Seeing Chen Tianhua push the door and enter the conference room of the Political Department, the comrades attending the meeting were quite surprised. In fact, everyone is ready for an all-night meeting, and the matter in front of us has become so big, it will take a long time for Director Chen Tianhua to report to Chairman Chen Ke. Since the issue of "leaking secrets" has been involved, in order to protect the comrades, after discussion by the Party Committee of the Political Department, no one is allowed to leave the Political Department until the issue cannot be resolved within the Political Department.

Unexpectedly, Chen Tianhua only went out for more than an hour and came back, and at this time, the introduction and discussion of the recent situation and development by the party committee of the Political Department had not yet been completely completed.

"What instructions does Chairman Chen have?" The comrades immediately interrupted the meeting and asked Chen Tianhua. In the discussions that have taken place, the comrades have realized that things are far more complicated than they think. No one dares to call the shots on such a big matter. Now that Chen Tianhua has returned, he must have brought back Chairman Chen Ke's instructions.

Chen Ke's opinion was conveyed to the comrades, and Chen Tianhua glanced around the comrades in the Political Department. Some comrades suddenly realized their hearts and rejoiced, while others were still worried.

Let the comrades calm down first, Chen Tianhua said: "Let's not discuss the issue of support first, if the comrades have any worries and opinions, they will speak out first." We must first unify our thinking. ”

As soon as Chen Tianhua's voice fell, someone immediately asked a question: "Director Chen, how far will the struggle go?" ”

"Struggle until all comrades abide by the organizational discipline of the Party." Chen Tianhua's answer was categorical.

This was so unexpected that no comrade was able to continue to speak. Everyone looked at each other and felt that it was difficult to correctly grasp Chen Tianhua's train of thought.

Chen Tianhua didn't mean to let everyone play dumb riddles, he asked loudly: "Comrades, why do we think that so many comrades have made such a big mistake? What criteria do we use to determine if they have made mistakes? ”

The question is simple, but no one dares to answer it directly. Chen Tianhua waited for a while, and then came up with the answer: "Let's measure and judge the actions of comrades based on the current organizational discipline. Unless we ourselves believe that these organizational disciplines are wrong, what other criteria do we need to find? There are already standards. ”

Although he said it so clearly, Chen Tianhua knew that this was not what the comrades really cared about. Those who originally believed in organizational discipline still believe in it. Comrades who are frightened by the mistakes made by so many comrades will still first question whether the organizational discipline currently being implemented is "not perfect enough."

The expressions of the comrades can also prove that Chen Tianhua was not wrong, even if he said it so clearly, most of the comrades who were originally worried still looked very uneasy.

"If these comrades insist that they are right, what shall we do?" Representative views were raised.

Chen Tianhua couldn't help but close his eyes when he heard this question, and he felt quite disappointed in his heart. It seems that rectification within the Department of Political Affairs is also imperative, even an extremely urgent task. He opened his eyes, "If we in the Political Department don't believe in organizational discipline, what should we believe?" Believe you, hello, how am you, everyone? In terms of organizational discipline, there are regulations on how to deal with these comrades. If you want to ask me what to do, then I can only say, according to the organizational discipline, what should I do! ”

Even at this level, there are still comrades who are not convinced, "If they want to discuss whether organizational discipline is right or not, then what should they do?" ”

Chen Tianhua glared at the questioning comrade with blazing eyes, "If a comrade asks for an open discussion of organizational discipline at a party meeting, it means that this comrade is obedient to organizational discipline." Because organizational discipline requires everyone to openly say anything wrong at the party meeting, instead of privately engaging in tandem and private means. Of course, if they refuse to obey the organization's decision anyway, then the organization will have to expel them. This is the party organization, and this is the organizational discipline. ”

To put it this way, it can be regarded as thorough, and a considerable number of worried comrades have a lot better on their faces. As for those comrades who are still not convinced, at least they will not say anything more. Chen Tianhua didn't care about so much at this time, and he began to lay out the next work plan.

No matter what changes occur at the top, the work in the base area still has to be carried out. The excavation site of Yunlong Lake has also entered the final moment. The troops had a six-day holiday, from the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and when the firecrackers sounded on the fifth day, the troops marched into the construction site.

