中华人民共和国建国伊始,胡乔木出任了中央人民政府新闻总署署长和中共中央宣传部副部长等要职,同时,他还继续担任毛泽东主席的秘书工作。由于毛主席有夜间工作的习惯,胡乔木除了白天的工作外,晚上还要常常协助毛主席工作。因而他平时休息很少,很快就患上了严重的神经衰弱症和胃病。 At the beginning of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Hu Qiaomu took the post of Director General of Information of the Central People’s Government and Vice Minister of Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee. At the same time, he continued to serve as secretary of Chairman Mao Zedong’s work. Owing to the habit of working at night by Chairman Mao, Hu Qiaoji, besides his daytime work, often assists Chairman Mao in his work at night. So he usually rest rarely, soon suffering from severe neurasthenia and stomach.