Rebirth of the Rising Sun

Therefore, Hou Weidong has great confidence in the position of deputy secretary. He firmly believes that as long as the person he recommends is suitable, the central government will consider it carefully. If for no other reason, it is because this person is recommended by the Hou family. This is for the future balance of the capital province. At the same time, it can also be regarded as a training for Feng Sizhe. This is a win-win situation. At the same time, it can also win the favor of the Hou family. The prime ministers will know how to make a decision.

But I had just arrived in Kyoto and hadn't done anything yet. I heard the news from my father that Zuo Bing wanted to compete for the position of deputy secretary.

"No, we can't let Zuo Bing take the position." Hou Weidong said this involuntarily.

Not to mention that Zuo Bing and Feng Sizhe have a good relationship. Once he takes the position, it will only be good for Feng Sizhe to control the overall situation. Just to say that Zuo Bing had rejected his invitation in front of so many people that day, he couldn't let Zuo Bing get what he wanted. Otherwise, what would those children of the noble families who knew about this matter think? Would they say that Hou Weidong was just that, because he had offended him?

Hou Weidong has always liked to control everything since he was a child. He was always the class monitor when he was in school. When he was a sophomore, he became the president of the school's student union with strong means. After graduating from university, he directly became a deputy section-level state cadre. After that, every step he took was very smooth, until he became the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. Everything was completely under his control, but now an unpredictable situation suddenly appeared. Of course, he was not happy and of course he did not want such a thing to happen.

"Dad, if our Hou family disagrees with what's happening with Zuo Bing, what hope is there to stop it?" Hou Weidong asked his father. After all, he was still young, and he didn't fully understand how strong the Hou family was.

"Oh, have you really decided?" Hou Zhennan did not directly answer his son's question, but asked this question instead.

"Yes, I have made up my mind. Zuo Bing doesn't take me seriously and once rejected me in front of many people. If someone like him can get promoted so quickly, then I would really lose face. So such a thing must never happen." Hou Weidong said firmly.

Hou Weidong's words were his final opinion. Hou Zhennan listened, although he felt a little uncomfortable. How could such a deputy provincial-level cadre be appointed out of loyalty? But since this was his son's choice, as a father, there seemed to be no other way to do it except to support it.

"Well, if our Hou family is unwilling, it will basically become difficult for Zuo Bing to take the position. But Weidong, you have to think carefully. Doing this will offend the Zuo family, because this incident will create a rift between our two families, or even direct opposition. Do you think it's worth it?" Hou Zhennan still wanted to persuade his son in the end. The Zuo family is also a big family, and Zuo Zhongqing is the secretary of the Kyoto Municipal Party Committee. He is definitely a hot figure. Making an enemy of such a person is not in line with the current position of the Hou family.

"There is no such thing as worth it or not. People do things mainly based on their mood. Besides, Dad, our Hou family has been too low-key in recent years. Especially when you were in Guangdong Province, you were suppressed by Ke Zhenye for several years. People who don't know might think that our Hou family is spineless. This time is an opportunity. We might as well take action once, at least to let some people know that our Hou family is still powerful. If you provoke us, you will definitely suffer."

Hou Weidong began to do the old man's work. He knew that he could not make the decision on such a big matter. Unless his father agreed, some forces would not really help the Hou family. "Of course, we will not really fall out with the Zuo family. To put it bluntly, I just don't want to see Zuo Bing ascend to power so smoothly, and I don't want to see Feng Sizhe's idea succeed. If Zuo Bing really wants to ascend to power, he can go to other provinces to serve as a standing committee member, right? Wouldn't that be equivalent to a promotion? As for ascending to power in the capital province, this is absolutely not possible."

Hou Weidong was indeed very thoughtful. Didn't Zuo Bing just want to get promoted? Sure, he could just go to any other province to be a member of the Standing Committee. Wouldn't that mean they would have achieved their goal? I don't think this would be a disadvantage for the Zuo family.

Of course, such a result is very beneficial to Hou Weidong. Zuo Bing does not fight for this position, so he can use the power of the Hou family to arrange this matter calmly. In this way, the position of deputy secretary of Ducheng Province will naturally belong to the Hou family, which will undoubtedly hinder Feng Sizhe's influence in Ducheng Province. At the same time, another benefit is that Zuo Bing and Feng Sizhe will be separated. The two will no longer work together, and their relationship will naturally not be so close. This will also reduce considerable resistance for him to deal with the two separately in the future.

