Chapter 228: The Prophet
"Comrade KGB, do you have anything to do?" Shepilov's face changed and then he greeted coldly, like Molotov, Shepilov also knew that there were KGB agents around him who were monitoring his every move, and when Khrushchev felt that the time had come to completely replace them, Molotov and these people would naturally not even be able to keep their current position. It was in this way that he did not have a good impression of the KGB people at all.
"I should call you Comrade Foreign Minister, right? Or do you call you Ambassador Cairo? Serov knew at a glance that the former foreign minister did not like him, so there was no need to be polite to him and said directly, "On the issue of the number of places to study abroad issued by the Ministry of Education this time, we will take an exam in various universities in Cairo, and I hope that all the staff of the embassy will show up in various schools at that time, and I hope that Comrade Ambassador will also appear at that time!" ”
Serov said his thoughts as he read from the script, and then put on a poker face and stood in front of Shepilov waiting for an answer, Serov must get his own answer today, and the Cairo embassy must cooperate with him.
"It's not the job of our diplomatic system!" "Comrade KGB, this matter is not the work of our diplomatic system, and it will increase our workload. So I refuse! ”
"You can't refuse!" Serov interrupted Shepilov's words indifferently, walked back and forth in Shepilov's office twice with his legs in military boots, like a lion patrolling his territory, and then stopped and stared at Shepilov's face with his eyes straight and said, "The national interest is the code of conduct of diplomats, and you must do what is beneficial to the Soviet Union, not thinking about whether this is the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs." The Cairo embassy must cooperate with the implementation of the whole plan, and it is so decided! ”
"I'm Ambassador Cairo! I have the final say on the work of the embassy! Shepilov could no longer stand the impudence of this young KGB general and stood up and loudly protested, "You can't interfere in the work of the diplomatic system, this is not your dirty KGB!" ”
"More than two months ago, you were the Minister of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee, and now what?" Serov asked with a snort. "In addition, the KGB has a special work, and other departments must cooperate with our work when necessary, not to mention that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot be a reason for not cooperating. Not even the Ministry of Defense, Shepilov, if you want to continue to live out your old age in secret, you had better work with us honestly, and you can still receive a lot of pension when the time comes. Don't let this money become your funeral expenses......"
It has only been more than two months, and Shepilov, who is high in the sky, is facing the threat of a middle-level KGB cadre, if he had done it before, he would never have believed that there would be such a day, but now the things in front of him make Shepilov want to commit suicide directly. In such a short period of time, the circumstances of life have changed so differently, even Shepilov, who is accustomed to seeing big scenes, is a little unacceptable.
"Comrade Shepilov, have you finished thinking about it!" Serov was already sitting on the sofa next to him at this time, and his attention was still on Shepilov's side with his legs crossed, this feeling of being able to teach the big man a lesson, which made Serov, who was a villain, quite dark. There may not be many in the whole world in this situation.
Serov was still pressing step by step, so that Shepilov wanted to agree to Serov's proposal but was a little unable to speak. It's really not a good feeling to be forced by two little people who may not be able to take a look at each other for more money. It took a long time for Shepilov to say with a pale face, "Since it is for the sake of the motherland, of course our embassy is willing to cooperate!" Shepilov paused several times in just one sentence, which shows how unspeakable it is.
"That's right!" Serov comforted with an indifferent attitude, "Comrade Shepilov, thank you for the necessary cooperation with the work of our KGB!" I hope that you will not be surprised by my attitude just now, if someone else is an ambassador, if you do not cooperate with the work of our KGB. I still have that attitude! All departments have to work with us, no exceptions......"
Shepilov was silent, quietly watching Serov walk out of his office with a look of contempt, and did not come back to his senses for a long time. Shepilov was enveloped in humiliation like never before, his hands clenched and loosened tightly, and his expression was deeply sentimental.
"Khrushchev, you have personally cultivated a frightening department! One day the KGB will no longer obey you, aren't you afraid that you will be overthrown by the KGB? Shepilov cursed Khrushchev from the bottom of his heart until Serov was gone for a long time. Shepilov just skipped what had just happened, picked up the pen again and continued his work!
"Let's go, the embassy has agreed to our proposal!" Serov said pleasantly to Lukani, who was waiting for him outside, as if the person who had coerced and seduced the little old man just now was not himself.
