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On January 8, 1976, the great Premier Zhou Enlai passed away forever. As soon as the news came out, the whole country was saddened, and cries spread through the streets. On January 10, Premier Zhou's funeral ceremony was officially held for two days.
There were cries in the condolence hall, and among them, I saw a personable old man crying down in front of Premier Zhou's coffin, almost collapsed: "Prime Minister, you have no children in your life, I will be your son and see you off." ”
Premier Zhou worked with Qiao Guanhua on diplomacy
This old man is Mr. Qiao Guanhua, a well-known diplomat on the mainland. So, what kind of deep relationship does Mr. Qiao Guanhua have with Premier Zhou?
He is also a teacher and a friend, like a father like a son
Qiao Guanhua, the fourth foreign minister of New China, is a pillar of talent cultivated by Premier Zhou. In 1929, Qiao Guanhua entered the philosophy department of Peking University, and four years later went to Japan to study, and then went to Germany to study for a doctorate.
In 1937, the Anti-Japanese War broke out in full force, and Qiao Guanhua was studying for a doctorate in Germany at this time.
However, the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the pioneer, and Qiao Guanhua cannot sit idly by and read the books of the sages empty, so he immediately abandoned his pen and returned to China to participate in the War of Resistance.
Qiao Guanhua
At the beginning of 1938, Qiao Guanhua arrived in Guangzhou. But just when the 25-year-old wanted to put his blood into serving the country, Guangzhou fell.
So Qiao Guanhua went to Hong Kong, relying on his own knowledge to serve as the editor-in-chief of the "then Evening News".
Qiao Guanhua took "Qiao Mu" as a pen name, pinned all his patriotic aspirations on words, and the articles he wrote were always bloody, and the needles and needles were disadvantageous, which quickly aroused an unprecedented warm response.
Even Mao Zedong, who was far away in Yan'an at the time, was shocked when he saw the case: "This 'Qiaomu' is well written!" One of his articles is worth two tank divisions! ”
Zhou Enlai was also curious, took a look, and was really attracted by his writing, praising this as a rare talent.
Qiao Guanhua, who is far away in Hong Kong, did not know that his articles had become a stepping stone for him to join the party, and Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, whom he had never met, were quite interested in him.
Later, when Qiao Guanhua applied to join the party in Hong Kong, Zhou Enlai gave high affirmation:
"Approving Qiao Guanhua to join the party is uniting a large number of intellectuals."
In this way, Qiao Guanhua successfully joined the party. Soon after that, he received his first assignment from the organization.
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese army launched a surprise attack on Hong Kong, and 18 days later Hong Kong was declared to fall.
Zhou Enlai quickly contacted the Eighth Route Army office in Hong Kong and demanded that the democratic and cultural figures in Hong Kong be evacuated immediately, either to the Dongjiang Anti-Japanese Base Area or to Guilin.
"As for the evacuation task, let it be handed over to Comrade Qiao Guanhua." Zhou Enlai ordered on the other end of the phone.
Qiao Guanhua was nervous and excited, this was his first contact with Zhou Enlai. He knew that this matter was very important, so he rushed from place to place, never relaxing for a moment, and successfully completed the evacuation operation in a short period of time.
The whole operation went quickly and steadily, beyond reproach.
On New Year's Day 1942, Qiao Guanhua left Hong Kong with the comrades of the organization and finally arrived in Chongqing. In Chongqing, Qiao Guanhua met Zhou Enlai, who had been worshipped for a long time.
"Comrade Guanhua, it's been hard all the way. Well written article, task completed beautifully, welcome to you! Zhou Enlai took the lead and took a step forward, holding Qiao Guanhua's hand, relieving Qiao Guanhua's nervousness.
Qiao Guanhua endured the excitement in his heart and proposed to Zhou Enlai that he could participate in work immediately, but Zhou Enlai laughed: "No hurry, no hurry, I heard that you are a little unwell on the road, just came, just rest." ”
Qiao Guanhua was shocked, Zhou Enlai's meticulous treatment of people was really like a spring breeze. After that, Zhou Enlai took Qiao Guanhua to various foreign affairs places and led Qiao Guanhua to carry out party work.
At the end of 1942, Zhou Enlai arranged for Qiao Guanhua to be the editor of Xinhua Daily, a job he handled with ease.
Zhou Enlai thought a little and felt that Qiao Guanhua talked extraordinarily and was a malleable talent in diplomacy. Therefore, he began to try to let him take part of the foreign affairs work alone.
