Chapter 16 2
Mao Zedong's eyes flicked away from the empty seat opposite, watching Sihanouk talking.
However, he knew the meaning of that empty seat better than anyone else.
This is the first time that the chairman waits for the vice-chairman, and the commander-in-chief waits for the deputy commander-in-chief.Not counting the waiting time in the waiting room, Lin Biao walked over with a gloomy expression after sitting on the gate tower leaning on the railing for another full 3 minutes.
Mao Zedong was calm when he encountered major events, but he was a hero all his life, especially after he became a recognized leader, he didn't have to scruple, and he never concealed his inner likes and dislikes.Where the commotion started, knowing Lin Biao was coming, he dismissed it and just chatted with Sihanouk.
Sihanouk wanted to say hello to Lin Biao, but Mao Zedong spoke one sentence after another, his eyes fixed on his eyes, so that Sihanouk only had time to cast a hasty glance at Lin Biao, and had no time to say anything, let alone shake hands.
Lin Biao is also considered calm, always with an expressionless face.I have been with the Prime Minister for decades, and I have seen Lin Biao quite a lot. I have never seen him thundering and furious. I have only seen him laughing silently once. The corners of his mouth have just formed laugh lines, and his hand has already pinched his chin. This scene was even photographed by a reporter. , Said to have snatched the scene of Lin Biao smiling.
After the "Cultural Revolution" began, Lin Biao laughed several times before and after the "Ninth National Congress". There are photos, but I didn't see them on the spot.
So I wasn't surprised when he was ushered into a seat by the waiter with a deadpan face.
What I found strange was that he didn't look at Mao Zedong directly; he didn't shake hands, didn't speak, and sat down alone with a gloomy expression, his face long and silent.
"Vice Chairman Lin," Dong Biwu, who is gentle and kind-hearted, approached: he narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Biao, and asked modestly and with concern:
"Not in good health?"
"Hmm." Lin Biao pulled his face and lowered his head slightly towards Dong Biwu, looking neither at Mao Zedong nor at Dong Biwu, just looking at the table and saying, "Not good."
He was really in poor health, and he was wearing a coat with his hands tucked in the sleeves.He didn't hear how busy the reporters around were preparing to shoot, and how noisy people were in Tiananmen Square, as if he was dealing with the cold in his body.However, I could see that he was not looking at anyone, but was paying attention to everything around him with the corner of his eyes.When Mao Zedong made a slight movement, his body would vibrate imperceptibly accordingly, and he was always ready to respond to Mao Zedong.However, all of Mao Zedong's actions had nothing to do with him, and he didn't mean to talk to him at all, and he even refused to look at him.
Lin Biao's thick eyebrows trembled a few times, and his gloomy eyes suddenly lit up, revealing a sense of vigor and anger. It was Dong Biwu who was also attracted to Mao Zedong's conversation, leaving him alone At that moment, with the fire that burst out from his eyes, he stood up abruptly, his movements were not weak, but more straightforward as when he was leading the army in the Northeast.
At that time, Cheng Yuangong, the head of the guard, had already left because of Jiang Qing's attack on the Prime Minister, and I took up the duties of the head of the guard.Gao Zhenpu and I are the main ones who follow the Prime Minister every day.
At first, everyone didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. After a while, the fireworks show was about to start. The Prime Minister felt urgent and asked us to find the deputy commander.We went separately to the lounge and other places to inquire, only to find out that the deputy commander-in-chief had already got off the Tiananmen Gate, left without saying goodbye, and boarded the car to go home.
The prime minister was taken aback when he heard the report.I noticed a flicker of uneasiness in his eyes.Soon it calmed down.He walked to the chairman's round table and explained to Sihanouk that Vice Chairman Lin was not in good health tonight and went back.
Mao Zedong naturally knew it well and didn't care.Fireworks take off to watch the fireworks.Chat with Sihanouk when the fireworks are down.
He believed in the "philosophy of struggle" all his life, and he didn't care who he "offended".At home and abroad, inside and outside the party, whoever dares to stand on the opposite side will dare to fight and will definitely win.Mao Zedong once told Nixon's daughter and son-in-law in his later years that his life was just "a tie with Stalin".Indeed, other internal and external opponents, he has won at least in his lifetime.
During the "Cultural Revolution", Lin Biao, as the successor, was "appointed" by Mao Zedong and written into the party constitution unprecedentedly.If there is a confrontation with Lin Biao, there will be no winner for both parties personally.For political losses, the shattering of faith, the shaken authority and the collapse of superstition will all go hand in hand.It is precisely because the central decision-makers have seen this that Lin Biao dared to insist on having the chairman of the country, so Kang Sheng persuaded Mao Zedong: "If he wants to be the chairman of the country, let him be the chairman..." However, Mao Zedong would rather take this risk personally. Authority was shaken, superstition was disillusioned, and history left ironic pages of risks or losses, and he refused to compromise. He scolded Kang Sheng: "You Hutu!"As a great statesman, Mao Zedong fully understood that with this beginning, the process and the ending will not be missing.He never engaged in "deception" or "ostrich policy", and took the initiative to start a series of major actions: from criticizing the Chen rectification style to adding sand to ordering the five generals to conduct self-criticism, from ideology to propaganda to organization, it was completely offensive attitude.
The difference between Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong is that when the contradictions have not developed to the point of open rupture, he thinks more about unity and stability, political influence, policies and strategies.
I remember that the Prime Minister was in a hurry and called many photographers to ask if he had taken pictures?Did you take a picture of Mao Zedong and Lin Biao together?When the photographers said that they didn't take pictures, they planned to wait for the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief to talk or have a good expression before taking pictures. Unexpectedly, there was no dialogue, no good colors, and even a glance at each other.I didn't expect Lin Biao to leave suddenly, never to return.
The Prime Minister tweeted that day, addressing the photographers with an expression like a statement to history: "Has Vice Chairman Lin been here?
You all saw him coming, I personally invited him to sit for a while, but you didn't take pictures! "
In his continuous speeches, he revealed his worries: "The 'Ninth National Congress' proposed stability and unity. Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Lin celebrated the Labor Day night with the people of the whole country on the Tiananmen Gate. What an important propaganda... "
Indeed, in the days of the "Cultural Revolution" where people were surprised all day long, who went to Tiananmen Square and who was with Mao Zedong completely became a barometer for the common people to judge the political situation.Fortunately, a reporter took a picture of the panorama. Although Mao Zedong and Lin Biao didn't pay attention to each other, their expressions lacked festive brilliance. After all, it was the only picture of them sitting together.The Prime Minister returned to the West Flower Hall and waited for the photo. The Prime Minister was not relieved until Du Shan sent the photo he took.
