Chapter 21 third chapter

In the end, it was not Poluyan Jan Ivanovich who became the spiritual father of Ji Boshun, but Trotsky. Ji Boshun dreamed of such a scene countless times: on an evening after the rain, in a wilderness illuminated by sunlight, he was walking on a muddy road with a simple bag on his back and an umbrella under his arm.On the road he walked stood a tall statue-like body, the giant palm protruding from the body radiated dazzling light, as if holding a round of sun invisible. When chewing on this dream for the first time, Ji Boshun identified that stalwart body as his father, thinking that it was a reappearance of the scene where his father saw him off when he left his hometown in western Henan to study in Kaifeng in 1919.But later, that scene appeared on the streets of Moscow, on Wilhelm Street in Qingpu, and the stalwart body gradually became clear, as clear as a huge portrait of Trotsky on the streets of Moscow.He clearly saw it—sometimes he would see it when he was alone there in broad daylight and contemplating meditation. Comrade Trotsky was waving his arms and sternly denouncing Stalin and the Communist International for their sinful ruin of the Chinese revolution.

In "A Man Faithful to the Faith", Ji Boshun wrote: "...the Chinese revolution was buried, and after April 1927 Trotsky's brilliant foresight became a reality. It did not take long for history to prove irrefutably that Trotsky's role in the Chinese revolution The correct proposition on the issue. On April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek openly betrayed the revolution. On July 15, 1927, Wang Jingwei held a "Communist Party Conference" and officially played the banner of anti-communism. The Chinese Communists were massacred and arrested, and the vigorous revolution It failed. A Qingpu comrade who had just been evacuated to Moscow from China told me that An Zhongliang, who I admired, also raised his butcher knife in Qingpu, and the Qingpu party organization was almost completely destroyed.”

The autumn that Ji Boshun spent in Moscow in 1927 was undoubtedly a painful one.In "A Man Faithful to Faith", Ji Boshun wrote: "...If I say that before that autumn, I supported Trotsky out of sympathy for Trotsky's personal background and out of yearning for democracy within the Socialist Party. Then, after that autumn, I Becoming a staunch opponent of Trotsky is a mature choice after painful reflection. I am ashamed of my credulity and ignorance in the past, and sincerely believe that Comrade Trotsky belongs not only to the Soviet Union, but also to the Soviet Union. The whole world, all mankind. His height and foresight undoubtedly far surpassed any Marxist of his time..."

However, 1927 no longer belonged to Trotsky as 1917 did.Pravda, the central organ of the Bolsheviks of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, published articles and continuously launched fierce criticisms against Trotsky's opponents.Stalin delivered a tough speech at the joint meeting of the Central Committee and the Central Supervisory Committee, and expelled Trotsky and Zinoviev from the Central Committee with an iron fist.Enraged, the Trotskyist opposition took to the streets and staged a series of demonstrations in a final show of resistance. On November 7 of this year, the Left Opposition held its own parade to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, which brought the struggle within the party to a climax.

Ji Boshun participated in the October Revolution parade held by the opposition, and Li Weimin, Wu Guoping and some Chinese Trotskyist students also participated in the parade.Li Weimin also delivered an impassioned speech at the parade.On this day, huge portraits of Trotsky with the words "Leader of the World Revolution" were hung on some tall buildings in Moscow. The unity of Lenin's party" and "Fulfillment of Lenin's will". The slogan "Long live Comrade Trotsky" sounded in bursts.Ji Boshun raised his fist and shouted, as if he was in Qingpu under the rule of a reactionary warlord.At that time, he vaguely realized that dictatorship under the banner of Marxism-Leninism is by no means better than autocracy under other banners, and that China's socialism in the future must not be like the current Soviet Union.Therefore, Ji Boshun believed that he and the Trotskyite comrades took to the streets were definitely not opposing socialism, but insisting on the true principles of socialism of Marxism-Leninism.

It was during this parade that Ji Boshun saw Trotsky for the first time.Trotsky threw himself into the ranks of the Opposition who supported him.Ji Boshun saw from a distance that his spiritual father got out of a car, smiled and waved to everyone.The opposition leader seemed to be about to make a speech, but just as he raised his provocative hand and was about to speak, the team became chaotic.A Stalinist who was in the ranks suddenly shouted: "Down with Trotsky!" Hearing the voice, Trotsky slammed down his raised arms and said: "The opposition who possesses the truth of Marxism It is invincible and invincible!"

Ji Boshun heard it, and he heard it very clearly, as if Trotsky was not speaking to the entire parade, but to him alone.It was the stalwart statue-like body that spoke to his ear as he staggered forward on the wilderness illuminated by the sun.That voice roared and clamored between heaven and earth, soaking Ji Boshun's entire life into it. Ji Boshun's tears welled up in his eyes, his eyes blurred, the crowded world became muddy, and Trotsky's figure disappeared from that dazzling height. It was eleven days later when Ji Boshun saw Trotsky again. Eleven days later was November 16, 1927. On that day, Soviet Foreign Minister A. A. Fly funeral.Joffe shot himself after expressing his staunch opposition to Trotsky for the last time.Trotsky personally attended the solemn funeral for Joffe in great grief.

