As soon as he approached the exit of the airport hall, Bai Fengshou saw Wang Jinchang waving to him, so he and Xiao Zhang hurriedly greeted him, and joked with a smile: "Why is it so grand today, I bother you, the director of the Beijing Office, to greet him personally." [Ran^Text^Library] []”

"The old leader arrived, dare not do it himself, I will not fly the plane, I will personally pick you up at Hehai Airport." Wang Jinchang stretched out his hand, warmly held Bai Fengshou's hand, and shook it up and down, "But there is also a person, I personally drive." Saying that, he laughed and shook hands with Xiao Zhang, "Don't be surprised, Secretary Bai is my old superior, old leader, and we don't pay attention to each other." ”

"It's also seeing that I'm about to retire, so let's receive one less time, and comfort my old man." Bai Fengshou pointed to Wang Jinchang's nose, pretended to be dissatisfied, and said, "I know your careful thinking, and you don't lead the way." ”

"It's ordered", Wang Jinchang read it in a Beijing rhyme, which provoked the people nearby to look back, which made him feel embarrassed immediately, hurriedly accosted and gossiped, and walked towards the exit with the two.

Walking to the car, Bai Fengshou saw that it was a red flag, so he said sarcastically: "Your kid has grown, you have changed to a red flag, the transformation is fast enough, what about your Daben?" ”

"Low-key, low-key." Wang Jinchang skillfully opened the rear door and asked Bai Fengshou and Xiao Zhang to get in the car, "Now that Beijing is rectifying the Beijing Office, it is better to keep a low profile." ”

"I changed the car, but I can still drive to the door of the VIP lounge, and you, the director of the Beijing Office, still have enough face." Bai Fengshou continued to say unrelentingly.

"The airport gives face, the airport gives face." Wang Jinchang accompanied the smiling face and said with a hippie smile, but it could be seen that Bai Fengshou was very useful. Being able to park the car at the door of the VIP lounge and get on the bus directly after the leader leaves the airport is not only convenient, but also very face-saving, and can also reflect the work achievements of the Beijing Office, and can also see his energy as the director of the Beijing Office, which is not something that can be done with money. Beijing is a big place, and many things can't be done with money.

Wang Jinchang was an ordinary small cadre in Bai Fengshou's office when he was deputy secretary general of the provincial government, and he was also a cadre he personally promoted and appreciated, so it is also an indisputable fact that he has the grace of knowing him.

At that time, he recruited more than 20 high-achieving students from among the fresh graduates, and sent fresh blood to the provincial organs, and over the past 20 years, the young cadres of that year have now become the backbone of the relevant departments of the province and the city. Wang Jinchang studied finance and accounting, and should be assigned to the Finance Bureau or the Taxation Bureau, but by mistake he kept the office, and the office did not have too many financial transactions, and the previous ones were all very good, so there was no need for rotation, so he mixed his qualifications in the office. Several secretaries have become secretaries, and a few have been laissez-faire, and he has been a general staff member of the office for more than ten years, although he also enjoys the treatment of the deputy director, but such a deputy director-level is full of organs, and it is dispensable. People in their thirties are still happy all day long, running around looking for things to do. Fortunately, his mind is flexible, his legs and feet are diligent, especially his eyelids are working, and many inconspicuous things can be discovered by him, and as long as he sees them, he always solves them quietly at the first time. For example, where the lights are not on, which water pipe is broken, or whose office does not turn off the lights after work, or does not lock the door, as long as he can see it, he can always deal with it quietly, although these are not his business.

Bai Fengshou first noticed that he was at work one morning, because he had to accompany the leader on a business trip, so he came early, and he didn't care about someone dragging the stairs on the stairs, thinking that it was just the routine work of the cleaners, but it was a little strange that there were gay men among the cleaners, but when he came out to pour water, he found that he was arguing with a lesbian, and after asking, he learned that it was the gay man who took the initiative to clean up for other cleaners, and he was not happy to be grateful. Therefore, I paid attention to him, and I also knew that his name was Wang Jinchang and he was a staff member of the Second Division.

