Now there is good news and bad news, the good news is that Serov found that Sherepin was not obviously dissatisfied with Khrushchev after a tentative investigation, and the bad news is that through the follow-up investigation of Ignatov, it was found that Ignatov and Podgorny had been very close in recent times, and through Ignatov's recent trip, the KGB found that Ignatov frequently appeared in various parts of the Soviet Union, and if the presumption of guilt was carried out, Podgorny at least did not stop Ignatov from jumping up and down. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The matter is a bit big, Podgorny is the secretary of the Central Committee in charge of organizational work, in fact, after Kozlov fell ill, the rights belonging to the second secretary were divided by Khrushchev into two parts, in fact, three parts. After Kozlov took a sick leave, Khrushchev had to make a rearrangement on the issue of succession, and transferred Brezhnev and Podgorny, first secretary of the Ukrainian Party Central Committee, to the ********** at the same time. The last, less obvious power was given to Shelepin, who was the chairman of the Party and State Supervision Commission and increased the functions of supervising the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the army, the KGB and the Ministry of Public Order.

Sherepin could supervise the Soviet Army, Navy, Air Force, and rocket forces, KGB and foreign agents, all border guards, embassy and consulate staff, and police offices throughout the country, and his power almost surpassed that of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Beria era.

Khrushchev faced the situation in the historical coup d'état, in which the two successors, Brezhnev and Podgorny, Sherepin, who controlled all the powerful sectors of the Soviet Union, Kosygin, who was at the helm of the Soviet economy, Suslov, an authority in the field of Soviet thought, and Khrushchev's supporters in the Central Presidium, were in the minority. But in fact, Khrushchev did not have a chance to turn the tables, as long as the KGB did not mutiny, things could still be controlled, and in that coup d'état, the KGB blocked the contact between Khrushchev and supporters, so that Khrushchev's supporters could not return to Moscow.

Brezhnev was ready for all the members of the Central Committee in Moscow, and the first round of voting to remove Khrushchev was passed by one hundred to seventy, and after Khrushchev was deposed, Brezhnev's election was fully adopted. The message that Serov drew from the two rounds of voting was that the first round of voting showed that although important figures in the Central Presidium were against Khrushchev, there were still Khrushchev supporters at the level of the Central Committee, even if Brezhnev had done his job. The second round of voting proved that Brezhnev was the most suitable candidate in the minds of the people when Khrushchev's resignation was a foregone conclusion, and they believed that the mild-mannered Brezhnev would not make a major change.

Of course, this belief was wrong, and what happened later was that all the ********** who supported Khrushchev were transferred, and then it was the turn of Ignatov, who jumped up first, Semychasny, who made an unusual move in the coup, and then Yegorechev, Tikunov, and Sherepin.

After the Komsomol and security cadres were cleaned up, there was Podgorny in charge of the organization, and finally Kosygin, who was in a very strong position in the economic sphere, and Suslov, whose authority was limited to the ideological sphere, had no problem.

Serov had two options, tell Khrushchev right away, and then nip the attempted coup in the bud, and Khrushchev would naturally push Ignatov and Podgorny to the end in the normal way. The second and option is to wait until the scale of the tandem is larger and take out a group of people.

The latter is extremely risky, first of all, the scale of the series becomes larger, and the KGB will not be able to explain it to Khrushchev, and Serov, the chairman of the KGB, will be derelict in his duties. Khrushchev's successful defeat of the coup d'état would also raise suspicions about Serov, and if Serov was not ousted, he would be martyred for Khrushchev. So he had to choose the former, to inform Khrushchev of the truth in the bud, and to ask him to dispose of Ignatov and Podgorny.

"What does it mean to move the whole body, I don't understand this sentence until today." Serov finally understood why politics is difficult, if he makes Khrushchev decide with the situation under his current control, it is difficult to say that it is Shelepin or Brezhnev who will gain the most this time, Brezhnev and Podgorny are out of Ukraine together, and they have a certain competitive relationship, so get rid of Podgorny, as long as Brezhnev continues to keep his head in the dark, he will be the biggest winner. By the way, he received the supporters of Podgorny and became the successor of the people.

In this way, the three most powerful forces have become two, Brezhnev's Dnipro gang and Shereppin's Komsomol cadres, of course, maybe the Dnipro gang may not exist at all, because Brezhnev, whose successor is solid, is supported by the entire Ukrainian gang, not a part of the Dnipro gang.

