In this case, Stalin seemed to have no choice at all, and if he did not want to lose at the same time, then he could only rise to the occasion and fight Trotsky in a dozen battles.

"Although Comrade Lunacharsky is very suitable for carrying out the anti-rebellion work, I believe that he is not at all necessary for the education and guidance of young people now!" Stalin stubbornly spoke, "Now is the best time to strengthen the ranks of the revolution and expand the influence of our party among the masses. If we can develop a large number of knowledgeable and idealistic young party members, we will no longer have to worry about talent and successors. This work has a bearing on the future of our party and country and is of great significance! And now, the only one who can pick up this burden is Comrade Lunacharsky, and it is really overkill to let him give up halfway to carry out the anti-rebellion work! ”

Speaking of this, Stalin paused and took the opportunity to observe Trotsky's expression, and the other seemed to be very calm, as if he did not pay attention to his offensive at all, which made him feel a little chilled, but even if he was timid, he could not retreat.

Stalin continued: "Therefore, I think that Comrade Lunacharsky should not be moved lightly, and that a comrade with a lighter burden should be put in charge of the purge work in Petrograd, and I personally think that Comrade Shao Mianwu is very suitable!" ”

After saying these words, Stalin felt a slight chill in his back, needless to say that those were cold sweats. He had always thought that he had the ability to directly resist Trotsky, and that he had not gone head-to-head with Trotsky with the support of his mentor.

But. When a real man faced Trotsky. He just felt how much pressure there was. He didn't have any bottom in his heart, he was very empty, and every word and word he said had to be carefully considered, for fear of being caught. This feeling of walking on thin ice is really not good.

For the second time, Stalin felt his weakness and weakness, left Lenin's support, and when he faced Trotsky alone, it was like dancing on the tip of a knife. That's when it happened. He realized how important the Guru's support was to him.

Looking at the suffocating quiet meeting scene now, in the past, when there was a mentor to support him, the following members of the Central Committee had to more or less echo him and strengthen his voice.

But without the support of the mentor, the people are still the same as before, but why are these grandchildren so strange? When facing him, they either dodged or pretended not to see it, and one by one they just kept silent. Make what he just said feel like a joke.

It's cold...... Well, this is something that Stalin definitely did not think about before. He stood there stupidly, not knowing whether Lu Dao should make persistent efforts to say a few more good words for Shao Mianwu, or whether he should sit down and end his speech. He is like a fool who stands out from the crowd, being watched by a group of soy sauce parties.

"Comrade Joseph, is there anything else you have to say?"

The reminder of the mentor was more like a mockery in Stalin's ears - weren't you kid crazy just now? What do you think? Now I know how many pounds and taels I have, right? Without my support, you're not even a fart!

Stalin did not know how he sat down, and at that moment he was already depressed, and what hurt him most was that his speech was completely ignored.

The moment he sat down, Trotsky spoke very unceremoniously: "Continuing with the previous topic, now please comrades to start voting on the appointment of Comrade Lunacharsky, and to agree that he will lead the comrades of Petrograd Cheka, please raise your hand!" ”

This slap in the face was a solid slap in Stalin's eyes, and he had just babbled a lot and came up with a very good excuse, which, to tell the truth, was still a little smug - Trotsky, didn't you start disgusting me with the People's Commissar for National Affairs? Then I will return it as it is, and use educational work to disgust Lunacharsky, there is a kind of you say that educational work is not important!

But the result? What did he hear? Trotsky didn't bird him at all, and he didn't take his nomination seriously at all. It was as if what he had just said was all nonsense and was directly filtered out.

Stalin's anger! Anyway, the Central Committee should also discuss his nomination, at least in the election, Shao Mianwu's name should be put in more or less! But it turned out to be completely none, and Trotsky ignored his nomination in the most face-slapping way.

The fire in Stalin's heart jumped up, he had never been a good-tempered person, and today he has suffered such a great insult, so he can forget it! When he pouted his ass and stood up again to protest, an even more slap in the face appeared.

No one in the entire Central Committee seemed to notice that he was standing up, and everyone raised their hands in agreement with Trotsky's nomination, and in that raised arm, Stalin once again stood out from the crowd and looked so ridiculous.

Trotsky did not even leave a trace of ridicule at him: "Since the people of Comrade Lunacharsky were passed by absolute majority, we can move on to the next issue...... Comrades who wish to speak may raise their hands or stand up......"

Stalin's eyes were red, and he felt only humiliation in the face of the triumphant Trotsky, one of the darkest days of his life, and his fists began to tremble slightly because he was so angry...... For a moment, he really punched Trotsky hard in the face, but Shao Mianwu, who was beside him, suddenly grabbed his hand and shook his head at him slightly.

Taking a deep breath, Stalin glared at Trotsky for the last time, and then sat down indignantly, he knew that he had to endure now, and that an outbreak at this time would not do him any good - it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, Trotsky, you wait for me, I will have to settle this account with you sooner or later!

