Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

Liu Wangming used the form of a plenary meeting of the municipal government to build momentum for himself, and Li Shusheng was angry after hearing this.In order to promote themselves, the meeting was extended to people from all walks of life, which greatly exceeded the scope stipulated by the plenary meeting of the government.And what kind of press conference will be held, what news can be released?Isn't it just putting gold on your face?Isn't it just to fight for political achievements?Recording the achievements made by the four groups of the city's joint efforts in one's own name, leaving the first-level organization aside, and putting the individual above the collective leadership of the municipal party committee team, will inevitably be "unjust and helpless."But it's also inconvenient for him to explode, and you can't say anything when you get it on the stage.Isn't it just a few more people to attend the meeting?People who use the form of showing resistance to build momentum for themselves.In addition, there are many people coming and going upstairs, is it not cold to meet acquaintances?Let more people in the city understand the government work, understand the work ideas and deployment of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, wouldn't it be better to unify their thinking?Letting more people know about the work of the government and gaining the trust of the people in the city is not also an affirmation of the work of the municipal party committee?What's wrong?Wouldn't it be better for news organizations to know about Xinyang and promote Xinyang to establish a new image of Xinyang inside and outside the province and even at home and abroad, and to better attract foreign businessmen to invest in Xinyang?Therefore, Li Shusheng can only worry about it in his heart. If you care about it, people will say that you have no style, narrow-minded, small-minded, and lack the demeanor of a politician.However, Liu Wangming can't just sit idly by, let alone let it develop.To expose him, but also to control him, this is what Li Shusheng is thinking about right now.

After the plenary meeting of the municipal government yesterday, comrades from the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and leaders of several departments directly under the municipal government called him overnight to report their views on this unusual plenary meeting of the municipal government. The credit for Xinyang's development in the past few years is recorded in his own name. Throughout his speech, he could not see the leaders of the provincial and municipal party committees, and the collective strength of the municipal government. It is very inappropriate to put himself in a very inappropriate position. not suitable.These made Li Shusheng see the power of justice, and also inspired his thinking.Things always have two sides. Liu Wangming wanted to give himself money in public opinion, and to a certain extent, he may have gained some political capital.But this is tantamount to giving the team members a zero point for working day and night, which will undoubtedly hurt them and cause their dissatisfaction.Everyone knows that in the absence of scientific assessment, ambiguous political performance is a stepping stone to the political life of cadres. You, Liu Wangming, have filled in Xinyang's changes in your performance report, what should they do?

Based on Li Shusheng's observations over the past two years, Liu Wangming's methods of playing politics are not only unsophisticated, they are simply "lower three bad", but they are just bold and thick-skinned.The political games he directed can easily reveal his flaws, and people will know the end after reading the prologue.And it is too explicit, too straightforward, and too much is the "yahui" in folk tales about officialdom's tactics, which shows that he has too little reading and is not considered a "regular army". Judging from this part of the performance, Li Shusheng figured out his own idea: to use the loopholes in Liu Wangming's acting to urge and incite dissatisfaction with him, let Liu Wangming dig his own grave, and indirectly strengthen the internal control of the government.It seems that the initiative is on the opponent's side, but the factors that ultimately determine success or failure are in their own hands.The more important thing is to tie the responsibility to the opponent, and what the outside world sees is Li Shusheng's forced response.Under such circumstances, Li Shusheng's response methods were somewhat excessive, and he was able to gain sympathy from public opinion: he was out of helplessness.Of course, Li Shusheng is the secretary of the municipal party committee after all. He has the important responsibility of grasping the overall situation, leading the team well, and being responsible to the people of the city.No matter what goes wrong in Xinyang's economy, social development, spiritual civilization and party building, the municipal party committee and cadres, as the "top leader", he has an unshirkable responsibility.From this point of view, he still has to endure humiliation, take the overall situation into consideration, and make some sacrifices.Using contradictions should not make the team too scattered; using Liu Wangming's mistakes should not cause too much damage to the economic and social development of the city; prompting Liu Wangming's inflated selfishness should not let him slide too far and get out of hand.

