Chapter 2 Relationship Studies at the Wine Table and Card Table

Zhu Minsheng, secretary of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee, left the provincial Party committee compound, and got into the car without saying a word, keeping a cold expression on his face.Yang Senlin, secretary general of the municipal party committee, hurried into another car, and the two cars drove away from the provincial party committee compound in tandem. More than an hour later, the two cars returned to the compound of the municipal party committee. The guards saw the approaching car from a distance and stood upright. Looking at the saluting guard through the glass, Yang Senlin thought to himself: "There is a dog sitting in the car, and the guard still salutes the same. He respects the position, not the person." The "Uncle Zhu" he knew, since Zhu Jianguo took the position of deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, seemed to be more dignified than before, which made him feel both familiar and strange.

The Shazhou Municipal Party Committee Compound is a boxy building, deeply influenced by Soviet-style architecture.There are many windows on the front of the compound, and behind each window sits one or several figures, who control and influence a large number of people, and affect the economic and social development of a region. The second floor of the compound is the Organization Department. Minister Yi Zhongda was sitting in the office looking at the documents. Deputy Minister Zhu Renyi walked in and said, "Secretary Zhu's car has entered the courtyard." Yi Zhongda quickly took a thin document from the drawer and went out.

Zhu Renyi was originally the deputy director of the Organization Department of the Maoyun Municipal Party Committee. When Su Mingjun was replaced by the executive deputy director of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Director of Propaganda, he was transferred from Maoyun to Shazhou to take over Su Mingjun's position. His surname is Zhu, but he is from another province, so he is not related to Zhu Minsheng.Although they are not related, he and Yi Zhongda are both Zhu Minsheng's old subordinates.The transfer from Maoyun to Shazhou was the coordination work that Zhu Minsheng personally went to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee to do.

Zhu Renyi had just arrived at the door of his office when he heard the phone ringing extremely loudly inside. "Old Zhu, I'm Zhang Hong, heh, heh, I miss you very much." Zhu Renyi put the microphone to his ear, and Zhang Hong's hearty voice came from the microphone.In the impression of ordinary people, the head of the organization is serious and full of official airs, but Zhang Hong is very easy-going, with a word and a smile, the more he has this attitude, the higher the prestige in Maoyun, the bureau cadre of Maoyun When mentioning Zhang Hong, everyone gives a thumbs up.

"Minister Zhang, the farewell party in the ministry that day was the most I drank in ten years. Don't talk about drinking now, I will get drunk when I smell the wine." "It's not enough. You played tricks that day. When you return to Maoyun, you have to drink this wine again." After chatting for a while, Zhang Hong said casually: "I heard that Secretary Zhu's former secretary Hou Weidong worked in Shazhou. The secretary mentioned him many times in front of me, you should take care of him." Zhu Renyi said: "Hou Weidong has just been transferred from the position of secretary of the county party committee to the Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau. He has a very good reputation in Shazhou."

Zhang Hong laughed twice, and said: "The strong general has no weak soldiers, let alone the soldiers brought out by Secretary Zhu." After saying a few more words, he hung up the phone. Based on Zhu Renyi's understanding of Zhang Hong, he firmly believed that these few words were not nonsense. Most likely Zhang Hong called to hint after hearing Zhu Yan's few words. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly thank Zhang Hong. At this time, Minister Yi Zhongda was sitting opposite Zhu Minsheng. Zhu Minsheng read the two thin pages without looking up for a long time, which made him feel a little nervous for no reason.

"Zhongda, you have been in Shazhou for a long time..." Zhu Minsheng stopped abruptly after speaking half a sentence, and looked down at the two thin pages of paper. Although this sentence is short, it is like a strange-flavored soybean, which makes Yi Zhongda taste a variety of flavors. Finally, Zhu Minsheng raised his head and said succinctly: "The plan is not mature." Since Yi Zhongda came to Shazhou as the head of the organization, the municipal party committee has adjusted cadres many times, basically adopting his plan, but this time, the plan was rejected by Zhu Minsheng.Yi Zhongda knew Zhu Minsheng's character well, so he didn't bother, took back the two pages, stood in front of the table, and said, "I'll go back and readjust the plan, and then report to Secretary Zhu."

Back in the office, Yi Zhongda looked at the list again sullenly, thought and thought, and then put the list back in the drawer. When he was about to leave work, he received a call from Huang Zidi. Before Huang Zidi could speak, Yi Zhongda took the initiative and said, "Secretary Huang, did you enjoy your trip to Beijing?" "Hey, I've been there countless times, and I don't have much fun." At this moment, Huang Zidi was drunk, and was brought into an entertainment place by Yi Zhongling, and he only knew what world he was in in a daze.He was waiting for someone in the private room at this time, and he took the time to call Yi Zhongda.

