Chapter 34 Appendix: Discussion of the "Penglai Island Case"

(Deng Weizhen) ——Comments on Xu Xinliang, Chen Shuibian, Huang Tianfu, Li Yiyang Fear of death, loss of liberty, loss of wealth, prestige, and status already possessed—these are the common fears of mankind; despotic governments take advantage of these weaknesses, either directly by naked violence, or indirectly by the laws of civilization, and only a few oligarchs can Effectively govern the vast majority of the people.Even so, totalitarian rulers still feel troubled, why?Because not all human beings have the above-mentioned fears, as long as there are a small number of human beings who are not afraid of losing their freedom and life, it is impossible for a dictator to have peace for a day.Although the number of these fearless human beings is small, their role models can be seen all over the world.

Gandhi is a slightly further example.For India's independence movement, Gandhi lived in the shadow of death every day, was arrested and imprisoned, and never lost his smile (Gandhi was lucky not to have a crying wife).Tutu in South Africa, Lech Walesa in Poland, Aquino in the Philippines, and Kim Dae-jung in South Korea are all great figures of our time.Tutu and Walesa were the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize last year and the year before, respectively. Although both have worldwide reputation, in their land, the rulers are smearing their reputation; in the process of their struggle, depriving them of Threats to freedom and security never stop.Aquino calmly returned to the Philippines under a clear and clear warning, and was shot dead by Marcos soldiers in broad daylight at the Manila airport.Kim Dae-jung, a human rights fighter in South Korea, was almost assassinated by the South Korean government at sea in the past, and was imprisoned; now, he is in the United States.He saw that Aquino was killed, which aroused the fury of Filipinos against tyranny, and he was determined to return to South Korea to continue the unfinished human rights movement in South Korea.The South Korean government reminded him that his 20-year sentence had not yet been served, but Kim Dae-jung ignored it at all - he knew that whether he went back and was murdered or continued to be imprisoned, it would be powerful for the Korean people's movement for freedom and human rights motivation.

Oppressed peoples, awakened to justice and encouraged by such a noble example among their fellow-men, may hope that, if they will struggle, one day the yoke will be removed and they will be rescued. In contrast, the people of Taiwan are also under the rule of an autocratic government, but no politician outside the party is willing to sacrifice their freedom for their compatriots; certainly not their lives. ——Huang Xinjie, Yao Jiawen and others were imprisoned for the Kaohsiung incident. Some people gloated at their misfortune, thinking that engaging in political activities and being arrested and imprisoned is the low level of political art, and the high level is to get out of prison.Many non-Party politicians still hold this view.Huang Tianfu believes that young people outside the party have to replace him to encourage him to go to jail.This sentence fully exposed his mentality in politics.

——Huang Xinjie, Yao Jiawen, Lin Yixiong and others are undoubtedly in prison for the future of Taiwan's democratic politics.If they can realize that even if there is no violence on the scene, the result of engaging in mass movements in Taiwan at this stage is either beheading or imprisonment, then their fighting spirit will be even more admirable.Legally speaking, they are wronged; but politically, they are not wronged at all.Competitors in political activities will never mistake who is an enemy and who is a friend. ——Aquino was killed in the Philippines, and Kim Dae-jung immediately saw that this was his chance to return to Korea.However, how come none of the Taiwanese non-Party politicians in exile have the same understanding?The only explanation is that they did not have the sincerity to contribute to the freedom of the 18 million compatriots - they were afraid that they would encounter misfortune or lose their freedom when they returned.Kim Dae-jung is about to return to South Korea, and the South Korean government has announced not to arrest him under pressure from the United States.Xu Xinliang should be able to understand: this is a good time for him to return to Taiwan, and it is also a good time for him to revive his political reputation.

——Recently, non-Party politicians had another good opportunity to go to jail and make the Kuomintang look ugly, but it was a pity that they were lost by short-sightedness and ignorance.The Kuomintang obviously wanted to use the Penglai Island case to warn people outside the party not to speak unscrupulously; so they sentenced Chen Shuibian, Huang Tianfu, and Li Yiyang to one year in prison at the first instance.The Kuomintang knows that such a judgment is legally and morally problematic; but they did it brazenly, with the aim of intimidating them.But now what about Chen Shui-bian and others?One said that lawyer qualifications are rare, one said that the old father was seriously ill, and the other said that if one person went to jail, it showed that the other two were worthless, so everything went wrong.The reasons for going to jail or not, they don't take into account 18 million people at all, but consider themselves, their fathers and friends. Isn't this ridiculous for politicians?

