When the banquet ended, it was already more than nine o'clock in the evening, Wu Mingxiong returned home, and before he could sit down, Chen Zhongyang's phone arrived, saying that he wanted to come over to talk, and asked Wu Mingxiong if he was free to meet him? Wu Mingxiong was not easy to refuse, so he said to Chen Zhongyang, even if you Secretary Chen came to visit my humble house, you should ask about the hardships!

While waiting for Chen Zhongyang, Wu Mingxiong fell into deep thought.

At present, the political situation in Pyongchon has entered a very delicate moment. A race to fill the power vacuum and redistribute power has begun simultaneously in Binh Chuan and in the provincial capital. Today's Pingchuan is not calm, and today's provincial capital will not be calm. At this moment, no one will be idle. Xiao Daoqing will not be idle in the provincial capital, maybe even Xiao Daoqing's backstage Xie Xuedong will not be idle, so how can Chen Zhongyang, as a veteran of the Three Dynasties, be idle.

The thing is very clear, although Guo Huaiqiu left a mess in Pingchuan, he also left a political legacy that can be handed over in the future. In addition to power, this political legacy also includes the team. Xiao Daoqing is not capable of dealing with the mess of Pingchuan, but he has the unique conditions to take over most of Guo Huaiqiu's political inheritance or even all of it, and he is so impatient that it is bound to cause great dissatisfaction among Shu Huaru and Chen Zhongyang.

Wu Mingxiong could see clearly, although Shu Huaru didn't say it, he understood in his heart what he was facing. If the provincial party committee really makes the 43-year-old Xiao Daoqing the secretary of the municipal party committee, then Shu Huaru will carry the dual political burden of history and the future while Xiao Daoqing accepts Guo Huaiqiu's political legacy. Well done, the results are Xiao Daoqing; If he doesn't do a good job, the responsibility must be Shu Huaru, because he is the mayor of the two teams, and he can't escape the blame. However, Xiao Daoqing, a young cadre who was selected according to the standard computer procedure, is by no means a material that can be a top leader, and the possibility of doing a good job is very small. The cooperation between Shu Huaru and Xiao Daoqing may not only be a tragedy for Shu Huaru, but also a tragedy for the Pingchuan area. Shu Hua was not confused about the big thing, and finally couldn't help but push him out.

And what about Chen Zhongyang? Out of double dissatisfaction with Guo Huaiqiu's team and Xiao Daoqing's forces, he categorically did not want to see the new convergence of the Guo family team and the Xiao family's team. Chen Zhongyang is fifty-eight years old and is about to go to the second line, so it is impossible to stare at the number one position. His only choice was to promote the relationship between all aspects of the provincial party committee, and strive to send a secretary or even a mayor abroad. If this is really the case, Wu Mingxiong will never doubt the sincerity of Chen Zhongyang's cooperation with this foreign team. When Chen Zhongyang leaves the political arena in Pingchuan, he will hand over his 30 years of operation in Pingchuan to them, and at the same time, leave a broad retreat for his old age.

Therefore, regarding what happened in the No. 1 Machinery Factory today, Wu Mingxiong doubted Chen Zhongyang's influence. Chen Zhongyang is not an ordinary figure, he joined the Standing Committee and became the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee much earlier than him, and he has worked in Yunhai City for many years, and there are a group of new and old teams composed of Yunhai cadres as the main body. Qiu Tongzhi, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the No. 1 Machinery Factory, is his subordinate. When there was an accident in the factory, Qiu Tongzhi was drinking with people outside. When he was found and talked to him, he was still very stiff and said clearly: "Not only is the mayor incompetent, but I think the secretary of the municipal party committee is also incompetent!" 70,000 unemployed is proof of incompetence! Wu Mingxiong was so angry that he was going to die, but he also knew that there was no way to take this Qiu Tong. He knew very well in his heart that what Qiu Tongzhi said was what Chen Zhongyang wanted to say.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Zhongyang entered the door and sat down, he said a few words of greeting, and asked bluntly: "Secretary Wu, do you think we in Pingchuan can let a bunch of incompetent people continue to toss?" ”

Wu Mingxiong smiled: "It's not good to say that, right? We are all leading members of the municipal party committee. The responsibility of incompetence, let's share a little bit, right? ”

Chen Zhongyang said angrily: "If you want to share the burden, I won't share it!" You actually have more than me in your heart, under Xie Xuedong and Guo Huaiqiu, can we do what we want to do? What did Xie Xuedong do in office? I caught a toilet problem, and I was embarrassed to blow it all over the world, and today I became the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee. Guo Huaiqiu is a nerd at all, he can only copy books, upload and distribute, and lose opportunities again and again. Today, we Pingchuan have nothing to do, the per capita output value is the first in the province, the per capita occupation of roads is the first in the province, the introduction of three capitals, the export-oriented economy is the first in the province, and the poor population is nearly one million. Isn't it? ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "These are all facts. But you must know that our Pingchuan has been an economically underdeveloped area in history, a 3,000-year-old city, a 2,500-year war, and the floods of the Yellow River, the foundation is indeed too thin. ”

Chen Zhongyang was unhappy: "Brother Mingxiong, shall we make friends today?" Even if we had some misunderstandings in our work in the past, in the face of today's situation, in order to be responsible for the future, can the two of us old comrades and old friends who were engaged in water conservancy with the old governor have an open and honest talk? ”

