The person who walked into the lounge was Xiang Tianliang's brother-in-law Li Chunnan. He was a representative of the County People's Congress and was also here for the meeting.

After introducing each other and exchanging pleasantries, Huang Lei nodded and left. Nan smiled and said: "You are also a representative of the National People's Congress, why don't you go to the meeting?"

"Haha... I hate meetings, so I went to help Shao Sanhe handle the case. I've been busy all night."

"I mean, I searched several times in the auditorium, but I couldn't find you two guys." Nandao: "That's right, didn't you and Shao Sanhe promote a lot of people during this personnel adjustment? Some of them I know, they came to me and wanted to get together with you and have a meal together." Nan asked: "Would you like to call Liu Changgui?"

Liu Changgui is the party committee secretary of Jinchuan Town, and has now become Xiang Tianliang and Shao Sanhe's best friend.

Xiang Tianliang smiled and nodded, "As a parent official in our hometown, Lao Liu is certainly indispensable. Hey, how is that boy Ji Weiyi?"

"He is like a headless fly, looking for connections everywhere."

Ji Weiyi is the mayor of Jinchuan Town and a member of Wang Zaidao, the former secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee. After Wang Zaidao's collapse, he has been marginalized.

Treating guests to dinner is a good way to connect and enhance friendship. Xiang Tianliang has to pay attention to it now. What's more, most of the people he proposed this time were introduced by others. He didn't know or even know him before, so it was even more important. See you last time.

Nan Xiao asked.

Xiang Tianliang grinned happily, "Of course I have money."

"Where did you get the money? You have hired almost a hundred people at once this time. Since you are treating guests, you always have to treat them in turn. With your little salary, what do you treat them with?"

Xiang Tianliang smiled and said: "This time of personnel adjustment, the place where I live is full of gifts. I don't even know who sent them. I have no choice but to go back and I can't throw them away, so I asked Ding Wentong to put all the gifts in the house. Everything turned into money, so I became a rich man." Nan laughed.

"Well, take it from them and use it for them, just do as the Romans do."

A society governed by people is also a society of human relations, a society of relationships. It is easy to enjoy the shade against a big tree. The bigger the tree behind you, the more shade you can enjoy. The harder the backstage, the more resources at your disposal. The main places for guests to be entertained in the south are in the north and south teahouses. , he knew that this was Xiang Tianliang's "relationship". Anyway, the teahouse was no longer just a place to drink tea. It had all kinds of famous wines and delicacies, and the quality was not much worse than Binhai Building.

According to Xiang Tianliang's intention, three tables will be invited first. Those who can participate are all powerful people, such as the first, second and third leaders of each township, and the first and second leaders of the departments directly under the county committee and county government. As long as they belong to "our own people", they will all participate. As soon as a notice was given.

Such "notices" are more important than meeting notices, and no one will neglect them.

For many grassroots cadres, going to the county to hold meetings, regardless of whether they are general meetings or small meetings, whether it is the CPPCC meeting or the National People's Congress, is just a formality, and the main "job" is to build relationships through interpersonal relationships.

After the opening ceremony of the "Two Sessions", Xiang Tianliang and Ding Wentong rushed to the North and South Tea Houses.

This time, Xiang Tianliang also invited Xiao Zijian, the organization director of the county party committee.

Xiao Zijian arrived with Shao Sanhe.

In the large private room on the fifth floor, Xiang Tianliang stood up to greet Xiao Zijian and Shao Sanhe.

Xiao Zijian rarely attends such occasions, and tonight is an exception. After Xiang Tianliang helped him solve his son's work problem, his position became clear. It was right for him to have dinner with Xiang Tianliang and these newly promoted cadres. Xiang Tianliang’s support.

"Minister Xiao, I'm treating you tonight. I'm glad you can come." Xiang Tianliang said with a smile.

Xiao Zijian sat down with a smile, "Didn't we agree to call him Lao Xiao?"

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue."

Pointing to the three dining tables, Xiao Zijian asked: "Where are the guests you invited?"

Shao Sanhe said: "The announcement at dawn was for six o'clock, and it is only a quarter past five. They will arrive on time."

Xiao Zijian looked at Xiang Tianliang and Shao Sanhe with sharp eyes and asked, "What's wrong with you two?"

Shao Sanhe narrated the series of cases of Zhao Dagang and Qian Zikun.

"Old Xiao, Tianliang and I decided at that time to destroy all the photos and tapes left by Qian Zikun. However, Qian Zikun is still alive and his mouth can still speak, so there is no guarantee that those who have been blackmailed by him in the future will The cadres are not known to the outside world. Once the list is leaked, even if the photos and tapes are gone, the impact will still be huge and it will have an immeasurable impact on Binhai politics. Tianliang and I are not sure."

Xiao Zijian said oh and remained silent for a moment.

