Moscow, Kremlin, Lenin's office...

"Red Cross?" Lenin looked at Sverdlov in confusion, his face full of doubt, "Comrade Yakov, are you saying that the Allies will aid us in the name of the International Red Cross?"

When he first heard this news, Sverdlov was also surprised that although the Red Cross had a good church, the assistance of the Allies Group of Red Cross was not so easy to accept, and generally they were accompanied by certain political conditions. For example, for aliens like Soviet Russia, the political conditions were generally relatively harsh, and to put it bluntly, it was intentional to make things difficult.

Before, both Lenin and Sverdlov had considered asking for help from the International Red Cross, but because of the harsh political conditions that he could not accept, he had no choice but to give up. Now, the Red Cross has come to him on his own initiative, which is new.

"What conditions did they put forward?" Lenin asked seriously.

In fact, the mentor has made a decision. Although the domestic famine has become increasingly serious, revolutionaries cannot just eat their stomachs. Ideals and persistence, and principle are the most important. Therefore, once the conditions offered by the Red Cross are still harsh, he will still refuse without hesitation. What does it mean in China that it is a saying that is small - starvation is small, and loss of morality is big!

"The International Red Cross proposed the condition to assist us with food free of charge, but this batch of food cannot be used for military purposes and can only be distributed to ordinary Russians in famine." At the end, Xiao Si added: "The specific distribution method will be dominated by the Red Cross, and we can only supervise it from the side."

Lenin was surprised again. It should be said that these conditions are completely acceptable. Compared to the past when he acted, he asked for the release of political prisoners. When he acted, he acted, he used human rights to make things happen. This time, the Red Cross was really kind!

"Why did they put forward such generous conditions?" Lenin suddenly asked, yes, the tutor is not a fool, and he would not believe in the beauty of a pie falling from the sky. The International Red Cross will never have a good intention for no reason, and there must be a deeper reason behind this.

Sverdlov smiled and said, "It seems that Comrade Andre used the power of public opinion to prevent those imperialists from coming to Taiwan. In order to calm the incident as soon as possible, and to withdraw from it, they had to reach a compromise with the East Prussian People's Republic. Comrade Andre also used this to make a quarrel!"

Lenin smiled, laughing very happily. To be honest, he rarely smiled in the past or two months, let alone laugh so happily. He said in a joke: "I clearly know the level of Andre's quarrels. If all the comrades in the party can learn from him and beat the enemy's quarrels hard, then our lives will be much better!"

Indeed, in the second half of 1919, Russia's economic situation was still in a deep state of mud. There was no improvement at all. Moreover, as the civil war became more and more intense and the international blockade became more and more severe. More importantly, the spread of bureaucracy, and the crisis of the Bolsheviks became increasingly greater.

Let me put it this way, the working class who had been closely united around the Bolsheviks also made strange noises. The intense work and poor material life quickly extinguished the enthusiasm and passion of the workers. Real problems sting their nerves so hard that some workers began to think that they should change their bosses, or simply unite around the trade union and use the trade union to replace the brutal Bolsheviks?

The workers' opposition is accumulating strength little by little. Even though the leader of the workers' opposition in history, the workers' opposition's strength has increased. This period of time has caused great trouble and pressure to Lenin.

The aid from Li Xiaofeng's return seemed extremely precious at this moment. Although this batch of aid cannot fundamentally solve the problem of famine, it can undoubtedly relieve and ease the anger of workers and buy more time for the mentors. This is also an important reason why Lenin was in the mood to joke.

"Andre is a timely help!"

Lenin sighed, but the good mood of the mentor did not last long, and soon there was a fierce debate in the party about receiving aid.

"Where is the Allies so kind? How could they help us sincerely and sincerely, I think this is a conspiracy!"

Ulitzki set the nature of the aid from the beginning. It was obviously a good thing, but when it came to his mouth it turned into a conspiracy.

"Conspiracy? What conspiracy?" Luzutak asked, "Is it a good thing for the Allies to give us food and help us resolve the food crisis?"

Ulitsky sneered: "Of course it's a good thing for them! They have the final say on how to distribute food, which means that all the Russian people who receive assistance will only think of their goodness. This is their despicable means of differentiation and disintegration and undermining our public opinion base!"

You can't make sense of this argument. There is a little more to say that such concerns are objectively realistic. But the problem is that if you don't accept assistance, you will not be divided and disintegrated? Once the hungry people know that there is a chance to fill their stomachs before them, but they are artificially blocked by the "evil" Bolsheviks, wouldn't the consequences be even more serious!

"We can completely block the news!" Ulitzki said stubbornly, "We must never let the poisonous water of capitalism spread in socialist Russia! We must keep them firmly outside like a flood and beast, so that we can maintain social stability and the authority of the party!"