When India was still fighting for independence, some people were pessimistic about the prospect of struggle.Gandhi said: "Why can't we be free? The main thing is that we haven't suffered enough." When will the people of Taiwan be free?This depends on the awakening and struggle of all the people, and what non-Party politicians have to do at this stage is to set an example of "enduring hardship". The extreme of "enduring hardship" is sacrificing freedom and life.When a person's loss of liberty and life is caused by a regime's despicable and brutal means, from the many and many cases that have happened, we can know that it will cause a huge political storm.No regime can withstand one political storm after another.Such a storm will make the relationship between the regime and the people and the international relations more and more isolated, and in the end it will be impossible to escape the fate of extinction if it does not change its style of work. (February 5)

-------------------------------- Note: (Visited by Chen Xifu) □The "Penglai Island" case caused a sensation at home and abroad.How did you feel when you heard that Chen Shui-bian and others were sentenced to one year in prison and fined 2 million yuan, but Chen Shui-bian said he would not appeal? ■My initial reaction was envy, why Chen Shui-bian's career in politics was so smooth and lucky.Two million yuan can be raised from donations, and one year in prison can be used to obtain the status of a political leader outside the party. Losing the qualifications of a lawyer and the position of a city council member are nothing.It is enviable that Chen Shui-bian has stumbled upon an opportunity that many politicians crave.Simply put, this is a political business that costs so little and pays so much, and it would be a fool not to see it.While I was happy for Chen Shui-bian, Yan Jinfu called me and asked me how I should react to this matter.I said, first, of course there is no appeal; second, launch a one-person, one-dollar movement.Why do you want one yuan per person?Because using this method to raise two million yuan, at least two million people can know how sloppy, absurd and lawless the Kuomintang courts are in trying cases.

□Why did Lin Zhengjie persuade Chen Shui-bian to appeal? Are his reasons correct? ■Lin Zhengjie is very eloquent and sounds pleasant.In fact, from persuading Chen Shui-bian to appeal to turning himself in to the court, it was all a reaction of self-defense.Because he also has a defamation lawsuit pending. Chen Shui-bian did not appeal, but he appealed. He was afraid that it would reflect the superiority of his political character.There is no need for Lin Zhengjie to be so sensitive, because his case does not have the conditions to attract public attention. □Chang Ting Hsieh organized a fan club to support Chen Shui-bian, what's your comment?

■In other defamation lawsuits outside the party, the KMT will not stand at a completely disadvantageous position. Only the "Penglai Island case", from any point of view, the KMT is useless.With such a good opportunity, how can people outside the party easily let it go?Hsieh Chang-ting's purpose in organizing the support club should focus on expanding the scandal of the KMT court's arbitrary trial, rather than finding a way to save Chen Shui-bian from prison. But Hsieh's first support action raised doubts about his motives—he mobilized eight city councilors to jointly send a letter to the prosecutor, asking the prosecutor to take the initiative to file an appeal.A good-natured suspicion is that he doesn't fully understand the possible political benefits of expanding the "Penglai Island case" outside the party, and he doesn't want his friend to go to jail.The malicious suspicion is that he is worried that after this incident expands, Chen Shui-bian's political status will rise rapidly, and he will not be able to catch up in a short time.At present, Chen and Xie's political status outside the party is generally considered to be comparable.

Hsieh's second supportive action was to ask the three spouses to file an appeal.This is an unforgivable mistake.It is impossible that the appeal of the three wives could not be interpreted as the order of their three gentlemen.Li Ao criticized this incident. For example, if the actions of the three wives were individual actions, then the KMT's killing of Jiangnan was also an individual action. Who would believe it? If the three wives intend to appeal independently, Hsieh Changting should "understand the righteousness".Li Ao said with regret that Xie Changting and others "understand the righteousness" and supported the appeal of these wives.

