"It's not a big problem. I may need to rest for a while." Andropov smiled, "When I have an old problem, my cultivation will improve, and if I don't cultivate, I will get worse and worse. We are all people of the same age group, and comrades understand it. At least what the doctor said is optimistic. I just don't attend public meetings and will still work in the chairman's office."

But this is a move to seek death. If the doctor said that he would start to cultivate now, he might really live a few more years. If he still worked in the chairman's office, his vitality might be exhausted soon. Selov still did not speak up to dissuade him. The illnesses of these old men have accumulated over decades, and today there is no cure.

Andropov's General Secretary's Office is still retained. In the future, Andropov will treat the condition while guiding the work through reports and guidance. Finally, Andropov proposed that Leningrad First Secretary Romanov be the secretary of the Central Committee. Ustinov and Selov also agreed. Romanov, the first secretary of the Leningrad Municipal Party Committee, is indeed very capable.

In the eyes of the General Political Commissar, Romanov is much more reliable than Rezhkov. At least Selov saw Romanov very early. At that time, the first secretary of the Leningrad Municipal Party Committee was still Tolskykov and Selepin's iron-core. Even if he was not a complete Communist Youth League cadre, he also knew some Romanov's information from Torskykov, let alone he was investigating himself.

"Yura, what do you think of Ryzhkov?" asked Ustinov after leaving the General Secretary's office. He was also observing the new members of the Secretariat. In fact, many veteran members of the Central Presidium were watching the emergence of these new members with caution because they were already accustomed to the familiar faces around them.

"How is this person's attitude towards the intelligence department and the military?" Selov asked with his head tilted, "Will it hinder our confrontation policy? You also know that this is a critical moment, so don't show anyone who pulls his legs."

Any young cadres Andropov is optimistic about will not be able to be the heir as long as they do not satisfy the KGB and the Ministry of Defense. Moreover, the last group of leaders of the Soviet Union, except Ligachev, is somewhat conscientious. That's the case with the rest. Go Map is just the stupidest one among them, and does not mean that others have no potential for traitors.

"This is a very important issue, we must satisfy us." Ustinov's eyes flashed under his lens. We naturally refer to the two powerful departments of the Ministry of Defense and the KGB.

What Ustinov couldn't accept most was to attack the army for the sake of national development, so he didn't like Khrushchev. Khrushchev held up a nuclear stick and performed on the world stage, which really fooled the United States. Some of them were not sure about the true strength of the Soviet Union. However, the Soviet Union's successive disarmament at that time made the military's evaluation of Khrushchev very low.

Since Brezhnev's death, some remarks have been made that they should reduce the size of the army, save military expenses and develop the economy, and invest in local areas that need construction. This remark has just appeared and made Ustinov be wary of it. The Commander-in-Chief of the Army and the Chief of Staff all hoped that Ustinov would suppress such remarks on different occasions.

The purpose of suppressing speech is inseparable from the help of the KGB. The Soviet armed forces are divided into two command systems. The armed forces are commanded by the Ministry of Defense, while the command of the police and military police forces is in the hands of the KGB. On the issue of opposing disarmament, Ustinov believes that he and the KGB President have a common language.

"Not bad!" After patting the blue brimmed hat, Selov replied simply. The two of them did not need to test back and forth. When it comes to disarmament remarks, they were on the common front, even though he led the Third General Administration to monitor the disarmament of the Red Army for 20 years ago. One time and another, unilateral disarmament is absolutely not feasible. The United States is expanding its military force, so how could the Soviet Union turn around?

Andropov began to distribute some work, which was a sign in Selov's opinion, and not a good sign. It seemed that Andropov's body was deteriorating sharply. But at least half a year, Andropov could still remotely control the Soviet problem in his office. Ligachev, Ryzhkov and some new faces would report to him.

He now has to think about the current situation alone, and it is almost time to decide the outcome with one blow. In terms of qualifications, as long as Andropov dies, there are many secretary in the Secretariat who is older than himself, but the most threatening one is Chernenko. In terms of qualifications as a member of the Central Presidium, who is the most qualified? It is not others, but himself.

