Chapter 34 Two, confidants

On the way, Ding Nengtong suddenly received a call from Long Xiaobo. "Director Ding, I heard that you have returned to Dongzhou, where are you now?" Long Xiaobo asked. "On the Dongchang Expressway." Ding Nengtong said. "Call me in Dongzhou, Secretary Xia wants to see you!" Long Xiaobo urged. After hanging up the phone, Ding Nengtong's mood suddenly became complicated.Originally, Ding Nengtong in Dongzhou this time wanted to go back to Wanshou County to see his mother, and then go to see Xia Wentian.Xia Wentian was kind to Ding Nengtong, and Ding Nengtong was always grateful to Xia Wentian in his heart.But I didn't expect that Secretary Xia would ask the secretary to call him to meet him when he heard that he had returned to Dongzhou.Ding Nengtong quickly thought about the purpose of Secretary Xia's sudden meeting with him in his mind. After much deliberation, he felt that it must have something to do with the "Mayor's Reference" that Xi Tao created for Wu Dongming.

When Shi Cunshan's car drove into Dongzhou City, the white-hot sun had already set in the west, and the setting sun cast a large swath of bright red into the Heishui River, and the river slowly surged westward like a red snake. After Shi Cunshan drove the car into the compound of the Municipal Party Committee, Ding Nengtong saw at a glance a Huabiao standing more than ten meters high in the center of the small garden of the Municipal Party Committee. , against the background of the blue sky and white clouds, the stone pillars of white marble have the momentum of a giant dragon soaring in the sky.A cloud plate is inserted horizontally above the column body, and auspicious clouds are carved on it. A circle of stone railings is added outside the base of the Huabiao. On each of the four corner stone pillars of the railing, there is a small stone lion with its head facing the same direction as the stone above, which makes the Huabiao even more beautiful. Soaring and majestic.

After Ding Nengtong got off the car, Shi Cunshan drove away first.Ding Nengtong did not enter the office building of the municipal party committee, but strolled towards the small garden, looked up at Huabiao for a long time, and then turned and walked into the office building of the municipal party committee. The reason why Ding Nengtong paid so much attention to Huabiao was because Huabiao implied royal power, and the establishment of Huabiao in the center of the small garden of the municipal party committee must have been approved by the secretary of the municipal party committee.The Beijing Office is a big dye vat, the more you hear and see, the more Ding Nengtong will naturally think.

It was long past the off-duty time, Xia Wentian didn't leave, he was waiting for Ding Nengtong in the office.Ding Nengtong guessed well. Xia Wentian came to Ding Nengtong to find out what was written in the "Mayor's Reference" that Wu Dongming had exclusively. Ever since Zhu Wenjin reminded Xia Wentian, Xia Wentian became wary of Wu Dongming. Although Ding Nengtong was as slippery as a loach, Xia Wentian understood that Ding Nengtong's smoothness was just a survival skill for self-protection in the big dye vat. He knew Ding Nengtong well. Compared with Wu Dongming, Ding Nengtong is more caring to himself.Since you, Wu Dongming, installed Xi Tao in Beijing, I, Xia Wentian, will give you a praying mantis catching cicadas, with the oriole behind.

Just as he was thinking, someone knocked on the door, and Xia Wentian yelled, "Please come in!" Ding Nengtong opened the door with a smile on his face. "Come on, I can get through. Xiaobo called Bai Lina of the Beijing Office. Bai Lina said that you asked Da Ke for half a month's leave to go home to visit your mother. I guess you can't go back to Wanshou County immediately. That's why Xiaobo Long Calling you really made me guess." Xia Wentian said as he offered Ding Nengtong a glass of ice water in a disposable paper cup, "It's too hot, drink a glass of ice water first."

Ding Nengtong took the ice water handed over by Xia Wentian and drank it down in one gulp. "Secretary Xia, I originally wanted to come back from Wanshou County to visit you again." "That's right. At the beginning of the year, the Municipal Office in Beijing was highly appraised by the State Council's Office Affairs Bureau in terms of its function transformation. I want to hear about your work performance in the first half of the year." Xia Wentian said with a leisurely smile. Ding Nengtong carefully figured out the meaning of Xia Wentian's words, and thought that the work of the Municipal Office in Beijing was under the supervision of Lin Dake, the executive deputy mayor, and it was probably just a pretext for the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee to listen to the work of the Municipal Office in Beijing.

