Chapter 77: A Small Surprise at the Standing Committee Meeting

  The afternoon meeting with Ouyang Xinghua was very brief, mainly because the latter was too busy, one phone call after another. However, the key point was still made clear: Ouyang Xinghua subtly expressed the possibility of going to work at the provincial party committee in the near future. Later, he also vaguely mentioned his recent interactions with Ouyang Qian, and seemed to express cautious optimism about it. This made someone's heart tighten, feeling that their path was getting further and further away from returning.

  Then Ouyang Xinghua asked him how long he planned to stay in Ziwai. Liu Siyuan thought for a moment and said that it depends on the development, but hoped to return to the provincial city within three years at most. Ouyang Xinghua nodded and said that Secretary Chen also has high hopes for you, you are still young, and should prioritize your work and career, settle down in Beixi Town and do a good job, show some achievements to everyone, and not waste Hu Secretary's and Chen Secretary's exceptional promotion of you. In any case, the experience of being the top leader is very rare.

  Liu Siyuan was reporting his thoughts to Ouyang Xinghua at the same time, in the small conference room on the top floor of Cheng'en County Party Committee, a county party committee standing committee meeting was also being held. Nine members attended, and County Party Secretary Fan Yugun sat in the middle with his back against the national flag and party emblem, scanning the other eight members who were sitting upright, and said slowly: "The next agenda item, according to the spirit of the provincial party committee and municipal party committee instructions, each level of standing committee should have at least one member from a lower-level party committee. Our county's current team does not have any comrades from lower-level townships, so the municipal organization department has asked us to recommend a candidate, well, Director Liu, you talk about the organization department's recommendation, and let's discuss it."

  Fan Yugun's voice was not loud, but when he spoke, the crows and sparrows below fell silent, so his voice sounded exceptionally clear, showing how heavy his official power was. Seeing him hand over the 'microphone' to Liu Dayuan, everyone unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

  Liu Dayuan cleared his throat, and with a slightly hoarse voice said: "The Organization Department, adhering to the principles of openness, fairness, and justice, has undergone collective discussion and unanimously recommended that Zhong Hanyun, Secretary of Chengguan Town Party Committee, be added as a member of the Chen'en County Party Committee. Please discuss, and the Organization Department will make a formal recommendation to the Ziwai City Party Committee based on the results of the discussion."

  Chengguan Town is the seat of Cheng'en County Committee and Government, and its economic indicators have always ranked first among all towns and townships under the county. Zhong Hanyun is a young cadre, 35 years old this year, but has been serving as Secretary of the Chengguan Town Party Committee for more than three years, fully meeting the organizational promotion principles, so this nomination can be said to be reasonable and uncontroversial. Moreover, Zhong Hanyun has always followed the footsteps of County Committee Secretary Fan Yugun, so several standing committee members expressed their approval.

  Just as Liu Dayuan thought it would be a unanimous vote, a discordant voice suddenly came: "I have another candidate to recommend." The speaker was Zheng Gaofeng, the county party committee member and secretary of the political and legal committee.

  Zheng Gaofeng is the youngest and most junior member of the county party committee, with a somewhat chubby appearance and an air of idleness about him. He often seems to be doing nothing in particular, and his presence in the county party committee has become increasingly weak. If he weren't also serving as the head of the county public security bureau, a position that actually holds power, he would have long since become just another faceless member of the county party committee.

  "What good candidates does Secretary Zheng have? We're all ears." Liu Dayuan said gruffly, his words still laced with sarcasm.

  Zheng Gaofeng didn't think much of his words either, and smiled: "I think Comrade Liu Siyuan, the Party Secretary of Beixi Town, is also pretty good."

  Liu Deyuan thought he was going to mention someone else, but Liu Siyuan didn't meet the conditions from any aspect, and in his heart, he looked down on Zheng Gaofeng even more. If you want to make some noise at the Standing Committee meeting, you should find a better entry point. This nomination is purely making trouble and will only make people look down on you even more.

  "Comrade Liu Siyuan is a cadre who has been exchanged from Hanjiang City, and he is also the youngest town party secretary in our county's history. If I remember correctly, he is not even 23 years old? Comrade Liu Siyuan has only been serving as the party secretary of Beixi Town for more than three months, which doesn't quite meet the organizational requirements, does it?" This was raised by Zhao Yingfeng, the deputy secretary of the county committee in charge of party and mass construction.

  "Haha." Zheng Gaofeng first laughed dryly a few times, then said: "Secretary Zhao, isn't it that there's no rule saying exchanged cadres can't be promoted? Our organizational principle is to appoint people based on merit, and has nothing to do with the cadre's affiliation. As for being young, I think Comrade Liu Siyuan's advantage is that the Central Committee has been emphasizing the youthification of cadres all along. In our Ziwai Municipal Party Committee, there are already three main leaders who are under 40 years old, what's wrong with that?"

