Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Feng Sizhe was not good enough to see what everyone was thinking, but he could feel that when the people in the audience looked at him, there was envy, surprise, shock and even admiration in their eyes. Yes, several young girls looked at him with admiration, of course, some of them looked at him with jealousy, injustice, and even resentment. Of course, these people were the representatives of those who complained about everything. Seeing that Feng Sizhe was only in his early twenties, he had become a deputy division-level cadre, and was also a member of the county party committee and the executive deputy county magistrate. He was ranked directly after the five secretaries in the county party committee, just like the sixth role. How could this not make these people who worked hard all their lives but were still only a regular section chief, and even more people were only deputy section chiefs or section staff? What would this make people think?

People all have a habit, that is, they are always willing to compare their own advantages with others. Once they find that others are better than themselves, they will not look for the reasons in themselves first, but are willing to find some objective factors. In short, they are not as good as others and are unwilling to admit defeat.

Feng Sizhe stood up and was used to such big scenes in his previous life. He was not even afraid of facing the cameras of countless media and reporters. Today, it was just a small scene. He had nothing to be nervous about. Just to show his humble side, he stood up carefully, then bowed slightly to everyone, showing enough respect, and then smiled and said: "Thank you for the trust of the organization. This time I was sent to work in Dahu. I will fully obey the decision of the organization. In the future, I will work hard and make progress. Under the guidance of Secretary Sun and County Magistrate Fang, I will unite with my comrades, humbly ask for advice, and strive to do my job well. At the same time, if there is anything I did wrong, I welcome everyone to point it out. I will accept it humbly." After speaking, he slightly nodded again and sat back on the chair.

The speech was also very formal, and the names of Sun Shicun and Fang Zhixian were mentioned in it, which made it difficult for people to find fault with it for a while. After all, Feng Sizhe was only speaking for the first time, and there were leaders from the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department beside him, so no one would do anything to him. Even if they wanted to show him off, they would not choose today.

Feng Sizhe's brief speech drew rounds of applause from everyone, which was at least much more comfortable to listen to than the long speeches of others. Sun Shicun and others also clapped symbolically. Although Feng Sizhe's age brought too many surprises to them, his well-behaved speech still made Sun Shicun feel a certain favor. This young man was at least not boastful or arrogant, which was good. As long as he stayed in Dahu County honestly, he would be able to retire safely in two years. After hearing that an executive deputy county magistrate was airdropped from above and said that he was only 23 years old, Sun Shicun guessed that this should be someone sent down from above to get some experience. Well, it's easy to get experience. As long as he is honest, even if he has no merit, he won't make any mistakes. But on the contrary, if he really wants to rely on his youth, or someone above doesn't take himself and these old people seriously, then he has to be beaten up. But today, it seems okay. At least he is very rigorous in speaking and cautious in behavior. That's good, that's good.

Sun Shicun was analyzing Feng Sizhe, and so were the others. It was just that everyone was just thinking about it in their hearts and no one put it on the surface.

As the meeting continued, Deputy Secretary of the County Party Committee and County Mayor Fang Xianzhi was much more sincere in his welcome to Feng Sizhe. On behalf of the Dahu County government, he thanked his superiors for their care. He also expressed that he would unite with Comrade Feng Sizhe and strive to develop Dahu County's economy and get rid of the label of one of the country's 100 poorest counties as soon as possible.

When County Magistrate Fang heard this, several members of the Standing Committee were visibly shocked. Of course, this was just a minor incident and did not hinder the continuation of the meeting.

At the end of the meeting, the National People's Congress directly held a meeting to approve the fact that Feng Sizhe would serve as the executive vice-county magistrate of Dahu County.

The meeting was a triumphant one, a successful one. After the meeting, the leaders of the county party committee accompanied Deputy Minister Zhou Chunhai to the Dahu Hotel, which was not far from the county party committee. This was to thank the superiors for their concern and care for Dahu County, and also to welcome Feng Sizhe.

Dahu Hotel is located on the edge of Dahu Lake in the east of Dahu County. Sitting on the second floor of the hotel, you can overlook the entire lake. Looking at the 3000-square-meter Chenghu Lake, you will feel particularly cheerful. This is also a beautiful view in the poor area.

Today's welcome dinner was held at the Dahu Hotel. In a large private room on the second floor that could accommodate twenty to thirty people, County Party Secretary Sun Shicun raised the first glass of wine.

"Come, on behalf of the Dahu County Party Committee and the County Government, I would like to thank Minister Zhou for bringing new blood to our county. I also hope that Comrade Feng Sizhe can get familiar with the work as soon as possible and then devote himself to the new work as soon as possible. I also hope that you can bring a breath of fresh air to our Dahu County just like your age."

