Chapter 17 the party rescued me from prison

The warlord Jing Yuexiu was the native emperor of northern Shaanxi. The Eighty-six Division under his command guarded 23 counties in northern Shaanxi. He colluded with local tyrants, evil gentry, bullies and loan sharks, and cruelly exploited and oppressed the people of northern Shaanxi.As for Communist Party members who are engaged in armed struggle, have prestige, influence, and talent among the people, as long as they fall into his hands, they will naturally resolutely suppress them and kill them.Bi Weizhou, Bai Mingshan and other comrades died under his clutches.For some arrested student children who have no evidence, no prestige, and are not involved in armed struggle, or political prisoners with strong social ties, he hypocritically "considers social influence", so there is a possibility of being released.Comrades such as Zhu Youkang, Zhu Tianming, Li Huiyou, Cao Liru, and Wang Ziyi were released.So as soon as I entered the third prison, the party organization sent people to teach me how to deal with the enemy.

After I was imprisoned, I was interrogated at least twice a month.The judge tossed and tossed repeatedly based on the statement from Anding County and the confession from the Military Law Department, trying to find flaws in order to convict him.But the enemy's interrogation was still fruitless, and by the end of July 1934, I had to transfer my case to Song Jizhou, the prosecutor of the High Court, for trial.The party organization notified me in time, and proposed to the court to interrogate the plaintiff, Lei Zhifu, and Zhe Kedatang for confrontation. It turns out that after I was imprisoned, the Party organization in Anding County has been actively trying to rescue me.This time they sent guerrillas to the Nangoucha District Office to warn Zhe Keda and Lei Zhifu that if they dared to go to Yulin to confront them and hurt Mr. Li's life, they would kill their whole family to pay the blood debt.They had no choice but to hide at relatives' homes in Hengshan County.Their relatives worked through our party organization and agreed to help us, and put further pressure on them, forcing them to fail to appear in court.The plaintiff did not come to court, which created extremely favorable conditions for me, and I could confidently expose Lei Zhifu and Zheda's crimes of framing me.The court could not find the plaintiff, and there was no strong evidence, so it had to acquit me and seek release on bail.

Soon, the Party organization of Anding County asked Mr. Sun Liting to write a guarantee certificate, and mobilized more than 50 people, including enlightened gentlemen Yang Ruzhen, Hou Xikang, Qi Degong, the principals of the first and second high schools, and educational figures, to jointly sign the guarantee.The party organization sent a special person to send the bail to the Kuomintang Shaanxi Provincial High Court. On August 1, Song Jizhou notified the prison to release him.Comrades and friends who shared weal and woe expressed heartfelt congratulations on my release from prison.Their sincere and ardent expectations inspired me to embark on a new revolutionary journey as soon as possible.For the liberation of them and tens of millions of poor people, I will continue to fight!

After the party organization of the Provincial Yulin No. 6 Middle School learned that I was released from prison, it took me to the dormitory of Dong Xueyuan, a classmate from my hometown that afternoon.That night, more than 20 comrades, including Shi Pimin, Jia Xueyi, Nan Zongyu, and Wei Dingshan, bought tofu, a special product of Yulin City, flour rice, mutton, wine and vegetables, etc. to celebrate my release from prison.We talked about the dawn. Under everyone's careful care, my body recovered quickly.They accompanied me to visit Zhenbeitai, Hongshi Gorge, Gucheng Beach, Yuhui Spring and other places of interest outside the Great Wall.We took a group photo to commemorate the occasion and shared our future revolutionary prospects.This small gathering with comrades has lifted my spirits and high morale.

According to the party's instructions, I finally returned to my hometown where I had been away for a year. I saw my old father, wife, niece Donghua, and nephew Li Jie (who later joined the 120th Division of the Eighth Route Army and served as an officer and battalion officer of a certain regiment who missed me day and night. Instructor. Died in the battle of Jining in 1945, posthumously recognized as a martyr).After my elder brother Li Zongyuan followed me to Yulin, he sold vegetables for a living so that he could take care of me.Seeing that I had no hope of getting out of prison, I thought that joining the Kuomintang army might help me, so I joined Jing Yuexiu's army in Wubao County.He was still there when I got home. In October 1934, he learned that I had been released from prison and joined the Red Army. At that time, he was the monitor of the squad and prepared to revolt, so he was secretly executed.Big Brother's selfless devotion to me has made me feel guilty for the rest of my life.

On the second day after I arrived home, special committee inspectors Liu Guangxian and Liu Changhan conveyed to me the decision of the county party committee that I should serve as secretary of the Wayaobao party organization.I was also ready for a new battle.