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Zhang Qiang's meaning is very simple, it's okay if you want me to help you, but you must promise me one condition, you must be my student.

When Sun Li heard this, she was shocked.

Chen Beiming was also frightened, and after coming back to his senses, he hurriedly said with a smile: "Elder Zhang, it is an honorable thing to be your closed disciple, but I am afraid that I will not meet your requirements, I have not received systematic and professional academic training, and I have no disciples in Chinese studies, my major is mainly military." ”

He refused.

The main reason is that he is a little afraid of Zhang Qiang.

On the way here, Sun Li briefly introduced him to this old man.

Don't look at the old man's smile now, but once he starts researching, he immediately feels like a different person, strict, harsh, extremely demanding, and no one will give face, even Sun Li is often scolded to wipe tears.

Sun Li is a graduate of the National Defense University, she used to study military history, once, she also needed to ask Zhang Qiang a few questions about ancient history like Chen Beiming, so she was connected to Zhang Qiang, Zhang Qiang admired her very much, so she developed her into her own closed disciple, dedicated to teaching, Sun Li originally thought that she had made a lot of money, and she was lucky to become the closed disciple of Zhang Qiang, the first master of the Xia Kingdom, who many people dreamed of, but where did she know, she was often scolded for really learning, I was scolded and cried at least two or three times a week.

When Chen Beiming heard this, where did he dare to agree?

Of course, the main reason is that he does not engage in research in this area, there is no need to spend so much effort, you must know that Chinese studies are broad and profound, any topic can squeeze out his life's hard work, and he still has to engage in military affairs, films, and others, where is the time?

So Chen Beiming refused very seriously: "Old Zhang, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to agree to you." ”

Zhang Qiang saw that Chen Beiming didn't look like a joke, she was very disappointed, and sighed faintly: "Alas-"

"Elder Zhang, if you want your knowledge to be passed on, then you should look for someone who is more talented and has better talent in this area." Chen Beiming comforted: "I'm a layman, and I can't do your knowledge at all." ”

Zhang Qiang listened, raised his head and looked at him: "Xiaoshan, you may not be professional, and your background may not be as profound as others, but you have one thing that everyone else, even Sun Li can't compare, that is, your thinking, those of them are ossified, or because of the education they received since childhood or because they are afraid of something, their thinking is shrunk, not to mention anything else, like the "Clash of Civilizations" you said, they can't do it even if they study it for another 10,000 years." ”

Chen Beiming admits that the study of Xia Guo, especially the social sciences, because of the unique royal nature of their identity, can only and dare to speak for the government, and it is really difficult for them to make their own voices heard and make their own reputation. Over time, Xia Guo's social science research became a pool of backwater.

The key reason why "Clash of Civilizations" has attracted so much attention from Zhang Qiang is that the angle and method of looking at the problem are completely American.

"Zhang Lao, don't worry too much, this situation will slowly change, with the gradual rise of the Xia Kingdom, the government's control over ideas will gradually relax, after all, it is a big country, the mentality is different, just like the current Meixi, people do not control their thoughts, why, the reason is very simple, there is no need, we are the first in the world, the first in the world will naturally have the appearance of the world's first, I believe that when the Xia Kingdom becomes the first in the world, there will be a relaxed atmosphere, just like the Tang Dynasty."

Zhang Qiang nodded: "I hope so." ”

After that, Zhang Qiang did not mention Chen Beiming as his student, but he also knew everything about Chen Beiming's problems, the more the two of them talked, the more speculative they became, and the more they talked, the more they felt - it was really late to see each other, many things, many points of view, were surprisingly similar.

"Xiaoshan, it's okay if you don't be my student, but we should be friends too, shouldn't we?" Zhang Qiang finally said excitedly: "It's really not easy to meet someone like you in this world who has such similar ideas and views, I believe you should feel the same way as me, right?" ”

Chen Beiming nodded.

"Okay, then let's say okay, from now on, we're friends."

"Okay." Chen Beiming nodded again.

Zhang Qiang was very happy, laughed, and then beckoned to Sun Li: "Sun Li, hurry up and come over to see your teacher Xiaoshan, remember, from now on, he is your elder, how to treat the elders I taught you before, do you remember?" ”

"Yes." Sun Li muttered, her face was more bitter than bitter gourd.

Because of Zhang Qiang's help, Chen Beiming wrote the book "Clash of Civilizations" significantly faster, but when it came to the last chapter, that is, the part of "The Future of Civilization", he encountered another problem.

In this part, he has to make his own speculations and predictions about the future of this planet, such as which civilization will rise, which civilization may fall, which civilization and which civilization may have a violent conflict, etc., etc., and so on, he has to speculate one by one.

Huntington's arguments in this section can only be used as a reference for him, after all, the world is different, and the results will be different.

So, when he wrote this part, he had a headache and couldn't find a solution for several days.

"Forget it, let's put it for the time being, and I'll talk about it in a few days, maybe, it's better to go out for a walk and come back to write."

He was thinking so in his heart when the opportunity suddenly came.

Qiu Yujie, head of the General Political Art Troupe, personally called him: "Xiaoshan, go back to the General Political Department, there is a task for us to complete together." ”

"Task? What task? ”

Chen Beiming was a little strange.

"Let's talk about it when we come back."

"Oh."

Chen Beiming then drove back to the General Political Department, and then went directly to Qiu Yujie.

"You take a look at this first." Qiu Yujie handed a letter to Chen Beiming.

"Letter? What do you mean? Chen Beiming became more and more confused, but Qiu Yujie just smiled and said nothing, so he looked down.

The letter was actually a photocopy, and it read:

"The members of the Ulan Horsemen of Suni's Right Banner:

Hello! From the letter, I am very happy to see the growth and progress of the Ulan herdsmen, and feel your love for the cause and your deep affection for the party and the people.

The Ulan herdsmen are a banner of the national literary and artistic front, and the first Ulan herdsmen were born in your hometown. Over the past few decades, generations of Ulan herdsmen have braved the wind and snow, the cold and the heat, and traveled on the Gobi and grasslands for a long time, using the sky as the curtain and the earth as the stage, bringing joy and civilization to the vast number of farmers and herdsmen, and conveying the party's voice and caring ......"