Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Of course, it is not easy to be the county magistrate. Fang Xianzhi understood it immediately. Since he had to give benefits to Secretary Sun to make way for him, did it mean that no matter whether he or Feng Sizhe gave way, the other party would have to pay a certain amount of benefits? However, he did not have much say now and did not have a strong background in the city. What could he use to exchange with Feng Sizhe or make him give in? Fang Xianzhi fell into deep thought for a while.

Fang Xianzhi didn't say anything, and Feng Sizhe was not in a hurry either. He just sat there sipping tea and looking at County Magistrate Fang. He believed that when the other party couldn't figure it out, he would ask him what to do next. When faced with issues involving his own interests, he believed that the county magistrate would condescend to ask for advice from him, the deputy county magistrate.

He lowered his head and took a pack of cigarettes. He reached out and took out a cigarette, lit it, slowly put it to his mouth and took a deep puff. Sun Shizhe finally asked, "County Magistrate Feng, if I want He Zhuhua to nominate a candidate for deputy secretary and report it to the Municipal Party Committee, what else do I need to do?"

After thinking about it, Fang Xianzhi decided that he could not give up the position of deputy secretary. The reason was simple. If he could not take the position of deputy secretary this time, he would lose his credibility in front of He Zhuhua. If so, their previous alliance would be gone. At that time, he would become a lonely man. From then on, no one would listen to him in the county party committee and county government. For this reason, he had to fight hard for the nomination of deputy secretary. He had no choice.

If he missed this opportunity to help He Zhuhua, he would have no chance of turning the tables. Even if he was the county magistrate, no one below would listen to him. In the end, he was just a figurehead, and it was unclear whether his words could even be heard outside the county party committee and government compound.

Feng Sizhe seized this opportunity and determined Fang Xianzhi's intentions, so he dared to come and negotiate with him. He also believed that after he put forward the conditions, he would definitely get Fang Xianzhi's approval. As I said, he had no choice.

"County Magistrate Fang has thought it through. If He Zhuhua's nomination is passed by the county committee, then Comrade Jia Bin, whom I nominated, must be compensated. In addition, there are some other things that require the support and approval of County Magistrate Fang." Feng Sizhe asked Fang Xianzhi in a confirmatory manner. He wanted to let the other party understand that he could help him with this matter, but he also had to make an effort.

Fang Xianzhi raised his hand and pressed the cigarette butt in his hand into the ashtray on the table, then raised his head and said, "Okay, as long as my nomination can pass the county party committee standing committee and eventually be appointed by the municipal party committee, then County Magistrate Feng can speak out whatever he thinks.

Fang Xianzhi was very smart and deliberately added the words "appointed by the municipal party committee". That was because he knew that Feng Sizhe was very popular in the city. With his help, not only would he be able to pass the county party committee standing committee meeting, but there would also be no suspense about the municipal party committee appointment.

"Okay, then I will tell you the truth." Feng Sizhe stood up and looked at Fang Xianzhi seriously. He knew that he and the county magistrate had formed a temporary alliance, which was equivalent to taking the first step towards success.

In the following time, Feng Sizhe and Fang Xianzhi stayed in the office for more than half an hour, and then they walked out of the office together and went straight to Secretary Sun Shicun's office on the third floor. It was obvious that the two had reached a tacit understanding and were going to discuss the next matter with Secretary Sun.

Secretary Wu Lei could not see any useful information from Fang Xianzhi's face. County Chief Fang's face was still so calm, neither excited nor discouraged. But in fact, only he knew how much he had paid for the nomination of this deputy secretary.

The three of them talked in Secretary Sun's office until the end of get off work time. Sun Shicun's face changed from gloomy at first to excited nodding later. This proves that Sun Chengcun will also gain a lot of benefits from this matter. The alliance of three people has reached a temporary unity.

Feng Sizhe, who returned to the guesthouse from the county party committee building, was obviously still a little excited. His smiling face made Susie, who was cleaning the house, feel a little strange. In her impression, the young county chief Feng rarely showed his emotions, but today he was so happy. She couldn't help but ask, "County chief Feng, do you have anything happy that you can tell me so that I can share it with you?"

"Oh, haha, go back and tell Li Shuang that you have officially become an employee of the county guesthouse from today, and you will also be paid by the emperor in the future." Feng Sizhe said to Su Qian with a smile. Originally, she still needed to be evaluated for a period of time before she could become a regular employee, at least the three-month probation period was a problem. But Feng Sizhe was happy today and didn't care about this little thing. With his current voice in Dahu County, this matter was actually very simple.

