The express train to Beijing departed from the provincial capital at 9 a.m., and it was already midnight when it arrived in Beijing. When he went to live in the guest house of the Central Organization Department on Wanshou Road, Wu Mingxiong was very tired and sleepy, and wanted to take a bath and rest, but he never thought about it, but Xie Xuedong, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, took the initiative to find the door, saying that he couldn't sleep, and he wanted to find some wine to drink.

Wu Mingxiong said with a smile: "Secretary Xie, don't you want to think about it, going to Beijing for a meeting, a long way away, what am I doing with Pingchuan Daqu?" ”

Xie Xuedong pointed at Wu Mingxiong and said, "What? Don't take the initiative to disarm, do you? Then I'm going to search? How much I searched, how much I took away, don't feel distressed! ”

Ye Qing hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "Secretary Wu didn't bring wine, I brought two bottles, which were for a friend, the latest antique purple sand bottle, Secretary Xie, I'm afraid you haven't seen it yet." ”

Ye Qing took out a bottle of wine, put it on the table, took the initiative to avoid it, and went out to chat with someone.

After Xie Xuedong waited for Ye Qing to leave, he took out a bag of peanuts from the big pocket of the gray tunics, opened the wine bottle again, poured wine into the two empty teacups, and greeted Wu Mingxiong and said, "Come, come, old Wu, drink two sips together, let's only drink without brought, really." ”

Wu Mingxiong knew that Xie Xuedong must have something to say, so he beat his spirits and walked to the sofa opposite Xie Xuedong and sat down. After sitting down and thinking about it, I also brought a few bags of newly produced red heart preserved potatoes and dried red heart sweet potatoes in Hetian County, so I went to the bag and found them and asked Xie Xuedong to taste them.

After Xie Xuedong tasted it, he praised it and said, "Not bad, not bad." Nowadays, people have eaten enough fish and meat, and they like to eat some wild vegetables or something. The children in the city eat too many high-quality preserved fruits and plums, and they may even eat dried potatoes and preserved potatoes. Lao Wu, you are so smart, you can think of developing Hetian's dried yams, imaginative, very imaginative. ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Secretary Xie, you can praise wrong. It is not me who has the imagination, but a group of new farmers in Daliu Township, Hetian. The development of this dried yam was made by them, and it has become a series of products, and it entered the supermarkets in Shanghai and Beijing last month. ”

Xie Xuedong said: "This is always the result of your Secretary Wu's support." ”

Wu Mingxiong smiled bitterly: "I didn't support them, but became an opposition!" Last year, at the first meeting of the Standing Committee when I first took office, I openly criticized Hetian, saying that their proposal of 'starting with a potato and making a fortune by processing' was a typical small-scale peasant mentality, not even a big farmer. However, people were not criticized and frightened by me, the secretary of the municipal party committee, and continued to engage in the diversified operation and development of yams, and they just broke out a road to get rich according to local conditions, so I couldn't help but admit my mistakes. Some time ago, when the Hongxin Group in Hetian was founded, I wrote a congratulatory letter to call on comrades in poor areas to learn from them. Learn from their spiritual courage of not only being supreme, but only seeking truth. ”

Xie Xuedong seemed to hear the sound of Wu Mingxiong's words, a little embarrassed, took a shallow sip of wine, and said with a smile: "Old Wu, you have a spirit of self-criticism now." Hey, have you heard the comrades below talk about the 'new three major styles'? ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Isn't it like this: Theory is linked, leaders are closely linked, praise and self-praise? This phenomenon does exist, for example, our Secretary Xiao pays more attention to contacting you, the old leader. ”

Xie Xuedong smiled and said, "Old Wu, in fact, you don't know, I'm afraid I'm the one who criticizes Xiao Daoqing the most." His strengths and weaknesses are very prominent, he is old, steady, policy-oriented, politically mature, honest, self-loving, and self-motivated. However, after all, I am still younger, I have less practical experience, and my ability to deal with emergencies is still poor. Like what happened at the Shuichang construction site yesterday, there is no need to be so panicked! When he called me in the middle of the night, I said that the sky would not fall. Sure enough, when I asked Comrade Chen Zhongyang, the matter had already been dealt with. When he reports to you, is he also anxious like an ant on a hot pot? ”

