Chapter 38 Chapter Thirty-eight

Hu Jun said: "Secretary Shang, I am the one who fired the cannon." Shang Dequan said: "How talented are you, a cannon shooter? What are you bragging about in front of me?! Don't think that I can only be an official. I have been mining stones in the mountains since I was 13 years old, and I have dealt with many squibs and blind cannons!" Hu Jun still said: "This is not good, Secretary Shang, you are the secretary of the county party committee!" Shang Dequan pushed away Hu Jun's pulling, and said with a sad smile: "Little Hu, it's not that you don't know, I'm still the secretary of the county party committee. We are all the same river workers." When he jumped off the embankment, Shang Dequan and Hu Jun were the last He made a joke, "You Xiaohu hasn't married a wife yet, how can I let you block the bullet hole!"

Thousands of Hetian migrant workers who were at the blasting site saw it. Their former secretary of the county party committee, Shang Dequan, rushed down the south embankment of the construction site. The location of the mouth. However, at this moment, the squib sounded. Accompanied by a deafening strong explosion, a piece of stones and soil suddenly flew up in the gunpowder smoke completely buried Shangde. This is the first and only one of the 130,000 migrant workers who died on duty at the 49-kilometer water conservancy construction site in Hetian County. Facing Shang Dequan's body smashed to pieces by stones, Hu Jun, the cannon shooter, Zheng Tuzi, the leader of the fifth team, and Zeng Sancheng, who had just quarreled with Shang Dequan, kept calling "Secretary Shang" and wept loudly.Many migrant workers present also burst into tears... Three days later, the Hetian County Party Committee, the county government, and 130,000 Hetian migrant workers were at the Hetian water conservancy construction site, on the banks of the Damo River for which Suntech gave their lives, to pay for this mistake. The former secretary of the county party committee held a grand memorial meeting, and Chen Zhongyang, deputy secretary of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee and chief commander of the water conservancy project, Wu Mingxiong, secretary of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee, was present.

Shang Dequan's three-year-old daughter, Shang Hao, did not cry before the memorial service because no one told her that her father had died.Looking at his father lying among the green cypresses and silk flowers, Shang Hao told his uncles not to make noise, saying that it was his father who was sleeping.Shang Hao cried when he saw many uncles and grandpas weeping and crying after the mourning meeting began.Weeping in a daze.It wasn't until the memorial meeting was over that his father's body was about to be cremated, Shang Hao really realized the seriousness of the matter, and threw himself on his father's body and cried, crying, "I want dad, I want dad. "

Chen Zhongyang was crying, holding Shang Hao tightly in his arms with trembling hands, and said: "Shang Hao, good boy, from now on, you will be with Grandpa Chen, Grandpa Chen will play with you and send you to school, okay?" Wu Mingxiong tugged on Chen Zhongyang's lapel and said, "Old Chen, what can Shang Hao do with you? You spend all day on the construction site, how do you take care of this child? I think I should take it away. My wife retired last year. " Chen Zhongyang said: "No, I watched Dequan grow up. I am his old leader, and I have a responsibility to his daughter." Shaking his head, he added, "Dequan is an orphan. When he was young, he picked stones on the mountain. , suffered a lot; now, Shanghao is an orphan again, I can't let Shanghao suffer any more."

Wu Mingxiong said angrily: "Will I suffer if I adopt it? You are the old leader of Shang Dequan, am I not Wu Mingxiong? You old Chen has this responsibility, but I Wu Mingxiong does not have this responsibility? Don't argue , I'm going to decide on this child, I can't watch her running around in your jeep all day long." Chen Zhongyang sighed and said, "Old Wu, let's adopt together." Wu Mingxiong took Shang Hao, hugged him in his arms and said, "Let's discuss this matter." Embracing Shang Hao who had lost his father, Wu Mingxiong, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, delivered an important speech to the 1.87 million migrant workers on the 300-kilometer long front through the radio in the headquarters of the Pingchuan Water Conservancy Project.

