In 1951, Liu Qingshan deliberately chose a sunny day, brought his wife Fan Yong and two sons to the photo studio, and took a family photo.
In the photo, Liu Qingshan is wearing a straight Mao suit, with a calm demeanor, his wife is gentle and dignified, smiling, and the two children are in front of the camera, smiling innocently. At this time, the family was carefree and happy on everyone's faces.
However, Liu Qingshan did not let the happiness continue, behind the happy photos, there is a huge crisis, the double temptation of money and power, which made him go to the road of corruption and degeneration.
Liu Qingshan used his tragic story to give people a major warning, how did he go to a point of no return?
In 1916, Liu Qingshan was born in a poor family in Anguo County, Hebei Province.
The experience of suffering gave Liu Qingshan a deep understanding of social inequality and inspired his determination to change his fate. In 1931, at the age of 15, Liu Qingshan joined the Communist Party of China and embarked on the road of revolution.
In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, Liu Qingshan performed particularly well, on the battlefield, he was brave and fearless, and won the trust and appreciation of his comrades-in-arms and superiors many times.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the higher authorities took into account Liu Qingshan's outstanding performance during the revolutionary period and appointed him secretary of the Tianjin Prefectural Party Committee. From a poor boy, to a combat hero, to a local leader, Liu Qingshan's heart blossomed after he grasped the real power of the local government.
After his promotion, his thinking slowly changed, and like many corrupt officials, he also believed that the right should not be used, and it would be invalid when it expired.
Liu Qingshan began to accept bribes from businessmen and used the power in his hands for personal gain. Later, his extravagant life became more and more unrestrained, not only pursuing high-end food in his diet, but also buying luxury goods from Hong Kong at high prices, and even buying luxury cars to show off.
Politically, Liu Qingshan also gradually deviated from the party's line, colluding with Zhang Zishan, who was also the leader of Tianjin, and recklessly diverted funds that should have been used for disaster relief and infrastructure construction to satisfy his personal greed.
At this time, Liu Qingshan is no longer the young man full of ideals and beliefs in the past, he has long left the interests of the people behind and is completely immersed in the pleasure brought by power.
In 1951, Liu Qingshan's extravagant life attracted the attention of the central government, and the Hebei Provincial Party Committee began an in-depth investigation of him. After months of investigation and evidence collection, his corruption was finally revealed.
Facts have proved that Liu Qingshan not only embezzled hundreds of millions of yuan in old currency, but also used his power to operate illegally, causing huge losses to state property.
Faced with ironclad evidence of the crime, Liu Qingshan finally realized that the situation was not good, and tried to use the past credit to excuse himself, Chairman Mao said: "It is precisely because of their high status, great merit, and great influence that they must be determined to execute them." ”
In 1952, Liu Qingshan was sentenced to death and paid a heavy price for his mistakes.
Liu Qingshan's tragedy has sounded the alarm for people. In the years of revolution, he was a brave warrior, but in times of peace, power and money led him to lose his way and end up on the path of self-destruction.
Power and responsibility are a double-edged sword. The path to corruption is not achieved overnight, but step by step into the quagmire of greed. Don't lose yourself in power and status.