Li Yinqiao, Mao Zedong's chief bodyguard, accompanied him at 15. The chairman said: You are dearer than my child.

1In August, 947, Hu Zongnan led seven brigades to pursue the organs of the CPC Central Committee, and the battlefield in northern Shaanxi entered the most intense fighting stage. The central leaders burned all the documents, smashed their watches and prepared to evacuate. They rushed to the Yellow River, waiting for further instructions from Mao Zedong.

Mao Zedong was silent, just pulled out a cigarette. The guards around him hurried forward to light a cigarette for the chairman. It was windy that day, and several people changed, but the smoke never lit. Mao Zedong is in a bad mood, with a democratic face. Zhou Enlai pushed Li Yinqiao to his side and asked him to light a cigarette. Li Yinqiao took out all the matches, collected them together and lit the cigarette. Mao Zedong took a deep drag on his cigarette, and his mood seemed relaxed. He continued to lead the battle.

Is this little thing, Mao Zedong was deeply moved by Li Yinqiao, a few days later, chief of staff Ye Zilong found Li Yinqiao.

Li Yinqiao, a native of Anping, Hebei Province, is a lay disciple of Wu Tangmen. He is good at Tai Ji Chuan and Tai Chi sword. Li Yinqiao was He Long's first subordinate. He had a narrow escape in the war, and he was brave and good at fighting, and his performance was outstanding.

Ye Zilong told him happily, "You will be transferred to Chairman Mao to be the chairman's guardian."

Almost everyone will be excited when they hear that they want to work with Chairman Mao. Han Guixin, also young, danced with joy when he was transferred to Chairman Mao as a domestic waiter.

Li Yinqiao was shocked, and then said helplessly, "I want to go to the front. I am afraid that I can't serve the chairman well, but I obey the orders of the organization. "

Li Yinqiao's unwillingness to work around Mao Zedong soon spread to Mao Zedong.

Li Yinqiao has just arrived at his new post, and Mao Zedong hasn't spoken to him for several days. He stepped forward to help Mao Zedong, and Mao Zedong directly shook off his hand.

Very strict Li Yinqiao began to feel uneasy.

Until one night, Li Yinqiao walked with Mao Zedong, and Mao Zedong said to him, "What's your name?"

Li Yinqiao immediately replied: "Report the chief! My name is Li Yinqiao! "

Mao Zedong asked him curiously, "Why do you call you' Silver Bridge' instead of' Golden Bridge'?"

Li Yinqiao replied, "Gold is too expensive for me."

Mao Zedong couldn't help laughing and said half jokingly, "You are quite self-aware."

The embarrassment between two people was solved smoothly.

Mao Zedong asked him why he didn't want to work with him.

Li Yinqiao was ambivalent, but he told the truth. It turns out that he joined the army as a spy and correspondent from the age of1/kloc-0, and has been trying to get off the company and go to the battlefield. There are too many idle people in the army who are forced to join the army by local tyrants and evil gentry, and everyone is looking forward to killing the enemy with guns, even if they die.

Comrades around Mao Zedong said that the Chairman was a very nostalgic person. He always throws away old clothes and old inkstones. Even if there is a better one, he won't throw away the original one. For example, Mao Zedong's horse is old and its teeth are broken. Comrades suggested that he change it, but Mao Zedong always took it with him, reluctant to let go.

Although Ye Zilong also told Li Yinqiao that working beside Mao Zedong was only temporary, Li Yinqiao was worried that Mao Zedong would be reluctant to let him go in the future. Isn't his wish to go to war dashed?

Li Yinqiao answered in a low voice. Mao Zedong has never heard of such a direct negative answer.

He paused for a moment, but the smile on his face did not change. He likes honest Li Yinqiao and Li Yinqiao who dares to tell the truth.

Mao Zedong smiled: "Son, when have you studied me? Yes, but I like you. What should I do if I want you to come? One of us must compromise. " Li Yinqiao nodded helplessly.

Mao Zedong promised Li Yinqiao to "borrow" him for half a year, and let him go back to make contributions after half a year.