Wu Mingxiong said emotionally in his speech: "Comrades, your hands are creating history today. An ideal that seems difficult to realize has been plaguing Hirakawa's ideal in this century. The ideal about water is passing through your hands. It became reality with one pick and one shovel with both hands. You have paid the price of hard work, sweat, blood, tears and lives. You are the most outstanding representatives of the 10 million people in Pingchuan, and the best sons and daughters raised by the land of Pingchuan .Your sweat, blood and tears did not flow in vain, and will never flow in vain. The day when water from south to north comes to you is just around the corner. For this reason, the provincial party committee and municipal party committee are deeply grateful to you, and the 10 million people in Pingchuan thank you. A city short of water And the dry land thank you, our children and grandchildren will also thank you, and history will remember your great sacrifice and great creation under such arduous conditions..."

"Power has always been hierarchical. In any power center, this level is clearly reflected. When you go to a strange place, as long as you observe carefully, you will find who is the protagonist here and who is the supporting role here. , who is the supporting role of the supporting role. This needs no introduction, as long as you are familiar with the secrets of power, you can clearly distinguish the power situation here from the faces that are full of ambition, coquettish, or trembling. " ——Xiao Daoqing wrote in his diary. "The protagonist of Pingchuan is undoubtedly Wu Mingxiong. This politically minded old man is becoming more and more ambitious. Ten million Pingchuan people have paid the price of blood and tears, and the old man's political glory has been created day by day, making the old man completely forgetful. Recently, he manipulated Almost all members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee launched a surprise attack on me in the form of a democratic life meeting, and then, with high-sounding reasons, beat me to the lowest level of the power center. They actually assigned me to take charge of family planning and those young people The reproductive organs of men and women. This is absolutely unbearable for me, but I endured it, and I almost said to the old man with a smile on my face, I have to think about it."

——Xiao Daoqing continued to write in his diary. Actually, what else is there to consider?There are only two choices: retreat, or fight.The only way to retreat is to transfer to another city through Secretary Xie's relationship. It is unwise to stay in the political cold palace of the lower levels of power. My young life will be a little bit dead in this malicious political cold storage.And to fight, one must look for an opportunity, pinpoint a fulcrum, and strive to overthrow the entire power center held by the old man when the lever is pressed.If you win, you will stay in Pingchuan to redistribute power; if you fail, it is not too late to retreat to another place to build another stove.The greatest asset I have, youth, is something the political old man will never have again.

So, just fight? "Where is the fulcrum I am looking for?" ——Xiao Daoqing asked himself in his diary. The fulcrum was finally found. Xiao Daoqing never imagined that this fulcrum was in his hometown, Quanwang Township, Damo County, and a deputy township chief named Yu Dajing.When Yu Dajing rubbed his injured left eye and whispered the above words while sitting on the couch at his home, Xiao Daoqing was keenly aware that the fulcrum was in front of him, and from this moment, the battle might have already begun. Accompanying Yu Dajing was Wang Ping, Deputy Secretary of the Damo County Party Committee, Xiao Daoqing's old subordinate.

As soon as Wang Ping sat down, he said clearly to Xiao Daoqing: "Secretary Xiao, the head of the township Yu didn't want to come, I forced him to come here. Chen Zhongyang, an old guy, is really shameless, he was spoiled by Wu Mingxiong. The fascists on the water conservancy construction site! They picked up wine bottles and killed people in broad daylight. May I ask, is Pingchuan an independent kingdom of Wu Mingxiong and Chen Zhongyang? Is there any party discipline and state law? Is it okay if the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee hurts someone? Freedom from the law?"