Based on these considerations, he made an appointment with two people from the municipal government today, one was Wei Daoqing, the executive deputy mayor, and the other was Huang Shihuai, the secretary-general of the municipal government. "Secretary, Mayor Wei is here." The secretary came in to report to him.Li Shusheng hugged his elbows and swayed back and forth in front of the desk. The secretary's voice pulled him out of his contemplation. "Don't worry, you tell him to wait." Wei Daoqing originally arranged a coordination meeting for finance, taxation, and several commercial banks. After the completion of the fiscal "double half" task in June, the financial situation is not very good. The income progress is seven percentage points lower than the average level of the province. The leader in charge of the government called him twice, asking him to reverse the situation, and it can no longer be like this in September.He tried several times to report the instructions of the provincial leaders to Liu Wangming face to face, but he couldn't find anyone.I asked Wang Daoguang, and he said he didn't know.Yesterday, Wang Daoguang forwarded him a statement from the Municipal Finance Bureau, on which Liu Wangming wrote: "Please, Deputy Mayor Daoqing, conduct research with relevant departments to change the current passive situation of fiscal revenue progress, and report the results to me." Go to work today Later, just as he was preparing for a meeting, Li Shusheng's office called and asked him to arrive before nine o'clock, but he didn't tell him anything.On the eve of the new municipal party committee, the secretary of the municipal party committee asked the members of the team to talk, which was a very sensitive matter for everyone.Obviously, when the secretary came to him, no matter how important the matter was, he had to put it down.Wei Daoqing had no choice but to make a start, asking everyone to analyze tax sources, speed up the progress of warehousing, and worked out some solid measures, so he left hastily.But as soon as he entered the door, the secretary told him to wait for a while.

Li Shusheng asked him to wait for a while, not because he had something important to let go.Instead, he deliberately left him alone for a while. Although the difference between the secretary of the municipal party committee and the executive deputy mayor is only half a level, there is a difference of several levels in terms of leadership and weight.Meeting the subordinates in advance, but failing to meet them when the time comes, makes the subordinates restless during the waiting process, resulting in the lack of self-perceived status, and strengthening the inequality and condescending momentum between the superior and the subordinate, which is very important for realizing the expected results The talking effect is very helpful.From Li Shusheng's point of view, Wei Daoqing was a very important role in the government team, and it was difficult to bypass him for what Liu Wangming wanted to do.It was justifiable for Li Shusheng to catch him.He is not only a member of the government team, but also a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee.What's more important is that Wei Daoqing is a steady person who doesn't talk much and is a practical person.He has different views with Liu Wangming, and he is not used to many of Liu Wangming's practices.But he lacks the courage to stand up against it publicly. His philosophy is that he will neither work for tigers nor join forces with others, and live in peace.Li Shusheng must work hard to mobilize his enthusiasm and strengthen his rebellious spirit, so that he can become a rope that binds Liu Wangming's hands and feet, and he must hold this rope on the side of the municipal committee and in his own hands.

"Old Wei, come here. Come, come, sit down." After Wei Daoqing was left hanging for half an hour, Li Shusheng finally met him. "The office notified that Secretary Li was looking for me, so he came here." "It's nothing serious. Everyone is busy this time, so I haven't bothered to chat. I have arranged some time these days to talk heart-to-heart with the comrades in the team. You were busy with the government plenary meeting a few days ago?" "Yes. It just opened yesterday." "How did the meeting go, was it a success?" "It's okay." He calmly picked up the teacup Li Shusheng handed over to drink water.

Wei Daoqing is a person who doesn't talk much but knows what's in his heart.People say that he speaks eight out of eight out of eight.Known for his prudence in speaking and doing things, he is very low-key in his behavior, especially in front of his superiors, he doesn't speak casually.He often listens carefully and thinks deeply during the debates that everyone is talking about.Once he had matured his thinking, he pointed to the crux of the problem in a few words, so that everyone could only nod in agreement.So, Wei Daoqing has his own reasons.There is an ancient saying that "too much talk will lead to loss", which he believes is the truth.Speaking in front of superiors is also risky. Whether the views are correct, whether the expression is appropriate, whether the level of understanding is high or not, and the overall quality is good or bad, all come out of your own mouth.Leaders generally cannot meet frequently, so one or one low-level speech is the file of your quality in the leader's mind, and it is very difficult to rewrite it, which determines your political destiny.What's more, Li Shusheng's conversation with him today is still a conversation with an unknown "topic", and Wei Daoqing is exploring the way in the water, so he is very cautious.

Of course Li Shusheng also understood his wariness.The current situation of incoordination between the municipal party committee and the municipal government is felt among the cadres. In the final analysis, it is a coordination problem between the two "top leaders".As the second in command of the government, Wei Daoqing's situation is also very delicate.He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, so naturally he can't offend Li Shusheng, but he is also the executive deputy mayor of the government, so he can't offend Liu Wangming either, so he has to find a balance between the two.In fact, Li Shusheng believes that he has nothing in common with Liu Wangming in terms of character and quality.The purpose of his talk to Wei Daoqing today is to break Wei Daoqing's illusion of balance.But the starting point of today's conversation must start with the topics that Wei Daoqing is interested in.

"Old Wei, have you worked as the executive deputy mayor for four years?" Li Shusheng asked easily, leaning his head back on the chair and smiling. The red telephone rang, and Li Shusheng picked up the receiver and signaled him to wait a while. "Hi, hello, oh, it's the secretary-general. You're a busy person. You're not in the office for several calls." "I heard that your brother is looking for me? Do you have instructions?" Sitting close, the voice on the other end of the phone is very clear.Wei Daoqing heard that the secretary-general of the provincial government was Li Shusheng's assistant when he was the director of the planning committee, and the two were old partners.Both public and personal friendships are very deep.

