Chapter 35 Chapter 34 Moved out of Zhongnanhai

When Jiang Qing heard this, he lost his temper: "Where is Zhongnanhai? What photos did you Chen Boda take and what footprints did you check? Move out of Zhongnanhai for me!" This "footprint case" actually caused Chen Boda to move out of Zhongnanhai, which was really unexpected... ※ ※ ※ On November 26, 1966, Mao Zedong received Red Guards from all over the country for the last time—the eighth time.Since Mao Zedong received the Red Guards for the first time in Tiananmen Square on August 18, 1966, in more than three months, Mao Zedong has received more than 11 million Red Guards.

Jiang Qing, who has already gained a firm foothold in the Chinese political arena, is also eager to make a public appearance.Who can she "receive"?She, who claims to be a "heroic standard-bearer of proletarian literature and art", wants to "receive" her "artist army". On November 28, 1966, a grand gathering was held in the literary and art circles of the capital.When Jiang Qing took the stage, Chen Boda led the "talented talents" of the "Central Cultural Revolution" to support him. Jiang Qing delivered a long speech at the meeting.This speech became her second "masterpiece" after the "Summary of the Symposium on Cultural and Art Work in the Army Entrusted by Comrade Lin Biao to Comrade Jiang Qing".This speech was publicly published in "People's Daily" and "Red Flag" magazines, and became a "study document", and it was also included in "Selected Speeches of Comrade Jiang Qing" published by People's Publishing House in February 1968.

Since this is Jiang Qing’s first public appearance on stage (her previous impromptu speeches in mass occasions were only printed as leaflets with a mimeograph machine and distributed), her speech will be released at home and abroad, so she is presenting to the "literary and art circles." Comrades, friends, young generals of the Red Guards," after paying the "revolutionary salute of the proletariat," he "talked about my own understanding of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution." Jiang Qing started from "due to illness, the doctor advised me to live a cultural life", to discovering "plays with serious reactionary political tendencies such as "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office" and "Li Huiniang", to fighting for "the right to criticize"...

After talking about the lengthy "understanding process," Jiang Qing talked about the "Cultural Revolution."She mentioned Chen Boda. Then, Jiang Qing talked about the "great achievements" of the "Peking Opera Revolution" without shame.She said that Chairman Mao and his close comrades-in-arms Comrades Lin Biao, Boda, Kang Sheng and many other comrades "all affirmed our achievements and gave us great support and encouragement!" At this meeting, Chen Boda once again gave Jiang Qing "great support and encouragement".The last time—on July 24, 1966, Chen Boda’s “high evaluation” of Jiang Qing at the Beijing Broadcasting Institute was only printed on a leaflet.This time, Chen Boda delivered a speech and made "warm praise" to Jiang Qing.His speeches were published in the People's Daily and in the magazine Hongqi. The "enthusiastic praise" from "theoreticians" is so necessary for Jiang Qing who has made a public appearance.In his speech, Chen Boda praised Jiang Qing for his "special contribution".

Under the direct guidance of Mao Zedong Thought, the reform of Beijing opera, ballet drama, and symphony music have been set off. The climax of revolutionary reforms such as making the past serve the present, making foreign things serve China, and bringing forth the new through the old, used Peking opera and other forms to express the heroic struggle of the masses under the leadership of the Chinese proletariat. epic.Among the comrades who adhered to this policy of literary and artistic revolution and waged indomitable struggles against the reactionaries and counter-revolutionary revisionists, Jiang Qing made special contributions.

Chen Boda's speech aroused the slogans of "Learn from Comrade Jiang Qing" and "Salute to Comrade Jiang Qing" for a long time. The praise of the "theoreticians" cast a bright light on Jiang Qing's appearance. After that, Chen Boda still played Jiang Qing's drummer from time to time. On May 23, 1967, at the meeting commemorating the 25th anniversary of Mao Zedong's "Speech at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art" in the capital, Chen Boda boasted that Jiang Qing was "in the lead." Chen Boda was so "enthusiastic" in "building" Jiang Qing, flattering Jiang Qing, and flattering Jiang Qing, in fact, it was also to stabilize his position as the head of the "Central Cultural Revolution".Jiang Qing had been in the "Central Cultural Revolution" and had taken real power.

