Just as Stalin was in a dilemma and was about to bang his head against the wall, the door to the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and a hot and panting man with white smoke above his head rushed in.

"I'm sorry, comrades, I'm late again......"

The man who came was undoubtedly Sverdlov, and his arrival was just right to relieve Stalin, of course, not so much as to relieve the siege, but to make steel go directly from the protagonist in the center of the stage to a character such as passer-by.

Anyway, with the sudden appearance of Sverdlov, Stalin is infinitely close to the background board. At least the bigwigs present immediately diverted their attention, and no one cared about Stalin anymore, and to tell the truth, it made Stalin sad even more than the dilemma just now.

But even if he is unhappy in his heart, it doesn't make any sense, the protagonists are back, who cares about the feelings of the male number nine?

For example, Master Mentor, in an instant, he turned the spearhead that was originally aimed at Stalin and turned to Sverdlov, "Comrade Yakov, what are you doing here?" Disappeared all morning, and was late for a meeting, that's how you worked? ”

Don't get me wrong, Lenin didn't mean to target Sverdlov, let alone prepare to kill his relatives in righteousness, and repair Xiao Si well. The reason why he rushed to criticize was very simple, that is, to protect Xiao Si.

It's obvious! Whether it is disappearance or being late is not a particularly big problem, the real thing is the food problem, and it is a great crime to fool the central government, but Lenin avoided the important and trivialized, and only fired on relatively minor issues, without mentioning the food problem. What can this not be protective?

It should be said that the tutor has taken great pains. No matter how the food problem is solved. As long as he preemptively criticizes Sverdlov first, then those around him who don't deal with Xiao Si well, or want to hold him accountable, will have to weigh it.

This is the attitude of the Mentor, which means that I have to protect Sverdlov, otherwise I can go straight to the point and shoot on the food issue. Therefore, it is better for you to know each other, if you do not open your eyes. Then don't blame me for being rude.

Everyone here is a human spirit, and the attitude of the mentor is simply clear at a glance, even if he is holding back his energy and wants to compete with Sverdlov, this time he just kept his mouth shut, and now this thing finally understands, why is the mentor so angry just now. To tell the truth, Stalin was jealous and jealous of his mentor's love for Sverdlov, and how he wished that he would be pampered.

Steel died down, and Trotsky was ready to take care of the bigger picture. Most of the rest are soy sauce parties, and the only one here doesn't open their eyes. In other words, the only one who is selfless in the iron mask is Dzerzhinsky.

What others dare not say, regardless of the questions asked, he is unscrupulous, and as a man who is dedicated to the public, the man in the iron mask feels that Lenin's evasion of the important is not the solution to the problem. And he doesn't think there's anything big wrong with it, didn't Sverdlov just make a mistake yesterday? What's the big deal, who doesn't make mistakes? And maybe there's something going on?

Therefore, Dzerzhinsky, who was sitting up straight, directly asked: "Comrade Yakov, has there been progress on the grain issue?" ”

When this sentence came out, Stalin's heart blossomed, Lenin and Trotsky frowned slightly, and as for the other Politburo alternates who played soy sauce, they simply watched their noses and noses and chose to pretend to be stupid. The only one who looked the same was Sverdlov, who was sweating profusely.

However, in Stalin's opinion, Sverdlov's composure was completely pretending, and this second man was still sneering in his heart - "Lao Tzu looks at how long you can pretend, the more ruthless you pretend, the worse you will be slapped in the face!" ”

It can be seen that Stalin was ready to see the joke and was looking forward to this moment with great anticipation. But will Sverdlov make steel happy?

I saw him gasping for breath and slowly replied: "I am going to deal with this matter today, Comrade Felix, let me take a breath, and I will explain this in detail later......"

This answer made Stalin think that Xiao Si was pretending, although he did not show anything on his face, but in his heart he despised Sverdlov fiercely. However, Dzerzhinsky was much kinder than steel, he was not a little impatient, and said very understandingly: "It's okay, you rest for a while, we can wait for ......"

The meeting room returned to the same quiet atmosphere as before, but no one knows if this is only temporary, how long will it take to catch your breath? If Sverdlov can't figure out how to deal with it right away, after a short respite, it's when the slap in the face is in progress.

Even Lenin, who was ready to defend Sverdlov, felt that the situation was not optimistic at the moment, and even he hated iron for a little - Yakov, Yakov, you are smart and confused for a while! I endorsed you just now, so you have to avoid this problem...... By the way, and you, the damn man in the iron mask, didn't you understand what I meant, knowing that I want to defend Xiao Si, you still dare to mention this matter straight to the point, you have this intention!

