Rebirth of the Rising Sun

During Sun Zhongping's introduction, Feng Sizhe shook hands with everyone. There were actually many people who were familiar with Feng Sizhe, and even his old colleagues. For example, the municipal party secretary Sun Zhongping and the municipal party deputy secretary Li Yige were not to be mentioned. Even the mayor Wang Wei had used to take traffic. There was also the municipal government's executive deputy mayor Zhao Ling, who could be said to be an old acquaintance of Feng Sizhe. There was also the municipal political and legal committee secretary Luo Jinlong. This comrade was one of Feng Sizhe's old friends. When he first arrived in Dahu County, Luo Jinlong worked there. Later, he became the secretary of the Dahu County Political and Legal Committee. After many years, he also improved and became the secretary of the Yongyang Municipal Political and Legal Committee. Now when they meet, they are naturally much more intimate.

"Haha, Comrade Jinlong, it's been a long time since we last met. You have made progress now, which is a cause for celebration." After shaking hands with Luo Jinlong, Feng Sizhe said with emotion.

"Secretary Feng, you are too polite. I am so happy to meet you." Luo Jinlong said excitedly. Back then, he was very supportive of Feng Sizhe's work. Although Feng Sizhe left, they did not lose contact. For example, two years ago, the position of Yongyang Municipal Political and Legal Committee Secretary was vacant. He called Feng Sizhe to mention this matter. Later, Feng Sizhe also called Zhongzhou Provincial Party Committee Secretary Guan Changxiao and Deputy Secretary Lu Xianwen to mention this matter. In this way, he became the final candidate for this position. When Feng Sizhe first arrived in Zhuangcheng as mayor, he also wanted to visit him, but the answer he got was to work hard and they would meet naturally when they should. Now everything has come true. The two really met, and it was still in such an environment. How can people not sigh that this is fate.

After shaking hands and greeting everyone one by one, the motorcade continued to move forward. According to the arrangement of the Yongyang Municipal Party Committee, they first went to the Municipal Party Committee Auditorium to listen to the work report. Feng Sizhe had no objection to this. Although this kind of work had a strong superficial meaning, he also wanted to take this opportunity to understand the situation in Yongyang City.

The Yongyang Auditorium was packed with people. After learning that Feng Sizhe, the youngest member of the Standing Committee of the Province, was coming to Yongyang City to conduct research, the cadres here were all looking forward to this moment. Everyone thought that their talents could be discovered by Secretary Feng in such an occasion, which would truly provide them with a bright future.

The meeting was hosted by Sun Zhongping, secretary of the Yongyang Municipal Party Committee, who introduced the work of the city. Then, the acting mayor Wang Wei made a work report of the municipal government. In general, the development of Yongyang City is still good, at least it ranks relatively high among the prefecture-level cities in Zhongzhou Province.

After listening to these basic reports, it was time for lunch. Feng Sizhe made a symbolic report at the end and then the meeting was adjourned. After all, listening to the report is secondary. This has never been the basis for Feng Sizhe to evaluate the working ability of a local government. He still likes to walk around more, see more, listen more to the people's voices, and learn more about things starting from small things.

The welcome banquet was arranged at the Yongyang City Hotel, where more than a dozen tables were set up. All the important figures in Yongyang City were present, all to welcome Feng Sizhe.

Although Feng Sizhe was somewhat unhappy about such a scene, he also knew that this was something that could not be changed. Basically, every official who came down was received in this way, just like in Zhongzhou Province. When the central leaders came down, they also had to go through this process. However, doing so wasted a lot of money for the country and taxpayers.

At the welcome banquet, Feng Sizhe naturally encouraged everyone, and emphasized that everyone should take Secretary Sun Zhongping as the core and build Yongyang City better, etc. He did not drink too much at noon, after all, he still had to work in the afternoon. During the lunch break, Feng Sizhe met with Sun Zhongping and Li Yige and talked about the affairs of Yongyang City.

In the luxurious rest room arranged for Secretary Feng, Sun Zhongping and Li Yige sat cautiously. Although in a sense, Feng Sizhe was also the secretary of the municipal party committee, he was the secretary of the provincial capital and also a member of the provincial party committee standing committee. He had the power of life and death over their official hats. What were they waiting for if they didn't pay attention to such a person?

"Don't be nervous, both of you. This is your territory. How can the host feel uncomfortable while the guests are not nervous?" Feng Sizhe laughed as he looked at Sun Zhongping and Li Yi'ge. In his heart, he had a good impression of these two cadres. At least from what he knew, although their work abilities were not particularly outstanding, they were good at keeping themselves clean, which is one of the most basic qualities of a party member and cadre. As the leaders of a city, if they themselves are not upright, it will be difficult for the city's atmosphere to be correct.

After hearing what Feng Sizhe said, Sun Zhongping and Li Yi Ge laughed. They certainly would not act like the masters in front of their leader, but they felt Feng Sizhe's casualness, which was very important. It proved that others did not treat them as outsiders, which was exactly what they needed.

