Game within game: chess player

It snowed heavily in the capital the next morning. After breakfast, Ye Fang took Lu Jiuge to a courtyard in Nanluogu Lane. This courtyard was given to Liu Jianbai by Ye Fang.

Ye Fang is one of the few people around Liu Jianbai who can see him without making an appointment, and those who know Liu Jianbai's residence are also people close to him. After all, Liu Jianbai, who has been promoted to the top supervisor, is at the center. He has been able to participate in personnel decisions in officialdom across the country. He holds the power of life and death for cadres below the ministerial level. He can be called a sharp knife in officialdom, specializing in picking out carrion.

The person who opened the door was Liu Jianbai's driver and guard Jin Yong.

"Is Uncle Bai up?" Ye Fang asked.

"Yes." Jin Yong agreed, without saying anything else, and directly let Ye Fang and Lu Jiuge in.

Ye Fang asked Lu Jiuge to follow Jin Yong to other rooms to rest, while he went straight to Liu Jianbai's study in the backyard. Now Liu Jianbai still lives alone in the entire courtyard. His wife Guo Xiuping and her children have been living in Binhai. Their children will graduate from college next year, and she will move to the capital to live with Liu Jianbai.

"Mr. Ye's great presence is a welcome surprise." Liu Jianbai opened the door and saw Ye Fang saying with a smile.

"Uncle Bai, are you blaming me for never coming to see you? You're making fun of me." Ye Fang is now one of the few people who can speak in front of Liu Jianbai without any worries. The two of them get along very casually at least. No need for any verbal or psychological guarding.

"Come in quickly, I've made tea." Liu Jianbai said with a smile.

"I'm afraid the tea here doesn't taste good. The coffee in the Independent Commission Against Corruption in the Hong Kong movie is really bad!" Ye Fang said as he entered the study room, laughing and taking off his clothes.

Liu Jianbai laughed and scolded, "You brat, can the tea here be the same as that coffee? The tea I have here is not accessible to ordinary people. Sit down quickly."

Ye Fang sat down and tasted the Biluochun brewed by Liu Jianbai himself. Let’s not talk about the taste of the tea. Liu Jianbai brewed this cup of tea himself, so the taste would definitely not be bad. After all, in this world, Liu Jianbai could drink it himself. There are not many people making tea.

"My boy, my current status makes it inconvenient to go to Xiyuan, don't you know how to come and see me?" Liu Jianbai's identity is very sensitive now, and Ye Fang's Xiyuan is now closely watched by all forces. Once Liu Jianbai goes to this place, it will immediately arouse speculation from all parties, especially that person who just visited some time ago, so it can be said that there is an undercurrent surging under the calm lake in the capital.

"My place is not a dragon's den or a tiger's den. If you have nothing to do, just go and sit there." Ye Fang continued nonchalantly, "You know I used to travel all over the world and only recently settled down. Didn't I come to see you as soon as I have time?" "

"Xiyuan is now more powerful than Dragon Pond and Tiger's Den. Anyone who wants to go to Xiyuan must consider whether he is worthy enough. If he cannot bear the consequences, he would rather not go. Have you not noticed that there have been so few people going to your place recently? ?" Liu Jianbai smiled meaningfully.

Ye Fang took a sip of tea and said, "I'm not a member of the system, so I don't have so many scruples. I don't understand those things you mentioned, and I don't want to understand so much. It's too tiring."

Liu Jianbai shook his head with a smile and said, "You have to learn to understand even if you don't understand, otherwise sometimes what you want to do will not achieve your expected goal. Tell me, why are you here with me?"

Ye Fang did not hide anything, and directly told the whole story about Jin Province. At the same time, he handed over to Liu Jianbai all the evidence Nan Yi investigated about the corruption of Jin Province officials.

Liu Jianbai picked up the information and looked at it for a few times before putting it down and asked, "Do you want to deal with them?"

"Yeah." Ye Fang nodded.

Liu Jianbai stood up without saying anything and walked to his desk. He also took out a document from one of the drawers and handed it to Ye Fang. He pointed at the document and said, "You should also take a look at this."

Ye Fang opened the document with hesitation, and saw that it turned out to be a report letter about the inside story of Shanxi Province's officialdom. It involved many senior officials, including the fact that Li Manlin Group bribed and committed crimes. At the same time, there are some verified facts and relevant supporting evidence at the back of the document. This information is basically the same as what the Nanyi faction investigated, except that the Nanyi faction investigated it in more detail. The two reports are combined to form perfect court prosecution-related materials. .

