Chapter 857 Finale. Banquet
The Blue Gold Society, Li Yutang's followers, and the Shadow were all wiped out. However, before the prosperous Tang Dynasty could be restored, the Chinese people entered a new period of extreme cold.
On February 24, 2053, the second extreme cold season arrived, and the temperature instantly dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius.
On March 5, 2053, the temperature dropped to -55C, then warmed up by 5C and stayed at -50C.
This is bad news, but there is also good news. As the temperature drops, the volcanic ash settles at a speed visible to the naked eye. People in Shengtang Outer City no longer need to wear protective clothing, but the reconstruction of homes will take time. Fifty degrees below zero is no joke.
Li Qing, Yin Tianlin and others were forced to stay in Sheng Tang. The temperature changed every day and no one dared to let them go back.
On April 1, 2053, Sheng Tang announced the new base chief - Qi Lu.
According to the election results.
The old director had no objection. Chu Bei and Sun Boyi were under investigation. Chu Bei was deprived of his election qualifications and Sun Boyi's objections were not accepted.
All of Feng Zhuoyi's men came back, and although they were darker and thinner, none of them were seriously injured or dead. Although mining is hard, tiring and dangerous, if they obey orders and work safely, they will not starve to death, and the chance of sudden death will be greatly reduced.
After the temperature stabilized, Song Yunfei began to prepare to return to Beijing. He had tried those who needed to be tried and killed those who needed to be killed.
There is still a lot of work to do in Jingshi, and he can't leave it all to the big boss.
The same is true for Li Qing, Yin Tianlin and Wang Ye.
In the past half month, Sheng Tang has been preparing for a banquet.
First, to celebrate the rebirth of Shengtang, second, to celebrate Qi Lu’s election as the base director, and third, to thank Leader Xiao Song for his support for Shengtang.
The banquet was prepared by Yao Qian, and was kept as simple as possible, so that all the food could be used for the common people.
Chu An, Lao Chu, Feng Zhuoyi, Li Qing, Yin Tianlin, Zhuona and Wang Ye were all invited.
So they all prepared to leave after the banquet was over.
Without the dispute over the base director, the old director can finally interact with Chu An and others without restraint.
"It's a pity, but I'm afraid Old Qi won't have an easy life either." The old director said with interest.
Without Li Yutang, the unification of the military and government was just a matter of words. Song Yunfei had already sought Tang Zhen's opinion and was ready to announce the decision to unify the military and government at the banquet.
From then on, Tang Zhen, Chief of Staff Jiang, Han Dagu and other older and poorly-offspring retired to the second line. Zhuo Haohui became the deputy base commander, and Mou Ci took over the management of the action team.
There was a major change in the top leadership of the Tang Dynasty, so Qi Lu naturally had to adapt (be manipulated) for a while.
Either he becomes a base commander in name only, or he can tame the others.
"It seems to be quite difficult." Chu An sighed as he thought about Qi Lu's appearance of always pleasing others. He still had a long way to go before he could become a powerful man, but this way he wouldn't have to worry about Mou Ci being wronged.
"Qi Lu also has his own reasons. This person does not deserve sympathy." said the old director.
Is it true that great wisdom appears foolish?
I hope he really has great wisdom.
"As long as he does something that benefits the country and the people, my brother and Commander Zhuo will support him."
The old director wants to say that you think too simply. Once people enter the vortex of power, there is no absolute right or wrong.
But he swallowed back the words that were about to come out. Although Chu An was young, he understood a lot of principles, and he could see many things more clearly than his old bones. "Yes, with you supervising, no one can make trouble."
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The banquet arrived as scheduled.
Although everything is kept simple, this is, after all, a grand event organized with the full strength of the Tang Dynasty, so it must be held with all the proper grandeur.
The banquet hall is on the top floor of the government building. It is topped by a glass dome, and golden light fills the spacious hall.
Guests came in one after another. Men were mostly in suits or business attire, while women were in simple dresses. Although the organizers did not require clothing, almost all the invited guests took out their best clothes.
The guests who arrived earlier chatted in groups of three or five, and the sound of laughter and the occasional glow of jewels mixed together to create an atmosphere that was both solemn and warm.
"One team is ready, no suspicious situation found." It was Shen Dawei's voice.
"Group two is ready, no suspicious circumstances found." Cui Liang's voice.
"Three groups are ready, no suspicious circumstances found." Guo Jingyan's voice.
"Group four... Group five... Group eleven, no suspicious circumstances were found."
Chu An and Gu Ye were signing in at the door when they happened to meet Mr. Yao and Wen Le, and both of them nodded.
Behind Chu An are Li Qing, Yin Tianlin and Huo Sisi.
