Li Xiaofeng smiled and did not answer the tutor's question directly, but said, "I think now is an opportunity." The Germans had taken advantage of the danger and overthrew the Soviet regime in the Baltic countries by force, and now, with their control declining, it is our chance to start a revolution in the Baltic countries again! ”

The mentor didn't say a word, just looked at a certain immortal silently, and his eyes were really a little crazy. Soon, a certain immortal couldn't hold it anymore, and said dejectedly: "If you don't agree, then forget it!" ”

Master Mentor nodded quietly, waved his hand, and said, "Then you should return to Vyborg as soon as possible and end the war there as soon as possible!" ”

When he walked out of the tutor's office, Li Xiaofeng was both inexplicable and a little unwilling, could it be said that the tutor had no thirst for food at all? Obviously, the food shortage has begun to spread, is it unreasonable? Especially the kind of look in his eyes, weird, it's really weird.

That night, Li Xiaofeng was always obsessed with the eyes of the tutor, and he couldn't understand what the tutor's eyes meant.

Early in the morning, when a certain immortal was about to leave Moscow in a huff, someone from the Military Commission suddenly found him.

"Comrade Andrei, Comrade Trotsky wants to see you, please come with us at once."

Li Xiaofeng was a little surprised, his relationship with Trotsky was not good, what did Lao Tuo mean by suddenly inviting him?

The simple implication is that of all the leaders of the Central Committee, Trotsky was the most enthusiastic about exporting the revolution, and he had an almost pathological obsession with it. Even if he was about to go to Nizhny Novgorod, he heard that a certain immortal was preparing to launch a new revolution in the Baltic states. He managed to squeeze out time in his busy schedule. Want to hear what exactly someone wants to do.

When Lao Tuo learned about the revolutionary problems and the national self-determination movement in the three Baltic states. When it comes to the food problem, the Ukraine problem. He couldn't sit still, and the rattle called the secretary and ordered: "Delay my train for an hour!" ”

As he spoke, he eagerly instructed Li Xiaofeng: "Comrade Andrei, tell me about this issue specifically. ”

The east is not bright and the west is bright, which is a surprise for Li Xiaofeng, although Trotsky's power is much smaller than that of his mentor, but if Lao Tuo supports it. The impetus is stronger than that of him, the quasi-alternate Central Committee, I don't know how many times Lu Dao. Immediately, Li Xiaofeng cheered up and elaborated on his idea.

Just when he was full of hope, Trotsky suddenly asked: "What is the attitude of Comrade Lenin?" ”

When Trotsky learned that Lenin did not support it, even Li Xiaofeng saw that the enthusiasm of the second mentor was half extinguished in an instant, and before he, an immortal, could continue to fight for it, Lao Tuo directly served tea to the guests: "Your idea is interesting, but the details need to be improved." In this way, let me think about it, and let the central government study and study more...... I am in a hurry to go to Nizhny Novgorod now, and I will talk about it when I return. ”

Li Xiaofeng almost wanted to scold his mother. Isn't that kidding him! I even think that Trotsky is too unplanted, isn't it that the tutor is not very supportive. This scares you so much that you shrink your eggs, no wonder you were later blown up by Stalin.

When Li Xiaofeng boarded the train to Petrograd, his heart was full of unwillingness and disappointment, feeling that this trip to Moscow was a failure, of course, the most important thing was that he couldn't figure it out, how could the tutor refuse?

"Hey! Comrade Andrey, what a coincidence! ”

When Li Xiaofeng was thinking nonsense, a voice sounded in his ears, and when he looked up, he saw Krestinsky's face. Li Xiaofeng was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly greeted: "Nikolai. Comrade Nikolayevich, it's been a long time! ”

Indeed, since the Yagoda incident, he has not had much contact with Krestinsky, and of course, the main thing is that this Comrade Nikolai suddenly soared into the sky, and was soon elected a member of the Central Committee, and his status is not what it used to be.

