Chapter 1547 The Price of Innocence (Second update, please subscribe)
The meeting lasted until that evening.
Faced with the "request to resign," Khrushchev's firm attitude gave everyone a headache, and they decided to adjourn the meeting temporarily and continue the discussion later.
At the same time, give Khrushchev some time to think carefully.
However, at this time he was still the First Secretary and Chairman of the Council of Ministers, but in fact his contact with the outside world had been severed.
His personal guard was also removed.
If he wanted to, Khrushchev could have died of serious illness without knowing it, but not only Brezhnev strongly opposed it, but KGB Chairman Semichasny also firmly opposed it.
In this de facto coup, the KGB was deeply involved. This is something that all committee members know. If Khrushchev died without explanation, even if the KGB did nothing, everyone would be suspicious of it. .
Doing this is definitely a hidden danger!
"Why on earth is Khrushchev still insisting? Doesn't he know that a comeback is impossible?"
Semichasny asked. He naturally hoped that after a night of calming down, Khrushchev would figure out not to continue struggling.
"He wants to replicate the success of the last time and wants to use the resolutions of all Central Committee members to impact the resolutions of the Central Presidium."
Xie Lieping said seriously:
"No, we must guard against this move. Here, if we don't let the Central Committee members know that he is gone, otherwise they may really defend him and stand on his side without knowing the truth."
This is the reality of the Soviet Union, as Khrushchev said:
"When I was a miner, you could say I didn't understand;
When I am a low-level official, you can also say that I don't understand;
When I am climbing up the ladder, you can still say that I don’t understand;
But today I am the Chairman of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the party, so I understand everything.
Isn't it? ”
As long as a meeting is held, as long as Khrushchev stands on the stage, even if he is guilty and has been punished, people who do not know what he is going to do will be there shouting "Nikita, Nikita" and then support him!
They didn't support him because they really supported him, they supported him because he was in that position.
This is what he did last time!
Then he made a comeback!
Thinking of this, Shelepin could no longer sit still. He went directly to Brezhnev and expressed his worries straightforwardly:
“I don’t know if we are sure that most comrades will be on our side now.”
"It should be no problem!"
Although he said so, Brezhnev actually had no idea in his heart. Khrushchev had been the number one figure for more than ten years. Although he abolished many privileges and tenure, many people were dissatisfied with him. , but there are definitely many people who support him.
If he was really given a chance to make a comeback, then they would be completely doomed.
Although he won't be sent to meet Steel, he will definitely be sent out of Moscow like Motolov and the others.
On the one hand, Khrushchev was determined not to retire, and could not send him to meet his mentor and loving father. Not only was the KGB resolutely refusing, but even Brezhnev did not dare... It was not because of deep feelings, but mainly because he was worried about breaking up. Unspoken rules, what if someone sends him to see his mentor in the future?
Following previous examples, the convening of a Central Committee meeting seems inevitable. Once a meeting is convened, there is at least half a chance that Khrushchev will make a comeback.
Brezhnev walked back and forth, feeling nervous deep down in his heart. He even saw himself going to Siberia. Although he liked hunting, he definitely didn't like going to Siberia to enjoy the cold wind there.
After a sleepless night, the meeting continued, and Brezhnev spoke again, speaking from an emotional and public perspective, saying that this time the action was not motivated by personal grudges.
"You, Nikita, you know my attitude towards you. When you were in a difficult moment, I fought honestly, bravely and confidently for you and for the line you insisted on."
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Brezhnev showed a concern for the country and the people:
"Today I have to do something that goes against my conscience, and I want to express my opinion in accordance with the requirements of my faith. If you, Nikita, do not suffer from bad habits such as being arbitrary, prone to giving orders, self-deception, and the belief that you are always right, etc. .
...You are against personality worship, but in fact you have created a personality cult for yourself. In the past few years, the mistakes you have made are well known..."
The dialogue this time was still difficult. Khrushchev had encountered a similar scene seven years ago. At that time, only Mikoyan stood on his side in the entire Central Presidium.
After being the First Secretary for so many years, Khrushchev still spoke unyieldingly to his subordinates who had once looked down upon him.
"I must be convinced according to the regulations."
What is the rule? It is to hold a meeting of the whole committee!
Faced with this request, Brezhnev was naturally unable to agree, and the meeting once again fell into a stalemate.
Adjourned again.
During the adjournment of the meeting, Brezhnev found Mikoyan, and they took a vacation on the Black Sea together. Last time, Mikoyan was firmly on his side. Because of this, Mikoyan has been excluded from this circle.
It can be said that among these people, Mikoyan has always stood by Khrushchev's side.
Brezhnev and Mikoyan talked for a long time. No one knew what they said, but Mikoyan soon walked out. On the way out, he turned to look at Brezhnev, He was silent for a while, and then said:
"You know what?" Nikita said to me when I got your call. They had no pressing agricultural problems. "He knows what you are going to do."
"Ah!"
Brezhnev was stunned and lost his voice:
"Then why did he?"
If that's the case, why does that guy come back?
