Section 5 Command

The Zichuan family is divided into two levels and four institutions in the supreme command system: the first level includes: the governor's office: the chief is the supreme leader of the family, and the council of elders: composed of elected representatives of each province and region;

The second level consists of the Office of the Inspector General (presided over by the President, below whom are the six heads of the family, responsible for the execution of specific administrative matters) and the Office of the Ombudsman (the Inspector General also has the title of Commander-in-Chief, but has a higher status than the other six Commanders and is lower than the Presidential Command - not under the jurisdiction of the Commander-in-Chief, but directly to the Inspector-General if he is responsible for the execution of the executive supervision).

Nominally, the members of the Command Office are appointed by the Governor (through the Council of Elders and are accountable to the Governor and the Council of Leaders), so the President is just a senior cadre under the Chief, but in reality, (due to the inaction of the current Governor Zichuan Sansei and the ambition of the President Yang Minghua), the power of the family gradually fell to the Commandery. Just like when Shikawa Xiu and other high-ranking officers return from other places, the first place they have to go to is definitely the Command Office rather than the Governor's Mansion.

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The guard on duty politely but coldly told him: The president is very busy with affairs, and a new deputy commander must make an appointment at least a few days in advance if he wants to see him.

"Understood," Shikawa Shu said, "Then can I make an appointment now?"

The guard looked through the registration form: "Your Excellency's schedule is scheduled for next Monday -- can you come over at three o'clock in the afternoon? Your Excellency can spare five minutes for you." ”

"Yes!" Zichuan Xiu smiled: Anyway, his affairs are not in a hurry, which is equivalent to a few more days of vacation.

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At this time, a middle-aged senior officer walked through the hall and suddenly stopped when he saw Zichuan Xiu

"Hey, isn't this Ah Xiu?

Zi Chuanxiu turned his head and saluted respectfully: "Hello Lord Fang, it's really been a long time!"

Fang Jin was the commander of the Black Flag Army, and when he was young, he used to be Zichuan Xiu's tactics teacher, and later the two fought side by side in the invasion campaign against Liufeng, and their friendship was very good. It was also a pleasure to see a friend in such a hostile command.

My proud disciple didn't come back to see me, what do you think I'm doing?"

Zichuan Xiu's heart was warm: Fang Jinming knew that the president led Yang Minghua to be very taboo about himself, and took the initiative to greet him. It's really rare.

"The lower official only arrived yesterday, and I wanted to go to visit the lord after reporting to the headquarters today, but I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence..."

"Okay, okay, don't be so wordy!" Fang Jin grabbed his shoulder with one hand: "How?The place of residence hasn't been decided yet?How about living in my house?Anyway, the two dead girls in the family have also reached the green chūn period, and they think about boys all day long, so it's better to send you as a big gift!" He looked at Zi Chuanxiu's tall figure, and praised him: "The young man is so handsome!Are you interested in being my son-in-law?

"My lord," Zi Chuanxiu hurriedly interrupted him, "Xiaguan has temporarily lived in Miss Ning's house. ”

"Oh!" Fang Jin smiled: "No wonder, compared to Miss Ning, those two stinky girls are not competitive - not bad, the young man has vision!"

Zichuan Xiu couldn't cry or laugh.

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"Today is the meeting of the Command Office, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, I just transferred back yesterday, and now I'm going to report for duty, but I said that I have to make an appointment to see the president..."

"That's it..."Fang Jin grabbed Zi Chuanxiu: "I'll take you in!"

Zi Chuanxiu hesitated: "But the meeting of the command office, the identity of the lower official..."

"What are you afraid of! There is me!" Fang Jin pushed and pulled Zi Chuanxiu into the conference room.

Before the meeting began, a few people sat sparsely around the large long table.

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"Come, I'll introduce you!" Fang Jin pushed Zi Chuanxiu forward: "This is Minghui, the commander of the border guards!"

Minghui's appearance and temperament are completely different from Fang Jin. He was neat and polite, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and an erudite scholar. He shook hands with Zichuan Xiu very politely: "The battle of Hengchuan broke the 80,000 demon clan with 30,000 people, and the deputy commander of Xiuchuan is very remarkable!"

"Where, the lord is famous, and the lower officials are very admired. What Zi Chuan Xiu said was not entirely polite: Minghui looked like a weak scholar, but in the recent crusade against the Flowing Wind Clan, his troops rushed to the front of the whole army (he took the lead in rushing to the front of the troops) and was the first army to attack the important border town of Liufeng Blue Ridge - but when the terrible Flowing Wind and Frost appeared, he was the fastest runner, so fast - it is said that Flowing Wind and Frost once commented on Minghui's troops: " When you first see them, you can cut them with your saber, and when you draw your saber you feel that the spear can reach them, when you turn around and pick up the spear, they have already run away, and you have to use a bow and arrow, and when you catch the arrow, they have run to the point where you have to use a cannon!" -- Almost all the generals of the border guards have suffered a lot of defeats lately, but he is not the only one, so he was promoted to the commander of the border guards a month ago.

"This is the commander of Lei Xun, the commander of the zhōngyāng army, and the family's "first master"!" Fang Jin's tone was indescribably sarcastic when he said the words "first master".