  Zheng Gaofeng himself knew he was being unreasonable, Liu Siyuan's promotion to Deputy Director had only been a few months ago, which didn't meet the requirements for promotion in the first place. But today, Zheng Gaofeng was just in a bad mood and came to bother the Standing Committee members. So when he saw that someone actually supported him, he was greatly surprised.

  "I think Secretary Zheng said it well, appointing people based on their virtue, being young is not a problem, they have vitality." The speaker was the Minister of National Defense, Leng Feng. After he finished speaking, he exchanged a glance with Zheng Gaofeng, and both saw a hint of a smile in each other's eyes, immediately understanding that they shared the same idea, purely nonsense, just stirring up trouble.

  Fan Yugun was not unaware of what these two guys were up to, and he wasn't worried about today's agenda. With these two low-ranking standing committee members, nothing too big would come out of it. However, the performance of these two people today made him realize that perhaps he hadn't shown enough concern for them, especially Zheng Gaofeng. After all, his old man was the Secretary of the Politics and Law Committee of Hanjiang City and the Director of the Public Security Bureau, a high-ranking official at the department level. Even if he couldn't control himself now, he still had to give him some face. It seemed that in the future, he would have to make some connections with those deputy directors of the Public Security Bureau, so as not to be too excessive and let Zheng Gaofeng live a bit more comfortably.

  While Fan Yugun was thinking, other standing committee members also expressed their opinions. Without any suspense, they all supported Zhong Hanyun one-sidedly. Until the end, a big surprise happened. A soft and gentle voice slowly said: "In principle, I agree with Comrade Zhong Hanyun's nomination, but Secretary Zheng's opinion is also worth considering. My suggestion is that our county party committee can report both comrades' nominations to the municipal party committee at the same time, and let them decide."

  Fan Yugun could ignore Leng Feng and Zheng Gaofeng, but County Magistrate Jian Zhiqiu's opinion was a different matter. His mind turned quickly, and he suddenly remembered a rumor. Could it be... He glanced at Jian Zhiqiu, who had a calm expression, and sighed. He decided to give him some face while also giving Zheng Gaofeng a thin layer of respect. Fan Yugun cleared his throat, and the conference room fell silent. He was very satisfied with his own authority, and slowly spoke: "Old Jian's proposal is good, it fits the actual situation, I agree to report Comrade Zhong Hanyun and Comrade Liu Siyuan's nominations together to the municipal party committee. Do any of you comrades have other opinions?"

  The two candidates have reached a consensus, and others naturally have no opinion to express. Everyone knows the truth in their hearts, although two names are mentioned, but after comparing the conditions of the two people, the strengths and weaknesses are clear. As long as the municipal party committee leaders are not blind, they will know that one is purely here to make up the numbers, so the result will not be any different.

  The resolution of the county party committee was transmitted quickly, and Liu Siyuan, who was in Hanjiang, also received a call from Zheng Gaofeng at the first time. The latter was very excited on the phone and proudly informed him that he had been nominated as one of the candidates for the supplementary county party committee members. Then he said that it depends on the resolution of the municipal party committee next, and it depends on Li Zhexuan's performance. However, later even Zheng Gaofeng himself admitted that on the one hand, Liu Siyuan's conditions were far from those of others, and on the other hand, Li Zhexuan was new to the position and had not yet stood firm, so he might not be able to help much.

  Liu Siyuan first thanked him, then said that such a thing was unlikely, and he didn't have much expectation either. Instead, the two of them discussed it together and expressed doubts about Jian Zhiqiu's stance. Liu Siyuan suddenly had an idea and said, "Could it be that Jian Zhiqiu has a personal grudge against Zhong Hanyun?" Unfortunately, he wasn't good at gossiping, and there weren't many familiar people in the county, otherwise, they could have gone to ask around.

  Zheng Gaofeng burst out laughing and said, "Younger brother, you're absolutely right. As for this gossip news, leave it to me to dig up their ancestors' graves."

  Liu Siyuan thought for a moment, after all, he was the director of the Public Security Bureau, and he also had three mistresses in Cheng'en County. Gossiping about this matter is a woman's innate skill, Zheng Gaofeng went to ask around and it's really possible that he dug up some inside information...; Scan the WeChat QR code, everyone rushes to answer cold knowledge, get medals, win big prizes! Click on the + sign in the upper right corner of WeChat, select "Add Friend", search for the public account "qdread" to participate! Various big prizes, easy to take down!