When it comes to military command, it is definitely a household name. The Secret Bureau in the TV series "Latent" was formerly the military command. In the decades of its existence, it not only made no small contribution to the War of Resistance Against Japan, but also did a lot of immoral things in the process of China's revolution. In people's impressions, Dai Kasa, who is known as "the most mysterious person in China's modern history" and "the king of secret agents", is an absolute controller in the military unification hand, and this is indeed the case. But what many people don't know is that Dai Kasa has always been a deputy in the military reunification, and the real chief of the bureau is actually a person who has a deep relationship with our party, and after his death, he was buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. So who is this person? At the same time, he occupies an important position in the two parties of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, so what is his superiority? Why does he not have a high sense of existence in this position?
The head of the Military Command Bureau was named He Yaozu, a native of Ningxiang, Hunan. He Yaozu's family was well-off, so he received a very strict orthodox education from an early age, and entered Yutan Academy at the age of twelve. His book was very well read and heartfelt, which made him a chivalrous, benevolent man, full of compassion and a sense of justice. As long as the beggar came to the door, he would certainly be the first to give alms.
In 1905, He Yaozu was admitted to the Hunan Army Primary School, and four years later, he entered the Wuchang Army No. 3 Middle School. Because of his excellent grades, he was selected by the Qing government to study in Japan. Unexpectedly, He Yaozu came into contact with the League in Japan and became a member of the revolutionaries. After the Xinhai Revolution, he went to Japan again and entered the famous Army Non-Commissioned Officer School. After graduation, He Yaozu returned to China to participate in the wars led by Sun Yat-sen to fight Yuan and protect the Fa. After that, He Yaozu had been serving in the Kuomintang military circles, and he was in a high position, serving as a director and a senior minister in various departments, and the rank of general had reached the rank of general.
It can be seen that He Yaozu is really an old qualification in the Kuomintang, and Chiang Kai-shek can only discuss friendship with his peers in front of him. But in fact, in the depths of He Yaozu's heart, there is actually another world. Before the Northern Expedition, he became acquainted with Xie Jueya, one of the "Five Elders of Yan'an", and became a confidant in his life. It was precisely after listening to Xie Jueya's advice that he entered the military circles from a figure of military theory and began to personally command the troops. Moreover, He Yaozu's wife, Ni Feijun, was also a communist, and she was also introduced by Xie Jueya. From friendship to love, He Yaozu's thinking is very progressive.
The relationship between He Yaozu and Chiang Kai-shek is very delicate. As for other Kuomintang members who were close to the Communists, Chiang Kai-shek always wanted to retaliate. But only for He Yaozu, he was not so tough, and even agreed to some more "excessive" requests. In April 1937, He Yaozu was appointed director of the Lanzhou Xingyuan and concurrently served as the chairman of the Gansu Provincial Government. At this time, the Red Army's Western Route Army had just been defeated, and a large number of commanders and fighters were arrested by the Kuomintang troops. At this time, Xie Jueya found He Yaozu and knew that he would be able to release some of the Red Army in Lanzhou Prison. After some operation, He Yaozu released four cadres of the Red Fourth Front, including Liu Ruilong and Wei Traditional. Many political prisoners held in Lanzhou Prison were also released by He Yaozu. Not only that, But He Yaozu also sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek, hoping to release the Red Army fighters who had been detained in Xi'an. Although the Kuomintang and the Communists had nominally cooperated again at that time, He Yaozu still let people sweat for him in this way. Fortunately, in the end, Chiang Kai-shek did not look for He Yaozu's stubble.
In 1938 and 1942, He Yaozu did two more extremely "dangerous" things. First, when he was the director of the General Office of the Kuomintang Military Commission, he rescued progressive young people detained by the secret service and gave them travel expenses to encourage them to go to Yan'an; in 1942, a plane taking off from the Soviet Union to deliver medicines to Yan'an was detained at Lanzhou Airport because it did not receive a release order. He Yaozu concealed Chiang Kai-shek and, as the director of the attendant office, sent a telegram to the Lanzhou air station to release it, and Yan'an also received this batch of precious medicines. When Chiang Kai-shek learned of this, he dismissed He Yaozu from his post as director of the attendant office, but soon appointed him mayor of Chongqing.
It can be seen from the above events that although political views are not consistent, the relationship between He Yaozu and Chiang Kai-shek is absolutely extraordinary. Then, why did he become the director of the Military Command?
This is not to mention Dai Kasa.
Dai Kasa, the name resounded at home and abroad. The American magazine "Colliers" called him "the most mysterious person in China's modern history", in addition to "China's Gestapo", "King of Agents", "Chiang Kai-shek's Sword" and other titles. He was born in the sixth phase of the Whampoa Military Academy, and was a good friend of Chiang Kai-shek's beloved general Hu Zongnan, and also had a close relationship with Du Yuesheng, Chiang Kai-shek's "brother-in-law". He has a flexible mind, strong execution and management skills, and has an amazing talent for intelligence work. Therefore, Chiang Kai-shek had great trust in him, and from the establishment of the "Secret Service Organization Investigation and Communication Group" to the establishment of the "Revival Society", Dai Kasa gradually became the top big agent under Chiang Kai-shek.
Dai Kasa's approach is typical of "consequentialism", unscrupulous means to achieve the goal. In order to gather intelligence, he can intimidate and induce the parties, even kill people and goods, and if necessary, he will also attack his family. Dai Kasa was also not soft on the hostile forces within the party, such as the "Lixing Society" and later the Central Unification, as well as some Kuomintang military and political elders who had different opinions and interests from Chiang Kai-shek. Moreover, in the face of progressive youth and comrades of our Party, he was also vicious in his means, and black tactics such as detention, beating, and assassination appeared one after another. Although Dai Kasa had a lot of merit during the War of Resistance Against Japan and assassinated many traitors, he still could not deny the fact that his reputation was not good. Let him lead a department independently, and Chiang Kai-shek was afraid that some people would talk nonsense.
