Chapter 899 How to decide

What's going on with Qiu Xufeng, isn't this arrangement deliberately making him unable to step down?

Qiu Xufeng saw Xia Xiang's embarrassment, so he smiled apologetically and waved his hand secretly, implying that it was a coincidence that he had deliberately arranged it.

Xia Xiang raised his heart in his throat, and he had never been as worried as he was today, a little girl suddenly ran out like a butterfly, hugged his legs and called him dad - okay, okay, Mei Xiaolin also saw his worries, so she gave him a look, and let him completely relax, she didn't take Mei Ting.

Meeting, cold noise, introduction, basically know each other, that is, Cao Shumu and Xia Dong need Xia Xiang to introduce. Everyone praised Cao Shumu's beauty, but Xia Xiang didn't feel anything, and Xia Dong was proud.

"Mom is the most beautiful, the mothers of the children I have seen are not as beautiful as their mothers." Tong Yan is unscrupulous, and it is also true, among the people present, Qiu Xudie and Cao Shumu cannot be compared, and Mei Xiaolin is also inferior by three points.

In the capital in autumn, the weather is cool and moderate. Cao Shumu wore a long skirt and tied her long hair, and the whole person looked calm and beautiful. Mei Xiaolin is dressed very neutrally, which is also in line with her identity, in Xia Xiang's eyes, Mei Xiaolin is much more stable, which also makes her feminine a little less feminine.

Officialdom is a place where people are very experienced, once Mei Xiaolin is obsessed with her career, she will be covered up by the officialdom to cover up her feminine charm, and she will lack flexible beauty, and become more cold and rigid.

In officialdom, a delicate female official is not allowed to speak from the podium.

Fortunately, Mei Xiaolin saw Xia Xiang, just nodded slightly, did not show any abnormality, after shaking hands, she said a few words to Cao Shumu, far less enthusiastic than Qiu Xudie for Cao Shumu, but faint and detached, in line with her current identity.

Yes, I heard that Mei Xiaolin is now deeply appreciated by Zheng Sheng, she has been promoted to the deputy hall, and it is expected that she will be corrected in three years, at least she will be released as the head of a city, which can be described as a promising future, and in a few years, she will become a dazzling female cadre star in the domestic political arena.

Cao Shumu also met Mei Xiaolin, and at her wedding ceremony, Mei Xiaolin also attended the wedding. She didn't care about Mei Xiaolin's lukewarm attitude, but she was a little puzzled by the seemingly familiar and deliberately distant performance between Mei Xiaolin and Xia Xiang.

Qiu Renli greeted him at the door and did not step down the steps. Xia Xiang stepped forward in time and showed due respect: "Secretary Qiu is good"

Qiu Renli stretched out his hand to Xia Xiang and said angrily: "Why did you become Secretary Qiu again?" Alienated? ”

Xia Xiang understood and immediately changed his words: "Uncle Qiu is good"

Qiu Renli laughed out loud, and then shook hands with Cao Shumu: "Although I haven't dealt with Yongguo, I have heard his name, and I must know him when I have the opportunity." When I went back, I told your father that Qiu Renli had greeted him. ”

Qiu Renli is the main department, and he was sent to Qi Province to serve as the secretary of the provincial party committee, which can be regarded as a solid step, and he greeted Cao Yongguo of the deputy department, which is obviously a release of goodwill, and the tone is very sincere.

Cao Shumu hurriedly responded: "I have long heard that Xia wants to say that Uncle Qiu is amiable and has no shelf, I thought he was a liar, but I didn't expect it to be true." I said to my dad when I went back, and he must have been happy. Dad loves to make friends the most, especially a good-natured and elegant friend like Uncle Qiu. ”

Qiu Renli laughed: "No wonder Xia Xiang got married early, it turned out that Yongguo gave birth to a good daughter." I'm not afraid to tell you, Shumu, how many powerful people in the capital have asked me about Xia Xiang, saying that Xia Xiang is not married, so he has to recruit him as a son-in-law. They're all one step late, no, ten steps late, and they're all far worse than your vision. ”

Cao Shumu looked shy, Xia Xiang quipped: "Uncle Qiu is wrong, it's not that Shu Mucun's eyes are good, it's that I am too charismatic, she fell in love with me as soon as she saw me." ”

"You're chasing me first, okay?" Cao Shumu glanced at Xia Xiang, with a happy face, "Don't be too proud, do you think you really love flowers and flowers?" ”

"Don't believe me?" Qiu Xudie deliberately opened his mouth exaggeratedly, "Shumu, don't believe it, don't think about it now, I dare to say that there will be no less than a hundred women crying and shouting to marry him, and I will be the first in line." ”

"Haha......"

