Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In the office of Governor Du Shengzheng, the two were praised and asked to achieve better results in agricultural work in the last quarter of the calendar year.

In response to Governor Du's request, Xia Xiang and Feng Sizhe naturally promised to achieve better results. But then Du Shengzheng said something else, which made Feng Sizhe not know whether to be happy or sad. It was about Comrade Xia Xiang's work.

Du Sheng said, "Xia Xiang has been in office in Lianhua City for four years. During these four years, Lianhua City has indeed undergone great changes. This is naturally inseparable from the leadership of the municipal party committee secretary. For this reason, the provincial party committee is considering whether such a cadre can be assigned to a more important position."

The so-called more important position, to put it bluntly, is to prepare to upgrade Xia Xiang's level. This is a good thing, but Feng Sizhe and Xia Xiang saw a trace of worry in Du Shengzheng's eyes. Although he didn't say anything, they both felt something.

After coming out of Du Shengzheng's office, the two of them went to Hua Lao's home together. There, they basically got a positive answer.

Old Hua looked at Xia Xiang and Feng Sizhe, two people he admired, walking into his home, and a look of joy appeared on his face. For an old cadre who had retired and was sitting at home, it was a very gratifying thing to have subordinates who could report their work to him, which showed that he was still useful.

"Come on, Xia Xiang, Sizhe, take a seat. Haha, how come you have time to come to my place?" Mr. Hua asked with concern while asking his wife to pour tea for the two of them.

"I just happened to come to Governor Du to report on my work. Then I thought that I hadn't visited Elder Hua for a while, so I came here together. I hope I don't disturb Elder Hua." Feng Sizhe said politely. The reason why he spoke politely was because Xia Xiang was completely immersed in what Du Shengzheng had just said. What was a more important position and where would his future lie?

Old Hua also noticed that Xia Xiang was a little absent-minded, so he asked, "What's wrong, Comrade Xia Xiang, is there anything on your mind? If so, I can help you, just tell me."

Xia Xiang was very grateful for Mr. Hua's enthusiasm, but he was too embarrassed to speak. In the end, Feng Sizhe repeated what Du Shengzheng had just said and told him that Xia Xiang might leave Lianhua City.

Hearing Feng Sizhe say this, Elder Hua laughed, "Oh, is that so? That's a good thing. Both of you are capable officials. One capable official like you is enough for a city, so the provincial party committee may have considered separating you. Hey, the officialdom is like a military camp, where soldiers come and go. As public servants of the people and cadres of the country, do you have to be aware of this? That is, you can go to other places to work at any time and anywhere."

"Yes, we are aware of this, but I feel like there is something else behind Governor Du's words." Feng Sizhe certainly understood this truth, but if Xia Xiang was really going to be promoted, then the other person should be happy when he spoke. But why was his attitude a little unhappy? It was this small psychological change that Feng Sizhe and Xia Xiang did notice, which made the two of them a little nervous. This feeling told them that if Xia Xiang left Lianhua City, his destination might not be very good.

When Feng Sizhe said this, Xia Xiang's body moved noticeably, which showed that he also had the same attitude. When Hua Lao heard this, he fell into deep thought. He had a lot of feelings for Xia Xiang, who was one of the cadres he promoted when he was in office. Since he came to see him every year, he should help find out about it now that something happened. So he said, "Okay, don't worry about it. I will ask Comrade Sheng Zheng about this matter later. I will tell you when I have news."

After Mr. Hua said this, what else did Feng Sizhe and Xia Xiang have to say? They talked for a while longer and then nodded and said goodbye.

Old Hua really took this matter seriously. A few days later, he had a long talk with Du Shengzheng about Xia Xiang's future career. Then Old Hua told Xia Xiang about the situation over a phone call. Afterwards, he called Feng Sizhe again. He knew that Feng Sizhe and Xia Xiang had a good relationship, and he hoped that Feng Sizhe could comfort Xia Xiang and let him not have any mental burden.

From Mr. Hua, Feng Sizhe learned about Xia Xiang's approximate destination. He was likely to be promoted to a higher rank and become the deputy governor of a province. This was a good thing, but it was not necessarily the case for Xia Xiang.

