On the shore of Kunming Lake, the weeping willows are still clinging, the smoke is refreshing, and walking in it makes people feel refreshed and happy.

Of course, it was not the first time that Zhou had visited this garden full of royal grandeur, but it was the first time that he visited this garden as a guest, accompanied by Luo Yaoguo, the head of the Kuomintang negotiating delegation. The scenery of the Summer Palace is the same as before, but his mentality is very different at this time.

After a general visit to the city, which had been renamed Beiping, he was a little regretful to find that this red capital, which was once full of ideals and feelings, had returned to its pre-revolutionary appearance after only a few months. The teahouses in Sijiu City began to be full again, and the temple fairs in winter were as lively as before the death of the Revolution, and the overpass, Dashilar, and the newly opened opera gardens everywhere were all lively and prosperous scenes. It's as if that vigorous revolution never happened at all! Well, it can't be said that it hasn't happened at all, and it should be said that this Beiping and Tianjin are still a little different from the cities in the south that have not experienced the baptism of the storm of revolution.

It was in these two cities that there had not been a single march or protest since the Kuomintang came in, and there was no workers' movement, no student movement, and no voice against the Kuomintang dictatorship! There is no such thing as an ideal here!

And what made him even more frustrated was that according to the secret report of the Beiping Municipal Party Committee, which had already been violent, the day after the official withdrawal of the Central G, there was a long queue of surrenders and whistleblowers at the door of the Beiping Military Control Committee of the Kuomintang that had just been listed! Almost all the underground party organizations in Beiping City, which had been lurking, were also betrayed by traitors, and they became "above-ground parties" on the first day of their lurking. However, the Kuomintang military and police did not arrest and shoot people as they imagined, they just registered all the Zhongg party members who surrendered themselves or "violently lured", and then sent away the Zhongg party members who were willing to go to the Zhongg-ruled areas outside the mouth, but there were almost no such comrades.

Zhou Elai shook his head, he couldn't imagine why comrades who had been baptized and tested by the storm of life for several years would be so unresolute and fragile? Is it really because the rise of Chinese imperialism in recent years has made them lose confidence? However, in the Kuomintang region, there are still tens of millions of outstanding sons and daughters of the party who are persistently fighting against imperialism!

Luo Yaogu looked at Zhou Elai's slightly distracted appearance, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhou..............., Mr. Zhou?" Does the current situation in the Soviet Union have any impact on our negotiations? ”

Zhou Elai finally broke free from his thoughts, smiled politely at Luo Yaoguo, and said leisurely: "Oh, in the Soviet Union, Stalin should have no time to take care of our affairs, right?" The battle between him and Trotsky is still going on......"

The latest war reports and information on Trotsky's contacts with all sectors from the General Staff of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, the Far Eastern Front of the Red Army, the General Directorate of State Political Protection, and the GC International are now on Stalin's desk. The vast majority of the content of these reports is bad news, a little too bad. Reading these reports, Stalin could not help but wonder if his Soviet homeland would be able to survive this crisis. All things taken together, it seems that Trotsky still had a considerable number of supporters within the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. All the decisions made by Budyonny were precisely grasped by Trotsky, otherwise how could the defeat in the Far East be fought to such an extent?

Moreover, the imperialist countries have begun to actively intervene in this rebellion aimed at subverting the Soviet Union.

Although the large-scale military intervention of Chinese imperialism, which he feared most, had not yet taken place, the British, American, and Japanese began to join the ranks of support for Trotsky, either openly or covertly. Ships carrying weapons and supplies arrived in Vladivostok almost every day for the past two months, and thousands of Japanese military advisers had joined the Trotskyist rebels in the Far East. Japan's ambition seems to be the territory of the Soviet Union in the Far East, but the Chinese countries have remained silent about Japan's involvement, so did they not support Trotsky for the purpose of seizing the territory of the Far East? Or did China and Japan have greater ambitions for the territory of the USSR, and have now agreed? Is there any secret international understanding of their two countries' actions? And what did Trotsky gain from this?

All kinds of problems have come one after another, which has made this great leader of the international movement feel extremely troubled and worried.

Imperialism's hatred of the Soviet Union had long been felt by him, so he had to forcibly carry out the collectivization of agriculture regardless of the lives of the Soviet peasants, in order to squeeze the Soviet countryside to the maximum extent in order to raise funds for industrialization. But at that time, the threat of imperialism seemed very far away, and it would not even happen! But now Stalin had become more and more aware of the imperialist ambitions for the Soviet Union...... He almost certainly had a huge plot against the Soviet Union, and Trotsky's rebellion was probably only part of it, and the whole of the plot was probably a joint imperialist attack on the Soviet Union! An imperialist alliance aimed at the destruction of the Soviet Union seems to be taking shape, and China, Poland, and Japan are certainly already involved, and Britain, the United States, and France may be considering and hesitating. There should also be ...... German Empire!

