Chapter 15: The Collapsing Northern Political Union (Part II)
The influence of the Northern Political Alliance has been declining in recent years since the death of several elders within the faction, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and in terms of overall strength, it is still not comparable to some local forces or second-rate factions, occupying the back garden of the northern city, and will spread its power outward when it has the opportunity, trying to create greater influence, such a behemoth's radiation area is almost all over several provinces of the Celestial Empire.
Now that the term of office is about to change, Huang Changzheng is facing the most cruel challenge in his political career, whether it is the sublimation or end of his political career, and it is also the issue that their entire faction is most concerned about.
The great leader once said that there are no factions in the party, and there are all kinds of strange things.
A big faction is a loose group developed by a group of bigwigs with similar political ideas and conflicting interests and needs, and there are also some small hills within the big faction, which is the most normal situation, and it is impossible for anyone to eliminate the estrangement within the faction by themselves.
But the big faction also has his overall cohesion and interest appeal, at the critical moment, there will definitely be people who come forward to coordinate the different voices within the faction, and the guns will be unanimous to the outside world, Huang Changzheng, as the secretary of the Secretariat, is the top staff of the Celestial Empire, and has a very high prestige in the northern faction, plus today's special period, in order to ensure his smooth ascension, the bigwigs in the faction will definitely listen to his command.
Therefore, in this case, although the position of a ministerial-level cadre is also the heart and soul of the northern faction, in order to ensure greater interests, if Huang Changzheng gritted his teeth and withstood the pressure from within the faction, he might not be unwilling to vomit out blood.
But the mayor of the northern city is different.
In any case, this position is a position that the Northern Alliance wants to keep, and even if it can't be kept, this position must be promoted from within its own faction.
Northern City, the backyard of the northern faction, is also the fundamental interest of this faction!
The mayor of the northern city, the secretary of the municipal party committee, is the foundation of guarding the northern city, with them, in order to ensure that most of the standing committee members advance and retreat together, once one of the two has a problem, it means that the strongest fortress of the northern faction has been broken by life!
This is no longer a problem of a big drop in morale within the faction, and when the people are panicked, it will simply be a disaster for the faction!
A faction that can't even keep its own backyard, no matter how many senior members of the central government it has, and no matter how many standing committee members they have at the local level, they are not a superpower.
After all, there is no foundation for a foothold, no matter how strong the strength is, it is destined to be a flash in the pan, and the training of successors of outstanding cadres is destined to be slowly reduced!
Huang Changzheng was calm, his face was still pale, but his eyes suddenly became sharp: "Secretary Xia, some bad tendencies in our party, I think you should know better than me, any capable and courageous senior cadre will be framed to varying degrees, framed, report letters, etc., all of which are completely pediatrics, if it is not a real-name report, is it necessary to make such a big fanfare?" ”
"Yes, Director Huang's words are completely correct, Secretary Dong Lei was jealous of some unscrupulous people in the party because he was too good, framed and framed, fortunately, Secretary Dong Lei has a clear conscience, Director Huang, this is an example, I once held the position of secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in the local area, and I am very clear about the work attitude of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Then the Commission for Discipline Inspection will definitely take action, if it receives a real-name report, then the person being reported will be directly invited by the Commission for Discipline Inspection to talk, so from this point of view, Secretary Xia's approach does not violate the principles of the organization. ”
Wu Zhihui smiled easily, and nodded slightly to Xia Yinqiang, deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, with a clear attitude, supporting the Commission for Discipline Inspection to conduct a thorough investigation!
Huang Changzheng's face was gloomy, originally he was very surprised when he heard that Wu Zhihui agreed that his idea was correct, although he didn't understand why Wu Zhihui would support the Northern Political Alliance, but he thought that it was nothing more than the southern faction wanting to fight for the position of secretary of the Northern City Commission for Discipline Inspection, the discipline inspection committee system is relatively independent, and the real power is quite large, but a deputy minister-level position, Huang Changzheng is not much appreciated, so he immediately sent a friendly and affirmative smile to Wu Zhihui.
