"I was talking about looking for you, it turns out that you are really with Lao Liu. [Ran^Text^Library] As soon as he walked into Peng Qun's office, Peng Qun quickly stood up from behind his desk, walked over quickly, and said in a loud voice: "I still think that you think my temple is small, and you don't enter through the door." ”

"Where is it, if you don't worship the temple in the plains, you can't worship the temple of your Secretary Peng!" Qi Tianxiang sat on the sofa at Peng Qun's suggestion, and followed Peng Qun's words with a smile: "Why can't you not come to see your old classmates!" ”

Secretary Xiao Han came over from the side room on the left, gently placed the teacup in front of Qi Tianxiang, signaled with a smile, and then silently returned to the side room, waiting for Peng Qun's call at any time.

Qi Tianxiang looked at Xiao Han's figure, and took the opportunity to look at Peng Qun's office, which was much simpler than the luxurious and somewhat luxurious hotel rooms. It's just that it looks big and empty, and the innermost is Peng Qun's desk, which is just an ordinary townhouse desk, but slightly larger, and inside the desk is a high-back leather swivel chair, which looks more upscale. Behind the chair is a large bookshelf, neatly placed some large hardcover books, in fact, they are decorations, no one will read them. Outside, there are two chairs side by side for reporting, and a small door on the side, presumably for private areas such as bathrooms or bedrooms. These occupy half of the place inside, and the outside is a large square surrounded by several sets of sofas, there are many sofas, and the surrounding place is also very large, and it is enough to have a small meeting, and there is also a side door here, which is the office of the secretary Xiao Han. There are no flowers and plants in the office, and there are no calligraphy and paintings on the wall, the only difference is a huge fish tank placed against the window, which is a special thing in this room. Qi Tianxiang suddenly thought that he also saw a fish tank of the same specification in the hotel room yesterday, and it seemed that Peng Qun had a soft spot for fish farming.

"It's a little weird." Peng Qun followed Qi Tianxiang's gaze and said, "The layout of the house is like this, there is no way but to arrange it like this." It seems to explain the place where Xiao Han works, but it doesn't seem to be.

In fact, this arrangement has a deep meaning, originally from Xiaohan's room to walk into this big office, but now open another door, the secretary's room is isolated from this house, the secretary's entry and exit have their own special door, and in and out of the big room also has a special door, only to greet the secretary can come from the side door, usually it is difficult to understand the situation in the big room.

"My office is still a little interesting!" Peng Qun looked around the office and said proudly: "I asked them to clean up the flowers and plants that were placed before, as well as the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. As he spoke, he walked to the fish tank, pinched some fish food and put it in, watched the fish pounce happily, and greeted Qi Tianxiang with some smugness, "Come, come, come, look at my fish." ”

"I'm a layman when it comes to fish." Qi Tianxiang stood up, walked to the fish tank, looked at the fish with big bumps on his head in the fish tank, and only knew that this was a tropical fish, but he couldn't say what it was called, and what habits it was, so he asked modestly: "What kind of fish is this?" Long weird. ”

"Rich," Peng Qun said proudly, as if he was popularizing knowledge, "this thing is difficult to serve, first of all, the water temperature, the water temperature in which tropical fish live is generally 20 to 30 C." Moreover, it is extremely sensitive to water temperature, and if the water temperature changes ± 2C, you will get a cold; The second is brightness, which is generally dominated by fluorescent lamps, which cannot be too bright, nor too dark, and cannot be stopped; In addition, the bait is also very particular, there are fish insects, earthworms, cilia, mealworms, small live fish, pellet feed, etc. You can't change it casually, you can bait 1 to 2 times a day, and the amount of bait is also particular, which is much more troublesome than raising a child. ”

Seeing Qi Tianxiang looking at the fish tank intently, Peng Qun asked mysteriously, "Have you noticed?" How many are there? ”

Peng Qun didn't say that Qi Tianxiang really didn't pay attention, and counted carefully this time, "Seven, what's wrong?" ”

"What's wrong? What's the mystery? Peng Qun proudly teased, "That is, you come, I don't bother to tell others." Peng Qun looked at the fish tank with affection, and then said: "I belong to the dragon, the five elements belong to wood, and it is Ding Chou Yin Fire, the so-called wood makes fire, fire gives birth to earth, earth gives birth to gold, gold gives birth to water, and water grows to wood, I am a hardwood yin fire, and there is a shortage of water in my life." And the dragon leaves the water that is fatal, so please let the master see, the only way to crack is to raise fish, where you can't do without water, so that the moisturizing numerology will change, and the fish must be seven, plus my dragon is the eight dragons together, limitless. ”

"Do you still believe this?" Qi Tianxiang was a little surprised, now some cadres are superstitious and he knows, and he also knows that some cadres have to ask the so-called masters to guide them every six months, and they have reached the level of obsession, but Peng Qun, a demobilized soldier, and the cadres who have worked up step by step at the grassroots level also believe this, which he could never have imagined.

