Zhang Yi accompanied Bai Wenshu to Erub to attend the succession ceremony of the new Supreme Defense Minister Shang Chengong.
There were many people at the venue, but it was not chaotic.
Zhang Yi only looked at Bai Wenshu throughout the whole process, feeling very responsible. In fact... he was very curious about how the fake Bai Wenshu in front of him could be so natural.
If it weren't for knowing that the real Bai Manjusri was pregnant, Zhang Yi would never have believed that the person in front of him was Turaya's creation, and in order to make her as "realistic" as possible, her lifespan was compressed to the limit...
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Three years...heh...
Zhang Yi sighed involuntarily.
Bai Li, who was beside him, glanced at Zhang Yi and said, "Brother Yi, is there anything bothering you recently?"
Zhang Yi glanced at Bai Li and said, "It's nothing, I just envy these people."
"envious?"
"Yes, don't you think they are all excellent? They are much better than you and me."
Bai Li was stunned for a moment, as if she understood but not as if she understood.
"Oh..." Bai Li took two glasses of champagne from the waiter beside him, handed one to Zhang Yi and said, "That's natural. After all, they are all 'big shots', and they are not comparable to 'little people' like us."
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After hearing this big and small judgment, Zhang Yi smiled and asked, "Oh, then what kind of people do you think are 'big people' and what kind of people are 'little people'?"
After Bai Li thought for a while, he pointed at Shang Chengong, the trusted and most trusted minister of defense who was surrounded by everyone, and said, "Look at our new minister of defense. He is only forty-one years old this year, but he is already a very popular minister."
, he can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. In addition, he is not from the seven major families. Now that he sits in such a high position, he can naturally be called a 'big shot'."
Zhang Yi nodded, Bai Li was right.
On the way here, he got to know Minister Shang Chen Gong Shang in depth.
From the public information alone, it can be seen that Minister Shang is truly one of a million capable people. His resume and various titles and reputations are countless, and even many people have never heard of them. Moreover, he is taking up the post.
The Supreme Minister of Defense previously had a very high prestige in the military. In addition, he was one of the first batch of new top management personnel selected by the Central Grand Rapids through the super calculation core. It can be said that he can sit in this position because he is expected to do so.
, and it is worthy of its name.
To put it simply, you have no choice.
But without this gorgeous appearance, the real Shang Chengong is a bit surprising.
Shang Chengong was born in an ordinary family. His parents were ordinary employees in large companies. Although his father had won some awards in the creative field, it was not enough to benefit his son Shang Chengong.
Moreover, before the age of twenty-two, Shang Chengong had basically nothing outstanding in his life.
Until... Shang Chengong was drafted into the army to fight against the Central Veil... His life seemed to have suddenly unraveled.
It is difficult to stand out as an infantryman, let alone the center of the battle against a powerful enemy that mankind has never seen before. Shang Chengong, a soldier with no support and the ability to join the army by surprise, has repeatedly accomplished extraordinary feats.
Not only did he lead his team to break out of the siege, but he also rescued hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped underground in Erub.
From then on, Shang Chengong's life soared.
At the age of twenty-five, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest honor.
At the age of thirty-one, he was awarded the rank of major general.
At the age of thirty-five, he became the Supreme Speaker of the First Military Council of Eisinvar.
He was awarded the rank of general at the age of thirty-seven.
At the age of thirty-nine, he became the supreme member of the Interstellar Army Supervisory Committee.
At the age of forty-one, he was awarded the title of Marshal and served as the Minister of Supreme Defense of the Glorious Republic.
Sixteen years of life seems very long at first glance, but if you look at it together with these resumes, it feels a little too "short".
If there was no one behind the scenes, no one would believe that Shang Chengong could rise from a humble soldier to become the Minister of Defense.
But the facts are here, and Zhang Yi has to accept it.
But these are not the most surprising things... What really makes Zhang Yi feel speechless is that in front of others, Shang Chengong is a "big shot" with good appearance and temperament, but in private he is a man who is bullied by his wife.
"Little people".
Even though Shang Chengong has now reached this position, his family status has never improved.
And it is impossible for ordinary people to know these things, and it is impossible for them to believe them.
After all, Shang Chengong's current status is here, and Shang Chengong's wife's surname is Qin and her first name is Yunrong. She comes from the Qin family, one of the seven major families. She doesn't look like a crazy woman who will domestically abuse her husband.
That's right.
However, privately Qin Yunrong is her husband who abuses her all day long... As for the inside story...
Zhang Yi smiled coldly and thought to himself, 'He is indeed a 'big shot'...'
Bai Li noticed Zhang Yi's disdain and frowned, "Am I wrong?"
Zhang Yi sneered when he heard this and said, "No, that's right. If he is not a 'big shot', then who can be called a 'big shot'?"
