"Vézé! Why did I hear that they dismissed our Vérui? " Qi Hongyi had returned from the 'reading club' earlier than usual. She entered Vézé's study and questioned him vehemently.
"That's true." Vézé replied, "But before we talk about Vérui, I'd like to ask which madam you heard the news from."
"You don't have to worry about that." After confirming the news from Vézé, Qi Hongyi was so agitated that she almost went crazy. "How dare they treat our son like this?"
Vézé was not agitated at all. He sat steadily on the swivel chair, crossed his fingers, and rested his elbows on the armrests. Vézé's voice was not agitated at all. It was a completely rational attitude, so it was frighteningly calm. "Hongyi, I understand that you're very agitated now. But I have to tell you that I won't allow you to interfere in this matter. Also, you can still go to the drinking party disguised as a reading club. But I personally hope that you'll go there to drink, chat, and relax. Don't turn that place into a place where you can do inappropriate things. "
Qi Hongyi rarely saw Vézé speak in such a strict manner. After being married for so many years, it was inevitable that they would quarrel. But the two had only spoken to each other in such a manner a few times, and every time after that, they would not speak for months.
Although he was extremely concerned about his son, Qi Hongyi knew very well that Vézé was not a person who could be controlled by him.
He was not someone who could be controlled by Qi Hongyi. When it came to small matters that Vézé had set his mind on, he was indifferent. In fact, he was a husband who respected Qi Hongyi's opinion very much. However, when it came to Vézé's decision, it wasn't that he didn't want to compromise. Instead, he carried out Vézé's ideas completely. Qi Hongyi had never been able to gain the upper hand in these matters. Once Vézé had decided on something, Qi Hongyi could not make Vézé change his direction at all.
Life was like this. If you couldn't win, you had to compromise. It was the same for couples. However, this matter was related to Qi Hongyi's first child, the eldest son that she had high hopes for, so Qi Hongyi couldn't ignore it. When Wei Rui's biggest backer, Vézé, displayed such a cold attitude, Qi Hongyi felt like he was on the verge of breaking down. She almost collapsed onto the sofa and said in a trembling voice, "Vézé, you're Wei Rui's father. How can you not care that our son is being bullied like this?"
"Bullied? I don't think so. " Looking at his wife's despair, Vézé couldn't help but soften his heart. His voice also softened a lot. "If this is called being bullied, then you're underestimating our son. You're underestimating me too much."
Hearing that Vézé didn't intend to give up on Qi Rui, Qi Hongyi felt a little relieved. However, this was not enough to make Qi Hongyi feel at ease. She felt as if her heart was being gripped by something. Qi Hongyi sounded like she was about to cry. "Vézé, Your Majesty! How are you going to torture our son?! "
Vézé didn't want to have a cold war with his wife again. He was already 50 years old. When he was young, he could still feel energetic when he fought with his wife. Now, fighting with his wife really hurt his spirit. Therefore, Vézé gave up on his cold attitude. He got up and sat next to his wife. "I wanted to reason with you, but now I won't. As far as I know, there's a communication problem in this matter. Our Qi Rui has been too successful since he was a child. His arrogance is exactly the same as yours. He looks down on his instructor, so he doesn't consider that the instructor is his superior. Institutionally speaking, his way of thinking that it's fine as long as he gets things done is not … appropriate! "
Finally, Vézé spoke like a husband and wife instead of an opponent, which made Qi Hongyi relax. Although Qi Hongyi didn't know what had happened, she quickly grabbed Vézé's arm. She was worried about her son. If she and her husband Vézé started a cold war again, Qi Hongyi felt that the sky would collapse.
"What's going on? Tell me." Qi Hongyi said to Vézé in a pitiful voice, which was rare. In the past, she was very willing to maintain the image of a strong and independent eldest wife in front of her husband.
"As far as I know, our Wei Rui is the company commander, and a guy who is far inferior to him is the instructor. Wei Rui took charge of the work, which meant that he completely overthrew the instructor. The instructor didn't have much ability, so he was directly overthrown by Wei Rui. But the problem with Wei Rui is that although he overthrew the instructor, he didn't think that he was overthrowing the instructor. In fact, he thought that it was natural for him to do so. "Vézé couldn't help but laugh when he talked about his son's foolish actions. Young people were so cute. Moreover, the innocence and straightforwardness of young people made Vézé feel very happy. He really couldn't let Vézé do such a thing.
Seeing Vézé's smile and listening to Vézé's story, Qi Hongyi originally thought that the matter wasn't that serious. But on second thought, how could such a trivial matter escalate to the point where Wei Rui was dismissed?
"What's next?" Qi Hongyi asked nervously.
