The great leader Chairman Mao was a great hero who founded New China and led the Chinese people to successfully liberate themselves from the great powers, warlords, and wars.
It can be said that Chairman Mao Zedong was the main founder of new China, and he was also one of the 100 most influential people in the 20th century.
Chairman Mao was loved, and the statue of Chairman Mao hung high on the tower of Tiananmen Square.
This great man was beloved in New China, but why was he unhappy in his later years?
According to Zhang Yufeng, Chairman Mao's secretary in his later years, Chairman Mao spent the last year of his life very lonely, often crying, and unwilling to see anyone.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="3" >01 The last birthday was full of high friends, and the longevity was a good sign</h1>
On December 26, 1975, Chairman Mao Zedong spent his last birthday in his life, and on this day, Chairman Mao invited only a few comrades who had previously followed him to fight for the construction of a new China.
His two daughters, Li Min and Li Ne, also came, and only a few revolutionary friends and family members accompanied Chairman Mao to a birthday meal.
The dishes on the table are also very simple, only a few more than usual, Chairman Mao simply ate some, and waited to eat longevity noodles.
Although Chairman Mao's living room today is much livelier than usual, it is relatively deserted due to the small number of personnel in the room.
Chairman Mao was stunned for a moment at the North Korean apple he had received from Kim Il Sung, and no one knew what he had in mind.
Subsequently, he left two apples, and the rest were all given to the staff.
The staff who followed Chairman Mao for many years decided to make a bowl of longevity noodles with the meaning of blessing for Chairman Mao, but this bowl of noodles also had an accident.
It turned out that every year on Chairman Mao's birthday, he had to eat a bowl of longevity noodles according to tradition, which has always been hand-rolled noodles hand-rolled by Tian Shubin, a pastry master in Zhongnanhai.
In 1975, this bowl of noodles was once in the pot, but somehow it was scattered, and none of the noodles in the pot were complete, which had never happened in previous years.
The noodles turned into batter, the bleakness in the pot was like the atmosphere of the day, the gloom in the kitchen was bleak, and everyone was silent, as if there were beasts in the soup pot that devoured their voices.
At that time, the staff around him knew that although the chairman did not say anything, he always had something on his mind.
In order to make the chairman happy and not let him worry in vain, Chairman Mao's life affairs chief Wu Liandeng hastily decided to conceal the chairman's use of noodles instead of hand-rolled noodles.
Unexpectedly, this bowl of hand-rolled noodles, which was replaced by Chairman Mao, became Chairman Mao's last bowl of longevity noodles, and Chairman Mao spent his last birthday accompanied by a few people.
Chairman Mao, who was stubborn and strong, probably had a judgment on his physical condition at that time, but did not tell the people around him about his weakness and pain, which only increased the sadness of the people around him.
Winter passed, and the spring of 1976 did not give Chairman Mao hope for a new life.
In the spring of 1976, Chairman Mao was twice sent to the hospital for rescue due to myocardial infarction.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="5" >02 The last time I met with physical weakness, the disease caused the disease to never have the opportunity to see foreign guests</h1>
Although Chairman Mao made great achievements in the southern conquest and the northern war when he was young, not the immortals always got sick and aged one day.
In 1976, after his last birthday, Chairman Mao's physical condition deteriorated, and his whole person looked much older and haggard.
On May 12, 1976, Chairman Mao continued to work as usual and met with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and this time, Chairman Mao's body clearly showed that he was not as old as before.
After his personal secretaries, Zhang Yufeng and Meng Jinyun, helped Chairman Mao, who could no longer walk alone, to sit down on the sofa in the reception hall, Lee Kuan Yew entered the venue.
The two secretaries rushed to help Chairman Mao, who was sitting on the sofa and unable to stand up on his own, to stand up, and Chairman Mao stood warmly and shook hands with Lee Kuan Yew, but at this moment, an accident occurred.
Chairman Mao, who had been standing there, suddenly sat on the couch, because he was old and sick, Chairman Mao's health was not as good as before, and this time he used great physical strength to endure the pain of illness.
According to Chairman Mao's secretary Zhang Yufeng, Chairman Mao was very ill at that time, and this sitting was caused by the inability of his legs to support the weight of his body.
The last meeting between Chairman Mao and Lee Kuan Yew ended in just a few minutes, either because Chairman Mao was not talkative, but because Chairman Mao's physical condition no longer allowed him to sit down and talk with Lee Kuan Yew.
Half a month later, Chairman Mao met with Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto, the last time in his life to meet with foreign guests.
Pakistan has always been a good partner of China and is very friendly to New China, and now some netizens refer to the Pakistani people as "Pakistan Railway", which means "friendly like iron brothers".
When Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto visited China, he was extremely enthusiastic about the meeting with Chairman Mao, and waited for several days for the report.
Chairman Mao and Zhang Yufeng
However, it was not that Chairman Mao did not want to see Bhutto, but that he really had difficulty in doing so, because he had been lying in bed for many years, and the muscles of Chairman Mao's whole body had seriously atrophied, and his legs and knees could not stand upright.
Without support, Chairman Mao would no longer be able to stand up, and meeting foreign guests would require him to walk, which was even more difficult for a strong man.
Chairman Mao braced himself to meet with Bhutto.
According to the staff's recollection, Chairman Mao was sitting on the sofa at that time, his head was weakly resting on the back of the chair, his eyes were slightly open, his face lacked expression, his mouth was slightly open, and his heavy wheezing could be faintly heard.
When Bhutto arrived, Chairman Mao did not stand up and shake hands with him with the support of the staff, and this time he did not even have the strength to stand.
Chairman Mao simply sat on the couch and shook Bhutto's hand with both hands as a sign of respect, and Bhutto also shook his hand back in understanding.
When Bhutto inquired about Chairman Mao's recent situation, Chairman Mao told him the truth, telling Bhutto that he was "not very good," that his legs did not listen to his orders, and that his speech was not so clear.
The meeting with Bhutto ended in just a few minutes.
In the meantime, because Chairman Mao's voice was very small and his breath was weak, he needed to be present at the presence of his nephew Queen Hai Rong, who first translated Chairman Mao's words into Mandarin before translating them into English for Bhutto to listen to.
Subsequently, out of consideration for Chairman Mao's physical condition, the central government announced to the outside world that Chairman Mao would no longer appear in diplomatic forums in the future.
Chairman Mao and Wang Hairong
The door to Chairman Mao's meeting and exchange with foreign guests was closed.
In August 1976, Chairman Mao was again comatose due to a heart attack and was sent to the hospital for rescue.
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During the Spring Festival of 1976, Chairman Mao spent alone at his residence in Zhongnanhai and with several staff members who were responsible for taking care of him on weekdays.
Chairman Mao did not invite a guest to a festival that should have been celebrated, and chairman Mao did not accompany any of his relatives on the day of the family reunion.
Zhang Yufeng, Chairman Mao's life secretary, recalled that the Spring Festival in 1976 was particularly cold, Chairman Mao's residence was particularly dark and cold, and only the street lamp outside the door had a circle of light points, emitting a hint of warmth.
Zhang Yufeng had tears in his eyes when he recalled this Spring Festival, when Chairman Mao could no longer eat by himself.
Even Chinese New Year's Eve meal was fed into Chairman Mao's mouth with a spoon by spoon, and Chairman Mao struggled to even open his mouth to eat.
At the Chinese New Year's Eve meal in 1976, Chairman Mao, as usual, only lay on his side in the hospital bed with the help of the staff, and barely ate a few bites of the Wuchang fish that he loved to eat on weekdays with white rice.
Chairman Mao's last Chinese New Year's Eve meal in his life was eaten so coldly.
After Chinese New Year's Eve meal, the staff helped the frail Chairman Mao to sit on the sofa in the living room.
The surroundings were extremely quiet, there were no relatives and friends booing and greeting warmth, no children under the knees, and all the staff heard was the chairman's heavy breathing, and the sound of firecrackers in the distance.
In order to make the young people around him not feel as Chinese New Year's Eve cold and lonely as himself, Chairman Mao asked the staff to light a few firecrackers at the door of their homes.
According to Zhang Yufeng's recollection, Chairman Mao's intention in doing so was to let the young people around him have a good holiday.
Chairman Mao was too weak to see outsiders, and he did not want his relatives and friends outside to see him so haggard.
Until the last moment of Chairman Mao's life, when Chairman Mao's child Li Min came to his father's bedside, Chairman Mao was already dying and unable to speak, and he shed tears.
According to Zhang Yufeng's recollection, in this last year of life schedule, Chairman Mao had secretly wept alone many times, and this time, there were finally relatives waiting by his side to comfort him while he was crying.
At 00:10 on September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao passed away.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" data-track="11" > summary</h1>
Although Chairman Mao was plagued by illness in his later years, his soul was rich, his thoughts were active, and the deeds he left behind still benefited future generations.
Illness and aging made Chairman Mao haggard and weak, and made it impossible for Chairman Mao to communicate with the outside world normally.
But it does not affect his tenacious will, does not affect his struggle with the disease alone, does not affect his work and report to the last moments of his life.
Born as a human being, the flesh will one day pass away, but some people's lives are as heavy as Tarzan, heroic and immortal.