What are the signs of Li Xiaofeng's worries? Quite simply, it's the human heart. This time he was able to suppress these thoughtful guys, but what about next time? If they were more prepared, would it be so easy to deal with?

Li Xiaofeng was very clear that from the February Revolution onwards, whoever could control the army would be able to control Russia. Especially in the post-Lenin era, without the support of the army, even the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars and the general secretary of the Party Central Committee could only stare dryly.

If you look at why Trotsky has been supporting Tukhachevsky all these years, it is not that he wants to use Tukhachevsky's military influence to stabilize the overall situation. Even if Tukhachevsky is a little brainless, Trotsky is still obsessed, you think that old Tokhachevsky is also brainless, then there is no way.

Li Xiaofeng was somewhat glad that he had gathered a large number of middle and high-ranking generals in the army earlier, and he could not continue to build up his prestige, and he also had a strong influence among the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level. And these are his most precious things.

And now, this most precious link has an unstable dìng factor, if you can't find a way to solve it, I'm afraid that a certain immortal will not be able to sleep steadily.

So how to solve this problem? After thinking about it, Li Xiaofeng believes that it can only be beaten and pulled, first of all, we must deter those small children, and secondly, we must also buy people's hearts.

"What do you think we can do without Muranov?" Li Xiaofeng suddenly asked.

Yakov was taken aback, because the mention of a certain immortal was too sudden, after all, today was already a big victory, and Muranov had already shrunk his eggs. You don't have to kill them all, is it?

"It's not about killing them all, it's about killing chickens and making an example!" Li Xiaofeng said coldly.

Yakov thought for a moment and understood what someone meant. Getting rid of Muranov can not only deter the people's hearts of the General Directorate of Homeland Defense, but also give Sverdlov an obvious signal that he is not easy to mess with, and it is not good for anyone to tear his face. I believe that Sverdlov should not misread it this time, right?

However, Yakov also raised questions: "Now is the time when the storm is on the cusp, and the whole army is watching, and it is not appropriate to dismiss Muranov at this time." It is quite possible that the conflict will intensify. ”

A wicked smile appeared on the corner of Li Xiaofeng's mouth: "It is only when the whole party and the whole army are watching him up and down that he can be eliminated, otherwise what deterrent power is there to talk about?" As for intensifying contradictions. Do you think Tukhachevsky and Sverdlov will be able to jump off the wall in a hurry? ”

Yakov replied with a smile: "Why are those two big families willing to jump over the wall, I'm worried about Muranov, will this guy break the jar?" ”

"Broken jars?" Li Xiaofeng laughed again. "What kind of broken jar is he, he has a family and a mouth, and he can't get out. Besides, what I have to do is to adjust him and drive him out of the General Directorate of Homeland Defense. And not to deprive him of his military status and rank......"

Li Xiaofeng said. Naturally, Yakov has no opinion, anyway, he is just a lieutenant general, the Soviet Union has nothing else, the armed forces of millions of people, the lieutenant general grabs a handful, Mulanov feels that the temple of the General Directorate of Territorial Defense is too small, but there are monks who don't even have a temple.

Three days later, the Air Force Operations Department suddenly announced a message: "Given the unprecedented tension in the current shape of the Great Patriotic War. In order to strengthen the Red Air Force and better defend the territorial airspace of the motherland. There is an urgent need to strengthen pilot training. In order to show the importance attached by the Air Force to this work, Comrade Muranov was specially appointed as the head of the Air Force Pilot Recruitment Office. ”

The director of the Air Force Pilot Recruitment Office, this yamen looks like a cold bench that can't be colder anymore, and letting a dignified lieutenant general take charge of such an extremely boring job is tantamount to allocation.

And the big guy's associative ability is basically qualified, and it is very clear that this is Muranov who offended the top brass of the Air Force, and this is the punishment for his disobedience, and for a while, those people with ulterior motives in the Air Force suddenly became a lot more honest.

