Upon hearing the news, Frunze was shocked and then silent, but soon he began to be irrepressibly angry.

That's right, it's anger! For Frunze, he has always taken care of Dmitry, almost as if he were his own son. And today, he was betrayed by the children he had carefully raised, and you can imagine how bad his mood was.

Of course, the most important reason for his anger was not only Dmitry's failure, but what really annoyed Frunze was that what the silly boy did was simply to push him into the fire pit.

Frunze's mission in Moscow was clear: to restore the balance of power between Sverdlov and Stalin, and although he inevitably had to strike at the stronger side, this did not mean that he had to exterminate the strong side.

If Stalin kept harassing Li Xiaofeng with small sneak attacks, and constantly encroaching on Li Xiaofeng's range of power, within a reasonable range, Frunze would turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it.

But if Stalin wanted to defeat Li Xiaofeng in one fell swoop, regain the upper hand, and seize the absolute initiative, then sorry, Frunze would not let Stalin succeed. He will not hesitate to strangle all the schemes of steel and ensure Li Xiaofeng's safety.

To put it bluntly, Frunze's task was to keep the struggle between Sverdlov and Stalin within a reasonable range, and he had to make sure that the two were torn together, but that their lives were not in danger.

And now, Venter's actions tonight have definitely exceeded that degree, and the methods are extremely bad. Frunze could think of it. The reason why Venter chose to woo Dmitry. Get the seal through his hand. There is only one reason, and that is to make him suffer a dumb loss. After the incident, if he Frunze did not admit that he had given those orders, then the black cauldron would have completely fallen on Dmitry, and Ventert and Voroshilov could have pushed it all away, they could have said that they did not know the truth, but only acted according to the "orders", and the most passive one was Frunze.

This trick disgusting is disgusting here. Let Dmitry carry the black cauldron, Frunze must be reluctant, but let him admit that he gave those orders, and let him sit on wax. It can be said that the other party calculated him to death.

It is conceivable that no matter what choice Frunze makes, he will not be able to avoid passivity, and it is more likely to make the mentor feel that his ability is problematic. It's obvious, you would choose such a confidential secretary who cheats on your father, which fully shows that you Frunze don't know people!

What is the most important thing about a leader? That is to know how to make good use of people and put the right people in the right places. Frunze, who can't do this, I'm afraid his ability is limited!

Of course. Being calculated by outsiders, Frunze felt uncomfortable at best, but what really made him angry was Dmitry's choice - Lao Tzu is so good to you kid, he simply treats you as a godson. But it's better for you to collude with outsiders behind my back and do this kind of headless thing. That's how you kid repays virtue with resentment? Are you worthy of me?

Frunze was so depressed that he almost vomited blood, and he held on to the table, gasping for breath, and his heart was pounding, and it took him a while to calm down.

Picking up the phone, he commanded the operator in a loud voice: "I'm Mikhail. Frunze, pick me up from my office! ”

On the other end of the line, Dmitry was staring nervously at the telephone, and according to Venter's orders, he had to convince all who questioned the order that it was Frunze's meaning.

He was nervous not because of the large number of people who had called to ask him, on the contrary, he had not received a single call since Venter's departure. It should be said that this is a good thing, because it can be understood that things are going very smoothly and no one questions that order.

But people are so interesting, the more suspicious they are, the fear of the unknown will make the nerves highly tense, once a call really comes in, even if it is not a question call, it can scare him into a cold sweat.

Now, for example, Dmitry was so startled by the ringing telephone that he almost hid under his desk.

Looking at the telephone silently, Dmitry was at war in his heart at this time, on the one hand, "reason" told him that he should pick up the receiver and do what Venter commanded, and on the other hand, his only conscience told him that he should not answer the phone, and that nothing had happened.

However, for an ambitious person, it is difficult for conscience to overcome "reason", he wants to get ahead too much, he wants to make a difference, for this, he can spare everything.

"Hey, this is Mikhail. Comrade Frunze's office, may I ask ......" Dmitry calmed down, picked up the earpiece, and said in the calmest and most formulaic tone possible, according to the previous procedure.

"Alyosha, is that you?"

When Frunze's voice came from the earpiece, Dmitry was frightened again, and as soon as he let go, he threw his understanding on the table.

"What's going on, Alyosha, something fell to the ground, speak!" Frunze's urgent voice came from the earpiece.

Dmitry wiped the cold sweat from his face, tried to calm down, quickly picked up the microphone, and explained: "Hug ...... Sorry, Comrade Mikhail, my hand slipped just now, and the earpiece was not held steadily...... What do you command at such a late hour? ”

Although Dmitry did his best to hide it, Frunze still heard nervousness, panic and fear in his tone, which made him feel a little more comfortable - the kid was not completely hopeless.

