The Zhuangyuan Building is at the west bridgehead of the Zhuangyuan Bridge lying across the East Lake, the north is the ancient City God Temple and the Shengxian Well, the south is the Fire Temple and the Wenchang Pavilion, the west is the Bell and Drum Tower and the historical Jiangxi Academy, so the surrounding area is full of prosperity and the scenery is unique.

The two-storey Zhuangyuan Building is now very lively, and the gentry, virtuous and celebrities of the city gathered together to attend the thank-you banquet presided over by General Zhu Peide, chairman of the provincial chairman, and General An Yi, a famous general of the Northern Expedition.

More than 50 large tables on the first floor were full of seats, and the dignitaries in the private rooms upstairs also went down to the hall on the first floor to attend the pre-banquet ceremony.

Zhu Peide got out of the car, called An Yi, walked hand in hand, waved around frequently along the way, and introduced An Yi to Nanchang political, cultural and business leaders from time to time, and greeted him for a while, and then walked into the hall in the stars and the moon.

In the long-lasting applause, Zhu Peide pulled An Yi, who was full of smiles, onto the rostrum that was temporarily arranged on the red carpet, facing the full crowd, and waved again and again, attracting laughter and more enthusiastic applause.

Zhu Peide took a step forward, raised his hand to signal quiet, and then delivered a congratulatory speech, he thanked all walks of life in Nanchang and the elders of the city, and then praised An Yi to the sky, from the beginning of the battle of Fengxin to the battle of Xuzhou, listening to the applause of the hall, thunderous cheers, making An Yi, who thought that he had already worn his face a few layers thicker, ashamed and uneasy, his face was red, which provoked the admiration of the ladies and ladies in the audience, and his eyes were shining.

Zhu Peide's eloquence is quite good, and he talked about An Yi's repeated military exploits with ups and downs, and the men and women in the audience were fascinated.

Lin Xudong, who had been standing inconspicuously behind An Yi's side, whispered a few words to Shen Fengdao beside him, and then found an opportunity to quietly step forward and report in a low voice behind An Yi's head:

"Big brother just listen, don't look around, the little brother accidentally saw Dai Lidai and three other people of the same age, they are now sitting at the big table in front of the left by the third window, staring at you with their eyes. The younger brother met Brother Dai on the night of dinner with Adjutant Li Zongren in Nanjing, and he was very impressed and would not admit his mistake. ”

An Yi was surprised, but his face was unusually calm, and he didn't look at the location of Dai Li's people, just after Zhu Peide's speech was finished, An Yi stepped forward to give a speech of thanks in warm applause, and the people of the city and representatives from all walks of life gave An Yi and his brothers heroic treatment and honor when An Yi returned, An Yi was extremely grateful in his heart, and felt indebted from time to time.

Knowing that Dai Li and others were present, and maybe there were intimate people from Li Zongren in Nanjing and Wang Jingwei in Wuhan, An Yi immediately became vigilant, and resolutely decided to cancel most of the content of the original thank-you speech, and thanked the representatives from all walks of life, students, teachers, elders and children, and the people of the city one by one with gratitude, said a few polite words, and then turned the focus to doing business:

“…… Now that the national disaster is at the head, the civil war is endless, the soldiers in the front are bleeding and sacrificing in order to realize the will of Mr. Zhongshan, An Yi is forced by the situation and the heavy casualties of the officers and soldiers under his command, and can only disarm and return to the rear.

However, there is more than one way to serve the country, and industrial salvation is one of them, at this time, the full hall of respect, rich gentry and virtuous people, and countless people are all striving for the unification and prosperity of the country.

