Regardless of the past or the present, Gonghe Road is covered with a veil of mystery.More than 30 small European-style buildings with different styles have been eroded by years of wind and rain, and they still stand quietly on both sides of the road less than 700 meters away, like a frozen foreign landscape painting.The sycamores planted in an unknown age have already grown deep roots and luxuriant leaves, and the huge canopy almost covers the entire road.The long and narrow block under the green shade is always so quiet, and the gates of the fortified courtyards seem to be closed forever in people's impression, which adds a bit of awe-inspiring mystery.The long years, especially the twenty-five years of reform and opening up, have already changed everything in the provincial capital, but the appearance of Gonghe Road remains the same, an eternal and unchanging appearance of the past.In front of the high-rise buildings made of glass curtain walls and reinforced concrete, she is like a graceful and luxurious young woman locked in the safe of time, always maintaining her own unique restraint and self-confidence, pride and dignity.

The reserved dignity of Gonghe Road comes from power.This place has always been the hub of high-ranking officials. The former and current owners of each small building are not ordinary people. They have dominated or determined the history of this vast province at a certain historical stage and to a certain extent.Today, history is still being determined here, the height and speed of those glass curtain walls and reinforced concrete, and the political and economic fate of 50 million people in the 80,000 square kilometers of Han River Province. Zhao Anbang lives at No. 8 Gonghe Road. It is a well-maintained French-style small western-style building. The gate of the front yard is facing the southern gate of the provincial government, and the backyard is close to the Bibo Lake in Qingquan Park.The adjacent No. 10 is a small Spanish-style building, where Pei Yihong, the current secretary of the provincial party committee, lives.According to records, the two small western-style buildings, No. 8 and No. 10, were built at the beginning of the last century. It seems that they were designed and built by the same famous French designer around 1915.Two warlords and one patrol envoy who lived in the Beiyang government; legislators of the national government and seven or eight provincial and ministerial senior officials in the old and new eras.After Zhao Anbang became the governor last year, he was arranged to live in No. 8 courtyard, although Zhao Anbang was not very happy in his heart.

Three years ago, after Zhao Anbang became the executive vice governor, he was eligible to live in Gonghe Road.Director Zhang of the Agency Affairs Bureau personally went out and arranged for Zhao Anbang to visit two residences on the 12th and 18th. It is Taiping Mountain when you go out, and you can climb the mountain every morning to exercise your body.Seeing that Zhao Anbang spoke sincerely, Director Zhang didn't force him.After becoming governor, Pei Yihong, secretary of the provincial party committee, personally came forward and said, Anbang, don’t think about climbing Mount Taiping anymore. You are now the governor of a province, the top leader of the government, and the security has been upgraded. In the evening, the security secretary followed me. It would be better to play tennis with me at the Republic Road tennis court, what do you think?What can he say?I had to move, and the mountain climbing that I had persisted for more than ten years was changed to playing tennis, and a new treadmill was added to the house.

The world is really unpredictable. When he was the secretary of the township party committee in Wenshan twenty years ago, he never expected that twenty years later he would move into Gonghe Road as the governor, let alone that Pei Yihong would become the secretary of the provincial party committee. He formed a team and became neighbors with him.There is actually another reason why he didn't want to live in Gonghe Road all the time, that is, he didn't want to touch nose to nose and face to face with Pei Yihong, which was inconvenient for both parties. But there is no way, regulations are regulations, and some things are independent of people's will.The higher the status, the smaller the personal freedom space, and the organization's arrangements are not wrong.Zhao Anbang thinks about it too. Under the protection of the guards, the mountain can no longer be climbed. Not to mention whether it is safe or not, at least it disturbs the people, and it adds an extra workload to the security secretary.After I moved into my new house and lived in peace of mind, I realized that practicing swords on the lawn in my backyard and running on the treadmill are also quite good.Bibo Lake is right in front of you, with weeping willows and rippling green waves, making you feel refreshed.Qingquan Park on the other side has beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the air quality is no worse than that of the Taiping Mountain area.Gonghe Road Tennis Court is also often visited, but they have never played tennis with Pei Yihong. Both parties know that this is not suitable.

