Qi Rui tidied up his uniform and felt unsatisfied, so he tidied it up again. Then he felt unsatisfied again. He didn't know where to tidy up, so he simply asked the guard to help him tidy up. The guards could only pull the uneven spots, but it was obvious that they couldn't find any place that they had to tidy up on their entire attire.
"Director Qi, I think it's completely fine," the guard said. Because Qi Rui was still in the war zone, his guard was still the same guard, but in recent months, he had changed his title from chief of staff to department director.
Qi Rui nodded slightly but didn't respond. He was fully aware that his anxiety at this time was not because of the clothes, but because he was going to see his father in a while. Therefore, Qi Rui originally thought that "I should find this funny." After all, he left home after graduating from high school. So far in his life, more than half of Qi Rui's time had been spent with his father, Vézé. The father and son had last seen each other more than a year ago. It was hard for Qi Rui to understand why he didn't feel the slightest sense of home.
Of course, no matter what Qi Rui thought, he could only wait at this time. The meeting between Vézé and the military leaders was a general meeting, and the overall policy was announced at the meeting. After that, the reports of the various departments involved the internal secrets of each department. As the head of the training department, Qi Rui certainly knew a lot about the frontline combat department, but this didn't mean that Qi Rui could casually attend the meeting of the frontline combat department.
"Director Qi, although I thought you were very tall, I really didn't expect you to be the Crown Prince." But I really didn't expect you to be the Crown Prince. "Li Yannian, who was waiting beside Qi Rui, threw away his cigarette butt and summoned his courage to speak to Qi Rui.
Qi Rui smiled bitterly. He could imagine that he would indeed face a lot of problems in the future, but he didn't expect that the first time he encountered one, he would be so direct. Although he smiled bitterly, Qi Rui replied, "What Crown Prince? Don't talk nonsense. There is no such position in our system. "
Li Yannian did not expect Qi Rui to answer like that. He continued to ask in confusion, "Director Qi. Aren't you the eldest in the family? "
Qi Rui was amused. He shook his head helplessly and said, "I'm the eldest among my brothers and sisters, but our country doesn't have a crown prince. If you're surprised that my father is Vézé … Chairman of the Central Military Commission, I don't think you'll be surprised that I didn't tell you before. However, don't use the title 'Crown Prince' carelessly. It will give people the wrong impression. "
"What wrong thoughts could there be? Didn't everyone think that the position of commander-in-chief would be handed to you in the future? " Li Yannian didn't agree with Qi Rui's words, but Qi Rui could hear the jealousy in Li Yannian's voice.
If it was the Qi Rui of the past, he would have thought that this kind of jealousy was ridiculous. However, Qi Rui no longer thought that way. War provided a lot of opportunities for soldiers to be promoted, but these opportunities were not endless. For example, Li Yannian, who attended the intermediate class with Qi Rui more than two years ago, had good grades and was also a major when he graduated. Qi Rui, on the other hand, was already a lieutenant colonel because he proposed the paper on motorized infantry.
In the subsequent war and military work, Qi Rui was promoted three ranks and became a major general. Li Yannian, on the other hand, was promoted two ranks and became a colonel. In times of peace, it was a fantasy to be promoted two ranks in a year, but in times of war, this kind of thing became very normal. However, what Li Yannian could see was probably not the students who did not participate in the war and did not get promoted. It was Qi Rui, who also attended the intermediate class and also participated in the North American war, but his military rank was two ranks higher than Li Yannian's.
More importantly, Li Yannian actually spoke his mind just now. Li Yannian was also a valued officer, and it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to a major general or a lieutenant general. But for Li Yannian, he would never have the opportunity to take over the position of Military Governor Vaize, stand at the peak of the power of the Min dynasty, and put the supreme crown on his head. Moreover, Qi Rui was very clear that this had nothing to do with ability and hard work. Li Yannian really did not have this kind of opportunity. This kind of opportunity was probably tailor-made for Qi Rui by fate.
Just when Qi Rui did not know what to say, Li Yannian probably also noticed his mood. He shook his head violently for a while and then said, "Forget it, forget it. I was thinking too much. Director Qi, don't forget it. "
These words made Qi Rui feel uncomfortable. What did he mean by thinking too much? What did he mean by "don't forget it"? How could Qi Rui not take Li Yannian's behavior to heart? Li Yannian was usually very good at doing things and being a good person. Why didn't he do it now?
However, this unpleasant thought lasted for more than ten seconds, and Qi Rui suddenly felt that he was too stingy. What Li Yannian said was the normal reaction of a normal person. What did Qi Rui feel unhappy about? Since Qi Rui could be unhappy, why couldn't Li Yannian feel happy?
