Chapter 202 Divine Sadness

On the fourth day, for a whole day, Chen Yang turned off his mobile phone, locked himself in the study, and rearranged the speech he had prepared after receiving the notice of the meeting countless times. For this speech, he really racked his brains and tried to search for useful content from the memories of his previous life, especially the series of major policies implemented by the president after he took office, which was the most important part of his memory, and the most jīng hua part was enriched into his speech. He really did the word carefully, even to the point of blowing máo to find faults, every sentence, every word, and even what kind of expression should be used when he talked about a certain direction when he spoke at the meeting, he had already taken it into account.

At night, he also changed his habit of staying up late in the past, and at ten o'clock, he went to Chuáng on time to rest, and he was not even interested in the intimate behavior that the couple was going to carry out according to the routine, so that Chen Ruonan looked at him with the eyes of aliens all night. It is no wonder that the two have been married for many years, and Chen Ruonan has never seen Chen Yang take a xiǎo-type seminar that seems to her to be so serious as he is today.

After a night without a word, the next day, Chen Yang drove to the place where he had fought - the Central Party School.

He had worked in the party school for more than a year, and he was familiar with every plant and tree here, so it was easy to find the meeting place, a non-obtrusive Xiǎo auditorium on the West Campus.

Don't look at this xiǎo auditorium is not very conspicuous, but in the Central Party School, it is definitely a forbidden area, and Chen Yang has never even entered this xiǎo auditorium in the more than a year that he has worked in the party school.

After parking the car at the predetermined location, Chen Yang walked towards the Xiǎo Auditorium on foot.

About 100 meters in front of the Xiǎo Auditorium, there is an artificially excavated Xiǎo River, which is more than three meters wide, and this Xiǎo River is also like the Chu River Han boundary in the chessboard, highlighting the transcendent status of the Xiǎo Auditorium in the Party School. There is a simple stone bridge in the center of the Xiǎo River for people to pass through Guò, and then there is a green lawn in front of it, which can be regarded as entering the Xiǎo Auditorium.

In the past, when Chen Yang was in school, he used to walk around the neighborhood when he went for a morning jog and exercise, and it felt like a huā garden, quiet and comfortable. However, today was very different, and before he reached the vicinity of the stone bridge, he could feel a solemn and rigorous atmosphere coming from a distance.

I saw several heavily armed armed police soldiers standing on both sides of the stone bridge, their faces without any expression, like machine people, but their eyes were as sharp as knives patrolling within the line of sight, and the miniature submachine guns that were crossed in front of them made people feel a chill of slaughter.

In addition to these security personnel, there are also several staff members of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League with work cards pinned to their mouths, and their expressions are also very strict.

Chen Yang served as the director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, so these people were his former subordinates, although he had not been working in the Central Committee of the Youth League for a long time, but they could be regarded as acquaintances.

"Hello, Director Qian."

Chen Yang politely greeted the leading staff member, this old man was originally the deputy director, and he only became a regular after he left the Central Committee of the League.

"Hello, Comrade Chen Yang, please come here and sign in first."

Director Qian didn't have any smile on his face, with a businesslike face, he shook Chen Yang's hand lightly, and gestured to the temporary platform next to him.

Chen Yang's heart sank slightly, this old Qian was originally a famous smiling tiger in the Youth League Committee, but now he doesn't even smile, and he has been wearing a dead fish face when he sees the old leader, it seems that this meeting has obviously exceeded the normal scope of a youth work seminar because of the presence of the principal.

When he signed in, he was shocked to find that he thought he had come twenty minutes early, but who knew that the sign-in sheet showed that at least more than 20 people had already signed their names on the form.

The table shows that there are not many people attending the meeting, only about forty people, and Chen Yang quickly glanced at it, and his heartbeat immediately involuntarily increased by more than 30%. With the concentration he has cultivated over the years, this is rare.

In this list, it can be said that there is no name that Chen Yang has not heard of before, and they are basically leaders who are active in the domestic political arena, among which there are many provincial and ministerial-level officials who hold heavy power in the local area, for example, Secretary Liu Kun, Chen Yang's big boss in Lingxi, is also in this list, and the lowest-level one, oh I'm sorry, a department-level cadre like Chen Yang is.

As for the layout of the personnel in the list, they are basically from the economically developed eastern coastal areas. And Chen Yang also learned after reading this list that Secretary Zhao Feng, who worked with his third uncle in Lingnan, was also the principal's person.

