By the end of October, the situation in Russia was gradually beginning to become clearer, and the Bolsheviks, who came to power through the October Revolution, gradually established their own power. The Socialist-Revolutionaries, the Cadets, and the Mensheviks, who had been overwhelmingly dominant, began to fall into poverty.

However, they will not be content to be swept into the dustbin of history, and after all attempts to regain power by force have failed, they have begun to change their ways, trying to regain power through political means.

The so-called political means were in fact to use the Constituent Assembly to make a fuss, after all, the current Bolshevik regime was only established under the authorization of the Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, and its nature was still that of a provisional transitional government.

According to the consensus reached after the victory of the February Revolution, the real legitimate power will be established by the Constituent Assembly, that is, whoever becomes the majority party in the election of the Constituent Assembly will be in power reasonably and legitimately.

As I have said before, at the beginning the provisional government of the Cadets had no confidence in the elections, which delayed the Constituent Assembly again and again until they collapsed, and the Constituent Assembly remained a flower in the mirror.

When the right wing of the Socialist-Revolutionaries came to power, they were also suspicious of the Constituent Assembly, because once it was convened, they would have to fulfill their promises to distribute the land to the peasants and end the war. Obviously, the right wing of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party could not do anything, and naturally, they remained unenthusiastic about the Constituent Assembly.

But when the Bolsheviks came to power, the Cadets, Social Revolutionaries, and Mensheviks, who had been cornered, had no other way but to regain power.

So it's mid-November. These bunches are jumping out one after another. Loud voices call for the immediate convening of a Constituent Assembly. Not a second can be delayed. To be honest, they are not ashamed, they were the ones who dragged the meeting in the past, and now they are clamoring for a meeting to be held quickly. It can be seen that the Constituent Assembly is nothing more than a tool, and they will only use it when they find it useful.

Lenin still had a relatively clear understanding of the Constituent Assembly, and he had long seen through the essence of this tool. Therefore, the Tutor himself had no interest in the meeting, and was not at all enthusiastic about it, preferring to replace this unworthy thing with the Soviets.

But the problem is that he alone does not count, the Bolsheviks are the collective leader, and the attitude of the Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies towards the Constituent Assembly is not consistent, and even a part of the more naïve masses thinks that the Constituent Assembly is good.

Thus, on the third day after the victory of the October Revolution, the Council of People's Commissars decided to convene the Constituent Assembly on November 28. Elections for delegates to the Constituent Assembly were also set for mid-November.

Truth be told, it was a really painful decision. And this is also the real reason why Li Xiaofeng began to rebel in a hurry after entering November. Because the outcome of this election was unexpectedly unfavorable to the Bolsheviks. The Social Revolutionaries, by virtue of their support among the peasants, would win a majority of the seats.

Of the 715 delegates to the Constituent Assembly, the Socialist-Revolutionaries would have 412 seats, while the Bolsheviks had only 183 seats. It is conceivable that when the Constituent Assembly was convened, the Bolshevik Council of People's Commissars would have to relinquish power a month after coming to power.

This result is not what Li Xiaofeng wants to see, although the situation of this Constituent Assembly is not difficult to crack, and the tutor has historically relied on the Soviet of Engineer and Soldier Deputies and the military power in his hands to forcibly dissolve this monkey conference. But this is not perfect, at least one immortal feels imperfect, so someone is ready to turn the tide and solve the problem with special means.

The big guys all understand that the so-called special means is to suppress the rebellion, and the counter-revolutionaries are not qualified to participate in the election, at least Li Xiaofeng will not let the counter-revolutionaries participate in the election. Therefore, from the day the Cheka was founded, he was busy arresting people, first using the Cadets to destroy almost all their forces in the surrounding areas of Moscow, and arresting their top leaders one by one.

Of course, it is not enough to simply address the Cadets, who together with a few other far-right parties won only 13 percent of the vote. Even if they snatched all their votes, they would not be able to compete with the Social Revolutionaries.

Therefore, a certain immortal also proposed to the Mentor in advance that the historical "Draft Decree on the Right of Recall" and the "Draft Decree on Re-election" be adopted in advance, according to which many local Soviets would have the right to dismiss some notorious counter-revolutionaries and deprive them of the right to vote, such as Avksentsyev, Argunov, Breshko, Brashkoskaya, Blatter, Gots, etc.

Subsequently, a resolution was passed ahead of schedule to convene the opening of the Constituent Assembly, which could only be opened when no less than 400 delegates arrived at the venue (i.e. a majority).

Finally, a certain immortal also proposed that there must be a Soviet of Engineer and Soldier Deputies to supervise the fairness of the elections, because historically the Bolsheviks also suffered in this regard, and some of the far-right Cadets, Social Revolutionaries, and Mensheviks also lost some of their qualifications in the elections. After all, the size of Russia is too large, and not all the local status and power are in the hands of the nascent Council of People's Commissars, and the governors of a considerable number of regions are still from the three parties, and it is too easy for them to cheat.

