On July 2, 1959, ** decided to hold an enlarged meeting of the Politburo in Lushan, and after receiving the notice, the then Minister of Defense did not want to go, because he had just returned from a foreign visit and had a lot to do, Vice Minister Huang Kecheng reminded him: "This meeting is an enlarged meeting of the Politburo presided over by ***, you are a member of the Politburo, how can you not go!" ”
On June 29, ** and **Marshal set off from Beijing, arrived in Wuhan by train, and then changed to a ship, and arrived at Lushan on the morning of July 1, and on July 2, the enlarged meeting of the Politburo presided over was officially opened, and at the beginning of the meeting, 19 issues such as reading, situation, tasks, comprehensive balance, and mass line were put forward for everyone to discuss.
At the beginning of the meeting, everyone's mood was still relatively high, ** at the same time as the meeting, I used my leisure time to visit Hanpokou, Xianren Cave and other scenic spots, until July 14, everything changed.
**After careful consideration, he wrote a letter "Ten Thousand Words Book", he let his accompanying staff officer Wang Chengguang, hand over the letter to Gao Zhi, the secretary of ***, on July 15, **also asked Gao Zhi, **Have you read the letter, what is surprising is that on the 16th, ** ordered the letter to be printed and distributed to everyone, and a name was written on it "**Comrade's Opinion Letter".
On July 23, ** personally held a meeting and took the lead in criticizing ***'s opinion, after which, ** was wrongly criticized, and he was removed from his post in the army, and only retained the posts of ** member and ** Politburo member.
On the eve of the National Day in 1959, ** moved out of Zhongnanhai and moved to live in Wujia Garden in Jiaotun, a northwest suburb of Beijing.
From moving into Wujia Garden in 1959 until 1965, when he left Wujia Garden as the commander-in-chief of the third line, how did he spend these 6 years?
On October 21, ** found *** to talk to him and said that he could learn some Marxist philosophy and political economy.
As a result, **came to the ** party school, at that time, Peng Zhen, ** director of the general office Yang Shangkun and others, and specially invited Wu Huiwen, Liu Zizheng and others of the standing committee of the party school, Peng Zhen said: "Mr. Peng came to the party school, please take him to study and read, mainly to learn some philosophy and political economy." He has experienced all the history of the party, and he knows more than you, and you still have to learn from him in this regard. Some problems are cleaned up, you discuss and study with Mr. Peng, and make a study plan. ”
Peng Zhen continued: "Don't make a mistake alone, no one dares to approach, they are all comrades, treat them openly and honestly." You help Mr. Peng study, and you can talk openly and honestly about any problems. ”
Because, the ** party school held a special meeting to discuss how to help *** read and study.
While studying, ** also planted some crops in the Wu family garden, such as pumpkins, eggplants, peppers, etc., not only that, but he also opened a pond with the guards to raise fish and flowers.
At this time, *** no longer had the right to participate in the country's core meeting, but he was very concerned about the future of the country, and he once asked Liu Zizheng, a member of the Standing Committee of the Party School who came to help him study: "Do you believe that one acre of land can make ten thousand catties of grain?" ”
Liu Zizheng said: "I have not seen it in the countryside in the past, and I have not seen it with my own eyes now, and the wheat planted by Yang Lao (Yang Xianzhen) in the party school last year was a bumper harvest that I had never seen before, and one acre of land was only 700 catties. This is a realistic and reliable yield. ”
Regarding Liu Zizheng's statement, ** chose to confirm that he opened up two points of land in Wu's garden, and then planted wheat, in order to make the crops work well, ** had to fertilize and water them very carefully every time.
In 1960, the crops were ripe, according to the conversion of one acre, it could only collect more than 700 catties, Liu Zizheng was in the party school, and also planted an acre of land, and when it was harvested, it was less than 700 catties, he truthfully said to ***: "It seems that an acre of real estate is more than 700 catties, which is more reliable." ”
Since then, ** has been studying political economy with peace of mind during his residence in Wujia Garden, in addition, ** although he is not in his position, but he is very concerned about the lives of the people around him.
What needs the people in the vicinity, he will try his best to meet them, someone is sick, ** let people drive their own cars to pick up the doctor, there are old people who have passed away, ** if there is time, will go to condolences, many children, young people are very admirable, everyone affectionately calls him "Grandpa Peng".
In 1961, ** wrote a letter to ***, asking him to go to the countryside to do investigation and research, and asked ** to allow him to go to his hometown in Hunan for three months to understand the rural situation, and then go to Taihang, Shanxi next spring.
On October 30, 1961, he left Beijing and went to his hometown of Hunan Province, Xiangtan County, Wushi Brigade for the people's production team (Pengjiaweizi), and stayed in the countryside of Hunan for nearly two months, he said: "The situation in the countryside has improved somewhat, but the life of the peasants is still very hard, there is not enough food, and some things are not easy to buy."
These situations were later reported to **.
In 1965, Peng Zhen found *** he spoke to *** and *** on his behalf, and appointed him as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Southwest Third Line Construction Committee, ** said: "I am a member of the Communist Party and should obey the party's distribution, but I made a mistake, no one listens to what I say, and I am also a layman to industry, and I still hope to go to the countryside to investigate." ”
A few days later, he said: "Go to the southwest, this is the party's policy, if someone disagrees, ask him to talk to me." I used to oppose *** positively, and now I want to support him sincerely. ”
For ***'s words, ** was very moved in his heart, at that time, *** asked him if he had anything to say, and everyone was looking forward to what *** could say, but *** didn't say anything.
On November 28, ** ended his 6 years of living in Wujia Garden, and he took a train to Chengdu.