On November 25, 1931, the first Central Revolutionary Military Commission was established with a total of 15 members. Most of these people became important figures in our party, including Chairman Mao and Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao, Ye Jianying, He Long and Xu Xiangqiang. Gene

On November 25, 1931, the first Central Revolutionary Military Commission was established with a total of 15 members. Most of these people became important figures in our party, including Chairman Mao and Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Lin Biao, Ye Jianying, He Long, and Xu Xiangqiang. Generalissimo.

However, few people know that Comrade Wang Shengrong, who is also a member of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, not only joined our party early and went to the Soviet Union for further study, but also risked his life to rescue him from the enemy's gun a few months later. Chairman Mao, after that, had outstanding military exploits.

However, such a hero was reported for corruption 20 years later. Fortunately, the matter finally reached Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao knew his nature well and thought: Impossible!

So what is going on?

"Is he corrupt? Impossible!"

One day in 1952, in the office of Fengzeyuan, Zhongnanhai, Chairman Mao was thoughtfully looking at a document that had just been delivered. The three words "Wang Shengrong" appeared repeatedly on the document. It made him puzzled.

It turns out that at this time, the three-anti movement was continuing. The central government recently received a report from the local government. The report mentioned that Wang Shengrong used his position to embezzle state resources. Considering that he was also a state cadre, the relevant departments Not being able to handle it without authorization, he sent the report to Chairman Mao.

"Isn't it possible? He doesn't seem like a corrupt character, so why did he become a big corrupt criminal as soon as he entered the city?" Chairman Mao kept shaking his head after reading the report, and he didn't want to believe it in his heart.

However, Chairman Mao has always been pragmatic, and he still said to the staff: "I have to ask Comrade Enlai about this matter." As Chairman Mao's close comrade, when encountering some problems, Chairman Mao always thinks of it first. Premier Zhou.

The call was connected. Premier Zhou knew the ins and outs of the matter and responded very firmly: "Chairman, Comrade Wang Shengrong is not only innocent, but also meritorious. I arranged that matter!"

Time goes back to two years ago. , Wang Shengrong, then the first deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry of Central and South China, came to Beijing quickly and went straight to 西花堂, because Premier Zhou had to give him a special task in person.

"Comrade Shengrong, the country hopes that you can complete the task of exporting 10,000 tons of tungsten sand to the Soviet Union a year in exchange for machinery and equipment and defense supplies. Are there any problems?" Premier Zhou asked directly.

"Prime Minister, please rest assured and promise to complete the task!" Wang Shengrong was stunned for a moment and immediately agreed.

was stunned because the annual output of tungsten sand during the Kuomintang's rule was less than 300 tons. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country did not have large-scale equipment for mining. It was extremely difficult to collect 10,000 tons in a year. . The reason why

agreed without hesitation was because Wang Shengrong knew the situation in the country and knew that it was not easy for Premier Zhou. He knew that Premier Zhou's arrangement was a trust in himself that he could not live up to.

At that time, tungsten sand was a rare resource with very high value. Managers could gain a lot of wealth with just a little effort. Therefore, those who went to purchase tungsten sand must be 100% honest and self-disciplined. Why did Premier Zhou Why would he be chosen as the deputy minister?

It turns out that in January 1933, in order to avoid the Kuomintang reactionaries, the Provisional Central Committee moved from Shanghai to the relatively safer Central Soviet Area. This caused the comrades of the Shanghai Bureau of the CPC Central Committee who stayed in Shanghai to have an abnormal living environment under the enemy's raids. difficult.

In order to relieve their pressure, Zhou Enlai immediately sent a regiment-level cadre to Shanghai with 20,000 US dollars. However, he never expected that this cadre could not withstand the temptation of money and escaped midway.

So, for the second time, Zhou Enlai even hired a division-level cadre and asked him to go again with 20,000 US dollars. The result was the same. This cadre also ran away. Seeing that the situation of the comrades in the Shanghai Bureau became increasingly difficult, Zhou Enlai Distraught.

