Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Story of the Chaebol

With the support of Sun Tong, Fang Zhiyuan's funeral was quite large in scale.

The only thing that no one expected was that just a few days after Fang Zhiyuan’s funeral, the empire lost two more elders in succession.

In less than a month, the empire lost a duke, a marquis and a count in succession, which caused quite a stir.

Although these three have retired long ago, their influence remains. Today, they have many disciples and former officials in the government.

Compared to Fang Zhiyuan in front, the funerals of the latter two were relatively smaller in China, but no matter what, they will definitely not be left out of the honors that the Empire deserves.

"This person is so fragile. I might be gone someday."

"Grandpa Emperor, what nonsense are you talking about? You will definitely live a hundred years!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Grandpa will surely live a long life. I am still waiting for our little Qi to get married!"

"Don't worry, Grandpa Huang. When I grow up, I will marry a beautiful wife and honor you with her."

"Our little Qi is so well behaved."

Xiaoqi is the fourth son of Sun Jingwen. Since he is the seventh child in the third generation of the Sun family, everyone in the family calls him Xiaoqi.

This kid has been around for 65 years and is only three years old now, so he doesn't understand what death is at all. He doesn't even understand things like getting married and having children.

But even so, it does not prevent him from liking to stay with his grandfather, and he also hopes that his grandfather can always be with him.

"Dad, do you know that Jingtong is in love?"

The five sons have now all started their own families and careers. Except for the eldest son, who can be seen from time to time, the other four can only be seen once or twice on average.

Compared with his sons, Sun Tong prefers to stay with his daughter and grandchildren.

Especially the three daughters, even though the eldest and second daughters are married, they will come to the palace to see their parents on weekends.

"Jingtong is dating someone? When did it happen?"

"Recently, haven't you been sending people to protect her in secret? Don't you know about this?"

"I really don't know. I sent people to protect her, but they are not intelligence personnel, so it's normal for them not to know that Jingtong is in a relationship."

"Yes, do you know who Jingtong's partner is?"

"Then how would I know whether the child of the old Hu family is the third child of the old Qu family?"

Sun Jingtong grew up in the deep palace. Although she went to school when she was older, she didn't have many opportunities to contact the outside world. It was not until she graduated from university that she had more free time. However, Sun Jingtong, who had been trained to be a homegirl, had very few opportunities to make new friends. So Sun Tong guessed that the boyfriend this girl found was most likely the descendant of several of her close ministers.

"You've made some guesses this time. You know this boyfriend of his. Let me remind you that this boyfriend doesn't work in the government, and his family has no connection with the government."

"Not working for the government? Then in the military? Or from a merchant family?"

"army."

"From the military... I know someone..."

With Sun Jingruo's reminder, Sun Tong immediately began to recall the second and even third generation military officers he knew.

If you don't want to know, it turns out that without realizing it, the military in South China, like the government, has undergone several rounds of renewal.

After eliminating dozens of targets, Sun Tong's mind suddenly appeared with the face of a handsome young man.

"Could it be Shi Xincheng?"

The Shi Xincheng mentioned by Sun Tong is the eldest son of Shi Huanzhang, the commander of Qian Nanhua's Rocket Force. During World War II, Shi Huanzhang was conferred the title of Earl of Phuket by Sun Tong for his military exploits. As one of the few earls in Nanhua, their family was considered prominent in the empire.

Compared to his father, Shi Xincheng is not only good-looking, but also more capable than his father. Now 27 years old, he was admitted to the Royal Military Academy at the age of 18 and obtained a doctorate degree in six years.

After graduation, he declined the school's offer to stay and resolutely went to the place where his father had fought. Since he joined the Rocket Force, relying on his outstanding abilities and superior vision, he has been promoted to the position of lieutenant colonel in three years.

Of course, although 27-year-old lieutenant colonels are rare, they do exist in the South China Army. The South China Army even had a 22-year-old colonel in the past.

But those were all special cases, and they all occurred during wartime. Just take the past twenty years as an example, Shi Xincheng was almost the youngest lieutenant colonel in Nanhua.

Because of his strong academic ability and quick mind, Shi Xincheng was highly valued by his superiors as soon as he entered the army. In particular, the series of reform plans for the Rocket Force that he came up with won him several national honors.

Sun Tong fully recognized Shi Xincheng's abilities, but he just couldn't understand how his little daughter got involved with this guy?