Biography of Haiguo

, Li Yunling replied: "I have heard such a poem: Gou...ah no, it is not important. In short, what is personal reputation in front of national interests? Besides, he handed over the Southwest to us. Can't live up to his expectations."

As it turned out, she won the bet.After more than a month of lockdown, the effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control in the southwest region has finally become apparent—when the Central Plains disease was raging, the area under the jurisdiction of the Southwest military government has become the only pure land in the entire country.But the situation improved slightly, and the voices of the people, especially the original "key epidemic areas", demanded that the ban be lifted again. In the end, even a local official named Hun Sen City violated the law and secretly released a large number of people on his own initiative. Citizens go out—

Among the people who were released, there were four or five patients infected with smallpox.These patients secretly integrated into other areas, and infected several villages one after another, and the situation in some areas immediately deteriorated rapidly!

When Li Yunling received the report on the matter submitted by his subordinates, his first reaction was to sigh and ask, "Has Mayor Hun Sen admitted to the crime?"

"Admitted."

Li Yunling said indifferently: "He is a man who dares to be brave. Tell the head of the military court that this person will be convicted and executed as a 'crime of endangering public safety', and the sentence will be pronounced in public on a certain day. As for the people who escaped, they will be treated and isolated according to normal procedures." That’s it, no more arrests.”

The news of the execution of the mayor of Hun Sen shocked the entire officialdom.Previously, neither the officialdom nor the folk intellectuals, or powerful families, had any respect for Li Yunling: after all, she was just a woman, and a "concubine" who had an ambiguous relationship with the general; The general personally signed the letter, as if he was already a powerful figure in the military government, and everyone couldn't help but be convinced.In addition, her "iron blood and ruthless" reputation has spread far and wide, and she is unequivocal about killing officials at the mayor level, and at the same time, she has not offended the people. Not restrained a bit.

Everything is going well, and the news from the frontline is also exciting.Li Yunling, who hadn't had a full night's sleep for more than a month, thought that he finally had a chance to catch up on sleep, but at this moment, Xu Manshu's envoy rushed back, bringing back news that could be called a bolt from the blue.

"Miss Li, please don't be afraid." Said it was a messenger, but in fact it was just a young man who looked like a student.Facing the solemn female "consul" in front of him, he mumbled, "General... something happened to him."

Seven days ago, the ancient city of Jiashi on the northwest border.The Gaochang Frontier Defense Corps suddenly received an order from their superiors to immediately launch a full-scale counterattack against the Yunnan Army, but they were resolutely counterattacked by the local defenders and did not take advantage of it at all.

However, it was not easy for Xu Manshu and the others: In just one day, the news that "Shen Changhe, the leader of the Southwest Military Government was captured" had already spread among the people.Fortunately, the officer said that the news quickly spread among the ordinary sergeants. Although most people did not believe it, General Shen himself did not show up for a long time, but it seemed to confirm that the rumor was true...

"Gaochang turned his back on his word, flagrantly violated the non-aggression treaty, and invaded the border line that has been demarcated in the peace treaty between the two countries without authorization, especially shameless!"

Xu Manshu, deputy commander of the "National Defense Army" in the Southwest, avoided talking about the "commander-in-chief's capture" that was becoming more and more popular. He only seized on Gaochang's violation of the peace treaty and reported to the "International League" through the headquarters of the military government in Liangzhou. Protested and asked the nations to intervene in mediation.However, no matter whether it was Oceania or the United States of Jalica, neither of these two world powers wanted to get involved in this mess, so they all chose to remain silent.

To put it bluntly, it is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and wait for them to "sit back and reap the benefits" after they both lose. However, this time the first thing to worry about is not the Southwest Military Government, but the Shangjing State Mansion.why?Because shortly after repelling the first "counterattack" of the Gaochang army, the deputy commander Xu Manshu publicly admitted the "general's captivity" and played a video in public——

In the black and white picture, Shen Changhe in military uniform has long hair neatly draped behind his back like flowing clouds, with a gentle and calm expression.First, he sincerely expressed his gratitude and apology to the soldiers who accompanied the army, and then he expressed his concern about the ongoing plague in the southwest region and even the entire Qin State. The series of decisions, while apologizing to the Southwest citizens for affecting the normal life of the people, also sincerely implored the people to trust the government and rely on the Southwest military government to win this "war without gunpowder smoke."

After that, he took out a delicate knife, and made a rather inexplicable move: he cut two wounds along the skin of the forearm of his left arm without hesitation, and poured the liquid in a small porcelain bottle on it. On the fresh wound, then carefully wipe off the spilled liquid with cotton wool.

