Chapter 2 Chapter Two Comics

As soon as eight o'clock in the morning arrived, Gao Xingming came to the office. When he walked to the door of the office, he found that the door of the office above him was open. His heart skipped a beat. It was Minister Jia who went to work!Since he met Minister Jia that day, the door of this office has been closed. Today is the seventh day, and the door of Minister Jia's office suddenly opened, indicating that he is back.Gao Ming felt that this young organization minister had a special sense of mystery, and he felt an inexplicable doubt in his heart.Where did he go?Accompanied by Qiao Baiming, Secretary of the Xiayu County Party Committee, he rushed to Taohua Town yesterday, but missed the opportunity to see Jia Shizhen who was locked up by Hou Yongwen. This matter became a mystery, a mystery that could never be solved.Of course, the clever Gao Ming thought that whether or not that Jia Shizhen was the new Minister Jia, he couldn't confirm whether he had been locked up.Naturally, it was impossible for him to ask about this matter.He always felt that this matter was a bit absurd, and whenever he thought of it, his heart was always pounding.Getting along with such a leader, Gao Ming was confused and even a little at a loss.

Jia Shizhen was sitting at the desk, concentrating on reading documents, when she heard someone coming in, she raised her head, then lowered her head, and said, "Vice Minister Gao, what's the matter?" Gao Xingming wanted to say, "Minister Jia, where have you been these few days? Even Secretary Chang is looking for you?"What's more, he was always a bit out of place with this new organization minister, and even a little timid, as if he was not an executive deputy minister, but a new clerk. At this moment, he still wanted to see if Minister Jia had any clues , or any negligence in speech and demeanor.So he had nothing to say: "Minister Jia, you came so early?"

Just then Jia Shizhen put down the pen in her hand, raised her head, and said with a smile: "I don't snooze in the morning, and I stay in the dormitory after breakfast. Sit down, what's the matter?" Gao Xingming avoided Jia Shizhen's sword-like gaze. For some reason, he didn't see the young man who was imprisoned yesterday. Leader, I can't find anything suspicious.Gao Xingming paid attention for a while, as if he hadn't left the office at all in the past few days, and unlike the two newly appointed ministers in the past, he first asked him about the situation of the cadres in the Organization Department, and about so many counties, districts, government agencies, ministries, and commissions in the city. However, the new minister seemed to be so familiar with everything around him, so indifferent, so calm and calm.

After standing for a while, Gao Xingming felt that he had nothing to say, so he said hello and was about to leave. At this moment, Minister Jia's phone rang, and he walked out while listening to Jia Shizhen's speech. Secretary Chang Youlian called, and when Gao Xingming opened the door to enter the office, Jia Shizhen had already come to him and said, "Vice Minister Gao, I'll go to Secretary Chang's place. If you need anything, you can call my cell phone." Jia Shizhen didn't go back to the office for another day. Of course, he was with Chang You. The two talked for a whole morning, and at noon they went to the Municipal Party Committee Guest House for lunch.

The next day, Jia Shizhen still came to the office early, checked that the time was still early, and opened the newspaper. When he opened the "Yushan Evening News", he found that the last page was full of cartoons. I am very interested in each cartoon. The interest of each cartoon is very profound. If you don’t think carefully, it is difficult to understand the deep meaning. So far he likes a cartoon by the Chinese cartoon master Hua Junwu very much, and he still remembers it after so many years New, it was two men carrying a sedan chair. The people who carried the sedan chair were sweating profusely. The man who sat on the sedan chair stuck his head out of the window of the sedan chair and said to the people outside: "I am a public servant!" Whenever she thinks of that cartoon, Jia Shizhen has to admire Mr. Hua's talent.At this time, Jia Shizhen saw some cartoons in the newspaper. An official stopped a young man and said, "You are a fake (Jia) product!" There was a big question mark above the young man's head.The second picture is: the same official, holding a notebook in his hand, said to the young man locked in the room: "What does this (scholar) mean?" The young man frowned, and there was still a big question mark above his head .The third picture is: the young man is sitting in the office, the official is sweating profusely, hiding outside the door, next to the arrow is: "Is he real (zhen)?"

Looking at these three cartoons, most readers may not understand it, but Jia Shizhen can see the clumsy tricks of the cartoon authors at a glance.How can there be such comics, comics are of course profound and thought-provoking, but there are no such crude ones.However, what he didn't understand was that during his short trip this time, apart from Hou Yongwen and Han Shiyin, and the three people who went to the hotel to "invite" him, no one knew about it, and they all believed that he was not a municipal party committee Minister, then only he himself knows best about his mysterious actions, but judging from the content of these cartoons, the person who drew the cartoons is obviously well aware of his mysterious actions. What is going on?Jia Shizhen couldn't figure it out.The meaning of these cartoons was already very clear, and Jia Shizhen drew a big question mark in his mind. Before the work started, he encountered such an inexplicable and strange incident, and he had to be cautious about his behavior.So he put this "Yushan Evening News" in the drawer, just pretending that nothing happened.