On April 2, the only photo of Mao Zedong and Lin Biao sitting at a table showed "stability and unity" and was published on the front pages of various newspapers.
Having followed the Prime Minister for decades, I deeply feel from the bottom of my heart that he is the representative force of restraint, reason, friendship, cooperation and trust within the party, and the main force that sincerely unites all factions.Whenever there was confrontation, conflict, and fierce and brutal confrontation, he always used his sincere efforts to ease the confrontation and conflict and minimize the losses caused by the confrontation.However, once the nature of this confrontation changed, for example, Zhang Guotao defected to the Kuomintang, for example, Lin Biao defected to the Soviet Union following the collapse of the "571 Project Minutes", then Zhou Enlai would stand up and fight bravely.From "9.13"
From the day of the incident, he was calm, calm, and decisive; he took control of the overall situation, made careful arrangements, fought continuously for three days and three nights, and dealt with the Lin Biao counter-revolutionary clique in a thrilling and silent manner.
Deng Xiaoping and Zhou Enlai were both pragmatic Marxists. The similarities in their thinking and the differences in their personalities and styles were equally striking and attractive.This similarity and difference are inevitably reflected in the relationship with Mao Zedong.
Deng Xiaoping experienced decades of revolutionary practice. Like Mao Zedong, he knew the entire Chinese society, culture, current situation, and people's sentiments well; Non-indirect, concrete rather than abstract, deep rather than superficial awareness.This is the decisive factor for him to eventually become the "chief architect" to lead the Chinese people to reform and open up and build socialism with Chinese characteristics.
The road that Deng Xiaoping led us to take is realizing the purpose of the 1949 revolution and basically realizing all the goals of the 1911 Revolution.
He is enlightened, open, and philosophical; he does not reject any beautiful colors.From the influence of China's 5,000-year traditional culture to the appeal of intellectuals to "Mr. De" (democracy) and "Mr. Sai" (science) during the "May 4th" Movement; from the French bourgeois revolution and the emerging labor movement, From the victory of the "October" socialist revolution in the Soviet Union; from the entire struggle experience of the Chinese Communist Party to overthrow the "Three Great Mountains", to the successful experience and failure lessons of China's socialist revolution and construction; from the economic stagnation of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to the socialist system The lessons that he finally failed there, the various successful experiences in developing the economy in Japan, Southeast Asia and the entire capitalist world, all of these human civilizations and wisdom can be found in him, and there are bright lights here and there in his thinking.
As early as during the struggle in Jinggangshan, Deng Xiaoping was on the side of Mao Zedong's correct line until the founding of the People's Republic of China and the subsequent consolidation of power, economic recovery, and the successful implementation of the first five-year plan.Throughout this period, he and Mao Zedong were basically in agreement, without any major differences of opinion. As a result, he won the trust and praise of Mao Zedong, rose to the highest level of power in China, and participated in various major decision-making.
Years later, differences emerged more and more.In fact, Mao Zedong and his comrades and comrades-in-arms Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yun and others were in agreement on the common goal of national development. They wanted to build socialism in China, and firmly believed that socialism had incomparable advantages over capitalism; they They are all committed to building China into a powerful industrial country, they all want to put China on an equal footing with other countries in the world, and they all hope to truly realize the four modernizations.However, they do have differences on what specific policies, methods and means to adopt, and sometimes they differ greatly.Unfortunately, Mao Zedong "takes class struggle as the key link", classifies this kind of differences as contradictions between the enemy and ourselves, and adopts the method of "overthrowing" and "eliminating". This is really a historical mistake and a historical tragedy.
When there were differences of opinion, when the differences became more and more obvious, Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping had similarities in their attitudes towards Mao Zedong, but there were also obvious differences.
Both Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping believed that Mao Zedong was the undisputed leader of the party and the people and the theoretician of the Chinese revolution.
They never opposed Mao Zedong himself, never opposed the entire theoretical system of Mao Zedong Thought, and insisted that it was the crystallization of the wisdom of the whole party.What they objected to was only Mao Zedong's specific wrong decisions, specific wrong policies and methods.
Zhou Enlai has worked closely with Mao Zedong for 40 years, and he can be said to be more aware of Mao Zedong's strengths and weaknesses than Deng Xiaoping; but Deng Xiaoping is less superstitious and more independent than Zhou Enlai. , It can be said that he has a deeper understanding than Zhou Enlai.
During the Agrarian Revolutionary War, Zhou Enlai once "opposed" Chairman Mao, and implemented the "Wang Ming line" supported by the Communist International to a certain extent, and was proved to be "wrong" by history.Deng Xiaoping did not have this "historical burden".
Zhou Enlai's character is warm and mellow and pleasant Shaoxing wine, and he is more patient, forbearing, and more reserved when dealing with people; Deng Xiaoping's character is like Sichuan pepper, a specialty of his hometown, which is more pungent, warmer, and more exciting.When Deng Xiaoping dealt with people, his attitude was clear, firm, and even aggressive (in this respect, he was very similar to Mao Zedong, who also loved spicy food).Zhou Enlai is more about harmony, coexistence and balance; Deng Xiaoping is more about confrontation, fighting and independent decision-making.
Zhou Enlai has always been a model of observing discipline and unconditionally implementing the party's resolutions; Deng Xiaoping dared to break and even sacrifice all the rules and regulations that may be sacred when he saw the target. . "
All these differences between what was said and what was not said determined their different attitudes towards the mistakes Mao Zedong made in his later years, and also determined their different destinies and the great and different roles they played in history.
In the relationship between Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong, the main ones are reverence, obedience, compensation and complementarity.
His respect, love and trust in Mao Zedong were sincere and unwavering, which made him fail to see that the "Cultural Revolution" was a disaster for the country and the nation, and he sincerely supported and supported this decision.
He was mainly obedient to Mao Zedong; more than modest and respectful, outspoken and admonishing, and adhering to principles were not enough; in consideration of comradeship, he was less forthright and lacked the necessary confrontation; sometimes he knew that Mao Zedong had mishandled certain things, but he also made concessions , surrendered against his will.For example, in the later period of the "Cultural Revolution", he discovered the problem and realized the serious mistakes that existed, but he did not muster up the courage to point it out to Mao Zedong.Regarding the understanding of this issue, Deng Xiaoping had a practical conversation with Italian journalist Farage in August 1980.The general idea is: Zhou Enlai is like my elder brother, he is very respected by comrades and the people.It is a great blessing that he did not fall during the "Cultural Revolution".At that time, he was in a very difficult position. He said a lot of things against his will and did a lot of things against his will.But the people forgive him.Because he doesn't do these things.If he doesn't say these words, he can't keep them, and he can't play a neutral role in them, and play a role in reducing losses.
