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In 1975, when Chairman Mao was seriously ill, he specially called Comrade Xiaoping and Wang Hongwen to his side. asked them calmly: "What is the future of China after I die?"
Wang Hongwen replied without hesitation: "The people of the whole country will definitely inherit Chairman Mao's revolutionary line, unite and turn the revolution into Go to the end."
After hearing this, Chairman Mao said with a wry smile: "Official accent, editorial language, the new party's eight-part essay." Then, Chairman Mao turned to Comrade Xiaoping and said: "I just heard the answer from the Children's League. Now I want to listen to your cheerful words."
So Comrade Xiaoping said eight words bluntly.
After hearing this, Chairman Mao's face was pale and shocked, but after a little thought, he returned to his calmness and said with a smile: "Comrade Xiaoping is blunt, I have the same feelings, the heroes have similar opinions!"
Why did Chairman Mao ask Comrade Xiaoping and Wang Hongwen like this? How did Comrade Xiaoping answer at that time? This will start with Comrade Xiaoping's second comeback.
Resurrection for the second time
In January 1972, Chen Yi Marshal died of illness. After Chairman Mao learned the news, he didn't even have time to change his nightgown, so he asked someone to take him to Chen Yi's memorial service.
After arriving at the scene, Chairman Mao not only affirmed that "Chen Yi is a good comrade." also said: "Comrade Deng Xiaoping's problem is a conflict among the people." Premier Zhou, present, keenly realized the unusualness of this sentence, so he hinted at Chen Yi's family that he asked him to convey Chairman Mao's meaning to Comrade Xiaoping, who was building a new tractor construction factory in Jiangxi at that time.
Comrade Xiaoping strikes while the iron is hot and quickly writes a long and deep-rooted letter to Chairman Mao, and in the letter, he requests to "do some more work for the party and the country."
Chairman Mao was also moved after reading Comrade Xiaoping's long letter, so he made a long instruction on the long letter. In the instructions, he made several conclusions. These include:
"He has no historical problems; he has made military achievements in assisting Liu Bocheng in the war; he led the delegation to Moscow for negotiations, and did not succumb to the Soviet Union." This instruction not only affirmed Comrade Xiaoping's historical achievements, but also cleared the obstacles for Comrade Xiaoping's comeback. Shortly after , the central government issued a formal notice to restore Comrade Xiaoping's original position.
In April 1973, people finally saw Comrade Xiaoping, whom they had not met for a long time, at the reception welcoming Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia. For a moment, everyone was very encouraged and full of expectations.
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After Deng Xiaoping came back, his first major task was to assist Chairman Mao in completing the transfer of commanders of the military region .
At that time, the commanders of the eight military regions generally served in the local area for too long, which was not conducive to military construction or national stability.
Chairman Mao also believed: "It is not good for a person to be in the same place for a long time, but it will become good after a long time." so he changed the idea of switching them.
But shifting is not a simple matter. How to shifting and ensuring that they are willing and have no opinions are all issues that need to be considered.
Chairman Mao was busy with all kinds of things and could not talk to them one by one, and repeatedly do ideological work for them. So Chairman Mao handed over this difficult task to Comrade Xiaoping.
In December 1973, Chairman Mao held a meeting of some members of the Politburo and military commanders at Zhongnanhai . At the meeting, Chairman Mao pointed at Comrade Xiaoping and said solemnly to everyone:
"Your old boss, I'll invite him back to you and let him be your chief of staff... I'll give him two words - 'Softness is in hardness, and needles are hidden in cotton'. He looked very kind outside, but there was a steel company inside.
So some people are afraid of him because he is more decisive in his work. "
Comrade Deng Xiaoping really lived up to his trust. After taking office, he completed the transfer of the commanders of the military region very artistically in just one month.
The commanders actively cooperated, whether from places with good conditions to places with poor conditions or places with high status to places with low status, and were in a good mood and had no complaints. Chairman Mao was very satisfied with this.
The second major thing Deng Xiaoping did after his comeback was to attend the special meeting of the UN General Assembly UN General Assembly . In 1974, under the initiative of many developing countries, the United Nations decided The sixth special session was held.
Chairman Mao keenly realized that this was a good opportunity to speak out for developing countries, so he resolutely decided to send a high-level delegation to the meeting and speak at the meeting.
