The heavens start from Maoshan

Chapter 383 The stare of the red moon

Calm water.

There is no way to hide the undercurrent under the water.

In a blink of an eye, another half a week passed.

According to the rules, in the second ten days of each month, the responsible persons in various places must report to the headquarters.

Today is June 24. In the past, today is also the busiest time at the headquarters, because there is too much information to sort out and file.

Available today.

The headquarters is deserted, and rows of operators in the lobby are looking at each other, and the red phones in front of them are surprisingly quiet.

"Minister Xiao, there may be a problem with the phone line. I'll send someone to investigate right away."

I saw Xiao Jincheng approaching.

The person in charge of the department hastily stood up to say hello.

Xiao Jincheng didn't say anything.

How long has it been since the First Battle of Reincarnation City, less than a month, and in twenty days, the people below have different thoughts, and people are really realistic.

bell bell bell.
was thinking.

A telephone rang.

The operator was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly picked up the phone, only to hear someone over there say: "I am Song Yi, the person in charge of Xishu. In my jurisdiction, there has been an unexplainable terrorist incident. Please help from the headquarters."

quiet.
Incomprehensible events are a symbol of death and disaster.

A little carelessness can cause the destruction of an area and the displacement of millions of people.

Even if the headquarters is in its heyday, a disaster of this level cannot be pacified, let alone now.

"Minister, there is an unsolvable terrorist incident in Xishu, and I hope to ask the headquarters for help."

The operator lowered his head, not daring to look into Xiao Jincheng's eyes: "How should I reply?"

Xiao Jincheng silently closed his eyes.

If it was before, he would have immediately recruited 3 to 5 captains, with an elite driver team of 12 to 15 people, and carried treasures to suppress them.

But now.

Captain, Captain no.

The treasure, the treasure has fallen.

The huge headquarters is nothing but empty shelves, and there is no manpower to suppress unsolvable disasters.

bell bell bell.
Before he could come up with a countermeasure, the phone rang for the second time.

Another operator answered the phone and whispered to the person in charge on the other end of the line.

After a while.

The operator put down the phone and said stammeringly: "Minister Xiao, Li Chengshun, the person in charge of the Nanzhao area, called. There seems to be an external driver in the Nanzhao area. Please ask the headquarters for human support."

"Li Chengxuan!"

Xiao Jincheng was taken aback for a moment, then laughed angrily.

The unsolvable disaster in Xishu is a natural disaster.

The outsiders in Nanzhao are man-made disasters.

And this man-made disaster does not come from outside, but from inside.

Who in the world doesn't know that he, Li Chengxu, has an outside regiment under his command.

In the past, he raised his own self-esteem, and the headquarters turned a blind eye to it, and it was fine.

What does he want to do now?
This is to expose the bottom line of the headquarters, so that the whole world can see that the headquarters is already sunset, and there is no manpower to dispatch.

"His heart can be punished, his heart can be punished."

Xiao Jincheng was trembling with anger, he really wanted to be led by Li Zhongtan, and send some people over there to kill those people, to see what Li Chengxuan had to say.

But he held back.

Because he knew that if Li Zhongtan was really sent, there would be a second, and a third, Li Cheng, would jump out in the next second and ask the headquarters for him with various excuses.

Headquarters is empty.

It was an agreement between them, and the last fig leaf was not left to the headquarters.

"Sure enough, Qin lost its deer, and the whole world pursued it."

Xiao Jincheng smiled bitterly, full of helplessness in his smile: "Has it reached this point yet?"

The crowd was silent.

The atmosphere did not dare to take a breath.

Xiao Jincheng withdrew his gaze, and said calmly: "Notify all the leaders in each region to return to the headquarters in early July to participate in the meeting."

Done.

Xiao Jincheng didn't care about everyone's reaction, and continued: "Tell them, at this meeting, the headquarters will give them what they want."

at the same time.

Zhangjia
"Grandfather, the headquarters is calling, and you are invited to attend the headquarters meeting."

