Chapter 5 Zhou Enlai and Wine-1

Zhou Enlai can drink; he doesn't usually drink for work, and he can drink a lot of alcohol continuously for work; he drinks in moderation, and occasionally loses control and gets drunk. There are too many stories about Premier Zhou Enlai's drinking, which are full of charming charm. If you tell each one in detail, you can't finish a book.However, most of his drinking stories are associated with "Moutai".Since the Red Army passed through Guizhou on the Long March and captured Maotai Town, "all the wine there was drunk", Zhou Enlai had an indissoluble bond with Maotai.I often hear people tell jokes: "In fact, the quality of Wuliangye liquor has surpassed Moutai, but it still can't compare with Moutai. Because the Red Army didn't drink Wuliangye, because the prime minister likes to drink Moutai. If there are two such differences, Wuliangye will never be able to catch up with Moutai."

A joke is always a joke.However, Maotai is famous all over the world, and it is indeed inseparable from our Prime Minister.The Long March passed through Maotai Town, and the Prime Minister drank 25 glasses of Maotai wine with more than one tael.This is what he said personally, and it is also verified by the facts I witnessed later. So, let's start with the Prime Minister's drinking capacity. In 1999, I served as a guard by Zhou Enlai's side, and followed him from Yan'an to Chongqing.The Kuomintang officers along the way, including those commanders, army commanders and division commanders, met Zhou Enlai with all respect.Because most of them came out of the Whampoa Military Academy, and they were all students of Zhou Enlai; it is inevitable for students to wash their hands with wine when they meet their teachers.During that journey, I found that he had a lot of alcohol, no student could compare with him.But how much alcohol is there?I don't know what to do.Enough for me to get drunk 3 times, he drank it once without any abnormality.Be sure to find some reaction to the wine, which is to become more energetic, more elegant and more alert.I calculated for him in my heart: Can I drink a catty?At least 8 taels... Obviously I underestimated.

The first eye-opening was in the autumn of 1945, when Mao Zedong went to Chongqing for negotiations.After Mao Zedong arrived, at 8 o'clock that night, Chiang Kai-shek held a banquet for Mao Zedong at Linyuan Mansion.The negotiations started, and so did the drinking.From the Kuomintang and its government, to various democratic parties and people's organizations, the banquets are almost continuous.At every banquet, people flocked to toast Chairman Mao Zedong.During that time, Zhou Enlai was inseparable from Mao Zedong, because he was afraid that someone would murder Mao Zedong.At banquets, he was no exception. He always sat next to Mao Zedong; when talking, he stepped back halfway to let Mao Zedong take the lead; Let me do it for you..."

Watching Zhou Enlai drank the dry wine cup after cup instead of Mao Zedong, blocking round after round of toasters back, for some reason, my eyes suddenly got wet. After following Zhou Enlai for more than 5 years, watching him attend receptions and listening to him talk about wine, I also gained some knowledge about wine and drinking. He said that some people are good at drinking, and some are not; those who are good may not be able to drink, and those who are not may not be able to drink.Some people have red face and red neck after drinking alcohol, but their eyes are bright and energetic. Such people are actually good at drinking, and their redness is often rosy, even rosy, and they are full of energy.Zhou Enlai is this type.Some people's face turns red and their neck turns red after drinking, but their originally bright eyes dimmed, and their sharp light waves were replaced by a kind of lax indifference. Such people really can't drink.Moreover, the redness of this kind of people is often purple and dark, lacking brilliance.His eyes gathered and then scattered, and when he gathered and then scattered, he would suffer instead of enjoyment when drinking.Mao Zedong was probably this type, so he never drank more than 3 glasses to avoid losing his composure.There is no such thing as a shameless person, it is only relative.People who are really ugly can really drink it. This kind of "not ugly" shows a radiant complexion, but the faint blush is not conspicuous because of thick skin and thick flesh, or because of dark complexion.For example, Xu Shiyou belongs to this type.People who seem to be unsightly, but actually turn white, gray or blue, really can't drink it. The so-called unsightly is because the transformation ratio of these three colors is not easy to detect.For example, when Boss He got older, his expression didn't change and the Prime Minister wouldn't let him persuade him to drink.

The same person's drinking capacity cannot be clearly defined.Because it is also related to his physical condition, sleep condition, quality of appetizers and mood when drinking.For example, if you can drink a catty of white wine for a good sleep, then insomnia or continuous lack of rest may be reduced to half a catty.For example, if you eat beef and mutton, you can drink a catty, you can drink 9 taels if you eat pork, 8 taels if you eat fish, 6 taels if you eat vegetables, and 3 taels on an empty stomach.For example, if you haven't drunk alcohol for two days, you can drink a catty if you drink freely. If such a person drinks at noon and continues at night, and drinks the day before and the next day, the amount of alcohol will be greatly reduced.In addition, it is not unreasonable to "drunk half a glass" when there are few toasts when drinking with a bosom friend.

