Xiao Chen was really angry enough this time, and brought it out to attract investment, and he dared to recruit if he lived next door to him, and after he returned to the room, he looked at the table below, and it was not too late, so he picked up the phone and hung up the phone to Secretary Yang Haoyuan, and said what happened just now. Secretary Yang listened to the feeling of hating iron and steel, and said in a deep voice: "Tell him to come back tomorrow!" ”

Xiao Chen hummed and hung up the phone. Then he reported to Zhang Pingchang, and Zhang Pingchang's attitude was much tougher than Secretary Yang: "This kind of person is the director of the China Merchants Bureau, no wonder some people reflect the inaction of the China Merchants Bureau!" I will suggest to Secretary Yang to adjust the leadership team of China Merchants, how can this kind of person do good things?! ”

Xiao Chen sighed, then changed the topic and said, "Mr. Xu and I just exchanged opinions in private and talked about the issue of investment, basically there should be no problem." Xiao Chen didn't dare to say too much, although Xu Lianjie had a high status in Anle, after all, there were other shareholders, he said that he wanted to increase the amount of investment, this still depends on the final situation, and it can only be counted after signing.

At this time, Xu Wenchao knocked on the door, and Xiao Chen beckoned: "Let's talk." ”――

That night, Xiao Chen and Xu Wenchao discussed for a while, and then rested separately. Wang Leping was furious and gave the woman a very bad rating, and then called Hao Wenyong in a hurry. Hao Wenyong's head was as big as a bucket when he heard it, but although Wang Leping had not carried a gun with him, after all, he had been a prostitute with him, so he had to say: "I will discuss with Yang Haoyuan, don't worry, even if Lang Liu is not good, you can come to Star City." ”

At this time, Xiao Chen had just gone to bed and fell asleep, and his mobile phone rang again, and he took it to take a look, but it was his grandfather's number in the recuperation base in Dongfang City. Xiao Chen was taken aback and hurriedly answered the phone.

"Hey, I'm Xiao Chen, is it grandpa?"

"Well, Xiao Chen, where are you?" Grandpa's tone was a little low, a little serious.

Xiao Chen was suddenly shocked, subconsciously panicked, and said, "I'm on a business trip in Dongmin Province to attract investment, is there anything wrong with your health?" Me, I'll be right back! ”

"No, I'm fine, it's the Southern Tour, he ...... It may not be able to hold on. Grandpa's tone was unusually serious, and there was a deep sadness.

At this moment, Xiao Chen felt how untrue the speculation of the outside world was, these two old men standing at the pinnacle of China may indeed have a relationship of mutual restraint, but more than that, they help each other, improve each other and correct each other's shortcomings. The sadness in Grandpa's tone, Xiao Chen was thousands of miles away, and he could feel it on the phone.

But the storms experienced by grandpa are naturally far from being comparable to Xiao Chen, although his tone is low, his words are very firm: "I'm going north to the capital, I want to listen to him explain what to do in the future...... I have a special train to return to Beijing today, and you should come quickly. ”

Xiao Chen's heart was also suddenly a little blocked, a great man was about to leave, and his grandfather's old partner was about to leave. He has a special identity, and at such a time, it is indeed time to return to Beijing.

"Okay grandpa, I'll book a plane ticket right away."

"Well, remember to take a leave of absence." Xiao Lao hung up the phone after speaking, Xiao Chen knew that his grandfather's phone must be very busy at this time.

Xiao Chen's family situation was not disclosed in Langliu, and it was not good for him to directly ask Yang Haoyuan and Zhang Pingchang for leave, so he had to contact Wang Chengkun and ask him to ask for leave on his behalf. He didn't call, but sent a message to Wang Chengkun and said: "Uncle Wang, there is an urgent matter in Beijing, I want to return to Beijing immediately, and ask you to ask for leave on your behalf and keep it strictly confidential." ”

Wang Chengkun has a source in Beijing, and the wind direction has been seen a little strange in the recent period, as soon as he saw Xiao Chen's text message, his cold hair immediately stood up, something big is going to happen! He said to himself in his heart, and then replied to Xiao Chen's message: "Got it." Next, he immediately called Yang Haoyuan and said that he urgently transferred Xiao Chen to Beijing and had an important task. The news from Yang Haoyuan's side is far less than Wang Chengkun's well-informed, he naturally couldn't say anything more when he received this call, so he could only respond, and then wondered in his heart what does Deputy Secretary Wang mean by asking for leave for Xiao Chen at this time? Do you want to let yourself know that they are close? But who doesn't know this point of the Langliu Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Axe? I was a little puzzled for a while, but I could only call Zhang Pingchang to explain the situation.

