As soon as the comrades of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee finished reporting their work, Liu Huabo could not sit down and take a breath, and the secretary came in to report that Jiang Chaolin, the old secretary of the Pingyang Municipal Party Committee, was here and must meet him. Liu Huabo was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought of Gao Changhe, who had arrived in the provincial capital, and knew that Pingyang's trouble was not small, so his brows couldn't help frowning.

What you are worried about, he prefers to you. When it was decided that Gao Changhe would go to Pingyang to become the secretary of the municipal party committee, the members of the Standing Committee of the provincial party committee, including Ma Wanli, were most worried that there would be problems in the coordination of the work of the old secretary Jiang Chaolin and the new secretary Gao Changhe. It was precisely based on this concern that Governor Chen Honghe proposed to transfer Jiang Chaolin out of Pingyang and recommended the appointment of deputy director of the Provincial People's Congress. And Liu Huabo knew Jiang Chaolin's mind too well, knew Jiang Chaolin's deep feelings for Pingyang, the city of the century, and tested Jiang Chaolin's tone in private, knowing that Jiang Chaolin was unwilling to leave Pingyang, so he raised objections in the Standing Committee, which caused the current power structure in Pingyang. Now it seems that he was wrong and somewhat emotional on such a major matter of principle. Jiang Chaolin, a powerful old tank, has been accustomed to charging desperately for many years, if you let him come down now and watch others charge, if others rush against his mind, he will inevitably roar and scream. The best way to deal with this old tank is to transfer him off the battlefield.

However, when he saw Jiang Chaolin, Liu Huabo covered up this heavy thought, made a relaxed and natural, even happy look, and asked Jiang Chaolin: "I said Chaolin, which gust of wind blew you here?" Yes? ”

Jiang Chaolin said angrily: "Chief, do you still need to ask?" Evil wind! ”

Liu Huabo didn't seem to see Jiang Chaolin's emotions, and didn't answer Jiang Chaolin's words, pulled Jiang Chaolin to sit down, and said with a smile: "You guy, you don't say hello to me in advance when you come to the provincial capital, you see, I really don't have time to chat with you!" ”

Jiang Chaolin said solemnly: "Hua Bo, I'm not here to chat with you, I'm here to report to you and the provincial party committee!" ”

Liu Huabo couldn't avoid it, so he asked: "Is there a misunderstanding with Comrade Changhe?" ”

Jiang Chaolin shook his head and said: "It's not a misunderstanding, it's some differences in principle, I think the problem is still quite serious, if you don't take it seriously, Pingyang may continue to have chaos, don't cross this century, don't go up the steps!" ”

Liu Huabo smiled again: "It's so serious?" Yes? It's only been a few days since they took office, and you've come to conclusions? He looked at the watch on his wrist, "Chaolin, let's discuss: It's ten o'clock now, and Governor Chen is presiding over the provincial flood control work conference, let's go to the meeting together, okay?" You also go and listen, Binh Duong is the focus of flood control in our province. Let's put aside the contradiction for the time being, and first come to the outside world, which is the flood. The leading comrades of the General Department of National Defense have already said that this year's flood may be very severe, and if it is not done, it will not happen in a century. After the meeting, shall we have a formal talk? I had a light lunch at noon. ”

Jiang Chaolin hesitated: "Is this good?" I'm not the secretary of the Binh Duong Municipal Party Committee now. ”

Liu Huabo affectionately pulled Jiang Chaolin: "What's wrong?" This is a flood control work meeting, not a meeting of the secretary of the municipal party committee, old man, I know your bottom, when it comes to flood control and flood control, you are an expert, and Gao Changhe is not as good as you. Let's go, let's go, let's go to the meeting first, you water conservancy veteran is here, and I and the provincial party committee will not worry about the flood control work in Binh Duong! ”

Jiang Chaolin's heart was warm: "You think of me when you work, you don't care if you live or die!" ”

Liu Huabo walked out the door and said, "Hey, hey, old man, don't say this yet, after the meeting, I will listen to your grievances and let you say a good time, okay?" This time I will not slip my head, I will take it seriously! ”

Jiang Chaolin nodded: "That's good!" I listen to you! ”

Qi Pinglu, director of the Provincial Water Conservancy Department and commander-in-chief of the Provincial Flood Control Headquarters, is conveying the spirit of the instructions of the national flood control command and the relevant leading comrades of the central government on flood prevention and flood control work. While listening, Governor Chen Honghe looked at the map of the Changjiang River system on the conference table, and made a few notes from time to time.

