Chapter 5 Zhou Enlai Approaching the Riot Stage

In the biographies of the leaders of the Communist Party of China, it is not necessarily Zhou Enlai who is described the most, but it must be Zhou Enlai who is poured into the author's affection the most.In these descriptions, there is no mention of his piercing eyes. Americans—Snow is naturally the most authoritative, Zhou Enlai in his eyes: thin, medium build, small and strong bones, despite the long and black beard, still looks childish, big and deep eyes rich in enthusiasm. Another American, Xie Weisi, a China hand, specially described Zhou Enlai's eyes: the first impression he gives people is his eyes.A pair of bright eyes staring at you from under the bushy black eyebrows.You will feel that he is watching you with all his attention and will remember what he has said to you.It is a rare gift that is instantly genial.

The British——Hulett Johnson, known as the "Red Bishop", he saw Zhou Enlai even earlier than Snow: Mr. Zhou's face, once seen, will never be forgotten.This vigilant and kind face looks young, even childish.He had black hair, and dark eyes that shone brightly under thick black brows.It was a Chinese face, of course, but his particularly deep-set eyes were unusual among the average Chinese.A very amiable face, with eyes looking straight into yours. Australian——Ross Trier is known to the Chinese for writing, and there is also a description of Zhou Enlai in his book: he has bright eyes, but he can also make them smile at will, and his eyes are strong Like steel, but sometimes it sparkles when you smile.

Japanese—former foreign minister Zentaro Kosaka met Zhou Enlai in September 1966: I thought at the time, this is his charm!However, he sometimes flashed piercing eyes, showing his indomitable spirit tempered in the storm of revolution. Kosaka was right.Yes, these are the eyes of a statesman and a diplomat, which always reveal a kind of calmness, a kind of stability, and a kind of historical vision.His influence on China has grown over time.Perhaps people have not paid much attention to another element in his eyes: that is his military talent.Possibly, half of his talent comes from natural talent: vigilance, intelligence, and command;Therefore, before the Nanchang Uprising, he was recognized by the party as a person with rich military leadership experience. At the end of 1926, when he came to the Shanghai Central Bureau, he was not yet 29 years old, and he was indeed in his prime.It was also the age when she was just about to be a father of a child-when Zhou Enlai received the transfer order, Deng Yingchao was already several months pregnant and stayed in Guangzhou.Because of the secret work, they didn't even communicate with each other after that.

Zhou Enlai was transferred to the Central Committee this time. Although he was the secretary of the Organization Department in name, he was actually asked to be in charge of the organizational work of the entire party.He went to visit Chen Duxiu who was in the hospital.Chen Duxiu looked old, but he was still in charge of the main work of the party while leaning on his sickbed, and the position of the organization minister basically stopped.He pointed out to Zhou En the provisions of the international resolution on the organization of the Chinese Communist Party.It said: The Chinese Communist Party is an organized force.It has leaders, it cultivates hardcore members, and it leads the masses.The work of the Communist Party of China now has a broad and stable organizational form.In the past six months, the Chinese Communist Party has taken another big step forward, expanding its membership by a large number, most of whom are workers.There are not many peasant elements in the Communist Party, but the Communist Party is already doing continuous and growing work among the peasants.One of the current important tasks placed before the Chinese Communist Party is to expand, intensify, improve and strengthen the education and training work within the party.

Both Chen Duxiu and Zhou Enlai knew that by the end of 1926, the number of party members had increased from about 12,000 at the third enlarged central meeting in July of the same year to more than 18,500.Among the party members, workers accounted for the majority, about 60%; farmers accounted for 12%; intellectuals and other elements accounted for 28%, and women party members accounted for about 1/10 of the total party members.The party organizations spread over most of the provinces and regions in the country, but they are still far from meeting the needs of the rapidly developing revolutionary situation.Chen Duxiu lamented: If you do not rush to increase the number of party members, you are sabotaging the party.

He asked Zhou Enlai: "How many party members are there in the Whampoa Military Academy?" Zhou Enlai had a natural obsession with numbers: "Because after the Zhongshan ship incident, most of the Communist Party members quit the Kuomintang and also left Whampoa. According to my estimate, there are 2,000 Communist Party members among the Whampoa graduates, including some members of the Communist Youth League. The Northern Expedition After it started, fewer people were sent by the party to study at the Whampoa Military Academy.” Chen Duxiu nodded: "Yes. I ask these comrades absolutely not to let them abandon the work of the Labor and Peasant Movement."

"Many workers and peasants in Hunan, Hubei, and Jiangxi seized a lot of guns and ammunition from the defeated enemy army and urgently asked to use them to arm themselves. Some National Revolutionary Army officers I know also want to invite the Communist Party to send people to help Work." "No." Chen Duxiu interrupted Zhou Enlai with a firm attitude and said, "I remind you of this point. The Party Central Committee requires members of the Communist Party and the Communist Youth League who serve as Party representatives in the National Army to pay attention to political propaganda. Don't interfere with military and administrative affairs." After Chen Duxiu finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked down, indifferent and speechless, exuding a resolute and condensed aura all over his body.After a short rest, Chen Duxiu seemed to be giving instructions to the whole party: "Our party must stand on the position of the opposition party, and should completely express an independent opposition party attitude."

Zhou Enlai seemed puzzled, but it was hard to ask.But he knew the basis of Chen Duxiu's theory, that is: the realization of the best future of the Chinese revolution is the victory of the national government and the national army. Only then can real Chinese capitalism develop freely; The struggle for political power by the Communist Party is a matter of the proletarian revolution. ——This was published in September by Chen Duxiu in "Why Are We Fighting Now?" "It has been clearly stated in the article. This was the mistake of Chen Duxiu and even the entire Chinese Communist Party.The fuse of the tragedy is already smoking.Zhou Enlai worked in the organization department for a very short time.Two months later, he was transferred to be responsible for the military work of the third armed uprising of Shanghai workers.Although the uprising was aimed at imperialism and warlords, it was also to welcome the soldiers of the Northern Expedition.The blood of the workers weaved the red carpet, and Chiang Kai-shek stepped onto the cheering Shanghai Bund without firing a single shot, and overnight, this place became a slaughterhouse again!

The conspiracy is in the heart, although it is only separated by a layer of stomach, who can see through it? ! ——This is called harboring evil intentions. And from smiling to hideous, it only takes a blink of an eye.Isn't that how tragedies happen? !