Before Wu Minggao left the minister's office to find Secretary Lu, Chang Ying told him again: Secretary Lu's meeting with him this time must be kept secret from the outside world and cannot be disclosed to anyone. After talking to Secretary Lu, he immediately returned here, and rushed back to Min'an after meeting Ye Ming and Feng Liliang, and couldn't let Feng Liliang know about it.

Wu Minggao agreed, and after thanking Chang Ying again, he opened the office door and quietly walked past the office where Ye Ming and Feng Liliang were resting, and then trotted all the way to the elevator room, and after taking the elevator downstairs, he walked briskly to the small building where Secretary Lu worked......

The conversation between Secretary Lu and Wu Minggao began in a relatively cordial atmosphere.

When Wu Minggao sat down on the chair opposite Secretary Lu's desk a little apprehensively, Secretary Lu smiled and asked, "Comrade Minggao, did Comrade Chang Ying tell you the topic of today's conversation?" ”

Wu Minggao tried his best to suppress his agitated mood, nodded and said: "Minister Chang told me, saying that you want to know about the current situation of the cadre team in Min'an City, and also want to hear if I have any good suggestions and ideas for the construction of the cadre team in Min'an City." ”

Secretary Lu let out a "hmm" and asked in a very interested tone: "Then what problems do you think exist in the cadre team of Min'an City now?" What is the root cause of these problems? If you were the secretary of the municipal party committee, what would you do to solve these problems? ”

When Wu Minggao heard the words "If you are the secretary of the municipal party committee", his heart pounded uncontrollably again, and after thinking carefully for a while, he began to report in an orderly and clear manner......

Secretary Lu listened to his report very seriously and carefully, and from time to time used a pen to make a few notes on the note in front of him, and when he encountered the place where he spoke more profoundly and in place, he also approvingly "uh-huh" twice, and looked at him with encouragement and approval, so that he spoke more and more confidently, and spoke more and more smoothly, exposing almost all the shortcomings of the cadre team in Min'an City in the past few years, and also expounded his ideas and specific measures for eliminating these shortcomings and strengthening the construction of the cadre team.

However, because it is not yet possible to fully confirm Secretary Lu's current true attitude towards Wei Jiehe, when reporting on the many problems existing in the ranks of the Min'an cadres, he did not put all the blame on Wei Jiehe, but said that the Min'an Municipal Party Committee team has focused on increasing the total GDP and realizing the economic "latecomer catch-up" over the years, and has produced the erroneous concept of "judging success or failure with economic development and heroes with GDP growth". The consequences of a long period of failure to investigate and deal with such a big corrupt element as Zhang Jiankun......

When he finished his report, Secretary Lu stared at the note that recorded some main contents and views, thought for a minute or two, then raised his head to look at Wu Minggao, and asked unexpectedly: "Comrade Minggao, you have worked with Comrade Wei Jiehe for many years, what is your evaluation of him?" ”

Wu Minggao didn't expect Secretary Lu to suddenly ask about his opinion on Wei Jiehe, he was stunned for a moment, tilted his head and thought carefully for a moment, and then said carefully: "For Comrade Wei Jiehe, it turns out that I have always respected and supported him, and I feel that he has worked in Min'an for many years, has made great contributions to the local economic and social development, and has a relatively high prestige in the ranks of Min'an cadres, so he should be a good squad leader." However, in the past year or two, especially since this year, I have found that his mind and energy seem to be no longer on his main job, and he often reveals the negative thoughts of 'ship to dock and car to station', saying that he will soon retire at his age, and he will plant more flowers and fewer thorns, and he doesn't want to do those things that offend people. Sometimes, even when confronted with serious violations of rules and discipline by cadres, he is unwilling to seriously investigate and deal with them, in his words, 'more things are better than less, and the most important thing is to maintain stability.'" His passive and slack-off mentality has more or less influenced other members of the leading body of the Min'an City CPC Committee, and is also the main reason why corrupt elements such as Song Zheming and Zhang Jiankun have gone further and further down the criminal syndicate of violating law and discipline.

"At the same time, I also noticed that Comrade Wei Jiehe has been keen to deal with some bosses and businessmen in recent years, and has revealed the erroneous concept that 'it is better to get rich than to be promoted', and he has privately told me several times: In another two or three years, he will experience the bleak situation of 'people walking tea and cooling'. Moreover, the official position belongs to the party and the state, and when the age is reached, it will be taken back, and only the wealth is theirs, which can not only enjoy the glory forever, but also leave it to future generations...... Alas, Lao Wei's remarks are really outrageous, and they really damage his identity! ”

Speaking of this, Wu Minggao shook his head and sighed, indicating that he was very dissatisfied with Wei Jiehe's remarks.

Secretary Lu frowned and listened to him, and suddenly asked, "Wei Jiehe is in his fifties now?" How many years is it before he retires? ”

"He's now over 57 years old, and he's a little over two years away from retirement."

"What about you? How old are you now? ”

Wu Minggao's heart jumped again, raised his head and quickly glanced at Secretary Lu, and replied cautiously: "I am fifty-three years old now, four years younger than Secretary Wei. ”

Secretary Lu nodded, and said with something in his words: "Comrade Minggao, I see that you look quite young, I thought you were not yet fifty years old, but I didn't expect you to be fifty-three years old, a little old, if you don't work hard to pursue progress, in another two or three years, you may also be like Wei Jiehe to send out those negative feelings!" ”

These words seemed to be reminding Wu Minggao not to infect Wei Jiehe's negative emotions, but in Wu Minggao's ears, it was like a fairy music sound, which made him feel surging and enthusiastic for a moment: Secretary Lu's meaning couldn't be clearer, that is, he wanted to take advantage of his young age and hurry up to a higher level, so as not to lose his age advantage in a few years, and he would have no chance to be promoted!

From this point of view, Secretary Lu does have the idea and intention of promoting himself in his heart. It's just that now there is a mountain of Wei Jiehe in front of him. If Wei Jiehe does not fall and let him serve as secretary of the Min'an Municipal Party Committee until he retires at the age of 60, it will be at least two and a half years later. The party congress will be held next year, and the provincial party committee may have a major adjustment at that time, and Secretary Lu is very likely to be transferred to a higher position in the central committee. If Wei Jiehe could not step down from the position of secretary of the Min'an Municipal Party Committee before he was transferred from Tianjiang Province, Secretary Lu would definitely have no reason to promote himself.

Therefore, his top priority now is to do everything possible to remove Wei Jiehe from his horse before next year's party congress, and only in this way can he have a glimmer of hope of taking over as secretary of the Min'an Municipal Party Committee. Otherwise, if Secretary Lu, who intends to promote himself, is transferred away, and Wei Jiehe and Ding Tiansheng do not help him, the position of secretary of the Min'an Municipal Party Committee can only be a mansion in the air and a mirage for him......