He protected quite a few people.
Compared with Zhou Enlai, although Deng Xiaoping did not oppose Chairman Mao, he dared to express different opinions from Mao Zedong, especially dared to stick to his own opinions.When conditions did not permit, he dared to remain silent and did not go along with his voice, so that Mao Zedong complained sadly and dissatisfied that "Deng Xiaoping is deaf", and the deaf would not lean forward to listen, "always avoiding me".For the sake of the overall situation, in order to realize his own thinking and methods, Deng Xiaoping can also conduct self-criticism against his will. Once he gets a job opportunity, he will never mistakenly "learn lessons", and he still stubbornly works according to his own independent thinking.He made drastic moves in correcting the chaos brought about by the "Cultural Revolution", restoring order, developing a stable and united situation, and restoring economic construction, and achieved recognized and remarkable achievements.So Mao Zedong praised him as "a rare talent", and Zhou Enlai also said to him sincerely:
"You do a better job than me."
Zhou Enlai's attitude made him share the highest power with Mao Zedong for decades; Deng Xiaoping's attitude made him "three falls and three rises", and his life was full of dramatic ups and downs.His independence, persistence and tenacity, and his systematic correction of the mistakes of the "Cultural Revolution" certainly cannot be tolerated by Mao Zedong.Because Mao Zedong obviously didn't understand what was wrong with the country and himself, and firmly believed that everything he did was for the best interests of the country and the people, and was in line with the highest principles of Marxism.
When Deng Xiaoping came out for the third time, people commented on his "three falls and three rises" with great relish, and often believed that his third coming out of the mountain depended on his own character, character, wisdom, will, and especially strategy.I think it's just a secondary reason.The main reason should be "ordered by heaven".
This "heaven" is the choice of history, the choice of the people.After all, people cannot live by slogans, and history is not driven forward by slogans.After going through the extraordinary period of seizing and consolidating political power, if the broad masses of the people do not get more democracy, freedom, and equality; if they cannot develop the economy rapidly and improve their material and cultural living standards, they want the Chinese people to sincerely and sincerely It is impossible to fully accept and support the socialist system.The people chose Deng Xiaoping because Deng Xiaoping clearly saw this.His thoughts and methods conform to the law of historical development.
Mao Zedong led the Chinese people to eradicate garbage and decay on 9.6 million square kilometers of land, clean up the muddy water, and lay a rock-solid foundation.However, when building the edifice of a socialist economy, several attempts were made without success.From the "Great Leap Forward" and the People's Commune to "learning from Daqing in industry and learning from Dazhai in agriculture", there are some successful experiences, but they have not changed the basic status quo of the country's backward economy and poor people's lives.Deng Xiaoping led the Chinese people to take the road of reform and opening up, so that the economy took off and people's lives were improved and improved, and finally explored a correct road to build socialism with Chinese characteristics; on that rock-solid foundation, design and Build a socialist edifice.Therefore, he became the second great man and giant who changed the history and destiny of China after Mao Zedong.If it is said that during Mao Zedong’s lifetime, Zhou Enlai made the greatest contribution to establishing Mao Zedong’s leading position and maintaining the guiding role of Mao Zedong Thought, then we can say with certainty that after Mao Zedong’s death, it was Deng Xiaoping who made the greatest contribution to establishing Mao Zedong’s historical status. Mao Zedong Thought has made the greatest contribution to ensuring the continued development of Mao Zedong Thought and guiding China’s revolution and construction...Mao Zedong in China did not suffer the same fate as Lenin and Stalin did in the former Soviet Union; , First of all, we should thank Deng Xiaoping.Do I need to continue to explain this simple truth?
In view of the theme of this article, after making a simple comparison, let’s return to the topic of the relationship between Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong... Not long after Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong passed away, there was a trend in society to try to elevate Zhou Enlai and belittle Mao Zedong .
In fact, it is false to exalt Zhou Enlai, and it is true to want to deny Mao Zedong.
If Mao Zedong was denied, would Zhou Enlai still be "high"?An old comrade once said with emotion: "Sister Deng still sees deeply and sees far!"
Deng Yingchao once said to those cadres who were ignorant of the overall situation, acted on emotions, and suffered some grievances in previous political campaigns:
Don't do this, can't you do this?When did Enlai oppose Chairman Mao?It’s not that you don’t understand him. If the line is right, he’s right; if the line is wrong, he’s wrong.If you say that and do that, you can't explain it to history and future generations... After the Zunyi Conference, Zhou Enlai never had any conflicts with Mao Zedong.They have always worked together and complemented each other.This relationship guaranteed the victory of the Chinese revolution and reduced the loss of the "Cultural Revolution", but it could not avoid this catastrophe.
When I say this, I always think of a story that happened in Beidaihe at the height of the cooperative movement.Because that scene reflects an important aspect of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai's respective personalities and mutual relations.
In order to meet the upsurge of socialism in rural China, Mao Zedong came to work in Beidaihe, where there was a "climax". In mid-September, with heavy wind and heavy rain for several days, Beidaihe became a noisy world.The sound of the waves came from the other side of the sea, like the rumbling of cannons and the galloping horses.Mao Zedong seemed very excited, threw down the big pen in his hand, got up and announced: "Let's go swimming!"
"No, absolutely not!" Health doctor Xu Tao was startled.Mao Zedong was brave, but sometimes he was so brave that he was almost reckless.He stopped in front of Mao Zedong: "Chairman, this is not a small matter, nor is it your personal matter. I must be responsible to the entire party and the people of the country."
The guards also blocked them all.Although Mao Zedong was stubborn, once the staff became a monolith and refused to back down, he could not win a single supporter, so he had no choice but to face the reality and find another opportunity.
In those few days, the staff around Mao Zedong were very nervous.Afraid that he would take action and slip away overseas.Wang Dongxing asked the staff to "look" at the chairman.From the time he moved to northern Shaanxi, Mao Zedong's daily life was under Zhou Enlai's care and specific concerns.After listening to Wang Dongxing's report, the Prime Minister hurriedly told me to call the second group. He personally spoke and asked the first group to "monitor" Chairman Mao all the time, and absolutely no accidents were allowed.
