342 Counting
Lenin frowned. He didn't expect that there were such naive people in the party. Is this really stupid or fake?
He asked quietly, "How many comrades hold this view?"
Of course, Lenin wanted to ask not only how many innocent people there were, but who was the one who led the lead. As Lenin's confidant, Sverdlov gave the answer without hesitation: "The main ones are comrades from Moscow headed by Comrade Nogen."
The muscles on Lenin's face twitched slightly. He had heard the name Nogen several times at critical moments since the armed uprising started. To be honest, he was quite tired of this name.
"Convene an enlarged meeting of the Central Committee to discuss this issue together!" Lenin said helplessly.
"This..." Sverdlov thought this was not a problem at all, and he needed no discussion at all. The Soviets just wanted to play tricks, and they didn't need to pay attention to those who were too naive or had other thoughts. "I don't think it's necessary..."
Lenin immediately interrupted him and said decisively: "It is very necessary! This fully shows that some people in our party are still whimsical and trying to reach a compromise with our enemies! If I don't stand up to fight back this kind of appeasement remark, then these clowns will soon arrange my stories and portray me as a coward who is afraid of death! I will never let them succeed!"
Lenin's roar scared Sverdlov, but it made Maxim, who came with Li Xiaofeng, excited. The little guy interrupted: "I think Comrade Lenin is right. We must never let the enemy's conspiracy succeed. We must make a clear attitude openly, expose their tricks, and fight them to the end without compromise!"
Lenin laughed loudly after hearing this, satisfied with Maxim's fighting spirit and praised him: "Did you see that even Maxim, a young comrade, has such an awareness, how can I retreat!"
Sverdlov sighed. He glanced at Li Xiaofeng. A certain immortal quickly asked a little kid to shut up. At this time, he continued to persuade: "We are not asking you to retreat, but we are worried that a small number of people in this group of comrades have ulterior motives. They are planning to use this method to lure you to show up..."
"Leave the safety work to Comrade Andre and Comrade Stalin!" Lenin said in an unquestionable tone. "With them here, I am safe. And now, my job is to expose the enemy's conspiracy!"
After saying that, Lenin left without looking back. The decisiveness made Sverdlov very helpless, "Andre, why don't you say anything? You know how dangerous it is to let Comrade Lenin show up in public at this time!"
Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Of course I know it's very dangerous, and I have no doubt that these guys who take the lead in making fun are just uneasy. But I think this is also an opportunity?"
Sverdlov wondered, "What opportunity?"
Li Xiaofeng did not answer this question head-on, but told the side of what he had seen and heard on the street. Sverdlov touched his chin and asked thoughtfully: "Are you planning to lead the snake out of the hole?"
Li Xiaofeng nodded and said, "For the sake of the future, we must clear out some traitors in the party. With them here, we can't feel at ease in anything we do."
Sverdlov thought for a while and asked solemnly: "Can you guarantee Comrade Lenin's safety 100%?"
Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "You can be completely relieved. I will not take risks with Comrade Lenin's safety!"
Nodded, Sverdlov left without looking back. Instead, Maxim next to him was still confused: "Andre, what are you talking about?"
Li Xiaofeng glanced at the scoundrel and said angrily: "You are not a party member, don't ask what you shouldn't ask! From now on, stay in this room honestly. You are not allowed to go anywhere. I will explain your sister's place on your behalf!"
Of course, Li Xiaofeng could not let Maxim go. Lenin's hiding place was the highest secret in the party. Although he knew that Maxim would never leak the secret, he would never give up on the secrets. However, no one could pick on the matters according to the regulations.
Li Xiaofeng originally thought Maxim would refuse or be impatient, but who knew that the kid would agree. Look at him like that, it seemed that the child had found an interesting toy.
"That's great. So, I can be with Comrade Lenin every day! Long live!"
Li Xiaofeng shook his head speechlessly. He forgot what this kid is most happy to be loyal to. With Lenin here, I am afraid he can't drive him away with a stick.
The news that Lenin was about to convene an enlarged meeting of the Central Committee was soon released. Although the meeting location had not been issued yet, the demons and demons in the party were already excited and excited. Many people were already trying their best to make problems for the mentor.
In the corner of a tavern, Li Xiaofeng was meeting with Yakov. "How about it, what are the reactions to several key targets that need attention?" he asked.
Yakov nodded quietly, lowered his voice and said softly: "My people are monitoring their every move, and their reactions are not normal."
While saying that Yakov handed over a note, Li Xiaofeng glanced casually, and flashed a match and lit the note.
"It seems that there are quite a lot of traitors lurking in your party!" After taking a sip of wine, Yakov sarcastically said, "No wonder you failed the last time!"
