Wake up（310）

 

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"Older Chinese people know about the criticism of the "Water Margin" movement, and think it is a political criticism campaign initiated by Mao Zedong against Zhou Enlai. In fact, this is a political crusade against Deng Xiaoping by Mao Zedong. Deliberately diverting the criticism of the protagonist The government and the media are misleading, trying to dissatisfy Lao Mao through the people who love the Prime Minister, and cover up the truth that criticizing "Water Margin" is criticizing Deng Xiaoping." Xiao Kongming and Li Si made his own analysis and understanding.

Li Si's independent judgment has its own unique reasons.

During the period after Deng Xiaoping came back for the second time, Deng Xiaoping forwarded many "complaint letters" and materials to Mao Zedong one after another, some letters and materials were written by intentionally organized people. But Deng Xiaoping directed his spearhead at Jiang Qing and the Cultural Revolution. Mao Zedong already felt his move to force the palace.

But Mao Zedong lay quietly on the bed and watched "Water Margin" calmly. He was studying Song Jiang.

On August 14, 1975, Mao Zedong talked with the accompanying readers about his views on the Chinese classical novel "Water Margin", saying: "The book "Water Margin" is good because it surrenders. Make a negative teaching material so that the people will know about the capitulators. It is also said in the book that Song Jiangping Chao Gai, the leader of the peasant uprising army, out of 108 people, practiced revisionism and was recruited.

Anyone who has read the book "Water Margin" will be confused: How did Song Jiang get up with some kind of "revisionism"? Obviously Lao Mao is borrowing the past to talk about the present again!

Those who can understand Lao Mao can be said to be Yao Wenyuan.

On the same day, after hearing the news, Yao Wenyuan immediately sent a letter to Mao Zedong, proposing that Mao Zedong's comments be printed and distributed to members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in Beijing and relevant propaganda and publishing departments in order to "organize or reprint commentary articles." Mao Zedong wrote in the letter: "Agreed."

But some people also said that Yao Wenyuan received it so quickly, didn't it be arranged in advance? Mao Zedong also commented "agreed", which can be seen in the meaning of "Xiang Zhuang's sword dance" in "Comments on the Water Margin".

Little Kong Ming and Li Si explained:

Mao Zedong said that the book "Water Margin" is good because of surrender. Make a negative teaching material so that the people will know about the capitulators. He emphasized that Song Jiangping Chaogai was out of 108 people, and he practiced revisionism, so he was recruited. This modern Song Jiang is Deng Xiaoping, the Chao Gai he wants to abandon is Mao Zedong, and the "person" who "recruited people" refers to Zhou Enlai. The so-called "revisionism" is to use "grasp the economy" instead of negating "class struggle as the key link."

Is Li Si, who is called Xiao Kongming, talking nonsense?

Li Si shakes out a little-known history: At the beginning of liberation, when Deng Xiaoping was in charge of the Southwest, he once called himself Song Jiang. Qin Ming for Thunderbolt, Hu Yaobang for Guan Sheng and so on.

Mao Zedong had heard about this incident, and it was not purely fabricated. Mao Zedong knows

Said Deng Xiaoping's admiration for Song Jiang. If it is true, it is not surprising that Lao Mao cited Song Jiang in "Water Margin".

Afterwards, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China published Mao Zedong's speech on commenting on "Water Margin". At the end of this month, Jiang Qing convened a meeting with Yu Huiyong and others and said: The chairman is very concerned about "Water Margin".

The comments have practical significance. The point of commenting on "Water Margin" is to evade Chao Gai, and now some people in the party evade Chairman Mao.

Jiang Qing clicked on the question. The so-called "realism" and the so-called "overhead Chairman Mao" are obviously what Lao Mao meant.

At that time, Zhou Enlai was extremely ill, and his illness was so critical that he could not be cured. How could Zhou Enlai overshadow Mao Zedong? Only Deng Xiaoping, who regained the power of the party, government and military after his comeback, was able to overtake Mao Zedong. At that time, Lao Mao's condition was also very serious, and he could not be cured. Deng Xiaoping dared to challenge Jiang Qing, that is, he dared to challenge the political couple Mao Zedong and Jiang Qing.

On August 21, 1975, Deng Xiaoping met Hu Qiaomu at his place of residence and accepted the letter from Xiao Jinguang to Deng Xiaoping on the 20th of this month that he forwarded. Deng Xiaoping then sent the letter to Mao Zedong. The letter revealed that Shanghai's "Liberation Daily" published "Diao Xiaosan's Logic" on July 14, and Shanghai's "Learning and Criticism" published an article "The "Appearance" of the Eighth Route Army" in the seventh issue of Shanghai's "Learning and Criticism" to attack the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission.

Obviously, it shows that the "Shanghai School" has already started to act.

In the afternoon, attend the meeting of the Political Research Office of the State Council to discuss the fifth volume of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong".

