Beauty Comic Cultivation Record

Chapter 173

"From the look on your face, things should be going well!"

Francis Underwood returned to his residence, put his suit jacket on the clothes rack, and sat on the sofa tiredly, but his face couldn't hide his excitement.

The wife of the Secretary of State brought him a cup of hot coffee, and she sat opposite him with a cup of freshly squeezed apple juice.

Claire Underwood, the wife of the Secretary of State bears her husband's surname, but she is a woman with extremely keen political sense. She was once Francis Underwood's right-hand man in his political career.

Francis became the Secretary of State, and Claire should at least take half of the credit.

"Everything is going smoothly according to plan!" Francis Underwood took two sips of hot coffee, then took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to his wife.

"What is this?" Claire took the file and flipped through it a few times!

"The reception invitation list I made, the President, Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and myself, the Secretary of State, will all attend!"

Francis Underwood said: "Of course there are some big names coming too. The chairman of the Federal Reserve, as well as Rockefeller, JPMorgan Chase, Stark and other influential families in the Federation have also sent invitations!"

"A secret meeting led you to this kind of reception. Does the owner of the White House have any objections?"

Claire looked at Francis with a tired face, walked over to hold his head in her arms, and gently kneaded his temples with two thumbs.

"The political system of the Federation is like this. Behind these invited people are companies and financial groups that are too big to fail.

Once the peace talks with Wakanda are successful, the national government alone will definitely not be able to afford the benefits. It is said to be a reception, but in fact it is everyone sitting together and sharing the cake! "

Lying in his wife's arms, Francis Underwood explained: "Neither the invitees nor Wakanda will doubt the true purpose of this reception!"

Claire rubbed his head for Francis, and said with some worry on his face: "Isn't it a bit too risky! With your political strategy, we still have a chance, there is no need to take this risk!"

Claire naturally knew of her husband's plans. Even though she had been with him for so many years and was used to seeing open and secret fights in the political field, she was still shocked by Francis's big hand.

"There is no chance. According to Garrett's current prestige, if there is no accident, he can be re-elected. If the next term is the Democratic Party, how many chances do I have?"

"However, these people attending the reception are all big figures from the federation. Once something happens to them, it will cause a shock to the entire federation!"

"Isn't that good?" Francis raised his head and looked at his wife, the two looked at each other, and there was a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes:

"Washington was hit by a terrorist attack. The President, Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate were assassinated. A large number of heads and CEOs of well-known companies were killed."

"According to the Federal Constitution, I will directly take over the position of the President, and when the Federation encounters a terrorist attack, I can directly exercise the wartime rights of the Federal President!"

"For this reception, I specially invited the heads of consortia such as JP Morgan Chase, Rockefeller, and DuPont to participate. If something happens to these heads, these consortia are bound to be in civil turmoil for a period of time."

"At that time, as the wartime president, I will get rid of those terrorists, then rectify the economy, save the unemployment rate, and maybe even get rid of one or two consortiums that are too big to fail.

Claire, you said that when the time comes, I, the hero who saved the Commonwealth, can serve longer than Franklin Roosevelt! "

Claire looked down at her husband in astonishment. This was the first time she knew that Francis had such ambitions in his heart.

"But Roosevelt's experience cannot be replicated. You must know that he was re-elected because during World War II, when the Federation was facing a revolution, he won the support of public opinion and was re-elected for four terms.
And after him, the Federal Constitution stipulates that each president can only serve a maximum of two consecutive terms! "

Franklin Roosevelt was the first and last president in federal history to serve four consecutive terms.

The Federation has been implementing a presidential system since its founding. Including the current one, there have been 45 presidents in total, and only eleven of them have not been re-elected.
According to the original federal constitution, it only stipulates that the term of office of each federal president is four years, and does not clearly stipulate the term of the president's re-election.

In other words, as long as there is enough public support, the president can always be re-elected,

But Washington, the first president of the Federation, had a clear judgment on his status.

After being unanimously elected President of the Federation twice in a row, he resolutely refused to seek a third term, leaving the Federation with the tradition that each president can serve two consecutive terms at most.

This tradition lasted for 150 years before it was broken by Franklin Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the Confederacy.
Unprecedented and unprecedented, he served four consecutive terms as President of the Federation, and at the same time became the longest-serving president in the history of the Federation so far.

But the reason why Roosevelt was able to serve four consecutive terms was because he was in the Great Depression and World War II.
The long-term war has caused panic in the hearts of the people of the Federation. They yearn for a stable rule,
The election of Roosevelt can maintain policy continuity and minimize the turmoil caused by the change of term.

But after Franklin D. Roosevelt left office,

In 1951, the Federal Congress passed the No. 20 Second Amendment to the Constitution, stipulating that no one shall serve as president for more than two terms.

