Chapter 16 There is no never-ending feast

In the morning, Hou Weidong found time to come to the top floor of Chengjin Hotel.Zhao Min, deputy director of the government office, was directing the renovation workers. When he saw Hou Weidong going upstairs, he hurried over and said, "Secretary Hou, hello." There are two deputy directors, Zhao Min, before and after the county government office.The former one was a man who was working on a second job in the city government office, and the latter deputy director happened to be called Zhao Min, but she was a rather comely woman. She was originally the deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee, good at hosting programs, and she was very lively.After the male Zhao Min finished her job training, she was transferred to the county government office.

Under Zhao Min's guidance, Hou Weidong visited the room on the top floor. Objectively speaking, although the room on the top floor is not as good as Shazhou Hotel, it is not as bad as Liang Qiuhe said. "You know the purpose and significance of this renovation, so I won't repeat it. The decoration should focus on a simple and elegant style. The decoration materials should be more environmentally friendly and of better quality. Don't make it too luxurious." When Hou Weidong went downstairs, Yi Following the usual practice, he gave a few words of advice. As soon as he went downstairs, he received a call from Su Mingjun: "Weidong, your partner is going to be transferred to the city government, and the city committee is considering a candidate for Chengjin county magistrate. Do you have a suitable candidate in your mind? Hurry up and do it." Work."

Hou Weidong was quite surprised, and said, "Jiang Xiangyu is going to replace Yang Senlin?" "This is the transfer plan proposed by Mayor Liu Bing, Jiang Xiangyu himself should know." After Hou Weidong arrived in Chengjin, he cooperated happily with Jiang Xiangyu. This time, Jiang Xiangyu concealed the news of his appointment, which made him a little unhappy.However, considering that appointment is a very sensitive matter, the unhappiness stayed in his heart for a few minutes before he left it behind.After Jiang Xiangyu left, who will serve as the deputy secretary of the county party committee and the county magistrate of Chengjin is the big question.

At this time, Hou Weidong once again painfully discovered that it was difficult for him to get close to the core in the Standing Committee of the Shazhou Municipal Committee led by Zhu Minsheng.He has lost the right to make suggestions before the main leaders of the municipal party committee, and a county party secretary who cannot get close to the core leadership will definitely encounter great difficulties, just like the current matter. After careful investigation, the main reason for the current passive situation is that I used to be Zhou Changquan's secretary.Due to this special relationship, it was difficult for him to win the complete trust of Zhu Minsheng, the new secretary of the municipal party committee.In theory, this relationship is the most normal relationship.In practice, however, this normal relationship is always worrying.

Another important reason is the old incident of Chengsha Highway.Huang Zidi and Hou Weidong were both generals under Zhou Changquan's command. The relationship between the two was not bad at first, but because of Yi Zhongling, the two had a quarrel, and their relationship went from a peak to a trough.Hou Weidong came to the conclusion: "Mr. Li Zongwu's book is really a strange book. I am in the current situation. The first is that I don't have a thick skin. If I have a thick skin, I will stick my hot face to Zhu Minsheng's cold ass. It has a certain effect, and the second is that the heart is not dark enough. If Yi Zhongling had agreed to the request of Huang Zidi and let Yi Zhongling get the Chengjin project, it would have damaged the interests of Chengjin, but what he had gained was the friendship of Huang Zidi and even Yi Zhongda. .”

"If I could choose again, what treatment method would I choose?" Hou Weidong raised a serious proposition.After thinking over and over again, he thought that the original choice was not wrong. Sooner or later, Yi Zhongling would be a dynamite bag, and it might explode one day, turning all the people around him into powder.As for the relationship with Zhu Minsheng, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, it should only happen naturally, and a twisted melon is not sweet after all. "There is still a long way to go, and I will meet countless leaders. I must have my own principles. I can't see every leader bend over and kneel. Such a life will be a humble life. It’s a joy to be a rich man and travel around the world.”

Every time Hou Weidong thinks to the end, he will find that wealth is his strongest confidence in being an official. With wealth, he has a way out, and with a way out, he has a strong confidence.Thinking of this, he couldn't help calling it a fluke, but also a little frustrated. At noon, Gu Yunfeng walked into the office with a smile, and said, "Secretary Hou, there are three leaders from the city-level department who came to Chengjin at noon today, and they all want you to go over to strengthen the leadership. They are all deputy positions in the department. Which table do you see?"

"The county party committee and the county government have corresponding leaders. Their company can reflect the importance of the county, so I won't go." "Then where are your lunch arrangements?" "It's at the county party committee guest house. If you still have bream, you can get a pickled cabbage and bream fish soup. If you don't have it, you can arrange it freely." When he got off work, Hou Weidong said to Du Bing who was following him: "I don't have anything to do at noon today, don't follow me, go home and stay with Xiaoding."

