Chapter 16 A courtier to the Son of Heaven

Qi Qi Wei and Manders are indeed talking about Pei Chengyi. [No pop-up novel network] and talked about it for several days

While Bae Chengyi and Li Cunxun were discussing the international situation over dinner, Du Qiwei was rushing to the White House by car, preparing to use the dinner time to continue discussing Pei Chengyi's affairs with Landers. Because Landers is the president and the busiest man in the world, he can only use his dinner and dinner time to talk to Dudgway about some inconsequential topics. As a result, Duchway has not eaten with his family for several nights.

Although Dudgway was born in a Catholic family and was influenced by religion since he was a child, his years of military career have long made him forget some Catholic traditions, such as praying before dinner and thanking God for food.

It's not that the president is too enthusiastic, it's that the president looks down on him too much.

On the evening of the first dinner with Landers, Du Qiwei unmistakably mentioned that Pei Chengyi must be highly valued as the special assistant to the state of the republic. As a result, in order to show that he attached great importance to this matter, Landes asked Duchway to report to the White House every evening. In the first two days, Du Qiwei still felt that Landers was very busy, and he had no time to talk to him about Pei Chengyi during the day. It wasn't until two days ago, when Landers took his family to Camp David for a vacation and asked Dudgway to drive to Camp David to report the situation, that the former Marine lieutenant general knew that he had been asked.

Undoubtedly, that feeling was not comfortable.

If it had been a few years ago, Dudgway would have walked away.

No matter how big the shelves are, Landers does not have the power to force American citizens to serve the White House. Having said that, when Brandino was in power a few years ago, he would not have treated Dugway like this, at least he would send a Marine helicopter to take Duchway to Camp David, and even arrange a room for Dudgway to relax at Camp David.

Dudgway endured because he had to.

At the beginning of last year, Dudgway knew that the days that had allowed him to thrive were gone and that the next few years would be a "dark period"

At that time, Bran, who was still presiding over the overall situation in the White House, realized that the era of the Democratic Party was over.

Looking at the not too long history of the United States, the period from Japell to Brandino can be regarded as the most glorious period of the Democratic Party, during which the four presidents of the Democratic Party won a total of 6 elections except for Republican President Frederick who lived in the White House for 8 years, and the four presidents of the Democratic Party won a total of 6 elections and were in power for a long time. Although many scandals broke out during this period, such as the "Camp David incident" that led to the death of a president and the forced resignation of a president, on the whole, the achievements of the Democratic Party are obvious to all, and it can even be said that the policies of the Democratic Party determine the future of the United States.

The so-called boom and bust o

Although almost all Americans believe that it was Westwood and Blandino, the two Democratic presidents, who helped the United States survive the Great Depression, providing jobs for millions of workers, providing a source of livelihood for millions of families, and continuing the "American dream" of all people, the first three paragraphs are the slogans shouted when helping the Democratic Party to campaign, and the latter has made great contributions to the long-term development of the American economy. If Blandino can achieve something in "martial arts", he will most likely become the fifth president of the United States to leave his head on Capitol Hill. But a common problem among American voters is that after having a few bills in their wallets, they are obsessed with "America's international status and image."

The American electorate's fault is ironic.

In the eyes of the outside world, the Democratic Party has not been able to escape a strange circle, that is, when it is in power, it is desperate to develop the economy, and the better the economy, the faster it will step down.

It is precisely because of this that many people think that the Republican Party and the Democratic Party take turns in power, which is actually the biggest conspiracy.

Perhaps, the vast majority of Americans are conspiracy theorists, and this has something to do with it.

In any case, two Democratic presidents have been in office for consecutive years, the Great Depression that has plagued the United States has ended, and the new international situation requires a stronger president. Although the Democratic Party has produced many strong presidents in history, such as Wilson, who led the United States into World War I, Roosevelt who participated in World War II, and Kennedy, who entered Vietnam, the Republican president is the best candidate in the eyes of the vast majority of American voters. More importantly, most of the American middle class, which accounts for nearly the majority of voters, has no fixed political stance, and has a very strong ability to accept new things, and is most worried about being dictatorial After the end of World War II, it was because Americans were worried about the emergence of a dictator that they pushed Congress to pass a bill that the president could only serve two consecutive terms, so they were very happy to change their tastes and let the Republican Party perform on stage for a few years.

Suddenly, it is not only Blandino who sees through this, but almost all politicians.

As a result, before the start of the party elections in yo year, several of the most promising Democratic presidential candidates withdrew early and announced their withdrawal from the race for various reasons. In the end, the Democrats had to put forward a 77-year-old candidate who was very prestigious in the party and was destined to be impossible to be the presidential candidate in his lifetime, which is exactly the same as the Republican Party did in the general election in the year of reluctance.

The results of the general election can be imagined, and Republican presidential candidate Landers won easily.

