The First Volume's Most Natural Beauty Town Secretary Chapter 33: Rising to Prominence (Part 1)
On August 19, the Soviet coup that Tang Yi had anticipated did not occur. Tang Yi was shocked and puzzled, wondering if this world was really different from what he had experienced before? Or was his past just a dream?
A few days later, Tang Yi received another call from the county government, asking him to attend a meeting of the county party committee as an observer. At that time, he understood that this was actually a disguised criticism and struggle session. As expected, the conference discussed the article "Taking Big Steps Forward in the Spring Breeze of Reform" published in People's Daily, which was essentially a response to Tang Yi's article. It was probably written by a reformist writer from the central government, with a sharp writing style that thoroughly criticized Tang Yi's article, exposing his inferior theoretical level.
In the county committee meeting room, Cheng Jianjun and several other county committee members spoke one after another, each sentence seeming to criticize Tang Yi, but actually hitting at Xiao Ri. Xiao Ri's face was as calm as water, sitting there without saying a word, chain-smoking.
However, Tang Yi did not expect that the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, Lei Hao, would also criticize him bluntly, hinting at Xiao Ri. Originally, he thought Lei Hao was Xiao Ri's person, but today he realized that even county leaders who were on good terms with Xiao Ri didn't truly become his people. It seems that Xiao Ri only maintained his authority through prestige and didn't bring out any loyal subordinates. Tang Yi sighed secretly, considering this a wake-up call for himself. His original idea was to be in harmony with Xiao Ri without forming cliques, relying on work performance to conquer others, but now he thinks it's naive.
Lei Hao finished speaking, Cheng Jianjun extinguished the cigarette butt in the ashtray and smiled at Tang Yi: "Little Tang, that article on the provincial newspaper was your doing, wasn't it? I think the writing style is quite like yours, a beautiful piece of writing, but unfortunately, the thinking is a bit off." He then turned to Xiao Ri and said: "Secretary Xiao, you also handled this matter somewhat inappropriately. How could you put your name on such a serious article that doesn't align with the central spirit? This will bring great negative impact to our work at the Yan Shan County Committee, we committee members can't understand it."
Xiao Ri puffed on his cigarette, one mouthful at a time, silent and still. The air around him was thick with smoke, causing Liu Secretary to cough repeatedly as he sat beside him.
Jingjun Cheng saw that he had completely suppressed Xiao Ri's arrogance today, and his heart was full of pride and satisfaction. He knew that this old tiger had been beaten by himself and had lost all his prestige. From now on, his work would be much easier to carry out. He didn't want to make things too difficult for Xiao Ri either. As long as he could really isolate him, it would be a success. By next year's reshuffle, he would have a good chance of switching positions with him after some activity.
Just as he was about to laugh and say a few words of comfort, the conference room door suddenly burst open with a loud bang. Secretary Xiao Zhang rushed in with a look of shock on his face: "Director Xiao, Mayor Cheng, you have to see this on TV."
"What's the panic about? Do you know this is a county committee meeting? What's wrong with you?" However, Little Zhang was his man and was usually very cautious, never so flustered before. Cheng Jianjun wanted to protect him, instructing the recording secretary to turn on the TV in the conference room, saying "Maybe it's an urgent notice from the city, there must be important news on TV". Regardless of whether it was true or not, he gave Little Zhang a way out, and indeed Little Zhang repeatedly said yes, Cheng Jianjun nodded in satisfaction.
The TV screen was CCTV, broadcasting breaking news. Looking at the round, domed building on the screen, Cheng Jianjun smiled and said: "It looks like Europe?" But what the CCTV reporter holding a microphone said next left the entire conference room in silence.
"We are reporting live from Moscow now, the Kremlin is right behind me. In the early hours of this morning, a military coup took place in Moscow, with the mutinous soldiers occupying the Kremlin. A military spokesperson said they have successfully taken control of the situation, and we are still trying to get more details."
Cheng Jianjun was stunned for a long time, looking at Tang Yi with a strange expression. What's going on? How did this guy's article come true? Just now, several members of the Politburo who criticized Tang Yi's incorrect estimate of the Soviet situation couldn't show their faces. But look, he was right! The contradictions within the Soviet Union have indeed intensified to an extreme degree, and a huge upheaval is just around the corner.
Jing Jun didn't have the heart to continue the meeting, and hastily announced its adjournment. There were many things he needed to sort out, especially since his trump card had been completely exposed this time. He had originally planned to take down Xiao Ri in one fell swoop, but who knew such an unexpected twist would occur? By the time Xiao Ri recovered from the shock, Jing Jun wouldn't be so comfortable himself.
Tang Yi finally let out a sigh of relief, but why did the time have to deviate? After thinking about it, perhaps it was because the Republic's heated debate caught the attention of the Soviets, which also affected their decision-making, so the plan had a slight deviation. This is probably the butterfly effect. It seems that in the future, he needs to pay more attention, if his own factors are added, history will change due to his unpredictable factors.
Xiao Ri gave a thumbs up as he passed by Tang Yi, but Tang Yi felt a little embarrassed. It wasn't that his political level was particularly high, it's just that he had foreseen this outcome.
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On the 21st, a CCTV program suddenly inserted breaking news, a coup occurred in the Soviet Socialist Republic Union, and conservative forces occupied the Kremlin.
In the following days, the course of history was irreversible, only with some time difference. Yeltsin and Gorbachev engaged in a struggle, finally declaring Russia's independence, with the Communist Party within its borders being an illegal organization. Everything was just as Tang Yu had imagined, except that the declaration of independence was announced earlier, on September 25th. Soviet President Gorbachev announced his resignation, transferring state power to Russian President Yeltsin. The next day, the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union passed its final resolution, declaring the end of the Soviet Union's existence, and from then on, the Soviet Union formally disintegrated.
Within the Republic, conservative forces finally gained momentum. Newspapers, radio stations, and magazines all had a conservative voice; for the first time they dominated public opinion, even middle school current events temporarily added content opposing bourgeois liberalization and preventing peaceful evolution.
The jointly signed article by Xiao Ri and Tang Yi was rehashed, but this time it was praised by conservative public opinion as "having a broad vision and a clear stance". Overnight, Xiao Ri and Tang Yi transformed from being criticized by the masses to becoming visionary figures with great political foresight.
