"I heard from the Commission for Discipline Inspection that the comrades in the four northern provinces have heard that I am going to Beijing to direct the work. Now that I think about it, I've only discussed this matter with the comrades present here. I would like to discuss with them how things turned out this way, "Vézé said slowly to the comrades of the Politburo and the Military Commission.
If it had been a few days ago, this issue would not have caused any commotion among the higher-ups. It would only be a question of whether they agreed or disagreed with Vézé going to Beijing to take charge of the work in the north. Now, the faces of these comrades were extremely ugly. They had all been informed that there had been a serious leak in Lanfang Province. The fleet had been attacked, the ironclad had sunk, and hundreds of naval officers had been killed or injured. Hundreds of casualties, most of them killed in action or missing after their ships sank. Usually, a battle would only result in such a small number of losses.
At the same time, they had also received news that the "Spanish fleet" had launched a counterattack against China. It was unknown how many European countries were involved in this counterattack. For a moment, the good situation seemed to have turned into a premonition of a storm.
Vézé did not want to harp on this issue. He continued slowly, "Today, I would like to discuss the issue of the party's constitution. Do any of you have your party identification cards with you? "
The higher-ups looked at each other. Who would carry a party identification card with them for no reason? Vézé waved to the staff, who immediately took out a stack of papers. The party's constitution was printed on them. Vézé took out the party identification card from his pocket. After everyone had received the contents of the card, he began to recite, "Uphold the party's principles, abide by the party's constitution, fulfill the obligations of a member, carry out the party's decisions, strictly abide by the party's discipline, keep the party's secrets, be loyal to the party, and work hard …"
If the higher-ups didn't care about Wei Ze's actions in the past two years, they were all looking at the party's constitution seriously at this moment. During the Second Northern Expedition more than a decade ago, the military court was gradually established. At that time, the first case was the leak of secret information, and the final sentence was the death penalty. What would be the outcome this time? Basically, the advisor who could be determined to be a traitor would be dead if he was caught, but the others would not be held responsible at all?
Three days later, on the 27th of February, Ruan Xihao received a letter saying that his cousin Ruan Youcai might have sold military secrets. After reading the letter, Ruan Xihao slumped on the chair, speechless for a long time. There were many things that one couldn't relate to. The more one thought about it, the more afraid one would be.
The news that Vézé was going to Beijing to take charge of the work was spread, and his cousin Ruan You Cai betrayed military secrets, causing several main warships to sink or be damaged. Building an ironclad warship cost a lot of money. Navy officers and soldiers were technical troops, so it was very hard to train them. Hundreds of navy officers and soldiers were either killed or missing. If someone dared to do this to Ruan Xihao, Ruan Xihao would kill that person's entire family.
The Commission for Discipline Inspection continued to investigate the person who had spread the news. For Ruan Xihao, at least in Ruan Xihao's opinion, he was in trouble both internally and externally. The net had been spread, and they were just waiting for the charges to be confirmed. Ruan Xihao was very grateful that his brothers in Nanjing were still so loyal and sent the news to Beijing in advance. But when he thought about Vézé's strict management of the military, and the problems he caused, Ruan Xihao felt completely disheartened.
Lei Hu led the army to conquer Hunan, marched into Anhui, and fought to the city of Beijing. When Lei Hu was about to take over Beijing, Ruan Xihao took over Lei Hu's position as political commissar, thus receiving great credit for conquering Beijing. Then he was entrusted with the important task of taking charge of the Northern Military Command. No matter how they looked at it, Ruan Xihao was a guy with boundless prospects. Many people even believed that with his future achievements, Ruan Xihao could very well become the first general. But all of this was ruined because of trivial matters that had nothing to do with the military.
Sitting in the office, Ruan Xihao stared at the table, but his eyes didn't see anything. What should I do? Am I just going to wait to be removed from all duties after being convicted? This veteran soldier, who joined the Liberation Army in 1852, felt despair for the first time in his life.
But a soldier who fought his way out of an army was still a soldier. Ruan Xihao finally struggled out of despair. Since he already had to face these problems, rather than waiting to be killed, it was better to face the result himself. He first held a meeting in the Northern Command to temporarily arrange the work. Then he used a relatively calm voice to tell everyone that he was going to Nanjing. Before he came back, everyone had to work hard.
Ruan Xihao wasn't the only one who felt annoyed. Many people in the upper echelons were investigated, and everyone felt that the Discipline Inspection Department was trying to show off. Everyone immediately began to talk.
