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Chapter 914 The Rapidly Growing Politician

Beginning at 5 p.m., there was a bustle of traffic and pedestrians shuttling in front of the gate of the Pacification Office on the north side of Zhenxing Road in the ancient city of Syria in southern Sichuan, and representatives of all walks of life and reporters of all colors gathered from all directions in buses, various cars, and even rickshaws that had only been running for three months to attend the reception banquet and press conference held by the Pacification Office. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Feeling the sharp contradictions between the An Yi clique and the central government in the past few days, as well as a series of astonishing rumors of military conflicts from Nanchang, Wuhan, Nanjing, and other places, coupled with the fact that the purpose of the An Jiajun's huge military parade was faintly pointed to the central government, and the heads of important military groups in Xiangxi, Qianxi, Yunnan, and Guangzhou, gathered in Syria and made appearances one after another, more than 100 Chinese and foreign reporters who have entered Syria for interviews in the past week are keenly aware that China's already confusing political situation is becoming more complicated and severeAs a result, most of the reporters who covered the parade chose to remain in Syria, excitedly observing and waiting for the situation to change.

At noon, Chinese and foreign reporters and guests from various localities suddenly received an invitation letter from the International Liaison Office of the Pacification Office, and the reporters were surprised and ecstatic, made full preparations in advance, changed into appropriate costumes, and attended a reception banquet and press conference rarely seen by the Pacification Office.

The elegant environment and wide area of the appeasement office was originally the Yamen of Xufu County, this closed building complex facing the street was built in the early Ming Dynasty, the tall palace of brick and wood structure and the heavy courtyards, neatly arranged, constitute a very traditional Chinese style of local administrative center. In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the county government underwent large-scale renovation and expansion, and since then, due to the decline of the Qing Dynasty, no major repairs have been carried out, and the damage has become more and more serious for more than 20 years from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution. During Liu Wenhui's occupation of southern Sichuan, he carried out partial repairs to the main hall of the county government and the front and back yards, and the courtyards on the left and right sides of the county government and the military garrison of the military camp facing Kuangshi Street on the back side became decadent and overgrown with weeds because they did not receive the necessary maintenance.

Since the Anjia army was stationed in southern Sichuan, respecting public opinion, reorganizing the local government of southern Sichuan, setting up the military and administrative center here, it began to hire local craftsmen and young people, carried out large-scale repair and maintenance, and carried out large-scale reconstruction of the east and west courtyards on the basis of ensuring the unity and harmony of the entire ancient building complex. The antique and well-equipped East Courtyard has become a special place for the two sets of teams of the Pacification Office and the county government to handle official business; The newly expanded West Courtyard has built a simple gate in the middle of the courtyard wall of Chaoxiao North Street, and a large sign of the government police station is hung on it; The barracks to the north became the seat of the garrison headquarters; The main building in the middle completely maintains the original style, and the wide gate to the south is hung with two signs of "Sichuan, Hunan, Yunnan, Guizhou Border District Pacification Office" and "Xufu County Government", and the county street in front of the door has also been renamed Zhenxing Road.

Nowadays, the tall and majestic, carved beams and painted county hall has become the government reception hall, the four sets of wide wings in the east and west of the hall, become the offices of the Finance Bureau, the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Construction Bureau and the Education Bureau, bypass the large curtain wall of hanging the "Zhengda Guangming" plaque and carved clouds and rising sun in the north of the lobby, pass through the newly painted back door, along the corridors on both sides of the wide courtyard, dozens of round tables arranged in the shape of a character appear in front of you, and the reporters and guests are seated in the division under the guidance of the staff, and the order is orderly.

To everyone's surprise, the 30-meter-long table in the middle of the two areas was actually placed with all kinds of exquisite and authentic Western-style buffet dishes and a variety of tempting fruits, and in addition to the newly established brand "Xufu Daqu", there was also a rare German beer from Lao Nanchang.

Such a peculiar and novel reception banquet is rare in the whole of China, which surprised guests and reporters from all over the world and was full of interest.

At six o'clock, with the loud briefing of the presiding government officials, An Yi, Yang Bin, Qi Shengqing, Jiang Yunshan and other military and political chiefs accompanied the guests Li Jishen, Zhu Peide, Huang Xuchu, Ma Junwu, Zhang Hongluan, Shi Zhen, Zhan Huanqi and other dignitaries.

