Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"Okay, then let me know when Secretary Xu makes a decision. I will cooperate with you." Feng Sizhe said with a smile.

Just this one sentence decided whether Fu Changtao would stay or go. This was also a good start. Xu Chaoqi gave in and welcomed the possibility of cooperation between him and Feng Sizhe.

With such an opening, Xu Chaoqi was able to speak more easily, and he explained to Feng Sizhe the information he had just received about what might happen at the Provincial People's Congress.

Feng Sizhe listened to Xu Chaoqi calmly. When he saw that the other party was indeed like this, he was happy in his heart. Of course, he would not do this on the surface. On the contrary, he had to pretend to be very angry. "What do they want to do? Are they openly defying the orders of the higher-level organization? This is not to embarrass me, this is clearly to smear the reputation of the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee."

Seeing Feng Sizhe so angry, Xu Chaoqi quickly added fuel to the fire and said, "Yes, such a big thing happened, it's a pity that I, the secretary, was the last one to know about it. Alas, this is also my dereliction of duty. Of course, I think the governor also knows that the situation in Ducheng Province is different from other places. With Director Ji here, when have Tang Jian and others ever taken me seriously?"

In front of Feng Sizhe, Xu Chaoqi was not afraid of destroying his own prestige. After all, people knew his situation very well.

"Hmph, no matter who is doing this behind the scenes, or who supports it, can they take the principle of gender into consideration? Secretary Xu, please rest assured that I will report this matter to the higher-ups. If the situation is true, we will investigate each one. How about it, Secretary Xu, will you sign a joint letter with me?" Feng Sizhe began to pressure Xu Chaoqi.

In fact, Xu Chaoqi was waiting for this result, and he also hoped that Feng Sizhe would be angry. Yes, he was not good enough in terms of connections with the upper echelons, but if Feng Sizhe was the lead, he would not worry about not having a way out. "Okay, since the governor has said so, I will naturally have no choice but to do it. Although Comrade Tang Jian and I have a good personal relationship, when it comes to issues of principle, I naturally know what to do."

"Okay." Feng Sizhe nodded heavily. It can be said that Xu Chaoqi's arrival today was a better way for him to solve the problem. When his grandmother arrived, he didn't believe that Tang Jian and his men would dare to act recklessly. Aren't they relying on Ji Quanyong? Then he would beat Ji Quanyong until he felt pain, and then see what temper they still had.

Naturally, Tang Jian and others could not hide the fact that Xu Chaoqi went to the provincial government to meet Feng Sizhe. The Ji faction had been operating in Ducheng Province for such a long time, and it could be said that they had people in every aspect, even in the provincial government there were many spies. However, when this incident happened, Tang Jian and others did not take it seriously. They believed that it was inevitable that the two would unite after knowing the truth. But so what? How could an outsider, a secretary with a position but no power, possibly compete with their Ji faction? In Ducheng Province, there was nothing that the Ji faction wanted to do that it had not yet been done.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month passed quickly. After the Lantern Festival, when every family reunited, the provincial party committee and the provincial government began to return to their regular work early in the morning of the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. People from various departments also took their positions and started the new year.

Under Xu Chaoqi's instruction, the first provincial standing committee meeting of the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee in the new year was held as scheduled.

In this meeting, Xu Chaoqi did not ask Ji Quanyong for instructions in advance. Ever since he knew what Tang Jian and others were going to do at the Provincial People's Congress, he hated the Ji faction very much. He believed that the Ji faction did not want to give him a way out. If that was the case, why should he welcome them with a smile?

So there were some changes in this meeting. For example, in the past, Xu Chaoqi would always follow Ji Quanyong into the meeting room, but this time it was not the case. He arrived at the meeting room very early and sat down in the first seat.

As everyone was waiting to enter, they were all stunned when they saw that Xu Chaoqi had already taken his seat but Ji Quanyong had not yet arrived. Anyone with a little intelligence could see the difference, and they all started to be careful, as if they were afraid of offending someone and becoming the unlucky person.

Feng Sizhe arrived two minutes before the meeting was due to end, and he was accompanied by Zheng Defu, the executive vice governor of the provincial government.

Ever since Feng Sizhe handed the task of introducing Great Wall Motor Company to Zheng Defu, this person has become very close to him, respecting him very much in front of and behind people, and completely acting like a member of Feng's faction.

