The People's Party's 1912 Huaihai Provincial Rectification Movement first encountered an intelligence leak, and even changed the high-level rectification line to a certain extent. Rectification within the party has directly become the mass line. In the hearts of a large number of high-level cadres in Huaihai Province, at least in Chen Tianhua's heart, "leakers" are a big piece of heart. Everyone knows that the leaker is one or a group of people around Zhou Zhentao, the commander of the 4406th Division, but they have not been able to accurately find the person directly responsible. Hearing Liu Yongsheng's report that he had caught the leaker, Chen Tianhua was overjoyed, and he hurriedly lowered his voice and asked, "Who is it?" ”

Without waiting for Liu Yongsheng to answer, Chen Ke took over the conversation, "Comrade Liu Yongsheng, don't say it here, you sort out the situation, and we will have a special meeting to discuss this matter after we go back." ”

After Liu Yongsheng left, Chen Tianhua said excitedly: "This time, I can wipe out all those people." ”

Seeing that Chen Tianhua was so excited, Chen Ke Chen Ke covered his mouth with his hand, and finally held back his laughter, "Haha, Comrade Tianhua, who are you going to kill." ”

After discussing with Chen Ke many times, Chen Tianhua knew what Chen Ke was laughing at, "You have to treat this matter as a disciplinary issue?" ”

"It's a matter of discipline in the first place. There were leakers thousands of years ago, and there will be thousands of years from now. It is impossible that there will be no leakers here with us, and it is absolutely impossible to catch them all. That being the case, all the problems are a matter of discipline. Comrade Tianhua, you are in charge of the party and government, and you should know very well that this matter is not a contradiction between us and the enemy at all. Chen Ke is as determined as ever.

Chen Tianhua knew that if he couldn't move Chen Ke, he would simply not delay this effort. The two listened to the meeting of the comrades outside, and Chen Tianhua had something inside, and they almost ignored what the comrades said.

Finally, when the meeting was dispersed, the company commander first took the comrades out in a queue on the grounds of paying allowances. Chen Kecai and Chen Tianhua walked out of the gate of the venue. Chen Ke took the initiative to say: "This meeting is very good, and I have absolute confidence in my comrades. ”

"How so?" Chen Tianhua had never seen Chen Ke have such a high evaluation.

Chen Ke looked quite excited, "I didn't participate in the specific work, and I don't know. But there is only one core of the discussion, which is the necessity of labor, and as far as I can see, every comrade now thinks that it is necessary to work. Even if there is a debate, it is a debate about how to work more efficiently. I'm so satisfied. ”

"Not a day of work, not a day of food. Isn't that what labor should be? Chen Tianhua was a little puzzled by Chen Ke's high evaluation.

Chen Ke did not answer this question. Because of the times, in China in the 21st century, there are not many people who want to get rich through their work, but the proportion of people who can be free from any temptation and simply want to get paid for completing their own work is not too large. Because there are too many temptations to "get rich overnight", it is not the mainstream idea of society to calm down and do things. Chen Ke himself was once full of thoughts of getting rich, running like a lost dog, except for repeated failures, he did not reap any results worthy of his pride. Therefore, listening to the meeting of grassroots comrades, there are too many "unscientific" places in it, and there are also considerable deficiencies in the understanding of social labor and teamwork, but no one thinks that it is possible to get rid of society and teamwork, and only rely on the "whimsical ideas" of one or several people to achieve personal pursuits.

This can't help but make Chen Ke quite moved.

The two made an appointment with Liu Yongsheng to meet at the provincial party committee, and as soon as they arrived at the gate of the provincial party committee, they saw Zhou Zhentao standing in the gate of the provincial party committee, he had a serious look, and saw Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua side by side at the door, Zhou Zhentao straightened his waist and stepped forward and said: "Chairman Chen, I want to talk to you about something." ”

Chen Tianhua was angry when he saw Zhou Zhentao, as the mastermind of the leak, Zhou Zhentao's appearance now was not an accident. Chen Tianhua couldn't help but have a mocking look on his face.

