Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Fu Changtao had to let Feng Sizhe choose because he had to. He knew that of the two small buildings, Villa No. 8 was undoubtedly the best in terms of appearance, location and environment. But there was another problem. The first resident of Villa No. 8 was Liu Zhilong, the former member of the Standing Committee of Ducheng Province and Secretary of SW. But this person was arrested by the central government because of his problems. Liu Zhilong committed suicide in the study of Villa No. 8. Because of the seriousness of his problems, he had a great influence in the country at that time and became a model of a generation of corrupt officials.

Although the Communists are atheists, everyone wants to do things for good luck, right? Because this villa was once occupied by someone like Liu Zhilong, naturally no one who came later wanted to get involved in this bad luck, so this house has actually been empty. And because his conditions in all aspects are better than those in Building 15, Fu Changtao did not dare to make his own decision. He was worried that if he directly booked Building 15 for Feng Sizhe, he would have a problem with him when he saw that Building 8 was unoccupied. So the best way was to let him choose by himself.

Following Fu Changtao to the provincial party committee building, he looked at the environment and conditions of Building No. 8 and Building No. 15. Without mentioning other things, just from the environment, there is a small pond behind Building No. 8. In the capital province, which is famous for its heat, the summer breeze can still bring a cool feeling. There are also two sycamore trees in the courtyard of Building No. 8. This environment will remind Feng Sizhe of the Zhao family courtyard in Kyoto, and these are not available in Villa No. 15.

With such a comparison of conditions, Feng Sizhe really didn't understand why Fu Changtao was still hesitating. Wasn't it obvious that Villa No. 8 was better than Villa No. 15? Moreover, using homophonic terms, eight means prosperity, which is better than fifteen.

Things are like this sometimes. The more obvious something is, the more suspicious it makes people suspicious. Feng Sizhe didn't believe such a simple thing. Fu Changtao still needed to report to him and he needed to make the decision. His intuition told him that there must be other hidden secrets in this matter. For this reason, after looking at the two villas, he called Fu Changtao to his side and said, "Secretary Fu, tell me, Villa No. 8 is so good, why don't other provincial party committee leaders live here?"

Fu Changtao did not expect Feng Sizhe to be so sensitive and to see through the essence of the matter so quickly. He couldn't help but think in his heart, it seems that he became the acting governor before he was 40 years old, but it is definitely not as simple as relying on connections. There are so many children of central leaders, so many second-generation and third-generation reds, why can't they reach this level? It can be said that he is really capable.

It is one thing to say something, but when someone asks, it is much easier to answer passively. Fu Changtao did not intend to conceal this matter. The facts told him that it was impossible to conceal it, so when Feng Sizhe asked, he took the initiative to answer, "Acting Governor Feng, the situation is like this. The person who lived in Villa No. 8 used to be Liu Zhilong. Because of this, all provincial leaders are unwilling to live here."

When Feng Sizhe heard Liu Zhilong's name for the first time, he was stunned. He couldn't remember it immediately until his secretary Yin Fenglei thought of something and whispered a reminder in his ear. Only then did he remember this person.

It has to be said that Yin Fenglei's ability in this area is very outstanding. As long as it is information about the leader, he will never forget it after reading it once. This is also one of his abilities.

Knowing that Liu Zhilong was one of the most corrupt officials in the Republic and that he was accused by the central government after his death, Feng Sizhe understood why no one had lived here despite the good environment. It turned out that no one wanted to get into trouble.

Feng Sizhe should be the one who believes in cause and effect the most. You should know that he is a person who has been reborn. He should believe in the things in this world the most. But on some things, his ideas are very firm. In his opinion, others are others, and you are you. You can't stop doing something just because you are punished for what others did. Just like this villa No. 8, isn't it because a nationally famous corrupt official lived there? Doesn't that mean that other people can't live there? If so, wouldn't all the hospital wards be uninhabitable? God knows which hospital bed hasn't had a death?

"Okay, I'll pack up my things later. I'll live in Villa No. 8 from now on." Feng Sizhe said very firmly.

“But…” Upon hearing that Feng Sizhe had decided to live in Villa No. 8, Yin Fenglei seemed to have something to say.

"Okay, that's it." Feng Sizhe said firmly.

Fu Changtao, who was standing by, watched Feng Sizhe decide on number eight, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad, but he knew that it was the leader who had decided on it, and he just had to execute it.

That evening, in Building No. 1 of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Zheng Qinghe, member of the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee and Secretary General of the Provincial Party Committee, was respectfully reporting his work to Ji Quanyong.