And this half-year "gentleman's agreement" eventually became 15 years.

Li Yinqiao has been with Mao Zedong, from bodyguard to deputy bodyguard to bodyguard.

In the days around Chairman Mao, Li Yinqiao changed from stiff and nervous to calm. He believes that soldiers must find themselves on the battlefield. In this 15 year, Mao Zedong taught him a lot, and he finally understood how important it is to defend the security of Mao Zedong for the party, the country and the people, and how arduous the task is, no less than killing the enemy on the battlefield.

Mao Zedong is often in danger. There were several plane bombings alone, and his wife, He Zizhen, was seriously injured because of the plane bombing. In order to protect the security of Mao Zedong, Luo Ruiqing once opposed Mao Zedong's visit to the Yangtze River. Mao Zedong lost his temper with Luo Ruiqing: "You are just afraid that I will drown in your place! What is safety? Sitting at home, the plane may even throw bombs. "

Although Mao Zedong said angry words, on this long revolutionary road, Mao Zedong never paid attention to plane bombing and was not afraid of the word "death".

During 1958, Mao Zedong went swimming in Yongjiang and worked at night. One morning, the radar unit found a suspicious fighter plane flying towards Nanning. Ting He, the deputy commander of the accompanying Air Force, was very nervous. There were no military airports and fighter planes in Nanning at that time, so it was impossible to immediately mobilize fighter planes to intercept enemy planes. He made an emergency call to Liuzhou military airport, ordering the air force to take off in combat and must intercept enemy planes.

On that day, when the city was blacked out, Li Yinqiao ran to Mao Zedong's bedroom and asked Mao Zedong to go to the bomb shelter.

Mao Zedong waved his hand and said, "I'm not going, you have to go by yourself!"

Li Yinqiao urged: "Chairman, we are responsible for your safety!"

Mao Zedong said, "Chiang Kai-shek invited me to Nanjing, and I went. How's it going? I'm back. What can he do? Isn't it safer now than then? " Mao Zedong pointed to Li Yinqiao and said, "Go and light a candle for me."

Li Yinqiao thought, "No, Madam President, it's better to be on the safe side ..."

Mao Zedong showed some impatience: "Go! Light the candle! Even if the Kuomintang bomb is thrown at my feet, it won't ring! When have I ever been afraid of them? "

After Li Yinqiao lit the candle, Mao Zedong went on reading Song of the South. No matter how scared people around him are, he is as cool as a cucumber and absorbed in reading.

The masses regarded Mao Zedong as a great man and put him on the altar. It seems that he has godsend courage and luck. No one knows better than Li Yinqiao that Mao Zedong is not a god, and he has never regarded himself as a god. It's just that this heart for people's peace is too hot, which warms and inspires hundreds of millions of people and makes him fearless of life and death.

What surprised Li Yinqiao more was not Mao Zedong's heroism, but his humanity.

In Li Yinqiao's impression, Chairman Mao was dignified and informal, with clear love and hate. He never beats around the bush and is concise.

He never does anything to greet guests when comrades in the Party come to visit him or report to him on their work. Sometimes I lie in bed and talk directly. He often listened to a few words before he saw that the comrades who reported had not sat down and waved their hands directly: "Sit down! Why don't you sit down! "

For old comrades who have not seen for a long time or distinguished guests from afar, Chairman Mao will definitely get up and shake hands, but he will never step out of the threshold to meet and see him off. Even when Ho Chi Minh, chairman of the Vietnamese Workers' Party, paid a secret visit, he stood up and walked to the door, and then Premier Zhou Enlai accompanied Ho Chi Minh to leave the Yi Niantang.

The only "big shot" Li Yinqiao has ever seen who went out to meet Mao Zedong is Su Yu.

1948, Su Yu rushed to Chengnanzhuang from the front to attend a military meeting. When Mao Zedong saw it from a distance, he immediately stood up, greeted him outside and warmly shook hands with Su Yu. Su Yu was respectful and excited, and they shook hands for a long time. Indeed, Mao Zedong and Su Yu haven't seen each other for seventeen years. Seventeen years ago, Su Yu was only 23 years old. Seventeen years later, he has grown into a strategist who shoulders the heavy responsibility of commanding strategic places, scares the enemy, has made numerous achievements and won many battles! How can Mao Zedong not be excited about the reunion that day?

