Wake up（306）

 

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Little Kong Ming and Li Si gathered together in the "Juyi Hall" of the small hotel with their childhood friends Wang Wu and San Pang, as well as friends Nan Shanyun's sister Nan Liwa and brother Nan Yangsheng, etc., chatting about everything. When the topic talked about the relationship between Mao Zedong and Jiang Qing, a political couple, it aroused the strong interest of these young children.

During the Cultural Revolution, the official media exaggerated Jiang Qing’s loyalty and daring to Lao Mao; after the Cultural Revolution, the official media went all out to show Mao’s dissatisfaction with Jiang Qing, and even attacked her for secretly forming an anti-Mao and anti-Party “Gang of Four” .”

Official media reported:

On July 17, 1974, Mao Zedong unusually participated in the meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee (he usually does not participate), and criticized Jiang Qing at the meeting. The words of criticism were selected and included in the "Notice of Wang Hongwen, Zhang Chunqiao, Jiang Qing, and Yao Wenyuan Anti-Party Group Incidents" issued by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on October 18, 1976.

The text is as follows: "Comrade Jiang Qing, you have to be careful! Others have opinions about you, and it's not easy to tell you in person, and you don't know. Don't set up two factories, one is called a steel factory, and the other is called a hat factory. Putting a big hat on people. It’s not good, you have to be careful.” “You are hard to change.” He said: “You have to be careful, don’t make it into a small sect of four people.” Chairman Mao said twice: “She (Referring to Jiang Qing) does not represent me, she represents herself." "In short, she represents herself."

The official letter said: "This is the first time that Mao Zedong criticized Jiang Qing by name at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and pointed out the issue of the 'Gang of Four' at the top leadership of the party. He thought that favorable conditions would be prepared to crush this group two years later." It seems that the prophet Mao realized that he was needed to create conditions for "smash the Gang of Four"!

Little Kong Ming and Li Si said:

What is really ridiculous is that the above-mentioned official scripts are all material combinations of excerpts from chapters. Just look at page 382 of Volume 8 of "History of the People's Republic of China" published by the Chinese University of Hong Kong to see the truth. One cannot but be surprised to see Mao Jiang's dialogues which are relatively well-recorded.

 

Mao to Jiang: Comrade Jiang Qing, you have to pay attention! When other people have opinions about you, it’s not easy to tell you face to face, and you don’t even know it. Don't set up two factories, one called a steel factory and the other called a hat factory, and put big hats on people every now and then. Not good, be careful. Your two factories are gone.

Jiang Qing replied with a smile (note: pay attention to Jiang's smile): No more. Give the steel factory to Comrade Xiaoping. (Note: Mao gave Deng seven months ago: "There is strength in softness, and needles are hidden in softness. Be kinder outside, and a steel company inside." Jiang Mingming took the opportunity to tease Mao and Deng)

Mao: I said it in public!

Jiang: It's up to you!

Mao: As Confucius said, words must be believed and deeds must be resolute. (again to everyone) Did you hear that? She doesn't represent me, she represents herself. For her, it should be divided into two parts, one part is good, and the other part is not so good.

Jiang: Change it if it is not good.

Chairman Mao: You are also hard to change.

Jiang: My steel company is closed now.

Mao: Just don’t.

Jiang: The hat shop, there is a movie called "China", which is too bad, but the traitor hat has not been worn yet, because it is not clear who made it. I must pay special attention, the chairman can rest assured. (Note: Jiang did not focus on Mao Fan, but changed the subject and attacked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Zhou and Deng)

Listening to the conversation between the two, the Politburo members were silent.

Mao Zedong said: "They are silent."

Zhou Enlai then defended Jiang Qing and said: "Some of them were created by us. At the meeting on January 25, (note: referring to the "Mobilization Meeting to Criticize Lin and Confucianism" held by the Central Committee directly under the State Council according to Mao's arrangement, the purpose was to criticize Zhou. ) I read Comrade Jiang Qing’s letter. (Note: In the letter, Jiang criticized Confucius for “not being able to go deeper.” He was “even more unclear” about the relationship between Lin Biao’s ideological system and Confucius.) Of course, everyone paid more attention to it. gone."

Mao pointed to Jiang and said, "This man jumps at the touch of a finger."

