In Sichuan at the end of June, the heat is also unbearable.
The road was steaming with steam, and standing on the ground felt like standing in a steamer. The cicadas chirped on the surrounding trees, adding a touch of irritability to the hot summer. There were no pedestrians on the street, and most people were enjoying the coolness at home.
At the train station outside the city, a group of soldiers stood.
This group of soldiers is all elite, with murderous eyes and a formidable aura on their bodies. They carry guns on their backs and raise their chests with their heads raised. Their aura is one that no one dares to despise. The leader is a man in his early twenties, wearing a military uniform and carrying a soldier. Wearing a hat, he looks quite young, but this officer's brows show masculinity and majesty, giving people a mature and capable feeling.
This person is none other than Liu Jintang, the commander of the Chengdu Military Region in charge of southwest security.
The commander of a large military region is already a feudal official.
Liu Jintang learned the news that Li Zhen was arriving, and brought a company of soldiers to the station in advance to prepare for the arrival. Although railways were being built across the country, no direct train from Guangzhou to Chengdu had yet been built. Li Zhen arrived from Guangzhou Sichuan, after several train transfers, finally arrived in Sichuan and was able to take the train to Chengdu.
"Commander, the train has arrived."
The guard next to Liu Jintang looked up and whispered a reminder, extremely excited.
The whine of the whistle came, and a train rushed over like lightning, and finally stopped at the platform. Liu Jintang was waiting eagerly, but he was quite uneasy. Shi Dakai was assassinated in a place he controlled, although he was not related to him. Not big, but on the other hand, it was him, the commander of the Chengdu Military Region, who failed to protect him, which led to Shi Dakai being seriously injured.
Not long after the train stopped, Li Zhen, Ding Ruchang and others got off the train.
This train is not for civilian use, it is a special train for Li Zhen. Coming to Sichuan is no small matter. Li Zhen will not make fun of his own safety and appears to be very cautious all the way. As soon as Li Zheng got off the train, Liu Jintang strode forward to greet him. Liu Jintang had excitement on his face. When he saw Li Zhen, he raised his hand to give Li Zhen a military salute and said loudly: "President."
Li Zhen returned the military salute, shook hands with Liu Jintang, and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Liu Jintang shook his head and said with shame: "The Vice Premier came to Sichuan to carry out work. Within my jurisdiction, I failed to protect Vice Premier Shi. It was my dereliction of duty."
Li Zhen shook his head slightly and asked, "Where is Shi Dakai?"
Liu Jintang replied simply and neatly: "I was worried about Vice Premier Shi's safety, so I directly took Vice Premier Shi to the army. Now, everything about Vice Premier Shi is diagnosed and treated by military doctors from the army. At present, Vice Premier Shi's The injury is recovering well and there is no serious problem. The doctor said that in half a month, he will be able to fully recover."
"Okay, okay, good job."
Li Zhen's face finally showed a smile.
People are still here, everything is easy to talk about.
"Let's go to the military camp."
Li Zhen waved his hand and ordered.
Compared with other places in Chengdu, Li Zhen believed in military camps; compared with officials at all levels in Sichuan, Li Zhen believed that Liu Jintang could guarantee his safety. When Shi Dakai was assassinated in Chengdu, Li Zhen believed that this was not something that a small landowner would dare to do. To those who are stroking their beards, this era, or perhaps in later generations, is still an era in which officials are based on officialdom. Officials are always the privileged class and are superior.
In times like this, ordinary people would never fight Shi Da unless there were people behind him.
Therefore, Li Zhen believed that there was an inside story and that a very important person might be hidden inside. Therefore, Li Zhen chose to stay at the military camp. After the group arrived at the military camp, Liu Jintang said: "The President came to Chengdu from Guangzhou and changed trains along the way. It’s been a lot of hard work and traveling, but I’ve prepared a banquet to catch the wind and wash away the dust for you.”
Li Zhen refused: "No, where is Vice Premier Shi? Take me to see Vice Premier Shi."
Liu Jintang nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, I'll lead the way."
He turned around and gave an order to have the Jie Feng Banquet cancelled. Judging from the current situation, it was definitely impossible to clean up Li Zhen Jie Feng's dust. Moreover, Shi Dakai was seriously injured, and Li Zhen had no leisure time to eat, drink and have fun.
Liu Jintang led the way and arrived outside Shi Dakai's room.
Liu Jintang walked up and knocked on the door.
"Come in."
In the room, Shi Dakai's voice came, but he seemed a little out of breath.
Liu Jintang pushed open the door and entered, followed closely by Li Zhen.
Shi Dakai raised his head and froze on the spot for a moment. He thought it was an ordinary soldier coming to deliver the news, but he didn't expect that Liu Jintang was coming, and what he didn't expect was that Li Zhen was standing behind Liu Jintang. Before that, Liu Jintang did not bring Li The news of Zhen's coming was told to Shi Dakai, so Shi Dakai was very surprised when he saw Li Zhen.
Shi Da stood up in confusion, and then hurried to greet him, but he walked in a hurry, and the wounds on his body were involved, so that his brows furrowed, and there was a hint of pain on his face. Li Zhen watched his words and took two steps away quickly. , took Shi Dakai's hand and said: "Vice Prime Minister, you have worked hard during this period. Sit down, sit down quickly."
Over the years, Shi Dakai has been committed to developing the national economy and making great contributions to the country.
Li Zhen respects such people very much.
Shi Dakai's official position is smaller than that of Li Zhen, but in terms of their relationship, Shi Dakai is Li Zhen's comrade-in-arms and a brother who fought in the same trench with Li Zhen; in terms of age, Shi Dakai is Li Zhen's elder and is worthy of Li Zhen's admiration.
After Shi Dakai sat down, he asked: "President, why are you here?"
Li Zhen said: "You have become like this, why don't I come?"
Shi Dakai sighed softly and said: "I didn't do my job well. As a result, the president had to take care of my affairs when he was also taking care of industrial development. I feel ashamed."
He lowered his head, feeling very sad.
Li Zhen said seriously: "Old Shi, if this is where you are, you have done a very good job, and I support you in going to the countryside to investigate. If you don't know anything, how can you get the most suitable data for the situation."
"I just have to say a few words to you. You must pay attention to your own safety when you go to investigate. You must bring the guards with you. You are the deputy prime minister of the country. You have a heavy burden and are responsible for the future of countless people. If something happens to you, , what should the people do, and we old comrades are also heartbroken."
Li Zhen looked sincere and sincere, and said earnestly: "Old Shi, you should work hard, but you must protect yourself well. The body is the capital of work. Without a good body, how can you work."
"Yes, I understand."
Shi Dakai nodded repeatedly, his eyes moist.
I remember that when he was in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, when he was sick and injured, not to mention being comforted by Hong Xiuquan, he was also jealous of Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing and others. Only after he surrendered to Li Zhen was he able to show his full potential.