"You go and tell Comrade *** that I will not accept his suggestion, this emperor, I will not be the emperor. ”
At the beginning of 1949, ** said to *** with a serious face and very angrily.
** with ***
Seeing that ***'s face was gloomy, he said with a smile: "Chairman, **comrade is also for your own good, you always have to listen to your comrades' thoughts." ”
No, no," * shook his head, "This *** is too stubborn sometimes, you go and do his job, let him dispel this idea." ”
What is it that caused such a disagreement between *** and *** for a while - it turned out that in January 1949, after the leading organs of *** and others entered Beiping to work, ** out of consideration for the personal safety of *** and others, it was decided to let *** and others move to Zhongnanhai to live and work.
Old photos of Zhongnanhai).
And ***, who has always been diligent and thrifty, and regards extravagant life as a great enemy, will naturally not agree to move into Zhongnanhai.
So, how do ** and *** finally persuade ***? What's the story behind this?
Today, this episode tells you about:In 1949, why did you refuse to move into Zhongnanhai?
On January 31, 1949, Fu Zuoyi, the defenders of the Kuomintang in Beiping, surrenderedThe peaceful liberation of Beiping marked the end of the last battle of the strategic decisive battle of the Liberation War - the Battle of Pingjin, and the defeat of the Chiang dynasty in the land of China has become a foregone conclusion.
In the joyful atmosphere of New Year's celebration and victory,On February 3, 1949, the Chinese People's Liberation Army officially entered Beiping。The people of Beiping, who had been looking forward to liberation for a long time, held a grand welcoming ceremony for the Chinese People's Liberation Army -- * and others stood on the tower of Beiping City and watched the procession slowly enter the city. They have been fighting for too long for this day's victory.
Peaceful Liberation of Beiping).
While several generals were looking at the procession and falling into deep thought, a person who hurriedly arrived with a telegram in his hand suddenly broke the peace enjoyed by several generals. Among the three people, ** knows this staff member who looks in a hurry - he is Qi Yanming from the *** department. asked Qi Yanming what was going on this trip, and Qi Yanming immediately handed over the telegram in his hand to ***.
This telegram came from *** in Xibaipo, it turned out that not long after **, and others led their troops into the city, ** and others would also set off from Xibaipo to Beiping shortly thereafter. This telegram is to tell *** and others to do a good job in the preparations after the relocation of the organ to Beiping, especially the site selection of the office of the organ. But,Where exactly to choose, ** is not stated in the telegram.
When he saw the telegram, he actually had a planned place of work for the party organ in his heart, so he asked Qi Yanming to talk to Cheng Zihua, who was then the commander of the Beiping City Garrison, so that he could know who the garrison who was currently taking over the future work place of the party and government organs was. Qi Yanming talked with Cheng Zihua after thatImmediately drove the car in the direction of Zhongnanhai.
Zhongnanhai, located in Chang'an Street Street, Beiping, has a history dating back to the Ming Dynasty and is the summer residence of the emperors of the past dynasties. During the period, Zhongnanhai was used as the office of the KuomintangAmong them was the Kuomintang general who commanded the Pingjin Campaign, Fu Zuoyi.
Old photos of Zhongnanhai).
After arriving in Zhongnanhai, Qi Yanming found Zhang Minghe, who was in charge of Zhongnanhai's defense at that time, Zhang Minghe saw Qi Yanming's hurried expression, so he asked him what he was doing on this trip.
"Please take the troops and clean up this place, someone will move in after a while. ”
No way! Zhang Minghe's answer was very neat, "Now Zhongnanhai is in a closed state, and we will not allow anyone to enter here without the order of Chief Cheng." ”
Qi Yanming saw Zhang Minghe's fierce reaction, so he hurriedly walked to Zhang Minghe's side and whispered in his ear"It's Comrade Li Desheng. ”
Old photos of Zhongnanhai).
Zhang Minghe immediately understood the purpose of Qi Yanming's trip - Li Desheng, which is the code name of ***. In 1947, Hu Zongnan's army attacked the Yan'an Revolutionary Base Area, and **led the cadres of the ** organs and part of the People's Liberation Army to fight in northern Shaanxi, and played "mushroom tactics" with Hu Zongnan to buy time for the People's Liberation Army in other regions. In order to avoid being discovered by the enemy, ** and others have used pseudonyms, among which the pseudonym of *** is Li Desheng, which means "the people deserve victory".
That won't work," Zhang Minghe's attitude was very resolute: "At present, Comrade Li Desheng can't live here, and we haven't cleaned it up yet."What if there are bombs, gunpowder and other items left here that may affect the safety of comrades? ”
Accompanied by Zhang Minghe, Qi Yanming checked the basic situation in ZhongnanhaiIt was found that after the Qing royal family moved out from here, there was hardly a completely clean place in Zhongnanhai。The silt in the lotus pond smells fishy, and the garbage blown by the wind can be seen everywhere. And the garrison under Zhang Minghe's command has only one company, which can only maintain order here, and it is obviously not enough to clean up this place from head to toe.
Old photos of Zhongnanhai).