But Jiang Qing pushed Zhou: "I didn't jump, I didn't want to go at first, but then the Prime Minister said that everyone should go, I had no choice, so I went."

Mao Zedong said: "I'm talking about your temper. In a word, she represents herself. You have to pay attention, don't make it into a small sect of four!"

Jiang Qing pointed to Ji Dengkui: "Now Dengkui has also moved in." She was referring to Ji moving into Diaoyutai (note: Jiang nearly teased Mao).

Mao Zedong said again: "Be careful there, don't become five people."

   

It turned out that Mao Zedong's understatement, nonsensical and muddle-headed conversation with Jiang Qing was a serious criticism and heavy blow to Jiang Qing or the "Gang of Four" in the official literature.

Li Si said again:

Lao Mao said such things on specific occasions, and they all smacked of authority, and they were meant for people to hear. What seems to be the most telling is the dialogue between Lao Mao and Jiang Qing at this Politburo meeting.

People in the world always underestimate the political power of Mao Jiang's political husband and wife.

At that time, high-level CCP officials regarded Mao's words as like a golden tripod, and they could even decide to take their own lives. However, Jiang Qing is not. Facing Lao Mao's criticism, she didn't take it seriously, and she was going to show her not taking it seriously in front of all the senior officials.

If Lao Mao really wanted to purge Jiang Qing, how could Jiang Qing escape?

The world always criticizes Jiang Qing or the "Gang of Four" with the greatest righteous indignation, and even quotes Mao's so-called criticism of Jiang Qing to build momentum. As everyone knows, the secret of Jiang Qing's confidence lies in Lao Mao, and the root of Jiang Qing's evil deeds lies in Lao Mao. Without Lao Mao, there would be no Jiang Qing.

We have seen the other side of the phenomenon from the history of the Cultural Revolution: whoever has trouble with Jiang Qing, Lao Mao will not let go, and whoever will be wronged and troubled. This is true of the bosses and marshals of "February Countercurrent", Tao Zhu, and later Lin Biao. Now Deng Xiaoping in 1975 will repeat the same mistakes.

Li Si continued:

After the "Gang of Four" collapsed, officials vigorously exaggerated and exaggerated that "smashing the Gang of Four" was Mao Zedong's "last will." "Mao Zedong's Manuscripts Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China" officially included Mao Zedong's letters to Jiang Qing or his approval on Jiang Qing's letters. It can be seen from Mao Zedong's personal letter to Jiang Qing or his approval of Jiang Qing's letter in "Manuscripts" that Lao Mao had emotions, but it was only a grievance between husband and wife, and he did not regard Jiang Qing as a dissident.

The confessions of the relevant parties in the "two cases" have empirical value or reference value. However, it is necessary to analyze and demonstrate the situation separately. The confession materials of the parties involved are mostly memories, and they are confessions in a specific environment. Its reliability and accuracy are open to question.

However, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, Li Xiannian, Hua Guofeng and others' records after seeing Mao Zedong, or Lao Mao's conversations when he attended the Politburo meeting, conveyed, although there will not be much discrepancy, but Lao Mao, as a strategist, was scheming and repeated. In impermanence, what is said in the conversation will always have a conspiracy meaning, such as telling the truth, talking about people when seeing people, talking nonsense when seeing ghosts, etc., all must be considered from the historical environment, especially the whole process of event development.

In January 1974, Mao Zedong asked Wang Hongwen and Jiang Qing to forward "Lin Biao and the Way of Confucius and Mencius" and wrote: "I agree to forward it." On January 18, the central government forwarded this material as the No. 1 document of that year.

On January 25, at the instigation of Jiang Qing, more than 10,000 people participated in the mobilization meeting of the organs directly under the Party Central Committee and various departments of the State Council to "criticize Lin and Confucianism". Jiang Qing, Yao Wenyuan and others frequently interrupted the meeting, saying: Approving Lin, approving Confucius means not approving Lin", "we must oppose eclecticism".

