A meeting that was thought to be a verbal sword ended without a hitch, and finally ended with Li Han's embarrassment and helplessness, which was also out of Xia Xiang's expectations. Xia Xiang originally wanted to persuade Li Han from a political height, so as to show his respect for the district chief as a secretary, but he didn't want Zhuang Qingyun and Chen Tianyu to have their own means, and put Li Han in defeat with one person's words.

After the meeting, Xia Xianggang returned to the office, received a call from Wu Mingming, and made an appointment to get off work in the afternoon to hold the opening ceremony of the Lantern Festival in the square. Putting down the phone, Xia Xiang thought to himself, Yuan Mingming's quick movements, everything had been arranged in more than a day, it seemed that he had already planned it, and he had already made the lanterns in secret, otherwise where would he have time for a few days?

Xia Xiang also informed Huang Jianjun and asked him to organize the police force to be responsible for the safety of the lantern festival and ensure that no major accidents occurred. Huang Jianjun made a pledge, saying that he would personally go out and be responsible for maintaining order. As soon as everything was arranged, Zhuang Qingyun came to the office unexpectedly.

Xia wanted to get up to greet him as a sign of politeness, Zhuang Qingyun nodded in greeting, without any pretense, and said directly: "I asked you for a leave in advance, the twentieth day of the first month is Mayor Hu's birthday, and it will be delayed for half a day." Xia Xiangluo smiled with his eyes open.

Zhuang Qingyun didn't ask for leave, there is still a week to go, where is there such a long time in advance? He was hinting to come.

Regardless of whether Zhuang Qingyun made his own opinion, and also walked out of Hu Zengzhou's signal, Hu Zengdan's birthday banquet, Xia Xiang had to go.

Otherwise, it would seem that he is too good. Moreover, Chen Feng's departure is imminent, and it is basically a foregone conclusion that Hu Zengzhou will take over as secretary, and it is necessary for him to mend the relationship with Hu Zengzhou.

Hu Zengzhou served as the number one leader, and as soon as his vision was high and his power was great, correspondingly, he was more open-minded and occupied a favorable position in the political struggle, so he changed from the previous neutral position to vigorously promote his own ruling style, and he needed to unite a group of people. Obviously, Fu Xianfeng is not the best person he needs to unite.

Xia Xiang smiled knowingly at the right time: "-^『, Okay, Mayor Hu's birthday, it must be full, if Mayor Hu doesn't dislike it, I will also go to congratulate him on his birthday in person."

Zhuang Qingyun saw that Xia wanted to hear the string song and know the elegant meaning, and he also smiled: "I think Mayor Hu will be very happy." ”

Zhuang Qingyun's words were not casually said, his attitude was probably Hu Zengzhou's attitude in private. Xia Xiang somewhat understood something, Chen Feng's departure, Hu Zengzhou must have heard of it. However, Chen Feng's departure is not the focus of the issue, the focus is on who will take over as mayor!

Yes, who will take over as mayor is also a problem that Xia Xiang has always been unsure.

Yu Fanran is the executive vice mayor, and it stands to reason that he is the first-order successor, but he! The time of serving as executive vice mayor is too short, and it is almost impossible to step into the throne of mayor. And even if there are people above who work together, it is difficult to convince the crowd if they barely sit down.

Basically, the possibility of Yu Fanran taking over as mayor can be ruled out, unless some unforeseen factors arise. If you still vote on the spot from the current Standing Committee of Yan City, it is the most suitable Fu Xianxian!

As the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and the third heavyweight in Yan City, Fu Xianfeng has been working in the municipal party committee for two years, and basically the work is reasonable, the most important thing is that there are people above, with a deep background, and if he works hard, there is great hope.

Fu Xianfeng took over as mayor, which was the most disadvantageous to Xia Xiang's situation. As one of the people Fu Xianfeng hated the most, once Fu Xianfeng sat on the mayor's throne, he would definitely not be soft when it was time to take Xia to think about it. And as the mayor, the power is much greater than that of the deputy secretary, and the scope of work of the supervisor is also comprehensive, Xia Xiang really has to be careful.

After the year, he didn't hear any movement from Fu Xianxian, and Xia Xiang had a plan in his heart, "As expected, Fu Xianfeng must be secretly operating the mayor's throne.