Not long after, the Red Army captured Zhangzhou and seized 35,000 US dollars from here. Zhou Enlai decided to send people to deliver it again. Having learned the lessons of the previous two times, he carefully transferred people this time, and this time he was ordered to do so. The comrade is Wang Shengrong.

Wang Shengrong came from a poor background. After joining the revolution, he was not greedy for money or fame. He was devoted to revolution. He had just returned from studying in the Soviet Union and had a very firm revolutionary will. Therefore, when Premier Zhou found him, he did not hesitate to do anything even though he knew that he would escape death. Hesitantly agreed.

At that time, the land route from Ruijin to Shanghai had been heavily blocked by the enemy. The best way to get to Shanghai was to go south to Hong Kong and go by water, but this meant that the road was farther, and Wang Shengrong faced a huge test.

In order to hide, he disguised himself as a beggar. After eating the dry food he brought, he relied on begging for a living. In order to avoid interrogation, he pretended to be a rich young man to paralyze the enemy. Along the way, he and several comrades traveled day and night, eating and sleeping in the open air. .

After several twists and turns, he finally arrived in Shanghai successfully after nearly three months of hardships, and handed all the money intact to the hands of comrades from the Shanghai Bureau. Zhou Enlai personally praised him, but he said that everything should be done, Soon he returned to the Soviet area and participated in the later Long March .

Let me ask you, if you can’t trust such a selfless party member and cadre, then who else can?

But it is indeed too difficult to raise 10,000 tons of tungsten sand a year. Although Wang Shengrong tried his best to coordinate the production of tungsten sand in each province, and although he went to the front line to preside over the work, it was still difficult due to the serious shortage of mechanical equipment and transportation equipment in the mining area at that time. Delivery on schedule.

At a critical moment, while collecting relevant intelligence, Wang Shengrong suddenly discovered that Chiang Kai-shek had frozen a full 1,000 tons of tungsten sand in Hong Kong. He felt that if he sold the tungsten sand first and then used the money earned to buy some equipment, it would be completely feasible. It is possible to produce 10,000 tons on schedule.

So, he immediately reported to Premier Zhou and obeyed the authority immediately. Premier Zhou immediately gave instructions and agreed. In the end, 10,000 tons of tungsten sand was produced under Wang Shengrong's overall arrangement and the concerted efforts of thousands of workers.

It was just that this was a secret at the time and few people knew about it. Therefore, when some people saw that Wang Shengrong suddenly had money, they suspected him of corruption.

As Premier Zhou spoke, Chairman Mao showed a satisfied look, and Wang Shengrong was also cleared. However, his name has been lingering in Chairman Mao's mind, because the two have had a revolutionary friendship for decades. ...

A few things about Chairman Mao

The first meeting between Wang Shengrong and Chairman Mao took place during the August 7th Conference in 1927. At that time, Mao Zedong was a representative and Wang Shengrong was responsible for the organization and security of the conference. Our party’s underground traffic officer.

At that time, because there were many representatives coming, it was impossible to arrange so many beds at the same time. Wang Shengrong had an idea and bought more than a dozen mats with a few soldiers. After the meeting, everyone spread the mats on the ground and slept on the ground. Mao Zedong and other representatives were very satisfied with Wang Shengrong's arrangements.

Having had this meeting, Wang Shengrong was deeply impressed by Mao Zedong, who was heroic and eloquent. A few months later, our party was going to select a group of key people to study in the Soviet Union. At that time, Mao Zedong had the power to recommend them.

One day, Mao Zedong called Wang Shengrong to his residence and said to him with a smile: "You are a loyal and honest man. You can complete the task every time you deliver a letter. Nothing happened. You are very smart. You should go to the Soviet Union to study hard. In the future Doing work for the workers, farmers and working people."

