If you want to become a fulcrum, you must not only have political wisdom, but also have sufficient psychological tolerance and adaptability. Otherwise, the fulcrum will not be a fulcrum, but a victim and a pawn.

But Xia Xiang wanted to implicate Lao Gu but didn't want it, but the situation was better than that of a human. Because he had just seen Lao Gu standing in the distance and looking at him for a moment, he looked around, but he couldn't come, just standing still, as if waiting for something.

Xia Xiang had a glimmer of enlightenment in an instant, and probably guessed the deep-seated idea that Lao Gu brought him to the venue today. Lao Gu was very wise and foolish. Although he claimed to be rough, he actually had a lifelong officialdom and a clear mind. He must have known that the old men from Wu, Mei, Qiu, and Fu families would come today, so he brought him here, maybe he was entrusted by someone...

Lao Gu refused to come over to rescue the siege, and Xia Xiang refused to let him go easily. As soon as Wu Caiyang asked, he thought for a moment, then raised his head again, and pointed to Lao Gu in the distance: "I specially sent Lao Gu to the venue. He brought me in and insisted that I wait for him in the venue for a while..."

Everyone followed Xia Xiang's hand and saw that it was Lao Gu, they couldn't help but change their faces.

Not many people know about the relationship between Xia Xiang and Lao Gu. At least Qiu Renli is not very clear about it. Mei Shengping only knows a little. Although Fu Boju and Mr. Fu have heard something, they don’t think Xia Xiang and Lao Gu have had a deep friendship. Wu Caiyang is the one who knows the most among the few.

Several people had different thoughts. Seeing that Xia Xiang threw out the heavyweight bomb Lao Gu at a critical moment, they couldn't help but guess that Lao Gu was willing to bring Xia Xiang to come. It is unknown whether Lao Gu would regard Xia Xiang as the person who is closest, but at least it also showed Lao Gu's trust in Xia Xiang. Xia Xiang is really a versatile young man. Even a person like Lao Gu can get so close. I really don't know what secrets he has not been known to others.

Wu Caiyang glanced at Lao Gu and narrowed his eyes.

Fu Boju and Zhao Quanxin looked at each other and both found surprise in each other's eyes. Unexpectedly, Xia Xiang actually came with Lao Gu. He had been making trouble for a long time, but he didn't say it until the last moment. He was really an angry person.

At the same time, he is also a person with deep heart.

Seeing that everyone looked at him, Lao Gu was still calm and waved to everyone, but did not move his steps. Everyone was puzzled. Since Xia Xiang was the person brought by Lao Gu, he could clearly see that Xia Xiang needs him to rescue now, why just say it clearly?

I saw a man running to Lao Gu quickly and whispering a few words. Lao Gu nodded slightly after hearing this, then took a big step and walked towards everyone.

When he came to the front of several people, Lao Gu was not polite and smiled: "A few old men gathered together and bullied a young man. Is it too disrespectful to the old? When he is old, he wants to set an example for young people, especially you, Lao Fu. His stern face was very scary just now. I haven't seen you with a stern face for many years, but I didn't expect to see you today..."

Mr. Fu shook his head and smiled meaninglessly, ignoring Lao Gu.

Mr. Qiu and Mr. Mei also nodded and smiled without answering.

But Fu Boju said unhappily: "Chief is coming soon, let's go out to greet me quickly, don't waste time any more." He also knew that as soon as Lao Gu came forward, Xia thought would be left alone, so he took the opportunity to find a step and prepare to withdraw.

Zhao Quanxin didn't say anything, but just glanced at Wu Caiyang, meaning that Lao Gu is here to see if Wu Caiyang is still confident to think about Xia.

Wu Caiyang nodded to Lao Gu, and then said to Xia Xiang: "Don't leave first. After I finish my work, I have something to ask you."

"You don't have to ask him." Lao Gu waved his hand and smiled slightly, "Xia Xiang was brought by me. Whoever you want to cause trouble for him must first ask me whether I agree or not!"

This sentence was full of momentum and immediately suppressed Wu Caiyang's momentum.

