In 1981, the organization approved Li Zuopeng's medical parole for . After that, he came to Taiyuan, Shanxi and lived an ordinary life. Later, as they grew older, Li Zuopeng and his wife applied to return to Beijing to let their children take care of their daily lives, and the organization quickly approved it.
Under the care of his children, Li Zuopeng and his wife lived a peaceful and happy life in their later years. In a blink of an eye, it was April 2008. Li Zuopeng, who was already in his 90s, was in the Union Hospital in Beijing. celebrated his 94th birthday.
On this day, many children of old friends rushed to the hospital to visit him, including Lin Doudou, the youngest daughter of Mr. Lin. Lin Doudou also brought a gift at that time. After opening the gift, Li Zuopeng burst into tears and could not control himself.
1. Approved for medical parole
In history, Mr. Lin has always been a controversial figure. As the top ten founding marshals, he made indelible contributions to the victory of the revolution. However, he later started a conspiracy because of his own selfish desires and ended up in a very miserable end.
As one of the four powerful generals under General Lin, Li Zuopeng served as an adjutant under General Lin during the period of the Red Army . During the War of Liberation, Li Zuopeng led the 16th Division and the 18th Division of the Sixth Column of the East Field Army to block the three enemy armies, and made the first contribution to the complete annihilation of Liao Yaoxiang's corps.
1948, Northeast Field Army was changed to the Fourth Field Army. The large army rushed south. Li Zuopeng led the 43rd Army of the Fourth Field Army like thunder, and directly attacked Guangxi, capturing Bai Chongxi's commander-in-chief of the Third Corps alive. In the battle to liberate Hainan Island, Li Zuopeng led the 43rd Army of the Fourth Field Army to advance bravely and made great contributions.
After the founding of New China, Li Zuopeng was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and later became known as the "Four Great Kings" together with Qiu Huizuo, Huang Yongsheng and Wu Faxian. After the "September 13" incident, Li Zuopeng was also greatly implicated. In 1981, the Supreme People's Court sentenced Li Zuopeng to 17 years in prison and was then detained in Qincheng Prison.
However, Li Zuopeng did not serve his sentence in prison. Considering his health, after the organization's approval, Li Zuopeng was quickly released on medical parole and came to Taiyuan, Shanxi. In order to facilitate his daily life, the organization hoped that he could change his name. Li Zuopeng thought about it for a long time and decided to pseudonym it as " Li Ming ", which means that people do not do secret things.
2. Liver cancer was detected due to accidents
In order to ensure the daily life of Li Zuopeng and his wife, the organization will give him a subsidy of 350 yuan per month according to the standards, which has been quite a lot in the 1980s. In his later years, Li Zuopeng rarely went out, and read and practiced calligraphy at home every day. He spent a lot of time writing memoirs.
1999, because Li Zuopeng and his wife were getting older and considering how inconvenient they were in life, they applied with the organization to return to Beijing to live with their children. They quickly received the consent of their superiors. At the same time, the organization also arranged two regular physical examinations for him every year.
After returning to Beijing, Li Zuopeng lived a happy life in his later years. He used a lot of time and energy to write two memoirs. However, with Li Zuopeng's wife Dong Qicai's death, his body and mind were hit hard, and his entire mental state was not very good.
Due to an accidental fall, Li Zuopeng was admitted to the hospital in October 2007. After some examination, the doctor found that Li Zuopeng's fracture was not the most serious problem. What was more fatal was that he was already suffering from liver cancer at that time. In order to allow him to stay in the hospital with peace of mind, his children kept liing to him that his fracture needed to be treated properly and that his health was not seriously injured.
Li Zuopeng stayed in the hospital for four months and was taken home to reunite during the Spring Festival. However, not long after, because of his unsatisfactory physical condition, he was sent back to the hospital.
3. Gift that makes people cry
In April 2008, Li Zuopeng celebrated his 94th birthday. Many old friends and children came to see him, one of whom had a special identity was Lin Doudou, the daughter of Mr. Lin.
Lin Doudou's original name is Lin Liheng . He is the daughter of Mr. Lin and Ye Qun. Because of his parents, Lin Doudou was also greatly affected during that turbulent period, and even wanted to give up his life for a while. Fortunately, her boyfriend was always by her side at that time, and she encouraged her to come out, and the two finally got a happy marriage.
Lin Doudou attaches great importance to Li Zuopeng's birthday, not only because he and his father have been friends for many years, but also because they have experienced a stormy day. Therefore, Lin Doudou carefully prepared a gift, which is a crystal bust of Mr. Lin in his early years.
When Li Zuopeng saw the statue, he was sobbing that he couldn't speak, and finally he left two lines of tears. He couldn't help but think that when Siping Defense Battle was about to begin, he was severely scolded by President Lin because he was drinking. At that time, Li Zuopeng was no longer a small general, so many people speculated that after this time, there would definitely be a gap in the relationship between Mr. Lin and Li Zuopeng.
However, afterwards, Li Zuopeng did not alienate himself from President Lin because of this, but often said good things about President Lin in front of many people. The two have worked together for many years and experienced countless ups and downs, and have long cultivated different feelings and friendships.
Conclusion
From Li Zuopeng's reaction to seeing the statue of Mr. Lin, we know that that friendship cannot be replaced in his heart. However, the old friend is no longer there, and history can only be left to future generations to judge. In January 2009, Li Zuopeng died of illness in Beijing at the age of 95. At this point, an old man who had experienced all the wind and frost and was controversial, completely retired from the stage of life.