After a long time, I still often see him cleaning, and I have some impressions. I have seen a lot and become acquainted, and although I have no contact, I still feel that this young man is diligent, eye-catching, and full of vitality. At the end of the year, the secretaries-general adjusted the division of labor, and Bai Fengshou was in charge of various overseas offices, so they asked Wang Jinchang from the second department to assist him in managing the overseas offices.

After several business trips, especially in the area of coordinating relations with the local government, he found that Wang Jinchang not only had a way but also had ideas, so when rectifying and adjusting the important window of the Beijing Office, Bai Fengshou recommended Wang Jinchang to serve as the deputy director of the Beijing Office, which could be regarded as a formal position. Wang Jinchang also lived up to expectations, in just two years to change the passive work situation of the Beijing Office, so that the Beijing Office has truly become the gateway and bridge of Hohai Province in Beijing, the satisfaction of the leaders has also made Wang Jinchang smoothly into the position of director, and this has become the starting point of his career, and also completed his deputy department to the deputy department level and then the triple jump of the deputy department, it is rumored that he is likely to be transferred back to the province as deputy secretary general, it is conceivable that the future career will be bright.

But in Wang Jinchang's mind, all this was given by Bai Fengshou, and he regarded Bai Fengshou as his closest and most respectful person, as long as he had the opportunity to return to Hezhou, he must visit Bai Fengshou as soon as possible, and more importantly, inform Bai Fengshou of the things that happened in Beijing about Hehai as soon as possible. Although Bai Fengshou was very unhappy about such a violation of principles and work systems, and kindly reminded him many times, Wang Jinchang still went his own way and didn't care about it at all. As long as Bai Fengshou enters Beijing, no matter how busy he is, he will accompany him throughout the whole process, and he will be sent to the station from the beginning to the end, and there will be no ambiguity. It's just that the airport has been changed to a station, because of Bai Fengshou's health, he has always taken the train to Beijing, although it takes a few more hours, but he is comfortable.

Only this time with the exception, Secretary Zheng Ming personally instructed by phone that he must arrive before the afternoon, and he was still in Qinghe at the time, so he had to take a plane to Beijing.

At this moment, it was not easy for Bai Fengshou, he knew that Secretary Zheng Ming had designated a time to notify him to enter Beijing, and he must have made an appointment to report to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and it was likely to be sometime this afternoon. Thinking of reporting the problems of Hehai to a higher-level leader, Bai Fengshou was nervous, but also had inexplicable expectations and excitement.

Bai Fengshou thought about it, looked at the scenery outside the window, and suddenly felt that the car was not going to the Beijing Office, nor was it the direction of the Hehai Building, so he asked vigilantly: "Where are we going?" ”

"Go directly to Secretary Zheng's house, otherwise it will be so low-key, let me be your coachman myself?" Wang Jinchang said in a brisk tone, and then asked with concern: "It's just that you can't rest, can your body withstand it?" ”

"Don't worry, you can't break up." Bai Fengshou said with a smile, retracted his gaze and continued to observe the scenery outside the window, and also had a new understanding of Secretary Zheng Ming's style and style.

Soon the car drove into a community, the kind of mid-rise residential buildings built in Beijing in the 90s, which looked a little old, but the location was very good, in the administrative center.

Wang Jinchang skillfully drove the car, stopped at the door of a unit, asked Bai Fengshou to get out of the car, took them into the unit door, and skillfully pressed the elevator to invite them in. Everything is done naturally and sophisticatedly, without the slightest deliberate ingredient, but it is done just right, making people feel very comfortable and satisfied.

Bai Fengshou looked at Wang Jinchang's movements with appreciation, and felt that his understanding and astuteness were really the best qualities to do reception services, and he felt that there was a good future for development, and he was very happy and relieved, and felt that he had not seen the wrong person, let alone recommended the wrong person.

