Chapter Twenty-Six: The Empire Is Like
(This is yesterday's second update, sorry, the network was broken and not sent out.) )
Jingjin Building, a high-end restaurant famous for its northern cuisine, announced its closure early on this night, and all requests for reservations were politely declined by the owner of the restaurant, and the restaurant even closed its doors for a time, and the only thing that could be seen was that the second floor of the restaurant was still brightly lit.
Of course, this anomaly is not something dangerous and unusual in the restaurant, and it is not forbidden for everyone to enter, in fact, only certain distinguished guests with special invitations can enter through the side door on one side, and these people, if they pass by there earlier, can still be impressed to see that they are all dressed in army uniforms, this special dinner in the New Year, makes this place like a special event of the War Department.
The lobby on the second floor is spacious enough, and the delicate dishes exude a rich and enticing aroma, and the luxury and expense of these ingredients can be felt just by smelling it, and the new Western chandelier installed on the top of the restaurant emits a dazzling light like day, and everyone's faces are printed with a layer of shining silver, and their eyes are blazing to look at everything in front of them.
If you are lucky enough to be one of them, I am afraid that you will be stunned by the layout here for the first time, all over the hall is not the kind of New Year's red that conforms to the festive atmosphere, but the army yellow dragon flag, the banquet in the center of the dinner, the tablecloth used is embroidered with the pattern of the national emblem of the dragon, the tone of the whole banquet, not like a reunion dinner specially held to celebrate the New Year, more like a wartime military meeting.
For such a decoration, the organizer of the banquet, Ha Hanzhang, was also shocked when he saw it, and after hurriedly asking the person in charge of the restaurant, he learned that this was arranged by his classmate and colleague, and after staring at it in a daze for a long time, he accepted all this suspiciously.
There are also special requirements for the dress code of this banquet, and all the people attending the banquet are required to wear a full set of new military uniforms, wearing military bayonets, horseshoe military boots, and even wearing a hat with a brim in detail.
All of this made everyone, including Ha Hanzhang, have a hunch that this is not a simple banquet to welcome the New Year and reunite with classmates.
The coat taken off when entering the door was all gathered together by the waiters standing on the side, and hung on a hanger on the side according to the same specifications, as if the organizer behind the banquet told everyone in this way that in this room, there was no hierarchy and rank, and some were just the same status.
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"Liangbi, which one are you? I didn't figure it out at all. Ha Hanzhang, who was standing next to Ye Kai, muttered quietly, looking puzzled.
"Han Zhang, you'll know in a moment, I promise it's a party that everyone is satisfied with." Ye Kai lowered his head and replied, and then, turned around, and said to everyone who was also a little unclear: "The people present are all classmates from our army school, whether it is the first, second or third phase, whether it is the infantry department, the cavalry department, or the artillery department, since they are classmates and it is the New Year, they should naturally get together and pay tribute to Liangbi first." Ye Kai arched his hand to everyone, picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it all.
After Ye Kai's words, he immediately stopped whispering, and among all of them, he was the chief envoy of the Military Science Department of the Ministry of War, the military adviser of the Military Advisory Department, and the first assistant commander of the Praetorian Guard, and he was undoubtedly the one who spoke the most.
"Don't be a few years, Brother Yanxing, Geng Guang, don't come unharmed." Putting down the wine glass, Ye Kai smiled at the two people opposite.
"Liangjun", a graduated officer of the first phase of the Army Non-commissioned Officer School, was interrupted by Ye Kai before he could say his kind words, "Brother Yanxing, I said that we are from the same family, no matter how big or small the official title is, just call me Liangbi." ”
Jiang Yanxing was stunned, a warmth floated in his heart, and then he also respectfully bowed his hand and said: "Brother Liangliangbi, I haven't seen you for a long time, although we are colleagues, we are usually busy with official business, and there are not many opportunities to meet."
"Then in that case, Brother Yanxing should punish yourself with a drink." Ye Kai said with a smile, and filled the wine glass opposite with his hand.
"Haha, okay."
Ye Kai's words suddenly brought many people closer to the sense of distance that they hadn't seen for many years, and the increasingly unfamiliar sense of distance gradually became lively on the scene.
"Liangbi, when you studied in the East, you worked hardest, and you are the one in our group." Feng Gengguang held a glass of wine and said to Ye Kai.
"You, a mixed standard leader, if you weren't thinking about Oriental women all day long in Japan, I'm afraid you would also be a War Department officer now."
"You remember it"
"Haha, come on, come on, it's all full."
