In 1950, a young man in rags appeared in the office of the Ministry of Railways. He came from a small village in Mayang County, Huaihua City, Hunan Province, to find his father who worked in Beijing. The young man hoped that his father could find him a job here, but after talking to him, he hurriedly left the city.
The young man is Teng Jiuxiang. After returning, he planted a land in his hometown for the rest of his life and became an ordinary farmer. It was not that his father was unable to arrange for him to work in Beijing. On the contrary, he could stay anywhere in Beijing as long as his father wanted. Because his father was Teng Daiyuan, many people may not be familiar with this name, but he plays an important role in the party.
As the founding marshals, Lin Biao, Luo Ronghuan and Chen Yi , they left a strong mark in modern Chinese history and made great contributions to the establishment of the New China. But few people know that these three people were once directly subordinates of Teng Daiyuan because all three of them were affiliated with the First Red Army, and Teng Daiyuan was one of the founders of the First Red Army.
1930 Red Third Legion and Red First Legion meet to form a team. For the convenience of team leadership, Chairman Mao was elected as the general political commissar of the team, and the deputy political commissar at that time was Teng Daiyuan. Although there was a distinction between the main and the deputy, the two of them had the same power in the party at that time, so to some extent, Teng Daiyuan's prestige within the party was similar to Chairman Mao.
Teng Daiyuan was born in 1904. His family's poverty made him understand the difficulties of the world prematurely, and the broken motherland made him understand the importance of revolution. The moment he came into contact with revolutionary ideas, he decided to join the revolutionary team. In 1924, he joined the Communist Party of China and began his vigorous revolutionary life. After experiencing too many difficulties and obstacles, he finally ushered in the victory of the New China.
After the founding of New China , Teng Daiyuan was appointed as Minister of Railways by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Originally, according to his status and contribution, he should have one of the top ten founding marshals, but because the one who was awarded military ranks at that time had to be the ones who remained in the army, he left the army very early for the sake of revolutionary work, so Teng Daiyuan had no military rank. He was relieved about this because he never participated in revolutionary work for fame and fortune.
As one of the earliest leaders of New China and as the minister of the Ministry of Railways at that time, it was not difficult for his son to find a job in Beijing, so why didn’t he want to? The reason is simple, because he doesn't want to use his power for personal gain. He doesn't want to seek any special status for his family because of his identity, and he doesn't want his juniors to become mediocre people who lie on the credit book.
He has always used such standards to require leading cadres, and he has strictly practiced this principle. Years of bloody fighting and revolutionary work have made him realize that a peaceful life is hard to come by. For the development of China and the happiness of the people, they must be fair and selfless in their work. Not only did he not use his power to find a job for his son, none of his family had ever enjoyed any preferential treatment. The Ministry of Railways once proposed to give his wife Lin Yi a bureau-level position, but he rejected it.
not only for family members, but also for yourself. In his later years, Teng Daiyuan fell seriously ill. As an important leader of the party and a revolutionary cadre who has been fighting for the revolution for the rest of his life, the state and relevant units can reimburse medical expenses and nutritional supplement procurement costs. But Teng Daiyuan refused everything. He insisted on paying money without taking a penny from the country, showing the dedication of a revolutionary.
In 1974, this great revolutionary soldier who devoted his life to the country died of illness in Beijing at the age of 70. Until his death, his eldest son Teng Jiuxiang was still in his hometown, and his life was ordinary. He understood the principles his father adhered to, so he never complained.
