Xiang Xiaoqiang stood up irritably, turned around a few times with his hands behind his back, and wanted to invite Shi Shigege over for discussion immediately. But he glanced at Song Ruhai who was sitting there, and Song Ruhai was staring at him, with a glimmer of light in his eyes.
It seems that he has some ideas and is waiting for me to ask for advice.
Xiang Xiaoqiang understood that he couldn't just look to Shi Shi Ge Ge for advice whenever something happened. Now that he had more than just "advisers" around him, Shi Shi Ge Ge should leave more opportunities for others to perform.
He sat down again, sighed, and asked Song Ruhai:
"Hai Gong, what should we do now?"
Song Ruhai held a cigarette between his fingers, stared into Xiang Xiaoqiang's eyes and said:
"My lord, I have a question, but I hope you will tell me frankly."
"Don't worry, Mr. Hai," Xiang Xiaoqiang said quickly, "I have nothing to hide from Mr. Hai."
Song Ruhai nodded and said thoughtfully:
"Sir, originally if we mediated, the Army Airlines could get at most half of the pilots. Now that the cabinet has taken the initiative to send them all, the Army Airlines has got 100%. What is disadvantageous to us is that the top brass of the Army did not see us coming forward, and what we left behind
The impact is relatively limited. But there are still some people among them who will think that this is the result of our efforts... Of course, it is somewhat different from what we expected. But nothing is perfect. Sir, think about it from another angle. This result
Wouldn’t that be great too?”
Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at him, sighed and said:
"Hai Gong, it's not that it's not perfect now, it's that it's too imperfect. I haven't gotten any of the results I want. Needless to say, the Army has no connection. The key is that I really want to
More of those pilots went to aviation schools. If I was just seeking my own selfish interests, like those guys in the Army Airlines, I would think that all the pilots should belong to the Army Airlines, which would be great. After all, the Army Airlines is its own people. But the problem is these pilots
They are the best in the Ming Dynasty, and the best pilots should enter the aviation school and become instructors. This is really for the sake of making the Ming Dynasty’s army stronger and for maintaining air supremacy in the next war. Hai Gong.”
Song Ruhai laughed and said:
"Alas, I am not as good as you. I admire you greatly for your ability to put aside your personal interests and serve your country wholeheartedly."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled bitterly and said:
"Hai Gong, I'm not singing a high tune, I'm telling the truth."
Song Ruhai nodded and said:
"Don't worry, sir. I am telling the truth. If this is the case, we still have to find a way to get these pilots out of the hands of the Army Aviation and then transfer them to the aviation school of the Army Department."
"We can't let the Army Airlines see it," Xiang Xiaoqiang quickly added, "We can't let the Army Airlines and the Army hate us because of this."
"Yes," Song Ruhai said with a smile, "We can't turn our own camp against each other just because of this matter."
He smoked a cigarette, thought deeply, and said slowly:
"When I talked with Li Gaoting in the morning, Li Gaoting was in a bad mood. It can be seen that he was very dissatisfied with Shen Rongxuan asking him to give up the pilot. His dissatisfaction was written on his face. I think,
If Shen Rongxuan hadn't been the chief minister, he would have gone against Shen Rongxuan a long time ago. We can find a breakthrough in him."
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded. The Li Gaoting Song Ruhai mentioned was the current Minister of War. Xiang Xiaoqiang squinted his eyes and said:
"Hai Gong's intention... is to provoke Li Gaoting to go against Shen Rongxuan and continue to compete with Lu Airlines for those pilots?"
Song Ruhai shook his head:
"No, then I'm afraid he doesn't dare. Now he doesn't dare to confront Shen Rongxuan. After all, he is his immediate superior... But if you give him a justified reason, such as His Majesty asking him to ask for it, Then he will probably dare."
"Uh..." Xiang Xiaoqiang coughed lightly, lowered his head and muttered, "Is that so..."
Obviously, Song Ruhai still doesn't know about Zhu Yourong's falling out with him. If it was really simple before, if he went to Zhu Yourong and told him, Zhu Yourong would probably send the Minister of Army to the palace, and then tell him that the aviation school instructor is an imperial The foundation of air power cannot be all transferred to the front-line troops. Get it back to me as soon as possible.
