Chapter 8 five tantrums

Don't get me wrong that the Prime Minister has no temper. He is also enough to "scare" people when he loses his temper.If we want to talk about Zhou Enlai, who is passionate and unrestrained, we have to talk about his five temper tantrums that I have seen so far. When fighting against an enemy, no matter how angry or violent one is, it cannot be called losing one's temper. "Losing your temper" here specifically refers to expressing intense emotions, criticizing, and even reprimanding comrades, friends, and people close to you...When our comrades who have worked with the Prime Minister get together, we often talk about the current situation. Recalling and describing the film and television works, literary works and memoirs of the Prime Minister, I feel that something is missing, that is, it does not reflect the strict side of the Prime Minister.

The basic personal tone of the prime minister is gentle and amiable, but never lacking in sternness; no one from the party and state leaders to us ordinary workers has never felt this kind of sternness.In a sense, the vice-premiers of the State Council and the heads of various ministries and commissions are somewhat "uncle" prime ministers.Compared with other great leaders, he is even "most afraid of Premier Zhou". An old comrade said that although it is not accurate and comprehensive, it can guide us to the truth.He said: "I have only feared two people in my life: I am afraid of the majesty of the chairman, and I am afraid of the seriousness of the prime minister."

When I talked about the Prime Minister's five temper tantrums, I actually chose five representative examples from different occasions, different objects and different reasons. The first example comes from dancing. The Prime Minister loves to dance.It is rare for him to rest and entertain, and he chooses to dance in the precious rest time, because dancing can integrate exercise, relaxation and work, which will be introduced in detail in later chapters. There were more balls in the 1990s.At that time, there were no such famous things as disco, thunder dancing, and space dancing. At that time, it was only ballroom dancing, and it was basically "three steps" and "four steps".Mao Zedong, Zhu De, and Liu Shaoqi mainly danced at Chunouzhai, while the prime minister did not go there many times. The prime minister mainly danced at Ziguang Pavilion and Beijing Hotel.Because the leaders of the State Council, the heads of various ministries and commissions, and some military leaders in Beijing mainly work in these two places.The female dancers are mainly from the army.At that time class struggle was still intense, political censorship was strict, and the troops were reliable.There are also women in cultural groups, including some famous actors.

There are thousands of people and thousands of natures, but the five fingers are not uniform.It is no exception for senior leading cadres, and the performance on the dance floor is bound to be "everything". For example, the Prime Minister, he is worthy of virtue and respect for a generation, and his achievements will last through the ages.Dancing is also elegant and civilized, free and easy and polite, personable but never frivolous. For example, Boss Chen has a different style from the Prime Minister. He may be relaxed, lively, or careless, but he is never frivolous or deviant.

However, there are indeed leading cadres who are too enthusiastic and casual to deviate.how to say?To put it bluntly, it is called liberation and advance, but to put it bluntly, it is called presumptuousness and unrestraint. The first time Zhou Enlai lost his temper for dancing was at the Beijing Hotel.The dance usually starts at 8 o'clock, and the prime minister usually arrives at 10 o'clock, symbolically dancing a few laps, meeting everyone, asking the dance partner about the situation in the army or society, and briefly exchanging work opinions with the heads of various departments before leaving.

I remember that famous actresses such as Zhao Yanxia, ​​Xin Fengxia, and Ma Yutao also participated in the ball that day, and they even organized a few arias in between.The prime minister liked listening to them sing, and his mood was particularly bright and happy.When dancing, she is light and unrestrained, like a spring breeze; when listening to songs, she tilts her head slightly, with a quiet and silent smile on the corner of her mouth, and gently beats the time with her right hand on the armrest of the chair. All these are Zhou Enlai that I am familiar with. However, after skipping three games, the Prime Minister's face suddenly changed.The smile was wiped away by an invisible hand, his face turned red, as if he was ashamed of something, his brows were slightly frowned, and his eyes glanced at a certain target... Normally, the staff around us danced with the Prime Minister When, you can follow the end.I noticed the prime minister's discoloration, followed his gaze and found the problem.

That was a fairly high-ranking cadre in charge, and his dancing, in our words at the time, was called "very unserious". We respect the chief, so we only say "very serious" and don't say anything more extreme.His dance moves went off the rails.This kind of "camera" may be uncommon on the dance floor now, but it was not so at that time, it was a bit "shocking". how to say?For example, someone is doing the "belly rubbing dance" now, and he and that young female art troupe member hugged each other tightly enough even if they couldn't talk about belly rubbing.For example, some people are doing the "face-to-face dance" now, but it's not called face-to-face, but it's also touching and separating from time to time, as if away from each other.As the dance became more and more lively, he and the young female member also became more and more passionate, and his hands began to be dishonest, moving up and down, touching and pinching... The prime minister's face gradually turned from red to pale, and his feelings changed from shame Cheng was annoyed and indignant; at first his eyes were sharply shooting at the cadre, but finally dimmed, and he refused to look at the cadre again in sadness and disappointment.

He had already jumped in the direction of the door, even though the dance ended, he stopped spinning, politely left his partner, nodded, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I have something to do, I should go." Although we were young and wanted to dance, we didn't dare to leave him. When we saw that he was leaving, we hurriedly dropped our partners and followed him. A guard ran to get his coat. At that time, it was not as fastidious as it is now. Nowadays, the dance halls of high-end hotels have places to store clothes. Of course, there are serious reasons for theft.Back then there was no such service and no worries of theft.People who attended the ball threw their excess clothes on the chairs and sofas and piled them up in a big pile; regardless of their positions, high-end or low-end clothes, whether they were clean or not, they were all piled up together.The prime minister stood at the door to watch the guards take their coats.The guard frantically dug out the prime minister's overcoat, and when he took it out, he knocked off a piece of someone else's clothing that was on it.

When the guard handed over the coat to the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister who was heaving his chest suddenly lost his temper.He was not born to swear. Mao Zedong would occasionally say "shit" when he got angry, and yell "get out".The prime minister never even said those words.His harshest words are: "This is not allowed!" He is only two typical words when he is fierce: "Funny!" or "Nonsense!" Now, the prime minister looks so stern, his eyes are as sharp as his voice: "What did you do? Why did you drop other people's clothes? This is disrespectful, impolite, and uncivilized!"

