The Heroic Age of the Late Qing Dynasty

There are so many short videos in Douyin telling others what to do when encountering these problems. In fact, how many of these problems can a person encounter in his lifetime? Will you have time to prepare? Techniques and methods always have limitations, so the key is still

You have to fight, and you have done nothing wrong. Don't be afraid of wasting time, and don't be afraid of death or revenge. When you meet these people, fight them. You have the strength to do it alone.

If being weak isn't enough, let's get more people involved. Many people mock those who sue for a dollar or an apology, calling it a waste of national administrative resources and unnecessary. But in fact, such behavior contributes to social progress. So if you feel it's unfair, then fight it. For society to become better, it can only be achieved through struggle.

In his "On Practice," Taizu pointed out that the first step in the process of cognition is initial contact with external things, which belongs to the stage of perception. The second step is to synthesize and organize the sensory data, which belongs to the stage of concepts, judgment, and reasoning. Only when the sensory data is rich, not fragmentary and incomplete, and consistent with reality, rather than illusion, can correct concepts and logic be formed based on such data.

As for "contact with external things," this is what is repeatedly emphasized in "On Contradiction." The universality or absoluteness of contradiction has two meanings: first, it means that contradiction exists in the development process of all things; second, it means that the development process of every thing contains a contradictory movement from beginning to end.

Taizu was a man who dared to fight. "Struggle with the sky, the joy is endless! Struggle with the earth, the joy is endless! Struggle with people, the joy is endless!"

Since contradictions always exist, and since I'm certain I'm right, then why should I avoid struggle? What should I be afraid of? The fight is over. When we die, the birds fly to the sky, and we live forever. Zhang Yinghao finally felt that he could understand Taizu's attitude.

Li Wei saw Zhang Yinghao smile bitterly at first, but soon his face and eyes began to light up, and he looked full of energy, like a sharp sword just out of its sheath, making people dare not look directly at him.

Then Zhang Yinghao said, "Comrade Li Wei, you must do whatever I tell you to do. I've said it many times: the Forward Party must have iron discipline, and everyone must abide by organizational discipline and principles. Since you think this is correct and you are so opposed to the actions of some comrades, then fight them! If you feel you are weak, then unite more comrades to fight them! What do we have to fear? Are you worried that these comrades who are colluding will launch an armed rebellion? They are also fighting for their own interests. It's just that we think they are wrong, and they don't actually think there is anything wrong with them. Are you worried that the comrades below will listen to them and not us? You have already established your position, and there is no disagreement between us!"

Was the answer so simple? It was so simple that it completely surprised Li Wei. He pondered for a while before finally figuring it out: "So, how should we do this specifically? Chairman, please explain the specific steps clearly. What should we do first, and what should we do next? If you don't tell me and let me do it alone, I'll still be afraid of making mistakes, and I'll be worried about the gains and losses, and I'll feel uneasy."

Zhang Yinghao didn't answer Li Wei directly. Instead, he straightened his body, leaned forward, looked at Li Wei, and asked, "Comrade Li Wei, I have a very simple question for you. What do you think is the foundation of our organization? Or, in other words, where does our power come from?"

Li Wei thought for a moment and replied, "...It's the people."

“Although theoretically it comes from the people, we are now coming from grassroots organizations.”

Zhang Yinghao corrected Li Wei's statement, "We say our power comes from the bottom up. Theoretically, it's like this: the public delegates some power to the grassroots, who in turn delegate some power to higher authorities, ultimately handing it over to us. On the surface, our power is enormous, but without grassroots support, our power is nothing but a castle in the air, a tree without roots, water without a source. We can do nothing."

Why have I been opposing the feudal system of power division, or rather, feudalism, for some time? It's because it's been passed down for thousands of years, and all comrades have been taught feudalism since birth. They can't learn what we teach them well, but they can easily master feudalism. The hallmark of feudalism is the layers of division and isolation, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

Take our military, for example. This system of power division directly results in superiors having absolute power over their subordinates. A regimental commander has the power of life and death over his subordinates, and his subordinates, such as the battalion commander, have the power of life and death over their own subordinates. The company commander has the power of life and death over the soldiers within his company. A squad leader could be killed at any time by the company commander, but the squad leader can still decide the life and death of the soldiers in his squad. This is in line with centuries-old habits, and everyone used to believe this, so now everyone learns it quickly.