"You're going to Petrograd on an errand?" Li Xiaofeng accompanied him for a while, and suddenly asked.

Krestinsky said with some smugness: "No, the Central Committee sent me to work in Petrograd organization. I'm going to take office! ”

Only then did Li Xiaofeng remember that because of several major events in Petrograd in a row, the party committee and the Soviets behaved so badly, and it was really not reassuring to let a soft bone and a good old man control this huge revolutionary center. So at Trotsky's strong request, the Central Committee transferred Kalinin to the more capable Krestinsky.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaofeng was a little embarrassed, because Krestinsky, as the secretary of the Petrograd Oblast Party Committee, was theoretically the most powerful person in Petrograd Oblast, that is, he was the superior of a certain immortal.

And a certain immortal, a subordinate, even forgot about his superior, and asked a very stupid question, unceremoniously saying that this was suspected of slapping his face and no one in his eyes. However, Krestinsky did not care, as if he did not care about this at all, but said enthusiastically: "It's great to meet you on the train." I was interested in knowing a little bit more about the situation in Petrograd Region! ”

Li Xiaofeng was a little embarrassed, not only because of his previous mistakes, but also because he didn't care much about the problems of Petrograd Oblast at all, and since the day he took office, the chairman of the Cheka of the Oblast, he has not cared much about his work, and he is busy with some unrelated things.

However, Li Xiaofeng couldn't say nothing, and could only reply cautiously: "After Yudenich was defeated, Petrograd has basically returned to stability. The situation is relatively good in all aspects. ”

Naturally, Krestinsky was not very interested in this kind of generalization, and he wanted to know more about the specific situation of the Petrograd region, especially what problems there were in the province.

Li Xiaofeng smiled bitterly: "The biggest problem in Petrograd Region is the problem of the leaders, let's put it this way, Comrade Zinoviev is the biggest problem, he is the kind of person who likes to give orders and meddle indiscriminately in ordinary times, but he can't count on anything at critical moments." ”

Krestinsky nodded, he had long heard that Zinoviev was not easy to deal with, not to mention the big fight. I also like to meddle around. Before, Kalinin, the party secretary, was not relied on. He went this time. I don't want to be a good old man like Kalinin, and let the pie face handle it casually.

"What else?" Krestinsky continued.

Li Xiaofeng smiled faintly and said, "There is nothing else, and I mainly work in Finland, and I basically don't care much about the affairs of Petrograd Region." ”

Krestinsky also smiled, but he didn't quite believe that a certain immortal basically didn't care about things, for more than a year. Who doesn't know how powerful Comrade Andrei is, and several riots in Petrograd were the first to be dealt with by someone, not to mention how well they were handled, just to rush to this sensitivity, who believes that someone doesn't care!

Krestinsky knew that the reason why someone came to the end was probably because they didn't have that kind of friendship, and the officialdom was the most taboo to talk about it. If an immortal can directly say that Zinoviev is not in front of him, it is already very face-saving.

Taking advantage of the time when Li Xiaofeng went to the toilet, Krestinsky's secretary whispered: "This Comrade Andrei is too big, right?" Who doesn't know that you took over the work of Comrade Kalinin, but he pretended to be stupid. Also say what not to know about Petrograd. He's the chairman of the state Cheka, isn't that a joke! ”

Krestinsky glanced at the secretary. It means to shut him up, he has been a member of the Central Committee for most of the year, and if he still does not know the weight of someone in the party, he is a fool. To put it mildly, with Lenin and Sverdlov under the cover, someone's words carry as much weight as a member of the Central Committee. What's more, he had already heard the rumors, it was said that after the meeting in March, a certain immortal would at least get a position as an alternate member of the Central Committee.

It is simply inconceivable that someone can enter the Central Committee at someone's age, even this hand, let alone him, even the veteran Central Committee members dare not despise this kid. What's more, what does it mean that someone in Petrograd is said to have not loved Zinoviev at all, and he also hardened Kalinin? It shows that people are very good!

