In November 1949, Wang Zhen came to a prison in Xinjiang and said to the death row inmates: "Mr. Wang Hengsheng, from now on you will be the commander-in-chief, and my troops and I will be your deputy." , let’s build Xinjiang together and guard the northwest gate of the motherland!”
So the question is, why did Wang Zhen release this death row prisoner? Why invite him to build Xinjiang together? Who is this death row prisoner?
below, let us reveal the answer together.
Wang Zhen
With me in the construction, the motherland will not have to worry about it.
This matter begins with a major event Wang Zhen did before the founding of New China.
At the beginning of 1941, Wang Zhen was the commander of Suide Garrison. He was entrusted by the central government to lead his troops to Nanniwan html, and stationed at the "South Gate" of the border area.
But at this time, Nanniwan was just a place overgrown with weeds and wild beasts. It could not last long just relying on external food supplies.
So, Wang Zhen made a decision and said: "Let's do something big! I must turn this barren land into a paradise."
Wang Zhen (left)
Just do it. , Wang Zhen immediately led the soldiers to launch the "Nanniwan Mass Production Movement" in full swing. It took him and the soldiers more than two years to turn Nanniwan from a barren land into a paradise. .
Later, Wang Zhen and the soldiers' spirit of daring to endure hardship and not being afraid of difficulties moved the central government. Chairman Mao personally inscribed a plaque with the words "Creative Spirit" and presented it to Wang Zhen.
Soon after the successful transformation of Nanniwan, New China was established. But on the eve of the founding of New China, Wang Zhen took the initiative to ask Ying to build Xinjiang to add another contribution to the northwest of the motherland.
In his view, Xinjiang is an important gateway in northwest China, just like Nanniwan in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region. As long as they are built well, China can become better.
Wang Zhen
He already has experience in building Nanniwan, so it is not difficult to build Xinjiang again.
Chairman Mao valued Wang Zhen's spirit of not being afraid of difficulties and moving forward courageously, but he had made great contributions to the construction of Nanniwan, and now it was time to rest , so Chairman Mao rejected Wang Zhen's request.
But Wang Zhen did not give up and continued to apply to Chairman Mao for the construction of Xinjiang.
He mentioned in his application: "Xinjiang is an important gateway in the northwest of my country. As a member of the Communist Party and a revolutionary, I should contribute to the construction of the motherland. Now the motherland is in need of supplies. , Xinjiang has so many resources, enough for the development of the motherland, I request Let me build Xinjiang and ask Chairman Mao for approval!"
Finally, Chairman Mao and the Party Central Committee were moved by Wang Zhen's unhesitating and courageous spirit, so they agreed to his request to build Xinjiang.
But at this time, the soldiers couldn't sit still.
"We all went to build Nanniwan at the beginning. Now that Nanniwan is built, we are asked to build Xinjiang? We should follow the large troops and enter Peking to serve as guards. Why do we have to go to Xinjiang?"
Wang Zhen was a commander who cared very much about his subordinates. He knew that some soldiers had strong opinions, so he convened a small meeting with senior generals a few days before departure.
Wang Zhen
He first emphasized the importance of building Xinjiang, and then emphasized the importance of Xinjiang to China. Only through their unremitting efforts can China become a better place .
After the soldiers learned about it, they understood the importance of themselves and Xinjiang to the motherland, so they changed their minds one after another, rushed to build Xinjiang, and felt ashamed of their previous thoughts .
So, in September 1949, Wang Zhen led his troops to march into Xinjiang.
There is only one official road to Xinjiang. If you take this official road, it will take a lot of time , but time is the most precious. When it comes to the development of New China, they will naturally have to race against time.
Wang Zhen
Therefore, Wang Zhen led the troops to take another path-climbing the mountain. They took a shortcut, climbed through the perennial snow-covered Qilian Mountains, and arrived in Xinjiang in the shortest time.
Afterwards, Wang Zhen took a short rest and arranged everything properly, then put on light clothes and rushed to the Xinjiang market. After the construction of Nanniwan, he found that only the market can reflect the lowest values of the local people. standard of living .
After arriving at the market, he saw a strange phenomenon. Local people rarely bought fruits and vegetables. There were no people in front of these stalls. Only the stalls selling charcoal and horse manure were occupied.
Moreover, almost all the people who come out to buy and sell vegetables are middle-aged men, and the elderly and women are rarely seen.
