Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Yeah." After Feng Sizhe's explanation, Fang Xianzhi also relaxed a little. That was how it was. He was his deputy, so it was reasonable for him to come to see him and report to him. "Is County Magistrate Feng feeling better? I was terrified when I heard that you fell into the river while saving someone. I was thinking of asking the county hospital to drive to Huodian Township to treat you, but I didn't expect the provincial military region to send a transport plane directly. Alas, it seems that I worried for nothing. Haha, how are you? Which hospital are you staying in in Kyoto? You should be almost well now, right?"

Fang Xianzhi was smart enough. He guessed that Feng Sizhe must have something to come to him, and it was most likely about the selection of the deputy secretary of the county party committee. So he avoided the main issue and talked about feelings with him first. Of course, when talking about feelings, he did not forget to test Feng Sizhe's bottom line. He wanted to see which hospital in Kyoto the other party lived in to see if he could find out the background behind the young County Magistrate Feng.

Feng Sizhe knew all about Fang Xianzhi's tricks. When he pushed open the door and saw the scene between He Zhuhua and Li Wanli, he knew what County Magistrate Fang was worried about. It can be said that after meeting these two people, he knew what was going on, and he was sure that he had the other party. But when the meeting was about to be held tomorrow to decide on the candidate for the deputy secretary of the county party committee, Fang Xianzhi was still pretending to be deep in front of him, not only asking about his illness but also trying to find out his bottom line. Feng Sizhe smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, County Magistrate. To be honest, I don't know what happened. When I opened my eyes, I was already lying in the hospital. It was just an ordinary military hospital. After I woke up, I saw that I was fine, so I hurried back to the county. That's why I came here to report for leave to the leader."

Since you, Fang Xianzhi, are playing dumb, then Feng Sizhe will also play dumb with you, which means that I am here for no reason and am just here to cancel my leave.

Sure enough, after Feng Sizhe said this, Fang Xianzhi was a little confused about what he was doing.

If he was picked up by a military transport plane, then it was normal for him to be hospitalized in the army. It could be said that Feng Sizhe's answer was equivalent to no answer. Now seeing that Feng Sizhe also said that he was here to cancel his leave, Fang Xianzhi was a little unsure of what the other party meant. Could it be that he really didn't come for the candidate of the deputy secretary of the county party committee? Could it be that this young man was so sure that his proposal for Jia Bin to be the deputy secretary would be passed?

But it makes sense. Among the county committee members, Feng Sizhe still has more votes than himself. As a county magistrate, he only has three votes from He Zhuhua and Li Wanli, and now it seems that he still has to fight for Li Wanli's vote. On the other hand, Feng Sizhe counts as one, Wu Guangrong, Lin Jianli plus Jia Bin himself, that's four votes. He is indeed not in a dominant position in terms of votes. Thinking about it, it seems that it is difficult for him to take the initiative in the conversation with Feng Sizhe. Should he open his mouth first?

Fang Xianzhi was still hesitating, but Feng Sizhe did not give him more time. County Magistrate Feng knew very well that whoever spoke first would lose the initiative. For example, if he raised the question of the deputy secretary candidate first, Fang Xianzhi would be able to gain the upper hand and suppress him. For this reason, he could not raise the issue no matter what. He could only wait for Fang Xianzhi to speak first, so that he could put forward his own requirements and conditions while complying with the other party's wishes.

After looking up at Fang Xianzhi, he saw that the other party seemed to be hesitant. Well, Feng Sizhe decided to add some information to force the other party to speak earlier.

"Okay, my leave is over. If the county magistrate has nothing else to do, I will go back first. I still have to report to Secretary Sun." Feng Sizhe stood up slowly, smiled at Fang Xianzhi, then turned around resolutely and prepared to leave.

Standing up slowly gave Fang Xianzhi a chance to think, but now that he had stood up he had to leave quickly without any hesitation, otherwise the other party would notice something.

Feng Sizhe stood up, turned around, and walked to the door after only six or seven steps. Just as he was about to open the office door, Fang Xianzhi's voice finally rang out, "Wait, County Magistrate Feng, why are you in such a hurry to leave? I still have something to discuss with you."

Finally, Fang Xianzhi lost his patience. He wanted to wait and see if Feng Sizhe was really going to leave, or if he wanted to scare him. But now it seemed that he was really going to leave. Did he come here just to cancel his leave? No, no matter if it was true or not, time was limited now. Fang Xianzhi would not miss such a good opportunity to talk to Feng Sizhe. He finally opened his mouth and called Feng Sizhe.