"It means that I, including Premier Fu and Premier Zhao, have to ask nothing because of your words? Xia Xiang shouldn't have come to the venue. It's his fault when he comes. If he has the responsibility, he has to be held accountable!" Wu Caiyang's voice was not high, but his tone was very persistent.

Wu Caiyang was also quite interesting, and directly pulled Fu Boju and Zhao Quanxin into the water. His meaning was very obvious. Fu Boju and Zhao Quanxin wanted to stand by and watch, but they had to let them do their best.

Fu Boju and Zhao Quanxin are also Vice Premiers of the State Council after all, and they were not allowed to express anything by General Wu Caiyang. They had to curse Wu Caiyang in their hearts and said to the bottom: "Yes, Xia Xiang's level is not enough. If he is not invited, he has made a big mistake and has to accept punishment..."

Lao Gu smiled: "Who said Xia Xiang didn't receive the invitation?"

After saying a word, not only everyone was stunned, but even Xia Xiang looked at Lao Gu without believing it.

When Lao Gu saw the effect, everyone was shocked and laughed happily: "Xia Xiang, go, follow me. The Prime Minister said just now that he was very interested in several economic research topics of Zou Ru. Zou Ru recommended you to the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister asked you to go over. He wants to have a good talk with you..."

After Lao Gu finished speaking, he ignored everyone and pulled Xia Xiang away.

Xia Xiang thought to himself, but he was finally carefully plotted by Lao Gu and asked him to pass a move with the four major families in advance - it could not be considered a move, but a test of their respective bottom lines.

Since Lao Gu carried out the Prime Minister, Xia Xiang had to obey, nodded to the few people, and left with Lao Gu without looking back.

It was not that Xia Xiang pretended to behave and insisted on showing a proud look, but Lao Gu accelerated his feet and used force to almost pull him to run. He also whispered to him: "If you want to leave, you must leave without hesitation, without even looking back, and you will leave them a stunned back!"

Not to mention that Lao Gu usually looks lukewarm, he is quite good at making bad things now. Moreover, his cramped smile and a little bit of an old naughty child make Xia Xiang laugh when he sees it.

Lao Gu was really right. Not only Fu Boju and Zhao Quanxin were stunned, but even Wu Caiyang was shocked and stunned for a moment. He was stunned on the spot and did not react for a long time!

The change was too fast. Lao Gu appeared in a blink of an eye, Lao Gu took his people away in a blink of an eye, and Xia Xiang left in a blink of an eye. The situation that had been brewing for a long time was disrupted by Lao Gu for a moment, and it had unexpected results.

A scene that shocked everyone even more appeared. Lao Gu and Xia Xiang, one old and one young, ran very fast. When they arrived at the front desk of the venue, they happened to meet the Prime Minister coming in from outside. As soon as the Prime Minister entered the door, he saw Xia Xiang and actually waved to Xia Xiang on his own initiative.

Xia Xiang immediately moved forward, stood in front of the Prime Minister, and greeted him respectfully. Because they were far away, no one could hear clearly what the Prime Minister and Xia Xiang said, but from the two of them talking and laughing, it seemed that the Prime Minister really had something to talk to Xia Xiang!

Wu Caijiang, Fu Boju, and Zhao Quanxin were all shocked.

Mr. Qiu, Mr. Mei and Mr. Fu were also surprised. Everyone had their eyes flashed, their expressions were solemn, and everyone was thinking.

Mei Shengping and Qiu Renli also looked at each other, and both saw worries from each other's eyes.

A Xia Xiang, a small deputy department-level cadre, and a district party secretary far away in Xiama District, Yan City, not only became the fulcrum of the four major families, but also the focus of all forces. Although everyone was not sure what topics to talk about and what things were to be discussed between the Prime Minister and Xia Xiang, it can be seen from the Prime Minister's attitude towards Xia Xiang that it can be concluded from Lao Gu's maintenance of Xia Xiang that Xia Xiang was taking a dangerous road, and at the same time, it was an unprecedented road.