It should be said that Zhou Enlai understood the tenacious, willful, and impulsive side of Mao Zedong’s character. It's not easy to stop him.Mao Zedong had to "make trouble" once a day to go into trouble, and every time he was resisted by a group of comrades in solidarity.On the third or fourth day, the rain finally stopped.On the contrary, Xu Tao became more nervous, anticipating that Mao Zedong would make more trouble, so he hurried to the beach to "check the situation".
He gasped: What a big storm!Long rows of white waves roll out one after another from the place where the sea and the sky meet, like the wings of a great roc fan, like countless silver dragons galloping and galloping, galloping and roaring, rushing towards the trembling coast; Spit out, then spit out and then swallow; Xu Tao was almost dizzy, the foam splashed on the ridge of the waves splashed and splashed, soaking his clothes, and there was a booming sound in his ears, as if there were three thousand lions and tigers pressing in, it was thrilling and heart-stopping Trembling.
"The water temperature is 19 degrees!" The comrade in charge of temperature measurement reported.
"How much?" Xu Tao asked loudly.
"Less than 20 degrees!" The comrade who measured the water temperature shouted into Xu Tao's ear.Xu Tao's mind was spinning rapidly, preparing one set of reasons after another for "stopping the driver".
Sure enough, after four o'clock in the afternoon, Mao Zedong put down his pen and told the guards: "Let's go swimming."
"No, Chairman, you can't swim today."
"The rain has stopped!" Mao Zedong was very impatient.
"It's not sunny, it will rain anytime."
"This house may collapse in an earthquake!" Mao Zedong was angry, and he could no longer bear it.The guards hurriedly asked Xu Tao to come forward. Xu Tao was an intellectual, and Mao Zedong was always "polite" to him.
"Chairman, the water is very cold," Xu Tao persuaded, "It will cause cramps."
"I'm not afraid of the cold, but you are the only ones who are afraid of the cold. Why don't you swim?"
Mao Zedong was really cold-tolerant. During winter swimming, other people's teeth were trembling with cold, and he sat on the bank for a while, soaking in the sun.
"That doesn't work, the waves are too big. The waves on the shore are more than one meter high, and the waves in the sea will be three meters!"
"Okay, riding the wind and breaking the waves, this is the opportunity... Change my shoes." Mao Zedong said that the shoes look like children, "Do you hear me? Shoes!"
"Chairman, going into the sea is against the wind. Several young soldiers tried it, but they were all beaten back by the waves, and they couldn't get through at all."
"One person can't make it through, so many people can't make it through? It's unreasonable!" Mao Zedong said as he walked out.
"No!" Xu Tao pulled Mao Zedong anxiously, "Chairman, I haven't finished yet. The waves are too big, and all the shells washed up on the shore. Many of them are broken and sharp, and they will hurt your feet."
"I have been barefoot since I was a child, so I don't go to the mountains to cut firewood? I told you!" He waved his hands, despising the shells and the doctor.
"I haven't finished yet... Shells rush up in piles, and they are easy to trip. You are old, and I can't stand it and I can't bear the responsibility. Comrade Li Xionghan broke his leg. Today's weather is so bad, Nothing can make you go..."
"If he falls, I must jump? You say that, I have to go today!" Mao Zedong was angry, "I am old" and "I have fallen", these words are definitely not persuasion to Mao Zedong, they can only be provocative .His fearless restlessness, his competitive and contemptuous willpower would never tolerate such discouraging words, and his burning eyes before the rage and the ominously pursed silence of the lips forced him into a panic. No one in the group dared to stand in the way, so they could only follow left and right, and hurriedly put on swimming trunks, towels, and a first-aid kit... Some of them quietly reported to Wang Dongxing. When Wang Dongxing came to dissuade him, the situation was over; Get up, the 8 million troops of the Kuomintang cannot stop it.The hundreds of Central Committee members and alternate members of the Communist Party were also unable to stop them.
So Wang Dongxing urgently called the Prime Minister.It was the guard Zhang Yongchi who answered the phone that day. According to him, Wang Dongxing was so anxious that his voice cracked:
"The chairman has gone into the sea! He has gone swimming in the sea! We can't stop..." Wang Dongxing said without hesitation, "Quickly invite the prime minister, please come immediately, we can't call him!"
Zhang Yongchi was startled, dropped the phone and ran towards the prime minister's office.We thought there was a fire or something, so he reported panting: "Chairman, Prime Minister, my Majesty, I'm going to swim in the sea!"
The Prime Minister was reviewing documents when he heard the sound and suddenly raised his head. He was stunned for at most 2 seconds, stood up suddenly, threw the pen and ran out: "Quick, call the driver! Drive!"
"Prime Minister!" I yelled, because the rain started to fall again, and the wind swept the doors and windows like a hail of bullets.I called to the prime minister and urged Xiao Zhang to find a raincoat, but the prime minister didn't hear the shout, so he jumped into the rain, got on the car dripping water, and left.
The world was terrible that day, and the rumbling sound was constant; the car was driving fast, and the sea breeze swept over the body, and the whole body was also roaring, as if racing against the sea.The prime minister frowned slightly, with his arms folded around his chest, calm in his anxiety, thinking about how to persuade the chairman.
I sat next to the prime minister and looked at the swinging wipers on the front window of the car; although the rain was not too heavy, the wind was strong and the car was fast, so the rain on the windows was relatively fast and abundant, and it was under the wipers Flowing down like a waterfall, the front is hazy.
The car turned several sharp turns and stopped at Mao Zedong's entry point.Under the effect of inertia, the Prime Minister leaned forward. I rushed to help him, but he had already opened the car door and jumped out.We also jumped out of the car one after another, and followed the Prime Minister to run towards the beach.
In the twilight, the Prime Minister stood on the sand spit out by the sea, looking towards the sea.The sea water rolled in like a dark green Great Wall standing upright, rumbling and roaring like a demonstration; the rocky walls in the distance set off a column of water spray that soared into the sky.At the foot, the tide rushes up the sloping beach, engulfing a large area of sand, and the "mouth" has been "biting" the Prime Minister's feet, trying to drag the entire land into the bottom of the sea, but finally failed, and sighed angrily and retreated. go back.
We saw a few black dots behind the wall of sinking water, which must have been Mao Zedong and his loyal guards.
