September 1965, Beijing.
The sun is warm, the autumn breeze is refreshing, and even the sky finally reveals a rare blue.
Sitting quietly in the courtyard of the Wu family garden, Peng Dehuai could not feel the harmony of the sun, nor did he feel the freshness of the autumn wind, but just looked sheepishly at the grapevine rack that was erected, the bunches of green grapes that came out of the water...
Since moving to WuJia Garden in 1959, Peng Dehuai has lived here for 6 years. In the past 6 years, in addition to his niece Peng Meikui, a few people often came to visit, Peng Dehuai served those melons and fruits, and read books. The hobby of once liking chess was only "quit" because he couldn't find anyone to accompany him.
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At that time, according to the needs of national defense, the whole country was divided into three lines.
The first line is the coastal city, the region.
The second line refers to the central China region.
The third line is mainly in the southwest of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, as well as Shaanxi and Qinghai.
Peng Zhen, then vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, received Peng Dehuai at the Great Hall of the People on behalf of the Central Committee.
After a brief mutual greeting, Peng Zhen opened the door: The chairman means to let you go to the third line as deputy commander-in-chief. The commander-in-chief is Li Jingquan.
Peng Dehuai thought about it, still as blunt as before:
Peng Zhen talked with Peng Dehuai for more than two hours, but he still couldn't convince Peng Dehuai.
Back at the Wu Family Garden, Peng Dehuai said to Staff Officer Jing Xizhen:
Peng Dehuai wrote to Mao Zedong asking to go to the countryside.
On September 23, Peng Dehuai received a call from Mao Zedong's secretary, and he rushed over with Jing Rare zhen with trepidation.
Mao Zedong was already waiting there.
Mr. Chairman, are you okay? Peng Dehuai took two steps forward, and the two pairs of large hands were tightly held together.
Seeing Peng Dehuai's white hair on his sideburns, Mao Zedong was a little sad: I haven't seen you in a few years, and you look old.
The years are not sparing. Peng Dehuai said.
Mao Zedong smiled: I couldn't sleep with the joy I received your letter yesterday. You, still that sharp temper, usually do not come. Writing a letter is also tens of thousands of words.
Peng Dehuai remembered the Lushan Meeting and couldn't help but smile bitterly: Chairman, I have nothing to do but ascend to the Three Treasures Hall.
Not long after, Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, and Peng Zhen all came.
Mao Zedong said: When Comrade Peng Dehuai goes, he may become famous. Establish the unified leadership of the party and set up a third-line command center.
Peng Dehuai still said: I am a layman in the industry, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it well, let me go to Xinjiang to engage in agriculture.
Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, and Peng Zhen all advised him to listen to the chairman's arrangement.
In this way, Peng Dehuai agreed to go to the southwest.
On the way back to the Wu Family Garden, Jing Xiangzhen saw a red light on Peng Dehuai's face that had not been seen for many years...
On November 28, Peng Dehuai boarded a train bound for Chengdu.
The only people who sent him off were the leaders of the Central Party School and the family of his niece Peng Meikui.
What Peng Dehuai did not expect was that he worked in Chengdu for less than a year and then "returned" to Beijing.
That is, after Peng Dehuai met Mao Zedong in the Yinian Hall, until Peng Dehuai's death in 1974, the two did not meet again.