Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen The Next Goal

Ever since Lingling made that phone call to Jia Shizhen, Jia Shizhen felt an unspeakable melancholy.Ordinarily, it is normal for women to want to do a career.The society has reached the 21st century, and women are no longer subordinate to men, not to mention that Lingling is only 37 years old now, which is the age for starting a career.However, what makes Jia Shizhen uneasy is that so many things have happened between their husband and wife in recent days, Lingling must have encountered some hurdle that she cannot climb.How much he wished to be like in the past, no matter what happened between the two of them, even if it was a big quarrel, as long as he put his arms around his wife and coaxed him with a few nice words, and when he got excited, he undressed and went to bed, after a storm, nothing would happen. there is none left.But now, in Jia Shizhen's heart, it seems that he still longs for women, but he can't figure it out, the unsatisfactory thing under his body is really dead!In recent days, he lifted the quilt more than once, looked at his lifeless genitals and tried to call out.He was disappointed. The sex life between husband and wife that fascinated him and made him feel sweet in the past has become looking at the moon in the water and watching the flowers in the mirror.

Since Lingling returned to the provincial capital, Jia Shizhen secretly made up her mind that she must use the weekend to go home and enjoy the warmth of the family and the sweetness of the husband and wife with his wife and daughter, but when he thought of the infinite love and sweetness between husband and wife, he retreated, and every time When he thinks of the happiness that can only be felt between himself and his wife, he always wishes he could still be the same. ...However, it has been many days, no matter in the middle of the night or waking up, whether it is the surging magma in the body, or the hunger and thirst in the heart, the organ that used to be insane is no longer a wooden stick, but a soft cloth The strips became crumpled pine sacs!

Jia Shizhen was so ashamed of guilt, he didn't know, was he still an upright man?He can't be a big tree for his wife, and it's fine if he can't shelter her from the wind and rain, but now he can't even fulfill the responsibility of a minimum man!So when he returns home, to his wife, what else can he give her but endless pain and silent sighs? A few more days passed like this, and Jia Shizhen was always thinking about his wife, which was never before.Seeing that the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation Congress is approaching, the city's implementation plan and opinions on the public selection of county-level leading cadres have also been approved in principle by the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee.The leading group for the reform of the municipal cadre and personnel system has been established. Chang You, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, was re-elected as the leader of the leading group.At the same time, it was decided that the organization departments of the four counties and two districts would draw out a vice-minister and two staff members, and ten staff members from the city-level organs would be trained intensively to unify thinking and practices for the next step of the city-level organs and county-district elections. get ready.

In this way, Jia Shizhen gradually put Lingling's matter aside in her mind.To be honest, Jia Shizhen is a little unsteady about this cadre and personnel system reform.Although the previous reform required a lot of courage and courage, he had a plan in mind, and it was easy to grasp with the culture test as the first pass.But now, whether it is the direct election of township mayors or the election of municipal government agency leaders, it is a rather complicated task.There was no precedent in the past. In the words of Director Wang, it was called "testing the waters".He was really worried about whether such a test would succeed or fail.He proposed at the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee that on the basis of the pilot project of the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation, the municipal government should further expand the pilot project, mainly to a system with relatively concentrated cadres and workers. As the first batch of pilot units, the top ten units of commerce, supply and marketing, and commerce will be led by three deputy ministers of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee and will be carried out at the same time.

The day before the election meeting in Moyu County, Jia Shizhen and Wei Bingqian went there again. They not only checked all the polling places, but also held a meeting of election staff in person.A total of 15 polling locations were set up in 13 townships and county seats in the county. After the voting was over, the ballot boxes were handed over to the congress secretariat by special vehicles under the escort of public security personnel.The votes were counted on the spot, counted by a special person, and the whole process was broadcast live on the county TV station.Jia Shizhen felt that all the preparations were perfect, so she decided to stay at the end and participate in the election work the next day.

Just after dinner, Secretary Chang called Jia Shizhen and said that at 8:30 in the evening, the Standing Committee would hold an emergency meeting, and Jia Shizhen had to rush back to the city immediately. It turned out that someone reported the issue of the candidates for the leadership of the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation to the provincial party committee.The Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee received the opinion of the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation, and agreed to be nominated by the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation, and let Liu Yixiu be a candidate to be directly submitted to the congress for election.Jia Shizhen was taken aback for a moment, thinking it was unfair, but he could not violate the opinions of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, but Jia Shizhen said that the three candidates for the chairman of the board were selected through procedures, and there was no reason to remove one, only to add Liu Yixiu , to conduct four elections and one differential election, but the situation must be explained to the representatives before voting.

Jia Shizhen personally revised the specific implementation plan of each department word by word, and then printed and distributed the implementation plan of each department to all employees for revision.Before the introduction of the official plan, Secretary Chang, Deputy Secretary Yao, and Jia Shizhen separately talked to the members of the existing leadership class. For those comrades who are close to the retirement age, regardless of reform or not, they will be transferred to non-leadership positions, and those who are working If you want leaders who are in full swing, let them participate in the competition, you will naturally worry about your future.When the reform touches personal interests, it encounters "human obstacles" as Comrade Deng Xiaoping said.

At the same time, the representative meeting of the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation was held. At the opening ceremony, Chang Youlian, Shao Ming, Yao Yusheng, and Jia Shizhen all attended the meeting. There are two vice-chairmen, one of whom is a disabled person.The past Congress of the Disabled Persons' Federation was just a formality. The chairman of the board was nominated by the municipal party committee and elected by the presidium of the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation.The so-called election means that after the members of the presidium raise their hands or the deputy director of the organization department of the municipal party committee reads the nomination document of the municipal party committee, everyone applauds and approves, and the vice chairman is appointed by the chairman.Whether it is election or appointment, it is the will of the chief, and it is difficult to reflect the wishes of the masses.

