Meet Xiang Linghui. Pei Chengyi quickly calmed down. Just as Xiang Linghui cannot be denied the major contributions made by the national defense construction of the republic, many times we must put ourselves in the shoes of Xiang Linghui in order to understand Xiang Linghui's situation. Although the relationship with Peng Maobang is extraordinary and has been reused by the top leaders of the republic, including Ji Youguo, Xiang Linghui, who comes from the special forces, has a weak foundation in the army. There is also not much background to fall back on.

Here's the key.

Influenced by the political system, the military has a unique position and power in the power structure of the republic, and can even influence the political situation. In fact, long before Ji Youguo, the leaders of the republics with great influence were closely related to the military and were supported by the military. There is no doubt that those leaders who do not have the support of the military have not done much. It is also impossible to stay in the position of leader for long. The tear book bar dumps the concave coffee factory less, and the salary is more

Because of their important position, the situation of the military in the political life of the republic is very delicate.

During Ji Youguo's political period, he not only reused the soldiers, but also suppressed them. In the words of the evaluation of later generations. Ji Youguo can be regarded as one of the few outstanding civilian-born Yuan in the history of the Republic who can tame the army into obedience. After Ji Jieguo, that is, when Zhao Rundong was in power. The status of the military has undergone a subtle change. First of all, Zhao Rundong himself was a soldier and had a high prestige in the army; Secondly, the relationship between Peng Maobang, then chief of the General Staff, and Zhao Rundong was not harmonious, and there were even quite a few contradictions. These two factors determine the situation of the armed forces, and thus determine the direction of the armed forces. It can be said that it is precisely because of Zhao Rundong and Peng Maobang's fighting method that Xiang Linghui has been reused. Imagine, if Peng Maobang chose not Xiang Linghui from the special forces, but a senior general of a certain branch of the military, Zhao Rundong would definitely not compromise, which would lead to a fierce struggle between the two, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

In other words, Xiang Linghui's relatively weak background and background have become an advantage.

In fact, the year before Xiang Linghui became chief of the General Staff, that is, during Zhao Rundong's second term, his role was not prominent. In many cases, it was Zhao Rundong who managed the affairs of the army. It was not until Wang Yuanqing became the head of the country that Xiang Linghui's position was consolidated. The reason is simple. Wang Yuanqing, like Ji Yuanguo, is a national leader from a civilian background, and he does not know much about the situation in the army. And Xiang Linghui is similar to Zhang Maobang, he is a professional soldier who doesn't care much about politics, so Peng Maobang can cooperate with Ji Youguo, and Xiang Linghui can also cooperate with Wang Yuanqing.

It can be said that in his second year as chief of the General Staff, that is, Wang Yuanqing's first term. Xiang Linghui's performance was extremely outstanding. In a sense, the Republic was able to defeat Japan at the least cost, and Xiang Linghui contributed the most.

It can be seen that Xiang Linghui's career is not all smooth sailing.

Although according to the evaluation of the outside world, Xiang Linghui has five major contributions: first, he personally established the world's most powerful special forces, that is, the special forces directly under the General Staff Department; second, a number of outstanding generals were promoted; For example, Pei Chengyi, Yuan Chenhao, Ling Yunxiao, Li Dongshi and others; Third, he led the republican team to win the Peninsula War, the Japanese War and the Indian War, laying the foundation for the Republic to become a military power; Fourth, during his tenure as Chief of the General Staff, he formulated a correct path for development, which played a vital role in the building of the Republic's national defense forces. Fifth, it has perfected the military command system of the republic, fundamentally enhanced the combat capability of the republican army, and actively promoted military reform. But beyond these five contributions, everyone acknowledges that Xiang Linghui is one of the few chiefs of general staff in the history of the republic who has no political ambitions, and even in some respects, he is more like a professional soldier than Peng Maobang.

"I didn't abandon my political ambitions." It has to be understood in two ways.

