Chapter 14 1. Special guests of Shuangqing Villa

Zhou Enlai drove to Xiangshan, the night was already very deep, there were a few dim stars hanging in the sky, and the wind kept blowing.At this time, Mao Zedong was still not asleep. He once said that he must wait for Zhou Enlai to come back and listen to the report before resting. When Mao Zedong heard Zhou Enlai's footsteps, he put down the book in his hand and came to greet him at the door. He took Zhou Enlai's hand and said, "It's so cold, you have worked hard!" Zhou Enlai said: "This is what I should do, the chairman is the hardest." Mao Zedong let Zhou Enlai into the house, hurriedly asked the guard to bring a cup of hot tea, and then asked: "How, you didn't go to the airport to pick them up. What's your reaction?"

Zhou Enlai said with a smile: "They are not very happy, they have already shown their emotions." Mao Zedong smiled.He said: "Very well, since Zhang Zhizhong can't forget Chiang Kai-shek, why should we welcome them with high standards?" Zhou Enlai: "I asked him why he went to Xikou." Mao Zedong said: "That's a good question, let them know that we don't welcome fake peace." The guard soldiers added another cup of hot water to Zhou Enlai. Mao Zedong waved his hand to signal him to back down, and he turned and went into the next room.The night seemed very still, and nothing could be heard except the wind.

Zhou Enlai looked at Mao Zedong and said: "The Nanjing government delegation is really not prepared. When I asked about their peace talks plan, Zhang Zhizhong hesitated, saying that they were not ready yet." Mao Zedong said: "This is what we expected. What does this mean? It means that Li Zongren still has illusions about drawing the river and governing. Our team is ready. Whether the peace talks are successful or not, we must cross the river. This policy cannot be changed. " Zhou Enlai: "I have a brief understanding. Except for Shao Lizi, the members of the delegation cannot accept the 'punishment of war criminals' among the eight terms of the peace talks we proposed, and everyone else said that the eight terms can be used as the basis."

Mao Zedong asked: "What about Zhang Zhizhong's opinion?" Zhou Enlai said, "He also agrees." Mao Zedong said: "Zhang Zhizhong is also very embarrassed! He doesn't want to offend Mr. Jiang." Zhou Enlai: "I have already informed them that they are not busy with formal talks. The representatives of the two sides will talk separately first. When the opinions are almost reached, we will propose a plan for discussion." Mao Zedong nodded: "Yes, we still have to work hard. Now we still have to work on Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi to make them stand on the side of the people. Although our army is ready to cross the river, we still have to try to avoid bloodshed. War is the one that suffers the most. What matters is our people!"

Zhou Enlai said: "In my opinion, the work of Li and Bai is not very easy now." Mao Zedong said: "We still have to work hard." Feeling a little cold, Zhou Enlai stood up, put the military overcoat beside the desk on Mao Zedong, and then put on the white-washed black woolen overcoat by himself. Mao Zedong kept smoking, with a solemn and serious expression on his face, as if he was thinking about something. Zhou Enlai stared at him and said, "Chairman, I think it's better to write another letter to Li and Bai in your name." Mao Zedong said: "Yes, this matter is up to you. You can't forward it. You can send it directly."

Zhou Enlai said: "It is not very convenient for our people to go, can we send one of their delegations to go?" Mao Zedong asked: "Who do you think is willing to go?" Zhou Enlai couldn't tell for a while.Mao Zedong waved his hand and said: "I think it's best to invite the old Mr. Huang Qihan who just came from Hong Kong. This man sincerely hopes for peace. He worked for peace when he was in Hong Kong. He also has a deep personal relationship with Bai Chongxi. He went to Nanjing to compare the representatives of the peace talks." Be ideal." Zhou Enlai: "Then I will arrange for him to go."

Mao Zedong said: "When I leave Peking, I will meet again, and this matter is also arranged by you." Zhou Enlai asked again: "When I see Mr. Huang, can I tell him about this first?" Mao Zedong said: "You can tell him first, let him be mentally prepared! Tell him that we hope he will stand on the side of the people." Zhou Enlai stood up and wanted to leave, but Mao Zedong sent him to the door and asked, "Are you going to the Liuguo Hotel?" Zhou Enlai replied: "I have to take care of the guests." Mao Zedong said: "You should pay attention to rest!"

