Chapter 46 Zhang Zhixin: "Whose Crime", "A Letter to My Lover Zeng Zhen"

In the "Prison Literature" of the "Cultural Revolution", the poems and essays of martyr Zhang Zhixin shine brightly.Zhang Zhixin wrote a large number of diaries, notes, letters and materials during his isolation and censorship at the "May 7th Cadre School" in Panjin, Liaoning. He also wrote a 50,000-word "Manifesto of a Communist Party Member" in the provincial detention center. On the morning of September 24, 1969, in an open space in Hongqi Village, Hujia Farm, Panjin, a meeting was held to arrest Zhang Zhixin, an "current counter-revolutionary".Zhang Zhixin was arrested and put in a prison van.On the way out of the cadre school, Zhang Zhixin recited "For the first time away from the collective" in the prison car.

After that, Zhang Zhixin was escorted back to the cadre school to accept criticism on February 15 of the following year. When he returned to prison, he felt inspired again and wrote the lyrics and composed the music "Road".In prison, Zhang Zhixin also wrote lyrics and arranged music for "Welcome to the New Year" (in commemoration of his 15th anniversary of joining the party) and "Whose Crime".In particular, "Whose To Blame" was widely circulated throughout the country after the fall of the "Gang of Four". During the long years, In a sharp struggle,

Take away the specific leadership of the party, Does she know what to do? Calling unanswered, (Rise up and move on) Dry throat and tears. Under the leadership of comrades-in-arms, She exercises and grows, Red hearts offer revolution. never forget the oath, struggle for the truth, Sworn to defend the party. Come to question today, Who is guilty? ! Come to question today, I am innocent! Note: "Whose Crime" was written in the Liaoning Provincial Detention Center on November 6, 1969. Zhang Zhixin said in prison: "If I am a sinner, then the more such sinners there are, the less people will suffer."

If we want to talk about the essays of the ten years of the "Cultural Revolution", we have to talk about Zhang Zhixin's letter to his lover Zeng Zhen.The letter to his wife from Lin Juemin, who died in the Revolution of 1911, and the suicide note from Jiang Zhuyun, a Communist Party member in the Zhazidong Concentration Camp, have been included in the texts of middle school students and have become precious treasures of national literature and spiritual treasure house.Zhang Zhixin's family letter is not inferior to the former in terms of literariness and ideological weight.

In the winter of 1968, Zhang Zhixin, along with many cadres from the former Northeast Bureau, the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, and the Provincial People's Committee, were driven to the "May 7th Cadre School" in Panjin for "reform through labor".During the day, the cadres worked under the cold wind, and at night they gathered under oil lamps for meetings and reflections.Soon began to "purge the team" to criticize and dictatorship.Zhang Zhixin was also sent to a "study class" at the end of the year because of the so-called current problems, and lost his freedom of movement.

In the "study class" that lasted eight or nine months, Zhang Zhixin disregarded the criticism of the conference and the small meeting, and publicly stated his views.Late at night, when everyone else was asleep, she took out the child's photo and looked at it over and over until her eyes were blurred with tears.She has made up her mind to give her all for the party. According to Zeng Zhen's recollection: One day in late December 1968, on the first Sunday after Zeng Zhen arrived at the "May 7th Cadre School" in Panjin Province, he rode a bicycle to the company where Zhang Zhixin belonged, braving the bitter cold wind.At that time, Zhang Zhixin walked out of the dictatorship squad (composed of four lesbians), and said to Zeng Zhen coldly, "What are you doing here?" , Zhang Zhixin said that there was a meeting and urged Zeng Zhen to go back. This was the last conversation between Zhang Zhixin and Zeng Zhen.Zeng Zhen recalled that it was because Zhang Zhixin was afraid of implicating him, so he deliberately ignored him and drove him away.For this last meeting, Zeng Zhen was full of regret and remorse.

When New Year's Eve came around in 1968, I was really planning to visit Zhang Zhixin. At this time, the bad news came, "Zhang Zhixin has a serious problem. Don't visit her again tomorrow."The letter from Zhang Zhixin to Zeng Zhen was sent on January 5, 1969, but the letter fell into the hands of the "Gang of Four" dead party in Liaoning Province as soon as it was sent, and was included in the files of Zhang Zhixin and Zeng Zhen as criminal evidence. On April 4, 1975, Zhang Zhixin died, and his throat was cut before his execution.This "farewell letter" was delivered to Zeng Zhen after ten years.