Zhang Pingchang didn't say much over there, just asked what to do about the investment promotion, although Xiao Chen said that it had basically been negotiated, but it was not confirmed after all. Yang Haoyuan asked him to contact Xiao Chen by himself, but when Zhang Pingchang called Xiao Chen again, the phone couldn't get through.

At this time, Xiao Chen was rushing to the airport and called Xu Lianjie, saying that the provincial party committee urgently ordered him to go to the capital to have something to do, and finalized the details of the cooperation with Xu Lianjie. At this time, Xu Lianjie had just gone to Shi Wenbo's side, and he had officially agreed on the investment plan, and when he heard Xiao Chen say this, he immediately knew that Xiao Chen was so busy going to the capital that it must be a big deal, so he smiled and said: "It's okay, let's wait for Mayor Xiao to come back and then sign the contract, and the Langliu City Investment Promotion Group can stay in our Jingjiang City for a while, and by the way, it is also to inspect the strength of our group." ”

Xiao Chen thanked him with a smile, but he wrote down Xu Lianjie's favor in his heart-

Early one morning in December 1996, Zheng Nanxun woke up and felt that he was not breathing.

As he had done for many years, he was supposed to go to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth, then sit down at a small square table and start eating breakfast with milk and eggs. The secretary usually comes in at this time and leaves in the office what he needs to use—glasses, a watch, a magnifying glass, and a stack of papers and newspapers. He spends most of the rest of the day in the office. He likes to look at maps, he likes to look at dictionaries, and sometimes he reads "Historical Records" or "Zizhi Tongjian", but he prefers to read "Liao Zhai". He enjoys playing bridge, swimming, and watching people play football, but his most regular activity is walking. Every day at 10 a.m., the nurse would come in and remind him to go for a walk.

But this morning, he felt that he could do nothing. He coughed incessantly, preventing him from breathing, swallowing food, or completing his activities. The doctor around him could no longer cope with the situation, so he had to be admitted to the hospital.

What makes Ma Jintian, deputy director of the Zheng Nanxun Research Group of the Central Literature Research Office, still feel comforted that the documentary series "Zheng Nanxun" they participated in the creation of became the last TV film that the old man saw in his lifetime.

On New Year's Day, it snowed, and the old man was still enjoying the documentary broadcast by CCTV with interest after watching the "News Network" while lying on the sofa, but he still couldn't see clearly who the person on the TV screen who came from afar.

"Over there, the one who came up," he asked, "who is it?" ”

The paramedic smiled, "That's you." You see it clearly. ”

The man approached. The old man finally saw himself, moved the corners of his mouth, and smiled. I didn't say anything, I just watched it episode by episode. The medical staff knew that he couldn't hear behind his ear, so they leaned over to his ear and repeated the words on the TV one by one, but suddenly felt a trace of shyness bloom on the old man's face.

"I participated in the creation of that film, and the words were very plain, Comrade Nanxun was against the cult of personality, and we did not try to deify him, but Comrade Nanxun was still embarrassed by our occasional sentences describing his merits." Ma Jintian said afterwards.

Some important leaders in Zhongnanhai were still busy with state affairs at this time -- in January, Premier Lu Zhanyi went to Liaodong, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) went to Tianya Province, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress went to Jiangdong and Dongfang City, Vice Premier Hong went to Shancheng, and Vice Chairman Gu also visited three South American countries as planned.

At this time, it is the turn of the New Year and the Spring Festival, and the plan of the year lies in the spring, and the party and state leaders are busy with affairs. During this period, the members of the Politburo received a report that Comrade Nanxun was in stable condition and that there would be no major incident, and that everyone had something to do.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, although Comrade Nanxun did not go home for the New Year, he was still able to meet with the No. 1 chief and other central leaders who came to visit him in the hospital.

According to news reports at the time, during the conversation, Zheng Nanxun asked Chief No. 1 and others to convey his congratulations to the people of all nationalities throughout the country, and hoped that under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Chief No. 1 at the core, the two major events of resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and convening the 15 th CPC National Congress would be successfully accomplished.

However, when the time entered February, people sensitively noticed that those leaders who had already left Beijing all shortened their trips and hurried back to the capital.

At this time, many high-ranking ministerial-level officials had already received notices from the central authorities, saying that Comrade Nanxun was dying and that they would have to stay in the capital during this time.

