“Please don't waste the country's money for me, and leave the medicine for the comrades who can work. Huang Kecheng completely lost his ability to work due to illness in his later years, and after learning about his situation, he refused to accept ** and medication.
In 1978, Huang Kecheng was elected as the executive secretary of the ** Discipline Inspection Committee because he was honest and honest, iron-faced and selfless, and Huang Kecheng adopted an "unreasonable" strict attitude towards his subordinates and his family.
In December 1978, the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the establishment of a new ** Discipline Inspection Commission with ** as the first secretary, the predecessor of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was the ** Supervision Commission, initially in Zhongnanhai office, on the eve of the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, which has always been mysterious, began to open to more than 20 important Chinese and foreign people, thus its mystery was revealed.
The site of the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
The history of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection can even be traced back to the period of the Great Revolution. In 1927, the Fifth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Wuhan, at which the first Supervision Committee was elected, which was the first time that our Party set up an intra-Party supervision body, and the risk of corruption within the Party was not great at that time, so the main task of the Supervision Committee was to ensure and enforce Party discipline.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, in accordance with the development situation of New China, a supervisory body was formally established within the party, and renamed the Discipline Inspection Commission, and he served as the secretary of the committee. Under the leadership of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection set off the first anti-corruption upsurge, and Shan and Zhang Zishan were arrested as typical examples at that time, which effectively deterred the corrupt elements in the party.
In 1955, the ** Discipline Inspection Commission was renamed the ** Supervision Commission, with Dong Biwu as the secretary of the Supervision Commission, Tan Zheng, Qian Ying and others as deputy secretaries, and the following year at the party's "Eighth National Congress", a new ** Supervision Committee was elected, in addition to the election of the secretary and deputy secretary, 13 people were also set up to form the Standing Committee.
The scene of the "Eighth National Congress" of the Communist Party of China in 1955.
Before the convening of the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, when studying the work arrangements of a group of veteran comradesAccording to Huang Kecheng's upright and selfless personality, it was decided to arrange for him to work in the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and ** once came to talk to him in person, and then Huang Kecheng began to serve as the executive secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
At the beginning of the establishment of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Huang Kecheng asked for instructionsWhat is the main focus of the Discipline Inspection Committee?Only three words were answered at the time: ".Grasp the party style!At the first plenary meeting of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Huang Kecheng expressed his agreement with the opinion that the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is to grasp the party style, and at the same time warn the discipline inspection cadres:
"The party has put us in the post of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and we must take responsibility, we must not be so-so, and we must dare to deal with difficult problems. ”**At that time, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was required to draft guidelines for political life within the party, and in the drafting process, although Huang Kecheng was old and his eyes were still invisible, he insisted on overcoming these difficulties, poured all his energy into them, and insisted on participating in discussions until the final draft was finalized and reported**.
Huang Kecheng (first from right) attended the first plenary meeting of the ** Commission for Discipline Inspection.
At that time, the problem of the "specialization" of some cadres had been widely concerned by the society, and it was necessary to take it seriously and solve it, and ten detailed rules were made for the living conditions of senior cadres in the regulations. Once promulgated, this regulation was well received by the masses and played a very good role in opposing "specialization" and purifying the social atmosphere at that time.
The establishment of the new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has received great attention both inside and outside the partyIn just half a month since the establishment of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was announced, the comrades of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection have received more than 6,000 letters of appeal and suggestions, some of which are several hundred pages long. According to the memories of the staff at that time, it can be said that at that time, everyone was so busy that they couldn't breathe.
Since the organization for handling letters and visits has not yet been established, after consultation with the Organization Department, the Organization Department has designated a few comrades and comrades from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to be in charge of letters.
Photo丨Huang Kecheng (seated) attended the symposium of the Central Military Commission.
Beginning in early 1979, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection selected and transferred cadres from more than 80 departments of the leading organs, and soon set up comprehensive offices in different categories, and set up other office groups according to the needs of the work.
