Soon it was August 14th.

This day is the day when people express their last respect to Shen Hu, an old comrade on the financial front, - the agreed date to go to the Shawan Funeral Home to bid farewell to Shen Hu.

It is said that according to Shen Hu's colorful life and complex experience during his lifetime, especially the entanglement of right and wrong in the economic fraud case during his later years as the general manager of Meilin Financial Services Society, the relevant departments have done several studies and decided not to hold a memorial service and not to give a eulogy, but to place Shen Hu's ashes in the auditorium hall, hang his portrait in the main hall, and accept the farewell greeting ceremony of relatives and friends, management agencies and relevant units here, and place wreaths, elegiac couplets, ribbon, so as to avoid the misfortune of his old age, so as not to continue to evoke painful memories of his loved ones.

The farewell ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m.

It is said that the summer is also full of feelings for Shenhu. When he looks at Shen Hu, he regards him as a dignified financial elder in his heart. In fact, it is true, because he, like Luo Wenhu, walked out of the gate of No. 137 Long Causeway, Guangzhou, the highest financial management authority in Guangdong Province, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an "old banker".

After seeing the news of Shen Hu's death in the newspaper in the summer, after several deliberations, he drew up a couplet, which was ready to be sent to the condolence hall with a wreath after arriving at the Shawan funeral home.

On this day, summer is still the same as usual, get up relatively early, at more than eight o'clock in the morning, summer took the written couplet and put it in the car, drove the car, and drove on Nigang Road to Shawan.

When he arrived at the funeral home, seeing that the time was still early, he came to the specialty store that rented and sold mourning supplies, and asked for a wreath, with a ribbon he had written, which looked solemn and solemn. Summer, when she was satisfied, asked the clerk to carry the wreath to the condolence hall with her.

When I came to the hall in the summer, I saw that the front of the arranged mourning hall was hung with a bareheaded photo of Shen Hu in his later years, and the frame of the photo was tied with black yarn. At the top of the photo are written eight bold characters: "Mourn Comrade Shen Hu", and on the left and right sides of the main hall are hung a pair of elegiac couplets written in official script, the one on the right reads: "Wang Sun Youxi does not return," and the one on the left reads: "Spring grass is full of flowers." ”

On the left and right sides of the hall, there are already wreaths, couplets and ribbons of the People's Bank of Guangdong Province, the ×× State-owned Bank of Guangdong Province, the Veteran Cadres Bureau of the Organization Department of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee, the People's Bank of Shenzhen, the ×× State-owned Bank of Shenzhen, and other units, as well as Shenhu's relatives.

Looking at these wreaths in summer, in addition to indicating their respective units, the couplets on the right are generally as follows: "Deeply mourn Comrade Shen Hu" and "Comrade Shen Hu through the ages!" Among the wreaths sent by his relatives, the couplets sent by Aunt Tang, who is his wife, are quite humane, and the one on the right reads: "You have to go well!" and the inscription on the left reads: "Wife: Xiao Tang leads his children to respect."

After reading it, Xia thought to herself: "Aunt Tang is an uneducated woman, although it can't be said that she killed Shen Hu, but Shen Hu's melancholy death still has something to do with her after all." To write such an emotional elegiac couplet, there must be a high-level ghostwriter. ”

After putting the wreath he sent in the summer, he looked at the couplet inscribed by himself, and thought that the meaning of the couplet was fair to Shenhu.

I saw the couplet hanging on the wreath sent by the summer:

It is rare for the two dynasties to be reused, both are young and promising, and they are in charge of finance for the country and the family;

It's a pity that his life is famous, just because of his old eyes and faint, because his wife is small because of his private appointment;

At the time of the liberation of Guangzhou, the Military Management Commission, which had taken over the financial sector, valued and reused him as a reliable talent with good roots and good roots as the foundation of the new political power, and after several decades of cultivation, he rose to the rank of deputy department chief step by step. However, when he was retiring, he fell into a small heel fight and was dragged to death.

At nearly half past nine o'clock, many experts and celebrities in the financial industry came to the Yuping in front of the auditorium of the Shawan Funeral Parlor.

After a while, a minibus with the words "People's Bank of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone" written on both sides of the carriage stopped at Yuping, near the entrance of the auditorium, and came out of Zhongbali as a representative of the People's Bank of China to attend the farewell ceremony.

In the summer, when he saw Luo Wenhu, an inspector of the People's Bank of China and chairman of the board of supervisors of the People's Bank, also got off the bus of the People's Bank of China, he stepped forward and greeted An: "Teacher Luo, hello!"

Luo Wenhu spoke the "Mandarin" of Xingning, Guangdong, which has a strong local accent, and said to Summer: "Summer, you are here too?"

