"Neither side speaks, so what can we do with this negotiation? ”
One day during the Korean War negotiations, General Chai Sung-moon, secretary general of the Korean Armistice Negotiation Delegation of the People's Volunteers and member of the Korean Military Armistice Committee, was quietly saying this sentence to a small gap in the conference tent with some anxiety. Negotiations have been deadlocked for many days, and representatives of both sides have fallen into zero exchanges, how can such negotiations continue? He was really anxious.
A moment later, a small note slipped out of the crack. Chai Chengwen opened it and looked at it, there were only three words on it: sit down. And it was these three words that gave him and the negotiators the right direction. In the next few days, China, the United States, the DPRK and South Korea competed in the tent to "sit on the gong", and it depended on who could not hold their breath first.
The person who sent out the small note is not trivial, he is the most famous hero on my country's intelligence front, Li Kenong. He did not appear once during the negotiations of the Korean War, but he was in control of the whole situation, acting as an adviser to the United States. However, he also encountered some small troubles, that is, his deputy Qiao Guanhua. What is the story of the two?
General Li Kenong, presumably no stranger to anyone who is familiar with history. The phrase "hand over the information to Kegong" is not only an artistic process, but also reflects the importance of Li Kenong. It is precisely his outstanding contributions to intelligence work, defense work, and work that have enabled the people's army to always grasp the opportunity on the battlefield, and the party and state leaders have also escaped death several times. ** once said: ".If it weren't for Li Kenong, Enlai and I might not exist.
Li Kenong's excellence lies in the fact that he can always see the essence through the phenomenon, and find the clues of his true thoughts from the words of the other party. Moreover, his outstanding sense of the overall situation, excellent sense of intelligence, and extraordinary ability to deal with it are also beyond the reach of others. And these, often outside of war, also have a unique role.
In July 1951, the Korean battlefield was gradually reaching a level of parity. The U.S. ** team is strictly guarded, and the large-scale penetration of the volunteer army is no longer easy to show; The Volunteers also built a strong defensive line, making it difficult for the American army to attack. The war has entered the stage of attrition, and it is no longer possible for either side to achieve victory in the war by destroying the other. Sitting down and negotiating became the only option. On June 30 of that year, US Commander Li Qiwei announced that he was ready to start negotiations.
When it comes to negotiations, the Americans are familiar with it. In the more than 200 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Americans have rarely had a time of peace, when big battles are talked about and small wars are talked about. They have "industrialized" the skills of negotiation and staff work, turning it into a technical one. Usually, behind an American negotiator, there are more than 20 professional staff officers to support him. In contrast, since the beginning of modern history, China has repeatedly suffered losses at the negotiating table, and it can even be said that it does not know how to negotiate at all. Even after the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, there were no formal negotiations between China and Japan. The difference in experience between the two sides is very obvious. So the Americans believe that they can get what they can't get on the battlefield by negotiating.
It is very clear about its own shortcomings in this regard. At that time, in the whole country, the most experienced in negotiation was ***, but the prime minister had every opportunity, and he couldn't leave it for a day, and he couldn't let him go when he had no direction. After thinking about it, ** finally handed over the responsibility of leading the negotiation team to Li Kenong. Li Kenong has not participated in international negotiations before, but he believes that with his ability to control the overall situation and extraordinary coping ability, he can definitely complete the task.
In fact, Li Kenong's situation at that time was very bad. Soon after the founding of the country, he suffered from severe asthma and heart problems. His eyes are highly myopia, and he can't even see words clearly without a magnifying glass. Moreover, Li Kenong's old father is seriously ill and bedridden at the moment. At this time, it is a little inappropriate to let Li Kenong, a filial son, go on this errand. However, the interests of the country were above all else, and in the end, Li Kenong agreed to lead the team.
However, Li Kenong has his own hidden worries in his heart. His body was riddled with diseases, and if he really wanted to go to the icy North Korea, he was also afraid that something would happen. So he and ** suggested that a plan should be made in case something happened. **After careful consideration, it was decided to let Qiao Guanhua go with him.
Qiao Guanhua was the most famous pen at that time, the so-called "Li Duqiao of the world's articles", and his talent was really breathtaking. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Qiao Guanhua became the most important diplomatic talent with his outstanding talent. This trip to the DPRK is not only for him to assist Li Kenong in his work, but also for him to exercise.
Qiao Guanhua also has his own problems. His personality is a bit arrogant, and he doesn't look down on others very much. Moreover, he loves to drink very much, and whenever he is, he always has a bottle of Moutai by his side. Although he has a lot of alcohol, it is difficult to say that a person will remain absolutely calm after drinking.
However, although Qiao Guanhua is arrogant, he still respects a legendary figure like Li Kenong very much. Li Kenong also has an extraordinary love for this talented young man. During their time in North Korea, the two worked together happily and cooperated seamlessly, adding a touch of color to that special day.
As far as the negotiation team of China and North Korea is concerned, Li Kenong and Qiao Guanhua are the two needles that set the sea in the sea. For the sake of secrecy, the members of the negotiating team only called them "Captain Li" and "Instructor Qiao", and never called them by their names and positions. However, the two of them controlled the pace and process of the negotiations, and the other controlled the wording and details of the negotiations, and they controlled the US negotiating team, which was supported by a huge support team, to the death, and did not allow some of their non-trivial ideas to have a chance to succeed.
