In 1977, there were 4 veterans in the party who strongly supported Deng Gong's comeback
** Comrade, the core of the second generation of our party's leadership collective, was once hailed by the West as an "indestructible little giant", mainly because of the "three ups and downs" he experienced in his life.
Although he suffered three heavy blows in his political career, *** was always tenacious, adhered to the correct proposition, and finally successfully led the Chinese people to embark on the broad road of reform and opening up to prosperity, worthy of the reputation that *** once praised him as a "steel company".
The first of these three blows was in the early thirties of the 20th century, when he was branded as the number one leader of the "Maoists" for supporting the correct ideas of the great man, was dismissed from his post and imprisoned;Secondly, at the beginning of the special period, he was characterized as the number two person of the "capitalist roader" and was exiled to labor;The last time was at the end of the special period, when they were once again defeated by the counter-revolutionary clique by taking advantage of the April 5 incident.
It can be clearly seen that there was a relatively short period of time between the second and third "falls", and this is because during the special period, although ** was once defeated, *** still had high hopes for him. So, in 1972, with the collapse of the Lin Zong Group and after *** sent a letter expressing his "willingness to serve the people", he was appointed as the vice premier.
In fact, ** actually supported *** to deal with many domestic and foreign affairs at that time, although *** was suffering from all kinds of diseases at that time. Because of his insistence on not being able to agree with the wrong policy, he was eventually defeated by the counter-revolutionary clique. Today, we will focus on the third comeback and the four elders of the party who have given strong support behind it.
The first person to emerge in the history of our country was **, who was an outstanding revolutionary second only to Deng Gong in the second generation of the leadership collective. Similar to ***, he experienced a wrong blow during the special period and was forced to be sent to work in a petroleum machinery factory. However, with the occurrence of the 913 incident, ** began to recall the ** members who were wrongly suppressed, including *** and **, etc.
During this period, they worked together to help stabilize the economy and redress grievances. It is this work experience that has made many senior leaders, including **, look at *** with admiration. In March 1977, he took the lead in putting forward the proposal of a comeback, and then cooperated with *** to open a new chapter in China's reform and opening up and economic take-off.
The second figure to watch is General **, who is a real military man who has been less involved in political affairs since the founding of the country. After being defeated during the special period, he made a comeback in 1972 and participated in *** work. Although he has always focused on military affairs, he has also witnessed first-hand the chaos of special times and the improvement after *** came to power. At the meeting, after the proposal for a comeback, the general quickly expressed his support.
The third is ***, who is a member of the Standing Committee, and his speech has a great influence. **During the revolutionary war years, he served as a political commissar with his partner, and like ***, he also experienced blows during the special period, and then returned to *** to preside over the work. Fortunately, he was dealt a relatively light blow during that period and played an important role in the operation to crush the counter-revolutionary group. Therefore, his statement of support adds more hope for ***'s third comeback.
The last veteran, Ye Shuai, was hailed as one of the most outstanding heroes in the crushing of the counter-revolutionary clique. Ye Shuai saved the party at critical moments many times, especially one in October 1976. He received minor blows during the special period, was in charge of the army's work for a long time, and played a pivotal role at critical moments.
At that time, many people in the party questioned him because he was knocked down twice during the special period, thinking that letting him come back was tantamount to going against the current. In the party,"Two whatevers"The current of thought spreads. However, Ye Shuai withstood this pressure and insisted on proposing to let *** and other cadres come back, thinking that this was in line with ***'s thoughts"Be realistic"core.
In the end, with the support of the top brass of Xu **, including Marshal ***, ** was reinstated in July 1977. At the Third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee in 1978, the second generation of leadership with him as the core was formed, and the Chinese nation ushered in a new chapter in its development.