"If you don't believe it, you can't believe it, the facts are there." Peng Qun looked at Qi Tianxiang and said: "In the past, I did a good job in Deqing City, with special products such as gold, coal, and graphite, and industries such as mining, smelting, and petroleum. How many people envy me, and it is not easy for me to step up from the grassroots townships, and it is also appropriate to take a step up, and it is not for me to drill into the camp, the study class for young and middle-aged cadres of the Central Party School is true! I went to the party school to study as a member of the Standing Committee of the Haicheng Municipal Party Committee, but not only did I not take a step up when I came back, but the deputy mayor could not do it, but the assistant mayor could not do it, but the dean of the engineering college who wore a hat could always do it, but it still didn't work. Go back to Deqing City and continue to work until the retirement head office, but there is no position, so I have to be demoted to this plain county, but what does Pingyuan County have, can jujube be be compared with apples and pears? Can a black donkey be compared to graphite? Do fast-growing poplars bear gold? Peng Qun said dissatisfiedly, his hateful tone made his broad face cloudy, his gums clenched tightly, and his cheeks bulged with hard ribs, and his mood fluctuations were clearly visible. Suddenly felt a little out of shape, so he retracted his angry tone and said gently: "Fortunately, the people here are simple, the cadres have a good mentality, and the real estate market prospects are good." There's none of the messy real estate mess anywhere else. That's where I have confidence and interest. In the early days of reform and opening up, the real estate development enterprises that have emerged one after another, which is not a listed sub-enterprise or secondary department of the urban management construction department, individual private enterprises want to engage in real estate, there is no door, no project, no land, no capital, how to do it? Later, some large state-owned enterprises also joined in, but they felt that it was boring to make money for the country alone, and it happened that there was a loophole in the policy, and they were restructured or attached to it, which was also the period of great real estate development, and there was a practical possibility of rent-seeking for rights. It was the first golden age of real estate, which gave birth to some of the largest leading enterprises in China, and now it is the second golden period, which is a period of major opportunities led by the government on the premise of land transfer. With a relationship, a power background, and the support of the bank, you can't make any money, and you can't make any money. To engage in real estate, you don't need to have money, you don't have land, and you don't want people, as long as you have a relationship and a background. There is still a risk when you start a black-box operation on land, at least someone will check you, whether it is a black-box operation, and whether there is a power-for-money transaction. Now it's simple, as long as you have confidence, you can grab the land auction, the land price is high, the house price is naturally high, and someone will pay for it in the end. As long as you get the land, you can get a loan from the bank, pay the land transfer money with the money, and then hand it over to the construction company for construction, you can sell the house with the drawings, pay the construction company in advance, and the bank mortgage for the house is completed, and the rest is your own, and a lot of money will be in hand without much effort, and you can see the wealth list in recent years. How many brick-and-mortar businesses are there, and how many real estate CEOs are there? So, I don't care how they make money, or how much money they make, it's still possible to let them spit it out. Naturally, there is a way, the land transfer money cannot be less, that is the financial revenue, it is my money bag, this cannot be reduced, how can I operate in the county without it? I also don't want their money, what donations and materials to a few schools in poor mountainous areas, nonsense, I don't want food, I don't need them to give alms. I only need what he has, I only want a house, as long as there is a note in the agreement at the time of land transfer, and how many houses will be returned to the government. If the house is given to me, I can make any arrangements, improve the housing of cadres in government organs, reward those who have made contributions, and resettle the families of cadres stationed in the army, as a real work to support the army, and more importantly, it can be used as low-rent housing to ensure the livelihood of poor families and show the care of the party and the government for them. Peng Qun was a little proud, "In addition, I tried all my means to attract businessmen, attract investment, and rectify the urban environment and appearance, and finally had a satisfactory result." Speaking of emotion, Peng Qun patted Qi Tianxiang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, the world is unpredictable, don't believe it!" ”

Looking at Peng Qun's helpless expression, Qi Tianxiang didn't know how to answer, let alone whether to comfort or affirm. He heard some of Lao Peng's situation, especially the celebrity secretary who called for wind and rain in Deqing, and it was like thunder, which he had learned in the party school, but the things after that were a little unfamiliar, and he had to admire what he said that seemed unreasonable, but it was a practical method, not to mention that he was not a pragmatic person.