Bai Li smiled when he heard this, "Yeah."
"Well, then...what kind of people do you think are 'little people'?"
Bai Li pointed at himself and said, "Well, Brother Yi, there is someone right in front of you."
Zhang Yi was startled, then smiled and said, "Come on, you are just a guard in the Bai family, but with your sister here, how can you be considered a 'little person'?"
Bai Li shook her finger and said, "Nonono, Brother Yi, what you said is that although I have my sister, what is my sister's status in the Bai family?"
"What's your identity?" Zhang Yi took a sip of champagne, and then glanced at Bai Wenshu not far away. Although this girl was a "fake", she looked really beautiful and noble.
"My servant!" Bai Li rolled her eyes, and then said with a smile, "But brother Yi, don't get me wrong. I didn't mean to sarcastically mean it, I just said, compare our eldest lady, and Master Yuanyi.
People, our weight is light, just like the difference between a small stone and a big mountain!"
"Oh?" Zhang Yi was a little interested in this metaphor. "Small stones and big mountains? How do you say it?"
Bai Li explained, "Look, if this person is too light, wouldn't he be just a small stone that others can fiddle with as they want?"
Zhang Yi understood, and then smiled and said, "Your metaphor is interesting."
Bai Li also smiled, "Right, but if our weight is heavy enough, like a big mountain, then no one can move it as much as they want! Because it is too big and too heavy!"
Zhang Yi nodded. Although he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, Bai Li was telling the truth.
When a person is humble, he is just a pebble, maybe even worse than a pebble, just a feather blowing in the wind.
When it has enough weight, the stone turns into a mountain, and naturally it can only be looked up to by people, rather than manipulated.
But this metaphor
It's not the truth either.
At least in Zhang Yi's view, whether it's a stone or a mountain, things like big or small are always dialectical.
Just like the two focal points in the banquet hall at this time.
One is Shang Chengong, who was about to take on the important task of defending the glorious Republic but was domestically abused by his wife at home.
One is "White Manjusri" who is very likely to take over the position of the head of the Bai family, but is actually just a walking humanoid puppet.
When he thought of this, Zhang Yi felt that the grand scene in front of him was a hypocritical mask... The so-called balance of the top management headed by Xiao Qing was just to make this mask as stable as possible.
But when he thought about what happened recently, Zhang Yi felt that maybe his vision was limited.
Although with the help of his sister Zhang Xuan, Zhang Yi discovered a lot of "truths".
But he felt that there was a deeper secret hidden behind all of this...and once this secret was discovered, it would be enough to explain the "reasonableness" and "unreasonableness" of all this.
It's just that it's hidden too deep...so deep that Zhang Yi is unable to pry, and also afraid to pry...
So when he felt disdain for these hypocritical performances, Zhang Yi would warn himself that if this was really just a hypocritical banquet, then these actors would be too "dedicated".
Undercurrents are surging, and only by looking at the overall situation can we control the situation.
What Zhang Yi can see from standing here today is just a glimpse of the world...
The real storm may have already formed, but the calm conditions at the moment caused everyone to ignore the violent storm that might come at that time.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yi suddenly realized a problem.
That is...does Wang Fugui really just want to push someone out to find a way out for those "poor people"?
If the soon-to-be-established "Hongyan" is really just a rat's nest.
Then wouldn’t Zhang Yi, the “Rat King”, be trapped in the sewer forever?
Zhang Yi is not stupid. He started investigating Wang Fugui and the forces behind him after discovering Wang Fugui's abnormality.
However, Zhang Xuan's current strength in the academy alone is not enough to find out the truth.
So now all Zhang Yi can do is "wait"!
Wait until Wang Fugui completes the preliminary planning, wait until Zhang Xuan graduates from the college and enters the National Number Management Service Center, wait until Zhang Yi appears...
'I must get to the bottom of all this!'
After secretly making up his mind, Zhang Yi put down the cup and clapped along with everyone.
As for what Shang Chengong said just now, he didn't care at all. Now he just needs to be a good guard of the Bai family.
But what Zhang Yi didn't notice was that from the moment he entered the banquet hall, there was a pair of eyes always observing him.
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"The intelligence samples he left behind created such a guy?"
"Huh... From what you're saying, you're a little dissatisfied with the person I chose."
"I'm not just dissatisfied, I'm very disappointed."
"Oh? Then tell me, what is the reason for this dissatisfaction? Where does this disappointment come from?"
"There are too many things to be dissatisfied with. First, he is not clean at all. Second, he has no power, and now he has cut off the connection with the Central Rappelling. As for the third... look at him
That look in his eyes is full of disdain, as if he has seen through everything. How can a person like this be of great use?"