The prime minister's first two sentences were not loud, but when he said "disrespect", "impolite, and uncivilized", his voice was louder and spread to the dance floor.Has the guard ever seen such a temper tantrum?Running water also seems to hurt my head.But the Prime Minister continued to reprimand loudly: "Don't think that this is a trivial matter. If you don't pay attention to small things, you can cause big things when you meet the right time. This is not allowed!" Guards know "it's not allowed" weight.He cried. The prime minister walked away with a straight face, boarded the car and left.No matter how harshly he criticizes others, he will always come to you again afterwards to explain and comfort him again.

"Hey, losing your temper is a sign of incompetence." The Prime Minister explained afterwards: "I'm sorry, please forgive me. I was in a bad mood that day, and it wasn't for you..." We all understand that the words that the Prime Minister reprimanded loudly were addressed to a very small number of responsible cadres in the dance hall. Still the same sentence, thousands of people have thousands of natures, but the five fingers are not generally equal.We often go to the ball with the Prime Minister, and he often arrives after the ball has been going on for a while, just when the excitement is getting up, sometimes it is inevitable to encounter unserious scenes.Get angry when you meet him.I remember the second time I met him, he stopped dancing on the spot, and yelled angrily in the middle of the dance floor: "Stop dancing! Let's go!" With this sound, all the staff around us stopped dancing, Follow the Prime Minister to leave.One of the guards didn't hear him while dancing, and when he found out that he was chasing him out, the Prime Minister had already left him in a car and left. However, such implicit criticisms, protests and warnings sometimes do not solve the problem.When the Prime Minister is present, these individual cadres should pay more attention. If the Prime Minister is not present, they still refuse to give up this kind of "relaxation" and "pleasure".The prime minister was not on time for the ball, and sometimes he still had to run into each other.He finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to criticize severely face to face.Those of us who follow Zuoyou have seen him criticize many times, are very dissatisfied with some people, and expressed righteous indignation mercilessly.I remember that once a cadre was "not serious". Seeing that the Prime Minister was coming, he couldn't "let go" of dancing, so he wanted to take his young dance partner with him to board the car and leave.The prime minister stopped him and reprimanded him severely: "You are not too young, and you can't even do this kind of self-discipline? You are like this. Don't you feel ashamed to make trouble on the stage?..." On the public dance floor, the atmosphere is generally healthy and vigorous; occasionally, only a few people deviate, and under the influence of the Prime Minister, they gradually rectify and restrain themselves.The real atmosphere is not good enough or "family dance". The so-called family dance; it seems to have been heard a lot after the reform and opening up.In fact, it existed at the beginning of the founding of the country.Of course, ordinary people can't do it, and capitalists in big cities are another matter. Speaking of Communist Party cadres, even those commanders and ministers don't have the conditions to do it, and they can't think of doing it.From what I've seen and heard, only Gao Gang seems to have done it. At that time, Gao Gang was the vice chairman of the Central People's Government, so it can be said that he was at the top of power.He is capable, courageous, shrewd and capable, and has made great contributions and achievements in the past revolutionary struggles. He has made new contributions in resisting US aggression and aiding Korea, and has been praised by Mao Zedong. However, this person also has a weakness, that is, he likes to be close to women, and he doesn't care much about what people say about such things. To use Lin Biao's famous saying, it means that "small details are harmless".He is the biggest "watermelon" in the Northeast.Gao Gang doesn't nod his head, God dare not rain.Even some of the Red Army generals in the Northeast Military Region who had experienced many battles, if he didn't like one, he could take him down and dismiss him just by showing his attitude.The reason for this is simple.Throughout the dynasties, at the beginning of the founding of the country, there must have been a stage of "heroes governing the country".This is inevitable when the political power is consolidated. The "vassals" of all parties gather the party, government, and military power in one body, and complete their historical mission of the rule of man before establishing and improving the rule of law. Whether the "princes" in power can restrain themselves with ideals, morality, party discipline, military discipline, and political discipline, and regulate their behavior depends largely on their own character and self-cultivation.Gao Gang's strengths should not be denied. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Northeast was in a special position, and Gao Gang naturally also had a special responsibility.In a sense, in North Korea, Peng Dehuai is in charge, in Northeast China, Gao Gang is in charge, and in Beijing, the prime minister is in charge. These three people have frequent contacts, discuss and work together, and struggle together. It cannot be said that they have no feelings.So after Gao Gang arrived in Beijing, when he organized a dance party at his home, he always asked the secretary to inform us, asking the Prime Minister to come. But Gao Gang's shortcomings need not be concealed.His intimacy with women is sometimes so "frank" that he has no scruples.When he was in the Northeast, he liked Belarusian girls. Once he was entangled, he could call the Northeast Military Region or the relevant departments of the Northeast People's Government without hesitation, and ask them to send "entertainment money" to "rescue them" and send those who love money and are not afraid of officials girl.Have done this kind of "rescue driving" The old comrades involved in the matter have already written reminiscence articles, so I won’t talk about it here.But Gao Gang's indifference was too much. He never thought that Beijing is not the Northeast.The "watermelon" in the Northeast may be "sesame" in Beijing, at least it is no longer a "big watermelon". The first invitation, the Prime Minister rushed to attend with great interest.Of course, they were very warm and polite when they first met, and it was inevitable to be polite to each other.One is the prime minister and the other is the vice chairman of the Central People's Government, and they respect each other.Once the dance started, Gao Gang gradually "revealed his original shape", looking like a hunter searching for and enjoying the beauty of women's unique curves, and flirting more, some even very vulgar. In this regard, although the Prime Minister felt a little surprised at first, he was still tolerant.He does not require others to be as elegant as himself. People who join the revolutionary ranks have different backgrounds, experiences and educations. How can we not allow others to have their own merits?When Peng Dehuai saw Gao Gang, he could call him directly: "Hey, Gao Dazi!" Gao Gang sounded very close.If the Prime Minister called it that way, Gao Gang would definitely feel uncomfortable.Similarly, the Prime Minister still maintains a noble and elegant appearance on the dance floor. If Gao Gang is also required to be elegant, then it would be false to call him Gao Gang.It's true to tease a few foul words.If it stops at this point, the Prime Minister will not lose his temper.In the past contact with work, the Prime Minister knew that Gao Gang's character had a rough and enthusiastic side, carefree and unkempt.However, Gao Gang didn't stop there, he added the "massage" action, and he also wanted to enjoy the "massage" from his partner. Are you serious?The Shaanxi man from the northeast surprised the Prime Minister.Later, he expressed to us many times on different occasions that "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away", and some local officials are "making troubles", and it is difficult for the central government to find out quickly. This time, the Prime Minister got angry after dancing.Although he refrained from having an attack, his attitude had obviously cooled down when he said goodbye. After that, Gao Gang invited the Premier to dance several times in a row, but the Premier refused twice.Considering that Gao Gang is also the vice chairman of the Central People's Government, the vice chairman of the Revolutionary Military Commission of the Central People's Government, the top leader of the Northeast People's Government and the Northeast Military Region, especially as the director of the Planning Commission of the State Council, he will cooperate in many aspects in the future , I can't make too much trouble, so I reluctantly accepted the invitation and went there again. This time Gao Gang not only did not restrain himself, but became more "open" and "invigorated".In Gao Gang's capacity, it is not suitable for the Prime Minister to publicly reprimand him on such an occasion, so when the Premier jumped to the door, he still nodded at his dance partner, said politely: "Sorry, I have something to do," then turned and left the stage . This time, he lost his temper even more, because he left without saying goodbye to Gao Gang, and left in the car, leaving the guards behind. The "careless" Gao Gang found out that Beijing is not the Northeast, and the Prime Minister really lost his temper.He was a little embarrassed, a little uneasy.Later, he asked the secretary to call the prime minister several times to invite him to "come over", but the prime minister's light never came to Gao Gang's house. He told us: "Tell him not to go. I will never go to his ball again!" You ask the old ministers in the 1950s: Who are you most afraid of?I guarantee they will answer: Zhou Enlai. If you ask one more question: Who are you most afraid of?I guarantee they still answer; Zhou Enlai. "Bo" Prime Minister, because he is extremely strict, serious, and responsible for his work; he is not afraid of the Prime Minister because he is noble, pure, upright, and full of love for people.Many old ministers once said to me with great reverence and nostalgia: "We ministers are most afraid of reporting to the prime minister. His memory is so amazing that we can't read the materials as accurately as he remembers..." This is true.I have seen the Prime Minister casually correct various statistics reported by ministers many times.The ministers took materials, but the prime minister took nothing; the ministers only managed one department, but the prime minister was in charge of all ministries, commissions, provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country.This cannot but make the ministers sweat and "fear". In heaven and earth, at home and abroad, how many things does the prime minister have in his mind?No one can predict what will happen.Even the ordinary workers, farmers, and waiters who he met once, he can still name them after many years.Such examples have