The mentor is probably very entangled at this time, one moment complains that Xiao Si is not angry, and the other time he hates Dzerzhinsky for not understanding taste, but even if he is anxious and unhappy, there is no way to change the situation, unless Sverdlov comes up with convincing reasons, otherwise, this board is decided.

Just when the mentor was struggling and Stalin was gloating, Sverdlov suddenly stopped panting, and he stood up, as if ready to begin to explain the problem.

At this time, Lenin finally couldn't help it and interjected: "Yakov, rest a little longer, everyone can wait......"

This sentence fully reflects the great love of the mentor for him, even if he has a little hatred for iron and steel, but once the bayonet is red, his elbow is still turned inward.

However, Sverdlov did not accept the kindness of the Mentor, he only smiled slightly, as if he was ready to reassure the Mentor with a smile. Immediately afterwards, he said, "No need." I've adjusted it. It's not a matter of asking comrades to wait for me alone...... Now I'll give you a closer look! ”

Lenin, Trotsky, and Dzerzhinsky immediately cheered up and sat down in a serious manner, only the gloating Stalin was completely unimpressed, and under the conference table he had already crossed his legs, and the corners of his mouth showed a hint of a nonchalid, this thing was really going to see a joke.

Unfortunately, there were no jokes to see, and Sverdlov said in high spirits: "After the meeting last night. That princess Anne suddenly telegraphed to me and asked me to help solve some problems......"

Xiao Si made a start, and Stalin suddenly interjected: "Comrade Yakov, you have a connection with that French princess?" ”

It should be said that Stalin's words are harboring evil intentions, and everyone has seen it, and when the tutor was about to contact Princess Anne yesterday, he couldn't find anyone, and he Stalin was ready to sow discord, that is, he was ready to imply that Sverdlov and Princess Anne were together. It is ready to form a group to fool the center.

Sverdlov, as if sensing Stalin's uneasiness, glanced at the goods. negated this possibility: "I am not familiar with her, how can there be a connection?" ”

Stalin cheered in his heart and immediately asked: "Then in the middle of the night, how could this princess suddenly turn to you for help?" ”

This was almost Stalin's accusation that Sverdlov was lying, at least everyone here could hear this, anyway, the Mentor's brow suddenly jumped, although he quickly concealed this emotion, but no doubt his old man was very dissatisfied with this way of questioning.

And the smug Stalin did not perceive this, and he was proud that he had caught the flaw in Sverdlov's words! Immediately, the goods were ready to strike with a hot iron: "Comrade Yakov, can you explain why this foreign princess would turn to you for help?" If she has a problem that needs to be solved by the organization, she can report it to the Secretariat of the Central Committee! I am confident that the Secretariat will be able to resolve her issue satisfactorily. ”

A beautiful blow, at least Stalin thought he had done a good job, he felt that he had confirmed Xiao Si's suspicion, and this time Xiao Si was afraid that the yellow mud fell into the crotch of his pants - not but!

Unfortunately, Stalin was overjoyed too soon, and Sverdlov's later reply gave him a backlash: "Comrade Joseph, I don't know what you mean by that. How do you know that Her Royal Highness the princess did not turn to the Secretariat of the Central Committee for help? ”

Stalin was stunned when asked, and after the election of a new Central Committee at the Seventh Emergency Congress, the heads of the various ministries and commissions of the Party were reappointed one by one, such as the original Organization Department and the Secretariat of the Central Committee, which had changed from the monopoly of Sverdlov's family to the juxtaposition of the powerful and powerful. The Organization Department was changed to the Organization Bureau, which was managed by five members of the Central Committee, while the Secretariat was managed by a responsible secretary, a member of the Organization Bureau, and five technical secretaries.

Although Sverdlov remained the core leader of the Organizational Bureau, the Secretariat was handed over, with Stalin as the responsible secretary of the Secretariat, and Sverdlov as the member of the Organizational Bureau.

In a sense, this was an adjustment made by the Mentor in order to balance the power of the mountain, and Sverdlov held too many positions, the chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviets, a member of the Revolutionary Military Committee, and it would be too much to let him hold the two most important departments of the Party with real power.

Therefore, after this round of adjustments, the Secretariat has actually become Stalin's master, of course, Sverdlov can still meddle in the affairs of the Secretariat, and it can be regarded as a means for the mentor to spur steel.

And now, Sverdlov's counterattack has completely hit Stalin's vital point, the Secretariat is his territory, and if Princess Anne asks for help from the Secretariat, and he does not deal with it properly, then he will not be able to escape the responsibility.

However, Stalin did not remember receiving a request for help from Princess Anne last night, and as the head of the Secretariat, he still had this memory, so he replied very contemptuously: "Comrade Yakov, I don't know what you are talking about, if there is such a telegram for help, the Secretariat will definitely deal with it first, but it is clear that the Secretariat does not have ......"

