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Chapter 553: Chapter 510: Vetoed (Third Update, Asking for Monthly Tickets)_1
 

Chen Renqing is quite irritated recently. After the Yuhai smuggling case came to light, the Provincial Government and Committee of Minan Province also bore significant responsibility and burden. In the tumultuous times of Minan Province, others are muddling through adeptly. Yet, as the chief provincial party secretary, his career prospects have dimmed. It is indeed a painful irony.

Several high-ranking officials of the Provincial Party Committee have advanced their careers. Jia Minfu has moved on and been promoted to the position of Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, while also holding the title of Politburo member. Obviously, this is a transitional arrangement ahead of the Party Congress in October. After that, Jia Minfu is surely destined to enter the Standing Committee, becoming a part of the ‘Nine Dragons’, and taking charge of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. What a prestigious role. Isn’t this what officials aspire for when they reach the provincial-ministerial level?

Let’s talk about Qiao Yiren, who has also been rightly promoted, and is now a full ministerial-level official. In his forties—a ministerial-level official. It is imaginable that his future prospects are boundless.

Even Li Taishi, the Secretary of the Minzhou Municipal Party Committee, received many benefits. He has become the Secretary of Wanghai Municipal Party Committee and has been promoted to an alternate member of the Central Committee, which brings him incredibly close to me, a full-fledged Central Committee member, in terms of party positions.

Having taken his seat, Chen Renqing glanced at the meeting attendees, then declared, “Let’s start the meeting. But before we do, let’s give a round of applause to welcome the newly appointed Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Comrade Yi Mingyang. Comrade Yi Mingyang previously served as a standing committee member of the Chunan Provincial Party Committee and as Deputy Governor of Chunan Province. He has rich experience and leadership skills. His transfer to Minan Province fully illustrates the Central Committee’s support and emphasis on our province. Now, let’s listen to Comrade Yi Mingyang.”

Yi Mingyang, around 50 years old, is undoubtedly in his prime among ministerial-level officials. Having been raised and experienced in his career in Chunan Province, his journey up to his current role has been challenging. This is the first time Yi Mingyang has left Chunan, and he seems cautious and steady.

His physical appearance exemplifies the characteristics of Chunan natives. He has dense eyebrows and slightly thick lips. His demeanor emits a sense of sincerity. Despite his height of only about 1.68 meters, he exudes a striking presence, his eyes are sharp, and there is a hint of the Chunan spirit in his bones. In China, there’s a saying describing the people of Chunan: they endure hardship, behave aggressively, and have remarkable patience. Although this might sound pejorative, it accurately depicts the character of Chunan people.

The atmosphere in the conference room is somewhat strange. Welcoming Yi Mingyang’s arrival is a duty for a provincial party secretary, the leader of the standing committee. However, usually, a simple welcome suffices. Chen Renqing’s grand introduction is, to put it in one phrase, excessively enthusiastic.

A smirk appears on Qiao Yiren’s face. What is Chen Renqing trying to achieve? Is he using this opportunity to bond with Yi Mingyang and then in order to suppress me?

Clearly, that’s unrealistic. Even if there was anything that held me back, Yi Mingyang surely wouldn’t easily cooperate with Chen Renqing. At this level, elements of both competition and cooperation exist between officials. Who depends on whom is not clearly defined.

At this moment, Yi Mingyang raises his head and smiles, “I thank all members of the standing committee and Secretary Chen for the high evaluation of me. I am both excited and nervous to have the opportunity to work in Minan. This province is a well-known economic powerhouse in the country, unlike Chunan, an inland province. There’s a lot I need to learn and understand deeply about this place. In the future, I hope my colleagues will kindly instruct me and provide me with much-needed assistance.”

As he finishes speaking, a smirk appears on Qiao Yiren’s face. Just as expected, Yi Mingyang’s words are flawless. He considers every standing committee member present, which makes everyone quite pleased.

Chen Renqing also says again, “Let’s start the meeting. The agenda for this routine standing committee meeting is to discuss personnel issues in Wanghai City. After the Yuhai smuggling case, four leaders from the standing committee in WangHai have been sacked. This scandal is a disgrace to us in Minan Province. These individuals are not worthy of being party members. Currently, the work of the city party committee in WangHai is temporarily chaired by Comrade Li Taishi. Vacant positions include a full-time deputy secretary, a mayor, a deputy mayor, and the secretary of the city party committee. The aim of today’s discussion is to determine the new full-time deputy secretary, deputy mayor, and the secretary of the city party committee. We will then nominate candidates for the positions of deputy secretary of the city party committee and the mayor, and submit the nominations to the Central Committee for final decision. A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day, just as a family cannot be without a head for a single day. Wang Hai City is at the forefront of our province’s economic development and reform, and the economic development of WangHai City influences the entire province. Everyone here must strive to be responsible for Wanghai City, Minan Province, and our people. We need to select officials whom the people universally acknowledge. Well, our party has always emphasized democratic centralism. As we are being democratic, feel free to speak your mind. You may nominate any candidate you deem suitable. Comrade Taishi, as the Secretary of Wanghai Municipal Party Committee, the personnel adjustments you propose will impact the future development of Wanghai City. Let’s hear your views first.”

Li Taishi’s name was called. He moved slightly. In the system, humbleness, caution, and modesty are valued on ordinary days. However, if you don’t fight when you should, it gives people the impression that you can be easily bullied. This is what is meant by the term ‘competitive’. There is always something to compete for within the system. It is a competitive process, including both healthy and malicious competition. Relying on someone powerful—that’s the very basis and guarantee of competition.

