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Power comes from both above and below.

Without the decentralization of power from above, it would be illegitimate and lack legitimacy. However, without the support and encouragement from below, Zheng Yaoquan's entry into the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics is a prime example.

Therefore, the meaning behind the five words "re-education of cadres" and the meaning that Zhang Anping attached to these five words are the issues that all those in power in the Bureau of Secrecy are most concerned about.

Facing all the attention, Zhang Anping said calmly:

"The Three Principles of the People have never been just slogans, but actions!"

"A true revolutionary must be absolutely aligned with the leader in thought and action!"

At this point, Zhang Anping's expression turned cold:

"Honestly, have we achieved this?!"

He asked and answered himself:
"no!"

"Everyone remembers the shocking anti-corruption campaign last year, right? It was only a year after the victory of the War of Resistance against Japan. But in just one year, what became of the elite Kuomintang agents who once struck fear into the hearts of the Japanese invaders and terrified the traitors, the pillars of the Party and the country?!"

What led them to their downfall?

"I thought about it for a long time before I came to the answer—it's because they never took the Three Principles of the People seriously, because in their eyes, the Three Principles of the People were always just slogans, not actions!"

"Do the cadres of our Bureau of Investigation and Statistics truly keep the Three Principles of the People in their hearts?!"

After looking around, Zhang Anping once again asked and answered himself:
"I can't guarantee it, and I can't be sure!"

"Therefore, starting today, I intend to conduct an assessment of all cadres on the Three Principles of the People. Anyone who fails will be sent to a retraining course!"

"Even those who are qualified must focus on ideological development! Strengthen their belief in the Three Principles of the People and make it the guiding principle for their behavior!"

Zhang Anping's many words were basically nonsense to the powerful figures in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics. The real core message was just one sentence:
I plan to conduct an assessment of all cadres on the Three Principles of the People. Anyone who fails will be sent to a retraining class. Even those who pass will have their ideological development strengthened!
In their view, this is the key point!

And this passage was translated into their minds as:
I will use the Three Principles of the People as a means to assess the cadres of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics—"I" am the examiner!

This is the most important thing!
Upon hearing this, Mao Renfeng immediately echoed:
“Anping, you are fair in your dealings. You will be in charge of this matter, and it will surely be extremely fair and just. I wholeheartedly agree!”

In fact, Mao Renfeng was overjoyed at this moment, just as expected!
He always understood one thing:

Zhang Anping’s vigorous anti-corruption campaign last year was actually a waste of effort!
Because this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause!

After the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan, how many cases of corruption occurred in the Military Intelligence Bureau (MIB) when it took over the assets of the Japanese puppet regime? Zhang Anping and Dai Chunfeng were in charge and they ruthlessly killed a number of people.

But, is it useful?

The shock of the massacres lost its effect in less than a year—Zhang Anping then launched a swift and decisive anti-corruption campaign, resulting in another massacre.

But, is it useful?

It is believed that Zhang Anping has now received countless more leads related to corruption.

Should we continue killing?
Every time you kill a bunch of people, it's completely useless!

Murder is clearly only a temporary solution, and its effectiveness is pitifully short-lived.

Therefore, the only solution is to address the root cause!

How to address the root cause?

Of course, it's about replacing personnel.

Currently, those who have encountered major problems and have been killed are mostly veterans and elders from the secret investigation team and the special service. These people come from diverse backgrounds, including Whampoa Military Academy graduates, gang members, former Beiyang Army members, and so-called disillusioned intellectuals, etc.

These individuals have served in the Secret Investigation Team and the Special Service Department, and also experienced the brutal War of Resistance Against Japan. They possess extremely rich experience and constitute the core of the middle and upper levels of the current power structure of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

The vast majority of these people are also the least religious.

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, they were able to restrain their selfish desires because of national and personal grievances. But now that the war has been won, their selfish desires are no longer suppressed by the greater good, and they have become the core force of corruption. One person corrupts ten people, and ten people corrupt hundreds or thousands of people, ultimately leading to rampant corruption.

Even the killing of countless people could not stop rampant corruption.

To address the root cause, we must replace this group of people!
The new generation of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics refers to a group of people who have received formal training and possess a high level of cultural literacy, starting from the Guanwang Temple training class. Many of them joined the later Special Service Department and later the Military Intelligence Bureau with the intention of resisting Japan and saving the nation. These people are not only the core of Zhang's faction, but also the backbone of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics' power system, second only to the elders.

The best among them, such as Yu Xiuning and her husband, Lin Nansheng, and Xu Zhongyi, have already distinguished themselves in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, becoming core members and standing on equal footing with the elderly.

However, many more people existed within the Security Bureau's power structure as deputies to these elderly individuals.