It is Xiang Linghui who really does not have much political ambition. Or rather, there isn't much power**. Even within the purview of the chief of the General Staff, Xiang Linghui rarely makes decisions alone. In Pei Chengyi's later evaluation of Xiang Linghui's words, as the supreme military commander of the republican ** team, Xiang Linghui is an extremely outstanding professional soldier, but he is not an arbitrary commander. Although this comment did not disparage Xiang Linghui's achievements, any soldier should know that the so-called "tiger general." "There is no pound, it is not arbitrary. Not to mention anything else, Pei Chengyi is a very arbitrary commander on the battlefield, and many times he doesn't take the advice of his staff officer seriously at all. It is precisely because of his lack of power that Xiang Linghui has won the love and support of many soldiers, and he has been firmly seated in the position of chief of the General Staff. Not to mention anything else, no matter how powerful Pei Chengyi is, no matter how arrogant Lin Xiaolei is, and no matter how insidious Zhang Zhongxian is, he doesn't dare not take Xiang Linghui seriously. To put it simply, the honest and noble style makes Xiang Linghui no longer an ordinary soldier, nor just the chief of the General Staff. Some of the time. He represents the entire republican ** team, and in the minds of the republicans, he is more like a respected patriarch than a supreme military commander.

Second, the actual situation forced Xiang Linghui to give up his political ambitions. Don't forget, the same era as Xiang Linghui is the most powerful Yuan in the history of the Republic. Let's not talk about whether Xiang Linghui has the courage to show Maobang or not, and whether he can fight Wang Yuanqing, as long as he and Wang Yuanqing read the wall. The history of the republic would have been very different. No matter how many people think that Xiang Linghui has no political acumen, no one can deny that Xiang Linghui did not make a single political mistake in his career as chief of general staff in the old years. Can it still be said that he has no political acumen? To know. In this old year, the round reading of the most paid children's day washed the stream book concave and shook the concave "lie a certain general." For example, Zhang Zhongmu, such as Su Jinhui, who did not commit Shuai Zhi, many of them still lost their future because of political problems. Not to mention anything else, even Pei Chengyi has been confused, otherwise he would not have made a gang in Argentina for nothing. It can be seen from this that Xiang Linghui is not without political acumen, but he cannot have political ambitions.

As the "young general" who has the closest relationship with Xiang Linghui, Pei Chengyi is very aware of Xiang Linghui's ability.

As early as during the Peninsula War, Pei Chengyi knew that Xiang Linghui was much more complex and shrewd than others understood. Although he repeatedly gave up the opportunity to become famous, to be able to leave a name in history, and to be remembered for centuries in the eyes of others, such as throwing the task of commanding the Peninsula War to Pei Chengyi, who was still a colonel officer at the time, but when he dissected the surface, he looked at the substance, first of all, Xiang Linghui did not have the experience and ability to command a large corps of operations, after all, he was born in special forces and was not familiar with regular operations, and secondly, there was no need to do something that ordinary officers could do as chief of the general staff, let alone compete with his subordinates for jobs. To put it simply, Xiang Linghui never regarded personal success as success.

Only people with such sentiments can be respected and loved by others.

There is no doubt that Xiang Linghui has learned his character traits in every aspect of his cultivation, and this

"At the beginning of the meeting, you didn't say anything," Xiang Linghui put the cup of tea he had just brewed in front of Pei Chengyi and said, "Are you not satisfied with my arrangement?" ”

"Item total. Isn't this arrangement too explicit? ”

"Explicit?" Xiang Linghui smiled and said, "Yuan Chenhao looked for you before he went back, right?" ”

Pei Chengyi nodded, there is no need to hide such a thing from Xiang Linghui. The tearful book bar has fewer concave factories, and there are many bad salaries

"Although it was Li Cunxun who came forward, it was actually Yuan who asked him to go back early." Xiang Linghui picked up the cigarette on the coffee table and said. "Yuan asked him to go back early, which was nothing more than two purposes. The first is to keep an eye on the South Asian theater, and the second is to avoid domestic political struggles. As you know, the personnel arrangements of the army are extraordinary, and the other day, we have been dealing with things related to it. Although Lin Xiaolei had no problems, the chairman of the committee put forward a lot of ideas. I don't need to say why, you should understand it. In any case, Yuan is about to leave office, and I will also leave the General Staff, and if I don't hurry up, I won't have a chance in the future. "Fluff huh?"

