Chapter 1911 Too Arrogant

Xie Zehua said: "Dad, if it was someone else, I would definitely not come to disturb you, but this Liu Fusheng, he is the future son-in-law of the Bai family."

"Which Bai family?"

Xie Zhenqi had always been in the army and seldom cared about local affairs. Even when Liu Fusheng came to Chaojiang and made many achievements, he did not ask about it, or he never took it to heart, let alone investigate Liu Fusheng's background.

Xie Zehua reminded: "The Bai family in Yanjing, Chief Bai is now at a very high level."

Xie Zhenqi suddenly realized, "So he is a pretty boy who got to the top through nepotism. What do these dandies from Beijing want to do in East Guangdong? First it was Tang Shaoying, and then Liu Fusheng. What do they think East Guangdong is?"

After a pause, he said irritably, "Since he is Chief Bai's son-in-law, you have to give him face. You can say hello to Liu Fusheng. If you can make it work, then make it work. If not, it's not worth it for us to make things unpleasant for Hong Chengli and the Bai family. As for Hong Village, we can just disband it."

For a big shot like Xie Zhenqi, Hongcun is indeed unimportant.

Even if there was some affection, it has faded over the years. It's just a village, there's no need for the Xie family to go to so much trouble for it.

If it were any other time, Xie Zehua would have turned around and left, but today he hesitated and said, "Dad, I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as it seems."

Xie Zhenqi said impatiently: "How much more complicated can it be?"

Xie Zehua said: "Liu Fusheng has big plans. He is not just targeting the Hong family. He wants to change the clan status quo in Chaojiang area and even in eastern Guangdong province, and put grassroots governance in the hands of the government."

Xie Zhenqi frowned and said, "There is no problem with doing this in theory, but he is really brave..."

Xie Zehua sighed, "When Liu Fusheng came to our house, he expressed this idea, and he also said something that made my uncle quite emotional."

"What?"

Xie Zhenqi was somewhat dissatisfied as his son was keeping him in suspense when talking to him.

Xie Zehua smiled bitterly and said, "Liu Fusheng said that after entering the pass, there will be great scholars to debate for me."

"Too arrogant. Does he want to make a big mess of the Guangdong Province?"

Xie Zhenqi felt a little unhappy.

Xie Zehua said: "He was only the party secretary of Chaojiang. It was unknown whether he could influence the three cities of Chaojiang, let alone change the entire eastern Guangdong province... At that time, I thought he was just talking, but I didn't expect that he would start with the Hong family after solving the arson case."

"I think Liu Fusheng is like Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong. The clans in Chaojiang all know the relationship between Hong Village and Xie Family. He just wants to test our attitude. If we don't protect Hong Family, Liu Fusheng will definitely intimidate and reform other clans. At that time, he will have to bear the blame, and my family will probably be criticized by the people."

Xie Zhenqi touched his chin and said, "Can Liu Fusheng be so courageous? You are probably overthinking it. Besides, the common people can't poke at our family's spine. His reform sounds like it will do more good than harm."

Just as Xie Zehua was about to continue speaking, he heard the guard report, "Commander, Brigade Commander Zhao is here!"

Xie Zhenqi's face darkened, and after thinking for a while he said, "Let him in."

The sound of footsteps could be heard. Zhao Qiumin, a burly man in military uniform, walked over quickly and saluted Xie Zhenqi with a standard military salute.

Xie Zehua's military rank was the same as Zhao Qiumin's. The two saluted each other as a greeting.

Xie Zhenqi sat on the fishing chair and asked with a serious face: "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhao Qiuming said respectfully: "Commander, I admit my mistake to you."

"Admit your mistake? You've brought disgrace upon the Guangdong East Military Region. Just admit your mistake, is that enough? Fortunately, it was just a military exercise. If this had really gone to the battlefield, my most elite brigade would have been ruined by you! That's thousands of lives! Is your head filled with shit?"

The reason why Xie Zhenqi was in a bad mood recently was that he led a brigade of the Guangdong East Military Region to participate in a military exercise in Dongrihe, but suffered a huge defeat.

In this exercise, their East Guangdong Military Region was almost completely wiped out, and the brigade commander Zhao Qiumin was captured alive without even a chance to resist, making the East Guangdong Military Region a laughing stock in winter and military exercises.

After returning to Guangdong Province, Xie Zhenqi never treated Zhao Qiumin well.

Zhao Qiu Ming was also feeling angry, but he knew that the commander had an even worse temper, so he didn't dare to come to see the commander and even walked on the sidelines.

If Zhao Qiuwei hadn't called him today, he would never have dared to come and see Xie Zhenqi.

Zhao Qiu Ming was scolded but didn't dare to say anything back. He could only lower his head with a red face, looking aggrieved.

Xie Zehua advised: "Commander, I have also heard about the military exercise. This cannot be entirely blamed on Brigade Commander Zhao. It is really that the Blue Army is too cunning and does not play by the rules at all. Their configuration is equivalent to the technological level of the United States plus the steel torrent of the Soviet Army and the fighting will of the People's Liberation Army. It is simply outrageous. Such a situation is impossible in reality!"

Xie Zhenqi glared and said, "What's impossible? How can there be anything impossible in war? When two armies fight, it's a life-and-death struggle. Whoever survives is the winner! The Blue Army is a little more cunning, but they can succeed because they are essentially a bunch of losers. They have no vigilance at all and are waiting foolishly for others to make moves according to the script? If you go to the battlefield, will others send you a message before they launch a sneak attack?"

"You deserved to be wiped out this time. You were captured, which was good enough. In my opinion, they should have thrown a few grenades into the headquarters and blown you all up to save food!"

Zhao Qiuming's face turned red and his neck became thick after being scolded. He said in a low voice: "Commander, give me another chance, I will definitely be able to..."

Xie Zhenqi waved his hand to interrupt him: "What can you say? You are not cut out to be a commander. Tell me, what do you want from me? Asking for a fight is definitely not an option, unless you can get first place in the military district's internal exercises. Otherwise, you will never have the chance to go to Dongrihe and fight against the Blue Army again in your life!"

First in military district exercises?

Zhao Qiu Ming's eyes lit up slightly. The commander did not say anything final, which left him a chance to take revenge.

As a soldier, Zhao Qiumin was not afraid of being scolded or even beaten. What he was afraid of was not having a chance to get back at his opponent after losing.

He had originally thought of waiting for a while, until the commander had calmed down, before coming over to admit his mistake, but he didn't expect that today, by accident, Xie Zhenqi would take the initiative to offer conditions.

Zhao Qiuming was so overjoyed that he immediately forgot about everything else. He saluted and said, "Thank you, Commander, for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely win the first place in the military district exercise. Otherwise, I will retire!"

Xie Zhenqi glared at him: "You're quitting? You're dreaming. If you don't clean up this mess, who will?"