But I didn't think that Director Wu changed his words, and directly brought the topic to Li Donglei, and also made it clear that some people were not correct at the beginning, which was simply a slap in the face, and took Li Donglei's deeds as excessive, expressing the sympathy and anger of the southern faction for Secretary Li Donglei at the beginning, and then it was logical to support Xia Yinqiang.
"Chairman Xue, what do you think?"
Layers of fine cold sweat continued to bubble out on Huang Changzheng's forehead, he wiped it casually, tried to keep smiling, looked at Chu Jun, and even had a hint of request in his eyes.
The Royal Alliance and the Southern faction have chosen to cooperate.
The prince is the person in charge of coordinating the major factions tonight, and at this time it is unruly to support a northern faction that is gradually declining and seems to have withdrawn from the stage of super power, and it has also offended the other two big forces that are in the ascendant, not to mention whether his support can play a role, as long as he expresses his position, it will inevitably cause more in-depth cooperation between the royal alliance and the southern political faction.
Therefore, it is inconvenient for the prince to express his position.
Huang Changzheng is very clear, but there is no way, the prince has become his only hope, the mayor of the northern city Xu Zhihong has some problems, he has heard that if the working group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection cannot be withdrawn as soon as possible, sooner or later there will be a big chaos.
At the level of the chief minister and deputy minister, as long as it is not a deviation from the line, or even whether it is a mistake, it becomes unimportant, what matters is the strength of the faction and the strength of the faction's support for him.
That being said, this is a rule, not a party purpose.
At the very least, no big faction dares to openly shield a cadre with serious problems, and can only consider attacking from the angle where it can't and protect him.
Anti-corruption has always been an important work in the party in recent years, if Xia Yinqiang is determined to investigate, it doesn't matter if you look ugly or not, if there is a problem, it will definitely pull Xu Zhihong off the horse, this action has touched the bottom line of the northern faction.
But now that the incident happened suddenly, the timing is sensitive, and there are really not many bargaining chips for the Northern Alliance to compromise, and as for the right to speak in the counterattack, it is even more difficult to mention, and for a while, Huang Changzheng can only rely on external forces.
"Secretary Xia, regardless of whether Mayor Xu Zhihong really has a problem, the timing is a little sensitive, is the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection considering taking back the working group first? After all, Comrade Xu Zhihong's contribution to the northern city is still obvious to all, and if the news of the working group is revealed, it will inevitably cause uneasiness among the comrades in the northern city, which is not conducive to the development of the next work. ”
The prince did not speak.
But another unhurried voice sounded softly.
It was Lin Qingtian, who was always silent, who spoke.
Wu Zhihui on the side felt a slight pang in his heart, Lin Qingtian didn't speak, but no one could ignore his existence, he opened his mouth at this time when it was inconvenient for the prince to speak, there is no doubt that he represented not the position of the prince this time, but the position of the southwest faction.
The royal alliance and the southern faction are very strong in themselves, once they cooperate, it will be a headache, and it is inconvenient to block the cooperation between the two at this time, so bring out the northern political faction and let them stand in front to resist the risk, and the southwest faction is secretly operating, which is also a practical need.
Moreover, when it was inconvenient for the prince to come forward on behalf of his own faction, it was also necessary for Lin Qingtian to come out to test the determination of the Wang family before deciding whether to support it.
Although Huang Changzheng knew that Lin Qingtian was tempting, his heart was still a little calmer, and he turned his head to look at Xia Yinqiang with eager eyes.
Xia Yinqiang was expressionless, turning a blind eye to the pleading eyes of Huang Changzheng, his old opponent in the Secretariat, and said flatly: "Mayor Lin, I understand your thoughts, but if you can think so, other people will also think so, as far as I know, Comrade Xu Zhihong, the mayor of Beifang City, is during this time, he frequently engaged in some small actions that cannot be put on the table, and he is a member of the Central Committee, thinking that he is clear about the current situation, committing crimes against the wind, and thinking that he is arrogant, we will not doubt it, even if we doubt, we will not dare to act rashly at this time." , but he was wrong! He also checked some of his pattern, and also underestimated our determination, anti-corruption work is not a work that can be prioritized, if there is a problem, it must be investigated, Xu Zhihong is in an important position, if there is really a problem, we must make an explanation, there is no problem, then it is better, senior cadres in the party, we have to set an example, we Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, we are not willing to blame a cadre with strong principles. ”
Lin Qingtian's face changed, and his eyes narrowed.