After Feng Sizhe and the other person walked into the conference room, the only person missing from the meeting was Ji Quanyong. Xu Chaoqi even looked at his watch deliberately, and seeing that there was only one minute left, he showed impatience on his face.

Of course, Xu Chaoqi only expressed this dissatisfaction and did not dare to say anything. After all, Ji Quanyong's pressure had been there for so many years, and it was not something he could change overnight.

Half a minute before the meeting was about to start, footsteps were finally heard outside the meeting room, and then Ji Quanyong appeared in the meeting room. His face looked a little serious, and he looked completely unhappy. As for whether this displeasure was directed at Xu Chaoqi who did not greet him, or at Feng Sizhe who found out there was something wrong with his son, no one else knew.

After Ji Quanyong sat down in his seat, the time had just arrived for the meeting. It could be seen that he came on time just to tell everyone that he was principled and punctual, but also the most powerful person, otherwise he would not have appeared last.

In fact, everyone present is familiar with this routine, and they often do this when they have meetings in their respective units. In order to demonstrate their power and uniqueness, they will be the last one to enter the meeting room, so that everyone will wait for them instead of them waiting for everyone.

Seeing Ji Quanyong sitting down, Xu Chaoqi opened his mouth and started the meeting. Then, according to the pre-prepared agenda, he first talked about the work that each unit would do after the New Year. Then everyone at home talked about their work prospects and plans for the new year.

The meeting was going on in an orderly manner at the beginning. The people present had attended this kind of meeting countless times. It was just some official language and clichés, and they were already familiar with it. After the surface work was done, Xu Chaoqi spoke again. When he spoke, everyone knew that the theme of the meeting had arrived.

"Just now everyone talked about the work plan for the new year. From what everyone said, I can even see the earth-shaking changes that will happen in our Ducheng Province in the new year. I really hope that everyone can do what they say, because if so, then the construction of our Ducheng Province will enter a new stage. Of course, we can't just have hope and rules. We must take more practical actions and see our own shortcomings. For example, last year our province's work was basically based on the plan at the beginning of the year, but the final result was not satisfactory. Why? That's because of the things that happened in the past two years. One is the Baichuan Building incident, and the other is the riot shooting incident. It is these two things that have put our province's work into a passive position and even caused dissatisfaction among the central leaders."

As soon as Xu Chaoqi said this, everyone's faces became more serious. It would be fine if it was just a riot and shooting incident, which had not yet come to a conclusion, so it was fine to bring it up. However, the Baichuan Building incident happened when Ji Quanyong was the secretary, and that incident had already been resolved. But Xu Chaoqi still brought it up, which was like exposing someone's scars and not giving them face.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Ji Quanyong, and indeed saw Ji Quanyong's somewhat gloomy expression.

If in the past, if Ji Quanyong was unhappy, Xu Chaoqi would be very scared, but now he doesn't think so. After all, with the little tricks at the Provincial People's Congress, it means that Ji Xi doesn't take him seriously at all. In this case, why should he care about other people's faces?

Without having to worry about other people's feelings, he naturally spoke with more confidence. He continued, "As far as these two things are concerned, they are basically related to public security work, so I want to ask you here, Comrade Tang Jian, as the Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee, you are in charge of the public security work of the entire province. How do you do your job? Why do such problems occur again and again? Ah? As a result, the comrades of the central investigation team have not left, which has had a very negative impact on the good situation in our province. I would like to ask how you explain it?"

As soon as he came up, Xu Chaoqi started attacking Tang Jian, because the matter of the Provincial People's Congress was initiated by this person.

Being questioned suddenly made Tang Jian's face turn extremely ugly. Obviously, he did not expect Xu Chaoqi to attack him in this meeting. Now when he was asked these questions, he was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

"Speak up, Comrade Tang Jian." Xu Chaoqi did not intend to let the other party go. Seeing that the other party was silent, he continued to ask.

"This... I need to hold a meeting to summarize this issue carefully." Unable to think of the right words for a moment, Tang Jian thought about delaying it.

"It's been such a long time since the incident happened. Haven't you held a meeting to discuss it? Oh, Comrade Tang Jian, I really don't know what you do in your daily work." Xu Chaoqi continued to speak unyieldingly.

After being questioned repeatedly by Xu Chaoqi, Tang Jian's face turned extremely red. He had no choice but to look to Ji Quanyong for help, hoping that the old leader would help him.