In fact, in. , there were predictions when it came to the election that year. That's the real election, no matter who the Republican Party nodes, as long as he is not mentally retarded, even if he is disabled, he can become president.

As a shrewd politician, Dudgway had already laid out a retreat for himself.

At that time, Brandino invited him to go with him to Davis & Co., a company that was established in the regimental year, and in just one year, it became the No. 1 investment management company on Wall Street with assets of trillions of dollars. Du Qiwei did not accept the invitation, not because he did not understand the good intentions of Blanche, as long as anyone who is famous in the American political arena knows that Davis Company is an investment company that specializes in selling assets for politicians, and it is also the representative of the most influential interest group. In fact, Dugway's idea was simple: his political career was not yet over.

I have to admit that the "military temperament" makes Du Qiwei no longer stand out in the American political arena.

After witnessing the Democrats lose the election, Mr. Dudgway took a job as a news commentator with a salary of $10,000 a year. Although the income is very meager after the hyperinflation during the Great Depression, the phantom year, the per capita income of the United States is 10,000 dollars, and the average social salary is more than 10,000 dollars per year. As a news commentator, Dudgway is free to express his political views without restrictions.

It's just that Dudgway measured how long he sat in this position.

Shortly after the White House changed hands, he received a call from the president's secretary. And I had a few meals with the beautiful woman who was not yet a blade old and talked about some life feelings. Of course, the results were not much better. Although Du Qiwei's legendary experience can make every woman fall for it, and even some women with mild paranoia can reach ** faster. But on political issues, the two sides have nothing to talk about. In fact, Duchway could not be swayed by the fact that he was a beautiful presidential secretary this year. At least not because of this, it should not change political positions.

It wasn't until a few days ago, shortly before Du Qiwei learned that Pei Chengyi was about to become special assistant to the state of the republic, that the situation changed.

At that time, it was not Landers who first talked to Dugway, nor the young woman who was better as a lover than a secretary, but Dudgway's old boss, Blandino, who was very popular in Davis's company. In just one breakfast, Branpenau convinced Duchway. It was only at this time that Dudgway knew that American politics was far from being as simple as he imagined. Or rather, it's more complicated than he imagined.

Davis has a great background, and Brandino has not left American politics.

Although it is the Republican Party that has come to power, it is definitely not the president who lives in the White House who really controls the United States. In Blandino's words, no matter who lives in the White House or what political stance they have, they must safeguard the national interests of the United States, that is, the interests of those interest groups that represent the United States, and the two parties take turns to sit in charge. It is nothing more than to keep politics "fresh." "It's like having breakfast, if you eat bread today, you may have cereal tomorrow, and if you eat bread or porridge every day, people with the best appetite will lose their appetite.

Of course, it wasn't Blandino's metaphor that solved the problem, but his promise.

According to Blandino's assurance, as long as Duchway can contribute, it will be valued and reused in the near future. When the time comes, Duchway will even be able to choose a political party according to his preferences, without having to take a position. Brandino also hinted to Dudgway that the powerful people who control the United States behind the scenes have already taken a crush on him, but the time is not yet ripe, so he needs to be a little patient. In this way, if Dudgway wants to make a difference, he must stay alive before it is reused, so as not to be forgotten.

It can be said that Brandino said it very thoroughly, and it is impossible for Dugway not to understand.

Let Dudgway "change his mind." The reason is that Pei Chengyi, who has "disappeared" for several years, has appeared, and is about to enter the political arena as a special assistant to the state of the republic. In a sense, this was the key reason for Dudgway's decision.

That morning, Dudgway met with Landes and accepted Landes' invitation.

The next thing that happened was the one mentioned earlier.

Although Blandino's words convinced Dudgway that Landes was nothing more than a puppet in the hands of interest groups, under the American political system, there is certainly no such thing as a puppet in the true sense, or that a puppet has a mind. Whatever the reason, one very important reason why Landes did not reuse Dudgway was because of his Democratic membership. If one takes into account the complexity of interest groups in the United States, i.e., no single interest group can control the United States alone, and those interest groups that control the situation behind the scenes are also fighting each other, then Landers hired Duchway. It is easy to understand that Du Qiwei is not valued by Duchway. In a sense, Dudgway's place in the Landes cabinet is the same as Pei's upcoming role in Cape Town. That is, to convey a certain message by appointing him.

As Blandino's most powerful assistant, it is impossible for Duchway not to understand the truth.

It was this that Duchway was not angry. At the end of the day, Landers is very "gracious" enough to allow him to play a role in the Republican administration as a quasi-cabinet member.

The problem is that Dudgway is a sweater for Des, or rather for the future of the United States

After getting the news from Blandino, Du Qiwei realized that Pei Chengyi's "comeback" must be related to the situation in the Middle East.