"Have you shown the list to the boss? What's his opinion?" "The list was rejected by the boss, and I have to readjust." Huang Zidi was half sober from the wine, and said, "Does he have a clear opinion?" "No." "Then I'll talk about it when I get back." Huang Zidi lost all interest after making this call.Since receiving 500,000 yuan, Huang Zidi's life trajectory has completely changed. He and Yi Zhongling have become good brothers who can't be steamed or beaten.This kind of life is like quicksand, which makes people fall continuously. Although they desperately want to climb up, they have nowhere to start. Only the person concerned can really understand the fear and helplessness during this time.

When a lively and fragrant woman walked into the room, Huang Zidi's eyes immediately became wolf-like.He galloped desperately on that woman, only pleasure, no happiness. At the same time, a dinner is underway at Tingyuexuan in Shazhou. Ji Daolin went upstairs and saw that the decoration inside was not bad, so he said to Hou Weidong who was following him, "Listen to Yuexuan, the name is quite elegant, how did you find this place?" Because it was a student who invited the teacher, Luo Jinhao didn't hide anything, and said: "This is the restaurant opened by the wife of Team Leader Chen. We often go here. It's a bit small, but the food tastes pretty good."

Nine people surrounded the table. Ji Daolin was already the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee and the secretary of the Disciplinary Committee. He had the highest status and was seated at the head. The new deputy mayor Du Yongsheng sat next to him. Director Hu of the Academy Security Department, Hou Weidong, Luo Jinhao and others sat around. Du Yongsheng was about forty years old. Looking at Hou, Luo and others, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I think when I just graduated, people called me Xiao Du. Time really flies by. Now my hair has turned gray, and I don't know what to do anymore." No one calls me Xiao Du anymore." Ji Daolin said with a smile: "Mayor Du is two grades behind me. I still remember when he was running for the school's student union. He was wearing an old military uniform and he was the youngest." Du Yongsheng touched the circle of white hair on his hair and said, "I'm really old. I'm considered old among the directors of the provincial government. This time, the leaders couldn't stand it anymore, so they let me go. The cattle come out." The party tonight was initiated by Hou Weidong. The reason was to welcome Du Yongsheng, the new deputy mayor. Everyone present is a graduate of Shazhou University. "There are also many graduates of Shazhou College in the provincial government, most of them are in the department and deputy department. However, their department is different from that of Weidong and you. You hold real power. To put it bluntly, they are small employees who follow the steps." There are many big people in the provincial government, but under the halo of the big people there are also many small people, living a life of feathers.Du Yongsheng stepped out of the provincial government step by step, so he is naturally very clear about the ups and downs. Hearing Du Yongsheng's words, Hou Weidong couldn't help thinking that when he was assigned to Shangqinglin, his greatest dream was to be transferred to the county and city offices. As for the provincial government, it was like a dream in his eyes, and he didn't even dare to think about it.He said: "Working in the provincial and municipal governments, you get the moon first, and you have more opportunities than the grassroots." Du Yongsheng said: "I think there are still many opportunities at the grassroots level. Jin Hao and Wei Dong are specific examples. In provincial government agencies, there are not many real power positions at the age of 30." Ji Daolin said with a smile: "In fact, there are people who stand out in the provincial and municipal government agencies and grassroots governments, but after all, there are only a small number of people standing at the top of the pyramid, so there are a large number of ordinary cadres in the agencies and grassroots. Mayor Du and Wei Dong It’s the same question from different angles.” Du Yongsheng was new to Shazhou. He respected Ji Daolin, deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, and said, "Secretary Ji is the one who sees everything comprehensively. Secretary Ji is the pride of our batch of graduates." Director Hu of the Security Department and Ji Daolin stayed at the school at the same time, but now he is still the director of the Security Department. Hearing Du Yongsheng's words made him feel very uncomfortable, but he was already discouraged about his official career. Very happy.He raised his glass and said, "Wei Dong, Jin Hao, the three of us from the picket team come to have a drink." Both Luo Jinhao and Hou Weidong used to be the deputy captains of the picket team, and Director Hu was the captain of the picket team, so he could act as the boss in front of them. While drinking and chatting, the atmosphere became more and more lively. The wine bureau was coming to an end, and Du Yongsheng, who was