Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty-Five

one The time is long and the time is long.A protracted campaign of absurdity has finally died down. Although they had already made full mental preparations, Liang Bida and Chen Mohan still felt that when two black Shanghai-branded cars appeared at the door of the Guest House of the Field Department of the 728 Farm at the same time, and Deputy Political Commissar Ma jumped out of the car. All of a sudden, it felt like a lifetime away. Deputy Political Commissar Ma came to express condolences to Liang Bida and Chen Mohan on the commission of the military region's party committee and military chief, especially Wang Lantian, the military region's political commissar.Accompanying Deputy Political Commissar Ma was Zhu Yudao, the acting commander of the K Army—from now on, he has returned to the position of deputy commander.Moreover, it is still unknown what the next step will be.

After not seeing each other for several years, Zhu Yudao became crazily fatter, with a round belly and a round face, and he never saw the demeanor that made the Japanese and puppet traitors in Luo'an Prefecture so frightened in the past.Zhu Yudao got out of the car shyly, and when he saw Liang Bida, he burst into tears without saying a word, and said, "Commander, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm on a pirate ship... " Liang Bida, on the other hand, looked graceful, waved his hand, and said carelessly: "What are you talking about? It's a mess from top to bottom. It wasn't you who got on the pirate ship, and it wasn't the two of us who didn't. Let us When you go out to work, the sky is high and the earth is great. Whether you are a comrade or a comrade, an enemy will always be an enemy. As long as you, Zhu Yudao, sincerely reflect on it, it will still be the same sentence, forget the past and work together."

Although the words are spoken with grace, there is still an edge in them. In March of Yangchun, Liang Bida took office and returned to the position of commander of the K Army again. Because Dou Yuquan did not go with the wind during the "Cultural Revolution" and protected several veteran cadres under extremely difficult circumstances, he won the appreciation of the head of the military region, including Wang Lantian, and was promoted to the deputy chief of staff of the military region headquarters half a year ago.Zhu Yudao resigned and participated in the "Clarity Study Class".Chen Mohan was reinstated as the Chief of Staff of the K Army, and no longer held the post of Deputy Army Commander.Within three months, those who should return to the team have all returned to the team one after another, and those who should have appeared have appeared one after another.Jiang Jiahu was transferred back to the K Army as the deputy commander, and Tao Sanhe was the deputy chief of staff of the K Army.Qu Xiangqian, who had been hiding somewhere in Tibet for four years, survived the catastrophe, returned to the army, and was promoted to a deputy political commissar in the army.

At the party committee meeting, for some unknown reason, Liang Bida resolutely proposed for the first time that he would no longer serve as party secretary, and that the post of party secretary should be assumed by Zhang Guanghui, the new political commissar from the headquarters. One day, Liang Bida and Chen Mohan studied the training syllabus submitted by the Engineering Department together, and after finishing their business, the two chatted for a while, then Chen Mohan suddenly laughed and said, "Commander Liang, now that matter can be fulfilled." Liang Bida was puzzled, and asked with his eyes wide open, "What the hell is going on?"

Chen Mohan said: "About Liu Ba. As you said, if you return to the post of army commander, you are allowed to write a big-character poster to introduce to the people of the whole country Liang Daya's glorious deeds of resisting corruption and never touching it, including you and him. About Cai Qiuxiang and Liu Ba." Liang Bida was taken aback, laughed loudly, slapped his forehead and said, "My God, you Diao Deyi still remember this account? I reneged on the account, I did nothing, I didn't say anything. This matter , if there is any news, I will frame you for writing reactionary slogans at the 728 Farm."

Chen Mohan said: "Then wait a little longer. I will reveal it to the participants individually on the day of the memorial service for you." Liang Bida said: "That's fine. I won't be afraid even if Peng Dehuai and Zhang Pujing are present at that time." To Chen Mohan's surprise, after returning to work, the first petitioner he received was a relative of Cui Eryue.As soon as he got to work this morning, the Military Affairs Office called and said that a man was entangled with the guard post at the gate, and he wanted to see Commander Liang Bida and ask for instructions on what to do.Chen Mohan asked what kind of person he was, and a staff officer from the Military Affairs Department said that he was here to appeal, and he was from Cuijiaji, Aotu Mountain.

Chen Mohan was startled, and had a premonition—this incident might be related to the Li Wenbin incident. Regarding the Li Wenbin incident, Chen Mohan was not an eyewitness, and the details are not clear, but the basic context is known.In the later stage of the reform through labor at the 728 Farm, Liang Bida once said that Li Wenbin was a traitor to the enemy and deserved to die, but that woman died unjustly. It is said that the woman was a cadre of the Women’s Salvation Association, and the reason why she had an improper relationship with Li Wenbin was that It was also for the sake of the Communist Party that it was Li Wenbin who ruined her, and she did not defect to the enemy, but was beaten to death by traitors.It is because of the ambiguous relationship with Li Wenbin, so the death of her can't be done, and the local government is unwilling to do more.

Even the army doesn't care about it. At that time, Chen Mohan tried to figure out what Liang Bida meant, and seemed to have a lot of compassion.But at that time, they were mud bodhisattvas crossing the river, and they could not protect themselves. Moreover, the problems left over from the war years were numerous and complicated. .The situation is different now. It is estimated that the woman's family came to ask for the implementation of the policy. Chen Mohan asked the staff of the Military Affairs Office to invite that person into the reception room of the gate post, and then went downstairs to meet him in person.