Everyone laughed, and Mei Xiaolin had no choice but to laugh, there was a smile but no smile, and her eyes inadvertently fell on Cao Shumu's radiant and delicate face, and her eyes dimmed.

As a guest at Qiu's house, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and even Xia Dong was out of the limelight. He was a little restrained at first, but after a while, he became acquainted with himself, running around, making everyone laugh, and in the end, even Mei Xiaolin, who had always been not very interested, fell in love with Xia Dong, and took Xia Dong's little hand and ran a few laps in the yard.

Xia Dong's little person, how do you know who the people around him are? He just had fun, but he didn't know that the uncles and aunts around him were all important figures, and a few years later, there were even more officials in charge of a province.

At lunchtime, when the seats were arranged, there was a hiccup.

Originally, Qiu Xufeng was on the left side of Xia Xiang, Cao Shumu was on the right side of Xia Xiang, and then Mei Xiaolin was on the right side of Cao Shumu - it was originally a family banquet, and the seating arrangement was not too particular, just casual, but Mei Xiaolin saw that Xia wanted to hold her son, and Cao Shumu was together, and the family was happy, she didn't come for a while to be upset, so she changed seats with Mei Xiaomu on the pretext that her place was on the tuyere, and her shoulders hurt.

Qiu Renli's eyes were like torches, and he saw something, but he just smiled secretly. During the banquet, he and Xia Xiang touched a few glasses, and only talked about some irrelevant topics. But Xia thought clearly, the Mei family sent Mei Xiaolin and Mei Xiaomu to come to the Qiu family at the same time as him, it is not a coincidence, with the identity of the Qiu family and the shrewdness of the Mei family, they will not make inappropriate arrangements, and the reason why there is today's situation is related to the fact that the Qiu and Mei families are getting closer and closer.

And Xia Xiang can also guess that Mei Xiaolin's appearance is also Mei Shengping's trick, a reminder, and a hint, just to let him know that the Mei family and the Qiu family have joined forces to welcome him, is he going to agree with graciously?

Promise what? Someone will ask the question later.

Of course, there is also Mei Shengping's selfishness, so he still doesn't forget Mei Ting.

Mei Xiaomu found an opportunity and said a few words to him, but the topic was still not far from Yan Xiao. Listening to Mei Xiaomu's meaning, Yan Xiao was still lukewarm to him, he was basically close to death, but there was still a trace of luck, so he wanted Xia Xiang to give him ideas.

The emotional thing is really reluctant, Xia Xiang has nothing to think about, so he persuaded Mei Xiaomu a few words, it is nothing more than that there is no grass at the end of the world, why bother to love a flower and other excuses, it is very old-fashioned, and it is not convincing, he is indeed not a psychological expert in marriage and love.

Mei Xiaomu's expression couldn't hide his helplessness and disappointment.

After the meal, Mei Xiaolin and Mei Xiaomu didn't stay long, and left, Xia wanted to know that the Qiu family father and son must have something to talk about. Sure enough, after drinking tea after dinner, Qiu Renli proposed to go to the courtyard for a walk.

Autumn is crisp, and it is the most comfortable afternoon, Xia Xiang accompanied Qiu Renli and Qiu Xufeng, strolling in the courtyard of the Qiu family, because he had a decision in his heart, but it was very relaxed.

Qiu Renli was in front, Xia Xiang and Qiu Xufeng were behind, Qiu Renli didn't speak, Xia Xiang and Qiu Xufeng whispered. Qiu Xufeng explained that Mei Xiaolin also came to Qiu's house for the banquet on a temporary basis, and did not arrange it in advance, and he also said that it was probably Mei Shengping's handiwork, so that Xia Xiang should not misunderstand him.

