Almost at the same time as the meeting of the Advisory Committee was convening, the meeting of the Secretariat of the Central Committee was also going on intensely.

Many people do not have a clear understanding of the meeting of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and do not understand what it has to do with the political situation in the CPC Central Committee.

In fact, at the Fifth Plenary Session of the Sixth CPC Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee was renamed the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and the Central Committee exercised the functions and powers of the Central Committee when it was not in session. After the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the former Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee was renamed the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

Later, from the Ninth to the Eleventh National Congress, the Secretariat of the Central Committee was abolished.

The Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee established by the Eighth and Twelfth National Congresses is an organ that handles day-to-day affairs under the leadership of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and does not exercise the power of the functions and powers of the Central Committee.

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee decided to restore the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, noting that after full discussions, the Plenum decided to restore the system decided by the Eighth Party Congress and which had proved to be necessary and effective in the past 10 years, and to establish the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee as a permanent body under the leadership of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and its Standing Committee.

In other words, if there is anything going on in the political situation of the Central Committee, the secretaries of the Secretariat usually meet first to study it, communicate with each other, and fully deliberate and mature before deciding how to deal with it.

Today's meeting was organized and convened by Comrade Jiang Cheng, because after all, he is the general secretary.

The topic of the meeting was amazingly large, and it also touched the hearts of everyone involved.

Although these five bigwigs are present here, plus a few members of the Central Political Bureau in Beijing, what we will study and discuss is the expansion of the Central Political Bureau and the determination of the number of members of the Central Standing Committee.

Comrade Jiang Cheng, Ye Xiangqian, Premier Yun, Chairman Xu Yongnian of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Chen Zhaowu, Secretary of the Secretariat, these five bigwigs sat together, with teacups on the snow-white tablecloth.

Comrade Weng Qingyuan, director of the CPC Central Committee's Office, was particularly present as an observer, mainly to take notes, and was sitting on the side with a serious expression at this time, writing and marking on the notebook with a pen.

As soon as the topic of the meeting came out, it immediately became cold, and everyone was frowning and thinking about this issue.

As a matter of fact, the question of the composition of the members of the Central Political Bureau has long been on the agenda, but no one expected that it would be carried out by increasing the number of members of the Central Committee and the Central Political Bureau, which surprised many comrades.

Comrade Jiang Cheng looked indifferent and smiled slightly.

Old Man Ye had a straight face, his face was cold, and his eyes scanned everyone's faces from time to time, as if he was full of murderous aura, which made everyone's hearts a little hairy, but thinking of the recent rumors, it was said that Ye Kai, the grandson of Old Man Ye, seemed to have an accident, and Old Man Ye's face was not good-looking, but it was understandable.

Premier Yun always has a happy expression, and today is naturally no exception, but he has never said much, and no one can guess what is going on in his heart?

Chairman Xu Yongnian of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a little older, and his eyelids are slightly drooping, but when he hears the key place, there will always be a glimmer of light in his squinted eyes, making it impossible to ignore his existence.

Chen Zhaowu, the secretary of the Secretariat, held a teacup and took a sip from time to time, his eyebrows locked, as if he was thinking about some incurable disease.

The expressions of the five bigwigs represent the interests of five different groups, and their demeanors are different, but their aura is also very powerful, which makes people can't help but admire after watching it, and the majesty of the leaders of the secret country is really powerful.

"You can't just sit and drink tea, Premier Yun will talk about it first?" Comrade Jiang Cheng said.

The person who proposed the proposal was Mr. Ye, of course, he had to be at the back of the queue when talking about opinions, anyway, this kind of thing is to be discussed, and whoever comes first has no impact.

Premier Yun smiled, "In principle, I agree. We have been doing some work on the rejuvenation of cadres, and we have achieved some results, but on the whole, this work has not been done enough. I think it would be a good thing if we could readjust the structure of the political situation in China this time and add a group of comrades who are in the prime of life. ”

"What do you think of Comrade Yongnian?" Comrade Jiang Cheng asked again.

"Good thing." Chairman Xu Yongnian nodded and said concisely and clearly, "I support it, but it is recommended to control the number of people and be cautious in the selection of supplementary candidates." ”

After listening to the opinions of Premier Yun and Chairman Xu Yongnian, Chen Zhaowu felt that today's matter was about to be passed.

Although according to his previous thoughts, he reluctantly agreed to Ye Ziping's entry into the game, but that was conditional, and the old Ye family had to pay a certain price for it.

But now the situation has been reversed, Chen Jianzhang has been arrested by the Military Commission for Discipline Inspection, if he is convicted of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, the reputation of the old Chen family will be ruined, so he can't help but be strong at the secretariat meeting.

Just to make him agree with Old Man Ye's proposal without any stumbles, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?