Zhou Enlai: "Please rest assured, Chairman, my health is fine." Mao Zedong added: "Well, many of the guests from Nanjing are old friends. You can make some arrangements. Starting tomorrow, I will meet them in batches." Zhou Enlai nodded and walked out of the gate of Shuangqing Villa, got into the car and left.The sound of the car's engine was getting quieter, and Mao Zedong was still standing at the door. At this time, the sound of cock crowing was heard from the village below the mountain, the sky in the east was gradually turning white, and the sky became colder... After breakfast, Nanjing government peace talks representatives Huang Shaohong and Liu Fei suddenly received a notice to meet with Mao Zedong. They were the third group to meet with the top leader of the Communist Party of China. Never met Mao Zedong.

Zhang Zhizhong is a very careful person. He saw their psychology and said before leaving: "Don't worry. From my experience, the Communists are sincere and willing to make friends with us." Liu Pei hurriedly asked: "You have dealt with Mr. Mao many times, tell me what are his characteristics." Zhang Zhizhong was a little excited. He said with emotion: "The characteristics of this person are the characteristics of the Communist Party. He is knowledgeable, approachable, and simple in style. He embodies the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. He has the demeanor of a historical giant, which is unmatched by ordinary people."

Huang Shaohong laughed, and said: "Brother Wen Bai said so, we should go and see Mr. Mao's demeanor." Zhang Zhizhong hurriedly said: "You should go to the appointment. This is a rare opportunity! If you are with Mr. Mao, you will understand the inevitability of our Kuomintang's failure." Zhang Shizhao walked in from the outside with a smile, and said, "You two should meet Mr. Mao. I have had contact with him. He is a rare great man." Shao Lizi, who is known as a cultural celebrity, also said with great affection: "Talking with Mao Zedong is better than reading ten years of books!"

