Guo Linxiang refused to work in Beijing, and Yang Yu retained You are indispensable
General Guo Linxiang] took the party's order as his mission and fulfilled his duties as a soldier In March 1985, Guo Linxiang was appointed secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Military Commission. When he received the order, he initially hesitated, but eventually accepted the task.
Yang Shangkun and *** explained to him: "Your appointment is not decided by any one person, but by other comrades who study and decide together." Your abilities are needed here, ** trust you a lot! ”
After hearing this, Guo Linxiang said firmly: "I obey the organizational arrangement and guarantee to complete the task!" In August 1975, Guo Linxiang received a notice from the ** Military Commission of the Communist Party of China and appointed him as the political commissar of the Xinjiang Military Region and the third secretary of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Military Region of the Communist Party of China.
He was not surprised at all, because before that, ** had talked to him and told him that he was going to work in Xinjiang. After Guo Linxiang heard this, he agreed without hesitation: "Please rest assured, I will obey the organization's arrangement and promise to complete the task!" ”
Although he was 61 years old at the time, he was still willing to accept the challenge and go to the border of Xinjiang. After arriving in Xinjiang, he was warmly welcomed by Yang Yong and others, who said to him: "I welcome you here, and my main focus will be on the regional party committee, and you will be mainly responsible for the affairs of the military region." ”
Guo Linxiang took the party's orders as his mission and did not hesitate to perform his duties as a soldier. His loyalty and courage are admirable, and he made an important contribution to the cause of national defense.
In his work in Xinjiang, Guo Linxiang has always followed the principle of asking Yang Yong for instructions and reporting. During the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the founding of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, he led a delegation to participate in the celebration and invited Guo Linxiang to accompany him to receive a report on all aspects of Xinjiang.
This experience gave Guo Linxiang a quick understanding of the situation in Xinjiang and helped him to start his work as soon as possible. With an in-depth understanding of the situation in Xinjiang, Guo Linxiang realized that his task was to grasp the overall leadership and command of the military region.
During his inspection work, Guo Linxiang discovered two problems in the Xinjiang Military Region: First, the problem of the leading organs of the Xinjiang Military Region being soft and lazy is serious; Second, the building of combat readiness needs to be strengthened.
Guo Linxiang did not choose to turn a blind eye to these problems, but took immediate action to solve them. Guo Linxiang believes that the problem of weakness and laziness in the leading organs of the military region is mainly due to the lack of party spirit and principles among some comrades, which has led to the breakdown of unity.
In his opinion, if this problem is not solved, the implementation of all work, including preparation for war and the building of troops, will not be carried out. At the first party committee meeting he presided over, Guo Linxiang made it clear that no matter what position or unit, we must act in accordance with the principles of party spirit, overcome laziness and laziness, act as soon as orders are given, and act in accordance with the orders of the Central Military Commission and the principles of party spirit.
At the same time, he also focused on the supervisors of the three major ministries and demanded that they rectify their subordinates in accordance with the requirements of the military region's party committee and carry out rectification and reform in strict accordance with the requirements of the military region's party committee, so as to ensure the normal and efficient operation of the military region's leading organs.
Guo Linxiang is a man of action, after discovering the problem, he not only proposed a solution, but also personally participated in and supervised the implementation, and his firmness and determination enabled the Xinjiang Military Region to effectively solve the problem.
After a month of rectification, Guo Linxiang's exchanges with the fighters have yielded initial results. Although it takes a long period of persistence and supervision to get to the bottom of the problem, this good start has undoubtedly laid the foundation for the change and development of the work style of the organs.
When dealing with the second problem, Guo Linxiang did not rush to give his own opinions, but chose to go deep into the grassroots investigation and research, and he firmly believed that only by mastering first-hand information can we effectively solve the problem.
During his years of working in Xinjiang, he went to the border troops eight times to investigate and visit the troops, and visited almost all the border troops, hospitals, warehouses, and military stations.
Through the investigation of the border defense troops, Guo Linxiang found three common problems: grassroots cadres lack a sense of security about Xinjiang, border defense, and the troops, the lack of implementation of border defense policy education has led to the growth of the idea of peace paralysis, and the degree of implementation of the military defense system is insufficient.
In order to solve these problems, Guo Linxiang will go all out and adopt effective measures to contribute to the building and development of the border defense forces.
General Guo Linxiang's career in Xinjiang has been extremely good. He not only resolutely implemented the national policy, but also made remarkable achievements in army building.
He profoundly understood that there are both subjective and objective reasons for the formation of problems, and we cannot blindly criticize cadres for their backward thinking. Therefore, in November 1976, he convened a "political work conference on border defense" to solve the problem, and said that it was necessary to establish the idea of standing and unremitting in defending the country, send a working group to help rectify and reform, and solve the worries of border defense commanders and fighters.
Under his leadership, the three-in-one joint defense mechanism was put into effect, and the spirit of the border troops was completely renewed. General Guo Linxiang's principles and ability to handle affairs have been highly praised by the leaders.
In December 1979, the ** Military Commission ordered him to serve as the first political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region and the first secretary of the Party Committee of the Military Region.
General Guo Linxiang said: "Going deep into the grassroots and going deep into the company, conducting investigation and research, grasping first-hand materials, and gaining the right to speak is a basic principle that I have adhered to in my political work practice for many years.
Conducting investigations and studies, discovering problems, and adopting targeted measures to solve problems are indispensable and effective working methods for political work. His words were very inspiring to those present.
