Serov was silent in front of the hospital bed. According to the time, it was indeed time. Personally speaking, the ideological authority of the Soviet Union is a perfect Communist Party member. If all the Soviets were Suslov, it might not have been until the 1980s to completely surpass the United States. But precious things mean scarcity at the same time, Serov doesn't know if he can find another person like Suslov.

"Birth, old age, sickness and death are normal things. You seem to feel a little down in your heart. This is not like you. You burned so many people in India to death, and we didn't see you being affected!" Suslov said softly, " In fact, Brezhnev, Andropov and I knew about this, and I guessed it when the Mumbai fire broke out."

"I thought what I was doing was very secret?" Sheloff laughed at himself. Of course he was shocked, but he has been able to hide his emotions for many years. At least in front of people, this has become an instinctive reaction. It's all like that.

"I don't have any evidence, nor do I believe anyone else, maybe Andropov has it. You made Lubyanka like an iceberg, and no one else has any evidence. I also know you're protecting yourself." Suslow The husband narrowed his eyes and said, "You are an outlier in the Communist Youth League. Sherepin and Semichas were invincible at the beginning, but in the end they were not Brezhnev's opponents. Seven or six years later, I can't stop Brezhnev. But the pattern left by Brezhnev can still be remedied. Can you imagine what the Soviet Union is like now that Sherepin has been in power until now? Maybe it is stronger, but Sherepin’s character is a big problem, and his Too young, he may even have been in power for more than thirty years. In that case, his authority is even more unshakable than Brezhnev."

"But wasn't it you who stopped us back then! If you hadn't stood behind Brezhnev to fill in, and with Brezhnev's prestige at the time, maybe we could have succeeded." Shelov seemed to recall, "Anyway, It's all over, maybe Shurik is a little out of luck, or we're doomed to wait."

"Even if I die, you still have Andropov and Chernenko ahead of you. I think if you were given a choice, you would support the former, but I tell you, Andropov has a bad eye. His thinking and his own abilities are qualified, but his subordinates are basically not good, and the average quality is not as good as that of Xie Leping's Communist Youth League. He is actually not suitable for staying for too long. You all know that I am at odds with him. Unfortunately, Now I have no time to stop him." Suslov's voice was a little weak, and he looked at Serov and said, "You are not as sharp as Beria and Sherepin on the surface, and you hide yourself almost like Andropov. , but in fact your thinking is still the thinking of the anti-revolutionary workers. And there is a problem with your style of life, don’t worry about me asking for evidence, I believe in my own eyes, there is a problem with your style of life.”

"I'm not optimistic about the security cadres. I've seen Beria, whose personal power has reached the peak, and a Ministry of Internal Affairs can shut up everyone. I've also seen Shelepin at the beginning, supported by the reserve cadres of the Communist Youth League, including the KGB in the With the support of judicial cadres in China, the Propaganda Department, the government, local party committees, and Shelepin's subordinates occupied nearly 100 important positions. They all lost!" Suslov said as he recalled, "But you have to be optimistic about you, you are sure Want to know why."

"Well, I can clearly feel your defense against the KGB, I don't know what's the difference between me." After listening to Suslov's words, Serov said, "I'm ruthless, and the versions I learn are Beria, Shelepin, Dzerzhinsky, even Yagoda, Yezhov, normally, you shouldn't have come forward to protect me several times."

"Yes, in another period, I will try to clear you. Don't even think that I propose you to enter the secretariat." Suslov thought it was very interesting to chat with Serov. During the decades of getting along, the two have There has never been so much conversation.

After a pause, Suslov closed his eyes tiredly and said, "But now is not another time. The only sample in front of me is you. You were born in 1927, right? How many classmates have you met, or Say, how many people can you think of who were born in the 1920s? Where did they go?"

"They died, died in the Great Patriotic War. The ratio of men to women in our country itself is more women than men. The Patriotic War caused a devastating blow to our population, otherwise General Secretary Stalin would not have done any more damage to the United States after the war. Take a patient attitude." Serov paused when he said this, and he understood what Suslov meant.

