As soon as Zhou Heping took office at the Zhongzhou City Commission for Discipline Inspection, he encountered a very difficult matter.

Zhongzhou City recently plans to promote two cadres at the department level, one of the specific positions is the director of the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, and the proposed position is Wen Bozhang, former deputy director of the Zhongzhou Municipal Development and Reform Commission, and the other is the director of the Highway Bureau, and the proposed position is Yan Boqing, former deputy director of the Zhongzhou Municipal Highway Bureau.

According to the organizational procedures, before the official appointment document is issued, the proposed object should be publicized on the website of the Zhongzhou Municipal Government, and the publicity period is about to arrive, and Wen Bozhang and Yan Boqing have problems at the same time.

The two of them were sued almost at the same time.

This matter is not difficult to handle in the first place, as the Discipline Inspection Commission is to supervise the work style and life style of the cadres, and since someone has sued Wen Bozhang and Yan Boqing, the Discipline Inspection Commission must strictly supervise and implement the problems reflected in the reporting materials.

The problem lies in the fact that in the middle of this matter stood He Botao, secretary of the Zhongzhou Municipal Party Committee, and Ma Zijie, mayor of Zhongzhou City, and the Bureau of Industry and Information Technology and the Highway Bureau were originally units under the jurisdiction of the municipal government.

As a result, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee almost overwhelmingly passed He Botao's nomination, while the two candidates nominated by Ma Zijie had poor support votes, and he was the only one who voted in favor of the nine members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee.

Because of this incident, Ma Zijie has been obsessed, complaining on different occasions, and spreading how He Botao acted arbitrarily, and many people felt that this report on Wen Bozhang and Yan Boqing was instigated by Ma Zijie behind his back.

The Zhongzhou City CPC Committee and the Municipal Government have been fighting for a long time over the appointment of cadres, not to mention at the department level, and even for the appointment of cadres at the deputy department level or even at the department level, the two sides are fighting very fiercely, and they often blush in public or in private.

Because of these things, He Botao also specifically complained to Zhou Heping.

Although Zhongzhou City has jurisdiction over four counties, one city, and one district, it does not have the power to appoint the top leaders of its party committees and governments, and the top leaders of the party committees and governments of these four counties, cities, and districts are all at the deputy department level and are provincial cadres, and the power to appoint them lies with the organization department of the provincial party committee.

Without the right to appoint, there is no right to control, and now the appointment of cadres in various counties and municipalities does not need to go through the Zhongzhou City and Municipal Party Committees at all, and they themselves are in charge of the decisions below the section level, and those above the section level are directly connected with the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and in the Zhongzhou City and City Party Committee, they just make a report and go through the motions.

At present, the phenomenon of overallocating posts at the department level has spread to all strata of Zhongzhou City; 28 ministries and commissions under the municipal party committee, 23 of the top leaders of the departments are all at the deputy department level, and 12 of the 31 bureaus and commissions under the city government are also at the deputy department level.

The right to appoint cadres at and above the deputy department level lies with the organization department of the provincial party committee, and the power of the Zhongzhou city and city party committees to appoint subordinate units is really pitiful.

He Botao complained to Zhou Heping that if the municipal party committee did not have the right to speak on the appointment of subordinate government departments, then he, the secretary of the municipal party committee, would really become the commander of the light pole.

He Botao also complained that the current organizational structure is completely disordered, and the department-level post is high-level with the deputy department, just like a bad old man marrying a flower girl, looking tender, it is difficult to manage.

There have been cases of moving up the current level by half a notch before, but at that time it was only done as a reward for the hard work of retirees over decades of work.

This form of praise has gradually continued and gradually extended to the field of in-service cadres and has become more and more popular.

Zhou Heping also felt that this phenomenon was indeed a drawback in organizational management.

He Botao chattered so much to Zhou Heping, and there was only one purpose, that is, he hoped that the Commission for Discipline Inspection would not drag its feet when investigating the candidates to be promoted.

He Botao hinted to Zhou Heping that Ma Zijie must be behind the trouble in this report, and he is playing delaying tactics, the purpose is to drag out the normal appointment period and make this nomination expired and invalidated.

When Zhou Heping asked about the principles of this investigation, He Botao told him the 16-character principle -- adhere to principles, seek truth from facts, discuss matters on a case-by-case basis, and make a quick decision.

The words are very clear, but when it comes to real operation, it is not as easy as it says.

When Zhou Heping was at a loss, Yan Haikuan called him and told Zhou Heping about Liu Yan's current situation, and Zhou Heping did not hesitate at all, and immediately decided to transfer Liu Yan to the Zhongzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Zhou Heping had a very good impression of Liu Yan, he felt that Liu Yan, a young man, was willing to use his brains and calm in case of trouble, and if he joined the team of discipline inspection cadres, he would definitely make a difference.

The next day, Liu Yan reported to the Zhongzhou Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection.

For Liu Yan's arrival, the most excited is the mayor of Zhongzhou City, Ma Zijie, Ma Zijie heard that Liu Yan has been in the Jundu Cement Factory for more than a year, and has overthrown two leaders of higher level than himself, one of whom is the number one, and it is gradual and quiet, these two characteristics are the best weapons to deal with Wen Bozhang and Yan Boqing.

Ma Zijie considered that at present, Liu Yan is only at the deputy section level, even if he participates in the investigation of Wen Bozhang and Yan Boqing, he will be bound by forces from all sides, so it is better to take one step and directly let Liu Yan lead the investigation this time.

At the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, Ma Zijie took the initiative to propose that Liu Yan be appointed as the director of the Supervision Office of the Discipline Inspection Commission.

The main task of the Supervision Office is to supervise and investigate the proposed cadres.

Regarding the proposal to promote Liu Yan to the director of the Supervision Office of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Ma Zijie gave his own reasons.

"As far as I know, when Comrade Liu Yan worked in Jundu, he was already proposed to be the secretary of the Party Committee of Xicheng Industrial Park, this position is at the department level, which just matches the administrative level of the director of the Supervision Office of the Discipline Inspection Commission, although Comrade Liu Yan did not serve as the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Xicheng Industrial Park of Jundu City, but it is not caused by Comrade Liu Yan's own reasons, Comrade Liu Yan's work ability is obvious to everyone, and the work style is also praised by everyone, I think it is very suitable for Comrade Liu Yan to serve as the director of the Supervision Office of the Discipline Inspection Commission."

Of course, Zhou Heping is very supportive of Ma Zijie's motion, Liu Yan was brought by him, Zhou Heping knows all aspects of Liu Yan, and handed over the supervision room of the Discipline Inspection Commission to Liu Yan to lead, Zhou Heping is a hundred assured.

He Botao also agreed to let Liu Yan serve as the director of the Supervision Office of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Liu Yan was a soldier brought out by Zhou Heping, Zhou Heping got him to his side, he must have appreciated him very much, and the person Zhou Heping valued should be not wrong.

The fact that the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor were so unanimous on the issue of Liu Yan's appointment made many members of the Standing Committee feel very strange, and no one raised objections.

Liu Yan didn't expect that he would complete the leap from the deputy department level to the main department level in this way, not to mention him, even Zhou Heping didn't expect it.

Although his position has been promoted and his level has increased, the burden on Liu Yan's shoulders is not easy.

At the beginning of his new tenure, he faced the investigation of two department-level cadres, which was a very severe test for Liu Yan.

Liu Yan went to Zhou Heping to ask for advice, and Zhou Heping gave Liu Yan the words He Botao gave to him intact - adhere to principles, seek truth from facts, discuss matters on a case-by-case basis, and solve the problem quickly.