Chapter 12 The water cup with printing on it during the election

In the evening, just after returning to their home in Xinyuelou, Chen Qingrong and Zhang Yuanzheng came home with their children.Usually when children go to kindergarten, Chen Qingrong and Zhang Yuanzheng will pick them up, and then Xiaojia will pick them up from their parents. Today they brought the children to the house in a rare way. "Dad, Mom, have you eaten yet?" After Chen Qingrong entered the room, she saw Hou Weidong eating at home alone, and asked, "Hasn't Xiaojia come back?" Hou Weidong said, "She has something to do at work." In fact, he didn't tell the truth to his parents-in-law. Xiao Jia went to Zhao Xiu's house for dinner at this time, and planned to continue playing cards in the evening.At this time, there was one more person in their poker circle, the lover of Yi Zhongda, Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Organization.It's really normal to organize the minister's wife to play mahjong at the house of the propaganda minister's wife. Xiao Jia is a well-known figure in the circle, and everyone gets along very well.

Chen Qingrong sat for a while, and said: "In the past two days, many people have asked me whether you have been investigated for accepting bribes. I know you will not accept bribes, but there is no such thing as trouble, what is going on?" She has now completely accepted this Son-in-law, after hearing the news, I was very worried. "No such thing." Chen Qingrong asked a little nervously: "I heard that you are going to be the deputy mayor, is there such a thing?" Out of prudent considerations, Hou Weidong kept silent about the appointment of the deputy mayor. Except for secretly telling his mother Liu Guangfen, other relatives and friends When friends asked him, he always prevaricated with "I don't know". Therefore, neither Chen Qingrong nor Zhang Yuanzheng knew about the general election.At this time, the general election was approaching, Hou Weidong let go, and said: "There is such a possibility, but the organization has not officially announced the candidates, and there is a possibility of change."

When Chen Qingrong heard the words, she immediately said angrily: "No wonder some people want to chew their tongues, saying that you have been bribed, a big tree attracts wind, and strong people attract jealousy. You have to be careful for a while." Zhang Yuanzheng said disapprovingly: "As long as the organization has decided, there are still changes. Have you seen it in the factory for so many years?" "What do you know, there is nothing wrong with being careful." Chen Qingrong reprimanded bluntly. The couple sat in the room for a while, the little boy was already sleepy, Chen Qingrong said: "Let the little boy sleep with us today, let's go, little boy."

When she got downstairs, Chen Qingrong called Xiaojia and said angrily: "Xiaojia, it's nine o'clock, why are you still outside and not coming home? You are old and you have to keep your husband and baby at home. What's the point of eating and drinking outside?" Xiao Jia was getting excited, and said perfunctorily, "Mom, I see, there is indeed something to do today." Chen Qingrong heard the sound of mahjong on the phone, and said angrily: "You should play less mahjong, and it's serious to guard your husband. Men nowadays are very fickle, especially those who are officials and have money."

Xiao Jia knew what her mother was thinking, and said, "Okay, I'll go home after a while." Chen Qingrong put down the phone, still angry, Zhang Yuanzheng persuaded: "Jiajia and Hou Weidong are having a good time, don't eat carrots and worry about it." Chen Qingrong hugged the little boy tightly, and said: "My daughter, how can I not worry about it, Jiajia is a heartless child, how can Hou Weidong have such deep scheming. Hou Weidong's elder brother turned out to be a good match with Jiang Chu, If you say divorce, you are divorced. I have to persuade Jiajia to be on guard, become an official and make a fortune, how many men like this can be trusted."

At Meng Houshi's home, Hou Weiguo had a drink with Meng Houshi, and Yang Senlin, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary-General, brought his wife to the house. Hou Weiguo called Menghoushi Uncle, and Yang Senlin called Menghoushi Uncle Meng, so Hou Weiguo called Yang Senlin Brother Yang. Although Yang Senlin and Jiang Xiao are peers, there is a big age gap between them. Yang Senlin watched Jiang Xiao go from toddler to marriage and have children, so he is actually a nephew and uncle. Jiang Xiao said affectionately: "Brother Forest, I'll add some bowls, chopsticks and wine glasses for you."

