Just after New Year's Day, the TV series "Water Margin" was on the air. Everyone is either talking about Wu Song or Lin Chong, which is all the rage. The role of popular movies and television is to add some oil, salt, sauce and vinegar to people's calm and boring lives. Then, the county party committee organized an appraisal team to carry out the annual appraisal of leading cadres in all townships, towns, and county-level units. In next year's township general election, the relevant personnel will be in place at the end of the year, so that the evaluation of cadres this year is particularly important. Yuan Jinpeng did not have a deep understanding of the township election, and although he worked in the township a few years ago, he was only a bystander. There are a lot of things that you can't experience without being personally involved. He had heard a lot of slips, thought it was outrageous, and laughed it off. For example, "the more you give, the faster you can raise it." "Don't run, don't send, downgrade use; only run but not send, and do not move; Run and send, promote and reuse". This time, he didn't have an idea, after all, he didn't have a long time as mayor of the town. Later, Tan Yangchun revealed that he was seeking to become the director of the county planning commission. This news made his heart move, he was indeed not enough bargaining chips to be the secretary, but it was not logical for the mayor to take over as secretary?

On the afternoon of that day, Tan Yangchun and Yuan Jinpeng reported to the county magistrate Zhao of the county government, who was in charge of culture and education, because of the two basic preparations for acceptance of "basically universalizing nine-year compulsory education and basically eradicating illiteracy among young and middle-aged people." County Magistrate Zhao has always acted neatly, and in less than half an hour, what should be said and what should be done has been done. Seeing that it was still early, they went to the organization department of the county party committee. Normally, the organization department of the county party committee on the third floor was unusually quiet, but today I heard a choking sound more than ten meters away.

To the far east is the minister's office, the door is open, Liu Zhenji is sitting, and opposite is an old man with silver hair, wiping tears from his sleeve. Seeing Tan Yangchun and Yuan Jinpeng coming in, Liu Zhenji said, "You guys came just in time!" Let's get educated together. ”

The old man is a veteran Zhou Dongsheng, who once participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and after returning to his hometown, he served as a militia battalion commander and village party secretary in the village, and worked until he was over 60 years old. Zhou Dongsheng is highly regarded in his hometown of Hongshiling Village. He went to the battlefield to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and his only son died in the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. Within a radius of hundreds of miles, how many fathers and sons went to the battlefield after liberation? After the death of his son, he invested his family's money in public welfare, repaired schools, repaired bridges and roads, and helped the poor. This time, Zhou Dongsheng made a special trip to the Organization Department of the county party committee to report the situation, saying that he had not received regular quantitative subsidies for veterans and martyrs for a long time. Usually, the village accountant would hand over the subsidy to him every month or two. However, he has not received the subsidy for six months. He has no savings at home and is facing the dilemma of cutting off cooking. Yesterday, he went to the township civil affairs office to ask for it, but the civil affairs office said that the financial office had not allocated it. Looking for the township chief, Wang Lide has both hands and no money! I'll talk about it later. The problem is, Zhou Dongsheng can't open the pot, how can he wait? The old man had to go into the city to find his mother's organization department.

Liu Zhenji looked stern and asked Yuan Jinpeng: "Jinpeng, your township is really in such difficulty, and the families of military martyrs can't be paid a little subsidy?" They are meritorious men of the republic! ”

Yuan Jinpeng said: "Minister, it is really difficult for the township now. We haven't been paid for three months. Fengling may be a little more difficult, they rely on a little tax on agriculture and forestry products all year round, and how much wood and bamboo are there on the mountain now. ”

"No matter how difficult it is, you can't make the heroes on the battlefield hungry, right? This Wang Lide is too politically minded. Liu Zhenji said excitedly with tears in his eyes.

Silence, silence. At this time, apart from being silent, Tan Yangchun and Yuan Jinpeng didn't know what to do. Higher-level leaders may have some understanding of the difficulties in townships and towns, but a few people feel the same way and understand the pain in it. Fengling Township used to be the largest export area of wood and bamboo in Ping'an County, and the annual tax revenue for the county finance amounted to more than 700,000 yuan. In recent years, wood and bamboo resources have been depleted, tax revenues have plummeted, and the county has been forced to complete the task. The township government has no way to borrow, so what else can it do except default everywhere?

