Rebirth of the Rising Sun

The two had said that they would wait until the harvest in Lotus City before leaving, so they had not left yet. They had no complaints about this, and were even happy that they had made that choice. For example, they thought it was worth it to see Feng Sizhe's wonderful speech today.

"Mr. Long, look at Mayor Feng, what he said was so good and exciting. When will you be able to say these things without a script? Then I will really admire you." After these days of working with Feng Sizhe, Ke Lan has come to admire Feng Sizhe a little. After seeing his performance today, he couldn't help but admire him.

"What? How can I compare with Mayor Feng? Aren't you making fun of me? I tell you, you are not allowed to say such things in the future. You are hurting people's self-esteem." In Long Xin's opinion, although there is not much difference in age between him and Feng Sizhe, their work abilities are indeed very different. There is no comparison at all.

Seeing the always conceited Long Xin being so submissive, Ke Lan just laughed and said, "Mr. Long, speaking of which, this car seems to have some ill intentions. Do you think he will harm Mayor Feng? Should we do something?"

"Well, you know what I think, too. To be honest, we should think of a good way. Let's go and give him a good beating later." Long Xin nodded. Having troubled Feng Sizhe for so long, he should do his best to help Feng Sizhe and put an end to Che Zaichao's prestige.

"That's right. Come, let me toast you a glass." Ke Lan also disliked this car. You should just be the director of the Information Department. Why did you come to Lianhua City to cause trouble? It's really boring.

The lunch was spent in everyone's suspicion. Everyone remembered everything they saw and had their own little plans in mind.

After lunch, the leaders had a short break, and the three provincial party committee leaders left, and Comrade Xia Xiang also left. Feng Sizhe and Xia Xiang, two good comrades who worked very closely together, shook hands and said goodbye. There was a hint of reluctance in both of their eyes, but they also firmly told themselves that one day, they would have the opportunity to work together again.

After seeing off the provincial party committee leaders and watching the line of cars disappear from view, the driver at the front of the pedestrian crossing restrained his smile, then turned around and said seriously to the members of the Lianhua Municipal Party Committee standing behind him, "I see everyone is here today, so why don't we have a standing committee meeting first, so that I can get to know everyone better."

Che Zaichao's request was not excessive, so all the Standing Committee members could only nod their heads. Even Feng Sizhe could only cooperate and could not say anything.

The car in the front seemed to want to say something to Feng Sizhe. He stopped for half a step and waited for Feng Sizhe to catch up. Then he said in a loud voice, "Comrade Sizhe, we are comrades in the trench from now on. We should show mutual understanding and cooperation in our work."

Feng Sizhe didn't know what Che Zaichao meant by this, but he nodded anyway, "Yes, Secretary Che is right."

"Haha, okay, since you agree so, then I have an unreasonable request, and I hope Comrade Sizhe can agree to it." Che Zaichao said with a smile.

An unreasonable request. Just this sentence immediately stopped the other eleven members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee who were following the two men. They were all very curious about what this unreasonable request meant.

Feng Sizhe didn't expect that Che would do something like this after walking a few steps, but he had already agreed, so it would be bad to say anything else now. So he just nodded and said, "Okay, Secretary Che, just tell me what you want to say."

"Haha, actually it's not a big deal. I just want to plead for Comrade Li Haiwen. My going to the Huabei District Government that day was purely a personal act. At that time, I was not yet the secretary of the Lianhua Municipal Party Committee, so my behavior could only be considered personal. I think Comrade Li Haiwen should not make any public review. I would not be able to bear it. So I would like to ask Comrade Sizhe to understand and support me." Che Zaichao laughed and gave Feng Sizhe a trick.

Why do we say this is a trap? Because it was because of Feng Sizhe's insistence that Li Haiwen was forced to make a public self-criticism. Although Xia Xiang also talked to Li Haiwen afterwards, Li Haiwen was somewhat unhappy. He thought that since Xia Xiang had handed himself over to Feng Sizhe, then as one of Feng's people, he should have Feng Sizhe's support. Why did he take the initiative to advocate for himself to make a self-criticism? Although he was angry, he couldn't beat the opponent, so he accepted it.

Because of this incident, a rift had actually developed between Feng Sizhe and Li Haiwen, but the past is over after all, and time will slowly dilute everything. But who would have thought that at this moment, Che Zaichao brought up the old matter again, and it was he who took the initiative to plead for Li Haiwen. In this way, Feng Sizhe had to make the same dilemma as he did that day in Huabei District.

