Just now Lenin did not want to have a meeting at once, and now the situation has been completely reversed, and Trotsky has become the one who does not want to have a meeting at once.

For what?

It's obvious! At first, Trotsky felt that he had the first hand and the initiative, and naturally wanted to strike on the hot iron. The situation was similar to what he estimated, Lenin was indeed passive, and if it weren't for Stalin's sudden explosion of the small universe, he would probably have been beating the water dogs by this time.

It stands to reason that Lenin would never have allowed the meeting to begin until Sverdlov had arrived, and now that he received a note, his attitude immediately took a 180-degree turn, and a fool could see that there was something in it.

A fool could see that Trotsky would not have been fooled, and he could be sure that the note was not as simple as a simple message. Think about it, if Sverdlov really can't get out, just send someone to bring a message, isn't it just a matter of one sentence? As for writing a letter to explain solemnly?

Isn't that! Even Trotsky was very suspicious that this letter was not written by Sverdlov at all, I am afraid that Lenin received some important news!

What's the big news? Trotsky was not sure, and he could not rule out that it was his own plan that had been revealed, could it be that someone had given Lenin a small report?

In the blink of an eye, Trotsky's mind was in full swing, and he analysed the causal relationship between the front and the back, although at the end he did not draw any particularly useful conclusions. But he vaguely felt that if he continued to act according to the previous plan, he might not be able to please him, so he decided to buy himself a little time.

"That's not right!" Trotsky hastened to stand up in opposition. "This meeting is important. Comrade Yakov as a member of the Politburo. How can you be absent? Anyway, we've been waiting for a long time, so we don't care about waiting a little longer, I think it's better to wait for him to come and have another meeting! ”

As soon as his words fell, Bukharin, who had just strongly demanded an immediate meeting in the previous paragraph, immediately echoed him: "That's right, just like Comrade Joseph said before, not waiting for Comrade Yakov is disrespectful to him. Let's keep waiting! ”

To be honest, this scene is quite funny, Trotsky and Bukharin, who were still in a hurry just now, turned into slow-moving turtles as soon as they turned around, and ordinary people really can't make this kind of transformation so perfect.

But the funnier thing is still to come, after Trotsky and Bukharin transformed, Stalin was ready to transform immediately, yes, in the eyes of steel, we have to oppose everything that the enemy supports, and the last time it was the mentor who kicked me to react, this time I have to be more positive.

Thinking. The thing jumped up from its position, and saw that the plane was ready to go against the grain. But just as he opened his mouth, the tutor under the table kicked him again. Good fellow, I almost choked the steel to death.

Why? The reason is very simple, this is because the master does not let him oppose Ah, otherwise why would he kick him. This made him have to change his words when the words came to his lips, and he deserved to be choked.

"I ...... I'm going to go to the toilet! Stalin threw out this sentence without changing his face and heartbeat, and then calmly turned around and walked out of the conference room. Of course, Steel's acting skills were still a little worse, and his change of words seemed too unnatural, and Trotsky and Bukharin immediately saw the flaws.

The two goods glanced at each other, and both of them saw the meaning of a wry smile on each other's faces, needless to say, Lenin just now was purely suspicious, and he came to retreat as an advance and deliberately pretended to be confident, which was actually slandering them. Even Trotsky suspected that Krupskaya had simply given Lenin a blank sheet of paper, and that the reason why she would come in at this time was because it had been discussed beforehand, and that this was a trap set by Lenin!

And what makes them most angry is that they were so simply fooled, if it weren't for Stalin, a pig teammate, they would have been deceived and kept in the dark. The thought of Lenin's "cunning" gave rise to a sense of joy for the rest of their lives.

What the? You ask these two people what they would be happy about, didn't they just get tricked by the mentor? What's there to be happy about being played around?

Of course, there is nothing to be happy about being played, these two goods are happy that Lenin's strategy went bankrupt, because of Stalin's inadequacy, Lenin's hole cards were once again opened by them, and even this small means were used, which fully shows that Lenin has no hole cards, and can only say that his only hope is placed on Sverdlov.

That being the case, Trotsky and Bukharin had nothing to fear, they were not at all worried that Sverdlov's presence would change the situation, they thought they had solid evidence, and even if Sverdlov was there, it would be in vain.

Therefore, Trotsky and Bukharin were both happy and a little proud, God is on their side, you Lenin will delay for a while at most, and when the time comes, the victory will still be ours!

For the second time, there was an eerie silence in the room, Lenin sat there with his eyes closed, looking at ease as an old god, and Trotsky and Bukharin were also extremely relaxed, looking like they were winning. Only Stalin, who had returned from a trip to the toilet, was still in the dark, and he couldn't figure out what was going on today, and the attitude of the tutor was really hard to understand.

