Chapter 51 3. Sit and talk
As soon as Ding Nengtong arrived in Dongzhou, he called Shi Cunshan. It was already evening when Shi Cunshan drove to the city hall to pick him up. Shi Cunshan was walking around the small restaurant while driving. At this moment, Zheng Weiguo called.
"Brother Tong, I heard that you have arrived in Dongzhou, have you reported to Mayor Xia?"
"Weiguo, your ears are long enough, you even know that I am reporting to Mayor Xia."
Having long ears is the basic skill of being a secretary. After Ding Nengtong worked in the Beijing Office, he asked all his subordinates to train a pair of good ears. This is the basic skill for doing a good job in the Beijing Office.
It seems that Zheng Weiguo not only did not lose his basic skills after he arrived at the Lin Group, but also carried forward it. Obviously, the directors and mediators of the General Office of the Municipal Government Office have bought a lot from this kid, and someone specially provided him with information. There are still many people.
Zheng Weiguo is now the general manager of the Lin Group, and everyone has a sugar daddy mentality. The general offices of the municipal government office are called the offices of the mayors. Working here can be deceitful, and they know the mayor's whereabouts like the back of their hands. Ask the mayor What are you doing, besides asking the mayor, the best way is to ask the staff of the general office. Of course, there are many benefits if you provide gossip. You can receive a small red envelope.
"Brother Tong, there is no way, information is a business opportunity! Both Huaiyuan and I want to meet you. If you report to the mayor, go to Qindu Shark's Fin Village. I will treat you and Huaiyuan to dinner."
"Okay, Cunshan and I are looking for a small restaurant."
"Great, Shi Cunshan is a hard-to-please character, let him come!"
Ding Nengtong hung up the phone and said with a smile: "Cunshan, Zheng Weiguo is treating guests, and Huaiyuan is also going. This meal is the first meeting of the three mayor secretaries after the 'Xiao Jia case'!"
"Then I won't go, the three of you can catch up on the old days." Shi Cunshan declined.
"You must go, I think you will gain a lot if you go to Qindu Shark's Fin Village!"
"Aside from looking at the faces of corrupt elements, what else can I gain?"
"Fortunately, you are still engaged in criminal investigation. You can see a lot of information through the face of corrupt elements. Maybe what information is an important clue for you to solve the case."
"I can, no wonder people say you are a human spirit, I think you are almost becoming a fairy!"
"Isn't the Director of the Beijing Office living among monsters? Cunshan, I heard that Yimei has been transferred to the relocation and resettlement headquarters of Yaowangmiao Community. Is it harder than working in the sub-district office?"
"No, it works. Over the years, I still can't figure out a problem. The city government's construction should benefit the people, but the result is that the city government gets benefits, and the developers get profits. The unlucky people are always ordinary people. Why is it so important? To build at the expense of the interests of the common people? If the construction is not for the benefit of the people, what is the point of such construction and such political achievements?"
"Cunshan, your question is very sharp, and it is not something that cadres at your level can answer. However, I think the central government has already seen this problem, otherwise it would not have proposed that the entire party establish a scientific outlook on development, and also proposed ' People-oriented', the idea of paying attention to people's livelihood. Cunshan, does Yixue often call Yimei?"
"Yes, it seems that you still can't let go of Yixue in your heart. Yixue lives very well in Canada and is getting married to a foreigner soon."
"It's not that I can't let go of her, but I can't let go of the child!" Ding Nengtong said sadly.
"The child is also very good, but I just miss my father. I can understand. I am not talking about you. If you are not superstitious about Canadian education, your child will go to Canada to study at such a young age, and your family will not be ruined!" Shi Cunshan complained.
"It's all over, why mention it?" After saying that, Ding Neng's eyes turned red, and tears almost flowed down his face.
Ding Nengtong didn't expect that, sitting in Shi Cunshan's car, he could see Zheng Weiguo and Gu Huaiyuan waiting for him in front of Shark's Fin Village in Qindu, where the lights had just come on. Ding Nengtong thought to himself, what happened to these two boys today? Why is he so pious? It seems that there must be something important to ask for. What could it be?
