Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In fact, Shen Yaping underestimated Feng Sizhe. What he didn't know was that even if Feng Sizhe didn't give Feng Xijun any benefits, that person would still support him. And with Political Commissar Wu Gang, Feng Sizhe would have three votes. If Shen Yaping supported him, that would be six votes. If Yu Shuwen cast a vote in favor, it would be a big deal.

Wang Guoguang had no idea about all this. Although he admired Feng Sizhe's skill of winning over others, he did not think it would be of any use. Even if Yu Shuwen and Feng Xijun voted in favor out of gratitude to Feng Sizhe, what would be the use? As long as Shen Yaping was willing to support him, he would have eight votes, and thus he would win. Then all Feng Sizhe's little tricks would be in vain, and he would only be credited for being clever.

In fact, it was not only Wang Guoguang who was looking at Shen Yaping, almost everyone else was looking at Shen Yaping. Everyone knew that whether Mayor Feng's proposal could be passed depended on Shen Yaping's statement. After all, Shen Yaping had three votes in hand. If these three votes all supported Wang Guoguang, then Feng Sizhe would have no chance of competing. On the contrary, if they supported Feng Sizhe, then there would be hope.

Feng Sizhe, on the other hand, was not nervous at all, and this lack of nervousness was not only on the surface, but also in his heart. Feng Sizhe knew very well that Shen Yaping had been suppressed before he came. Now with his arrival, his position has become more important. If he wants to share more benefits, he can only support himself, because if he loses to Wang Guoguang, then Zhuangcheng will still be the only one in the world, which will definitely be disadvantageous to Shen Yaping. It was based on this kind of thinking that Feng Sizhe only gave him a standing deputy director position when dividing the cake this time, but not a deputy director position, because he knew that this condition was enough for Shen Yaping to support him. As long as the conditions he offered were better than Wang Guoguang's, or even the same, Feng Sizhe believed that Shen Yaping would still support him.

Feng Sizhe's analysis was very correct. After struggling for a while, Shen Yaping finally made up his mind. He didn't even look at Wang Guoguang, but smiled at Feng Sizhe first, and then said, "I agree with Mayor Feng's proposal."

Just these nine simple words completely changed the situation in Zhuangcheng City where Wang Guoguang was looking down on everything, and turned Zhuangcheng City from a place where Wang Guoguang was the only one in power to a place where three kingdoms were in power.

"I agree with Comrade Feng Sizhe's proposal." Zhu Yongzheng, the propaganda minister who belongs to Shen Yaping's faction, said.

"I also agree with Comrade Feng Sizhe's proposal." Mao Shiming, Minister of the United Front Work Department, who also belongs to Shen Yaping's faction, also said.

"I agree with Comrade Feng Sizhe's proposal." Feng Xijun, Secretary of the Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Committee and Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, continued.

"I agree." These three simple words came from Wu Gangzhong, the political commissar of the city's military sub-district.

In this way, Feng Sizhe already has six votes, which is one vote more than Wang Guoguang and only one vote away from half of the votes.

Seeing this sudden situation, Wang Guoguang was a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect Shen Yaping to support Feng Sizhe. Didn't their previous agreement count? Shen Yaping was too hateful. He had no principles at all. However, despite his hatred, Wang Guoguang still had a glimmer of hope. He hoped that Yu Shuwen, the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, and Ji Fatang, the standing committee member and deputy mayor, who had always maintained a neutral attitude, would support him. After all, most of them still supported him because he was the secretary of the municipal party committee and represented the party committee. Would it be wrong to support the party committee?

But Wang Guoguang was inevitably disappointed again. He didn't think that Feng Sizhe had just thrown an olive branch to Yu Shuwen, so now it was time for Yu Shuwen to return the favor.

"Compared with the proposals of the Organization Department and Mayor Feng, in order to carry out work better, I think Mayor Feng's proposal is more accurate, so I support Comrade Feng Sizhe's proposal." Finally, Yu Shuwen made up his mind. After all, he would definitely not object to giving Yu Lanming a chance to become the director. Otherwise, how would he go to meet his relative?

With Yu Shuwen's statement, the matter had actually come to a conclusion, that is, Feng Sizhe's proposal had been passed. At this time, Standing Committee Deputy Mayor Ji Fatang said, "I also support Comrade Feng Sizhe's proposal."

Although Ji Fatang knew that his vote was not the most important, he still had to express his attitude. Because his son's affairs in Harbin Province depended on Feng Sizhe's care. Just imagine, which parent in the world would not want to create better conditions for their children? So Ji Fatang had to support Feng Sizhe's work.

Eight to four, the result is out. Feng Sizhe won with a high number of votes. On the contrary, Wang Guoguang, the municipal party secretary, suffered a crushing defeat. This time, not only did he not gain any advantage in the personnel investigation, but his reputation also suffered a severe blow.