Song Ruhai's eyes flashed shrewdly and he continued:
"I heard from his words that Shen Rongxuan decided to give up all the pilots, which happened this morning, which made Li Gaoting very sudden. In this way, the Army should not know about it now. If Li Gaoting can be released in time If the fight continued, Shen Rongxuan's move was completely neutralized. Think about it, at eight o'clock in the morning he just decided to let it go, and then he had to take it back at two o'clock in the afternoon. During this period of time, the Army still had totally no idea.
"Then, even if Shen Rongxuan tells the Army: I originally wanted to give it to you, but now His Majesty won't let me, so I have no choice... Then no one in the Army will believe him, and they will still think that Shen Rongxuan and the Minister of Army I'm using His Majesty's oral instructions as a cover and I don't want to give it. In this case, the Army will still have to ask you, Your Excellency. Then won't the initiative come back? You can also keep some of the pilots in the aviation school according to your own ideas. The Army must also acknowledge your kindness."
Xiang Xiaoqiang pondered and analyzed Song Ruhai's plan. It sounds very good. It can be said to be the best of both worlds. Originally, Shen Rongxuan's move would make him suffer unspeakably, but now he can counterattack with one move. Coming here makes Shen Rongxuan unable to speak out. The only question is, has Zhu Yourong's stubborn temper gotten over? Or, if you are stubborn, you will be stubborn. Can she still listen to my professional opinions?
…
At this time, Zheng Yucong's sour words came to his mind:
... Let me tell you, my cousin is reading by herself every day now. Those military books are extremely difficult to understand. She had to read them if she couldn't understand them, and finally understood them all. My cousin is so infatuated, I think you will never go back, so she will Keep military lessons for a lifetime...
Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart felt hot, as if he suddenly woke up, feeling that he could not go on like this.
Scenes of these days passed before his eyes, and he was surprised to find that he had been escaping these days! Airdrops, personnel changes, German officer corps, new weapons...these things that made him "busy and exhausted" were nothing more than These are just excuses I made subconsciously! If you are really busy and exhausted, how can you still have time to chase the fourteenth princess?
Even if I am chasing the Fourteenth Gege, why am I so timid and make little progress after chasing for several months, but just in the past few days, I have boldly attacked and made rapid progress? Is it possible that subconsciously, there is no "replacing Zhu Yourong with the Fourteenth Gege"? ingredients?
There are too many similarities between Shi Shi Ge Ge and Zhu You Rong. They are not like Qiu Qiu Xiu Xiu. They are members of the royal family and have noble status. His love for them is a kind of "admiration"... and the most important point is , their status is very different from mine, and there are huge obstacles on the road of love. Maybe it is because my love with Zhu Yourong has been severely frustrated, so I want to comfort myself through the success of my love with Shi Shigege...
Xiang Xiaoqiang rubbed his face with both hands to make himself more awake. Of course, his feelings for Shi Shigege were also sincere, but it was only because of this incident that he gave him the courage to take the initiative.
Now, you should cheer up and try every means to win back Zhu Yourong. Not only emotionally, but also in terms of interests. Otherwise, there will be many more things like today in the future. If you lose your influence on Zhu Yourong, then He will become helpless. Even worse, if Zhu Yourong really marries the prince of Siam, he will be completely out of business.
…
Song Ruhai looked at Xiaoqiang and was deep in thought. He didn't bother him, but just smoked and looked at him.
Suddenly, Xiang Xiaoqiang raised his head and asked:
"By the way, Mr. Haigong, if the top army officials, such as Chief of General Staff Zhang Zhaoxian, meet His Majesty, won't he know everything just by asking? He will know that Shen Rongxuan has planned to give up, but it is my suggestion Your Majesty, ask them to take all the pilots back. This way we will completely offend the Army."
Song Ruhai smoked a cigarette, thought about it, and said:
"Yes, the Chief of General Staff can enter the palace at any time to meet the Emperor. But... why should he go to see His Majesty? Just because of Shen Rongxuan's words? I originally planned to give it to you, but because Xiang Xiaoqiang interfered with it, I I can only keep it to myself. If you don’t believe me, go ask His Majesty?... No one will take such words seriously."
Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded slowly and muttered:
"that's true……"
But for some reason, he always felt uneasy and a bit wishful thinking. He couldn't think that others were stupider than himself, as this was very dangerous, especially if the other party was someone like Shen Rongxuan.
What if Shen Rongxuan had another advantage and convinced the Army's top brass? What if there were one or two bright-minded people in the Army who reminded the Chief of General Staff? Maybe the Chief of General Staff happened to have something else to see His Majesty and asked him in passing. What about for a moment?...The consequences would be too serious.
Let Zhu Yourong help him lie? There is no way. It was possible before, such as during the "Xiang Family Fraud Case", when Zhu Yourong was very willing to conspire with him. But now, don't even think about it.
…
At this time, the guard at the door knocked on the door and reported that Princess Liaoyang asked to see her.
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Song Ruhai looked at each other, and then without saying a word, ordered Fourteen Gege to be let in.
Fourteen Gege came in. Carrying his uniform coat in his left hand and Xiaokun bag in his right hand, he sat on the chair opposite Xiaoqiang and next to Song Ruhai, looking at them with a smile.
Looking at her like this, she had just returned from the Mainland General Staff or the General Headquarters. She didn't even return to her office and ran straight here.
And judging by his expression, the mission was accomplished quite well.
Fourteen Gege saw their expressions were different and smiled:
"What's wrong?"
"Well," Xiang Xiaoqiang waved his hand and asked, "First tell me how your run went. Will Zhang Zhao come first?"
Shi Shi Ge Ge smiled and nodded, looking at Xiang Xiaoqiang, with a hint of tenderness in her eyebrows that only he could understand. Xiang Xiaoqiang had never seen Shi Shi Ge Ge like this before. But since that night, the two of them kissed under the moon After that, Xiang Xiaoqiang found that Shi Shi Ge Ge often looked at him tenderly like this.
Xiang Xiaoqiang glanced at Song Ruhai sitting next to him, coughed, and said seriously:
"Say it to both Zhang Zhaoxian and Tang Yunsheng?"
"yes."
Song Ruhai and Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at each other, and then asked Xiaoqiang in a low voice:
"Is there anything unusual about them...?"
Fourteen Gege looked at them with some confusion and shook his head slightly:
"No. What's wrong?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang and Song Ruhai looked at each other again, and then the two of them explained the matter one by one. Shi Shigege also frowned, and gently touched the corners of his eyes with his index finger, rubbing them slowly.
"No," she said, "from the looks of them, they definitely don't know that Shen Rongxuan has given up all the pilots. Even if they are pretending, they can't pretend that way. And why are they pretending."
Immediately afterwards, Xiang Xiaoqiang explained Song Ruhai's strategy to Shi Shigege again.
Fourteen Princess rolled her eyes, looked up at Song Ruhai, and laughed:
"Hai Gong's plan is indeed brilliant! Zhao Fang admires it so much! This way, you get the best of both worlds, and it also makes Shen Rongxuan miserable. Oh my, why can't I come up with such a good plan?"
Song Ruhai also smiled and shook his head modestly, waving his hands, but he seemed very satisfied.
Then Shi Shigege turned to Xiang Xiaoqiang and said lightly:
"If your Majesty is worried that the Chief of General Staff may ask His Majesty, you might as well change the suggestion to Your Majesty. Instead of saying that all 1,000 pilots should be transferred to the aviation school, just say that some should go to the aviation school and some should be in the aviation school in proportion. Combat troops. Then His Majesty will ask, how many people will enter the aviation school? How many people will enter the combat troops? You can say that this cannot be decided hastily. You need to go back and communicate and coordinate with both sides, and then seek the opinions of some of the German officer corps themselves, and then Only then can you make a decision.
"In this case, His Majesty will definitely hand over the power to you and let you take care of this matter. Doesn't this give you a lot of room? Even if the Chief of General Staff really learns of your suggestions from His Majesty, it won't be a big problem. After all, you did not directly suggest that His Majesty give 1,000 pilots to the Ministry of War. You only obtained the distribution rights from His Majesty. Who is willing to be manipulated by others? It is human nature, and the marshals of the Army should also understand.