When people said this, Liu Pei and Huang Shaohong still felt a little uneasy. Under the leadership of the staff, they took a small sleeping car out of the downtown area, and ran out of Xizhimen to Xiangshan. In Beiping in April, I already have the real feeling of the spring breeze, although the scenery on both sides of the road is still desolate.The car turned a big bend into Xiangshan and stopped at the entrance of Mao Zedong's residence, Shuangqing Villa. Seeing that they were about to meet the giants of history, both of them were a little nervous suddenly. At this moment, a tall figure appeared in front of their eyes. He was full of red, radiant, wearing a gray padded coat that looked a bit bloated , with obvious patches on both elbows, and wearing a pair of black cloth shoes, the two of them couldn't believe that this plainly dressed man in front of them was the Communist Party of China who led the Chinese peasants to beat Chiang Kai-shek's 8 million regular army to pieces with millet and rifles supreme commander. As soon as the car door was opened, the smiling Mao Zedong walked down a few steps and extended his big hands enthusiastically.Zhou Enlai also came down from behind. "Welcome to visit me!" Mao Zedong said, shaking hands. Zhou Enlai turned sideways and introduced, "This is Mr. Liu Pei." Mao Zedong said: "I have heard the name for a long time." Liu Pei looked at Mao Zedong and said, "It's a great honor to meet you!" Mao Zedong shook his head: "Hey! You can't say that. We can meet here today, which shows that we are destined." Zhou Enlai said again: "This is..." Mao Zedong interrupted him and said, "Don't introduce, this is Mr. Huang." Huang Shaohong was very excited when he shook hands with Mao Zedong. He said: "Mr. Mao, as the leader of a party, is so approachable and approachable, which is commendable!" Mao Zedong said with a smile: "It is not I, Mao, who should be praised, but our people." The meeting kicked off in a friendly, relaxed and cordial atmosphere. Everyone talked and laughed and walked up the stairs into Mao Zedong's reception room. They said that the reception room is not accurate. To be precise, it should be called a bookstore. When entering the city, the conditions are limited, and his reception room is also his usual study. Except for a large pile of books and a few old sofas, the hut was devoid of any decorations. While Liu Pei was looking at the ancient books in front of him, Zhu De strode in. Mao Zedong introduced: "He is our Commander-in-Chief Zhu." Huang Shaohong and Liu Pei did not expect that this battle-tested general would be so amiable and respectable.Zhu De said: "I am very happy to hear that you two are coming. We are friends when we sit together today." After exchanging a few pleasantries, they both sat down again. The guards quickly brought hot tea.Mao Zedong said with a smile: "I am still poor and poor, and I have nothing good to entertain you. I can only use tea from my hometown. There is a Chinese saying that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Please don't make fun of me!" Liu Pei said to Mao Zedong: "Mr. Mao is too enthusiastic." Mao Zedong waved his hand and said, "We really don't have anything to eat and drink!" Zhu De added: "When we form a new government, I will definitely treat you two with Moutai." People talked and tasted Mao Zedong's hometown tea. Mao Zedong asked very kindly: "Mr. Liu Pei's accent seems to be a local accent?" Liu Pei said, "Yes, I am from Liling, Hunan." "Oh! So we are still fellow villagers." "Yes, Mr. Mao and I are close neighbors." "I've been to your place. It was still in my youth, and the life of the common people was very hard." "Decades have passed, and the lives of the people there have not changed much." "This is inevitable. Can Mr. Jiang pretend to be ordinary people in his heart?" Mao Zedong looked at Huang Shao again?Question: "I heard that you are also from the south?" Huang Shaohong said: "I am from Guangxi." "It's Mr. Li Zongren's hometown." "My hometown is in Rong County, Guangxi." "Which word is it?" "It is the capacity of capacity, not the glory of glory." "The name of this county is so good! Tolerant, it is also called lenient and broad." "The chairman has won the award." "We welcome you to come to peace talks. I said in my meeting with Mr. Zhang Zhizhong the day before yesterday that we are going to implement a policy of leniency, and we can not mention the names of war criminals in the peace terms. Although Mr. Li Zongren is not from your Rong County, we also Forget about his past." "Mr. Mao is still wise, the Communist Party is great!" Mao Zedong smiled and waved his hands: "Our policy is to go everywhere, as long as those who are willing to stand by the people, no matter what mistakes they have made in the past, we still welcome them to come and work together." Liu Pei said to Mao Zedong: "Mr. Mao is a great man. To be honest, we are under a lot of pressure to come to the peace talks this time. Acting President Li in Nanjing can't be the master of the house at all." Mao Zedong said: "We are also aware of this. Now Mr. Jiang is unable to continue the fight, and he pushed Mr. Li Zongren out to engage in peace talks with us. Our principle is whether we can talk about success or not. We have to talk about it. Our Chinese nation is really suffering a lot. The people need to live in peace, peace is the general trend, if anyone destroys peace, the