Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Haha, good." Old Duan forced a smile, and then stared at Feng Sizhe again and again, "Well, you are worthy of being a young man that Comrade Guo En was optimistic about. You really didn't disappoint us."

Just this one sentence made Feng Sizhe and many younger generations present at the scene stunned, just like Comrade Bao Jingguo who was sitting a little further back. It was obvious that he had not expected such a thing to happen.

Comrade Guoen mentioned by Mr. Duan is, of course, the helmsman of reform and opening up, Deguo En. Although Feng Sizhe had met Comrade Deguo En through his grandfather's relationship and even received a handwritten note from him, they did not meet very often, so naturally the impression he left was not very deep.

In Feng Sizhe's heart, he always regarded Comrade Deguoen as an idol, a figure second only to the founding leader. He had only respect and admiration for him, but he never expected that the other person had such high hopes for him. This sentence was like a thunderclap to him.

"Haha, very good, Comrade Feng Sizhe, do a good job. The country will be managed by people like you in the future. How to make our country more prosperous, more prosperous, and more affluent, and how everyone can live a happy and beautiful life depends on you. I also believe that you will do a good job." Mr. Duan said so many words in succession, but due to physical reasons, he couldn't help coughing after he finished speaking.

"Dad, you should take a rest and don't be too tired." Seeing his father start coughing again, Duan Jianghe hurriedly persuaded him.

"Okay, I know my body, and I don't have much time left. If I don't speak up now, I'm afraid I'll never have another chance." Old Duan waved his hand and pushed away his son who was walking in front of him. He refused to lie down because he knew that if he lay down, he might never sit up again.

"Work hard, I support you." Mr. Duan even used a very popular term and said to Feng Sizhe.

"Thank you, thank you Mr. Duan, I will try my best not to let you down." Feng Sizhe was a little choked up at this moment. When he heard the words "I support you", his heart was deeply touched. These founding fathers, when they were dying, were not thinking about how to let the organization take care of their families. On the contrary, they were still concerned about the future development of the country. What kind of mentality is this? This kind of mentality made him unable to help but be moved, and at the same time made him deeply realize how broad-minded these veterans are.

Feng Sizhe only said a few words to Mr. Duan and then left. After all, there were too many leaders who came. After knowing that Mr. Duan might leave at any time, there was no telling how many people wanted to see him for the last time. Among them were old comrades and old friends-in-arms, all of whom had fought together with Mr. Duan.

Feng Sizhe was just a rising star. Even though he had the status of a provincial governor, in the eyes of these "old guys", he was just a ministerial-level leader and really meant nothing. So he tactfully withdrew. He could not take up too much of Mr. Duan's time.

Although he walked out of the ward, Feng Sizhe was still confused. He was still recalling what Duan Lao had said just now. Did even Comrade Deguoen value him? But at that time, he was just a young man who had just attended the Youth Class. Even after graduation, he was just the deputy county magistrate of one of the top 100 poorest counties in the country. Could this identity attract the attention of the chief?

What Feng Sizhe didn't know was that the article "On the Importance of Air Supremacy and Informatization in Modern Local Wars - Outlook on the Gulf War" that he had persuaded his grandfather and uncle to write, as well as his own "Economic Development, Reform and Opening-up, Healthy Development and Regulation of the Securities Market" and his second draft on military affairs "Modern Local Wars in a Modern Perspective" had already attracted the attention of Comrade Deren, who was in power at the time.

Although both articles about the war were written under the names of Zhao Mingyuan and his son Zhao Wanyong, since Zhao Mingyuan had been a guard for Germany's general, how could he not know his subordinate who was known as Crazy Zhao during the war years? He knew that it was impossible for this general to write this article with his ability, and the same could not be said for Zhao Wanyong, so the only reason was that someone else wrote it.

With his wisdom, Mr. Yi De quickly realized that the ghostwriter was most likely Feng Sizhe, who graduated with two master's degrees from abroad. In addition, the article on economics was signed by Feng Sizhe himself, so this suspicion was naturally confirmed.

The fact that a young man in his early twenties had such a unique vision and opinion could not help but make Mr. De, who had seen countless people, feel surprised and concerned. Naturally, he was optimistic about this young man Feng Sizhe at the time, and even told Mr. Duan, who was a close minister at the time, that Feng Sizhe was very good and could be trained well to take on important tasks.

