Old Man An's voice was soft, and it was like thunder in Xue Xiang's ears!

Xue Xiang, who has studied the history of the party and the military, knows too well the weight of this position; in history, more than 600,000 troops were mobilized in the entire southern campaign, and these more than 600,000 troops were divided into two fronts, east and west, and the commanders of the two lines were all 55 generals, and the deputy commander was the most senior among the commanders of the large military regions. Although Xue Anyuan is also a five-five general, in terms of qualifications and current position, it is definitely a bit groundbreaking to be able to rise to that position all of a sudden.

Old Man An finished talking, Xue Xiang was silent for a long time, at this moment, although he had a lot of clues in his abdomen, he was very clear one by one. He knew that with the strength of Old Man An alone, he could not push Xue Anyuan to that position alone no matter what, and there must be a reason for the old chief. It must have been pushed by Old Man An, who obtained the approval of the old chief, and finally got guò. Of course, this is not to say that Mr. An's recommendation is not important, on the contrary, it is too important.

Because with the current position of the old chief, he has almost transcended the shackles of factions, and his old man's eyes are naturally on controlling the overall situation, maintaining balance, and taking into account the interests of all aspects. Moreover, Xue Anyuan is under the command of the old chief, and he is not the most outstanding in terms of position and closeness, and it is impossible for the old chief to fall in love with him at a glance. At this time, Old Man An stood up and opened his mouth, the big man at the meeting didn't know where Xue Anyuan came from, and he didn't care about the old chief's face, so he wouldn't be able to control his elbows, and Old Man An's recommendation happened to give the old chief another opportunity to push the boat. Therefore, Xue Anyuan's rather bizarre appointment will be unsettling.

said that Master An pushed Xue Anyuan this time, and at the same time, he gave up some of his interests, after all, everything is about balance. It is impossible to let Old Man An push a deputy commander and order a few generals. After thinking through this section, Xue Xiang understood. No wonder Xue Anyuan didn't forget to call when he was presiding over the exercise. Let him come to the door to thank him, it's really a lot of affection!

Xue Xiang's soul passed through the later generations, but he knew that after this southern expedition, for nearly half a century, the republic had never used swords again. Since then, it can really be said that the knives and guns have been put into storage, and the horses have been put in Nanshan. For the common people, it opened a prosperous chapter, but for the soldiers on the battlefield, it completely ended the years of burning passion. And this southern expedition is almost a must-win game. After the war, it is not clear what kind of honor a deputy commander can get.

Rao is Xue Xiang's heart turned to the heart, and this deep groan also took a long time, and Lao Wang wanted to squeak several times. was stopped by Old Man An's eyes.

Suddenly, a trace of blue sparks burst out from the brazier, and the hissing sound and the extinguishing charcoal fire pulled Xue Xiang out of his contemplation, "Old man, I ......"

Previously. He didn't know what was going on, he couldn't figure out why Xue Anyuan wanted to let him come to the door to thank him, and he was still fighting with Old Man An, but at this moment, he had already understood the cause and effect, his heart was full of gratitude, and he wanted to say the word "thanks", but he still couldn't say it.

The old man stroked his bare chin and waved his hand: "Okay, don't come to this set with Lao Tzu, get out of here, my old man is really sleepy." ”

Xue Xiang no longer laughed at the gag, at this time, he really wanted to digest this amazing good news, got up, bowed to the old man, and strode out of the door.

Watching Xue Xiang's tall back disappear into the depths of the bamboo forest, Lao Wang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Chief, you have recommended Commander Xue, so what about the people below us, not to mention others, even Comrade Zai Jiang is also watching this battle." ”

"What do you want, how can the battle be so easy to fight, I admit that I recommend Xue Anyuan this time, there is the factor of Xue Boy, but I am not a person who abolishes the public because of personal gain. First, Xue An was rich and strong in the long run, and he was also a famous tiger general in the middle of the field back then, don't look at the lion fighting rabbit this time, but one is not good, the hard bones of this rabbit can knock off the lion's big teeth, don't choose one that can gnaw hard bones? Second, I also read Xue Anyuan's report to the Military Commission in early October, and the mountain operations in it were simply tailor-made for this southern expedition, and it was really a report of great significance. The old man stared at the blue fireworks burned by the olive shell charcoal in the basin, and his tone was very light.

Lao Wang saw that the old man's teacup was empty, and took the kettle and filled it: "Chief, what you said is reasonable, but I always feel that you owe some of your nomination this time to Comrade Jiang." ”

The old man raised his eyebrows: "What's the loss?" I nominate them, are they worthy of that seat? ”

Lao Wang was speechless, and Old Man An smiled: "You, after all, your vision is too shallow, think about it again, how many young generals will be replaced by a handsome, is it a loss or a gain?" ”

Lao Wang stared at the old man's meaningful smile, and then looked at the disappearing back at the door, and smiled.

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Outside the office, it was snowing heavily, and in the office, Xue Xiang used an enamel basin to pick up a few pieces of charcoal, and it was also burned indoors.

