2. 197 1 year, Dr. Kissinger secretly visited China to restore diplomatic relations between China and the United States. Before the formal negotiations began, Kissinger suddenly made a request to Premier Zhou Enlai: "Dear Prime Minister, the excavation result of Mawangdui No.1 Han Tomb in your country shocked the world. That female corpse is really a rare treasure in the world! I was entrusted by a famous person in the scientific community in China, and wanted to exchange charcoal around some female corpses with a substance that is not found on the earth. I wonder if your country is willing? "
Premier Zhou Enlai asked casually: "Sir, I wonder what your government will exchange?" Kissinger said: "The lunar soil is the soil brought back from the moon by our spacecraft, which should be regarded as something that does not exist on the earth!" "
Premier Zhou smiled: "What is my Tao? It turned out to be something at the feet of our ancestors. " Kissinger was surprised and asked doubtfully, "Why? One of you went to the moon a long time ago. What time? Why not announce it? "
Premier Zhou Enlai smiled and pointed to a the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon tooth carving on the coffee table and said to Kissinger seriously, "Why didn't we announce it earlier?" ? As early as 5000 years ago, we had a Chang 'e who flew to the moon, built the Guanghan Palace on the moon and lived there. Don't believe me, we will send someone to see her! Why don't you China experts know these things that are well known to women and children in our country? "Premier Zhou Enlai's humorous answer made the learned Dr. Kissinger laugh.
In the 1950s, when Zhou Enlai was talking to an American journalist, the reporter saw a Parker pen in the Prime Minister's office. With a little irony, he proudly asked, "Is your Excellency the Prime Minister superstitious about pens in China?" Zhou Enlai said humorously, "A North Korean friend gave it to me. This friend said to me: "This was used by the US military at the Panmunjom surrender signing ceremony. Please keep it as a souvenir! "I think the origin of this pen is very meaningful, so I left this pen in your country." The American journalist's face is red to the ears.
In May, Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai visited Changsha and went for a walk by the river after work. Looking at Orange Island in the distance, there are hundreds of battles, competing in Qian Fan and flying in Yixing, Mao Zedong. The first link is: "orange island, the boat is adjacent to the continent, and the boat is not good." This couplet is dynamic, with a long artistic conception, three broken sentences, two thimbles, and the homonym of "Zhou" and "Zhou" is extremely difficult to handle.
Mao Zedong said to Zhou Enlai around him, "Well, I'm going to leave Kaijianglang for a period of time. How about icing on the cake? " Zhou Enlai's wit is extraordinary, and he is familiar with geography. Within a hundred steps, he got a famous saying: "Tianxin Pavilion, pigeons in the pavilion, pigeons in the pavilion fly." Tianxin Pavilion is a scene in Changsha, opposite Orange Island. It was neat and smooth, the whole couplet was seamless, and the two great men smiled at each other.
5. Once, an American reporter interviewed by Zhou Enlai asked with malicious intent, "Sir, why do you people in China call the road the road that people take?" After listening, he didn't rush to refute with barbed words, but said humorously: "We are taking the Marxist road, referred to as the road." The American journalist kept asking questions: "Sir, in the United States, people walk with their heads held high, but why do you China people walk with your heads down? How to explain this? "
Premier Zhou said with a smile, "This is not surprising. The question is simple. When you Americans go downhill, of course, you have to hold your head high, while we in China go uphill, of course, you have to keep your head down. " The reporter asked: "There are 400 million people in China now. How many toilets need to be repaired? " This is sheer nonsense, but in such a diplomatic situation, it is inconvenient to refuse. Premier Zhou smiled gently and replied, "Gentlemen! A men's toilet and a women's toilet. "
6. At the press conference, Premier Zhou Enlai introduced China's achievements in construction. A Western reporter asked, "How much money does the People's Bank of China have?" This involves state secrets, so it is impossible to tell them directly. The Prime Minister frowned and quickly replied: "There is 18 yuan 88 points." Everyone present was startled. The Prime Minister explained: "The denominations of the People's Bank of China are 10 yuan, 5 yuan, 2 yuan, 1 yuan, 50 cents, 20 cents, 1 minute, 5 cents, 2 cents, 1 minute and * * * ten RMB, totaling/kloc-.
The People's Bank of China, backed by the people of the whole country, has outstanding credit and strong strength, and RMB is the most reputable currency in the world. "The words sound just fell and the audience burst into warm applause. The prime minister deliberately avoided the essence of the problem and replaced the "total amount" with "total denomination", which not only blocked the mouths of foreign journalists, but also did not destroy the harmonious atmosphere of the reception. The use of misinterpretation makes the language sharp and interesting, which fully shows his extraordinary adaptability and superb language art.
Zhou Enlai (1898 ~ 1976), a great Marxist, a great proletarian revolutionary, a politician, a strategist and a diplomat, was one of the main leaders of the Party and the country, one of the main founders of the People's Liberation Army in China, the founding father of the people of China, and an important member of the first generation of the central leadership collective of the Party with Comrade Mao Zedong at the core? .
1976 65438+ died in Beijing on1October 8th. People generally mourn his death. Because he always works hard, is strict with himself and cares about the masses, he is called "the good prime minister of the people". His major works are included in Selected Works of Zhou Enlai.
Comrade Zhou Enlai's revolutionary career of more than 50 years is closely related to the establishment, development and expansion of China's * * * Production Party, the victory of China's new-democratic revolution and the historical process of China's socialist revolution and construction. He devoted all his energy to the party and the people without reservation until his last breath. He embodies the integrity of the producers in China and sets up an immortal monument in the hearts of the people in China. When we miss Comrade Zhou Enlai, we should always remember and seriously study the spirit of Comrade Zhou Enlai in order to carry it forward.
Source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhou Enlai