The officialdom of rebirth

The breeze is blowing, and the weather in Yanjing in early spring is still a bit cool.

In the small courtyard of the quaint deep house, at this moment Chen Yang is staring indifferently at his grandfather who is not far away from the flower bed. At this time, the old man is pruning a bunch of withered plum blossoms in front of him. His expression is focused, which seems to be enough An old man who retired and rested at home.

It's been a while since Chen Yang came, but he didn't disturb the old man's elegant mood, but stood quietly by the side to accompany him.

After about ten minutes, the old man seemed to have just finished the work in his hand, and then he straightened up. Seeing this, Chen Yang quickly walked up, reached out and took the flower scissors in the old man's hand and put them aside , and then gently supported the old man.

"Oh, grandpa is getting old."

The old man did not refuse other people's support as usual, after a light sigh, a wry smile appeared on his wrinkled face.

Hearing this, Chen Yang felt a little sore in his heart. When he came to see grandpa these few times, it seemed that this old word was the one that grandpa said the most. In the past, grandpa was a tough guy who would never accept the old, but after a few years, as he followed The old revolutionaries of my grandfather's generation passed away one after another, and it seemed that even my grandfather's health had deteriorated a lot with the passing of his old friends.

No way, no matter how glorious life was, no one can escape the ruthless natural law of birth, old age, sickness and death in the end.

Those old guys of grandpa are like this, how can grandpa escape that day?At most, it is the difference between the early years or the late years.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yang quietly suppressed the negative emotions in his chest.Softly comforting the old man, he said: "Grandpa, you have been busy for a long time, I'd better help you to rest on the bench over there for a while."

The old man smiled, but he didn't refuse. With Chen Yang's support, he walked slowly to a long wooden chair under an old tree and sat down. Then he motioned to Chen Yang, and Chen Yang was beside him. sat down.

The old man looked gently at the grandson beside him, whom he had placed high hopes on, and when he saw Chen Yang's dusty face, he couldn't help but smile a little: "Hehe, Xiao Yang. I reckon you will return to Beijing this time. You must be very busy these days, you, how old are you, and you can't sleep well now. What will you do in the future?"

"Grandpa. Don't worry about me. I'm actually fine."

Chen Yang forced a smile in embarrassment, and he also knew that since returning to Beijing for more than a week, he has been as busy as a spinning top.Either to meet the minister or to visit the old comrade who has not retired for a long time, not to mention, it was really hit by my grandfather. I really didn't have a good night's sleep, and I stayed up until one or two o'clock in the morning almost every day. Go to sleep, and then get up early the next day to start a day of visits and work.

But having said that, his hard work was not in vain. Now he is full of confidence in the two sessions held in Beijing in the next few days, especially after chatting with Fang Tong and Chang that day. The provisional decision of the committee should be passed without any suspense. Of course, he will have to wait until the [-]th National Congress near the end of the year before he will formally step onto the highest-level political stage of the Republic.

"Hehe, you..."

The old man heard his insincere words, but he just smiled lightly, and didn't say much. As the old man who has spent most of his life at the top of the pyramid of power in the Republic, some of Chen Yang's current actions are of course concealed. But his eyes.Over the years, he has taught Chen Yang what he should teach. When Chen Yang got into a catastrophe, he also tried his best to protect Chen Yang, his favorite grandson. Now he can do What I want to do is strive to live a few more years, quietly watching Chen Yang's growth, and the vertical and horizontal work that Chen Yang is doing now, no matter what difficulties or obstacles he encounters during the process, he must He faced it on his own.

Indeed, a fledgling always living under the protection of the older generation's wings will never usher in the day when it can spread its wings and fly high.

The old man sees this very clearly. In fact, judging from all the messages he has received about Chen Yang, he feels very relieved, especially when he received a greeting call from Fang Tonghe himself the day before yesterday. During this time, he had a rare good night's sleep. Although Fang Tonghe only briefly asked about his physical condition on the phone, he knew that his grandson had really grown up and matured.

