When Qing Tao heard from his secretary that the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Provincial Committee had issued a clear instruction, requiring the city TV stations and daily newspapers to report on the May 16th case in Xinlang County, he immediately realized that this was the intention of Secretary Zhou Jiqing of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Provincial Committee, and it was very serious. It may be a strategic step discussed with Governor Qin Ge, Minister Xie Hongda, Secretary-General Wang Hai and others. The purpose is to set off a wave of public opinion in the province to "defeat Li" through the so-called violations of discipline and law against Ye Ming. The report pointed the finger at Secretary Li Runji who was behind Ye Ming, and finally achieved the goal of ruining Secretary Li and bringing down Secretary Li...
After understanding this, Qing Tao, who had decided to follow Secretary Lu and Secretary Li to the end, immediately made a decision: in the city he was in charge of, there must be no reports that were detrimental to Ye Ming or Secretary Li.
So, he personally came to the office of M City Party Committee Secretary Meng Gongcheng and reported to him that the Provincial Political and Legal Committee requested the municipal TV station and the municipal daily to report on the Xinleng 5.16 major case, and pointed out implicitly: These news reports, positions and angles There are all problems, and the targets are pointed at the main leaders of the provincial party committee, the most important of whom is Secretary Li Runji.
Meng Gongcheng is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Of course he is aware of the conflicts between Zhou Jiqing and Secretary Li and others. However, he is a more cautious and diplomatic person. He has not chosen which side to lean towards now. Moreover, he is now close to the age of retreat. , after the Party Congress is held next year, he will probably serve as vice chairman of the Provincial People's Congress or the Provincial Political Consultative Conference until his retirement.
Therefore, he does not want to cause any trouble now, and he also knows that Qing Tao is on the front line of Secretary Lu and will take over his position as secretary of the municipal party committee sooner or later. Therefore, he usually tries his best to leave some thorny conflicts and problems to Qing Tao. Tao went to deal with it, and he just sat on the Diaoyutai, waiting for the day when he could be moved out of his position.
Therefore, after listening to Qing Tao's report, he did not seem very surprised. He squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, and then said to Qing Tao: "Mayor Qing, I said at the last meeting that you need to use the publicity mouth now." Take on more responsibility and focus specifically on the issues oriented by public opinion. I am old and many of my ideas have not kept up with the times. I am considered an old antique. It is already a bit out of date to focus on ideology and propaganda work. Therefore, today’s matter I'd rather trouble you to deal with it in detail. Just do whatever you think you should do. I fully support you."
Qing Tao had long expected that Meng Gongcheng would shirk his responsibilities. He came to ask him for instructions. It was just a routine matter to show respect for him. Now that he heard what he said, he no longer refused. After saying goodbye to Meng Gongcheng, he immediately came to In his own office, he called the Propaganda Department of the municipal party committee, the director of the municipal television station, and the editor-in-chief of the municipal daily newspaper, and gave them instructions: The Xinleng 5.16 gang-related case is relatively complicated, and the case has not been solved yet, and it is still in the investigation stage. , so it is not appropriate to report for the time being. If anyone does not listen to the greetings of the municipal party committee and the government, and reports the so-called inside story of this case without authorization in order to gain attention and ratings, the municipal party committee will seriously hold the person directly responsible responsible for party and government discipline...
Therefore, while many local stations and local newspapers across the province were reporting on the Xinleng 5.16 case in full swing, M City, as the economic and political center of the province, was silent. No news media reprinted or reported on this shocking incident across the country. information.
Another news unit that remains on hold is an important position for news and public opinion in the province: the provincial television station. There is only one reason why the provincial television station does not report on the May 16 major case: because the current director of the provincial television station is Zhang Yingzhi.
In the early morning of the next day after Ye Ming was summoned, Zhang Yingzhi received a call from the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Committee office, saying that in accordance with the instructions of Secretary Zhou Jiqing, in order to cooperate with the upcoming anti-gang and anti-evil operations in the province, the provincial TV station was required to report on the current new We will follow up and report on the progress of the investigation of the 5.16 major case that occurred in Leng. Today, we must report the latest news about this case released by the 5.16 task force, which is the news that Ye Ming was arrested.
In fact, after the May 16 major case occurred, the provincial TV station immediately arranged for reporters from the Legal Jingwei Channel to rush to Xinleng to prepare to follow up and report on the case, strive to obtain first-hand inside information, and prepare to produce a special issue to focus on this incident. In one case, this plan was formulated by a deputy station director. At that time, Zhang Yingzhi did not expect that the case would be related to Ye Ming, and he was extremely interested in the case, so he immediately agreed to the deputy director's proposal.
Now, when he saw on his computer that Ye Ming was listed as the most critical suspect in the May 16 case, he was stunned. Next, he discovered that the posts posted on major websites were targeting Ye Ming. Ming's godfather, Secretary Li Runji, suddenly felt that something was wrong with this matter, and sweat dripped down his forehead.
However, Zhang Yingzhi is also a very independent person. After a short period of shock, he immediately calmed down and quickly made a decision: now this case has involved Ye Ming and Secretary Li Runji. Due to his friendship with Ye Ming or the need to maintain Secretary Li's prestige, the provincial TV station must not report this case.
Therefore, after receiving the call from the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission office, Zhang Yingzhi gave a clear reply: The provincial TV station is the public opinion propaganda position of the Provincial Party Committee. It must have the correct direction of public opinion, must talk about politics and the overall situation, and cannot report some unfounded information. Therefore, until the May 16 major case is officially solved and all the main suspects are brought to justice, the provincial TV station cannot report the case to avoid misleading the public and affecting the investigation of the case.
After clearly rejecting the request of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee, Zhang Yingzhi immediately summoned the deputy director in charge of "Legal Affairs" and told him: The situation in the Xinleng 5.16 case is very complicated, and someone may be manipulating public opinion and trying to turn this case Therefore, in view of this situation, the provincial TV station must immediately stop all reporting on the case and send the provincial station to Xinleng All reporters have been recalled and cannot participate in this public opinion war, lest they get burned.
As a result, all the reporters from the provincial TV station were recruited back from Xinleng that day, and on that day, there were no reports on the major 5.16 case on any of the channels under the provincial TV station...
At the same time, in Building 5 of the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Party Committee Secretary Lu Zhiyao was also following all the posts and reports on the Xinleng 5.16 major case in front of the computer, with a solemn and stern expression on his face.
He saw the two posts on the Internet at 8:30 in the morning. The titles of these two posts were "Why has Gong Zhichao, the leader of the Xinleng underworld, been able to escape justice for so many years?" , the first post was obviously aimed at Secretary Li Runji, while the second post was even more vicious, portraying his son Ye Ming as a modern "Gao Yanei" with all five evils, corrupt character, and involvement in underworld organizations.