Then, Xiao Zijian asked with a smile: "What do Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Chen think?"

Xiang Tianliang smiled and said: "How can they see it? They are also victims. I don't know how many people gave them gifts while they were in hospital. I think among you leaders, that is, you, Lao Xiao and Minister Lu Haibin, have not become victims. .”

"I'm in very good health. I haven't been to the hospital in the past few years." Xiao Zijian said with a smile.

"So, your opinion is very important." Xiang Tianliang said.

"Not necessarily." Xiao Zijian shook his head slightly, "Based on my understanding of Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Chen, even if you do the most clean and thorough job, they may not believe it, and they will still suspect that you have a hand in it."

Shao Sanhe nodded and said: "This is what we are worried about. For certain needs, I can make Qian Zikun's confession clean and preserve it authentically. The case is in both the procuratorate and the court. At the link, you can make it public or choose not to make it public."

Xiao Zijian hummed and said with a smile: "This is another question of how to be political if you are not political."

"That's right." Xiang Tianliang was also smiling.

Shao Sanhe laughed and said, "We talk about politics, but we have to ask our seniors to teach us how to talk about politics."

Xiao Zijian looked at Shao Sanhe and said with a smile: "Sanhe, just saying this to you shows that you are already very political."

"Then you have to help check it." Shao Sanhe said modestly.

"Your thinking is right. In our system, politics must come first in any activity, and politics must never be let go. Take this matter as an example. It looks like a criminal case. , but the people and things involved are those who are part of the system. Qian Zikun’s photos are not only about personal photos, but also about the officialdom of our Binhai County. Take Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Chen as examples. Their hospitalization is not just a matter of personal treatment, but more like a political activity. Rather than saying that the officialdom is like a theater, it is better to say that the officialdom is like a huge spider web, and everyone in it is moving on this web. The leader is the center of this big network. In our Binhai County, Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Chen are the center, and they can influence everything. They are sick and hospitalized, which means there is something wrong with this network. In this network Other people who are active online will definitely come to the hospital to visit. According to my estimation, if any one of them is admitted to the hospital once, at least hundreds of people will go there. This is equivalent to saying that every time Qian Zikun takes a picture of a hospitalized person, it is equivalent to Hundreds of people were photographed at the same time. If the photos and tapes taken by Qian Zikun were made public, it would be equivalent to putting the entire Binhai County network under the sun. This would be an unimaginable political disaster."

Xiang Tianliang nodded and said: "So, it is a correct decision for us to burn Qian Zikun's photos and tapes."

Xiao Zijian continued: "However, politics is cruel and ruthless. No matter how perfect you are, your opponents will never believe it. Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Chen cannot believe that you will take the photos taken by Qian Zikun and The tapes were all burned, so as a precautionary measure, I think the interrogation of Qian Zikun should be detailed and complete, leaving as much oral evidence as possible as an effective preparation for Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Chen not to believe."

Shao Sanhe asked: "Lao Xiao, do you think Secretary Zhang and County Magistrate Chen will take action because of this?"

"Definitely, the so-called reciprocation is not polite. They are veterans of politics for decades. They think you have their 'things' in your hands, and they will definitely try their best to control your 'things'."

Xiang Tianliang knew that what Xiao Zijian said was the handle. Wasn't this what he had just played with the old guy Huang Lei?

Shao Sanhe said: "I know what I should do."

"In short, since they think you have a hand, then you really have a hand for him." Xiao Zijian nodded.

Xiang Tianliang smiled evilly and said, "This is a great plan, Lao Xiao, you are awesome."

Waving his hands, Xiao Zijian smiled and said: "Don't hurt me. In fact, you have thought of this trick a long time ago. The so-called asking me for advice is nothing more than trying to trap me."

Xiang Tianliang smiled and admitted that this was exactly the trick he was playing, and bringing Xiao Zijian in was also one of the focuses of his "work".

Xiao Zijian rarely smiled before, but after making friends with Xiang Tianliang, he was completely different from before.

Xiang Tianliang promptly changed the subject, "Lao Xiao, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about what you helped me do?"

"What's going on?"

"As you promised last time, you would help me find a new investment director."

Xiao Zijian exclaimed, "Found it, found it."

"Who?"

"Old fried dough sticks."

"Laoyoutiao, who is Laoyoutiao?"

Xiao Zijian pointed at Shao Sanhe and said, "Ask Lao Shao, he knows."

Shao Sanhe smiled at Xiang Tianliang and said, "You will meet this man soon, but I will recite a few jingles he made up for you to get to know him first."

"Jingle?"

"Yes, because of a few jingles, he was demoted from the deputy director of the county government office to the deputy head of the township below." Shao Sanhe said with a naive smile.

Is there such a thing? Xiang Tianliang became interested and said, "Brother Sanhe, tell me quickly."

At this moment, the door of the private room was pushed open, and laughter came from outside the door.
Chapter completed!