In the 55th year of the list of high-quality authors, Zhang Desheng met with an "old Red Army", and after a few words, he concluded: There is something wrong with this person.
During the Spring Festival of 1955, Zhang Desheng identified a young soldier as an impostor, but after being taken to the Public Security Bureau, he showed his passport and relevant evidence. Secretary Zhang insisted that he was **, but the newspaper proved the young man's statement after comparison. What's going on behind the scenes?What kind of contradiction exists between Secretary Zhang's insistence and the conclusive evidence provided by the young people?
Li Wanming, a native of Ankang, Shaanxi, comes from a wealthy merchant family. From an early age, he lived in a privileged environment, received a superior education, and his extensive knowledge made him drink to quench his thirst. This knowledge is both a sharp weapon and a double-edged sword.
He was a man of great knowledge and knowledge of the Wuxu Revolution in Chinese history, and he was highly regarded for the Meiji Restoration in Japan. Li Wanming was convinced that only by learning from Japan could China become strong, and Chiang Kai-shek, who had studied in Japan, was the hope of the motherland.
When he graduated from the normal school in Ankang at the age of 18, he chose to join the Kuomintang army. With his talent for learning five cars, he began his military career as a clerk in the army. If the Kuomintang had firmly held power, Li Wanming would have been expected to gain official glory.
Li Wanming's ambitions and dreams of a successful career in the Kuomintang army were soon dashed by the collapse of the Kuomintang regime. During the Battle of Pingjin, seeing that the Kuomintang's momentum was declining, he chose to flee and galloped all the way from Tianjin to Nanjing. Although Fu Zuoyi's troops were undergoing reorganization at that time, and senior ** suggested that he stay and retain his official position, Li Wanming scoffed: "If you want to do it, you can be a big official, what's the point of a small position?"”
In May 1949, Nanjing fell, Li Wanming did not hesitate to lie, claiming that he was a student of the "** University", and expressed his willingness to do his best for the construction of New China. The ** of the Military Management Office was very happy to see that this young intellectual had the desire to make progress, and wrote a letter of recommendation for him, suggesting that he go to the Second Field Military and Political University for further study.
Li Wanming, who was 20 years old at the time, could have seized this opportunity to reform his ways, but if he could study hard, his future would be limitless. Half a year later, he graduated from the Military and Political University and was recommended by the organization to join the Southwest Work Group, which should be a fortunate thing. However, he was dismissive of it. He thought that the southwest region was remote and desolate, and decided to go to Changzhou, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the climate is pleasant, and there are attractive beauties.
Li Wanming thought of a bad idea, and in a small shop that engraved seals, he asked the boss to copy the official seal of the Military and Political University on the letter of introduction, so that he forged a letter of introduction. With this fake document, he came to Changzhou without shyness, successfully blended in with the local city people, and became a member of the construction department.
At that time, the information was not smooth, the system was not perfect, and it was a time when everything was waiting to be rebuilt, which provided space and convenience for Li Wanming's deception.
Sitting in the spacious and bright office, he leisurely drank tea and read the newspaper, and his mood was extremely happy. He couldn't help but laugh at the commander who had advised him to stay behind and accept the reorganization: "What a fool, how can there be such a comfortable environment for being a soldier?"However, his passion was quickly cooled. He felt that the position was too low, and that he needed to keep an eye on the attitude of his leaders and suffer criticism if he made a mistake in his work.
If you want to be a bigger official, you have to be a bigger official. He thought to himself.
So, he used the same method to forge the letter of introduction again, this time pretending to be the "head of the education section" of the Military and Political University. He even wrote a letter "asking for assignment of work because of his participation in the Huaihai Campaign", intending to report to the personnel department of the Southern Jiangsu Administration in an attempt to be promoted to section chief.
Li Wanming's deception was exposed by comrades who worked hard, and his true colors were revealed, and instead of being promoted to section chief as he wished, he became a prisoner and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Life in prison was extremely difficult, which made Li Wanming feel unbearable. His decision to pretend to be willing to undergo reform allowed him to be released on early parole at the end of 1950 and regain his freedom.
This time, he not only missed his youth, but also learned a lesson and corrected his attitude. With his own level of education, he could have chosen to become a teacher and start a new life. It's a pity that Li Wanming has fallen into the whirlpool of deception and can't extricate himself.
In prison, he met many "elites", and these people from all walks of life interacted in prison, and Li Wanming also learned a lot from them.