The only way to truly solve this problem is to purge these old guards and put the new generation in power!

Everyone understands the principle, but understanding it doesn't mean many people dare to do it—Dai Chunfeng might dare to do it, or he might not, but Mao Renfeng didn't have the guts to do it.

But Mao Renfeng was quite certain that Zhang Anping had the courage and determination to do so!
In fact, Zhang Anping had been doing this all along, but compared to the entire massive system, it was merely a gradual encroachment and did not arouse the hatred of the entire "class".

But nibbling away at the problem is too slow to be effective!

Moreover, the slow, gradual encroachment makes it easy for the new generation of core members to be assimilated into the massive system and become one of its members!
So, how do we get Zhang Anping to be "radical"?

After temporarily losing hope of defeating Zhang Anping, Mao Renfeng made the following decision:

Zheng Bo defeated Duan at Yan!

That is, to stand behind Zhang Anping and create an image of Zhang's faction dominating the market.

As expected, after the Mao faction surrendered and split apart, the Zheng faction was suppressed and could not raise its head, and the Zhang faction became the dominant force, on this special day, Zhang Anping finally took action as he wished!
The broadsword was slashed at the very core of the Security Bureau's power structure!
After nearly four months of patience and being treated like a dog, Mao Renfeng has finally reached this moment. How could he not be happy?
He was almost overjoyed, but "unhesitatingly" continued to "play the dog," standing on Zhang Anping's side and expressing his support with an almost fawning attitude.

Are you fair in your actions?

Fairness and impartiality?!
Everyone else at the table was silently cursing all of Mao Renfeng's female relatives and ancestors.

If Zhang Anping truly acted impartially, then he wasn't the sole judge!

But should we object?

Even Mao Renfeng, the acting director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, knelt down. How could they possibly stop them?
But if we don't object, are we just going to let Zhang Anping's sword fall?
These elderly people are the cornerstone of their power as high-ranking members of the Secret Service. They are not without their own power among the younger generation, but if they had to choose between them and Zhang Anping, they would choose Zhang Anping without hesitation. They knew this from the beginning!

Opposing it is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; not opposing it means letting the sword fall at your feet. Faced with this dilemma, these high-ranking officials can only remain silent.

Mao Renfeng sneered inwardly. This was just how these people were. Only when they were truly stabbed and had nowhere to retreat would their ferocity be fully unleashed. Right now, they all thought they were porcelain, that they were wearing shoes!
Seeing that there was still no sound, before Zhang Anping could speak, Mao Renfeng asked first:
"Gentlemen, do you feel this is inappropriate?"

Super wear-resistant!

Some people cursed Mao Renfeng angrily in their hearts, but had to bite the bullet and say it:
"This matter, um, this resolution, should be implemented only after Director Zheng's approval."

Mao Renfeng said, "Seventh Brother is currently shouldering a heavy responsibility and must serve the 'heart-digging' strategy. He certainly doesn't have time to deal with the affairs of the Bureau."

Faced with Mao Renfeng's aggressive words, these senior executives could only continue to chant "super wear-resistant" in their hearts, but no one dared to voice any explicit objections.

Seeing this, Zhang Anping smiled and raised his glass:

"With the entire Security Bureau united as one, I believe that after this purification of the ranks and re-education of cadres, we will be completely renewed!"

"Everyone, let's drink together!"

The high-ranking members of the Security Bureau forced smiles, raised their glasses, and swallowed the bitter liquor.

The members of the Hohhot Security Bureau who were outside were unaware that Zhang Anping had accomplished a "feat" akin to "releasing military power over a cup of wine" during this gathering—perhaps they would be overjoyed by Commander Zhang's decision once they found out.

After all, the higher you go in the power structure, the fewer positions there are, and a reshuffling of power is undoubtedly a golden opportunity for those below!

But who among those in power would willingly accept being replaced?
……

Ye Xiufeng chatted absentmindedly with his old friend.

A dinner party with hundreds of people naturally generates a lot of noise. Even though the soundproofing in the elegant room of Liuhuachun was quite good, it still couldn't block out the commotion from below.

To Ye Xiufeng, the commotion was exceptionally jarring. Previously, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBIS) had been laughing at the Military Bureau of Investigation (JBI) next door, but little did they expect that karma would turn around and that the CBIS would be the one getting stabbed in the back—and what's worse, a portion of their personnel would be spun off to create some ridiculous Ministry of the Interior Investigation Bureau!

Just at this crucial moment, the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics assisted in the successful "heart-digging" strategy—the Happy Brothers, who were originally suffering, are now driving a Cadillac!
[Is this dog, Zhang Anping, just trying to provoke me?]

