In 1950, Chairman Mao returned to Beijing from a business trip to other provinces and had a simple meal with the guard Li Yinqiao and his wife.
After dinner, a few people chatted about daily life. Chairman Mao casually asked about the construction situation of Xiangshan. Li Yinqiao's wife Han Guixin told Chairman Mao about the major and minor things in Xiangshan.
During the conversation, Han Guixin accidentally mentioned that an official in Xiangshan built a villa for himself. Chairman Mao immediately frowned after hearing this.
Afterwards, Chairman Mao personally arranged for personnel to thoroughly investigate the official. When he learned that it was indeed true, Chairman Mao roared : Pull him out and shoot him!
So, Why did this official dare to commit the crime? Why didn't Chairman Mao give him a chance to repent?
Pulled out and shot
In modern society, building villas and high-rise buildings is nothing new in people's minds. However, in the New China of the 1950s, this was surprising.
Because before the founding of New China, Chiang Kai-shek authorities were decadent and mediocre, leaving a serious inflation problem in the country.
For a time, all kinds of price-gouging and speculative behaviors were prevalent, and the national economy was damaged beyond recognition, leaving New China's economic construction work in dire straits.
Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and other national leaders have introduced various powerful measures in order to restore the domestic economy as soon as possible and allow the people to live a comfortable and comfortable life.
One of them is to resolutely prohibit corruption by party members and cadres.
However, some party members and cadres with low ideological consciousness believe that since the Liberation War was victorious and New China was established, Communists should "enjoy peace and happiness."
As a result, some overt and covert corruption phenomena began to gradually emerge, and Xiangshan officials began to illegally build villas.
Chairman Mao was furious when he heard about this official's misdeeds, and immediately sent someone to call him to Juxiang Bookstore (Chairman Mao's residence) for a lecture.
This cadre did not know why Chairman Mao called him here at first. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, Chairman Mao pointed at him and yelled:
"You are really quite impressive! I think you are treating yourself badly." As a hero of the country, the country You are no different than the emperors and generals of the past!"
When this cadre heard this, he immediately understood that he had been exposed for building a villa and engaging in corruption, so he was so frightened that he did not dare to say anything for fear of it. His rebuttal angered Chairman Mao again.
Although he acquiesced to the mistakes he had made, Chairman Mao did not intend to spare him lightly.
Chairman Mao paced the room while waving his hands and reprimanding again:
"Are you worthy of being a party member and cadre if you do this? I have told you before, don't imitate Li Zicheng and engage in corruption. Why are you pretending to be stupid? ? I think you just knowingly started to act recklessly just because you had some power to dismantle us Communists? "Take the stand!"
Chairman Mao became more and more angry when he got angry and said:
"Pull him out and shoot him!"
When the official heard this, he fell to his knees on the ground with a frightened voice and begged for mercy incoherently:
"I was wrong... Chairman... I was wrong."
At that time, Premier Zhou and Acting Chief of General Staff Nie Rongzhen were also in the Juxiang Bookstore. When they heard the word "shooting", they were startled and immediately stood up and advised Chairman Mao:
"Chairman, this matter still needs to be done" Be careful... We suggest you investigate thoroughly before dealing with it."
Unexpectedly, Chairman Mao became even more angry. He thought that Premier Zhou and Nie Rongzhen were going to plead for this official, so he said loudly:
"We Communists serve the people, not come to Beijing to enjoy happiness. If we continue like this, we will really become Li Zicheng!"
The official trembled and collapsed on the ground. Seeing Chairman Mao's firm attitude, He quickly continued to beg for mercy, saying that he would change his past and be willing to accept any punishment.
Premier Zhou and Nie Rongzhen were also on the side, constantly persuading Chairman Mao.
After several attempts at persuasion, Chairman Mao finally calmed down. Only then did he realize that if he shot this person rashly, it would not comply with the relevant investigation procedures and would not be able to convince the cadres and the masses, which might have adverse effects.
Therefore, Chairman Mao handed over the matter to Nie Rongzhen. Before Nie Rongzhen left, Chairman Mao also specifically stated that he must strictly investigate and deal with it and never tolerate it.
In the end, all the crimes committed by this cadre were discovered, and he himself was sentenced by the court and sent to prison.
Chairman Mao’s original intention to fight corruption
After this incident spread, some officials with low ideological consciousness still did not realize the seriousness of the problem. They felt that this cadre should not commit crimes under Chairman Mao’s nose, let alone in this special situation. During the period, he committed crimes against the odds.
However, what they don’t know is that Chairman Mao’s determination to fight corruption has always been there, dating back to the 1830s.
As early as in February 1932, the Central Soviet Area launched a large-scale anti-corruption campaign. Chairman Mao and other central leaders also called on the masses to actively report corrupt cadres around them.
