Chapter 6 2

Zhou Enlai got drunk on his wedding night, which was in line with his characteristic of drinking when he was happy.The happier the closer the wine, he was indeed too happy.He returned to Tianjin from Japan in April 1919, and immediately joined the May Fourth Movement.At that time Zhou Enlai was 21 years old and Deng Ying was over 15 years old.They held meetings together, ran publications, and organized the "Awakening Club". Although they had a lot of contact, they did not talk about love. In Zhou Enlai's eyes, Deng Yingchao was just a "little sister", sometimes called her "Xiaochao", only 15 age.

Zhou Silai went to France for a work-study program in November 1920, and maintained a correspondence relationship with Deng Yingchao.Love didn't exist then either.What's more, the young Zhou Enlai had a girlfriend in France, and the relationship was very good. In 1999, Zhou Silai told his niece Zhou Bingde that in the early days of his stay in Europe, he had a close friend who was a beautiful girl who also sympathized with the revolution.However, "When I decided to devote myself to the revolution, I felt that she was not suitable as a lifelong partner of the revolution."That is to say, it is not enough to just sympathize with the revolution, one must "be able to engage in revolution for a lifetime" and be able to withstand "the difficulties, dangers and stormy waves of the revolution" in order to become a lifelong partner.

Zhou Enlai: "In this way, I chose your seventh mother (namely Deng Yingchao). Then we corresponded with her, and we determined our relationship through correspondence." Zhou Enlai's "communication with letters" refers to a letter to Deng Yingchao in 1923. In this letter, he expressed his love for Deng Yingchao for the first time.The first disclosure was unavoidable, not to mention that Deng Yingchao also knew that Zhou Enlai had a girlfriend in France, so she didn't express anything. Deng Yingchao didn't say anything, Zhou Enlai sent letters one after another, talking more clearly each time, and asked Deng Yingchao to give a clear answer.Deng Yingchao is an only child, and her answer was: This important matter should be discussed with her mother.And mother's attitude is:

"Don't worry, I'll take a look when he comes back. Now one of you is abroad and the other is in China. Why are you in a hurry?" As a result, the matter dragged on for two months. During these two months, Zhou Enlai wrote frequently. Although they were talking about the fate of the country and the nation and the sufferings of the people, he never forgot to ask Deng Yingchao her own attitude towards this love issue.When Li Weihan returned from France, Zhou Enlai asked him to bring a "love letter" to Deng Yingchao.So Deng Yingchao was moved, and replied a sincere letter, giving an affirmative answer to Zhou Enlai's courtship.

Their love relationship was thus confirmed in the correspondence. Zhou Enlai returned to China in 1924, and Deng Yingchao was transferred from Tianjin to Guangzhou by the party organization in 1925. They had not seen each other for five years.Now that we have met and got married, Zhou Enlai's joy and joy needless to say; it is reasonable to be happy and drink too much. However, getting drunk on the wedding night and refusing to let Sister Cai go, this can't be regarded as a gaffe.On this point, it is normal for Deng Yingchao and Zhou Enlai to have some conflicts. Like ordinary families, when the husband drinks a lot, the wife will inevitably have opinions. During the decades of living together, Deng Yingchao has always opposed Zhou Enlai's drinking, and There have been some conflicts over wine.

All the wives are afraid that their husbands will drink and make mistakes and hurt their health. Alcohol, especially heavy drinking, is indeed easy to hurt the body.Some of our comrades were chatting, and some people concluded with their fingers that the law is not a law: drinking too much alcohol is more harmful to the body than smoking too much. Starting with Chairman Mao, he counted many leading comrades of the central government who are alive and not alive. They all smoked heavily but were not addicted to alcohol. None of these leading comrades suffered from cancer; starting with Premier Zhou, he counted Chen Yi, Qiao Guanhua and other foreign affairs activities. There are many occasions for drinking, and the leading comrades such as Xu Shiyou who are addicted to alcohol, although they do not smoke, have developed cancer sooner or later...Of course, this is just a casual chat, and there is no real scientific research.

I witnessed Premier Zhou's second drunkenness.It happened in Moscow in April 1954, before attending the World Peace Conference in Geneva. The Geneva Conference was the first international conference attended by a Chinese government delegation after the founding of New China.During the four months before and after, the Prime Minister traveled all over the world. No one can compare his painstaking efforts and workload.The Soviet Union, the United States, Britain, France and other participating countries are not comparable to any one.This has long been recognized by history, and it has also been written and confirmed by a large number of memoir articles.I won't repeat it here, just talk about a small anecdote.

Before departure, Sister Deng worriedly asked me to take care of the Prime Minister's health.At that time, the Prime Minister was overworked, had just had several nosebleeds, and was not in good health.The elder sister took care of it specially and reminded the prime minister to drink less. The eldest sister is worried for a reason.The Soviets were already good at drinking, and almost all of their experience in dealing with them in the past was "wine barrels".People in these cold regions have a lot more alcohol-decomposing enzymes in their intestines than our yellow people living in temperate regions, so drinking alcohol is disgusting. They also dared to drink 65-degree Fenjiu with a large tea mug in one go, and they dared to drink even medical alcohol, mixing it with some water and pouring a few sips.If they go to a banquet, after a few glasses of wine, they will be completely "liberated" with loud voices, and they will not end without drinking.Although the prime minister is a heavy drinker, he is a yellow race after all, and physiologically he cannot compare with whites in cold regions.This is like the current 100-meter race. The physical characteristics and cellular structure of black people determine that their explosive power is suitable for running 100 meters, but not for swimming.Therefore, "black whirlwinds" are active on the runway, and it is difficult to find black shadows on the swimming lanes of the swimming pool, and "white stripes in the waves" are everywhere.

