"I'm looking forward to our guests!" Khrushchev beckoned his friends who had hunted with him today to come in, and the venison, which had already been prepared, was put on the table. Hunting in the Soviet Union slowly died out after the seventies, before which many species of animals, such as the Caspian tiger, had been wiped out.

Brezhnev, Aristov and Podgorny, the two members of the Presidium of the Central Committee, plus Aristov, who had just been replaced two months ago, that is to say, there were three current or former members of the Presidium of the Central Committee who were on vacation with Khrushchev here, and there was one person Serov who did not know, and he was surprised to inquire about it, this unfamiliar person turned out to be Kirilenko, the first secretary of the Dnepropetrovsk regional party committee.

Because Serov left the Soviet Union immediately after the explosion of Big Ivan, he did not pay much attention to the movements of the 22nd National Congress, but at the subsequent meeting of the Central Presidium, Fortseva was not re-elected in the Central Presidium, that is, the current Fortseva is no longer a member of the Central Presidium, but has become a substitute member, and remains in the Central Presidium for the time being.

"Yuri, sit down, the first secretary is very concerned about Cuba's affairs. Everyone is gay, don't be so restrained! Brezhnev's voice beckoned Serov back from his conjecture.

"If we were really gay, we wouldn't have to be so entangled now." Serov said secretly, his eyes fell on Aristov and Podgorny, who were not far away, plus Brezhnev and Kirilenko. This is a proper anti-Herdezvous clique, unlike the Malenkov clique a few years ago, Khrushchev, surrounded by these loyal subordinates, had no idea of the danger around him. These loyal subordinates are ready to bite back at any moment.

While smiling and wishing the leaders present a long and healthy life, Serov also became vigilant in his heart, after the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Sino-Indian War, he must not leave Moscow casually in the future. Because things have begun to change since this year, the 22nd Party Congress has also implemented a reform of the party's cadre tenure system. In the Party Constitution adopted at the 22nd Congress of the CPSU, provisions were added on the term of office of Party cadres and the regular replacement of leading members of the Party at all levels. This article stipulates that "in the election of party organs, the principle of frequent replacement of its members while maintaining the succession of leadership shall be observed".

According to the provisions. Members of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU and members of the district committees shall not be elected for more than three consecutive terms, and party secretaries at the grass-roots level shall not be elected for more than two consecutive terms, and at least one-quarter of the members of the Central Committee and the members of the Presidium of the CPSU shall be replaced at each regular election, at least one-third of the members of the Central Committee, regional committees and regional committees of the party will be replaced, and at least half of the members of the party districts, cities, districts, grass-roots party organizations or branch committees shall be replaced. Through this reform, the party's leadership contingent will be kept in a state of constant renewal, so that more knowledgeable and capable party members will be able to take up leading posts.

In other words, Khrushchev had already begun to die. The assault on the tenure system of Soviet cadres began. It's just that the first secretary and chairman of the Council of Ministers did not know that the biggest opponents were around him, and here Brezhnev, Podgorny and Aristov, as well as Kirilenko, who was unknown at this time, were the main forces looking for opportunities to oppose. It's just that I don't know what Sherepin thinks at the moment, and Serov thinks that he should find an opportunity to touch the bottom of Shelepin, otherwise this matter is always not very reassuring.

In case their boss also becomes anti-minded because of the possibility of being replaced, the anti-Herd group will gain an advantage, judging from the few people present at the moment. Their energy together to overthrow Khrushchev is still somewhat insufficient. Of course, the 22nd National Congress of the Communist Party of China had just passed, and they did not think that Khrushchev's opposition to the lifelong system of cadres was just talking. It was only when the next time the cadres were really removed that they began to have the heart to oppose Khrushchev, and this possibility is unknown.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much, as Lieutenant General Sakhatowsky said, the enemy syndrome of the anti-workers has exploded!" I poured myself a mouthful of chicken soup for the soul, but it didn't work. The venison in front of me is also unpleasant. From the point of view of eating, Serov belongs to the kind of people who are very disgusting, and he is not interested in all kinds of game and things that smell too much, and the venison in front of him is far less delicious than pork in Serov's eyes.