Sverdlov interrupted him: "Is there any, don't you go and check the archive?" "Finished. He didn't bother with Stalin. Instead, he continued: "When I received a telegram from Her Royal Highness the princess asking for help. Considering that this issue is very important and must be addressed as a matter of priority......"

However, before Xiao Si finished speaking, Stalin snatched back the right to speak, and asked a little reluctantly: "Comrade Yakov, you haven't answered my question just now!" ”

Sverdlov was really a little speechless, and his meaning was already very clear just now - it was not that he had anything to do with Princess Anne, but that it was entirely because the Secretariat controlled by you Stalin was not effective, and people turned to him for help. It's already been said that you should check the archive. has already saved face for you, but you are energetic, do you have a masochistic psychology or what?

To be honest, Sverdlov was also a little unhappy about Stalin's ignorance, if he didn't see that everyone was a faction, he would have gone straight to Stalin's face just now. At that time, Xiao Si ignored Stalin's aggressiveness, but turned his head to look at his mentor.

Lenin, of course, also saw Stalin's ignorance, and today from the very beginning. Stalin was very excited, and this excitement made him feel very uncomfortable. Seeing that this thing is becoming more and more unreasonable. The Mentor decided to teach him a lesson.

With the gentle nodding of the mentor, Sverdlov no longer had to worry about anything, and said confidently: "Comrade Joseph, I have made it very clear just now. The princess first asked for help from the Secretariat, but the comrades on duty in the Secretariat completely ignored her request, and she turned to me for help. For my explanation, if you have any doubts, you can go to the Central Communications Office and check the telegram archive...... Does this explanation satisfy you? ”

Stalin's face suddenly darkened, not because he hadn't heard what Sverdlov meant, but because he felt that this was simply Xiao Si's excuse and back-to-back rake. Steel trusted the cronies he had promoted, and he thought that such a low-level mistake would never happen on his own turf, so he dared to argue with Sverdlov.

However, now that Sverdlov is clinging to this, it makes him a little alarmed, is the problem really on his side? However, Iron Steel was a little disbelieving and unwilling, and he felt that his people should not be so nonsensical, and it was impossible to ignore such an important telegram.

For a while, Stalin was a little undecided, and he didn't know whether to break the casserole to find out, or choose to back down. He wanted to fight, but he was worried about the risks, but if he chose to back down, what if this was Xiao Si's maze?

After struggling for a moment, Stalin also followed Xiao Si's example and turned to his mentor, who decided to look at his face before making a decision. If the mentor is not happy, then even if he can fight, he will obediently back down, and if the mentor does not make a statement, then he will give it a try anyway.

What was Lenin's expression? Lenin did not have the slightest expression, as if he was watching a play, and suddenly Stalin was overjoyed and felt that he could give it a go, and immediately the goods roared and said: "In that case...... Then I will investigate this matter after the meeting, and I must seriously investigate the responsibility of the relevant personnel for their dereliction of duty. ”

How did Stalin suddenly turn around? It was not Lenin who gave him any hints, nor that he suddenly had an epiphany, but when he said "in this case", he was indeed ready to fight, but at that moment, in the corner of his eye, Trotsky suddenly showed a meaningful expression, an expression that Stalin had seen, which was peculiar to old To, a kind of pity and sympathy for the loser.

In the past, Stalin was very unhappy with Trotsky's expression, because he felt that Trotsky was showing his superiority and his superiority over the loser. So once Lao Tuo showed this expression, he was particularly concerned, because it meant that someone was going to fail soon.

At first, Stalin thought that Lao Tuo was going for Sverdlov, but soon he realized that Lao Tuo seemed to be pitying him! This feeling suddenly made Stalin's scalp explode, although he did not deal with Lao To, but to tell the truth, Stalin thought that there was an all-round gap between him and Trotsky at present. Whether it is political acumen, political skills, or even political foresight, he is a big step ahead. If Trotsky thought he was going to lose, then nine times out of ten he would lose the gamble!

At this moment of light, Stalin made a big turn in his mind, and at the last moment, he decisively chose to back down and gave up continuing to pestering and questioning Wildlov.

It has to be said that Stalin is still very capable, because not everyone, especially a politician like him, can turn this corner at a critical moment. And he can perceive and decisively overturn his previous decision, in a sense, this is also a reflection of a high political level.

Therefore, after Stalin's decisive choice to give up, both Trotsky and Lenin looked at him with a hint of appreciation in their eyes, and neither of these mentors expected that Stalin would be able to pull back from the precipice.

Of course, neither Trotsky nor Lenin looked up to Stalin a little bit, or rather marveled at it than appreciated, because the mistakes made by steel before were too low-level and too brain-dead, and a true politician should not make such mistakes.

So how much mistake did Stalin make just now? (To be continued......)