Cattle people naturally have the confidence of cattle people, and it is normal not to take him as a top boss in his eyes. Maybe someone just said that on purpose, just to send a strong signal.

Krestinsky warned the secretary a few words, and fell into deep thought, to be the secretary of the party committee of the huge center of the revolution is of course gold-plated, and if he does a good job, he may be able to reap some benefits at the congress in March, at least to ensure that the position of the Central Committee will not be lost. Of course, if you don't do it well, it will definitely be a big setback, so you still have to be careful!

The only thing that makes Krestinsky happy is that he still has a good relationship with Li Xiaofeng, and he helped a little bit casually back then, but he didn't expect to have a big harvest. Judging from someone's tone just now, although he made a strong statement, it was not completely without releasing a signal of goodwill, especially when he focused on complaining about Zinoviev, which seems to be a good sign?

Even a genuine member of the Central Committee like Krestinsky had a headache for Zinoviev, although after the October Revolution, this guy took a detour and was suppressed very badly, but after operating in the central government for so long, it still has some background. Especially after becoming the president of the Comintern, this product seems to have a bit of a recovery.

Anyway, Krestinsky knows very well that his Central Committee is not very good enough in front of Zinoviev, although Kalinin is not a member of the Central Committee, he is also an old man of the Petrograd Party Committee, and he has been operating in the Petrograd Party Committee for a long time, and he is a little powerful, even he has no way to take Zinoviev, he can only be an honest good man, do you say that Zinoviev is difficult to do?

If you can join forces with a certain immortal, Krestinsky thinks that the waist board will be a little harder, with Trotsky in the center and someone in the place to help pick up the gaps, why worry about not being able to get the big pie face?

Krestinsky was pondering, but then again, did Li Xiaofeng really mean that? It should be said that not at all. At least Li Xiaofeng didn't think about releasing any tough political signals, it was indeed an accident, he was sloppy. Because he had no need to show his muscles to Krestinsky, he felt that it was not necessary, and if Krestinsky was ready to give orders with the sign of party secretary and was ready to dictate to him, then he would not mind teaching the other party a lesson.

Now Krestinsky is very honest, has a good attitude and enthusiasm, as the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, a certain immortal is not so strong. How can you say that Krestinsky was sent by the central government, and he has to give a little face, isn't it?

As for the later emphasis on the pie face, this is indeed a certain immortal deliberately, saying that he does not pay much attention to the affairs of Petrograd. Also deliberately. This is his subtle statement. Lifting the pie face is to wake up Krestinsky. It means that you, the party secretary, pay attention, and it is the chairman of the state Soviet who is really fighting against you. Before you get rid of Zinoviev, you should be more or less leisurely, don't mess with Lao Tzu. The meaning of the latter sentence is clearer, it is a certain immortal who bluntly said that he is not interested in meddling in the affairs of Petrograd Oblast, so don't turn your gun on him when you want to fight.

To put it bluntly, Li Xiaofeng still wants to maintain his previous neutral style. He doesn't intend to steal the right to speak in Petrograd, you can fight as much as you want, don't get him involved anyway. As for what to join forces against Zinoviev, he is not interested, the meaning of the central government, especially the meaning of the mentor, is obvious, otherwise it will definitely not be Kalinin who will be adjusted to leave.

It can be seen from this action that even if Zinoviev really can't support the wall in the mud, the central government has no intention of changing the place for this goods, especially not wanting this guy to return to Moscow. Because the struggle in Moscow is fierce enough now. Coupled with the-stirring stick of the pie face, I am afraid that even Lenin and Trotsky could not hold the situation down at that time.

So. No matter who is in charge of the Petrograd Region Party Committee, Zinoviev will never be able to fight for a while, so what is the waste of this energy? What's more, Li Xiaofeng didn't want to participate in the struggle between the Soviets and the party committee at all, anyway, Zinoviev couldn't do anything with him, he could do whatever he wanted in Petrograd, how cool it was to be free!

