Ustinov and the three of them only accepted Brezhnev's invitation to come over as guests, and Brezhnev, who was known for his caution, would not raise too many sensitive issues at the party. The skill of conversation was watertight, much more cautious than when Sherepin spoke to his friends.

"Shurik became the secretary this time, the youngest secretary of the Presidium of our Central Committee, what do you think? The age of the party was growing, and Shurik was a comrade with exuberant energy. I don't know what changes will be brought to our Secretariat! "On the surface, Brezhnev would never say anything wrong with others, and it is the same now. Not to mention that Ustinov, Gromyko, and Andropov are far from being in their own circle.

These three people were summoned today just to ask them what they thought about this person in Shelepin in such a private setting. It was in the name of comradely feelings, and Brezhnev did not put on the role of chairman of the Supreme Soviet, and his way of talking was easily acceptable.

"Comrade Sherepin? He's a very passionate person, and I haven't had much contact with him, but I can tell that he's a very strong person, both on the surface and on the inside! Andropov gave his assessment with a scholarly temperament, "Among Sherepin's friends, I am only slightly familiar with his current deputy, General Serov, and my assessment of Serov is that he is more enthusiastic about security work than almost everyone, and that's ......."

"I think so too, Sherepin was able to take care of the KGB so well, and his deputy, who entered the KGB very early, played a big role! I can see that, too! Brezhnev nodded.

Regarding the promotion of Sherepin to the Secretariat by Khrushchev this time, Brezhnev also had some thoughts in his heart, but it was not serious. The main thing is that Kozlov's position in the USSR is becoming more and more solid, and Brezhnev is already somewhat resigned to his fate. At least for now. Except for the sudden death of Kozlov, he had no chance at all. Will Kozlov die suddenly? Brezhnev didn't even think about this possibility, considering that Kozlov was even younger than him.

"It can be seen that the first secretary is speeding up the energy of young cadres in major positions, and this promotion of Shelepin is an obvious proof!" Gromyko naturally took a sip of water, "There are few friends around Sherepin, who are older than him. Shemychasny and Serov are even in their thirties, and it seems that the first secretary attaches great importance to those young people! And this promotion of Shelepin is tantamount to telling the whole party! ”

In fact, Gromyko was not yet fifty years old when he became foreign minister, and at that time he was a young and promising cadre, but this is a very old man compared to Shelepin's group.

The promotion of Sherepin is a clear sign that Khrushchev is preparing to raise a new group of people in the Soviet power structure, very new kind. Chernenko, Tikhonov, and Kirilenko naturally follow Brezhnev's lead, but their opinions are also important to Andropov, Ustinov, and Gromyko's friends.

These people are not like the group of people who are completely at the mercy of Shelepin. Brezhnev also needs to listen carefully to different opinions, even if he and these people are not in the same group. This is also the concept that Brezhnev has always adhered to, even if he is suppressed so badly by Kozlov now, he still does not give up.

"But since Sherepin has entered the Secretariat, then the chairman of the National Security Council should be relinquished, who do you think will be the successor? Will it be the current first deputy chairman Serov? He is a cronie promoted by Shelepin from Azerbaijan! Ustinov suddenly remembered this question and looked at several people around him.

"Serov? He seems to have been born in 1927, and now he is not yet 35 years old! It won't be so fast, will it? Kirilenko said in disbelief. A department at the same level as the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, let such a young man be the chairman? ”

"Not necessarily. Let's not forget that when Sherepin took over as chairman of the State Security Council three years ago, he was just forty years old, and the first secretary of the Komsomol behind him, Semychasny, was the same age as Serov is now when he became the first secretary! Chernenko was a little jealous when he spoke, and the group of people on the other side was simply too young.

"Most likely, Shemichasny will take Shelepin's place. And Serov continued to serve as the first deputy chairman, and the two had a superior-subordinate relationship in Azerbaijan. If Shelepin had arranged it this way, neither of them would have been dissatisfied! Brezhnev sorted out the relationship between Sherepin and those people, and finally came to this conclusion.

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone else was stunned, and their faces showed a contemplative look, and Brezhnev's idea was really very reasonable when he thought about it carefully. Considering this arrangement is the most appropriate decision from a personal point of view.

