Excellent little farmer

I was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, but couldn't fall asleep. I simply turned over and sat up, turned on the lamp, picked up the thread-bound booklet from the bedside table, opened the first page, and saw the three words "precept, lust, and evil". I was a little dazed, recalling what happened that day in Qingyun Temple, and secretly thought to myself that Master Miaoke was really evil. Could the gift of the book be considered a warning?

Turning over the yellowed pages, I read carefully. Here are some short stories recorded in Buddhist scriptures. Most of them are absurd, but very interesting and thought-provoking. They are in line with the Confucian philosophy of "preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires." The principles are very similar. I read a short story about persuading people to quit drinking and found it very interesting.

The story is that there once was a layman who, after taking the Five Precepts, was pure-hearted, charitable, and widely praised by his neighbors. But one day, when he came home from a foreign place, he felt dry and wanted to drink water, but he couldn't. He mistakenly brought a bottle of wine over, and after taking a sip, he realized that what he was drinking was wine. However, because he was too thirsty at the time, he simply broke the rule and drank it all. As a result, he soon became a little smokey. Xun Yu was drunk.

Coincidentally, when he was unconscious, a chicken from a neighbor's house ran over. After drinking wine, the layman felt hungry, so he took a kitchen knife and killed the chicken for dinner. But when he was full of wine and food, the beautiful neighbor's wife knocked on the door looking for chickens. On a whim, he pushed her to the ground and did a good deed. After the incident, he was reported to the government by his neighbors. He was so frightened that he began to lie, claiming that he had not done any of these bad things.

There is a beautiful line of small characters below the story, which reads: A layman who originally kept a pure mind committed the four fundamental precepts of murder, theft, sexual immorality, and deceit simply because he accidentally drank alcohol. This is a pity, and practitioners should refrain from doing so. Yes, wonderful.

I smiled slightly, touched a signature pen, drew a wavy line under this line, and wrote: "Master is wrong. The layman has a chicken in his heart and a beautiful neighbor's wife. The only thing he lacks is a pot of courage. Drinking wine, desires need to be resolved, but cannot be suppressed, otherwise the harder you press, the higher you will bounce."

After I finished writing, I held the pen in my mouth, and when I was scrolling down, the phone beside my pillow vibrated violently. I threw the booklet aside, picked up the phone, and pulled out the text message, only to see it was Song Jiaqi. It was sent with the words: "Xiaoquan, are you asleep?"

I smiled and replied quickly: "Not yet, I'm reading a book."

Not long after the text message was sent, a pleasant ringtone rang. After the call was connected, Song Jiaqi's voice came over: "Xiaoquan, I just came back from the hospital."

I was startled and asked quickly: "Why, the old man is in some condition again?"

Song Jiaqi sighed and said quietly: "It's okay, grandpa. It was our dad. He fainted in the study. Fortunately, he was found in time and sent to the hospital. He was finally rescued. The whole family breathed a sigh of relief. This incident I haven’t dared to tell grandpa about it yet!”

I was stunned for a long time, with mixed feelings in my heart, and hesitantly said: "How could it be so serious?"

Song Jiaqi brushed her hair, walked to the window and sat down, sighing: "Maybe the pressure is too much. On the way back, I heard Uncle Cai say that a lot of things have happened in the capital recently, and the burden on our father's shoulders is The burden is too heavy.”

I fell silent and closed my eyes. Wang Zefeng's faces appeared in my mind. Some were serious and cold, some were sad and melancholy, and some were kind and smiling. They were all overlapped and swaying gently in front of my eyes. At this moment, I His mood was extremely complicated, and he didn't know what to say for a while. After a while, he said softly: "Since the condition is serious, the operation must be performed as soon as possible. It is not an option to delay it like this."

Song Jiaqi looked out the window and whispered: "I don't dare. If our father has surgery, he will have to recuperate for at least half a year. During these six months, I am afraid that people will take advantage of the loopholes, and it will be difficult when he comes back."

I frowned and said softly: "If you really can't do it, just retreat as soon as possible. Why are you holding on?"

Song Jiaqi smiled bitterly and said, "Our father has a stubborn temper and no one can persuade him."

I immediately felt a headache and sighed, "Okay, I'll make a call tomorrow."

Song Jiaqi'Hmm! ’ made a sound and whispered: “Be careful what you say! Don’t talk back.”

