Chapter 3 one

Wang Siji, the executive deputy secretary of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee, had been waiting at the Xincheng Hotel for more than two hours, but he still hadn't waited for the cadre inspection team from the Organization Department of the Haozhou Municipal Party Committee.Dianjiang City is a county-level city, which belongs to Haozhou.The investigation team from the organization department at the higher level, as the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee in charge of the organization, should be the most important cooperator and receiver anyway, not to mention that he is also the executive deputy secretary.

The investigation this time was too sudden, which made Wang Siji at a loss for what to do.Wang Siji is 53 years old this year. If something goes wrong this year, he will have almost no hope in his life.When the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, the deputy department, retreated to the second line, he was given a symbolic position, and that was the end.Everyone knows that if department-level cadres are not promoted before the age of 55, they can only stand aside, and there is no possibility of promotion. However, the object of this inspection team is Xia Zhongmin! Wang Siji really never dreamed that it would be Xia Zhongmin!

More than half a year ago, the Haozhou Municipal Party Committee inspected the team of the Dijiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. Afterwards, Wang Siji knew that, strictly speaking, that time was not only an inspection, but also an all-round and multi-level inspection of the Dijiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government. A comprehensive assessment of the government team.Among the subjects investigated that time, as far as Wang Sig knew, Xia Zhongmin was not the only one, at least he was Wang Sig.Prior to this, Wang Siji had been a township cadre for two years, deputy director of the Organization Department for three years, director of the Personnel Bureau for four years, secretary-general of the Municipal Party Committee for six years (he was promoted to the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee in the second year), head of the Organization Department and a member of the Standing Committee for five years, and a member of the Standing Committee for eight years. The deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee in charge of the organization.Although it was an assessment, judging from the size and level of the inspection team at that time, it was by no means an ordinary assessment.No matter where he looked at it, he felt that there should be nothing wrong with him, at least not a big problem.Although Xia Zhongmin has an advantage over him in age, Wang Siji's advantage lies in his good reputation and there is no major controversy.In particular, there is another point that Xia Zhongmin can't compare with him at all, that is, his "age" is extremely long.Although he and Xia Zhongmin are both deputy secretary of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee, and Xia has always been ranked ahead of him, Wang Siji has struggled in this position of deputy director for nearly twenty years!This is unheard of and extremely rare in the entire region, and even in the entire province.Although Xia Zhongmin's time in the position of deputy director and deputy secretary is not short, it is only more than ten years, which is only half of his time.

Dianjiang City, where Wang Siji lives, is a county-level city with strong independence, a high degree of industrialization, relatively developed transportation, and a special status.The city has a population of more than 1.7 million and is divided into two districts and 28 townships, so the level of cadres working here is slightly higher than that of ordinary county-level cities.For example, the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Dianjiang City is generally a member of the Standing Committee of the Haozhou Municipal Party Committee, with the rank of Deputy Office.In contrast, it is slightly higher than other counties and cities by half a block.But the height is only a little higher, except for the secretary of the municipal party committee, the other specifications are basically the same as other county-level cities.

In the assessment and inspection more than half a year ago, most people were optimistic about him at that time, at least the people in the circle were optimistic about him.For most of his life, Wang Siji has almost rolled over in the personnel circle.Although his ancestral home is Hubei, he grew up in Dianjiang. He speaks a standard local dialect, and the cadres below immediately laugh when he speaks a few witty dialects.Classmates and colleagues from the same hometown, see you when you look up and see you when you look down.There are also two years for township cadres, three years for the deputy head of the organization department, four years for the head of the personnel bureau, five years for the organization minister, and eight years for the deputy secretary in charge of the organization.No matter whether it is the municipal party committee or the municipal government, no matter what kind of meeting is being held, looking down in a dark way, it is often found that almost half of the cadres are appointed and promoted by him.Think about what kind of scene it would be, and what kind of style it would be.The right time, the right place, and the harmony of people.What is the basis?That's the basics.Although Xia Zhongmin is young and can be said to be in the limelight, his popularity index is extremely high.Of course, Wang Siji has other advantages, he is stable and mature, and has no obvious shortcomings.Another important point is that he had become an out-and-out "underdog" at that time.The safflower must be supported by the green leaves, there is hard work without credit, and a department-level cadre in his early fifties and twenty years, who would not feel sympathetic?

Unexpectedly, the result of that assessment once again surprised people in the circle. On the assessment list of mayor candidates, the one who ranked first in the assessment results was not Wang Siji, who had been "aged" for nearly twenty years, but It was Xia Zhongmin who was only 38 years old!Although the gap is not very big, Wang Sizji can only be ranked fourth!The most incredible thing was that despite Wang Siji's best efforts, Xia Zhongmin was still higher than Wang Siji in the assessment results of the candidate for the secretary of the municipal party committee.Xia Zhongmin was second, and Wang Siji was still fourth.The first place is the 58-year-old municipal party secretary and mayor Chen Zhengxiang.