Xia said sincerely: "He is not only a veteran of our Guangdong financial circles, but also has a relationship with me, after all, he has led me." ”

Luo Wenhu agreed: "Yes, he should come, although the ending of his life is full of tragedy, but on the one hand, it is because the organization insists on making him, a retired cadre, come out of the rivers and lakes, and on the other hand, because he is old and dizzy, he does not notice it, so he made a big mistake." There are some things that cannot be written down in his name. ”

Summer agreed, "Yes! After all, Shen Lao is an honest man, but he was taken advantage of. On the other hand, the environment at that time was also like this, people in the rivers and lakes, involuntarily, and it was difficult for individuals to change. As the saying goes, 'times make heroes,' and vice versa. ”

In fact, there is another reason for Xia to mourn Shen Hu that has not been said from his own mouth, that is: when Chen Ping and Ke Shaoji were eager to control the loan power of Meilin Financial Services Society and poured dirty water on Xia Xia on trumped-up charges, the warning issued through Shen Hu's mouth did sound the alarm bell for Xia. Even after coming to Hubei Financial Services Co., Ltd. in the summer, he was cautious and thought twice, although there were some mistakes in loans, but they were still relatively stable. Later, after several years of screening and legal clearance, there was nothing wrong with personal conduct. On the other hand, Shen Hu, Chen Ping, and Ke Shaoji were embarrassed precisely because what they did back then was too far behind the high-profile they sang at the beginning: some changed their names and surnames and hid, some left the Meilin Financial Services Agency in a hurry for fear of being caught by the fox's tail by others, and some were placed under residential surveillance by the political and legal organs because they were involved in the case.

In a sense, Summer also benefited from the persecution of Merlin Financial Services. This is really in response to what the ancients said: Fortune and misfortune lurk, and misfortune and fortune rely on.

In the summer, when he was thinking about it, a comrade from the Shenzhen branch of the ×× state-owned bank came to Luo Wenhu and said to him: "Mr. Luo, the farewell ceremony is about to begin, please come to the front." ”

After speaking, he led Luo Wenhu to the front row of the auditorium.

At this time, a woman's mournful and deep voice came from the subwoofer in the auditorium: "Hello to all the guests attending the farewell ceremony of veteran comrade Shenhu! The farewell ceremony is about to begin. Today, among the guests and representatives attending Comrade Shen Hu's farewell ceremony, there are representatives of the Veteran Cadres Bureau of the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and the Shenzhen Municipal Government, representatives of the Cadres Department of the People's Bank of Guangdong Province and the People's Bank of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, as well as responsible comrades of the Guangdong branch of the ×× State-owned Bank, a unit where Comrade Shen Hu has worked for a long time, representatives of the Shenzhen branch of the ×× state-owned bank, and Comrade Shen Hu's former friends, colleagues, subordinates, friends, and relatives, totaling more than 380 people. The indigo, wreaths, ribbons, and couplets sent by various units and friends were arranged on the left and right sides of the auditorium, and it can be seen from the couplets inscribed by the people that people have indescribable grief over the loss of a respected veteran of the founding finance like Comrade Shen Hu. Distinguished guests and friends, today we respect the wishes of Comrade Shen Hu before his death, and according to the suggestions of his family, Comrade Shen Hu's funeral is simple. The guests and friends walked slowly from the right side of the auditorium to the main hall amid mourning music, bowed to the portrait and ashes of Comrade Shen Hu, and then left to receive the family's thanks before leaving. Now, I would like to announce that the farewell ceremony of Comrade Shen Hu has officially begun. Broadcast mourning. ”

In the low echo of mourning, the people who participated in the farewell walked slowly to the main hall of the auditorium, bowed to the statue of Shen Hu three times, and then walked to the left and shook hands with Shen Hu's widow Aunt Tang and other family members, and said: "Mourn, take care", and walked out to the door of the auditorium.

When people look at this scene, it is:

Don't be old in the year of birth, go to Shawan during the day.

Tears fall on the Shenzhen River, and the beach stays with the tide.

After making three bows to the statue of Shenhu in the summer, he said "festival condolences" to Aunt Tang. When he walked out of the hall slowly, he suddenly thought of Zhou Xun, Chen Ping, and Ke Shaoji from Aunt Tang in his eyes, and after a while, he involuntarily chanted two lines of poetry from Li Shangyin's "Sui Palace" in the Tang Dynasty:

There is no firefly in the rotten grass today, and there are twilight crows in the weeping poplars in ancient times.

The poem said that Emperor Yang was full of food and had nothing to do, and collected fireflies in Jinghua Palace for fun, and he actually received as many fireflies as many as those high-ranking officials and dignitaries who were good at patting horses and flattering. So, Emperor Yang traveled to the mountains at night and released the fireflies again, and for a time the mountains were full of fireflies. But today, there are no more fireflies in the places where Emperor Yang swam back then. Emperor Yang led the Yellow River from Banzhu to the Huaihai Sea, built the royal road by the river, planted willow trees, and later generations called it "Sui Dike". It is said that at that time, the emperor issued an edict: there is a willow tree among the people, and a piece of cloth will be rewarded. The common people all competed for the willow tree, and Emperor Yang and the minister planted it personally, so Emperor Yang gave the willow tree the surname "Yang". Now, Emperor Yang has died in the country, and the weeping willows on the Sui embankment are as before, and there are crows roosting at night. Li Shangyin's two poems lament the previous dynasty, but they are intended for future generations: this Emperor Yang repeats the mistakes of Empress Chen, with extravagance and extravagance, which will inevitably bring about the consequences of the country's ruin and death.

