Hongyan story has touched countless people through novels, movies, plays and other artistic forms, and accompanied the growth of a generation. Heroes such as Jiang Jie, the old woman with two guns, and "Madman" Hua have become life models for countless aspiring young people who grew up with China. As a "red classic", a song "Ode to Red Plum" once sang the land of China again and again, whether in frustration or victory. The traitor "Zhigao Pu" became the embodiment and epitome of all traitors who were reviled by ten thousand people and nailed to the shame column forever. When people are moved by the story of Hongyan, most of them will mourn for the revolutionary martyrs who died after the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, due to some limitations and the needs of political or other interests, few people will do in-depth research on the deep-seated reasons before and after all this-very important! The author of Loyalty and Betrayal interviewed Hongyan's surviving revolutionaries and their descendants on the occasion of the founding of New China for more than 60 years and the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of China's * * * Production Party, and consulted a large number of declassified historical files. In the spirit of being responsible for history and the future, he finally presented us with "a real Hongyan".
The history of China in the 20th century is full of hardships and pains, as well as sacrifices. These are all part of the process of exploration and selection faced by a nation in unprecedented decline and unprecedented changes in 3 thousand years. It is also the most tragic and thrilling story of China in his journey to modernization. Therefore, Loyalty and Forgiveness is of great practical significance for revisiting and discussing the history of Hongyan story. In the text written before, the author told us the reality that they had asked countless people who had visited the former site of Baigongguan and Zhazidong Prison: "If you were in that era, what choice would you make?" Most people blurt out: I may not have the courage to face the test of death like a martyr, maybe ... I may also defect! " This undisguised (and unnecessary) answer makes the author feel anxious. They said anxiously: "Among the more than 80 million party member, party member's purity and party member's belief consciousness seem to have to arouse our great attention and vigilance." Yes, loyalty and betrayal-an unavoidable choice for every revolutionary and producer. However, how many people can stand such harsh torture?
The most valuable thing in Loyalty and Betrayal is to restore many specific details at that time, and the shocking power of these details comes from reality; The true narrative reproduces the dignity and strength of a revolutionary with firm belief, and also reproduces the cowardice, shameless and listlessness of a traitor. The story of the * * producers who died in Baigongguan and Zhazidong is actually a symbol of China's hardships and efforts in the 20th century, so we can always get some insights, inspiration and encouragement from it. This work tells a lot of detailed Hongyan stories that people didn't know before, and there is a "why" behind each story: Why did a traitor like Pu Huafu, one of the prototypes of "Zhigao Pu", finally shout the slogan "Long live the Chinese Production Party" and be killed by the enemy ten days before Jiang Zhujun? Why did the leading cadres with higher positions in Chongqing underground party become traitors faster than anyone after being arrested by the enemy, and some of them later became agents who killed revolutionaries with ecstasy? Why do many ordinary people in party member think that those "most revolutionaries" who usually "sing the tune of Marxism-Leninism" are higher than anyone else and have a set of principles, but when they get to the enemy's prison and tiger bench, they can't stand the torture and become traitors? Why did a cadre of the * * * Party endure the torture of the enemy, did not defect, but was imprisoned for eight months, and then took the initiative to defect? ..... In the process of reading, there are too many such questions. The author tries to answer some questions, leaving more "why" for readers, leading cadres at all levels of the party, and experts and scholars who study the history of the Communist Party of China.
Hongyan Martyrs also left a "Report on Organizational Destruction and Prison Situation in Chongqing", which is a "bloody report". When reading the core content in the seventh part of this report called "Eight Articles in Prison", people will not only read the entrustment of revolutionary martyrs condensed from the painful lessons of blood and tears, but also read those soldiers who were most loyal to the party at the last moment of their lives shouting for their organizations and comrades. What we read is a loyal heart! The main content of "eight articles in prison" is this-
First, prevent the corruption of leading members; Second, strengthen inner-party education and practical struggle training; Third, don't be idealistic or superstitious about superiors; Fourth, pay attention to the route problem and don't jump from right to left; Fifth, don't underestimate the enemy; Sixth, pay attention to party member, especially the economy, love and life style of leading cadres; Seven, strict rectification within the party; Eight, severely punish traitors and spies.
These words were formed in 19491February. They were once the most frequently asked and deepest questions by party member in prison, and they were also the questions that Jiang Jie and many other loyal party member wanted to reflect to the organization before their sacrifice. After a lapse of 60 years, we can easily find that this passage is so vivid today-it has a strong reality and pertinence, and it can't help but shock people! At that time, the "eight prison articles" were far more practical than the "regulations" and "regulations" promulgated by some departments at present. The author of this report is Luo Guangbin, one of the authors of the novel Red Rock. He secretly handed the report to the Party organization before writing Red Rock, which shows that the value of the report in Luo Guangbin's mind is far more important than the novel Red Rock.
A political party organization, with such a group of sober and loyal party member, cannot be strong; A political party organization, leaders attach importance to and abide by the "eight regulations in prison", can not be strong. This reminds me of President Mao Zedong's talk about "going to Beijing to take the exam" on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China. "Going to Beijing to take the exam" is not only a major issue for the * * * production party to become the ruling party, but also a major issue that must be done well for a long time after it takes office. This is by no means a serious task that can be accomplished by singing "red songs" and dancing "red dances" and organizing party member to review the "pledge of joining the Party" in front of party flag with dignity. In a sense, "going to Beijing to catch the exam" is just answering questions, and there is no "handing in papers" and "being the top scholar". Looking back at the reality, how have we done, whether it is "eight articles in prison" or "going to Beijing to catch the exam"? The story of Hongyan is a mirror.
1949 1 1 month/day, 26 days before the Hongyan martyr's murder, the famous poet Cang Kejia wrote "Some People" in memory of Mr. Lu Xun. This well-known poem is often quoted: "Some people are alive/he is dead; /Someone is dead/He is still alive. " The former is the living body and the dead soul; The latter is the fallen body and the living spirit. Loyalists are dead, but their spirit is still there; The betrayer is alive, but the soul is dead. Where is the watershed between the two worlds? Is there a firm belief in the producer of * * *. When a person faces party flag and raises his fist to take the oath, his heart must be full of glory, but glory alone is not enough, and he should also have the responsibility to weigh it. This responsibility comes from faith. I once held the view that corrupt officials must be self-motivated when they were young and must have worked hard for the cause of the party. They must have felt extremely honored on the day they joined the party. The problem is that later ... I turned off loyalty and betrayal, and I had a new idea. In addition to objective factors such as organizational neglect and some loopholes in the system, his personal responsibility was not realized on the day he joined the party, and he did not consciously complete the establishment of his belief afterwards. Once you have the conditions, you can't stand the test in the face of temptation, you will waver, your personal desires will swell, and eventually you will betray your original vows and nail yourself to the shame column of "traitors."
Loyalty and Betrayal is a work that enters the heart of China today. It tells people that our ancestors gave everything, and these contributions always need a new height to give a new response. It is suggested that what we should do today can make the inheritance of history continue, the requirements of history be answered and the expectations of history be realized. Forgetting these is undoubtedly betrayal!