Chapter 81: More Important Than Watching the Ceremony
In addition to Vukinskaya, Lieutenant Landeskoc, Captain Snornick, and Fekochinov, there is only one old acquaintance, that is, Igbos, who escorted Lin Jun back to the Soviet Union last year, and he is now the deputy director of the Western European Division of the Soviet Foreign Ministry. Pen Fun Cabinet www.biquge.info Stalin deliberately sent Igbos to the delegation as Andrei's attaché, not only because the two had worked together before, but also because Igbos could be trusted in handling affairs, and he also had rich diplomatic experience.
Under Lin Jun's repeated "requests", he finally "left" the "annoying" etiquette teacher in Moscow before leaving, or he would not have been stable along the way. Besides, Lin Jun's reasons are also sufficient: Comrades Ibos and Fekochinov are familiar with diplomatic etiquette, and it is enough to have them as their "instructors".
I and my wife don't have to worry about our son, the little guy is happier at the "grandparents" than at his own home.
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May 3, Moscow Central Airport.
Lin Jun wore a dress, said goodbye to the crowd of people who saw him off, and boarded a special plane to London. Since this time it was a diplomatic envoy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already done all the preliminary work, and the plane flew directly to Warsaw as the first stop. More than seven hours later, Lin Jun met with the Soviet ambassador to Poland Davteyan and other embassy staff at the Warsaw airport.
Early the next morning, Lin Jun and his entourage flew directly from Warsaw to Paris, and the plane did not land at the Paris airport until 5 p.m. They will leave for London after a two-day break in Paris.
Lin Jun can finally drink coffee on the Champs-Élysées and climb the Eiffel Tower to see the scenery. Standing on the observation deck of the third platform at a height of 274 meters above the tower, Lin Jun felt that the whole of Paris was under his feet.
"André, Paris is beautiful!" Vuginskaya said to her husband.
"Unfortunately, it is also an undefended city, and its comfortable climate and comfortable life make it vulnerable, and in every sense of the word, Paris is like an enticing cake that will attract the attention of invaders. I think it would be the "dream" of some careerists to have their troops paraded under the Arc de Triomphe and then stand from this position overlooking the city at their feet. ”
The French diplomats accompanying the tour were not nearby, so Lin Jun's words were a little special.
"Comrade Andrei, remember the last time you passed through Paris, you wanted to kill me and blow up the train, and then run down below to drink coffee, hehe!" After listening to Lin Jun's "high theory", Ibos, who was on the side, wanted to shift the topic to the lighter side.
"Really?" Vukinskaya was a little curious: the husband was going to kill someone? For coffee?! ――Unlikely, right?!
"The last time I went back to Moscow from Spain, this damn Ibos took me on his way every day, and when he got to Paris before he even got out of the train station, he would have wanted to kill him. But before he could act, he was recognized by this guy, and he could only take a look at the Eiffel Tower on the train. The last time Katya asked me what Paris was like, I couldn't tell me, and he said I was stingy! It's all Ibos! Lin Jun said a little "gritted teeth".
"Ibos, I have a nephew who wants a model of the Eiffel Tower, and you have to pay for it!" Lin Jun is "taking revenge" on Ibos.
"No problem, Comrade Andrei, you can buy 10 of them." Ibos felt that Andre had not changed. He is a member of the "Cheka", and he has heard about Andrei's handling of the Yagoda rebel group, and before he came, he was worried that he would become "cold-blooded and ruthless" as the "rumors" said, and now it seems that he is still the "Andrei" on the train.
After dinner that day, Lin Jun called Fekochinov and Ibos to the reception room of his room.
"You've all listened to what I said on the tower today, and I want to know what you think." He's going to put them to the test.
"You should be talking about the German threat, and the feud between Germany and France cannot be resolved by diplomacy. Although France claims to be the first army power in Europe, it is backward and decaying, and as you said, their life is too comfortable. ”
Lin Jun was pleased with Fekochinov's words: he had not misunderstood what he meant, and if it had been Landskozy, he might have thought that the Soviet Union was going to invade France, which was too difficult to do until it swept across Europe.
In his current team, this Fekochnov and Alexander have the greatest development potential, but it is not that Landeskoch is a "reckless man", but his personality and way of doing things are different - Landskoch is definitely a good guard, and his ability to defend is unmatched, although his skills are not as good as Fekochinov, but he is definitely a captain of the guard.
"I also agree with Comrade Fekochinov." What Ibos said was simple.
"By the way, I want to ask you something. Do you want to continue working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs? If you want to change jobs, I can help. ”
"I'd better stay in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the work is more familiar, and what I do there is similar to what I did in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I can also serve the Soviets, Comrade Stalin, and you."
