Chapter 16 Liu Bing's Hidden Weapon

The Spring Festival in 1999 was extremely busy. After the second year of junior high school, Hou Weidong followed Zhou Changquan to pay New Year's greetings, and at the same time accepted other people's New Year's greetings.This is a game, in which many characters in Lingxi official circles play roles.The Spring Festival passed in a blink of an eye, and 1999 officially kicked off. In 1999, the central government put learning in an important position. On the eve of 1999, with the approval of the State Council, the Beijing Library was officially renamed "National Library of China".Before the Spring Festival, the National Library of China launched a special 365-day opening plan. During the Spring Festival, reading in the library has become a scene.

At the same time, in the Central Party School, officials from all over the country conducted in-depth study and research on financial issues.At the closing ceremony, the general secretary delivered an important speech at the meeting, one of which was: "Comprehensively strengthening and improving the study of the whole party is an important guarantee for our party to maintain its vitality and vitality... If we cannot pass new studies and If you continue to improve yourself in practice, you will fall behind the times, and you will lose your qualifications to govern and the people's trust and support."

In order to implement the decision of the central government, Lingxi Province specially issued relevant notices on further strengthening learning.Shazhou City is no exception, and a city-wide mobilization on strengthening learning was held.There is also a wave of reading in the Shazhou Municipal Party Committee Office. There are one or two books on the desks of young people in the Municipal Party Committee Office, and there are several new books in the bookcase behind the leaders. Studying for graduate school seems to be a trend among young people in institutions. Lingxi Party School enrolls students in the spring, and leaflets are distributed to the municipal party committee.When Hou Weidong was going to the bathroom, he accidentally saw this leaflet on the window sill, and his heart couldn't help but move.

It was Hou Weidong's eternal regret that he failed to pass the national key points in the college entrance examination.On the eve of graduating from university, he wanted to apply for the postgraduate entrance examination of Lingxi University, but his English proficiency was poor, and he planned to take another year to apply for the examination.Unexpectedly, after work, I left my English books behind, and the most familiar sentence I read is "I love you", which is the ending of the phone call with Xiaojia.After getting married, I didn't bother to say this sentence, and often said it when Xiao Jia was unhappy, to make her happy.After going back and forth, Hou Weidong forgot about the postgraduate entrance examination.

The best university in Lingxi is Lingxi University, which is a top-ranked key university in the country. When Hou Weidong was studying at Shazhou University, he had the desire to apply for the postgraduate entrance examination of Lingxi University.After work, busy with transactional work, this wish will be put on hold indefinitely.When the central government decided to strengthen his studies, the idea of ​​taking the postgraduate entrance examination again flashed in his mind. Xiaojia didn't take this idea very seriously, and said: "You are so busy now, how can you have time to apply for a graduate student at Lingxi University. Moreover, even if you are a graduate student at Lingxi University, you have to be out of production for three years. Where will you still have a place in Shazhou? Prepare for a second job. The postgraduate entrance examination is just a means, not an end. I suggest you follow the trend and go to Lingxi Party School to study for graduate students. Make some friends."

Seeing that Hou Weidong was still hesitating, she said: "Unless you have ordinary abilities and are admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University as a graduate student, otherwise you will study as an on-the-job graduate student at Lingxi Party School. This is the most realistic choice. I don't want you to go back to campus, in case As soon as I see which school belle I fall in love with, I will lose my job at home." Xiaojia was pregnant, and although the last two sentences were joking, they were also serious. Hou Weidong was able to understand Xiaojia's meaning, thought carefully for a while, and joked: "I will listen to my wife's advice and go to the Provincial Party School to study as a graduate student, so as not to worry about my wife and affect my baby's health."