Stalin was, of course, a wise and wise leader, or the Soviet Union would not have become a superpower under his leadership. Even when the Far East countries of China and Japan had already faintly united and tentatively stretched out their claws against the rich eastern territories of the Soviet Union, he was very clear. The real deadly threat to the USSR will definitely come from the West! And that threat should be Germany! Although the war situation in the Far East is tense at the moment, intelligence and analytical reports on the domestic political trend of Germany will still be delivered on time, and he will read every word carefully: the madman named Adolf Hitler looks like he will soon become the political leader of Germany, and his coming to power will probably mean the re-emergence of Germany! Perhaps in five years, a strong Germany that has regained arms will appear in the west of the Soviet Union, and if they unite to attack from the west, and China and Japan attack from the east, what awaits the Soviet Union is likely to be destroyed! So now apart from dealing with Trotsky, the sinner of the Soviets, it is to do everything possible to prevent the emergence of this alliance, which will destroy the Soviet Union. It is necessary to organize the three countries of China, Germany, and Bolan to join forces. Or should we make some more trouble for China now?

There was a sound of footsteps at the door of Stalin's office, and Stalin raised his head. He skillfully concealed his deep worries and fears, and tried to maintain the majesty of the great leader of his world. The door opened, and in with the secretary came Molotov and Voroshilov. These two guys also have a sad face, and they know that nothing good is good at a glance. Stalin sat down in his seat and waved. Let the secretary retreat, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter today?" What is the situation in the Far East? Voroshilov, do you and Budyonny still insist on waiting until the Amur River freezes before resuming the offensive? ”

Before Voroshilov and Molotov could speak, Stalin questioned him, and Voroshilov did not dare to distinguish a word, and listened respectfully to Stalin's reprimand.

"Don't you know that the defenses of Vladivostok are being strengthened every day? If you refuse to shed more blood to force your way across the Amur River, you will pay even more heavy sacrifices for the Vladivostok fortress in the future! Stalin's god was very harsh, and immediately accused Voroshilov and Budyonny of their mistakes in commanding the campaign in the Far East: "You are unwilling to break through the rebel defenses from the front, but hope for a detour from the lower reaches of the Amur, but you do not take into account that the Trotskyites lurking within us will leak military secrets, and as a result each surrender becomes a failed force, you must fight steadily, suppress the rebels in Boli with superior firepower, and then organize a breakthrough from the front." ”

Voroshilov waited for Stalin to finish firing before he cautiously spoke: "Yes, Comrade Stalin, we are summing up the lesson, and I propose to send Comrade Tukhachevsky to replace Comrade Budyonny as commander of the Far Eastern Front, and at the same time transfer more aircraft and artillery to the Far East." ”

Stambler lit his pipe and smoked it in one gulp, Tukhachevsky was sure to be better at war than Budyonny, this is known to all. But the question is, Tukhachevsky was close to Trotsky, so would it be possible for him to beat his old boss? Will there be something that will come out of the battle?

"Comrade Molotov, what do you have to report?" Stalin ignored Voroshilov's suggestion to change generals and instead asked Molotov.

Molotov frowned, took out a copy of the telegram from the briefcase he was carrying, and handed it to Stalin with both hands: "Comrade Stalin, this is a secret report sent to us by Comrade Wang Ming of the Central G, and Zhou Elai of the Central G has secretly gone to Peking to negotiate surrender with the Kuomintang!" ”

With a snap, Stalin's carved pipe fell from his mouth to the floor. He looked at Molotov dumbfounded, and after a while, he muttered: "Molotov, you mean surrender!?"

The Chinese G was about to surrender to the Kuomintang...... Is that what it means? ”

"Comrade Stalin." Molotov said with a sad and indignant face: "Wang Ming's secret telegram does say that, Zhou Elai and 'Mao' held an enlarged meeting of the Politburo with the majority of party members and Red Army soldiers behind his back and Zhongg, and decided to negotiate with the Kuomintang to join the Nationalist 'government' and reorganize the Red Army. ”

"And what about Méngko!?" Stalin stood up abruptly, his face blushing, if it was true that the "surrender" of the Nationalist "government" was true, then wouldn't Méng Gu return to the rule of the national "government"? From there, the Kuomintang army could easily cut off the Trans-Siberian Railway and split the USSR in two!

"Comrade Stalin, Méng Gu is still under the control of the Central G, and if they join the national 'government', they will naturally ......"

"No! Comrade Molotov. Stalin waved his hand and interrupted Molotov's words: "We cannot allow the Chinese to surrender to the national 'government', and we must do everything possible to stop them." You immediately send a telegram to the middle g" he said here and hesitated: "Ask them to explain the situation." ”

"Explain the situation?" Molotov was stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart, Didn't Wang Ming already explain the situation? What more to say? Now it seems that it is time to order the expulsion of Zhou Elai, "Mao" Bi and others, and appoint Wang Ming as the leader of G! In this way, some comrades may be able to be redeemed.