Wu Mingxiong sneered: "It's quite urgent. However, our deputy secretary Xiao is not anxious about the appearance of the water chief, but in a hurry to get rid of his responsibility. Although this comrade is young, he is indeed very mature politically. ”

Xie Xuedong waved his hand and said, "Old Wu, this is your misunderstanding. Think about it, he is not in charge of water conservancy projects, what responsibility does he have for what happened to the water chief? He was worried about the unrest, reported to us, and reminded us that it was a sign of political responsibility, so what was wrong? ”

Wu Mingxiong speculated that it might be because the turmoil in Shui Chang had subsided, Xiao Daoqing realized his mistake, and asked Xie Xuedong to come forward to explain, so he asked: "Secretary Xie, did Secretary Xiao call you again?" ”

Xie Xuedong said: "It was not him who looked for me, but I found him, seriously criticized him, and asked him to learn from you and Chen Zhongyang, these old comrades." I told Comrade Xiao Daoqing that the work experience that veteran comrades have explored and summed up in long-term practice is the party's precious wealth and cannot be learned from any books. ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "He is not wrong, what are you criticizing him for?" He sighed a long time and said, "But we old comrades have made a lot of mistakes." Who would dare to say that they have not made mistakes in their life's work? If you don't make a good fuss, you will continue to make mistakes like this and that in the future. Only Xiao Daoqing may never make a mistake. ”

Xie Xuedong obviously felt that Wu Mingxiong had something to say, so he asked: "Why does he never make mistakes?" ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "He doesn't do anything! ”

Xie Xuedong shook his head and said, "No wonder Xiao Daoqing said that your old Wu has a prejudice against him?!" Xiao Daoqing has been the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee for so many years, but he really didn't do any work? Right? You're talking angry, aren't you? You can't just judge him like this because he has different opinions on the launch of water conservancy and road projects, which is not fair. Don't I have reservations about water and roads at the same time? Do you think I don't want to do anything? Comrade, there are many things going on in Pingchuan, not only water and roads. ”

Wu Mingxiong was reluctant to go on.

Xie Xuedong said again: "The municipal party committee team in Pingchuan must be united, as your old squad leader in the past, I think I have the responsibility to remind you." Comrade Xiao Daoqing and I have talked about this issue many times, and we have repeatedly warned him that he should respect you, the number one leader, and every old and new comrade in the team, and that you must stress principles in major matters and style in small matters. Today, I will also talk to you about this problem, if the unity of the team is not good, you, the squad leader, will always be responsible. After returning from Beijing, would you like to have a democratic life meeting and make in-depth friendships? ”

Wu Mingxiong nodded and said, "Secretary Xie, your reminder is very timely, it seems that we are going to have a democratic life meeting......

Later, both sides were careful, and they pulled something else in the sky and on the ground, and it was almost twelve o'clock, and Ye Qing, who was visiting the door, came back. Xie Xuedong said a few more gossips to Ye Qing before getting up to leave.

Ye Qing waited until Xie Xuedong left, only to find that the wine in the two teacups had barely moved, so he deliberately said: "It seems that you are a confidant of a thousand glasses of wine." ”

Wu Mingxiong smiled bitterly with a tired face: "It's really more than half a mile of speculation!" ”

Ye Qing asked, "What is Secretary Xie talking to you about?" ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Guess what? ”

Ye Qing said: "It's Xingshi asking for guilt again, right?" The water chief has gone on strike at the construction site, there is chaos, it's terrible, this is the result of your brutality! You just don't listen to different opinions! Just don't take Comrade Xiao Daoqing's correct reminder seriously! Secretary Wu, isn't it? ”

Wu Mingxiong slowly shook his head and said: "Wrong, Secretary Xie's leadership level is not so low, how the incident at the water chief construction site happened and how it was solved, he knows very well, who is right and wrong, he is also very clear." He came back to talk to me about the unity of the team. While all of us are working day and night under the risk, we must unite with Comrade Xiao Daoqing, who is sober-minded. ”

Ye Qing was stunned and said, "Shouldn't Xiao Daoqing guess that you want him to be in charge of family planning?" ”

Wu Mingxiong sighed: "Otherwise, can you still be called sober-minded?!" This comrade is aware of the political crisis he is facing. What a sensitive, shrewd, and good comrade he is at managing his own political future! If this comrade can devote half of his scheming to the work of building Pingchuan, how lucky the 10 million people of Pingchuan will be! ”

Ye Qing was silent.