□Is the wife's appeal that serious? ■As I said just now, it is impossible for the wife to appeal without being considered to have been instructed by the husband.Everyone's eyes are sharp.If Chen Shui-bian does not appeal, if the KMT insists on going its own way without remedy, it will face a political storm as big as the Jiangnan murder case. Regarding this matter, Chen Shui-bian could express his dissatisfaction and appeal as soon as he heard the verdict, but he could not ask his wife to appeal after expressing that he would not appeal.He should have realized that this is not his personal matter, it concerns the reputation of the entire party (Chen Shui-bian has the best image outside the party).Now the KMT is happy with embarrassment outside the party. This is the result of Chen Shui-bian and others' lack of consideration. □ Changting Hsieh may want to play legal games with the KMT in the model of Shi Xingzhong. ■ A few days ago, Li Ao said to Shi Xingzhong that his model was not suitable for Chen Shuibian's situation.The method of Shi Xingzhong is tactical. Tactically, it can play legal games with the Kuomintang; however, the case of Chen Shui-bian is strategic. Strategically, it is a moral competition with the Kuomintang. At this stage, outsiders of the party must confront the Kuomintang, and they must use strategy rather than tactics.A hundred tactical victories are not worth one strategic defeat.The political arts that many non-Party people talk about are actually small tactics and are of no great use. □ Now that the wives have appealed, is there any way to remedy it? ■This is a political game that can be won big. As soon as the wives appeal, Chen Shui-bian may become a big loser.After Chen Shui-bian lost sympathy, even if the KMT sentenced Chen Shui-bian to a second sentence, it can be asserted that major political incidents will not be caused; the donation activities will not reach a climax.Chen Shui-bian must redouble his efforts to restore everyone's trust. □Can you explain clearly why Chen Shui-bian can gain political benefits if he doesn't appeal?Why was the KMT hurt by the improper first instance? ■Let me explain "political interests" first.Political interest can be simply explained as "how many people support you".Obtaining political benefits means that the number of people who support you has increased; being hurt means that the number of people who support you has decreased. The "political interests" of politicians (politicians) generally come from serving voters.The usual service is very tiring. Serving one person can add a few votes at most; A word instead, is "contributing to the country". In addition to service, voters also place great importance on the character of statesmen (politicians).Scandals often destroy the careers of politicians, the American people ousting their President Nixon from office being the most famous example.Why do voters value the character of politicians (politicians)?Because everyone thinks that it is impossible for a dishonest person to provide honest services. In Taiwan, apart from the Kuomintang, it is impossible for others to serve the people on a large scale, but why doesn't the Kuomintang get the sincere and firm support of the people?Mainly, the Kuomintang has a bad character - it has ruled without the consent of the people - so it has been ruling very hard. The "Penglai Island case" just gave the people new evidence. This scandal shows that the rule of law of the Kuomintang is also unreliable. If Chen Shui-bian does not appeal, but goes to jail calmly and sacrifices his reputation as a lawyer and city council member, it will naturally arouse the people's sense of justice; the image of a hero will make Chen Shui-bian change from a local politician to an international celebrity. Political leaders outside the party were born in Yan. □ Now, Chen Shui-bian and others are clearly facing a crisis in their political careers. How should we help them? ■I read Chen Shui-bian's speech in the United States in "People's Daily" today.Apparently, Chen Shui-bian is under the same pressure in the United States as he was in Taiwan -- asking him to go to jail instead of appealing.He said he would protest in silence in the appeals court.Regardless, I'm glad to know he's figured out that he's doing something wrong.He is still young, less than forty years old. I hope he will become more mature after this incident, instead of giving up his political career.I have full confidence in him.I hope you all still support him with all your strength and enthusiasm and help him get through this difficult time. (February 6) (Chen Xifu) The "Penglai Island case" once again exposed the fragility outside the party. "Formula Island Incident", the party outside the party will lose troops, but the Kuomintang has to be responsible to the people and history.This time, the "Penglai Island Case" is a case outside the party that has to face the people and history, although the Kuomintang is still the culprit. The spouses of the three defendants, Chen Shuibian, Huang Tianfu, and Li Yiyang, filed an independent appeal. In fact, they are not independent at all, and there is no need to deceive themselves in terms of legal form. Refusing to appeal in order to protest political persecution, regardless of any freedom, should not humiliate oneself and give the KMT another chance, this is the minimum political wisdom! Not to mention the issue of overall credibility outside the party! Some people outside the party clamored to support the appeal of the three defendants, but in fact, after the three defendants appealed, the whole outside of the party was like a deflated ball. Some people withdrew from the fan club that supported the three defendants, some people withdrew donations for civil compensation, and some people were completely disappointed with the non-party! The main