"You can take the bowls and chopsticks, but don't take the wine glasses. I was drunk yesterday, but today I have to nourish my stomach." Yang Senlin was not pretentious in front of Meng Houshi. The general election in Shazhou City is about 20 days away, and Yang Senlin will also serve as the deputy mayor of the city government.When he was in Yiyang, he was the county magistrate, and Hou Weidong was only the director of Xincheng District at the official level. Now both of them have become candidates for the deputy mayor of Shazhou at the deputy department level. In terms of promotion speed, Hou Weidong is indeed fast.

"Wei Guo has been serving as the deputy detachment for some time?" Yang Senlin thought about Hou Weidong's affairs, and casually asked about Hou Weiguo's position. Hou Weiguo took a wine glass for Yang Senlin, put it in front of the table, and said, "Brother Yang, I'll pour you a glass of wine, you drink slowly." After a few mouthfuls of food, Meng Houshi said, "There are a lot of reports about Hou Weidong, how does Secretary Zhu view this matter?" Yang Senlin said: "Secretary Zhu was very angry and asked someone to investigate this matter, but there is still no result of the investigation."

Meng Houshi frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Who is the difference?" "It's probably Deng Youcai from the Archives Bureau. He's a scholar, he doesn't have so many ghosts, and the head of the Archives Bureau isn't powerful enough." Meng Houshi had been the secretary-general of the municipal government for many years, and he was very familiar with department-level cadres. He picked up the wine glass, took a sip slowly, and went through the movie of all the department-level cadres in his mind, saying: "Deng Youcai This person is very weak among the department-level cadres, and he doesn't have much reputation, but nowadays, the representatives are not innocent, and some representatives have a rebellious mentality, and if a person who is too honest is used as a difference, I am afraid that there is a risk of being an honest person."

Yang Senlin said: "Secretary Zhu attaches great importance to this election, and he has spent a lot of time thinking about this shortfall. From the current point of view, Deng Youcai is the best shortfall candidate." Jiang Xiao naturally hoped that Hou Weidong could become the deputy mayor smoothly, and said: "Now there are not only reports of complaints, but also posts on the Internet, all of which are rumors and slander." Yang Senlin said: "Today Su Mingjun sent the Propaganda Department's plan to purify the Internet. Now that the Internet has changed the way information is released and transmitted, it is difficult to control online public opinion. The Propaganda Department has influence on the local network, but many It is very difficult to remove posts from online forums. Secretary Zhu asked the Propaganda Department to add an external publicity department. The important responsibility of the external publicity department is to keep abreast of online public opinion and promote our city through the Internet.”

Hearing Yang Senlin's words, Hou Weiguo was moved: "Now that the Internet Supervision Section has been established in the Bureau, can the comrades of the Internet Supervision Section be asked to track down the address of the person who posted it?" With this thought in mind, Hou Weiguo found the younger brother of the Internet Supervision Department the next day, and quickly locked on the target.To Hou Weiguo's disappointment, the visitor posted the article in an Internet cafe, and left after posting.Internet cafe managers carefully recalled, and there are not many valuable clues. When Hou Weidong heard the news, he persuaded him instead: "Brother, don't worry about it. I have a measure of this matter. I have done what I can do. If something goes wrong, I have nothing to do. This is not only my business, but also You have to trust the strength of the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee regarding matters concerning the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee." After New Year's Day in 2002, provinces and municipalities have successively entered the general election month. On January 12, the Provincial People's Congress was successfully concluded, and the acting governor was successfully elected as the governor of the Lingxi Provincial People's Government. Qin Lu, Zhou Changquan, Wu Yongzhong, Wang Sensen, and Li Ling were elected as the Deputy Governors of the Lingxi Provincial People's Government .This time the Provincial Party Committee's arrangement for Zhou Changquan was beyond many people's expectations. In 2001, many people believed that Zhou Changquan, who was too old, would definitely enter the National People's Congress or the Political Consultative Conference. On the closing day of the election, Hou Weidong called Zhou Changquan immediately. After receiving the call, Zhou Changquan