Wang Ping wants Yu Dajing to tell Xiao Daoqing how his left eye was injured. Yu Dajing was a little scared, looked at Xiao Daoqing pitifully and said, "Secretary Xiao, I'm not here to complain to you, but to report the situation. I have no grievances with Secretary Chen Zhongyang, and I don't want to do anything to Secretary Chen. Let me tell you the situation, as long as you know it, if Secretary Liu of the county party committee punishes me, you can say a few words for me." Xiao Daoqing asked: "Why did the county party committee punish you?" Yu Dajing said: "A few comrades from the township engineering team stayed with the migrant workers all day long. Life was too hard, so they opened a small stove and sometimes drank some wine. They were bumped into by Chen Zhongyang, and Secretary Liu Jinping led someone to investigate. He said that our food accounts were not clear, and asked us to wait and deal with it." Xiao Daoqing frowned and said: "You land lords probably used the migrant workers' river work subsidy to eat and drink again? I don't need to ask you for this old problem." Yu Dajing said: "I'm not bad at all. We ate and drank a few times, and Secretary Wang also ate with us twice when he went to the construction site for inspection. Isn't that right, Secretary Wang?" Wang Ping gave Yu Dajing a hard look, and then said to Xiao Daoqing: "It can't be regarded as eating and drinking too much. Is there anything to eat on the construction site? No time did you drink or eat more than the standard of four dishes and one soup. That's it. When he was caught by Chen Zhongyang, there were only three dishes on the mayor's wine table! Chen Zhongyang just copied the wine bottle and smashed and cursed, and even smashed the bottle and hurt the mayor's eyes. Mayor Yu, Say it yourself." Xiao Daoqing said calmly: "Major Yu, please tell me the whole process in as much detail as possible. Don't exaggerate or narrow it down. You must seek truth from facts." Yu Dajing was timid again, looked at Wang Ping, then at Xiao Daoqing, and waved his hands: "Forget it, forget it, Secretary Chen didn't do it on purpose, and besides, he got angry because of our fault." Wang Ping was in a hurry: "Oh, old Yutou, didn't I tell you on the way? Secretary Xiao is not Secretary Wu, let alone Secretary Chen. He is the backer of our desert cadres. If you don't tell Secretary Xiao, you can Who are you going to talk to?!" Xiao Daoqing said sternly: "Old Wang, don't talk about whether you are backed by the mountain or not. Our Pingchuan Municipal Committee is not Liangshan Zhongyitang! I don't care if the township head Yu is a Damo cadre. As a deputy of the municipal party committee who is still in charge of discipline inspection and political law Secretary, I know how to act in accordance with Party discipline and state laws! Township Chief Yu, tell me, don’t be afraid, Pingchuan is not dominated by anyone, but by the Communist Party, and no one can cover the sky with one hand!” Yu Dajing was even more afraid: "Chen Zhongyang is also the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee. Can your Secretary Xiao deal with him?" Xiao Daoqing said righteously: "So what if Chen Zhongyang is the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee? Patton of the United States is still a four-star general. Just because he slapped a soldier, he ruined his own career. What capitalist countries can do , Can’t our socialist country of reform and opening up do it? Whoever dares to cover up and protect such lawless things will die with the lawless ones! I, Xiao Daoqing, promise you with my personality that I will not deal with it according to party discipline and state law Okay, let's go home and pick up the baby!" Yu Dajing was so moved that he knelt down in front of Xiao Daoqing with a "plop", wiped his nose and said with tears in his eyes, "Secretary Xiao, you really look like Bao Qingtian! For me, the little deputy mayor, you I don’t have any scruples, so why should I have any scruples?! Let me tell you: Liu Jinping, the secretary of the county party committee, found out about this a few days ago, and she told me that Secretary Chen didn’t do it on purpose. If there is a mistake, just pull it out. He also said, count me as a work-related injury, and all medical expenses will be reimbursed, and then subsidies will be given according to the regulations. Still waiting for my reply." Comparing the two, the second ending is obviously not as straightforward as the first ending. His first choice should be the first ending, with the second ending as a candidate. ——Then, go and provoke this old lion, let him roar, let him fight for the dignity of power, let him