The so-called heartbeat is completely an irresistible feeling.
It's like staying at home and suddenly someone knocks on your door with a large amount of money. It's like walking on the street and suddenly there are countless beautiful girls who want to be your girlfriend. It's like...
Unable to resist.
Even if you know there will be a trap.
Li Huacheng feels the same way.
The Jiang family wants to take all their chips and join the academy.
Even if Li Huacheng is a fool, he knows what this means.
As a super large group that now occupies the position of president, in fact, to be honest, compared with the Southeast Group and the Prince Group, the academic group is often not strong.
A large part of the reason why the academic school has reached this point is because of Li Huacheng's wisdom.
Before Li Huacheng became the director of Central Continent, although the Academy was also one of the six major groups, its overall size was even smaller than that of the Northern Group. It can be said that it was a miracle that he could become the president of Central Continent.
The development time is short, there is no foundation, no strong connections, not much support from the top class, and no strong people.
This is the current state of academicism.
The academic sect has developed rapidly in recent years, and has become vaguely comparable to the Southeast Group and the Prince Group. Especially in the past two years, with the exchange of names between the Southeast Group and the wealthy group, the academic sect has gained a lot of benefits from it.
But the main reason for all this is because Li Huacheng is the president.
If he steps down from this position, the academy will still have no powerful person who can take his place. This means that the academy will at most have one or two directors, and the major groups will join forces for a greater say. Squeeze the living space of academics.
At that time, the strength of the entire academic sect will continue to lose. In their current state, their scale may only be slightly larger than that of the Northern Group in the end.
This is a law that no group can avoid.
The rapid development after gaining this position, and the squeeze faced after losing this position.
All six major groups have encountered this situation.
The only difference is that for behemoths such as Southeast Group and Prince Group, even if they are squeezed early, they can still have more chips to balance the transaction, and the losses they will suffer will be smaller.
The academic community currently does not have such leverage.
Although Li Huacheng will still be re-elected this year, he must make plans for five years from now.
If Jiang Shangyu really joins the academy...
Li Huacheng's eyes became extremely deep in an instant.
Jiang Shangyu pushed the folder in front of him towards Li Huacheng.
Li Huacheng watched this scene quietly, and for a moment he felt that the folder was shining with a light that he could not look at directly.
This is an obvious benefit.
Jiang Shangyu joins the academic faction. What benefits will the academic faction gain
The word refuge is very interesting.
Not cooperation, not allies.
Take refuge...
The Chiang clan in South America, the Temple, and the Gale Wind Yujianliu took refuge in Jiang Shangyu.
Jiang Shangyu defected to the academic school.
This also means that as long as the academic school accepts Jiang Shangyu, it is equivalent to accepting the overseas network behind Jiang Shangyu. If these hidden chess games are played properly, they can often play a role that cannot be ignored in the deadlock of international games. This means that these forces will become the peripheral forces of Central Continent. Strictly speaking, they are the peripheral forces of the academy.
The Chiang clan in South America is a superpower.
Even if the temple is separated from the sanctuary, it can still be regarded as a first-line force like the Hayate Sword Style.
The Southeast Group has the Beihai Wang Family, and the Beihai Wang Family has a network all over the world.
Now the academic sect only needs to accept Jiang Shangyu, and its disadvantage in this aspect can be greatly compensated.
Secondly, it is the secret industry of the Jiang family.
Li Huacheng doesn't know how many secret industries the Jiang family has now, but these can be regarded as the overall strength of the academy. The importance of money to a group is self-evident. Behind every group, there is extremely strong capital support, otherwise Shengshi Fund will not develop to the extent it is today.
Moreover, if Jiang Shangyu is accepted, the academy's shortcoming of not being strong will disappear immediately. Jiang Shangyu, who claims to be His Majesty, can even fight against Li Tianlan's super strong one at this stage.
Not having a strong person of their own has always been a pain in the heart of the academy. Needless to say, the Southeast Group has the Beihai Wang family, and their strong people have always been the ones who stand at the pinnacle of the dark world.
The Prince Group also has the support of the Special Warfare Group. Even though Gu Xingyun's relationship with them has gradually drifted away over the years, the general stance of both parties has always been the same, and before Li Tianlan appeared, Shushan could also be regarded as the strength of the Prince Group.
Even a wealthy group has a Yaochi behind it who has achieved digital invincibility.
Only the academic school cannot produce decent strong men.
The absence of strong men means that it is difficult for the academy to intervene in the special warfare system of Central China. It also means that the interests of the dark world have been given up.
The Beihai Wang family is stabilizing internally.
Taking root in the East Palace
Tiannan.
Gu Xingyun is now involved in a treasonous scandal, his prestige has been ruined, and he has no time to take care of himself.
