▁post ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁C CP ▁Secret ariat , ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁day - to - day ▁party ▁affairs . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁The ▁Ji ang su ▁provincial ▁leadership ▁was ▁broad ly ▁target ed ▁for ▁" stru gg le " ▁in ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁respond ed ▁with ▁the ▁typical ▁effort ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁Red ▁Guard , ▁battle ▁radical s ▁with ▁outside ▁workers ▁and , ▁in ev it ably , ▁violence . ▁While ▁the ▁more ▁force ful ▁responses ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁more ▁senior ▁people ▁such ▁as ▁Nan j ing ▁Military ▁Region ▁Commander ▁X u ▁Sh i you , ▁P eng ’ s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁phases ▁is ▁clear . ▁ ▁P eng ▁was ▁den ounced ▁by ▁the ▁Red ▁Guard ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁for ▁his ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁his ▁post - tri p ▁comment ▁that ▁China ▁might ▁learn ▁something ▁from ▁Soviet ▁art . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁sole ▁civil ian ▁provincial ▁Revolution ary ▁Committee ▁Vice ▁Chair ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁Al ign ing ▁his ▁star ▁with ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁led ▁to ▁Altern ate ▁M emb ership ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁National ▁People ’ s ▁Congress ▁Central ▁Committee ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁When ▁order , ▁and ▁the ▁provincial ▁party ▁committee ▁were ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁P eng ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Deput y ▁Secretary , ▁again ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁civil ian . ▁ ▁X u ▁Sh i you