"Power has always been hierarchical, and in any center of power, this hierarchy is clearly manifested. Walking to a strange place, as long as you pay close attention, you will find out who is the main character here, who is the secondary character here, and who is the secondary corner of the secondary corner. This does not need to be introduced, as long as you are familiar with the secrets of power, you can distinguish the state of power here very clearly from the faces that are either full of ambition, or coquettish, or trembling. ”

- Xiao Daoqing wrote in his diary.

"The protagonist of Pingchuan is undoubtedly Wu Mingxiong, this politically minded old man is becoming more and more ambitious, and the 10 million people of Pingchuan have paid the price of blood and tears, which is increasingly creating the political brilliance of the old man, making the old man completely forgetful. Recently, he manipulated almost all members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee to launch a surprise attack on me in the form of a democratic life meeting, and then slapped me into the lowest echelons of the center of power for high-sounding reasons. In fact, the division of labor asked me to take charge of family planning and the reproductive organs of those young men and women. It was absolutely unbearable for me, but I endured it, and I said to the old man, almost with a smile on my face, that I should think about it. ”

- Xiao Daoqing continued to write in his diary.

"Actually, what else is there to consider? There are only two options: retreat, or fight. It is not wise to retreat and stay in the political cold palace of the lower echelons of power only through Secretary Xie's connections, and my young life will be frozen a little bit in this malicious political cold storage. And fighting, it is necessary to look for an opportunity, to see a fulcrum, and strive to pry over the entire power center held by the old man when he presses the lever. victorious, stay in Pingchuan and redistribute power; If that fails, it's not too late to retreat to another stove. The greatest treasure I have – youth, is something that the old man of politics will never have again.

"So, just fight?

"Where exactly is this fulcrum I'm looking for?"

- Xiao Daoqing asked himself in his diary.

The fulcrum has finally been found.

Xiao Daoqing could no longer have imagined that this fulcrum was actually in Quanwang Township, Damo County, his hometown, in a deputy township chief named Yu Dajing. When Yu Dajing rubbed his injured left eye and muttered to him on the couch of his house, Xiao Daoqing was keenly aware that the fulcrum was in front of him, and from this moment on, the battle might have begun.

Accompanying Yu Dajing were Wang Ping, deputy secretary of the Damo County Party Committee, and Xiao Daoqing's old subordinates.

As soon as Wang Ping sat down, he said to Xiao Daoqing very clearly: "Secretary Xiao, Township Chief Yu didn't want to come, I dragged him here." Chen Zhongyang, this old guy is really too disagreeable, and he was spoiled by Wu Mingxiong and became a fascist on the water conservancy construction site! In broad daylight, he picked up a wine bottle and murdered and injured people. Let me ask, is Pingchuan an independent kingdom of Wu Mingxiong and Chen Zhongyang? Is there still party discipline and state law? If the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee hurts someone, can he get away with the law? ”

Wang Ping asked Yu Dajing to tell Xiao Daoqing about the process of his left eye injury.

Yu Dajing was a little scared, looked at Xiao Daoqing pitifully and said, "Secretary Xiao, I'm not here to complain to you, just to reflect the situation." Secretary Chen Zhongyang and I have no grievances in the near future, and we don't want to do anything to Secretary Chen. I'll tell you about the situation, you just know, if Secretary Liu of the county party committee punishes me, you can help me say a few words. ”

Xiao Daoqing asked: "Why did the county party committee punish you?" ”

Yu Dajing said: "Several comrades of the township engineering group stayed with the migrant workers all day long, and their lives were too hard, so they opened a small stove and sometimes drank some wine, and were inadvertently bumped into by Chen Zhongyang. ”

Xiao Daoqing frowned and said, "You land lords probably used the river worker subsidy money of migrant workers to eat and drink a lot, right?" You ** disease, I don't need to ask to know. ”

Yu Dajing said: "I'm not bad, we have eaten and drunk a few times, and Secretary Wang also ate with us twice when he went to the construction site to inspect, isn't it, Secretary Wang?" ”

