Chapter 36: Mantis Catching Cicadas
That night, under the contact of diplomats from the Administrative Department, General Wen Rui, chairman of the Myanmar Federation of Restoration of Law and Order Committee and Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defense Forces, met with Lu Zheng at the official residence.
In the magnificent reception room, except for Lu Zheng and General Wen Rui, there were not many attendants present.
Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in the world, but the luxury of its military and political leaders' lives is rare in the world. General Wen Rui even used Wen Yupan to clean his hands.
When meeting with General Wen Rui, Lu Zheng first expressed concern about the political situation in Myanmar, and his series of diplomatic rhetorics were already very convenient.
After the two of them talked about the political situation in the hope of the region and the political situation in Myanmar, Lu Zheng gradually brought the topic to constitutionalization.
In fact, in the past life, the Burmese Army refused to take office on the grounds of constitutional creation and then power transfer. Lu Zheng only told Naishan about the method they had already planned to adopt in advance.
"Myanmar is an agricultural country. In the trade economy, it used to rely on overseas Chinese, and your country's nationalization process has failed. I think that commerce has a huge role in the economy, but your country's Citizenship Law has to some extent restricted the enthusiasm of naturalized citizens to build a country. In fact, if a country wants social progress and can accommodate diversity, it is the right way. In the words of Chinese people, it is to embrace all rivers. Therefore, I hope General Wen Rui can consider amending your country's Citizenship Law. I think this is also a very constructive step for us to maintain traditional friendship." Lu Zheng said and smiled, "Of course, this is just a personal opinion in my private."
General Wen Rui was stunned. He had heard of Lu Zheng's background and members of the Red Family. Although Lu Zheng said it was just a personal opinion, it may represent the view of the Red factions of the powerful northern neighbors on diplomatic lines and their dissatisfaction with Myanmar's citizen policy. Myanmar is in turmoil now. It can be said that if the military government wants to take power, it will inevitably be strongly sanctioned by Western countries. In this way, without the support of the northern neighbors, I am afraid that the regime will be destroyed every minute.
Thinking about it, General Wen Rui said: "I will seriously consider the minister's opinion."
Lu Zheng sighed again: "My driver is a native of Yangon, and his ancestors are overseas Chinese. During the election, he was taxed layer by layer. He was arrested for some skirmishes with the tax officials. The comrades in the embassy were all sighing."
General Wen Rui said in surprise: "Is there such a thing? Why raise taxes? I think it should be a misunderstanding."
Lu Zheng smiled, nodded slightly, and said, "I think it's a misunderstanding, too." In fact, in the eyes of the Burmese people, I am afraid that naturalized national businessmen are money trees. Every time the government's finances are tight, they will slaughter them. General Wen Rui just pretends to be confused because he understands it.
Of course, this is not specifically targeted at the Chinese. This is true for all naturalized ethnic groups, with the largest number of Chinese and Indians bearing the brunt.
The Myanmar military government refused to exchange power on the grounds of the pretext of constitutional creation, which caused an uproar in international public opinion. Immediately, waves of demonstrations and protests were set off in Myanmar, and violent conflicts were one after another. Soon in Yangon, the military government announced the implementation of martial law, the army began to enter the city, and several bloody incidents of shooting at protesters occurred.
That evening, when I went to the hospital to see Awang's father, who had seen Awang, returned to the embassy. Lu Zheng received a call from his country. He asked about the situation in Myanmar and asked Lu Zheng to pay attention to safety. He smiled and said, "You are now a quasi-ambassador. I heard that you can understand it at a glance. And I have a thorough analysis of the political situation in Myanmar. Many old diplomats praise you. I guess in a while, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will officially appoint you as the ambassador to Myanmar." It can be heard that my mother is proud of having such a son who can do it.
In fact, Lu Zheng's administrative level could have been the ambassador to Myanmar, but he had never worked on the diplomatic front and was young, so he could not stand alone. After more than three months of observation, especially after Ambassador Yang returned to China, Lu Zheng had already taken charge of the overall work of the embassy and was preparing to appoint him as the ambassador to Myanmar, which shows that the leaders of the department were still satisfied with his performance.
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Mom, I have told you that I understand everything and everything is relaxed by your son."
Han Jing laughed there, laughed a few times, and said, "Also, your wedding date with Iris has been set. Next month, June, the 24th, Qinglong is on duty, the zodiac auspicious day, grandpa will personally choose the day for you."
"What? Mom, aren't you kidding?" Lu Zheng almost didn't believe his ears, and was stunned.
"We have discussed this matter. You are not young anymore. It's time to calm down. Iris, although he is young, he is very sensible. Your father and I like her very much. Besides, this is not just what our family means. No matter what you think, just obey. Besides, I think you are not worthy of the little girl, just laugh secretly. I don't know where the luck comes from, so I saved my life." As he said that, Han Jing laughed again. Thinking about it, I thought this matter was also fun.
Lu Zheng was a little helpless, and he had nine thoughts on his mind. Naturally, he knew some traditions of the Chinese people, and he had captured his parents.
If you think of Baiweibao, the faint warmth and expectation in your heart cannot be hidden from you. Having such a partner is really a gift from God for me, a reborn person, because until today, among the people I know, Baiweibao, and his domineering aura will make me admire you.
But the question is what Bai Weibao thinks? Does she understand what marriage is going on? Is it because her family first mentioned a break from the engagement, which made her angry because there was never anything she could get in this world. Therefore, when her relatives rejected this marriage, she became rebellious and had to marry herself.
Most likely, she is in this state of mind now.
Moreover, she is too young now, although, many times, she can completely forget her young age.
