Rebirth of the Rising Sun

"What? Just because a girl from the Miao family has a good impression of you, the Miao family will support you as well. This shouldn't be right." Zuo Zhongqing couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head when he heard this answer which was not even an answer.

In a big matter like this, where two families are fighting, who wouldn't stay as far away as possible? Who would get involved for no reason before the outcome is decided? But the Miao family did decide to support the Zuo family because of Miao Zihan's words. Isn't this a bit too frivolous? Is this still a political struggle among the top leaders?

"I have no doubt about this, Grandpa, Dad, you don't know, in Ducheng Province, Comrade Miao Zihan is the provincial organization minister, but in her eyes, there is only Governor Feng, and she usually doesn't report the work situation to the former Deputy Secretary Yu Chunhao, but regarding this matter, neither Yu Chunhao nor Secretary Xu Chaoqi said a word of no. I think from this incident, it can be seen that the Miao family is very supportive of Governor Feng. This time Governor Feng supported me, so it is not difficult to understand that the Miao family also expressed their support."

Zuo Bing explained the questions raised by his father and grandfather. People who have not worked in the capital province do not know that Miao Zihan's support for Feng Sizhe has completely exceeded other people's imagination. It can be said that Miao Zihan's contribution is completely unrequited. This kind of extreme contribution is only possible if she has already regarded Feng Sizhe's interests as her own interests. Otherwise, she would not do such a thing.

"I see." Zuo Zhongqing nodded. Although he couldn't fully understand it, he trusted his son 100%. Since his son said so, what reason did he have not to believe it?

"Okay, Zhong Qing, stop thinking about this matter and think about what to say to Hou Zhennan when you meet in the afternoon. No matter what, the current situation has not yet reached the point where we have to really turn against each other. If possible, you should try to persuade the Hou family to see if they can make concessions. As long as they make concessions on Bing'er's matter, we can compensate them in other aspects." Zuo Daoyuan, the old man, finally spoke his mind.

The Zuo family didn't really want to offend the giant Hou family. If it wasn't related to the Zuo family's future hopes, they wouldn't have been so serious with the Hou family. If it was possible to find a balance point, he would naturally be happy.

"Yes, Dad, I will have a good talk with Comrade Hou Zhennan." Zuo Zhongqing also answered cautiously.

That afternoon, in the office of the municipal party committee secretary in the Kyoto municipal party committee office building, Zuo Zhongqing and Hou Zhennan, two giants from the south and north, met here.

After the secretary brought in two cups of dark tea, he left and closed the door. Perhaps he knew how important the conversation that would follow in this room would be.

"Secretary Hou, please take a seat." Zuo Zhongqing, the head of the Kyoto Municipal Party Committee, was a person who usually gave way to leaders of central ministries and commissions. However, after meeting Hou Zhennan, he kept smiling and showed sufficient politeness and enthusiasm.

"Haha, Secretary Zuo, you don't have to be so polite. In fact, I'm here to bring you good things. As long as you give a nod, this great thing will fall on your Zuo family." Hou Zhennan laughed. Compared with Zuo Zhongqing, he seemed much more relaxed.

"Oh, good news. I wonder what kind of good news it is." Zuo Zhongqing pretended to be delighted, but in fact, he seemed to have already anticipated what Hou Zhennan was going to say next.

"It's like this. Our Hou family has a close relationship with the Zuo family. Old Zuo was once a subordinate of my father and he had a very high opinion of your Zuo family. This time, we heard that your son has been working in the position of director for five years and has changed many jobs. To be honest, we feel it is very unfair. For this reason, our Hou family has decided to help your Zuo family this time. Haha, we have already inquired about it. The deputy governor of Gansu Province is about to reach the age limit and will retire soon. At that time, our Hou family will fully support your son to take on this position. In this way, he will be regarded as stepping into the ranks of deputy ministers." Hou Zhennan said with a smile on his face, as if he was doing the Zuo family a big favor.

At first glance, Hou Zhennan's words seemed to be doing the Zuo family a big favor. A position as a standing committee member and deputy governor was given away. Moreover, given the power of the Hou family, if they said such a thing, they would definitely be able to do it.

But if we analyze this sentence carefully, the meaning is quite different. For example, Hou Zhennan promised such a position, which is equivalent to asking Zuo Jia to give up the position of deputy secretary of the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee. A deputy governor of the Standing Committee and a deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, a discerning person can naturally tell which is more important, especially this time Hou Jia promised the deputy governor of Ganlong Province, which is also a poor province, and even ranks the lowest in the country in terms of economic level than Ducheng Province.