Peng Qun is a filial son, which many people in Deqing City know. In order to take care of his elderly and sick mother, he did not hesitate to force his wife, who worked in the Education Bureau, to quit her job and take care of her at home full-time. And what is even more commendable is that he washed his mother's feet day by day for several years. No matter how busy or late he was every day, the first thing he did when he got home was to wash his mother's feet. Peng Qun feels that washing his mother's feet is a natural thing, and it is also the most opportunity to get close to his mother, to sense his mother's existence, and to grasp his mother's changes at any time. He is the eldest son in the family, and he should do this, not just for his mother, but to repay his mother and compensate for the hardships of raising four children on her own. As long as it's not a business trip, washing my mother's feet every night has become a must. There is such a saying in the official hall of Deqing, saying that one night the city leaders called to temporarily arrange work, but they couldn't find Peng Qun, and asked the county party committee office and several leaders, and the answer was that they were washing his mother's feet. It turned out that he was washing his mother's feet, and as long as he didn't answer the phone at night, he must be washing his mother's feet, which later evolved into washing his mother's feet, which seems to be another way of saying this kind of joke. Anyway, such an unwritten rule gradually formed, no matter how important the meeting or entertainment, it could not be more than nine o'clock in the evening, and Peng Qun should wash her mother's feet before she went to bed, and this tradition lasted for many years until her mother died.

The death of his mother gave Peng Qun a huge blow, the burly man knelt in front of his mother's spirit and cried, and several people couldn't pull it up, and insisted on sending his mother back to Peng's family in a beautiful way, and wanted to put the whole body into the ground for peace. He hated himself for not taking good care of his mother, and he hated the damn cancer that took his mother's life, so he wanted to fulfill his mother's last words when she came home from her deathbed. The mother wants to go back to Pengjiaao, to be buried next to her father, to tell her father in person about her hard work for so many years, and to tell her father that the child has a chance and can smile at Jiuquan.

Peng Qun insisted on doing his mother's funeral in a beautiful manner, and according to local customs, although many people dissuaded, but no one could dissuade him, so after careful preparation, the city's most solemn funeral was held.

Forty-nine people lead the flag team wearing heavy filial piety as the lead, the high spirit flag and the leading flag according to the old custom of three flags, seven flags and twenty-four ghost exorcism sticks, forming a mighty team, behind is the ringing device composed of twenty-four people, leading the coffin carried by sixteen people, the long four ropes are pulled by relatives, friends and juniors in four directions, behind the coffin is the filial piety team composed of Peng Qun and younger brothers and sisters, followed by the offering and sacrifice team carried by one hundred and eight people, carrying paper boats, paper horses, houses and other items that symbolize the use of life in the world, Finally, the wreaths and banners sent off by various units, the mighty funeral procession stretched for several kilometers, detoured from the downtown area, and then was sent back to Pengjiaao by car one after another.

The renovated parents' tomb is magnificent, and the activities held in the cemetery are also carried out according to the old customs, after the reading of the sacrificial texts and biographies, the filial sons cry and commemorate, and then the ghosts are exorcised and incense is burned, and finally the coffin is put into the coffin, and the ceremony is carried out for several hours, plus the spirit rises at 8:08 in the morning, and enters the coffin at 8:08 in the evening, and the whole day is over.

But then someone reported that he was doing a lot of funerals, destroying the cremation system of the remains, and using the funeral to make money. This incident was exaggerated and fueled by the news units, and it caused a sensation throughout the country for a while. In order to strictly enforce party discipline and eliminate the bad influence, the investigation team of the provincial party committee personally supervised the handling and severely dismissed him from his post. Later, through operation, he was resettled in Pingyuan County and became a "deputy department-level" county party secretary.

