On April 23, 1945, on the eve of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, the Communist Party of China held its Seventh National Congress at the Yangjialing Auditorium in Yan'an.
After 50 days of discussion and research, the Seven Conferences concluded successfully. At this meeting, 755 representatives elected a total of 44 Central Committee members and 33 alternate Central Committee members.
Among the 44 Central Committee members, Bo Yibo is the youngest one, at the age of 37.
Bo Yibo was elected as a member of the Central Committee at the age of 37. Even he himself did not expect that
In fact, the process of Bo Yibo's election as a member of the Central Committee was not smooth sailing. More than one person even believed that with the Bo Yibo's qualifications are not worthy of being elected as a member of the Central Committee. The Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China was of great significance in the history of our party. Some people even believed later that the central leadership group elected by the Seventh National Congress of the Communist Party of China was a strong leadership group with high prestige and capable of uniting the entire party after the founding of the party.
htmlWhy is 237-year-old Bo Yibo able to become a member of such a leadership group?
In 1943, Bo Yibo, then secretary of the Taiyue District Committee of the Communist Party of China, received a telegram from the Party Central Committee from the Taihang Branch. The content was: "The Seventh Party Congress was held at the end of the year and decided that Peng Dehuai, Luo Ruiqing, Cai Shufan, Bo Yibo, Nie Rongzhen, Lu Zhengcao, Zhu Rui, Su Zhenhua and other comrades came to Yan to attend the conference..."
When Bo Yibo received the notice, he did not dare to delay and immediately handed over his work. October 1943 In late October, he set off from Taiyue District to Yan'an .
After several days of trekking, Bo Yibo successfully arrived in Yan'an in early November 1943.
The relevant departments immediately arranged for Bo Yibo to live in Yangjialing in accordance with the regulations. At this time, Bo Yibo, who was tired from traveling and traveling, was about to have a good rest when a correspondent suddenly came to report : "Chairman Mao wants to see you tomorrow... ....”
The next day, Bo Yibo came to Chairman Mao’s residence, Zaoyuan, in a nervous mood.
Bo Yibo has heard about Chairman Mao for a long time, but because he has always worked in white area , he has never heard about Chairman Mao and has not been able to see him.
Having received such a rare opportunity at this time, Bo Yibo felt a little nervous.
Chairman Mao was not unfamiliar at all. When he saw Bo Yibo coming, he asked kindly: "Are you Comrade Bo Yibo?"
Bo Yibo: "Yes."
Chairman Mao held his hand tightly Hand: "Walking on thin ice, walking on thin ice."
Regarding these four words that Chairman Mao repeatedly chanted, Bo Yibo believed that this might be Chairman Mao's attempt to strengthen the memory of his name.
Chairman Mao then asked: "Where are you from?"
Bo Yibo: "From Dingxiang County, Shanxi."
Chairman Mao nodded: " Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty 's mother was also named Bo, and her younger brother was named Bo Zhao, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty once made him the acting king, and established his capital in Zhongdu, your Shanxi Province (today’s southwest of Pingyao, Shanxi Province)..."
Bo Yibo was surprised. He did not expect that Chairman Mao, who was managing all kinds of things, He actually has such a deep understanding of historical knowledge.
Then, Chairman Mao began to ask Bo Yibo about his personal experience and how he embarked on the road of revolution.
Bo Yibo was born in Jiang Village, Dingxiang County, Shanxi Province in 1908. When Bo Yibo was born, his father jointly ran a paper mill with others, so compared to ordinary people, the Bo family lived a slightly better life.
During his childhood, Bo Yibo was very lively and naughty. In the village, he often organized wrestling matches. Because of his tall body, he always won more and lost less during the competition, so he naturally became the favorite of the children in the village. "Toutou"
Perhaps it was this strange experience that laid a solid foundation for Bo Yibo to become a "leader" in the future.
In 1922, 15-year-old Bo Yibo was admitted to Shanxi Provincial Normal School. From a poor hometown to the big city of Taiyuan, Bo Yibo was full of interest in all novel things.
Here, he not only learned new skills, but also came into contact with Marxist thought and all advanced ideas.
After the founding of the Communist Party of China, Bo Yibo was very eager to join, but because he had no chance, he could only give up the idea for the time being. However, because he was eager to understand the outside world and knowledge.
As a result, some people in the village suspected that he had joined the Communist Party.
