The story of the great man of the Chinese revolution

1. Couplet Invited

When Mao Zedong was studying in Changsha, he once went on a study tour with his classmate Xiao Zisheng, where he learned about the sufferings of the people and witnessed the great changes in the world. When they arrived at Anhua County, they wanted to visit Xia Mo'an, a learned scholar from the former Qing Dynasty. After two days of long journey, we arrived at Xia Mo'an's mansion, but the disciples said that Mr. Xia was missing. The two of them begged many times, but were turned away.

The scorching sun shone on their heads, and they were extremely hungry and thirsty. Mao Zedong couldn't stand it any longer, so he informed his disciples again, saying: "I have traveled far away to seek advice from Mr. Xia. Please take some time out of your busy schedule to teach Mr. Xia a lesson. Please inform me again."

The disciples snorted. , slamming the door shut. Xiao Zisheng wants to leave. But Mao Zedong said to hold on for a while. At this time, the door opened, and the doorman handed out a couplet newly written by Mr. Xia: The sound of birds on the green poplar branches, has spring come or gone? The disciple said, "Two of you are right." If they meet, Mr. Xia will meet him.

Mao Zedong thought for a while and chanted smoothly: The frogs in the clear pond are saying it for public or private purposes? This couplet of Mao Zedong was highly praised by Mr. Xia. Mr. Xia invited the two of them into his mansion for a chat, and they were warmly entertained by Mr. Xia.

2. Strengthen the will

When Mao Zedong was studying in Changsha, he swam in the Xiangjiang River with his classmates Cai Hesen, Xiao Zisheng and others. Thousands of miles. They traveled to Yuelu Mountain and ate hard corn kernels to exercise their gastrointestinal function. At night, he slept in the pavilion of Yuelu Academy and covered his belly with lotus leaves to see who could withstand the cold better.

When he was studying in Hunan First Normal University, Mao Zedong, with his revolutionary feelings of "having no money and worrying about the world", went on a hiking trip with Cai Hesen and Xiao Zisheng in order to train himself in a difficult environment. , without a penny on his body, he spent two months on a study tour, visiting five counties near Changsha and inspecting the countryside around Dongting Lake.

They live in dilapidated and dilapidated houses, and sometimes even sleep in the open. Although he fell into trouble many times, he was freed again and again, thereby learning a lot of knowledge that could not be learned in school, and exercising his survival skills and social communication skills.

When Mao Zedong was studying in Changsha, he deliberately let himself sit at the entrance to the downtown area and read a book every day. For example, at the vegetable market on the streets of Changsha City, he sat there and read every day to cultivate his meditation, perseverance, high concentration, and endurance in reading.

In order to hone his eloquence, the young Mao Zedong often gave passionate speeches on Yuelu Mountain facing patches of pine forests. Sometimes the lectures lasted for several hours. The sound is like a roaring bell, the mouth is like a hanging river, and it will not stop until it is extremely tired and extremely hungry.

3. Reading and copying books

Mao Zedong loved reading throughout his life. In his youth, he studied by himself in the Hunan Library. He was almost the first one to enter the library every day and the last one to leave the library. He would not leave at noon and only bought a few sesame seed cakes to satisfy his hunger. In the Changsha Library, Mao Zedong insisted on self-study for nearly two years and left with more than 20 notebooks. It laid a solid foundation of knowledge for him.

During the war years, every time the Red Army captured a town, the first thing Mao Zedong did was to collect a large number of newspapers and magazines. Mao Zedong did not just dabble in reading. He read some books over and over again, and wrote densely in his eyebrows. He actually read the million-word "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" eight times. A large part of his intelligence comes from his tireless reading. He continued to study until his later years. In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, his residence was named "Juxiang Bookstore".

4. Two silver dollars escaped

In early September 1927, after Mao Zedong held a military meeting in Zhangjiafang, Anyuan, he was escorted by Pan Xinyuan, secretary of the Liuyang County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, and went straight to Tonggu County. Mao Zedong deliberately changed his name to Mr. Zhang, a buyer at Anyuan Coal Mine.

However, just as they entered Tonggu, Jiangxi Province from Liuyang and arrived at a small mountain village on the border, they were caught and detained by a group of group defense members. Of course, the enemy did not know their identities and only took them to Tonggu County as general suspects.

When he arrived at a small mountain village called Paibu in Tonggu, Mao Zedong suddenly came to his senses. He took out two silver coins from his pocket and said to the regimental defense team members beside him: "Boss, I am a small businessman. "It's a little fun to get some wine for my brother." When the defense team member saw the silver dollar in Mao Zedong's hand, he signaled with his eyes that Mao Zedong could run to the nearby mountain. Mao Zedong understood the Tuanting's intention, put the silver yuan into Tuanting's hand, and ran up the mountain.

Mao Zedong understood the Tuanting's intention, put the silver yuan into Tuanting's hand, and ran up the mountain. When they saw Mao Zedong running into the woods, the regiment member shouted: "Stop, where are you running?" and he and two other regiment members chased after him. Mao Zedong saw a small ditch at a corner of the mountain stream, so he jumped into the ditch and covered himself with thatch and shrubs. A few members of the regiment searched hastily for a while, but when they saw that no one was there, they went down the mountain to report to the superior. When Mao Zedong saw that the enemy was far away, he climbed out of the ditch.

He met a kind-hearted woodcutter who took Mao Zedong home for one night and led the way to Tonggu County the next day. On September 9, Mao Zedong led the Autumn Harvest Uprising on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi that shocked the whole country.

5. Tear up your own portrait

October 1, 1949, was the day when the People’s Republic of China was founded.

At this time, Peng Dehuai was leading hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers of the First Field Army to advance toward Xinjiang. He said to his comrades with emotion that although the People's Republic of China has been established, the country has not yet been completely liberated. We cannot stop moving forward, take credit for arrogance, covet enjoyment, or pretend to be the master.

After the peaceful liberation of Xinjiang, Peng Dehuai, accompanied by Zhang Zhizhong, Tao Zhiyue and others, came to Dihua (Urumqi) City, the capital of Xinjiang. The excited crowd beat gongs and drums, sang and danced to welcome Peng Dehuai and his party.

Peng Dehuai was walking when he suddenly stopped a few people carrying a portrait in the procession and said, "This man looks too ugly, so don't carry him across the street!" The man carrying the portrait was startled and still said Before they could react, Peng Dehuai ripped off the portrait from the frame.

The person carrying the portrait was so angry that he grabbed Peng Dehuai and shouted: "Do you know who we are carrying? This is Peng Dehuai, commander of the First Field Army and victorious general!" Peng Dehuai couldn't help but shout. He smiled: "Comrades, compatriots, I am Peng Dehuai, the person in this portrait!"

Everyone looked at each other, at a loss. Peng Dehuai continued: "You don't have to be afraid. I just want to make a request to you. Don't carry my picture frame back and forth in the future. If you want to lift it, just lift the portraits of Chairman Mao and Commander-in-Chief Zhu and the red flag symbolizing revolution." !” The crowd applauded warmly when they heard this.