Anyone with a military background knows that it is a great thing to work as a security guard for generals, especially those recruits who have just put on military uniforms. , that sense of mystery cannot be expressed in words.Then, you can't even imagine what it would be like to be a guard next to a unparalleled big man? Li Yinqiao, Mao Zedong's head of guards, recalled the scene at that time but said uncharacteristically: "I don't have any special feelings, it's normal. Especially in the war years, everything is sudden and normal." He paused, and then Said, "Although Mao Zedong is a big man at the top, he is actually a very ordinary person. However, he has a lot of personality, and sometimes he is very willful. It is difficult for others to change him if he knows what he is. I will go to him. There's drama in being a guard."

March 18, 1947.This is the curtain of a decisive battle that shocked the world that took place in China in the middle of the 20th century.Chiang Kai-shek, who has an army of 8 million and many sophisticated American equipment, and Mao Zedong of the People's Liberation Army, who has about one million millets and rifles, launched a full-scale life-and-death contest. In order to avoid direct confrontation with Hu Zongnan's main enemy force that Chiang Kai-shek deployed on the northwest battlefield to attack Yan'an, and to implement the strategic policy of "containing the main force of the enemy force and annihilating the enemy in motion", Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi, Peng Dehuai and other leading comrades withdrew from the seat of the Central Committee , led the main force to northern Shaanxi, and with a disparity of one to six military forces, launched a life-and-death mobile battle with Hu Zongnan's powerful confidant Hu Zongnan, who was arrogant and wanted to put the Communist Party to death.

After four or five months of struggle, under the personal command of Comrade Mao Zedong, using "mushroom" tactics, our army won the three major battles of Qinghuabian, Yangzihe, and Panlong, which made Hu Zongnan's troops dizzy and effectively defeated Chiang Kai-shek's Yan'an "suppression of bandits" plan. At this time, Hu Zongnan was like a mad dog, and his general Liu Kan led seven brigades of troops to pursue him closely, and kept a close eye on the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which included Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, and Ren Bishi, who only had more than 900 people. The detachment directly under it chased from Suide to Mizhi County. On August 18th, the detachment directly under the Central Committee was forced to go to the Yellow River.

The situation was extremely critical, with the raging Yellow River in front, and the chasing soldiers of Liu Kan's seven brigades at their backs. There is only one way out: to cross the Yellow River. However, no one dared to speak out about the life that lay ahead, not even Zhou Enlai, the vice chairman of the Military Commission. "If you don't defeat Hu Zongnan, you will never beat the Yellow River!" This is what Mao Zedong said when he moved to northern Shaanxi. Mao Zedong always said what he said, especially at this critical moment that will determine the fate of the Chinese revolution.But right now, at a time of great urgency, the enemy forces have forced our central agency's team of more than 900 people to the bank of the Yellow River.

It was raining heavily, and no one in the team was dry.Li Yinqiao, who had been a guard by Zhou Enlai's side for six months, saw his supreme commander wipe away the rainwater dripping from his face with his right hand from time to time. "Chairman, this is the Jialu River. The common people call it the Yellow River Fork. If we cross here, it can't be regarded as crossing the Yellow River, right?!" Zhou Enlai moved closer to Mao Zedong, who had been staring at the Yellow River for a long time without saying a word, and gently Said.The meaning of these words is very clear. It sounds like he is introducing the "Yellow River Fork" in front of him, but he is actually asking for the opinion of the supreme commander.

Mao Zedong didn't even say a word, as if he was still immersed in his gaze. "Stop dawdling, act quickly!" Ren Bishi was impatient, after hearing Zhou Enlai's words and seeing that Mao Zedong hadn't spoken, he couldn't wait to direct the team to start crossing the river.He is the detachment commander of this 900-strong team, can you not be in a hurry?Every minute of delay at this moment may lead to an irreparable consequence in the history of Chinese revolution, and even in the history of the world.At this time, Chiang Kai-shek's army had already set up machine guns on the top of the opposite mountain, and the bullets roared overhead, and if you were not careful, they would hit your bones.

Grab the time and grab the way out.Ren Bishi pulled a team and borrowed some sheepskin rafts from the common people.Unexpectedly, when the sheepskin raft entered the water, it was immediately overturned by the violent waves and washed away without a trace, just like a paper boat folded by a child. "At that time, although I was only in my twenties, I had already been a veteran in the army for many years. But for the first time, I felt scared from the bottom of my heart. Isn't this the end of my life?" Li Yinqiao said today. "Give me a cigarette!" At this moment, Mao Zedong, who had been staring at the Yellow River without saying a word, suddenly stretched out two fingers, as if wanting to smoke.The voice was not loud, but it mobilized all comrades including Zhou Enlai.Mao Zedong had a great addiction to cigarettes throughout his life, especially when he was turning things around, he could smoke several packs in a row.

"Smoke! Comrade Desheng wants to smoke!" Mao Zedong used the meaningful pseudonym Li Desheng when he moved to northern Shaanxi. "Who has a cigarette? Bring it to Comrade Desheng!" "Quick!" "Is there any smoke?" "..." It's really urgent.But because Mao Zedong suffered from pneumonia some time ago, none of his guards prepared cigarettes for him.Besides, marching in the rain for several days in a row, the comrades who smoked were soaked in the water, how could they keep their cigarettes! "Well, I want a cigarette!" Mao Zedong didn't seem to understand this at all, he turned his head a little impatiently, and the people around him were so anxious that not only rain fell on their heads, but also heat Huge beads of sweat.

