Entering December, the weather is getting colder, and the short three-month party school study life is coming to an end.

On the international political stage, 1991 is destined to be an extraordinary year; With the drastic changes in Eastern Europe at the end of the eighties, the socialist camp was challenged as never before; Since the beginning of the year, the Soviet Union, a colossal superpower, has been crumbling, and one after another the union republics have declared their independence and seceded from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The ninth was Monday, and Yue Haohan, as usual, got up in the morning and played a few times in the party school playground, and then strolled around the campus, listening to the news on the school radio; Suddenly, a piece of news on the radio attracted Yue Haohan, who stopped by the playground and listened carefully.

According to the TASS news agency, on December 8, Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed a contract with the presidents of Belarus and Ukraine in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, to establish the Commonwealth of Independent States to replace the Soviet Union by establishing a structure similar to the British Commonwealth; A statement was issued declaring that the USSR ceased to exist as a subject of international law and as a geopolitical reality. ”

Hearing this news, Yue Haohan paused for a moment, shook his head, and said to himself: "The behemoth has collapsed? This is the disintegration? Will the USSR cease to exist? This is Gorbachev's new thinking? ”

In view of the international and domestic political situation, the Party School of the Provincial Party Committee has increased the party spirit education for the students of the youth cadre class. Zhang Chaoran talked very seriously about the international political situation and the impact of the liberal trend of thought on people's minds in China, and how to strengthen one's ideals, beliefs, positions, and values as a party member to cope with the challenges of the peaceful evolution of the West......

In the afternoon, it was a group discussion, and when the discussion was almost over, Yue Haohan's pager received a message in Chinese from Chen Guoyun, deputy secretary of the county party committee: "Haohan, I came to Jianghan, stayed in room 308 of the Huaxia Hotel, came to eat together in the evening, and I have something to tell you." ”

After class, Yue Haohan hurried to the Huaxia Hotel and entered Chen Guoyun's room, which was full of smoke, and there was no one else in the room, only Chen Guoyun sat there alone and smoked a cigarette; Seeing Yue Haohan coming in, Chen Guoyun stood up, looked at Yue Haohan and pointed to the sofa with a smile, and said, "Haohan, sit down, let's have a good chat." ”

Yue Haohan poured a cup of tea, refilled Chen Guoyun's cup, sat down on the sofa, looked at Chen Guoyun, and asked, "Secretary Chen, why did you come to Jianghan today?" How have you been doing lately? ”

Chen Guoyun took a puff of cigarette, flicked the ash in the ashtray in front of him, and replied with a smile: "Haohan, I'm leaving Jiangyang, the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee has already talked to me this afternoon." ”

Hearing the news that Chen Guoyun was leaving Jiangyang, Yue Haohan was not surprised that it was fake, think about it carefully, since he joined the work, Chen Guoyun has been like a good teacher, an elder, selflessly helping and supporting himself everywhere, don't look at the current county party secretary Gu Zhengshan and county magistrate Feng Mingjiang are good to themselves, both of them are vying to make friends with themselves, in fact, to put it bluntly, both of them want to pull Chen Guoyun who is standing behind him; Chen Guoyun's sudden departure will break the balance of power in Jiangyang County, and it is really difficult to say what he will be like in the future.

"Transferred? Where? Yue Haohan looked at Chen Guoyun in surprise and asked.

"Go to Fangshan County and take over the position of county magistrate." Chen Guoyun replied.

Yue Haohan let out a long breath and said with a smile: "It's a good thing, you should have been promoted a long time ago!" ”

Chen Guoyun smiled, took a puff of cigarette and said: "I will rush back tomorrow, I will go to the Organization Department of the Yanshan Municipal Party Committee to talk, and I will report to Fangshan County this week." ”

"And who's going to take over your position as deputy secretary?" Yue Haohan took a sip of tea and asked.