Sure enough, it was from Cui Jiaji. The man was in his fifties, with a vicissitudes on his face. Whenever he saw Chen Mohan, he rubbed his hands repeatedly, as if there was no place to put his flawed hands. He said that he was Cui Eryue's youngest brother, and only then did Chen Mohan know that this man who looked like he was in his fifties was actually only in his forties. The man rubbed his hands for a while, and when he remembered something, he took out the same dirty cigarette from his dirty trouser pocket. It was the kind of low-quality grass cigarette that Chen Mohan had seen during the labor reform in Aotu Mountain.Chen Mohan blocked the cigarettes handed over, and asked the man what's the matter.The man explained in detail, saying that his sister Cui Eryue died unjustly, participated in the anti-Japanese work when she was alive, was a cadre of the Women's Rescue Society, and was beaten to death by the Japanese devils. He became a martyr, but the village and the commune ignored her. The village head also said that Cui Eryue was a bitch and a traitor's broken shoe, which made the Cui family unable to lift their heads for decades.Cui Er

Yue also left a son. When he was in school, other children said that his mother was a traitor and a broken shoe. He fought with others, and his ears were all broken. . "Boss, do you say that committing crimes is not committing crimes?" When Chen Mohan heard this, he felt very uncomfortable.Why not commit crimes? Chen Mohan said to Cui Eryue's younger brother: "The commander went to the military region for a meeting. I know the situation. You go back first. When the commander comes back, I will report to him. We must trust the government. Now that we know it, we will definitely solve it.”

The man didn't intend to leave. He didn't seem to believe that the problem could be solved so easily. He raised it again. It would be fine if he could see Secretary Jiang Gubei and Commander Dou Yuquan if he couldn't see Commander Liang: In the year when the Cultural Revolution started, Jiang The Secretary of Gubei and Commander Dou Yuquan also went to Cuijiaji and agreed to solve this matter, but the tea was cold, and there was no shadow after leaving. " Having said that, it attracted Chen Mohan's attention. Not long after the "Cultural Revolution" started, he and Liang Bida were both working in Aotu Mountain for labor reform. Jiang Gubei was a popular figure in the "Cultural Revolution". Why did he go to Cuijiaji? Could it be that Liang Bida still wanted to make a fuss? Chen Mohan was even more suspicious What's more, although Dou Yuquan faltered at the beginning of the "Cultural Revolution", he was not defeated after all. He gritted his teeth and persisted in the position of deputy army commander for a while. What did he go to Cuijiaji with Jiang Gubei? mean? Chen Mohan asked: "What did Secretary Jiang and Commander Dou say when they went to Cuijiaji?" The man replied: "They found people from Cui Erzhui's family, and many people, and they also went to my house to find my sister's belongings. I heard that they went to Jiangdianji to find my former brother-in-law. They talked a lot, remember Terrible, I just remember saying that I want to make my sister a martyr. Chief, please help, my sister has been made a martyr, and the state subsidizes the martyr’s pension of 12 yuan a month, so that my nephew can see a doctor. Our old Cui’s family also has face." Chen Mohan thought for a while, generally speaking, this man's request is really not too much. In a situation like this, it is not difficult for the army to come forward to negotiate with the local government, especially if Liang Bida or Dou Yuquan come forward to speak out, it is more authoritative , basically solved it.But this matter is a bit complicated, and the background involved is very subtle, so naturally he will not make his own claims. Chen Mohan didn't tell the man that Jiang Gubei had been arrested, nor did he say that Dou Yuquan was transferred to the military region, but only said: "Jiang Gubei and Commander Dou are not here, if you believe me, we will give you an answer as soon as possible .” The man said: "If it doesn't work, I'll see District Chief Yue. She knows the details of my sister's affairs better. As long as she speaks with her conscience, the matter will be clear. At that time, Chief, you will give me a note and stamp it with the official seal. I will go back Find the commune yourself." Chen Mohan knew that the District Chief Yue that this man was talking about was Yue Xiuying, so it was not a bad idea to let him meet.The problem is that when Zhu Yudao retaliated against Liang Bida back then, Yue Xiuying separated from Zhu Yudao after a big fight. Out of the old background of the widow of a Kuomintang officer, she couldn't bear the humiliation, so she hanged herself, and the memorial service was held not long ago. Chen Mohan really has an indescribable feeling at this moment, look at those old comrades in arms, the old ones are old, the dead ones are dead, and the bad ones are broken.But these things, what do you say to the peasants in the concave-convex mountain and the descendants of the revolutionary