drunk, took Hou Weidong's hand and said, "Zhushuihe Hydropower Station is a project registered by the provincial government, and it is also a key project of the Water Resources Department. Director Wu personally grasped it. Director Weidong Take this as the top priority of all your work, and don't be careless." Hou Weidong understood Du Yongsheng's implication, he did not disclose his relationship with Wu Ying, and said: "Thank you, Mayor Du, for your guidance. I will hold a meeting tomorrow to study the matter of Zhushui River." After the banquet was over, Deputy Mayor Du Yongsheng was already drunk. After Du Yongsheng left by car, Ji Daolin said to Hou Weidong: "My house is close, so I don't need a car. You can walk with me." After waving goodbye to Director Hu, Luo Jinhao and others, Hou Weidong and Ji Daolin walked side by side on the sidewalk.The street lights in Shazhou are very bright, and the lights on both sides of the facade and the decorative lights on the exterior walls of the building make the night brightly decorated. Hou Weidong said: "Secretary Ji, during my most difficult two years, it was the book you gave me that gave me spiritual strength." Ji Daolin didn't respond for a while: "What book?" "It was also one night when I just graduated, you gave me a copy of "The Ordinary World" by Lu Yao in the bookstore. I have been working in Shangqinglin for more than two years, and this book was placed next to my pillow. Gave me a lot of encouragement.” Hou Weidong is telling the truth, the days and nights when he first arrived in Shangqinglin, it was indeed this book that gave him spiritual strength. "If you don't talk about it, I'd have forgotten it a long time ago." Ji Daolin has been the secretary of the Youth Committee for several years, and he is still as gentle and elegant as he was in the academy. Heavy, some people see the sweetness of love, some people see the helplessness of life, Wei Dong should see self-reliance and self-improvement." "Dean Ji has won the award, and I am very lucky to be able to get to where I am today." Ji Daolin turned his head to the side, took a careful look at Hou Weidong, and said, "What do you think about being transferred from the post of secretary of the county party committee to the director of the Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau?" "In the past, there was a forest in Wangri Village, Shangqinglin, and there were many wild boars in it. When the wild boars wanted to run, they always retreated first. The purpose of retreating was to move forward better. A few years ago, I walked relatively smoothly. Now The first time I went to the Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau was a kind of retreat.” Ji Daolin nodded and said: "It's good that you have this kind of mentality. I'm still worried that you won't be able to turn the corner. We haven't had much contact with you in recent years, but I've been paying attention to you. Your work in Chengjin outstanding." Hou Weidong said modestly: "The work of rectifying the lead-zinc mine is actually the foundation laid by Secretary Zhang Yongtai. I'm just following his train of thought." "That's not what I'm talking about. You established the rules of procedure for the Standing Committee of the County Party Committee in Chengjin, and you built a public trading platform. One rule plus one platform is what I value. A good system allows bad people to do good things, and a bad system allows good people to do good things. do bad things." Hou Weidong said something authentic: "The purpose of establishing a trading platform is to prevent corruption on the surface, but to protect our cadres in depth. If there is a lot of power, if there is no restraint mechanism, it will be too dangerous. I think many Cadres will play with fire and set themselves on fire sooner or later." Ji Daolin personally sent many cadres to prison in the past few years. He was very impressed by this, and said: "Our system design is generally good, but it is flawed in some aspects. You have been the secretary of the county party committee. You should be fine. If you understand this, otherwise you won’t be able to establish rules of procedure and a trading platform. Wei Dong is good, he holds a lot of power at a young age, but he knows how to discipline himself.” Hou Weidong has been through the rivers and lakes for a long time, and he understands Ji Daolin's nonsense, but he just nodded before he could speak freely. The next day, Hou Weidong called Shen Dongfeng to the office and said, "The semi-annual summary meeting is about to start. Before the meeting, our team will collectively hold a symposium at the Zhushuihe Hydropower Station. their opinion." Shen Dongfeng understood, and said: "The weather is also hot, we can send some heatstroke and cooling medicines to the workers on the construction site in advance." Hou Weidong said: "Not only the Zhushuihe construction site, but also all the construction sites of our bureau must organize some heatstroke prevention and cooling drugs. We must have strict requirements on the quality of the project, but the related work must also keep up. I called Director Ji , the project funds owed by the