After reflecting on the lessons of his past failures, Li Wanming concluded that his mistake was not bold enough and chose a disguise that was too small. He decided to make a bigger sign so that no one dared to question it, so that it would not be exposed.
On New Year's Day in 1951, he came to Chuzhou, Anhui Province, engraved an official seal again in an engraving shop, and forged a letter of introduction, this time as the political commissar of the Military and Political University. Not only that, but he also forged a letter of introduction signed by Ma Mingfang, chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial People's **, and went to Shaanxi Province**.
Li Wanming's birth year is 1927, and even if his career is smooth, it is impossible to become the political commissar of the Military and Political University at the age of 24. His disguise should be easy to see. However, the personnel of Shaanxi Province saw that Chairman Ma was working in the compound, so they had no doubt about the authenticity of this letter, and did not hesitate to arrange for Li Wanming to work in the Ankang Special Office.
After this successful deception, Li Wanming was full of ecstasy, and he began to believe that the more he played the banner, the more safe he would be, and the higher the probability of success.
His courage has also become more and more bold with the experience of success. He simply presented himself as an "old revolutionary" with a firm stance. According to him, he was born in 1907, joined the Red Army at the age of 12, joined the 359 Brigade at the age of 16, and became a company commander at the age of 17.
Since then, he has risen through the ranks, serving as battalion commander, chief of staff of the Volunteer Corps. During this period, he claimed to have participated in the Battle of Shangganling, and was awarded a first-class meritorious service for his outstanding performance, and was awarded the title of "Battle Hero", and was cordially received by the leader.
In addition, he also imitated the autograph of the top person in charge of the Central South Military and Political Commission and made a letter of introduction to identify himself. Then, he took a vehicle directly to Wuhan, and miraculously met the green light, reporting to the Agriculture and Forestry Department of the Central South Military and Political Commission.
Li Wanming's disguise allowed him to be promoted to the director of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and this high position made him happy. At work, the people around him call him "director", and every time he hears this title, he feels extremely satisfied, as if bathed in sweetness. He enjoyed the fantasy as if everything was a dream.
In the office, Li Wanming hardly does business, but likes to brag to his subordinates about his glorious experience on the battlefield. He spends his time in the office drinking tea, bragging, and reading newspapers. If he didn't want to work, he used the excuse that he still had US bullets on him, claiming that the injury was unbearable and "painful", and then went home to rest.
Li Wanming inherited his father's stuttering, and when he needed to speak, he chose to let the secretary explain on his behalf. He claimed that he was gassed by the U.S. military on the battlefield in Korea, causing oral injuries and rendering him speechless.
In 1952, Li Wanming reached the peak of his life. As a member of the delegation of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, he was allowed to visit the Soviet Union and was cordially received by Stalin.
After returning home, he constantly boasted about this glorious experience, exaggerated claims that Stalin shook hands with him, and praised him for his youth and promisingness. These claims could not be confirmed, but he seemed to feel that bragging was insignificant to him.
Li Wanming's camouflage and exaggerated methods have achieved tremendous results, and the organization has treated him, a self-styled "combat hero" and a disabled soldier, with unusually favorable treatment. He was assigned a spacious and bright house with a life secretary who took care of him attentively and thoughtfully.
Although Li Wanming is single, the organization hopes that he can accept this life secretary and solve the troubles of his personal life. However, Li Wanming thinks too highly of himself, claiming that this life secretary does not have enough temperament and beauty.
Therefore, he forged a letter purportedly written by General Li Xuesan, head of the delegation of the returned Chinese People's Volunteers, and sent it to the Agriculture and Forestry Department of the Central and Southern Military and Political Commission, asking him to be treated kindly. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry attached great importance to this letter and quickly promoted him to the position of deputy director of the personnel department and concurrently the secretary of the party branch. After being promoted, Li Wanming's life began to change. As his power and status rise, so does love.
Du Qi, a female college student working in the personnel department, was moved by Li Wanming's dazzling experience and heroic deeds, admired him, expressed her admiration to him, and constantly wrote love letters to confess to him. Soon, Li Wanming established a deep relationship with this beautiful and moving female college student, and the two entered the palace of marriage.
Despite the harvest of love, Li Wanming is not satisfied with the status quo. He always felt that his life was too dull, and he lacked a sense of accomplishment of climbing to the heights, responding from all directions, and applauding thunderously.