At 4:00 p.m. that day, the Municipal Disabled Persons' Federation held elections for its representative assembly, and the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, Yao Yusheng and Jia Shizhen, attended the assembly on time.Although this election is different from the subsequent elections of government agencies and townships, it is a competitive election that has never been done in the past, and the difference between the chairman of the board has been increased from three to one.For the Municipal Party Committee and the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, they did not have the guiding ideology of the contested elections in the past - the leader had already designated someone, and most of the candidates for the election were foils.There are currently four candidates for the chairman of the board, one is the executive deputy county magistrate, one is a county government researcher, and the other is the deputy director of the Civil Affairs Bureau.No matter in terms of age, education background, or experience, the three of them are equal opponents, and they are all cadres with strong strength.Now that Liu Yixiu has been added, only one of the four can be elected, which has never happened before in any region.When the real competition was put in front of them, everyone was sweating, needless to say nervous.

Precisely because this election is a true democracy, every representative must express his will.Before voting, the host of the conference repeatedly emphasized the election method. For blind representatives, they went to the province to ask relevant departments to make Braille ballots. Just before the vote, Jia Shizhen suddenly received a call from the relevant higher-level department, raising different views on their election.Jia Shizhen explained patiently.Both able-bodied and disabled people should keep pace with the times. Political civilization is the direction of social development in the future.But Jia Shizhen vaguely realized that an inexplicable resistance was coming to this democratic process.

At this moment, Jia Shizhen was sitting under the stage, watching every procedure on the rostrum, his mood was a little uneasy, and he was even secretly praying that the election would go smoothly. Although there were not many delegates, there were more than 190 people.After the voting, the counting scenes appeared on the TV screens on both sides of the venue.Although the conference was adjourned, there was no sound at the venue, and everyone was staring at the screen intently. Suddenly, Wei Bingqian hurried off the stage, came to Jia Shizhen, and said in a low voice: "Minister Jia, the election of the chairman of the board is not ideal, and none of the four candidates has a majority!" Jia Shizhen was taken aback, and said, "Then announce the results to the representatives, and follow the procedures to conduct the second round of elections for the two candidates with the most votes, and announce to the representatives that the two candidates with relatively few votes will be eliminated naturally." Although Liu Yixiu made a lot of efforts, he still won the fewest votes among the four candidates. Fortunately, the election of the other two vice-chairmen went smoothly. The chairman and two vice-chairmen were successfully produced, and a stone in Jia Shizhen's heart fell to the ground.In Jia Shizhen's view, as long as the election goes well, it doesn't matter who will be the official.Because using this method to select officials is not a symbol of leadership power, and there is no candidate for leadership, he firmly believes that the elected will cherish this opportunity. The election results had not yet been announced, and Jia Shizhen quietly walked along the sidewalk to the left of the meeting room.As soon as he left the door of the meeting room, Jia Shizhen was thinking about the implementation plans in his mind, when suddenly several disabled people stopped him.Jia Shizhen didn't speak, and saw one of the disabled people on crutches say: "Minister Jia, a democratic organization minister! In the past, the disabled people's congress was just a formality. I didn't expect this congress to truly embody the meaning of democracy. Let us choose our own leaders!" At this moment, several young people with cameras blocked Jia Shizhen, and Jia Shizhen realized immediately that it must be a group of reporters.To be honest, Jia Shizhen is most afraid of reporters. Some of them act like writers instead of reporters in order to make their articles more attractive.As long as you open your mouth, they can spread the wings of imagination.Jia Shizhen still clearly remembers that when he first arrived in Xiyu as the head of the Municipal Party Committee, there were such cartoons in the Xiyu Evening News, showing his top-secret and private visits to the Xiayu countryside vividly and implicitly.Faced with these reporters at this moment, Jia Shizhen was caught off guard for a while.Just when he was hesitating, a person helped him out. Just when Jia Shizhen was neither advancing nor retreating, a man with a cane walked up to Jia Shizhen and said, "Reporters, the conference is about to begin, and today's election results will be announced." The reporter looked at the disabled person in front