In the past, Premier Zhou must have attended the event personally, but Premier Zhou was suffering from cancer and was particularly weak at that time, and could no longer go abroad to attend the meeting, so he could only choose another person.
In this case, in order to disagree, Chairman Mao took the initiative to let Comrade Xiaoping be the leader of the delegation, lead the Chinese delegation to attend the meeting, and make a speech at the conference.
Comrade Xiaoping received the appointment After the service, with the help of Premier Zhou, he drafted the speech in person and immediately sent it to Chairman Mao for review.
After reading it, Chairman Mao was very satisfied. Not only did he not change a word, he also wrote a big-word instruction with "Okay, agree".
Subsequently, Comrade Xiaoping, with Chairman Mao's trust, made a wonderful speech at the 6th special session of the UN General Assembly.
He systematically and comprehensively elaborated Chairman Mao's theory on the "three worlds" and the foreign policy of the Chinese government, and was unanimously praised by the majority of developing countries.
Comrade Xiaoping himself was also called by foreign media It is the "first-class veteran leader" and the "best agent" of Premier Zhou.
But unexpectedly, Deng Xiaoping's wonderful appearance at the UN General Assembly was jealous of Wang Hongwen and others. For this reason, Wang Hongwen went to Changsha many times to sue Comrade Xiaoping for complaining to Mao Zedong who was recovering there.
but unexpectedly, he "shot himself in the foot". Not only did he not sue Comrade Xiaoping, but he was severely criticized by Chairman Mao.
afterwards, Chairman Mao not only found Comrade Xiaoping, but also said to him humorously: "You opened a steel company, I agree with you", but also decided to give it to him again "Add a burden".
Reform and rectification
Just at this time, the Fourth National People's Congress was about to be held, and the members of the State Council were facing re-elected. For this reason, Chairman Mao specially held four long talks with Premier Zhou and Wang Hongwen before the meeting.
In the last long talk, Chairman Mao first said to Premier Zhou in front of Wang Hongwen: "Deng Xiaoping has strong political thoughts! "Then pointing at Wang Hongwen and said, "He is not as strong as Deng Xiaoping! "
Wang Hongwen was embarrassed and didn't know how to respond. At this time, Premier Zhou took out the personnel arrangements of the State Council in a timely manner. After seeing it, Chairman Mao said with a firm conclusion:
"That's it, let Comrade Xiaoping be the vice chairman of the Military Commission, the first deputy prime minister and chief of staff. "
Then, he wrote the four big words "Rare Talent" on the paper and cared for Premier Zhou and said: "You are in poor health, after the National People's Congress, you can rest assured to recuperate! Comrade Xiaoping will take charge of the affairs of the State Council! ”
Premier Zhou immediately agreed. In January 1975, the Fourth National People's Congress of was held as scheduled.At the beginning of the meeting, Premier Zhou said straight to the point:
"I am in poor health. Chairman Mao said, Comrade Xiaoping is 'a rare talent and strong political thought'. Now the new team of the State Council is headed by Comrade Xiaoping. In the future, Comrade Xiaoping is also invited to host such a meeting. I hope that the new State Council will have a new atmosphere!" After the meeting, Comrade Xiaoping specifically found Chairman Mao and said modestly: "Recently about me." The Chairman has already said the decision on the work and should not give any more opinions, but it seems that the responsibility is too heavy. "
Chairman Mao smiled and comforted him and said: "There is no way, you have to take it."
" In this way, Comrade Xiaoping began to preside over the daily work of the State Council and the Central Military Commission as the first vice premier and chief of staff of the State Council.
As soon as Comrade Xiaoping took office, he conducted a detailed investigation of the situation of the country and the army, and then pointed out incisively:
"There is a problem of rectification in all aspects. Agriculture needs to be rectified, industry needs to be rectified, and the army needs to be rectified. Through rectification, all problems must be solved."
has many areas of rectification, heavy tasks and huge obstacles. Many comrades are afraid of difficulties, but Comrade Xiaoping cheers everyone up. He said that as long as you grasp the central link of the rectification, rectification in all aspects will not be difficult.
Then, Comrade Xiaoping first carried out rectification of the army in accordance with Chairman Mao’s instructions to “the army must be rectified”.
