On April 14, 1969, the Second Plenary Session of the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China completed the review of the political report, the new charter and other related work, and entered the final speech stage.

On April 14, 1969, the Second Plenary Session of the Ninth National Congress of the Communist Party of China intensively completed the review of the political report, the new charter and other related work, and entered the final speech stage.

After central leaders such as Zhou Enlai and Chen Yonggui made speeches one after another, it was a "newcomer" who came to power. At that time, under the urging of Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai, the "newcomer" immediately stood up from the representative seat and then walked towards the speech seat.

At this time, Chairman Mao's eyes were always on this person. He smiled and introduced to all representatives: "The comrade who is about to speak is an old friend of mine. His home is from Shanxi and he has worked in Henan for a long time..." After listening to Chairman Mao's public introduction, thunderous applause suddenly sounded at the entire Great Hall of the People venue.

As the main founder of New China, Chairman Mao has long been regarded as the common spiritual leader of the people of the whole country. In that turbulent era, any statement from Chairman Mao was of great importance.

This person was only 46 years old at the time, but Chairman Mao actually used his "old friend" to introduce such a "young man" in this large-scale meeting and public occasions, which is enough to see that this person is definitely not simple. So what is his identity? In fact, this person is Ji Dengkui, former Vice Premier of the State Council.

1951, Chairman Mao took a special train from Beijing to inspect the south along the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway. When he passed Wuchang , he met Ji Dengkui, who served as deputy secretary of the prefectural committee and minister of publicity.

At that time, this young man, who was only 28 years old, left a deep impression on Chairman Mao, especially when Chairman Mao asked in front of him: Have you ever been punished? His answer was even more admirable and made Chairman Mao determined to use him.

Ji Dengkui was born in 1923 in a small village in Wuxiang County, Shanxi Province.

During the reign of Chairman Mao, there were actually quite a few Shanxi-born vice premiers. Shanxi people like Xu Xiangqian, Bo Yibo, and Hua Guofeng all served as vice premier, which shows that Shanxi had many talents at that time.

In 1937, the Japanese invaders launched the " July 7 Incident ", and China officially entered the period of full-scale war of resistance. Ji Dengkui, who was only 14 years old, also began to participate in the "Sacrifice Alliance" from this time and officially embarked on the road of revolution.

In April of this year, Ji Dengkui joined the Communist Party of China and became more active and proactive in the anti-Japanese and national salvation operations. During this period, he served as a member of the Jindong Youth National Salvation Association and the Director of the Organization Department of the Shandong Youth National Salvation Association, and had great experience in mobilizing mass movements, propaganda and mobilization.

During the War of Liberation, as the focus of work moved, Ji Dengkui's position also ushered in new adjustments. Given that he has rich experience in organizing young people to carry out anti-Japanese guerrillas behind enemy lines, the Central Committee appointed him as the head of the Education Section of the Party School Group of the Hebei-Shandong-Henan District Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, and made outstanding contributions to promoting land reform, bandit suppression and other work.

After the founding of New China, Ji Dengkui was officially elected as deputy secretary of the Xuchang Prefectural Committee of Henan Province and Minister of Propaganda. As a grassroots leading cadre, it is difficult for Ji Dengkui to have too much interaction with Chairman Mao. The acquaintance of the two, to a certain extent, is due to the cultural heritage of the city of Xuchang and the historical memory it carries.

As a small city in central Henan, Xuchang was once the capital city in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was here that Cao Cao achieved his hegemony. Chairman Mao was familiar with history and always liked to read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". He admired Cao Cao, a treacherous character, even more so on, so he naturally paid more attention to Xuchang.

At that time, due to work needs, Chairman Mao had visited the south many times to inspect work, but whenever he passed by Xuchang, he would always stop, listen to the local work report in Xuchang, and give some instructions.

—In the spring of 1951, when Chairman Mao was passing through the historical city of Xuchang, he stayed deliberately again to listen to Xuchang’s specific situation on party building, propaganda, etc. There is no doubt that Ji Dengkui, who is in charge of publicity work, boarded the Chairman's special train.

