Chapter 127: Retreating Again
Feng Sichu actually backed down, and when it came to such a big thing as power in his hands, he also made concessions. I don't know if he really didn't understand what everyone meant or if he was just afraid of Qi Hengsan and didn't want to oppose him, so he softened at this critical moment. In short, after he said these words, his prestige instantly fell to its lowest point, and everyone's gaze at him was filled with helplessness, sarcasm, and sympathy.
Feng Siche's words ultimately leaned towards Qi Hengsan, which was not expected by Fang Xianzhi. At this moment, looking at the smug face of Vice County Magistrate Qi, County Magistrate Fang could only shake his head and say, "Alright, since Comrade Feng Siche has this idea and everyone agrees, let's take a look around first and get familiar with the situation before discussing further. However, as the deputy county magistrate sent by the higher authorities, Comrade Feng Siche still has a heavy burden on his shoulders. I hope you can seize the time to quickly become familiar with Dahulu County and soon be able to fully devote yourself to your work."
Facing Feng Siche's initiative to back down, Fang Xianzhi can say nothing. The parties concerned with his interests are not in a hurry, and if he insists on holding on, it would be the emperor who is not anxious but the eunuch is.
A government meeting that should have taken away Qi Hengsan's power ended in a complete defeat for Fang Xianzhi. Originally, County Magistrate Fang thought that if Qi Hengsan and others didn't agree, he would give some of the work to Feng Sichao, and no matter what, this time he would also grasp back some power and take back some important tasks. However, in the end, nothing was grasped, and it was a somewhat unexpected result.
Zhi Hengsan hummed a tune as he returned to his office after the meeting, he really didn't expect that the young man from Beijing would be so timid, just two people made a surprise attack on him and he retreated. It seems that he is indeed a political rookie, lacking in political wisdom and timid like a mouse, it's really unknown what his superiors were thinking when they sent him here.
Soon, the news of Feng Sizhe's concession at the government office meeting spread throughout the county committee compound. Suddenly, everyone was gathered in twos and threes discussing the young executive vice mayor who had a tall and handsome stature but a timid heart like an old mouse. Even some leading cadres of the county committee heard the news and just shook their heads, thinking that Feng Sizhe was not worth worrying about.
It can be said that after experiencing this incident, everyone did not look good on him, but the entire county committee had only two people who were more concerned about Feng Sicheng. To say that their positions are very low, one is He Wenbao, who has been the deputy director of the government office for 15 years and had lunch with him just now, and the other is Zhou Xingxing, who has always been in the county committee secretary's office.
Although these two people are no longer related now, they both saw many things that others can't see at the same time, which is the four words "hide one's light and bide one's time".
It's true that Wenbao He and Xingxing Zhou don't have a relationship now, but they both share a common trait - they were once cultured people in their own time. As intellectuals, they may look at things from a different perspective than ordinary people. Another point is that they were both suppressed in Dahu County and became people who were collectively forgotten in the corner. It was precisely because of this reason that they had ample time to observe things that others wouldn't notice, and analyze them from unique angles that others wouldn't think of. Of course, another commonality between them is that they are both enemies of Qi Hengsan. The former was because he was a romantic rival in the past, making it difficult for them to get along, while the latter was because he unintentionally ruined Vice County Chief Qi's good deed and became a thorn in his side. Their similar experiences led them to have almost identical perspectives on certain things, which allowed them to discover what made Feng Sicheng different from others.
Let's not talk about what kind of talent Feng Sicheng is, a graduate of the Central Youth League Committee, or that he is a double master's degree holder who returned from studying in the UK. Let's just say that being able to take on a deputy-level leadership position at the age of 23, if we say he has no background or connections, it's basically impossible. If he really doesn't have any background and is just an academic, then he should stay in Kyoto or the Central Committee, where he can make better use of his abilities. So why did he come to this nationally famous poor county? The reason is self-evident: it's to go to the grassroots level to temper himself, or even to create achievements. Often, the poorer the place, the more remarkable any small achievement will be, and the more attention it will attract. Now, his endurance and tolerance are precisely the manifestation of a person who is destined for great things. As the saying goes, "Heaven will only entrust great responsibilities to those who have been tempered by hardship and struggle."