Of course Jiang Qing thanked the "theoretician" for supporting her, but in the eyes of this arrogant woman, the "old master" Chen Boda was just a "pedantic scholar".Kang Sheng looked down on Chen Boda and called him the "President" of the "Oolong Courtyard", while Jiang Qing was also defiant and called him "Liu Penzi". Who is Liu Penzi?It was the peasant uprising with red eyebrows in the Eastern Han Dynasty. They wanted to establish a new emperor and chose Liu Penzi.Liu Penzi was a descendant of Liu Bang, a distant branch of the royal family in the Western Han Dynasty. At first, he herded cattle in the rebel army and was called "Niu Li".Liu Penzi was honored by the royal family and was established as emperor in 25 AD, with the year name Jianshi.Jiang Qing called Chen Boda "Liu Penzi", and ridiculed him as the head of the "Central Cultural Revolution" group, just like Liu Penzi was the emperor.

Jiang Qing also mocked Chen Boda as "Li Yuanhong".Li Yuanhong was originally the commander of the 21st Mixed Association of the Hubei New Army. During the Wuchang Uprising in 1911, Li Yuanhong was so frightened that he lay under the bed, but the revolutionary army dragged him out of the bed to serve as the governor of the government's Hubei army! Between Chen Boda and Jiang Qing, they fought and fought in the "Central Cultural Revolution".Chen Boda was often no match for this "First Lady".When he was angry, Chen Boda even said: "I have become Liu Penzi!" In Chen Boda's view, Liu Penzi is just a puppet, and he has also become a puppet.

Although the "theoreticians" and the "first lady" were fighting each other in the "Central Cultural Revolution", they were still a group and they were completely consistent in promoting the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution". Just after the "theoretician" cheered Jiang Qing's public appearance, a rather strange incident happened in his home. One day, someone suddenly reported to Liu Shuyan, Chen Boda's wife: Several suspicious footprints were found on the outer wall of the back door of Chen's house! Liu Shuyan went to have a look, and felt that the footprints were indeed a bit strange, how could they land on the wall?

Probably because of the strong view of "class struggle", the Chen family suspected that someone had climbed over the wall and entered the hospital, or climbed on the wall to observe the movement of the Chen family. Chen Boda is the leader of the "Central Cultural Revolution", if such strange things happen at home, it's okay!Liu Shuyan immediately told the security department.So, a few police officers came and took pictures of the footprints on the wall of Chen's house. Whose footprints are they?The first to be suspected was naturally the close neighbors of the Chen family.

A stone's throw away from the Chen family is Dong Biwu's family.Dong Biwu is one of the founders of the party and a representative of the Communist Party of China. After liberation, he served as the president of the Supreme People's Court. In addition to the Dong family being suspected by those "people with 'cute' eyes and noses", the question mark about the footprints is still expanding in Zhongnanhai... The news reached Jiang Qing's ears.When Jiang Qing heard this, he lost his temper: "Where is Zhongnanhai? What photos did you Chen Boda take and what footprints did you check? Move out of Zhongnanhai for me!" Chen Boda was working at Diaoyutai at that time.After learning about the footprints, he returned home and quarreled with Liu Shuyan, but to no avail.The dignified leader of the "Central Cultural Revolution" had no choice but to swallow his anger, and was dispatched by his first deputy leader to prepare to move. Not long after, Chen Boda left Zhongnanhai and moved to live in a nearby Xinjian Hutong. So, who left the footprints on the wall of the back courtyard of the Chen family? According to reports, it was a middle school student who, out of anger at the head of the "Central Cultural Revolution", kicked the wall of Chen's house a few times, that's all.There is neither breaking in over the wall, nor "eavesdropping" or "peeking". However, this "footprint case" actually caused Chen Boda to move out of Zhongnanhai. It was really unexpected... Chen Boda complained about Liu Shuyan.Fortunately, he has already moved out of Zhongnanhai——Chen Boda was afraid that his neighbors would hear the quarrel in Zhongnanhai. "Don't be arrogant! Now, with such a large number of people falling, you will fall too sooner or later!" Liu Shuyan quarreled with Chen Boda, and sometimes such a sentence popped out, which made Chen Boda feel nervous for a while. "What's the 'Cultural Revolution'? The 'Cultural Revolution' is cannibalism!" Sometimes, Liu Shuyan's words were more pointed. When the "theorist" heard this, his expression changed. Just after the "theoretician" cheered Jiang Qing's public appearance, a rather strange incident happened in his home.