"That's right! It's about explaining the situation. Stalin's tone had softened, but his face was still blue, and he almost gritted his teeth and yearned to vomit word by word: "The compromise between the Chinese and the Kuomintang does violate the 21st of the GC International, but now we need the G, not the G, and we need us... If we announce the expulsion of the leaders of the Central G, we can only push them completely to the side of the Kuomintang. So we have to win them over. By the way, do you have any difficulties with them again? The USSR could provide assistance as appropriate. ”

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou! Did you come to Peking this time to discuss the issue of peaceful reunification with the Nationalist "Government"? What kind of conditions will China G propose? Will it give up control of the army? ”

"Your Excellency! If the Nationalist "Government" and China fail to reach an agreement this time, will the Nationalist "Government" resort to force in order to reunify China? ”

"If Mr. Zhou reaches an agreement with the Nationalist 'government', will he abide by the Constitution of the Republic of China and other laws, and will he be able to protect the rights of citizens in the provinces of Méng, Suiyuan, etc., including religious freedom, speech, politics, and so on? Will all political prisoners, including Trotskyists, be released? …，

"Marshal Luo, I am a reporter for Ta Kung Pao in Tianjin. What do you think about the civil war in the USSR that is taking place now? If the 'government' is able to reach an agreement on peaceful reunification with the Chinese and the G, does that mean that these 200,000 compatriots who are fighting bloody battles in foreign lands can also return to their motherland and enjoy peace and stability? ”

When Luo Yaoguo and Zhou E came out of the gate of the Summer Palace, a large number of reporters were already crowded at the gate. They had already held a press conference in the Huairen Hall. However, the current KMT-G talks have already touched on such a high-profile topic as "peaceful reunification," and naturally a large number of Chinese and foreign reporters have been attracted to "surround" the KMT delegation everywhere to see if they can steal some news from their mouths. And the gendarmes of the National Revolution Army did not dare to offend these ruthless uncrowned kings, and did not expel them too far, but only used their bodies to cross the crowd and Luo Yaoguo Zhou Elai to protect these two dignitaries.

Luo Yaogu was dressed in a pen and wearing a military hat, and he could only respond to the questions of these reporters who broke through the military police's barrier and responded with a faint smile. Several Shi guards helped him open a pathway and sent him and Zhou Elai all the way into the bulletproof car. As soon as he closed the car door, Luo Yaoguo smiled and said to Zhou Elai: "Mr. Zhou, after you start to train politics, you have to get used to dealing with these reporters. Their questions can sometimes be very tricky, and they will misinterpret your words out of context. ”

Zhou E looked at the scattered reporters outside the window and leaned his head on the back of the car seat, and just said lightly: "As long as the civil war can be avoided and the country's 'people's) constitutional government can be realized, what's so terrible about dealing with these reporters?" What is really terrible is that some people do dictatorial things in the name of "people's" constitutional government, and even wholeheartedly want to lead the country into the abyss of world war! His tone was cold, and the already low temperature in the car seemed to drop a little.

And Luo Yaoguo also seemed to hear Zhou Elai's voice, it was obvious that what he was doing now had made this god-level figure aware of it! However, Luo Yaoguo's reaction was also very interesting, he nodded and looked at the other party with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is really wise, and he can see at once the path that our Kuomintang is taking now." According to your Marxist theory, this road is the only way for the development of capitalism~

imperialist stage, and only then it will be your turn to socialism and GCism...... So this is a must-go, and there is nothing terrible about the capitalist powers in the world coming over like this. ”

Zhou E glanced at Luo Yaoguo, who was smiling all over his face, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, maybe those imperialist countries also had such a living treasure at the critical moment of their development, right? Maybe this jiān plan to destroy the Soviet Union was really made by him. I just don't know how many Soviet people will fall under the bayonets of Chinese imperialism! It's so undeserved.

Thinking of this, Zhou Elai shook his head and said solemnly: "Can't we take the road of peaceful development?" Can't we make peace with the Soviet Union? Saying that, he looked at Luo Yaoguo regretfully: "Brother Fuwen, our country has just gotten rid of the oppression of imperialism, how can we be impatient to become an imperialist?" Could this be Mr. Sun's "Three Peoples"? ”

Luo Yaoguo looked at Zhou Elai's face, which was born a positive character, and smiled deeply: "Our country has a population of nearly 600 million, but there is only a little bit of fertile land, while the Soviet Union is only more than 100 million people, and the land area is twice as large as ours!" And the vast majority of it was also plundered, including the land taken from our country! Britain and France, on the other hand, have a population of only a few tens of millions, but they have vast territories all over the world, occupying most of the world's resources, which will ensure that their children and grandchildren will live in prosperity and prosperity! Our children and grandchildren will be impoverished forever because of lack of resources and living space! Mr. Zhou, I am like a father in a big family now, just trying to save some belongings and land for a large family of children and grandchildren. I don't know if you GCD people can understand this feeling? (To be continued...)