pinnacle of power

Time passed minute by minute while Liu Qingyu and Chen Miancan waited, and 5 minutes later, the first person knocked on the door.

Chen Miancan walked over hopefully and opened the door. What he hopes to see most now is Wang Hongbo appearing at the door. In this way, the strength of their camp will become stronger because of Wang Hongbo's joining, because Wang Hongbo not only He is the No. [-] figure in the municipal government, and he is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. Once he and Liu Qingyu stand in the same camp, it will be of great help to strengthen Liu Qingyu's control over the municipal government.

However, what Chen Miancan never expected was that after the door opened, it was Liao Zhicai, the executive deputy mayor who appeared at the door. After entering the door, Liao Zhicai immediately shook hands with Chen Miancan with a smile on his face, and then looked at Liu Qing with a smile. Yu said: "Mayor Liu, I am not late this time."

Although it was a joke, there was still a taste of teasing Liu Qingyu. Liu Qingyu naturally didn't care about this, and said with a smile: "Come on, Comrade Liao Zhicai, sit by my side, let's have a good chat." For a while, the tone was very kind, as if the two were old friends for many years, and it seemed that they had given Liao Zhicai enough face.

Liao Zhicai naturally sat on Liu Qingyu's left without the slightest hesitation. Chen Miancan poured a cup of tea for Liao Zhicai. Afterwards, the atmosphere in the private room became quieter. When he was by his side, he didn't intend to take the initiative to speak, and Liao Zhicai naturally didn't want to take the initiative to start a conversation, too many words would lead to failure.

While Liu Qingyu was waiting anxiously, the atmosphere in private rooms 601 and 201 was much more lively than in private room 301.

In room 601, most of the secretary-generals and deputy secretaries-general of the Municipal Party Committee Secretariat gathered here, and a deputy mayor of the city government, Huang Mingyang, was also on the list. The treatment was different from the deputy secretaries-general. Huang Mingyang's seat was arranged on the right hand side of Shen Hongfei, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. This kind of high-standard treatment made Huang Mingyang a little flattered, especially when Shen Hongfei kept greeting him with care and concern. Although Huang Mingyang knew very well that Shen Hongfei was just doing this It's just a performance, but even if it is a performance, there must be a part of the true meaning in it, so he began to express his loyalty while drinking tea.

Huang Mingyang was the deputy mayor who was promoted by the former secretary of the municipal party committee when he was in office. With the dismissal of the former secretary of the municipal party committee, he desperately wanted to find a solid backer to be his backer, so he chose Shen Hongfei without hesitation. Because Shen Hongfei was the highest-level official he could reach, and when he followed the former secretary of the municipal party committee, he had already felt the convenience and benefits of following the top leader.

There were still about 7 minutes before 3 o'clock, but Shen Hongfei was not in a hurry to announce the start of the dinner, he was still waiting.

At this time, the door of the private room was knocked again, and then the deputy mayor Guo Junrong walked in.

After Guo Junrong came in, he said humbly: "Oh, Secretary Shen, all the leaders, I'm really sorry. There was a little traffic jam on the road when I came, so I came a little late."

"It's not too late, it's good to be here, come on, Comrade Junrong, you sit next to Comrade Huang Mingyang, let's wait a little bit, the official start at 7 o'clock." Shen Hongfei stood up with a smile and shook hands with Guo Junrong, clapped He patted him on the shoulder to express his closeness.

Guo Junrong naturally showed a very respectful look, and his posture was very good.

It was 7 o'clock in the evening, and only two deputy mayors, Guo Junrong and Huang Mingyang, came to Shen Hongfei's side of the city government, but Shen Hongfei was content, with a faint smile on his face.

In Room 201, apart from a group of people from the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, there were also two people from the municipal government who participated in Zeng Zhentian's dinner. Wang Zhetian, director of the Finance Bureau.The arrival of the two also made Zeng Zhentian very happy, and he naturally attached great importance to them.

In private room 301, as 7 o'clock approached, the originally empty seats gradually gained popularity.

Not long after Liao Zhicai arrived, two deputy mayors, Luo Haohui and Xiang Feng, came to the private room one after another. This made Chen Miancan, who was worried that too few people came, feel a little relieved. The city government has a total of 10 people. There are now five members of the party group. Although there are not more than half of them, they are still not so shabby.

Liu Qingyu was very polite to Luo Haohui and Xiang Feng, and the two were also very polite to Liu Qingyu, but this kind of politeness meant to put a certain distance between them. Obviously, when Liu Qingyu and Liao Zhicai were present at the same time However, the two still didn't want to choose to stand in line.

For the performance of the two, Liu Qingyu didn't care, but just chatted with them casually, and the words in the chat were all about some customs and customs in Luming City, which made them feel relaxed Many times, sometimes, Liu Qingyu would deliberately bring Liao Zhicai closer to the topic, and let Liao Zhicai express his opinion. The atmosphere in the whole room appeared to be very harmonious under Liu Qingyu's adjustment.