"Yes, I have it here!" Someone in the team shouted loudly.It turned out to be Comrade Lao Hou, Mao Zedong's groom, what a great feat. Zhou Enlai hurriedly ordered the guards to open their backpacks and use a thin quilt to cover the wind and rain.A guard got under the quilt and hurriedly struck a match. I don't know whether it was because of nervousness or the wind. He lit it several times and then extinguished it several times.Mao Zedong brought his mouth closer several times, and then retracted helplessly, frowning. At this time, Li Yinqiao, who was dexterous in his hands and feet, came forward a few steps behind Zhou Enlai, then got into the quilt, took the match from the guard's hand, struck the match with a "crack", and quickly covered the flame with his hand, Steadily lit a cigarette for Mao Zedong.

Smoked.Mao Zedong seemed to be very grateful to glance at Li Yinqiao, a little soldier he was not familiar with.At that time, Li Yinqiao didn't care about the subtle expression of the supreme commander. When he was eleven years old, he left his hometown with He Long's army and came to the revolutionary ranks. This "smart little devil" was especially liked by the chiefs, so for more than ten years, he has been working as a secret agent, a security guard, etc. by the chief's side. Quick hand and diligence is the basic skill.So today when he saw that other guards could not light Mao Zedong's cigarettes accurately and timely, he naturally went up to light the cigarettes for the Supreme Commander.Because he was Zhou Enlai's guard at this time, it was very reasonable to do this.After the central government was withdrawn from Yan'an, Zhou Enlai had been by Mao Zedong's side, and Li Yinqiao had the opportunity to take care of some small things in Mao Zedong's life. The meaning of unfinished things is really a bit unusual.This is a small scene on the Northwest battlefield with thousands of troops, but it was seen by Ye Zilong and Wang Dongxing, who were in charge of the central leadership and security work.Ye and Wang glanced at each other at the same time, then at Li Yinqiao who had returned to Zhou Enlai's side, and nodded knowingly.

Li Yinqiao never thought that he would become Mao Zedong's most trustworthy guard and head of guards in his life because of this, and he had been with him for fifteen years. If it weren't for the conspirators making trouble, maybe there would be more and more important relations between him and Mao Zedong. relation. Just after Mao Zedong finished smoking the cigarette lit by Li Yinqiao, Mao Zedong seemed to sweep away the sorrowful clouds on his face, and decided decisively: "No more to the Yellow River! Don't worry, follow me, I am not afraid of evil!" Walk on the mountain road.The central column followed him and moved under the enemy's guns, which actually made Liu Kan's troops, who were biting people like mad dogs, stare blankly at Mao Zedong's brigade passing by without firing a single shot.Later, some people said that this is "the real dragon crosses the sea, who dares to fight".I still have that taste when I think of it. That night, the central column camped in a small village of Bailongmiao with only seventy or eighty households. Li Yinqiao had just had dinner and was busy setting up the shop for Zhou Enlai. Ye Zilong, chief of staff of the column, and Wang Dongxing, deputy chief of staff, walked in and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Xiao Li, stop for a moment, and talk to me if you have something to say." you say." "Yes! Commander." Seeing the arrival of the two superiors in charge of the central leadership work, Li Yinqiao knew that there must be something important, and wondered if he agreed with me to leave the army?A few days ago, he expressed this wish in front of Zhou Enlai.What gun-bearing soldiers desire most in wartime is to be on the front line.Li Yinqiao, who has been a bodyguard and bodyguard for many years, looked at some fellow villagers and comrades-in-arms who came out of their hometown to venture into the world together. Now they are not combat heroes, but the company commanders and battalion commanders of the front-line combat troops. to the battlefield.But he knows that being the guard of the central commanders is something that many people can't even dream of. In this position, the question of whether to stay or stay is definitely not something that he can do whatever he wants.Li Yinqiao looked at the two leaders in front of him, feeling a little nervous. "Comrade Li Yinqiao, we are going to transfer work for you." Ye Zilong said very solemnly.Before he finished speaking, Li Yinqiao excitedly said first: "Is it approved for me to leave the army?" Ye and Wang looked at each other with a hint of doubt on their faces.Ye Zilong said: "It's not about leaving the army, but for you to go to a more important post of security, and transfer you to the chairman's side as