During the Spring Festival, Ma Jintian, who returned to his hometown for the New Year, received a call from his superiors, "saying that Comrade Nanxun is no longer good, and asking me to return to Beijing immediately." Also receiving the call were Ma's other colleagues. Within a few days, they completed three documents: "Eulogy," "Letter to the Whole Party, the Whole Army, and the People of All Nationalities in the Whole Country," and "The Great and Glorious Life of Zheng Nanxun."

The old man fell into the torment of illness from morning till night. The medical staff are all experienced and capable doctors, and they have seen such a disease, it is very tormenting, some will moan, some will cry, but "he is a very strong man", "I can understand that he was still in pain before he died, but he did not say a word." That's it, and I think he's calm."

The expert said: "There is no serious disease in his heart, his liver is good, and he does not have diabetes, but his nervous system is not very good." Because Parkinson's disease affects his cough, affects his eating, and later can only swallow, it also affects his activities. He also suffered from Parkinson's disease for a long time, and was treated for more than ten years, but then his condition got worse and worse, and then he had breathing problems. ”

During the serious illness of Comrade Nanxun, his family, like him, did not have any special requirements, did not interfere with the plan of the medical team, and the group was completely in charge of itself. Of course, before the implementation of each set of plans, the medical team still has to ask the family members to sign, and the family members only go through the formalities, and they have special trust and peace of mind in the medical team.

The medical staff saw that Zheng Nanxun's painful appearance was very uncomfortable, and his face inevitably showed sadness, and the old man would say, why are you so worried, and be happy.

On February 2, 1997, the twenty-fifth day of the lunar calendar, Xiao Chen returned to the capital and met Xiao Lao with a solemn face.

"Grandpa, how's Grandpa Zheng doing?" Xiao Chen hurriedly entered the door and asked.

Xiao Lao shook his head slightly and didn't speak. Xiao Chen saw that his grandfather's face was heavy, so he didn't dare to say any more. Today, the family has arrived, but Xiao Chen can only greet everyone with his eyes. Xiao Chen even saw a certain Standing Committee member at home, who nodded slightly at Xiao Chen.

Finally, at this time, Elder Xiao let out a long breath and said, "Let's go, let's go to [***] again." ”

There was no big pomp, but the security work was absolutely meticulous, but it was transferred to a special concealed security, Xiao Lao's convoy arrived at [***], and the hospital had already prepared to invite Xiao Lao's family into it from the special channel.

There are not many people in Comrade Nanxun's ward, and everyone does not dare to go in and disturb them at will at this moment, but Xiao Lao is not within this range - who knows what the two old men are going to discuss today?

Xiao Chen couldn't enter either, but when he saw his grandfather walk in, although his pace was still steady, his hanging hands trembled slightly. He couldn't help but step forward, grabbed his hand, and whispered, "Grandpa......"

Xiao Lao turned his head to look at him, smiled very lightly, patted the back of his hand with his backhand, and said, "I'm fine, I'll be fine." Then he let go and walked in.

Xiao Chen didn't know whether the phrase "will be fine" means that he and Comrade Nanxun will be fine, or that the whole of China will be fine.

Xiao Chen and the others were outside, only to see Xiao Lao go in, Comrade Nanxun glanced at him, and stretched out his right hand with some trembling, Xiao Lao stretched out his hands and held his hand tightly, the two of them were very close to each other, and said something. But it seems that it is mainly the comrades of the Southern Patrol who say it, Xiao Lao looked into his eyes, listened quietly, nodded lightly from time to time, or patted his hands, as if to say: "Old man, don't worry." ”

At about 6 o'clock in the evening of February 19, 1997, Comrade Nanxun's condition was abnormal. The elderly's respiratory function has failed, and they can only breathe with the help of machines.

Comrade Zheng Nanxun's wife took the whole family to bid him farewell. Four days ago, she wrote a letter to the central government, conveying "Zheng Nanxun's entrustment": no farewell ceremony for the body, no mourning hall, dissecting the body, leaving corneas for medical research, and scattering the ashes into the sea.

Doctor Hu Chunen said: "We had expected this day to come, and before that, there had been several changes in our condition, and we were all rescued. This time, we also made an all-out salvage. ”

At 9:08 p.m., when the medical team determined that there was no surgery, Zhao Shouqi, the head of the medical team and president of Fuwai Cardiovascular Hospital, and Meng Shanchu, vice president of 301 Hospital, officially announced that they would 'stop the rescue'. Seeing the chief, who had always been inseparable from him, leave this world, the medical staff present finally couldn't help but cry.

This night, the constant temperature ward is still warm like spring, but the ice and snow outside the window are a northern atmosphere, and the old man has finished his last journey here.

