General Huang Kecheng is a man of integrity, sincerity to people, and sincere feelings, especially for the leaders of the party.
At the Lushan Conference in 1959, he and Peng Dehuai were overthrown. It was not until the autumn of 1975 that he was relieved of his guardianship for more than 8 years and returned to Shanxi to stay at the Yingze Hotel. The organization also transferred his eldest son, Huang Xu and his wife, to take care of him.
Huang Kecheng was 73 years old at the time.
Huang Kecheng ushered in 1976 in Shanxi.
However, this is a year that makes Huang Kecheng sad.
At the beginning of the year, Premier Zhou passed away. When Huang Kecheng first heard this news, he was shocked, staggered a step, and his crutches fell to the ground. After that, he never shed tears and cried a lot.
In July, his son Huang Xu advised him: "The organization has not yet arranged a job, is it a report?" ”
Huang Kecheng said: "Now that it is an eventful autumn, I will not add chaos to the organization." ”
While they were talking, daughter-in-law Zhang Xiaoxian returned, brought a copy of the People's Daily, and handed it to Huang Xu. Huang Xu looked at it and said in surprise, "Oops! Mr. Zhu died. ”
"What?" When Huang Kecheng listened, his voice was louder than his son's.
When he confirmed that the news was true, tears poured out and he murmured:
"Mr. Zhu, his health has always been very good, he should be able to live past a hundred years old, how can he leave?"
Zhang Xiaoxian saw that he was so sad, so she advised: "Dad, don't be too sad, Elder Zhu is finally a person with a high lifespan." Besides, compared with The death of Mr. Peng, he is very blessed..."
Huang Kecheng trembled: "What? What did you say? Mr. Peng, he's dead?"
Peng Dehuai died of cancer in November 1974, more than a year later, and Huang Kecheng was in custody and did not know anything about it. Suddenly, he fell to his knees on a stool:
"Cancer? How did Mr. Peng get cancer and die? He was a hero of a generation, and he didn't wait for his grievances to wash away..."
He burst into tears and couldn't say anything more.
Huang Xu and his wife were surprised that their father did not know that Mr. Peng had passed away, so they had to enlighten their father:
"Man cannot be resurrected from the dead. It's important that you take care of your body!"
These two news dealt a really big blow to Huang Kecheng. After a long time, he slowly eased up, and then he sighed and said sadly:
"I'm sad that not only Is President Peng gone, it's not just That President Zhu is gone, it's still our country that is sad!" Premier Zhou is gone, And So is President Zhu, can Chairman Mao withstand such a blow? ”
What Huang Kecheng was worried about was the elderly Chairman Mao!
This is Huang Kecheng, who worries about the country and the people.
——Excerpt from Chen Guanren's annual bestseller "The Great River Goes East: Why They Follow Mao Zedong"
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