Chapter 44 Restore history as it is

In the days when Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" were rampant, the monsters were reversed and right and wrong were confused.Those real traitors and spies occupy high positions and do their best, while the staunch and unyielding proletarian fighters become prisoners, are framed, tortured, and die unjustly.Comrade Ma Mingfang is one of them. Comrade Ma Mingfang was the third secretary of the former Northeast Bureau.He is an old comrade who joined the party in 1925. He is one of the main leaders of the revolutionary base area in northern Shaanxi. However, Lin Biao, the "Gang of Four" and their party members and cronies in Liaoning would not let go of such a respectable old comrade.Not long after the "Cultural Revolution" began, in 1967, they set off a wave of "down with the great traitor Ma Mingfang".

On October 6, 1967, "Liaoning Daily" published a long editorial titled "Down with Ma Mingfang" on the first page. On the same day, the second and third pages also published an article with nearly 20,000 words titled "The True Face of Ma Mingfang's Counter-Revolution". Slandering Comrade Ma Mingfang as an "out-and-out big traitor", "veteran counter-revolutionary revisionist", "an agent of the rich, anti-corrupt and rightist in the party", "a time bomb buried in the party in the Northeast" , and so on, in an attempt to create the illusion of black and white, iron cases.

Since it is said that Comrade Ma Mingfang's "true face" is a "big traitor", what is the basis for it?Who will expose and accuse?The reporter wanted to see the original materials and the basis for filing the case.To this end, we visited relevant departments in Shenyang and Beijing, and interviewed the original investigators.One of the original investigators said: "Yes, it is reasonable to say that filing a case has a cause and a conclusion, but Ma Ming's plan now only has a conclusion and no cause material." This is really strange.After investigation and interviews, it turned out that the so-called "Ma Mingfang is a big traitor" was a big fake case deliberately fabricated, a big conspiracy.

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, our party selected and sent a group of cadres to Xinjiang to study aviation. In 1943, these comrades, together with Ma Mingfang and other comrades, were arrested by the reactionary warlord Sheng Shicai.Later, they were rescued and released from prison by our Party at the same time.After liberation, this group of comrades who studied aviation became a group of backbone forces in the establishment of the People's Air Force. Some of them were leaders of the Air Force, and some held important positions such as commanders and chiefs of staff in the Air Force of large military regions.The Lin Biao anti-party clique regarded them as obstacles to usurping the party and power, and tried every means to overthrow them, so they falsely accused these comrades who were released from prison in Xinjiang as "traitors", but they could not tell the truth, so they turned to the party members and cronies in Liaoning Instigated to say that Ma Mingfang is a "big traitor" and Liaoning is required to cooperate by first overthrowing Ma Mingfang and opening a gap from here. In this way, Comrade Ma Mingfang, who was unyielding and loyal to the party in Xinjiang prison, became a "big traitor" overnight .

The Lin Biao anti-Party clique illegally arrested Comrade Ma Mingfang in November 1967 and imprisoned him in Beijing based on the results of the "horse beating" lied by their party members and cronies in Liaoning. The "crime" has been imposed, the sex has been determined, and the person has been arrested, but what about the facts?No.Therefore, the "Ma Mingfang Task Force" was established to collect "criminal evidence".A close friend of Lin Biao was responsible for examining Comrade Ma Mingfang and the comrades who were released from prison with him in the task force.Because Comrade Ma Mingfang has the highest position among these comrades, it is called the "Xinjiang Ma Mingfang Traitor Group Case".At the same time, the party members and cronies who instructed Liaoning also set up a task force to cooperate with each other and act in collusion.The task force quickly reported to Lin Biao's buddy, saying that they had conducted internal and external investigations across the country. "I checked the documents and files of the Northeast Bureau and more than 40 notebooks of Ma Mingfang, and dug into Ma Mingfang's crimes."They demanded that Ma Mingfang be brought back to Shenyang for criticism.When they do these things, their actions are extremely secretive.

