Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"The reason is nothing more than that the money that the city promised to give to your United Front Department has not arrived as actually received, right? Well, I want to ask you, what does the United Front Department urgently need this money for? A while ago, the Municipal Statistics Bureau just reported to me that there are still more than 10 million in the account of your United Front Department. It has only been a short time, and your United Front Department has not taken any major actions. Is this money not enough? Where did you use it? Can you explain it?" Since Feng Sizhe had already decided to take down Mao Shiming, there was naturally no need to give him any face. Feng Sizhe would not do such a thing as trying to kill the snake and getting bitten.

"You, you checked my accounts?" Mao Shiming said unconvinced when he heard Feng Sizhe say this.

"That's right, I am the secretary of the municipal party committee and have the right to understand the situation of any unit in the city. This is the power granted to me by the state and the organization. Do you have any objection?" Feng Sizhe said righteously.

"This... No, it's just that I don't think I need to report to you the ins and outs of the money. Our United Front Work Department also has a superior leadership department, and I will be directly responsible to the Provincial United Front Work Department." Mao Shiming could not explain or give a reasonable answer now, so he simply pushed the problem up. He thought to himself, no matter how powerful you, Feng Sizhe, are, you can only manage Zhuangcheng City, and you cannot interfere too much in the work of the Provincial United Front Work Department.

But Master Mao clearly forgot that Feng Sizhe is not an ordinary municipal party committee secretary, let alone an ordinary provincial party committee standing committee member. His influence in Zhongzhou Province is unmatched. As long as he wants, he can interfere in the affairs of the provincial party committee, let alone the provincial United Front Work Department.

"Okay, since Minister Mao said so, I will go to the Provincial United Front Work Department right away. I will ask Comrade Ji Changsheng about the situation, but you have to remember every word you said just now. If the situation I understand there is inconsistent with what you said, then I will ask where the more than 10 million yuan of funds of the United Front Work Department went. I also need to check the previous accounts. I want to see what the United Front Work Department did with so much money." After Feng Sizhe made these harsh words, he said to Wang Yawen, "Secretary Wang, I will transfer the 20 million yuan of funds from the United Front Work Department to you within three days. During this period, if anyone has any doubts, you can ask them to come to me."

"Yes, Secretary." Wang Yawen nodded repeatedly. Feng Sizhe was going to take charge of this matter. Of course, he would listen to his leader and be happy to not care about anything.

"Hmph!" After arranging some work for Wang Yawen, Feng Sizhe made a nasal sound at Mao Shiming, then turned around and walked out with Liu Fei.

Seeing Feng Sizhe leaving, Mao Shiming was a little anxious. He knew too well what the 10 million yuan was used for. If Feng Sizhe really wanted to investigate, it would be a big problem, because he listened to a friend and used the money to invest in stocks, and now the money was stuck in the stock market. It was because of this that he was anxious to get the 20 million yuan so that he could use it for turnover. But he never thought that because he was too anxious and pushed too hard, he actually alarmed Feng Sizhe. If that happened, what would he do?

Ignoring Wang Yawen who was standing there gloating, Mao Shiming had to think of a way to solve this problem. The most urgent thing was to find someone who could speak for him. After much thought, it could be the mayor Fu Yuqiang. After all, he was a member of the Qin faction. If he spoke, Feng Sizhe would at least give him some face.

After a while, Mao Shiming appeared in the mayor's office. When he reported the situation to Fu Yuqiang, Mayor Fu shook his head like a wave drum.

"Minister Mao, why are you doing this? Since your United Front Work Department is not in a hurry to use the money, why are you pushing us so hard? Now you have offended Secretary Feng. What can I say?" Fu Yuqiang spread his hands, looking helpless.

In fact, Fu Yuqiang also had a lot of opinions about Mao Shiming himself. This person only approached him when he asked for help, and usually left him alone, and ignored some of his instructions. Just like a while ago, when He Jianzheng wanted to take action on his accounts, he came to him and expressed his intention to approach him, but after He Jianzheng was transferred, this person no longer contacted him, and even when he called to ask for dinner together, he always refused. Now, he has offended Feng Sizhe and is trying to cling to his thighs again. Doesn't he know that such last-minute cramming is a taboo in the officialdom? Of course, there is another most important point, that is, Feng Sizhe is different from He Jianzheng. The latter is a straw bag, but the former is indeed a wise man. Even Qin Tian's troubles have to be solved by this person. Now you ask him to go to Feng Sizhe to plead for mercy, what will he say?

