The pursuit of a position in officialdom

Chen Xuezhou also told him this when Zhu Yabo called him. After hearing this, his face turned pale instantly. His damn son, it would be fine if he was a little brave at ordinary times, but now he actually confronted Li Wujiang directly. He, Chen Xuezhou, was not afraid of Li Wujiang, but he didn't want to get into trouble. As the saying goes, the first bird to stick its head out will be shot, and he understood this truth. He had just laughed at Pi Zuowen a few days ago. At this time, he didn't bring trouble to himself, but his son helped him to achieve it. He thought for a while and immediately called Chen Fangyong.

Chen Fangyong was still sleeping in bed in a daze, and Chen Xuezhou's call woke him up. Chen Xuezhou came up and cursed, asking Chen Fangyong to get over here immediately.

At this time, Chen Fangyong was slightly sober and recalled what happened last night, but he drank too much and was a little blackout. He immediately called the hotel manager Xiao Ding in.

Manager Xiao Ding was immediately overwhelmed when he heard Chen Fangyong was going to ask about what happened last night. This Mr. Chen had a bad habit. He liked to act crazy when he drank too much. It didn't matter now. He had acted crazy with the wrong person. The Oriental Hotel was in big trouble. Manager Xiao Ding simply reviewed what happened last night.

Chen Fangyong broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. He was a jerk. He also knew that there was no need to act in front of Li Wujiang. As the saying goes, I won't offend others if they don't offend me. Li Wujiang didn't provoke him, but he took the initiative to provoke Li Wujiang. This was him asking for trouble. No wonder his father was furious early in the morning.

"Chen Fangyong, you are really capable. You dare to take the initiative to challenge the municipal party secretary. You are a powerful person." Chen Xuezhou poked his son. "I told you a long time ago that if you want to do business, you should do business well and don't get involved in official affairs. You are asking for trouble."

"Dad, I am drunk. I will go to Secretary Li's house to apologize in person someday. Our Jinchuan Group is a major taxpayer in Bianzhou, and I am a well-known entrepreneur in Bianzhou. Secretary Li still gives me this face."

Chapter 736 A big event happened in Dongyang City

Chen Xuezhou sneered after hearing this. He really didn't know where his son's confidence came from. Without him, Chen Xuezhou, sitting in Bianzhou, he wouldn't be where he is today. "You are a well-known entrepreneur, and you are very confident. You should put away your confidence as soon as possible. I told you to do business well. If you get involved in official affairs again, you should get out as soon as possible. Secretary Li, don't bother to make trouble, get out."

Chen Xuezhou knew that he and his son couldn't talk about anything, so he scolded him to make him remember that his son had to repair the gap he had dug.

Since the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee was to be held today, Li Wujiang went directly to the Provincial Party Committee. As soon as he arrived at the office of the Provincial Party Committee, Feng Yun walked in.

"Secretary Li, I heard that Chen Fangyong made trouble for you last night. I think this guy really deserves to be punished. If I were there, I would slap him twice." Feng Yun did not expect that a clown would bully Li Wujiang.

Li Wujiang looked at Feng Yun's image and said with a smile, "Good news never goes out, but bad news spreads a thousand miles. It has reached your ears so quickly. It seems that the Provincial Party Committee has spread a lot now."

"Secretary Li, don't care. This is just a jumping clown."

"What do I care about? I think some people are more anxious than me now."

"Secretary Li, have you heard? A major accident occurred in Dongyang City some time ago. The key is that the Dongyang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government concealed the number of deaths, and now it has been exposed by media reporters. Secretary Cai and Governor Luo are furious."

Li Wujiang finally understood why the Provincial Party Committee was in a hurry to hold a Standing Committee meeting. It seemed that they were going to discuss how to solve the problems in Dongyang City. "Some places in our country have things going on now, but people are not thinking about how to save people at the first time, but how to conceal the news. This is really sad."

"Mayor Shang of Dongyang City also worked in Nandu." Feng Yun said ambiguously.

Li Wujiang then realized that Feng Yun was talking about Shang Yang, the former Organization Minister of Nandu City. When he was in Nandu City, the two had a good relationship and Shang Yang was quite supportive of his work. He didn't expect that Shang Yang would have such a thing many years later. Li Wujiang was a little sad when he heard it.

Feng Yun chatted with Li Wujiang in his office for a few words and left. When he walked to Li Haitao's office outside, Feng Yun talked to Li Haitao for a few words. "Haitao, you are now Secretary Li's secretary. You must protect Secretary Li at all times and never let Secretary Li suffer any grievances. You could call Chen Xuezhou on the spot about what happened last night and ask him to clean up this mess."