Chairman Mao originally thought that it would take some time for this operation to be effective and to uncover a group of corrupt cadres.
Unexpectedly, just a few days after the open letter was issued, a letter of report was sent to the Ruijin County Soviet Judicial Department. The person reported was none other than Soviet Chairman Xie Busheng.
Chairman Mao frowned when he saw the name Xie Busheng, because in his impression Xie Busheng was an old comrade, and he had also been very active in carrying out various tasks before.
In the eyes of the leaders, Xie Busheng is a good seedling that can be cultivated.
However, in the report letters from the masses, Xie Busheng looked like a completely different person. He not only killed a laggard military doctor many years ago, but also ruthlessly snatched the military doctor's belongings.
In addition, while he was fighting against the rich to allocate their fields, he secretly transferred some confiscated gold and items to his own home, and distributed the good fields to himself and some related households.
This is not the end. In order to further satisfy his selfish desires, Xie Busheng even stole the seal of the Management Section of the Soviet Central Government and forged some pass documents for his own personal gain.
Xie Busheng didn’t seem to realize there was anything wrong with something like this that violated discipline and harmed the interests of the masses. Instead, he felt that this was the privilege of his position.
The masses dared not speak out about such an approach, because at that time they did not know what the Communist Party's attitude was towards the corruption of its own cadres.
It was not until Chairman Mao and other leaders called on everyone to actively report and uncover corrupt cadres that people were convinced that the Communist Party was really a team that dared to self-criticize and rectify itself.
As a result, everyone wrote down all the evil things they knew about, hoping to make the ugly faces of some officials public and let them receive the punishment they deserve.
Resolutely fight against corruption
The Soviet government took the report letter about Xie Busheng very seriously after receiving it, and immediately set up a task force to conduct a comprehensive investigation of Xie Busheng.
Even though Xie Busheng tried to cover up his crime many times and even went all out to investigate, the task force was able to find out the facts of his crime against all odds.
What surprised the members of the task force even more was that during the investigation of the case, someone actually filed a new accusation against Xie Busheng.
The person making the accusation was none other than Xie Busheng’s mistress, Zhu Xiuxiu.
According to Zhu Xiuxiu's personal description, Xie Busheng was originally a profiteer who was speculative and hard-pressed to make money for the country. He often teamed up with Zhu Xiuxiu's husband Xie Shenrun to sell grain and salt that were in short supply at the time, and made huge profits from it.
Later, when Xie Busheng saw that the power of the Red Army was gradually growing, he had a crooked idea - to sneak into the revolutionary ranks and get a good job.
After Xie Busheng disguised himself, he successfully started the revolution with the Red Army, and all the business was handed over to Xie Shenrun.
In this way, Xie Busheng made a fortune while "being an official". In the army, he performed actively and pretended to be a good guy and was promoted step by step. Outside the army, he commanded Xie Shenrun to hoard and save a fortune.
Later, the Central Soviet Area began to measure fields and classify class structures. Xie Shenrun, who was already extremely wealthy at that time, knew that he was about to be "suppressed", so he found Xie Busheng with 300 yuan Ocean .
For the sake of Dayang and his old partner, Xie Busheng classified Xie Shenrun as a middle peasant with a wave of his hand. As a result, Xie Shenrun kept his fields and property, and also obtained some additional farm tools.
In order to thank Xie Busheng for his care and to make more huge profits in the future, Xie Shenrun often invited him to his home for dinner.
Xie Shenrun only wanted to make a fortune, but he didn't expect that Xie Busheng had already had a wrong idea when he saw the graceful and beautiful Zhu Xiuxiu.
After a lot of back and forth, Zhu Xiuxiu failed to resist the teasing of the "high and powerful" Xie Busheng, and half pushed and half got together with him, and became Xie Busheng's underground mistress.
Once, while Xie Shenrun was out, the two of them had a date in a room as if no one else was around. The affair was interrupted by Xie Shenrun, who came back temporarily.
Xie Shenrun was cuckolded by his "good brother" and immediately became furious. Even though Zhu Xiuxiu and Xie Busheng repeatedly admitted their mistakes, he could not swallow his anger and threatened to report Xie Busheng to the Soviet government.
Xie Busheng was worried that his affair with Zhu Xiuxiu would be exposed, which would lead to previous scandals and lose his fame, wealth and status. .
Later, Xie Busheng abused lynching in prison and secretly killed Xie Shenrun.
Zhu Xiuxiu learned that she had killed her husband because of her cheating, and she felt guilty for a moment. She went to Xie Busheng angrily to argue, but was beaten and locked up by Xie Busheng.