As the political commissar of the regiment, Gu Lu not only has to continue to be responsible for the work, but also organizes comrades to discuss and exchange through various meetings. First of all, each company held its own meeting, and Gu Lu found that after this break, the comrades were generally not enthusiastic about their work.

At the meeting of the Youth League Committee, when Instructor Hu of the Third Battalion and the Ninth Company reported on the ideological work of the comrades in his company, he said with a helpless look that was difficult to describe: "At the meeting of our company, a comrade said that he did not feel anything when he was working at that time. Now when he sees the construction site, his legs are a little weak. The other comrades in the company felt that he had spoken what was in everyone's hearts. There is now a general fear of work in the troops. ”

When the instructors at other levels heard this, the comrades of the grassroots party committees all showed a wry smile of agreement. The battalion-level instructor looked a little nervous, after all, there was such a big thing in the regiment, if there was such a situation of "fear of hardship and tiredness", how should this be explained?

Gu Lu was not so sensitive, he asked with a smile, "Instructor Wu, are you afraid?" ”

Instructor Wu smiled bitterly a few times, "What's the use of being afraid?" The more afraid you are, the more you can't finish your work. ”

"We told our comrades about this kind of complaint at the meeting. Do comrades have any other opinions? ”

Faced with this question, Instructor Wu hesitated a little, and after thinking for a while, he said tentatively: "Now some people in the army say that we want to kill heroes in our army. After discussing those things in our troops, the comrades felt that Regiment Commander Lu had indeed done something wrong, and the comrades did not think that the affairs of our troops were to kill the heroes. However, after a lot of news from other units came, the comrades did not see it with their own eyes, so they felt that they would be suspicious. ”

"Did the comrades say where did they hear it?" Gu Lu asked.

"During the Chinese New Year, everyone walks around, and people say these things everywhere. It's hard to know who said that. Instructor Wu replied.

Instructor Wu raised his head, and other instructors also said that there was such a problem in their own troops. Some people say that these comrades have offended Chairman Chen, while others say that these people have offended the cadres of the Political Department. In short, there is an atmosphere of "personnel struggle" in the rumors. The comrades at the grassroots level will be skeptical, because there is no question of personnel struggle in what they have seen with their own eyes. But you can't say for sure what you haven't seen.

Gu Lu asked: "Let's not talk about other comrades, do we believe that this is a personnel struggle?" If something goes wrong with these comrades, is it because someone wants to rectify them, or because they themselves have violated discipline. ”

The comrades of the Youth League Committee looked a little embarrassed, and after a long time, Instructor Wu said: "Political Commissar Gu, these comrades have made mistakes. But isn't it a bit too faceless to remove him directly? ”

Without waiting for Gu Lu to speak, the head of the regiment, Gao Zhisheng, had already shouted: "What kind of face does revolutionary work talk about? After making such a big mistake, can't you still be removed from this position? Instructor Wu, your idea is not right. ”

Now the most feared thing in the regiment is to make mistakes, and when the regiment commander Gao Zhisheng criticized him like this, Instructor Wu immediately did not dare to speak up.

Gu Lu hurriedly stopped the excited Gao Zhisheng, and he said to everyone: "Whether we should be removed or not, we don't even count." Organizational discipline has the final say. I see that many comrades feel that organizational discipline is very unsympathetic, so we might as well discuss organizational discipline with comrades every day when we are resting. You don't need to have too much every day, just one discussion. What do you think? ”

Everyone didn't dare to object to organizational discipline at all now, and when Gu Lu said this, everyone naturally agreed.

After arranging the work in the group, Gu Lu went to the Political Department to find Chen Tianhua. Chen Tianhua had heard of Gu Lu, and the acting political commissar of the regiment had been valued by Qi Huishen, Chai Qingguo, and Chen Ke. If it weren't for the busy time, Chen Tianhua would have talked to Gu Lu a long time ago. Since Gu Lu came in person, Chen Tianhua temporarily put down the work in his hand and met Gu Lu.

