Liu Yun opened his eyes, the outline of the chandelier was dancing in the shadows, and he felt the cold sweat on his forehead staring at his eyes coldly from the gap between his eyebrows.

He had a dream, as if he had returned to 2020 in that time and space, the location was a bustling street, the characters were ABCD, and the events were one, two, three, four.

Incubus.

It's a bit of an exaggeration, but the unpleasant dream is true.

His wife, who had just passed her thirtieth birthday, was breathing evenly on the other side of the bed, and Liu Yun didn't want to disturb her.

The golden table clock that Emperor Guangxing had rewarded made a more regular ticking sound on the small standing cabinet opposite, and its image was unusually blurry—the thick gold filigree embroidered velvet curtains did not let in much light, and the sun should not have peeked out of its hair at the end of the darkness.

An inexplicable question suddenly burst out in the depths of Liu Yun's consciousness: "Who am I?" ”

A voice, with contemptuous oppression, replied categorically in his place: "It doesn't matter! ”

So Liu Yun fell asleep......

When Liu Yun saw Yang Zhengjin in the base camp, his eyes narrowed unconsciously.

After 14 years of ups and downs, the 40-year-old Yang Zhengjin still retains the main elements that made up "handsome" in his youth, his towering nose, bright eyes, dark and thick straight eyebrows, and a slightly thin and well-proportioned facial contour......

It was a face that had made countless women tremble.

This is a gentleman who seems to be extremely gentle, but the sound of his reading report so quiet that it seems to have collapsed the ceiling of hell has provided a lot of energy to the sleepy insects in the base camp, but Liu Yun also knows that there is another side of him, and at some point, this gentleman's passion can probably make heaven burn.

The sleepy bugs began to move.

The Chief of the General Staff, General Yang Zhengjin, is reporting on the latest combat situation of the Western Front.

“…… In the early hours of this morning, Zhong Xiahuo, commander of the front army, sent a telegram saying that due to serious supply difficulties and the continuous counterattack of the enemy's fresh troops, this commander believes that the advance of the main force of the front army to the front line of the Wuda River and the Selenga River has reached the limit that the troops can bear, and requests that the combat mission issued by the base camp on 1 April be suspended...... Chita is an extremely important transportation hub in the theater, and now the enemy-controlled fortress area has cut off many of the main roads leading to Baikal, making it impossible for our 1st and 2nd armies, which are rapidly advancing, to receive timely and convenient supplies...... Therefore, it is hoped that we can concentrate on the first step to launch the strategy of the Chita Fortress. ”

“…… P.S., as of midnight yesterday, the disposition of the armies of the front of the Front was as follows: from south to north, the Second Army of the Second Army was on the opposite bank of the line from Poperechnoye to Khorlinsk in the upper reaches of the Uda River, the Fifth Army was on the line from Kizhenga to Novoiliinsk, and the Janissaries were assembled in the Petrosk area; The 4th Army of the 1st Army was on the line from Petrosk to Novoselenginsk, and the 1st Army was on the line from Novoselenginsk to Bikkhula; The Korean Army Group is besieging the Chita Fortress; The 6th and 7th armies of the Front reserve were assembled between Shirok and Petrovsk; The rear command of the Front is located in Olovianaya, and the forward command is located in Petrovsk. The cavalry reconnaissance team of the First Army has penetrated deep into the Kyakhta area, and according to the Hangfu troops of the Front Army, the main force of the Russian army attacking the capital of Outer Mongolia has shrunk towards Kyakhta......"

The staff officers on the side immediately wrote on the map covered with a transparent film, and soon, an up-to-date map of the battlefield situation was displayed in front of the eyes of all the officers in the base camp, and the Guangxing Emperor, who had been rare since last winter, was also on the throne today, and the thirty-four-year-old emperor did not seem to be so easily knocked down by illness.

In order to make everyone, including His Majesty the Emperor, more clearly understand the military significance represented by those awkward Russian place names, Yang Zhengjin personally picked up a ruler and compared it on the map to explain.

"Poperechnoye is located two hundred and twenty kilometers northeast of Ulan-Ude, Kiranga is located one hundred and forty kilometers east of Ulan-Ude, Petrovsk is about one hundred kilometers southeast of Ulan-Ude, and Bhikshula is about one hundred and thirty kilometers south of Ulan-Ude...... The entire front is more than three hundred kilometers long. The border town of Kyakhta is located on the right bank of the Selenga River, 200 kilometers south-southwest of Ulan-Ude, and the Russian army invading Outer Mongolia used this place as a supply and transshipment center......"

Emperor Guangxing nodded frequently, probably having figured it out, and then turned to Liu Yun: "Liu Aiqing, what do you think of General Zhong's request?" ”

Liu Yun thought to himself, this guy didn't seem to have taken the initiative so much before, and he still responded respectfully with his face: "If you go back to the emperor, the minister thinks that Commander Zhong's report should be true, and General Zhong can not be vain, think about the overall situation wholeheartedly, truthfully report the difficulties on the front line, and ask for the suspension of the army's actions beyond its capabilities, which is really commendable." ”

Yang Zhengjin secretly exchanged glances with Hu Ke, the chief of operations of the General Staff, and Hu Ke rubbed his chin covered with fine stubble and nodded slightly.

