Rumors say that it is possible that Yan City Executive Vice Mayor Qiu Xufeng will take over as Secretary of the Tianze Municipal Party Committee, and former mayor Xia Xiang will still serve as mayor.

The rumors are probably not groundless. Xia Xiang heard it and was speechless for a while. It was not that he wanted to sit on the throne of the secretary, but that he arranged for Qiu Xufeng to serve as secretary. It was a mystery. Qiu Xufeng is a representative figure of the family power.

However, Xia Xiang was not worried about working with Qiu Xufeng again. At the same time, he also knew that there were still many variables in the matter. Now, the news just came out. There was still some time before the formal decision was made, and it might be delayed for a month or two.

At present, he had to worry about the matter of Jin and Silver Jasmine.

The sisters are beautiful and have a poor life and are too beautiful, so they are prone to cause trouble when they go out. It is not good for women to be too beautiful, let alone two beautiful women who are exactly the same, which is easier to stimulate men's animal nature. After consideration, Xia Xiang decided to let Jin Moli go to Fu's Chinese Medicine and be with Fu Xianxian, let Yin Moli stay in the Tourism and Culture City, and Yan Xiao takes care of her. Separating the two was also for their safety.

Xia wanted to share his thoughts with Yan Xiao. Fu Xianxian once communicated with him. Neither of them objected, so he stopped coming forward and asked Fu Xianxian and Yan Xiao to do Jinyin and Jasmine's work separately because he still had to work hard - to meet Wu Caiyang.

As for Pei Yifeng's heavy blow to rectify public orders across the city, Pei Yifeng asked Chen Jiewen for instructions, and Chen Jiewen approved without raising any objections. In addition, Chen Jiewen basically no longer cares about Tianze's affairs, which is equivalent to Xia Xiang having the final say now.

After the Jingtian Expressway was opened to traffic, it became much more convenient to get from Tianze to Beijing. It took more than an hour to arrive. After arriving, Xia Xiang did not meet Wu Caiyang first, but went directly to the Wu family to visit the old man's condition first.

Xia Xiang always feels grateful to the old man.

The old man still lives in the villa where Lian Ruohan used to live. I don’t know why the old man fell in love with the style of Lian Ruohan’s villa. After living there once, he was unwilling to go back to his original house, so he moved in.

Xia Xiang did not notify the old man in advance, and wanted to give the old man a surprise. He quietly came outside the villa, parked the car, and walked in - the old man's guard had already known Xia Xiang and was about to talk to Xia Xiang, but Xia Xiang smiled and made a move to silence...

When he got into the house, he gently pushed open the door. The old man was writing alone in the study. Xia Xiang walked very lightly and quietly came to the old man. He saw that his pen was filled with vigorous words: "The mountains are never too high, the sea is never too deep. Zhou Gong vomited his food, and the whole world is returned to his heart."

It is Cao Cao's "Short Songs" - the four words "The World Returns to the Heart" that implies the old man's ambitions.

"If you want to return to the world, you must first have the virtue of Zhou Gong's respect for the wise and the nobles." Xia Xiang smiled, "Old man, good handwriting, vigorous and powerful, and extraordinary."

The old man turned around and smiled, not seemingly surprised that Xia Xiang stood behind him, nodded: "The virtues of the ancients cannot be learned by people now, and there is no need to learn them deliberately. Times are different, and the ways of using people are different, so we cannot generalize them." Another pause, "Xiao Xia, do you understand calligraphy as well?"

"I don't understand and can't write good words, but I just like to comment randomly and often can't say anything, which is somewhat similar to some experts and professors today." Xia Xiang was in a good mood when he saw the old man, and he should have gotten better with a cold. He didn't see any sign of illness, so he made a few jokes.

"Haha." The old man laughed, "Don't blame the experts and professors for not understanding what they don't understand? They know everything. It is because they understand everything that they say whatever others ask them to say that they appear true and credible and can guide the people correctly, right?"

The so-called correct guidance is naturally to look at the problem from the perspective of the upper class and serve the ruling class. Just like ideological control, there is no big difference between ancient and modern. The wisdom of modern people is not much wise from that of ancient people. The ancients relied on loyalty to the emperor to unite people, and now they rely on rules and regulations to form groups.

Xia Xiang asked the old man's body with concern, and the old man waved his hand and said, "Okay, it's been better, I'm just a small cold, nothing to make a fuss. But you, I heard that Tianze will change a little recently?"

Since the old man took the initiative to mention Tianze, Xia Xiang simply explained the situation in Tianze and expressed his next plan. After hearing this, the old man just nodded and said nothing.

Sitting in the living room, there was a wind passing by, accompanied by the rustling sound of leaves outside. It was rare that every inch of land was valuable in the capital. There was such a quiet place. Xia realized the reason why the old man favored this place, because it was transparent everywhere, and the natural wind could naturally cool down when it was blown by, and there was no need to turn on the air conditioner and blow fan.

People are willing to get close to nature. After living in the city for a long time, they feel the same as the truth.

After drinking the tea, the old man spoke again: "Caiyang said he wanted to talk to you?"

