Ye Ming heard Li Zheng's Beishan accent, his voice was loud, his handshake was very strong, and he seemed full of momentum, so he knew that he was a local powerful faction, and he should have climbed up from the grassroots level step by step in Beishan County. Such local leaders often have a complex and close network of relationships in the local area, and they will promote and recruit a large number of middle-level cadres, who have considerable prestige and appeal, and sometimes their real power is even greater than that of the county party committee secretary and county magistrate.

After having this judgment, Ye Ming didn't dare to slack off, and also held his hand tightly, and said with a smile: "Director Li is good!" Listening to the accent, Director Li is from Beishan! ”

"Yes, yes, I'm a native of Beishan."

Next, Ye Ming said a few words of "please support and help" according to the routine of officialdom, and under the guidance of Liu Zhengwen, he shook hands with Ai Tuanjie, chairman of the CPPCC, Zhong Yin, deputy secretary of the county party committee, and Xu Jirong, director of the county party committee office.

What puzzled him was that the county magistrate Yu Heguang was not in this group.

As if to answer his question, Liu Zhengwen waited for him to shake hands with Xu Jirong and explained: "Secretary Ye, the county magistrate's mother is hospitalized in the provincial capital, and he has asked for leave to accompany his mother in the past few days. He called me just now and said that he was on his way back to Beishan, and it was estimated that it would take half an hour to arrive. He asked me to apologize to you. ”

Only then did Ye Ming understand the reason why Li Zheng had just rushed to be the first to greet him, it turned out that Yu Heguang was not there, so he became the leader of this gang.

Ye Ming said "understandable", but there was a shadow in his heart: Yu Heguang should have been notified to meet with the new secretary in the morning, and it was only two and a half hours to drive from the provincial capital to Beishan. If he had paid attention to this meeting, he could have rushed back before three o'clock. But now, he is going to be half an hour late, maybe he did it on purpose, in order to give his new secretary a "dismissal".

Moreover, he learned from Li Xuhua yesterday that Yu Heguang had served as the county magistrate for three and a half years, and he thought that after Zhang Jiankun was promoted, he could naturally take over as the secretary of the county party committee, but he did not expect that the Organization Department of the provincial party committee arranged Ye Ming to replace Zhang Jiankun, which disappointed him, so he was a little emotional. After Zhang Jiankun was appointed to the city, he took leave for three days on the grounds that his mother was sick and hospitalized, which made it impossible to carry out a lot of normal work in the county, and even the Standing Committee could not be held......

Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, Ye Ming didn't show it on his face, he kept having that natural and decent smile on his face, and followed Liu Zhengwen and them into the conference room, chatting with tea while waiting for Yu Heguang.

In the process of drinking tea and chatting, Ye Ming quietly looked at a few people other than Li Zheng: Ai Tuanjie, chairman of the CPPCC, was round and chubby with a big belly, and he kept holding the tempered glass teacup in both hands, as if he was afraid that someone else would snatch the cup. The wrinkles on both sides of his mouth are like parentheses, and he always looks like he is smiling, giving people the impression of being indisputable and amiable.

Zhong Yin, deputy secretary of the county party committee, wears a pair of black-framed glasses, and his eyes behind the lenses are more white and less black, and he speaks very carefully, giving people a feeling of not smiling and cherishing words like gold. Everyone else was chatting enthusiastically, but he sat there solemnly, his eyes level ahead, frowning from time to time, as if he was concentrating on something.

Xu Jirong, director of the county party committee office, is relatively young, should be in his early forties, his hair is combed and shiny, he wears a jacket, which is a snow-white shirt, and he always has a smile on his face. The position of the director of the county party committee office......

About half an hour later, a middle-aged man with a thin body, a little pale face, and a little messy hair, with a small bag under his wing, hurriedly walked into the conference room, first said hello to Liu Zhengwen, then raised his eyes to scan the others, and when he saw Ye Ming, he walked over to him.

Ye Ming didn't expect Yu Heguang to be such a weak and haggard image, not at all like the head of a county governing a population of more than one million, but a bit like a small salesman who is busy with life.

Out of politeness, Ye Ming quickly got up from his seat, walked around the conference table, and first stretched out his hand to hold Yu Heguang's bony hand.

"Secretary Ye, I'm Yu Heguang. I'm really sorry, but my mother's condition suddenly deteriorated last night and she has been transferred to the intensive care unit. This morning, I received a phone call from Minister Liu, saying that I would have held a meeting in the afternoon, and I had wanted to come over earlier. Unexpectedly, the return taxi I contacted at half past eleven o'clock encountered a traffic jam during the rush hour, and it was not until nearly two o'clock that I arrived at the hospital to pick me up, so I was half an hour late, sorry! ”

As he said this, his face was tense, without a smile, and he didn't know if he was angry with the taxi driver or worried about his mother.

Ye Ming asked in surprise: "County Magistrate Yu, did you come back by taxi?" Didn't the county arrange a car to pick you up? ”

Xu Jirong replied first: "Secretary Ye, the county magistrate Yu is a very principled person, every time he goes to visit his mother in the provincial capital, he never wants the county's car to pick him up, every time he takes a bus or taxi, and never reimburses any round-trip expenses. ”

When Ye Ming heard that he was late for this reason, he couldn't help but be in awe, and said very sincerely: "County Magistrate Yu, you must not say sorry words. It is the duty of a son to serve his mother, and if he had known this, I would have advised Minister Liu not to rush back in such a hurry. We're going to meet at the General Assembly tomorrow anyway, so there's no rush at this time. Now I'm a little upset about you! ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Zheng, Zhong Yin and others all raised their eyes to look at Liu Zhengwen, with a sneering expression on their faces, thinking that this surnamed Ye is young and knowledgeable, and he can't speak with his brains, and saying such things in front of Minister Liu is not ironic that Minister Liu is impersonal and does not know how to be flexible?

Sure enough, the smile on Liu Zhengwen's face disappeared, he glared at Ye Ming very unhappily, turned his head over, picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.

Yu Heguang was also a little surprised, looked at Ye Ming carefully, nodded and said, "Thank you Secretary Ye for your understanding!" Then without further ado, he sat down in the empty seat next to Liu Zhengwen.

Next, Liu Zhengwen officially introduced Ye Ming's resume, and also understated a few words of affirmation of Ye Ming, such as "I have worked beside the leaders of the provincial party committee for many years, have high political consciousness, and have a strong sense of the overall situation", etc., Yu Heguang, Li Zheng and others also said a few words of welcome without pain.

When Zhong Yin gave a welcome speech, Ye Ming's mobile phone suddenly rang, and when he looked at the number, it was Xu Lizhong calling.