一郭沫若是1926年4月在广东大学(中山大学)任文学系教授时认识周恩来的。当时,周恩来任中共两广区委书记,因瞿秋白曾向周恩来举荐和转达郭沫若有参加北伐军之意,引起周恩来重视,于是亲自约郭沫若谈话。两人谈得很投机,均有相见恨晚之感。后由周恩来举荐郭沫若担任北伐军政治部 Guo Moruo knew Zhou Enlai when he was a professor of literature at Guangdong University (Sun Yat-sen University) in April 1926. At that time, Zhou Enlai was the secretary of the two communist and district commissions of the CPC. Qu Qiubai once recommended and conveyed to Zhou Enlai and Guo Moruo’s intention to participate in the Northern Expedition, arousing great concern to Zhou Enlai, and he personally talked about Guo Moruo. They talked very speculative, have a sense of lateness to meet each other. Later, Zhou Enlai recommended Guo Moruo as the Northern Expeditionary Army Political Department