When Kulikov resolutely returned to his position, in Petrograd, hundreds of kilometers away, Lenin was humming the Internationale in a silence in the Smolny Palace. This situation is really rare. This is extremely rare for a politician like him who is not invisible to express his emotions and is good at hiding emotions.

Sverdlov, who came in to report on his work, immediately realized that some exciting good news must have reached his old man's ears.

He asked curiously: "Is there any good news? Comrade Lenin."

Lenin didn't seem to hear the problem, "Oh, Yakov, you're here at the right time." The instructor's tone was a little exaggerated, and his arms were spread out, as if he wanted to hug Sverdlov. But he realized how disobedient he was. He put his hand down and smiled, "I'm sorry, I look too excited."

Of course, Sverdlov dared not blame the mentor for anything. Even if the old man smiled, he would express his true nature. He deserves ten thousand words of praise, not to mention that he is just a little proud?

He immediately pretended that nothing had happened, nodded and agreed, "At this time of great revolution, as long as the real Bolsheviks were really excited. All the comrades in the entire Smolny Palace were extremely excited and full of passion for work. The work efficiency was extremely amazing!" After saying this, he asked without leaving any trace: "But the news that makes you so happy must be great news, right?"

"You don't know yet?"

Lenin looked a little surprised, which confused Sverdlov. And his question: "What do you know?"

"It seems you have not received the news yet." He paused for a moment, as if thinking about the reason why Sverdlov had not received the news yet. Lenin continued: "Comrade Fulongzhi has defeated Karekin's troops. Look, the enemy of Moscow is now in the jar. As long as the comrades in Moscow can act decisively, victory is just around the corner!"

"You are right. Comrade Fu Longzhi's victory is a major blow to the enemy." Sverdlov smiled. It seemed that he was also intoxicated by this "good news", but only he himself knew the news. He knew it last night, why did the tutor receive this news now?

Thinking of this, Sverdlov couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. Could anyone deliberately block the news about Moscow? In fact, he already had a partner of suspicion. Except for the comrade of steel, no one else would do this.

After thinking about it, he thought about the words and said carefully: "Yesterday, when I learned the news, I was so excited that I couldn't help myself, and even so excited that I couldn't sleep at night..."

Lenin's face immediately collapsed. He was no longer as happy as before, and his face was so gloomy that water almost dripped out.

"Yesterday?" he asked dullly. "Yakov, did you say you knew the news yesterday?"

Sverdlov said frankly: "That's right, Comrade Fu Longzhi personally sent a telegram to the Central Committee to report the good news yesterday. In fact, he had defeated Karekin the day before yesterday, and pursued Karekin's remaining troops completely wiped out..."

Lenin frowned. He stopped Sverdlov and said, patted the bell on the table. He called Krupskaya: "Get the original good news from Comrade Fulongzhi in the morning!"

Krupskaya was confused. She looked at Lenin and then at Sverdlov. She didn't hurriedly leave until Lenin repeated his orders again.

"Are you here to report on your work?" Lenin changed the subject.

"Yes," Sverdlov nodded, took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed them over. "There are some documents in it that you need to read, which are some personnel arrangements of the Organization Department. The most important thing is the work report sent back by Comrade Andre..." Speaking of this, he paused slightly and continued: "I think this report needs to be reviewed in person!"

Of course, Lenin knew what it meant to need him to read it himself, that is, the report is very important, the content is very sensitive, and it is not suitable for spreading. He nodded silently, put on his glasses and carefully checked the work report written by someone, but not long after, he angrily patted the table: "Play the piano randomly!"

Sverdlov was startled. He didn't know whether the three words "playing the piano randomly" refer to Li Xiaofeng or the things in the work report.

Fortunately, Lenin quickly solved the mystery: "I always thought that the situation in Moscow was very complicated and troublesome. But I absolutely did not expect that the situation there would be so complicated!"

Speaking of this, he put down the report in his hand and asked Sverdlov: "Comrade Yakov, do you think the situation reflected by Comrade Andre is true?"

Sverdlov said without hesitation: "I think it should be basically true. From the previous telegram sent by the Moscow Central Committee to the Central Committee, they can be seen that their determination is not very firm. If Zinoviev and Kamenev do some more work, it can be imagined that they will probably be shaken!"

Lenin sighed and nodded silently, "It's true. It seems that sending Andre to this time is a correct decision. But since the situation there is so serious, why didn't he respond directly to the central government and instead forward the report through you?"

Sverdlov did not take this because he was not suitable to express his opinions on Li Xiaofeng's issue, at least he could not praise someone too directly. As for why someone did not directly report the problem through normal channels, I would like to say this reason? You are not unaware of it just now, and even Fu Longzhi's good news was deliberately suppressed all night. If Li Xiaofeng really took the normal channels to report the problem, he would probably be more than you who would be kept in the dark.