It is not possible to conceal it, and once something like Semychasny does something out of line, Serov may also be replaced. Three days later, Khrushchev returned from a trip abroad, and Serov was already in Khrushchev's office waiting for the submission of his national security report.

"Is this true?" Khrushchev's face was full of anger, and his voice was subdued. In fact, no one needs to be taught how to fight in this position, just seven years ago, he cleaned up Malenkov's group, and suddenly raised his head and asked, "In addition to your current investigation, does anyone else know about this matter?" ”

"Ignatov, it's possible, and in general, he's not a good person.?" Khrushchev himself did not look down on Ignatov, so in the end Kozlov became the second secretary, and Ignatov was sent to work in the Soviets. So knowing Ignatov's movements, he must not be surprised. But Khrushchev did not expect that there was also the problem of Podgorny here.

"The KGB will not do anything out of the ordinary, I vouch for the authenticity of the investigation with my own life, but I have no right to ask about Comrade Podgorny, he is a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee, I am only a member of the Central Committee." Can I investigate? Of course, it is possible that the KGB would remove Khrushchev from power if it turned back, but Serov would never admit it and would never do so.

During the Khrushchev period, because the KGB had just come out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in fact, there were loopholes in various rules and regulations, and the KGB chairmen selected by Khrushchev were all a group of young people, so out of trust, it caused the KGB to deal a fatal blow to himself, but this kind of thing will only happen once, and everyone will see the role of the KGB in the coup d'état, so they will restrict the KGB to prevent this organization from coming back a second time in the future.

It can be said that the first time of the KGB is very precious, and if it really shows the ability to pose a threat to the members of the Presidium of the Central Committee, whether Serov is Pokhrushchev or a coup d'état with Brezhnev, the final result will be replaced like Semychasny, and the secret service organization will participate in the coup d'état, cut off the first secretary and supporters, and no one will be treated as if they have not been seen.

"Oh!" Khrushchev was still satisfied with Serov's answer, and issued an order to Serov saying, "In this way, we can mobilize intelligence forces to clarify the matter, we must find out the problem of Podgorny, we must ensure the authenticity, and I also hope that Comrade Podgorny will not make mistakes." ”

Although Serov didn't actually need this warrant, he still made a very needy appearance, and if he didn't have it, he couldn't do it, and through this move, Serov also understood Khrushchev's handling method, and after the investigation, only these two people were dealt with, at least temporarily, and the impact was limited to a certain range with this cold treatment method.

The difference between this time and the environment seven years ago is that Khrushchev's reform is now at a critical stage, and Khrushchev, as first secretary and chairman of the Council of Ministers, has been trying to change the problem of the Soviet Union, and the results are not satisfactory at present, and some places are very successful and some places are very unsuccessful, and they are in a situation of mixed reputation.

After returning to Lubyanka, Serov immediately summoned the KGB's internal investigation department, the General Directorate of Internal Espionage, the General Directorate of the Secret Police, and the Main Directorate of Police to set up an investigation department to organize several more departments to prevent mistakes in one department.

"According to the order of the First Secretary, a secret investigation was carried out against Podgorny, Secretary of the Central Committee, and the comrades of the various departments must keep it strictly confidential and report to me immediately if there is a situation. I've been in Moscow for the last few months, don't worry about finding me. Serov personally mobilized various departments to start monitoring Podgorny, indicating the importance he took in this matter.

Since August, information about Podgorny and Ignatov has been sent to the Lubyanka every three days, and Serov carefully discerns each piece of information and is anxious to analyze it by some analysts of the Foreign Intelligence Department of the First Main Directorate. Serov was the head of the Department of Foreign Intelligence and certainly trusted this department.

After Lubyanka's discernment, the movements of Podgorny and Ignatov were clearly known to Khrushchev at every moment, in fact, from now on Serov knew that the so-called coup d'état would definitely turn out to be different, and some individual cadres were dissatisfied with the party and the state, and at the same time, because of problems of personal integrity, Khrushchev was removed from office at the appropriate time.

Judging from the information available, Podgorny at least did not tell Khrushchev about Ignatov's dissatisfaction, and as for the other cadres that Ignatov came into contact with in the recuperation site, they may also be replaced in the future. The so-called coup d'état failed in the bud.

In November, the Presidium of the Central Committee convened a plenary meeting, and Serov attended the meeting for the first time, and this meeting was the moment when Khrushchev made a difficulty. (To be continued.) )