Before Khrushchev retired, he joined the Central Presidium of the Soviet Union with the recommendation of Migoyang. It was used to ensure the normal operation of collective leadership. Of course, the General Political Commissar did not do this. Today, including Andropov, there is no one in the Central Presidium of the Soviet Union who has been in office for a longer period of time than he has served.

"Can you be sure? No. 1 and No. 2 are in poor health?" Yegorechev, the former first secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee and now retired, lightly lit his forehead with his fingers and said while thinking, "You are the oldest member of the Central Presidium, but the time you have been in the Secretariat is too short. Brezhnev was deliberately suppressing you at that time."

"They are both in poor health, and I think it's difficult to maintain health for more than a year." Serov nodded. After the Black Sea food poisoning, Chernenko's physical condition became weaker. From the outside, he might die in front of Andropov, but in fact, Andropov's condition was even worse.

"Among the members of the Central Presidium, the First Secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee and the First Secretary of the Leningrad Municipal Party Committee are already formal members, and they cannot be compared with me when I was leading the work in Moscow. As long as Grishen and Romanov do not cause trouble, they can compete with Chernenko." Yegorechev glanced at Xieleping and said, "Shurik, what do you think?"

"We let Torskykov test this person. He turned out to be Romanov's boss, but I am not familiar with Grishin." Sherepin said silently, "Our Moscow cadres were cleaned up by Brezhnev when Yegorechev was replaced."

"Grishen, I have a way to deal with it, you don't have to worry about this." Selov suddenly spoke. Grishen's hobbies were similar to those of him. Men of gender like women, and they like to guide their female subordinates in person. Is it corrupt? Grishen? But the Soviet cadres of this era, as Selov said, had not been influenced by capitalism, and had never seen the world. Many corruption existed in real things.

For example, using privileges to save a batch of decoration materials to build a house for yourself, Forteva did this. He tried to scrap the cars assigned to him and then gave them to his children in a grand manner. The Soviet cadre class learned the skills of embezzlement, and became difficult to investigate, and had to wait until the new thinking of Ge Map spread. At that time, the Soviet cadre class was deeply ashamed of their previous behavior. It turned out that they could still be so greedy?

Nowadays, many Soviet cadres' corruption cases are filed in the morning and sentenced in the afternoon. Once they are arrested, they will be captured. They are houses arranged by Grishen for his mistress and work arranged by his illegitimate daughter. It is not a big deal to find out.

"I still need Ustinov's default!" Xie Lieping thought for a long time and said with a hint of regret. One of the important reasons why he was hesitant when facing Brezhnev and was reluctant to show off for a long time was that he had power in almost all areas, but the military lacked supporters.

Xie Lieping has great prestige among the Party Committee, government, propaganda, and even reserve cadres and security cadres. But for the old marshal of the military at that time, Xie Lieping was completely a newcomer. With the support of the military, Brezhnev was in an absolute advantage, and no matter how Xie Lieping did, it could not be changed.

"My uncle is still alive, he is one of the few old marshals who are still there." Another thing Selov did not say, as long as Ustinov died, the Soviet Red Army would definitely be inclined to himself. After all, he was also a marshal, the second spy marshal after Beria, the National Defense Commissioner, the General Political Commissar of the National Security General. The worst result was that dozens of front-line commanders supported him.

"The first thing you do is not to leave Moscow during this period. Because everything can happen." Xie Lieping solemnly reminded that among the many layouts, the emergencies caused the absence of the people who should be present, and eventually led to the complete collapse of the layout.

Think about it, if Andropov died suddenly and Selov was not in Moscow, no matter how many layouts or the most advanced remote control command were made, they would not stop others from occupying the geographical advantage.

"I understand!" This is an important thing, and Selov cannot take it lightly.

Xie Lieping, a group of retired senior cadres, can no longer use their power to help themselves, but these people have rich experience in fighting. In other words, if Brezhnev had not forced Xie Lieping to retire, if Xie Lieping had been patient until now, none of the members of the Central Presidium would be his opponent.

"Voloja, I think we should talk about the children's issues." Shellov, who was holding the phone, shouted Selbitsky's nickname, "Even if you and I are not in a hurry, we should consider the children's opinions, right?"
Chapter completed!