From the Agrarian Revolutionary War to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and then to the War of Liberation, he was one of the important leaders of our people's army, and his position in the army was second only to Mr. Zhu.
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea in 1950, Mr. Peng served as the commander and political commissar of the Chinese People's Volunteers, leading hundreds of thousands of volunteer soldiers to face the "United **" composed of armies of more than a dozen countries on the Korean battlefield and won the final victory in the war.
For this purpose, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea also conferred on him the glorious title of "Hero of the Korean People's Republic".
In 1955, during the awarding of titles by the whole army, Mr. Peng became one of the top ten marshals of the founding of the People's Republic of China by virtue of his outstanding military exploits, ranking second only to Mr. Zhu.
However, who would have thought that just four years later, Mr. Peng's fate has changed dramatically.
In July 1959, the enlarged meeting of the Political Bureau was held in Lushan, known as the "Lushan Conference".
According to the original intention of the meeting, the purpose of convening this meeting is to unify the whole party's understanding of the situation, sum up lessons and lessons on the premise of affirming the achievements, and study a number of specific policies, so as to further correct the "leftism" and mobilize the whole party to accomplish the tasks of the "Great Leap Forward" of that year.
However, the original core of the meeting was to rectify the "left", but a letter written by Mr. Peng to the chairman changed the direction of the meeting, from correcting the "left" to opposing the "right".
At that time, the meeting was almost over, and he was ready to leave, but Mr. Peng felt that there was a "shortcoming" behavior for the Great Leap Forward movement at the meeting, and if the problem was not pointed out at this time, it would inevitably affect the development speed of the national economy.
With this in mind, Mr. Peng initially wanted to interview the chairman directly, but for various reasons, he finally changed to writing a letter.
After reading the letter, the chairman felt that it was nothing, after all, Mr. Peng's original intention in writing this letter was just to let the chairman refer to it, even if there was anything wrong, it would not be a big deal.
However, this letter was used by some people, and was later printed and distributed to the participants for discussion under the name of "Comrade **'s Opinion".
Of course, much of the content in this "opinion paper" is still factual and has therefore been supported by many people.
There was already a certain disagreement, and the appearance of this letter aggravated this disagreement, and as the discussion became more and more intense, the development of the meeting gradually exceeded ***'s expectations, and as for what happened later, we are very clear.
Shortly after the meeting, Mr. Peng was dismissed from his post as defense minister. But that's not all!
In June 1962, Mr. Peng wrote a letter to the chairman and **, refuting the untruths imposed on him at the Lushan Conference, seeking truth from facts and insisting on the truth, but under the intervention of some people, he was criticized and censored again.
In September 1965, Mr. Peng was sent to Sichuan to serve as the third deputy director of the "Third Line" Construction Committee of the Southwest Bureau.
Although he has been downgraded several levels, Mr. Peng still takes into account the overall situation and devotes himself to the third-line construction cause. But some people don't want to give up.
In a meeting held in Beijing in 1967, Mr. Peng was also brought to participate.
Due to his special status, many people are afraid to stay with him, so he is alone whether he is in a meeting or resting.
However, at this moment, a cadre in military uniform suddenly rushed out and slapped him twice, and shouted: "You also have today!" ”
This scene stunned everyone present at the time, and when everyone came back to their senses, they found that this person was Li Zhongqi, the founding major general of the founding of the People's Republic of China, who was the deputy commander of the Beijing Garrison at the time.
So, what did General Li Zhongqi have with Mr. Peng?
Li Zhongqi, a native of Jianping, Liaoning, was born in 1913 and studied in the 11th Cavalry Section of the Northeast Army Lecture Hall in his early years.
Speaking of which, Li Zhongqi is also a general with outstanding military achievements, after leading the Northeast Military Headquarters to join the Red Army in 1936, he has been fighting under the leadership of our party, and has participated in the Northeast Anti-Japanese War and the Liberation War.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Zhongqi was transferred to work in the Military Education Bureau of the Military Commission, and then served as the assistant minister of the Military Training Department, and was awarded the rank of major general in 1955.
After graduating from the Military Academy in 1957, Lee Jong-ki served as deputy director of the Organization and Planning Department of the Training Directorate.
The following year, Mr. Peng launched an anti-"dogmatism" campaign in the army, and many cadres were affected, including Li Zhongqi.
Because he was on the side of Xiao Ke and others who advocated opposing empiricism and conservatism, he was transferred to work in the field and demoted to deputy chief of staff.
To be honest, this rectification is not aimed at a certain person, but for the whole army, and for the development of the whole army, but because Mr. Peng is straightforward and does not take into account his personal feelings when dealing with it, some people are angry with him.
In fact, this point has been well confirmed at the Lushan Conference!
So, what is the final outcome of General Lee Jong-ki?
Two years after this incident, the situation changed, and General Wu Zhong spoke to him about the matter, but he still refused to repent.
Many people were not very satisfied with such a communiqué of personal vendetta, which led to his subsequent tenure in a state of stagnancy.
Although he later remorseful and wanted to make up for his mistakes, it was too late.
In 1982, General Lee Jong-ki retired and died in Beijing on January 11, 2003, at the age of 90.