The elevator stopped on the seventh floor, and when the door opened, seeing Secretary Zheng Ming standing by the elevator with a smile, Bai Fengshou was still surprised, and hurriedly stepped out of the elevator, holding Zheng Ming's outstretched hand tightly, and said excitedly: "How can this be, how can Secretary Zheng greet him personally." ”

"What's wrong with this, isn't it normal for you to come to my house as a guest, and I go out to welcome guests?" Zheng Ming smiled and emphasized: "Besides, you Lao Bai gave up your life to come by plane, shouldn't I greet you?" ”

"No problem, good, good." Bai Fengshou had enough breath in his chest, and his voice was still full of magnetism: "It's no problem at all, thanks to Xiao Zhang's care along the way." ”

Secretary Zheng Ming nodded to Xiao Zhang, and said with a gentle smile: "Please come in the house, don't stand here." As he spoke, he made a gesture of please, and led the way into the house.

Bai Fengshou entered the house and quickly looked at everything in the house, the old-fashioned house, the living room is slightly smaller, and it doesn't seem to be bright, a three-bedroom house, in fact, it is more suitable to say that it is a three-room house.

Secretary Zheng Ming let them sit down in the study, squeezed in four people at once, the study suddenly became crowded, Bai Fengshou sighed and said: "Zheng Shu remembers such a house, it is really ordinary. ”

"I'm very content, the children have gone out to live, why can't the old couple live in such a house? And when I'm not at home, my wife feels lonely when she lives alone. Zheng Ming said that he wanted to pour tea for them, but was stopped by Wang Jinchang and simply asked him to come. Zheng Ming retracted his gaze, looked at Bai Fengshou and Xiao Zhang, and said in a serious tone: "And I am very content, an ordinary state cadre, what contribution has been made, the state has given me a house of more than ninety square meters." I only got tens of thousands of yuan for such a house, and now this house is worth nearly five million, which is equivalent to the state giving me a bonus of five million, isn't this satisfying? What else do you want to reach? ”

"Secretary Zheng's understanding is indeed rare, some people think that this is due to be shared, but the secretary feels that this is a reward from the state for him, it is an additional income, and it is not easy to do this." Wang Jinchang put the teacups in front of Bai Fengshou and Xiao Zhang one by one, and said with a sigh.

"Don't put a high hat on me, I don't want to eat your Xiao Wang's set, what should be and what should not, everyone should have a measure in their own hearts, and it must become the criterion for being a person and doing things, take these things lightly, many things can be valued, so as not to lose themselves." Zheng Ming spoke, looked at Wang Jinchang, and his tone became stern, "Letting you participate in today's affairs is a trust in you, and it is also a test for you, don't think that I don't know what you have done to do the things that chickens and dogs are stealing and fighting for tigers, and I also know that your Beijing Office has done those things in the past few years for some people to enter Beijing to run official relations, it's not that I don't know, but it's not that it's time to rectify you, you have to be careful, you go right, and you don't necessarily do what you do, and not everything must be verified." ”

"What Secretary Zheng criticized is that I must pay attention to the fact that the Beijing Office will always be the Beijing Office of Hohai Province, and it must not become a bridge and liaison station for some people." Wang Jinchang hurriedly said in fear, his tone was a little trembling and nervous.

"Actually, Xiao Wang is still a good person, enthusiastic, diligent, and conscientious." Bai Fengshou looked at Wang Jinchang's embarrassed expression, and took over the conversation for him.

"I know that Xiao Wang is good, but I know that he is good to let him participate in such a conversation, so I beat him like this." Zheng Ming's tone softened, and he turned to Wang Jinchang and said meaningfully: "Maybe this kind of beating is necessary for you, maybe no one has said such things to you for a long time, and if you listen to such words less, you will have less vigilance in your heart, and naturally your requirements for yourself will be relaxed, so it is not good for you, it is really not good." ”

Wang Jinchang nodded frequently, but he couldn't say a word anymore, and he seemed to understand something, looking at Zheng Ming's face gratefully, and savoring it silently.