Many times we can't see the contribution we have made, for example, every family has to eat salt and clothing, every pound of salt, a foot of cloth is included in the taxes stipulated by the political axe, whether it is the business to pay taxes or we buy goods, the money is paid, every penny of taxes paid, in the end like a trickle of convergence into a river, into the soldiers' clothes, weapons in their hands, into roads, docks, our army, our country, Our nation is making progress little by little in the subtleties that cannot be seen. ”

The crowd had never heard of such a novel argument, and they all looked at An Yi and listened intently, and An Yi continued:

Therefore, An Yi intends to do his best to develop industry and commerce, currently invested in the old Nanchang several disabled military welfare factories, and local elites joint venture to build a ramie textile factory that has begun production, is the initial attempt of An Yi industry to save the country, and then An Yi will also use his meager efforts to persuade relatives and friends to generously support, attract investment to build more industries, schools, hospitals and roads in Lao Nanchang, and also invite all elders, brothers and sisters to give spiritual support, and welcome the predecessors of the business community to work together.

Here, I would like to share with you the news that Mr. Kong Xiangxi, who has invested in power plants and telegraph and telephone companies in the city, and Mr. Ou Yaoting, who has cooperated with An Yi to make a large investment in the old Nanchang Industrial Base, will come to Nanchang next month to continue to develop and build investment projects that have been interrupted due to the Nanchang incident.

This is a rare opportunity, which shows that our Nanchang people are outstanding and full of hope for the future. ”

An Yi's compliments and the business opportunities revealed immediately ushered in full applause, Zhu Peide also smiled and nodded very satisfied, An Yi's voice changed, and he said a touching word:

"An Yi is a native of Sichuan, since he was a child, he has been displaced since he was a child, and the reason why he chose to settle down in Lao Nanchang is because An Yi is infinitely grateful to this blazing land and the simple and kind people, and he is also ashamed, because, in the battle of Fengxin, the battle of Nanchang, the battle of Jinxian, the battle of Quzhou, the battle of Tanglan, the battle of Luling, the battle of Chun'an, the battle of Kunshan, the battle of Yangzhou, the battle of Taizhou, the battle of Wuhe, the battle of Lingsi and the battle of Xuzhou, thousands of Jiangxi children cooked righteousness for Sanming, Paid for the country and the nation with his young life...... But I, An Yi, survived, from the engineer company commander to the model battalion commander, from the model battalion commander to the supplementary regiment commander, from the supplementary regiment commander to the reading regiment commander, and finally to the reading division major general, An Yi's officers are getting bigger and bigger, and more and more brothers are sacrificed under him, so An Yi feels guilty and suffers.

I was always thinking about how I could do my best to repay my fathers, fellow villagers, brothers and sisters in Jiangxi? An Yi would rather be the son of the people of Jiangxi, willing to regard Lao Nanchang as his hometown and home, and be determined to build his home bit by bit! Thank you! ”

The applause was like a tide, cheers, many people were moved beyond words, but An Yi respectfully asked Zhu Peide to speak in the applause, Zhu Peide invited several leaders of the business community and social groups to speak, and the leaders from all walks of life who were originally ready to speak sighed, finished a few words, and ordered to serve wine and toast Zhu Peide and An Yi together.

An Yicheng drank three glasses in a row with trepidation and respect, and then climbed to the second floor amid the applause and embrace of everyone.

Dai Li and Kang Ze, who were drowned in the crowd, looked at the people around them who were hotly discussed, and they didn't know what to say for a while. Kang Ze withdrew his gaze from the faces of the two beautiful young women who were General An Yi as soon as they opened their mouths, turned to Dai Li, and whispered:

"Brother Yunong, An Yi's eloquence is getting better and better, I have a headache when I heard the battle just now, and he stopped talking in one breath, which is admirable! According to his current reputation, it is estimated that what he said just now will be in the newspaper again, and this guy is determined to settle down here instead of returning to our hometown in Sichuan, I really didn't expect it. ”

Dai Li smiled slightly: "Xiao Yi's eloquence has always been very good, and he is more shrewd, listening to what he said just now, it seems that he is determined to be a businessman, it is not easy to do!" ”

Kang Ze nodded: "Mr. Guofu (Chen Guofu's name is Zushou Guofu, and he will be named after his debut) and Mr. Yongqing (Liu Wendao) is estimated to be difficult to complete, looking at him like this, where are you willing to go to Shanghai with us?" Alas! Eat, let's talk about it when you're done...... Brother Ziang (Lu Yixuanzi) and Brother Xiangyun (Zhao Ruizi) are welcome, move the chopsticks, such a sumptuous Nanchang dish is rare to see, and I don't know when I will have it next time I want to eat it! ”