As the Forward Party carries out a people's revolution, we must necessarily oppose feudalism. We must break this top-down system of enfeoffment. The core of the people's revolution is science, democracy, and labor; it is about liberating productive forces and adjusting production relations. We believe that history is created by the people and that the people are the primary force for social change. Therefore, we must base ourselves on the people, forge a revolutionary path chosen by the people themselves, and create a system that the people need. Every level of this system is based on the principle of centralism: leaders lead the masses in labor, and the masses supervise the leadership's work. Why do we establish Party branches at the company level? Why do we form soldiers' committees? It's to break down the old system and build a new one...

From the moment he reported to Zhang Yinghao, Li Wei's mind was a blur. While Zhang Yinghao's theoretical presentation seemed sound, he couldn't quite grasp Zhang Yinghao's ultimate plan. Seeing Zhang Yinghao pause, Li Wei asked again, "Chairman Zhang, your theory is sound, but the problems must be solved practically. Could you point out a solution to these problems? Tell us how to do it specifically?"

Zhang Yinghao continued to look at Li Wei, still not directly answering his question. If he didn't let Li Wei solve this problem, he would encounter similar problems in the future. Zhang Yinghao didn't intend to always solve them himself and talk about them every time they came up. So Zhang Yinghao asked again: "Comrade Li Wei, you said that these comrades colluded to want the suspended comrades to be "reinstated" and hope to let these suspended comrades go? What is the root cause?"

"Chairman, please speak directly."

Chapter 237:

Zhang Yinghao stared at Li Wei intently and said word by word: "They are afraid."

This answer truly took Li Wei by surprise. He stared blankly at Zhang Yinghao, wondering if he was joking again, but all he saw was a pair of determined eyes. He suddenly burst into a nervous laugh. He simply couldn't understand it. Many of the comrades who had been arrested refused to admit their mistakes. Their stubbornness was so stubborn that it could be described as "stinking and hard stones in a pit." They simply didn't want to participate in the rectification movement, didn't understand it, and a large number of comrades colluded with each other, interceding, and using connections. Some even dared to bypass the Party Committee to collude, doing everything they could to hinder the Party organization's rectification efforts.

These people are so bold, they carried out such a daring action, but Zhang Yinghao's explanation is "they are afraid"? They are afraid? They will be afraid? What else could they be afraid of if they are so bold?

Even though he respected Zhang Yinghao's knowledge and ability very much, he still found it ridiculous at this moment.

Why was Li Wei afraid on his way to find Zhang Yinghao? Because in his opinion, Zhang Yinghao's current situation was that he was surrounded by enemies and there was a group of people opposing him. As long as someone raised their arms, there would be people who would dare to follow these people to cause trouble and challenge the current Central Committee of the Progressive Party. Then the Progressive Party would inevitably split or carry out an internal purge and massacre.

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, then finally asked in disbelief, "Chairman, are you kidding? Haha, haha. Are they afraid? Are they afraid? They should be daring geniuses, right? If they were afraid, why would they do this?"

Zhang Yinghao retracted his gaze, took a sip of tea, and said with a faint smile: "Comrade Li Wei, they are not afraid of me, Zhang Yinghao. What is there to be afraid of? Even if I am made of iron, how many nails can I drive away? What they are afraid of is...

Our organizational system, organizational discipline, and organizational philosophy. What they fear is the progressive party and revolutionary army built with these, and what they fear is the new government built with these. And what they fear most is the vast grassroots organizations educated with these.

organizations and the masses who have begun to awaken."

"Are they afraid of the grassroots?" Li Wei still found it inconceivable. "Hehe, why aren't they afraid? Comrade Li Wei, the essence of history has always been that the upper classes fear the lower classes, not the lower classes fear the upper classes. Emperors fear ministers forming cliques for personal gain, and ministers fear the grassroots deceiving their superiors and their subordinates. And in every dynasty, the people are the first to experience problems. I've said before that the greatest saying in Chinese history is: Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races? Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, a few insignificant people, rose up in rebellion, and the Qin Dynasty, which had only just vanquished the six kingdoms, fell anyway."

