May is the season when everything grows.

Regardless of the north and south, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, May has entered the summer, at this time in the landscape painting, whether it is the field, or the mountains and mountains, looking at the green and verdant, a vibrant scene.

Among the ancient poets, there were some who had a soft spot for the season of May.

"On May 5th, the sky is clear, and the poplar flowers surround the river and cry Xiaoying" (Tang Zhang Jianfeng), "The pomegranate flowers are bewitching in May, and the green poplars are hanging down with rain" (Song Ouyang Xiu), "The pomegranate flowers in May are bright, and the branches are full of children" (Tang Hanyu)

The ancients used to use poetry to express their love for the beauty of the landscape, and most of the modern people like to use the way of tourism to the great rivers and mountains to kiss Fangze, you don't see, in the peak tourist season in May, the popular scenic spot is crowded with people, often enter the gate of the scenic spot black pressure a piece, do not see the scenery only see people.

When Chen Dalong came back from the provincial capital and passed through this section, he looked at the memorial hall gate not far away from the queue of more than ten meters long, so he dispelled the idea of going in to pay respects. The memorial hall is located in the Taohuayin in the north gate of the ancient city of Pu'an, and the museum area is composed of a memorial island, a wide water surface and a circular green space around the lake, with a total area of 350,000 square meters, of which 70% is the water surface.

When Chen Dalong was a child, he often passed by here every day after school, and his father would always tell him some well-known stories about great people, and every time he saw the majestic and tall buildings not far away, he would always feel an inexplicable sense of pride in his heart.

This great man who once had firm faith, fearless spirit, and fought for the motherland and the people all his life was a veritable fellow who was worthy of his name, and this fellow who made his hometown proud of him once dedicated his life to the cause of the liberation of the country and the nation.

He is a role model that Chen Dalong admires all his life, and it is also the goal of his life, but whenever there are some things in his heart that he can't figure out, he likes to come to the memorial hall alone to walk around, to relieve the depression in his heart, and now, seeing the crowds in the memorial hall, he can only give up.

After escaping the catastrophe this time, he just came out of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection when he received a call from Director Yu of the Pu'an City Public Security Bureau, who congratulated him on his safety and invited him to come back tonight to participate in the "Suppression Banquet" specially prepared for him.

Chen Dalong accepted the kindness of his old friend calmly, and specially instructed him, "Remember to call Niu Dagen, who has just been promoted to executive vice mayor of Pu'an City, to celebrate his promotion." ”

Chen Dalong knew that although Niu Dagen did not play a decisive role in coming out this time, it was enough for a person to be helpful.

Director Yu readily agreed.

That night, around seven o'clock.

On the steps at the exit of the hotel's main gate, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau Yu and the newly appointed executive vice mayor of Pu'an City, Niu Dagen, who was wearing civilian clothes, were standing on the side of the gate.

When a black sedan with a familiar license plate slowly drove in the direction of the hotel, the two of them smiled almost simultaneously and walked down the steps to meet the car.

As soon as the car stopped, Director Yu personally opened the door of the rear seat and greeted the man in the car with one foot stretched out:

"Welcome, welcome! Vice Mayor Niu and I are waiting for you! ”

"Trouble the two big leaders to greet them at the gate in person? Flattered! ”

It was Chen Dalong who got out of the car, shaking hands with Director Yu and Deputy Mayor Niu with a smile on his face, standing at the gate and saying more, but they felt the brotherhood in each other's eyes.

Director Yu and Niu Dagen were lined up on the left and right, Chen Dalong walked in the middle, and the three of them strode towards the hotel, went upstairs and entered the private room that had been arranged, and after sitting down, it was a lively greeting.

Director Yu said with a sigh of joy:

"Secretary Chen came back from the provincial capital this time, I'm afraid there will be good news in a short time, right?"

At present, it is rumored that Liu Guoan and Chen Dalong are waiting for the provincial party committee to arrange positions because they have spent safely, and from the perspective of the provincial party committee leaders to deal with the "dog eat dog" incident between the two, Chen Dalong has a very obvious advantage, so Director Yu has high expectations for Chen Dalong's future job arrangement.

Niu Dagen also chimed in:

"Who are our Tyrannosaurus rex? Good luck, I've known him for so many years, and he was promoted once he was hacked, and I've never seen him eat a beard. ”

Chen Dalong saw the two of them smiling and teasing himself easily, the haze of being investigated by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in the past few days has been swept away, and everything in front of him seems to have returned to a few days ago.

It's just that he always feels that something is missing in his heart, and after thinking about it carefully, he understands that there are several faces that should have appeared on the wine table.

