Xu Xiang panicked.

Looking at Xu Ziyuan, who was still sitting by the window and sipping a little wine with taste, he rushed to the other party and shook the other party's arms: "Brother Xu, Senior Brother Xu, help me think of a way, how is this good?" ”

Xu Ziyuan was unmoved, letting Xu Xiang sway himself, just holding the wine glass high so as not to spill the wine.

It wasn't until Xu Xiang finally gave up his actions in despair that he took another sip of wine: "This is a good thing!" Your Governor Xu has jumped from a party member to the number two person in the Tang Empire, this is a step to the sky, I would like to have such a good thing! But no one looks down on me! ”

Xu Xiang looked at the other party viciously, stretched out his hand, snatched the wine glass from the other party's hand, and drank a trickle with his neck up.

Seeing that Xu Xiang was really a little angry, Xu Ziyuan said seriously: "Xu Xiang, this is really a good thing!" Don't you want to sit in this position and make your dreams come true? ”

Xu Xiang looked at each other and sighed, "Who wouldn't want to?" But I thought it would be at least a decade before I had the qualifications to compete for this position. Now, I was clearly used as a gun by those people, and I was arched by them, and this is to fight with the old men of the Cao Officials Department! Xu Ziyuan, let me tell you, if one is not done well, I will be finished. ”

"How can it be so serious!" Xu Ziyuan said with a smile.

"Why isn't it serious?" Xu Xiang said angrily: "Everyone knows that the one who has the best chance to get this position is Cao Ministry, he is the most powerful supporter of Li Xiangqi when he was at the end of Weimo, for so many years, he has been the secretary of the ministry, this is the largest ministry in the world, one step forward, it is a natural thing." Now Han Qi and Xue Ping, two people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, are colluding everywhere and arching me forward, isn't this taking me out to fight with Cao Yibu and them? If I win, with my qualifications, how can I support those old-timers, and if I lose, I am afraid that the future will be even more difficult. Is it strange that the Cao Ministry doesn't clean me up? ”

Xu Ziyuan sneered: "Could it be that we Datang do things by qualifications rather than ability?" If this is the case, why did you sit in the position of governor of Zhejiang? ”

"Can you not talk about qualifications? Don't kid yourself! Xu Xiang leaned back and rested his head on the back of the chair, "What should I do?" ”

"Xu Xiang, Li Xiang has already set the rules and disciplines, whether it is Han Qi or Xue Ping, they all act within the rules, and a hundred representatives are eligible to participate in the election, and now, you can't avoid it even if you want to. The nomination has been reported to Lee Sang's desk, and the next thing waiting is the voting session. Whether you're afraid or not, there's no way back for this. Xu Ziyuan said: "If Cao Xin and the others hate you, then they already hate you now." Instead of feeling sorry for yourself here, I think you should stand up generously, explain your development concept and development strategy to more people, and strive for more people to support you. As you said, if you lose, you have a hard time, then you can only win, and you have to win beautifully. ”

Xu Xiang covered his face and said helplessly: "To tell you the truth, sometimes in the dead of night, I also think about how to do things well when I sit in this position, but now I really have a chance, but I have no idea, Brother Xu, I am Chinese New Year's Eve six today, don't you think I'm too young?" Whether I do well or badly in this position, what will I do in the future? ”

Xu Ziyuan stared at Xu Xiang for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Okay, you Xu Xiang, I thought you were afraid of Cao Xin?" After doing it for a long time, you have something else on your mind! ”

"It's something else!" Xu Xiang said calmly.

"You're thinking too much!" Xu Ziyuan said disdainfully: "You are thirty-six, you are young, how old is Li Xiang this year?" Is it younger than you? Can you compare to Lee? Is it prestige? Is it a qualification? Is it ability? ”

"That's no comparison!" Xu Xiangdao.

"Isn't that the end of it!" Xu Ziyuan said: "Since you can't compare to Li Xiang in anything, and you can't even compare to Li Xiang in age, what are you afraid of?" I'm afraid that you are doing too well in this position and threatening Li Xiang, and you will have a high merit? Or are you worried that if you sit in this position for too long, you will form a party and end up with no good end? ”

Xu Xiang sighed, "Although it's a little unfounded, I always have to think about it." Moreover, I think, Cao Xin may be more in line with Li Xiang's meaning. ”

"On top of this, I have a different opinion from you!" Xu Ziyuan shook his head and said: "You are a fan of the authorities, you have been a little confused these days, and you haven't thought about the problems carefully." ”

"Any questions?" Xu Xiang asked rhetorically.