Finance Bureau will be in place one after another, and you have to take the initiative to report to work." Shen Dongfeng nodded and said, "I've already been there once." Hou Weidong talked about a specific matter, and said: "In the future, you can directly go to Liu Li in the office of the Finance Bureau. Our team will get some fish and send them to Liu Li after finishing the research in Zhushui River." Shen Dongfeng hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "I see." Hou Weidong saw Shen Dongfeng's expression clearly, and said: "Liu Li used to work in Yiyang, she was divorced, Director Ji is single, do you understand?" Shen Dongfeng laughed, and said: "I have to remember this matter. In the future, if I have anything to do, I will go to Liu Li directly. This shortcut must be taken well." At 7 o'clock in the morning on June 7, Hou Weidong led his entire team to the Zhushuihe construction site and took the initiative to come to serve the enterprise.Before leaving, he called Zhu Bing, the deputy county magistrate in charge. The deputy county magistrate, Zhu Bing, was asked by Hou Weidong from Yiyang. He had a good relationship with Hou Weidong and Zeng Zhaoqiang. After receiving the call, he hesitated a little and informed the county party committee.Then drive to the Zhushuihe construction site first, and wait for Hou Weidong and his party at the construction site. At the construction site of the Zhushuihe Hydropower Station, the team of the Municipal Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau led by Hou Weidong held a symposium with Zhu Bing, deputy magistrate of Chengjin County Government, Zhu Xiaoyong, deputy general manager of Hengqing Group, and his subordinate project managers.Everyone is considered a system, talking about practical things, and the atmosphere of the symposium was enthusiastic. The symposium lasted for an hour. Zhu Bing, the deputy county magistrate, received a call, walked up to Hou Weidong, and said in a low voice, "Secretary Zeng of the county party committee will come over later." Hou Weidong smiled slightly and said: "We are here to discuss specific business, there is no need to alarm the secretary of the county party committee." Zhu Bing said: "Director Hou is here, Secretary Zeng will come no matter what." When the symposium was about to end, Zeng Zhaoqiang brought Gu Yunfeng to the Zhushuihe construction site.When Zhu Xiaoyong received the call, he stood up and said, "Weidong, you guys talk first, and I'll meet Secretary Zeng." Hou Weidong also stood up, and said: "The parent officer is here, Dongfeng, the two of us are going to greet you, Director Xiaohong, you continue to talk." Zeng Zhaoqiang's car was parked in the courtyard. He was tall and tall, wearing a black windbreaker, full of style.Seeing Hou Weidong, Zhu Xiaoyong and others coming out, he stretched out his hand all the way and said, "Director Weidong, why don't you say hello in advance when you come to inspect." Hou Weidong held Zeng Zhaoqiang's hand, shook it vigorously, and said: "We are talking about specific work, so how dare we disturb Secretary Zeng, the county magistrate Zhu will just accompany him." Zeng Zhaoqiang said: "The Chengjin County Party Committee and the county government have inherited the good traditions left by Weidong. Whenever the top leaders of the municipal departments inspect, I or the Fuquan county magistrate must try to accompany them as much as possible. This is the wish of the comrades at the grassroots level. Old Secretary Jin, I should come even more." Several people entered the conference room. Hou Weidong introduced the deputy director Zhou Xiaohong, Tang Zhengqing and others to Zeng Zhaoqiang, and continued the discussion politely. At 11 o'clock, Zhu Xiaoyong received a call from Chen Shuguang. "Xiaoyong, are you still in Chengjin? Secretary Meng accompanied the guests of the Central Committee yesterday and drank two more glasses. My heart is not feeling well. I am resting at home this afternoon. It is rare for me to relax. Come over for a drink at noon." Zhu Xiaoyong glanced at Hou Weidong and said, "Weidong and I are still on the construction site in Chengjin." Chen Shuguang said: "You are with Weidong, then ask him to come with us. It's a family gathering at noon, don't bring other messy people." Zhu Xiaoyong has been in Chengjin all the time, and has heard a little about the Shengbao Group. He intends to try Hou Weidong, conveys Chen Shuguang's words, and then whispers: "As soon as Secretary Zeng arrived, we will leave. This is not good." Chen Shuguang is located in an important position, and he is usually busy with work, so he rarely has the opportunity to eat together. Therefore, Hou Weidong said to Zhu Xiaoyong without hesitation: "Director Chen is rarely free. I'd better go back to Lingxi and take Dongfeng, Xiaohong and Zhengqing. It’s enough for the deputy chief to stay.” After the discussion between the two, Hou Weidong hurriedly apologized to Zeng Zhaoqiang, but instead of saying to see Chen Shuguang, he carried the director out.Hearing that Zhu Xiaoyong and Hou Weidong were going to leave at the same time, Zeng Zhaoqiang's face couldn't help but changed. He