For a whole day, Su Cheng did not see Zhou Lao again.

He returned to the hotel, had dinner, and rested for a while before seeing Hou Haiqing with a strange look.

"Old Zhou, they have a meeting in the evening, and I guess I don't have time to see you. The director asked me to explain to you that the 10 strategies you suggested have been fully accepted by the leadership, but they will be further improved, and if you want to participate, you can do so at any time. However, this is a confidential work, and once you participate, you are not allowed to leave Beijing until it is completed. "Hou Haiqing has worked in the State Council for six years, and he has seen enough major events, but he has really never encountered such a major event as the collapse of the Soviet Union.

At this point, Sioux City's proposal turned out to be the dominant direction for the future, so much so that it affected the direction of Chinese politics. Even if she saw it with her own eyes, Hou Haiqing still couldn't believe it.

Or rather, a reluctance to believe.

What kind of suggestion did Su Cheng make? This question had already lingered in Hou Haiqing's mind.

Sioux City himself was not the slightest surprise. It is strange that he was favored by the upper echelons according to the main points summarized in the speech of the Southern Tour. Even without him, people will still choose such an ideological system in the end, but the person who made the suggestion is different, and the time will be later.

Historically, it took months of gestation for a series of speeches and political theories derived from them. Of course, fundamentally speaking, there should be a political theory to be expressed first, and then there was a series of speeches on the southern tour.

At this time, Su Cheng said the political theories that later generations had refined into textbooks, at the level of those old scholars in the Central Political Research Office. It's easy to perfect it.

However, rather than perfecting the theory, the person who proposes the theory will always be looked down upon.

Especially at such an important moment, Hou Haiqing couldn't help but think: If the person who proposed the ten strategies was me......

Even if he is married to Su Zhen, he has a father-in-law like Su Dongyuan. There is still a need for political performance.

As far as Hou Haiqing's identity is concerned, there is no better political achievement than solid theory and clear views. A theoretical idea that influenced national policy was enough to make him stand out from the thousands of State Department staffers......

"I can't stay in the capital for a long time to refine the theory or something. I'm not involved. Su Cheng's words interrupted Hou Haiqing's fantasy.

Hou Haiqing reacted quickly, came back to her senses, lifted her glasses, and said with a smile: "Then I will relay the original words." In addition, Zhou Lao said that you may go to the Soviet Union, let me help you contact the special plane, how many people are there?"

"It's funding the Soviet Union...... Oh, now it's funding Russia's activities, right? It's not a deep development, there are about five of us on our side. ”

"Okay. Hou Haiqing recorded it. He said: "Old Zhou is going to send a security guard to you, and he is in the process of selection, do you have any requirements?"

"Security personnel?"

"It's not clear what happened in the Soviet Union, but if you stay in the embassy, it might be fine. When you leave the embassy, you have to think about security. ”

"Just find someone who isn't as handsome as me. Sioux said half-jokingly.

After his own understanding, Hou Haiqing recorded it very seriously: "The face is ugly. ”

It is not surprising that different leaders have different requirements for security personnel, and what kind of special records they have, Hou Haiqing has no concept of discrimination at this time. Even if there is. He would also only pick a word that was not so targeted.

After making a record, Hou Haiqing put away the notebook and said in a loud voice: "Matching security personnel is a high standard." When the bureau selects a good person, they will bring it to you, and if you agree, it will be with you for a year or so, and then it will depend on the situation. In addition, the salaries of the security personnel are paid by the state, and the weapons are prepared by the state, but you are responsible for the work clothes and food and lodging during working hours. ”

The next day.

Sioux City boarded a special plane from the capital to Almaty and then to Moscow.

The planes were mainly used by the cadres of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Department, who also had to rush to the newly formed Russia as quickly as possible. The cadres of the banking system and the commercial system all sat in the back, and they were very aware of the opportunity.

Su Cheng sat at the back of the cabin with a sad face, with the roar of the wing propellers in his ears, and the new bodyguard Gu Hongjun sitting next to him.

As Hou Haiqing described, the absolute ugliness of the new bodyguard Commander Gu Hong, with his short stature and face full of horizontal flesh, and teeth bursting out of his lips, can guarantee that he can scare children below kindergarten and make his classmates above junior high school laugh out loud.

With a little makeup, he might be able to play a good role in a comedy.

However, Gu Hongjun is still a big soldier who is not smiling, sitting next to Su Cheng, and the eye-catching effect immediately cancels out the rare little deterrent.

Although it is difficult for people to associate him with a bodyguard, his discipline undoubtedly explains his identity.

The stewardess came with a drink, Su Cheng wanted to drink a bottle of water, and Gu Hongjun would immediately take a sip first. Bread and rice are no exception.

After doing this three times, Su Cheng couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Could it be that I have to go through you first when I eat in the future?"

Gu Hongjun said very realistically: "The superiors require that your safety must be guaranteed during your time in the Soviet Union. So, when you eat and drink in the USSR, you have to go through me first, and it's better not to eat or drink. ”

"Just during the Soviet Union?"

