Chapter 364 Li Dakang's Political Awareness
"Secretary Qi, fellow comrades, Comrade Huimin just claimed that Ding Yizhen is my incarnation!
I have never heard this before, and no one has ever said it to me. This is the first time I have heard this statement.
To be honest, I'm not sure whether he really said such a thing, but I don't deny that he did say such a thing.
However, no matter what, Ding Yizhen was a cadre promoted by me after all, so I cannot escape blame in this matter of Ding Yizhen!
How come I didn't realize that this bastard was a corrupt official!"
Li Dakang took a sip of water from the thermos cup and continued, "I am responsible for the appointment of Ding Yizhen, and it is not a small responsibility. Secretary Qi, you and the provincial party committee can punish me. I will accept any punishment."
Before Qi Tongwei could say anything, someone beside him couldn't sit still anymore.
“I don’t think this incident can be entirely blamed on Comrade Dakang.
As the saying goes, a person's heart is hidden in his belly. It is not easy to easily tell whether a person is loyal or treacherous.
This is ultimately a problem of Ding Yizhen himself. We must not put all the blame on Comrade Li Dakang simply because he promoted and appointed Ding Yizhen. "
Others also stood up and spoke out, all trying to exonerate Li Dakang.
Upon hearing this, Qi Tongwei couldn't help but glance at Li Dakang.
He thought to himself: This kid's political skills are really good. No wonder he was able to get away with it smoothly when his wife got into trouble in his previous life.
Now that he has said this, even Qian Huimin can no longer hold on to this issue. If he still holds on to it, he will not only offend Li Dakang.
Among all the leaders here, is there anyone who has not promoted or appointed someone?
Everyone has some corrupt people under his command. If we are to cause trouble for Li Dakang just for this reason, doesn't it mean that everyone may get into trouble?
"Comrade Dakang, what everyone said makes sense. This matter is ultimately Ding Yizhen's problem. Don't let all the problems be blamed on yourself because of Ding Yizhen." Although Qi Tongwei knew Li Dakang's purpose, he still had to speak for him, this old guy.
"Thank you Secretary Qi and all comrades for your understanding, but Ding Yizhen is a Jingzhou cadre after all, and I do have some responsibility. I want to catch this bastard as soon as possible and bring him to justice." Li Dakang talked for a long time and then talked about Ding Yizhen.
Qi Tongwei didn't know what he was trying to do, but he didn't think Li Dakang was talking nonsense.
"Yes, the central government is also paying attention to the case of Ding Yizhen. We should indeed find a way to bring him back as soon as possible. Comrade Huimin, you are in charge of political and legal work. I wonder if there is any progress now." Ning Zetao, Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Provincial Party Committee, asked in agreement.
Qian Huimin said helplessly: "At present, we can only confirm that Ding Yizhen went to Los Angeles, the Ugly Country, but the specific location is still unclear."
Li Dakang put down the thermos cup in his hand and said, "Comrade Zetao, you can guess this without asking.
You know that our Director Hou has no ability at all and he only got promoted by flattery.
Take business for example. Our Director Hou has been working in the public security system. Has anyone heard of him handling any major cases?
Let me give you an example. At that time, I was the secretary of Secretary Zhao Lichun, and Comrade Hou Liangping was an ordinary police officer of the Jingzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau.
One year, Secretary Zhao Lichun and his family returned to their hometown to visit their ancestors’ graves. I accompanied them as their secretary. Comrade Hou Liangping also came along because he was a good friend of the second daughter of the Zhao family.
After arriving at the cemetery, Director Hou was in great pain, crying and sobbing, and even Secretary Zhao Lichun was frightened.
Looking at the serious Li Dakang, Qi Tongwei was very sure that this kid was talking nonsense again.
He had said this about himself in his previous life, causing all the members of the provincial party committee to think that he was a bootlicker and had ruined his hopes of becoming a vice-provincial level official.
Although Sha Ruijin was the mastermind, Li Dakang also contributed greatly.
In fact, he didn't quite believe that Hou Liangping really cried at the grave like Li Dakang said. He didn't even believe one third of it.
