Chapter 24 Clever use of gods and ghosts in desperation

Yuan Xiaosheng had to admire that although Fu Ying was only four or five years older than him, he was already well versed in officialdom and knew the thoughts of his subordinates well. She is very polite, and with an obvious request and entrustment, it is very easy for a young man who has just stepped into the edge of officialdom to get carried away, like pouring beans, and tell everything he knows.

If half a year ago, Yuan Xiaosheng believed that he would definitely throw his whole person into Fu Ying's "embrace" without hesitation, in order to repay the young female mayor for his kindness. However, after thinking about it for a while, Yuan Xiaosheng immediately guessed Fu Ying's thoughts. Fu Ying's purpose in saying these words was, of course, not to show favor to herself, but just a means that did not need to be disguised. The purpose is no different from Liu Hongmei's generation, and he still took out Zhao Xuedong's situation from his own mouth, but he just changed the way he spoke.

Thinking of this, Yuan Xiaosheng smiled without being arrogant or humble: "Please rest assured, Mayor Fu, I will do my best." That's all I have to say, and I won't go any further. Fu Ying was obviously a little disappointed, she had already thought that since Yuan Xiaosheng could be appreciated by Zhao Xuedong, he would definitely have some advantages, but it was estimated that he was only cautious in speaking and doing things, which was also more in line with Yuan Xiaosheng's previous impression in her mind. She never imagined that Yuan Xiaosheng could see through her mind at a glance, and she didn't tell herself about Zhao Xuedong's situation as she expected in advance.

Fu Ying smiled unnaturally and said, "Then please." If you need anything in the future, just open your mouth to me, and you're welcome. ”

Although it was a kind word, it was obvious that Fu Ying felt that she couldn't get any information about Zhao Xuedong from Yuan Xiaosheng's mouth, so she gave the order to expel the guest. Yuan Xiaosheng got up and said goodbye with interest: "Mayor Fu, if there is nothing wrong, I will go out first." Fu Ying nodded and smiled, feeling a little more emotion in vain, she couldn't imagine that Yuan Xiaosheng, who had always been silent in the township government in the past, had such an unknown side.

Coming out of Fu Ying's office, Yuan Xiaosheng sorted out his emotions and thought about it a little, although he didn't tell Fu Ying about Zhao Xuedong's situation just now, it was obvious that Fu Ying wanted to understand Zhao Xuedong's situation through herself, and then prescribe the right medicine to persuade Zhao Xuedong to come out and preside over the rural general election. It's not that he couldn't tell Fu Ying about Zhao Xuedong's situation just now, but he felt that even if he told Fu Ying all the information about Zhao Xuedong. As long as the problems faced by Zhao Xuedong cannot be solved, it is impossible for Fu Ying to persuade Zhao Xuedong to come out to preside over the re-election work, and once she tells Fu Ying about Zhao Xuedong's situation, Fu Ying will not only not trust herself in the future, but will also look down on herself because of this.

And Fu Ying's current thoughts are almost exactly the same as her own, all of them hope that Zhao Xuedong can cheer up. If he helps Zhao Xuedong get out of the predicament and solves the problems he faces, then the problems of himself and Fu Ying will be solved. Doing so is obviously much better than telling Fu Ying about Zhao Xuedong's situation. What's more, even if she told Fu Ying about Zhao Xuedong's situation, Fu Ying might not help Zhao Xuedong.

Zhao Xuedong's key issue now is still an ideological issue, and he doesn't dare to call Nan Zhenhai and Chai Wenshan once, always weighing left and right, hoping that the worst case is to go to Xipo Township to serve as party secretary. And going to Xipo Township is simply unacceptable to Zhao Xuedong. At this time, if someone can come forward to support Zhao Xuedong and break Zhao Xuedong's concerns, things may take a turn for the better soon.

So who can support Zhao Xuedong now? You Quande? Obviously, this possibility is not a big surname. The current situation is obviously that Nan Zhenhai and Chai Wenshan have joined forces to rectify Zhao Xuedong for their aunt and son, and You Quande, the chairman of the CPPCC, has a very delicate relationship with Nan Zhenhai before, so in this case, he will not offend the two heavyweights in Hewan County at the same time. What's more, Zhao Xuedong himself knew in his heart that You Quande's energy alone would not be able to compete with Nan Zhenhai and Chai Wenshan.

Thinking about it, Yuan Xiaosheng's heart suddenly tightened, the words he conveyed to Ma Tianhu to Ma Yue last time, once Ma Tianhu reached the ears of Nan Zhenhai and Chai Wenshan, if it could not have a deterrent effect on Nan Zhenhai and Chai Wenshan, it would inevitably have the opposite effect, so that Nan Zhenhai and Chai Wenshan would have a grudge against Zhao Xuedong's resistance, and they would definitely intensify their attack on Zhao Xuedong in the future. Once this favor can't be helped, it will be equivalent to doing Zhao Xuedong a disservice, so that Zhao Xuedong will have little place to stand in the officialdom of Hewan County in the future.