Zhou Zhentao could naturally see that he said to Chen Tianhua: "Director Tianhua, why don't you come along." ”

As soon as he entered Chen Ke's office, Zhou Zhentao immediately said: "Chairman Chen, I know that the organization is investigating the leak of secrets, and I asked Comrade Li Guangshan if there is a possibility of war after the year. The responsibility for this lies with me, and I ask the organization not to punish Comrade Li Guangshan. ”

Seeing that the culprit finally admitted what he had done, Chen Tianhua breathed a long sigh of relief. Now that Zhou Zhentao has admitted it, the rest of the things are much easier.

"Comrade Zhou Zhentao, you didn't know where we would fight. Comrade Li Guangshan told you the news, you are the one who asked the news, what responsibility do you have for leaking secrets? Chen Ke replied with a smile.

Chen Ke's words made the eyes of the two people on the other side widen, listening to Chen Ke's meaning, he didn't want to identify Zhou Zhentao as a leaker. Chen Tianhua was confused, Zhou Zhentao didn't have this kind of thought, he thought about it quickly, trying to figure out what Chen Ke's words meant, and after thinking for a while, Zhou Zhentao replied: "But I spread the news in order to rescue some comrades." If it had not been for the strategic direction provided to me, Comrade Li Guangshan would not have leaked the information that should have been classified to others. ”

"First, it was not an organizational resolution, and the party committee did not discuss any foreign war issues. Second, until now, Li Guangshan has not leaked any intelligence of the century, he just tells you some of his speculations. Comrade Zhou Zhentao, as a division commander, you should know very well that there is never much to choose from in a reliable strategic choice. Not to mention that our own comrades can intuitively feel some problems, that is, our enemies, if they get more information, they can still judge our actions. The so-called leak is not the most important thing for us to completely turn our faces with Yuan Shikai, and those who have some insight in the matter of turning faces with Yuan Shikai can predict it. If we talk about leaks, it's just that our comrades told people who shouldn't know in advance when we would fight with Yuan Shikai. ”

Zhou Zhentao knew that what Chen Ke said was right, he just didn't understand why Chen Ke wanted to explain like this, could it be that Chen Ke didn't want to hold Zhou Zhentao himself responsible? Or is Chen Ke saying this to show that he will never let Li Guangshan go? Thinking of this, Zhou Zhentao hurriedly said: "Chairman Chen, I hurt Comrade Li Guangshan in this matter, if I didn't want to know, Comrade Li Guangshan would definitely not do this." So I want to let me take on that responsibility. ”

Chen Ke finally sank his face, "Comrade Zhou Zhentao, our People's Party is a political party that stresses democracy and system. One person is responsible for doing things, and whoever is responsible bears it. Then let me ask you, when you look for Comrade Li Guangshan, do you want Comrade Li Guangshan to reveal the nearest strategic direction, or do you want Comrade Li Guangshan to inquire about the nearest strategic direction? In my words, don't give me a hero, you can tell the truth what the situation is. ”

Zhou Zhentao thought fiercely in his mind, he really wanted to take all the responsibilities in a big way, but he also knew that Chen Ke was by no means easy to coax. And even if he didn't tell the truth, Zhou Zhentao didn't know how Chen Ke was going to punish himself and Li Guangshan. Gritting his teeth, Zhou Zhentao said: "I asked if there was any strategic direction, and Comrade Li Guangshan told me at that time that as far as he knew, the troops might liberate Henan. ”

Chen Ke smiled: "Then this is not the end." You are only talking about this matter, and Comrade Li Guangshan has only expressed his own judgment. It's a violation of organizational discipline, but it's not a deliberate attempt to snoop on intelligence. I'm not going to say why you did what you did or what mistakes you made. Before the war, there were many things to inquire about the battle arrangements, and if we wanted to pursue such a lawsuit, more than half of the comrades had to be locked up and confined first. In order to be the main attack force, I have also met comrades who have come to me to inquire about the news. ”

Zhou Zhentao listened to Chen Ke's words, and he didn't know whether to rest assured or not. Listening to Chen Ke's meaning, he didn't take the leak too seriously, which means that Chen Ke will not severely punish Li Guangshan. However, Zhou Zhentao didn't think that Chen Ke would also let go of the rectification matter so gently. Although he had the idea that Li Guangshan could not be held responsible, Zhou Zhentao was also quite uneasy when he thought that he would be severely punished by Chen Ke.