Firstly, Xia Xiang's current position is the secretary of a city's municipal party committee, which is a high-ranking position with great power. It seems like a normal promotion for a person like him to serve as a deputy governor in the province who is not a member of the provincial party committee, but in fact, in a sense, it is a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality, because he is not a standing committee member, and it is said that there is a vacancy for the deputy governor in charge of education in the province, which means that it is very likely that he will go to the province to serve in a not very important idle position. If this is the case, he might as well serve as the secretary of the municipal party committee in Lianhua City.

Furthermore, Xia Xiang has no backing if he is not pregnant. If there is one, it should be Hua Lao. Unfortunately, Hua Lao has been retired for many years. Except for Governor Du Shengzheng, other people may not give him face. In this way, if Xia Xiang really becomes the deputy governor in charge of education, his career in the future will probably be limited to this. This is also a torment for him who is only 44 years old. He is in his prime, and you let him leave the main position in the political arena so early. This can be regarded as a cold treatment. Although Hua Lao said that he can be appointed as a deputy minister at the age of 44, this cadre still has a lot of room for advancement. But everyone knows that when it comes to provincial-level cadres, there is a position for each carrot, and each position is calculated by others. Where will there be an extra position for you to occupy? For this reason, in fact, if Xia Xiang really takes that step, I am afraid that his life will be confined to this.

After Feng Sizhe understood the whole story, he really couldn't think of a word to comfort Xia Xiang. Thinking that such a good cadre who worked so hard and served the people wholeheartedly was going to be treated coldly, Feng Sizhe felt a little unhappy. He even knew that part of the reason why someone treated Xia Xiang like this was because of him.

As the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain. There are few cities in the country like Lianhua City, where the municipal party secretary and the mayor are so united. Is competition everywhere? If the relationship between the two chief officials of a city is too good, it will give people a feeling that it has become a place where needles can't be inserted and water can't be poured in. This is not what some people want to see. In addition, many people don't like Feng Sizhe, but they can't do anything about it. So they pointed their guns at Xia Xiang, thinking whether to replace Feng Sizhe with a secretary, so that his work should not be so smooth.

With this idea in mind, Feng Sizhe believed that he was also responsible for Xia Xiang's current situation, so he went to the provincial capital without Xia Xiang's knowledge and took the initiative to find Sun Zhengtao, the executive vice minister of the Provincial Party Committee Organization Department, to inquire about Xia Xiang's work situation.

Sun Zhengtao sat in the restaurant, looking at the huge table with only himself and Feng Sizhe, he laughed, "Sizhe, what are you talking about? Why are you treating me alone to a meal? If it's just the two of us, we can just find a random restaurant. There's no need to prepare so much food. We can't finish it. Isn't it a waste?"

"Don't waste it. Invite Minister Sun to dinner. These are all necessary." Feng Sizhe flattered Sun Zhengtao with a smile.

There is a saying that there is no such thing as a free lunch. The more Feng Sizhe acted like this, the more uncomfortable Sun Zhengtao felt. "Okay, Comrade Feng Sizhe, you don't often flatter others. You are so nice to me today. You must be asking for something. Come on, tell me if I can help you. If I can, I will eat this meal happily. If I can't help, I won't eat it."

Sun Zhengtao was also smart. He felt that this meal was not going to be that delicious, so he simply made it clear before eating.

Feng Sizhe looked at Sun Zhengtao who was actually on guard against him, and he chuckled, "Minister Sun, you're overthinking it. There's really nothing wrong. I just wanted to treat you to a meal, really."

"Really? Well, don't talk about business with me during dinner later, otherwise, I will really leave in anger." After Sun Zhengtao said this, he looked at Feng Sizhe. He really wanted to see how the other party would answer.

Feng Sizhe gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, no one will talk about business. Then Minister Sun, please go in."

The meal started like this. Feng Sizhe didn't eat much, but just kept picking food for Sun Zhengtao, making the plate in front of Sun Zhengtao always full. Finally, after finishing two plates, Sun Zhengtao spoke, "Okay, you kid, just say what you want to say, and don't flatter me like this. It makes me very uncomfortable."

"Haha, thank you Minister Sun. Actually, I just want to ask a question about our Lianhua Municipal Party Committee Secretary Xia Xiang." Feng Sizhe saw that his pestering skills had finally made the other party unbearable, so he chuckled and told the other party his purpose. In fact, he also knew that Sun Zhengtao admired him very much. Besides, for the sake of the Organization Minister Yao Dejiang, he would not do anything to him. That's why he adopted the strategy of pestering, closely surrounding Sun Zhengtao and constantly flattering him to get the truth.

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