On January 21, 1976, in the Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People, Mao Yuanxin found *** for an interview and conveyed the chairman's instructions to him to serve as acting prime minister, but for this decision, ** obviously did not have any ideological preparation.
Please tell the chairman that I have not worked for a long time since I came up from the grassroots level, and my political level is low, so it is really difficult to take on this important responsibility, and I ask the chairman to choose another candidate! ”
**'s resignation is not hypocritical, he has always worked diligently, only to find that the struggle there is so fierce, the "Gang of Four" is acting in the Politburo, **presiding over the work is opposed, **is the same, in short, whoever presides over the work is their target of attack.
Such a complex situation, coupled with the fact that the first person is still qualified, does not have a deep understanding of the first personnel, and is unwilling to appoint the chairman from the heart out.
Mao Yuanxin later conveyed the resignation to the chairman, but the chairman was very happy to hear it, it turned out that he hated those who were self-righteous from the bottom of his heart.
For ***, although his trust in the chairman was a little weak, in the face of the grim situation at that time, he knew very well that the chairman's decision was far-reaching.
In February, after becoming the acting prime minister, in the face of the difficulties of the "Gang of Four", the chairman proposed him again in April to be the first vice chairman of the Communist Party of China and the premier.
In fact, **At that time, he intended to put the power of the military commission into the hands of ***, but this was really difficult for ***, and the far-sighted chairman also planned a candidate for him to assist, which was ***
At the time when the chairman appointed *** as the acting prime minister, he also made an appointment to ***, that is, to fully preside over the daily work of the Military Commission during the rest period due to illness.
Nominally, *** is assisting ***, but in fact it is the strongest help, and people who know that period of time know that the chairman's arrangement for *** has been around for a long time.
Back then, not only was *** subjected to a severe test in the core of power, but also **, and what happened to him?
On May 3, 1975, when the chairman presided over the Politburo meeting for the last time, he said a meaningful sentence to ***: "You are going to be in charge!" "On the occasion of parting, I did not forget to call *** the commander.
At the beginning of 1976, after his death, he was too busy to take care of himself in the face of the crazy siege of the "Gang of Four", and among the members of the Politburo, only Wang Hongwen and the Standing Committee of the Military Commission remained.
**Participated in the revolution since childhood, can fight, has led the corps, led artillery, and also has a position in ***, let him take care of it! ”
In this way, when *** took office, ** also came to an important position in the Military Commission, and now it seems that **, like ***, has played a transitional role in the most critical stage.
The reason why I say this is precisely because before and after the operation of *** presided over the crushing of the "Gang of Four", ** helped a lot in it, to say that *** played an important role in ***'s comeback, ** secretly retained ***'s status as the Military Commission.
Back then, there were rumors about "taking away ***'s military power" for a while, and even when *** strongly persuaded *** not to leave Beijing, Ye Shuai was also very angry.
Ye Shuai, you can't go to Guangzhou! ”
Are you afraid of me making trouble? If I want to make trouble, can't I do it in **? ”
I stayed in Beijing because I wanted to have one more vote in the Politburo! ”
When presiding over the work of the Military Commission, whenever he encounters a major event, he will communicate with him, so that he can protect the "Gang of Four" in the open and protect the "Gang of Four".
In addition, before the start of the "Gang of Four" operation, in order to paralyze ***, he led a team to Tangshan to comfort the rescue and disaster relief troops, which was also one of the important links of the operation.
In this way, ** not only has excellent military ability, but he can also do it with ease in the treacherous situation, which can be regarded as the strongest help for the chairman's personal election that year.
At the end of the ten years of turmoil, ** took the initiative to give way and proposed to *** to let *** continue to preside over the work of the Military Commission, which is enough to see that he has never been greedy for power, and he can always make the most correct choice at a critical moment with justice in his heart.
In 1980, just as he submitted his resignation to **, ** said meaningfully: "Comrade * has no ambition, he will not rebel, he is not a rebel!" ”
Therefore, ** with justice in mind was obvious to all in the *** of the year, especially in the end of the ten years of turmoil, he was also a well-deserved hero, and it was a very wise choice for the chairman to send him to assist.