people will not agree, and neither will our Communist Party.” Zhu De went on to say: "When you come to Peiping, you may have felt that our Communist Party represents the interests of the people. The people's demands are our demands. We firmly advocate peace, otherwise we would not invite you to come. In terms of current strength If we want to eliminate the remaining forces of Chiang Kai-shek, our strength is absolutely no problem, but we don't want to see the people in ruins, the most suffering in the war is the people." Mao Zedong asked again: "I heard that you are discussing the "Domestic Peace Agreement" proposed by us recently. I wonder if you have any opinions?" Liu Pei said: "We agree in principle, but in some places the wording is too strong, and Mr. Jiang is said to be the culprit. Although this is the case, we are worried that there may be some difficulties in getting Li Zongren to sign." Mao Zedong smiled and said: "You don't need to write the chief culprit, then replace it with the culprit. What do you think?" Zhu De couldn't help laughing, and Mao Zedong laughed too.After Liu and Huang realized that Mao Zedong was joking, they laughed along with him. Mao Zedong took a few deep puffs of cigarettes, and then said: "Mr. Li Zongren is afraid of Chiang Kai-shek, what does this mean? It is Chiang Kai-shek himself who broke the peace!" Liu Pei said: "I have been with Mr. Jiang for many years, and I know him well. He is ignorant, he only knows how to start wars, and he can't even manage his own family affairs. How can he manage a country well?" When Mao Zedong heard this, he quickly waved his hands and said: "You are not accurate. Chiang Kai-shek is not ignorant, but has skills, but this technique is a 'power technique'." Huang Shaohong nodded and said, "Mr. Mao's words really hit the nail on the head!" Everyone laughed again. Mao Zedong went on to say: "You two are very insightful people, now Li Zongren has no relatives to rely on!" Liu Pei and Huang Shaohong exchanged glances, revealing that they did not understand the meaning of the words, but it was not easy to ask, so they had to watch Mao Zedong and Zhu De continue to drink tea. The two sides were silent for a while, and Mao Zedong spoke first. He said: "You may not understand what I mean, so let me explain. First, Chiang Kai-shek is unreliable, which he knows best in his heart; He is unreliable, the Nanjing government exists in name only, and they have nothing to gain; the third is that the remnant troops of Chiang Kai-shek are even more unreliable, and his military orders cannot be unblocked; the fourth is that his Guangxi army is also unreliable, and its strength is limited after all; Fifth, some people around him are unreliable. The reason why they support him is for the sake of peace talks. If the peace talks fail, they will go their separate ways. See you on the battlefield." Liu Pei said, "Your analysis is correct!" Mao Zedong said again: "In my opinion, Li Zongren is the most reliable person now, or we Communists! As I said, we don't care about past suspicions. As long as he agrees to peace, he can still be his acting president for the time being, and the Nanjing government's signboard can also be used for the time being." No, when we have established a people's government, we can invite him to work together." Liu Pei said: "This means, we must be responsible for the transfer." Mao Zedong said: "A few days ago, some of your people returned to Nanjing. I have entrusted him to convey this idea to Mr. Li Zongren. I don't know what he thinks about it." Huang Shaohong said: "This policy is very good, and Mr. Li may consider it." Mao Zedong said: "I hope so." Unknowingly at noon, Mao Zedong deliberately left Liu and Huang to have dinner at Shuangqing Villa, accompanied by Commander-in-Chief Zhu. Because Zhou Enlai is the chief peace negotiator of the Communist Party, he has a lot of things to do. The Liuguo Hotel went to Zhang Zhizhong to exchange opinions, and everyone felt that it was a pity that Zhou Enlai was not there during the meal. Although this light meal was very simple, they felt very cordial because of the hospitality of Mao Zedong and Boss Zhu. At the same time, they also experienced the true nature of Comrade Mao Zedong's simple life. After drinking a few glasses of wine, Mao Zedong's face was ruddy and he was in a very good mood.He said: "I've never paid much attention to food. When I was a child, my family was poor. When I saw rich people eating and drinking, my heart ached. Why do people serve him so extravagantly and wastefully with a talking mouth? I also have three major hobbies. One is that I like to smoke, the other is that I am greedy for chili peppers, and the third is that I love to eat braised pork, because we are all from the south, so today we fry a little more chili peppers, hoping to suit your taste." Huang Shaohong's face was flushed, and he said: "Today's rice and tea, although simple, but full of affection, thank you Mr. Mao for your kindness." Mao Zedong said: "We are fellow villagers, so don't say such kind words." Liu Pei also said: "This chili is fried with a full color, flavor and taste. I like it the most." After dinner, Mao Zedong suddenly said to Huang Shao?Said: "My fellow, I heard that you are a poet. I love making friends with poets and poets. Let's write a poem. What do you think?" Huang Shaohong obviously drank too much, and his face became