Rebirth of the Rising Sun

The next Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee is scheduled to be held on the 16th day of the first lunar month, which means that Feng Sizhe only has more than a day to prepare. During this period of time, it would not be easy for him to oppose this resolution.

"Okay, I know about this matter. You go back first, and let me think about it carefully." Feng Sizhe waved his hand and asked Chen Ping and Chen Guangming to go back first. Then he went into the study alone. He had just returned to Lianhua City and received bad news, which made him very upset.

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In the Lotus Hotel, Che Zaichao was having a secret conversation with Xu Yongcheng.

Che Zaichao is a very shrewd person. Although Xu Yongcheng did not support Sun Hui's appointment as the secretary-general of the municipal party committee, Che Zaichao did not blame Xu Yongcheng afterwards and still treated him as his confidant, which touched Xu Yongcheng very much.

This time, the two of them were talking about Wu Sheng's appointment as deputy mayor.

"Secretary Che, I have received a report that Feng Sizhe has rushed back from Kyoto. Will Wu Sheng's situation change when he comes back?" Xu Yongcheng didn't know why, but he felt uneasy when Feng Sizhe was mentioned. He knew that he was no match for this man, and they could not compare in background or ability. So when he heard that Feng Sizhe was back, he became a little nervous.

Seeing Xu Yongcheng's nervous look, Che Zaichao waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid. What can he do if he comes back? We discussed Wu Sheng's matter for more than half a month. He only had one day to prepare. He can't do anything wrong."

Seeing that Che Zaichao didn't care, Xu Yongcheng expressed his concerns, "But Secretary Che, the current situation doesn't seem to be favorable to us. Regarding Wu Sheng's issue, I have already talked to Deputy Secretary Ruan Guiben, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Chen Zhenghai, and Minister of United Front Work Ding Yi, but they all said that they would not support, but they would not oppose. I think they all think that Wu Sheng is not qualified enough to be the deputy mayor. In this situation, Sun Hui has not yet passed the appointment of the Provincial Party Committee, and is not yet a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee and Secretary General of the Municipal Party Committee. There are only five votes on our side supporting Wu Sheng, which is two votes short of half. Our success rate is not very high."

Che Zaichao was of course aware of what Xu Yongcheng said. "Well, that's not a problem. As long as those three people don't object, don't worry. I will have a way to get this passed. Hehe, once this resolution is passed, the Municipal Finance Bureau will be in our hands. I wonder what Feng Sizhe can do."

Che Zaichao chuckled. He had already had his own ideas about this matter, and they were Baocheng's ideas, so he was not worried at all that Feng Sizhe's return would ruin his plans.

Seeing how confident Che Zaichao was, Xu Yongcheng didn't know what to say. He now had no choice but to trust Secretary Che and hope that this matter could go through smoothly.

The next day was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was the country’s Lantern Festival. Naturally, the city party committee leaders had to get together and have a meal together, which was equivalent to celebrating the New Year. The next step was to get back to new work.

Feng Sizhe took advantage of this opportunity to chat with Ruan Guiben, Chen Zhenghai and Ding Yi separately. From the conversations with these three people, he got an answer, that is, the three of them neither supported nor opposed Wu Sheng's appointment as deputy mayor. It seems that none of them will stand up to support Che Zaichao. In that case, it means that Wu Sheng's appointment as deputy mayor is not yet mature. If that is the case, why did Che Zaichao make this proposal? He wouldn't want the secretary to have a veto again, would he? If so, everything will depend on the secretary's veto. How will personnel work be done in the future? Won't it be entirely up to the municipal party secretary to decide?

Feng Sizhe was puzzled by this matter. However, in order to prevent Che Zaichao from setting a trap for him, he had decided that he would neither support nor oppose Wu Sheng's appointment. He would not express his opinion and then be criticized by the provincial party committee leaders. That would be unpleasant.

The first Standing Committee meeting of the Lianhua City Party Committee in 000 was finally held. At this meeting, Feng Sizhe, on behalf of the municipal government, made a unified plan for the city's economy in the new year. Then it was Che Zaichao's turn to speak.

"Very good. Mayor Feng just gave a very clear plan for our Lianhua City for the new year. It is in line with the current situation. I think it is feasible and I support it." Che Zaichao supported Feng Sizhe's work right away, and he was promoting it vigorously, which made Feng Sizhe a little confused. What did this mean? He didn't think that Che Zaichao was cooperating with his work and praising him. He was clear that Che Zaichao's mission was to deal with him, so he didn't have any illusions about this person. Now, listening to what the other party said to this extent, he pricked up his ears to listen to what the other party would say next.

