After the Fifth Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee in 1980, the work of **Vice Premier*** was very unsatisfactory, and half a year later he suddenly said to his son Chen Mingzhu:I can't do it anymore, you can help me write a resignation report, or take the initiative to go home and farm. Chen Mingzhu didn't understand his father's request: how could there be a reason for his resignation? If people don't want you, you just keep doing it. **Wave your hand and tell Chen Mingzhu: You write for me, so that others don't look for me. The people around me have changed, what else does it mean? You say I can't do my job, quit my job and go home.
On February 23, 1980, Wang Dongxing, Wu De, ** and other comrades resigned from their leadership positions. The relationship with these cadres is good, not only these comrades have faded out, but even the comrades who support them are in a somewhat delicate situation. ** thought that the situation had changed beyond his expectations, and he was more and more unable to do so, so he sighed that "the people around him have changed". At the insistence of ***, Chen Mingzhu prepared a resignation letter for him, mainly because of poor health and insufficient culture. Eventually, he stepped down as Deputy Prime Minister in September 1980.
** is a person who can't be idle, he chose to take the initiative to resign, in fact, more out of helplessness. ** Famous throughout the country because of Dazhai's achievements, but in the late 70s, the Dazhai model was gradually questioned, and it was even pointed out that there was moisture in the production increase data, and ** needed to assume leadership responsibility. Not long ago, he returned to Xiyang County for a meeting, and privately asked Liu Shugang, the new secretary of the county party committee of Xiyang CountyHow big do you think my problem is? Can you return to Xiyang County in the future and do work such as deputy director of the National People's Congress? It can be seen that ** does not want to "end" in his heart. But out of consideration for ***, he was not allowed to return to his hometown, but arranged housing in Beijing.
After the resignation, some organs and units no longer have taboos, and objectively they also have a certain role in promoting agricultural reform. For example, Xinhua News Agency, "People**" and other mainstream ** have continuously published articles: "Dazhai has gone to the opposite side", "Seven Fights and Eight Fights" have caused serious consequences to Dazhai", "Xiyang learns from Dazhai, the success or failure of "Great Socialism" and so on, these articles make *** feel angry and helpless. But he did not deny the problems at work, and after complaining to his old friends such as ***, he still took care of the overall situation of reform and chose to bear criticism.
In 1983, after three years of leisure, *** finally couldn't help but apply to the organization, saying that he was not too old and wanted to do some specific things, hoping to rearrange his work. Comrade Xiaoping once fairly appraised *** as an outstanding grassroots agricultural cadre", so the organization will not reject his job application. It's just that ***'s physical condition is not good, and the organization has made him a "consultant" for the eastern suburbs farm from practical considerations, which has some work to do and is not too tired.
This arrangement made *** very satisfied, he said that he "does not want a leadership position, I am a farmer, and farming is my duty". In his later years, ** finally fulfilled his desire to "work in the field". Unfortunately, one day in 1985, *** suddenly fainted on the ground, and after a comprehensive examination, it was confirmed that Chen Lao had reached the advanced stage of lung cancer, and his days were short. In March of the following year, *** died of illness, and his family buried his ashes in Hutou Mountain, Xiyang, Shanxi Province in accordance with his instructions before his death.