In September 1958, inside the Beijing Municipal High People's Court, solemn and solemn, a white-haired old man sat in the defendant's seat, whose attitude was very arrogant, ignoring the authority of the judge, and roaring at the public court.
In the past, the Beijing Higher People's Court did not have many people attending the trial of suspects, but today the courtroom is crowded with citizens who come to observe.
It turned out that a criminal was about to be sentenced here, and finally this arrogant old man was sentenced to death with a two-year suspension. This criminal suspect is Yang Hu. Yang Hu, a former lieutenant general of the Kuomintang, served as an adviser to the State Council after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and held a high position of authority.
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So why would such a powerful old man be sentenced to death? What sin did he commit that made him so unforgivable?
The following curator will lead you into the small stories behind those historical events, and new friends can pay attention to it a little, both to review the content of the past period and not to miss the excitement after that!
The young man was proud and supported Chiang Kai-shek and opposed communism
When we open the life of Yang Hu, we can find that the early life experience of this famous figure in the Republic of China period, former Kuomintang Lieutenant General, is like the male protagonist of Shuangwen novels. Yang Hu was born in 1889 in Ningguo County, Anhui Province. Yang Hu's reincarnation luck is good, in that era when other people's children are still hungry and clothed, Yang Hu's family situation can be said to be very good, so his childhood is very happy.
When he was 16 years old, he was introduced to the Qing Army Marine Division School to study, and from here we can see that Yang Hu's family is not an ordinary person and has a great background. Later, Yang Hu was influenced by advanced ideas and joined the League to propagate revolutionary ideas among workers. The Qing court was corrupt, and Yang Hu joined the army and joined the ninth town of the New Army.
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After coming to the New Army, Yang Hu was surprised to find that most of the soldiers here were like him, and they all had the same ambition, that is, to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and establish a democratic republic.
Under this environmental influence, he began to carry out revolutionary activities in secret, plotting uprisings, but was discovered and fled to the northeast. Subsequently, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, the decaying Qing Dynasty quickly collapsed, and for a time the revolutionary situation was very good, and Yang Hu also went to Nanjing to follow Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
Later, Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the revolution, Yang Hu was ordered to Hubei to organize a revolutionary team, Yuan Shikai wanted to bribe him, but Yang Hu sternly refused. Later, when the campaign failed, Yang Hu fled to Japan, where he met his revolutionary mentor, Dr. Sun Yat-sen. In 1915, Sun Yat-sen raised troops to please Yuan, and Yang Hu was appointed commander of the Jiangsu Army, heroically killing the enemy in the Zhaohejian Uprising, and making battle achievements, which was deeply appreciated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
Subsequently, Yang Hu has been following around Dr. Sun Yat-sen, actively participating in the revolution, making meritorious contributions on the battlefield many times, and becoming a member of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's command.
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After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek began to compete for the military and political power of the Kuomintang, and in order to gain military support, Chiang Kai-shek and Yang Hu became brothers and had close personal relations.
During the April 12 Incident, Yang Hu swore allegiance to Chiang Kai-shek to the death, helped Chiang Kai-shek eliminate dissidents, wantonly slaughtered our Communists and advanced elements, and killed hundreds of innocent people.
After that, Yang Hu, together with a gang of gang leaders such as Jin Jinrong and Du Yuesheng, plotted to kill the Communists in Shanghai.
Yang Hu commanded Jin Rong and others to lead a group of green gang hooligans to launch a surprise attack on the Shanghai workers' picket station, but the workers' pickets could not resist and were killed by hundreds of people.
Subsequently, Yang Hu launched a purge operation in Shanghai against our party members and social elites, killing and arresting more than 700 people and missing countless people. It can be said that Yang Hu's hands are stained with the blood of my Communists.
Frustrated in middle age, Jiang Yang contradicted
As a revolutionary veteran of the Kuomintang, Yang Hu entered a honeymoon period after helping Chiang Kai-shek complete the seizure of power, and Yang Hu also received rewards.
His brother, now Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, promoted him to the position of commander of the Shanghai garrison, which can be described as a high authority. However, friends who have watched the TV series know that in general, at such times, there will be river demolition bridges and fratricidal bridges.