"Well, the city government's plan is very good, but as the saying goes, food and grass must be prepared before troops move. I think if we want to accomplish these tasks, we must first ensure a prerequisite, that is, the city's economy and finances must keep up. As everyone knows, our city's finance director does not serve as deputy mayor. In this case, many of the city's finance bureau's tasks will be passive. After all, if the level is not high enough, they will be hesitant to do things. So I propose here that for the sake of the overall economic situation of Lianhua City, the city's finance director, Comrade Wu Sheng, can serve as deputy mayor. This will also be more conducive to work, don't you think? Now please think about this issue carefully."

Che Zaichao had ulterior motives. He took advantage of Feng Sizhe's municipal government work report to bring up Wu Sheng's work matter. It can be said that this was a very scheming act.

Feng Sizhe listened to Che Zaichao's words and said in his heart that he had learned a lot. Although he and Che Zaichao were rivals now, and the two of them were not in harmony with each other, and sometimes they could not even get along with each other, Feng Sizhe had to admit that he had learned a lot from Che Zaichao, especially the experience of political struggle. He had indeed learned a lot.

Che Zaichao was not as easy to deal with as his previous opponents. This man was an extremely difficult character and caused Feng Sizhe to suffer a lot of losses. But it didn't matter. Feng Sizhe also learned a lot from him. This was a blessing in disguise.

After Che Zaichao said this, the atmosphere at the Standing Committee meeting, which had been somewhat relaxed just now, suddenly became tense. Everyone knew that Che Zaichao had made another move, and everyone couldn't help but look at Feng Sizhe, because everyone knew that Wu Sheng's appointment as deputy mayor would have the most important influence on Feng Sizhe, which meant that Feng Sizhe's control over the city's finances would be greatly out of control, so everyone believed that Feng Sizhe would raise different opinions, so everyone wanted to see what he would do.

Feng Sizhe had thought it through before. On the question of whether Wu Sheng should be appointed as deputy mayor, he maintained the same attitude as Ruan Guiben and others, that is, he neither supported nor opposed it. In this case, he didn't believe that he could fall into Che Zaichao's trap again. He wanted to see what the other party would do this time.

So, when everyone's eyes were on him, Feng Sizhe just lowered his head and wrote something in his notebook, not in a hurry or panic, which made many people unable to tell what his attitude was. Only the municipal party secretary Che Zaichao uttered a silent sneer, as if he already knew what Feng Sizhe was going to do. Well, it doesn't matter if you don't object, you will still lose even if you don't object.

It seemed that they were giving everyone time to think. Five minutes passed without anyone speaking. Then Che Zaichao's voice was heard again. "Okay, since no one has spoken, I think we can vote. So, those who disagree with Comrade Wu Sheng serving as deputy mayor, please raise your hands."

Suddenly, Che Zaichao came up with a confusing idea. In the past, when selecting a cadre, those who agreed would raise their hands, and if the votes were less than half, it would be considered a failure. But this time, he actually asked those who disagreed to raise their hands. This was completely the opposite of the norm. This move caught everyone, including Feng Sizhe, unprepared.

It has been said beforehand that the attitude of Ruan Guiben and others is neither support nor opposition. Now that they are asked who opposes, they naturally will not raise their hands.

Just like that, after Che Zaichao finished speaking, no one raised their hand within three minutes. Seeing this result that he had expected a long time ago, Che Zaichao laughed and said, "Oh, no one objects. The cadres of our Lianhua City have finally reached a consensus. Well, I declare that the Municipal Party Committee's proposal for Wu Sheng to be the Director of the Finance Bureau has been officially approved. It will be submitted to the Municipal People's Congress for election and then it can be finalized. We adjourn the meeting now."

As if he didn't want to give anyone a chance to speak, after Che Zaichao made this decision, he took the lead and stood up, then got up and left the meeting room.

No one was prepared for Che Zaichao's move, not even Xu Yongcheng knew about it beforehand, but he suddenly approved Wu Sheng's new appointment. Feng Sizhe sat there for a long time without moving, not to mention saying a word. This time he learned a lot of experience. Che Zaichao was really amazing.

Yes, Che is really good, of course he is good, but he learned this skill when he visited Mr. Zhu Tianjiang in Kyoto during the Chinese New Year.

Che Zaichao didn't know as many big leaders as Feng Sizhe, so he didn't waste time on those things when he went to Kyoto. He went to Zhu's house and learned a lot in Zhu's study. Then he came back and put what he learned into practice. Instead of raising hands to agree, he raised hands to oppose. This unconventional method caught everyone off guard for a while, and the matter was settled.

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