Of course, if another person comes to Petrograd to preside over the work, Li Xiaofeng's attitude may change slightly, and he may really join forces to give Zinoviev eye medicine. But Krestinsky forget it, everyone is not all the way!

Why do you say that? The reason is simple, this Krestinsky shone in March 1919. Taking advantage of Xiao Si's unfortunate death, he became a new Politburo member in one fell swoop! To tell the truth, this is simply a leapfrog change, because before April 1917, this benevolent brother had never been elected as a member of the Central Committee, not even an alternate member of the Central Committee!

In two years, it rose like an airplane, and its splendor was no less than that of Sverdlov back then. However, the factional affiliation of this Krestinsky is not very clear, and when he was in the Central Organization Department, he gave Xiao Si a hand, and he cooperated well. However, the reason why he was able to become a member of the Politburo was Trotsky's greater contribution!

And the historical trend is also obvious, from 1919 to 1927, Krestinsky was a Trotskyist. It was not until the end of 1927, when Trotsky's defeat was already evident, that he began to draw a line with the old Toll.

In fact, Krestinsky did not have a long history of glory, and his election to the Politburo in March 1919 was his most glorious moment. But with the defeat of the Hungarian and German revolutions, when Trotsky's line was completely suspended, and when the Mentor was forcefully suppressing the Trotskyists, he was a member of the new Politburo, the Secretariat of the Central Committee, and the Organization Bureau of the Central Committee, and he was dismissed only by a symbolic ambassador to Germany.

Since then, Krestinsky has been in a slump, not to mention members of the Politburo, not even members of the Central Committee, and can be said to be a meteor in the political arena.

Of course, Li Xiaofeng is reluctant to cooperate with him, not because this product is a Trotskyist, nor because he is a political meteor, but mainly because this product is a bit unkind. Trotsky was quite good at him, and it was his great support that made him brilliant. However, in the difficult moment when Lao To, who needed support the most, this benevolent brother chose to stay away from Trotsky. His character is not bad, but it is definitely flawed.

Li Xiaofeng is more willing to cooperate with people with guaranteed character, like Krestinsky's way, maybe when he sees the wind turn the rudder and hit a rake, he really can't afford to hurt. That's why he had the previous neutral statement.

However, Krestinsky made a little mistake in his estimation and misunderstood what Li Xiaofeng meant, so when a certain immortal returned from going to the toilet, he was still very enthusiastic, pulling someone to keep probing, just when Li Xiaofeng was annoyed and was about to make it clear, this guy suddenly said:

"By the way, before getting in the car, Comrade Trotsky gave me a phone call. He has a message for me to convey to you. “

Li Xiaofeng frowned, he and Lao Tuo had just broken up, what can't be said in person, but he has to bring a message from one person to another, if you want to say that there is no problem, there is no explanation, who will believe it!

However, Li Xiaofeng asked quietly: "What does Comrade Trotsky have to explain to me?" As long as it does not violate principles and party discipline, I will do my best to do a good job. ”

In fact, saying this is tantamount to refusal, Li Xiaofeng is not stupid, he relies on his mentor to get involved, and what he is most afraid of is getting entangled with Trotsky. So it's better to cut through the mess quickly and refuse directly!

Krestinsky seemed a little surprised, and did not know what he was talking about, and as soon as he mentioned Trotsky, someone's attitude immediately changed, and he became not at all able to speak. He clearly remembered that before getting on the bus, Trotsky called him and told him to set off at once and take a ride with some immortal to Petrograd. It also emphasized that you can talk to a certain immortal about cooperation, and if necessary, you can tell him that message.

Krestinsky hesitated for a moment before he said: "Comrade Trotsky asked me to convey to you that your previous proposal was very good, and that he is willing to support your proposal......" (To be continued......

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