Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Xiao Xie, you didn't come to Kyoto just to see me this time, right?" Looking at Xie Kaiquan, Mr. Fang said in a casual manner.

"Yes, godmother, I came to Kyoto this time and I have some official business to attend to." Xie Kaiquan did not deny it. Firstly, he was a person who would not lie, and secondly, he still had to get the support of his godmother, so he could not deny those words.

Mr. Fang, who already knew his godson's character, nodded. Then he stopped talking about official business and asked about how he had been doing in the capital during this period.

Of course Xie Kaiquan answered all the questions about his godmother. Although he said that this was because the other person was concerned about him, he still took this opportunity to explain the current situation in Ducheng Province. He told them about how Wang Zerong brought an investigation team to Ducheng and took away three provincial standing committee members. He also specifically mentioned Feng Sizhe's recent new initiative, "streamlining administration."

Mr. Fang and Ji Quanyong were listening carefully. Although they would often receive phone reports from some comrades in the capital, those reports were biased and even somewhat hostile towards Feng Sizhe. They were completely different from the fair reports of Xie Kaiquan.

"Well, the cadres of the Capital Province do need to be reorganized. I just don't know whether Comrade Feng Sizhe wants to use this opportunity to get to the bottom of Xian, or whether it is really for the good of the Capital Province?" Ji Quanyong, who was standing aside, couldn't help but ask after listening to what Xie Kaiquan said.

In fact, no one knows the Capital Province better than Ji Quanyong. After all, he has worked and lived there for so many years. Even more than half of the department-level cadres in the Capital Province were promoted by him personally. Although he did not promote the rest, he did not stop them either. It can be said that there is not a single senior cadre in the entire Capital Province that he does not know well. Therefore, he knows best what the atmosphere of the gambling scene there is like and whether it should be rectified.

Ji Quanyong also has many ideas about the capital province, one of which is to rectify the administration there. He also knows that if a region is always ruled by the same people for a long time, it will inevitably make its development direction too single, and even some problems and defects will exist. Because the same people are always in power, over time, these people will develop arrogant habits, and will naturally lose some of their passionate impulses and the courage to reform. In addition, some wrong decisions will not be so easily discovered. After all, letting one's own people investigate one's own people usually will not produce any results. This will cause some wrong decisions to continue, which is not a good thing.

Although he had such an idea, Ji Quanyong was never able to realize it. The reason was that most of those cadres had various relationships with him. As the saying goes, the back of the hand is all flesh and blood, and he felt reluctant to deal with anyone of them.

Thus, although this idea had been proposed, it had never been realized, which made the administration of the capital province somewhat unclear, and even some officials who had no ability but relied on connections to survive here could also obtain soil for survival. Now Feng Sizhe decided to start from this aspect, and Ji Quanyong thought this was correct, but he doubted what Feng Sizhe's motive was.

If it is really for the good of the capital and the province, it may not be a bad thing to rectify the officialdom, but if it is done with the intention of striking down certain forces, the result will be unsatisfactory.

"It should be for the good of Ducheng Province. I have discussed these issues with Governor Feng before, and he told me clearly that he only values ​​the ability of officials, and he does not care about the background of these cadres. Even if this person is a local cadre from our Ducheng, as long as he has the ability to work, he will continue to use him. On the contrary, no matter what this person's background is, as long as he is a mediocre official, he will not show mercy." Xie Kaiquan gave a certain answer to this question.

Xie Kaiquan was talking about the local cadres in the capital, actually referring to the Ji faction, but he couldn't say it directly in front of Ji Quanyong.

"That's the best." Ji Quanyong listened to Xie Kaiquan's answer and nodded. In fact, through the contact and understanding of these days, he also had a new understanding of Feng Sizhe. Apart from anything else, on the issue of Xichuan, Governor Feng was so persistent that he even insisted on his own views and practices at the risk of being suspended from his post as governor and being misunderstood and recognized by some people. This alone is something that most officials find difficult to do. It was from these things that he felt that Feng Sizhe was a pragmatic cadre, not a person who only wanted power and would do anything to achieve his goals.

"Okay, okay, the problems in the Capital Province are not what we should worry about. There are other comrades there. Let them handle any matters." Mr. Fang on the side seemed to be very open-minded and showed that he was not very concerned about the affairs of the Capital Province.

