Yi Haitao's situation may be an advantage in normal times, there are many personnel entanglements, and there is no need to use power to seek personal interests for relatives and friends, so he can be relieved, but now when it comes to the need for popularity and power to echo, it has obviously become an irreparable shortcoming.

At this time, Yi Haitao knew very well that Zhu Minwen's kung fu was all in normal times, and it didn't make much sense to hold on to Buddha feet at this time. The dozens of members in the four sets of teams have long been formed, and they can never be easily changed at a moment's notice.

The most crucial point is that the 200 or so county-level cadres of various departments, units, and districts and counties should have the opportunity to express their opinions on the upcoming democratic recommendation, whether it is an individual conversation or a collective evaluation. The vote in their hands, if not to directly determine the final outcome, will at least affect the direction of the entire situation.

Now, it is crucial to enlist the support of this segment of the population.

"The situation is really not optimistic." After a calm analysis, Yi Haitao once again came to such a conclusion.

"In that case, the situation is indeed a bit pressing." Chu Tianshu echoed.

"Tell me what you think." Yi Haitao cast a look of trust and encouragement, and as usual, he wanted to listen to Chu Tianshu's opinion first.

"There is a saying that the eyes of the masses are bright, and I think the eyes of the vast number of cadres should be even brighter." Chu Tianshu did not hesitate hypocritically this time, but said bluntly: "If we can do some work according to the situation, we should be able to get more support from them." ”

"Does it work at this time?" Yi Haitao asked, which does not mean that he really has doubts.

"It may not be of much use to some people, but it will definitely be useful for others, the key is to take flexible and diverse methods for different objects, one key to open a lock, one by one, there will always be gains." Chu Tianshu was full of confidence.

"Oh? Let's be specific. Yi Haitao came to be interested.

Taking this opportunity, Chu Tianshu reported on the work he had done in Nanling County, and when Yi Haitao heard that Ma Xingwang had conditionally agreed to fall to himself under Chu Tianshu's persuasion, he showed rare excitement and praised Chu Tianshu for doing a good job.

Chu Tianshu said: "Tang henchmen like Fu Damu, no matter how much work they do, they can't pull it in. Therefore, I think we can start with a centrist like Ma Xingwang and try our best to do some liaison work, and if we grasp it well, at least we will not open up too much gap in the evaluation recommendation. ”

"That's right! I couldn't agree more with you. Yi Haitao encouraged: "For us, opportunities and challenges coexist! ”

Chu Tianshu nodded, like a soldier preparing to go into battle, sat up straight, adjusted his expression to a suitable state, and asked, "Teacher, what should we do next?" ”

"What do you think?" Yi Haitao asked rhetorically as usual.

"The art of war is cloudy, knowing yourself and knowing that the other side can not be defeated in a hundred battles!" Chu Tianshu said confidently: "Teacher, don't you often say that officialdom is like a battlefield. I wonder if it's a matter of paper first, and then decide on the next course of action. ”

"Hehe, okay, how can you talk about the art of war on paper?" Yi Haitao showed his first smile since meeting Chu Tianshu. This also shows that Chu Tianshu's suggestion is in his arms.

Chu Tianshu lifted his body up, took a few sheets of A4 printer paper from the printer, spread them on the table, and took the red and blue pencils, rulers, erasers, etc. in the stationery box one by one.

Yi Haitao looked at Chu Tianshu with interest.

Chu Tianshu took out a booklet from his bag, which was the list of leading cadres compiled and printed by the municipal party committee.

According to this list, Yi Haitao dictated, and Chu Tianshu marked the personnel who may participate in the recommendation and evaluation of the democratic owners in the city, from Zhu Minwen, Guo Hongze, Tang Yifu and other city leaders, to the main responsible persons of various counties, districts, ministries, commissions, offices, bureaus, institutes, banks, societies and large state-owned enterprises, one by one, and after a while, the huge paper was densely depicted.

According to Yi Haitao and Chu Tianshu's paper formation, the general trend of Qingyuan officialdom can be said to be in front of you.

In addition to a small number of retired veteran cadres at the prefectural and municipal levels, there are about 100 leaders at or above the county and department level who are in service, and if it is expanded to include cadres at the deputy county and department level who may participate in the written evaluation, the total number exceeds 300.

Among them, Zhu Minwen, as the main leader of Qingyuan, is not only qualified to speak in the name of the organization, but also has the heaviest weight of personal recommendation. The rest of the leading cadres, including the members of the four sets of teams, should be within the scope of individual talks and secret assessments.

Faced with the more than 300 familiar names on the paper, Yi Haitao fell into deep thought, and Chu Tianshu was even more confused: these people, who are the undoubted friends and allies, who are the ironclad opposites, and who will be the wall grass that may fall on both sides?

