Crimson Dawn

The People’s Party’s 1912 rectification movement in Huaihai Province was the first to encounter information leaks, and even changed the high-level rectification line to some extent. om has changed from rectifying within the party to following the mass line.In the hearts of a large number of high-level cadres in Huaihai Province, at least in the hearts of Chen Tianhua, "leakers" are a big problem.Everyone knows that the leaker is one or a group of people around Zhou Zhentao, the commander of the 4406 Division, but they have not been able to accurately find the person directly responsible.Hearing Liu Yongsheng's report that he had caught the leaker, Chen Tianhua was overjoyed, he quickly lowered his voice and asked, "Who the hell is it?"

Before Liu Yongsheng could answer, Chen Ke took over the conversation, "Comrade Liu Yongsheng, don't talk about it here, you guys sort out the situation, we will have a special meeting to discuss this matter after we go back."

After Liu Yongsheng left, Chen Tianhua said excitedly: "This time we can wipe out those people in one go."

Seeing that Chen Tianhua was so excited, Chen Ke covered his mouth with his hand, and managed to suppress the loud laughter, "Haha, Comrade Tianhua, who are you going to catch all at once?"

Having discussed it with Chen Ke many times, Chen Tianhua knew what Chen Ke was laughing at, "Do you really want to treat this as a discipline issue?"[

"This matter is originally a matter of discipline. There were people who leaked secrets thousands of years ago, and there will still be thousands of years later. It is impossible that there will be no leakers when we come here, and it is absolutely impossible to catch them all. In this case, all the problems It's all a matter of discipline. Comrade Tianhua, you are in charge of the party and government, you should be very clear that this matter is not a contradiction between the enemy and ourselves at all." Chen Ke was as firm as ever.

Chen Tianhua knew that he couldn't talk to Chen Ke, so he simply didn't waste this effort.The two listened to the meeting of the comrades outside, and Chen Tianhua had something to do inside, so they almost didn't hear what the comrades talked about.

After the meeting finally ended, the company commander first took all the comrades out in a line on the grounds of giving allowances.Chen Kecai and Chen Tianhua left the gate of the venue.Chen Ke took the initiative to say: "This meeting went very well, and I have absolute confidence in the comrades."

"How do you know that?" Chen Tianhua had never seen Chen Ke have such a high evaluation.

Chen Ke looked very excited, "I didn't participate in the specific work, and I don't know. But there is only one core of the discussion, that is, labor is necessary. From what I have seen, every comrade now thinks that labor should be done. Even if there are disputes , but also arguing about how to work more efficiently. I am really satisfied."

"One day without work, one day without food. Isn't labor what it should be?" Chen Tianhua was a little puzzled by Chen Ke's high evaluation.

Chen Ke did not answer this question.Because of the times, in China in the 21st century, there are not many people who insist on getting rich through labor, but the proportion of people who can avoid any temptation and simply want to get paid by completing their own work is not too large.Because there are too many temptations to "get rich overnight", it is not the mainstream thinking in society to calm down and do things.Chen Ke himself used to be full of the idea of ​​getting rich, running around like a lost dog. Except for repeated failures, he did not achieve any results that he should be proud of.So listening to the meetings of comrades at the grassroots level, there are too many "not scientific" places in it, and there is a considerable lack of understanding of social labor and teamwork labor, but no one thinks that it is possible to get rid of society and teamwork. The "wonderful ideas" of a few people can realize what one pursues.

This cannot but make Chen Ke quite moved.

The two of them made an appointment with Liu Yongsheng to meet at the provincial committee, and as soon as they arrived at the gate of the provincial committee, they saw Zhou Zhentao standing inside the gate of the provincial committee. He stepped forward on the waist and said, "Chairman Chen, I want to talk to you about something."

Chen Tianhua got angry when he saw Zhou Zhentao. As the mastermind of the leak, Zhou Zhentao's appearance now was definitely not by chance.Chen Tianhua couldn't help showing a mocking look on his face.

Zhou Zhentao could see it naturally, he said to Chen Tianhua: "Director Tianhua, why don't you come too."