Luzutak rebuked at that time: "Nonsense! The authority of the Party comes from putting itself in the shoes of the proletariat to benefit the proletariat! It is precisely because we are always safeguarding the interests of the proletariat that the workers support us! And your current practice is like stealing the bells and fooling the proletariat who has always supported us with pretentious means... A little bit of food can buy the proletariat, and you underestimate the enlightenment of the Russian proletariat! Remarks like you are a thorough counter-revolutionary argument!"

"How is this a counter-revolutionary argument?" Ulitzky was dissatisfied and insisted: "Why should the Allies do their good deeds? They just don't mean to drink. Even if they can't incite the proletariat to oppose us at home, they will smear us internationally. It's outrageous to have a bad influence!"

"Bad influence? What bad influence?" Luzutak asked with a smile.

"Isn't this obvious?" Ulitsky sneered. "It's obvious. Once we accept imperialist aid, it's equivalent to admitting to the whole world that there is a serious famine in socialist Russia. What kind of nature is this? What impact will it have? Can't you see it? Obviously this is the despicable means of imperialism smearing us, and this is the sugar-coated shell!"

I have to say that Ulitzky's words have won the recognition of a large number of central committee members. In the eyes of these people, face is more important than belly. I would rather have socialist grass than capitalist seedlings.

However, Luzutak is not such a person. In his opinion, this trick of pinching his nose and coaxing his eyes is to cover up his ears and steal the bell. Even if he does not accept assistance, the serious famine in the country will not exist? Then the international community does not know what happened in Russia? This is entirely to take care of the face of a small number of people and sacrifice the interests of a large number of people in vain.

"It's ridiculous!" Luzutak suddenly stood up and roared at Ulitsky who was a little proud: "When the famine is getting worse, as a leader of the party and as a member of the Central Committee, what you think is not how to solve the famine, or how to help the people overcome difficulties. Instead, one-sided and narrow-minded attention to the so-called face issue? You stand and speak without a back pain when you are full, right! I strongly condemn this bureaucratic behavior, which is shameful!"

Ulitski didn't expect that he would be scolded by Luzutak at the nose. No matter what, he was older than Luzutak's. Now he is in front of most members of the Central Committee, which makes him unable to get out of office.

"I..." Ulitsky was about to get back the place. However, he was interrupted by Bukharin after just saying a word. As the second leader of the Trotskyist faction when Trotsky was away, Bukharin's words were of great significance.

"Comrade Ulitski, I also think that we can't just focus on the issue of face now. Our compatriots and comrades are all hungry. As Comrade Luzutak said, we should actively find ways to solve the problem, rather than cheating and fooling things!"

Speaking of this, he gave a little salute, and then said earnestly: "I personally think that the Allies Group is uneasy, but compared with the current bad situation, the most important thing is to get food, so that the people can eat enough. We should seize this main contradiction! So I agree with Comrade Luzutak's opinion and should accept assistance! As for other issues, we can find ways to solve or find ways to avoid some risks!"

Bukharin had spoken, and Ulitsky couldn't continue to bite and let go, but judging from his expression, he was quite dissatisfied. In fact, after the meeting, he angrily grabbed Bukharin's theory, believing that Bukharin had made the wrong decision!

"How can you stand on Lenin's side? How can you speak for them?"

Faced with Ulitzky's questioning, Bukharin was puzzled and asked back: "How come he is talking to Lenin? I am just talking about the matter. It is urgent to solve the problem of famine. How can he be paranoid and obsessed with factional prejudice?"

"What do you know?!" Who would have thought that Ulitsky became popular and taught a lesson: "Don't you see it yet? This is Lenin's conspiracy! He had been singing opposite to us, opposing the comprehensive and rapid promotion of the world revolution, and attempting to stop the car with a mantis arm! But the wheel of history ran over him and told him that only continuous revolution could have a future and win the victory of the revolution. Now, in order to make a comeback, he kept making conspiracies and tricks, and set up a plan to send Comrade Trotsky to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for investigation, and secretly interfered in the battle to annihilate Denikin. Now he is even more trying to use the conspiracy and tricks of the Allies to win people's expectations for himself. How can you watch it and ignore it?"

Bukharin was really stunned. He didn't think so much at all, nor did he think as far-reaching as Ulitsky. He felt that Ulitsky might have the delusion of being persecuted and his mind was no longer clear!

However, Ulitsky was even more ill than he thought. Before Bukharin could explain, he roared on his own: "By the way, you are not just ignoring it. Instead, you are standing foolishly on the side of the enemy and helping the enemy waving flags and shouting. Comrade Bukharin, are you going to be a traitor?"

Bukharin really doesn't like to listen to these words, and he doesn't want to listen. When did Lenin be an enemy? When did he talk about things and become a traitor? The signs shown by Ulitsky made him very annoyed and alert. Just imagine that even Ulitsky showed obvious hostility. Wouldn't the people below be more serious?

