China News Service, Beijing, May 17 (Reporter Wang Kai) There was a hot search question on Weibo: Should the leader apologize if he misunderstands his subordinates?

Most of the people in the post comments held a pessimistic attitude of "crushing people to death at the senior level."

In fact, as early as more than seventy years ago, Premier Zhou Enlai encountered a similar situation and gave an "answer" that is worthy of reflection and study by future generations.

　　One day in March 1949, Mao Zedong and other leaders of the Party Central Committee will inspect the troops at Xiyuan Airport and receive representatives from all walks of life and democrats.

It was almost noon. Zhou Enlai hadn't found Yangfan, who was in charge of the Xiyuan Airport security guard, to understand the situation. He criticized him when he saw him after lunch.

　　In fact, Yangfan had previously checked the deployment of other security work, and did not "running around" or "leaving duty without authorization", but it was difficult to justify, so he had to "dumb eat coptis".

　　In the afternoon of the same day, Mao Zedong and other leaders of the Central Committee went to the residence of Xiangshan as planned.

Yangfan took a jeep to drive the road ahead. Because he was worried that there would be landmines laid by enemy agents on the road, he asked the driver to drive the car faster and keep away from the car behind Mao.

　　Unexpectedly, the other drivers did not understand the intention and all accelerated to follow.

After the convoy arrived at Xiangshan, Zhou Enlai stopped Yangfan and said that the narrow and fast roads on the road were unfamiliar and asked him how he brought the car.

After being criticized by Zhou Enlai twice in one day, Yangfan felt very aggrieved and depressed for several days.

　　After Zhou Enlai learned the whole story, he blamed himself and said that he must apologize to Yangfan for review.

One night, Zhou Enlai deliberately found Yangfan, saying that he had made the mistake of subjectivism and bureaucracy and blamed him, and begged Yangfan to criticize and help him.

　　Yangfan heard what Zhou Enlai said, and quickly said that he did not do a good job. How could the leader conduct a review with himself?

Zhou Enlai said sincerely that superiors can criticize subordinates, and subordinates can criticize superiors. Politically, they are all equal, and there is no distinction between high and low.

　　In fact, Zhou Enlai never concealed his "mistakes" and "mistakes" in his work.

To apologize to the lower comrades and ordinary people is nothing new to him.

　　During the Anti-Japanese War in 1938, Zhou Enlai, anxious about being bombarded by enemy planes, mistakenly thought that Wu Zonghan and the two drivers who were in charge of the escort work "stand by not working" and criticized them. .

After clarifying the ins and outs, Zhou Enlai immediately apologized to them.

　　Another time was after the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan. Several soldiers in the guard squad took four pairs of old cloth shoes and went to a fellow villager's house to exchange for a dog, in order to help Zhou Enlai.

After Zhou Enlai learned about it, he thought it violated the interests of the fellow villagers, and he criticized the soldiers for not forgetting to personally apologize to the fellow villagers and pay them to compensate the fellows for their "losses."

　　Zhou Enlai's brave attitude towards responsibility and self-criticism undoubtedly set a good example for latecomers.

Either a person or a political party can become stronger and stronger only by advancing through continuous correction of mistakes.

　　No matter how old the official position is, no matter how high the position is, who is not a sage?

Having the courage to admit mistakes and apologize after making a mistake does not "shame" and "lost face", but reflects the responsibility of the Communists.

On the contrary, those leading cadres who cover up in front of their mistakes, overwrite their mistakes, or lightly expose them in the "three cups of fine wine" should be careful. Small mistakes often accumulate in this way into big mistakes.

　　The ancients said that the past can be changed, and there is no way to be good.

General Secretary Xi Jinping also emphasized that criticism and self-criticism should be used as a powerful weapon for self-defense and healing, and through active and healthy ideological struggle, the mind and soul of every party member and cadre should be constantly washed.

　　In the face of new journeys and new challenges, no one can absolutely avoid mistakes and mistakes in the process of overcoming obstacles and waves.

At this time, it is even more necessary not to forget to criticize and self-criticize, and not to forget to take responsibility.

Only in this way will it be more conducive to closer relations between the cadres and the masses, establish the credibility of the government, and better promote our great cause.

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