In fact, important national buildings such as the Great Hall are things that we need to master as national guards.
Because it involves foreign leaders or friends visiting, when asked, we need to be able to explain everything.
However, the Secret Service and Special Guards Department are not particularly harsh on these requirements, and they do not deliberately make it part of the security service.
Therefore, we are self-taught in mastering these things.
It is rare to see someone like You Meng who has such a thorough grasp of these things among the security personnel.
Because of this, I admire You Meng even more.
Although I have established a relationship with You Meng, to be honest, how much do I know about her?
I can only say that I know a part of it.
She is too mysterious and too outstanding.
She always brings surprises that I can't imagine.
She has high attainments in music, literature, and art, as well as medicine.
Today, after witnessing her endless introduction, I can't help but admire her, or even worship her.
After listening to You Meng's introduction, Keszew restrained his arrogant attitude and praised, "Staff officer You knows a lot about the Great Hall, this makes me a bit … a bit surprised."
You Meng asked back disapprovingly, "What's there to be surprised about?
The Great Hall of the People is a building in China, and it is also the political and cultural center of China. As a citizen of China, if I don't even know this, then I would be neglecting my duty. "
After hearing You Meng's words, I couldn't help but feel ashamed.
It seems that I need to recharge myself in the future!
To be precise, before this, I often brought international friends to the Great Hall, but to be honest, although I have a good understanding of the various doors and halls of the Great Hall, I know very little about the structure and functions of the halls. I remember when the Russian senior official Michael Bodo visited China last year, I was appointed to bring him and other senior Russian officials to tour the Great Hall. Michael Bodo is a person who likes to get to the bottom of things. He was very interested in the architectural style of the Great Hall of China, and he asked a lot of questions, but I always stammered and couldn't answer.
At that time, he had wanted to expand and learn this knowledge, but in the end, he still could not overcome his laziness. He thought that since it was not the content of the guard business, there was no need to learn too deeply and familiarize himself with it.
After seeing You Meng's performance today, I began to remind myself in my heart: Recharge, I must recharge!
Things like the Great Hall, the People's Heroes Monument, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and other cultural centers had to be mastered.
I don't want my foreign friends to laugh at me for not knowing my own country's cultural attractions.
Thinking like this, he strengthened his confidence once again.
Perhaps You Meng's knowledge had completely stimulated Keszew's thirst for knowledge. When they were visiting the reception hall and the banquet hall, Keszew repeatedly asked, and You Meng was always able to explain everything to him. She was no less interesting than the professional lecturers in the banquet hall.
Perhaps everyone was so engrossed in listening to You Meng's explanation and introduction that we even neglected an important part: taking pictures.
To be sure, we took very few photos during the visit, and a borrowed one almost became a decoration.
After that, we visited the various representative halls.
Of the thirty-three representative halls, half of them were open, and the other half were blocked by poles. Of course, tourists were not allowed to visit them either.
What made me feel even more amazed was that You Meng was able to explain the situation of each province, especially the main cultural attractions. From the Hunan Hall to the Liaoning, Beijing, Sichuan, Guangdong, and Shanghai Halls, You Meng was able to explain everything clearly and logically.
The few of us had almost blended into the cultural feast that You Meng brought to us. We listened attentively and benefited a lot.
However, when we reached the Taiwan Hall, Keszew suddenly froze.
Keszew pointed at the three words' Taiwan Hall 'and asked us, "Why did Taiwan come to the Great Hall?"
I said, "This is the Taiwan Hall. What's wrong?"
Keszew clicked his tongue and stared blankly for a moment. Then, he said, "Does your Taiwan Hall have anything to do with Taiwan?"
Hearing this, I got angry and complained to Keszew, "If you don't know, don't talk nonsense. There's no such thing as Taiwan. Taiwan is a province of China, Taiwan Province."
Keszew shook his head. "Oh, no, no, no.
What I know is that Taiwan is an independent country. They're just like China. Although they don't have as big a territory as China, they have their own political power. The leader of Taiwan has even visited our country before. Moreover, he was proposed to join the United Nations.
How could it be a province of your country?
I don't believe it. "
Keszew shook his head while looking at the Taiwan Hall. When the twisted truth came out of his mouth, it sounded very grand.
Taiwan was a very sensitive topic, and Keszew said that Taiwan was an independent country. It made me furious.
Whether he said it on purpose or because he was mistaken, I couldn't tolerate it.
In recent years, Taiwan had been in a lot of trouble, and many shameless countries had openly supported Taiwan's evil deeds.
China and the people of China hated these things.
Therefore, when we heard Keszew's words, You Meng and I were very angry. You Meng said to Keszew with a straight face, "Keszew, please don't twist the truth. I'm telling you that Taiwan is an inseparable territory of China. You don't have the right to say these words that divide China!"
Keszew was startled. He asked, "What? You don't want us to express our opinions?"
You Meng said, "You can express your opinions, but please don't say such things."
Kessel sneered and shrugged his shoulders. He put on an inexplicable look and complained, "I really don't understand you guys!
You insist that Taiwan is your territory, but the Taiwanese don't recognize it.