"Roosevelt can be re-elected with public opinion, why can't I?" Francis looked at his wife and asked.

"Since Roosevelt was re-elected because of the Revolutionary War, I will create an enemy for the Federation to face!"

Francis' eyes seemed to be burning with a flame called ambition, and leaving a legacy in history is the ultimate appeal of every politician.

Claire looked at her husband and didn't speak. As an equally ambitious woman, she could tell which one was higher between the wife of the secretary of state and the first lady of the federation.

She rubbed Francis' head for a while, then sat on the sofa next to him, picked up the invitation list, and filled in the gaps for him.

"Tony Stark, Frank, cross out his name!" Claire looked up at the names on the invitation list and said to Francis.

(Frank is the abbreviation of Francis! It is usually called by acquaintances and husbands and wives)
Francis looked at Claire suspiciously.

Claire analyzed calmly: "You have to know that the head of the Stark family has another identity, and you don't want a troublesome Iron Man to appear in your plan!"

Francis, who made a mistake in his busy schedule, remembered that Tony Stark still had the identity of Iron Man. Although he was confident in the secret weapon that Cobra brought out,

But facing Tony Stark, who was in the limelight in the Federation during this period, he didn't know what to do.

"Will it be awkward if you don't invite him!" Francis frowned.

Although the Stark family is not as good as those established consortiums, after World War II, two generations of Stark's management gave the Stark family a deep influence in the federal military.

And now that Stark Industries is involved in the energy field, it is a veritable energy tycoon!
If Tony Stark is not invited to this reception, it will indeed look too flashy and too deliberate!
"You forgot, the current president of Stark Industries is not Tony Stark!" Seeing Francis' embarrassment, Claire woke him up with one sentence.

Francis came to his senses when he heard the words, and kissed Claire with his arms around him: "Then change the name of the invitation letter to Pepper Potts!"

Claire took out a pen, crossed out Tony Stark's name on the invitation list, and wrote Pepper Potts' name!
Of course this manuscript was only the first draft drawn up by Francis!The actual invitation has not yet been produced.

The reception is scheduled for three days later, and these few days are enough for the White House staff to deliver the invitation to the person who should send it.

"Song Tang!" Claire saw an unfamiliar name on the invitation list, and she looked at Francis suspiciously.

"Someone has to take the blame for this incident. This person is tall, short, fat and thin!"

Claire nodded knowingly.

"One more thing, you can help me find information about a terrorist organization during World War II. I want a batch of their clothing, slogans, and badges! Hurry up!"

Francis thought of the resurgent Hydra that T'Chaka was talking about.

A gang leader colluded with a resurgent terrorist organization during World War II to launch a terrorist attack on the Federation.

The president and the vice president were killed one after another. He, Secretary of State Francis Underwood, stood up and was ordered to turn the tide.

Could there be a more perfect plot than this?

"What organization?" Claire asked.

"Hydra!"

The next day, Francis sent duplicate copies of the invitation list to the White House Office and the Blair State Guesthouse!
After being confirmed by the President and T'Chaka, Francis ordered the White House staff to prepare invitations!
And he himself came to the Blair State Guesthouse and started a two-day secret meeting with T'Chaka.

Of course, saying it is a secret is just a way of saying it.

Although Wakanda is a small country, T'Chaka is a political veteran. He first reached a secret agreement with China and Russia, and then forced the Federation to submit.

As the world's most powerful country, the Federation is currently supplying itself with the power of all countries. Whenever there is an economic crisis, he will print and distribute US dollars in large numbers to make the world pay for his consumption.

All of this is based on his powerful armament and technological level.

If China and Russia are allowed to use Wakanda's vibration technology to achieve corner overtaking, this result is unacceptable to the Federation.

So in this case, there is not much room for federal negotiations.

However, it is not that the White House staff have not formulated countermeasures. They have studied the national conditions of Wakanda.
Wakanda's land area and population are destined to have little impact on other countries even if they become permanent members of the World Security Council.

This is also the reason why China, Russia, France, and Britain successively agreed to Wakanda's entry into permanent membership.

For this multi-ethnic country with a monarchy system, the Federation also has its own set of methods.

The tried and tested method is naturally to convey to them the idea of ​​federal freedom, democracy,

In a few years, this small country will definitely be moved and fall apart.

"Mr. Secretary, send an exchange team to Wakanda to help Wakanda set up a university,
Accept some Wakanda people to study in the Federation,
Set up an embassy and let Wakanda open up Zhenjin technology to you. Is this a requirement of your federation? "

In the small conference room of the Blair State Guesthouse, a formal negotiation, T'Chaka looked at the terms of the treaty in front of him, and stared at Francis!

