Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Yes, boss." Liu Fei nodded quickly, and then greeted the people in line, "Excuse me, leaders, Secretary Feng has something to do in the morning, so please come in the afternoon."

Although these people in the queue had some complaints, they did not dare to say them out loud. Besides, the man called Secretary Feng or County Magistrate Feng seemed to have a good relationship with the No. 1 leader of Zhuang City. They were old friends, and it would be too inappropriate for them to disturb him at this time. If they were not careful, they would make the leader angry, which would be a loss.

Feng Sizhe didn't think about what those people outside the door thought at this moment. He welcomed Li Yige into the house and led him directly to the reception area to ask him to sit down. "Minister Li, how are you? I haven't seen you for these years. Is everything okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay, County Magistrate Lao Feng is worried about me." Li Yi Ge looked very reserved.

"Uncle, you should call him Secretary Feng instead of County Magistrate Feng." Li Shuang reminded.

"No need. Calling me county magistrate sounds more friendly. Haha, no one has called me like that for a long time. I miss it." Feng Sizhe waved his hand and glared at Li Shuang at the same time.

Li Shuang immediately shut up and stood aside without saying anything. Next, Feng Sizhe listened carefully to Li Yige's work report and learned that since he left Dahu County, the economy there has developed rapidly under the good foundation he laid. The companies he founded, such as Xiarui Arts and Crafts Co., Ltd. and Pengfei Peanut Products Processing Factory, have also developed rapidly and now have storefronts in the First Commercial City of Central Plains. This is a good side, but there are also bad sides. For example, Li Yige himself has been the Minister of Organization for two terms. Until he could no longer serve, he was transferred to the Yongyang Municipal Organization Department as the Deputy Minister. After a few years of tossing, he became the Executive Deputy Minister. It is really a bit slow to advance in official rank.

"Well, very good. The economic development speed of Dahu County is very good. This is all thanks to the efforts of you cadres." After listening to this, Feng Sizhe only commented on the economic work but did not say much about other things.

“Hmm…” After hesitating for a moment, Li Yi Ge just opened his mouth and didn’t say much. He was afraid that he had something to say but couldn’t say it.

"Okay, Li Shuang, take your uncle downstairs to rest first. We'll have lunch at Zhuangcheng Hotel later. I'll treat you personally. You go and make the arrangements." Feng Sizhe looked at his watch. There was still half an hour before the end of get off work. He waved his hand and asked Li Shuang and Li Yige to go first. After all, as the secretary, he still had a lot of things to deal with.

"Yes, boss." Li Shuang was very happy, and pulled his uncle who was still reluctant to leave and left the secretary's office. After Feng Sizhe watched Li Yige leave, he came to the desk and made a phone call. He just smiled and said, "Hello, Minister Ji, I am Feng Sizhe, hehe..."

At noon, in the best box of Zhuangcheng Hotel, Feng Sizhe and Li Yi Ge sat opposite each other. This time he didn't even bring his secretary Liu Fei, but just asked Li Shuang to follow him. It was obviously a family dinner.

Li Yi Ge was still a little reserved sitting opposite Feng Sizhe. After all, Feng Sizhe was now a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and a leader of the Provincial Party Committee, while he was just a minister of the Organization Department at the municipal level, and a deputy at that. It would be strange if he didn't feel nervous.

"Uncle, don't be so reserved. Secretary Feng is a very kind person. Just say what you need to say." Li Shuang smiled and poured wine for his uncle, then comforted him with a few words.

After hearing these two sentences, Li Yi Ge nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, don't say what you shouldn't say, don't say what you shouldn't say."

Seeing Li Yi Ge reciting Taiwanese, Feng Sizhe chuckled. He knew that Li Shuang must have said something to his uncle, otherwise Li Yi Ge would not repeat such words. Besides, it was obvious that he came to him to ask for something, but he would not say it in the current situation, because Li Shuang must have greeted him. Alas, when a person becomes a high-ranking official, he will naturally have fewer friends. Many people may not dare to tell the truth in front of you because of your status. This feeling makes Feng Sizhe very uncomfortable.

The meal was a bit tasteless. During the meal, Li Yige just followed the duty of a subordinate and didn't say a word about work. He just talked about the past. Until the end of the meal, Li Yige didn't tell Feng Sizhe why he came to see him this time. But in fact, Feng Sizhe knew it a long time ago. He only understood the whole story after he called Ji Ming, the provincial organization minister.

Li Yi Ge came to Feng Sizhe this time for the position of Yongyang Municipal Party Committee Secretary that the Provincial Party Committee was about to study. Of course, with Li Yi Ge's qualifications, he didn't dare to think about this position. He came this time just to get connections for Sun Zhongping.

