A small courtyard with red walls and white tiles at the foot of Xiangshan, the authentic courtyard structure, facing south and back to north, and the maple leaves all over the mountains are as red as blood, this is a blood-colored world.

An old man with a little gray hair was leaning over a small piece of land in the corner of the small courtyard to loosen the soil, the hoe was flying in his hand, and pieces of dirt were flying under the hoe, and his movements were skillful, like a peasant digging in the soil.

Behind him stood several health doctors in white coats, and under the eaves stood a few young men with fierce expressions and bright eyes, their waists protruding slightly, and walking between the shade and red walls from time to time.

"Dad, why are you tending to your vegetable patch again!" A voice came from the gate, and then a figure flashed in, the person who came in looked relatively handsome, and looked very young, but if he looked closely, he could see the vicissitudes of time carved on his face.

Although his stature is not high, he gives people the feeling of being near the mountains.

When the old man heard the voice, he took a small hoe, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, gasped for a while, and then smiled: "Tianshu, why did you remember to come to see you today?" ”

"Dad, you are not in good health, just rest at home if you have nothing to do, ask Uncle Hua and them to play cards with you, don't play with your little soil all day long, I'll help you!" The young man frowned slightly, and casually handed the leather bag in his hand to a guard beside him, and he played with his sleeves and walked over to the old man.

The young man is none other than Chu Tianshu, deputy director of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

The old man raised his hand slightly, and let go of the hoe in his hand. At this time, the medical staff in a white coat standing on the side immediately trotted over: "Chief, you better take a break!" ”

"Okay, okay, you are my chief, you say check the body, check the body!" The old man stretched out his hands and sat down on a chair on the side, letting them wipe their sweat and take their blood pressure non-stop.

His eyes turned to his son who was hoeing the ground, although his movements were a little clumsy, but he was so serious, compared to the perfunctory attitude of the third son, it made him feel much more comfortable.

"Chief, all your physical indicators are normal, but your body still can't be overworked, you need to rest more!"

"Dad, look, the doctors have said to let you have a good rest, so you don't have to toss anymore, okay?" Chu Tianshu wiped the sweat from his forehead, what would it be like if his subordinates saw that Deputy Minister Chu, who had never been smiling, had become a clumsy farmer.

"Hey, my old man is not a golden branch and jade leaf, that is, he was born with mud legs, and now he has such a hobby, you still want to deprive me! I know you're doing it for my good, but if my old man doesn't work all day, I'm going to be miserable! Don't worry, my old man is in good health, and he can waste the country's food for a few more years! ”

"Alright, Dr. Lu, I'm sorry for you!" The old man shook his hand and got up and walked into the house, behind him Chu Tianshu hoeed lightly, and the setting sun stretched his figure struggling to the ground for a long time.

In the study room of the courtyard, on several antique bookshelves, there are a few books, many of which are wire-bound versions, and almost none of the books of the founding leaders have been left behind!

On the wall on the left hangs a huge map of the world, and on the wall on the right hangs a detailed map of the Republic, detailed enough to find the town of Makongcheng's estuary on it!

There are four people sitting respectfully in the study, and sitting in the front is a middle-aged man in military uniform, with a big face with Chinese characters, and the rank of lieutenant general on the shoulders of his shirt, revealing a kind of majesty all over his body, he is the eldest son of the Chu family, Chu Tianfeng, deputy commander of the Nanjing Military Region.

Behind him is Chu Tiancong, the second son of the Chu family, who is also the son of the old man of Chu, he is different from the boss who is powerful and serious, but he looks quite elegant, and he always has a hint of a smile on his face. At this moment, he looks kind, and the officials of Western Sichuan Province will tremble as soon as they hear his name!

Chu Tiancong is the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Western Sichuan Province and the vice governor of Western Sichuan Province. At the provincial and ministerial level, the secretary of the political and legal committee is already a powerful feudal official, and in principle, he will no longer serve as vice governor.

However, Wu Qingyi, vice premier of the State Council, favored Chu Tiancong and believed that he also had a hand in economic construction, and strongly pushed him to concurrently serve as vice governor of western Sichuan Province in charge of industry.

Sitting behind him is the third child, Chu Tianyun, who is the deputy secretary of the National Development and Reform Commission, a member of the party group, focusing on macroeconomic research and the reform and development of small towns, and is regarded as a powerful figure in the National Development and Reform Commission.