Bo Yibo was noncommittal, but his cousin was a little angry, so he found Bo Yibo's father and blamed him: "Uncle, our life is pretty good, why does he still want to join the Communist Party? Now there are If you have enough to eat, what will you eat after communism?”
Although Bo Yibo’s father had not read much, he believed in his son very much.
Bo Yibo's father replied : "If the poor don't look for the Communist Party, who should they look for? Don't meddle in other people's business."
Bo Yibo was later very grateful for his father's support. It was his father's silent support that made him finally make up his mind. Determined, he joined the Communist Party of China and embarked on the road of revolution.
In 1925, 17-year-old Bo Yibo joined the Communist Party of China as he wished.
In the next few years, Bo Yibo worked in the White Area. After the failure of the Great Revolution, Bo Yibo successively engaged in military movement work in Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tangshan and other places. No matter how bad the environment was, Bo Yibo never I thought about giving up.
In 1931, due to betrayal by a traitor, Bo Yibo was arrested and imprisoned. Although his life was uncertain at this time, Bo Yibo was still loyal to the revolution. No matter how tortured the enemy used, he never gave in.
Even Bo Yibo joined forces with his fellow arrested comrades in prison to establish a secret party branch to persist in fighting the enemy.
In prison, Bo Yibo stayed for 5 years.
At the end of 1935, the Central Red Army ended its Long March and arrived in northern Shaanxi. The Party Central Committee immediately ordered Liu Shaoqi to go to Pingjin to direct the work of the Northern Bureau. Some people suggested that the comrades captured by the enemy should be liberated as soon as possible.
The Party Central Committee immediately gave its approval, and Bo Yibo was released from prison through the operation of the party organization. After
was released from prison, Liu Shaoqi admired Bo Yibo's persistence in fighting in prison and immediately entrusted him with an important task, asking him to work in Shanxi as secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Open Work Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Speaking of which, Bo Yibo was able to return to his hometown of Shanxi to work again, and it was inseparable from the "assistance" of one person
Yan Xishan
This person was the Shanxi warlord Yan Xishan .
Since the "September 18th Incident", the Japanese have been ambitious and have been obsessed with China. At this time, the Japanese army that had occupied the three northeastern provinces began to increase its troops to North China on a large scale.
Yan Xishan was very nervous. He was unwilling to give up Shanxi to the Japanese, nor was he willing to let Chiang Kai-shek 's Central Army come.
After much thought, Yan Xishan decided to cooperate with the Communist Party.
Bo Yibo joined the revolution early and had outstanding abilities during the Great Revolution. Later, he was unyielding even in the enemy's prison. In addition, Shanxi is his hometown, so Bo Yibo became the "best candidate"
Yan Xishan didn't pay much attention to Bo Yibo at this time because he thought Bo Yibo was just a little baby. Indeed, Bo Yibo was only 28 years old this year. Compared with him, an "old fox", he was indeed a little younger. .
However, what Yan Xishan didn't know was that he was completely and completely defeated by this "baby" in a short period of time.
After Bo Yibo came to Shanxi, Yan Xishan suppressed Bo Yibo. He did not allow Bo Yibo to develop Communist Party members, disseminate Marxist ideas, etc. In other words, Yan Xishan cooperated with the Communist Party, in fact He just wants to use the power of the Communist Party to keep his territory, and he is unwilling to let go of any benefits.
Bo Yibo knew Yan Xishan’s “sinister heart”, so he decided to use legal and reasonable methods to confront him.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident broke out, and the Japanese army began to invade China.
After the fall of Peiping, Yan Xishan was deeply shocked. He immediately decided to organize an army of 300,000 people in Shanxi. Its main task was to defend Shanxi.
An army of 300,000 people needs at least 20,000 company and platoon-level cadres. Where will these people come from?
Yan Xishan considered that the Communists were good at organizing military forces, so he gave the task to Bo Yibo.
Bo Yibo immediately organized the exam.
Under Bo Yibo's arrangement, only those who answered questions related to resisting Japan and national salvation were admitted, but all those who answered the test papers shown to Yan Xishan were eliminated.
After passing this exam, many outstanding patriotic young people participated in the vigorous anti-Japanese and national salvation movement. Most of these people later joined the Communist Party of China, and others were also the backbone of the Anti-Japanese War.
In November 1937, Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, fell. Yan Xishan was very sad. He began to trust and rely more on the Communist Party.
