Trotsky wants to be his iron brother, and he wants to fight for a chance for Ulitsky to make a comeback, the same principle applies to Stalin, many of his henchmen also happen to have no place to place, such as that Ordzhonikidze, as a former member of the Central Committee, Lao Ao has been a bit miserable in this period of time, and he has not grabbed any of the important positions, but has been placed by a certain immortal, which is really disgraceful.

As an old friend and iron brother, Stalin had to say a few good words for himself Ordzhonikidze, and if he could insert this guy into the new world, it would undoubtedly be the best choice.

"I think Gregory . Comrade Konstantinovich has a wealth of experience and is very suitable for liaison and communication with fraternal political parties in other fraternal countries. ”

Lenin and Trotsky only glanced at Stalin's proposal, and did not say too much, it was not that the two mentors were dissatisfied with Ordzhonikidze, they were both old revolutionaries, and the ability and qualifications of the old Ordzhonikidze were unquestionable, and it was reasonable for him to go to the leadership of the New International.

What really makes the two mentors feel awkward, or think that Stalin is too reckless, you kid is too anxious, the two of us just put forward the candidate, before the words fell, you jumped out and threw out your own candidate, you kid this has no leader!

That's right, although the five members of the Politburo say that they are of equal status, but there is definitely a distinction between superior and inferior, the first group belongs to Lenin and Trotsky, the second group should be Dzerzhinsky, after all, the Man in the Iron Mask is older and older than you, and the third group is you and Sverdlov.

Now Dzerzhinsky has not spoken. Why did you Stalin rush to the front to speak. I'll have to wait a minute. Nominal modesty and courtesy still have to be talked about, right?

For Stalin's disrespectful superiors, the mentor is a little better, after all, this is his person, and he can and must be tolerated, but Trotsky is not happy, he feels that Stalin is provoking, the nomination of the first group is not over, where is your turn to speak. You kid is trying to indirectly elevate your status and want to be on an equal footing with me!

Trotsky believed that even if he wanted to be nominated, it would not be you, Stalin, who were qualified to speak thirdly. The suggestion was put forward by Sverdlov, and the owner didn't speak, what are you robbing!

Let's put it this way, Trotsky was very unpleasant to Stalin, and immediately embarrassed Steel. Seeing that he ignored Stalin, who couldn't wait, he turned his head and asked Sverdlov, who was sitting in the seat without speaking, with a pleasant face: "Comrade Yakov." You must have a good candidate, let's talk about it! ”

Stalin's embarrassment, that annoyance! He thought that Trotsky had done it on purpose, that he was going to embarrass him (which was true), and he was immediately furious and ready to attack on the spot.

Fortunately, Lenin saw it really and put out the fire in one sentence: "Comrade Joseph, sit down quickly after the nomination, why, is it possible that you are still ready to nominate a few comrades in one go...... Let me tell you, that's impossible, each of our committee members can only nominate one comrade! ”

Lenin seems to be criticizing and making fun of Stalin, but in fact he is helping this mallet to find the bottom of the stairs, and if this thing is really wild in the venue, it will be a joke!

Sure enough, Stalin immediately died down, but this is not to say, his heart was immediately happy, although Lenin had approved his nomination, but Trotsky's behavior just now was too slap in the face, although Stalin, who had a good face, temporarily held back this breath, but once he found an opportunity, he would definitely take revenge on Lao To.

However, this is only a small episode, although the bigwigs present can see the unpleasantness between Stalin and Trotsky, but no one will be stupid to poke this hornet's nest, this level of struggle is not a joke, a bad one will become the fuse of an all-out war between the Leninists and the Trotskyists, everyone just did not hear it, and quickly listened to who Sverdlov's nominee was.

So who will Xiao Si nominate? The bigwigs, including Trotsky, felt that Junior would promote his henchmen, just as Stalin promoted his sworn friend Ordzhonikidze. Even the big guy helped Xiao Si draw up a candidate in his heart - a certain immortal lying in the hospital now is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Surprisingly, however, Sverdlov did not nominate a certain immortal, or rather, he did not nominate anyone at all.

I saw him smile slightly: "Personally, I think that Comrade Tiloviev, Comrade Ulitsky, and Comrade Ordzhonikidze are all good comrades with rich revolutionary experience and a solid foundation in revolutionary theory...... I am even very optimistic that it is enough to have them to lead the new international! ”

Sverdlov's speech surprised everyone, such a great opportunity, you didn't stuff people into it? I'll rub it, Comrade Xiao Si, you're too generous!

In any case, Stalin was both surprised and despised and Sverdlov was not nominated, so Ordzhonikidze would naturally face much less competition, which was undoubtedly great news for him. Is it despised, is it because Iron and Steel feels that Xiao Si is too lacking in political ambition and vision, although now that the new international has just been established, the significance is not particularly great, but in the future, it must be carried forward, at this time, if you don't stuff people, how to grab a position in the future?