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Chiang Kai-shek and Yang Hu were no exception. After Yang Hu sat on the throne of the commander of the Shanghai garrison, his ambitions swelled rapidly, and he gradually began to become arrogant, and even Chiang Kai-shek did not pay attention to him, and often people said that Chiang Kai-shek relied on him to ascend to the throne.
A typical example is that he built a courtyard on Hangzhou's West Lake, called "Qingshan White Residence", which made Chiang Kai-shek's dissatisfaction with him grow.
At this time, Chiang Kai-shek can be said to be monopolizing power in the Kuomintang, saying that one thing is not the same, lying on the bed, and allowing others to snore? In 1931, Chiang Kai-shek used some means to throw this blind guy into the Nationalist government as a member of the Central Control Commission.
At this time, Yang Hu's power was on the sidelines, he did not have any real power in his hands, and he was dissatisfied with Chiang Kai-shek, but he had no choice.
In August 1937, the Battle of Songhu broke out, Yang Hu actively resisted the Japanese, and after the fall of Shanghai, Yang Hu fled to Hong Kong. Later, in Chongqing, he met Premier Zhou, was impressed by Premier Zhou's personality and charm, and expressed deep guilt for the crimes committed by the April 12 Incident that year.
Since then, Yang Hu has always been in close contact with our party, and also laid the groundwork for the subsequent uprising and surrender.
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During the Liberation War, our army won victories one after another, and the troops pointed directly at Shanghai. Before the Kuomintang reactionaries retreated, Chiang Kai-shek secretly ordered Yan Jinwen to execute Zhang Lan, Luo Longji, and other personages from the democratic parties.
This matter was learned of by the underground staff of our army and reported the matter to Premier Zhou. Premier Zhou learned of the urgency and immediately ordered the Shanghai underground staff to rescue them with all their might.
After receiving the order, Wu Kejian, a party member under the sea, immediately got in touch with Yang Hu and won Yang Hu's help. On May 24, 1949, on the way to escort and transfer Zhang Lan, Luo Longji and others by Kuomintang agents, through the help of Yang Hu, Zhang Lan and others were successfully rescued.
Surrender to the uprising, first surrender and then rebel
In the later period of the Liberation War, our party remembered that Yang Hu followed Mr. Zhongshan around in his early years, made great contributions to the revolution, and later actively rescued people from democratic parties in the Liberation War.
Secretly transfer Yang Hu to Beiping for protection, treat Yang Hu as a friend, and give preferential treatment. Later, he was also received by the central leaders and invited to participate in the founding ceremony. At the founding ceremony, Yang Hu stood on the viewing platform with Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou, and was sought after by the people of the motherland, and the scenery was infinite for a while.
Since then, our party has properly placed Yang Hu and appointed him as an adviser to the State Council. At the same time, he was also given special care in his life, and also let him live in Prince Gong's palace, giving him a monthly subsidy of 300 yuan, and equipping him with a special driver and secretary, which can be described as pampering.
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If this continues, Yang Hu can also enjoy his old age peacefully and have a good ending. So why did he end up with the death penalty?
It turned out that Yang Hu was purely greedy enough to swallow the elephant. He had done so many wrong things and committed heinous crimes, and the state remembered his early revolutionary merits and gave him preferential treatment
Yang Hu, on the other hand, did not know how to restrain himself, and repeatedly said in public that he had merit, was he only given a false post as an adviser to the State Council? Some people can't look at it, and gently persuade him to restrain a little, which is not good and may have an adverse impact on him.
He did not think so, and in the future he intensified his efforts, even asking the Party Central Committee for an official. He repeatedly asked to see the leaders of the Party Central Committee and moved around, asking for a position as a CPPCC member. This behavior is, of course, strictly rejected.
After a long time, because Yang Hu's request was not met, he became dissatisfied. After a period of time, in order to vent his depression, Yang Hu intentionally or unintentionally listened to the radio stations of the United States and Taiwan, and after a long time, he was affected.
Since then, he has often questioned our Party's principles and policies in public and spread some false remarks in all walks of life in order to slander our Party in order to seek pleasure in his heart. If these previous behaviors are just to vent the depression in the heart, then the next behaviors are more proof of what is called raising tigers.
In the following period, Yang Hu continued his deathly behavior, and although the Party Central Committee had noticed his behavior at this time, it still maintained a tolerant attitude towards him in mind of his meritorious service.
