.Chapter 5 Iron Lady

When Mu Haoyang returned to Beijing, it was already the seventh day of the first lunar month.zxzj5bsp; the Spring Festival period was on the sixth day of the first lunar month, and the General Staff had resumed normal operation. However, when he came to the General Staff, Mu Haoyang immediately felt something was wrong.

In the yard outside, there were several more cars with government license plates and a group of security personnel.

Because the public bus system has been abolished, the G-party vehicles are assigned strictly according to the administrative level, and all government vehicles must be licensed on government licenses, so it is easy to identify. Unlike before, it is also inquired by the public security department, otherwise it will be impossible to figure out whether those vehicles with ordinary license plates are licensed on government license plates.

As for the security personnel of senior G-members, it is easier to identify. They are all suits and ties and big sunglasses, which are particularly dazzling among a group of people wearing Jun-members. From an image, the security personnel are very similar to the agents of the intelligence department, and most of them are agents.

When he came to Huang Zhibo's office, Mu Haoyang met Foreign Minister Du Xiaolei.

Mu Haoyang was a little surprised, not because Du Xiaolei's first female foreign minister, but because she actually stayed outside the Chief of Staff's office.

This means that there must be larger G-members in the office.

Without thinking too much, Mu Haoyang knew that it must be Li Pingko.

Du Xiaolei is Li Pingko's high school classmate, and can be regarded as Li Pingko's right-hand man. Before becoming Foreign Minister, she was permanent ambassador to the United Nations, and before that, she served as ambassador to Germany, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, and a very famous strong woman in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2027, before Fu Xiubo left Zhongyan G, Du Xiaolei returned to Zhongyan G and became Foreign Minister with the support of Li Pingko.

This arrangement must be related to internal struggles at the top.

In the past five years, Li Pingko was named the State Council, but most of the time, he had to focus on foreign affairs and rarely interfere with domestic policies. Although this was related to Fu Xiubo's arrangement, that is, to solve external problems first and then deal with domestic problems after the time was ripe, it was also directly related to the lack of a reliable foreign minister, because Yi Yuanchao served as foreign ministers from 2022 to 2027.

Du Xiaolei's arrival allowed Li Pingko to return to the right position and be able to concentrate on presiding over the internal affairs work.

It is also true that Li Pingkoo has just entered the core of the political stage. At the high-level meeting at the end of last year, Li Pingkoo had been designated as the State Yuan of 2032. According to Mu Haoyang's speculation, as long as Li Pingkoo becomes the State Yuan of 2032, Du Xiaolei will serve as the State Council **.

However, it is still unclear whether Li Pingko can become the leader of the country.

The main reason is that the current deputy state Yuan is Huang Hanlin, and before that, no state Yuan had come out of the position of the State Council. If Li Pingkou became the State Yuan, this convention would inevitably be broken and Huang Hanlin had to be properly arranged. Most importantly, as Fu Xiubo's main follower, the struggle between Li Pingkou and Yi Yuan Korea was very fierce and might not be able to get the support of Yi Yuan Korea.

As for Jun's attitude, Huang Zhibo's position is very clear.

The problem is that in two years, Huang Zhibo will not be the Chief of Staff, and even if Teng Yaohui does not support Yi Yuanchao, he may not necessarily support Li Pingko.

There is only one thing that is undeniable, with the support of Huang Zhibo, Li Pingkoo is the "top leader" of the top leaders.

Although this situation is a bit strange, the fact is that Yi Yuandao does not have much real power, and basically all major national affairs are decided by Li Pingkou.

Li Pingko came to the General Staff in person and held talks with Huang Zhibo alone, which was definitely not a trivial matter.

After thinking about it, Mu Haoyang did not leave, but walked towards Du Xiaolei.

"Foreign Minister, you are..."

"Mr. Jun, congratulations."

"What are you congratulating me?"

"** has signed the appointment letter, you are already the commander of Team 6." Du Xiaolei politely reached out and took the initiative to shake hands with Mu Haoyang. "I remember when I was working at the United Nations, ambassadors from other countries often mentioned you, saying that you changed the whole world alone."

"Foreign Minister Du, if you want to praise me, you don't have to be so direct." Mu Haoyang also smiled politely.

Du Xiaolei said nothing else, it was the first Indian Ocean War, that is, Mu Haoyang led a fleet to expedition to the Indian Ocean, annihilated the Indian-Japanese joint fleet in one fell swoop.

"It seems that you jun people are more direct." Du Xiaolei smiled and shook her head, saying, "Why did you come back from another place?"

"Yes, I went to Fuzhou and Shantou to inspect the situation and came back to report to Mr. Huang."

"What happened to Team 6?"

Mu Haoyang nodded and said, "It is related to tens of thousands of soldiers and a large amount of construction funds. You must be more serious, otherwise you will not be able to explain it."

"It seems that the rumors are correct."

"What rumors?"