What about Zhou Wu, the good brother who used to eat and drink nonsense and scold his mother wantonly with a wine glass? What about Wan Dasong? What about Vudha? What about Deputy Secretary Qian? At this moment, all of them are gone, but Niu Dagen, who was not the closest brother who walked with him before, has experienced ups and downs and seen his sincerity, and he can still think about how to help himself at a critical time.

"Presumably they don't have the face to see themselves." Chen Dalong sighed in his heart, and looked at Director Yu and Niu Dagen's eyes with a little more depth and gratitude.

Friendship that stands the test is priceless!

In life, how many friends and brothers come and go? Society is changing, people's hearts are also changing, who is the real friend worth befriending? Whether we can share weal and woe is the touchstone that tests people's hearts!

Chen Dalong, who has experienced a twist and turn, does not look like a significant change in his complexion, for a man with a broad mind and mature political thoughts, a similar experience may be unforgettable, but it will never bring him a devastating spiritual blow.

He was accustomed to drinking with his brothers as usual, and when the banquet began, the first glass of wine was silent, and after drinking, he exaggeratedly "brushed" the wine glass between his two fingers and turned it to the sky, showing an uninhibited smile at the two brothers at the wine table.

"Hey! You're good at drinking! ”

Director Yu, who was sitting on the side, shouted in an exaggerated tone, and also picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine with his neck tilted his neck to learn from Chen Dalong's example, and the posture and movement were exactly the same as the chic and bold Chen Dalong's actions just now.

"Good! Attaboy! ”

Chen Dalong applauded with a little exaggeration, and after looking at Director Yu's wine glass and putting it down, the two of them instantly focused on Niu Dagen's face with anticipation, only to see Niu Dagen with a bitter face and said:

"Brothers, people drink and preach first, you don't say a word, all of you are bored, what kind of name is this drinking?"

Director Yu and Chen Dalong replied almost in unison:

"If you don't get drunk, you won't return to the famous hall!"

"Hahaha"

The bold laughter of three big men instantly sounded in the private room, and the laughter passed through the door of the private room to the corridor outside, and the waiter standing at the door also showed a smile on his infected face.

No one knew that one of the three men in the room had just experienced the lowest trough in his life, and was almost framed and quit officialdom.

What the waiters saw in their eyes were obviously three high-spirited and ambitious men, who were laughing and laughing in the private room, drinking and talking, and were they happy?

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, several people drank a little too much, Niu Dagen blushed with a red face, and took advantage of the strength of the wine to vent:

"I really didn't expect it, how long has it been? The four sets of team leaders in Pu'an City have completely reshuffled, this is really life like a play, and a play like life! ”

Chen Dalong continued to push the cup and change the lamp with him on the side, and said with a smile:

"Lao Niu, things in this world are always changing, and people are the same, anyway, this time my affairs are thanks to my brother running around outside, and my brother is here with a glass of wine to express his heart, thank you!"

Chen Dalong first raised his neck and drank it all, Niu Dagen followed, and happily took a sip of the white wine in the cup, but said to Chen Dalong in a self-deprecating tone:

"Brother, I'm also a rabbit and a fox!"

"Huh?"

Director Yu on the side also drank a little too much, and when he heard Niu Dagen suddenly say this, he couldn't help but look at him with doubts in his eyes and asked:

"What do you mean by that?"

Niu Dagen smiled bitterly and sighed:

"Director Yu doesn't know, I am an old friend with Dalong, we used to fight side by side in the lower county, in the final analysis, I and Dalong are the same kind of people, and we are all leading cadres who do practical things.

Our kind of leading cadres with the spirit of hard work, sometimes in order to do a good job, the means of governing are a little excessive, but they are always better than those cadres who do not do things and think about a certain position all day long, don't you say? ”

Niu Dagen's words flew spittle, and Director Yu and Chen Dalong on the side nodded frequently.

Niu Dagen continued:

"I saw that Dalong was wronged and was not treated by the leader, just like seeing the situation I might face in the future.

Chen Dalong worked hard and ended up being framed, how did you make me feel this hurdle? I kind of figured it out, these days, it doesn't matter if you do a good job or not, it's more important whether there is someone on top of it! ”

Niu Dagen's words can be regarded as talking about Chen Dalong's heart, and he suddenly has a feeling of consciousness in his heart.

In the past, he always thought that making friends in officialdom, temperament and personality were the first element, but now it seems that when he really encounters major rights and wrongs, the same political views and political goals are probably the most important conditions for making friends.

Think about it on weekdays, he and Zhou Wu, Wu Da and others are not happy to eat, drink and have fun together, but Niu Dagen is wooden, and when the two sit down, they have almost nothing to say except for official business.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.

When he was in trouble, he never dreamed that a group of people who used to call him brothers and brothers, and a group of good brothers who were verbally kind-hearted, all stood by and watched, but Niu Dagen rose to the occasion.