I nodded lightly and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I know what to do."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, then hung up the phone. I turned off the desk lamp, lit a cigarette, and started smoking. After a while, I put out the cigarette butt, threw it into the ashtray, and covered it with a quilt. His head fell into a deep sleep.

After going to work, I convened a committee meeting and listened to reports on recent work from several members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. After returning to the office, I chatted with Zhu Wenxiu for half an hour and handed over some tasks.

After Zhu Wenxiu went out, I picked up my mobile phone, entered the rest room in the office, sat on the bedside and dialed Wang Zefeng's number. I took a deep breath, stabilized my mood, and said as calmly as possible: "Secretary Wang, hello, are you feeling better?"

"I'm fine, don't worry." Wang Zefeng's tone was very calm, and there was no emotion in his voice.

I frowned, and for some reason, an unknown fire arose in my heart. I said angrily, "If it doesn't work, just do surgery. If this continues, I'm afraid it will get worse and worse."

Wang Zefeng's hearty laughter came over the phone. After a while, he softened his tone and said softly: "Xiaoquan, I'm very happy that you called me. Let's put aside the surgery. Now is not the time."

I sighed, frowned and asked, "Is there something going on in the capital?"

Wang Zefeng slowly got out of bed, walked to the window with his mobile phone in hand, and said worriedly: "It's not just the capital, the situation in Weibei Province is even more serious. Your Uncle Li can't stand it anymore, and I'm afraid he will have to leave early. ”

I was secretly surprised. I knew that the Uncle Li that Wang Zefeng was talking about was Li Zongtang, the provincial party secretary of Weibei Province. This man was also the most trusted official in the border areas that the Wang family relied on. His early retirement would definitely disrupt the Wang family's development. The original deployment will even have a direct impact on the layout of the capital.

"Are the Chen family and Tang family causing trouble behind the scenes?"

I asked cautiously. When he was in the capital, he had heard Wang Youjiang mention some circumstances about the Li Haochen case, and he also knew that in Weibei Province, it was these two heavyweights who were fighting against Li Zongtang.

Wang Zefeng coughed a few times, picked up the tea cup, blew lightly, and said calmly: "Yes! Aggressive. The two of them have made great moves recently and have received strong support from above."

"Secretary Ye, do you need me to do anything?" Even though I knew that I was of no use in this level of competition, I couldn't help but asked anxiously.

Wang Zefeng smiled slightly and did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he took a sip of tea, looked at the scenery in the distance, thought about it seriously, and said softly: "It's not necessary for the time being. You can work peacefully in Jiangzhou. Really When the critical moment comes, I will ask Uncle Cai to find you."

"Okay." I took out a cigarette, stuffed it into my mouth, lit it, frowned and took a puff. I knew very well that the intention of Wang Zefeng's words was undoubtedly to comfort himself, for fear of hurting my mood. Self-esteem.

However, Wang Zefeng's next words shook his spirit and said: "Xiaoquan, you must be mentally prepared to leave Jiangzhou. If the counterattack still doesn't work, we can only transfer you there. There are some things , after all, I feel more at ease if my family does it.”

My eyes lit up and I asked tentatively: "Weibei?"

Wang Zefeng squinted his eyes, smiled slightly, and said calmly: "Magic City!"

The anti-gang and evil activities in Minjiang City lasted for more than a month and attracted great attention. Not only Minjiang City, but also several media in the province also made follow-up reports. After receiving the news, Secretary Hao of the Provincial Party Committee also made a statement. In order to make it clear that Minjiang City’s anti-gang and evil campaign is good, popular and worthy of promotion.

Now that the tone has been set, other regions have responded and taken similar actions. It has been lively for a while. After Director Liu of the Provincial Public Security Department visited Minjiang for an inspection, this special governance activity finally came to an end. .

After a vigorous crackdown, most of the gang-related gangsters in Minjiang City were arrested. Only a handful of special characters with a keen sense of smell had already escaped before the public security system launched the operation. Even so, the operation still achieved remarkable results. Received commendation from the leaders of the Public Security Department.

After being passive in gambling cases, Minjiang City’s public security officers, under the direct leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, successfully made a great turnaround, boosted morale, and won praise from the people. Newspapers He even claimed that Minjiang’s social security was about to enter the best period since the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

However, few people know that although the vigorous anti-gang campaign has ended, a quiet competition has just begun. The gangs naturally involve some unscrupulous businessmen, and through interrogation of these unscrupulous businessmen, they also bring out Some 'problem officials' are the real targets of this crackdown.