Sitting at the end is naturally the fourth eldest Chu Tianshu, he is the deputy minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, although he is not ranked high, but because he is a son of the Chu family, he will naturally not be just a deputy minister in name only.

One of the four people in this study can set off a storm in the political arena of the republic, but at this time, the four people are honestly sitting on the pony, looking like good kindergarten children.

"Fourth, when you come back in the afternoon, is Dad tending to his land again?" The second child, Chu Tiancong, turned around slightly and glanced at the last fourth.

"Well, I also helped the old man turn over the ground for a while, what do you think the old man thinks, what can be grown in such a palm-sized piece of land?"

"Fourth, don't say that, the old man has been running around the country with the commander-in-chief since he was eleven years old, and his biggest dream at that time was to have a piece of land for himself. It's a pity that after the victory of the revolution, the old man has not been idle, and now that he is old, he can finally have time to take care of the crops and realize his childhood dream. The third, the fourth, the two of you are in Beijing, and you usually come back to accompany your father and talk to him, you know? ”

The eldest Chu Tianfeng turned his head slightly, glanced at Chu Tianshu, Chu Tianshu trembled, he has been afraid of the eldest brother since he was a child, not to mention him, his second brother and third brother are also afraid of the eldest brother, but as he gradually increases in age, this fear slowly fades.

"Hmm!"

"Got it, big brother!"

"Third child, do you know what the old man called us to do?" Chu Tianfeng frowned slightly, he came to the General Staff to do business, but unexpectedly, the third child called him over, and the day after tomorrow he was going to rush back to design a large-scale exercise in the military region in the second half of this year, although he also wanted to stay in Beijing to accompany his old father more.

"I don't know, it was the old man who asked me to call you, and asked the second brother to rush back from western Sichuan!" Chu Tianyun Lu thought for a moment and glanced at Chu Tiancong: "It's about to be changed, it is estimated that the old man wants to stop your opinions!" ”

Chu Tiancong nodded, he held a lot of power in Western Sichuan Province, and naturally knew some things about the collision of ideas at the upper level, the conflict between reformers and conservatives became increasingly intense, and the two camps began to prepare for the change of office in their respective territories.

"You have always been the pioneers of the reformers, is there anything else that has happened this year?" The third child, Chu Tianyun, was slightly stunned, the National Development and Reform Commission was in charge of the trivial affairs of a country, but he seemed to have heard a little rumor.

"I don't know, you all know what the old man said, don't get involved in these things in our Chu family, big brother, do you have any news over there?"

"I haven't heard anything over there, and no one in the army must have dared to be our Chu family!" Chu Tianfeng shook his head, looking forward to showing his heroic posture, the strength of the Chu family in the army is indeed not something that any family can compete with, however, as the political situation of the republic becomes more and more stable, the army cannot always be in the hands of the Chu family and other families, which is also the reason why the old man let Chu Tianshu retreat.

Chu Tiancong was about to speak, but he heard a soft cough from outside the door, and the four brothers all trembled, and sat respectfully on the pony, with their hands on their knees, raising their heads and chests, and looking ahead.

The door of the study was gently pushed open, and Old Man Chu walked in slowly.

Pleased with his sons' performance, he nodded and sat down at his desk, where the health practitioner placed his teacup in front of his desk, bowed out, and closed the door.

"You don't have to be surprised, especially the second child, I specially called you back from western Sichuan, I guess you almost understand what I mean, right?"

The old man's voice was very loud, but he didn't have to worry about it going outside, not to mention the guards on the third floor, even the soundproofing facilities in this room were enough to make any eavesdropping devices useless.

No one spoke, the room was silent, and all four of his sons bowed their heads. Apparently a silent protest in his heart against some of his arrangements.

The Chu family has gradually been suppressed by the Song family over the years, and even the Li family has jumped out from time to time to shoot at the Chu family at the Politburo meeting, which makes the four brothers feel very uncomfortable.

"Now that the change of office is imminent, all places are beginning to move, I believe that your unit also has this kind of signs, of course, this year's situation is more complicated, not only the collision of reformers and conservatives, but also one more foreigner, of course, there will be other more complicated situations!"

The second Chutian's eyes lit up, and he keenly heard a hint of extraneous sound from the old man's mouth, but the old man was also moved, after all, after a change of office, the political situation of the republic has at least ten years of time to recuperate!