Hu Qiaomu has a good nose, especially when it comes to Lao Mao's words and deeds. Hu Qiaomu asked, what was Mao Zedong's comment on "Water Margin" not long ago aimed at, and did it specifically refer to it?

Hu Qiaomu once assisted Deng Xiaoping to put forward "three directives as the keynote". But Deng Xiaoping pretended to be confused at this time, and played the trick of concealment. He said: It’s literary criticism, nothing else. It is the chairman's opinions after listening to and reading "Water Margin" in three months, and the opinions compiled by important people. It is by no means referring to the reality of the current inner-party struggle.

August 26, 1975. Deng Xiaoping asked Hu Qiaomu to discuss the revision of "Several Issues Concerning Science and Technology Work (Report Outline)".

This "outline" was drafted after Hu Yaobang went to work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in mid-July.

Deng Xiaoping pointed out: This document is very important, and we must strengthen our thinking and reason. But don't be too sharp, the truth must be tenable and cannot be defeated. Discuss it with Yaobang and the others, and revise it yourself. The Academy of Sciences is a controversial unit, so every word should not be said lightly, no matter what you say, you must think carefully and be cautious. You tell Yaobang and Li Chang that they stay in groups less

When the outline is revised, the State Council approves it, and Chairman Mao approves it. Let the outline speak for itself, and let the masses speak for themselves when discussing the outline.

There is no doubt that Deng Xiaoping, the "steel company", is now "cautious" in his words. He asked Hu Yaobang and the others to speak less among the masses, which shows that he is vigilant and his mentality is changing. He had to play the trick of keeping a low profile again.

September 1, 1975. Deng Xiaoping read a letter from Hangzhou University professor Xia Chengtao, and made a comment: "I don't know Xia, it reflects a problem in one aspect, and I send it to comrades in the Political Bureau for reference." Xia Chengtao reflected in the letter: Since the Cultural Revolution, there have been many intellectuals, especially It is a considerable number of old intellectuals who have been impacted due to historical or ideological reasons. It is suggested that the implementation of intellectual policies be implemented at the grassroots level.

Li Si added: It is worth noting that Deng Xiaoping did not forward this letter to Lao Mao.

However, on September 5, 1975, Deng Xiaoping sent another letter requesting further implementation of the literature and art work policy to members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee for reference. The letter, signed by "an ordinary party member in the literary and art circles of Tianjin City", said: In recent years, some things that have occurred in the literary and art circles are difficult for people to understand, especially the implementation of policies. The director of the department is also put aside, and a large number of old actors are also idle; some people say that it is "seventeen years", as if there are no good people in the literary and art circles for 17 years.

It is worth noting that Deng Xiaoping did not forward this letter to Lao Mao either.

Deng Xiaoping also pointed out: There are a lot of problems in education now. The State Department will discuss this aspect.

What Deng Xiaoping said here is nothing more than to give courage to the scholars around him. Most of the scholars are more timid than Deng Xiaoping.

Of course, there were serious problems in education at that time. It should be noted that Mao Zedong took care of education himself, not through Jiang Qing. Chi Qun and Xie Jingyi were both sent by Mao himself. Later facts also proved that Lao Mao initiated the campaign to criticize Deng from the issue of education.

On September 13, 1975, Deng Xiaoping met with Hu Qiaomu and Wu Lengxi who sent materials of Jiang Qing's speech in Dazhai. When they talked about Jiang Qing's statement that "Song Jiang emptied Chao Gai" was an allusion to Deng Xiaoping's "overhead Chairman Mao", Deng Xiaoping said: If you really mean me, then you should send the speech materials to the chairman. But it can’t be sent by me, it has to be sent through other channels.

Li Si said: From the conversations between Hu Qiaomu, Wu Lengxi and Deng Xiaoping, one can clearly draw a conclusion. Hu Qiaomu, Wu Lengxi and Deng Xiaoping all knew that Mao Zedong's criticism of "Song Jiang's empty Chao Gai" was an allusion to Deng Xiaoping's criticism of "overheading Chao Gai". Chairman Mao".

Did Deng Xiaoping suddenly realize this? Without Lao Mao's intentions, how could Jiang Qing talk nonsense? Moreover, Jiang Qing said these words three days before the National Learning from Dazhai Conference held on the 15th that Deng Xiaoping will attend.

Obviously, Deng Xiaoping has lost his position. But he said again: It doesn't matter, let her talk. Now those who shout against restoration are themselves promoting restoration.

What Deng Xiaoping said were self-calming and self-comforting words, but what he said was not straightforward.

On September 15, 1975, Deng Xiaoping delivered a speech at the National Conference on Learning from Dazhai in Agriculture: Although the issues involved in this conference were not as comprehensive as the 7,000-person conference in 1962, in terms of achieving the 25-year goal, this time The meeting is second only to, or equivalent to, that meeting. Now there are problems that need to be rectified in various aspects across the country. Chairman Mao said that the army must be rectified, and the localities must be rectified. There are many aspects of local consolidation. Industry must be consolidated, agriculture must be consolidated, commerce must be consolidated, culture and education must also be consolidated, and the scientific and technological team must also be consolidated. In literature and art, Chairman Mao called it adjustment, but in fact adjustment means rectification.