And these problems, I didn't fully explain them to Zhao Xuedong last time, and Zhao Xuedong is still in ignorance now, thinking that Nan Zhenhai and Chai Wenshan sent him to the poor countryside of Xipo Township to be finished, which made him unable to make up his mind.

After getting off work at noon, Yuan Xiaosheng borrowed Fu Ying to persuade Zhao Xuedong to eat, and went to Zhao Xuedong's office. After knocking on the door and entering, Zhao Xuedong looked very serious and read a book. Yuan Xiaosheng called Secretary Zhao, glanced at the book, and found that it was a Taoist classic book "The Legend of the Immortals" written by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

I never knew that Zhao Xuedong was superstitious about gods and ghosts before, why did he suddenly look at "The Legend of the Immortals"? Yuan Xiaosheng was puzzled for a while, and immediately understood that it was very likely that Zhao Xuedong felt that the world was cold and unpredictable, and he was looking for a kind of spiritual sustenance, and he didn't care too much.

However, Zhao Xuedong's mood was much better than before, and when he saw Yuan Xiaosheng coming in, he smiled and asked, "Is there something wrong with Xiaosheng?" ”

Yuan Xiaosheng told Zhao Xuedong about Fu Ying's "concern". Of course, this kind of "caring" words between colleagues, whether it is the speaker, the listener, or the communicator, will feel very comfortable and moved.

Zhao Xuedong said expressionlessly: "It's really embarrassing for her." You take the time to tell her about it, and you can say I thank her. ”

What are these words? Yuan Xiaosheng immediately felt that something was wrong with Zhao Xuedong's words. A party secretary and a town mayor want a correspondent to pass the word between two people. If there is no other meaning, Zhao Xuedong obviously doesn't want to see Fu Ying, and he doesn't want to be polite to Fu Ying.

Zhao Xuedong: What's wrong? Do you really want to become a Buddha and become an immortal? As the saying goes: mourning is greater than heart death. Zhao Xuedong's current situation really smells a little dead. As soon as he thought of this, Yuan Xiaosheng immediately felt a chill. If Zhao Xuedong's heart is really dead, then he must let Nan Zhenhai and Chai Wenshan toss, even if he pushes him into the abyss, he may come to a bullshit saying that I don't go to hell who will go to hell to comfort himself.

No, Zhao Xuedong is going crazy, and he must immediately think of a way to pull Zhao Xuedong back from the gods. Otherwise, Zhao Xuedong would have finished playing, Fu Ying would not have been greatly affected, and half a year's hard work would have been in vain. Not to mention participating in the city's cadre training class, if Chai Wenshan pulls out the matter of beating his nephew in the future, it will be enough for him to drink a pot.

Zhao Xuedong must be cheered up as soon as possible, and the only way to cheer Zhao Xuedong up is to find a "backer" for Zhao Xuedong, the problem is that not only can he not find this backer for Zhao Xuedong, but even Zhao Xuedong's own backer You Quande is no longer reliable.

What to do? What to do? What to do? Yuan Xiaosheng's mind turned sharply, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and a sentence immediately appeared in his mind: "Tired God is tired in tiredness, and dark in the dark, so that you can be self-aware without being tired" This sentence is a sentence that he has not been able to understand during this period of time.

It is not uncommon for people in officialdom to believe in gods and ghosts, Buddhism and Taoism, and it is not uncommon for people to be in officialdom, who can best understand the vagaries of life and deeply understand that many things are beyond the reach of manpower, so they have to place their emotions on the bodies of gods, ghosts, Buddhas, and Taos, so as to get a kind of psychological comfort. Second, they are people in the officialdom, and it is easiest to confuse the public in Mingtang, and there must be a lot of people around them who are greedy and greedy, and these people will always collude to come up with some strange abilities and tricks to deceive officials in order to achieve their own unspeakable goals, and over time, it is difficult for leaders to distinguish right from wrong, so they have to use a traditional concept of treating ghosts and gods - "I would rather believe them than not" as the judgment standard.

In addition, the people of officialdom are also relatively easy to come into contact with some Buddhist and Taoist masters, and those who have good thoughts can naturally relieve the demons of the leaders and make the leaders' careers smooth. However, there are very few people who can really cultivate to this level, and most of the masters of Buddhism and Taoism are famous for themselves, but they are really vain, and their hearts are even more fame and fortune than mortals. The most representative example of this is the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the self-proclaimed Buddhist monk Xingsen, the founding emperor Shunzhi Emperor Fulin, almost overturned the newly consolidated Qing Empire.

Of course, Fu Lin was because he ascended the throne as a young man, suffered from the tribulations of the court, and the death of Concubine Dong E caused great trauma to his soul, so that Xingsen succeeded. Xingsen's heart of fame is also far more powerful than ordinary people, and he tries to create a local version of Sakyamuni or Bodhidharma Patriarch, so as to achieve his goal of becoming famous.

Of course, most of the false Buddhist masters do not have such great ambitions, not to mention that they do not have an emperor around them to build, at most they just use the leadership to seek a little personal gain or fame for themselves. However, this alone will also make many leaders lead into attempts and leave lifelong regrets.