One of the purposes of the great leader's lifelong struggle in the revolutionary cause was to "serve the people". And he lived up to that promise throughout his life, as the President once said:"If he dies for the interests of the people, his death is heavier than Mount Tai. ”
Not only that, but the chairman is also strict with himself, he also said:"If anyone engages in corruption, I will cut off their heads, and if I engage in corruption, the people will cut off my heads. Such bold words show the demeanor of a great man who has done his best for the people.
In fact, the development after the founding of the People's Republic of China was not all smooth sailing, and it also experienced a very difficult period, when the chairman himself took the lead in tightening his belt to get through.
On December 26, 1959, this day is the 66th birthday, such an old man who has struggled for the interests of the people all his life should eat sumptuous dishes, watch the banquet full of friends, listen to the congratulatory messages sent to him by the people, and spend this day happily.
But there was only a simple and simple table in front of him, not only did there be no meat or wine, only rice and light dishes, and one of the manifestations of this sumptuous meal was "put some more oil in the dishes".
There were seven staff members sitting around the chairman, and they didn't have much joy on their faces, they didn't say a word, just sat quietly at the table.
At this time, the chairman slowly stretched out his chopsticks, and before he was ready to pick up the dish in front of him, his face sank, and he quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand.
The chairman looked at the few people in front of him and asked solemnly: "The people are really suffering, you have to hurry down to investigate, see what is wrong, and report the real situation." Is the People's Commune good? What are the opinions of the masses? Tell me the truth. ”
Seeing the chairman say this, Li Yinqiao and the others present also put down their chopsticks, lowered their heads and continued to say nothing. Looking at the scene in front of him, the chairman felt even more uncomfortable, and suddenly said sternly"You can't deceive me, you must tell the truth. ”
It is sad that today was supposed to be the chairman's birthday, and although the meal was simple, the atmosphere was still there, but now the chairman's mood has fallen to a low point, and he can't even celebrate his birthday when he sees the people suffering.
In the middle of the night, his guard Feng Yaosong cooked some porridge for the chairman and asked him to drink it quickly and rest as soon as possible.
The chairman slowly drank the porridge in his hand, his eyes were full of desolation, and he said with a sad expression: "The people of the whole country are living a hard life, how can I sleep?" ”
Seeing the tears in the chairman's eyes, Feng Yaosong couldn't help but think of the same scene, when he also advised the chairman to rest, it was June 30, and the party's birthday was about to be ushered in.
Feng Yaosong said softly"Chairman, you should rest. ”After hearing this, the chairman slowly raised his head and replied thoughtfully"I see. ”
But his eyes returned to the newspaper, and after a while he reluctantly put it away, and lay down on the wicker chair with a frown.
After a while, the chairman immediately got up, picked up the newspaper again, and motioned for Feng Yaosong to bring a pen and paper. The chairman soon began to write hard on the paper, but he never seemed satisfied, and rewrote and crossed out again and again, and then began to write with a frown.
Feng Yaosong on the side became more and more anxious the more he looked at it, he was afraid that the chairman would forget to sleep when he was busy with work like before. Seeing that the sky had brightened slightly, Feng Yaosong hurriedly persuaded:"Chairman, let's get some sleep, we have a meeting in a while. ”
At this time, the chairman said with mixed feelings"It's really not easy to eradicate schistosomiasis in Yujiang County, Jiangxi Province, and it would be great if the whole country could learn from this experience. ”
Listening to the chairman's words, Feng Yaosong was both moved and sad, and when the chairman saw this, he asked him how about the poems he wrote to celebrate the eradication of schistosomiasis.
Although Feng Yaosong couldn't understand it, he said in a loud voice that it was great, and the chairman then asked**Okay? Feng Yaosong just replied: "I think good is good." ”
The chairman opened his mouth and smiled"The good of the people is really good, and we must always serve the people. ”Looking at the glimmer of light shining through the curtains, the chairman strode forward and opened the curtains, feeling the bright sunlight and said"It's dawn, I'll sleep for a while. ”
Those who are familiar with the chairman know that he is such a person, thinking about the people everywhere, and he is very sad when the people can't eat, and he takes the lead in living a hard life of thrift and thrift.
