曾思玉是毛泽东的一员心腹爱将，长征途中他曾为毛泽东送过绝密信，延安时期担任过中央警卫团政委，１９５５年被授予中将军衔。“文革”初期，任沈阳军区第一副司令员的他临危受命，就任武汉军区司令员兼湖北省党政一把手等职，七年后调任济南军区司令员。“文革”中，毛泽东 Zeng Siyu was an affectionate member of Mao Zedong. On the way to the Long March, he had sent top secret letters to Mao Zedong. In the Yan’an period, he served as the political commissar of the Central Security Group. In 1955, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. In the early days of the “Cultural Revolution”, he was appointed commander of the first deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region and he was appointed commander in chief of the Wuhan Military Region and top leader of the party and government in Hubei Province. He was transferred to the commander of the Jinan Military Region seven years later. In the “Cultural Revolution”, Mao Zedong