landlord? There is no way to say it, so I have to explain it again and again, and let the staff of the Military Affairs Department handle it. One hundred yuan, and then arranged for him to eat, bought him a train ticket, and sent him away after a lot of effort. Chapter Twenty-Five two Cui Eryue's younger brother's visit aroused Chen Mohan's doubts again. At noon that day, Chen Mohan didn't have dinner at Xiaozao of the military headquarters. When he returned home, he talked about this matter with Yu Zhen, saying: "We didn't expect that there would be a day when we would go out of the mountains. Those who died in the era are good things to do. Cui Eryue's things are easy to handle, and there is another thing that is not easy to handle." Yu Zhen was in a fog, not knowing what her husband was talking about, and asked, "What's the matter?" Chen Mohan said, "It's about you being a sister." Yu Zhen cried out ashamed, and said: "I imagined that one day, I would go to Luo'an Prefecture to find her, but I was so busy that I forgot about it." Chen Mohan said: "I think this matter is a bit mysterious. We are in the light, and she is in the dark. With her disposition, she will naturally look for it when she should. If she doesn't look for it, maybe there is something hidden. Or Don't act rashly." The reason why Chen Mohan said this was after careful consideration.As early as when the 728 Farm was undergoing "reform through labor", he met the young man sent by "Aunt so-and-so", and he had analyzed "her" situation.After the founding of the People's Republic of China, first came the "Three Antis and Five Antis", "Suppression of Counter-Revolutionaries", then "Anti-Rightists", and then the "Cultural Revolution". With her precarious status, her identity can only be hidden in "dark corners". The day she shows up is also the day when disaster is imminent.Even now, although the slogan of "putting order out of chaos" has been called out, some policies are still not very clear. At this time, it is still not wise to ask her to surface. Yu Zhen said: "Over the years, she has really suffered. I want to see her so much. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be where I am today." As he spoke, his eyes turned red. Chen Mohan said: "You don't need to be sad, it's hard to say whether she is dead or alive. We are just speculating on the ground, maybe it's just an illusion. I'm thinking about a question now, that is, who sent people back then Go after her?" Yu Zhen asked in surprise: "Then what questions are there? Of course it is Liu Hanying." Chen Mohan said: "Indeed, this possibility is the greatest. At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Hanying, under Jiang Wenzhao's instigation, made a deal with the Japanese army through Kawashima and Nagasaki. Seeing that the Anti-Japanese War was coming to an end, Liu Hanying was afraid of exposing the scandal, so she sent her to It is logical to kill Kawashima and Nagasaki. But Liu Hanying knew that she was from Moganshan. Moganshan died for no reason, and she wanted to ask Liu Hanying to pay back the blood debt. She is also logical. But there is another fact that cannot be ignored. Li Wenbin was also eliminated by her. The fact we know is that Liu Hanying was entrusted by the Aotushan District to get rid of Li Wenbin. She was killed after killing Li Wenbin. Yes. There is a new doubt here. According to the rebels, she has a suicide note left by Li Wenbin before his death. There is a motive to kill her. The people who chased her were not only sent by Liu Hanying, but there was another way." Yu Zhen was stunned, his expression changed, and he stammered and asked, "You mean..." Chen Mohan made a gesture to stop Yu Zhen from being confused, and said, "She spent the last time with you. Please recall the process of getting rid of Li Wenbin." Yu Zhen calmed down and began to recall bit by bit, saying: "Her method was to disguise herself as the wife of a puppet army officer, and I was her servant. We met Li Wenbin at a reception, and later Li Wenbin recognized her. Li Wenbin didn't say anything about her, but Li Wenbin didn't say it out. I remember she once told me that the reason why Li Wenbin didn't expose her was because he wanted to take revenge on someone. Not interested in revenge, he killed him anyway. Both of us shot." Chen Mohan cheered up immediately, and asked, "Did Li Wenbin give you anything?" Yu Zhen said: "No. At least I didn't see it. But I don't know if it was handed over to her." Chen Mohan blurted out: "Yu Zhen, now I can draw a conclusion. If she is really alive, then she sent the young man who came to look for me at Qierba Farm in Ougum Mountain last time to ask for directions. She has He wanted to tell us, and it was not aimed at Liu Hanying, but at our insider, who may still be in a high position now." Yu Zhen was shocked again: "Could it be...Liang...he really...?" Chen Mohan waved his hand: "Hey, where did you think! Regarding the fact that the Aotu Mountain Division entrusted Liu Hanying to order Gao Qiujiang to get rid of Li Wenbin, it was Liang Bida who told me when he was working on the 728 Farm. What we said in those two years Car-loaded, I