Therefore, those who form cliques for personal gain and those who seek to continue the division of power are extremely wary and fearful of such things. They demand absolute authority and that their words be heard by those below them. Their greatest skill is to solve the problems they can't solve, then to solve the ones who create them. Their greatest fear is that their subordinates will oppose them, causing them to lose power and authority. They value their official positions above all else and will oppose anything that threatens their position. They also want to maintain their power forever and refuse to be criticized.

Think about the comrades who were dismissed and suspended this time. Were they arrested on our own initiative? No. Aside from Comrade Geng Biao and the two who initially sparked the incident, which of the others wasn't exposed and reported by grassroots comrades and ultimately removed from office? Haha, even Comrade Geng Biao. Why was he suspended because of problems? It wasn't us who suspended him. It was comrades who upheld organizational discipline and stopped him from making mistakes. They fought against him, and that's why he was suspended. Don't you agree?"

Li Wei thought about it and realized that what Zhang Yinghao said was indeed true. Li Wei had experienced it himself and was very clear about it.

None of them were ordered by Zhang Yinghao. Even Geng Biao was dismissed because he violated discipline and had a conflict with grassroots comrades. So far, none of those who were dismissed in the rectification movement were dismissed because they offended the upper echelons.

Dismissed from office.

At this point, Zhang Yinghao paused. As his thoughts opened up, he felt a flood of new ideas popping up, and he needed to sort out his thoughts first.

Zhang Yinghao thought of his past life. Which of the people who were brought down was ordered by Taizu himself? Like General Peng at the Lushan Conference, if you have any problems, you should speak at the conference. Writing letters, engaging in private transactions, what is the point of a small group? Without relying on the organization,

Is this an attitude for problem-solving? In reality, Taizu himself probably didn't know the extent of Qiyun's struggle, but he simply mobilized the masses, leaving the ultimate extent of the struggle up to their own will. To defeat others, you must stand on the side of justice and be selfless. The "Wg" movement was a major reckoning with the reversal of right and wrong that had characterized the late Qing and early Republic periods.

They say ten years of catastrophe are a long time. But is ten years a long time? For a nation, a country, and for history, it's just a fleeting moment. The Hundred Years' War between England and France, and China's transition from unification to division and back again, all involved centuries of war and chaos. Therefore, we must approach this issue from a materialistic perspective. However, ten years is indeed a long time for an individual, and literary works can be incredibly sentimental.

For example, during the severe drought in Shaanxi in 1900, there was a Fengtu Charity Granary in Hanzhong. When the famine struck, they opened their granaries and distributed grain, saving countless lives, and the story was touted as miraculous. But what was the actual situation? It's like a landlord giving away 200 kilograms of grain to make porridge to save people. After 10,000 people ate it, literary works would describe the landlord as the reincarnation of a bodhisattva, saving countless lives and performing immeasurable merits. As for whether these victims lived or died the next day, I'm sorry, but I only saw the scene of the landlord giving away grain to save people; there's no other record.

At this point, Li Wei finally came to his senses. He knew he had been wrong. He had always believed that the Progressive Party was a political party founded by its leader, Zhang Yinghao. Although he and Zhang Yinghao were comrades, he was more of a follower of Zhang Yinghao. It was Zhang Yinghao who held the power, and he should support him. This power was even established through Party committee resolutions, organizational discipline, and even laws.

Suddenly, he remembered Zhang Yinghao's frequent sayings and writings. "Revolution is conceived among the people," "We didn't create the revolution; the people needed it. Our Progressive Party simply complied with the people's revolutionary needs," and "When the people know about liberation, no force can stop it."

Li Wei had always revered many of Zhang Yinghao's words as classics, memorizing them by heart and reciting them fluently. He even often used them as a guiding principle for his actions. But now it seemed he had only grasped the basics, completely unaware of their specific meanings and unable to apply them effectively. His understanding of Zhang Yinghao's constant talk about the people's revolution wasn't as profound as he'd imagined.

He came to his senses and heard Zhang Yinghao continue: "If I do not represent the interests of the vast majority of grassroots comrades, if our party organization cannot represent the interests of grassroots organizations, then the party will be separated from the masses. If the party organization is not well built and the propaganda is not in place, the vast majority of grassroots organizations will believe the words of these colluders. Then even if we shout every day to oppose feudalism and oppose the top-down power division, we only have a few people. Then the party organization will probably fail. Why? Because in history, it has always been the case that those who are in the right will have many supporters, while those who are in the wrong will have few. If we cannot unite the masses, mobilize the masses, and lead the masses to fight, then failure is inevitable.

