At the zenith of the moon, General An's study was brightly lit. It was an old-fashioned study, ten square meters, with old furnishings. Except for the high-hanging wall lamps, no traces of modern artifacts could be seen.
On the west side of the study room is a huge bookshelf. The bookshelf is filled with various thread-bound books, mostly novels and novels. General An was born as a soldier, and he most admired the great leader's method of absorbing war ideas from classical novels and imitated them. Therefore, his study has the most novels about war. Not only domestic ancient and modern novels, but also foreign war novels translated into Chinese. In addition, the bookshelves display the theoretical monographs and works of Ma, En, Lieutenant and Ling. Theoretical works that study these theories. This huge bookshelf takes up one third of the entire study room. Next to the bookshelf is a camp bed, which is used by General An to rest when he is tired from reading. In addition to these two main pieces of furniture in this small study room, there is only a set of mahogany Eight Immortals table and Taishi chair. The Eight Immortals table is placed opposite the door, with a Taishi chair at each end. Under the seat, there are four Taishi chairs in two rows on the left and right, and between the chairs there is a sandalwood stool for tea.
At this time, there were six people in this small old study. General An was sitting in the middle, Lao Wang was standing beside him, sitting at the left were brothers An Zaihai and An Zaijiang, and sitting at the right were the brothers An Zaihai and An Zaijiang. The eldest son-in-law, Zuo Qiuming, and the second son-in-law, Chen Dao, sat in turn.
Zuo Qiuming is a fat man with a red face and black-rimmed eyes. He is fifty-two years old this year and is married to the eldest daughter of General An. She is the only brother-in-law of the An brothers. Zuo Qiuming is currently the Jianghuai Provincial Revolutionary Committee As a member of the team, although a deputy minister at his age is considered to have a smooth official career and a prominent official nowadays, he knows his own family affairs well. He sat in his current position at the age of forty-eight. Four years have passed. He was also pushed aside in the government team, and the rankings of several junior team members climbed over his head. How could he, a senior official with some standing, feel embarrassed? Therefore, he made excuses to squeeze in. This time, the delegation from Jianghuai Province came to Beijing to mourn its leader, just to ask for help from his father-in-law. Who would have thought that they would be lucky enough to step into this legendary and mysterious place for the first time. At this moment, he looked at the place with his eyes and his nose. Sitting, his mind was spinning rapidly, searching for wonderful ideas and shocking words. His speech just now did not have the expected effect. He was still looking for a second chance to speak, hoping to get the old man's approval.
The situations of Chen Dao and Zuo Qiuming are very different. He is only thirty-eight years old this year and has a handsome appearance. At a young age, he has already served as deputy director of the Pingyang District Revolutionary Committee of Jianghan Province. This is a very important deputy position. The department-level throne is only one step away from the director of the Revolutionary Committee at the department-level, and the Pingyang area is the core area of Jingchu Province, second only to the Hanshui area where the provincial capital is located. General An has two sons and eight daughters, and Chen Dao married It is the seventh daughter. Although he has six brothers-in-law besides his eldest brother-in-law who is an official in the deputy province, those brothers-in-law are either working hard in the army or sitting on the bench in the government. How can he have eight seats in a living room like him? , majestic, so everyone is not in his eyes. Even the eldest brother-in-law of this deputy province is just mediocre in his opinion. I am afraid that he will not be more than forty-five when he reaches that position. Chen Dao is also sitting upright at this time. He was so full of ambition that he came to celebrate his father-in-law's eightieth birthday, which had been cancelled. However, when his leader passed away and he has been staying in Anjia until now, he happened to get the opportunity he had dreamed of. He had to work hard and think of strategies. . His speech just now made the old man nod slightly, but it did not cause the old man to agree. At this moment, he was also thinking again.
"Old Wang, light the incense." The old man ordered Lao Wang, who was standing next to the main seat on the other side. After discussing for a long time without coming to a conclusion, the old man was tired...
Lao Wang agreed in a low voice, closed the door, and pulled out a stick of incense about a foot long and of mixed colors from a corner of the bookshelf. This incense was not made of ordinary wood powder mixed with essences used in temples to worship Buddha.
It is made of sandalwood, agarwood, and musk mixed with tiger bone powder. It is mixed with various spices and the white, yellow, gray, and black colors are twisted together to form such a color. Sandalwood clears the mind, and agarwood wakes the brain.
Musk condenses the smell, and tiger bone strengthens the spirit. These four major benefits are to help people condense their thoughts and eliminate distracting thoughts. Therefore, this incense is called Lingtai Incense. Lingtai Incense was created by General An based on an ancient recipe on an old paper.
Wang worked hard to make it specially made. The annual output is only a few dozen. Apart from giving them away, he only keeps a dozen or so for himself. He only uses them when he needs to think about major issues.
Lao Wang found the incense burner and placed it in the middle of the Eight Immortals Table. He inserted the incense stick firmly in the middle and lit it. Suddenly, a fragrance like orchid, musk deer, chrysanthemum and lotus floated out. The cigarette was like a thread, like a silver needle.
Generally, if it is inserted directly into the forehead from the nostril, the person's tomb will be cleared instantly.
After the Lingtai incense was lit, the An brothers and Zuo Chen's brother-in-law quarreled again, each trying to impress the old man with his eloquence. However, the old man got tired of hearing these old tunes and suddenly shouted "Shut up!" at the table. Suddenly, the whole place was filled with people.
Silent, returning to tranquility.
