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Lying in bed, Vézé couldn't figure out what was going on no matter how hard he thought about it. It was very difficult to reflect on oneself. Not to mention to reflect on oneself, it was impossible to even understand oneself.
After sorting out the whole thing, Vézé found that no one had done anything wrong. Was Li Yifang's suggestion to Li Yuchang not good? Even if Li Yuchang was classified as a "sycophant," was Li Yuchang not working hard enough, or did he fail to curb the childishness of the General Staff Headquarters? Up until now, Li Yuchang had done a good job. Honestly, Vézé might not be able to do Li Yuchang's job better than Li Yuchang.
From another perspective, shouldn't Li Yifang remind Li Yuchang to find his position in the Commander-in-Chief's Office? If a person didn't have an accurate self-identification, this person would only be at a loss and wouldn't be able to do anything well. Moreover, when Li Yifang did this, did she do it to harm Vézé? That was obviously not the case! Li Yifang gave advice for Vézé and his uncle. Shouldn't she do this?
He was wrong. Vézé found that he could put countless accusations on himself, but none of them could hit Vézé. It made him feel like he had a sudden realization. Thinking of this, Vézé's mood actually improved. A person who didn't know where he was right was scary. If he didn't know where he was wrong, it would be even scarier. Realizing this, Vézé also felt that he had made progress.
At this moment, he heard the door open. Qi Hongyi got off work and went home. After compiling the "Xinhua Dictionary", Qi Hongyi was now leading a group of people to compile the first draft of "A Brief History of China". The first part of the content was already out, and after Vézé's approval, they had already taken out the junior high school history textbook. She was very satisfied with her job. She worked during the day, worked overtime at night, and came back very late.
When Vézé walked into the living room, he saw Qi Hongyi carrying a thick stack of manuscripts. Qi Hongyi smiled and said, "Vézé, I'm back! I'm dying of exhaustion! "
"Haha! Thanks for your hard work! "As usual, Wei Ze stepped forward and took the manuscript from Qi Hongyi's hands. At this time, Li Yifang had already lit the gas lamp, but Li Yifang hid in her room and did not come out. Under the light, Qi Hongyi looked at Vézé for a while and asked with concern, "Vézé, what happened? Something doesn't seem right. "
Seeing that his wife was so sharp, Vézé's mood became better. He forced a smile and said, "I want to make a self-criticism. However, I only know that I should be criticized, but I don't know how. "
"If I want to criticize you, there are too many things I can criticize. Speaking of which, let's hurry up and have a child. Recently, people have been giving me all kinds of folk remedies, but I can't be bothered to explain them. " Speaking of this, Qi Hongyi snorted, "You look like a serious person, but you always learn things that are not serious."
Vézé knew what Qi Hongyi was referring to, so he answered casually, "Knowledge of physiology and hygiene has to be cultivated from primary school. In the future, as society continues to develop, if children ask, 'Daddy, Mommy, where did I come from?' 'How did I get here?' How will we answer them? 'Did you get it for charging your phone?' "
"What do you mean by charging your phone?" Qi Hongyi could not understand at all.
Vézé knew that he had said something wrong, so he smiled and said, "I won't tell you, I won't tell you!"
Qi Hongyi snorted, "You're just that playful!" After saying that, he recalled the jokes that Vézé usually made at home, so Qi Hongyi could not help but laugh, "Do you remember that you said that I don't talk to people from Jiangning? If you say these things again, then I won't talk to people from Baise anymore! "
In this era, Vézé was from Baise. He had killed too many people and offended the Tu family in Baise, so he left Baise to join the Taiping army's rebellion. Seeing that Qi Hongyi was still holding a grudge against that joke, Vézé thought of Li Yifang. He forced a smile and said, "You're too childish."
Qi Hongyi stopped smiling and asked, "You said that I'm childish. Tell me, how did Yifang make you angry?"
Vézé was shocked. Li Yifang's actions had already surprised Vézé, but he did not expect that Qi Hongyi could so easily tell who Vézé had a quarrel with. This time, he no longer maintained his smile and asked seriously, "How did you know?"