He did not answer this question directly, but said: "Comrade Andre's work report was handed over to the Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Engineer Representative Soviet Union. After all, he is a special envoy of the Central Executive Committee. Only when the problems are reported to the Central Executive Committee are correct. And he also knows that as long as I receive the report, I will definitely ask you for instructions."

Lenin nodded silently, and he could hear Sverdlov's implicit voice. It was simply that following the line of the Bolshevik Central Secretariat, I'm afraid it would not be safe. As for why it was not safe, Lenin would not ask, and it would not be a big deal if he asked, because it was obvious.

Seeing that the mentor was not in high spirits, Sverdlov quickly said: "According to the latest news from Comrade Andrei, through his efforts with Vladimirsky and Pyanitsky, Zinoviev's conspiracy has been basically shattered, and it has severely hit the enemy's arrogance, surrounding the Arrikhei Military and Technical College. They can be completely wiped out after a while!"

"This is very good!" Lenin became happy again. While he was continuing to praise Li Xiaofeng, the office door opened, and Krupskaya and Stalin walked in together.

Seeing Stalin, Sverdlov frowned slightly and thought to himself: Steel, your sense of smell is really sensitive! The tutor just made an action. You came. Sure enough, this is what you did!

Lenin also looked at Stalin heavily. At first he didn't expect that this matter would involve Stalin. When he thought that this seemingly loyal macaozi was so brave and was carrying him on Moscow, the mentor's face couldn't look good.

"Comrade Lenin, I'm admitting my mistake to you!"

Before Lenin could ask, Stalin spoke first, "Because of my negligence in work, Comrade Fu Longzhi's telegram and Moscow telegram were delayed. I am very sorry for this!"

Negligence in work? Sverdlov felt funny in his heart, who are you fooling around? How could such important news be delayed unless you did it on purpose.

Stalin lowered his head and continued, "This section of the work of the Central Secretariat is quite busy, and Comrade Yakov went to deal with the affairs of the Engineer Representatives of the Soviet Union. Too many things came over, causing the Secretariat to be overwhelmed, so this major omission occurred. I have made a profound review on this, please criticize me!"

Before Lenin could speak, Sverdlov felt so angry that he felt annoyed. Since he served as the chairman of the presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union, the Central Secretariat has been unable to take care of it and can only let the second secretary Stalin take charge of daily work. But now, it’s better that this sinister guy can do self-criticism, but he even threw him out secretly. The meaning is nothing more than that Sverdlov not only cares about things, but also tells the report when things happen.

How insidious this is. If Lenin wanted to pursue this matter, he would definitely not be able to escape Sverdlov. Therefore, if Sverdlov does not want to be implicated, it is best not to play casually, otherwise Stalin would probably have even more disgusting tricks waiting.

Therefore, although Sverdlov was annoyed, he could only say good things about Stalin: "This section of work is indeed quite a lot and complicated. I have never been in charge of the work in the Secretariat. Comrade Stalin is not familiar with the work of the Secretariat, so it is normal for him to make mistakes. Comrade Lenin, I think it is enough to criticize and educate Comrade Stalin."

Well, it's Stalin's turn to vomit blood this time. It seems that Sverdlov is expelling him, but in fact, these words should be interpreted like this - I am very good at the work of the Central Secretariat. I have always been operating well before, because I, Sverdlov. Look, there will be trouble if I will be replaced by Stalin? This fully shows that Comrade Stalin's ability is limited and I am afraid he cannot take on this important task.

But Stalin couldn't have an attack. Who made Sverdlov speak nice things for him on the surface? Compared to such a hidden little method, Stalin was not Sverdlov's opponent.

Lenin raised his eyelids, and he could naturally see the open and secret struggle between his left and right arms, but this level of struggle was still beneficial to him. Naturally, he would not turn to either side, but just talk about the matter.

"Comrade Yakov, although you have a lot of work, you must also devote some energy to help Comrade Stalin arrest the work of the Secretariat... And you, Comrade Stalin, must be more careful in your work in the future and must not make such mistakes. Otherwise, this is a political mistake and a crime!"

The cold sweat on Stalin's head was gone, and he heard what Lenin meant. The tutor was warning him not to think that I didn't know the trick you made. Don't think that such excuses of shirkness can deceive me. You have made a serious political mistake and committed a crime. The reason why you are not held accountable today is that you are thinking that you have made the first crime, and the nature is not particularly bad, but there is absolutely no next time!

Stalin quickly nodded and said, "I must remember your teachings and carry out my work more carefully and carefully!"