Looking at the somewhat tense atmosphere, Zheng Ming seemed to realize something, and said with a smile: "It seems that criticizing Xiao Wang at this time is a bit inappropriate, making everyone so nervous, in fact, you don't have to care, it's criticism and self-criticism between comrades!" You can also criticize me for losing my temper regardless of the occasion or place! Now that there is less such criticism and self-criticism, and there are more words, everyone is not used to it. ”

"Secretary Zheng is right to be strict with him, it is for his good, as a young cadre like them, the most important thing to be careful about is the use of power and the understanding of power." Bai Fengshou said with deep feeling: "What is different from our generation of cadres is that we are supported by people every step we take, for fear that we will fall, for fear that we will go astray, and politically, ideologically, and in terms of style, we are all devoted to the attention and painstaking efforts of our superiors and organizations. These cadres are different, as long as they can work, as long as they have ideas, ideas, and courage in economic work, the so-called handsome cover up all the ugly, it seems to be as good, everything is good, no one cares about ideological tendencies and political consciousness, and they can do whatever they want in their personal lives, as if this is giving them the greatest freedom, but in fact it is indulgence and irresponsibility. ”

"What you said is to the point, this is the problem I want to say and emphasize repeatedly, and it is also the reason why I criticized Xiao Wang when we met. The energy of their Beijing office is too great, and the wide range of activities is beyond your imagination, and many people can't get in, and they can get in with their legs raised to think about the places where they are timid. What does this depend on, first, on their drilling, secondly, on their means, thirdly, on the name of the Beijing Office, and on the public relations funds from the treasury. The good side is to dredge a lot of relationships, for the river and sea economy to help a lot, the bad is to do private things, or help others to do private things, this is not controlled and supervised, the consequences are terrible. Zheng Ming glanced at Wang Jinchang, his eyes were soft, and he didn't seem to blame him, "Our reform and opening up was advocated and initiated by the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries, they are the founders of this country, and they have paid wisdom and enthusiasm, even blood and life, for the birth and establishment of this country, they love this country, and they also work hard to protect the country and national interests with enthusiasm and sweat." They know where the crux of the country is and what are the problems restricting the country's development, but in the face of the uneven international political situation, they can only use superb political wisdom and mental strength to make efforts, but they understand what the country needs and what the future of the country should be. Therefore, at a time when the country's political environment has changed from a cold war to a relatively relaxed one, seizing the opportunity to carry out economic structural reform is full of courage and political wisdom. In their eyes, reform is a change and innovation, and it is the establishment of a socialist economic system based on public ownership, in which various economic sectors coordinate and promote each other, and prosper and develop together, with the ultimate goal of improving the people's living standards, enriching the country's economy, and establishing a new-type social system and social order that is prosperous, strong, and democratic. They are sober, they know what is needed, what is held onto, and what is most precious? With their gradual departure, more and more young and fresh blood has been enriched into the party's leading collective, and the intellectualization, youthfulness, specialization, and scientificization have indeed brought about new changes and progress. It was at this time that we gradually stepped into the leadership position, but because we had not experienced the establishment of the republic, and had not experienced the difficulties and bloody winds of building a new China, we had different feelings about the republic, and it can be said that inheritance was greater than feelings, and reason was greater than enthusiasm, so we paid more attention to substantive changes and paid more attention to the role of decision-making in promoting the economy. As long as the measures conducive to economic development we do not hesitate to implement, to practice, gradually we lost our own direction, gradually and the people of the distance is getting farther and farther away, breaking the big pot of rice, smashing the three irons, only thinking of the promotion and positive benefits, ignoring the interests of the people and the status of these collective sense of belonging to the people, it can be said that we promote the progress and development of the national economy, but invisibly dilute politics, but ignore the use of political wisdom. As our starting point shifted, more and younger cadres entered our ranks, younger, more energetic, more capable, and many of them even held the title of senior intellectuals, many of whom had the background and experience of studying abroad. Their feelings for this country are even more diluted, and even think that the state is just a symbol, a noun, without any substantive meaning, what democracy, freedom, and even nihilism, anarchism have brought in, coupled with the impact of Western liberal thought, the concept of the state has weakened to the point of a family, the world is getting smaller and smaller, and the country has become a member of this big family. The social changes and economic activities under the guidance of such ideological trends have without exception carried a deep egoism and utilitarianism, and the maximization of interests has almost become the mainstream of social and social development, and has even developed to the point of competing with the people for benefits and opposing the people, and social contradictions have intensified to an extent beyond return. There are many reasons, but one of the most important reasons is the weakening of political wisdom and the weakness of national feelings. The birth and establishment of this country has nothing to do with them, the country in their eyes is just a collective composed of individuals, traditional education can no longer make them have any feelings, the sense of responsibility, the sense of mission is a concept that they despise, not to mention the inheritance and development of ideals and beliefs, without these constraints they will be more unscrupulous, can do anything they feel should do, and measure their own value and status. Dedication is a ridiculous thing in their opinion, a pay should have a return, and even a right should get a benefit, indulge their responsibilities and missions, and indulge their consciousness and self-discipline as managers, this is today's reality, this is the situation after many cadres are lost, the responsibility is on them, but also on us, we handed over power at the same time, did not give them a sense of mission and responsibility, did not let them know what the people are, what the country is, Failure to effectively warn them about what this country means to them is a dereliction of our duty and an unforgivable mistake. If we allow this trend of thought and behavior to spread, even if there is no color revolution, the common people will take our lives, and this is by no means alarmist. ”