Lu Yixuan and Zhao Rui smiled slightly, and enjoyed it unceremoniously, these two junjie who had just joined the principal's guard did not say much, and they had only heard of An Yi before but had not seen it with their own eyes, this time as Kang Ze and Dai Li's security personnel were on a business trip to Nanchang at the same time, and they had just arrived in Nanchang for half a day all the way, and their stomachs were already hungry.

After being full of wine and food, Kang Ze and Dai Li were discussing whether to meet An Yi directly here or go to Lao Nanchang to ask for a meeting, Lin Yaodong had quietly come behind the two of them, and said warmly to Dai Li, who turned around:

"Brother Dai, I just saw it in a blink of an eye, and the little brother didn't dare to open his mouth to recognize him, but I didn't expect it to be you! Brother Dai came to Nanchang to do business, why didn't he play with my eldest brother? ”

Dai Li stood up happily and introduced to Kang Ze: "Brother Zhaomin, this is An Yi's chief of guard, Brother Lin Yaodong, we met when we were in Nanjing...... Brother Lin, this is the senior brother of your master's seat, and he is also Kang Ze Kang Zhaomin, a fellow villager in Sichuan. ”

Lin Yaodong politely shook hands with Kang Ze, who stood up, Kang Ze's heart moved, smiled slightly and asked in a low voice, "Do you know that we are here?" ”

"I don't know yet, two big brothers, please wait, I'll go upstairs and tell the eldest brother to go, I think he will be very happy." Lin Yaodong immediately turned around and left after speaking, Dai Li didn't have time to scream, and he didn't expect Lin Yaodong to be acting.

A few minutes later, Lin Yaodong came back quickly, saying that An Yi was worried that there would be too many people and would not be able to leave, so he asked Dai Li and a few others to go upstairs together.

Dai Li and Kang Ze heard that they were in the middle of it, and hurriedly called two companions, followed Lin Yaodong up to the second floor together, and entered the small private room at the west end, An Yi was already standing behind the door, enthusiastically stretched out his hand to greet and sigh, and after introducing each other, as soon as they sat down, they asked Dai Li and Kang Ze what they were doing here.

Kang Ze frowned and said: "A few of us came to visit you on the order of the principal, from Fenghua to Shanghai, and then from Shanghai to Nanjing, it happened that you had just left the day before, and several classmates who stayed in the Nanjing Military Department saw us and immediately told you about the unfair treatment you had received, we were very shocked after hearing it, and immediately reported the situation to the principal by telegram, and received the principal's instructions to make an unannounced visit to Nanjing for three days, and immediately rushed to Nanchang after writing a complete report.

To give...... This is a handwritten letter from the principal's order to be handed over to you, because of what happened to you and the reading teacher, the principal cried several times and was worried, fortunately, you came back safely, but you suffered such unfair treatment, it is estimated that the principal was sad and angry! ”

An Yi sighed, closed his eyes sadly, folded the letter and put it in his jacket pocket, Dai Li hurriedly stopped it, and said in a low voice: "Open it first, otherwise the task of Brother Fool and Brother Zhaomin will not be completed." ”

An Yi glanced at Dai Li and Kang Ze in surprise, unfolded the envelope and tore open the seal, took out the letterhead and saw the back of the check, and in turn saw that it was one million signed by Kong Xiangxi, and after thinking about it, he put the envelope into his pocket again:

"The little brother is grateful, remember from the bottom of my heart! Two senior brothers, let's go back to Lao Nanchang with my younger brother for a while, our senior brothers haven't been together for a long time, and we have a lot to say in our hearts! ”

Dai Li and Kang Ze glanced at each other, nodded in unison and agreed. Lu Yixuan and Zhao Rui on the side watched everything silently, and they couldn't help but evaluate An Yi in their hearts.

(To be continued)