Ulitsky arrived in Moscow at 10 a.m. the next day, a distance of 680 kilometers, and he arrived in nine hours, which was really not slow at all at the beginning of the twentieth century, but it is conceivable that he really wanted to carry out Trotsky's instructions, go early and return early, and after taking a piece of the cake from Moscow, he hurried back to Petrograd to assist Trotsky.

"Don't do any welcome ceremony, immediately go to the city party committee and hold an emergency meeting of the party committee!"

After getting out of the car, Ulitsky sternly refused the welcome ceremony prepared by the Moscow Party Committee and threw himself into work as soon as possible.

While walking outside the station, he instructed Muralov: "Comrade Mulalov, you sit in the same car with me, I have a lot of relevant questions to ask you, let's talk as we walk!" ”

Muralov was also stunned, since he received a notice from the Central Committee last night and learned that Ulitsky was coming, he had been preparing for the welcome ceremony, who would have thought that Ulitsky would ignore this set at all, and entered the main topic in two steps, which made his preparations completely useless.

Muralalov was a little unhappy, and now, the other party ordered him to go with him in an unquestioning and commanding tone, as if he was planning to interrogate him on the way, which made him even more uncomfortable!

But what if it's uncomfortable? Even if Muralov is uncomfortable, he can't refuse Ulitsky's order, who makes the family a great elder?

In the carriage, Muralov and Ulitsky sat facing each other, and at first neither of them meant to speak, but Muralov was angry in his heart, plus a little apprehensive. Naturally, I was not in the mood to speak. Ulitsky, on the other hand, looked at Muralov carefully. For this former henchman of Kamenev and Zinoviev. He was more disgusted than appreciative.

Before coming to Moscow, he carefully studied everything that had happened in Moscow in the past half a month or so, and carefully studied the interpersonal relations of all the leaders here. He was full of curiosity about such an alternative guy as Mulalov.

What caused this guy to get into Sverdlov's eyes, yes, Ulitsky always believed that it was Sverdlov who pulled Muralov, not some immortal. In his eyes, a certain immortal was nothing more than Sverdlov's spokesman and an arm stretched out to Moscow.

Everything that happened in Moscow. It should all be Sverdlov's handiwork, and a certain immortal is just a doer. And since the dominant Sverdlov chose Muralov, then this guy should have corresponding value. And what Ulitsky has to do now is to find the value in Muralov, so that he can take a targeted approach - it may be a buy-off, or it may be a decisive blow!

After a short silence, Ulitsky suddenly spoke: "Comrade Mulalov, why don't you speak?" ”

While Ulitsky was looking at Mulalov, the latter was also looking at him, and it was known to everyone that Ulitsky, who belonged to Trotsky's line of strength, had come to Moscow this time. That's the bad guy. As the de facto head of the Moscow Party Committee, Muralov knows. Anyone who wants to share Moscow's piece of the cake is the first target to be hit.

Therefore, he has been secretly on guard, wanting to see how Ulitsky will make trouble, but he definitely didn't expect that the other party would ask such a brainless question - big brother, please figure it out, you asked me to be interrogated, and you should take the initiative to ask questions. Have you ever heard of someone being questioned taking the initiative to open the conversation box?

So, Muralov was obviously stunned for a moment, not knowing what kind of madness Ulitsky was smoking, and after a pause, he replied: "Comrade Ulitsky, it is you who have questions, and if you don't ask questions, how can I answer?" ”

Muralov's words were quite subtle, a kind reminder, but when they reached Ulitsky's ears, they were not right. Ulitsky thinks that you, Muralov, as a subordinate, should take the initiative to speak and introduce the situation when facing your superiors, even if you say some boring nonsense, you can't be cold, right?

However, since you got in the car, you have started to pretend to be dumb and deep, is your behavior considered a qualified subordinate? Oh, I don't ask, you don't say anything, can I understand it like this, you are reluctant to receive me, and you are reluctant to accept my inquiry, your attitude is very problematic!

At that time, Ulitsky frowned and said unhappily: "What are these words, as the actual head of the Moscow Party Committee, Comrade Mulalov, you should take the initiative to introduce me to the situation in Moscow so that I can carry out my work, and now you do not say anything...... Can I understand that the central government does not welcome me to send me to do mediation work? ”

Muralov was a little dumbfounded, Nima, what kind of divine logic is this? Take the initiative to tell you about Moscow? Big brother, please figure it out, how do I know what aspect of Moscow do you want to know? And we're not all the way, and I'm not stupid, how can I know everything about you! I mean, you're too big, aren't you?