At that time, Sino-Soviet relations had deteriorated, and the Soviet Union began to force debts to China, and the house leaked overnight.
In order to tide over the difficulties, the chairman not only took the lead in taking pork to pay off debts, but also started from himself and set a rule of "no meat, no eggs, and no excess food".
The chairman liked to eat pork very much, but in order to make a living, he had to give up pork, eat vegetarian for a long time, and when he was busy with work, he only ate a plate of spinach.
The people around looked at the chairman and felt that there would be a problem, Song Qingling also specially sent the crab that the chairman likes to eat, and he also kindly persuaded him to eat pork, but the chairman was very insistent: "Don't you also don't eat it?" ”
The chairman himself was determined to endure hardships to the end, but as a leader of the people and a father at the same time, he also endured his grief to limit the amount of food for his youngest daughter Li Ne.
Li Ne is the chairman's beloved youngest daughter, who has grown up with the chairman since she was a child, and parents want to see their children grow up.
However, the chairman was engaged in the revolutionary cause very hard, and even when Li Ne was growing up, the chairman took the lead in not engaging in specialization, so she ate a big pot of rice like everyone else.
As Li Ne grew up, this hard time did not passWhen she was in college, Li Ne's face was very ugly because she couldn't eat enough, you must know that Li Yinqiao's wife Han Guixin took care of Li Ne, so she naturally loved her very much.
Li Yinqiao was very distressed when he found out, so he sent some biscuits to Li Ne without telling the chairman, but how could this be hidden from the chairman, after the chairman knew, he called Li Yinqiao to his side and said solemnly"Why are you doing specialization? ”
Li Yinqiao lowered his head, and a sentence still popped out of his mouth: "Other parents often send things to their children." At this time, the chairman's voice suddenly raised: "Other parents can send it, but my child can't." ”
In the second half of the sentence, it was obvious that the chairman was suppressing his sadness. After a moment of silence, the chairman said slowly: "Who made him the daughter of ***." ”
It can also be seen from the life of the chairman's daughter how difficult life was at that time, the chairman is not only the leader of the country, but also the father of his daughter, and at the critical moment, he still chooses to treat everyone equally and get through this difficult time with everyone.
Due to the chairman's busy work and Li Ne's college education, the opportunities for the father and daughter to see each other are becoming less and less, and the guards around the chairman know that Li Ne's life outside is very difficult, so they often say to the chairman:"It's been a long time since I've seen Li Ne, so let's call her for a meal. ”
The chairman nodded, and as soon as he saw his father, Li Ne recounted his experience of always being hungry. The chairman felt very uncomfortable after hearing this, as a father he blamed himself very much, but at the same time told his daughter:"Now we must tide over the difficulties with the people of the whole country, and it will pass. ”
As soon as the meal began, Li Ne began to devour it, and the chairman looked at his daughter lovingly on the side and said"Eat at home, no one will rob you. ”
While eating, Li Ne realized that the chairman had only eaten a few bites, so he asked"Dad, why don't you eat it? ”
The chairman smiled and prevaricated: "I really envy you young people, I'm old and can't eat much." Li Ne saw that his father had put down his chopsticks and said, "Then I will eat them all." ”
As soon as the words fell, Li Ne devoured it again until the plate was empty. The guards were very distressed when they saw it, and whispered to the chairman: "Chairman, Li Ne is too difficult, do you see if it is ......."”
Before he finished speaking, the chairman categorically refused:"No one is happy with this situation, and I feel even more uncomfortable, but who made him the daughter of ***? Judging from the current situation, it is better to keep to your duty. ”
The chairman is such a person, not only leading everyone through difficulties by leading by example, but also insisting on not letting his daughter be special, showing his image of a strict father who loves the people like a son.
This is the chairman, who stands with the people in the face of difficulties, and is even more ruthless in rectifying corruption. When New China was just founded, the country had just shaken off the flames of war for many years, and everything was in ruins.