Sure enough, Chen Ke put away his smile, "Since Comrade Zhou Zhentao is here, you have also talked about this matter." I want to ask, why are you against this rectification? ”

Zhou Zhentao knew that the argument should still come, so he took a deep breath as if he wanted to muster up his courage, and then replied: "The rectification has removed too many comrades, and these comrades have worked hard. I don't think you're righteous, Chairman Chen. If you do something wrong, you should be criticized, even if you beat and scold them in private, but you can't ruin the future of these comrades. ”

"Do you think that if you lose your office, you have no future? Comrades have worked so hard to become an official? Chen Ke's face had become grim, "Then let me ask you a question, we also sacrificed a lot of comrades, so what did these comrades sacrifice for?" When we first arrived at the base area, you also participated in the disaster relief. At that time, we had an insurance regiment and didn't even have an official position, so why did those comrades who died in the flood give up their lives and forget their deaths? ”

This question is really heavy enough, and when Zhou Zhentao heard that Li Guangshan was taken away by the comrades of the People's Internal Affairs Committee, he knew that the matter had been discovered, and he immediately rushed to the provincial party committee to see Chen Ke. While waiting for Chen Ke, he also thought about a lot of possible conversations. In Zhou Zhentao's imagination, Chen Ke's biggest possibility is to explain it with words like "overkill", but Zhou Zhentao never expected Chen Ke to bring up such a heavy topic.

Thinking of those comrades who joined the revolution with him and sacrificed their lives in more than five years, Zhou Zhentao only felt that his breathing became difficult. Yes, those comrades did not participate in the revolution for the sake of glory and wealth, including Zhou Zhentao, who did not think about the future at all. At that time, everyone did not expect to encounter such a difficult and dangerous situation as a major flood, and they were afraid to be afraid, and every comrade went to work, work, and fight with his life. No one sticks to the front line for the sake of official positions.

Thinking of the sacrifices of these comrades, and remembering his words of "ruining the future", Zhou Zhentao only felt a burst of cold and heat on his body, and even breathed hard.

It seemed that Chen Ke's voice came from a long distance, "Comrade Zhou Zhentao, let me ask you, why are the party flag and the military flag red?" ”

Why is it red? Zhou Zhentao remembered hearing the explanation of this question, but now his mind was in a mess and he couldn't remember the answer to this question at all. I don't know how long it took, Zhou Zhentao heard Chen Tianhua's voice again, "Comrade Zhou Zhentao, if you remember, you remember, if you don't remember, you don't remember." Why don't you talk like that? ”

"I ......, I forgot." Zhou Zhentao forcibly cheered up and replied.

"Then I'll tell you again, because the party flag and the military flag are stained red with the blood of the martyrs." Zhou Zhentao listened to Chen Ke and said sternly, "You said that we removed some comrades from their posts and ruined the future of these comrades, then let me ask you, who ruined the future of those martyrs who dyed the red party flag and military flag with their lives?" Those who want to stand on the merits of the martyrs and regard being an official as their future, do they want to stain their tops with the blood of these martyrs?! ”

No words could deprive Zhou Zhentao of his courage so powerfully, not only could Zhou Zhentao not find anything that could argue with Chen Ke's words, his body began to tremble, and even the strength to stand seemed to be deprived of everything. Reaching out to support the back of a chair next to him, Zhou Zhentao supported his body. Next, he had to sit in a chair, otherwise, Zhou Zhentao felt that his legs could not support him.

Chen Ke and Chen Tianhua didn't say a word, their faces were gloomy as if they could drip water, and their two pairs of eyes were staring at Zhou Zhentao, who thought he was holding the truth not long ago. Chen Ke himself was extremely surprised, because when he was growing up, it was very uncommon for people to die, and most of the deaths were due to old age and decay. Even if it's not very peaceful, it's the end of life. But in the early years of the 20th century, Chen Ke finally realized that in this era, death was just a very common thing. The elderly will die, and the mortality rate of middle-aged people, young people, teenagers, infants and young children is not lower than that of the elderly. Even though the comrades of the People's Party have achieved tremendous and invincible achievements, thousands of revolutionary comrades have died in the military and construction. The BJP killed hundreds of thousands of enemies in the revolution.

