The wind howled, and after more than an hour, it snowed heavily.

The goose-feather-like snow was overwhelming, and in a short time, the whole Xin'an City was covered in silver, a magnificent scene.

The heavy snow lasted for a day and a night. When the snow clears, it really enters the long cold winter with low temperatures of minus ten degrees Celsius. At the end of the year, all the work has reached the final stage, and the only uncertainty is that the party and government teams in Jian'an District are not really in place.

In the blink of an eye, New Year's Day 1995 passed. One day before the Spring Festival, when it was about to get off work, the municipal party committee office suddenly received an urgent notice from the provincial party committee office: Tomorrow morning, Xu Chunting, secretary of the provincial party committee, will come to Xin'an to inspect the work, specifically designated as education and new project construction.

Zhou Xishun, secretary of the municipal party committee, was taken aback, but he still hurriedly arranged it and immediately made all preparations to welcome Xu Chunting to Xin'an. Mayor Xie Jianjun did not dare to slack off, even though Xu Chunting was about to leave office, but so far he is still the secretary of the provincial party committee, and the leading boss in Jiangbei Province that no one can compete with - besides, as a member of the Central Committee, the Central Committee, the Political Bureau, the Bureau, and the Committee, Xu Chunting will be sent away wherever he goes.

The next morning, Xu Chunting really came to Xin'an by car. This is probably the last time he will inspect the work at the grassroots level before leaving office.

Zhou Xishun, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Xie Jianjun, mayor of the city, accompanied Xu Chunting to see two schools in the Xin'an education system, and then went to the newly built Jian'an District to see several projects.

Xu Chunting was very low-key and refused to be followed by the media. This time, whether it was the provincial media or the local media, there was no reporter group to follow. He expressed his attitude to Zhou Xishun in advance: that is, he did not disturb the locality, did not report in the news, did not open the road with police cars, and did not make public speeches. It's just a research expedition.

Xu Chunting stayed in Xin'an for one night. The next morning, I went to the vegetable greenhouse planting base on the outskirts of the city again, and then quietly returned to the province by car.

On the night that Xu Chunting stayed in the city, a careful staff member of the municipal party committee office discovered that Xu Chunting had interviewed Peng Yuanzheng once, and then after dinner that night, he and Zhou Xishun, secretary of the municipal party committee, walked for nearly an hour.

This is some time. Peng Yuanzheng returned to Beijing once to visit one of his twin daughters. Under the collective care of the Feng family, these two children grew up healthily day by day. There are faint shadows of Peng Yuanzheng and Feng Qianru between his eyebrows and eyes.

The boy is like Feng Qianru, while the girl is very much like Peng Yuanzheng, with a bit of heroism between her eyebrows.

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On the morning of the twenty-second day of the lunar month. Zhou Xishun once again convened the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee to study cadres. But this time, the other members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee never expected that Zhou Xishun's attitude would become very tough, tough to a point that made people feel unbelievable. Looking at this posture, he did not hesitate to tear his face with the "opposition", but also to promote Peng Yuanzheng to the position.

Even Meng Qiang was surprised.

"Comrades, before we discuss, I would like to emphasize two sentences. On the issue of the allocation of cadres for the party and government leading bodies in Xin'an District, we have dragged on for a long time, and we have convened three standing committees to study and discuss them. With the addition of this time, it is the fourth. We can't afford to drag it off any longer, because it will affect grassroots work and social stability. I would like to say here that this is a meeting where we have to overcome our differences and determine the outcome - I don't want to go on any longer. ”

"I'm here to make my opinion clear. In my opinion, Comrade Peng Yuanzheng holds the post of secretary of the Jian'an District Party Committee. is appropriate and proper. Although this comrade is younger, his qualifications are not shallow. He successively served as the deputy section chief and section chief of the municipal party committee, the town mayor and party secretary of the grassroots level, the standing committee member of the Xin'an District Party Committee and the secretary of the organ working committee. After a number of positions of training. His ability to do his job is there for all to see. ”

"Let's just raise our hands and vote." Zhou Xishun raised his hand directly, "I am familiar with and trust this comrade, and I am willing to take leadership responsibility for this!" ”

Han Wei glanced at Zhou Xishun in surprise, and said in his heart that since Zhou Xishun can say such things, this time he is determined to promote Peng Yuanzheng. But he was suspicious in his heart, but he still hesitated and raised his hand, and smiled: "I also agree." The current work in the neighboring counties is led and promoted by Peng Yuanzheng, and letting him stay in office is conducive to maintaining the continuity of work. ”

Meng Qiang silently raised his hand.

Seeing Zhou Xishun's unusually tough attitude, several other members of the Standing Committee also raised their hands to pass. Xie Jianjun frowned, thought about it a little, and felt that it was too worthless for him to tear his face with Zhou Xishun, who "took the wrong medicine", so he gritted his teeth and decided to take a step back.

"Well, I agree. Although I am not very familiar with Peng Yuanzheng, since Secretary Zhou and Secretary Han trust him so much, then I have no opinion. However, I do not agree with recommending him as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. Serving as secretary of the district party committee is already considered an exceptional promotion, and then entering the standing committee of the municipal party committee is too unconventional, too negative and inappropriate. Such a young member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, don't say that it is rare in our city or even in the province, right? Xie Jianjun waved his hand with a calm face.

