Jianguo Avenue is the name given by the first secretary of the first provincial party committee of Jiangnan Province after the liberation, and has been retained to this day. Because it is the seat of the provincial party committee and the provincial government, this street has naturally become an awe-inspiring political and power center in Jiangnan Province.

After the car drove onto Jianguo Avenue, Cheng Hong keenly noticed that the speed of the car slowed down significantly.

Next to a police car on the side of the road, a policeman with a walkie-talkie in his hand and a gun on his waist looked over with wide eyes, perhaps because he saw clearly that the blue car was the No. 1 car in Pu'an City, and the policeman turned his head again.

On this street, which is less than a kilometer long, there are more police officers patrolling than pedestrians. Under the shade of the tall plane trees, at the entrance of almost every small courtyard, there are at least two armed police soldiers with loaded guns, and in the courtyard are small western-style buildings that blend the classic architectural styles of China and the West.

All this is silently telling people that the owners of the courtyard are extraordinary, and they are, or have been, big figures who can control the fate of 80 million people in the province.

The car drove to a compound flanked by four armed police soldiers and came to a steady stop. A second lieutenant of the armed police, with a pistol strapped to his waist, walked briskly, glanced at the license plate, and then stared at the special pass attached to the windshield, and looked at it several times.

"Smack!" The second lieutenant of the armed police walked to the front of the car and gave a standard police salute, and the driver of the car pressed the window very cooperatively, so that he could clearly see the situation inside the car.

The second lieutenant didn't notice anything unusual, and with a wave of his hand, the railing in front of the gate was quickly raised, and the car drove into the courtyard.

The special car made seven turns and turns in the compound, and it was not until Cheng Hong almost got lost that he slid into an elegant small courtyard. Cheng Hong's eyes were sharp, and he found a team of armed police soldiers with pistols pinned to their waists and black-backed wolf dogs in their hands, which happened to pass by the gate of the small courtyard.

After getting out of the car, Secretary Liu Guoan saw a middle-aged man in a Mao suit, standing in front of the small western-style building waiting for him. Secretary Liu Guoan stepped forward quickly, grabbed the man's hand, and said affectionately: "Brother, I'm causing you trouble again." ”

Later, Cheng Hong learned that the middle-aged man's name was Feng Zhongyou, the secretary of Governor Niu and the director of the General Office of the Provincial Government.

"Secretary Liu, what you are talking about, let's go, the governor is waiting for you in the study." Feng Zhongyou raised his hand and made a gesture of please.

Secretary Liu Guoan followed Feng Zhongyou in front, and Jia Dada and Cheng Hong consciously slowed down and followed side by side, about two steps apart.

The four of them entered the living room one after another, Feng Zhongyou stopped, nodded, and said, "Secretary Liu, please come with me." ”

After taking a few steps, Feng Zhongyou turned his head to Jia Da and Cheng Hong as if he had just remembered, and said, "You can sit casually, and I'll inform you if you need to!" Then he led Liu Guoan upstairs without looking back.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room, a girl in a staff uniform came over with a tray and said politely, "Two gentlemen, please have tea!" ”

Jia Da Chong Cheng Hong made a look, he stood up first, and said politely: "Thank you!" ”

No matter how this girl looks, she doesn't look like the mistress of the house, Cheng Hong is a little uncomfortable, and thinks to himself, how can this Governor Niu have such big rules in his family, he can't figure it out for a while.

After all, being among the guests, Cheng Hong also learned from Jia Dada's appearance, got up and said, "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome, please use it slowly!" The girl turned and walked away.

Seeing Cheng Hong's puzzled look, Jia Da looked around vigilantly, and then explained in a low voice: "This kind of person, the rules are bigger, and it is understandable. Don't be afraid, follow me, and you won't make mistakes. ”

Holding the fragrant tea cup and taking a sip, Cheng Hong inadvertently found an oil painting hanging on the wall of the living room.

On the front of the oil painting is an old man wearing a Tang costume, in good spirits, not angry but mighty. The painting is vivid and lifelike, even if Cheng Hong is lonely and unheard, it is absolutely impossible not to know this powerful old man.

He is one of the elders of the party-state, and since the founding of the country, he has been in the inner circle of the party-state's power.

As for the elegant young man standing beside the patriarch, needless to say, his appearance is so close, he must be a famous third son, Governor Niu.

Jia Da buried his head when he saw him, thinking that he was worried that Governor Niu would not help, so he had nothing to say for a while, so he had to pretend not to see him.

Cheng Hong seems to be calm on the surface, but in fact, in his heart, he has begun to turn over the river and the sea, and the waves are turbulent and difficult to suppress. Cheng Hong suddenly raised his head, stared at Gongzi's painting with interest, and secretly shouted to himself in his heart:

"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is just around the corner, and we must not let it go!"