smiled brightly: "I originally wanted to quit the front line, but the organization didn't want me to rest, so I had to do it again." After this term, Zhou Changquan was basically close to retirement age. Originally, the province planned to let him enter the university, but suddenly there was a change, and he was able to succeed again.With these five years, his mood has changed again. "Weidong, you can't take Shazhou's election lightly. I heard from Huang Zidi that there are many reports about you. You must make relevant preparations." "I have followed your instructions and contacted all relevant personnel." "In two days, I will call Zhu Minsheng to put a little pressure on him to ensure that you can be elected smoothly." Putting down the phone, Hou Weidong couldn't help thinking about the election in Qinglin Town, and thought: "I was not a candidate that time, but I was elected as the deputy mayor with the highest votes in the town. This time I am an official candidate, so what will happen?" Soon on January 23, the People's Congress and the Political Association of Shazhou City were officially held. According to tradition, some of the city's people's representatives live in the city's guest house, while others live in the Finance and Taxation Hotel. In both places, slogans such as "Welcome to the People's Representatives of the CPPCC" and "Wish the People's Congress and CPPCC a complete success" were displayed.These two congresses are an important part of Shazhou's political life, but this year's National People's Congress election task is even more important in comparison. Hou Weidong took off his heavy winter clothes, added a cashmere sweater over his thermal underwear, put on a shirt, and tied a tie. Xiao Jia covered her mouth and smiled: "You are really cool now." Liang Qicao is Shazhou dialect, which generally means demeanor and not temperature, but the dialect only has humorous elements in it. Hou Weidong said: "The National People's Congress is a major event in the political life of the people of Shazhou. Of course I have to dress up smartly. This is a respect for the National People's Congress and people's representatives." After changing his clothes, Hou Weidong stayed in the city guest house. He met Zeng Zhaoqiang, the head of the Chengjin delegation, and visited the deputies of Chengjin's National People's Congress room by room.Hou Weidong has a lot of prestige in Chengjin. When the representatives of Chengjin People's Congress shook hands with him, they all eagerly said: "Mayor Hou, you are the leader of Chengjin going out, so you have to go back to Chengjin for a while." This is both affectionate and an expression of attitude. In the evening, Ji Haiyang called and said, "I've made an appointment with a few team leaders to discuss matters, so come and meet me." Ji Haiyang is the God of Wealth. He took the initiative to invite the heads of several key departments who participated in the conference. The purpose is self-evident.Inviting in his name, Hou Weidong is just the one being invited, which is justifiable and reasonable. The God of Wealth summoned them, and these leaders were very satisfied. At 6 o'clock, basically all of them arrived. When Hou Weidong entered, Gao Jian and the others stood up. Gao Jian was transferred from the Southern New District to the construction committee director at this time. Both positions were important positions, so he was quite satisfied.He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Weidong, Mayor Weidong, today we all wish the election a success in advance." After everyone sat down, Ji Haiyang said: "Today, taking advantage of the Dongfeng of the National People's Congress, please come and sit down. First of all, I would like to thank the Finance Bureau for its support and understanding over the past year. Next year's budget, the Finance Bureau will prepare for you The leader counts as enough, and the next thing is to wish the National People's Congress and the Political Association a complete success. I said thank you, and today I don't talk about business, whoever talks about punishing wine." The people present are all veterans, and they know what Ji Haiyang is doing , everyone cooperated very well and had a great time. After drinking three glasses of wine, Ji Haiyang said: "Director Hou is my old colleague. I was the director of the office in Yiyang back then, and he was the deputy director. I like this person. He is capable and humble." Gao Jian said: "Brother Hou is the youngest secretary of the county party committee in the province and the youngest bureau chief in the city. He is a person who does practical things, has a level of policy, and has a bright future." The bureau leaders present here naturally understand the true meaning inside. After dinner, Hou Weidong accompanied Su Ming from Yiyang County to the home of Gao Zhiyuan, director of the National People's Congress. Gao Zhiyuan is about to resign, and this