Moreover, Hu Zengzhou may have heard some rumors, and he is also stepping up to strengthen his forces. Because under Chen Feng's strength, as the mayor, he can temporarily join forces with Fu Xianxian. But after Chen Feng left office and Fu Xianfeng took over as mayor, once he became secretary, there was an antagonism between him and Fu Xianxian. And Fu Xianxian's personality he also knows, the background is hard, the wrist is hard, he will definitely be a strong mayor, Hu Zengzhou has been suppressed by Chen Feng for a long time, he definitely doesn't want to be forced to be tied by a strong mayor after becoming the secretary of the listing committee.

People want to be in charge of their own affairs, and no one wants to obey others or be forced to do something, especially those in high positions. Hu Zengzhou is taking precautions, and on the occasion of his birthday, he secretly gathers forces that he thinks can be united. He has been in Yan City for several years, and he has not yet fully gained a firm foothold, if he takes over as secretary, hangs the title of member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, presses Fu Xianfeng in the rank, and is forced by Fu Xianxian, not to mention that he himself will feel afraid and uncomfortable, even the superior leaders will also express doubts about his ability, and he will not be able to gain the trust of the leaders. Below, if he can't win the respect of his subordinates, Hu Zengzhou will definitely not sit back and wait for the tragedy to happen. But if Fu Xianfeng really serves as the mayor, it will also form a great constraint on Xia Xiang!

In this way, since Hu Zengzhou released his goodwill through Zhuang Qingyun, he must hold the hand of friendship stretched out by Hu Zengzhou tightly.

Zhuang Qingyun was that Xia wanted to see the time, and there was still some time before the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Lantern Festival, so he picked up the phone and called Chen Feng. I knew you were supposed to call, and you must have heard something. Chen Feng came up and scolded with a smile, "I know that you usually don't call to say hello when you're fine, and you only sharpen your gun when you have something to do." ”

Xia Xiang naturally knew that what Chen Feng said was a joke, he never did anything to sharpen his guns in battle, everything was prepared, and if he didn't hesitate, he would be wasted, and if he hadn't been one step ahead of others, he wouldn't have been able to go today.

But Chen Feng's departure has not been specific until now, it should be said that it has been concealed deeply, and it may be that the boss does not want to alarm too many people in advance, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. But there are always people who will know some inside story in advance, and there are no impermeable walls in the world.

"There is no windy wall in the world, Secretary Chen, I didn't hear any wind, someone deliberately let the wind go to me." Xia Xiang was accustomed to Chen Feng's true and false jokes, and smiled, "Just now Zhuang Qingyun told me that I would ask for leave a week in advance, because Mayor Hu is going to have a birthday."

"Huh." Chen Feng smiled, and immediately understood what it was, "Today's birthday can make you think of many questions, you are really good...... To be honest, it was true that I was transferred, but the exact location of my transfer has not yet been decided.

Maybe it will drag on for half a year, maybe I will shoot the board, arrange a guide position for me, and leave Yan City in three or five days. ”

"No matter where Secretary Chen goes, he is a high student, I must congratulate him......" Xia Xiang said around, paused for a moment, and then said "The key is ......"

"It's all about the mayor, isn't it? I know that what you care about is not my stay or stay, but the situation in Yan City in the post-Chen Feng era. Chen Feng pretended to be angry and said, and then laughed again: "It's hard to say about this matter now, now the personnel adjustment of Yan City and Yan Province, as long as it is a key position, there are very important people staring at it, I heard that not only the candidate for the secretary general of the provincial party committee has alarmed the general secretary, but even the issue of the mayor of Yan City, the chairman of the committee and the prime minister have expressed varying degrees of concern.

The news revealed by Chen Feng is definitely not groundless, but the truth, because with Chen Feng's level, he can access some major secrets, and if he goes further, he is either the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee or the executive vice governor, and he has begun to officially move towards the reserve sequence of provincial and ministerial-level cadres. After the expiration of the term, he is expected to serve as the governor of the province and become a member of the party.

Besides, Xia Xiang also knew that Chen Feng was in the background of the capital, and I heard that he was very powerful now, and there was room for improvement. The two news revealed by Chen Feng's words are very intriguing.