Du Bing got the instructions and happily sent Hou Weidong to the car.Seeing the car leaving the county committee compound, he took out his mobile phone and called the office. Soon, the committee's driver, Lao Duan, drove Santana to Du Bing's side. Du Bing said: "Old Duan, please take me home." Du Bing is Hou Weidong's secretary, and he is very respected in the county committee office. The old Duan said straightforwardly: "Director Du, if you say troublesome again, you will treat me as an outsider." Du Bing took the time to return home, while Hou Weidong returned to the small courtyard.

In the courtyard, Hou Weidong saw Deng Jiachun who was looking at the flowers with his hands behind his back, and said, "Jiachun, have you eaten? I asked the master to make pickled vegetable and bream soup. The soup is really delicious. Let's have two bowls together?" Deng Jiachun clapped his hands and said, "I have something to report to you. I saw you are busy for a while, so I didn't have time." Seeing Deng Jiachun's serious expression, Hou Weidong joked, "Old man, you can talk about anything, just don't mention the transfer from Chengjin."

"Secretary Hou, this is what I reported. I can proudly say that the tasks assigned to me by Secretary Zhou have been successfully completed, and my mission is over. I should return to Shazhou." "Is this really what you want to get rid of?" "It's the real idea. I still have a large family in Shazhou, and my wife is in poor health. He works in Chengjin. After all, he is far away from his family." Hou Weidong pondered for a moment, and said: "Since Jiachun has made up his mind, I won't force it. How to arrange after returning home? Do you have any preliminary intentions? Also, who can take over your class, do you have any suggestions?" "I turned fifty years old, and when I returned to the bureau, I was just waiting to be relegated to the second line. There was nothing worth considering." Deng Jiachun made a rare joke, "I came to Chengjin to be a deputy director. , it's still worth it." Deng Jiachun is a relatively pure public security officer. At executive meetings, as long as the public security business is not involved, he generally does not speak. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage.Hou Weidong thought about it for a while, and said: "Secretary Hong is a good leader, I will call him, and I have to explain to Jiachun no matter what." Hong Ang was originally a member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, but now he is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee.He did not concurrently serve as the head of the public security bureau as is customary in Shazhou. After counting, he can be regarded as the secretary of the Political and Legal Committee with relatively little real power.However, he is a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee after all, so there is no problem in arranging a department-level cadre. "Luo Jinhao followed me to Chengjin at the beginning, and now he is the deputy director. I'll say it bluntly. He is the most suitable candidate for the director of Chengjin Public Security Bureau." Hou Weidong agreed with Deng Jiachun's suggestion, and said: "Luo Jinhao was able to come to Chengjin from the position of director of the city police station to become the captain of the county criminal police team. This is his support for Chengjin's work. For more than a year, he has been fighting gangsters I have made a lot of contributions in eradicating evil, and I am expected to be the director of the bureau. As for the standing committee position, I will actively report to the municipal party committee." If Deng Jiachun leaves, there will be two standing members of the county party committee in Chengjin County who have not yet been confirmed: one is Gu Yunfeng, the director of the county party committee office, and the other is the current member of the standing committee of the Public Security Bureau.Hou Weidong secretly made up his mind to find a way to clarify the positions of these two Standing Committee members no matter what. After careful consideration, Hou Weidong decided to report directly to Zhu Minsheng.As the secretary of the county party committee, it is really not a long-term strategy to always work around Zhu Minsheng, the secretary of the municipal party committee. Early in the morning, Hou Weidong and Jiang Xiangyu came to Zhu Minsheng's office together to report on Chengjin's recent work. Zhu Minsheng was very happy with the development of Chengjin. After listening to the report, he said: "Chengjin is developing well. The municipal party committee is affirmative of the work of Weidong and Xiangyu. I have three meanings. The first is to take advantage of the situation. The Qingda Group cement plant and other enterprises that have started construction must be put into operation as soon as possible to realize benefits. The second is careful planning. The state-owned enterprise experimental zone in Chengjin County is essentially a development zone. We must learn from Yiyang Development Zone and turn the development zone into a successful development zone. The engine of Tianjin’s economy. The third is to go all out, which mainly refers to the two projects of Zhushuihe Hydropower Station and Shengbao Group. Zhushuihe Hydropower Station is currently on