Chapter 51: Epiphany I

Is Xiao Yiming really as free and easy as he shows? Is it really so self-aware to be able to give yourself an objective position? Or do you know that you can't get something and can only pretend to be humble?

It seems that it is not, as the crisis of the whole society becomes more and more obvious, as his industry becomes bigger and bigger, how to protect his vital interests has become the primary problem he must face from time to time, and the best way to protect his interests is to be powerful and have a gun, this problem can be understood without too much thinking.

In the officialdom, young qualifications are Xiao Yiming's biggest weakness, and it is precisely because he is too young that the governor who values Xiao Yiming the most cannot boldly promote him, and he has such advantageous resources in vain and cannot use them - officialdom has the rules of officialdom, and no one can do too much, otherwise it will attract criticism, even if Zhao Erxun covers the sky in Sichuan, he still needs to consider his face and reputation, and he must also cherish the reputation of his younger generations, not to mention that Zhao Erxun is a firm practitioner of Confucianism, and has a great reputation in the national officialdom and cultural circles. is highly respected, and the golden mean has been deeply ingrained in his blood, so he will never let Xiao Yiming, who is regarded as a nephew, be hated too much, otherwise it will be harmful to Xiao Yiming, who has a promising future.

Compared with others, Xiao Yiming is lucky, it only took four years to go from a white body to the position of a six-rank military attaché, and also served as the second-in-command of the military garrison directly under the governor's yamen, and the actual exercise of the power of the first leader is already very amazing, and he must wait to rise again, and waiting is the biggest "enemy" that Xiao Yiming can't bypass.

Despite this, Xiao Yiming has not given up the ** of taking in more power, but because of the increase in knowledge and changes in the environment, this ** is more intense, he is kind, benevolent and open-minded, but it does not mean that he is humble and satisfied with the status quo, just like what he once said to his brothers Ma Gang, Wu San and Luo Fa: "If you want to give someone a bun, you must have more buns, otherwise you can only starve to death first." ”

Therefore, during this time, Xiao Yiming has been thinking about the problem of "waiting", struggling to find a way to solve the problem, and he is still thinking the way to the Provincial Higher Normal School on horseback.

Turning around the bustling Yusha Road and entering Dongtongshun Street, which was doubled last autumn, I saw from a distance that the magnificent gate of the Higher Normal School was already crowded with teachers and students who came to welcome me.

Xiao Yiming and the two guards turned over and dismounted fifty meters away, and walked forward quickly, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

The teachers and students immediately gave warm and lasting applause to Xiao Yiming's humble performance of respecting knowledge and respecting readers.

Xiao Yiming saw Zhang Lan, the director of education of the Higher Normal School, and several famous teachers standing in front of the welcome procession, shocked and even more frightened, and came to stand upright in front of Zhang Lan and others in a few steps, raised his hand and just wanted to salute the military, and immediately realized that he was wearing a student uniform, so he had to hurriedly put down his hand, bend down and bow respectfully, raised his head and even said ashamed, helpless and embarrassed, which caused a kind laugh from teachers and students.

Zhang Lan, who was eight years old at the time Chinese New Year's Eve and full of heavenly court, laughed and stepped forward to hold Xiao Yiming's hand:

"Xiao Military Academy's name is like thunder! As early as the year before last, when I ran a girls' school, I wanted to ask Xiao Military Academy to help translate some textbooks from Europe and the United States, but unfortunately I never had the opportunity to meet, and then I saw that Xiao Military Academy successfully introduced British and German capital and technology to run a large industry, and spent huge sums of money to help the orphans and the poor for several years, set up education, and presided over the renovation and repair of the old city. Even the beautiful campus we have is also the result of Xiao Military Academy's hard work, and the support and contribution of teachers and students to Xiao Military Academy have always been remembered! ”

"Mr. Biaofang (Zhang Lanzi) has won the award, and he has won the award! If you continue to boast, Yiming will find a crack in the ground to get into. ”

Xiao Yiming waved his hands and kept bowing, feeling that this kind of sour scene was tired and hard, but where did he dare to hold up in front of this group of intellectuals who often wrote and published newspapers to scold people, and when they were angry, they went to the streets (parades) in groups? From the beginning to the end, he showed sincerity and sincerity, and in the eyes of teachers and students, he turned into humility and humor, provoking bursts of applause and laughter.

How so? I haven't written my much-prepared speech yet.

Xiao Yiming was quite moved and puzzled, and finally attributed all this to the enthusiasm of the teachers and students, and to the fact that it is rare to be a little relaxed in this era of ubiquitous bonds, so there is so much laughter and applause.

At this time, Xiao Yiming didn't realize that the officialdom and shopping malls in the past few years had allowed him to develop a unique bearing, and the stage acting talent and performance ** hidden in his heart had already broken out of the cocoon, and gradually opened his dazzling wings and grew quietly, thus creating his thoughts and words and deeds that are very different from this era, but he can integrate them without being out of line.

All kinds of factors come together, so that Xiao Yiming's whole person has an indescribable affinity, which makes people unconsciously give birth to a real sense of pleasure.

When Xiao Yiming boarded the review stand, he secretly sighed that this review stand was still the one he insisted on building, including the football field with a standard track in front and the basketball court with four cement floors on the side.

Now, no one says that Xiao Yiming's insistence is wrong.

It is precisely because of this wide review stand, sports field with running track and four standard basketball courts that the image of the whole school has been upgraded to a higher level, and the upcoming provincial autumn games will be held here as the main venue, which is enough to make the teachers and students of the Higher Normal School proud.

Tang Heling, president of the student union, presided over today's speech, and President Zhang Lan enthusiastically introduced Xiao Yiming to more than 18,000 students from more than 10 schools in Chengdu.

I don't know if Tang Heling made his own opinion, or the principal Zhang Lan had some feelings after hearing the report, Zhang Lan directly framed today's speech as "the new youth's outlook on life", which caught Xiao Yiming a little off guard.

When Zhang Lan cordially took Xiao Yiming's hand and walked to the front desk, the audience responded with warm applause, and tens of thousands of pairs of eyes fell on the young, handsome, and tall Xiao Yiming.

In the applause, Xiao Yiming whispered something to Zhang Lan with some embarrassment, only to see Zhang Lan patting Xiao Yiming's shoulder happily, leaning up and saying a few words in his ear before returning to his seat, leaving Xiao Yiming standing alone behind the lecture table covered with white cloth and flower baskets.

Xiao Yiming glanced around the audience, her eyes stopped at the microphone placed in front of her, and she suddenly felt in a trance, feeling so familiar and cordial.

This British and American imported floor-standing microphone style is very classic, a painted iron tube is erected in the middle of the round seat plate at the lower end, the upper end of the iron tube is an iron circle, the boxy microphone is fixed in the middle of the circle through four springs, and the power cord connecting the microphone extends along the iron pipe to the back amplifier, and then the sound is transmitted through several square tweeters erected around the field.

The long-lasting applause finally stopped slowly, Xiao Yiming cleared her voice, feeling that the sound effect was not ideal, so she reached out over the lectern, moved the position of the microphone slightly, and felt that the distance was almost there, so she raised her head and looked ahead.

Several photojournalists from the "Sichuan Daily", "Huaxi Times", and "Tianfu News" in front of the audience pressed the shutter one after another, and a "poof" sound sounded along with the white smoke rising up

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