1959 was a year of great change for Mr. Peng. He was a great hero of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea and the Minister of National Defense who presided over the work of the Military Commission. Since then, he has no military post and his identity is a bit embarrassing. In addition to him, some senior generals were also accused of being "club members" and were affected.
However, if you want to say that people who were in a particularly similar mood and situation to President Peng back then would be his secretary Zheng Wenhan , because Zheng Wenhan worked with President Peng for a long time and was very familiar with each other, and those confessions that were against their will were written by Zheng Wenhan, which was completely empathetic.
On the day when General Peng later resigned as Minister of National Defense, he said something to Zheng Wenhan, one of which was "Don't come to see me again in the future" , which is really sad.
Zheng Wenhan was born in 1920 in an ordinary family in , Luoyang, Henan. His parents knew that education is important to their children, so they gritted their teeth to support him in a private school. However, after two years of study, the family was really out of money, so Zheng Wenhan had to drop out of school. However, the experience of studying in the past two years has helped him a lot in his life and broadened his horizons.
Shortly after the outbreak of the full-scale anti-Japanese war, the Eighth Route Army propaganda team arrived in his hometown to promote the revolutionary ideas of resisting Japan and saving the country. Earlier, Zheng Wenhan heard that the Communist Party was a team of poor people, and now the anti-Japanese war is so active, which is in line with his ideal. Therefore, he bid farewell to his family and went to Yan'an, entered the Anti-Da study, and joined the party in 1938 with his outstanding performance.
He is indeed very capable. He started from a district officer under the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army to becoming a regiment political commissar under the Fourth Field Army in the late period of the Liberation War. During these countless bloody battles, there was also a small episode that showed his quality of not forgetting his original intention.
4 field When the army headed south, Zheng Wenhan thought he was almost 30 years old and should consider personal issues. However, he did not ask someone to go to the media, but went to the newspaper to look for someone everywhere. The object was the doll kissing him set by his parents for him at a very young age.
Since Zheng Wenhan joined the revolution, he has lost contact with the baby, but he always remembers this. When the war was fierce, he was prepared to sacrifice, fearing that this would delay the girl's life, so he never looked for it. Three major battles including
were all over, and victory was near. Zheng Wenhan thought he could afford the other party a good life, so he started looking for it in the newspaper. : He and the baby have been separated for nearly 12 years. It is completely possible to find a like-minded lesbian in the army. It is not difficult to find a wife as the political commissar of the regiment. But Zheng Wenhan did not, which shows that he was a trustworthy person.
What's more amazing is that the woman has not been married for so many years and is still waiting for him. However, when she received the news, the army of the Fourth Field Army had already gone south, so she chased her all the way and finally saw her. Soon after, the two got married.
This is the best proof that lovers finally get married!
In January 1951, Zheng Wenhan was promoted to deputy director of the Political Department of the 139th Division of the 47th Army. Three months later, he joined the army in North Korea to participate in the war. Although he was under General Peng at this time, he had no chance to meet because of the differences in levels.
It was not until July of that year that North Korean armistice negotiations began, and the location was selected in Kaicheng , and the 139th Division was selected to be responsible for the guard work in Kaicheng. Zheng Wenhan, an outstanding political cadre, also participated in a lot of negotiations, so he had the experience of directly reporting to Mr. Peng.
Zheng Wenhan's natural conversation and orderly recounted the matter, which left a deep impression on President Peng. Therefore, after returning to China after the war, Zheng Wenhan received an order to report to the Office of the Minister of National Defense and serve as General Peng's staff.
Zheng Wenhan was surprised by this appointment. He found Xiao Xiangrong, who was then the General Office of the Ministry of National Defense, and said bluntly: I have no experience in researching materials and drafting documents, and I am afraid I will not do it well. Xiao Xiangrong patted his shoulder and encouraged him, saying that this was the suggestion of President Peng, and he would talk about the future when President Peng has time.
5 days later, Zheng Wenhan met General Peng. After a few simple conversations, the two of them sent important documents for General Peng to review. President Peng said to Zheng Wenhan, "Go to work", and the matter was settled.