more and more red.He hurriedly stood up and said to Mao Zedong: "I dare not take it seriously. Mr. Mao is a great writer. I have read "Qinyuanchun. Snow" published by you in Chongqing. The style of the words is chic and magnificent. I am very admired, saying that I am a poet can only be a slap in the face, occasionally I have nothing to do, I just write a few words to comfort myself, and I still need your advice." Mao Zedong said: "You are too modest. I have read your poems and they are very interesting. How about we make an agreement?" Huang Shaohong hurriedly asked: "What agreement?" "After the peace agreement is officially signed, we will write the lyrics." "I must ask you for advice." During the conversation, we had reached the gate, and the driver had already started the car. Mao Zedong held Liu Pei's hand and said, "I hope we will meet again in the future." Liu Pei suddenly asked: "I wonder if Mr. Mao can play mahjong?" Mao Zedong said: "A little bit." "So do you prefer to fight all or peace?" With an idea, Mao Zedong understood the true meaning of Liu Pei's question, and said with a smile: "Peace, peace, as long as we make peace!" Everyone laughed. As the car drove out of Xiangshan, Liu and Huang were still in a state of mind that was hard to calm down. From the bottom of their hearts, today’s meeting brought them a huge shock and made them full of admiration for Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China... At first Zhou Enlai exchanged ideas with Zhang Zhizhong When commenting, Zhang Zhizhong raised the issue of foreign policy. He said: "I now advocate the policy of equal emphasis on the United States and the Soviet Union in peacetime, and a policy of neutrality in good faith in wartime." Zhou Enlai: "This kind of formulation is inappropriate. The United States has always supported Chiang Kai-shek. We cannot stand with him. This reason is very clear." Zhang Zhizhong said: "If you are pro-Soviet and anti-American, then the US will arm Japan and use economic blockade against China." Zhou Enlai: "The United States wants to use Japan to fight against our Communist Party. We disagree with your point of view. Even so, we will not be afraid." Zhang Zhizhong's remarks were refuted by Zhou Enlai. This issue is not good to talk about, so we have to talk about other things. The content of the conversation that night was relatively extensive, because the two sides had different opinions, and the result was not happy. Next, the representatives of the two sides exchanged views individually, but there were no ideal results.Representatives of the Nanjing government already felt that if the talks continued on the principle of dividing the river and governing as explained by Li Zongren, the Communist Party would never make any further concessions. Just when the representatives were at a loss, they received several calls from Nanjing in succession. This kind of telegram still asked them to stick to the original policy. Zhang Zhizhong was in a dilemma. He already had a premonition that the prospects for the peace talks would not be very optimistic.When he saw Zhou Enlai again, he told the story. Zhou Enlai said: "He Yingqin attaches so much importance to the peace talks, what conditions did he put forward?" Zhang Zhizhong said: "In his call, he said that he had gone to Guangzhou to attend the three meetings of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The members of the Standing Committee spoke fiercely. Many people opposed the establishment of a coalition government. Finally, a resolution was passed, asking us to persist in the peace talks." Zhou Enlai asked: "What does this resolution talk about? Can you tell me about it?" Zhang Zhizhong was a little hesitant, but he still reported the content of the resolution to Zhou Enlai as follows: (1) In order to show the sincerity of seeking peace and convince the people of the country, when the peace talks begin, the two sides should immediately order a truce, and the troops should guard their original defenses.If the communist army crosses the river during the peace talks, it will show its recklessness and sincerity. The government should immediately recall the representatives and declare that the responsibility for the breakdown of the peace talks belongs to the communist party; (2) In order to preserve the spirit of national independence and fulfill the responsibilities entrusted by the Charter of the United Nations, the foreign policy aimed at promoting international cooperation and maintaining world peace should be maintained; (3) In order to effectively safeguard the people's free way of life, all policies of violence should be stopped, and the people's freedom, rights, life and property should be protected in accordance with the law; (4) Under equal conditions, the armies of both sides should reorganize their own defense areas, and the reorganization plan must have the guarantee of mutual respect and simultaneous implementation by both sides; (5) The organizational form of the government and its constituents shall be conditioned to ensure the implementation of the above two, three, and four principles. After listening to Zhou Enlai, he said: "From this so-called 'resolution', we can fully see what calculations these diehards are planning? What kind of dreams are they dreaming? It is impossible for us to accept it. You know it best. The Nanjing government Some of them don't want peace."