Yellow people who drink alcohol are physically weaker than white people in the cold zone. Besides, the prime minister’s liver is not good. During the Long March, he suffered from liver abscess and fell into a coma for several days. Almost lost.The hangover mainly depends on the liver, and the prime minister is at a disadvantage in this regard. What's more, the prime minister goes to Moscow and is on his territory. The situation is especially bad. Ever since I was an adjutant to the prime minister, I have been in charge of the prime minister's usual drinking occasions.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, out of caring for the prime minister's health and considering that drinking alcohol would cause trouble, I suggested to the prime minister: replace wine with water.The Prime Minister agrees with this suggestion, and he is always wary of staying away from alcohol.

The old waiters in Zhongnanhai’s service department all knew how to replace wine with water, red wine with black tea, and white wine with white water. At that time, it was a simple method: pour tea or white water into the corresponding wine bottle and hide it behind a low-hanging curtain. The waiter has a wine tray in his hand, which can hold two or four bottles of wine at a time. In short, two bottles of the same wine must be stuck. You must pour water but not wine for "your own people", and you must not pour wine for outsiders. water.It has been trained repeatedly, and there has never been a mistake. The movements are the same, and different subjects pour water or wine from different bottles.For this reason, when we were entertaining guests, the "wine barrels" of the Soviet Union and other countries were really surprised by the "capacity" of the prime ministers.

However, this method can be used at home, but it will not work when going out as a guest.The Prime Minister went to Moscow on January 1 to prepare for the Geneva Conference, negotiate with the Soviet Union on relevant matters, and unify the pace of the conference.After the talks, after the two sides reached a consensus, the comrades of the Soviet Union drafted a specific plan, and the prime minister returned to China to report the negotiation situation to the central government.The night before his departure, in order to celebrate the successful conclusion of the talks, the Soviet Union hosted a banquet in honor of Premier Zhou Enlai in the name of Khrushchev. As soon as I went to the banquet that day, I knew it was not good.I don't know Russian, and the interpreter is the veteran Comrade Shi Zhe. Listening to their speeches and seeing those Soviet leaders who get excited when they smell alcohol, I feel anxious.Especially Khrushchev, when he entered the table, he kept turning the watch strap on his wrist, untied it and put it on the table, and then picked it up and put it back on his wrist.I was so anxious that I turned around and couldn't think of a countermeasure. There is no way to lie, not to mention that I can't go up, even if I am asked to go up to help and serve, I can no longer replace wine with water.It was an era when class struggle was fierce, and the security measures in the Soviet Union were very strict.The inspection of all food and drinks is very strict. After each item is strictly inspected, it is not allowed to change the sample until it is finished eating and drinking.It cannot be changed casually in the middle. Khrushchev got up and spoke.The words were very short, and a toast was started after a few sentences. Once the toast was made, the Soviet leaders all stood up and raised their glasses.The enthusiasm of the Soviets is unmatched.When Chinese people toast, they usually drink to whomever they drink; otherwise, Khrushchev toasts with a sip of toast, and the hosts who toast with them include Malenkov, Molotov, Kaganovich, Bulganin, etc. Everyone is really "gudong" toast, and our prime minister can't help but "gudong". Diplomatic etiquette, when someone offers a toast, you have to pay back.So the Prime Minister also had to say a few words, and he had to pay back. In the blink of an eye, there was another "gudong" sound. Nowadays, with the development of science, people are more aware of the dangers of alcohol. The banquet scenes on TV are all circling around with wine glasses, and there is no scene of toasting.Another reason is that today's leaders have a high level of education and are all trained in schools. Unlike the leaders at that time, they were all trained in war and struggled in a difficult environment, so their temperament is different.Drinking at that time was not like going to meet the masses on TV right now, so there is no need to worry about the image.The leaders of the Soviet Union at that time all experienced the "October Revolution" and the ensuing arduous battles with the White Bandits. They experienced the brutal Patriotic War.The combination of national characteristics, war experience environment and personal character quality, when these three aspects are combined, it will be thrilling to drink.There is no "gentlemanly demeanor". The continuous, enthusiastic and generous toasts and persuasion of the Soviet leaders give people the feeling of a gathering of heroes. The principle of the prime minister's participation in foreign affairs activities is to follow suit. Once he is caught in this group of "wine barrels", the situation can be imagined.The wine bottle was empty even before the dishes were moved, and the waiter was too busy serving the wine to pay