The reason why Hayes and James Garfield want to divide the political party and promote "civilian politics" is to a large extent in line with the social trend, after all, compared with professional politicians, military governance is too unreliable, and those who can lead the army to victory on the battlefield are not necessarily able to lead the country to prosperity and strength, after Ulysses Grant, sooner or later the military will have to return to the barracks and become pure soldiers, politics is still handed over to politicians, and everyone should not do what they are not good at.

Arthur is the beneficiary of the standard political party fertilizer system, he is the youngest of the previous presidents of the United States, from an ordinary middle school teacher, Arthur soared all the way to the presidential palace, not relying on outstanding personal ability, nor deep family background, only because at every critical crossroads in life, Arthur has chosen the right direction, so he can get to this point.

It can be said that in addition to the resources of Li Mu's family, Arthur has no friends in the American political arena at all, not to mention working hard, and staying safely until the end of his term, Arthur has to thank God, so "showing weakness" is Arthur's best choice now.

The fact is that although he was lucky enough to become the twenty-first president of the United States, Arthur did not even have the right to decide on the choice of secretary of state, James Bryan became secretary of state, or James Garfield made the decision, until he found enough allies, Arthur had to wear a mask all the time.

Of course, Arthur doesn't need to wear this mask to Li Mu, the president also needs friends, which are two different concepts from allies.

"Don't be like this, Chester, you're the president now, you're the head of state of the United States, and everyone has to be respectful of you, whether they want it or not." Li Mu will give Arthur the greatest support, in fact, all this is not supposed to be borne by Arthur, if James Garfield is not dead, Arthur is still the happy vice president, does not need to be responsible for anything, does not need to worry about anything, it is Li Mu who single-handedly pushed Arthur to today's position, to some extent, Li Mu is responsible.

"So what? I'm not Abraham, I'm not Ulysses, I'm not as great as them, I know where my limits are, I thought that vice president was the most suitable position for me, the president has exceeded my psychological presuppositions, if I tell you that I want to go back to New York now, you will laugh at me, after all, this is a position that many people dream of, but who cares what I think? "Arthur can't tell whether he is drunk or not, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that Arthur is still willing to open his heart to Li Mu, and that's enough.

Adults have their own secrets, and no one wants to fully open their hearts to others, which is like running naked in public, without the slightest sense of security, especially for people like Arthur, who has almost become synonymous with a qualified politician, but it's a pity that Arthur is not, he was not prepared at all, so he was hurriedly pushed to the front desk, looking at the bloodshot in Arthur's eyes, it is estimated that he can't even sleep well these days.

Li Mu also wanted to say something, so that Arthur could relax, but unfortunately there were no more opportunities, this was the presidential inauguration luncheon, the number of participants was more than 100 people, everyone deserves to be treated, because James Garfield's accident was too sudden, many people did not have much friendship with Arthur, so many people wanted to have a drink with Arthur, chat a few words, at least deepen the impression, so soon a group of people came over with wine glasses, Arthur immediately greeted him, and he was the governor for so many years, This basic quality is still there.

"What are you talking about?" Rockefeller also attended Arthur's inauguration, and seeing Arthur staggering with a group of people, Rockefeller took the initiative to come to Li Mu's side.

"What else could it be, our Mr. President wanted to resign, and I told him to wait, not everyone wants to be president." Li Mu did not hide it from Rockefeller, in fact, the relationship between Rockefeller and Arthur was not bad, of course, it was not as good as the relationship between Li Mu and Arthur.

"Ha, that's big news, have we had presidents who resigned voluntarily before?" Rockefeller thought about it carefully, as if there was no precedent.

Just kidding, it's just such a strange thing as Arthur, the most inappropriate presidential position is the thing, if it is someone else, it's too late to steal the fun, who will take the initiative to resign?

It's almost crazy!

"No, Chester, he's not like the rest of the world." Li Mu really couldn't explain why Arthur avoided the presidency like a femme fatale.

Some things can't be put on the table, for the vast majority of politicians, the president is the ultimate goal in their lives, but Arthur has many identities, in addition to politicians, Arthur is also a shareholder of the Rose Company, is a friend of Li Mu and Rockefeller, a group of capitalists, and is the top richest man in the United States.

It's no wonder that Arthur will dislike it, if Li Mu is allowed to be president, Li Mu is not interested, as far as Li Mu's experience of president, Ulysses Grant and Hayes are infamous when they leave the presidential palace, James Garfield died before he officially performed his duties, not to mention that Li Mu was not born in the United States and is not qualified to run for president, even if Li Mu is qualified, Li Mu will not be interested, in this world, there are more comfortable positions than the president, in Li Mu's view, even if he goes to Indiana to be a free farmer, It's also much more comfortable than living in the presidential palace and worrying about national affairs all day long.

By the way, perhaps because Hayes was already disheartened, Hayes did not attend Arthur's inauguration ceremony as traditional, and naturally did not attend the appreciation luncheon, it is said that Hayes had already gotten on the train this morning to return to his hometown of Ohio, and Li Mucheng did not know the news and did not have time to see him off.

It's okay that way, and everyone won't be embarrassed.

"Yes, people are really different from people, those who have it don't cherish it, but those who want it can't get it." Benjamin Harrison was also by Li Mu's side, and Arthur didn't deliberately lower his voice when he was talking to Li Mu just now, so Benjamin Harrison heard it clearly.

This is embarrassing, Arthur doesn't want to be president at all, but the presidency fell to Arthur, Benjamin Harrison tried to run for president last year, but he didn't even get the party nomination, it's not that Li Mu doesn't support Benjamin Harrison, Li Mu also wants to support, but Benjamin Harrison is too young, even Benjamin Harrison himself doesn't think he can stand out, this is just Benjamin Harrison's first attempt, and four years later it belongs to Benjamin Harrison's stage.