Surprisingly, all of them dressed in simple casual clothes, all smiling, relaxed and natural, in the warm applause of the audience, walked to a long table in the center, politely greeted, and took their seats in turn.

The reception was presided over by Dong Fuchuan, the new director of the Civil Affairs Bureau, who enjoyed the title of "the first genius in southern Sichuan", the descendant of Dong Yun, who was the scholar of the Shu Han Dynasty, studied in France at the age of 17, studied hard for six years to obtain a doctorate in law from the University of Paris, and then entered the University of Berlin in Germany to study sociology and philosophy, and returned to Sichuan University at the age of 27 to teach.

Like Ma Junwu and Jiang Yunshan, who are diligent scholars with the ambition to serve the country, Dong Fuchuan, who has been bright and unforgettable since childhood, is proficient in English, French and German. A month ago, at the strong invitation of his close friend Jiang Yunshan, Dong Fuchuan returned to his hometown of Luzhou with a suspicious attitude, walked around his almost unrecognizable hometown for a day, and happily accepted An Yi's courtesy to serve as secretary general of the Pacification Office and director of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

An Yi, as the master and the highest military and political governor in southern Sichuan, was naturally the first to give a speech, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he asked the two subordinate county council representatives if they were tired? After receiving an honest answer, An Yi nodded to the two excited delegates, and asked the German journalist Weikomann in laughter if he was used to the humid climate and diet in southern Sichuan. The tall, strong, cheerful Weikomann stood up and shrugged his shoulders, and replied that he couldn't get used to the red peppers yet, but he was completely used to the beer on the middle table.

The humorous dialogue between the two caused the audience to laugh happily, but An Yi moved the microphone to Li Jishen at this time and implored Li Jishen to speak.

Li Jishen smiled very generously, then put away his smiling face, and said that he had been greatly touched and felt during the visit and inspection in the past few days, and praised the government of southern Sichuan for its honesty and efficiency, and wholeheartedly for the people, and believed that this was the best embodiment and practice of Mr. Zhongshan's Three People's Principles, and then he spent 15 minutes telling about how he and the delegation visited two universities, the Machinery Research Institute, the Light Industry Research Institute, the Pharmaceutical Research Institute, the Sino-German joint venture Luzhou Iron and Steel Plant, the Luzhou Shipyard, the Sino-US joint venture Luzhou Bearing Factory, When factories and scientific research units such as the Syrian Automobile Factory were about to be put into operation, they saw the confidence and hope for the revitalization of the national industry.

In conclusion, Li Ji said with deep meaning that the prospects for cooperation between southern Sichuan and its surrounding areas and Guangxi and Guangxi in all fields are extremely broad, and that many parties have reached preliminary intentions on strengthening cooperation in the fields of industry, commerce, economy, trade, and so on.

Before the host Dong Fuchuan took the microphone, the American reporter Richard couldn't wait to stand up, apologized, and immediately asked Li Jishen a sharp question:

"May I ask General Li, does the 'cooperation in all aspects' between the southwest region and the two Guangxi regions mentioned just now include military cooperation?"

Li Jishen frowned slightly, and in An Yi's worried smile, he pondered for a moment and replied cleverly:

For example, through this military parade and a visit to the non-commissioned officer school, I deeply felt that there is a big gap between the armed forces of the two Guangxi and Guangxi and the friendly forces in southern Sichuan and western Hunan in terms of military education and army building. In the past two years, all divisions directly under the leadership of the central authorities have done this, and in contrast, the armies of the two provinces have lagged behind the friendly armies, and we should learn from the friendly armies directly under the central authorities and make up for the gap in a timely manner. ”

In the face of the old Jianghu Li Jishen's evasion, Richard had no choice for a while, and wanted to ask again, but the friendly voice of the host Dong Fuchuan in English sounded:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Reporter, we can follow the procedure and take our time, everyone here is happy to communicate with friends, and if it is not possible to make it, we can also talk freely in the banquet that starts in fifteen minutes, thank you...... Beautiful lady with raised hand at the third table on the left, you can ask questions. ”

An Yi smiled helplessly, this beautiful and moving stunner was his good friend American journalist Kaplan, Yang Bin beside An Yi couldn't help but be happy, he looked at Dong Fuchuan who had been in office for less than half a month with a smile, Dong Fuchuan just saw Kaplan staring at An Yi's hot eyes, seemed to realize something, shook his head, and gave Yang Bin a helpless smile.