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Wang Zhen felt strange, so he asked the person in charge of the market.
"Why do people here only buy charcoal and horse manure but not vegetables? Have they grown them at home? And there are only young men along the way, and no women or children are seen. Can't they come to the market?"
The person in charge also clarified Wang Zhen's doubts.
“Because Xinjiang is really too cold, charcoal fire and horse dung are what a family really needs. You can eat less food and not starve to death, but if the charcoal fire and horse dung are not burned for a while, people will freeze to death. "
"The people here are so poor. If they buy charcoal fires, they can't afford food. If they buy food, they can't buy charcoal fires. Some families can't afford anything. They can only pick up some rotten vegetable roots left by others and buy them. Put on a few bottles of paper paste to cover the windows and survive the winter. It’s very painful. Every day Many people will die every winter."
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Wang Zhen felt very uncomfortable when he heard this. He thought that China has been liberated, but there are still so many people living such a miserable life.Xinjiang obviously has rich coal resources. , but because of technical problems, there is no way to mine , and we can only watch people freeze to death and starve to death. This is really not the case!
Therefore, Wang Zhen decided to put the coal mining work on the agenda as soon as possible.
However, he only hoeed the ground and dug ditches in Nanniwan. Now the mining work in this coal mine is a mental job . How can he and the soldiers, who are rich and powerful, do it?
In desperation, he contacted geologist Mr. Li Siguang and asked him if he could send a few talents to Xinjiang to carry out coal mining work.
Li Siguang
But New China has just been established and it is the time to recruit people. How can there be any excess talents sent to Xinjiang?
However, Mr. Li Siguang still provided Wang Zhen with a piece of information.
"In the Xinjiang prison, one of my favorite students is imprisoned, named Wang Hengsheng. That student is a rare talent. He has a deep understanding of the topography and coal, and can completely help you complete the mining work."
The question comes Well, why was Mr. Li Siguang’s protégé imprisoned? What crime did he commit that made him become a prisoner from a generation of genius?
Li Siguang
, the proud son of heaven, became a death row prisoner
Only when Wang Zhen arrived at the prison, he discovered that this prison was actually a place where death row prisoners were held! Mr. Li Siguang’s protégé is actually a death row prisoner who committed a serious crime!
Under the leadership of the warden, Wang Zhen met Mr. Li Siguang's disciple- Wang Hengsheng.
At this time, Wang Hengsheng was sitting on the ground in a daze with a decadent look on his face, as if he had lost his soul. When he saw someone coming, he just glanced at it.
"Are you Wang Hengsheng?"
Li Siguang
Faced with Wang Zhen's inquiry, Wang Hengsheng turned a deaf ear and remained there, while the warden could not stand it anymore.
"What's your attitude? Do you know who this is? This is the commander!"
And the warden's words seemed to anger him.
"I don't care who he is! I'm going to be shot, why do I have to deal with these idiots?"
After hearing this, the warden sneered and said: "You are a traitor to the country and you deserve to be shot!"
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Facing the warden's sneer, Wang Hengsheng became even more excited.
"Exchanging academic knowledge with foreign scientists is betrayal of the country? Do you think we are in the Qing Dynasty now and are still "closing ourselves off"?"
Listening to the two people talking to each other, Wang Zhen also roughly understood the whole story.
The general situation is that Wang Hengsheng once had some academic exchanges with foreign scientists, but before leaving, he gave them two trilobite fossils .
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However, this matter was used to make a big fuss by those who were interested, saying that Wang Hengsheng had leaked state secrets to foreign countries, and charged him with treason.
As a result, this proud man who once made great contributions to the country was imprisoned , and became the appearance he is today.
Wang Zhen knew that Wang Hengsheng was wrongly accused for no reason, and he must have resentment in his heart, so he comforted him.
"I know you must feel uncomfortable, but we can't be angry, right? I'm here just to investigate your matter. If you have grievances, I will definitely not sit idly by and ignore them, and I will definitely give you justice!"
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Wang Hengsheng's expression softened after hearing this. After all, grievances can be washed away, which is much better than dying with injustice , so he began to talk with Wang Zhen.
After an in-depth exchange between the two, Wang Zhen discovered that there must be something fishy about this matter. Putting aside the matter of "sending fossils" itself, it has nothing to do with treason. Wang Hengsheng even rescued three Communists. .
How could such a person who is so loyal to the party commit traitorous acts?
