"Hezhong City is my birthplace, and it is also the place where all my honors and disgraces are generated, and it is the soil and support for me to take root and sprouts. Wang Minglun took a deep puff of cigarette, and slowly spit it out, the thick smoke rose and spread, forming a barrier between him and Qi Tianxiang, and wrapped himself, and the voice seemed to come out of the smoke, "I finished high school in Hezhong City, and I went to the countryside to be an educated youth in a county below Hezhong City, and I started from here, as a young intellectual, I served as the leader of the production team, and was transferred to the commune as an officer, and then I was recommended to go to university, After graduating, he will serve in the county, and he has come step by step. ”

As if he felt that his words were too general, Wang Minglun eased his emotions, looked at Qi Tianxiang and explained: "My relatives, friends, and people I care about are all in Hezhong City, and for decades, there are many old ones, all working and living in Hezhong City. From the township mayor, to the county magistrate, the secretary, and then the deputy mayor and the mayor, I have not pulled down a single step at all levels, and I have also worked in different counties. With the passage of time and the rise of the ranks, it is an undeniable fact that even if I am too upright and clear, I still have a large group of followers around me. ”

"But since the beginning of the city of Hezhong, especially after serving as the mayor of the government, the gang fighting has never stopped, and I have suffered from it, and the people in my so-called network who have suffered the most." Wang Minglun looked at Qi Tianxiang frankly and said seriously: "Since I am a local cadre, I have contacted and intersected different types of people, not to mention the cadres brought out after decades of work. This has caused dissatisfaction among people who want to control the situation in the river, and there are fights in the open and in the dark from time to time, and it is Xiang Zhuang dancing with a sword, which is intended to be Pei Gong, and if he can't rectify me, he will make a fuss from my old body, and it depends on how you take it. ”

Wang Minglun seemed to be a little excited, looked at Qi Tianxiang's face and said quickly: "People are the leaders of the team, and they have absolute power in their hands, organizational, personnel, and even discipline inspection and supervision. For almost two years, I didn't stop, and I was physically and mentally exhausted in this situation, and I really didn't have any choice but to leave. ”

From Wang Minglun's narration and the violent expression on his face, Qi Tianxiang fully understood what Wang Minglun said, and also thought of what he might say next, so he picked up the wine glass and gestured to Wang Minglun, and said calmly: "Drink wine first, as long as the wine is cold, as long as the heart is hot." ”

After drinking the wine in the glass, Qi Tianxiang put down the wine glass and said to Wang Minglun slowly: "I don't feel deeply what you said, because I haven't experienced it, and I can't imagine the entanglement, but I can feel the changes in your mood, and that's enough." ”

"The fact that you can protect the old in such a way shows the size of your belly and the fact that you are open-minded." Qi Tianxiang looked at Wang Minglun with a clear gaze, and said slowly: "We are not monkeys who jumped out of the stones, it is impossible to have no relatives and friends, and it is impossible not to have colleagues and friends who trust and talk. This is not scientific and unreasonable, and it is precisely because each of us has some like-minded people that we have gathered into a powerful force to work together for our cause. ”

Perhaps because he felt that his words were too vain, Qi Tianxiang stopped talking, and turned to Wang Minglun with a slight smile and said: "I understand the reason why you are willing to calm down, and now I want to hear your ambitions even more." ”

Qi Tianxiang suddenly changed the topic, which was somewhat unexpected by Wang Minglun, but it seemed that he was also prepared, and said with a slight smile in Qi Tianxiang's gaze: "In front of the true Buddha, don't recite false scriptures, to be honest, I only have some ideas in the recent past, and I really want to find a chance to report to you!" ”

"To tell you the truth, I don't want to show the nobility of my behavior, but rather a helpless avoidance, or more bluntly, an escape. It's still the same sentence--- you can't afford to provoke, you can afford to hide. Looking at Qi Tianxiang listening with interest, Wang Minglun said with some excitement: "Go back five or six years, I may tear my face and fight, it is really not certain who will kill the deer, but now I don't think so, after all, I am in my fifties, what can I do if I fight for a short length?" Is it beneficial to the economic exhibition of Hazhong City? Is it beneficial to the people of Hezhong City? It's really worth the loss, it's better to hand over the power and stable exhibition environment to him, and let him do something in a real way. ”