Chen Yang never talked much, especially when he was beside the old man. At this time, he just sat quietly beside the old man, waiting to listen to the old man's teachings.

The old man looked at Chen Yang lovingly for a long time, and then said with a smile: "Xiao Yang, your grandfather is very pleased with your work in Huahai these past few years. However, your grandfather is really old, and I don't think it will be long Time to go drink with my old buddies..."

"grandfather......"

Chen Yang just wanted to comfort the old man, but the old man waved his hand to stop him, "Xiao Yang, birth, old age, sickness and death are the laws of nature. Grandpa has long been prepared for this. If it weren't for the fact that there are still some concerns in this world, grandpa would have been eager to hurry up." Go drink with my old buddies, you, don’t take this too seriously, as long as you all work and live well, grandpa will leave you with a smile, understand?"

Chen Yang, who had been a human being for two lifetimes, should actually be a very open-minded and open-minded person, and he was open-minded about everything, but at this time when he heard that his grandfather came to comfort him, he still couldn't help but wet his eyes slightly. He raised his head, took a deep breath, then smiled and nodded to the old man: "Grandpa, don't worry, I understand."

The old man laughed very relieved when he heard the words, and then he seemed to say casually: "Xiao Yang, originally you were promoted to the Central Committee at your age, but compared to your current position, it's not a big deal. It's abrupt, after all, Huahai's domestic influence is enough. To be honest, it's also because you are too young, otherwise, you should have joined the Central Committee two years ago, hehe, when the last plenum changed, you Huahai That Xiao Gao failed to enter the political bureau, how about it, Xiao Yang, tell me what's on your mind, do you have any thoughts on the general election at the end of the year?"

Before the old man finished speaking, Chen Yang's heart suddenly jumped, to be honest.He had never heard such a straightforward promise from his grandfather.Although Grandpa seemed to just mention it casually, he knew very well in his heart that if he nodded, then it would be due to Grandpa's influence in the domestic political arena.If Chen Xi supports himself.In addition, there is the support of the principal behind him.Then even if I can't directly enter the political bureau, it is still a sure thing to compete for an alternate member.And grandpa has always said one thing, he hinted to himself.It was obvious that he was sure of his success. Of course, this might be because his grandfather was running out of time to study, and he planned to give him a last helping hand.

Sure enough, the old man then smiled and said: "Hehe, Xiao Yang, maybe this is the last time grandpa will help you, if you cause any trouble in the future, grandpa may not be able to control you if you want, you should think about it carefully. "

"Grandpa, to be frank, I think the time is not yet ripe. I still hope to lay a solid foundation before striving for progress."

Chen Yang replied seriously to the old man without thinking too much.

"Oh, is it?"

The old man gave him a noncommittal look, then smiled, stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, "Okay, go and do your own business, it's time for Doctor Xiao Zhang to force me to take medicine, if you don't leave, Doctor Xiao Zhang might drive you away, hehe."

Chen Yang originally wanted to sit with the old man for a while, but when he heard the old man say this, he could only stand up and said, "Then... Grandpa, I'll go first, Later, I will find time to visit you with Ruonan."

"Hehe, okay, okay, remember to come next time and bring my little great-grandson with you. I haven't seen that little troublemaker for a while, and I miss him." The old man happily patted His hand.

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback when he heard the words. His precious son Xiao Ze grew up beside his grandparents, but he was serious at a young age. Sometimes he even felt bored after staying with this brat for a long time. I really didn't expect the old man to think that this brat was making trouble.Could it be that Xiao Ze, the brat, is just pretending to be cute in front of his grandpa and grandma, and was mischievous when he came to see his great-grandpa?

Although he was quite puzzled, he quickly agreed: "Okay, Grandpa, take a good rest, and I will take time to see you with Ruonan and Ozawa later."

While the grandfather and grandson were talking, footsteps sounded next to him, and the old man's exclusive special care doctor, Dr. Zhang, was pinching his watch and leading several staff members over. Chen Yang had experienced this little doctor before. Great, for the chief's health, this little doctor Zhang doesn't give anyone face, sometimes even the old man will be criticized by her, he is really a model of dedication.

