Nominal: The Handong Game, the Energy System's Counterattack

An aging emperor reborn?!

Looking at Governor Liu chuckling, Li Dakang suddenly thought of this somewhat trendy phrase.

However, this idea startled me.

No way, he's getting on in years.

No, no, definitely not.

If he were to compete with others for the governorship, Li Dakang would be fairly confident.

But if Governor Liu doesn't step down, he has no ideas at all.

Throughout the entire Handong Province, everyone knows that this governor is not well-known, but no one dares to underestimate him.

When Zhao Lichun was the Party Secretary, the entire Handong region was dominated by the Zhao family.

Even so, Governor Liu was still able to keep the provincial government firmly in his hands.

Secretary Zhao Lichun had to discuss many things with Governor Liu.

Putting aside everything else, Wu Xiongfei, the mayor of Jingzhou City, is much younger than Li Dakang, yet he is already a vice-ministerial level official.

In other cities, it's said that Handong is dominated by the Zhao family's big clique and the secretary's clique.

But if you really count them, how many people are on Governor Liu's side?

After all, Governor Liu holds the reins of the purse strings.

Li Dakang then realized that Wu Xiongfei had already returned with Vice Governor Zhou Chuyi.

The two pieces of evidence corroborated each other, which made Li Dakang think even more.

It must be said that those who can sit in high positions are all intelligent people.

Governor Liu's performance made Gao Yuliang, Li Dakang, and others realize that the situation was about to change.

What the two of them didn't know, what they didn't want to admit, their guesses were all accurate.

However, apart from Governor Liu and a few close confidants, no one in Handong knew about the news that Governor Liu would serve another term.

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The meeting, in which Zhou Chuyi took office, lasted for several hours.

After Minister Zhang announced the personnel appointment decision.

Zhou Chuyi took the stage to speak.

Afterwards, Sha Ruijin, Governor Liu, and other members of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee spoke in turn, all offering platitudes of welcome and support.

After the meeting, Luo Jiarong, the secretary-general of the Handong Provincial Government, led Zhou Chuyi to the villa that had been arranged for them.

At the door, his secretary, Xiao Lin, was already standing there waiting. He had arrived two days earlier than Zhou Chuyi to prepare other matters for him.

Xiao Lin could have stayed in Yanjing, but he still wanted to stay with Zhou Chuyi for another two years.

As for the driver, Xiaolin chose a different one.

Pushing open the villa door, his wife, Sun Huayu, had already returned.

The two parted ways at the airport, and Zhou Chuyi followed Minister Zhang and the others to the Provincial Party Committee.

Sun Huayu and Zhao Dehan were taken to the Women's Federation and the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee by several cadres from the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, respectively.

Their appointments are not something a vice minister of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China should concern him with.

After resting for a while, Zhou Chuyi and Xiaolin walked out of the villa.

The driver was waiting at the door in an Audi with license plate number Han O00008.

Seeing the license plate, Zhou Chuyi smirked; it really was a good number.

At 6 p.m., the General Office of the Provincial Party Committee hosted a welcome banquet at the guesthouse.

Governor Liu, Gao Yuliang, Wu Chunlin, and He Zhenhui, several members of the Standing Committee, were present to greet him at the airport.

In addition, Chen Huali, Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, Luo Jiarong, Secretary-General of the Provincial Government, and other members of the Provincial Government Party Group also arrived.

In any case, under Governor Liu's management, Han Dong gave Zhou Chuyi a lot of face.

The key point is that he met Li Dakang at this welcome banquet, which surprised Zhou Chuyi.

"Governor Zhou, welcome to Handong."

When Li Dakang toasted him, he smiled and raised his glass in return.

"Secretary Dakang, you're too kind. Your presence in Handong is a testament to the organization's trust in us."

Zhou Chuyi responded indifferently, saying that he didn't have much affection for Li Dakang, the GDP secretary.

Some say that Li Dakang is focused on GDP growth and is a driven cadre.

However, Zhou Chuyi strongly disagreed with some of his actions.

After a few rounds of drinks, the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

Governor Liu introduced Zhou Chuyi to the members of the provincial government team one by one.