At that time, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection did not have its own separate office location, so the Organization Department vacated part of its office building and gave it to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to work, but due to the large number of personnel transferred by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, soon the entire floor of the office building of the Organization Department could not be accommodated, and some organs of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection could only move to other places to rent houses for office.
After Huang Kecheng became the executive secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, he always regarded straightening out the party's style and safeguarding the party's image as his primary task; in investigating problems, Huang Kecheng never scrupled about "old friendship" and "old face." He demanded that the discipline inspection departments should be ruthless, not afraid of offending people, and make contributions to doing a good job in the party's style with practical actions.
Picture丨Huang Kecheng's military uniform.
In January 1980, when General Yang Yong was presiding over the work of the General Staff Department, in order to bid farewell to Li Da and Zhang Caiqian, who had been transferred from the General Staff Department, and to welcome Zhang Zhen, who had been newly transferred to the General Staff Headquarters, he specially set up a banquet at the Jingxi Hotel to invite them to dinner, spending 400 yuan. Someone reported this matter to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and after Huang Kecheng found out, he did not show mercy to Yang Yong and Zhang Zhen because they were his old subordinates, and he instructed without hesitation:
"Not only to investigate, but also to deal with it, whoever comes up with the idea will be paid for. ”At that time, Huang Kecheng, Yang Yong, and Zhang Zhen were all comrades-in-arms who fought bloody battles on the battlefield together, and they had a deep friendship with each other. After Huang Kecheng learned that Yang Yong had this idea, he immediately called Yang Yong **:
"If you become a big official, you can't touch the tiger's buttocks?”Hearing his old superiors criticize him like this, Yang Yong put down his ** and rushed to Huang Kecheng to admit his mistake, telling Huang Kecheng that he didn't need to check, it was his own idea, and he wouldn't do it again in the future. After that, Yang Yong took out 400 yuan from his salary to make up for the meal money, and made a review, and the matter was settled.
Picture丨Yang Yong (left), one of the "Three Yangs".
Later, according to Zhang Zhen, who attended the banquet at that time, many people interceded with Yang Yong at that time, and some people proposed to share the responsibility with Yang Yong, but Huang Kecheng resolutely disagreed with their ideas and practices
"The more old subordinates, the more strict they must be, otherwise how can they serve the public?”Later, He Qizong recalled this incident and said that he had just been transferred to the General Staff Department at that time, and this incident left a deep impression on him. Such a thing was not uncommon at that time, after Yang Yong's incident, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection received a similar letter again, reflecting that Wang Lei, then Minister of Commerce, and others invited guests to dinner at Fengzeyuan Restaurant, and underpaid at the checkout, and the arrears reached more than 120 yuan.
The discipline inspection comrades of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection conducted a detailed investigation into this and determined that the situation was true, and Huang Kecheng immediately issued instructions, issued a circular to the whole party, and published a report on the matter in the "People's **" newspaper, which caused quite a stir among the senior cadres. Afterwards, some people did not understand Huang Kecheng's strict approach, and Huang Kecheng responded when attending the *** meeting:
"Can't leading cadres criticize, and if they do something wrong, they can't be retributioned?What's so bad about listening to the voices of the common people?”
Picture丨Huang Kecheng (third from left) in the early days of liberation
In July 1982, a comrade of the Ministry of Chemical Industry accepted a gift from the other party in his external work, and Huang Kecheng insisted on dealing with it, and at first gave a warning, but after further verification, he found that the result of the treatment was too light, and after half a year, he made a second punishment, giving the comrade two years of probation in the party and removing him from all positions in the party.
Huang Kecheng's uprightness is not only to some comrades in government departments, but also to important leaders, and Huang Kecheng is also ruthless. During his tenure as executive secretary, some people wrote letters reflecting three things about Comrade ***, including going to a local area to inspect and impose martial law, causing the masses to be late for workSomeone sent the chair that *** sat in when he gave a report to the museum for exhibition;Shanxi local ** in the hometown of *** built an old residence and a memorial hall for it.
