On the evening of October 6, 1976, Hua Guofeng and Ye Jianying announced the isolation and investigation of Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen and Yao Wenyuan at Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, smashing the "Gang of Four" in one fell swoop.
Interestingly, the excuse they transferred Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen and Yao Wenyuan into Zhongnanhai was a meeting notice, that was, that the Standing Committee meeting was held in the main hall of Huairen Hall that night, mainly discussing two contents: one is the issue of publishing the fifth volume of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong"; the other is the issue of site selection for the construction of Chairman Mao Memorial Hall. Why do they use these two things as the content of the meeting notice?
There is great wisdom in it.
htmlOn October 4, when he secretly decided to arrest the "Gang of Four", Ye Jianying and Hua Guofeng both believed that the biggest problem with the action plan was how to prevent Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen and others from being suspicious and attended the meeting on time. If they "submit" to attend the meeting, everything is easy to say; if one person doesn't come to the meeting, things can get worse. To this end, they determined to study the two issues of publishing the fifth volume of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" and the construction of the site selection of Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall as the meeting content to achieve the purpose of trapping several people.
Because during this period, Zhang Chunqiao deliberately wanted to seize the right to publish the five volumes of "Selected Mao". Studying the issue of publishing five volumes of "Selected Mao" should be of great appeal to him. Moreover, according to convention, the central government has always held meetings in the main hall of Huairen Hall when studying the publication issues of "Selected Mao", especially when it comes to manuscript issues. Because there are regulations: any manuscripts selected by Mao must not be taken out of places outside Zhongnanhai for research. Zhang Chunqiao and Wang Hongwen both knew about these regulations. According to organizational principles, only Hua Guofeng, Ye Jianying, Wang Hongwen and Zhang Chunqiao can attend the Standing Committee meeting. In order to allow Yao Wenyuan to participate, he was notified to attend the meeting in the name of the revised document, so that he would not arouse his suspicion.
Therefore, it is possible for three people to "adjust" to Huairen Hall to solve the problem.
Why is there another study on the site selection of Chairman Mao’s Memorial Hall?
This is Ye Jianying and Hua Guofeng’s more comprehensive consideration.
Because this matter is very important, the Standing Committee must participate. This will prevent Zhang Chunqiao and Wang Hongwen from making excuses or asking for leave for some reason.
In terms of location selection, taking action in Huairen Hall is natural, and the other is within the scope of Wang Dongxing's control, which is convenient and beneficial.
Because the action plan is thorough and meticulous, later, when the "Gang of Four" was smashed, although the matter was serious, it was safe and the process was very smooth. The problem was solved in less than two hours.
