I believe many people should have heard a saying: A person who is useless is a scholar. Maybe in today's society, there are still many people who think so. This shows that we only see the surface of literati and fail to see the spiritual power brought by literati.
There is a saying that goes like this: You can obviously rely on your appearance to make a living, but you have to rely on your talent. Since ancient times, there have been many literati.
No matter what period, there will be some literati who try to awaken people's thoughts with words. The battlefield of literati is in their pens.
When facing the national crisis, in addition to some generals and soldiers charging into the battle, there are also some literati such as Lao She, Lu Xun, Hu Shi, etc. who also devoted themselves to the silent battlefield described in the novel. What the literati gives is a kind of spiritual strength struggle. The same was true for Chen Boda, who was Mao Zedong's secretary.
Study life
In 1904,
When he was 15 years old, Chen Boda was admitted to Xiamen Jimei Normal School, where he came into contact with
At first, Chen Boda believed very much in Mr. Sun Yat-sen's Three People's Principles, and at that time he was in the first place of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. During this cooperation, he joined the Kuomintang in 1925 under the introduction of others. During his subsequent work and study, Chen Boda realized that the Kuomintang's ideas were not what he imagined, so he slowly changed his mind. He also discovered that the Communist Party's ideas had something in common with his own. That is to say, at this stage, Chen Boda became more inclined toward the Communist Party of China. Later, an incident prompted Chen Boda to join the Communist Party of China.
At that time, he met Zhang Zhen, the leader of the Independent Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army, who was a fellow villager with him, and through Zhang Zhen's recommendation, he served as a political instructor. Later, Chen Boda assisted in editing and writing in the magazine founded by Chen Shaowei.
In 1927, Wang Jubo, the special commissioner of the Communist Party of China, came to Fuzhou to organize the workers' movement. On an opportunity, Chen Shaowei introduced Chen Boda to Wang Jubo. However, this incident attracted the attention of the Kuomintang. Soon after, Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12 Counter-Revolutionary Coup" and ordered Zhang Zhen to arrest Chen Boda. Because he was a fellow villager, Zhang Zhen did not arrest him, but escorted him away. Chen Boda was frightened and fled to Shanghai.
In 1927, Chen Boda joined the Communist Party of China under the introduction of Zhang Juejue and Chen Shaowei.
Chen Boda later recalled, "The Kuomintang was carrying out massacres at that time. I was still willing to join at this time, so I was exempted from the waiting period."
After joining the Communist Party at that time, it was difficult for Shanghai to gain a foothold. He went to Wuhan according to the organization's arrangements. After arriving in Wuhan, Chen Boda went to the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as the chief of the Publishing Section. From then on, Chen Boda officially started working in the Communist Party of China. In the same year, he was arranged to study in the Soviet Union and entered Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow. When
was in the Soviet Union, no one else could understand him because of his Hokkien dialect, so he rarely communicated with others during school. His main job every day was to study, so while he was in the Soviet Union, his theoretical understanding of Marxism-Leninism-Leninism-Leninism was greatly improved, which also gave him a deeper understanding of the Communist Party of China to which he belonged. At the end of 1930, Chen Boda returned to China from the Soviet Union. Under the arrangement of Wang Ming, he went to Tianjin and joined the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee in Hebei District. His main task was to publish and edit "Northern Red Flag".
Later, due to the sabotage of the Kuomintang secret service, Chen Boda was arrested and imprisoned, and was not released until two years later. The two years in prison further tempered his character and made his will stronger.
After he was released from prison, he still worked in propaganda. Many of the propaganda for the uprising movement were written by Chen Boda himself.
In 1937, after the fall of Peking, Chen Boda applied to the organization for a stable environment to create. So he went to Yan'an . It was during his stay in Yan'an that Chen Boda met the great man Mao Zedong.
Getting along with Mao Zedong
After arriving in Yan'an, he first served as a teacher. Because he could not understand the language, it was not particularly smooth.Later, the Marxist-Leninist College was established in Yan'an. At that time,
, after chatting with each other, they found that their thoughts were similar, and both of them were very interested in Chinese philosophy.
After that, Mao Zedong often listened to Chen Boda's lectures. After other people saw it, they understood that Chairman Mao valued him, and they also went to listen. Slowly, more and more people went to listen to Chen Boda's lectures. There are still some language barriers, but as the lecture time becomes longer, everyone gradually gets used to his way of speaking.
During this process, some research on ancient Chinese philosophy written by Chen Boda would also be shown to Mao Zedong, and Chen Boda would modify it according to Chairman Mao's wishes.
In this process, Mao Zedong got to know Chen Boda better. I gained a deeper understanding of it and became more appreciative of it. Therefore, in the spring of 1939, Chen Boda was officially transferred to work in Chairman Mao's office. After
was transferred to Chairman Mao's side, Chen Boda ushered in another change. Slowly, Mao Zedong discovered that Chen Boda knew nothing about fighting, and he himself had no interest. Chairman Mao found that his thoughts were still stuck in some ancient philosophical thoughts and were not in line with what is happening in this era. Therefore, Chairman Mao personally arranged a task for Chen Boda to study some realities in the Anti-Japanese War, which involved military affairs. politics. Education, etc. It was this move that enabled Chen Boda to shift the focus of his research work from ancient times to real life. This is of very important significance to Chen Boda.
Speaking of Chen Boda's pioneering work during the Anti-Japanese War, we have to mention "Commentary on "The Destiny of China"" . This book is based on the book " China's Destiny" published by Chiang Kai-shek. . The counterattack was made because the book written by Chiang Kai-shek claimed that only the Kuomintang could save China and launched a verbal attack on the CCP. So Mao Zedong summoned Chen Boda and several others to write the book "Review of China's Destiny". Once this book was released, it had a huge impact and played a huge role in the stabilization of our rear base areas. After that, Chen Boda wrote many articles. He made a great ideological contribution to the entire anti-Japanese and post- founding work.
Zhou Enlai once praised Chen Boda: He is "our party's best theorist."
Frustrated in Love
There is a saying: If you are proud at work, you will be frustrated in love. For Chen Boda, it is also very consistent. Chen Boda's career can be said to be very brilliant and smooth, but he is not so happy in love.
Chen Boda had three wives in his life, but none of them grew old together with him.
’s first wife was named Zhu Youren. The two of them met at Moscow University in the Soviet Union. At that time, they were both studying in a foreign country. There was a certain intimacy in their hearts. Eventually, they got married and gave birth to a son. Chen Xiaoda.
In 1942, he and his wife ended their marriage, and later his 26-year-old son committed suicide for some reason around 1960.
His second wife is named Yu Wenfei. Yu Wenfei previously studied at the Chinese Anti-Japanese University and was assigned to work at the Chinese Central Party School. The two met here and had a son, Chen Xiaonong. Five years later, the two chose Got divorced.
’s third wife is named Liu Shuyan. Liu Shuyan joined the Communist Party of China very early and met at the Marxist-Leninist College. Over time, the two fell in love with each other. Eventually, the two got married. As time went by, various conflicts occurred frequently. Finally, Chen Boda married Liu Shuyan. Sent to Shandong.
Later, Chen Boda was imprisoned. After he was released from prison, his wives did not come to take care of him. They still stayed with his son to spend the rest of their lives.
The end of a glorious life
Who would have thought that a person who has been around a great man for decades would end up in jail. Everything seems really incredible.
From becoming Chairman Mao's secretary to before the accident, Chen Boda's path was really glorious, rising all the way, and among Mao Zedong's more than 30 secretaries, his position can be said to be the highest. Later, when the Cultural Revolution began, he personally served as the leader of the Cultural Revolution Group, which shows Chairman Mao's trust and respect for him. However, before the storm comes, you need some silence.
In the summer of 1970, the Lushan Conference was held. At the meeting, Lin Biao boldly proposed the establishment of a national president. At this time, Lin Biao's ambitions had gradually been exposed. At that time, Chen Boda also conveyed his speech downwards according to Lin Biao's wishes. At this time, Mao Zedong convened an emergency meeting, announced that he would stop discussing and speaking, and ordered Chen Boda to make a review.
Later, Chen Boda collected a lot of information to further build momentum for the meeting. At this time, Mao Zedong still had hopes for Lin Biao and wanted to save and educate Lin Biao, so he only criticized Chen Boda alone.
Later, Chen Boda was controlled at the meeting. So far, Chen Boda did not appear on the rostrum. Later, he was reviewed and it was determined that he had made a political mistake and was eventually imprisoned. His political career also officially ended.
In October 1988, Chen Boda was released from prison. In his later years, when the central government asked Chen Boda if he had any other requests,
he only made one request: if he could be given more money to eat fruits. Central approval: Agree.
Later, Chen Boda was admitted to the hospital due to illness. In less than a year, Chen Boda died of illness on September 20, 1989, at the age of 85.
Chen Boda's "Eight Monsters"
Chen Boda's first half of life was still very smooth. Although he was in jail in the second half of his life, he was able to live happily with his family in the end. It's also very gratifying. Everyone recognizes Chen Boda's work ability, and there are also several surprising characteristics in Chen Boda's work.
- The sun is not visible above the head. Chen Boda especially likes to wear hats. No matter when he is in front of others, he will wear a hat.
- I don’t know the name. He went to the same place many times, and the person in charge accompanied him many times. Every time he was asked about his name, he couldn't name him, and he never knew who he was.
- likes bungalows. This may have something to do with his own situation. When he sees relatively simple houses, he will praise them. But for some people who work in office buildings, he is a little unhappy and criticizes them.
- does not sit on the sofa. He personally dislikes sitting on the sofa. There was a sofa prepared for him but he didn't sit on it. When I see a sofa, I just sit on the floor when talking.
- is difficult to understand. Because he is from Fujian and speaks Minnan dialect, which is incomprehensible to many people. Sometimes when we talk about things in meetings, we even make gestures while talking. He is also very grateful to those who helped him translate.
- is not allowed to record. As a secretary, he usually needs to take notes, but when he is responsible for speaking and meeting, he does not allow people to take notes or take notes, so he specially arranges for someone to understand him during the meeting. Sit back and record for later communication and implementation.
- free action. He never required a guard to accompany him when traveling, and he never gave any advance notice. Sometimes the guards may not know until he has arrived.
- came suddenly late at night on the weekend. Chen Boda likes to visit on weekend nights to surprise people. Therefore, many people who know him will prepare in advance during the weekend to prevent his sudden attack.
Although Chen Boda has these quirks, they do not affect his own abilities and working conditions. Perhaps it was these differences from others that pushed him to go further and higher than others in the same position.
summary:
Chen Boda's battlefield is written in writing, but regardless of success or failure, right or wrong, he also made an indelible contribution to our party during this important period of our country. Although he made political mistakes in his later years, Chen Boda was still an indispensable secretary around Chairman Mao.Although his old age is sad, he can still be with his family, which is considered satisfactory.