Although the Middle East issue has been hot for several years and has not cooled down since the Syrian-Israeli war, Pei Chengyi's early or late appearance at a time when the world's attention has shifted from Israel and Syria to the Kurds is enough to prove that the Republic is planning relevant actions. What worries Duchway even more is that the performance of the US authorities is not lagging behind. There are plenty of indications that Pei's comeback is largely due to the policies of the US authorities, as Landes announced shortly after taking office that he would remove the barriers between the United States and Turkey and provide Turkey with a batch of advanced weapons as soon as possible.

The "obstacle" that Landes refers to is not the vast Atlantic, but a ban on arms exports to the Kurds, which was passed by the US Congress many years ago. At that time, the United States was actively preparing to deal with Iran, and had many secret contacts with the Turkish authorities, hoping that Turkey could provide convenience, such as opening military bases to the US military, allowing US troops to transit, and so on, while the Turkish authorities took advantage of the situation to blackmail the United States and asked the United States not to interfere in Turkey's actions against the Kurds. As a result, the whole world knows that the secret negotiations between the United States and Turkey ended in collapse, that the United States lost the war in Iran, and that the US Congress was angry. The decision to punish Turkey, which did not know the height of the sky, led to the passage of this bill that had far-reaching implications for Turkey. From now on, the United States will not sell more than half of the total number of offensive weapons to Turkey as long as the Turkish authorities refuse to admit that the Kurds who crossed the border at the beginning of the 2nd century of the 2th century violated the laws of international war and surrender war criminals, as stipulated in the Act. Because of European countries. In particular, Germany and France, which are the largest arms exporters, have similar bills, both of which prohibit the supply of weapons and equipment to Turkey that can be used against the Kurds, so Turkey cannot buy advanced weapons from European members of NATO. Under these circumstances, Turkey had to buy advanced weapons from Russia, and even became a guest of honor of the republican ** fire dealer for a time. For example, in the year of the field, Turkey purchased from the Republic a long-range rocket launcher of millimeter caliber sufficient to arm three artillery brigades.

It can be seen from this that Landes announced the resumption of the export of advanced weapons and equipment to Turkey at this time. It is tantamount to telling the republic unequivocally that the United States is speeding up the pace of consolidating its position in the Middle East and is ready to ensure Israel's hegemony in the Middle East by binding Turkey. What's more, even if Landes didn't have this idea, it would be easy to convince the republic that the United States was using the Kurdish issue against Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Among other things, the entry of Turkish troops into Kurdish areas with advanced American weapons could cause a significant proportion of the approximately 40,000 Kurds living in Turkey to flee to neighboring countries, leading to a serious humanitarian catastrophe. If there are a few saboteurs with evil intentions among these refugees, they will certainly cause more problems for their neighbors, such as social unrest.

Will the republic play Tai Chi with the United States on this issue?

Although the newly appointed Gu Weimin has stepped out of the name of the moderate. But the basic political climate of the republic dictates that even true moderates are unlikely to change their hard-line foreign political stance.

The appearance of Pei Chengyi just illustrates the problem.

The first thing that Du Daowei thought of was that the republic would solve the Kurdish problem in a vigorous and resolute manner.

Coincidentally, Dudgway's fears were confirmed by four.

According to the latest information from the fourth, before the announcement of the appointment of Bae Chengyi as special assistant to the Yuan, there were discussions on how to solve the Kurdish problem, and there was a great disagreement, and the photos taken by the main army and the government and the reconnaissance satellites provided showed that the military movements of the republic were very frequent, far beyond the normal state.

That's why Landers chatted with Dudgway every evening.

The problem is, Landes doesn't trust Dudgway's judgment. In other words, Dudgway's judgment is at odds with Landes's.

As far as Du Qiwei knows, in Landes's view, the fundamental purpose of the Republic's-for-tat arrangement for Pei Chengyi to assist the state is to use Pei Chengyi's military talent. You must know that Pei Chengyi not only defeated the US-South Korean coalition forces in the Peninsula War, but also commanded the republican ** team to conquer India. In the words of Landes: if the republic wants to solve the Kurdish problem once and for all, or the Middle East problem, it must first bulldoze Turkey, and then deal with Israel; If the leaders of the republic were bold enough, they would do both at the same time; Considering that the United States is very likely to send troops to Asia Minor, Pei Chengyi's military talent and war experience are incomparably valuable.

Dudgway is not entirely against the president's views, but there are several issues that cannot be explained.

Not to mention anything else, since the Republic wants Pei Chengyi's military talent, he should not be allowed to enter the Yuan Mansion, but should be sent to the South Asian Theater, or set up a Middle East Theater under his command, only in this way can he command the Republican ** team to fight like an arm, and stay by Yuan's side, at most he is just a military adviser.

Dudgway knew more about the political situation in the Republic than Landes, and therefore did not believe that things would be so simple.