At the beginning of the conversation, Wang Hao reviewed his shortcomings and deficiencies in thinking, style and work with a very sincere attitude, and expressed his heartfelt thanks to Secretary Lu for his strong support for his work.

Then, he said in a very sad tone: "Secretary Lu, since I joined the work, I have always believed in Lin Zexu's words: 'The sea is tolerant of all rivers, and tolerance is great; I think that as long as I am not greedy and do not possess and walk straight, there is no need to curry favor with anyone, and there is no need to look at anyone's eyes. Therefore, in the process of implementing the 'supervision of the discipline inspection commission at the same level,' I made up my mind to be a 'lonely minister' who is not afraid of the powerful, rumors, or retaliation by others, even if I offend all my colleagues, all my friends, and all my leaders for this.

"I think: the reason why I have had so many problems in my thinking, style, and work in the past few years is mainly because of this kind of 'lonely minister' thinking. Under the domination of this kind of thinking, I could not listen to any different opinions, could not tolerate the slightest flaw in others, and in my work, I was eager to achieve success and make reckless progress, always wanting to accomplish all my work in one battle, completely eradicate corruption in the officialdom of Tianjiang Province in a short period of time, and let the reform measures I promote be famous throughout the country.

"Now ask yourself: although I think I have no desires and no desires, in fact, what I don't want is only money and material things on the surface, and deep down in my heart, I actually have 'wants', that is, 'seeking fame'. I forgot that the word 'fame and fortune' are linked together, and that 'seeking fame' is certainly shameful, and 'seeking fame' is not noble, and in the final analysis, 'seeking fame and fortune' is a manifestation of greed. Therefore, at today's democratic evaluation meeting, I focused on reviewing the shortcomings of my desire for fame and put forward specific rectification measures. At the same time, I also implore you to remind me more in the future and help me correct my shortcomings and mistakes as soon as possible. ”

Secretary Lu has been listening carefully with his head sideways, and after listening to him, he nodded and said: "Comrade Wang Hao, your self-analysis just now is very penetrating and profound, and completely grasps the crux of the problem. I have stressed at the Standing Committee on many occasions: I am in favor of the reform of 'supervision at the same level by the Discipline Inspection Commission' that you have promoted, and I also ask for the full support of other members of the provincial party committee. However, in the process of implementing this reform, because you have the idea of being a 'lonely minister', you have developed an illusory heroic psychology of 'self-reflexivity, although thousands of people are going to do it', thinking that justice is in your own hands, even if you offend all the people around you for it!

"But in fact, as long as you study a few famous reform 'lonely ministers' in history, you will find that being a 'lonely minister' does not necessarily leave a good reputation, nor does it necessarily lead to the success of reform. I'll give you two examples: the first is Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty. In order to carry out his reform measures, Wang Anshi put forward a few slogans, called 'the mandate of heaven is not enough to fear, the ancestors are not enough to be afraid of the law, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate', which means that in order to implement the reform measures, God's punishment can not be feared, the laws of the ancestors can not be observed, and all gossip can be ignored.

"Under the guidance of this 'three noes' ideology, Wang Anshi squeezed out and cracked down on those colleagues who had different political views from him, sneered at the opinions and suggestions reflected by the local government, and forcefully implemented his reform measures with thunderous means, so that almost all the officials in the imperial court had opinions and complaints about him, even to the extent that 'everyone looked sideways', making him a 'lonely minister' in the real sense. The result? As soon as he left the position of prime minister, the officials who hated him immediately launched a counterattack, repealing all his reforms, and finally died in a state of reluctance. Regarding this period of history, you can take a look at "The Prime Minister Drinks and Hates Banshan Tang" on the "Warning Words", which has a very detailed introduction.

"The second example is the first poem of the Wanli Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty. He is also a politician known for his reforms, and he can be regarded as a well-known 'lonely minister'. When he was in the position of chief assistant, he relied on his authority over 10,000 people under one person to vigorously implement the 'examination law' that could easily offend people in the administration of officials, and the 'one whip law' that offended the powerful landlords and bureaucrats in the economy, and both succeeded at that time. However, because he offended so many people during his lifetime, he had few reliable political allies. Therefore, immediately after his death, he was impeached by the opposition, his family property was confiscated, and his family was starved to death and exiled. Moreover, all the reforms he introduced were quickly repealed.

"Of course, when I cite these examples, I don't mean that 'lonely ministers' are completely wrong. In fact, it is still very necessary for a discipline inspection and supervision cadre to be determined to be a lonely minister who does not follow the customs, is not afraid of the powerful, and is not afraid of rumors. However, there must be a degree to be a lonely minister. This degree means that while adhering to our own principles and ethics, we should also pay attention to the relationship with our colleagues, do a good job in the unity of the leadership group, and pay attention to listening to different opinions, and have a humble attitude, instead of blindly calling ourselves 'lonely ministers', offending whoever we want, and doing whatever we want.

"Taking the reform of 'supervision by discipline inspection commissions at the same level' that you are now implementing as an example, if you first extensively solicit the opinions and suggestions of party committees and governments at all levels before formulating a reform plan, and then repeatedly revise and improve them according to these opinions and suggestions, and take them to the standing committee of the provincial party committee to seriously study and discuss, and ask the members of the provincial party committee to also put forward their own opinions and views, and then promulgate and implement them after reaching a consensus, then the resistance to this reform will be much smaller, and the opinions and dissatisfaction of other team members will be much less. Do you think so? ”

Wang Hao nodded convincingly and said: "Secretary Lu, you are very knowledgeable, and you have completely explained the problem of 'lonely minister', I have a feeling of enlightenment and enlightenment, thank you!" ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and asked: "Secretary Lu, yesterday I heard from the No. 5 leader that you had shown him a draft two months ago about the reform of supervision at the same level of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and the title was "Local Party Committees Should Clearly Support the Supervision Work of the Discipline Inspection Commission at the Same Level." The chief said that your article is very well written and is going to be published in the newspaper of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the central theoretical journal. ”

Secretary Lu nodded, rummaged through the filing cabinet on his desk, found the manuscript, and handed it to Wang Hao.

Wang Hao took it and read it very carefully, and found that the article was really very well written, not only the text was concise, but also the viewpoints were clear-cut and the arguments were sufficient, and at the same time, it also focused on the measures and experience of Tianjiang Province in implementing this reform.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, raised his head and asked, "Secretary Lu, which comrade drafted this article?" Very well written! ”

Secretary Lu replied quietly: "This is written by my original secretary Ye Ming, if you think it is good, you can discuss it with him, further modify and polish, and then upload it to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, then the effect will be better." ”