For Bukharin, the debates and struggles between the Trotskyists and the Leninists were all discussions on revolutionary theories and lines within the party. Didn’t that sentence say that? The truth becomes clearer the more it is debated. Bukharin has always believed that the argument between the Trotskyists and the Leninists is a debate, but it is always a whole.

But now Ulitsky's remarks made him sweat. He thought that this sign must be wiped out immediately: "Comrade Ulitsky, what nonsense are you talking about? Whether it is Comrade Trotsky or me, I always admit one thing, whether it is Lenin, Sverdlov, Stalin or other comrades, they are all Bolsheviks like us. We are an inseparable whole! But you call your comrades an enemy? What are you trying to do? Are you openly splitting the party?"

Before Ulitsky could speak, Bukharin continued to teach his lesson: "I clearly warn you that there can be debates, disputes, or even struggles within the party. But these do not affect the class friendship between comrades, and we will always be a whole. We must be consistent with the outside world!"

The Ulitsky soldier was not convinced, so Bukharin had to emphasize again: "Comrade Trotsky and I have a completely consistent understanding of this, and I also believe that Comrade Lenin's understanding of this is also consistent with ours. I don't like to listen to what you just said, nor do I want to listen to it again. I hope you will also re-understand this issue and avoid making mistakes on this issue in the future!"

Ulitsky left dejectedly, but Bukharin's worries did not diminish. He tossed and turned in bed that night and couldn't fall asleep. Early the next morning, he went to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection to visit Trotsky with dark circles.

"This issue is indeed worth worrying!" Trotsky frowned as Bukharin expected. "In recent times, especially since the German Revolution began, the struggle within the party has been too fierce? Are we invisibly not taking the right guidance on this issue? It has led to some comrades paying attention to struggle and forgetting unity?"

When Trotsky wrote his worries into a long letter, when Lenin read the long letter, the mentor also frowned. In fact, he was worried about the fierce intra-party struggle and was very worried that this overly intense atmosphere would lead to the situation getting out of control.

"It is necessary to rectify the atmosphere. Some of the comrades made a fuss very unreasonable!"

Sverdlov was a little surprised. He didn't expect Lenin to be moved by Trotsky's letter, nor did he expect that he would take the initiative to cooperate with Trotsky. Judging from his opinion, is he going to hit some people?

Sverdlov was not against hitting some of the guys who were too excited, but he didn't like the feeling of being led by Trotsky.

"You don't understand," Lenin shook his head, "This is not being led by Trotsky. Why do you think Trotsky wrote this letter?"

Xiao Si was unable to keep up with Lenin's ideas. Could it be that Trotsky's letter had other meanings?

"Of course it has profound meaning!" Lenin said very seriously. "He wrote this letter not only to express concern for some bad phenomena, but more importantly to express one meaning. He decided to temporarily cease the war, and decided to accept the current situation, and said that he would not continue to incite more intense intra-party struggles!"

Sverdlov thought about it and really tasted some of the flavors. After even breaking through this window paper, he thought for a longer time. The reason why the tutor said that a truce was obviously a possibility of a war. As for when the war started, it probably depends on the development of the situation.

Judging from the international and domestic situation, the struggle between the Trotskyists and the Leninists was still a two-part situation during this period, but compared with 1918, Trotsky had completely escaped from the passiveness of the Brest contract and had started a war to fight back in some areas. Such signs fully demonstrate the change in the situation within the party, that is, the Trotskyists' strength is getting stronger and bigger.

In this case, Trotsky did not take advantage of the victory, but chose to make peace for the time being. I have to say that this person was still very clear-headed and knew that continuing to fight head-on would probably lead to a full-scale counterattack from Lenin, and the result would be unpredictable. I am afraid that he himself would not have the confidence to win, so he took advantage of Bukharin's suggestion and wrote a noble letter, taking advantage of retreat to advance!

And a temporary truce is not unhelpful to the Trotskyists. He can take the opportunity to get rid of the passiveness investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and then steadily integrate the Trotskyists. Next, he only needs to welcome the arrival of the next struggle.

I have to say that Trotsky's calculations were very profound and accurate, because he knew that Lenin would never reject this suggestion, and even cooperated with his suggestion. The reason was that the mentor also needed to regroup and reintegrate the Lenin faction, which seemed a bit messy.

Li Xiaofeng didn't know all this. Of course, even if he knew it, he could not make any constructive opinions. After all, he was just an alternate Central Committee member. It was not his turn to interrupt such a major matter. What's more, he had a lot of things at hand. Just a Polish problem was enough for him to be busy... (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better and faster!

ps: Bow to thank xvxinyi, schistosomiasis parasite and comrade Juventus!
Chapter completed!