The story of Zhou Enlai

The Secret in Premier Zhou's Steel Carton

196312/4 Premier Zhou visited Egypt and stayed at Cairo State Guesthouse. At 9 o'clock in the evening, a black car drove out of the hotel. The foreign reporters gathered outside the door saw that this was Premier Zhou's special car and immediately drove away.

The car drove to the China Embassy in Egypt, the door opened and a man of medium height got off. He got off the bus with a steel carton in his hand. The reporter who knew this man said that he was a guardian of Premier Zhou and grew up. But nobody knows what's in that box.

With questions, the reporters drove back to the state guesthouse and waited for Premier Zhou to come back. Cheng came back, and the reporters clearly saw that he was still carrying this steel carton and locked it firmly on the ground.

What's in the steel box? Some people say that there may be a nuclear button inside; Some people say that it contains confidential communication tools; Others said that the box contained China's core confidential information!

What's in this steel box?

Premier Zhou is very particular about appearance and manners. Everything he wears is angular and neat, but his shirts and underwear are worn out and mended, and they are worn out again. During his visit abroad, it was not convenient for him to take out such shabby shirts and wash them in the laundry room of the state guesthouse, so he had to take them to our embassy for manual washing. When sending clothes, Cheng repeatedly told him to wash them lightly, otherwise the clothes would break if he used too much force.

Once, an ambassador's wife couldn't stand it anymore, bought polyester cotton cloth and made him two sets of shirts according to the size of Premier Zhou's shirts. Cheng took these two sets of new shirts to Premier Zhou in fear and trembling, and explained to him the origin of the new clothes. Premier Zhou frowned and resolutely asked Cheng to return the new shirt.

Premier Zhou's visit abroad, words and deeds, hats and shoes are in the "tracking" of the news media. If a reporter finds his rags, he will also make excuses for some countries that are not friendly to China: You see, even their prime minister wears such rags. The staff around Premier Zhou certainly knew the importance of confidentiality, so this 1954 steel carton bought from Geneva came in handy. Every night, after Premier Zhou changed his shirt, Cheng packed his clothes in a box and sent them to the embassy. Then he put the shirt washed the day before into a box and took it back to the state guesthouse with a lock. This box is not a state secret, let alone a nuclear button, but an old shirt of Premier Zhou.

This is the secret in the steel carton that foreign journalists have been unable to solve.

The real reason why the United Nations lowered the flag at half-mast for Zhou Enlai! 1976 65438+1On October 8th, Zhou Enlai passed away, and flags were flown at half-mast in front of the United Nations headquarters in new york, USA. Since the founding of the United Nations, many heads of state in the world have passed away, and the United Nations has never lowered the flag at half mast for anyone. Some countries feel aggrieved, and their diplomats gather in the square in front of the gate of the United Nations and angrily question the United Nations Headquarters: Our head of state is dead, the flag of the United Nations is raised so high, and the Prime Minister of China is dead. Why did you lower the flag at half mast for him? At that time, UN Secretary-General waldheim stood up and made a very short speech on the steps in front of the UN building, which lasted only one minute. He said: "In memory of Zhou Enlai, the United Nations will fly flags at half mast. This is my decision for two reasons. First, China is an ancient civilization with countless treasures. She uses more RMB than we can count. But her Premier Zhou doesn't have a penny in deposit! Second, China has a population of 1 100 million, accounting for14 of the world's population, but her Prime Minister's Week had no children. If the head of state of any country can do one of them, the headquarters will still lower the flag at half mast for him on the day of his death. " After that, he turned to leave, and the diplomats in the square were speechless, followed by thunderous applause. Waldheim's astute and sharp speech not only showed his diplomatic skills, but also reflected that the noble character of our beloved Premier Zhou is unparalleled in the world! ! ! !

When the plane is in distress

1June, 946, Comrade Zhou Enlai flew from Yan 'an to Chongqing. In addition to the staff, Ye Ting's daughter Yangmei is only 1 1 year old.