Think about it, if you insist on dealing with Li Haiwen, he will definitely bear grudges against you. Xia Xiang is no longer here, and the person who can serve as a bridge between them is no longer here. But if you don't deal with him, all the good things will be taken away by Che Zaichao, and people who don't know the situation will think that Che Zaichao used his position as the municipal party secretary to suppress Feng Sizhe, so there will be no result.

In short, no matter what decision Feng Sizhe makes, the outcome of this matter will not be in his favor.

"What's wrong, Comrade Sizhe, do you have any different opinions?" After looking at Feng Sizhe for a long time without any response, Che Zaichao asked with a smile. He really wanted to see what this young man would do in the face of his offensive.

Did Feng Sizhe have any choice at this time? "Oh, no, since Secretary Che said so, let's do it this way. I also think it's inappropriate to ask Comrade Li Haiwen to make a self-criticism for such a small matter. This time, it's all thanks to Secretary Che's reminder."

After much deliberation, Feng Sizhe decided to comply with Che Zaichao's request, but he still said a few nice words to try to save the most unfavorable situation.

In fact, even if Feng Sizhe said this at the end, the bulk of the benefits were still taken by Che Zaichao. Who can blame him for being the first to strike?

Hearing that Feng Sizhe had finally agreed, Che Zaichao smiled and said, "Okay, then it's settled. We won't mention this matter at the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee meeting later, okay."

From the beginning to the end, Che Zaichao always held the initiative, which made Feng Sizhe feel very uncomfortable. It was just that he had not yet thought of a good way to solve the problem. Besides, the agricultural affairs of the municipal government would still distract most of his energy, and he did not have much time to fight.

The first Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee under Che Zaichao's tenure as Secretary was held in this way. In the No. 1 small conference room of the Municipal Party Committee, Che Zaichao sat in the middle and began to listen to everyone introducing themselves one by one.

After Che Zaichao came to Lianhua City as secretary, the ranking of the Lianhua Municipal Party Committee leaders was as follows.

Municipal Party Committee Secretary Che Zaichao, Mayor Feng Sizhe, Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary Ruan Guiben, Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary and Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary Chen Zhenghai, Municipal Party Committee Secretary and Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary Huang Lin, Executive Vice Mayor Xu Yongcheng, Organization Minister Cheng Dashan, Propaganda Minister Song Jian, Deputy Mayor Dong Yongzhao, United Front Minister Ding Yi, Municipal Party Committee Secretary General Wang Ben, Huabei District Party Committee Secretary Li Haiwen, and Military Sub-district Commander Guo Pingchuan.

There are a total of thirteen members of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. Among them, five people, except Feng, are pro-Feng. They are Cheng Dace, Dong Yongzhao, Niu Ben, Li Haiwen and Guo Pingchuan.

This situation is still favorable to Feng Sizhe at present. That is to say, if Che Zaichao makes any suggestions at this moment, it is very likely that Feng Sizhe will refuse to agree to it.

Che Zaichao's pair of small eyes kept turning there. He seemed to be listening carefully to every comrade who introduced himself, as if he took it very seriously. But who knew what he was thinking in his heart? At this moment, his heart was not on this meeting at all, but back in Kyoto, back to Mr. Zhu's home.

On the night before Che Zaichao was about to come to Lianhua City to take up his post, the old man of the Zhu family, Zhu Tianjiang, met him in person and explained the matter of Feng Sizhe to Che Zaichao in detail.

"It's really amazing. Feng Sizhe is not a simple person. He not only has a good family background, but also has good abilities. He is now the youngest mayor in the country. This is not something that can be achieved just by having a good background."

Listening to Mr. Zhu praising Feng Sizhe, Che Zaichao nodded and said, "Please be patient, Mr. Zhu. Just tell me what to do. I am not good at other things, but I am confident that I can handle a kid."

"Haha, Zaichao, I'm glad you have such confidence, but I want to remind you that this young man is really not simple. So after you go to Lianhua City, you must be careful in everything you do and don't let him catch you in any way, otherwise it will be disadvantageous to you." Seeing Che Zaichao so confident, Mr. Zhu was of course very happy. In fact, he also believed in Che Zaichao. This was a cadre he promoted himself. He knew clearly what kind of person this was. This person was very good at performance, but lacked actual working ability. That's why he kept Che Zaichao in the news department of the Ministry of Public Security without giving him any specific work, so as to prevent him from getting into any trouble. This is also called choosing the right person for the right job.

Now, it should be no problem for him to deal with Feng Sizhe. After all, Che Zaichao is much bigger than Feng Sizhe, and his political wisdom and experience are naturally much higher than others. Now seeing Che Zaichao so confident is proof of this. But just in case, he still has to remind Che Zaichao to be careful, saying that Feng Sizhe is not so easy to deal with.