Chapter 1480: Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys (first update, please subscribe)
“It’s not because you have a noble status that you can gain respect. You have to save the common people first, and then you can gain respect... It’s precisely because of people like Roger. Soldiers, if you listen to the call of the country, we can all sleep more peacefully at night."
At the awarding ceremony of the Double Star Medal, Li Yi'an personally handed the medal to Roger's widow in recognition of his military service. The noble spirit of sacrifice.
Participating in the medal ceremony were not only Roger's family, but also local representatives of the military and some people, and Li Yixuan was among them.
Wearing a military uniform, Li Yixuan participated in the medal ceremony as a soldier. In fact, until now, only a handful of people know his identity.
And Li Yixuan is indeed a soldier - he is a member of the University Reserve Officer Corps. According to the law, after graduating from college, he will enter the military service, which is an obligation that all men must fulfill.
His return this time was at the request of his father, who asked him to attend the ceremony. Of course the identity needs to be hidden. Here, no one will notice him.
Watching Ms. Petunia receiving her medal. Li Yixuan heard his father say:
"So, he deserves everything! Dear Ms. Penny Luo, please accept me from a grateful country to award your husband Roger with the medal that symbolizes the highest honor of the military. Sergeant, for his courage and sacrifice!"
Yes, he deserves it all.
Not only was he awarded the double-star medal, the highest military honor, the Marine Corps also named the military base where he served after him, and Yongning also named a road in the city "Roger Avenue".
In short, the military and the local area can give everything.
The awarding was broadcast live. Everyone saw the awarding on TV. After the awarding was over, Li Yixuan took a walk in the garden with his father as usual.
The two chatted about the previous awards and Roger's deeds.
Father's words made Li Yixuan understand something. He nodded and said:
"I understand, all honors need to be fought for."
Nodding, Li Yian looked at the flying double-star flag, and then said:
"Yes, All honors need you to fight for. Many people say that I am the king here. I do not deny that here I have more power than the king, but every day, I tell myself..."
Looking back at his son, Li Yian said:
"It's not because you become the king. To rule a country, you must first save the people before you can be the king!”
There is actually no difference between the two sentences, almost no difference at all, but they remind Li Yixuan what he should do, or in other words, what kind of mentality he should have when facing power.
“Power is a poison that makes people lose themselves, become addicted, and get lost. It corrupts humanity, kills the truth, makes people become pitiful puppets, and turns wise men into madmen. If If you don’t want to become its puppet, you must be wary and reverent of power..."
When he said these words, Li Yian’s expression was serious. After all, I don’t know how many people have been raped from ancient times to the present. Bewitched by power.
One fact after another is proven there. The more supreme the power, the easier it is to confuse people, and for this reason, we must maintain sufficient reverence for power.
Even though his son is now attending college in Dongning, Li Yian still hopes to instill some opinions into him. After all, he will take over these powers in the future.
If he cannot figure out the origin of power and cannot have enough respect for power, then he will eventually lose everything.
“So, asking myself this way will help me understand what I should do.”
What should I do?
Li Yian is very clear, because he still has the spirit of the cow and horse in him, and because the process of obtaining everything is too simple and smooth, the spirit of the cow and horse still exists in him.
He will not blame people for not working hard, nor will he question why you can't find a job, because he knows very well that there are many people in this world, and living is a thing in itself. A lot of hard work.
"Dad, what should we do?"
"Let this world be what it should be!"
"What should it be?"
Li Yixuan was a little confused and asked:
“What does that look like?”
"That's..."
Looking into the distance, Li Yian thought for a while and said:
"I don't know yet, but I have been working hard to do all this and take care of everyone. People, just like..."
Thinking of Roger who sacrificed himself for his comrades, Li Yian said: "Just like Roger, he is trying to do everything well and take care of everyone. This may be the original nature of the world. Look like that!”
His father's words made Li Yixuan fall into deep thought. Upon seeing this, Li Yian emphasized:
"I'm talking about taking care of our own people. Our responsibilities and obligations are only limited to this. As for foreigners..."
Li Yian did not continue, but Li Yixuan nodded. He knew what his father said. He did not need to have much sympathy for foreigners. Politicians themselves were politicians.