Wang Shengrong was overjoyed when he heard Mao Zedong's praise for him, but he did not understand Mao Zedong's intentions until a few days later, when he received an organizational dispatch to the Soviet Union. Only then did I realize that Mao Zedong had recommended me, and I felt even more grateful.

Of course, Wang Shengrong did not live up to Mao Zedong's expectations. After arriving in the Soviet Union, he studied hard, practiced his skills, and made rapid ideological progress. In July 1930, he returned to China after completing his studies, and soon became the captain of the Soviet Young Pioneer Corps. He became one of the first members of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission.

After coming to Soviet Area , Wang Shengrong often asked Chairman Mao about the revolution and the peasant movement. Under Chairman Mao's patient explanation, he had a better understanding of the revolution. During this period, he also saved Mao's life. The chairman's life.

It happened one night in the winter of 1932. At that time, Chairman Mao was conducting investigation and research in southern Jiangxi. While writing a report at night, a group of local reactionary militia suddenly broke into the village. Although Chairman Mao had a very keen sense of smell, he was unable to do so because of his keen sense of smell. Outnumbered, he was still surrounded by enemies.

Seeing the enemies approaching from both sides of the street to Chairman Mao in the middle, the guards and soldiers beside him fought bloody battles and fell one after another. Not long after, several enemies approached behind Chairman Mao.

Just when they were about to pick up their bayonets and stab Chairman Mao, Wang Shengrong immediately rushed over, shouted, raised his gun and killed the enemy who turned around to look, and finally helped Chairman Mao, who was suffering from hemorrhoids , to fight out Heavy siege.

It turned out that a meeting was about to be held in the Soviet area at that time. Wang Shengrong was ordered to lead a platoon of soldiers to the south of Ganxi to pick up Chairman Mao for the meeting. But as soon as he arrived not far from the entrance of the village, he heard gunshots coming from the village. For the safety of Chairman Mao After thinking about it, he immediately asked the troops to advance lightly, while he ran over quickly, and finally rescued Chairman Mao at the critical moment.

Chairman Mao always kept his life-saving grace in mind. Later, the two rarely had the chance to meet again due to their different positions, but Chairman Mao always cared about his situation. This time, he learned from Premier Zhou that Wang Shengrong still did things the same way. Even though he was so decisive, I was still happy for him from the bottom of my heart.

In September 1957, Chairman Mao came to Wuhan to inspect Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. On the way there, he remembered that this was Wang Shengrong’s hometown. So, as soon as he got off the train, Chairman Mao said to Wang Ren, the then Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee. He asked again about Wang Shengrong's situation.

When he heard that Wang Shengrong only became a deputy director, Chairman Mao was very emotional. He recalled how he was rescued and said with emotion: "Assign Wang Shengrong to be the director of the Provincial Department of Metallurgical Industry. Enjoy the deputy directorship." Provincial level treatment."

Wang Shengrong, who was working in the factory, couldn't stop crying when he heard Chairman Mao's concern. It is worth mentioning that because Wang Shengrong was usually too low-key, he did not show up until he was transferred. Only then did the workers next to him realize that he actually saved Chairman Mao and served as deputy minister...

Heroes are also ordinary

In fact, most of the older generation of revolutionary ancestors care about the country and have a broad mind. They do not seek fame and wealth in their work. Their ordinary lives They are all ordinary, and so is Wang Shengrong.

In 1936, Wang Shengrong, who had participated in the Long March, met love in northern Shaanxi. He fell in love at first sight with Zhao Mingzhen, the deputy leader of the art troupe, and got married after a period of getting along.

However, on the day of the wedding, Wang Shengrong considered that the conditions at that time were very difficult, so he did not make any big plans. The two spent 50 cents to buy some melon seeds and tea in an ordinary cave dwelling, and invited a few Friends, we had a simple meal and the wedding was over.

Wang Shengrong was born in poverty. He knew that making money was not easy. Therefore, even after becoming a senior cadre of our party, he still lived a very simple life even after getting married.