During Mao Zedong's negotiations in Chongqing, when Zhou Enlai drank instead of Mao Zedong, almost all the disadvantages were taken advantage of.He suffered from severe sleep deprivation and his physical fitness declined significantly.Mao Zedong himself was full of energy and had very little sleep.When he was awake, Zhou Enlai had never slept, and he had to discuss and deal with heavy work; Mao Zedong rested, and he couldn't rest either, and continued to hold meetings, listen to reports, check and arrange the next day's work.At every banquet, before he had time to take a bite of the food, the first round of toasting began.Often it takes a few glasses of wine, or even a dozen glasses of wine, to eat in a hurry with a few chopsticks.And that new round of toasting has already begun... Drinking with the Democratic Party is slightly better, drinking with the Kuomintang is simply another battle.People like General Zhang Zhizhong sincerely respect Mao Zedong, but those who come from the cc system and the military system have to be extra worrying.Various characters are mixed, some of them have unknown backgrounds and appearances, many of them were killed in the "Southern Expeditions and Northern Wars" wine field, and they can drink and persuade them to drink, especially after two glasses of wine. Everyone became enthusiastic, full of laughter and touching words:

"Mr. Mao, the resumption of negotiations this time is much smoother than the previous stage. I wish us an early agreement. Cheers, cheers." "Brother Enlai, you replaced Mr. Mao's wine, and what about your own? Two glasses, two glasses..." "Mr. Zhou, my brother represents the city's party headquarters. If the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperate, we must treat them equally. The first cup is for Mr. Mao, and the second cup is yours..." Attendees at the banquet called many brothers and sisters, and some called Mr. Zhou or "Duke Zhou". Because Zhou Enlai stood in front of Mao Zedong, he quickly became the focus. , that drink was really "vigorous", and later it became thrilling.It was after the negotiations reached an impasse, Zhou Enlai finally found a breakthrough between persistence and compromise.The Kuomintang was delighted at the huge concessions made by the Communist Party, and annoyed at being unable to break through the main positions of the Communist Party for a while. All kinds of emotions were brought to the banquet.Looking at that scene, one cannot help but think of the seascape: the sea rises mightily with long ridges, rushing in turbulently, and the whistling sound seems to swallow everything.It slammed into the rock on the wall with a loud bang, immediately became shattered, and retreated with a heavy and helpless sigh.However, the new long wave rolled out one after another, and continued to rush towards the towering rock wall, making a trembling noise... Zhou Enlai stood in front of Mao Zedong without falling, and greeted him. Follow the tide, one cup after another.His face was flushed, his eyes were surprisingly bright, and his mighty eyebrows were slightly raised, showing even more high spirits: "I have a suggestion, let's not continue to fight in disorder. Whether negotiating or drinking, we should be equal Proceed. Now I propose that all gentlemen who can drink should raise their glasses, and I would like to offer three glasses to everyone on behalf of Chairman Mao." Zhou Enlai politely swept his gaze across the audience, nodded with a smile, "Drink first as a respect."

Zhou Silai drank three glasses in a row.Still glowing red, still high-spirited, still polite, just smiled and raised his glass again, and said in his mild and mellow voice like Shaoxing rice wine: "Of course, there are my own three glasses." He drank three more glasses! The venue suddenly fell silent, and there was no wave for a long time. Only Zhou Enlai's gentle and elegant voice said: "We are not gambling, but toasting friendship. We don't force others to do anything. If you can drink, please drink three glasses first, and then continue to come." Zhang Qun, Shao Lizi, Zhang Zhizhong and the others stood up and said in support: "Brother Enlai is right, don't disrupt the battle."

Several drank three glasses of wine in a row, but no one dared to stand up and challenge alone.A reporter with his back to the camera said to us: "Oh, Zhou Enlai defeated the entire Kuomintang..." When I returned to the Hongyan office, I clearly smelled that Zhou Enlai's breath was full of wine.I whispered distressedly: "Vice Chairman Zhou, why don't you let the chairman drink a glass? He only needs to drink half a glass and you can save three or four glasses." "I'm afraid that someone will tamper with the wine and put poison..." He murmured like a whisper.

After drinking that time, Zhou Enlai worked continuously for more than ten hours.I often think that if he works continuously like him, suffers from severe lack of sleep, his physical fitness declines, and he drinks a lot continuously on an empty stomach, and even drinks dozens of glasses of liquor at a time, he still can't get drunk. The only thing that supports him is his mood and atmosphere.Facing the atmosphere of siege and protecting Chairman Mao's mood, he was excited and excited, and his drinking capacity was brought into full play. What impresses me deeply, and which can show his drinking capacity, happened again in Yunnan, where he drank vigorously in a completely different atmosphere and mood than that in Chongqing.