Of course, Ding Nengtong would not let go of the opportunity to show his merits to the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, so he reported solemnly: "Secretary Xia, the Municipal Office in Beijing mainly focused on five aspects of work in the first half of the year. First, new achievements were made in the petition work. A good situation of unregistered collective petitions in Beijing has been achieved, the number of petitions registered to the State Bureau for Letters and Calls has dropped by 55%, and the number of registered irregular petitions has decreased month by month, which has been affirmed by the leaders of the State Bureau for Letters and Calls and the provincial party committee and provincial government. It is to do a good job in the reception service of leaders and related personnel who come to Beijing for official activities, and has received good evaluations. In the first half of the year, it received more than 20 leaders at the ministerial level and above, and more than 200 leaders at the department and bureau level. The third is to coordinate with relevant departments in Beijing to handle it well All kinds of emergencies have contributed to maintaining the stability of the capital and establishing a good image of Dongzhou. The fourth is to complete the task of attracting investment. In the first half of the year, five projects were under negotiation, two projects reached cooperation intentions, and one project cooperated Success is the project invested by Hong Kong Silver Diamond Finance in Dongqi Group. Fifth, we will further improve the information work. In the first half of the year, we compiled and distributed 80 issues of "Capital Information", with a total of more than 1,000 articles."

Ding Nengtong was reporting with relish, but was suddenly interrupted by Xia Wentian. "Yes, I just want to hear what the Municipal Office in Beijing has done in terms of information work." Ding Nengtong's heart tightened when he heard this, and he understood Xia Wentian's real intention to find him this time.It seems that it is difficult to get out of this door without explaining the ins and outs of "The Mayor's Reference". Therefore, Ding Nengtong said carefully: "Secretary Xia, I know that information work has always been the weak link of the Beijing Office. The Beijing Office is the assistant to the director, focusing on information work. After Comrade Xi Tao came to the Beijing Office, the information work has indeed taken a new turn for the better, which is fully reflected in the "Capital Information" we reported to the municipal leaders."

"The content of "Capital Information" has indeed improved to a higher level than before, and it has paid more attention to the relevant information of various national ministries and commissions. This is very helpful for the municipal party committee and municipal government to make scientific decisions. However," Xia Wentian paused for a moment when he said this. , a sternness that was not easy to detect flashed in his eyes, "Yes, you must tell me the truth about one thing. I heard that Mayor Wu asked your Beijing Office to create a "Mayor's Reference". I, the secretary of the municipal party committee, is not allowed to read it, let alone other deputy secretaries and deputy mayors. Please tell me what kind of material this is, and the "Capital Information" that you reported to the leaders above the deputy city level. What is the difference?"

Before Ding Nengtong came, he had a premonition that Xia Wentian must be looking for him for the "Mayor's Reference". He didn't want to create a gap between Xia Wentian and Wu Dongming because of this matter, but he knew very well in his heart that the reason why Xia Wentian was interested in this matter Paying so much attention is not only testing his own mind, but also testing Mayor Wu's mind. Thinking of this, Ding Nengtong said euphemistically: "Secretary Xia, in terms of information work, the municipal governments of some provinces have thought of many unique methods, such as training freshly graduated female college students as nannies, and trying to send them to the central government and leaders of ministries and commissions as nannies." , contact feelings, gain trust, inquire about news, and obtain precious information. The reason why the information work of the Dongzhou Municipal Office in Beijing lags behind other offices in Beijing is that it has never taken extraordinary measures, because I know that Secretary Xia is the most opposed The Beijing Office engaged in some petty tricks."