At this moment, it was five o'clock in the afternoon, and it was almost time to get off work, because the annual Spring Festival was approaching, Xue Xiang was making a pre-holiday work plan. Just writing to the place of entering the mind, wow, wow, there was a cheer outside the door, and after listening to it for a while, Xue Xiang knew that the sound came from the office of the Youth League Committee not far from the left, and then saw more than a dozen people, carrying a fat white woven bag, passing by the window.

When passing by, everyone was arrogant, and the spring breeze was full of faces, and they didn't even look at Secretary Xue under the window. There are even three or five women who read in fragments, who shared more barrels of oil, who took the fattest pork leg ....... bits and pieces, but Xue Xiang heard that the Youth League Committee office was actually distributing benefits.

If you want to say that the Youth League Committee has four directly subordinate institutions, it belongs to the fact that the office of the Youth League Committee is a hot yamen, and the number of people is also the smallest, and Liu Gao of the Youth League Committee is the first deputy secretary in charge of financial power. Therefore, on weekdays, when these members of the Youth League Committee Office see comrades from other departments, they all raise their heads a little higher and speak a little louder. No, the Youth League Committee Office is divided into welfare, and the Propaganda Department in charge of Xue Xiang didn't hear any movement at all.

Sure enough, Xue Xiangzheng was bored, and Li Li, deputy director of the Propaganda Department, slipped in in a ghostly manner.

Li Li has one in his 40s this year, and he has been in the cold yamen of the Youth League Committee for ten years, and he has been living a day by day, not messing with everything, not fighting for power, not seizing profits, and honestly mixing up. Who knows, just because Secretary Xue sent a message to move the table for a meeting that day, he was one step faster and his hands were three points fast, and as a result, a super power in charge of finance and auditing was smashed on his head, and Zhang Jinsong was firmly put in the air.

To say that this person can often be calm and calm when he has no power or position, but once the authority is added, most of them will not be able to return to their original state of mind, and they must be fanatical, and Li Li is such a belonging. Since Xue Xiang arranged the daily work of the Propaganda Department, Li Li has been working almost during the day, at night, in the unit, and when he goes home, he still does it, and he even asks Xue Xiang for instructions in the morning and reports at night.

After Li Li sneaked into the door, he hurriedly said: "Secretary, I'm afraid it's troublesome this time, the Youth League Office, the Organization Department, and the Evaluation and Inspection Department have all sent out the year, and our Propaganda Department is still empty, just now I walked to the door, and I heard Cao Xiaobao and Wang Dajun clamoring inside, saying that everyone else has it, but we don't, and complaining about the secretary ........"

At this point, Li Li didn't say anything, but took a careful look to see if Secretary Xue, who could make himself happy with one word and weaker with one word, was angry.

Xue Xiang smiled and answered Li Li's words: "Are you complaining that I, the deputy secretary Xiong, can't bear it?" ”

Li Li hurriedly waved his hand and said hurriedly: "Secretary, don't be like them, how do they know your hard work, and they don't want to think about it, how long have you been in the Youth League Committee, the mess in this film has been around for a long time, how can I put the responsibility on you." There is no outsider today, and the secretary has the grace of reinvention to my Lao Li, and there are some things that should not be said, so I will say it boldly, if you can't listen to it, just talk nonsense when I am talking. ”

Seeing Li Li's statement like this, Xue has always been interested, and wants to hear what the old man of the Youth League Committee has to say.

Li Lixian closed the open window and said in a low voice: "Secretary, I think today's incident is strange, our department is more or less the Youth League Committee every year, and when the year comes, there will be some years of hair, but there is no shortage of our Propaganda Department every year." If you want to say that this year is because of the poor efficiency of our Propaganda Department, so it will not be issued, but in previous years, wasn't it like this, why should we treat it differently this year? I think it must be Secretary Liu Gao who wants to say goodbye to you, but I have seen Zhang Jinsong not going home from work several times in a row, and I have been waiting for Secretary Liu Gao to leave together, maybe this kid picked it up. ”

Listening to Li Li's decomposition, although Xue Xiang's heart was a lot brighter, but there was a trace of shadow, he didn't believe that Deputy Secretary Liu, who was always expressionless, would use such a clumsy method to compete with himself, after all, the traces of the axe and chisel were too heavy, and the four major departments and three were all issued, but they were not sent to the Propaganda Department, which was simply a child's means of fighting spirit.

Xue Xiangluo groaned for a moment and asked, "Lao Li, go out and inquire to see if the other three offices all send the same thing?" ”

Li Li was slightly stunned, and said: "Secretary, I have inquired clearly, the Youth League Office issued a two-kilogram barrel of vegetable oil and a pig's trotter, the Organization Department issued a bag of fifty kilograms of rice, and one person from the Evaluation and Inspection Department divided five kilograms of pork belly, what, secretary, what did you see?" ”

After asking, Li Li regretted it, and secretly scolded himself for talking too much, even if the leader saw something, he had the obligation to sue himself.