Of course, it is impossible for him to say this kind of thing directly, and he said in his heart: Who made you a member of the Politburo, if the shelf is big, it will be big, and Lao Tzu will endure it. So he replied kindly, "Why wouldn't we welcome you here?" You are mistaken, Comrade Ulitsky. The comrades in Moscow are looking forward to the Central Committee helping us solve practical problems, and it is too late for us to be happy that you have come! I just don't know what you want to know about the situation in Moscow, waiting for your instructions! ”

It should be said that Mulalov's grandson also pretended to be enough, but Ulitsky neither bought it nor was he satisfied, "Don't say all the pretty things, since you also know that the problem in Moscow is very serious, so serious that the central government has to send me to solve it, then you should take the initiative to cooperate with me in carrying out the work!" How can you wait passively? Do you know that the time of the Politburo is very precious, and if you don't take the initiative to cooperate, you are committing a crime! ”

Well, Muralov was dumbfounded, what level of buttoning a hat is this? Shanggang is also going online too quickly, right? I just didn't speak, and you're going to convict me of a crime, you're going to put me to death!"

It must be stated. Muralov is not easy to bully. First of all. After all, he is a legitimate member of the Central Committee; Secondly, the Moscow Party Committee is now de facto controlled by him; At the very least, he is also a Sverdlov man. Therefore, it is appropriate to give Ulitsky, a member of the Politburo, the necessary respect, but if some people give shame, this respect will not be given if they say no!

Is it just a buttoned hat? Who wouldn't! Muralov sneered in his heart, and immediately turned his face: "This makes me very incomprehensible!" Comrade Ulitsky, since you are so short on time. Then you should be more proactive in your work, and after getting in the car, even if I don't take the initiative to introduce the situation in Moscow, you should take the initiative to ask questions. However, what was your performance just now, you didn't say a word, and you wasted all this precious time in vain! It's heart-wrenching! That's how you do it! ”

Ulitsky was stupid, he was really deliberately finding fault just now, just to give Muralov a dismount, if he couldn't quickly deter this old fox. Then the next work will not be easy to carry out. That's why he will go on the line, and he will pick the bones in the eggs. But who would have thought. Muralov was so bold that he kicked the ball back with a flying kick in front of him, and immediately made him unable to get off the stage.

In fact, Ulitsky should secretly call it a fluke, but fortunately, this conversation was in a carriage, and there were only two of them involved, and even if he lost face, he did not make a fuss. If it were to come out like this at a party committee meeting, his prestige as a member of the Politburo would be greatly reduced.

Rao was like this, Ulitsky was also very angry, and immediately raised his voice: "Your attitude is really not right!" Comrade Mulalov, are you going to fight against the leadership of the Central Committee? ”

Cut! Who are you scaring about?

Muralov can completely ignore this level of intimidation, and the hat of confronting the Central Committee is indeed very scary, but the problem is that the Central Committee is not only the leader of you, and it is only you who is the one who gives me the hat, or it is just you and Trotsky, and in this case you represent the Central Committee without authorization, and it is nothing more than pulling the tiger's skin to make a banner.

The problem is that your tiger skin is too small, and what Lao Tzu is relying on now is the real big tiger, and suddenly Muralov came out with a sentence: "The Central Committee is a collective leadership, do you want to express your opinions on behalf of other central leading comrades?" ”

Ulitsky's face changed suddenly, and he remembered that Muralov was not an unorganized person, and with Sverdlov's support, he was not afraid of this threat. Moreover, in a sense, Mulalov, a member of the Central Committee, can also be regarded as the leader of the Central Committee, and what he just said was indeed reckless.

However, to say that the words are to spill the water that has gone away, and it will not be able to be cleaned up, and Ulitsky can only criticize it to the end: "The opinion of the Central Committee is clear, that is, it is dissatisfied with the status quo in Moscow!" And you don't care about it, is your attitude normal? ”

Muralov sneered, "My attitude represents the attitude of the Moscow Party Committee, and I ask certain comrades of the Central Committee to respect the opinions of the Moscow Party Committee, not to make random decisions on the head, let alone draw conclusions without knowing anything!" This kind of work attitude is irresponsible to the central government and is a crime! ”

Ulitsky is about to explode, in Mulalov's words just now, there are both hard nails and soft nails, and the hard nail is that he is now in control of the Moscow Party Committee, and the decisions he makes and the attitude he holds are the collective opinion of the Moscow Party Committee, you Ulitsky should not go too far, even if you are a member of the Politburo, you must give the necessary respect to all the comrades of the lower Party committees;

And the soft nail is Muralov's sarcasm that he doesn't know anything, so he expresses his opinions and draws conclusions randomly. In fact, these remarks were made in response to Ulitsky's complaint that he had not taken the initiative to introduce the situation in Moscow and had delayed the time for him to carry out his work.

If this charge is to be established, the premise is that Ulitsky really does not know about the situation in Moscow, so Muralov did not take the initiative to introduce it, which is indeed wrong and worthy of criticism. However, from this point, it is also possible to draw a conclusion that is extremely unfavorable to Ulitsky -- he is extremely irresponsible in casually criticizing the decision of the Moscow Party Committee and drawing conclusions without knowing anything about the situation in Moscow, and this mistake is great.

So as soon as these two nails came out, Ulitsky was speechless, and the carriage fell silent again, until it arrived at the office building of the party committee. Ulitsky did not speak. His face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot.

This surprised the party committee staff who came to greet the senior elder of the Politburo. I really don't understand how this Great Elder's face could be so ugly, is it that he is not satisfied with the specifications of the welcome ceremony?