of him inexplicably, and said, "I am Cai Zhigang, the newly-elected vice-chairman of the Disabled People's Federation of the city that will be announced soon." At this time, the reporters pointed at the visitor and pressed the shutter of the camera, and Jia Shizhen took the opportunity to get away. Just as Jia Shizhen was about to call Wei Bingqian, his cell phone rang. Looking at the number, it was Wei Bingqian. "Minister Jia, something went wrong in the last election!" Wei Bingqian's tone of voice showed a bit of panic on the phone. "What, Bingqian, what did you say?" "Minister Jia, the ballot boxes of the deputy county magistrates of three townships may have been transferred." "Binggan, don't worry, I'll rush over right away." When Jia Shizhen arrived at the end of the day, it was already past one o'clock at noon. He didn't even eat, so he was anxious to listen to the report. According to the analysis of the situation, these three townships held election meetings according to the time stipulated by the whole county.Immediately after the voting ended, two public security officers and two staff members sent the ballot box to the county election office in a special car.When counting the ballots, it was found that there were problems with the ballots in Shantang, Guji Townships, and Zhougao Township.During the statistics, the staff inadvertently felt that the ballots of these three townships were a little different from the original ballots, such as the color of the paper. The original ballot for the deputy secretary of the county party committee was pink, and although this ballot was also pink, the color was slightly darker. some.The ballot for the deputy county magistrate is orange, and if you look closely, there are slight differences in the color. Judging from the results of the ballot, there are also traces of tampering. Jia Shizhen looked at the ballots, and judging from the way the ticks were written, it felt like multiple ballots were completed in one go. After the meeting, Xia Songsheng and Wei Bingqian told Jia Shizhen that the strange thing is that these two townships are adjacent to each other.At that time, Xia Songsheng, Wei Xu, and Wei Bingqian were each in charge of five polling stations.As a result, Jia Shizhen was stunned.Let everyone keep quiet for a while, and immediately reprint the ballot papers, and vote again for these three townships at 3 pm that day.Let Wei Xu, Wei Bingqian, and Xia Songsheng each be in charge of a township, and he has his own car to patrol. At 6:00 p.m., the voting for the re-election was over, and everyone couldn't wait to open the ballot box. Jia Shizhen only looked through the ballots and confirmed that the ballots in the morning were indeed tampered with. It was too late to think about who was so bold. Just ask Wei Binggan to keep counting the results as soon as possible. That night, before the CCTV news broadcast, the county TV broadcasted the votes of the six candidates. Luo Cheng got 53.8% of the votes, Xiao Zuguang, the head of Xiayu County Party Committee, got 45% of the votes; Two people successfully passed half of the votes, and they will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress for confirmation tomorrow afternoon. Jia Shizhen's attitude towards Wei Xu hardly changed after this time, and Wei Xu always wanted to find opportunities to get close to Jia Shizhen, but Jia Shizhen kept avoiding him, which made Wei Xu feel uneasy. Early the next morning, as soon as Jia Shizhen arrived at the office, she opened the door when the confidential secretary delivered a folder. Jia Shizhen opened it and saw the meeting notice from the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee.After reading the notice, Jia Shizhen's mood became complicated.Ordinarily, for a cadre who was transferred from the province to work in the city, returning to the province for a meeting was a good opportunity to go home. However, Jia Shizhen's heart couldn't help but flustered. Although Jia Shizhen dared not face his wife, he had to attend the meeting of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee; and when he returned to the provincial capital for the meeting, he had to go home and face Lingling. The next afternoon, Jia Shizhen returned to the provincial capital amidst conflicts and anxiety.When he was about to arrive in the provincial capital, he wanted to call Lingling, but he didn't know anything about his wife's current work situation, so after hesitating for a long time, he still didn't call her.According to past habits, he would report to the hotel first, and then tell his wife.But now he decided to go home and have a look.Jia Shizhen entered the house, first looked in the living room, a feeling of sadness that she had never felt before, turned around and entered the bedroom, as if everything was so normal, but the loneliness and desolation in her heart continued to spread around. On the way to the hotel, Jia Shizhen called Zhou Zhoulan.As soon as the phone was connected, Zhou Yilan said in surprise, "Shizhen, where are you now?" "I've already arrived in the provincial capital!" Jia Shizhen said, "I was in that situation when you went to Xiyu last time..." "Minister Jia," Zhou Yilan looked anxious, "Shizhen, I've been wanting to call you for