"Director Chen, I want to ask something. We have dealt with so many comrades recently, can the organization explain the reasons why we are dealing with them, so that we can explain it to the comrades. Now there are many rumors that they want to kill heroes. If you can't explain their affairs clearly, you can make it clear to your comrades what mistakes they have made. It will make the comrades feel very scared. ”

Chen Tianhua has been preparing for the rectification of the problem these days, and he basically intercedes when he comes to him, but he has forgotten to inform the whole army. Hearing Gu Lu ask this, he nodded again and again. "I was negligent in this matter. In this way, from tomorrow onwards, everything that is dealt with will be briefed by the whole army. Commissar Gu, thank you for the reminder. ”

Being so bluntly thanked by Chen Tianhua, Gu Lu's face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "There's nothing to thank for, it's all for work." Look, Director Chen, you're also very busy, I'll leave now. ”

"Wait a minute," Chen Tianhua stopped Gu Lu, "Political Commissar Gu, what do the comrades of your regiment think about organizational discipline?" ”

"None of us have ever said this before, and we have never dealt with comrades on such a large scale before. Therefore, we were all frightened, and our regiment started with the "Three Great Laws and Eight Points of Attention", and discussed a discipline in each company and platoon every day. This discipline is not too much, and I think this month is almost over. ”

"Oh?" If it is said that the problem of informing the whole army is that Chen Tianhua was so busy that he forgot to think about it. Organizational and discipline discussions in the army were the key tasks assigned by Chen Tianhua, but he didn't expect Gu Lu to take the initiative to do it himself. In the past few days, he has encountered too many leaks and tandem things, and Chen Tianhua can't help but wonder in his heart whether Gu Lu has any acquaintances in the Political Department.

This suspicion was quickly expelled from Chen Tianhua's mind, Gu Lu was a comrade transferred from other places, and it was impossible for him to have any special acquaintances. And even if Gu Lu got the news, it can't be said that Gu Lu did anything wrong. Even if Gu Lu doesn't take the initiative to discuss organizational discipline at the grassroots level now, when Chen Tianhua finishes arranging, Gu Lu still has to start this discussion. Even if Gu Lu is a comrade who knows how to drill camps, he can only wait for Gu Lu to make mistakes in the future before he can be dealt with according to organizational discipline. You must not do anything to Gu Lu just because Chen Tianhua is suspicious.

Thinking of this, Chen Tianhua felt that he was really a little suspicious. If Gu Lu wanted to show his merits, then he should take the initiative to talk about his arrangements in the group. This question was forcibly pulled by Chen Tianhua, and Chen Tianhua took the initiative to ask it. Chen Tianhua did not want to ask too many questions, he said: "We must do a good job in ideological and political work, and we must also do a good job in grassroots work. Comrade Gu Lu, do a good job. ”

"Yes!"

"You go back first."

As soon as Gu Lu left, Chen Tianhua sat back in his seat. Originally, according to Chen Ke's intentions, it was first necessary to conduct organizational and discipline discussions at the grassroots level of the troops. At least when he left Chen Ke's place, Chen Tianhua thought so. However, the comrades of the Political Department had a very different view from Chen Ke on the matter of Zhou Zhentao's private conspiracy. The party organization holds the personnel power, which is the most crucial item in organizational discipline. Any personnel decision must be discussed and approved by the party organization. As far as the situation is now known, Zhou Zhentao has united a group of people in an attempt to influence personnel transfers. In particular, it is necessary to transfer those comrades who have been dealt with to them to their active posts. To put it more seriously, this is to "set up another central government" with Zhou Zhentao as the core.

If it is completely handled in accordance with organizational discipline, arresting Zhou Zhentao and shooting him after trial cannot be regarded as unjust. However, on the matter of deciding how to deal with Zhou Zhentao, the comrades' opinions were quite divided. No one interceded with Zhou Zhentao, or no one dared to intercede with Zhou Zhentao, and the comrades raised another question. Since he dared to "set up another central government", it was absolutely impossible for Zhou Zhentao to plan this matter alone. Who is standing with him, and who are the core members of such a loose organization. There are no more people doing such things. As soon as these questions were raised, Chen Tianhua also felt a little shaken in his heart. He suddenly wondered if it was time to solve Zhou Zhentao's problem first. Gu Lu's appearance made Chen Tianhua shake again. Perhaps, regardless of Zhou Zhentao's affairs, it is imperative to concentrate on the discipline building of grassroots organizations first.

After thinking about it and still not finding the result, Gu Lu simply went to see Chen Ke again.

