"Ilyich, you are the first secretary, a second secretary is more authoritative than a first secretary, this is not normal. "As Brezhnev's long-time comrade-in-arms, Kirilenko naturally considered it completely from Brezhnev's standpoint.www.biquge.info When Podgorny stepped down, he had mentioned that Shelepin would become Brezhnev's opponent.

"I know, take your time, don't rush." Brezhnev is still the kind of unhurried appearance, in fact, it is more in line with the sentence, Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and did not change his color. He, of course, knew that his comrades-in-arms were for his good, Kirilenko's relationship with him. In fact, it is very similar to the relationship between Sherepin and Semychasny. Kirilenko perfectly copied Brezhnev's resume, and Semychasny also perfectly copied Sherepin's.

Seeing Kirilenko's anxious appearance, Brezhnev was a little amused, patted his comrade-in-arms on the shoulder closely, and continued, "Then let me ask you, Sherepin and his entire supporters behind him have a common trait. You know what it is, it's a very simple question. ”

"This is obvious, they are all cadres of the Komsomol. They were all promoted by Xie Leping when he was the first secretary of the Communist Youth League! Kirilenko didn't know what Brezhnev saw, but he said it anyway.

"Yes, including Semychasny, Meshatsev, Goryunov, Yegorechev, Tikunov, Tolskykov, Kharazov, Kochemasov. By the way, forget about the current first secretary of the Communist Youth League, Zamyatin, in the propaganda outlets, government departments, local party committees, and security organs. What a huge force, as my friend, Kirilenko, I cannot deny to you that I can do nothing about this dangerous situation. Brezhnev lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and said with a smoky breath, "They were all the secretaries of the Central Committee of the Komsomol Secretariat when Sherepin was the first secretary of the Komsomol Secretariat, that is, Sherepin's direct assistants at that time." But there is one person who is different, Serov was not even an adult at that time, in fact, Serov was a local cadre, but he happened to enter the Komsomol when he was in Azerbaijan, and his resume is completely different from the people I mentioned. ”

Brezhnev thought this way entirely because of one person, Mikoyan, who had just stepped down as chairman of the Supreme Soviet and retired in the position of a member of the Central Committee, in fact, Mikoyan was not retired at this time, 45 years ago when Trotsky and Stalin were there, Mikoyan was a member of the Central Committee, and now Mikoyan has stood tall in the top echelons of the Soviet Union for decades.

Mikoyan's ability to stand firm will naturally attract the attention of many cadres, including Brezhnev.

It has to be said that when Mikoyan was retired, he recommended Serov to the Presidium of the Central Committee, which gave Brezhnev the impression of being out of line. Mikoyan withdrew from the supreme authority, but recommended a young cadre to the Presidium of the Central Committee, which could not help but Brezhnev thought too much.

Brezhnev has been assessing, is Serov a Komsomol cadre, or a local security cadre? Mikoyan recommended Serov to replace him to occupy a place on the presidium of the Central Committee, and finally made Brezhnev, who had always held this political tumbler in high esteem, think that Serov should be a local security cadre, and Mikoyan's old fox should be right.

In fact, this criterion for judging is to see whether a cadre looks at his birthplace differently or his own group, Sherepin belongs to the latter and Brezhnev belongs to the former, because this judgment is Brezhnev's idea, so he thinks that Serov is also the latter, after all, this general political commissar was raised by Marshal Baghration Miyan, and Mikoyan withdrew from the Central Presidium to let Serov go, these two factors Brezhnev cannot be regarded as not seeing.

Mikoyan's action made Brezhnev, who attached great importance to his birthplace, understand very well, and Mikoyan wanted to leave a cadre in the highest organ of power who was born in the Caucasus, knew the local area very well, and could take care of his hometown at the appropriate time.

"You have to win him over, you must know that even so, in the process of Serov's promotion, Sherepin gave him a lot of help, this person is not something that can be won over easily, right?" Kirilenko felt that Brezhnev's idea was somewhat unreliable.

"Whoever wants to win him over, I want to watch him." Brezhnev shook his head slightly and said, "Those operations he planned, as long as he enters an intelligence department, will naturally be promoted quickly, and if I find this person first, I will also promote him." But you're right, this person can use it, but it needs to be used in shackles. ”

"What should I do?" Kirilenko asked suspiciously, "This is not easy to do, is it going to the KGB Cypriots again?" ”

"What's not to do? Kosygin will definitely agree, do you think that Kosygin is defenseless against Shelepin? Besides, I am the first secretary, and the initiative of the proposal is in my hands. Brezhnev laughed.

