Chapter 353 Transferred to Handong
After completing his routine reporting work, he officially began to take up the post of Director of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.
At the same time, as he was about to step down, Zhao Lichun also began his final layout.
He recommended Qian Huimin and Li Dakang to the central government, asking them to take over as provincial party secretary and governor respectively, in an attempt to allow Handong to continue to operate according to his ideas.
The central government's attitude towards his recommendation was extremely ambiguous. It neither nodded in agreement nor decisively rejected it.
However, anyone with a little insight can clearly see that this is actually opposition.
As a veteran official, Zhao Lichun naturally saw through the central government's intentions at a glance, and secretly pondered in his heart how to respond next.
So he talked to Qian Huimin and Li Dakang separately, trying to get them to continue to protect the interests of the Zhao family.
"Comrade Huimin, I recommended you to the central government to be the secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee but received no response. It seems that the higher-ups are going to parachute a provincial party secretary here." Zhao Lichun's weathered face was now filled with a solemn expression.
"Secretary Zhao, perhaps the central government feels that I am lacking in ability and am not qualified to serve as the Secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee." Although Qian Huimin was full of disappointment, he still suppressed his emotions, tried to stay calm, and said respectfully to Zhao Lichun.
"I have spent decades in this Handong area and witnessed the tremendous changes in Handong. Now I have to leave suddenly, and I am really reluctant to leave." Zhao Lichun raised his head slightly, looked at the ceiling, and said with emotion.
Qian Huimin quickly agreed, "Yes, under your wise leadership, Handong has undergone tremendous changes. Your achievements cannot be erased."
“Let’s not talk about this for now. I know you and Da Kang don’t get along well, but the situation is different now. I failed to recommend either of you.
We still don’t know who the new secretary will be, so you must unite.
Our party has always emphasized democratic centralism. As long as you are united, even the top leader cannot go too far. " Zhao Lichun said, giving some money to Huimin.
The Zhao family has deep-rooted interests in Handong, and he needs a successor to protect the interests of the Zhao family.
When he was the provincial party secretary, he deliberately set Qian Huimin and Li Dakang against each other. Now that he is about to leave, he has to consider his future and hopes that the two will shake hands and make peace.
Qian Huimin replied casually: "Okay Secretary Zhao, I know what to do."
Qian Huimin did not take this remark to heart. In his opinion, it would be better to establish a good relationship with the new provincial party secretary than to shake hands with Li Dakang.
If the new secretary likes me, even if I can't become the provincial party secretary, I still have a hope of becoming the provincial governor.
Furthermore, China's officialdom is dominated by one-man politics. Even if he cooperates with Li Dakang, it may not necessarily change the status quo. The new secretary can simply transfer the person away and put him in a cold office.
Although he was promoted by Zhao Lichun, it does not mean that he has to follow the Zhao family for the rest of his life. Besides, he is tired of the greed of the young master of the Zhao family.
As an old fox in the officialdom, how could Zhao Lichun not see Qian Huimin's intention, but he had no good solution.
After meeting Qian Huimin, Zhao Lichun met with Li Dakang again and used the same rhetoric. His purpose was to make him and Qian Huimin put aside their past grudges and work closely together.
Li Dakang was the same, he agreed readily, but it was not known how much sincerity he had in his response.
For him, they were both provincial governors anyway, so joining the new provincial party secretary was no better than anything else. As for Qian Huimin, he looked down on him at all.
Zhao Lichun looked around and realized that what he said was no longer the same as usual. He had originally wanted to use this last period of time to promote a group of people to cooperate with Qian Huimin and Li Dakang in order to achieve the goal of restraining the new secretary.
In the end, he discovered that although the leaders of the two factions respected him, they already had their own ideas about work.
Without the cooperation of these two people, no matter how many people he promotes, they will just be a group of scattered sand and will be useless. Instead, they will offend the new secretary.
So he suspended the personnel work and prepared to hand over the personnel appointments of this group of people to the new secretary, asking him to do this favor in exchange for the other party's concessions on some issues.
In the end, Zhao Lichun failed to complete his plan as he wished and was transferred from Handong. Although it seemed to be a crucial step, its "power content" might not be the same.
On the other hand, just before Zhao Lichun took office, the leader personally met with Qi Tongwei to ask for his views on Handong politics and the next direction of governance.
Qi Tongwei had been waiting for this day for a long time. He immediately gave a detailed explanation of Handong's economy, politics, party conduct, integrity and anti-corruption work as well as the direction of the next administration.
His answer satisfied the leaders very much. Although he was not decided on the spot to be the Secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee, the meaning was very clear and all that was left was to hold a meeting.
After meeting the leader, Qi Tongwei did not go anywhere for a while and maintained a repetitive life every day. There was no need for any extra actions at this time. On the contrary, the lower the profile, the better.
The results came out very quickly. The central government decided that Qi Tongwei would serve as the secretary of the Handong Provincial Party Committee, chairman of the Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, and first secretary of the Handong Provincial Military District Party Committee, with full power.
The central government's appointment of Qi Tongwei is completely the treatment of a successor.
"Tongwei, the next ten years will be crucial for you. Whether you can succeed depends on these ten years.
My idea for you is to work in Handong for five years, then go to Shanghai, and finally to the central government." Pei Yihong solemnly instructed.
Qi Tongwei nodded solemnly and kept his father-in-law's instructions in mind.
As the youngest provincial party secretary in the country, it is impossible to say that he has no ambition. If he had no ambition, he would have exposed the Qiongzhou incident this year long ago.
"I won't say anything else. Handong, you are more familiar with it than me and know what to do, but you must remember one thing, that is, you must not violate discipline or laws." Pei Yihong was still very confident in Qi Tongwei, but he was still a little worried that his son-in-law had been set up.
It’s not that Pei Yihong has any doubts about Qi Tongwei’s ability, but it’s the advice of parents to their children.
"Dad, just relax, I know what to do.
As for the secretaries, I specially selected our own family members, who are absolutely reliable; the same goes for the drivers, they are all trustworthy.
And Qianqian will go back with me.
It's just two children, and it will cause trouble for you two old people again." Qi Tongwei said seriously.
"Well, I'm glad you have it in mind. By the way, when you go back this time, remember to say hello to your parents on my behalf and ask them to come to Beijing and live for a while." Pei Yihong said.
Qi Tongwei shook his head gently, a helpless smile appeared on his face, and he slowly said: "You know that my parents like to stay in their hometown county from the bottom of their hearts.
Every time he came to Beijing, he would stay for less than a month at most and then he would clamor to go back.
If it weren't for the two children, they might not have come at all." Qi Tongwei said helplessly.
Then the two chatted for a while, and then Qi Tongwei said goodbye and left, preparing to go to Handong!