Zichuan Xiu knew that Lei Xun was a sworn friend on Yang Minghua's side, and won the first place in the All-Zichuan Military Athletic Conference for five consecutive years with his "Wind and Thunder Divine Skills", so he was called the "No. 1 Master" -- he also had a famous place that his opponents would be inexplicable before every final -- either they had diarrhea, or they were hit by cars, or their wives and children were suddenly kidnapped, or they were even beaten stupidly from behind with a wooden stick in the dark alley.

He shook hands with Zi Chuanxiu without smiling: "The young man is very capable! "Secretly used the "Wind and Thunder Gong", intending to make Zichuan Xiu cry out and beg for mercy to make a fool of himself - otherwise, he would be wasted one of his hands.

Fang Jin on the side felt that something was wrong, and was about to stop it-Zi Chuan Xiu said succinctly: "Thanks to the cultivation of the adult!" he easily withdrew his hand, as if nothing had happened.

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"This is Luo Minghai's commander, the chief of staff of the base camp. Luo Minghai looked very cold, with a black face, as if everyone in the world owed him two hundred yuan and refused to pay it back. He is also Yang Minghua's confidant.

Zi Chuan Xiu originally wanted to shake hands with him, but the other party had no intention of stretching out his hand, so he hesitated again and simply introduced himself: "Zi Chuan Xiu see my lord." ”

Luo Minghai was still cold, and it took a long time to hum one from his nose: "En!"

"Don't get him, he's a piece of wood, for everyone. Fang Jin didn't care that Luo Minghai was next to him, and what he said was unceremoniously.

It's strange that Luo Minghai didn't get angry, but just let out another one from the depths of his nose: "Hmph!"

Next introduced is the Janissary Commander Pigu, an eighty-year-old man who has long been delirious, and when Shikawa Xiu greets him, he has to repeat it three times before he understands: "Oh, oh,... Your name is Shikawa Shu, isn't it? Oh, so young... I'm Pigou. ”

Those present did their best to keep themselves from laughing: his accent was indistinct, and he pronounced the word "Pigu" like "ass"!

Zi Chuanxiu was full of malicious guesses: "Yang Minghua arranged such a waste to be the commander of the Praetorian Guard, could it be to facilitate the rebellion in the future?"

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"There is a person here who, like you, came from the Far East, Commander Ge Yingxing, you should know him, right?"

Zichuan Xiu saw Ge Yingxing for the first time, and was immediately attracted by his appearance and temperament:

He is a very delicate person, he must have been a beautiful man when he was young, his soft hair was unruly scattered in front of his forehead, he was already a little yellow, and his two faint curved eyebrows looked extremely gentle. It can be seen that he is a sick person - his face is as white as paper, it is the scorching heat of August, and he is actually wrapped in the thick military cotton clothes used in winter, only his head is exposed, and he is still a little trembling, as if the battle with the disease has exhausted the last bit of his life potential - but his eyes are still as bright as stars, full of deep wisdom and tiredness, as if he has penetrated the world, and when he looks at Zichuan Xiu, he is so deep warmth and concern - what kind of eyes are they - Zi Chuanxiu was stunned: it turned out that a man's eyes could be like this... Indescribable beauty.

Shikawa Shu is the first time I have seen such an attractive person.

A wave of respect rose spontaneously: it was this dying patient who was the mainstay of the entire Far East, resisting the surging attack of the demons;

It is this patient who has always presided over the positive flow of the family, checked and balanced the arrogant and domineering Yang Minghua, and did not dare to move for six years;

If it weren't for the shelter and shelter of this patient, Zi Chuanxiu would have been victimized by Yang Minghua as early as he was a child...

A sore feeling welled up in Zi Chuanxiu's heart: Ge Yingxing looked so lonely and fragile...

The two looked at each other, and a smile appeared on the corner of Ge Yingxing's mouth: "Luo Bo told me about you," his voice was as low and magnetic as a person: "Do a good job here, don't embarrass our Far Eastern Army, you know?"

He used the tone of his boss ordering his subordinates, but Zichuan Xiu sounded very natural: many unspoken words had been conveyed through those magical eyes: We are our own people, be careful!

Shikawa Xiu was moved for no reason—as if a lost child had seen his father—and he bowed deeply: "Yes, my lord!"

The two of them understood.

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"Hey, I said Brother Yingxing," Fang Jin patted him on the shoulder with a grin: "How did you do this--you come back with a blue face and white lips?"

Ge Yingxing smiled faintly: "It's a little uncomfortable to be in a hurry these days." ”

Fang Jin: "I said! Those who know, praise you for your hard work and military work, and if you don't know, you are wondering: don't they all say that the girls in the Far East are dark-skinned and thin, why is it that our brother Yingxing commander doesn't dislike it at all, and he is still very proud to come back with such a blue face and a white face?"

He said with great concern: "Brother, be temperate, right?--Even if you can stand it physically, walking on the street like this and saying that you are the leader of the Zichuan family---it will damage the prestige of the family!"

The people present laughed together-only Luo Minghai pulled the corners of his mouth and laughed--Ge Yingxing laughed and scolded: "This rascal!"

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The gate opened silently, and the guard officer shouted at the door: "The president has arrived!"

All the staff stood and waited.

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