In 1969, the "Ninth National Congress" of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing, and in the venue, representatives of workers, soldiers, women and revolutionary cadres took the stage to speak.
So, how do you win the recognition of ***?
In the spring of 1951, ** went south to inspect Xuchang and heard that there was a young and promising cadre with outstanding work ability. In this regard, ** had a strong interest, so he met *** on the special train
That year, at the age of 28, he had already served as the deputy secretary of the Xuchang Prefectural Party Committee and the head of the Propaganda Department.
** expressed his appreciation for ***'s work and listened to his report on his propaganda work.
After reporting on Xuchang's cultural history, local customs, land reform, resistance to US aggression and aid Korea and other movements in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was particularly satisfied.
During the conversation, several unique questions were asked in a row, one of which was: "Have you ever experienced unfair treatment?" ”
**Answer: "Yes, I have killed people." * Follow-up: "Is it for justice?" * Frankly: "Yes, I have killed people for the liberation of all mankind. ”
** pondered for a moment, then said, "Then did you kill right or wrong?" ”
During one of the interviews, the question of having killed and missing people was asked. Although these questions surprised ***, he answered them honestly.
He admitted that he had killed people in the course of suppressing bandits and suppressing counter-revolutionaries, and he also confessed that he had killed people without investigation in an emergency. For his own mistakes, ** immediately expressed a review to ***.
In this way, the character and courage of *** are examined. **'s answer made *** very satisfied, and every time *** passed by Henan, he would go to meet ***.
In 1967, the special train of ** passed through Zhengzhou, and he called *** to his side to report his work. After this meeting, **even smiled and said to ***: "*Old friends".
The title of "old friend" was widely circulated during the "Ninth National Congress", when *** spoke on the stage as a representative of revolutionary cadres. When he passed by, he introduced to all the participants: "His name is Shanxi people, and he is now working in Henan and has been my friend for many years. ”
After finishing speaking, the audience burst into warm applause, and since then, the title of "*'s old friend" has been accompanied by ***'s life.