In March 1967, Zhang Shizhao, an old friend from Hunan, his hometown, dared to take the risk of writing a letter to ***, trying to mediate the relationship between *** and ***.
Zhang Shizhao is one round older than ***, and he is friends with ***'s father-in-law Yang Changji.
In the early years, ** went to France for work-study and asked Zhang Shizhao for help due to lack of funds.
At that time, Zhang Shizhao raised 20,000 silver dollars in Shanghai to fund ***, which deeply moved *** and left a deep impression on ***, which will never be forgotten.
After the founding of the state, ** repaid this loan.
In 1945, ** went to Chongqing to negotiate, Zhang Shizhao met *** again and wrote the word "go" in the palm of his hand, and privately told him "Thirty-six plans, go for the best plan" to express his sincere friendship to ***.
Zhang Shizhao also saw through the KMT's conspiracy in the peace negotiations and chose to stay in Peiping and cooperate with the Communists.
When the Siye army approached Hunan, Zhang Shizhao personally sent a letter to Cheng Qian, conveying his wishes to contribute to the peaceful liberation of his hometown.
These deeds prove that Zhang Shizhao has a close relationship with ***, and ** trusts him.
Although Zhang Shizhao is not a member of the middle school, he is a patriotic democrat who dares to speak out and thinks about the interests of the country wholeheartedly.
In the mid-to-late sixties, there were serious differences between ** and *** on a number of issues, such as the "Four Qings" and so on.
As a non-party democrat, Zhang Shizhao was deeply worried, although it stands to reason that he should not interfere in national affairs, but out of concern for the country and the people, he decided to write a letter to ***
** and the wise leadership of the Communist Party of China have been the key factors in the country's prosperity since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
** Solidarity with Chairman Liu is a firm guarantee for the core of the Communist Party's leadership.
Zhang Shizhao boldly proposed that if Chairman Liu made a mistake, he hoped that the two chairmen would have a frank exchange, and Chairman Liu could self-examine, but he must not fall.
The purpose of criticism is always to unite.
If you don't understand the special relationship between Zhang Shizhao and ***, it is difficult to understand that he dared to write this letter to ***, which requires extraordinary courage.
Not everyone can write such a letter.
**After receiving Zhang Shizhao's letter, he did not get angry or blame his old friend, but understood Zhang Shizhao's good intentions.
**In his reply, he said: "I have received your letter, I deeply respect, for the sake of the overall situation of the country, our hearts are the same.
**Understand Zhang Shizhao and always put the overall situation of the country in the first place, at this point, the two of them have the same intentions.
However, ** also points out that the situation of individual individuals is very complex and it is difficult to make a clear judgment at this time, so it is better to take it slow and not rush to make a decision.
For some people, the situation is more complicated, and it is difficult to fully understand it for the time being, and Zhang Shizhao is unlikely to have an in-depth understanding of this.
Therefore, ** tactfully rejected the kindness of an old friend.