a benign track, so I won’t say much. The negotiator left Chengjin County, is there such a thing?" When Hou Weidong heard Zhu Minsheng's inquiry about this matter, he said: "There is such a thing. Liang Qiuhe, the negotiator of Shengbao Group, proposed that the grade of Chengjin Hotel was too low, so he returned to Shazhou. Chengjin County is currently urgently renovating the top floor of Chengjin Hotel. At the same time, in order to adapt to future development, a hot spring city has been established in the development zone, with a three-star hotel attached to it." Zhu Minsheng interrupted: "The three-star grade is not enough, and it will fall behind in a few years. I talked about the issue of development concepts at the Standing Committee yesterday, and we must be ahead. Shazhou City must have five-star hotels, and four counties , Yiyang and Chengjin should build a four-star hotel. Don’t think that a three-star hotel is good, you should go out for a walk, take a look, and broaden your horizons.” He emphasized: "Shengbao Group's negotiations must not be missed. This is related to Shazhou's ranking in the province. It has important economic and political significance. Weidong must keep his head clear. Don’t miss out on this precious opportunity for petty money and petty rivalry. If you do miss it, it will be a crime against the people of Sabah.” Hearing Zhu Minsheng's words like this, Hou Weidong's heart tightened for no reason, and said: "Don't worry, Secretary Zhu, I will definitely do my best to do a good job in the negotiation work." Zhu Minsheng waved his hand and said, "I'll leave this matter to Weidong, and Weidong will take full responsibility." He leaned his body back and said to Jiang Xiangyu: "Comrade Xiangyu will soon be transferred to the municipal government as the secretary-general. After you arrive at the municipal government, you will also have to manage the affairs of Shengbao Group. Don't think that you can take off the burden." .” The matter of Jiang Xiangyu's transfer was not made public. At this time, he heard that Zhu Minsheng revealed the matter of transfer, and respectfully said: "Secretary Zhu, don't worry. Personally speaking, I was born in Chengjin and grew up in Chengjin. For the development of Chengjin, I will definitely make great efforts. From a public point of view, after I am transferred to the municipal government, I will have more responsibility and obligation to complete the negotiation work with Shengbao Group." Zhu Minsheng nodded, then turned his gaze to Hou Weidong, and said, "Weidong is the youngest county party secretary in the whole province. I believe he can stand the test of complicated situations. Do you have confidence?" Hou Weidong said categorically: "I have confidence." Even though he said so, he thought in his heart: "Zhu Minsheng puts too much emphasis on Shengbao Group, which may not be good for the negotiation." After talking about economic development, Hou Weidong noticed Secretary Zhao Chengyi looking at his watch out of the corner of his eye, and said, "Secretary Zhu, there is one more thing I want to report to you." "Say it." "Chengjin County Committee currently has an even number of standing members, and I want to have all standing members." Zhu Minsheng frowned and counted the number of Standing Committee members in Chengjin, saying: "There are ten Standing Committee members in a county, which is too many. There is a saying that the central government has only one full-time deputy secretary." Seeing the serious expression of the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Hou Weidong felt a little nervous. He gritted his teeth, and put forward the proposal according to the plan, saying: "Secretary Zhu, Gu Yunfeng, the director of the Chengjin County Party Committee Office, graduated from a university. He used to be the deputy of the County Party Committee Office. Director, he has served as the secretary of the town committee in the town, and he has good conditions in all aspects, so he is a suitable candidate for the standing committee of the county committee." Zhu Minsheng was not disgusted with Hou Weidong's request. The fact that the secretary of the county party committee under him could speak the truth in front of him was a positive attitude in a sense, and it was also a political statement.He didn't say anything, just nodded and said, "I see." Hou Weidong understood that this was the meaning of seeing off guests, expressed a few words of determination, and bid farewell wisely.After leaving the office, he suggested with a smile on his face: "County Jiang, congratulations to Gao Sheng, we two have a meal alone at noon." Jiang Xiangyu smiled lightly on purpose: "It's just a job transfer, and I'm all in charge of chores. I don't know what to do." Hou Weidong said: "Entering the center is different from working in the county. Secretary-General Yang became a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee after just over a year. I am ready to change my name to Mayor Jiang at any time." It was still early for dinner, so Hou Weidong and Jiang Xiangyu found a quiet teahouse and sat in a private room by the window on the second floor. Drinking tea that tasted pretty good, Jiang Xiangyu sighed: "I really don't want to leave Chengjin. It's a happy thing to be able to form a team