"Chairman—" the Prime Minister shouted without losing the opportunity: "The wind and waves are too strong, come up!"
As soon as he yelled, the figure disappeared behind the raised water wall again, and the waves rushed again, stubbornly trying to swallow the land whole.
"Come here, all come here." The Prime Minister organized us to stand together, "The waves are too loud to be heard. Let's shout together."
Seven or eight throats come together to start a sound competition with Tianfeng Haitao:
"Chairman, come up!" In the chorus, a voice came out immediately: "I am Zhou Enlai—" Following the end of this voice, seven or eight throats cooperated again: "The Prime Minister invites the chairman to go ashore!"
Shouting and shouting, the prime minister walked and walked, the sea water wet his shoes and trouser legs.Mao Zedong swam close to the shore: "It doesn't matter, enjoy the big waves..."
The Prime Minister was very good at persuading, and took advantage of the opportunity of a receding wave to shout: "It's okay for the chairman to swim, the comrades on the shore will freeze for a long time!"
This method of persuasion to shift the contradiction is very effective.Mao Zedong swam along the coast for another period, reluctantly chasing the waves closer to the shore, and finally walked onto the beach surrounded by guards and soldiers, took a bathrobe and put it on his body.
So, the heart that everyone mentioned in the throat fell back into the stomach.
Over the years, the scene of Beidaihe swimming against the wind and waves has given me so many inspirations and associations!Mao Zedong is the mentor and leader who pioneered and forged ahead. It is he who gave us the future and victory to get rid of humiliation and gain dignity.However, he often has unexpected thinking and actions, dominated by his superhuman will and confidence, leading hundreds of millions of people to take risks with him.At this time, people will think of Zhou Enlai, he is the pillar of temperance, neutralization, stability and unity.
As a veteran of the Red Army, I came to Zhou Enlai in 1940 and often saw Mao Zedong. I personally experienced Mao Zedong's shocking courage and courage during the war years.His "stride forward, stride back", he is not afraid of smashing pots and pans, does not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, and does not even care about throwing away the holy land of Yan'an. It is this kind of mobile warfare that changed the balance of power between the enemy and us and won the victory over the Kuomintang.However, in peace building, he often made great strides forward, launched the "Great Leap Forward", established the "People's Commune", surpassed the stage, disregarded the law, and then made great strides back. After "three years of difficulties", he disbanded the cafeteria, " "Based on the "team", adjust, consolidate, enrich, and improve... Just after taking a breath, the situation improved, and strides forward again, and even decided to start the "Cultural Revolution."Mao Zedong spent his whole life taking risks to explore a better future. In order to prevent revisionism, eliminate bureaucracy and privileged thinking in the Communist Party, promote youth revolution and progress, and destroy the influence of old culture, he did not hesitate to deny the republic that the Communist Party created with his own hands. , the result was chaos for three years, and with Lin Biao's self-explosion, he had to "retreat in great strides" again... No matter whether he made great strides forward or retreated in great strides, a series of complicated, sharp, and sometimes even intense contradictions would arise from this. The contradictions in all aspects were mainly resolved by Zhou Enlai's prudence, meticulousness, prudence, dedication, and death.
Do I need to list examples of this?A large number of memoirs and articles have this content, which can be said to be too numerous to mention.China's socialist revolution and construction were not only under the evocative, brilliant and tragic leadership of the helmsman and mentor Mao Zedong, but also under the necessary and restrained leadership of Zhou Enlai from time to time.From "anti-rash advancement" to "adjustment, consolidation, enrichment and improvement", from "bowing to intellectuals" to "protecting veteran cadres", from solving the "9.13 Incident" to supporting Deng Xiaoping's second coming out of the mountain, from maintaining the normal operation of government agencies to four The National People's Congress called for "four modernizations"...Of course, other leaders and political forces are also influencing the formation of various policies.
Compared with such moderation, neutralization, and buffering, Zhou Enlai's more important thing was to cooperate closely with Mao Zedong to forge ahead and win one great victory after another.
C. David, an American expert on China issues, once wrote an article: "If Mao Zedong is an eternal revolutionary hero, and Liu Shaoqi is an expert in party affairs, then Zhou Enlai has proved to be the best person in China in handling public relations. He was always able to accommodate disagreements and find solutions."
He added, "In policy-making: he was not the originator of policy, although no one contributed more strategically and tactically to the field of foreign policy than he.... However, at the stage of policy execution, he was always consistent, Make your best contribution through your own administrative authority."
Also, "Zhou Enlai was able to carry out his 'master plan' while waging policy struggles without losing his loyalty to Mao Zedong."
These comments, while far from comprehensive, reflect a large part of the truth.At least I have a direct feeling.
For example, in the Xi'an Incident, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng carried out military admonitions, and after arresting Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong made a major decision for a peaceful settlement in order to establish an anti-Japanese united front.It was at the most critical and critical moment in the modernization of China that Zhou Enlai came to Xi'an as the mediator for the conditional release of Chiang Kai-shek. The country has made historic and great contributions.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the extremely hostile policy of the United States forced the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to make a "one-sided"
Mao Zedong personally went to Moscow to talk with Stalin, and proposed "I hope to have some good-looking and delicious things."
The Soviet side didn't understand what "good-looking and delicious food" was, so they came to ask Mao Zedong for advice in doubt.Mao Zedong explained in a calm and unhurried manner: if it is good-looking, it is to sign a treaty for people to see; if it is delicious, it is to ask for some food and money, and go back to restore the national economy.
I wrote it before.Negotiate specifically.Mao Zedong couldn't talk clearly and was impatient to talk, so he invited Zhou En to come to Moscow, signed a "good-looking" "Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance", and won a "delicious" loan of 60 million US dollars.
There is no doubt that Mao Zedong was more far-sighted.But he was impatient with the details, not good at dealing with the details, and even didn't understand some specific technical issues, so he could only rely on Zhou Enlai.Even if they don't come to the negotiating table, the difference between them can be strongly felt by those of us who work around us.
When I first arrived in Moscow with Zhou Enlai, I lived alone in a small villa.Just one day after staying here, Mao Zedong himself called and said, "You asked En to come to my place."
Before I could answer, he said again: "Tell him to live here, don't live in another apartment."
