Mao Zedong had a cordial conversation with Zhang Lan, chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, at the first session of the First National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the people of Chinese urgently needed peace and stability and the rebuilding of their homes. Proceeding from the wishes of the people and in accordance with the political line formulated by the Seventh Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Communist Party of China stands for uniting all patriotic and democratic personages and building a democratic, independent, free, unified, prosperous and strong new China. The Kuomintang ruling clique attempted to rely on the support of the U.S. government to maintain the rule of the one-party dictatorship before the War of Resistance. In view of this, Chiang Kai-shek falsely sent three "ten thousand urgent" telegrams to Yan'an on August 14, 20, and 23, 1945, inviting Mao Zedong to Chongqing for negotiations. If Mao Zedong went to Chongqing for negotiations, he would use the negotiations to paralyze the Chinese Communists, so as to gain time to dispatch troops and deploy civil wars; if Mao Zedong did not come, he could use this to attack the Chinese Communists for refusing to negotiate peace, thus putting all the responsibility for the civil war on the Chinese Communists.
In order to avoid civil war, on August 28, 1945, Mao Zedong, together with Zhou Enlai and Wang Ruofei, accompanied by Zhang Zhizhong, a representative of the Kuomintang government, and Hurley, the US ambassador to China, arrived in Chongqing from Yan'an by special plane. This action of the CPC has made people see the CPC's sincere desire to seek peace, and has been warmly welcomed and supported by people from all walks of life, and the leaders of various democratic parties and non-party democrats have gone to the airport to greet them, which has aroused tremendous repercussions at home and abroad.
During the Chongqing talks, Mao Zedong and others met with Song Qingling, Feng Yuxiang, Tan Pingshan, Liu Yazi, and others to freely talk about the current situation and the party's policies. Especially during this period, Mao Zedong wrote a beautiful node of party-league cooperation. The Special Garden was the residence of the democrat Xian Ying, where Zhang Lan, chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, lived here. On August 30, 1945, the third day of Mao Zedong's arrival in Chongqing, Mao Zedong came to the Special Garden for the first time accompanied by Zhou Enlai, and during the banquet, Zhang Lan solemnly reminded Mao Zedong and others that Chiang Kai-shek was feasting at the Hongmen Gate. Mao Zedong smiled indifferently and said humorously, Let's have a fake play and real performance, let the people of the whole country be the audience, see the real and false, distinguish between right and wrong, and this play will have great value! Mao Zedong bid farewell to Zhang Lan and left the Special Garden. Three days later, on September 2, Mao Zedong visited the Special Garden for the second time. This time, Mao Zedong met with the leaders of the Democratic League, Zhang Lan, Shen Junru, huang Yanpei, and so on, and saw so many famous democrats of the Democratic League, Mao Zedong said happily, This is the "house of democracy," and I have returned home! Waving his hands, he said confidently that today we gathered at the "Democracy House" in the special garden, and in the future we will work together to live in the "Democratic Country". Xian Jizhen, the daughter of Xian Ying who was present at the time, excitedly held the commemorative book in her hand and asked Mao Zedong to take a commemorative note, and Mao Zedong was full of enthusiasm and immediately responded happily. Mao Zedong waved his handwriting with the four big characters of "The light is in sight." Subsequently, nearly two weeks later, on September 15, Mao Zedong visited Zhang Lan for the third time in the Special Garden. This time, in Zhang Lan's bedroom, Mao Zedong and Zhang Lan had a long meeting. During the conversation, Zhang Lan earnestly suggested: "Now, if you and the Kuomintang are negotiating behind closed doors, and if you have already negotiated, you should make it public, so that Chiang Kai-shek will not admit it in the future." Mao Zedong listened to Zhang Lan's heartfelt words, was deeply moved, and praised in succession: "The old man has become a country, and the old man has become a country!" On September 18, three days after Mao Zedong and Zhang Lan broke up, Zhang Lan fulfilled his promise and published an "Open Letter to the Leaders of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party" in Chongqing's Xinmin Bao, calling for the content of open negotiations and the realization of domestic peace. The Chongqing talks began on August 28 and ended on October 10, lasting 43 days, when the Kuomintang and the Communists formally signed and published the Minutes of the Talks between the Government and representatives of the Chinese Communist Party (the "Double Tenth Agreement"). The two sides agreed that we must make joint efforts to cooperate for a long time on the basis of peace, democracy, unity and reunification, resolutely avoid civil war, and build an independent, free, prosperous and strong new China.
Special Garden (aka "Fresh House")
The Chongqing negotiations have achieved important results, from Mao Zedong Sangu Teyuan and Zhang Lan, chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, to the formal signing of the "Double Tenth Agreement" between the Kuomintang and the Communists, which embodies the immortal chapter and brilliant evidence of party-league cooperation.
The history of the NLD began on March 19, 1941, when it was founded on March 19, 1941, and it was the League of Chinese Democratic Political Groups that emerged from the anti-Japanese national united front and became the most reliable friend of the Communist Party of China in upholding the War of Resistance and Democratic Unity during the War of Resistance Against Japan. During the Chongqing negotiations, Mao Zedong Sangu Special Garden, the Democratic House of the Democratic League, handwritten four big characters of "Bright in Sight", and with the joint efforts of the Democratic League and other parties, the Chongqing negotiations achieved important results; on January 5, 1948, the Third Plenary Session of the First Central Committee of the Democratic League was held in Hong Kong, and the meeting advocated: "Work hand in hand with the CHINESE Communist Party, cooperate with the democratic parties, and work together to achieve true democracy and peace." Since then, the NLD has embarked on the bright road of comprehensive cooperation with the Communist Party of China and moved forward hand in hand for the common goal. (Mu Junsheng)