Later, the family had two children and the expenses increased a lot, but Wang Shengrong still did not apply for any special treatment from the organization. Sometimes when the family had no food to eat, he would write a note to his friends and ask them to borrow some money. , and as long as the salary is paid, he will return it immediately.

Once, his comrade Li Yaoyu sent some sausages. Wang Shengrong bowed and thanked him repeatedly. His wife Zhao Mingzhen even said excitedly to the two children: "Do you know what this is?" The children had never seen it before, and they all shook their heads.

Zhao Mingzhen held back her tears and made up a good-natured lie: "This is the most fragrant and delicious sausage. It will be produced in the future. You should eat less and don't eat too much. If you eat too much, you will have diarrhea." Because she was afraid of her children. They are obsessed with this taste.

It turned out that Wang Shengrong, who had always been frugal, had no money to buy such a luxurious thing. Seeing the children eating sausages, he couldn't help but sigh: "I haven't eaten this thing since I came back from the Soviet Union."

Wang Shengrong was not only strict with himself, but also with high integrity when dealing with others.

It was in the winter of 1946, when Wang Shengrong, then secretary of the Qiqihar Municipal Party Committee, was giving a speech in a large auditorium, because a few days ago, He was appointed as the political commissar of the fifth column. He wanted to encourage everyone to continue working hard for the victory of the revolution before taking office.

But something unexpected happened to everyone at this conference. Wang Shengrong, who was speaking on the stage, was unfortunately killed. A bullet hit the left leg, which was eventually amputated.

After the accident, the army leaders rushed to the hospital to visit. His wife Zhao Mingzhen even cried in front of him, but Wang Shengrong said very firmly: "I'm fine, I can't die, I just lost a leg! "

Later, after investigation, the Security Department discovered that the shooter was actually a guard of Wang Shengrong. It turned out that he was wiping a rifle seized from the Kwantung Army downstairs at that time, and the rifle accidentally discharged. The bullet passed through the ceiling and entered Wang Shengrong's calf.

After the results came out, most cadres felt that the soldier should be severely punished, but Wang Shengrong said with a smile: "He didn't mean it, let him go." "

After losing a leg, Wang Shengrong's wish to go to the front line to command operations could not be realized. This was inevitably a pity for him, but he did not let it go. Instead, he took the initiative to be transferred to the Logistics Department to win the war for our army. Victory provided a lot of guarantees.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wang Shengrong worked day and night as deputy minister. Later, after returning to his hometown as deputy director, he continued to work quietly without any complaints

until he retired due to health issues. For the last nearly 20 years, Wang Shengrong has been recuperating in the hospital, but he still remained calm and showed a strong spirit of resistance in the face of illness.

When he was studying in the Soviet Union in his early years, Wang Shengrong learned music. He was also good at running, so in his later years, he would often let his children push him in a wheelchair to the square to sing and chat with the elderly nearby. Before he was 90 years old, he still continued to walk every day.

It can be said that he had a good mentality. It is the magic weapon for Wang Shengrong's health and longevity. Of course, in his later years, he still cared about national affairs, and watching the news was also one of his great pleasures.

It is worth mentioning that in 1997, the country was going to hold the 15th National Congress, as the only remaining country. Wang Shengrong, the first living member of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, was also requested by the central government, but the old man refused with a smile.

He said: "I am old and my health is not convenient. I can just watch TV at home." , Besides, I am already doing very well. Many comrades have sacrificed their lives. If I can survive, I am already very happy. "

On the day of the 15th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Wang Shengrong, accompanied by his family, watched TV. Recalling the gratifying achievements in the country's development, the old man's face was always filled with a smile. He also sincerely wished that our country would become more and more prosperous. OK.

At 14:10 on September 1, 2006, Wang Shengrong died of illness in Wuhan at the age of 100.

I would like to express my highest respect to the revolutionary ancestor Wang Shengrong