The officialdom of rebirth

Building No. [-] of Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, where the [-]th birthday of Mrs. Chen was held in a small banquet hall.

Although the old man has been in poor health recently, he has already spoken, and he doesn't want to make it too grand, the children of the Chen family have naturally kept a low profile according to the old man's wishes, but today's birthday banquet still came in an endless stream Many heavyweight guests, not only some of the old man's former disciples and old friends came to celebrate the old man's birthday, but even the principal, the prime minister and other bigwigs in the Politburo came to visit a few days in advance to check on the poor health Today, the old man appointed Zhao Qiang, the new director of the Central Office, to congratulate the old man on his [-]th birthday on behalf of the central government.

There is no way, nowadays there are almost no such existences as Taishan Beidou in the top management in China, especially in the past few years before the beginning of the new century, some old revolutionaries of the same generation as the old man passed away one after another, and now the only fruit left There are only two or three of them, and they all seem to be in poor health.

As for some of the immediate family members, including Chen Yang, they have been busy from early this morning until almost [-] o'clock in the evening, welcoming and sending them off, and the workload is not ordinary.

It can be said that in today's country, there is probably no old man who can put on such an influential birthday banquet as the old man of the Chen family.

However, the prosperity of the Chen family is not necessarily a good thing in a certain sense. Stories about the prosperity and decline of wealthy families in history are not uncommon, and it is even conceivable.Perhaps more people are waiting for the day when Mr. Chen will go west. In their eyes, the current prosperity of the Chen family will also go downhill with the arrival of this day.

The old man's energy is limited, not everyone who came to celebrate the birthday can have the honor to pay respects to the old man in person, basically according to the corresponding level of the guest, the host will arrange someone to be in charge of reception, but in this way, Chen is too busy Yang and his third uncle Chen Yaoguo, who is the leader of Yanjing and a member of the Politburo.Ranked in the middle position among the 27 members.In the political order of the Republic, among the cadres of the entire Chen family, apart from Deputy Prime Minister Lao, the third son of the Chen family has the highest status. Basically, the bigwigs of this level who come to celebrate their birthdays are accompanied by Chen Yaoguo himself The old man receives.The remaining large votes are members of the Central Committee.Chen Yang, a newly promoted member of the Central Committee, received him.As for the military, Chen Yaohua, the eldest son of Chen and the deputy commander of the Ningzhou Military Region, came to entertain them.

All in all, a busy day.Chen Yang didn't even have time to catch his breath, and the dinner officially started.

In fact, when it comes to birthday banquets for people with status like the old man, most of the heavyweight guests will send someone to send a congratulatory gift, and it's over. Those who really stay for dinner at this time, except for those who are related Apart from relatives, such as the Li family members of Ruonan's grandfather's family, etc., the rest can be regarded as the core cadres within the Chen family.

However, what is different from previous years is that this time, Chen Yang sat at the main table, and at the old man's behest, sat beside the old man, while on the other side, he was supported by the old man. Well, now Chen is one of the pillars of Vice Premier Lao, and the remaining [-] seats are all very important figures in the party, government and army.Among them are many heavyweight guests like Zhao Qiang, the representative of the Central Committee, the State Councilor, and the Director of the Central Office.

And it is said that it is the birthday banquet of the Chen family. Actually, looking around, the second generation of the Chen family at the main table are the three brothers Chen Yaohua. As for the third generation, Chen Yang is undoubtedly the only one who is qualified to sit here of.

Of course, Chen Yang knew the deep meaning of the old man's arrangement in his heart. In the past, this seat had always been the exclusive seat of the old man's old comrade-in-arms, General Li, Ruonan's grandfather, and the father of Chen Yang's adoptive mother. After the death of General Li, the old man has never held such a more formal birthday banquet. With today's arrangement, all the heavyweights of the Chen family who are sitting here are obviously very clear about the old man's intentions.

Perhaps, grandpa also guessed that his time is running out.

Thinking of this moment, Chen Yang couldn't help feeling a little sad.

"Grandpa, I wish you blessings like the East China Sea, and a long life than Nanshan!"

Chen Yang was the first to stand up and toast to the old man.

Of course, in the past, the order of the toasts was never the turn of a junior like Chen Yang, but today is different, and among the heavyweights sitting here, including Chen Yang's third uncle Chen Yaoguo, Deputy Prime Minister Lao, etc., no one Feel anything strange.

The old man smiled and raised his glass, didn't say anything, just lightly clinked the glass with Chen Yang, and drank Moutai about one finger wide. In the past, the old man was naturally a huge amount, but tonight This move of his surprised all the bosses around him, and Vice Premier Lao even directly persuaded him: "Old chief, you"

"Hehe, it's okay. Since Xiao Zhang is not here, it's okay for me to drink two more glasses."

The old man smiled and waved his hands.Xiao Zhang is the person in charge of the health care team next to the old man. If he was there, he would definitely not allow the old man to drink like this.

"Grandpa, whether Dr. Zhang is here or not, you should drink less."

Chen Yang also persuaded with worry.

"Yeah, old chief, please think about it, let's just have fun."

Others also joined in.

Under the persuasion of everyone, next, although those sitting in the room offered a round of wine to the old man in an order that was tacitly followed, the old man seemed to have drunk less than two taels, which was a little bit over the amount, but Not too much.

Although the old man didn't drink much, his complexion was quite ruddy, and he was very chatty, chatting with other people from time to time. Of course, most of the time, the cadres present were reporting to the old man about their recent work and life. Forget it, after all, the old man has faded out of the domestic political arena for many years. On weekdays, at most, a bigwig like Deputy Prime Minister Lao can occasionally have the opportunity to chat with the old man face to face for a short while.

But at this time, Chen Yang seemed a bit dispensable. Although he was familiar with most of the uncles sitting here, he had only just taken office not long after all, and he was indeed on the same level as these heavyweights who had been in power for a long time. There is not much common language, of course, he can sit at this table tonight, and sit next to the old man, instead of arranging for Chen Yang's third uncle, Chen Yaoguo, to sit in this seat. A signal from the guys.

Perhaps, this is also the last instruction or expectation of the old man a hundred years ago.

It's not like there are people who are very familiar with Chen Yang at this table, and Yu Qiang, head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, is also on the list. Of course, he is not from the Chen family. He has already visited the old man's residence two days ago. Well, the reason why I came here in person tonight is that there are seven or eight reasons related to Chen Yang. In a sense, it can be regarded as my support for Chen Yang.

In the middle of drinking, Chen Yang talked to the old man, and then he planned to leave the banquet and go to the outer hall to greet the guests and friends everywhere. Seeing this, Yu Qiang got up and confessed to the old man, and walked with Chen Yang with a smile out. (to be continued...)