Before the train carrying the first batch of delegates to Beijing left for Beijing West Railway Station, the world's news media turned their cameras on the capital of the Republic, and hundreds of reporters waited outside the station, seizing every opportunity to ask delegates from all over the country about the conference. Although the plenary congress was normalized as early as a few years ago, and the degree of "professionalism" of the delegates has also been greatly improved, this congress is still different, because everyone knows that the political situation of the republic will undergo major changes in the future.

On this day, the debate over whether Wang Yuanqing would stay in office also entered a white heat.

Not to mention those Western news media who like to have nothing to do, even Pei Chengyi, who is far away on the other side of the world, has put down his work and turned his attention to Beijing, thousands of miles away.

Will Wang Yuanqing seek a third term?

In terms of feelings alone, Pei Chengyi has always believed that Wang Yuanqing is not a selfish politician, but a politician with lofty ideals. In other words, Wang Yuanqing will not take personal gains and losses as the yardstick, and he will not do things that are contrary to his ideals for his personal interests. The problem is that the values of politicians are very complex. Not understandable to ordinary people, so when making certain decisions. It will definitely make sense. Although Pei Chengyi's contact with Wang Yuanqing is not small, with his understanding, Wang Yuanqing has a very clear purpose, but in Pei Chengyi's opinion, the problem is here. In order to achieve his goal, Wang Yuanqing is likely to do something that no one can understand. In other words, if Wang Yuanqing believes that staying in office will help achieve his goals, he will not hesitate to seek a third term.

Pei Chengyi didn't speculate, because he knew that guessing was useless.

What surprised him a little was that the Argentine generals represented by Alfonso actually thought that the "Xi Advisor" was a big figure in the decision-making circle of the republic. That night, Alfonso held a dinner at his estate and invited dozens of high-ranking generals to nominally give Pei Chengyi a clean sweep, but in fact he wanted to take the opportunity to find out some "inside information" Because Pei Chengyi's family had arrived in Buenos Aires two days ago, according to Argentine custom, Pei Chengyi brought his wife.

The dinner was very Argentinian style. After the formal ceremony, Pei Chengyi followed Alfonso out of the main venue.

When he came to the study and saw the senior generals of the Alfonsoian army who came in advance, Pei Chengyi knew that Alfonso's meal was not so delicious.

Because it's located in the Southern Hemisphere. So February is the hottest month of the year for Xu Liangting. Although it was late at night, the temperature was still strong. Several of the generals who were on the side of the body were already sweating profusely.

When you sit down. Pei Chengyi quickly observed the situation.

Except for Alfonso. There are also 7 generals, two of whom are from the army. A general and a lieutenant general, according to Pei Chengyi's understanding, the two should be army commanders and army chiefs of staff. There are also three from the Navy, one admiral and two vice admirals. If nothing else, it should be the Chief of Staff of the Navy and the two Deputy Chiefs of Staff. The other two were both lieutenant generals in the Air Force and certainly Alfonso's deputy.

Argentina's military system is a bit strange, and among the three major branches of the military, only the army has a "commander." For the first position, the Navy and Air Force are both under the Acting Chief of Staff as the commander.

In addition, although the Army Commander is always the Chief of the General Staff of the Supreme Military Command Organization, the real power of the General Staff is held by three deputy chiefs of the General Staff from the Navy, the Air Force, and the Presidential Guard.

It's obvious. The relationship between the Argentine Army and the Navy and the Air Force is not very good.

Pei Chengyi also did enough "pre-class preparations" and learned about the internal situation of the Argentine army from the Military Intelligence Agency. When he received Alfonso's invitation, Ji Chengyi thought about it. As a military adviser, his role was only to help the Argentine army establish an effective military system as much as possible, not to help the Argentine army resolve internal disputes.

With this thought in mind, Pei Chengyi seemed very relaxed.

After a chill, Alfonso brought out the main topic. "Although as soldiers, we should not talk too much about political issues. Nor should the political problems of other countries be discussed. However, the republic is our most important ally, and the political trend of the republic has a bearing on the fundamental interests of our country and our military, so we must pay close attention to what is happening and make correct analysis and judgment

Hear this. Pei Chengyi glanced at several Argentine generals without moving.

The thug "General Pei" Alfonso didn't intend to let Pei Chengyi go, after all, this dinner was worth a lot of money, so he couldn't get nothing at all. "General Pei's prestige has long been famous all over the world, and in our opinion, he can be regarded as one of the greatest generals in the history of your country and your army. If we are not mistaken, General Pei has a very good relationship with the top level of your country. I also have some knowledge of the changes at the top level in your country

Thug "General Alfonso, I think these topics are a bit excessive, after all, we are soldiers, not politicians

General Pei, we are indeed soldiers, but the duties of soldiers make us have to figure out some issues, and the Argentine Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Tresescu rushed to speak, "General Pei is our special invitation to Xi Advisor, and he can be regarded as our own people, so we don't need to beat around the bush, we can say whatever we need to say." As far as I know, at the beginning of the year, when your Guoyuan met with our President in London, you made a solemn promise, and General Pei came to us because of this. Although for twenty years. Your country has fulfilled all 262 and never broken its promise, but compared with the past. To put it simply, we have been preparing for 20 years for the final action. Even if we still want to believe that your country will never break with convention at such a critical time, we need more realistic assurances

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly and made a contemplative look.