"It turned out that it wasn't for my own good, but because I was afraid that it would affect my baby. After I have a son, my status will definitely plummet." Xiao Jia also joked.Talking about a future son or daughter is one of the favorite topics of young couples. The next day, Hou Weidong reported to Zhou Changquan about applying for the postgraduate entrance examination of the Provincial Party School. Zhou Changquan had already obtained a postgraduate degree from the Party School, so he naturally understood what was going on, and readily agreed: "You are my secretary, and it is a good thing to take the lead in studying. In the future intensive study period, you should try to spare time to study. Give the students a good lead. I will go to the province for a meeting in the past three days, and you can go to the party school to sign up."

At noon, Hou Weidong secretly went back to see Xiaojia. Because Xiaojia was pregnant, he was very careful, and after saying goodbye affectionately, he left the warm hut.When he walked out of the house, Hou Weidong suddenly had a strange idea in his heart: "I have been a secretary for two years, it should really be over!" He didn't know why he had this idea, it was probably because of becoming a father. When he arrived in Lingxi, Zhou Changquan was settled in the Provincial Party Committee Guest House.This guest house was not bad ten years ago. At this time, there were many five-star hotels in Lingxi, and the provincial party committee guest house seemed a bit shabby. Only when the provincial party committee held meetings, leaders of the provincial party committee often came to visit at night, and the participating leaders from all over the country stayed in the hotel Provincial Party Committee Guest House.

When it was almost time for dinner, Zhou Changquan received a call, and he said to Hou Weidong a little excitedly: "Call Ma Bo quickly, we are going to Jinxing Hotel, the secretary-general is waiting for us." Ten minutes later, Zhou Changquan and Hou Weidong came to the Venus Hotel and went to the restaurant on the top floor.Hong Ang was waiting at the door. He walked a few steps quickly, came to Zhou Changquan, and said, "Secretary Zhu will be there in ten minutes." Zhou Changquan was going to pay New Year greetings to Zhu Jianguo, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee during the Spring Festival, but Zhu Jianguo had many things to do and hadn't been in touch.This time there was an enlarged meeting of the provincial party committee, and Zhu Jianguo, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, would definitely attend the meeting. Zhou Changquan took the initiative to contact Deputy Secretary-General Jiang and asked Hong Ang to follow up.

The hard work paid off, and Zhu Jianguo, deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, finally squeezed out time from his busy schedule. Zhu Jianguo's image was bigger than Hou Weidong expected. He was kind, easy-going, and quite humorous, making everyone present feel warm like a spring breeze.After meeting each other, he shook hands with everyone present, and said: "Shazhou was ranked third in the overall ranking last year, and it has risen rapidly. One thing is to make Tiezhou, the century-old second child, feel a sense of urgency." Zhou Changquan listened to Zhu Jianguo with a smile on his face.

