Li Zhen and Xi Yinglong returned to the camp together. The guests and hosts were seated. Li Zhen immediately sent someone to invite Xi Changzhen. At this time, Li Zhen's face was full of solemn expression and he said: "Brother Xi, Xi Changzhen seems to be easy to talk to. He is a kind person, but he is very stubborn at heart. When Xi Changzhen comes, you will have to persuade him a lot, otherwise you will be willing to stay, but Xi Changzhen may not."
Xi Yinglong laughed and said: "President, please rest assured that I will do my best. I will not disband my armor and return home. I believe that my brother will definitely stay."
Li Zhen nodded and talked to Xi Yinglong.
Soon, Xi Changzhen walked in.
When Xi Changzhen saw Xi Yinglong sitting in the tent, his pupils shrank and his steps even paused slightly before returning to normal. He bowed and saluted Li Zhen and said, "The President has called me for something important. "
"Sit down and talk."
Li Zhen waved his hand and motioned for Xi Changzhen to sit down.
He signaled Xi Yinglong with his eyes, hoping that Xi Yinglong would say good things.
Xi Yinglong didn't expect Li Zhen to be so direct, and smiled bitterly in his heart. You haven't expressed your intention to recruit your brother, so how can I say it? However, Xi Yinglong's mind changed, he understood what Li Zhen meant, and said seriously: "Brother, I and I The President had an in-depth conversation and finally decided to stay and help the President instead of discharging his armor and returning home."
Xi Changzhen frowned, his maroon face became red with blood, and his eyes narrowed slightly. There was a coldness on his face, giving people a coldness that could repel people thousands of miles away.
He fell silent, and after a long time, he asked calmly: "Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
With just one sentence, Xi Yinglong breathed a sigh of relief.
Xi Yinglong actually felt a little in awe of this older brother.
Xi Yinglong smiled and replied seriously: "The president and I had a conversation. After listening to it, I felt deeply ashamed. Besides, returning to the mountains and forests is not what I want. I still want to stay in the army, so I agreed." Great President.”
Xi Changzhen stroked his long beard, looked at Li Zhen, and said: "The president is so eloquent. We brothers have already agreed not to serve in official positions, but to retire and return to their fields. But the president's words made Xi Yinglong change. Pay attention, awesome, awesome.”
Li Zhen shook his head and said: "Brother Xi is joking, not because of my clever words, but because Xi Yinglong still has the heart to serve the country."
After a pause, Li Zhen continued: "Xi Yinglong has also been the overlord of one party, and Xi Yinglong is a soldier with a strong personality and will not be easily influenced by others. The reason why he is willing to stay is because Xi Yinglong has a passion in his chest. , he still has a heart to serve the country and full of ambitions that have not been realized, so he is willing to stay. The country needs him, and he also loves his country, so he agreed to stay."
Li Zhen looked at Xi Changzhen eagerly and persuaded: "Brother Xi and Xi Yinglong are as talented as brothers. They are both talented in running the country and the army. I sincerely hope that Brother Xi can stay here instead of retreating to the mountains and forests." , your talents should not be buried, but should be displayed."
Xi Yinglong struck while the iron was hot and immediately persuaded him: "Brother, please stay."
Xi Changzhen sighed: "President, you are really impeccable in your work. You quietly pulled Xi Yinglong as an internal agent, making it difficult for me as an elder brother to refuse. No matter what, no matter what, just think that I, Xi Changzhen, have fallen into your hands again." ."
Li Zhen ignored Xi Changzhen's complaints and was immediately overjoyed.
With a smile on his face, he said: "It is a great blessing for the country that Brother Xi can stay."
Xi Changzhen shook his head and said: "As long as the president doesn't regret it."
Li Zhen was filled with joy and could not regret it, and continued: "This is my plan for the arrangement of the two of you. Xi Yinglong is good at running the army, so he stayed in India. Xi Changzhen is outstanding in running the country and can also run the army. Follow me back to China to serve. Currently, China has seven military regions, which govern the military in all provinces in the country. India has a vast territory. If it is still subordinate to the domestic military region, there will be a lot of inconvenience. Therefore, I plan to let Xi Yinglong stay in India to form The Eighth Military Region, and Xi Yinglong serves as the commander of the military region, Xi Changzhen returned to China with me, and may serve as governor of a relatively remote province, either Gansu Province or Qinghai Province, in short, it is close to Xinjiang and Tibet, so as to make long-term plans."
After Li Zhen finished speaking, he looked at the two of them and asked: "That's all my arrangements, but whether I really want to implement them, I have to ask for your opinions and see what you think."
Xi Changzhen nodded and said: "I follow the president's arrangements."
Xi Yinglong also replied: "I will also comply."
Neither of them raised any objections, and they also knew that the conditions offered by Li Zhen were very generous. Xi Yinglong was promoted to the commander of the military region. He was a powerful official in charge of the party, and Xi Changzhen was about to serve as the governor of an important province. , were also reused, and two brothers from the same family both had prominent official positions, which was rare in the country.
Li Zhen immediately said: "Since you agree, I will call Guo Songtao and Zhang Zhidong to let you get to know each other."
Immediately, Li Zhen immediately ordered the soldiers to invite people.
Not long after, Zhang Zhidong and Guo Songtao strode in.
Both of them knew Xi Changzhen, but they had never met Xi Yinglong. They learned the news from the soldiers, so they nodded to Xi Changzhen and Xi Yinglong. When the two sat down, Li Zhen said: "Governor Guo, I It has been decided to establish the Eighth Military Region in India, with Xi Yinglong as the commander of the Eighth Military Region to assist you in handling matters in India."
As he spoke, Li Zhen pointed at Xi Yinglong and gave a brief introduction.
Guo Songtao stood up and said, "Commander Xi, please take good care of me."
Xi Yinglong greeted him with a smile and replied: "Governor Guo's achievements in India have already been well-known. It is my honor to cooperate with Governor Guo. I would like to ask Governor Guo for your guidance."
The two of them were not familiar with each other, so they were both polite.
Li Zhen glanced at Zhang Zhidong and Xi Yinglong, and continued: "The affairs of India will be left to you. Whether you can successfully make India recognize China, integrate India into China, and make it willing to become a province of China depends on With your capabilities, if you treat India like the British, it will definitely be difficult to achieve success. At most, you can only gain a little benefit. But I don’t want to see such a situation. I hope to win a complete India. Opening up borders and expanding territory is what every official has in mind. Ambition, I am no exception, and I believe you are too. The opportunity is in front of you. I hope you two will cherish it and join hands to solve the problems in India."
Xi Yinglong perked up, his eyes flashed, and he said excitedly: "President, please rest assured, I hereby promise that I will fully cooperate with Governor Guo to get things done in India."
Guo Songtao also said: "I will definitely live up to the president's expectations."
With a smile on his face, Li Zhen ordered: "Send the order and hold a banquet in the military camp tonight to make all the brothers happy. I will take people back early tomorrow morning."
"Okay."
Guo Songtao immediately got up and made arrangements.