Chapter 29 7. "Rectification of Major Facts"

On February 18, 2002, Chen Ming recalled to the author: At that time we all lived in the Summer Palace, and Ding Ling and I divided the work. On the one hand, he needs to clarify his own problems, and on the other hand, he wants to expose Zhou Yang's sectarianism.The Summer Palace was very hot that summer, and they wrote quickly amidst the scorching heat and the singing of cicadas, and they finished it quickly.After the materials were written, Lu Fei went to the Summer Palace to see them. Chen Ming patted the paper pocket and said: All the materials for the lawsuit are in it. In just one sentence, with a relaxed, winning attitude, and a bit of wit. In August 2002, Chen Ming recalled that at that time we were very confident and believed that we were sure to win, because first, the report of the Party Group of the Writers Association was untenable;In addition, we feel that the overall situation is very favorable. The central government advocates watching "Fifteen Guans". After watching it, we think this play is very good. It criticizes subjectivism and bureaucracy.

Ding Ling speeded up the writing process.On August 9, she handed in two important materials, "Rectification of Major Facts" and "Supplement of Materials for Rectification" to the Party Committee of the Central Propaganda Department. At the same time, she also wrote a letter to the Party Committee of the Central Propaganda Department: "Last year at the Enlarged Party Group Meeting of the Writers Association, many comrades made speeches and put forward some facts about me, some of which had no scientific basis at all and did not conform to the real situation. Even if it was corrected in time, it was ignored by the leaders of the meeting at that time. Now, I must cherish the opportunity given to me by the party, seek truth from facts and make necessary justifications on some important facts based on the actual situation. Please organize a review and verification. At the same time I declare:

"First, so far I can only defend important facts based on the official records of the enlarged meeting of the leading party group of the Writers Association. It is regrettable that the last time, that is, at the fifteenth meeting, the leading and deputy secretaries of the leading party group, Comrade Zhou Yang and Comrade Liu Baiyu It is very important to summarize the speeches, but it is said that they lost the transcripts of the speeches when they were sent to them for correction. Therefore, I reserve the right to argue against any inaccuracies in their speeches. "Second, Comrade Liu Baiyu informed me last year that about me, the Writers Association Party Group reported to the Central Committee, and the Central Committee agreed with their views, and a communication meeting will be held soon. I have not seen or heard of this report or communication. Now, I respect the opinions of the Party Committee of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and I am not in a hurry to know their contents. If it is actually the case, then I will ask to see them, and ask the party committee to continue to give me the opportunity and conditions to defend myself.

"Third, regarding the relationship between me and Comrade Zhou Yang, in addition to the review, I am going to write a material, including my past opinions on his work (at the party meeting, the two met and talked about it) and my opinion on him. Personal opinion (I haven’t discussed it with the organization). Originally, I wanted to discuss it at the enlarged meeting of the party group. Comrade Zhou Yang disagreed. So I can’t use this as an example to say that I am a double-faced person and don’t discuss my opinions. "The only purpose of my doing this is to help the party clarify right and wrong in some important aspects, so that everyone and myself can work better for the party. I have no intention of pursuing responsibility. I also need I am still reviewing the help of the party and comrades.”

"Debate and Correction of Major Facts" has more than 13,000 words. Ding Ling explained and refuted each item based on the speech records at the enlarged party group meeting of the Writers Association.After finishing writing, she felt that there were still a few issues that needed to be clarified, so she wrote a 5,000-word "Supplement to the Materials for Debating and Correcting", which included "Relationship with Chen Qixia" and "Two Matters Involving Zhou Yang". A question is explained. On August 16, exactly one week after writing the defense, Ding Ling sent another letter to the Party Committee of the Central Propaganda Department.

This letter is very long, with more than 6,000 words, and has two core meanings. First, it denies Ding Ling’s statement in her review in October last year that she and Chen Qixia were an anti-Party alliance, saying that it was “a serious mistake.” ", and explained the "reason for this error"; second, cited a large number of facts to show that last year's enlarged party group meeting "the host and leader of the meeting "had already affirmed the countermeasures before the party group meeting in August". The conclusion of the small party group", the entire meeting is only to provide evidence for this statement, "those who follow this conclusion will get the support and encouragement of the chairman of the meeting; Ignore it, or even denounce it as an attack on the party, making the development of the entire meeting a one-sided situation."

