113. Extra
The years are unforgiving, and when Huaguo's career is booming, Qin Lao's life has come to an end.
In the intensive care unit, a skinny old man was curled up on the bed, his face was full of weakness, and he was able to continue to breathe by relying on an oxygen mask. The liquid in the infusion bottle fell drop by drop, and the sunlight outside the window came and went, leaving only silence in the end, and Qin Lao was always lifeless, showing no sign of waking up.
"Since ten years ago, Uncle Qin's health has not been very good. They are all people who fought hard in that era, and they don't know how many knives, how many bullets, and how many diseases they have fallen. However, at that time, his body had not yet decayed to this level, and the country of China had not yet been revived, and the national shame had not yet snowed, so he held his breath in his heart, and then he looked like he was fine. Bai Yu sat outside the ward in a daze, telling Gu Shuhan about Qin Lao. Qin Lao watched him grow up, and he always took good care of him, for him, Qin Lao was another father. Now, seeing a father-like figure lying haggard on a hospital bed, dying, it is not difficult to imagine how tormented he will be in his heart.
Gu Shuhan sat next to Bai Yu, listened quietly, and didn't say a word. She knew that at this time, all she needed to do was listen, not make futile persuasions. The reality is right in front of us, and everyone knows how weak the power of language is. Even if she comforted Bai Yu and Qin Lao at this time, nothing would happen, and she would definitely wake up, it would be to no avail.
Bai Yu was not a fool, he knew what Qin Lao's physical condition was. All she needed to do was be by his side and wait for him to digest the matter slowly.
"Now, the situation in Huaguo is getting better and better year by year, and it has also won the respect of other countries, the tight string in Uncle Qin's heart has loosened, and those old problems that have been pressed by him have come up. Over the years, for the rejuvenation of China, he has worked hard, and now, it is ......" He trembled violently between his lips and teeth, and finally said: "The oil is exhausted and ......the lamp is dry."
Gu Shuhan held Bai Yu's hand and listened to him babble about Qin Lao. Her hands were warm, but his hands were cold, as if she wanted to transfer her strength to Bai Yu through this handshake.
Feeling the wordless comfort of his fiancée, Bai Yu patted her hand: "It's okay, I have long expected such a day, but I always greedily hope that this moment will come later, and now ......" In the end, his throat was already very dry, and his voice was quite hoarse, and those words were almost squeezed out one by one.
On this day, it seems that time has passed extraordinarily long. Gu Shuhan accompanied Bai Yu from day to night, and sat from night to dawn.
And Qin Lao, this old man who has been in China for half his life, never woke up again, and in the early morning of the same day, he quietly went in a coma. Although he was suffering from illness in front of him, when he passed away, his expression was serene, which gave Bai Yu some comfort in his heart.
Although Gu Shuhan didn't spend as much time with this old man as Bai Yu and Premier Bai, when she was unknown, Qin Lao was the first person to recognize her, and later, Qin Lao provided her with a lot of help. Elder Qin always seemed to be able to understand what Gu Shuhan wanted, and then opened the door for her. For Gu Shuhan, Qin Lao is like a confidant. She has been with Qin Lao for nearly ten years, and she knows this old man's amiability, open-mindedness, wisdom, and decisiveness. She also knew that although Qin Lao was old, he was quite childlike, and he liked to make fun of her or Bai Yu from time to time.
The old man's voice and smile were still in front of him, and those things were as clear as if they had happened yesterday. Recalling the various benefits of Qin Lao's past, Gu Shuhan couldn't help but burst into tears.
Today, China is getting stronger and stronger, and it will get even stronger in the future. But the old man who supported it with his back when Huaguo was in turmoil was no longer visible......
Many people came to attend the farewell ceremony of Qin Lao's body, including many people who had been protected by Qin Lao. For this marshal who has made great achievements, everyone respects and remembers him from the bottom of his heart. The crowd silently laid the wreaths and looked at the old man's tombstone. In the photo on the tombstone, the old man's eyes are still so sharp, as if to announce to everyone that although he is gone, the heroic soul will always watch the country he loves.
At some point, a light rain began to fall in the sky, and a chill came up all around.
There was silence at the farewell ceremony, and no one raised their voices or said words of comfort to others. No words can fill the void in my heart and drive away the suffocating sadness, only time can dilute the sadness.
After worshipping Qin Lao, Bai Yu's mental state was very bad, however, there were still many tricky things waiting for him ahead, and he could no longer let himself sink. For Bai Yu and Premier Bai, the death of Qin Lao does not only mean the departure of an amiable and respectable old man, but also means that there is a vacuum in the military power and influence he left behind. For a long time, the Chinese government has officials headed by Premier Bai in politics, and there are a number of generals headed by Qin Lao in the military.
It can be said that Qin Lao is the hardest backing of Huaguo, and it is precisely because of Qin Lao's strong support that Gu Shuhan and Bai Yu's careers can develop so smoothly, and Huaguo can fight their way out of many strong enemies and become one of the powerful countries.
But now, Qin Lao is gone, and for the Chinese government, the most stable corner has collapsed. It is foreseeable that in the short term, there will inevitably be a turmoil in China.
After Qin Lao's death, the members of the Qin family's side branches quickly grabbed the military power in their own hands, and from their faces, they could not see the grief for Qin Lao's death at all, but only the desire for power. As long as a family develops for a long time, people's hearts will inevitably be chaotic. Especially Qin Lao's wife and children died one after another in the war, this old man did not leave an immediate family member, and the Qin family who is still there today are all side branches that have a distant relationship with Qin Lao.
It's not that these side branches of the Qin family haven't been moved by the military power in Qin Lao's hands, but they are just afraid of Qin Lao's prestige, and when Qin Lao is still alive, they don't dare to act rashly, and they all pretend to be like quails, how obedient and obedient they are. Now, as soon as Qin Lao is gone, the tight spell on their heads seems to have gone suddenly, and they all jump out one by one, using all kinds of methods and thousands of means to hold the military power in their hands.
For Qin Lao, these Qin family side branches don't say anything, but they are resentful in their hearts, complaining that he has suppressed them for so long, and that he himself is in a high position, but he refuses to bring any family members to him. Qin Lao's status in China is so lofty, as Qin Lao's clansmen, not only did they not receive a little shade, but they were more strictly controlled by Qin Lao, and even the children of ordinary little rich families were freer than them.
Premier Bai has been walking very close in front of Qin Lao, and they naturally don't have any good feelings towards Premier Bai. What's more, rumors came from nowhere, saying that it was Prime Minister Bai who mentioned to Qin Lao that he should strictly restrain the people in the family, which made the Qin family side branch live a hard life for so long. One spread ten, ten spread hundred, and the people of the Qin clan, who were already quite disliked by Prime Minister Bai and the Bai family, didn't bother to tell whether this rumor was true or not, so they naturally believed it, and their hatred for Prime Minister Bai was even deeper.
In this case, they will be instigated by the political enemies of the Bai family, and it is simply normal to stand on the side of the political enemies of the Bai family to deal with the Bai family.
Prime Minister Bai soon learned about the incident from his own channels.
Managing Qin Lao's funeral, he was also quite tired in his heart, and at this time, he listened to his subordinates report on this matter, waved his hand and said, "Let them go." These people have long wanted to oppose my Bai family, which is why they are so gullible to believe the rumors released by the Tang family, even if I clarify it to them, it will be useless, but they will think that they are quibbling. ”
"But Prime Minister, do you just let them continue to corrupt the Qin family?" His personal guards said with red eyes: "Old Qin's bones are still cold, these brutes are about to ruin his hard work!" ”
This pro-soldier was originally a person close to Qin Lao, and later Qin Lao sent him to Premier Bai's side to protect Premier Bai's safety, and his feelings for Qin Lao were naturally different from ordinary people. Now, seeing the side branches of the Qin clan jumping up and down like this, revealing their ugliness, his heart was full of anger and hatred.
Premier Bai snorted coldly: "Do you really think that the army under Lao Qin is so easy to lead?" The group of people in the Qin family have a heart higher than the sky, but their ability is not very big, not only can they not control the power left by Lao Qin, but they will also eat their own bodies. Look, those people won't be around for long. If the Wang family thinks that they can crush me with this group of wine bags and rice bags, then just try it! ”
It is said that things gather by like, people are grouped, and villains like the Wang family will be in cahoots with the wolf next to the Qin family, and Premier Bai is not surprised at all.
Wang Jiayuan is also a bigwig with military power in his hands, and after returning to the Chinese government, he took the initiative to hand over all the forces in his hands, and the Chinese government said whatever it was, and it seemed to be extremely obedient, and even Prime Minister Bai was almost deceived. Fortunately, he has always been wary of former warlords like the Wang family, and although he was angry because of the betrayal of the Wang family, he was not caught off guard.
It's just that Premier Bai also knows in his heart that the actual situation is not as simple as he said. Although the Qin family's side branch is just a group of wine bags and rice bags, the Wang family still has two brushes. If the Qin clan's power really fell into the hands of the Wang family, then they would have a vicious battle to fight.
Huaguo, I'm afraid it's about to start turmoil. Prime Minister Kashiwa looked at the cloudy sky and sighed.