Before the other Standing Committee members had time to react, Zhou Xishun had already smiled coldly and replied: "Being young is not a problem. When we judge a cadre, we do not look at his age, but by his ability and quality and the mass base. Peng Yuanzheng is a comrade, no matter what aspect it is, we can't find fault with it, why can't such a comrade be promoted exceptionally? ”

"The rejuvenation of cadres is advocated by the Central Committee. I remember that when Mayor Xie was promoted to the deputy department level, he was only in his early 30s. At the beginning, there were many people talking behind the scenes, saying how Mayor Xie was - what was the result? Mayor Xie is young and promising, and has made extraordinary achievements in higher leadership positions, and has responded to those rumors and distrust with practical actions. ”

Although Zhou Xishun's words were serious, there was clearly a trace of ridicule in everyone's ears.

Xie Jianjun immediately blushed.

"As the core area of the city and the future political and economic center area, the importance of Jian'an District is self-evident. The secretary of the party committee of this district is also a member of the standing committee of the municipal party committee, which is an administrative practice and is not out of line. This is one of them. ”

"Second, I suggest that comrades not wear colored glasses and stare at Peng Yuanzheng's age and qualifications, but also look at his achievements and abilities. I've got a set of data here, and I'm going to read it to you. ”

"Before Peng Yuanzheng took office, the GDP of the neighboring county was 580 million yuan, which was pitiful. The agricultural population of the county accounts for the vast majority of the total population, without any industrial base, and a considerable number of farmers are on the subsistence line. However, in the past 1994, after two years of hard work, Peng Yuanzheng united and led the party and government leadership groups of neighboring counties to promote investment promotion and project construction, integrate resources and leverage development, and achieved remarkable results, and this impoverished county has undergone earth-shaking changes. ”

"Excluding some of the economic content of the merger of Xin'an District, we can count it in terms of neighboring counties -- at the end of 1994, the GDP of the neighboring counties reached 1.7 billion yuan, an increase of 114 percent over the previous year at comparable prices. The local fiscal revenue was 79.86 million yuan and the local fiscal expenditure was 121.69 million yuan, an increase of 105.27% and 90.89% respectively over the previous year. The per capita income of urban residents was 3,200 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 1,432 yuan, an increase of 860 yuan and 225 yuan respectively over the previous year. In 1994, the total agricultural output value of the county was 1.05 billion yuan, an increase of 114 percent over the previous year.

"It's a dazzling set of numbers!! This is enough to show the drive, ability and level of Peng Yuanzheng and the team he led! It is also sufficient to show that the central authorities' policy decision of advocating that cadres be younger, more knowledgeable, and more professional is very wise, and we want to promote comrades like Peng Yuanzheng out of the ordinary and reuse them. ”

"In two years, a poor county with a number in the whole province has been reborn, who has the ability? Whoever has, I will promote! Two days ago, Secretary Xu of the provincial party committee came to the city for inspection and made a special talk with me -- saying that what we need now to promote reform and opening up is young cadres like Peng Yuanzheng, and the provincial party committee has recommended to the Central Organization Department 11 young cadres including Peng Yuanzheng as key reserve cadres and included them in the list of cadres for unified deployment by the central authorities. ”

Zhou Xishun did not give the other Standing Committee members time to speak, and talked endlessly. He used data to speak, and indeed magnified Peng Yuanzheng's achievements in front of the Standing Committee, which made people unavoidable and had nothing to say.

However, this is not an important factor for most members of the Standing Committee to turn, and the key point lies in Zhou Xishun's last remarks, Peng Yuanzheng has been recommended by the provincial party committee as a key reserve cadre list for the unified allocation and arrangement of the Central Organization Department of the national overall situation...... This means that Peng Yuanzheng will be on the rise from now on, even if he can't get up in Xin'an City, he will be focused on cultivating from above.

Such words are not nonsense. It is impossible for Zhou Xishun to tell a lie. And his hint made many Standing Committee members who originally intended to oppose it secretly shut up.

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Peng Yuanzheng was appointed secretary of the Jian'an District Party Committee and recommended as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, and most of the Standing Committee members passed. Although Xie Jianjun retained his personal opinion, obeyed the organization's decision, and made a temporary compromise, he still had nothing to fear. He believes that Hou Nianyuan, who is about to succeed Xu Chunting as secretary of the provincial party committee, will definitely organize such an appointment.

Next, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee launched a dispute over the candidate for the head of Jian'an District, Zhou Xishun has successfully elected Peng Yuanzheng to the post, and has made certain concessions on the selection of the head of the district, reached a political balance with Xie Jianjun and others, and decided to transfer Gu Kaiming, director of the Municipal Construction Committee, as the head of Jian'an District. As for Guo Weiquan, whom Peng Yuanzheng strongly recommended to Zhou Xishun in private, he did not have the conditions in all aspects, so he could only give up temporarily.

On the 26th of the lunar month, the municipal party committee appointed and issued. Almost at the same time, the resolution of the provincial party committee on appointing Peng Yuanzheng as a member of the standing committee of the municipal party committee was also passed at the standing committee, and in accordance with the instructions of the organization department of the provincial party committee and the relevant leaders of the provincial party committee, and taking into account the actual situation in Jian'an District, the municipal party committee was required to replace the organization department of the provincial party committee to announce the appointment, so that the party and government leadership groups of Jian'an District could be put in place immediately to ensure sustained economic and social stability.

The reason why it was so fast was probably Xu Chunting's last help before leaving. Peng Yuanzheng inevitably wanted to call Xu Chunting privately to express his gratitude, but Xu Chunting laughed, saying that he was just icing on the cake, nothing more. (To be continued)

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