(...A series of things that happened after I returned to Chongqing caught me off guard. I had never been so embarrassed on the battlefield. At that time, I still felt like I was going back to the court with a great victory. But one day I suddenly realized that I was very failed. I was depressed for a long time... Excerpted from "My Memories of the War of Resistance - Cao Xiaomin")

The wedding of a military and political expert is definitely a big deal, and there are many highlights: who can meet Cao Xiaomin before the wedding, who is responsible for receiving guests for Cao Xiaomin, etc. are all the reasons for those who show off in the restaurant to analyze the current situation. In fact, this is also very particular, not gossip news. Cao Xiaomin himself discovered that there are so many particulars in it...

The team that entertains visitors from all walks of life is a large group: He Yingqin, as the godfather of the bride, is naturally a leader in entertaining guests from all walks of life. He also has a group of people from the military and political department to be responsible for receiving guests in the military and political system who are more civil and logistics-oriented; Dai Li and Chen Lifu, who have always regarded themselves as Cao Xiaomin's brothers, came together to receive guests with special identities; Zhang Jingyue is now in an important position and is one of Cao Xiaomin's earliest brothers and partnered with "Single"

Specialized in receiving the military brothers who had taken time from various fronts, as well as other military men who had had a connection with Cao Xiaomin on the battlefield but were unsuccessful and took the opportunity to find a turning point; Jones and Stilwell had to play Cao Xiaomin's international brothers, specifically helping him to greet political friends from various countries; even Chen Jitang and Li Fulin also came from Guangdong to help him receive the old warlords who were qualified and famous but had no real power or even money and celebrities from Guangdong...

In the high-end social scene before this wedding, Cao Xiaomin's father-in-law He Ruxin and his brother-in-law who had never met twice before must make a debut. In name, they welcome two relatives and friends from all walks of life, but in fact, no matter where the characters come from, they have to say hello to others - this is to give people face and pave the way for themselves in the future. For all kinds of guests, even if Cao Xiaomin says a word to everyone and drinks a sip of tea, it is enough for him to work hard; in short, before the wedding, just receiving guests who have to participate in the celebration will be very happy!

Among the guests from all walks of life, there are also some special and important figures who ask Cao Xiaomin to spend a lot of energy and time to socialize. For example, Yan Xishan and Long Yun are the ones who are even more unexpected to Cao Xiaomin, Ma Bufang, the "King of Qinghai-Tibet" and Sheng Shicai, the "King of Xinjiang" who also came to Chongqing for his wedding!

Too bad, if everyone would spend a while with these guests whom they didn’t know but had a background, Cao Xiaomin would have to be busy for more than a month! Now Cao Xiaomin secretly regrets why he didn’t just do the marriage before...

"Sir. Someone demonstrated outside..." Cao Xiaomin had just sent off the last guest during the day, and saw the "Lao Nest" hurried in to report: "In the afternoon, I accidentally walked outside the west gate for some breath. Unexpectedly, after walking a few hundred meters, I saw a lot of blood on the ground, and I felt strange. So I followed it all the way. I was only a kilometer away from an old man digging bamboo shoots that someone had come to demonstrate in the morning, but was injured and arrested by the gendarmerie..."

Cao Xiaomin was shocked. What was going on? Why did someone come to demonstrate? Where did the gendarmerie come from and injured and arrested people?

This courtyard house was originally a villa bought by Du Yuesheng and lent to Cao Xiaomin for temporary residence in Chongqing. What Cao Xiaomin is greedy for is its remoteness. The guards outside the main entrance of the big house have three steps, one stand, five steps, one whistle until two kilometers away. There are still countless spies protecting secret bodies. Perhaps it is precisely because of this reason that someone thinks of detouring the West Gate to demonstrate from the side... A group of students who are not a few years younger than him suddenly appeared in Cao Xiaomin's mind - it was them marching in propaganda and anti-Japanese war! When did the parade reach his doorstep!?

"I've gone to investigate this matter..." "Lao Nv" said very worriedly: "Later, I went to the city to find out where the people who were marching and demonstrators went to ask why. Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the city, I found that this matter had become a hot topic in the city. Almost all restaurants and tea shops were talking, saying that many people protesting the generals' sabotage peace marched to the general's residence, and were injured and arrested by the military police. And after they were arrested in the police station, everyone was beaten and released..."

"On a street corner, I also saw some students gathering and denounce the general to destroy peace. Soon the police came and beat the students in front of everyone. Many citizens were very angry. Later, the police took some students who caused trouble and citizens who scolded the military and police to beat people..." "Lao Nest" whispered in a low voice as if they were afraid that others would hear it: "I followed behind and went to the police station, pretending to be an innocent citizen outside and asked a policeman, and said that my relative and I saw the police beat the students, but the relative couldn't see it and came forward to stop them and were arrested to see if it could be convenient..."