What the two didn't say on the spot was: "Even that stubborn Zhong Xiahuo is going to give up, which means that the situation is already so bad that it can't be done." ”

"The minister thinks that according to the request of Zhong Xiahuo, the 6th and 7th armies, which are the reserves of the front army, can be mobilized to return to Chita, so as to help the Korean army to quickly capture it, and the 1......st and 2nd armies, which have been deployed in front of the enemy, can temporarily occupy important positions along the current front to confront the enemy, and after the Chita fortress is destroyed, then advance to Ulan-Ude with the strength of the whole army, and the enemy will be difficult to resist at that time."

After listening to Liu Yun's opinion, the emperor still looked left and right: "What else does Zhong Aiqing have to say?" ”

Yang Zhengjin hurriedly said: "The minister and Wu Wei have the same opinion. ”

Hook also immediately expressed his agreement with Liu Yun's opinion.

The two looked at each other again, and the meaning in their stomachs was: "The emperor seems to be particularly energetic today." ”

The operation of the base camp is generally that the ministers and high-ranking generals decide on a major matter and then respectfully ask for the Holy Judgment, as is the case today, and it is rare for the emperor to directly consult the opinions of his ministers.

In any case, the holy judgment has already come down: "Since this is the case, it is according to Liu Aiqing's intentions......"

The emperor paused, and suddenly became stern: "I recently heard that in Shanghai and other places, there are people who go against the sky, and when our Celestial Empire is at war with Russia, what kind of parade and strike are going on, destroying my momentum and falling into the hearts of my people, and the Ministry of the Interior does not picket them, what is the reason!" ”

The Minister of the Interior, Mo Ning, replied unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, Article 1, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution states that laws and regulations shall not be enacted to deprive the people of the right to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for grievances. The marchers, the peaceful assemblies of pacifists, and the strikers, are workers who are unbearable to the cruel oppression of their employers and petition for redress, and the National Assembly has no legislation to prohibit such acts, so this department cannot rely on it, so it can only be persuaded by reason. ”

The emperor frowned and turned to Prime Minister Zhang Zhigao: "I observe the current situation in the West, even the European and American powers have special laws in times of emergency, and for the sake of national affairs, certain rights of the subjects are temporarily suspended, and the authority is in the hands of the imperial court...... Zhang Aiqing, you are the leader of the largest party in the Congress, if you are willing to come forward to organize, similar laws should be passed. ”

Zhang Zhi raised his head and said, "This ...... For the past seven years, there have been relevant proposals every year, but they have been vetoed, and even if it is proposed again, it will inevitably take time, and I am afraid that it will affect the current unity of the National Assembly......

"It's so hateful, no one can cure that Tan Sitong?"

Long Yan was displeased, and the ministers were frightened, so they brushed their sleeves and left.

The internal historian recorded that day, this guy obviously underwhelmed the beating.

The meeting without the emperor's base camp went on "as usual", and after the meeting, Liu Yun asked Zhang Zhigao and Mo Ning to stay.

"We should have a good talk."

Zhang Zhigao and Mo Ning have no objections.

Liu Yun noticed that Yang Zhengjin swept the faces of the three of them with an unusual ambiguous look before leaving.

"In that dream, he seemed to say something to me......"

Liu Yun remembered the dream and remembered those words, but he concluded without thinking that it was just a dream.

After all the idlers left, Liu Yun personally closed the oak door of the conference room.

"I know that you don't want to come up with a state of emergency law that the government has a chance to abuse, but we must join forces to get rid of Tan Sitong and his Republic of China Party, they did a good job."

Liu Yun hit the blood with a knife, naked, wet, and his intestines slipped out.

Mo Ning lifted the black-rimmed glasses on his nose, and his white face did not reveal a trace of emotion containing disordered elements: "Not only the Republic of China Party, but also several other small parties that were originally out of the stream, they took advantage of the poverty in the countryside and factories in an attempt to create the image of the spokesman of the middle and lower classes, so as to expand the influence of their party...... However, the investigation by the National Security Agency found that the Republic of China Party has ties with some enterprises that originally dominated trade with Russia, but we have not found conclusive evidence, and I hope that the National Security Agency can find more evidence so that the procuratorate can prosecute. ”

Liu Yun raised his head and glanced at Mo Ning obliquely, with a somewhat different taste.

Zhang Zhigao raised his chin to Liu Yun: "There may be some misunderstandings between us, for intolerable things, we will try our best to solve them within the legal framework, if the creator of the law takes the lead in lawlessness, then the credibility of the law will gradually come to naught." The pacifists who were engaged in anti-war demonstrations are being attacked by mainstream public opinion, and there is fierce infighting within the Republican Party, and we will not see similar incidents happen soon...... As for the issue of strikes, in order to solve them in essence, it is necessary to change the living conditions of the workers, and in order to prevent employers from apportioning the additional taxes for military purposes to the already impoverished workers, it is necessary to urgently promulgate regulations on the basic security of workers, establish minimum wages and minimum benefits, and establish relevant supervisory bodies to implement them, but the key ......"

"It would be nice if it could be solved in the short term."

Liu Yun didn't want to listen too much for the time being, and if he could solve the problem, he would be satisfied, and as for those arguments that ran counter to his stubborn ideals, he planned to cover his ears and not listen to a word.