Of course, there are far fewer people coming to report to work.Door to door with the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, there is nothing particularly urgent, who dares to run to the governor's house so easily?As soon as the car stops in front of the door, there is an advertisement. The number plates of the cars in various cities and counties indicate the identity of the car owner, and there is no way to hide it.Some comrades are very shrewd, and they run as they should, but they just replace the small car with the big car of the subordinate unit.Zhao Anbang joked, "You guys are good at keeping pace with the times, don't you take smaller cars?"The comrades who came couldn't answer, they could only laugh.Zhao Anbang didn't laugh, and taught him a lesson rather bluntly, would it be better to be upright?If you really want to report on your work, you should be generous; if you have other ideas, you'd better not come here if you feel guilty!

On the morning of March 2, 2003, a black Audi with the license plate number Han-0002 stopped in front of Zhao's house at No. 8 Gonghe Road. It was ten minutes to eight.At this time, Zhao Anbang had finished his breakfast and was ready to go to work.Through the open side door, Zhao Anbang first noticed the Audi's license plate number, and immediately identified the owner of the car: the person who came was probably his old subordinate, Mayor and Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ningchuan City, Qian Huiren.Sure enough, as soon as this judgment was made, the short and fat Qian Huiren shouted "Governor Zhao" and got out of the car with a smile.

Zhao Anbang was somewhat surprised, "Fatty Qian, why did you come to my door so early in the morning?!" Qian Huiren smiled and said, "Hey, I came here in a hurry this time, and I didn't say hello to the office, I'm afraid I won't be in the queue!" Zhao Anbang thinks about it too. The provincial party committee and the provincial government are planning to integrate the province's economic layout and adjust the leadership of some prefectures and cities. The schedule is relatively tight. If there is no appointment, it is true that he will not be in the queue.In the integration that is brewing, Ningchuan, as a major economic city that has risen at its own expense for reform, will be upgraded historically, becoming the second largest radiating central city after the provincial capital, and together with the provincial capital, it will form a double wheel that supports the entire province's economy. spindle.In this way, Ningchuan's cadres will also enjoy sub-provincial treatment, and Qian Huiren and municipal party secretary Wang Rucheng will be the big winners.

Qian Huiren obviously knew it very well, "Governor Zhao, I know that this is a special period and your leaders are very busy. I only want to take ten minutes of your time to clarify some small things. Oh, it's a speech by Secretary Pei of the Provincial Party Committee... ..." Zhao Anbang didn't let Qian Huiren continue, and pointed to the side door beside him, "Oh, let's go in and talk!" Qian Huiren entered the door, sat down in the living room of the small building, and hurriedly said: "Governor Zhao, it was Wang Rucheng who asked me to find you, and Rucheng doesn't know what Secretary Pei means? The position of our Ningchuan Did it change again?"

Zhao Anbang was a little puzzled, "What changed? This layout adjustment was decided by the Provincial Party Committee, and it is also the spirit of the Central Committee! Hey, fat man, what's going on? What did Secretary Pei say?" Qian Huiren sighed, "Governor Zhao, you may also know that Secretary Pei has been doing research in Ningchuan for a while, and he left just the day before yesterday. Before he left, he spoke at a meeting of our four teams and didn't mention Ningchuan. As the future positioning of a radiation-oriented economic center city, Ningchuan is criticized for only growing tall buildings but not trees. It is an economic nouveau riche. We should follow the example of Pingzhou and the provincial capital and work hard on urban beautification! Oh, yes, I brought it up again After leaving Ningchuan Airport, let's stop running! Secretary Pei's criticism made everyone feel a little cold, and they were very worried about the provincial party committee's attitude towards Ningchuan!"

Zhao Anbang was displeased in his heart, but his face remained calm, "Has Secretary Pei's critical speech appeared in the newspaper?" Qian Huiren said: "No, the article in the newspaper is not bad, and it is affirmative for Ningchuan's extraordinary development." Zhao Anbang smiled, "That's right, since the year before last Ningchuan has broken through the 100 billion mark, more than a billion more than the provincial capital. The central government and the provincial party committee have always fully affirmed it! As for Secretary Pei's criticism, I It's also very pertinent, Ningchuan's urban construction has many congenital deficiencies, this is also a fact, don't you, Fatty Qian, dare to admit it?"