So, Zhou Enlai and I lived together in Mao Zedong's villa.The little dacha was on the outskirts of Moscow, through the woods, past two guards.Very strict.Comrades such as Wu Xiuquan and Lai Yali who followed Zhou En to Moscow did not live here, and I contacted them by phone every day.总理单独住时，毛主席那边来的电话多；住进毛主席的别墅，伍修权那边电话多，反正总理到哪儿，哪儿的电话多。决策毛泽东是中心，办事周恩来是中心。决策几句话就行，办事可是没完没了的谈判和电话。
周恩来每次谈判回来，总要向毛泽东详细汇报；毛泽东听的多，想的多，说的话却很少，往往是几句话，讲个原则和方向。
周恩来没到莫斯科时，毛泽东曾表现过隐隐的着急，周恩来到达后，毛泽东明显轻松下来，有时间有心情去看“彼得大帝”，去研究“拿破仑”了。所以毛泽东后来对赫鲁晓夫讲，“这个同志(周恩来)在大的国际活动方面比我强。”
从莫斯科间来时，毛泽东自己一个车厢，周恩来、陈伯达、伍修权一个车厢，我也在这个车厢里。这一路东行，也可以看出毛泽东与周恩来的不同。
毛泽东一路看书，周恩来一路办公。因为这一路多次停车参观工厂，有许多具体工作具体事务要办。周恩来忙，我们自然也跟着忙。我与陈伯达住一个包厢，陈伯达是毛主席带来的。毛主席看书，他每天也是看书。我住上铺，陈伯达住下铺；我事多，每天上上下下，影响他看书。他皱着眉头说：“小何，咱们换换吧，我住上铺，你住下铺怎么样？”
I said: "OK."
周恩来听说我和陈伯达换铺，摇起头说：“伯达年纪比你大，上上下下不方便，还是叫他住下铺吧。”
我说：“他跟主席来的，主席看书他也看书；我跟总理来的，总理事多我也事多。
我跟他一个包厢，上上下下影响他看书。 "
周恩来说：“那你就少往铺上爬，多在我这包厢里呆呆。”
这件小事我以为是很反映了主席与总理的工作关系。当然，总理并不只是执行，他实际上也是主席最初制定政策时的主要顾问。最能说明这个问题的是解放战争和抗美援朝。
朱总司令因为年纪大了，解放战争时，中央五大书记分工，朱德主要分管监察，军事是由毛泽东负责，由周恩来协助。会议上这样分工，实际上也是这样做。尽管有些命令是以朱德总司令的名义发出，实际都是由毛泽东在周恩来协助下作出决策并签发命令。
到抗美援朝就更是如此了，老同志们都一致公认，周恩来是事实上的“总参谋长”和“总后勤部部长”。
可以这么说：中国革命和建设的任何战略性决策或重大政策转变，都是经毛泽东深思熟虑之后首创或首先提出来，即便是周恩来所最能表现出其天才的外交方面，也不例外。不论是在总体上的冷战外交还是具体的中苏论战等问题上，原则和方针主要都是出自毛泽东。
年12月31日，我国和印度在北京签字的有关协定中，首次提出和平共处五项原则，到次年6月，我跟随周思来出访印度时，周总理同印度总理尼赫鲁发表的联合声明中，重申了指导两国关系的和平共处五项原则。从印度又到缅甸，两国总理的联合声明同意和平共处五项原则也是指导中缅两国关系的原则。
现在，和平共处五项原则已为世界绝大多数国家接受，认为是指导国家关系的最好最科学最正确的原则。人们也知道这是周恩来首先提出并说服尼赫鲁赞同的。
但是，当年出访印度归来，大家兴高采烈地庆贺访问成功，向总理敬酒时．总理说：
“我是在毛主席领导下做具体工作。和平共处五项原则，首先提出这个思想的是毛主席。”
因为总理一向这样，提起功绩总是让给别人。我们以为这又是原则性的“归功于毛主席”，并非真有什么直接关系。谁知总理看出了这一点，事后郑重其事地拿出文件：
“你们看看，早在1949年10月1日，毛主席就公开讲了我们开展外交的指示思想：
凡愿遵守平等、互利及互相尊重领土主权等项原则的任何外国政府，本政府均愿与之建立外交关系……”周恩来放下文件认真望住我们说：“是我将毛泽东宣读的这份公告具函送达各国政府的。你们不要以为我只是说说而已，中国革命的每一个胜利，确实全靠毛主席的正确指挥。 "
国外有些人把周恩来对毛泽东的发自内心的尊敬说成是“政治生存”的需要和策略；国内个别另有用心或糊涂的人也跟着这样说，这是因为他们没有亲身经历，所以也不可能理解总理。用现在时髦话讲，叫做“缺少共同语言”。
周恩来与毛泽东共事半个多世纪，他对毛泽东的深厚感情和坚信不移是在风雨实践中不断培养加深而致不可改变的。他对毛泽东的决定坚决照办，说一不二，即便像“大跃进”，“文化大革命”这种错误的决策，也坚定地跟着干了，主要的原因就在于这种对主席的坚信不移，而决不是什么为了“政治生存”。
有一次，总理翻阅部队送审的红军长征路线图．他用手指头沿着那条红线极缓慢极缓慢地移动，不时停下来陷入沉思，眼里闪烁着忆念和激颤的波光。我相信，历史上的风狂雨骤，金戈铁马正在这静静的一室之中重现，并且发生着现实的启示和效应。
“小纪，你过来。”总理招呼新调来的战士纪东。指着《四渡赤水之战示意图》问：
“四渡赤水的战斗你知道吗？”
“听说过，具体不清楚。”纪东走到桌前看地图。
“遵义会议后，毛主席指挥红军打的第一个漂亮仗，就是这次战斗。”总理左手举着放大镜照地图，右手食指在红军行进的线路和标示方向的箭头上移动指点：“我来给你讲讲吧。年轻人要懂一些历史……”
周恩来详细讲述了红军四渡赤水的地点、敌我双方的情况和形势以及战斗过程和结果。末了放下放大镜，问：“肖华写的《长征组歌》里，有一句很精彩的歌词，就是说这次战斗的。你知道吗？”
“是不是'毛主席用兵真如神'？”
