Dong Shuheng held a wedding this time, and Liu Mingyuan served as the director of the preparatory committee.
The Liu family are Dong Shuheng's first closest associates. Liu Mingyuan and Dong Shuheng are called master and servant. In fact, Dong Shuheng has always treated Liu Mingyuan as his elder.
In the past six months, whether to avoid suspicion or not, Lao Liu has become farther and farther away from the circle of power. Many things are left to the people below him.
The affairs of the Ministry of Commerce are usually managed by the deputy minister, and the company is also managed by its own people.
Dong Shuheng also knew that some people were talking in private that the Liu family straddled both military and political circles and had too much power in the Huaihai Navy, and was suspected of overstepping their bounds.
Dong Shuheng also specifically talked to Lao Liu about this matter. Without any probing, he directly told Lao Liu about the matter and his own thoughts, hoping that Lao Liu could dispel his concerns.
It is better to speak out than to keep it in your heart.
Dong Shuheng knew that his approach seemed inconsistent with the emperor's intentions.
But he understands better that keeping things in his heart will only make the suspicion and estrangement between the two parties deeper and deeper.
Just like a piece of meat, if you wrap it up, it will slowly rot and deteriorate. On the contrary, if you open it, it will slowly dry and become a piece of bacon that can be stored for a long time.
Many tragedies between founding emperors and heroes in history happened like this. They tested each other and gradually deepened their mutual suspicion, and finally had to physically eliminate each other.
In fact, if you feel that your subordinates have too much authority, can't you just tell them directly? Just find a position with a good enough salary and step back to the second line.
How many people are really going to rebel? Zhao Laoer did a good job in this regard. He gathered the brothers together, drank some wine, and then talked everything out. Isn't this good?
After Dong Shuheng talked with Lao Liu, Lao Liu took the initiative to withdraw from the second line. The Liu family would be satisfied if Qingbei and Qingnan could follow Dong Shuheng.
Dong Shuheng also agreed. The old man had worked hard for the Dong family all his life, and it was time to enjoy it. It turned out that Huai Haijun had no one under his command and no one he could trust, so he could only let the old man stand in front of him.
It's different now. As Huaihai Navy becomes bigger step by step, there are more and more talents under his command.
The land of Liangjiang was originally a place where talents gathered. As the Huaihai Navy grew, many scholars turned to the Huaihai Navy.
These people have lost hope in the Qing court and have no big problem with their loyalty to the Huai Navy.
At the beginning, these people may not have been accustomed to Huai Haijun's management style, but now they have been integrated into Huai Haijun's system.
Recently, Liu Mingyuan has been handing over work. Now he has almost completed the handover. He has nothing to do recently and just came over to prepare for Dong Shuheng's wedding.
Dong Shuheng's father was away, and Liu Mingyuan was like Dong Shuheng's uncle. Liu Mingyuan himself felt that he had to take care of this matter.
In order not to affect the work of the headquarters, Liu Mingyuan specially ordered some people to be seconded from various places to help.
These people are mainly responsible for reception work. There are many people coming to the wedding this time, and a large number of reception staff are needed, otherwise it will be all chaos.
Xiao Gaoxing works in a museum, and what he usually does is receive people.
And although this child is small, he is good at observing people's words and is very talkative.
Therefore, the preparatory team also seconded him to be responsible for the reception work.
He rushes between the dock and the guest house every day, never touching the ground.
But he was very happy in his heart. He had helped the president when he got married, and he could brag about it for a lifetime.
When he was picking up people at the pier today, he saw a woman who looked familiar. After asking the receptionist who was traveling with him, he found out that she was a famous singer in Shanghai.
The name singer is a title that became popular through newspapers.
Calling someone an actor always has a derogatory connotation.
After hearing the man's explanation, I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Because he felt that the woman's back looked very much like his long-lost sister.
Maybe it was because I was too young when I separated from my sister and didn't remember clearly?
Happy comforted myself in my heart.
Now that my colleague has confirmed that she is not my sister, I am so happy that I no longer think about it.
I am so happy and disgusted to recall that painful experience.
His father was convicted, his sister disappeared, his parents left him, but he himself was sent to the palace to be harmed by those evil people.
Recalling these things not only made him feel psychologically uncomfortable, but also reminded him of physical trauma, which was something he had been deliberately avoiding in his brain.
He shook his head vigorously, happily getting rid of these unwanted thoughts from his head.
Soon he returned to his optimistic and cheerful mood.
Liang Xiaoru went to the rehearsal at the presidential palace stage today. There were hundreds of other performers with her.
Everyone had excited expressions on their faces, and a large part of them were Huai Haijun's propaganda team.
So I am very proud to be able to perform in the Presidential Palace.
Liang Xiaoru was not in the same state of mind as the other party, and she felt a little nervous.
All outsiders entering the presidential palace must go through two checks.
The first step is the inspection by the guards at the gate post.
Women like Liang Xiaoru are taken to a closed room and inspected by female guards.
The inspection is very detailed. Everyone must take off all their clothes, and someone will check their belongings.
Someone will also check their bodies, and the person who is finally checked will have to squat on the ground and jump to prevent anyone from carrying contraband through the rectum.
Although this kind of inspection is a bit difficult to accept, most people can understand it.
The president's security is as high as the sky, and Dong Shuheng was assassinated more than once.
Inspections treat all performers equally and do not discriminate.
Seeing such a strict inspection, Liang Xiaoru felt a burst of despair in her heart. In this case, how would her assassination plan proceed?