Trotsky could naturally feel Stalin's resentment and reluctance, but was it necessary for him to care? Today it was you Stalin himself who had a convulsion, and you are completely to blame for being slapped in the face, don't think that you are really the number one person and left Lenin. You're a bed bug. Lao Tzu will crush you to death with one finger!

Besides, does the winner need to care about the emotions of the loser? What's wrong with beating up a reservoir dog. Changing places, you Stalin will be polite to me? Hmph, it's your attitude as a loser who is very improper, and you dare to stare at me, believe it or not, Lao Tzu dragged you out and whipped the corpse.

Trotsky was not joking, he finally had a chance to beat the dog, and in the case of Ulitsky, he was holding back the fire in his belly, but the culprit was protected by Lenin. He couldn't do anything about the other party. Although this has nothing to do with Stalin, who made you all Lenin's lackeys? You can't beat someone, it's the same with Stalin who beats you!

"I think that Comrade Joseph's previous nomination of Comrade Shao Mianwu is still meritorious, and with Comrade Shao Mianwu's ability, if he had assisted Comrade Lunacharsky in carrying out his work, then there would be no need to worry about the suppression of rebellion in Petrograd. Therefore, I propose that Comrade Shao Mianwu be Lunacharsky's deputy! ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Stalin was annoyed, but Shao Mianwu felt humiliated, Trotsky, you are too arrogant, right? Lunacharsky and I are both members of the Central Committee. You actually asked me to fight him, you are going to abuse me to death!

In the face of the anger of Stalin and Shao Mianwu. Trotsky, however, was very happy, I just want to spoil you, how about it! Hehe, if this proposal is passed, I'll see where your face goes.

"There's no need for that!"

Just when Trotsky was at his most proud, Lenin suddenly spoke: "Petrogradichka has Comrade Lunacharsky in charge alone, the comrades of the Central Committee are the core of the party, good steel must be used on the cutting edge, and there is no need for two members of the Central Committee in one department!" ”

Trotsky was stunned for a moment, where did he think that Lenin would suddenly make a move, he could tease Stalin, he could tease Shao Mianwu, but he was still a head shorter than Lenin. Lenin spoke strongly, and he had no choice but to stop there.

But will Lenin let him stop there? That is certainly impossible, although the mentor wants to borrow the old man's hand to repair Stalin and make this guy sober, but the mentor did not allow Trotsky to kill people and whip the corpse, you are not doing this in the face, but even my old face! So, it's worth teaching you a lesson!

"Comrade Trotsky said very well just now that Comrade Shao Mianwu's abilities are completely trustworthy, and that letting him hold a post in Petrograd Chikari is completely overkill." Lenin glanced at Trotsky, whose face had changed drastically, and unceremoniously put forward his opinion: "To serve as Comrade Petrovsky's deputy in the National Committee for the Suppression of Counter-Terrorism and to assist Comrade Petrovsky in his work, this work is very suitable for Comrade Shao Mianwu." Therefore, I nominate Comrade Shao Mianwu as the vice chairman of the Cheka! ”

Trotsky's face was not only ugly, it was simply unsightly, and the two positions of Petrograd Cheka Branch and Cheka Deputy Chairman could be distinguished. Lenin suddenly made such a move, which made him very waxy.

Object, just now it was he who pulled Shao Mianwu out in a lot of things, saying that he has the ability to change his face, right? Agree? What kind of international jokes, how could he possibly agree, he is not brain-dead!

Anyway, now Trotsky has repented of everything, and he knew how good it would be to fight for the leadership of the Petrograd Cheka branch and go directly to the position of deputy chairman of the Cheka. I miscalculated, I picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon!

However, as soon as the chess game was missed, he could only passively watch Shao Mianwu, who had been miserable and miserable a moment ago, ascend to the throne of the Cheka's vice-chairman, and Trotsky was more uncomfortable than eating flies. However, this result was a democratic and collective decision, and he could only pinch his nose and swallow the fly.

The end of the meeting, whether it was the disgusting Trotsky, the sad and happy Stalin, Shao Mianwu, or Lenin, who had everything under control, only meant the end of one round of the contest and the beginning of a new one.

"Keep an eye on Petrograd and follow everything that happens there," the disgruntled Trotsky instructed his henchmen. What did Petrovich do and say in Petrograd...... Also, to set up a liaison office in Petrograd, we must have our own channels of information, and we must not always be led by the nose by the Secretariat! Too passive! ”

Trotsky's fire was understandable, and Lenin and Sverdlov used the Secretariat to put him together harshly, if they could have obtained the real situation in Moscow earlier. Ulitsky would not be so impulsive. And he will not be eaten to death by Lenin. Experience teaches. If he wants to get his hands on Moscow, he will have to make amends.