In the end, Liu Zhenji called Wang Lide and ordered him to immediately solve the problem of arrears of Zhou Dongsheng's subsidy, and asked the office to give Zhou Dongsheng a subsidy of 300 yuan.

Seeing Zhou Dongsheng away, Tan Yangchun said with a smile: "Minister Liu, I'm afraid you will be in the market here in a few days." ”

Liu Zhenji was puzzled: "What's the matter?" ”

Yuan Jinpeng said: "There are too many families of military martyrs and veteran party members in the county who are owed wages and subsidies. Zhou Dongsheng is looking for you, not only to solve the problem but also to get red envelopes, I am afraid that everyone will look for you. ”

Liu Zhenji's heart sank, but he said: "It's one to solve one, you can't sit idly by." Is there something wrong with you? ”

Tan Yangchun said: "Minister Liu, there is about to be a change. We would like to ask you to take more care of the growth of the cadres of Xiangyang Town. ”

"It's a little early to talk about it. The organization department of the prefectural party committee has asked the new teams of all townships and towns to be in place by November, and I think it is unlikely that the county party committee will adjust the teams before the summer grain is put into storage. Xiangyang Town is a big economic town, and you should have confidence in the use of cadres. We will take every cadre recommended by the Xiangyang Town Party Committee seriously. Liu Zhenji said.

After a slight pause, Liu Zhenji asked, "Yangchun, Jin Peng, do you have any ideas yourself?" We are acquaintances, what do we think, to be straightforward. ”

Tan Yangchun glanced at Yuan Jinpeng: "Minister Liu, you are Jinpeng's teacher, and you have helped us before, so I won't go around the bend." I have been working in the township for a long time, and I have become less and less passionate in the past few years, so it is better for Jin Peng to take over this stall, young man. ”

Liu Zhenji's eyes blinked: "Where do you want to go?" Have you talked to Secretary Zhou? ”

"Ask Minister Liu for advice first, if you think there is hope, I will go to Secretary Zhou. I want to go to the Planning Commission. ”

Liu Zhenji asked: "Planning Commission or Family Planning Commission?" ”

"The Family Planning Commission also needs to be adjusted?!" Tan Yangchun asked rhetorically, a little surprised.

Liu Zhenji waved his hand and motioned to Yuan Jinpeng to close the door: "There are five full-time leaders who arrived at the station, and the director of the housing management bureau and the director of the land management bureau were arrested by the procuratorate last week, and the adjustment is not small. The county is carrying the brand of the key management county of family planning, can Secretary Zhou and County Magistrate Xie be in a hurry? The Family Planning Commission will definitely adjust. ”

Tan Yangchun said: "Minister Liu, I want to go to the Planning Commission, and it is better to go to the Family Planning Commission than to stay put. ”

"You can't think like this, the pressure of the Family Planning Commission is a little greater, but if you do a good job, you just help Secretary Zhou." Liu Zhenji said.

Tan Yangchun waved his hand again and again: "How can I, Tan Yangchun, have such ability, Minister Liu will check for me." ”

Liu Zhenji smiled: "Don't be scared, Secretary Zhou may not necessarily look down on you." However, to be honest, it is not easy for you to go to the Planning Commission. Chen Leshan's qualifications are not younger than yours, right? ”

The corners of Tan Yangchun's mouth twitched: "The last time the governor came to peace, the people of Lingang stopped the governor to complain, knelt under the snow, Lou Zi stabbed the sky, and the county still gave him such a good position?" ”

Liu Zhenji said: "The evaluation of a cadre should be comprehensive and dialectical, and we should not blind ourselves to the whole thing and generalize from the bias. Chen Leshan did stab Da Louzi, and the area, population, and economy of Lingang are not as good as Xiangyang. However, after the opening of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Lingang, as the nearest township to the Beijing-Kowloon Railway in the whole region, seized the opportunity and underwent obvious positive changes. What's more, the leader of the prefectural party committee came forward to speak for him. Of course, this is not a foregone conclusion. In China, what you don't get is empty! ”

Tan Yangchun was silent and glanced at Yuan Jinpeng with his eyes.