Prior to this, it was generally believed that there would definitely be a big change in the team of Dianjiang City after this inspection.Chen Zhengxiang will retreat to the second line, and the post of municipal party secretary is likely to be sent out, but it is also possible that Wang and Xia will be selected.The post of mayor will definitely be created between Wang and Xia.To put it bluntly, the competition between the main leaders of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government in the future is actually the competition between Wang and Xia. That blow was really too big for Wang Siji.Because he has reached the age where he can no longer make a wrong step, at the age of 53, he is no longer allowed to make any mistakes.

Not long after that, Xia Zhongmin was suddenly appointed an executive deputy mayor, as if taking care of his emotions and public opinion, and at the same time he arranged for Wang Sizji an executive deputy secretary.Xia Zhongmin's power expanded accordingly, and Wang Siji was in charge of two more systems.It's still one and a half catties, one eight taels. In the aftertaste and pondering, Wang Siji even suddenly felt his weight!Perhaps it is precisely because of my own existence that no one will, cannot, or dare to act rashly regarding the next step of Dingjiang's leadership team's arrangements!Even if you want to move, you must maintain and seek a balance.

Today, the most important reason why Wang Siji's self-confidence has been able to recover quickly and become stronger is because more than half a year has passed since that assessment, and the team in Dianjiang City is still in the same pattern and has not moved.Everything was the same, no one moved!And until now, there is still no sign of moving.The ranking of the team is still the same as in the past. Zhen Zhengxiang, who is also the secretary and mayor, ranks first; Xia Zhongmin, the deputy secretary and executive deputy mayor, ranks second; Wang Siji, the executive deputy secretary, still ranks third.

Wang Siji understands that with the passage of time, this balance and pattern will be broken sooner or later.Chen Zhengxiang, who is already 58 years old, will never continue to hold two jobs like this.In fact, with the increase of age, more and more people are no longer optimistic about him, Chen Zhengxiang, and more people are constantly changing their positions and directions.In fact, Chen Zhengxiang's ability to control the overall situation has become weaker and weaker, and even in most cases, the entire leadership team of Dianjiang has already been in a semi-out of control state.When Chen Zhengxiang first came to Dengjiang, it was actually just a transition.As a foreign secretary, Chen Zhengxiang didn't have a long time. Among the cadres in Dianjiang, Chen Zhengxiang didn't have any foundation. Therefore, before he reached his age, it was inevitable that he would lose control.What authority does a 58-year-old secretary who is likely to be replaced at any time still have?What's more, it's in Dianjiang!Everyone knows that in this city of Dianjiang, all titles are useless. The real power does not lie in titles, but lies in your strength and appeal.No matter who you are, if you don't have the corresponding strength and appeal, and the power and foundation that you should have, even if you become the secretary of the municipal party committee, you will only be a signboard in the end, a signboard without any meaning.

