1. Mao laid down that the main orientation of the Cultural Revolution was to "Bombard the Headquarters" and solve the problem of Liu and Teng. Rice should be eaten slowly and too much rice in the mouth could not be easily chewed. The reason for saying this was simple: no more enemies should be made before the problem of Liu and Teng was solved.
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Chou was a good housekeeper of the 800 million people and rendered meritorious services to the people and country. He had the greatest prestige among the masses. He was loyal to Mao Tse-tung. At the Tsuni Conference military power was vested in Mao and Chou acted as a deputy. Afterwards, he consistently and faithfully implemented Mao's line and instructions. His private life was crystal clear and worth being called a model one.
There was no stain or doubt in his history. Lin and Chiang spent a tremendous amount of labour in conducting investigations, all in vain. People like Chou could not be easily toppled with a casual remark.
Lin Piao said that, to embark on the great Cultural Revolution, it was necessary to rely on two factors: Mao's prestige and the Liberation Army. He did not mention the most important factor: Chou En-lai and his groups in administrative and professional work. Lin, Chiang, Chen and Kang were all political speculators buying on margin. One said something one day; another said something else the next day. They incited the masses to struggle against cadres and the masses. Their only worry was that there should be no troubles on earth. Who cared about people's livelihood? The masses did not starve in the 10 years during the Cultural Revolution but they knew who had done this for them.
In the 10 years during the Cultural Revolution, Chou did not sleep soundly. In the second year, he contracted cardiac disease. In 1972 he suffered from cancer. Many ministries and committees of the State Council system became paralyzed and all work was left to the State Council. Many people became idle during the Cultural Revolution, but Chou had no assistant. He helped Li Hsien-nien. He said: "I only have Hsien-nien." People asked him to rest but he said: "the work has not been finished." Those several people who helped him with his work also worked day and night. In addition, they were ready to be criticized and struggled against by the Red Guards "at the latter's beck and call."
Yu Chiu-li was a "Follower of Ho Lung's sinister line," Ku Mu was a "Renegade" and Li Hsien-nien was a "Capitalist Roader." Yu Chiu-li made his own tall hat and wore it when he attended criticism and struggle meetings. After taking a "Jet plane ride," he returned to his office, took off his hat, washed his face and continued to work. It was said that later he eventually "Moved God." Mao said that he should also help cadres like Yu Chiu-li. These people were real pillars of the CCP. If it were not for their organisations which co-ordinated the activities of the national economy, the "Great spirit of the proletarian revolutionaries" could not have been fostered. The large-scale, unprecedentedly magnificient play of the Cultural Revolution could not have been performed for half a month, not to mention 10 years. Although shop bosses like Lin and Chiang wanted to seize the power of the State Council, they knew that it was more difficult to be officials of the State Council than to be officials of the Cultural Revolution. Therefore, they did not dare take action rashly.
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However, Lin and Chiang would not retreat at that time. In the large-scale seizure of power which began in January 1967, Liu Shao-chi's influence was smashed organisationally but they did not grasp the administrative power of the State Council or
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