"Xiaolin is much more mature now." Qiu Xufeng sighed slightly, reached out to pluck a leaf, and played with it in his hand, "However, she is approaching the people of the group, and I am not very optimistic." In the recent major reshuffling of provincial and ministerial-level cadres, one-third of them came from the regimental system, and it is already a situation in which the latecomers are on top, and now the overall strength exceeds that of family forces and civilian forces. ”

Xia Xiang nodded: "There are objective reasons for the rapid development of the regimental system, but I am not worried about the growth of the regimental forces. ”

"Oh, what do you think?" Qiu Renli, who had been walking in front of him with his hands behind his back and not speaking, turned his head and looked at Xia Xiang with interest, "Young people's ideas often have unexpected insights, especially you, who have the most amazing words. ”

Xia Xiang waved his hand modestly: "Uncle Qiu, don't praise me, if you praise me, I will be incoherent." ”

"Haha......" Qiu Renli smiled and patted Xia Xiang's shoulder, and said as he walked, "It's time to chat." ”

"The difference between the regimental lineage and the civilian and family lines is that they are all officials who came out of the Central Committee of the regiment, not because they have the same governing philosophy, but because the civilian and family lines have the same background and have common political ideas. Although there are many officials in the Youth League, it only means that they all have experience in the work of the Communist Youth League, and it does not mean that they have the same political philosophy......

Qiu Renli stopped, looked back at Xia Xiang with a shocked face, and only after a while did he shake his head and sigh again: "I just discussed this issue with Shengping and Boju two days ago, and we debated for a long time before we came to this conclusion, but I didn't expect you to say it when you opened your mouth, Xia Xiang, I didn't misunderstand you, you really have extraordinary political vision." ”

Xia Xiang smiled modestly, it's not that he really sees the long-term better than others, it's that he knows more about the future than others, and knows a general historical trend, in front of Qiu Renli, his attitude must still be correct. Qiu Renli looks approachable now, but after all, he is a feudal official, and there are only about 20 people in China who can govern a province.

To be able to serve as the secretary of the provincial party committee, it is not only necessary to have the unanimous approval of the central government, but also to have political excellence.

Qiu Xufeng also said: "If I had your vision and opinions, I would be the secretary of the municipal party committee by now......"

While laughing, I came to a grape trellis. The grapes are thriving, and a shady area is formed underneath, with tables and chairs, and brewed tea on top. The three of them sat down and said some digressions, Qiu Renli remembered something, and suddenly asked, "Do you want to go to Fu's house to sit down at night?" ”

There is nothing to hide, Xia Xiang nodded.

"You have done a really good job in Lang City, and you have to take extraordinary measures to crack down on underworld forces, which ordinary people can't do. But it's a bit too much to say that someone threw you to Lang City and left you to fend for yourself. It's still Mr. Wu who is powerful, and he shot at a critical moment and pulled back another game. Let me give you a piece of advice, you have a good relationship with the Qiu family, the Mei family, the Fu family, and the Wu family, and it is a great opportunity, so you must seize it. Don't take any more detours, the detours in Lang City are too dangerous and almost ruined you......"

The methods of cultivating candidates in the civilian department and the family department are different, because most of the people in the civilian department work hard all the way by themselves, from the bottom to the top, and they pay great attention to personal ability and emphasize personal quality. Many of the family forces are from the princelings, and they are all taken care of by a huge family force behind them, and they will ask for help when they encounter problems. Qiu Renli's implication is that if you follow the civilian system, you may be planted at some point, because the other party will not reach out to pull you at the critical moment, and only let you get out of the predicament by yourself, which is too risky.

Political risks, sometimes just one mistake can be a catastrophe.

In all fairness, Qiu Renli's words are not unreasonable. People in officialdom are all cautious and cautious, walking on thin ice, wanting to take one step at a time, and refusing to take risks. It is true that although the risk of taking risks is large, sometimes the benefits are also large, which is directly proportional. But to put it bluntly, Xia Xiang didn't want to take risks, and he also wanted to do practical things and do the right thing in a down-to-earth manner, but he couldn't help himself in Lang City's danger, and after being transferred to Lang City, he stepped into the land of right and wrong, and had to push open the door of life and death with both hands.

Steady promotion, everyone wants it, even Xia Xiang doesn't dare to admit that he can always be counted as a miss, and then have a thrilling pass. In Lang City, he was almost killed and couldn't resist without standing up, so he could only use violence to counter violence without mercy. There were also a few times when he woke up in the middle of the night, and he was also scared out of a cold sweat.

Everyone has a vulnerable side, and so does Xia Xiang. At the time of the most fierce conflict in Lang City, why didn't he ask Lao Gu for help, and borrowed strength from the momentum? There is no way, everyone else has backers in the background, and it is impossible for him to shake a mountain single-handedly. From the bottom of his heart, he didn't dare to say that he was dissatisfied with the prime minister's constant inaction, but at least in hindsight, it was true that there were several dangerous and dangerous times, and if there was support from the top, the steps would definitely be bigger, and he would have relieved a lot of pressure.