Just when Qiao Guanhua was engaged in the party's foreign affairs activities, fate came quietly.
At an event, Qiao Guanhua met a lesbian named Gong Peng. This person joined the Communist Party at Yenching University in 1936 after the Xinhai Revolution.
In 1938, Gong Peng went to Yan'an to serve as Mao Zedong's English translator, and at the end of August 1940, he was sent to Chongqing to work as a reporter for Xinhua Daily and as a spokesman for current affairs.
Gong Peng's excellent resume impressed Qiao Guanhua, and Gong Peng also had a good impression of this young talent. After a period of contact, the two fell in love with each other, but no one took the initiative to break this layer of window paper.
At that time, even Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai were very concerned about the personal problems of this talented and beautiful couple, both of them were young men and women of the right age, and their talents were very matched, so they were secretly anxious for the two.
Gong Peng
In the end, it was Zhou Enlai who came out and became this big matchmaker, and one day, Zhou Enlai called Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng to his side to inquire about work.
While chatting, Zhou Enlai turned his words around: "I said you two, when are you going to delay it?" ”
Qiao Guanhua suddenly became shy, hurriedly touched the cigarette in his pocket, wanted to relieve the embarrassment, and suddenly saw this "do not smoke" sign on Zhou Enlai's desk, and immediately pulled his hand out.
Gong Peng hurriedly helped him solve the siege:
"I read in novels that Westerners are not in high mood if they don't smoke."
Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng
"You see that other lesbians don't even object to you smoking, what are you still stunned about!" Zhou Enlai patted Qiao Guanhua angrily, "I do ban smoking here, but I can't help marriage." ”
Qiao Guanhua Gong Peng comprehended and bowed his head shyly. In the fall of 1943, Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng got married.
At the beginning of their marriage, the couple lived in their own homes, one in Hualong Bridge and the other in Zengjiayan, which was inconvenient.
Zhou Enlai saw that this was not possible, and immediately vacated an office on the 3rd floor of No. 50 Zeng Jiayan for the newlyweds to live with. The following year, the two were overjoyed.
The couple are both diplomatic talents with excellent work ability, and it is difficult to balance work and family, so after the child's full month, Zhou Enlai took the initiative:
"Guanhua, you and Xiaogong are very busy, the country is the time to employ people, in this way, the child is handed over to me and Ying Chao to bring, you young people concentrate on busy work."
In this way, the child was sent to the Zhou Mansion. Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao took good care of him, naturally took good care of his diet and living, and often accompanied the children to play in their spare time.
Qiao Guanhua's family of three
Zhou Enlai's care for Qiao Guanhua has penetrated into the level of life. For Qiao Guanhua, Zhou Enlai is not only a leader, but also a family member who gets along day and night.
Under the care and support of Zhou Enlai, a shining diplomatic star is about to rise.
A diplomatic talent in his own right
After the founding of New China, Qiao Guanhua and Gong Peng both served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In the 12 years from 1953 to 1965, the husband and wife accompanied Premier Zhou Enlai on many trips to various countries and participated in international conferences, both of which performed well and were outstanding.
Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao
After a period of investigation, Qiao Guanhua was promoted to vice minister of foreign affairs, and Gong Peng was appointed assistant minister.
The husband and wife fought side by side, and the husband and wife sang with each other until 1970, when the accident occurred. In May of that year, Gong Peng was critically ill and hospitalized due to rupture of cerebral arteries.
Qiao Guanhua was anxious, and after Zhou Enlai heard the news, he immediately mobilized the best medical team to treat him, and Qiao Guanhua guarded the hospital bed day and night, unable to untie his clothes.
Even so, after more than two months of treatment, Gong Peng was still unable to return to heaven and unfortunately passed away.
Gong Peng
This is a very painful blow to Qiao Guanhua. There is no room for Qiao Guanhua's grief, the country has major tasks that require diplomats to fight on the battlefield.
On October 25, 1971, at the 26th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the famous Resolution 2758 was successfully adopted, and the legitimate seat of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations was restored.
The news reached the country and the whole country was jubilant, and then the United Nations sent a telegram to China, inviting China to send a delegation to the 26th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
This is the first time that New China has stood on the international stage to speak, and the composition of the delegation must be extremely cautious.
Therefore, Chairman Mao personally spoke:
"Guanhua knows several foreign languages, can write articles, and has good eloquence, so let him be the head of the regiment."
Premier Zhou smiled silently, because Qiao Guanhua was also a hand-picked candidate in his heart.