At this time, Zhang Jingyuan, the head of the cadres and sections of the agency, entered the room and said that all the staff had arrived, and he asked Minister Jia to go to the meeting.Jia Shizhen then came to the meeting room. This was the first meeting of the middle-level cadres of the Organization Department after he took office. These section chiefs, deputy section chiefs, directors, and deputy directors were accompanied by three vice-ministers on the second day after taking office. Went to various offices to meet each other.Jia Shizhen walked over with a smile, shook hands with everyone one by one, then sat in the middle seat, looked at the three deputy ministers, and began his first speech: "Comrades, this is the first meeting since I took office. , Over the past week or so, you may have had a guess or a variety of discussions. This is not surprising. It takes time to get to know a person. I don’t like to retreat, and I don’t like to speak beautiful words, so I’m not an inauguration today. The speech is a meeting with everyone." Everyone's eyes were focused on Jia Shizhen, and they felt that the head of the organization did not speak at all like a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee or the head of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, without any official accent or airs.A newly appointed Minister of Organization should have an inaugural speech that reflects the level of leadership at the first meeting, but Minister Jia did not have any procedures. Reminiscent of the mysterious disappearance of the new Minister a few days ago, not only the staff of the Organization Department People were confused, and even the municipal government agencies were full of storms. Everyone felt a sense of mystery about the new minister.All kinds of discussions spread like wildfire, and there were many versions.Some people said that he went back to the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee to report on cadre issues as soon as he took office, others said that he made private visits in secret, and some even said that he had no discipline and was criticized by the secretary of the municipal party committee.

Jia Shizhen didn't have anything more to say, let the cadre section of the agency bring over the cadre investigation materials, and everyone didn't know what the minister meant. The executive vice minister Xing Ming looked at the materials. These materials were studied by the former minister before he left. Candidates, and they have all been inspected by the Organization Department, he handed the list to Minister Jia that day, and Jia Shizhen asked Zhang Jingyuan to bring over the inspection materials. It is normal for the new minister to look at the inspection materials, but the next day someone else I just don't know where to go, and now the middle-level cadre meeting is held, but there is no real content. What are these inspection materials used for?Just when Gao Xingming was in a state of confusion, Jia Shizhen said: "Comrades, everyone knows that the organization department is an important department for inspecting, selecting, and appointing leading cadres, and it is the staff department for the Standing Committee to appoint management cadres. Therefore, the work of the organization department is very important. Important. However, for decades, our cadre and personnel system and management model have followed the same set as in the planned economy, and a few powerful people still have the final say. In 2010, social life underwent tremendous changes, and the cadre and personnel system must also keep pace with the times to meet the needs of the market economy. After I came to Xiyu, I urgently felt the importance of reforming the personnel system." Jia Shizhen's face became serious all of a sudden. Now, he took a copy of the inspection materials casually, flipped through them and said, "I read these inspection materials, and I'm sorry to say that these inspection materials are a bit exaggerated. I have been in the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee for eight years. In the Organization Department of the Xiyu City Committee, it can be said that I have always been on the front line of cadre inspection work. I don’t know how many cadres I have inspected. I have written more inspection materials than those published by great writers. Writing inspection materials for cadres does not require any literary or artistic talent. One of them, I don’t know if you are aware of it, is to treat every cadre realistically, neither to exaggerate the achievements nor to minimize the achievements, and to grasp the shortcomings properly. But I read these investigation materials, and it is obvious that these materials are too watery, exaggerating their achievements, and making up the number of words. If those comrades under investigation are really as written in these materials, they have all become perfect and great men. They not only It’s a matter of being promoted to the county-level leaders, so why should they be promoted to the city halls, ministries and provincial levels! Most of these materials have no shortcomings. Do you believe it? Anyway, I don’t believe that a cadre eats whole grains, facing the masses, leaders, etc. , no mistakes in work, no shortcomings, is it possible? So..." Jia Shizhen stopped, his eyes slowly moved on the two cadres and section chiefs, and then said, "Now we are going to start preparations for the reform of the cadre system , I think, we should use the Central Committee's "Regulations on the Appointment and Removal of Cadres" as the basis, and gradually implement the principle of "openness, fairness, and justice" in the selection, inspection, and appointment of cadres, open competition, and publicity before appointment. Registration and unified examination are no exception for anyone. For this plan, please ask the government cadre section and the county and district cadre section to draw up a first draft, and then organize everyone to discuss it." Jia Shizhen's eyes fell on the two cadre section chiefs. All the section chiefs lowered their heads. Jia Shizhen turned around and looked at Gao Ming, the executive vice minister sitting on his right, and said, "What do you three vice ministers think?"

Gao Ming only felt that the deltoid muscles on his face contracted twice involuntarily. He didn't know whether he was smiling or what kind of expression he had. He felt a little too sudden for Minister Jia's speech. To be honest, although The reform of the cadre and personnel system has taken some action in many areas, but these are only a small number of experimental fields where each is experimenting. There is no successful experience, and there is no unified deployment by the central government.He didn't expect that Minister Jia would drop such a bomb as soon as he took office. His mind was really not prepared.Gao Xingming glanced at the head of the Municipal Party Committee, who was thirteen years younger than him, and unconsciously put a big question mark on him.From the bottom of his heart, he was somewhat confused about this young leader, and even worried about his future.