So, Wang Zhen promised that Wang Hengsheng would redress his injustice and return his innocence. At the same time, he also told Wang Hengsheng that the purpose of his coming this time was to let Wang Hengsheng build Xinjiang with him, so he would definitely Give it your all.
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When Wang Hengsheng learned Wang Zhen's true purpose, his eyes became wet unconsciously. This also made him full of confidence in Wang Zhen. He believed that Wang Zhen would definitely clear up his grievances.
A red heart points to the party
After learning about Wang Hengsheng's specific situation, Wang Zhen immediately wrote to the Party Central Committee, requesting a re-investigation of Wang Hengsheng's crimes, and said that Wang Hengsheng was most likely to be wronged.
If the final investigation results confirm Wang Hengsheng’s innocence, then he hopes that the Party Central Committee will allow Wang Hengsheng to contribute to the construction of Xinjiang.
Wang Zhen's request was like a stone being bounced into a pond, causing ripples in circles. High-level officials in the central government were talking about it, and many people even expressed their incomprehension about Wang Zhen's behavior.
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Therefore, some people discouraged Wang Zhen out of good intentions.
"Wang Zhen, I understand your strong desire to build Xinjiang, but using death row prisoners is a major violation of discipline. You are directly confronting the central government! You must not commit political crimes in a foolish manner!"
The King of Reason Zhendu understands, but he still can't watch such a person die unjustly. This is a loss for Xinjiang and a loss for the country.
For this reason, Wang Zhen specially asked people to investigate Wang Hengsheng's past experiences, including what he said about sending fossils and rescuing Communists, etc.
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And the facts have proved that everything Wang Hengsheng said is true. Wang Zhen asked people to collect more evidence to prove Wang Hengsheng's innocence.
Soon after, Wang Zhen wrote to the Party Central Committee again and handed over the evidence.
In the letter, Wang Zhen once again strongly requested the Party Central Committee to allow Wang Hengsheng to participate in the construction work of Xinjiang with him, and he also guaranteed Wang Hengsheng.
"If anything goes wrong with Wang Hengsheng, let me bear the responsibility myself. I guarantee that he will never affect the country."
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Since the evidence submitted by Wang Zhen was sufficient and he made a strong request, the party The central government immediately agreed to his request. Not only did Wang Hengsheng be acquitted, but he was also allowed to participate in the construction of Xinjiang with Wang Zhen..
Wang Zhen happily went to the prison after receiving the letter.
"Mr. Wang Hengsheng! The Party Central Committee has declared you innocent!"
Hearing the news, Wang Hengsheng's body trembled, and he burst into tears in an instant, as if he had vented all the grievances he had suffered these days, He was dreaming I never imagined that one day I would be released..
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Wang Zhen personally opened the cell door for Wang Hengsheng and held his hand excitedly.
"Mr. Wang Hengsheng, from now on you will be the commander-in-chief, and my troops and I will be your deputy. Together we will build Xinjiang and guard the northwest gate of the motherland!"
Wang Hengsheng held Wang Zhen's hand and said excitedly: "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the commander and the Party Central Committee!"
After Wang Hengsheng was released from prison, he was appointed by Wang Zhen as an engineer in the Xinjiang Industry Department and began to build Xinjiang with Wang Zhen.
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They spent more than two years building water conservancy projects, reclaiming ten thousand acres of fertile land, and mining petroleum and coal. Just like in Nanniwan, Xinjiang also began to become a Getting better and better.
The construction of water conservancy projects not only allows every household to have a field, but also allows many people in Xinjiang to work there to support their families.
With stable income, the people of Xinjiang can buy winter clothes, charcoal fires, and food before the cold winter comes.
From now on, people in Xinjiang no longer have to worry about not having charcoal fires for heating in the cold winter, nor do they need to go hungry to buy charcoal fires for the winter. No one will freeze to death after the cold winter.
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Wang Zhen and Wang Hengsheng faced Xinjiang with such difficult conditions. They did not choose to retreat, but moved forward bravely and benefited tens of millions of Xinjiang people.
However, they not only have the courage to contend with nature, but also have an indomitable spirit.
Even though Wang Hengsheng was imprisoned unjustly, he still had no complaints at all. Until the last moment of his life, he devoted everything he had to the development of the country.
Wang Zhen's life has been to recruit talents, know people and make good use of them. These talents he selected also include him, and they have always been fighting on the front line for the construction of the country. How can a person like
not be admired?
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