The idea suddenly popped into Ye Xiufeng's mind while he was distracted, but he immediately rejected it.

How could Zhang Anping, that plague god, simply be trying to provoke me?

His unusual state was quickly noticed by his old classmate, who immediately asked, "Brother Xiufeng, is something on your mind?"

Ye Xiufeng naturally couldn't admit that he was thinking about Zhang Anping, so he smiled wryly and said, "Brother Mosheng, you're an advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, haven't you heard any rumors about my Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics?"

"Brother Xiufeng, are you referring to the establishment of the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior?"

"Isn't that right?" Ye Xiufeng continued with a wry smile, "Hey, streamlining the organization, streamlining the organization..."

His old classmate said meaningfully, "Brother Xiufeng, isn't this actually a good thing? Every loss has its gain!"

"Brother Mosheng, it's hard to say which gains and losses are more important!"

Neither of them explicitly stated their meaning, but they both understood what the other meant.

Just as his old classmate was about to speak, the secret agents waiting outside burst in. Ye Xiufeng looked displeased, and the agent hurriedly said in a flustered manner:

"Director, Zhang Chang and Zhang Anping are here. They said they want to offer you a toast as an apology."

Zhang Anping's reputation in the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) wasn't exactly bad, but it was extremely wicked. When the CBIS was still the Party Affairs Department, they provoked Zhang Anping twice, thus beginning a ten-year "love-hate relationship" with the "plague god"—to put it bluntly, he was bullied by the plague god for ten years!

Even after the director was changed, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) never gained any advantage over Zhang Anping.

When Zhang Anping came to toast them, the spy's first reaction was:
Holy crap, the plague god has come to punish us!
"Let him—never mind, I'll go pick him up!"

Although Ye Xiufeng was a little flustered, he still got up. Everyone should carry a sedan chair. Zhang Anping had just given him a lot of face in front of his old classmate. If he acted arrogantly now, and Zhang Anping took the opportunity to make trouble, he would lose face big time!
And so began the two of them exchanging insincere pleasantries.

"Director Zhang, you're too kind!"

“Hey, it was Anping who was unreasonable first, almost causing Director Ye to fail to properly entertain the distinguished guests. If Anping doesn’t make amends by drinking a penalty cup, that won’t do.”

After exchanging perfunctory pleasantries, the two even downed three glasses of wine. Ye Xiufeng assumed Zhang Anping would leave, but he seemed determined to stay. Mistaking Zhang Anping for his old classmate, Ye Xiufeng introduced them:
"This is my classmate Su Mosheng, who is now an advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Brother Mosheng, this is Director Zhang Anping, who was feared by the Japanese invaders."

An advisor to the Ministry of Economic Affairs?
Zhang Anping exchanged some perfunctory pleasantries with the other party. Seeing that Zhang Anping showed no sign of leaving and was not speaking to him, Su Mosheng realized that he was in the way and made an excuse to go to the restroom to leave.

As soon as Su Mosheng left, Zhang Anping dropped his polite pretense and said directly:

"Director Ye, I heard... the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) is going to be streamlined and reorganized into the Party Affairs Bureau? Congratulations, Director Ye, on taking over this new position!"

The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) was originally the CC Clique's private territory, but after Zhu Jiahua (Hua) became the director, he almost poached the CBIS. Xu Enzeng managed to barely stabilize the territory.

Later, Xu Enzeng fell from power, and his successor was Ye Xiufeng, who was not a member of the CC faction.

After Ye Xiufeng took power, he naturally wanted to eliminate the power of the CC Clique. This time, the reorganization of the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) would involve streamlining some people and diverting others to the newly established intelligence agency, the Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior. This was a good opportunity for Ye Xiufeng to completely control the CBIS.

That's why Zhang Anping said that.

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiufeng's face fell:
"Is Deputy Director Zhang here to gloat?"

Ye Xiufeng was originally considered an outer member of the CC Clique, but he was completely defeated in the struggle against Xu Enzeng and was even squeezed out of the Party Affairs Investigation Department at the time—and he changed "employers" as a result.

Now he has returned to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) and is in power, but he has no foundation left.

Although he has developed a considerable number of people in the past two years, the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) has always been within the CC Clique's sphere of influence. It is basically impossible for them to completely control the future Party Bureau of Investigation and Statistics through reorganization—which is why he said earlier that "it is hard to say whether the gains or losses are greater or lesser."

Therefore, it's understandable that he interpreted Zhang Anping's congratulations as a joke.

Of course, he understood that Zhang Anping's purpose was definitely not that.

Sure enough, Zhang Anping immediately explained, "Director Ye has misunderstood—"

"I have another reason for seeing Director Ye."

