Guan Xiong

Bai Yuqing hadn't paid much attention to Li Xiaoning just now. At his level, an official can give others a cold look at any time. Now he can't get out of Fang Jingwen's words. When he heard that Li Xiaoning wanted to express his opinion, he subconsciously nodded. Said: "Yes, if you have anything to say, just say it,"

Li Xiaoning didn't directly say what was in his heart, but first asked Bai Yuqing: "Minister Bai, do you find it troublesome to publish this article on Jiangnan Daily?"

Bai Yuqing frowned slightly, and said, "It's very troublesome."

Li Xiaoning asked again: "Why?"

Bai Yuqing frowned even more, and he said impatiently: "If you have anything to say, hurry up, I don't have time to explain to you bit by bit,"

Li Xiaoning said with a slight smile: "I am a small person, and sometimes the vision of a small person is not broad enough. I will just talk about what I can see. I don't think there is any trouble with this matter. Although the content of this article It’s negative, but the protagonist of the incident is just a small town mayor, and it won’t have much impact on society at all.”

"Who cares about the influence of society?" Bai Yuqing said angrily.

"Then Minister Bai is thinking about the influence in the officialdom," Li Xiaoning immediately answered, "I don't understand this even more. A small town mayor would actually let you, a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, cast a trap."

"Don't make random guesses, and I don't have time and I won't explain it to you," Bai Yuqing said with a downcast face.

"Minister Bai doesn't need to explain to me," Li Xiaoning said calmly, "but I have to make a bold guess. No matter how fierce this incident is on Weibo, it's just the public saying that the public is right, and the mother-in-law is right. Governments at all levels can choose to ignore disputes, but Jiangnan Daily is an official newspaper directly under the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee. If Jiangnan Daily is published, it represents the attitude of the Provincial Party Committee. Once the report is published, the government below must Take some action, if you don’t act, you are confronting the provincial party committee.”

When Li Xiaoning said this, Bai Yuqing and Fang Jingwen's expressions changed a little, and they couldn't help but look at Li Xiaoning. Although they didn't speak, the meaning in their eyes was obvious, which was to signal him to continue talking.

Li Xiaoning was encouraged, and continued: "It stands to reason that Qin Fengwu is just a small department-level cadre. Even if his younger brother is the executive deputy mayor of a prefecture-level city, the leaders of Pingchuan City will not choose to offend him because of him. The Provincial Party Committee, however, Minister Bai is obviously worried about this kind of situation that should not have happened, which makes me feel puzzled,"

Fang Jingwen interjected, "What did you think of?"

Li Xiaoning glanced at Fang Jingwen with a heavy face and Bai Yuqing with frowning brows, and then said: "Minister Bai's worry is definitely not unfounded, so there is only one explanation. If this report is published by Jiangnan Daily, Pingchuan City Not only will Qin Fengwu not be punished, but he will choose to confront Jiangnan Daily, that is, choose to confront the Propaganda Department, and behind the Propaganda Department is the Provincial Party Committee. Does Pingchuan City have such courage? Or, for a small department-level cadre? And to offend the provincial party committee, is it worth it?"

Li Xiaoning's question was actually asking himself. In fact, he had basically cleared his mind. Bai Yuqing is a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. There are probably only two people in Jiangnan Province who can make him worry. The new secretary arrived, and Chen Peng was the governor of Jiangnan Province who had been in business for many years. What Bai Yuqing was worried about was about to come out.

Generally speaking, an official of Qin Fengwu's level is the kind of pawn who can be discarded when something happens, but now his problem has risen to the height of the high-level struggle in Jiangnan Province. Yuan Kegong personally instructed the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee to report on his small The town mayor's question is to express an attitude, I want to deal with you.

At this time, if Chen Peng's network chooses to obediently punish Qin Fengwu, it is showing weakness, and showing weakness may cause many people to directly transfer to Yuan Kegong's camp.

Therefore, in this case, we have to bite the bullet and protect Qin Fengwu, a pawn, because he has become a key player who affects the whole body. Choosing to protect Qin Fengwu represents the strength of the provincial government and the strength of the provincial party committee. Confrontation, it's no wonder that Bai Yuqing said that once this report is released, it means a declaration of war.

This is not a matter of a simple report, nor is it a matter of a small town mayor. It is related to the provincial party committee or the provincial government, which has stronger power control.

Li Xiaoning already understands what Bai Yuqing is worried about. He is about to retire. It is definitely not a wise choice to get involved in the battle between Yuan Kegong and Chen Peng at this time. As the Minister of Propaganda, everyone will definitely include him To Yuan Kegong's camp, but it is obvious that he himself is skeptical of the newly appointed Yuan Kegong, either doubting other things, or doubting Yuan Kegong's power control.

Neither Bai Yuqing nor Fang Jingwen answered Li Xiaoning's question, but the expressions on their faces showed what they thought in their hearts: Li Xiaoning's guess was not wrong at all.