The whole Soviet Union was in the midst of a howling north wind, but everyone knew that the cold winter was leaving. The temperature here in Kuibyshev during the day is not unbearable, Khrushchev wore a fur hat, walked in this heavily guarded hunting ground, behind him a gray figure, it was Serov in a dark gray army coat, most of the hunting grounds are docile animals, but there are also a few animals that can pose a threat to people, such as wild boars and black bears, Serov did not dare to pin the life of the first secretary on the body of the shotgun, something happened enough for himself to go to the North Pole to grow potatoes.

"Yuri, keep your troops away, to be honest those people are really annoying, I've been hunting since I was a child, and the shotgun in my hand has never missed?" Khrushchev did not forget to brag for himself when he was looking for prey, and as for how reliable it was, Serov did not dare to really try, and he could not afford it if something happened.

You must know that a year ago, also during the hunting, Khrushchev had a dispute with Kirichchenko, the first secretary of the Ukrainian party committee, and afterwards there was one less member of the Central Presidium, so it is a very stupid idea to put hope in the words of the leader, and the lessons from the past are not far away.

Khrushchev also knew that his position was stable and had a lot to do with Ukraine, but he knew that from Kirichchenko to Podgorny to Sherest, Khrushchev had never completely held Ukraine in his own hands. These Ukrainian leaders have always belonged to the unruly people.

After a gunshot, a wild boar came out of the snow and fell to the ground, and at the same time as the shotgun in Khrushchev's hand rang out, the pistol under Serov's leather gloves behind him was also raised at the same time, "shout around, go and see if the boar is dead......

As soon as the words fell, soldiers of the Internal Guard, not far away, arrived from all directions and turned to report on the effectiveness of Khrushchev's shot.

"I'll just say, Yuri, don't be so nervous! It's just a wild boar. Khrushchev motioned to Serov to calm down and put down the pistol in his hand. He could clearly see that Serov was preparing to make up the gun after him, not to make a big news, and for the young man who was a little nervous, Khrushchev felt that he should provide Serov with some life guidance from the perspective of an elder and his experience of going through strong winds and waves.

"Safety first, as a security cadre, if there is an unsafe factor in front of me, it will be my dereliction of duty!" Serov unhurriedly put the pistol in his hand into the holster, and there was a kind of meaning that he could die for Khrushchev, of course, this was just talk.

"yes, safety first. I have always had great expectations for you young cadres, Shelepin and Semychasny, and you, your age is enviable, I am already old, time is passing year by year, I have to deal with the things that should be dealt with before I die, so that your road is much easier, and now the entire Soviet cadres at all levels are full of old people who should have gone to hold their grandchildren a long time ago, and the thinking of those old people has been solidified. They cannot be expected to take the USSR to a new level, we can go further, and not just eat the foundations left by Stalin. When Stalin, Khrushchev had a complicated look in his tone, but it immediately disappeared in a flash. But it was clearly captured by Serov.

Khrushchev always wanted to get out of the shadow of Stalin, but historically he has never succeeded. After all, Stalin was the one who led the USSR to its peak, and Khrushchev chose for himself an opponent who was almost impossible to defeat.

"I can recognize the urgency of the first secretary, you hope to be able to solve all the problems that arise now, but if you have solved all the problems, what will your successor solve?" Serov waved his hand to let his subordinates carry the boar away, and said lightly, "We people will always support you, because you are wise......"

"Yuri, you've learned badly, you weren't so good at sycophants before, is there such a culture in Cuba, it's not good!" Khrushchev grinned and said, "But I know that there will be many people who oppose my policy, so the KGB must pay more attention to the supervision in this regard, and in order to ensure the smooth reform of the reform, you anti-rebel workers must be mentally vigilant and vigilant against possible struggles......

"No one can oppose the first secretary in front of us!" Serov raised his hand and gave a military salute, and said in a slow and serious tone, "The KGB will always be consistent with the Central Committee, our mission, to sniff out and eradicate traitors!" ”

Khrushchev's idea of cleaning up the lifelong system of cadres is not a day or two, and it can be seen from the relaxation of KGB supervision that Khrushchev is changing his earlier policy, and the KGB was originally split into two parts after Beria, and the power of the local ministries of internal affairs was originally dispersed to the local union republics and state party committees, and last year the KGB reunited the internal affairs ministries and took back this right that had been delegated to the localities. (To be continued.) )