Chapter 99: Determined

At the beginning, Zhao Kuangyin was persuaded many times, and someone even personally put a yellow robe on him, before he had to follow public opinion and seize the position of emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

If a person wants to become an emperor after being advised by others, it only shows that there is something wrong with this person's IQ.

Now, although Andrei has a great relationship with Andropov and is definitely a member of Andropov's faction, the idea of ​​launching a coup to drive Brezhnev out and take power himself is quite treasonous. Andropov is now absolutely loyal to Brezhnev and will not agree just because of Andrei's persuasion.

Andrei was mentally prepared for Andropov's current reaction. At the same time, he also knew that Andropov would have his own thoughts. This incident was also a stimulus to the old man.

The old man had many opponents within the Soviet high-level leadership. This time, the old man must have tried his best, but he still failed to stop the army from sending fighter planes to bomb, and almost forced himself and Ivan to meet Marx.

As for the old man's opponents, Andrei was able to guess them based on later information. The first one, of course, was the guy named Kirilenko, who is now the Secretary of the Secretariat. According to Soviet convention, this should be the first in line of succession.

Convention! What conventions did the Soviet Union have? Every transfer of power in the Soviet Union was almost always a conspiracy and a coup!

After Stalin's death, the person most likely to come to power was Beria, the head of the KGB who had almost absolute power. However, he was eventually brought down by others because they could not tolerate seeing a tough figure like Stalin again. The Great Purge had frightened them all.

Later, Malenkov became the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, while Khrushchev was the Secretary in charge of party affairs. The two began a competition again. The reason why Khrushchev was able to come to power was largely because of Zhukov's support. No matter when, the support of the army is the most important! At that time, the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU planned to remove Khrushchev from his post. As a result, Khrushchev convened a meeting and exiled all the members of the Presidium who opposed him.

In the end, Zhukov did not have a good ending. If he stayed in a high position, he could fall at any time.

Similarly, Khrushchev was also pushed down by a coup. Khrushchev was too tough. After the Stalin era, people were quite afraid of the Great Purge. A new iron-blooded leader was not a good thing for the people below. What they needed was a puppet who could preside over things openly.

The most important thing is that Khrushchev introduced reform measures such as the "cadre rotation system", which offended the "registered dignitaries" derived from the "official rank list". Brezhnev, who came later, introduced the "lifelong tenure system", which won applause and the full support of the bureaucratic privileged class. Brezhnev also became the most stable leader in Soviet history.

Brezhnev did not have the demeanor of a leader at all. As a person, he was so mediocre; as a politician, he was so lacking in talent; he was weak in almost every aspect. This was exactly what made him different from all his predecessors and the reason why he was able to hold on to the position of General Secretary of the Soviet Union.

The contradictions within the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly prominent. Only if Brezhnev stepped down early and allowed Andropov to take power while his health could still support him could the current situation be completely reversed!

Andre tried his best. At the same time, he also knew that many things were not decided by him. His status was still very low, and he needed to continue to accumulate his own capital.

If Andropov wants to come to power, he needs an indispensable factor, which is the absolute support of the army!

Andropov left the room, but his heart was still in turmoil. If it was just from a personal perspective, this matter might have been over, after all, little Ivan was not injured and had made a contribution. However, from the perspective of the country, he could no longer tolerate it!

After interrogating Sablin, a report came out quickly. Sablin explained very clearly that the reason he did this was because he wanted to revolt like the October Revolution and to awaken the sleeping people!

Sablin's current behavior is undoubtedly a counter-revolutionary act. What awaits him will be a just trial and a bullet that will end his life! The Soviet Union has indeed deviated from the correct direction, and it is time to correct it!

Unfortunately, those people only care about their own interests! If you want to realize your ambitions and save this huge country, you can only sit in that position yourself!

Although he rejected Andrei's suggestion, Andropov knew that his heart had been completely moved. He could not wait until that time, when Brezhnev died of old age, and the Soviet Union could not wait either!

But now, Andropov does not have enough ability, and the first thing he needs to do is to eliminate his political enemies!

Kirilenko, Secretary, the second-in-command of the Kremlin, has always regarded himself as the successor to the General Secretary. Now, the first person to deal with is this person!

Andrei's words suddenly flashed through Andropov's mind. In fact, to strike an opponent, you don't necessarily need to target the opponent, you can also target the people around the opponent. There are many people who have an inexplicable yearning for the West.

The people at the bottom of the Soviet Union were still proud of living in the Soviet Union, but many of the people at the top of the Soviet Union were full of longing for the West. Their relatives embezzled state property and wanted to go to the Western world to enjoy it. This was a good breakthrough!

Andropov looked out the window. The sky was about to brighten. It was a new day. He had to hurry up!

"Andrei, Andrei, you scared me." At this time, after learning that Andrei was safe, Catherine drove to Kronstadt, passed the sentry's inspection, and met Andrei.

Seeing that Ekaterina's eyes were a little red, not knowing whether it was because of staying up late, worry, or crying, Andrei hugged Ekaterina tightly in his arms: "It's okay, it's just a small accident, it's all right now."

"Mom, I've become a little hero. I've become a hero like Zoya and Shura!" Little Ivan also woke up, and when he saw Ekaterina, he immediately shouted loudly. Thinking of last night's actions, little Ivan was in high spirits.