Of course, Lenin would not take this kind of thing completely seriously, and he would also obey his actions when he listened to his words. Otherwise, his leader would not have been fooled to death by the people below.

"Tell me, what's going on in Moscow now?"

Lenin knew very well that the whole party knew the situation in Moscow best, the two people in front of him were probably the ones in front of him. Needless to say, Sverdlov was there, and as long as Li Xiaofeng knew, he would not hide it from him. As for Stalin, Lenin believed that the telegrams that were detained were probably his work. Maybe he was using the news in these telegrams to make small moves.

Stalin looked at Lenin and then at Sverdlov. He didn't want to answer this question at all. He wanted Sverdlov to take the initiative. However, obviously, Sverdlov had no intention of speaking at all, so he could only bite the bullet and go on.

"The overall situation in Moscow is good. Under the correct leadership of the Moscow Central Executive Committee, through sincere cooperation, a series of achievements have been achieved. It is only a matter of time before the enemy is eliminated."

Lenin looked at him coldly, and was not satisfied with this empty reply at all: "The correct leadership of the Executive Committee of the Moscow Central Committee? That's that simple? Tell me how they led the uprising work? Do you have any experience to learn from?"

Stalin couldn't help but glance at Sverdlov, wanting to see what the other party's expression was, because he was not sure if someone had already made a report in front of his mentor. If he had not had time to explain everything, then he would have room for operation. On the contrary, he could only explain the facts honestly.

But how could Sverdlov show traces for him to see? There was no expression on his face, and there was no joy or sorrow. This made Stalin scratch his head. To be honest, he was reluctant to speak nonsense, but he was afraid of being exposed on the spot.

So he could only continue to be sloppy with ambiguous eyes: "The main thing is that the comrades are united, and their hearts are in one direction. Our victory in Petrograd proves this. As long as we unite, the enemy will be a native chicken and a tile..."

Lenin was impatient and interrupted him: "Where is Comrade Andre's report? As a special commissioner of the Central Committee, did he not report any situation?"

"this……"

Stalin hesitated again. Of course, Li Xiaofeng's report was, and the wording was extremely fierce. He cursed the "reverse actions" of the Moscow Central Executive Committee and the Revolutionary Military Commission, and severely accused some people. Of course, these people had negotiated conditions with Stalin to ensure that he could control Moscow in the future. He was really reluctant to give up these chess pieces.

"Should you have it or not!" Lenin became increasingly impatient. "If you don't know, then I'll send someone to find it myself!"

"There is indeed a report from Comrade Andre," Stalin said hesitantly, but when he saw Lenin's face was very bad, he quickly explained: "But I think Comrade Andre's report is completely unreasonable. If the comrades in Moscow have so many problems and such big mistakes, how can they gain an advantage and how can they win the uprising soon? I personally think that this is Comrade Andre's exaggeration and deliberately showing off his achievements. Such a situation has happened to him more than once..."

"Enough!" Lenin shouted angrily. Stalin's attitude had already explained everything. "Submit all Comrade Andre's report. No matter whether his report is true or not, you have no right to seize it. The central government will make a correct judgment on this and you don't need to interfere with it!"

"But……"

"Nothing but!"

Lenin's impatientness became more and more intense. He felt that Stalin was really stupid. My meaning was very clear. Why are you still arguing about it? Just admitting your mistakes quickly is serious. The more you argue, the more you are guilty, the more you make it mean that your mistakes are very big. By that time, you will not be able to end. I criticize you now, which is equivalent to protecting you.

However, Stalin did not understand Lenin's painstaking efforts. He thought that his mentor was helping Sverdlov and Li Xiaofeng. He couldn't swallow this tone, and the Georgians' violent temper suddenly came.

"I personally think..."

He had just opened one head, and the office door opened again. Krupskaya, who had just left, came in again. She directly found Stalin: "Comrade Joseph, Comrade Felix is ​​looking for you, saying that there are important things to ask you!"

"What important thing?" Before Stalin could answer, Lenin said first, "Let him come in and talk about what important thing is, so urgent!"

Of course Stalin knew why Derzhinsky was looking for him. In fact, he had been making excuses to avoid the Iron-faced man these two days, and instinctively wanted to object, but Krupskaya turned around and went out, without giving him a chance to intercept him.

After a while, Derrensky was brought in. Derrensky also asked Stalin for Moscow. He sent several reports to Lenin and all the troubles were sank. As the problems of the Moscow Central Executive Committee became more and more serious, he could only ask Stalin himself to ask Stalin whether the report was handed over to the tutor.

"Comrade Felix, what's the matter with you looking for Comrade Joseph?" Lenin asked very seriously.
Chapter completed!