“I understand.”
The son’s answer made Li Yian nodded and said:
"You will understand that in the next many years, you will study, live, and work like ordinary people, and your family will not give you much help. This process will be the most important wealth in your life. I I believe you will find the answer you need."
Then the father and son walked there, chatting a lot, and of course about his girlfriend, Li Yian. He didn't interfere, he just nodded silently. Children will always experience some things.
Finally, Li Yixuan asked again:
"Father, how will this matter end?"
"Are you talking about this matter in Tokyo?"
Li Yian thought for a while and then said:
"We are politicians after all. For politicians, the most important thing is how to maximize interests. The most important thing is to ensure that the sacrifices of those who sacrificed are not in vain. In fact, this is also the most difficult thing in politics. On the one hand, we need to face our people in a perceptual way, empathize with the pain they suffer, and create a good environment for them. On the other hand, We must also abandon our emotions and deal with everything in a rational way. Only in this way can we protect our people and our interests in the chaotic world."
The words paused for a moment. Li Yian's brows were furrowed. It was only now that he was facing his son that he would say such words. He was very clear about the position occupied by sensibility and rationality in his brain. In fact, the latter was becoming more and more important. .
Listening to his father’s answer, Li Yixuan said:
“In other words, we are going to attack Jakarta.”
As a son, he understands his father.
“This is the way this world is. We can shed tears for ourselves, but we don’t have too much sympathy for the outside world. Rationality and irrationality are complementary. If the two are separated, power will Much smaller."
Li Yian paused for a moment, then said:
"We must not be merciful to those who have climbed to the top of food. . There is only one rule in our world, the law of the jungle. In this world, there is only one rule, be the hunter or be the prey."
Such crude words are undoubtedly incorrect in this era. , but when Li Yian said these words, he was so high-sounding and so upright, because he always believed that this was correct, and this was his rational side.
"And Jakarta is our prey!"
Li Yixuan was stunned by his father's words, and he asked:
"Are we going to declare war on Jakarta?"
"No. !”
Li Yian shook his head and said:
"The world has changed now. In the era of nuclear weapons, the world as a whole is peaceful, and the possibility of a war like World War II is very small, but national threats still exist, especially the threat of terrorism, which is extremely The real threat, the terrorist attack in Tokyo, clearly tells us that this threat exists and has caused a large number of casualties. So..."
Why did Li Yian make this diplomatic statement? Rhetoric words?
Because he needs to let his son understand that terrorist attacks may be the most important threat that this place will have to face in the future.
After all, being a strong person will always be hated by others. Moreover, to a certain extent, it is impossible not to suffer terrorist attacks here. Is it possible to not be retaliated against after causing so many things?
What is a terrorist attack?
To put it bluntly, it was the counterattack of the weak at the beginning. It's just that they are not targeting soldiers, but civilians.
“We must face this threat and take the most resolute and decisive measures to fight back against this threat.”
Li Yian said:
“We It will make everyone understand that we will retaliate and we will not condone Anyone attacks us, no matter who they are.
Since they are Javanese, even if there is no evidence that they are ordered by Jakarta, but when faced with the hateful propaganda of the Jakarta authorities, well, then. Get rid of them.”
"That means we need to kill the chicken to show the monkey at the appropriate time, right?"
As a realist, Li Yixuan is naturally not opposed to this kind of thing:
" At every stage, there are always a few chickens to kill, and we need to use Jakarta to prove to potential enemies that we will take revenge! And the revenge will come very resolutely.
Yixuan, you. Remember, terrorists are different from ordinary people Common criminals. The reason why terrorists become terrorists is because they do not have the sympathy or empathy of normal people. They try to use human weakness of cruelty and fear to attack civilians and create panic, thereby achieving their goals. . For such people, we need to respond to cruelty with cruelty, and there must be no weakness at all."
The reason why Li Yi'an said this is because he clearly knows the future:
"In the next ten or twenty years, this land will definitely become the target of attacks by terrorist organizations. Before this wave of terrorism arrives, all potential enemies must understand one thing - as long as they dare to launch attacks on us , then, not only will there be no place for him in this world! Even the country that protects them will be uprooted!"
(End of this chapter)
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