Under these circumstances, Li Taishi must compete. Immediately, Li Taishi started, “Regarding personnel arrangement and adjustments in Wanghai City, the city committee has held a standing committee meeting specifically to discuss this issue. For the arrangement for the new deputy secretary of the city party committee, we recommend Comrade Qi Siyuan, the Secretary of City Discipline Inspection Commission. We recommend Liu Gaohua, the vice mayor of Minzhou City, to be transferred to Wanghai City to take charge of industrial affairs as the deputy mayor, and to join the standing committee of Wanghai City Party Committee. Furthermore, we recommend comrade Yi Chang, the present deputy secretary-general of Wanghai City Party Committee, to serve as the secretary-general. For the vacant position of the secretary of the city disciplinary commission, we recommend Deputy Secretary Gao Wei to succeed. In the Yuhai smuggling case, Comrade Gao Wei performed exceptionally. His ability has been acknowledged by Liu Wei, the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. I believe he can handle this role.”

After a brief pause, Li Taishi continued, “Regarding the candidate for mayor, I recommend Comrade Nie Zhenbang. Despite Nie Zhenbang’s youth, he satisfies the requirements for promotion in all aspects. Moreover, Nie Zhenbang has done an exceptional job on the economic front. The Xinli model and Liangxi’s development are all Nie Zhenbang’s work. Now that Wanghai City is ready for development, I suggest that Comrade Nie Zhenbang take over the role of mayor. As for the executive deputy mayor position that will be vacant due to Mayor Nie’s promotion, I suggest that Deputy Mayor Li Xiangtian take over.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the other standing committee members’ faces changed color. This Li Taishi, his appetite was too large, desiring so much power, not giving others a chance. In Wanghai City, with this adjustment here and recommendation there, the positions involved totaled six. All of these cadres were promoted from Wanghai City. Wasn’t this making the other standing committee members of the provincial committee slog?

In the bureaucratic system, a balance was valued, advocating for a distribution of spoils. Now, Li Taishi’s words had enraged many committee members.

Among the recommended candidates, Liu Gaohua was untouchable. Everyone knew that he was Li Taishi’s trusted confidante during his tenure in Minzhou. This move to Wanghai City would certainly be better than his tenure in Minzhou. This was settled. In addition, Yi Chang’s position need not be changed either. The position of Municipal Committee Secretary may sound fine, offering the status of Municipal Standing Committee member, but in reality, this was merely the chief steward of the Municipal Committee. Without the alignment of the Municipal Committee Secretary, things wouldn’t go well.

In addition, the position of the Secretary of the Municipal Disciplinary Committee could be given to Qi Siyuan, a major contributor in the Yuhai smuggling case. Not rewarding him would be unacceptable.

These were the calculations many members of the provincial committee made in their minds. Silence. After a moment of silence. Lin Hourong, the Executive Vice Governor, slowly spoke, “I agree with the majority of Comrade Taishi’s recommendations. However, I do have different opinions on Comrade Gao Wei serving as the Secretary of Wanghai City Disciplinary Committee and Comrade Nie Zhenbang serving as the mayor.”

Seeing Lin Hourong speak, Chen Renqing was expressionless, but in his eyes, there was a hint of indifference. This time, Lin Hourong originally had a great chance to become the governor, but it didn’t occur to him that Qiao Yiren sprang up unexpectedly, and swiftly took advantage on the Yuhai smuggling case. This was also a part of the plan, but there was also the idea of having a full-time deputy secretary. However, a transfer from Chunan Province suddenly occurred, and Lin Hourong became the second most hated person in the Yuhai case after Chen Renqing. Nie Zhenbang and Gao Wei were the key players in the Yuhai case. It would be extremely strange if Lin Hourong agreed.

Pausing for a moment, Lin Hourong continued, “First of all, Comrade Gao Wei, who has been promoted to Deputy Department level officials, has not even been in this position for a year. This clearly violates the rules. I think Comrade Jiang Huguang, the Secretary of the Minxi City Disciplinary Committee, is very good.”

Upon hearing these words, Qiao Yiren’s face changed. Jiang Huguang was the trusted subordinate of the Provincial Disciplinary Committee Secretary Ding Jiashu. He used to be the secretary of Ding Jiashu. Lin Hourong was trying to curry favor with others but not harming himself.

Jiang Huguang, as the Secretary of the Minxi City Disciplinary Committee, had the level of a deputy hall, moving to Wanghai City would be considered a promotion. Ding Jiashu had no reason to refuse.

However, Qiao Yiren could do nothing. Gao Wei was not qualified enough. If no one opposed, a breakthrough promotion could be arranged. But at this time, it could only be resolved by the Gao family.

As expected, the proposal for Gao Wei was immediately vetoed. Finally, Lin Hourong continued, “As for Comrade Nie Zhenbang, I still think he’s a bit too young.”

Regarding Nie Zhenbang, Lin Hourong had no room for criticism. Now, he could only comment on his age. A deputy department-level official under thirty, who was also a party and government leader at the local level, was indeed shocking.

Just as Qiao Yiren was about to speak, Chen Renqing suddenly said, “Comrade Hourong’s opinion is good, a responsible attitude indeed. Comrade Nie Zhenbang, I think, still needs a bit of tempering.”

This sentence was equivalent to a veto.

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