Of course, no matter how happy the cooperation between the two is, there will be times when there are differences. At the end of the war, the Americans, who were in a hurry, brazenly used biological ** against the Korean people and the volunteers in disregard of the world convention. For a time, plague, cholera and other epidemics were raging, and the party and the state had to mobilize a large number of vaccines to temporarily alleviate the crisis.
The members of the negotiating team were indignant at this situation, and they proposed to ask the Americans at the negotiating table why they were doing such a thing. And Qiao Guanhua is also one of the people who support this approach.
However, Li Kenong disagreed. He knew the Americans very well, and knew that they had always dared to do things. Even if our evidence is conclusive, as long as the Americans deny it, no one can do anything about them. After all, even the United Nations is under their control, and the Chinese have suffered losses and have no place to reason. Moreover, Americans have always been dark-hearted and kind-faced, and they must maintain a good image in the world, even if they do what they do behind their backs. If our negotiators make the matter of the bacteriological bomb clear at the negotiating table, it is very likely that the United States will become embarrassed and angry, and the negotiations will become complicated. In that case, it's better not to say it, and it's business as usual. As for the evil deeds of the United States, it is natural that the United States will expose them internationally. And the negotiating table is not the place to solve this matter.
In the end, both ** and *** heard about this and expressed their support for Li Kenong. The foresight of this intelligence hero has once again been confirmed.
In addition, Li Kenong also has a lot of complaints about Qiao Guanhua's drinking. Qiao Guanhua drank too much wine and was too diligent, and sometimes he had to find a chance to drink two sips even in meetings. Li Kenong has always been afraid that he will drink and make mistakes, so he has offered euphemistic criticism. Qiao Guanhua also listened to the opinion and tried to drink as little as possible. But the habits that have been going on over the years are indeed a bit difficult to correct. Qiao Guanhua could only try his best not to drink in front of Li Kenong.
On July 27, 1953, the three-year Korean War finally came to an end with the signing of the agreement between China, the United States, and the ROK at Panmunjom. Among them, in addition to the bloody battles of millions of volunteers, the negotiation team led by Li Kenong and Qiao Guanhua made great contributions. After a total of 733 negotiation meetings and 58 large-scale meetings held at the two main venues of Kaesong and Panmunjom, they finally ended the war on relatively fair terms.
After returning to China, Qiao Guanhua couldn't hide his excitement, took the wine and went to find *** and ** Mr. Chen. The three of them also worked on the diplomatic front, and they were also able to drink some wine, so when they got together, it was naturally a relatively warm party.
At this time, Qiao Guanhua had completely relaxed, and after drinking, he began to get angry again. When talking about the decision-making during the North Korean negotiations, he suddenly blurted out a sentence: ".The words were all signed by the old man alone. However, as soon as the words came out, he suddenly saw the *** on the other side, whose face sank.
This is a detail of the North Korean negotiations. During that time, Li Kenong and Qiao Guanhua, in addition to guiding the negotiation work, also had more than a dozen messages to deal with. These messages were all sent to ***, and the content was the situation on the day of the negotiation, as well as various details and suggestions given. The division of labor between Li Kenong and Qiao Guanhua is still Li Kenong sorting out the context, and Qiao Guanhua added details. Usually this work is carried out at night, and when two people are busy, it often takes until three or four o'clock in the morning. And in the end, it was Li Kenong who signed and issued it. Although busy, it is still a relatively pleasant memory because the two work together relatively smoothly.
Now, Qiao Guanhua recalls those years and also has some emotion. So under the influence of alcohol, he forgot about the gap between himself and Li Kenong in terms of seniority and age, and opened his mouth as an "old man". Naturally, ***, who was saved by Li Kenong, will naturally be unhappy. What's more, Li Kenong was in North Korea, and he was almost out of danger because of heart attacks several times, and he didn't even go back to see the death of his old father. Such a hero deserves extra respect! So *** severely criticized Qiao Guanhua and asked him to write an inspection, and then went to apologize to Li Kenong.
A few days later, Qiao Guanhua found Li Kenong and formally apologized to him. As he spoke, this talented man actually shed tears.
In fact, Li Kenong had heard about it a long time ago. It was a small matter, so he didn't care. Moreover, the two worked together in North Korea, and Li Kenong also admired Qiao Guanhua's talent very much and understood his arrogance. So, he hurriedly comforted Qiao Guanhua, saying that he didn't care, and accepted his apology. The impact of this incident has disappeared.
However, just as Qiao Guanhua was about to leave, Li Kenong stopped him, and then said earnestly: ".There are few people in your eyes, and it's always like this, and it's likely that you're going to suffer in the future.
Hearing this, Qiao Guanhua nodded silently and thanked Li Kenong. Since then, his arrogance has slowly converged, and all his energy has been spent on his work, and he has achieved outstanding results. In November 1971, he led the Chinese delegation to appear in the conference hall of the United Nations for the first time, taking back China's seat in the United Nations and writing a diplomatic legend of his own.