"Commissar, when you go to Nanjing, you must tell the Commander in Chief that the Discipline Inspection Department is using a chicken feather as a token of authority. They are doing this on purpose! "
"That's right, even if we passed the message, we didn't mean anything else!"
But although the voice was loud, it wasn't that righteous. Logically speaking, the people in the wrong were the ones who passed the message. Everyone was a senior cadre, and no one was willing to shamelessly say things like "no one can assassinate the Commander in Chief". Those who had the guts to say such things had already been eliminated.
Looking at his comrades in the party committee, Ruan Xihao could only smile bitterly. Although he didn't think that Vézé would really go as far as to implicate Ruan Xihao, Ruan Xihao's future would definitely be greatly affected. Rather than being taught a lesson like that, it would be better to go find Wei Ze and admit his mistake. That way, he would be able to get a clear result. Therefore, when he saw Vézé, it wasn't Ruan Xihao who was going to sue the Discipline Inspection Department. Not to mention that the Discipline Inspection Department wasn't unreasonable.
On March 4th, Ruan Xihao arrived in Nanjing. Before entering the city gate, he still wanted to go directly to Vézé. However, facing a truly unlucky situation, Ruan Xihao still felt a little flustered. In the end, he chose to go see Lei Hu first.
Lei Hu was still a lieutenant general, and he was in charge of the evaluation. If he wasn't in charge of the evaluation, he would have been promoted to general by now. Everyone had a deep understanding of Lei Hu's personality. At the very least, Lei Hu was never unforgiving, and he wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for people.
When the guard brought Ruan Xihao in, Lei Hu only sighed. After the guard left the room, Lei Hu's expression couldn't help but turn ugly. He frowned, but he didn't look angry. Instead, he looked very disappointed. After a while, Lei Hu said, "Tell me, who told you the news this time?"
Ruan Xihao slumped into the chair and replied, "I'm here to apologize to you. I'm at your disposal if you want to beat, scold, or punish me."
Hearing these sincere words, Lei Hu became even angrier. He stood up, pointed to Ruan Xihao, and asked, "Do you know what happened to your cousin?"
Ruan Xihao raised his head. "I know."
"I specifically asked the Commander in Chief before if I should call you to Nanjing. The Commander in Chief said, "What's the point of calling Ruan Xihao back? Are you going to investigate him or punish him? "Lei Hu couldn't help but gnash his teeth when he said this.
After listening to Vézé's words, Ruan Xihao's heart warmed. It seemed that Vézé really valued Ruan Xihao. If it were someone else, they would have stopped working long ago.
However, his relieved expression angered Lei Hu even more. He couldn't help but raise his voice. "Do you think you are a man when you come to Nanjing to see the Governor and ask for punishment? But do you know that the Governor said that this matter needs to be kept secret and that the investigators will investigate it? But before there are further changes, your work can't be affected. Now, Ruan Xihao has come to Nanjing. First, you will delay your work. Then, the Governor will definitely ask who told you the news. Ruan Xihao, do you dare to tell the Governor that you don't know? "
This analysis completely frightened Ruan Xihao. If it was just to punish him, he would accept it. However, he didn't expect that the brother who provided the information would also be implicated. That was definitely beyond his bottom line.
"How about …" Ruan Xihao said two words and swallowed the rest of the words back into his stomach. He wanted to say that he should go back to Beijing first? But on second thought, Lei Hu couldn't lie to Vézé. If he left, what would happen to Lei Hu? If he tried to escape responsibility, then he would sell out Lei Hu.
His mind was confused and regretful. Ruan Xihao said in a dry voice, "Tiger, what should we do now?"
Lei Hu looked at Ruan Xihao and finally understood. He sat back on the sofa and closed his eyes for a moment. "Now let's go see … go see Shen Xin."
"Shen Xin?" Ruan Xihao really wanted to ask Lei Hu if there was a mistake. Shen Xin, who was in charge of political work, firmly supported Vézé's route of building the party. Everyone was quite unhappy with this comrade who was extremely principled. It wasn't that Shen Xin really did something that annoyed everyone. It was that when they talked to Shen Xin, they always got a conclusion that was in line with the party's discipline and laws, but there was no answer that could make them feel comfortable.
Lei Hu sighed. "I originally wanted to accompany you to see Wei Changrong, but think about it. What do you mean by looking for Wei Changrong? Are you, Ruan Xihao, reluctant to give up your current official position? "
"I don't think so!" Ruan Xihao quickly replied. If he was really worried about his official position, Ruan Xihao could hide in Beijing and wait for news. In fact, now it seemed that doing so might be the best choice.
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