Peng Qun, who was born in the army, served as a soldier at the Qinghai-Tibet Line Military Station in his early years, retired from the army to the local area, and started as a township communicator for more than 20 years, and gradually rose to the number one post in county-level cities. In his words, what you usually do is not how you want to do it, but how the superiors of the superiors want to do it, building water conservancy, abandoning grain and growing tobacco, and urban transformation, which is not for the situation at that time, but it is like this, his career is very smooth, although it is difficult, after all, he has come to this day, in his words - our Peng family has not produced a high-ranking official like me for several generations, and I am content.

It seems that he is not content, at least not completely. In order to alleviate the slightly embarrassing atmosphere, Qi Tianxiang pretended to be relaxed and said: "Although I don't understand fish, I have read an article about fish, do you want to listen to it", seeing Peng Qun raised his interest, Qi Tianxiang turned around and walked back to the sofa and sat down, took a sip of tea from the teacup, and then said slowly: "Things are natural selection, and the fittest survive." This is the law of nature, the cruel but reasonable rules of survival. In the field of animal survival, fish seems to be the most suitable and the species that most follow this rule. The happiness of fish, the freedom and pleasure of fish in the water, is the objectification of fish, in fact, fish is the most aware of the difficulty and danger of survival. From the moment a fish is born, survival is the most serious problem it faces. The moment countless fish eggs are separated from their mothers, life is linked to survival. There is no hatching, no care, on the aquatic grass, in the shallow water, by the ditch, everywhere is where they live, and this is not their choice, it is the habits and habits of the species, and they are helpless to accept. Thousands or hundreds of millions of fish eggs are gathered together, and how many of them can break out of the eggs and be born depends on the tenacity of their own vitality, and more importantly, on the unity of various factors such as waters, water bodies, climate, environment, biological chains, etc., and the vicious transformation of any link may lead to the failure of all efforts and the end of life. The transformation of the lucky fish from egg to fish is not a joyful celebration, but the beginning of a more difficult life mileage. Compared to mammals, fish are lonely and helpless, with no mother to spoil or breast milk to feed on, not even the necessary shelter and guidance. It must be strong, it must cope with all kinds of tests of survival on its own, it must adapt to the group and its peers, and it must fight against various factors. One by one, it must accompany the whole process of its life, not only to recognize the reality of the law of the jungle, but also to try to avoid danger and not become the food of big fish, but also to adapt to the environment, to find the source of food, not only to deal with the harm from the outside world, but also to deal with the competition from the same kind. No one tells them what to do, no existing experience to learn from, and no opportunity to correct mistakes and start all over again, everything has to be judged and decided by themselves, everything has to be told to themselves, and all mistakes may come at the cost of life. In this constant learning, exploration and searching, the fish is growing up and becoming stronger, and the dangers and troubles of their youth gradually disappear, but new dangers are quietly coming. Waters and distances determine the direction of survival, and the degree of danger, and can neither be too far-reaching to become food for larger fish, nor too close to the shore to become a delicacy for man, neither to refuse the source of food, nor to covet temptation to bring disaster. Therefore, every day, every moment, the fish spends its time in balance with the environment, nature and even itself, and also survives in the struggle against dangers and challenges, and hardships and hardships always accompany its life course. Compared with the fish living in fish ponds and fish tanks, the fish living in big rivers, rivers and even the sea are difficult, but the fish do not envy the fish that live under the care of human beings, because their existence is based on usefulness and at the cost of life, the former is to become a delicacy on the human table, and the latter is to constantly please human beings, and living in nature, although it is difficult and dangerous, it is free and ordinary. There are natural enemies in all animals, and they are also natural enemies of their kind, but fish have no natural enemies, or very few natural enemies, their natural enemies are nature, the environment, and their own kind, which is somewhat similar to human beings. There are too many difficulties and hardships in their existence and survival, too many unknowns and dangers, too many choices and temptations, too many unsatisfactory and regrets, which are also similar to human beings. What is not similar is that they are cold-blooded, and they are happy to survive. Be happy with yourself, be happy with the rivers, lakes and seas, be happy for life, be happy for survival. Perhaps, this is the true meaning of fish life. ”

Qi Tianxiang's words like a recitation and a speech really attracted Peng Qun, and also eased the atmosphere, Peng Qun said with emotion: "But what he said is also very reasonable, the survival of fish, fish do not know, and the survival of people is difficult to grasp by themselves." ”

"Whether you can grasp it and whether you want to grasp it is not a matter of concept after all, nor is it two sides of the same coin, the key is to look at your own requirements and cultivation." Qi Tianxiang said with a sly smile.