time the National People's Congress will be his last stage. Hou Weidong and Su Ming met Gao Zhiyuan as fellow villagers in Qinglin Town. Gao Zhiyuan recalled various things about going to Qinglin back then, and finally talked about going to Qinglin Highway, and he was full of praise for Hou Weidong's behavior at the beginning. After sitting at Gao Zhiyuan's house for half an hour, Hou Weidong returned to the city guest house.The deputy to the National People's Congress in the dormitory is Fang Yong, a teacher from Shuanghe Town, Chengjin County. He lives in the same room with Hou Weidong, the former secretary of the county party committee, which makes Fang Yong very excited. "Secretary Hou, I didn't expect to live in the same room with you. I am Fang Yong, a teacher from Shuanghe Town." Fang Yong obviously felt a little uncomfortable living in the same room with the county party secretary. Hou Weidong threw a cigarette to Fang Yong, lit the fire, and said, "Although I have left Chengjin County, I am still a representative of the People's Congress of Chengjin County." Fang Yong said: "The Chengjin delegation is discussing today. Secretary Hou has done so many practical things, so he will definitely be selected." Hou Weidong smiled implicitly, "Whoever becomes the secretary of the county party committee must do these things." "That's different." Fang Yong counted with his fingers, "We discussed three things that had a great impact on Chengjin: one is to eradicate the gangsters in the society. In the past, there were a lot of gangsters in Chengjin City, who stole, Robbery, fighting, and drug use made the common people feel insecure. After Secretary Hou came to Chengjin, he swept away these social dregs. I teach in Chengjin Middle School, and the gangsters at the school gate have basically disappeared. Teachers and students feel safe. greatly increase. "The second is to build a road that has not been opened for many years. This is the wish of the people of the county for many years, and it was completed during Secretary Hou's tenure. Even if Secretary Hou does nothing, as long as this road is built, everyone will remember you good." "Three is..." Speaking of this, Fang Yong was a little speechless. After all, he was only a middle school teacher, and he didn't know much about the affairs of the county. He looked at Hou Weidong's amiable face and said, "The reconstruction of the old city is a big project, and Secretary Hou has done a good job." While the two were talking, Yang Senlin and Liu Kun from the Municipal Party Committee entered the room. Without waiting for Hou Weidong's introduction, Liu Kun said, "Secretary-General Yang has come to visit you." Yang Senlin is the candidate for the vice mayor of the organization. Before the election, it is a tacit approval of the organization to visit various delegations. Liu Kun didn't know Fang Yong, so he signaled Hou Weidong with his eyes. At this time, Liu Kun's role was similar to that of a helper.When Yang Senlin met the representatives, he would introduce himself when he entered the door: "I am the secretary-general of the municipal party committee, and I am here to visit you."It's just that in this room, with Hou Weidong present, Liu Kun's approach seems to be slightly positive. This is not a matter of method, but a matter of proportion. This subtlety often reflects a person's cultivation and ability. Hou Weidong sent Yang Senlin to the door, and Yang Senlin said softly: "Ju Hou, you have to go to the delegations to see everyone." With the Menghou stone as a bridge, the relationship between Hou Weidong and Yang Senlin has become closer. Now that they are both candidates for vice mayor, there is no competition between the two, and they are a little more close as ministers in the same hall.Hou Weidong shook hands with Yang Senlin and expressed his thanks with a little force. After returning home and resting for a while, he also planned to visit several delegations.Yang Senlin is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, so it is normal to take comrades from the Municipal Party Committee Office as his attendants. Hou Weidong is just the director of the Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau, so there is no need to put on airs. The guest house of the municipal party committee lived in the delegations of Wuhai, Yiyang, Linjiang, Chengjin and other counties. Hou Weidong stepped into the delegation of Wuhai County. small talk. "Director Hou, please sit down." Seeing Hou Weidong, Zhao Lin was more polite than before. Hou Weidong scattered the smoke in groups, and said: "I am from Wu Hai, and I came to visit my parents and officials in my hometown." The two county leaders in Wuhai County are both veteran county leaders. The county magistrate Zhu Yajun has worked in Wuhai for eight years. This time he will be transferred to Yiyang, but he is still the county magistrate, which makes him both satisfied and