raised his thick eyebrows and said, "Since the head of the department is going to meet you, I can only let you go here. I'll put this glass of wine on my account." , You must drink it again some other day.” Zhu Xiaoyong is smart, has a high IQ, but has a very honest face. He said sincerely: "The Zhushuihe construction site is progressing well, but there are still areas that need to be coordinated. I will report to Secretary Zeng another day." Zeng Zhaoqiang said straightforwardly: "Then let's have a drink some other day." Before leaving, Hou Weidong called Shen Dongfeng over and specifically explained: "Director Dongfeng, Mr. Zhu and I are going to Lingxi. You are the executive deputy director. You have to represent the team and report to Secretary Zeng." Zeng Zhaoqiang came to the Zhushuihe Hydropower Station in a hurry, but Zhu Xiaoyong and Hou Weidong wanted to leave. He was very unhappy, and he had a heart disease, so his smile was a little stiff, and he said: "Weidong, don't be polite to me, Director Dongfeng He is an expert in water conservancy, and I am going to ask him for advice." When the two cars of Hou Weidong and Zhu Xiaoyong left, Zeng Zhaoqiang's face turned livid, and he said a foul word in his heart: "Fuck." Zhu Bing said cautiously: "Secretary Zeng, there is a coal sanatorium in the upper reaches of the Zhushui River. The bream there is very special. We can go there for lunch." Zeng Zhaoqiang raised his thick eyebrows upside down, then slowly lowered them, and said, "Ask Director Shen for his opinion, whether they will eat in the city or here." Shen Dongfeng didn't know the right and wrong of what happened in Chengjin County, he said with a smile: "We are guests and follow the master's arrangement." Zeng Zhaoqiang thought for a while, and said: "The food in the hotel is not very tasty, so I eat fish in the coal nursing home." For Zeng Zhaoqiang, this was a tasteless lunch. He suppressed his unhappiness and chatted happily with Shen Dongfeng and others during the dinner.After drinking and eating, Shen Dongfeng and others left. Zeng Zhaoqiang systematically persuaded them to stay, and then shook hands to say goodbye. As soon as Che arrived in Chengjin, Yi Zhongling called and said, "Secretary Zeng, are you free? I just arrived in Chengjin." When Hou Weidong was secretary of the Chengjin County Party Committee, Yi Zhongling had no intention of joining Chengjin at all. Zeng Zhaoqiang became the secretary of the county party committee, and he regarded Chengjin County as his backyard, and went to Chengjin twice in three days. After dealing with Hou Weidong, Yi Zhongling came again. Zeng Zhaoqiang was so annoyed, he said patiently, "I'll wait for you at the county party committee guest house." Back at the county party committee guest house, as soon as Zeng Zhaoqiang went upstairs, Yi Zhongling's car drove to the backyard. After Fang Jie and Li Dong's schemes were solved, Deng Jiachun removed the police from the backyard. At this time, the workers in the backyard were on duty at the guest house. They had seen Yi Zhongling's BMW many times, but they did not stop them and let the car drive away. Into the backyard. When Yi Zhongling got off the car, he was carrying a big box in his hand. When he saw Zeng Zhaoqiang, he cupped his hands and said, "I brought some game to Secretary Zeng." Zeng Zhaoqiang said: "We have been friends for so many years, don't do this." Yi Zhongling smiled and said, "This is wild tiger bone wine from the Northeast. It nourishes yin and strengthens yang. It's the real thing. I worked hard to get it for Secretary Zeng." Zeng Zhaoqiang glanced at the big box and said, "A lot of tiger bone wine comes from zoos. Where can you get wild tiger bone wine?" Yi Zhongling smiled and said, "I'll just drink some zoo tiger bone wine, but what is the identity of Secretary Zeng, of course I have to drink wild tiger bone wine." At this time, there was a knock on the door.Hu Yonglin, the director of the guest house, walked in with a smile on his face. He put a plate of fruit on the table, bent over and said to Zeng Zhaoqiang: "Secretary Zeng, are you going to Xiaozhao for dinner tonight? Youcai caught the earthy crucian carp from the small river." , the master's braised crucian carp is also very good." Zeng Zhaoqiang said impatiently: "I just had lunch, dinner should be a bit early." Hu Yonglin has served several county party secretaries, so he has already thick-skinned. He said to himself: "There is some dog meat in the little trick, which is specially roasted in soy sauce, and it will be reserved for several county leaders." Zeng Zhaoqiang finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "I have something to do here, you go out first." Hu Yonglin smiled and said: "The two leaders are busy, I will go out first." When Hu Yonglin went out, Yi Zhongling said, "This comrade is a talented person with a good mental quality." Zeng Zhaoqiang disliked this brown candy-like person very much, and said: "A man still has to have dignity, otherwise he is still called a man." Speaking of this sentence, he remembered that his hot face met the cold one at the Zhushuihe Hydropower Station. Ass, I feel bored for