replace his special car No. 001 with a tank!This time it will be the scepter in the old man's hand that will be crushed by the caterpillars. For this purpose, Xiao Daoqing called the home of Liu Jinping, Secretary of the Damo County Party Committee, at 0:45 that night. He told this former female classmate and ally, and today the most favored female general in the Wu senior camp, that Chen Zhongyang's fascist style Neither the party's discipline nor the country's laws can tolerate it. Please Liu Jinping must draw a clear line with Chen Zhongyang, and don't be Chen Zhongyang's political funeral.He also said that he, Xiao Daoqing, would eliminate all interference and resistance before the transfer of the discipline inspection work he was in charge of, and handle the case to the end until he went to Beijing in person to report to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China. Liu Jinping was shocked, and repeatedly asked Xiao Daoqing: "Secretary Xiao, what do you want to make a big fuss over such a trivial matter that is purely accidental? Are you still one of the heads of the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee? Are you trying to make a big fuss about us? Pingchuan's vigorous career ruined? What will Secretary Wu and a group of standing committee members think? Are you severing yourself in Pingchuan?!" Xiao Daoqing said in a tough tone and boldness that had never been seen before: "Comrade Liu Jinping, you are wrong. Even if I cut myself off from Pingchuan, from you Wu Mingxiong's followers, I can't cut myself off from the party and the people! No! I think Xiao Daoqing is weak and can be bullied. When it is necessary to fight for the interests of the party and the people, I will stand up." Liu Jinping became angry: "It is not you who are fighting for the interests of the party and the people, but Wu Mingxiong, Chen Zhongyang, Shu Huaru, Cao Wuping, and every comrade in the municipal party committee except you! I used to think that you were just Afraid of being responsible, you don’t do things. Only now do you realize that you still hide in the dark and shoot your comrades in the back. Excuse me, is it fair for you to treat Secretary Chen Zhongyang like this? 300 kilometers away from Damohe, where is there no sign of him? Where is there no His footprints? Ask the 1.87 million migrant workers if their commander-in-chief is a fascist? I believe that the Pingchuan Municipal Party Committee and Secretary Wu Mingxiong will never tolerate your madness and hysteria! Otherwise, there will be no fairness and justice in this world It's amazing!" After finishing speaking, Liu Jinping hung up the phone. This really made Xiao Daoqing happy. The result of the test proved that Wu Mingxiong would never let Chen Zhongyang step down.Liu Jinping is still so excited, Wu Mingxiong will be even more excited, the possibility of the first ending has increased. “To irritate your political opponent and induce him to make mistakes on impulse is one of the principles of power science.” ——Xiao Daoqing finally wrote in his diary that day. When Fifty Seven talked with the old governor, Wu Mingxiong kept telling himself in his heart that the old governor had good intentions, you must not get angry, and you must not be angry, but in the end he couldn't help but yelled into the microphone: " I want to step down, I, Wu Mingxiong, and Chen Zhongyang are stepping down together! Since what you do is not as good as watching, and working hard is not as good as commenting, then we all go down to be spectators and commentators, and invite others to do it! Old Governor, don’t blame me I've had enough of complaining! I think some people have ulterior motives, they are people in front of them, ghosts behind their backs, and they don't do business, and the evil fire is not small! If he gets his way this time, let the cadres and masses in Pingchuan see, Those who work hard will not end well, how can I continue to work as the secretary of the municipal party committee!" The old governor asked: "Wu Mingxiong, have you finished?" Wu Mingxiong said: "No. I understand Lao Chen, and your old Governor and Secretary Qian should also understand that he is straight, rough, impatient, and has many problems, but he is indeed working hard. It can be said that without him, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project would not be what it is today. Maybe you haven’t seen Lao Chen for a long time? You can see what he looks like now, he is dark and thin, he seems to be younger than you Old! Every time I see him covered in mud and water, with a tired face, the old governor, I feel so sad that I want to cry!" The old governor was silent.