After reading this list, Chen Yang's first feeling was that I am afraid that the principal had already started the layout in advance in the first few years. There is no way to do this, in such a large country, if you want to really achieve a smooth transition of supreme power, how can it be easy for more than 2,000 people to get together for a few days of meetings?

And what made Chen Yang feel a little speechless the most was that Comrade Ye Cheng, who had a difficult enmity with him, was also on the list, and came earlier than him, and he was now chatting with comrades from all over the system in the Xiǎo Auditorium, and the list of positions in front of Ye Cheng's name also showed that he had won the trust of the central high-level, and at the age of thirty-seven, he had already served as the deputy secretary general of the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee of Liaodong Province, where the domestic heavy industry base was located. And I believe that after this meeting, no matter how the cards are shuffled, his position will be further improved.

It is no exaggeration to say that the names of the people on this list are definitely the core of the group. And it is foreseeable that in the next ten years, it will also be these senior cadres who will play the leading role in the domestic affairs arena.

Although the meeting had not yet been held, Chen Yang really felt the heavy pressure on his shoulders and a lingering sense of haze. Indeed, after reading the list, the only thing he could talk about was that he was the oldest cadre among all the delegates attending this meeting.

Speaking of which, he will not officially turn 31 until the end of next month, and with his age, he has already been in many leadership positions, and in the domestic officialdom, no one can stand out, and in officialdom, it is not nonsense to say that age is a treasure.

With his age, if he works step by step and does not make any major mistakes, he will naturally not have a big problem in being promoted to the vice ministerial level in the future, but then again, the senior officials at the deputy ministerial level seem to be very good, but they are still separated from the core power level of the central government by a distance of 108,000 miles. If you don't have the appreciation of the top and the support of important factions, you may end your life.

Alas, forget it, let's take it one step at a time

Chen Yang secretly sighed in his heart, on this eventful time, all he could do was sigh. Indeed, the further he went, the more he felt his own misery. Don't look at him as the current ruler, he is in Xizhou, but if you really want to improve to the central level, he is at most just an ant horn sè of a mermaid.

Yes, it's not funny at all.

Let's take the issue of the retirement of the old man in the family who is most closely related to him, it is obvious that the old man is definitely going to retire from the second line this time, but what kind of arrangements will the senior cadres of the Chen department make before the old man retires, what interests will they hope to win at this people's conference, etc., etc., for these, he is completely blind, and he can't touch the core content at all, and he can't even talk about seeing huā in the fog.

After signing his name on the sign-in sheet, Chen Yang walked calmly towards the opposite side under the guidance of a staff member.

On the stone bridge, when he passed by two armed police soldiers, he unexpectedly heard an extremely slight sound of "tick", looked left and right, but did not know where it came from. However, according to his understanding, it must be the sound of some advanced instruments, which is also one of the means of security work for this meeting.

After passing through a green lawn, he came to the east side of the Xiǎo Auditorium. Then, under the strict inspection of the two armed police soldiers at the entrance of the mén, they were finally able to enter the Xiǎo auditorium.

The Xiǎo auditorium is small, semi-oval in shape, with a rostrum on the north side, and only eight rows of seats underneath the stage. Looking at the capacity of this venue, there are definitely no more than 100 people, but fortunately, there are only more than 40 people who will attend the meeting today, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sit down.

Above the rostrum in the center, there is a long row of fresh red flags, there is no wind in the auditorium, these flags hang down quietly, and there are pots of beautifully trimmed fresh huā neatly placed around the perimeter, and a huge party emblem is hung above the top, solemn and mighty.

The rest of the other decorations are not necessarily very luxurious, and even give people the feeling that it is similar to the auditorium of ordinary municipal units, especially the rows of seats under the rostrum, which seem to be very old, in short, to Chen Yang, this Xiǎo auditorium is still very difficult and simple.

In front of the rows of chairs is a long platform made of solid wood, which can be given to the people of the meeting, on which a neat and uniform seat card and an ordinary style porcelain cup have already been placed, and the name is written on the seat card, and the comrades attending the meeting can find their own place to sit down.

Chen Yang glanced at the rectangular table covered with red velvet cloth in the center of the rostrum, and saw that there was only one seat card on it, and the name on the seat card was the principal who was about to be elected as the general secretary of the ** Central Committee at the ** meeting that would be held in a few days.