"It's nothing serious. I heard that the provincial government office is drafting some work systems, including some meeting systems. Can you pass the draft to me so that we can learn first?" "Oh, what new tricks are you thinking of?" "You forgot, didn't the governor-designate propose to build an efficient, clean, limited and rule-of-law government at the National Committee? Can we not consider it?" "There is a manuscript, but it's still immature. The governor hasn't read it yet, so it can't be circulated. Of course, except for you. I'll let them pass it on to you."

"Thank you then." Li Shusheng put down the phone, went out to explain to the secretary, and then picked up their topic. "Four years and six months. The time flies and the work is not done." "Be humble. The government is the one who really takes care of the work with your feet on the ground. I know it well. I don't want to praise you in person. The executive deputy mayor is outstanding." "Secretary Li has won the prize." Having said that, Wei Daoqing felt a little comfort in his heart.In good conscience, Wei Daoqing's four-year executive deputy mayor has not been easy, and he has accompanied the mayor for two terms.The former mayor did not understand the work of the government and had no rules.Wei Daoqing was so busy repairing the stage that he was exhausted, and he still had unspeakable suffering.After Liu Wangming came, Wei Daoqing discovered that he was a master who only wanted reputation but no effort, only utilitarianism but no work, and only power but no obligation.Therefore, he has been taken advantage of for some major deployments of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, the difficult problems that require coordination, and the errands that require patience.But Liu Wangming never had a word of greeting. Someone knocked on the door, Li Shusheng invited in, and the secretary came in.Smiling at them, "Sorry, I'm interrupting for a minute." The Secretary reported that the Minister of Propaganda asked Secretary Li if he could notify them of the scheduled inspection of the news unit tomorrow. Li Shusheng thought for a moment, "Okay, you can tell the Propaganda Department to look at the reporter stations of several central and provincial news units in the city first, then the newspaper office, then the radio station, TV station, and network center. After reading it, we will hold a symposium." .Fancy big fantasies.But the starting point of today's conversation cannot start from "Can the content of the discussion be told to the participants in advance?" "Of course, they must be notified in advance. The main discussion is how to strengthen the propaganda and reporting work for studying and implementing the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the construction of the team of journalists, and the management of news reports, so that they can make some preparations." "Okay, I'll notify them right away." The conversation continued. "According to the arrangement of the provincial party committee, the municipal party committee will be re-elected in October, and the inspection team of the provincial party committee will come to the city for inspection soon. I want to listen to your opinions individually before the provincial party committee decides on the team of the municipal party committee, and see how you feel about your work arrangements. What considerations, I will report to the provincial party committee at that time. You have suffered a lot in these years, as an organization, you can't treat those cadres who are unknown to the cause." Wei Daoqing's heart skipped a beat.The change of term is a heart-warming event for the in-service leading cadres of the city's four sets of teams.These days, it is also a hot topic of discussion among cadres in the city.It's a lie to say that you don't think about it.On the road of politics, there is no one who does not want to be promoted, and no one who is promoted does not want to stay in his position for a while.Even when it was time to retire, he still ignored the black and white words on the file, arguing that he "changed" his age in order to start working earlier.There are various reasons to struggle for the "revolution" for a period of time.Secretary Li thought of Wei Daoqing at this time, affirmed his work, gave him a high evaluation, and "listened to his thoughts", which was enough to make him grateful for a while.Excitement is excitement, but the words are still very measured. "Thank you Secretary Li for your concern. As a person, I have always obeyed the organization and worked hard. To be honest, I am really tired these years. I am approaching fifty. If I continue to work like this, I will not be able to do what I want. .If possible, I would like to come to the municipal party committee to do something." Li Shusheng nodded while listening.He understood what Wei Daoqing meant by "coming to the municipal party committee", that is, to aspire to the position of deputy secretary of the municipal party committee.Although the level is the same, the use of the deputy secretary is even more important.According to scholars' research, the "satisfaction" of a cadre's promotion can generally last for about three years. After this time, a new round of agitation for promotion begins.Wei Daoqing has been the executive deputy mayor for more than four years, so he is naturally not satisfied with his current position.But I was embarrassed to clearly propose to be the mayor.If this is the case, it is tantamount to pushing Liu Wangming to the position of secretary of the municipal party committee, isn't it going to drive Li Shusheng away? "I can understand your thoughts, and I will reflect your thoughts when the provincial party committee considers the next team of Xinyang. Of course, it is still difficult for me to predict the requirements for the staffing of the next municipal party committee team and how to determine the number of posts." "Secretary Li, it was you who asked me to talk about my thoughts, so I reported to you what I had in my