Zhang Heng is reading a newspaper.

This is a newspaper specially issued to drivers, which records some strange knowledge and anecdotes.

Seeing that Zhang Heng was careless, the visitor continued to report: "Old ancestor, the headquarters said that a major reform will be announced at this meeting, you see"

"Major reform?"

Zhang Heng showed a clear look.

In fact, this day should have come long ago, and it would only appear shameful to delay it.

Just saying that.

Some things are addictive, and once you get the hang of it, you don't want to give it up.

Zhang Heng pondered for a while, and guessed in his heart, and asked, "What happened today?"

The visitor replied: "Old ancestor Mingjian, our people sent back news that the person in charge of the Nanzhao area, Li Chengxuan, came to take the bottom line, forcing the headquarters to step down."

Listened to the cause and effect again.

Zhang Heng frowned slightly: "Li Chengxuan is a bit bold to raise his own self-respect."

Changes come and go.

It is normal for people's hearts to change.

But as for my own family affairs, I can tell them clearly.

It's another matter to raise the bandits' self-respect, but to lure wolves into the house.

Although Zhang Heng is a cultivator and advocates quietness and inaction, he also dislikes such people.

blink of an eye.

Early July.

Headquarters.

"All the people came, even Feng Zheng, the person in charge of Nangang, came."

"Can you not come? Feng has some problems with the circle of drivers overseas. In the past, he was not dared to touch him because he was backed by the headquarters. Now that the headquarters is unreliable, he is the one who is most guilty."

"Why guilty? I think Cui Nanhe from Beigang is guilty. He didn't dare to come to the headquarters meeting. He was probably responsible for the theft of the Academy of Sciences. I used to see him as a mischievous eyebrow. He didn't drink coconut milk. He seemed to have problems. .”

"What the hell is coconut milk?"

"That's right, if you want to drink, you can drink soybean juice, that's a real thing."

inside the gym.

very messy.

In all districts and places, basically all the people in charge with cards came, and at a glance, there were four to five hundred people.

There are too many people, and there are all kinds of birds.

You look at me, I look at you, one by one, no one is convinced.

"Cough cough."

Accompanied by two light coughs.

Zhang Heng appeared in the venue, and the moment he showed up, the entire venue fell silent.

no way.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

As a living fossil and one of the original founders of the headquarters, when Zhang Heng traveled the world in the name of a driver, let alone this group of people, their grandfathers might still have a snot, wearing straw sandals, and tending sheep for others.

"This old ghost!"

Seeing Zhang Heng come out, everyone was silenced.

Some people who had different ideas cursed in their hearts: "You are still alive and kicking over 100 years old, why doesn't this old coffin die with a bang."

"Ok?"

Feel the maliciousness in the dark.

Zhang Heng raised his head and looked into the crowd.

Four eyes facing each other.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses hurriedly said to his companion: "This old birthday star looks really auspicious, he is truly a human being, and it is our blessing to take a look at it."

The mouth is not the heart.

Zhang Heng shook his head slightly.

He didn't need to think about it, he knew how happy this group of people were smiling on the surface, but how miserable they were when they scolded him behind their backs.

This is also inevitable.

Everyone is excited and ready to make a difference.

And he was in the way.

"quiet."

With the arrival of Zhang Heng.

Xiao Jincheng also took the stage accompanied by Li Zhongtan and Zhang Yanran.

He looked around and looked at everyone.

After a brief silence, he opened his mouth and said, "This time we have called everyone here because we have three things to announce."

Everyone waited quietly.

Xiao Jincheng didn't hesitate, and said directly: "First, activate the city-state council."

"Each region will have one member of parliament. The future direction and development will be submitted to the parliament for voting in the form of documents, and only [-]% of them agree to pass."

"Second, transform taxes."

"Eighty percent of the tax revenue from various regions will be withheld by the region, and the remaining two transactions will be handled by the headquarters, which will maintain the normal operation of the parliament."