Li Haitao did encounter fewer things. Facing the situation last night, he didn't know how to deal with it. "Director Feng, what you said is right. I will study hard and protect Secretary Li at all times."

"Okay, I have also been a secretary to a leader. I just want to remind you that we should read and learn more about everything."

When Feng Yun left, Li Haitao fell into deep thought. He knew that his biggest problem was that he thought too much and lacked the ability to deal with problems. This was something he needed to improve as soon as possible.

Since Li Wujiang was a new member of the Provincial Party Committee, he came very early to the meeting. When he arrived at the meeting room, only the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, Yu Yunlin, was there.

"Secretary Yu, you came so early." Li Wujiang took the initiative to greet him.

"Secretary Wujiang, you came quite early too. You young people know how to be so motivated. We old comrades should learn from you young people." Yu Yunlin said with a smile.

"Secretary Yu, you are so modest. You are in your prime, and we, the newcomers, hope to learn more from you. Over the years, everyone from top to bottom has attached great importance to the work of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and has done a good job in discipline supervision, which has strengthened our cadre team, and has only benefits and no harm to our cadres and development."

"Others say that our comrades in the Commission for Discipline Inspection are living devils, but in the eyes of Secretary Wujiang, we are the umbrellas of protection for cadres. I am very relieved to hear this statement. In fact, you don't have to treat us as a scourge. The Commission for Discipline Inspection's work is stricter and we are more restrained to prevent our comrades from making mistakes, which is to better protect everyone."

"Secretary Yu is right about the local government, right We should be strict with our cadres and let everyone know that strict governance of the party is always on the way. However, when we hold people accountable, shouldn’t we also treat them differently? Our cadres are always our comrades. For those cadres who have committed minor violations and have confessed their mistakes, can we save and transform them through education and help? After all, it is not easy for us to train a cadre. "Yu Yunlin understood that Li Wujiang was talking about Bianzhou. He also heard that Sun Chengkun, secretary of the Bianzhou Discipline Inspection Commission, was more radical in handling cases. For all those involved in the Bianzhou corruption case, regardless of their official positions, they were all dealt with strictly, investigated and interviewed, and named and exposed. This was criticized by many officials in Bianzhou. "What Secretary Wujiang said makes sense. There is a difference between our discipline inspection and supervision departments and the public security departments. The public security departments are investigative departments, while the discipline inspection and supervision departments are political departments. Our goal is to punish past mistakes, prevent future ones, cure diseases and save people, combine punishment with education, and help cadres who have made mistakes and violated their ideals and beliefs to cleanse their souls, correct mistakes, and return to the right track."

As the members of the Standing Committee entered the venue one after another, the conversation between the two people ended quickly. Finally, Li Wujiang invited Yu Yunlin to come to Bianzhou to guide the work when he was free.

This Standing Committee meeting was held very urgently, mainly to discuss the major safety accident that occurred in Dongyang City some time ago, which has caused more than 20 deaths and dozens of missing persons.

"Comrades, we have urgently called everyone together today. You may have heard the rumors. It is like a house leaking and raining. Not long after the corruption case in Bianzhou, a major safety accident occurred in Dongyang City. The key is that the number of casualties in this accident was not known from the mouths of local officials like us, but was exposed by the media. This is a typical act of deceiving superiors and hiding the truth from subordinates. From top to bottom, we have repeatedly emphasized this, but some of our comrades still ignore the lives of ordinary people for their official hats. This is a typical case of inaction and chaos. The highest leader of the capital has issued instructions for us to make saving lives the top priority and to deal with cadres who deceive superiors and hide the truth from subordinates severely. Let's talk about it. How should we deal with the Dongyang incident?" Cai Zhenxiang has been having a headache recently. He covered up this side, but there was a problem there. If he continues like this, he will lose the trust of the upper level sooner or later.

Chapter 737: Fight for the position of the leader of the investigation team. What is the intention?

At this time, Luo Yituan cleared his throat and said, "Secretary Cai just reported the situation in Dongyang and conveyed the instructions of the upper-level leaders. The lessons of Dongyang City are profound. We must give an explanation to both the capital and the people of Dongyang. I suggest that the provincial party committee take the lead in setting up an investigation team to find out the cause of the safety accident in Dongyang City, the number of casualties, and the responsibilities of governments at all levels. I want to see if Secretary Yu will take the lead, and comrades from the provincial government, provincial safety committee, provincial public security department, provincial safety supervision bureau and other units will participate. Strive to have an investigation result in a short time."