At the same time, if this matter succeeds, it can also convey a message to him, that is, even though I, Hou Weidong, am only the acting governor of Sanxiang Province, but as long as I am willing, I can also take care of the affairs of Ducheng Province. In this way, the leaders of other provinces will definitely give me some face when they see me in the future, and it is even possible that they will feel fear in their hearts.

Hou Weidong's idea was a good one, at least it could achieve a lot of goals. Hou Zhennan thought about his son's suggestion and agreed. Yes, just like his son said, the Hou family has been too low-key in recent years. Now, the father is the secretary of Guangdong Province and the son is the governor of Hunan Province. I'm afraid this kind of situation is the only one in the country. If such a family doesn't have the confidence to be high-profile, then who dares to be high-profile?

"Okay, since that's the case, Weidong, father supports you. Haha, I will talk to the Zuo family about this matter, and I will also send suitable cadres to compete for the position of deputy secretary of the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee. Well, this time let those people see the true strength of our Hou family." Hou Zhennan was obviously also aroused by his son's words.

Back then, in Guangdong Province, he was suppressed by Ke Zhenye for several years. If his father hadn't said that this person wouldn't stay in Guangdong Province for too long, he would have fought with this person long ago. But now, he doesn't want his son to follow his low-key path.

The reason why people are low-key, besides due to their personality, is that they lack the ability. If you are capable of handling all crises, then what's wrong with being a little arrogant?

The father and son discussed here for a while, and finally decided that the Hou family would recommend Comrade Min Lianfa as the deputy secretary of the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee.

Min Lianfa is a veteran of the Hou family. His current position is member of the Standing Committee and vice governor of Guangdong Province. It is not considered a promotion for a deputy provincial-level cadre, a member of the provincial standing committee, and a cadre from a major economic province like Guangdong Province to be stationed in the economically underdeveloped Ducheng Province.

However, Hou Zhennan still sent his right-hand man out. It was obvious that he was determined to get the position of deputy secretary of the Capital Province. In his opinion, Zuo Bing could not be compared with Min Lianfa. When he made this decision, the position of deputy secretary had obviously been decided.

Hou Weidong also expressed his full approval of the candidate recommended by his father. He had met Min Lianfa before. He was very capable, especially in grasping human nature. He was definitely a general of the Hou family, and one of his father's indispensable right-hand men in stabilizing the situation in Guangdong Province. The fact that his father sent him out this time was enough to prove that the Hou family really took this matter seriously.

At the same time, there is another advantage. Min Lianfa's arrival in the capital province represents that the power of the Hou family has begun to expand into this province. Not only can it contain the opponent, but it can also create a new force within the opponent's power. This is definitely a good move.

After discussing and recommending Min Lianfa for the position of deputy secretary, Hou Zhennan thought for a moment and said, "Weidong, there is one thing I want to remind you of. Our main task at the moment is to convince the Zuo family to give up this position and push Comrade Min Lianfa to take the position. As for the rest, don't think too much about it for now."

As soon as Hou Zhennan finished speaking, Hou Weidong sensed something and couldn't help but ask, "Dad, why do you say that? Did something happen? Is it something about Feng Sizhe?"

I have to say that Hou Weidong is extremely sensitive to political issues. From this sentence, we can conclude that it is related to Feng Sizhe. He is indeed very careful.

Hou Zhennan nodded, very satisfied with his son's reaction. "Yes, it's this Feng Sizhe. We'd better ignore him now. Of course, it's not that we can't afford to provoke him, but the timing is not right. Facing the Zuo family and the Zhao family at the same time is not a good thing for us."

"Dad, I understand all these principles. Just tell me what happened." Hou Weidong asked anxiously. Since his father said these, it must be because something happened, otherwise he would never say this.

"Alas, you will know about this sooner or later, so it doesn't matter if I tell you now. The thing is, just this morning, when Comrade Tang Yi went to the Organization Department of the Central Committee for research, he said something like this at the meeting. He even directly took the incident of the capital province as an example, saying frankly that the personnel appointments of the capital province were carefully considered by the central government, and that the incidents in the capital province during this period of time did not mean that the leaders of the capital province did not take action. On the contrary, they really put in a lot of effort. Some leading cadres in the capital province were not self-disciplined, which led to organizational mistakes. This can only be said to be the problem of some people, and it cannot represent the leadership of the capital province. It can't be that because there are too many things happening with the cadres, there are problems that we don't investigate and discover. Therefore, the current team of the capital province is qualified. I hope that other comrades will not use this incident to make a fuss in the future. This is not conducive to unity, nor is it conducive to discovering more problems."