Northwest Years 西北岁月 Episode 34

With the end of the Fumei Campaign, the situation in the northwest gradually stabilized. Xi Zhongxun was smiling every day and began to work on the stability and construction of the people in Xi'an. He encouraged Liu Qiaocui to go to Yisu Society and support its vigorous development. Liu Qiaocui and Han Zhu got along for a while and developed feelings. Xi Zhongxun noticed it and deliberately created space for the two to get along alone.

Qin Mulan served as the deputy mayor of Xi'an. She brought Liu Qiaocui to Yisu Society for research and suggested arranging more new plays, but was refuted by the pillar Yimoyun. Jiao Tonghua agreed with Qin Mulan's views, temporarily adapted a few paragraphs of lyrics and went on stage. As a result, Qin Mulan found that the opera was still an ancient play after being changed, and there was no shadow of the new era at all.

On the other hand, Xi Zhongxun personally went deep into the grassroots to check the people's food, accommodation and transportation, but noticed that many people had no place to live. They were basically shacks built with branches, which could not block wind or rain, and the conditions were very difficult. According to the old man, even if there was a house, it was an old house that was about to collapse. As long as it was windy and rainy, it would collapse at least half.

Not only that, Xi Zhongxun also saw some young people tearing down the ancient city wall and using the bricks to build houses. He was so angry that he rushed over to stop them and asked them to stop immediately. Xi Zhongxun held a meeting to discuss this matter. Everyone present expressed their opinions. Some cadres felt that the city wall was a symbol of feudal dregs, and some old cadres opposed the demolition, believing that it was a city wall that had experienced wars, famines, and the rise and fall of dynasties. It was also a bridge between them and history, and it was also a historical and cultural symbol of Xi'an.

Seeing that everyone had different opinions, Xi Zhongxun asked Jia Tuofu for his opinion. Jia Tuofu could understand the urgent development, but his response made Xi Zhongxun very dissatisfied. Xi Zhongxun said that Xi'an is the world's historical capital, and every brick here is history and culture. Even if we want to develop, we can't destroy the things of our ancestors. We should work together to protect the roots of the Chinese nation.

Soon, Liu Qiaocui and Cuihua worshipped Yimoyun as their teacher, and Yisu Society co-rehearsed "Defending Peace" with the Bayi Troupe, which made Qin Mulan very happy. A few days later, Xi Zhongxun led a group to inspect the Yisu Society and proposed to change the slogan "take over" to "take over". His sincerity and attitude moved everyone.

Peng Dehuai took the initiative to tell Xi Zhongxun that Mao Zedong handed Tibet over to the Northwest Bureau, and the first priority was to protect the Panchen Lama in Qinghai and prepare for the early liberation of Tibet. Because Peng Dehuai had to continue to lead the troops to command the Lanzhou Campaign, Xi Zhongxun and the Northwest Bureau were ordered to carry out the work of winning over the 10th Panchen Lama.

After returning to the Northwest Bureau, Xi Zhongxun found Fan Ming, the head of the Liaison Department of the First Field Army, and said that Guan Jiyu, the chairman of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission of the Kuomintang, had gone to Ta'er Temple in Qinghai to preside over the enthronement ceremony of the 10th Panchen Lama. It seemed that he wanted to kidnap the Panchen Lama to Taiwan. Fan Ming also confirmed that the Kuomintang was repairing the airport in Yushu, Qinghai based on the current intelligence, so Xi Zhongxun decided to let him and Zhou Renshan, the head of the Qinghai United Front Work Department, do the work of the Panchen Lama, publicize the Communist Party's policies, and dispel their doubts.

On the other hand, in the face of the invitation of the KMT Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission, the secretary of the Panchen Lama's headquarters, Zhandong Ji Jinmei, replaced the 10th Panchen Lama and personally negotiated with Guan Jiyu, wanting to wait and see how the situation develops. The 10th Panchen Lama once again emphasized that this matter would be discussed in a few days, at least there was no intention to go to Taiwan at present.

On August 26, 1949, the main force of the First Field Army launched a general attack on Lanzhou, annihilated more than 27,000 enemies, and eliminated the main force of the Ma Bufang Group. After Lanzhou and Xining were successively liberated, Huang Zhengqing, the security commander of Labrang Monastery in Gannan, intended to revolt, but proposed to keep guns and silver dollars.

Deputy Commander Zhang Zifeng had to talk to the Communist Party on behalf of Huang Zhengqing and conveyed his intention. Xi Zhongxun convened a meeting and believed that Huang Zhengqing was their friend. This person was very clear about black and white, and he organized everyone to donate money and materials to the front line during the Anti-Japanese War, and donated 30 aircraft. In this way, Xi Zhongxun felt that he could agree to Huang Zhengqing's conditions to express the Communist Party's sincerity to him.