the past two days, but I..." "What's the matter?" "Let me ask you," Zhou Zhoulan said, "what happened between you and Lingling?" Jia Shizhen was stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "Nothing happened! What's going on?" "Where are you now?" Zhou Yilan asked, "We will meet and talk later." "I'm going to report to the hotel now. Tomorrow, the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee will hold a meeting." "Okay then, you go to report first, I don't think you should have dinner at the meeting, come to my place, Lan Lan is here with me!" "What?" Jia Shizhen said loudly, "Why is Lanlan with you, where is Lingling? What did Lingling do?" Zhou Yilan didn't say anything more about Lingling on the phone, and Jia Shizhen had more and more doubts in her heart.He had no choice but was unwilling to make all kinds of assumptions, his heart became uneasy, he reported to the hotel and asked Xiao Miao to send him to the Wucheng office. Seeing Zhou Yilan, Jia Shizhen noticed that her face was full of seriousness and doubts, which was unprecedented since they met. The two didn't even shake hands, Zhou Yilan looked at her watch and said, "Sit down, I'll ask the driver to pick up Lan Lan right away." Zhou Yilan turned and went back to the meeting room, pouring water for Jia Shizhen and said, "I see you, this municipal party committee organization director, husband and wife, family..." Zhou Yilan didn't continue, put down the teacup, and sat across from Jia Shizhen. "Yilan, what's going on?" Jia Shizhen was worried, but he held back. "Actually," Zhou Yilan said, "Shizhen, I've noticed that your husband and wife are not harmonious, but I have no basis, and I even have a guilty conscience. Is Lingling suspicious of me!" Zhou Yilan looked at Jia Shizhen and shook her head , "But then I felt that something must have happened between you." "Yilan, tell me, what happened to Lingling?" Zhou Yilan pondered for a while: "She has been away for two days. As for where she went and what she did, she didn't tell me, she just entrusted Lan Lan to me." "Oh!" Jia Shizhen sighed, and said after a while, "Yilan, I have a responsibility. A leader who can't even manage his family well is a worry for the future! I never thought that I, Jia Shizhen, would be so incompetent. But, Yilan, I have my unspeakable secrets!" "Shizhen, things are sometimes contradictory. A good leader is not necessarily a good husband, a good father, or a good son. There is a Chinese saying that 'loyalty and filial piety cannot be both." Zhou Yilan said, "What I know about you It is also gradual. When you were in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, you were just an ordinary staff member, and your performance was not so outstanding. But when you have a certain amount of power, more than 95% of your thoughts are about work, and even a person who does not think about it. The leader of family interests. But have you ever thought that they follow you to live and seek happiness, if what you give them is not happiness, but..." Jia Shizhen stopped Zhou Zhoulan's words and said, "When did Lingling say she will come back?" Zhou Yilan shook her head, Jia Shizhen took out her mobile phone, Zhou Yilan said: "I have called her several times but I can't get through. Only when she calls, can I talk to her." "What about Lan Lan?" "This child is very obedient now, and she is used to following me." Zhou Yilan smiled and said, "Of course, a child in her teens, what can she do? Of course she hopes to follow her parents." After a while, Lan Lan came back. As soon as she saw her father, she rushed forward and put her arms around her father, but she didn't make any sound. Jia Shizhen held her daughter in her arms, and said after a while, "Lan Lan, where is mother?" Lan Lan opened her eyes wide and looked at her father. Jia Shizhen noticed that there were crystal tears in her daughter's eyes. Zhou Yilan came over, took Lan Lan's hand, and said, "Lan Lan, go wash your hands with Auntie, and have dinner with Dad immediately." Jia Shizhen felt that the relationship between Zhou Yilan and him had also changed a lot. The way he looked at him and the way he spoke were completely different from the past. Dinner is in the restaurant of the office. The restaurant is mainly open to the public. There are only a few people in the office. They usually eat work meals. Because Jia Shizhen is here, Zhou Yilan still puts it in the private room. Although both of them say they don't drink, but The dishes are still very rich. After dinner, Zhou Yilan left temporarily in order to let Jia Shizhen and her daughter talk in the room for a while.As soon as Zhou Yilan left, Lan Lan hugged her father tightly, and began to cry, crying, "Dad, please transfer back! I miss you..." "Lanlan, do you know where mother has gone?" Lanlan cried and said, "My mother refused to tell me that my mother often locked herself in the house a few nights ago. One day I opened the door and went in, and saw her crying and talking on the phone." "Who is Mom calling?" "I don't know." Lan Lan said, "Dad, I feel bored when I come home from school when you are not at home. Mom is in a bad mood and doesn't talk. I'm afraid..." "Lan Lan, good boy, how can Dad come back as soon as he says it. You are