A few people entered the private room after exchanging pleasantries. Zheng Weiguo's attire made Ding Nengtong feel that this kid seemed to have seen through the world of mortals; Wearing a string of exquisite agate rosary beads, and smoking with a gold cigarette holder, he is dressed in a leisurely and leisurely manner.
Gu Huaiyuan was not the same, his previously slicked-back hair had been changed to long hair past the ears, a third of it was white, and because of his slovenliness, he looked a little downcast, which was exactly the temperament of a great writer.
Soon the food and drinks were served, and Zheng Weiguo served a bottle of Louis XIII, a foreign wine worth tens of thousands of yuan, and threatened to drink enough.After three cups of greeting wine, everyone chatted about the mountains while eating dried fish fins.
"Cunshan, I heard that a male corpse floated down from the upper reaches of the Heishui River. Has the case been solved?" Zheng Weiguo asked casually.
"Wei Guo, you, the big boss, are also interested in such a small case?" Shi Cunshan asked in a confessional tone.
"Don't be funny, Shi Cunshan, is this case still small? Who doesn't know that this male corpse floated down from the molybdenum mine upstream, and you found the ore debris in the pocket, right?" Zheng Weiguo asked triumphantly .
"So what?" Shi Cunshan suddenly became alert.
"How is it? Didn't you set up a secret task force? I heard that Deputy Mayor Deng is personally in charge. Is this true?" Zheng Weiguo stuffed a cigarette into the gold cigarette holder, lit it and asked slowly.
"Wei Guo, why are you so interested in this case?" Shi Cunshan asked with a hidden smile.
"Cunshan, I'm not interested, I'm just curious, molybdenum mine is a hornet's nest, stab it with your sword, be careful of being stung by a hornet!"
"Wei Guo, it sounds like you already know who the hornets are?" Shi Cunshan asked pressingly.
"Cunshan, don't hurt me. Brother Tong and Huaiyuan, I and I have all stayed in a hornet's nest before, and we know what it's like to be stabbed with a sword. I just use my sixth sense to remind my brother that the world is dangerous!"
"Wei Guo, where are the rivers and lakes you're talking about?" Shi Cunshan also lit a cigarette and asked.
"After the 'Xiao Jia case', I discovered that the real world is in people's hearts. How dangerous the heart is, the world is dangerous; how evil the heart is, the world is evil!"
Before Zheng Weiguo could finish his sentence, Ding Nengtong continued, "That is to say, as big a heart is, so is the world. I see, you two have read too many martial arts novels. There is no such thing as Jianghu in this world. Jianghu is like ghosts and gods." , are all fabricated by people to frighten themselves."
"The title Jianghu was first proposed by Zhuangzi," Gu Huaiyuan interjected, "from "Zhuangzi·The Great Master", the original sentence is "The spring is dry, the fish and I are on land, and it is better to forget each other in the rivers and lakes." '. Zhuangzi has always expounded the mysterious truth in the form of fables, which can be described as an inch of gold. The rivers and lakes are not streams, nor are they the sea. The reason why they are not streams is because streams cannot hold more, and people feel more like gurgling water. , clear to the bottom, we can't bear to see it turbid; the reason why it is not the sea is because the sea is vast and turbulent, unfathomable, and there is only awe in my heart, and I feel daunted. Only the rivers and lakes can truly express the human situation. It is long and has the potential of galloping, and the complex water environment is mixed with mud and sand; the lake is as deep as the sea, and infinite life is contained in it. The sorrow of people lies in the rivers and lakes. Therefore, Mr. Gu Long borrowed the killer Yan Shisan in a martial arts novel He said: People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can’t help themselves. He also said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. What is a rivers and lakes? Resentment is a rivers and lakes. Because as long as there are people, there will be grievances, just as there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers. There are a thousand rivers and lakes in the minds of a thousand people. More deeply, in the hearts of Chinese people, rivers and lakes have long been a concept with unique cultural connotations. Ancient Chinese hermits were often related to politics, and there were basically two types: one One kind retreats to the arena because he cannot enter the imperial court and officialdom, and the other kind retreats to the arena because he does not want to be bound by real politics. The former is basically a Confucian hermit, and the latter is basically a Taoist hermit. They are all intellectuals in an orthodox society. They belong to the so-called "scholar" class. Therefore, no matter how hermits retreat to the mountains and forests, they are still an integral part of normal society. Hermits are just a state of their life, a state of being out of the world as opposed to entering the world, and they are not considered quack. The real Jianghu refers to a secret society that is opposite to the orthodox society. This secret society does not necessarily have a completely unified organizational form and fixed legal norms, but it has all kinds of characters, various groups, relatively stable rules and moral principles. , strange languages, they together constitute the strange world of rivers and lakes full of mystery. This world is no longer a region, and the rivers and lakes cannot be found geographically. The rivers and lakes share a region with normal society, that is, the vast expanse of China. The reason why the rivers and lakes can become an independent domain is because of its secret culture that ordinary people cannot understand. Through this secret culture, the rivers and lakes can parasitize in normal society."
