** nominated Li Jishen as vice chairman, causing controversy. ** Saying that by following his advice, the Long March can be avoided.
In late September 1949, the first session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of the People's Republic of China was in full swing. In addition to agreeing on matters such as the national flag and national anthem, the election of the chairman and vice chairman of the national anthem is the focus of the meeting.
The election results were soon announced, and ** was elected chairman with a high vote, winning warm applause from the audience. However, when the six vice-chairmen were announced, the atmosphere became delicate.
The elected vice-chairmen were **, Song Qingling, Zhang Lan, Li Jishen and Gao Gang. Among them, ** and Gao Gang are comrades in the party, no one doubts Song Qingling's prestige and revolutionary contributions, and Zhang Lan has a close relationship with our party, and there is no dispute.
However, for Li Jishen to serve as vice chairman, party comrades have different opinions. Although there was no public objection at the time, there were many comrades who were privately dissatisfied with it.
The attentive *** is keenly aware of this problem and realizes that at this special moment, which is less than 10 days away from the founding ceremony, this dissatisfaction may destroy the unity of the new ** and have an extremely negative impact.
So, ** explained: "If Li Jishen's suggestion had been adopted at that time, maybe our party would not have to go through the Long March." This sentence immediately dispelled the doubts of the opposition and convinced them.
So, why did Li Jishen cause controversy? Is his suggestion really that significant?
Li Jishen, born in 1885, was an outstanding democrat and one of the main founders of China's "Kuomintang Revolution". When he was young, he closely followed the revolution of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, fought bravely, strategized, and was quickly promoted to a senior general of the Kuomintang.
During the Northern Expedition, he served as the commander of the First Army of the Guangdong Army and the chairman of Guangdong Province.
Because of his personal leadership in battles, his heavy army, and his control of a large amount of territory, he was regarded as a "warlord" force to be reckoned with during the war years.
At the first CPPCC session in 1949, some people expressed dissatisfaction with Li Jishen as the vice chairman of the first CPPCC because he was used by Chiang Kai-shek in 1927 to launch the "April 15 coup" and betray the revolution.
In addition, among the six vice chairmen elected at the first CPPCC session, half of them were from our party and half from democratic personages, and some comrades in the party were dissatisfied with this, believing that the proportion of democratic personages was too high.
In this case, Li Jishen naturally became the target of public criticism. The most important thing is that Li Jishen once betrayed the revolutionary cause of our party and caused huge losses to our party.
Therefore, some people expressed dissatisfaction with his appointment as vice chairman.
In the "April 15 coup", thousands of martyrs of our party died bravely, and they fought for the cause of China's liberation to the last moment at the cost of their lives.
Through the unremitting efforts of countless martyrs and PLA soldiers, in 1949, we finally overthrew the Chiang Kai-shek regime and established New China. In this process, ** nominated Li Jishen as the vice chairman of ***, although some people questioned this, but behind this decision was ***'s deep understanding of Li Jishen's historical merits.
Although Li Jishen suppressed the revolutionary martyrs during the "April 15 coup", this could not hide his contribution to the Chinese revolution and New China. During the Xinhai Revolution, he actively participated in the revolutionary struggle to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, laying the foundation for the later revolutionary cause.
Therefore, even if his actions in the "April 15 coup" are regrettable, we must not forget his contribution to the history of the revolution.
Li Jishen, a hot-blooded young man who dares to sacrifice for the fate of the country. When the Wuchang Uprising broke out in 1911, he was still in school, but he did not hesitate to destroy the Caohe Iron Bridge near Baoding with his classmates, successfully interfering with the Qing ** to send troops to suppress the rebel army, and bought precious time for the rebel army.
In the later Northern Expedition War, Li Jishen even joined Rong and became the operational staff officer of Yao Yuping, the commander of the Guangdong Army, the main force of the Northern Expedition Revolutionary Army, and was ordered by Sun Yat-sen to contribute his own strength to the Northern Expedition.
He showed outstanding military talent, helped Yao Yuping reorganize the troops, improve combat effectiveness, and personally commanded the operation, defeated the Qing army in the Battle of Xuzhou, and made great achievements, which greatly boosted the morale of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and finally promoted the fall of the Qing Dynasty, ending China's 2000-year feudal history.
Li Jishen, a passionate young man who struggled for the destiny of the country, his deeds will always be remembered in the pages of history.
During the Xinhai period, Li Jishen's contribution was not limited to the country and the nation, but he was also an important promoter of the Chinese revolution. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, as a veteran of the Kuomintang, he dared to stand up against Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "settling the inside before attacking the outside world" and advocated "uniting with the Communist Party to resist Japan," thus providing tremendous help to our party.