Zheng Ming said, falling into deep thought, obviously such a question also deeply troubled him, bringing him a lot of pain, but it was irreparable by his own efforts, so there was a deep helplessness in the pain and self-blame.

"The questions you are worried about are very pertinent and far-sighted, but fortunately, these young people have gradually realized this, and they have gradually understood how to strengthen the education and cultivation of a sense of responsibility and purpose, and finally use system and discipline to reshape faith and ideals and beliefs." Looking at Secretary Zheng Ming's puzzled eyes, Bai Fengshou said with a smile: "This is all what Xiao Zhang said to me these days, Comrade Qi Tianxiang's training in the plain is really done, and it is true, and in the lectures he personally conducted, he not only emphasized faith and conviction, but also explored the problem of strengthening the education and cultivation of a sense of responsibility and purpose through system design." This will also make Xiao Zhang talk to you too. ”

Under the encouragement of Bai Fengshou, Xiao Zhang met Zheng Ming's gentle gaze and said carefully: "Secretary Qi started the discussion by borrowing a dialogue with the post-80s, which roughly means the rebuttal of the post-80s: What did you give us? And what should you give us? Have you thought about it? gave us life, gave us as much care as possible to grow, and even gave us enough care and hope, but did you give us faith and ideal education? Have you given us what you consider to be the most precious responsibility and faith? Whether you are satisfied or disappointed, everything you have will always be in our hands, this is the law of history, irresistible, so you will bear the consequences of the lack of education with us. Xiao Zhang said, thinking, and smiled impressively, "The speech is very long, and I can't repeat it for a while, so I compiled a record of the speech and sent it back to the secretary for your review." ”

"It's rare that Comrade Tianxiang is still thinking, it's rare!" As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Zhang and said, "Go back and hurry up and give me the speech that has been sorted out, if not, we will carry out a big discussion on the sense of purpose and responsibility among the cadres of the organs of the province." Zheng Ming seemed to be cheerful all of a sudden, and thought about what to say, but suddenly changed the topic and said to Bai Fengshou: "Let's talk about the current matter first!" At three o'clock in the afternoon, several principal leaders of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection collectively listened to our special report on Hehai, and it can also be seen that the leading comrades attach importance to our work. Saying a little apologetically, he continued: "Please come over is to filter the materials first, so that you can get off the plane and rush over, and you can't rest at noon." ”

"It's all as it should be, it's not hard to say that the work is hard, just try your best to do it well." Bai Fengshou stood up and said uneasily. It seems that he is a little excited again, in addition to Secretary Zheng Ming's thoughtfulness and understanding, there is also a sense of relief that the case will come to light.