Qi Hongyi sat down on a stool, poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and then said slowly, "If the foreign devils make you angry, you must swear that when China becomes strong in the future, you will do something to them. Oh, according to what you said, you will break the foreign devils' balls. Or you will go to Europe and kill all the foreign devils. If the comrades in the Restoration Society do something wrong, you will say that they have no foresight and are eager for quick success. In short, that's what it is. You don't want to get angry now, and you still think that you did something wrong. I guess it's not the foreign devils or the comrades of the Restoration Society that made you angry. I'm afraid that I didn't do anything wrong. After thinking about it, it can only be Yifang. "
Vézé wanted to believe it, but he felt that it was too unbelievable. Between believing it and not believing it, he decisively chose not to believe it. Sitting down and pouring a cup of herbal tea, Vézé said, "I should have done the first half, but you made up the second half. Tell me, how did you know? "
Qi Hongyi stared at Vézé. Seeing that Vézé's eyes did not waver, she finally smiled and said, "Okay. There are two teacups on the table. One has tea in it, and it looks like it hasn't been touched at all. The other has nothing in it. Obviously, no tea has been poured. You wouldn't say that you didn't drink the tea, and Yifang wouldn't pour the tea and not clean it up. Other than you and Yifang being angry, I can't think of any other possibility. "
"I see." Vézé nodded repeatedly. This kind of keen observation was indeed not Vézé's forte. He thought about big things every day, and it was impossible for him to pay attention to the details. Vézé got up and knocked on the door of Li Yifang's door. "Yifang, come out. Let's talk about it. I was wrong to be angry today. I think about it carefully, and you didn't do anything wrong. So please come out and talk about what I did wrong. "
A moment later, Li Yifang opened the door. It seemed that she had been crying for a while, and her eyes were a little swollen. Vézé took Li Yifang's hand and they sat down at the table. Vézé briefly described what happened, and then asked Li Yifang, "That's about what I know. Is there anything else you want to add?"
Li Yifang shook her head. "That's indeed the case."
Qi Hongyi was already frowning at this time, but she did not immediately get angry. Instead, she asked, "Vézé, what do you think you did wrong?"
"Later, I thought about it. Between Yifang and Li Yuchang, one wanted to do a good job, and the other wanted to help his relatives solve their problems. Neither of them did anything wrong. If there was a mistake, it must be my fault. But I don't know what I did wrong. This is not related to the matter of relatives interfering in politics. Li Yuchang is not my personal minister, he is a cadre approved by the Organization Department. He did a good job in the work he was responsible for. Although he … "
Qi Hongyi took over the conversation and said, "My father has always praised Uncle Li, saying that he understands the importance of culture and education, and is never stingy when it comes to funding for the compulsory education system. Of course, he doesn't like everyone, but it's not easy to fool Uncle Li. "
Vézé nodded. "Now that I think about it, the reason why I am angry is not because of the work. There is nothing wrong with comrade Li Yuchang. I am angry now because he did not understand these things from the Political Department of the Restoration Society, but from Yifang. "
Qi Hongyi questioned, "This is Uncle Li's matter, what does it have to do with Yifang? If I say, then I can only say that the Political Department failed in its duty and failed to make Uncle Li understand. What does this have to do with Yifang? Yifang helped Uncle Li find his position, so Yifang can only be credited. Why are you angry with Yifang? "
Vézé's mind was originally filled with the collusion between Li Yifang and Li Yuchang, but after listening to Qi Hongyi, Vézé suddenly understood. He gently hit his head with his fist and thought about the idea that Qi Hongyi had proposed. Li Yifang could see the problem clearly, but the Political Department obviously did not. Even if the Political Department saw the problem clearly, they could not help Li Yuchang. Li Yuchang received advice from Li Yifang, perhaps it could be seen as the harem interfering in politics. If Li Yuchang had understood this from the Political Department, then it meant that he had done a good job. If it was the latter, not only would Vézé not be angry, he would even be happy.
Looking up, Vézé felt relaxed. He grabbed Qi Hongyi's hand and said, "Thank you, thank you! Now that you mention it, I understand. It was indeed my fault, and it was a very big one!