Li Xiaofeng knew that Yakov did it completely on purpose. This guy has never liked politicians or politicians. He had to make a few words when he caught the opportunity, especially after Li Xiaofeng forced him to join the Bolsheviks, this tendency was even more obvious.
"First of all, correct you, it is a traitor lurking in our party, not you." Li Xiaofeng said with a wicked smile, "Secondly, the root cause of the last failure was not a traitor's rumor. Even without a traitor, it is unlikely that he will succeed!"
"Oh?" Yakov sneered, "Thank you very much for telling the truth. Since you can't succeed, why are you going to have to worry about it!"
Li Xiaofeng stretched out another finger: "Correct you again, I mean I won't succeed the last time, as for the next time, I'm very confident!"
Yakov shrugged contemptuously and said sarcastically: "This is no different from what I have heard from other politicians. You like to talk about the future and imagine a beautiful blueprint, but those bullshits are not possible at all!"
Li Xiaofeng smiled slightly, stood up, said nothing, but patted Yakov on the shoulder. This move made him stunned. Until someone was about to walk out of the tavern, Yakov roared: "Hey! You haven't paid the bill yet!"
Li Xiaofeng waved his hand without looking back: "You treat you today!"
Yakov said angrily: "You said that last time!"
After walking out of the tavern, Li Xiaofeng followed Yakov's information and began to arrange the subsequent actions. This time, he not only planned to find out some of the traitors, but also wanted to shock the mountains and tigers, which shocked the mentor to shock some of the little boys who were about to start to move again.
Nogen has been as tired as a dead dog these two days. He has spent a lot of energy to contact Martov and the Soviets, trying to find a perfect solution that can not only bring things back on track and greatly enhance his position within the party.
For example, the Soviet declaration on letting Lenin defend himself publicly was a common solution he and Martov came up with. They both agreed that only communication can solve the problem. Only communication can resolve the current crisis.
Of course, it is not enough to rely solely on a Soviet declaration, so in the past few days, Nogen has been actively connecting and attracting a large number of comrades from Moscow. After the Soviets issued the declaration, they attacked at the same time and put pressure on Lenin together. Now, the results of this huge pressure have been reflected, and Lenin indeed convened an enlarged meeting of the Central Committee as he wished.
Nogen carefully checked the speech he had prepared, and passed it silently in his heart. Then he carefully cared about his clothes in front of the mirror. When everything was perfect, he couldn't help but cheer at himself in the mirror.
"Comrade Nogan, the carriage is ready!" his secretary reminded in a low voice.
Nogen huffed with satisfaction, "Very good, Maria Anisimovna. I'm going to hold an emergency meeting. If other comrades come to me, please let them wait a little!"
The female secretary recorded Nogan's instructions in the notebook and suddenly asked: "Do you need to notify your wife? If you don't go back to have dinner at night, she will be angry with you again!"
Nogen was very satisfied with this very capable female secretary. Not only did she have outstanding work skills, she was also very understanding, especially her very beautiful face. If it weren't for the yellow-faced woman at home who looked too tight, he would have wanted to cheat.
"Tell her that I attended an important meeting at the Moscow Hotel, and the party will solve the dinner for me. This meeting is very important. It is very likely that I will not go back tonight..."
Looking at the beautiful female secretary, Nogen swallowed. If he could, he would rather spend it with the female secretary tonight. Fortunately, his reason has not yet collapsed. Compared to the beauty, politics and power fascinated him more, and if he showed his strength today, then as his political status rises, it should not be difficult to have a love for the beauty.
Nogen, who was sitting in the carriage and thinking about how to succeed, would never have imagined that when he walked out of the office, his gentle, beautiful and understanding female secretary hurriedly wrote down the words of the Moscow Hotel on paper, and then hurriedly left the office, walked across the street to send the note hidden to a leisure man.
The same scene continued to happen everywhere in Petrograd. After only half an hour, all the news was summarized on the desks of Kerensky and Zeretelli.
"Ahh, we finally caught Lenin's tail!"
The joyful Kerensky and Zeretiri immediately launched an operation, mobilizing police and military police on the one hand, and informing Kornilov on the other hand, asking the commander-in-chief to mobilize the army to support immediately.
At this time, Nogen had just stepped into the gate of the Moscow hotel. After reporting his name, a waiter immediately led him into a room. Many comrades who arrived at the venue earlier in the room had already sat down. They greeted each other in groups, discussing current affairs, and waiting for the arrival of Lenin or other Central Committee members. However, when Lenin waited for nowhere to show up, he waited for Sverdlov.