with Weidong." Hou Weidong said sincerely: "It's a good thing that the county magistrate Jiang can be promoted. I hope that all the cadres in Chengjin can be successful. This is the most beneficial to the development of Chengjin." Jiang Xiangyu gave Hou Weidong a high hat and said: "Yiyang has a municipal Party committee secretary Zhu, and after that, he walks out of the director of the Ocean Bureau, Yang Senlin Standing Committee, Hou Weidong secretary, and Zhao Lin secretary. They are really shining stars. In the future, Chengjin will produce a municipal Party committee secretary Hou , There will definitely be a group of secretaries, county heads, bureau chiefs and governors." "Secretary Zhu is my old leader. Even if I ride a thousand-mile horse, I can't keep up with the old leader." "Secretary Zhu became the secretary of the county party committee when he was nearly 40 years old, and you became the secretary of the county party committee when you were nearly 30 years old. I don't have to say who is better." After chatting and laughing for a while, Hou Weidong said bluntly: "I offended some leaders because of rectifying the order of the mining industry. When I come to the city government, I must speak well for Chengjin." Jiang Xiangyu knew that Hou Weidong was referring to Gao Rong. Seeing that Hou Weidong was speaking frankly, Jiang Xiangyu said bluntly: "Brother Weidong's matter is my Jiang Xiangyu's matter. If I can speak in the city government in the future, I will definitely speak. An unknown. There is one more thing, brother Wei Dong may have to seriously consider it." "What's the matter? Just ask." "Deputy Secretary Huang Zidi has a son named Huang Er. After graduating from the School of Architecture, he started a job and opened a construction company. He found me a while ago and wanted to find something to do in Chengjin Development Zone." Jiang Xiangyu from another A source heard about the entanglement between Hou Weidong and Huang Zidi. In his eyes, it is unnecessary, irrational and uneconomical to compete with the superiors with real power. When he was about to leave Chengjin, he kindly reminded Hou Weidong. After Zhou Changquan left Shazhou, without Huang Zidi's support, Hou Weidong felt a little helpless in front of the municipal party committee.It might be a way to restore the relationship with Huang Zidi through Huang Er, he said: "At the right time, let Huang Er come to me, general projects can also be considered to be undertaken by him, but key projects must be tendered .” "Huang Er is pressing on this matter. I will let him come to see you tomorrow." "Let Huang Er come, I'll listen to his thoughts first." After drinking half a bottle of Moutai, Jiang Xiangyu felt drunk, and said, "I don't know who the city is going to ask to take my place. Chengjin can get where it is today. Weidong has made great contributions. Of course, I also have small contributions. At least I didn't delay." Wei Dong's hind legs." Hou Weidong poured another big glass for Jiang Xiangyu and said, "Brother, let's do it again." At lunch, I drank a bottle and a half of Moutai, Jiang Xiangyu was very drunk, and Hou Weidong was half drunk. "Earth turns the same way without anyone, and Chengjin will still function normally without me. Don't regard yourself as a savior, otherwise you will not only be arrogant, but also stupid." Zhu Minsheng's attitude towards Shengbao Group is like a mountain. It weighed heavily on Hou Weidong's heart.After returning home, he fell asleep after drinking the carton of milk, and put aside all his affairs. When Xiaojia came home from get off work, she opened the door and saw a pair of shiny leather shoes neatly placed at the door. She put the shoes into the shoe cabinet and shouted, "Husband, why don't you call me when you get home?" Did not hear the sound inside, Xiao Jia went to the bedroom to check.There was still a faint smell of alcohol in the room, and Hou Weidong was lying on the bed soundly asleep.Xiao Jia knew that Hou Weidong was a heavy drinker, so she became anxious when she saw this appearance, and said angrily, "I'm already the secretary of the county party committee, what are you drinking so much for? No one dares to pinch their noses to drink." Having said that, Xiao Jia quickly took out the mung beans from the refrigerator, and just put the mung beans into the pot, when she turned around, she saw Hou Weidong standing at the door. Xiao Jia clutched her chest and said, "You man, why don't you speak, you startled me." Hou Weidong wiped his face with cold water and said, "I'm not drunk, I just had a good night's sleep." Xiao Jia complained: "You still say you're not drunk, and you smell like alcohol. Who are you drinking with? Can't you drink less?" "Jiang Xiangyu is going to be transferred to the municipal government as secretary-general. Zhu Minsheng said it himself. I had a drink with him at noon. He was drunk, and I just fell asleep." Hearing that Jiang Xiangyu was going to leave, Xiao Jia was taken aback: "Why is the county magistrate Jiang leaving suddenly? If there is no news, who will come to Chengjin to be the county magistrate?" Hou Weidong shook his head and said, "The current Shazhou is no longer the old Shazhou. I basically didn't get any news beforehand. As for who will be the county magistrate, I have no right