However, Frunze did not directly explain his intentions, but asked: "Are there any other comrades around you?" ”

It's a very suggestive question, and Frunze means nothing more than asking if you have been coerced by someone. Yes, although Frunze was angry and angry, in his heart he didn't think Dmitry was a bad boy, and even if he really did something wrong, it could be provoked, instigated, or even coerced. So. He had to figure that out.

But Frunze was going to be disappointed. Dmitry was fooled by Venter. But why would he be fooled? Is it really his low IQ and lack of experience? It should be said that this is not entirely the case, if he does not have such great ambitions, if he can have a little sense, if he can really think about Frunze, then he should definitely not make such a choice.

So, Dmitry is just to blame!

And he immediately proved this with practical actions: "No! Comrade Mikhail, why do you ask that? ”

Frunze said not disappointed, it must be fake. So after being silent for a while, he asked again, "What are you doing in the office at such a late hour?" ”

"There are some documents that haven't been processed yet!" Dmitry immediately began to lie, "It's all you'll need tomorrow, so I'll work a night shift......"

"Really?" Frunze's tone became more and more weak, and even Li Xiaofeng, an outsider, could hear that he was very, very disappointed.

"Of course it's true!" Dmitry replied decisively, "Why do you ask that?" ”

"For what?" After Frunze muttered and repeated, all his anger erupted: "You idiot! I don't know what you did all that stupid thing tonight! Who gave you so much audacity to steal my seal...... You've let me down so much! Right now. Get the hell out of here! ”

Dmitry seemed to have been poured cold water on his head, he did not expect Frunze to notice so quickly. Originally, he thought that he would need to face Frunze's wrath after turning a genius. However, the structure of the brain of some dead people is different from that of ordinary people, and if they are replaced by other people, they will immediately admit their mistakes and make a deep review in order to obtain forgiveness.

However, Dmitry was different, he didn't think he had done anything wrong, and he felt that even if he was detected by Frunze in advance, it was nothing, and no one came to question the authenticity of the order just now gave him a wrong impression - things should have gone smoothly, and maybe Li Xiaofeng was finished at this moment.

Therefore, he felt that he did not need to be afraid of Frunze, he felt that he no longer needed to talk to Frunze in a low voice, as the "big hero" who saved the revolution, his political status would rise, and he did not need to look at Frunze's face anymore.

"Comrade Mikhail, please show some respect!" The fool spoke, "Everything I did was to purge the scum of the revolutionary ranks, and the only thing I did was to eliminate Andrei. Petrovich's counter-revolutionary clique, Moscow can truly usher in the light...... I won't be as timid and afraid as you, so I won't let others bully like you! Comrade Mikhail, I would like to remind you now that Comrade Voroshilov has taken over the army and is moving on to the Kremlin and the Main Directorate of Posts, Telecommunications and Telephones, and Comrade Venter has also cut off Andrei. Petrovich's henchmen are now on their way to arrest the traitor...... If you don't take active action and become obsessed......"

"What will happen to you if I continue to be obsessed!" Frunze's tone was as cold as ice.

But Dmitry on the other end of the phone did not understand the meaning, and the fool replied very deadly: "Then you will be abandoned by the tide of revolution!" Comrade Mikhail, I would like to advise you last - quickly recognize the situation! ”

Li Xiaofeng could see that Frunze was so angry with this bear child that he was about to vomit blood, what does it mean to raise a white-eyed wolf? This is the bloody lesson!

Frunze gasped for a moment, and roared into the microphone: "Alyosha. Dmitry, I don't think you're the one who can't recognize the situation right now! You idiot, what do you think you're doing? Dare you teach me a lesson! Tell you, get back to me at once...... Hey, hey?! ”

There was a beeping sound on the phone, and needless to say, the dead thing hung up the phone, which directly detonated Frunze's anger, and he was like an angry bull, burying his head and rushing out.

"Where are you going? Comrade Mikhail? ”

"Where else can I go!" Frunze couldn't help but say that he was about to get rid of Li Xiaofeng, who was blocking the way, "Of course I'm going to find that idiot!" ”

Li Xiaoxiaofeng smiled slightly, but he didn't get out of the way, he said slowly: "I don't think you need to be so impulsive at all, and what's the use of going to him now." Scolding him? Or are you going to beat him up? Does this solve the problem? ”

Frunze was stunned, he was really angry just now, especially the moment Dmitry hung up the phone, he felt that his temples were pounding. I can't wait to rush to the office immediately. Just drag that self-righteous fool out and beat him up.

But Li Xiaofeng's words just now gave a wake-up call. There was no point in beating Dmitry violently, it would neither solve the problem nor completely calm his anger. The only thing that does it is to make things more complicated.

"What do you suggest?" Frunze asked angrily.