Ye Xiufeng deliberately softened his expression: "What instructions does Director Zhang have?"

Zhang Anping said leisurely:
"Director Ye, the Party Affairs Department and the Special Affairs Department used to be one family, but now they've become rivals. It's truly unpredictable how things turn out!"

Before the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan, there was a Military Intelligence Bureau, which was also during the period of the Great Military Intelligence Bureau. The first department of this Military Intelligence Bureau was the Party Affairs Investigation Department, which is now the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and the second department was the Special Service Department.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Zhang Anping to say that they were originally from the same family.

But as someone inside the organization, how could Ye Xiufeng not know that the First and Second Divisions were at odds with each other at the time? Moreover, the First Division was under the Party Headquarters and the Second Division was under the leadership of Dai Chunfeng. They had never been subordinate to each other. The idea of ​​them being "one family" was a joke!

However, he did not deny it outright, but waited to see what Zhang Anping would do next.

"Seeing the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) and the State Bureau of Secrecy (SBIS) at loggerheads now truly breaks my heart!" Zhang Anping sighed.
"We are all of the same origin, why are we so eager to harm each other!"

Ye Xiufeng was taken aback. "Can you please stop putting on this show in front of me?"
It makes me feel uncomfortable!
"Director Zhang is right."

Seeing that Ye Xiufeng had picked up the conversation, Zhang Anping immediately said:
"Therefore, I think our two families should abandon this current state of mutual hostility—"

Ye Xiufeng's mind raced, not understanding what Zhang Anping was up to, so he said:

"Director Zhang, do you have a solution?"

"What does Director Ye think about exchanging cadres?" Zhang Anping asked, then continued explaining to himself:

"In this way, we will be intertwined, and our relationship will surely change from one of mutual hostility and irreconcilable conflict!"

Exchanging cadres?!
Ye Xiufeng was taken aback by Zhang Anping's suggestion. What a joke, exchanging partners...

Huh? !

what!
He looked at Zhang Anping and suddenly realized Zhang Anping's true purpose!
As an adversary, Ye Xiufeng was fully aware of what was happening within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics—Mao Renfeng had knelt down, Zheng Yaoxian had been sent to carry out a secret mission to implement the "heart-digging strategy," and Zhang Anping held absolute power within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics.

Similarly, as an opponent, he knew even better that Zhang Anping would not be satisfied with this nominal monopoly. Zhang Anping was a man with ideas; he had repeatedly killed many people within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, not simply to eliminate dissidents.

And he also understood a principle:
Killing people to fight corruption is only a temporary solution!
Given Zhang Anping's personality, he will definitely find a way to address the root cause!
Therefore, Zhang Anping will inevitably purge the power structure of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics in order to achieve a fundamental solution.

Therefore, he always held the idea of ​​just having fun.

After all, the two companies are rivals.

Now that Zhang Anping has proposed exchanging cadres, and considering his understanding of Zhang Anping, he finally realized Zhang Anping's true purpose:
Eliminate dissidents!

By using the guise of exchanging cadres, a bunch of veterans with enough seniority were thrown out all at once, which would undoubtedly reduce the difficulty for Zhang Anping to address the root cause of the problem!
So, is this in my best interest?

The Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) was formerly dominated by the CC Clique. Zhu Jiahua challenged this territory, and after Xu Enzeng's downfall, he took over and further purged the CC Clique's core members, even drawing criticism from Chen Shui-bian.

"Disrupting organizational traditions!"

But the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) is ultimately the CC Clique's territory. Even if some people are transferred to the Ministry of the Interior's Investigation Bureau, and even if some people are laid off, the remaining Party Affairs Bureau still cannot be entirely staffed by Ye Xiufeng!
But what if we exchanged cadres with the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics?
They kicked people from the CC Clique into the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and some of the cadres from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics would inevitably defect to their side...

It’s a win-win situation!
After quickly weighing the pros and cons, Ye Xiufeng almost cheered for Zhang Anping's brilliant move—it was fantastic, this move was absolutely brilliant!
As the bureau chief, Ye Xiufeng naturally wouldn't act like a petty citizen, insisting on adding extra charges after a deal was finalized. Having made his decision, he decisively stated:
"Exchanging cadres is a brilliant move; it will surely resolve the mutual hostility between our two bureaus!"

"Director Zhang, this plan... is brilliant!"

Zhang Anping smiled slightly; he knew Ye Xiufeng wouldn't refuse his "kindness."

But Ye Xiufeng could never have imagined that among the "dissidents" he sent over were countless... underground party members that the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (CBIS) had been longing to arrest!

"Director Ye, cheers."

"cheers!"

Their glasses clinked lightly, and the two drank heartily. (End of Chapter)