"Is this also..."

Liu Jianbai nodded and said, "Yes, he is also from Jin Province."

"Then why not..."

"Why don't we deal with them?" Liu Jianbo paused and said, "We don't deal with them because the time is not yet ripe."

"Is it because I'm afraid of being constrained?" Ye Fang asked, seemingly enlightened.

Liu Jianbai nodded and said, "Yes, you are becoming more and more mature politically."

"Does the restriction come from above?" Ye Fang asked.

Liu Jianbai shook his head and said, "I can't say that."

"Then tell me, when can I deal with them? I can't swallow this breath." Ye Fang said directly.

Liu Jianbai held the tea and said with deep meaning, "This time can be slow or fast, it all depends on one person."

"A person! Who is it?" Ye Fang looked at Liu Jianbai and asked.

Ye Fang saw Liu Jianbai looking at him with burning eyes, pointing at himself and saying in disbelief, "You can't be talking about me, are you?!"

Liu Jianbai chuckled and said, "Yes, not entirely."

Seeing Liu Jianbai playing riddles for a long time, Ye Fang asked impatiently, "Uncle Bai, if you have something to say, just say it, okay? I really can't stand your behavior as a high-ranking official, who sees things through but doesn't tell them."

Ye Fang is the only one who can speak so unscrupulously in front of Liu Jianbai now. Even the feudal officials from all over the country dare not make a mistake when they see Liu Jianbai. They don't reply cautiously. Liu Jianbai doesn't mind Ye Fang's unreasonableness at all, but uses his words to lighten the mood. Ye Fang said, "Didn't I tell you how that person went to Xiyuan last time?"

"Ah -" Ye Fang was stunned on the spot when he heard Liu Jianbai's words. It took him a long time to slowly say, "You mean it's related to that matter?"

Liu Jianbai nodded uncertainly.

Ye Fang fell into a brief silence. He picked up the tea cup and put it to his mouth. He didn't know what he was thinking. Liu Jianbai seemed to be patiently waiting for Ye Fang to figure it out.

Ye Fang knew that this was another chain reaction caused by the passing of the baton. How did Liu Jianbai know about the private conversation between himself and Mr. W at that time? Such private conversation would never have been known to someone who was not absolutely trusted by Mr. W. of. From this, Ye Fang inferred that Liu Jianbai had completed the camp change, or that he had adapted to the new political situation and made his own choices.

This is something that is understandable. No matter how the top leadership changes, Liu Jianbai knows where his confidence comes from. If punishing the gang in Jin Province is related to the baton handover, then Ye Fang is almost certain that the leading figure among the main officials in Jin Province must be a figure in the previous baton handover camp. As for who, Ye Fang has no way of knowing.

Mr. W was not yet in control of the whole situation during the handover, so he could only compromise and suppress the handling of Shanxi provincial officials. Ye Fang didn't know how many pieces of black information Liu Jianbai had about the original camp. The only thing that was certain was that if the handover of the baton could not be completely handed over, then the matter in Jin Province would have to be dragged on until Mr. W took complete control of the situation.

After thinking about this matter, Ye Fang seemed to feel a heavy weight on his shoulders. Ye Fang didn't even know why everyone thought he could handle the old man, Uncle Min in his mother's mouth.

"Uncle Bai, why are you so sure that I can accomplish this?" Ye Fang asked humbly.

Liu Jianbai smiled slightly and said, "The current situation is like a chess game. The black and red sides are evenly matched. At this time, the horses, horses and artillery are watching, and only one soldier can cross the river. This soldier is you. You seem to be vulnerable, but in fact you have a profound foundation. You have a background and opportunities that are unparalleled by others, so you seem to be the best choice at least for now. It is no exaggeration to say that both camps are waiting and watching, and it depends on you whether you can break the deadlock."

"They say that a soldier crosses the river to become an envoy. I think I am a clay Buddha crossing the river. I cannot protect myself." Ye Fang said seriously after taking a sip of tea.

Hearing Ye Fang's words, Liu Jianbai laughed and said, "It's okay, you don't need to be so stressed. Taking a step back, even if it doesn't work, nothing will happen to you. How many people are standing behind you now, you won't I don’t know!”

