After the Gang of Four was crushed, did Hua Guofeng deliberately obstruct Deng Gong s comeback?

In October 1976, the "Gang of Four" was crushed, and Ye Shuai immediately sent someone to tell Deng Gong the news in time. Soon after, Ye Shuai proposed to ** to let Deng Gong come out to preside over the work, but Comrade *** refused on the grounds that "the time is not ripe".

After that, many comrades, especially many veteran cadres, expressed their desire to let Deng Gong return to work, but he still adopted the methods of "waiting a while" and "delaying it".

So for a long time, there has been a widely circulated saying, that is, Hua Lao deliberately delayed and obstructed Deng Gong's comeback.

So, is this really the case?

In fact, on the issue of Deng Gong's comeback, although ** did take the method of "waiting" and "delaying" in the early stage, it was not a long delay, let alone a deliberate attempt to obstruct Deng Gong's comeback, but in view of the actual situation at the time, he had to consider the appropriate time for Deng Gong to come out to work.

In fact, Hua Lao also knows very well that after the "Gang of Four" was crushed, Deng Gong's comeback became a matter that must be implemented.

First, Deng Gong participated in the revolution very early, and he had a lot of theoretical and practical experience, and he had a high prestige both inside and outside the party and in the army.

Second, during the period of serious illness, it has always been Deng Gong who is presiding over the daily work of the country, and during this period, his work achievements are obvious to all, and in a short period of time, the national economy has been greatly improved, so that even the first has repeatedly praised him for his "strong political ideology" and "rare talents".

Although he was later removed from all posts again, the series of rectification measures he led during his tenure won the support and support of the people of the whole country.

And now that the "Gang of Four" has been crushed, the various "messes" left behind by it need a person with both ability and political integrity to clean up, and Deng Gong is the most suitable person.

Therefore, it is inevitable that Deng Gong will come out to work, but when he will come out needs to be carefully considered.

On the one hand, the "Gang of Four" has just been crushed, and its forces in ** and local areas have not yet been completely eliminated, and social order has not yet stabilizedOn the other hand, "Criticizing Deng" was set before his death, and *** had just passed away, so he couldn't act rashly.

However, despite this, ** still did a lot of work for Deng Gong's comeback.

For example, at a Politburo meeting held in October of this year, ** announced three opinions on Deng Gong's comeback:

Clause.

First, please come out to work;

Clause. Second, it is necessary to come out in a dignified manner at the ** meeting;

Clause. Third, it is necessary to do a good job in mass work for the first time to come out to work.

In early December of the same year, Deng Gong was admitted to Hospital 301 due to illness, and a few days later, ** approved the restoration of his right to read documents. During the hospitalization, ** also specially sent a car to take him to Yuquan Mountain, and *** Ye Shuai, ** and others introduced to him the process of smashing the "Gang of Four".

Not only that, but in the "** Anthology" compiled by *** at that time, the original compilation policy was also changed, and the content of *** praising Deng Gong was retained.

All of this is enough to prove that Hua Lao did not deliberately obstruct Deng Gong's return to work, but just wanted to find a favorable opportunity.

And soon, the opportunity came!

At the beginning of 1977, the first anniversary of his death, there were spontaneous mourning activities on Tiananmen Square again, and the people also called for Deng Gong to return to work in addition to mourning.

At a meeting held 2 days ago, ** talked about his views on the issue of Deng Gong's comeback work, and expressed his concerns: judging from the situation at that time, it is undoubtedly difficult to make Deng Gong's immediate return to work, and it is still necessary to delay it appropriately.

In this regard, Ye Shuai and others also agreed.

It is worth mentioning that at the beginning of May 1977, ** also approved Deng Gong's proposal to forward his two letters to ** in October 1976 and April 1977 respectively to be forwarded to the county and regiment level, which was actually equivalent to officially announcing Deng Gong's imminent return to work within the party.

Finally, after several months of careful preparation, on July 17, 1977, at the Third Plenary Session of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the "Resolution on Reinstating Comrade ***" was adopted. Since then, Deng Gong has officially made a comeback.

To sum up, on the issue of Deng Gong's comeback, Hua Lao did not immediately agree at first, but this is not the so-called deliberate obstruction, but considering practical factors, he has to think long-term and wait until the time is ripe.

And realistically speaking, such considerations are completely necessary and deserved, and it is precisely because of this that Deng Gong was able to successfully return to work in less than a year after the "Gang of Four" was crushed, which is inseparable from the efforts of Hua Lao and **.

Therefore, on the issue of Deng Gong's comeback, the positive role played by Hua Lao cannot be erased, of course, this also reflects Hua Lao's wisdom.