One is a simple and serious family style.
Practice the court motto-"a stitch and a thread, you must come and go clearly."
General Tang Liang served as the first deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee after the liberation of Nanjing. The General's Mansion is located in a courtyard on Ningxia Road in Nanjing. This used to be the residence of Yu Youren, president of the Kuomintang Supervisory Institute. Due to the hasty evacuation, Mo Bao's antique calligraphy and painting remained intact in the main house. After General Tang Liang moved in, he regarded it as public property, quickly called his family and staff and warned anyone not to use a piece of paper in the house. They were all registered and handed over to the organization.
During the Anti-Japanese War, General Tang Liang was the second uncle of the general's wife and served as Party Secretary and Political Commissar in Shandong Binhai District. After learning the news, he rushed to Binhai from Henan and got a job in the army. At first, General Tang Liang thought that Uncle was interested in contributing to the Anti-Japanese War, and he was very happy. He said: "Now the whole country is resisting Japan, and he has the money to make a strong contribution. The troops are loading and unloading food and are in urgent need of manpower. Just worked for more than ten days. " My second uncle was dissatisfied after hearing this. He didn't take the bag for almost a day and then slipped away quietly.
After the liberation of the whole country, my second uncle, who was polluted by the legacy of the feudal thought of "one man gets the word, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven", learned that his nephew and son-in-law General Tang Liang had been promoted to be the secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Party Committee, and came to apply for a job twice, hoping to use nepotism to get an official position.
General Tang Liang, who has dealt with my uncle, seriously asked my uncle:
"What do you want?"
The second uncle replied, "I want to join the army."
The general dissuaded him: "You are over forty years old. How can you be a soldier? "
The second uncle replied angrily, "Not a soldier, not an official?"
The general asked, "You have neither expertise nor contribution. What kind of official can you be? "
The second uncle wanted to be an official in vain and said with a straight face, "Let me be a colonel first."
Tang Liang, an upright general, was furious and forgot the concept of seniority. In a rage, he scolded my uncle and drove him away. The general's work style of adhering to principles, daring to refuse unreasonable demands, not afraid of offending relatives and not being crony is commendable. Such courage and boldness are worthy of our serious study and thinking.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, during the vigorous campaigns against "three evils (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy)" and "five evils (anti-bribery, anti-tax evasion, anti-theft of state property, anti-Jerry-building, anti-theft of state economic information)", the general made a profound self-reflection and wrote in the self-criticism book: "Write a letter with several official letters, stationery and ink. The minister dismissed General Tang Liang's inspection and said, "What's the point of worrying about such trifles? "
However, the general put on a stern face and quoted Mencius as a warning: "Don't act on the small good, don't act on the small evil".
The general was approved to leave his post for rest due to illness at 1963 and 12. After the break, General Tang Liang often reflected on himself. The "special treatment" he received many years ago kept the general worried: "In recent years, when I was a political commissar of the military region, I always had dinner with everyone in the government canteen. Only once, they made me eat crabs all over the table, and I still feel uneasy until now. "
General Tang Liang, who occupies an important position, has always advocated opposing ostentation and extravagance and practicing economy. When friends come, they just treat them to a light meal and talk about it. The length of the conversation depends on the situation. It's simple.
The general has always been frugal, and it is stipulated in the tea supply of the army that water supply does not provide tea. When the Armored Forces of the Military Region were founded, it was proposed to hold a celebration party and have a meal. The general stipulated that "small discussion, no eating" should be used instead. Faced with the proposal of the relevant departments to build a large auditorium, the general instructed that only a small auditorium could be built. At a party congress in the army, some comrades collectively complained that the general was "stingy", but the general turned a deaf ear and remained loyal to himself.
In order to strictly observe the work secrets, General Tang Liang is very strict with his family members' children and has set three family rules:
1, his family and children are not allowed to enter his study and office at home;
2, his documents, family and children are not allowed to see;
3, his work and personnel relations with other heads, family members and children shall not ask.
The general's family instructions to his children are affectionately praised by his children as the "four-character policy", that is, politically conscious, self-reliant in work, economically independent and self-care in life.
General Tang Liang refused to allow his wife, Aring Zhang, to work in the local area, despite the frequent deficit in family expenses. He once dissuaded him: "Isn't that enough for you?" Besides, the local people are most afraid of you' official wives'. If you can't do big things, you won't do small things, and others will hinder your feelings, which is not good for anyone. "The general smiled and said half jokingly," I am the emperor behind closed doors, and you are the queen. What's wrong? " Hearing this, Mrs Zack Zhang had to give up. She had been a housewife all her life.
