※Pei Chengyi saw Xiang Yinghui who was coming off the car and cried... he was a little surprised.

Although Pei Chengyi is still a "idle general" under the name of the General Staff. Not to mention, the monthly allowance is paid through the Personnel Office of the General Staff, and the usual welfare benefits are also provided by the General Staff. However, after going to Argentina, to be precise, after going to the Equipment Office, Pei Chengyi has no relationship with the General Staff and rarely meets Xiang Yinghui. It is not because Xiang Yinghui is about to expire, but in fact, the army is in the army.

There is never an expiration in the team. Zhang Maobang has been retiring for more than ten years, but no soldier dares to despise him. Pei Chengyi did not go to find Xiang Yinghui, which was Xiang Yinghui's arrangement. In Xiang Yinghui's words, he did not want others to think that he formed cliques before retirement, so that he could remotely control the General Staff after retirement. This is precisely because after Pei Chengyi voluntarily withdrew from the position of Chief of Staff, Xiang Yinghui did not force his victory and stayed, but respected Pei Chengyi's choice.

Xiang Yinghui came to pick up Pei Chengyi at this time, which is definitely extraordinary.

"Are you still used to living in the Northwest?"

"What are you not used to?" Pei Chengyi smiled and first got into the car. After Xiang Yinghui came in, he said, "When he was working in Pakistan, he also ran here and there. Relatively speaking, our northwest is much better than Hulmagai."

"It seems that Xiao Li gives you a good treatment."

"Mr. Xiang, are you envious or jealous?"

"Of course I am envious and jealous." Xiang Yinghui also laughed, "Little Li said that the consultant allowance you received for several months in Argentina is much more than the allowance I received for my whole life soldier. I have wanted to treat you for a long time, but I have never caught a chance. This time I heard that the Head of State asked you to come back to attend the Central Committee meeting, so I came to pick you up specifically.

"Mr. Xiang, will there be no working meals in this kind of conference?"

"Of course there is a working meal, don't you want to treat me to a meal, right?"

Pei Chengyi smiled and shook his head, saying, "Okay, the meeting is over. I'll treat you to a big meal and call Director Li and Director Liu."

"Okay, it seems that I'm still here to accompany you."

Pei Chengyi ignored Xiang Yinghui because he had seen it long ago that Xiang Yinghui was much easier than before.

"I won't joke with you anymore. Do you know the reason for coming back this time?"

"Didn't you start saying it?"

Xiang Yinghui was stunned for a moment and said, "This is just one. You must know that the head of state will let you participate in the "Yanhuang Jige Trouble"

"What does it mean?" Pei Chengyi asked immediately, no longer joking with Xiang Yinghui.

"Don't you understand?" Xiang Yinghui glanced at Pei Chengyi and said, "You know in your heart, so I won't say much. Before coming here, Xiao Li called me and asked me to tell you that the US President has just signed the draft defense expenditure budget for Libi's fiscal year. After cabinet review, he will hand it over to the Senate's Budget Committee with other budgets within 60 days. Before the end of October, the Senate will vote on various budgets.

"Isn't it a little too early?"

"It is indeed two months earlier than in previous years, but Xiang Yinghui, who was not surprised, paused for a moment and said, "The most important thing is that it is not the Pentagon that drafts the defense expenditure budget, but Duqiwei."

Pei Chengyi immediately frowned.

"More importantly, the Military Intelligence Agency has obtained news that Duqiwei asked the four of you many times about your whereabouts."

"He cared so much about me?"

"It's not just concern. Since you left Buenos Aires, Duqiwei has been trying to find out the information related to you. According to Xiao Li, even if Duqiwei does not have the exact information, he has enough reason to believe that you went to the Northwest Physics Experiment Center."

Pei Chengyi smiled and shook his head, saying, "It seems that I'm almost a star."

"It's almost the same. No matter what, you have to thank the Argentine authorities."

"Thanks to the Argentine authorities?"

"Yes, the President of Argentina has just awarded you the treatment of honorary nationals and declared that it was with your help that Argentina could recover the Malvinas Islands and defeat the invaders in the battle to defend the Malvinas Islands. If not unexpectedly, after the Argentine Parliament approved, you will also receive multiple awards including the "Medal of National Liberation" and "Medal of National Honor,""

"Is there a realistic episode?"

"It's more realistic?" Xiang Yinghui was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you still care about that little reward? Of course, money doesn't mean much to you, but it has great significance to the staff officers under your command. Of course, you don't need to worry about these things Xiao Li has already arranged it."

"That's good. Don't play with vain. Only by giving something practical is valuable."

Xiang Yinghui smiled and shook his head, saying, "But it's a pity that the British authorities have put you on the list of unpopular people. Because the UK is a member of the EU and is affected by relevant EU regulations, you will definitely encounter some trouble if you want to travel to Europe in the future."

"Mr. Xiang, how many years have you been in the army?"

Xiang Yinghui was stunned for a moment and said, "What are you asking about this?"

"There are still forty-five years, there are also forty years, right?" Pei Chengyi paused for a moment and said, "If I guess correctly, you have never traveled in these forty years, right?"