Seeing that Chen Zhongyang mentioned the old governor, Wu Mingxiong had nothing to say, thought about it seriously, and smiled: "Okay, then let's have a green plum cooking wine about heroes!" However, there is a premise: this time the talk is all personal opinions, and he will not admit it when he goes out. ”

Chen Zhongyang nodded: "Okay, let's go out and don't admit it." ”

Wu Mingxiong stood up at this time, paced in the living room and said, "Lao Chen, I basically agree with your point of view. Pingchuan has indeed lost several opportunities for great development, and the economy is overheated, but we have never been hot here. As soon as we carried out economic adjustment, we bore the brunt of the problem, and a large number of factories could not pay wages. The foundation is thin, the foundation is poor, the municipal finance is basically the food finance, and no one dares to make big moves on the stage. For example, we all know that in order to solve the water problem fundamentally, we have to go to the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, but no one can afford this huge amount of money. Another example is the road, in the 90s, our road level is still in the 70s, or even in the 60s, which restricts our economic development and also jams people's necks. ”

Chen Zhongyang asked: "Do you think Xiao Daoqing, as the secretary, can lead us to do a big job?" ”

Wu Mingxiong shook his head: "I don't know about this. ”

Chen Zhongyang waved his hand: "I don't think so!" In addition to forming gangs and slapping Xie Xuedong's sycophants, this person doesn't have the courage, the ability, and the heart! This morning, he went to the old governor's house, and the old governor gave him three major questions about water, roads, and electricity, and asked him a big question. The old governor said, Secretary Xiao is young, and he still wants to climb up, you let him stake his life in Pingchuan, what is he willing to do? ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Even if you are willing to do it, there is still a problem of ability." ”

Chen Zhongyang said: "Yes, this is also the opinion of our old governor. Therefore, the old governor told me on the phone, and after thinking about it, only one person is the most suitable person to be the secretary of the municipal party committee of Pingchuan. ”

Wu Mingxiong asked, "Who?" ”

Chen Zhongyang squeezed his eyes: "Guess what? ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Is it a comrade from a city in the south? ”

Chen Zhongyang smiled but did not answer.

Wu Mingxiong didn't want to guess riddles with Chen Zhongyang, so he said seriously: "Old Chen, I know that you haven't been idle in the past two days, you must be pestering the old governor to send us a competent secretary, right?" As soon as you said you wanted to talk to me, I guessed it. ”

Chen Zhongyang still did not answer.

Wu Mingxiong clearly said: "Here, I can make a statement: As long as it is conducive to Pingchuan's reform and opening up and economic development, whoever comes, Wu Mingxiong will support it, and I will not engage in the practice of closing the door and excluding outsiders." ”

Chen Zhongyang clapped his hands and smiled: "Our old governor said that the most suitable person to be the secretary of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee is you Wu Mingxiong." After that, he also learned the tone of the old governor, "This Wu Mingxiong has been in charge of agriculture, industry, politics and law, he is relatively comprehensive, capable, and courageous, so he can hand over Pingchuan to him." Who says he didn't go to college? He went to a social university, and he was at the level of a doctoral student. ”

Wu Mingxiong was stunned, looked at Chen Zhongyang in a daze, and didn't come to his senses for a long time.

It is not trivial for the old governor to say this. Who doesn't know about cadres at all levels in the province? In the thirties, the old governor founded underground party organizations in several cities in the province, led the anti-Japanese armed forces in Pingchuan during the Anti-Japanese War, and worked in the province after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The old governor is a decent person, dares to tell the truth, dares to uphold the truth, and is quite appealing. Five years ago, I completely retired, but I still have people listening.

More importantly, Qian Xianghui, the current secretary of the provincial party committee, served as a director for many years under the old governor in his early years.

That is to say, Xiao Daoqing, who ran for office in the provincial capital, is considered to have run smash this time. He ran through Xie Xuedong, but he didn't run through the principled old governor. Perhaps, it was precisely because he went to the old governor's house that he aroused the old governor's vigilance and fell into a chicken and egg beating.

Chen Zhongyang said: "Brother, you wait, if there is no accident, I estimate that the province will talk to you in the next two days." ”

Wu Mingxiong asked in a calm tone: "Lao Chen, do you think I can do it?" ”

Chen Zhongyang said: "I think you can do it." ”

Wu Mingxiong shook his head: "It's hard to be afraid, let's not talk about the things on the face, just the situation of the cadres of your group and his group is enough to give people a headache." The conflict between the two of us at the Standing Committee seems to be also because of the cadre problem, right? ”

Chen Zhongyang smiled: "I didn't mention it that time, and later the old governor also criticized me." I told the old governor that I didn't come to you Wu Mingxiong, but to Xiao Daoqing. Cao Wuping of the desert can mention the deputy mayor, why can't Mi Changshan be the secretary of the municipal party committee of Yunhai? ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Lao Chen, I'm not afraid of you being angry, seriously, Mi Changshan is worse than Cao Wuping in terms of ability and quality. I'm the right thing, not the right person. ”

Chen Zhongyang waved his hand: "Okay, okay, Lao Wu, let's not talk about it, let's talk about it seriously." The old governor asked me to bring you a message and ask you to call him back immediately. ”

Wu Mingxiong didn't think about it, so he said: "I won't make this call, I don't have the addiction to running for office." ”

Chen Zhongyang said: "Look at you, this phone call was made by the old governor, if you don't call, don't blame me if he scolds your mother." ”

Wu Mingxiong smiled bitterly: "I'd rather let the old man scold my mother than jump into the fire pit by myself." ”