"Lao Niao" has been a gangster for a long time. Because he is ruthless, he will not bully people. The most common thing he does is to find out about the news from Houdao Prison or the security team station. These are his strengths. The news he found out about Cao Xiaomin was shocked: Such a parade has lasted for ten days, and the orders received by the police station cannot "disturb" General Cao. As long as he encounters these people who commit crimes, they will beat them in public to show warning. After being caught back, there is no need to interrogate them. He continues to beat him up, but after beating the person, he must be let go!

"Lao Nest" was verifying all the students and citizens who were beaten and bruised, leaving only after they witnessed them being thrown out of the police station.

Ten days! How many people were beaten? How many people saw demonstrators who were beaten to death for opposing Cao Xiaomin's destruction of peace! Needless to say, someone in his own camp is arousing public anger through this series of actions, making his image plummet in the minds of the people! Many people can do this, but not many people can do this for ten days and continue!

I have many allies in the political arena, so can Chen Lifu not control this? And his brother Dai Li... There is only one situation that will make such a thing worse and worse without stopping: the person who wants to do this is Chen Lifu or Dai Li, and of course there is another situation where someone can let Dai Li or Chen Lifu do this...

Cao Xiaomin suddenly understood many things and understood why... The incident has happened and is irreversible. Who said that someone can avoid all plots in politics? Thinking back on everything that happened recently, Cao Xiaomin suddenly realized that his back had been filled with hidden arrows!

"Sir, Master Jiang has urgent matters to ask for a meeting..." "Little White Face" came in to report. After Cao Xiaomin saw the scattered screen, Jiang Jingguo had already walked in by himself. He nodded and waved his head back, but Jiang Jingguo had already walked into the room directly.

"Lao'er" and "Little White Face" both went out. Jiang Jingguo sat down and thought for a while before asking, "Brother Liehou has not gone out after he came back, right? Do you know that something big happened in Chongqing?"

Cao Xiaomin said calmly: "Brother Jianfeng guessed it right. I haven't gone out these days. I really don't know what happened outside..."

What Jiang Ching-kuo said was what the "Lao Nest" just reported: "I was sent to Chengdu within two days after I came back. I have been strengthening the construction of the Third Youth League among the students of the Whampoa Military Academy. After returning today, I changed into casual clothes and went to the market to understand the people's conditions. I didn't expect to know such a thing... I was surprised that Brother Liehou has always taught me to understand the people's conditions. I must understand them and find more opportunities to let them understand me at the appropriate time. How did this matter be handled so confusingly? Now it seems that Brother Liehou himself doesn't know about this?"

What kind of brother can Dai Li be considered? What kind of brother can Chen Lifu be considered? Who has reminded him of those powerful people in Chongqing? Cao Xiaomin suddenly found that except for a group of old brothers who came out with guns around him, he actually made only one brother in politics: Chiang Ching-kuo!

He was filled with mixed feelings. Facing the ups and downs outside the courtyard wall, he was unaware of it. When he knew it, he didn't know how to deal with it... Suddenly, a sense of sadness and sorrow came to his heart: Isn't it just a concern for me? I can't do it! I always thought that I could finally adapt to the dirty politics, but Cao Xiaomin found that he was still just an ordinary person who would be angry and want to give up. He was not a politician, and he would never have adapted to this big dye vat!

After seeing off Chiang Ching-kuo, Cao Xiaomin invited his father-in-law in, told him what happened outside, and then sighed: "I want to take the opportunity to fade out of the military and political circles after marriage. The water is too muddy, and some fish cannot adapt..."

The father-in-law and son-in-law were silent. No one expected that this political circle would be so dark. He Ruxin sighed after a long time: "When I was young, I thought I was arrogant and dissatisfied with a slut, and ended up accomplishing nothing... China, since Emperor Gaozu established a great man, he has been determined. Those who can achieve great things must be rogues and rogues!"

The two were silent for a while, and soon turned the topic to farming and growing flowers, and tasting tea and having birds. This time, Cao Xiaomin did not deal with these topics, but asked his father-in-law for advice seriously and interestedly. Not long after, bursts of laughter came from time to time in the room.

Just as the two were having a happy chat, He Ruxin was talking about the interesting things about He Yan when she was a child and how he teased the two children, "Little White Face" came again: "A guest is here..."

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps calm. It is already in a high position. Is it so easy to retreat? The smile on Cao Xiaomin's face froze...
Chapter completed!