Ever since he served as the Deputy Minister of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, especially after he was appointed as the Executive Deputy Minister, during the administration of the previous two Ministers of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, Gao Ming became the real authority of the Organization Department of the Xiyu Municipal Party Committee. The daily work of the Organization Department was basically He was in charge, and even the promotion and inspection of many cadres, the minister never asked specific questions, just listened to the report and nodded.Comrades from the Organization Department sometimes find the Minister, and the Minister often asks comrades to find Deputy Minister Gao. Over time, Gao Ming not only has a high prestige within the Organization Department, but is also a municipal agency. All counties and districts know that Deputy Minister Gao is the real power of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. group.But after Minister Jia came, he really felt left out. Minister Jia didn't even take the initiative to find him to understand the situation or ask for advice on work. He listened to the old deputy director of the Organization Department introduce the situation of the city's cadres, even the cadres and personnel affairs. He didn't ask for his opinion in advance on such a major issue as system reform. Gao Ming was not only a little disappointed, but even had an inexplicable resistance.

Suddenly, Gao Ming thought of Minister Jia's sudden disappearance.That day he received a call from Xiayu County Party Secretary Qiao Baiming. For some reason, he immediately rushed to Taohua Town, not because Hou Yongwen was his half-brother. What he was worried about was that if the person imprisoned was really Minister Jia. , then Minister Jia's trip must have an important purpose.He even thought that if Hou Yongwen really arrested Minister Jia, he and Qiao Baiming could only make a decision on the spot to remove Hou Yongwen from the post of town party secretary.He will never think about doing anything in the officialdom again.But for some reason, Jia Shizhen disappeared. In this way, he felt much less mental pressure. He hoped that the person Hou Yongwen arrested was not Minister Jia, so that everyone would live in peace. Taking a step back, if it was Minister Jia, it would not No one can mention this matter without piercing this thin layer of paper.So it's like it never happened.They each knew what they knew and pretended to be deaf and dumb.However, just before the meeting, he saw the cartoons in the "Yushan Evening News", which surprised him. He carefully studied the content of the three paintings, and the implication was not difficult to understand. mean?Isn't that just Jia Shizhen!In this way, the Jia Shizhen that Hou Yongwen arrested must be Minister Jia.Thinking of this, Gao Xingming was suddenly startled and shuddered. "How is it, Vice Minister Gao?" Jia Shizhen looked at Gao Xingming with a sluggish expression and said, Gao Xingming lowered his head in a panic, not knowing what Minister Jia asked.In fact, even if Hou Yongwen is concerned with Minister Jia, what does it have to do with him? What's more, the relationship between him and Hou Yongwen, that unlucky Hou Yongwen is his half-brother! Jia Shizhen already felt that Gaoming was absent-minded, so she ignored him, so she said: "Why are these inspection materials not signed by the person who inspected them? I signed my name on the back of the materials, but I found that none of these materials were signed. Please take the materials back to the Cadre Section, and sign the name of whoever inspected them. Half an hour later, the department head will collect them and hand them over. Come to my office." When the two cadres and section chiefs returned to the department with the materials in their hands, they felt uneasy. No one knew what the new minister was going to do. It's too exaggerated and exaggerated.This not only embarrassed the two cadres and section chiefs, but also made Vice Minister Gao very embarrassed. Zhuang Tonggao, chief of county cadres and sections, is in his forties and his temples are getting grayer day by day. He was already anxious about his whereabouts. Among the adjusted cadres, there must be his seat, and he doesn't care about the quality of the position, as long as he can reach the deputy county level, he will be satisfied.Although I have been in the Organization Department for so many years, I have watched batch after batch of department-level cadres promoted to deputy county-level leadership positions, and sometimes I even feel that I am superior to others. The leaders at the division level did not dare to neglect him, the powerful cadre and section chief.But in his heart, he often felt unbalanced. Although the cadre and