In 1966, the publication of the May 16th Notice represented the official beginning of the special period of the decade. In the following decade, many major historical events occurred, which had far-reaching impacts.

In 1966, the publication of the "May 16 Notice" represented the official beginning of the ten-year special period. In the following ten years, many major historical events occurred, which had far-reaching impacts. Speaking of this, do you know who was responsible for drafting the May 16th Notice? This person's name is Wang Li, and he is a sensational figure in that period of history.

The ability to draft the May 16th Notice is enough to show that Wang Li has enough talent and the fact is that Wang Li can be called a well-read history book and is a famous "penter". After the beginning of the special period of ten years, he gradually gained importance and even served as the leader of the Central Propaganda Team, presided over the daily work of the Central Propaganda Department of . However, during his high position, Wang Li made a mistake, which also led to his quarantine and interrogation in 1967. So, what stories do Wang Li have?

Wang Li is from Huaian, Jiangsu Province. He has a strong accent in northern Jiangsu. His real name is Wang Guangbin. Wang Li is just his pseudonym. However, later this name became louder. People only knew Wang Li, but not Wang Guangbin, so Wang Guangbin simply called him Wang Li. In fact, this also caused great trouble to Wang Li, because there was also a linguist named Wang Li in our country, who was also a "penter". Both of them were very famous in that era, causing many inconveniences.

During the revolutionary period, Wang Li was mainly active in the Northeast and Shandong. Under the leadership of our party, he engaged in propaganda work and accumulated rich experience in revolutionary propaganda. After the founding of in New China, Wang Li first worked in the publicity department of East China Bureau for a period of time. He was transferred to the central government in 1955. His writing style was very sharp and highly appreciated by senior management. In 1958, when the magazine " Hongqi " was founded, Wang Li served as the editorial board member of "Redqi" magazine, mainly responsible for writing theoretical propaganda articles.

Objectively speaking, Wang Li's writing style is indeed very good. Not long after, he was promoted to deputy editor-in-chief of "Red Flag", and since then he entered the External Liaison Department and served as deputy minister. Since 1964, Wang Li has been valued and can attend many important meetings and be responsible for drafting central documents. It was also during this term that Wang Li drafted the famous "May 16th Notice". The "May 16 Notice" was revised several times and was officially released on May 16, 1966, marking the official beginning of this special historical period.

After the special period of ten years began, many leaders of the Central Propaganda Department, including Lu Dingyi, were "defeated". At that time, the Central Committee established a propaganda group to be responsible for the work of the propaganda department. In 1967, Wang Li was appointed as the leader of the propaganda group and actually presided over the work of the propaganda department. During that period, Wang Li, who was in a high position, gradually lost himself, made many mistakes, and persecuted many founding fathers. For example, in August 1967, Wang Li went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to speak, inciting the rebels of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to seize power. Under Wang Li's instigation, the founding father Chen Yi was greatly persecuted, and the situation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs became chaotic.

At that time, there was a man named Wang Hairong of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She was a relative of Chairman Mao. After Wang Li spoke at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Hairong went to Zhongnanhai to report to Chairman Mao. At that time, Chairman Mao did not make a direct statement, but said, "When time comes, the world is the same, and heroes are not free." At first, Wang Hairong didn't understand the meaning of this poem, but later he understood Chairman Mao's meaning after asking for advice. After that, they also launched a movement to resist Wang Li in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1967, under the instructions of Premier Zhou and Chairman Mao, Wang Li was quarantined for investigation, and in 1968, Wang Li was detained again. Wang Li was imprisoned for 14 years and did not regain freedom until 1982. After regaining his freedom, Wang Li has been living in Beijing and pays a fixed monthly living expenses to have no worries about food and clothing. In fact, Wang Li lived in a good living environment after he was released from prison and lived a good life. Many information said that he lived in a house of more than ten square meters and his life was difficult, which is incorrect. In 1996, Wang Li died of illness at the age of 75.