been written many times in people's previous memoir articles.Once the Prime Minister hosted a banquet for foreign experts, and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs reported that "the number of experts in Beijing is about 250 to 370".How does such a large flexible hospitality department prepare seats?When the official document was reported to the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister wrote a sentence: "at most 280 people". Relevant departments are preparing for 280 foreign experts.On that day, except for a few who were unable to attend for some reason, there were indeed more than 270 attendees. The Prime Minister gave an impromptu speech to local responsible officials in Guiyang. The comrades concerned compiled an article based on the records, reviewed and approved by the Premier, and sent it to Beijing.After having dinner and watching the performance, the Prime Minister suggested that the manuscript should be revised.The local person in charge was in a hurry because there was no draft left.The Prime Minister said, "It doesn't matter, you record it, and I will recite it silently." The Prime Minister first recited the original manuscript, and then said a few words that needed to be changed.The local cadres were both surprised and puzzled.The manuscript was compiled and written by people in the province, and the prime minister only read it once.Even the collator can't remember the text of the original manuscript, so how could the Prime Minister recite the text of nearly a thousand words correctly?Holding this dictated draft and revised text suspiciously, I compared it with Beijing on the phone, my God, it was word for word! In the past, I often heard people talk about "photographic memory", and I always thought it was an exaggerated description. Only when I live with the Prime Minister, can I believe that there is a real person, and what the ancients said is not false. He has an amazing memory and is extremely strict, serious, and responsible for his work. I have seen Zhou Enlai put down those ministers in public many times, throwing the materials back to the ministers, and severely reprimanding: "This is the document you made? The numbers are all copied wrong! " "This sentence doesn't make sense", "Didn't this matter be explained clearly!" "Take a look, what is this document about? Do you still want me to be your secretary?" Even if the documents are like this, it is even more difficult to report in person.Some ministers were afraid that the Prime Minister would ask for figures and details, so they brought the heads of relevant departments and even division heads with them when reporting.Everyone prepared and prepared, but before the report was reported, the Prime Minister's face darkened: "What is this for? Three generations of grandparents and grandchildren live under the same roof? Nonsense!" Some ministers sat with an assistant behind them, and were severely criticized by the prime minister: "It is not allowed to ask the second row of councilors when reporting work!" Check the files and you will find that for all the documents that Zhou Enlai has reviewed, even if there is a wrong punctuation mark, he will correct it. He reads everything carefully, so he remembers everything clearly.I remember that once Zhou Enlai presided over a meeting of the State Council, there were 100 people present at the meeting, from dozens of ministries and commissions, and everyone showed a tense and focused expression of going all out. A minister reported on his work and read it according to the materials.Obviously, the material was not written by him, or was he too nervous?It sometimes happens that sentences cannot be read.When he read an index number, Zhou Enlai frowned, and said angrily: "No! Read it after you see it clearly." This remark already contains sarcasm.The minister blushed, squinted his eyes and read it again. "No!" Zhou Enlai was full of dissatisfaction, and named the minister.You have to stand up when the roll call is called, and then the Prime Minister casually said the exact number.There was a wave of shock on the spot, and there was the sound of flipping paper.I saw that several ministers lost their composure and quietly doubled over the materials they had prepared again and again. "That's right, that's the number." The minister who was standing and reporting explained anxiously: "It's not printed clearly here..." He suddenly couldn't continue, because his eyes met Zhou Enlai's, and there was a little bit on the top of his head. sweat.What else? Zhou Enlai explained everything that should be said with his eyes. The minister was fined to stand.This is not new. I have seen ministers and vice ministers many times being called out by the Prime Minister and punished. The person who reported after him was a deputy minister of a certain ministry. He said afterwards that it was his first time to participate in this kind of briefing, so he wiped his sweat before opening his mouth, and he personally admitted that he was "shivering with nervousness." ". When reporting, he did seem a little out of breath.However, after reading two pages, he seemed to be "involved", the voice was released, and the reading became more and more smooth, and he was not stopped by the Prime Minister to correct him.After he finished his report, he wiped off his sweat and raised his head feeling good about himself.As soon as his eyes met the prime minister, the prime minister had already started asking questions.As soon as the question was asked, the slightly relaxed deputy minister became nervous again, stood up immediately, and hurriedly flipped through the materials to answer the Prime Minister's question.Although