Xie Busheng warned Zhu Xiuxiu not to ask for trouble, otherwise she would be asked to go underground to meet Xie Shenrun.
After Zhu Xiuxiu was confused for a while, she finally made up her mind to expose Xie Busheng's ugly face.
So she escaped from Xie Busheng's custody and reported him to the Soviet government.
After the task force verified this series of crimes, the person in charge, He Shuheng, reported Xie Busheng's situation to Chairman Mao. Chairman Mao immediately instructed:
"I have heard about Xie Busheng's case before, and such people must be investigated strictly." Severe punishment!
If corruption is not eliminated, the Soviet flag will not be able to hold down, and our Communist Party will be completely destroyed. Losing prestige and popular support! It is our bounden duty as Communists to fight corruption, and no one can stop it!"
According to Chairman Mao's instructions, the interim Supreme Court finally announced: Xie Busheng was sentenced to death and everything was confiscated. Personal property.
Through these two cases, we can see that Chairman Mao is merciless and decisive in killing corrupt elements.
In fact, Chairman Mao has another aspect worthy of our admiration on this issue, that is, he is selfless and treats everyone equally.
No matter who the people report is, as long as he is greedy for money or does evil, he will demand severe investigation and punishment. Even if it is his old comrade-in-arms and good friend, he will never protect him.
For example, the revolutionary hero Huang Kegong shot and killed Liu Qian, a student of Northern Shaanxi Public School , and was sentenced to death by the court because the forced marriage failed.
In order to save his life, Huang Kegong urgently wrote to his old comrade Chairman Mao for help, but Chairman Mao expressed his full agreement with the court's verdict.
After that, another veteran Xiao Yubi also committed corruption during his term in office, and tried to beg Chairman Mao to spare him once because of his military exploits.
Chairman Mao not only categorically rejected this request, but also severely criticized Xiao Yubi's behavior, saying that no one should rely on past achievements to do evil.
Lead by example and be disciplined by oneself and others
It can be said that Chairman Mao set an example at all times in terms of opposing corruption, opposing special practices, and opposing the pursuit of prosperity.
Even his children and relatives have developed the excellent qualities of being honest and low-key under his leadership.
According to Chairman Mao’s daughter Li Min’s recollection, although she is the daughter of the country’s supreme leader and a noble “princess” in the eyes of the people, her daily necessities since childhood were not much different from those of ordinary cadres’ daughters.
On the contrary, Chairman Mao had very strict requirements for her daughter. He even refused to let her last name "Mao" in order to keep a low profile.
It is precisely for this reason that many people did not know that she and her sister Li Ne were Chairman Mao's precious daughters.
One year when the school year was about to begin, she and Li Ne went to school to report together, and Chairman Mao arranged for secretary Wang Hebin to take them to school. After
went there, the teacher asked him to fill in an information registration form. One of the columns was his parents' names and occupations, which put Wang Hebin in trouble.
After struggling for a while, Wang Hebin found Chairman Mao with the registration form and asked Chairman Mao for his opinion. Unexpectedly, Chairman Mao said:
"Just fill in your name for the person you bring there!"
Just like that, Wang Hebin gave Li Min and Li Ne had been nominal "fathers" for several years, and their teachers and classmates only regarded them as children from ordinary cadre families.
Not only that, Chairman Mao also specifically told his two daughters that they should not take the initiative to reveal their identities in school, let alone rely on their identities to do something special.
Even in the most difficult period of the country, when there was a shortage of food in the school, Chairman Mao would not take them back to Zhongnanhai.
Because in Chairman Mao's view, his daughter is no different from the daughter of ordinary people.
The country is in difficult times, and so many people's children are hungry. Why should Mao Zedong's daughter return to Zhongnanhai to eat Xiaozao?
Once, the guards did not see Li Ne for several days. When they saw him again, they felt that the child had lost a lot of weight due to hunger, so they secretly bought a box of biscuits and asked someone to deliver it to school.
Unexpectedly, Chairman Mao found out about this later and found a few guards to reprimand them and warned them that they would never allow special treatment for the children in the future.
At 0:10 on September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao, who was seriously ill, passed away. As the first supreme leader of the country in New China, the legacy he left to his children was very "shabby."
But what is admirable is that his children have already developed the excellent quality of being self-reliant under his words and deeds.
Therefore, for them, the spiritual legacy left by their father is far more precious than material wealth!
Conclusion
Chairman Mao, as the great leader of New China, always adhered to a simple and honest work and life style, whether in the harsh mountainous areas of northern Shaanxi or in the prosperous capital Beijing.
He has always hated and severely punished those corrupt cadres with corrupt ideas, and he has set a benchmark for subsequent national leaders.
's style and iron fist are still worthy of admiration in today's era and worthy of learning by every public official!