Zhu Jianguo was present for a very short time. After sitting for about ten minutes, he said: "I really want to sit with comrades from the same place and city more, but I am entangled in mundane affairs and have reception tasks. Deputy Secretary-General Jiang, on behalf of me, accompanied Comrade Changquan Drink two more glasses. After drinking wine, you can sleep well at night, and tomorrow comrades will study various development plans of Lingxi in high spirits." After Zhu Jianguo left, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly relaxed. Deputy Secretary-General Jiang held his glass and said, "Secretary Zhu has too many things to do. I have to meet with the representative of Lingxi Laoba Road at 7 o'clock. Today, I will accompany Secretary Zhou." Zhou Changquan was very satisfied that Zhu Jianguo was able to attend the dinner and had Deputy Secretary-General Jiang stay with him for a drink. He had a glass of wine with Deputy Secretary-General Jiang and said: "The Secretary-General has always cared about Shazhou, and he must come to Shazhou in the near future. State inspection, take a look at the southern new town." Deputy Secretary-General Jiang said, "Try to come this year." When Hou Weidong toasted Deputy Secretary-General Jiang, Deputy Secretary-General Jiang said: "Xiao Hou, it is not easy to be a secretary of the municipal party committee secretary. You must not only have cultural knowledge, but also have grass-roots work experience, so that you can be a qualified secretary. Don't you If you underestimate the position of secretary, the knowledge in it is very profound, and if you can be a good secretary, you have the basic quality of being a leader." Hou Weidong could only nod his head, while Hong Ang introduced from the side: "Xiaohou is young, but has a lot of experience. He has served as the deputy mayor, the deputy director of the Yiyang County Party Committee, and the director of the Yiyang New Management Committee and the director of the department. Commissioner." Deputy Secretary-General Jiang's eyes flashed, and he said, "Xiao Hou worked in the Yiyang County Committee Office? Yang Senlin used to be your leader?" Hou Weidong couldn't figure out the intention of Deputy Secretary-General Jiang's question, and said cautiously: "I was working in Yiyang New Management Committee at that time." He would easily mention another irrelevant person on this occasion, thinking to himself: "Why did Deputy Secretary-General Jiang mention Yang Senlin for no reason?" Deputy Secretary-General Jiang didn't discuss this topic in depth. He touched Zhou Changquan with a wine glass and talked about romance. After the dinner was over, Deputy Secretary-General Jiang and Zhou Changquan walked to the front alone, and they talked quietly as they walked.Before going out, Deputy Secretary-General Jiang shook Zhou Changquan's hand vigorously and said, "That's the end of the matter." Hong Ang and Hou Weidong have been following behind. Hou Weidong only heard this one ear at the end, and didn't know what Deputy Secretary-General Jiang entrusted.When Deputy Secretary-General Jiang left by car, Zhou Changquan's expression darkened, and he stood outside the hotel with his hands behind his back, thoughtful. Hou Weidong kept guessing what Deputy Secretary-General Jiang said, but Zhou Changquan kept his face sullen and did not speak.He didn't say anything, Hong Ang didn't ask, and Hou Weidong naturally didn't ask either. How Chengfu was formed was formed in the process of refraining from talking and asking again and again.Hou Weidong has worked as a secretary twice, and as the head of the new management committee and the science and technology committee, and he has some experience. Without this experience, even if he lives ten or twenty years longer, he will not mess up officialdom and social affairs. clear. The three of them didn't speak, and returned to the provincial party committee guest house depressed.This was a provincial meeting, and there were many people in the meeting. Since the secretary of the provincial party committee would visit everyone in the guest house during the meeting, leaders from all over the country were reluctant to open rooms in the hotel, and all stayed in the provincial guest house with acceptable conditions.Therefore, there were not enough rooms in the Provincial Party Committee Guest House, and only two rooms were arranged for Shazhou City. Zhou Changquan lived in a single room, Hong Ang shared a double room with Hou Weidong, and the driver Ma Bo opened a room in a three-star hotel not far away. After entering the room, Hong Ang's first action was to pick up the tea from the counter, smell it, and said, "I really can't drink this kind of bagged tea. I'm going to buy some new tea." Tea is a must, especially when grinding your head late at night, cigarettes and tea are excellent refreshments. Hong Ang's habit was also formed in the early years, and it has been with him for more than 20 years since it was formed. Hou Weidong also had this habit. Every time he went on a business trip, he had to