Yuan Jinpeng stood up and said to Liu Zhenji: "Teacher, you have been here for so long, and we haven't invited you to a meal. It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, and we will definitely have a chance at night. Look, who are you going to come along? ”

Liu Zhenji thought for a while and said, "Others don't have to, find a secluded place to eat and don't drink." ”

Yuan Jinpeng looked mysterious: "Teacher, this place is satisfactory to you at night." ”

Liu Zhenji got into their Beijing jeep, and Yuan Jinpeng was surprised, thinking that Santana in the Organization Department might have to be replaced. The jeep drove out of the county party committee compound and into Ping'an Avenue. Ten minutes later, the jeep drove into an improvised gravel road. The road is not long, about 200 meters. At the end of the road is a bamboo forest, and behind the bamboo forest is a hill more than 100 meters high.

After getting out of the car, Liu Zhenji found that there was an antique villa with towering eaves in the bamboo forest, in front of the villa was a fish pond with three or four acres of water surface, and on the right side of the villa was a few vegetable fields, garlic, cabbage, radish vegetables ......, a piece of emerald green.

Liu Zhenji asked, "Jin Peng, what kind of place is this?" Eat here? ”

Yuan Jinpeng said: "Teacher, you know Liu Shen, this is his home. ”

Of course, Liu Zhenji knew Liu Shen, although he was not familiar with it, he had seen it a few times. At each congress, Zhou Qiushui's speech materials were checked by Liu Shen -- even though Liu Shen had taken a back seat. When Zhou Qiushui was in office, the materials prepared by the county party committee office could not be revised repeatedly, and in desperation, he had to ask Liu Shen to come out. Unexpectedly, after Liu Shen made a slight modification, he passed the customs directly. Since then, whenever there is an important material, Liu Shen must be asked to polish it. Liu Shen does not touch the overall framework of the material, but only makes a fuss about the size of the material, making it beautiful and neat, and catchy. Liu Shen served as the director of the office of the county party committee and the head of the propaganda department of the county party committee. Normally, the head of the propaganda department of the county party committee is naturally a member of the standing committee of the county party committee, and Liu Shen was recognized as a person who started a rebellion because he participated in the rebels when he was in college, and the post of standing committee member of the county party committee has not been approved. Despite this, Liu Shen's conduct and knowledge have earned him widespread respect.

"When did Yoo Shin open the restaurant?" Liu Zhenji asked.

"He doesn't open a restaurant, but his acquaintances come to drink tea, drink, chat, and just pay a little bit of money." Yuan Jinpeng said, lead the way in front.

Liu Zhenji smiled slightly: "I heard that there is a quotation from Liu Shen." ”

Tan Yangchun said: "I have heard some of them, and they are very profound. For example, whoever is in charge is justified, and the private affairs of the leaders are our official affairs, and they are the top priority. ”

"Also, I am not afraid that the masses will have big opinions, but I am afraid that the leaders will have a bad impression. It is better to maintain close ties with the masses than with the leaders. Having money can make the official push the grind, and if the push is not good, then push it again. Yuan Jinpeng added.

