"Mistakes can be corrected, and good deeds can be done." Everyone makes mistakes in life, and as long as they don't make any principled mistakes, it's not a big deal. Mistakes are made by everyone, but not everyone will admit mistakes.
Many people know that they have done something wrong, but because they can't erase their face, self-esteem and other factors, they often don't take the initiative to admit their mistakes.
As everyone knows, blindly sticking to the knife and not admitting mistakes will only make people look down on them more and more; knowing that mistakes can be corrected is the most accurate way to do it after making mistakes, so as to win the respect of others and win back what they have lost because of making mistakes.
On 25 January 1956, a general was awarded the rank of lieutenant general. On September 28, 1955, our army had just carried out a huge awarding activity at Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai, and only four months later, could anyone stand out again and be awarded a military rank?
The age of war has passed, and the era of peace has arrived. In times of peace, it is often more difficult to make meritorious achievements, so has this person done anything meritorious? He was awarded the rank of lieutenant general after only four months.
The name of this person was Nie Heting, and the reason why he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general four months later was not because he made meritorious service, but because he "made a mistake".
Born in 1905, he joined the National Revolutionary Army at the age of 21. After joining the Communist Party in the same year, he led an organization to launch an armed rebellion in response to the Northern Expedition.
In the following year, he participated in the Northern Expedition, the Nanchang Uprising and the Guangzhou Uprising. When the Total Liberation War came, he served as deputy chief of staff of the Fourth Field Army and participated in the command of the Liaoshen Campaign. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, under the orders of the party, he went to Korea to carry out the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
In his meritorious service, his position has also risen step by step, from a platoon leader to a regimental commander, chief of staff, and commander. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as the deputy commander of the Plastered Corps Command of the People's Liberation Army.
With such a remarkable record, he believes that he is also a unique existence in the People's Liberation Army. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, China began to implement the military rank system, and prepared to award military ranks to meritorious generals.
Before the ceremony could begin, Nie Heting received gossip from elsewhere: he had only been awarded the rank of lieutenant general. In contrast, other generals with such a resume at least received the rank of general.
Compared with the others, he suddenly felt uncomfortable. Luo Rongheng, the chief cadre minister who happened to be responsible for assessing military ranks, was his old leader in the Northeast Democratic Coalition Army before.
After finding the old leader, he began to pour bitter water: Why are others all generals, and only he has the title of a lieutenant general?
Who expected that Luo Rongheng not only did not express his support for him, but looked at him with an angry face: Don't you know your own mistakes? Do you want me to remind you? Giving you the title of lieutenant general is not bad, if you don't want it, you can return it, just so that the Central Military Commission can save trouble!
In the "Biography of Luo Rongheng", there is a special description of Nie Heting: the veteran who participated in the Nanchang Uprising held many important positions, but in terms of personal life, he repeatedly made mistakes, and even made major mistakes in disobeying the organizational arrangements after entering the city.
In terms of seniority, he participated in the revolution for a long time; in terms of battle merit and ability, he participated in many large-scale battles, and once proposed to attack Jinzhou during the Liaoshen Campaign, which coincided with the decision-making of the central government later; but the evaluation of military ranks not only relied on these two aspects, but also played a great role in the style of conduct.
Nie Heting was a straight man, and if he had a temper, he would have a temper, regardless of three seven twenty-one. Many times they often do not even give face to the organization, and as a senior official in the military, does not it make it difficult for the central authorities to do such a thing?
In 1927, during the period of cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communists, due to the shortage of grain, grass, and ammunition in our army, Commander-in-Chief Zhu made a plan and chose to integrate the troops into the Nationalist Army to tide over the crisis. But what about him? He refused to wear the Kuomintang uniform, and eventually allowed him to return to Shanghai and do other work.
10 years later, when the New Fourth Army was first established, Ye Ting invited him to come and work with him, and he happily agreed.
However, when he saw the chairman's unwilling face and told him to practice when he was leaving, he was afraid of being left behind, and quietly left without saying hello. These things are also too inappropriate.
It was based on comprehensive considerations in many aspects that Luo Rongheng finally gave him the rank of lieutenant general. Isn't he still satisfied? Angry, Luo Shuai removed him from the list of awards on the spot.
Nie Heting actually regretted it as soon as he finished speaking, it was all a disaster caused by a hot head. After realizing his mistake, he did not defend himself, but instead bowed his head and listened to Luo Shuai's criticism, and even luo Shuai said, "As far as your realization is concerned, I see too much for the lieutenant general", and he did not refute it.
Nie Heting, on the contrary, wrote a long letter of review after returning. Seeing that he knew that he could correct his mistakes, Luo Shuai finally gave him the title of lieutenant general four months later.
It is not terrible for a person to make a mistake, but it is terrible that after he makes a mistake, he still takes it for granted that he is right, and finds all kinds of reasons to shirk it. Only those who can face their mistakes calmly and admit their mistakes can achieve great things.
Washington, the first president of the United States, was very naughty as a child. When Dad was out one day, he took an axe and slashed around in the yard, and finally ran to the garden and swung the axe at a small tree.
The tree fell to the ground in response and became two knots. When Dad returned, he saw that his favorite cherry tree had been cut down, his face became angry, and he scolded loudly: Don't let me know who cut down my tree, I have to clean him up.
In the face of his angry father, Washington, who had been thinking about it for a long time, finally plucked up the courage and said to his father: I cut it down with an axe, I'm sorry. Honestly, he eventually got his father's forgiveness and grew up to become the first president of the United States.
During the Warring States period, Lin Xiangru was reused by the monarch of the State of Zhao because of the merits of "returning to Zhao after completing the bibi", and was above Lianpo. Unconvinced, Lianpo threatened to humiliate Lin Xiangru in person, and when he heard the news, he began to avoid Lianpo everywhere.
He was not afraid of things, and it was only because Zhao Guozheng had him and Lian Po that Qin Guo did not dare to act rashly. If there is a gap between the two, will they not put the crisis of the country behind a personal vendetta?
When Lian Po heard this, he was ashamed, so he went to ask Lin Xiangru for his guilt. It was precisely because of the existence of the two that Zhao Guo could be intact.
"A man who is not a sage can be blameless, but he can improve greatly."
Nie Heting did not admit his mistake, his position as lieutenant general may not be secured; if Washington does not admit his mistake, his father will be extremely disappointed in him, and it will be difficult for him to achieve later achievements; Lian Po does not admit his mistake, and if there is a gap with Lin Xiang, it is likely that the Qin state will take advantage of it and cause the disaster of annihilation.
The same is true in our daily life, in the face of some mistakes, before he has caused serious consequences, we must admit our mistakes in time and seek solutions, rather than blindly trying and escaping, and it is too late to regret it.