In Li Yinqiao's mind, Mao Zedong is actually lonely. After liberation, he seems to be deliberately restraining himself, not being close to one or several important party, government and army leaders, and not mixing any personal feelings with his official duties. Even Premier Zhou Enlai, who cares about Mao Zedong everywhere, has worked hand in hand with Mao Zedong for decades, and has hardly told jokes between friends.

Li Yinqiao see in the eye, can understand, in the heart is not the taste. Only when Chen Yilai comes, Mao Zedong's office will be lively. In addition to their work, they are also poetry friends. Chen Yi is an open-minded man with a loud voice. He has the romantic feelings of a poet. He will dance when he is in high spirits, and he can hear enthusiastic laughter from a distance.

In the 1970s, Mao Zedong attended only one memorial service for Comrade Chen Yi.

People speculated a lot about this, but Li Yinqiao understood what Chairman Mao was thinking: when his friend left, those days of sharing weal and woe were fleeting, and he wanted to send a ride to see him for the last time.

Mao Zedong's demands on his comrades in the Party, himself and himself are almost harsh. To some well-known Democrats, Mao Zedong is sincere, and he is "very friendly".

Just arrived in Beijing, accompanied by Zhou Enlai, I visited Zhang Lan, Li, Shen Junru, Guo Moruo and other celebrities. If they visit Zhongnanhai, Mao Zedong will not only go out to meet them, but also send them to the car all the time, walking side by side with them, talking about everything and rarely talking about work.

To them, Mao Zedong always said, "Don't treat me like a leader, okay? I can't stand always treating me as a leader. "

Meeting them, Mao Zedong is open-minded and has many interesting things.

Zhang is a mentor and a close friend of his father-in-law Yang Changji. When he was young, he liked reading Jia Yin edited by Zhang. The marriage with Yang Kaihui was a positive arrangement. From 65438 to 0920, Mao Zedong was preparing for the expenses of founding the Party, Hunan Revolutionary Movement and some comrades going to Europe for work-study programs. After Zhang knew it, without saying anything, he raised 20 thousand yuan from famous friends in Shanghai business circles and handed it over.

The twenty thousand silver dollars Mao Zedong didn't leave a penny, all out for students to study abroad and carry out the revolutionary movement. As for Zhang, I have remembered this favor for most of my life. Until the founding of New China, he would send Zhang 2000 yuan every Spring Festival to "pay back the money".

One day, while reading a letter from Zhang, he turned and ordered to buy two chickens for Zhang Lao. It was already evening, so I hurried to the street to find several shops to buy chicken, which was quickly sent to Zhang's old quadrangle. When Zhang Yi saw two chickens, he knew that he had received the letter and thanked him happily.

From 65438 to 0959, Mao Zedong retired to the second line and had time to practice calligraphy.

He heard that Huang Yanpei had an original copy of Wang Xizhi, so he borrowed it to have a good look and promised Huang Yanpei to return it to him a month later. Mao Zedong really can't let go of the original. Whenever he has time, he will take it out and read it. Sometimes he practices calligraphy and even forgets to eat.

Huang Yanpei lent out the original, but he was not at ease. He always calls me after only a week to ask. At first, I called the duty room. Huang Yanpei asked the chairman if he had finished reading it. When can I return it?

The guards had to whisper this to Mao Zedong, just as Khrushchev was also forcing debts, and Mao Zedong was naturally impatient: "How did you learn to force debts? Didn't we agree on a month? I am helping him count! "

Not long after, Huang Yanpei called again. This time, he called Mao Zedong directly. He said something else first, and then asked about the original. Mao Zedong smiled and said, "Mr. Renzhi, won't you be angry for a month?"

The guard Yin Jingshan whispered, "It's a little petty." Li Yinqiao couldn't help saying, "It's like collecting debts from the chairman."

However, Mao Zedong laughed and told them that Huang Yanpei was "not a friend or a hero".