"Thank you Secretary Sun for your kindness. I will definitely work hard under the leadership of the county party committee and county government in the future." Feng Sizhe raised the wine in his arms with a smile. Although Sun Shicun was toasting to himself and Zhou Chunhai, he, as the lowest-ranking and youngest person, naturally had to be the first to express his gratitude.

Zhou Chunhai also raised his glass, nodded slightly, and then poured the wine into his mouth. As the leader of the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department, since he came to the county-level unit, he naturally had to have the right attitude.

"Hahaha, Comrade Feng Sizhe is very young. Well, twenty-three years old. When I was twenty-three, I was only a section-level official, not even a clerk, hehe. Come, for the sake of youth, let me have a drink with County Magistrate Feng." Pi Taisheng, the third in command of the county party committee, the deputy secretary of the county party committee in charge of personnel and the president of the county party school, laughed and half-raised his glass to Feng Sizhe.

Feng Sizhe frowned when he heard the other party call him "Little County Magistrate Feng". But when he thought about how he was much younger than the other party, and how he didn't need to be too serious at the table, he just replied, "I'm new here and young, so how can I let you toast me? I'll toast you with this glass."

After drinking the cup in one gulp, Feng Sizhe had more questions in his mind as he slowly poured the wine into the cup. Normally, after the county party secretary Sun Shicun finished speaking, it should be the county magistrate Fang Xianzhi who should speak, but why did he skip over him and instead the deputy secretary Pi Taisheng raised the cup? Don't underestimate this order. In the officialdom, there are rules that cannot be changed. Now this rule has been disrupted. Looking at the look on County Magistrate Fang's face, he doesn't seem to be angry. This is really strange.

Fortunately, it was the turn of County Magistrate Fang Xianzhi to raise his glass. He raised his glass, looked at Zhou Chunhai and Feng Sizhe with a smile and said, "Well, I think it's too troublesome for us to take turns drinking like this. Why don't I raise a glass for you two on behalf of everyone? This way, it will save some trouble for everyone to come together."

Fang Xianzhi raised his cup with a smile, and as he spoke, he looked at the other people at the table who had not toasted. As soon as his gaze passed by, Propaganda Minister He Zhuhua and Armed Forces Minister Li Wanli quickly raised their cups and also looked at Feng Sizhe and the others with a smile on their faces.

"Hey, County Magistrate Fang toasts County Magistrate Fang, we will toast ours later, County Magistrate Xiao Feng finally came to our place, we should drink with him, right? He has been to Kyoto, after all, I believe this little bit of wine can't defeat him, haha." After Fang Xianzhi finished speaking, the Minister of Propaganda and the Minister of Armed Forces raised their glasses, and then the Deputy County Magistrate Qi Hengsan, whose name was heard in Yongyang County, finally stood up. And when he opened his mouth, it was obvious that he had a different tone from the county magistrate, and he was completely like you are you and I am me.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chunhai was obviously shocked, but he didn't say much. Feng Sizhe also saw the problem. Fang Xianzhi's proposal was for his own good. He was probably afraid that if everyone toasted, he would drink too much, so he proposed that everyone toast together. This was well-intentioned, and there were indeed people who agreed with him, but he didn't expect Qi Hengsan to be so disrespectful. He actually said, "You drink yours, I drink mine." It was completely like a gang at the table, which was a very bad phenomenon.

Feng Sizhe was watching this scene attentively, and he guessed that Fang Xianzhi and Qi Hengsan were not the same kind of people. Even though they were the chief and deputy county chiefs, in Qi Hengsan's eyes, he didn't seem to take Fang Xianzhi, the second-in-command of Dahu County, seriously.

"Yes, yes, the county magistrate toasts to the county magistrate, and we toast to ours. I believe that people coming from Kyoto have seen the world and can drink a lot." After Qi Hengsan finished speaking, the deputy secretary of the county party committee, the political secretary Yang Chao, the organization minister Niu Daxin, and the director of the county party committee office Li Yige also responded one by one. After waiting for about a few seconds, the deputy secretary Wu Guangrong, who was in charge of the discipline inspection committee, and the head of the United Front Work Department Jia Bin also followed suit.

Feng Sizhe felt something vaguely. It seemed that the division of factions in Dahu County was really obvious. There were so many people who disagreed with the county magistrate. This was not conducive to the development of Dahu County, because internal strife would disperse everyone's energy, and internal strife would make some things that were originally for the benefit of the country and the people eventually become victims of personal political struggles. Appropriate struggles in officialdom naturally exist, but if the struggles delay the major events of enriching the country and benefiting the people, then it would be a loss.