After Huang Kecheng learned about these three things, he thought that this was a new problem that must be investigated, but after all, this matter involved the top leader of the party, so Huang Kecheng instructed the discipline inspection comrades to write a letter to the first to explain the three problems reflected by the masses, and at the same time prepared to send people to various places to investigate.
Before the staff who went out to investigate, Huang Kecheng specially instructed themHe must be bold in his investigation, and he will be responsible for all the consequences. The reason why Huang Kecheng did this, on the one hand, was to dispel the concerns of the staff, and on the other hand, it was also out of his own understanding of morality.
Picture丨Huang Kecheng in Hunan in 1952.
In the early years, when Huang Kecheng and *** worked in Hunan, Huang Kecheng learned that *** was a humble and peaceful, never publicity, and a leader who could listen to different opinions, and the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee had made the decision to "promote less personally", so Huang Keren believed that *** could cooperate and understand his own investigation of these three things.
As Huang Kecheng expected, the comrades who went out to investigate had time to set off, so they replied to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, admitting that there were indeed these three things, and dealt with them accordingly. As for the local ** to impose martial law during their own inspections, ** has already given the local leaders ** to criticize this kind of behavior, and instructed them not to make an example, and has already greeted the ** party school and removed their chairs.
Regarding the construction of his old residence and memorial hall in Shanxi, he learned that he was repairing a house for his brother, and he no longer had a house in his hometown, but he also asked them to stop work immediately. For the three things reflected by the masses, we actively cooperated, had a clear attitude, and made appropriate handling.
Picture丨 is receiving foreign guests
Huang Kecheng was very appreciative of the way he handled it, and instructed the staff not to go to the local area to investigate, but there were still two things to do, the first was to publish the reply letter in the "Party Style and Party Discipline" to warn the comrades in the party, and the second was to suggest that the first letter be sent to warn the whole party to prevent the emergence of new personal superstitions.
** Attaches great importance to Huang Kecheng's opinions, and issued the "Instructions on Several Issues of Adhering to the "Less Propaganda of Individuals" within the party, requiring more publicity of the party's policies, principles and resolutions, and less publicity of the leader's personal meaningless activities and speeches. Later, the "Notice of Comrade Comrade's Letter" was issued, pointing out that in the future, portraits and inscriptions should no longer be hung in public places.
Huang Kecheng is upright at work, honest and honest, and treats himself and his family equally strictly, even if he is in a high position after the founding of New China and has good living conditions, he has always maintained the true character of a working person.
After liberation, Huang Kecheng and his family took a photo in Hunan.
Huang Kecheng's family has always lived in a house left before liberation, leaking rain in summer and ventilation in winter, and the organization considered that it was not suitable for Huang Kecheng to live in such a place, and mobilized him many times to relocate or renovate, but Huang Kecheng insisted on not agreeing, saying that his housing conditions were much better than many people, and he still used the money saved in necessary places.
Because the house was in disrepair and the roof had decayed, a rotten wooden board fell from the roof and smashed on the side of his bed, but fortunately it didn't hit him, so Huang Kecheng agreed to renovate the house. When he heard that the maintenance cost of the renovation would cost tens of thousands of yuan, Huang Kecheng once again "repented" and did not agree to the renovation
"A broken house spends so much money to repair, there is no need, repair the bad place, as long as it does not leak, save a little if you can save a little. ”According to his opinion, the organization found a few workers to turn the roof tiles upside down, repair the leakage, and it only took half a day to complete.
Picture丨Huang Kecheng and his wife.
Huang Kecheng's home was heated by burning coal at that time, and due to the lack of heat, the young man couldn't stay in the house, let alone Huang Kecheng, an elderly and sick man. It happened that there was a heating pipe under his house, and the organization decided to renovate the heating in his house and replace it with a heating pipe.