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Xue Xiang put down the phone, kissed the little guy hard, laughed and walked out of the main room, came to the parking shed, and the engine roared away. The little guy was left in a daze with a look of astonishment. Suddenly, the little guy suddenly
Stomping his little feet, he said in a sultry voice: "Smelly brother, you actually ran away while others weren't paying attention."
Xue Xiang drove all the way, the depression of these days was swept away, and he arrived at Songzhuzhai in a moment. When he passed the guard post at the entrance of the alley, the guard let him go, but when he reached the gate, he was blocked. The guard called with a walkie-talkie
Report, not long after, Lao Wang with a strange look came out.
"Xue Xiang, you came so quickly. You've been sleeping next to the phone these days." Lao Wang welcomed Xue Xiang into the courtyard and led him to the study, joking.
Xue Xiang was stunned when he heard the words. He heard two meanings from Lao Wang's words: First, General An really wanted to hang himself up on purpose; second, the old man's invitation tonight must be to discuss secrets. He replied to Lao Wang
With a smile and no words, he lowered his head and followed Lao Wang into the main room, passed through the main room, and came to a room that he had never been to before.
Xue Xiang followed Lao Wang into the study, said hello to the old man, and then looked at the other people in the study. He was familiar with the An brothers, and he greeted them with a smile. He had not seen the other two.
Yes, but the person who got here must be General An's confidant and relative. He nodded to the two of them as a greeting.
General An watched him working happily, and asked Lao Wang to bring an embroidery stool, put it down next to An Zaijiang, and let him sit on it. After seeing him sit down, General An introduced Zuoqiu to Xue Xiang.
Ming and Chen Dao's identities, and asked him to call them "uncle" like An Weihong did. Upon hearing this, Xue Xiang stood up and said hello again.
While Zuo Qiuming and Chen Dao were responding to Xue Xiang's greetings, they were as curious as a cat scratching their hearts. What's so special about this young boy who looks to be no more than 20 years old? Lao Lao Wang actually came to greet him in person.
Not to mention, he also entered the room that he had been peeping at for many years. Ever since Xue Xiang entered the room, their eyes had been fixed on the young man, and their scorching eyes seemed to burn him from the inside out.
In fact, not only were they curious, but the An brothers, who had met Xue Xiang several times and had some understanding of him, were also shocked. Previously, the old man had looked up to Xue Xiang, but they didn't think anything of it, but they thought it was a sign of respect for a person.
The praise of a young man who is brave, resourceful and lucky. The old man's words of "we'll see" were just used as a joke to the two of them.
Thinking that the old man actually summoned Xue Xiang to such a place, isn't this too hasty! Could it be that the old man is old and confused, and how can such a child know such a secret? However, the two brothers have not lost their minds yet.
Dare to speak rudely to the old man. Even so, the two couldn't help but stand up and talk several times, but were forced back by the old man's eyes...
Lao Wang moved a shorter purple stool from the hall and placed it in front of Xue Xiang. He also brought a cup of tea and placed it on it. Xue Xiang thanked him. Lao Wang was about to return to where he originally stood, but
The old man stopped him by saying: "Xiao Wang, don't be impatient. You should tell Mr. Xue what Qiu Ming and his friends just said."
Sure enough, the old man wanted him to join the military plane!
Sure enough, I finally stepped into the old man’s inner circle!
Lao Wang followed his words and relayed to Xue Xiang the views of the An brothers and Zuo Chen. Although he was not good at strategy, he had an excellent memory, and his writing and eloquence were first-class. He expressed the main ideas of each person clearly, and even occasionally used words.
By constructing sentences and modifying them, a narration almost became a stage for Lao Wang to show off his skills. General An nodded repeatedly, obviously extremely satisfied with this secretary who had been following him for many years.
After Lao Wang finished narrating, he returned to his original position and stood up. Everyone turned their attention to Xue Xiang. Xue Xiang stood up and without saying a word, he took out a thick envelope from his wallet and handed it to General An respectfully.
forward.
The old man didn't know what he was doing, so he glared at him, took the envelope, took out the letter, and refused to let him turn on the light. He put on his reading glasses and started reading in the dim candlelight. The old man read slowly, very slowly.
Time did not turn the page, and the An brothers and Zuo Chen's brother-in-law were anxious
He glanced at Xue Xiang repeatedly, complaining that he was being pretentious. After the incense burnt out, the old man finally took his eyes away from the three pages, took off his reading glasses, and rubbed his sore eyes.
Eyes, suddenly let out a long sigh: Wisdom is given by heaven, and the country's scholars are unparalleled!
Everyone in the room changed their expressions!
ps: This chapter may seem a bit strange to everyone. Jiangnan proactively responded to relevant policies and deleted more than a dozen chapters that may be inappropriate, and combined them into this chapter (available in the deletion group). All of Xue Xiang’s strategies and high opinions
I can't even talk about it, it's stored in that letter. The depressing chapter
This is just one point, I hope everyone understands. It was originally going to be deleted, but Xue Xiang had to show his prominence in An Lao, otherwise it would be inexplicable that An Lao paid attention to him later, and the article would not be connected. During the XX period, I will not talk about it.
xx, let’s follow Xue to the countryside. It’s not easy to live in the capital.
Also, the eighth update is here! The collection is so bleak, I really don’t know how you put me at the sixth place on last week’s list. I really wonder if someone is swiping votes, haha, thank you. Mobile users also come to the official website to collect.