In fact, since Fang came to Kyoto, her attention has shifted. After coming to Kyoto, she realized that her overall view was not very good before, and her vision was limited to the capital. But after coming to Kyoto and seeing the overall situation of the country, she realized that the capital province is just a point in the overall situation. No matter how this place develops, no matter who has the final say, it will not play a big role in the overall situation of the country. Fortunately, she thought that occupying the capital would give her a greater say, but now she knows that it is just because the central government does not agree with her. Otherwise, how could she live in the capital province for so many years?

It can be said that when she was in the capital province before, Ms. Fang was still grateful for herself for concentrating her power in one place to protect herself. But after coming to Kyoto this time, she realized that her vision was somewhat narrow before. As far as the whole country is concerned, the capital is just a place. The central government has tolerated her for so many years, not because they are incapable of doing anything to her, but because of her previous merits, they are magnanimous and do not agree with her.

Therefore, after coming to Kyoto for some time, Mr. Fang has also actively participated in various activities of the central government, and tried his best to do things that can benefit the country and the people as long as his health permits.

With her current state of mind, of course she would show displeasure when she heard her son and godson talking about the affairs of the capital province.

The three of them sat here chatting about family matters. Not long after, Afang prepared the food, and the three of them sat down to eat. Taking advantage of this good atmosphere, Xie Kaiquan finally mentioned the personnel structure of the top management of Ducheng Province, and emphasized that he wanted to be the standing committee deputy governor under the recommendation of Feng Sizhe.

A member of the Standing Committee of a province is definitely one of the deputy provincial-level leaders with real power. More importantly, for any cadre with a promising future, this seems to be the only way for them. For this reason, even Mr. Fang and Ji Quanyong have expressed their importance to this matter.

Ji Quanyong said, "You used to be a member of the Standing Committee of the Capital Province, but you were forced to give up this position because of me. Now you have another chance. Needless to say, I fully support you."

When Ji Quanyong opened his mouth, Xie Kaiquan felt a warmth rushing into his heart.

Back then, because of the Baichuan Building incident, Ji Quanyong, as the provincial party secretary, had to take responsibility, so he could only serve as the director of the provincial people's congress, and he had no choice but to resign from the provincial standing committee. Now, he still had some emotions at the time, after all, they were both deputy provincial-level cadres, but whether they could become standing committee members was indeed crucial.

But due to the help given to him by the Ji family, and Xie Kaiquan being a grateful person, even though he suffered a loss in this matter, he had no choice but to accept it.

A while ago, he had completely stood on Feng Sizhe's side, even disregarding family ties. Now that he had a new position, and he had received Ji Quanyong's full support for his proposal, how could he not feel excited and moved?

"Yes, Xiao Xie, Quan Yong had no choice but to take away your position as a standing committee member at that time, and now it's time to repay you. Don't worry, I will notify the relevant departments on this matter, but you also know that I am old after all, and I am not sure whether my words will be effective. As for you, I think you should have a good talk with Feng Sizhe. Now in terms of influence in Kyoto, his ability is even not inferior to mine. Having a good relationship with him is extremely important for whether you can achieve your goal this time." After his son-in-law expressed his attitude, Mr. Fang immediately expressed his own views.

Seeing that his godmother and brother had expressed their support, Xie Kaiquan stood up from his chair with some excitement. "Godmother, brother, thank you for your trust and support. Don't worry, if I really get this position, I will definitely work hard and won't embarrass you. As for Governor Feng, don't worry. To be honest, it was he who persuaded me to come to my godmother and brother this time. He was also worried that his influence was not enough, so he hoped that you could help me, so that the success rate would be much higher."

"Oh? He asked you to come?" Ms. Fang was stunned at first, but soon nodded, "This person is not simple, Xiao Xie, you are lucky to have such a good leader, and he is so young. You must get closer to him in the future. This will be very beneficial to your future development."

Obviously, Mr. Fang's vision is much higher than that of his son-in-law Ji Quanyong and godson Xie Kaiquan. Feng Sizhe knows very well that Xie Kaiquan is his godson and has close ties with the Ji family, but he still supports him as much as possible. What does this show? It shows that Feng Sizhe only has the development and unity of Ducheng Province in his eyes. Or it may also show that he is not afraid of Xie Kaiquan's identity as a member of the Ji family. In this way, this person's confidence and even vision may have far exceeded that of an ordinary governor.