Qiu Renli was very smart, and he could see at a glance his danger and needs in Lang City. If he completely falls into the family forces, not to mention the help of the Qiu family and the Mei family, even the Wu family will spare no effort to help him, and his path will definitely be very stable and smooth.

It's just that it completely relies on the power of the family, and it is also a point of no return. If he is single-handedly supported and strengthened by the family forces, then he must completely obey the orders of the family forces, become the vanguard between the family forces and the civilian forces, and in the long run, he will even become the successor of the family forces, and according to the current political concept of the family forces, he is bound to become a spokesman who stands on the opposite side of the interests of ordinary people.

Xia Xiang was born from the grassroots, and did not want to become a member of the crony capitalism referred to by Qianfu for his own selfishness, and in his political philosophy, crony capitalism needs to be guided, and it needs to find a path that is most suitable for the domestic political soil, conform to the historical trend, and set an example for the growth of the country, otherwise, it is easy to cause social loss of control if it is just blindly growing and blindly opposing ordinary people.

"It's a good opportunity to go to Tianze City." Qiu Renli said earnestly, "The relationship between Chen Jiewen and the Qiu family is also reasonable, the relationship between Guo Hanyang and Guo Hanqing and the Qiu family is also very good, and the Mei family is even better. ”

Another meaning that doesn't need to be taken to heart is that as long as Xia wants to maintain a position that is inclined to the family forces, Guo Hanyang and Guo Hanqing will definitely not embarrass him.

"Thank you Uncle Khoo for your teachings, I took note of it." Xia Xiang accepted Qiu Renli's words very sincerely, what he wanted now was to listen to the opinions of all parties, gain views that were beneficial to his own progress, and not refute or discriminate.

Qiu Renli stood up: "I heard that Yongguo's work in the Western Province is quite smooth?" ”

Cao Yongguo is now the vice governor of the Standing Committee, ranking third in the government team of the western province, although his ranking among the Standing Committee is still relatively low, it can be regarded as a gratifying step. The main reason is that Xia Xiang gave him an effective idea last time on the matter of investing in coal, he mentioned it in the provincial government, and immediately got a warm response from Xing Duantai and put it into practice.

Cao Yongguo has dazzling political achievements, coupled with Xing Duantai's strong support, his position in the western province is increasingly consolidated.

Xia Xiang replied: "It's reasonable." ”

Qiu Renli squinted his eyes and smiled: "Maybe one day, I will have the opportunity to sing with Yongguo......"

On the way back, Xia Xiang kept thinking about Qiu Renli's words, his father-in-law is now a vice governor, and if he wants to sing with Qiu Renli, he has to be the head of a province, could it be that the Qiu family intends to pull his father-in-law?

Quite possibly

The Qiu family lost ground in the readjustment of provincial and ministerial-level cadres and inevitably wanted to regain their position. But it is impossible to break the existing pattern, only to select the military reserve force from the existing sub-provincial level, and the father-in-law is the most suitable person because he is capable and has not been co-opted by various factions.

The key is that winning over his father-in-law is equivalent to tying him to the Qiu family's chariot in disguise, killing two birds with one stone.

They are all old and mature characters, Xia Xiang smiled helplessly, turned around and persuaded his father-in-law, if someone is wooing, don't be in a hurry to express your stance first, be reserved to see the situation clearly and then stand in line.

As soon as he returned to the hotel, he hadn't rested for a while, Fu Xianxian's phone called again: "Mayor Xia, the family banquet is ready, I will send someone to pick you up?" ”

"No, I'll be there in a moment." Xia Xiang didn't dare to work the Fu family to pick him up again, the lower the Fu family's posture, the more worried he became, even under the guise of thanking him for saving Fu Xianxian, he was a little overzealous.

After all, there have been irreconcilable contradictions between him and the Fu family.

When I arrived at Fu's house, it was already the beginning of the lanterns, and the Fu family was brightly lit and laughing. Fu Xianfeng came out to greet him in person, which was enough to give Xia Xiang face.

As soon as he entered the door, there was another scene that surprised Xia Xiang, and the person who followed closely behind Fu Xianfeng turned out to be Wu Ruotian. Wu Ruotian smiled, and there was a middle-aged man behind him, who looked a little similar to Wu Caiyang and Wu Caijiang, it was Wu Caihe, the boss of the Wu family, who Xia Xiang had never seen before

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