It is not easy to be General Peng’s secretary. His temper is famous in the entire army. At the beginning, Zheng Wenhan was also scolded many times, but after getting along for a long time, he gradually understood General Peng’s personality and learned a lot.
Zheng Wenhan later recalled that he admired President Peng’s simplicity the most and never cared about material enjoyment. In August 1957, he accompanied General Peng to many places for inspection. Before leaving, General Peng specifically reminded him to remember and be sure to tell relevant personnel in various places three points:
1. If you are going to colleges and troops, you do not need to arrange other residences, so you live in the residence of general cadres and military barracks; 2. The leaders of various places do not need to accompany you, and do not go to the station to greet you, just send an administrator who knows the road; 3. Take the train to buy ordinary tickets, just like other passengers, don’t make special arrangements, and don’t need to ride special trains.
Mr. Peng always said this, and he did it. When he arrived at the first stop Zhangjiakou on the 12th, the local military leaders were already waiting at the station. General Peng immediately scolded: is not asking you not to come, why are you still here? It made everyone unhappy.
people were smiling, but they were very embarrassed in an instant. At this time, a reporter raised his camera to take a picture of Mr. Peng to ease the atmosphere. However, Mr. Peng waved his hand: Don’t take me, what do I do? If you want to take me, just follow the people and take those heroes and models who are bleeding and sweating.
The same goes for the future. When you encounter dissatisfaction, you will immediately raise it, strictly demand others and yourself. During the investigation in Wushi, the production team leader gave General Peng a porcelain jar of honey. General Peng did not ask for it. The team leader then tried to persuade Zheng Wenhan. Seeing that his attitude was sincere, Zheng Wenhan accepted it on his behalf.
A few months after returning to Beijing, President Peng only learned about this and got angry about it. He originally wanted to return the honey, but there was not enough transportation conditions at that time, so he sent it for 30 yuan, which was considered a high price to buy it. President Peng also wrote a letter bluntly saying that "Doing good production, improving people's lives, and accumulating appropriately is the key to consolidating the people's commune."
All of these have benefited Zheng Wenhan a lot.
1959, General Peng was criticized, and Zheng Wenhan, as his secretary, would naturally be affected. At that time, Zheng Wenhan was responsible for helping General Peng draft the first draft of various types of reviews, and finally helped General Peng pass the test.
On September 17, General Peng was removed from his post as Minister of Defense. Zheng Wenhan, Secretary of the Secretary of the Office of the Minister of Defense, also made new arrangements in his work. On the day of farewell, General Peng said emotionally to the staff of the office: Thank you very much for your past years, you have done a very good job. Many people shed tears on the spot.
Everyone walked out one after another. Seeing that there were no one else, President Peng whispered to Zheng Wenhan: Xiao Zheng, this is our last meeting. Don’t come to see me again in the future. Zheng Wenhan was stunned and quickly realized that this was General Peng’s special protection, so she burst into tears at that time.
What Mr. Peng said is right. This is really the last time they met in their lives. Until 1974, Mr. Peng passed away from illness, neither of them had seen each other again.
In October 1959, Zheng Wenhan was appointed as deputy director of the Office of Xiao Hua, Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission, and was promoted to director three years later. He was very capable and later served as deputy director and director of the Office of the Academy of Military Sciences; deputy director and president of the Academy of Military Sciences. In 1988, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general.
In April 1990, Zheng Wenhan reached the maximum service life of an officer, and since then he left the leadership position. Most of his energy in his later years was devoted to sorting out historical drafts.
Through personal contact, he published memoirs such as "Zheng Wenhan's Diary - The Period of Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aiding Korea" and "General Peng in the Secretary's Diary", which was full of emotions and allowed everyone to see General Peng from different angles.
In 1998, despite his already discomfort, he made a special trip to Xiangtan to attend the seminar on Peng Dehuai's life and thoughts, and also made a speech on "Peng Dehuai's Historical Status and Research on Peng Dehuai".
Although he has only served as General Peng’s secretary for 4 years, he has been memorizing for more than 40 years. Such emotions are very touching! If President Peng learned that his former secretary later became a general, he would probably be very pleased!