dissatisfied. .The reason for satisfaction is that Yiyang's economy is much stronger than that of Wu Hai, and his life as the county magistrate is easier. The reason for dissatisfaction is that he is still the county magistrate and has not become the secretary of the county party committee. Zhu Yajun took the cigarette and said with a smile, "I'm going to work in Yiyang soon, and Mayor Hou will care about Yiyang in the future." Zhao Lin failed to attack the deputy mayor this time. Although he did not slack off his work, he still felt a little frustrated. He sat on a chair and smoked a cigarette, and said, "Comrade runner-up, Wu Hai is your second hometown. How could someone speak for Yi Yang before leaving Wu Hai?" The meaning of the few people was obvious, and Hou Weidong also smiled very reservedly. Municipal Party Committee Secretary Zhu Minsheng suddenly pushed the door open and came in. His face was a little cold, he let out a breath, and a white mist suddenly came out. Waiting for people to shake hands. Hou Weidong turned around and returned to his room. At this time Fang Yong had already gone out, and the deputy director Shen Dongfeng was waiting in the room. "Hou Ju, I think it's better to buy some souvenirs and distribute them to the representatives." "This is suspected of bribery, no." Holding a stainless steel cup in his hand, Shen Dongfeng said, "If you don't give gifts, others will." There is a line of words on the bottom of the cup, which says "New Archives Memorial".The Shazhou Archives was officially put into use on the National Day in 2001. The Agricultural Machinery and Hydropower Bureau participated in the commemorative ceremony. The souvenir at that time was such a stainless steel water cup.If it was a gift from another deputy mayor candidate unit, Hou Weidong would not be surprised. He was really surprised when he saw the gift from the archives at this time.Because Deng Youcai in the archives organized the difference, and the difference was manipulated at the election meeting, which is absolutely not allowed. "What do you mean by distributing water glasses now? Deng Youcai wouldn't do such a stupid thing, right? But this is indeed a cup from the archives." Hou Weidong couldn't put the stainless steel water cup in his hand. He weighed it repeatedly, weighed the pros and cons, and said decisively: " If Deng Youcai really wants to hand out water glasses, let him hand them out, and I still have to trust the judgment of the people's representatives." Shen Dongfeng really wanted Hou Weidong to win the election, and said, "Ju Hou, the current situation cannot be taken seriously. The representatives are also made up of specific people, and their quality may not be so high." Hou Weidong made up his mind, and said: "Needless to say, thank you for your kindness, this matter has its own organization." This stainless steel water cup was soon placed in Zhu Minsheng's office. Zhu Minsheng, Huang Zidi, Gao Zhiyuan, Ji Daolin, and Bu Haiyun all stood in front of this stainless steel water cup, as if admiring a national treasure.Gao Zhiyuan is about to retire, and this incident in office made him feel very embarrassed, and sighed: "I didn't expect Deng Youcai to have such a trick, he is fake and honest!" Director of the Archives Bureau, Deng Youcai, was carefully selected by Zhu Minsheng. Zhu Minsheng promised to change him to another department after completing the election task. "Let Director Gao talk to Deng Youcai first, and tell him about the organizational law. His behavior is already illegal. Secretary Ji immediately organizes the comrades supervised by the Disciplinary Committee to intervene secretly. If it is indeed an election bribery behavior, it will be dealt with seriously. Please Minister Zhongda Make full preparations, no matter whether Deng Youcai did it or not, he is no longer suitable to participate in the election, you can discuss it with Director Gao and resolve this matter according to the procedure.” After Zhu Minsheng finished his work, he communicated with the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary-General Zheng phone. Deng Youcai, director of the Archives Bureau, came to the office of Gao Zhiyuan, director of the National People's Congress. When he entered the door, he saw a stainless steel water cup and said loudly, "Director Gao, what a great injustice!" "Director Deng, why are you wronged? Let's study the organizational law first." Deng Youcai is an old-school figure with a weird conservative hairstyle and outdated clothes. With sweat streaming down his face, he said: "The stainless steel water cups were all distributed on the National Day. I don't know why there are water cups in the delegates. station." Gao Zhiyuan was very familiar with Deng Youcai, knowing that he didn't have such scheming and courage, and said, "Tell me again, is this water glass a gift from the Archives Bureau? You have to be responsible for saying this." "Guaranteed