The selection of the secretary general of the provincial party committee alarmed the general secretary, which is equivalent to confirming Xia Xiang's speculation. The key is that the candidate for secretary general of the provincial party committee must be discussed by the Politburo, but it is not necessary that the general secretary will pay attention to the candidate for secretary general of the provincial party committee. But now that the general secretary has been alarmed, it shows that the struggle has risen to the highest level, and it also shows that the Wu family has encountered many resistances, otherwise, according to Wu Caiyang's conceit and speculation, the issue of candidates should have been settled long ago. It is still a stalemate, and the situation is obviously unfavorable for the Wu family.

The second intriguing point is that the candidate for mayor of Yan City has attracted the attention of the chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and the premier, which proves that Yan City's position in the minds of the central top leaders is increasing day by day. Although the mayor of Yan City is also a deputy provincial cadre, the decision power is still in Yan Province, and after the nomination of the provincial party committee is finally approved by the National People's Congress, it only needs to be filed with the Central Organization Department. However, now that the chairman of the NPC National Committee and the prime minister have expressed varying degrees of concern, it is of great significance, because I wonder what the intention of the chairman and the prime minister to take the initiative to express their concern is.

At the level of chairman of the NPC National Committee and prime minister, it is not a matter of casual concern, and once it is concerned, it is either a major event that has a bearing on the national economy and the people's livelihood, or it is a political event with great influence. Otherwise, it definitely does not rise to the level of attention.

In other words, Chen Feng has not left office, and the issue of mayoral candidates has begun to be gamed, and the level is still very high.

The Fu family estimates that they also know that the throne of the secretary general of the provincial party committee is too late because they have little hope, and they can go all out to win the throne of the mayor of Yan City, and Fu Xianxian's current position is the best candidate to take over as mayor.

Once the political struggle rises to the highest level, Xia Xiang can only stand by and watch, but he also knows in his heart that no matter how high-level the struggle politics is, it is nothing more than interests and peace. "Interests first, then balance, or balance first, then interests", all depend on their respective political positions.

Xia Xiang smiled and skipped the question of the mayor's candidate: "Do you have any eyebrows for your next step?" "Chen Feng's whereabouts, Xia Xiang can't not care about -0

"It's hard to say for the time being, the biggest possibility is to go to the ministries and commissions in the capital, and I won't stay in Yan Province anymore anyway." There was a hint of nostalgia in Chen Feng's voice, he had been in Yan Province for many years, and the most critical position in his life was spent in Yan Province, and he still had great feelings for Yan Province.

Hanging up Chen Feng's phone, Xia thought about it for a long time. Although he knew that sooner or later Chen Feng would leave office, when the matter came to an end, his mood was still a little heavy, not because Chen Feng left, his big backer in the municipal party committee was gone, but in the past few years of intersecting with Chen Feng, he and Chen Feng did have a good relationship, and he was also deeply cared for and cared for by Chen Feng.

At more than 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Changji Commerce and Trade sent a car to the compound of the Municipal Party Committee, and Xia Xiang and Xinghan cut the ribbon for the opening ceremony of the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival starts on the 14th day of the first lunar month and lasts for three days until the early morning of the 17th lunar month. Because Xiama District is a new district, the streets are wide and the layout is reasonable, and it only took one day and one night for Changji Commerce and Trade to set up the lantern display.

Xia Xiang and Li Han sat in the car of Changji Commerce, the two secretaries were in the car behind, Xia Xiang and Li Han sat together, they had something to say.

"District Chief Li, after the fifteenth day of the first month, most of the workers who returned to their hometowns will come back to work. It is necessary for the district party committee and district government to visit the construction site to reassure the workers and boost morale, and at the same time let each construction site strengthen safety awareness to avoid major safety accidents. ”

Li Han nodded: "Secretary Xia is right, I have arranged for Comrade Yuanqing to be specifically responsible for this matter, and he has also made detailed arrangements." ”

Xie Yuan and Li Han got closer? Xia Xiang's eyes flashed. He didn't really care about Xie Yuanqing's position, but thought that Xie Yuanqing's character and way of doing things were not suitable for activities to appease and comfort the workers, or Wu Gangde was the most suitable. But in the internal affairs of the government, Xia Xiang was not good at pointing fingers, so he just said implicitly: "Hong Kong used to spend more time at the grassroots level!; L…… r...... "The implication is that Wu Gangde is the most suitable to mingle with the workers. Li Hanhui was stunned, smiled, and did not speak.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was lackluster and nothing new. Xia Xiang and Li Han took the stage together, cut off the red color ball, and then there was thunderous applause, and then there was a staff member of the Changji Business Banquet to the Xiama District Party Committee and District Government. After the meal, the Lantern Festival officially opened.