Speaking from the heart, Stalin really wanted to ask his mentor what was going on at today's meeting, and he had to be mentally prepared for it, otherwise he would have made another mistake, and wouldn't he have been too wronged?

However, Lenin had no intention of explaining all this, but only closed his eyes and ignored no one, and his attitude was an out-and-out expression of weakness in the eyes of Trotsky and Bukharin, and the two of them suddenly became more and more proud.

"I'm sorry, comrades, I'm late!" Sverdlov finally arrived at the venue, apologized to the bigwigs present, and asked, "Where did the meeting go?" ”

Without waiting for others to speak, Lenin, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, finally opened his eyes and replied in a deep voice: "Why is it so late?" Even if you write to me and explain why. This is also unforgivable. You have greatly delayed the time of your comrades. Such an act is nothing short of a crime! ”

It seemed as if Lenin was reprimanding Sverdruff, but in the eyes of Trotsky and Bukharin, this further illustrates Lenin's weakness, and they felt that Lenin's real purpose in saying this was to highlight the phrase "even if you write to me to explain the reasons", why should he say this to Sverdlov?

The reason is obvious, that is, Sverdlov never wrote this letter at all, and this is a secret word from the mentor. Lest Sverdlov be exposed when he opens his mouth. So these two goods suddenly became more and more relieved, which fully proves that Lenin is indeed unprepared, he has no choice at all, so what are we afraid of, hurry up!

Trotsky then stood up impatiently and interrupted Lenin, "Since Comrade Yakov has already explained in advance, there is no need to continue criticizing. Hurry up, let's have a meeting! ”

Don't think that Trotsky had good intentions, he was only worried that Lenin would continue to stall for time by asking Sverdlov to do the review. He's running out of patience.

"Let's have a meeting, then!" Lenin seemed very upset and added sullenly: "But this must not happen again!" ”

Trotsky ignored Lenin's words, which resembled a whining. He got straight to the point: "Comrades, the main reason why I have asked for this meeting today is that we have encountered a major obstacle in our peace talks with the Allied bloc. The conditions offered by the Germans were quite harsh, and they demanded that we give up large tracts of land and make huge reparations, which in my personal opinion were simply unacceptable! ”

Speaking of this, Trotsky paused, glanced at Lenin without leaving a trace, and continued: "Of course, this is only my personal opinion, and on this question I must respect the opinion of all the comrades present, and if the Central Committee finds these harsh conditions acceptable, then I will resolutely obey the decision of the Central Committee!" ”

After saying this, Trotsky sat down with a smile as if I was a screw of the party, and I would fight wherever the party pointed. To be honest, this is really fake, and it is all just a scene, and the real intention of this thing is to put pressure on Lenin!

Why do you say that? You have to carefully analyze what he just said, first of all, he emphasized that it was only his personal opinion, don't underestimate this sentence, the reason why he said it so modestly is nothing more than to squeeze Lenin. Because the Mentor was in favour of compromise with Germany, Trotsky wanted to prevent Lenin from using his personal authority to pressure the Central Committee, so he deliberately emphasized that it was a personal opinion. Since Trotsky advocated that incompromise was only a personal opinion, Lenin's advocacy of compromise with Germany could only be a personal opinion.

Individual or collective will, who is greater? ACCORDING TO THE DIALECTICAL PHILOSOPHY OF MARXISM, THE ANSWER IS OBVIOUS. Later, Trotsky also stressed the need to respect the collective will of the Central Committee, and to put it bluntly, to put pressure on Lenin, that is, to make Lenin respect the collective will and not to put the individual will above the organization.

After all, through the October Revolution, Lenin's prestige in the party was not ordinarily high, and it was only because of his constant struggle and persistence that the line of armed struggle was implemented and the October Revolution was successful. That time he succeeded against the crowd, if he continues to fight against the crowd this time, will the big guy listen?

Trotsky naturally hoped that everyone would not listen, but this was unrealistic, so he could only exert pressure implicitly, and indirectly to encourage those of the Central Committee who opposed Lenin's ideas.

Of course, it was not enough for him Trotsky to cheer him up alone, and Bukharin immediately jumped out: "I think Comrade Trotsky is quite right, the Germans have fully demonstrated their wolf ambitions, and we must not give in to their blackmail, otherwise we will become sinners of the country!" I strongly demand that the Central Committee adhere to its principles and absolutely not compromise and surrender to the Germans! ”

Lenin glanced at Bukharin, who made an impassioned statement, and then at Trotsky, who was sitting in his seat sneering, and he knew that he had to speak, otherwise these two fellows would not know how arrogant they should be.

"So what do you want the Central Committee to do? Terminate negotiations immediately? Or an immediate end to the truce? Lenin spoke slowly.

This question is well asked, and both Trotsky and Bukharin only shouted that they were against compromise with Germany and against betrayal of the country. But in addition to the opposition. for how to solve the current dilemma. They don't have anything to do, to put it mildly, they just oppose it for the sake of opposition.