Because of physical reasons, Xiao Lao could only wait for news at home, when the bad news came, Xiao Lao closed his eyes and covered his face with his hands, and only the sound of everyone's breathing remained in the room, and some people even cried. Xiao Chen also felt a little weak, he knew in his heart that Zheng Lao might not be able to pass this level, but he still hoped for a miracle, because he remembered: Grandpa should have passed away two years earlier than Zheng Lao, but at this moment, Grandpa had already survived.

Little did he know that this was the biggest butterfly effect he had brought about when he came into this world.

When a white hearse decorated with yellow and black ribbons drove up Chang'an Avenue, although it was only 2,500 meters from [***] in Wukesong to Babaoshan, it was crowded with people from all walks of life in the capital and more than 100,000 people from all over the country.

Several young men put up a banner that read: "Say again: Hello Southern Tour." Many people remembered the touching scene of sending off the prime minister on January 15, 1976.

On 20 February, the Xinhua News Agency published the "Letter to the Whole Party, the Whole Army, and the People of All Ethnic Groups in the Country," the "Announcement of the Funeral Committee of Comrade Zheng Nanxun," and the "List of Comrade Zheng Nanxun's Funeral Committee."

Its formal rank is the same as that of the founding president. However, as in 1976, the "Notice on Holding Memorial Ceremonies in All Parts of the Country", the "Order of the Central Military Commission on the First Level of Combat Readiness of the Army, Navy and Air Force" and the "Urgent Telegram of the Central Committee to the Party Committees of All Provinces, Municipalities and Autonomous Regions" were issued.

Most ordinary citizens in China learned of the critical illness of Comrade Nanxun on February 17, 1997.

On this day, the Shenzhen and Shanghai stock markets both fell to the limit, and analysts gave a clear explanation with the vague word "health problems". However, the news has not been officially confirmed, and on February 18, the Shenzhen and Shanghai stock markets both rose to the limit.

Just when the shareholders were still rejoicing in "a false alarm", on the morning of February 19, the bad news came. With the mournful music repeatedly played from various instruments, the stock market opened with a lower limit again, but by the end of the day, most stocks had recovered all their losses.

In three trading days, two down limits and two up limits, such a bizarre trend is unprecedented in the history of the global capital market. But what is even more bizarre is that even when the market is falling to the limit, most investors are most enthusiastically discussing the event of the death of the Southern Tour itself, rather than the gains and losses of their real money - many investors who have experienced this scene invariably recall this way.

This bizarre market trend and market mentality respectively expressed at least two messages: even in the field of pure economy and capital market, Comrade Nanxun was still the most psychologically influential figure at that time; To a certain extent, the personal charm of Comrade Nanhu even surpassed the demands of certain strata and many individuals for practical interests.

However, in the end, the death of Comrade Nanxun did not become the "biggest negative" for the Chinese stock market, as predicted by many Chinese people who were accustomed to "political thinking." In the next 50 trading days, the Shanghai Composite Index almost doubled, and it never returned to the "sad bottom" of February 19, 1997 - 855 points.

The death of Zheng Nanxun in 1997 was also the most important psychological test for China's reform, and in this year, the Chinese economic ship that crossed the historical gorge, although the tonnage carried was heavy, although it still often encountered undercurrents and dangerous shoals, after all, it has always been on the one-way line of reform.

On this day, according to Xiao Lao's instructions, Xiao Chen was with one of the grandchildren of Comrade Nanxun -- he was "instructed" to talk to them and let them recover from their grief.

In fact, Xiao Chen knew that he couldn't help but let them recall, it was impossible, just to guide the topic and let them recall the past and think of the future.

"There were several times when Grandpa especially wanted to be an ordinary person. Being able to go to the stadium to watch football is a very big wish of his. But it didn't materialize. There is also going to the park and being able to walk freely; Then there's going to the shops. He's actually tried all of them. In 1977, when he went to watch a football game, he was surrounded by people and had to send a lot of guards, which he felt was too laborious and costly, so he could only sit at home and watch football on the TV." The young man with a delicate face said to Xiao Chen: "Grandpa Xiao also has such thoughts, right?" ”

Xiao Chen nodded slightly: "Yes, it's cold in high places, and sometimes I miss the fireworks in the world." ”

"That winter, I had never seen my grandfather so happy, he thought he could retire, so he said to himself during the meal, saying that this is good, in a few years I will be a commoner in the park for a walk, look in the mall, I have not been free to go shopping for many years." The young man looked at Xiao Chen with a smile, and continued: "I thought his idea was very unrealistic at the time. Sure enough, one time, my grandfather went to Dongfang City, and he was afraid that he would work too hard and lose money, so he chose a time when he was about to get off work, and the customers were astigmatized, and he said that he wanted to see what our Huaxia store was like after so many years. As a result, I didn't see anything, it was all people! In the end, he also knew that the store was not going to be able to shop, and finally my grandfather bought a set of pencils and erasers for each of the four of us, but he didn't bring any money, and he didn't remember who lent him a few dollars, and then told us that it was a pencil, study hard, this is an eraser, and if there is a mistake, change it."