Chen Guoyun said: "It's not decided yet, it is rumored that Chang Huaiming, secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, may take over, but I heard a news, it is said that it will be sent from the province, I see you today just to have a good chat with you, after you graduate from the party school, how to carry out the work when you go back, we are together in total." Haohan, after all, you have been working for a short time, young, shallow foundation, and promoted too quickly, I often think, this is for you, I don't know if it's good or bad! ”

Chen Guoyun twisted the remaining cigarette butt in the ashtray, reached out and took a sip of tea from the teacup, and then said: "Our Jiangyang County is complicated, Gu Zhengshan and Feng Mingjiang have fundamentally different political views, don't look at the two of them now maintain harmony on the surface, once the balance of power is broken, it is inevitable that they will fight again, and your position is more sensitive, it is impossible to stay out of the matter; I'm worried that my transfer will be a big test for your future work! ”

Looking at Chen Guoyun's concerned look, Yue Haohan said: "Secretary Chen, you can rest assured, although you are no longer in Jiangyang County, I will often ask you for advice, I believe that as long as you are selfless in your work, there are no difficulties that cannot be overcome!" ”

Chen Guoyun nodded and said, "It's good that you can have this kind of thought!" Vastness, have you noticed? Gu Zhengshan and Feng Mingjiang both have a strong desire for power, and they are showing good treatment to you now, first, they want to use you, and through you, they can get in touch with the people behind you; Then they all want to use your platform to let me lean on their side. ”

Yue Haohan thought about Chen Guoyun's words carefully, and it was indeed the case; Gu Zhengshan showed favor to himself because he discovered the mystery of the paper he published in "Party Building in Central and South China"; Feng Mingjiang was close to himself because he saw Han Dewei say a few more words to him, and he figured out that he had an unusual relationship with Han Dewei. Coupled with the care behind Chen Guoyun, he sat in the position of deputy director of the county party committee office at a young age, which seems to be very good, but if you think about it, it is a job that is not easy to achieve; After thinking about it at a deeper level, Gu Zhengshan and Feng Mingjiang agreed to put themselves in the position of deputy director of the county party committee office, basically to see the people behind themselves, in case they didn't get what they wanted from behind their backs, or if they relied on other more powerful backstage, would they still treat themselves like now?

While Yue Haohan was pondering, Chen Guoyun spoke: "Haohan, before coming to Jianghan, I communicated with Secretary Gu Zhengshan Gu in private, I suggest that when you encounter a suitable opportunity, it is better to go to the township to work for the last term, while you are still young, you must lay a solid foundation!" Only then will you go further. ”

Chen Guoyun took out a cigarette and lit it, took a sharp breath, and continued: "The county has recently set up a leading group for reducing the burden on farmers, headed by Feng Mingjiang, the county magistrate, with an office under the leading group, and you as the director of the office, who is specifically responsible for the promotion of the county's pilot work of reducing the burden on farmers. In addition, the county party committee has also set up a leading group for socialist ideological education in rural areas, headed by Comrade Gu Zhengshan, secretary of the county party committee, and the members of the standing committee are all deputy leaders, and the director of the office under this leading group is Song Fusheng, director of the county party committee office. ”

My day! It seems that the secretary and the county magistrate don't want to let go of their own family! People are still in the party school and haven't gone back, so they have put so much burden on themselves, hearing Chen Guoyun say this, Yue Haohan felt very depressed.

It was more than ten o'clock in the evening when I returned to the Provincial Party School from the Huaxia Hotel, and after a simple wash, Yue Haohan went to bed, lying on the bed and turning over and over again and never able to fall asleep, thinking about the scene when I met with Chen Guoyun today, I couldn't calm down in my heart, thinking that Chen Guoyun was about to leave Jiangyang County, Yue Haohan still had a lot of reluctance in his heart, thinking back to the bits and pieces of his interaction with Chen Guoyun, all the time, he was like a small sapling that had just broken the ground, and under Chen Guoyun's love, he was slowly growing. Chen Guoyun is gone, what will he do if he encounters a storm in the future? The study is not over yet, there are two jobs already waiting for me, Chen Guoyun's strong backing has left, can I do it?

In addition to studying in the last few days, the party school organized teachers to evaluate the performance of the students during their studies and select the outstanding students in the class. On December 13th, the three-month study of the youth cadre class of the Provincial Party School finally ended, and Yue Haohan was also very excited to look at the students who were full of confidence and excitement.

The current study of the provincial party committee's youth cadre class is completely the "Whampoa Military Academy" in Central and Southern Province, and during the study period, many of the students have already been adjusted and promoted in their positions. To be able to participate in such a class, in addition to learning a lot of knowledge, the most important thing is that you have so many friends from all over the world and all departments with certain rights, which is the most valuable wealth of every student.

