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In 1976, after Chairman Mao's death, Hua Guofeng suddenly received a report from Wang Dongxing, saying that Li Xin was anxious to see him.
This surprised Hua Guofeng, because, as we all know, Li Xin is Jiang Qing's confidant, at this moment when the contradiction is becoming increasingly acute, Li Xin came to see Hua Guofeng, did he have to plot against him?
Hua Guofeng was full of doubts and agreed to Li Xin's request to meet.
But he didn't expect that after Li Xin walked into his office, the first thing he said was: "They have mobilized troops, and the situation is critical!" We need to strike first! ”
go astray
Li Xin's words surprised Hua Guofeng at that time.
He really didn't expect that Jiang Qing's henchmen would take the initiative to speak out about the Gang of Four's conspiracy to seize power.
Even, later, Li Xin took the initiative to cooperate with the central government, completed the big plan to arrest the Gang of Four, and became one of the great heroes of smashing the Gang of Four.
So, what was Li Xin's mental journey at that time?
In 1926, Li Xin was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, and he was brave and excellent since he was a child.
In the red city of Nanchang, Li Xin was influenced by many progressive ideas.
As an adult, he was admitted to Nankai University and quickly became involved in the student movement, taking it upon himself to oppose the civil war.
In 1948, Li Xin, who performed well, successfully joined the party, and after the founding of New China, he was transferred to the Ministry of Education.
In 1958, Li Xin got a new job opportunity, that is, to go to Kang Sheng's side as a secretary.
Li Xin cherishes this job opportunity very much, and he is serious and cautious in his work, which is deeply appreciated by Kang Sheng.
Soon after, Kang Sheng recommended him to work beside Chairman Mao for a period of time, and his main task was to sort out Chairman Mao's manuscripts.
The job sounds trivial, but it's hard to do.
Because, Chairman Mao's manuscripts are many and miscellaneous, spanning many eras, and there are many speech records in between.
Many comrades made difficulties as soon as they took over this work, but Li Xin was different, he showed great enthusiasm for this work as soon as he got started.
Moreover, in just a few days, all the manuscripts were sorted out in an orderly manner, and everyone was immediately impressed by him.
Of course, Li Xin is also grateful to Kang Sheng for his kindness.
Because of Kang Sheng's relationship, Li Xin and the Gang of Four are getting closer and closer.
Many manuscripts and speeches of the Gang of Four are also handed over to him to sort out or draft.
Kang Sheng
Jiang Qing had already wanted to seize power at that time, so he tried his best to win over many talents in the central government.
Li Xin is such a promising young man, Jiang Qing naturally will not let it go.
Jiang Qing gave Li Xin a lot of job opportunities, and naturally, Li Xin also became more and more tied up with the Gang of Four in this process.
In terms of work attitude, Li Xin naturally has nothing to say. Working under Jiang Qing has always been a headache, but Li Xin has never complained, has always been conscientious, and never shows any dissatisfaction.
This made Jiang Qing even more overjoyed.
Since then, he has cultivated Li Xin as his confidant, and has also revealed many confidential matters to Li Xin.
In this process, Li Xin's mentality is quite entangled.
On the one hand, he was indeed grateful to the Gang of Four for their kindness;
But on the other hand, as his work deepened, he became more and more aware that he seemed to be aiding and abetting.
In the process of seizing power by the Gang of Four, many cadres who were dedicated to the country, as well as innocent people, became stepping stones for the Gang of Four, and were tortured under the hands of the Gang of Four, and even lost their lives.
But the Gang of Four has no guilt and continues to fan the flames, lest the world will not be chaotic.
Therefore, the more time passed, the more Li Xin became disgusted with the Gang of Four.
At stake
In 1976, Premier Zhou's death completely broke out Li Xin's dissatisfaction with the Gang of Four.
The Gang of Four has always regarded Premier Zhou as a thorn in their side, but Li Xin has not been influenced by them, he has always admired Premier Zhou very much in his heart, and regarded Premier Zhou as a role model for his life.
Therefore, after Premier Zhou's death, Li Xin, who was the pen, was full of grief and drafted a eulogy for Premier Zhou.
But at this time, Jiang Qing gave an order for Li Xin to streamline Premier Zhou's eulogy, and specially emphasized that there should not be too much praise and too much talk about Premier Zhou's contributions.
They clearly want to use this kind of dirty means to dilute Premier Zhou's influence after his death, and even to discredit Premier Zhou.
Li Xin wanted to give an opinion, but at this time, it was completely a word of the Gang of Four, and those who dared to put forward opinions were frantically suppressed by the Gang of Four.
Seeing this, Li Xin could only suppress his dissatisfaction.