heart. Again, I obey the organization's arrangements and will not embarrass you." "From your personal quality and work performance, I think your ideas are very practical. The main problem now is that you have done a lot of specific work in the backstage of the government in obscurity. But the impression of government work to the outside world is somewhat misleading. For example The information from your government plenary meeting that just ended yesterday—" Li Shusheng didn't finish his sentence, staring at the reaction on his face. Wei Daoqing seemed to have come to his senses, with a wry smile on his face.He understood Li Shusheng's question about "how is the government plenary meeting going?" "We all had different opinions on the law and content of this plenary meeting of the government. In order to keep the overall situation in mind, we didn't insist on it." Now that Wei Daoqing has understood it, he will stop there. There is no need for Li Shusheng to elaborate on this matter.He cannot be made to feel too much what he thinks of the plenary session of government. "Daoqing, we are all leading cadres of the Communist Party. Seeking truth from facts and dialectical materialism are the heirlooms left to us by our ancestors. You can't deny your work because of humility! You can't take care of the overall situation without principles. You are the government's Second in command, your words carry weight. What you should say can’t be vague, you are a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, if you feel unsure, you can talk to me in advance.” Wei Daoqing understood the painstaking efforts of Li Shusheng's conversation today.Indeed, Wei Daoqing had his own opinions on some of the things Liu Wangming did in the government and some of the issues he dealt with, and he also raised some different opinions. Give him a hard time.Or simply don't take it to the government executive meeting to study it, and make a personal decision.He also thought about whether he should give Li Shusheng some feedback on this situation.Later he saw that Liu Wangming was a very narrow-minded person, once he found out, Wei Daoqing's life would be even more difficult.Weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and do his job as best he could.As for the matter of showing his face, making political achievements, being on camera, and being on the news, he dared not compete with Liu Wangming, not to mention that Wei Daoqing was not interested in these things.From Li Shusheng's words just now, it can be heard that he has opinions on the government's work not being reported to him. As the executive deputy mayor, he is obviously also responsible. "Secretary Li, you are right in your criticism, and I will take care of it in the future." "Old Wei, your question is not whether you can 'grasp', but whether you dare to 'grasp'. Some of them are common sense issues in party life, and you still don't know? The party's leadership, the people create history, and the democratic Centralism, etc., these are the ABCs that a leading cadre should master. In this plenary meeting of yours, even these ABCs have been thrown aside!" Old Wei couldn't hold his head up, now that he thought of the words that came out of Liu Wangming's mouth at the meeting, he blushed a little. "Daoqing, I'm not criticizing you. We have to take this kind of issue seriously. The common people don't look at these things based on who they are, but on what's wrong with our party. It's the reflection of the party's image among the masses." Li Shusheng Mention the height to analyze the problem. Wei Daoqing left Li Shusheng's office happily.To be honest, in the four years of working as the executive deputy mayor, he has never had such a deep discussion with the organization about his personal work ideas, and he has never understood the views of the municipal party committee, especially Li Shusheng, on his work.Liu Wangming gave him almost no words other than explaining his work tasks. Although they met almost every day, there always seemed to be a thick layer of curtain between them.Obviously, Liu Wangming has opinions on his work.As far as the current unspoken rules in the political world are concerned, as a deputy, you must obey, cling, and please the principal, and let him feel that you and him are of one mind, and you will have a bright future.On the desktop, it is called "supporting the work of the top leader", or "strong organizational concept".You just call him Lao Tzu, but he still doesn't recognize you as a son.Wei Daoqing and Liu Wangming are in such a relationship now.Facing the reality, Wei Daoqing was unwilling to humble himself and submit to him, nor did he dare to confront him openly.On the surface, they are living in peace, but inside they are fighting a lawsuit.Now Li Shusheng offered him an olive branch, take?Still not answering?This is an important choice, and he must face it seriously.Under normal circumstances, the secretary of the municipal party committee has greater discretion when it comes to personnel issues.But in terms of Liu Wangming's character and activity energy, the influence of his tactics on personnel arrangements cannot be underestimated.Obviously, Li Shusheng was also wary of his move.The fact that Li Shusheng was talking to him just now, interrupted twice, the phone call with the secretary general of the provincial government, and the arrangement for the secretary to inspect the propaganda news unit is enough to prove that Li Shusheng has begun to control Liu Wangming.These actions were clearly aimed at the plenary session of the government.He can't tolerate Liu Wangming using these activities as his own political tools as he likes, and he can't tolerate Liu Wangming using the party's mouthpiece as a tool he has set up for his personal evaluation. He is going to take action now. "Daoqing, no matter what, before and after the change of term, you can't relax at work." Li Shusheng patted him on the shoulder, left the desk, and sent him out. "Don't worry, Secretary Li, I am a person who will not be lazy."