Chapter 59 May 8 devoted all my energy to serving the country and the people

In my revolutionary career, it can be said that most of the time I worked under the direct leadership of Comrade Zhou Enlai. During the Revolutionary War, I rarely saw Zhou Enlai, but most of the guiding ideology of my work came from Zhou Enlai. Through my personal experience, I sincerely realize that Comrade Zhou Enlai is a great revolutionary leader.He is broad-minded, aboveboard, caring about the people and cadres. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, Comrade Zhou Enlai once told the British ambassador to China, General Carl, that the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army fought bravely against Japan, and were praised by people at home and abroad, and supported by overseas Chinese. They sent money and goods to support the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, but no one Handle receipt.I would like to send someone to Hong Kong to receive aid, please inform the Hong Kong authorities.We do not list publicly and set up secret offices, which will not hinder your neutral position.Then the Central Committee sent Comrades Pan Hannian and Liao Chengzhi to serve as representatives of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army.There are two offices. Guangzhou is called the Office of the Eighth Route Army and the New Fourth Army, and the director is Yun Guangying. I am in charge of the unlisted office in Hong Kong. I rented a small shop at No. 18 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong. Company” sign as a public point of contact.According to the instructions of Comrade Enlai, we have done a lot of work to accept donations from overseas Chinese, and we have also done a lot of liaison work between overseas Chinese and fraternal parties in Southeast Asia and other places.Many young patriotic overseas Chinese went to Yan'an, the Eighth Route Army, and the New Fourth Army through us. We also specially mobilized car drivers among the young overseas Chinese to work on the front lines of the Anti-Japanese War.

In 1939, the interests of the British, American, and French imperialists in China and Southeast Asia were threatened by the Japanese invaders, so they negotiated secretly with the Japanese invaders in an attempt to reconcile their contradictions and set up the so-called "Oriental Munich".Hong Kong has the "Eighth Office", although it is not open to the public, but the Japanese have information and cannot hide it, so they lodged a "protest" to the United Kingdom.The Hong Kong British authorities actually dispatched detectives to close down the "Yuehua Company" and detained me.Finally, after Comrade Zhou Enlai made representations to the British ambassador to China, I was released.

During the second anti-communist climax launched by the Kuomintang reactionaries, especially after the Southern Anhui Incident, the safety of many famous patriotic democrats and cultural workers in China was threatened. Comrade Enlai organized them to transfer to South China and Hong Kong to work. But on December 7, 1941, the Pacific War broke out, and soon Kowloon and Hong Kong fell one after another.Around this time, we received urgent telegrams from the Party Central Committee and Comrade Zhou Enlai, instructing us and the Guangdong Party Organization to do everything possible to rescue many important patriotic democrats and cultural figures trapped in Hong Kong and Kowloon, and transfer them to safe zone.All these visits show that Comrade Zhou Enlai cares about the people and the masses, and is responsible for the revolution and history, and also shows his foresight and confidence in the Chinese revolution.According to Comrade Enlai's instructions, the Guangdong party organization and revolutionary troops fought hard and sacrificed, and finally rescued all the personnel and a group of international friends from Britain, the United States, India, etc., which had an excellent influence at home and abroad.

In the autumn of 1946, after the civil war broke out, Comrade Zhou Enlai asked me to make a special trip to the Nanjing CCP delegation to report on my work.Around September and October, Comrade Yang Lin and I came to Meiyuan New Village in Nanjing, but we did not see Comrade Zhou Enlai, so we first reported to Comrade Dong Biwu, and then he told us to go to Sinan Road in Shanghai to meet Comrade Zhou Enlai. I reported to Comrade Zhou Enlai the work of the Guangdong Party organization after the Dongjiang guerrillas withdrew to the north and the work of overseas Chinese, and listened to the work instructions of the Party Central Committee under the new situation.Comrade Enlai told me that the Central Committee estimated that the Kuomintang would fight a civil war and soon force our delegation to leave Nanjing and Shanghai and return to Yan'an.Our exposed cadres, democrats, and cultural figures in big cities will be persecuted, so they must be transferred to Hong Kong.Southern party organizations must fully prepare for the response.Among these people, those who can teach should become teachers, those who can run newspapers should run newspapers, and those who can do other things should look for other social occupations, and they must do everything possible to settle them down....When Comrade Enlai received me, he also asked me to meet Deng Yingchao, Li Weihan, Zhang Hanfu, Qiao Guanhua, Gong Peng, Zhang Tiesheng, Xiao Xianfa, Guo Moruo, Shen Junru, and Hu Sheng.