"It's a good effect!" Li Xiaofeng nodded with satisfaction, and then lazily instructed Yakov: "You can go to the next step!" ”

Next? Comrades may be surprised, how can there be a next step, do you have to adjust some unlucky ghosts?

Of course not, didn't you just say that? It was beaten and pulled, Muranov was spanked, the General Directorate of Homeland Defense was repaired, and the deterrent effect was very good. But light shock can't be done, the big guy is not scared, he can be scared for a while, he can't be scared for a lifetime, and he can't be stingy when it's time to win people's hearts.

And Li Xiaofeng's so-called next step is actually very simple, that is, to reorganize the General Administration of Territorial Air Defense and turn it into the Territorial Air Defense Force. Maybe the comrades are confused again, why did they go around for a long time and go back again? Didn't you say that you wouldn't let people upgrade?

Hehe, turning the General Directorate of Homeland Defense into the Territorial Defense Force doesn't necessarily mean upgrading, right? After all, there is still a big difference between the military and the army, such as the Air Force, the Navy, and the Army, which are military branches. And armored troops, naval aviation, artillery and the like are arms.

Previously, the General Administration of Territorial Air Defense actually belonged to the armed forces, but this branch of the armed forces did not exist, and it belonged to a temporary establishment, that is, a unit temporarily responsible for territorial air defense. Anyway, compared with the front-line aviation and long-range aviation, it is simply the same as the small Erhei. And this is the main reason for the dissatisfaction of the staff of the General Directorate of Homeland Defense.

After all, he is doing the job of selling white powder, but he gets the salary of selling cabbage, and his personality is even lower than that of a pet dog, so there is no morale in such a unit. If you look at Muranov, it stands to reason that the commander of the arms should be with the rank of general, but he is only a lieutenant general. Within the Air Force, I am afraid that the General Administration of Homeland Defense always has a feeling of inferiority, and it is normal to want independence.

The solution given by Li Xiaofeng is very simple, turning the Territorial Defense Force into a subordinate branch of the Air Force is equivalent to clarifying the nature of the work of the unit, and the corresponding treatment has also been increased by half a level, which is equivalent to gaining affirmation for those who are depressed, and the grievances will soon be cleared. As for their old superior, Muranov, hehe, don't think how many people will miss him, it is the norm to be red and white in officialdom, and the so-called phoenix with hair is not as good as a chicken!

In fact, the second half of Muranov's life was indeed depressed. After nearly a year in the Pilot Recruitment Office, which was ruthlessly dismantled when he was almost forgotten by his old subordinates in the Territorial Defense Force, he was ruthlessly abolished. And he himself was forcibly discharged from active duty and turned into a reserve. You must know that in 1942, at the height of the Great Patriotic War, the army was growing like a snowball, and there were very few people who were forcibly discharged except for disabled soldiers.

In the reserve Muranov mixed until the end of the war, under the wave of great demobilization, such a nasty ghost as him was naturally driven away mercilessly. He moved to Siberia and served as deputy mayor of a remote city. In the 1950s, a depressed Muranov died at home from alcoholism.

After saying that, Muranov continued to return to Ruzutark. As I said earlier, Lao Lu was a little sluggish, and he didn't understand that Xiao Si was attacking Li Xiaofeng by taking advantage of the problem of the Territorial Defense Force. It was only when the water came out that he suddenly realized. Of course, this kind man was angry enough. Rushed to Xiao Si's office again. He reprimanded him:

"Comrade Yakov, what exactly do you want to do? Is it because the Great Patriotic War was not difficult enough, and it should be made more difficult, because it was because our party did not fall fast enough! When is it, you're still doing this, are you crazy? ”

Xiao Si was silent, he also thought a lot these days, and sometimes he was a little strange. What the hell happened to those days, how did I believe Yakoda's nonsense. Now it's good, not only did it fail to deter Li Xiaofeng, but it lost face greatly. He could sense that there was a wind blowing within the group, and a considerable number of centrists were moving closer to Li Xiaofeng, and even some elements who were not very firm in their original support for him also began to secretly send autumn waves to someone.