all the answers were answered, the Prime Minister was not happy, and he waved his hand, which means that there is no need to stand for punishment, and it is considered to be an end. "As for the work I am in charge of, I can't explain it without the materials. This is not allowed!" The Prime Minister gave the deputy minister an evaluation, and then turned to the minister who was punished: "Minister X, when these documents were sent to the State Council, they were If it is stamped, explain that it has been reviewed by you, why do you still read it wrong?" The minister blushed and explained: "This work is presided over by Deputy Minister X, and signed by the director of the office." "So, is the problem here an incomplete system or a lack of responsibility and bureaucracy?" The minister was speechless. "There is a problem with the system." Zhou Enlai, as in the past, first criticized severely, and then slowed down his voice: "Some documents are of poor quality, but they were stamped and sent to me. I approved them and sent them back to rewrite. Now I am announcing a It is clearly stipulated that when sending documents to the Party Central Committee and the State Council, they should not only be subject to the seal, but must be signed by the person in charge of the department and the person in charge of the bureau directly under each committee. In this way, if I find a problem with the document in the future, I will find the minister to sign it. Your minister, the deputy minister signed and I will find your deputy minister. You signed it, but if you can’t answer your situation, that is bureaucratic nonsense, and you must conduct a review..." Afterwards, Ye Jizhuang, Han Nianlong, Nan Hanchen and several other senior ministers sighed: "Oh, the Prime Minister is amazing, he has such a good memory! Don't mention the world's major events, and the ministries and commissions do it. The ministers and directors don't remember what they don't know. , he will know and remember everything..." With such a prime minister, which minister is not "scared"?Which minister would dare to use his brains to engage in bureaucracy? Of course, no matter how severe the criticism is, it is not a temper tantrum.A tantrum must be accompanied by a violent emotional attack.For example, to our Boss Chen, once he lost his temper. In 1999, Zhou Enlai passed through Cairo to attend the Asian-African Conference in Algiers.Before the plane arrived in Cairo, it was suddenly notified by a telegram that a military coup had occurred in Algiers. Boumediene overthrew President Ben Bella, seized power, and established a provisional government. What was the background to the coup?Are there any superpowers involved?How is the situation now?Nothing is clear. When the plane landed at Cairo Airport to refuel, Zhou Enlai reported the situation to Mao Zedong through General Secretary Deng Xiaoping and suggested a temporary change of plan.Originally, there was no plan to visit Cairo. Now, is it possible to visit Cairo instead, so as to see whether the Asian-African Conference can continue to be held in Algiers on time. After research by Mao Zedong and the Secretariat of the Central Committee, Zhou Enlai agreed to change his plan and stay in Cairo for a visit to observe the changes in the situation. Foreign Minister Chen Yi stood in front and had already arrived in Algiers before Zhou Enlai.Faced with a military coup in Algeria, many Asian and African countries were very anxious.Because they all brought many problems and difficulties to be discussed and resolved at the meeting. Many Asian and African countries have special feelings and trust for China. The leaders of these countries have maintained friendship with Marshal Chen Yi. They all say that Marshal Chen Yi is thoughtful, insightful, upright, enthusiastic and full of fighting spirit, so they have a strong sense of trust , have come to him to inquire about China's attitude. Marshal Chen Yi was a soldier all his life, and he was a famous "gun barrel".Seeing friends from all over the world anxious, he became "blood boiling".This boiling is inevitable: "This Asian-African Conference must be held." Chen Yi's voice was passionate and unquestionable, "And it must be held successfully!" He has spoken to death.One shot, leaving no room. Due to the unclear situation, people's hearts fluctuated, and opinions were different, the meeting could not be held, and representatives from various countries left one after another.Zhou Enlai also returned to Beijing from Cairo. Originally, many Asian and African countries respected and trusted China, thinking that the meeting would be held on time after the Chinese Foreign Minister spoke.Now Chen Yi fired a shot, which caused some bad effects. After the Prime Minister learned of this situation, he was very angry, and kept pacing and saying: "Nonsense, what a mess!" Chen Yi knew that he had made a mistake. As soon as he returned to Beijing, he rushed to see the Prime Minister. As soon as he entered the front yard of the Xihua Hall, he began to murmur to the staff he met: "I am here to apologize." It seemed that Boss Chen felt a little uneasy, which was rare for him. But after all, he is a marshal, a cheerful person who dares to act.Ask quietly at the door: "What is the Prime Minister doing?" "Waiting for you." The guard winked at Chen Yi and said, "I'm angry." Chen Yi no longer hesitated to delay, and stepped into the West Flower Hall in one step. "Prime Minister, I'm here." Chen Yi entered the door with the standard posture of a soldier and reported.He usually only sees Mao Zedong like this, and he has a deep personal relationship with the Prime Minister, which is generally not the