Benjamin Harrison's strength lies in his background, the tenth president of the United States, President John Harrison, who died of pneumonia just a month after taking office, is the grandfather of Benjamin Harrison, and the Harrison family has always been one of the most famous political families in the United States.

In 1811, William Harrison, then a general, led an army to defeat the most powerful Indians at the time, the Texomans, and carried out a brutal massacre of the Texomans, who were angry and put a spell on the Americans, and the curse went something like this: I tell you, Harrison is going to die, and every 20 years after him, every president elected in a year with a mantissa of 0 must die in office.

In 1840, John Harrison was successfully elected as the tenth president of the United States, and a month later, John Harrison died of pneumonia.

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the sixteenth president of the United States, and during his second term thereafter, Abraham Lincoln was shot in the theater.

Then there's James Garfield, who won last November, but was also assassinated.

In this plane, the curse continues, but in another plane, William McKinley, the twenty-fifth president of the United States elected in 1900, also died in an assassination attempt, followed by Warren Harding, who was elected in 1920 and died of an undetermined cause in 1923, Roosevelt Jr. in 1940, and John F. Kennedy in 1960, all of whom died in office.

It was Ronald Reagan who was elected the 40th president of the United States in 1980 and did not die until 2004.

Although Ronald Reagan did not die during his tenure, Ronald Reagan was also assassinated, in 1981, Ronald Reagan gave a speech at a labor rally held at the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., Ronald Reagan was shot while returning to his car, Ronald Reagan was wounded in the chest, but fortunately not life-threatening, this is understandable, it has been almost 200 years, and the resentment of the Turks should also dissipate.

In this way, Arthur's worries are justified, the president of the United States is indeed a very risky profession, even if he does not consider re-election, the president's accidental death rate is 20 percent, which is even more dangerous than going to the front.

"Don't worry, sooner or later you'll have your chance." Li Mu is not worried about these things, anyway, Li Mu has no chance to be president in his life, and whoever loves to die will die.

If Benjamin Harrison wants to get his wish, it is not enough to wait for four years, at least eight years, depending on Arthur's state, don't expect Arthur to do anything to turn the tide during his tenure, the American people's disappointment with the Republican Party will accumulate, and four years later, it will almost accumulate to a point where quantitative change reaches a qualitative change, and then the Grover Cleveland opportunity of the Democratic Party will come.

However, the current situation of the United States, even if Washington is revived, will not improve much, and Grover Cleveland will not be able to lead the United States out of the quagmire, so eight years later, the opportunity for Benjamin Harrison will really come, and at that time, Li Mu will definitely help Benjamin Harrison achieve his dream.

"Hopefully, it's not too late." Benjamin Harrison sighed, not holding out much hope.

This is the sadness of members of the political family, Arthur doesn't like to be president, and Benjamin Harrison doesn't necessarily like it much, but this is Benjamin Harrison's responsibility as a member of the Harrison family, Benjamin Harrison has nothing to do, if according to Li Mu's understanding of Benjamin Harrison, Benjamin Harrison yearns for the sun, beach, and beautiful life, and the personable aristocratic young man in Cuba is more in line with Li Mu's memory of Benjamin Harrison.

After the luncheon, Arthur returned to the presidential palace and began his duties as president of the United States.

Li Mu and Rockefeller did not rush back to New York, but came to Li Mu's home on the shore of Luoying Lake, waiting for Arthur to come for a private party after "getting off work".

Yes, although the work of the president is very sacred, but in the eyes of Li Mu and Rockefeller, Arthur's work is not special, in a sense, the significance of Arthur's president to the United States is not necessarily greater than Li Mu and Rockefeller, the two capitalists, after all, the president can be replaced, the dead Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, the dead James Garfield and Arthur, Li Mu and Rockefeller are irreplaceable, if the dead people are Li Mu and Rockefeller, Then this is not only for the Junma Group and Standard Oil, but also for the US economy.

"Ream, tell me the truth, does James's death have anything to do with you?" As a friend of Li Mu, Rockefeller has long discovered the abnormality, before Li Mu was in Vladivostok, Rockefeller had no way to question Li Mu, but now that he has the opportunity, Rockefeller will act immediately.

"Don't ask, you don't want to know the answer." Of course, Li Mu will not admit it, but he does not deny it, with Li Mu's understanding of Rockefeller, it is enough to answer to this extent, and it is not appropriate to say more or less.

"Okay, I got it." Fortunately, Li Mu did not directly deny it, which made Rockefeller feel a little better.

The United States is very large, but the circle of top capitalists is very small, although Li Mu did not pass Rockefeller to deal with James Garfield, but Rockefeller still found some clues.

In fact, Rockefeller doesn't necessarily want the answer, he just wants to see Li Mu's attitude, if Li Mu directly denies it, then Li Mu's position in Rockefeller's heart will be shaken.

Of course, if Li Mu directly admits that it is even worse, no matter how bad James Garfield is, it is also the president of the United States and the leader of the United States, although Rockefeller is reckless, but it has not yet reached the level of "killing the king", if Li Mu admits it, Rockefeller probably will not expose Li Mu, but the estrangement is certain.

"John, I'm not like you, you're white, and the Junma Group is more hated than Standard Oil, but I have no room to retreat, so-" Li Mu explained very difficult, if he could, no one wants to risk the world's condemnation, everyone has their own bottom line, the lower Li Mu's bottom line, the fewer friends there will be.