Xiao Sidu wondered why, after so many years, the prestige and popularity he had accumulated diligently and diligently felt like someone had been blown up overnight. Is he really thinking too highly of himself? All in all, Xiao Si is very distressed now, and even feels that the end is coming.

Xiao Si's frustration, distress and decadence were completely seen in Ruzutak's eyes, and he was also very embarrassed about the ghostly Xiao Si now, thinking that back then, the three of them hit it off at first sight and soon became confidants in life and good comrades at work. Now that the most difficult years have passed, when the future is bright, why do they have to break up and even become enemies?

Power.

Ruzutak believes that the culprit is power, a seductive thing that can turn people into ghosts, and flesh and blood brothers into enemies. How many people in this world can resist the temptation and corruption of power?

Even an old revolutionary like Sverdlov, who is extremely clever and time-tested, cannot resist the temptation of power, and those who have experienced fewer trials and are less determined will not fall even faster.

Ruzutak couldn't help but wonder if there was a way to prevent this tragedy from happening again, and if the party should take measures to limit the unchecked powers, to put a pair of handcuffs on the hands that wield power, and to lock up this devil?

Ruzutak suddenly found a direction for the future, and he should work hard to improve the party system and tie up unfettered power. To tell the truth, this direction gave Ruzutak a sense of sudden enlightenment, because he had not been happy all these years, the work he presided over was not what he was good at, he had not achieved much in the economy, and he was 108,000 miles away from Trotsky and Kuibyshev; Engaged in organizational work, all kinds of complicated relationships in personnel made him anxious, so much so that he turned him into a good old man who specializes in ideological work with mud.

Over the years, Ruzutak has not been the master of his own house, and he has lived an uncomfortable life. And now, he has finally found the purpose of life and struggle, and suddenly the whole person has become radiant!

Ruzutak's sudden change Xiao Si naturally saw it, but Xiao Si was inexplicable, and he didn't know what Ruzutak was talking about, and his eyes lit up, as if he had seen a beautiful woman. Hesverdlov is really not a beauty, ha, could it be that Lao Lu has been bent?

Well, this cold joke is not funny at all, Xiao Si is actually more self-complaining at this time. Of course, it was not ruled out that there was a slight dissatisfaction with Ruzutak, and he soon expressed this dissatisfaction.

"Comrade Ruzutak, you have to be open and honest, this is good, then we will be open and honest." Xiao Si said in a very sad and vicissitudes of tone. "The core question now is whether we still have a leadership core, is it normal for Comrade Andrei to do whatever he wants?"

Ruzutak is relaxed. Not only did he find his goal again, but Xiao Si finally said what was in his heart, Xiao Si was worried that someone was plotting to usurp the throne, and he wanted to monopolize power. But he thinks it's unreasonable and impossible.

"When did Comrade Andrei do whatever he wanted? Although he sometimes disagrees with you, do we still need democracy within our party? Why can't you allow some different voices to exist? ”

Ruzutak said earnestly: "What's more, judging from the later developments, every time Comrade Andrei argues with you, he has a purpose. Isn't it a good thing that he foresaw many problems in advance? ”

Sverdlov thinks it's a good thing, then it's weird, try to think about it from Xiao Si's point of view. As a leadership core, every time one of your subordinates makes the right judgment on a key issue, it gives a warning in advance, even in contrast. You, the core of leadership, often choose the wrong side. Would you like such a subordinate?

In the past, Xiao Si was not at the helm of the Leninists. Li Xiaofeng didn't put too much pressure on him, after all, it was a good thing to have a wise builder in the battle for a successor. But when Xiao Si succeeded in taking the position, the situation changed, when he made the wrong choice, and Li Xiaofeng was still always right, how would other comrades view him as the leadership core, and in contrast, would they think that it would be more appropriate to let Li Xiaofeng be the leadership core?