A scene that surprised everyone even more appeared. The Chairman then walked into the venue - because today was an informal party, which was of a party nature and was not so strict. When the Chairman came in, he did not inform someone to welcome him - Zong Chang Guixian shook hands with Lao Gu. After hearing Lao Gu say a few words, he took the initiative to reach out to Xia Xiang and even joked with Xia Xiang...

In addition to his respectful look, Xia Xiang also had a eager attitude to report on his work. After talking to the Prime Minister for a few minutes, he actually spoke to the Chairman for another two minutes.

The Chairman and the Prime Minister both took a few minutes to talk to him, and Xia Xiang's face was so great!

Of course, everyone also knew that maybe it was not Xia Xiang who had a great face, but the one behind the scenes who had a great face. Lao Gu was the one behind the scenes!

A farce ended without an ending. Everyone present knew that the situation was developing in an unknown direction, especially Wu Caiyang's eyes flashed. Suddenly, he remembered what Xia Xiang said last time that the Wu family might not be able to win the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, and somehow a trace of uneasiness flashed in his heart.

...

As she drove back to Yan City, Xia Xiang was driving while thinking, and chatting around him regardless of the ancient jade.

Although it took less than two minutes to recall the conversation with the Prime Minister and the Chairman, in public and under Lao Gu's special arrangement, he had already achieved unexpected and very significant results. After he returned to Lian Ruohan's villa from the venue, he had already come to the conclusion that Lao Gu's careful arrangement did indeed achieve shocking results.

Lao Gu's purpose was achieved, and the exception of the Chairman and the Prime Minister made him greatly in the minds of the four major families, and at the same time, it made all the four families more suspicious of him.

Wu Caijiang's phone call was fine, but he just asked in an understatement whether he had much contact with the Prime Minister, and how could the Chairman know him? Wait, Xia Xiang answered a few vaguely because he also heard that Wu Caijiang was entrusted by someone, not his original intention. Xia Xiang always felt that since Wu Caijiang was released to Ning Province and Wu Caiyang returned to the capital, he was no longer as interested in the expansion of his family's power as before, and seemed to focus on how to be a good governor.

Qiu Xufeng's phone number became much more direct. He first criticized the Fu family for their bad behavior of looking for trouble without any trouble, firmly expressed his attitude of standing with Xia Xiang, and then asked how close Xia Xiang and Lao Gu were, and how he was personally received by the Prime Minister and the Chairman.

Xia thought clearly that Qiu Xufeng was entrusted by Qiu Renli to find out his truth and reality, and he said half-truth and half-falsely that he was deceived by Lao Gu, and in fact he was indeed kept in the dark. If the conflict with the Fu family was purely accidental and was not deliberately arranged by Lao Gu, he was not sure whether Lao Gu had a conversation with the Chairman and the Prime Minister intentionally. However, he believed that no matter how far he took, it would not affect his friendship with Qiu Xufeng.

Qiu Jiefeng laughed a few times, and also understood that Xia Xiang might take a middle route that is not on the left but on the right. He couldn't say anything more. Xia Xiang helped the Qiu family a lot, but did not seek any reward. He had no right or reason to ask Xia Xiang. Besides, Xia Xiang itself is a key point with complex relations with various forces, and no one can completely win over Xia Xiang into his own camp.

Mei Shengping's phone call became even more direct. When he came up, he asked Xia Xiang if he had been thinking about moving closer to the Prime Minister and Chairman, so he would not turn to any of the four companies. Xia Xiang's answer was also simply powerful: "Xia Xiang is Xia Xiang, not someone else. He will not do things that harm the Mei family, nor will he do things that harm the country, nor will he behaved as Minister Mei an elder..."

Mei Shengping was silent for a moment, but still smiled: "Okay, I still think you are the Xia Xiang of the past, and I hope you will not change your original intention in the future and will always be a friend of the Mei family."

To be fair, Xia Xiang actually had a deeper relationship with Mei Shengping and Qiu Xufeng. He always had an inexplicable sense of alienation towards Lao Gu, because Lao Gu gave him the feeling that he was too mysterious, making him a little confused. Whether it was Mei Shengping or Qiu Xufeng, now in his mind, he was as kind as a friend, and he couldn't tell their personalities well, and he had a clear understanding of them.