This led to Mr. Duan's speech, and once it was said, Feng Sizhe became the focus of attention. Many people began to weigh the future path and prospects of this acting governor who was less than 40 years old. Some people even began to weigh their relationship with Feng Sizhe unconsciously. A person who was valued so much by Mr. De, Mr. Duan, and even the late Mr. He, could he be simple? It was even possible that he would reach the top in the future, and it was better to actively maintain a good relationship with such a person.

Feng Sizhe didn't know that following Duan Yuntao to see Duan Lao this time would bring him so many benefits. Of course, he didn't think that it was because he helped Duan Yuntao deal with Wo Xiaozhi's matter that Duan Lao casually spoke nonsense. You have to know that such old revolutionaries will not lie casually, and will not violate their principles because of their family. They are all people with great faith.

Waves of people walked into the ward, and waves of people left. It was as if these people had an agreement to leave on their own initiative three or two minutes after entering the ward. They all knew that General Duan would not live long, and their visit was just to express their respect and admiration for an old man who was about to leave.

During this period, Grandpa Zhao Mingyuan also came to the ward, visited Mr. Duan, and then saw his grandson outside the door.

Old Zhao didn't say much. He knew it was not easy to say much in this situation. He just told Feng Sizhe to go back to the Zhao family courtyard after he finished his work here. After all, even if Old Zhao wanted to see his grandson, it was not something that could be done just by saying it.

Feng Sizhe naturally obeyed his grandfather's instructions. He personally saw Mr. Zhao off, and then turned around and ran into Comrade Bao Jingguo who came out of the ward.

"Hello, Mr. Bao." Seeing the old leader Bao Jingguo, Feng Sizhe greeted him very respectfully.

"Sizhe, Mr. Duan thinks highly of you, and I think highly of you too. You can't let us down." Bao Jingguo spoke in a loud voice as soon as he saw Feng Sizhe.

When he was in office, Bao Lao was a man who did what he said, which offended many people at the time, but also made many people afraid of him. Now Bao Lao's loud voice is indeed in line with his usual working method.

Seeing Mr. Bao speaking in such a loud voice, and even attracting some attention, Feng Sizhe smiled awkwardly. He guessed that Mr. Bao did it on purpose, but this deliberateness was really for his own good. This was Mr. Bao's unique way of expressing his support for him.

"Thank you, Mr. Bao, but you don't have to use such a loud voice." The first half of the sentence was more formal, but the second half sounded a bit like a complaint.

Hearing Feng Sizhe say this, Mr. Bao laughed, "Okay, you stay here, I'm going to go back and rest. If there is anything here, I will still come over. Be good." Mr. Bao patted Feng Sizhe on the shoulder, and then left the hospital accompanied by the staff.

Looking at Mr. Bao's departing back, Feng Sizhe gave a bitter smile. He knew that this time his name would probably spread among the high-ranking officials in Kyoto again.

At 8:17 pm that day, Duan Dongju, a great Bolshevik soldier who had devoted his life to the establishment and development of the Republic, passed away. He was very peaceful when he passed away, lying quietly beside the bed with a peaceful look on his face. It can be seen that he was very satisfied. Perhaps he was looking forward to going to another world after his death, and reuniting with his comrades who had fought and worked hard together.

Mr. Duan's departure had a great impact on the top leaders in Kyoto. Many old revolutionaries who had never appeared in public showed up one by one. Even Mr. Fang Yuan from the capital province came to Kyoto to see off his old comrade. General Secretary Qin Xianghua even gave a personal congratulatory speech to evaluate this old revolutionary who had made immortal contributions to the country.

Because of his relationship with the brothers Duan Yunpeng and Duan Yuntao, Feng Sizhe also helped out in Kyoto for a while. In fact, there was nothing they could do. The country had special departments to take charge of matters like this. They would just seek their opinions on some important matters.

During this period, comrades from the Central Committee and representatives from all walks of life came to pay their respects to Mr. Duan's body. During this period, Feng Sizhe met Wen Ruhao and Lu Xingye.

As children of a large family and also within the system, it was natural for them to appear on such occasions, but the two of them did not expect to meet Duan Yuntao and Feng Sizhe here.

Duan Yunpeng was not with Feng Sizhe because he was receiving other people. Because he was not there, neither Wen Ruhao nor Lu Xingye took the second son of the Duan family, Duan Yuntao, seriously. Especially when Wen Ruhao saw Feng Sizhe, he said angrily, "Feng Sizhe, what did you do to my brother?"