“对，就是这一句。不是亲身经历过那场战斗是很难体会出这句歌词有多精彩的。”
总理带着回忆与思考的神情，缓缓说：“赤水河战斗，我们甩掉了敌人，把蒋介石和他的部队搞得晕头转向，找不准我们的真正去路，等他清醒过来，我们已经赶了几天的路程，把敌人远远地抛在了后边……”
纪东更关心的是他直接为之服务的周恩来：“总理，这些战斗你都直接参加指挥了吧？”
“我只是在毛主席领导下做一些具体工作，胜利主要是靠毛主席的正确决策。”
总理的这一回答，应该说是谦虚的，又比较实事求是的。他并不否认自己做了工作，有贡献，但他同时又将自己同毛泽东的作用区分开，将主要功绩归于毛主席。
还有一次周思来陪越南总理范文同去延安参观。在凤凰山毛主席旧居内，外宾看到周恩来和平解决“西安事变”回到延安与毛泽东的合影，话起当年，周恩来感慨地说了一句：“我那时还是个娃娃。”
毛泽东曾经说林彪不过是个“娃娃”，但从未说过周恩来是个“娃娃”，周恩来是自己说自己是“娃娃”。
年林彪事件发生后，总理在人民大会堂召集各民主党派、社会知名人士通报这个消息。散会后，许多人等在大会堂南门不走。当总理来到南门准备登车时，大家都围上来，纷纷含泪同总理握手。人群中不知谁说了一句：“总理，有您在，这是人民之大幸！”
总理马上纠正：“不能这么讲，我是在毛主席领导下做具体工作，尽我的职责……”
我当时就感到，民主人土和周恩来讲的话，都反映了一种真实，都有他的道理。
周恩来对毛泽东的尊敬、钦服、坚信不疑是第一位的，谈及这点，我并不否认他作为大政治家的稻略和他在极其复杂、似乎无望的困境中所表现出的高超的斗争艺术。最能说明这个问题的莫过于“文化大革命”中他的始终存在，并能保护下包括邓小平在内的一大批老干部。这是中国在毛泽东之后，能走上改革开放，经济腾飞的基本条件和保证。
记得尼克松访华，谈判公报，在北京没最后谈成，总理送尼克松总统去上海，在上海继续谈。具体谈判我们参加不上，但从有关同事的议论中。我们知道主要障碍是台湾问题。总理以他的聪明才智，经过不懈努力，终于谈成了“上海公报”，这一公报打破了帝国主义对我国长达20余年的封锁，正如美国人所评价的：“假若没有他，中国不可能如此顺利地与美国官方和公众建立友好关系”，“《上海公报》将仍然是外交措词最好的第一流文件”。
可是，公报拟定后，总理往北京打电话，主席正在睡觉。记得总理当时很犹豫。毛泽东在尼克松访华前夕刚犯过大病，休克了一段时间，身体还没恢复，总理在办公桌旁走了好几圈急步，正如人们常讲的“团团转”，因为事情很急，不能等。最后，总理下决心承担责任，不叫醒毛泽东作决定。
这样做并并非没有先例。当年我跟随总理去参加日内瓦会议，不少事都是总理先做了决定，回来再向主席汇报。
这次也一样，总理先决定了，然后再向主席汇报，还写了书面材料。写汇报时，总理反复措词，好象有什么预感似的，从没见过他那样的费琢磨。
回到北京后，总理有近半个月的时间神情忧郁，落落寡欢。那些天中南海里天天开会，每次开会回来总理脸色都很不好，但他什么话也不说，只是饭量锐减，常常一个人默默坐在那里想心事。
有一次我请他吃饭，小心翼翼走进他的办公室，把两菜一场摆到他的办公桌上：
“总理，8个小时了，你吃点东西吧？”
总理的目光在饭菜上稍触即离、声音有些沙哑：“留下一个汤就行了，其余的晚上再吃吧。”
我从总理的眸子里看到一种压抑和孤独忧伤的黯然神色，心里不由得一酸，莫名其妙地跟着难受起来。中美联合公报发表了，封锁正在被打破，这本该高兴的啊，发生了什么事能使总理这样难过伤心？
我悄悄观察，悄悄打听，从负责会议服务的同志那里听到点消息。中南海里已经开了12天会，批周总理。江青、张春桥等人。或直接或影射，说总理是李鸿章，卖国主义。
我当时就激动地嚷起来：“跟美国建立关系，这是毛主席的决策，总理是在主席领导下做了具体工作……”
“听说是公报没有先向主席汇报……我也讲不清，这事可不敢再乱说啊，到此为止了。”
“总理打了电话，当时主席在睡觉，时间又不能等……算了，不说了。”
那时这类事我们都不好多议。总理同江青等人的矛盾，大家都是心照不宣罢了。
毛泽东之后，邓小平可以充分发挥自己的长处，发挥他的聪明才智，领导中国人民走他所设计的路；按照他自己的战略自由地采取每一步行动。周恩来那时没有这种条件和可能，他始终是在毛泽东领导下工作，他做出的每项成绩和贡献都离不开毛泽东；同样，为了能继续工作，继续做出贡献。他就必须努力保持与毛泽东的合作关系，相辅相成。同时，还不得不运用韬略和高超的斗争艺术，调和缓冲与江青、张春桥等党内极左宗派集团之间的矛盾和分歧。
总理同江青等党内极左宗派集团的斗争方式，最明显的一个表现是：你说你的，我干我的；不跟你吵或保持沉默，下来该怎么干继续怎么干。
延安时期，江青就喜欢找周恩来，特别是和毛泽东发生争吵时，总要去找周恩来“诉苦”，靠周恩来调和她的家庭矛盾。她有了什么学习心得，工作上有什么想法或计划，遇有什么困难，也像绝大多数干部一样，喜欢向周恩来汇报并取得帮助。因为周恩来的温和、善良、正直、耐心以及稳健和机敏是全党公认的，他是大家诉说心曲求得帮助和慰藉的最好对象。
那时党内的风气也正，阿谀奉承或打击报复都会受到鄙视和谴责，所以江青也还没有什么过分的恶劣表现。她在广州为她的居所换地毯换窗帘，当陈云同志的夫人于若木给中央写信．对此提出批评时，她也不敢说什么，还得表示接受批评。
这个时期，周恩来也没有把江青当回事来对待。偶尔江青要求坐专列等超标准待遇，或劝止，或“看在主席的面子上，适当照顾一下”，基本都是无足轻重的小事。
年代初，总理的秘书韦明曾与江青发生矛盾，总理的态度就说明了这时期与江青无足轻重的关系。
抗美援朝战争期间，有次总理累病了。大家想了个主意，找来一部娱乐片子请总理“审查”，借以达到让总理休息的目的。
