the honorary certificate of "the working hand, the excellent shooter and the technical expert", which he received during the service of the central security corps.
he was a famous sharpshooter of the central guard regiment and served as a guard for Mao Zedong for 5 years. In February 1958, he took off his military uniform and went back to his home in the deep mountains of Xinhua, and worked hard for 54 years. In the past 54 years, he has been silent and poor. He has been living in a deep mountain. No one knows his past glory. Until mid October of this year, a doctor unwittingly discovered his secret.
this is the story of a 82 year old man named Feng Xiao Tong. In November 16th, after 10 hours of long journey, the reporter finally found his home in the deep mountains of the lower village of the Xinhua County, the most western side of the town, and brought back his commemorative anti American and aid Korea commemorative stamp, the demobilized soldier certificate and so on. In early December, experts from the Preparatory Office of the Hunan Revolutionary Military Museum confirmed the identity of Feng Xiao Tong.
How did the old man have a legendary story? Why was he willing to live in seclusion in the mountains for 54 years? How was his identity found?
Article / reporter Wang Chieh, a correspondent of Zhou Minglei,
[b] reporter in China, [/b]
[b]'s alternative choice [/ b]
is not the eldest daughter Feng Qingling's hospitalization period Between the lack of money and the cure of illness, the secret of the same will be lost forever in the mist and mist of the mountain.
no outstanding military exploits and no adventures, but the old man still deserves respect. In the past 54 years, he has kept the secret of the army and kept the glory of that year in his heart. He regarded himself as the most ordinary and ordinary mountain farmer. Only those commemorative badges, honorary certificates, and diary books, which gradually fade and fade, accompany him and comfort him.
Central Guard regiment sharpshooter, Mao Zedong for five years security guards, many comrades in high position... With such high-quality "capital", high-profile "qualifications" and "rich resources", Feng Xiao has chosen a low-key life instead of being poor. He never wants to rely on them to get anything and get anything, but he can hardly carry it in silence.
Feng Xiao's choice in the past 54 years may be considered too silly by many people today. He is too stupid to ask for trouble. Because in real life, people have seen too many "smart people" "smart", even if only slightly touched with a little "resources", "seniority" edge, but also to do the best to seize the power. But what we lack in this era is just the same kind of "stupid". Because such a "silly" is hidden in a simple and steadfast belief in life and the power of life.
the strong old man has always buried his pain in his heart, but how can our society keep such an old, diligent old man from the pain and sobs? Can it help the old man realize his plain and true wish, and hope that the old man will not wait too long.
reporter Zhen Rong
[b] one story [/b]
although the hair beard has been white, holding the hands of the reporter's cocoon, but the spirit of the same body hard, still a military temperament. In the evening of November 16th, after a long journey, the reporter finally saw the 82 year old man. Under the dim light of
, the shabby two storey wooden house is more gloomy and embarrassed. But the owner of the hut was apparently unpleasant. Because he treasures his treasure in the cottage: 3 faded commemorative chapters, several diary books and 1 honorary certificates. They witnessed the glorious years of the same year. In his diary, he also described the unforgettable experience that Mao Zedong asked them to go home to investigate and listen to their reports. Through the narration of Feng Xiao Tong and his diary, and the Memoirs of his comrade Rao Hesheng and others, the reporter restored the story of Feng Xiao and the same year.
[b] "do not carry out a survey, not to say that I am Mao Zedong's guard" of the Korean War broke out in [/b]
1950, a poor peasant, a 20 year old boy who read only 3 years old, and was in the army with hot blood, and went to the Korean war field with the Chinese people's Volunteer Army. During the 3 years of war, this simple and honest peasant family grew rapidly into a fighting hero defending his homeland. Many comrades in combat died at his side, but they were never afraid of death. The cruelty of the war also made him aware of the importance of shooting. He practiced shooting in the gap of the battle, and the marksmanship had been greatly improved. After
1953, the Central Committee of the central security corps (a squadron was responsible for the security task of defending the chairman). He was lucky to be chosen as a squadron of the central guard regiment.
1955, May 14th, at 3:30 p.m., accompanied by some leaders, such as Wang Dongxing, Zhang Yaoci, Yang Dezhong, and other leaders of the central office of the Security Council, Mao Zedong met the first squadron of all guard soldiers in the front courtyard of the Zhongnanhai Summer Palace, and proposed to add a job to the guard soldiers - to do the investigation in the name of the house. "You should do something for the central government. Through your contacts with the masses, you must truly reflect the opinions and demands of the masses." The chairman arranged the content of the investigation to investigate the production of grain, special products, peanuts, sesame, tobacco, how the peasants lived, enough food to eat, and the situation of the purchase, and also to understand the relationship between the cadres and the masses. "Do not put on airs, or let me be Mao Zedong's security guard. Mao Zedong sent me here. After going back, we should respect the parents and respect the people. After
, Mao Zedong specifically wrote the travel code. The contents of the code are: 1, confidentiality, not to mention the situation here. 2. Don't put on airs. 3, propagandist and explain the advantages of building industry and implementing socialism. 4. Do not go to the counter revolutionaries. 5, investigate production, purchase, co-operatives, life, and staff opinions. At the end of the code, Mao Zedong signed his name. Since then, the guards have regarded the rural investigation as an important task.