"The results of the election of deputies are now in."

Lenin's face was not particularly good at the enlarged meeting of the Central Committee, which was held in response to the important issues of the near future, because, according to the data he obtained, the Bolsheviks did not have a majority in the whole country, and "only" received a little more than a third of the vote. He was not happy with the result.

"The SRP received 51 per cent of the vote and we received just over 34 per cent, a result that will make us very passive in the upcoming Constituent Assembly...... The reason why the comrades are being brought together for a meeting today is to discuss the question of how to deal with it! ”

Speaking of this, Lenin spoke with great seriousness and weight: "Our enemies are now complacent. They thought it was possible to regain power. The situation is dire! ”

The audience in the audience showed thoughtful expressions. Only a certain immortal who has no heart and lungs does not particularly care, because the results are much better now than in history, because the preparations made in advance, the Bolsheviks have almost 10% more votes, which is much stronger than the only quarter of the votes in history.

Moreover, Li Xiaofeng does not feel that the situation is so grim as the tutor said, and it is true that the Social Revolutionary Party is still a dominant party, but you must see it. There is something to be said about their dominance, and in the course of the elections, the left and right wings of the Social Revolutionary Party are divided. In terms of their right-wing power alone, that is, they received a little more than 30 percent of the vote, and with the measly few percent of the votes of the Mensheviks and the Cadets, they did not have a majority.

According to Li Xiaofeng's own calculations, this time in the Constituent Assembly, the strength of the revolution and the strength of the counter-revolution will be able to reach a draw, and no one can help anyone in terms of the number of deputies alone. Of course. An important premise here is that the Left Socialist-Revolutionary Party and the Bolsheviks are still as united as they have historically.

Sure enough. Soon a proposal to unite with the left wing of the Social Revolutionaries was put forward at the conference, and it was quickly adopted by an overwhelming majority. In the next section, the focus of the party's work will shift to the left wing of the United Social Revolutionaries in order to win a majority in the Constituent Assembly.

However, at the end of the meeting, Li Xiaofeng clearly felt that the tutor did not seem to be particularly satisfied with this result, at least his face was not very good-looking.

"Comrade Andrey, Comrade Lenin asked you to go to his office!"

While Li Xiaofeng was guessing what the mentor was unhappy about, he got a new notice. "Looks like this is going to be a small meeting?" He thought.

It was indeed a small meeting, and when Li Xiaofeng walked into the office of the tutor, Sverdlov, Stalin, and the important bigwigs of the Leninists were almost all there, and it seemed that the situation was very serious!

"Now that everyone is here, let's start the meeting!" Lenin cleared his throat and said straight to the point, "What do you think of the decision to unite with the left wing of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party at the enlarged meeting of the Central Committee for Appropriate Talents?" ”

What do you think?

The Mentor's question made the bigwigs present scratch their heads for a while, and they really couldn't figure out what the Mentor's purpose was in raising this question. If you are an old man who is opposed to the union with the Socialist-Revolutionaries, then it will be enough to oppose it directly at the congress just now, and with our big guys here, we will reject that proposal in a matter of minutes. But your old man just ignored the proposal and passed it, and now it's discussing this issue in a private meeting, tsk, that's a bit unreasonable, isn't it?

Therefore, for a while, everyone dared to answer this question, because even those present felt that the left wing of the United Social Revolutionary Party was very good. Everyone didn't know what Lenin meant.

Seeing the silence in the office, Lenin frowned slightly, and directly ordered: "Comrade Yakov, tell me your opinion!" ”

Sverdlov was not opposed to a coalition with the left of the Socialist-Revolutionaries, but now it was clear that the Mentor wanted to hear a different opinion, so he could only follow the Mentor's wishes: "I feel that it is only a last resort to unite the Left Socialist-Revolutionary Party against the Socialist-Revolutionary Right, as well as the Mensheviks and the Cadets." Although the left wing of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party is somewhat different from them, it is not fundamentally different in concept...... To form an alliance with such a party, we must beware of their counter-revolutionary tendencies! ”

It should be said that Sverdlov's words are not only stable, but also have a bit of unique insights. At least at the congress just now, many party members did not have such vigilance, and really regarded the left wing of the Social Revolutionary Party as their own.

This is very dangerous. At least Li Xiaofeng knew that in 1918, when the Brest Treaty was reached, the Left Socialist-Revolutionary Party was fiercely opposed to the contract, which directly led to the breakdown of the cooperation between the two sides. And most of these leftists of the Socialist-Revolutionaries returned to the arms of the right and began to frantically oppose the Bolsheviks.

All in all, Sverdlov showed his political sensitivity, although, oddly enough, Lenin remained noncommittal. There was neither agreement nor opposition. Rather, the same question was posed to Stalin.

See this. Li Xiaofeng somewhat understood, this seemed to be a test of the mentor's two succession candidates, this was a test of their political ability, and only the one whose philosophy was closest to the mentor would win favor.

