Chapter 1153: One thought is about the long-term

Guan Yuanqu’s voice was not loud, but it was like a thunder sounded in Xia Xiang’s ears. Although he had long been looking forward to being promoted to Qin Tang, a high-ranking member of the Standing Committee, and stepping into the sub-provincial level in one go, it would be at least one or two years later, and he didn’t expect it to come so quickly.

He completely caught him off guard and shocked him on the spot with lightning speed!

But calm down and think again. What Guan Yuanqu said just now was just a meeting to study, and the results have not yet been released. He is still in the preliminary research stage, and whether it is feasible is still between the two.

Sure enough, Guan Yuanqu glanced at Mei Shengping, stood up and said, "Shengping, you and Xia want to continue to taste tea. I have something to do to go out."

Xia figured it out that Guan Yuanqu wanted to avoid suspicion, because the Politburo meeting was inconvenient to disclose it to the public, so he left room for Mei Shengping to speak.

As soon as Guan Yuanqu left the room, Mei Shengping took a relaxed attitude and wanted to laugh, but he didn't laugh: "Yuanqu acts more than me, Zhou Zheng, so he takes a step bigger than me." After sighing, he said again, "The Politburo has studied the preliminary plan for the adjustment of the Yan Provincial Party Committee's team. One of the plans is that since the Qin and Tang dynasties account for the increasing proportion of the economy of Yan Province, and now it is a critical period for the construction of Shougang at a high speed. It is possible to consider the high-level member of the Municipal Party Committee Secretary, but the plan has not been approved and has been temporarily shelved because there are too many oppositions."

Xia Xiang can understand that his age alone is enough to keep many supporters silent. The 32-year-old vice-provincial level is an unprecedented precedent in the country. Even Gu Qiushi, who is known as the number one person in the domestic officialdom, was 34 years old, who was promoted to the deputy ministerial level.

At the age of 32, Xia Xiang was promoted to a deputy provincial party committee member. Xia Xiang was not dazed yet, nor was he urgent to such an extent. Sometimes, it may not be a good thing to experience for a few more years at a certain stage.

"I guess you can't guess, Wu Caiyang also objected." Mei Shengping smiled unanimously, "I don't know what Minister Wu is thinking. It's okay if he opposes others, but you are the one who is the high-ranking member of the Standing Committee. He also raised strong doubts, which makes people unable to understand."

In fact, it is not difficult to understand Wu Caiyang's opposition. Just Xia Xiang speculated that it is unlikely that he would be able to pass the Politburo by the senior member of the Standing Committee. Moreover, in the current situation where he is not very close to civilian forces and is close to family forces, not only Wu Caiyang will object, but the Prime Minister may not agree.

Xia Xiang didn't say anything, just waited for Mei Shengping to continue talking, because no matter what he said now, it didn't make much sense.

"The Prime Minister and the General Secretary did not express their opinions..." Mei Shengping's eyes deliberately stayed on Xia Xiang's face for a few seconds, and said, "Jiang Xuesong has an opinion of approval, and Lin Huazhong, Vice Chairman of the Military Commission, also expressed his support."

Jiang Xuesong is the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee and has always had a good impression of Xia Xiang. Moreover, because he has worked with Cao Yongguo for many years, he also admires him quite well. Secretary Jiang agreed, which is a favor for the people.

Vice Chairman of the Military Commission Lin Huazhong, Xia Xiang, did not know, but he didn't need to guess, it was Lao Gu's favor. Unexpectedly, Lao Gu's influence was really amazing. Xia Xiang was also very glad to have become a friend of Lao Gu. From the department level to the deputy provincial government, it was difficult to take a critical step without the support of the military. Even if he barely entered the door and the military did not support it, it would be difficult to gain a foothold.

"But the voices of opposition are still one-sided..." Mei Shengping paused for a moment. Seeing that Xia Xiang had recovered from his initial surprise, he secretly admired Xia Xiang's ability to control his emotions. Anyone who faces the promotion from the main office to the deputy provincial government will be worried. After all, it is a critical step. He also said, "However, Chairman Guan expressed cautious and optimistic support. Although the plan has been temporarily put on hold, it can be raised again at any time. The key premise is that Wu Caiyang must support it."

Yes, Wu Caiyang does not support it, and no matter how much others support it, it will not be very strong, because Wu Caiyang is the Minister of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee!

Unless both the General Secretary and the Prime Minister make statements, the General Secretary and the Prime Minister will not easily show their position on such trivial matters. Xia thought for a while and asked a key question: "What is the Chairman's attitude?"

Xia Xiang still remembers the Chairman clearly. In his impression, the Chairman seemed to have a closer relationship with the Prime Minister. Of course, it was just his personal feeling. In fact, it was difficult to understand the positions of politicians, unless the relationship was close to a certain level.

"No statement." Mei Shengping breathed a long sigh, and patted Xia Xiang's shoulder like an old friend, "Then it depends on you. As long as you find a way to convince Wu Caiyang, I can guarantee that three or four members of the Politburo have expressed their support, and then come to the Qiu family to come forward and win two or three votes. The key is that the Wu family's position changes. If Wu Caiyang agrees, he can lead five or six supporters by himself. You will talk to Fu Xianfeng about the conditions. At that time, the four families will fully support you. If you don't believe it, you will not win a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee for you...unless one of the General Secretary or the Prime Minister rejects you."

Although Mei Shengping said it lightly, Xia Xiang felt that it was still very difficult after a simple analysis, because if Wu Caiyang agreed to support him, there would definitely be prerequisites. Not to mention whether it was harsh or not. Even if he reached a compromise with Wu Caiyang and the four major families jointly carried him into the Standing Committee of the Yan Provincial Party Committee, he would have completely branded the family power and broke with the civilians from then on.

Perhaps the General Secretary did not care much about his position of left or right, but the Prime Minister certainly did not. The conflict between the Prime Minister and the family forces was very deep and difficult to resolve for the time being, and the political struggle between them had never stopped. After he jumped out of Tianze, he temporarily eased a lot on whether he was inclined toward family forces or civilian forces. Unexpectedly, the position of a member of the provincial party committee once again made him face a dilemma.

From the main department to the deputy provincial government, if you don’t have a clear position or stand in a good position, no one will strongly support you. The deputy provincial level is a cadre directly under the central government and will directly enter the reserve army of the national leaders. You must have a clear political stance, otherwise who will be the driving force behind you?

It is also the fundamental reason why Wu Caiyang opposed him. When he did not clearly stand with his family forces, Wu Caiyang would never push him to the position of deputy provincial because of Lian Ruohan.

Political transactions, especially those above the sub-province, cannot be given any warmth.

The difficulty is not ordinary. He leaned towards the family forces, and the Prime Minister might reject him. When he leaned towards the civilian forces, Wu Caiyang would firmly oppose it.

But you have to make a choice. In the face of possible promotions, Xia Xiang is a lie. Who doesn’t want to rise step by step? Although he is only 32 years old, he can create a promotion that is more rocket-speed than Gu Qiushi, which can also satisfy his vanity and leave a name in history.

But... it is really a bit difficult to let a 32-year-old secretary of the municipal party committee work behind the scenes to operate a high-level provincial party committee standing committee. Because with his age and qualifications, what is needed is someone to speak for him at critical moments and pull him up, rather than relying on his own strength.

If you want to go up alone, you can't go up, and you can't do it without a ladder.

"Xia Xiang, you have to think about how to take the next step after you have prepared it." Mei Shengping saw Xia Xiang's dilemma, "Lao Gu is sick, the Prime Minister has retired after one term. Now Mr. Wu is still very tough..."

How could Xia Xiang not understand Mei Shengping's hint? If Lao Gu is no longer alive, he will lose a pillar. In three years, the Prime Minister will step down and his influence will quickly fade. However, it is not a problem for Mr. Wu to live for ten or eight years without any accident. The power of the Wu family is still growing, and one is growing and the other is declining. In addition, the arrival of the Guan Yuanqu era, it is the best choice to turn to the family power from a long-term perspective.

But it goes against his principles of being a human being and his original ideals.

From a political perspective, now turning to family interests can indeed ensure the maximization of interests. Xia Xiang is a person in the officialdom. In the officialdom, the first thing people must ensure is political interests. To be honest, when facing huge temptations, personal ideals and beliefs are sometimes thin and weak, because if you do not have enough power, ideals and beliefs can only be empty talk.

Mei Shengping asked Guan Yuanqu to come forward today. In fact, what he wanted was to let him understand that the era of family power was coming soon. Whether to go against the trend or go down with the trend is all in one thought.

Xia Xiang suddenly remembered Lian Ruohan, the growing Lenovo Fund - it has nothing to do with Lenovo Computer, it is completely the product of Lian Ruohan's whim - he smiled confidently, even if he uses family power to achieve his political goals? When he truly grows into a towering tree, he has enough shade. After he has the ability to call the wind and rain, is it labeled as a family power or a mark of civilian power on his head, and what's the difference?

As long as he can realize his ideals and blueprints, temporary accommodation is nothing. In an instant, Xia Xiang officially made a decision that affected his life. From now on, he would label a family force, and as the backbone of a family force, he should fully utilize the huge hands of the family force to strive to stride to the threshold of the sub-provincial level as soon as possible.

Xia Xiang picked up a cup of tea and asked with a smile: "Talk about it, I am still a student of Chairman Guan. I just wanted to use tea instead of wine and toast him a cup."

"It's okay, Yuan Qu just went out to make a phone call and should be back soon." Mei Shengping also smiled. He knew that Xia Xiang had figured out, so he shook hands with Xia Xiang. "The most critical step is taken. Xia Xiang, walk along the wind, to ensure smooth flow."

Soon, Guan Yuanqu returned to the room and heard that Xia wanted to toast him with tea instead of wine. He happily clinked the glass with Xia and said, "If you have the chance to sit down, I'll see how much you can drink."

"The greater the measure, the greater the alcohol content." Mei Shengping haha, "Come on, have a drink together."

The three of them raised their glasses together, and the atmosphere was very good.
Chapter completed!