On the evening of January 21, 1921, a carriage without any markings silently arrived at an inconspicuous entrance to Building 2 of Lubyanka Square. The iron fence at the entrance was locked, and it was already dark. A kerosene lamp hung on the iron door, illuminating the surroundings in yellow. The carriage slowly stopped in front of the iron gate. In the shadows, the sound of shouting in Russian could be heard.

"Stop! This is a no-go area, no stay without permission! ”

The door of the carriage opened, and out of it came a soldier in a tweed army coat and a blue brimmed hat - a Cheka cadre who could be seen at a glance. He pulled out his ID and handed it to a Cheka warrior who had come out of the darkness. Then he turned back and shouted in Chinese inside the carriage: "**, Mrs. Mao, Lubyanka Square No. 2 has arrived, please get off." ”

It turned out that sitting in the carriage were none other than Mao Zd, chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party of China, and his wife Yang Kaihui, who were visiting Russia. The two of them were arrested by Cheka officers while wandering down the streets of Arbat, uh, they should have been invited to the carriage. But the procedure was similar to the arrest - a carriage suddenly stopped beside them, and two large Russians in green uniforms and blue hats came down, and the pedestrians in the street were immediately weakened. However, the two Cheka cadres politely invited Mao ZD and Yang Kaihui to get on the carriage in Chinese, and the ** couple of course got into the carriage very calmly, and this attitude made the Russians on the street can't help but applaud in their hearts! However, the composure of the Mao ZD couple is not pretending to be a façade, they are not ordinary foreign GCD leaders who come to Russia to hug their thighs, but behind them is the powerful Chinese revisionist clique!

So when they heard that the Cheka cadre asked them to get out of the car, Mao ZD and Yang Kaihui also walked down by themselves holding hands.

"Two comrades, can you tell us now, who wants to meet with us?" Yang Kaihui asked the two Cheka cadres who accompanied them in a low voice, but the other party just smiled and didn't answer. Mao ZD was looking at this building that made the entire Russian nation shudder.

Headquarters of the All-Russian Committee for the Elimination of Counter-Revolutionaries and Saboteurs on Lubyanka Square 2!

A four-storey earthy building sits atop a not-so-wide square. Maybe it's because of the night, it's a little eerie. Mao Zd shook his head slightly. The place of the meeting was arranged here, and the secret way of guò, what kind of medicine were sold in the gourds of these Russians?

Before he could figure it out. The big iron gate was opened with a clatter, and the two Cheka cadres made a gesture of invitation diligently, and then walked in front to lead the way. Mr. and Mrs. Mao looked at each other and strode to follow.

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Building 2 of Rubyanka Plaza is a large building due to its special purpose. The entire building has been remodeled. Walking inside is like entering a labyrinth. The two Cheka cadres who led the way also seemed to be deliberately avoiding crowded places, but only led the two guests around the narrow and stubborn corridors, and passed through several empty offices, before finally stopping in front of an unmarked office. One of them knocked on the office door. shouted in Russian: "Report." ”

"Please come in." The people inside answered in Chinese. Then the door of the office was opened, and the door was opened by a Chinese wearing a Cheka uniform, and Mao ZD recognized the other party at a glance as Liu Shaozhou, who had come to China for help on behalf of the North Korean GCD, but did not expect that this person turned out to be a high-ranking official of the Cheka!

Mao ZD and his wife walked into the room, but the two Cheka cadres who accompanied them stayed outside. Mao Zd noticed that it was a meeting room. There are a few sofas and coffee tables, and there are some tea snacks on top of the coffee table, all of which are Chinese.

"Comrade Shao Zhou, do you want to see me?" Mao ZD asked hesitantly. Liu Shaozhou's status in the Cheka may not be able to put such a score. I am the chairman of China G!

With a snap, Liu Shaozhou closed the door. Only then did he whisper: "It is Comrade Trotsky and Comrade Skryansky who want to see you." ”

"Oh, it's them?" A hint of surprise flashed across Mao Zd's face. The present posture seems to be a secret meeting, is it necessary to do so in Trotsky's position and power?

I am in doubt. Another door to the room was pushed open, and two middle-aged men in suits entered. Mao ZD immediately recognized one of them as Trotsky, whom he had met at the Manchurian Conference, and the other should be Skryansky, the current head of the Cheka, right?

The introduction began. Liu Shaozhou was apparently the sole interpreter for today's meeting. He introduced both sides in Russian and Chinese - including Trotsky and Mao Zd, whom he had known for a long time. In fact, Yang Kaihui also knew Trotsky. His busts, photographs, and portraits abound in Soviet Russia today, and they are placed alongside Lenin, just like the standard portraits of Chang Ruiqing and Sun Yat-sen in China. The only difference is that Lenin is still alive, which is probably the reason for the secret meeting with Mao ZD, right?

This Soviet Russian version of Chang Ruiqing looks suave and elegant. With a large head, a frontal bone almost as tall as Lenin's, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, he looked like a professor. He walked up to Mao ZD and Yang Kaihui. Stretching out his hand to Mao ZD and saying in Chinese: "Mao ZX, welcome to Russia." Then he smiled kindly.