"Huaiyuan, according to your theory, officialdom is the most typical arena." Ding Nengtong interjected.
"How do you know?" Gu Huaiyuan asked with interest.
"Isn't the unspoken rules of seeking power, holding power, and securing power that have been popular in officialdom for thousands of years the secret culture you mentioned?"
"Yes, the secret culture you mentioned is corrupt culture and cultural garbage." Shi Cunshan said disdainfully.
"But corruption culture has taken root in China. Let me tell you something. You may not believe it, but it is true. Although Lin Juanjuan and Yuan Xifan are divorced, without Yuan Xifan, Lin Juanjuan would not be where she is today. Chinese New Year is coming soon Yes, Juanjuan asked me to accompany her to Changshan Prison to see Yuan Xifan. Brother Tong, Qian Xueli and Yuan Xifan are both locked in Changshan Prison." Zheng Weiguo said with a golden cigarette holder in his mouth.
"I know." Ding Nengtong replied.
Zheng Weiguo went on to say: "You can't imagine that Yuan Xifan and Qian Xueli actually set up a company while serving their sentences. Although the company was opened in the name of Qian Xueli's brother-in-law, it was actually jointly established by Yuan Xifan and Qian Xueli. Individuals in prison often go out to meet relatives and friends in the name of seeing a doctor, accept banquets, handle company affairs, and use mobile phones to communicate with the outside world."
"How could this be?" Shi Cunshan asked angrily.
"How did this happen? Because Yuan Xifan and Qian Xueli paid a monthly 'salary' to a sub-district chief and an instructor, and even bought a house for the warden, so these two men did not wear prison clothes or eat prison food during their sentences. You can go in and out of hotels and restaurants, meet relatives and friends, you can even go home for the night, you can store cash and cigarettes in the cell, and if you know that these two brothers are serving sentences, if you don’t know, you may think they are going on vacation!"
"This is really a prosperous world, all driven by fame; all hustle and bustle in the world, all for profit; the ups and downs of officialdom, the world is full of vicissitudes; the world is changing, and people are coming and going!" Gu Huaiyuan sighed, "In the vast world, there is purity in every corner." It reminds me of when Jia Chaoxuan and Yuan Xifan were in office, they chatted in the office once, and both of them sneered at the upright officials in history. Yuan Xifan also said that there were no real upright officials in Chinese history. It was fabricated by the ruling class in order to protect their own interests, and the so-called upright officials, who are so rare, can’t even wear patched official robes after they die. What else is there for this official? There will be no one for this official!”
"Yuan Xifan is pure farting!" Shi Cunshan said angrily, "The reason why the upright officials in history were able to be honest and self-disciplined, clean themselves and love the people, and act impartially is because of their Confucian advocacy of 'worry about the world's worries first, and worry about the world later. "Le Er Le" is closely related to political beliefs. For example, Zhang Boxing, who is known as "the most honest official in the world", once said to Emperor Kangxi that the reason for his incorruptibility comes from his family education: "When my father is in Japan, I often teach my ministers to serve the court with integrity. Accepting money from others is not only unfaithful, but also unfilial." Therefore, when he was an official, "he didn't take his wife with him, but he used more than silk and millet for fasting, and transported them to his home. He killed himself, and everyone believed in it." This can be done Call it a model of 'losing money' as an official!"