But Deng Xiaoping's speech was repeatedly interrupted by Jiang Qing's intervention.

The "25-year goal" mentioned in Deng Xiaoping's speech refers to the realization of the four modernization goals within 25 years. A question that deserves attention is, did Deng Xiaoping compare this conference with the 7,000-person conference? It seems to use a metaphorical way to emphasize that this meeting requires the party to "let people speak" and "vent their anger" to adjust and change the injury situation in the nine years since the Cultural Revolution was launched. It was Deng Xiaoping who was in charge of preparing and organizing the 7,000-person meeting that year. The meeting of 7,000 people made an attack on Mao Zedong. Will Lao Mao forget it?

On the morning of September 16, 1975, Deng Xiaoping returned to Beijing from Shanxi. Review and revise the report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Liaison Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Request for Instructions on the Talks with the Vietnamese Party and Government Delegation. Later, the document was reported to Mao Zedong for review, and he wrote in the report to Mao Zedong: "This matter was discussed once at the Politburo meeting." "This is a big problem, and I want to get instructions from the chairman in person." "I still have several major personnel changes, and I urgently need to ask the chairman for instructions in person."

Deng Xiaoping's eagerness to see Lao Mao can be seen from this.

On the 17th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China reviewed and revised the report "Request for Instructions on the Reception Plan of the Vietnamese Party and Government Delegation Visiting China". Deng Xiaoping issued an instruction: "I intend to agree, with slight changes." Then it was reported to Mao Zedong and others for review.

In the "Request for Instructions on the Reception Plan", it is proposed to invite Jiang Qing and others to attend the welcome banquet and special cultural evening.

Is this a routine matter, or is it flirting with Jiang Qing, or testing Mao's reaction? Deng Xiaoping played the art of keeping secrets again.

After that, Mao Zedong asked for instructions on the two cases: "It has been done, withdraw Xiaoping." "In addition, Jiang Qing should not participate in activities against Vietnam."

On the 19th, Deng Xiaoping forwarded Mao Zedong's instructions, "Request for Talking Plan" and "Request for Reception Plan" to Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan, Li Xiannian, Chen Xilian, Ji Dengkui, Wang Dongxing, and Wu De, and sent them to Jiang Qing for reading.

Didn't Deng Xiaoping get confused about Lao Mao's instructions?

On the afternoon of September 19, 1975, Deng Xiaoping met with Hu Qiaomu who came to ask for instructions on his work. When he heard that the Political Research Office of the State Council was preparing to write an article on comprehensively publicizing Mao Zedong's three directives, Deng Xiaoping pointed out: the article is very important, and we must write it out as soon as possible. If it is well written, I can ask a few deputy prime ministers to study it, and then send it to the chairman for review. If the chairman agrees, it will be submitted to the Politburo for discussion. After the Politburo approves it, it can be published as an editorial in the People's Daily.

At this time, Deng Xiaoping was still hoping for a turnaround through the "Three Directives" article.

On the afternoon of September 20, 1975, Deng Xiaoping, Zhang Chunqiao, Li Xiannian, Wang Dongxing, Deng Yingchao and others were waiting in the hospital for Zhou Enlai, who was undergoing major surgery.

Before entering the operating room, Zhou Enlai asked, "Has Comrade Xiaoping come?" Deng Xiaoping immediately stepped forward to greet him. Zhou Enlai held Deng Xiaoping's hand and said vigorously: You have done a good job this year, much better than me!

Zhou Enlai's words may have aggravated Lao Mao's suspicion of Deng Xiaoping.

On the morning of September 21, 1975, Deng Xiaoping accompanied Mao Zedong to meet Heath. After the talks, Deng Xiaoping reported to Mao Zedong some of Jiang Qing's situation during the Dazhai Conference on Agriculture. Deng Xiaoping was obviously testing Lao Mao's reaction again.

On September 24, 1975, after Deng Xiaoping accompanied Mao Zedong to meet with Le Duan, he reported Jiang Qing's speech on commenting on "Water Margin" during the Dazhai Conference on Agriculture.

When Deng Xiaoping talked with Hu Qiaomu and the others, he thought that reporting Jiang Qing's problems to Lao Mao was not effective, and wanted to keep silent. It seems that he still can't keep silent.

After Deng Xiaoping's report, Mao Zedong said angrily: Fart! The text is wrong. That was studying agriculture, and she criticized "Water Margin".

Previously, when Mao Zedong asked Hua Guofeng for instructions that Jiang Qing asked to play a recording of her speech at the National Conference on Agriculture Learning from Dazhai, Mao Zedong instructed: Do not distribute the manuscript, do not play the recording, and do not print the speech.

Li Si smiled and said:

This is Lao Mao! He really knows how to pretend! He is really a master of tactics, making you feel it but not express it, making people unwilling to give up their fantasies until they die.