Zeng Zhen: After fourteen years of marriage, we gave birth to a boy and a girl. I have not and am unable to fulfill my obligations. I hope you will raise the next generation well. Be patient with Lin Lin. Girls have more things to do every year. Be good. Love her.Tell her not to marry early, mother is sorry for them.Take good care of the Spring Festival.In the past, I didn't cultivate well and beat and scolded my child, so let her not take it to heart!Study hard to exercise and correct the shortcomings of "not having the spirit of persistence".Let her take good care of her little brother, don't be sad, be strong.

I have not loved you for more than ten years, and the mistakes I made are over.Completely forget about me and start a new life again!It turned out that the money I bought for you was from my usual savings, and I planned to use it for my parents' funeral. If I can save it, it can be used for my mother's medical treatment.It is also the last time to be filial!But don’t tell them, this will stimulate them to get sick (try your best to send them 15 yuan a month for the past two or three months! Or don’t send it, ask Zhiqin to send it).Usually pay more attention to the body!Take care of yourself for the revolution!I did not write to my parents. If there is no one to take care of the family in Shenyang, you can write to discuss with the mother whether to release the child!However, I think that if they are not in good health, the difficulty will be greater.If it is possible, Grandma He will be invited to take care of it, and the salary will be slightly less to reduce the burden!After all, the burden is yours.Be patient with your child!I am so sorry.

More than ten years have failed the party's training!Whether a person lives or dies, as long as it is for the revolution, it is meaningful! I understand the revolution, and I am determined to dedicate everything to the revolution! I have made thousands of mistakes before, and if I cannot forgive, I am willing to accept the most severe punishment without any complaints. The real revolutionary cause is always thriving and flourishing.Cheers to the bright future of Panjin!Cheers again to this victorious prospect!I would like to contribute to a better future.But whether there is such a possibility is really not for me to decide.Whether the revolution can be accommodated depends on the party and the people.How to decide how to get me.

Long live the Communist Party of China! Long live the great motherland! long live Chairman Mao! Zhixin Evening of January 5, 1969 In this letter, Zhang Zhixin's guilt overflowed between the lines.She regrets that she has not fulfilled her many, many life obligations.First of all, she is a mother, her children are still young, but she is no longer able to raise them up, and she once beat and scolded her daughter. This kind of deficiency has no chance to make up for it with love.In her heart, her daughter is so tender and fragile, if she hadn't been raised by herself, how could she be at ease?However, she wanted to abandon it cruelly... She is a wife who has "neither pain nor love" for her husband for more than ten years. She makes him forget about himself and start a new life, but she does not forget to persuade him to pay attention to his body and take care of himself. "The mistakes of the past are over," she hoped that at least she didn't hurt her husband this time, but could it be done? She is a daughter, and the money she saved on weekdays was originally given to her parents for their final use, but now it is a white-haired person giving a black-haired person. She wants to do her last filial piety, but she is afraid that her parents will find out... Everywhere in the letter, wandering, to-and-fro, inextricable nostalgia, fetters, and entanglements... All thoughts, guilt, and regrets are concentrated in one sentence: "The burden is yours anyway. Be patient with the child! I'm sorry." How much helplessness, bitterness, sorrow, guilt, and self-blame are contained in this sentence... This letter reveals life, family, flesh and blood and the inextricable connection and fetters formed with Zhang Zhixin, the call and request of life to her; signs of wandering.However, all of this, after all, was explained to her husband one by one in this "farewell" letter, in a detailed, secure, helpless and regretful way.As a result, all connections in life were cut off in one swoop! At the end of the letter, Zhang Zhixin explained to his relatives why he dedicated himself without hesitation.She said "I understand the revolution", that is to say, I understand the meaning and value of human life. At the end, the words seemed to be on fire, "I am willing to accept the most severe punishment without any complaints." An angry statement, she will never give in, and she will never cry and beg for forgiveness, she will face the "judgment"!Here, Zhang Zhixin shows the dignity and holiness inherent in human beings! Through this letter, Zhang Zhixin reveals to us every detail of her ordinary, secular life.Her tenderness, lingering, her ferocity and perseverance are all contained in it.People learned more about Zhang Zhixin in real life. Zhang Zhixin is praised as China's Joan of Arc and the Republic's Jiang Jie. A poet wrote in a poem commemorating Zhang Zhixin: I was nailed to the prison wall The placket flutters slowly Like a still-hoisting flag-- "The Unfinished Story" Jiang He Zhang Zhixin's beliefs, qualities, and sentiments have been engraved in the hearts of the Chinese people, and he has become a model and banner of the times, which will always show future generations.