Chapter 70 Chiang Kai-shek watched helplessly as Mao Zedong dug his own wall, but he was dumb and ate Coptis chinensis, unable to express his suffering

Speaking of the Chongqing negotiations, many people will talk about the 43-day verbal war and its final outcome: the "October 10 Agreement."But if we take a closer look, we will find that the main achievement of Mao Zedong's trip to Chongqing was not this at all, not this tangible achievement, this "thing on paper".The most important achievement of Mao Zedong’s trip to Chongqing was the popular support won by Mao Zedong’s personal charm in the mountain city and the emotional investment his United Front activities won for the CCP in the future contest between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.

For a long time, due to the military blockade of the Kuomintang and the role of their propaganda machine, the images of Mao Zedong and the Communists in the eyes of ordinary people in the Kuomintang-controlled areas have been distorted, and they are "bandits" and "devils" who "murder and set fire". The first achievement of Mao Zedong's trip to Chongqing was that it changed people's perception of him and the CCP he led in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. There are many factors that have prompted people in the Kuomintang-controlled area to change their views, but Mao Zedong's personal charm is definitely the reason that cannot be underestimated.

The first element of Mao Zedong's personal charm is his "great courage" and the sincerity of the CCP's peace that people can see from it. Everyone knows that Chiang Kai-shek hosted a "Hongmen banquet" in Chongqing, but Mao Zedong resolutely decided to go deep into the tiger's den for the sake of peace and democracy, regardless of personal safety, and made people in the Kuomintang-controlled area respectful.Therefore, at that time, some people highly praised Mao Zedong's "great courage" and his feat of "the safety of the world". The second aspect of Mao Zedong's personal charm is his "literature and martial arts" and the qualities that people should have as a leader.

The Chongqing negotiation was the first and only leadership negotiation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in the modern history of China. Leader negotiation is not only a contest of personal abilities between leaders, but also a contest of the strength behind the leaders. Mao Zedong naturally knew very well that under the circumstances at the time, the strength behind him could not match Chiang Kai-shek.Therefore, he did not spend too much time in the negotiation venue, but took the initiative to make many concessions.What he wants to compete with Chiang Kai-shek is the former, the leader's personal qualities.

Unexpectedly, in this contest, Mao Zedong's poem "Qinyuanchun·Snow" written in 1936 actually helped him a lot. On August 30, Liu Yazi, a veteran of the Kuomintang and a famous poet, visited Guiyuan to discuss poetry and politics with Mao Zedong. Farewell to Yangcheng in the 19th autumn, reunited and shake hands in Yuzhou. With great courage, sincerity and ability, he is still working hard everywhere. Lin Yu's people were born to build a new country, and Yun Lei's history is in the same boat. Zhongshan Carl double-sourced, and Kunlun smiled on top of his head. On September 6, Mao Zedong, together with Zhou Enlai and Wang Ruofei, visited Liu Yazi in Shapingba and presented Liu Yazi with the old work "Qinyuanchun·Snow". The poem said:

The scenery of the northern country is covered with ice for thousands of miles and snow drifts for thousands of miles.Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there is nothing left but wild; the river goes up and down, suddenly lost its torrential flow.The mountain dancing silver snake, the original galloping wax figure, wants to compete with Tiangong.It must be a sunny day, looking at the red dress wrapped in plain clothes, it is extraordinarily enchanting. The mountains and rivers are so beautiful that countless heroes bow their heads, pity Qin Huang and Han Wu, and lose a little literary talent; Tang Zong and Song Zu are a little less coquettish.Genghis Khan, the proud son of heaven, only knows how to bend a bow and shoot big eagles.It's all over, count the romantic figures, and look at the present.

This que is expressive of the scene, integrating the scene into one, and the transition is natural. The technique is first-class, and the realm is particularly special.Liu Yazi felt like a treasure after reading it. The matter spread like wildfire.The poets and poets copied it from time to time. "Western Night Tales", the evening issue of the Chongqing edition of "Xinmin Daily", first published Mao's poems on snow on November 14, and added the editor's note: Mao Runzhi's ability to write poetry seems to be little known.There are some guests who have copied the word chanting snow from his "Qinyuanchun".According to Shi's self-proclaimed game, it is not enough for youth law, especially not for outsiders.

Later, various newspapers competed to reprint it, and it was widely circulated. The intellectual circles in Chongqing were shocked by how talented they were for the "bandit leader"!Such momentum!Such a profound thought connotation!There are endless praises, and those who rhyme with each other follow one after another. Although it is difficult for ordinary people to understand Mao Zedong's outstanding thoughts expressed in artistic language, they know that Mao Zedong is a great man compared to Chiang Kai-shek, a martial artist who "only knows how to bend a bow and shoot big eagles". Learned people.

Decades after Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan, insiders revealed to the outside world a top-secret situation at that time: Chiang Kai-shek saw that Mao Zedong’s chants were full of ups and downs. Write some words to compare Mao Zedong.Then choose the best among them and publish them in the name of Chiang Kai-shek, so as to recover the influence of Yongxue Ci in the mountain city.Helpless, these literati are really powerless.Chiang Kai-shek's plan failed, but he ordered the matter to be "top secret" and not to be disclosed to the outside world. This poem caused Chiang Kai-shek an inexplicable headache, and Mao Zedong's social activities in Chongqing affected Chiang Kai-shek's nerves even more.

During his stay in Chongqing, in addition to participating in negotiations, Mao Zedong spent most of his time visiting people from all walks of life.In the words of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, it is called "visiting old friends and making new friends".In the words of the Kuomintang diehards, Mao Zedong was engaged in a "conspiracy" for the United Front. Mao Zedong visited the most famous leftist democrats in Chongqing.Soong Ching Ling, Feng Yuxiang, Liu Yazi, Zhang Lan, Guo Moruo, Huang Yanpei, Shen Junru, etc. Mao Zedong talked with them for hours. Notable figures from all walks of life in the Kuomintang party, government and military, Sun Ke, Yu Youren, Chen Cheng, Bai Chongxi, Zhu Jiahua, Wu Tiecheng and other Mao Zedong also came to the door one by one in person, and they also held banquets successively to entertain Mao Zedong.

Even Chen Lifu, Dai Jitao and others who were known as anti-communist diehards, Mao Zedong also visited.One day, Mao Zedong came back from visiting Dai Jitao, and happened to meet Chiang Kai-shek on a narrow road.Chiang Kai-shek asked very politely: "Where did Runzhi go?" Mao Zedong told him frankly: "I just went to see Dai Chuanxian." After hearing this, Chiang Kai-shek laughed a few times: "Okay, good to see you, good to see you!" It is said that when Chiang Kai-shek returned home that day, he was in a particularly bad mood. He threw his things on the table and scolded: "Mother Xipi, Mao Zedong's united front has actually come to my house."Everyone knows that Dai Jitao is Chiang Kai-shek's loyal adviser and "brain tank", and he is the most steadfast buddy against the Communist Party. Chiang Kai-shek watched helplessly as Mao Zedong dug his own wall, but he could not object openly, because Mao Zedong was invited to Chongqing by himself, and the purpose was to negotiate peacefully.It's really dumb to eat coptis, and I can't tell the pain. Therefore, some people commented that the real success of Mao Zedong's trip to Chongqing was that he broke through the KMT's lies that the CCP did not want peace with his own actions, which made him and the CCP's prestige unprecedentedly improved in the Kuomintang-controlled areas. This makes sense.