"I agree with Cunshan's point of view. When Jackie Chan, a well-known and upright official, said when he first became an official, 'A certain person's trip will never focus on warming the museum. He believes in the four words of heaven and conscience'. Those who are invited by relatives to make friends with each other will be strictly rejected. The staff who belong to them are not relatives and friends, and they will not take one. Emperor Kangxi praised him as "serving the officials and honesty, resisting Zhigui and loneliness", and he was "the true man of Neo-Confucianism". In the early Qing Dynasty , the implementation of the low salary system, the bureaucratic treatment is very meager, to be an honest official means to live a poor life, Yu Chenglong from the official to the governor, still eats green vegetables every day, so that he has the nickname of "Yu Qingcai". Honest officials like Zhang Boxing and Yu Chenglong would not be able to bear this kind of hard life if they did not have a firm belief and the lofty realm of "worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later." Ding Nengtong said meaningfully.
"Cunshan is right. Whether the common people recognize it or not is an important symbol for distinguishing honest officials in history. Because the commonality of upright officials is that they can actually do things for the people in a certain aspect or in certain areas. A few practical and good things can reflect the wishes and demands of the people to a certain extent. Therefore, the people praise, respect, love and welcome honest officials! What an official does, his superiors and subordinates may be judged They are deceitful and ignorant, but the people around them have a personal feeling, which cannot be concealed by any beautiful words." Gu Huaiyuan stroked his long hair with his hands and said deeply.
"I don't agree with your point of view. Although the rulers have promoted Qing and demoted corruption, they think there is something more important than Qing and greed. Emperor Kangxi said a rather intriguing sentence: 'An official does not take injustice. If you earn money and serve the country wholeheartedly, you are a good official. Or even though your conduct is clean, you can’t do things, no matter whether the decree is refuted or refuted by the ministers, it will not be completed over the years. How can such an upright official benefit the state affairs?' It can be seen that Kangxi believes that whether he can handle affairs is the most important thing. From today's point of view, when evaluating a feudal official, we should first focus on his role in historical development or social reform. Like Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty, "Ming History · It is recorded in "Zhang Juzheng Biography": "Since seizing love, he has become arbitrarily inclined. Most of his deposed officials are based on love and hatred. Those who use things around often use bribes." It can't be regarded as an upright official, but we cannot deny that he has played a role in politics. The historical role of reforms in economics, military, etc. I am not saying that cleanliness is not worthy of recognition, but in the feudal era cleanliness did not exist in isolation, but was intertwined with other issues. One aspect cannot explain the essential problem. It should be said that in feudal society, there were no officials who were not corrupt to a considerable extent, but which corrupt officials should be caught should obey the needs of imperial power. If you are not loyal to the emperor, then I will If you are arrested, you are a corrupt official. He Shen is a corrupt official, and Emperor Qianlong knew it, but he thought He Shen was a confidant, so he did not arrest him. Qianlong died, and Jiaqing wanted to arrest him, but he did not really want to fight corruption. It was to establish his own authority. In addition, the national treasury was empty at that time, and arresting Heshen could solve the urgent need. That's why there is a saying that "Heshen fell to Jiaqing for dinner." Zheng Weiguo said quite insightfully.
"Wei Guo, according to you, regardless of whether a clean and corrupt official is a good official if he can do things? Xiao Honglin, Jia Chaoxuan, Yuan Xifan, which one can't do things? Don't forget, the old saying 'If you do too much unrighteousness, you will kill yourself', let me talk about the strength of anti-corruption It should also be increased, and not requiring heavy penalties is not enough to curb the countercurrent of corruption!" Shi Cunshan said with righteous indignation.
Zheng Weiguo had no intention of arguing with Shi Cunshan, but just shook his head and smiled wryly.