Hearing Fang Xianzhi's shout, Feng Sizhe was happy in his heart. What's going on? The old fox finally lost his temper. This is the effect he wanted. Of course, if Fang Xianzhi really decided not to call him, then he could only go to He Zhuhua. He believed that as the person involved, He Zhuhua would definitely care about this matter. In the end, it would be feasible for him to pass it to Fang Xianzhi, but the effect might not be that good.

"Oh, does the county magistrate have anything else to say?" Feng Sizhe turned his head and asked pretending to be surprised.

Regardless of whether Feng Sizhe was acting or not, since he had already opened his mouth, Fang Xianzhi decided not to wait any longer. He waved his hand and asked Feng Sizhe to sit back on his chair. Then he said, "Hey, Comrade Sizhe, you should have seen it at today's Standing Committee meeting. Secretary Sun wanted to make Niu Da the new deputy secretary. This is not a good sign."

Fang Xianzhi was straightforward and directly pointed out the main point. Perhaps he also realized that time was running out. If he wanted to win, he had to join forces with Feng Sizhe, otherwise it would become more difficult for He Zhuhua to take the position.

"Yeah, I felt it too." Seeing Fang Xianzhi start to clarify the topic and speak his mind, Feng Sizhe naturally had to cooperate.

"Over the years, the reason why Dahu County has not been well developed is undoubtedly because of the local conservative forces. As a result, with the efforts of our comrades, this situation has been changed. But if Niu Daxin takes office now, does it mean that the local forces have revived? Such a good economic situation cannot be wasted. For this reason, I strongly oppose Niu Daxin's appointment. Even if Comrade Jia Bin is finally appointed as the deputy secretary, I will not watch Niu Daxin take this position."

Fang Xianzhi seemed very determined as he spoke righteously, as if his starting point was really for the future of Dahu County rather than to consolidate the strength of his own faction.

This sentence seemed to have touched Feng Sizhe, and he said excitedly after hearing this, "That's right, even if Comrade Jia Bin cannot take the position in the end, I will immediately push Minister He. In short, Niu Daxin cannot be allowed to be the deputy secretary of the county party committee."

Fang Xianzhi was very happy to hear Feng Sizhe's words, because this was the first tacit agreement between the two of them, that Niu Daxin would never be allowed to take the position. In this way, the only candidates left were Comrades He Zhuhua and Jia Bin. In other words, the next battle would be between Fang Xianzhi and Feng Sizhe.

Fang Xianzhi was very happy. The two of them joined forces to express their attitude, which was to block Niu Daxin, who was nominated by Secretary Sun, from becoming the deputy secretary. This made both of them have one less opponent. But then County Magistrate Fang was a little worried that Secretary Sun would have other ideas, so he asked tentatively, "But if we really block Niu Daxin from the door, will Secretary Sun be unhappy? If he really gets angry, will he use his veto power to reject all our proposals?"

Fang Xianzhi was right to worry like this. As the secretary of a county, his authority was not something that anyone could shake. If the people below him joined forces to deal with him, he would inevitably do something surprising under embarrassment. In 1991, the veto power of the secretary was still very powerful. At that time, some secretaries often used their privileges when they could not control the situation. It was only in later times that the slogan of democracy became louder and louder, and the veto power was gradually diluted and no longer used easily.

Feng Sizhe did not feel strange that the other party's Xianzhi would have such an idea. He even had such an idea himself. If Niu Daxin was taken down like this, where would the secretary's face be? Fortunately, Feng Sizhe had already had his own ideas about this matter. Now listening to County Magistrate Fang talking about this issue, he just laughed, "This is what I think about this matter. No matter who eventually becomes the candidate for the county magistrate and deputy secretary, his previous position will be vacant. When we get there, we will give the vacant position to Secretary Sun and let him arrange it. I think one more member of the Standing Committee is his person. Secretary Sun will not say anything about this matter, right?"

Feng Sizhe said this with a smile on his face. Fang Xianzhi laughed after thinking for a while, "This is a good deal. Secretary Sun can have one more member of the Standing Committee if he gives up this position. I think he will definitely agree to do this."

"Haha, that's it." Feng Sizhe felt that he had made a good start. Next, it would depend on how Fang Xianzhi would express his opinion. Anyway, his cards had been played.