Qi Hongyi snorted, "You men just want to save face. When you encounter problems, you first push the blame to others. You should think about your own problems first, don't push everything to others. "
At this moment, the dark clouds in Vézé's mind were blown away. He immediately felt a lot more relaxed now that he knew how to correct it. Vézé did not defend himself against Qi Hongyi's attack. He just nodded and said, "I will be careful."
In the 21st century, Vézé had heard a few sentences: "To jump out of the cycle of dynasty replacement, we can only rely on democracy." "The problems encountered by democracy need to be solved with more democracy."
After rebelling for so long, Vézé felt that he understood the foundation of democracy, and the reasons for the replacement of dynasties. In the early stages of every dynasty, the standard that determined a person's status was mostly whether they had the ability to do things. Therefore, the early stages of every dynasty were prosperous, and the social atmosphere was very upright. With the rapid increase in population, and the intense annexation of land, the stagnation of productivity development intensified and led to countless problems. At this time, every dynasty would undergo drastic reforms. As far as Vézé knew, the reforms of every dynasty at this stage, without exception, ended with the victory of the representatives of the landlord class. Therefore, the dynasty advanced by leaps and bounds towards inevitable destruction.
Take the Viceroy's Office for example, some time ago, Vézé carried out a large-scale purge of the Liberation Army. Because of the adoption of the General Staff Headquarters system, there was no obvious manifestation of the hilltop doctrine for the time being. Therefore, the target was the group of people who had strong "localism." Many people in the General Staff Headquarters felt that such a purge would lead to a decline in the military's combat effectiveness. As it turned out, not only did the military's combat effectiveness not decline, it actually increased.
Because of the purge of the so-called "combat backbone," the artificial contradictions in the entire army were greatly reduced. In addition, the promotion standards were open and transparent, and the officers and soldiers were more equal, so there were more opportunities for promotion. Everyone was striving to improve, and the cohesion and discipline of the army kept improving. This proved that the more "political" the army would only improve the combat effectiveness, and would not harm it in any way.
While Vézé was thinking about this, he heard Qi Hongyi say, "You haven't eaten yet, have you?"
"Ah?" After hearing Qi Hongyi's words, Vézé remembered that he had not had time to eat after getting off work in the afternoon. After the quarrel, there was no need to talk about it.
"I'll cook!" Vézé said as he stood up. He suddenly understood another thing. If there was anything higher than politics, it was that everyone had to live. Eat, sleep, work, rest. This was what they did every day, and this was what they had to experience every day. If the basic life is disrupted, then everything will become chaotic. In order to achieve a stable life, everyone had to deal with the things that disrupted their lives. Just like the Liberation Army, in order to survive, followed Vézé to do so many things that no one had ever tried before.
"Can you do it?" Qi Hongyi questioned.
"Let me tell you, although I haven't practiced much, I've heard of the basic skills of cooking. But I've heard of the basic skills of cooking, which are knife skills and fire control … "Wei Ze couldn't help but start to show off his theoretical knowledge.
"Look at the big and small pieces you cut, and you still have the nerve to talk about knife skills? Let me do it, "Qi Hongyi mocked Vézé, and then took over the kitchen. He left Vézé and Li Yifang in the living room.
Vézé actually knew that Qi Hongyi was giving him face and space, and it was a good opportunity to further resolve the conflict with Li Yifang. He was very grateful for Qi Hongyi's calmness, but he was also a little surprised. Because Qi Hongyi was so understanding, Vézé never felt that a wife was not as good as a concubine. Vézé was not the kind of person who did not know what was good for him. He always felt that he had wronged Li Yifang, but he did not want to let Qi Hongyi down first. So Vézé held Li Yifang's hand and apologized in a low voice. But the intimacy level was just that.
The next day, after work, Vézé called Li Yuchang to his office. He first told Li Yuchang what Li Yifang had told Vézé yesterday, and Vézé asked, "Is that true?"