"In addition, each region enjoys autonomy, allowing regional laws to be established on a regional basis. Of course, the headquarters enjoys the right to supervise the laws to prevent people from doing anything wrong."

"Third, establish an emergency rescue department."

"Members of the Rescue Division are drawn from various places and are only responsible for emergencies and major disasters that occur in various places."

"I believe everyone knows that unsolvable disasters cannot be solved by a certain region or a certain city alone."

"The establishment of the Rescue Department is very necessary. When a catastrophe occurs in a certain place and the local area cannot resist it, it can be handled by the Rescue Department."

Hear this.

The people below were talking about it.

The debate mainly focused on the rescue department. As for taxation, things like this can be a fuss. How much to pay and how to teach are very flexible.

The Rescue Division is different.

All present here are the actual managers of each region.

But except for a small number of people who want to go to the headquarters, more people don't want this power to be in the hands of the headquarters.

"The establishment of the Rescue Department is necessary, but there is one point that needs to be discussed."

"The Rescue Division cannot be in the hands of the headquarters. With the establishment of the Supreme Council, the headquarters should also be counted as a member of the council. Like us, it holds a few seats in the council, not a dominant position."

"Everyone should be equal, unite to discuss things, and there is no one who leads the other."

A person in charge gave his opinion.

Hear this.

Everyone applauded, and someone even added: "The Rescue Department should belong directly to the Supreme Council. How to use it and how to use it will be decided by voting. Now that the Internet is so developed, a video conference can be held at any time, and there will be no delay."

Everyone praised again.

Xiao Jincheng thought for a while, but he didn't refuse or agree, but said again: "Snakes can't do without a head, and three to five hundred people have to discuss everything. Isn't it too messy? Why don't we have 500 executive officers on top of the councilors?" , how about being a daily representative and a leader for everyone?"

moment.

The voice of whispering again sounded.

But this time, everyone's attitude was very different.

Some relatively weak drivers, knowing that they will not get the seat of the consul, do not agree with this setting.

And some drivers with relatively strong strength and influence are very happy about this setting.

"Minister Xiao, what if we disagree?"

"Is there a swordsman hidden behind, or is there a flying bomb buried under the chair?"

Someone questioned: "The so-called executive officers, wouldn't they have been assigned long ago?"

Xiao Jincheng did not answer.

Because people who raise such doubts are often relatively weak.

The strong will only yearn for more rights.

"Agree."

Zhang Heng was the first to agree: "On behalf of the southwest region, I agree with this proposal."

"I am Jizhou."

"My Luzhou"

"I am Yuzhou"

"Support the headquarters' proposal."

Three drivers stood up from behind.

Zhang Heng looked back.

These three continents are all in the Zhili area, and they belong to the existence of a back garden.

At this stage, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the era of parliament begins, the headquarters is still an existence that no one can ignore.

"I, Haicheng, support this proposal."

Li Zhongtan also expressed his views.

"support."

"support."

thereafter.

A few more people who asked themselves that their strength was good and they were expected to get the position of executive officer responded.

Seeing so many powerful people agree with this proposal.

The small responsible persons below kept silent.

No way, the situation is stronger than people.

These days, whoever has the biggest fist has the loudest voice.

Some things will not change because of the arrival of the red moon.

"Ancestor"

Formation of the Supreme Council.

It cannot be completed in a few words, and there are many places that need to be discussed.

evening.

The meeting ended temporarily, Zhang Heng did not rush back, but stood on the rooftop where he used to like to stand, overlooking the whole city.

"I thought that you had already drawn a clean line from the Zhang family, and you wouldn't recognize me as an ancestor."

Hear voices from behind.

Zhang Heng knew who was coming.

Look back.

Zhang Yanran was a little thinner than before, but the light between her eyes became stronger, as if it could shine through the darkness.

"Old Ancestor, you will always be my family."

