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On the train to Hong Kong, Chai Jianmin read the memoirs of Xu Renjun published on the Chinese Communist Party News Network: Checking out the inside story of the "May 16 Counter-Revolutionary Group" movement.

Since the article comes from the Chinese Communist Party News Network, it should have a certain degree of authenticity and authority.

The article said: In the early days of the "Cultural Revolution", Lin Biao, Jiang Qing and others took advantage of "seizing power in January" and countering the "countercurrent in February" to create chaos in the central government. On the first anniversary of the publication of the "May 16 Notice", a very small number of Red Guards from Beijing Agricultural University established the "May 16 Corps" in the name of commemoration.

In May 1966, Kang Sheng, Chen Boda and others presided over the drafting of the "May 16 Notice" of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which established a set of "Left" principles and policies, and it was the program for launching the "Cultural Revolution".

At the beginning of 1967, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen and others planned the "January Seizure of Power" in Shanghai. Mao Zedong highly praised "this is a class overthrowing another class, this is a great revolution", and instructed the Central Cultural Revolution to be carried out in the name of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the State Council and the Central Military Commission , drafted a congratulatory message to all revolutionary rebel groups in Shanghai, affirming that "their policies and actions are correct" and "calling on the party, government, military, and people across the country to learn from Shanghai's experience and act in unison." This greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of the Red Guards in the capital to seize power, and they all demanded to participate in the struggle of the central government to seize power.

Although many leaders of the central government “did not understand” the seizure of power in Shanghai at that time, they believed that the power of the central government belonged to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, and generally opposed the seizure of power in the central government, but out of trust and admiration for the leaders, some people still responded to the call and arranged Mass organizations that I trust preemptively seize power to avoid being passive in work.

Xu Renjun wrote in his memoirs: This is the case with our State Council Agricultural Office and agricultural administration agencies. Some members of the organization seized power according to the leadership arrangement, and announced the establishment of the "Nonglinkou Revolutionary Committee of the State Council", with the Red Guards and the workers' rebel group in the organization taking power. And imitating the practice of "seizing power in January" in Shanghai, issued the No. 1 circular, announcing that mass organizations with different viewpoints were counter-revolutionary organizations and ordered them to be disbanded. For cadres and masses with different views, besiege, ransacking, arresting, beating, and supervising labor were carried out. The originally peaceful organization suddenly formed two opposing factions. Coincidentally, at this time, Tan Zhenlin, Chen Yi, etc. had disagreements with Jiang Qing and others on the issue of the "Cultural Revolution" at Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, and a heated debate arose. Kang Sheng, Chen Boda, Jiang Qing and others immediately took advantage of the topic and concocted a "Huirentang incident", and falsely accused Tan Zhenlin, Chen Yi and others in front of Mao Zedong of opposing the strategic deployment of the "Cultural Revolution" and "engaging in February against the current and restoring capitalism". He also accused Tan Zhenlin of seizing power in Nonglinkou, promoting the bourgeois reactionary line, and suppressing the revolutionary masses.

After the anti-"February Adverse Current" campaign planned by Jiang Qing and others started, Red Guards from various colleges and universities moved after hearing the news and stationed in various departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Kou.

With the support of the Central Cultural Revolution, a large number of Red Guards stationed in the Nonglinkou Office and set up camp, looking for anti-Tan Zhenlin shells everywhere. They discovered that Qin Hualong, the political commissar of the Shanghai Garrison District who founded the People's Liberation Army's Nanjing Road Haoba Company, was criticized as an anti-Party member in the compound of the Nonglinkou Government; Criticism; their secretaries and sympathizers were also labeled as anti-Party elements.

Therefore, the Red Guards decided to defend Qin Hualong and Wang Zhen, and strongly requested Zhou Enlai to vindicate them.

Once, when Mao Zedong met Wang Zhen on the Tiananmen Gate tower, he said to his face: "Wang Huzi, I heard that someone is going to knock you down, but you can't beat him!" Wang Zhen's problem is obviously no longer a problem. Qin Hualong problem.

After May Day, Zhou Enlai met in Zhongnanhai with officials from the State Council’s Agricultural Office, the Ministry of Agricultural Administration and Land Reclamation, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Fisheries, the Ministry of Forestry, the Central Meteorological Administration, and representatives of the Red Guards in colleges and universities, and listened extensively to everyone’s opinions on Qin Hualong’s issue. Views. Zhou Enlai clearly instructed on the spot to hold a debate on the Qin Hualong issue, hoping that through the debate, right and wrong could be clarified and differences resolved.

However, Jiang Qing and others fear that the world will not be chaotic. They were dissatisfied with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai for arranging several veterans and vice premiers to go to the Tiananmen Rostrum on May 1 Labor Day, and secretly instigated members of the Central Cultural Revolution Group to further incite extreme leftist trends among the Red Guards in the capital, and spread the message of "holding the general direction firmly." , resolutely counterattack against the new counterattack in February", the slogan is "Down with China's largest royalist", and the goal of the struggle is obviously against Zhou Enlai.

On May 16, a very small number of Red Guards at Beijing Agricultural University who were stationed in the State Council’s Agricultural Office and Agricultural Administration were influenced by the anarchist trend of thought. They took advantage of the first anniversary of the publication of the “May 16 Notice” to announce the establishment of the “Oriental Agricultural University Red Commune May 16 Corps", and posted the "Founding Declaration", claiming to "hold high the great red banner of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, resolutely counterattack the 'February Adverse Current', 'willing to cut yourself, dare to pull the emperor off the horse', thoroughly criticize The bourgeois reactionary line, and criticize those representatives of the bourgeoisie who have sneaked into the party and the government", the manifesto also requires that "general Qin Hualong should be rehabilitated and overturned with a clear-cut stand". Although the declaration did not mention Zhou Enlai directly, it attacked Zhou Enlai with insinuations.

Zhou Enlai has always been respected by everyone, especially not long ago, he met us many times and instructed to hold a debate to solve the Qin Hualong issue. We are very grateful.

Under such circumstances, the "May 16 Corps" of the Red Guards of Beijing Agricultural University actually pointed the finger of attack at Zhou Enlai. We were very annoyed and immediately issued a public statement to condemn and criticize. At the same time, I talked to the leaders of the Red Guards who organized the "May 16 Corps" and severely reprimanded them for disregarding the overall situation and making trouble out of nothing, adding chaos to the movement of the Agricultural Office of the State Council and agricultural administrative organs, and causing trouble.

Fortunately, there are very few of them, they are young, and their thoughts change quickly. After being criticized and condemned, they immediately posted big-character posters to admit their mistakes, disbanded the "May 16 Corps" and stopped all activities. Although the "May 16 Corps of Dongfanghong Commune of Agricultural University" was short-lived, with a history of only one day, it later brought endless disasters to everyone.

The "May 16th" ideological trend is an anarchist ultra-left ideological trend. Zhou Enlai advocated ideological education and positive guidance. However, Jiang Qing and others made use of the topic, calling for "stop the thief", using "May 16" to eliminate dissidents. The emergence of the "May 16 Corps" of the Red Guards of the Agricultural University was not isolated and accidental. It had profound ideological roots and historical background.

Chai Jianmin closed his eyes when he saw this: "May 16" is an anarchist ultra-left trend of thought. This ultra-left trend of thought was only exploited by Jiang Qing and others. ? Zhou Enlai advocated ideological education, is he giving positive guidance?

On the train to Hong Kong, Chai Jianmin fell into deep thought.