"Do you think it's still ten years ago?"

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly, and heard another meaning of Xiang Linghui's words.

"You know the main contents of the third military reform, and I don't need to say more. The first phase of political reform has also achieved a major victory, and the gains of the reform will certainly be consolidated in the future. To put it simply, it is not ten years ago, not everything can be discussed and solved by a few leaders, and everything is done according to the rules. There are no rules, there is no circle. We must pay attention to the rules, and we must follow the rules. ”

This time. Pei Chengyi understood.

Xiang Linghui promoted a large number of young generals with great fanfare, and it was by taking advantage of the east wind of military reform and political reform to set down the rules of the army. Pei Chengyi immediately thought that on the issue of determining the candidate for chief of the General Staff, Xiang Linghui would also make a fuss about the "rules". As long as Lin Xiaolei became the chief of the General Staff according to the "surname Ju", then during his tenure as the chief of the General Staff, he would not easily break the rules. This ensures the interests of the young generals promoted by Xiang Linghui now, and also ensures the interests of Pei Chengyi, thus ensuring that Yuan's deployment will not cause major changes. No doubt. Such an arrangement is definitely not something that Xiang Linghui thought of alone, and it certainly not came to mind now.

Thinking about this clearly, Pei Chengyi was no longer surprised.

"Actually. You don't have anything to worry about. Xiang Linghui only lit a cigarette at this time and said. Li Cunxun will work in the Military Intelligence Agency for at least five more years. Even five years later, it was Liu Xiaobin who succeeded him. That is, the MIA will not change much in the next ten years, and you will have mainly contact with the MIA in the future, not directly with the General Staff. As for Yuan Chenhao's side. There's nothing to worry about. No matter what. So far, apart from you, we haven't found anyone who can replace Yuan Chenhao. As long as the situation in the Middle East heats up, Yuan Chenhao's ass will be considered to be stable.

Other aspects of the arrangement are basically no big problem. ”

"So I can go back to sleep with peace of mind?"

"Of course not." Xiang Linghui smiled and said, "You still have to do one thing well." ”

Pei Chengyi nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what Xiang Linghui meant.

"Since you understand, I won't say more." Xiang Linghui glanced at his watch and said, "It's not early, let's have dinner together." ”

"Forget it, I have to go back to accompany my wife and children at night."

"Okay. If you are too lazy to spend a few days with your family, I will not ruin your family life. Xiang Linghui shook his head with a smile and said, "It's still the old rule, you hurry up." After this matter is done, you can go to the Great Northwest, and it has nothing to do with you when the time comes. ”

"No problem, I'll give you a detailed report as soon as possible."

After saying goodbye to Xiang Linghui, Pei Chengyi went home directly.

Because Yuan Chenhao had already gone to Pakistan, Pei Chengyi took his wife and daughter back from his parents' house. According to the relevant regulations, when he was in Pei Chengyi's Jian Physics Experiment Center, he could set up a home in Lanzhou, but due to the influence of his wife's work and his daughter's schooling, Pei Chengyi refused the kindness of the Military Intelligence Bureau and went to Lanzhou or Beijing for reunion every week. For Pei Chengyi and his family, this is also a weekly family trip.

Two days later, on June 2, Pei Chengyi put the independently drafted "Report on the Development and Development of the Republic's National Defense Military Forces and Equipment" on Xiang Linghui's desk. If you print it out on the paper you used. The entire report will be as many as 4 dents and multiple pages. It can be said that this is the crystallization of Pei Chengyi's hard work in the months after the Indian War, and it is also his overall understanding and bold prediction of the direction of the development of the country's national defense and military forces. Obviously, Xiang Linghui could not have read this report in just a few days. Even if you get rid of the technical materials, it will take a week or two to read them carefully. Therefore, Pei Chengyi did not wait for Xiang Linghui's reply, and contacted Li Cunxun that afternoon.

