It can be said that Hua Guofeng was the successor personally selected by Chairman Mao, and he also appeared on the Chinese political stage as the successor, and he also appeared on the Chinese political stage for three years.
When Hua Guofeng made his first appearance as chairman in Tiananmen Square, he also encountered some embarrassing things, but fortunately, these small problems were successfully resolved in the end.
An honest man valued by Chairman Mao
Hua Guofeng once said: "Without the Communist Party, there would be no New China, and without Chairman Mao, there would be no success of the Chinese revolution. ”
In 1959, the new secretary Zhang Pinghua saw an article written by Hua Guofeng, although the article was a little rough to read, it was also a rare "sword", and when Zhang Pinghua entered Beijing, he showed Zhang Pinghua's article to Chairman Mao.
Chairman Mao admired it very much after reading it, and said: "If there are a few pragmatic and hard-working old scalper comrades like Hua Guofeng among our cadres, then we can avoid some detours in our specific work." ”
After 1966, Chairman Mao's news began to be very well-informed, he knew the historical events of any region well, Hua Guofeng's performance will not be outside Chairman Mao's field of vision, when the main person in charge of the 47th Army, Long Shujin, went to Beijing to report to Chairman Mao on the dynamics of Hunan, Chairman Mao said: "Hua Guofeng is an honest man, he has rich experience in grassroots work, has brains and theoretical level. ”
This evaluation also laid an important foundation for Hua Guofeng's career to rise.
In February 1971, Hua Guofeng came to Beijing to attend the National Planning Work Conference, and after the meeting was held at the Jingxi Hotel, Premier Zhou came directly to him and said to him: "The chairman has nominated you to work in the business group of the State Council to take over the work of finance and trade, agriculture, and the duty room." ”
In that year, the Central Committee also issued a circular: The Central Committee decided to add Comrade Hua Guofeng as a member of the State Council's business group and serve as the deputy head of the group.
The heavyweight media such as the People's Daily also published the situation at that time, and Hua Guofeng's name appeared in the list of heads of various departments of the central government and in this way, which was the first time for Hua Guofeng.
Soon, Hua Guofeng was entrusted with the important task of public security and political and legal work of the State Council, replacing the deceased Xie Fuzhi.
After being elected as a member of the Politburo at the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and vice premier and minister of public security at the 4th National People's Congress, Hua Guofeng gradually became Mao Zedong's right-hand man.
During that time, Hua Guofeng lived in a bungalow in Zhongnanhai, which was originally full of dust and cobwebs, and after a simple cleanup, he used this place as his office and residence.
The first thing Hua Guofeng did in Beijing was to attend the National Conference on Cotton, Oil, and Sugar, which Hua Guofeng was responsible for drafting documents; because he has been working at the grassroots level all year round, Hua Guofeng is also well aware of these major matters that have a bearing on the people's livelihood, and he also asked the comrades of the briefing group to truthfully write down the problems reflected by the deputies.
Premier Zhou was also very satisfied with Hua Guofeng's performance, saying: "This meeting was presided over by Comrade Hua Guofeng, and it was held very well. ”
The days of Zhongnanhai were also slowly familiar with Hua Guofeng.
In front of Hua Guofeng's bungalow is the duty room of the State Council, where more than 20 people take turns on duty day and night, he not only has frequent contact with the comrades in the duty room at work, but also often plays table tennis with them after dinner, and has a good relationship with everyone, many people say: "He is approachable, calm, reasonable, so that colleagues feel particularly cordial around him, dare to speak out." ”
Under the impetus of Chairman Mao, it can be said that China in 1977 belonged to the era of Hua Guofeng.
At that time, everyone already knew that Hua Guofeng had extremely high authority, he was the chairman, and he was also the top leader of the Central Military Commission and the State Council, and he had the three major powers of the party, the government, and the army at the same time, which was also unprecedented.
Before Chairman Mao died, he said to Hua Guofeng, "I can rest assured that you do things", which also gave Hua Guofeng more confidence.
In fact, Hua Guofeng's prestige among the people reached its highest value on October 21, 1976, when everyone was celebrating the end of a special period, and by the way, Hua Guofeng was elected as the chairman, which was called "Shuangqing" by many people.
The celebration lasted for four days, but many people came to the streets, and on the 24th, there were still 1 million people on the streets, and these people were all walking towards Tiananmen Square.
Accompanied by the music of "The Sea Sails by the Helmsman", the crowd was noisy with gongs and drums, raising their arms and shouting.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Hua Guofeng climbed the Tiananmen Tower, which was his first appearance in front of the public as the chairman.
For leaders at the national level, image is a very important aspect, but Hua Guofeng was not ready at that time.