Ye Fang certainly knows how many people are standing behind him. There are upstarts like Xue Yuanshan and Liu Jianbai, as well as retired bosses like Hai Lao and Ma Lao, not to mention the financial and industrial empire that Ye Fang controls. Either way can make Ye Fang escape unscathed, so Ye Fang is not worried about his own safety, he is just worried that if his shoulders cannot bear such a big responsibility, and if he delays things, he will be guilty.

"I plan to try this at the end of the year. If it doesn't work, don't blame me." Ye Fang said.

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Liu Jianbai shook his head.

After Ye Fang and Liu Jianbai chatted for a while, they suddenly asked, "Who are the backends of those officials in Jin Province?"

Liu Jianbai looked embarrassed, but still shook his head and said, "This involves some topics that cannot be discussed. Knowing too much will not do you any good."

"Just tell me, I promise not to tell anyone." Ye Fang swore with three fingers.

Liu Jianbai hesitated for a moment, sighed and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you so that you won't know if you offend someone in the future."

"Okay, let's start listening to the story." Ye Fang said with a smile.

Then Liu Jianbai told Ye Fang some secrets. Strictly speaking, they were not secrets. They were known to many aristocratic families. It was just because Ye Fang rarely walked around in these aristocratic families that not many knew about them. Also, because of Ye Fang’s The business is mainly in foreign countries, and the knowledge about some wealthy families involved in the operation of national entities is even more limited.

Liu Jianbai spent more than 40 minutes telling Ye Fang about the wealthy families in the capital. Because he learned it from Liu Jianbai's mouth, all the information was more authentic and many of them were high-level secrets. The outside world would never know. may know.

"So that's what happened." After listening to Liu Jianbai's story, Ye Fang finally understood the whole story.

These secrets can be complicated at times, and simple at times. This is actually a characteristic of the country’s political system management. If the country is compared to a company, the company has an executive committee with the highest power, which is somewhat similar to a board of directors. Due to the large scale of the company, the company's various business modules are listed. Each director on the board of directors will be in charge of a piece of the company's business. Some are in charge of oil and gas, some are in charge of electricity, some are in charge of mining resources, and some are in charge of mining resources. In charge of steel, etc.

Due to different business attributes, each subsidiary under the group is managed by leaders in charge of their own business lines. Over time, the leaders in charge gradually placed cronies in these subsidiaries, forming their own interest groups, and eventually these directors became wealthy families in the capital. For example, Jin Province is rich in coal, so it will naturally become attached to the directors of the group who manage mining resources and become a member of this chain.

If everyone on the board of directors will discuss it during their term of office, everything will be fine. After all, everyone is working for the better development of the company. As the company develops, this business line will become better and the more money it will naturally make.

Now it’s time for a major shake-up of the group’s board of directors. The chairman has been replaced, the board of directors is facing reorganization, and some directors may even quit. Exiting means handing back the power in your hands. In the process, problems will arise due to the cutting of interests. If these interests cannot be effectively balanced, problems will arise, ranging from constraints to opposition.

The current situation is that due to the change of the company's board of directors, problems have arisen during the handover of power between the old and new chairman of the board, which has led to problems in the handover of the following directors. Whether it should be paid or not, or if it is paid, it is not paid. After all, the original directors actually control the personnel of the subsidiary, which will lead to the company's administrative orders being blocked. Over time, it will of course affect the company's development.

"Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. You cannot turn them around at will. The seasonings must be just right and the heat must be controlled properly. It is really difficult for those in power." Ye Fang couldn't help but sigh.

"If you think so, you already have the foresight of a politician, and you are an official material." Liu Jianbai said with a smile.

"I can't be a high official with my personality. It's good to be a soldier. If you ask the leader for instructions more often, you will make fewer mistakes. Are you right?" Ye Fang asked rhetorically.

"Have you ever thought that if you are really a soldier, you can leverage the officialdom of Jin Province if you want? You are not even qualified to enter my door." Liu Jianbai said.

"I think it's good that I am both an official and a businessman now. I am more flexible in my actions and don't have so many worries." Ye Fang replied.

"Okay, it's up to you. No one can control you anyway. You are the head of the Ye family now. You must be careful every step you take. You are no longer fighting alone! Think twice before you act! Liu Jianbai advised.

It was already noon when Ye Fang walked out of Liu Jianbai's house. Ye Fang gained a lot from this conversation. It not only made him understand the current situation more clearly, but also made him understand better what he should do in the future.

"Ma Zhengxin...Li Manlin...I will let you dance around for a few more days, and I will definitely kill you when you come back!"