Chapter Fifteen: Finally met the real master

  Wang Hengyue and these four people really treated the entrance of the Zhao residence as a "restaurant"!

  The more they ate, the more energetic they became. The spicier it was, the more they wanted to eat. Several people were sweating profusely and finally sat down on the ground. Passersby saw that someone was eating hot pot in front of Zhao Xi's house and were very curious, gradually gathering a crowd of onlookers.

  In this world, if you don't have a thick skin, you can't get by. Wang Hengyue no longer worries about anything and eats and drinks to his heart's content, feeling extremely pleased with himself.

  The doorman's face could no longer be maintained, and he walked to Wang Hengyue's front, his attitude greatly changed, saying in a low voice: "Officer Wang, let's talk about it, you see"

  "Scram! Don't disturb me while I'm eating!" Wang Hengyue's attitude suddenly changed by 180 degrees, and he rudely scolded.

  The gatekeeper rubbed his hands together, seeing more and more people gathering, thinking it wasn't right, hastily turned around and went in, presumably to report to Zhao Xi.

  Wang Hengyue didn't care, picked up the wine jug and took another sip. The hot pot seller was a bit nervous, after all, this was Zhao Xi's residence. If he offended Master Zhao, it wouldn't be a trivial matter.

  Before long, the gatekeeper came out again, with a smile on his face, saying: "Officer Wang, my master is inviting you."

  "Get out!" Wang Hengyue didn't hesitate and another "get out" came out of his mouth: "Earlier I wanted to see him, now I don't want to see him! Go back and tell Zhao Xi, I'm going to finish eating here, and then take a nap! Maybe I'll even call over a few girls!"

  This is getting more and more out of hand, the doorman started following Zhao Xi, but he had never seen such a rude master! Others who come to the Zhao's house are all cautious, as if they were walking on thin ice. But this small team officer was so reckless and lawless, not putting the Zhao family in his eyes at all.

  "Master Wang, let's discuss this further, shall we go inside and talk about it?" The doorman was getting more and more worried that something else would go wrong, even changing the way he addressed him.

  "Wang Hengyue's eyes turned white with rage: 'What kind of big shot am I? A fart-sized team officer, you step on him, he steps on you, and even a small gatekeeper dares to climb onto my head and shit and piss! Unless Zhao Xi comes personally to invite me, I won't give face to anyone!'"

  Wang Hengyue also figured it out, in this era, if you don't play dirty, others will; when you reason with them, they may not reason back; when you try to win people over with courtesy, others will think you're a pushover!

  I'm just a small-time officer, but I've steeled myself, who's afraid of whom? Zhao Xi is someone with status, he cares about saving face, but I don't have the slightest concern!

  "Master Wang, please calm down! The servant didn't understand what he was doing and offended you. Zhao Xi has come to apologize in person!"

  As the voice faded away, Zhao Xi emerged from the Zhao Manor wearing a gray long shirt, with a smile on his face, gentle and elegant: "Lord Wang's enthusiasm is extraordinary, it will surely become a beautiful story."

  The real master has finally appeared!

  Wang Hengyue is a clever person, seeing that he has finally forced Zhao Xi out, his purpose has been achieved, and if this continues, it will make everyone lose face, and the matter will inevitably become awkward. He immediately stood up with his subordinates: "Xiang Gong, I am Wang Hengyue, the officer of the 1st squad of the 2nd battalion of the 66th regiment of the 33rd mixed brigade, here to pay my respects!"

  Zhao Xi smiled slightly: "Lord Wang wants to come in and have a full meal, please use some tea inside."

  "I'm disturbing Mr. Xiang."

  As Wang Hengyue walked in, Zhao Xi gave the doorman a fierce stare. The doorman respectfully sent several people in and quietly wiped away cold sweat. Good heavens, next time this Lord Wang comes, I must report it to him at the first opportunity, otherwise my rice bowl will be unstable.

  Entering the living room, the host and guest sat down, Zhao Xi had someone serve tea: "Master Wang isn't a local, is he?"

  "Yes." Wang Hengyue also stopped his nonsense: "Hengyue has returned from the United States, this time to serve the country and take up a post in Rong County. I have long known of your great reputation, Lord Xiang, and have come specifically to pay my respects."

  "It's no wonder he's dressed like this, having returned from the United States." Zhao Xi nodded slightly: "Generally speaking, those who return from the West are often entrusted with important tasks by the imperial court. Governor Wang being assigned to Rong County and serving as a team officer is indeed somewhat humiliating."

  "No regrets, no regrets." Wang Hengyue said repeatedly; "Reporting to the country is not divided into official positions, and this time Hengyue returned, originally wanted to start from the very bottom."

  "Mr. Wang has great ambitions and heroic aspirations, which others cannot match." Zhao Xi didn't know whether it was true or false, but he praised him with a sentence, then suddenly changed the subject: "I've long heard that the United States of America was also a colony of England, but later became independent and developed rapidly in a short period of time. Mr. Wang has returned from the United States, so I'd like to ask, how did this happen?"

  Wang Hengyue pondered for a moment: "The United States has developed so rapidly in such a short period of time and become one of the great powers, aside from its geographical advantages. There are several very important reasons for this. The first is that on the basis of the 'Declaration of Independence of the 13 States of America', a very perfect constitution was formulated. This is the first time in human history that abstract theories such as federalism, checks and balances of government power, and people's sovereignty have been turned into reality, which is truly remarkable."

  Seeing Zhao Xi Ting's carefulness, he continued: "The United States is not a monarchical country, and their highest leader is the President. The US Constitution stipulates that the President is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, holding the highest military command power, and any military commander must obey the President. It seems to have great power, but in fact, this president is the most difficult to do, and it's also the most awkward."

  "Oh, why is that? The President, the leader of a country, with great power, can interact with emperors on an equal footing, how can it be difficult to deal with others?" Zhao Xi's interest was piqued.

  "In our America, there is a saying about the president: when you become president, it's like putting him on a stove, roasting him every day. If you do something right, Americans think that's what you should be doing; if you do something wrong, sorry, you'll be kicked out at any time. So the hardest job in the world is being the President of the United States."

  He nodded slightly and was still puzzled: "Since it's so difficult, why are there still so many people who want to be president."

  "Pete said hastily: 'Being president is not a right but an obligation. So in the US almost anyone can run for president.'"

  "Can anyone go and run for president? Isn't that going to be chaotic?" Zhao Xi was quite disapproving.

  Wang Hengyue knew that this was not something that could be explained in a few words, and he smiled slightly: "The rapid rise of the United States is also due to another very important reason, which is their inclusiveness. After the founding of the United States, large numbers of high-quality immigrants from Europe flocked to the country, bringing with them European civilization and creating a new American civilization distinct from that of Europe. It can be said that the United States stood on the shoulders of giants and developed into a powerful nation."

  "What's more?" Zhao Xi couldn't help but ask again, finding it more and more interesting.

  Wang Hengyue pointed to Pitt on one side: "The inclusiveness of the United States can be reflected in their only civil war."