prepare some good tea for himself. He handed the small pot to Hong Ang and said, "Secretary-General, I brought the tea, which is native tea from Shangqinglin." Hong Ang praised: "Good tea, the taste is very pure." He sniffed it carefully again, and said, "This tea is slightly burnt, it would be better if it is tender." Hou Weidong was a little surprised and said: "Secretary-General, you are really an expert. This tea is fried by fellow villagers in Shangqinglin. They don't have any standards for frying tea. It all depends on the feeling, the feeling in the hands, the feeling in the eyes, and the feeling in the nose. Like most traditional crafts in China, there is no formula to talk about, it all depends on feeling." "In fact, this is also the embodiment of Chinese philosophy in life. There is no clear boundary between yin and yang, spear and shield, right and wrong, disaster and blessing. In modern disciplines, there is only the concept of chaos." "Secretary-General, this shows that the ancient sages had great wisdom, but this kind of wisdom is very tactful, and they go around when encountering tough bones; while Westerners are very old-fashioned, they like to dig into the corners of things when they encounter things, and they have to ask why. develop a logically rigorous science.” Hong Ang sighed: "Our life is only a very short moment in history, and the results of these two models may be difficult to see." He changed the subject and said, "Let's talk about some practical issues. When I was in Li, I once wanted to engage in tea processing in mountainous areas. Although tea does not play a big role in profits and taxes, it can directly improve the lives of ordinary people. This is a project with obvious results.” Hou Weidong hadn't heard of any outstanding tea projects in Shazhou, and seeing Hong Ang's regretful face, he knew that the project had not been completed, and said: "The current performance appraisal system is based on GDP and local fiscal revenue. It has actually increased income, but it cannot be reflected in political performance quickly, so most leaders are happy to engage in industrial enterprises, regardless of whether the conditions are met." Hong Ang said: "Development is the last word. This is based on a point of view based on the status quo of poverty and poverty. It has a distinct contemporary nature. Shazhou is a backward area, and there are few enterprises in itself. This is like a very hungry person. As long as you fill your stomach, you don’t care about nutrition and taste. Only when you are full, you will slowly picky eaters. Now Shazhou and the following counties are all in the hungry man stage. I was in the county at that time, in order to increase taxes , in order to rank high in the four counties, tea is placed in an extremely secondary position, and the focus is on industrial enterprises." Hou Weidong used to be the director of the new management committee, and he could keep up with Hong Ang's thoughts, saying: "There is no way to do this. I hope Shazhou can complete the original accumulation as soon as possible and upgrade it earlier." Hong Ang had a metaphysical talk with Hou Weidong, and he was in a very happy mood. He smiled and said, "Shazhou will develop in the future, and you have a heavy responsibility on your shoulders." "Secretary-General, I'm just your little soldier, don't laugh at me." "The world is yours and ours, but in the final analysis it is yours. You young people are full of vigor and prosperity, like the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning. Hope is pinned on you." This is a quotation from the leader, Hong Ang recited it very smoothly in the past, but at this moment, he recited it very naturally. This is a joke, and it is also his real thought. Chatting all over the place, Hong Ang thought of the scene where Deputy Secretary-General Jiang was leaving, and asked, "What did Deputy Secretary-General Jiang say before leaving? Secretary Zhou was not very happy." Deputy Secretary-General Jiang mentioned Yang Senlin at the dinner party, and Hou Weidong kept this detail in his heart. Hearing Hong Ang take the initiative to bring this up, he said, "I remember the last time Mayor Liu wanted Yang Senlin to serve as the deputy deputy of the municipal government. Secretary-General, to create some disharmony in the Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary-General Jiang suddenly mentioned Yang Senlin today, probably because of this." Hong Ang had already guessed this matter, and it coincided with Hou Weidong's analysis. He patted Hou Weidong's shoulder, and said, "I have a relationship with you." Then he said, "Don't talk, go to bed." After a long talk all night, the relationship between Hou Weidong and Hong Ang became much closer. Taking advantage of Zhou Changquan's meeting, Hou Weidong went to the Party School of the Provincial Party Committee and found the registration point for the graduate law class.Just after completing the formalities, I ran into Guo Lan and another strange girl. Hou Weidong was busy on weekdays, even though