didn't expect to be reinstated, and I didn't have any scruples. He told the truth. He even told the story of a Soviet woman...his biting when he was dancing in Dandong. Okay, Let’s not talk about that. Liang Bida is a man who is rough and fine. He is wise when he should be wise, and frank when he should be frank. The combination of frankness of wisdom and frank wisdom is just right, which is his charm. Let me tell you, with My judgment is that on the issue of Li Wenbin, Liang Bida is innocent, and Zhang Pujing is also innocent. Don’t ask about anything else. If you have nothing to do, you can’t be blamed, and if you have something to do, you can’t run away.” After that, Yu Zhen went to Luo'an Prefecture several times to investigate, but was stopped by Chen Cuihan.Chen Mohan insisted on one thing, she is in the dark, we are in the light, since she does not appear, there is a reason for not appearing.If she is no longer in this world, it would be futile to look for her. It would be better to leave this suspense until after retirement. Chapter Twenty-Five three Dou Yuquan, deputy chief of staff of the military command, returned to the K Army for the first time after two years away, and came to attend the memorial meeting for Zhang Pujing. At about 5 o'clock in the morning, just after dawn, Liang Bida, K Army Political Commissar Zhang Guanghui, Chief of Staff Chen Mohan, Deputy Political Commissar Ma Xiping, the wives of the above-mentioned personnel, and more than forty cadres above and above from the K Army Division, Political Department, and various departments arrived Waiting in front of the small red building of the first guest house of the military department. Zhu Yudao was missing from this team. Originally, Zhu Yudao was still the deputy commander of the army. As the deputy director of Zhang Pujing's funeral committee and the actual person in charge of the preparations, Chen Mohan included Zhu Yudao in the funeral committee list, but Liang Bida circled him out. Chen Mohan felt that it was inappropriate, and said: "According to the established practice, when the head of any level passes away, the party committee and the head of the same level are members of the funeral committee. Lao Zhu is still the deputy commander of the army, so he should come forward." Liang Bida sneered and said, "Comrade Zhu Yudao is very busy studying now, so don't distract him with such things." Chen Mohan fought again and again, Liang Bida repeatedly refuted, and said nothing else, just one thing, saying that Zhu Yudao was busy studying, so he didn't want to distract him. The so-called study is to participate in the "clearly explained study class". The army will do it first, and the military region will do it after the military. When will "clearly explain" and when will "graduate". After writing dozens of copies, Liang Bida said that none of them were clear. Chen Mohan put himself in Zhu Yudao's shoes and thought about it, and felt very pitiful. How could he explain clearly what he did in that environment? It all depended on the head teacher's likes and dislikes.In the end, Chen Mohan brought up the matter of Zhu Yudao's "borrowing the auditorium" back then, and said: "Old Zhu was wrong, but he didn't play tricks on Zhang Pujing's issue. If he is not allowed to participate in the memorial service, Zhang Pujing will also have opinions." In this way, Liang Bida reluctantly agreed to Zhu Yudao's participation in the memorial service, but stipulated that he would not participate in other activities. "If you don't give him food, he's here, he's embarrassed, we're embarrassed too, everyone has nothing to say, it's embarrassing."——That's what Liang Bida said at the time. After half past five, Liang Bida looked at his watch from time to time and asked the staff behind him if the train arrived on time, appearing a little impetuous. Chen Mohan watched Liang Bida's every move very carefully. He had a very strange feeling today, and felt that Liang Bida was a little abnormal.Ordinarily, the deputy chief of staff of the military region command is at the same level as the commander of the army. In a sense, the deputy chief of staff is just a deputy of a department and the head of a functional agency, while the commander of the army is a big official in the frontier and a faction with real power. Liang Bida This man's arrogance is well known. According to the practice before the "Cultural Revolution", even if the deputy commander of the military region came to the K Army, Liang Bida would not go to the train station to greet him in person. The only exception was before he was knocked down. Political commissar Wang Lantian came to the K Army That time, Liang Bida went to the station in person.After receiving the notice that Dou Yuquan was coming yesterday, Liang Bida not only personally asked about the reception, but also proposed to meet him at the station in person.Chen Mohan reminded that the last time Deputy Commander Zhao and Chief of Staff Lin of the military region came to the K Army, the commander did not go to pick him up in person. This time, Deputy Chief of Staff Dou came. If it exceeds the specification, it may not be