刚开映不久，屋外电话铃响起来，韦明年轻腿快，有朝气，就跑出去接。话筒那边传来江青的声音：“我是江青，请总理听电话。”
韦明怔了一下。总理都累病了，好不容易想了个办法让他休息……”
“总理病了，他现在正在看电影。”韦明婉言说：“你的事情急不急？如果不急，是不是等总理看完电影后给你去电话？”
江青是毛泽东的秘书，韦明是周恩来的秘书，秘书对秘书讲话，这样讲是再正常不过了。但江青同时又是毛泽东的夫人，韦明很客气的话在她耳朵里就变得不够客气了，于是声音里也带了点火气：“这是你的意思还是总理的意思？”
韦明和那个时代的多数青年一样，热情、锐气、冲动，不大在乎什么职务身分，随口便顶了一句：“请总理听电话，是你的意思还是主席的意思？”
“你不要管！”江青有些冒火了。
韦明一声不吭，昧啦，挂了电话。刚要进屋去看电影，铃声又响起来。他皱皱眉，也怕误正事，返身重新拿起电话筒。
“你怎么把电话挂了？”江青大声责问。
“你不是不要我管吗？”韦明毕竟怕误了正事，接着又放缓声音解释：“主席每次打电话，都要问问总理身体怎么样，干什么呢，能不能听电话。今天总理病了，好不容易被我们想了个办法让他休息一下……好了，不说了。你等着。”
韦明真怕是主席有事，就进屋报告了总理，总理马上出来接电话。这个电话足足打了快一小时，江青就像现在某些喜欢电话聊天的社会女青年似地，罗哩罗嗦讲个没完。
也就是碰到了总理这样的好性子，能耐心听她罗嗦，要是换了邓小平，不过一分钟肯定就把电话挂断。
事后我问总理：“她这个人烦不烦呀？”
总理无所谓地微微一笑：“她看了个剧本，跟我谈读后感呢。”
过了没多久，有次李富春来西花厅开会，江青又来了电话，恰好又是韦明接了电话。
江青要问一声李富春，敲定与那位电影剧本的作者谈话的时间、地点。韦明问过李富春，给江青回了电话：“明天下午，就在富春同志的办公室里谈。”
“你记录一下参加谈话的人员名单，回头再向富春同志报一下……”江青一口气点了20多个人。韦明就好心好意提醒一声：“哎呀，20多个人了，富春同志的办公室坐不下吧？”
江青和许多心眼小的女人有个共同的毛病，就是常常听不出好坏意思、她硬梆梆又甩过来一句：“这是你的意思还是富春同志的意思？”
韦明不高兴了，冷冷一声：“我的意思。”
“那你不要管！”
“你这人怎么这样啊？”韦明真火了，确实少见这种好坏不分的人，“我是不该管，这个电话我都不该接！我不是你的秘书，也不是李富春同志的秘书，有事你就直接找李富春同志吧！”说完，不等江青有所反应，韦明便挂断了电话。
江青气坏了，给总理写了一封2000多字的告状信，给韦明戴了不少“帽子”，其中还有条“媚上压下”。总理看过这封信，也没当什么事，还叫韦明自己看了那封信。韦明边看边发牢骚：“说我媚上压下，江青是主席夫人，我还不媚她一下，我还压她！”
总理只轻描淡写说一句：“压她也不对么，要各自多做自我批评。”
那时的政治空气和同志关系还是比较健康的。两天后，韦明在周末舞会上碰到江青，江青也没有再使性子，反而热情地邀请：“韦明，咱俩跳一场吧！”
周恩来终于把江青当个人物来对待，首先是因为毛泽东把江青当个人物来使用了。
特别是“文化大革命”爆发后，江青与张春桥等人联合起来，形成了一股政治势力之后。
记得1966年底，毛泽东召集的一次碰头会上，江青、康生、陈伯达、张春桥等中央文革的一班人马坐在毛泽东左侧，周恩来、陶铸、叶剑英等一批老干部坐在毛泽东右侧。毛泽东在谈到运动形势时，先举左手朝中央文革的一班人马轻轻一挥：“对于那些老干部，包括各省市自治区的主要领导，不烧不行，要继续煽风点火。”他接着又举右手朝周恩来、陶铸等人轻轻一挥：“但是烧成灰也不行，要控制火候，还是要救人于水火之中啊……”
这是毛泽东的领导艺术。他的本意并不想打倒一大批老干部，只是想烧烧他们，“把泥菩萨烧成瓷菩萨就可以过河了。”但是，江青一伙只想借机把这一大批老干部“烧成灰”，总理千方百计想“救人于水火之中”。于是，他们两个人的矛盾就是无法避免并且愈演愈烈了。
韦明两次顶撞江青的事如果是发生在“文化大革命”中，结果将会怎样呢？
年3月中旬，总理根据主席的想法，主持召开讨论解决东北问题和宋任穷同志出来工作的问题。会议定于下午4时在大会堂接见厅召开。负责会议现场警卫任务的是中央警卫局警卫处副处长成元功同志。
会前半小时，江青的警卫员孙占龙给成元功打来一个电话，说江青刚起床，还没有吃饭，让成元功给准备饭，在会议室旁边找个房间，先吃饭，后参加会议。成元功忙找到大会堂党委书记刘剑，请他尽快按要求备好饭，放在旁边的小山东厅里。这时，党中央、国务院、军委及中央文革有关负责人都到了，就等着江青。
当时，中办主任兼警卫局长汪东兴也在场，成元功及时向他作了汇报。汪东兴就带了成元功站到会议厅门外迎接江青。
江青晚到了一刻钟。汪东兴先给她敬个礼，然后成元功上前报告：“江青同志，开会在接见厅，您的饭在小山东厅，要不要先吃点东西？”
江青斜了一眼成元功，傲慢地哼一声，昂着头进了开会的接见厅。
那时，江青挂在嘴头的一句话是“我代表主席”，被加以颂扬的是“旗手”，全体参加会议的高级干部们都起立了，表示尊敬。
江青最终的垮台，全是她自己一步步走出来的。即便毛泽东那样的威望和贡献，也无法挽救她免于受惩罚。她实在是无可理喻无法救药，面对这些最高层的领导人，她连起码的礼貌和彼此相应的尊敬都没有，昂着头，旁若无人地径直走到周恩来面前，冷冷质问一声：“你们在开什么会？为什么叫成元功挡在门口不让我进了？”
总理怔了一下，这是从何谈起啊？他马上平静下来，和气解释：“江青同志，开会内容不是早就和你通过气吗？下午4点在接见厅讨论解决东北问题和宋任穷同志出来工作的问题……”
“是讨论这个问题吗？”江青忽然放开嗓门，声音尖厉起来，“你们是不是怕我听