Li Xiaofeng smiled slightly, made a gesture of please, let Frunze sit back on the sofa, and then said with a smile: "Do you remember another answer I mentioned before?" This has nothing to do with Dmitry, all the blame lies with Venter, who cracked your code......"

"Slow down! Slow down! Frunze stopped him. Asked incredulously, "According to you, this seems to be passing the buck for Dmitry, isn't it?" ”

"No," Li Xiaofeng said with a smile, "To be exact, I'm shirking responsibility for you!" ”

Frunze immediately didn't understand, and asked rhetorically: "I don't understand......"

"You know," Li Xiaofeng gave him a look you know, "what Dmitry does will only make you passive, and you must not be passive." First of all, we must remove him from this conspiracy......"

"Don't you think it's too cheap for him?" Frunze asked coldly, "I can kill my relatives in righteousness!" ”

Li Xiaofeng smiled again: "I don't recommend the righteous killing of relatives. Because. First, it will not do you any good at all, and will only make all your comrades feel that you have no knowledge; Second, in any case, Dmitry is the only son of your old friend, and it is certainly a pleasure to kill your relatives in righteousness, but is it worthy of your old friend under the Nine Springs? Thirdly, Dmitry is at most an accomplice, and he does not need to be too overly involved in his actions...... And privately, you could have taught him a profound lesson in a more appropriate way, which is far better than simply ruining him, isn't it? ”

Frunze fell into deep thought, Li Xiaofeng really moved him, no matter how dead Dmitry was, how bad his attitude was, this thing was the only son of his old friend, although for a moment, Frunze was so angry that he wanted to shoot this bear child directly.

However, this is just a momentary brain fever in the head. As Li Xiaofeng said, it's very simple to ruin this kid, but it's not a big benefit! On the contrary, it will leave a stain on his political career, and the responsibility for not knowing people, living up to the expectations of old friends, and not educating Dmitry well, will be counted on his head.

What is even more terrifying is that it cannot be ruled out that some of the extremely evil guys in the party will make a big fuss about Dmitry, trap him in this matter, and force him to wear a counter-revolutionary hat. At that time, he couldn't tell even if he had a mouth!

It's better to follow someone's opinion, pick out Dmitry first, and then slowly settle accounts with this kid. There is neither a personal nor a political burden to do so!

Thinking of this, Frunze glanced up at Li Xiaofeng and asked coldly, "So, what do you want, Comrade Andrei?" ”

Li Xiaofeng spread his hands and asked with a smile: "I don't know what you mean?" ”

Frunze snorted, "My meaning is very clear, you don't need to help me at all!" And you did it at a risk, and you can't do it in vain, right? ”

"Tsk," Li Xiaofeng shrugged his shoulders innocently, pretending to be injured, "You think so, it's so disappointing to me, I don't have any special outrageous requests......

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Frunze: "There are no particularly out-of-the-ordinary requirements, that is, you have requirements, right?" Directly say your request, if I can agree, then promise you, if not, then please Comrade Andrei, don't stop me from going to kill my relatives in righteousness! ”

Li Xiaofeng knew that there was no point in wrapping his tongue around again, so he simply made his intention clear: "My request is very simple, through tonight's incident, we can know that there are a large number of counter-revolutionaries in both the party and outside the party...... These guys are the big poisonous weeds of the revolution, and only by sweeping them up completely can we guarantee ......"

"Well, you don't have to go on," Frunze interrupted him again, "I already know what you want below, it's just that you want me to give you permission to get rid of these poisonous weeds, right?" Comrade Andrey, I have to say that I can't agree to this condition! ”

As he spoke, Frunze stood up, looking like he was really ready to kill his relatives in righteousness, Li Xiaofeng stopped him again, "Didn't I say it?" I can't agree to your conditions! Frunze was getting impatient.

Li Xiaofeng was unmoved, "Don't worry, Comrade Frunze, you can first listen to my conditions very clearly, and then say, my conditions are - please acquiesce to me to eliminate the counter-revolutionaries entrenched in Moscow!" ”

Frunze was stunned, he didn't understand why Li Xiaofeng would make such a request for Lu, you must know that the difference between the words inside the party and outside the party can be completely different. If someone asks for the elimination of the counter-revolution in the party, then he will not be able to agree to it, because it is clear that this is the rhythm of someone's attack on dissidents, and even if he can agree, the teacher will not be able to agree.

But what someone is asking now is to crack down on poisonous weeds outside the party, and to be honest, Frunze has no idea what the point of this is? To put it mildly, this is a feast, right? Is that the job of the Ministry of Internal Affairs good? Do you kid want to grab territory with the Man in the Iron Mask?

Frunze looked Li Xiaofeng up and down again, and asked in surprise: "Comrade Andrei, can you tell me what you are doing...... Why did you have this idea? (To be continued......)

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