Chapter 611: Wang Ming
Wang Ming is 34 years old, medium-sized, dressed in gray military poison, his face is white and clean, and his eyes are bright and clear.
Seeing that ** and Liu Yimin had already sat down, Wang Mingchao and the two of them nodded and continued: "The Soviet Union is the first socialist country in the world and the great rear of the proletarians in the world. China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression was strongly supported by the Soviet Union. At the same time, China's War of Resistance also played a role in defending the socialist Soviet Union. There is no doubt about that. In the process of forming the anti-Japanese national united front in China, the Soviet Union, the Comintern, and Comrades Stalin all gave timely and correct instructions. Regrettably, in Comrade Liu Yimin's speech, he did not elaborate on the tremendous forces generated by the Soviet Union's leadership, guidance, and support for China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. I suggest that when printing and distributing Comrade Liu Yimin's speech, the Central Committee should solicit Comrade Liu Yimin's opinions, and add this part of the content ......"
Wang Ming is worthy of being full of ink, speaking logically, and sounding very beautiful.
Liu Yimin had just come in, and he was not clear about the speeches of the comrades in front of him, so he made up his mind not to speak until he had a clear understanding of what the comrades were saying.
Historically, after the Zunyi Conference and before the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held a series of meetings, and the main topics of discussion were two things, one was to determine the leadership, and the other was to determine the strategic actions of the Red Army. It boils down to one point, and it also takes the line to fight. Now by Liu Yimin's crossing, "in the channel, the principle that Marxist principles must be combined with the concrete practice of China's grass life has been basically expounded theoretically," and the Zunyi Conference has solved the problem of the leadership of the party and the Red Army in one fell swoop, and the practice of the following years has proved the correctness of the Zunyi Conference. Therefore, the issue to be solved at the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth CPC Central Committee is actually much simpler, that is, to further unify the thinking of the whole party and determine our party's development strategy in the War of Resistance Against Japan.
Liu Yimin did not know much about the current situation of the Central Committee because he led the troops to fight fiercely on the front line, but judging from the fact that Wang Ming did not participate in his report to the chairman, Wang Ming actually no longer has the same political status as before the Sixth Plenary Session of the Central Committee in history, and his appeal cannot be as great as in history.
The main reason should be that after the practice of the Long March and the development of Shaanxi during this period of time, "many comrades have reflected on the policies of the past, coupled with the great victories one after another, they have embarked on the road of independent development, and people's thinking has undergone tremendous changes.
After Wang Ming spoke, there was a temporary silence in the room.
Wang Ming didn't know much about Liu Yimin in the past, and only after returning to China did he know that Liu Yimin had made a mess of him in the channel. Some time ago, "Wang Ming also sent a report to Liu Yimin" asking him to write an inspection to the central government, but Liu Yimin categorically refused, and Wang Ming knew that Liu Yimin did not take him seriously at all.
Seeing that there were no comrades speaking at the meeting hall for the time being, Wang Ming said: "Comrade Liu Yimin, you are the secretary of the Shandong Bureau, the commander of the Shandong Military Region, the instructor and the commander of the division, and you represent the party organization of a region." Could you please comment on what I have just suggested?
Liu Yimin spent a long time speaking at the meeting in the afternoon, and was reprimanded and talked with by the host at dinner, and to be honest, he was not in the mood to discuss theoretical issues here again. But since Wang Ming has been named, he can't help but speak, "After all, this is a group discussion, and Wang Ming is still a member of the Politburo Standing Committee!"