Li Xiaofeng has no idea of replacing him. Anyway, Sverdlov couldn't help but think so, the pressure was enormous. I'm afraid it's not something ordinary people can imagine.

Leadership work is not so easy to do, knowing people and making good use of them is easy to say, but it is too difficult to do it, in other words, can you Sverdlov treat Li Xiaofeng with a normal heart?

Obviously, the vast majority of people in this world can't do this, especially when you're faced with the temptation of the highest powers.

Let's put it this way, since Xiao Si became the new leadership core of the Lenin faction, he has deeply felt the pressure brought by Li Xiaofeng, and this pressure forced him to make a series of incorrect choices, which is also human nature.

At least Ruzutak can understand Xiao Si's fear, I am afraid that only Lenin can control a certain immortal in this world, and in addition, no one can submit him, at least Xiao Si can't. However, he also believes that the art of leadership is not the art of submission, and that it is a way to control and straighten out relations like Lenin. But there is another way, that is, to believe in one's partners to the greatest extent, only grasp the macro level, and fully delegate power to give full play to the subjective initiative and creativity of these partners.

Obviously, Sverdlov is not suitable for the first method in terms of ability and charisma, and the template of the mentor cannot be copied, even Trotsky, who is not much different from the ability and charisma of the mentor. Sverdlov, who was much worse than Trotsky in all respects, insisted on doing that, that he was really a toddler, and in the end he was naturally smiling and generous.

In Ruzutak's view, the best thing about Xiao Si is his ability to organize and coordinate, and he should give up the desire to control like Lenin and Trotsky, and instead put the right people in the right places, and do a good job of co-ordination, which is the right leadership art for him.

The problem, of course, is that if Xiao Si wants to do this, he has to give up some things - for example, absolute power, someone like Li Xiaofeng is by no means a marionette, you have to give him power in order for him to play a role.

"Comrade Yakov, I think you are unfounded," Ruzutak said very seriously and strictly, anyway, no matter who it is, as long as you see his expression, you can't help but be moved, "Comrade Andrei has always regarded you as a brother, has never opposed your leadership, he has always respected you." For example, after the last meeting, I went directly to him, hoping that we could sit down and have a good chat and clear up some conflicts, and he immediately expressed his full agreement and looked forward to communicating directly with you...... What does this mean? Doesn't this mean that Comrade Andrei is still willing to work under your leadership? ”

Sverdlov was surprised, he had believed Yakoda's nonsense, thinking that Ruzutak had gone to Bryansk to engage in a tandem with someone, to discuss how to deal with him. And now, the truth surprised him.

"The last time you went to Bryansk was to do the ideological work of Comrade Andrei?" He asked incredulously.

Ruzutak nodded and explained: "Actually, Comrade Andrei does not need to do ideological work at all, and after I made my intention clear, he immediately agreed, and immediately said that he would rush back to Moscow as much as possible to communicate with you......"

Needless to say, Ruzutak didn't need to say the rest of the story, because Sverdlov had already understood, wasn't it that he refused to communicate, and was full of joy thinking that he could use the Territorial Defense Force to make a big fuss, and then ran into a bag all over his head.

Thinking of this, Sverdlov was a little ashamed, he really lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, he completely blamed Ruzutak, and misjudged Li Xiaofeng's attempt, and finally made it like this, completely self-inflicted!

Thinking of this, Xiao Si sighed and said sincerely: "It was my mistake and it was I who disappointed my comrades." He said in frustration: "I have failed you and Comrade Andrei's kindness!" ”

A stone in Ruzutak's heart fell to the ground, and Xiao Si openly said that he was wrong, which was a great thing, and he immediately said: "Comrade Yakov, if you understand this, it is a good thing. Whether it is me or Comrade Andrei, we are always willing to adhere to your leadership, especially Comrade Andrei, who is waiting outside to communicate with you at this moment......"

Xiao Si was surprised and moved, and hurriedly said: "Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and let Comrade Andrei come in, no, I will personally invite him in!" (To be continued......)

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