Li Yuchang's expression was ugly. He first lowered his head, and after a while, he raised his head. "Commander in Chief, it is true. If you think I did something wrong … "
Vézé waved his hand. "I'm just asking if it is true, let's not talk about right or wrong. If we have to talk about right or wrong, then we can only say that there is a problem with the Political Department, and the Political Department did not solve the problems in the work for everyone. It seems that it is not enough to just do the 'three appointments', there must be corresponding responsibilities and positions. "
Hearing this, Li Yuchang was stunned. After a while, he said, "Commander in Chief, if it is the job of the Ministry of Finance to stop those who spend money recklessly. I didn't understand it before, so I didn't do it well. Then I understood, and I worked hard to do it. Who in the Ministry of Finance is going to stop who? "
Vézé said calmly, "This is not about who stops who, but the system itself has to have the ability to adjust itself. Manchu Qing still has imperial censors and secretaries. These positions are to supervise and raise objections. In theory, if the secretaries don't sign their names, many court documents can't be sent out. We have no money, so we can't go to war. Minister Li, you know your position very well, so you have done a good job. Then do the comrades in the Ministry of Finance know their position? This is a political job. The Ministry of Finance has done a good job, so there is a foundation to further strengthen the political work. I hope that the Ministry of Finance can make progress on this matter as soon as possible. "
Li Yuchang was stunned for a while, and finally said timidly, "Commander in Chief, if you are angry with me, I can let you punish me as you wish. But this is not a small matter, and I don't know what to do. "
Yesterday, Vézé couldn't help but set Li Yuchang as a sycophant. Now, Li Yuchang's performance made Vézé feel that he was not completely wrong. He said unhappily, "Comrade Li Yuchang, if you think that I am a person who decides my position based on my own emotions, or that the Recovery Commander-In-Chief's Office is an organization without a system. Then you can resign now. But you have worked here for so long, do you really think so? I actually want to apologize to you for not doing a good job in political work, so you had to go to Yi Fang for help. If the Political Department is really doing a good job, it will be a department that everyone can trust. Didn't you go to the Political Department for help? I am against giving political guidance through personal connections, so I hope that Minister Li, who has experience in getting political guidance from private people, can work hard to establish a more open and transparent Political Department that can help everyone solve their ideological confusion. Or do you think that there is a problem with what I am doing? "
After listening to Vézé, Li Yuchang quickly realized that he really thought that there was a problem with what Vézé was doing. Politics was such a serious issue. Who would dare to talk about it or ask about it if they were not one of their own? Li Yifang was Li Yuchang's niece, so Li Yuchang dared to ask about it. The Minister of Commerce, Levis, was Li Yuchang's nephew, but Levis had his own position and ideas. He openly disagreed with Li Yuchang on many points of view and position. If Li Yuchang solved the problem of other people's political positions, then others would insist on their own position and disagree with Li Yuchang. What would Li Yuchang do then?
But since Vézé said so, Li Yuchang did not dare to openly disagree with Vézé. He could only say with a bitter smile, "Since the Commander-In-Chief has said so, I will work hard to do it."
In the next few days, Vézé temporarily put aside other things and concentrated on writing two articles. One was "Why the Liberation Army is getting stronger and stronger", and the other was "What kind of new China do we want to build". These two articles had been considered by Vézé a long time ago, but he had never written them. At that time, after listening to Shen Xin's report, Vézé realized the importance of the Enlightenment Movement. So he came up with a play called "Skinning the Dragon" to attack the lies of the feudal system.
Vézé still remembered that after the play, he and his wife, Qi Hongyi, had quarreled. In order to protect the dignity of the Emperor, Qi Hongyi had opposed the play. Later, because of other things, Vézé put aside the idea of ideological enlightenment. If he did not take the lead, the political department naturally did not have the knowledge to follow up.
Any social revolution had a stage of enlightenment. Vézé decided to carry out ideological enlightenment during the strategic gap in the future. After looking at his subordinates, Vézé decided to call Shen Xin back from Jingzhou to take charge of this work. As for the others, Vézé took a fancy to Li Yifang. To be able to see through Vézé's political arrangements required a certain level of knowledge. Even if this person was Li Yifang, Vézé was not prepared to avoid family.
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