In addition to the consideration of the opposite, Chiang Kai-shek was more concerned about Dai Kasa's leadership ability. During Dai Kasa's tenure as chief of the Fuxing Society's secret service, he showed a very strong leadership. The Fuxing Society's secret service office can be said to be a rare fair department within the Kuomintang party. The rules and regulations formulated by Dai Kasa are meticulous and strict, and whoever violates the rules will definitely be punished, and if he has merit, he will be rewarded, no matter what the identity of the person is and whose relationship it is. Moreover, Dai Kasa will also use all means to ensure the income of his subordinates, and never default on wages and bonuses. This was already very rare within the corrupt Kuomintang government at that time. This is one of the reasons why Dai Kasa can make it prohibited and work efficiently. What Chiang Kai-shek feared most was that the prestige of his subordinates was too high, which would affect his own rule, so he would definitely find a way to balance Dai Kasa.
In 1938, although Chiang Kai-shek expanded the special service office of the Fuxing Society led by Dai Kasa to the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (i.e., military unification) of the Military Commission of the National Government, he pushed the former chief of the secret service department, Dai Kasa, to a deputy post. He wasn't very reassured about Dai Kasa, so he had to find someone to suppress him. The last candidate Chiang Kai-shek thought of was He Yaozu. Although He Yaozu had different political views from his own and had a "pro-Communist" tendency, this person was upright enough to never let Dai Kasa's crooked and evil ways go too far. Moreover, as He Yaozu, Dai Kasa would never dare to be too rampant.
However, although He Yaozu was in full office, Chiang Kai-shek handed over the most important personnel and financial powers to Dai Kasa when power was distributed. In fact, this is also Chiang Kai-shek's consistent style, and Xu Enzeng and Zhu Jiahua of the Central Unification are also such a pair. This also directly caused that in the actual operation of the military command, He Yaozu, the chief director of the bureau, became a decoration. If Dai Kasa had anything, he would report directly to Chiang Kai-shek and never go through He Yaozu. And He Yaozu's orders are also like waste paper within the military command, and no one will care. Later, He Yaozu basically did not stay in the Military Command Bureau, either as ambassador to the Soviet Union or as mayor of Chongqing, and had nothing to do with intelligence work. In short, He Yaozu became the "face" of the military commander and Dai Kasa, with a high position but no real power.
In August 1945, Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou led a communist delegation, accompanied by patriotic general Zhang Zhizhong, to Chongqing to negotiate peace with Chiang Kai-shek. In the face of Chiang Kai-shek, who had put Zhang Xueliang under house arrest in this way, it cannot but be said that Chairman Mao took great risks. After learning the news, He Yaozu personally went to the airport to greet Chairman Mao and repeatedly ordered that security work should be strengthened. This move not only ensured Chairman Mao's security, but also clearly expressed his position.
He Yaozu and Chairman Mao were both "big fellows" in Hunan and like-minded, and the two talked happily at first sight. In order to further promote the realization of peace, He Yaozu invited Chairman Mao to a family banquet in his personal capacity, and also specially arranged a unique "meeting with fellow villagers." The incident later evolved into a social event, attended by 200 to 300 Hunan celebrities, which was rumored to be a beautiful talk at the time.
Under pressure from many quarters, Chiang Kai-shek finally signed the Double Tenth Agreement, and peace was temporarily realized. But it didn't take long for Chiang Kai-shek to start another war across the country. He Yaozu was so disappointed that he resigned as mayor at the end of 1945 and openly broke with Chiang Kai-shek.
On March 17, 1946, Dai Kasa's landline was hit by an air crash in Daishan, the western suburbs of Nanjing, and the mysterious man was destroyed. Soon after, the Military Command Bureau was changed to the Secrecy Bureau, with Zheng Jiemin and Mao Renfeng as the chief and deputy directors. He Yaozu also completely broke away from the military command and began to work hard for his ideals.
In 1947, He Yaozu joined the "Sun Wenist National League" to carry out a patriotic movement against civil war and dictatorship in society. Later, when he returned to Hunan, he secretly contacted Cheng Qian, Tang Shengzhi, and others to plan "self-help", break with Chiang Kai-shek, and usher in liberation. Later, in the process of liberation of the Great Southwest, the role of He Yaozu could not be ignored.
On August 13, 1949, He Yaozu came to Hong Kong again, and together with Long Yun, Liu Fei and 44 other people, jointly issued an uprising telegram, giving another heavy blow to the dying Chiang Kai-shek ruling clique. At this time, Chiang Kai-shek became angry and sent agents to Hong Kong to assassinate He Yaozu. However, at this time, the Kuomintang intelligence organs were already leaking everywhere, and the news was quickly grasped by our Party. So Premier Zhou immediately instructed the intelligence personnel to protect all relevant personnel. Later, given the opportunity, He Yaozu was safely escorted to the Liberated Area of North China. When he came to Beijing, he was cordially received by Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou. After more than twenty years of upheavals, people with common ideals have finally come together.
After liberation, He Yaozu later served as a member of the Central South Military and Political Committee and Minister of Communications, director of the Counselor Office of the Central South Administrative Committee, a deputy to the National People's Congress and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and was also elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Second, Third and Fourth Central Committees of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee. In July 1961, He Yaozu ended his life of searching for light and was buried in the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery.