Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Ah?" Feng Sizhe was also stunned after hearing Yao Dejiang's explanation, and then he understood what the other party meant. "No, no, I don't have any ideas about the position of secretary, but I have ideas about Secretary Xia being transferred to the Provincial Construction Department. Comrade Xia Xiang has made great contributions to the huge changes in Lianhua City. He was transferred away just like that, and it was a horizontal transfer. I really can't understand it. I think all the cadres who work hard in Lianhua City can't understand it either."

Feng Sizhe didn't have any ideas about the position of secretary, but he was just upset about Xia Xiang's possible future. Yao Dejiang had never thought of this before. He took a closer look at Feng Sizhe and found that he was speaking sincerely and was not joking. Yao Dejiang nodded and said, "Why? You really don't know why Comrade Xia Xiang had such an experience?"

"Ah? I don't know?" It seemed like Yao Dejiang was saying something with hidden meaning, and Feng Sizhe was a little confused.

"Well, it's all because of you. Some people say that Lianhua City has an outstanding and capable mayor like you, and it no longer needs a capable secretary. It's true. Lianhua City was so poor before, and even Comrade Xia Xiang served as the city party secretary and mayor for several years, but the economy there didn't improve. But since you went there, there have been earth-shaking changes there. Can this not be attributed to your credit? Can it be said that Xia Xiang is so capable? That's why the higher-ups had this idea, thinking that with Xia Xiang's abilities, it's not very good for him to be the secretary there. Instead of doing this, it's better to transfer him away and leave such a good position to more capable people to train. This is why the provincial party committee came up with this preliminary opinion." Yao Dejiang explained the main reasons why the provincial party committee insisted on letting Xia Xiang leave.

In fact, Yao Dejiang just thought so, or he just heard the provincial party secretary Luo Zhonghan say so. What he didn't know was that regarding the issue of Xia Xiang, both Zhu Lao and the Lu family had called Luo Zhonghan to put pressure on him. They wanted to arrange someone to be the secretary of the Lianhua Municipal Party Committee. Secretary Luo made a concession after weighing the pros and cons, and the one who sacrificed this concession was Comrade Xia Xiang.

Yao Dejiang was unaware of the situation, so he told Feng Sizhe what he knew, which made Feng Sizhe believe it and he began to blame himself deeply. "If that's the case, I can't watch Comrade Xia Xiang take up a position in the Construction Department. I would feel guilty."

"Yes, I can understand your feelings, but Secretary Luo's attitude this time is very firm, and with the full support of Deputy Secretary Ping, I think it will be difficult to change this matter even if you want to. I think we should just leave it this way for now. Fortunately, Comrade Xia Xiang is still young. If there is a chance in the future, can he be promoted and reused?" Yao Dejiang couldn't bear to see Feng Sizhe's uncomfortable look, so he comforted him.

Hearing Yao Dejiang say that there was an opportunity, Feng Sizhe just laughed bitterly. He could understand that this so-called opportunity might not come for a long time, or even there might not be any opportunity at all. Think about it, Xia Xiang has no background. If he is just a retired old man, he can be considered a grassroots. Who in this society would take the initiative to give grassroots a chance? Besides, the opportunity Xia Xiang wants is a bit too big. He wants a vice-ministerial position. Where in the country are there so many vacant positions like this?

Knowing that Yao Dejiang said this, it meant that he was powerless. So, Feng Sizhe walked out of his office in a bad mood. With his head down and feeling a little upset, Feng Sizhe unexpectedly bumped into Sun Zhengtao, the Executive Vice Minister of the Organization Department of the Provincial Party Committee, who happened to be reporting to Minister Yao in the corridor.

The two bumped into each other. Sun Zhengtao on the other side said, "Who is this person? How dare he be so reckless?"

When Sun Zhengtao recognized it as Feng Sizhe, he just laughed and said, "Who else did I think it was? It's Sizhe. What's wrong? Why are you walking without looking up like me?"

"It's Minister Sun, hello." Feng Sizhe was in a very low mood, so he just said hello to Sun Zhengtao and then prepared to leave. He wanted to find a place to think carefully. If it was really because his brilliance was too dazzling that it overshadowed Comrade Xia Xiang's work efforts, then he really had to think carefully about his future work style.

Feng Sizhe didn't respond to his words, but looked worried, which Sun Zhengtao saw. Seeing Feng Sizhe was so unhappy, he said, "Sizhe, what's wrong with you? Are you worried? Well, I'm going to report to Minister Yao now. You go to my office and wait for me. I'll treat you to lunch later."