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In the process of pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the embarrassing atmosphere was swept away, and after a few glasses of wine, many people's faces were a little red. Time seems to go back to a few years ago, when a group of people were studying in Japan, and they gradually lost their scruples when they spoke.
Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Ye Kai at the banquet quietly broke away from anyone's sight, with a mysterious smile on his face.
"Everyone, please slow down, Liangbi has something to announce next."
Ye Kai pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet for the time being, he took out a piece of paper from his body, and all eyes converged on it for a while.
"Passing on the order of the Prince Regent, Jiang Yanxing was promoted to the second assistant commander of the Praetorian Guard, Feng Gengguang was appointed as the director of the First Department of Operations of the Military Advisory Department, Shu Qing'a was appointed as the director of the Second Intelligence Department of the Military Resources Department, and Tie Zhong was appointed."
This sudden scene made everything unexpected, and then looked at the furnishings around them, this group of people suddenly understood something, every time Ye Kai said a word, the person who pointed to the name suddenly shook his body, these arrangements can be regarded as a heavy responsibility.
After Ye Kai finished reading it, the audience was silent for a moment, and after this unexpected surprise slowly transformed into genuine ecstasy, it immediately boiled.
"Thank you, Regent Longen!"
The people who reacted said happily, their faces could not hide the excitement in their hearts, they were overwhelmed by the internal deception of the War Department, how could they not think about the arrival of this day day day and night, and the blood that was gradually extinguished by the faction was completely ignited at this moment.
"Thank you, Lord Regent! We will definitely live up to the cultivation of the regent! ”
The tsunami-like shouts of the mountains burst out with unimaginable vibrations under the influence of alcohol, and it is no wonder that Ye Kai made the entire restaurant red in advance, looking at this formation, I am afraid that the whole building will shake, and Ye Kai's next words will make this vibration rise and fall like a tsunami, unstoppable.
"Today, when I handed over this appointment recommendation to the Regent, the Regent asked me, who is the strongest of the three in the world today, Europa, America, and Asia?"
Ye Kai raised the letter of appointment in his hand and said loudly to these strict young officers who were wrapped in the fanaticism in their hearts: "I replied at that time, if everyone in the empire is like you, after thirty years, only I will be the strongest in China."
"And the regent asked me, 'Which of the three armies, Europa, America, and Asia, is the strongest?"
Ye Kai raised this letter of appointment above his head, "I replied at the time, if everyone in my army is like you, ten years later, only I will be the strongest in the ** team!" ”
"The regent finally asked me, if there is another Gengzi national disaster one day, ask me if the squadron dares to fight, can I fight?"
"I replied at the time, if I did it again, you would be here, Europa, America, Asia!"
At this moment, Ye Kai turned into the most sensational orator, listening to these words in his ears, he only felt that his whole body was hot and hot as if he had spit out a soldering iron, he suddenly pulled out the saber in his hand, and said loudly to the crowd: "Liangbi also asks you today, Europa, America, Asia, who is the strongest of the three!"
Jiang Yanxing, who was sitting on the seat, couldn't sit still anymore, his eyes were slightly moist, in 1900, when he heard the news that the heart of the motherland was broken in a foreign country, his mood was as calm as at this moment, he wanted to die as an ordinary soldier, and he didn't want to stay in that sinful land for a second longer, he pulled out his saber and shouted first.
"I am the strongest in China!"
Shu Qing'a swallowed a glass of liquor on the table, the liquor burned his throat and esophagus like magma, melting into a raging fire in his lungs, and stood up, the cold light on the saber flashed, and he shouted.
"I am the strongest in China!"
This special banquet, under the guidance of Ye Kai, returned to its original main tone with the catalysis of alcohol.
"I am the strongest in China!"
"I am the strongest in China!"
Ha Hanzhang, Shu Qing'a, Tie Zhong, all of them drew their sabers, and loud voices echoed in the hall.
"I am the strongest in China!"
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The window was open, but the smell of alcohol in the air was still strong, and behind him was the end of the banquet, and before he could clean up the scraps, the cold moonlight extended down the window to him.
There was no one in the hall anymore, only the yellow dragon flags, as if they were still in the midst of a passionate shout, never falling.
"Master, it's done."
As if an unpredictable prophet, Ye Kai knew who was coming and the news in his mouth, nodded, but his eyes drifted to infinity along the moonlight, and he never looked back.
"Master, what are you looking at?"
Ye Kai didn't answer, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, isn't it ridiculous that the speaker was deceived by his lies.
The cry of blood in his ears seemed to never stop, and he slowly closed his eyes, completely immersed in them, and the cold moonlight sprinkled on his body, in a trance, giving a person a taste of iron.
The empire should be like this!