Kaplan stood up very elegantly, showed a shallow smile to An Yi, and then asked solemnly: "May I ask General An Yi, since yesterday, from Shanghai to Nanjing to Wuhan, there has been such a story: the Poyang Lake Marine Police Division, which is loyal to the general, has rejected it with a shocking and strong reaction in the latest dispatch of the Central Military Commission, and it is rumored that the division commander and chief of staff led a surface guard brigade and two marine brigades to drive more than 20 patrol gunboats, collided with the interception of three gunboats of the naval fleet, and rushed out of the lake. Swimming against the current, at noon it had already arrived at the Yichang military wharf to rest.

What is even more shocking is that, according to informed sources, the responsible person of the Central Military Commission was very indignant about this, and after the rebellious marine police division broke through the blockade, he ordered five fighters of the air force to take off urgently, planning to strike at the division, and as a result, dozens of fighters of the two air brigades led by the general encountered dozens of fighters over Jiujiang, and the five fighters had to abandon their actions and return en masse, while the Nanjing Government and the Central Military Commission remained silent on this. Excuse me, general, what do you say about this news? ”

An Yi nodded lightly: "Thank you, Miss Kaplan!" Your question is very timely, so that I save a lot of trouble, in such a situation, to answer this series of sharp questions, is always more convincing and easier than me to hold a press conference to explain, at least the friends here will not suspect that you and I are privately prepared in advance, colluded in anger, and fooled everyone. ”

The audience erupted in laughter again, and many people laughed ambiguously.

Kaplan was stunned for a moment, his pretty face suddenly turned crimson, he glared at An Yi with resentment, and sat down naturally, thinking about it and couldn't blame An Yi for anything, after all, his problem was too abrupt and sharp, and if he was a warlord in other parts of China, he would probably have a seizure on the spot.

In the eyes of Li Jishen, Huang Xuchu and others, An Yi seemed to have no scruples, let alone a little pressure, and in a very honest tone, he opened his mouth to say the lies that he had prepared a long time ago:

"This series of rumors has been bundled together by some people with ulterior motives and many irrelevant things, and it is very much like the truth, and the spread and misunderstanding are so great that there has never been anything in the history of our army. But there is also an advantage, now that communications are developed, people are more concerned about the country and the army, which is a good thing. Originally, I didn't want to answer this question involving military secrets right now, but considering that it would be a deeper misunderstanding to say it again, and that this series of extremely secret military exercises has ended, I can answer frankly......"

The audience exclaimed, An Yi was unmoved, with an honest and flattering smile, and continued:

"This is a large-scale joint military exercise that has been planned by the General Staff Headquarters for a long time, has a perfect plan and is fully prepared, and involves the navy, inland water police force, air force, army along the Yangtze River, signal corps, and other arms and departments under the Central Military Commission. It will test the adaptability of all units of our army to quickly counterattack and rationally evade, as well as the reaction speed and mutual coordination ability of various departments of the Air Force.

"It can be said that so far, the purpose of the exercise has been achieved, and many problems and deficiencies that have been exposed are being summed up by our ministries, and I believe that soon the relevant departments of the Central Military Commission will announce this news to the outside world. What I'm worried about now is whether I, in desperation, will I be punished by the Central Military Commission and my esteemed President Chiang for leaking such a secret military operation in advance? ”

Everyone exclaimed again, followed by applause, regardless of whether the keen people among Chinese and foreign reporters believed what An Yi said, but so far, there has been no news that a shot has been fired and a person has died, which means that the original rumors are not necessarily more true and reasonable than An Yi's explanation.

Only the insiders on the rostrum secretly sighed in their hearts, not only admiring An Yi's wit and the city government, but also full of sympathy for An Yi who had unspeakable suffering. An Yi, who was smiling, did not seem to be the slightest bit unhappy, but enthusiastically answered several questions raised by reporters about the bidding of Sino-foreign cooperative projects.

Jiang Yunshan and Huang Xuchu beside him looked at each other and smiled, nodded and didn't say anything, and continued to listen to An Yi's humorous answers to reporters' questions.