Rebirth of the Rising Sun

In fact, Miao Zihan's work in the Organization Department was going very smoothly. It was the Miao family's sphere of influence, and the current minister was her father. So what could stump her?

"Well, it's good to have confidence in doing a good job. Organizational work has always been the focus of the Party's work. You must seize this opportunity to study hard." Old Miao smiled and nodded. In fact, his granddaughter had never let him down.

When talking about work, Miao Zihan became serious. "Grandpa, have you heard about what happened in Ducheng Province? The Baichuan Building collapsed, and more than 300 people were injured."

"Yes, the problem is very serious." When Mr. Miao heard this topic, his expression became serious.

Looking at Grandpa's statement, she knew that the old man must have heard about this matter. Then Miao Zihan said, "But such a big thing has happened. Is it enough for the provincial party secretary to resign? Isn't this too trivial? And who is that Ms. Fang? Why do I rarely hear anyone mention her?"

Miao Zihan was very curious. She had heard that it was because Mr. Fang went to the central government that the incident in Ducheng Province was finally resolved. How could someone with such a strong influence not make Miao Zihan curious?

"Ms. Fang is one of our party's most valuable assets. In terms of seniority, she is not even as good as me. If you have the chance to meet her in the future, you must respect her. Do you understand? Who said that the situation is over once the provincial party secretary retires? Didn't the central government also take down the executive vice governor to give them a warning?" Old Miao did not treat his granddaughter as an outsider because he intentionally revealed some information.

"Oh." After hearing what grandpa said, Miao Zihan understood. That's right, the central government should give a warning to the leaders of Ducheng Province, because the provincial party secretary and the executive vice governor both left their original positions in this incident, and this punishment is not light. Of course, if Mr. Fang's face was not there, it would not be as simple as just letting these people leave their posts. Someone would definitely pay with his life for it.

Seeing that his granddaughter understood the meaning of his words so quickly, Mr. Miao nodded with satisfaction. Although he had no grandson, Miao Zihan, as a girl, did show stronger qualities than a boy in politics, which made him very happy.

"Grandpa, I heard that the central government rejected the proposal of the governor of Ducheng Province to be recommended by their province. I wonder who will bear this responsibility?" Miao Zihan asked carefully out of curiosity. After all, there was a ministerial-level position vacant in the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, so it naturally became the main topic of conversation among everyone.

"What? Do you have this idea?" Seeing that his granddaughter seemed very curious about this matter, Old Miao asked back with a smile.

"No, I'm still a department-level cadre, so I don't dare to have that idea." Miao Zihan shook her head. Even if she had this idea and had the qualifications, she wouldn't have any thoughts on this position, because she knew that the position of governor was not that easy to do. Apart from other things, the public opinion after such a big incident in Ducheng Province was a big problem. Anyone who went there to take office would be taking advantage of someone's misfortune. It was conceivable that no one would be treated well or well.

"Haha, don't go even if you have the idea." Old Miao smiled and shook his head. It was obvious that he had a clear understanding of this position. It looked like a vacant position at the ministerial level, but in reality it was full of thorns and difficulties.

In fact, it was not just Mr. Miao. Many people, after seeing the truth of the matter, and considering the political environment of the Capital Province, had no intention of arranging their own people to take the position. Over the years, Mr. Fang has always stayed in Kyoto and never left, so that now the Capital Province is difficult to fully issue orders from the central government. In such an environment, whoever becomes the governor will definitely not have a good future.

Under such circumstances, officials who wanted to compete for this position had to back off. Mr. Fang still had the final say in Ducheng. Although his son-in-law Ji Quanyong had retired from the position of provincial party secretary, he still served as the director of the provincial people's congress. Moreover, not to mention the current provincial party secretary, the former governor Xu Chaoqi was also a cadre promoted by Secretary Ji. As a result, the situation in Ducheng Province has not changed much.

The Wen family compound in Kyoto is no longer as prosperous as before after the passing of Mr. Wen. At least the central leaders no longer visit here often. Now the regular visitors are the direct descendants of the Wen family.

Today is the day when the Wen and Lu families get together to drink tea.

It was called drinking tea, but it was just a meeting between the Wen and Lu families. In fact, such a situation did not only exist in families like theirs, but also often took place in many prominent families in Kyoto. The only difference was that everyone discussed different topics based on their respective influence.