The general's wife, Zack Zhang, has always lived in seclusion and dressed simply. On one occasion, she went to the General Hospital of the Military Region to see a doctor. Some medical staff thought she was a rural woman, so they looked down on her and whispered that she was a "hillbilly" behind her back. When the general learned about it, he didn't care. He just said kindly, "What about a hillbilly? How can I eat and wear without a hillbilly? "
Second, seek truth from facts and win the hearts of the people.
When a general fills in his resume for joining the Party, he always writes "1joined the revolution in August, 930", counting from the day he joined the Red Army. In fact, the general joined the Red Guards on 1926. Someone once kindly suggested that the general should start by joining the Red Guards. The general didn't accept this suggestion and smiled and replied, "That's enough! Enough. "
The general once met Chairman Mao at Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. The chairman asked the general:
"Comrade Tang Liang, can you swim?"
The general blurted out, "A little."
The general was deeply ashamed at his voice. After the chairman left, the general made up for swimming training and studied hard for more than ten days, and his heart was a little more solid.
"There is no corruption; Second, it is not corrupt; Three don't resist; Fourth, don't press. You are newly promoted party cadres, and I ask you to do at least these four things. " -This is the content of a report made by the general as the political commissar of the Nanjing Military Region in the autumn of 1959. Every sentence is full of the general's ardent expectations for a new generation of cadres. The officials listened attentively to the instructions, and the "four noes" are still vivid.
On the long March, wind and rain make friendship. One day on the March, Wang Ping, political commissar of the Red First Division 1 1 regiment, saw that General Tang Liang was covered with herpes the size of soybeans. Seeing this, Wang Ping, a political commissar eager for success, asked Tang Liang with concern:
"Where's your horse?"
Tang Liang replied, "I lost it long ago."
Wang Ping immediately instructed the guards to give Tang Liang a horse with a machine gun.
The guard asked inexplicably, "What about the machine gun?"
Wang Ping said passionately, "I'd rather have Tang Liang alone than ten machine guns!"
General Tang Liang passed on the love of his superiors to others as well. When the Red Army was first established, it was expressly stipulated that the superior was not allowed to beat and scold soldiers. However, there are many obstacles in the implementation process. At that time, the stubborn bureaucratic ideas of most company commanders were hard to make sense, and even said, "I don't even have the right to hit people." I am still a fart company commander! " The general did not take this trend lightly, but set an example. He just took the lead in setting an example and promoted the new trend of military civilization.
Third, strive for self-improvement and be indifferent to fame and fortune.
In General Tang Liang's view, the slogan of every campaign is to boost morale, and the second is to make officers and men understand the goal of every campaign, so as to fight a "war of understanding" instead of a "war of confusion". Slogans should be loud, fluent and easy to spread. A good slogan will inspire our army and deter the enemy. And gave an example: "Break into Jin 'an House and capture the king alive." Such slogans are well-known and word of mouth, and it is easy to catch on.
According to General Tang Liang's recollection, at the critical moment of the famous Meng Lianggu Battle at home and abroad, due to the decision of Marshal Chen Yi, he made a written statement: "If you fight boldly and don't kill your head, I will kill a man's head." The general recalled this past and was deeply touched. He said with emotion, "A leader must have a sense of responsibility and dare to make decisions." Only when soldiers have backbone can they bravely kill the enemy without fear of sacrifice.
The general wrote in his notes: "If you want to keep your word, don't talk nonsense." Talk less and do more. Stop talking and just do it. If you do well, there is nothing to say. "On the whole, it is a good idea to summarize this maxim.
The general also wrote in his notes: "People who love to brag must cover up their weaknesses. Those who love flattery will hide their filth. " The general used this to spur himself to sound the alarm.
"Be modest in front of the people; Be strong in the face of fate; Be sober in front of major events; Confused in front of small things; Work harder in the face of difficulties; Be tough in the face of setbacks; Be modest in the face of honor; Be careful in front of victory. " These eight sentences have become the introduction to people's understanding of General Tang Liang, which is the most striking in the general's notebook.
1956 In September, General Tang Liang was elected as the Eighth National Congress, and nominated the Central Committee members and alternate Central Committee members. The general was deeply ashamed of the election result and didn't take responsibility. Instead, he sent an urgent telegram to the Central Committee, demanding that the nomination be cancelled.
1986165438+1On October 20th, General Tang Liang died at the age of 76.
Throughout the life of General Tang Liang, in the arduous journey of creating a new China, the battles he commanded were fruitful and outstanding; In the construction of the new China, he devoted himself to his death. In life and work, the general has a rigorous style and spent his ordinary and glorious life diligently.
The general engraved the word "ordinary Weng" on his private seal. Marshal Chen Yi commented on this: "Ordinary Weng" is as stable as Mount Tai, and not everyone can afford it. "