Comrade Yang Lin and I stayed in Nanjing and Shanghai for about two weeks, then returned to Hong Kong together, and immediately conveyed Comrade Zhou Enlai's instructions to Comrades Fang Fang (Secretary of the Hong Kong Branch Bureau) and Comrade Lin Hu (Deputy Secretary). After that, implementing the relevant instructions of Comrade Zhou Enlai became our main task. We have successively received and settled a large number (about 100 people) of famous patriotic democrats, famous scholars and professors living and working.Some people became "apartments"; some people went to run newspapers, engage in propaganda and cultural work; some people went to Dade College to be teachers.Dade College was entrusted by the Hong Kong Branch Bureau to establish a university for cultivating revolutionary cadres. Most of the students came from the southern provinces of China and revolutionary youth who had returned from overseas.

After members of the Democratic League Wen Yiduo and Mr. Li Gongpu were killed by Kuomintang agents, in February 1947, the Kuomintang announced that the Democratic League was illegal, and the headquarters of the Democratic League was forced to disband. Party leaders and celebrities without party affiliation almost gather in Hong Kong.In accordance with the instructions of the Party Central Committee and Comrade Zhou Enlai, we stepped up solidarity and education work for them, helped them improve their organizations, and provided care and assistance in their daily lives.According to the party's desire for unity and to achieve a new spirit of unity through criticism, it carried out criticism of the so-called "third way" and "middle way".

One of the important achievements at that time was to promote the establishment of the "Min Revolution" (that is, the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee).The "Three People's Principles Comrades Federation" headed by Tan Hushan, the "Chinese Nationalist Association for Promoting Democracy" with Cai Tingkai, Jiang Guangnai and other 19th Route Army systems as the mainstay, united with the veterans of the Kuomintang, leftists He Xiangning, Liu Yazi, etc., and through consultations, The first representative meeting of the Kuomintang democrats was held in Hong Kong, and it was decided to jointly establish the "Chinese Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee". Li Jishen was elected as the chairman, and He Xiangning and Feng Yuxiang were members of the standing committee.

We also assisted the Democratic League in Hong Kong to rebuild the country's leading organization; We have done a lot of work to promote unity, such as the "China Zhi Gong Party" and the "Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party" headed by Zhang Bojun and Peng Zemin. On April 30, 1948, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued a slogan to commemorate the "May 1st" Labor Day, proposing that "all democratic parties, all people's organizations, and all social leaders should quickly hold a political consultation meeting to discuss and implement the convening of the people's congress and the establishment of a democratic coalition. Government's call.At this time, the steps of the various democratic parties and democrats in Hong Kong are very consistent.At that time, Li Jishen, He Xiangning, Shen Junru, Zhang Bojun, Ma Xulun, Wang Shaojiao, Chen Qiyou, Peng Zemin, Li Zhangda, Cai Tingpin, Tan Pingshan, Guo Moruo, etc., representing all democratic parties and independent parties, telegraphed the whole country, enthusiastically expressing that "the people of the whole country should take care of themselves." Quickly concentrate the will, study methods, in order to eradicate the determination of revolution to realize democracy, and jointly call Chairman Mao Zedong of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, responding to the proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the "May 1st" situation.

On August 1 of the same year, Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, sent a telegram to praise them and invited them to the liberated areas to discuss state affairs and participate in the new CPPCC;Zhou Enlai also personally sent Qian Zhiguang, Liu Ang and other comrades to Hong Kong, Dalian and other places to carry out this special work.The Hong Kong branch is in charge of this work by me.We escorted them northward in three batches, and I went with the third batch at the end of October.I remember that the Norwegian ship we were on was sailing in the Yellow Sea when we heard the news of the liberation of Shenyang. We all jumped up and down, very happy, so we docked at Yantai and headed straight for Xibaipo.Since then, I have been working in front of Comrade Zhou Enlai, busy preparing for the new CPPCC until the founding of the People's Republic of China.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, I have been engaged in the work of the United Front and overseas Chinese affairs. I have more opportunities to contact Premier Zhou and receive more education. In 1958, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the central government decided to build 10 major buildings in the capital Beijing, including the Great Hall of the People, the Revolutionary History Museum, and the National Cultural Palace.The construction of this series of grand projects with great historical significance was personally led by Premier Zhou.The state has mobilized all forces, especially those in Beijing, to undertake this major task.Comrade Enlai appointed me as the "Representative of Party A" on his behalf, and Mayor Peng Zhen of Beijing designated Comrade Wan Li as the "Representative of Party B" to jointly be responsible for the implementation of the 10 major buildings.Comrade Zhou Enlai personally intervened in every step of the progress of the project, and participated in the research and made decisions in person on all major designs and plans.He considers problems meticulously, thoughtfully, foresight, and is rich in historical foresight. Especially when there are difficulties, he can deal with them decisively and solve them in a timely manner.These have given me a very profound education.

It is precisely because of the correct leadership of Comrade Zhou Enlai that the 10 major buildings in Daqing in 10 years were all successfully completed in only 10 months. For this reason, he was also praised by Chairman Mao Zedong. Comrade Zhou Enlai's great achievements in creating and building a new socialist China will be immortalized in history forever!