We talk about the united front. We are hostile to feudalism, and we can use it to deal with it. That means uniting more comrades who identify with us, mobilizing the masses, and leading them. If the people all agree with our ideals and support us, and a general trend is formed, then what is the point of a few vague opposition elements making trouble? On the contrary, if the vast majority of grassroots comrades believe the words of the supporters of the feudal power-sharing system and their logic, then the Party organization will probably fail.

Take our land reform, for example. How difficult was it initially? We carried it out village by village. Even after we liberated Chengdu, we still faced massive counterattacks. But once we eliminated the power of the Manchu Qing and the landlord class and won the anti-encirclement and suppression campaign, land reform spread very smoothly. Even before our comrades arrived, local communities had already begun implementing land reform. This was the unstoppable trend.

The same logic applies to the current situation. Our party organizations only need to explain our principles and use them to mobilize the grassroots so that the grassroots can understand.

Let the grassroots understand our principles and discipline, let them understand that feudalism harms the interests of the vast majority, and the people will naturally

"We will abandon feudalism, will not listen to the ideas of these people, and will not follow them. So what is there to be afraid of that small group of colluders? They are only afraid of the masses and the party organization that stands with the masses. How can we say that we are afraid of them?"

After hearing Zhang Yinghao's words, Li Wei's face flushed with shame. This was such a simple truth, Zhang Yinghao had told him countless times before, but he still hadn't learned it. Now, without Zhang Yinghao telling him how to do it, he immediately knew what he had to do. Isn't it just a struggle? Isn't it just about promoting your own ideas and criticizing the other party's mistakes?

Li Wei's legs were no longer weak, his hands no longer trembling, and he felt like he had been injected with chicken blood, suddenly full of energy. He immediately stood up, stood at attention, saluted Zhang Yinghao, and said loudly: "Chairman, I know what to do. When I return, I will immediately organize an in-depth study and discussion at the grassroots level on the recent actions of those comrades, so that they can understand the principles of the people's revolution."

Zhang Yinghao, upon hearing Li Wei's words, knew that he truly understood what was going on. However, fearing Li Wei might shift from right to left, he felt compelled to offer a warning: "Comrade Li Wei, there's nothing wrong with our study and discussion, criticism, and self-criticism, but we must not resort to personal attacks or personal struggles. We are focusing on the facts of our study and discussion. We must not exaggerate or dwell on the past. We must look forward, and we must adhere to the principle of not killing anyone and not arresting large numbers of people."

"Yes, Mr. Chairman, I understand."

Li Wei emerged from Zhang Yinghao's office, refreshed. He paused, closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly. Opening his eyes, he suddenly felt the sky bluer, the water greener, and life beautiful. Who else in this world could be better than me?

Li Wei returned to the Political Department meeting room. The attendees were a bit incredulous to see him back so soon. Such a major event had occurred, and to maintain confidentiality, the meeting room was now strictly inaccessible. No one was allowed to leave easily. Everyone had already prepared themselves to work all night to resolve the issue. They expected Li Wei to be gone for a long time, but the comrades were still discussing the recent developments with the returning comrades. They kept glancing behind Li Wei, wondering if he had brought Chairman Zhang Yinghao, or comrades from the Purification Committee or the military. To their disappointment, no one else came in after him except Li Wei.

"What instructions does Chairman Zhang have?"

"What's the Chairman's solution?"

Since Li Wei was back, the comrades immediately interrupted the meeting and asked Li Wei questions one after another.

During the previous inquiries, everyone understood the situation was urgent and far more complicated than anticipated. No one had ever encountered such a major event before, and no one dared to make a decision. Since Li Wei had gone to see Chairman Zhang Yinghao and had returned, he must have brought back instructions or a solution from him.

Li Wei reiterated what Zhang Yinghao had said earlier, then glanced around at the comrades present. Some comrades suddenly realized and jumped for joy, while others remained worried, some still looked bewildered, and some were already eager to try.

"Comrades, please share your opinions! Let's unify our thoughts first."

"Should we first fight against those who are colluding, or should we first publicize our organizational principles and discipline?"

"When we publicize these things, we are fighting against them." "When or to what extent should we publicize them?"