After the banquet, Zhou Chuyi returned to the provincial party committee compound.

Perhaps it was because he had drunk a lot of alcohol that Zhou Chuyi became more and more sober.

He didn't disturb his sleeping wife, Sun Huayu, but made himself a cup of tea and went to the balcony.

I light a cigarette, and my thoughts wander.

Today marks his first visit to Handong.

That meant I truly got to know the characters in the world of Novel.

In fact, the situation in Handong was much more complex than depicted in the TV series.

Besides the so-called Han University clique and the secretary clique, there are also people from Governor Liu's faction.

In addition, the local forces in Handong should not be underestimated.

The Liang family, where Liang Qunfeng, the former secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, lived.

The Lu family, who are involved in the interference with Judge Wu of the Yantai City Court in the TV series.

They keep bringing up the ten gold bars they provided to the organization back then, and the Wang family behind Chen Yanshi's wife, Wang Fuzhen...

In addition, a simple "little gold" transformed reform pioneer Li Dakang into a hurdling expert;

Chen Yanshi, who retired but didn't stop working, started a second procuratorate.

The cunning and shrewd Gao Yuliang, the resourceful Qi Tongwei who is half a step ahead of fate, and the arrogant Zhao Ruilong who is not allowed to act so arrogantly.

Director Zhao Donglai, who adheres to principles and refuses to bribe or give gifts, is also known for his ability to discern the quality of red wine with a single sip...

After thinking it over, Zhou Chuyi gave a bitter smile.

He traveled to this world and spent decades in the organization.

Looking at names from today's perspective.

It's ironic, really. It seems that the only one who truly keeps organizational discipline and principles in mind is that universe district chief, Sun Liancheng.

It seems like there isn't a single good person in the entire Handong region.

The provincial government's executive meeting will be held tomorrow.

Aside from the agreed-upon areas of responsibility, it's unclear what other burdens Governor Liu intends to place on his shoulders.

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The following day, Zhou Chuyi entered the provincial government office building with his secretary, Xiao Lin.

As the chief steward of the provincial government, Luo Jiarong, the secretary-general of the provincial government, had arranged the meeting room well in advance.

When Zhou Chuyi and He Zhenhui followed Governor Liu into the conference room, five vice governors were already seated inside.

Apart from the two non-Party vice governors, all the vice governors were present, along with other relevant officials.

At yesterday's welcome banquet, Zhou Chuyi had already met with the provincial government officials.

The main topics of today's meeting, besides the regular provincial government work, are the reassignment of responsibilities.

More than an hour later, the meeting ended, and the result left Zhou Chuyi both amused and exasperated.

In addition to the agreed-upon arrangement for him to be in charge of the Development and Reform Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the Provincial Government, and other related work.

Governor Liu also handed over the housing and construction, transportation, natural resources, and urban construction departments that were previously under the supervision of Standing Committee Vice Governor Zhu Junwu to Zhou Chuyi.

Furthermore, because a vice governor is not a member of the provincial party committee standing committee, his work in public security and judicial administration is difficult due to interference from the Han University faction and local factions.

At the meeting, this piece was directly handed over to Zhou Chuyi.

In the end, in addition to those jobs, public security, judicial administration, petitions, and veterans affairs were also assigned to Zhou Chuyi.

Governor Liu got carried away with his conversation and even asked Zhou Chuyi to help with the auditing work he was in charge of.

The areas under his jurisdiction are more numerous than those of the other five vice governors.

Finally, unable to resist any longer, Zhou Chuyi pulled in Executive Vice President He Zhenhui, and the two of them assisted Governor Liu in managing the audit.

They wouldn't dare actually take this core right.

This expanded meeting of the provincial government's executive committee made Zhou Chuyi feel very relaxed.

The atmosphere within the provincial government team is quite good, with Governor Liu in charge and everyone fulfilling their duties.

The provincial government has three standing committee members: the governor, the executive vice governor, and Zhou Chuyi.

Everyone else knows what they're supposed to do.

The key point is that this meeting revealed that Liu Wenzhong's control over the provincial government was even stronger than rumored.