Therefore, after the execution of Zhongnanhai was completed, Qi Yanming found Peng Zhen, the head of the North China Bureau, and asked him for approval to transfer some Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers to assist in the security investigation and clean-up work in Zhongnanhai. In the end, after the struggle of hundreds of Red Army soldiers,By June 1949, the silt in the lotus pond had been cleared, garbage was no longer everywhere, and the courtyard had a new look
At this time, as the time of the founding of New China is getting closer and closer, the first person who works in Beiping came to inspect the work of Zhongnanhai and was very satisfied. But before leaving, he specially told the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army to ensure the security of Zhongnanhai:** loves to read, and must leave a study in his office space. It must conform to the living habits of ***, but it must not destroy the original architecture here. ”
**Exterior view of Zhongnanhai study).
But to the surprise of the staff, ** was very angry after learning that he was going to be invited to live in Zhongnanhai, and said that he was unwilling to move in there.
** The reasons for the reluctance to move into Zhongnanhai in 1949 are manifoldOne was the security of Peking at that time。At the beginning of 1949, after ** and others moved from Xibaipo to Beiping, ** and others arranged firstWhen the staff members live temporarily in Xiangshan, they will find another work address of the party and government organs for future use.
The reason why *** chose to be in Xiangshan at the beginning, not in Zhongnanhai,An important reason is that Zhongnanhai used to be the office location of many Kuomintang ** such as Fu Zuoyi. In the absence of a risk clean-up and investigation of the inside of Zhongnanhai, no one dares to guarantee that it is absolutely safe for *** and others, and if there are bombs and gunpowder left by the Kuomintang in it, then the consequences will be unimaginable.
Secondly,The Xiangshan area where the people lived at that time was close to the Xishan area of Beiping, which was in the outer ring of the old city of Beiping at that time, which means that the residence and office of *** and others were closer to the anti-aircraft artillery unit of the People's Liberation Army。If the Kuomintang sends planes to carry out air strikes, then the surrounding anti-aircraft artillery units can just be dispatched in time to ensure the personal safety of *** and others.
Black and white photo of Xiangshan in Beiping).
As it turned out, the concerns of ** et al. were correct: In May 1949, the Kuomintang sent 6 planes to attack Nanyuan Airport in Beiping, resulting in more than 20 people**。But fortunately, the ground air defense units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the Xiangshan area were dispatched in time to intercept and transfer the leading groups such as *** into the air-raid shelters, so that the enemy's conspiracy failed to succeed after all.
Another important reason why *** is reluctant to move into Zhongnanhai isIndividuals are diligent and thrifty, refuse to be arrogant and extravagant, and are close to the personal character of the people.
Soon after *** and others entered Beiping, ** and others went around to inspect the work in Beiping. Once, ** wanted to go to the Summer Palace to check the defense situation in BeipingLi Kenong, who is in charge of security, in order to prevent accidents, asked *** to withdraw all the staff here before arriving at the Summer Palace, and let the security personnel accompany *** into the Summer Palace.
After arriving at the Summer Palace, when he saw that there was no one, he asked the guards around him to go to **, and when *** learned that in order to ensure his own safety, all the staff in the Summer Palace were withdrawn, ** said angrily:
"You brought my fish here, but you drained the water again, and can the fish survive without the water? Redeploy these staff immediately. ”
In ***'s view, the relationship between him and the people is like the relationship between "fish" and "water", once the fish leaves the water, the fish cannot live. HairThe chairman regarded being close to the people as more important than his own life and safety. Therefore, in 1949, *** refused to move into Zhongnanhai, which is naturally a reasonable thing.
**With the masses of the people).
After learning that *** was still reluctant to move into Zhongnanhai, **I had to find *** to persuade *** to move into Zhongnanhai as a friend, so there was this scene at the beginning of our story.
**Said to ***:"Xiangshan doesn't even have a wall at present, how can you ensure your safety when the time comes? Regarding the matter of moving into Zhongnanhai, Comrade ** has also thought it through, we put safety first, and everything else can be simplified. ”
** with ***
But who knew that ***'s stubborn temper came up at this time, and he said to ***: "I don't listen to what you say, if you want to move into Zhongnanhai, then you can move in, I don't want to live in it." ”
In desperation, ** had no choice but to hand over the matter of the work location of the party and government organs to the ** Politburo meeting to make a decision. At the meeting, ** proposed: ".For the time being, moving into Zhongnanhai in Beiping is a better choice for the party organs. Because if you don't choose to move into the old site, you may have to build another private house on the foundation of Beiping, and the country is in ruins at this time, and it is not suitable to build a large number of buildings. ”
In the end, at the suggestion of ***, the party voted on the selection of office organs, although *** had a disapproving attitude towards moving into Zhongnanhai. But in this vote, the number of party members who supported moving to Zhongnanhai was larger. In accordance with party discipline,The minority obeyed the majority, ** agreed to the voting result, and finally moved into Zhongnanhai with the crowd.
As *** said,At that time, moving into old residences such as Zhongnanhai was the most economical choice to save manpower and other economic costs at that time. Coupled with the characteristics of Zhongnanhai's own ancient buildings, it can play a better role in concealing and protecting the party and government leading cadres at that time.
Old photos of Zhongnanhai).
Soon after *** and others moved into Zhongnanhai, New China was founded, and China's history opened a new glorious chapter.