Zheng Ming looked at Bai Fengshou with warm eyes, waved his hand and asked him to sit down, and said with a smile: "But the hard work is not in vain, please try our family's authentic old Beijing fried noodles at noon, my wife has already gone to buy vegetables, and you can feast on it in a while." ”

"It's too much trouble for you, and let you show up." Bai Fengshou muttered uneasily, and turned his face to signal Xiao Zhang to prepare a report.

Xiao Zhang took out three document bags from his bag, put them on the desk one by one, and introduced them clearly: "The materials are mainly divided into three parts, some of them are from the province, involving departments and institutions such as land, transportation, urban construction, and municipal planning, some of them are from several main cadres of Qinghe City, and some are from the plains. ”

"Let's mainly talk about the main cadres in the province, as well as the materials that involve the cadres, put them together, and report on the theme in the afternoon. The city and county cadres went back to our province to deal with it in a centralized manner. ”

Watching Bai Fengshou and Xiao Zhang sort and pack in an orderly manner, Zheng Ming picked up a material and looked at it, which was a compilation of Huang Qing's resume and major news reports, on which his political achievements and fame were clearly written.

Huang Qing, born in 62, was the youngest vice-provincial cadre in the province, since graduating from Qinghe Normal College in 1984, he started from the Pingyuan County Youth League Committee, and then entered the propaganda system, and was transferred from the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Qinghe Municipal Party Committee to the secretary of the Pingyuan County Party Committee, and began the life course of the ruling party. At the age of 44, he was elected vice governor of Hohai Province, and he was the only "post-60s" among the vice governors of Hohai at that time. Two years later, at the age of 46, Huang Qing became a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and executive vice governor, and was called the most ambitious political star by the local media. Prior to that, Huang Qing was in charge of Qinghe City for nearly 5 years, and successively served as deputy secretary of the Qinghe Municipal Party Committee, mayor, and secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. During the period of governing Qinghe, he was known for his courage to open up and dare to face difficulties, such as the Qinghe Sun Valley project, the Qinghe old city renovation and lighting and beautification project, and the PetroChina Hehai Petrochemical refining project.

He has been deeply involved in his native plains for nearly 16 years. In Pingyuan County, it is comparable to the most important stop of Huang Qingshitu, where he left a good reputation. Huang Qing, who grew up in the alluvial plain of the Yellow River since he was a child, is well aware of the importance of flood control projects, and less than a year after he took office as secretary of the Pingyuan County Party Committee, he began to plan and build a flood control levee in the plain with a flood standard of once in 50 years. After taking up his post in the province, he had a reputation for being pragmatic and modest and practical, and the leaders of the transportation, land, urban construction and other departments in charge of him could not cope with his diligent work style. He can participate in six or seven meetings a day to deploy work, can also go to several cities to guide research, often at one or two o'clock in the evening to hear his work arrangements and requirements, and at eight o'clock in the morning and appear in the office on time, energetic people can't bear it, and the memory is super strong. The things that were deployed a few months ago, the words that were said, can be remembered as they are. However, such a bold, capable, and young cadre has slipped into the abyss of corruption, and he can't help but be corrupt himself, raising a lover and wrapping Xiaomi, and instructing his wife, son, and younger brother to grab profits, and even set up a company to openly divide interests, and take advantage of the convenience of engineering and construction to transfer interests, live in a house divided by a unit, claiming that he has no housing, but in fact he has his own real estate in more than a dozen prefectures and cities in the province, and there are more than 20 large and small real estate in Hezhou alone.

Reading this, looking at the thick materials and photos on the desk, Zheng Ming gently put down the materials in his hand, and sighed deeply, there are regrets, there are also reluctance, but more resentment and anger, it seems that only such complex emotions can calm the bitterness and sorrow in his heart.

Zheng Ming seems to have nothing to say, only to let time pass by slowly, and fade away in waiting