much attention to serving the food.Even if the prime minister wants to eat food, he can't do it casually, because wine glasses are raised around him at any time. I understand that today is doomed.I remember that in 1952, when the Prime Minister came to talk about the first five-year plan and won 156 construction aid projects for the Chinese people, he was drunk in such a scene and vomited after getting in the car. The Soviet side sent a doctor The nurse tossed all night.This time... Khrushchev was toasting again. His face was already red, the tip of his nose was covered with sweat, and he was talking non-stop.The general meaning of the translation is: this Geneva Conference will be an international conference with political significance, but don't have too much hope for it, and don't expect it to solve many problems. The prime minister was in high spirits, and his face was flushed, which showed that he had already experienced the second plateau phenomenon, his reaction was quicker, and his thinking was still clear.He jolted his wine glass up and down humorously, and said: "Drunkards don't mean to drink. We consider the issue from another angle: China, North Korea, and Vietnam attend this international conference together. This matter itself is unusual." The meaning is a kind of victory." Khrushchev didn't know whether he was drinking too much or not enough brains. After listening to the translation, he didn't understand the profound meaning of these words.The United States does not recognize China, North Korea, or Vietnam, but now he has to sit with the Chinese delegation to discuss and solve the problem. Problems cannot be solved, and many problems in the world do not want to be solved. Khrushchev looked a little crazy, with his head stretched forward, looking left and right, as if looking for something. This is a habitual action of his, unlike our prime minister, who always stands there in a graceful manner. "This meeting may not solve any problems at all," Khrushchev repeated what he said while shaking his head to look left and right. "The outcome is beyond our expectation." "Now the United States, Britain, and France have to sit with us and confront us. It is our duty to listen to us explain our principled positions on various issues and make explanations and clarification statements on certain related issues. A victory." Zhou Enlai further explained. According to the interpreter, other leaders of the CPSU also helped to say that Khrushchev finally understood, shouted "Hala Shao", excitedly toasted Premier Zhou, cheered, hugged Premier Zhou, kissed, hugged, and twirled .These Soviet people showed their emotions, as if they were not enough to express their hearts without embracing and spinning, which made us Chinese feel moved and feel wrong after seeing them. Premier Zhou did not toast immediately, but raised his glass and said further: "If some problems can be solved at this meeting, it will be more effective. We want to solve some problems through hard work." The Prime Minister's speech won another round of applause, followed by warmer toasts, toasts, and hugs... The Prime Minister's face was no longer flushed with red light, but quietly turned pale.This is not a good sign, but the toast is not over yet. After Malenkov and Kaganovich, Molotov raised his glass to the Prime Minister again: "This Geneva meeting, we will fight side by side. Cheers to our friendship and cooperation .” The prime minister's face changed, but his demeanor remained the same, he nodded and smiled, and said close to Molotov: "Our friendship has been around for a long time. In 2010, the Communist Party of China held the Sixth National Congress in Moscow, and I attended it.I saw you that time, and you spoke to our representatives.You are Big Brother and we want to learn from you.Geneva, this is the first time for China to participate in such an international conference. It lacks the knowledge and experience of international struggle, and we must continue to learn from you... Come, cheers for our joint struggle! " At this time, the banquet hall was already in chaos.At that time, the friendship between China and the Soviet Union was so intimate that there was no need for more attention. The host and guests were completely integrated into one body. The Soviets also toasted each other with themselves. If you are interested. The Prime Minister also left his seat, walked around the hall, clinked glasses with the Soviet leaders, and spoke warm and friendly words.However, he staggered suddenly, stopped facing Malenkov and Kaganovich, hesitated to speak, swayed a few times, bent down suddenly, then vomited, and couldn't stand up... Malenkov and Kaganovich himself was also drunk. Faced with this sudden situation, he was stunned for a moment. He wanted to help someone, but also wanted to call someone, and realized that he didn't know where to put the cup in his hand... Zhang Wentian snatched it. Going up to help Zhou Enlai, Molotov also rushed over to help, and they supported Zhou Enlai from left to right.Some of the Soviet leaders were too drunk and didn't pay attention to what happened, and some of them noticed, but they were at a loss and didn't know what to do? "It's our fault, it's our fault," Molotov gasped as he walked. "We're upset, we feel guilty for not taking care of you." The prime minister subconsciously said a few words of entertainment: "It doesn't matter, I drank a little too hard, I'm too tired during this time..." Zhang Wentian said as he walked: "Premier Zhou's liver is not very good. He suffered from abscess during the Long March. It is not advisable to drink too much alcohol. In addition, he is too tired these days, which is why this happened." Molotov kept apologizing and blaming himself: "Blame us, this is a lesson we should learn, all responsibility lies with us..." The prime minister vomited several times and drove back to the apartment at No. 8 Ostrovskaya Street. We helped the prime minister into the room. He had stopped vomiting but was still groggy.Everyone was busy making strong tea and looking for a doctor.After the strong tea was brewed, he helped the Prime Minister to sit up and let him drink two sips of the strong tea.I touched his cold hand, and my forehead was also dripping with cold sweat, and I felt anxious and sad for a while.I didn’t fulfill Sister Deng’s entrustment. I blamed myself, and even blamed the leading comrades of the Soviet Union: They probably drink these wine barrels every day, and they are used to getting drunk... Help the Prime Minister to lie down. The doctor from the Palace Hospital arrived. It is said that it is a The famous old doctor.After examining the prime minister, he said, "It's okay, it's nothing serious. His liver may have been damaged, and he couldn't withstand the stimulation of alcohol. Coupled with fatigue, he vomited. It's a self-defense response of the human body. Don't disturb him now, tell him to sleep quietly for a night, and I'll come back tomorrow morning." The doctor left a little medicine and left. At around 8 o'clock the next morning, the Prime Minister opened his eyes, rubbed his face behind his hands, and sat up. "Prime Minister, how are you feeling?" I handed over a cup of warm tea. The prime minister just took a sip.I didn't swallow the second mouthful, rinsed my mouth and spat it out.If you hurt your stomach after drinking, you can't drink too much water right away. "It's much better than yesterday." The Prime Minister got out of bed, "Well, I'm still a little dizzy." Zhou Enlai shook his head lightly, a light flashed in his eyes suddenly, he looked at Shi Zhe, and asked worriedly: "What did I say yesterday?" Shi Zhe said: "It's very good, the Soviets all said that Hara Shao." "Is there anything out of the ordinary?" "No." Shi Zhe shook his head. "I said something, but I can't remember the specific content at all..." The Prime Minister tried his best to recall, frowning, shaking his head; his face was pale and worried. "If there is nothing out of the ordinary, we talked about the significance of our participation in this international conference. This matter itself has extraordinary significance. It is a kind of victory. If certain problems can be resolved, there will be greater results." "What else did you say?" "Others are general entertainment." Shi Zhe thought for a while and said, "Only Molotov is mentioned when it comes to personal matters, and they are words of respect. You said that you met Molotov at the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 1928." Tov, he spoke to the representatives of the Communist Party of China, expressing that he could learn from him... I think that the one who spoke to the representatives of the Communist Party of China probably referred to Comrade Stalin, but it was just a mistake to say Molotov.” "Hmm..." The Prime Minister let out a heavy breath, still uneasy: "What inappropriate things did you say? Tell me the truth." "No!" Shi Zhe was sure, "Indeed not." In such an occasion, Shi Zhe would not hide it.Because it is related to the party and the country, if there are really outrageous words, they must be spoken out so that remedial measures can be taken.Shi Zhe's affirmative attitude relieved Premier Zhou, who was repeatedly questioning him.He shook his head remorsefully, and murmured softly: "I remember leaving my seat last night, wandering around in the lobby for a while, then feeling dizzy and unconscious..." Only then did Shi Zhe put on a consoling tone: "Prime Minister, it's all right. You can't tell from the outside, because your speech, behavior, and behavior are all normal, and you don't even see any drunkenness. Otherwise, I would have asked you to retreat and go back to your apartment. gone." Just as he was talking, the old doctor from the Palace Hospital came again.The Prime Minister greeted him and shook hands with him to thank him, and he has completely recovered his usual demeanor.After examining the prime minister, the doctor said: "Everything is normal, but you need to rest." "I am planning to return home today," the prime minister said. "You must not travel long distances." The doctor said decisively, "Postpone the journey for a day and take a good rest today." So, the prime minister had to stay for one more day.Rest in the morning, visit in the afternoon, and board the plane to fly back to Beijing the next day. The Premier reported the situation of the Moscow talks to Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee.After the report was over, he made an individual report to Mao Zedong. "Chairman, I made a mistake this time, and I want to review it with you." "What is wrong?" "I drank too much at the banquet..." "Drink more than Chongqing?" "I threw up. The date of my return was also delayed by one day. I threw up on such a diplomatic occasion and made a fool of myself. This is my mistake. I will review it with the chairman and the Central Committee." "Haha," Mao Zedong laughed, and waved his hand casually, "it's common for people