still young, and you will understand when you grow up." "I don't understand. Why do adults have to be officials? What's so good about being an official?" Lan Lan raised her head and looked at her father with begging eyes. "You didn't become an official at that time, and the whole family was so happy. I come back from school every day to see When my parents are happy, that is my happiest day!" "Lanlan, you have to listen to Aunt Zhou and call Dad when Mom comes back." "Dad, what's the matter with you and mom? Why is mom always in a daze alone, and sometimes shed tears?" "Lan Lan, it's my father's fault. My father doesn't care enough about you, but my father can't help himself!" Jia Shizhen hugged Lan Lan, told Lan Lan for a while, took her daughter, and thanked Zhou Zhoulan, without looking back, and left with a heavy heart. Jia Shizhen didn't have the time to chat with the ministers of the municipal party committee, and lay on the bed alone, feeling that Lingling's behavior was a little abnormal.Although the two can no longer have sex, as the head of the family, as a husband and father, I can still vividly remember the life of the past ten years.After thinking about it, he dialed Lingling's number somehow. The call actually got through, Jia Shizhen was a little surprised, but also a little unexpectedly excited: "Hello! Is it Lingling?" "It's me." Lingling's tone was very calm, but she never spoke again.No matter what Jia Shizhen said, the other party just didn't speak or hang up the phone. In the end, it is impossible to say who hung up the phone first, but at this moment, Jia Shizhen was in an indescribably sad state of mind. He got up and went into the bathroom. The bathtub was filled with water, and he lay quietly in the water , the arm seemed to have lost consciousness, floating half submerged and half buoyant. The meetings of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee mainly focus on studying a series of regulatory documents issued by the Organization Department of the Central Committee on the reform of the cadre and personnel system, collectively referred to as the "5+1" documents.During the discussion, Minister Qian said that Zhang Quanquan, the former head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, pointed out that there are forty or fifty provincial-level cadres in a province, hundreds or even thousands of prefectural-level cadres, and dozens of county-level cadres in a county. It has never happened in ancient and modern times.What's more, in addition to the governor and mayor of a province or city, there are eight or nine deputies, each of whom is accompanied by a secretary, and some have assistants.In the early days of liberation, there was usually a county party secretary, a county magistrate, or a deputy, or even no deputy. During this meeting, Jia Shizhen kept silent. In fact, he had a lot to say in his heart, but he didn’t know why, and he was always unable to say it. Family matters were only one aspect. More importantly, he felt that China’s current affairs What is lacking in work is not documents, but how to implement the spirit of documents.Just like the "5+1" documents on the reform of the cadre and personnel system studied at today's meeting, these six documents are sufficient in terms of cadre selection, exchange, transfer, avoidance, and democratic selection of cadres. It can solve the problems existing in the current cadre team.However, why are the governments at all levels still going their own way after the documents are published and learned, unlike the economic reform that has developed rapidly and achieved remarkable results? At the meeting, Jia Shizhen didn't see Bu Yanyu, so he didn't ask why Bu Yanyu didn't attend the meeting.In fact, he wanted to see Bu Yanyu, not only because of the relationship between the two, but because he still had the matter of the Cultural Hall in his heart.According to his analysis, although the province couldn't do anything to Zhang Zhiyun because of that incident, he was very concerned about Lingling's situation in the Cultural Office. After several county leaders had a car accident at the end of the day, Deputy Secretary Bian stopped the public election of top party and government leaders in one county and one district.The inspection by the municipal party committee and the municipal government was sent out, and Jia Shizhen also wrote a material to the provincial party committee, but no one asked about it since then.During the meeting, Minister Qian was as usual, as if in Xiyu, that incident never happened to him, Jia Shizhen. After the meeting, Jia Shizhen had no intention of staying in the hotel, nor was she willing to go back to her lonely home alone. She missed her daughter and wanted to visit Lan Lan, but hesitated again, and finally returned to Xiyu overnight. In the election of Moyu County, the ballots were subcontracted, and the party secretaries of the two townships were dealt with, but they were not convinced. In Chang Youlian's office, she cried and cried out for being wronged.There is even more unbelievable news that someone from the Provincial Party Committee proposed to transfer Jia Shizhen, and even said that Jia Shizhen should be transferred to a certain department in the province as the deputy