Of course, later he did his best to make Premier Zhou's eulogy more decent and perfect.
And after this incident, Li Xin also saw the face of the Gang of Four thoroughly.
This is a bunch of selfish guys who have absolutely no thought about the country and the people.
Li Xin realized that if he continued to mix with the Gang of Four, he would sooner or later become a sinner of the Chinese nation.
Because the Gang of Four trusted Li Xin very much, Li Xin gradually learned that the Gang of Four was determined to seize power by force.
They have planted their own henchmen in several major military regions, and in Shanghai, they have even formed illegal armed forces, in order to catch everyone off guard when the country is in turmoil one day.
Over the years, Li Xin has witnessed the tragedy caused by the Gang of Four, and he doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again.
Therefore, after Premier Zhou's death, Li Xin made up his mind to Taoguang and find a suitable opportunity to join forces with the central government to smash the conspiracy of the Gang of Four.
On September 9, 1976, Chairman Mao died of illness, and the Gang of Four was determined to take advantage of this opportunity to seize power.
Chairman Mao's bones were not cold, and the Gang of Four was so desperate, which made Li Xin even more angry.
Li Xin believes that things can't be delayed any longer, and he must find a way to pass on the news as soon as possible.
However, this is not easy to do.
On the one hand, the Gang of Four is a thief, so it is naturally strictly guarded against message transmission, even if Li Xin has been cautious in the past, it is inevitable to be monitored at this juncture.
Second, it is precisely because Li Xin and the Gang of Four have a close relationship that in the eyes of the outside world, Li Xin and the Gang of Four are grasshoppers on a rope, and even if Li Xin tells the news, the comrades of the Central Committee may not believe it.
At this time, the behavior of the Gang of Four has become more and more out of line, and they directly bypassed Hua Guofeng, who was the chairman, and set up another duty room in the central government, requiring all localities to send all the documents that need to be handled to the duty room.
After Hua Guofeng found out about this, he was very angry.
However, at that time, the situation in the country was still unstable, and Hua Guofeng only issued a warning to the Gang of Four, reminding them not to engage in separatism.
But the Gang of Four was unmoved, and even manipulated the newspaper and published many articles in a row, openly and secretly denying Hua Guofeng's successor, which was clearly to use public opinion to argue with Hua Guofeng and others.
Secret meeting
Li Xin, who witnessed everything, was anxious and thought that he had to talk to Hua Guofeng immediately.
However, Li Xin and Hua Guofeng are not familiar with each other, looking at the whole country, who can help Li Xin contact Hua Guofeng?
Li Xin suddenly thought of a person, that is, Wang Dongxing, who has been undertaking security work for Chairman Mao and is known as the big housekeeper of Zhongnanhai.
Wang Dongxing
As early as the 60s, because Wang Dongxing was trusted by Chairman Mao, Jiang Qing was very jealous of him.
When Li Xin was transferred to work in the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Jiang Qing also specially told Li Xin to pay attention to Wang Dongxing's movements.
But after all, Li Xin is different from the Gang of Four and the like, he is very disdainful of such a secret eyeliner and secret surveillance.
Therefore, the order to Jiang Qing was only perfunctory.
Moreover, in the process of work, Li Xin witnessed Wang Dongxing's strong work ability and noble moral character, and admired Wang Dongxing very much.
At that time, Li Xin had already realized that the Gang of Four was sliding into the abyss of error, and his heart was very painful.
Because there is no one to talk to, he will occasionally talk to Wang Dongxing about his heart.
Wang Dongxing also gradually realized that Li Xin and the Gang of Four were not the same dog, so he persuaded Li Xin to completely recognize the true face of the Gang of Four as soon as possible and get back on track.
Now, when the country is in danger, Li Xin thinks of this former friend.
Although Wang Dongxing has not publicly stated his position, Li Xin believes that Wang Dongxing will definitely resolutely support the smashing of the Gang of Four.
Moreover, Wang Dongxing has rich work experience and is cautious, and when he meets him, presumably the Gang of Four will not notice.
Therefore, not long after, Li Xin secretly delivered the news to Wang Dongxing and met with Wang Dongxing.
Li Xin also brought Yao Wenyuan's letter, which mentioned that the Gang of Four wanted to meddle in the editing and publishing of Chairman Mao's manuscript.
Considering that the Gang of Four has used public opinion to make waves many times before, I am afraid that this time it is also with ulterior motives.
Of course, what is more serious is that the Gang of Four has been quietly contacting the armed forces in Shanghai and other places.
If the central authorities do not take action quickly, they are afraid that chaos will be inevitable.