"Cunshan, the law should also be based on human nature," Gu Huaiyuan argued, "In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang fought against corruption seriously and quickly. It can be said that he used illegal methods. This aspect required the situation at the time. In the late Yuan Dynasty, It is too corrupt. With this lesson, Zhu Yuanzhang used harsh punishments and laws to punish corruption, killed many corrupt officials, and the trend of corruption was curbed for a while. But this is completely out of the track of the legal system, it is an "extrajudicial law" ', it is not advisable, it is too cruel. Now some historians defend Zhu Yuanzhang, it is unreasonable, the torture is too terrible, "peel the real grass", peel off the human skin and fill it with grass, and then put it Hanging at the gate of the yamen, Zhu Yuanzhang did do this kind of thing. In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also used torture such as "paobao", "hooked intestines", "cutting feet", and "lingchi". Before the prescribed number of knives has been reached, the prisoner will die, and the executioner will sit back. These practices are simply "state terrorism". These practices of Zhu Yuanzhang have left people with very serious "mental phobia" for a long time In his later years, Zhu Yuanzhang came to his senses and abolished torture. This history tells us from the negative side: anti-corruption must be carried out on the track of the legal system, and anti-corruption that deviates from the track of the legal system may be effective for a while. , will eventually leave a long sigh for history.”
"Let me say that the anti-corruption struggle is still a contest between power and power. It is not only the need of the current anti-corruption struggle, but also the sincere wish of the people to call for a little awareness of honest officials and maintain a little image of honest officials. If leading cadres They can look at themselves through the mirror of upright officials to understand gains and losses, which is good for eliminating corruption, but upright officials do not represent the future. In a sound democratic and legal society, people rely on democracy and the rule of law to protect themselves. It is not necessary to rely solely on honest officials, therefore, further expanding socialist democracy and improving the socialist legal system is the top priority!" Ding Nengtong said with a finishing touch.
"It's still bureau-level leaders who think highly and see far. Brother Tong, I've had a long talk with you. I almost forgot one important thing. Huaiyuan told me that you have a girlfriend who wrote a very good long love novel." "Heavenly Rain", I bought a copy and read it, it's well written, can you help me build a bridge with Jin Ranran." Zheng Weiguo said with a playful smile.
"What are you doing?" Ding Nengtong asked alertly.
"Brother Tong, don't get me wrong, it's not that I have fallen in love with her. I have set up a film and television company and want to buy the film and television rights of her novel, how about it?" Zheng Weiguo asked with a smile.
"Wei Guo, Lin Juanjuan is doing well in hotels and real estate, why did she suddenly think of starting a film and television company?" Ding Nengtong asked suspiciously.
"Businessmen, just keep an eye on wherever there are business opportunities." Zheng Weiguo said prevaricationly.
"It can't be that simple, can it?" Ding Nengtong asked meaningfully.
"Brother Tong, you always think of me so complicated." Zheng Weiguo said helplessly.
"Wei Guo, the water in the film and television industry is as deep as it is. If you choose a drama well, you will lose everything!" Ding Nengtong reminded.
"So, Brother Tong is not confident that "Heavenly Rain" will be made into a TV series?" Zheng Weiguo asked rhetorically.
"It depends on where the kung fu is used. If the kung fu is in the poem, it is definitely a good show. If the kung fu is outside the poem, it is hard to say. Now there are a lot of grass-roots troupes who pretend to be peddlers in the name of filming. , The drunken man's intention is not in wine, let alone in the mountains and rivers!" Ding Neng said on the phone.
"Brother Tong, what makes you complicated when you talk about it, so where should you say the ulterior motives are?" Zheng Weiguo asked seriously.
"Where do you know in your heart, Wei Guo, after all, I am how old you are, and I have worked as a secretary for Mayor Xiao. Although he is corrupt, you and I are still alive and well. We must learn to cherish, so I must not Don't remind you a few words, don't do to others what you don't want, don't do good because it's small, don't do evil because it's small, although you don't work in the officialdom now, it can be seen that you still miss the officialdom, In fact, the heroic nature of men is more reflected in the mall, Wei Guo, I hope you can become an accomplished Confucian businessman, not a red-capped businessman. As a businessman, no amount of money can win power!" Ding Nengtong said earnestly.
"Brother Tong, I understand what you mean. We have experienced the 'Xiao Jia case', and we are all survivors. You should believe that brothers can take care of themselves. The film and television company is completely optimistic about the TV drama market. With 10,000 episodes, the Lin Group really wants a piece of the pie, and with the help of a great writer like Huaiyuan, why don't you worry about it." Zheng Weiguo said sincerely.
"Brother Tong, I don't dare to say anything else. You can't lose money if you make "Heaven Rain" well. This is a good work that touches people's hearts." Gu Huaiyuan echoed.
