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Chapter 1547 The Price of Innocence (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
The meeting continued until that evening.

Khrushchev's firm attitude in the face of the "request for resignation" gave everyone a headache, and they decided to adjourn the meeting temporarily and continue the discussion later.

At the same time, it also gave Khrushchev some time to think it over.

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 cut off.

His personal guard was also replaced.

If he wanted, Khrushchev could have died of illness without anyone noticing, but not only did Brezhnev strongly oppose it, but even KGB Chairman Semichastny was equally opposed.

The KGB was deeply involved in this de facto coup, which was known to all the members. If Khrushchev died inexplicably, even if the KGB did nothing, it would be suspected by everyone.

Doing this is definitely a hidden danger!
"Why on earth did Khrushchev insist on doing this? Didn't he know that it was impossible to turn the tables?"

Semichastny asked, he naturally hoped that after a night of calming down, Khrushchev would be able to think clearly and stop struggling.

"He wanted to replicate his last success and use the resolution of all the Central Committee members to challenge the resolution of the Central Committee Presidium."

Xie Lieping said seriously:

"No, we must guard against this. If we don't let the Central Committee members know that he is doomed, they might actually defend him and stand on his side without knowing the truth."

This is the reality in the Soviet Union, as Khrushchev said:
“When I was a miner, you could say I didn’t understand;

When I was a junior official, you could also say I didn’t understand;
When I'm climbing up each step of 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, and I understand everything.

Is not it? "

As long as a meeting is held and Khrushchev stands on the stage, even if he has been punished, people who do not know the truth will shout "Nikita, Nikita" and support him!
They support him not because they really support him, but because he is in that position.

That's what he did last time!
Then he turned the tables!

Thinking of this, Shelepin could no longer sit still, and went directly to Brezhnev and bluntly expressed his concerns:
“I don’t know if we are sure that we can get the majority of comrades to stand on our side now.”

"it should be no problem!"

Although he said this, Brezhnev was actually unsure in his heart. Khrushchev had been the number one figure for more than ten years. Although he abolished many privileges and the life tenure system, which led to many people's dissatisfaction with him, there must be many people who supported him.

If they really gave him a chance to turn the tables, then they would all be doomed.

Although he would not be sent to see Steel, he would definitely be exiled from Moscow like Motlov and others.

On the one hand, Khrushchev was determined not to retire, and he could not be sent to meet his mentor and loving father. Not only did the KGB firmly refuse, even Brezhnev did not dare to do so... It was not because of deep feelings, but mainly because they were worried about breaking the unspoken rules. What if someone sent him to meet his mentor in the future?
According to previous examples, the convening of the Central Committee meeting seemed inevitable. Once the meeting was held, Khrushchev had at least a 50% chance of turning the tables.

Brezhnev paced back and forth, he was nervous deep down, 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 taken because of personal grudges.

"You, Nikita, know my attitude toward you. In your difficult times, I fought honestly, courageously, and confidently for you and for the line you were on."

Brezhnev acted as if he was concerned about the country and the people:

"Today I have to do something that goes against my conscience. I want to express my opinion according to the requirements of my beliefs. If you, Nikita, do not have such bad habits as arbitrary, commanding, self-deception, and the belief that you are always right.

...You are against the cult of personality, but in fact you have created a cult of personality for yourself. The mistakes you have made in the past few years are well known to everyone..."

This dialogue was still difficult. Khrushchev had encountered a similar situation seven years ago. At that time, Mikoyan was the only one in the entire Central Presidium who stood on his side.

Having been the first secretary for so many years, Khrushchev still remained unyielding in the face of his subordinates who once bowed their heads and were submissive to him.

"You have to follow the rules to convince me."

What are the regulations? It means convening a meeting of all committee members!
Faced with this request, Brezhnev naturally could not agree, and the meeting once again fell into a stalemate.

Another recess.

During the recess of the meeting, Brezhnev found Mikoyan and they took a vacation together on the Black Sea. Last time, Mikoyan stood 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.

Brezhnev and Mikoyan talked for a long time. No one knew what they said, but soon Mikoyan came out. When he went out, he turned his head and looked at Brezhnev. He was silent for a while, and then said:
“You know what? Nikita said to me when he got your call, ‘You know what? They don’t have any pressing agricultural problems.’ He knew what you were going to do.”

"what!"

Brezhnev was stunned and said in a lost voice:
"Why did he?"

If that's the case, why would that guy come back?
"Because he doesn't believe you would do that!"

In one sentence, Brezhnev almost broke down. Obviously, he did not expect that Khrushchev would have such an idea. This was his naivety.