director. Tan Yuming, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, supported it, so this matter can only be put on hold temporarily.Many things are confusing, and Jia Shizhen is even more worried. Xiyu's economy has grown steadily, and the countryside is also enjoying a bumper harvest. The fiery summer is here again.Today and yesterday, it seems that the sunrise and sunset are still calm.However, everyone felt that a storm was coming.Xijiu was like a year ago, suddenly the wind was strong and the wind and rain were blowing. In the morning, as soon as they went to work, Jia Shizhen and Wei Bingqian came to Secretary Chang's office. This was Secretary Chang's decision before get off work yesterday afternoon. Jia Shizhen participated in the conversation with the leaders of the three bureaus of health, education, and transportation.Jia Shizhen knew that Tang Yuxi, the city health director, was not only old, but also in the prime of life.The so-called old qualifications, he only worked in the hospital for half a year after graduating from medical school and was transferred to the Municipal Health Bureau. It took only eight years from an ordinary staff member to the deputy director. He became the public health director at the age of thirty-three. Eleven years old.And some time ago, it was rumored that Tang Yuxi was going to transfer the provincial health department to be the deputy director.According to the method of selecting cadres in the past, as long as he did not make any mistakes, no leader would let him leave the position of director.Of course, promotion is another matter.As for the deputy director, there are already seven of them, plus the discipline inspection team leader, who is not a leader, the table is full of accompanying guests, and there is not even a place for guests. Of course, the health system now has to elect one director and three deputy directors. This not only faces the problem of so many deputy directors stepping down from leadership positions.Moreover, once the current director and deputy director cannot be elected, what will they do?In the past, in theory, it has long been propagated that cadres can go up and down, but in reality, can they be dismissed without any problems? Just as Jia Shizhen and Wei Bingqian sat down, Chang Youlian said, "The leaders of the ten pre-pilot municipal government agencies have already heard the news. The plan is about to be released, and the existing leaders panicked, worrying about what they will do if they are not elected. Therefore, we need to stabilize their emotions." After a pause, Chang You continued, "It is the masses who reacted strongly, and they applauded our reforms. At the same time, those comrades who meet the conditions are eager to try. , Cheering for a while, a strong east wind is blowing again." Jia Shizhen looked at Secretary Chang, he did not expect Secretary Chang to be so excited and excited. Regarding the reform of the personnel system for cadres, in recent years some places have carried out trials to varying degrees. Whether it is selection through examinations or recommendation within a certain range, it is partial, and only a small number of positions are selected for open selection.As for how to reflect the participation of the masses, it has been ignored by the leaders of the selection agencies.Now, the focus of Xiyu City's reform is unexpected, taking out all the existing chief and deputy positions, which means that the existing leaders are facing a great sense of crisis, and the second is to let the people of the entire system participate in the election, which is even more important. is unprecedented.On this issue, the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee was very controversial, but in the end everyone unified their thinking. Let the masses test how well a team and a leader are doing. Members of the Standing Committee know more and more comprehensively.While Secretary Chang was speaking, Jia Shizhen made a further detailed design and conception in his mind on how to elect and contest elections. After Secretary Chang finished speaking, Jia Shizhen smiled.At this moment, Zhou Qi, deputy director of the Municipal Party Committee Office, pushed open the door. Before Zhou Qi could speak, Chang Youlian said, "Tang Yuxi, please come in!" Just as Zhou Qi withdrew, he turned around again, Zhou Qi pushed the door with one hand, and Tang Yuxi appeared at the door. Jia Shizhen and Wei Bingqian stood up at the same time, held Tang Yuxi's hand, and let Tang Yuxi sit on the single sofa opposite Secretary Chang. Tang Yuxi quickly shifted his gaze from Jia Shizhen and Wei Bingqian to Chang Youlian. Perhaps when he was hesitating whether to shake hands with Chang Youlian, he saw Chang Youlian pointing to the single sofa opposite and said, "Please sit down." Come on, Comrade Oak Hee." Tang Yuxi smiled slightly, showing a bit of embarrassment, still standing, looking at Jia Shizhen and Wei Binggan, until Jia Shizhen said: "Sit down, Chief Tang!" Chang Youlian said: "Comrade Yuxi, maybe you have already thought of inviting you here today." Tang Yuxi smiled, staring at Chang Youlian intently, her heart beating like a drum. "Following the reform of the cadre and personnel system last year, we will further expand