I remember that after the Asian-African Conference, we followed the Prime Minister by plane from Bandung back to Kunming.In order to celebrate the complete success of the Bandung Conference, the leading cadres of the Yunnan Party, government and military held a banquet to entertain the Prime Minister and the delegation. That night, leading cadres from the Provincial Party Committee, the People’s Committee, and the Military Command took turns toasting the Prime Minister. This was a toast out of respect, love, welcome, and great honor. Embarrassed, try to satisfy everyone.Regardless of familiarity or unfamiliarity, high or low positions, he has satisfied everyone's wishes.When he clinked glasses with the toasters frequently, I thought of him shaking hands with the crowd.No matter what kind of cadres and masses Zhou Enlai met, he would definitely satisfy everyone's desire to shake hands. Once his hand was broken and it was very painful. In addition, his right arm was broken and his movement was limited. We advised him not to shake hands.But he took off the medicine cloth in his hand, stood at the door, and insisted on shaking hands with more than 280 representatives who were interviewed to bid farewell! Now, he is as warm and thoughtful as he shakes hands when drinking. He does not refuse to toast, and even takes the initiative to toast to his comrades. The lower the position, the more ordinary staff, the more he will not forget to toast. It should be said that the party, government, and military cadres in Yunnan Province all drank really well, and no one was playing tricks. Even those who could not drink drank a toast. In the words they said after they were drunk: "Drinking with the prime minister is worth it when you are drunk. Drunk and happy." To be honest, the prime minister still drank the most, or even a lot more.However, the cadres in Yunnan were drunk a lot, but the prime minister was not drunk at all. He was still the same as I am familiar with: full of red light, high spirits, and talking with everyone with great interest; His thoughts and speeches captivated all those present. However, in all such banquet occasions, it can only be said that the prime minister can drink very much, and indeed he has a lot of alcohol, but it is difficult to really tell how much he drank? At work, the Prime Minister hates general words such as "probably", "possibly" and "estimated"; he pays special attention to numbers for the sake of accuracy.This point will be discussed later.Well, I can't always talk about general scenes when the Prime Minister is drinking.I can give two examples of "gambling on alcohol".It's "single coach" that tells exactly how much alcohol was drunk. During the second Lushan meeting in 1999, the Premier came out from the chairman one night and ordered: "Go to Comrade Shang Kui's house. He and Shui Jing invited me to dinner." When Yang Shangkui and his wife Shui Jing were mentioned, the staff at Zhongnanhai knew about it.Because Yang Shangkui is an old revolutionary, he served as the Propaganda Minister of the Provincial Party Committee in the Central Soviet Area, and served as Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee after the founding of the People’s Republic of China.At that time, Shui Jing was young and unrestrained, warm to others, and made a good impression on everyone. She also helped a group of guards find a partner, which became a good story for a while. She impressed everyone deeply, and another important reason is that she has a lot of alcohol.Since Jiangxi allocated more than one billion catties of grain every year to support various regions during the country's three-year difficult period, by the autumn of 1961, Jiangxi's production situation and economic recovery were relatively good, so the Prime Minister seemed very happy, and asked with great interest on the way: "Everyone said water Still a lot of alcohol?" I said, "I seem to have heard it said that lesbians don't drink as long as they don't drink. As long as they dare to drink, they are generally better than gay men." "Well," the Prime Minister nodded with a smile, with a strange look on his face: "She got my minister drunk." "Who?" "Liao Luyan." "Really?" My eyes widened in surprise, "Oh, the Prime Minister should be careful." The prime minister can drink.The State Department can drink a lot.Both Zhang Yan and Qiao Guanhua can drink more than a catty of liquor.Whenever there is a festive day, they often stand up and sit down, clinking glasses with each other, toasting and persuading each other, with great interest.There are often people who get drunk when they are drunk; when drunk, they talk a lot and make a lot of fools. The prime minister likes to drink with Chen Yi and Qiao Guanhua the most. With these two people, the atmosphere is warm and pleasant.These two people can let go, but they are not vulgar; they will not tell vulgar tastes when they are drunk, and they must be articles from all over the world; Therefore, the Prime Minister likes to ask a few words when drinking: "Is Boss Chen coming?" or order: "Ask Master Qiao to attend." It goes without saying that the Prime Minister has a deep personal relationship with Chen Yi.Qiao Guanhua is a diplomat trained by the prime minister, and has always been loved by the prime minister.I've thought about why.For example, Qiao Guanhua is unrestrained, open and lively, he dares to make a fool of himself in front of the Prime Minister, but he has a good sense