Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Qincheng Prison

The calendar turned to a day that shocked China and the world—September 13, 1971. "I did a good thing in Fuping!" He knew this "good thing", and Mao Zedong knew it. Even he himself did not expect that his life in Qincheng Prison was more comfortable than at home. "I am very grateful and will always be grateful to Chairman Mao." Chen Boda's relatively well-to-do life as a "special prisoner" lasted until Mao Zedong's death. ※ ※ ※ Live the days of sitting on pins and needles and living like years. In this way, Chen Boda spent 10 long months and 25 days.

The calendar turned to a day that shocked China and the world—September 13, 1971. At 1:55 in the morning, a Trident aircraft numbered "256" crossed the border post No. 414 from China and flew into Mongolia.Not long after, the trace of this plane disappeared from the radar screen of the Chinese Air Force. Who's on the plane?The Chinese know it: Lin Biao, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, his wife Ye Qun, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and his son Lin Liguo, Deputy Director of the Office of the Air Force Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and Deputy Chief of the Operations Department.

After the plane crossed the border, its whereabouts and whereabouts are unknown. Zhou Enlai notified the leaders of the major military regions of the emergency through long-distance calls, and issued an order: "The person who was the first to speak at the Lushan meeting fled with his wife and son treasonous! what could happen!" It was the afternoon of the next day that the news that the plane "broken its halberd and sank into the sand" came——the Chinese embassy in Mongolia sent a report. Between the early morning of the 13th and the afternoon of the 14th when Lin Biao's life and death were uncertain, Chen Boda, who had been under house arrest for more than 10 months, received close attention—even though he knew nothing about Lin Biao's situation after the Lushan Conference.

In the early morning of September 13, Chen Boda, who had taken sleeping pills, had just fallen asleep in a daze when he suddenly heard someone calling him loudly. Chen Boda struggled to open his sleepy eyes, and saw several burly men in military uniforms standing in front of his bed.Before he could figure out what happened, the two big men pulled him out of the bed and stuffed him into the car like they were catching a chicken. The car left the city of Beijing and ran on the road in the suburbs. In the early morning, the car arrived at a place surrounded by high walls.Although Chen Boda didn't know that this was Qincheng Prison at the time, when he got out of the car and took a look, he knew what kind of place he had landed in.

His memoirs read: When I was arrested at the prison, I refused to go in at the prison gate, and I said loudly: "I did a good thing in Fuping!" What "Fuping"?Fuping also in the west of Hebei Province. Why did Chen Boda mention such a small county loudly when he was taken to Qincheng Prison?What "good thing" did he do there?He had never mentioned this "good thing" in front of people in the past, but at this moment he had to shout it loudly as a last resort. He knew this "good thing", and Mao Zedong knew it. What is this "good thing" all about? In the spring of 1948, Kuomintang planes bombed Fuping. Chen Boda heard the sound of the plane and rushed to Chairman Mao to tell Chairman Mao to leave. Just as Chairman Mao left, the bomb dropped by the enemy plane accurately hit the courtyard and exploded!

When he first entered Qincheng Prison, Chen Boda was locked in a cell with very poor conditions, without even a bed.He wanted to die: I remember when I first entered the prison, I slept on a straw mat on the ground, and it was difficult for the comrades guarding me to notice what I was doing outside the door.Under the cover of bedding, I secretly wanted to commit suicide... Suddenly, beyond his own imagination, his life in prison improved dramatically.His life in Qincheng Prison was actually more comfortable than at home.There is a special cook who cooks for him, and comes to ask for his opinion on the food from time to time!In Qincheng Prison, it is quite rare for him to be treated like this.

As he recalls: After a few days, maybe the words I said at the prison gate had been reported to the higher authorities, so I was transferred to a third floor (the whole third floor was only closed to me), and I was put on a bed.Life is particularly favorable, a doctor comes to see her every day, and she eats very well, even better than eating at home.I am alive today, and I am always grateful to the comrades in Qincheng's management.Of course, they implemented the Party's opinions. I am very grateful to the Party, Chairman Mao and Comrade Zhou Enlai. I think: As long as I am still alive, the problem can be explained clearly.Therefore, my mood gradually calmed down, and I stopped thinking about suicide.

I am very grateful and will always be grateful to Chairman Mao.As far as personal relationship is concerned, in the past 30 years, he has given me a great education, enabling me to understand some truths of the Chinese revolution.Chairman Mao helped give me some conditions to study Chinese issues.Although I am extremely superficial and often make mistakes, even if I have read a little material and written a little stuff, I am full of flaws and cannot stand strict scrutiny. This only shows my incompetence.I really feel the difficulty of seeking knowledge.You can't blame the teacher for the incompetence of the students.

I admit that Chairman Mao is a great genius.His contribution in Chinese history is unprecedented.Of course, it is impossible for any genius in history, even the great ones of the proletariat, to be free from certain faults or mistakes.A brief reading of the letters of Marx and Engels seems to give one a little idea of ​​this kind of problem... Thanks to Mao Zedong's care, Chen Boda actually lived a relatively affluent life in Qincheng Prison surrounded by high walls and surrounded by checkpoints.At this time, the campaign to criticize Lin and criticize Chen was sweeping across China with overwhelming force.Chen Boda was in prison, reading the newspaper carefully every day.

Chen Boda's life as a "special prisoner" lasted until Mao Zedong's death. Since then, his treatment behind bars has been roughly the same as that of Huang Yongsheng, Wu Faxian, Li Zuopeng, and Qiu Huizuo. In 1978, due to illness, he was sent to Beijing Fuxing Hospital under the Ministry of Public Security for diagnosis and treatment.Guarded by police officers.In December 1979, his son Chen Xiaonong, who was working in Shijiazhuang, was allowed to visit the prison.This was the first meeting between him and his son Chen Xiaonong in more than nine years, which made Chen Boda very excited and Chen Xiaonong deeply moved.Before that, Chen Xiaonong not only didn't know where his father was, but he didn't even know whether his father was still alive.