who drink to get drunk. Comparing eating hot peppers, using one's own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses." On April 21, Zhou Enlai led a delegation to Moscow.At this time, he was full of energy, in high spirits, chatting and laughing happily.Shi Zhe greeted him at the airport, and when he shook hands, the Prime Minister said to him, "I admitted my mistake to the chairman. The chairman smiled and said, this is a common occurrence. It is not a shame." Shi Zhe also laughed, and said: "Prime Minister, you are too serious. Even if you drink too much alcohol, it is worth going to the central government for a review? Bar." The Prime Minister shook his head and said seriously: "You are wrong. That is them, we are different. We still have to learn a lesson." The Prime Minister has learned a lesson. In future foreign affairs activities, no matter what kind of environment and atmosphere, he will never get drunk again, and he will start to restrain himself to a certain level. This level is before the excitement.Because once you drink it, you get excited.If you think about restraint, it will be difficult, and you will be unable to help yourself. However, when the "my family" drinks, the strings in the mind will not be tense. When you get excited after drinking, it will inevitably lead to further development. So, I saw the prime minister drunk again. It was the autumn of 1958. The officers and soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army Headquarters, under the leadership of Commander General Yang Yong and Political Commissar General Wang Ping, withdrew from North Korea and returned in triumph.Full of joy, Premier Zhou Enlai hosted a banquet at the Beijing Hotel to welcome comrades from the Volunteer Army Headquarters.He was very excited that day, and as soon as he poured the "wine" for him, he poured it out and said loudly: "I am very happy today, I want to be serious. Change the wine for me." He poured a glass of Moutai and "exposed" We said: "I won't drink your self-produced one, I will drink Kweichow Moutai!" The officers and soldiers of the volunteer army cheered and applauded, proud of Premier Zhou's "real action".What else can we say about such a scene and atmosphere?With an order, all the water used to replace the wine was withdrawn, and it was actually Moutai that was brought up. We understand the Prime Minister's mood.During the entire period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, Peng Dehuai was in charge of the general in the front, and Premier Zhou was in charge of all affairs in the rear.We have calculated that he works more than 16 hours a day; if there is a major battle, he will not close his eyes for several days in a row. No one can tell how much effort and energy he has spent.Once the army crossed the river, Zhou Enlai personally organized the production and dispatch of ammunition, supplies, medical treatment, transportation, etc.In the military, the major policies and decisions are made by Chairman Mao, such as whether or not to send out troops, such as five battles, such as whether the troops that hit Seoul will retreat or not, such as defending against enemy landing operations.But the specific work is the responsibility of the Prime Minister.All calls from the front are first reviewed and decided by Premier Zhou.Guo Yinghui, the military staff officer, sent more than one hundred telegrams to the Prime Minister every day, and even more than two hundred telegrams.At that time, the chief of the general staff was Nie Rongzhen, and the chief of the general logistics was Yang Lisan. But when the war broke out, we all found that all the telegrams sent to the front were personally signed by Premier Zhou, and he was also mainly drafted.We wondered why Nie Rongzhen was the chief of the general staff, so why did Premier Zhou issue all the documents, no matter how big or small?Could he not be the master at all? Guo Yinghui once suggested to the Prime Minister: "Prime Minister, you are too busy to continue like this. Can you ask them to solve some small and specific matters by themselves, and ask them to deal with them directly without reporting them?..." The Prime Minister shook his head: "No. Don't ask me to be busy, I can do it." Later we learned that the reason why the Prime Minister did not let go of Nie Rongzhen was because a telegram sent by Nie Rongzhen was not reported, and Chairman Mao criticized it.The Prime Minister was afraid of making mistakes if he let go, so he insisted that everything should be done in detail, and he had to do it himself. The Prime Minister also refused to let go of Yang Lisan, Minister of General Logistics.He and Yang Lisan had a deep personal relationship. On the Long March, the Prime Minister suffered from liver abscess and almost died. Yang Lisan personally carried the stretcher for the Prime Minister out of the grass.Later, when Yang Lisan died, the Prime Minister insisted on carrying Yang Lisan's coffin.With such deep feelings, the Prime Minister refused to let go.It was not until after Yang Lisan passed away that General Huang Kecheng took over that the prime minister let go.He said that Huang Kecheng understands the overall situation, understands righteousness, and handles affairs prudently, so he can rest assured. At the beginning of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China did not have a Politburo Standing Committee. It was the Secretariat. The five secretaries held great power. Chairman Mao only took care of the central