Sun Zhengtao also meant well. Feng Sizhe had been working hard to maintain their relationship. He would not reject the other party just because he was in a bad mood. For this reason, he nodded and said, "Okay, Minister Sun, I'll wait for you."

Thirty minutes later, Sun Zhengtao returned to the office and saw Feng Sizhe, who still had a gloomy face. Then he said without saying a word, "Let's go, there's a new restaurant nearby that's great. Come with me to try it." Of course, it doesn't matter what kind of restaurant it is. What matters is that he wants to see what's bothering Feng Sizhe.

In the quiet private room of this newly opened restaurant, there were only two people sitting there, Sun Zhengtao and Feng Sizhe. Sun Zhengtao only ordered the most standard four dishes and one soup, then sat opposite Feng Sizhe and began to listen to him talk about his troubles.

After listening to Feng Sizhe telling him what he heard from Minister Yao, Sun Zhengtao just laughed, "Sizhe, is this the reason you are so upset?"

"What? Isn't that enough? This is all because of me." Seeing that Sun Zhengtao didn't seem to take it seriously, Feng Sizhe felt a little confused.

"Haha, you are so anxious that you lose your mind. To be honest, Minister Yao has not considered this matter thoroughly." Sun Zhengtao said as if you are wrong, and even your immediate boss Yao Dejiang is wrong.

"What does Minister Sun mean by this?" Feng Sizhe seemed to have heard the hidden meaning behind what Sun Zhengtao said and couldn't help but become interested.

Seeing that Feng Sizhe was really asking for advice, Sun Zhengtao smiled and said slowly, "Usually, according to organizational regulations, if a city's economic performance improves, then as the top leader of the city, the municipal party secretary must have made contributions. This is the norm. If you say that it is because the city's economy has improved, but conversely say that it is because of the incompetence of the municipal party secretary, doesn't that make sense at all? Just imagine, if the secretary is really incompetent, giving orders at random and worrying about everything, then good things will turn into bad things because of his interference. So if you say that it is because you are too brilliant and therefore make Comrade Xia Xiang appear less important, this doesn't make sense at all. I guess..."

"What is your guess?" Feng Sizhe asked anxiously.

"My guess is that this is probably just an excuse made up by Secretary Luo. Things are not like that at all. He just wanted to take down Xia Xiang and make room for someone else, so he had to make up this reason." Sun Zhengtao really hit the nail on the head and told the truth of the matter in one go.

Sun Zhengtao's words helped Feng Sizhe untie the knot in his heart. He had always thought that it was because of him that Xia Xiang had such a result, so he was very upset and his mind was a mess. But now after listening to the explanation of the expert, he was relieved, and he felt much better. "Well, Minister Sun is right, but I don't know if this result can be changed."

"It's unlikely to be changed. After all, he is the secretary of the provincial party committee. Deputy Secretary Ping, who is in charge of personnel, also means the same thing, and Minister Yao has no intention of arguing. The three leaders are unanimous in their opinions on personnel matters. Think about it, will this decision be changed? It's difficult." Sun Zhengtao stated the basic rules of organization and personnel. For the allocation of cadres in a province, once these two or three leaders reach a consensus, the position of that person is basically determined, and it is unlikely to be changed.

Hearing that he still couldn't change, Feng Sizhe's mood became bad again, "What should I do? To be honest, I have such achievements in Lianhua City, which is inseparable from the help of Secretary Xia. He has been working for me silently and escorting what I do. Now that he needs help, I can't do nothing. My conscience will be guilty of this."

Feng Sizhe is a grateful person, and he always gives back what he gets. Think about it, when he first came to Lianhua City, he faced the difficulties of the Bei family, the troubles of Ruan Guiben, and the sabotage of Xu Yongcheng. In which matter was it not Xia Xiang's strong support that led to his final victory? Now, he is going to be transferred away. If he doesn't do something, he will feel really uncomfortable.

Sun Zhengtao could understand Feng Sizhe's feelings, and he appreciated this. In Sun Zhengtao's opinion, a person who knows how to be grateful is worth associating with. On the contrary, those cadres who take advantage of good things and hide from bad things are unprincipled. It is difficult to make sincere friends with such people.

"Well, yes, this matter is difficult to deal with, but it's not that there is no solution at all." After thinking about it, Sun Zhengtao said this.

"Oh, Minister Sun, do you have any good ideas? Feel free to tell us." When Feng Sizhe heard that Sun Zhengtao seemed to have some other methods, his eyes lit up.

"There is a way, but it is too difficult to implement. I'm afraid the possibility of realizing it is very small." Although Sun Zhengtao said that there was a way, he felt that this way was just an idea. It was okay to think about it, but if it was really implemented, it would be too difficult.

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