"Until all comrades know and understand what the people's revolution really is, and know our organizational discipline and principles."

"So when or to what extent do we fight?"

“We will fight until all comrades abide by the principles and discipline we have established, so the struggle and propaganda will never stop.”

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"So what if someone openly debates us? What if they think they're doing the right thing?"

"Openly expressing opinions and holding discussions is one of our organizational principles. Will our organizational principles and discipline never change? They will definitely change. Is our organizational discipline perfect? ​​There are definitely areas where it's not perfect. That's why we allow open discussions and open expression of opinions at Party meetings, rather than colluding behind the scenes or engaging in private schemes."

"What if they still think what they're doing is right? What if they're unwilling to change?"

Chapter 238:

After hearing this, Li Wei immediately asked, "Comrades, on what principle do we say we are correct? On what basis do I say these comrades are wrong? What is this standard? The standard is our organizational principles and discipline. If our political department doesn't believe in organizational discipline, what else can we believe in? Do we believe that if we endure for a while, the situation will be calm. If we take a step back, the sky will be clear. There are regulations on how these comrades should be handled in terms of organizational discipline. If you ask me what I should do, then I can only say that we should follow the organizational discipline and do whatever needs to be done!"

Therefore, we must publicize our organizational principles and discipline. Unless our organizational principles and discipline are wrong, we should simply follow them. The Chairman has long said that the Party must unite and reject dissent. If some comrades still refuse to abide by and support organizational principles and discipline, they are no longer our comrades, and we can only expel them from the Party and expel them from the Party. This is the Party organization, and this is organizational discipline.

Li Wei's words couldn't have been clearer, and many of the worried comrades' faces brightened considerably. Many more comrades simply wanted this one word; without strong support, they couldn't even speak with confidence. As for those who still didn't understand or weren't convinced, Li Wei didn't bother to worry. After unifying their thoughts, he began to arrange the next phase of work.

Regardless of any changes at the top, railway construction could not stop; work had to continue. The troops had a six-day holiday, from New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Year of the Ox. When the firecrackers of Wuba rang out, the troops once again entered the construction site.

Before the work started, the cadres of the Sixth Regiment organized a meeting in advance. Dazhu Tiaofulian did not know what had happened in the upper echelons, nor did they know when this matter had happened.

When the meeting was over, since the incident started from their Sixth Regiment, the comrades were also unhappy and had lost interest in attending the meeting. They just wanted to go back and do more work.

Gu Beiguo, the political commissar of the Sixth Regiment, was also anxious when he saw this situation. Their Sixth Regiment's commander, Geng Biao, had clashed with the instructor, and no matter what, as the political commissar, he was responsible. However, he was not there at the time. If he had been there, he would have been able to intervene in time. So, he had been reflecting on what had gone wrong.

At this time, Instructor Xiao said, "Political Commissar, the comrades are all discussing this matter. I wonder what happened?"

As one of the parties involved at the time, many people said that he replaced a regimental commander. The views of many soldiers and cadres changed, which caused a lot of pressure on Instructor Xiao. However, over time, he got used to it, and the organization also talked to him. It was not his fault and asked him to let go of the burden.

Work hard. Instructor Xiao also believes that it is not his own fault, but the problem lies with the 1L leader.

With Instructor Xiao bringing up the matter, other company commanders and instructors also said that there were similar problems in their own units. During the New Year holiday, comrades only visited each other and talked about things with each other, which led to rumors flying everywhere about this rectification movement. Some said that Comrade Lan had offended Commander Wang, while others said that these people had offended a certain cadre. It was just a traditional play of retaliation. But many people here have personally experienced it.

They had experience and knew what was going on with the regiment commander, but many comrades believed the rumors and looked like they were waiting for something good to happen.

At this time, Gao Dasheng, who had just been promoted to the head of the Sixth Regiment, asked directly: "Let's not talk about the soldiers below. We comrades all know what happened to the former head of the regiment, right?"

"Captain, we certainly know about this, but after visiting, our comrades haven't experienced what's happening in other units, so we're still unclear. They all say they've offended someone, and someone's out to get them."

"Nonsense! Chairman Zhang is right here at our construction site right now. Who would dare to persecute him? They clearly violated discipline themselves, and it was only because our comrades fought against them that they were brought down."