Mao Zd shook hands with him. In Russian, with a strong Hunan accent, he said slowly: "President Trotsky, it is a pleasure to meet you here, it is a real pleasure. ”

Trotsky paused for a moment before raising his eyebrows and saying in stiff Chinese: "Really?" It's not a great place to meet guests...... Actually, we should have met in the Kremlin. ”

"It doesn't matter where you meet, it's what you talk about." Mao ZD continued to converse with Trotsky in Russian with a Hunan accent. This was very embarrassing for Liu Shaozhou, who was acting as a translator, because he could not understand this Russian language at all.

However, Trotsky could barely understand something, so he replied in Russian-style Chinese: "There are indeed some important things to talk about today, Mao Zx, Mrs. Mao, please sit down, sit down and talk slowly." ”

Mao Zd and Yang Kaihui found a couch and sat down. Trotsky, Skryansky, and Liu Shaozhou also took their separate seats.

"Comrade Mao Zd, do you want us to bear the foreign debt of 18 billion gold rubles left over from Tsarist Russia and the Provisional Government?" Trotsky finally began to speak Russian. "Is this your personal Jianyì, or is it the Chinese government or the Chinese GCD's Jianyì?"

"It's mine." Mao ZD also switched to Chinese with a Hunan accent. "I don't think that Soviet Russia, if it is really ready to liberate all mankind in the future, should not care about these debts that do not have to be paid at all."

After listening to Liu Shaozhou's translation, Trotsky and Skryansky looked at each other, and the latter asked rhetorically: "Is the Chinese government willing to admit that they owe 500 tons of gold to Soviet Russia?" ”

"Of course my government doesn't want to." Mao Zd smiled. "If our Standing Chairman is willing to admit this debt, you have to be careful."

"Haha......" both Trotsky and Skryansky laughed. The revolutionary prophet said: "How can our two socialist countries fight over 500 tons of materials for repairing toilets? However, it was not easy to get the Soviet state to admit the debt of 18 billion gold rubles. In our Central Committee, the majority of comrades would not agree, because that would mean that in the future, we would have to choose between paying back and going to war! ”

"18 billion gold rubles is an unimaginably large debt, one gold ruble is equivalent to about 2 to 3 dollars," Skryanski explained. The Soviet state simply could not repay. Therefore, the Central Committee will not lightly agree to take on the debt. ”

Mao Zd nodded, a disappointed expression sliding across his face. "So, you don't plan to carry out a world revolution in the foreseeable future? Is the Russian GCD now ready to coexist peacefully with imperialism? ”

Liu Shaozhou translated these words into Russian, and Trotsky and Skryansky were silent. There was dead silence in the room. In the end, it was Trotsky who broke the silence and said slowly: "If there is a possibility of peaceful coexistence with imperialism, the Central Committee of the Russian GCD will probably abandon the policy of world revolution." He gestured to Skryansky, beside him. Comrade Skryansky is now the leader of the Cheka, and I can learn through the Guò Cheka organization what many of the GCD bigwigs really think. I have to admit that I have a spacious blessing. After the carriage or carriage, the fine food, and the beautiful wife, the revolutionary enthusiasm of the comrades waned somewhat...... The ease of life in front of us makes most people ignore the dangers ahead. If I propose the construction of a world revolution now, I am afraid that there will be no way to win the support of the Central Committee, unless we have no other way out! The prophet took a deep breath and looked at Mao ZD with an expectant gaze. Comrade Mao ZD, I think you are willing to help us block the road to reconciliation between Soviet Russia and imperialism, right? ”

Mao Zd sat up straight. He frowned and began to think about Trotsky's mention—to think from Trotsky's point of view. The Russian GCD is clearly losing its ideals and fighting spirit! Most of the party members seem to have forgotten the mission of liberating mankind and are ready to sit comfortably in the world! Even a leader like Trotsky could not lead the party on the right path, but could only turn to himself for help in order to create an external environment in which he would be forced to take up arms and carry out the world revolution!

"Comrade Trotsky, I am willing to help you and the Russian GCD. As a GCIST, I certainly hope to see the day when the red flag is planted all over the world. Mao Zd's face showed a worried expression. However, what I have seen and heard in Soviet Russia for more than a month tells me that it may be difficult for the Russian GCD to bear the heavy task of liberating all mankind! ”

"Are you trying to alert me to the signs of bureaucracy and privilege within Russia?" Trotsky looked at Mao ZD and was silent for a long time. Then he slowly went down again: "You know what? Our people are now starting to really taste power...... By the way, how do you Chinese GCD deal with bureaucracy and privilege within the party? ”

Mao Zd said seriously: "Although our party has such and such shortcomings. The composition of party members and cadres is also very complex, even good and bad. However, the problem of bureaucracy is not strict, and as for privilege, there is no such thing as privilege. ”

"Is it because of the class struggle?" Trotsky asked. There is no concealment that he is sending people to spy on the other party, as if it is a matter of course.