"Is there no problem?" Xu Ziyuan said with a smile: "With Li Xiang's prestige, as long as he shows a little bit of the chairmanship of these committees, will everything die down?" What is a one-person-one-vote election? They all have to be according to Li Xiang's intentions, and there are so many things there. ”

Xu Xiang nodded: "That's right." ”

"Discipline Inspection Committee, Li Xiang is interested in Wu Jin, let Cao Zhang come out, just to find a big umbrella for Wu Jin to cover him, after all, Wu Jin's qualifications are still incomparable with you, and he was only Cangzhou Hou Zhen's deputy before, and it is impossible to do it in one step. This meaning was revealed by Chen Wenliang. Who is Chen Wenliang? The secretary supervisor Shaoqing, and even more so Li Xiang's personal secretary, would he say these things at will? Naturally, it is what Lee Xiang meant. ”

Xu Xiang nodded.

"Needless to say, the military committee can only be Li Xiang himself. Whoever wants to compete for this position, that is the birthday boy hanged himself, and he is afraid of a long life. Xu Ziyuan said: "Even if Prime Minister Li can support the boat in his belly, it doesn't matter, those bigwigs in the army can tear this guy apart." ”

Xu Xiang couldn't help laughing: "Who would be so crazy?" ”

"What about the Committee on Culture, Education and Health? I'm afraid that it has to be the chapter. This old gentleman is unsurpassed in his knowledge, and he has been in the position of the Ministry of Rites for so long, so he will naturally get this position. ”

"Intelligence and Security Committee, who can compare with this old guy Gongsun Changming? What's more, in this position, except for people like Gongsun Changming, most people are reluctant to get their hands dirty. ”

"Therefore, the real competition is the Economic Development Commission, and the position of partiality is the most important, and this position is basically the position of the prime minister." Xu Ziyuan said with a smile: "Li Xiang must go further, and the position of the Economic Development Committee is the first person under Li Xiang." In such an important position, Li Xiang didn't say anything, what does this mean? It means that Li Xiang himself is dissatisfied with Cao Xin's desire to compete for this position. ”

"Makes sense!" Xu Xiang was in high spirits.

"In fact, asking Cao Zhang to elect the chairman of the Discipline Supervision Commission is to dissuade Cao Xin in disguise, how can there be a reason for both father and son to enter the Supreme Council at the same time? Cao Gong has been shrewd all his life, but he was confused at the last moment. No, no, no, he's not stupid, he just wants to make his life more perfect, even if it's only for five years. ”

Xu Xiang sighed: "If it weren't for someone arching me, why would I want to compete with the Cao Ministry?" To tell the truth, the Cao Ministry has always been good to me. ”

"This is not a favor! This is a major matter of governance. I'm afraid that Li Xiang is also dissatisfied with Cao's Ministry because of this, right? Feelings are feelings, and governing the country is governing the country, these are two different things. Xu Ziyuan said: "It must not be exchanged." If this can be exchanged, why would Li Xiang go to great lengths to come up with this set of rules. ”

Xu Xiang nodded.

"I can also see that Lee Sang-sang is already making our officials younger. What Li Xiang wants to find is a helper who can be in tune with him, who can move forward boldly, let go of his courage, and move forward with his footsteps. And people like Cao Yuanbu, their background, experience, and experience all determine that they want to be old and serious, step by step, but obviously, Li Xiang doesn't think so. Or maybe that's the key to Lee's lack of a word. ”

"Exactly!" Xu Ziyuan said approvingly: "You just have to look at it, Li Xianglian's two speeches to the officials in the past two days can be understood. Lee Sang-sang wanted to fundamentally change the model of the empire's rule over the world. First above politics, then inevitably above economics. And a person like Cao Yuanbu obviously did not meet Li Xiang's desire to further conquer the world, and he hoped that a younger, more receptive to Li Xiang's ideas, would be at the helm of this vital committee. As for you, when you were in Shandong, you focused on agriculture, and when you were in Zhejiang, you were committed to industry and commerce. What's more, you were one of the first people to accept Li Xiang's ideas, and when Li Xiang went on tour last year, he specifically talked to you, right? ”

"Yes." Xu Xiang nodded and said, "But at that time, I didn't think of this. ”

"So, your appearance is not accidental." Xu Ziyuan said with a smile: "Han Qi and Xue Ping may want to arch you up because of their own little abacus, but it happens to coincide with Li Xiang's thoughts." ”

"So, do I have a good chance of winning?"

"Not necessarily!" Xu Ziyuan said with a smile: "The reason why I asked you to go out generously and tell others about your development concept is this." It is that Li Xiang will not interfere in this competition, and Cao Xin will never give up. But don't forget, Cao Xin's own strength should not be underestimated, and this time the representative candidates, the Northland people account for the majority, what you need is to convince some of these people to support you. The election of the chairman of the Economic Development Committee is the first, if Cao Xin really wins you, Cao Zhang will have to withdraw. ”

Xu Xiang took a deep breath: "In this way, I still have to fight hard." ”