Nogen couldn't wait to ask, "Comrade Yakov, where is Comrade Lenin? And Comrade Felix and Comrade Stalin? Why didn't they come?"
Sverdlov smiled at him, "It was not Comrade Lenin who came to call the comrades, but me!"
When he heard this, Nogen's face changed immediately and he asked, "Comrade Yakov, what are you kidding? The notice clearly stated that Comrade Lenin held an enlarged meeting of the Central Committee, how can you play tricks!"
"Of course it's not a joke!" The smile on Sverdlov's face disappeared, replaced by a very seriousness: "The reason why comrades come here first is very simple. There are some traitors lurking in our party. These traitors are around you. Today, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Central Special Section carried out a joint operation in order to find these traitors!"
Sverdlov said as he glanced at Nogen and others. His pair of hawk eyes made them cold all over. Nogen's Adam's apple moved. He pretended to be brave and asked, "Has the action succeeded?"
Sverdlov smiled strangely: "Great success! Not beyond our expectations. The traitors in the party really passed on the fake news about Comrade Lenin in the Moscow hotel to the enemy. Now the police, military police and Cossacks are rushing to the Moscow hotel!"
The news was like a thunder, which made many people in the house look nervous, and they looked at each other suspiciously, trying to find the person who looked like a traitor. Just as they stared at them, several TK guards wearing black hoods walked into the house, and Sverdlov took out a list leisurely.
"Anyone who reads a name, please go with the guards behind me. You will be jointly reviewed by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and Special Corps!" Sverdlov glanced at them and smiled: "I advise those who read a name not to have any fantasies. And don't try to resist stubbornly, otherwise the guards behind me will not be polite!"
As if in cooperation with Sverdlov's warning, several guards loaded the gun with a click, and the black muzzle tightly covered everyone present. It seemed that as long as there was any movement, they would start shooting without hesitation.
The cold sweat on Nogen was over. He was originally excited to do something big, but now he was heartbroken. Among the names Sverdlov had pronounced, there were several people who were connected with him. He suspected that this was Lenin's conspiracy, and he was preparing to directly eliminate the opposition who openly asked him to stand up for his own defense.
For a moment, Nogen was panicked, afraid that the next name would be himself. When Sverdlov finished pronunciating the last name, he sighed heavily, and his back was completely wet with sweat.
After putting away the list, Sverdlov glanced at the person who stayed in the room and smiled again: "Now, comrades can go with me. There is no interference from traitors. We can have a meeting with peace of mind!"
Nogen didn't know how he walked out of the Moscow hotel. After coming out of the back door of the hotel, they were loaded into a carriage. With the driver's shout, four horses pulled the carriage to the suburbs. When Nogen looked at the Moscow hotel for the last time, he vaguely saw that the brigade of military police and Cossacks had surrounded the hotel.
Is there really a traitor? This was Nogen's first thought, and then he immediately thought, is it as simple as finding out the traitor today?
If you want to find the traitor, you don’t have to wait for everyone to get the list. Just catch one by one. This kind of approach like today is more like a silent warning. Nogen carefully glanced at the few remaining accomplices. Many of them looked pale and even their hands were trembling slightly. They were frightened at first glance. With their current state, they might not be able to pose any threat to Lenin at all, right?
Nogen cursed in his heart. Lenin's move was too sharp. It was this blow that caused most of the power he had gathered for several days to be dispersed.
Nogan secretly told himself to calm down. He had the biggest killer move. Although the situation was not good, he would not have to surrender. He reconceived the speech and related debate strategies in his heart, and tried to make final efforts.
However, Sverdlov would not give him this opportunity at all. After leaving the city of Petrograd, he suddenly spoke again: "Comrades, under the current struggle, you must not be careless. Taking a wrong step may lead us to the abyss that will never be restored. Although some of the traitors were captured just now, we cannot guarantee whether the people sitting in the carriage are loyal to the party. For example, Comrade Nogen!"
Nogen almost jumped up in surprise. His head hit the carriage heavily, making him grin, but at this time he had no intention of placing the severe pain above his head, but instead roared to himself: "Comrade Yakov, you are slandering my personality. I swear to the sky, I have never betrayed the party!"
Sverdlov said calmly: "You did not betray the party, but your men did not betray the party? From the moment the meeting notice was issued, the comrades of Teko were monitoring your office, and your female secretary immediately passed the news to our enemies! Think about it, what consequences would it have if Comrade Lenin had really held a meeting in the Moscow Hotel today!"
Nogen widened his eyes in horror and asked in disbelief: "Maria Anisimovna is a traitor? This is impossible!!"
Chapter completed!