“文化大革命”初起,当斗争的锋芒直指刘少奇时,周恩来一直努力以组织原则说服造反派,不要随意揪斗刘少奇,以免损害党和国家的形象。后来,“文化大革命”肆虐全党全国,刘少奇首当其冲,蒙受奇冤,周恩来已是无能为力,在大势所趋之下,也不得不说了一些违心的话,他为此也为没能保护好刘少奇而深感内疚。“我们不能侮辱他的人格”1966年10月,在毛泽东主持召开的中共中央工作会议上,有人将斗争的矛头直接指向刘少奇和邓小平。似乎是一种默契,会议期间,“打倒刘少奇”的大幅标语出现在北京的街头巷尾。 From the very beginning of the “Cultural Revolution”, when the struggle was directed against Liu Shao-ch’i, Zhou Enlai tried his best to persuade the rebels by organizing principles that they should not arbitrarily seduce Liu Shaoqi so as not to harm the image of the party and the country. Later, when the “Cultural Revolution” wreaked havoc on the whole party and the whole country, Liu Shaoqi was the first to suffer the odd injustice. Zhou Enlai was powerless. Under the general trend, he also had to say some words of disobedience. To this he also failed to protect Liu Shao- Feeling guilty. “We can not insult his personality.” In October 1966, at the CPC Central Committee working conference chaired by Mao Zedong, some people pointed the spearhead of the struggle directly to Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping. It seems to be a tacit understanding that during the meeting, the slogan of “Overcoming Liu Shaoqi” appeared in the streets of Beijing.