"Because he doesn't believe you would do this!"
In one sentence, Brezhnev almost broke through. Obviously he did not expect that Khrushchev would have such an idea. This was his naivety.
In this regard, Brezhnev was silent for a while and said:
"Like I said, I am not doing it because of personal grudges, but for the interests of the Soviet Union!"
Yes, I did it for the Soviet Union.
"Okay!"
Mikoyan nodded and said:
"I am also for the Soviet Union." After saying that, he walked into Khrushchev's office, where he was under house arrest. When they met, Khrushchev said:
"Anastas, they really betrayed me!"
There was even a hint of crying in Khrushchev's tone.
"How could they betray me?"
"Yes, Nikita, it's not just them, there are many people. Malinovsky has already ordered a freeze on the national army, saying that no movement is allowed without his order. There are many people involved. ! ”
Then, Mikoyan said:
"You know, I would never betray you, my friend, but this is how it is now..."
Next, Mikoyan showed him his power. Slowly, Khrushchev calmed down. He knew that what Mikoyan said was the truth.
"...If this causes turmoil in the Soviet Union, the cost will be unimaginable and will give opportunities to Western countries. We cannot sacrifice the interests of the entire country for our own self-esteem.
For the sake of the Soviet Union, sometimes we can only sacrifice personal interests, and Brezhnev assured me that if you agree to resign, then they will not criticize you and your reputation will be protected to the maximum extent! ”
Facing Mikoyan's persuasion, Khrushchev fell silent. He pursed his lips and said:
"You know, I plan to retire in two years."
"I know, but they can't wait."
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"Okay."
Khrushchev nodded helplessly and said:
"Then let them get their wish, if they can't wait."
After that, he looked at Mikoyang and said:
"Fortunately, I still have you, my friend!"
Then, he held Mikoyan's hand firmly and said to him:
"You tell Brezhnev that I agree to resign!"
On the morning of the 14th, the presidium meeting continued, and Khrushchev stated that he was willing to give up his position, but the accusations against him were unacceptable. He said:
"My biggest shortcomings and shortcomings are kindness and gullibility. Maybe another thing is that I have no way to discover my shortcomings.
However, even all of you here today have never pointed out any of my shortcomings openly and honestly, and you also lack principle and courage. ”
It was Khrushchev's last remarks that made all the opponents present feel extremely ashamed, but the matter has reached this point and it is irreversible!
Khrushchev finally stated that he wanted to write a retirement report.
In fact, someone had already written the retirement report for him, and in the end Khrushchev just signed the written report.
The main content is that due to old age and poor health, he decided to resign as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, and as a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee.
Khrushchev planned to make another request, but before the request was made, Brezhnev interrupted and said that this could not be done.
At this point, Khrushchev burst into tears and choked up and said: "You know, I had planned to retire. I am so old, there are so many things, and there are so many difficulties. It is indeed difficult for me to solve them. As for what I am doing today, History will always give a weighty and fair conclusion to everything that happens.”
A plenary session of the Central Committee was immediately convened. Brezhnev presided over the meeting and delivered a brief opening speech. This was followed by Suslov and Shelepin's criticism of Khrushchev. The meeting announced Brezhnev as the first secretary. Kosygin is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
The plenary session lasted only half a day, which was also the shortest plenary session in the history of the Soviet Communist Party. Brezhnev held an ingenious farewell ceremony with Khrushchev. After Khrushchev entered the conference room, members of the presidium They all stood up and Khrushchev shook hands with them one by one and said goodbye.
When he came to Shelepin, Khrushchev also said to him:
"They will do the same to you, maybe even worse."
Subsequently, "Izvestia" published news about the Central Committee Plenum and portraits of the country's new leaders, and news of the change in the Soviet leadership began to spread around the world.
"I wonder if this will affect the Soviet Union's actions in Africa."
When this big news came, Li Yi seemed very calm.
He never changed his expression even when the mountain collapsed in front of him. Even when he knew about the great changes in the Soviet Union, he did not express too much concern.
He didn't know anything else. Anyway, those young people in their forties, such as Shere and others, would definitely make a miscalculation and they would be killed soon.
Those naive young people have no idea where their power comes from and what they should rely on.
"Your Excellency, it seems that Brezhnev has always contributed to Essay's farm, and he will not make concessions there."
Zhang Zheyuan reminded:
"I know, so we need to let him understand that he needs the farm and we need it too. If he wants to mess with us, then we will also mess with him. Our interests are closely related."
In fact, Li Yi'an likes Khrushchev and is not averse to dealing with Brezhnev. After all, this kind of thing is nothing more than likes and dislikes.
This world is like this, either there is peace in the world, or big things happen one after another.
Just when the whole world was still shocked by the drastic changes in the Soviet Union.
On the afternoon of October 16, the first atomic bomb of a major power was successfully exploded in the northwest, adding another member to the nuclear club.
Compared to the Soviet Union, this news had an unprecedented impact on Chang'an, and when the news came, Li Yian just said "oh".
Once again showing his extraordinary psychological quality...
(End of chapter)