Hearing Tao Ran's sworn statement, and seeing his serious expression, Qi Tianxiang smiled. In fact, what he was waiting for was these words and behaviors, these words came out of Tao Ran's mouth, the effect and significance were far better than Liang Zhixin's statement, and there was also some great room to toss and turn, so he looked at Tao Ran gently, and said a little apologetically: "Originally, I was drinking and eating, but I talked about it, let's get down to business, don't talk about work, just drink and eat." ”

Qi Tianxiang spoke, turned his face sideways and said to Liang Zhixin: "You are the owner, or you come to beat the drum and give orders!" ”

It was finally his turn to speak, Liang Zhixin seemed to stand up a little excitedly, endured the unhappiness in his heart, nodded to Qi Tianxiang with a slight smile, and then said to everyone: "Governor Qi has set the rules, you can't talk about work anymore, I won't talk about it, I'll review it later." ”

"Everyone here is not an outsider, Governor Qi is my teacher, it was his appreciation and support that enabled me to get rid of the embarrassing situation of being disgraced, take root in the enterprise, and gradually establish confidence, and finally come to today. This friendship has always existed in my heart, and it is difficult to repay it. Liang Zhixin was a little emotional, as if he was holding back his gratitude and said slowly, then changed his tone, and said sincerely: "We are old, although we usually have a lot of opportunities to meet, but they are all conference gatherings, and there is really no opportunity to really sit together and drink and talk." If it weren't for Governor Qi's carefulness and thoughtfulness, there would be no such opportunity. ”

Liang Zhixin picked up his wine glass as he spoke, and said with a smile: "There are so many layers of meaning superimposed, and my age is still young, it is difficult to express the whole thing by clinking glasses or toasting, so today I changed the rules and took the lead in drinking. ”

Liang Zhixin spoke, put down the wine glass in his hand, motioned to the waiter to come and pour the wine, put the three glasses in front of him, waited for the waiter to fill the wine glass, and then poured the three glasses of wine into his mouth without saying a word.

This kind of drinking method is fresh, but it is not surprising, Liang Zhixin finished doing this under the gaze of everyone, raised his head with relief, smiled slightly and picked up a wine glass, looked at everyone, and then stood up respectfully and said to Qi Tianxiang: "Self-punishment or self-encouragement, I did my best, now I sincerely salute you, teacher, give me a face." ”

Liang Zhixin's slightly angry approach, Qi Tianxiang saw it in his eyes, and he was also very aware of his mood at the moment. As a local magistrate, the emperor of the ruling party, face and dignity are sometimes more important than anything else, at this time it is okay to beat, but it should also be done in moderation, especially in front of the party and government leaders of the other two prefectures and cities, it should make him feel honored. In just a moment's effort, Qi Tianxiang adjusted in place, picked up the wine glass on the table, motioned for Liang Zhixin to sit down, smiled and touched his wine glass lightly, and said jokingly: "Of course this face must be given, not only to give, but also to give enough, what am I doing today, drinking wine, isn't it uncomfortable for myself not to give face?" ”

Qi Tianxiang spoke, drank all the wine in the cup, slowly tasted the aroma of the wine, and said to Liang Zhixin, but also to everyone: "Secretary Liang said very truthfully, and he did it very well, not only on this occasion today, but also in other aspects, these Secretary Lin and I are clear, and we also know it in our hearts, so we don't need to deliberately confess." However, this is a good start, and it has demonstration and promotion significance. ”

Qi Tianxiang's true and false, and the words of Zhuang and Zhuang, made the atmosphere in the private room instantly relaxed. Taking advantage of the fire, Qi Tianxiang added firewood and said: "Good wine can't be drunk like this, according to Secretary Liang's charter just now, if you want to toast me, you must drink three glasses first, isn't it so difficult?" ”

Qi Tianxiang's proposal has been responded to by everyone, but it can be said that no one wants to let go of the opportunity to curry favor with the governor. Following Liang Zhixin, Wang Minglun, Tao Ran, Secretary of the Shanyin Municipal Party Committee, Mao Zhigang, Mayor of Laizhou, Xiao Shengli, Secretary of the Laizhou Municipal Party Committee, and Mayor Xu Weicai, were not to be outdone, they drank three glasses of wine first, and then clinked glasses with Qi Tianxiang to drink one.

This is clear to everyone, and Qi Tianxiang understands even more, after all, sitting with him, the new governor, the opportunities and risks are the same, and he can't show himself too much and cause dissatisfaction among the other people at the same table, nor can he not show something and let the governor have other ideas.

What's more, in addition to respectfully toasting and drinking, there can not be too many words on such an occasion, nor can there be any intermingling, not even the meat jokes and fighting wine that are customary in the wine field, let alone it. It's just a symbolic working meal, the so-called difference is that there is wine to accompany the meal, that's all.

Qi Tianxiang knew that this situation was because of his own presence, and these ordinary local officials seemed respectful and dignified. If it weren't for their own existence, several party and government leaders of neighboring prefectures and cities would sit together, either politely and respectfully with each other, or they would attack each other with words and swords, and with the help of alcohol, a scuffle would be inevitable. If you are not convinced by each other, or if you compete in secret, you may turn the drinking field into a battlefield, or a wrestling field without the smoke of gunpowder, and you may not be bleeding, but it is certain that you will hurt each other or be hostile.

Qi Tianxiang didn't want to see this, but he also knew the role he played, the invisible tension brought by the authority brought by his position, and the ability to control the rhythm and scene. It is enough to be able to sit together with these prefectural and city leaders, knocking and knocking on the side, not only establishing their own authority, but also playing a purpose that is difficult to achieve in the work deployment. As for a deeper understanding of these local leaders, we need to be on other occasions, and even more so on the observation of the course of specific events.

It is precisely because of this idea that Qi Tianxiang has always calmly faced everyone's compliments and toasts, sometimes smiling, sometimes peaceful and warm, and seems to be kind and satisfied with everyone, and after all the toasts are finished, he slowly looked around at everyone, picked up the wine glass and said gently: "Everyone has finished toasting my wine, the so-called come and not be rude, I also want to express it by borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, as the saying goes." There is no feast in the world', no matter how good the wine, no matter how true the feelings, there are also happy gatherings and dispersions, I salute everyone, two meanings, one is to thank Secretary Liang, Mayor Wang for their hospitality, and the other means to please everyone, do your best to do your own work, especially the investigation of safety production and major accidents, don't let me always run back and forth like fighting fires, which is more important than anything else. ”

Qi Tianxiang's words were calm and sincere, it seemed to be serious and abnormal, and it seemed extraordinarily friendly, which made everyone present feel strange, and it was in this feeling that the banquet was over.