The friendship between Chairman Mao and Zhang Shizhao is often mentioned. The friendship between the two of them spanned time and distance, and from the beginning of their acquaintance at Peking University, they moved forward towards a common goal together. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chairman Mao never forgot Zhang Shizhao's kindness and took more care of him economically and in his daily life.
Once, Zhang Shizhao wrote a letter to Chairman Mao, and after Chairman Mao received it, he asked Li Yinqiao to send two chickens to Zhang Shizhao late at night. Such behavior not only puzzled Li Yinqiao, but also made others very confused. However, Zhang Shizhao knew that this was Chairman Mao's reply to him. What's the story?
The beginning of their friendship
The friendship between Chairman Mao and Zhang Shizhao was also germinated by chance. At that time, Chairman Mao was still a stunned young man, and his teacher was Yang Changji, yang Changji's daughter, named Yang Kaihui. In the process of Chairman Mao and the teacher's comings and goings, Chairman Mao and Yang Kaihui exchanged feelings for each other.
Although Yang Changji admired Chairman Mao very much and thought that he was a material that could be made, Chairman Mao at that time was poor and white. If you give your daughter a match, you may not know what will happen in the future. Just when Chairman Mao was going to peking university to become a librarian, Yang Changji asked his old friend Zhang Shizhao to help him take a look.
As an outsider, Zhang Shizhao naturally could not express any opinion on the marriage of Yang Changji's daughter, but he developed a strong interest in Chairman Mao. Coincidentally, the two had not yet arranged to meet, but Zhang Shizhao met Chairman Mao who was listening to the lecture below at his lecture.
Originally, Zhang Shizhao did not notice Chairman Mao's arrival, but someone pointed out to him that Chairman Mao had also come to listen to his lectures. Only then did he discover that among the large number of students below, Chairman Mao's tall stature was particularly conspicuous. He found that chairman Mao, in the process of listening to the lectures, was fully engrossed and wrote down some notes from time to time.
He was also able to express his own unique views in the free discussion session, which made Zhang Shizhao more appreciative of Chairman Mao and believe that he had a bright future. Therefore, as soon as the lecture was over, Zhang Shizhao could not wait to tell Yang Changji that Chairman Mao was a material that could be made and that he could safely marry his daughter to him.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Shizhao promoted the marriage of Chairman Mao and Yang Kaihui, and his friendship with Chairman Mao began. During his tenure as a librarian at Peking University, Chairman Mao often had exchanges with Zhang Shizhao and other Peking University professors, gaining a lot of progressive knowledge and theories.
Later, Chairman Mao went to Shanghai to raise funds for the founding of the party and for his work-study trip to France. But he was not familiar with life, where did he go to raise such a large amount of money? Therefore, he thought of Zhang Shizhao. Zhang Shizhao saw that the radiant teenager of many years ago was still staring at him, so he warmly welcomed him. And using his influence and appeal in society, he raised 20,000 yuan for Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao borrowed money to solve the problem of Hunan students studying in France, but in fact, part of the money was also used for the later founding of the party. Therefore, the successful establishment of the Communist Party is also a credit to Zhang Shizhao.
The true meaning of sending chicken late at night
In 1945, in order to stop the civil war, Chairman Mao came to Chongqing to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek. As the plane landed, Chairman Mao saw Zhang Shizhao in the crowd at a glance. Since the last time Zhang Shizhao raised funds for Chairman Mao, the two had not seen each other for more than 20 years.
Although during the War of Resistance Against Japan, Zhang Shizhao paid money and helped Chairman Mao many times, and there were also letters between them, but they never met. So when old friends meet, they must have a greeting. When Chairman Mao asked Zhang Shizhao what his views on the negotiations were, Zhang Shizhao replied with thirty-six plans and took the best policy.
Because he knew that Chiang Kai-shek had no sincerity in the peace talks and was actively preparing for civil war, he was afraid that Chairman Mao would come alone as a sheep into the mouth of a tiger. Chairman Mao listened very carefully to Zhang Shizhao's suggestion and reassured him that he also had a certain strength and would not be in any danger.
After the negotiations, Chairman Mao sighed before leaving that he and Zhang Shizhao were real friends. After the founding of New China. Zhang Shizhao has thrown himself into the ranks of the revolution. Chairman Mao was afraid that some miscreants would harm Zhang Shizhao and his family, so he specially sent people to protect him. Chairman Mao and Zhang Shizhao are almost inseparable in their daily lives, and they can often be seen eating and walking together.
Once, Chairman Mao received a letter from Zhang Shizhao at home. After reading the letter, Chairman Mao asked Li Yinqiao to go to the street to buy two chickens for Zhang Shizhao. It was late at night, and Li Yinqiao bought chickens and sent them to Zhang Shizhao's home. After Zhang Shizhao received the chicken, he happily told Li Yinqiao that this was Chairman Mao's reply to him.
Li Yinqiao was very puzzled by the behavior of these two people. It turned out that Zhang Shizhao wrote a letter to Chairman Mao expressing his concern about the care of his family in the future.
So Chairman Mao used an allusion from the ancient Cao Cao to send chickens to Zhang Shizhao on the surface, but in fact expressed his gratitude and gratitude for his contribution to the revolution. From this point of view, after the two have been together for a long time, they have a tacit understanding, a look, a move, you can understand each other's thoughts.
Chairman Mao remembered his kindness
At his 70th birthday party, Chairman Mao met Zhang Hanzhi, The Daughter of Zhang Shizhao, and invited her to serve as his English teacher. Recalling his past with Zhang Shizhao, Chairman Mao told Zhang Hanzhi that he still owed money to her father.
Later, Chairman Mao asked his secretary to send 2,000 yuan to Zhang Shizhao every Spring Festival. In order to repay the kindness of Zhang Shizhao who had previously borrowed 20,000 yuan in Shanghai. Zhang Shizhao immediately said that he could not collect this money, because the 20,000 yuan at that time was raised from all parties in society, not his own money.
Chairman Mao knew that Zhang Shizhao would not easily accept the money, so he told his daughter Zhang Hanzhi that he actually wanted to give his father some subsidies for his life, but he used the excuse of repaying the money. And the money is his own contribution, and has nothing to do with the government.
Therefore, for ten consecutive years, every year Zhang Shizhao was able to receive 2,000 yuan from Chairman Mao. In the 11th year, Zhang Shizhao said that he would not collect more, because a total of 20,000 yuan in ten years, this favor has been paid off.
However, Chairman Mao said that from the 11th year onwards, the interest should be repaid forever as long as Zhang Shizhao is alive. At that time, Zhang Shizhao was sick and hospitalized, and when he was worried about using the money, he unexpectedly received 2,000 yuan sent by Chairman Mao. Of course, Zhang Shizhao knew the reason for Chairman Mao's world to repay money and interest, and he was very touched in his heart to help himself in life.
In 1973, Zhang Shizhao died during peace talks with Hong Kong. Upon hearing this news, Chairman Mao was deeply saddened. After all, he is a rare friend in his life, and he has accompanied him for most of his life. Moreover, in Chairman Mao's heart, this is not only an old friend who has been kind to himself, but also a hero who has made great contributions to the cause of the party and the country.
Write at the end:
The friendship between Chairman Mao and Zhang Shizhao lasted for decades and was very moving. Starting from Peking University, the two came all the way from the revolutionary years. The feelings between Chairman Mao and Zhang Shizhao are sacred and indestructible.