Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"I think Comrade Zhang Yang is a good choice." After thinking for a while, Xia Yu stated his candidate.

Zhang Yang is a long-established staff member of the Provincial Government Office with rich experience in local posts. He had served as a county magistrate, county party secretary, and deputy secretary of the Xichuan Municipal Party Committee, and finally as deputy secretary-general of the Provincial Government Office. But once he reached this level, he could not be promoted any further. In the final analysis, it was because he was not a member of the Ji system. In the senior levels of the Capital Province, all those who were in power and had the final say had some relationship with the Ji system. They were either promoted directly by Ji Quanyong or by his confidants. Zhang Yang was not a member of the Ji system, so it was normal for him to work as deputy secretary-general of the Provincial Government Office for six years.

Speaking of which, the staff of the provincial party committee and provincial government in the capital is very bloated. For example, there are as many as 15 provincial standing committee members and 11 deputy provincial governors. There is also a deputy secretary-general of the provincial government. Other provinces have about two of them, but there are only six in the capital. This is enough to show that the central government's policy of streamlining the staff has not been well implemented here in recent years.

"Okay, then let Comrade Zhang Yang be responsible for the specific main work first. How about this, you will talk to him on behalf of the provincial government first. Do you think it's okay?" Feng Sizhe seemed to be testing him, but in fact he was doing Xia Yu a big favor. Asking him to talk to someone on behalf of the organization was equivalent to giving him the credit. In this way, Zhang Yang would inevitably owe him a favor.

"Ah? Can I go?" Xia Yu was of course very excited when he heard this. In his heart, he admired Feng Sizhe's ability to do things, but he still pretended to be terrified on his face.

Looking at Xia Yu's expression, Feng Sizhe knew what he was thinking. In his opinion, this was not a big deal. Xia Yu supported his work, so he should give him some power. In politics, there are many relationships of use, which can also be regarded as helping relationships. Everyone helps each other and builds a community of interests. Over time, this has become a faction.

Not wanting to say more about this matter, Feng Sizhe continued, "Comrade Xia Yu, today I went to Baichuan Building and saw that the wall paint of the leisure center was peeling off and it was very ugly. It was very damaging to the image of our capital city province, so I wanted to repair it there. But after I came back, I found Comrade Zou Anlin, and he said that Comrade Ma Weigan was in charge of this matter. Unfortunately, Comrade Ma Weigan went to Kyoto to work again. What do you think we should do next?"

Feng Sizhe briefly explained what had happened, intending to tell Xia Yu that the exterior wall of Baichuan Leisure Center must be repaired, but they couldn't find the right person to handle it now. So what do you think should be done next?

Xia Yu is a man with some abilities, but he has not been able to make full use of them due to the suppression of the Discipline Department over the years. Now, after hearing about what happened, he immediately said, "Governor Feng, I think you should go directly to the Director of the Construction Department, Xu Jie. For this kind of thing, he only needs to issue a document."

"Well, your idea is good. Let's put it this way. I'll leave this matter to you. Is that ok?" Feng Sizhe looked at Xia Yu with a smile.

At this time, Xia Yu realized that Feng Sizhe had already thought about what to do. He asked himself this question just to express it through his own mouth. As the newly arrived acting governor, he had to personally direct his subordinates to do specific work when encountering a little thing. If others knew about this, they would inevitably say that he was not high-minded enough. The head of a province has many things to take care of, so how could he just do something casually for a small matter? So Feng Sizhe thought of handing the matter over to Xia Yu. If a deputy governor did such a thing, others would have less gossip.

Xia Yu knew that Feng Sizhe had planned this, but he was not angry at all, because this kind of plan was what he wanted. "Okay, I'll do it, but I'm not in charge of the construction department now, what do you think?"

"It doesn't matter. Since Comrade Ma Weigan is not here, you can take charge first. This is also a kind of training for you, isn't it? If someone asks you later, just say it was my opinion." Feng Sizhe has always been quick and decisive in doing things. Xia Yu likes power. Well, I will give you power as long as you are willing to do the work.

Xia Yu was very excited to hear that he had mastered the affairs of the Construction Department in a short time. "Yes, Governor, please rest assured. I promise to complete the task."

Well, this time, Xia Yu even skipped the last name and directly called him governor. This was enough to prove that he had a new impression of Feng Sizhe in his heart.

Actually, it's not Xia Yu's fault. He is not that keen on power. It's just that for so many years, he has been a marginalized figure in the center of politics. Now that he finally has some real power, of course he is very excited.

