Chapter 52 Liu Shaoqi joins the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee

In early 1943, a notable leader joined the Communist Party Central Secretariat.He is Liu Shaoqi. Liu Shaoqi was one of the earliest members of the Communist Party of China. In May 1921, he went to Moscow Oriental University to study with Ren Bishi and others, and returned to China a year later.Under the guidance of Mao Zedong, Zeng and Li Lisan directly commanded the famous Anyuan Road and Mine Workers Strike and became the leader of the Chinese labor movement. Like Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi also likes to think independently, and often disagrees with the Central Committee, so he was not able to be elected as a member of the Central Committee until the Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee.Although he once entered the Provisional Central Committee and was selected as an alternate member of the Politburo at the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Committee, he was still repeatedly criticized by the "Left" Central Committee.

After the Zunyi Conference, Liu Shaoqi became an official member of the Politburo. After arriving in northern Shaanxi, he was sent to Tianjin to lead the work of the Northern Bureau because of his rich experience in white areas. situation. In May 1937, at the party's white area work conference, he pointed out sharply: since the Fourth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee, the central government has not only made mistakes in military affairs, but also made mistakes in political line.For the first time in the history of the party, the cover of criticizing "Left" political errors was lifted.

After the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Shaoqi strongly advocated independence and launched guerrilla warfare in North China, echoing Mao Zedong.After he was transferred to preside over the work of the Central China Bureau, the work of the New Fourth Army, which was once influenced by Wang Ming and Xiang Ying, also carried out brilliantly, which was impressive and won Mao Zedong's approval. By the time of the meeting in September 1941, Liu Shaoqi had been regarded by many leading cadres in the party as the only representative of the correct line in the party besides Mao Zedong.

Chen Yun praised: "Liu has represented the correct line of work in the white areas in the past 10 years." Wang Jiaxiang made it clear: In the past, Chairman Mao of the Chinese Party represented materialist dialectics, and Liu Shaoqi in the White Area represented materialist dialectics. Ren Bishi compared Mao and Liu in his speech, saying: Chairman Mao and Comrade Liu Shaoqi of our party can work according to the actual situation, so they are less guilty of subjectivism. Not long after the meeting ended, when Mao Zedong drafted the "Draft Resolution", he specifically named Liu Shaoqi and praised his contribution when working in the White Area. On October 3, Mao Zedong called Liu Shaoqi to work in Yan'an.It was only because Liu Shaoqi and his party took a lot of trouble to pass through the Japanese blockade, and because there were conflicts among the leaders of the Shandong base area, Mao Zedong ordered Liu to stay in Shandong temporarily to help solve the problem, so it was delayed.But during this period, Mao Zedong sent 19 telegrams only for Liu's behavior and safety issues, which shows his affection.

On December 30, 1942, Liu Shaoqi returned to Yan'an and received a warm welcome. After Liu Shaoqi returned to Yan'an, the central government also recalled Zhang Wentian, and the Politburo held three special meetings to discuss the plan for streamlining and adjusting central institutions. At this time, there were seven secretaries in the secretariat, namely Mao Zedong, Wang Ming, Zhang Wentian, Bogu, Zhou Enlai, and Kang Sheng. As the leader of the party, there are no formal procedures and titles.Therefore, the restructuring of the Secretariat is imperative. On March 16, 1943, an important and far-reaching Politburo meeting was held in Yan'an.The meeting decided on the setting and job responsibilities of the central leadership, and passed the "Decision on the Adjustment and Streamlining of the Central Organization". The relevant contents are as follows:

"The Politburo presumed that Comrade Mao Zedong was the chairman." "The secretariat re-decided to be organized by Comrades Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, and Ren Bishi. Mao Zedong was the chairman. The meeting period was not fixed and could be convened by the chairman at any time. The chairman had the final decision on issues discussed in the meeting." "It was decided that Comrade Liu Shaoqi would join the Military Commission and be one of the vice-chairmen of the Military Commission." "Under the secretariat, another economic and construction materials group will be established, which will be presided over by Luo Fu."

From then on, Mao Zedong officially became the supreme leader of the Communist Party of China, and Liu Shaoqi became the second person in the party after Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong became the sixth leader of the party.And the fifth leader, Zhang Wentian, completed his mission and went to do the theoretical work he was familiar with and good at.