of proportion and will never hurt the dignity. This can bring great joy to the Prime Minister.After all, the prime minister is also willing to live a life of ordinary interpersonal communication, but most cadres are respectful and polite to the prime minister, and if they restrain themselves, they restrain the prime minister. "Master Qiao" dared to make a fool of himself as soon as he appeared on the stage.The Prime Minister's visit to Africa was a great success.Before returning to Beijing, rest at Northwest No. 14 Airport for one night, and prepare to return to Beijing the next day to receive a grand welcome from party and government leaders and people from all walks of life.Qiao Guanhua couldn't bear the activeness, so he planned and encouraged everyone, and took everyone to the airport early the next morning, lined up in several rows according to the order of height, and waited for the Prime Minister's car to hold back his smile. The prime minister's car was coming. The driver didn't understand what was going on, so he slowed down and slid slowly towards the front of the queue.So, Qiao Guanhua took a step forward like a middle school student leader, and led everyone to shout slogans from the side.That action imitated welcoming the crowd, and showed a bit of exaggerated comedy: "A warm welcome to Premier Zhou!" "Welcome to Premier Zhou's successful return from his visit to Africa!" Qiao Guanhua's foolishness made Zhou Enlai snort in the car, sighed and shook his head, his eyes seemed to recall his life as a student, the active, playful and free-spirited youth. The car stopped.Zhou Enlai shook his head and nodded with emotion again, then got out of the car door, and walked towards everyone, laughing uncontrollably, pointing to Qiao Guanhua and saying, "Master Qiao, you are always making fools of yourself!" Amidst the laughter, Qiao Guanhua lost no time in commanding the reporters: "Come on, take a photo with the Prime Minister and everyone." Therefore, the cheers were louder, and it was truly happy for all. In my impression, as long as Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, and Qiao Guanhua get together, they must drink a lot.You respect him, he attacks me, I advise you, each has its own way.As soon as the other people at the wine table are led by them, even those who are restrained will let go, and the atmosphere will be ready.What's more, the Prime Minister, Chen Yi, and Qiao Guanhua all have more than one catty of liquor, and there is a "material basis" for drinking. However, in terms of alcohol capacity, Chen Yi and Qiao Guanhua were less than a catty.There are some "big drinks" in the chief.For example, among the local cadres, the famous ones are the "Four Big Drinks in Nanjing".Among the "Four Great Drinks", Xu Shiyou is the most famous.In a sense, drinking is not mainly about whether you can drink or not, but whether you dare to drink or not.Anyone who knows how to drink dares to drink, and if he dares to drink, he dares to risk his life.Xu Shiyou has been a legend in his life. He participated in death squads 7 times and was seriously injured 9 times. Liao Luyan is arguably the most famous when the State Council wants to talk about "big drink".It is said that once the banquet was over, there was half a bottle of Fenjiu left on the table. He picked it up and drank it like a soda, and said lightly: "Don't waste it." However, the most drinkable minister of the State Council was drunk by a graceful and free-spirited Shui Jing.It seems that the top leader of the State Council is now going to seek this "justice" from her. "Shui Jing, I'm late." The prime minister smiled and nodded in apology. Shui Jing, who greeted him out of the door, also said apologetically, "Prime Minister, I'm really sorry. Xiaoping and Fuchun waited for you for a long time. Later, when they heard that the chairman was looking for you, they knew they couldn't come, so they ate first..." "That's right, don't wait." The Prime Minister was more relaxed, because he was worried about making other guests wait for a long time. "They left after eating, and Shang Kui also went with them." Shui Jing still apologized: "Shang Kui told me to wait for you at home, and he took care of you repeatedly, saying that the Prime Minister kept his promise and would definitely come if he said so. No matter how late." "I will come if I promise." The Prime Minister entered the restaurant quietly with the water. I remember that the time for eating was not long, and the Prime Minister came out in less than an hour and said he was going to dance.I smelled the smell of wine, so I asked worriedly: "Shuijing is good for drinking?" "Well," the prime minister nodded, "well-deserved reputation." I asked whether Shui Jing could drink it, in order to test how much the Prime Minister drank, so as to know whether it was suitable for dancing?The prime minister only said that "the reputation is well-deserved", but did not mention how much he drank.Seeing that he was walking steadily and briskly like a gust of wind as usual, I was relieved and didn't ask any more questions. After reading the article written by Shui Jing 30 years later, I realized that the Prime Minister drank a whole catty of Moutai that day. According to Shui Jing’s recollection, the prime minister sat down that day and asked, “Are there any leftovers?” "What about the leftovers," Shui Jing said, "Prime Minister, I left some food for you." "Then you're welcome," the Prime Minister put his