a guard!" Ye said the latter words very seriously to show that the work is extraordinary. Li Yinqiao was startled, his mouth opened wide, but he didn't speak. Probably because he felt that the little soldier's mood was not right, Wang Dongxing specially emphasized: This is the organization's trust in you, and we made the decision after careful consideration!Serving as the Supreme Commander Mao Zedong's guard is not something ordinary people can do! Li Yinqiao lowered his head and remained silent for a while. "How about it, do you have any ideas or opinions?" Ye Zilong's words were completely habitual. He was in the leadership position of the Central Security Bureau, and he did not know how many times he had said such words to people.It can be said that as long as he said these words, let someone be the bodyguard or bodyguard of the head of such and such, the other party would answer him with only one word, that is - "yes".It is a great honor to serve as Chairman Mao Zedong's bodyguard, who else would not like it?It's strange to say, but this "little plum" is awkward.Although Li Yinqiao didn't dare to speak clearly in front of these two chiefs, he said in his heart: Mao Zedong lost his temper and made people afraid. If he didn't use any guard well, he would send you away with one word.Li Yinqiao had been by Zhou Enlai's side for several months, and he had witnessed Mao Zedong sending the guards away when he lost his temper.He was afraid, and when he got nervous, the words in his heart jumped out of his throat. "No, chief, I'm afraid I won't do well. Besides, I've been doing this job for too long. At that time, Vice Chairman Zhou also promised me that I would be allowed to go to the army after working for a while." Although he often regretted it afterwards, And unwilling to take back what has been said. Ye Zilong and Wang Dongxing were as expected: Hey!You little Li Yinqiao, you don't even want to be Chairman Mao Zedong's bodyguard! The clever Li Yinqiao probably saw the ugly faces of the two chiefs, and hurriedly changed his words: "Of course, I will obey the organizational decision..." "Just obey, we believe you will do well." Ye and Wang breathed a sigh of relief.They stood up, and before leaving, Wang Dongxing thought for a while, and said, "You are still talking to Vice Chairman Zhou these days, what to do in the end, we will decide after we study it." "Yes!" Li Yinqiao also breathed a sigh of relief.He was hopeful because he didn't accept the leader's assignment so resolutely and happily, and Wang Dongxing's last sentence: Maybe they saw that I was reluctant to go to the chairman, and maybe they just sent me to the army.However, to get to this point, it is not a pleasure to go or stay. Li Yinqiao was very upset. The central column stayed in Bailong Temple for one day and set off the next day.According to the instructions of his superiors, Li Yinqiao began to come to Mao Zedong.He felt awkward.Because he found that Mao Zedong never said a word to him, nor looked at him. The only thing Li Yinqiao can do is to help Mao Zedong pick the two boxes.In the box are all books such as "Ci Yuan" and "Ci Hai" that Mao Zedong could not bear to throw away all his life.Li Yinqiao wanted to use this heavy burden to suppress the uneasy heart under his chest. "Li Yinqiao, get down quickly!" Li Yinqiao, who was walking with his head bowed, hadn't figured out what was going on, but Yan Changlin, the guard platoon leader, had already pushed him to the ground. "Boom—" It turned out that a missile exploded not far from Li Yinqiao and Mao Zedong. Li Yinqiao broke out in a cold sweat. "How is Comrade Desheng? How is Comrade Desheng?" When he saw that Mao Zedong was safe and sound under the cover of the guards, he thought of wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead.How dangerous.Li Yinqiao felt that he should not be distracted. Another day of rushing.This stop is Yangjiayuanzi.After a day of rain, Mao Zedong's guard platoon soldiers and several guards took off their wet uniforms and roasted by the kang fire. Mao Zedong was alone on the kang in the back room, with his legs crossed and an oil lamp in one hand, looking at military maps.Not for a long time, only to hear Mao Zedong coughing loudly.The firewood was too wet, and the cave was full of smoke. "Xiao Li, Xiao Li, quickly help Comrade Desheng out to get some air, hurry up!" Platoon leader Yan Changlin yelled loudly while wiping the tears that choked out of his eyes. Li Yinqiao quickly went to the kang to help Mao Zedong: "Comrade Desheng, go out and get some air, and work after the smoke clears! Ah, this will constrict your chest and lungs!" This was the first time Li Yinqiao spoke to Mao Zedong directly.If it weren't for "acting with cigarettes", I'm afraid he hasn't had this opportunity yet.Therefore, he worked extra hard to help Mao Zedong out of the house. Unexpectedly, like a child