Liu Huabo walked up to Chen Honghe and sat down.

As soon as Jiang Chaolin entered the door, he saw Lao Song, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Pingyang Water Conservancy Bureau, and sat next to Lao Song.

Chen Honghe noticed Jiang Chaolin's arrival, and asked Liu Huabo in a low voice: "Why is Old Jiang here too?" ”

Liu Huabo smiled bitterly: "I invited it, or I won't be able to get out." ”

Chen Honghe smiled knowingly: "What, I came to you to complain?" ”

Liu Huabo nodded: "You're right, we should transfer Lao Jiang out of Pingyang." ”

Chen Honghe immediately said: "It's still too late to take measures. ”

Liu Huabo said: "I think so too......"

At the conference table, Jiang Chaolin was also whispering to Lao Song, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Pingyang Water Conservancy Bureau: "...... Old Song, what about your Director Bai? Why didn't you come? Isn't he the commander-in-chief of flood control in our city? Why don't you come to the meeting? ”

Lao Song said: "Don't mention it, Secretary Jiang, Director Bai had a car accident, it was the day before yesterday, he overturned the car while inspecting flood control on the coastal river embankment, and he is still rescuing." ”

Jiang Chaolin asked: "Do the municipal party committee and the city know about this situation?" ”

Lao Song said: "I know, Secretary Gao and Mayor Wen both know that they want me to do the work first." ”

Jiang Chaolin didn't make a sound, but the fire in his heart came up again: Secretary Song next to him had not worked in water conservancy for a day, and he was transferred from the deputy director of the Municipal Party History Office to the Water Conservancy Bureau as the secretary of the Party Committee, how could he take on this important responsibility? Moreover, it is during this main flood season. But it was not good to say it in front of Secretary Song, so he sighed.

After the meeting ended, Liu Huabo invited Jiang Chaolin to dinner in the small private room of the provincial party committee canteen as promised, and asked the secretary to take a bottle of wine.

Jiang Chaolin didn't drink it, and said: "Hua Bo, this is a light meal for work, let's talk about work while eating, I don't touch a drop of wine, so as not to rely on me to talk about wine." ”

Liu Huabo smiled: "Okay, okay, then talk about work." ”

So, talk about work.

It is not easy to talk about this work, Jiang Chaolin who reported the work is not easy, and Liu Huabo who listened to the report is not easy. Jiang Chaolin talked about it later, his eyes were red, and Liu Huabo was more or less touched.

Listening to Jiang Chaolin's story, Liu Huabo thought that it was not so much that the former secretary of the municipal party committee in front of him was seriously depressed because he lost power, but that he could not rest assured that this century city that had risen in the past 20 years of reform and opening up, and that he could not rest assured that the new generation of leaders of this century city could not be assured. This old comrade has no selfish intentions, and he can even be said to be loyal to the sky. His fierce opposition to the appointment of his close subordinates, his anger over the issue of tax collection by escorts, his worries about the new team in Lieshan, and his refutation of the topic of "blood and tears" mentioned by Gao Changhe are all completely understandable. With their experience, experience and own traditions, this generation of leaders can only react like this and not others, and Jiang Chaolin will not be Jiang Chaolin if he does not react in this way.

However, Liu Huabo does not believe that Gao Changhe's doing so is a negation of Pingyang's reform achievements over the past 20 years. Gao Changhe may be out of line, he may sometimes speak without paying attention to the impact, and he may even his tail, but he will never oppose or deny Binh Duong's reforms. These cross-century cadres are exactly the new generation of people cultivated by the 20 years of reform and opening up, and they are another fruitful achievement of reform and opening up.