appropriate. The length itself is not very favorable either.This matter is very delicate, it is better to keep a low profile.Having said that, Liang Bida gave up his plan to greet him at the station in person, and instead sent deputy army commander Jiang Jiahu and deputy political commissar Qu Xiangqian to the train station. stand. However, early in the morning, before the troops got up, Liang Bida had already appeared outside the door of Xiaohonglou. Before he could listen to the news broadcast, he was pacing up and down thoughtfully with a dumb radio in his hand.The deputies and heads of agencies had no choice but to get up early and come to accompany them. Chen Mohan has a certain understanding of the relationship between Liang Bida and Dou Yuquan. In Liang Bida's words, there is struggle and unity, and unity is greater than struggle.During the war years, when Liang Bida joined the Eighth Route Army, he suffered from Dou Yuquan's secret loss.But later they cooperated more tacitly. There were no major differences between them, but there seemed to be no deeper feelings. This can be heard from Liang Bida's words when he was working on the 728 Farm. Liang Bida has never been like recalling Zhang Pujing. Reminiscing about Dou Yuquan in that way, talking about Dou Yuquan is rare, and there are not many topics to talk about, which shows that the relationship is very dull.and Moreover, in the past, since Liang Bida became the commander of the division, Dou Yuquan has always been Liang Bida's deputy. .Could this be the result of Liang Bida’s labor reform on the farm? Was it because he became gentler and more humane after returning to work? Of course, Chen Mohan also thought of something deeper.Although everyone has just come back, the basic fact is that the returning cadres generally have to adjust soon. Those who are capable will continue to work, and those who are older and unable to do so will mostly be promoted and then rest. This is also a compensation.In the next step, Liang Bida and Dou Yuquan will compete for the candidate for the deputy commander of the military region. They are both tacitly aware of each other. Perhaps, Liang Bida's grand reception of Dou Yuquan this time is just to show a gesture ?Finally, the intercom behind him rang out—the car of Deputy Chief of Staff Dou was about to enter the gate. I saw Liang Bida's spirit lifted, he straightened his back, raised a pair of eagle-like sharp eyes, and glanced at all the officials below the deputy commander.Everyone hurriedly touched the discipline buttons, checked the military caps, shoelaces, trouser buttons, and pocket flaps again, and then automatically divided into two rows, showing a welcome trend. It's too much, it's too much, if it's too much, it has the nature of acting, and it's suspicious. I don't know what strategy and tactics Liang Bida is playing.Chen Mohan couldn't help thinking this way.He suddenly had a strange idea. When Dou Yuquan got out of the car and Liang Bida went up to meet him, which of them would raise his hands first? The question of who saluted first was not a problem for others, but it was between Liang Bida and Liang Bida. Dou Yuquan may have a problem.In the past, Liang Bida had a high position but low qualifications, while Dou Yuquan was the opposite. The current situation is that Liang is the leader, Dou is the guest, Liang is the subordinate, and Dou is the superior. Normally, Liang Bida should take the initiative. People who are his supporting roles may not be able to have such a high profile. Thinking of this, Chen Mohan suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling.He doesn't care about anything else anymore, he wants to widen his eyes, he just wants to watch the salute scene between Liang and Dou today. With the appearance of the first off-road jeep, a small convoy composed of three black Volga came into view, and there was a little commotion in the welcoming team.The convoy came at a slow speed, and the second car stopped right in front of Liang Bida.Chen Mohan's nerves tightened - the fun is about to begin. The car hadn't come to a complete stop yet, and the chief of military affairs of the K Army, who was sitting in the passenger seat, jumped down nimbly and opened the rear door, revealing Dou Yuquan's head.At the same time, Liang Bida took three steps forward, waiting for Dou Yuquan to get out of the car and merge.Where stand firm.At this moment, Chen Mohan held his breath—Oh my God, they must have not raised their arms, they were looking at each other, speechless, waiting, neither of them planned to salute the other—just when Chen Mohan thought this way, Another accident happened, and he saw it clearly. Both Liang and Dou started to move, slowly at first, but immediately after. Large and quick movements—two people raised their right arms at the same time, but that was not a salute. At the same time as the right arms were raised, they also moved their left arms down. The two people stood facing each other, and the four arms Then cross into a huge X shape.Suddenly, X disappeared, and the four arms suddenly gathered together, and they rushed towards each other, and the two huge bodies hugged