case, and today is indeed an exception. "You are disorganized and undisciplined!" The prime minister raised his thick eyebrows instantly, his eyes were burning, and he took a few steps towards Chen Yi, as if he wanted to make a move, but he stopped suddenly, stared hard at Chen Yi, and turned around. After a few quick steps, he stood by the desk.We thought the Prime Minister was about to slap the table. Not long ago, he slapped a general on the table. The general was so frightened that he turned pale and couldn't stand up. He sat down on the sofa in frustration.After filming the general, this time it was time to photograph the marshal... But this time, instead of slapping the table, the prime minister clenched his fist with his back to Chen Yixu, and knocked on the table three times: "This is not allowed!" Fortunately, the knock was not hard.But Chen Yi's face had already turned pale, and his lowered head was raised abruptly, his neck straightened, as if the three sounds were knocking on the skull, and the body that was originally standing at attention was tightened, and he stood at attention even more. "I apologize, I didn't fire the shot..." Chen Yi's Sichuan accent sounded sincere and cherished. "That's the end of it?" The Prime Minister turned around, his sharp eyes forced Chen Yi, his voice was stern, and his voice was loud: "You are China's foreign minister. If you don't ask for instructions or report, you dare to make a statement there without authorization. How can you pay off like you? Who gave you the power? This is an issue of international influence:" "I was wrong, I will check with the prime minister." "Not to me, but to Chairman Mao, to the Party Central Committee!" The Premier said with new and fierce momentum.His voice was rarely so loud, he took a deep breath, and suddenly closed his eyes, as if he was dizzy by the ups and downs of emotions, and restrained himself in an instant; he stood for a moment, his heaving chest gradually calmed down, and regained consciousness Looking at Chen Yi, his gaze and voice slowed down: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is different from others. Every word and deed will bring international influence, and every word and deed must be cautious. I got off the plane in Cairo and reported to Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee. Reporting and asking for instructions, you dare to express your opinions without reporting or asking for instructions in Algiers, the revolution has not even had this kind of organizational discipline for most of its life?..." Chen Yi lowered his head: "I will review Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee." Marshal Chen Yi left.Lei Yingfu, then deputy director of the General Staff’s Operations Department and the prime minister’s military secretary, said cautiously to the prime minister: “Prime Minister, do you criticize the boss too much?” Zhou Enlai looked around us present with serious eyes, and said: "They are all princes from all walks of life. I will not criticize them severely here. Who would dare to criticize him when they go back to his princely country?" I took the opportunity to whisper: " I heard some ministers and deputy ministers say that they are nervous and afraid when they report to you." The prime minister's anger had subsided, and he shook his head and said, "They're not afraid of me. What they're afraid of is that they have bureaucracy and can't overcome their faults at once, and they will be punished to stand in public." The prime minister loses his temper depending on the occasion and the target.He will not lose his temper with foreign guests, nor will he lose his temper with grassroots cadres, let alone the masses.He only loses his temper against senior party cadres who have made bureaucratic mistakes, and only against those close to him.This is consistent with the common Chinese habit, because close people understand each other, losing their temper will not cause any barriers, and it is easy to understand each other. When the Prime Minister had a temper tantrum with Sister Deng, he would "walk away" and disengage. After a few hours, the anger on both sides disappeared, and they met again as if nothing had happened.The Prime Minister lost his temper with those of us who work around him, and his performance was different.Because we "soaked" with the Prime Minister all day long, and a dozen secretaries took turns fighting fatigue with him all day long. We were too close to him, so we didn't need any scruples, so it was more casual to lose our temper, and we didn't have to "pay attention to the influence". If we make a big mistake in our work and the Prime Minister loses his temper, there is nothing to say.What I want to say is that sometimes the Prime Minister gets angry outside and when things go wrong, he will occasionally criticize us when he comes back.In the world, there are high and low positions, and things are divided into big and small, but there is no difference in love.Many people in life encounter unsatisfactory things outside. Isn’t it easy to express when they return home or meet close people?Our Prime Minister is no exception. In the early 1990s, Korega, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Albanian Labor Party, visited China and asked for assistance.We can't do less, we can't afford more, and we have aided them with 7 billion U.S. dollars, which is still too little.The two sides couldn't reach an agreement, and the Prime Minister was in a bad mood, and he couldn't lose his temper with the leaders of the fraternal parties.He proposed to take Koriega to visit Dazhai, tell them to learn to be self-reliant, and see what the Chinese eat, what kind of