Seeing this result, Wang Guoguang had an idea and said, "I just heard Comrade Feng Sizhe say so much, and I also think there is some truth in it. Well, I also support Comrade Feng Sizhe's proposal."

When they heard that Wang Guoguang supported Feng Sizhe, they were stunned at first, but then they had to admire Wang Guoguang. The Organization Department's proposal was obviously his idea, but now he suddenly changed his mind and supported Comrade Feng Sizhe's proposal. In this way, at least he did not lose anything in terms of face, because the final decision of the Municipal Party Committee was also his decision. However, some people still despised this kind of blatant self-slapping behavior, but there was nothing they could do. Sometimes politics is like this, and people with thin skin really can't do it.

As Wang Guoguang also supported Feng Sizhe's proposal, the result came out, nine to four. This decision indicated that a new political situation in Zhuangcheng City had been formed, and it was no longer the era when Wang Guoguang could do whatever he wanted.

At the end of the meeting, after Wang Guoguang said "dismiss" with a dark face, he was the first to stride out of the meeting room. Today's meeting was a disgrace. His instructions as the secretary of the municipal party committee could not be passed down from top to bottom, which made him lose face. Now that the meeting is over, if he doesn't leave, he doesn't know how to face everyone.

As Wang Guoguang left, Tang Jingui, Sun Meiqing and others also left quickly with their heads down. Like Wang Guoguang, they did not gain any advantage at the meeting. This had never happened before when discussing personnel matters, and they felt very embarrassed for this.

However, Shen Yaping and Feng Sizhe left the meeting room talking and laughing. They each had made some achievements today and were naturally happy. Moreover, they had made Wang Guoguang hit a wall and dealt a heavy blow to his authority as the municipal party secretary. This made them excited.

"Mayor Feng, do you have time? Let's have dinner together." Seeing that it was time to get off work, Shen Yaping said to Feng Sizhe with a smile.

"Haha, Secretary Shen invites me to dinner, so of course I will go." Feng Sizhe also knew that he had completely offended Wang Guoguang today, so he would have to be more united with Shen Yaping in the future, so now that the other party has this intention, he must accept it.

Because Feng Sizhe and Shen Yaping did not control the volume of their voices, their voices quickly reached the ears of other people who had not left yet. When they heard the conversation between the two second and third in command of Zhuangcheng City, they could not help but be stunned, especially the Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission Yu Shuwen, who looked as if he was thinking about something.

That's right, with the end of this meeting, Wang Guoguang's era of having the final say in Zhuangcheng City has completely come to an end. And with the alliance of Feng Sizhe and Shen Yaping, Wang Guoguang will have to be careful when he wants to make any big moves in personnel matters in the future. It will be impossible for him to do whatever he wants.

In the office of the municipal party secretary, Wang Guoguang closed the door as soon as he returned to the office. Then the secretary heard a crisp sound, which was obviously the sound of a cup being smashed to the ground. Secretary Wang's cup was made in Jingdezhen, it was a treasure, but this time it was unfortunately "sacrificed" gloriously!

Sitting in his office chair, Wang Guoguang was extremely annoyed. He really didn't expect the result of the meeting to be like this. He had planned to slap Feng Sizhe hard in the face this time, but in the end it was himself who got slapped in the face. If he hadn't been thick-skinned enough and reacted quickly enough, and expressed his support for Feng Sizhe's opinion in the end, he would have really lost face this time.

Panting, Wang Guoguang's heart slowly calmed down. He was thinking about the current situation in Zhuangcheng City, and how to turn the tables. Now it seems that Feng Sizhe and Shen Yaping have temporarily come together, which is a considerable force in itself. What's more hateful is that even the centrists Feng Xijun and Yu Shubao seem to have begun to support Feng Sizhe, which is the most fatal.

Originally, Wang Guoguang had analyzed Feng Sizhe's situation. In his opinion, it was very likely that Wu Gang would support Feng Sizhe. After all, Wu Gang was a member of the military system, and Feng Sizhe's biggest background was that he had a grandfather who had been the head of the Military Commission. Therefore, it was normal for the military to support him. But even if that was the case, there was nothing to be afraid of. In addition, Feng Sizhe only had two votes, which was nothing at all. But the terrible thing was that Feng Sizhe had thrown out that personnel adjustment plan at the meeting today, and actually gave Yu Shuwen and Feng Xijun a sweet date to eat at the same time. This was incredible. If these two people supported him, Feng Sizhe would have four votes in his hand, only one vote short of himself. This was the most mind-boggling thing, because as far as today's matter was concerned, he would rather this was something that happened under special circumstances. After all, Feng Sizhe gave them the benefits, and it was normal for these people to support Feng Sizhe in turn. The key was that they would not unite in the future. If they did unite in the future, that would give him a headache.