The plane flies fast and steadily. Through the clouds, you can see the snow-covered peaks layer upon layer, like a rough sea. Suddenly, the plane encountered a strong cold current, and the wings and propellers were covered with ice, which became thicker and thicker. After a while, the fuselage was covered with thick ice armor. The plane fell like a frozen stiff and lost its balance. The wing flies over the peak and will hit the top of the mountain. The situation is very serious. The captain ordered the mechanic to open the hatch and throw the luggage down one by one to reduce the weight of the plane, and asked everyone to take parachute bags and prepare for skydiving.

Everyone was busy when they heard the little girl crying. Comrade Zhou Enlai immediately stood up, from one end of the wavering hut, and stepped to the little girl's side. It turned out that there was no parachute bag on Xiao Yangmei's seat, and she was so anxious that she cried. Comrade Zhou Enlai immediately untied his umbrella bag and put it on the back of Yangmei. He also kindly encouraged her to say, "son, don't cry, be brave and strong like your father and fight against difficulties and obstacles!" "

Everyone saw that Comrade Zhou Enlai gave his umbrella bag to Xiao Yangmei regardless of his personal safety, and everyone wanted to give his umbrella bag to Comrade Zhou Enlai. Comrade Zhou Enlai said in a commanding tone, "Leave me alone! Everyone should be calm and don't panic ... "

Just then, the plane rushed out of the cold current. Under the sunlight, the ice armor began to melt, and the whole piece of ice fell off. The plane rose gradually and continued to fly forward quickly and smoothly. "We are out of danger!" The hut is full of joy.

Zhou Enlai's story-paying for meals three times

It was Premier Zhou Enlai who accompanied French President Pompidou to visit Hangzhou.

Premier Zhou will leave Hangzhou this afternoon. After several days of hard work, Premier Zhou ordered his secretary to say, "At noon today, I'll invite everyone to have a light meal outside the building."

When I heard that Premier Zhou was coming to entertain them, the manager, chef and waiter of the hotel outside the building were very excited. The waiter is busy cleaning the restaurant facing the West Lake, and the manager and chef are busy discussing the menu. 1 1 or so, Premier Zhou and his party strolled over the West Cold Bridge, and then strolled over Bai Causeway to the outside of the building. During the dinner, he warmly clinked glasses with his entourage, thanked them for their hard work in completing the reception task, and introduced the famous dishes of Hangzhou to the comrades from Beijing one by one: this is the West Lake vinegar fish that was killed alive and burned alive, this is the fried shrimp produced by the West Lake, and this is a rare West Lake delicacy called flower chicken for Beijing people. When Premier Zhou saw the waiter bring plates of hometown dishes that he liked to eat, he raised his chopsticks and tasted them, and introduced them to everyone: "I haven't eaten hometown dishes for a long time. Let's try them. These are Shaoxing dried vegetables, steamed meat, bean sprouts, thousands of molds, delicious! " Everyone was in high spirits after eating.

After dinner, Premier Zhou asked the secretary to settle the bill. Comrades in the province came out to stop and said, "There is no need for the Prime Minister to pay, and our place will reimburse you!" Premier Zhou listened and said, "It's my treat today. Of course, it's my money!" "The manager knew Premier Zhou's temper, and the Prime Minister would be angry if he didn't accept money, so he accepted 10. Unexpectedly, Premier Zhou refused, and immediately said to a waiter surnamed Jiang, "How can these many dishes 10 yuan be enough? Be sure to pay the full price. "The manager discussed it with the chef and charged 5 yuan. Unexpectedly, Premier Zhou saw it again and said angrily, "Whoever invites you to dinner will pay. The prime minister invites you to dinner, and you have to pay like ordinary customers! "The building manager outside the building had no choice but to charge another 5 yuan. This * * * received money from 20 yuan.

I don't know 1 hour later, Jianqiao Airport called the manager outside the building and said that Premier Zhou left 10 yuan money before boarding the plane to pay for lunch. The managers and staff outside the building took the 30 yuan money and were deeply moved to tears by the honest spirit of the Prime Minister. After discussion, we only did as the Prime Minister ordered, and immediately calculated the lunch and meal expenses of the day according to the quotation sheet, which was *** 19 yuan 50 cents in total, just like ordinary customers. We also wrote a detailed report to Premier Zhou with a list and sent it to Premier Zhou's office in the State Council.