He scratched his head helplessly, and Lu Zheng said, "Mom, do you know how old Iris is?" As he said that, Lu Zheng felt a sense of guilt.
Han Jing smiled and said, "I'm a little younger, but I'm not sixteen? In Federal Germany, my parents agreed and I can get married. I heard it was fourteen before, but it seems that it's impossible, otherwise the people of the Sandru family can agree?"
Lu Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that the white veil bag was becoming more and more amazing. At least when it comes to her own issues, it could completely convince the helmsmen of the family to follow her ideas.
"Okay, this matter is settled. Don't think too much, just wait to be the groom." My mother's tone was unquestionable.
Lu Zheng sighed, it seems that he has to talk to Baishibao seriously.
After hanging up the phone, it was already night outside. Lu Zheng lit a cigarette and thought about the matter with the white veil bag. In the distance, there were vague sounds of firecrackers, and it seemed that there was a heavy sound of cannons. The earth was trembling slightly.
After smoking, Lu Zheng walked out of the office and found that Awang was squatting next to the door.
Seeing Lu Zheng come out, Awang stood up, his face turned slightly red, and he stammered: "Sir, I, I don't know how to thank you..." Speaking of this, this honest man began to wipe his tears with his sleeves.
On the night when Lu Zheng negotiated with General Wen Rui, Awang's father was released from the police station and was immediately sent to the hospital. However, he didn't expect that he had just a simple physical examination but found out that Awang's old father had gastric cancer. Fortunately, he had surgery to remove cancer cells in the early stages, but the high surgical fee required made Awang's family at a loss. In the end, Lu Zheng paid the money in advance.
Awang really didn't know how to repay this kind-hearted gentleman.
Lu Zheng smiled and patted Awang on the shoulder and said, "Okay, a man is crying and crying, what is it like."
Awang shook his head, choked, and said thousands of words, but couldn't say it.
At this moment, I heard the sound of rapid footsteps coming from the stairs. A middle-aged military uniform insulated Yu Department quickly walked up to the entrance of the stairs, which was Liu Fan, the head of the Security Section of the Administrative Office of the Embassy (Office).
The Republic's embassies abroad do not have the tradition of sending military police to defend themselves. Security issues are usually guaranteed by the host country. In Myanmar, the guard squads formed by local security companies hired. Nowadays, the political situation is turbulent, and the military government has specially strengthened military police guards in the embassy area.
However, although the Republic does not send military and police stations, Yu Min of the Security Section of the Administrative Department of the Embassy, there are several retired soldiers, and Liu Fan is an officer who has been transferred to the industry.
Liu Fan hurried to Lu Zheng and lowered his voice and said, "Minister, something happened. General Naishan broke into the embassy and sought political refuge. It seemed that Wen Rui found out that he wanted to engage in a coup and forced the palace, so he took the initiative first. The gunshot just now should be the armed forces loyal to Wen Rui exchanged fire with General Naishan's guards. It seems that General Naishan failed."
As he spoke, Liu Fan's face was gloomy and sunny. Many people in the embassy knew that the minister was too close to General Naishan, and it was not even known whether General Naishan had participated in the coup or not. Seeing that the coup had miscarried before it even started, General Naishan was obviously not a match for Chairman Wen Rui, but I really don't know how to end next.
Lu Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Where are others, I will meet him and bring him to the reception room."
The reception room was on the first floor. Lu Zheng comforted Awang a few words. When he went down to the first floor, he saw the embarrassed Naishan walking over with Liu Fan. It seemed that General Naishan's shoulders seemed to be stained with blood.
Beside them, Wang Xiaoqi and Du Xiaohu were both there, and someone drove into the embassy, so they naturally arrived soon.
Outside, there was a roar of gunfire. It was probably because Naishan's armed forces were still fighting to the death in the city, but seeing Naishan's embarrassing appearance, it should be that the situation was over.
Sure enough, just after entering the reception room, General Naishan grabbed Lu Zheng's hand and said anxiously: "Lu, no matter what, you have to help me, don't hand me over to Wen Rui's hands."
There is no doubt that Lu Zheng is now his only life-saving straw.
Naishan was already ambitious. Two months ago, he had an investment company that wanted to invest in Myanmar, which made him meet an agent of a Western consortium named Acheson. Mr. Acheson made a lot of money. Speaking of his behind-the-scenes boss, he was willing to fund General Naishan's political activities in Myanmar. If General Naishan gained the highest power in Myanmar, his behind-the-scenes boss was willing to invest $100 million to enter the Myanmar company, and the profits obtained would be divided into 55% with General Naishan.
Naishan couldn't help but feel a little moved. Later, when he contacted Aishan, he knew that Aishan's boss was a black market arms dealer, and could provide Naishan with hundreds of sets of advanced special forces combat equipment, which could help him quickly attack Chairman Wen Rui's residence during the coup.
After Naishan received a deposit of 10 million US dollars from Acheson to help him bribe the military factions, he finally made up his mind. He was going to use this political storm to force Wen Rui to step down. Although the envoy of the Red Family of the neighboring northern country did not say it clearly, his meaning seemed to have been hinting at him. Now with the support of Western chaebols, everything is ready.
However, he accidentally leaked the news and was attacked by Wen Rui first. He suddenly announced that he would be removed from his post and surrounded his official residence. Naishan escaped through a secret passage. It sounded like the fierce battle in the city was still going on, but I think that Wen Rui must have made sufficient preparations. Near Yangon, the armed forces who were already loyal to Wen Rui had an absolute advantage, and were taken preemptively by him. Then, the chance of a turnaround was slim.
Chapter completed!