"It's just that you are alive, you do something, and you don't do something. I have declared that I will protect this era. Some of your actions are really hard for me to agree with."

Zhang Yanran's eyes were red, and she was extremely wronged: "If you agree to go to Reincarnation City, maybe"

"Maybe those captains won't die."

"Perhaps the catalog of immortality will fall into the hands of the headquarters."

"Maybe Reincarnation City will be in charge of Minister Cao."

"Maybe the headquarters can go to a higher level and suppress all doubts. Perhaps, there are too many possibilities."

Zhang Heng looked at Zhang Yanran: "But can you guarantee that this may become a reality, and it will be better than now?"

Zhang Yanran did not agree with this: "Old Ancestor, you are an old man who has passed through the period of the Republic of China. You have seen the world in chaos and the people are in dire straits. How can you agree that the world is in trouble again?"

"No"

Zhang Heng shook his head: "What I see is not a chaotic world, but a new life. The general trend of the world, the long-term division must be united, and the long-term union must be divided. This is inevitable."

"With the passage of time, the survival of the fittest, the world will still return to unity, it is only a matter of time."

"On the contrary, if one day, you are labeled as corrupt, ignorant, and hindering the progress of the times, how would you feel?"

"I?"

"Corrupt, stupid?"

Zhang Yanran seemed to be in disbelief.

Zhang Heng said softly: "In 1918, the Fengtian Warlord proposed to Beiyang to invite the commander-in-chief of the Braid Army who planned the restoration of Ding Si to be the Jiangnan Warlord."

"Xu Shuai didn't refuse, but he made a request. The warlord can grant it, but he won't keep his braids."

"Do you know how Zhang Xun replied?"

"There is no power to return to heaven, but you can still protect your body alone. The head is here and the braid is there. Bamboo can be burned, but its joints cannot be destroyed. Jade can be shattered, but it cannot be wiped white. Although the body is dead, the name can be hanged on the bamboo. Resolutely refuse to cut off the braid. A request to serve as an Overseer."

Done.

Zhang Heng looked at Zhang Yanran: "What do you think of Zhang Xun?"

Zhang Yanran remained silent.

In any era, there is no shortage of people who want to save the era.

Who dares to say that 100 years from now, when people in the new era mention Zhang Yanran, they won't say that they don't know the number of days, and Zhang Xun is the second?
"I"

Zhang Yanran clenched her fists: "I don't think what I did was wrong."

Zhang Heng said with a smile: "I don't think so, it's just that the times are like this. You are a good boy, but you have a bad life."

Zhang Yanran's eyes turned red, she felt extremely wronged.

In front of others, she is the strong and unyielding captain of the headquarters.

But in front of Zhang Heng, she can always be a child.

She doesn't cry when she's by herself.

Even if I fell down and got hurt, I would bite my lip and stand up.

But you can't ask.

If you ask, "Did it hurt?"

I feel very wronged.

"Old Ancestor, are the clansmen all right?"

Zhang Yanran felt homesick.

"Everything is fine."

Zhang Heng added: "You can go back and have a look when you have nothing to do. Although I cultivate myself and look at all living beings, you and I have different paths, but I never feel that you are not a child of the Zhang family. In fact, you make me feel proud." , you did what I couldn't."

Zhang Yanran wiped her tears: "What about you?"

Zhang Heng thought for a while: "Cultivate nature leisurely, cultivate fate quietly, see the repetition of heaven and earth, see the white clouds and dogs, see the intertwining of fate, and see the changes of the times, the heart of heaven, the heart of self, the heart of Tao, and the heart and heart are interdependent. It’s good, and I’m naturally good too.”

Zhang Yanran couldn't understand.

Zhang Heng did not explain.

Just follow the understanding of the mind of heaven, the body and the Tao.

Zhang Heng also felt something in the dark. Although he didn't look for Hongyue, Hongyue had already noticed him.

This is an indescribable, unexplainable feeling.

I don't have to go to the mountains, because the mountains will come to me.

(End of this chapter)