Liu Guoan followed Feng Zhongyou and hurried to a hall in front of him and saw Governor Niu.

Governor Niu's attitude towards his subordinates seems to have increased his affinity a little, in the past, when some old subordinates came to visit or report on work, they were polite on the surface, but they were a little less enthusiastic, and when I saw Liu Guoan today, I actually smiled quite a little on my face.

"Here, let's sit down."

Liu Guoan saw the leader greeting him with a smile, and quickly said to Governor Niu with a smile on his face:

"Governor Niu, I'm here to report to work."

Governor Niu nodded at him slightly:

"Oh, it's true that you haven't been here for a while, whether you have a work need or not, it's always necessary to come and go to the province often."

Governor Niu has obviously felt that the popularity around him is slowly decreasing recently, and he usually curries favor with himself in the name of reporting work, but in the recent period it seems that the vacuum has disappeared, and he often can't see anyone for ten days and half a month.

At this time, Liu Guoan, who is a member of the party in the city, came over, which was a kind of comfort to his psychology.

After Liu Guoan briefly reported some of the situation in Pu'an City to Governor Niu, Governor Niu's expression did not change much, and he just said in a chatty tone:

"The leaders of the provincial party committee and the provincial government are not very satisfied with many of the work impressions of Pu'an City, just talk about the matter of Secretary Tian of your Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection last time, it seems that Secretary Tian is because there is no competent person behind him to help speak, so he has only been in office for less than two months and the secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection has an accident.

But from another point of view, it also shows that the officialdom atmosphere in Pu'an City is quite improper, as the secretary of the municipal party committee, you must look forward when doing things, and you must see the general direction, rather than focusing on a small thing, or the appointment of a person. ”

Liu Guoan heard this and nodded thoughtfully.

"Governor Niu, now Mayor Zhang of Pu'an City is quite tactful, and he doesn't come forward, but he keeps letting his subordinates keep making trouble with me, and sometimes the work is really difficult to do."

In front of Governor Niu, Liu Guoan also did not hide it and told the truth.

Governor Niu obviously doesn't know how many times he has heard such complaints from his subordinates? He maintained the calmness and calmness that leaders should have in front of their subordinates, and said to Liu Guoan:

"This is normal, from the grassroots to the high-level, the top leaders of the party and government departments, no matter which unit they are in, there may be friction and contradictions in all aspects of work, after all, people are different from each other, you can't expect all the ideas of those who set up a team to be mayors blindly obey you as a secretary."

Liu Guoan felt that when Governor Niu enlightened himself, he seemed to insinuate that he himself also had a little insinuation, and immediately echoed in his mouth:

"In fact, sometimes the contradictions between leaders are just to do a better job, the mayor, as a leader with more pressure on the government's side, is responsible for more specific affairs, and it stands to reason that the secretary should be more considerate."

When Governor Niu heard this, he glanced at Liu Guoan with content in his eyes, and then shook his head lightly at him and said:

"Anyway, since you are in the position of leader, you must be mentally prepared for some possible contradictions and conflicts, I think that as long as you have the ability to suppress the people who come out, other people will naturally not have the courage to jump out again."

Liu Guoan was thoughtful and poured out his heart and lungs to Governor Niu:

"Governor Niu, hearing you say this, I really have an understanding in my heart, but now the municipal party committee wants to recommend candidates for promotion, and the Standing Committee always can't pass it, and this situation has some impact on the prestige of me, the secretary of the municipal party committee."

When Governor Niu heard this, he smiled at him:

"These are all small things, I tell you until now, don't you understand? The key issue is not whether a thing can be done or whether a person can be promoted smoothly.

The most important thing for a leader is to control the situation, whether this person is a person in your circle or not is not very important, the key is that he must listen to you and carry out your instructions, and that is enough. ”

Liu Guoan suddenly realized.

He immediately worshiped Governor Niu a little more in his heart, and said secretly, "In the end, it is a first-level leader and a level, and Governor Niu, as the leader of the provincial government, has a political vision and political pattern that are many times higher than I don't know?" ”

He thanked Governor Niu repeatedly:

"Thank you Governor Niu for the order, I know what to do."

Liu Guoan came out of Governor Niu's house at noon, sat in the car and looked out through the car window, the spring in the provincial capital has begun to take shape, and the temperature of nearly 20 degrees at noon has made most of the red men and green women on the street throw off their winter clothes and reveal colorful spring clothes.

The plane trees on the road stand tall, showing new green branches and leaves everywhere, playfully swaying with the wind from time to time, and the carefree and free picture of being high above makes Liu Guoan feel a sense of relaxation.

Winter is over, will spring be far away?

Cheng Hong and Jia Da saw Liu Guoan's relaxed appearance and thought that the matter was basically done, but Cheng Hong was thinking that although Governor Niu did not meet him, as long as he could bring himself up, he would have a chance to have a reason to tie up this big man.