Therefore, after Lenin threw this question out, the two goods were silent for a while, and not long after the armistice agreement was signed, the broad masses of party members and the masses were overjoyed, and they were generally full of expectations for the next negotiations. It's good that you, Trotsky and Bukharin, have just declared the breakdown of negotiations as soon as the armistice. Just pick a pick, what kind of rhythm is this?

"Then we can't let the Germans blackmail!" Bukharin retorted.

"No one has ever said anything that can only be blackmailed by the Germans!" Lenin snorted heavily, "The negotiations have just begun, and it is very normal for the Germans to ask for a price!" We can't just declare the breakdown of negotiations just because the other party is indiscriminately bidding, right? What is the duty of the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, that is, to do everything possible to safeguard the interests of Russia. People can offer prices all over the sky, and you can also pay back on the ground! Just a little setback, you pick a pick, this is your work attitude? ”

Lenin was scolded, and in Stalin's opinion, the words of the Mentor were justified. At least a fierce response to the provocations of Trotsky and Bukharin. But what struck him as strange was that the two goods didn't mean to be frustrated at all. He even seemed eager to try, as if he had been waiting for the mentor's words for a long time.

Trotsky was indeed waiting for this sentence, he had laid so much foreshadowing before, and he was nothing more than for this moment, so he immediately stood up, pretended to be very helpless, and said: "Of course, we are not unable to face any difficulties and setbacks, but the development of negotiations is indeed too difficult, not only in the face of external difficulties, but even some comrades in the party are artificially creating obstacles for us, which greatly affects our work efficiency and enthusiasm for work!" ”

This is the rhythm of the complaint, and it is not surprising that if Trotsky names that person, even the Mentor must pay attention, or at least investigate it thoroughly. In fact, Lenin seemed reluctant to ask: "Comrade Trotsky, who is this comrade you are talking about?" ”

A smile welled up on Trotsky's face, and he felt that he had won the victory, and that he had only to name a certain immortal and it would be all done. Suddenly, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "This comrade is Andrey. Petrovich, as the head of the Politburo sent to Sweden to collect intelligence on Germany, this comrade's work attitude is really doubtful! ”

"Why do you say that?" Lenin still didn't mean to move, and asked kindly: "Is there some misunderstanding here?" ”

"No misunderstanding!" Trotsky said categorically, "I have ample evidence that, as an important intelligence officer, Comrade Andrei did not support the work of the negotiating delegation at all, and Comrade Radek went to him several times, hoping that he would provide valuable information, but he always chose to avoid it and refused to cooperate. Is this attitude correct? ”

Trotsky glanced at Lenin and said to himself: "Of course, it is okay not to cooperate. Anyway, Comrade Andrei is only responsible to the Politburo, and it is normal to look down on the comrades of the negotiating delegation. The most intolerable thing for me is that this comrade not only ignored the negotiating delegation, but also casually fooled and perfunctory the Politburo! ”

Lenin still looked at Trotsky with interest, and did not interrupt him in the slightest, of course, even if he wanted to interject, Trotsky probably would not give him this opportunity, "After my understanding, Comrade Andrei's work attitude was very sloppy and casual, and the Politburo clearly ordered him to go to Sweden to collect intelligence, but this comrade did not take it seriously at all, but mingled with a few bourgeois enemies in Sweden and enjoyed the sound of dogs and horses. Not only that, but his reckless behavior reached the point of lawlessness, and he returned to China without applying to the Politburo. If it weren't for the fact that one of our comrades stumbled upon his whereabouts today, we would have been kept in the dark by him...... Tell me, comrades, what kind of behavior this is, Andrey. Isn't Petrovich flouting the party, defying the collective? I strongly demand that he be removed from office and brought to justice! Such unqualified comrades are not suitable to stay and work in the party organization! ”

With a bang, Trotsky's accusation was nothing less than a thunderclap that shook the whole room, and the bigwigs present finally knew where the focus of the struggle was today, and if someone and Lenin could not give a reasonable explanation, I am afraid that someone would definitely be swept to the end.

At this time, at this time, Trotsky was very proud, and he thought that Lenin had no way to protect people, and that by getting rid of a certain immortal, he would not only be able to vent a bad breath, but also deal a severe blow to Lenin's authority, which would be of great benefit to him in gaining a voice in the party.

But will Trotsky get his wish? I am afraid that it was difficult, and when the room was full of whispers, Lenin's expression was still very calm, as if it was not his cadres who were accused.

He coughed softly and pressed his palm, "Quiet, please be quiet, comrades!" Immediately, the focus of the whole room was on his old man, and he said slowly but firmly to Trotsky: "Comrade Trotsky, I want to correct the three mistakes you have just made!" (To be continued......)