each other tightly. For Chen Mohan, this was really a thrilling scene.This may even be a scene that will never be forgotten. The hugs continue. Liang Bida patted Dou Yuquan on the back, tears streaming down his face: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect, old Dou, that we could still meet alive, and still meet like this." Dou Yuquan also burst into tears: "Old Liang, luckily, luckily, you deserve to be alive. Only now do you know what it's like to be alive." Liang Bida said: "We are neither Li Wenbin nor Jiang Gubei. We live like this with a clear conscience." Dou Yuquan said: "None of us were Zhang Pujing, Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, I failed to keep him. I am still ashamed of my old friend." Liang Bida said: "I know everything. It was not easy to do that at that time. It was more cruel than war!" The sun rose as usual, and a rose-colored morning glow flowed from the east, bathing the people and soaking the two old soldiers who came from the war... The hug lasted at least thirty seconds, and there was no politics, no There is military affairs, no philosophy, no diplomacy, no history, and no future. From those two trembling male bodies, there is only one thing surging, and that is—feelings, which transcend wars and history, It is a feeling of sharing weal and woe through long and difficult years and severe tests.All the people who witnessed this situation were all moved by it. After the hug was over, Dou Yuquan shook hands with the other comrades of the K Army who came to greet him. Liang Bida followed behind and introduced them. The eyes of the two were still wet and hazy. After the interview, they entered the rest hall in sequence. When entering the topic of Zhang Pujing's memorial service, Liang Bida suddenly proposed to Zhang Guanghui, who was assigned to host the memorial service: "Commissioner Zhang, I see if this is the case. The memorial service will still be presided over by Deputy Chief of Staff Dou. We are all Lao Zhang's bosses." Comrades." Zhang Guanghui immediately stated: "Yes, absolutely." Chapter Twenty-Five Four The memorial meeting for Zhang Pujing was held at 9 am that day.During the process, there was a little accident. When delivering the eulogy, Liang Bida broke down in tears and read from the script. His tears soon wet the paper and blurred his old eyes. Later, Liang Bida threw away the manuscript, cried and spoke, stammering incoherently, saying: "Comrade Zhang Pujing is a true Communist. I didn't expect that you, a true Communist, would have a terrible death. You didn't die in the enemy's hail of bullets, but died. Under the ruthless destruction of the conspiracy group, he died under the belt and fist of ignorant youths. Comrade Zhang Pujing did not die of illness, he was persecuted to death by bad people. Comrade Zhang Pujing made mistakes, Comrade Zhang Pujing made mistakes sincerely, because He didn't know it was a mistake. Comrade Zhang Pujing has a strong party principle and a noble personality. Comrade Zhang Pujing works with my partner For decades, we have struggle and unity, struggle is the need of work, and unity is the mainstream.I am sorry to Comrade Zhang Pujing, I am sorry to you, my good brother... It is too late for me to regret now, I can only turn my grief into strength, inherit Comrade Zhang Pujing's behest, work hard, and comfort Comrade Zhang Pujing's spirit in heaven.Comrade Zhang Pujing, please forgive me. Although you are gone, you have not gone far in my heart. You are still watching me, monitoring me, criticizing me, and reminding me... My good comrade is so old Brother, good old man... Comrade Zhang Pujing maintained the noble qualities of a Communist Party member during the years of confusion between right and wrong.I call on all the Communist Party members of the K Army to learn from Comrade Zhang Pujing, learn from his fighting spirit against Liang Daya’s warlord style and patriarchal style, learn from his loyalty to the party, the people, and the revolutionary cause, and learn from his never-bending or bowing-down under pressure. Fearless spirit.Comrade Zhang Pujing is an outstanding party member of our party, an excellent ideological and political worker of our army, and a good teacher and helpful friend of Liang Bida.Comrade Zhang Pujing is immortal.Comrade Zhang Pujing will always live among us..." Although the logic was chaotic, incoherent, and some of the words were out of context, it was very inconsistent with the atmosphere of the memorial service, but these words came out of the mouth of a tough guy like Liang Bida, and they burst into tears, which was naturally touching.There was a lot of crying and sighing at the memorial service. Chen Mohan took the time to observe carefully, and Zhu Yudao also came, but he did not stand in the ranks of the army chiefs, but hid among a bunch of staff assistants.Zhu Yudao lost weight, and once the fat was reduced from the original fat face, it looked extraordinarily slack, with dull and humble eyes, evasive.But Zhu Yudao's tears seemed to be much more than others'. Occasionally, he lost his voice and hid his face, or stared at something blankly, but the tears on