Seeing this, Theresescu didn't say anything more, and showed a little patience.

To be honest, Teresescu was already very polite, not only did he not make the contradiction clear, but he also did not target Pei Chengyi. Although to a large extent. Pei Chengyi has built up enough prestige through his military exploits to make any soldier deeply awe-inspired, but from another point of view. Teresescu's attitude towards Pei Chengyi is Argentina's attitude towards the Republic.

While pondering, Pei Chengyi glanced at the others.

Like Teresescu, other Argentine generals also expressed the same opinion, hoping to get some valuable information from Pei Chengyi.

After a long while, Pei Chengyi spoke: "I can understand the mood, if I change the position and think about it, I will have the same requirements." It's just that I'm not what you think. Let's put it this way, if I were the kind of person I imagined, would I still be sitting here? ”

Theresescu's brow jumped a few times, looking very unhappy.

Alfonso had contact with Pei Chengyi, knew Pei Chengyi's character, and when he saw that Teresescu was about to speak, he quickly pressed his hand and said: "General Pei, I understand what you mean, but please bear with me, after all, at this critical moment, whether we walk in or retreat, we all need a reason." ”

Pei Chengyi smiled slightly and said, "Since that's the case, I'll talk about my opinion."

Hearing Pei Chengyi's words, the expressions of several Argentine generals looked a little better.

"Of course. The following statement and what I will say next are my analysis and speculation as a military adviser to your military seat, and they are just my personal opinions. Pei Chengyi glanced at everyone. "Actually, the worries are a bit unnecessary. If I'm not mistaken, you have two main concerns. First, Yuan will not seek a third term. Second, if Yuan does not seek a third term, will the next Yuan change his current policy toward Afghanistan. "Bubble tough Bashan, the remuneration factory is less, and the new heroes are small and sunny

Pei Chengyi pointed out the key point in one sentence, and several Argentine generals closed their mouths and put on a deaf look.

"Because time is limited. So I just briefly talked about these two issues, and Pei Chengyi took a sip of coffee. Cai said without hurrying. "First of all, there is the question of whether the Yuan will seek a third term, although I am not a politician. I don't have much political consciousness, but as a soldier, I have enough reason to believe that Yuan, who led us to defeat two powerful enemies and ushered in a new era for the republic, has very lofty ideals and a personality worthy of admiration, that is to say, under the premise of putting the interests of the country and the nation first, Yuan will definitely not break the convention and set an extremely bad precedent for future national leaders. ”

"In other words, your Yuan will not seek a third term?"

Pei Chengyi nodded. "It's just my guess, and I won't make any guarantees about it," he said. ”

Theresescu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "If your Yuan gives up a third term, who is most likely to be the next Yuan of your country?" ”

This is the second question Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Although I have never underestimated the idea of your country and your army, but from an objective standpoint, compared with the many problems in the republic, I am absolutely nothing about your country and your army." ”

Theresescu was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Pei Chengyi meant.

thug: "General Pei is right. Your country is in a phase of transition, and its domestic problems are much more serious. At this time, the commander of the army, Patos, who had been silent, spoke. Although I have never doubted the strength of your country, which is the world's largest country in terms of overall national strength, and the fact that it has just experienced an Indian war on an unprecedented scale, it seems to me that your country should concentrate more on solving its domestic problems. and not go everywhere to cause trouble

Pei Chengyi didn't rush to speak. Because he knew that Patos was definitely persona non grata.

"Patos, you're going too far." Alfonso, who felt that he could not let go of his face, immediately said, "Although no one denies the strength of the Republic, there should be no doubt about our traditional friendship with the Republic. It is true that the republic needs to spend a lot of energy on solving domestic problems, but as a global power. I will never walk on one leg, and I will not lose sight of one or the other. We have every reason to believe that the Republic will make adjustments to its domestic and foreign policies and find a new balance so that its internal and external interests can be taken into account. ”

After speaking, Alfonso turned his gaze to Pei Chengyi.

"I agree with Ayiso." Theresescu did not miss the opportunity to strike at Patos.