reason why the reaction from outside the party was so fierce is because Chen Shui-bian, who has always been regarded as the most promising star outside the party and who has always had the most spirit of protest, turned out to be weak. If you want to stand on the front line and fight against the Kuomintang, you must really have the ability to bear the cross, and you must be able to get rid of selfishness, fear of going to jail, and the ability to entangle your family, otherwise you should withdraw from the front line! Some people outside the party advocated not to criticize the three defendants now, but later; others expressed that they could not bear to criticize. Why wait until later?Regardless of the outcome of future lawsuits, the Kuomintang has long been the big winner, and a major political shift outside the party is already a fact and a result, and it needs to be strongly criticized. Why can't you bear to criticize?Politicians should be criticized for doing wrong things, not to mention that sometimes politicians are not allowed to make a second mistake. If you don't learn from the past, where is the future outside the party?Will there still be a minimum political style outside the party that the people and the Kuomintang respect and fear? (February 7) (Li Ao) After the "Penglai Island Case" was judged, the parties involved Huang Tianfu, Li Yiyang, and Chen Shuibian all came to my home one after another. I defended it from the standpoint of morality and righteousness, and I already knew and said everything.What happened afterwards reminded me of Huang Zunxian's "Taiwan Trip".I edited "The Complete Works of Chinese Masterpieces" for Wang Rongwen's "Yuanliu Publishing Company". In the thirtieth volume, Huang Zunxian's "Human Jinglu Poetry Grass" was included, and the poem "Taiwan Trip" was specially selected, which has profound meaning. In "Taiwan Trip", it is written that Taiwanese struggle for freedom, but they are always anticlimactic, and in the end they are disgraced. The last paragraph of "Taiwan Trip" is: Hey!How sad!Ru Quantai, how brave you were yesterday, how timid you are today, everything goes back and forth.In peacetime, there is no preparation for war and defense, so what can we rely on when we say loyalty and righteousness? The fact that the Taiwanese repeat themselves in a blink of an eye and make you elusive in a blink of an eye is indeed a fundamental problem and a problem of insufficient "preparation". The fundamental problem and the problem of insufficient "preparation" have been fully exposed in the performance of the "Penglai Island case". Article 345 of the "Criminal Procedure Law" clearly stipulates: "The legal representative or spouse of the defendant may independently appeal for the benefit of the defendant." incapacity, etc.), there is leeway.But Chen Shui-bian and the others are in good health, so it doesn't make sense for the spouse to appeal. Article 346 of the "Criminal Procedure Law" clearly stipulates: "The agent or defender of the original trial may appeal for the benefit of the defendant. However, it must not be contrary to the defendant's express meaning." Why is "not contrary to the defendant's express meaning"? Regulations, only on lawyers and the like, but not on spouses and the like?Because lawyers and the like are not relatives, it is inevitable to get involved for other reasons, so there are special regulations; but spouses and the like are relatives, and it should not be "contrary to the express meaning of the defendant", so it is not a problem, and there are no special regulations.Now the relatives are outrageous, publicly "contrary to the defendant's express meaning", isn't this absurd? On January 28, the "Statement of the Independent Appeals of the Three Defendants' Families of Penglai Island to the Public Interest" stated: Although our husband insisted on refusing to appeal after the verdict of the first instance, announcing that we did not know about it at the time, we also knew afterward that their actions had their own political significance, so our inner worries and grievances have always been Forbearance did not say anything.But have they ever realized how deep and costly this sacrifice is for the three of us who shared their worries and labors with them! I still remember that Ms. Fang Sumin wrote a poem titled "Hope" after Mr. Lin Yixiong was arrested. At the beginning, she said: "People say you are a hero, and I cried. I would rather you be the father of the child!" At the end, I still said: "People say you are a good man, so I cried. I would rather you are just the father of the child!" Sister Su Min's state of mind back then, we can feel even more now. What's more, today we file an "independent appeal" "in accordance with the law" as spouses. Although it is contrary to our husband's intention, it is not contrary to their position and principle of pursuing democracy and human rights; our decision today is nothing more than exercising The principles of democracy within our family, and the basic human rights granted to the accused spouse by the Code of Criminal Procedure.I believe that our husband will respect our choice, and at the same time, we also hope that all sectors of society will continue to give us close attention and support. The family members of the three defendants said that they "knew well" that their husbands did not appeal, and that "the practice had its own political significance".Because if they "know well", how can they not catch up and walk beside their husbands at the noble moment when their husbands step forward, but stop and drag their legs?This kind of absurd "independent appeal" is a complete setback. It is useless to argue or beautify. A sane person will never believe it (of course a sane person will never believe it.) It is believed that their husbands did not know about this kind of