General Peng Dehuai was slapped in the face in public, and the person who did it turned out to be one of his subordinates, and he was also a major general.
Why does this unusual major general hold such a grudge against his old leader? What is the final development of
? Next, the author will take you to understand this development history!
Reorganizing national defense and forging grudges
As the old saying goes: "It is easier to conquer the world by sharing hardships, but it is difficult to conquer the world by sharing blessings."
The same was true for New China in the 1950s. In a peaceful era, many troubles would always occur, and The urgent need for power among those in power also causes such unhealthy tendencies to spread uncontrollably.
The evil trend of developing personal socialism and dogmatism is in urgent need of a righteous person to suppress it, and the best person who can solve this problem is undoubtedly our General Peng. General Peng had an upright temperament and was the best candidate to rectify this unhealthy trend. However, it was precisely his straightforward temper that made his subordinate Li Zhongqi hold a grudge.
Li Zhongqi was also a brave warrior in his early years. Since he joined the Northeast Anti-Japanese Volunteer Army, he has made many military exploits during his military career. At the age of 19, he became a general. Logically speaking, such a strategically visionary, brave and tenacious warrior should be able to attract the attention of General Peng. But what happened that caused this supposedly indestructible friendship to fall apart in an instant?
Different moral values are also the root cause of the differences between the two people. In the peaceful days after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Peng was thinking about how to make the country prosperous and stable, step by step, become stronger and no longer be preyed upon by foreign powers. The people of this country have suffered tremendously. How can we allow these people who follow the party to live a warm and prosperous life? As for Li Zhongqi, after he was full and warm, he ignored everything else and only thought about how to maximize the power in his hands and obtain more profits from it.
These two different values produced qualitative differences and laid the foundation for subsequent hostility.
In fact, as a highly individualistic and dogmatic Li Zhongqi, he was originally a member of the group being reorganized, especially since his status was not low. Therefore, his name was included in the criticism list of the Ministry of National Defense's rectification conference time and time again. This made Li Zhongqi, who had been in a high position for a long time, feel a little dissatisfied and resentful.
In addition, many state officials headed by him were punished soon, and he was also transferred to a local government. Now Li Zhongqi, who was far away from the center of political power management, completely hated Mr. Peng.
There is a proverb: "It is easy to deal with a gentleman, but it is difficult to guard against a villain."
At this time, Mr. Peng had not realized that this former comrade-in-arms already had a grudge against him.
Dragon lies in the shallows, tiger falls in Pingyang
Although Li Zhongqi always thinks about how to take revenge on Mr. Peng, how can he have a big gap with Mr. Peng in his identity, not to mention that he has been transferred to a place now? , and this dual suppression of identity and distance. Li Zhongqi was deeply disgusted and secretly prayed for General Peng's early misfortune.
I don’t know if it’s because of Li Zhongqi’s great resentment, or because Mr. Peng’s living and working environment changed a few years later. They have been criticized and persecuted for decades.
It’s unclear what Mr. Peng’s experience means to others, but for Li Zhongqi, this is definitely the revenge he longs for day and night.
So faced with this situation, Li Zhongqi was naturally overjoyed. After being transferred back to Beijing, he had been looking for opportunities to take revenge, and this time, he really got it.
In 1967, the Lushan Conference was held. In addition to the generals serving in Beijing, Mr. Peng, who had been dismissed from his post, also attended. During the meeting, Mr. Peng felt unwell, so he went out to find a willow tree to lean on.
Li Zhongqi, who had been paying close attention to Boss Peng's movements, followed him out. He looked at Mr. Peng under the willow tree.He felt happier than ever. At the same time, a vicious plan formed in his mind, and he wanted to humiliate this powerful general in his own way.
The hatred hidden in his heart for many years drove him to approach Mr. Peng and raised his palms fiercely. He was sure that as Mr. Peng was being criticized at this time, no one would cause trouble for him afterwards, so he slapped Mr. Peng decisively twice. Everyone immediately pulled away from Li Zhongqi, but no one dared to accuse him. , such revenge made him feel unprecedentedly happy.
A villain is successful and has no hope of promotion.
Unfortunately, he was not punished. Under the general environment at that time, it was just a briefing and criticism.
However, there was no further substantial punishment, which made Li Zhongqi even more arrogant and domineering. But what he didn't expect was that this would be the last happy moment in his life.
Because this incident has begun to spread at all levels of the military region, Li Zhongqi's insidious, narrow-minded, and vengeful style of conduct has also given military leaders at all levels a new understanding of him.
There has been no apparent punishment, but it is precisely because of this that he has ruined his own future. Who can guarantee that the next person he will scheme against and humiliate will not be him? Therefore, Li Zhongqi's position never changed again. The villain's heart that added insult to injury eventually harmed himself.
In the past, when the battlefield was filled with smoke, he once moved forward indomitably. He only had the hero of the party and the people in his heart, and fought countless battles, big and small. How many people have not been able to come back. Now that they have ushered in peace and hope, they have to seek revenge on their comrades who have gone through life and death together for their own utilitarianism and power. How sad!
In good times, everyone is a friend, but in times of trouble, there are a few people who sincerely help. In that environment, although there is no corresponding punishment, as a former comrade, it is true that he has fallen into the wrong situation. It shouldn't be.