"If I'm right, the war has not yet been decided. Why does this agreement make me feel that we have lost Wakanda!"

Francis smiled: "Your Majesty, our requirements are not harsh. You must know that if Wakanda wants to become one of the permanent members of the World Security Council, it must naturally assume the responsibility of a major country!"

"Our federation's technology has also helped many third world countries. If Wakanda wants to become permanent, it must show its sincerity!"

T'Chaka sneered at what Francis said. Although Wakanda was closed to the outside world, it was not long after T'Chaka came to power.

Wakanda joined the United Nations as a small fourth-rate African country.

Without the butterfly effect of the Tang and Song Dynasties, the king of Wakanda would have stirred up troubles in the United Nations.

Even his death was because he criticized the accountability of the Avengers at the World Security Council meeting, but was taken away by the Winter Soldier with a bomb.

T'Chaka slammed the Avengers on the grounds that 11 of his own citizens died in the conflict while doing charity work in Sokovia
As a seasoned politician, T'Chaka's intentions in doing this cannot be so simple.

His speech indirectly led to the birth of the "Sokovia Agreement",

This agreement, formulated by the Ministry of Defense and agreed by 117 countries, is like a collar on the Avengers, stipulating that the Avengers can only act with approval;

From all the signs, it can be seen that T'Chaka is also a political veteran active in the world.

He is well aware of the nature of the federal government. Over the years, the federation has blocked countless sophisticated technologies from other countries!

Also, if the Federation wants to set up an embassy in Wakanda, T'Chaka will never agree.

Wakanda's intelligence agencies are all over the world, but he knows what the Federation's embassy is.

Especially in the Middle East, some small countries in Africa are simply the bane of turmoil.

Secretly support anti-government armed forces, subvert countries that are not pro-US, and steal intelligence from other countries.

If the Federation is allowed to set up an embassy in Wakanda, within a few years, the throne under his ass may be moved.

Studying abroad is even more impossible. After studying abroad for a few years, wait until those students come back.

T'Chaka thought with his ass, knew what they were going to do.

Liberal democracy, against the monarchy, this kind of cultural consciousness invasion is the tried and tested method of the federal government.

T'Chaka vetoed each of the conditions proposed by the federal government in the document.

and then had a heated meeting with francis
The negotiations on the first day lasted from ten o'clock in the morning to the afternoon, and the two sides still failed to reach a consensus.

During the negotiation, the two sides were still at a stalemate on the terms of some interests.

In general, the federal government can agree to Wakanda's participation in the World Security Council...

But the conditions offered by the federal government were unacceptable to T'Chaka.

Negotiations lasted until four o'clock in the afternoon, and Francis met T'Chaka, who was stubborn and stubborn.

Francis can only go back to report the situation to the president and prepare for tomorrow's talks.

In the White House not far from the State Guest House, a large group of White House aides have deduced the many outcomes of the talks and negotiations in advance, and formulated a lot of backup plans.

What Francis has to do is to clarify the outcome of the negotiation process, and choose a set of feasible plans from many alternatives according to the progress of the negotiations.

.........

Down's Manor in New York, Huxin Pavilion,

Ryan, who had just met several shareholders of Hanmer Industries, returned to the manor and looked at the boss sitting by the lake fishing,

With a glance, he noticed the invitation on the long table.

Ryan opened it and saw that it was a reception invitation from the White House.

"It was sent by a military officer, saying that it was a reception held by the White House, and I was invited to attend.

Go and find out who received this invitation, and what is the true intention of this invitation? ! "

"Yes, boss!"

Ryan put down the invitation card in his hand, went back to the study, and checked the information of the reception through his network.

...............

"Boss, I've found out, this reception is of a very high standard,"

In less than 10 minutes, Ryan returned to the Huxin Pavilion and reported the found information to Tang Song.

"The people attending the reception are all big figures in the upper echelon of the Federation, and they are all the heads of the consortium. The President of the Federation, the Vice President and some high-ranking officials will also attend this reception...

Stark Industries received an invitation from Pepper Potts, the president of Stark Industries!

The Osborne Group did not receive an invitation. "

"It's not the megalomaniac Tony Stark who invited me."

Tang Song smiled, picked up the cigar box from the fishing box at hand, took out one, and threw a box to Ryan

"New stuff from Cuba, try it!"

Ryan took the cigar box and looked at the cigarette box. The box was inlaid with finely divided aquamarine gemstones.

These diamond-like precious stones are pure in color, and more than a dozen of them are inlaid on this cigar box. This cigar box alone can be sold for six figures in the market.

"A tobacco company over there in Cuba wants half the tobacco quota here in New York! You talk to someone!"

Boss Tang was smoking a cigar, looking intently at the motionless buoy on the lake, and casually decided on a tobacco supplier in a metropolis with a population of tens of millions.