The implication of this letter is that the "anti-Party clique" was not exposed at the meeting, but planned in advance, and the whole meeting was a premeditated plan.The weight of this letter is much stronger than that of the defense, it hits the nail on the head and hits the nail on the head! The defense written a week ago is relatively scattered, and this letter has undergone more rational thinking; the defense written a week ago is aimed at individual speeches and individual statements at the meeting, and this letter is the overall impression of the meeting. Evaluation; the defense letter a week ago talked about "heads", and this letter talks about "outlines".According to Chen Ming's statement that "Ding Ling and I divide the work, she writes the justification, and I write my views on the enlarged meeting of the party group", this letter should be written by Chen Ming.

This letter was sent to Li Zhilian on August 17, and a letter to Li Zhilian was also attached. "Two copies of materials are attached to the letter. One is my opinion on Comrade Zhou Yang, and I attach a side note on my opinion on the publication of "On the Sanggan River". The other is a letter to the Party Committee of the Central Propaganda Department. Contents It is mainly to explain some of the impressions and effects on me from the enlarged meeting of the Party Group of the Writers Association last year. I request the Party Committee not to circulate this letter to the responsible comrades (including Comrade Zhou Yang) of the Party Group of the Writers Association for the time being. The reasons are: 1. I am from a person who has been struggled Second, the explanation is not a criticism of the hosts of the meeting at that time, and they are not required to reply; third, after the party committee reviews the whole situation, if it thinks that my explanation is partly true, remind the then It is enough for the host of the meeting to conduct a necessary review or explanation. If there are mistakes in the content and understanding of my explanation, please criticize and educate me from the party committee.”

In fact, this letter has only one meaning, "to ask the party committee not to circulate it to the comrades in charge of the party group of the Writers Association (including Comrade Zhou Yang) for the time being."When we say "including Comrade Zhou Yang", it is actually mainly Comrade Zhou Yang.At this time, Ding Ling was really wary of Zhou Yang. She had tasted the strength, and Zhou Yang had the trust and support of "superior", so his roots were very strong. Li Zhilian recalled: Ding Ling wrote a batch of defense materials, and also wrote opinions on Zhou Yang, "These materials, like other investigation materials, were printed and distributed to the ministers, vice ministers, members of the party committees of the Central Propaganda Department, members of the party group of the Writers Association and members of special groups. Zhou Yang was very annoyed at publishing and distributing opinions on him in the materials written by Ding Ling to relevant personnel. He asked the minister to stop this matter. Once when talking at the minister’s home, he questioned me in front of the minister and Zhang Jichun: "What do you mean by disseminating anti-Party elements' slander against people?!" The minister did not object to Zhou Yang's accusation. As a subordinate, I could only implement it as a decision of the leader. Later, Ding Ling I also wrote letters and materials about Zhou Yang, so I had no choice but to stop printing and distributing the relevant comrades." ("My Participation in the "Ding and Chen Anti-Party Clique" Case Handling Process")

A material written by Guo Xiaochuan in 1968 said: In the material written by Ding Ling in early 1957, the problem of Zhou Yang's relationship between men and women in the early days of liberation was exposed in the form of "inspection".At that time, as the person in charge of writing the conclusions for Ding Chen, I printed and distributed Ding Ling’s material to a small number of responsible persons (I remember that it was only distributed to the heads of the party committee of the old Central Propaganda Department and the party group of the old Writers’ Association, as well as Lu Dingyi, Zhang Jichun, Zhou Yang, Lin Mohan), because at that time all the materials of Ding Ling had to be printed and distributed, the purpose was to let the relevant person in charge understand her developments.However, Zhou Yang saw it and was very annoyed. He said to me: "Why do you want to print and distribute such things? I am still the deputy director of the Central Propaganda Department, so why don't you let me work? It depends on political issues, it depends on a person The relationship with the party!" After that, he often talked about Ding Ling's disloyalty to the party, implying his own "loyalty to the party".