In that era, being able to eat the emperor's food was obviously an exciting thing. After hearing that she was now a formal employee of the guesthouse, Susie could not help but say with great joy, "Thank you, County Magistrate Feng, thank you, County Magistrate Feng."

"Haha, okay, I'll let you off work early today. Go share this good news with Li Shuang." Feng Sizhe waved his hand. Thinking that he still had to make a few phone calls and discuss some things with a few people, he thought of letting Susie leave early.

After Susie left, Feng Sizhe picked up the phone on his desk and started to make calls. The call lasted for nearly an hour. During this time, he told several leaders his final thoughts and reported on the matter that the county committee had basically agreed on. Until the end, Feng Sizhe made another call to the county, "Director Li, this is Feng Sizhe. If you are free, can you come to the guesthouse? I have something to discuss with you. Yes... now."

The next morning, before nine o'clock, it seemed that everyone was going from one office to another, even Feng Sizhe himself went to the offices of Wu Guangrong, Jia Bin and Lin Jili.

As soon as nine o'clock arrived, Li Yige, director of the county party committee office, began to notify people of the meeting.

Because all the Standing Committee members work on the second and third floors, it is very easy to call everyone to a meeting. After a while, everyone came to the small conference room on the third floor and sat down according to their respective seats, sitting there quietly.

The meeting was chaired by the county party secretary Sun Shicun as usual. After taking a deep sip of tea, Secretary Sun said slowly, "Today's meeting has only one topic, which is to report the candidate for the county party deputy secretary as required by the municipal party committee. Because the county is pressing us, we will start the meeting now. Now, please allow Director Li to announce the meeting progress."

Li Yige, director of the county party committee office, stood up, nodded to the crowd and said, "Okay, now we will proceed to the voting phase. Comrades who support the recommendation of Comrade Jia Bin, Minister of United Front Work, as deputy secretary of the county party committee, please raise your hands."

After Li Yi Ge finished speaking, several people turned their eyes to Feng Sizhe, because if things went as expected, County Magistrate Feng would definitely lead the crowd in raising hands, and then it would come down to everyone's votes.

Qi Hengsan, Yang Chao and Niu Daxin were still very confident, because the county party secretary Sun Shicun had already assured them in advance that he would support Niu Daxin at the meeting, and he would also bring Director Li to vote. In this way, Niu Daxin's supporters would have five votes, which would surely beat the four votes of Jia Bin recommended by Feng Sizhe and the three votes of He Zhuhua recommended by Fang Xianzhi. He deservedly became the reserve deputy secretary with the most votes. Although a large number of votes does not necessarily mean that Niu Daxin will be qualified for this position, his name will be ranked first when reporting to the municipal party committee, which is still quite convincing.

"Please raise your hands if you support Comrade Jia Bin as the deputy secretary of the county party committee." Li Yi Ge's voice came again, pulling Qi Hengsan and others back to their senses. Only then did they realize that something was a little wrong, as no one raised their hands after Li Yi Ge's words.

Jia Bin didn't even get a single vote. Although this seemed to be a good thing, Qi Hengsan and others felt vaguely uneasy because things were not as they had imagined. It was as if something had gone wrong, but they couldn't figure out what the problem was.

"No one supports Comrade Jia Bin, so can Secretary Sun say that the recommendation of Comrade Jia Bin will be terminated?" Li Yi Ge saw that no one raised their hand, so he turned around and asked Sun Shicun.

"Well, then let's treat it as abstention, and Comrade Jia Bin's name will not be reported to the Municipal Party Committee." Sun Shicun nodded to Li Yi Ge, agreeing with his opinion.

"Okay, Comrade Jia Bin abstains from voting. Now please raise your hands if you support Comrade Niu Daxin as the deputy secretary of the county party committee." After saying this, Li Yige glanced at Sun Shicun and raised his hand without saying anything. After Qi Hengsan and Yang Chao raised their hands, the county party secretary Sun Shicun also raised his hand to express his opinion.

"Four votes in total." Li Yi Ge announced the result after taking a look.

Niu Daxin himself was excited for a moment, and looked at Secretary Sun and Li Yi'ge with gratitude, which was obviously a silent thanks to them for their support.

However, Yang Chao and Qi Hengsan who were sitting there did feel something. Although Secretary Sun fulfilled his promise and brought Director Li to vote for Niu Daxin, something was wrong. At least something went wrong in some link. They seemed to have sensed something.

"Comrade Niu Daxin has four votes. Now, please raise your hands if you are a standing committee member who supports Comrade He Zhuhua as deputy secretary of the county party committee." Li Yi Ge said in a businesslike manner.