his face kept flowing.For whom the tears are shed, only he himself knows.That scene made Chen Mohan very unbearable. After all, he was killed on the same bloody road in the rain of guns and bullets on the anti-Japanese battlefield. He didn't expect to end up in this field. It's really unpredictable. Liang Bida didn't see Zhu Yudao, or didn't look at him at all. He was overwhelmed by real and great grief. When it was time to express condolences to the family of the deceased, Zhang Pujing's wife, Wang Chenghua, held Liang Bida's hand, and it was cold. Horror overwhelmed the widow's grief in an instant, and she urged Liang Bida with tears in her eyes: "Mr. , Commander, take care. The dead cannot be brought back to life, with Commander Liang's high evaluation, Lao Zhang can rest in peace." Standing beside Wang Chenghua and holding his mother's hand, Zhang Principle burst into tears and threw himself into Liang Bida's arms, crying loudly. Liang Bida burst into tears, and stroked Zhang Principle's shoulder: "My child... my child, please change your name. From today on, you will be called Zhang Yuan... right now!" Chapter Twenty-Five Fives Chen Mohan accompanied Dou Yuquan back to Xiaohonglou, everyone's heart was heavy for a long time. Dou Yuquan buried himself in the sofa and didn't say a word for a long time.At this moment, Dou Yuquan really looked old. I don't know whether it was due to the fatigue of the journey or the grief at Zhang Pujing's memorial service. , The revolution has succeeded, and it is time to shake off our arms and do it, but, we walked away, fell down, and the old ones are old, and we can't bear to look back." Chen Mohan said: "Deputy Chief of Staff Dou is too tired, he needs to take a short rest to recover his emotions. There are three tables opened at noon today, all of them are old comrades in Aotu Mountain. The chief may have a fierce battle." Dou Yuquan looked at Chen Mohan, bowed his body, and said slowly, "What kind of wine do you drink when you're in such a mood?" Chen Mohan said: "Those who came down from the concave-convex mountain, those who are alive, those who did not fall, and those who did not run away, are all here. Commander Liang said, cry dry your tears in the morning and empty the wine bottle at noon. This is the style of revolutionaries." Dou Yuquan smiled faintly, and said, "This guy is good at mobilizing. He's not afraid that Zhang Pujing Jiuquan will scold him for being greedy...how much more can Lao Liang drink now?" "You know, Commander Liang has a huge amount, eight taels is nothing to worry about" "Oh," Dou Yuquan sat upright, "this old Liang, he is as powerful as a tiger and still strong. Today I want to compete with him. However, I'm afraid I'm not his opponent yet." Chen Mohan's heart moved, there seemed to be some subtext in these words.Chen Mohan said: "The 8 Liang I said is so-called 8 Liang. They have false heads and scare others. I told the old chief that he is only 34 Liang now. His stomach is not good. He had a physical examination last month. The doctor He was given a serious warning." In fact, Chen Mohan also knew that Liang Bida also had a heart problem, but he couldn't talk nonsense about it, it was classified as confidential. Dou Yuquan looked at Chen Mohan again, and said, "Then you have to pay attention, you have to supervise. Lao Liang is a capable person, so he must be protected. You guys unite and see if you can beat Zhang Pujing. He is better than me. A few years younger, but no matter how you say it, you are already in your fifties and sixties." Chen Mohan said: "How can we have the courage of Political Commissar Zhang? Who dares to take his wine glass? You tell him to pay attention to your health, don't smoke and drink less, and he scolds you, saying that none of us have this disease or that disease. Everyone has it. Liver, kidney, lung, if you listen to the doctor, you will be scared to death. If you don’t listen, you can’t even drink alcohol. Dou Yuquan said: "This old Liang always speaks outrageously. I have to take care of him. The hero doesn't mention his bravery back then." After finishing speaking, he changed the subject: "Is the wife and the child all right?" Chen Mohan said: "Everything is fine. Thank you, old chief, for your concern." Chen Mohan has always had a lump in his heart that he wanted to figure out, and it was about Zhang Pujing.After everyone returned to work, some people said that Zhang Pujing was not crazy, nor did he die of myocardial infarction after "making a report". The problem lay in the teacup in front of him. .But this question is still a folklore until now, and today I finally had the opportunity. Chen Mohan also wanted to know a thing or two, so he tentatively said: "Old chief, Commander Liang has been talking about one thing, saying that Dou Yuquan is not simple, that Lu Yao knows horsepower, and daily It has been a long time to see people's hearts. In such a dangerous environment, Deputy Chief of Staff Dou dared to protect Commissar Zhang, which is indeed a remarkable thing." Dou Yuquan smiled, raised his hand and stroked his thinning hair back: "If you had that condition, wouldn't you use it? What's the big deal? It's human nature. If Liang Bida, he might do better than me. it is good." 