issues, and the specific affairs were all handed over to the Prime Minister. . After the Second World War, the United States became the "world hegemony", and the people of the whole country must be encouraged to dare to fight against the United States.At that time, the main ideological problems in China were admiration, fear of beauty, and fascination with beauty.Many democratic parties are worried about Zhongzhong, asking questions to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The focus is that the United States is so powerful, what should I do if I can't win?Therefore, the prime minister was very busy before and after the dispatch of troops, and he often couldn't sleep for a few days and nights. The prime minister's office in the Xihua Hall is divided into a front yard and a back yard. The front yard receives foreign guests, democratic parties, and democrats, and the back yard receives responsible comrades in the party and the army. After busying every day, the front yard is busy with the back yard.The chairman said: "Your place is the axis." In my memory, the government ministers at that time, a large proportion of which were democrats, were under the supervision of the prime minister. The prime minister had to talk to them every week to brief them on the situation, unify their thinking, and work together to fight against the enemy.Li Weihan, Lu Dingyi, Nie Rongzhen, and Yang Lisan held meetings with the Premier at least three times a week. Immediately after the Americans bombed the railway, Teng Daiyuan and Lu Zhengcao came to the Prime Minister more and more frequently, and the Prime Minister had to personally take care of the repair of the railway. At that time, the Air Force had just been established, and immediately faced the problem of participating in the war.Commander Liu Yalou and Soviet advisers also came more and more frequently every day. Later, germ warfare broke out again, and the prime minister also took care of the problem in detail.The bacteria obtained from the front, organized medical staff to analyze and test, expert identification, and then launched an international propaganda campaign, which took a long time and cost the Prime Minister a lot of effort and energy. Later, we negotiated side by side.We have a private agreement with Kim Il Sung: the North Korean side is the chief negotiating table, but the major policy decisions are made by Beijing.Li Kenong was stationed in Kaesong and established a hotline with Beijing.Negotiations in the morning, Li Kenong and Qiao Guanhua summarized the negotiations in Kaesong in the afternoon, and reported to Beijing. Beijing had already studied the speeches and strategies for the next day at dusk. At that time, there was a writer named Yang Gang in the Prime Minister's Office, who wrote the negotiation speech.She wrote the first draft and handed it over to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister revised it overnight and forwarded it to Kaesong. The manuscript on the North Korean negotiations published by "People's Daily" was also written by Yang Gang, and then submitted to the Premier for revision (Yang Gang committed suicide during the anti-rightist struggle, which is a pity).Negotiations dragged on for nearly two years, and the daily speeches and methods of struggle were determined by the Prime Minister in this way, and then Mao Zedong was asked to review and approve.How many sleepless days and nights was that? The prime minister's workload can be said to be no less than during the "Cultural Revolution", but the mood is completely different. Now, the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea has finally come to an end, and the volunteers have returned in triumph. How can the Prime Minister be unhappy?How can you not drink?How can I persuade him not to drink? We knew in our hearts that this time the Prime Minister not only wanted to drink, but also tried to prevent him from drinking too much.Those who have come down from the front line have just passed the test of life and death, and those who don't know how to drink can also become wine barrels, drinking half a catty of liquor without blinking an eye.What's more, Yang Yong and Wang Ping are generals who are good at drinking, so they drank the wine lively and vigorously, their faces were flushed and their spirits were high. The Prime Minister became more and more excited and talked more and more. This was the beginning of drunkenness.None of us could interfere. We were afraid of spoiling the atmosphere, so we could only remind the representatives of the volunteer army in a low voice: "I drank a lot, it's time to end, let's dance." "Okay, let's dance now." The Prime Minister finally accepted our suggestion and waved for everyone to dance.He couldn't stand still, although he tried his best to get out of his usual demeanor, but he couldn't do what he wanted.I went up to help: "Prime Minister, rest for a while before jumping?" "It's okay, I'm fine." The Prime Minister was very excited, waved us away, walked unsteadily to the dance floor, and danced to the music.We were worried. Some female soldiers of the Volunteer Army Art Troupe also saw that the Prime Minister was drunk. They followed the Prime Minister while watching the Prime Minister dance. They hoped that they could also dance with the Prime Minister, while paying attention to the Prime Minister not to fall. Fortunately, the Prime Minister danced two dances in a row. Although he was unstable, he insisted on not falling down.Even