Ibos was very grateful for Andre to ask himself about this, and he knew that Andrei's current right could change him to a more "prominent" position.
"Staying in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also your strength. If there are any difficulties in the future, just tell me, don't see outsiders, we are all old acquaintances. ”
"Okay, Andrei."
Ibos knew that Andre was recruiting himself and building his own team. In the future, with this backer, it will be smooth sailing in his "official career", which is definitely a good thing, the only danger is from other "interest groups", and this danger will not appear at present or in the "era when Stalin was still there", but it is difficult to say in the future. As an "old Cheka", Ibos still has a keen "sense of smell" in politics, and from the current form, Andrei's future is the most "bright". What I chose was a "dangerous profession", and this visit as an attaché and my previous escort experience, others had long classified themselves into the "Andrei faction", even if they found a place to "hide", the only choice was to really become a member of the "Andrei Group".
On the morning of May 8, Lin Jun and his entourage took a plane over the English Channel and arrived at the "foggy capital of London".
The Soviet ambassador to Britain, Ivan Mesky, and the British Foreign Office were already waiting for them at the airport, and after a routine courtesy, Lin Jun and his party stayed at the most luxurious Dorchester Hotel in London. Because Orlov will not arrive in London until the 10th, Lin Jun will not be able to go with him to meet the British royal family and prime minister until that day. Lin Jun was "free" for these two days, and his time was free to spend.
The Dorchester Hotel is one of the most exclusive hotels in the world, achieving legendary status almost from the day it first opened in April 1931 due to its extraordinary facilities, trendy design, representative service standards and excellent dining environment. And now, it has been completely chartered by the British government, and the guests inside are envoys of various countries. Although Lin Jun was only a deputy envoy, the status of the Soviet Union and Stalin's "special instructions" to the diplomatic department and Ivan Mesky allowed Lin Jun to live in the most exclusive suite.
After lunch, Lin Jun declined the arrangement for Ambassador Ivan Mesky and the British government reception staff to visit the city of London, but still asked them to prepare their cars and asked Ambassador Mesky to prepare something. In Lin Jun's mind, there is one place that is more important than visiting Tower Bridge in London and shopping on Pound Street
"All of them put on their most formal dresses, wear all the medals, and assemble in my room in half an hour, we are going somewhere." When he returned to his room, he instructed his men
The waitress had already brought the dress that he had ironed during the meal, and after Vuginskaya had put it on for her husband, she had helped him put on all the medals. This time, she was surprised that her husband had even worn the gold medal "Defender of the Republic" and the silver medal "Valorant" of Spain, which he had not worn the other day. She knew: Stalin demanded that Lin Jun not wear these two medals during the ceremony. In addition, the husband even wears the medal of the Chukotsika Autonomous Region on his chest.
The special dress fits very well, and the style is not the same as the 1935 style senior officer uniform, but it is somewhat like the general's dress equipped by the Soviet Union in 1943, the style is very exquisite, beautiful and mighty. Because it was a foreign visit, Lin Jun did not have a gun, and only carried the "Red Flag Saber" on the left side of his belt, but in Vukinskaya's opinion, her husband has never been as powerful as he is today, and even he feels a "sense of oppression", which is a real military temperament.
Vukinskaya also changed into a custom-made school official dress and wore her own medal, but compared to her husband next to her, she felt a big step behind.
More than 20 minutes later, everyone arrived at Lin Jun's room: except for Igbos, who was dressed in a Lenin suit, the other attachés were dressed in full officer uniforms, and all of them wore their own medals. What made Lin Jun a little strange was that Captain Snornik and Major Fekochinov both wore pilots' daggers around their waists, and it turned out that they were also qualified pilots. Lieutenant Landskot's dress is very unusual: he is wearing a traditional Cossack cavalry officer dress, a fur hat with a red star logo on his head, and his body is full of cold weapons, Lin Jun made a rough calculation, there are more than 20 dagger knives alone, and even the hunting knife with a leather scabbard is tied to the leg and stomach, of course, his Cossack combat knife is also hung on his waist as always.
Seeing that the chief looked at his outfit, Landeskoch said: "This is a full dress worn by the Cossacks only on the most important occasions. ”
"Very good, very spiritual!" Lin Jun still "appreciated" his "outfit" very much - a real Cossack!
"Andrey, where are we going?" Vuginskaya asked. The husband's dress was originally worn for the coronation, while on other occasions he usually wore another special dress. As soon as he arrived in London, the husband must have something very important to do, even more formal than watching the coronation of the King of England.
"We go to Highgate Cemetery to pay homage to Karl Marx, the great teacher of the proletariat and working people of the world."
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