With the launch of the campaign of "criticizing Lin Biao and Confucius", the situation in Beijing and other parts of the country was once again in turmoil. The rebels mobilized one after another, set up various liaison stations, petitioning groups, reporting groups and other organizations to stir up troubles; many The local faction resurged, big-character posters were posted everywhere, and the "spearheaded" was proposed. Party and government organs at all levels were severely impacted, and social order fell into chaos again. Originally, in 1973, the GDP increased by 7.9%, of which the industrial output value increased by 9.5%. The total output value increased by only 0.6 percent, almost stagnating, and the speed of production development declined significantly.

In March 1974, just three months after Deng Xiaoping entered the top decision-making level, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked Mao Zedong for instructions on the selection of the head of the delegation to attend the 6th special session of the UN General Assembly. Mao Zedong agreed with Deng Xiaoping to serve as the head of the Chinese delegation to the sixth special session of the UN General Assembly. Jiang Qing and others tried their best to stop them. But Mao Zedong suppressed Jiang Qing's objections. On April 10, Deng Xiaoping delivered a speech at the special session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, comprehensively expounding Mao Zedong's thoughts on the division of "three worlds" and proposing principles and propositions for correctly handling relations between countries, which aroused widespread attention from all countries in the world.

On October 4, Mao Zedong asked his secretary to call Wang Hongwen, proposing that Deng Xiaoping be the first vice premier of the State Council, and asked Wang Hongwen to convey it to the Politburo.

On October 17, 1974, Jiang Qing and others attacked Deng Xiaoping under the pretext of the "Feng Qinglun" incident. Deng Xiaoping left after arguing with Jiang Qing. Jiang Qing planned the "Changsha Complaint", and proposed that Wang Hongwen go to Changsha as soon as possible to sue Deng Xiaoping and Zhou Enlai to Mao Zedong, trying to prevent Deng Xiaoping from becoming the first vice premier of the State Council. Lao Mao criticized Wang Hongwen.

On December 17, Deng Xiaoping went to Changsha to talk with Mao Zedong: "In the final analysis, what the chairman said is to be stable and united. It is not good to build without stability. I think the main key is to have a stable and authoritative provincial party committee, which must be able to issue orders, Everyone listens, of course it must be correct. For such a big country, it cannot rely on the central government.”

Lao Mao also said to Deng Xiaoping, "You start a 'steel company', good! I agree with you. I am not happy that she (referring to Jiang Qing) imposed it on others."

On December 23, 1974, Zhou Enlai and Wang Hongwen went to Changsha to report to Mao the personnel arrangements of the Fourth National People's Congress of China. Mao Zedong supported Deng Xiaoping's work. When evaluating Deng Xiaoping, he pointed to Wang Hongwen as saying to Zhou En that "Politics is better than him". Politics means "politics" in English. Mao Zedong meant that, politically, Deng Xiaoping was stronger than Wang Hongwen, who had the highest status among the Cultural Revolutionists at that time. Lao Mao also wrote on the paper, "Talents are hard." Zhou Enlai said knowingly, "Talents are rare."

On December 24, Mao Zedong talked with Zhou Enlai and Wang Hongwen. Zhou Enlai said: We all support the chairman's opinion, Xiaoping will be the vice chairman of the Military Commission, the first deputy prime minister and the chief of the general staff; Mao Zedong also proposed: Deng Xiaoping will be the vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Mao Zedong spoke highly of Deng Xiaoping, praising him for his "strong political thinking" and "a rare talent." He also adopted Zhou Enlai's suggestion to elect Deng Xiaoping as a member of the Standing Committee and Vice Chairman of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee at the Second Plenary Session of the Tenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held before the Fourth National People's Congress.

In the conflict between Deng Xiaoping and the Cultural Revolutionists, Mao Zedong basically favored Deng Xiaoping at the beginning and criticized the Cultural Revolutionists. Deng Xiaoping's comeback obviously blocked the way for the Cultural Revolution faction headed by Jiang Qing to take over, causing their dissatisfaction.

Mao Zedong proposed to Zhou Enlai and Wang Hongwen: Where there are two factions, the militia should not get involved; with Mao Zedong's approval, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will soon issue the "Notice on the Prohibition of Seizing Weapons".

Li Si sighed and said to his young friends: Our elders have all grown up and aged in political lies and deceit. Our generation of young people should know what lies and deceit are, and we should have our own independent thinking Ability is neither a respondent nor a follower of the wind.