to say." Xiao Jia said: "You are the secretary of the county party committee. According to common sense, they should ask for your opinion, otherwise they will be irresponsible to Chengjin." The water in the pot began to steam, and the green beans were tumbling on the bottom. Hou Weidong usually doesn't talk about business affairs in front of Xiaojia. Today, after drinking some wine, he felt depressed again, and said, "I used to be Zhou Changquan's secretary. This identity imprint is too obvious. Now Zhu Minsheng uses me but doesn't trust me. I I can understand, if it were me, I would probably adopt this method.” Xiaojia complained: "I know how much effort you have put into the development of Chengjin. If you change a municipal party committee leader, your achievements will be wiped out and you will be stumbling back. What else do you have to work in Chengjin?" Enthusiasm? There is no place to keep people here, but there is a place to keep people. Since you are not doing well in Chengjin, you can find a way to transfer them away, and you can make a career wherever you go." Hou Weidong patted the back of Xiaojia's hand lightly, and said: "All the government offices in the world are similar, and it may not be as satisfactory in the province. Chengjin is in a critical period of rising, and I don't want to be a deserter." "Are you going back to Chengjin today?" "Give yourself a day off today and rest at home." "It's rare for you to have a day off, so I'll ask for leave in the afternoon and not go to work. I'll go home with you and we'll cook something delicious." After Xiaojia called Director Xie to ask for leave, she rummaged through the refrigerator and found some wild air-dried chicken from Yiyang Shangqinglin in the freezer, and said happily: "This is from Suming, Chengguan Town. I don’t have time to eat, and today it’s rare for us to have a world of two, so we’ll eat this air-dried chicken.” Hou Weidong hadn't heard Su Ming's name for a long time, and said, "Su Zhen is now the party secretary of Yiyang Chengguan Town. It's rare that he still remembers that I like to eat Qinglin's air-dried chicken." Xiao Jia thought that the two of them could have a leisurely afternoon, and she was overjoyed, and said, "You'd better turn off your phone, otherwise it's hard to say." Hou Weidong took the phone and thought for a while, but he still didn't turn it off, but turned the phone to silent.Just when he was about to put it on the table, the phone screen started to flicker, and Su Ming's name appeared, and he said to Xiaojia, "I really mean Cao Cao. When Cao Cao arrived, it was Su Ming who was looking for me." Su Ming didn't exchange pleasantries on the phone, and said, "Secretary Hou, Zhao Yongsheng has passed away." "Zhao Yongsheng passed away? When? Secretary Zhao is the old leader... Tonight's big night (Shazhou customs, big night this night, you have to stay all night, and the funeral will be held the next day.)...Why is it in such a hurry? I must Come here." Putting down the phone, Hou Weidong said to Xiaojia: "Let's have dinner early and then go to Yiyang, Zhao Yongsheng suffers from cancer and went there the day before yesterday, tonight is a big night." Xiao Jia said disapprovingly: "Zhao Yongsheng treated you badly before, there is no need to sit on his big night." "Zhao Yongsheng is the first party secretary since I started working. In fact, we don't have any specific conflicts. After his death, as the former deputy mayor of Qinglin Town, I should go anyway. Besides, Zhao Xiaojun once It’s your colleague, so from this point of view, you should go too.” "Okay, I'll go to Yiyang after dinner." Xiaojia was quite disappointed to think that her rare afternoon vacation would be interrupted again.After she steamed the air-dried chicken, she and Hou Weidong went to rest in the bedroom. After some intimacy, Xiaojia relaxed her body and mind, leaned against Hou Weidong, and said, "I think elder brother should divorce Jiang Chu. Jiang Chu is completely obsessed with ghosts, and went to Guangdong to do pyramid selling without caring about his family. I think the criminal police Team Jiang Xiao is very kind to the elder brother, very interesting." "Others are making up the stage, why do you want to demolish the temple?" "Don't look at the prestige of the eldest brother outside, it's actually quite pitiful. When he comes home, he is cold and cold, no different from a bachelor. Apart from selling products, my sister-in-law doesn't have this family at all in her eyes, and she doesn't even have family affection. I think Divorce sooner and easier." "How do you know that Jiang Xiao is nice to elder brother?" Xiao Jia smiled and said: "One day I went to Sister Zhao's house to play cards, and Jiang Xiao was there upstairs. Our relationship is not bad now, and we washed our face together yesterday. She is very caring for Big Brother. I'm from here. I can't hide it from me. Jiang Xiao is Meng Houshi's niece. I heard that Secretary-General Meng still has contacts with Secretary Zhu of the Provincial Party Committee. If the eldest brother marries Jiang Xiao, it will definitely help him in his official career, and it will even be good for you. .” Hou Weidong didn't care, and said: "Jiang Xiao is just Meng Houshi's niece, not Zhu Jianguo's. This relationship is far away and