"Boss, I heard that Feng Sizhe chose Villa No. 8 and has already moved in." Zheng Qinghe said excitedly. He was the first to know the news, and it was Fu Changtao who reported it to him. It seems a little unrealistic that the secretary general of a provincial government would report to the secretary general of the provincial party committee, but in fact, this is the case in the capital.

Ji Quanyong's eyes were narrowed, and he seemed to be about to fall asleep. But Zheng Qinghe, who had followed him for many years, knew very well that Ji Quanyong, who looked almost sixty years old and had white hair on his head, was not as old as he seemed on the surface, and he would take a nap at any time. All this was just an illusion. In fact, this fifty-year-old man was extremely wise. Everything he did and said had a very clear purpose. If you savored it carefully, you would find that every word he said was full of meaning and carried a deep meaning.

Sure enough, after Zheng Qinghe waited for a while, Ji Quanyong finally spoke, "You don't know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is."

These six simple words really represent Ji Quanyong's current mood. It can be seen that he is very unwelcome to Feng Sizhe's arrival. In fact, after the Baichuan Building incident, he knew that the political situation in Ducheng Province might change to a certain extent. So he immediately submitted his resignation to the central government. His purpose was very clear. He was almost sixty years old. Even if he continued to work in this position of SW secretary, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on for much longer. So instead of waiting until he was old enough to retire, it would be better to retire early and submit some conditions to the central government.

Facts have proved that Ji Quanyong's approach was indeed to turn passivity into initiative. After he took the initiative to submit his resignation to the central government, in order to make up for his loss, the higher-ups agreed to let Xu Chaoqi, whom he recommended, serve as the SW secretary. However, the central government only arranged this one item. As for his second condition, that for the sake of work stability in Ducheng Province, he hoped that the governor could also be elected from Ducheng Province, the central government did not agree. Instead, it parachuted in Feng Sizhe, and even transferred the executive vice governor who was originally expected to be a candidate for the governorship out of Ducheng, and arranged for another person named Zheng Defu to take over the post of executive vice governor.

As a result, Ji Quanyong's wishful thinking fell through. Although the central government finally only agreed to his resignation as secretary of the SW, ensuring that he would retain his position as director of the provincial people's congress and member of the provincial party committee, Ji Quanyong's heart was still unbalanced. In his opinion, the current status of Ducheng Province was entirely the result of his efforts, and he wanted the province he created to continue to move towards glory, so he should have the final say in personnel matters here. It's not that he doesn't allow the central government to parachute cadres down, but these cadres must not be full-time positions. But the appearance of Feng Sizhe completely disrupted his deployment.

After hearing someone report about the drinking contest between Feng Sizhe and Wo Lingming at the table today, and the fact that they had taken Villa No. 8 as their residence first, Ji Quanyong finally said angrily that he was ignorant of the immensity of the world.

Zheng Qinghe listened to the boss's words and a brief excitement appeared on his face. Seeing that the new governor made Ji Quanyong dissatisfied, this was exactly what he and many others wanted.

The officials of Ducheng Province have always believed in Ji Quanyong. No matter what the reason, the number of officials parachuted into Ducheng Province by the central government in recent years is indeed very small. Even if some come occasionally, they are usually in unimportant positions. Therefore, this time Ji Quanyong gave up the position of SW secretary and Xu Chaoqi took over the position of governor, which gave more people hope.

According to the previous practice, if a position is vacant, then under normal circumstances, one of the deputy ministerial-level cadres in Ducheng Province will be promoted. In this way, after the deputy ministerial-level cadre is promoted, his position will be vacant, so that a full-department-level cadre will be promoted, and this cycle will repeat. When a position is vacant, many local cadres in Ducheng Province will be able to gain strength. Zheng Qinghe also thought so. He was also thinking whether he should use this opportunity to strive for a higher position in the provincial standing committee and do some specific work?

As a secretary general of the provincial party committee, his main job is to serve the secretary SW and be a good steward of the provincial party committee. If Ji Quanyong was still there, Zheng Qinghe would have nothing to think about. Would it be wrong to follow Secretary Ji? But now Ji Quanyong has resigned from the position of secretary SW and only left the position of director of the Provincial People's Congress. So there is not much meaning for him to serve as the secretary general of the provincial party committee. For this reason, he decided to step out and see if he can do some specific work, such as the provincial propaganda minister, organization minister, or executive vice governor.