On the way to the suburban air base, Pei Chengyi understood Yuan Chenhao's heart when he left.

Although Pei Chengyi is not a professional soldier with no power like Xiang Linghui, the republic at this time is not an ideal stage for a soldier like him. Staying away from right and wrong is always the first choice for self-preservation. Round reading the most chopped chapters, choose the tear book, throw the concave Peng complete

A few days later, the republic's first-ever general elections began.

During the three-day voting period, the adult citizens of the Republic, that is, the voters, cast their ballots.

On July 8, at 8 o'clock Beijing time, the Election Commission announced the elections for each provincial-level administrative region.

Although some Western news media had long predicted that the day of the general election would be the day of social division in the republic, the republic was very calm on that day, not only did there be no riot as expected by the Western news media, but there was no protest, and all the deputies who participated in the election and the vast majority of voters calmly accepted the election results.

According to the regulations, after the general election. A new plenary congress and a new Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will be established within three days.

Compared with the previous plenary congresses and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the new congresses are not only permanent in nature, but also have a greatly reduced number of delegates. In other words, the "parliaments" of the Plenum and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) that are closer to the West will be able to legislate and act more efficiently in the future.

In the evaluation of the news media of the Republic, the new supreme authority not only determined the new political system, but also laid the foundation for the establishment of a democratic society based on the rule of law.

When the common people came. The biggest impact is that the cost of legal representation in lawsuits is higher.

In any case, this is definitely a great step forward in the construction of political civilization in the republic.

On the old day of July, at 8 o'clock Beijing time, all the members of the reconstituted congress solemnly took the oath of office in the Great Hall. In the afternoon of the same day, the full money table of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was also sworn in at one place.

The next day, the first bill passed by the new plenary session and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was to rebuild the Great Hall at a cost of 100 million yuan in Bengnei.

For the two permanent parliamentary bodies, the General Assembly Hall, which Tian built many years ago, is indeed seriously outdated and can no longer meet the normal office needs.

July Knife Day, the last Monday of the month.

At 8 a.m., the motorcade of Yuan, escorted by several police cars, arrived at the General Assembly Hall. 10,000 minutes later, about a minute before the official start of the day's meeting, Wang Yuanqing walked into the Great Hall. At this moment, the eyes of the whole world were focused on this place. In accordance with the promise made by Wang Yuanqing, he will announce his resignation from the post of president of the republic here, and all the deputies will vote for a new president.

In fact, the election of a new state head has already begun.

As early as July, the central group officially nominated Gu Weimin as a candidate for the national yuan, a few catties. The local group also symbolically nominated candidates. In accordance with the relevant regulations, the delegates to the plenary congress will have a thug group and the relevant departments of the State Council will provide the delegates with information on the candidates. During this period, the details of the candidates will be announced to the whole society. Subject to voter scrutiny. When there is no objection to the identity of the candidates, the election is voted by the General Assembly. The tearful book bar has fewer concave factories, and there are many nightmares

It is very important to "elect" rather than "vote"

The difference between the two is obvious, the latter only has the right to choose or not to choose, while the former has the right to choose whomever to choose.

It can be said that this little difference is absolutely a very crucial one in the construction of the democratic system.

It is precisely like this, in addition to Gu Weimin, there are 3 candidates who will compete for the throne of the national yuan. It doesn't matter if these three candidates really want to become the president of the country, and whether these three candidates have a chance to become the president of the country. At least by the time they took the position of candidates, the democratic system of the republic had taken a big step forward.

Such progress is rare in the past history of the Republic.

Such progress is precious in the long history of Chinese civilization.

This kind of progress is extremely important in the minds of thousands of descendants of Yan and Huang.

History itself is made up of constant progress, and as long as the pace of progress does not stop, the future of the republic is promising. The future of the Chinese nation is incomparably brighter!