In order to overthrow Ma Mingfang, the Lin Biao anti-party clique actually asked for help from the former enemy and threatened the enemy and puppets in custody to give false testimony.They also tried in vain to obtain the required materials from the enemy and puppet archives.However, the case investigators were transferred outside and found such records in Xinjiang enemy and puppet archives: (Ma Mingfang) "Nature is stubborn, and he divides group meetings in prison on weekdays, learns to sing the Internationale, and asks for the return of Marxist-Leninist books. It is unreasonable to cause trouble. once".Another record in the enemy and puppet archives said that Ma Mingfang and others were "persuaded to surrender, but the results were still obsessed with obsession" and "extraordinarily stubborn".Mr. Zhang Zhizhong, who was the chairman of the Xinjiang Province of the Kuomintang at the time, also described the behavior of Ma Mingfang and other comrades in Xinjiang prisons in the "Brief Description of My Experience and Facts" attached to the letter to Chairman Mao on August 16, 1967. He said : "Under the leadership of the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao, Ma Mingfang and other comrades have high consciousness, good organization, and good discipline. They have been imprisoned by the reactionaries and have always been unyielding." "They can stand the cruel test."

When the case investigators reported these facts to Lin Biao's buddies and raised objections to Ma Mingfang's traitor issue, the buddies jumped up and said: "Don't be assimilated by the enemy when you engage in special cases", "Now we need a surprise interrogation and ask for his confession. The case can be finalized." So, they extorted a confession from Comrade Ma Mingfang, punched and kicked him, using "jet jets" and "swallows flying into the sky", and exhausted all inhuman punishments.However, Comrade Ma Mingfang faced the cruel persecution by Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" with the same unyielding spirit he had in the Kuomintang prison, and he would rather bend than bend.

Unable to get Ma Mingfang's "confession", the boss in the backstage panicked. On the afternoon of June 1, 1968, the "persecution expert" who stole the power of the Central Cultural Revolution went out in person to meet the members of the Ma Mingfang task force in his unique capacity, and out of thin air he defined Ma Ming's plan as hostile.He said seriously: "In the case of Xinjiang, he surrendered himself to the enemy in 1943, burned his confessions in 1945-1946 and then surrendered to the enemy, returned to Yan'an and partnered with Zhang Zhizhong to deceive the party and usurp the leadership of the party, government and army. This case is basically a contradiction between ourselves and the enemy. ... Ma Mingfang, Fang Zhichun, and Zhang Ziyi are the culprits." Obviously, they want to designate a large number of veteran cadres who have been released from prisons in Xinjiang as traitors and knock them down.The manufacture of this big fake case is an integral part of their attempt to usurp the party and seize power.

In order to put Comrade Ma Mingfang to death, Lin Biao, the "Gang of Four" and their party members and cronies in Liaoning, while labeling Comrade Ma Mingfang a "big traitor", also used despicable means of turning black and white to put a hat on him , called "unrepentant capitalist roaders". History cannot be tampered with, and history has its own judgment.People still remember that during the three years of economic difficulties, food, clothing and utilities in Liaoning were quite tight. In 1960, the Northeast Bureau was established. Comrade Ma Mingfang divided the labor to focus on financial and trade work. He actively implemented the policies of the central government and made the economic situation improve quickly.From 1963 to 1964 and 1965 there was an economic boom.Pork, eggs, fish, and all non-staple foods are available to meet needs.Light industrial products such as bicycles, sewing machines, and watches can also be purchased at will.At that time, people were beaming and the market was booming.The rapid emergence of such a good situation is the result of the correct leadership of the Party Central Committee, and it is also inseparable from the correct implementation of policies by the Northeast Bureau and the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, and the handling of affairs in accordance with objective economic laws. Of course, Comrade Ma Mingfang also has a contribution.This is the "crime" of Comrade Ma Mingfang's "crazy restoration of capitalism" criticized by Lin Biao and the followers and cronies of the "Gang of Four" in Liaoning!

In the 17 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Comrade Ma Mingfang was loyal to the party and the people, resolutely implemented the correct line of the Party Central Committee headed by Comrade Mao Zedong, and made outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause. There are many deeds.However, Lin Biao and his followers and cronies of the "Gang of Four" in Liaoning raided his home many times, taking away his notebooks, speeches, and work records, and his whereabouts are still unknown.However, more than a dozen pieces of special-page "critical" materials they concocted in the "Liaoning Daily" provided Comrade Ma Mingfang's deeds from the negative side.