Until one day, a man named Yang Guoan came to him and things began to change. Yang Guoan was the eldest son of Yang Hu, who had retreated to Taiwan with the Kuomintang army before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and this time came to the mainland to visit his father Yang Hu.
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Yang Hu was very happy about the arrival of his son, and on the occasion of parting, Yang Hu asked Yang Guoan to bring a message to Chiang Kai-shek, saying that he was forced to surrender at that time, and that he was still loyal to the party-state in his heart, hoping that Chiang Kai-shek would forgive him, and that sooner or later he would abandon the mainland and follow Mr. Chiang.
After Yang Anguo returned to Taiwan, he told Chiang Kai-shek about the incident. The Taiwan side seized on Yang Hu's psychology and actively sent spies to the mainland in order to carry out the next step of the counter-plan against Yang Hu, and this spy was Yang Hu's aunt Tao Sheng'an, who was entrusted by the Secret Service.
At the same time, Yang Hu also had several contacts with Tao Sheng'an and betrayed a lot of intelligence of our army. Since then, Yang Hu has completely degenerated from an uprising general into a shameful traitor, and the death knell of the end is about to ring for him.
In his later years, he was discredited and died in Beijing
In 1958, Chiang Kai-shek shouted that he wanted to counterattack the mainland, and his arrogance was very arrogant. When Yang Hu learned of this, he thought that this was a good time to show loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek.
He secretly wrote a secret letter, asking Chiang Kai-shek to unite with Japan and the United States and send troops from the northeast of Fujian to seize the fruits of the people's victory with such tactics.
After all, Yang Hu has experienced great winds and waves, and he knows that this letter is not trivial, and he must ensure the safety of the messenger. Therefore, he inquired in many ways, found a woman who was about to return to Japan, and asked her to bring the letter to Hong Kong, and then from Hong Kong to Taiwan. As everyone knows, his every move has been mastered by our side, and the Skynet has been laid down, just waiting to be collected.
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Originally, Yang Hu thought he was very clever, thought that his plan was seamless, and did not know that China's security departments had already known his every move.
This Japanese woman had just arrived at the customs, she was arrested by our public security personnel, the evidence was all there, in the face of the facts, Yang Hu was still ready to die without accounting, stubbornly resisting to the end. But Skynet was restored and not leaked. No matter how cunning he argues, it will not help.
In September 1958, the Beijing Municipal High People's Court held a trial against Yang Hu on suspicion of treason and collaboration with the enemy. The judge held that the facts of the case were clear and the evidence was conclusive, and it was proposed to sentence Yang Hu to death with a two-year suspension of execution.
In court, Yang Hu still did not repent in the face of the chiseled facts, roared at the court, slandered the judge, and despised the authority of the law. When the Party Central Committee learned of this, it remembered that he was old and allowed him to execute outside of prison. In March 1966, China's shameful traitor ended his life and died in the Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital.
The youthful spirit of the spirit to the middle-aged frustration, and then to the later years of the disgrace, Yang Hu's life reminded the curator of a person, this person is the famous big traitor Wang Jingwei, his experience is very similar to Wang Jingwei, it is simply a copy of Wang Jingwei.
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Both Yang Hu and Wang Hu threw themselves into the revolution in their early years, followed Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and made great contributions to the revolution.
However, both of them eventually betrayed the revolution and pointed their butcher knives at their comrades who had fought bloodily, their hands stained with blood. All in all, in short, Yang Hu was a young man in his early years who was enthusiastic, had ideals, and had faith, but he could not withstand the temptation of fame and fortune in the middle of the way, and turned to betray his ideals and betray the revolution, and eventually became a traitor and a shameful person.
However, it is precisely because of this that we should be all the more fortunate that in the history of our party, so many people have been able to uphold their ideals to the end, abandon fame and fortune for the cause of the people's liberation, disregard their personal safety, work hard, and experience countless bloody sacrifices, so that they can build a brand-new China and our party can lead the people to achieve today's achievements.
Today, our party still has many such people, and we should always remember them and inherit their spirit, continue to struggle, and strive to realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Well, the curator of this issue is over, welcome to comment in the message area, the next issue we will not see or disperse!