In 1975, a high-ranking officer was finally freed, and he sent a letter to Marshal *** asking for rehabilitation.
**Forwarded this request to***
** It is believed that the general did not make a major mistake, so it was recommended that he join the military commission as an adviser.
**Personally reviewed and endorsed this recommendation.
This general is Tan Zheng from Xiangxiang, Hunan, and has a deep relationship with ***.
Tan Zheng was the earliest secretary in the Jinggangshan period, and the two were almost inseparable and talked about everything.
Tan Zheng even dared to joke about ***, describing ***'s posture when he made a report, as well as his accent.
During the Liberation War, Tan Zheng served as the director of the Political Department of the Northeast Army, and was awarded the rank of general in 1955.
When ** took over the daily work of the Military Commission, Tan Zheng and ** had differences on many issues.
A touting article on ** was sent to Tan Zheng for review, but Tan Zheng said that he did not agree to publish it and adhered to his principles.
Such a trivial matter made ** very dissatisfied, and under his auspices, an enlarged meeting of the Military Commission was held to criticize Tan Zheng wrongly.
Tan Zheng didn't know why, and he felt confused about his demotion, because he never intentionally violated or opposed ***'s thoughts.
Later, Tan Zheng was transferred to Fujian Province as vice governor, he asked if there were other comrades whose positions had changed, and learned that *** went to the southwest third line as deputy director, and Huang Kecheng went to Shanxi Province as vice governor.
Tan Zheng nodded, as if he had comprehended the deep meaning.
It seems that his misfortune was not unique.
As time passed, Tan Zheng's situation became more and more difficult, and he was imprisoned and severely devastated physically and mentally.
In the 70s, one day, ** suddenly asked: "Tan Zheng went**?."
Tan Zheng once served as the secretary of *** at the most difficult moment, and was an old comrade-in-arms on Jinggang Mountain, ** had a lot of nostalgia for him, because he had not seen Tan Zheng for a long time, so he had this inquiry.
Under the influence of ***'s personal concern, in 1975, Tan Zheng finally regained his freedom and moved into the guest house of the Central Organization Department.
However, after a long period of loneliness, it is clear that spending time in a guest house is not a long-term solution, and Tan Zheng is still eager to continue to contribute to the party.
It was under these circumstances that he wrote a report to the marshal who presided over the daily work of the Central Military Commission, submitted it layer by layer, and Mr. ** formulated his opinions and gave instructions, so that Tan Zheng's problem was solved and he served as an adviser to the Military Commission.
After returning to work, the "Report on the Political Work of the Army" was reissued, but the original signature of Tan Zheng was erased and changed to the "Report on the Political Work of the Army" issued by the Political Department of the Left-behind Corps at the high-level meeting of the Northwest Bureau.
Tan Zheng looked at it and said mockingly, can the Political Department still speak and read the manuscript?For a time, the old general suffered from cerebral thrombosis, and then reversed, bedridden, unable to speak.
In 1988, Tan Zheng passed away at the age of 82.