As a result, in January 1955, a handwritten letter from Zhou Shidi, deputy commander of the Southwest Military Region and commander of the Air Defense Force of the People's Liberation Army, was placed on the desk of the leaders of the Agriculture and Forestry Department of the Central and Southern Military and Political Commission.
Li Wanming received an urgent telegram with the content of "appointing Comrade Li Wanming as chief of staff and division commander of a certain army, and flying to Lanzhou to discuss important military affairs."
At the same time, the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry attached great importance to this matter, did not have any doubts about the authenticity of the letters and telegrams, immediately arranged for a secretary, bought a ticket for him, and personally sent him to the airport. Holding his hand, the leaders advised: "When you arrive at the new unit, don't forget to go home often." ”
In January 1955, Li Wanming first flew to Xi'an to the home of his teacher Yang Mingxuan. The purpose of his visit seems to be to show off his achievements. Although he did not dare to boast of his experience in the Red Army, he claimed to be a combat hero of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and had just been appointed division commander.
Li Wanming also boasted that the ** military had appointed him to Lanzhou to attend an important military meeting. And just as he was talking about this, Zhang Desheng, secretary of the provincial party committee and political commissar of the military region, also happened to come to Mr. Yang's house as a guest.
Two days ago, Zhang Desheng had just met with the head of the Lanzhou Military Region, and there was no mention of anything at all about the military meeting or the new division commander. Therefore, he became suspicious of what Li Wanming said about the situation and began to ask him about his experience in the 359 Brigade. Li Wanming claimed to be a member of the 359 Brigade and should know the history of the brigade well. However, his answer was either ignorant or incorrect, full of loopholes.
Secretary Zhang was indignant and did not hesitate to expose Li Wanming's disguise: "You are a **, you are a complete impostor, you don't have to continue acting." ”
Secretary Zhang immediately ordered the guards to take him to the Public Security Department. After an investigation by the Public Security Department, Li Wanming's true identity finally surfaced.
Prior to this, Li Wanming's colleague Mu Yizhi stumbled upon Li's suspicious behavior. When he went to a private engraving shop to engrave seals, Mu Yizhi met Li Wanming and walked out of the store. He inquired about the shopkeeper about Lee, and was shocked by the answer. The shopkeeper told Mu Yizhi in a relaxed tone: "This person is our old customer, and he often comes to us to engrave the official seal." ”
This answer aroused Mu Yizhi's suspicions, and he felt that there must be something unusual behind this. After some investigation, he wrote a letter of accusation to the party group of the Ministry of Forestry during the Spring Festival of 1955, exposing Li Wanming's suspicious behavior.
When the leaders of the Ministry of Forestry learned of the report, they did not dare to take it lightly and quickly verified it. They questioned General Li Xuesan and a certain army involved in the incident, but they all received a negative reply. General Li Xuesan said that he did not know Li Wanming and had never written a letter of introduction. A certain army made it clear that there was no such person.
Just when the investigation was still ongoing, Zhang Desheng exposed Li Wanming's ** and directly brought him to justice.
Li Wanming's disguise was finally exposed, and even if he had superb acting skills, he could not continue to deceive. The procuratorate quickly made a decision to approve the arrest, and the court quickly tried the case, and Li Wanming was imprisoned.
After this **, Li's wife Du Qi was deeply shocked and confused. She couldn't help but feel at a loss, the hero she admired was actually a **.
When the child grows up, she doesn't know how to introduce him to this chaotic and embarrassing experience. This sudden and absurd encounter made her unable to understand why fate would treat her like this.
Li Wanming's deception is not superb, full of loopholes, and anyone with a little brain can find the flaws. However, his letters of introduction and handwritten letters were unhindered in more than a dozen state organs, and he successfully defrauded without any department questioning them. This person who served in the Kuomintang army was able to pretend to be a "soldier of the Red Army", a "soldier of the Eighth Route Army", and a "hero of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea", defrauding countless honors and positions, and even deceiving beauties.
Li was eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud, and then his sentence was increased until he was released in 1978. Some agencies have verified and "partially" rehabilitated him, but he is not innocent, and the compensation is relatively limited, and the compensation of 500 yuan is only a "partial" compensation for the increase in sentence.
The reason why Li Wanming was able to successfully deceive is actually very simple. In the period when the country was just being founded, people focused on their own cause with positive enthusiasm for work and high revolutionary spirit. There was a simple trust between them, and no one could have imagined that anyone would dare to pretend to be a combat hero and a military and political leader in such a bold manner. This kind of trust and simple mentality has made Li Wanming's ridiculous success this time.
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