Ryan picked up the cigar cutter, trimmed and cut a cigar, sat on the stone steps next to Tang Song, and accompanied Boss Tang to smoke.

"Boss, Washington is not peaceful recently! Someone paid a big price to buy the life of the king of Wakanda. I think you'd better not attend this reception!"

"Kane sent back a message saying that Washington is about to stage a big show about assassinating the king and killing the king, and I happened to go to see the show,
It would be so much fun if the Secretary of State actually got it done! "

Tang Song stretched lazily and said.

The Secretary of State hired an assassin organization to assassinate the federal president. He couldn't miss such a good show.

World Security Council Headquarters, Manhattan, New York
Alexander Pierce, as the Secretary-General of the Security Council, also received the invitation to this reception.

"Are our people in place?"

With the invitation in Alexander Pierce's hand, he looked behind him at a senior agent with a S.H.I.E.L.D. badge on his chest!
"The four Winter Soldier and our killer are all in Washington, arrangements are made!
Mr. Whitehall is in Washington and says he will direct the operation himself! "

"Whitehall!?" Alexander Pierce looked skeptical: "It's okay for him to conduct experiments, and direct this assassination?

What about Strucker, is he still on the battlefield in East Africa? "

Compared with Daniel Whitehall, who was obsessed with immortality, Alexander Pierce believed in Strucker, who was a soldier, in terms of command ability.

"The baron says he's stuck in East Africa for the time being!"

"Then tell Whitehall that things have changed, and let him stay still for the time being, I have a plan!"

Alexander Pierce looked at the invitation in his hand and said thoughtfully.

Another day of secret negotiations between Francis and Wakanda stalled on behalf of the White House,
The two parties barely reached an agreement. Wakanda opened up part of the vibration gold technology to the federal government, and at the same time gave the federal government a part of the vibration gold quota.

The federal government agreed to cast a crucial vote in the World Security Council.

This negotiation lasted until seven o'clock in the evening before it was considered to have a result.

After the matter was over, Francis returned to the White House with the signed agreement.

On the other side, a group of people in the Cobra base are making final preparations for tomorrow's reception.

Boxes of ammunition were handed out, and Kane took out a pistol from the ammunition box. As soon as he started to use it, he felt that the weight was not right.

Kaka, he disassembled the pistol in twos and twos, and checked the various parts of the gun.

It was found that the gun was made of plastic!
"This is a firearm made with the latest 3D printing technology. Even the bullets are made of special materials instead of metal!"

The Cobra Commander wearing a silver-white mask stood on the high platform, saw Kane checking the gun, walked over and said to him, his voice was full of complacency.

Kane frowned: "This kind of firearm is not durable. Compared with guns made of metal, its durability is too poor!"

Kane reassembled the pistol: "The service life of an ordinary pistol is 3000 rounds of ammunition, and this gun can fire up to 1000 rounds!"

Commander Cobra waved his hand, and a buzzing laughter came from under the silver mask: "Hahaha, we don't need it to be durable, as long as it can survive tomorrow afternoon!"

At this time, Bai Yougui walked in with a group of cobra soldiers in black suits carrying a batch of boxes.

"Everyone, put on new uniforms!"

A snake-eyed soldier opened the box, and the Cobra commander took out a black combat uniform from the box, pointed to the octopus snake head badge on the combat uniform and said to everyone:

"From now on, we are not Cobras, we are Hydra, remember, everyone, remember our slogan!

hail hydra! "

"Hail hydra!

hail hydra！.“

Kane looked at the familiar badge on the combat uniform in the hands of the Cobra Commander, blinked, and heard the group of cobra-eyed soldiers chanting some familiar slogans.

"You...we are Hydra!" He asked White Ghost holding a samurai sword!

Bai Youling shook his head: "It's just looking for a scapegoat!"

Kane looked at Commander Cobra and suddenly felt that he and the boss must be able to chat together.

...............

Night falls
Inside the State Guest House, T'Chaka's heart was heavy, and his mind was always full of danger omens.

But I can't tell what it is specifically, it's like a darkness covering my heart, and I can't touch anything discernible when I reach out.

He was so worried that he didn't even like the black beauty beside him!
The reason why T'Chaka violated the ancestral teachings and stirred up wind and rain in the world is that he can see clearly that the reason why Wakanda can maintain a high degree of independence and self-enclosed is because of the convenience brought by vibration gold.

After all, Zhenjin's resources are limited, and Wakanda must find a way out for itself, which is why he has developed intelligence agencies all over the world.

Although this time he successfully led Wakanda to join the World Security Council,
But what he has done, whether it is good or bad for Wakanda, he himself does not know.

(End of this chapter)