he and Guo Lan were in the same building, it was difficult for them to see each other, but today they met in Lingxi. "You enroll and also study law?" When Guo Lan entered the door before, she had already seen the car of the head of Shazhou No. 1, and guessed that Hou Weidong should be signing up. Sure enough, as soon as he walked into the office building of the Provincial Party School, he met Hou Weidong head-on. "Well, I'm here to sign up. The mathematical formula of economic management makes me dizzy, and the law is more suitable for me." Guo Lan pointed to the woman beside her and said, "This is Li Jun. He used to work for "Yiyang Daily". You have met before. She is now working in the Municipal Law Committee, and she is also studying as a postgraduate student at the Party School." Hou Weidong met Li Jun once, and still had some vague impressions, and said: "We will all study in the same class in the future." With his ponytail tied up and narrow glasses, Li Jun pursed his lips and said with a smile: "After taking a class with Section Chief Hou, you will be able to take rides often. When are you going back to Shazhou today?" When smiling, Li Jun has two obvious dimples on his cheeks. "If you don't go back today, Secretary Zhou will hold a meeting for two days before returning to Shazhou the day after tomorrow." Li Jun said: "Forget it this time, when you come to class in the future, you must remember to call me and Guo Lan." In Hou Weidong's impression, Li Jun was a very quiet little girl. Over the past few years, the little girl has changed a lot, and she speaks very aggressively. Guo Lan stood aside quietly, saying little. After saying goodbye to the two, Hou Weidong thought to himself, "Why is Guo Lan different from usual?" He glanced back, just in time to see Guo Lan's back, and he understood why he felt something changed in Guo Lan. It was her hair. His hair is very short, and now it actually covers his ears. "If Guo Lan had long hair, with her facial features and temperament, she should be more feminine." Thinking of this, he looked back again.At this time, Guo Lan was about to go up the stairs on the second floor. She felt a gaze behind her, so she turned her head and met Hou Weidong's gaze. Li Jun happened to see this scene, she glanced at Hou Weidong, then at Guo Lan, smiled maliciously and said: "When you were in Yiyang, your two families were neighbors, to be honest, do you have something interesting about Hou Weidong?" ?” Guo Lan blushed slightly, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Hou Weidong was married a long time ago, and her lover is Zhang Xiaojia, who is his college classmate." Li Jun is Guo Lan's close friend, and knows Guo Lan's thoughts best. When she was studying, she was famous for being quiet. After working as a reporter for several years, she became a well-known crazy girl in the newspaper.She talked eloquently: "The eyes are the windows to the soul. Your eyes betray you. I know why you can't always enter the role of love. In Shazhou, such an outstanding young man like Hou Weidong is indeed rare. No wonder." She deliberately said solemnly, "Lan Lan, you have found a very high reference for yourself. I am afraid it will be difficult to get married in Shazhou. I have an idea. Since you like Hou Weidong so much, if you can't be a mistress, you can just be a mistress." , A mistress is also a milk, it's better than being an old maid all her life." Guo Lan made a fierce expression, and said: "Damn girl, if you talk nonsense again, I will ignore you." Although she refused to admit it, Li Jun's nonsense got into her heart faintly. She thought to herself: "Do I really have this kind of thought? Do I really have it?" The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. When she walked into the registration office of the law class, Guo Lan suddenly thought, "I haven't missed him much this year." That him used to be Guo Lan's entire world.When he left Lingxi to cross the ocean, she felt as if her heart and lungs had been ripped out by him.When he talked about breaking up in a calm tone like a normal person, her world collapsed from Mount Everest.She thought that she would never forget him for the rest of her life, but who would have thought that after several years, he would slowly disappear from her dreams. What made Guo Lan even more alarmed was that Hou Weidong kept appearing in his dreams.When signing up and paying the money, Guo Lan peeked down, and the No. 1 car in Shazhou had disappeared. After Hou Weidong got into the car, he quickly turned his thoughts to Zhou Changquan's gloomy face, and secretly said: "Deputy Secretary-General Jiang used to be Zhu Jianguo's full-time secretary, and he came to the banquet with Secretary Zhu. He naturally meant to represent Secretary Zhu. I am afraid that Secretary Zhou will not offend the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee in charge of the organization for Yang Senlin. It seems that Liu Bing is confident and deliberately proposes the appointment of Yang Senlin at the Standing Committee. Undeniable authority."