by the party spirit, I have absolutely no idea why the stainless steel water cup appeared. It was framed by someone." Gao Zhiyuan said: "It's very simple to find out. One is to check the accounts, the other is to find a printing shop, and the third is to talk to someone from the Archives Bureau. I hope you will take the initiative to speak." Deng Youcai was so anxious that his face turned black and his face turned black, and he stammered: "If I did this, my whole family would die. Me, me, since the organization doesn't believe me, I don't deserve the difference." Tears flowed out. Gao Zhiyuan comforted him for a while, and then let Deng Youcai go back.That night, Deng Youcai went to the emergency room and wrote a thick resignation letter in the emergency room. At 11 o'clock in the evening, several giants in Shazhou reunited. Ji Daolin first said: "We talked to the office of the Archives Bureau and the financial personnel. They didn't know anything about the stainless steel water cup. We also found a printing shop. They recalled that a young man in his twenties ordered the goods. The guest house The waiter also saw young people with work badges handing out water glasses. Judging from several aspects, it is unlikely that Deng Youcai would do this.” Zhu Minsheng's face was filled with the words bitterness, great hatred, and he said, "Since Deng Youcai didn't do this, who could it be? What's the motive?" Everyone is thinking about the question raised by Zhu Minsheng. Zhu Minsheng came to a conclusion: "I think the motive of this person is to add chaos to the election and embarrass the municipal party committee." "Minister Zhongda, have you found a suitable candidate?" Yi Zhongda looked puzzled, and said: "It's hard to choose this candidate. If we let the leaders at the department level with strong prestige to make the difference, the election result will be difficult to guarantee. We can only choose from leaders with weaker abilities and weaker functions. .I made several phone calls, and when I heard that it was about this matter, I made various excuses to decline." Zhu Minsheng said unhappily: "Minister Zhongda still doesn't know enough about the cadres. There are so many department-level cadres in the city, and there are always people who talk about party spirit. Whoever stands up at a critical period will not treat him badly in the organization." He knew Yi Zhong arrived in Shazhou not long ago, and he was indeed not familiar with the cadres, so he said to Huang Zidi: "Secretary Huang is in charge of the organization, and it is an old Shazhou, so he is very familiar with the cadres. Let's see if there are suitable candidates." Huang Zidi didn't want to talk too much at first, but at this time Zhu Minsheng nodded, and he said: "The director of the Commercial Committee, Qian Ning, is a more suitable candidate. This person's ability and prestige are average." Zhu Minsheng asked Gao Zhiyuan, Bu Haiyun and Ji Daolin again, "Do you have any comments?" After asking for opinions, Zhu Minsheng did not make a decision for a long time, and finally said reluctantly: "Since everyone has no opinions, it is Qian Ning. When you go down to work, you must be legal in all aspects and realize your organizational intentions." The hustle and bustle of the day was finally over. When the lights in the room were turned off, Hou Weidong opened his eyes, thinking about the upcoming election tomorrow. He thought he would suffer from insomnia, but he soon fell asleep. The phone beeped, Hou Weidong rubbed his eyes after waking up, turned on the phone, and the light from the screen illuminated his face in the dark. "Good luck with the election." This is a short blessing. Hou Weidong looked at the time, and it was almost one o'clock in the morning. He also replied a text message on the bed: "It's late at night, go to bed early." The deputies to the National People's Congress who lived with Guo Lan made a snoring sound, which was very clear in the middle of the night.Guo Lan used several methods such as plugging her ears and covering her head, but she still couldn't stop the snoring in her ears. "I received the cup from the archives, and I heard the representatives talk about choosing an honest person, so you have to be careful." Guo Lan couldn't sleep, so she simply sent a text message to Hou Weidong. "I can't control that much now. Beheading is a knife, and shrinking the head is also a knife. I am not the one who is worried now." Guo Lan's texting speed was not as fast as Hou Weidong's. She huddled under the quilt and sent text messages slowly: "I believe you can succeed. It's hard to explain why some internal candidates were unsuccessful." Hou Weidong had been wondering who was doing the tricks in the election, but Guo Lan's text message touched his nerves all of a sudden, and secretly said: "If the report letter is aimed at me, then who is the water cup incident aimed at?" After thinking for a while, Hou