a while. "Secretary Zeng, the county party committee guest house is a waste of a good place to put it here. This place is located in the central area of ​​Chengjin old city. If it is transformed into a hotel and a large shopping mall, it will drive the transformation of Chengjin old city. Obvious benefits." Zeng Zhaoqiang still did not let go, and said: "This matter needs to be considered comprehensively." "This is a mature plan. It has been done in Yiyang before. There is no risk. After the new square is completed, it will definitely be first-class in Shazhou. Huang Er and I jointly undertake the construction, and Secretary Huang also means this." After Zeng Zhaoqiang was strapped into Huang Zidi's chariot, he successfully achieved a double jump in a short period of time, and became the secretary of the Chengjin County Party Committee from Yiyang's executive deputy county magistrate. When his dream finally came true, he often fell into a state of anxiety.Hearing that Huang Zidi took part in the reconstruction project of the county party committee guest house again, he was full of complaints and could not vent, saying: "This matter must be brought up by the relevant business department for study." Yi Zhongling was quite familiar with this set of procedures, and said, "Then I will arrange it." After the troublesome Yi Zhongling left, Zeng Zhaoqiang opened the tiger bone wine casually. Besides the tiger bone wine, there were wads of RMB in the box. Zeng Zhaoqiang stared at the money, counted it, and there were twenty-five stacks. When Zeng Zhaoqiang had an appendix operation last time, Yi Zhongling didn't go to the hospital, but went directly to his home and handed over 200,000 cash to his wife.Because of this, he almost turned against his wife, but in the end he didn't turn against him.At this time, it was another 250,000, and 450,000 before and after. Zeng Zhaoqiang understood that this was not money, but a powder keg. He was not at all happy to get the money, but the struggle in his heart was lighter than last time . "It's easy to get on a boat, but it's hard to get off!" Zeng Zhaoqiang sighed secretly. "Hou Weidong actually ignored the high-ranking and powerful Huang Zidi, he is really a man." Zeng Zhaoqiang was caught in a net woven by power and money, and felt the difficulties in it. He secretly admired Hou Weidong's persistence. For Hou Weidong, on the one hand, Chen Shuguang was too important, and he had to seize every opportunity he could get in touch with; After coming to Lingxi with Zhu Xiaoyong, Zhu Xiaoyong went home to pick up Mengning, and Hou Weidong left Chengjin's rotten rice behind.I booked a large private room at the Jinxing Hotel and waited for Zhu Xiaoyong and Chen Shuguang. After a while, Zhu Xiaoyong took his wife Mengning to the Venus Hotel, and Chen Shuguang also took his wife. Chen Shuguang pointed to Hou Weidong and said, "What's the matter with you, today we agreed to bring your wife, why did you come alone, no, you have to bring your wife." Hou Weidong never thought of taking his wife with him, so he immediately went outside and called Xiaojia.Xiao Jia was having dinner at home, and said, "You should have said earlier, I ate half of it." Hou Weidong lowered his voice and said, "Secretary Meng's daughter, son-in-law and secretary, they strongly request you to show up. It's important." Zhang Xiaojia can be regarded as a member of the officialdom, and understands the importance of it, said: "It will take me more than an hour to drive here, isn't it good?" "Xiao Jia, don't dawdle, come here quickly." Xiaojia complained: "I came here just after I changed my clothes. Being an official is really exhausting." Hou Weidong said: "There is nothing perfect in this world, you have to understand me." "Okay, okay, okay, I'll be right over." Chen Shuguang's wife, Fang Hongxian, works at the Provincial People's Bank. She and Meng Ning sat together, chatting and laughing. Knowing that Hou Weidong is the director of the Shazhou Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau, she just nodded slightly. After Xiaojia entered the door, her attitude was still a little cold. Firstly, as an authentic Lingxi native, she had a natural sense of superiority towards people from Shazhou and other cities and counties. Second, her husband was Secretary Meng, deputy department-level cadre, Hou Weidong It is a department-level cadre in Shazhou City, and the two are not at the same level. Chen Shuguang drank two glasses of wine, blushing a little, he said, "Why did Weidong go to the Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau? This position is not as important as the secretary of the county party committee. What's the matter?" "This matter is related to Shengbao Group." Hou Weidong talked about the entanglement between Chengjin and Shengbao Group in detail, and finally emphasized, "For impoverished counties like Chengjin, we actually welcome Shengbao Group to invest. Tianjin’s economic strength cannot bear such a big concession, if we bite the bullet and agree to Shengbao Group’s conditions, we will encounter great resistance in land acquisition and demolition, and it is very likely to cause mass