Chapter 3 Xie Zichang is my guide

Before and after I was approved to join the Youth League organization, among the students of our school, there were members and party members who developed among the students of our school, including Wang Siwen, Liu Changhan, Dong Xueyuan, Wu Xizhi, Hou Yanghuan, Jing Zhunong, Liu Yuying, Guo Liben, Yang Ruilin, Yang Shouye, Li Dengbang and Zhang Zifang from the girls' school, Ren Zhizhen and others.The strength of the party group in the school continued to grow. At that time, under the victory of the Northern Expedition, Xie Zichang, one of the founders of the Communist Party in northern Shaanxi, led his 12th company of apprentices to station in Anding County.He personally established the Anding District Committee of the Communist Party of China, established the Wayaobao Branch of the Communist Party of China, unified the leadership of the army and local party organizations, and started to reorganize the Anding County Party Committee and the county government.He personally organized the peasant associations in the county and 14 districts, and led the convening of the peasant association congress in Anding County, proposing the abolition of exorbitant taxes and liquidating the crimes of local tyrants and evil gentry, loan sharks Wang Yushu, Ma Zihou and others.He also presided over a mass meeting to denounce the sins of big bullies Song Yunchang, Li Yaohui, Wang Boyang and others colluding with the government and the common people.In addition, he developed a group of party members among workers, peasants and intellectuals.

At the same time, the student movement actively cooperated with the rising revolutionary struggle.The Communist Youth League of our school organized students to set up a children's group.Because of my prestige among my classmates, I was elected as the first head of the children's group of the second high school.Wu Xizhi, Hou Zhifang, Yang Chengsen, Hao Siyun, Hou Yanghuan, Wen Baoren, Wen Baoli, Wei Dingshan, Xu Qing, Feng Hanzhang, Xue Yingze, Jing Zhunong, Zhao Haizi and Wei Lingxiao all joined the children's group.Under the leadership of the Chinese teacher Zhang Guoren, an underground party member in charge of the work of the children's league, and Sang Feiwu, an underground party member in charge of the work of the Communist Youth League, hundreds of children's league members in six squadrons of our two brigades cooperated with the party organization in the anti-local tyrants in Wayaobao The evil gentry struggled and carried out a series of work.We went to the streets to spread the truth of the revolution; mobilized the masses to carry out the fight against the "six poisons", that is, we smashed drug tools and swept casinos; If you see a prostitute or a thief, you will fight;Ma Zihou is the tyrant of Wayaobao, lending usury money, taking over women's women, bullying the market, doing all kinds of evil, and causing great public anger.The children's regiment escorted him, put on a paper hat and paraded him through the streets, and burned his contract in public, which greatly pleased the hearts of the people.

Together with the teachers and students of the No. 2 High School, we fought against the reactionary principal Luan Yaoqing and others, and liquidated their crimes of embezzling public funds and beating and scolding students.In order to clean up the crime of embezzlement of education funds by Zhang Wusheng, the magistrate of Anding County, and to further train and train us, Xie Zichang decided to give the task of "leading the battle" to our children's group.Xie Zichang sent his messenger Bai Yingkui to call me, I was surprised and excited.At that time, he was already a "big man" respected by the people in northern Shaanxi, and the people respected him as "Xie Qingtian", so why did they want to see me, a student?As soon as I entered the room, I saw that he was talking with several people who looked like military officers. I had never been through such a situation, and I was sweating nervously.He took my hand with a smile on his face and asked me to sit down first.I stupidly sat on the edge of the chair, not daring to lift my head, feeling very small in front of him.

He finished talking with other people, smiled and said to me: "Little brother, sit down first." I obediently moved inward. "Your name is Li Zonggui, right? How old are you this year?" I still didn't dare to look up: "I'm 14." "How many years earlier did you go to school than me?" "In order to honor my ancestors, no matter how poor my family is, they will support my education." "I heard that you are very brave, and you are good at reading. You are also the leader of the children's group in the second high school. You are very good and promising. What do you do in the children's group?" I told him that we were studying and practicing at the same time. Mimic the troops and do what you can.We hope that we can make revolution with real guns and swords like adults.Zichang said: "You dolls, just do some things that dolls can do. For example, organize a propaganda team, publicize the breaking of superstition, move mud Bodhisattvas, smash the city god, open Confucian temples, make people not believe in gods and ghosts; promote civilization, Organize literacy classes, night schools, improve culture; confiscate opium smokers' smoking utensils, catch gamblers, fight against local tyrants and usurers, etc. These activities are no worse than holding guns, these are all revolutionary work."

He patted me on the shoulder with his hand: "You have done a lot of work. On behalf of the people of the whole county, I thank you. Your revolutionary enthusiasm is very high and you have done a good job. But in the future, you must pay attention to summing up experience and pay attention to methods. , such as cutting hair and letting feet go, can’t be forced, but should raise women’s ideological awareness and let them do it themselves.” I kept nodding, remembering it in my heart. Seeing that it was getting late, he said, "I've called you this time because I want to give your children's group a mission to go to the county to find Zhang Mingsheng, the county magistrate, and calculate the education expenses with him. Then count him and the principal of the second high school. Luan Yaoqing's partner was involved in embezzlement. This is a legal way to fight against them and expose their ugliness. Can you do it?" I was proud and excited when he entrusted such an important task to my son, and said quickly, "It can be done!" He took my hand affectionately and said with emotion: "It's really rare to participate in the revolution at such a young age. When Zhang Mingsheng and others are liquidated, what's the matter? If you come to me again, it's getting late and it's time to go home. It’s so dark, do you dare to go alone?” He wants to send someone to see me off, I’m the head of the children’s regiment, am I still afraid of the dark?He had no choice but to send me to the gate of the barracks and watch me disappear into the darkness.

This is the first time I have listened to the teachings of my son. I have been excited for a long time, and I will never forget it. According to his instructions, I led a dozen clever and brave children's regiment members selected to break into the county government office and have a face-to-face struggle with Zhang Mingsheng.We started the battle.Under the pressure of the masses, Zhang had no choice but to hand over the education fund income and expenditure account book.After investigation, he embezzled 1,300 yuan in education funds, extorted 500 yuan in exorbitant taxes and bribes, etc.The Children's Corps made a list of his crimes and posted them throughout the county.Its prestige is lost.

The children's regiment acted vigorously, enthusiastically and resolutely, effectively cooperating with the revolutionary struggle organized by the party.Xie Zichang once praised: The children's group led by Li Zonggui is a group of Wayaobao children.