hands on the dining table, "I'll just eat." Shui Jing recalled that it was she who cleaned up the table and served meals for the Prime Minister herself.They are all Jiangxi characteristics. Generally speaking, they are based on the "Four Stars Watching the Moon" in Xingguo County, Comrade Shangkui's hometown. The "month" is steamed pork with rice noodles, and the four "stars" are four side dishes, nothing more than chili, green vegetables, tofu and the like. The Prime Minister asked without moving his chopsticks: "Do you have Moutai, Shui Jing?" "Yes." Shui Jing fetched a bottle of Moutai. "Is there any more?" Zhou Enlai raised his chin with a smile, "If you have any, bring another bottle." "Yes." Shui Jing hurriedly took out another bottle, staring blankly at the Prime Minister, not knowing why. "Okay, Shuijing." Zhou Enlai pointed to the table, "Come on, you can eat some too." "Prime Minister, I just ate..." "Just eat a little after eating." The Prime Minister continued to point to the table. Shui Jing suddenly realized something.Since it is a treat, how can there be any reason to let the guests drink alone?Cough, I forgot the basic etiquette. Shang Kui is not at home, as the hostess, he should accompany her.So, Shui Jing hurriedly asked the service staff to take another set of cutlery and sat at the table. The Prime Minister pushed a bottle of Moutai towards Shui Jing, and said in a flat tone, "I heard that you can drink. Today we each have a bottle. How about it?" This is Chang Li who knows Ying Qi, sees heroes in a simple way, Shui Jing hurriedly waved his hands: "Oh, Prime Minister, how can I drink so much?" "Drink, drink." The Prime Minister knew in his heart, knowing that people who drink heavily say modest words only casually and not casually, "Drink as much as you can." The Prime Minister took a bite of tamales and said: "When I was in the Central Soviet Area, I often ate this kind of dish. Among them, Xingguo's is the most distinctive." As he talked and chewed, he had already filled a glass of wine, and said to Shuijing, "Thank you and Shang Kui. Prepared for me so beautiful, do it!" People who know how to drink are only polite, and when the Prime Minister is pouring wine, Jing also fills his glass for himself.With the Prime Minister's "Do it!" The prime minister drank it all in one gulp, and when he lowered his glass, Shui Jing followed closely and drank it down in one gulp. The prime minister was so forthright, Shui Jing naturally didn't feel restrained in the slightest, immediately filled the second cup, raised it and said, "They are all local products, the prime minister is too polite. I thank the prime minister for coming to this cup." Shui Jing toasted with her head up, seeing the Prime Minister smiling slightly when pouring down the glass, she also happily drained the wine to the bottom. The Prime Minister took a mouthful of food, chewed and filled up the wine: "This time we have another meeting in Lushan, Jiangxi is the host, and Shang Kui and you have worked hard." As he spoke, the wine glass was raised again: "This glass is for you Thanks for the reception work." The Prime Minister raised his neck slightly, and the wine glass was empty again in an instant.Shui Jing followed to toast without pause, and poured wine in return without any haste: "The Prime Minister came to Jiangxi and gave us a lot of guidance and help in our work. We should thank the Prime Minister." Shui Jing drank it all in one gulp, and so did the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister took a bite of the food and poured another glass of wine: "This glass, I will respect you on behalf of Miss Xiaochao." The Prime Minister has always referred to Deng Yingchao as "Little Chao".Shui Jing was slightly taken aback, and immediately understood that there was a big sister's friendship in the wine, so of course she drank happily.Moreover, this cup goes on, and more needs to be paid back: "Prime Minister, I also offer you a toast on behalf of Comrade Shang Kui." Saying this, Shui Jing toasted again.Of course, the Prime Minister also cheered happily. There were many topics of toasting, and naturally there were as many topics of reciprocation, and the conversation continued, and the two bottles of Moutai were all empty after a while. "Is there any more wine?" Shui Jing recalled the scene at that time, feeling that the Prime Minister was in full swing, "Can you still drink?" "There is wine, but I can't drink it anymore." Shui Jing explained, "I'm not addicted to alcohol, I drank too much today." "If you don't drink, I won't drink either. Let's have some food." The Prime Minister didn't force it, because Shui Jing had already accompanied Xiaoping, Fu Chun and other comrades. Lost.The Prime Minister said with emotion: "However, today I know how much you drink." "What capacity for alcohol?" Shui Jing didn't understand why the Prime Minister tested her capacity for alcohol. "I heard that Yang Shangkui's wife is very good at drinking when I was in Beijing," the Prime Minister revealed with a smile the reason for this test of her drinking capacity: "You got Liao Luyan, our Minister of Agriculture, drunk. Right?" "Oh, Prime Minister, you can't blame me." Shui Jing probably understood the reason why the Prime Minister drank with her. It was "bullying" the Minister of the State Council, and the Prime Minister came to "seek justice".She smiled and said, "I didn't take the initiative to ask him to drink." "Comrade Liao Luyan