Rebirth of the Rising Sun

It is said that with the Lu family's connections, they are definitely a first-class big family, and others have to look up to them. Unfortunately, among the next generation of the Lu family, there is really no one worthy of being looked up to.

There are four male descendants in the three generations of the Lu family. The third son, Lu Guodong, has two sons, Lu Xingwang and Lu Xingsheng. The former is a bookworm scholar and a technical staff member of a certain national science and technology ministry. Such people only know how to delve into the technical field and have no prospects for development in the political field.

The latter, Lu Xingsheng, became a businessman like Lu Guoliang's son Lu Xingmin. Although he had some achievements, to put it bluntly, he was just relying on the Lu family's big tree to enjoy the shade. Their achievements had a lot to do with their backgrounds. Such people might seem remarkable to ordinary people, but in the eyes of those in the real power center, they are indeed too ordinary.

The only thing is that Lu Guozhi's son Lu Xingye successfully entered the official career and was one of the four young masters in Kyoto. He was a promising young man with potential and talent. Unfortunately, this person was repeatedly defeated by Feng Sizhe. This person also designed a plot against Qin Tian and offended the Qin family, which made the Lu family passive for a long time.

It can be said that the Lu family’s prosperity is only temporary in the eyes of discerning people. In today’s rapidly developing society, it is like rowing against the current; if you don’t move forward, you will fall behind.

The same goes for a family. The current strength only represents a part of it. People would rather see if you have any potential for development. Just like the Lu family, because there are no powerful people in the third generation, it is destined that their prosperity will not last long.

A family power that cannot last long will ultimately be just a flash in the pan in the tide of politics.

This is a consensus among many people, but unfortunately, the protagonist Lu family does not see it this way. Today, they sat here and talked about Feng Sizhe's affairs.

Boss Lu's health was not very good, and he happened to go to Beidaihe for recuperation recently. Naturally, the three Lu brothers sat together. They believed that with their knowledge and experience, they could already see many things that others could not see or understand.

The three of them believed that even if the decision they made was not quite correct, it was definitely not a mistake.

It was under such circumstances of extreme arrogance of the three people that such a family meeting took place, and because of their arrogance, it was destined that the result of this meeting would not reach the correct conclusion.

"Old Four, what exactly is going on? Please tell me in detail."

"Okay." Facing his second and third brothers, Lu Guoliang told them the whole story of Feng Sizhe coming to the Ministry of Finance to ask for money.

"I don't know what Feng Sizhe did behind the scenes. This matter actually attracted the attention of Comrade Qin Xianghua. The General Office of the CPC Central Committee even called me for this. Humph! If it weren't for this call from the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, would I have met that guy? But who would have thought that this guy was so ungrateful. After I gave him a way out, he actually wanted to push for more. He asked for more than double the money. I was angry and refused, but I didn't expect that the General Office of the CPC Central Committee would give me another instruction. I was wondering how I, as a minister, could continue to work."

After Lu Guoliang said these things indignantly, he looked up at Lu Guodong and said, "Third brother, can you bring up this matter at the next meeting? Why? The central government is directly interfering in the work below, making it difficult for us department leaders to do our work."

Because Lu Guoliang was in charge of the financial power, he naturally developed a sense of arrogance. Now, because of a small matter involving Feng Sizhe, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee issued instructions twice. It would be strange if he was not angry.

"Okay, don't be angry, Fourth Brother. He's just a lucky guy who's proud of himself for a moment. Why do you have to bother with him? Bringing up his case at the Standing Committee of the zz Bureau, isn't that tantamount to raising his status? I think we can put this matter aside for now, and let's talk about the current situation. Third Brother, what do you think?" The second brother, Lu Guozhi, laughed, and it was obvious that he didn't take Feng Sizhe seriously.

Indeed, Feng Sizhe now seems to be very powerful. A provincial governor in his early 40s is definitely a person that everyone would look up to. But in his eyes, it is just that, because Lu Guozhi's position is more valuable than that of a provincial secretary. How could such a person take a provincial governor too seriously?

Both Lu Guozhi and Lu Guoliang didn't take Feng Sizhe seriously, which made Lu Guodong, who had been listening to the speeches, feel uneasy.

"Second brother, fourth brother, I can't look at things this way. This Feng Sizhe is not someone you can get along with." It has to be said that there is a reason why Lu Guodong has achieved the highest among the brothers except the eldest brother. Just by looking at his calmness at this moment and not looking down on anyone, his realm is obviously higher than that of his older and younger brothers.