Subsequently, Yang Shangkun and *** talked to Guo Linxiang one after another. After Guo Linxiang took up his post in the Nanjing Military Region, he still insisted on conducting research at the grassroots level to grasp first-hand information before carrying out his work.
In the course of his investigation, he found many problems, such as the superficial articles in some units when reporting their work, such as good news but not bad news. Behind these problems are often hidden the problems of cadres not having proper thinking and not being rigorous in their work style, which is a kind of expression of vanity and fame and fortune.
If these problems are not resolved, they will not only undermine the fine traditions and work style of our party and our army, but may also bring down a number of cadres and affect the building of the troops. Therefore, after careful consideration, Guo Linxiang put forward the slogan of "exposing the shortcomings and the ugliness, seeking truth and being pragmatic," and called on all units of the military region, especially the leading cadres at all levels, to adhere to the style of seeking truth from facts, not to make superficial statements, to have the courage to face reality, and to dare to expose existing problems.
From left to right, they are Xiang Shouzhi, Xu Shiyou, and Guo Linxiang. After Guo Linxiang took up his post in the Nanjing Military Region, he discovered that there were problems in the building of the grassroots units: The leaders and organs of some units attached too much importance to the high-level and neglected the building of the grassroots units, with the result that the work at the grassroots level was not properly implemented and could not meet the requirements of the Central Military Commission for "knowing the troops well."
Guo Linxiang was deeply worried about this, and held several meetings to study it, stressing that leaders at all levels must turn their attention to the grassroots level. In order to promote the development of grassroots construction, the Nanjing Military Region held a forum on grassroots construction in Xuzhou in November 1983, at which Guo Linxiang put forward five "musts": It is necessary to focus on the general topic of enhancing combat effectiveness, it is necessary to grasp the lifeline of all work as ideological and political work, it is necessary to grasp the key of "a group of people" in the party branch, it is necessary to use correct ideological methods as guidance, and it is necessary to have a solid work style as a guarantee.
After the meeting, due to the conscientious implementation and attention of all departments to the spirit of the meeting, the grassroots problems were resolved. Guo Linxiang's excellent work ability has been appreciated by the best leaders.
In March 1985, Guo Linxiang was appointed secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Military Commission. Although Guo Linxiang was a little hesitant in his heart after receiving the notice, under the persuasion of Yang Shangkun and ***, he decided to accept the appointment.
They told him that the decision was being studied by *** other comrades who trusted him very much. Before Guo Linxiang took up his post, Yang Shangkun gave him the task of completing the merger of the two military regions of Nanjing and Fuzhou.
With regard to this merger, Guo Linxiang was mainly concerned about two issues: one was the use of cadres, and the other was the distribution of property.
In handling the work of merging the two military regions, Guo Linxiang put forward the suggestion that the Nanjing Military Region should have a commander, the Fuzhou Military Region a political commissar, and that all departments should have cadres from two military regions after the administration of the department.
He also advocated that after the merger, materials and funds should be managed by the military region in a unified manner, and past expenditures should not be pursued. Under his auspices, the merger proceeded smoothly and there were no remaining issues.
After the merger was completed, Guo Linxiang began to take up the post of Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central Military Commission. Although this new work is full of challenges, Guo Linxiang, relying on his many years of experience, firmly believes that to do a good job in the military's discipline inspection work, it is first necessary to have a clear line of thought and fundamental principles.
At the first meeting of all cadres after taking office, he stressed that the following three principles should be adhered to: closely follow the first and the Central Military Commission; implement the ideological line of seeking truth from facts; Act in accordance with the party's policies.
After Guo Linxiang and his wife determined the three principles, the work was carried out more smoothly and they were able to better complete the important tasks entrusted to them. As secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central Military Commission, Guo Linxiang often thinks about how to do a good job in the party's discipline inspection work in the military under the new situation.
His answer is to support and promote reform and opening up, and at the same time resist negative factors to ensure the smooth progress of reform and opening up. In the following years, Guo Linxiang always adhered to the principles and policies of the world, fulfilled his duties, and never lived up to the trust of the leaders.
In 1990, due to his advanced age, Guo Linxiang took the initiative to retire from his post and let a young comrade take over his work. After retiring, he was still concerned about the development of the country and the building of the troops.
He insisted on reading books, newspapers, and television news every day, and he supported every major policy decision, major reform, and tremendous change in the party and the state from the bottom of his heart. Sometimes, he will participate in some social activities and public welfare undertakings appropriately.
In their later years, Guo Linxiang and his wife actively participated in various celebrations and commemorative activities organized by the party, the state, the army, and mass organizations. Whenever they are invited, they do their best to participate, seeing these events as a great opportunity to carry on and carry forward the good traditions, learn new knowledge and accept new things.
Through these activities, Guo Linxiang learned about many international, domestic, and military development trends, enabling his thinking to keep pace with the times. After Guo Linxiang retreated to the second line, he had more time to visit the old revolutionary base area and return to his hometown to visit relatives.
He found that although many old revolutionary base areas have made great progress in some aspects, there is still a big gap between them and the economically developed areas of the country. In this regard, Guo Linxiang and other veteran comrades made suggestions and contributed their own strength to the development of the old revolutionary base area, with a view to promoting the prosperity and development of the old revolutionary base area.
On April 25, 2010, General Guo Linxiang, a famous military strategist in China, died of illness in Beijing at the age of 96. He loved to read during his lifetime, and there were often various magazines in his home, so that we can remember this great military strategist together.