At this time, if the academy can get a super strong person who can rival Li Tianlan, Li Huacheng, who occupies the position of president, can completely build Jiang Shangyu into a new generation of Central Continent God of War after Gu Xingyun.
Moreover, with the presence of Jiang Shangyu, he can even more check and balance the Beihai Wang Family and the Eastern Palace. This choice is undoubtedly much better than choosing Lin Youxian. After all, even if Lin Youxian's position is not mentioned, at least Zhongzhou still needs to wait for Lin Youxian's growth.
Similarly, as the Jiang family joins the academic faction, Northern Xinjiang will become the academic faction's bag. As a senior councilor, Jiang Shan can also bring great help to the academic faction.
All benefits.
With Jiang Shangyu's words, benefits that could drive people crazy were completely placed in front of Li Huacheng.
"Take refuge in me..."
Li Huacheng was silent for nearly five minutes before he said in a low voice: "I have never heard of His Majesty taking refuge in others."
"That's because they don't need to."
Jiang Shangyu said calmly: "The Wang family of Beihai has His Majesty. They are strong and have whatever they want. They don't need to rely on others at all. Based on their background, the most they can do is cooperate with anyone. What they protect is their own. country."
"The East Palace also has His Majesty, but what are the prerequisites for Li Tianlan to become His Majesty? Tiannan was created by Li Honghe and the Dongcheng family. It is his personal strength, the unreserved support of the Samsara Palace, and the prosperity fund that can rival the country."
"The Jiang family does not have these things, so the so-called Your Majesty can only be an empty frame. Apart from my own fighting power, I have nothing that can compare to the East Palace, let alone the Beihai Wang family. If I want to survive, I can only Join the academy."
Li Huacheng leaned on the sofa, looked at Jiang Shangyu's expressionless face, and said slowly: "Then what do you want?"
"I don't want anything."
Jiang Shangyu laughed: "The Jiang family doesn't want to be a dog at other people's feet, nor does it want to be cannon fodder."
Li Huacheng gently tapped the armrest of the sofa and understood what Jiang Shangyu meant.
I don’t want to be a dog, I don’t want to be cannon fodder.
Look at this sentence from another angle.
That's because Jiang Shangyu wants to become his own people without distinguishing each other from the academic school.
"Tell me your plan."
Li Huacheng was noncommittal.
"After the decisive battle in Beihai, there is a high possibility that Li Tianlan will fall. My power will officially appear in Northern Xinjiang, and the Jiang family will also officially appear in front of everyone. And in Northern Xinjiang... In order to eliminate other people's doubts, Xin Xin As the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army, I hope the academy will nominate him. In addition, I hope my father can still stay in Northern Xinjiang."
The position of commander of the Northern Xinjiang Legion was nominated by Li Huacheng. This was tantamount to announcing the close relationship between the Jiang family and the academic faction to the outside world. Allowing Jiang Shan to stay in Northern Xinjiang would undoubtedly further stabilize the situation.
Li Huacheng took a deep look at Jiang Shangyu.
The meaning of this sentence is equally clear.
Northern Xinjiang can belong to Zhongzhou or the academy, but it must belong to the Jiang family.
"Can."
He nodded.
Jiang Shangyu also nodded and stopped talking.
This seemed to be his only request.
Nearly no requirements at all.
Li Huacheng took a deep breath, stood up, and reached out his hand: "Then, the academy welcomes you, Your Majesty Jiang Shangyu."
He agreed to join the Jiang family.
From beginning to end, he never mentioned the decisive battle in Beihai, nor the battle between him and Li Tianlan three days later.
"Thanks."
Jiang Shangyu smiled and stretched out his hand: "President, do you like the beautiful mountains and rivers in Northern Xinjiang?"
... ...
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Huacheng finally walked out of the villa.
Jiang Shangyu personally sent him out of the villa, and the two said goodbye in front of the door and shook hands vigorously.
Ma Si, who had received the news ten minutes in advance, drove over and helped Li Huacheng open the door.
Li Huacheng got into the car, lowered the window, waved to Jiang Shan and Jiang Shangyu who were standing quietly outside the window, and then the vehicle started and slowly headed to the airport.
Except for him and Jiang Shangyu, no one knew what the two talked about for nearly four hours and what kind of deal they reached.
Ma Si stopped talking several times, but finally said nothing.
He actually wanted to know the content of the conversation between the President and Jiang Shangyu, but he knew very well that knowing these things was not necessarily a good thing.
"How was your chat with Jiang Shan?"
Li Huacheng seemed to be in a good mood. He glanced at Ma Si and asked with a smile.
"It was a good conversation. We had a lot of fun talking."
Marth laughed.
"Ah... "
Li Huacheng smiled and shook his head: "What did you talk about?"
