In the late '70s, there was a huge change in the country's ideology, and the generals who had been wrongly criticized were rehabilitated one after another, which was a welcome progress. One of them is Huang Kecheng. At the Lushan Conference in 1959, Huang Kecheng was unjustly criticized, which had a profound impact on his future, and it also made him more able to understand the situation of those old comrades who had been treated unfairly like him. When Huang Kecheng returned to work and became secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, he began to rehabilitate these people, and those who were helped by Huang Kecheng were grateful to him.
Although Huang Kecheng tried his best to help everyone, there was still one person who was not rehabilitated during his lifetime and was not rehabilitated until his death many years later, and this person was Su Yu. Su Yu was once the chief of the general staff and an important figure in the military command of Huaye, who made outstanding achievements in the War of Liberation and made great contributions to the revolutionary cause. His military prowess was highly praised and he was hailed as the god of war. However, such a talented person was wrongly criticized and experienced injustice. At that time, he was labeled as an extreme individualist, and not only was he dismissed, but he was also transferred from the front line for more than 20 years.
Su Yu's problems mainly arose in communication with colleagues and leaders, which led to misunderstandings about him, which led to criticism of him. In particular, at the meeting, ** and others harshly criticized Su Yu and accused him of seeking power. This clearly exaggerated Su Yu's mistake, but in fact it was a problem that could be easily solved, so Su Yu was later rehabilitated. During Huang Kecheng's tenure as the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Su Yu's family submitted an application for rehabilitation and some relevant materials to Huang Kecheng, including a letter written by Wang Bicheng, who used to be Su Yu's subordinate, and others, hoping that Su Yu's reputation could be restored.
Huang Kecheng has some understanding of Su Yu's situation, but unfortunately, after the death of Su Yu and Huang Kecheng, Su Yu's injustice has not been completely redressed. In 1994, Zhang Zhen and *** joined hands to help Su Yu wash away his past grievances. At that time, both of them were vice chairmen and were also Su Yu's subordinates. As former comrades-in-arms, they naturally hoped that the old general would be restored, so they worked together to solve the problem. However, some people may ask that at the enlarged meeting in 1958, Huang Kecheng also criticized Su Yu. At that time, although Huang Kecheng was Su Yu's deputy general staff, he supported *** Therefore, at the meeting, Huang Kecheng spoke fiercely and made many excessive accusations against Su Yu.
However, Huang Kecheng is actually a person who is upright, impartial, and adheres to the truth, and corrects when he knows his mistakes. Although he participated in the criticism of Su Yu at the beginning, he actively adjusted his attitude after realizing his mistake. Subsequently, he actively campaigned for Su Yu's rehabilitation, showing that he did not have other views on Su Yu, but hoped to correct historical misunderstandings. In addition, in his later years, Huang Kecheng hoped to use his own strength to rehabilitate those wronged old revolutionaries. Wong would be glad to correct his previous mistakes. His efforts were not only recognized by Su Yu, but even *** admitted his mistakes at the enlarged meeting. Nie Shuai once told Su Yu that as long as his materials were sent, he would sign them immediately.
It can be seen that everyone expects Su Yu to wash away his grievances. However, despite Wong's unremitting efforts, Su Yu was not rehabilitated. The main reason for this is that there is great resistance in the General Administration. Therefore, until Su Yu's death in 1982, his materials were still not approved. In addition, the organization came to a different conclusion about Su Yu's case than in the past, making his path to rehabilitation tortuous. Even when Huang Kecheng died, Su Yu still could not be rehabilitated, which is a big pity.