Weidong said: "Sleep, don't think about these silly things." Waking up in the morning, Hou Weidong and Fang Yong went to the cafeteria to eat together. After entering the cafeteria, many familiar representatives treated him as the deputy mayor, showing respect and affection. "It seems that the decision to live in a hostel is correct." During the National People's Congress, each representative was given a room, but representatives who live in the city are generally unwilling to live in a hostel.Hou Weidong is a candidate. In order to increase his contact time with people's representatives, he decided to live in a guest house. The tables in the guest house were all big round tables, and Hou Weidong and Fang Yong walked to an empty table with the food.When all the surrounding tables were full, there were still some vacant seats at this table, and the people who took the initiative to sit at this table were all leading cadres from various counties.In the subconscious of all the representatives, Hou Weidong has been regarded as the city leader, and the representatives with insufficient status naturally dare not or do not want to sit next to Hou Weidong. After dinner, Hou Weidong entered the solemn venue with many representatives, and he had already got the agenda of the meeting. He sat on a chair and opened the document package. The main contents of the meeting were: 1. Hearing and reviewing government work reports, planning reports, and financial reports; reviewing and approving national economic and social development plans; reviewing and approving financial budgets; Review the work reports of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the work reports of the courts, and the work reports of the procuratorates. 2. Elect the leaders of municipal state organs: members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, the mayor and deputy mayor, the president of the court, and the chief prosecutor of the procuratorate. The content of the city’s people’s congress is fixed, and it’s the same every year. The people’s congress staff who are specifically engaged in the preparation of the meeting basically just copy the agenda of the last people’s congress. The only difference is whether there is election content. . Hou Weidong sat in the lobby, swept the empty rostrum, and looked at his watch. There were still ten minutes before the conference would officially begin. At this time, Secretary General Zheng Haocun of the provincial government came to Shazhou early in the morning and stayed in a hotel not far from the venue of the National People's Congress.Zhu Minsheng, secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, and Gao Zhiyuan, director of the Municipal People's Congress, came to Zheng Haocun's room before the meeting started. Zheng Haocun wiped his face with skin cream, and said: "Secretary Zhu is an old team worker, and Director Gao is an old man. I fully trust you, but according to the unified arrangement, I still have to come to Shazhou." Zhu Minsheng said politely, "Please ask Secretary-General Zheng for instructions." Zheng Haocun said: "In a word, the election must be successful, and the meeting will be held soon. I would like to ask, is there any problem in the election process?" Zhu Minsheng hesitated a little, did not mention the water cup incident, and said: "We have made sufficient preparations and can complete the tasks assigned by the organization." Zheng Haocun drank too much last night, and now he has a splitting headache. He wished that Zhu Minsheng and Gao Zhiyuan would leave earlier, so he pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile, "Then I'll just sit in the hotel and wait for the good news." After Zhu Minsheng left, Zheng Haocun went to the bathroom to take a shower. He was preparing to go to Shazhou last night. The deputy governor Wu Yongzhong called him and asked him to receive guests from the Northeast. The guests were even worse and went home drunk. At this time, his head was still aching, and after taking a shower in the bathroom, his body felt a little better. At noon, Zhu Minsheng, Gao Zhiyuan and other main leaders accompanied Zheng Haocun for dinner. Zheng Haocun recovered his energy and asked in detail about the preparations for the election. Zhu Minsheng collected some discordant notes again, and said, "Time is tight in the morning, and there is one thing that has not been reported to the Secretary-General." Hearing this, Zheng Haocun showed a solemn look, and said: "You handled it in a timely manner. Is the newly exchanged balance reliable?" "Qian Ning is the director of the Commercial Committee. He has a way of doing business, but his image is different from the traditional cadres." Zhu Minsheng recalled Qian Ning's image and said, "He has a poetic temperament." Zheng Haocun nodded and said: "Nowadays, the atmosphere is not the same as before. There are many problems in the election. You have to pay close attention