Chapter 70 stay at home behind closed doors

Since May 1, 1967, Hu Qiaomu has never been pulled out for criticism. There are three things about his daily affairs: one is to receive transfers; the other is to continue to write inspections; the third is to see a doctor. His home became "popular", and the transfer staff poured in, filling his schedule. Judging from the units that came to transfer abroad, it generally reflects the scope of his work in the past: "People's Daily", Xinhua News Agency, the Central Propaganda Department, the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Institute of Languages, Zhejiang University, the State Planning Commission, Peking University, Chinese History Museum, State Economic Commission, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Tianjin Nankai University, Liaoning University, University of Science and Technology of China, China Writers Association, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Renmin University of China, United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Marx, Engels and Compilation Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China , Palace Museum, Foreign Languages ​​Bureau, People's Publishing House, Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

After the climax of the foreign transfer passed, he gradually had the time to read books and newspapers.He once offered to clean the streets, saying that he was serving the people.After scanning a few times, I was persuaded by the staff, after all, to ensure his safety. At one point, he asked to take 100 yuan from his monthly salary of 300 yuan as a party fee.The staff still persuaded him to pay the party dues according to the general regulations. Gu Yu recalled: "About February 1968, due to the problem of the arbor, the rebels of the Post and Telecommunications College ordered my son to drop out of school and forced me to sign. After the shock, no one cares about the medical problems, Qiao Mu and his family figured out a way to install wheels on a wooden board and put a chair on it to make a simple wheelchair, and sent me to the hospital for injections and acupuncture. The stroke has not been completely cured , the rebels of the Academy of Sciences took me away from home and put me in isolation. Usually, our youngest son is only asked to deliver some food and supplies, and we are not allowed to meet each other. Qiao Mu was very worried. In desperation, he had to ask for help Chairman Mao. He wrote a letter to the chairman, reflecting my illness and the situation of being quarantined for examination. The chairman quickly intervened and I was released home. Under the care and care of Qiao Mu, I gradually recovered. Me and Qiao Mu I also wrote a letter to the chairman for this matter, expressing my heartfelt thanks.”

Gradually, Hu Qiaomu became more and more relaxed. During the ten years of the "Cultural Revolution", he hardly ever went out, and lived within the walls of Hu Zhai. He grows vegetables and melons in the yard. Most of his time is spent on reading.I re-read Das Kapital, and also carefully read many works of Marx, Engel, Lenin, and Sze. He was gradually forgotten by the world. He lives a peaceful life in his own home.Unfortunately, his home is too close to Tiananmen Square.Any major event in China can always be reflected in the sound of slogans and loudspeakers on Tiananmen Square.At this time, the tranquility of the Hu residence was broken.

It stands to reason that with such free time, it should be a good time to write poems and lyrics.But he has no interest in poetry, and he has never written a new work. He still reads the newspaper carefully every day, but there is no need to "criticize the newspaper".He always pays close attention to the bold words in the newspaper—Mao Zedong's latest instructions.Mao Zedong is still the object of his greatest concern. His position as alternate secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has not been revoked.However, at the "Ninth National Congress" of the CCP in 1969, he was not even a representative, and various positions in the party disappeared by themselves.

Jiang Qing has always wanted to bring him down, and set up a task force to collect all kinds of editorials and comments written by him.The special case team "hardly worked hard" and finally collected a thick book and sent it to Mao Zedong.Mao Zedong read it once and said, "Hu Qiaomu wrote it very well!" Jiang Qing didn't dare to say anything. However, this task force later "helped" Hu Qiaomu: it provided a lot of information when publishing the anthology! In the summer of 1971, Mao Zedong toured the south. At the end of August, he received Ding Sheng, commander of the Guangzhou Army, in Changsha.Ding Sheng asked Mao Zedong: "What kind of person is Hu Qiaomu?"

Mao Zedong replied: "Hu Qiaomu has drafted many important documents for the central government. "Resolution on Certain Historical Issues", others have been working on it for several months, but they have not figured it out. He wrote it and wrote it. "Historical Experience of Class Dictatorship" was also written by him, and it was well written. Therefore, we did not touch him." This passage of Mao Zedong explained the reason why Hu Qiaomu was not "moved" during the "Cultural Revolution", and also showed his evaluation of Hu Qiaomu. In all fairness, Hu Qiaomu had worked beside Mao Zedong for more than twenty years. He had always been diligent, loyal, and never showed his face, so Mao Zedong had always had a good impression of him.As for the "mistakes" of Hu Qiaomu listed in the "Cultural Revolution", Mao Zedong actually understood it very well:

Regarding "Secret History of the Qing Palace", Hu Qiaomu was nothing more than conveying Liu Shaoqi's words; Regarding "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office", Hu Qiaomu's original intention was to publicize Mao Zedong's views on Hai Rui; As for the Lushan Conference, Hu Qiaomu did say some anti-"Left" words, and that was because Mao Zedong repeatedly emphasized correcting "Left" when he first came to the mountain...