Fortunately, I didn't bring anything with me today, otherwise I would have been exposed.
Yun'er followed her, looking very calm, while the staff was checking her wooden box.
However, except for some tools for makeup and hair styling, nothing special was found in the box.
I was inspected by internal security again. This time not only things were inspected, but personal information was also inspected.
The staff will repeatedly check the materials and ask questions about personal information. Based on the expression, reaction, and consistency of the questions answered by the person being asked, the authenticity of the person's information will be judged.
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Like passing five levels and slaying six generals, the two finally entered the presidential palace.
The Presidential Palace is very large inside, and in front of the main hall is a very large square.
The square is paved with blue bricks and is very smooth. People walking on it will make crisp footsteps.
Yun'er looked around and saw that there wasn't even a tree in the square. It was very difficult to hide from anyone.
There are many workers busy in the square. They have placed tables and chairs on the square.
Liang Xiaoru looked at the people in the square in trance. They were very busy, but they seemed to be very happy.
Suddenly a young man's figure fell into her field of vision.
He was a lively and cheerful young man, and he looked happier than the people around him.
From time to time, people around him would greet him, maybe joking with him.
The young man would always reply with a sentence or two, making those people laugh every time.
Liang Xiaoru always felt that the young man's back was very familiar, and she wanted to wait for him to turn around and get closer so that she could see his face clearly.
As if to verify something that is simply impossible to happen.
"Come on, go to the stage. I have something to put there." Miss Yun'er urged from behind.
She was also observing the surrounding terrain just now. This was indeed not a good place for a frontal assassination. Many of the layouts of this official residence were very similar to those of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
This design was originally for the safety of the nobles in the palace, at the expense of beauty.
Yun Sizhuo knew that it would be difficult to successfully assassinate in such a place. Fortunately, they were not prepared to conduct a face-to-face assassination in the first place.
Behind the stage is a temporary dressing room, divided into two parts for men and women.
After Liang Xiaoru and Yun'er entered the locker room, they found a seat.
The locker room was very noisy. After all, there were so many women together, talking to each other.
At this time, Miss Yun'er dared to confess the matter to Liang Xiaoru. In such an environment, others could not hear their conversation at all, so it was the safest time.
What she is telling Liang Xiaoru now is their final plan.
"I have a pill here. Your performance is scheduled for tomorrow. After you come back from the performance, you have to find a way to put it into the water source in the kitchen. For such a big banquet, there must be a lot of people in the kitchen to help."
"So you just need to change into the clothes of the staff here in the locker room and sneak out from the back."
"Look, this dressing area is set up with a tent. It's easy to find a gap and climb out. The kitchen is on the east side. Why don't I teach you how to get there?"
"I made the medicine into pill form, which will melt when put into water. You can just throw it into the water vat from a distance while no one is paying attention."
"I hid the pills under the blue bricks in the dressing room of No. 3 and sealed them with wax. When the time comes, all you have to do is pinch the outer wax skin."
Liang Xiaoru didn't know how Yun Sixiu brought the pill in. She also didn't know what the pill was made of. Would it still be effective if added to so much water?
But she didn't ask, she was just a tool, a tool at their mercy.
Maybe they will let themselves and their brother go after the incident is completed, maybe not, but at least they won't embarrass their brother.
Even if these people kill her and silence her in the end, it doesn't matter to her. Her hands are dirty and her heart is dirty. Living in this world is a painful thing for her.
Liang Xiaoru nodded to express her understanding.
Tomorrow, Miss Yun is going to put on makeup for the two ladies, and Liang Xiaoru will have to handle all the matters here alone.
Suo Yunsi felt a little worried. While helping Liang Xiaoru dress up, she repeatedly talked about her plans for tomorrow, for fear that Liang Xiaoru would not remember them.
It is said that this action alarmed even the most powerful person in the palace.
Yun Sizhui imagined that she could soar into the sky with this action. If she died, this contribution would also bring huge benefits to her family.
In fact, Yun Si's mission tomorrow is more dangerous than Liang Xiaoru's. What she has to do is a frontal assassination, and it is difficult to escape from this kind of assassination.
She originally planned to kidnap Dong Shuheng's wife, but it was actually difficult to do so, and even if she took a hostage, she might not have a chance to escape.
They had good intelligence at Sticky Post, so they naturally knew that Dong Shuheng had many masters under his command, and the number was much greater than theirs.
This is determined by Huai Haijun's financial resources. Only with money can he support so many people. Keeping a master by your side is not a matter of taking care of food.
As the saying goes, if a martial artist wants to maintain his own condition, he usually spends a lot of money.
For today's rehearsal, all the performers should go on stage one by one and go through the cutscenes according to the program list, so as to prevent any mistakes from happening at the formal occasion the next day.
Liang Xiaoru adjusted her posture and walked onto the stage gracefully.
The staff in the audience had already stopped what they were doing and pretended to be the audience, standing in the audience and watching with gusto.
Gao Gao is also in the audience. As a young man, Gao Gao also likes excitement. In this era when entertainment activities are scarce, it is a rare enjoyment to be able to enjoy such a colorful performance.
It was Liang Xiaoru's turn to take the stage. The lyrics of the song she sang were very straightforward and easy for ordinary people to understand.
Liang Xiaoru did not wear the kind of heavy makeup that is typical of female actors in operas. Instead, she only wore light makeup and acted in her true colors.
I'm glad I can see clearly this time. Isn't the woman on the stage his sister?