"Governor Luo, this is an accident investigation team, not a responsibility investigation team. If Secretary Yu is sent to lead the team, it will add a lot of pressure to the grassroots. I want to see if the government should still take the lead?" said Jia Guowang, deputy secretary of the provincial party committee.

Because this matter does not involve Bianzhou, Li Wujiang just listened and watched. He felt it was very interesting. Luo Yituan proposed that the provincial discipline inspection commission take the lead. Yu Yunlin did not object, but Jia Guowang objected. It seems that there must be a lot of tricks in the middle.

Yu Yunlin just didn't want to take the lead, so seeing Jia Guowang said so, he took advantage of the situation and said, "Secretary Jia is right. Safety work is the function of the government. The investigation team is still led by the provincial government. Our Commission for Discipline Inspection can assist. We will strictly deal with those who are found to have violated regulations and disciplines." This was originally a very simple and clear investigation, but the leader of the investigation team became a hot potato. No one was willing to accept it. At this time, Cai Zhenxiang called on Li Wujiang to speak, "Wujiang, you have handled crisis events in Beijing and Donghai. You are more professional in this area. Tell me how to deal with this matter better." The leader called on Li Wujiang, of course he had to speak. "Secretary Cai, leaders, what happened in Dongyang City is heartbreaking. The top leaders have issued instructions, which shows that the leaders attach great importance to this matter. Therefore, our Huayuan Province should also pay attention to it. For major safety accidents, we must make overall arrangements and coordinate in a unified manner. We must not only investigate the cause of the accident, but most importantly, we must assist the local government in handling this accident crisis. It is easy to punish people after an accident, but it is more important to resolve this crisis and prevent such accidents from happening in various places. Regarding production safety, our government also has a division of labor. We can form an investigation team according to the division of labor. Once the problem is clarified and the matter is handled, it will not be too late for us to talk about holding people accountable."

Li Wujiang did not say who would take the lead, but he said that since there is a division of labor within the government, it will follow the requirements of the division of labor.

"What Secretary Wujiang said makes sense. Our provincial party committee and provincial government must also take responsibility and assist Dongyang City in properly handling this crisis. Since we have a division of labor, we will follow the division of labor. Governor Chengxu, I remember that you are in charge of security Work, then you will be the leader of the investigation team this time, and you will arrange the specific members. If there is nothing else, let’s adjourn the meeting.”

Li Wujiang observed that when Jia Guowang heard that Tan Chengxu was the team leader, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that there was something fishy going on.

Li Wujiang originally planned to leave, but Luo Yituan suddenly took the initiative to come over and greet Li Wujiang, which flattered Li Wujiang. To be honest, Li Wujiang has been in office for more than a week and has not yet reported to Luo Yituan alone.

"Wujiang, if you have time, come and sit in my office for a while." Luo Yituan took the initiative to invite.

"Governor Luo, I happen to have something to report to you." With that, Li Wujiang accompanied Luo Yituan back to the office.

"Wujiang, I heard about your name when I was in Beijing, especially your performance in the anti-epidemic work was very impressive. You were a legend at that time. I didn't expect that we would have the opportunity to work together now. Minister Mu and I also I talked about you and said that it is a blessing for Huayuan that you come to Huayuan. I welcome you with both hands." Luo Yituan raised Li Wujiang very high at the beginning.

"Governor Luo, you are really smart. When I was in the capital, I would attack wherever the leaders told me. When I arrived in Huayuan, I also listened to the leaders' arrangements. I would do what the leaders told me to do." Li Wujiang is a leader who covers a wide range of things. He has no idea of ​​flattering anyone now. He is his own faction and supports anyone who makes sense.

Luo Yituan did not care about this with Li Wujiang, but asked directly, "Wujiang, it has been a while since you returned to Huayuan. What are your feelings and thoughts?"

"Governor Luo, to be honest, I have a lot of feelings. In my original memory, the cadres in the original province of China were all courageous, good at fighting, and active in hard work. Now that I have come back, I found that some of our cadres have changed and are busy fighting for power and profit. , is busy doing business and making money. If this continues, Huayuan's rise will be difficult to achieve. "The reason why Li Wujiang said so sharply in his first conversation with Luo Yituan was because he wanted to see how determined Luo Yituan was.

"Wujiang, I originally thought that since you were from Huayuan and a cadre from Huayuan, you would be more tolerant towards cadres from Huayuan. I didn't expect that your understanding of cadres from Huayuan would be so different."