incidents.” After hearing the cause and effect, Chen Shuguang became serious, and said: "The Maodong project has been included in the provincial government's key projects. If what you said is true, Maodong is really troublesome." Zhu Xiaoyong interjected, saying: "Non-ferrous metal mines are non-renewable resources, and they can even rise to the level of national strategy. Selling precious resources at low prices for short-term development is really short-sighted." Chen Shuguang nodded, and said something out of nowhere: "Last year, the anti-corruption campaign was really serious and killed provincial and ministerial officials. Secretary Meng attached great importance to this matter, and repeatedly told officials at all levels not to stretch their hands. Some people are too courageous. , I can see a group of them being ruthlessly caught and a few killed." Since it was a family reunion, Chen Shuguang didn't go to the club he often went to, so he asked Hou Weidong to ask for a big room in the teahouse of the Jinxing Hotel, and set up a mahjong battlefield. At the wine table, Xiao Jia was basically a fringe figure. When she entered the mahjong room, Xiao Jia showed her true qualities as a hero. She sat at the poker table like a big shot, and Fang Hongxian couldn't help but look at her with admiration after playing a few rounds.After playing for an hour, Xiao Jia, Meng Ning and Fang Hongxian started talking and laughing. Chen Shuguang stood behind his wife Fang Hongxian as a staff officer. He usually spends little time with his wife, but now seeing his wife in high spirits, he became happy too. There are only a few thousand glasses of wine to meet a bosom friend, and the time is too short to meet an opponent in mahjong, and the afternoon time slips away in the blink of an eye. Seeing that it was almost time, Chen Shuguang stood behind his wife and called Secretary Meng: "Secretary Meng, are you feeling better? Have some porridge at night. I know a place that is very quiet." Hou Weidong's eyes were fixed on the mahjong table, but his ears were like elongated antennae, listening to Chen Shuguang's phone call.When he heard about drinking porridge, he couldn't help secretly getting excited. It would be a milestone for Hou Weidong if he could drink porridge with Meng Haofang, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee under such circumstances. Unfortunately, Chen Shuguang hung up the phone and said, "Xiaoyong, Weidong, take your time, I have to go first." Fang Hongxian said: "Go, I've been used to you for a long time, I played with Meng Ning and the others." Chen Shuguang put on his coat and said, "My more than 100 catties do not belong to me, not to Hongxian, but to Quanlingxi. people." Chen Shuguang said to Hou Weidong again: "The matter of Shengbao Group is not only a case, but also a question of direction. It is not easy for you to stick to your own point of view. Don't be discouraged, do your best." Hou Weidong sent it to the door, Chen Shuguang turned around, waved his hands, and said, "Just send it to the door. Xiaoyong has my phone number. If you need anything, you can call me directly. I need to know the real situation at the grassroots level." After playing mahjong, it's time for dinner again. Meng Ning said: "Brother Chen said to drink porridge just now, which whetted my appetite. I have eaten too much fish and meat these days. Drink some porridge to make my stomach feel better." Under the leadership of Fang Hongxian, several people went to the porridge shop to drink porridge.After finishing the porridge, Fang Hongxian, Meng Ning and Xiaojia were going to go shopping, Zhu Xiaoyong raised his hands in surrender, and said: "I am determined not to go shopping, anyway, Xiaojia is driving, the three of you will go shopping, I want to go home gone." Hou Weidong also said: "I'm not going shopping, I'm going back to the hotel." He took a moment to stuff a card into Xiaojia's hand, and signaled her with his eyes.Xiao Jia naturally understood this and blinked her eyes. Back at the Venus Hotel, Hou Weidong took a shower, made a pot of good tea, and turned on the TV to watch the news. His thoughts gradually spread from Chen Shuguang, thinking of the political situation in Shazhou. "It seems that Huang Zidi has mixed up with Yi Zhongling. Based on his understanding of Yi Zhongling, Huang Zidi will never be clean, and something will happen sooner or later. Yi Zhongling is a shit-stirring stick. Wherever he goes, he will Where will there be chaos. "Then, what about Zeng Zhaoqiang, he is now following Huang Zidi, and I am afraid there will be endless troubles in the future. "Is Zhu Minsheng willing to be led by the nose by Huang Zidi?" All kinds of questions hovered in his mind, so that he was immersed in it, and he forgot the time for a while. At 8 o'clock in the evening, Xiaojia didn't return to the hotel.After playing for a long time, she didn't feel tired, so she showed off the new clothes one by one. Hou Weidong didn't pay attention to the new clothes, but paid attention to the preferences of the other two women, and asked, "What did Meng Ning and Fang Hongxian buy tonight?" "The three of us have been shopping for