After pondering for a while, Liu Yimin said: "Part of the speech in the afternoon was to report to the conference on behalf of the Shandong Bureau and the instructors, and part of it was my personal understanding of the war, representing my personal views. I think Comrade Wang Ming's remarks about the Soviet Union's role in supporting China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression are very correct. Since the start of the war, the Soviet Union was the first country in the world to provide large-scale selfless assistance to China's War of Resistance, and without Soviet assistance, China's War of Resistance would have been more difficult. The Soviet government's loan to the Nationalist Government alone "helped the squadron replenish a large number of weapons and ammunition." The most obvious manifestation is in the air force operations, without the assistance of the Soviet Union, the air force of the Nationalist Government would have been exhausted long ago, and it would not have been possible to support it until now, let alone achieve such a great achievement. This point should always be remembered by all Chinese people and be grateful. As for the inclusion in my statement of the Soviet Union's leading role in China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, I cannot agree with it. China and the Soviet Union are both independent sovereign states, and there is no question of who leads whom, and it should be based on the relationship of mutual support between countries that oppose Japan's fascist aggression. As for the leading and guiding role of the Comintern, it cannot be said that it played a leading and guiding role in China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, but it can only be said that it played a guiding role in how our Party should build a united front and promote the development of the united front. This point is only limited to the study and transmission of high-level knowledge within the party, and my opinion should not be written into official documents, let alone included in my speech, so as not to leak secrets.*......"
Liu Yimin's words are actually very reasonable and objective, but for Wang Ming, who has long been under the leadership and guidance of the Soviet Union and the Comintern in the party, it is absolutely a deviant thing, and he cannot accept it.
As soon as Wang Ming heard Liu Yimin say this, his eyes lit up: "Comrade Liu Yimin, you have made it very clear about the Soviet Union's support for our country, and you have no objections. It makes sense that the Soviet Union did not have a leading and guiding role in China's War of Resistance in terms of state-to-state relations. However, we are a branch of the Communist International, and since the founding of the Communist International, we have always been under the leadership and guidance of the Soviet Party and the Comintern, and Comrade Stalin is our common leader. I don't hear it very clearly, do you mean to admit that the Comintern only has a guiding role in how our Party should build the united front and promote the development of the united front, rather than a leading role, am I right? The smell of gunpowder was too strong, and Liu Yimin was also alert, but he believed that after the development of the Zunyi Conference in the past few years, people's thinking had changed subtly, and Wang Ming could not set off any big waves, so he said: "My words have been said very clearly, no need to repeat them......."
Wang Ming has found the point of attack this time, and the grievances he has suffered since attending the meeting have found an outlet, and he immediately said: "Comrade Zedong, Comrade Enlai, Comrade Luo Fu, Comrade Chen Yun, Comrade Kang Sheng, Comrade Deng Fa" You all listen, how dangerous is Liu Yimin's thinking? What kind of mistake was it that he wanted to deny the leadership of the Comintern? During this period of time, I have repeatedly pondered why there are differences in the understanding of some major issues within our party, and the reason is that Comrade Liu Yimin's erroneous thinking has had an impact in the minds of some comrades. This problem must be solved, otherwise.
Something has to go wrong! I propose that the conference analyze and criticize Comrade Liu Yimin's speech: "We must eradicate its bad influence." In the end, Wang Ming's voice became higher and higher, a little hoarse.
Before Liu Yimin crossed the country, he had already moved towards Dazhi, and the scene of the Wencao period could only be seen in literary works, movies, and television. After the crossing, he has been leading the troops to fight, that is, during the period of development in Shaanxi, whether it is the chief or the comrades, they are very cordial when they see him, and no one blames a legendary hero who has made great contributions. Just like the host's reprimand to Liu Yimin at dinner, it is also a criticism of deep love and responsibility, provided that hatred of iron does not make steel. Like Wang Ming's statement, Liu Yimin heard it for the first time before or after the crossing, and he was in a trance for a while, as if time and space were out of order, and he traveled to the scene of the criticism meeting in the Wencao period!
It is undeniable that Wang Ming is indeed a propaganda genius "still has a certain influence." When he said this, the panel discussion room immediately remembered a small chatter.