angry with him, Mao Zedong shook his hands vigorously to block Li Yinqiao's helping hands, and without saying a word, he got off the kang and walked out of the cave. Li Yinqiao was terrified for a while, and he was quick-witted and immediately understood that Mao Zedong must have known that he didn't want to be a bodyguard.He is angry! Li Yinqiao was at a loss and followed Mao Zedong around the yard with his head depressed.One is the supreme commander of the Communist Party of China and the People's Liberation Army who commands millions of troops, and the other is a small soldier who is slightly taller than a rifle.No one can imagine that at this moment, it is obvious that the hearts of these two people are full of anger. "It's absolutely true." The 64-year-old Li Yinqiao is still very happy to confirm this anecdote at that time. "Mao Zedong was a very interesting man, sometimes as cute as a child." The rain has stopped.Mao Zedong took a deep breath, cleared his throat, and then took a walk in the yard. Walking was one of Mao Zedong’s favorite sports in his life, and it was also his best way to rest, and it was also his best working time——China Some of the greatest strategic decisions in revolutionary history were conceived during his walks. At this moment, Mao Zedong may be thinking about how to completely get rid of the entanglement of Hu Zongnan's troops in order to achieve a strategic turning point in the Northwest battlefield.His pace was so slow that he took only six or seven steps per minute, and each step seemed to leave a deep imprint on the earth. Li Yinqiao, who was following behind, was suffering. He wondered whether Mao Zedong deliberately left him behind and left him to dry.Walking six or seven steps a minute, at this moment, Li Yinqiao felt as difficult as walking a tightrope even though he was taking small steps... Finally, his restless footsteps alarmed Mao Zedong, and since then the distance between this giant and a small man has been eliminated. "Resentment", the eternal and deep friendship between the leader and the guards began in this way. Later, Li Yinqiao recalled the process of being "accepted" by Mao Zedong in his book "Fifteen Years with Mao Zedong"—— "What's your name?" The Chairman finally spoke to me.I quickly stood at attention and replied, "Report to the chairman, my name is Li Yinqiao." "Li, Yin, Qiao. Well, what are the words?" Mao Zedong still asked unhurriedly. "Muzi Li, the silver of gold and silver, the bridge across the river." "Silver Bridge, why isn't it called Gold Bridge?" "Gold is too precious, I can't afford it." "Haha, you are very self-aware." Mao Zedong's tone turned warm, and he looked at me and asked, "Where are you from?" "Anping County, Hebei." "What are the parents doing?" "My father works in the fields, and sells and sells grain during the slack season; my mother takes care of the housework, and also goes to work in the fields when the farming season is busy." "Are our families alike, do you like your father or your mother?" "I like my mother. My father has a good brain and is not confused about how many accounts he has. But he has a big temper and loves to drink. He eats alone, and we eat steamed buns when he eats steamed buns. If he doesn't like it, he beats people. My mother is kind-hearted and kind to people. , I like mother." "The more you say it, the more consistent it becomes. Your mother must believe in Buddhism." "How does the chairman know?" "Do you think she has a kind heart? A monk is merciful." "Do you, your mother also believe in Buddhism?" I asked. "I also like my mother." Mao Zedong said, "She also believes in Buddhism and has a kind heart. When I was a child, I went to the temple with her to burn incense. Later, I didn't believe it. No matter how much you kowtow, the poor will still suffer." "Kowtow is worse than rebellion." "Okay, well said." Mao Zedong nodded, continued to walk, walked around, then stopped and asked, "How are you doing, would you like to work with me?" I bow my head.How to answer?Alas, instead of telling lies and turning them into falsehoods, it is better to close your eyes and tell the truth and be an honest person. "I don't want to." I murmured softly. There was an uncomfortable silence. Mao Zedong finally coughed lightly and broke the silence: "It's good that you can tell the truth. I like it when you tell the truth. So, can you tell me why you don't want to work here?" "I've been working for too long. Since I joined the army in 1938, I've been a secret agent and a correspondent. I want to go to the army." "Oh, March 8th, being a guard, progress is a bit slow. Is this the only reason? Is there any other reason? For example, if you are willing to be a guard with Zhou Enlai, come to me..." Mao Zedong said in a tone It's very long. "No, it never meant that!" I exclaimed, "I always wanted to go to the army. I also said this to Vice Chairman Zhou. I