"Brother Tong, a good drama needs a good actor. In the domestic TV drama market, the best actor in a love drama is Xiao Yunu. You, the director of the Beijing Office, have to work hard to find a way to help me build a bridge. I am going to ask her to play the heroine ."
"Who is Xiao Yunu?" Ding Nengtong asked with an ignorant look.
"Wang Duanduan!" Zheng Weiguo laughed.
"Weiguo, you kid didn't want to make a TV series because you fell in love with Little Jade Girl, did you?" Shi Cunshan said bluntly.
"Conscience of heaven and earth, Cunshan, you have wronged me. As a producer, I am entirely concerned with making money from TV dramas. As a businessman, profit is always the root!" Zheng Weiguo explained.
"Wei Guo, do you think that I, the director of the Beijing Office, is the Jade Emperor, and I can see whoever I want?" Ding Nengtong said disapprovingly.
"I don't care about it, I know you must have a way, Brother Tong, I'll rely on you to see the little jade girl!" Zheng Weiguo said relentlessly.
"It works, I think you might become a pimp!" Shi Cunshan teased.
"Shi Cunshan, what do you mean, you feel uncomfortable seeing me get rich?" Zheng Weiguo said with a sour face.
"Wei Guo, I can promise you this matter, but I have one condition." Ding Nengtong said strangely.
"What condition? Just say it." Zheng Weiguo said boldly.
"The film and television shooting rights of the book "Heavenly Rain" sell for a higher price."
"If you can make the decision for Jin Ranran, you can ask for a price!"
"One million!" Ding Nengtong said with a big mouth.
"It's too high, Brother Tong, you think I run a bank!"
"Not even one point less!"
Ding Nengtong did not give in, he knew in his heart that Zheng Weiguo had to accept the price, although he was very reluctant, because why Zheng Weiguo got involved in film and television was by no means as simple as he said, and there might be ulterior motives behind it. , Zheng Weiguo had to agree if the asking price was higher.With this money, Ran Ran can go to study in the United States. She wants to study in the United States. Ran Ran has told herself several times that she wants to win a full scholarship through her own efforts. With this money, Ran Ran doesn’t have to work so hard Yes, for the girl Ding Nengtong dreamed of, he was willing to fight Zheng Weiguo with wits and courage.
In Ding Nengtong's heart, Jin Ranran is always a beautiful jade that he can't bear to touch. The deeper Ran Ran loves him, the more he feels that he is not worthy of this young talented girl with a bright future. Ran Ran's destination should not be him, she should have a better destination , because true love is never selfish.
At the moment of bargaining with Zheng Weiguo, Ding Nengtong suddenly understood that Luo Xiaomei was his destination.Thinking of Luo Xiaomei, Ding Nengtong felt an uncontrollable feeling in his heart, burning like fire.
Luo Xiaomei has always been the red rose in Ding Nengtong's heart, with passion like fire, and it is the best place for Ding Nengtong to find warmth when he is cold; Good place, in contrast, Ding Neng seldom passes through the heat, but more when it is cold. Therefore, what he yearns for most is Luo Xiaomei's white and tender embrace, burying his head between her white and tender breasts. favor.Just as he was thinking, the phone rang, and he really wondered who it was, and it was Luo Xiaomei who called.
"Brother Tong, I'm outside the gate of Shark's Fin Village in Qindu, I miss you so much!"
"How do you know I'm here?"
"Don't worry about it, let me ask you, why didn't you tell me when you returned to Dongzhou?"
"I have to come back in a hurry, I have to go back tomorrow, so..."
"Excuse me, I know you hate me for Luo Hu following you, cheapskate! I know that Zheng Weiguo has to treat you to the sauna after dinner, and no one will take you away tonight. You will always belong to me. Waiting for you in the car!"
Luo Xiaomei hung up the phone after finishing speaking. Zheng Weiguo was very smart, and he could tell the clue at a glance, "Brother Tong, are you a confidante? It seems that the one-stop service that my brother arranged tonight has failed."
"Weiguo, I think it's just a bar in a glass. He can pass a bachelor. It's the time when the fragrance of a woman is urgently needed. Let's let him go!"
After Gu Huaiyuan finished speaking, he laughed out loud.
Everyone toasted and drank.