"Two days ago, the general secretary talked to me about the issue of the army, of course, his words were very tactful, but I understand the old man, the army is the party's army, not the army of a certain family, not the army of a certain person!"

The old man's voice was very loud, anyone could hear the helplessness in that voice, yes, it has been so many years since the founding of the country, and the Chu family has managed the army step by step, which naturally makes some people in the party anxious.

Whether it is the collision of ideas or the struggle of factions, these are all within the scope of deliberate control, but once the army is involved, it is the cornerstone of national stability, and the power of the Chu family has always been only in the army.

This is also the trust of the head of the Southern Patrol to the Chu family, especially in the early days of reform and opening up, the army naturally has to be firmly held in his hands. However, these are not long-term solutions after all, and the army can only be loyal to the party, and cannot always be in the hands of one family!

The Chu family has gradually come to its senses in recent years, and the children of the Chu family have slowly intervened in the affairs of the political axe, and slowly pulled the elites of the family out of the army and devoted themselves to the construction of the local area.

"Dad, what do you mean?" Chu Tianfeng was stunned, although he had expected this day, he didn't expect it to come so suddenly, and he was a little caught off guard suddenly.

"What can I think, the old man immediately said to the general secretary, everything is subject to the party's arrangement, Tianfeng, you have to stand on the best shift. Heaven will work with peace of mind from you, don't get involved in those collisions, Vice Premier Wu values you very much, and the next thing depends on your own ability. Fourth, on the issue of party building, our Chu family also has to make a little noise. ”

"Dad, Wang Mincheng said that the Nanhu Provincial Party Committee intends to transfer his brother-in-law to Hengyang City to take on the burden, you see?" The fourth Chu Tianshu finally raised this trembling question, although Li Shanchuan is not successful, he is his sister's husband after all, although the old man never interferes in things, but for the culprit who destroyed the good situation of the Chu family back then, I don't think I want to see it very much?

"Wang Mincheng? Deputy Secretary of Nam Ho Province? Isn't he from the Li family, how could he want to help that guy who is not angry? Could it be that they have to pull the Chu family into the whirlpool, don't you know that my Chu family has always been untouched by these things? The old man frowned.

"Well, Wang Mincheng went to Nanhu with Wu Ziren!" Chu Tianshu explained softly, in fact, before he went to Yongchuan, he knew that the Nanhu Provincial Party Committee intended to promote Li Shanchuan to the number one leader of the Municipal Party Committee, just for the fairness of the gambling contract, he naturally hinted to Wang Mincheng a few words.

"Is it that you kid hinted at something from others again, otherwise, you would have moved the nest for no reason?" The old man was slightly stunned, remembering the stunned boy decades ago, and he didn't know what was going on now?

"Dad, since he wants to be Mei'er's husband, he naturally has to withstand the test, how can he enter the door of my Chu family without two brushes!"

Chu Tianshu nodded, he went to Yongchuan on the order of the old man, and immediately remembered something, turned his head to the third brother and said: "Third brother, you can pay attention to this kid, I listen to Lao Wang, this kid went to be the mayor of the town, I didn't expect him to be a soldier, and he was actually a good hand in economic construction!" Moreover, he also proposed what kind of new agricultural economy should be carried out, which is very interesting. It seems that both the Li family and the Chen family are a little optimistic about him!"

"Yes, I'll go back later, you show me his information, if it's a person, I'll see if we're accommodating!" Chu Tianyun smiled, the strength of the Chu department in the State Council was relatively thin, and he naturally felt that the work pressure was very high.

"Yes, it seems that the kid who is not angry still has a little eyesight, and if he finds a good seedling, he can't be accommodating, how can he do it without being beaten? Let's see how things develop? The old man smiled, obviously he was no longer as unkind to Li Shanchuan as he used to be.

"Dad, this is an article that the people of Nanhu Province are preparing to publish tomorrow's National Day, you can take a look" Chu Tianshu opened the folder, took out a few pages of paper, got up and sent it to the old man's desk.

The old man put on his glasses, looked at the words word by word, and gradually showed a strange smile on his face, and after reading it, he slowly took off his glasses: "This kid actually wants to be a wall grass, no one can offend!" Unexpectedly, our Chu family will finally produce a mediocre person? I'd like to see how he gets out of this maelstrom! ”

(To be continued)