though he was drunk like that, he was still so respectful and polite to the girls in the art troupe, and maintained elegant dance moves. At the end of the song, he politely nodded his thanks to the female soldiers, and then walked to the sidelines and sat down to rest. As soon as he sat down, the wine seemed to flow up, and his eyes became hazy. Tilted, and finally lay down on the chair.We had been prepared for a long time, so we rushed over immediately, and carried the chairs and people into the lounge together. This time it was lively, and no one counted how much wine the Prime Minister drank. Anyway, all the representatives of the volunteer army who attended the banquet had clinked glasses with the Prime Minister.The representatives were all satisfied and happy. The Prime Minister gave the joy to everyone, but he himself fell down drunk.Doctors came to treat and rescue him, and the Prime Minister woke up after sleeping all night in the Beijing Hotel. In the morning, the Prime Minister opened his eyes and suddenly called out: "Oh, what did the newspaper say?" He greeted me eagerly: "Secretary He, go to the People's Daily quickly, don't write badly." The Prime Minister is very concerned about the news. Every night he has to wait for the proofreading of the People's Daily, and sometimes he even calls the president to discuss it. Important articles have to be corrected by himself.This time he was drunk, he failed to approve the manuscript, so he was in a hurry. I fetched the newspaper, and after reading it, the Prime Minister said with a sigh of relief: "Yes, it's very well written." This time the drunk prime minister rested at the Beijing Hotel for two days. This time he wrote an inspection, saying that it affected his work. This time Chairman Mao did not smile, but criticized the Prime Minister.The reason also affects the work. But from my own feeling, the prime minister's drunkenness this time is reasonable and totally worth it.He was drunk this time, and he did not leave any bad impression in my heart. On the contrary, he made me feel that the Prime Minister is more amiable, more respectable, and more lovely.He is a person who is truly affectionate, righteous and has the most abundant emotions. The Prime Minister is not only good at drinking Moutai, but also good at using Moutai to carry out work, which can not only achieve the goal, but also achieve good results that cannot be obtained by other methods. For example, the Prime Minister sometimes uses Moutai as a "bet" to impress our staff.You can give such an example: The Prime Minister wrote a report to the Chairman about the signing of the advanced weapons agreement between China and the Soviet Union, and Mao Zedong approved the "agreement in principle". At 8 o'clock in the evening, the report was forwarded to Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai wanted to ask Lei Yingfu, the deputy director of the Operation Department of the General Staff, to read the report in order to gain a thorough understanding.But the secretary on duty called and couldn't find Lei Yingfu anywhere, so he had to report to Zhou Enlai: "Prime Minister, I can't find anyone." The Prime Minister frowned and asked, "Which places have you looked for?" "No one answered the phone at home, so I asked the switchboard, the duty room, and called the office..." "Sniff, that's right," the Prime Minister suddenly made a judgment, "he must have gone to the theater." "How is it possible? Don't watch it sooner or later..." "He went to watch the Henan opera "The Great Sacrifice Pile." The Prime Minister said with certainty, "Well, you estimate when the show ends, and then call his home. If I'm wrong, I'll lose you a bottle of Moutai. " It is of course a great blessing in life to win a bottle of Moutai from the Prime Minister. On Sundays, we can also have a dental festival and enjoy it together, so everyone is holding back their energy and waiting to see the outcome.At 11 o'clock in the evening, I called Lei Yingfu and found someone.Ask him what he did?He said he went to watch Henan opera "The Great Sacrifice Pile". How could the prime minister have guessed it?We were all amazed: it was amazing! The Prime Minister smiled and said: "It's actually very simple. Haven't you read the newspaper? Chang Xiangyu came to Beijing to perform, and today's performance is "The Great Sacrifice Pile." I was still puzzled: "This does not lead to the conclusion that Lei Yingfu went to see it." "Don't forget that Lei Yingfu is from Henan and loves to listen to Henan opera." The Prime Minister said calmly, "Did the chairman call him a Luoyang talent?" I still shook my head: "This is only a possibility, not an inevitability." "Yes, we can make further judgments when we have the possibility." The Prime Minister folded his arms and said with a smile: "Isn't the China Women's Federation an invoice today? Xiaochao got two tickets. Lei Yingfu's lover Liu Gefei also works for the China Women's Federation , Of course, two tickets will be allocated, will the tickets be wasted when they are in the hands of Luoyang talents? The possibility has become an inevitability." One word of speech convinced us.The Moutai that I thought I got it ran away again, and the impression left was naturally deep. This impression is that the Prime Minister is so familiar with the situation of his subordinates, no matter their experience, family, temperament, and hobbies. However, good at connecting to analyze, think and judge.All this has given us a great education. The Prime Minister also likes to use Moutai as a gift to his comrades-in-arms and friends inside and outside the party, as well as at home and abroad. I remember that during the "Cultural Revolution", Xu Shiyou, the commander of the Nanjing Military Region, once called and asked for the Prime Minister. The prime minister answered the phone.Xu Shiyou said on the phone: "Prime Minister, my home has been raided!" "Is it serious?" the prime minister asked hurriedly. “可惜我的那些酒喽！”