On April 14, 1995, the Organization Department and the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee jointly issued a document calling on party and government officials across the country to learn from Comrade Kong Puzhou. On July 4 of the same year, the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee approved the construction of a memorial hall in Yishan County, the hometown of Comrade Kong Puzhou. The hall was officially opened on September 14. In just two years, it received more than 2 million visitors from more than 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country. Most importantly, among them, there were more than 700 provincial and ministerial-level officials, more than 10,000 municipal and department-level officials, and more than 100,000 county and department-level officials. They were awarded honorary titles such as "National Patriotism Education Demonstration Base", "National Youth Education Base", "National Party Cadre Education Base", and "National National Unity and Progress Education Base" by the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, and became famous for a time.
In the mid-to-late 1990s, Kong Puzhou had become a symbol of an era, but time is the cruelest poison. While relatives may be mourning, others have already started singing. Within a few years, people would have forgotten about Kong Puzhou. Even Wen Liang, who lived through the 1990s, had not heard any media or individual mention this person or this name since the beginning of the new century, not to mention the younger generation who were born in the 1990s, grew up on the Internet, and never watched the news broadcast.
In the great waves, everyone is a wave. The only difference is that some people's flowers are small, and some people's flowers are big. But in the end, they will all be submerged in the long river of history, return to silence, and turn into dust.
At this time, the nationwide publicity tour had not yet begun, and many people had not even heard of this name. When Ye Yuting announced it, Ji Su bent his elbow and lightly touched Wen Liang, and asked in a low voice: "Why have I never heard of this person, and there is a memorial hall, is he a great man?"
Wen Liang said: "You can't be called a great man yet, but at least you are a banner..."
"Well, you really know him? Are you very familiar with him?"
After getting to know each other for a long time, Wen Liang discovered that under the generous and gentle appearance of Ji Su, this little girl, sometimes she could be a little cute and naughty, and she would say something that made people laugh and cry without knowing when. This is actually very good. At this age, you should have the vigor of your age. If everyone is as precocious as Liu Zhihe, what fun is there in life
"I'm quite familiar with him. I may know some of his deeds better than he himself." Thinking of the reports on Kong Puzhou's advanced deeds that he had attended in his previous life, most of them were summarized and compiled by his colleagues during his lifetime. There were many contents that perhaps even Kong Puzhou himself could not remember.
But no matter what, Wen Liang has always stubbornly believed that all things in the world should be viewed dialectically. As long as the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, everything that promotes truth, goodness and beauty should be encouraged, and everything that rejects falsehood, evil and ugliness should be supported. Regardless of the purpose or the means, whether someone says it is hype or fooling the people, it doesn't matter!
Ji Su smiled and said nothing. She opened her homework book and wrote two beautiful words on a blank page: "Boast!"
Wen Liang shrugged and said, "Descartes said in his Discourse on Method that we should doubt everything, so even though I disagree with your opinion of me, I will defend your right to speak to the death."
In this era when consultation is not yet developed, there may be no one who speaks in this way. Ji Su, with her girlish heart, can't help but feel that Wen Liang is uniquely charming at this time. She looked at Wen Liang quietly, with extremely gentle eyes, and a proud voice in her heart said: The one I like has the most handsome profile in the world!
After school, Wen Liang was surprised to find Wen Huaiming's voice coming from the kitchen, and hurried over. Wen Huaiming was wearing an apron and cutting vegetables skillfully, while Ding Mei put a small amount of oil in the pot, waited for the smoke to rise, threw in ginger and green onions to stir-fry, and then poured in the chopped ribs, flipping the spoon quickly with her hands, and in a moment, the pot smelled fragrant.
Wen Liang leaned against the door and said with a smile, "What good day is today? Why are the husband and wife so loving?"
Ding Mei picked up a small piece of carrot and threw it over, cursing, "Are you itching for trouble? You even dare to make fun of your parents. It seems that I haven't paid enough attention to you recently. What kind of bad friends have you made? Why are you becoming more and more ruffian?"
Wen Liang leaned sideways, stretched his head forward, and caught the carrot with his mouth. He was extremely agile, chewed it twice, and said vaguely: "Nothing special, I just met a few girls..."
"Ah?" Ding Mei immediately stopped cooking and wiped her hands on her apron. She took Wen Liang's hand and asked with a smile, "Whose girl is this? Is she pretty? How is her academic performance..."
There are many ways to deal with her mother Wen Liang now, so she deliberately snorted and turned her head away without answering. Ding Mei rolled her eyes and sneered, "You don't want to tell me, right? If you don't tell me, I'll go to school and ask your teacher. I want to see which little girl is not well disciplined and has a boyfriend at such a young age..."
Wen Liang was amused and wanted to tease her. Wen Huaiming couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted, "Don't talk nonsense. That's Secretary Xu's daughter. I've met her before. She's a very polite girl."
Upon hearing that it was Xu Fuyan's daughter, Ding Mei was not happy. She grabbed Wen Liang's ear and said, "Listen to me, kid. Keep your distance from her. Your father has just made some progress in the city. Don't let people point fingers at him and use your children's relationship to flatter him. It's too ugly!"