Take Qi Tongwei for example. In his previous life, he did cry at Zhao Lichun’s family’s grave, but he didn’t really cry at the grave.
The scene moved him and he thought of his own experience, and tears came to his eyes. This was seen by Zhao Lichun and others, and everyone thought that he was a man of loyalty and righteousness.
Qi Tongwei naturally wouldn't explain, he was crying for other reasons.
It was a small matter that he had almost forgotten, but was finally turned into crying at the grave by Li Dakang and was even brought up at the provincial party committee standing committee meeting.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that this is false and impossible.
It was a visit to the grave, not someone had died. Even Zhao Lichun himself didn't cry, so how could it look like for an outsider to cry like that? Was he trying to highlight Secretary Zhao's unfilial nature?
Everyone can understand that shedding a few tears may be caused by the scene.
But if tears and snot are coming down, it is not just because of the scene, it means that you are sick. Not only will you not be appreciated by Zhao Lichun, you may even be disliked by him.
It would be the same for anyone. When visiting the grave of their relatives, they haven't cried or are not planning to cry yet, but their subordinates are crying their hearts out. What would you think, would you cry or not?
No matter how weak Qi Tongwei's political ability is, he will understand this principle. He still knows something about the ways of the world.
The reason why Li Dakang did this in his previous life was not just to take revenge on Qi Tongwei, who was believed to have arrested Cai Chenggong, but because of his political sense.
He didn't understand it at first, but he understood it completely later. This was the beginning of Li Dakang seeing the political trend clearly and surrendering to Sha Ruijin and fully supporting him.
The reason for bringing up the crying at the grave was, firstly, to ostensibly oppose the promotion of Qi Tongwei to the position of vice governor, both to support Sha Ruijin, the new secretary, and to suppress his competitors.
The second is to attack Zhao Lichun indirectly. Qi Tongwei cried at Zhao Lichun's grave and was promoted quickly afterwards. This shows that Zhao Lichun likes this kind of thing and likes to flatter. To put it mildly, he does not know people well, and to put it seriously, he is in cahoots with the crowd.
The third is to sit on the side of the new secretary Sha Ruijin, openly support the new secretary, and attack the old secretary's party. In fact, anyone with a little common sense understands that this is an obvious signal of moving closer to the new secretary.
It is hard to say that the Standing Committee had no credit for the fact that Li Dakang escaped unscathed in the end.
Coming back to this life again, Li Dakang brought up the matter of crying at the grave again. It was obvious that Li Dakang had determined that the Zhao family was about to fall, and he was leaning towards Qi Tongwei.
Qi Tongwei did not expose Li Dakang's thoughts. It was also good to let them fight each other.
As soon as Li Dakang said this, the whole venue burst into laughter. No matter whether everyone believed it or not, it would be a topic of conversation in the future. No one would offend Li Dakang for Hou Liangping, whether he or she was the same.
Qian Huimin wanted to say something, but when he saw everyone was laughing happily, he kept silent.
After all, they were members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, so everyone knew their limits and stopped laughing after a while.
"Secretary Dakang's words are biased. You said that Comrade Hou Liangping and the second daughter of the Zhao family are good friends. Maybe he is a man who values friendship and is sad for his friend!
We can't simply conclude that he was flattering Secretary Zhao Lichun just because he cried at the grave at his home. Besides, flattering does not violate party discipline and national laws, right?
I think flattery is better than corruption and bribery like Ding Yizhen, don't you think so, Secretary Dakang? "Qian Huimin couldn't let Hou Liangping's reputation be ruined, as it would affect his next plan.
Qian Huimin was very smart and did not argue with Li Dakang whether Hou Liangping cried or not. Li Dakang was the only one present at the scene, so everyone had to believe him when he said Hou Liangping cried at the grave.
It was because Qian Huimin knew all this that he did not argue whether Hou Liangping cried at the grave or not.
(The review came out at midnight last night, and it was not approved. They said the content was not suitable for publication. They listed more than a dozen chapters. I revised it this morning and submitted it again. I don’t know if it will pass the review. I’m worried!)
Many book friends have sent gifts in the past two days. Thank you all for your support. Thank you so much! Thank you a thousand times!