The key point is that the core of power in Dianjiang City cannot completely fall into Xia Zhongmin's hands. Wang Siji is extremely sober and vigilant on this point.If the power of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government falls into the hands of Xia Zhongmin, the fortress he has painstakingly built for decades will be in danger of completely collapsing and ending. This, he knows.The officials, big and small, who surrounded him were also very clear. Xia Zhongmin is different from Wang Siji, and even more different from Chen Zhengxiang. Fortunately, the current situation is acceptable to him, and he can wait for an opportunity. At present, he and Xia Zhongmin are on the same starting line. Both of them are deputy directors, deputy secretaries, and both executives. The next best situation is that Xia Zhongmin will be successfully elected mayor at the new National People's Congress.And he was calmly elected as the secretary of the municipal party committee at the new party congress.For Wang Siji, this is naturally the best ending.Although Xia Zhongmin is an extremely difficult person to control, as the secretary of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee, as the top leader of the leadership team, as a leader who will become the deputy department level, and as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee at a higher level, the situation in Dianjiang is not difficult for him. control. There is another situation that he can still accept, that is, Xia Zhongmin was appointed as the secretary of the municipal party committee, and Wang Siji was elected as the mayor.With his strength and foundation, it is not difficult for him to be the mayor.He can completely accept Xia Zhongmin's leadership and will never have any disputes with Xia Zhongmin.Xia Zhongmin is young, he will not stay in Dianjiang forever.As long as he survives three to five years smoothly, he will still be the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Dianjiang.Before he was fifty-seven or eight years old, he was able to settle at the deputy department level, and finally retired in the place of Dianjiang. He was satisfied and at ease. For more than half a year, Wang Siji has been working hard and struggling in this direction.On the surface, everything is very smooth, calm, never big ups and downs. A few months have passed, and the party congress will be held in more than ten days, and then there will be the people's congress and the political association. concurrently.So even though it is a change of term, it does not make people nervous. The so-called change of the party congress and the change of the people's congress are actually going through the motions, and there are no major changes in personnel arrangements.The real fight is still far away, and the state of mind is still calm. However, to everyone's surprise, in this calm, as if falling from the sky, such an investigation team suddenly came! What suffocated Wang Siji the most was that there was only one person for this investigation, not him, but Xia Zhongmin! And there is another piece of news that made him feel even more thrilling. On the day he hid, he was entrusted by the Provincial Political and Legal Committee, the Provincial Disciplinary Inspection Commission, and the Provincial Procuratorate. With the assistance of the Jiang Municipal Legal Committee, a joint investigation team was set up three days ago, and it has been conducting secret investigations in Dianjiang City for nearly two days. It's so abnormal!The joint investigation team came down to investigate the problem, but they didn't inform him. Obviously, it was not someone else who was the target of the crime, but it was most likely him, Wang Siji!Even if it wasn't directly facing him, it was at least related to him, Wang Siji. On the contrary, it was Xia Zhongmin who knew about this investigation in advance and directly arranged to assist the investigators! A joint investigation team, a joint investigation team, appeared almost at the same time.Two-pronged approach, yet so secretive and swift, what exactly does this mean? Wang Siji pondered for a whole day while inquiring about the situation, and finally came to the conclusion that there are still two possibilities: Not only will Xia Zhongmin become the new mayor, but he will also be the only successor to the municipal party secretary Chen Zhengxiang!This also means that the balance between Wang Siji and Xia Zhongmin will be completely broken, and the competition between them will also end.From then on, Wang Siji will be farther and farther away from the core of power in Dianjiang City, and it even means that Wang Sizji's career in power in Dianjiang City is coming to an end.Waiting for Wang Siji is likely to be transferred from Dianjiang City, or withdraw from the political arena.Because the matter is too obvious, if Wang Siji loses this opportunity for promotion, it means that his official career in Dianjiang City has come to an end, and it is impossible to make a comeback.Once Xia Zhongmin became mayor, Wang Siji was not promoted at the same time, which meant that the 58-year-old current secretary of the municipal party committee, Chen Zhengxiang, would not immediately retreat to the second line, which also meant that Chen Zhengxiang would completely fall for Xia Zhongmin.After two or three years, Xia Zhongmin could only be appointed as the Secretary of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee as a matter of course.With Xia Zhongmin's personality, if this situation becomes a fact, then during this period, he will never want anyone to come to Dianjiang to be the secretary of the municipal party committee.Wang Siji knew Xia Zhongmin well, he would rather have an obedient municipal party secretary than someone he didn't know, or someone he knew very well.Even if this is not the case, one thing is for sure, as long as it is possible, Xia Zhongmin would rather transfer a municipal party secretary from outside than agree, and will definitely try his best to prevent him from becoming the municipal party secretary of Dianjiang City.They understand each other that at this point, they are doomed to be only rivals, and they will never and will not join hands again. Xia Zhongmin will not only be formally elected as the mayor at the National People's Congress, but will also be promoted as the secretary of the municipal party committee at the same time!This is by no means impossible. This kind of team structure with one person and two jobs is common in these years.Its purpose is one, that is, in a special situation, try to avoid internal conflicts in the team, so as to ensure the stability of the political situation.Generally speaking, this kind of situation often occurs in counties and cities with relatively important regions or relatively intensive reforms, accumulated problems, serious situations, and sharp and complicated contradictions.Dianjiang City is such a special county and city, so the emergence of such a team structure is naturally very possible.Judging from the confidentiality and urgency of the provincial and municipal investigation team this time, it would be more beneficial for Xia Zhongmin to increase this possibility.If Xia Zhongmin holds two positions once a situation arises, then Wang Siji's transfer is almost a foregone conclusion.As the secretary of the Dianjiang Municipal Party Committee, he will inevitably enter the Standing Committee of the Haozhou Municipal Party Committee, and will be promoted to the Deputy Office soon.On the issue of Ding Jiang's future team, Xia Zhongmin had an absolute right to speak.Once Xia Zhongmin has identified the target, whoever dares to block him, the final result is either you die or I live, even if you are smashed to pieces, you will fight to the death.He will not tolerate you getting in his way, and he will never live in peace with you for long.This is not only Xia Zhongmin's consistent style, but also Xia Zhongmin's unchanging personality. What worries Wang Sizji the most is that the policy environment is not conducive to him: despite the sign of his ancestral home in Hubei, the fact that he was born and raised in Hubei, barely spent a day in Hubei when he was a child, and has no relatives in Hubei, It is crucial to Wang Siji's appointment and dismissal in Dianjiang City.If he still wants to be promoted to another level, if someone seriously pursues it, and then applies this rule that local people cannot hold full-time and main positions in the local area, then his transfer is almost a foregone conclusion, and it is difficult for anyone to change it.And if he, Wang Siji, really had to be transferred, then at his current age, it would be almost impossible for him to be appointed as a principal in a county, even a very backward and remote county.Compared with the young cadres who have come up one after another, his age is really too big. However, Wang Siji also understood that for both him and Xia Zhongmin, it was far from the moment when the overall situation was settled.Xia Zhongmin is still too far away from the time when he will celebrate with each other, and Wang Siji will not be caught just yet. He should act, must act now. Most importantly, this time he wants to change his strategy!If it is said that what he wanted in the past was calm and calm, but now, he must make big waves!Only in this way can he take the initiative and turn the tide. Once the goal is established, it can no longer be delayed. Today is the first step, so he must die here and wait. He must wait until the people he needs show up, even if it is too late.