The vast majority of the dead comrades and enemies were not yet 50 years old, most were less than 40 years old, or even 30 years old. If the lives of so many comrades and enemies were only exchanged for the future of a handful of people as officials, Chen Ke thought that this was simply an incomparable absurdity. He did not unswervingly devote himself to the revolution for the sake of realizing the glory and wealth of a handful of people.

Chen Tianhua suddenly stood up and spat at Zhou Zhentao viciously, then turned around and walked out of Chen Ke's office. He originally thought that Zhou Zhentao was just thinking wrong. Hearing Chen Ke mention the martyrs who sacrificed, Chen Tianhua couldn't help but think of the old man who insisted on staying to guard the peasant union farm when he was running a peasant association in Hebei. The old man once fought against the Manchus, and everyone in his family was killed by the Manchus. The last place of refuge was the peasant association's feedlot, and when the last place of refuge was about to be destroyed by the Manchus, the old man chose to stay on the farm, and took the opportunity to assassinate the Beiyang Army officer, who was still a lackey of the Manchu Qing at the time.

This incident was a problem for Chen Tianhua, and he couldn't even dig a grave and erect a tombstone for the old man of the peasant association at that time. It's been almost five years now, and Chen Tianhua doesn't know if he can find the old man's place to bury if he goes back.

Even if it is not within the party, there are countless people who are trying to make a revolution and rebelling against the Bao government of this era like moths to the fire. All those people want is to be able to live, to be able to live with dignity. They did not risk their lives for the sake of their future as officials. Many of them are simply trying to use their lives to achieve human dignity.

If he was in the same room with Zhou Zhentao again, Chen Tianhua didn't know what he would say. Even if you say something, it will only violate discipline. Chen Tianhua didn't want to violate discipline, he just knew that he shouldn't violate discipline. With an unquenchable anger, Chen Tianhua strode towards the office of the Political Department of the Provincial Party Committee.

Zhou Zhentao had no idea how he left Chen Ke's office, and he could probably remember that Chen Tianhua and Chen Ke had left the office one after another. Zhou Zhentao felt that he should not stay in Chen Ke's office, so he could only choose to leave. He has always regarded morality as his foundation, so Chen Ke's words gave him a particularly strong stimulus. Zhou Zhentao knew that if he had to argue strongly, it was not without reason, as long as those comrades who sacrificed for the revolution could survive, they would definitely get a higher status because of their merits. However, Zhou Zhentao felt that if he had a little heart, he would never be able to say such a thing. Such excuses should not even be considered.

"Maybe I'm really wrong?" Zhou Zhentao thought. Compared to the price paid by those who sacrificed their comrades, the removal from office while alive was nothing at all. What's more, these deposed comrades were not wronged either.

Because of the deep feeling of self-blame, Zhou Zhentao still couldn't help but have his own questions in his heart, even so, is it still necessary to do this? The merits of the sacrificed comrades cannot be erased, so can the merits of the living comrades be ignored? In any case, Zhou Zhentao could not agree with such a severe punishment.

Although Zhou Zhentao was depressed, the official document that should have been sent was delivered to Zhou Zhentao on time. With the intention of changing his mood, Zhou Zhentao opened the official document. The top one is the most important, Zhou Zhentao only read it once, and his eyes couldn't help but widen. This is a report on the evaluation and discussion of merit in the division, and Zhou Zhentao saw that most of the comrades who were rated as excellent were comrades he was not familiar with, at least comrades who were not too close to Zhou Zhentao Pingsuri. And the performance in labor data is not outstanding, at least the comrades who are ranked last in the division are actually comrades who are trying to get closer to Zhou Zhentao.

If it had been in the past, Zhou Zhentao might not have noticed this problem. However, the fact that most of these outstanding comrades took over the class of the comrades who were dismissed from their posts made Zhou Zhentao feel a burst of panic.