There's something in this guy's words.
If he said that Xu Zhihong's pattern was not enough, he didn't need to point out that he was a member of the Central Committee, this sentence undoubtedly implied that Lin Qingtian, who is also a member of the Central Committee, is not enough.
Similarly, Xia Yinqiang is also reminding the people present not to underestimate the determination of the Wang Family Alliance, since they can investigate, they already have some evidence, and if they don't get a result this time, they will never withdraw their troops, and it is useless for anyone to come forward.
For a while, Lin Qingtian was also annoyed by Xia Yinqiang and the Wang Family Alliance's strong posture.
"It's good to check first, if there is really a problem, it's good to set up a negative example, there are indeed some problems in the officialdom atmosphere in the northern city, and some of the current Standing Committee members are promoted in the same place, from low to high, never change places, one by one, they all think that they are the local emperors, this situation is not very good."
The prince finally spoke, his tone was flat, but as soon as the words came out, the entire conference room was slaughtered!
Sharpen your knives.
Huang Changzheng's cheeks puffed out, and the look of annoyance in his eyes flashed.
The prince's words clearly criticized the Northern Alliance's long-term occupation of the Northern City and regarded it as a back garden.
But which faction doesn't have this kind of behavior?
The Royal Alliance has its own huge back garden.
Tianfu Province of the Southwest faction is also a backyard like Southwest City.
The same goes for the Southern factions.
The only thing that is different from the northern factions is that they will avoid the most basic taboos.
In the officialdom, cadres in the same place keep moving upward, or for a long time in the same position does not move, it is indeed easy to develop the mentality of the emperor of the soil, if a person starts from the clerk, to the secretary of the municipal party committee of the city, and then to the secretary of the provincial party committee of the province, has never gone out, the prestige must be incomparable, not the emperor of the soil, what is it?
But the Wang Alliance, the Southwest faction, and the Southern faction avoided this taboo very calmly.
Once the cadres of the southwest faction have stayed in Tianfu for a long time, they can be transferred to the southwest, and then transferred back from the southwest, the transfer of a province or a municipality directly under the central government, although everyone knows that it is actually the backyard of the southwest faction, but after all, they are two places, at least on the surface, no one can say anything.
And the Wang family also has this condition, and once the Wang Family Alliance is established, they can choose more areas, not limited to Wuyue and Huating, several families in one, Beihu, Nanhu, Yanzhao, Xijiang, they can all be mobilized at will and play calmly.
The southern faction also has a lot of leeway between Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Nanyun provinces.
There is only one northern political union!
Their traditional backyard is the northern city and the province of West China.
But a few years ago, the secretary of the West China Provincial Party Committee made a very serious mistake and was pulled down, and the provincial party committee team was forcefully purged by the central government.
It's not that they don't want to move, it's that they don't have a choice.
Because of the very good political talent, when he started, he was generally placed in the back garden to protect and try to avoid premature death, and when he grew up to the deputy ministerial level, the strong faction would be cultivated to the ministerial level, and then he would be released from the back garden and let him open up territory for the faction.
As for the northern faction, in recent years, the voice is extremely weak, and the status of the major factions is low, who wants to go out if the people of this faction are not a last resort?
So in the past few years, before the prince took the throne, he directly criticized by name.
This also means that the prince began to acquiesce in the cooperation between the royal alliance and the southern faction, but he was not reconciled, so he also wanted to intervene and take advantage of the big fat in the northern city.
"Yes, Chairman Xue, such a development is extremely detrimental to the growth of our cadres, and the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee is currently drafting a document to adjust the work of some comrades in the leading bodies of the northern municipal party committee, and perhaps there will be some quotas for exchanges to serve in other places and direct training in state ministries and commissions."
As soon as the prince's voice fell, Zou Rente, head of the Central Organization Department, already understood that the northern city was very large, and the royal alliance would definitely not be able to eat it all, and it was impossible for the high-level to let the northern city become the back garden of the royal alliance, even if it was not possible to add the southern faction, in this case, it was bearable for the prince to intervene and share some benefits, so he almost did not hesitate and immediately gave the prince firepower support.