Comrade Ma Mingfang has always emphasized in his work that the purpose of the revolution is to "develop production and improve people's lives" and that "development of production is the only way to lead the masses to gradually get rid of poverty and achieve a prosperous life."He also said: "The development of production is the basic content of mass work at any time." From today's perspective, Comrade Ma Mingfang's views are still correct and profound.Lin Biao, the "Gang of Four" and their henchmen and cronies in Liaoning slandered that this was "economic first" and "abolition of the dictatorship of the proletariat". Comrade Ma Mingfang has repeatedly emphasized that financial and trade work must start from the development of production, support production, promote production, and serve industrial and agricultural production and people's lives.He advocated not to control the market trade too rigidly, but to increase the supply of goods in the market, and to "cross the sea with the eight immortals, each showing their magical powers".He said: "Producing more commodities can mobilize the enthusiasm of the people" and "When the people buy what they need, they think socialism is good."Lin Biao, the "Gang of Four" and their henchmen and cronies attacked and said that this was "using commodities as bait to corrupt people's souls" and "genuine revisionism." When Comrade Ma Mingfang presided over the work of the Ministry of Finance and Trade of the Central Committee, he often said to the Ministry: "You must be proficient in business. If you are not proficient in business, you cannot lead." He advocated that cadres "become experts within three years" and "everyone is an economist."He also personally formulated a set of plans for training cadres to become experts.Lin Biao, the "Gang of Four" and their henchmen and cronies said that this is "business in command" and "expert line". Comrade Ma Mingfang especially emphasized that political work must be done in conjunction with economic work and oppose empty politics. In 1965, he said at a meeting in Yingkou County: "Politics is emphasized in the management of production." not good". In August 1966, when Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" openly criticized the correct view of "putting politics into business," Comrade Ma Mingfang still insisted on the truth and publicly said to the Ministry: "Don't be afraid to say that politics is put into production, you still have to say it. The "Gang of Four" and their followers and cronies clamored that this was an opposition to Lin Biao's "Four Firsts", and they even clamored that this was an "opposition to Mao Zedong Thought".They were right in the first sentence, but the latter sentence was a vicious frame-up. It is not difficult to see that the "crime" committed by Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" on Comrade Ma Mingfang just proves that Comrade Ma Mingfang is correct and a heroic fighter who adheres to the correct line of the Party Central Committee headed by Chairman Mao. Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" persecuted Comrade Ma Mingfang, targeting Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou. Around 1938, Sheng Shicai, a warlord living in seclusion in Xinjiang, pretended to be progressive and asked our party to send cadres from Yan'an to Xinjiang to help work.In order to unite the people of all nationalities in the country and expand the anti-Japanese national united front, Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou personally selected and sent a large number of cadres to work in Xinjiang.Comrade Ma Mingfang went to the Soviet Union to study and recuperate in 1938, and stayed in the Xinjiang Eighth Route Army Office on his way back to work in 1941. This was approved by Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou. In 1943, Sheng Shicai defected to Chiang Kai-shek and arrested more than 150 comrades who worked in Xinjiang, including Comrade Ma Mingfang, the wounded and their families, and put them in prison. Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou cared very much for these comrades in Xinjiang and tried their best to rescue them. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, Chairman Mao went to Chongqing to negotiate with Chiang Kai-shek and signed the "Double Ten Agreement", which included the release of political prisoners across the country, and asked Chiang Kai-shek the issue of releasing all personnel in Xinjiang prisons.Vice Chairman Zhou also personally entrusted Mr. Zhang Zhizhong, then director of the Northwest Camp of the Kuomintang and chairman of Xinjiang Province, to unconditionally release the comrades in Xinjiang prisons.Mr. Zhang Zhizhong said, Mr. Enlai is my old friend, and I will be responsible for the rescue.He immediately released my comrades in prison in Xinjiang, and sent reliable subordinates to escort them to Yan'an in a special car.Comrade Ma Mingfang returned to Yan'an gloriously with his comrades in this way.At the welcome banquet, Chairman Mao raised his glass to congratulate them on their triumphant return. In April 1945, the Party Central Committee held the "Seventh National Congress" in Yan'an. At that time, the "Liberation Daily" published photos of the Central Committee members and alternate members of the Central Committee elected at the meeting, but the names of Chen Tanqiu and Ma Mingfang were blank and there were no photos.Because they were still in Xinjiang prisons at that time.People are impressed.Some comrades said that Comrade Ma Mingfang was elected as an alternate member of the Central Committee while in