"There are some things that the President personally told me, so I naturally have to take them to heart. In any case, I hope to meet Mr. Yuan as soon as possible." Wang Huaiqing put on an official look, and his tone gradually changed when he spoke.
Wang Litong cursed in his heart: You are an old man, you talk so much about the president, the president, the president, you are not a relative of the president.
However, he was still murmuring in his heart, and he still had to put on a flattering look on his face, but Yuan Su had promised before that he must delay Wang Huaiqing to the dinner party at Tingfeng Xiaozhu. But now this old man insisted on
When he met Yuan Su, he even said that the dinner could take a long time. What should we do?
At this moment, Dr. Smith, who was sitting on the right side of Wang Huaiqing, suddenly took out his pocket watch to check the time, and then said a few words in French to an attaché. The attaché stepped up to Wang Liantong and asked in a low voice:
"Dr. Smith said it's already past five o'clock. Should we go to Tingfeng Xiaozhu?"
Wang Litong knew that Dr. Smith had other things to do in the evening. After thinking for a while, he waved his hand to let the attaché leave, and then said to Wang Huaiqing: "Your Majesty, Dr. Smith wants to make acquaintance at tonight's dinner.
You prepared it specially. Previously, these foreigners cooperated with Mr. Yuan to open the mine. Now that Mr. Inspector is here, they will naturally have to renegotiate the details of the cooperation. If Mr. Inspector cannot attend the banquet tonight, I am afraid that these foreigners
people……"
He deliberately didn't finish his words, just to make his face look very embarrassed.
Wang Huaiqing hesitated for a moment. Firstly, he knew that offending foreigners would not bring good results. Secondly, now that he was talking about "cooperation", it was obvious that he could not miss this good opportunity. He nodded slowly and said:
"In that case, it's better to meet Mr. Yuan at Tingfeng Xiaozhu later."
After continuing to sit for half a cup of tea, everyone set off towards Tingfeng Xiaozhu.
It was already approaching seven o'clock when we arrived at Tingfeng Xiaozhu. It was already dark and there were only a few lights in the city.
There was already a group of people waiting on the street outside the restaurant. When the cavalry from the patrol battalion who was leading the way approached, they saw clearly that this group of people were all dressed in new army uniforms. There were about twelve or three people. They immediately put on some caution.
Stopped. Fortunately, several government officers leading the cavalry of the patrol battalion recognized these new troops. The officer leading them was none other than Chen Wennian, the chief of general staff of the security regiment. The officers quickly explained the situation and thought Mr. Chen was
Come and greet the Lord Inspector.
The cavalry team felt a little relieved. While riding their horses and asking questions, they also sent someone to inform Wang Huaiqing.
Chen Wennian took the initiative to ride forward on his horse and said to everyone: "I have been ordered by Lord Yuan to welcome you here."
After a while, the cavalry who went to inform Wang Huaiqing came back and asked Chen Wenian: "May I ask this sir, has Sir Yuan already arrived?"
Chen Wennian said calmly: "Master Yuan is on his way here. Please go to the house and take a rest first."
Wang Huaiqing didn't take this matter too seriously. He even thought that if Yuan Su was really thoughtful, he should have sent someone to greet him when he entered the city. He came to the gate with all the officials and gentry in Luanzhou.
When he saw Chen Wenian, he just said hello casually, and then ignored him. He got off the sedan and walked into Tingfeng Xiaozhu surrounded by people.
Most of the soldiers from the patrol camp stayed outside, but the boss of Tingfeng Xiaozhu was already prepared. He invited Wang Huaiqing, Wang Li and other distinguished guests to several large rooms in the north courtyard, while the officers of the patrol camp were in the north courtyard.
Several small rooms on one side were seated. Ordinary soldiers also had meals, but because there were so many people, they were divided into three batches and took turns eating in the two large courtyards on the west and south.
Wang Huaiqing was very satisfied with this arrangement. Although he was not too vigilant, he still had to keep people outside at all times to be dispatched. When he came to the banquet hall, he found a few trusted officers with ulterior motives and told them that today
Drink less alcohol at night and remember not to get drunk.
After entering the house, everyone was divided into several large boxes and sat down to drink tea and chat. Dr. Smith was really cooperative. He chatted with Wang Huaiqing a lot about the mining in Luanzhou, and also said a few words in a catered manner, hoping that he could be inspected in the future.
This made Wang Huaiqing very happy. He showed a forward-looking attitude and said that he would focus on developing Luanzhou in the future, especially attracting foreign investors to invest.
At the same time, Chen Wennian was discussing with several officers from the patrol battalion in another wing. It was already dark, and the soldiers from the three battalions who came with Wang Huaiqing had to arrange a place to spend the night. He suggested that Shang be allowed to stay in the city.
Two battalions were stationed in the northern suburbs of the city. Not long ago, there was a battalion stationed in the northern suburbs of the city. Although the camp was empty, there was still a camp, which was better than setting up tents in the open air.
As for the troops outside the city, we can only force them to camp outside and arrange another camp tomorrow morning.
The officers of the Kuizi Camp and the Right Camp naturally had no objections. They didn't care what happened to the Dezi Camp outside the city. They didn't even bother to ask the restaurant to prepare some hot food to send out of the city. They just let the Dezi Camp sit on the ground and eat dry food. Tonight's
Big fish and big meat, just eat it happily, and you can show off in front of Deziying tomorrow.
Just after finishing a cup of tea, a footman came to the door and ran in to announce that Mr. Yuan had arrived.
Before Wang Litong and the gentry in Luanzhou could react, Yuan Su's laughter could be heard in the courtyard outside the door. In the blink of an eye, Yuan Su, Du Yu, Guo Wenyuan and other members of the court walked in with big steps.
In the meeting hall, all the officials and gentry immediately stood up to greet Yuan Su, bowed their hands to greet Yuan Su, and some even exchanged a few familiar words.
"Yeah, Lord Yuan, you are so late!"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll have to drink as a penalty later!"
There were still some sweat stains on Yuan Su's forehead, and his coat had been handed over to Du Yu early. He greeted all the gentry one by one, showing a humble and courteous attitude as always. However, at this moment, everyone was surprised.
The officials and gentry felt more cordial, after all, there was a sharp contrast present.
Wang Huaiqing did not get up as enthusiastically as other officials and gentry. Instead, he sat leisurely and contentedly on the front seat, waiting quietly for Yuan Su to finish greeting all the officials and gentry. When Yuan Su came over, he stood up calmly.
He stood up, with a smile like an elder's on his face, and said hello: "Young Master Yuan, you are well."
Yuan Su stood in front of Wang Huaiqing, made a polite half-bow, and said in a respectful voice: "Yuan Su has met Mr. Inspector Wang, and I would like to ask Mr. Wang to take care of you in the future."
When the officials and gentry saw that Yuan Su was so polite to Wang Huaiqing, they all looked puzzled. Most of them had heard of Wang Huaiqing's reputation, and they were even more worried about the sudden takeover of Luanzhou's military affairs. They expected Yuan Su to come forward to support the overall situation, but it turned out that
After seeing this scene, I can't help but wonder, is it possible that Yuan Su really wants to compromise with Wang Huaiqing?
If this is the case, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome in the future. You must know that Wang Huaiqing is not as easy to talk to as Yuan Su.
For a time, all the officials and gentry present had varying degrees of muttering in their hearts, either sighing that Yuan Su was embarrassed by his big job, or thinking about how to build a good relationship with Wang Huaiqing, or even swearing.
Wang Huaiqing said with a smile as if he was relying on his old age: "No matter what, I will still need Mr. Yuan to assist me in the future."
Yuan Su said with a smile: "Yuan Su caused a lot of trouble before and after Luanzhou, which annoyed his uncle. For this reason, Yuan Su was in panic and kept thinking about how to change his ways. Now my uncle has appointed Mr. Wang as the
In charge of military affairs in Luanzhou, I just hope that Mr. Wang can take the trouble to discipline me, so that from now on, I will not dare to act recklessly again."
After listening to Yuan Su's words, Wang Huaiqing felt very proud. It seemed that the young man was indeed afraid. He pretended to be serious and sincere, and slowly nodded his head and said: "You can make a lot of improvements by acknowledging your mistakes. Mr. Yuan, can you repent?"
This is better than anything else. I believe that as long as Young Master Yuan abides by his duties, the President will calm down before long, and then Young Master Yuan will be able to show his strength again."
"Master Wang is joking. Yuan Su has little talent and knowledge, and he is young and ignorant. From now on, he only hopes to follow Master Wang, learn the skills of military management, get rid of the bad habit of being high and far away, and live peacefully and down-to-earth.