worked there for a while, and he understood my situation. After the situation eased, he proposed It is also easy to ask to leave. If you come to the chairman, how can you ask to leave as soon as you come?" "How do you know I won't let you go?" "Chairman - nostalgia." "What? Nostalgia! Who do you hear that I nostalgia?" "Anyway, I know." I said, "I heard people say that the old horse you have ridden is not replaced by a good one. The clothes you have worn, the pens, inkstones and teapots you have used, you will have feelings as soon as you use them, and you will have feelings again. No matter how good you are, you won’t change it. For example, your willow stick is just a stick for Sun Zhenguo’s luggage. If you have a good walking stick, would you be willing to change it? If we have feelings, will the chairman let me go?” "Hahaha," Mao Zedong laughed, "little devil, when did you study me? Well, but I like you and want you to come, what should I do? There must be someone who compromises." "Then I have to compromise." "I can't wrong you too much. Both of us have made some compromises." Mao Zedong looked at me seriously and said, "I can't do without talking about the truth. When you come to me, we just have a different division of labor and serve the people. But, just talking The principle is not enough. The 38th style, to be my guard, the status is high enough, but the position is too low. I will give you a leader and be the leader of my guard team." Mao Zedong pondered for a while, made a gesture, and said: "Half a year, you help me for half a year, it's a loan, do you think it's okay?" "Okay!" I nodded vigorously. "Okay, go talk to Ye Zilong, he knows me better." Mao Zedong waved his hand lightly, and I easily backed away.He went back to the cave to work alone... Li Yinqiao later heard that before Mao Zedong talked with him, he knew that Li Yinqiao did not want to come, but he still said to Ye Zilong and Wang Dongxing: "Don't think about others, I want him!" This is the character of Mao Zedong. Serving as a guard beside Mao Zedong is mainly responsible for Mao Zedong's daily life, food, clothing, housing and transportation. This is the person who is closest to the leader. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "inseparable".After liberation, especially in the ten or twenty years of Mao Zedong's later life when he was regarded as a "god", it was not so easy for leading comrades such as the vice chairman of the party and the prime minister of the national government to see him.Even Mao Yuanxin, Mao Zedong's "liaison officer" and his own nephew, had to go through several hurdles if he wanted to see him.The guards are different. When Mao Zedong eats, the guards bring the food and accompany him to wait for him to finish eating; when he is working, the guards are usually on duty outside the door, and at the same time go in from time to time to prepare some cigarettes, ink and tea for Mao Zedong Before going to bed, the guards had to bathe and massage Mao Zedong, and after waking up, they had to prepare washing utensils and water for Mao Zedong; when going out for activities and meetings, the guards never left. Mao Zedong's guards are not like the burly men of Lenin's Vasily style that people see in movies. His guards are generally young men in their 16th or 17th year. "It's too big, and I'm embarrassed to let them do some things." Mao Zedong said this more than once.Because Mao Zedong was very "conservative" in his personal life.He has to be bathed and massaged every day so that he can sleep well, and he often needs enemas because of constipation.Mao Zedong was not so comfortable using older people for these things, and young men of sixteen or seventeen were basically like children. Mao Zedong liked to use these older children, and he was much more comfortable with them. "It's like this. I was at this age when I first came to Mao Zedong. I was stupid and didn't understand anything. All I thought about was the task assigned to me by the organization, which was to take care of and protect Mao Zedong. Everything Mao Zedong asked me to do It is a lofty and sacred combat mission." Li Yinqiao, the head of the guard, said so. "However," he continued, "after a long time, those of us who are guards have discovered that although Mao Zedong is the chairman and the leader, he is also a very ordinary person. Everyone eats, drinks, and drinks, and he is exactly the same. For example, I don’t want to expose some small privacy of personal living habits in front of outsiders, and I don’t want strangers to touch him. He also has itchy flesh on his body. Sometimes we accidentally touch his itchy flesh when we take a bath , Mao Zedong was extremely sensitive to stop your further action, or shouted like a child: 'Oh, don't move, don't move, ha, ha, ha...' and laughed." Mao Zedong's special character determines his special standards for using personal guards. "You must not think that Mao Zedong's standards are unattainable." Li Yinqiao, who has participated in the selection of almost all Mao Zedong's guards since 1947, said, "It must be said that when the Central Security Department selects Mao Zedong's guards and guards , It is indeed one in a hundred, one in a million, but when it comes to Mao Zedong, there is only one standard left, and in Mao Zedong's own words, it is just 'get along with me'." Mao Zedong's "together" is only three words, but the content is extremely rich.In Mao Zedong's life, there were not many people who were really confirmed by Mao Zedong as "compatible" with him.His most powerful assistants and successors in politics, like Liu Shaoqi, Lin Biao, and Peng Dehuai who used to be "very compatible with me", were later considered by Mao Zedong as "uncompatible".The later wife, Jiang Qing, was the person Mao Zedong considered "the most incompatible".Although she is Mao Zedong's wife, the wife is the "most incompatible" person, and she is destined to be a tragedy in Mao Zedong's personal life.Jiang Qing's "incompatibility" is another burden that cannot be easily shaken off. We can imagine how painful Mao Zedong was in terms of family and personal spiritual life in the decades since he married Jiang Qing.The guard is someone he can rely on in his daily life and can make some adjustments in his spiritual life.Naturally, Mao Zedong paid great attention to the requirement of being able to "get along" with himself. Even Luo Ruiqing, Wang Dongxing, and Ye Zilong, who have been in charge of Mao Zedong's security and security work for a long time, are difficult to determine how to be compatible.As a result, Mao Zedong himself is the only one who chooses his own guards, and he is also the final arbiter. Therefore, to say that we "get along well" with Mao Zedong is both extremely simple and extremely complicated.Wang Dongxing and Ye Zilong probably lost a lot of gray hair because of this.But when we asked comrades who had served as Mao Zedong's defenders, they said, "It's very simple." "Mao Zedong's 'compatibility' is sometimes the consistency of political feelings, sometimes the same personality, sometimes a tacit understanding of words and deeds, and sometimes a special favor of the 'old man' for the clever and lovely young man. In a word, It all depends on Mao Zedong's feeling." Li Yinqiao used this sentence to summarize the whole meaning of a great man who said "get along well". Later, we visited several other defenders of Mao Zedong, and they talked freely about the process of being selected as Mao Zedong's defenders, which confirmed this point. Feng Yaosong, a native of Zhejiang, was strictly inspected by relevant departments before becoming Mao Zedong's guard.But no matter who guarantees the vote, the final decision has to be made by Mao Zedong himself. On this day, Feng Yaosong was led into Mao Zedong's guard duty room, and he was told to work beside Mao Zedong.This is simply unimaginable for a poor child from a poor family and a young soldier who has not long participated in the revolution.In the past, Feng Yaosong only saw and heard about Mao Zedong from books, portraits and leaders' reports.Now, if he really sees Mao Zedong, and from now on, he will be around this unique big man in China every day, Feng Yaosong will naturally be so excited that his heart rate has accelerated a lot since the day before.At this time, when the head of the guard went to report to Mao Zedong, he had already taken out a letter of determination that had been written on his chest. When the chief guard came back, Xiao Feng handed him the letter of determination, and promised: "Chief guard, I will definitely do what the letter of determination says." "Haha, look at you, there are two words wrong in one sentence." Li Yinqiao, the head of the guard, took a look and laughed out loud.He took the letter of determination written by Xiaofeng and said: "I, Xisheng, must protect the chairman myself." Then, he patted Xiaofeng on the shoulder like a little brother, and said, "I'll teach you how to write later." Sacrifice', now follow me to Chairman Mao." Mao Zedong was in his study at this time.Feng Yaosong entered the door together with the head of the guard. He didn't know whether it was a delusion or a hallucination. Xiao Feng only felt that Mao Zedong sitting in the book mountain was shining with dazzling rays of light, which made him unable to open his eyes.He hurriedly rubbed his eyes with his hands, and found that his eyelashes were already soaked with tears, and the heat flowed down his cheeks onto his chest. "Chairman, he's here." The head guard reported softly. "Oh, what's your name?" Mao Zedong sat in the rattan chair and was still reading, without looking up, "Come and tell me, what's your name?" How did Feng Yaosong go through this kind of scene? He not only saw Chairman Mao Zedong today, but also heard Chairman Mao Zedong's voice, and he was talking to himself in person?He stood there stupidly, unable to even speak. Mao Zedong asked twice, but when there was no reply, he turned his head.After looking at Xiao Feng's appearance, he slowly stood up and walked to Feng Yaosong.The big hand that commanded an army of one million, wiped out eight million Kuomintang troops, and overthrew the Jiang family dynasty fell lightly on Xiao Feng's head. "Hey, what did I say, it's still a doll!" the supreme commander said kindly. Feng Yaosong was finally awakened by the "electric current" from his big hand, and quickly called out: "Chairman Mao!" Mao Zedong agreed, and then asked, "What's your name?" "Feng Yaosong." "Feng-yao-song, is that Feng from Kaifeng, Henan?" "No, it's the envelope." Xiao Feng solemnly "corrected" Mao Zedong's words. "Haha..." Mao Zedong laughed happily, and like a loving father, he used his big hands to adjust the buttons of Xiaofeng, and said, "Little devil, no matter how many letters you have, you can't see them unless you open them." .You know? That's a word, understand?" Feng Yaosong glanced at the head of the guard who was standing aside and looking at him with a smile, and nodded to Mao Zedong half understanding. "How old is this year?" "sixteen." "What do mom and dad do?" "My father pulls a rickshaw, and my mother does housework at home." "Oh, what about the standard working people! What about you? What have you done before?" Mao Zedong asked. "I used to be an apprentice in a dim sum shop." Xiao Feng replied, "Last year, I studied at the Guard Office of the Provincial Public Security Bureau. After that, I went to Beijing, where Chairman Mao stayed..." Mao Zedong nodded as if satisfied.Then I started to give lessons to the guards: "Before, I told your guard chief and several others that I, although I am a chairman and a high-ranking official, I am also serving the people. I have to consider and deal with it every day. I can’t take care of national affairs and some of my own affairs, so I have to ask you for help. In this line of work, you are actually serving the people, but it’s only indirect. We have different divisions of labor. Would you like to Are you unwilling to divide labor like this?" Gua Yaosong nodded seriously, "Yes, Chairman." "Well, let's see who serves the best!" Mao Zedong said, holding Feng Yaosong's hand as if he was about to investigate. Feng Yaosong accepted Mao Zedong's "competition" in this way. When he first arrived, the little guard Feng Yaosong was full of worries, fearing that his "service" would not be good and he would be defeated by his "rival" Mao Zedong. It was Xiaofeng's turn to be on duty independently.I heard from the old guards that Mao Zedong's personal hobbies and habits were very special. If anyone was inappropriate when he was working or handling trivial matters in his life, he would lose his temper, and his temper would make people tremble.Xiao Feng naturally became more timid and nervous after hearing this. "Play by ear, be flexible, and handle it properly." The chief guard told him the "twelve-character policy." Xiao Feng walked into Mao Zedong's office—actually it was a bedroom, study and reception room.Mao Zedong was very quiet in the office, and there was no major task for the guards to do, just pour tea, change cigarettes and so on.Although these seem simple, to serve Mao Zedong well is not only to do these obvious tasks, but there are many other things that need to be handled by the guards with their own eyesight.The latter is the most important and the most difficult to achieve. Mao Zedong kept staring at one document after another, and sometimes drank tea and smoked cigarettes modestly. When Xiao Feng entered the room, the water in the teacup was gone, and he was about to step forward to get a cup to add tea for Mao Zedong, when an unexpected surprise made Feng Yaosong stunned: Mao Zedong raised his free left hand Get up, then stretch three fingers into the teacup, gently rub the residual tea leaves in the cup, then pick up a handful of residual tea leaves with a little force, slowly stuff them into your mouth, your cheeks move The ground moved, like an old cow chewing grass, with relish. "Report to the chief guard, the chairman has started eating tea, does he think the tea is not good?" Xiao Feng didn't dare to make any mistakes, and hurried to the duty room to tell Li Yinqiao about this amazing "discovery".Unexpectedly, the head guard said nonchalantly: "His old habit. Residual tea leaves can refresh you." It was the first time Feng Yaosong had heard of it.He thought, my poor old man still pays attention to not eating overnight tea when drinking tea, Chairman Mao Zedong is unwilling to waste even leftover tea leaves!It's incredible! It was getting dark, and Xiao Feng saw Mao Zedong's feet in round shoes kept tapping the ground.At first Xiao Feng thought it was Mao Zedong who was tired and was pumping his blood. As the number of shots on the ground increased, he suddenly remembered something and went to check the thermometer.Too bad, it's not even 13°C!December in the lunar calendar in Beijing is already a severe winter! Xiao Feng put his left hand under his nose, thinking about how to prevent Mao Zedong from freezing his feet.Have!He cleverly found two hot water bags, filled them with hot water, walked gently to Mao Zedong's desk, squatted down, and covered the two hot water bags on the backs of his big feet.The patting feet stopped moving, and there was only the sound of "rustling" turning pages in the room.After a while, Xiao Feng took off the hot water bottle and gently massaged Mao Zedong's legs with both hands.After finishing, he was about to withdraw, but was stunned by what he saw when he raised his eyes: Mao Zedong said to him like a loving father with tears of gratitude in his eyes: "That's good! That's good! Thank you very much, Brat!" Feng Yaosong's eye circles turned red immediately, and he hurriedly stepped aside. "Xiao Feng, get me my shoes, I'm going to a meeting soon!" Another day, after Mao Zedong finished swimming, he ordered Feng Yaosong.One has a strong Hunan accent, and the other is a Zhejiang native whose local dialect is difficult to change.Hey, it's exciting now.What Mao Zedong wanted were shoes, Feng Yaosong somehow heard it as "peach". 一听说毛泽东要吃“桃子”了，封耀松像接到了“十万火急”的命令，拔腿就往厨房跑。 “侯……侯师傅，快，快给我个桃子，主席要吃桃！” “桃子？这时候哪来桃子呀……”侯师傅急得直拍大腿。最后还真让他给想出法子了：一个红盈盈的大水蜜桃放在了小封手中。 “主席，给！”小封像是完成一件神圣使命似的将桃子郑重其事地托到离毛泽东眼睛一两尺远的地方，嘴里还大口大口地喘着气。 毛泽东习惯地抬起那对看书的眼皮，半晌愣在那儿。 封耀松见毛泽东愣了，不由得也愣住了，他轻声细语道：“刚才您要的……我给拿来了！” 毛泽东突然一悟，终于忍不住地“扑哧”笑出了声，越笑越开心，最后竟笑得直揉眼睛：“我……我说让你拿鞋子，你怎么……怎么把这东西给拿来了？”毛泽东一边说，一边用手指指双脚，乐个不停。 “这……嘿嘿……”小封终于明白了，他也不好意思地跟着毛泽东笑了起来。 “小鬼，我们一个是湖南人，一个是浙江人，可都是中国地方方言的能手，我们俩在一起，可有热闹戏呀！”毛泽东把小封拉到自己的身边，像父亲关怀儿子一般地抚摸着小卫士的头发，十分逗趣地说道：“好，好，我喜欢这样的热闹戏，不过今后可得注意，可别把我的肚肠根给笑断了，啊？！” 封耀松腼腆而又真诚地点点头。 “我能在毛泽东身边工作多年，大约就是靠这傻实在吧！”几十年后，封耀松回忆起那段难忘的经历时，笑着这样说。 卫士田云玉，一副机灵活泼相，是个谁见了都说“可爱”的小伙子。他能在毛泽东身边工作那么多年，大概是属于“老头子”对机灵可爱的小伙子的一种特殊“宠爱”吧。 确实，田云玉是一开始就被毛泽东喜欢的小卫士，而且他也是惟一在江青与毛泽东两人之间都“吃香”的卫士。 田云玉能到毛泽东身边工作，凭的也是他那股可爱劲。 1952年2月，才十五岁的田云玉，在老家黑龙江双城时，听说沈阳来了几个人到他家乡那里招一批人去为苏联专家当招待员，便自个儿跑到城里，夹在一大堆报名的人群中间。 招工的人见乱哄哄的报名队伍，就出来维持秩序，见了田云玉，就对同事说：“这个小鬼不错，要他，要他。” 田云玉在众目睽睽下，非常得意地获得了优先。 一个有七个孩子负担的家庭，自然迫不及待地希望能送出去几个孩子挣钱。田云玉招工“上榜”，家里人不亦乐乎。父亲给他提起一个小包袱，说：“走吧，玉儿，你娘还等你早点寄回点钱来呢！” 田云玉当招待员时间不长，就“青云直上”了。中央办公厅到东北选服务员，这位谁见谁爱的小伙子自然又中榜了。田云玉并不知道，他们这批服务员进中南海可是根据毛泽东主席的意图挑的。毛泽东在去莫斯科期间，途经沈阳时，曾说东北的小伙子聪明、朴实。卫士长李银桥将毛泽东的话转告了叶子龙、汪东兴，于是，就有了中央办公厅到东北挑服务员这件事。 谁知经过一个月集训后，机灵鬼田云玉却在分配时被搁在了一边：没被配给首长当警卫员、卫士，却留在中南海招待所当招待员。田云玉气不打一处来，可又不敢发作。后来才听别人说，领导觉得他活泼有余，扎实不足，要这个毛孩子“锻炼锻炼”再说。 田云玉毕竟是个“机灵鬼”，从此后就开始向老同志学习，在人面前做出一副成熟老成的样子。可爱的小伙子整天在中央首长面前晃动，很快就被“老头子们”注意上了。第一位是彭德怀，随即又被眼尖的江青瞅见了。 江青是女人，又爱漂亮。这田云玉自然被她一眼瞅见后就别想跑掉了。1953年底，招待科科长告诉田云玉，让他到毛泽东主席身边工作。小田激动不已，愿望终于实现了。而且是最高的愿望——对一个从事服务工作的小鬼来说。 小鬼毕竟是小鬼：田云玉按照卫士长李银桥的分配，开始值副班。为毛泽东服务叫正班，在江青那儿叫副班。副班主要是协助正班工作，协调毛泽东夫妻与家庭之间的事情。 第一次上班，是早晨，田云玉在老卫士李家骥的带领下，来到江青卧室给她送早饭。 江青还躺在床上。李家骥为她摇起那张安有升降装置的床，然后将一张特制的木桌嵌在床上，并正好落在江青直起身的胸前：江青平常每天早上就在这张桌子上吃饭，很有点十八世纪英国贵族的味道。 这一次江青没有马上动筷，而是两眼带有明显的好玩似的神色盯着眼前这位新来的小卫士。她开始了特有的又细又尖的问话：“小鬼，叫什么名字呀？”像与三岁的孩子对话。 田云玉不知咋的，全身莫名其妙地战栗起来，半晌才回答：“我叫……田云玉。” “多大了？” “十六。” 进来的时候，李家骥让田云玉拿着装饭的碗盘。这时，田云玉想上前为江青摆好饭，可他两条腿怎么也不听使唤，不仅迈不出步子，而且抖得连身子都在摇晃。useless.一边的李家骥直想骂他。 江青觉得很惬意和开心，说：“小鬼别紧张，我可不是吃人的狼啊！”说着瞪大她那双眼睛，装出唬人的样子，随即又“咯咯咯”地大笑起来。 田云玉瞥了一眼，还真像一只小绵羊见到大灰狼，那副窘样实在惹人爱。 很快，这个天真活泼的“小鬼”，便赢得了江青的喜欢。等到他被卫士长李银桥带到毛泽东身边时，田云玉竟毫无半点惧怕感。那一脸孩子气的笑颜，毛泽东一见便满心喜欢地把他叫到跟前。 “小鬼，叫什么名字？” “报告主席，我叫田云玉。” “会写吗？” “会，主席。”田云玉便伸出右手指，在毛泽东面前的空间比划起来：“就是这个田地的田，云彩的云，玉石的玉！” “嘿，你还不简单呀！”毛泽东笑呵呵地说，“有天有地，又有玉石，可正是上下齐全国中贵，那么，你家一定人不少喽？” 田云玉心想，毛泽东真神，他怎么知道我家的事呀？便回答道：“是的，上有我父母，还有爷爷，下有我们兄弟姐妹七个。” “可不，被我猜准了吧！”毛泽东笑了。又问：“家在哪个地方？” “黑龙江双城县。” “双城县。”毛泽东琢磨了起来，“为什么要叫双城县呀？是不是还有个单城县呢？” 田云玉可没听说过，便摇头说：“没有单城县。” “不对，会有。”毛泽东坚持道，“有双城必有单城，而且不会太远，说不定你爸爸、爷爷他们知道，或许不知道，你可以问问。” 这是田云玉第一次领教的毛泽东，他觉得这位大人物挺有自己的分析、判断、见解。果然，田云玉在后来确实证实了他的老家是有个单城，只是单城小，慢慢地被双城“吃”掉了，以后就不曾有了。毛泽东真神！田云玉打这以后对主席特别敬佩。 情况一熟，田云玉的那股孩子脾气便淋漓尽致地暴露出来了：爱说爱笑，爱哭爱闹，无拘无束。除了多一点工作责任感外，他在毛泽东和江青面前如同在自己的父母面前一样。也许由于自己的儿女长久不在身边，或许偶尔在身边时也对他们要求得太严的缘故，缺乏太多的父子间的那种情趣，田云玉正好使毛泽东在这方面得到补偿。毛泽东一见田云玉来值班，就总是乐呵呵的，手头的工作再忙，也要抽出时间同小卫士闲聊几句。 这天又是田云玉值班了。前几天为了调级调工资的事，田云玉因为看到别人都调了两级、三级的，自己只调了一级，便在中南海同有关部门吵了起来。为此，机关有人贴出大字报批评他，上面还写了两句怪“缺德”的话：“一登龙门身价十倍，田云玉哭哭啼啼要两级。”不光如此，这张大字报还偏偏让毛泽东看到了。 见卫士过来，毛泽东一副慈祥的目光落到了田云玉的脸上。 “小田，你过来，我想跟你商量一件事，你看行不行。”毛泽东完全是一副与小卫士平起平坐的姿态。“我先问你，你是不是家里兄弟姐妹多？” “是，连我七个。”田云玉开始并不知道毛泽东为何又问这个。 “你现在的工资多少？” 一听说，田云玉脸上就发热了，他知道毛泽东肯定要为他吵着要调级的事批评他呢，他难堪地回答：“四十三块。” “要说四十三块一个人花还是可以的，要照顾那么一大家子就显得困难了。”毛泽东自言自语地说道。思忖片刻，他把头凑近小卫士，说：“我每月给你六十元行不行？” 田云玉吓了一跳，连连摇头。 毛泽东误会了：“怎么，你还觉得少点？” 田云玉的头更如铃铛般地摇晃起来：“不不，主席，我——我不是这个意思。”突然，他“啪”地一个立正：“报告主席，我是国家干部，怎么能拿你私人的钱？那样的话，我不成了你私人的人了吗？” 伟大的毛泽东本是一片好意，可他绝没有想到小卫士会这样说。他那一向对什么都反应锐利敏捷的头脑还真愣了一下：是啊，这娃娃说得对啊！“不错，不错，我没想到这一层！”他拍拍田云玉的肩膀，“你说得有道理，有道理。”毛泽东一边在屋里兴奋地来回踱着步，一边不停地赞许道。 “小鬼，我喜欢你！我们俩合得来！合得来！”毛泽东走过来，将小田的头轻轻地搂在自己的胸前。 田云玉两眼模糊，激动的泪水哗哗直流：他感到了一缕阳光的温暖，感到了一个父亲的慈爱，也感到有点惭愧…… 毛泽东一生所用的几十名卫士，几乎都是这样说简单又十分不易地来到这位最高统帅身边的。