unreliable, and nepotism is always at a disadvantage, so it can't go too far." After dinner, Hou Weidong went straight to Yiyang.From Shazhou to Yiyang is a full-speed road, which is much closer than Chengjin. After half an hour, I got off at the crossing of Yiyang, and I saw dense high-rise buildings in front of me. It is exactly the two of Bugao and Li Jing. a big real estate.These two real estates happen to be not far from the intersection of the expressway, giving people a strong visual impact. When the car entered the development zone, the lights dimmed instead. These two buildings were introduced by Hou Weidong when he was the director of Yiyang Development Zone, and they are still the two best-grade buildings at this time.Entering the old city, in a slightly narrow residential area, there are the unique noises of Shazhou Daye, the harsh beating sound of Taoist priests doing the dojo, the low-pitched mourning, the beeping of mahjong, and the beating of children. Noisy, and all kinds of talking and laughing. Zhao Xiaojun was dressed in hemp and filial piety, and seemed to be taken aback when he saw Hou Weidong and Zhang Xiaojia. He suppressed his excitement, and bent his knees according to the custom, using this action to replace the previous filial sons kneeling. The portrait of Zhao Yongsheng hangs high in front of the mourning hall. This photo was taken when he was the secretary of the town committee. He is well-dressed, with bright eyes and hair combed back. It is the familiar image of Hou Weidong.The Sri Lankan has passed away, Yin and Yang are separated, and the previous conflicts are not worth mentioning. Hou Weidong lit three sticks of incense and respectfully bowed three times in front of the portrait. Most of the people sitting in the big night were people from the Qinglin Township government, Chengguan Town Party Secretary Su Ming, fellow mayor Gao Changjiang, deputy mayor Tang Shugang, Chao Jie, Zhong Ruihua, Tian Xiuying, Yang Feng, Gou Lin and others.In a few years, Hou Weidong became the secretary of the Chengjin County Party Committee from the deputy mayor of Qinglin Town, and most of these comrades, except Gou Lin who was transferred to the Organization Department of the County Party Committee, are still working in Qinglin Town. Qinglin Town worked until retirement. The encounter between people was only one step away at the beginning, and most people would not be able to make it past this step.After passing through, the sky is high and the sea is wide, but if you fail to pass, you can only run on the original track. Su Ming, Secretary of the Chengguan Town Party Committee, had gray hair on his head. After shaking hands with Hou Weidong and greeting him, he sat around with fellow village chief Gao Changjiang. Hou Weidong held the hand of the fellow village chief and asked, "How is Aunt Liu?" However, in the past few years, Gao Changjiang's face has many age-related dark spots, and his expression is much more tired than in previous years. After seeing Hou Weidong, he was very happy and said: "She is an old patient, and her body is still the same. Similar to the previous few years, my body has failed in recent years." "The twice-cooked pork fried by Aunt Liu is very fragrant, I often think about it now." Gao Changjiang said happily: "When Secretary Hou first came to Shangqinglin, there were few college students at that time. If you insisted on cleaning every day, I knew you had a great future. Many college students have come here in recent years, but they are unwilling to suffer. What? It’s time to go back to Qinglin, and I’ll ask the old woman to fry twice-cooked pork for you.” After exchanging pleasantries with everyone in Qinglin Town, Hou Weidong took a moment to ask Su Ming, "Have the county leaders come?" Su Ming said in a low voice: "Secretary Zhao has retired to the second line for several years. Now the county leaders have changed quickly. Not many people remember him. Only the County Party Committee Organization Department and the old cadre bureau came to send a wreath. If you wait a while, Director Gao Zhiyuan No, you are the highest-ranking leader." "Is Director Gao coming?" "Director Gao is a city leader who came out of Qinglin Town. He visits his old man every year in the town. I called him and he promised to come." Su Ming looked at his watch and said, "Director Gao There are a lot of things to do, and my health is not very good, so I don’t know if I can come.” At 9 o'clock, Su Ming received a call from Gao Zhiyuan. After Gao Zhiyuan finished offering incense, Hou Weidong and others hugged him and sat in the innermost seat.A group of prominent officials sat around Gao Zhiyuan and listened to his speech. Gao Zhiyuan said to Hou Weidong: "Secretary Weidong, how many years have you worked in Shangqinglin?" "More than two years." The Taoist priests were in full swing in front of the mourning hall, and more than a dozen mahjong tables were buzzing one after another. The red and white weddings and weddings in Lingxi were a lively scene. Gao Zhiyuan looked at the lively scene and felt a little embarrassed: "A person's life is too short. When I met Yongsheng, Shangqinglin Township and Xiaqinglin Township had just merged, and Yongsheng was the party secretary of Xinqinglin Township at that time. He was full of vigor and ambition. Your