section chief had power, he was only at the official level after all. Who in the officialdom didn't want to be promoted, and who would think that the official was too big?In fact, he had already aimed at the position of the head of the organization of the county party committee three years ago. Who didn't know that the head of the organization of the county party committee had the most promising future among the deputy counties.As long as you become a member of the Standing Committee of the county party committee and the head of the organization, the next step is the deputy secretary of political affairs, the county head, and the secretary of the county party committee.As the secretary of the county party committee, the cadres at the city and department level are already in high demand. As the deputy secretary of the county party committee, even if they cannot be the secretary of the county party committee, when they return to the municipal government, they will be the director of the overall bureau according to the usual practice.But if you become a deputy director of a municipal government agency, your chances of promotion are relatively much less, and you may not be able to become a full-time official when you retire.Zhuang Tonggao looked at one great opportunity after another, but he didn't grasp it, and he regretted it all the time.But today, as soon as Minister Jia's meeting was held, the words of the new minister left him at a loss, and he suddenly felt a sense of danger. He looked at the inspection materials in his hand, especially the many people waiting for promotion in Xiayu County. The cadre, as the top section chief, would not go to the front line to inspect the front line in person, but at that time, Deputy Minister Gao must have asked him to sit in charge and take command for a while.He had no choice but to obey the leadership. Of course he knew that as him, the head of the county cadre section visited the county to inspect cadres. From the secretary of the county party committee to the secretary of the township party committee and the head of the department, he was regarded as an adult. Not to mention good cigarettes and good wine, the actions are all hustle and bustle. The leaders made a list of those inspected and handed it to him. He remembers very clearly that the township party committee that was about to be promoted in the next moment was on the list that was made by default There are four secretaries, and as many as eight heads of ministries and commissions.It is unprecedented for a county to promote so many department-level cadres to deputy county-level positions at once. Regarding the inspection of this group of people, he also followed the leader's intention and absolutely guaranteed that the inspection materials are solid. As long as the inspection materials Life is hard, promotion is just a matter of time and procedures.But he never expected that at that critical moment, the head of the organization would be transferred away.In fact, it doesn't matter if the leadership changes, the organization ministers are all officials in other places, the real power to adjust cadres is still the executive deputy director Gao Ming, and the deputy director Gao still has the final say in the organization department of the municipal party committee.However, what he didn't expect was that the new Minister Jia's thinking was different. Now he was looking at these materials in a daze, and even felt that his future destiny was already linked with these materials.Zhuang Tonggao never expected that the new minister would be serious about the cadre inspection materials as soon as he took office. The materials he had written in the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee for so many years were piled up higher than others. Of course he knew how many of those inspection materials said What is true is the real situation, most of which are lies, big words, empty words, and some are even nonsense. With so many county-level leading cadres being promoted, who has gone through the inspection materials?The inspection of cadres is just a formality, a procedure, and it's all a mystery, and now there is a stunned, two-hundred-five-year-old organization minister like Jia Shizhen.He actually wanted to see some investigation materials in person, and he really recognized the truth, and even asked them to sign. For some reason, he was a little worried, and he really didn't want to sign it. After the meeting, Jia Shizhen came in as soon as Gao Xingming entered the office. Xing Ming was busy giving up his seat and going to get a teacup for Minister Jia.In this case, it is the leader who speaks first, and if the leader does not speak first, the subordinates can only smile apologetically. Gao Mingming feels a little embarrassed, and he does not know why. For him, he is a highly respected person in the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee. The executive deputy minister of the Communist Party of China, the former two ministers had a lot of trust in him, and they relied on him for many important cadre issues, so he never felt this way about the minister at that time.But at this moment, in front of the young minister who was thirteen years younger than him, it was a bit like a student fearing a teacher. Jia Shizhen stood in front of Xingming, smiled and said: "Vice Minister Gao, please use your brain more on the reform of the cadre and personnel system. The old leader must have thought about this work more than once, perhaps more mature and feasible than mine. It seems that our cadre and personnel system will not work without reform. One-sided, too subjective, and too incapable of reflecting the wishes of the masses. Besides, the two people sent by the Organization Department are fair and just models. I don’t think so. They are also subjective and make assumptions. They also have interpersonal relationships. There will be no selfishness, who can guarantee? I have inspected cadres myself, and frankly speaking, I have also done some unfair things, exaggerated achievements, and covered up shortcomings for the inspected. There are even people in the organization department who change the age of the parties, Improve academic qualifications, so as to cause adverse effects among the masses. Although in the minds of the masses, the organization department is sacred and daunting. When people talk about professional ethics, they only emphasize that the service industry should pay attention to professional ethics, but never People dare to say that the organizational department should also pay attention to professional ethics. Is it because the organizational department has no professional ethics to talk about, or is there some reason? Is it true that when a person enters the organizational department, his thinking and morals will naturally improve? I am afraid not necessarily. These questions, Is it because no one has noticed, or is it that the people inside the organization department are numb, or they are unwilling to expose their own pain points and expose their dark side?" Jia Shizhen was obviously agitated, as if she had to make up for what she hadn't said in the meeting just now like.But he suddenly realized that he had talked too much in one breath and had to brake forcibly, and immediately said, "I'm sorry, I've talked too much, anyway, I hope you will use your brains more to lay a good foundation for the reform of the cadre and personnel system." sexual, theoretical preparations." Gao Xingming felt that he hadn't adapted to Minister Jia's working methods all of a sudden.Over the years, he has held the position of deputy head of the organization department, especially after he became the executive deputy head. In the organization department of the Xiyu City Party Committee, the actual power is in his hands. In a department-level position, it doesn't matter if you are above, but as long as you can get through with Vice Minister Gao, you can be promoted.Over the years, how many county-level leaders have been nominated and promoted by him, even he himself can't remember.Xingming's prestige and the degree of attention received in the city's official circles are actually no worse than those of the Standing Committee and the Minister of Organization. There is scrambling, some people rush to do it, some people wait outside to go to the toilet, some people hand over hot towels after washing their hands, some people want to take off their pants for him, and squat in the latrine for him.However, this young minister who was more than ten years younger than him just took office, and he gave him a blow, making him feel that all the power in his hands was taken away at once.He seemed to be listening to Minister Jia's words just now, but in fact he was already absent-minded.Just after Minister Jia finished his long speech in a hurry, he had no choice but to put on a humble look, nodding his head constantly, and said, "My ability is limited!" Let Minister Jia take a look, perhaps to wait and see how the situation changes. As soon as Minister Jia left, Gao Xingming sat down on the high-backed sheepskin chair with a heavy heart, caught a glimpse of the "Yushan Evening News" under the briefcase, took the newspaper casually, pondered over the cartoons, and looked at the Watching, he forgot all the troubles and unhappiness just now, and the comics in front of him became scenes of TV scenes, as if a young man was moving among the crowd, and the common people confided to him, some talking eloquently, some Filled with righteous indignation, several people in uniform suddenly took the young man away, and then Hou Yongwen interrogated overnight. When Qiao Baiming and him rushed to the scene, the young man was nowhere to be seen.After a while of thinking, Gao Ming became very interested in these cartoons.So he picked up the phone and said, "Is it Yushan Evening News? Is it Lao Xiao?" "Yes, I'm Xiao Yiming." "Old Xiao, I am Gao Ming from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee." "Hey, it's the leader! What instructions do you have?" "Old Xiao..." Gao Xingming said slowly, "Are you... busy lately? So, Lao Xiao, I'll come and see you right away." "No, no, no, Minister Gao, how can I bother you, if there is any instruction that I need to go to, I will go to your office immediately." Xiao Yiming didn't know whether it was excitement or some other reason.So excited that he was overwhelmed, Gao Ming ignored him at all and insisted on coming to his office immediately, which made Xiao Yiming a little flattered.But Xiao Yiming didn't understand why, Vice Minister Gao had never treated him like this before, Gao Mingming seemed very respectful and virtuous today, and didn't allow Xiao Yiming to say more, so he put down the phone.Xiao Yiming held the phone in his hand for a long time, and he was stunned for a long time before putting it down. Xiao Yiming was stunned for a long time in the office, unable to figure out what Minister Gao was going to do no matter what.Speaking of his relationship with Gao Xingming, the two are not only from the same township, but also from the same village. There are only two families between them. They have played together since they were young. Xiao Yiming writes good articles and is in his twenties. At that time, he was a well-known reporter for the provincial newspaper.After the reform and opening up, Xiyu Daily wanted to form a tabloid, the current "Yushan Evening News", and Xiao Yiming was transferred to the newspaper.Later, the tabloid office was promoted to a director-level unit, and Xiao Yiming was promoted to deputy editor-in-chief. Two years later, the editor-in-chief was transferred to be the deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee. So Xiao Yiming plucked up the courage to bring two Zhonghua cigarettes and two bottles of wine, and used Saturday night to visit Vice Minister Gao. Resolutely let Xiao Yiming take away the cigarettes and alcohol.What annoyed Xiao Yiming was that not long after, the municipal party committee actually appointed a deputy county magistrate to be the editor-in-chief, and let a layman take care of him everywhere. After a while, he was transferred again.In this way, Xiao Yiming's deputy editor-in-chief has been deputy to this day.At this moment, Xiao Yiming thought, could it be that Gao Ming would take the initiative to send the editor-in-chief to his door?Concerned about his position, let him become a regular?When he was at a loss, Gao Xingming had already appeared at his door. Xiao Yiming was so excited that he gave up his seat and poured tea.After sitting down, Gao Xingming said slowly: "How about it, Yiming, the two of us are both neighbors and friends who have been friends since we were young. Old Xiao, you may have misunderstood me and blamed me for not helping you. You I have been the deputy editor-in-chief for so many years. Hey, I also have my own difficulties. In the eyes of outsiders, I, the deputy director of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, think that I have a lot of power, but the issue of cadres is too delicate. Okay, I won’t explain much Don't worry, I'm trying to figure out a way, and I will definitely take responsibility for you." What Gao Ming said made Xiao Yiming unprepared. He even couldn't believe his ears. Is there really such a good thing in this world?Could it be that a piece of pie has really fallen from the sky!He opened his mouth wide and was speechless for a long time. "Minister Gao, thank you so much..." Xiao Yiming was a little incoherent with excitement. "Yiming, you know me well, I'm not very flexible in handling things, if there's anything I can't do, please forgive me!" "Minister Gao, you are too polite, we don't need to talk about this, I can understand, you are in a hot spot..." Xiao Yiming almost lost his temper, and immediately changed his words: "Minister Gao, you are here today..." "Old Xiao, I want to find someone who is good at drawing manga, can you help me?" "It's easy. There are two or three people registered in our newspaper, and they are also well-known cartoonists in the Xiyu area. You must know it." "These people!" Gao Ming said, "There are three cartoons in your newspaper today, why is there no author signed? I think this author is very imaginative!" "Oh!" Xiao Yiming took the newspaper from the table casually, pointed to the cartoons on the newspaper and said, "This is what you mean?" "yes." Xing Ming saw that Xiao Yiming seemed to be paying attention to these cartoons. It seemed that these cartoons must have aroused the interest of many people. He took the newspaper casually and read it carefully again. Xiao Yiming shook his head and said, "This is a manuscript without a signed author. We don't even know where to send the remuneration. Minister Gao, why are you looking for this person?" "Oh, that's right." Gao Xing was obviously disappointed, "It's nothing, I just think the author is very imaginative, and I want to learn from him." "Yes, yes, Minister Gao is also a lover of calligraphy and painting, yes!" "Well, Yiming, you can find a way to find this author." Gao Mingming stood up after speaking, shook Xiao Yiming's hand hastily, and left the newspaper office. After Gao Ming left, Xiao Yiming sat in the office, puzzled. Gao Ming came to him because he was looking for the author of this cartoon.In any case, Xiao Yiming decided to find the unnamed manga author with all his heart. Maybe he found the manga author, so that Gao Xingming could fulfill his promise of being the editor-in-chief. Jia Shizhen waited in the office for half an hour, but after half an hour, none of the two cadres and section chiefs brought over the signed investigation materials. When he entered Minister Jia's office, he blushed and said that some comrades in Corey were not in the office and did not complete the tasks on time. Please criticize and forgive me. Jia Shizhen said that this is the first time, maybe people don't understand his character and work style, it won't work in the future, a small matter can still reflect the quality of a cadre.Then Jia Shizhen changed the subject: "Comrade Jingyuan, you are considered an old comrade in the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, and you also have the power to inspect and select cadres. Regarding the reform of the cadre and personnel system, I hope you will follow my advice and come up with some suggestions. of course, I think you may feel that it is too sudden, or you may have other ideas, because such a reform will inevitably involve the vital interests of the cadres of the organization department. For example, section chiefs like you, according to According to the past practice, sooner or later you will become a deputy county-level cadre, but in this way, it is difficult to accept the thought of participating in the competition like comrades in other departments. However, this is the trend of the times. If we don’t do this, our cadres The management system will become an old machine that is divorced from the masses, and if it goes on for a long time, this machine will rust and rot.” What Jia Shizhen said made Zhang Jingyuan sweat all over, he didn't even dare to say a word, and almost escaped from Jia Shizhen's office. Zhang Jingyuan felt that it was too sudden. In the past few days since Minister Jia took office, although he felt that Minister Jia was different from the previous organization ministers, he clamored for the reform of the cadre system as soon as he took office. He thought this was the common feature of every new official. , Create public opinion with great fanfare and expand influence with great fanfare. The purpose is to make political achievements for oneself and let the leaders know that they are different. In fact, they are all for further promotion and promotion.Even if it is reform, it is just putting on airs, putting on a show, and fooling the common people.If we really want to reform, isn't that tying our own hands and feet and reducing our power?No matter how much reforms are made, the cadres and section chiefs of his department cannot be the same as the section chiefs of the municipal government agencies. of.However, he had already made a secret decision that he would leave the Organization Department as soon as possible, sooner rather than later. Whether he went to the county to be the head of the organization or stayed in the municipal government as the deputy director, he had to be transferred out of the organization department of the municipal party committee as soon as possible.He didn't want to walk on thin ice with such a leader, and he was worried.But Minister Jia's words just now made him tremble again. Minister Jia clearly proposed that the reform of the cadre and personnel system requires the section chiefs of the Organization Department to participate in the competition like other departments.Thinking of this, he felt a little creepy.Naturally, there is a kind of resistance to Minister Jia's reform from the heart. As soon as Zhang Jingyuan left, the phone on Jia Shizhen's desk rang. Jia Shizhen picked up the phone and just said, "Hello!" A familiar and sweet female voice came from the microphone. At this moment, Jia Shizhen's heart was warm, The sense of happiness between the opposite sex slowly rises from the heart. "Hello, Brother