The funeral was not announced and prepared in advance like the opposition October Revolution demonstrations, and it was not selected for a holiday.But when Ji Boshun and Li Weimin heard about it, they sneaked to Byanka Avenue, the main road where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where Yuefei's coffin was parked, and listened to Trotsky's impassioned speech again and for the last time. Grief and heavy mental stress changed Trotsky's countenance.He looked so tired and old.When he was accompanied by Radek, he squeezed out of the funeral crowd, his broad forehead was covered with timid sweat, and his hair was a little disheveled.

The mourning procession slowly marched towards the Church of the New Virgin Cemetery. On the way, members of the Communist Youth League and young students attending the funeral rhythmically called Trotsky's name and sang Red Army songs during the civil war. The chorus part of "Long Live Trotsky, Leader of the Red Army" was repeated over and over again, loudly and loudly, as if it would never end and never end. Ji Boshun didn't know how to sing that song, and he had never even heard of that song before. He learned that song at that unforgettable funeral—and just that one line.

That high-spirited melody stirred in Ji Boshun's chest for half a century. In the Church of the New Virgin Cemetery, Trotsky delivered his last heavy speech. Facing his young believers, facing the death that has come and the death that will come, Trotsky showed a magnanimous and generous attitude. Unflappable, a call for unity, a call for the restoration of the unity of the Bolshevik-Leninist party...without the demagogic spirit of the past, nor with the passion of the great orators of the past, but Trotsky's speech was nonetheless Ji Boshun was deeply moved.Ji Boshun felt that it was in the Church of the New Virgin Cemetery that he truly experienced Trotsky's suffering and great heart, and experienced the unique loneliness of the pioneers of thought.Later, when this pre-existing loneliness haunted his heart for a long time, Ji Boshun realized how much unspeakable difficulty permeated in this loneliness.

After the funeral, Trotsky walked out of the church under the protection of many fanatical supporters, and people crowded on the road that Trotsky walked.Ji Boshun knew that the opportunity had come, and pushed forward desperately, and finally squeezed in front of Trotsky when Trotsky walked to the door of the church.Ji Boshun originally wanted to shake Trotsky's hand, but the people who squeezed in from behind Ji Boshun separated Ji Boshun from Trotsky.Ji Boshun could only choke with sobs, and shouted hissingly: "Comrade Trotsky, the Chinese proletariat and working people salute you!" Trotsky caught Ji Boshun's voice amidst the noise. Trotsky stopped, turned around, and extended a warm hand to Ji Boshun: "Thank you Chinese comrades! Salute Chinese comrades!" Ji Boshun held Trotsky's hand tightly and said: "Comrade Trotsky, facts and history have proved your great foresight on the issue of the Chinese revolution, and facts and history will also prove your decisive influence on the future Chinese revolution. , for which I ask you to pay more attention to what is happening in China, and to show the way for the Chinese revolution." Trotsky said: "Because of the serious mistakes of the Communist International under the leadership of Stalin, the Chinese revolution has entered a low ebb. The mass struggle is depressed and it is no longer appropriate to carry out armed struggle. Therefore, I have suggested to the Communist International that the slogan of the National Assembly , deeply mobilize the masses, unite the masses, and gradually form a revolutionary climax. Once the climax is formed, the banner of the Soviets will be unfurled, the armed forces will seize power, and the establishment of a proletarian dictatorship..." Ji Boshun said: "But... but China is currently organizing riots everywhere..." Trotsky waved his hand: "This is the continuation of the mistakes of the Comintern, and also the continuation of the mistakes of your Chinese Party. They turned from the right to the left all of a sudden. They are adventurous, opportunistic, and have no future!" At this time, Trotsky had already walked to the cemetery, and the young Soviet Communist Youth League members pushed Ji Boshun away from Trotsky.It was also at this moment that Ji Boshun saw a group of Red Army soldiers standing not far ahead.Ji Boshun heard a young Ukrainian boy yelling at the Red Army soldiers: "Comrades in the Red Army, shout Ulla for Trotsky, the great founder of our Red Army!" After a moment of silence, countless young soldiers raised their guns above their heads, and the sound of "Ula" sounded like a thunderous explosion, and it sounded instantly. This is the last roar. Two months later, Trotsky was expelled from the party and exiled to Almaty, Kazakhstan, near Xinjiang, China, where he was finally assassinated by assassins sent by Stalin.Five months later, Professor Ivanovic was arrested on the same day as all the Trotskyist professors at Sun Yat-sen University, and they were exiled and executed one after another.A large number of Trotsky sympathizers who were not Trotskyists inside and outside the party were arrested and executed at the same time as the mass arrest.The Chinese Trotskyite students such as Ji Boshun and Li Weimin were quarantined for self-reflection, expelled from the party, and later all were expelled by the Soviet government.