I have to say that the lantern festival carefully arranged by Yuan Mingliang does have merits, and at a glance, all kinds of lantern exhibitions compete for color, each with its own merits. There is really "the east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and it blows down, and the stars are like rain." BMW carved car incense all over the road, Feng Xiao sound moving, pot light turning, a night of fish and dragon dance", and there is "fire tree silver flowers, lamp tree trunk illumination" of the brilliance, and then people come and go, lively and extraordinary, in a piece of laughter, there is indeed a prosperous scene. As a parent official in the dismounted district, Xia Xiang was also very relieved to see this scene.

In the end, the party and government leaders of Xiama District, headed by Xia Xiang, all praised the Lantern Festival held by Changji Commerce. Preliminary estimates are that there will be 50,000 visitors on the first night, and with the hot news tonight, the number will double tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

After Xia Xiang told Chunchun to pay attention to safety matters again and again, and then left the scene, Lian Ruohan was still waiting for him in Lianju tonight.

Xia wanted the driver and Chao Weigang to go home separately, and he drove to Lianju by himself. Halfway through, I received a call from Qu Yaxin.

"Leader, I want to report to you about the Siniu Group, Mr. Yang agreed in principle to build the farm in the Xiama District, but there is one condition......"

"On what terms?" Xia Xiang didn't expect things to progress quite quickly, much smoother than he expected, and it also made him take a look at Qu Yaxin's work ability.

"Mr. Yang took a fancy to a piece of wasteland at the junction of Xiama District and Channeling County, saying that it was more suitable for building a farm, and she wanted to designate the land of Chengxi Village to be transferred to Zhongda Group!" Qu Yaxin doesn't quite understand what Yang Guoying's purpose is, why does Siniu Group and Zhongda Group intersect again? Why the land was transferred to Zhongda Group, she was also puzzled.

Xia Xiang was waiting for the car to drive fast, and when he heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly pulled over to digest the amazing news brought by Qu Yaxin.

Xia Xiang's first reaction was the same as Qu Yaxin's reaction when she heard Yang Guoying's words at that time, she was shocked and puzzled, and she was also very puzzled that there was no business between Siniu Group and Zhongda Group, why did Yang Guoying stand up for Zheng Yi? Could it be that Yang Guoying secretly received any benefits from Zheng Yi, or did it come out of political reasons?

Yang Guoying is not only the chairman of Siniu Group, she is also a political figure, she is a cadre of a state-owned enterprise, and it is normal to have a political position and political orientation, but she has contacts with Zheng Yi, and proposed to transfer the land to Zhongda Group, which made Xia Xiang doubt in his heart, and had a little more vigilance.

If Yang Guoying is not related to Zheng Yi or Zhongda Group, or has a relationship with Fu Xianxian, otherwise she would not have put forward a seemingly unreasonable request that actually has hidden interests...... Xia wanted to think about it for a while, and said to Qu Yaxin: "Let me think about it, and I'll reply to you later." ”

Xia Xiang would not have agreed to any of her requests until he understood Yang Guoying's original intentions. Although the location proposed by Yang Guoying is very remote, almost wasteland, far away from the urban area, and is nominally the jurisdiction of Xiama District, it is actually a three-regardless zone that neither Xiama District nor Changshan County wants. However, although it is remote and desolate, it is also at the foot of the mountain, and it is also a good place to build a breeding farm by spending more time and money to tidy up. And it is far away from the city, so it will not bring any bad influence to the Xiama area.

But the problem is that Yang Guoying must have other plans, otherwise he would not have put a good place and give it to others. Whether it is a politician or a business person, there has never been a good person or a good thing, let alone a style.

Xia Xiang thought about it while driving to the Forest Residence, and then drove directly to the Lotus Residence.