As soon as he entered Chen Ke's office, Zhou Zhentao immediately said: "Chairman Chen, I know that the organization is investigating leaks. I asked Comrade Li Guangshan whether there is a possibility of war in the next year. This responsibility rests with me. Please organize not to punish Comrade Li Guangshan. "

Seeing that the culprit finally admitted what he had done, Chen Tianhua let out a long sigh of relief.Now that Zhou Zhentao has admitted it, the rest of the matter will be much easier to handle.

"Comrade Zhou Zhentao, you didn't know where we would fight at first. Comrade Li Guangshan told you the news. You are the one who asked for the news. What responsibility do you have for leaking the secret?" Chen Ke replied with a smile.

Chen Ke's words made the eyes of the two people on the opposite side widen. According to Chen Ke's meaning, he didn't want to designate Zhou Zhentao as a leaker.Chen Tianhua couldn't figure it out. Zhou Zhentao didn't have such an idea. He thought about it quickly, trying to figure out what Chen Ke's words meant. After thinking for a while, Zhou Zhentao replied: "But in order to rescue some comrades, I spread the news. Yes. If he hadn’t provided me with strategic directions, Comrade Li Guangshan would not have leaked information that should have been classified to others.”

"First, it was not an organizational resolution. The party committee did not discuss any issue of foreign wars. Second, up to now, Li Guangshan has not leaked any information about the century. He just told you some of his tests. Comrade Zhou Zhentao, you As a division commander, you should be very clear that there is never a wide range of reliable strategic options to choose from. Let alone our own comrades who can intuitively feel some problems, they are our enemies. If they get more information, they can still Have a judgment on our actions. The so-called leaking of secrets is not the most important thing for us to completely turn against Yuan Shikai. Anyone with some knowledge can predict our turning against Yuan Shikai. If we talk about leaking secrets, it is only our comrades telling us when we will fight Yuan Shikai Tell people who shouldn't know in advance."

Zhou Zhentao knew that what Chen Ke said was right, but he just didn't understand why Chen Ke had to explain it like this. Could it be that Chen Ke didn't want to hold Zhou Zhentao himself accountable?Or did Chen Ke say this to show that he would never let Li Guangshan go?Thinking of this, Zhou Zhentao quickly said: "Chairman Chen, I harmed Comrade Li Guangshan in this matter. If I didn't want to know, Comrade Li Guangshan would never have done this. So I hope that I can take this responsibility."

Chen Ke finally sank his face, "Comrade Zhou Zhentao, our People's Party is a political party that focuses on the system. One person does things and one person is responsible. Then let me ask you, when you were looking for Comrade Li Guangshan, who were you?" If you want Comrade Li Guangshan to reveal the latest strategic direction, let Comrade Li Guangshan inquire about the latest strategic direction for you. I am talking about it, don’t try to be a hero to me, just tell the truth about the situation.”

Zhou Zhentao was thinking intensely in his mind, he really wanted to take all the responsibilities, but he also knew that Chen Ke was definitely not easy to coax.And even if he didn't tell the truth, Zhou Zhentao didn't know how Chen Ke planned to punish himself and Li Guangshan.Gritting his teeth, Zhou Zhentao said: "I asked if there was any strategic direction. Comrade Li Guangshan told me that the troops might liberate Henan from what he knew." [

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Chen Ke said with a smile: "Then this is the end. You just talked about this matter, and Comrade Li Guangshan only said his own judgment. This violates organizational discipline, but this is not a matter of deliberate spying on intelligence. I don't Tell me why you did this, and what mistakes did you make. There are too many things to ask about the battle arrangements before the battle. If you want to investigate this way, more than half of the comrades have to be locked up first. In order to be the main attacking force, I have seen Where's the comrade I'm here to inquire about?"

After hearing Chen Ke's words, Zhou Zhentao didn't know whether to be relieved or not.From what Chen Ke said, he didn't take the leaking of secrets too seriously, which meant that Chen Ke would not severely punish Li Guangshan.However, Zhou Zhentao didn't think that Chen Ke would let go of the rectification issue in the same way.Although he thought in his heart that Li Guangshan could not be held accountable, Zhou Zhentao felt quite uneasy when he thought of being severely punished by Chen Ke.

Sure enough, Chen Ke put away his smile, "Since you are here, Comrade Zhou Zhentao, you have also mentioned this matter. I would like to ask, why do you oppose this rectification movement?"

Zhou Zhentao knew that the debate should come, he took a deep breath as if trying to muster up his courage, and then replied: "The rectification movement has removed too many comrades, and these comrades have worked hard to get here. .I think you, Chairman Chen, are dishonest. If you do something wrong, you should be criticized, even if you beat and scold them in private, but you can’t ruin the future of these comrades.”

"Do you think that if you lose your official position, you will lose your future? Comrades have worked so hard to become an official?" Chen Ke's face has become serious, "Then let me ask you a question, we will also sacrifice Many comrades, what did these comrades die for? When we first arrived in the base area, you also participated in disaster relief. At that time, we were an insurance group and didn’t even have an official position. Those comrades who died in the flood did it for What are you willing to risk your life for?"

This question is really serious enough. Zhou Zhentao knew that something had been discovered when he heard that Li Guangshan was taken away by comrades of the People's Internal Affairs Committee. He immediately rushed to the Provincial Party Committee to see Chen Ke.While waiting for Chen Ke, he also thought about many possible conversations.In Zhou Zhentao's imagination, Chen Ke most likely used words like "overcorrecting" to explain it, but Zhou Zhentao never expected that Chen Ke would bring up such a heavy topic.

Thinking of those comrades who joined him in the revolution and sacrificed their lives in more than five years, Zhou Zhentao felt that it was becoming difficult to breathe.Yes, those comrades did not participate in the revolution for the sake of glory and wealth, including Zhou Zhentao. At that time, they did not think about the future at all.Of course, everyone did not expect to encounter such a difficult and dangerous situation as a major flood at that time, and fear was nothing but fear. Every comrade went to work, labor, and fight with his life.No one sticks to the front line just for the official position.

Thinking of the sacrifices of these comrades, and his own words of "ruining the future", Zhou Zhentao felt hot and cold all over his body, and even had difficulty breathing.

Chen Ke's voice seemed to come from far away, "Comrade Zhou Zhentao, let me ask you, why are the party and military flags red?"

Why is it red?Zhou Zhentao remembered hearing the explanation of this question, but now his mind is in a mess and he can't remember the answer to this question at all.After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Zhentao heard Chen Tianhua's voice again, "Comrade Zhou Zhentao, if you remember it, you remember it, and if you don't remember it, you don't remember it. What's the matter if you don't speak?"

"I..., I forgot." Zhou Zhentao forced himself to answer.

"Then let me tell you again, because the party and army flags are dyed red by the blood of martyrs." Zhou Zhentao heard Chen Ke's tone sternly said, "You say that we have ruined the future of some comrades by removing them from their positions. Let me ask you, those martyrs who dyed the red party and military flags with their own lives, who ruined their future? Those who want to stand on the merits of the martyrs and want to be officials as their future, do they want to use the blood of these martyrs? Dye your crown red?!"

No words could deprive Zhou Zhentao of his courage so powerfully. Not only could Zhou Zhentao find nothing to argue with Chen Ke's words, his body began to tremble, and even his strength to stand seemed to be completely deprived.Reaching out to support the back of a chair next to him, Zhou Zhentao supported his body.Next, he had to sit on a chair. Otherwise, Zhou Zhentao felt that his legs would not be able to support him.

Both Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua didn't say a word, their faces were gloomy as if they could drip water, and their eyes were fixed on Zhou Zhentao who thought he had the truth not long ago.Chen Ke himself was also very surprised, because when he was growing up, dead people were already very uncommon, and most of the deaths were due to old age and frailty.Even if it is not quite so peaceful, it can be regarded as the end of life.But in the early years of the 20th century, Chen Ke finally realized that in this era, death is just a very common thing.Old people will die, and the mortality rate of middle-aged people, young people, teenagers, infants and young children is not lower than that of old people.Even if the comrades of the people's party have achieved great achievements that are invincible, thousands of revolutionary comrades died in military and construction.Hundreds of thousands of enemies were killed by the People's Party in the revolution.

Most of the dead comrades and enemies were under 50 years old, most of them were under 40 years old, or even under 30 years old.If the lives of so many comrades and enemies are only exchanged for the future of a small number of people to become officials, Chen Ke thinks this is simply ridiculous.He did not devote himself to the revolution unswervingly in order to realize the prosperity and wealth of a small group of people.

Chen Tianhua stood up suddenly, spat viciously at Zhou Zhentao, turned around and left Chen Ke's office.He originally thought that Zhou Zhentao was just thinking wrong.Hearing Chen Ke mention the sacrificed martyrs, Chen Tianhua couldn't help but think of the old man who insisted on staying and guarding the farmers' association farm when he was in Hebei when he organized the farmers' association.The old man once fought against the Manchus, and all his family members were killed by the Manchus.The last shelter was the farm of the peasant association. When the last shelter was about to be destroyed by the Manchu Qing, the old man chose to stay on the farm and took the opportunity to assassinate the Beiyang Army officer who was still a lackey of the Manchu Qing at that time.

This incident was Chen Tianhua's heart disease. At that time, he couldn't even dig a grave for the old man from the peasant association and erect a tombstone.Almost five years have passed, Chen Tianhua wondered if he could find the old man's burial place if he went back.

Even if it's not in the party, there are countless people who are trying to revolutionize the people who are fighting against the tyranny of this era like moths flying to the flame.What those people pursue is to be able to live, to live with dignity.They definitely did not risk their lives for the future of being an official.Many of them even just want to use their lives to realize the dignity of being human.

If he was in the same room with Zhou Zhentao again, Chen Tianhua didn't know what he would say.Even if you say something, it will only violate discipline.It's not that Chen Tianhua doesn't want to violate discipline, he just knows that he shouldn't violate discipline.With an unquenchable anger, Chen Tianhua strode towards the office of the Political Department of the Provincial Party Committee.

Zhou Zhentao didn't know how he left Chen Ke's office at all. He probably remembered that Chen Tianhua and Chen Ke left the office successively.Zhou Zhentao himself felt that he should not stay in Chen Ke's office, so he could only choose to leave.He has always regarded loyalty as the foundation of his life, so Chen Ke's words stimulated him particularly strongly.Zhou Zhentao knew that if he had to argue strongly, it was not without reason. As long as those comrades who sacrificed for the revolution could survive, they would definitely get a higher status because of their merits.But Zhou Zhentao felt that as long as he had a little heart, he would never say such a thing.Such an excuse should not even be considered at all.

"Maybe I'm really wrong?" Zhou Zhentao thought.Compared with the price paid by those who sacrificed their comrades, being deposed from office while alive is nothing at all.What's more, these comrades who were dismissed were not wronged. [

Because of the deep self-blame, Zhou Zhentao couldn't help but have his own doubts in his heart. Even so, is it necessary to do this?The achievements of the sacrificed comrades cannot be erased, so can the achievements of the living comrades be ignored?In any case, Zhou Zhentao could not agree with such a severe punishment.

Although Zhou Zhentao was depressed, the official document that should be sent was delivered to Zhou Zhentao on time.With the intention of diverting his mood, Zhou Zhentao opened the official document.The top one is the most important one. Zhou Zhentao only read it once, and his eyes widened uncontrollably.This is a report from the teacher's evaluation discussion. Zhou Zhentao saw that most of the people who were rated as excellent were comrades he was not familiar with, at least comrades who were not very close to Zhou Zhentao in normal times.But the performance in terms of labor statistics is not outstanding, at least the comrades who are ranked behind in the division are all comrades who have been trying to get closer to Zhou Zhentao.

In the past, Zhou Zhentao might not have noticed this problem.However, most of these outstanding comrades took over from the dismissed comrades. This fact made Zhou Zhentao feel a burst of panic.

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