Welcome to the 4621st issue of the Historical Column of Shi Yuan. In June 1981, Comrade ** took the initiative to resign from the two leading positions of Chairman of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the Military Commission. In this way, the vacated positions need to be replaced by other cadres, and the ranking order of the Politburo Standing Committee will naturally change:As a result of his succession to the post of ** chairman, he ranked first among the Politburo Standing Committee;In fact, Comrade Xiaoping, the core of the leading collective, is only ranked third among the Standing Committee members.
This phenomenon made the respected old handsome *** frown. He was one of the ten founding marshals of the People's Republic of China, and in 1976 he was highly supported by the party and the army. Before resigning in 1981, he even suggested that Ye Shuai should take over two chairmen, which was understandable in terms of personal status and role, but Ye Shuai himself did not agree. The old man is very old, and he is always thinking about the future of the party and the country.
It is precisely because of this that I feel very inappropriate to see that I am ranked second among the members of the Politburo Standing Committee, surpassing Comrade Xiaoping, the "chief architect" of reform and opening up. Ye Shuai's position in the party at that time was the first vice chairman, and he once again showed a high demeanor and took the initiative to propose to the organization to move the ranking back, so that Deng Gong ranked second is more appropriate. After all, Comrade Xiaoping took over the post of chairman of the ** Military Commission, and at the same time he is still the real core of leadership, but his ranking in the Politburo is too low.
The relationship between the two leaders, Ye Shuai and Comrade Xiaoping, is excellent. After the death of the great man in 1976, he fully assisted the chairman of *** and stabilized the situation in the country in a short period of timeBut at the same time, Ye Shuai also felt that the conservative nature of the policies of the late seventies had largely hindered the development of the country and society, and he felt worried about this. Deng Gong's outstanding ability to govern the country has been demonstrated before his death, and Ye Shuai believes that it is extremely urgent for China to give full play to Comrade Xiaoping's ability at this time. It should be said that for Comrade *** and Comrade Xiaoping, Marshal ** did his best and gave help.
However, for Ye Shuai's proposal, Deng Gong did not agree, and he politely refused it during the discussion of the Politburo, and he was still ranked third after the two comrades *** and ***. In the final analysis, Deng Gong is also thinking about the development of the country. When Comrade Xiaoping talked about ***, he once said: Among people in their sixties, he is the most prominent. Obviously, Deng Gong believes that the party and the country need more young and vigorous comrades to provoke the beam, and for this reason, he also specially encouraged you to take the lead and provoke the beam.
And *** is Deng Gong's close comrade-in-arms for decades, for the contribution and status of the old commander, Deng Gong gave a clear affirmation, and naturally will not accept the proposal of "adjusting the ranking of the Standing Committee".。As for the position and ranking, Deng Gong also explained to the outside world: power should not be excessively concentrated, and it is not beneficial to the country. Positions such as *** will involve a lot of practical work and energy, and it is more appropriate for other comrades to fill them. Indeed, in the 80s, Comrade Xiaoping and Yang Shangkun successively served as the prime minister in his life, but he was the undisputed core leader. He has not accepted the posts of these full-time cadres, and Comrade Xiaoping certainly does not care about the so-called "order of ranking."
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