Qi Rui remembered what his father often said, "Let me tell you, the so-called descendants of dragons and phoenixes, and the congenital nobility are all bullshit. They are all lies. Manchu Qing said that he was a descendant of dragons and phoenixes, and then those dragons and phoenixes were dragged to the riverside like dogs and killed. "
His father's words were like a cooling agent, which calmed Qi Rui down. He sorted out his emotions and said to Li Yannian, "Old Li, we are classmates and comrades. When we are together, we either work, or after work, we eat, drink, chat, and play games together. When we are working, we only talk about work. After work, we are still friends. This is how I see everyone, and I hope that everyone doesn't think too much. What do you think? "
"Sigh!" Li Yannian first sighed, and then sighed again. It was obvious that Qi Rui wasn't the only one who needed to use reason to suppress his emotions. After a while, Li Yannian's attitude finally returned to what it was before. He opened his mouth with a long sigh, and then his voice became clear. "I know that I was thinking too much just now. I knew that you came from a good family, but I didn't expect it to be this good. But Qi Rui, I actually thought that your work was not that much better than mine at first. But thinking about it carefully, you did better than me in every aspect. You can become a major general really not because people love you. Anyway … anyway, we should just be colleagues in the future. "
The last sentence still revealed Li Yannian's current limit, and it could be seen that this guy had really suffered a lot.
Qi Rui could now understand Li Yannian's feelings very well. Every time he thought of Chu Xue's husband, he also felt this indescribably sour feeling. Qi Rui believed that Chu Xue's husband, no matter what, would not have Qi Rui's background, nor would he have Qi Rui's status today. In the past year, Qi Rui's promotion was already fierce enough. But in the next year, when Qi Rui completed his training, it was possible that he would become a commander or political commissar in the 1891 war, or even a chief of staff in the army headquarters or something else.
According to the current situation of the war, in 1892, when Qi Rui was 30 years old, it was very likely that he would become a lieutenant general. To become a lieutenant general at such a young age, probably only the founding fathers of the country could compare. And most of the founding fathers' troops did not exceed 200,000 troops. In China back then, there was no war worthy of more than 200,000 troops. And the end of the life of the founding fathers was probably not as far as Qi Rui.
But such a Qi Rui, he could only look sourly at Chu Xue's husband, whom Qi Rui did not know at all. Qi Rui was very familiar with the feelings of envy, jealousy, and hate. So he could completely understand how others felt when they found out that Qi Rui's father was Vézé. If he had to evaluate it, Qi Rui could probably only use one sentence: "This is all fate" to sum it up.
Since Qi Rui was still holding a grudge, he felt that Li Yannian's behavior was very normal. Li Yannian was a good comrade. So Qi Rui reached out to Li Yannian. "Old Li, don't think so much."
Li Yannian did not say much, and came up to Qi Rui and shook hands tightly. Looking at his expression, he had the urge to almost crush Qi Rui's hand. But when the two really shook hands, Li Yannian did not use force. He just used his left hand to pat Qi Rui's shoulder hard a few times.
In the motorized infantry department, Major General Qi Rui was the department head, and Colonel Li Yannian was the deputy director. The other colonels and lieutenant colonels finally returned to normal after witnessing Deputy Director Li's genuine display of human jealousy. Some of the comrades who were also jealous came up to shake hands with Qi Rui according to Li Yannian's situation. This was to show that they would not bow to the rich and powerful. Anyway, they were all young people, and although they were excited, it was nothing special.
The other group of people who were ready to flatter Qi Rui seemed a little embarrassed. Of course, there were people who immediately shook hands with him to show goodwill, but they knew that they could not offend him. At least when the Crown Prince did not have the intention to attack the jealous people, they also did not want to offend a powerful person like Li Yannian. Besides, there was still a long way to go, and there would be many opportunities to make contributions to the Crown Prince. What was the rush?
Therefore, the dozen or so officers finally established the military academy system with Qi Rui as the core in half an hour or so. Although this organizational structure was no different from before Qi Rui's identity was exposed, the meaning behind it was very different.
After this torment, time flew by in everyone's eyes. When everyone was back in position, Qi Rui said, "In a while, we will be reporting our work to the Commander in Chief. Everyone, quickly calm down and prepare your work experiences, as well as the questions and requests you want to raise. If you forget when the time comes, you won't have the chance to see the Commander in Chief again. "
When he said this, everyone took out their small notebooks and read the contents they had prepared before. Although Li Yannian wanted to say, "I can't see the Commander in Chief, but I still have you, right?" At this time, Li Yannian's emotions were no longer as agitated. He actually knew that Qi Rui had been with the troops for the past year or so and did not have the time to see the Commander in Chief alone. Moreover, from the overall treatment, he did not see any special treatment for Qi Rui.
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