Chapter 35: Chaos and Charming Eyes
In early April, the Burmese election kicked off in full swing. At the same time, the Soviet Union had a franchised republic to issue a declaration of independence. Although the Soviet State Council and the international community refused to recognize its independence, against the backdrop of drastic changes in Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, a huge red empire, seemed to be crumbling.
As Lu Zheng expected to make a speech at the Political Department, among the 93 political parties participating in the Myanmar election, the National Unity Party supported by the military only won 1 of 485 seats, while the largest opposition party, the Democratic League, won 399 seats, winning with an overwhelming absolute advantage.
The day after the election results came out, General Naishan drove to pick up Lu Zheng and came to fish next to a bank of the Yangon River.
Among the green tropical trees, the Yangon River is like a curve of silver belt, winding forward, and the scenery is very beautiful.
Myanmar is a Buddhist country, and historical legends are mostly related to the Buddha. Legend has it that there were more than 13,000 pagodas standing on the Bagan Plain near Yangon, and it was called the "City of Forty Thousand Pagodas".
However, the ruling military government had a very bad relationship with the monks. Just next to the river bank, General Naishan drove away two monks who were fetching water. Then, he set up a guard post, one post at three steps and one post at five steps. He was extremely vigilant, as if facing a great enemy.
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "It seems that Chairman Wen Rui is not ready to delegate power."
After following General Naishan's translation, General Naishan was stunned. During this period, he had a lot of contact with Lu Zheng, an old friend he met in Beijing. He knew that this young diplomat was quite sharp, accurate in seeing things, and had a deep understanding of the international political situation, but he never expected that he would understand his intentions.
At a secret meeting held by the military power yesterday, Wen Rui, the number one military figure, vowed not to hand over power to the opposition, and had already conveyed orders to senior officers of the army that a major purge could be carried out at any time.
However, this is top secret information, how did this Minister Lu know?
Lu Zheng pointed to the soldiers standing guard and said, "You are on high alert, are you afraid that someone will assassinate? Are you ready to start a war?"
Naishan suddenly realized that the guards were following him, and he knew more about what might happen in the next few days. His nerves naturally became tense and laughed: "They are too nervous."
Naishan is short, black and thin, and has a cheerful temperament, but Lu Zheng knows that these are all appearances. It can stand firm in Myanmar, a country that has many military factions and truly has the right to speak with guns for many years. How can it be a simple person?
Tong Naishan sat side by side on the rattan chair on the shore, swaying the fishing line into the water, Lu Zheng sighed and said, "The political situation is chaotic, and it is the people who suffer."
General Naishan asked Lu Zheng to come out for fishing, hoping to hear the true attitude of the northern neighbors towards this election. Even if you have heard diplomatic clichés, you still have to communicate through private communication if you want to know the true intentions of the senior leaders of the northern neighbors. Although this young diplomat is not old, he has been introduced in Beijing. He is the grandson of the founding father, Mr. Lu. From him, he can truly understand how the northern neighbors are preparing to make arrangements in Southeast Asia after adjusting their foreign policy.
Listening to Lu Zheng's words, it seemed that he hoped that the political situation in Myanmar would be stable. General Naishan naturally had to speak for the military and explained: "The DPP has no experience in governing. If power is handed over to them, the future of this country will perish in chaos and bloody conflicts."
Lu Zheng nodded slightly, "I agree with some of your views." After thinking for a while, he said, "General Naishan, we are close friends. I hope that I can speak freely and use my friend's identity to say a few words to you in private communication."
Naishan couldn't get it, so he frequently met with Lu Zheng in hopes that he could form a private friendship with Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng pondered the wording. After all, although Myanmar is small, Naishan is a powerful figure. Even Deng Sankun is completely incomparable to him. Although he is speaking privately, in a sense, in Naishan's eyes, he also represents many people. Therefore, the wording should be cautious. Thinking of it, Lu Zheng said: "If Chairman Wen Rui insists on not handing over power, he will face a lot of international pressure, especially if there is a bloody conflict, the pressure that will come with great success will be extremely huge. Therefore, if there is no right, you must also explain it clearly from a legal perspective. For example, your constitution, citizen law, etc. have many flaws. It is a safe way to first make a constitution and then hand over power."
General Naishan thought about Lu Zheng's words and nodded silently.
Lu Zheng smiled again and said, "Actually, General Naishan, have you ever thought that if Chairman Wen Rui does not hand over power, his prestige will inevitably plummet. In addition, the political situation is unstable, so he said..." As he said that, he smiled and did not continue.
General Naishan's dark national character face was serious and he didn't say anything, as if he hadn't heard Lu Zheng's words.
In the office, Lu Zheng is arranging the next stage of the work of the Political Department, mainly to address the chaos in Myanmar. In the next few months, the political situation in Myanmar may be in extreme chaos. The impact on the economy of this agricultural country is also within the scope of the intelligence analysis work of the Political Department.