A month later, Mao Zedong handed the original to Yin Jingshan intact and asked him to return it to Huang Yanpei. Now I'm sorry for Huang Yanpei. He said it doesn't matter in a few days as long as the chairman is still watching. Mao Zedong waved: "It is said that a month is a month. Be a friend and keep your word. "

In Li Yinqiao's eyes, great men and celebrities are ordinary and lovely people. Like old friends for many years, they also bicker, and Mao Zedong won't let him stand out. For these ordinary workers, Mao Zedong has always been as concerned as a loving father.

The guards around Mao Zedong called him "the old man" behind his back. When busy, Mao Zedong sleeps less than 27 hours a week. Mao Zedong always works late into the night. When he is tired, Li Yinqiao will come forward to massage his shoulders. Sometimes Li Yinqiao accidentally fell asleep in the middle of the night. Mao Zedong would not wake him up, but quietly put his clothes on Li Yinqiao.

Mao Zedong devoted all his energy to the command of the three major battles and the battle of crossing the river, and often stayed in the office for several days in a row. Several packs of cigarettes and several cups of strong tea, Mao Zedong stayed up late, and four young guards took turns on duty, but he couldn't stand it alone.

On one occasion, Mao Zedong didn't sleep for several days, and as soon as he lay down, he slept for 35 hours. Therefore, Li Yinqiao and all the guards held a celebration reception, and everyone drank a glass of wine. The guards wished the chairman could have a good sleep again, but he stuck to his guns. This kind of sweet sleep Li Yinqiao had never seen before.

Zhou Enlai worried about his health, especially told Li Yinqiao to ensure the chairman's sleep. Since the chairman didn't get enough sleep, Li Yinqiao should take the lead in checking. After that, the guards took turns asking Mao Zedong to sleep, but Mao Zedong turned a deaf ear.

One day, in desperation, Li Yinqiao made a harsh remark: "Chairman, you don't respect people! I formally put forward my opinion to you. "

Mao Zedong just patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "I am the chairman, so I should devote myself wholeheartedly, otherwise it will affect the process of our country seizing power.". Yinqiao, you have to help me work with other guards. "

Li Yinqiao had no choice but to suggest that the chairman lie in the chair and read the document. He combed the chairman's hair behind his back so that he could have a rest at work. Mao Zedong agreed. He was lying in a chair reading papers one by one, while Li Yinqiao was combing his hair. After a long time, Mao Zedong fell asleep.

Just like lighting a cigarette for Mao Zedong by the Yellow River, Li Yinqiao always goes his own way, wholeheartedly taking care of Mao Zedong's life and guarding his safety. The guards all praised Li Yinqiao as a "wise man who cured the old".

Mao Zedong has many things to consider, whether it is work or family, and he will talk to Li Yinqiao. If there is anything delicious at ordinary times, he will ask Li Yinqiao to keep some.

Li Yinqiao remembered that Kim Il Sung had given Mao Zedong 24 boxes of apples. At that time, apples were still rare. After receiving them, Mao Zedong asked Li Yinqiao to transfer them all to the security forces and share them with important people.

The soldiers were very happy to see the apple. They opened the box with great excitement. As a result, they were dumbfounded when they got the apple. It turns out that there is a line on every apple-Long live Chairman Mao. How can they eat "Long live Chairman Mao"?

Li Yinqiao told Mao Zedong about it, and Mao Zedong was very helpless. He just laughed: "I never liked this slogan. No one can really live to be 10 thousand years old. " He waved his hand and said, "Since you can't live, let's eat!"

Li Yinqiao and Mao Zedong have established a very deep affection. Mao Zedong's every move, what he was thinking, others may not know, but Li Yinqiao saw it in his eyes and kept it in his heart. Mao Zedong himself is feeling: "I can't hide my affairs from you!"

10 +0, Li Yinqiao woke up chairman Mao at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. At 2: 50, Li Yinqiao helped Mao Zedong walk 100, and watched him and other central leaders board Tiananmen Gate.