It was already 7 o'clock, Chen Miancan saw that no one else was coming, the expression on his face obviously became a little anxious, and he whispered to Liu Qingyu: "Mayor Liu, the time is up, why don't we wait a little longer meeting?"

Liu Qingyu shook his head with a smile and said, "No need to wait, let's start."

Afterwards, Liu Qingyu called the waiter over and told them to start serving food and tea.

This dinner was just a dinner to test everyone's position. In addition, because Liu Qingyu insisted on strictly abiding by the spirit of the eight regulations, no wine was served at the dinner. Everyone just played with each other with tea instead of wine. Then they entered the state of chatting, even eating and chatting until around 8:[-] in the evening, when everyone lost interest, Liu Qingyu announced that they had broken up.

On the way back to the Municipal Party Committee Guest House, Chen Miancan answered a few calls first, and then reported to Liu Qingyuhui: "Mayor Liu, I have already figured out who participated in the other two dinners. Deputy Mayor Huang Mingyang and Guo Junrong attended Shenyang. Secretary’s dinner, and Cheng Tianxiang and Wang Zhetian participated in Minister Zeng’s dinner, each of the other dinners had about a dozen people, only our municipal government’s dinner had fewer people.”

When he said this, Chen Miancan felt a little heavy.

Liu Qingyu patted Chen Miancan's shoulder with a smile and said: "Old Chen, don't worry, judging from the current results, the effect I want to achieve has already been achieved." Speaking of this, Liu Qingyu said with a smile : "Have you noticed that Wang Hongbo didn't participate in anyone's dinner?"

Chen Miancan nodded and said: "Yes, this is quite surprising to me. I thought he would at least participate in a certain dinner, but I didn't expect him to not. In this way, his attitude in Luming City is also different. From the current point of view, he is temporarily in an absolutely neutral posture and does not want to participate in any camp."

Speaking of this, Chen Miancan smiled and said: "Mayor Liu, I also noticed a very interesting phenomenon. This time, Liao Zhicai, Guo Junrong, and Wang Zhetian used to act together, but this time they participated separately. Three dinners, their actions are very meaningful."

Liu Qingyu sneered in disdain: "Profound meaning? It's just a way to find out. Liao Zhicai wanted to experience the different personalities of each of us by participating in these three dinners, so as to serve as a reference for him to make a final decision. And in the future No matter which camp they want to join, it must be joined by the three of them, and the force they represent now, no matter which camp they join, is enough to play a mainstay role in this camp, and this is exactly what he has in his hands. The biggest bargaining chip. He is likely to take the opportunity to open the lion's mouth."

Chen Miancan nodded vigorously. He could see what Liu Qingyu analyzed very clearly. Although he was full of contempt for Liao Zhicai, he had to admit that Liao Zhicai could indeed maximize his benefits by doing so.

It's just that he also noticed that when Liu Qingyu spoke just now, there was a strong disdain in his tone.Did Liu Qingyu think of something deeper?But Liu Qingyu didn't say much about the latter, and it was not easy for him to ask.

And just after Liu Qingyu and the others left Xinyuan Hotel, Shen Hongfei and Zeng Zhentian also got the list of people who participated in Liu Qingyu's dinner.

After Shen Hongfei knew the list of Liu Qingyu's dinner party, his eyebrows raised upwards, a faint smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he murmured: "Liu Qingyu, Liu Qingyu, this time you are in Luming City I'm afraid life is not easy for you. I have a deputy who is always ready to fight against you, but the members of the party group of the city government are divided into several camps. It is impossible for me and Zeng Zhentian to let you cover the sky with one hand in the city government. I really want to see how you can make achievements in Luming City. Hehe, now is the time to take advantage of the fire. Taking advantage of your unstable foothold, it is Zeng Zhentian and I who want to expand our influence in the city government Great opportunity. I guess you shouldn't be able to deal with it?"

At the same time, Zeng Zhentian was also discussing the current situation in Luming City with Li Wenke, Director of the Office of the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee.

Li Wenke is a foreshadowing planted by the Zeng family in Luming City. He is about 30 years old. He is a young and promising young cadre. , used to be the deputy county magistrate in the county below, but after Zeng Zhentian was transferred to Luming City, Zeng Zhentian needed a more trustworthy person, so he worked a bit, and transferred Li Wenke to the Municipal Party Committee Organization Department as the office director, and promoted him by the way half grade.

Li Wenke also suggested to Zeng Zhentian: "Minister Zeng, the situation at the Luming City Government is complicated. It is a good time for us to take advantage of the fire and strengthen our influence in the city government. After this opportunity is missed, we will basically not do it again. There is."