Wang Ming then said: "Comrades, we must have firm beliefs and remember what we do. Our goal is to liberate all mankind and achieve the goal. In order to achieve this goal, can it not be done without the leadership and guidance of the Comintern? Is it possible without the leadership of Comrade Stalin? Can it not be done without the strong backing of the socialist Soviet Union? Liu Yimin's thinking is extremely wrong. It is precisely because he has this erroneous thinking that "is reflected in his work, that there will be talks about the Soviet Union's strategy without the approval of the Central Committee, there will be his repeated attempts to establish contact with the United States, there will be his entanglement with Chiang Kai-shek's wife and cousin, and there will be Chiang Kai-shek's dispatch of a communication and liaison team to his instructors." How can the development continue, and will the Shandong party organization still be a party organization under the guidance of Marxism at that time? Is the instructor still the armed force of our party leadership? Comrades, "I am not alarmist, if this problem is not solved, there will be a big problem!" But you can't relax the ideological struggle against Liu Yimin just because he has made great contributions and can fight, that is not to love him, but to harm him......
At this time, Liu Yimin had already reacted, "He was staring at Wang Ming coldly, wanting to see what else he would say."
After Wang Ming finished speaking, no one spoke for a long time, and the venue was as silent as death.
Wang Ming said again: "** has no borders, it is sung clearly in the "Internationale", get up, hungry and cold slaves; Arise, all the people who are suffering. Liu Yimin went so far as to say that the Comintern has a guiding role in how our party should build a united front and promote the development of the united front, and he did not allow him to revise and improve his speech. Shouldn't he be criticized for this kind of thinking? Comrade Luo Fu, Comrade Kang Sheng, Comrade Jiaxiang, tell me whether we should stand up and fight against Liu Yimin's dangerous thinking......"
Kang Sheng lifted his glasses and said slowly: "Comrade Wang Ming, I don't know much about Comrade Liu Yimin, and today is the first time I have heard him speak. I think most of his speeches are very good, and he does have original insights. However, I agree with what you just said, that is, Comrade Liu Yimin really attaches great importance to relations with the United States, and after he occupied Qingdao, he went so far as to confer the title of honorary citizen of Qingdao on Roosevelt and declare Qingdao and New York City in the United States to become a sister city. Why not declare Leningrad or any glorious city of the Soviet Union a sister city with Qingdao? Is it just because Comrade Liu Yimin's wife is a doctor in the United States? These questions are worth looking into. In addition, there is another problem, that is, Comrade Liu Yimin did not pay much attention to discipline education among his instructors, and his troops often massacred Japanese prisoners of war. The last time the 10th Division was wiped out, Chen Cunyi, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Cavalry Brigade, massacred the medical staff and wounded of the field hospital of the 10th Division of the Japanese Army because he had taken revenge on political commissar Li Dong. Comrades from the Social Department and the General Political Department of the Eighth Route Army arrested Chen Cunyi and wanted to enforce discipline," but they were stopped by Comrade Liu Yimin. In this capture of Jinan, Wang Dahu, commander of the 1st Brigade and 1st Regiment of Jiao, ordered the massacre of Japanese prisoners who had laid down their arms, and it is said that the total number was more than 1,000. I think other issues need to be further studied, and this incident of killing prisoners in violation of the discipline of the Eighth Route Army does exist, and we should be held accountable. Thinking of Comrade Liu Yimin's speeches to the outside world and never soliciting the opinions of the Central Committee in advance, I think that this comrade has the problem of leading the Central Committee by the nose, that is, he is unorganized and undisciplined. As soon as Kang Sheng finished speaking, a female comrade stood up and said loudly: "I think Comrade Wang Ming's criticism of Comrade Liu Yimin is a bit serious, and Comrade Liu Yimin should not have such a serious ideological problem.