许世友在电话里惨声叫嚷，“总理呀，一橱酒全被他们贪污了，这群酒贼，一瓶也没给我留下……” 总理马上明白抄家抄得够严重，因为许世友没什么财产，值钱的就是卫生间里藏的一橱酒，工资大部分都用来买酒了，不断补充那酒橱不要喝空。现在的问题是不要让许世友脾气大发，与群众情绪对立，闹出大乱子……“哈哈哈，”总理在电话里开怀大笑：“不要紧么，世友同志，我送你两瓶茅台酒！” “两瓶？” “礼轻人意重么。” “不轻不轻。”许世友激动了，充满感谢之倩：“总理，你的两瓶茅台比我那一橱酒重多了。谢谢总理。” 周恩来以茅台为礼品，与各国朋友建立和发展友谊的故事很多。比如总理赠送日本前世界女子乒乓球单打冠军松崎君代茅台酒的故事，在中国已被广为传颂。他还赠送日本前世界男子乒乓球单打冠军获村一智郎茅台酒，由于日本朋友争抢着都想喝到总理赠送的酒，结果洒了一些酒在乒乓球球拍上。以后，获村在打比赛时，每当处于不利形势时，必要把球拍放在鼻子下嗅嗅，嗅过之后便精神振奋，很快转不利为有利，打赢了比赛。人们奇怪这个嗅球拍的办法，追问原因，获村笑道：“这球拍上沾有中国总理周恩来送的茅台酒，我闻一闻就来了勇气和力量。”这件秘密被记者披露出来之后，在日本和世界各地引起了很大反响。 不过，我所要讲的总理利用茅台酒开展工作，还不同于上面提到的几件事，这是另具特殊风格的一个故事。 开始讲总理酒量时，讲过总理同水静在庐山对饮，各自喝光一瓶茅台。这个故事就是紧接那个故事展开的。 年秋，中央召开的第二次庐山会议上，由于全国经济形势好转，会议在研究经济问题时，比较符合总理内心的想法，在一定程度上消弱了“左”的影响，会议进行比较顺利，总理心情比较舒畅，比较高兴。所以在庐山放开量同水静豪饮一次。9月17日在杨尚奎和水静夫妇陪同下，离开庐山，驱车一天返回南昌。当晚，江西省委的领导同志在江西宾馆9楼设便宴招待总理以及早已下山的罗瑞卿夫妇、柯庆施等领导同志。 这是典型的便宴，因为国家还没完全摆脱困难，餐桌上除了青菜豆腐辣椒，讲究的主要是粉蒸肉，很实惠，没有任何山珍海味之类的东西。 虽然奔波一天，总理仍然兴致极高，带着一种兴奋激颤的情感说：“从八一起义到现在，已经整整34年了，早就想到南昌看看就是腾不出时间。这次给了我旧地重游的机会，我要多住两天，好好看看这座城市的变化。”说着，他举起酒杯，眼睛闪闪发亮地望着江西省委的同志们：“今天我很高兴，咱们大家多喝几杯！” 话音一落，他率先干了杯。情绪是可以传染的，大家都跟着兴奋起来，会喝不会喝，都紧跟总理干了杯。 开场这样热烈，往后的发展便可想而知。大家谈形势、谈生产、谈晚稻，谈兴高，酒也喝得痛快喝得多，那确实是开怀畅饮。 江西省委两个主要负责人杨尚奎和刘俊秀都代表省委轮番向总理敬酒。 渐渐地，总理开始话多了；脸上红光流溢，眼里闪闪发亮。罗瑞卿的夫人郝治平沉不住气了，出来时邓大姐托付她照顾总理，特别关照要注意喝酒。她悄悄摇水静的手，小声说：“不得了了，水静，总理今晚太兴奋了，怕是要喝醉了。” 年了，旧地重游，这是他领导八一起义的地方，能不高兴吗？”水静沉住气。 这时，总理还在神采飞扬地说着，谈如何加快江西老根据地的建设，搞好商品粮和经济作物基地。 “你们不是有一支歌子吗？《江西是个好地方》，会唱吧？”总理这时的思想活跃而又激荡，充满感情地说：“这是支好歌。江西确实是一个好地方，三面环山，还有都阳湖，既是鱼米之乡，又是革命的老根据地。这些年你们工作抓得很不错，每年支援国家十几亿斤粮，我代表国务院要感谢你们呢！” 总理说着，举杯又干了。他独自喝酒是为了表示真心感谢。 “总理，我们的工作做得还很不够。”江西省委书记刘俊秀说着，立起身，向总理举起杯。他喝得也不少，脸上泛着红晕，“南昌是总理领导八一起义的英雄城市，人民解放军的诞生地，总理离开南昌34年了，今天来到南昌视察工作，我们心里格外高兴。 为总理的健康，我再敬总理一杯酒！ " 总理也站起来了，却不像开始那样马上端杯，反而将双臂交叉着抱在了胸前，笑得神秘，笑得蹊跷，笑得刘俊秀有点摸不着头脑。 “俊秀同志，一杯不够，你要敬我，那就敬三杯，咱们连干三杯。” 刘俊秀一怔，随即更兴奋了：“好，我敬总理三杯！” 这下子郝治平可真急了，又摇水静的手：“醉了，不得了，水静，你快劝总理少喝点……” 水静心里也不踏实了。可又怎么好劝呢？她俏俏嘀咕；“这个时候是不好扫他的兴了。” “慢着，”总理那边已经又发话了，用人们熟悉的手势阻止刘俊秀马上喝，仍然是一副神秘的笑容：“这三杯酒是有条件的。” “什么条件？”刘俊秀不放酒杯问。 “干一杯酒，要增加外调粮食1亿斤，我们干三杯，要你3亿斤粮好不好？” “总理啊，”刘俊秀苦着脸放下了酒杯，那神情像作亿苦报告似地：“国务院今年给我们的外调粮任务12亿斤，我们保证一粒不少，坚决完成，再增加3亿斤就是15亿斤了，伯有些困难啊……” 谭震林站起来助兴：“老刘啊，总理34年没来南昌了，来一次这么高兴，看你们形势好么，要3亿斤粮你就心疼舍不得了？” 罗瑞卿也站起来鼓劲：“老刘，你既然敬总理那就真拿出点敬意么；敬三杯23亿斤就3亿斤！” 总理摆手不叫逼这位省委书记，身体稍向前一倾，算帐先生似地：“我有调查，江西老表口粮水平比较高，还有储备粮，比严重缺粮的晋、冀、鲁、豫好多了。增加3亿斤虽然有困难，还是承受得起的。” “总理是8亿人民的总当家，总理的心情我也理解。”刘俊秀点点头，重新端起酒杯：“可以，3杯就3杯，3亿斤就3亿斤，就按总理的意见办。干！” “谢谢江西的同志们。”周恩来兴奋地举杯：“干！” 就这样，总理连干3杯，要来3亿斤外调粮。 从庐山上的豪饮，到南昌的痛饮，总理说不上醉，但走路也稍有不稳了。我们身边工作人员当时交换了一下意见，认为总理是喝多了点，但还不至于失控。所以，饭后他又去看省委安排的杂技表演，我们也没阻止。 担任演出任务的是上海星火魔术团。当时江西还没有这种艺术团，所以演出使南昌人民大开眼界，受到热烈欢迎。用现在话讲，叫作轰动了。江西有关部门曾向省委第一书记杨尚奎提建议，能不能把上海这个团留在江西？杨尚奎也早有这个想法，只是没有提出的合适时机。 现在机会有了。江西又多支援国家3亿斤粮，总数达15亿斤，我们事后开玩笑说，“有本钱张口了”。何况又喝了酒，总理会帮忙讲话，何况华东局书记兼上海市委书记柯庆施也在座……这时，，台上的魔术师正在朝台下大声问：“请台下哪位观众，借一块表给我？” “我这块表借给你！”处在兴奋状态下的总理忽地站起身，摘下手表举过头顶。 卫士小张把手表送上舞台，魔术师接过手表，风度优雅地向总理鞠躬致谢，全场爆发出雷一般的掌声。魔术师表演的是“表箱遁表”，在当时是很精采的节目。当魔术师要将“失而复得”的手表还总理时，总理把手一扬，大声说：“这块表就送给你了！” 这时，全场沸腾，掌声欢呼声震耳欲聋，气氛达到了热烈的顶点。心中有事的杨尚奎不失时机地探出身子，拍拍柯庆施的手： “老柯啊，咱们当总理面说个事儿。把这个团送给我们江西吧，这就填补了我们的空缺。” 柯庆施很有经验，干脆不吱声。 “总理，上海文艺团体很多，这类文艺团体也不少，基础雄厚，培养起来也容易，对吧？”杨尚奎更会办事。 “对的，尚奎同志的要求是很合理的。是不是？”总理捅捅柯庆施。柯庆施不好再装没听见，但也只是冲总理不置可否地笑笑，就是不说话。 “哎呀，大上海就大方点嘛，也支援支援我们江西。” “江西的同志很大方，”总理马上帮腔，“支援国家说加3亿就加3亿。你们上海也学大方点，就划给他们吧。” 总理和尚奎一唱一合，连开玩笑带劝说地攻柯庆施。柯庆施终于招架不住了，笑着摇摇头，说：“我斗不过尚奎同志。好吧，待会儿我跟他们团长谈谈，如果他们同意，那就留给江西。” 总理帮人帮到底，演出一结束，就去看望演员。做通团长的工作，又亲自同全体演员见面作工作。 “你们说江西好不好呀？”总理问。 “好！”演员们异口同声。 “来这里生活惯不惯呀？” “惯！”“很适应。” “江西人民和领导同志们对大家怎么样？” “非常热情！”“照顾非常周到！” “是的，江西是好，山好水好人更好。”总理充满感情地说，“江西是毛主席亲手创建的革命根据地，江西人民是英雄的人民，对革命贡献很大……” 演员们静静地听完总理的讲话，都激动地议论起在江西演出这段时间所受的热烈欢迎和来自各方面的关心与照顾。总理看差不多了，便大声问：“大家既然对江西这么有感情，江西人民也十分需要你们，欢迎你们，那么，你们就留在江西，做江西老表好不好？” “好！”演员们都热烈响应，情绪很高昂。 后来，在总理的关怀和支持下，这个团通过正式手续，整团调到了江西，为江西的文艺发展作出了很大贡献。 “文化大革命”爆发后，周恩来就基本不喝酒了。我几乎想不起他在什么场合喝过多少酒？ 印象深的是1972年2月，尼克松访华期间。我和卫士以及某些细心的服务人员，好象一夜之间便强烈地感觉到周恩来的身体发生了什么变化。4年后每每回想起来，都明白那正是不祥的预兆。 周恩来在同尼克松谈判时，像过去几十年外交活动中给人留下的印象一样：坚定、镇静、自若、直率而又热情洋溢。他讲话时仍显得那么机智、敏锐，谨慎而又不失幽默。 但是，他的身体明显地瘦弱了。灰色中山服穿在身上有些宽松，那向后梳理的头发已经呈现灰白，肤色也比过去黝黑多了。 在尼克松访华期间，随着谈判的深入，非正式的宴会逐渐增加，在餐桌旁，周恩来精神仍然像过去几十年一样矍烁。他时而开怀大笑，时而为对方某句幽默语言而心领神会地微笑。他的两眼总是明光闪烁，并不断做出一些富有表现力的手势来增强语言的力量。 但是，他再也没有从喝酒上表现出豪迈爽朗。他谈酒不喝酒。唉，我那时只以为他年纪大了，怎么就没想到是潜伏了重病呢？那时几乎所有的中国人都不敢想象如果总理重病不治中国会怎么样？ “这就是驰名世界的茅台酒，酒精含量在50度以上。”周恩来向他的客人尼克松介绍。 “我听说过您讲的笑话。说一个人喝茅台喝多了，饭后想吸一只烟，可是点火时，烟还没有吸燃，他自己先爆炸了。”尼克松讲这个笑话，不等翻译已经先笑了。 周恩来也开怀大笑。他当真拿来火柴，划着之后，认真点燃自己酒杯中的茅台酒，用愉快的声音说：“尼克松先生，请看，它确实可以燃烧。” 蔚蓝色的火苗闪烁着，周恩来的目光也在闪烁。酒杯里的火苗越燃越小，终于渐渐燃烬。周思来的目光也出现瞬间的迷茫，一副怅然若失的淡淡的伤怀鲜明地浮现脸上，却稍瞬即隐地逝去，眼睛重新一亮，显示出内心的火焰还不曾熄，他带着若有所思的神情望一眼尼克松，含义无穷地点一点头。 在正式的国宴上，周恩来不再只是谈酒。他端起酒杯，频频向尼克松祝酒，向基辛格祝酒，向其他几张餐桌旁的几十名高级官员祝酒。清脆的碰杯声在餐厅里响个不停，像轻风吹拂下的巨大的枝形吊灯上的那些流苏和水晶坠儿的叮吟之声一般悦耳。 可是服务员们稍一留意便不难发现，周恩来祝酒时，说着“干杯”，却一次也不像过去那样痛快豪爽地喝干杯中酒。他只是“舔酒”，用嘴唇轻轻沾一下杯沿，然后礼貌热情地向对方点头致意，用一个微笑和注目的眼光替代了干杯动作。 他回到自己的座位时，酒杯仍然是满的。 尼克松一次又一次朝周恩来的酒杯投去目光，终于问一句：“我听说您的酒量很大？” 周恩来笑笑，带了回忆的神情：“过去能喝。红军长征时，我曾经一次喝过25杯茅台。”周恩来把酒杯捏在手指间，注目着转动酒杯，“比这个杯子大。” 尼克松吃一惊的神色，继而疑惑着问：“可是今天你没喝？” 周恩来点头：“年龄大了。医生限制我喝酒，不能超过两杯，最多三杯。” 尼克松说：“我在书里曾经读过这样一段故事，说红军在长征途中攻占了生产茅台酒的茅台镇，把镇里的酒全都喝光了。” 周恩来眨动双眼，目光里流出对往昔的眷恋，说：“长征路上茅台酒是被我们看作包治百病的万应良药，洗伤、镇痛、解毒、治伤风感冒……” 尼克松举杯：“让我们用这个'万应良药'干杯。” 周恩来举杯。这一次他干了杯，因为客人先干了杯。 就在送尼克松走后，在这一年的5月12号，医生在例行的保健检查中，从周恩来的尿样里化验出三四个红血球。 对男性老年人，有两个红血球属于正常，三个四个就多了点。 天后，第二次化验结果出来，从尿里查出了癌细胞。5月18日，专家们确诊为膀胱癌。 从此，总理就告别了茅台酒……