After 1981, since Comrade *** left the leadership position, ** was full of various speculations and rumors about the reasons for his departure. However, the truth is not simple, and the resignation of Comrade ** was not caused by a single reason, but was the result of a combination of factors.
Back in the second half of 1976, the Politburo held an emergency meeting, and Ye Shuai proposed that Comrade *** temporarily assume the leadership of the country, and the other members unanimously agreed. Comrade Hua has demonstrated outstanding ability to govern at the local and high-level levels, and has stabilized government affairs, thus gaining the trust of all people.
At that time, he was clearly designated as a person and provided the general direction of governance, that is, to adhere to public ownership. ** Comrades have great respect for the Chairman and always actively carry out the instructions of the Chairman. However, at that time, the planned economic system was no longer suitable for the country's development needs, and the continued implementation of heavy industrialization could lead to overcapacity, and at the same time, the people's commune system had restrictions on agricultural development, resulting in a decline in grain output.
By 1978, the domestic economy was in trouble and urgent reforms were needed to avoid a regression. At the Party Congress, delegates from all over the country expressed their dissatisfaction with the policies of the past, and Comrade ** openly accepted these criticisms and began to reflect on his own policy of governance.
He accepted criticism from all sides with a tolerant attitude as part of democratic decision-making. Subsequently, he chose to let Deng Gong take over his leadership responsibilities, and he himself became a symbolic leader, focusing on diplomatic work and actively visiting friendly countries.
In 1980, with the end of the civil turmoil, Comrade ** decided that his mission had been accomplished and announced his resignation from all positions. At his last state dinner, the chefs carefully prepared his favorite scrambled eggs to bid him farewell, a gesture of warmth that deeply touched him, and he took a photo with the chefs.
When Deng Gong was seriously ill, he immediately sent a letter of condolences, but in the end Deng Gong passed away. For this lost comrade, Comrade ** expressed deep sorrow and put forward a proposal to *** for a fair discussion of issues left over from history.
Although he was not interested in writing memoirs, he realized the importance of memoirs for the study of literature and history, so he commissioned a researcher to ghostwrite them, demanding objectivity and impartiality, and narrating them in the third person. After repeated review, the memoir was finally completed and handed over by him to the publishing house for publication, becoming a precious spiritual legacy he left to the world.