Qian Huiren became emotional, "So, we have to learn from Pingzhou and make steady progress towards a well-off life!" Zhao Anbang was very alert, lowered his face and criticized: "Old Qian, you can pay attention to me, don't hold your tail as a flag, and don't talk nonsense here! Of course you have to learn from Pingzhou, Pingzhou is recognized as a garden city No city in the province can compare with the United Nations Habitat Award, Secretary Pei and previous teams have contributed a lot!" Qian Huiren grinned, "Okay, okay, old leader, I won't say anything, anyway, you just know what's in your mind!" Of course, Zhao Anbang knew it well. Over the years, the relationship between Ningchuan and Pingzhou has been relatively sensitive, which made him and Pei Yihong have to become sensitive too.He has worked in Ningchuan for a long time, and he came up because of his outstanding achievements in Ningchuan, while Pei Yihong came up from Pingzhou.In the past, Pingzhou’s status in the province was second only to the provincial capital, and it was once positioned as a major central city. The central government and the province gave a lot of preferential policies, but after more than 20 years of development, the current economic aggregate is less than half of Ningchuan’s Therefore, it is reasonable for Ningchuan to replace Pingzhou's historical status today.Pei Yihong acknowledged this reality. Whether he was reporting to the central government in Beijing or speaking in public, he said: Ningchuan's economy is getting better, and he should sit in the front row with confidence!What's the matter now?Why did he suddenly look down on Ning Chuan?What economic nouveau riche?There must be a certain capital to be able to break out!Why is the serving monitor so casual in his public speeches?Can Ningchuan comrades be blamed for being sensitive?Now that Ning Chuan is promoted, it is a sensitive moment! But Qian Huiren said again: "After Secretary Pei left, Rucheng and I thought that... maybe it was caused by the airport?" Zhao Anbang was startled, and then he understood a little bit, and his face became more and more ugly, "Are you still running to the airport secretly? Did the wind reach Secretary Pei's ears? Hey, what's the matter with you? Knowing that the province does not advocate going to the airport, you are still acting like this! You are less than 100 kilometers away from Pingzhou in the west of Ningchuan, and Yangcheng in the eastern suburbs of Pingzhou already has an airport. The design is advanced and the throughput is 4 million passengers. Build Ningchuan Airport again!" Qian Huiren said with a bitter face: "Yes, yes, Governor Zhao, he also gave up! But this time, isn't Ningchuan going to be upgraded? The infrastructure has to keep up, so our hearts are moving again. Yes. Recently, I sent people to Beijing to do some work. It seems that the project has a relatively high hope of being approved. Comrades from the State Planning Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration all said..." What else is there to say?What does Pei Yihong think about building an airport on the grounds of upgrading the city?What's more, this airport is a project that was denied in the past!Therefore, Zhao Anbang didn't allow Qian Huiren to finish speaking, and said, "Fatty Qian, stop talking, and don't blame Secretary Pei for criticizing you! I think you are just dizzy and uncomfortable! Are you building an airport? Let me tell you It’s the vertical tail! Don’t think about the airport anymore, you couldn’t get in the past, and you can’t get in today, even if you and Wang Rucheng have passed the work of the State Planning Commission and the Civil Aviation Administration, you still can’t get through here!” Qian Huiren still had illusions in his mind, "Governor Zhao, is this a matter of uncertainty? We have funds for airport construction!" Zhao Anbang looked at Qian Huiren sarcastically: "That is, that is, you are now members of the 100 billion club, and you are rich and powerful! Well, since you are so rich, you can't spend it all. I and the province The government will help you spend it! There are a lot of things in the province that need to spend money, just wait, fat man, I will let the relevant departments find you!" Qian Huiren was dumbfounded, "Governor Zhao, then...then you can't kill the rich and help the poor!" Zhao Anbang got up and walked out the door, half-truthfully said: "Being rich and unkind, you should kill and you have to kill!" Qian Huiren followed behind Zhao Anbang and cried out, "Governor Zhao, I...why are we so unkind to the rich?" Zhao Anbang stopped talking, "Okay, don't disturb me, the mayor of Pingzhou Shi is already waiting for me in the office!"