Wang Ping glared at Yu Dajing fiercely, and then said to Xiao Daoqing: "It can't be regarded as eating and drinking, what is there to eat on the construction site?" None of the drinks and meals exceeded the prescribed standard of four dishes and one soup. Even when he was caught by Chen Zhongyang, there were only three dishes on the township chief's wine table! Chen Zhongyang copied the wine bottle and smashed and scolded, and smashed the wine bottle and hurt the eyes of the township chief. Township Chief, you say it yourself. ”

Xiao Daoqing said quietly: "Township Chief Yu, please tell me the whole process in as much detail as possible, don't exaggerate, don't shrink, you must seek truth from facts." ”

Yu Dajing was timid again, looked at Wang Ping, and then at Xiao Daoqing, and waved his hand: "Forget it, forget it, Secretary Chen didn't mean it, besides, he was angry because we were wrong." ”

Wang Ping was anxious: "Oh, old Yutou, didn't I tell you on the way?" Secretary Xiao is not Secretary Wu, let alone Secretary Chen, he is the backer of our desert cadres, if you don't tell Secretary Xiao, who else can you talk to?! ”

Xiao Daoqing said with a straight face: "Lao Wang, don't say anything that backers or not, our Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee is not Liangshan Zhongyitang!" I don't care whether the township chief is a desert cadre or not, as a deputy secretary of the municipal party committee who is still in charge of discipline inspection and politics and law, I know how to act in accordance with party discipline and state law! Yu Township Chief, you say, don't be afraid, Pingchuan is not anyone's world, it is the Communist Party's world, and no one can cover the sky with one hand! ”

Yu Dajing was even more afraid: "Chen Zhongyang is also the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, can you Secretary Xiao deal with him?" ”

Xiao Daoqing said sternly: "What's wrong with Chen Zhongyang being the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee? Patton of the United States is still a four-star general, and he ruined his future just because he slapped a soldier. What can be done by capitalist countries, can't we be reformed and opened up socialist countries? For this kind of lawless thing, whoever dares to cover it and protect it will be finished with the lawless! I, Xiao Daoqing, promise you with my personality that if I don't handle this matter with party discipline and state law, I will go home and pick up the child! ”

Yu Dajing was greatly moved, knelt down in front of Xiao Daoqing with a "plop", wiped his nose and said with tears in his eyes: "Secretary Xiao, you are really alive and well!" For me, the little deputy head of the township, you don't have any scruples, so what else do I have to scruple about?! I'll tell you: Liu Jinping, secretary of the county party committee, knew about this a few days ago, and she told me that Secretary Chen didn't mean it, and we have our own faults, so let's pull them down. He also said that if I was injured at work, the medical expenses would be fully reimbursed, and then I would be subsidized according to the regulations. I'm waiting for a reply. ”

Wang Ping said: "Liu Jinping is now completely down to Wu Mingxiong and Chen Zhongyang, and they can't pimp these two old guys." He also greeted me yesterday and asked me not to get involved in this matter. I also said that as a deputy secretary of the county party committee, I should pay attention to my identity and influence, and don't be smart and shoot myself in the foot. ”

Xiao Daoqing made it clear that "this is a threat to you!" ”

Wang Ping said: "I'm not afraid of this woman's threat!" Secretary Xiao, you know, in Pingchuan, I recognize two people, one is Secretary Guo in the past, and the other is you Secretary Xiao. As soon as this incident came out, I thought that our chance to bring down Chen Zhongyang and Wu Mingxiong had finally arrived. I worked for the mayor of Yu Township for several days to dispel his concerns and ask him to come to the city to complain. ”

Xiao Daoqing frowned again and said, "Lao Wang, can you pay attention to what you say?" Who wants to bring down Secretary Chen and Secretary Wu? Who will be responsible for the fall of a person? Didn't they all pour it themselves? How can there be a reason not to collapse if you engage in feudalism and fascism! ”

Wang Ping hurriedly said: "Yes, yes. ”

Xiao Daoqing said to Yu Dajing again: "Township Chief Yu, you can talk about it carefully, not only about the process of the matter itself, but also about how Liu Jinping found you and whether he threatened you." ”

Yu Dajing began his own narrative.

Xiao Daoqing found a small tape recorder the size of a palm and recorded it.