land they cultivate, and what kind of spirit they display. During this trip to Dazhai, the original entourage included guard Qiao Jinwang. Qiao Jinwang was an old comrade who joined the army in 1947. He served as a guard for Commander-in-Chief Zhu, as a guard for Zhang Wentian and Peng Dehuai, and as a guard for the Prime Minister. He is an honest, cautious, and experienced comrade.The night before the trip, he happened to be on duty.When the weather was bad, there was a strong wind all night.The prime minister didn't know how late he was working. He turned off the lights when it was about to dawn, and opened the door just after dawn. The Prime Minister has the habit of clearing his throat when he wakes up.Hearing the coughing sound of clearing his throat, Old Qiao stood by, fearing that something might happen to the Prime Minister. "Who was on duty last night?" asked the Prime Minister. "I'm on duty." Old Qiao murmured a little guilty.Because they are used to seeing a smiling prime minister and an amiable prime minister, as long as the prime minister's face is gloomy, people will feel heavy.Maybe you didn't sleep well at night? Just as Qiao Jinwang thought of this, the Prime Minister said with a straight face, "You didn't close the door properly last night, and it rang all night." "It's... Prime Minister." Qiao Jinwang replied, thinking a little bit.All the staff around him knew that it was not easy for the Prime Minister to sleep, and his mind was always overexcited, so it was difficult to fall asleep.He didn't dare to take sleeping pills three times a night like the chairman. He only took them once. Dare to relax.Old Qiao is a careful person, how could he not close the doors and windows?But he couldn't explain it.We all have experience. When the Prime Minister criticizes you, don’t justify yourself and don’t justify yourself. That will make the Prime Minister even more angry. Tell him to finish the whole sentence, and his anger will disappear. If you explain later, he will completely stand by your side and review his own subjectiveness.The bad thing is that the Prime Minister didn't finish his speech this time, so of course he didn't calm down, he just said that and went back to the room. After a while, Sister Deng came and said to Qiao Jinwang, "The Prime Minister didn't have a good rest last night. He said that the door kept ringing, and he was angry." Qiao Jinwang opened his mouth, feeling aggrieved and didn't say anything, but the shape of that mouth already showed his mood. To be honest, those of us who work around the Prime Minister call Xihuating "home", and we really see it as our own. For example, if "XX stays at home", it means staying in Xihuating and never thinking of another home.All the people who live and work in Xihua Hall have indeed kissed a family.In this home, the prime minister can laugh freely and get angry without restraint. There is something childlike about him when he throws his head back and laughs happily, and he does look a bit like a wronged child when he pouts and sulks alone.I am not the only one who has this impression. Anyone who has lived and worked in Xihua Hall for a period of time will have this feeling, and it still makes my heart rippling when I think of it.In this kind of situation where the family members are angry, Sister Deng becomes more like a big sister, and she always has to do some mediation and work out of it.Say a few words here, and then say a few words there, maintaining the harmony and warmth of this big family. "Old Qiao, don't go with Dazhai today, stay at home and check the doors and windows, and ask someone to repair them if they are not tightly closed." "Okay." Qiao Jinwang replied, his face turning ugly.He understood that it was the prime minister who didn't ask him to go, so he really lost his temper.So the grievance in Qiao Jinwang's heart became bigger and stronger. Deng Yingchao was not in a hurry, as if she had been prepared for a long time; she smiled slightly, leaned close to Old Qiao and whispered, "The door slammed because of the strong wind, and it was not your responsibility. The Prime Minister had a bad conversation with the Albanian comrades, and he was in a bad mood. A lot of anger, understand?" With these few words, Qiao Jinwang laughed immediately, feeling relaxed all over his body.Everyone has already experienced that after the Albanian guests left, the Prime Minister would definitely say to Qiao Jinwang: "This is not for you, and you are also considerate and considerate of me. Don't worry about it." The prime minister does not get angry with foreign guests, but he may also get angry with "his own people" in front of foreign guests.Of course, this kind of foreign guests are quite familiar foreign guests. Once, the Vietnamese leader Long March visited.When Vietnamese leaders visit, almost ten times out of ten they ask for something.Our War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Vietnam provided 20 billion U.S. dollars free of charge, not counting food and clothing, but they never expressed satisfaction. You have to eat even if you don't talk well.Zhou Enlai had a working meal with the Long March.The waitress brought a hand towel, but Zhou Enlai winked and told her to give it to Comrade Long March first. As early as the early 1950s, the Prime Minister told the comrades in charge of the reception many times that the service should be "the guest before the host, and the woman before the man".前一句是中华民族的传统美德，要保持发扬；后一句是现代文明，是对封建思想重男轻女的实际批判，要切实做到。总理是亲自并且是专门地讲了这个服务原则，负责接待工作的服务员应该个个明确，已经保持多年成为传统了么。 可是这次这位女服务员也绝了，没经验、没眼色、脑子里还缺根弦。总理那么使眼色，她光是发愣，愣得没反应，举着盘子又给周恩来递毛巾。 总理不接盘子里的毛巾，眉头皱起来，再次朝长征那边眼色示意。 女服务员傻乎乎望望左右，看不出名堂，竟然又把毛巾盘子举到周恩来面前。 