In this world, most people are complex and multi-faceted, even some founding generals are no exception. A small number of them have made great achievements in the revolutionary period, but after the founding of the country, they have other ideas, and their reputation and life experience have changed.
After 913, the four major generals Huang, Wu, Li and Qiu, under the command of the commander of the Fourth Field Army of , were quarantined and reviewed. They were all generals of the former Red Front Army and had been following the Chairman for a long time, so the Chairman hoped that they could actively admit their mistakes and be willing to give them a chance. This point in
can be seen from time. The plane fell on September 13, and the chairman ordered the review of four people on September 23. In the middle of the ten days, the president was actually waiting, but unfortunately he couldn't wait. Among the four people, Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lie Zuopeng was the most resistant. Before the incident, he was the deputy chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, the first political commissar of the Navy, and a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and had a high status.
At the beginning, Li Zuopeng was arranged to write reflection materials in the camp of a regiment stationed in tong County, Beijing Garrison District. The space he could move was less than ten square meters. The house was originally a stable, with only hard beds, tables, wooden chairs, spittoons, thermos, and some bedding.
This relatively simple environment is very different from his previous ones, so Li Zuopeng couldn't accept it in his heart. After moving in, he sighed all day long: is really unexpected.
At that time, he knew that it was impossible for him to go back to his past in terms of political power and other aspects, so he wanted to find some comfort in his diet. Li Zuopeng once held a high position, lived in a very good living condition, and was very particular about food and clothing. During the quarantine and review, he ate the same food as other soldiers, so he was very annoyed.
Most of the group Li Zuopeng is isolated from Hubei and Hunan, and most of the taste is salty and spicy. Li Zuopeng suffered from hemorrhoids in his early years and never dared to eat too much. After eating with the camp for a few days, the old illness relapsed.
For this reason, Li Zuopeng was extremely angry. He seemed to have regarded eating as an emotional point. He often argued with people who came to deliver food, and sometimes threw it away directly and went on a hunger strike to protest. After all, the organization did not want to beat him to death with one stick. cook had to come over to negotiate with him. Li Zuopeng put forward his two requirements: 1. The diet should not be too spicy, 2. There is meat for every meal.
The cooks were also in a difficult situation. The troops were all in a unified group of food. Without orders, there was no way to give a small meal to others, so they could only report. After the relevant staff of the Youth League Headquarters arrived, Li Zuopeng still said the same thing.
If it were before, Li Zuopeng, as a senior cadre of the army, could enrich his food, but his identity is relatively sensitive at the moment, and the regiment headquarters dare not make any decisions, so he had to suggest: If you do have any opinions, you can report the situation upward, and we will forward your letter to the superior competent department.
Li Zuopeng really did this, and he did not give it to the leader of the garrison troops, but wrote it directly to Chairman Mao. He proposed:
hopes that the leader will make a review conclusion as soon as possible and apply for an increase in personal treatment, especially the food standards. The food here is too bad, and there are not many changes in rice and . Because the food is not good and I want to eat meat, I have also lost my temper and dumped the food and refused to eat it. therefore. My weight has dropped a lot.
I hope to end this situation as soon as possible. Request to improve the current living conditions. At the same time, please give me the opportunity to read books and newspapers, be able to take a hot bath and go to the yard for activities and walks.
Chairman has been looking forward to it for so long, but what he has been waiting for is personal plans. The disappointment in his heart can be imagined, but he still approved Li Zuopeng's request. The Chairman believes that Huang, Wu, Li and Qiu still made great contributions in the revolutionary era. Merit is merit or demerit. We cannot deny it completely if we make mistakes. We should still be satisfied in life.
Chairman Mao’s instructions: They can eat well and are qualified to eat well. Then the relevant departments improved the living conditions of the four people, allowing them to have meat every meal, drink milk every week, and smoke and fruit every month.
Li Zuopeng's living environment has also been changed from the original 8 square meter cottage to 16 square meters, and the chairman also specially approved him to read and write freely every day and go to the camp yard to move without limiting the duration. And maintain the original medical relationship, let Beijing Hospital and the People's Liberation Army General Hospital form a medical team to check their bodies.
These all show the Chairman's mind.
At the end of 1976, the garrison troops were ordered to take Li Zuopeng to Qincheng. His single room had a single bed, a small table, a toilet and a washbasin the size of a soup bowl. There was also occasional time for air release on weekdays.
From 1971 to 1981, Li Zuopeng was not very cooperative most of the time. Every time he talked, he mainly talked about his achievements in the revolutionary era. During the public trial in 1981, he mostly kept silent. However, in these ten years, he wrote more than 100,000 words of material, and in his own words, he had already explained what he should have done, and he was eventually sentenced to 17 years in prison.
The central government considers that Huang, Wu, Li and Qiu are older and have indeed made great contributions before, so they were given the treatment of medical parole for four people soon.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the organization asked them to change their names and live again, and everyone else accepted it. Li Zuopeng was unwilling to do so at first. He said that using his own name is enough, why do you need to change your name? After repeated persuasion by the organization, he agreed to settle in Taiyuan by the pseudonym "Li Ming".
Li Zuopeng lived a pretty good life in his later years and lived a relatively long life. He died in 2009. So he has watched the trilogy of the movie "HTM3 Decisive Battle ". As a witness, he does not agree with some of the contents in it. In fact, the person he admires most in his life is Luo Shuai, and Mr. Lin is behind Luo Shuai.
Someone interviewed his opinion on the decisive battle and asked him how Mr. Lin played it in it? He said it was fake. I asked Liu Yalou how he performed? He still said it was rather fake. Finally, when asked how Luo Ronghuan performed, he still said it was fake.
However, when it comes to Luo Shuai, he also said one more thing: Luo Ronghuan is not that kind of person, he will not elevate himself or belittle others. If Luo Ronghuan was alive, this film would definitely not be able to pass. 's sincere respect for Luo Shuai can be seen in just a few sentences.
This is also a new perspective.
Chairman Mao said that merit is merit and demerit is fault. Li Zuopeng did make great contributions in his early years, but this cannot offset the mistakes he made later. Otherwise, how can a large number of general cadres who have been cracked down on and persecuted, such as Luo Ruiqing, Su Zhenhua, and Zhang Hancheng, clear up their grievances? To be honest, these people's contributions in the revolutionary era are no smaller than those in Li Zuopeng.
Similarly, although a mistake was made later, the previous contribution cannot be erased. Therefore, the Chairman always treats them with special treatment and hopes that they can correct their mistakes.
people are all complicated and should be viewed dialectically. History is also two sides. The right side can guide people forward, and the wrong side can also give people a warning, learn from the predecessors and the teacher of future generations.