Mao Shiming was even more anxious when he heard Fu Yuqiang's refusal. He knew that he might have gone too far in the past, but this was the only way he could go in the current situation. He didn't have many connections in the province, and now it seemed that there was no one else who could save him except Fu Yuqiang. In order to survive, he had no choice but to lose face. "Mayor Fu, don't worry, as long as you help me this time, I will definitely follow your lead in the future. As long as you give me orders and wishes, I will carry them out to the letter. You see, Secretary Feng is about to be transferred, and Zhuangcheng City may be your world in the future. You always hope to have someone to support you, so for this face, please help me."

The fact that Mao Shiming would say such a thing indeed proved that he was anxious, but there was nothing he could do about it. In order to protect himself, he had to do some things.

If Mao Shiming had said this before, Fu Yuqiang would certainly be very excited. He had gained a reliable ally, which was exactly what he wanted. But now he had no such idea at all. With his qualifications, he would not be the secretary after Feng Sizhe was transferred. That meant that the superiors would send a new secretary to take office. It would be a good thing for him to keep his power. He didn't think about competing with others. Besides, who knew what a person like Mao Nuanshiming would do after the new secretary came? Such a person was unreliable.

"Oh, Minister Mao, you also know Secretary Feng's temper. If he decides to do something, you can't stop him. Besides, my words have never been convincing in front of him, so you should find other ways, okay?" After thinking about it, Fu Yuqiang clearly rejected Mao Shiming's intention to surrender. Perhaps from now on, he has already known what will be the fate of Mao Shiming.

“Mayor Fu…” Seeing that the other party refused to help him, Mao Shiming became even more anxious.

"Okay, Minister Mao, I still have work to do, so I think you should go back first." Fu Yuqiang waved his hand, ordering him to leave. There was really no need for him to talk to someone like Mao Shiming anymore.

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In the United Front Work Department building of Zhongzhou Province, Feng Sizhe was already sitting in front of Ji Changsheng.

"Minister Ji, there is something I want to verify with you." Feng Sizhe said politely. Although the other person was not as influential as himself, they were still at the same level. If he wanted to ask something, he had to use a proper method.

"Haha, Secretary Feng, just ask any questions you have." Ji Changsheng said with a smile. He admired Feng Sizhe very much. Although he had always been a centrist and seldom participated in the struggle between Provincial Party Committee Secretary Guan Changxiao, Governor Tang Chengwei and Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary Lu Xianwen, the fact that he didn't say something didn't mean he didn't know. On the contrary, he understood it very well. In fact, there was a fourth force in Zhongzhou Province, which could even be said to be a very large force, and the representative of this force was Feng Sizhe.

"The situation is like this..." Feng Sizhe told everything that happened in the Zhuangcheng Municipal Government. In fact, Feng Sizhe also knew Ji Changsheng. He was a smart man. The reason he said that was because he knew how to do things in moderation. He knew his own weight, so he rarely participated in the struggle between the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government. He would only express some opinions when there was no other way. However, those opinions were based on the majority's standpoint. Based on this one point, he was a smart man. Otherwise, he would not have sat firmly in the position of the Provincial United Front Work Department Minister without having any hard connections with the upper echelons.

It was based on this principle that Feng Sizhe explained the situation directly without any concealment. Of course, he would not ask in vain. He had already thought about giving Ji Changsheng a big gift, which was to give him the position of Minister of United Front Work of Zhuangcheng City.

In fact, although Ji Changsheng is the provincial United Front Minister, he does not have the final say in all matters of the United Front Department. For example, there are many positions in the United Front Department that are not his people. Because of the struggle needs above, some cadres have to occupy the United Front Department. For example, Mao Shiming is not Ji Changsheng's confidant. He only visits him during the New Year and other festivals. As the provincial capital, the position of the United Front Minister here can be said to be quite important among the United Front Ministers in the province. If this position can be replaced by one of his own, it must be what Ji Changsheng hopes for. For this reason, Feng Sizhe came here for a year to make a gift, that is, if you help me take down Mao Shiming, you can arrange your own people to do this vacant position.

Both of them were smart people. After Feng Sizhe finished explaining the general situation, he only said, "Minister Ji, I think the position of the Minister of United Front Work of Zhuangcheng City is very important. You should personally check it. And our Zhuangcheng Municipal Committee will definitely respect Minister Ji's opinion."

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