Comrade Kang Sheng's remarks about Comrade Liu Yimin's overly close ties with the United States have also been a bit too much, but he has taken Comrade Liu Yimin's violation of discipline a little lightly. I believe that Comrade Liu Yimin fought bravely and made great contributions, but he bred a tendency to be proud, lived a corrupt and degenerate life, openly owned two wives, and even broke away from other female comrades, "leaving the enemy with an excuse to attack our party." This is the typical thinking and lifestyle of a feudal warlord. Comrade Liu Yimin should be made clear, is he a member or a feudal warlord, why does he want to enjoy the blessings of all people? Since this is a group of central organs, Mr. Zhu and the others are not there, and only the leaders of various departments of the central organs participate. The vast majority of these people participated in the Long March, and some of them were students who returned from the Soviet Union after the Long March. The situation among these students in the Soviet Union was also different, and most of the students sent to study military technology were attacked by Wang Ming in the Soviet Union. A few people who were greatly influenced by Wang Ming in the Soviet Union came back with great ambitions, and only after returning did they find that the atmosphere in the party was no longer the same as before they went abroad, and they felt a great sense of loss. Wang Ming's first attack was under the banner of Liu Yimin's denial of the leadership of the Comintern, which naturally resonated.
Liu Yimin has only now understood what the cruelty of the intra-party struggle is, and listening to the speeches of these people, it seems that he has been heinous, so he was almost pulled out and shot. It's ridiculous that in the afternoon, he was still speaking in high spirits, talking about the international and domestic situation and the strategy of our army, and he was drunk and obsessed with the same people in the audience, and he didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, he would become a villain in the eyes of Wang Ming, Kang Sheng and others, where the hell is this!
Liu Yimin originally wanted to open his mouth to fight back immediately, but seeing that ** and Zhou Enlai were all sitting there with a serious face and not saying a word, he couldn't help it, he wanted to hear what Zhang Wentian and Wang Jiaxiang had to say. Wang Ming's awesomeness has been understood" Kang Sheng's face can also be seen very clearly, that guy is insidious, he says lightly on the surface, but what he says is a hidden knife in his words. Now it's up to Zhang Wentian what they say. If Zhang Wentian had the same attitude as Wang Ming and Kang Sheng, then he would be really blind!
Zhang Wentian spoke: "Comrade Wang Ming, Comrade Kang Sheng, comrades: Tonight is to study and discuss Comrade Liu Yimin's speech in the afternoon, and I understand that it is to study and discuss Comrade Liu Yimin's study and judgment of the international and domestic situation and his suggestions on the work strategy of our party and our army. Comrades can talk openly and honestly about their opinions, but they must not misinterpret Comrade Liu Yimin's meaning in this way, let alone label him or fabricate charges. I don't have any other skills, but I like to study things carefully. I believe that Comrade Liu Yimin's speech in the afternoon was very good and insightful, and it included an analysis of various intelligences, a summary of the practice of the War of Resistance over the past year, and a study and judgment of the situation of the War of Resistance, which is of guiding significance to the whole party and the whole army. Comrade Wang Ming, Comrade Kang Sheng, and some comrades returned late from studying in the Soviet Union, and they did not understand Comrade Liu Yimin, and there may be misunderstandings. I told the comrades that without Comrade Liu Yimin leading the troops to fight bloody battles, it would have been absolutely impossible for us to sit in Huaqingchi for a meeting today, and our party and army would not have been able to have a base area in Shaanxi Province. Comrade Liu Yimin has made great contributions to the country's life, and the Central Committee awarded him the Red Star Medal of the first class twice, which is a commendation for his contributions. Comrades can discuss other matters slowly, and Comrade Liu Yimin's real mistakes can be pointed out objectively and fairly and asked to correct them. But whoever wants to grasp a little bit and set a trap, what do you want to do to Comrade Liu Yimin, I, Zhang Wentian, am the first to refuse! I believe that the 200,000 elites of our army in Shandong will not agree, and the units of the Eighth Route Army will not agree either! Our party can do without me as a member of the Standing Committee, but we cannot do without Comrade Liu Yimin, a general who is both civil and military, who is fiercely loyal to the party. I'm done talking. Liu Yimin was moved in his heart, he almost wanted to say that the nerd is amazing, hard bones!