Since it was the first time we met, we were inevitably a little nervous. At that time, Ji Dengkui said with great restraint: "Hello Chairman, my name is Ji Dengkui."Chairman Mao saw that it was a young man. After seeing that he was a little nervous, he quickly signaled him to sit down and the two of them chatted about family matters first.

Chairman Mao asked with a smile: "You are not old, are you 30 years old? "Ji Dengkui replied without hesitation: "It's almost done, I'm 28 years old this year! "Then, Chairman Mao continued to follow the words: "I am 58 years old, and two years will be the year of obedience, and you are not yet thirty years old. "

It is not difficult to see that this conversation not only has a sense of easing the atmosphere, but also has Chairman Mao’s inner appreciation and surprise to the young man. Then, Chairman Mao lit a cigarette and then went straight to the point and asked: "I came here mainly to hear about your work situation. ”

According to Chairman Mao’s request, Ji Dengkui first talked about the basic situation of Xuchang’s geography and culture, and then gave a further introduction to land reform, agricultural production and other work. During this period, Ji Dengkui also specifically talked about how to carry out publicity work and the experience and practice of closely connecting with the masses.

It is worth noting that although he prepared the explanation in advance, he was very familiar with it in his daily work and gave it a lot of experience in the specific report. , but completely forgot the existence of the manuscript, talked endlessly, with both numbers and examples, and was very clear and well-organized.

After listening to Ji Dengkui's report for more than an hour, Chairman Mao was very satisfied with this seemingly young but actually experienced young man. He nodded from time to time or made some important records...

. After Ji Dengkui's report, Chairman Mao suddenly asked: "Have you ever been punished? "

Ji Dengkui felt very abrupt. He had not prepared for this issue at all before, and he was not sure about Chairman Mao's intention to ask such a question, but he did not dare to hide it, but said bluntly: "I have been killed, I have been killed twice. "

It is obvious that Chairman Mao was very satisfied with his honesty, and then replied with a smile: "I have been subjected to it three times, more than you." It is also beneficial to get a little bit. ”

Then Chairman Mao asked him: “So, are you right or wrong when you were beaten? "Ji Dengkui said calmly: "Both times were wrong. "In response to this, Chairman Mao looked at him and said nothing.

Ji Dengkui also understood Chairman Mao's meaning from this detail, and then briefly talked about the incident of being punished. After listening, Chairman Mao continued to ask: "Have you ever participated in the punishment? "Ji Dengkui replied without hesitation: "It's been done. Is there any error in "

"? "Ji Dengkui didn't tell any lies, "Of course there is. "

At this time, Chairman Mao turned his mind and stared at him and asked, "Have you ever killed someone? "Ji Dengkui was stunned for a long time. For some reason, Chairman Mao asked this, but he still answered without hesitation: "Killed, such as when suppressing the counter-revolution. "

" So, is there any one that was wrongly killed? "Ji Dengkui continued to answer: "Of course there is! "Then he explained: the situation was urgent and he was forced to do so, and said that this was a serious mistake in his work. In response, Chairman Mao said earnestly: "It is better to investigate clearly. It is best to keep people under the knife, and try not to kill or kill less. "The dialogue beyond this work is actually a test for Chairman Mao to Ji Dengkui.

Chairman Mao was obviously very satisfied with Ji Dengkui's reply and had a good impression of him, because building a country requires such capable and courage to speak the truth and be honest.

After leaving Wuchang, Chairman Mao also instructed Wang Renzhong, the head of the Central South Bureau, to learn the publicity experience of Xuchang area. He was sent by Wang Renzhong, who was then the Propaganda Department of the Bureau, to quickly go to Xuchang After detailed investigation, he also wrote a special report. After the report

was published in the " People's Daily ", Ji Dengkui became famous in Henan. He was not only invited to attend the first national publicity work conference, but also promoted and officially became the secretary of the Xuchang Prefectural Committee of the Communist Party of China. At that time, the jurisdiction area reached 17 counties and cities.

It should be clear that he was only 28 years old at the time, and he was undoubtedly the youngest prefectural committee secretary in the country.