"Yes, let alone the two-day holiday, there were not even six out of the six qians of Yinghui, and said, of course, you won't be much better than me, be prepared to fight until you are seventy."

Pei Chengyi also smiled bitterly because Xiang Yinghui did not joke with him.

"Look at me, I went off topic as I spoke." Xiang Yinghui paused for a moment and said that Xiao Li asked me to tell you about the US defense expenditure budget, so that you can be prepared."

"Prepare?"

"The first meeting will be held tonight, and then you will have to make a very important report." Xiang Yinghui took out a document from the safe in front. "This is the specific information of the US defense expenditure budget, and the report you want to make is directly related to the content and your gains in the Physical Experiment Center."

"The long-term development plan for military equipment thugs?"

Xiang Yinghui frowned slightly and asked, "Why isn't it a long-term development plan for national defense construction?"

"Mr. Xiang, if you want to harm me, don't be so anxious, right? National defense construction is the affairs of the Chief of General Staff and the Minister of National Defense. Although the Minister of National Defense is not in charge, who doesn't know what kind of person Lin Xiaolei is? I want to put my hand into his territory. Not to mention that you are not in the General Staff, even if you are still the Chief of General Staff, I will still be in trouble."

"Okay, you guys know what I'm making fun of."

"You are not going to talk about this first."

"I won't argue with you anymore." Xiang Yinghui sighed and said, "You guessed it is right. It is the equipment development plan. Originally, this report should have been done by the Director of the Logistics and Equipment Department of the General Staff or the Director of the Equipment Department of the Ministry of National Defense, but Xiao Li helped you win this opportunity. Because you have been in the equipment office for more than a year and have a lot of practical things, the head of state agreed to Xiao Li's request. The most important thing is that the report is not only the current head of state, but also the future head of state."

"Confirmed?"

Xiang Yinghui nodded without saying a word.

"Are there any accidents?" Pei Chengyi asked cautiously.

"What's the accident?" Xiang Yinghui glanced at Pei Chengyi and said, "No matter who lives in the capital, the Republic must continue to move forward.

What happened in the past three days has explained all the problems. Now, let alone the future head of state, even if Mr. Ji comes back, it is impossible for the Republic to change its direction. To be honest, I have been in the army for several years and have been well-informed, but I can't find a second person who can compete with the head of state. In terms of strategic vision, no one can compare with the head of state except Mr. Ji. In terms of courage, even Mr. Ji is a big difference. In the past six months, those guys with a hint of luck should give up their unnecessary efforts, and most people who are slightly nervous should also feel at ease."

"The result is out?"

“Is the voting result important?”

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly and did not argue with Xiang Yinghui.

"In terms of form, it is indeed very important. After all, we strive to build a legal society. We must not only take the lead in abiding by the law, but also respect the law. We must never do anything that destroys or violates the law."

"Mr. Xiang, when did you become a politician?"

Xiang Yinghui glanced at Pei Chengyi and said, "I'm not joking with you. The voting results have come out. The approval ratings of the twenty-three clauses are all more than two-thirds. After the final ebb, the constitutional amendment will officially take effect. If everything goes well, the new plenary congress and the political consultation meeting will be launched, and the legislative process will be completed by the end of this year and at the beginning of next year. In other words, the people will soon enjoy the fruits of political reform. As long as the new constitution is correct,

It is decided that no matter who lives in the head of state, the next round of political reform will be launched. To be precise, it is that the main promoter of political reform is no longer the head of state, but the representative elected by citizens. In other words, after Wang Yuanqing, in addition to the threat of life and death and survival of the Republic and the Chinese nation, the power of the Republic will be shared by the head of state and the general assembly. After completing the second round of political reforms, the democratic political reform of the Republic will be initially taken."

Pei Chengyi nodded, indicating that he understood Xiang Yinghui's meaning.

Strictly speaking, Wang Yuanqing implemented the second round of political reforms, and the first round of political reforms should start before Ji Youguo left office until Wang Yuanqing came to power. The second round of political reforms that Xiang Yinghui mentioned should be the third round of political reforms after Wang Yuanqing left office. In the first round of political reforms, Ji Youguo and Zhao Rundong only did one thing, that is, gradually weakening the local governments at all levels in social life. To put it nicely, it is to "build a service-oriented government" because weakening government power is equivalent to weakening the system.

The power of the class ruled is to capture the interests of interest groups, and the resistance encountered by the reform can be imagined. In a sense, only Ji Youguo and Zhao Rundong can do this round of reform well, because both of them have a huge influence in the army and can get unconditional support from the army, so no interest group is their opponent. Even so, the first round of political reform took years and only solved one problem. In fact, the biggest gain of the first round of political reform was not the establishment.

A service-oriented government has cultivated and strengthened the "middle class" who is most eager to gain political rights and will definitely actively support democratic political reform. In a sense, the development and growth of the "middle class" is the basic condition for Wang Yuanqing to resolutely implement the second round of political reform. If the "middle class" that accounts for the total population of the country does not have the "middle class" irrigated, even if Wang Yuanqing has received full support from the army, democratic political reform will not be smooth sailing or even successful. With the national conditions of the Republic, if democratic political reform is miserable.