However, his henchmen were indifferent to this decision, in their opinion Petrograd was the center of the revolution, Trotsky should not abandon the basics, and now the boss of the Moscow Cheka is Li Xiaofeng, who could not have done it when he was just a commissioner, and now that he is justified, he is not an opponent. In Petrograd, the situation is completely different. No matter how you say it, Lunacharsky occupies this position, and with him, it is easy to play in Petrograd!

"You don't understand!" Trotsky said angrily, "Petrograd Cheka is a chicken rib, with the Politburo watching at it and the Cheka General Directorate in charge, everything will be fine if Petrograd can do anything, and if nothing goes wrong." If we want to make a breakthrough, we can only start with Moscow! ”

It cannot be said that Trotsky's words were completely unreasonable, but at least he did not fully express his concerns. It's not that Petrograd Cheka can't do anything, but that the principal Lunacharsky is a little bit of that. If you change to someone else. For example, a sworn friend like Yue Fei, even if someone is staring at Petrograd Cheka, he is confident that he can make waves in Petrograd.

Trotsky was really dissatisfied with Lunacharsky's performance in the past few months, and he really regarded himself as an educator, devoted himself to the work of education, and his political support was quite limited. Sometimes, he feels that hatred is not made of steel.

Trotsky really couldn't do anything with Lunacharsky, and if it weren't for the fact that there was really no suitable candidate, he wouldn't have let this thing take over Petrograd Cheka, in a sense, it was better than nothing. And I am afraid that Lenin saw that Lunacharsky was not strong, so he was relieved to hand over control of Petrograd Cheka.

While Trotsky was secretly discussing a course of action, Sverdlov and his mentor were engaged in an in-depth conversation.

"Comrade Lenin, is it too hasty to make Comrade Andrei the head of the Moskovska Cheka?"

Don't be mistaken, Sverdlov didn't have an opinion about a certain immortal, he was afraid that someone would be in power, and his worries about it were entirely well-intentioned.

"Why do you have such concerns?" Lenin asked with interest.

Sverdlov pondered for a moment, and finally decided to tell the truth: "Judging by the situation at today's meeting, Trotsky has no intention of abandoning Moscow...... I think he will also act in Moscow, so ......"

"So what?" Lenin asked.

"So I think that it is quite possible that Trotsky will take some means against Comrade Andrei, and in this case it is not a good idea to put him at the head of the Moskskka Cheka!"

"You were worried about this," Lenin smiled and asked rhetorically, "If Andrei is not put in charge of the Moscow Cheka, then who do you think is suitable?" ”

Sverdlov could not answer this question, because whoever sat in that position would inevitably have to be cared for by Trotsky and Stalin, unless he was chosen to be one of those two guys. However, in that case, how can the interests of Sverdlov be guaranteed? Do you spit out the fat you have eaten?

However, Sverdlov still stubbornly said: "Actually, it is very good to let Comrade Frunze take care of it!" ”

Lenin smiled and shook his head, he knew very well what Sverdlov would propose Frunze for, and if Frunze went, the pressure on all sides would basically be gone. But Lenin was well aware that Frunze's competence was not in that aspect, and now in the party the only suitable candidate was someone.

However, Sverdlov still did not give up, and said cautiously: "However, Comrade Andrei is too young, and the pressure on Moscow is too great, and the assassination of Ulitsky and Venter's anti-party are too widely involved, especially the former, if a convincing result is not obtained, Trotsky will probably not give up!" ”

Lenin also knew very well that the Ulitsky assassination case was very difficult to investigate, there were almost no clues, and to put it mildly, it was a headless case, although the general scope of the real murderer could be delineated, but it would be very difficult to achieve a result that would be acceptable to all aspects of the party. If Li Xiaofeng had caught a few counter-revolutionaries to blame him, the first Trotsky would have been assassinated, and he would certainly not mind roasting Li Xiaofeng on the fire.

However, Lenin trusted Li Xiaofeng's ability to solve this problem, and every time, when someone encountered some dead knot that ordinary people could not untie, he was able to creatively solve the problem. He believed that this time would be no exception, and someone should perform another miracle to show him!

If Li Xiaofeng, who was far away in Moscow, trusted him so much, and was ready to stuff a hot potato into his hand, I am afraid he would only want to cry. For several days in a row, all his energy was focused on the Ulitsky assassination case, and he used all kinds of normal and abnormal means to solve the case. But the results were not ideal, or worse.

"Through the questioning of the submachine gunners of the Tekko and Pyotr Paplov regiments one by one, we can only draw one conclusion for the time being - we cannot confirm whether all the Uzi submachine guns at that time were properly kept......"

When Georgi said the results of his investigation expressionlessly, Li Xiaofeng and Frunze's faces were not good-looking, if they could not rule out their suspicions, it would be difficult to guarantee that no one would take advantage of this to make waves! (To be continued......)