When the workers dug up all the soil around the pipes and were about to install the pipes, Huang Kecheng heard that it would cost nearly 30,000 yuan to renovate the heating for his home this time, and Huang Kecheng was immediately unhappy, criticizing them for spending money indiscriminately, letting them use the money in a serious place, and it was already very good to burn coal for heating by themselves. In this way, the pipes that had been dug up were re-buried.
Considering that Huang Kecheng's life in such an environment is not conducive to recuperation, the comrades came up with a way to invite him to live in Yuquan Mountain for a period of time, at first Huang Kecheng resolutely did not go, saying that he was busy with work and had no time to recuperate, and later the comrades said that he could also work in Yuquan Mountain, Huang Kecheng agreed, but put forward two conditions:
Clause.Photo丨Huang Kecheng (front row, middle) took a group photo with his family in Yuquan Mountain.1. No one in the family, including my wife, can go with meSecond, when you arrive at Yuquan Mountain, you don't need to subsidize the food expenses, and you can afford how much you eat.
Once, Huang Kecheng's family took advantage of the weekend to visit him in Yuquan Mountain, and his little grandson accidentally broke a teacup, so Huang Kecheng asked the staff to use his salary to buy a new one. The staff said that if the things here are broken, just get a new one, and you don't have to pay for it yourself, Huang Kecheng said seriously after hearing it
"It is an old rule of our army to compensate for damage to public property, and I am a veteran, and I can't be unruly and special just because I am a senior cadre today. ”After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to facilitate Huang Kecheng's work, the organization equipped him with a car, and he set a rule at home: The car allocated by the state to him is for office use and cannot be used privately. For many years, the family has strictly followed this family rule, and no one dares to violate it. In 1980, Huang Kecheng's youngest son got married, and the staff proposed to use a car to pick up the bride, but Huang Kecheng resolutely refused
"What are you doing with that score?You can take a bus or a bicycle. ”The youngest son understood what his father meant, so he rode his bicycle to take the bride home, and there was no invitation or banquet, but the whole family got together, had a light meal with the staff, and then the happy event was done. One year, the nephews and nieces of Huang Kecheng's hometown came to Beijing to visit Huang Kecheng, and Huang Kecheng warmly entertained them, but there was one thing that never made an exception: they couldn't go out in their own cars.
Picture丨*** shook hands cordially with Huang Kecheng.
In the end, the people in the hometown wanted to go to the Badaling Great Wall, but there was no shuttle bus to Badaling at that time, and it was not convenient to take the bus. Unexpectedly, Huang Kecheng said to everyone:
"You just take the train, I will be responsible for the fare, driving a car to gasoline is too expensive, and I have a rule for my family, you can't use a car for sightseeing, you can only do it according to this rule. ”Although Huang Kecheng's family rules are harsh, they have taught their children to work hard and be self-reliant, and Huang Kecheng often warns the children to rely on their own efforts to struggle, and not to think about relying on his relationship to take the back door and take shortcuts
"I, Huang Kecheng, don't have any back door for you to leave. ”Huang Kecheng spent a lot of time in the hospital in his later years, and while he received ** in the hospital, he also insisted on doing some work within his ability on the hospital bed. The staff once persuaded him to recuperate in peace first, and the work could be done after **, Huang Kecheng said to them sincerely
"Please understand the feelings of an 80-year-old man, my time is running out, when do I have to wait?”Picture丨Huang Kecheng went out to inspect with ***.
Later, Huang Kecheng became seriously ill and completely lost his ability to work, and after he knew the situation, he refused to accept ** and medication, he said to the medical staff and staff around himSince he can no longer work for the party, he does not have to waste state money for him, and leave the medicine for the comrades who can work. On the occasion of his death, Huang Kecheng trembled his hands and struggled to write his will on paper
"The funeral must be done simply, do not waste the money of the country and the people, must obey the organizational arrangements, and are not allowed to make any additional requests to the organization. ”