Therefore, there are some embarrassing historical moments.
A different life is still happiness
Facing the crowd shouting under the city tower, Hua Guofeng forgot his demeanor for a while, he suddenly clenched his fists and shook at the people in the square.
This scene made Xinhua News Agency reporter Du Xiuxian at the scene particularly anxious, and he later recalled this somewhat embarrassing past: "I really want to leave him a hand-me-down, although this action is in line with traditional Chinese style and traditional beauty, but after all, it can't be elegant." ”
So, he didn't care so much, so he hurriedly ran to Hua Guofeng's side and whispered to him, "Chairman, you wave your hand." ”
After working in the Central Committee for so many years, Hua Guofeng of course immediately understood, so he raised his hand high, facing the cheering crowd with a kind smile, Du Xiuxian hurriedly grasped this precious historical moment, and that photo was widely circulated later.
He Jing once wrote: When I saw the tower of Tiananmen Square, President Hua was waving to us, and listening to the sound of "The Internationale" resounding all over the world.
Many new propaganda posters also came into being, and the portrait also has Chairman Mao's inscription: You do things, I can rest assured.
On the eve of reform and opening up, Hua Guofeng also visited Yugoslavia in his capacity as chairman.
This is also the second visit by Chinese officials in 20 years, and they have seen the prosperous economy and advanced productive forces of Western capitalist countries, and this visit has strengthened the confidence of China's top leaders in reform.
At the end of the year, the Third Plenary Session of the 11 th CPC Central Committee was held in Beijing, and the meeting unanimously decided to shift the focus of work to socialist economic construction, thus opening a new page.
It can be said that Hua Guofeng's position at that time was also very important, because he stood at the crossroads of the times, and the opening up and internal reform were only carried out by Hua Guofeng after his foreign visit in 1978.
In his later years, he found several vineyards on the outskirts of Beijing, learned how to manage grapes, and some of the staff would discuss grape cultivation with him, and within a few years he became an expert in the industry.
And his judgment of grapes is so amazing that before they grow, he will say that the grapes will grow into a certain shape at some point.
If the wind blows, he will immediately go out to bundle grapes, and there are apples, plums, cherries and other fruits in the yard, which he takes good care of.
It can be seen that after he retired, he still maintained his original treatment, and the country took good care of him in all aspects.
He often told future generations: "Don't waste, you must be diligent and thrifty." ”
None of the children went abroad or made a fortune by doing business with family connections, and everyone was very simple and responsible.
Even though there are various staff members in the family, Hua Guofeng still explained: "The chef is responsible for cooking, so the grandchildren are responsible for washing the dishes, and everyone has their own division of labor." ”
He doesn't like to go out, and of course he worries that his quiet life will be disturbed.
On Labor Day, he took his little granddaughter to Beihai to play, but unfortunately he was recognized, and the crowd of onlookers immediately crowded to watch, and many people would take pictures with cameras, so the park was not completed.
After coming back, the little granddaughter was unhappy and got angry with her grandfather, and Hua Guofeng was helpless about it.
The family recalled that Hua Guofeng had to go out only 2 days in a year, September 9 and December 26, which corresponded to the date of Chairman Mao's death and birth.
His life, in general, was peaceful.
After waking up, Hua Guofeng often walks in the yard or sits quietly in the house for a while, and then it is time for breakfast, which is simple and regular, mainly milk, occasionally accompanied by egg custard, and the staple food is mostly hard-roasted steamed bread slices or low-oil twist flowers, and the vegetables are usually cabbage or fried onions.
According to the staff recalled: "Hua Guofeng would have a soft spot for the newspaper in the morning, and he would often immerse himself in it, sometimes forgetting to even eat it. ”
Through the newspapers, he can also feel the changes that are taking place in the country.
Chef Xie from Shanxi said: "Hua Guofeng loves all kinds of noodles in his hometown for lunch and dinner, such as noodles, cat ears, knife-cut noodles, and mutton noodles. ”
Until his death in August 2008, he maintained this life. In 2008, China hosted the Olympic Games for the first time.
However, just 12 days after the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, Comrade Hua Guofeng passed away in the 305 Hospital at the age of 87. In the impression of more people, Chairman Hua gives people the impression that he is very easy-going. However, his contribution to the party and the country is indelible.
Everything in the past Hua Guofeng is rarely mentioned, in any case, he has also made great contributions at the intersection of the times, and those are also part of his life and are destined to be written into history.
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Hua Guofeng, who has just arrived at the Central Committee, Li Haiwen, is at the Party History Expo
Mao Zedong called Hua Guofeng an "honest man" Li Haiwen Xiangchao (first half of the month)