"Yes, don't choose yourself so innocently. When Zhou Yongnian was still working in the local bureau of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, you took advantage of Comrade Feng Yun's eagerness to find a nanny and introduced a female college student who had just graduated to them. As a nanny, Xiao Honglin and Jia Chaoxuan praised your move, didn’t they?” Xia Wentian teased, then changed the subject and said sternly, “Now you, Ding Nengtong, have learned how to use spies. The staff of the office have all been sent to Beijing to do information work, aren’t you afraid of violating party discipline and state laws?” Although Xia Wentian was criticizing Ding Nengtong, his emotions were on Wu Dongming. Seeing that Xia Wentian was angry, Ding Nengtong knew it was not for himself, so he quickly explained: "Secretary Xia, to tell you the truth, Mayor Wu has explained , Xi Tao can be directly responsible to him at the Municipal Office in Beijing, so to tell you the truth, I haven't read a single issue of "Reference for the Mayor." "I don't know you yet. If you read it, you are not Ding Nengtong. Don't look at you. You don't read it, but you know what is written on it. If you don't know it, you can ask an old Taoist to test it. Didn't you Ding Nengtong know many monks and Taoists?" A hermit, an expert outside the world? What's the word "the mouth of the sky breathes out purple air, and the sun and the moon come to Changshan", thanks to you kid, you can figure it out, you think you got into the leader's stomach and became a worm, that is, a confidant, tell you, no matter how shrewd you are A worm is just a worm. As long as it is in the stomach, it will be pulled out, and it will be a pile of shit. Don’t be unwilling to listen to me when I say this. The most important thing is not to talk to the wrong person, say the wrong words, or go to the wrong bed. Don’t forget that your kid once went to the wrong bed and was disciplined by the party. " Ding Nengtong had never seen Xia Wentian get angry, and he was always amiable when speaking to his subordinates. It seemed that he was really angry with him. It was no wonder that Xia Wentian was kind to him. For reference, I didn't reveal a single word to Secretary Xia about such a big matter. In order to make up for his mistakes, Ding Nengtong had to apologize and said with a smile: "Secretary Xia, in fact, if you want the Municipal Security Bureau to use some means to carry out the "Reference for the Mayor", you can send any comrade from the Anti-Spies Division of the Municipal Security Bureau to do it. Why do you only send Xi Tao? What about it? Xi Tao went from the department level directly to the department level." "That's right, I was just about to ask you." Xia Wentian's frosty face eased slightly. "That's because Xi Tao has an older brother named Xi Hai, who is the director of the Central Security Bureau and holds the rank of major general." Ding Nengtong revealed the truth with relief. An imperceptible astonishment flashed across Xia Wentian's eyes, but Ding Nengtong could see it clearly. He felt that Xia Wentian began to re-examine Wu Dongming.Xia Wentian did not expect Wu Dongming to be such a scheming person. At first, he thought that Wu Dongming's promotion of Xi Tao from the Municipal Security Bureau to start "The Mayor's Reference" was purely for work. Some information is top secret. Scientific decision-making that is beneficial to Dongzhou's work. But Xi Hai's identity made him suddenly realize that Xia Wentian understood Wu Dongming's real purpose of using Xi Tao.You Wu Dongming has only been the mayor of Dongzhou City for a few days, and you can't bear the loneliness. This is really unpopular! Of course, these thoughts should not be revealed in front of Ding Nengtong. In order to prevent Ding Nengtong from seeing his own thoughts, Xia Wentian said lightly: "It seems that Xi Tao's energy is not small! If he can communicate, the Municipal Office in Beijing will not only do contact with various departments in the country. The ministries and commissions, as well as the bridgehead for attracting investment in Dongzhou, should also be the bridgehead for anti-corruption. As the saying goes, the mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows. You can neither be a mantis nor an oriole in Beijing.” Ding Nengtong interjected with a playful smile, "Then what should I do?" "As a hunter, you can master it. No matter how cunning a fox is, it can't beat a good hunter. When Xiao Honglin and Jia Chaoxuan forced you to submit, didn't you stick to yourself? He Zhendong also wanted to use you, and you saw through it. They said you were a kid Monkey Spirit, I don’t think it’s fake, your boy’s magic