to the movements of the representatives." The CPPCC ended one day earlier than the National People's Congress. After the CPPCC members left, the crowded guest house was relatively quiet.In the evening, just after Hou Weidong came out of Zhu Minsheng's office, he received a call from Guo Lan: "As far as I know, the representative has some complaints about Gao Rong." Hou Weidong also heard some bad things about Gao Rong, and there happened to be someone beside him who said, "The deputies to the National People's Congress are of high quality, and the people's eyes are discerning." Housing prices in Shazhou have risen rapidly in recent years. In the past, more than 1,000 yuan in Xinyuelou was considered a high price. After a few years, the income has not doubled, and the third phase of Xinyuelou has reached more than 2,500 yuan.Gao Rong has always been in charge of urban construction, and there are a lot of gossip about her, which has a lot of influence on her.However, as a veteran deputy mayor, Zhu Minsheng and others are not worried about her when it comes to the election issue. They are young Hou Weidong who has received many complaint letters, and Ji Ji, a cadre sent by the provincial government. Cheng is even more worrying. The main task of the next morning was the election, and Hou Weidong walked into the venue with the representatives.There is a row of bamboo bonsai under the rostrum, and some flowers are placed on the stage, and the members of the presidium of the conference are seated on the stage.After a few fixed procedures such as voting, the formal election began. After getting the ballots, the venue was completely silent, and the occasional cough immediately spread throughout the audience.Hou Weidong was the official representative, and he got the votes. The mayor was elected in an equal quota, and only Huang Zidi was named. The candidates for the deputy mayor were Ma Youcai, Yang Senlin, Hou Weidong, Gao Rong, Qian Ning, and Ji Cheng in order of strokes of their surnames. . According to the organizational principles, Hou Weidong should give up Qian Ning, but after thinking about it for a while, he decided to give up Ji Cheng.In the past, he and Li Jing met Ji Cheng in the provincial capital, but now, in order to reduce unnecessary troubles, they did not want Ji Cheng to come to Shazhou. After filling out the ticket, Hou Weidong secretly said: "It's up to man to plan, and God to make it happen. Now I don't have anything to do." He was completely relieved, and waited for the announcement of the result with peace of mind. In the small conference room, Zheng Haocun, all members of the Standing Committee, Gao Zhiyuan, Bu Haiyun and others gathered in the conference room. According to the statistics of votes, there was an abnormal situation in this election.The order from highest to lowest number of votes is: Yang Senlin, Ma Youcai, Hou Weidong, Ji Cheng, Qian Ning and Gao Rong.Seeing Qian Ning's name in front of Gao Rong, Zhu Minsheng was dumbfounded and his face became extremely ugly.Everyone looked at each other, and after a while, Zhu Minsheng said, "Secretary-General, I am responsible for the election." Since Zhu Minsheng used to be the executive deputy director of the Organization Department, Zheng Haocun trusted him very much. He did not expect that the only female veteran deputy mayor would be elected. When Zhu Minsheng began to review, he said: "Chen Ning is a temporary finder. the shortfall, right?" "yes." "Has he committed any illegal activities such as bribery?" "No." Zheng Haocun guided the general election in Shazhou according to the division of labor. Now there is a problem in Shazhou, which made him very embarrassed. He suppressed his anger and said, "Then report the truth to the province." The province quickly responded: "Election has the force of law." Gao Rong was completely unaware that she would lose the election. After hearing the news, she looked very calm on the surface. She sat on the chair for a while before recovering her strength.After walking out of the venue and taking the car, she covered her eyes with a handkerchief, letting her tears wet the handkerchief. The driver had already sensed the abnormality, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions. After waiting for a while, he said, "Mayor Gao, where are you going?" Gao Rong cried for a while and calmed down. She was an internally selected candidate by the organization and was elected. The organization should give an explanation, saying: "Go back to the office." The next day, newspapers with photos of the new city government leaders were sent to various places in Shazhou. In the old factory area where Chen Qingrong and Zhang Yuanzheng lived, the old ladies from the neighborhood committee gathered together. "Hou Weidong, Deputy Mayor Hou, used to live upstairs over there." "I met him when he and Zhang Xiaojia were not married." "The Zhang family's ancestral grave is smoking."