Wang Dongxing attached great importance to Li Xin's words, in fact, Wang Dongxing had already thought about eradicating the Gang of Four.
It's just that Hua Guofeng hasn't made up his mind yet.
After all, the Gang of Four is high and powerful, entrenched for many years, and once uprooted, the consequences may be immeasurable.
But now, the Gang of Four has shown its fangs, and there is no second way for the central government to choose other than to eradicate it as soon as possible.
Wang Dongxing immediately decided to let Li Xin and Hua Guofeng meet to expose the conspiracy of the Gang of Four.
Hence the opening scene.
After Li Xin saw Hua Guofeng, he didn't care about anything else, and immediately informed Hua Guofeng of the Gang of Four's intention to seize power by force.
The conversation between the two lasted for three hours, and Li Xin told Hua Guofeng all the secrets of the Gang of Four that he had mastered over the years.
At the same time, he also kept emphasizing to Hua Guofeng that the Gang of Four was insidious and cunning, and they must be controlled as soon as possible.
Such an idea coincides with Ye Jianying and others.
Ye Jianying
After Ye Jianying and Hua Guofeng discussed, they decided to let Li Xin continue to monitor the Gang of Four on the one hand.
On the other hand, a plan was made to arrest the Gang of Four.
The Gang of Four was unaware of this, and their plan to seize power by force was clumsy and full of loopholes, but they were confident that they would soon be able to control the entire country.
As everyone knows, the central authorities have long been aware of their conspiracy, and the people of the whole country are eager to get rid of the Gang of Four as soon as possible.
Soon, Hua Guofeng secretly summoned Li Xin again.
This time, Hua Guofeng asked Li Xin to draft three documents.
The first is the decision to quarantine and review the Gang of Four;
the second is the decision to build the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall;
The third is the decision to publish the fifth volume of Mao Xuan.
And this third document is actually related to the plan to capture the Gang of Four.
Because, before the arrest began, everyone was worried that the Gang of Four had already taken precautions against Hua Guofeng and others.
If they are arrested rashly, it is very likely that they will be caught by surprise and let the Gang of Four flee to other places, and then it will be even more difficult to deal with.
Ye Jianying proposed at this time that there should be an invitation to the urn, gather the Gang of Four together in the name of a meeting, and quickly arrest them, leaving no room for them to resist.
But what kind of reasons do you have to come up with to make the Gang of Four not suspicious?
succeed with flying colors
At this time, Li Xin came up with an idea.
He said that Yao Wenyuan and others had always wanted to meddle in the publication of the fifth volume of Mao Xuan? You might as well have a plan to calculate.
It was said that a special meeting would be held to discuss the content of the fifth volume of Mao Xuan, and let them all come to Huairentang to attend the meeting.
Because, in the past, similar meetings have also been held in Huairentang.
Yao Wenyuan
Moreover, the Gang of Four is now concerned about this matter, so they will definitely not refuse this request for a meeting.
Of course, Jiang Qing did not participate in such a meeting.
However, as long as the other three are caught, Jiang Qing will definitely not be able to escape.
When the time comes, it is completely possible to find a team of people to ambush Jiang Qing near his residence, find a suitable opportunity, and take Jiang Qing down.
Hua Guofeng and Ye Jianying both believe that this plan is the most secure.
So, the final arrest plan was finalized.
The time of arrest was set for October 6, 1976, under the personal command of Wang Dongxing, and Ye Jianying and Hua Guofeng were in charge of Huairentang.
Wang Dongxing selected a group of reliable people from the guard force, and then organized several special operations teams to arrest the four leaders of the Gang of Four.
In addition, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Wang Dongxing and Li Xin also led the guards to conduct repeated drills in Huairentang to ensure that the members of the Gang of Four could be controlled at the first time.
At the same time, everyone specially told Li Xin to continue to keep an eye on the movements of the Gang of Four.
If they have doubts about the meeting, they should report it in a timely manner.
During the monitoring process, Li Xin was very worried, for fear that the Gang of Four would see the flaws.
Fortunately, the Gang of Four was already carried away at that time, and after hearing the notice of the meeting, they did not suspect it at all, and all came to the venue.
And the final result, as everyone expected, the guards were well-trained, and soon three of the members of the Gang of Four were captured in public in Huairentang, and Jiang Qing was also arrested at home that night.
Late that night, Hua Guofeng held an emergency meeting to announce the good news of the arrest of the Gang of Four.
At this point, the chaos caused by the Gang of Four has finally come to an end.
And Li Xin learned that he had lost his way and made immortal contributions to the people of the whole country.
Resources:
Ye Yonglie "The Rise and Fall of the Gang of Four"
Ye Yonglie "The Biography of Jiang Qing"
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