Chu Jun's face remained unchanged, and he nodded slightly reservedly: "Minister Zou will come up with a plan as soon as possible, and we will discuss it at the Politburo meeting." ”
Zou Rente hummed, changed his words, and finally put forward the first item on the transfer of cadres from the Central Organization Department tonight.
"Let's not talk about the issue of Comrade Xu Zhihong, mayor of the northern city, Comrade Cui Jinglin, secretary of the municipal party committee of the northern city, is old, I am afraid that it is not suitable for such an important post as the secretary of the municipal party committee directly under the central government, after the change of office, I suggest that he be taken to the capital to give full play to his residual heat, as for the new secretary of the municipal party committee, I wonder if you have any suitable suggestions?"
Everyone's faces changed, and they looked at Zou Rente with some surprise.
The Wang family is really ruthless enough, it's not enough to take the mayor of the north, even the secretary of the municipal party committee has calculated?
But this calculation is understandable.
Cui Jinglin, secretary of the Northern City Party Committee, is nearly seventy years old, and he was able to stay in the post of secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, not to strive to enter the ranks of giants, but because the northern faction needs him to do a term to stabilize Huang Changzheng's position.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Cui Jinglin is younger, in the position of secretary of the municipal party committee of the northern city, his competitiveness will definitely be stronger than that of Huang Changzheng, the director of the policy research office.
Now that the general trend of the three major factions suppressing the northern faction has become a success, the position of secretary of the northern city party committee is undoubtedly the most important thing, and the position of a member of the Politburo must be won by anyone who does his best.
Chu Jun and Wu Zhihui, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, looked at each other slightly.
In the current situation, the northern factions are not competitive.
Since the Wang Family Alliance took the initiative to put it forward, it was basically equivalent to withdrawing from the competition, and Zou Rente said that he wanted everyone to recommend it instead of Chairman Xue's recommendation, which was intended to provoke the competition between the southwest faction and the southern faction.
In this position, even if the Wang family wants to fight, there is no suitable candidate, and there are too few people who are qualified to hold this position.
Li Donglei will definitely not choose to give up the opportunity to enter the top for the sake of this position at the same level as his current position.
Ye Jinhua's target is the Central Political and Legal Commission.
Zou Rente is in the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.
Except for the three of them, the Wang family has no one who is eligible to be elected as a member of the Politburo for the time being.
Therefore, the royal alliance simply threw out this position and let the two major factions in the southwest and the south compete for it.
Huang Changzheng's face was gloomy and he didn't speak, but the corner of his eye was staring at the four members of the Wang Family Alliance who were advancing and retreating together.
I'm afraid that after tonight, no one will dare to underestimate this newly formed royal alliance, and the tacit understanding between them does not need to be run in at all, which is a very terrible thing.
And this super power dominated by the Wang family seems to be the same even politically.
Therefore, in this meeting, the four members of the Wang family fully demonstrated the domineering and toughness of the Wang family!
Tough take down the northern faction.
The candidates for the mayor and the secretary of the municipal party committee, they have already begun to get involved.
And under normal circumstances, this is something that no big faction would do.
Without complete certainty, no one will send their own men to the opponent's base camp.
No matter how strong the prince is after he takes the throne, it is impossible to throw his henchmen to Wu Yue, that is not called strong, that is called uncomfortable!
But tonight, at this meeting, the Wang family did just that, threw out the biggest bargaining chips, and formed a vague cooperation with the southern faction and the southwest faction, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the northern city!
Crisp and neat, without the slightest dragging of mud and water.
Thunderball!
The Northern Political Alliance, at this very meeting, is running in great strides towards its own end.
Huang Changzheng's face was a little pale, his brain was blank, and he no longer thought about how he would be elected at the plenum the day after tomorrow, but only thought about what kind of impact the political faction in the north would have after it collapsed.
The phone rang suddenly.
Xia Yinqiang frowned, hesitated, and still took out his mobile phone.
But he only glanced at the number, and his face immediately became solemn.
Huang Changzheng's heart sank slightly.