"Why is it difficult to get along with him, Third Brother? I know that he once gave you a setback when he was in the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Party Committee. But you can't be afraid of him just because of this. After all, he is only in his early forties. How strong can his mentality be? Besides, although the Zhao family is strong, they are only powerful in the military. In politics, their say is still very low. So, we don't have to be afraid of such people. If we have the chance, we must hold him back and let him know that there are some people he can't afford to offend. If you want to glare at him, it depends on who you are against." The fourth brother, Lu Guoliang, obviously didn't take Lu Guodong's words too seriously.

As the old saying goes, "Humility makes people progress, and pride makes people fall behind."

Lu Guoliang's words confirmed this truth. If he did not take Feng Sizhe seriously, he would surely regret it endlessly.

"Yes, I don't think this person is anything special. You know, politics pays attention to background and qualifications. Although Feng Sizhe is considered very good among young people, he is still young after all. In addition, he has no strong backing behind him, so he is destined to have no great development. Not to mention, he is so ignorant of the limits of his actions. Humph! He is still too young."

Lu Guozhi also commented on Feng Sizhe in this way. In his opinion, what Chinese people should pay most attention to is connotation, that is, background, but Feng Sizhe has neither of these two points.

The connotation is to restrain your edge. When your power has not reached a certain height, you should be low-key. Only by keeping a low profile and looking up to others can you be right.

Background refers to your origin and qualifications. In this regard, although Feng Sizhe has a certain foundation, it is not too strong. Since the time of Taizu, it has been said that the military and politics should be separated, the military cannot interfere in politics, and the government cannot interfere too much in the military. Only in this way can the country achieve balanced development.

Judging from these two points, Feng Sizhe seems to have them all, but he is also missing something.

"Don't think like that, second brother, fourth brother, I think we need to think about this matter carefully." Lu Guodong couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that his brothers actually looked down on Feng Sizhe.

But just as Lu Guodong finished speaking, his second brother Lu Guozhi spoke up, "Okay, third brother, I think you were bitten by a snake and you are really scared. He is just a young man and is not worthy of our attention."

"But this time it was the General Office of the CPC Central Committee that spoke. Should we express our opinion?" Lu Guodong still wanted to continue doing ideological work.

"It was the General Office of the CPC Central Committee that called, but they only said that it would be appropriate to deal with it, and they didn't say that we must agree to it. Besides, I have learned that Comrade Ren Tianfang thinks highly of Feng Sizhe, and he is the person in charge of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee. Maybe Comrade Qin Xianghua just said it casually, and then he took it as a token of authority. We don't know." Lu Guozhi waved his hand to stop his third brother from continuing.

That’s right, Ren Tianfang is the director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, but even though he is very courageous, he doesn’t dare to use Qin Xianghua as a cover. What Lu Guozhi said is simply deceiving himself.

Lu Guodong saw that his second brother seemed to be determined to stop Feng Sizhe, and his attitude was very firm. He could only sigh and say nothing.

At the beginning, the eldest brother Lu thought about it for a long time about which of the three brothers of the Lu family should take the position.

The three younger brothers were all good, of course, the second oldest Lu Guozhi and the third oldest Lu Guodong were stronger. But the Lu family was destined to have only one spot on the political board. The Republic still emphasized democracy to a certain extent, and a family could only get one high-level position like this.

For this reason, only one of the three brothers could take the position. While the eldest brother Lu was worried about this matter, the second brother Lu Guozhi did make a decision, that is, he would not fight for it and give the position to his third brother.

In this way, Lu Guozhi would continue to be the head of his Ministry of Railways, and Lu Guodong would have the opportunity to develop. He always felt that he owed his eldest brother a lot for this matter. Now that he saw his second brother had made the decision, the only thing he could do was to support him.

Seeing that Lu Guodong seemed to no longer oppose his opinion, Lu Guozhi smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Third brother, that's right. No matter what we brothers do, we must be united. As the saying goes, if people are united, even Mount Tai can be moved, haha."

"Yes, eldest brother is right." The fourth brother Lu Guoliang hurriedly flattered him.

"Okay, now that we have made a decision, I think we should do this. The fourth brother will continue to hold on to the funds and insist on not letting go of the 20 billion. This is already giving face to the General Office of the Central Committee. And third brother, you can also make some moves. Feng Sizhe is the governor of the Capital Province, but he doesn't stay in the province. Why does he live in Kyoto every day? I think you can check him out. Of course, you can send a working group to the Capital Province to give him a stab and see if he can still stay in Kyoto."