实在说，我们旁观者都心里起火了，少见这么笨的人，居然还搞外事接待……就在我们起火的同时，周恩来也突然发火了。我跟随他几十年，第一次见他跟“下面人”，跟一名普通服务员发火。他的浓眉毛一扬，眼睛睁出鲜明的棱角，含了怒气斥责一声：“岂有此理！” 只这四个字，女服务员就受不了啦，端着盘子跑下来哭，哭得好伤心呢。 接待科长不知发生了什么事，赶来问：“怎么了，哭什么？” 女服务员抽泣道：“岂、岂、岂有此理。” 科长也被女服务员的木讷激得起急：“谁岂有此理？到底怎么回事？你说清楚！” “总、总理说我、我岂有此理。” “你出什么问题了？”科长顿时紧张。他明白，总理轻易决不会这么说，何况还是当着外宾的面。 “我给、给他上毛巾，他就跟我，跟我使眼色……” “你没先给客人上？” “可是，我看那里就是总理，总理官大，你不是说……” “按职务是对内。我反复讲，不管谁官大，有外宾要先给外宾，要先客后主，先女后男……” “没、没外宾，就一个首长，不知哪、哪省的……” “我再三告你那是长征同志！” “长、长征的同志多了……” “哎哟我的妈呀！”科长顿足，叫苦不迭，指住那个女服务员差点没哭：“看着数你长得精神，怎么四六不懂啊？长征！他的名字叫长征，是越南的领导人！” 服务员一怔，脸色变白，继而羞愧无地自容，勉强哺喃：“我、我看他跟中国人一样，个子不高，不起眼……” “你真是岂有此理……”科长也叫了这么一句。 周恩来这次发脾气，是两件事凑一起了。跟长征谈得不好，又遇这么个傻二乎的服务员。不过，像以往一样，送走长征之后，周恩来又返回来召集服务人员：“你们这里归谁负责啊？哪位是负责人？” 大家都低着头不敢吱声。 “刚才我态度不够好，请你们原谅。”总理语气已经变柔和，“但是我还要批评你们。中国是礼仪之邦，先宾后主，先女后男，讲了又讲，为什么还会出现今天这样大的差错？你们对这件事要有个认识提高，今后再发生此类事，这是不允许的！” 一句“这是不允许的”，便说明了问题的全部严重性。服务人员为此专门开了检讨会。 我跟随总理日久，难免遇上他向我发脾气。有时发得很厉害，其中一次闹了好长时间才过去。 西花厅这个名字好听，其实是座古老迟暮的旧宅，条件差，阴暗、潮湿、陈旧，具体情况在后面的关于总理衣食住行一章里交待。 由于地面潮湿，墙脚常出现一层水迹碱花；总理夜间办公多，从地面冒出的潮气寒气不利健康，总理岁数不小了，常闹腿疼。看到他夜里在腿上盖块毯子办公，我心里很难受。我们这么大个国家，谁能想到总理是在这样的条件下办公？ 跟邓大姐多次商量，我也多次向总理建议，把房子修一修，都被拒绝了。理由是国家穷，大多数人还住不上这样的房子呢。 我动了几次脑筋，终于也找出一条过硬理由：“总理，这些房子也是国家财产，而且还有点文物价值，毕竟有年头了，得保护好。按照正常情况也该维修了，否则房子会损坏的。” 总理似乎被打动了。想一想，点点头：“嗯，你讲得有理，正常维修还是必须的，不能损坏。” 我马上建议：“那就由我们安排一下，利用你外出的时候搞？” 总理点头认可：“行，这件事你来办吧。”他望了我一眼，似有某种不放心，加重语气补充一句：“我说的是正常维修，一定不能铺张浪费，哪里坏了修哪里，要尽量节约。” “知道。”我应着，心里自有主张。 不久，总理去南方视察、读书，我留在家里负责房屋的维修。我心里琢磨，中央首长里最忙的就是周总理，吉尼斯世界大全其实不全，上面没有说世界谁最忙，谁做工作最多，没说谁睡眠最少，要是有这几条，我们的周总理肯定创世界之最。可他却是在这样一个陈旧、潮湿、昏暗的环境里工作，我若不改变改变这个环境，那可不只是对不起周总理，首先是对不起全国人民。有朝一日人民会指我鼻子责问的……我先征得邓大姐和童小鹏等同志的同意，然后便照自己的想法干起来。 周恩来腿不行，一坐就是几小时，十几小时，每到下半夜就腿疼。我首先指挥工人将潮湿的铺砖地改成了地板，这样可以脱离泥土，防止返潮，并且换了新地毯；把过去一块潮湿发霉而且生了虫子的旧地毯搬走了。 窗帘太薄，夜里不隔亮；窗子缝隙大，冬天走风漏气，我指挥工人修理门窗，弄严实，并换上比较厚的呢子窗帘，夜里好隔凉。卫生间也作了改建。过去有个旧澡盆，盆地倾斜，又是弧形，总理年岁渐老，行动不便，他又不许别人帮他洗澡，都是一个人关起门来洗，滑一跤可不得了。当时盖钓鱼台国宾馆时剩下一些澡盆，搬一个来换掉旧澡盆。新澡盆盆地平，有扶手，对老人来说比较安全。 屋子里的家具太简陋，办公累了连个舒服一下身体的沙发也没有，就从宾馆储备的沙发中挑两个搬了来。邓大姐的房间也太简陋，连一般女同志都有的梳妆台也没一个。 我便为她安置了一个梳妆台。房梁久已腐朽，梁上的敷料常往下掉，虫蛀的木粉也时时飘落下来，便指挥工人换了梁，并且重新油漆粉刷一遍。这些事办完之后，我在各房间走一圈，心里算算帐。我是警惕了不要过分，惹总理不高兴。算过帐，心里踏实了。实在算不得铺张浪费，每一项“工程”都是“有理有利有节”，这点“基本建设”对我们泱泱大国的总理说来，简直够“低标准、瓜菜代”的了。 总理终于从南方回来了。我去接站，没提修房子的事，想让总理享受一次全新的感觉。总理有时不乏“孩子气”，环境换新往往能使人产生一种新鲜新奇的孩童般的惊讶和欣喜。 下车后，我紧随总理，悄悄注意他的神情；走过前院，临进门时，我忽然又生出一种隐隐的不安。万一……没容我想清那个“万一”，总理已经跨进门坎一只脚。只跨进一只脚，便怔怔地立住了。让总理“惊讶”、“新奇”之目的从那神情的一怔说明已经达到了。但是接下来的会是欣喜还是发生我所担心的“万一”？ 糟了，总理的浓眉毛倏忽间已经蹙起来，眼睛眯细，目光闪闪，寒冷锐利，像机枪射手捕捉目标一样飞快地扫过地板、地毯、窗帘、沙发以及油彩粉刷过的屋顶墙壁。我近在咫尺地听到他的呼吸转粗重，脸孔变成通红，鼻翼由于内心的恼火而张大，牙齿气哼哼地咬紧，在腮上突起一道肉棱……他没有马上讲话发表意见，跨入门坎的一只脚慢慢地，滞重地抽了回来。这种来势不妙的勃然发作之前的沉默逼迫得我朝一边退步，本能地想躲开总理一点距离……可是，还没退出一步，我就被一声喝叫定住了，像被施了定身法，两脚牢牢地粘在地上一动不会动。 “何秘书！” “到。”我条件反射一样应声：“总理……” 总理直到这时才转脸望住我。他的眼睛睁出有力的线条明确的棱角，只有气愤时才会是这样的眼睛这样地望人。我不敢正视这双眼，更不敢马上躲开这双眼，有点慌慌地手足失措。总理的声音低沉缓慢，因而更显出分量沉重：“你花了多少钱？” “房子太旧，潮湿，夜里你办公……” “问你花了多少钱！” “不知道……不多。” “你还想花多少？” “有些东西是仓库里存货，积压也是积压，放着也是放着……” “你也是老同志了，啊，我是怎么交待你的？为什么搞这么铺张！国家还很穷，谁叫你添置这些东西！”总理抿了抿嘴唇，猛然提高声音：“你说！是你的主意还是小超的主意？” “是我的主意。”我赶紧揽过责任。 “她知道不知道？” “她也不在，她不知道。”这种时候我不能“出卖”邓大姐或其他任何同志，。最好的选择就是独自承招全部责任。“你腿不好，年龄大了……” “胡闹台！这是不允许的！”总理气愤时爱讲的三句口头语，这次一口气说了两句，看来气得不轻。“你要作检查！” “你在外，我想，有些事情和想法汀长途一下子也说不清，我就擅自作主了……” “不要你解释，这个错误是明摆着的！”总理作个严厉的手势，我马上闭了嘴。一着慌怎么忘了呢？总理发脾气时是不能辩解的，越辩越惹他生气。最好的办法就是一个劲地检查错误。 “总理，是我考虑不当，是我错了。我首先想到的不是国家还穷，人民生活还不富余……您先进屋休息吧，我回头再写出详细的检讨，从思想深处挖根源……” “我回屋，接受你的既成事实？”总理气愤地将手用力一摆，表示断不能接受，严厉地说：“你算算花了多少钱，我自己赔！” “您，您赔不起。”我小声喃喃。总理和大姐的钱是由我掌握，他们的全部存款不满二千元。“这房子，终归还是公家的……” 周恩来剜我一眼，伸手指向房间里，扫来扫去地大声下令：“把那些东西统统撤走，否则我不进！” 总理看来是气坏了。他没象以往那样发过脾气后再讲几句柔和的话来缓解一下气氛。 这一次他发过火，回身就走。我是无法出面劝了，其他工作人员迫上去劝，远远地只听他边走急步边大声说：“我不进。，那不是我的家！” 事情闹大了，完全出乎我的意料。西花厅名声在外，总理不回家还叫什么西花厅？ 钓鱼台5号楼是总理办公和接待外宾的一个地方，他就临时住进了那里。我连连写检查，无法使总理消气。我急，邓大姐急，同志们都着急。便想起一个人，纷纷去找陈毅同志。 陈老总与总理私交紧密，友谊深厚，又会讲话，反应机敏又能来点幽默，半认真半玩笑地去说几句，一定能劝总理消消气，面对现实，承认现实，回到西花厅来。 “啥子了不起的事嘛，我看也只是修了该修的地方嘛。”陈毅'看过房子，一句话说得大家放宽了心。他还拍拍垂头丧气的我；鼓励说：“何秘书，不过分，你关心总理做得对，没有什么铺张浪费。” 我嘴上不敢多言，心里真想喊陈老总万岁。 陈毅元帅信心十足去说服周恩来，我们也信心十足等周恩来回家。周恩来刚去天津视察回来，仍临时住在钓鱼台。陈老总去了，没把总理劝回家，反而被总理拉着带到了国务院办公会议上。 那时，每星期开一次国务院办公会议，周思来在会议上做了严肃的自我批评。他甚至联系“大盖楼堂馆所”的问题，说他亲自制止了一些楼堂馆所的建设，严令下马，没想到自己家里却发生了这种事，他很难过，说要求别人的事自己没做到。 不仅国务院办公会议上讲，平常的汇报会、生活会、计划工作会议，大会小会逢会就讲，就作检讨。几乎国务院的干部全知道总理“犯错误”了，都听到了他的自我批评。 那些日子我好难熬哟，是不是有点小题大作了？ 当我再次在国务院办公会议上听到周思来就这个问题的反复检讨时，我忽然有所理解了。 “家里花了那么多钱替我修房子，我在这种会议上再次作检讨。有没有这个必要？ 我看是有的。我最担心最不安的是，我的房子修了，带了头了，这是个很坏的头；那么，副总理、部长副部长的房子修不修？如果有人要学我的样子也去修，我要不要批评，要不要制止？我感觉很不安……” 这话终于使副总理及部长、副部长们都震动了，都以为我们把西花厅修成什么不得了的宫殿样子了，纷纷来参观。参观之后就不止是震动，而成了震惊。房子都是修了该修之处，若说添置了一些家具，也决够不上奢侈之类，甚至不比某些部长、省委书记的住房条件好。而总理已经如此自责，如此看重这件事，那么，谁还敢乱花钱为自己营建“安乐窝”？ 我多次作出口头和书面检查，大道理说尽了，索性说点心里话。我在检查中难过地写道：“错已经错了，我只希望总理能回家，只要总理能在这修好的房子里住几年，给我什么批评都行，给我什么处分我也没意见……” 当时正研究对我的处分问题。检查交上去不久，忽然通知我去见总理。在钓鱼台他的办公室里，我伤心地垂下头。总理抓住我的手，在我手背上轻轻拍几下，发出一声长叹。这声叹息是充满了感情，我心里莫名的一阵泛酸，不禁热泪哽咽。我听到总理的声音，那是兄弟之间，甚至是父子之间谈心才会有的亲切、坦：诚的声音： “小何，你跟我这么多年，对我的性格还不了解吗？我身为总：理，带一个好头，影响一大片；带一个坏头，也要影响一大片。所以我必须严格要求自己。你们花那么多钱，把我房子搞那么好，群众怎么看？你不要只听人说没什么，说只修了应该修的，一旦有人搞个人主义，他就会拿出来作挡箭牌。任何事，不同的意见肯定是有的。而且，真有人学着修起房子来，我还怎么说别人？这个头是我带的么。我一个人似乎影响不大，部长副部长都修起房子来，在群众中会产生什么影响？这样一级学一级发展下去怎么得了？现在呢，既成事实，都为难。我搬进去住吧，我心不安；我不搬去住吧，你们心不安。我知道你们也难。教训哪，你们这么搞对谁也不好啊……” “总理！”我叫了一声，我哭了。 There is no other choice.我将西花厅的地毯、沙发、窗帘、梳妆台、灯具等等凡是能搬走的全搬走，恢复原来的旧貌。只剩地板没法拆，澡盆用水泥抹死在卫生间里了。这些东西要想搬走就得搞破坏了。 向总理汇报时，陈老总帮了忙：“油漆要不要刮掉啊？那就不是节俭而是更大的犯罪喽。” 总理被逗笑了。至此，才重新搬回西花厅，回到他的家里去。 最后，再讲一种独具特色的周恩来发脾气。这是将不满用一种特殊办法表达出来，给你一个“教训”，至今老人们议论起来，都忍俊不住笑出声，就像看聪明正直的孩子搞的令人开心的恶作剧。 年代的一天，周总理送西哈努克亲王离京，前往送行的还：有罗瑞卿、刘亚楼等高级将领。不巧的是，飞机3点起飞，先农坛体育场有场足球出线比赛，中国队对印尼队，也是3点开赛。军事和体育历来联系紧，这些送行的高级将领便有些心神不宁，想看球。 握手、拥抱、告别。西哈努克钻进舱门，门还没关上，罗瑞卿和刘亚楼一递眼色，像解脱了一样，立刻笑了，迫不及待就往机场门口走。早已心惶惶的将军们一看有人带头，便三三两两都往门口赶，有点像电影散场前的劲头。 总理本是满面春风地站立着，静等飞机升空，发觉周围异常，左右望望，再回头一看，勃然变色了。他不喊不叫，只向我动动手指头：“你跑步去，告诉机场门口，一个也不许放走，谁也不准离开，都给我叫回来。” 我赶紧跑到门口，吩咐警卫不许放走一个人，然后招呼那些高级将领：“总理有事，叫你们都回去。” “哎呀，开场是看不上了。” “没关系，精彩的还在后面。” “有时候越往后越精彩，有时候越往后越没意思，要看比分咬得紧不紧……” 将军们说说笑笑地返回来，站在总理身后。总理始终正直站立，目注飞机，看着飞机起飞，在机场上空绕一圈，摆摆机翼，然后渐渐远去，渐渐消失……总理并不看那些将军们，自顾和前来送行的外交使节告别。直到外交使节全离开了，才面对那些将军站好：“你们都过来。” 刘亚楼是有名的乐天派，走到哪里哪里有笑声。