[b], "you met the farmers, I saw you, and I saw the farmers indirectly." [/b]
according to Mao Zedong's instructions and the arrangements of the central security corps, he returned to his home town, Xinhua County, in 1955 to begin a 10 day survey. While participating in agricultural production and labor, he learned first-hand materials by attending mass meetings, visiting relatives and friends, and talking with district cadres. After returning to Beijing, he wrote out investigation and report materials on local grain production, farmers' grain consumption, grain sales and work style of rural cadres. On the morning of July 20th
1955, Mao Zedong listened to the investigation report of the explorers of the Hunan and Hubei soldiers, such as Rao Hesheng, Gao Bicen, Ho Yu autumn, Guan Chuliang, and other soldiers in the chrysanthemum book house.
Mao Zedong, sitting around the rattan table and asking about some of the people, turned on the topic, "what's the case, you talk about it!"
the guards looked at each other, as if there were many words in their heart, but I didn't know where to start. Chairman Mao saw Rao Hesheng sitting in his hands holding the survey material. He smiled and said, "can you show me your materials?" "I am not good at writing." When Rao Hesheng handed the material to the chairman, his face was a little red. Chairman Mao saw the 4 words, "you have a little culture," he said, "you have a little culture," and then asked with concern: "is the farmer's grain enough to eat?" he replied, "the farmer's ration is only more than 300 Jin of rice a year, not enough to eat." "How much do you mean to eat?" the chairman asked questions in a deliberate tone. Rao and Sheng wanted to answer, "at least four hundred or five hundred jin." "You're right, you can talk to the farmers." The chairman nodded his head and praised the Rao and the students.
in the investigation materials, Rao and Sheng also wrote that farmers have opinions on some grass-roots cadres: "the peasants say 'Chairman Mao Mao' is good, and the following 'Xiao Mao chairman' is not good. Seeing this sentence, Chairman Mao pondered for a moment, scratched a rough bar under his pencil with a slight anxiety on his face, and said, "the chairman of Xiao Mao" was also good, and 'Chairman Mao' had made a mistake. When we heard this, we all looked at each other and realized its profound meaning. After reading Rao ho Sheng's investigation material, Chairman Mao said, "you dare tell the truth! Next time I go to Qichun, I will look into several places." Chairman Mao continued to listen to the reports of several other soldiers, marking the investigation materials from time to time, asking questions and discussing ways to solve them.
Chairman Mao asked "do you still speak Xinhua dialect?" He replied with embarrassment. Chairman Mao said, "dialect is hard to change, and slowly it will be better."
3 for more than a few hours in a hurry, after hearing the guard soldier's investigation report, Chairman Mao said: "from some of you people know 60 million people (at that time in Hunan, Hubei, two provinces of the population) of some of the situation. You see farmers, I see you, and indirectly see farmers. "
"you young people should eat more and destroy all these dishes."
Chairman Mao's brief summary was just finished by the head of the guardian Li Yinqiao, who came to report, "is it ready to eat first?" Chairman Mao stood up and said, "well, I'll invite you to eat a meal today."
the vine table is covered with white cloth as a table, and 3 meat dishes, 3 vegetarian dishes and a tomato egg soup are served on the table. The staple food is rice and steamed bread. Chairman Mao only ate green vegetables, Douchi, bitter gourd fried green peppers, and 1 bowls of rice mixed with millet steamed rice. He ate up the rice after all, and could not see a grain of rice left or fallen in the bowl and table. The guards and Chairman Mao had a common meal, and they were somewhat restrained. They just looked down to eat, and rarely clip vegetables. The chairman seemed to see through the soldiers' minds. They turned the dishes in a soldier bowl like a father, and said, "you young people have to eat more and eliminate all these dishes." After
, after dinner, Chairman Mao and security personnel were pulling away from home. When he learned that Guan Chuliang had not found his wife, he lowered his head and said, "so many good girls can't find you. Don't be in a hurry. Come on. " In the evening, Chairman Mao got up and said, "let's talk about it here today!"
with the passing of the years, leaving the central security corps for more than half a century has been more than half a century. Whenever I recall that unforgettable survey report and see the investigation materials he wrote, he always felt that Chairman Mao was concerned about the deep feelings of agriculture, rural and peasant masses.
these four yellowed diaries record the experience of fellowship in the service of the central security corps