In March 1950, when the chairman was cleaning the dust for Li Yinqiao and his wife, he learned that there was a ** that had built a two-story villa in Xiangshan. The chairman, who was originally very happy, suddenly turned pale.
Throughout his life, the chairman adhered to the belief of serving the people, was very opposed to specialization, and was very strict with everyone. When he learned that there was a two-story villa, the chairman had already expected that things might not be so simple.
It is likely that this trend has begun to spread to all corners, and the chairman immediately decided to bring in the cadre who built the two-story villa.
Due to the seriousness of the situation, there were *** and others who came together, and the chairman at this time was furious, and the "cadre" also knew that what he had done had been exposed, so he lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
That's when the chairman spoke:"You really regard yourself as a hero, as an emperor and a general. ”The cadre's face changed in an instant, and he didn't dare to look directly at the chairman, let alone respond.
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he shouted loudly"Are you worthy of the people by doing this? Do you still deserve to be a Communist Party? I have emphasized earlier that you should not be Li Zicheng, why don't you listen? ”
That cadre was speechless, and could only keep admitting his mistakes, and the chairman had long understood the mentality of these cadres very well"When I built a house, why didn't I realize I was wrong? You are knowingly committing crimes, relying on your own power, you don't know why, since you want to make an example of the person who is engaged in **, then be this model. ”
At this time, the chairman was really angry, and even his emotions were a little out of control, and the prime minister and others standing on the side saw that he was angry and did not directly admonish.
I saw that the chairman had tried very hard to suppress his anger, but a few words popped out of his mouth that surprised everyone present:"Pulled out and shot. ”
Everyone was frightened, and stood up in surprise, but no one moved. Seeing this, the chairman repeated his meaning.
At this time, *** began to calmly persuade the chairman to wait until the results of the investigation came out and never be spared. After hearing this, the chairman was very sad and indignant: "We didn't come to Beijing to enjoy, if the ** corruption is Li Zicheng. ”
**After listening, I hurriedly played the round field:"This matter must be dealt with seriously, and must not be tolerated. ”
At this time, the chairman's mood gradually calmed down, and he really had to do it according to the law, not impulsively, and finally, after careful consideration, the chairman handed over the corruption case to *** and explained that it must be strictly investigated and handled.
After seeing that the chairman had calmed down, the frightened cadres hurriedly stated that they had realized their mistakes and were willing to accept any punishment. According to the law, this cadre was finally punished as he deserved.
The reason why the chairman suddenly lost control of his emotions when he saw that there was a **engagement** this time was because the chairman had always hated ** very much, and he had not allowed this phenomenon to happen since the beginning of the revolution, and the way he dealt with it had always been very serious.
It all started in 1929, when the revolutionary cause was far from successful. It was in this year that a man named Xie Busheng joined the ranks of the workers' and peasants' armed forces, and he quickly rose through the ranks because of his excellent performance.
He was born in a poor family, so he was hungry for wealth, but he had no chance until he was promoted step by step and became rich, at this time he had no revolutionary belief in his heart, only his own greed.
He not only took the materials obtained from the fight against the local tyrants as his own, but also did not make a pass through forgery and other means, and sold all these materials to make a profit.
At that time, the people were already in dire straits, and they were being exploited like never beforeAnd Xie Busheng not only did not restrain his behavior, but even intensified and began to seek money and kill people.
When these incriminating evidence were exposed, the chairman was shocked and personally instructed: As long as corruption is not eradicated, the common people will lose trust in us, the revolution will not succeed, and it is our duty to fight corruption.
Soon, the investigators took action to make the evidence of Xie Busheng's corruption public, and Xie Busheng, who lost his original intention, also ushered in the death penalty, just like thatThe Ruijin Soviet District fired the first shot in the fight against corruption.
However, this did not sober up to some peopleZuo Xiangyun, then director of the Engineering Office of the All-Union Congress, was one of them, and he used his power to reap the benefits of the projects he handled.
However, just when he wanted to further exploit the wealth, his affairs had been exposed, and the other evidence of his oppression of the people was also made public.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Xiangyun not only did not have any intention of repenting, but also prepared to escape, but the investigation team had already known his thoughts and arrested Zuo Xiangyun before he acted.
