Ye Ming heard that Yu Heguang had personally lit a cigarette for Zhang Jiankun at the cadre conference, and he was both surprised and confused, and couldn't help but interject: "Minister Liu, why did County Magistrate Yu do this?" He and Secretary Zhang Jiankun are the top leaders of the party and government, although Secretary Zhang is the squad leader, and the county magistrate should respect him and maintain his authority, but there is no need to be so low! Isn't this a self-destructive image? ”

Liu Zhengwen nodded and said, "That's right, I can't figure it out either." The county magistrate Yu is honest and modest, pays attention to hard work, is relatively close to the people, and has a good reputation among grassroots cadres and ordinary people. But because he was too modest, especially because he was too accommodating and obedient to Zhang Jiankun, the heads of the township offices and county departments looked down on him a little from the bottom of their hearts. Therefore, although he is the leader of the government, his prestige is very poor, and some major government matters that should have been decided by him, the county magistrate, must be implemented by Zhang Jiankun's nod and consent.

As a result, Zhang Jiankun established absolute authority in Beishan County, and he had the final say in everything big and small, and the county magistrate Yu became a puppet and ornament. Therefore, there was a saying in Beishan officialdom: 'A pen in the hands of the county magistrate is not as good as Secretary Zhang's fart', which means that many major government matters were originally approved by the county magistrate with a pen, and the county party secretary should not interfere. But because of Zhang Jiankun's dictatorial style, sometimes the county magistrate Yu signed a certain report, and he vetoed it in one sentence, and the county magistrate Yu did not dare to say anything. ”

The more Ye Ming listened, the more incredible he felt, and he couldn't help but ask: "Minister Liu, if County Magistrate Yu is so cowardly and so rigid, how did he quickly be promoted to a department-level cadre in the first place?" How did he get transferred to Beishan to be the county magistrate by the provincial party committee? ”

Liu Zhengwen thought for a while and said: "According to my opinion, the county magistrate Yu was promoted very quickly in Deren City, firstly, because he graduated from Renmin University, has a strong academic background, and has a good character, so he was favored by the leaders. The second is that the department he worked in at that time was the Economic Research Office, which was relatively simple, and had relatively high requirements for the level of personal theory and policy, and this happened to be his biggest advantage, so he rose quickly.

However, after coming to Beishan, he was not familiar with the place, and Zhang Jiankun had been working in Beishan County for many years, serving as the county magistrate for five years, and serving as the secretary for more than three years. Before the county magistrate Yu came to Beishan, he learned that the original county magistrate was singing against him because of a disagreement with Zhang Jiankun, and he was squeezed out.

"I estimate that the county magistrate Yu was wary of the former county magistrate being squeezed out by Zhang Jiankun, so he wanted to adopt a deferential and obedient attitude, hoping for Zhang Jiankun's support and help. Moreover, he also knew that Secretary Wei of the Municipal Party Committee admired Zhang Jiankun's ability and regarded him as a cadre, and in two or three years, Zhang Jiankun would be promoted to serve in the city. Therefore, he also wanted to win Zhang Jiankun's favor. In this way, when Zhang Jiankun is promoted in the future, he can recommend to the city party committee that he, the county magistrate, take over as secretary of the county party committee.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Jiankun is not very righteous, and the county magistrate has been low in front of him for more than three years, not only does he not appreciate it, but he thinks that he is cowardly and difficult to become a big weapon. So, when he was about to leave, the organization department of the municipal party committee asked him for advice, asked him to recommend a successor to the secretary of the county party committee, and asked him his opinion on Heguang, he bluntly said that the county magistrate had no courage, no prestige, and it was difficult to control the cadres below, and suggested that the organization department arrange another person to be the secretary of the county party committee. At that time, I happened to be a member of the investigation team, and when I heard Zhang Jiankun's evaluation of the county magistrate, I thought of the county magistrate's respect for him all along, and I was really embarrassed. ”

According to organizational discipline, Zhang Jiankun's opinion on the recommendation of a successor by the organization department of the municipal party committee is highly confidential, and Liu Zhengwen should not tell anyone. However, he noticed that Ye Ming had a good impression of Heguang and was full of sympathy, in order to please and please him, he didn't care about any discipline and principles, not only told Ye Ming these confidential things, but also deliberately tended to sympathize with Heguang in his attitude and tone, hoping to win Ye Ming's favor.

Ye Ming only knew that Zhang Jiankun was now a member of the Standing Committee of the Min'an Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, and he didn't know much about him, but now after listening to Liu Zhengwen say these things, he couldn't help but feel a trace of disgust in his heart, thinking that this Zhang Jiankun not only seems to have a dictatorial style, but also has a bad character, and I don't know what Secretary Wei admires about him.

However, he naturally wouldn't tell Liu Zhengwen about this idea, and asked: "Minister Liu, you said that in addition to the obstruction of the county magistrate's career, there are also two problems: economic constraints and a fire in the backyard, what is going on?" ”

"As I said just now: County Magistrate Yu was born in a poor peasant family and has two brothers, he is the eldest, and there is a younger brother named Yu Herong below. After graduating from university, Yu Herong did not officially go to work, but co-founded an investment company in Deren City, and the business started quite well. Unexpectedly, three years ago, there was a shocking case caused by illegal fund-raising in Huangyuan County, which attracted the attention of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, so a special action to crack down on illegal fund-raising was launched throughout the province. And Yu Herong's investment company was also suspected of illegally absorbing public deposits and was investigated and punished. Yu Herong himself was criminally detained, the company went bankrupt, and the debt was nearly 100 million. ”

The illegal fundraising case in Huangyuan County was investigated and dealt with by Ye Ming, who was also shot at that time and almost lost his life, so he was very impressed, and heard that Yu Heguang's younger brother was also suspected of illegal fundraising, so he faintly understood a little in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Did the county magistrate Yu also invest money in his brother's company?" ”

It wasn't the county magistrate who voted for it, it was his lover who secretly invested all the savings of their husband and wife for many years into his brother's company. Because the interest rate is relatively high, his lover will continue to invest the interest he will get into the company, and he also borrowed 300,000 yuan from others to invest it. After the company was investigated and closed down, all the principal and interest were lost, and he also owed a debt of 300,000 yuan to his lover's relatives. In the past two years, the salary income of their husband and wife, except for basic expenses, has been used to pay off debts, and this year his mother suddenly became seriously ill and spent a lot of money, which can be said to be even worse. As far as I know, the county magistrate's family can now be said to be destitute and in debt. I don't think there are many such county magistrates in the country. ”

Ye Ming didn't expect Yu Heguang to encounter so many setbacks one after another over the years, and couldn't help sighing, and said: "I guess that the fire in the backyard of the county magistrate is probably related to economic difficulties." The so-called 'poor couples mourn everything', this is the truth. By the way, what does his lover do? Where are you now? ”