and improve the methods and channels for the selection of leading cadres. The main core is to revolve around the word 'democracy' and change the past procedure of selecting officials by a small number of people and officials. To really elect officials for the people." Chang Youlian said, "In the past, when we selected leading cadres at the county and department levels, we mainly recommended a certain leader, conducted inspections in a very small range, and finally discussed with the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, and submitted the full posts to the Municipal People's Congress. Through appointment, deputies are submitted to the government for appointment. This practice has been going on for decades, and at the same time it has exposed many contradictions and shortcomings in the selection of leading cadres. The central government has not been determined to reform the cadre system for a year or two. China wants political civilization , Democracy is the primary premise of political civilization. Therefore, the municipal party committee decided not only to directly elect the leading cadres of townships and counties, but also to reform the selection of government leaders and try to implement the electoral system.” Tang Yuxi sat motionless, Jia Shizhen looked at Tang Yuxi, and felt that he was a little nervous, with thin beads of sweat oozing from his forehead. "Of course, you have worked in the Health Bureau for such a long time. From the general staff to the director, it should be said that you have done a lot of work for the health work of Xiyu City. Our municipal committee still affirms the achievements you have made in your work." Chang Youlian also said, "This time, we want to take out the position of director general, let everyone participate in the competition, and let so many people in the health system vote for the election. You may have certain ideas, which is normal, but, Old Tang, How are you doing as the bureau chief? Will the general public in the health system continue to recognize you? It is also a test for you. If the public recognizes you, you should continue to work hard to do a good job. Of course, it is also possible that the public does not recognize you, that means You still have certain problems at work..." Tang Yuxi felt hot on his face, a bit like pepper water. Chang Youlian stopped, and Tang Yuxi blushed, and said, "I've searched through the past and present decades of documents related to cadres, but I can't find any basis for this election method." It seemed that Tang Yuxi still had something to say, but he didn't continue. Jia Shizhen looked at Secretary Chang and said: "Since the early 1990s, the Organization Department of the Central Committee has issued relevant documents, and recently issued the '5+1' documents, all of which revolve around the reform of the personnel system for cadres. The selection of party and government leading cadres is such a serious issue. The central government proposes to realize the masses' right to know, participate in, and supervise the selection of cadres. Therefore, a leading cadre can only truly serve the masses if he is elected by the masses themselves. The masses will support him sincerely." Chang Youlian added: "Comrade Yuxi, in fact, you are competing with everyone. It should be said that you have more advantages than anyone else. Your attitude just now was a bit negative. Why don't you bravely participate in this reform with a positive attitude?" Tang Yuxi became more and more uneasy. In fact, he still had more things to say in his heart, but he knew that the general situation was fixed, so how could he be able to turn things around.In the past few years, especially in the officialdom, he has been smooth sailing. After graduating from university, he became the deputy director of the Municipal Health Bureau. At that time, he was only thirty-three years old. Did he die in this senior position?What is the next goal?He naturally thought of the Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Health and the Deputy Mayor of Xiyu City.In the past two years, he has also tried his best to work towards the next goal, but at this time, a gust of reform blew up in Xiyu. In any case, Tang Yuxi felt that what was in front of him was more ominous than good, not to mention deputy director and deputy mayor, keeping his position as the city's health director was the top priority at the moment. This was the only way to talk. Next, the seven existing deputy directors and discipline inspection team leaders of the Municipal Health Bureau were invited in, and Chang Youlian also invited Tang Yuxi to participate in the conversation. Chang Youlian said that Zhang Quanquan, the former head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, once said that a major political problem in China is the overcrowding of officials, so the number of deputy directors of the Municipal Health Bureau has been reduced from seven to three. The discipline inspection team leader is concurrently held by one of the deputy directors, and no longer has a full-time discipline inspection team leader.After listening to Secretary Chang's words, everyone looked at each other, but they didn't express any opinions. 常友连又说：“'冰冻三尺，非一日之寒'。