So, after Jiang Chaolin's report, Liu Huabo said: "Chaolin, I don't know much about the situation you said, and Comrade Changhe has never talked to me about it. However, since you said it today, I believe that it is all well-founded. I am ready to take a moment to have a good talk with Comrade Changhe, and I will criticize when I should criticize. For example: what neon lights have blood and tears, don't pay attention to the occasion, don't pay attention to the impact! Another example is the arrangement of the new team in Lieshan and the appointment of Comrade Tian He......"

Jiang Chaolin interjected: "Tian Liye, former deputy secretary general of the municipal party committee. ”

Liu Huabo also thought about it: "Yes, Tian Liye, I seem to have met a few times when I arrived in Pingyang. On this issue, out of public interest, your old man did not bring him up himself, and reminded Comrade Changhe that this is very good and responsible. However, Chaolin, Comrade Changhe doesn't know much about the situation of cadres in Pingyang after all, and it is not strange to use the wrong person when he first took office, why did you think of playing the political card? Isn't it a little sensitive? Besides, even if Comrade Changhe said a few words that went too far, it did not negate the achievements of Binh Duong's reform! I told you a long time ago that no one can deny the achievements of Binh Duong's reform and opening up in the past 20 years! ”

Jiang Chaolin said stubbornly: "Secretary Huabo, this is not just a few isolated words, there are a lot of famous people around these few sentences, rumors are spreading, there is a problem with Lieshan Geng Zijing and his group, it seems that there are no good people in Hongdong County!" There are no good people in Hongdong County, what other achievements are there to talk about?! Last night, Gao Changhe also said on the phone that all the problems that have occurred in Lieshan now, including the benzene poisoning incident of Daming Company workers, are caused by the appointment of Geng Zijing by our previous team. Of course, I made a statement to Gao Changhe at that time: I am responsible for this, and I ask Gao Changhe and their new team to study and report my problem, and I will wait for the provincial party committee's handling opinions! ”

Liu Huabo reproached: "Look, old man, it's on top again, right?" Who said you would be held accountable? Let's not be coarse rather than fine, don't dwell on one or two angry words, okay? If you want me to say, you don't have any differences in principle, or just some differences in working methods, or do you want to talk about principles in big things and style in small things! ”

Jiang Chaolin was angry: "Secretary Huabo, do you really not know, or do you pretend not to know?" Do you know how people got involved in the Lieshan corruption case? The wind and rain all over the city came to me, and I asked Geng Zijing by name if he had sent me any money! Is this called inducement? Who instigated them to confess? What does that mean? You want to kill me, don't you? Today, in front of you, the old squad leader, I will say two words: First, I, Jiang Chaolin, have a hard life, and the provincial party committee can file a case against me for review, find out that I have any economic problems, sentence me, and kill my head! Second, the old tree is standing even when it is dead, and it is not so easy for anyone who wants to cut down my old tree! ”

These two sentences made Liu Huabo feel shocked.

It seems that Binh Duong's problem is not an ordinary trouble, but perhaps a very troublesome one. I don't know how Gao Changhe grasped it, the Lieshan corruption case actually got Jiang Chaolin's head, who is behind this? What do you want to do? Liu Huabo immediately thought of Ma Wanli, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee......

Jiang Chaolin stared at Liu Huabo and said, "Secretary Huabo, I don't believe that this is what you and the provincial party committee meant, so I came to the provincial party committee today to ask you and the provincial party committee for a clear attitude." ”

Liu Huabo was silent for a moment, and said calmly: "Comrade Jiang Chaolin, then, on behalf of the provincial party committee, I will give you a clear attitude: I will also say two sentences: First, neither I, the secretary of the provincial party committee, nor the provincial party committee, have instructed any subordinate organizations and individuals at the first level to investigate your economic problems,—— this is not because you cannot be investigated, but because the provincial party committee has never suspected you, including Comrade Ma Wanli. 2. The Provincial Party Committee's evaluation of Binh Duong's work and your personal evaluation has not changed at all, and I was still saying at yesterday's office meeting: Comrade Jiang Chaolin is a hero of our party and a national hero! Without this Jiang Chaolin, without the strong team led by Jiang Chaolin to lead the people of Binh Duong to work hard, there would be no modern new Binh Duong today! ”

The tears in Jiang Chaolin's eyes fell suddenly, and he choked up and shouted: "Old squad leader......"