In early 1953, Chairman Mao came to Henan again for inspection. Because he still remembers Ji Dengkui, he also asked Pan Fusheng, Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, to come to Ji Dengkui and said that he wanted to listen to his report.

Because the incident happened suddenly, Ji Dengkui was not prepared at all, and he did not know which aspects Chairman Mao wanted to listen to this time, so he began to report on the overall work.

Later, Chairman Mao interrupted his speech and clearly asked him to talk about the specific progress of the peasant cooperative movement. Ji Dengkui explained the specific contents of mutual aid groups, cooperatives, etc. based on the actual situation.

is actually a coincidence. Ji Dengkui just returned from a cooperative investigation in Lushan County and had a very good understanding of the details. Therefore, he gave Chairman Mao a unique and comprehensive explanation. During this period, Chairman Mao kept interfering in questions and asking for "make trouble". The entire inquiry process lasted for more than two hours.

If the last conversation made Chairman Mao feel that this person was down-to-earth and reliable, then in this experience, Chairman Mao has also gained a full understanding of his talents, and since then Ji Dengkui's position in Chairman Mao's mind has become increasingly prominent.

After the talks, Chairman Mao deliberately asked Minister of Public Security Luo Ruiqing to buy a ticket for his return trip. At this time, Chairman Mao had already made up his mind to entrust him with important tasks.

Since 1953, the national economy has begun to enter large-scale industrial construction after a three-year recovery period. At that time, in order to promote industrialization, the country began to select a large number of cadres to settle in factories and enterprises.

In 1954, under the instructions of Chairman Mao, Ji Dengkui was officially transferred to the position of the director of the " Luoyang Mining Machine Factory ". The factory is one of the ,156 key projects assisted by the Soviet Union and is under the unified leadership of the First Ministry of Machinery Industry of the State. The importance is self-evident. Of course, Chairman Mao also pays attention to the factory from time to time.

Later, when Chairman Mao inspected Zhengzhou, Henan, he specially found Ji Dengkui to talk about this matter.

At that time, Chairman Mao asked with concern: "What problems have you encountered in building a factory?" Ji Dengkui revealed the difficulties he encountered, that is, he had no experience in running a factory and had no technical knowledge.

Chairman Mao encouraged: "Nothing is difficult in the world. No experience can be accumulated in practice. If you lack technology and management knowledge, you can also continue to learn. Nothing is a problem." Later, he also reviewed Lenin's classic discussion on socialist economic construction with him.

Under the encouragement and guidance of Chairman Mao, Ji Dengkui used his spare time to carefully study the culture of corporate management and natural sciences, and also taught himself to reach the level of technical secondary school education, and even able to proficiently operate lathe .

In November 1958, under the leadership of Ji Dengkui, the Luoyang Mining Machinery Factory was completed and put into production one year ahead of schedule.

It was at this time that Chairman Mao also presided over the " First Zhengzhou Conference ". During the meeting, he specially received Ji Dengkui and asked about his study status. Ji Dengkui reported the results to Chairman Mao, and also promised that he could independently manage the factory after the Soviet experts were withdrawn.

After listening to the report, Chairman Mao was still as satisfied with Ji Dengkui as usual. Before leaving, he said to him: "You should go back to the countryside to have a look." Later, in early 1959, he began to serve as the first secretary of the Luoyang Prefectural Committee.

In March 1963, Ji Dengkui was promoted to Standing Committee Member, Alternative Secretary and Secretary-General of the Henan Provincial Party Committee.

At that time, there were frequent natural disasters in Henan Province, and grain output was greatly reduced. Ji Dengkui, who was in an important position, felt extremely guilty. He carried his backpack on his backpack for several consecutive days and went deep into the front-line grassroots to apologize to the people.

At the same time, Ji Dengkui also played an important role in resolving flood disputes in the borders of Anhui and Henan. Chairman Mao saw all these political achievements.

In 1967, Chairman Mao stopped when he passed Zhengzhou on his way back to Beijing from the south. Ji Dengkui, the leader of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, also called on the special train.

After the two met, Chairman Mao shook hands with him very affectionately, and then said with a smile: "Ji Dengkui, old friend!" To call himself "old friend" made Ji Dengkui a little flattered...