"Next? Hmph." Vézé sneered a few times before continuing, "Wei Rui's division commander is just as biased as you are. He takes good care of the instructor. When there was a deserter in Wei Rui's unit, the division commander felt that it was necessary to punish him severely and rectify the discipline. But the division commander didn't know that Wei Rui was actually in charge of the company. He felt that the army was well managed, so how could there be such a problem? Coupled with the internal struggle, some people were not satisfied with Wei Rui, so the division commander felt that Wei Rui was the most responsible for this matter. Now the North American army's fighting spirit is slack, or rather, they simply lack the spirit that a field army should have. So he was dismissed and severely punished as a warning to others. "
Qi Hongyi originally thought that Wei Rui had committed a heinous crime, but now that she listened to Vézé's explanation, her uneasiness disappeared. Sitting up straight, Qi Hongyi said loudly, "Vézé, since you already know the ins and outs of the matter, why don't you punish these people and restore Wei Rui's innocence as soon as possible?"
"You see, you see! I just said that the division commander is just as biased as you are. As Wei Rui's mother, it's normal for you to think that Wei Rui is the core of the world in your imagination. I can understand that. But I'm telling you now, if you hope that Wei Rui can become the core of the army, or even one day become my successor, then you should give up this idea early. Wei Rui is now a member of the army, which means that everything he does must be for the interests of the army as his fundamental interests. If Wei Rui doesn't think that he is a member of the army, and doesn't think that as a soldier, he should serve the army, but thinks that because he is my son, the army should listen to him. Then I think it's good that he is dismissed this time. Hurry up and get back to do what you should do. He's not suitable for the army at all! " At first, Vézé's tone was quite soft, but later, Vézé's tone became very harsh.
By now, Qi Hongyi was completely relieved. After all, she had followed Vézé for so long, and she knew that there was nothing wrong with what Vézé said. But as a mother, she couldn't accept that her son had suffered such a blow for no reason. "Vézé, which dynasty or generation has a crown prince suffered like this? You're doing this …"
Before Qi Hongyi could speak, Vézé said unhappily, "Then where the f * ck are those dynasties that you mentioned now? Which corner of the rubbish heap of history are they hiding in? The current dynasty was created by me, my comrades, and the majority of the working people. This is the era that you and I are living in. The sons of the emperors of other dynasties look so awesome, but what happened to those dynasties in the end? As someone who studies history, you should know better than me, right? "
The daughter of a bibliophile, the daughter of the former minister of education, and the daughter of the former director of the National Library of China. In theory, Qi Hongyi was a real cultured person. But Qi Hongyi never thought that she was the most cultured person in the family. Sometimes, Qi Hongyi wondered whether Vézé had fabricated his own life.
Confucius once said, "Quality surpasses literature, wildness follows; literature surpasses quality, historiography follows. Be refined, then be a gentleman. " This meant that if the inner talent and bearing were better than the literary talent, one would appear boorish; if the literary talent and bearing were better than the inner talent and bearing, one would inevitably be pompous and frivolous. Only with the right combination of literary talent and bearing could one show the demeanor of a gentleman.
There was no doubt that Vézé was a typical example of talent and bearing being better than literary talent. This didn't mean that Vézé didn't read much, or that his literary talent was poor. It was just that his talent and bearing were too great. Compared to his talent, the literary talent, which was not inferior to others, was obviously not good enough.
Just like now, Vézé's words were a little dirty because he was unhappy. Qi Hongyi could certainly pick out a lot of points to criticize Vézé if he had to pursue those few dirty words. But Qi Hongyi knew that the current dynasty was the Chinese Min dynasty, and the current emperor was Vézé. It was very inappropriate to compare the current dynasty with those dynasties that had long been destroyed. Only the current Min dynasty was advanced enough, and tolerant enough. In the past, even names had to be "taboo", Qi Hongyi's words could be considered disrespectful.
Vézé's bearing was far better than those emperors. In fact, emperors were a very timid group of people. They were always worried that their position would be shaken, and their power would be usurped. Timidity was their instinct. Emperors who dared to have such an attitude like Vézé … were actually very bad in history.
But Vézé did have such confidence. In the books that Qi Hongyi had read, there was no dynasty in the history of China that had a territory as large as the Min dynasty, and there was no dynasty that could compare with the national strength and technical level of the Min dynasty. Therefore, Vézé's bearing could not be called arrogant. It could only be said that he was like a tiger that could swallow thousands of miles.
More importantly, Vézé clearly expressed for the first time that he was willing to take over Wei Rui. As long as he said that, even if he was criticized by Vézé, not only did Qi Hongyi not get angry, but he was infinitely happy.
"Oh, I have something else to tell you. The next time you go to the reading club, find the person who gave you the information … "Vézé continued to explain the issues that he was concerned about.
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