Yan Guotao realized that this conversation might not continue, and he raised his hand to look at his watch. This was a tactful way of refusing, and he was telling Kong Yuan that he didn't have time to listen to him.

Kong Yuan smiled, didn't continue, and said softly: "I really realize now that the only thing in this world that can be relied on is myself. ”

Yan Guotao stood up with a smile: "Minister Kong, I'll go first." ”

Kong Yuan nodded, and when Yan Guotao walked down the pavilion, he suddenly said, "Have you heard that Secretary Qiao is also sick?" ”

Yan Guotao's footsteps paused, but he immediately continued to walk forward, pretending not to hear this sentence at all, but the shock that this sentence brought to Yan Guotao was undoubtedly huge.

Yan Guotao knew that Qiao Zhenliang was not sick, and Kong Yuan did not mean this.

On the way back to the office, Yan Guotao was always thinking about this matter, Yan Guotao was not optimistic about Qiao Zhenliang's trip to Kyoto, Qiao Pengju's incident has happened for a while, and there is no sign of subsiding until now, that is to say, the Qiao family is not particularly strong in dealing with it, in other words, the opponent undoubtedly killed the Qiao family by surprise, and the current Qiao Lao is still highly respected, but after all, he retreated, and the longer he retreated, his influence in the party gradually weakened, Kong Yuan was right, Before Qiao Lao retreated, no one would dare to make such a provocation to the Qiao family.

Yan Guotao sat in his office, thinking about the conversation with Kong Yuan over and over again, since the Qiao family was in trouble, Yan Guotao has always been in a state of anxiety, he is worried about the fate of the Qiao family, and even more worried about his political future, if Qiao Zhenliang falls, then his future will not have any future at all.

After pondering alone for nearly an hour and a half, Yan Guotao finally picked up the phone and dialed Qiao Zhenliang's phone number.

Qiao Zhenliang's voice looked a little tired: "Guotao, is there something wrong?" ”

Yan Guotao's voice was as humble as ever: "Secretary Qiao, when will you come back?" Recently, there have been a lot of rumors about Pinghai. ”

Qiao Zhenliang said impatiently: "You don't have to listen to it if you know it's a rumor." He is in a bad mood now, and what he said is exactly what he doesn't want to hear.

Yan Guotao said: "Secretary Qiao, are you okay?" ”

Qiao Zhenliang sighed on the phone: "Guotao, I haven't been in good health recently. Qiao Zhenliang didn't continue to say this, he thought that there was no need to explain some things to Yan Guotao: "Guotao, you can work with peace of mind, if you have something, I will contact you." He hung up the phone.

Yan Guotao held the microphone in a daze, listening to Dudu's busy sound, and didn't put the phone down for two minutes, Qiao Zhenliang took the initiative to say that his health was not very good, what do you mean? What exactly does he mean? What kind of signal does this sentence send to yourself? Yan Guotao had a feeling that the building was about to collapse.

Song Huaiming is not the first time to preside over the meeting of the Provincial Standing Committee, I remember that the last time was when Gu Yunzhi was in charge of Pinghai, looking at the Standing Committee members with complicated expressions, Song Huaiming secretly sighed in his heart, every time he faced changes, it was the saddest stage for their gang, and Song Huaiming convened this Standing Committee today, the purpose of which was to stabilize the morale of the army.

Song Huaiming first made a summary of the recent work, and then made work arrangements, one of the things that inevitably should be mentioned is Kong Yuan, Kong Yuan's problem has been reported to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and before the new person is sent down, the work of the Organization Department is temporarily in charge of Dou Ming, deputy director of the Organization Department.

Song Huaiming did not mention Qiao Zhenliang's matter, and the handling of anything at a sensitive moment needs to be cautious, Song Huaiming said: "Recently, something has happened in Pinghai, but I believe that nothing is as important as the development of Pinghai, I hope everyone should be clear about their responsibilities, why did you come to Pinghai?" What do the party and the state want you to do when you are given this position? Whether it's windy or rainy, the lives of the people have to go on, we have to be worthy of our job for one day, and we have to be worthy of the trust of the country and the people. ”

No one answered Song Huaiming's question, and the whole scene was silent, so quiet that you could almost hear a needle falling.