Chu Tianshu sorted and lined up according to the above method, and marked them with red and blue pencils, it was obvious that the current red marks belonging to Yi Haitao's camp were far less than the blue marks belonging to Tang Yifu's camp, and those in the middle of the wall-riding faction were surrounded by red and blue colors, which was particularly coveted.

This kind of pure talk on paper is like a general planning and rehearsal in the sand table before the war, the situation of the enemy and us is clear at a glance, and the advantages and disadvantages of both sides are fully visible.

At this time, if someone who doesn't know the inside story suddenly breaks in, they will definitely mistakenly think that they have broken into a certain combat headquarters.

From three o'clock in the afternoon when Chu Tianshu returned to Qingyuan City, to now it is almost eight o'clock in the evening, five hours have passed, Yi Haitao and Chu Tianshu are locked in the office, high excitement, high tension, so that they forget the time, forget the fatigue, forget the hunger.

In the Qingyuan political arena, I usually feel calm and peaceful, but once it comes to this extraordinary moment of either/or, or even life and death, careful quantitative and qualitative analysis suddenly becomes blurred.

When delineating those centrist factions, although they all feel good in the course of their usual interactions, they are still a little hesitant to put pen to paper.

Is it red, or is it blue?

Whether it is in vain or wrongful killing, it is a hard vote.

For the future candidate for mayor of Qingyuan, Zhu Minwen's attitude naturally plays a pivotal role first.

Speaking of which, the relationship between Zhu Minwen and Yi Haitao, Tang Yifu, Guo Hongze and others is really not too close and alien on the surface.

In terms of feelings, Zhu Minwen is still deeper with Tang Yifu and Guo Hongze, which is an indisputable fact. After all, they have worked together for decades and know each other well, Yi Haitao has done a good and decent job at work, and his respect for him is just right.

Unlike most officials in Qingyuan's officialdom, Yi Haitao has no personal interests to take care of, and he never gossips or mixes right and wrong between them. Therefore, in general, Zhu Minwen is satisfied with him, and if nothing else, he will at least vote for him when recommending candidates and say a few good things about him.

However, the problem lies precisely in the fact that this recommendation is not a normal situation, but something special.

The mystery of recommendation lies in the plurality of recommendations, not monism.

As a secretary, Zhu Minwen will certainly say good things about Yi Haitao and recommend him to the province as a candidate, but at the same time, he can also recommend others and push Tang Yifu and Guo Hongze together as candidates. Moreover, there will be great flexibility and mystery in the order of ranking and the weight of speech.

Yes, Yi Haitao is usually smarter and sleek, and he has a more subtle grasp of the balance of interests, and usually he will not offend or even curry favor with both ends. But don't forget, this recommendation mayor is not an ordinary time, nor is it an ordinary trivial matter, in this kind of life-and-death moment that determines the fate of the future, balance often means walking a tightrope, sleek may be equivalent to slippery, intimate, not self-conscious, at this time the first rat at both ends may be offended on both sides, both ends of the failure.

Because of this, many people who are proficient in officialdom and power, just like in the stock market or casinos, are born with the courage and vision of gamblers, often looking at the goal and fighting hard, daring to bet on one person, and finally win huge benefits.

After Yi Haitao rushed back from Nanling County, he heard a rumor that Zhu Minwen had also informed Tang Yifu and Guo Hongze of the news that the provincial party committee's evaluation and recommendation team was coming.

Vice Mayor Tang Yifu, who has rich experience in grassroots management, has been in charge of industry and agriculture for a long time, and is also a reserve cadre trained by the provincial party committee. He has been operating in Qingyuan for decades, and has worked with Zhu Minwen for a long time, and the close relationship with each other is also obvious to all. Its network base is naturally quite strong, and its competitiveness should not be underestimated.

Recently, it was reported that he was strongly recommended by He Tianying, member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Guo Hongze and his people, although his ability is limited, and his mental skills are not very positive, but he is a native cadre, running up step by step from the grassroots level, and has been the head of the organization and then promoted to the deputy secretary. Now that he has encountered such a good opportunity, he is looking forward to Tang Yifu and Yi Haitao fighting to the death, so that he can sit and reap the benefits.

Guo Hongze wants to break out of the encirclement of Yi Haitao and Tang Yifu and become a dark horse, it is really difficult to be difficult, his participation in the mutual competition and disruptive factors are obviously the majority, but the actual impact on Yi Haitao cannot be underestimated, because the person he pulled over is likely to be the person Yi Haitao may strive for.

In recent years, Qingyuan officialdom has formed several hills, especially the more than 100 full-time leading cadres on the roster in front of them, there are dozens of people who are clearly distinguished, either Tang Yifu's faction, or Guo Hongze**, of course, there are also a few Yi Haitao's people, but more are a few flattering, vacillating, and riding on the wall to wait and see.