Later, Xiao Daoqing solemnly said to Yu Dajing: "I and the Commission for Discipline Inspection will take care of this matter to the end, and we will report it to the province and even the central government." However, early tomorrow morning, you still have to go to our Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection to appeal in accordance with the rules, and you will have to write down all the things you talked about today and sign them. In addition, I would like to remind you that as a citizen of the People's Republic of China, you also have the right to file a civil lawsuit against Chen Zhongyang, demanding that Chen Zhongyang pay the necessary compensation for the personal injuries you have suffered. In front of the law, there is no deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and deputy head of the township, you are completely equal. ”

Wang Ping came to the heart: "Yes, go to the court to sue Chen Zhongyang." Why didn't I think of that? As long as he stood in the dock of the court, Chen Zhongyang was finished. If it's not good, Liu Jinping has to follow! You respect the township chief not only in Pingchuan, but also in our country! ”

Yu Dajing asked: "Will the court ask us about eating and drinking?" ”

Xiao Daoqing said clearly: "I won't ask, this has nothing to do with this case." ”

Yu Dajing asked again: "What if Secretary Liu of our county party committee wears small shoes for me?" ”

Xiao Daoqing said meaningfully: "At that time, I'm afraid that you Secretary Liu won't have the courage." ”

Yu Dajing didn't have any worries at all, and stomped his foot and said, "Damn it, then Lao Tzu will fight with Chen Zhongyang!" When he said this, Yu Dajing did not expect that his indictment against Chen Zhongyang for civil injury had not yet been accepted by the Damo County Court, and that 867 migrant workers from five villages, including Xia Quanwang, had jointly written a letter to the Damo County Party Committee on his deduction of migrant workers' subsidies, demanding a thorough investigation. At the same time, nine migrant workers who had been slapped on the construction site also filed a class action lawsuit with the Damo County Court.

Wang Ping was even more self-defeating, originally wanting to create a big mess in order to escape the anti-corruption investigation that the Damo County Party Committee had been secretly conducting against him a long time ago. As a result, the trouble later prompted Liu Jinping, secretary of the county party committee, to make a greater determination to turn the covert investigation into an open investigation. As secretary of the town party committee and deputy secretary of the county party committee, he has been the secretary of the town party committee and the county party committee for five years, and the conclusive evidence of embezzlement and bribery of 120,000 yuan has been caught by the Damo County Commission for Discipline Inspection and the procuratorate, and finally he was expelled from the party and sentenced to eight years in prison.

However, that night, Xiao Dao didn't know the roots of Yu Dajing and Wang Ping. After Yu Dajing and Wang Ping left, Xiao Daoqing fell into a state of excitement that he had never experienced before, and made an exception to smoke.

Smoking a cigarette and pacing in the study, Xiao Daoqing thought, this opportunity is really good, and it is too timely, it is simply to get wind and rain. On the face of it, this is a small incident that happened unexpectedly, and it is not even an incident. But because it involves a deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, small things can make big articles. Wasn't the outbreak of the First World War because of a small and unexpected assassination? In terms of mechanical principles, the fulcrum of the lever is always small, but the weight that can be pried up is very large.

Standing on the fulcrum that has been found, Xiao Daoqing, deputy secretary of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, made the following scientific and reasonable analysis and speculation on the development of the situation:

First, Wu Mingxiong did everything possible to protect Chen Zhongyang for the sake of the face of the municipal party committee, and did not hesitate to use both soft and hard measures to deceive and confront the provincial party committee, and at the same time, interfered with and manipulated the court's trial with an iron fist. It's entirely possible that his character dictates the number of paths he takes. This old man will not be desperate for his friends with Chen Zhongyang, but he will work hard for the dignity of power and the cause he thinks is righteous. If this old man mistook the tank for a car, he would stubbornly drive the tank to Zhongshan Avenue in Pingchuan and go on a rampage. Then, Wu Mingxiong's political fate will be over, and a civil lawsuit that will cause a sensation throughout the country will be like a hurricane, blowing Pingchuan into darkness, disintegrating the existing power structure, and finally blowing away the scepter in the old man's hand. And he Xiao Daoqing will enter the center of power after the hurricane, as an image of a person who adheres to principles, adheres to justice, and asks for the people's life, and may become the secretary of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee, or he may be the acting secretary first.

