to go through the relevant formalities. However, in the end, there was a problem at the physical examination, and the doctor said that Qin Jiwei had a heart problem and was not suitable for going to a foreign country, and Qin Jiwei also missed the opportunity to become a diplomat.