I think I will develop a second career in something I'm really good at, like editing someone's book, or as an art critic.
(5) Zhou Enlai died due to illness
In May, 1972, Zhou was found out suffering from early bladder cancer, might use the surgery to permanently cure, the medical experts immediately suggested that had a surgery as soon as possible. Mao arranged through Wang Dongxing: First, keep secret, did not tell to Zhou’s wife Deng Yingchao; Second, did not check again; Third, did not operate; Fourth, strengthen nursing and nutrition. The medical experts stressed the urgency of the treatment, did not understand Mao’s decision, intended to write directly to Mao, it was detained by Wang Dongxing. Then the Fourth Session of National People's Congress, “formed cabinet”and seized power, “crushed Lin Biao group” and so on, caused Zhou very busy. Hereafter Mao and Jiang Qing had carried on four attack to Zhou: The first time was at the end of 1973, criticizing Zhou’s“capitulationism line”, second time was“criticizing Lin Biao and Confucius and Duke of Zhou”, the third was criticizing “empiricism”, the fourth was commenting “The Water Margin” and back to the so-called “capitulationists”question. They intended to put Zhou in adeathtrap. After Lin Biao’s fall, in fact was the fight between Mao and Zhou, obviously they want Zhou to die before Mao then their succession plan could realize. In February, 1973, Zhou presented massive hematurias, in March the medical group run risks to tell Deng Yingchao, Ye Jianying pleaded Mao, only then Mao authorized only to check, explicitly not permit to do electricity burn treatment. Dr. Wu Jieping in 2003 said, the medical group braved the pressure to disobey orders secretly did electricity burn treatment for Zhou,“We have violated Mao’s instruction, but have Sister Deng's words, we can at least keep out a while......no matter how, we insisted on and had done”. In May, 1974, Zhou was in critical condition, doctors proposed once more to operate, the CCP Political Bureau did not agree. Deng Yingchao had to ask the medical group to explain to Mao, then Mao agreed finally. On June 1, Zhou was done the first surgery. But soon it soon relapse, on August 10, had performed the second surgery. Mao said: “I said that cannot operate, but you must do. Now it do the second time, it will do the third, the fourth time.” Because the cancer cell proliferates the whole body, on January 8, 1976, Zhou died at the age of 76 years old.
Mao lived near the hospital which Zhou long-term treatment, Mao had never gone to look at or the telephone regards. The CCP media explain that Mao was seriously ill, actually it was not the reason. Before 1976 New Year's Day, Mao met with American former president Nixon’s daughter and the son-in-law, in his studio, Mao said in this meeting “China has 800,000,000 populations, why do not struggle!” On February 21,1976, Mao met with Nixon who step down the US Singapore
After Zhou’s death, the most CCP leads hoped that Mao to participate in Zhou’s memorial service, the medical experts also thought participating could not affect his health. But Mao did not. According to Wang Dongxing preserved Mao’s conversation record, Mao said in January 12, 1976: “why should me attend premier's memorial service? I also have the right not participate! ......I’ve struggled with the Premier at least ten times.” At the same time, Mao ordered the persons around him: they were not permitted to do the last honors to Zhou’s remains; they were not permitted to wear the mourning armbands.