Wen Huaiming's face darkened, and he said, "Don't give me blind advice. We are upright and we are not afraid of others' slander. Besides, Secretary Xu knows about this, but he didn't say anything. Why are you so anxious?"
Wen Liang teased, "Mom, based on your political sensitivity, Xu Fuyan should promote you to a deputy mayor."
Ding Mei glared at her son, meaning that she would deal with him later. She stared at her husband and asked anxiously, "How does Secretary Xu know Wen Liang? What's going on?"
Wen Liang winked at Wen Huaiming, saying that there was no need to mention those things to his mother, and said, "It's all school matters. I asked Xu Yao for extra lessons and went to Secretary Xu's house twice. That's how we got to know each other. It's no big deal."
Ding Mei looked suspiciously between her husband and son, and said angrily, "You two are just lying to me. You must be hiding something from me!"
Wen Huaiming and Wen Liang looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
After dinner, Ding Mei watched TV in the living room, while Wen Liang and Wen Huaiming hid in the study. Wen Huaiming sat on the chair behind the desk and said, "The city has been very busy these past two days. The number of people who came to Xu Fuyan to report on their work has more than doubled. If it weren't for Yang Guangsheng's seniority, who was blocking outside, and Zhang Fang's coordination, Secretary Xu would not have been able to get out of the door. It's funny to say that when I was about to get off work in the afternoon, I saw Lao Wang from the City Chronicles Office talking to Zhang Fang with a smile on his face. Why are you, a retirement unit, joining in the fun, ha!"
Wen Liang could hear the sarcasm in Wen Huaiming's tone. After all, his father still had a bit of the pedantry of a scholar in his bones. This was actually a good thing. If one had to become a seasoned official in the officialdom, it would be too boring.
"He doesn't want to come, but he has to come! If the secretary doesn't see him when he comes, it means he's too busy. But if you don't even show up, with this attitude, I'm afraid the pension unit won't be able to support him until he's old."
Wen Huaiming shook his head and said, "Xu Fuyan may not care about these..."
Wen Liang sat sideways on the desk, one leg hanging in the air, the other touching the ground, and said with a smile: "Even you said it's not necessarily the case, who would dare to bet their job on these two words?"
Wen Huaiming understood all of this, but he saw through the despicable faces of these people and couldn't help feeling bored. What was even more boring was that he himself was one of them, and his sarcasm was just to mock himself.
"Now that the situation in the city has been resolved, Xu Fuyan's next step is to maintain political stability in Qingzhou and minimize the impact. This has been reported to Secretary Yu in Guanshan. Including the special case team, everyone has reached a consensus and will end the Qingzhou corruption case as quickly as possible with the fastest speed and the greatest effort. Yuan Dazhu and others have completely confessed. Zhou Yuanting and others will be placed under double-disciplinary supervision by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. The main personnel, including Zhou Yuanting, will be transferred to Lingyang and Guanshan for interrogation in other places. Yu Peidong has instructed that it will take a month to crack the case and make Zhou Yuanting plead guilty. On the other hand, Xu Fuyan will start to lay out in Qingzhou, starting with the municipal government. He may recommend Feng Wenxue to temporarily serve as the mayor and take over all work. The heads of several important bureaus and committees directly under the municipal government who are involved in the case will be replaced by others. For those who are still in their original positions, their attitudes will be considered before deciding whether to move or not for the time being. Hou Chuanhai of Huashan District will definitely be taken down, but Yang Yihang will not be able to go back to be the secretary. You should discuss with Director Zuo and see how to arrange it..."
Next, he talked about personnel arrangements in other aspects, mainly to take care of the original left-wing faction, early followers like Wen Huaiming, and some later defectors. The specific arrangements involved a wide range, but most of them were concentrated in Qingzhou Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, municipal agencies, district party committees and district governments, while the counties below remained unchanged.
Wen Liang understood what his father meant by his conversation tonight. Although it was not necessary to consult Zuo Yuxi about these changes, doing so was also a kind gesture of Xu Fuyan not to burn bridges. With such an olive branch raised so high, Zuo Yuxi naturally had to know what was in the right place. Except for a few candidates who would express different opinions, such as Liu Tianlai, the others would not say a word. This was also her duty. As the top leader of Qingzhou, Xu Fuyan had the dignity and respect he deserved.
Even if they were former allies, if they did not want to become enemies, they would not be stupid enough to challenge the bottom line of a municipal party secretary.
Wen Liang smiled and said, "You can talk to Director Zuo directly about these things. What's the point of asking me to pass on the message..."
Wen Huaiming wanted to keep a straight face, but his son made him laugh. He said, "Director Zuo has a good reputation. I'm afraid that we won't be able to reach an agreement in person, or that we might propose some conditions that are difficult to respond to Xu Fuyan, which would inevitably hurt everyone's feelings. It's not easy to work together to this point, so it's always good to have an extra layer of buffer. If you go talk to her, I'm sure Director Zuo won't lose her temper..."
"Okay, I'll be the lobbyist. Dad, is there any reward?"
"Well, let's put it this way. Go out and buy me a pack of cigarettes later, and you can take the kickbacks for the rest!"