After the establishment of in New China, Zhang Chunqiao mainly worked in Shanghai, and served as the vice president and president of "Liberation Daily". In 1965, Zhang Chunqiao provided great help when Yao Wenyuan was creating "Critical New Historical Drama "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office", and Zhang Chunqiao continued to criticize "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office." For these reasons, Zhang Chunqiao was transferred to Beijing in 1966 and served as the deputy leader of the special group.
Objectively speaking, Zhang Chunqiao did not have real power at the time. So, how did Zhang Chunqiao successfully seize power? In November 1966, Zhang Chunqiao was ordered to go to Anting Station to resolve the Anting Incident caused by Wang Hongwen. While at Anting Station, Zhang Chunqiao and Wang Hongwen reached an agreement. Since then, Zhang Chunqiao and Wang Hongwen have colluded. The "General Department of Industry" controlled by Wang Hongwen has also become an important armed force in Zhang Chunqiao's hands.
In January 1967, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan and others created the "January Storm" and seized the command power of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee. In February, the Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee was formally established. At this time, Zhang Chunqiao had transformed and became the director of the Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee. After that, Zhang Chunqiao's promotion path was smooth. He not only served as deputy prime minister, but also reached the official level.
After occupying a high position, Zhang Chunqiao formed the "Gang of Four" with Jiang Qing and others, and persecuted many founding fathers. On October 6, 1976, Zhang Chunqiao was arrested in Huairen Hall, Zhongnanhai, and imprisoned in the underground project of Zhongnanhai, where he was examined. In April 1977, after research and decision, Zhang Chunqiao and four others were transferred to Qincheng Prison and began to serve their sentences in prison.
In November 1977, after a study by the central government, it was decided to send a working group to criticize "Zhang, Wang, Yao, and Jiang". The time for the criticism was set from late November to early December, and the location was set at Qincheng Prison. Regarding Zhang Chunqiao, the working group spent a total of two and a half days criticizing him. The content of the criticism mainly focused on the crimes Zhang Chunqiao committed.
For example, during Premier Zhou's memorial service, Zhang Chunqiao continued to carry out sabotage activities. At that time, Chairman Mao decided that Deng Gong should deliver the eulogy at the memorial service, but Zhang Chunqiao repeatedly blocked it. Wang Hongwen also took the opportunity to propose that Ye Shuai deliver the eulogy. Ye Shuai saw through Zhang Chunqiao and Wang Hongwen's ambitions and refused on the spot. Other cadres also agreed with Ye Shuai's opinion, so Zhang Chunqiao and Wang Hongwen had no choice but to give up. After the
working group finished talking about this, they thought Zhang Chunqiao would refute loudly. Unexpectedly, Zhang Chunqiao turned pale, said nothing, and did not look at the staff. It could be said that there was no reaction at all. Immediately afterwards, members of the working group brought up several other bad things that Zhang Chunqiao had done, but Zhang Chunqiao still said nothing and continued to remain silent.
Before the trial ended, the members of the working group were all thinking about how to get Zhang Chunqiao to speak. However, no matter what, Zhang Chunqiao remained silent until the end of the criticism, when someone mentioned that Zhang Chunqiao's wife had rebelled. Zhang Chunqiao’s wife’s name is Wenjing , and she once engaged in propaganda work in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area. In 1943, Wen Jing was arrested during the Japanese army's raid on China's North China, and she later chose to rebel. In 1945, Wen Jing escaped from the control of the Japanese army and took refuge with Zhang Chunqiao. Under Zhang Chunqiao's protection, she changed her name and surname and joined the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Daily. In 1947, Wen Jing and Zhang Chunqiao got married.
Zhang Chunqiao has been trying to conceal the fact that Wen Jing had rebelled, which is also one of his worries. Especially in 1973, Zhang Chunqiao realized that Wen Jing's problems would affect his career, so he submitted a divorce report to the central government, and the central government approved the divorce report. However, this matter was not made public, so not many people knew about their divorce.
When the staff said that Wen Jing was a traitor, Zhang Chunqiao could no longer bear it. He spoke for the first time: "That was not a rebellion, but a loss of contact with the organization." This sentence was also the only sentence he said when criticizing Zhang Chunqiao, including later in court, Zhang Chunqiao remained silent. He was severely punished by the law and was sentenced to death with a two-year suspended sentence.
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