Lao Chu, Feng Zhuoyi and Gangzi didn't come, and Zhuona naturally didn't come either. Wang also had other things to do and couldn't come either.
Today, Chu An wore a light pink dress. A wide belt was cleverly tied around her waist, and the hem of the dress was loose, swaying with her steps.
The pink skirt matched with the golden light in the venue is soft and warm, just like the rising sun, emitting a faint warm glow.
Coupled with Chu An's face that had not been tortured by the end of the world and his youthful aura, no one could take their eyes off him.
Gu Ye originally wanted to enjoy the envious gazes of others, look, such a beautiful person is my girlfriend. But when he really walked into the banquet hall and was noticed by everyone, he just wanted to hide Xiao An from them, so his expression was naturally not very good.
The banquet hall is filled with the alluring aroma of flowers and gourmet food, which intertwine and stimulate people's sense of smell.
The band played relaxing music in the corner, the melodious tunes added a touch of elegance and romance to the banquet.
In the center of the banquet hall, a huge dining table was carefully arranged, with tableware and crystal wine glasses sparkling under the lights. In front of the reception desk, there were more than a dozen small tables.
There were all kinds of delicious food on the table. Although it was not as good as the company's annual meetings in the past, it was definitely comparable to the top "state banquet" in this era. At least Chu An did not see any coarse grains or high-tech rice balls.
"What's that smell?" Chu An smelled something strange among the various smells.
"It looks like aromatherapy." Li Qing said.
Gu Ye just stared at other people with greedy eyes, which was quite effective. Everyone who was glared at by him turned away in panic.
"Why would you use such a strong scent? How tasteless." Huo Sisi complained about the floral scent. "Aren't you afraid that someone will be allergic to it? This is a taboo at banquets."
They gathered together and talked in low voices. Guided by the music, other guests also began to talk quietly with the people around them, and some looked for familiar faces.
The host walked up to the stage with a smile on his face. His voice was loud and infectious. He gave a warm welcome to the guests and announced the official start of the banquet. As he finished speaking, warm applause and cheers rang out in the banquet hall.
At this time, Chu An discovered Song Yunfei and Mou Ci, who was protecting him. The two were led to the round table in the middle of the first row.
Song Yunfei originally wanted Chu An to go with him, but was sternly rejected.
The climax of the banquet was when Song Yunfei gave a speech on stage and announced the unification of military and political power.
He was invited to the stage, and Mou Ci stood not far away.
Song Yunfei was wearing a black suit today, and he looked very energetic.
He put away the prepared manuscript. There are some things that he can say without even reading it. Everything comes from his heart.
"Today, I am standing here, feeling very excited. To be honest, I am ready to make sacrifices when I come to Sheng Tang."
Many people were reminded of their past, as they had also spent three months with their heads hanging on their belts.
"Luckily, we won."
There was a burst of warm applause in the banquet hall. Yes, they won, the prosperous Tang Dynasty won.
After the applause died down, Song Yunfei continued, "We have successfully eliminated the Blue Gold Society, Li Yutang's followers and shadow organizations. However, we must also be aware that the fight against internal strife and cults is still facing a complex and severe situation. Especially the cult organizations, they may change their methods and strategies. Therefore, we must always remain vigilant, strengthen the collection and exchange of intelligence information, and improve the pertinence and effectiveness of anti-cult. We must also strengthen personnel training and the improvement of technical equipment."
Someone took out a small notebook and started taking notes. This would be the future development direction of several large bases.
"But it is undeniable that in this counterattack and the Great Cleanup Plan, we have also lost some family members, friends, colleagues, and comrades forever. Here, on behalf of all the commanding personnel and combatants, I would like to express my highest respect and condolences to all the comrades who participated in the Sheng Tang counterattack and the Great Cleanup Plan."
After saying this, he took a step back, bowed and observed a moment of silence. Others hurriedly took off their hats and followed suit.
After all, today was mainly a celebration, so Song Yunfei observed a minute of silence and then stood up.
"Next, I will announce a major reform here. From today on, the Shengtang Army will be incorporated into the Shengtang Government, officially..."
Before he finished speaking, he noticed that everyone was looking at him with confused eyes. Did they not hear clearly?
The music was already very quiet, he announced again, noticing something was wrong with the mic.
Just when I was about to find someone to adjust it, loud music started to sound around me, and then all the sounds stopped abruptly.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. The banquet manager was sweating profusely. Although the banquet hall was air-conditioned today, he was not sweating profusely.
"Go backstage and see what happened?"
"Go find Deputy Base Commander Wan."
"Go explain this to Secretary Tong first."
"Hey, run faster."
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