"Let me tell you some good news." Shen Changhe smiled half-jokingly: "Someone told me that although smallpox is difficult to cure, it can be eradicated from the source. The method is indeed seen and experienced with my own eyes, so I might as well try it myself.”

He raised his arm and explained: "The 'medicine' I sprinkled on the wound just now is the sore fluid taken from the affected part of a girl who suffered from 'vaccine pox'. In the next fourteen days or so, I will After going through a process from onset to self-healing, the first phase of the experiment is considered complete. When I return to the southwest, I will start the second phase of the experiment: to be infected with smallpox in isolation, and to test whether people with vaccinia antibodies in their bodies can be immune smallpox, to demonstrate the ultimate effect of this method."

"Once the test is successful, the military government will immediately mass-produce smallpox vaccines to completely wipe out the plague throughout the entire territory of Daqin. If unfortunately it fails, all power will be returned to the Privy Office of the military government, and Mr. Pei Xuan will lead the cabinet to take over." In the end, he explained the funeral quite calmly: "The supreme head of the Southwest Military Government is not a hereditary position. He should be the one who has both ability and political integrity. In the absence of conditions for democratic elections, both Yunling and Jianzhi can As my successor, no matter who he is in the future, as long as he believes in the republic and the rule of law from beginning to end, can maintain the hard-won reform achievements and improve the well-being of the people, he will be the well-deserved helm of the Southwest."

The recording stops here.

Li Yunling pinched Xu Manshu's handwritten letter—she was so hard that she almost crushed the already thin letter paper.The envoy named "Gu Mingyu" had quietly retreated, leaving only her, Pei Xuan and Zhang Jianzhi in the conference hall.

After an embarrassing silence, it was Pei Xuan who broke the silence first.He sighed and said: "Now the general is in the hands of the enemy, his life and death are uncertain, you and Jianzhi..."

"I'm not interested in being number one."

Before Li Yunling could speak, Zhang Jianzhi immediately expressed his attitude uncharacteristically: "The general said that if he is gone, Mr. Pei Ge will be in charge of government affairs. I have no objection. As for who will be the top leader in the future, I think Miss Yunling is basically qualified."

Li Yunling hastily defended: "But I..."

"I also agree with Jianzhi." Unexpectedly, Pei Xuan also nodded and said, "Your textbook-style debate in Republic Square was indeed convincing. At this stage, the prevention and control of the plague and the control of the rear , and you are all in charge, the facts have proved your ability, so be more confident."

"...Thank you, thank you Mr. Pei Ge..."

For some reason, Li Yunling couldn't help crying suddenly.This period of time was too difficult for her who had no political experience, so difficult that she almost collapsed; Shen Changhe's "trapped in the enemy's country, uncertain of life and death" was another heavy blow to her .While wiping her tears, she asked, sobbing: "He, he... Will it really..."

"Hey!" Pei Xuan sighed heavily again, and said with hatred: "I thought you were a woman as bold and assertive as the lord, but why are you so fragile and cowardly! Is this the time to cry and worry about the life of the general? He The words in the video have fallen on your ears, haven’t you! The general really misunderstood you!”

"Mr. Ge, Jianzhi," finally, Li Yunling gritted his teeth, looked up at him and said, "Thank you for your trust in me. I know what to do, and the general has already given me the answer."

She slowly unfolded the letter paper in her hand: "Deputy Commander Xu said that the general has something he wants her to convey to me. Only he and I know the meaning of this sentence. enough--"

"He wants us to treat him as an abandoned child, and to protect the Southwest as the top priority... Even if he is not dead, in order to prevent Gao Chang from using him as a tool to blackmail the military government, we must put the overall situation first."

Focusing on the overall situation means treating a person who may still be alive as a dead person, and all subsequent decisions will no longer take ensuring his safety as a consideration: that is, completely allow the enemy country to dispose of him at will.

At the same time, Shangjing State Mansion.

President Chen Wu frowned at the various reports spread out on the table.He has been paying attention to the news of the Southwest Military Government, and he never expected that Gao Chang would actually use tricks to attack Shen Changhe.

So far, only the Southwest Military Government has admitted that Shen Changhe was in danger, but Gaochang has not reacted at all; what is even more strange is that the Dian Army did not fall into chaos without a fight because the dragons had no leader, but elected Lu Zifeng and Zhou Ying as their leaders. Commander, took over military command