杨尚昆被邓小平称为“革命元老”。在长期的革命生涯中,他同老一辈革命家有着密切的交往和深厚的友谊。如实地记载他们之间的交往与友谊,是件很有意义的事情。 Yang Shangkun was called “revolutionary veteran” by Deng Xiaoping. In the long revolutionary career, he has close contacts and deep friendship with the older revolutionaries. It is a very meaningful thing to faithfully record the exchanges and friendship between them.