But this led to an even more shocking insider, Zuo Xiangyun actually colluded with Xu Yi, the director of the management department of the General Affairs Department, and escaped. Because of the magnitude of the incident, the chairman was alarmed.
He immediately decided to thoroughly investigate this corruption network, and in the end, including Zuo Xiangyun, Xu Yi and others, all were arrested, and Zuo Xiangyun also ushered in the end of death in the final trial.
Even so, there are still a small number of people who are obsessed with it, so the chairman often stresses that cadres must have the heart of serving the people, fulfill their duties, and never be Li Zicheng.
Until the founding of the People's Republic of China, the chairman still took the style of the people very seriously, and regarded anti-corruption as an important task. Later, the first corruption case in New China occurred
* Shan and Zhang Zishan are in the same stream, and the total amount of corruption is as high as 171627.2 billion yuan. As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar, and the whole of China was shocked.
** Shan was born as a hired laborer, and after the victory of the revolution, he forgot all about his original intention, and blindly thought that he should enjoy his happiness if he had merit.
He not only took drugs in private, but also ignored the people, and he repeatedly took advantage of disasters to enrich his own pockets.
When Tianjin was hit by floods, he and Zhang Zishan actually put the materials used for disaster relief into their own pockets, and also embezzled the grain that farmers had worked so hard to grow, and after statistics, this figure was as high as more than 400,000 catties.
The first few times they took risks not only made them profitable, but also gave them the illusion that they could do unscrupulous things. After that, the two continued to embezzle various funds such as ** and disaster relief funds for their own enjoyment.
Until this time, the crimes of the two of them had not been exposed, the people's hearts were not enough, ** Shan and Zhang Zishan became more and more greedy, more and more dissatisfied, and finally they actually came up with the idea of steel.
It was their collusion with the capitalists to resell steel that caused the country to suffer huge losses, and Comrade Li Kecai immediately reported the evil deeds of the two, and for a time ** immediately boiled, and the people were dissatisfied.
I thought that the matter would be revealed, and Liu and Zhang would deeply reflect on their mistakes, but they didn't expect to get a very arrogant answer in exchange:"Who would dare to deal with it? ”
Skynet was restored but not leaked, **Shan and Zhang Zishan were finally arrested, and the extremely heinous **Shan still had an arrogant attitude until he was arrested.
After the matter of Liu and Zhang was revealed, the state attached great importance to it, and the Tianjin Provincial Party Committee passed a resolutionIt was decided to expel them from the party and detain them for review.
Soon the "Liu Zhang incident" alarmed the chairman, and the chairman also left tears of grief after learning the truth of the incident. He is not because Liu and Zhang are corrupt and degenerate, but he is very sympathetic to those suffering people, what is wrong with them?
After the "Liu Zhang incident" alarmed, a number of leaders began to discuss the issue of whether to kill or not, and the chairman, who hated corruption very much, naturally issued a voice of "must be killed", and this voice also spoke everyone's heart.
In the end, **Shan and Zhang Zishan received the death penalty. Soon, the Hebei Provincial Special Court handed down the verdict. Regarding the execution of ** Shan and Zhang Zishan, the chairman once said this:
"Killing the two of them is saving thousands of people, killing people is a person who needs to be very cautious, but now it is out of helplessness, and it is unacceptable. ”
Indeed, as the Chair had said, if it was not addressed, then the matter would evolve to a point where it would be difficult to get rid of it. Not only that, the chairman also used the example of Chongzhen to illustrate that even if Chongzhen was a good emperor, the situation at that time was no longer under his control.
* This issue was also specifically mentioned in 1954:"Is everyone for the revolution or for being an official? ”In fact, his meaning is very obvious, that is, some people started out as revolutionaries, and later became bigger and bigger, and became officials. And some of these people also began to degenerate, corrupt, and indulge in material comforts.
In the eyes of the chairman, it is not easy to eradicate corruption, not only from oneself, but also from the people, so as to encourage more people to fight corruption and advocate honesty. In fact, the chairman has always been a good leader of the people, and he has practiced serving the people all his life.