However, being ostracized by Chiang Kai-shek, he went into hiding in Hong Kong after the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan in 1945. In 1948, as the Kuomintang regime led by Chiang Kai-shek was declining, even the supporters of the United States, who were behind it, lost confidence in Chiang and began to look for a replacement.
Li Jishen was noticed by the Americans because of this, and his figure appeared on the stage of history again.
By that time, Chiang Kai-shek had been abandoned by the United States, and Li Zongren was not reliable enough. Therefore, the Americans turned their attention to Li Jishen, and if he accepted the proposal of the Americans to form a so-called "third **", then it might give the United States an excuse to directly send troops, which would seriously damage the interests of our country.
However, Li Jishen showed strong patriotic feelings, and he resolutely rejected the US proposal, disagreeing with their so-called "dividing the river and ruling the country." From this point of view, Li Jishen's contribution to the country and the nation is remarkable.
In addition, the proposal of Li Jishen as vice chairman was not only based on his historical contributions, but also based on the practical considerations in China at that time. In short, by the time New China was ready to be established in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek's regime had basically failed, but ** and some southern provinces had not yet been completely liberated.
After years of war, although the Kuomintang has collapsed, there are still scattered Kuomintang troops that have been crippled and scattered. According to the records of the bandits in the 50s, there were more than 1 million bandits and horse bandits across the country at that time, and most of them were fleeing Kuomintang troops.
If you want to completely eliminate them, not to mention the time and effort, the ultimate leader is China's own people.
At such a critical moment, we need a leader with prestige as a banner to send a message to those defeated Kuomintang troops: New China is an all-inclusive country that belongs to all Chinese, and as long as they put down **, they will be accepted by New China and welcome a new life with everyone.
And Mr. Li Jishen is a very suitable candidate. Therefore, the decision to nominate him as Vice-Chair was made after taking into account a variety of factors.
So, when we were fighting against "encirclement and suppression", after listening to Mr. Li Jishen's suggestion, did our party really not need the Long March?
During the struggle between Chiang Kai-shek and the warlords within the Kuomintang, Li Jishen was forced to be placed under house arrest. It wasn't until after 9/18 that he regained his freedom. However, Japan had already begun to launch a war of aggression against China, but Chiang Kai-shek focused his main efforts on encircling and suppressing the Red Army, turning a blind eye to Japan's aggression, causing 30 million compatriots in Northeast China to suffer from the Japanese invaders.
At this time, Li Jishen, as an important figure in opposition to Chiang Kai-shek's ** rule, openly broke with Chiang Kai-shek, and jointly launched an anti-Chiang military coup with the 19th Army led by Cai Guangnai and others, and established the "People's Revolution of the Republic of China" in Fujian
During that time, Li Jishen sent envoys to contact the Red Army, and the two sides jointly signed a "Preliminary Agreement on Anti-Japanese and Anti-Chiang." At that time, the Red Army was under heavy siege by Chiang Kai-shek and was in a very difficult situation.
If we can join hands with Li Jishen, we will undoubtedly open up a broad space for the development of the Red Army. However, the eventual cooperation did not materialize, and the Red Army was forced to embark on the arduous Long March.
The chairman has always believed that this was a precious opportunity lost by the Red Army.
On the one hand, the purpose of telling this history is to explain why Li Jishen was elected vice chairman because he had had many active cooperation with our party. On the other hand, this is also a kind of implicit declaration that if New China wants to develop, it must unite all forces that can be united.
**Nominating Li Jishen as vice chairman**, in addition to his contribution to the revolution, there are also practical considerations. The aim is to quickly stabilize the situation in the country and unite the forces to shift the focus of efforts to rebuilding the economy and improving the living standards of the people as quickly as possible.
The hope of the revolutionary martyrs is the happiness of the people. ** words reveal the key, grasp the main aspects of the main contradictions, in order to achieve a rich country and a strong people. Therefore, Li Jishen's proposal to be the vice chairman of the board has been recognized by everyone.
On March 23, 1949, ** and *** set off from Xibaipo and headed for Beijing, which was the beginning of "entering Beijing to take the exam". Historically, it was easy to fight the country, but it was difficult to defend the country.
When the first CPPCC meeting was held, the nomination of Li Jishen for the position of vice chairman was the first major question in this rush examination.
**'s wisdom and noble spirit allowed him to successfully persuade different opinions and achieve unity. What seems to be a question of appointment is actually our attitude towards inclusion.
The connection between Li Jishen and the Red Army's Long March was his ingenious and refined method of persuasion, but he was really successful because he always insisted on the interests of the people and the country in his heart.
These revolutionary martyrs, who have always put the interests of the people and the country in the first place, regardless of personal gains and losses, are the cornerstone of our happy life today. Their spirit will always be remembered and passed on!
The people's heroes are immortal!