Both deputy directors, Zhu Qiong and Chen Tongda, are here. Now they dare not look down on Lu Zheng, a young diplomat. They have never worked on the diplomatic front. They can see the political situation in Myanmar very thoroughly with all kinds of information. This young diplomat is really talented.
Most of the diplomats in the Political Department think so.
Even Chen Tongda, gradually, the appearance of an old senior is not very easy to show off.
While Lu Zheng was talking, the office door was gently knocked. Du Xiaohu walked in and came to Lu Zheng, and attached himself to Lu Zheng's ear and said, "There is something wrong with Awang's family."
Lu Zheng was slightly stunned, "What happened?"
Speaking of these things, Du Xiaohu was full of anger, but he could only hold it in and said hatefully: "I was arrested by the police from Lao Myanmar. Isn't the old Myanmar people need money to hold the election, and they have increased taxes for us Chinese? The tax officials below took the opportunity to make money and increase the amount layer by layer. The Awang family felt that the tax was too heavy, so they distinguished a few words from the tax collectors. The tax officials started to beat people. When they pushed, it seemed that the tax officials were a little injured and called the police. In fact, Awang's father was beaten so hard that they almost vomited blood by them, but there was no external injuries. The tax officials' eyes were broken, which was amazing. When they left, the old Myanmar people threatened, saying that they would sue Awang's father and ask Awang's father to stay in prison for life. It's really, it's so bullying." Du Xiaohu became more and more angry as he spoke, and his eyes were full of fire.
Lu Zheng thought for a while and said, "I'll go and communicate with the ambassador how to deal with it."
The work has been almost done, so Chen Tongda and Zhu Qiong stood up and said goodbye, but they thought to themselves that the Myanmar overseas Chinese have already become Burmese, what can we do?
When Lu Zheng entered Yang Chengye's office, Ambassador Yang was packing the letter on the table. When he saw Lu Zheng coming in, he smiled and said, "You are here just right. I will return to China to report my work tomorrow. During this period, I will ask you for the embassy's work.
Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment and said, "You want to go back to China, why didn't you say it in advance?"
Ambassador Yang sighed and said, "It was decided temporarily. The ministry has agreed to let me go back to recuperate and report my work. Tomorrow's plane, alas, I'm old and have a lot of problems. From now on, it will be the world of you young people.
Lu Zheng looked at Yang Chengye and knew in his heart that Yang Chengye didn't want to play with him anymore.
Perhaps, because I have too many ideas, I mentioned it to Yang Chengye a few days ago to see if I can take advantage of this chaos and find a way to support a pro-China government in Yangon.
Yang Chengye is nearly 60 years old. It seems that he has no ambition to be enterprising and just wants to survive until retirement. Now, he is too restless. Who knows whether he will cause any big trouble after he has trouble? He doesn't want his reputation to be ruined in his life.
This is because he didn't know some of his trump cards, and thought he was young and energetic, acted extreme, and was very powerful.
Thinking about it, Lu Zheng didn't say anything, and talked about Awang's family, and said, "Look, should we intervene? I think we should negotiate with the Wen Rui government to fight for the civil rights they should enjoy for Myanmar overseas Chinese."
Yang Chengye sighed: "It's a coincidence that I have to pack my luggage with my lover in the afternoon. The flight will be in the early morning tomorrow. Time is very tight. Let's do it. From now on, I'm on vacation. You are the agent of our embassy."
Lu Zheng was helpless, but seeing Ambassador Yang's current situation, he didn't want to get involved with him anyway, so he could only nod.
Yang Chengye spread his hands and signaled that he had no choice but to continue to clean up the documents on the table, but hesitated for a while and said, "Do you ask for instructions from the country?"
Lu Zheng smiled and said, "It's not a formal note, so I'll express my concern in my personal capacity. I don't think I need to ask the Ministry for instructions. After all, the Ministry does not understand the situation here, and some opportunities are fleeting, so we have the right to deal with them at our discretion."
Yang Chengye thought for a while and said, "We should be more cautious when making trouble in the internal affairs of the Myanmar government. Even if the Wen Rui government surrenders because the situation needs our support, if the news is revealed, the Myanmar people will definitely be dissatisfied with us. The slightest margin between gains and losses is often a thousand miles apart. I think, what are the disadvantages and no benefits?"
Lu Zheng knew that the old diplomat was still worried. Although he was determined to get out of the matter, he still kindly reminded himself that he was considered to be conscientious.
When Lu Zheng knew that Ambassador Yang was smoking, he lit one and handed him one, saying, "Actually, national sentiment is not a big problem as long as the government guides it. After all, there has never been a real war in the modern history of our country and Myanmar, and we have never invaded Myanmar. Whether China-Myanmar friendship or China-Myanmar friendship is just a matter of public opinion-oriented. As long as the Myanmar government is willing to move towards China-Myanmar friendship in the future, the people will be very simple and easy to guide."
Smoking the cigarette, Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I am going to seize this opportunity to get the chestnut from the fire, let's see it step by step."
Chapter completed!