In this way, on November 15, 1971, Qiao Guanhua shouldered the mission of the country and nation, led the diplomatic delegation and walked into the venue of the United Nations General Assembly.
Tens of thousands of eyes present looked at the Chinese diplomatic corps in unison, and Qiao Guanhua was unhurried, calmly and calmly walked to the podium to let the world listen to China's voice.
"We advocate that the affairs of any country should be managed by the people of that country themselves. Superpowers must not be allowed to manipulate and monopolize.
China does not do it now and will not do it in the future, a superpower that invades, subverts, dominates, claims hegemony, interferes and bullies others. ”
After Qiao Guanhua finished speaking, the applause at the scene was thunderous and endless. New China's first appearance on the international stage was very radiant.
This statement forcefully illustrates three points. It shows that China has always paid attention to "benevolence" and ancient civilization, and it is also hinting that Western countries will also be a superpower in the future, which should not be underestimated.
At the same time, he also attacked US hegemonism, humiliated the United States, and secretly let out a bad breath for the small countries that have suffered from US hegemony for a long time.
Prior to this, in order to suppress the development of New China, the United States even did not hesitate to "befriend" Taiwan's Nationalist regime and recognize its government status, but it was unwilling to recognize the existence of New China.
As New China's national strength became more and more powerful, and it even spontaneously developed missile and nuclear weapons and other national defense equipment, the United States saw the wind and changed its attitude.
Qiao Guanhua's speech made New China win the respect of the world, and as soon as Qiao Guanhua stepped down and took a seat, a reporter went around to his seat to conduct an interview.
Facing the reporter's camera, Qiao Guanhua raised his head and laughed, laughter rushed to the sky, and the anger ran through the rainbow, this scene was captured by the reporter, and achieved the "Joe's laughter" that left a name in history.
This smile not only shows the literati style of Chinese diplomats, but also laughs at China's strong national strength.
Qiao Guanhua successfully completed this diplomatic task, he lived up to Premier Zhou's cultivation all the way, and finally shined on behalf of New China on the international stage.
After returning from the glory of the United Nations, in February 1972, US President Nixon visited China, and Qiao Guanhua quickly threw himself into intense new work.
Nixon visits China
The key to the success of Nixon's visit lies in whether the Chinese and US governments can issue a joint communiqué and whether the door to Sino-US relations can be opened at the end of his visit to China.
Zhou Enlai proposed that the task of drafting this communiqué should be entrusted to Qiao Guanhua. Qiao Guanhua locked himself in the study, sleeplessly, and after deep consideration, he had a direction.
The most difficult issue in this communiqué is the Taiwan issue, and Qiao Guanhua proposed:
"China has one and only one government of the People's Republic of China, and the liberation of Taiwan is a family affair for China, and other countries have no right to interfere. The United States must unconditionally withdraw its troops from Taiwan. ”
The national security affairs accompanying the United States helped Kissinger and Qiao Guanhua are old acquaintances, and they have admired Qiao Guanhua's talent for a long time.
However, Nixon instructed that the US side was not satisfied with the communiqué and asked for it to be rewritten, and Kissinger had to come to Qiao Guanhua to negotiate a redraft.
Qiao Guanhua reported the matter to Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou, and the two leaders said solemnly: "Everything else can be changed, that is, we can't let a single step on the Taiwan issue!" ”
Qiao Guanhua understood and immediately began to revise. For example, replace "the premise for the peaceful settlement of the Taiwan issue" with "prospects."
Kissinger visits China
"Prospect" is a wish, "prerequisite" is a condition. Just by revising a few wordings, the conditions unilaterally imposed by the United States on China on the Taiwan issue were cleverly and "softly" blocked back.
After much deliberation, a communiqué was finally drawn up to the satisfaction of both China and the United States, that is, the "Shanghai Joint Communique," which was praised by future generations. It is a diplomatic masterpiece made by Mr. Qiao Guanhua.
Since then, Mr. Qiao Guanhua has devoted the rest of his life to China's diplomatic cause, conscientiously and attentively taking care of China's international image, and is unswerving.
Premier Zhou regarded Qiao Guanhua's growth and efforts in his eyes, and Premier Zhou was very pleased that there were successors to China's diplomacy.
Just as New China was moving toward prosperity and strength, and when the diplomatic cause was booming, the beloved Premier Zhou was like a burning candle, lighting up New China and exhausting his own strength.
"The people are my children"
Mencius used to say: "The old and the old, the young and the young."