Your country is too … "
Keszew's words made me angry. I didn't wait for him to finish and quickly walked over. I glared at Keszew and said, "Keszew, shut up!"
To be exact, at that time, Taiwan was a sensitive word. Moreover, the world's public opinion was very complicated. China's government had always been firm and principled in dealing with the Taiwan issue. We hated those countries and individuals who supported Taiwan's secession.
Therefore, I didn't feel comfortable listening to Keszew's words and actions. I even wanted to slap him.
Keszew didn't expect that I would get angry. He frowned and scolded me, "Zhao Long, what are you shouting for?
You don't want people to talk? "
I glared at him and said, "Keszew, I'll tell you one more time. Taiwan is China's undivided territory. The people of Taiwan are China's people's blood. You're a ridiculous countryman. Don't talk about our family's affairs and sow discord!"
Keszew scratched his head. He looked very angry, but he still looked calm. He pointed a finger at me and said, "Okay, okay. Zhao Long, what right do you have to scold me?
I'm a countryman. I have my own opinions and freedom of speech.
You China brat, did you forget the pain after you recovered? Are you purposely provoking me, Keszew? "
He looked at me with a pair of sinister and strong eyes. He clenched his hand into a fist and waved it a few times as if he wanted to use force.
The situation reached a stalemate. Marisia hurried forward to dissuade him, but Keszew and I were looking at each other like two intertwined swords.
I wanted to teach him a lesson, and he probably wanted to teach me a lesson too.
This conflict definitely wasn't just because of the impulsiveness and unhappiness.
But no matter how deep the conflict was, I didn't lose my mind. After all, this was the Great Hall. I couldn't go too far with Keszew here.
Although, after the World Guard Exchange, I wanted to meet him again.
Finally, this storm was put to rest.
You Meng used a special tone to introduce the culture of the Taiwan Hall. At the end, she emphasized, "Taiwan is China's territory. It's a province of China."
Maybe this matter was laughable to others.
But to us, it was very important.
As a member of the Republic's military, how could I tolerate someone saying so many words to divide China in front of Chinese people, especially Chinese military officers?
What's more, the person who made such remarks was actually the hated Captain Kessel.
As the personal guard of the president of China, didn't he know that he shouldn't say so many things that involved the political sovereignty of other countries?
Or maybe Keszew said these words to provoke me and You Meng?
There was no way to tell.
Perhaps it was because Kessef had mentioned something sensitive, but we didn't stay in the hall for long. We turned around from the Taiwan Hall and rushed back the way we had come.
After we left the Great Hall, we went straight to the square.
What was even more infuriating was that when we were taking pictures in the square, Keszew mentioned the Taiwan issue again.
And he still played the role of an independent lobbyist without any scruples.
I even felt that this Keszew was simply a bastard. He clearly knew that the Taiwan issue was very sensitive, but he still enthusiastically advocated the Taiwan theory …
When I stood in front of Keszew again and warned him to 'shut up', it meant that the conflict between us had escalated again.
To be exact, I had interacted with many guards in the world, but I had never met anyone as unfriendly as Keszew.
It was one thing for him to be arrogant and self-righteous, but that was human nature.
But he liked to mention these sensitive topics in front of Chinese people. It was extremely hateful.
In other aspects, I could tolerate Keszew's rudeness, but in this aspect, how could I tolerate it?
He was speaking on behalf of the separatists. Time and time again, he infuriated me and You Meng. It made me want to find a place to teach this blabbermouth a lesson.
I could ignore the conflicts between us, the conflicts in the past, but this time, I couldn't stay calm no matter what.
He was still unscrupulously advocating freedom of speech, saying that he had the right to express his views on world politics. Even though Marisia was constantly persuading him, Keszew still talked about the Taiwan issue. And the more he talked, the more his saliva flew. It wasn't until I shouted 'shut up' again that he finally shut his stinky mouth. He tilted his head and looked at me provocatively. He complained, "What, Chinese people don't allow foreigners to speak?
No one has the right to tell me to shut up. I can say whatever I want. It's my freedom! "
I felt that Keszew was deliberately provoking me. Was he just talking about freedom of speech?
He was obviously trying to provoke me and the Chinese people.
I had seen shameless people, but I had never seen shameless people to this extent!
I almost grabbed Keszew's collar, but I suppressed my anger and shouted at Keszew, "Keszew, I'm warning you. This is China. If you talk like this again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Keszew wasn't afraid. He asked, "You?
What do you have to be impolite to me?
Do you want to fight, loser? "
I said, "Keszew, don't think that you're so great just because you got first place in the security exchange. Sooner or later, you'll suffer a loss!"
Keszew sneered. "Who told me to suffer a loss?
You? "
I said, "You can think of it that way."
Keszew shrugged. "Zhao Long, it's not that I'm looking down on you. I was already very merciful during the security exchange.
Don't keep looking for trouble with me. Have you counted how many times you cursed during your visit to the Great Hall?
And I've never allowed anyone to treat me like this.
If we weren't in China's territory, I would've slapped your mouth a long time ago! "
I took a step forward and glared at Keszew. "Try me if you dare!"