Who doesn't know that he, Chen Zhaowu, has always been at odds with the old Ye family?

After listening to the speeches of Premier Yun and Chairman Xu Yongnian, Chen Zhaowu was also guessing their true thoughts.

Premier Yun's health has not been very good, and the affairs of the State Council are many and complicated, which consumes both energy and time. In this respect, he has to rely on a few deputies to handle daily affairs, and if he wants to make people feel at home, he must be able to give people a little more practical benefit, such as entering the game.

Old man Ye's proposal to increase the number of people in the Central Political Bureau coincides with Premier Yun's idea, no wonder he will actively express his support, besides, this is also an opportunity for comprehensive strength competition, if the operation is done properly, who doesn't want to add a few of their own generals to the Central Political Bureau?

Chen Zhaowu is a little unclear about Chairman Xu Yongnian's thoughts, but he represents some more traditional forces, and he also thinks that he also has the consideration of expanding his influence in the political situation in China.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to make a forest alone, and there are only five members of the Central Standing Committee, and if there is any disagreement, it will all be a head-on collision, and it is not easy to find even a person to help or persuade them, and if a few people can be brought in, it will not be a good thing.

But for Chen Zhaowu, this is not the case, he ranks last in the Standing Committee of the Central Committee, and the strength of the old Chen family is also the weakest, and now the Central Political Situation is going to be expanded, and he is the one who suffers the most, because he has no competent candidate in his hands, so he can't just pull someone and stuff it in, in that case, even if everyone agrees, his own face will be lost.

Therefore, from Chen Zhaowu's standpoint, it is actually best to maintain the status quo.

However, looking at the current situation, I am afraid that it will be difficult to realize my conservative wishes.

"Secretary Zhaowu also said it......" Comrade Jiang Cheng finally pointed to Chen Zhaowu's side.

"I am against the proposal to expand the Central Political Bureau." Chen Zhaowu made his attitude very clear.

Several bigwigs rolled their eyes, and said in their hearts I knew that this was the result, the proposal supported by the old Ye family, the old Chen family must be opposed, this is like a play house, the reason why Chen Zhaowu ranked last is not strange, it is really a bit too child's play when he is a secretary.

"However, since everyone thinks that there is a need for this expansion, I have to study it carefully." Chen Zhaowu suddenly changed his words.

"Huh?" The expressions of several bigwigs changed, and they all looked at Chen Zhaowu with some curiosity, and said in their hearts that it was a little strange today, how could Lao Chen say that? Usually they are resolutely opposed, and they are willing to give up only when they are red-faced and red-eared.

After all, the expansion of the Central Political Bureau is not trivial, and it is impossible to decide on it at a meeting today, this is just a process of communication, and if everyone has no other opinions, it will be preliminarily determined, and then it will continue to be submitted to the Central Political Bureau for discussion, or finally submitted to the Party Congress for approval.

"The expansion of the political situation in the Central Committee is to decentralize power and train young comrades, but to put it bluntly, it is to put some of the burden on our shoulders and put some pressure on the shoulders of others." Chen Zhaowu spoke very directly, and he had no scruples at all, "Even if the number of members of the Central Standing Committee is expanded to nine, it is just four more people to share the work in our hands, but in this situation, is it really necessary?" It's not that I'm greedy for this bit of power in my hands, but since I'm in this position, I should make sure that the power is used by the country and the heart is connected to the people. ”

When he said this, the crowd laughed.

To tell the truth, no one wants to let go of the power in their hands and share it with others, but this time the old Ye family's proposal is under the guise of rejuvenating the cadres to divide the power of the people, and the reason must be sufficient, and it has also won the approval of Comrade Fang He, Comrade Chu Feng and others, and it is obviously necessary to seriously discuss it.

Chen Zhaowu's meaning is actually simple, he thinks that he is currently qualified for this job, there is no need to divide the work to other people's heads, as for you, if you feel that the work is difficult, you can divide the power, he will not object.

Comrade Jiang Cheng also smiled and said, "This is not lazy, in fact, the number of members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee has been determined, the division of labor is clear, and each party is responsible for its own responsibilities, which is also conducive to the orderly development of organizational work. ”

When he mentioned Comrade Fang He and Comrade Chu Feng like this, Chen Zhaowu didn't say anything, this pressure was too great, he was a backward leader, he was indeed a little unbearable, he could carry Old Man Ye hard, and even dared to resist Comrade Fang He a little, but he couldn't help but sell Comrade Chu Feng's face.

Everyone knows that the expansion of the Central Political Bureau cannot be avoided, but how to divide power and whose power is divided? This is a relatively complex system engineering.

Everyone is thinking in their hearts, in the coming days, should we pay more attention to the comrades in the prime of life?

(To be continued)