干部中的许多问题，不是今天才出现的，而是长期的积累，各级领导不去抓落实，领导干部不是'为官一任造福四方'，而是抱着'明哲保身'、'事不关己，高高挂起'的思想，也为'破冰'改革带来了越来越大的障碍。当前，缺少的不是健全的制度，而是健全的干部；缺少的不是'破冰'的机器，而是'破冰'的勇气；缺少的不是说大话、说狠话的官员，而是敢于'说真话'、'说实话'的氛围；我们需要的正是像贾士贞部长这样敢于承担责任，敢于从根本上考虑问题的领导干部。” 贾士贞说：“中国的干部制度已经到了非改革不可的地步。在'官本位'文化浸透至深的国度，由于官员的级别大小跟他享受的特权以及社会声望密切相关，所有的社会成员都去争着充任'肉食者'，而所有的小吏则竭力去捞更大的'乌纱帽'，整个社会出现了一种'当官至上'的风气。” “在中国，当官比美国容易得多，因为在中国人的习惯里，只要你把决定你命运的人给抓住了，那很容易就当上官了，为什么组织部长这个角色那么多人巴结呢？按照中国官场的潜规则，省委组织部长想提拔一个副厅级干部、市委组织部长要提拔一个副县处级干部、省里的厅长要提一个处级干部，那简直是易如反掌！而美国就不行，他们的对手太多，他们需要巴结的人太多，需要更多的小心和更多的知识。美国的官不是由某个掌权的人决定，而要人民投票的。” 谈话就这样结束了，不知道市卫生局的领导们是否真的理解了常友连和贾士贞一番话的真正含义，还是他们为自己未来官场命运的担忧，也许，他们各自心中有许多话要说，但他们把那些无法言表的东西变成背上渗出的汗珠和忐忑不安的心跳。 最后常友连说：“从现在开始，市卫生局的重大事情必须经过分管文教卫生的殷副市长，尤其是财务和干部问题。这作为一条严格的纪律实行。” 有人提出局长、副局长能不能兼报。贾士贞说：“这个问题方案里已经说得很清楚了，虽然在座的各位既符合报局长的条件，也符合报副局长的条件，但是方案中明确规定不能兼报。” 随后，由常友连、姚雨生、贾士贞三人各带上市委组织部一名副部长，和其余的九个部门领导班子进行谈话，宣布在新的领导班子产生之前的相关规定。 当天晚上，西臾电视台播出了市级机关十个部门公开选拔领导班子的实施办法。 顿时，在西臾大地上，从机关到学校，从城市到农村，这个新闻成为家家户户饭桌上、枕头边的热门话题。且不说跃跃欲试的有之，垂头丧气的有之，甚至有人高呼：“贾××万岁！” 也就在这天晚上，突然间狂风大作，雷电轰鸣，接着一场狂风暴雨下了整整一个晚上。 第二天上午，市级机关就开始把这两件事情联系在一起，传说成了十分神奇的故事。一种说法是，西臾市这次公选领导干部就如同昨天夜里的暴风雨一样，炸开了西臾多年来的权力，洗刷了长期玷污西臾人民心灵的污泥浊水；另一种说法是，这场干部人事制度的改革遭到了天打雷劈。但是对于正在进行的市直机关选举领导干部工作，仍然循序渐进，按照既定的方案进行着。 报名工作开始了，各县区委组织部和市直机关抽用人员经过培训，分成十个小组，每组负责一个部门。照样是报名之后，由各组对报名人员进行资格审查。 贾士贞对每个部门报名的人都仔细地过目，除了税务局和商业局两个局长已经过了年龄的界限，他发现卫生局的唐玉熙居然没有报名。这让贾士贞感到纳闷了。 奇怪的是，就在对报名人员进行资格审查还没有结束时，省委组织部市县干部处副处长江碧玉带着两个年轻人来西臾了。 江碧玉是一个三十多岁的女人，和贾士贞也算是熟人。吃饭之前，她单独和贾士贞交换了意见，明确告诉贾士贞，这次来西臾主要是考察西臾市卫生局长唐玉熙的。贾士贞虽然感到有些突兀，也丝毫没有表现出来。他在省委组织八年，从一般工作人员到副处级、处长，而且也干过三年多市县干部处副处长。虽然知道只要被列入考察对象，就必然是提拔对象，至于被考察对象后面的背景，或者说可能提拔什么职务，往往一无所知，所以他很能理解江碧玉。 西臾市公开选拔局级领导，而且市卫生局是作为首批试点单位，在这特殊时期省委组织部突然专程来考察卫生局长唐玉熙，贾士贞多少感到几分意外。他不得不把唐玉熙没有报名的事和此事联系在一起。或许世间的事真的就那么巧合呢！ 当然，江碧玉考察唐玉熙的方法不会因贾士贞而改变的。首先是市委领导个别交谈，接下来是市卫生局机关，此后最多再找来下属单位主要领导进行测评，然后和一部分干部谈话，即可完成任务。 贾士贞想了想，还是把西臾市最近公开选拔县处级领导干部的部署和江碧玉说了一下，随后让卫炳乾陪江碧玉去宾馆，晚上他亲自陪省委组织部同志吃晚饭。江碧玉说不用贾部长陪了，卫炳乾说自从贾部长到西臾之后，省委组织部不管来什么人，他都要亲自陪的。 江碧玉走后，贾士贞给秦副部长打了电话。先汇报了西臾最近公选县处级领导干部的事，最后说到市卫生局长唐玉熙的事。秦副部长说他马上给江碧玉打电话，让江碧玉的考察工作尽可能和市卫生局的这次公选领导工作合起来。 其实，对于那些市直机关和县区领导们在群众中的印象和威信到底是什么样子的，市委组织部和市委领导们并不完全掌握，平时领导们看到的和群众看到的往往并不一样。这次西臾市委决定用群众选举的办法产生各部门的领导。虽然是一次尝试，但却符合广大人民群众的意愿。唐玉熙没有报名，这确实是贾士贞没有想到的。唐玉熙不参加公选，就等于不参加投票竞选，从某种意义上说，这样一来市委和市委组织部就很难知道他在卫生系统群众中是一个什么样的干部。 给秦副部长打完电话，贾士贞静静地坐在椅子上，想着即将在市直机关逐步推开的县处级领导干部的公选。拥护公选的群众当然是绝对多数，那些工作实干、成绩突出、有群众基础的领导干部也由此得到一次机会；但同样也让一些高高在上、说大话空话、不干实事的干部失去了机会。对于正在任职的县处级领导落选人的安排问题，有的常委们认为应该在原部门改任非领导职务。贾士贞一直在思索这件事，现在，他改变了想法，这些人当中，有的人在领导岗位干了那么多年，关系盘根错节，突然间从领导岗位上改任非领导职务了，不仅心中有怨气，而且有可能给现任领导的工作带来障碍。这样一想，他觉得应该把这些同志组织在一起，安排在市政府经济研究中心下面，分成若干组，主要是进行政策调研，为市委、市政府领导的工作提供理论上的参考。工资关系还放在原单位，这样一想，贾士贞的头脑豁然开朗起来。 市级机关十个部门人选报名后，经过资格审查，向社会公布了进入下一轮候选人的名单。 市卫生局局长候选人共十八人，主要是市几个医院的现任领导以及市疾控中心、市卫生学校等直属单位的负责人，市卫生局原副局长有三人报了局长。而副局长的候选人六十五名，大都是卫生局机关和下属单位的中层干部，还有一部分技术人员。 按照方案，候选人将在自己所在的工作单位进行演讲，并接受群众对任职期间主要工作的提问，最后由全体职工投票民主推荐，超过半数票才能进入下一轮竞选。 江碧玉按照秦副部长的电话通知精神，在西臾市卫生系统的各个单位民主推荐局长、副局长候选人时，同时对原局长唐玉熙进行群众测评。测评内容分为四个档次，即：优秀、称职、一般、不称职。 在此之前，唐玉熙到底怎么知道省委组织部派人来西臾考察他的消息的，别人不得而知。当然，唐玉熙知道省委组织部在这个时候对他进行考察意味着什么。市委领导那天和他的谈话，对他的打击压力是从没有过的。从那之后，他是寝食难安，在短短的几天时间里，不仅到处找人，还去了省城两趟。至于他报不报名参加市卫生局长一职的竞选，他当时确实也处于两难境地。最终为什么决定不报名，这其中的奥妙，只有他自己知道。 这天下午两点，唐玉熙怀着一种与往常不同的心情走进市卫生局的会议室，这个会议室是他亲自向市政府机关事务管理局争取来的。当时机关事务管理局盖这栋综合楼时，并不是每个部门都分配这样大的会议室的。那时唐玉熙刚当上卫生局长不久，是全市极少数年轻的正县处级领导干部，虽然身居市卫生局这样业务性较强的局，但在全市也算是重要的大局，人们自然认为他也算是西臾市升起的一颗新星。最后分管副市长发话了，分给卫生局这个能容纳五百人的会议室。这几年来，每次召开重要会议，唐玉熙对着台下那一双双羡慕的目光，他自然是居高临下，不可一世的。 而此刻，主宰这个会议命运的不是他，而是一场将要把他执政多年的市卫生局长的宝座拱手让给别人的风暴！本来，他不想出席这个让他伤心愤懑的会议的，可他又有些不甘心，他要看看这些人是如何表演的，又是如何来抢他的饭碗的。但他同样怀着一种旁观者的心情，这种莫名的心态，是他从没有过的。 唐玉熙走进会议室时，台下已经坐了不少人。这时他才发现，这些人除了市卫生局机关的同志，直属单位的认识不认识的医生护士都出席了，总共有多少人他已经不去想了，在这一瞬间，唐玉熙忘了自己今天不是会议的主人。但，突然间，好像一把手的意识又恢复过来了，正当他昂首挺胸向主席台走去时，突然看到主席台上那一张张陌生的面孔，他的心脏陡然间狂跳起来，赶快停住脚步，慌乱之间瞥一眼台下，似乎那些目光在嘲讽他，一时不知道该怎么办。显然，他完全清楚了，主席台上已经没有他的位置了！可台下他坐哪儿，他真的没有坐台下的习惯。正在这时，一个熟悉的声音在叫他：“唐局长……” 唐玉熙一回头，见是纪检组长老汪，唐玉熙尴尬地笑了笑，老汪拍拍身边的座位，笑着说：“坐这儿吧！台上今天没你的份。” 唐玉熙就此下了台，非但没计较老汪的话，心中反倒暗暗感谢他，要不然他还不知道该怎么办，于是在老汪身边坐了下来。 唐玉熙感觉到，一双双目光向他投过来，他低着头，心中如同打翻了五味瓶，酸、甜、苦、辣、咸，一齐涌上心头。 主席台上响起了主持人的声音，唐玉熙抬头一看，是市委组织部机关干部科长周达红。一看到这个人，唐玉熙的气就不打一处来。想到贾士贞刚到市委组织部当部长时，就对市委组织部大换血，原来那个机关干部科长汪为民上任两三个月，就考上副县长了，听说这次居然又报考市交通局长，唐玉熙暗暗骂了一句：这个王八蛋简直成了考干专业户了！周达红是在汪为民走了之后，按照当时报考分数的排名顺序录取的。 周达红突然介绍起坐在主席台上的一位三十多岁的女人。唐玉熙觉得这个相貌平平的女人从未见过，现在经周达红一介绍，他差点叫了起来。省委组织部的市县干部处副处长是来考察他的，而今天会议内容是竞争市卫生局领导的候选人演讲、群众民主推荐，与省委组织部应该说没有任何关系！混迹于官场多年的唐玉熙立即敏感起来，本来抱着看热闹的心态而来的他，不觉背上沁出一片汗珠。 这时，这位江副处长站起来了，她突然宣布一项会议内容，这让唐玉熙差点晕了过去。江副处长宣布之后，另外两名男青年就起身到台下，给每人发一张纸，轮到唐玉熙时，他在接过纸的一刹那几乎不敢看纸上的内容。当他瞥一眼“近期提拔地厅级领导干部推荐表”几个字时，下面却是一排空格。 江碧玉接着说，请大家把自己认为能够提拔为副地厅级条件的人员名单写到格子里，对象主要是西臾市卫生系统的领导。 这时，纪检组长老汪指指表格说：“临时加的内容，看来是针对你的，好事啊，喜事，没想到吧，怪不得你不报名呢，原来有人给你吃了定心丸了。” 唐玉熙的心里有点乱，当然，他觉得老汪的话也许有点道理，可这样的程序让他太没有思想准备了，若是事先得到一点风声，他怎么也会发动他的亲信，给一些人打打招呼！可是面对这样一张空白的表格，大家真的会填他的名字吗？唐玉熙想抬头看看旁边的人是不是在往空格里写字，可当他瞥见老汪旁边的劳服中心副主任林晓时，他的心脏像停止跳动似的，只见林晓目不转睛地看着手里的表格，却连笔也没拿。他知道，林晓为了当主任，不仅多次到办公室找他，而且还一次又一次往他家里跑。每次去他家时，从没空过手，不是香烟茅台酒，就是超市购物券，结果他还是从培训中心调了一个主任过去。他当然知道，林晓对他有意见，从那之后林晓看到他就拉下脸来，现在林晓会在这张表格上写他的名字吗？ 老汪取出笔，在表格上写上“唐玉熙”三个字，还故意将表格给他看看。唐玉熙心中一热，但他知道老汪对他并非真心实意，只是坐在他身边没办法而已。老汪把填好的表格放在腿上，看看唐玉熙，说：“唐局长，这时不能谦虚，把自己的名字写上吧！”说着把手里的笔给了唐玉熙，唐玉熙接过笔，他希望老汪不要看他，他拿着笔的手开始抖了起来，下笔的时候，瞥一眼老汪，感觉到老汪虽然抬着头，目光远视，但余光在扫着他。这时，已经纷纷有人走到投票箱前，唐玉熙有些慌乱，赶快在空格内写了起来，可不知道为什么，这笔怎么也写不出来。老汪笑笑，目光里似乎有几分歉意，嘴里轻轻地说了句“对不起”，随即又递过一支笔。会场上几乎所有的人都排成队向投票箱走去，老汪站了起来，看看身边的唐玉熙，说：“我替你投了吧！” 在这一瞬间，唐玉熙的心里不是激动，也没有多少兴奋，有的却是沮丧。尽管他在官场算是一帆风顺，春风得意，三十三岁就当上市卫生局副局长，但是对于官场上高深莫测、瞬息万变的形势，他的心里还是提心吊胆，准备不足。 投完了票，江碧玉让省委组织部的两个年轻人打开票箱，整理好表格，离开了会场。 这时，周达红开始主持后面的会议了。