As long as the close relations between the Soviet Union and Egypt are long enough, and twenty or thirty years is enough time for the Soviet Union to replace the entire Egyptian intellectual stratum, and although it is impossible to turn Egypt into a socialist country, it is completely possible to make Egypt a system that favors a socialist state like Afghanistan, and the scale of international students must be large, and exchanges between the two sides must be frequent.
From the bottom of his heart, Serov naturally does not want to see that there are too many foreigners in his country, even if there is one, he is uncomfortable, but there is no way, his own ideals and the interests of the country are two different things, sending international students can quickly establish a good impression of the Soviet Union in the hearts of a large number of knowledgeable people, even if Serov is unwilling in his heart, he can only pinch his nose and admit it.
Not only Egypt, but also Iraq, Syria, Europe, Asia, and the Americas, Serov must put on a smiling face to welcome these guys who are incompatible with Soviet thinking, and hope that God will bless drug trafficking, ** This kind of thing will not come in with it.
The population of Egypt is very concentrated, 96 percent of the place is desert, and only 4 percent of the place gathers more than 99 percent of the population, so it is much easier to do, there is no need to learn from Liu Bei to look at the thatched house, and invite the great power who does not know how to live in a certain corner.
The exams began at the universities in the cities of Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, and the exam papers were airlifted from the Soviet Union, and the two transport planes were enough to get everything done, and the exam questions were selected according to the exam questions of this year's Soviet universities.
It is necessary to ensure that this group of people are the talents that the Soviet Union wants, and that after completing their studies, they can ensure that Soviet ideas take root in Egypt, and that their achievements are not the most important thing, but the most important thing is that they conform to the interests of the Soviet Union. The more knowledge, the more reactionary it becomes, and if the trained person does not have a good impression of the Soviet Union, even if this person is a genius who is unique in a million, the Soviet Union will not want it. If Serov had discovered this kind of person, he might have done something to kill the genius.
The date of the exam is pinned to the end of August, just in time for the opening day of the Soviet university, as long as the exam is completed, Serov will send these people to the Soviet Union to study, the length of study time depends entirely on the level of these Egyptian students, but according to Serov's estimate, these students selected from the Egyptian students should not be unable to keep up with the Soviet education level, after all, they are the elite selected from the students, of course, some of the children of high-ranking officials are exceptions, and Serov never expected them to produce results, If they finish their studies well, they will be doing the Soviet Union a great favor.
"It is very difficult for the Soviet examination system to release such a message, so that Egyptian students can be mentally prepared!" While figuring out his psychology when he was in school, Serov said, "It creates a feeling that as long as you enter the Soviet Union to study, you will climb to the sky in one step, so that even if we make the test questions very difficult, there will still be countless people who will automatically send them to the door, by the way, we have to release the rumors, and the exam papers are scored by Soviet teachers......"
To be sure, Serov's conditions were very harsh, treating Egypt as a colony, and if he caught up with a leader like Taizu, it is estimated that Serov would be driven out of Egypt with a single protest. Fortunately, that kind of leader only came out in an unknown number of years, and although Nasser was powerful, he did not have the intention of turning the other cheek with the Soviet Union, and adopted a tacit attitude towards Serov's move.
This is also because the Soviet Union and Egypt are in the honeymoon period of new contact, and in this irrational environment, even if the Soviets take an excessive attitude, the Egyptians will find a reason for the Soviet Union to think that the Soviet Union is doing better for Egypt. The same is true of China during its honeymoon period with the Soviet Union, but usually once the honeymoon period is over, friction between the two sides will arise when they re-examine their relations, and contradictions will gradually arise.
"We're going to let us build momentum on Egypt's intelligence network, and we can put forward all the comments!" The comrades of the Middle East Division, who had just arrived in Egypt to come to support, came to Serov's side and began to listen to orders.
"Let the Egyptian Ministry of Internal Affairs send the internal affairs troops, together with the internal affairs troops of Colonel Igor, to be responsible for the exams! Don't plagiarize! Seeing that the comrade was a little incomprehensible, Serov explained, "It's good to make a show and show that it is very solemn!" This is an attitude that we show that we attach great importance to Egyptian students......" (To be continued. )
PS: I went home and watched the replay parade, and the result was updated, and I memorized my pot!