But Lao Gu, on the surface, was indifferent and indifferent to many things, but in fact, it may be because of the differences in personality, or the differences in the army and the local government, which caused a huge gap in thinking between Lao Gu and him. He always felt that there was a gap between him and Lao Gu, and it was relatively difficult to communicate.

Even if it is as unfathomable as Mr. Wu and as cold as Mr. Qiu, Xia Xiang doesn't find it difficult to deal with it. There is always a time to understand their context, but he always feels that he has nowhere to focus on his efforts.

He wanted to follow his own path, and Lao Gu must have Lao Gu's political propositions. There are overlaps and non-intersections between the two, but overall it should be said that cooperation is greater than division. Therefore, after Lao Gu specially arranged a political show, although he felt that he was suspected of being exploited, Lao Gu did not just mercenary just to merce him, and also gained enough political interests for him, so he did not complain too much. On the contrary, he was still a little grateful to Lao Gu.

Because not only was he able to meet and talk with the Prime Minister - although the Prime Minister had visited him in the ward, the conversation was of great significance - because the Prime Minister hinted to him in person that he might adopt Mr. Zou's economic proposition. In other words, Zou Ru may become the Prime Minister's economic adviser!

Many of his economic theories are in line with Zou Ru. Although they are not exactly the same, they have too many similarities. The Prime Minister adopted Mr. Zou's economic proposition, and at this time, when the four major families were watching from afar, they had to mention it deliberately when only two minutes were only available. Obviously, it was a very obvious hint, implying that the Prime Minister set up a wide road for him to choose!

Whether to follow the family political route or the Zou Lao's route means whether to stay away from the family power or stay away from the Prime Minister... Xia Xiang did not hesitate at the time and gave the Prime Minister a positive answer - he has been practicing Zou Lao's economic theory.

At the same time, another major gain is that if Chairman Zong Changgui's amiable attitude was not beyond Xia Xiang's expectations, then the first sentence Zong Changgui asked when he met him was really surprised: "Comrade Xia Xiang, I have also heard of what you did in the Fire Tree Building. Tell me, if you have another choice, will you still have to save people?"

Although Xia Xiang was not very clear about what Chairman Zong’s original intention was, he had a friendly expression and a relaxed tone. Xia Xiang was neither bold nor light, but said very cautiously: "Chairman, at critical moments, people will not think too much, but just think of no way to use it, just to save people."

Zong Changgui was very satisfied with Xia Xiang's answer: "Only the party members who always put the interests of the people first can save the people from the fire and fire at critical moments. Xia Xiang, the people are always the cornerstone of the cause of the party and the country, and they must always put their suffering first in their work!"

Zong Changgui's hint, Xia Xiang also understood that family interests represent the interests of only a few people. Officials should put themselves in the right position and know that they represent the interests of the broad masses of the people and there is a certain conflict of interest between them and family forces.

Xia Xiang also answered Zong Changgui from the side: "I will always keep in mind the teachings of the members and always put the interests of the people first!"

Although he had only had a few minutes of conversation with Zong Changgui and He Dongchen, Xia Xiang also had a tone in his heart, and basically understood the general position of the Chairman and the Prime Minister. If he guessed correctly, entrusting Lao Gu's man would be one of the two.

No matter who it is, what Xia Xiang knew clearly was that he did not need to make his position in time, nor did he need to express his loyalty urgently. The slogans did not work, but they still depended on actions.

After leaving the venue, he sent Lao Gu to his house. Lao Gu still didn't explain anything clearly, so Xia Xiang didn't ask, but only talked about some unrelated topics. After returning, he saw Gu Yu. Gu Yu suggested that he would return to Yan City with Xia Xiang early tomorrow morning, and Xia Xiang agreed.

Now Gu Yu sat next to him and told him about her interesting stories about going out to buy things. She was so flirting with her, just like a little girl. If Xia hadn't wanted to know her age, she would have thought that she was as curious as Song Yifan in everything.
Chapter completed!