Trotsky was also surprised, and at that moment he frowned visibly, as if wondering what Sverdlov was doing for him. However, it was obvious that Lao To's political wisdom and level at this time were still a little higher than Stalin's, and he soon came to his senses.

The same was realised by the Mentor, who was a little angry when Sverdlov refused to nominate him, and if every member of the Politburo proposed a candidate, then the Leninists would inevitably prevail in the New International. But you Sverdlov gave up this opportunity so easily, and you don't care about the big picture, right?

Even if you don't have a suitable candidate for the time being, you can mention an old revolutionary who has not been able to get a job within your faction for the time being. This is not to preserve the interests of the factions. also made a favor. What a wonderful thing!

However, this kind of thought disappeared in the mind of the mentor in an instant, with his understanding of Xiao Si, it is impossible for Xiao Si to think of such a simple truth, and he is not a person who does not care about the interests of his own faction and the overall situation. In that case, why did he make such a brain-dead choice for Lu?

Lenin quickly guessed Sverdlov's intentions, it should be said that he was indeed well-intentioned, first of all. I'm afraid that Sverdlov feels that his side has too much power, and he and his friends are in several key departments, and to put it mildly, now his strength is indeed much higher than Stalin's, so Stalin will repeatedly look for trouble.

Of course, Xiao Si did not want to take care of Stalin's emotions and prepare for any kind of fair competition. To put it mildly, if it weren't for the presence of the Mentor, he would have fired at the steel first and killed this bastard.

But it's because of the presence of the Mentor. So Sverdlov can't do that, he has to respect the Mentor's arrangement. Since the Mentor wants him and Stalin to compete all the time, let's fight!

However, the struggle also requires a strategic approach, and it seems to be very tough, very awesome, and very domineering, but in fact this is a big taboo in the mixed political arena. An all-out attack on every inch of land seems to be magnificent, but to put it mildly, this is no focus and no priority.

The energy and strength of a person and an interest group are limited, can you take care of everything and every benefit? It must not be taken care of, as a weaker party than the Mentor than Trotsky, if Sverdlov meddles around with his fist, the result will definitely be a wall everywhere.

If Sverdlov had done so, not to mention that Trotsky was dissatisfied with him, I am afraid that the Mentor would have found him troublesome and in the way. With Xiao Si's political wisdom, how could he do such a stupid thing?

Therefore, from the very beginning, Sverdlov set himself a clear goal, that is, to distinguish priorities, focus the main forces in key directions, and ensure his core interests. It has to be said that such a strategy is quite clever, and a real politician must have the courage to give up.

And what Stalin lacks now is precisely this kind of courage, he sees everyone as greedy, as long as it is a benefit, he wants to take advantage of it, and attacks everywhere to stir up peace, but every time he cares about one thing and the other, the result is nothing, but the mentor hates him more and more.

Therefore, Stalin is not yet a politician, he is still not ready, and Sverdlov, who is younger than him, has already had the consciousness of becoming a politician, and he knows how to give up. Before, the tutor asked him to hand over the Secretariat of the Central Committee, and without saying a word, he gave up the Secretariat, if it was Stalin, would he be willing? The Secretariat and the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee are shoulder-to-shoulder, how awesome!

Sverdlov, on the other hand, knew that it was not awesome at all, and that with the victory of the October Revolution, to continue to hold two positions at the same time was in fact tantamount to roasting him on the fire. He knew very well that his qualifications were also problematic, and he was also facing the embarrassment faced by a certain immortal, but to a slightly smaller extent.

Therefore, Xiao Si happily handed over the position of secretary of the Secretariat, and this step of concession immediately freed him from the cusp, even if he was jealous of him, he couldn't go too far, right?

Take a step back and open the sky, anyway, Xiao Si at that time thought very clearly, the secretariat seems to be awesome, but in fact it is a place to do chores, there are a lot of, especially cumbersome, it can be called a lot of things, everything must be treated carefully, and mistakes will be made if you are not careful. Handing over this hot potato is equivalent to relieving him of more than half of the pressure.

And there will not be much loss in handing over the Secretariat, Xiao Si feels that the core department of the Central Committee is the Organization Department, as long as the Organization Department is firmly grasped, then all problems are not a problem. And for a young Politburo member like him, who lacks a little qualifications, mastering the Organization Department will help cultivate a large number of his own descendants, as long as these grow up step by step, how can his status be bad?

Therefore, at this time, even if he made the suggestion first, he didn't have much interest in going to Xinyi to intervene, not to mention that the yamen just looked high-sounding, but in fact it was like that.