Therefore, without saying a word, Chen Yang hurriedly left this secluded back garden.

The old man sat on the long armchair and watched Chen Yang leave, a faint but seemingly gratified smile gradually appeared on his face, and he muttered to himself: "Hehe, I finally saw the right person , Xiao Yang has indeed grown up, and I, an old man, don't need to worry about it anymore, hehe..."

......

When he left the old man's other courtyard, Chen Yang still didn't know that if he had agreed to the old man without hesitation just now, then he would have let the old man down too much. Fortunately, after ten years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he has slowly formed His own way of being an official, the temptation given by the old man is not insignificant, but he is more inclined to take one step at a time and steadily move towards the ultimate goal of his struggle, especially his mind is very clear, and he is so clear-headed. Entering the Politburo soon does more harm than good. At the very least, it is very detrimental to the unity within the Chen Clan. You must know that in this change of term, apart from the original Polit-Bureau members, there are still some people in the Chen Clan. Several heavyweights hoped to compete to be able to squeeze into the political bureau, and if they waited patiently for another five years until the next election, then it would be very logical for them to try to enter the political bureau again, and there was no need to go through the process at all. Alternate this stage.

After overall consideration, why should I rush to fight for this long time?

"Secretary, shall we go to the Development and Reform Commission according to the work plan later?"

At this time, Lin Gang's questioning voice came from the front passenger seat.The reason why Lin Gang asked such a question was because Chen Yang often temporarily changed his work plan, so he had to be careful. If Chen Yang nodded, he would now have to make a second contact with the other party's secretary.

Chen Yang thought for a while, then pondered: "Well, wait, I'll make a phone call."

After finishing speaking, he took out his phone and dialed the private mobile phone of Liu Haitian, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission.Speaking of which, Liu Haitian is also a figure of his uncle's generation. When he was a small deputy director-level cadre in the Development and Reform Commission of the Jiangnan Provincial Committee, he had received a lot of care from this uncle Liu until he came to Jiaozhou. The development zone, even working in Huahai now, has received strong support from Uncle Liu. Many projects were finally won or approved by the Development and Reform Commission through his relationship. Of course, they are their own people.And Liu Haitian is not what it used to be. After all these years, he has made his way through the years. He became a top leader in the National Development and Reform Commission, and even entered the political bureau. Now he is also a top figure in the domestic political arena.

During the Chinese New Year a while ago, Chen Yang was unable to take his wife and children to Liu Haitian's house to pay New Year's greetings as usual because of other important matters. He just called to say hello. I have a little time today, so I'll go to Uncle Liu's place to have a meal.

The phone rang twice and the other party connected.

"Hehe, Secretary Chen, Secretary Chen, what kind of wind actually blows you, the big secretary, to our Development and Reform Commission. When I heard the secretary talking about it earlier, I really couldn't believe it."

Liu Haitian's hearty laughter came from the phone, obviously because it was a private call, Liu Haitian didn't pay much attention to what he said, and opened his mouth to make a joke of Chen Yang.

"Uncle Liu, look at what you said, isn't there going to be a meeting for a while, I'm always busy." Chen Yang smiled perfunctorily and went back.

"Okay, you kid, stop talking nonsense, come here quickly, I've been waiting for you for a long time, by the way, I just bought a bag of tea yesterday, it's cheap for you kid." Liu Haitian was a little anxious After a few words of urging, obviously, he also wanted to chat with Chen Yang.

"Uncle Liu, do you think this is going to work? It's almost noon, so I won't go to your place..."

"What did you say?" Liu Haitian became a little angry when he heard this, this kid is too unreasonable.

Chen Yang quickly explained: "Hey, don't worry, I mean I haven't tasted the dishes made by our aunt for a while, I plan to pick her up at Ruonan's unit first, and then go to your house together You won't be unwelcome for lunch."

Sure enough, Liu Haitian was delighted when he heard it, "Hehe, you're smart, alright, go and pick up the little boy, and bring him back for the Red Soldier." (To be continued...)