On September 13, 1971, the September 13 Incident broke out. After the September 13 incident, some generals related to Lin Zong were censored, such as Huang Yongsheng, Li Zuopeng and others, most of whom were old subordinates of Lin Zong during the Siye period. From the september 13 incident in 1971 to the "Tenth National Congress" in 1973, this period was the key stage of the review of the 913 incident. So, before the "Tenth National Congress" was convened, who was the last military district officer to be examined because of the September 13 incident? What happened to this person?
He was Yuan Shengping, then the second political commissar of the Jinan Military Region, and a senior cadre of the Jinan Military Region. Yuan Shengping began to participate in the revolution very early, in 1929, at the age of 17, Yuan Shengping joined the Red Army, and the following year, he joined our party and became a full party member. After this, Yuan Shengping joined the Red First Army, participated in the anti-"encirclement and suppression" battle in the Central Soviet Region, and participated in the Long March after the failure of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" campaign.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yuan Shengping also had a wonderful performance, he entered the Eighth Route Army to teach the Second Brigade, served as deputy political commissar, and witnessed the victory of the War of Resistance. During the Liberation War, Yuan Shengping followed a large army into the northeast, joined the Northeast Democratic United Army, and participated in the opening up of the northeast base area. During this period, Yuan Shengping was a subordinate of Lin Zong, who participated in the battle to liberate the northeast under the leadership of Lin Zong, served as the political commissar of the Siye forty Army, participated in the Liaoshen Campaign, and fought from the northeast to Hainan, liberating most of China.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yuan Shengping led the Forty Army into the Korean War, participated in the first to fifth battles of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and made outstanding achievements. After returning from Korea, Yuan Shengping participated in the 1955 grand conferment and was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, becoming a founding lieutenant general. After the title was awarded, Yuan Shengping first served as deputy political commissar of the Beijing Military Region, and in 1960 he was transferred to the Jinan Military Region as the second political commissar and became a senior member of the Jinan Military Region. Also during his time in the Jinan Military Region, Yuan Shengping experienced the September 13 Incident.
In 1971, after the September 13 incident, some generals related to Lin Zong were examined, but at the beginning of the case, Yuan Shengping was not examined, and he still served in the Jinan Military Region. With the review of the case, Yuan Shengping, as a former general of the Four Wilds and a senior member of the Jinan Military Region after the founding of the People's Republic of China, was also examined.
On August 8, 1973, before the Tenth National Congress, Yuan Shengping was censored and imprisoned during a meeting in Beijing, and he was also dismissed from his posts as the second political commissar of the Jinan Military Region and a member of the Central Military Commission. After this, Yuan Shengping was censored for several years, and the review team did not find any problems in Yuan Shengping, and in 1978, Yuan Shengping made a comeback.
After his comeback, Yuan Shengping entered the Academy of Military Sciences and served as the second political commissar, and in 1980, he was transferred to the Beijing Military Region and served as the political commissar of the military region. Yuan Shengping was very familiar with this position, he had also served as the second political commissar of the Beijing Military Region before, and after returning to the familiar post, Yuan Shengping continued to use his rich experience to guide the modernization of the troops. In 1982, Yuan Shengping responded to the call and voluntarily withdrew from the leadership position and retreated to the second line.
It is worth mentioning that in 1988, when the People's Liberation Army resumed its rank, Yuan Shengping was awarded the Red Star Meritorious Service Medal of the First Class. According to the regulations, the first-class medal will only be awarded to generals who have not made mistakes (for example, Zhao Qimin, who is also a founding lieutenant general, was awarded the second-class Red Star Meritorious Service Medal for making mistakes), which also shows that the review of Yuan Shengping that year was wrong. The organization awarded Yuan Shengping a first-class medal, which was equivalent to restoring all his reputation.
In his later years, Yuan Shengping mainly lived in Beijing, and although he retreated to the second line, he was still concerned about the development of the troops, and continued to serve as a member of the Central Advisory Committee, providing many useful suggestions for the development of the troops. After retirement, Yuan Shengping mainly lived in the dry rest house of the military region, living a peaceful and happy life. In 2003, Yuan Shengping died of illness in Beijing at the age of 91.