新中国成立初期,周恩来亲自到黄炎培家中去看望,请他担任政府公职。黄炎培抱定一生不做官的初衷说:“1946年我才68岁,已觉得年纪老了,如今72岁了,还能做官吗?”周恩来诚挚地对这位比自己大20岁的老人说:“这不同于旧社会的官,现在是人民的政府,不是做官,是做事,是为人民服务。”一句话说得黄老幡然领悟,欣然“出山”。 In the early days after the founding of New China, Zhou Enlai personally visited Huang Yanpei’s home and asked him to hold public office. Huang Yanpei hold the original intention of not doing the official life, said: “” I was 68 years old in 1946, I feel old, and now 72 years old, but also an official? “” Zhou Enlai sincerely 20 years older than himself The old man said: “This is different from the officials in the old society. Now it is the people’s government. It is not an official, an act, a service to the people.”