is the one who can drink the most among the ministers. He was defeated by your subordinates, which shows that you are not simple." The Prime Minister laughed out loud, and said, "Today I just came to try it out, and it really deserves its reputation. It's really rare for a lesbian to drink so much at one time." "Really, Prime Minister, I don't usually drink alcohol." Shui Jing explained blushingly, "The Prime Minister asked me to drink just now, so I drank so much without knowing it. I'm already drunk." "Drunk people don't say they are drunk, but those who say they are drunk are not. You are not drunk, I can tell." The Prime Minister put down his job and suggested enthusiastically, "The dance is not over yet, why don't you go dancing?" "Prime Minister, please take a step first." Shui Jing touched his forehead, "I'm really dizzy, take a rest before going," The Prime Minister never did things beyond his reach, and said with a smile: "Okay then, I'll go first." In this way, Shui Jing sent the Prime Minister out. In this way, the Prime Minister commented on Shui Jing: "The reputation is well-deserved." Since both parties didn't drink much, it was over as soon as they got excited, and they still couldn't tell how much they could drink?According to the stage of the prime minister's drinking, we call it 3 "plateau phenomena". The first plateau phenomenon is "natural scenery", which can't be seen from the outside as drinking alcohol.For example, the Prime Minister often holds family banquets for Chinese and foreign guests and our staff.With Sister Deng around, he didn't drink much, and drank about the same as everyone else.After everyone had finished drinking, he basically didn't want to drink.Another example is minor illnesses such as colds. He basically doesn't take medicine much.He called me several times: "Secretary He, bring me some wine." I have also gained experience, and at this time, I will help him get a bottle of Moutai and prepare a wine glass.The Prime Minister likes to use peanuts as an appetizer. He grabs a handful of peanuts and puts them on a plate or a piece of paper on the table, pours a glass of wine, and continues to review documents while drinking and eating peanuts.Sometimes I soak my feet in hot water.After three glasses of wine, my nose was slightly sweaty, so I fell asleep and had a good night's sleep.He sleeps too little, and these few hours of good sleep, paired with Moutai and hot water for feet, are really the best medicine for him.When I woke up, my cold symptoms disappeared, and I went back to work with all my strength.There are several flu epidemics in the society every year. This kind of influenza is inevitably introduced to Zhongnanhai by our staff, but it is rarely spread to Premier Zhou.It basically didn't affect the work.When the symptoms are mild, you don't even need to drink, just sip some Moutai in your mouth.Several times he was infected, his nose was blocked, and he even sneezed, so he said to the guards around him: "Oh, I can't, I can't do it today. Come on, give me some." The guards understood and gave him a small cup Moutai, he pursed his mouth, and after a while his nose cleared.Suffering from a hot cold in summer, whenever there is ice cream at a banquet, he always pours some Moutai on top of the ice cream, as long as he eats it.If you have a heat cold, treat the heat cold, and if you don't have it, you can prevent it. Many comrades learned from him, and the taste of ice cream became better.During the Long March of the Red Army, Moutai was regarded as a panacea for all diseases. Until entering Zhongnanhai, the Prime Minister still maintained this habit developed during the war years when there was a lack of medical treatment.The Prime Minister told Snow and Nixon about the story of Moutai's cure. The second plateau phenomenon is to enter the excited state.This "plateau phenomenon" has lasted for a long time and wide, and its main manifestations are bright eyes, radiant face, quick thinking, talking a lot, and a wide range of topics; up and down for 5,000 years, 100,000 miles in length and width, and the emotions are shining brightly on the extreme peak.It is difficult to grasp this stage, half a catty is also exciting, and two catties is also exciting; most of the time ends in this kind of excited and happy atmosphere, and occasionally one or two more cups may make a "leap" and enter the third stage.That would be bad.Or vomiting, or getting drunk, that is to say, the second plateau phenomenon is over and the third plateau phenomenon is entered. This phenomenon cannot be completely eliminated without a day or two of deep sleep and rest.Of course, this phenomenon rarely occurs, and we will talk about it later. The prime minister finished drinking in a state of excitement and happiness, and what he could clearly say was a bet with General Xu Shiyou. Xu Shiyou, a legendary general, regards drinking as one of the important signs to judge whether a person is honest or not.Especially in the prime of life, a large empty bowl is placed in the middle of the table, which is called dripping wine and punishing a bowl.A guard stands behind him.It is called prison wine. It not only monitors who is slipping, but also executes the specific task of punishing wine. Generals of the same level as Commander Xu, the guards dare to offend them. It is called "each is the master." Some generals who have suffered and been forced to drink fine wine will inevitably speak out, and it is inevitable