Chapter 93: The Battle That Changed the Political Situation

  The municipal party committee meeting has entered its final stage, and the last personnel agenda is only left with the appointment of the last Cheng'en County Party Committee member. Xu Yingjie felt that this was even less suspenseful than the appointment of the Beishan County Party Committee member. After introducing the resumes of Zhong Hanyun and Liu Siyuan, she said straightforwardly: "After comprehensive consideration, I think Comrade Zhong Hanyun is more suitable for the position. Comrade Liu Siyuan is still too young and needs further training and examination."

  Municipal Party Committee Secretary Chai Qiushi quickly took over and said, "I also agree with Minister Xu's opinion. Whether from the perspective of age or work experience, Comrade Zhong Hanyun is more in line with reality."

  Until this moment, Xu Yingjie still thought it was a calm and one-sided situation, but he never expected that this would be the battle that changed the entire political landscape of Ziwai City.

  Something unexpected happened soon after.

  "I think Comrade Liu Siyuan is quite good, has motivation and vitality, and is a great supplement to the Cheng'en County Party Committee with an average age that's a bit old." Peng Nanxia jumped out to sing a discordant note, which made Xu Yingjie somewhat incredulous. Just now when discussing Beishan County, he didn't even dare directly oppose Zhang Mingduan's nomination, but here in Cheng'en County, he suddenly jumped out. But soon an even more astonishing scene occurred.

  Minister of Publicity Cai Zhiwei spoke up: "Cough, cough, let me say a few words. What Secretary Peng said is reasonable. If all the members of the Standing Committee are old men like me, it would be too dull and depressing, don't you think? Hehe, this time I'll support the young people."

  In Xu Xuanjie's memory, it seems that Director Cai did not maintain a high degree of consistency with Secretary Zhang for the first time. It is unknown whether he had been getting too many massages lately and had some endocrine disorders. However, in any case, his statement changed the situation to 2:2. Fortunately, Vice Mayor Guo Aimin soon expressed his opinion: "Young comrades have a pioneering spirit, but we also need experienced old comrades to protect us, so this time I still support Comrade Zhong Hanyun."

  Just as Xu Jingjie was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Wei Dachao, the low-key vice mayor, suddenly spoke up: "Comrade Liu Siyuan, I know him. When I worked in Hanjiang City, this young comrade left a deep impression on me. Not only is he highly motivated at work, but he is also a man of great principle. He is an outstanding young cadre that our party cannot afford to lose. Therefore, I strongly support Comrade Liu Siyuan taking on an even more important position."

  Wei Dachao's words were sharp and decisive, Xu Jingjie was already a bit speechless. Although afterwards, the municipal discipline inspection secretary Shen Yingchun and the municipal political and legal committee secretary Du Yi still unexpectedly supported Zhong Hanyun, instantly changing the situation to 5:3. However, she immediately thought that the two deputy secretaries had not yet made their move. If her guess was correct, those two would obviously support Liu Sifeng. She personally found it unexpected that a young exchange cadre like Liu Sifeng could gain 5 votes of support.

  "I support Comrade Liu Siyuan!" A crisp and loud voice suddenly brought Xu Dijing back to reality from her contemplation, at this moment several standing committee members were also looking at Zhao Chugang, the military region commander in uniform, with shocked and incredulous expressions. In an instant, she finally understood why he had patiently attended the standing committee meeting today, it turned out to be for this!

  Before she could react, Li Zhexuan had already begun to speak: "The central government has been advocating for the youth of cadres for a long time, and the provincial party committee and government have also repeatedly emphasized it. However, the implementation at the local level has not been thorough enough. I hope that our city of Ziwai can set an example for other cities, establish a model, and truly put the central government's requirements into practice. Therefore, I also support Comrade Liu Siyuan."

  Yan Chuting immediately said in a calm and unhurried tone: "I think Comrade Liu Siyuan fully meets the requirements, I support Comrade Liu Siyuan's appointment." Suddenly, the situation turned from 3 to 5 straight to 6 to 5, leaving only Municipal Party Secretary Zhang Mingduan who had not yet expressed his opinion.

  Xu Jingjie couldn't help but think that it had been many years since there was such a fierce struggle at the Standing Committee meeting. She felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat, although according to convention, if the result was 6-6, the city party secretary's vote could count as two votes, so the outcome was still predictable. Zhong Hanyun would still be able to rise smoothly because everyone knew he was Fan Yugun's recommended candidate, and Fan Yugun had always closely followed Zhang Mingduan, the secretary of the municipal party committee. It was said that after the change of office, there might even be a possibility of promotion to deputy mayor.

  But anyway, Liu Siyuan can still be considered to have won honor in defeat. I believe that several standing committee members present will remember this name for a long time - the guy who almost pushed Secretary Zhang to the end of his road!

  But as the saying goes, "the world is unpredictable", today's scene was about to unfold. Under everyone's expectant gaze, Zhang Ming finally cleared his throat, scanned the room, and calmly began to speak: "Hehe, comrades, you all spoke freely just now, the atmosphere was great, everyone did a good job, so I won't express my opinion. Since that's the case, I'll go along with the majority of comrades' opinions. It is hereby formally announced that the municipal party committee has passed a resolution, and Liu Siyuan, secretary of the Beixi Town Party Committee, will take on the role of county party committee member."

  As soon as he finished speaking, there was a period of time when the entire conference room fell silent. Xu Jingjie saw Li Zhe Xuan's extremely shocked expression for the first time, and even several standing committee members instinctively touched their ears to confirm that they hadn't misheard.

  Liu Siyuan almost got the news at the first time, and four municipal committee members directly called him, namely Yan Chuting, Li Zhexuan, Wei Dachao, and Peng Nanxia. Ten minutes after the call from the four big shots was Fang Xinyi's call. She expressed her incredulous views on the phone, saying that she would carefully analyze it, and she was not sure if it was the result of Xiao Sao's excessive force. She told him to wait until she figured it out at night before contacting him again, and repeatedly warned him to be as low-key as possible now, and never to be complacent.

  After Fang Xinyu's phone call, Liu Siyuan's mobile phone was almost blown up, and countless congratulatory calls came in, including Wu Weiqiang!

  At the same time, the atmosphere in the Cheng'en County Party Committee office building was also unusually strange. Since the news from the municipal party committee arrived, Secretary Fan Yugun had locked himself in his office and refused to see anyone for three hours. According to his secretary, Secretary Fan's face looked extremely unpleasant.

  Although the county magistrate did not lock himself up, many careful people found that he was almost constantly smoking and gazing into the distance from time to time, showing that his heart was undergoing intense struggle.

  Everyone felt that this battle truly changed the political situation of the entire Ziwai City, and Cheng'en County was the first to be affected. Secretary Fan's recommended candidate did not pass for the first time, and it was under extremely advantageous circumstances. The impact on his personal prestige can be said to be huge. What's more, in the county party committee compound, there is a rumor circulating that this newly appointed standing member beat up Young Master Fan last night, completely disregarding the county party secretary.

  Liu Siyuan was also anxious in his heart, on the one hand because happiness came too suddenly, making him at a loss for what to do. On the other hand, as a 23-year-old county committee standing member, he had never heard of such a thing before, and being a pioneer would put all his actions under scrutiny from now on.

  The only one who is completely carefree and purely happy is Ouyang Qian. In her opinion, progress is always a good thing, especially when it happens early on. Liu Siyuan is only 23 years old and has already become a standing committee member of the county party committee. His future prospects are boundless. She even took the initiative to call Zheng Gaofeng and bragged about it, saying that he really had no vision and had said long ago that Siyuan would definitely rise to power.