During the chat, Ji Dengkui talked about some of his previous experiences. After listening to it, Chairman Mao praised his performance in mass movements and his optimistic and open-minded attitude towards things when encountering setbacks, and also called on everyone to regard him as a "role model" and learn from him.

Later, Chairman Mao talked about how Ji Dengkui worked and how to deal with mass movements on different occasions, and he was called "old friend" many times, so he soon became famous. At that time, every time I went to Henan, I could hear the cheers of "Learn from Comrade Ji Dengkui".

In January 1968, Ji Dengkui was appointed as the second deputy director of the Henan Provincial Revolutionary Committee, and he was regarded as the "third person" in Henan's political arena. In April 1969, the Ninth Congress of the Communist Party of China was officially held in Beijing. As a representative of Henan, Ji Dengkui attended as a revolutionary leading cadre.

At the second plenary meeting, nine people spoke, namely Zhou Enlai, Chen Boda, Kang Sheng, Huang Yongsheng, Wang Hongwen, Chen Yonggui, Sun Yuguo, and Wei Fengying, and the last one was Ji Dengkui.

When it was his turn to speak, Chairman Mao turned his head and looked for the seat of the presidium members and asked Zhou Enlai: "Where is Comrade Ji Dengkui?" Zhou Enlai pointed to the representative seat in front and said: "Comrade Ji Dengkui is below."

then urged him to come to the stage quickly, so the scene of Chairman Mao's grand introduction to Ji Dengkui at the beginning appeared...

Under the encouragement of Chairman Mao, Ji Dengkui was in high spirits. In his speech that only 10 minutes ago, he actually mentioned Chairman Mao in 37 places, which was enough to show how excited he was at that time.

Thanks to Chairman Mao, Ji Dengkui also became a star in the country for a time and was successfully elected as a member of the 9th Central Committee at the meeting.

In May 1969, Chairman Mao met with the Henan leader at Jingxi Hotel . After the conversation, he specially pulled Ji Dengkui and said, "You come to Beijing to work, don't be a long-term worker, be a short-term worker, and let the Prime Minister call you, and the Prime Minister inform you of the time of going."

Ji Dengkui was shocked and waved his hand and said, "I'm not good at my level!" Chairman Mao encouraged, "Let's try it!"

Only a month later, Chairman Mao went south from Beijing and passed Zhengzhou, and met Ji Dengkui on the special train again. After listening to the spiritual report of the Nine National Congresses, he once again stated: "You want to transfer to Beijing, and you will go soon!"

Ji Dengkui was still unsure and refused to say: "I am not capable, my level is low, and I can't work in the central government." Chairman Mao replied: "Run at both ends, half Beijing, half local, things are difficult to do in Beijing. Working in Beijing organs should not be too long or too short, just go and do a short work!"

In this way, Ji Dengkui officially became an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. From local grassroots cadres to central senior cadres , it is not difficult to see Chairman Mao’s respect and trust in Ji Dengkui.

After the Second Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee of the 1970 , Chairman Mao also proposed in a conversation with Lin Biao: We are all over 60 years old, and it is appropriate to train people under 60 and over 30 years old, like Li Desheng and Ji Dengkui. ”

Therefore, he was later elected as a member of the 10th Central Political Bureau, and also served as the executive vice premier of the State Council and the political commissar of the Beijing Military Region.

At the Fifth Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, Ji Dengkui formally proposed to resign as the leader of the Party and the state. Later, according to the central arrangement, he conducted rural policy research work at Rural Development Research Center of the State Council. His position was a ministerial researcher, and he happily accepted the order. Although

had no political position, his work has not stopped. At that time, he devoted all his time to investigation and research. Within several years, he traveled to all provinces and cities except Tibet to conduct investigation and research locally and calculate data.

Someone asked him, "What else do you want to do in your later years?" He replied with a smile, "I want to teach in college and talk about political economy. I still have a say in the connection between theory and practice. I still want to go out for a walk while I can run in the past few years."

But who would have expected that on July 13, 1988, Ji Dengkui died of a sudden heart disease in Beijing at the age of 65. His wish finally failed to become a reality.