The old governor called at twelve o'clock in the night and scolded: "Wu Mingxiong, are you a hero or a bear?" Why, Guo Huaiqiu scared you when he was in office? Don't even dare to call me back? Where did you go with the strength of 100,000 migrant workers to carry river mud? He also dared to slander Pingchuan, saying that it was a fire pit! How? I'm afraid that my old man will hurt you and push you into the fire pit for cremation?! ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "Old governor, don't get angry, I am really afraid that people will talk behind my back, saying that I will use your prestige to run for office with you." ”

"You didn't come to me to run the official, why are you weak? Take a step back, even if you run away, you won't be afraid. As long as you are out of public intentions, you really want to get the things in Pingchuan up, and you have the ability, why can't you recommend yourself?! In 1938, Liu Glasses, the father of Liu Jinping, secretary of your Desert County Party Committee, recommended himself to be the interim secretary of the Desert District, and I approved it. Didn't he raise a team of 800 people for me in a year? Wu Mingxiong, Wu Mingxiong, you just have a stinky problem, you are too high, only high school level, but you are as high as a foreign doctor. If it weren't for Chen Zhongyang's timely calls several times, I didn't know that the current situation in Pingchuan was so bad! ”

Wu Mingxiong asked with a hanging heart: "What did Chen Zhongyang report to you?" ”

"It's all good. The number of unemployed people exceeds the warning line. 321 enterprises lost money, with a total amount of nearly 500 million. The international industrial park hangs in mid-air, and it can't go up or down. On hot days, tap water is only available for two hours a day. The city's economic situation is still deteriorating, and social order is unstable. It's even better today, the workers on the job of the No. 1 Machinery Factory have even shouted out the slogan of the resignation of the incompetent, right? ”

Wu Mingxiong had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "The situation is indeed enough, and Secretary Guo Huaiqiu's death is too sudden." I am asking the relevant authorities to investigate the background of the disturbance caused by the workers on duty. ”

"Don't look it up. I don't think it's wrong to look at the slogan of post workers, and the incompetent don't take up a pit without. Huaiqiu fell to his post, Comrade Qian Xianghui was very sympathetic and sad, but he also tactfully pointed out: Two and a half years ago, people used the wrong thing! Huaiqiu has a graduate diploma and can be the president of a university, but he can't be this kind of feudal official who decides the rise and fall of one party! ”

The old governor's tone was grim, and Wu Mingxiong was inconvenient to interject, and he didn't dare to interject, so he had to hold the microphone and listen quietly.

"Now, it has come to the historical juncture that determines the rise and fall of Pingchuan, and we can't afford to make this kind of mistake in employing people! This afternoon, when Qian Xianghui asked me and a group of veteran comrades to solicit their opinions, our group of veteran comrades made it very clear that we must be responsible for the 10 million people of Pingchuan, for the 28,000 square kilometers of land, and for the future history. ”

The situation has become clear, and it seems that the old governor and a group of old comrades in the province who are familiar with him have recommended him to the provincial party committee with enthusiasm and sincere hope.

And so it was.

"The provincial party committee asked us to recommend a suitable candidate, and our eight old comrades unanimously recommended you Wu Mingxiong, and two people you couldn't think of also strongly recommended you to us."

Wu Mingxiong asked: "Which two comrades are they?" ”

The old governor smiled and said: "It's Chen Zhongyang and Shu Huaru, a current mayor, and the oldest deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, do you want to get it?!" ”

This was something Wu Mingxiong didn't expect.

On the day of Guo Huaiqiu's death, after the provincial party committee made temporary arrangements, some people speculated that Shu Hua might become the secretary of the municipal party committee, and Xiao Daoqing would be the mayor. Unexpectedly, Shu Huaru recommended him to the old comrades. And Chen Zhongyang's recommendation is even more unexpected. More than a year ago, over the appointment of Mi Changshan and Cao Wuping, the two had a big quarrel at the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, and then they didn't get along much.

The old governor sighed with emotion: "These two comrades are out of public interest!" Especially Chen Zhongyang, if you fight with you, you will speak fairly when you should be fair, it's rare! It is precisely because of this that it has attracted the attention of the provincial party committee. Comrade Qian Xianghui told me: From this point of view, it may be most advantageous for you, Wu Mingxiong, to form this group. ”

Wu Mingxiong was very nervous, his hand holding the microphone was wet and sweaty.

The old governor continued: "Now, Comrade Qian Xianghui wants my old man to ask you first, what are you going to do with the eight counties and cities in Pingchuan Prefecture, a territory of 28,000 square kilometers, and a population of 10 million? Do you have the ambition to do something big and change the world? ”

Wu Mingxiong sneered: "Old governor, this happened too suddenly, you let me think about it, let me think about it." ”

The old governor said, "Then think about it!" More than half of the Pingchuan area is an old revolutionary base area, not to mention anything else, in the decisive battle of 1949 alone, the troops in front of the Pingchuan branch were 1 million. Now, the number of poor people is also a million. These two million are always in my head, and sometimes I think about it, I can't sleep all night, and I feel ashamed in my heart. ”

Wu Mingxiong said: "This blames us for not doing a good job in the following work, and we are ashamed. ”

The old governor said: "Just know, the ancients said: shame is almost brave." Shameless, shameless, always emphasizing objective factors, work is not good. Therefore, my old man reminds you that when Qian Xianghui talks to you, you emphasize objectivity less, just like you did on the water conservancy construction site back then, no matter how heavy the burden is, you must be ready to stake your life! It is necessary to base ourselves on fighting a decisive battle in the nineties! ”

The blood veins around Wu Mingxiong's body suddenly warmed up, as if he was watching the old governor standing on the water conservancy site of Daze Lake in muddy water, staring at him with blazing eyes, giving him orders.

The old governor's favorite sentence is to stake his life on the line.

Now it seems that he may really want to stake his life.