A hint of unhappiness slipped on Mao Zd's face, but he quickly concealed it. "That's right, it's because of the class struggle...... Our party is constantly fighting against all kinds of class enemies, and there are class enemies everywhere in the Nationalist Government, in the Legislative Yuan, in the Legislative Council, and in society! As long as we are not careful, they will seize the handle and attack the party! He glanced at Skryansky and said lightly: "And we don't have a commission for rebellion that can deal with the class enemy!" So our party does not dare to make the mistake of bureaucracy and privilege! ”

"So, it was the class enemy who kept your party alive with a revolutionary spirit?"

"Not either!" Mao Zd shook his head. "Actually, our party doesn't have much revolutionary spirit! This is worse than your Russian GCD......"

Skryansky said coldly: "One is constantly under attack by the class enemy. but did not know to take up arms against the enemy's party...... Of course, there is no revolutionary spirit! This is not a revolutionary GCD! It's the bourgeois Social Democrats! ”

"Don't translate this sentence!" Skryansky's voice fell. Trotsky stopped Liu Shaozhou, who was about to translate it into Chinese. He glanced at Skryansky. Then he turned to Mao Zd and said: "The class struggle is the medicine that helps the Party to overcome bureaucracy and privilege - I agree with you on this point!" ”

The Prophet gritted his teeth and added, "And I also think that the class struggle is also very necessary to arouse the enthusiasm of the working masses!" If the party members and cadres realize that the party's cause is being attacked and subverted by internal and external enemies, they will muster up the spirit of 120 percent and devote themselves wholeheartedly to the cause of the struggle against imperialism. The same. The working masses will also be aware of the severity of the problem. They will work selflessly...... Therefore, class struggle should become an important means of developing the productive forces, just like ideological education! However, there are some comrades in our party who are unwilling to engage in class struggle anymore. Some people have put forward the idea of extinguishing the class struggle, and they are ready to live in peace with imperialism and the class enemy! ”

"Is there such a person?" Mao ZD suddenly realized. There is now a fierce struggle between two lines at the top of the Russian GCD! Trotsky's line is: the theory of the intensification of the class struggle - world revolution; The other faction is likely to be the theory of extinguishing the class struggle - peaceful coexistence.

"Yes!" Trotsky replied in the affirmative: "Comrade Mao ZD, I can tell you very clearly that now the Russian GCD is already on the eve of the struggle for the line!" Some people are confused by the easing internal and external environment and misled by the success of the NEP. The idea that the world revolution and class struggle is outdated and that the path of peaceful development can now be taken. We are wholeheartedly engaged in economic construction! There are even people who openly shouted: Get rich! Accumulate it! Poverty is not the slogan of socialism (the Russian GCD theorist Bukharin was also the proposer of the theory of extinguishing the class struggle)...... If we continue along such a line, I am afraid that the Russian GCD will really embark on the road of capitalism, as your Comrade Chang Ruiqing said!

And now there is a majority of the Central Committee who hold this view! The only way to turn the situation around is to let these people run into a wall in their dealings with imperialism! Let them see clearly: the true face of imperialism! In this way, the Russian GCD can return to the right path. ”

At the same time that Mao ZD and Trotsky met in Building 2 of Lubyanka Square. There was also a lot of discussion in the small conference room of Pravda's editorial office on Pravda Street. Although the organ of the Russian GCD was founded by Trotsky, it is now in the hands of Trotsky's opposition. The current editor-in-chief of Pravda is the Russian theoretician Bukharin, who was one of the most staunch opponents at the beginning of last year, when the NEP was just being proposed by Lenin and Trotsky!

He likened the image of the NEP to: You give your finger to the devil. You also have to give him your hands, your arms, and your whole body. In his view, the NEP is to take the capitalist road! And it will also lead Russia back to a capitalist state!

However, after nearly a year of the implementation of the NEP, Russia's industry and agriculture were fully restored. Bukharin has again become a staunch defender of the NEP. Pravda, which he was in charge of, also became a newspaper that preached the theory of getting rich and the extinguishment of the class struggle. In his article "On the New Economic Policy and Our Tasks," he openly pointed out: "The most profound significance of the New Economic Policy lies in the fact that, for the first time, we have opened up the possibility of mutual prosperity of various economic forces and various economic sectors, and only on this basis can we achieve economic growth...... We should not now be ashamed to conceal, obliterate and fear some development of capitalist relations. This is tantamount to openly singing the praises of reformist capitalism and revisionism!

And inside the editorial office of his Pravda. Gatherings are also often held with senior members of the Russian G who support the NEP. Present at today's gathering were Stalin, who had just been promoted to the rank of People's Commissar of Railways, Milyutin who served as People's Commissar of Grain, and Rezhava, Deputy People's Commissar of Foreign Trade. The door to the conference room was tightly closed. Inside, there was a cloud of smoke, and everyone was blushing and arguing loudly about something. Bukharin and Stalin sat in two adjacent seats, talking quickly and urgently. Everyone is very strict. (To be continued.) If you like this work. You are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )