The topic returned to Li Xiaochuan. Hou Yongzhi said, "Xiaochuan, I know you have feelings for Secretary Guo, but you can't be emotional when it comes to your future and feelings. You should leave as soon as possible. Go to the grass-roots level for a few years and get promoted while Old Guo is still in power. It's not good for your future if you waste your time like this."
Lu Yiwei could see that Li Xiaochuan was very nervous. He kept rubbing his hands on his trousers. Li Xiaochuan said again, "Thank you for your concern, Secretary Hou. Maybe I can't think straight now. I'm thinking that when Secretary Guo finds a suitable secretary to replace me, I will naturally choose to leave after the transition period. "
"There's a ready-made one! Why are you still looking for one? "Hou Yongzhi pointed at Lu Yiwei.
Hearing Hou Yongzhi mention himself, Lu Yiwei suddenly became nervous, even more nervous than Li Xiaochuan. He quickly said, "Secretary Hou, thank you for your praise, but I don't think I'm qualified for this job."
"It's not difficult. What's more, you used to be Chu Yunchi's secretary, and now you're Zhiyuan's secretary. You can definitely get it after a few days with Secretary Guo!" Hou Yongzhi said carelessly.
Lu Yiwei wanted to say something, but Zhang Zhiyuan gently kicked him with his toes. He immediately stopped and secretly glanced at Guo Jinzhu. He saw Guo Jinzhu put his elbows on the table and kept eating.
For a moment, the drinking party was silent. Lu Yiwei didn't know what he said wrong, and he deeply blamed himself. Fortunately, Li Xiaochuan made up for it in time. He stood up and toasted Hou Yongzhi, and the atmosphere was stirred up again.
After Li Xiaochuan toasted, Lu Yiwei took his place. When he toasted Hou Yongzhi, Hou Yongzhi gulped down the wine, and even put the wine cup down so that he could check whether it was finished. When it was Guo Jinzhu's turn, Guo Jinzhu raised his wine cup and drank half of it. This made Lu Yiwei feel very uncomfortable. Did he offend Guo Jinzhu with his words just now?
After dinner, Zhang Zhiyuan did not forget the purpose of today's visit. He moved to the secret meeting room on the second floor to discuss business. Li Xiaochuan and Lu Yiwei were smart enough to wait on the first floor.
Lu Yiwei still remembered the scene at the dinner table. He took out a cigarette and lit it for Li Xiaochuan. He asked, "Brother Chuan, did I say anything wrong at the dinner table? I can see that Secretary Guo is a little unhappy. "
Li Xiaochuan had drunk quite a bit tonight. He, who was usually very tight-lipped, started to ramble. "You did not say anything wrong. It was Secretary Hou's words that were somewhat inappropriate."
"Ah?" Lu Yiwei carefully recalled Hou Yongzhi's words, but he didn't feel that there was anything wrong with it. He moved closer to Li Xiaochuan and said, "Brother Chuan, I hope you can give me some pointers."
Li Xiaochuan blushed and looked at Lu Yiwei, who was at a loss. He smiled and said, "Secretary Hou is famous for being a cannon. He does things in a hurry and speaks carelessly. All straightforward people are like that. Although he and Secretary Guo are comrades-in-arms and have been friends for many years, Secretary Guo has never liked others to influence his thinking when it comes to using people. Secretary Hou has committed this big taboo.
"Take my question for example. It is completely inappropriate to bring it up in this kind of situation. It seems extremely disrespectful to him. It is even like questioning him. Think about it. If it were you, what would you think?
"As for your question, Secretary Hou should not have mentioned Chu Yunchi's name. Chu Yunchi is someone cultivated by Mayor Lin Haifeng. Above him is the deputy governor Qiu Yuanhang. When Governor Qiu was the secretary of the Beizhou Municipal Party Committee, he suppressed Secretary Guo. Do you think Secretary Guo will be interested in this person?
"When Secretary Hou mentioned you, he deliberately added that you used to be Chu Yunchi's secretary. Isn't this adding fuel to the fire? Moreover, Chu Yunchi was punished because of financial problems. Do you think Secretary Guo would dare to use you? " When Li Xiaochuan spoke, he did not care about Lu Yiwei's feelings at all. He said some things that should not be said.
Lu Yiwei was shocked. He did not expect that a mere sentence would implicate so many problems. What made him even more embarrassed was that Li Xiaochuan's tone and manner of speaking seemed to not take him seriously at all. It made people feel a little disgusted.
Li Xiaochuan did not forget to stab him. He said, "Yiwei, in fact, your role is very awkward. Because you have already been labeled as someone. No matter when, no matter how much effort you make, this label will follow you for life. You want to become Secretary Guo's secretary? I think the possibility is zero. It is better to work hard in your Nanyang County. "After saying that, a disdainful expression appeared on his face. Just this afternoon, Li Xiaochuan was very unhappy when he saw Lu Yiwei and Guo Jinzhu swimming happily in the pool. He felt that Lu Yiwei was completely showing off, as if he was afraid that others did not know that he could swim.
Li Xiaochuan's words were like needles, piercing into Lu Yiwei's heart. In an unequal power struggle, the weak had no right to speak. Lu Yiwei smiled and said, "Brother Chuan, you are making fun of me. I did not have such an idea at first. But after your reminder, I really have the intention to try different positions."
"Do you think you have a chance? Can't you see that Secretary Guo is not interested in you? "Li Xiaochuan mocked.
Lu Yiwei stared at Li Xiaochuan and said with a sneer, "God disposes, but man proposes. What you think is impossible, may become possible with me."
"Wake up, you drank too much!" Li Xiaochuan patted Lu Yiwei's shoulder, got up, and walked out of the door to feel the cold wind.
At this time, Lu Yiwei's mind was completely sober. He had suffered the biggest blow in his life. Even when he was sent to Stone River Town, he did not feel so down and out. But today, Li Xiaochuan had taught him a lesson. A disdainful expression, a fake smile, and a sneer that pierced his heart. It was so piercing. At this time, his blood was like the raging Yellow River, roaring hysterically. Every capillary in his body was expanding, trying to burst at any time and spray onto his dirty face. Thinking of this, he could not help but close his eyes and clench his fists.
Upstairs, Zhang Zhiyuan was reporting the situation anxiously. After listening to the recording, Hou Yongzhi suddenly flew into a rage. He slammed the table and said, "I already said that Li Hugang is a piece of trash. Now, in the face of solid evidence, let's see what else he can say. This time, we must not let him go. "
Although shocked, Guo Jinzhu maintained his calm and did not speak for a long time.
The grudges between Guo Jinzhu and Li Hugang, the director of the Municipal People's Congress, had to go back to the time when Qiu Yuanhang was in charge of Bei Zhou City. At that time, Guo Jinzhu was still the deputy mayor, and Li Hugang was the deputy mayor. Both of them belonged to the same government system, and there was no personal grudge between them. However, the intersection of work inevitably caused friction. Both of them looked down on each other, and neither of them was modest.
That year, the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Bei Zhou City resigned due to illness and vacated the position. Under the circumstances where official positions were so scarce, it was bound to be a bloodbath. Meanwhile, Qiu Yuanhang's other proud disciple, Lin Haifeng, was the director of publicity at that time, and was only one step away from the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. Everyone wanted to fight for this position, so they started a fierce fight among themselves.
They were all proud disciples that he had personally trained. Both sides were meat, and it was not suitable for anyone to take the position. If they had to make a choice, Qiu Yuanhang preferred Lin Haifeng, who was young and easy to control. However, as a senior, Li Hugang, of course, did not agree. He used all means to take advantage of Lin Haifeng's shortcomings, so Qiu Yuanhang had no choice but to let Li Hugang sit on the throne of the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.
Li Hugang became the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, so naturally, the position of the deputy mayor was vacant. Whoever became the deputy mayor would become a permanent member, and after that, they would become a member of the leadership team, and have more room for improvement in the future.
Qiu Yuanhang asked for the opinions of the members of the Standing Committee. Because Guo Jinzhu was quite popular, he was almost unanimously recommended for the position. However, the newly promoted Standing Committee member, Li Hugang, did not agree. The reason was simple: Guo Jinzhu was not qualified enough.
Just when Qiu Yuanhang was in a dilemma, Tan Liangnian, who used to be the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Beizhou City and was then the organization minister of the Provincial Party Committee, personally made the decision to let Guo Jinzhu take the position. With the support of the higher-ups, the matter was finalized.
After three years, when Qiu Yuanhang left Beizhou City to be the deputy governor, the vacated position of the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and the mayor would usher in a new round of competition. In the history of Beizhou City, the position of the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee had never been elected locally. It was often from the province, and this time was no exception. However, the position of the mayor was usually elected from the existing leadership team. The most popular ones were Li Hugang, Lin Haifeng, and Guo Jinzhu.
Logically speaking, Guo Jinzhu had the support of Tan Liangnian, and he was quite popular. The position of the mayor should belong to him. However, when the leaders of the province asked for Qiu Yuanhang's opinion, he chose Lin Haifeng. Thus, Guo Jinzhu missed the position of the mayor.
Li Hugang did not become the mayor, so he was naturally unhappy. Although he and Lin Haifeng were from the same sect, they had fallen out with each other for the sake of benefits. Although Lin Haifeng was young, he was not to be trifled with. In a rage, he kicked him out of the Municipal Party Committee and made him the director of the National People's Congress. In addition, the cunning Lin Haifeng started to play tricks. He deliberately pushed Guo Jinzhu to the position of the deputy secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, creating the impression that Guo Jinzhu was playing tricks behind the scenes.
The outcome was set. Li Hugang could not change the situation. After that, he regarded Guo Jinzhu as his enemy. He formed an alliance with his former opponent, Lin Haifeng, and targeted Guo Jinzhu.
The fiercest competition was when Li Hugang arranged for people to secretly investigate Guo Jinzhu. At that time, the bidding for the Tiantong River Reconstruction Project was fierce. Guo Jinzhu used under-the-table manipulation to let his new ally, Ding Changhua, be shortlisted. This allowed Ding Changhua to earn the first fortune of his life. However, Guo Jinzhu thought that the heavens and the earth did not know, but his actions were all seen by Li Hugang.
Therefore, Li Hugang began to act in private. First, he encouraged the people to cause trouble, then wrote a joint letter to the provincial government to demonstrate. Under pressure, the provincial leaders set up a special team led by the deputy governor, Qiu Yuanhang, to be stationed in Beizhou City to investigate.
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