Gu Wei slept in the embassy dormitory all night, slept very vigilantly, and specially used Ye Kun's alarm clock to set the time for himself.

It was already past 1 a.m. when he went to bed, and he only slept for 4 hours, and got up at 5:30.

Get dressed lightly, clean up neatly, wash your face with a tissue dipped in water, and clean the corners of your eyes and ears. Then rinse his mouth vigorously with warm water - because there is no toothbrush for him.

As soon as he finished cleaning up, Ye Kun handed over the work to the director and returned to the dormitory after work.

"Got up so early, have you washed up?" Seeing that Gu Wei was already ready to leave, Ye Wei was slightly surprised.

Even the blanket was folded. And last night, Gu Biao specially turned over the cover, and when he got up, he turned it back and folded it, so he wouldn't nest his smell in the blanket, and he looked very careful.

Although Gu Biao is very hygienic, he has no body odor.

What Ye Kun felt were two words: politeness and politeness.

"After washing, you can rest. I'm going to report to the professor in a moment, so I'm going to get up early. Gu Wei politely made excuses for his early waking behavior.

"How did you wash your toothbrush without a toothbrush?" and if you used mine, I'll replace it!" Ye Su said, shaking a toothbrush in his hand.

Actually, she bought it when she left the convenience store last night, but she didn't say it. Now it's better to pretend that you buy it in the morning after work.

After all, if she had said it at the time, wouldn't it seem that before she left the convenience store last night, she had already thought about keeping Gu Biao to stay, how embarrassing it would be.

"I didn't brush my teeth, I just rinsed my mouth, don't worry. Gu Biao hurriedly explained.

"You're just full of lies! If you don't ask questions, you'll spit and spit out!" Ye Kunyi condemned sternly, "I'm afraid of delaying my rest, so I get up so early, so I just say it directly, and I use the professor as an excuse." What time does school start in Georgetown, and Kissinger hasn't even gone to work yet!"

Gu Biao hurriedly explained: "I really didn't lie to you about this-I made an appointment before the plane last night, and at half past seven in the morning, I rushed to the professor's house first, and there was a breakfast meeting." The professor acted as an intermediary, and I apologize to Secretary Haig.

As you know, when I was on Larry King's live show for the first time five days ago, I scolded another former military guest, General Stuart Pitt, whom Larry King had invited, and mentioned some of Secretary Haig's points during the process. Although those were all said by the Secretary of State before he became a general and retired from the army, they are not a state secret of the United States.

But after all, some things are not said in public, I quote them on public programs, which offend people a little, and if I don't make amends, how will I deal with the relationship between the upper echelons in the future. Therefore, if you owe favors, you have to pay it back. Haig is still the secretary of state, and it is not easy to find it during working hours, and it is not a big deal, so I asked the professor to have a private breakfast meeting, which also seems to be very important, and I came to apologize as soon as I returned to Watsonton. ”

"I should have thought of it...... You're really so busy. Ye Kun's mood was slightly depressed, and he felt frustrated that he was crushed by his lifelong rivals, "But you can also do it, go to Kissinger's house for breakfast, make private compensation with the US Secretary of State, and dare to go without brushing your teeth, you are not afraid of damaging the national dignity! Take it, and this toothbrush will be yours in the future." ”

As she spoke, she threw the toothbrush that had not yet opened the plastic packaging directly to Gu Biao.

She deeply understands that if Gu Biao's straight male behavior is done by another man, it will definitely make female friends hate it. But Gu Biao has so many big reasons that you can't hate:

He is late for your birthday because there is really international-level cooperation to talk about and to win the initiative and leadership of the first IEC academic branch for the Chinese.

He had to get up early this morning because he had to go to his mentor's house for breakfast and apologize to the US Secretary of State for the excessive disclosure he had made on the talk show.

Can you blame him?

This is like those actors who make movies in later generations, if ordinary actors ask the director for leave, the director will definitely be unhappy. If you don't take time off from the beginning to the end, the director will not thank you in return, but will feel that this is what you should do.

But if it was Ma Feng who said when he was filming "Gong Shoudao": Director, producer, I really have to take a leave of absence for this matter, and the president of Mexico will come to me tomorrow.

Which director would blame him?

He took a leave of absence, which is more awesome than other mediocre people who never ask for leave, and it can better show his dedication.

That's the magic of money and prestige.

It can bring out a successful person's "how big things are, so that there may be a little breach of contract", which is more trustworthy than a person who has been on call for a lifetime.

Gu Biao brushed his teeth with a new toothbrush and a disposable paper cup, said a few polite words to Ye Kun, and drove away.

Ye Su watched him leave, and suddenly thought: Gu Biao went from the embassy area to Kissinger's house, which seemed to be much closer than him from the Potomac villa area......

Could it be that this guy agreed to stay in the embassy dormitory last night because he knew there was a breakfast meeting this morning?