"You understand? Even the best cadres must be selected from a sufficient base." Suslov looked at Serov and smiled, "Among the current Central Presidium, only two cadres were born in the 1920s, one is Roman Nov, one is you. Romanov is at best able to perform Kosygin’s duties. Even if he has the will to face the pressure of the United States, he has no strength. We are very short of cadres between the ages of 50 and 60. These should have played a role. The cadres have all died in the Great Patriotic War."

"I have no choice but to be optimistic about you. This is what I only understood after Sherepin stepped down, and try to keep a young man in the Central Presidium as much as possible." Suslov shook his head and said, "I have no choice, yours Age group, which happened to be a period when too many people died in the Soviet Union, you have no companions, you have only two options, cadres much older than you, these cadres are usually Brezhnev people, and they may die at any time. "

"The other person is your next generation of cadres. Usually the general secretary will choose the latter, and I believe Andropov will also choose the latter, but the problem is that Andropov has a very poor vision. He can I'm not very optimistic about which cadre to choose. This is the reason why I have always been at odds with Andropov, and he always wants to take my place, which is also a reason!" Suslov was also very impressed. Frankly, "Your subordinates are at least like normal people."

"If we have enough talents, I will not choose you as a dangerous person, but very few cadres of your generation have achieved success, you must take responsibility and use your strong style to make up for the embarrassment of the lack of cadres in your age group. "Suslov said helplessly, "Maybe you will become Stalin and use your ability to spend the next 20 years until the next generation of cadres grow up. Only you are the right age."

   "Now I almost feel a great responsibility!" Serov smiled wryly. He didn't expect that this was the reason why Suslov took care of himself in recent years. From the department, Suslov hated security cadres because the KGB was very dangerous. Personally, he hated Serov's lazy style, and he always had a female secretary by his side. There was no evidence, but he felt that Serov's female secretary was definitely not just for work. Therefore, his impression of Grishin, the first secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee, is not good.

   But the world is so wonderful. After Sherepin fell, Suslov suddenly discovered the problem of the Soviet Union's talents being cut off. Only then did I begin to reconsider whether the ruthless General Political Commissar could lead the Soviet Union through this embarrassing period with power.

There is only one sample of   , and Suslov has no other choice. The cadres of the Dnipro gang are getting older and older. Who knows how long these people will live, and it is too late to retrain them. So even if Serov did not meet some of Suslov's standards, faced with a multiple-choice question with only one option, the second secretary could only fill in a fixed answer.

   The two chatted for a long time, until Suslov was obviously tired, and Serov left the ward.

Suslov's serious illness caused a lot of noise in the Central Presidium. It must be known that Suslov has served as the second secretary for a long time, and he is actually a successor in the general sense, but he and Brezhnev's relationship. He is about the same age, so half of the people will not think about it. From him, people suddenly remember that Brezhnev is also very old.

  Including Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko, Serov and Ustinov all came to visit and express their respect for this Soviet ideological authority.

"Comrade Suslov, you will definitely get better, our country still needs you." On the one hand, because of Brezhnev's respect, and the two have worked together for many years, Suslov has long been unable to treat him Caused a threat, and his peers were dying for a while, and Brezhnev himself couldn't accept it.

"The aging of people is inevitable, and the time is up." Suslov said calmly, "I am very fortunate that I have fought for my ideals. Although there are still many problems in the country, I believe that our motherland has encountered problems. It's all temporary. We created a system out of thin air. It took decades to develop to the current height, which is enough to prove the unparalleled advancement of socialism. I believe that all problems will gradually disappear. Although I can't See this day!"

Everyone who came to the ward was in a heavy heart, because these words had a strong sense of last words. That night, Suslov, who was hospitalized in the hospital, had a sudden increase in blood pressure. In the following days, the entire hospital was doing everything possible to do it. Let Suslov go through the dangerous period, and Suslov never woke up and fell into a coma.

   On January 26, news came from the hospital that Suslov, member of the Soviet Central Presidium and Secretary of the Central Committee, passed away.

"Hey!" Serov, who was wearing a big-brimmed hat, sighed. The Komsomolskaya Pravda had already reported the news of Suslov's death on a full page. At the Kremlin meeting, Brezhnev said in silence for a long time, " Comrade Suslov's body should be buried in Red Square, he is not a secretary of the Central Committee in the general sense, what do you comrades think?"