1976年"文化大革命"结束后到1978年底，中国不是立即走上了正轨，而是深受"两个凡是"为代表的极左路线的干扰。这两年的时间是中国当代最惊心动魄的历史时期，发生了很多鲜为人知、惊心动魄的故事。中国传记文学著名作家叶永烈，走访诸多重大历史事件的当事人及见证者，以大量翔实生动的材料回顾了1978年前后的党内斗争和政治事件，描述了诸多开国元勋及政治领袖在不同思想下所展开的政治斗争，揭开了许多不为人知的历史疑团。史料价值与文学价值兼顾，是一部具有珍贵历史价值的巨作。(From the ending of "Cultural Revolution" in 1976 to the end of 1978, China was not immediately on the right track, but deeply interfered by the route of ultra-leftist line and the "two whatevers" as the representative. This two-year time is the most thrilling period of Chinese contemporary history, and there are a lot of little-known, thrilling stories. Ye Yonglie, the Chinese biography famous writer, visited many parties and witnesses of major historical events before and after 1978 and recalled the inner-party struggle and political events with a lot of real and vivid materials. The book also describes the political struggles launched by the fathers of country and political leaders with different ideas, and uncovers many unknown historical mysteries. It is a masterpiece with precious historical value, and takes both the epic historical value and literary value into account.)