that some people will complain to the Prime Minister. Zhou Enlai is good at dealing with the most complicated contradictions, and different people use different methods.For example, Xu Shiyou, except for Chairman Mao, would not listen honestly to idlers; he was so fierce that even Boss Peng, who was in awe of the whole army, said that he would give him three points. For such comrades, simple criticism will not solve the problem, and the effect of persuasion will not be great, and it is difficult to grasp whether it is light or heavy.However, the Prime Minister knew in his heart that this kind of loyal person with special experience, once convinced, he would do what he said. So, when Xu Shiyou arrived in Beijing, Zhou Enlai launched an "offensive" against the alcoholic commander. "Commander Xu, I'll treat you to a drink tonight." Zhou Enlai cordially invited. "It's all right, I'm all right." Xu Shiyou's eyes brightened.He originally admired Zhou Enlai, liked to make drinking friends, and had long heard that the Prime Minister was good at drinking; now that he heard the invitation, he was really "flattered", rubbing his big hands and not knowing how to repay the Premier, and finally said: "Next This time I thought of killing a leopard for the prime minister!" In the evening, Xu Shiyou went to the banquet full of excitement as promised. The Prime Minister had already greeted him at the door of the small restaurant, took his hand and said: "Commander Xu, today we are having a small-scale banquet, so you can do whatever you want." It's really small.When I took a look at the table, there was only Premier Zhou and him, and there was no third person.If there is a third person, it is the waiter who serves the food.After four dishes came up, they stood aside and did not move. It has long been heard that the Prime Minister entertains guests with four dishes and one soup, and it really is not bad.Xu Shiyou was not without regrets: "Prime Minister, I bought you wild game when you came to Nanjing, and it was all done by me." The Prime Minister nodded with a smile. He believed it and had heard about it. "Commander Xu, what wine do you want to drink?" "The prime minister decides." "I heard that you like Moutai, and I like Moutai too..." "Just drink Moutai." Zhou Enlai told the waiter: "Go to Moutai." He looked at Xu Shiyou and asked: "I heard that there are four major drinks in Nanjing. Which ones are there?" "Wang Ping, Jiang Weiqing, Nie Fengzhi and me." "I heard that you are number one. Which of the four of you drinks more?" Xu Shiyou smiled innocently: "Count me older." "You can do it in Nanjing, but you can't do it in Shandong?" "Why can't it work?" Xu Shiyou was afraid of being provoked and said he couldn't do it all his life, so he didn't say a word of humility: "I've beaten all over Shandong." "You mean war?" "We won the war, entered Jinan Mansion, and never lost drinking." "I believe in war, but I don't believe in drinking. Wu Song has 18 bowls of wine, and Shandong people drink booze." "Prime Minister, don't you believe me," Xu Shiyou became anxious, "I have never met a match for drinking." The waiter has already served the wine.Zhou Enlai didn't wait for the waiter to pour the wine, took the bottle with his hands and put it on the table, looked at Xu Shiyou suspiciously and smiled: "Commander Xu is an honest man. I heard people say that he is dishonest when drinking and likes to brag." "Ah, Prime Minister, who said this? Damn it, I'll find him..." Zhou Enlai gestured again and again to stabilize Xu Shiyou who was "excited and jumping", smiled calmly, and said calmly: "Where are you going to find it now? Well, let's drink together and see if Commander Xu can drink more than me." drink……" "Prime Minister, this, how can this work?" "Even I can't drink it?" "Why can't I drink?" Xu Shiyou was anxious and embarrassed, "How can I gamble with the Prime Minister? If the Prime Minister doesn't believe it, find someone else who can drink..." "Drinking does not matter whether you are an official or not, but only how much you can drink. Comrade Shiyou, if you can't drink me, you are bragging." "If I can't drink the Prime Minister, I, I..." Xu Shiyou was really aroused, shaking his head and leaning forward, as if looking for something on the table, and finally found a sentence: "I give the Prime Minister three kowtows! " "That's not okay, I won't kowtow." Xu Shiyou seemed to have won, and smiled brightly: "How dare I ask the Prime Minister to kowtow, I just want the Prime Minister to say: Xu Shiyou is invincible in drinking, and he doesn't brag at all. " "Okay, let's see if you brag or not." Zhou Enlai poured wine for Xu Shiyou himself. "Don't pour the wine." Xu Shiyou took the bottle, full of arrogance, and said first, "This bottle is mine, Prime Minister, you can do what you want." Zhou Enlai looked at Xu Shiyou, smiled slightly, and turned to the waiter: "What should I do? Bring me another bottle." One bottle to one bottle, the waiter will help unseal and open the cap. Xu Shiyou stood up, like a young man in full swing: "Prime Minister, I respect you, three cups immediately." He drank three glasses in a row, dumped the empty glass visibly, and sat down, trying not to care. Zhou Enlai remained calm and quiet, as if he had long forgotten about gambling. While eating peanuts, he drank slowly, savoring the aroma of the wine carefully, and did not forget to chat.Sometimes I asked about the situation of the troops, and