Today's meeting brings together the old, the middle-aged, and the young. (To Zhu De at this
time) We are all in our seventies and eighties, the middle-aged are in their forties and fifties,
and the young are in the square. Today's meeting is a great unity.
We must view cadres from a comprehensive historical perspective. With the exception of
Liu, Deng, and Tao, all the others are here today. All provincial first secretaries must return;
work still needs to be done. Jiang X, Jiang XX, and Tan XX are not "Three Antis" elements.
Chen XX has degenerated in his thinking and work style and should be reformed effectively.
Has Liao XX passed? He should be allowed to pass. Wang Zhen is not a Three Antis element,
but he is a rough man. I suggest Comrade Tan XX visit him. Yu Qiuli told lies, and Gu Mu was
arrested in 1936, so he is more difficult.
Some Red Guards at the Geology College had no idea about the history of the old marshals.
Someone asked me to gauge the situation, and I said, "What if we overthrow all the old
marshals? Can you do it?" Overthrow Tan XX. Isn't the meeting here today? Xu Xiangqian
presided over the Cultural Revolution for the entire army. (Xu said, "I'm not in good health,
so I'll take over.") You should do it!
There's a difference between Deng and Liu. Deng historically created his own kingdom,
ignored me, and even fled the Central Secretariat at the last minute. Later, he was part of my
faction in opposing Wang Ming's line.
Liu Shaoqi was arrested in 1925 but was later released on bail and lives in Beijing. Liu Shaoqi
had one line, one theory, and one team. The six-member group was full of rumours,
completely fabricated.
Most of the linkage is good, a few are bad, but what's the big deal? Chengdu just needs to
let them admit their mistakes. Didn't they admit their mistakes? Didn't they correct them
quickly?
(Shaking hands with Wang Zhen on the Tiananmen Gate Tower) Wang Huzi6, I haven't seen
you in a long time. Someone wants to overthrow you, but can they? They can't, right? You
should be lenient to those who overthrow you. Well, be lenient!



6 Wang Zhen (1908-1983) joined the Communist Youth League in 1924 and the Party in 1927. In 1929, he
joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army with the rank of general. “Huzi” means “beard” and is
presumably a nick-name.