陈墨涵说：“张政委最后的时光，都是跟老首长在一起，而且后事也是老首长一手料理的，您肯定知道……我们一直疑惑，张政委他真的疯了吗?” 窦玉泉怔了一下，看了陈墨涵一眼，又转过脸去，从桌上拿起一根香烟，却不点燃，放在眼前把玩，许久才说：“墨涵老弟，你说，疯与不疯有什么明显的界限吗?” 陈墨涵居然一时语塞，想了想才说：“区别应该还是很清楚的，思维正常与否，言谈举止正常与否，就是界限嘛。” “那么，什么是正常的，什么又是不正常的?我的体会是，二者之间没有绝对的界限。在这个环境里是正常的，在那个环境里又是不正常的，在这段时间是正常的，在那段时间又可能是不正常的。我们今天坐在这里谈这个问题是正常的，明天坐在那个地方谈这个问题就是不正常的。从这个意义上讲，我们大家都是疯子。” 陈墨涵愕然，他觉得窦玉泉在回避什么，在绕圈子。 “如果从医学的角度看呢?” 窦玉泉断然说：“同样。” 陈墨涵动了动嘴巴，又把话咽下了。 窦玉泉说：“希特勒发动战争是疯子，某某某领导反法西斯战争就不是疯子，但某某某在全世界反法西斯斗争取得胜利之后，又搞大清洗大屠杀，这不是疯子又是什么呢?当年，百万红卫兵涌向天安门，我不说这百万人都是疯子，但在那个时刻他们确实都疯了。一说'反右'，全国几亿人都在反，有的连右派是什么都不清楚，也起劲地反。一说搞'文化大革命'，全国涌现了亿万个工农兵诗人，造反派五湖四海铺天盖地，祖国山河大江南北一片红。你能说这仅仅是一个人或几个人几十几百个人疯了?不是。这就好比吃药，有病的没病的这个病和那个病一起吃一种药，你说这是不是疯子?我的看法是，疯子有两种，一种是正常的疯子，这些疯子住在精神病院里或者在街头胡闹。还有一种不正常的疯子，就是你我这样的人，可以在这里开会或者聊天。好了，不能再说了，我从你的表情里看出来了，你正在想，你面对的也是一个疯子，是不是?对的，我这样看问题确实也是精 神病症状。 " 陈墨涵惊呆了，他没想到窦玉泉会发表这样一番离奇的高论。但有一点他明确了，关于张普景究竟是真疯还是假疯，从窦玉泉的嘴里，他休想得到片言只语。 离开小红楼的时候，陈墨涵还在担忧，看窦副参谋长这副状态，今天中午的招待会该不会出现什么问题吧? 但事实很快就证明他是多虑了。 Chapter Twenty-Five six 中午的招待会上，梁必达首先向地上倒了三杯酒，说：“老张，我们今天要学老百姓了，办丧事大吃大喝唱大戏。对不起了，大戏我没法、也不敢给你唱，不是怕运动，是怕你。可是酒你不能不让我们喝。你要是想找茬，你就显个灵，你打我我都不还手。你要是不出面，那你就是同意了，我们老同志聚在一起，你不能光让我们喝水。” 做完这一套，梁必达转过身来，宣布：“我跟张普景同志商量了，他说他今天请假缺席，他要查'四人帮'的问题，他忙得很啊，要我们自便，下不为例。” 梁必达来这一手，就把气氛改善了许多。 然后，就“把酒酹涛涛”了。 席间，窦玉泉和梁必达等人互相照顾，并没有出现“比试”的局面。大家回溯这些年的经历，故事各有千秋，经历千奇百怪，心潮难平，感慨万千，虽然不甚热闹，却有另一番滋味在心头，苦酒喜酒掺着喝。 这时候陈墨涵才明白，梁必达说“不给他饭吃”的确是明智之举。看眼下，朱预道是很悲惨，可是，在此之前，今天能够坐在这里的每个人都要比朱预道悲惨得多，包括他陈墨涵自己。朱预道如果出现在这里，今天这里许多人会缄默不语的。但陈墨涵换个角度，又觉得还是朱预道最悲惨，这里的人受过罪吃过苦是不错，可这些人是修成了正果否极泰来，而朱预道则是四十年德行毁于一旦，前功尽弃了，没有出头之日了。 在主宾席将要进行到高潮的时候，窦玉泉制止了，让人把酒撤了下去。 窦玉泉对在场的陈墨涵、姜家湖、曲向乾、陶三河和马西平等人说：“行了，到此为止吧。你们也别灌我了，心意我领了。今天这个桌子上，都是从凹凸山走出来的老同志，我说几句话，就说个酒的问题。我们这些人从战争年代囫囵着活过来了，经历了无数次失败和挫折，终于胜利了，就算把一生的酸甜苦辣都尝遍了。和平时期，又在'文革'中活过来了，又箅是活了第二遍人生。一辈子活了两辈子的内容，值是值了，但是还不够。现在是三度青春，一个革命者应该活三遍，我们要珍惜，要把第三辈子活好，把最后这一辈子完整地交给我们的事业。我提醒K军的同志注意，要控制梁军长喝酒，岁数不饶人啊，好汉不提当年勇啊。大家也多保重。我们这些老骨头还要多做点事。” 陈墨涵当时想，这话倒是真有点像疯人疯语了。但紧接着，梁必达也站起来说了一通颇像疯话的话：“窦副参谋长说得好。我们虽然老了，但要老得明白。党把我们放在这个位置上，是要我们继续革命。我接受老窦的臀告，以后，我自己也控制。不过，我一年要放三次量，都是在老战友老首长聚会的场合，其它场合象征性地应酬，我节制。王兰田政委来了我放一次量，窦副参谋长来了我放一次量。还有，清明节我醉一次。” 窦玉泉动情地说：“一言为定，老梁，这三次要醉我们大家一起醉。” 霎时，气氛又有点异常前兆，梁必达一看这态势，怕重新引起大家伤感，便对窦玉泉说：“老窦，听你的，散了吧，中午大家都休息一下。” Chapter Twenty-Five seven 崔二月的问题最终解决了。 这件事情由梁必达亲自过问，陈墨涵具体同地方政府交涉，崔二月被追认为革命烈士，一次性补给抚恤金五千元，其独生儿子由当地民政部门负责安排治疗。梁必达还派出安雪梅和俞真等人赶到凹凸山崔家集，代表部队首长和当年在凹凸山战斗过的老同志，向崔二月的遗属和过去的老房东们进行“梳篦式”的走访慰问，此举在凹凸老百姓的心目中引起极大震动，就差没有山呼万岁梁青天了。 恢复工作的第三年，梁必达升任D军区副司令员，姜家湖接任了K军军长，原政委章光辉调走，曲向乾接任了K军政治委员一职。 朱预道从军区的“说清楚学习班”毕业之后，一纸命令下来，病休。 宣布命令的当天，朱预道跑到陈墨涵的家里，老泪纵横，一把鼻涕一把眼泪地说：“我有什么病啊?我他妈的除了心病，连感冒都是临时性的。我是一失足成千古恨啊，我离六十岁还差好几年呢，就不让我工作了，不让我工作，我除了等死，别的还能干什么呢?我只有等死了。太无情了啊。” 陈墨涵安慰说：“老朱你要想得开，当年我们这些人被斗的被斗，被流放的流放，工作的权力不也是被剥夺了吗?我们不也是等死等了好几年了吗?但我们不是消极地等死，我们在等死的过程中乐观地活着。你看梁必达同志，现在都是书法协会的理事了，就是在等死那几年里练出来的。” 朱预道恨恨地对陈墨涵说：“我这一辈子做的最大的错事，就是不该翻梁大牙的眼皮子。我哪里是他的对手啊?这些年来，我算看明白了，谁都不是他的对手。李文彬不是，江古碑不是，张普景和窦玉泉不是，连你老兄也不是。你听说了没有，凹凸山的老同志中间有个说法，说窦玉泉一时手软，终生为副，张普景一招失手，到死都没有当过党委书记。” 陈墨涵说：“老朱你这样讲不合适，大家都是同志，什么对手不对手的，你确实是有点狭隘了。” 朱预道说：“我反正是靠边了，但是我给你提个醒，梁大牙这个人，了不起啊，有本事。你别看他五大三粗的，他肚里有牙。你不是他的障碍便罢，只要你对他构成威胁，他就能把你搞掉，而且手段绝对高超，一点痕迹都不露。谁都不是他的对手。你要当心。” 陈墨涵笑道：“老朱，谢谢你的提醒。不过，你是多虑了。我也是快六十的人了，我吃多了撑得难受要去给他当障碍啊?” 朱预道说：“我是不服这口气。梁大牙对我是不公正的。我是犯了错误，可我也不是一件好事没做过，那时候风声那么紧，我还安排让张普景作了一次报告……你总得给我个立功赎罪的机会吧?就这么一棍子敲死?窦玉泉来了，连饭都不让我吃，我寒心啊，我看他还能蹦跶几年?” 陈墨涵见朱预道牢骚满腹，劝慰说：“老朱，这话我劝你不要瞎说了。既然离休了，未必是坏事。无官一身轻，颐养天年，何乐不为啊。” 朱预道直愣愣地看着陈墨涵，嘴巴张了几张，却什么话也没有说出来，只顾自己唉声叹气。 Chapter Twenty-Five Eight 这一年，D军区司令员到了离休年龄，七个副司令员当中，最具有竞争实力的有三个人，一个是常务副司令员窦玉泉，一个是分管训练的副司令员梁必达，还有一个是少壮派参谋长林长征。林长征是红军后代，是年五十五岁，从年龄上讲，既占优势也是劣势。而梁必达六十有二，窦玉泉六十有四。后二者年龄均不占优势，全看工作需要了。 从现有位置上讲，窦玉泉似乎更具有竞争实力。虽然自从抗战后期以来窦玉泉的位置一直屈居梁必达之下，但是进入高层，窦玉泉的理论修养就日显优势，而且在动乱时期受到的冲击不大，始终都在领导岗位上，不仅没有随风倒犯错误，还力所能及地做了一些保护同志的好事。同时，对于和平时期的军队建设和部队情况熟悉，在总部很受重视，在军区机关也是根深蒂固，加之为人随和，上上下下的关系都理得比较顺畅，有相当的实力基础，出任新司令员的呼声很高。 梁必达在七二八农场当了几年改造对象，书倒是读了几本，毛笔字倒是练得有些功夫了，张牙舞爪但是别具一格气势恢宏，大言不惭地自诩为“梁体”——想当初，在农场时没有几个人说他的字写得好，“梁体”之所以成为“梁体”，已经是他当上军区副司令员以后的事了。一旦地位上来了，不是“体”也水到渠成地自成一体。但是，字写得好不等于水平高，隔离几年之后，对于部队情况相对就掌握得少一点，更不用说看文件吃透上级精神了。恢复工作之后，尤其是到了军区领导岗位上，仓促之下显得有些力不从心，近年建树甚少。然而，行将离休的军区老政委、顾问组组长王兰田则大力举荐梁必达，认为梁必达实际工作经验丰富，思维敏捷，而且思路开阔，不因循守旧，接受新事物快，符合军队现代化建设的需要。 在D军区，王兰田自然是德高望重，不说一言九鼎，但在总部和军区机关说话都是相当有分量的。角逐到最后，由于参谋长林长征拟任军区副司令员兼军区空军司令员，军区新任司令员的人选实际上就将要从窦玉泉和梁必达两个人中间产生了。 就在D军区司令员人选欲定未定悬而未决之际，有人从暗处打了一个横炮，在上级决策人的手里，出现了一份来路不明的材料。材料说，在抗战时期，凹凸山根据地某县县委书记李文彬之所以被俘，事出有因，是当时的分区司令员梁必达为了排除异己、打击内部与其意见相左的同志而一手制造的阴谋，李文彬在身陷图固之前，对此似有察觉。日伪将李文彬的行踪掌握得天衣无缝，疑点甚多，系内部人员故意透露。李变节后，凹凸山分区和国民党军刘汉英部联合锄奸，分区政委张普景要求活捉，弄清李被俘原委，但某某某禀承梁必达的意图，没有执行张普景的指示，要求执行者高秋江将李文彬击毙，造成死无对证的局面。 李文彬在预感死期将至之际，曾试图致函组织，揭露梁必达的阴谋，就在被杀之前，还误将一份揭露材料交给了高秋江。但高秋江因欲报私仇同上司刘汉英反目，遭到刘汉英派遣的特工人员追杀，同时，在追杀高秋江的几路人马中，也有凹凸山分区派遣的锄奸人员，分析认为是梁必达杀人灭口之举……材料最后说，张普景曾写过《关于李文彬被俘的几个疑点》一文，对此有翔实的剖析，可惜“文革”期间张普景受到迫害，文件资料也尽数佚散。 这份匿名材料无疑是一颗定时炸弹。 陈墨涵在获悉这个情况之后，情不自禁就想起了当初他和梁必达在七二八农场“改造”的时候，围绕一个“我”字展开的那场讨论——那简直就是一段谶语——看来梁必达现在是要“升”了，而且是最后的冲刺，但是，右边的“那条腿”也果然出现了，出其不意地来了个“扫堂腿”，打了梁必达一个冷不防。 那么，梁必达的右边是谁呢? 陈墨涵不是唯心主义者，但他还是注意了一下，这一注意，就又生出许多疑惑。 这件事情显然不是小事，挑起事端的人可以说是冒了很大的风险，孤注一掷，背水一战。无论是出于对史实的严肃性考虑，还是出于对个人名誉的负责态度，这件事情都是非查不可了。一查，就查了个水落石出。 “文革”期间，造反派抄了张普景的家，但资料并没有毁掉，那篇文章几经辗转，现在在军部保密室收藏。但张普景的文章自陈证据不足，只是怀疑，无法定性，而怀疑的重点并不是梁必达，反而是窦玉泉。虽然那时候中央已经明确规定不再纠缠历史问题，但这件事还是给窦玉泉竞争司令员一职带来了很大的阴影，姑且不论张文对他不利，单就匿名信的锋芒直接冲着梁必达这一点，也似乎有理由怀疑是窦玉泉所为——这么大的首长了，还用这种鸡鸣狗盗的手段对付同志，的确有失君子风度。如此一来，窦玉泉的分数就大大地打了折扣，用旁观者的话说是“偷鸡不着蚀把米”。