As soon as Zhang Wentian's voice fell, Chen Yun spoke: "Comrade Wang Ming, Comrade Liu Yimin didn't say anything. Isn't there anything wrong with him saying that the relationship between the Soviet Union and our country is one between countries, and that there is no one who leads whom. Didn't the Soviet government still sign a treaty with the Nationalist government? As for what Comrade Liu Yimin said, it cannot be said that the Comintern played a leading and guiding role in China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and can only say that it has a guiding role in how our party should build a united front and promote the development of the united front." This anti-Japanese national united front covers all political parties, all strata, and all kinds of forces in the whole of China, and is it only a part of it? How could the Comintern dictate other parties? Comrade Wang Ming should have been deeply aware of this during his work in Wuhan, and could you take the telegram from the Comintern and order Chiang Kai-shek to pay us military salaries? As for the question of why President Roosevelt was awarded the title of honorary citizen as mentioned by Comrade Kang Sheng, it was to confuse the Japanese army and buy time for the relocation of materials to Qingdao. As for Comrade Liu Yimin's monogamy and warlord style, I think all comrades who have gone through the Long March know about this public case.
Comrade Ni Hua and Comrade Tang Xingying were both female Red Army soldiers who joined the army on the Long March, and they were both people who had made great contributions. Comrade Ni Hua was made a red bodhisattva by the soldiers, and Comrade Tang Xingying was a legendary heroine of the Red Army, and their love with Comrade Liu Yimin was tested by life and death. In this matter, the central government also knows that it is innocent and there is nothing complicated. I'll tell my comrades that I won't talk about setting up a thing anymore. Comrade Ni Hua, an American student, returned to China to Chengdu to check his private hospital, encountered the assassination of Comrade Liu Yimin, saved Comrade Liu Yimin, joined the Red Army, and donated his family's private hospital to the Red Army. Comrade Tang Xingying joined the army in the passage, followed the Red Eighteenth Regiment all the way to the battle, captured the cavalry commander in the south of Hu Zong, and twice made great contributions. Both of these lesbians fell in love with Liu Yimin. At that time, Liu Yimin had already talked about marriage with Ni Hua, but some comrades did not recognize Ni Hua's identity as Song Meiling's cousin, so Ni Hua had to give up his feelings and go to the United States. Comrade Wang Ming, you also know that Song Qingling and Song Meiling are sisters, and Ni Hua is not only Song Meiling's cousin, she is also Song Qingling's cousin. After she left, considering that anything could happen during the war years, Liu Yimin and Tang Xingying got married. Ni Hua has done a lot of work for us in the United States, especially after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Ni Hua exposed the brutality of the Japanese army and mobilized the American people to raise funds to support the Anti-Japanese War. She reported all these situations to the Central Committee, and the information used at the press conference was also provided by us. Now that Ni Hua has returned with the materials raised and the aid personnel who have aided China, the comrades say, how should Liu Yimin treat her? The responsibility for this matter is not on Liu Yimin, he did not hold a wedding with Ni Hua, nor did he divorce Tang Xingying, there is no real monogamy problem. In the future, I advise the comrades not to talk about this matter anymore, and not to criticize it, because it is all to take salt out of the wounds of our heroic sons and daughters. Aren't they painful enough? As for Comrade Kang Sheng's question of killing prisoners, I think we can listen to Comrade Liu Yimin's explanation. Comrades, don't forget, it was on the battlefield, the soldiers were red-eyed, and it was normal for accidents to occur. The little devils have killed so many Chinese people, who has asked them if they have implemented the discipline of the Japanese army? I would like to remind the comrades that Comrade Liu Yimin came back to attend the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth CPC Central Committee on behalf of the Shandong Party organization and on behalf of the heroes of the 8th Division, 10th Division, and 21st Brigade of the Japanese Army. Comrades should not forget the tragedy of the loss of the Soviet area, and I resolutely oppose any groundless accusations and criticisms against Comrade Liu Yimin. If not, it is recommended to suspend the discussion in our group and gather all the comrades attending the meeting to discuss it together. Look at the majority of those who are apprehensive and say*......"