Xiao Chen nodded, in front of the great grandfather and grandson, he is just an ordinary grandfather after all, and hopes that future generations can learn well and inherit their ambitions.

"When we were studying in our district, he told us: strive to make a big contribution, if you can't make a big contribution, you have to make a small contribution, and if you can't make a medium contribution, you have to do a little something."

"At that time, my grandfather's throat was cut open and he was put on a respirator, and he never made me feel a trace of pain, and then he was always very, very peaceful, and he didn't say a word. For so many years, I have always remembered my grandfather's eyes at that time, and I think this kind of look gave me a lot of strength. He was able to maintain peace and tranquility without putting a little pressure on the doctor and family when he was in such pain. ”

Xiao Chen listened quietly, he was even wondering, is it that one day, he will be like this young man, someone will accompany him, hoping to enlighten himself and let himself out of the shadows?

…… On February 21, the People's Daily published an article signed by Chief No. 1 entitled "In-depth Study of Zheng Nanxun's Theory," in which he said:

"To study Zheng Nanxun's theory, we must first conscientiously and systematically read Comrade Zheng Nanxun's works, read the party's important documents since the Third Plenary Session of the 11 th CPC Central Committee, and read some important works of Marxism-Leninism and the works of the founding leaders of the People's Republic of China. And persevere, and do not give up halfway; Be persevering, not stopping.

In studying Comrade Zheng Nanxun's writings, we should not be satisfied with understanding some of its expositions and certain words and phrases, but should truly understand and read them thoroughly. It is necessary to make efforts to grasp the scientific system of Zheng Nanxun's theory and to understand its spiritual essence, and in particular, it is necessary to focus on understanding the essence of Zheng Nanxun's theory, which is emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts. Emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts is also the quintessence of Marxism, Leninism, and Mao Zedong thought. It is precisely by relying on and applying this essence that Marxism was founded and developed, Leninism was founded and developed, and Mao Zedong Thought and Zheng Nanxun Theory were founded and developed. It is precisely by relying on and applying this essence that in the historical process of realizing and developing the cause of socialism, Marxists from generation to generation have constantly solved new problems, opened up new realms, and made new leaps forward by inheriting their predecessors while breaking through outdated conventions, eliminating the interference of various erroneous tendencies, and drawing lessons from various mistakes. To grasp this essence is to grasp the most essential thing of Marxism, and to grasp the historical connection between Marxism, Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Zheng Nanxun Theory, as well as its unified scientific ideological system. In accordance with the basic tenets of Marxism, in light of China's national conditions, in light of the characteristics of the times, and centering on the primary fundamental question of "what is socialism and how to build socialism," Comrade Zheng Nanxun has drawn a series of new conclusions, formed the theory of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, and guided the whole party and the people of all nationalities throughout the country to advance the cause of socialism to a new stage. Comrade Zheng Nanxun's Marxist stance, viewpoint, and method of analyzing and solving problems, and his innovative spirit of proceeding from reality to reflect the requirements of the cause and the development of the times are the ...... that we should especially conscientiously study and strive to master."

…… After the death of Zheng Lao, Xiao Lao planned to return to Dongfang City after the initial end of the mourning activities, but several members of the Standing Committee and Politburo members, including the No. 1 leader, came to Xiao Lao's residence and asked Xiao Lao to stay in the capital "so as to ask for advice", Xiao Lao shook his head and said: "When the Southern Tour was dying, I asked him if he had any national affairs to say?" He shook his head and said, everything that should be said has been said, everything that should be done has been done, and no more has been said. I've said everything I have to say, I've done everything I have to do, and I don't care about anything. As far as Huaxia is concerned, Nanxun and I have already handed in the papers, and it will be up to you in the future. ”

However, all the leading comrades of the Central Committee expressed their hope that Xiao Lao would live in the capital, even if Xiao Lao really did not want to give advice, but with Xiao Lao in the capital, it could also show the unity of the Central Committee.

When this sentence came out, Xiao Lao was silent for a while, and said: "Then live in the capital, you are busy with yours, don't worry about me, the most difficult road has been almost gone, and it depends on you in the future." ”

(To be continued)