clothes. We are very happy and have visited a lot of stores." "The two of them live in the provincial capital every day, don't they have enough shopping?" "You don't understand women. Men regard career as life, and women regard shopping as the greatest joy in life." "Who paid for it?" "I bought a skirt for Sister Meng and a dress for Sister Fang, both of which are foreign and a bit expensive." Xiao Jia raised the skirt in her hand and said, "Sister Fang and Sister Meng don't let me pay for it. Yes, this dress was chosen by Fang Hongxian, and she bought it with a shopping card, as a gift in return." "I thought Fang Hongxian was arrogant at first, but you and her get along quite well." "Sister Fang is quite a simple person, but she is used to seeing smiling faces and has developed a somewhat arrogant temperament. After we get to know each other well, she is quite a good person." Hou Weidong would rather be careful in front of outsiders than Xiaojia to be treated coldly.It's just that today is a particularly important person, so he let Xiaojia rush from Shazhou to Lingxi, and mentally prepared to apologize to Xiaojia.It never occurred to him that Xiao Jia would moisten everything silently like spring rain and easily make Meng Ning and Fang Hongxian into sisters. Hou Weidong stepped forward and hugged Xiaojia, kissed her cheek, and boasted, "I didn't realize that you are good at socializing." "I also have a social circle in Shazhou, and it's my social circle, not relying on your relationship." Xiao Jia gave him a white look and said, "Sister Xie said that the person who knows me the least is actually the person next to me. Ignore it because it is familiar." Hou Weidong laughed and said, "Then let's get to know each other again today." The two touched each other for a while, and their faces were a little red.Xiao Jia was in poor health, so it was difficult to go further, and said: "Since I have come to Lingxi, I would like to invite Duan Ying and his wife out for tea." Hou Weidong seemed to have been tapped on his acupuncture points, his hands stiffened immediately, and he said, "It's so late, it's better not to be called Duan Ying, it's rare for us to live in a world of two." "Since Duan Ying got married, we haven't had a good chat yet. It's rare for us to be relaxed today. Let's meet and sit down." Xiao Jia dialed the phone and said, "Duan Ying, I'm Xiao Jia, what are you doing?" "watching TV at home." "Weidong and I are at the Venus Hotel. Are you and Dr. Liang free? I'll treat you to tea. I haven't seen you for a long time. Come here quickly. Don't make excuses. I went to Hainan for a few days. Yang Qian and his wife met." Seeing Xiaojia's high spirits, Hou Weidong could only smile wryly. After getting dressed, he and Xiao Jia went to the tea room again, waiting for Duan Ying and Dr. Liang Jinwen to arrive.After waiting for ten minutes, the door of the tea room was pushed open, and Duan Ying and Liang Jinwen walked in. Duan Ying was still wearing a white shirt and jeans. After Liang Jinwen sat down, he mentioned Zhu Mei in the first sentence, and said: "I heard from Li Dong that Zhu Mei is in good condition, especially her hearing, although it is a little weaker than normal people, which is beyond my expectation." Hou Weidong nodded and looked at Xiaojia with his eyes. Seeing that her expression was normal, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself, "Fortunately, Liang Jinwen didn't mention Li Jing's name, otherwise it would be a bad thing for Xiaojia to think of it." Liang Jinwen opened his mouth and said again: "Chairman Li said that Zhu Mei is now training her language, and the most beneficial thing for her is to be able to read, so the training will get twice the result with half the effort." Hearing Chairman Li's words, Hou Weidong peeked at Xiaojia again. Xiao Jia was pulling Duan Ying to whisper at this time, but she didn't hear Liang Jinwen mention Li Dong many times. 段英问：“侯卫东怎么到了农机水电局？局长这个位置不如县委书记啊。我是最近才知道此事，那天王主任出差，在电梯上遇到，他匆匆忙忙说了一句。” 小佳道：“这事说来复杂，侯卫东是周昌全的秘书，新书记来了，他被换岗位是迟早的事情。他这个人较真，为了成津利益，与一家港资公司谈崩了，惹翻了朱民生。” 段英有些惊奇地道：“港资公司，是不是胜宝集团？茂东与胜宝集团签合同时，由我代表岭西报社到茂东去做报道，胜宝集团可是炙手可热的大集团，侯卫东怎么会和这个企业闹翻？” “具体我不清楚，侯卫东很少在家里面谈公事。” 段英的眼光从侯卫东脸上迅速滑过，道：“我最近也收到一封茂东的人民来信，反映的是土地方面的事情，与胜宝集团有关。” 侯卫东恰好听到这几句，道：“茂东财政本身就不好，为了将胜宝集团吸引过去，接受了比较不利的条件。目前厂房建设涉及大宗土地，手续一时半会儿是办不下来的，而且以茂东的财力，对村民的补偿应该不会太理想。此事稍有不慎，会酿成大乱。” 段英充分相信侯卫东，听了他的判断，马上给王辉主任拨通了电话，简单说了说情况，然后将电话递给了侯卫东。 王辉听段英说了几句话，便抓到了此事的新闻点，对侯卫东道：“当时听说你坚决抵制胜宝集团，我就觉得此事不简单，你千方百计地招商引资，不会无缘无故抵制胜宝集团这种肥肉，我会保持对茂东的高度关注。”说到这里，王辉想起了侯卫东与周昌全的关系，又问道：“周省长分管工业，他是什么态度？” “周省长只管大方向、大原则，不会管具体的谈判内容，提了六字方针，有理、有礼、有节。” 王辉道：“如今全省都在搞招商，也应该开始反思了，招商是为了推进全省的发展，而不能为了招商而招商，卫东书记这事处理得其实相当理智。” 侯卫东连忙道：“王主任，你们要采访，最好是就事论事，别用成津来对比，这样会让茂东的领导不高兴。我如今是农机水电局局长，胜宝集团已经是过去式，不管茂东搞得好还是搞得差，都和我没有什么关系了。” “卫东，我有分寸，你放心。” 放下电话，侯卫东分析了自己的内心，暗道：“其实从人的本性来说，我还是希望茂东惹麻烦，这样就会显出我的高明。”他连忙告诫自己：“越是遇到这样的事，越要沉着，从今天起，千万不能在任何人面前露出幸灾乐祸的言行，切记切记。” 正在想着，电话猛地响起来了，接通以后，居然是段穿林的电话。 听到段穿林自报了家门，侯卫东便意识到：“《政经评论》比起《岭西日报》锋利得多，段穿林鼻子灵得很，他十有八九也知道此事。” 侯卫东的预感很准确，段穿林闲聊了几句，话题便拐到了胜宝集团上：“我记得胜宝集团最初准备落户成津，你们还进行了多次谈判，新闻还发布过签订意向性协议的事，后来为什么到了茂东？” 侯卫东道：“这事说来话长，在电话里说不清楚，总之，该项目没有与胜宝集团达成一致，如今茂东吃糖，我们喝风了。” 段穿林听到侯卫东说得遮遮掩掩，更觉得有料，此时他外围资料没有收集齐全，道：“此事很有意思啊，成津的条件无论如何也强于茂东的几个县，最后胜宝集团花落茂东，真是让人意想不到。”