sometimes I recalled the past emotionally. Xu Shiyou never forgot the matter of gambling. This matter is of great importance to him, and it is related to bragging or not, and honesty and dishonesty. He would not drink slowly, take a breath, drink two glasses, rest again, drink two more glasses, and always had to use large movements to complete it when Zhou Enlai was looking at him.In a word, he was not only drinking, but also told Zhou Enlai to "watch the wine" to see what kind of man Xu Shiyou is! "Prime Minister, it's done!" Xu Shiyou swung the wine bottle vertically downwards, shaking only a drop of wine.The cup tilted down vertically, with a puffing sound, and the cup was clean.He smacked his lips loudly, put the empty bottle and glass on the table, and put them down gently in a very civilized manner. Although his face was completely red, he tried his best not to breathe, and looked at Zhou Enlai with ease. "Oh, I'm behind." Zhou Enlai picked up his wine bottle and poured wine into his glass.At this time, Xu Shiyou suddenly opened his eyes wide in surprise: the wine bottle was also vertical, and there was only half a glass of wine left, which was swallowed up by Zhou Enlai without any haste and relish. Shouldn't it be hell?Xu Shiyou looked suspicious.He drank up a bottle vigorously, while Zhou Enlai didn't show himself, and drank up a bottle while eating and chatting.Will there be a fake?But it is absolutely true that the original bottle was unsealed and opened on the spot, is this still fake? Xu Shiyou seemed to be facing the sea, suddenly felt unpredictable, and his confidence was shaken. “许司令，用你们练武人的话，咱们点到为止，好不好？”周恩来才是真正的面不改色心不跳。 “不行，总理，喝一半怎么算好？”瞬间，许世友的酒劲涌上来了，豪兴大发地朝服务员嚷嚷：“去，再拿两瓶茅台。” 总理同水静喝酒时，总理要第二瓶，水静恰到好处地叫停；总理同许世友喝酒，总理想恰到好处叫停，许世友却决不是水静，兴致一起就收不住了。 “我看点到为止吧？”周恩来再劝。 “不行，总理请客不叫喝好可不行。”许世友解开衣扣，“大干一场”地朝服务员喊一嗓子：“拿酒去！” 服务员朝周恩来望。周恩来略一沉吟，大概是估量一下酒量，他办事历来谨慎，终于点点头：“那好，再拿两瓶。” 服务员又上来两瓶茅台。 “许司令，你拿一瓶。”周恩来慢条斯理嚼花生米。许世友脸上曾经闪过的一丝狐疑躲不过他。 许世友自己开瓶，嗅一嗅，狐疑尽消，多几分尴尬，好象已经败了一场似地。喝酒还计较着怕吃亏，总理可根本没在意别人是不是耍滑。 “都一样，我随便。”许世友勉强作出不在意的样子，拿过一瓶朝杯里倒。 周恩来仍然是边吃边聊，慢斟慢饮不停杯。 许世友仍然是干两杯，歇歇气，再干两杯。 总理本来是最喜欢痛快干杯的，他参加的大场合多，客人纷纷敬酒，他也频频干杯。 这一次改变了习惯，不停地有节奏地喝下去，酒兴起来了也控制着不像以往那么连续猛干，始终保持着节奏，始终保持着从容。 喝酒喝气氛，气氛越好喝得越多。这是一次特殊的气氛，周思来不像以往那么热烈洒脱，话多笑多，许世友也不像平时那么豪放喧闹，但他们显然比平时都表现出有酒量。 平时喝一瓶茅台，总理会表现出几分酒意，这一次怪了，始终不像有酒意。许世友平时喝一瓶也会酒意大发，今天也十分节制不要失态，只是每次干杯之后歇的工夫不断延长，嘴角有时禁不住抽搐几下。 两个小时后，许世友终于干掉第二瓶。他不再喊酒，只是摇晃着身子看周恩来。周恩来不说什么，将酒瓶朝酒杯垂直起来——那瓶子早空了。 “服务员同志，再拿两瓶来。”周恩来声音像往常一样柔和、礼貌，“看样子许司令还能喝。” 许世友笑笑，笑得艰难，笑得僵硬，好象脸上的肌肉麻木了。他的眼皮耷拉下来又竭力掀上去，又耷拉下来又勉强掀上去，目光茫然朦胧。 服务员第三次上来两瓶茅台，抿着嘴忍笑不住，看看周恩来又看看许世友。 这次是周思来动手开瓶。 “许司令，你要哪瓶？”他柔和地问。 no answer.许世友点点头，大概想说“随便。”但他那粗壮的身体却不由自主地仰靠着椅子往下滑，往下溜。他想坐起来，可心有余力不足，不挣扎还好，一挣扎滑落更快，一下子滑到了桌子底下。 周恩来似乎胜了，那种酒意便一下子涌上来，用豪迈兴奋的动作哗哗地斟满一杯酒。 直到酒溢出杯沿，才停下来，举起杯，身体也随着站立起来，说：“许司令，起来，站起来。当兵的，活着干，死了算，砍掉脑袋不过碗大个疤。英雄喝酒，狗熊喝水，我请你喝酒你连面子也不给？太不仗义了吧……”说着，一口干掉杯中酒。 这些话语都是许世友以往劝酒的常用语，今天被周恩来一一搬出。可许世友却无法“英雄”、“仗义”、“给面子”了。他粗粗地喷口酒气，说：“输了！我，我给总理磕——头！” 周恩来一把扶住许世友。他也喝到了极限，站立不是很稳，却以极大的毅力保持着清醒。 “总理，我，我许世友，服了。今后，你，你指向哪里．我，我就打向哪里……” “又胡说。毛主席指向哪里，我们就打向哪里。” “对，对对。”许世友大事上还没糊涂，望着总理重新说：“总理，叫，叫我死，我，就不活。我听总理的：” “那么我告诉你，喝酒不能强人所难。桌子上不能放空碗，身后也不能站个监酒的。 同志朋友间高兴了，高兴了，一起喝点酒，本，本来是好事么，你强人所难不是伤和气吗？ " “我，我听总理的。” “人酒量有大有小，不要自己能喝就认定别人也能喝。不比当年了，人过50岁，身体素质下降，再那么乱喝要闹出事呢。你也一样，以后喝酒不许超过6杯，半斤。” “我，我自己喝，不，超过半斤。” 后来，周恩来对许世友的孩子们也交待过，让他们监督劝说父亲，喝酒不要超过杯。许世友基本作到了。偶尔逢了热闹场合，多喝几杯也不忘解释：“总理叫我自己喝不要超过6杯，今天是大家一起喝，多喝两杯就多喝两杯，不是我自己喝嘛……” 但是，他文明而有所节制了，很少再喝醉，也不再强人所难，搞什么监酒罚酒。 对于中国人来讲，像茅台这样的烈性白酒，一次喝两瓶而不醉倒的，恐怕找不出几个。周思来确实“海量”，超过常人。 然而，喝醉的往往是会喝能喝的。周恩来这样惊人的酒量，偶尔也有喝醉的时候。 不过，他再醉也不会有伤大雅，始终保持着他那与生俱来的翩翩风度。我见过醉后哭闹，甚至洋相百出的人。周恩来从不会这样，他是文明和礼貌的化身。当然，这与他喝酒的习惯不无关系。 周恩来是心情越好越近酒，心情越糟越远酒。几十年相随，我从没见他喝过一次闷酒，绝对不干“以酒解愁”的傻事。他说心情不好时喝酒，误国误民糟蹋自己。他也不允许我们这些身边人喝闷酒，劝说我们心情不好时千万不要沾酒。 总理办公室有位年龄较大的秘书，没找到对象，有点“困难户”了，就以酒解愁；晚上没地方去，有时拉我们陪他喝酒。我们正是能闹的年纪。前几天跟总理去了趟颐和园，总理问卫士长成元功找到对象没有？我还打趣他，做了一首打油诗：“小成二十五，衣服没人补；要想找人补，还得二十五。”当时逗得总理和邓大姐哈哈大笑。陪这位大龄秘书喝酒，我们自然也少不了闹，逗逗闷子大家寻开心。一天夜里他又拉我们几个喝酒，喝多了些，醉意上来，话多起来，声也高了，用现在的话讲就是胡侃，半是玩笑半是劝慰： “咳，不结婚未必是坏事，结了婚也未必是好事，各有各的难处，犯不着发愁。” “也真怪了，咱们×秘书要样有样，要才有才，那些女人真是有眼无珠呢；满大街看着都是女人，这些女人怎么就楞没看见咱们老×呢。” “你别说，还止不定有多少女人也在那儿骂男人呢，满大街看着都是男人，就没有男人找她谈对象呢，哈哈……” 那时，我们的办公室与总理的办公室也就一板之隔，正逗着侃着，门开了。大家陡然一静，是总理进来了。 “小声点。”总理说着，目光在桌上扫过，又依次望望我们的面孔，眉毛皱了皱： “喝不少了。” 大家都有些尴尬。虽然是星期六，但是总理正办公，我们也不能算假日。 总理走进来，望住尚未结婚的秘书：“心情烦闷不要喝酒，酒是高兴时候喝的。找对象不要急么，江山都能打下来，对象还怕找不到？” 一席话说得大家都笑了，也轻松许多。本来么，不信找对象还比打江山难？ 总理又认真望望大家：“人家没找到对象，年龄也不小了，这里有许多客观原因，一直打仗么，现在进城不久，工作又忙，大家既然都是同志，就该理解和体谅他，给他一些切实的帮助，不要光陪着喝闷酒，信口乱开玩笑，这不是真正的关心。”总理说着，拍拍那位“困难户”的肩膀：“要有信心有勇气，既要积极又要慎重，等你结婚的时候，大家再开怀畅饮。” 换一种场合总理的态度就不同了。那也是50年代的一个晚上，三天三夜没合眼的周总理，在早晨6点终于改定了政府工作报告。他放下笔，起身围绕办公桌活动着，情绪好极了，大声说：“嗨，肚子提意见了，让厨师准备几个菜，把茅台酒拿出来，咱们好好吃一顿！” 那天早晨，几位陪总理加班的秘书又陪总理吃饭喝了酒。在我们秘书之中，韦明是爱喝酒也最能喝的一个，平时出去参加招待会，总理常提醒他少喝，怕他喝多了误事。 这次不然，总理举起酒杯，两眼闪闪发亮地望住韦明说：“韦明，今天你就放开喝吧！” 高兴头上不容易醉。这次大家喝得痛快尽兴．但谁也没醉。总理吃过早饭，在三天三夜没合眼之后，终于睡了4小时。下午便参加人代会，宣读了政府工作报告。 总理就是这样，只有高兴的时候才喝酒。我所知道的他的3次嘴酒，都是发生在他高兴愉快，心境极明朗，情绪极佳的状态下。这种时候喝醉了，不会像心情不好时喝醉那样出大洋相。 我所知道的周恩来第一次喝醉酒，是在他与邓颖超结婚的大喜日子里。那一次我当然不可能亲眼见，邓大姐曾说起这件事，笑着摇摇头感叹：“从那天起，我才知道总理能喝酒，也就从那天起，我就开始反对他喝酒。可是没办法，几十年了，也由于工作的关系。他的酒一直没少喝……” 那是1925年的8月初，周恩来与邓颖超结婚，没有举行任何仪式，废除了一切旧习俗，只有几个亲密同志一道喝了酒。气氛热烈，周恩来情绪极好，对于敬酒，来者不拒。 据说胡志明也参加了、喝了不少。最后喝了多少谁也说不清，反正是喝醉了。有人一醉就瘫，就蔫，周恩来是另一种类型，醉了也精神，吐过之后仍然情绪高涨，谈兴甚至更浓。 那天晚上，蔡畅大姐在场，看到天已很晚，又是新婚之夜，就要告辞。周恩来拦住，死活不叫走。蔡大姐看他醉得厉害，说也没用，只好留下来陪着邓颖超，同周恩来一道侃天论地。正是大革命风起云涌之际，革命青年壮怀激烈之时；从五四运动谈到广东的革命形势，从法国的勤工俭学，谈到俄国的十月革命，谈到高兴处，周恩来两眼朦胧，像遥望着逝去的岁月，动情地说：“我从日本回到天津，有次集会，最先站出来讲话的，是一个两只大眼睛很引人注意的女孩子……”周恩来停顿一下，目光明确地一闪，简捷地补上一句：“这就是小超。” 蔡大姐笑了：“看来这双眼睛给恩来留下了不可磨灭的印象。” 邓颖超说：“他那时激烈得很，抱定独身主义呢。” 蔡畅续一杯浓菜水叫周恩来喝。周恩来神思悠悠地回忆着说：“当时我们不少学生相约，不恋受，不结婚，把全部身心投入改造中国社会的斗争中去，避免受拖累或给后人添麻烦……旅欧时，我才考虑，革命者找个一辈子从事革命的伴侣，这不是更好吗？”