Failure will inevitably lead to madness and mischief. Not to mention national rejuvenation, the Chinese nation will be able to make a mistake if it is possible to delay the rest. With the foundation laid by the second round of political reforms, there will be a third round of political reforms, that is, establishing a complete democratic political system that separates the three powers. From this perspective, the second round of democratic political reforms promoted by Wang Yuanqing has achieved only one result, that is, to return the power originally held in the hands of the supreme ruler to the people, and let the people decide the future of the Republic and the Chinese nation.

"Democracy" means "the people are masters of their own affairs"

It can be seen from this that when Wang Yuanqing implemented political reform, no force could stop the progress of the Chinese nation. In a sense, the Chinese nation will sooner or later realize democratic politics. Therefore, Wang Yuanqing's greatest historical contribution is to allow the Chinese nation to realize democratic politics at the lowest cost.

Of course, the road to democratic politics has not yet come to an end.

In Xiang Yinghui's words, only by completing the third round of political reform and establishing a democratic political system of separation of powers can political reform be considered truly completed.

From a development perspective, even if political reform is completed, the Chinese nation must advance in reform.

The competition between countries and nations is like sailing against the current. If the Chinese nation does not strive forward bravely, but is complacent for the minor achievements it has achieved and is intoxicated by the glory of the past, then the Eastern lion will be surpassed by the Western powers again when dozing off, suffer humiliation and hardships again.

A humiliation, a hardship is enough.

Pei Chengyi had long figured out these issues, so he had long known that Wang Yuanqing would fade out of the political stage of the Republic, but his influence would never dissipate immediately. As one of the best leaders in the history of the Republic, Wang Yuanqing would definitely make arrangements before leaving office.

In fact, Wang Yuanqing has been making tools for the development of the Republic in the "post-Wang Yuanqing era"

The problem is that Pei Chengyi has always been unaware of the role he played in this historical period.

After the Indian War, Pei Chengyi once thought that he was a very important role, and at least he should have a very important historical mission in the future Republic. When competing for the Chief of Staff, Pei Chengyi realized that there must be something wrong with his feelings. It was precisely this that he had to settle for the second best and voluntarily leave the General Staff. When he went to Argentina, Pei Chengyi had the same feeling, that is, the head of state arranged a very important task for him. For this reason, when he was in Argentina, Pei Chengyi had always worked very hard and serious. When Li Cunxun came to take him back to China, Pei Chengyi found that he had overestimated his status and ability again, and was even discouraged for a while.

At this time, Xiang Yinghui's words made him have another different idea of ​​the future.

Is this an illusion or a wishful thinking?

Pei Chengyi was not sure, nor did he dare to think about anything more.

After so many setbacks, he understood one truth, that is, don’t overestimate yourself or be too pessimistic. Just like war, outside the battlefield, opportunities will always be left to the person who is most prepared.

That's why Pei Chengyi did not express his attitude.

Of course, there is no need to express his attitude in front of Xiang Yinghui. No matter what, Xiang Yinghui is the chief of staff who is closest to a pure soldier. Even if Wang Yuanqing hopes that he can continue to exert influence in the army, he will not participate in political struggles, or at least he will not actively participate in political struggles.

Seeing that Pei Chengyi had no intention of speaking, Xiang Yinghui did not talk much.

On the way, Pei Chengyi was looking through the documents given to him by Xiang Yinghui, but he had never read them.

In any case, Pei Chengyi is only forty years old. As the saying goes, forty is not confused. Many people only see through the destiny when they are at this age of this year, and he has achieved achievements that others cannot achieve in their lifetime or even in several lifetimes. In other words, Pei Chengyi is still a soldier who lacks experience. What he needs most is not joking and talent, but various experiences, especially those that can make him more mature.

"By the way, I almost forgot to tell you something." When the car entered the family compound of the General Staff Department, Xiang Yinghui suddenly spoke, "Yuan Chenhao is back. Because there are too many generals back this time, the hotel cannot be arranged, and your wife took her daughter back to her parents' home, so I asked him to live in your home. Is it okay?"

"What's the problem? When will he arrive?"

"It should have arrived. Maybe you are smoking and drinking tea on the sofa in your living room."

Pei Chengyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.

This is Xiang Yinghui's usual style: take action first and then report.

"Since there is nothing else, you have a good rest. I'll send someone to pick you up tonight."

Ask a question and let Dongfang Wen drive to pick me up.”

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you."

Before getting off the car, Pei Chengyi hesitated for a moment and asked, "Mr. Xiang, are you really going to leave?"

"Isn't this an extra question?" Xiang Yinghui patted Pei Chengyi on the shoulder and said, "No matter what, we old guys will have to retire sooner or later. We can't let me die of exhaustion on our posts. If we don't cut off the towering trees, how can we leave room for the seedlings to grow? Don't think so much. With your current achievements, as long as you find the right direction to move forward, it will be the same if you have any help from me."

Pei Chengyi breathed a sigh of relief and stopped talking. He said goodbye to Xiang Yinghui and got out of the car.

History will not stop moving forward, and the younger generation will sooner or later bear the heavy responsibility of history.
Chapter completed!