"Yes, Secretary Feng is right. It's just that we haven't done our work well yet. For example, we didn't do a good job regarding Comrade Wang Guxiang." Sun Zhongping decided to take the initiative to admit his mistakes and resolve the issue of Wang Guxiang. The leader had made a phone call specifically about this matter. If he didn't have a proactive attitude, it would be totally unacceptable.

"Yes, we are responsible for this matter. We made an empiricist mistake in appointing cadres. We always believed that such old comrades would not make any mistakes. But the investigation results show that this is not the case at all. We were wrong. Please criticize us, Secretary Feng." Li Yi Ge said it more directly, taking all the blame for Wang Guxiang on himself.

Wang Guxiang and Feng Sizhe had the impression that this cadre was very disciplined. He had originally wanted to take the opportunity to chat with this comrade and get to know him better. If he was really a good cadre who followed the rules, he wouldn't mind promoting him. But now it seemed that this was not the case. "What's going on? You two, explain it clearly."

"That's right. These are some materials reflecting Comrade Wang Guxiang. After our investigation, they are all true." Sun Zhongping quickly handed over a stack of prepared materials. While Feng Sizhe was reading, he said, "This comrade used his power to arrange for many relatives to enter important departments in the city, and also accepted a lot of bribes. We in Yongyang City have decided to hand it over to the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection for handling after everything is verified."

Feng Sizhe did not expect Wang Guxiang to be such a person. He could not help but shook his head while reading the materials. He thought he had discovered a talent, but it turned out that he put his personal interests above the organization. His unfair treatment of Zhou Xingxing was just to satisfy his own wishes. Such cadres really need to be dealt with properly.

Seeing that the leaders seemed to have no objection to this matter, Sun Zhongping quickly said, "In addition, we would like to seek the opinions of the leaders on the work arrangements for Comrade Zhou Xingxing. I have discussed it with Secretary Li, and our initial opinion is to arrange for Comrade Zhou Xingxing to serve as the deputy county magistrate of Fujin County and arrange for him to join the county standing committee. Do the leaders think this is okay?"

If Zhou Xingxing had not met Feng Sizhe, it would be hard to say whether he could have kept the position of director of the county forestry bureau under the exclusion of Wang Guxiang. But because of his appearance, this guy suddenly became the deputy county magistrate, and even a deputy county magistrate who was a member of the county party committee standing committee. His power instantly increased a lot. It can be said that this was entirely due to Feng Sizhe's face. How could Feng Sizhe not know this?

"Well, regarding Comrade Zhou Xingxing's work arrangement, this is what I think. I have talked to him about it. He personally wants to continue to work in Dahu County, and I agree. So I think he should be arranged to work in Dahu County. His rank will be deputy county magistrate, but he should not be a member of the Standing Committee. He still needs some training." Feng Sizhe stated the result of his conversation with Zhou Xingxing.

Feng Sizhe had already made the decision, so what else could Sun Zhongping and Li Yi'ge say? They both nodded immediately, indicating that everything would be done according to the leader's arrangements.

During the half hour that the three met and chatted, the future of the two cadres was decided. This is the power of those in power. It is easy to be an official if you have someone in the court. Zhou Xingxing has boarded Feng Sizhe's big ship, and his future will definitely be much easier.

After Feng Sizhe finished his lunch break, at his request, Li Yige and Yongyang City's executive vice mayor, together with Luo Jinlong, the secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Committee, accompanied him to Dahu County. These three comrades had worked in Dahu County before, so they were selected. However, Sun Zhongping and Wang Wei did not go, and they stayed in Yongyang City to handle daily work.

The convoy to Dahu County was more spectacular this time. With more than ten cars led by Feng Sizhe and more than ten cars from Yongyang City, it was really a huge convoy. The group headed to Dahu County with police cars leading the way. Dahu County, which had received the notice, had already made preparations. County Party Secretary Wang Ming and County Magistrate Jiang Rong had already been waiting on the roadside with a group of people from the county party committee and county government.

In fact, both Wang Ming and Jiang Rong were Feng Sizhe's former colleagues. When Feng Sizhe was the county magistrate of Dahu County, Wang Ming was the deputy county magistrate, but he was just an ordinary person, in charge of petitions, religion, and ethnicity, and basically had no real power. Later, after Feng Sizhe, he gradually gained more power. Jiang Rong was a cadre promoted by Feng Sizhe when he was in office, and was appointed as the director of Dahu Foundry. Under Feng Sizhe's guidance, the factory had a scale and benefits, and he gradually entered the county government, grew up, and finally became the head of a county.

At the intersection of Dahu County, Wang Ming and Jiang Rong were waiting. They were very happy to see Feng Sizhe return to Dahu County. It would give them a chance to meet with the members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, chat with them and enhance their relationship. This would only be beneficial for their future career paths.