The promise of this position was much lower than what Zuo Zhongqing had expected. He originally thought that the Hou family should be sincere. For example, if Min Lianfa was selected as the deputy secretary, wouldn't his previous position, the position of deputy governor of Guangdong Province, be vacant? If Zuo Bing could be competent for that role, it would at least be a real step forward. After all, Guangdong Province is a major economically developed province in the country, and it is adjacent to Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. Working there, one can indeed learn a lot.

But Hou Zhennan did not mention it at all. Does it mean that your Hou family is going to take such a big advantage this time and not even give others some soup?

Zuo Zhongqing was really angry after hearing these words, but when he thought of his father's instructions at noon, he had to suppress his anger and said, "Secretary Hou, I heard that Comrade Min Lianfa from your province is committed to the position of deputy secretary of the Ducheng Provincial Party Committee. If this can really be accomplished, I wonder what your plans are for his original position."

In Hou Zhennan's opinion, the Hou family's concession of giving the Zuo family a vice-governor position, or a permanent position, was already a great honor. He did not expect that although he had shown his good intentions, the other party did not seem to appreciate it and even wanted to covet the vice-governor position of his province.

Hou Zhennan thought Zuo Zhongqing was pushing his luck, so he sneered, "Comrade Min Lianfa's original position has long been considered by the provincial party committee, and we have a suitable candidate. Haha, there is no need to inform Secretary Zuo about who wants to come. Oh, there is one thing I want to make clear, that is, the comrade we are preparing is of course very capable and has sufficient qualifications. In short, he will definitely not be worse than you, my son."

Hou Zhennan's words were a complete slap in the face. It was like a slap in the face of Zuo Zhongqing and the Zuo family. The sentence, "The person we choose must be no worse than the noble son," was the perfect explanation.

A father, or any father with dignity, would not allow others to look down on or even slander his son in front of him. Zuo Zhongqing was the same. When he heard Hou Zhennan say this, the anger that he had been suppressing in his heart could not be suppressed at this moment. He was completely angry.

"Secretary Hou, it seems like we have nothing to talk about. You don't need to worry about my son's affairs anymore. He should just do his job well according to his abilities. Even if he is never able to get promoted, that is his problem and our Zuo family's problem. It has nothing to do with the Hou family." Zuo Zhongqing said these words with a stern face.

Although his father had warned him before he came that it would be best not to fall out with the Hou family if possible, when the other party obviously did not take the Zuo family seriously, Old Man Zuo also said something, that is, if the other party is aggressive, then we don't need to be too weak, the Zuo family is not a family that will be bullied.

What Zuo Zhongqing said at this time was exactly in line with what his father said later, and he continued on this path.

"What?" Seeing that Zuo Zhongqing was clearly rejecting his kindness, Hou Zhennan felt a little embarrassed.

Before coming here this time, Hou Zhennan appeared here as a savior. In his opinion, he was able to take this step and promise Zuo Bing a future position, which showed that he had a high regard for the Zuo family and had given them enough face. If Zuo Zhongqing knew what he was thinking, he should have been very happy after he proposed this exchange request. Who would have thought that the other party would speak to him in such a fierce tone and even reject him?

"Nothing. I just want to say that no one else should worry about the Zuo family's affairs in the future." Zuo Zhongqing saw that his enemies had fallen out, so of course he didn't have to worry about anything at this moment.

People are like this, before things happen, they always think a lot, but when they really make a decision and take that step, they will feel very relieved, and they will feel that this thing is not a big deal.

Zuo Zhongqing's words were quite clear, and Hou Zhennan also understood them completely.

Hearing that Zuo Zhongqing was not only rejecting him, but also wanted to confront the Hou family, Hou Zhennan sneered and said, "Well, the Zuo family really impressed me. If that's the case, then we'll just wait and see from now on."

"Let's wait and see. Secretary Hou, take care. I won't see you off." Zuo Zhongqing was too lazy to say anything to the other party at this moment, because what the other party did really broke his heart and the hearts of the Zuo family.

After watching Hou Zhennan leave the office angrily, Zuo Zhongqing felt his body go limp and he plopped down on the sofa. He knew that from this moment on, the Zuo family and the Hou family had completely broken off, and they would probably clash again in a very short time. Could the Zuo family be their opponent?