More than 40 years ago, Comrade Zhou Zhenxing, the former secretary of the Heze District Party Committee of Shandong Province, went to the old revolutionary base area of Cao County to visit Yi Qiaoyun, an old landlord and old party member of General Yang Dezhi, accompanied by the then secretary of the Cao County Party Committee and others.
At this time, the old man was seriously ill, and when Zhou Zhenxing held the old man's thin hand and asked the old man what else he wanted, the old man Yi Qiaoyun hesitated and said, "I just want to eat half a bowl of fat and lean pork." After speaking, the old man said regretfully: "That's what I think, Secretary Zhou, don't take it seriously." ”
Zhou Zhenxing, who has always been vigorous and resolute and low-key in style, burst into tears. He held the old man's hands with both hands: "Blame me, blame us, old man, I'm sorry for you." He wiped his face, turned around and took out the money from his pocket and handed it to the secretary of the commune, so that the old man could eat the fat and lean pork that day.
This was followed by a debriefing meeting at the county party committee. Secretary Zhou said with tears in his eyes: "The old man Yi Qiaoyun is 83 years old this year, and he sacrificed his husband and three children for the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation. When she was the landlord of General Yang Dezhi, she used to cook nine meals a day in order to receive the soldiers, and in order to keep the soldiers well fed, she sold all the valuable belongings in the family and her mother's dowry. Now, she is seriously ill, and under our leadership, she can't eat half a bowl of fat and lean meat. Comrades, do we still have the face to be their secretary?" As he spoke, Secretary Zhou suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself and said, "The faces of our secretaries, big and small, are still called faces?"
This slap was so crisp and the words were so heavy. The secretary of the county party committee on the side cried and said: "Secretary Zhou, it is me who should be beaten, please ask the local party committee to deal with me." For a moment, all the participants bowed their heads.
In an exclusive interview with the "People's Daily", Secretary Zhou Zhenxing did not make bold remarks, but every sentence went straight to the hearts of the people, reflecting the kindness, perseverance and fairness of a party member and leading cadre, and his language was loud and clear.
Secretary Zhou said: A half-sick old man wants to eat half a bowl of fat and lean meat, is this a high requirement? Not high? We can't eat it, we have not done a good job, we have not let the people eat well, and our hearts are full of self-blame and guilt, and we feel sorry for the people.
In the light of Secretary Zhou Zhenxing, do some cadres now feel guilty of themselves? In particular, should public officials who infringe upon the interests of the masses and even compete with the masses in difficulty slap themselves in the face?
When it comes to the relationship between cadres and the masses, Secretary Zhou said that the relationship between cadres and the masses is very important, and the cadres are honest and clean, even if there are deficiencies in their work and some small mistakes, the masses will forgive them.
Secretary Zhou also said that the Chinese farmers were so good that they were starving at that time, but they still believed that no one deliberately left them without food. At that time, there were very few cadres who sought personal gain, so the relationship between the cadres and the masses was relatively harmonious. When I visited Zhang Dianxing's house, I asked him what he was eating and walked to his kitchen. The old couple stopped me and didn't want to let me in. After I tasted the vegetable dumplings, Zhang Dianxing's wife hurriedly said: I am not bitter, but I don't harvest anything in the field now. I am grateful to the Communist Party, without which I would not be alive today. My tears couldn't stop flowing at that time, what a good peasant! Poor like this, and saying thank you, where is this to put our face as a leader?
When it comes to the mission, Secretary Zhou said, if the superiors say that we did something wrong in this matter, and after investigating it, I, Zhou Zhenxing, will be responsible alone, and you are all forced, as long as I am the secretary of the prefectural party committee, I will have to feed the people.
When talking about the original intention of Communist Party members, Secretary Zhou said, my understanding is, first, to serve the people wholeheartedly, and second, the interests of the people are above all else, and the purpose of being an official is to serve the people.
I hope that Secretary Zhou's crisp slap and his words can become a wake-up call, wake up the conscience and numb hearts of more cadres, and knock out those untruthful views on political achievements and the self-esteem and blind obedience of various official positions.
The famous poet Zang Kejia once wrote: "Whoever rides on the head of the people, the people will crush him, and whoever makes cattle and horses for the people, the people will always remember him!"
Note: The picture comes from the Internet
Secretary Zhou Zhenxing
Zhou Zhenxing (second from left) talks with farmers
Secretary Zhou Zhenxing was interviewed