Li Xiaoning paused for a moment, and then said: "Have the two leaders ever played cards or mahjong?"

Bai Yuqing and Fang Jingwen were stunned for a moment, they couldn't figure out why Li Xiaoning suddenly changed the subject, and it was a topic that had absolutely nothing to do with the matter they were discussing, but they were clearly attracted by what Li Xiaoning said , they all nodded silently.

Li Xiaoning smiled slightly and said, "I would like to ask, if your luck is very bad when playing cards, since you sit at the poker table, you always lose alone and three of you win, at this time, what should you do?"

Fang Jingwen frowned and pondered, but did not speak, but Bai Yuqing hardly thought about it, and said, "Two ways."

Li Xiaoning asked, "Which two methods?"

Bai Yuqing said: "The first way is to shuffle the cards, shuffle the cards several times, and shuffle the cards as much as possible. Now that there is a mahjong machine, there is no need to shuffle the cards by hand. Therefore, the quality of the machine shuffled cards is good, and it is also possible to shuffle the cards. To avoid someone playing tricks, if you are still unlucky in this situation, you can consider changing the wind, that is, changing the seat,"

Li Xiaoning nodded and said, "That's right, people can't always be lucky or always unlucky. Sometimes, when you shuffle the cards, your luck changes. It's very philosophical."

Speaking of this, Li Xiaoning just shut up. Bai Yuqing and Fang Jingwen are both smart people, and they are also people who have been fighting in the officialdom for a long time. It is enough to say this, and they will naturally understand that they have said too much and are too straightforward. , but it is not good.

Sure enough, after Fang Jingwen heard Li Xiaoning's words, she stood up and said to Bai Yuqing: "Chief, you are busy, I have to go back, I'm afraid the boss will find me for something, Xiaoning, let's go," he was very satisfied with today's As a result, in fact, he knew what Li Xiaoning said in his heart, but because of his secretary status, it was inconvenient to say some things directly to Bai Yuqing, and now he said it through Li Xiaoning's mouth, expressing Yuan Kegong Meaning, and put aside one's own responsibility, it happens to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Bai Yuqing also understood what Li Xiaoning said. Not only do cards need to be shuffled, but officialdom also needs to be shuffled. Power control, to put it bluntly, is actually the control over officials. Whether your ability to control power is strong or weak does not It depends not only on your personal ability, but also on the number of people in power you control. That is to say, it depends on what kind of cards you hold. Card.

Bai Yuqing was very clear about the status quo of Jiangnan's officialdom, otherwise he wouldn't be worried. Most of the good cards are in the hands of Governor Chen Peng, and Pingchuan City is even more monolithic. , and several county party secretaries and county magistrates below are all members of Chen Peng's faction.

Li Xiaoning's article, on the surface, seems to be about the affairs of Caoqiao Town and Xinpi County, but it actually points to Pingchuan City. Yuan Kegong personally ordered that it be published on Jiangnan Daily. The city's hornet's nest, is it going to reshuffle the power of Jiangnan Province?

If they don't protect Qin Fengwu, then Yuan Kegong won the superficial victory directly, and many cards will go to Yuan Kegong's hands immediately. If they want to protect Qin Fengwu, Yuan Kegong can take the opportunity to take the whole city of Pingchuan. The current officials have Several buttocks are clean. After a thorough investigation, I don’t know how many people will fall down. Even if the entire Pingchuan City cannot be replaced by Yuan Kegong’s people, Chen Peng, the old dealer, can be pulled down and one of the dealers will be changed. dominance situation.

Of course, since it was poking a hornet's nest, it was necessary to consider the consequences of stabbing it. After all, hornets can sting people, and Bai Yuqing, as the specific executor of stabbing this hornet's nest, must think carefully.

If this hornet's nest is poked well, Chen Peng's control in Pingchuan City will definitely be weakened, and the political structure of the entire Jiangnan Province will also change. In a power field, one faction dominates, and history has long proved that it will cause endless harm. Yuan Kegong It is absolutely correct to try to break the dominance of one faction, and it is also in line with the science of power. I believe that Yuan Kegong has also received the support of the central government in this regard, because the central government cannot be unaware of the dominance of one faction in Jiangnan Province, or it will not Yuan Kegong, a central cadre, was parachuted here.

But if the poking is not good, the wasp will definitely sting people. The question is who can sting.

Bai Yuqing felt that Yuan Kegong would definitely not be stung, because once he encountered strong resistance, he could choose to stop at any time. As for himself, there was a great possibility of being affected, but it was not a big problem, because he could take Jiangnan The president of the daily newspaper serves as a shield.

After weighing again and again, Bai Yuqing still felt that the temptation of this matter was greater than the risk. He collected his thoughts, picked up the phone and called the secretary, and said, "Xiao Wang, come in."