Pei Chengyi secretly smiled bitterly. "It must be admitted that General Patos's concerns are not groundless. How much the war in India affected our country, perhaps I have more say than many people. In the eyes of the outside world, we won the largest regional war since World War II in less than half a year and won a remarkable victory, but from an objective standpoint, we must admit that the war in India had a great impact on the Republic. In fact, your country has also gained a lot from it, not to mention that rice was purchased from your country last year, which produced tens of thousands of jobs for your country, and a large amount of tax revenue, all of which were sent to India without exception. As for the domestic problems mentioned by General Patos, I don't think the impact of the war in India is of any kind. As they have said, the Republic, as the world power with the strongest overall national strength, has sufficient capacity to solve the problems caused by regional wars. Relatively speaking, it is the internal contradictions, not the external ones, that really affect the republic. ”

When Pei Chengyi said this, several Argentine generals stopped interjecting.

"Before we talk about that, we have to be sure. Yuan's greatest achievement was not two regional wars that attracted worldwide attention, but political reform. After glancing at several generals of the Argentine army, Pei Chengyi continued, "Although as a soldier, I have no right to evaluate Yuan's political deeds, but as a citizen of the Republic, I have enough reason to believe that political reform is Yuan's greatest achievement." Even in the capacity of your military advisor. I also have every reason to believe that your country and your military are also beneficiaries of political reform. ”

"General Pei," Teresescu hesitated for a moment, and said, "I do not deny your previous point, but when did our army become the beneficiary of your country's political reform?" ”

Pei Chengyi smiled. "General Teresescu, what are you most worried about?" If I am not mistaken, what you and the generals here are most worried about is the negative impact of the change in the political situation in our country on the modernization of your army and the military action to recover the Falklands. Obviously, your concerns are understandable. It is also necessary. Since Ki Kuo Yuan visited your country twenty years ago. And twenty years after the signing of the first cooperation agreement with your country. The three successive heads of state of the republic have been actively promoting relations between our country and your country. This book comes to the book bar Yao Bu old pay members to collect vertebrae

But how long can this situation last? We have every reason to worry that, after all, this kind of diplomatic relations based on personal preferences is not solid, and there is a possibility that it will turn around at any time. So, what kind of diplomatic relations should be relied upon? I believe that each has the same view as mine. That is, diplomatic relations that are based on common interests and are guaranteed by law and institutions. The purpose of the political reform was to establish a sound legal system in the republic and replace individual decision-making with an effective political system, so as to reduce the influence of individuals on national policies. If the relationship between Japan and your country could be determined through laws and institutions, would there still be concerns? In other words, as long as we have common interests, no matter who the next president of the republic is, it is impossible to change our relationship. Of course, if we don't have common interests, I'm sure you won't have such worries. ”

Although Pei Chengyi's words were very tactful, the meaning was very clear.

After speaking, Pei Chengyi also deliberately observed the changes in the expressions of several Argentine generals. Now that the fig leaf has been torn. There is nothing to scruple about, and to explain it, it will be of great benefit to the cooperation in the future.

After being silent for a while, Alfonso said: "General Pei is right, I also believe that your Guoyuan will deal with the things we care about before leaving office, but we still want to know a little more." For example, in a month, who will live in your country's Yuan Mansion? ”

"General Alfonso, you overestimate me." Pei Chengyi smiled and said, "Anyway, I am a soldier and not a politician. If I were to guess who would leave the port of Pontsmouth with the LinkedIn expeditionary fleet in a few months, I might be able to guess the best of ten, but I would like to guess who to swear allegiance to a month later. I don't have that skills. ”

Fei Mo said, General Pei is very aware of the situation of the British army? Theresescu immediately became interested in new topics.

"I don't know a lot, but I know a little bit about it. Anyway. As a soldier with a work ethic. I'm not going to let your army pay me to be a military advisor for nothing. ”

Turning to the topic of military affairs, Pei Chengyi was much more relaxed.

To be honest, if it weren't for being forced by a few Afghan generals, Pei Chengyi wouldn't want to talk about political matters at all, because he accepted Li Cunxun's arrangement to take the old multi-hour flight to the other side of the world, just to avoid the grim struggle situation in the country and not to get involved in the political whirlpool. What's more, Pei Chengyi is very aware of the capabilities of the Military Intelligence Bureau, so when talking about political topics, even if he is facing several Afghan generals, he still has some concerns, and the words are used very tactfully, without mentioning anything important.

For military topics, Pei Chengyi has nothing to worry about.

As long as it comes to military topics, Pei Chengyi has enough ability to convince several Argentine generals. As Xi's military adviser sent to Argentina by the Republic, Pei Chengyi had a lot of relevant information before arriving in Buenos Aires, especially the information of the British team. If time and energy are not considered, Pei Chengyi can blow with the generals of the Afghan army for a few days and nights, so that the generals of the Afghan army feel that the huge amount of money spent on hiring military advisers is not in vain.

Pei Chengyi didn't know that when he tried his best to avoid political topics. In his opinion, the all-powerful military intelligence chief did not pay attention to what was going on the other side of the planet at all.

For Lee, assisting Yuan in completing the political transition smoothly is the main task.