"Well, I'll go to see Minister Wu in the afternoon."

"Do you have any ideas when Chen Jiewen leaves Tianze?"

"Everything is subject to organizational arrangements."

"Don't be careless with me, just say directly, do you want to be the top leader?"

"The mayor who doesn't want to be the top leader is not a good mayor." Xia Xiang laughed, "But I am really too experienced now, and I still hope to practice for two more years as the mayor. There has been a rumor that Qiu Xufeng may come to Tianze as secretary."

Mr. Wu stopped talking again, narrowed his eyes, as if he was thinking about things or closing his mind to rest. After a while, he opened his eyes again: "Xiao Xia, your idea is right, and being more down-to-earth is a good thing after all." He only said one sentence, and then jumped to the topic of self-cultivation and refused to mention a word of politics.

Xia Xiang felt depressed and didn't understand what Mr. Wu meant. In fact, in the officialdom, people say that they don't fight for the best or bad things is to deceive themselves. The official-oriented thinking still makes it difficult for everyone in it to escape the constraints. Not every mayor can become a secretary, but every mayor wants to become a secretary.

Especially when the opportunity arises, no one will think that they are not qualified enough or have insufficient abilities. No one will think that they are competent for the secretary's responsibilities.

Xia Xiang is not completely free from the common people. Fortunately, what he pursues is not just a simple promotion, but a belief that only by having greater power can he bear heavier responsibilities and realize his ideals, so he also has expectations for the position of secretary.

However, it was just a little expectation and not intentional, otherwise he could also move and strive for it. He also knew that his time in the position of mayor was too short, his promotion was too fast, and his foundation was unstable, which was not conducive to long-term development. He just didn't understand what Mr. Wu was meant to do, and because of the problem of Tiangang last time, Mr. Wu did not blame him at all, so he felt even more uneasy.

At noon, I had a home-cooked meal with Mr. Wu. After the meal, I took a walk with the man for a while. The man wanted to have a lunch break as usual, so Xia Xiang took a casual room and took a nap.

"Even Xia is older, and he has a younger brother or sister, so he won't be lonely." The old man mentioned this again with concern and then patted Xia Xiang on the shoulder, "Tianze is a good place, seize the opportunity."

The thinking jumped too fast from one to another. Xia Xiang smiled helplessly, watched the old man go back to the house to sleep, and then sat on the sofa to think about things.

When I met with the old man today, I couldn’t say that I had nothing to do, but I got very little. The old man said a lot, but he didn’t say anything, let alone the situation in Yan Province and the situation in Tianze, and did not express any attitude.

In Xia Xiang's eyes, the old man was always far and near. He was kind to you, and you could feel that he was close to you. He was cold to you, and immediately made you feel that he was close to you. The old man was originally a mysterious person, making people unable to see clearly from afar and near.

In the afternoon, I arrived at the Tianwai Tian time with Wu Caiyang, and it was four o'clock. In August, the heat waves were rolling and traffic jams were everywhere. The horns were ringing on the streets. Looking around, the whole city was no different from a huge parking lot.

Tianwaitian is a teahouse with a very remote location, far from the departure point of the Central Propaganda Department and Xia Xiang. God knows why Wu Caiyang chose Tianwaitian. Some things can only be executed, but they cannot be asked more. Even if Minister Wu really asked him to fly to heaven to talk, he would have to go, right?

Fortunately, after Xia thought about it, Wu Caiyang had not arrived yet. After he waited in the hall for ten minutes, Wu Caiyang came late.

Wu Caiyang wore a gray-sleeved white top - the dress of people in the officialdom seemed to be in a constant monochrome. There was no document that stipulated the dress of officials, but it seemed that from south to north, it was a customary gray, black and white were the mainstream - the person looked quite energetic, with a gentle smile on his face, and took the initiative to shake hands with Xia Xiang, saying, "Speak upstairs."

After I arrived at the private room and sat down, I went to tea. The private room was not big, but the temperature was very comfortable. I couldn't feel the coldness of the air conditioner, but it was as cool as the natural coolness. I also lit the fragrance in the room, and the background music was a dingdong Guzheng song, which gave people a quiet and comfortable comfort.

Wu Caiyang really knows how to choose places. No wonder he has to come from all over the world. It is really a place beyond the world.

Today, Wu Caiyang seemed to be in a good mood. There was always a faint smile on his face and a glimmer in his eyes. Xia Xiang couldn't help but be surprised. People feel refreshed when they are happy. Could it be that Wu Caiyang has a good thing again?

Wu Caiyang is now a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, and minister of the Propaganda Department. If he has a good thing to come, he will take another step forward.

Wu Caiyang first asked Lian Ruohan about his current situation. Lian Ruohan is not in good relationship with him now and never calls him on his own initiative. He can't let go of his face and ask Lian Ruohan on his own initiative. But the older he is, the more he cares about his children, so he still asks Xia Xiang.

Xia Xiang told Lian Ruohan truthfully, of course, he did not mention the financial plan that Lian Ruohan is carefully planning.
Chapter completed!