Feng Sizhe took advantage of Xia Yu's idea. He had just arrived in the capital and was not very familiar with many aspects of the work and situations. If he made any big moves rashly, it would inevitably cause some things to happen. In that case, if bad results came out, it would be difficult for him to deal with it. But it would be different if Xia Yu took the lead. He could conduct various analyses very clearly afterwards. Having said that, even if he did something wrong, it didn't matter. Xia Yu was the executor and the problem did not have much to do with him.

All this does not mean that Feng Sizhe is so cunning. It is true that as he gets higher and higher in his official career, he has to plan every step carefully. As for Xia Yu, he will not feel sad. The reason why he was used by others proves that he still has the capital to be used. Besides, this is also an opportunity. As long as he does things beautifully and completes them well, this can also be one of his ways to get ahead.

After leaving the governor's office, Xia Yu's excited expression slowly relaxed. When he met several staff members in the corridor who called him Vice Governor Xia, he nodded in a friendly manner. His steps were no longer as unstable and uncertain as before, but he walked towards the office of Deputy Secretary-General Zhang Yang very firmly.

Zhang Yang is drinking tea and reading newspaper in the office at this moment.

As a deputy secretary general of the provincial government office, everyone seems to have a glorious life, but in fact only he knows that his current life is ordinary and dull. Usually, nothing will come to him. His work is like those monks who just do their job. When he thinks that he may have to live like this for nearly 20 years, he feels more and more uncomfortable.

There was a knock on the office door, and Zhang Yang straightened himself up immediately. No matter what, even though he felt like slacking off, he would still act serious when there were people around, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and Xia Yu walked in. Zhang Yang saw that it was him, and he stood up immediately, "Oh, Vice Governor Xia is here, look, if you have anything to say, just give me a call, I'll come to you, why should I let you come by yourself?"

"Okay, Lao Zhang, this is not the first time I come to your place, don't say that every time." Xia Yu was in a good mood today, so he spoke more casually. In fact, he used to come to Zhang Yang's place to sit for a while when he was unsuccessful, because only when he came here could he feel respected.

This is Zhang Yang's strength. Although he knew that Xia Yu, as one of the deputy governors, did not actually have much power and had always been marginalized, he was still very respectful to him every time he saw him, which proved that he knew how to behave. It was precisely because of this that Xia Yu thought about it and proposed that he should do the specific work and sideline Fu Changtao.

After waiting for Xia Yu to take his seat, Zhang Yang did not ask what was the matter in a hurry. Instead, he took out a box of the best Tieguanyin from the drawer of his desk and said, "Vice Governor Xia, shall we drink this today?"

"Yeah." Xia Yu nodded. He was already familiar with Zhang Yang's style of doing things. As far as he knew, this person always had various kinds of tea in his drawer. He would often pour different kinds of tea for different people who came here. Of course, Tieguanyin was already the highest grade, which made him very satisfied.

This is not to say that Zhang Yang regards Xia Yu as the top leader. It is because Xia Yu is the highest-ranking cadre in his office, so this kind of good tea can only be given to him. He would like to prepare tea for other provincial leaders, but they always come to him first.

Xia Yu still didn't say anything, just watched Zhang Yang fiddling with the tea sets and practicing the tea ceremony.

As a marginalized person, Zhang Yang usually had a lot of free time. Over time, he started to learn the tea ceremony. Not to mention that his comprehension was pretty good, and his practice gave people a very profound feeling.

While Zhang Yang was showing off his tea ceremony, Xia Yu finally spoke, "I just walked out of the governor's office. He was not satisfied with the way he dealt with Comrade Chang Tao."

Zhang Yang's hands kept waving, but he was actually listening carefully to what Xia Yu said. When he heard Xia Yu calling Feng Sizhe "Governor" instead of "Acting Governor Feng" or "Governor Feng", he seemed to understand something. It seemed that the deputy governor had decided to join the new young governor. When thinking about this, he was more concerned about Xia Yu's words that Young Master Feng was not satisfied with Fu Changtao. Secretary General Fu was not to the young governor's liking. Did he have a chance?

Without giving Zhang Yang much time to imagine, Xia Yu said, "I have recommended you to the governor, and he agreed."

"Wow." The tea suddenly spilled out of the teapot. When Zhang Yang heard this, he was obviously happy. His happiness made him lose his sense of proportion. The strength in his hand weakened and the tea leaves flowed out.