Many company and platoon leaders still found it incredible. At this time, the company commander of the seventh company said: "Commissar, isn't it too harsh to dismiss him like this? It will make him lose face."

Upon hearing this, Gu Beiguo's face changed, and he immediately said, "We have to struggle. Why should we care about face? If we make a mistake, we must accept the punishment. Shouldn't suspension for reflection be appropriate? As for whether it is too harsh, everything is done in accordance with organizational discipline. Of course, if you feel it is too harsh, you can report the situation to the organization, and the organization will naturally respond to you. You are not allowed to discuss it privately."

The most feared thing in the team now is making mistakes. After being criticized by the political commissar, the company commander of the seventh company immediately dared not say a word.

Gao Dasheng quickly stopped the agitated political commissar Gu Beiguo and turned to everyone, saying, "As for the specific punishment, our opinions here don't count. Organizational discipline has the final say. The commander of the Seventh Company also expressed his own thoughts. As a Party leader, he can speak up if he has any questions. When I was in the revolutionary army, in addition to teaching the Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions, we also taught what not to do and what the punishments would be if we did it. I don't know why our engineers didn't do the same, but since I'm here, let's follow the example of the combat troops and see how it goes for a while. What do you think?"

The team leader asked what was going on, but now no one dared to object to the organizational discipline. Gao Dasheng proposed a solution, and everyone naturally agreed.

At this time, Gu Beiguo said, "In view of the problems raised in the previous meeting, especially the fact that many comrades do not understand scientific principles and are slow to work, this time the Engineering Corps Command Academy will send comrades to teach everyone. Everyone should summarize what they don't understand and where they are not doing well, so that the comrades who come to teach will have a clearer understanding."

Everyone was delighted upon hearing this, especially Instructor Xiao. This was the very reason he had clashed with Regimental Commander Geng Biao. With someone specifically teaching them, he wouldn't have to worry about anything. He didn't even know many of these things himself.

After the meeting, Gao Dasheng and Gu Beiguo approached Li Wei. Gu Beiguo said directly, "Comrade Li Wei, there's a lot of discussion among our comrades right now. Can you please make public the reasons for these comrades being punished? Many comrades feel that they've offended us and this is retaliation. I think it's very necessary to explain it quickly."

Li Wei had been so busy these past few days, concentrating on unifying thoughts and preparing for the upcoming rectification campaign, that he had actually forgotten about informing the entire army. Upon hearing what Gu Beiguo had said, he frowned and said, "I was so busy, it's my fault. Retaliation? Haha, no, I'll immediately arrange for the comrades to begin informing the entire army so they can work with peace of mind. Thank you for reminding me."

At this time, Gao Dasheng said, "Comrade Li Wei, there's no need to thank us. This is what we should do. We're here for another reason. We plan to follow the example of the revolutionary army and explain to you our organizational discipline and principles. When Comrade Long Tongxu stabbed a landlord to death with a bayonet in the base area, Chairman Zhang was moved by the fact that our soldiers had no education, many were illiterate or semi-literate, and their sense of discipline was not strong. They didn't know how to solve problems. So he came up with a plan to teach you how to solve problems step by step, and also to explain organizational discipline. So we want to transplant this system into our regiment. Is it possible?"

Li Wei looked at Gao Dasheng very seriously for a while. He was just about to start promoting the issue of organizational discipline, but Gao Dasheng was already ready to start. As expected of a comrade from the army, he immediately came up with a solution, which coincided with the organization's plan. The organization wanted to publicize these things.

Li Wei asked directly: "What are you going to do?"

Gao Dasheng chuckled and said, "Everyone knows the song 'Three Disciplines and Eight Points for Attention,' so let's start with that, along with 'Strict Discipline Song' and 'Follow the Party's Command.' Then we can discuss our organizational discipline. It doesn't need to be long, and it doesn't take much time. Based on my experience in the revolutionary army, the first time through takes a bit of time, maybe a month. Then, by studying it over and over again, it doesn't even take ten days each time, and you'll have pretty much mastered it."

After hearing this, Li Wei said happily, "It seems that we haven't treated our engineering corps as a combat unit before, and I've also been out of touch with the masses. Very good, your approach is very good, and I support you. We must do a good job in political and ideological work, as well as grassroots work, and we must not delay labor. Work hard."