In response, Brezhnev was silent for a while and said:

"Like I said, I'm not doing this for personal grudges, but for the interests of the Soviet Union!"

Yes, I did it for the Soviet Union.

"All right!"

Mikoyan nodded and said:

"I am also for the Soviet Union." Then he walked into Khrushchev's office, where he was under house arrest. As soon as they met, Khrushchev said:
"Anastasia, they really betrayed me!"

There was even a hint of tears in Khrushchev's tone.

"How could they betray me?"

"Yes, Nikita, it's not just them, there are many others. Malinovsky has long since ordered the freezing of the entire nation's military, saying that no troops can be mobilized without his order. Many others are involved!"

Mikoyan then added:
"You know I would never betray you, my friend, but now that things have come to this..."

Then Mikoyan explained the seriousness of the situation to him, and Khrushchev slowly calmed down. He knew that what Mikoyan said was the truth.

"…If this causes unrest in the Soviet Union, the cost will be unimaginable and will give Western countries an opportunity. 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! "

Faced with Mikoyan's persuasion, Khrushchev remained silent. He pursed his lips and said:
"You know, I was planning to retire in two years."

"I know, but they can't wait."

"Ok."

Khrushchev nodded helplessly and said:

"Then let them have their wish, if they can't wait."

After that, he looked at Mikoyan and said:

"Fortunately, I still have you, my friend!"

Then he shook Mikoyan's hand vigorously and said to him:

"Tell Brezhnev that I agree to resign!"

On the morning of the 14th, the Presidium meeting continued, and Khrushchev said that he was willing to give up his position, but the accusations against him were unacceptable. He said:

“My biggest flaws and shortcomings are my kindness and credulity, and perhaps another point is that I have no way of discovering my own flaws.

However, even those of you sitting here today have never openly and honestly pointed out any of my shortcomings, and you lack principles and courage. "

It was Khrushchev's final remarks that made the opponents present feel extremely ashamed, but what had happened had already been done and it was too late to reverse the situation!

Khrushchev finally said 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 report.

The main content was that due to old age and poor health, he decided to resign from the posts of First Secretary of the CPSU, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, and member of the Central Presidium.

Khrushchev was planning to make another request, but before he could utter it, he was interrupted by Brezhnev, who said that it was impossible.

At this point, Khrushchev burst into tears and choked up as he said, "You know, I had been planning to retire. I am so old, and there are so many things and difficulties. It is really difficult for me to solve them. As for what happened today, history will always give a weighty and fair conclusion."

A plenary session of the Central Committee was immediately convened. Brezhnev presided over the meeting and delivered a brief opening speech, followed by Suslov and Shelepin's criticism of Khrushchev. The meeting announced Brezhnev as the first secretary and Kosygin as 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 Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Brezhnev also held a unique farewell ceremony for Khrushchev. After Khrushchev walked into the conference room, all members of the presidium stood up, and Khrushchev shook hands with them one by one and said goodbye.

When Khrushchev came to Shelepin, he said to him:
"They'll do the same to you, or worse."

Subsequently, Izvestia published news of the Central Committee meeting and portraits of the country's new leaders, and the news of the change in the Soviet leadership began to spread throughout the world.

“I wonder if this will affect Soviet actions in Africa.”

When this breaking news came, Li Yi seemed very calm.

He never showed any sign of panic even when faced with a catastrophe. Even when he knew about the great changes in the Soviet Union, he did not express much concern.

He didn't know anything else, but he knew that young men in their forties like Xie Lieping would definitely miscalculate and would be eliminated soon.

Those naive young people have no idea where their power comes from and what they should rely on.

"Sir, the farm in Esai seems to have always been Brezhnev's work, and he will not make any concessions there."

Zhang Zheyuan reminded:

"I know. So, we have to make him understand that he needs the farm and so do we. If he wants to mess with us, then we will also mess with him. Our interests are closely related."

In fact, Li Yian liked Khrushchev as a person, and he was not averse to dealing with Brezhnev. After all, this kind of thing was nothing more than likes and dislikes.

This is how the world is. Either everything is peaceful, or big events happen one after another.

Just when the whole world was still shocked by the dramatic changes in the Soviet Union.

On the afternoon of October 16, the great power's first atomic bomb exploded successfully in the northwest, and a new member joined the nuclear club.

Compared with the Soviet Union, the impact of this news on Chang'an was unprecedented. When the news came, Li Yian just said "Oh".

Once again, he showed his extraordinary psychological quality...

(End of this chapter)