behavior in advance, and they never believed that they could not control it in advance, because these husbands have the ability to influence the "democratic principles within the family")! The family members of the three defendants also elicited Fang Sumin's antithesis between "a hero" and "just the father of the child", which fully showed their women's views. They really don't understand the general principles and the principles!Their "state of mind" will definitely give a husband with "high meaning" a feeling of being hostile - there is an old K in the front, and a "crying wife" in the back. If you have two minds, how can you get it? Of course, from the point of view of fundamental problems and insufficient "preparation", we will not blame the family members of the three defendants entirely, as they still need re-education.Deng Weizhen's statement that "Gandhi was lucky not to have a crying wife" is wrong.Because when Gandhi abandoned his position as a lawyer and participated in the independent revolution without hesitation, his wife actually cried and cried, asking him to "just be the father of the child" instead of being a fucking "hero".But Gandhi had a deep understanding of the general and righteousness. His determination influenced his wife. In the end, his wife died in prison and became the greatest Indian woman.From this point of view, the mistakes made by the family members of the three defendants are actually related to the lack of firmness of the three defendants themselves. Obviously, it is not only the three family members who need to be re-educated. The most unforgivable thing is the bastard words of some people outside the party during the entanglement of whether to appeal or not in the "Penglai Island case".What is "respecting the wishes of the family members", what is "respecting the choices of the families themselves", what is "the family appeals, in fact opening up a second battlefield", what is "different opinions", what is "refusal is of course a protest, but an appeal is also It's not necessarily a compromise, it depends on how you go about it in the future"... What a bastard with ulterior motives, and an annoying bastard!Deng Weizhen said that this is "short-sighted and ignorant", which is the most polite way to say it.Because it is in the interest of the KMT to hope that the fact of the appeal will appear.On February 2, the KMT fellow traveler "Thunder" weekly revealed: While the family members were hesitating, the relevant intelligence and governance units also felt the seriousness of the situation. In addition to the heavy pressure from overseas public opinion, once Chen Shui-bian's "March for Human Rights" plan was put into practice, grand events could be expected, and it was inevitable that it would not happen more or less. problems of social order.As a result, many intelligence and governance agencies have sent people to carry out "communication and coordination" through various channels, hoping to persuade the family members to file an independent appeal. This report fully explains whose interests are in line with the appeal. The "Criminal Procedure Law" clearly stipulates that the spouse "may independently appeal for the benefit of the defendant", but in the end, the appeal, the appeal, and the appeal are for the interests of the Kuomintang. Isn't it clear that this appeal is ignorant and unclear?Aren't the words of some people outside the party all bastards? As I write this, I want to re-quote the story of "Zeng Zi Yi Zhen".When Zeng Zi was about to die, his students Le Zheng Zichun, his sons Zeng Yuan and Zeng Shen were all around the bed, and a boy was holding a candle in the corner, and suddenly said: "Hua Er! The doctor's gift!" ("Good! It's beautiful! It's the mat used by doctors!") Le Zheng Zichun complained to him, saying: "Stop!" ("Don't talk too much!") But Zeng Zi was surprised and asked what he said, and the boy said: "Hua Er It’s a gift from a doctor!” Zeng Zi heard it clearly, and said, “Of course! It’s a gift from Si Jisun. I’ve never been able to change it. Yuan! It’s from Yi Yi!” (“It’s the doctor’s mat! It’s from Jisun, the doctor of Lu It was given to me, but I didn’t have time to change it (I’m not a doctor, and I’m not allowed to use a doctor’s mat according to the etiquette). Zeng Yuan! Help me to change the mat!”) Zeng Yuan said: “Dad is so sick now that he can’t move. Let’s talk about it tomorrow.” But Zeng Zi refused, and Zeng Zi said: “You love me more than that! A gentleman loves others with virtue; a fine man loves others with tolerance. What do I ask for? That's it!" ("You love me, you can't compare to this little child! A gentleman loves others with righteousness; a villain does not speak righteousness, but only uses appeasement to love others to do wrong things. What more can I ask for now? What? I just want to abide by the principles and die, that’s fine!") After Zeng Zi said, he came to change the mat, and he died just after changing the mat, before he lay down properly! This great story of "Zeng Zi Yi Zhen" tells us: what is the difference between "a gentleman's love" and "a small person's love". The "Penglai Island Case" all involved the division between "love of a gentleman" and "love of a small person" ("love of a small person" includes "love of a woman"). In the film, everyone will slip from the "sublime meaning" if they are not careful, which is very distressing.The only criterion for the test is nothing else, only to grasp this boundary at all times and continue to move forward.In the process of advancing, people will inevitably get lost, shaken, and make mistakes, but if they know their mistakes and can correct them, they can become a teacher for future affairs.Arguing, misinterpreting, and covering up are all bad and undesirable.Those who are not part of the party are welcome! (Noon of February 9, 1985)