prison, which shows that his performance is unusual. After Comrade Ma Mingfang was released from prison, he has been trusted by the Party Central Committee, Chairman Mao and Vice Chairman Zhou, and has taken on important tasks. On December 2, 1949, Chairman Mao appointed Comrade Ma Mingfang as the chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government and issued a letter of appointment. On January 14, 1953, Chairman Mao appointed Comrade Ma Mingfang as the vice chairman of the Northwest Administrative Committee.Before and after that, Comrade Ma Mingfang also successively served as Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, Third Secretary of the Northwest Bureau, Deputy Director of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, Minister of Finance and Trade, and Third Secretary of the Northeast Bureau.They were all appointed by the Party Central Committee and Chairman Mao.Comrade Ma Mingfang has always been loyal to the party and the people during the long-term revolutionary struggle, and insisted on studying the works of Marxism-Leninism and Chairman Mao.When the reporter visited his lover Comrade Ma Shuliang this time, she took out some of the relics of Comrade Ma Mingfang that had just been returned to her. One of them was a banner written by Comrade Ma Mingfang on April 26, 1966, which read: "Seriously Read Chairman Mao's book, use Chairman Mao's thought to constantly improve yourself, and do a good job in political, ideological, economic and cultural work." Comrade Ma Shuliang said, "Now, this is the only handwriting left by Comrade Mingfang. .” Lin Biao, the "Gang of Four", and especially the "advisor" who was in the Central Committee of the Cultural Revolution, knew all about Comrade Ma Mingfang's performance in prison, as well as the attitudes of Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou towards Comrade Ma Mingfang.But why did Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" insist on capturing Ma Mingfang?Their ultimate goal is to bring down Premier Zhou.In their view, if Ma Mingfang and the comrades in Xinjiang prisons are labeled as traitors, it is tantamount to saying that Premier Zhou has protected and reused traitors.Therefore, they were whimsical and tried to artificially create a "Ma Mingfang traitor group case" to overthrow the prime minister and a large number of party, government and military leaders from the central to the local level, so as to usurp the supreme leadership of the party and the country.That's all their political conspiracy to create this fake case. Premier Zhou saw through this criminal conspiracy of Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" long ago, and waged a resolute struggle against them.Lin Biao's best friend withheld the information that Comrade Ma Mingfang was not a traitor and did not report it to the Prime Minister. Instead, he submitted their forged and false evidence to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister ordered: further investigation.He also instructed that Mr. Zhang Zhizhong's letter to Chairman Mao should be used as the basis for handling the case.Dear Premier Zhou has always protected Ma Mingfang and other comrades. After Lin Biao's anti-party clique was smashed, Premier Zhou instructed the task force to write a rehabilitative report to Ma Mingplan as soon as possible. On July 31, 1975, with the approval of Chairman Mao, the Party Central Committee issued a document rehabilitating Ma Ming's plan in Xinjiang. The document stated: "Ma Mingfang and the vast majority of comrades have performed well in the enemy's prison and have not surrendered themselves to rebellion." , The Organization Department of the Central Committee also suggested in meetings and documents that Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Shaanxi and other provinces should convey the central documents to the county and regiment level units, and restore the reputation of Comrade Ma Mingfang in these areas.However, before the smashing of the "Gang of Four", the people of Liaoning, including the leading cadres of the provincial government agencies, had never known that the central government had this document.This document was locked in a drawer by the member of the "Gang of Four" in the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee who was in charge of public security, and was never passed on.Their crime has been covered up.What is even more outrageous is that Comrade Ma Mingfang was persecuted to death in 1974, and the central government also made a conclusion for him and rehabilitated him. However, the "Gang of Four"'s best friend in Liaoning, the provincial party committee controlled by the chief executive, openly gave Comrade Ma Mingfang Made a "capitalist roader" conclusion.Comrade Ma Mingfang is a cadre managed by the central government. As a local party committee, what right do you have to draw conclusions?It was extremely rampant. History is just and merciless.Back then, when Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" spared no effort in persecuting Comrade Ma Mingfang, what was the result?You can only shoot yourself in the foot.They cursed Comrade Ma Mingfang in the newspaper, saying: "The bamboos of the Nanshan Mountains are endless, and the crimes are endless; the waves of the East China Sea, the evil is endless."However, these words have become a true portrayal of their criminal evidence and sad fate today.It is none other than Lin Biao, the "Gang of Four" and their accomplices who committed the most heinous crimes and left a long-lasting stigma.But Comrade Ma Mingfang is immortal and immortal!