exuberant appearance is still vivid.” He added, “Weidong was working in Shangqinglin in the early 1990s. After the road was repaired, I came to cut the ribbon, but I didn’t have a deep impression of you at that time. It’s been seven or eight years in a flash. I'm going to retire next year, this world belongs to Weidong's generation after all." Gao Zhiyuan is the biggest leader of Shangqinglin going out, and Hou Weidong is the second biggest leader of Shangqinglin going out.When Hou Weidong was building roads, Gao Zhiyuan didn't have a deep impression of him. After Hou Weidong became Zhou Changquan's secretary, he really came into Gao Zhiyuan's sight.And because he was Zhou Changquan's secretary, the two didn't have much contact with each other, and they didn't have a close relationship because of the same Shangqinglin background. At this time, the political situation in Shazhou has undergone significant changes. Hou Weidong took this favorable opportunity to get closer to Gao Zhiyuan, and he said sincerely: "Director Gao, welcome to Chengjin for inspection. never came." Gao Zhiyuan laughed and said, "Guoren invited me a few times, but they were all delayed because of temporary incidents. In the past two years, Chengjin has made remarkable achievements. The mine renovation, the Zhushuihe hydropower station, and the construction of the Chengsha Highway are all achievements in the present and future generations. Today, Wei Dong is here on behalf of the county party committee to invite me, so I will definitely take the time to come, not only by myself, but also with my city’s provincial and city people’s congress representatives to inspect.” "Director Gao, please set a time, preferably this month." "Our group will probably cause Chengjin a lot of trouble when we come here." Hou Weidong said: "I asked Director Gao to lead the team because of selfishness. The deputies of people's congresses at all levels are outstanding representatives from all walks of life. They come to Chengjin for inspection, which is beneficial to the development of Chengjin. It can provide suggestions for the development of Chengjin, secondly, it can promote Chengjin, and thirdly, it is also a way to attract investment.” Gao Zhiyuan happily said to the secretary-general of the National People's Congress who followed him: "Since Secretary Hou supports the work of the National People's Congress in this way, I will start preparing for it after I go back, and try to organize provincial and municipal people's congress representatives to visit Chengjin in the near future. " After Zhao Xiaojun greeted other guests, he came over to offer cigarettes. Gao Zhiyuan said: "When Xiaojun joined the work, I was assigned to the construction committee after I greeted him. After I, an old man, retired, my words were useless. Xiaojun, I will offer more cigarettes to Uncle Hou in the future." Zhao Xiaojun offered Hou Weidong a cigarette respectfully and said, "Uncle Hou, smoke." Hou Weidong waved his hand and said, "Zhao Xiaojun and Xiaojia are colleagues, we are about the same age, we are brothers." Gao Zhiyuan said from the side: "Weidong, don't be too polite. You and brother Yongsheng are colleagues. It's normal for Xiaojun to call him uncle." Sitting until 11 o'clock in the evening, seeing Gao Zhiyuan intending to leave, Su Ming insisted on treating the guests, Gao Zhiyuan declined a few words, but agreed. A group of people came to the Chongqing Jianghu Restaurant in the old city. They mainly talked about Shang Qinglin's history and characters. The atmosphere was very harmonious. The dinner didn't end until two o'clock in the morning. Before Gao Zhiyuan got into the car, he called Hou Weidong to his side, shook hands, and said, "Changquan is a good man and a good leader. Why didn't you follow him to the provincial capital? It would be embarrassing to stay in Shazhou." Hou Weidong didn't expect him to be so straightforward, and said: "When Secretary Zhou was transferred, the rectification of Chengjin Mining Industry had just begun, and Zhang Yongtai's case had not been solved, so I stayed. After arriving in the provincial capital, I, a department-level cadre, Even if it’s nothing, it’s better to stay in Chengjin and be able to do something.” Gao Zhiyuan patted Hou Weidong on the shoulder, and said: "Shazhou is very complicated, you have to be careful, and you can sail for thousands of years." After Gao Zhiyuan was sent away, everyone dispersed.According to Shazhou's custom, relatives and friends have to stay up all night on New Year's Eve.Hou Weidong's identity is different, and the Zhao family is very grateful to be able to visit Zhao Yongsheng. Naturally, he doesn't have to stay overnight. Xiao Jia sat in the driver's cab, yawned, and said, "It's too late, why don't we go back tomorrow, and live in Shazhou College today. I haven't been back to the college for a long time, so I'll go to relive campus life tonight." "The room has not been occupied for a long time, so it is troublesome to clean it up." "Have the water, electricity, and gas been stopped?" "Du Bing paid for water, electricity, and gas on purpose years ago, and it didn't stop." Xiao Jia really wanted to stay in Shazhou University for one night, so she said coquettishly, "Husband, let's go, I want to go back to the college to have