"Just during the USSR. Gu Hongjun paused, as if to prove it, picked up a piece of bread, and said: "Such an unpalatable thing, I don't eat it because I don't have a task." ”

After saying that, he took a big bite.

Su Cheng blinked and said, "I thought you were helping me try it." ”

"It just was. ”

"And now?"

"I need to keep my strength up, in case there's a hijacking or something, I can't go hungry. Gu Hongjun continued to chew on bread and commented: "It's too unpalatable, far worse than the steamed buns in our hometown." ”

In an instant, the bread for two was eaten.

"The speed at which you eat is faster than that of my girlfriend. Su Cheng thought of Shu Lan, who was eating, and then looked at Gu Hongjun's face. I couldn't help but shake my head and said, "I'll ask for another one." ”

He was about to stretch out his hand, but a plate was handed over, but it was Jiao Guoping, who said with a smile: "Mine hasn't moved yet." At today's reception banquet before departure, I was poured a lot of wine and had no appetite. ”

"Thank you. "Gu Hongjun is not polite. Gobbling up the first two and a half meals. Looking at his bitter and hateful appearance, people who don't know still think that he is taking poison.

It's just faster.

Jiao Guoping took advantage of the situation and changed to a position close to Sioux City, across the aisle. In an emotional tone, he said: "I went abroad for the first time ten years ago, and it was the Soviet Union that I went to. Unexpectedly, now I am going to Russia. But. At that time, I felt that the Soviet Union had many problems, but now that I think about it, it seems that the roots have been planted a long time ago. ”

Sioux City let out an "oh" in agreement.

Jiao Guoping smiled and said: "At that time, we were still taking the train, and the international train was still operating normally at that time, but there were very few people in it, and sometimes, there were only a few of us in a carriage." I remember, to a station in the USSR. When we got off the bus to rest, the old leader said that the Soviet Union was unchanged along the line, and it was the same for ten years, without the slightest development. You know. At that time, China had already reformed and opened up, and the debate between the two countries was still continuing. I still remember the words of the old leader: If the country does not develop, the people's living standards will not improve, and this will not work. Now think about it, how similar it is to the ten strategies you proposed. The theoretical ideas put forward by Sioux City are thought-provoking. It is not like a young man in his twenties, but like a veteran party member who has been in the past for a long time. ”

Su Cheng smiled and said, "If you want to ask me if I found a gunman, answer clearly, no." ”

"An old party member with this level of experience doesn't bother to be a gunman for you. Jiao Guoping's words are sharp, but people can't find faults.

Sioux City had no intention of arguing. The significance of the staff lies in whose strategy the owner adopts. The reason why Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms has great power is that Liu Bei obeys his words. As for Pang Tong, whether he is dead or alive, if Liu Bei does not adopt his strategy, he will lose the meaning of existence.

Jiao Guoping wanted to compete with Sioux City for the position of high-level staff, but in the most important game, he had already lost.

The USSR will not come back to life, and such a big event as the collapse of the USSR will not happen again. In the same way, the speech of the southern tour that affected China will happen twice.

Jiao Guoping thought that he had just lost a chance and gave Su Cheng a gap.

Su Cheng knew in his heart that as long as the world situation did not change greatly, he only needed ten strategies this time, which would be enough to establish his position.

Jiao Guoping consciously took the upper hand, changed his tone, and said with a smile in a chatting tone: "When I first joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China and the Soviet Union were negotiating, talking about the normalization of relations, talking back and forth, talking about it for 10 years. Do the math, that is, Gorbachev took office, and the normalization of relations between the two countries progressed. Unexpectedly, this guy is still on stage. The USSR did not exist. ”

"It's a little faster, indeed. ”

"It's like a day and night, it's just breathless, so Su Dong's guess is surprisingly accurate. When Jiao Guoping said this, he lowered his voice and said: "Do you know? At the beginning of the month, when Ambassador Wang visited the Soviet vice foreign minister as usual and was about to present his credentials, he was told that President Gorbachev might accept the credentials submitted by Ambassador Wang from December 7 to December 14. As a result, you know, on the 25th, the USSR collapsed. Gorbachev himself didn't even guess!"

"And now?" Su Cheng didn't know the secret here, but he was interested.

Jiao Guoping took a sip of water, moistened his throat, and said with a smile: "I apologize and resubmit my credentials." However, the credentials brought by Ambassador Wang were for the Soviet Union and could not be used, and they had to be remade from within the country, and I am afraid that they would not be able to do it well in a short time. The current Ministry of Foreign Affairs is really busy, and you think that just re-establishing diplomatic relations with a dozen independent republics will be exhausting. Next, I will go to Ukraine to negotiate the establishment of diplomatic relations. ”

As he said this, he raised his head. Ukraine is a heavyweight country among the republics of the Soviet Union, second only to Russia. Jiao Guoping's trip to Ukraine as a diplomat is an achievement in itself. Back in China, this is also a qualification.

As he was proud, the minister's secretary walked from the front cabin to the back cabin, and said in a low voice: "Chairman Su, Minister Meng invites you to come over." ”