"In addition, I also think what Hai Gong said is reasonable. It is unlikely that the Chief of General Staff will ask His Majesty. After all, he is also a minister. It is simply taboo for a minister to directly ask the emperor what another minister said. Two people The chief of general staff is not a newbie in officialdom, so he will not violate this taboo because of this matter."
As soon as Shi Shi Ge Ge finished speaking, Song Ruhai immediately nodded and said:
"Sir, I think what Your Highness the Princess said is very reasonable. The princess's plan is better than this one. You can give it a try."
Fourteen Gege quickly smiled and said:
"Oh, Mr. Haigong, what kind of stratagem is there? Please stop spoiling me...hehehe..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled as he watched the two of them compliment each other. But he knew that although Shi Shigege was modest, her ideas were indeed better. The most important thing was that this way, the distribution power was back in his hands. In this way, it is not up to Shen Rongxuan to decide whether to give or how much to give. In other words, the initiative is back. He can rely on this to win over the army's top brass.
…
Now that the decision has been made, there is no delay. By the time the Ministry of War officially notifies the General Staff, it will be too late. Xiang Xiaoqiang hurriedly finished his lunch and saw that it was still just twelve o'clock. At this time, Zhu Yourong was probably still having lunch, but Xiang Xiaoqiang Afraid of falling behind, I jumped in the car and headed straight to the Forbidden City.
At 12:30 noon, Xiang Xiaoqiang parked his car at the Meridian Gate.
When he got out of the car, he immediately saw three very eye-catching black Rolls-Royces parked in the parking lot. The three cars were exactly the same, and they were quite wide and thick. The glass was as thick as a book. You could tell that they were all the same.
It was a bulletproof vehicle. Beside the vehicle were six or seven burly men in suits and top hats, smoking and chatting together, looking around. Each of them had a rectangular "violin box" placed at their feet.
They suddenly saw Xiang Xiaoqiang, and they all seemed a little nervous. They slowly took the cigarettes out of their mouths and looked at him.
Xiang Xiaoqiang narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly to them as a greeting. His heart sank, and he already roughly knew whose car this was.
Then he walked straight to the Meridian Gate. When a group of guards at the Meridian Gate saw him, they immediately stood at attention and saluted. A squad leader ran over and smiled respectfully:
"Master is here? Should I ask for Miss Zheng to meet you?"
The imperial guards are now Xiang Xiaoqiang's subordinates, and Xiang Xiaoqiang is qualified to enter and leave the palace at will. Now he is like half a master.
"Mian Sheng," he casually took off his belt and handed it to the squad leader along with his pistol. Then he turned his head to that side and asked in a low voice, "Are those three cars owned by Mr. Shen Ge?"
"Yes, Mr. Shen Ge," the squad leader also said in a low voice, "went into the palace at around ten o'clock in the morning to meet the saint, and he never came out. At this hour, he probably stayed to give him food."
"Um...just Mr. Shen Ge? Who else?"
The monitor shook his head:
"He is the only big shot, and the others are secretaries and so on."
"Okay," Xiang Xiaoqiang patted his shoulder and said, "Very good."
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang was walking in the palace, and the palace maids he met from time to time bowed to him and said, "Sir, Xiang."
Privilege. This girl is stubborn but still very kind.
Outside the Fengtian Hall, Xiang Xiaoqiang was told that Zhu Yourong was entertaining the chief and assistant ministers for lunch in the Jinshen Hall and that he could wait for a while inside the Fengtian Hall.
As expected, Shen Rongxuan was left for lunch by Zhu Yourong.
Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that during the more than two months when he was on a diplomatic mission to Europe, the people in the cabinet came to the palace very frequently. In the days after Zhu Yourong became estranged from him, the people in the cabinet came to Zhu Yourong more frequently, and his farts were bigger.
They all came to ask Zhu Yourong to be the "Holy Judge" in order to take the opportunity to get closer to Zhu Yourong and increase their influence in Zhu Yourong. It seems that the old men in the cabinet must have smelled it. They saw that there was a difference between themselves and Zhu Yourong.
If something goes wrong, take advantage of this gap and insert it.
However, Shen Rongxuan rarely enters the palace. After all, he is the chief minister of the country, not the ministers of the departments below. His status is too high, and he is surrounded by people every time he leaves the house. When he enters the palace, there is too much movement.
But today, by coincidence, Shen Rongxuan came to see Zhu Yourong. Could it be that he came to the palace just because of those pilots?
…
The three main halls in the front palace of the Forbidden City in Nanjing are Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall and Jinshen Hall from the outside in. The Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall in the Forbidden City in Beijing are modeled after the three main halls in Nanjing.
Xiang Xiaoqiang stood in Fengtian Hall, looking north.
She is in Fengtian Hall, and Zhu Yourong is in Jinshen Hall, which means that she is now two halls to the north of her, with only one hall in between... Xiang Xiaoqiang closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and imagined that he could see through Fengtian.
The brick wall of the hall, looking through the Huagai Hall, and then looking inside the Jinshen Hall... that is Zhu Yourong.
A palace maid should have reported it to her. She probably knows that she is in the Fengtian Palace now...Does she want to be like herself, hoping to see through the palace wall and meet her eyes?
The laughter of girls came from behind. Xiang Xiaoqiang turned around and saw several little palace maids running in with smiles. He was surprised when he suddenly saw himself standing in the middle of the hall. The girls kept silent and bowed carefully.
He bowed and stepped out.
One of the faces seemed familiar. Xiang Xiaoqiang looked out through the large palace door.
That girl was Huang Xiaoju. They stood by the white marble guardrail outside the hall, chatting and laughing quietly, glancing in their direction from time to time.
Huang Xiaojue looked arrogant, as if he was bragging to them. He raised his head from time to time and gestured to the door of the palace. Xiang Xiaoqiang felt that they were talking about him.
Several girls chattered for a while, and then Huang Xiaojue walked into the hall with her head held high.
Xiang Xiaoqiang kept complaining, he was really afraid of what would happen. He had already experienced the power of this little female bandit, but he didn't expect that she would come to find him on his own initiative when they met on a narrow road.
Huang Xiaoju coughed loudly twice, and then said arrogantly:
"Oh, isn't this Sir Xiang!"
"Haha, Miss Huang," Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded and said with a smile, "It's Xiang."
"Huh, Sir Xiang, do you know that Mrs. Guangde told me to ask you questions as soon as I see you, asking you why you bully Your Majesty?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang's scalp exploded: Mrs. Li knows?!
How did she...know? Zhu Yourong couldn't have told her himself...could he have seen some clues and asked Huang Xiaojue to deceive him?
"This...Miss Huang," Xiang Xiaoqiang was sweating and laughed softly, "Where did you start talking about this?...Is this really what Mrs. Li asked you to ask Xiang?"
Huang Xiaojue saw Xiang Xiaoqiang's expression changed drastically, and she felt even more confident. She turned around and glanced outside, and saw that the maids outside the palace were lying at the door eavesdropping. She saw Xiang Xiaoqiang calling Huang Xiaojue "Huang" almost respectfully.
"Miss", who also calls herself "Xiang", already has a look of admiration for Huang Xiaojue.
Xiang Xiaoqiang also saw this scene, and understood that Huang Xiaojue was taking the opportunity to show off to his companions: Look, for an official like Xiang Xiaoqiang and a popular figure in the imperial court, I can bully him...
He was angry in his heart, but Huang Xiaojue's questioning with nose and eyes really frightened him. Moreover, this was in the palace, and Huang Xiaojue was Mrs. Li's confidant, so he couldn't get angry. If there was a real trouble, even Zhu Yourong might not support him.
"Ahem," Huang Xiaojue saw that his face was turning red and white, and he was no longer afraid. He simply said openly, "Mrs. Guangde is questioning you now, so you have to be more clear."
…
Suddenly, the few maids outside were "coaxed" and dispersed. An exquisite figure poked his head at the door, smiled when he saw Xiang Xiaoqiang, then jumped in gently and said loudly:
"I'm coming!"
Huang Xiaoju hadn't turned around yet. When he heard the voice, his hair stood on end. He immediately ran out. The girl said "Hey", turned around and chased her out. In less than three seconds, she grabbed Huang Xiaoju's nose and dragged her in.