Qi Tianxiang's words aroused Peng Qun's vigilance, he looked straight at Qi Tianxiang's face, wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything, after all, it was not an irrelevant environment and identity when studying in the party school, and it was also different from the usual communication, there were many things that could not be asked and not easy to say, only to figure out, only to observe, but Qi Tianxiang was not a talent after all, nor was he a blank slate, many questions still had to be solved by himself, such as why he came, and what was the purpose, this needs answers, And these can't be seen from Qi Tianxiang's face.

At this time, remembering the gentle knock on the door, Peng Qun raised his voice, "Come in." ”

Zhang Shouzheng squeezed in through the half-open door, looking at Peng Qun with a smile on his face, not daring to speak.

"I told you to explain to Comrade Tianxiang just now, how did you do?" The tone is stern and unquestionable.

"I have reported the results to the leaders of Qi as they were, and I also ask the leaders Haihan to forgive and understand the inconsiderate work we have below." Zhang Shouzheng said smugly.

"Look at you, let me tell you what's good." Peng Qun pointed at Zhang Shouzheng and reprimanded, "A dignified first-class police inspector, can't he enter the door generously?" I'm going to squeeze in through the crack in the door, I'm a tiger, are you all little mice? ”

"Okay, okay" Seeing Zhang Shouzheng's embarrassed appearance, Qi Tianxiang could only come forward to solve the siege. He knew that Peng Qun's anger and reprimands were all done to show him, to relieve his anger, and it seemed that he knew the proportions, and he was a little reluctant and hypocritical after he had done it, so he said lightly: "Director Zhang has just said the results, they handled it very well, and it is in place, I have nothing to say." ”

"This is Comrade Tianxiang's generosity, I don't have the same knowledge as you, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to clean you up." As he spoke, as if he suddenly remembered something, he asked Qi Tianxiang: "How do you arrange it when you come down?" ”

Qi Tianxiang thought it was funny, he had been coming in for so long, and he had been talking about fish, as if he was here for fish today. In fact, it was Peng Qun who didn't ask from the beginning, and he didn't know how to ask. Yesterday's conversation did not seem to dispel Peng Qun's doubts, but became more serious. This is why he Qi Tianxiang came, why did he come without saying hello, what did he come for? Peng Qun was waiting for Zhang Shouzheng to arrive, waiting for this matter to lead to what he wanted to ask, which would seem less formal and have someone to witness what he said.

"Didn't I already say it yesterday, it's really nothing." Qi Tianxiang said lightly, "However, Secretary Bai just called, there is really something to do, and he is ready to start from the plains to conduct a comprehensive and systematic training for discipline inspection and supervision cadres at the grassroots level, and it is necessary to combine actual work and understanding to improve the awareness of the overall situation and improve the means for discipline inspection and supervision cadres to grasp the overall situation under the new situation, serve the overall situation of the central work, and crack down on the frequent occurrence of crimes committed by cadres in the economic field. ”

"Yes, welcome. As the first stop, Pingyuan is the province's concern and attention to us, and we must cooperate well. Peng Qun suddenly felt a little surprised, but quickly complied, "You can also use this time to walk around and see more, so as to lay a good foundation for the work below and get ready." ”

Qi Tianxiang certainly understood the meaning of Peng Qun's words, especially the meaning of the latter words, and seemed to clearly tell him that he had not yet taken office, and now it was only a temporary stage, and he had not yet made a decision, so he still had to take it easy, so he said calmly: "Please also ask Secretary Peng to understand and support him!" ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, it's all work! I will give you a pick-up at noon, and in the morning Lao Liu will invite you to eat snacks, and I will invite you to eat a farmhouse meal at noon. Peng Qun laughed generously, then turned his face and said to Zhang Shouzheng seriously: "Are you ready?" Without waiting for Zhang Shouzheng to reply, he briefly ordered: "Call Secretary Liu, let's go." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead out of the office. Qi Tianxiang walked out of the office under Zhang Shouzheng's respectful gesture, but he felt irritated in his heart. Even knowing who he had dinner with in the morning, everything is so detailed, it seems that this Peng Qun is not simple