After listening to Chen Tianhua's narration, Chen Ke said: "Comrade Tianhua, you are the Yue Yu Dai. Is the Department of Political Affairs still prepared to take charge of solving crimes? Since you think that there should be no open investigation of Comrade Zhou Zhentao for the time being, then you should concentrate on doing the most important task before the Political Department and popularizing organizational discipline education among the grassroots units. What are you worried about? Are you worried about Comrade Zhou Zhentao's rebellion? Isn't the Ministry of Political Security in charge of organizational security? ”

"Chairman Chen, Comrade Zhou Zhentao has been following you since the time of the Huangpu Publishing House. You also know his temperament and temperament, and he is really a good person. Righteous, not greedy, and very smart. If he really thinks that the rectification is wrong, and that the comrades who have been removed from their posts do not deserve this treatment, I will arrest him, and he will not say anything. In fact, not to mention Comrade Zhou Zhentao, even Comrade Pang Zi has not said anything until now. ”

This metaphor is a little nondescript, and Chen Tianhua doesn't seem to have a high opinion of Pang Zi.

"Comrade Tianhua, it's not a bad thing to be righteous. If you are alone, you naturally have to be kind to your friends. The focus of the conflict now is how to deal with the question of organizational discipline. Even if some comrades have a wrong understanding of organizational discipline, I don't think the party organization can abandon them in this way. If you really want to save these comrades, now immediately devote all the strength of the Political Department to the work of discussing discipline in grassroots organizations. After the discussion on organization and discipline was held at the grassroots level, not only the grassroots comrades were studying and discussing, but also the cadres were studying and discussing. I think that at least some comrades will be able to find the correct way of thinking and change their previous thinking in the course of study and discussion. ”

Chen Tianhua didn't speak immediately this time, he suddenly figured out one thing, he was too strong in the sense of confrontation in the rectification movement. It's as if it's either an enemy or a friend. This is not the case with Chen Ke, just like Chen Ke's rectification instruction of "not killing a single person, not arresting most of them", Chen Ke does not think that all comrades can become qualified members of the People's Party through rectification. But Chen Ke never gave up on at least any of his comrades. In this regard, Chen Tianhua is really not as good as Chen Ke.

Confirming this, Chen Tianhua let out a long sigh, "I'll arrange grassroots work now!" ”

When he went out, Chen Tianhua found that he might still have to delay the grassroots work a little. Now that Chen Tianhua has realized his problem, he has found that there are quite a few comrades in the Political Department who have the same strong sense of confrontation as him. It cannot be said that these comrades are not good comrades, but they just lack Chen Ke's patience and tolerance. There is no Chen Ke based on this kind of patience and tolerance thinking.

As soon as he returned to the Political Department, Chen Tianhua convened a meeting of the party committee. After talking about his discussion with Chen Ke on this issue, Chen Tianhua said: "Comrades, if you don't kill all the bad guys, there will only be good people left in this world. Because a person's good or bad is different in different things. At the beginning of the construction of the base areas, these comrades who have made mistakes can be said to be good comrades of the first class. Do you say they're bad now? Personally, I don't think that's the case. They are the same as before, only with the development of the base areas, with the development and progress of our People's Party. They're starting to fall behind. In the new situation, there must naturally be new standards, and under this standard, they make mistakes. So we can't just beat these comrades to death and think they are bad people. This is not in line with historical materialism. ”

Chen Tianhua's words did not arouse too many comrades to think, and Chen Tianhua knew it when he saw everyone's expressions. He stopped the topic and moved on to a more practical work arrangement, "Starting tomorrow, each unit will begin to arrange organizational discipline discussions. Every fighter, every comrade has to be involved. Be sure to reach a consensus. This is the only criterion for judging our People's Party, our Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army. This standard is the same for the recruits and for Chairman Chen, and for each and every one of us. This is the iron discipline of our People's Party. ”

At this time, most of the comrades came to the spirit, and everyone began to listen carefully to Chen Tianhua's arrangement.

Before talking about the arrangement, Chen Tianhua made up his mind that as soon as this discussion activity began, he would start a serious rectification in the Political Department. It is not because the Department of Political Affairs is in charge of political work, that all the members are qualified.