"This is the depth of love that leads to the depth of pain. Huayuan is my hometown, and I have more yearnings. More than anyone else, I hope that Huayuan will be built better and more beautiful, so before returning to Huayuan, I promised Minister Mu that I would realize the rise of Huayuan. It is precisely because of my disappointment in Huayuan's cadres that I never forget my original intention and keep my mission education in mind. I hope that our cadres will pass through a baptism of thought. Able to find myself.”

"Okay, it seems that Wujiang you have had an idea for a long time. I came to you today just to tell you that Bianzhou City is carrying out this theme education activity. It is very good and timely. It is directly in line with the spirit of the leadership of the capital. We are focusing on the premise of the economy. Cadres is the key. Only by thoroughly implementing the intentions of the upper levels and achieving a major change in thinking and style can we better promote economic construction in Bianzhou. We should summarize it as we go along. In the next stage, I will recommend that it be promoted throughout Huayuan Province and finally summarize the typical examples. Report your experience to the capital.”

Li Wujiang had an illusion from the speeches of Cai Zhenxiang and Luo Yituan. Originally, the provincial party committee secretary focused on ideology and the provincial governor focused on economy. However, the two leaders of Huayuan were completely opposite. Cai Zhenxiang pays more attention to economics, while Luo Yituan pays more attention to ideology. I don’t know whether the two people have not adjusted properly, or whether they are each playing in their own areas of expertise. If this continues, Huayuan's development will be in danger.

"Okay, we in Bianzhou will do a good job and never let down Governor Luo's expectations." Li Wujiang said.

"Wujiang, what do you think of the Dongyang safety incident?"

Chapter 738: Help the manager or not the bride

Li Wujiang did not expect that Luo Yituan would change the subject and suddenly ask about Dongyang. Li Wujiang thought for a while and said, "Governor Luo, to be honest, this is the first time I have heard about the Dongyang incident. I really don't understand the specific situation. However, for such a major safety accident, on the one hand, we must investigate and handle it carefully. , On the other hand, we must draw lessons from one example and avoid similar accidents from happening again.”

Seeing that Li Wujiang only knew so much, Luo Yituan didn't force him to say anything. The two chatted for a while before Li Wujiang got up and left.

"Secretary Jia, what does Governor Luo mean? Why did he bypass the government and let the Commission for Discipline Inspection intervene? Does he want to take action?" Tan Chengxu was very dissatisfied with Luo Yituan's plan to hand over the investigation work to Secretary Yu of the Commission for Discipline Inspection.

"Governor Chengxu, please don't be angry. This matter will be back in your hands in the end. It's normal for Governor Luo to have his own ideas, but if this idea goes out of the circle, it will not be supported. As the saying goes That's the truth of the truth: there is plenty of help but there is little help." Jia Guowang said, smoking in one hand and holding a teacup in the other.

"Thanks to Secretary Li's support this time, the Standing Committee would have been led astray by some people. Otherwise, Secretary Li is indeed a Huayuan native."

"Secretary Wujiang did a fair job in this matter. But don't think that he just speaks for us. He is helping managers rather than others. But we still have to focus on uniting Secretary Wujiang. After all, we are all Huayuan cadres."

"I understand this, but Secretary Li made Chen Xuezhou's son quarrel last night, and now there is a commotion in the Provincial Party Committee compound. This is not a good thing. It is not a good feeling for a new official to be slapped in the face by his subordinates just after taking office. Tan Chengxu said.

"This is a death-defying rhythm. I have long said that cadres must take good care of their families. Although this Chen Xuezhou is usually very clever, if he slips up at a critical moment, you ask Lao Zhu to remind him. Li Wujiang is not easy to mess with. Yes, be careful of capsizing in the gutter. Governor Chengxu, don't worry about other people's affairs now. You have to worry about Dongyang's Fan Zhendong, who has made such a big mistake in his tenure. He must be blamed for the incident.”

"Secretary Jia, you can't say that. Secretary Zhendong is the top leader and is in charge of all-round work. He can't worry about everything. It's possible that the comrades below used deceit to deceive him. He said such a thing again. , the main responsibility lies with the government.”

Many people familiar with the matter know that there are three political bigwigs in Dongyang City, one is Wang Jianwei, the other is Jia Guowang, and the other is Tan Chengxu. It is rare for a city to have three senior officials above the deputy ministerial level at the same time, and it is even more rare for these three people to be in power in the same province. It happened that such a rare situation happened in Huayuan Province.

Therefore, Jia Guowang and Tan Chengxu are relatively nervous about the incident in Dongyang City. Many of their interests are in Dongyang City. In their minds, if something happened in Dongyang City, they should have their own people investigate it, which would be safer.

