After listening to Xu Lizhong's report, Secretary Lu's face, which had been tense, suddenly showed a hint of relief. He looked at Xu Lizhong and said slowly for a long time: "Lizhong, it seems that Ye Ming has a good vision: he I once strongly recommended Comrades Qing Tao and Zhang Yingzhi to me, saying that they have good character and strong abilities. It is still hard to tell whether they are strong or not, but their good character proves that his judgment is correct. Under the current situation where the whole country is clamoring against Ye Ming, they can stick to their own judgment and dare to resist the so-called instructions of the main leaders of the Provincial Political and Legal Committee. This is commendable, and it is also a concrete manifestation of a person's character and official character. ,"
Having said this, he lowered his head again and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said to Xu Lizhong: "Lizhong, you should make a phone call to Comrades Qing Tao and Zhang Yingzhi now and tell them that I insist on correct guidance of public opinion to them. , insist on not believing in rumors and spreading rumors, resolutely resist some evil attitudes, and express full affirmation. At the same time, you also want them to rest assured that what they did is correct. Regarding the wrong instructions given by individual leading cadres of the provincial party committee in the name of the organization without authorization, , that is, we should resolutely resist it, but we cannot blindly follow it.”
Secretary Lu gave this instruction to Xu Lizhong for two purposes: first, to praise and encourage Qing Tao and Zhang Yingzhi for adhering to the correct position, and to show that he was very satisfied with their performance this time, which greatly encouraged them, and To strengthen their determination to follow him; secondly, he was worried that Zhou Jiqing and even Qin Ge might put pressure on the M City Party Committee, Municipal Government and Provincial TV Station to force them to report the news of Ye Ming's arrest. Therefore, he wanted to use Xu Lizhong's mouth to Tell them: He, the secretary of the provincial party committee, is opposed to reporting this case. In this case, no matter who puts pressure on them, they will know it and will never change their previous decision...
Sure enough, after receiving this call from Xu Lizhong with a little praise and comfort, both Qing Tao and Zhang Yingzhi were extremely excited on the phone, and Zhang Yingzhi was even so happy that she giggled like a child.
After getting excited, they all expressed their stance to Xu Lizhong in a very firm tone: Please tell Director Xu to tell Secretary Lu that our unit will resolutely implement Secretary Lu's instructions, adhere to the party's public opinion propaganda position, and will not believe in rumors or spread rumors, and will not give any advice to those with ulterior motives. People create opportunities to slander and slander the leaders of the provincial party committee...
After Secretary Lu listened to Xu Lizhong relaying the words of Qing Tao and Zhang Yingzhi, he nodded with satisfaction, and then, as if talking to himself, he softly said to Xu Lizhong: "Comrades Qing Tao and Zhang Yingzhi can be of great use in the future."
Xu Lizhong did not dare to answer, but nodded to Secretary Lu to express his approval of his judgment.
Secretary Lu waved Xu Lizhong out, then sat down on the armchair behind his desk, his eyes half-closed, his hands unconsciously twisting the pencil he had been holding, and he began to fall into a state of contemplation.
After thinking about it for about a quarter of an hour, Secretary Lu seemed to have finally made up his mind. He opened his half-closed eyes with a bang, and there was a light with a bit of murderous aura in his eyes. Suddenly he straightened up, picked up the red confidential telephone handset on the table, and first dialed the mobile phone of Wang Yong, Propaganda Minister of the Provincial Party Committee, asking him to come to his office.
Wang Yong is a newly promoted leader of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. He is now very close to Secretary Lu and Secretary Li, and he is considered a member of the "fresh faction" camp headed by Secretary Lu.
He was very respectful to Secretary Lu. When he entered Secretary Lu's office, he was half-bent, and always had a more humble smile on his face. He greeted Secretary Lu as soon as he entered, and his attitude was more respectful than that of some top leaders in prefectures, cities, and prefectures. Be respectful.
Secretary Lu is a very good leader. He is generally very easy-going and humble towards people who respect him. Therefore, after Wang Yong came in, he came out from behind the desk and took the initiative to extend his understanding to Secretary Li. He shook hands with Wang Yong and sat down side by side on the sofa with him.
Because he was from his own camp, Secretary Lu did not say too many polite words, nor did he beat around the bush. He said straightforwardly: "Comrade Wang Yong, I invited you here today because I want to ask you to do something. , you should have also seen that early this morning, a large number of posts and reports claiming to expose the inside story of the 5.16 major case in Xinleng County suddenly appeared on some portal websites and some news media. The situation is like a prairie fire. I just took a closer look at those posts and reports. Most of them are conjectures without factual basis or evidence, and many of them are groundless accusations.
“Moreover, the tendency and purpose of these posts and reports are very clear. They want to point the finger at Comrade Runji through the investigation and handling of this case, and throw dirty water on Comrade Runji. However, the propaganda departments of many cities and prefectures in the province , there are also some news media that cannot see the hidden conspiracy behind this incident, or in other words, the heads of the propaganda departments in some places have seen the conspiracy, but due to the manipulation of a few people, they have lost their principles and stance, adding fuel to the fire, distorting the facts, and making irresponsible reports on television and newspapers, which objectively helped certain conspirators and had a very bad impact on Comrade Runji's reputation and prestige.
"Therefore, my opinion is: When you return to the office later, immediately call the heads of the propaganda departments of the 14 prefectures and prefectures one by one, conduct phone interviews with them, and ask them not to report any of the major May 16 cases. News, if the case has been reported in newspapers, the newspapers must be instructed to buy back as many newspapers as possible and do everything possible to eliminate its negative impact. If anyone continues to report the so-called inside story of the case, party discipline will be imposed on the relevant responsible persons. Political and disciplinary sanctions, if serious, will also require the person directly responsible to be held accountable for defamation."
Wang Yong is the Minister of Propaganda. Of course, he has already seen that those online posts and news reports are aimed at Secretary Li Runji. He is also looking for something to do to express his attitude to Secretary Lu and let him have a better understanding of himself. good impression.
Therefore, after listening to Secretary Lu's instructions, he immediately stood up with a very serious expression on his face and said in a very firm tone: "Secretary Lu, don't worry, I will go find those propaganda ministers and major newspapers right away. The editor-in-chief will be interviewed one by one to convey and implement the spirit of your instructions. We must not let our propaganda position become a tool for some careerists and conspirators to attack and frame Comrade Runji."