Shi Zhen? No, Brother Zhen..." "Yilan..." Jia Shizhen's heart throbbed, "Sister Lan, where are you?" "I..." Zhou Yilan said softly, "I'm in the provincial capital. It's only been ten days since you left the province, and I feel like it's been a long, long time. These days, I often recall the unforgettable memories we had. Time." After a pause, he said, "How are you now? I can imagine your demeanor when you become the head of the organization of the Municipal Committee. You are a promising leader with a bright future!" Jia Shizhen tried to calm down her emotions, as if she had returned to every extraordinary experience she had with Zhou Yilan. In all fairness, Jia Shizhen knew Zhou Yilan because of Zhou Yilan's older brother Zhou Yigui.Speaking of Zhou Yigui, it was an adventure between them.贾士贞当初借调到省委组织部，他在上任的途中，出了车祸，当时他虽然受了伤，还是从翻到沟里的客车里爬出来，站在路边拦车救人，周一桂当时一听说救人，就用自己的小车送伤员，给贾士贞留下了深刻的印象。当时他们谁也不知道谁的身份。谁知后来贾士贞到县里考察干部时，又遇上了周一桂。两人都感到惊喜万分，原来周一桂是县委书记。贾士贞那时已经成为省委组织部市县干部处副处长。谁知那次相遇竟成为他们之间的缘分，后来在地改市之前周一桂当上副市长。地改市后，周一桂又当上市委副书记，当然，周一桂认为，这其中，贾士贞是起到相当大的促进作用的。为了感谢贾士贞对他的关心，周一桂让在省城办事处工作的妹妹周一兰为贾士贞提供轿车的方便，其实，贾士贞并没有私用多少次车子，但是周一兰的不幸人生让他对她产生同情和怜悯，他怎么也没有想到，像周一兰这样一个漂亮可人的女人居然嫁给一个没有性功能的男人，三十一岁就离了婚，至今仍没有再婚。那次周一桂从北京归来，向贾士贞透露了省委书记侯向即将变动的工作秘密，之后又因省委高层人事变化，贾士贞陪同省委组织部长钱国渠悄悄去见尚未到任的新省委书记谭玉明，那段时间贾士贞始终处在紧张状态，虽然在此期间周一兰约过他一次，那次周一兰喝醉了酒，向贾士贞吐露了内心的痛苦，当时他多么想安慰她，给她以心灵上的抚慰，但是在当时那种情况下，贾士贞害怕一时感情冲动，两人万一控制不住自己，那将造成终身的悔恨。他强忍着内心的忧伤，毅然决然离开了她。后来工作突然变动了，两人甚至都没有很好地做一次告别。贾士贞的工作变动，对于他来说，是他人生的一大转折，预示着他政治生涯的蓬勃与兴起。在那段时间里他的心里产生了许许多多的施政冲动，他要把自己平生以来的许多抱负、设想，通过他的权力去实现。他觉得自己虽然还只是一个市委常委、组织部长，但是他肩上的重担比一个市委书记的担子还重。因为组织部是选拔、考察、任用领导干部的关键地方，选拔一个干部，关系到一个地区政治经济各方面的发展和进步。在这种情况下，他真的顾不及周一兰。现在周一兰的电话，似乎唤醒了那些沉睡的细胞。 贾士贞握着电话，一阵浮想联翩，把他带到男女私情的流水浮云中去。想到周一兰，想到那次她心事重重地喝了酒，周一兰的目光，两人的“第二次握手”，周一兰希望他能留下来陪陪她，但是，在那一瞬间，两人都强压着内心的情感，在关键时刻，毅然决然告别了对方。现在，仅仅分别了半个多月，仿佛已经是一个漫长的岁月。想想他和周一兰的分别，未必不是一件好事，贾士贞是男人，他太明白了，他也有七情六欲，感情这东西是靠理智和条件共同来制约的。他努力平静一下自己怦怦跳动的心脏，说：“一兰，有事吗？”他觉得这话突然间变得生硬起来。 周一兰那头半天不见动静，两人都冷场了，不知过了多久，周一兰才沙哑着声音说：“士贞，请你相信，我不是那种下流的女人，你千万不要以为我婚姻不幸，一个单身女人，就……” “不，不，不，兰姐，我……不是那个意思。”贾士贞慌张起来，他担心自己伤害了这个不幸的女人。颤抖着声音说：“兰姐，我非常敬重你，甚至我很想帮助你。” “士贞，你知道，为什么你走后这么多天我才给你打电话吗？”周一兰的声音恢复了常态，“我真有事要告诉你，而且我认为很重要。” “是吗？”贾士贞说：“我相信，我相信……” “士贞弟，你到西臾市委组织部之后是不是干了一件常人想不到的事？”周一兰说。 贾士贞有些莫名其妙，说：“兰姐，你指的是……” “昨天，我碰到西臾驻省城办事处的一个同志，无意当中他说了一件事，说你上任后不告而别，私下里去了解下臾干部的表现，还说你被派出所抓了起来，他并且让我看了那份《臾山晚报》上的漫画。我相信一定是你，这非常符合你的个性。但是……”周一兰停下来，她没有再说下去，贾士贞默默地等着她，等着后面的重要内容，可周一兰就是没有反应。 贾士贞终于沉不住气了，问：“说话呀？怎么不说话？” 又过了一会，周一兰才说：“士贞，贞弟，我太了解你了，你满腔热血，你忧国忧民，你想有一番大的作为，你要改革现有的不合理的干部制度，但是……”周一兰又停了下来，但她马上说，“但是，你知道吗，你仅仅是一个市委组织部长，在中国九千六百多万平方公里土地上，在全国四百多个地级市当中，即使你把你那里的干部制度改革好了，全国那么多的地区还不照样如此吗？何况那里的领导、群众，特别是许许多多关系到他们切身利益的官员们会支持你吗？那些干部习惯了找关系、靠后台，不需要真才实学去当官，可你要让他们凭考试，凭群众举拳头，他们能让你得逞吗？我想象得到在你面前会有多少困难，多少阻力，我甚至害怕你为此而……” 贾士贞轻轻地笑了笑，说：“一兰，老实告诉你吧！我是不告而别外出了几天，可以说没有一个人知道我的行踪，但我不明白，这事怎么有人知道得这么具体？还有那几幅漫画，简直太奇怪了，难道这个作者有孙悟空的本领！” “士贞弟，你不要忘了，自从你踏上西臾那块土地，你再也不是省委组织部的那个戴着处长帽子的贾士贞了，你如今是西臾市委常委、市委组织部长，一个公众人物，一个热点人物，一个颇受人们关注的了不起的人物。可以说，你的一言一行无形当中都在被人监督着，那天幸好你溜走了，否则，真的让县委书记和市委组织部的人碰到你被关在派出所里，那闹出的笑话可就大了。如今是信息时代了，特别是那些小报，还不知道会制造出一些什么离奇的新闻来。”周一兰一口气说了那么多，贾士贞被说得无言以对，目瞪口呆。 “一兰，你是否觉得我的行为有些荒唐，或者说不可理喻？” “不，士贞，”周一兰兴奋起来了，说，“你没有错，这才是你的个性。这才是你贾士贞！你是一个关心干部，爱护干部的组织部长，你是一个了解老百姓疾苦的组织部长，你希望组织部选拔、考察、任用的领导是优秀的领导，是能为群众办事，群众真心实意拥护的领导。这样的组织部长去哪里找，可以说在中国找不出第二个。难道是你错了吗？你没有错，你百分之百的正确。但是……”周一兰的话在关键时又被“但是”拦住了，贾士贞早已忘记了刚才和他说这样一番极富哲理的话的人是一个不起眼的办事处副主任的女人，他甚至觉得在他接触过的那么多和她差不多职务，差不多年龄的女人没有人像她这样看问题如此深刻、如此成熟的。陡然间，他觉得周一兰真的太了解他了，够得上他的朋友，知心朋友。他巴不得一下子飞到她身边，两人倾心地长谈一次。就在这时，周一兰又说：“但是，士贞哪，恕我直言，你太书生气、太理想化、太幼稚了，或者说得严重点太不成熟了。”周一兰的话好像并没有说完，但她突然紧急刹车了，贾士贞觉得仿佛坐在周一兰驾驶的汽车里，急刹车让他的心一下子悬了起来。可是周一兰再也没有说下去，贾士贞仍然抓着听筒，不知过了多久，直到听筒里传来嘟嘟的声音。他意识到她已经挂了电话，贾士贞站在办公桌旁，仔细回忆着周一兰的每一句话，他知道周一兰完全是出于对他的爱护，担心他在仕途上碰到挫折，但是贾士贞的心里为此而沉重起来，他不明白，周一兰为什么不把话说完，为什么连招呼也不打，就把电话挂了。 此刻的贾士贞完全沉浸到往事的回忆当中去，时至今日，每当想到周一兰时，他总是那样充满活力。他们第一次见面时，就有一种怦然心动的感觉。她当时居然毫不掩饰地如实说出自己的年龄。贾士贞怎么也不相信当时已经三十六岁的她，还像一个二十多岁的姑娘。在贾士贞的印象里，周一兰确实是一个难得漂亮的女人，她体态丰腴，却不肥胖，肌肤白嫩得像婴儿那样白里透红。 那次她把他们之间比作《第二次握手》里的一对为科学事业而奋斗的情人，称自己是兰姐，称他为贞弟。贾士贞当然知道，她是一时激动，并没有顾及到《第二次握手》里的琼姐和苏冠兰是没有结合的情人。当两人明白一切时，又有些尴尬得不知所措。然而，后来，贾士贞得知周一兰的不幸婚姻时，他又特别同情她的不幸。贾士贞在内心不止一次地怀疑，难道真的红颜薄命？ 吃完晚饭，贾士贞回到宿舍里，这是西臾市政府专门为外调市领导准备的过渡宿舍，按照宾馆套房的标准配置，不同于套房的是增设了厨房，领导的家属临时到来时，可以自己烧饭，贾士贞对这种生活还没有适应。他习惯了下班之后和妻子女儿在一起的家庭生活，现在虽然吃饭在宾馆食堂，但回到宿舍总感到几分孤独和寂寞。 贾士贞刚进房间不久，就有人敲门了，门一开，见是一位古稀老人，贾士贞十分恭敬地说了声请，这时老人自我介绍说：“贾部长，我叫周效梁，是西臾老地委副书记。” 贾士贞忙着倒水、拿烟，周老说：“贾部长，我今天来找你，是为我儿子周森林的事。我儿子在市水利局工作，华东水利学院毕业，现在是水利局政秘科长。组织部王部长在任时，根据市水利局党组的意见，准备提拔他为水利局副局长，当时朱化民副书记又说让他到县里当个分管水利、农业的副县长，后来王部长调走了，这批干部自然交到你的手里了，请贾部长多多关心啊！” 贾士贞一愣，也许周老听到了什么，作为一个老地委副书记，怎么能亲自为自己的儿子跑官、要官呢，贾士贞犹豫了一下，说：“周老，您是地委老领导，关于干部问题，是有程序的，过去市委组织部是否有过这样一批干部，那是另一回事，但是……”说到这时，贾士贞停住了，他看着周效梁，周效梁打断了他的话，说：“贾部长，你不要给我打官腔，卖关子，我儿子的事，那是各方面条件都应该是没话说的，要学历，是本科大学生，论年龄，刚刚四十岁，正是年富力强的时候，而且水利局党组有文字报告。” 贾士贞说：“周老，不是我打官腔，干部问题，是党委集体领导，组织部长也不能包办代替，况且，市委和市委组织部还在酝酿干部人事制度改革。” 周效梁不高兴了，大声说：“你不要找借口，什么事都和改革挂上钩。” 贾士贞说：“周老，干部人事制度改革已是迫在眉睫的事，市委组织部首先带头公选八名科长，绝不是什么借口。” 周效梁站起来说：“那我就等着，看你们怎么改吧！”说着悻悻出了门，贾士贞急忙追上去，任凭怎么说，周效梁还是气呼呼地走了。 贾士贞看着这个倔犟的老头离去的身影，笑着摇摇头。