The Wen family was represented by the second son, Wen Chaoying, who was the director of the Central Policy Research Office and also the secretary of the Central Secretariat. Because the eldest son, Wen Chaoyi, was now the vice chairman of the National People's Congress and the chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, this position had made him gradually fade out of the center of the power struggle and was basically in a semi-retired state, so it was not suitable for him to come out for such a simple conversation. The third son, Wen Chaosong, was now a member of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Bureau and the secretary of the Jingu Municipal Party Committee. He had his own position and things to do, so he would not appear here unless there was something going on.

The Lu family was represented by the fourth son of the Lu family, Lu Guoliang, who was the Minister of Finance. In the same situation, the eldest brother Lu Guofan had not appeared often for a long time, the second brother Lu Guozhi was the Minister of Railways and did not come because of something, and the third brother Lu Guodong was the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Political Bureau, so he would naturally not attend this ordinary family meeting.

There was a pot of tea in front of Wen Chaoying and Lu Guoliang, and there was no third person within thirty meters of them. This was also for the sake of confidentiality. After all, conversations between family representatives like this, even if the topics discussed were insignificant, were still confidential and could not be leaked casually.

The two had been talking for more than an hour, and had reached a consensus on how to deal with some issues related to the Wen and Lu families. After the serious business was over, the next thing was to chat casually, talking about whatever came to mind.

"You've heard about what happened in the Capital Province. It must be said that Mr. Wen's influence is really not to be underestimated. After the incident in Baichuan Building, the central government originally wanted to find an opportunity to make more moves there. But now it seems that although the positions of governor and executive vice governor are vacant, this cannot solve the basic problems at all. These two positions are dead pieces and have no ability to revitalize the entire chessboard." After taking a sip of tea, Wen Chaoying casually chatted about the affairs of the Capital Province.

"Haha, we don't have to worry about this. Ji Quanyong has been controlling the Capital Province with Mr. Wen. It's not the first time that the central government has known about this situation. It's not that they haven't sent officials there before, but in the end, they still can't change the fundamental situation. There are even several senior officials who have failed there due to various problems." Lu Guoliang said without much concern. This is because he knows that the Capital Province has nothing to do with officials like them. In their opinion, it is a place where problematic officials are sent.

"Minister Lu is right. The situation in Metropolitan Province is indeed very complicated. As far as I know, didn't Vice Premier Ke arrange for Yu Chunhao to go there a long time ago? But what's the matter? Isn't he still being suppressed and unable to raise his head? Haha, I think it won't be easy for anyone to be the governor." Wen Chaoying also laughed. It was obvious that his impression of Metropolitan Province was basically the same as Lu Guoliang's.

This topic was just mentioned casually, and then Lu Guoliang asked about the work situation of several bigwigs in the Wen family.

Wen Chaoying replied with a smile, "My eldest brother is in the National People's Congress and is already semi-retired, but he still has a say, haha, basically no worries. My third brother is in Jingu City, and he has inherited the original team of my eldest brother, so he is naturally like a fish in water, but things don't always go as planned. It just so happens that there is another him in Shencheng. I think it will be difficult for him to seek a top position in five years. But it doesn't matter. I think there will be no problem for him to enter the regular staff. Let's work slowly. Ruhao's development is still good. Maybe he can try hard in a dozen years."

Although in his own courtyard, Wen Chaoying was still very cautious when speaking. For example, when he mentioned Tang Yi, he only said the one from Shencheng, and did not call him by name. Indeed, it was because of Tang Yi's appearance that Wen Chaosong, who was expected to become the top leader among the central leaders of the lower world, had a great chance of being defeated this time. But it doesn't matter. Everything is just as he said just now. If this generation fails to achieve the goal, is there still a next generation? For example, Wen Ruhao, he is now in his forties. In more than ten years, he is still expected to enter the center and even sprint to the highest position.

After talking about the Wen family, Wen Chaoying also politely asked about the situation at the Lu family.

Relatively speaking, the Lu family is in a much better situation than the Wen family, at least they have a member of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Bureau. "Hehe, my family is doing very well. Although my eldest brother has retired, he still has a great influence in the central government. My second brother also has complete control over the Ministry of Railways, so there won't be any problems. As for my third brother, he is also doing very well, and he has firmly secured the position of secretary."

When talking about the Lu family, Lu Guoliang was still very proud. Especially when talking about his third brother, he was even more excited, because with his third brother in power, the Lu family could be guests at ease. With such a secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection backing them up, at least they were not afraid of someone investigating them.