Liu Zhenji said: "It seems that there is a few more points, too negative!" ”

Yuan Jinpeng thought for a while: "Oh, that's what I said. You can eat a little, you can take a little, you can play a little, and you can do a little less. However, this sentence was first said by others, and it spread after Liu Shen relayed it. ”

As they spoke, they walked across the courtyard into the living room. It is a huge living room, the most conservative estimate, also fifty square meters. The living room is large but the furnishings are simple. There is an ancient painting hanging in the middle hall in the face, in the painting, several innocent children are playing under the tree, and the inscription reads "When it is in the spring of Ding Mao and March, the day is auspicious and beary", the two sides of the ancient painting are a couplet, the upper couplet "nothing is in the bosom for the bliss", and the lower couplet "has a long and desirable life". On the left side of the living room is a set of sofas and a TV, and there is a calligraphy banner hanging on the wall, the content of which is excerpted from the preface of Wang Xizhilan's Pavilion: "It is a day, the sky is clear, the wind is harmonious, looking up at the universe, looking down on the prosperity of the category, so you can enjoy the eyes, enough to enjoy the entertainment of hearing and hearing, and believe in Cola." ”。 On the right side of the living room is the tea tasting area, a set of tea sets, four rattan chairs, and a banner of a local calligrapher hanging on the wall: "One side of Zhu Yan is for farming, and sells words to collect money to pay for the restaurant." Come and read under the forest with books, the breeze and the bright moon are careers. ”

At this time, Liu Shen's sister-in-law, Aunt Qiu, came out to greet Yuan Jinpeng and took them directly into a room near the tea tasting area. A bamboo plaque is hung on both sides of the door frame of the room, and the plaque is carved in Yin, and the contents are respectively "low paper oblique line idle grass" and "clear window fine milk play tea". A square table was placed in the room, and four high-backed wooden chairs were placed around the square table. There is also a calligraphy banner on the east wall, which is the opening words of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water, Waves Sweeping Away Heroes." Success or failure turns empty, the green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet, and many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking. ”

As soon as she sat down, Aunt Qiu asked, "Mayor Yuan, you still drink Biluochun, what about the others?" ”

Yuan Jinpeng ordered the West Lake Longjing for them.

Liu Zhenji said: "Jin Peng, it seems that you are a frequent visitor here." ”

Yuan Jinpeng nodded: "It's not open to the public, friends have a light meal and tea together." At first, tea was free, but after there were many people, everyone changed their ways to give money, and it happened that Liu Shen's sister-in-law was idle at home, so she simply took care of these things. It is quiet here, there is a pond in front of it, and there is a bamboo forest in the back, it is a good place to drink tea, Secretary Zhou and County Magistrate Xie have come several times. ”

Tan Yangchun sighed: "I am really a countryman, and it is the first time I have heard of this place. ”

"I'm just as lonely as you. Why don't you see Liu Shen? Liu Zhenji said.

Yuan Jinpeng said: "Either outside or upstairs, do you want to call him over?" ”

Liu Zhenji waved his hand: "Forget it, don't disturb others." ”

Soon served, stewed goose pieces, braised catfish, green pepper bone meat, oil drizzled water spinach, tomato egg soup, four dishes and one soup, pure country vegetables, feel excellent. Liu Zhenji's appetite suddenly increased and he took the initiative to ask for a bottle of beer.

Tan Yangchun had something in his heart, drank a few glasses of beer, and couldn't help but say, "Minister Liu, I leave my business to you!" ”

Liu Zhenji smiled, unwilling to dwell on the matter, and changed the topic: "Have you watched CCTV's "Water Margin"? How does it feel? ”

Yuan Jinpeng said: "The overall is good, the momentum is magnificent, and the martial arts are good." However, let Li Xuejian play Song Jiang, his voice is too hoarse, not like. Wu Song played by Ding Haifeng and Luda played by Zang Jinsheng are very in place, and Yan Qing is originally a jade-faced Langjun, which is not very similar. ”

Tan Yangchun said: "A few days ago, I had a meeting in the county, and someone took the Water Margin to test me, you guess this riddle, the names of the seven people of the Water Margin, and one thing: Chao Gai, Lin Chong, Shi Jin, Wu Song, Song Jiang, Ruan Xiaoer, and Wu Yong. ”

Yuan Jinpeng thought for a while, and smiled at Liu Zhenji. Then, Xiao Cui also smiled.

Tan Yangchun asked Xiao Cui: "You also guessed it?" ”

"It's not like I'm not married, and I don't know about it?" Xiao Cui had a disdainful expression on his face.

Everyone laughed.