Winter in Beijing is different from in the south. The cold in the south is warm, and the cold in Beijing is dry and biting. Just in winter, several heavy snowfalls in Beijing have covered the ancient city with a white coat.

The high status of Wu Dashuai and the small place of his mansion form a stark contrast. On the guest of honor sat a somewhat bloated middle-aged man with a mustache and thick glasses.

"General Wu is in love, how can you let me sit in the main seat, and you sit in the side seat?" It was Li Da who spoke, one of the top leaders of Mao's deputies.

Wu's adjutant picked up the warm wine and poured Li Da's cup full, "Mr. Li, look at the tiger skin on your stool, this is our Wu Dashuai's special, and I specially asked me to lay it on the stool for you today." ”

Li Da is very useful, no wonder the buttocks are warm, it turns out to be the effect of tiger skin. "Da Shuai is too polite, I heard that Da Shuai has a stubborn disease on his waist, I should return this tiger skin to its original owner. I, Li Da, am a teacher, how can I accept such a big gift! ”

"Hahaha, Mr. Li should not be too humble, too humble is a sign of pride."

On the one hand, Li Da sighed at Wu's straightforwardness, and on the other hand, he was shocked by Wu's insight into people's hearts. He is right, not only does he, an outsider, see it this way, but even his good friend and comrade-in-arms Chen Qingtong always makes fun of his inconsistencies on the outside, saying that he is restrained and polite on the outside, and he is the best in the world in his heart.

"I have been friends with Mr. Li for a long time, and Mr. Li's speech on "The Pride of Civilians" was deafening and deafening, which made Wu deeply admired. You pointed out the inferior nature of the Chinese people to the point, and you said that our people are greedy and always hope that they will not work, rob other people's food, and beg for other people's food. I want to be a commoner in this world, and I should be a worker in this world. Well said. If everyone can support themselves, why can't China rejuvenate and become strong. Wu's eyes lit up as he said this.

"Wu Dashuai's words are serious, Li is familiar with Wu Dashuai's telegram of support for our student movement after the Paris Peace Conference.

Wu took Li Da's words and continued to say, "His heart is pitiful, his ambition is commendable, and his feelings are even more forgivable." Unexpectedly, Mr. Li still remembered Wu's words, and Wu knew in his heart that workers are the present of our country, and students are the future of our country. ”

"With the support of students and workers, you can win the hearts and minds of the people." Li Da raised the glass in the wine to salute Wu.

The adjutant interjected, "Mr. Li doesn't know, we are handsome, we don't drink or smoke, we have always been like this, and we never make an exception." ”

Li Da held the wine glass with a little embarrassment on his face.

"Hey." Wu waved his hand, "Wu only drinks with his confidant, Mr. Li is my confidant, today Wu is not making an exception, but finally found someone worth drinking." ”

The two raised their glasses and drank together, their faces beaming.

"Come, Mr. Li, eat. Today we are eating the old Beijing copper pot shabu mutton, I heard that you usually like this kind of food the most, when your student movement was a great success, the celebration banquet was eaten copper pot shabu mutton. Today's mutton is the fat sheep that I specially ordered from the mouth, not too old or young, and the taste is not old or old. Wu picked up the mutton slices and cooked them in a copper pot seriously, and only after the blood on the slices of meat was lost did he put the meat in Li Da's bowl. Li Da dipped in sesame sauce and took a big bite, "Okay, it's tender and strong, the thickness of the meat slices is just right, Wu Dashuai is worthy of being an expert in eating mutton." ”

Wu Dashuai's face was a little unhappy, "I said I was a confidant just now, and now Mr. Li is polite to me again." I don't have to be formal, this is not a cabinet building, this is not the Senate, this is Wu's mansion, everyone can talk freely. ”

Li Da saw that Wu Dashuai was so direct, but he was a little uncomfortable. "It's Li who is pedantic, and Li punishes himself with a cup."

"Mr. Li, I have a lot of nicknames for someone Wu, some people say I'm a crystal fox, some people say I'm Wu Xiaogui, do you know which nickname I like the most?"

Li Da rolled his eyes, "It should be Wu Xiucai!" ”

Wu laughed heartily, "That's right, Wu is from a Xiucai." If the Qing Dynasty had not been overthrown, Wu might have continued to take the imperial examination, and maybe now he could be a Confucian like Mr. and contribute to the country's education. ”

Li Da nodded, "The gold content of Xiucai is much higher than that of us students who have returned from studying abroad, and those of us only need to go to Japan to study and gild, and when we come back, we will have things that many people can't pursue in their lifetime." ”

"Yes, Mr. Li caught up with the good times. Sometimes I also complain to God, he really likes to play tricks on people and let Wu become a soldier. The tiger skin under Mr.'s ass is a testament to Wu's life in the army. I don't know if the sir is interested. ”

"Oh, I want to hear about it." Li Da was interested.

"When the former President Yuan Gong was still there, I was ordered to cooperate with the Japanese side to carry out espionage work in Northeast China. It was the time of the Russo-Japanese War. The Russians set up a number of blockade lines in Arthur, and the Japanese could not resist their huge ships, so they could only sink their own ships and block the sea route. At that time, I detected Lao Maozi's defense, and let the fishermen send it to the Japanese through civilian boats, and then Lao Maozi's navy was annihilated by them. On the way back to Guannei, I was caught by Lao Maozi's big head soldiers. I didn't confess that I was a spy agent, and that time it was really a life-and-death, but fortunately I was alert and jumped off the train. My back injury was left when I jumped out of the car. ”

Li Dazhao nodded, he didn't speak, just listened and thought carefully.

"Later, my instructor Aoki asked the Japanese Navy to award me the 'Order of the Rising Sun', as well as this tiger skin and 500 oceans for me, and specially granted me a week off to ride home to save my family. That was the first time in my life that I felt the practical meaning of the words "homecoming". ”

Wu looked at Li Da, who was silent at the moment. "Sir seems to have something to say."

"I don't think this medal is a symbol of glory, it's a shame." Li Da spoke his opinion.

Wu's adjutant was very angry, "Why does Mr. slander my family handsome like this?" ”

Wu glared at the adjutant, "Fuck off." ”

The adjutant retreated angrily.

Li Da smiled at Wu, "Wu Dashuai asked me to speak freely, so I said it." Whether it is Tsarist Russia or Japan, they are fighting for their interests on our own land, and whoever we help is selling out the interests of the country in the end. ”

Wu nodded, "This wine only tasted at this time." He raised his glass to Li Da.