skills are not inferior to Sun Monkey’s, and the anti-corruption work has a long way to go. Every party member and cadre has the responsibility to prevent flies from turning into tigers. Do you understand what I mean?” Xia Wentian Say it bluntly. "Secretary Xia, I have written down what you said. After returning to Beijing, I will definitely implement it and never let the Dongzhou City Office in Beijing become a 'stronghold' to co-opt and corrupt state government agencies and leaders at all levels." Ding Nengtong nodded and bowed. Xia Wentian glanced at Ding Nengtong's funny expression and couldn't help laughing: "Before you leave this door, you boy changed the bridgehead into a 'stronghold', and you haven't changed it into a 'block tower' when you go back! Okay, let's take it easy, you The boy and I went to Canada. I originally wanted to create some conditions for you to meet on the magpie bridge. You are lucky. If the wife and children say no to a divorce agreement, they don’t want it. If I knew this, I shouldn’t have taken it with me When you go to Canada, the subways in Dongzhou City have already been launched. Shouldn’t it be time for your son’s marriage to start? I’ve heard that Zhu Mingli, the general manager of Beijing Garden, has been chasing you very closely. In your heart What do you think, you can't just keep floating around like this, can you?" Ding Nengtong was most afraid that the city leaders would talk about his relationship with him. Zhao Guoguang, the director of the Municipal People's Congress, and Zhang Hongchang, the chairman of the CPPCC, heard that he was divorced, and they introduced him to each other. After being stepped down by the two leaders, I still flew from Beijing to Dongzhou to meet them perfunctorily. At this time Xia Wentian also turned the topic to marriage, Ding Nengtong felt nervous for a while, thinking: "Could it be like Director Zhao and Chairman Zhang, who want to introduce someone to me?" Thinking of this, Ding Nengtong hurriedly said: "Secretary Xia, I am usually too busy with work, and I don't have time to think about this issue. Besides, it's good to be floating alone, free from restraint, free from worries, and live a comfortable life." "What's this called? Don't forget, you are a bureau-level cadre and a party member. Are you not afraid of the influence if you are always so floating? You are not tempted by such an excellent girl as Zhu Mingli, which shows that you have not let go of your clothes. If you really can't let it go, you can go to Canada to see their mother and daughter, and I will let you go on vacation! It works. That year, Beijing Wanliutang Hospital misdiagnosed me. Chronic cholecystitis and gallstones were diagnosed as colon cancer. , Later you contacted the 301 Hospital, and I was admitted for a gallbladder removal operation. At that time, your sister-in-law Ning Tong felt like the sky was falling when she heard the news that I was sick. She took care of me in every possible way in Beijing. At that time, I Only then did I understand the meaning of "married couple". I can understand that only a "married couple" can stay together and stay together when the crisis is approaching! I always thought that you and Yixue divorced too hastily, and you will regret it sooner or later. Originally, I thought you would marry Luo Xiaomei, but I didn't expect Luo Xiaomei to go the wrong way. Xiaobo told me that you went to Changshan, and I knew you were going to see Luo Xiaomei as soon as I heard it. I can get through, Luo Xiaomei has been there since the beginning It’s not for you, don’t be obsessed with it anymore, how about going to Canada sometime and having a good talk with Yixue?” Xia Wentian said earnestly in a brotherly tone. "Let's talk again, Secretary Xia," Ding Nengtong smiled wryly, then looked down at his watch and said, "It's getting late, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first!" "What's the rush? It's getting dark anyway, and we have to go back to Wanshou County tomorrow morning. I asked Xiaobo to book a private room for us both at Dongzhou Hotel. I'll treat you to Scorpion Wine. This is a specialty of Wanshou County. It tastes good. , In addition, I also want to hear your views on the manufacturing expo and the establishment of a national environmental protection model city, these two tasks are inseparable from the "department" of the Beijing Office's "money"!" Respect is worse than obedience, so Ding Nengtong had no choice but to settle down as soon as he came, thinking that it would be a good time to remind Secretary Xia at the wine table that it is not appropriate for Huabiao to stand in the municipal party committee compound, I am afraid someone will make a fuss!