"That's a good thing to say, there is some well-founded Zen, and you should have a drink for this understanding." Qi Tianxiang exaggeratedly patted the sand armrest, then picked up the wine glass and touched Wang Minglun lightly, drank the wine in the glass, and said with emotion after putting down the cup: "Fighting for the short and long is nothing more than a face, it is not beneficial to the society, it is not beneficial to the people, and even to both sides, but unfortunately there are not many people who understand this." If you understand, it means that you have purified, this is the realm, and you will not suffer in vain. ”

"It doesn't matter if you suffer a loss or not, after all, the idea when I quit was still resolute, and I was really a little disheartened." Wang Minglun said with emotion, but he still didn't forget to pick up the wine bottle and pour wine for Qi Tianxiang, and then said slowly: "When I came to Huayi City as the mayor and teamed up with Liang Yongxin, I didn't think about what else I could do. Retire in a few years, stay in Huayi City, or return to Hezhong City, it all depends on the organizational arrangement, and there will not be no place for my retirement! ”

Looking at Qi Tianxiang's smiling expression, Wang Minglun did not pause too much, and then said: "I didn't expect the provincial party committee to put a burden on me so quickly, which surprised me, and I also felt that the responsibility on my body was even greater." The improvement of the lives of more than 6 million people in the city, and the development and stability of more than 10,000 square kilometers of old areas, need me to take the helm, and I am not only sorry for the trust of the provincial party committee, sorry for the trust of the people of the city, but also sorry for the cultivation and education of me for so many years, and sorry for my own conscience. ”

Qi Tianxiang looked at Wang Minglun's excited expression, stretched out his hand and waved it slightly, and said with a smile: "Don't show your determination, this is not a meeting of the Provincial Party Committee, nor is it a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, you don't need to say this, let's talk about your thoughts!" ”

"When the provincial party committee decided to put you in this position and asked for my opinion, I voted in favor of it, and I did not hesitate at all. Although I don't see the purpose of your visit to Huayi City, I can see that Huayi City needs a mature and stable comrade with rich experience in urban economic management to take the helm, and you are such a candidate. Qi Tianxiang's gentle eyes were firm, and he said slowly: "Huayi City Economic and Social Exhibition, although there have been great developments in recent years, there have been some gratifying changes, but compared with the overall exhibition situation of the province, there are still many gaps, especially in the improvement of people's livelihood, and the requirements of the central and provincial party committees, there is a significant gap. This is related to the exhibition ideas of the previous Huayi City Party Committee and Government, and it is also related to the officials' eagerness for quick success and quick profit, and it is impossible for the provincial party committee and the provincial government to interfere too much in the exhibition of Huayi City, let alone interfere too much. This requires a steady and clear secretary of the municipal party committee to thoroughly understand and implement the ideas of the provincial party committee and the provincial government. ”

Qi Tianxiang saw that Wang Minglun was serious, so he softened his tone, and then said: "This is also the problem I want to communicate with you when I come to Huayi City this time, even if you don't take the initiative to talk to me, I will take the time to talk to you." ”

"Huayi City is an old revolutionary base area, and it has a pivotal position in Hehai and the whole country, and it is impossible to change it at any time." Qi Tianxiang picked up the cigarette case on the coffee table, took out a cigarette, let Wang Minglun light the fire, and slowly took a puff before saying, "What does the old district need most?" This is the most important problem that Huayi City should understand, and if it is not clear about this problem, any exhibition may be a misinterpretation of the policy understanding and also hurt the feelings of the six million people in the old area. ”

It seemed that he felt that his topic was a little too big, Qi Tianxiang paused, and then looked at Wang Minglun again and said: "After decades of reform and opening up, the country and society, as well as the lives of the people, have undergone earth-shaking changes, which is an undoubted achievement, and no one can deny it." However, the changes in the old area cannot be said to have no changes, but the degree of change is inconsistent with the original intention, or it cannot be equated. ”

"When the people in the old area gave everything they had, even at the cost of their lives, the dedication they made to the revolution was not in return, but the purpose was to live a good life with **, which is also what we should give them unconditionally, but did we do it? How's it going? Qi Tianxiang seemed to be asking Wang Minglun, but he also seemed to be asking himself, "The older generation has been far away, and the second and third generations are also facing the time to withdraw from the political stage. ”

Qi Tianxiang pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and then said: "Most of the old areas are in areas where the natural environment and living conditions are very difficult, and there are many natural deficiencies and constraints in the improvement of people's lives. ”