Premier Zhou Enlai and Ms. Deng Yingchao never had children in their lives, but dedicated all their love to the country. The people are the children of Premier Zhou, and Premier Zhou has truly implemented the great love of Confucianism and is worthy of the party and the people.
On January 8, 1976, a day of national grief, when the people learned the news of Premier Zhou's death, the sons and daughters of China wept bitterly, and the beloved Premier Zhou could never return.
Premier Zhou's funeral ceremony took place on January 10 and lasted for two days. The farewell hall was solemn, and Premier Zhou's legacy was taken care of by Dr. Ma of Beijing Hospital.
Dr. Ma's grooming skills are extremely high, and Premier Zhou seems to be asleep, lying peacefully in a coffin covered with calla lilies and gentleman's orchids.
These flowers were specially prepared by his lover Deng Yingchao and carefully cultivated by flower workers in Guangzhou.
It is said that when the flower workers prepared these flowers, everyone wept and swollen their eyes, and tears dripped on the petals, crystal clear, full of people's reluctance and condolences for Premier Zhou.
In just two days, more than 30,000 people came to mourn.
His lover Deng Yingchao cried and fainted several times a long time ago, and was helped back by relatives to take a break; Deng Xiaoping choked up and finished reading the eulogy, and forced himself to cry, intermittently, and his words were out of tune.
Commander-in-Chief Zhu De was old, trembling and saluting Premier Zhou for the last military salute of his life, staring at the coffin for a long time, unwilling to leave for a long time...
According to Premier Zhou's own wishes, the body will be sent to Babaoshan for cremation at that time.
Premier Zhou vigorously advocated "funeral reform" during his lifetime, and although China has had the custom of entering the soil for safety since ancient times, Premier Zhou felt that:
"After a person dies, not only can he not contribute, but can he still occupy a piece of land empty? Where there is so much land to waste, it is better to give the land to the state, for agriculture, for construction, it's all good! ”
On the afternoon of January 11, the cremation work entered the preparatory stage.
The cremation workers of Babaoshan have arrived at the scene, waiting on the side, and everyone present, led by Deng Yingchao, bowed deeply to Premier Zhou three times, and then the body was put into the coffin and the coffin into the hearse.
At this time, Chang'an Avenue was already crowded with the people who came to see them off, and when they looked at it, they stretched for ten miles.
"Premier Zhou, good to go!" With this mourning, I saw the hearse slowly drive into Chang'an Avenue, followed by a shout of "Premier Zhou, you go well" and "We will miss you forever" one after another.
Among the masses, there were many elderly veterans, wiping their tears and saluting the army; There was also no shortage of students who were studying, wiping their tears one after another on their school uniforms.
There are also countless peasant and worker brothers, the men have tears and do not flick, but on this day, they all have red eyes...
Along the way, when the hearse arrived at Babaoshan Cemetery, it was already dark, adding a touch of sadness.
Before the cremation, a simple condolence hall will be set up in the small auditorium for close relatives and friends to say a final farewell.
Just as everyone was preparing for Premier Zhou's death, they only heard a wail from the condolence hall, and the sadness of their mood can be seen:
"Prime Minister, you have no children in your life, I will be your son and see you off."
Everyone looked at it, it turned out to be Qiao Guanhua. At this time, he had long lost the demeanor and demeanor of a diplomat.
He cried down in front of Premier Zhou's spirit, clutching the edge of the coffin, trying to protect the premier and prevent cremation.
Everyone present also understood Qiao Guanhua's mood very well, after all, Premier Zhou has the grace of knowing him, and he is also very caring in life, and it is human nature to be reluctant at this time.
But seeing that the time for cremation was approaching, the staff had to step forward to relieve and pull away Qiao Guanhua, who refused to leave. He cried until he was out of strength, unable to resist, and this letting go was goodbye.
Premier Zhou is gone, but China's diplomatic style lives on, and Chinese diplomats will surely pass on the demeanor of a great power from generation to generation.
Today's China is always in high spirits on the world stage, but all this is inseparable from the efforts of the older generation of diplomats.
In the years of great hardship in China, it was Chinese diplomats who shouldered the pressure, resisted injustice, raised their arms on the world stage, and let China's dragon chant resound on the international stage.
Premier Zhou passed the torch of China's diplomacy into Qiao Guanhua's hands, and if the spirit of China's diplomacy is not extinguished, China's will and fighting spirit will never be extinguished.
Tribute to revolutionary diplomats, your pride and talent are worth learning from future generations, and you are the eternal guiding light for future generations.
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