"I have heard that you are very concerned about grassroots soldiers. As long as it involves G soldiers, you must personally take care of them and strive to do the best."

"Just do your best. After all, I am only in the rank of the grassroots G soldiers. Everyone is a jun person."

"This is also related to your experience of serving at the grassroots level?"

Mu Haoyang smiled and did not deny it. After experiencing so many things, he realized that he was only happy in the years of amphibious special forces. At that time, with comrades-in-arms and the care of superiors, he didn't have to worry about other things, let alone think about problems.

"To be honest, my kid was admitted to Haijun Academy this year. Maybe in a few years, he will be your subordinate."

"You mean..."

"Don't ask, I won't tell you." Du Xiaolei smiled and said, "He got into the exam based on his own ability and has nothing to do with me. If I really want to make the decision, I hope he can enter the diplomatic academy and become a diplomat, rather than killing the enemy on the battlefield."

“Every parent has a similar idea.”

"Your daughter isn't it?"

"The older two are in the third grade, while the younger ones are still breastfeeding."

"It's almost done. When they enter middle school, you will know that parents are nothing in the eyes of their children. Only the teacher's words are the imperial edict." Du Xiaolei smiled and said, "We have time in the future, so we have to talk more. Last time we met Liu Wen, she told me about family affairs. Actually, I envy you. The couple has been married for so long and their relationship is so good. When Liu Wen mentioned you, his eyes were lit."

Mu Haoyang doesn't know what to say now.

His relationship with 6 Wen is indeed very good. Even if he is often together for a few days and is not together for ten days a year, he usually has to talk on the phone every day. In comparison, Du Xiaolei's family and relationship are not going well. She divorced shortly after her child was born and became a single mother. This strong personality also had a great impact on her diplomatic attitude, otherwise she would not have been nicknamed "Iron Lady".

As for 6 Wen, when she was in charge of scientific research projects, she must often go to the State Council.

At this time, the phone on the secretary's desk rang. After answering the phone, Huang Zhibo's secretary nodded to Du Xiaolei and Mu Haoyang, and then pushed open the office door.

Huang Zhibo just walked to the door and saw Mu Haoyang there, so he called him in.

"You are back just in time." Huang Zhibo stayed behind and closed the door. "You know both ** and Foreign Minister, so I won't introduce you."

Mu Haoyang greeted Li Pingko. He knew ** but he didn't meet often.

"The general situation, I have talked to **." Huang Zhibo sat down and said to Du Xiaolei, "Foreign Minister, please explain in detail."

"No problem." Du Xiaolei paused for a moment before saying, "It's mainly our negotiations with Vietnam."

Mu Haoyang immediately frowned, it was definitely not a trivial matter.

After reaching an agreement with Malaysia on the South China Sea dispute, the main promoter was Du Xiaolei, such as negotiating with Brunei. Among them, negotiations with Vietnam are the most important, the most difficult, and they encountered many unexpected troubles.

As far as Mu Haoyang knows, the negotiations are not going well.

The initial negotiation was not Vietnam. The reason was very simple. In 2029, Du Xiaolei focused on Malaysia and Brunei. According to the arrangement of Li Pingko, he had to settle Malaysia first and then negotiate with several other countries. This makes sense, because Malaysia can be used as a demonstration to let other countries realize that negotiations and resolving disputes are beneficial. If the dispute cannot be resolved by peaceful means and forcing another method to choose not only does not benefit, but also has to bear greater losses.

This strategy played a role in Brunei.

According to Du Xiaolei, even if the Sultan of Brunei has not changed his mind yet, his influence in the surrounding areas of the South China Sea has increased significantly, and with Pakistan, Iran and other countries, they are only willing to provide some economic support and help, the Sultan of Brunei will definitely make the wisest choice, rather than hitting the stone with an egg, and will not take risks. It is under these diplomatic pressure that Vietnam chose BSP. However, Vietnam's intention is not to resolve disputes through negotiations, but to gain time through negotiations, and still believes that it can use Jun to prepare for construction. "In the third round of contacts, the Vietnamese authorities rejected the minimum conditions we offered and refused to discuss economic assistance and compensation plans with us." Du Xiaolei sighed and said, "To put it directly, Vietnam has no sincerity in negotiating, nor does it intend to resolve disputes through negotiations."

"Is this the reason why we use force?" Mu Haoyang asked.

"I didn't mention using force, nor did I suggest similar suggestions." Du Xiaolei smiled and said, "I just said, don't have too much hope for negotiations. Even if we are willing to negotiate, we are very patient. Vietnam will not appreciate it. It will only delay and will not gain anything even in a few years."

"No matter what, the situation has not changed."

"It's just now." Li Pingkoo pressed down and said for Du Xiaolei, "We have no intention to make the situation worse, but some measures of the Vietnamese authorities have made the situation worse."

Mu Haoyang was stunned for a moment and immediately realized that what he wanted to discuss was not negotiation, but something else...

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