Liu Huabo was also emotional: "Comrade Chaolin, I will definitely instruct Comrade Gao Changhe to seriously investigate the situation you reflected!" You said it well, the old tree is standing until death, you just stand like this, you have a foundation, and the city of Pingyang is your foundation! ”

Jiang Chaolin nodded with tears in his eyes: "Hua Bo, there is one more point, don't get me wrong: I reported these situations to you and the provincial party committee, not for myself, nor for anyone's small report, but for work." I will try my best to adapt to some contradictions with Comrade Changhe if they are problems in terms of work ideas and methods, but there are some issues of principle that must attract the attention of the provincial party committee and Comrade Changhe. ”

Liu Huabo said slowly: "Chaolin, it's good if you have this attitude." In the past 20 years, we have indeed created a great miracle of economic construction that China has never seen in the past 100 years, and at the same time, we have also created ourselves in a historic way in the practice of reform. We have our own set of methods, and we have done a good job, and we have done a good job today. When young comrades take over the shift, they naturally have a set of young comrades' methods, such as Gao Changhe. Can Gao Changhe, these young people do a better job than us? I don't think it's better to jump to conclusions and wait and see. Speaking from the bottom of my heart, sometimes I don't like the practices of some young comrades, but under normal circumstances, I don't say anything. It's not that they can't say it, and it's not that they dare not say it for fear of offending people, but it's that they are afraid of dampening the spirit of young comrades. Chaolin, do you think, people talked less about you and me back then? Don't you always say that we have gone too far? Therefore, whenever I am not used to looking at young comrades, I always quietly ask myself in my heart: Man, are you old? ”

Jiang Chaolin said movingly: "Aren't you old?!" Hua Bo, your best years were lost in Pingyang, and my best years were also lost in Pingyang, sometimes it feels like a dream when you think about it: why did you get old all of a sudden? Sixty? Just retired from the front line? ”

Liu Huabo took the opportunity to say: "Chaolin, can you seriously consider my suggestion: come to the provincial capital, be the deputy director of the National People's Congress, and be my old buddy as a companion?" ”

Jiang Chaolin was stunned for a moment: "Hua Bo, I'...... I said it for a long time, which is equal to ...... Equivalent to talking in vain? ”

Liu Huabo said: "How can you say it in vain? On behalf of the Provincial Party Committee, I would like to have a serious and serious talk with Comrade Changhe! ”

Jiang Chaolin was extremely disappointed: "You are still the same old-fashioned, abstract affirmation, concrete negation!" ”

Liu Huabo was noncommittal, and said with a sigh: "I will also arrive at the station next year, and I will not be the secretary of the provincial party committee again." ”

Jiang Chaolin looked at Liu Huabo blankly: "So, you treat me as Li Kui and want to invite me to drink poisonous wine?" ”

Liu Huabo was angry: "Comrade Chaolin, where do you want to go!" ”

Jiang Chaolin was not afraid at all, and looked at Liu Huabo in a daze, with both anger and pain in his eyes: "So, big chief, please make it clear: Is this your personal meaning, or the meaning of the provincial party committee?" ”

Liu Huabo's eyes were firm: "This is not only my personal meaning, but also the meaning of the provincial party committee, otherwise, I will not ask for your opinion again and again, Comrade Chaolin, I can tell you clearly: the provincial party committee has seriously discussed this matter." ”

Jiang Chaolin snorted: "I understand, I am a party member, just two words: obey!" ”

Liu Huabo smiled with difficulty, like crying: "That's good, I'll say hello to the Administration of Government Affairs, and ask them to arrange a small western-style building with a single courtyard for you in the consulate area on Shanghai Road, which is close to my home, and we will be companion......s."

Jiang Chaolin said indifferently: "Thank you, big chief, even if the job is transferred, I don't want to move!" The public servant building in Pingyang City is very good, I am used to it! After that, he glanced at Liu Huabo coldly, "Farewell!" ”

Liu Huabo was embarrassed.