Second, Wu Mingxiong slashed Ma Jian with tears, just like he did with Shang Dequan, secretary of the Hetian County Party Committee, and gave up his car to protect the commander, and pushed Chen Zhongyang off his political carriage before the crisis came, so that Chen Zhongyang could step down, which is also entirely possible. The old man is a rare politician in the history of Pingchuan, with a rigid side and a sleek side, and when rigidity means losing his scepter, he will retreat and advance. This old man was extremely dissatisfied with Xie Xuedong, but to this day, he still does not allow anyone to talk about Xie Xuedong in Pingchuan. But what will be the consequences of giving up the car to protect the commander? The following scenes are inevitable: The oldest cannon of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee has opened fire, and Chen Zhongyang will bombard Wu Mingxiong as he did in the past Xiao Daoqing, and will slap the table and ask Wu Mingxiong, are you unloading the mill and killing the donkey? I worked hard day and night on the six-hundred-mile construction site for you, and you used this hand against me? Do you still have a little conscience? What is the principle of heaven? Don't you care about anything but your position? In this way, the old man will become a political dwarf, and the cadres of the Chen Zhongyi Hall and even the non-Chen Zhongyi Tang cadres will be sad and far away from the old man. The old man's power base will crumble in the betrayal. Of course, there is a process, perhaps a long one. What will he do in the process? He will be the reception team of the Pingchuan cadres, rebuild his ranks, accumulate his strength, and wait for the natural transfer of power.

Compared with the two, the second ending is obviously not as straightforward and thorough as the first.

His first choice should be the first ending, and the second ending as a candidate.

- Then, go and provoke this old lion, let him roar, let him fight for the dignity of power, let him change his car No. 001 into a tank! This time, it will be the scepter in the old man's hand that will be crushed by the tracks.

For this purpose, Xiao Daoqing made a phone call to the home of Liu Jinping, secretary of the Damo County Party Committee, at 0:45 that night, and told this former female classmate and ally, the most favored female general in the camp of the old man of the Wu family today, that Chen Zhongyang's fascist style is intolerable to the party's discipline and the country's laws, and asked Liu Jinping to draw a clear line with Chen Zhongyang and not to be Chen Zhongyang's political martyr. He also said that before the discipline inspection work in his charge was handed over, Xiao Daoqing would eliminate all interference and resistance and take the case under control to the end, until he personally went to Beijing to report to the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Liu Jinping was shocked, and asked Xiao Daoqing repeatedly: "Secretary Xiao, what do you want to do to make a big fuss about such a purely accidental trivial matter?" Are you still not one of the heads of the Pyeongcheon Municipal Party Committee? Do you want to destroy our vigorous career in Pingchuan? What will Secretary Wu and the members of the Standing Committee think? Are you cutting yourself off from Hirakawa?! ”

Xiao Daoqing said in a tough tone and courage that he had never seen before: "Comrade Liu Jinping, you are wrong. Even if I isolate myself from Pingchuan and from you Wu Mingxiong's henchmen, I can't isolate myself from the party and the people! Don't think that I, Xiao Daoqing, am weak and can be bullied. When it is necessary to fight for the interests of the party and the people, I will stand up. ”

Liu Jinping was furious: "It is not you who fights for the interests of the party and the people, but Wu Mingxiong, Chen Zhongyang, Shu Huaru, Cao Wuping, and every comrade in the municipal party committee team except you!" In the past, I always thought that you were just afraid of being responsible and didn't do things, but now I realize that you still hide in the shadows and shoot at the backs of your comrades. Excuse me, are you treating Secretary Chen Zhongyang like this? Six hundred miles of desert river, where is there no trace of him? Where is there no footprint of him? You go and ask the 1.87 million migrant workers if their commander-in-chief is fascist! I believe that the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee and Secretary Wu Mingxiong will never tolerate your madness and hysteria! Otherwise, there will be no justice and justice in this world! ”

After speaking, Liu Jinping hung up the phone.

This really made Xiao Daoqing happy, and the results of the trial proved that Wu Mingxiong would never let Chen Zhongyang step down. Liu Jinping is still so excited, Wu Mingxiong will definitely be even more excited, and the possibility of the first ending has increased.

"To provoke your political opponent and induce him to make a mistake on impulse is one of the principles of power."

- Xiao Daoqing wrote at the end of his diary that day.