Yang Shangkun. On November 10, 1965, Yang Shangkun, who had been in the position of ** chief of staff for 20 years, was suddenly dismissed from his position.
In fact, as early as five days ago, Yang Shangkun had already received a notice from Comrade Peng Zhen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
It was decided to transfer you to work in Guangdong and serve as secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, and Comrade Wang Dongxing took over as the director of the General Office.Yang Shangkun was actually removed from his post and transferred out, in fact, he had a premonition about the dismissal, but this day came so suddenly, he was still a little dazed.
From receiving the notice to being officially dismissed, there were only five short days in between, and the day before the official dismissal, he went to meet *** who worked in the West Flower Hall
When Yang Shangkun saw ***, ** was busy with official business, and as soon as he saw Yang Shangkun, he hurriedly beckoned Yang Shangkun to sit down and made him tea.
**。He had already known the news that Yang Shangkun had been removed from his post, but he didn't speak first, he was waiting for Yang Shangkun to speak first.
Yang Shangkun told *** about what he had done in the position of director of the general office for 20 years, 20 years of conscientiousness and meticulousness, although the work was not done well, but the party spirit has never changed, let alone done anything against the party.
**After hearing this, he nodded with great relief and praised Yang Shangkun's decades of revolutionary career for his contributions to the Chinese revolution.
Yang Shangkun was very moved to get *** affirmation, and he couldn't help but say with tears in his eyes in the end
"Prime Minister, you know me best, if I am expelled from the party one day, I can't do anything, but this is wronged, as long as you understand me, my heart will be steady. ”
** looked at this old comrade-in-arms who had been fighting side by side for many years with a look of relief, and said:
Comrade Shang Kun, you have to rest assured, it won't be like that, you have to work hard after you go down, and don't have a burden!After that, ** shook hands with Yang Shangkun tightly, and until Yang Shangkun was sent out of the West Flower Hall, he reluctantly waved goodbye to Yang Shangkun.
**。After Yang Shangkun came back from the West Flower Hall, he wrote a letter to ***:
I have worked in the ** General Office for 20 years, I have not done a good job, I have failed to live up to the expectations of *** and ** comrades, and I am very heavy and ashamed. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to exercise and transform in practical work this time, and I will do my best in the future and do a good job in the work assigned by the party wholeheartedly.Yang Shangkun did self-reflection and self-criticism in the letter, and at the end he also put forward the idea that he wanted to meet ***.
** did not refuse this comrade who had fought side by side for many years, and the next day, that is, the day Yang Shangkun was officially dismissed, the two were able to meet.
At this meeting, ** did not criticize Yang Shangkun, let alone let him do more introspection, but just relieved him that he had done a good job in the ** office, and said:
What's wrong with you?There are no errors. It's okay for you to go down to work for a period of time?After listening to ***'s words, Yang Shangkun felt relaxed for a while, and his mood was a lot more relaxed, and when he came back, he met Tian Jiaying, who was then the deputy director of the ** General Office.
Tian Jiaying. Tian Jiaying and Yang Shangkun are colleagues at work and friends at the same time, so they asked Yang Shangkun with concern how they chatted with ***.
After Yang Shangkun briefly informed Tian Jiaying of the meeting between him and ***, Tian Jiaying said"Oops"., and then told him solemnly:
If *** scolds you severely, it will be fine, and now it is like this, which means that the problem is big.Yang Shangkun was slightly stunned after hearing this, but he didn't say anything, but said to Comrade Zeng San, a colleague in the ** General Office, very abruptly:
"Comrade Zeng San, this knife will cut me first, and you must also prepare to be rectified. ”
A month later, the ** Security Bureau provided Yang Shangkun with an official carriage of a train to escort him out of Beijing and to Guangzhou to take up his post.
After Yang Shangkun arrived in Guangzhou, he was arranged to live in a guest house, and his position was the secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, because he was demoted to Beijing, so there was no actual work to arrange for him, just to give him some documents to read.
Pottery casting. On May 22, 1966, when Tao Zhu and others went to Guangdong, they conveyed the order of ** to Yang Shangkun, who lived in the guest house:
Yang Shangkun was dismissed from the post of secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and reappointed as secretary of the Zhaoqing Prefectural Party Committee.In this way, Yang Shangkun was deposed again and demoted from the leader of the provincial party committee to the secretary of the prefectural party committee.
Yang Shangkun has always been resolutely obedient to the decision of **, but he still prefers to work in the north that he is most familiar with.
The day after receiving the verbal order brought by Tao Zhu, Yang Shangkun made a call to *** and ***, and no one answered for a long time after dialing.
In desperation, Yang Shangkun had no choice but to call ** to the confidential room again, asking to go to the north to work, and asking the relevant comrades to convey it to *** and ***
Yang Shangkun's request was supported by *** and ***, and ** decided to transfer him to Linfen to serve as the secretary of ***.
Yang Shangkun. Now, Yang Shangkun has been demoted from the original secretary of the prefectural party committee to the secretary of the prefectural party committee, and the difference is not small.
However, this is nothing to Yang Shangkun, who has been revolutionary for decades, as long as he can serve the people, it is enough.
On 2 June, Yang Shangkun was safely sent to Taiyuan by the comrades concerned, and the local comrades in charge of receiving him arranged for him to be at the Taiyuan Hotel.
A month later, just as Mr. Yang was looking forward to his new place of work, he was transferred to another location and began a nine-year "guardianship review."