Although it was not yet time for the meeting, there were already more than 20 cadres in the venue, and none of these cadres were in a hurry to sit down, they all stood on the side and chatted in twos and threes, and the atmosphere looked relaxed.

Chen Yang has little experience in the political arena, so although he has seen these cadres in various media, few of them are familiar with each other, and Teacher Yu of the Central Committee of the Youth League has not yet arrived at this time, he is alone, and he seems a little lonely.

He was about to silently walk to his seat in the fourth row and sit down, but at this time, someone next to him shouted his name, and he had to stop and turn his head to look over.

I saw a handsome young man wearing a pen tǐng suit with a smile on his face, walking slowly towards him, taking the initiative to stretch out his hand and greeting: "Hehe, long time no see, Comrade Chen Yang." ”

"Hello, Comrade Ye Cheng."

Chen Yang shook the other party's hand very calmly.

In fact, as soon as he entered the xiǎo auditorium, he saw Ye Cheng who was chatting with people for the first time, but in view of the discord between the two, he planned to pretend that he didn't see it, but who knew that Ye Cheng took the initiative to say hello to him, and he didn't know what calculations he had in his heart.

After letting go of his hand, Chen Yang glanced at the several cadres who came over with Ye Cheng out of the corner of his eye, although he had heard of the names of these people, but he was not familiar with any of them, and he felt a little depressed inexplicably in his heart.

Several senior cadres who also looked young and promising were obviously a little familiar with Chen Yang, but because Chen Yang had been far away from the center of internal affairs in the past two years, they couldn't remember where they had seen it for a while, plus Chen Yang couldn't be much older no matter how he dressed up, and his face was undoubtedly the most tender among everyone, so they were curious for a while, so they hurriedly followed, after all, they were all comrades-in-arms in the same trench, and the relationship always had to be good.

"Xiǎo Ye, who is this comrade?" One of the middle-aged men in a pen tǐng army uniform asked calmly.

Chen Yang glanced at him, this person has a national face, a good appearance, and looks like a powerful big man, looking like he is in his early forties, but the epaulettes on the shoulders of his uniform are really scary, with the rank of major general.

Chen Yang actually knew this person, this person's name was Ding Guanping, who was originally supposed to be the deputy chief of staff of the General Staff of the Liaoyang Military Region. It looks young, but in fact, he was promoted to the rank of major general four years ago.

"Hehe, Master Ding, Comrade Chen Yang is from Lingxi and is currently the secretary of the Xizhou Municipal Party Committee." Ye Cheng introduced Ding Guanping with a smile, and then said, "A few years ago, Comrade Chen Yang and I worked together for a period of time in the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, but we have been transferred to the local area in the past two years, and Lingxi is not a developed province, so it is no wonder that everyone is not very familiar with Comrade Chen Yang. ”

"Oh, I said it looks a little familiar, it turns out to be the secretary of the Xizhou Municipal Party Committee." Everyone suddenly realized, and then Ding Guanping politely stretched out his hand and introduced himself: "Comrade Chen Yang, hello, I am from the Infantry Division of the Yanjing Garrison. ”

The Yanjing Garrison has two regular mechanized infantry divisions and a reserve anti-aircraft artillery division, as well as an honor guard brigade known to everyone. These troops guard the security of the capital, and their importance can be imagined, and the outside world is accustomed to calling them the Imperial Guards.

As soon as Chen Yang heard the other party's name, his heart sank again. Obviously, this Master Ding has definitely won the trust of the principal, and he would not have been able to arrange him to such an important position. And judging from the affectionate title he had with Ye Cheng in front of him, it was obvious that the relationship between the two was extraordinary.

Next, several other cadres also introduced them separately.

A fat man with a round face is called Gao Jiankui, who is the secretary general of the Liaodong Provincial Government, and there is also a person wearing thick tortoiseshell glasses named Ning Haiyang, he is from the General Office of the State Council, and is a real director of the second-level organization under the General Office, and the last one is called Xiao Hua, this comrade, like Chen Yang, is from the relatively remote Xijiang Province, and is the secretary of the municipal party committee of Kari City, which is closest to Russia in Xijiang Province. This person is a hard bone at first glance, and there is almost no expression on his face even when he greets him.

Chen Yang also knew a thing or two about the origins of a few of them, although these people were now serving in various places, but Chen Yang knew that these people should have worked in Liaoyang for a period of time, and several of them gathered together, obviously forming a Xiǎo group by themselves, and then thinking of himself as a single person, he couldn't help but inevitably feel gloomy.