毛泽东赋予邓小平历史的重任 1974年国庆节刚过,毛泽东在武汉提出要筹备四届全国人大、酝酿国家机构人事安排。10月4日,毛泽东让秘书用电话告诉王洪文:毛主席提议邓小平担任国务院第一副总理,要王把他的这一重要人事安排告诉周恩来。10月11日,中共中央发出通知,传达毛泽东的“八月指示”,宣布:“中央决定,在最近期间 Mao Zedong DENG Xiaoping Dauntless Historical Priorities After the National Day in 1974, Mao Zedong proposed in Wuhan to prepare for the Fourth National People’s Congress and to make arrangements for the personnel of state agencies. On October 4, Mao Zedong asked the secretary to tell Wang Hongwen by phone: Chairman Mao proposed Deng Xiaoping to serve as the first deputy premier of the State Council and asked the king to tell Zhou Enlai about his important personnel arrangement. On October 11, the CPC Central Committee issued a circular conveying Mao Zedong’s “August Directive” and announced: "The Central Government has decided in the most recent period