Why do you say that? Xiao Si felt that the Politburo would unanimously approve his proposal. The reason is simple. That is, the Central Committee needs a body that can give orders to the socialist parties of other countries in a bright and upright manner. So. It is impossible for the Politburo to watch someone use this body to build personal authority and in turn use it to direct the Politburo. That's absolutely impossible!

In fact, this can also be seen from the nominations of Lenin and Ulitsky, one Zinoviev and one Ulitsky, although they are the Central Committee and the alternate Central Committee, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that these two goods are lame, and without Lenin and Trotsky behind them, they will fall in minutes.

You're welcome. These two goods were merely puppets representing the authority of the Mentor and Trotsky. Sverdlov wasn't interested in letting his own people be used as decorations, so what's the point of not being a follower when he got there?

Sverdlov even laughed at Stalin in his heart for not being able to see the situation clearly, and you were in a hurry to nominate him, which was simply giving his mentor and Trotsky eye medicine, which would only make them think that you had the heart to use the new international to do something, even if Ordzhonikidze was added for the sake of face, then Ordzhonikidze could only play a soy sauce role in it.

Xiao Si felt that as long as Stalin had a little brain, he should not wade into this troubled water, given Ordzhonikidze's ability and qualifications. There are still a lot of places to arrange, if he has subordinates like Ordzhonikidze. Then he won't be allowed to stay in the center to make soy sauce at all, and he will find a real job to do it directly in the locality, there are so many opportunities in the locality!

At this point, Sverdlov felt that Stalin was not as clear as Dzerzhinsky, and the iron-masked man saw it very openly, so he did not participate in this matter at all, and directly refused the nomination, and honestly guarded his Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and made a fortune.

Of course, these Stalin could not think of it for the time being, and he thought that he had taken advantage of it, and in his heart he despised Sverdlov and Dzerzhinsky, and laughed at them. Soon, though, the steel was about to be beaten to the ground by a smothered stick.

The first stick was struck by the mentor himself, "The establishment of a new international cannot be achieved overnight, and the current international and domestic situation does not allow us to establish a new international at once...... I suggest that we do not set up a big platform or immediately raise the banner of the New International, that the scale be a little smaller, and that the level be lower, and that we first set up an International Communist Communication and Liaison Office! ”

The words of the tutor immediately made Stalin dumbfounded, he was full of joy just now and was ready to go to the new international to grab a position, who would have thought that the tutor would turn the new international into a communication and liaison unit in three or two sentences, and the level was lowered several steps at once, your uncle, don't bring such a trick!

Just when Stalin was about to cry, Trotsky swung the second blow: "I think Comrade Lenin is very correct in his opinion, the poor economic situation at home does not allow us to build an overly large institution at once, and the international communist movement has not reached a real climax for the time being, and the hasty establishment of a new International will only provoke ridicule and make comrades abroad think that we intend to interfere in their internal affairs with the help of this institution......

He paused for a moment, glanced at Stalin, the meaning of the ridicule was self-evident, and then went on to say: "Therefore, for the time being, it is appropriate to set up a communication and liaison unit first, and the shelf does not need to be too big, it is enough to be able to communicate and coordinate to solve practical problems." I think that in the communication and liaison office, only two or three representatives of various countries are sufficient, for example, two official representatives, one informal representative, how about it? ”

When Stalin heard this, he wiped his neck and hung himself, he understood too well what he meant, two official deputies, one unofficial delegate, this is not yet obvious - Zinoviev and Ulitsky must be official deputies, and Ordzhonikidze, whom he nominated, can only be an unofficial delegate!

Sure enough, the results of the vote were not long in coming, and Ordzhonikidze was the unofficial representative.

As soon as he saw this result, Stalin was so angry that he almost vomited blood, what does the informal representative mean, isn't it just the role of playing soy sauce. This is simply a slap in the face, or is the mentor and Trotsky working together to slap him in the face, as if to tell steel - you kid is too self-conscious, and your hand is too long, this time learn a lesson, and learn to be smarter in the future!

It took a lot of effort to grab such a chicken rib, so it's better not to grab it!

Who's to say it isn't! Stalin grabbed this time, so naturally, the next time there was a chance to grab a position, he had to take it easy, he had to obediently step aside and watch others grab it.

For what? The reason is very simple, political resources and positions are very limited, and your Stalinist faction has seized a position today and grabbed a "bargain", so you can't make another move next time, right? It's time to take care of comrades who didn't make a move before and didn't take advantage of it, right?

What the? You don't realize it! Hmph, you try it. There are also rules of the game in the mixed political arena, and anyone who breaks the rules will inevitably be attacked by the masses. In any case, even if Stalin is no longer happy in his heart now, and no longer satisfied with the qualifications of the unofficial deputy, this account must be recognized!

In other words, Stalin's hurried shot, he did not take advantage of it, but made a loss in one move, which is probably the legendary self-inflicted hardship! (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank Comrade Ivanyu, I give you an early year!