"People, only when we learn from the experience of our predecessors and remember the lessons of our predecessors can history progress. Summer said with emotion in her heart.

Summer came to the parking lot, about to start the car and leave, and when he was habitually looking up at the front windshield, he suddenly saw a man wearing sunglasses in front of him. After looking at it again, he reacted and said to himself: "Isn't this Ke Shaoji from the original Meilin Financial Services Society? It turns out that he also came to attend Shen Hu's farewell ceremony, which shows that his feelings for Shen Hu are also lingering." ”

Thinking of this, Xia opened the car door, got out of the car, stepped forward, and suddenly said, "Lao Ke!"

Ke Shaoji, who was wearing sunglasses, was stunned when he heard the shout, and immediately looked in the direction of the voice, then recognized Xia, and hurriedly said: "Manager Xia! ”

Summer said, "yes! We're both doing our duty. Lao Shen is a good person after all. ”

Ke Shaoji said: "For Mr. Shen, I have no different opinion from you. I think back then, it was Chen Ping's kid who blindly wanted to squeeze you out, otherwise we would have a career and deeds. ”

Xia smiled and asked, "Don't you have a little bit of meaning in your heart that I will block your wealth?"

Ke Shaoji said: "No, why do you want me to answer my wife's phone after I leave the Merlin Financial Services Society, so that I can find me at any time? I am confident in that. If we had worked together at that time, it would have been a win-win situation. Your heart is written on your face, your eyes are clear and bright, and you are a kind person. ”

Summer did not object, and instead said: "A group of old colleagues from the Merlin Financial Services Agency, those who left left, those who went to jail, those who were dismissed from their posts, and those who died. Look at Chen Ping, Zhou Xun, Zhang Qingsong, you, as well as Hong Ming and Shen Hu. Even the two presidents who were later taken over by the Citizens Bank seemed to have bad luck, like Zhang Yu, who stepped down after not being president for a few days. ”

Ke Shaoji said: "I asked Mr. Geography to see it, that place is not good, it is too depressing! So, when I was there, I put two stone tigers on my desk just to suppress the evil spirit. ”

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Summer asked, "Are you coming by car?"

Ke Shaoji said: "No, I came by taxi." I don't have your skills, and the few times I've been driving, I've bumped into the ass of the vehicle in front of me. Don't dare to open it now!"

Summer said, "Then you can take my car! Where are you going?" and I promise to deliver it. ”

Ke Shaoji said: "My own people, I'm not welcome." I have contracted a few properties in Pinghu, send me back to Pinghu!"

Summer said, "Okay, let's get in the car." ”

The two then got into the car, and said to Ke Shaoji while driving in the summer: "I saw an article published by Shenzhen Business Daily that is half advertising and half reporting on your property. There's a picture of you in it, otherwise, if you change your name to 'Ke Weiji', I really can't find the north!"

Ke Shaoji said: "The name change is not because he became a credit manager, and he had no choice but to reduce trouble! I think the stupidest person is Chen Ping, after leaving the Meilin Financial Services Society, he actually went to the Jianhua Company, which he had borrowed more than 10 million yuan, to live a messy life. You say, Chen Pingduo has no brains!"

Xia said: "Chen Ping is still afraid that others will not know. My loan officer went to Jianhua to collect the loan, and he was very interesting to introduce them to me that I used to work with him, and told them that they must tell me!"

Ke Shaoji said: "This is a smart life, confused for a while. I called several times to motivate him to leave Jianhua, and in the end, he intended to start a photo studio. ”

Summer smiled and said, "It turns out that you are still directing him behind the scenes." ”

……

Hearing a conversation between Ke Shaoji and Xia, I learned that at the original Meilin Financial Services Society, Chen Ping, the manager of the credit department, in order to exclude dissidents, sell his traitors, and use the means of blackmailing the princes of the Son of Heaven, colluded with Ke Shaoji to manipulate Shen Hu's actions to repair Xia, resulting in Shen Hu, an old leader with high moral standing in Guangdong's financial circles, although he boasted of being honest and selfless all his life, he could not resist the temptation of interests, and after his retirement, he was played with by several middle-level cadres who were personally recruited by him at the beginning. However, within five years, some of them had died, some had been removed from their posts, some had gone into hiding incognito, and some had been arrested and sentenced to prison.

As a result, this veteran cadre, who boasted of being honest all his life, had no place to be ashamed of himself, and from then on he was depressed and unhappy, and he did not see the dawn of the new century, so he died in a Shenzhen hospital.

The demeanor of the people in the small observation circle and its causes and consequences when they make the tide, and they regret it and concentrate on it. As soon as the inspiration came, he wrote a poem and sighed:

Back then, he was scheming, honest and honest, and often boasted of himself;

Several times have passed in a flash, and the good and the bad have highlighted sighs.

Thousands of people should refer to greedy ministers, and even more respectful and stubborn;

In the dark, the number of days is fixed, and there is an appointment between life and death.