Stalin also understood, so he attached great importance to this issue, and really wanted to express a unique opinion that would appeal to his mentor. However, this one is quite difficult. Because the answer given by Sverdlov just now was already very good, and without negating the resolution of the Central Committee, constructive ideas were put forward.

It was quite difficult for Stalin's level to surpass this proposal, but he could only bite the bullet, "I think Comrade Yakov is a little too nervous, although the left wing of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party has problems of one kind and another, but from their performance in the last half month, it can be seen that they are still different from those counter-revolutionary parties. We Bolsheviks should accept them with a broad mind and then transform them little by little, I believe that as long as we work in this direction. It is possible to transform them. ”

These words really embarrassed Stalin, and his speech had to be new. You can't go along with Sverdlov, otherwise it will seem that he is not up to the mark. But now a fool can see that the Mentor seems to have doubts about the Left wing of the United Social Revolutionaries, so he cannot sing the praises of the Union.

And now, while affirming the resolution of the enlarged meeting of the Central Committee, he has pioneered the idea of transforming the left wing of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party, which should be said to be quite brilliant, at least without major problems.

The office fell silent again, and the big guys all looked at the mentor with blank eyes, hoping that their old men would quickly evaluate the above two people's speeches and uncover the most difficult mystery.

However, the mentor didn't seem to be so quick to uncover the mystery, and after a short silence, he began to ask the other people in the office one by one what they thought, and everyone asked, leaving no one behind.

However, the answer given by everyone next is not much new, the Stalinists support Stalin, and the Sverdlovians support Xiao Si, at most the wording and expression are a little different.

The more people spoke, the more inscrutable the Mentor's face seemed to become, and no one knew what was going on in his old man's heart. Finally, when there was only the last person left in the room, that is, Li Xiaofeng, as the junior with the least qualifications, he should have come to observe, and among a group of Politburo members and Central Committee members, it should not be his turn to speak.

A certain immortal himself thought the same way, he didn't expect that the Empress Mentor would call him by name: "Comrade Andrei, what do you think?" ”

Li Xiaofeng was obviously stunned for a moment, he really didn't make the psychological preparation to speak, and let out a "uh" sound at that time.

"Tell me your opinion!"

Glancing at the mentor, Li Xiaofeng found that his old man's face was really ugly, and it seemed to be the silence before the storm. Suddenly a thought came to him—could it be that the Master was not satisfied with both Sverdlov and Stalin's proposals.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of spit, what, this is too terrifying, right? Could it be that the Mentor was fundamentally opposed to union with the Socialist-Revolutionaries?

Thinking of this possibility, Li Xiaofeng couldn't help but take a breath, and quickly used his brain, pondering how to answer this question.

"Don't be stupid, tell us what you think!" Lenin urged impatiently.

Li Xiaofeng looked at the tutor, and then at Sverdlov, who gave him a look not to be afraid to speak boldly, which made a certain immortal feel a lot more at ease, and it seemed that Comrade Xiao Si had also reacted now.

In this case, he had nothing to hesitate to boldly say: "Actually, I am against the ...... of the Left wing of the Social Revolutionary"

As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly exploded, and Stalin was the first to angrily denounce: "This is a decision made by the Central Committee, how can you oppose it casually!" ”

"If this decision is problematic, then why can't you object to it? Can't our comrades put forward different opinions? Sverdlov immediately stood up to support Li Xiaofeng.

However, Lenin was not in the mood to listen to the quarrel between the left and right, and directly nipped the quarrel in the bud, "Don't talk to you, let Comrade Andrei say that to hold a meeting is to speak freely!" ”

The other bigwigs in the room were dumbfounded, and by their IQ they immediately deduced the attitude of the mentor - he really did not approve of the alliance with the left wing of the Social Revolutionaries!

This answer is so terrifying that it makes the brains of the bigwigs have the possibility of dying for a moment, and if the left wing of the Social Revolutionary Party unites with each other, how can we deal with the current crisis, without the support of the left wing of the Social Revolutionary, we will lose in the Constituent Assembly!

At this time, however, a certain immortal was ready to say that he would not be shocked to death, and he added: "Actually, I do not think that there is any point in uniting with the Left of the Social Revolutionaries, and even that the Constituent Assembly is not indispensable for the present Russia!" ”

With a bang, the room was really fried, and the bigwigs began to talk to each other, and they all glanced at a certain immortal with the eyes of an alien. However, with Lenin's instructions just now, no one dared to interrupt Li Xiaofeng, and the big guy also wanted to hear what other shocking remarks this little kid would say.

Li Xiaofeng took a deep breath and said calmly: "I think that for the current revolution in our country, the Constituent Assembly is already a thing of the past, and the lower form of the bourgeois democratic assembly can be completely replaced by a higher form of democracy. If we approve and support the Constituent Assembly, we are supporting the bourgeois political system, and we are following the old road! (To be continued......)

PS: The third bow thanks to Comrade Potato for the second kill!