"That's what you and I think. Others don't think so. You go tell Zhendong and let him be mentally prepared. Some people will definitely stick to this matter. As a last resort, he can only rest first, and we will Think about him again. "Jia Guowang is still very cruel, and he knows that he must be decisive when making up his mind.

"Secretary Jia, the matter is not that serious, right?" Tan Chengxu said in surprise.

"Don't underestimate this matter. This mining accident caused so many deaths and there was deliberate concealment of reports. This was named by the higher authorities. Now Dongyang is a negative example and a den of right and wrong. Why don't we suffer? If we are cruel, others will be cruel to us. Fortunately, the initiative in this investigation is still in our hands. When you arrive in Dongyang, you need to do these three things. The first thing is to calm down the storm as soon as possible and pay compensation. The compensation should be in place and a settlement agreement should be reached as soon as possible. The second thing is to control the person in charge of Dongyang Mining Company and tell him what should not be said. The third thing is that you have a good communication with Zhendong about the cause of the accident and who should be held responsible for it. How to report it, get through to the people below as soon as possible, and don’t let the situation escalate further.”

"Okay, Secretary Jia, I remember everything you said. When we get to Dongyang, I will start from these aspects and report to you when I encounter specific situations."

Li Wujiang returned to the office in the afternoon and saw Chen Xuezhou already waiting at the door of the office. Looking at Chen Xuezhou's appearance, Li Wujiang felt that he had been waiting for a while.

"Secretary Li, you are back. I am here to admit my mistake to you." Chen Xuezhou took the initiative to apologize to Li Wujiang.

"Oh, Secretary Chen, what are you apologizing to? I don't remember where you offended me." Li Wujiang was not polite to Chen Xuezhou. After he returned to the office, he sat there by himself, but did not take the initiative to ask Chen Xuezhou to sit down. . In fact, Li Wujiang expressed his dissatisfaction in this way.

"Secretary Li is my little bitch who can't live up to expectations. I have scolded him severely and he has realized his mistake. Another day he wants to invite Secretary Li to the Oriental Hotel. He arranges a table and personally Apologize to Secretary Li.”

"I don't want to go to places like the Oriental Hotel. If I don't feel welcome here, I, the municipal Party committee secretary, will become a laughing stock. Secretary Chen, the Oriental Hotel is in Chengdong District and is a place under your jurisdiction. Such a hotel needs to be treated well Standardize it. If this continues, it won’t be you and me who will lose face, but the entire Bianzhou people.”

Hearing what Li Wujiang said so harshly, Chen Xuezhou's expression changed instantly, but he resisted the temptation to express his opinion to Li Wujiang, "Secretary Li, don't worry. After I go back, I will arrange for relevant departments to conduct an inventory of hotels, restaurants and other places. For some violations, Behavior will be dealt with quickly and severely.”

At this time, Li Haitao saw that the relationship between Li Wujiang and Chen Xuezhou was relatively tense, so he took the initiative to ease the situation. This is also the responsibility of a secretary. "Secretary Chen, this is the new tea I brewed for you. Please sit down and drink some."

"Director Haitao, thank you." Chen Xuezhou expressed his thanks quickly. Li Wujiang didn't let him sit down, but he still didn't dare to sit down. Even though he was fifty years old and more than ten years older than Li Wujiang, he had to suffer Li Wujiang's criticism.

Li Wujiang also criticized and criticized, and also vented. He knew that Chen Xuezhou's son had done something wrong. He could not put all the blame on Chen Xuezhou, so he showed off his power and even gave him a few sweet dates. This was the leader's way of controlling people. "Since Haitao has made tea for you, Secretary Chen, please take a seat. After drinking tea, I also want to hear about Chengdong District's work plan for this year."

Chapter 739: Selection of cadres based on ability rather than qualifications

Seeing Li Wujiang's attitude change, Chen Xuezhou immediately sat down and began to report to Li Wujiang. To be honest, what Chen Xuezhou said was very good. Whether it can be implemented will depend on Li Wujiang's actual results.

Chen Xuezhou wanted to report to Li Wujiang for a while, but at this time, the Organization Minister Qiao Wenzhi also came over. Li Wujiang saw that Chen Xuezhou had no intention of leaving, so he said, "Secretary Chen, you Chengdong District should do a good job. Next time I will personally check the actual results."

"Minister Wenzhi, look, I just came here, and my reputation has been made big by some people." Li Wujiang said with a smile.

"Secretary Li, some people in Bianzhou think they have seniority. Not only do they not follow the rules and politics, but they also indulge their family members and relatives to do whatever they want. Secretary Li, this is a dereliction of duty on our part. Especially in the Bianzhou corruption case, the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department did not do a good job in the selection and employment process."