You've been deceived by this straight man again.

Ye Su hatefully picked up the toothpaste that Gu Biao had just squeezed, squeezed it on his toothbrush, and gritted his teeth to brush it.

Phew!

……

Twenty minutes later, Gu Biao took the check and arrived at Kissinger's mansion.

It was 5 minutes earlier than the agreed time.

If the invitee has a higher social status than you, it is most polite for you to arrive 15 minutes early. No matter how early it is, it will make the owner uncomfortable, but it is a faux pas.

However, if it is a special case such as a breakfast meeting, it is enough to arrive 5 minutes early. Because time in the morning is precious, if you are 15 minutes early, the owner may not have finished washing and tidying up, but is rude.

As soon as Gu Biao met, he first said hello to the professor and Mrs. Nancy, and then watched little Kissinger go to work, and then said some good news:

"Professor, I have worked very hard to follow up on what you explained to me last time, and now the domestic side has replied, allowing me to assist you in the whole process of your monograph "On China".

I hope that we will work together to better dispel the strange thinking of '*****' in US political circles and better promote cooperation between the two countries." In the coming year or so, I will do my best to work hard for your project. ”

As soon as these scenes were said, Kissinger really felt that he had a lot of face, and he couldn't bear to blame him deeply.

The two guests talked and laughed merrily for two or three minutes, and as soon as Kissinger's daughter-in-law had set breakfast on the table, Alexander Haig came.

Gu Biao hurriedly stood up and bowed slightly: "Your Excellency, it's a pleasure to meet again.I apologize for some of the disclosures I made on the CNN program five days ago, I hope there is no invasion of your privacy." I can guarantee that I have thought about it before I speak, and there is absolutely no infringement of US state secrets, which is really for the sake of goodwill and to prevent the audience from being misled. ”

Gu Biao had also seen Haig twice, both when he attended various meetings with his mentor Kissinger. But there is no such experience of three people sitting down and chatting privately.

The reason why Haig took care of him was also for the sake of Kissinger, the "senior brother and leader".

"I understand, and then Stuart Pitt took the time to call me. Just discussing the problem, no big deal. In front of Kissinger, Haig of course said that this matter is over.

However, Gu Biao still has the number of courtesies he should have, and took the opportunity of Haig to wash his hands before breakfast, hinting at the benefits.

Of course, it is impossible to get a check directly, as it was with Kissinger.

Kissinger is now a professor, and giving a check is legal, a "consulting fee." Haig is also being the secretary of state, so he can't mess around.

This is true, not hypocrisy.

In Watsonton, when senior officials were in office, they were really so incorruptible.

But Watsangton also has a more than 100-year-old "revolving door" tradition, and it goes without saying that.

That is, after being an official for a few years, and then from a few years of business.

The three worlds of politics, academia, and business take turns to change roles, and when they become scholars and businessmen in the future, they will be able to collect consulting fees in a grand manner.

(Roughly from President Grant after the end of the Civil War, Watsington was eroded.) In the first 70 years of the founding of the United States, the political circles were still relatively ethical. The main reason is that Grant is a brute in the first place, and he can do anything without a lower limit. Because only such scum can win in a civil war, a person with a bit of morality will definitely not be able to do anything unscrupulous in the overall war mode. ）

The three parties had breakfast in a pleasant atmosphere, and Haig talked to Kissinger about his future plans.

"I'm going to quit, maybe at the end of the year, maybe next year. The Secretary of State is not for me. When Haig said this, he didn't even avoid Gu Biao.

Gu Biao was slightly vigilant: Could it be that he is hinting that the apology benefits that should be given to him will be accepted soon?

Historically, during Li Gen's term as president, foreign affairs officials did change frequently, and there were several secretaries of state, and Haig did not come to the end. But Gu Wei didn't know much about the details of American history in his previous life, so he didn't know the ending of a relatively minor character like Haig.

In fact, in another time and space, Haig should have just stepped down at this moment, and the reason for leaving office is also because in that period of history, after Li Gen dealt with the Iranian issue, he still had some control in the hands of the Iranians. Haig didn't want to leave a stain on the time bomb in the future - he had gone from a military general to secretary of state, and what would he do if he had left the stain of "acquiescing in the president's favors to the evil nation"?

So, historically, he resigned at the end of June '82 and only served as secretary of state for 18 months.

Now, it is still Gu Biao and Kissinger's methods of dealing with the Iranian crisis that have changed, so the Iranians did not grasp the follow-up handle and made up for it very cleanly, so that Haig could calmly do it for a while.

However, his diplomatic views still contradict Li Gen's "hope that both Iran and Iran lose". As a retired admiral turned to diplomacy, he is very rebellious to this style of "even though neither side is our ally, we still have to spend energy arranging for them to pinch each other".

In Haig's opinion, since both warring parties are evil countries, it would be nice to let them eat dogs themselves.