"Hello? Well, it's me. What the? Okay, are you sure? Well, take immediate action! ”
Xia Yinqiang's call time was extremely short, and he hung up the phone in about two minutes.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Comrade Xia Yinqiang, member of the Politburo, secretary of the Secretariat, and deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, had a gloomy face, but there was a trace of pain in his eyes, he slapped the table fiercely, and said angrily: "The working group sent to the northern city has now sent back the news, Comrade Xu Zhihong, mayor of the northern city, there is indeed a very serious problem of violation of law and discipline, Chairman Xue, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will immediately set up a special task force and rush to the northern city overnight, at the same time, as a senior cadre of the party, I am deeply saddened by such a depravity, but this time the case is extremely bad, and it must not be tolerated and accommodated. I suggest that shuanggui measures be taken against Comrade Xu Zhihong immediately! ”
Chu Jun raised his eyelids and looked at Xia Yinqiang, a trace of understanding flashed in his eyes, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Secretary Xia, just follow the work style of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, you must strictly investigate and deal with it!" ”
"The work of the northern city hall ......"
Wu Zhihui followed closely, his eyes gentle.
When he asked, it was not because he was greedy for the position of mayor of Northern City, but because he reciprocated it.
The two major factions in the south and southwest are vying for the position of secretary of the municipal party committee, since the Wang family alliance has taken the initiative to give up, then it will definitely be determined to win the mayor's position, what is the role of the young man of the Wang family, they know very well that they are definitely not the master who is responsible for offending people only for others to do good deeds, and after spending so much effort, the plot must be not small!
Since the Wang Family Alliance wants the mayor's position, Wu Zhihui might as well sell it.
But Huang Changzheng didn't think so, so before Wu Zhihui finished speaking, he hurriedly interrupted the other party's words and said in a deep voice: "You can temporarily ask Cui Jinglin, secretary of the Northern City Party Committee, to temporarily preside over the work of the municipal party committee and the municipal government." ”
So far, he can't care about Xu Zhihong, he can only let Cui Jinglin hold on temporarily, the incident happened suddenly, their side was not prepared, he had to immediately promote the new mayor of Northern City within the comrade faction at the first time the meeting was dismissed, and put pressure on the top management to forcibly pass this appointment.
"Comrade Cui Jinglin is old, and the secretary and mayor are shoulder-to-shoulder, I am afraid that the pressure is too great and he can't be busy, and we think he should be more relaxed when dealing with old comrades."
Ye Jinhua, secretary of the provincial party committee of Nanyue Province, laughed quietly.
"I wonder if Minister Zou has a suitable candidate to temporarily preside over the work of Northern City?"
The prince glanced at Zou Rente and asked in a deep voice, his thoughts are the same as Wu Zhihui, not to mention the ownership of the secretary of the municipal party committee, the position of the mayor, while they are fighting for the number one of the municipal party committee, they must not get involved, even so, they can't be cheap The northern faction, since it is suppressed, it is necessary to play a ruthless game and not give the other party time to breathe, so this mayor's position, handed over to the Wang Family Alliance, can be regarded as a helpless move.
Zou Rente frowned, his expression was solemn, and his eyes were pensive.
"I'll say it's a one-man choice."
Li Donglei smiled and said slowly: "Lin Guodong, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the capital and director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, is a very good candidate, I have worked with him for many years, I know him very well, this is a comrade who is good at fighting tough battles, since there may be very serious problems in the northern city, it is very appropriate to send this comrade to temporarily preside over the work of the municipal government." ”
Chu Jun and Wu Zhihui glanced at each other.
The Wang Family Alliance took the initiative to give up control of the public security in the capital, just because Ye Jinhua was about to take control of the Central Political and Legal Commission and the Ministry of Public Security.
Good means, good calculations!
Chu Jun groaned for a moment and nodded: "In this case, the matter is urgent, Minister Zou, tomorrow you talk to Comrade Lin Guodong and ask him to rush to the northern city as soon as possible to preside over the work of the municipal government!"
"Smack!"
There was a crunch.
Huang Changzheng's face was pale and he stood up, smashed the teacup in front of him, didn't say a word, turned around and left.
But this big guy, who has always been resolute and persistent, stumbled a little on his back this time.
The night before the change.
Northern Alliance, complete collapse! ――
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