"What's going on? Why is Ulitsky's face so ugly? ”

Faced with the question of his henchmen, Muralov snorted contemptuously and said disdainfully: "It's he himself who wants to find something unhappy, and I won't be polite to those who come specifically to find fault!" ”

The henchman nodded silently, and immediately understood what was going on, and he couldn't say that he could pass the news on immediately. Immediately, Mulalov's henchmen knew that there would be a good fight at the next emergency meeting of the party committee.

They are not nervous and worried about this, but what about the Politburo members? You don't have any power in Moscow, you are not grounded at all, let's say we don't bird you, we don't bird you! If they were replaced by other members of the Politburo, even if it was Stalin, even if they were extremely wrong with him, they would not dare to go too far. Restraint and forbearance must be maintained, and who made Stalin the man of the Mentor. But it was Trotsky's men who came. Hehe, that's sorry, we just don't buy it!

Whoever in the party does not know the open and secret struggle between the Mentor and Trotsky, and slapping Trotsky's sworn friend in the face is tantamount to giving the Mentor a long face, this kind of thing has little risk and great benefits, and whoever does not do it is a fool!

Speaking of which, this is also the naivety of Trotsky, who thought that he could safely eat and accommodate the members of the Central Committee and the Central Commissioners with members of the Politburo, but the problem is that power does not care how famous you are, but whether anyone listens to what you say. What about the Politburo members, in Moscow, they are just a bare-bones commander, they are not grounded, and the people below will not listen if they say they don't listen, and they can disobey the yang and the yin at the very least, and there are policies and countermeasures under the top!

And then Trotsky failed at this point, firmly grasping Stalin in the Secretariat and the Central Organization Department, and his protégés were all over the world, and Trotsky had only an empty shelf, could he not be played to death?

Otherwise, the most important thing in this world is people, who has more people, who has the most right to speak! This is also an important reason why a certain immortal is anxious to develop his own lineage.

Of course, these words are off-topic, and neither Trotsky nor Ulitsky understood the importance of human beings, and what use of their status to oppress people stupidly would only be counterproductive, and would make the Moscow Party Committee unite more closely against him. And everything that follows just explains this.

The emergency meeting of the party committee was held, and Ulitsky, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, sat in the center of the rostrum, and he coldly glanced at each participant, as if he was looking for someone?

"Andrey. Comrade Petrovich and Mikhail. Why didn't Comrade Frunze come? He asked coldly.

In Ulitsky's opinion, it was enough for a certain immortal and Frunze not to greet him, and now he personally convened an emergency meeting of the party committee, and he dared not do it, which is simply a big rebellion! If he can't say it, he's going to be furious!

However, Muralov quickly taught him a lesson, and he saw that he was sitting next to him lazily raised his head and replied lightly: "Andrey. Comrade Petrovich and Mikhail. Comrade Frunze is not a member of the Moscow Party Committee, so naturally he does not have to attend the meetings of the Party Committee! ”

Ulitsky was immediately furious, slapped the table, and said angrily: "Nonsense, how can one of them, as the direct person in charge of the incident, and the other as the military commander who maintains stability in Moscow, not attend the meeting, it's just playing the piano randomly!" ”

"It's not playing the piano!" Muralov replied unhurriedly, "This is the organizational principle, we are holding an emergency meeting of the Party committee, not an enlarged meeting of the Party committee, and it is troublesome for some comrades to pat their heads and make a decision to hold a meeting in the future, think about what they are going to do before holding a meeting!" ”

Ulitsky's face turned pale, and he stared at Muralov deadly, knowing that Muralov had deliberately slapped him in the face, otherwise he would not have bitten the words emergency meeting and enlarged meeting so hard.

What's even more infuriating is that Ulitsky can't say anything yet, who made him too anxious? He tried to control the overall situation in a hurry, but he forgot that those two people were not at all members of the Moscow Party Committee, and it was normal for people not to come to the meeting.

And at this time, Ulitsky couldn't change his words, saying that what I was going to hold was not an emergency meeting of the party committee, but an enlarged meeting of the party committee, go and invite those two guys over! If he really said that, he would lose his face as a member of the Politburo.

So he could only swallow this bad breath and said in a muffled voice: "Then the meeting will be held first, and the Moscow Party Committee will make a decision, and then it will be the same to convey it to them!" ”

Muralov sneered in his heart, the meeting will be held, what's the big deal, I want to see what tricks you can play, the resolution made by the Moscow Party Committee is not necessarily a resolution in your favor.

Ulitsky took a deep breath, calmed down, and quickly took out the style of a member of the Politburo, and said in that serious and heavy tone: "...... What has happened in Moscow in the past few days has touched the nerves of the Party Central Committee, which has always attached great importance to the situation in Moscow and hopes that the revolutionary work in Moscow will be on the right track! However, some comrades of the Moscow Party Committee really disappointed the Central Committee and made mistakes again and again, which led to the continuous deterioration of the situation...... For this situation, the central government has run out of patience! That's why I was entrusted with all this!! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow again and thank Comrade Bobo!