Sun Zhongping is a long-standing cadre in Yongyang. When Feng Sizhe was the executive deputy mayor of Dahu County, he was the standing committee deputy mayor of Yongyang City. Soon after, he was promoted to executive deputy mayor. Then he worked as the deputy secretary of Yongyang Municipal Party Committee for one term, and finally became the mayor of Yongyang. Now that the old secretary has retired, he has an idea for the secretary position and wants to fight for it. He has no connections in the upper echelons, but he has a good relationship with Jin Dake, the former political commissar of the military sub-district of Yongyang City. For this reason, he came to the provincial capital this time to find Jin Dake, the current member of the provincial party committee and commander of the provincial military region, to get some connections.

As one of the veteran cadres in Yongyang City, Li Yi'ge has always had a good relationship with Sun Zhongping. Especially after Sun Zhongping learned that his nephew had been driving for Feng Sizhe, he was very nice to him and had always taken good care of him. Now that Sun Zhongping was facing a critical moment, how could Li Yi'ge not help? So he volunteered to step forward and accompany Sun Zhongping on this trip.

Originally, Li Yi Ge wanted to tell Feng Sizhe directly about this request, but his nephew Li Shuang disagreed. Li Shuang said that Secretary Feng was very busy with work and had just been appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. It would be better for him not to get involved in the situation of other prefectures and cities in the province.

Li Shuang did this for Feng Sizhe's sake. He didn't want his uncle to cause trouble for his old leader, so he said this. Li Yige listened to his nephew's words and held back his words until he finished his meal. Then he left in a huff and returned to the provincial government guesthouse where he was staying.

At the door of the guesthouse, Sun Zhongping was waiting eagerly. Seeing that Li Yige was sent back by Feng Sizhe's special car, he was naturally very happy. He thought that Feng Sizhe might be here too, so he went over to say hello and exchange a few polite words. But when he walked up to him, he found that it was only the driver Li Shuang. But even so, Sun Zhongping was polite to Li Shuang.

Later, when the two returned to the room, Sun Zhongping hurriedly asked Li Yige, "Old Li, what did Secretary Feng say?"

"Hey..." When it comes to this question, Li Yi Ge didn't know how to answer. After hesitating for a long time, he finally said, "I'm embarrassed to ask this question."

"Oh." Hearing this answer, Sun Zhongping was a little disappointed, but he also understood Li Yige. After all, he hadn't communicated with Feng Sizhe for so many years. It was really not easy to ask for something right after they met. "Well, it's okay. It's not a big deal." Sun Zhongping comforted himself.

"By the way, Mayor Sun, what did Commander Jin say?" Thinking that Sun Zhongping had gone to meet Jin Dake, it seemed that there should be good results.

Who knew that when this issue was mentioned, Sun Zhongping's face became even worse. Seeing this situation, Li Yige asked, "No way, Commander Jin won't help?"

"No, no. Commander Jin was very enthusiastic and even specially invited me to his house for dinner. I told him about the situation this time, and Commander Jin called the Minister of Discipline Inspection of the Provincial Party Committee in front of me. But Minister Ji said that the province already has a candidate for the position of Secretary of the Yongyang Municipal Party Committee this time, and that person is Wang Wei. He was nominated by Tang Chengzhang and has basically been approved by Secretary Guan of the Provincial Party Committee. This matter is expected to be very troublesome to handle, so... Commander Jin is also powerless. After all, he is a representative of the military, and it is not right for him to interfere in local affairs, let alone wrestle with Governor Tang. He basically has no chance of winning." Sun Zhongping shook his head and explained the situation on his side.

"So that's how it is. But Mayor Sun, if Wang Wei is really appointed as the secretary, it will not be a good thing for our Yongyang City. Everyone knows that this guy only knows how to scheme for personal gain and is good at nothing else. If our Yongyang is led by such a person, I'm afraid it won't be long before our work will fall into a passive position." Li Yi Ge was also very worried when he heard the bad news.

"Of course I know that, but this time he has gotten close to the governor. What can I do? Well, let's leave it to fate. Besides, you and I are old, and we can't work for long. I really can't stand it, so I might as well submit a report and work for the Municipal People's Congress and the Municipal Government until I retire." Sun Zhongping had lost his fighting spirit at this time. When he came out from Commander Jin, he was very disappointed. He placed all his remaining hopes on Li Yi Ge, but unfortunately Li Yi Ge didn't even have the courage to speak to Feng Sizhe. In fact, even if he spoke, it would be of no use. After all, he was nominated by the governor and approved by the provincial party secretary. Even if Feng Sizhe wanted to help him, he would face great difficulties.

After Sun Zhongping said this, Li Yi Ge could only sigh. The world is like this, what else do you want him to say?