著名民主人士黄炎培，抱定一生不做官的宗旨，解放前，曾经多次拒绝旧政府的高官厚禄。1949年3月，他来到解放后的北平也无意做官。直至建国，百废待兴，急需各界知名之士组建新的政府。鉴于此，周恩来亲自到黄炎培家拜访，诚恳请他担任政府公职。黄老抱定初衷，说：“1946年我 Huang Yanpei, a well-known democracy activist, did not hold the principle of serving as an official for a long time. Before the liberation, he repeatedly rejected the old officials. In March 1949, he came to Peking after liberation and did not mean to be an official. Up till the founding of the People’s Republic of China, all sorts of things to be done sooner or later urgently needed the well-known people from all walks of life to set up a new government. In view of this, Zhou Enlai personally visited Huang Yanpei’s home and sincerely asked him to hold public office. Huang Lao Baoding original intention, said: "1946 me