Song Huaiming said: "I know that this question is not easy to answer, everyone has their own answer in their hearts, some people are most nervous about family, some people are most nervous about power, and some people are most nervous about life and health, but I hope that everyone here can give me the answer is that we are most nervous about our country and our people." After Song Huaiming said this, he paused for a while, his eyes swept over Chang Mai's face one by one, and Song Huaiming said: "My words sound like singing on a high note, some people may think that I speak beautifully, but I may not be able to do it myself." Song Huaiming's voice suddenly increased: "I can do it!" Entrusted by people, loyal to people! Our ancestors have long said such things, this is a minimum of the principle of life, we people, what we receive is from the common people. It is a trust from the state, what are we going to do? What should be important? I don't think I need to explain this to you. ”

Song Huaiming's right hand waved vigorously in the void with his words, and he said loudly: "I can see that some people are very worried, because of some recent events and become gains and losses, in my opinion, this is not putting the people first, what are you afraid of?" One day in power, you have to be worthy of your position, you have to do good things for the people in a down-to-earth manner, not thinking about the struggle for power, not thinking about how the political changes will affect you, what the country and the people need is a doer who does things in a down-to-earth manner, not a politician and not a conspirator! ”

Song Huaiming's emotions were obviously a little excited, he took a deep breath, and quickly adjusted his emotions: "Pinghai is a big ship, each of us has a clear division of labor, everyone's work is indispensable, no matter what happens, we must not forget, the purpose of our group of people is how to follow the established route of this big ship, sail down, to ensure that the passengers on the big ship arrive at the next destination safely, I hope everyone must put the interests of the people first, the wind and rain are coming, It is inevitable that there will be some psychological fluctuations in the crew, but if someone dares to forget the safety of the passengers and ignore the interests of the collective, it proves that you have voluntarily quit the team, I do not welcome the existence of such people, and our people will not tolerate the existence of such people! After Song Huaiming's words were finished, Gao Zhonghe, director of the Department of Industry and Security, was the first to applaud, and then all the Standing Committee members began to applaud, but everyone's heart was extremely complicated.

After the meeting, Yan Guotao, Secretary General of the Provincial Party Committee, and Jiao Naiwang, Executive Vice Governor, walked together, and Jiao Naiwang said softly: "Guotao, when will Secretary Qiao come back?" ”

Yan Guotao looked around, convinced that there was no one around, and said, "Lao Jiao, you ask me, who am I going to ask?" ”

Jiao Naiwang sighed.

Yan Guotao said: "Do you have news?" ”

Jiao Naiwang said: "I will ask you if there is news?" ”

Song Huaiming got the news soon after the meeting, Zha Jinnan, deputy director of the Central Organization Department, came to Dongjiang and wanted to meet him alone, and there was no sign before, after Song Huaiming got the news, he immediately arranged for the provincial government to make a reception, and on the way Song Huaiming had already speculated that the arrival of Zha Jinnan this time was related to Qiao Zhenliang's affairs.

It was not the first time that Zha Jinnan and Song Huaiming had met, when Zha Jinbei got off the bus, Song Huaiming greeted him with a smile, and Zha Jinbei stretched out his hand to Song Huaiming: "Huaiming, we meet again." ”

Song Huaiming walked forward quickly, held Zha Jinnan's hand and said, "Minister Cha, you killed me by surprise this time?" ”

Zha Jinnan said with a smile: "I didn't come to Pinghai to attend a meeting in Shanghai, and I passed through the Dongjiang River on the way here, so I came by the way to have a look." ”

Song Huaiming knew that Zha Jinnan would never come by the way, and he must have an important political purpose in coming this time, so he invited Zha Jinbei to come to the No. 1 small building of the provincial government guest house.

Zha Jinnan and Song Huaiming sat down on the sofa, and Song Huaiming said, "Minister Cha, I have already arranged it to have dinner together in the evening." ”

Zha Jinnan said with a smile: "The most cheesy thing in our China is to eat, no matter what you do, where you go, the first thing you say is to invite you to eat, but who can't avoid vulgarity, the people take food as the sky!" ”

Song Huaiming laughed along.

Zha Jinnan said: "I won't eat dinner, I said that I came by the way, and I came to you just to say something, and I will leave after the matter is over." ”

Song Huaiming said: "Minister Cha, please instruct!" ”

Zha Jinnan picked up the teacup and drank the gongkou tea, and said softly: "Huaiming, the organization is going to put a burden on you." ”

His words did not bring much shock to Song Huaiming, because Song Huaiming had already been mentally prepared for this, since Qiao Zhenliang went to Kyoto to explain the situation, he expected that this situation was likely to happen, Song Huaiming was really confused that Qiao Zhenliang was still quite competent in his own work, could it be that his political career was ruined just because of his son's affairs?

Zha Jinnan seemed to guess Song Huaiming's doubts, and said with a smile: "Comrade Zhenliang's body has a problem, he himself took the initiative to ask to retire, and it was he who recommended you to the organization to take over his work, Huaiming, Pinghai is a major economic province of our country, the Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the development of Pinghai, and handing over this burden to you also fully reflects the trust in you, do you have personal confidence?" ”

Song Huaiming nodded: "Minister Cha, thank you for the organization's trust in me, I will take this responsibility!" ”

Zha Jinnan said earnestly: "We must ensure that the big ship of Pinghai runs smoothly." He looked at the time and said, "Convene a meeting, and I will announce this appointment to you!" ”