Bo Yibo took this opportunity to propose to Yan Xishan to expand the army. Yan Xishan immediately agreed. Under Bo Yibo's leadership, from the establishment of the Shanxi New Army in 1937 to the summer of 1939, there were already 4 death columns. There is one working committee brigade, one temporary division, and three political security brigades. These armed forces add up to a total of 50 regiments, and together with the local armed forces, there are about 100,000 people.
The most important thing is that although these troops are all under the command of Yan Xishan, in fact, they are all led by our party.
Bo Yibo's abilities were average. At that time, if you only looked at Bo Yibo's abilities based on his age, it would be a big mistake. Later, when Yan Xishan learned about this, he also smiled bitterly : "Really Unexpectedly, I didn't fight that young man this time! "
Due to Bo Yibo's outstanding contribution and great contribution, Bo Yibo continued to be reused by the party organization. He served as commander and political commissar of the Taiyue Military Region of the Eighth Route Army, and the Communist Party of China. Taiyue District Party Committee Secretary and other positions.
In 1943, when Bo Yibo and Chairman Mao reported their personal revolutionary experiences, he said with some embarrassment: "At that time, I was still a baby and didn't understand anything..."
Chairman Mao waved his hand with a smile : "Our revolution was started by a group of ordinary young people."
Bo Yibo continued: "At that time, I didn't know much about Marxism-Leninism . I just relied on my enthusiasm and believed that only revolution can Way out. At that time, I could read any book and believe in whatever book I read..."
Chairman Mao: "Everyone came here like this. I also believed in everything. When I was a child, I went to Nanyue with my mother. I went to worship Buddha and later believed in Marxism..."
Bo Yibo met Chairman Mao for the first time. The two hit it off and talked for eight hours without knowing it. Through this conversation, Bo Yibo Yibo admired Chairman Mao's far-sightedness even more, and Chairman Mao also had a deeper understanding of the young man in front of him.
Later recalling this conversation, Bo Yibo said: "Chairman Mao's talks were profound and concise. He had a high degree of generalization ability and was good at summarizing problems. When reporting work to him and discussing problems, he often used a few words. This sentence concludes the issue you talked about, broadening your horizons, raising your awareness, and gaining lessons..."
After that, the Seventh National Congress was originally supposed to be held at the end of 1943, but due to the war and many other The reason was delayed again and again, and finally the time for convening the Seventh National Congress was set in April 1945.
In the more than a year since he came to Yan'an from Taiyue , Bo Yibo has not been idle. After talking with Chairman Mao here, he saw the world, broadened his horizons, and learned many useful things. thing.
Chairman Mao cherished the talent Bo Yibo. In February 1945, when he gave a report at the Central Party School, he publicly praised Bo Yibo by name. Chairman Mao said: "In the north, in North China, there are also Party members who have been revolutionizing for many years, like Peng Zhen and Bo Yibo... they fought bravely for the party and the proletariat ... The achievements of their struggle should be estimated."
On April 23 of the same year, the Party Central Committee held the Seventh National Congress of the Party at the Yangjialing Auditorium in Yan'an. Bo Yibo attended the meeting.
When the meeting elected Central Committee members and alternate members of the Central Committee, someone questioned the names on the list. One person has become suspicious. The person on the list refers to Bo Yibo.
Bo Yibo's name is on the list of alternate members of the Central Committee. Based on his qualifications and contributions, he can definitely be selected as an alternate Central Committee member. Member.
However, some people pointed out that during the Agrarian Revolution, Bo Yibo was arrested by the enemy and imprisoned for five years. According to this situation, Bo Yibo is very good as a party member and is not worthy of being an alternate member of the Central Committee.
This matter was quickly reported to Liu Shaoqi.
Liu Shaoqi was very familiar with Bo Yibo. He was the one who appointed Bo Yibo to work in Shanxi during the Anti-Japanese War. Therefore, he also agreed with Bo Yibo that it was absolutely okay. He served as an alternate member of the Central Committee, but he always had to answer everyone's questions.
He had no choice but to report the matter to Chairman Mao.
After hearing this, Chairman Mao simply said: "Why can't he be elected?" Official Central Committee member? It would be inappropriate to nominate an alternate. "
When Liu Shaoqi heard this, he understood what Chairman Mao meant, and then he passed Chairman Mao's words to the delegates.
As a result, Bo Yibo was finally elected as a member of the Central Committee. Among the 44 members of the Central Committee, he was The youngest one was 37 years old.
