Nominal: Who isn't a son-in-law?

"At the last Standing Committee meeting, I performed my duties in accordance with regulations and argued my case based on reason, but instead, I was accused of not understanding the big picture and hindering development."

"Now it's all messed up. If there's a disagreement, people are simply moved aside, and the rest of the arrangements are decided by one side. Isn't this a disguised form of silencing people and undermining their authority?"

As Zhu Yang spoke, he glanced at the executive vice mayor and tapped the table lightly.

The other party felt bitter, but also knew that this was a way of asking him to stand up and make a statement, since he was the one most deeply tied to the relationship.

Immediately, the executive vice mayor gritted his teeth and whispered in agreement, "Mayor Zhu is right. The timing is indeed too coincidental, which inevitably makes people think too much..."

"Do you miss Feng?"

Before Li Dakang could speak, Liu Yuchen stepped forward and immediately spoke politely.

The situation is now very clear: Li Dakang has already made his move, going to great lengths to transfer Zhu Yang to a training program and relocate him.

They might have even gone to see Secretary Chu.

If he wants to rise to power, what kind of talk is it if he doesn't put in the effort himself?

"Liu Yuchen, you...this is the Standing Committee meeting!"

"What do you mean, 'you'? You, Comrade Bi Yunyao, are you the only one who knows this is the Standing Committee meeting?"

As he said this, Liu Yuchen glanced at Li Dakang in the main seat. Seeing the approval in Li Dakang's eyes, he became even more excited, as if he could feel the beast sleeping inside him awakening.

"First of all, the school's rotational training for provincial and ministerial-level cadres is a regular cadre training mechanism of the higher authorities and the provincial party committee. There are fixed quotas and fixed schedules every year. It is not something that anyone can arrange in a temporary or behind-the-scenes manner. Don't subjectively imagine normal organizational systems as private suppression or deliberate exclusion."

"Secondly, the suspension of land projects is not due to any personal preference, but rather to the real problems that exist, such as overly narrow qualification requirements, targeted loopholes in the scoring rules, and concentrated public opinion."

"As the municipal party committee, safeguarding state-owned assets and upholding the bottom line of integrity risks are responsibilities we must shoulder, and this is not directed at any particular individual."

"Did Secretary Li say that the project would be held up indefinitely? He made it very clear last time that we should investigate thoroughly and find out the truth. As long as there are no problems, we should start the project immediately."

"Comrade Bi Yunyao, are those two ears on the side of your head deaf? Or were you sleeping during the last Standing Committee meeting?"

"We have a record of our last meeting. Would you like me to have someone from the Municipal Party Committee Office find it and show it to you?"

"Furthermore, democratic centralism is not about unprincipled accommodation of differences, nor is it about stubbornly supporting plans with hidden risks."

"We cannot misinterpret organizational arrangements or portray corrective actions in accordance with regulations as power struggles simply because of differences in personal work approaches. This is inconsistent with the political stance a Standing Committee member should have, and it is not the sentiment that an organization member who serves the people should possess!"

Seeing this, Li Dakang felt relieved. With such a capable general assisting him, how could he not be able to restore order to Zhencheng?

Liu Yuchen's performance today truly astonished everyone else.

Is that correct?

This is not right. This person has always been neutral, relying on Hu Xue to advance step by step, and has never been so firmly aligned with one side before.

Moreover, even if you've sided with Li Dakang now, isn't it a bit odd to make such definitive statements right off the bat and offend people so badly from the start?

Can Li Dakang really help you get promoted right away?

Bi Yunyao's face flushed red, his anger rising to its peak. He couldn't bear being insulted like this by Liu Yuchen, who had always been invisible at meetings. He completely ignored Zhu Yang's glare.

"Bang"

Immediately, he slammed his hand on the table, pushed back his chair, and stood up. He placed his hands on the table, leaned forward, and stared intently at Liu Yuchen.

"I agree with Deputy Secretary Liu's emphasis on perspective and systems, but we can't just spout empty rhetoric divorced from reality!"

"Our Zhencheng's annual economic targets, land transfer quotas, and urban construction schedules are all stuck at key milestones. The original plan was to steadily advance, aiming to stabilize growth and tax revenue. Now, with these unexplained delays, projects are stalled, and construction periods are postponed. How are we going to complete our annual targets?"

"To jeopardize the overall development of the city for the sake of so-called risk speculation—is that what it means to be politically conscious and consider the big picture?"

"And stop with that smug, petty attitude! We're supposed to be setting a good example by being civilized and promoting new social norms, but instead, you're resorting to personal attacks! It's only because this is a standing committee meeting; if it were in private, would you dare to jump up and hit someone?"

When a petty person gains power, whose power is being gained? Everyone knows perfectly well.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was extremely oppressive; the secretary and stenographer didn't know where to look.

"Bang"

Damn it, I'm going all in. Anyway, there's no good outcome if I study here.

Thinking this to himself, Zhu Yang slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly.

"That's right!"

"Since I took office as mayor of Zhencheng, I have always performed my duties in accordance with procedures and plans. Land and urban construction have been carried out in accordance with regulations, without any personal bias or shady dealings."

"Just because he refused to blindly follow the intentions of certain top leaders and refused to easily compromise his principles, he was sent to a school to take a leave of absence, his work was taken over by others, and the urban construction and land he had painstakingly built up over many years was about to be rewritten by others."

"All this talk of learning, professional development, and skills enhancement is just a pretext to get people out of the way, so that no one can interfere or arbitrarily overturn my established plans as the municipal government!"

"If everything can only be done according to one person's wishes, then what's the point of collective decision-making? What's the point of democratic centralism?"

"Okay, okay!"

Li Dakang nodded as he spoke.

"What you all say makes sense, but..."

"Comrade Zhu Yang, Comrade Bi Yunyao, look at you two, slamming the table and jumping up to speak, do you have no magnanimity left to listen to different opinions?"

"Bang!"

As he spoke, he slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and with an even louder, forceful slap, spilling some of the water from the glass.

"I've made myself very clear: don't use development as a pretext to bail out projects with loopholes! We can't ignore risks and hidden dangers for the sake of short-term targets, leaving Zhencheng with a long-term mess and loopholes for corruption. That's not doing a job; that's irresponsible!"

"Furthermore, you talk about democratic centralism, but I think you don't understand it thoroughly enough. What is democratic centralism? Democracy means allowing different opinions to be expressed, while centralism means ultimately setting the tone according to the rules. It doesn't mean that anyone who insists on their own opinion must be accommodated, much less that you stubbornly resist the collective decision."

"Bang"

Liu Yuchen slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "Secretary Li is right. I think some comrades don't understand at all. They don't even understand what democratic centralism means. All they can say is that whatever comes out of their mouths. They should go and study!"

"you……"

Zhu Yang's eyes widened in anger, and he pointed a trembling finger at Liu Yuchen.

"What are you talking about, Comrade Zhu Yang? Let me finish."

Li Dakang interrupted in a deep voice.