At three o'clock sharp, Mao Zedong went to the microphone and announced to the world the establishment of the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC). From the beginning of the ceremony to the end of the fireworks display, Mao Zedong stood at Tiananmen Gate for six or seven hours. It was not until eleven o'clock in the evening that Mao Zedong returned to Ju Xiang's study. He was still in high spirits.

On that day, Mao Zedong's yellow-green uniform was specially made for Chairman Mao by Wang Ziqing, a tailor in Wangfujing, Li Yinqiao. 1954, Mao Zedong gave this dress to Li Yinqiao and said, "You can wear it."

Mao Zedong doesn't think this dress is a good souvenir. This is a dress, and clothes should be used as much as possible, which is in line with Mao Zedong's pragmatic temper. Li Yinqiao wore this suit for a while, because he was a little shorter than Mao Zedong, and he made some modifications to make it fit.

The dribs and drabs in Mao Zedong and Li Yinqiao's life are more like elders and juniors than superiors and subordinates. Fifteen years is neither too long nor too short. After all, Li Yinqiao never went to war again, but he never regretted it, but he was glad that he could quietly guard Mao Zedong in his life.

From 65438 to 0962, Li Yinqiao, who accompanied Mao Zedong from northern Shaanxi to Beijing, was transferred to Tianjin. Before he left, he found Mao Zedong and said, "I didn't want to come at first, so you lent it to me. Now I don't want to go, and you kick me out! This is not difficult for me! "

Mao Zedong also shed tears when he heard this. It was a long time before he said to Li Yinqiao, who had been inseparable for many years, "I can't bear to let you go! My children and I don't see each other several times a year, and we only get along with you day and night. You are closer than my child. But ... how can you always follow me? What will you do if I die? "

Before he left, Mao Zedong personally wrote the Long March and gave it to Mr. and Mrs. Li Yinqiao as a souvenir. He told Li Yinqiao again and again that he must come to Beijing to see him often. He specifically ordered that Li Yinqiao's Zhongnanhai special pass should not be taken away. Mao Zedong also promised that this is Li Yinqiao, and if he passes by Tianjin, he will definitely visit them.

After Li Yinqiao left, Mao Zedong never appointed a bodyguard around him. He said, "You came to see me when I was alive. When I die, you come to my grave to see me once a year, and I will be satisfied if you see me once ... "

15 years ago, Li Yinqiao stubbornly said, "Chairman, you are a nostalgic person. I'm afraid you won't let me go after we meet. " Mao Zedong is not the only one who is nostalgic. Li Yinqiao and his wife settled in Tianjin. On the wall of the living room, Chairman Mao gave him the Long March. On the left of the poem is a photo of him and Chairman Mao, and on the right is a photo of Chairman Mao and his family.

1September 9, 976, Mao Zedong left his attached people and motherland.

Li Yinqiao heard the bad news on the radio and arrived in Beijing overnight with his family. Every year on September 9th, the anniversary of Mao Zedong's death,1February 26th, Mao Zedong's birthday, Mr. and Mrs. Li Yinqiao will come to Mao Zedong Memorial Hall to visit this fatherly old man.

Later, Li Ne suffered a low point in his life. Mr. and Mrs. Li Yinqiao found Li Ning, comforted her and helped her gradually get out of the shadows. In the hearts of Li Ne and Mao Yuanxin, Li Yinqiao and his wife are like relatives.

"The sun is the reddest, Chairman Mao is the closest ..." Li Yinqiao, who has worked beside Mao Zedong for 15 years, witnessed the extraordinary bearing of this great man and felt the kindness and warmth of this old man.

Li Yinqiao donated Mao Zedong's coat to Tianjin Museum in his later years, and today we can still see this national treasure red cultural relic.

There is always a burst of cheers in the crowd when the commentator explains. When people see it, they will think of the greatness and glory of Chairman Mao standing on the Tiananmen Gate. When Li Yinqiao saw it, he thought of the long night with almost no end. Chairman Mao is working at his desk, his coat is scrawled over his shoulders, and the strong tea is cold. Without looking up, he waved to Li Yinqiao: "Come and have some tea, little friend."