Gao Dasheng and Gu Beiguo immediately replied: "Yes!" "You go back first."

After Gu Beiguo and Gao Dasheng left, Li Wei returned to his seat. Originally, according to Zhang Yinghao's instructions, a discussion on organizational discipline should first be held at the grassroots level. At least that was what Li Wei believed when he left Zhang Yinghao's place. However, the comrades in the Political Department had a very different view from Zhang Yinghao regarding the private collusion.

The Party organization holds the power over personnel matters, a crucial element of organizational discipline. All personnel decisions must be discussed and approved by the Party organization. According to current information, after Geng Biao's incident, his division commander, Long Xuhu, orchestrated a large group of individuals to "rescue" Geng Biao, attempting to interfere with organizational decisions. These individuals then began interfering in the transfer of newly appointed comrades, attempting to retain positions for those who had been suspended or dismissed, allowing them to return to their original positions after completing their training.

If Longxu Hu were handled strictly in accordance with organizational discipline, arresting, trying, and then executing him would not be considered unjust. However, the comrades were once again divided over how to deal with Longxu Hu. Although no one offered leniency to Longxu Hu, or rather, no one dared to do so, the comrades raised a different question: it was absolutely impossible for Longxu Hu to have orchestrated this incident alone in such a short period of time. The people behind this must also be investigated to determine who their core members were. Were there more people involved in this kind of thing?

As these questions were raised, Li Wei began to waver. He suddenly wondered if he should prioritize addressing the Longxu Hu issue. The solutions proposed by Gu Beiguo and his team reassured Li Wei. Perhaps, ignoring the Longxu Hu issue, focusing on strengthening discipline within the grassroots organizations was the most urgent priority. After much deliberation, with no clear solution, Li Wei decided to meet with Zhang Yinghao again.

After listening to Li Wei's account, Zhang Yinghao said, "Comrade Li Wei, what exactly is the job of the Political Department? The Political Department is responsible for doing its job. You've already handled the casework, so what are you asking comrades from other departments to do? You're overstepping your authority. Since Comrades Gao Dasheng and Gu Beiguo are planning to use military methods to popularize organizational discipline education at the grassroots level, with the successful case of the Revolutionary Army, we should see if their methods are effective. If they are feasible, we should immediately promote and implement them. What are you worried about? Hmm? Are you worried that Comrade Hu from Longxu will rebel? Or are you worried that the engineering corps, without guns or artillery, will dare to rebel? Isn't the Political Security Department responsible for organizational security?"

"Chairman Zhang, Comrade Hu from Longxu is a veteran. He was brought back from Shaanxi by you. He's been with you from the very beginning, and his Party membership is even longer than mine. He wasn't transferred to Shaanxi because he performed so well in the Engineering Corps. You know his character and temperament; he's a truly kind, righteous, incorruptible, and intelligent man. If he truly believes the rectification campaign was wrong and that the dismissed comrades shouldn't have been treated this way, we could arrest him, and he wouldn't say a word."

Hmm? What's going on? Li Wei seems to have a very high opinion of Longxu Hu? Or does he want me to express my opinion?

"Comrade Li Wei, Shaanxi has been home to many swordsmen and heroes since ancient times. There's nothing wrong with their loyalty. As a person, it's natural to treat friends with loyalty. As for your question about whether Longxu Hu is a good man and a veteran Party member, my attitude has always been the same. Only when the new constantly overcomes the old, only with constant metabolism, can we continue to develop and progress.

Anyone who refuses to accept the new, becomes interested in the old, becomes obsessed with it, and even speaks for it, will fall into the quagmire of idealism. Don't assume that just because you're a veteran Party member, a Marxist, and have made contributions, you're always a materialist. Anyone who rigidifies the status quo, defends it, and rejects the new is idealistic, and even reactionary. The current conflict centers on how to handle organizational discipline. As long as organizational discipline is observed, who can cling to power? Even if some comrades have a misunderstanding of organizational discipline, I believe the Party organization cannot abandon them.

Chapter 239: Xiran, Come on, Update

Zhang Yinghao paused, took a breath, and then emphasized his tone: "So no matter what kind of person Longxu Hu is or how long he has been with me, I will still do what I have to do. The people who are most hurting the organization are not the grassroots, but us leaders. We must not act arbitrarily and do things according to our own preferences.