Today 26 years ago, on June 10, 1999 (April 27, 1999 in the lunar calendar), General Chen Xilian, former Vice Premier of the State Council, died. Chen Xilian Chen Xilian (1915.1.4-1999.6.10), formerly known as Chen Xilian, whose courtesy name is Lianfu, was born in Hong'an County, Hubei Province. In 1929, he joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1930. Participated in the Long March. In War of Resistance against Japan, he served as brigade commander and military division commander of the 129th Division of the Eighth Route Army; During the War of Liberation, he successively served as commander of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Field Army Column and commander of the Second Field Army Corps; After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as the first secretary of Chongqing Municipal Committee, artillery commander of the Central Military Commission, commander of shenyang military area command, commander of Beijing Military Region, and member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission. He once presided over the daily work of the Central Military Commission. Senior general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was awarded the rank of general in 1955. He is a member of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd National Defense Commission, a representative of the 7th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, an alternate member of the 8th Central Committee and a member of the Central Committee, a member of the 9th, 10th and 11th Central Political Bureau, and a member of the Standing Committee of the 12th and 13th Central Advisory Committee. Further reading: Who Mao Zedong handed over military power before his death? Note: During the Cultural Revolution, Chen Xilian (right), commander of shenyang military area command, and Mao Yuanxin (left), political commissar, took a group photo. According to the newly published Chronicle of Mao Zedong (1949-1976), on February 2, 1976, Mao Zedong: "Review the draft notice of the CPC Central Committee on Hua Guofeng's appointment as acting premier and Chen Xilian presiding over the work of the Central Military Commission, which was sent by Hua Guofeng today, and give instructions: 'Agree. Retire from Comrade Hua Guofeng.' Upon Chairman Mao's proposal, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee unanimously approved that Comrade Chen Xilian would be responsible for presiding over the work of the Central Military Commission during Comrade Ye Jianying's illness. " ¢Ù This personnel change means that Ye Jianying, who came back after Lin Biao's death, was "actually stopped from the daily work of the Central Military Commission" ¢Ú and replaced by Chen Xilian-Ye was not ill at that time, but was "declared'ill '". ¢Û Mao Zedong's "abandonment of leaves and choice of Chen" reflects his predictions and worries about the changes of the high-level political structure after his death. The reason why he chose Chen Xilian has a lot to do with Chen's long-term work with Mao Yuanxin in Liaoning as the commander of shenyang military area command; Its reuse of Chen Xilian can be traced back to the "exchange of commanders of the eight military regions" incident at the end of 1973. The cause of the "exchange of commanders of the eight military regions" was that after Lin Biao's death, three letters written by Xu Shiyou, commander of Nanjing Military Region, Han Xianchu, commander of Fuzhou Military Region, and Yang Dezhi, commander of jinan military area command, to Mao Zedong and Lin Biao were found in his residence. The content was to suggest that "people who made mistakes" should be driven out of the central government and "put to the grass-roots level for exercise". The so-called "people who made mistakes" refer to Zhang Chunqiao, who was attacked by Lin Biao's faction at the Lushan Conference in 1970. In the process of tracing down why the letter was detained in Lin Biao's place instead of being sent to Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai was also involved, and the suicide incident of Wang Liangen, deputy director of the Central Office, occurred, which can be described as confusing. ¢Ü The "exchange of commanders of the eight military regions" that occurred later was mainly aimed at Xu Shiyou, Han Xianchu and Yang Dezhi. Mao Zedong clearly stated: "You Commander Chen (Xilian), Comrade Yang Dezhi from Jinan, Comrade Xu Shiyou from Nanjing, these comrades have been working in one place for too long." ¢Ý-As a result, Xu Shiyou, Yang Dezhi, and Han Xianchu were all transferred from their original troops, their status in the army plummeted; Only Chen Xilian was transferred from shenyang military area command to Beijing Military Region, which was tantamount to a promotion. Caption: In October, 1984, Chen Xilian (left) visited the National Day military parade at Tiananmen Gate Tower. Chen Xilian replaced Ye Jianying in military power, "which made the relationship between Chen Xilian and Ye Jianying delicate. Later, when Chen Xilian's wife Wang Xuanmei recalled this incident, she said that at that time, the rumor that 'Chen Xilian seized Ye Jianying's military power' was so strong that Ye Jianying wanted to quit Beijing to live in Guangzhou. To this end, Chen Xilian also called Ye Jianying specially and said, 'Ye Shuai, you can't go to Guangzhou.' Ye Jianying was a little angry when he heard this and said, 'Are you afraid I will cause trouble? Where can't I make trouble if I want to? '" ¢Þ Chen Xilian himself recalled: "At that time, some comrades had some misunderstandings about me because they didn't know the situation, and said some criticisms and accusations." ¢ß The so-called "ignorance of the situation" means that although Chen Xilian was appointed by Mao Zedong to replace Ye Jianying in military power, when Mao Zedong died, Chen did not choose to support Mao Yuanxin and Zhang Chunqiao. On the contrary, according to Li Xiannian's daughter Li Xiaolin, "After Mao Zedong's death, his father and Chen Xilian kept a wake together. Once, my father went to the bathroom, and Chen Xilian followed him. In the bathroom, Chen Xilian said to him: Those people may have to do it, so be careful. My father hurriedly waved his hand not to let him go on." ¢à Notes: ¢Ù Chronicle of Mao Zedong (1949-1976) (VI), Central Literature Publishing House, 2013.12. ¢Ú Compiled by the Academy of Military Sciences of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: "Chronicles of Ye Jianying (1897-1986)" (Part 2), Central Literature Publishing House 2007, P1108. ¢Û Fan Shuo: Ye Jianying's Extraordinary Road, People's Publishing House, 2003, P222. ¢Ü Chi Nan: The Letter Storm of Three Generals after the Lin Biao Incident, Party History Expo, No.06, 2004. See also Short Historical Records, No.92: The Strange Incident of Admiral's Letters Detained. ¢Ý Pang Xianzhi, Jin Chong and editor-in-chief: Biography of Mao Zedong (1949-1976), Volume 2, Central Literature Publishing House, 2003, P1675. ¢Þ Chen Xilian in the Political Situation in 1976, Communist Party Member, No.12, 2009. ¢ß Memoirs of Chen Xilian, People's Liberation Army Press, 2007, P384. ¢à Li Xiaolin: "Father and Ye Shuai had a special" written talk "in Xishan", Xinmin Evening News, 2009.09.01.