Shen Ruoyan saw a trace of joy in Duan Zetao's eyes, but soon returned to a calm and watery appearance, Duan Zetao thanked her, Shen Ruoyan smiled faintly, waved her hand and said: "It's not worth thanking, I'm just passing the word for the elders, as long as you don't make mistakes, you will be fine, I have also heard about the things you did overseas, the eldest husband is just like this, I only hate Ruoyan is daughter, and there are many fetters around her, you can't make contributions to ......the country like a man."

Duan Zetao didn't comfort her much, the next thing was nothing more than drinking tea, playing chess, and chatting about Duan Zetao's going to Jiangnan, and after sitting for a while, Duan Zetao got up and said goodbye, looking at Duan Zetao's back, the corners of Ruoyan's mouth turned up slightly, and she said to herself: "Do you want to go to Jiangnan Province?" I heard that the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and I want to see ...... when I have time."

The capital is very familiar to Duan Zetao, but he has never been to Tiananmen Square to see the flag-raising ceremony, because the flag-raising ceremony was held at half past five in the morning, at that time Duan Zetao was still sleeping in the gentle township, but he did not dare to forget the instructions of the old man Xiao, and deliberately got up early in the morning, afraid of traffic jams on the road, and set off at half past four.

When I came to Tiananmen Square, it was already crowded with workers, peasants, the People's Liberation Army, students, and teachers. There are elderly people, babbling children, Han Chinese, ethnic minorities dressed in festive costumes, and police officers who are specially engaged in maintaining order, and people follow the arrangement of the police, 30 people in a group, lined up in a neat long queue to enter Tiananmen Square.

Although there are a lot of people, but the order is very good, at this time the capital is already cold, many people are shivering from the cold, but they are all in high spirits, in front of Duan Zetao is a pair of young couples who came to Beijing to travel, they simply snuggled in the square and kept watch all night in order to see the flag-raising ceremony.

"Being able to see the flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square is worth it to be cold and hungry! Later, let's take a few more photos and go back, and shake the little six and a few of them! The young man took off his clothes and draped them over his girlfriend, who was shivering from the cold.

Everyone stood quietly in the square, their eyes staring at the Tiananmen Jinshui Bridge without exception, and suddenly, a sound of neat steps from far to near first caught people's eyes of a flag bearer and two flag guards; Subsequently, there was the Flag Brigade; After that, there is the team of the military band. When they change from walking in unison to walking in positive steps, the sound of clattering steps has been shaking into your heart. When they were all in place, the east had just appeared white. At this time, the square was so quiet that even a pin could be heard dropping on the ground.

"Raise the national flag!" "Salute!" The commander gave an order. Suddenly, the national brother played by the military band resounded throughout the square. In the majestic national anthem, the bright red national flag rose with the red sun, flying high over the capital.

Duan Zetao thought he was very familiar with Tiananmen Square, and he often drove by here, and he was a little puzzled by Old Man Xiao's insistence that he go to Jiangnan to watch the flag-raising ceremony.

At this moment, an indescribable feeling of exaltation and epiphany suddenly welled up in his chest, a tearful feeling, wanting to scream, wanting to howl, and at the same time giving birth to a solemnity and heaviness that he had never felt before.

In an instant, he suddenly realized, what the old man Xiao wanted to say was nothing more than to point out two words to him, that is, the word "responsibility", all this can not be conveyed and understood in words, only at such a scene, in this red flag stretched, soaring at the moment can he have an epiphany, become a party leader, hold great power, overlook all living beings, and it is this kind of responsibility that is most easily forgotten!

Duan Zetao didn't know that at this time, not far from him, there was a tall man in his fifties who was also watching the flag-raising ceremony, and in the future, Duan Zetao's life trajectory will have a long intersection with this old man, this old man is Shi Liang, the governor of Donghai Province, and he is about to replace Zhao Xiangyang as the new secretary of the provincial party committee of Jiangnan Province.

Zhao Xiangyang's governing style is more gentle, forbearant and even a little modest, as a politician he is qualified, but in the economy is his shortcoming, before because Li Qiang and he have been fighting openly and secretly, so the central government emphasized Li to Nanyun Province to go to the provincial party secretary, so that the old and stable native Chu Tianxiong took over as governor, the leadership team is indeed much more harmonious, but in economic development has been lackluster, so the central leadership thought twice, decided to transfer Zhao Xiangyang back to the central government, send a stronger, The more energetic secretary of the provincial party committee went down in the hope of opening up the situation.

Shi Liang, who is in his fifties, is considered a young Zhuang faction among the feudal officials, his ruling style is very tough, known as the "iron-fisted governor", during his tenure as governor of Donghai Province, Donghai Province's economic development momentum is very strong, it can be said that he has made remarkable achievements, and he is therefore very valued by some leaders of the central government, so he has also become the best candidate to replace the secretary of the Jiangnan Provincial Party Committee.