Ma Si drove the car, thought about it seriously, and said dumbly: "Actually, we didn't talk about anything."
This inconsistent answer is actually not at all
contradiction.
One is the chief secretary of Central Continent, and the other is a senior councilman of Central Continent. Both of them can be said to be scheming old foxes. Naturally, they will not be indifferent when they sit together, but they are definitely skilled in official accent. They chatted happily, but Even if you chat for a whole day, you can have a pleasant conversation without saying anything substantive.
Li Huacheng smiled and shook his head without speaking.
Ma Si thought for a while and suddenly said: "However, Speaker Jiangshan seems to be very concerned about the future of Northern Xinjiang and hopes that we can provide more support. In addition, he also mentioned some policies of Central Continent in recent years and expressed a lot of opinions."
Li Huacheng paused and narrowed his eyes subconsciously.
An extremely sharp light flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded and said calmly: "We should give more support to Northern Xinjiang. The Northern Xinjiang Army is a little sensitive now. After we go back, we have to select an internal team. A true general will serve as the commander of the Northern Xinjiang Army."
"internal?"
Ma Si turned around and glanced at Li Huacheng in shock.
This has two meanings internally.
One is within Central Continent, and the other is within the Academy.
If it was the former, Li Huacheng didn't need to tell him.
This also means...
Will the academic take this extremely sensitive position
Li Huacheng smiled and nodded: "You have been with me for many years. After the election, come down and take a look. Come here and preside over the Northern Xinjiang Provincial Government. The country will support you."
Ma Si's arm shook, and he couldn't recover for a while.
He has been with Li Huacheng for more than ten years. He is a governor-general. If he is decentralized, he will at least be a feudal official. People like him usually have one or two better places to go. The best one is to be decentralized. He went to a remote and backward province and directly served as speaker, but there were very few such examples.
The second is to be decentralized to various departments directly under Zhongzhou and serve as ministers or first deputy ministers.
And now, does Li Huacheng mean to let him serve as the governor of Northern Xinjiang
Although Northern Xinjiang is a bit behind Wu Yue and Guangdong, it is the largest province in Central Continent. The speaker has always been a member of the parliament. There is no doubt that the governor of Northern Xinjiang is valuable. This can be said to be the best place for him.
"president... "
Ma Si's voice was hesitant.
Li Huacheng glanced at him and nodded: "From now on, the Jiang family is one of its own."
Ma Si took a deep breath subconsciously, as countless emotions kept rolling inside.
The Jiang family is one of our own.
This news shocked him even more than Jiang Shangyu claimed to be His Majesty.
"Don't feel aggrieved when you come to Northern Xinjiang. In five years, I will retire. Jiang Shangyu will probably be able to take initial control of Northern Xinjiang by then. Jiangshan will also let go of this place. At that time, the academy will fully support Jiangshan to further become a director. You will become the most powerful candidate for Speaker of Northern Xinjiang."
Li Huacheng's voice was calm.
Ma Si drove the car and was silent for a long time.
If this is part of this deal...
He pondered and gradually frowned.
"president... "
He whispered: "The ambitions of the Jiang family seem to be too big."
"People"
Li Huacheng shook his head: "Human ambitions are endless. It's just the most rational careerists who always understand what they really need. But there are always some people who have the ability, strength, means, and wisdom. ... But such a person never really gets what he wants, so he will become very confused. He will instinctively want more, or even want everything. He is indeed capable, but he does not realize No, his ability is great, but his ambition is even greater, which is beyond his ability..."
"Everyone will have such a situation, the key lies in their own choice. For example, the original Beihai Wang family, for hundreds of years, from the beginning to the present, what the Beihai Wang family wanted has always been Beihai. Another example is the current East Palace , Li Tianlan may not understand this at first, but the Reincarnation Palace is awake enough, and Li Honghe is awake enough, so what they want is Tiannan."
"The former is using the resources of Central Continent to feed back the North Sea, and the latter is using the resources of Central Continent to develop Tiannan. So they are cancerous. They are ambitious, but they are also sensible enough."
Li Huacheng's voice contained countless sighs: "What about Jiang Shangyu? He wants to use Northern Xinjiang to acquire the entire Central Continent, rather than using Central Continent to develop Northern Xinjiang. His choice seems similar to that of the Beihai Wang family and the Eastern Imperial Palace. But in fact it is completely different. This is a lunatic. He may think he is sane, but in fact he is crazy."
"I agree to let them join the Academy and become their own. But I will never let him hand over the future of Middle-earth and the Academy to such a person."
"So I will show some attitude, but I can never give him too much support."
Vehicles drive slowly on the road.
Li Huacheng looked at Northern Xinjiang outside the car window and laughed softly: "Zhongzhou's great mountains and rivers... are you worthy of it?"