a look." After giving birth to her child, Xiao Jia quickly got used to the role of mother, and gradually became upright and stable. Today, she has a little girlishness, which Hou Weidong naturally would not refuse. Shazhou College has been upgraded to Shazhou University, the name has been changed, and the level of the school has also been raised, but the scenery on the campus remains the same. Driving in the school, the street lights are tightly covered by thick leaves, and each street light can only illuminate a small area of ​​the ground, which is convenient for men and women in love. They take advantage of the night to hold hands or hold each other waist.The bright car lights shot past, revealing the silhouettes of two or three scattered couples hiding in the bushes. This familiar scene filled Xiaojia's eyes with tenderness. The car was parked in the professor's building, and when Hou Weidong got out of the car, he saw a car with a Shazhou license plate. Xiao Jia saw that the license plate number was very small, and asked a little strangely: "Which city leader's car is this?" Hou Weidong raised his head and saw that the lights were on in the room on the fifth floor. He said, "It's Secretary Ji's car. He should be upstairs." After going upstairs, when the headlights in the living room were turned on, the room was as bright as before, and the dust in the room was not as much as expected.Xiaojia first went to the kitchen to boil water, made tea for her husband, and wiped the sofa and bed in the bedroom with a rag. Hou Weidong really didn't want to do housework anymore. He stood on the balcony and watched the lights by the lake swaying with the light of the lake. The world is changing, but the scenery of the college is still so beautiful, as if it is not polluted by time. He stretched out his head and looked up to the fifth floor, and saw that the light in the living room on the fifth floor was still on, and there were still faint conversations inside.After identifying it for a while, he was sure that there was Ji Daolin's voice inside, then he returned to the living room and said, "Secretary Ji is upstairs, I want to say hello to him." "It's too late, and there is no appointment beforehand, so it's not good to come here uninvited." "If I don't make a phone call, it will be rude to meet me tomorrow morning." Hou Weidong laughed at himself, "Now I have to be a man with my tail between my legs. It's better to have an extra member of the Standing Committee in the city to help me out than to be alone." Ji Daolin was also surprised when he received the call, and said, "Weidong is downstairs, so come up, I have no outsiders here, they are all old colleagues from the academy, you know them." Hou Weidong took Xiaojia upstairs, and there were six or seven people sitting in the room, including the former director of the security department Hu, and the deputy director Duan Hengshan and others.After introducing each other, Ji Daolin pointed to Hou Weidong and said, "If you want to talk about the most promising student of Shazhou University in the past ten years, you have to count the young Secretary Hou Weidong in front of you." Hou Weidong knew the deputy dean Duan Hengshan when he was a student cadre, and when he heard Ji Daolin's praise, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Hello, Dean Duan, I am your student Hou Weidong, from the Department of Law and Politics at the 9th and 3rd level, this is my My lover, Zhang Xiaojia, graduated from the Department of Biology, Grade 93." Ji Daolin introduced: "Dean Duan is no longer Dean Duan, he is now President Duan of Shazhou University." Duan Hengshan is very scholarly, and he said calmly: "Secretary Hou is the youngest county party secretary in the whole province. This is the pride of our Shazhou College. This year, the school will carry out ideological education before graduates leave school. Ask Secretary Hou to give a lecture to encourage these school leavers." 侯卫东道：“到时只要母校召唤，我随时过来和师兄、师弟们交流经验，谈一谈工作以来的心得体会。” 大家随便聊了一会儿，段衡山问道：“道林，我到北京开会，听说中纪委为了提高纪委书记的地位，采取了不少措施，其中一项就是要由副书记来任纪委书记，你的副书记职务应该没有问题吧？” “省里倒是传达了相关精神，高祥林书记已经被任命为省委副书记，至于市、县一级的任职得放在下一步。”济道林对侯卫东道：“么宪同志是优秀的纪检干部，就是年龄偏大了，关于县委副书记、纪委书记人选，你有什么想法？” 县级领导的配备问题是侯卫东最为关注的问题，听到济道林如此发问，他郑重地道：“么宪书记是很称职的纪委书记，在整治矿业秩序工作中，处理了一批与非法矿山有牵涉的干部，在成津树立了正气，这也是成津矿业整治能够成功的重要保证。我的想法是让么宪同志担任县委副书记、纪委书记。” 正说着，进来了一个年轻人，模样与段衡山有几分相似，他熟门熟路，到了客厅，自顾自地倒了水一饮而尽，笑道：“我以为只有我是夜猫子，你们几位老爷子也不差。” 年轻人坐了下来，不等介绍，便道：“不用介绍了，我认识侯书记，他在学院读书时，我们在一起踢过足球，当时是法政系系队对阵教工队，我是教工队的成员。” 侯卫东抱歉地道：“我没有什么印象了。” 年轻人再次伸出手，道：“段穿林，段衡山是我老爸，现供职于《政经评论》。” 济道林在一旁道：“段穿林这个名字没有什么名气，他的笔名叫移山，在沙州名声不小，卫东应该听说过。” 移山就是给沙州前组织部长赵东那篇文章加上编者按的记者，就是这篇文章引发了岭西全省对农民负担的大检查，赵东也因为这篇文章离开了沙州。侯卫东就在脑海中牢牢印上了“移山”的大名，今天总算见到了真人，而且还是段衡山的儿子，他热情地道：“原来段穿林就是移山，真是久仰大名，近期有空没有，到成津来看一看？” 段穿林道：“现在各地都是防小偷、防记者，我们可是不受欢迎的人。”他说话时带着微笑，露出一口雪白的牙齿，干净而健康。 “成津不一样，欢迎移山来揭短。” “侯书记，不瞒你说，我已经去过成津数次，只是没有找到特别的猛料。” 几人聊得很尽兴，不知不觉就到了3点。 侯卫东下楼时，段穿林跟了出来，两人站在楼梯间，段穿林道：“卫东书记，我有几句话一直梗于胸，不吐不快。” “穿林老弟有话直说，我洗耳恭听。” “我听说胜宝集团马上要落户成津，这家公司去年就到了内地，因为有钱所以有恃无恐，我的同事都在议论此事，担心地方政府为了眼前利益而将长远利益放弃。卫东书记得小心一些，别让他们卖了还给他们数钱。” 段穿林还有一个名字叫做移山，侯卫东自然很重视他的意见，道：“岭西有色金属矿产量大，质量好，胜宝集团愿意进来很正常，当然我们得和他们谈条件，谈得拢就合作，谈不拢就不合作。” 段穿林双手插在裤兜里，表情冷峻，道：“现在政绩决定着官员的仕途升迁，卫东书记的想法只怕与某些领导不完全相同。作为朋友我想提醒一件事情，有色金属矿是战略资源，全省开釆量只有几十年，请卫东书记谨慎把握此事。” 他又道：“成津以后若出现了问题，作为《政经评论》的记者，我会毫不犹豫向上捅，请卫东书记理解我。”侯卫东很久没有遇到如此尖锐的人，他心里反而生出些好感，道：“为官其实如履薄冰，移山能作为时刻提醒我的闹钟，卫东感激不尽。”