Duan Zetao almost passed by his future boss Shi Liang, many years later, by chance, the two talked about going to Tiananmen Square to see the feeling of raising the flag, only to find that there was such a passing by, and couldn't help but sigh the magic of life, and after this brushing shoulder, the life trajectories of the two have intersected, and the relationship between the two has also experienced a lot of ups and downs.

Shi Liang left Tiananmen Square, got into his own special car, returned to the Donghai Provincial Office in Beijing, washed up, dressed up, looked at himself in the mirror, was very satisfied with his mental outlook, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, it was almost time for the Central Organization Department to talk to him, and then he went out with a steady pace.

Minister Li first announced to him the decision of the Central Committee to appoint him as secretary of the Jiangnan Provincial CPC Committee...... Never disappoint the expectations of the head of the Central Committee! ……”。

Minister Li particularly emphasized: "Comrade Shi Liang, the central leadership has placed high hopes on you, and after you arrive in Jiangnan Province, you should familiarize yourself with the situation as soon as possible, unite with the veteran comrades of the original leadership group, and strive to open up the situation in Jiangnan Province as soon as possible; you should first return to Donghai Province to do a good job of handing over the work as soon as possible, and then go to Jiangnan Province to take up your post within half a month, and then Vice Minister Jiang will go down with you to announce the ...... of the central authorities' decision on appointment and dismissal."

After the formal talk, Minister Li had left beforehand, and Vice Minister Jiang patted Shi Liang on the shoulder and laughed: "Congratulations, old classmate, you have come to the front of me now, come to my house in the evening and sit down for you, and give you a ...... celebration."

Vice Minister Jiang and Shi Liang are classmates of the Central Party School, and the two have a good personal relationship, Vice Minister Jiang is younger than Shi Liang, and he will definitely be a feudal official in the future, and Vice Minister Jiang's elder brother is Jiang Zilong's father, and he is likely to take over as the No. 1 chief in the next term.

In the evening, Shi Liang came to Vice Minister Jiang's house with two bottles of good wine, and it was a young man who opened the door, Vice Minister Jiang introduced that this was his nephew Jiang Zilong, Shi Liang's eyes lit up, and Vice Minister Jiang's nephew was the son of the future No. 1 chief, and he used his strength to shake hands.

During the meal, Shi Liang and Vice Minister Jiang chatted about some past events in the Central Party School, Jiang Zilong poured them wine very politely on the side, and did not interject, and when the two talked about work, Jiang Zilong avoided it very interestingly, Shi Liang gave a thumbs up and praised: "Jiang Gongzi is knowledgeable and gentle, and he is really a dragon among people......."

Vice Minister Jiang said with a smile: "He is just pretending to be honest in front of us, but he is very mixed up outside, my brother and I are very busy with work, and we have no time to discipline him, but fortunately, he is not interested in politics, but he likes to do business, so let him toss it......."

The dinner was over, and the friendship between Shi Liang and Vice Minister Jiang also went further, Shi Liang saw that the time was not early, so he got up to say goodbye, and when he went out and was about to get in the car, he saw Jiang Zilong chasing him out, "Uncle Shi, please wait!" ”。

Shi Liang was a little surprised, quickly stood still, turned his head and asked, "Gongzi Jiang, is there something wrong?" ”。

Jiang Zilong said with a smile: "Uncle Shi, it's not a big deal, there is a cadre named Duan Zetao in Jiangnan Province, you have to pay attention to this person, this person loves to grandstand, loves to be in the limelight, relies on some background in the family, is very arrogant, this person is very dangerous, you should be especially careful when using it......

Shi Liang was even more surprised, Jiang Zilong specially greeted him for a cadre below, the meaning is too rich, is there any meaning of Vice Minister Jiang or even Jiang Zilong's father, or is it just that Jiang Zilong has a personal grudge with him, but it is not easy to express his position, nodded and said: "Oh, I know, I will pay attention to ......."

Duan Zetao didn't know that he hadn't taken office yet, Jiang Zilong gave himself eye medicine in front of his future boss, he was on the plane to Jiangnan Province at this time, and Jiang Xiaoxue, Hu Tielong and Wu Yuejin returned to Jiangnan with him.

is about to return to his homeland, Duan Zetao is a little excited, for Shannan, he has a very inseparable feeling, becoming the mayor of a city, the problems and difficulties he has to face are completely different from before, the responsibility on his shoulders is heavier, and Jiangnan Province has also undergone great changes after he left, what kind of fate awaits him? !

(PS: Duan Zetao's children's shoes have finally entered the ranks of department-level cadres, and this book is about to open a new chapter, the prefectural and provincial levels are the highlight of this book, and with the improvement of Duan Zetao's status, the power struggle around him has become more intense, and the plot behind is more exciting, please stay tuned, and thank you for your continued support!) ）