After breakfast, in the small hall of the party school, all the students of the youth cadre class arrived, and the leaders of the provincial party committee attached great importance to this training class, and the main leaders of the provincial party committee came to attend the graduation ceremony. Thinking that after graduation, there will be a bigger stage for themselves, and every student's face shows a desire for a better life in the future and heartfelt confidence.

Yue Haohan also has such a mood, although he is still the deputy director of the county party committee office, compared to these classmates in the position is much smaller, but being able to study in this class is a great progress for Yue Haohan, the good things that he never thought of before have now fallen on his head, as long as he works hard in the next step, the future of development will definitely be great.

Just after half past eight in the morning, the first person to walk in at the door of the small hall of the party school was Shangguan Wenxiong, secretary of the provincial party committee, followed by a team of leaders of the provincial party committee and the provincial government; Song Shengjie, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Zheng Haifeng, Minister of Organization of the Provincial Party Committee, Xia Bingxuan, Minister of Propaganda of the Provincial Party Committee, and Han Dewei, Executive Vice Governor, all of these big names who can only be seen on TV have arrived.

The trainees of the training course saw the provincial party secretary Shangguan Wenxiong come in person, all felt excited, this thing was too unexpected, the highest leader of the previous training course is a deputy secretary of the provincial party committee to participate in the ceremony, now I didn't expect that the secretary of the provincial party committee came in person, although everyone also knows that the provincial party committee leaders are coming, but I didn't expect that the provincial party secretary will come, in this way, the grade of this training course seems to have improved a lot of levels, and every student is full of confidence!

Watching Shangguan Wenxiong stride onto the rostrum, the applause of the students instantly resounded in the small auditorium, and every student showed his most spiritual side; If he can get the attention of the secretary of the provincial party committee and these leaders, his future career will be much smoother, and he will definitely quickly step onto a new level.

Yue Haohan, like other students, also felt very excited, he did not expect the provincial party committee to pay so much attention to this youth cadre class, since entering the provincial party school youth cadre class, he is more full of expectations for his future.

After the leaders of the provincial party committee who were present sat on the rostrum, Du Wenjie, executive vice president of the party school, moved the microphone in front of him and said: "Students, the three-month training has ended today, and the students have systematically learned a lot of knowledge in the intense three-month study. For our training course, the provincial party committee has always attached great importance to the provincial party committee secretary today in his busy schedule to attend the closing ceremony, which shows that the provincial party committee has great hopes for everyone, now, let us welcome the secretary with warm applause to give you a speech. ”

The applause once again resounded warmly in the small hall of the party school!

Shangguan Wenxiong, who sat majestically in the middle of the rostrum, raised his right hand and pressed it into the air under the stage, and when the applause stopped, Shangguan Wenxiong smiled and said: "Comrades, the Organization Department of your situation has specially reported to me, and I am very satisfied with the comrades' three-month study performance, you are the backbone of all levels and departments in the province, and you are the young successors of the new century, and the provincial party committee has placed high hopes on you. I believe that what you have learned will be of great use to your future work. ”

After a pause, Shangguan Wenxiong's gaze majestically glanced at the students below the rostrum; Shangguan Wenxiong's gaze was like electricity, and with his gaze, the students under the rostrum all tried to straighten up one by one, and Shangguan Wenxiong's gaze seemed to see every student.

"Comrades, you are all outstanding comrades from all parts of the province and all departments, and the reason why you are able to come here to study fully shows that you have made certain achievements in your respective posts. I know that many of you have done a very good job in your previous work, and most of you are comrades with strong party spirit; I just took a look at the list of trainees, and Comrade Yue Haohan in this section was able to take the lead in the face of sudden natural disasters and at the critical moment when people's lives and property were seriously threatened in August this year. ”

As soon as Shangguan Wenxiong's words of praising Yue Haohan came out, the students in the audience were all shocked, why did Secretary Shangguan suddenly praise Yue Haohan here? The expression of envy immediately appeared on the faces of many students in the Qinggan class, but I didn't expect Secretary Shangguan to know that there was a Yue Haohan in the class, and this alone was enough to arouse everyone's attention to Yue Haohan!

Yue Haohan, who was carefully recording his speech, did not expect that Shangguan Wenxiong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, would turn his speech so quickly, and he would suddenly call his name, and feel the eyes of his classmates, Yue Haohan's heart beat rapidly......