"Yes, this is the most reasonable arrangement, I don't know if Shelepin thinks the same way!" Andropov first agreed with the analysis of the chairman of the Supreme Soviet, which satisfied Brezhnev very much, and this kind of interpersonal arrangement was itself an ability that he was more proud of, and he felt that Sherepin would not go beyond this range.

Because Sherepin became the secretary of the Secretariat, there are many people in Moscow tonight who did not go to bed early, but were thinking about the changes, don't ask Serov why he knows this, this is all associated after seeing Fortseva in her own home, seeing Fortseva chatting happily with her wife, as long as you think about it a little, you will know that even a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Light Pole without the support of Fortseva can move, what about the others?

"Yuri, I heard that you went to Comrade Sherepin as a guest?" Fortseva asked with a smile when she saw Serov returning.

This attitude is neither inferior nor inferior, and Fortseva is, after all, a full member of the Presidium of the Central Committee, the idol of the women of the All-Union Union, and still shows the image of equality between men and women. Naturally, she doesn't need to be inferior, but in the same way, she only has these auras, and in addition to these auras, she is a member of the Central Presidium without a basic disk. When Khrushchev stopped trusting this woman, then she didn't even have a chance to make a comeback.

"Well, the old secretary just sent me back, and I originally wanted him to come in and sit down!" Serov replied while taking off his military coat, refusing Valya's help and saying, "Take care of the baby, don't do these meaningless things!" ”

Not many men will hide under the wing of Fortseva, and those who want to climb up can completely choose Suslov, Kozlov, Brezhnev, even if they choose Shelepin. This is the embarrassment of Fortseva, but this is not a psychological burden on Serov, he has been fully educated by the equality of men and women in later generations, and to a certain extent, he has been distorted by the situation that there are more men and fewer women in China, so he respects women very much, as long as the other party is higher than his rank.

Serov accepted Fortseva's kindness in full, how to say that the other party is also a full member of the Presidium of the Central Committee, and there is a right, but there is no force to help her exert this right. The two sides talked for quite a long time before the Serovs sent the woman home.

"How does it feel, you guys are now being taken seriously by the others!" Valya skillfully operated the steering wheel, and did not forget to chat with her husband to see if Serov had gotten carried away.

"This is not a good thing, we are a group of guys with rights and no status, and Fortseva has status but no rights, only if the old secretary really gains a foothold in the Presidium of the Central Committee, our edifice will not collapse!" Serov tilted his neck and said, on the surface, it seems that Shelepin and his people are infinitely beautiful, they are the leaders of many important departments, and the power of a group of people together is amazing, but in fact? There is a serious mismatch between power and status, and Beria was nominally the number two person before he was killed, but in fact he has more power than anyone else.

And what about Sherepin now? There are at least a dozen people above him, and they can indeed surpass most members of the Central Presidium in terms of power, but they are still far from in status. Khrushchev seriously depressed the status of the KGB, and the rights of the KGB security cadres are still those rights, but the status is far inferior to that of Beria. At that time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was the No. 2 person as the minister, and the current chairman of the KGB is not even the No. 10 person.

The meeting at the beginning of the year raised the level of Shelepin, and from the side, the level of the KGB began to be raised at the same time, which was welcomed by the entire KGB, and after the results of this meeting were made public, almost all the security cadres of the KGB congratulated Shelepin, because from Sherepin they seemed to find hope that their rights and status were not commensurate with their status.

At a meeting of the presidium of the KGB, Shelepin accepted the congratulations of all the members before proceeding with the meeting.

"During the month-long campaign to crack down on criminal offenses, the All-Union arrested 28,000 people who had been released after repeated remorse, and nearly 70 percent of them needed to be re-entered into prison to serve their sentences, according to the standards set by the National Security Congress!" Serov read through the national statistics of the campaign and said, "The results are very obvious, the social order of the whole Union is somewhat chaotic, and it seems to be quite effective!" ”

"So many people? It seems that our education is really unsuccessful! Sherepin said with a sigh. (To be continued.) )

PS: This month has passed, and it's going to be a new month soon, change your thinking, I don't feel much lately