In the face of Sherepin, who had a general supporter in the Soviet Union, the alliance between the top leaders of the party committee and the top leaders of the government was not impossible, and Brezhnev gave the impression of being calm, honest, and easy-going, not as insidious and cunning as a scheming politician, nor as aggressive as a political strongman. The weak feel that he is reliable and safe, and the strong think that he is easy to fiddle with and does not pose a threat. Moreover, with his current actual position in the party, it is more natural and logical for him to take over as first secretary.

Of course. As the leader of a big party and a big country, Brezhnev seems to lack the courage to dominate the storm and the resolute and resolute demeanor of a strong man. Perhaps it is for this reason that those who have had enough of Khrushchev's courage and boldness tolerated Brezhnev's shortcomings.

"I would like to appoint Comrade Tsvigon to replace Comrade Sakhatowsky, First Deputy Chairman of the KGB. Comrade Tsvigon took over the post by Chebrikov, chairman of the KGB of Belarus. "At a meeting of the Presidium of the Central Committee, Brezhnev proposed the appointment in front of all the members, and then at the same time asked Serov for his opinion.

"Of course, there is no problem, the KGB will always obey the command of the party." Serov accepted this suggestion with an unchanged face, and then changed the subject, "However, in terms of age, I think Chebrikov is more suitable for the position of first deputy chairman of the KGB, and at the same time, Comrade Zvigon and Comrade Zinev, as old comrades, are more suitable to help Comrade Chebrikov."

Serov knew that Brezhnev still reached out to the KGB, which is very normal, and every leader will not turn a blind eye to this department, but this obvious act of surveillance is not irresolvable. If Serov had the power to organize, he could easily stop it, because the people in charge of the organization in this way were Brezhnev, Sherepin, Suslov and him, but this is not the case now, and from Kosygin's statement, Serov has seen that the government actually has doubts about the KGB.

Then just play an eye-to-eye game and spy on each other. Serov, as a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee, has no reason to be afraid of someone who is either a member of the Central Committee or not even a member of the Central Committee.

Tsvigon is Brezhnev's sons and daughters, and this person will definitely not be able to fight for it, and Zinev and Brezhnev have known each other for too long, just like the relationship between Kharazov and Shelepin, they cannot be fought for either. At this time, Andropov's methods in history played a huge role for Serov, that is, General Chebrikov, who was also a member of the Dnipro gang.

General Chebrikov, who is very recognizant of authority, and at the same time a military man, he does not like to beat around the bush, and can be the second-in-command of the KGB with the equally fierce Bobkov, and at the same time preside over the daily work of the KGB as the first deputy chairman.

"Shurik, Brezhnev and Kosygin have taken the same opinion, which means that they are on guard against you, and I think it should be prepared early." Leaving the Kremlin after the meeting, Serov said to Shelepin, "Brezhnev is the first secretary, he has the right to propose first, you have to be careful with this kind of thing." ”

"Can you handle these three people?" Sherepin was silent for a moment, referring to the three people who were KGB Deputy Chairman Zinev, KGB Deputy Chairman Zvigon, and Chebrikov, who had just become the first deputy chairman of the KGB.

"No problem, this kind of face-to-face supervision actually poses a threat to me." Serov knew that among the three, the easiest to win over was Chebrikov, and as for Zinev and Zvigon, when Brezhnev was still energetic, he could not think about it, and he did not forget to add, "And the Minister of Internal Affairs Serokov." ”

Subsequently, under the bronze statue of Dzerzhinsky, Serov led all the cadres of the headquarters of Lubyanka to welcome Chebrikov, Zinev, Tsvigon, and members of the three Dnipro gangs.

"I know what you're here for, but don't forget, you're security officers." After the welcome, in his office, under the portrait of Dzerzhinsky behind him, Serov, with his fingers crossed together, slowly said something of unknown meaning.

"Of course we will do our part." Chebrikov, Zinev, and Zvigon all made statements. Serov felt it face to face, General Chebrikov's psychological fluctuations were the lowest, on the contrary, the other two seemed to think a little more. The judgment is correct, it is correct to press Zinev and Tsvigon down, and to bring up Chebrikov, who has the lowest qualifications.

"That's what Serov said? He still speaks with such clever honesty, and your purpose is to let the General Political Commissar concentrate all his energy on the situation abroad and leave nothing else to worry about. Brezhnev looked at his friends and said, "Look at him!" ”

"Look at them!" Serov stood on the balcony of his home, turned his back to the person behind him and said, "Head of the Political Department of the Moscow Military District Grushevoi, First Deputy Chairman Chebrikov, Deputy Chairman Zinev, Zvigon." I want to know their every move. (To be continued.) )