With the full support of Marshal Ye Jianying, then Minister of Defense, Comrade Xiaoping passed a series of measures such as restoring discipline, laying off troops, and strengthening training.
has strengthened the management of the troops, strengthened military training, and improved the level of national defense science and technology. After the military rectification was successful, Comrade Xiaoping began to rectify in the social and economic fields. During the rectification process, he first attacked the railway transportation problem with the most serious problems at that time based on the principle of "hard first and easy".
boldly appointed Wanli, who is famous for overcoming difficulties, is the Minister of the Ministry of Railways, and sent several working groups to go deep into major local railway bureaus.
only took more than a month to fundamentally solve the "hard" problem of railway transportation. has completely opened up the "Ren and Du meridians" that hindered the economic development of , and has also laid a sample for rectification in other fields.
Not long after, the rectification of various cities such as agriculture, commerce, education, science and technology, and culture also began in a comprehensive and rapid manner like a "cannon platoon".
took only three months to systematically correct the various problems that have occurred since 1966, causing significant improvements in all aspects of work.
The various indicators of the national economy have also shifted from stagnation to recovery, and industrial and agricultural production and transportation are better every month than every month.
Comrade Xiaoping's rectification not only saved the national economy from the brink of collapse, but also made the general public feel a long-lost sense of pleasure. More importantly, these rectification measures have also made explorations and attempts for the future reform and opening up of . As Comrade Xiaoping said: "When it comes to reform, we have actually tried it for a while from 1974 to 1975."
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, but Xiaoping's rectification measures were not recognized by Wang Hongwen and others, and it is also somewhat different from many of Chairman Mao's previous ideas. So Wang Hongwen and others sent people to Chairman Mao many times to sue Deng Xiaoping for his "black complaint".
Chairman Mao was quite confident about the original route before, but after seeing that Comrade Xiaoping's rectification had such good results, he also began to reflect on the original route.
He also gradually realized that China in the future may no longer follow the old methods and routes before.
So Chairman Mao specially found Wang Hongwen and Deng Xiaoping. He first asked Wang Hongwen calmly:
"What is the future of China after my death? You can say whatever you think, but tell me the truth.”
Wang Hongwen replied without hesitation: “The people of the whole country will definitely inherit Chairman Mao’s revolutionary line, unite and carry out the revolution to the end. "
After hearing this, Chairman Mao said with a wry smile: "Official accent, editorial language, and the eight-part essay of the new party. ”
Then, Chairman Mao turned to Deng Xiaoping and said, “I just heard the answer from the Children’s League. I want to hear your cheerful words. What will China look like after I die? ”
Deng Xiaoping said bluntly: “Comrade Hong Wen said that is such a possibility. But another situation may arise, that is, there are many factions, each of them governs independently, confronting north and south, and opposing east and west. "
Then he summarized it in eight words: " In summary, it is 'warlords fighting and the whole country is in chaos'. "
Chairman Mao was a little shocked at the beginning, but after a little thought, he returned to peace and said with a smile:
"Comrade Xiaoping is blunt, I have the same feelings, the heroes have a similar view! Are you sure, is the Children's Group surprised? The dangerous words in the prosperous era are deafening! "
Wang Hongwen was originally the successor selected by Chairman Mao. But since this conversation, Chairman Mao began to clearly realize that after his death, Wang Hongwen might follow the original route.
But he lacked the ability to lead the overall situation and control complex situations. It would be fine if the original route was completely correct, but now it seems that the original route may not be without problems.
So, from the future of China, he decisively chose Deng Xiaoping, and when Comrade Xiaoping reported to him, he said to him earnestly: "You must do your work!"
At that time, Xiaoping firmly said: "In this regard, I have the determination! "
Although there have been some twists and turns, Comrade Xiaoping took over the burden after Chairman Mao's death and became the core of the second generation of leadership. After
, Comrade Xiaoping not only turned the tide, but also successfully avoided the situation of "warlord melee and national chaos" that Chairman Mao was worried about.
also liberated his mind, sought truth from facts, comprehensively developed Chairman Mao's route, and pioneered Socialism with Chinese characteristics has made Mao Zedong Thought keep pace with the times and always be fresh.
From the later development of China, we have to admire Chairman Mao’s foresight. And Mr. Deng did not disappoint Chairman Mao’s trust and expectations, and made outstanding contributions in the construction and development of the New China.
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