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

Liang Qunfeng, Zhao Lichun, and Gao Yuliang did indeed pave the way for Qi Tongwei's rapid promotion.

But they didn't teach Qi Tongwei how this power works, they didn't teach him the rules of officialdom, they didn't teach him political skills, and they didn't let him see the real officialdom.

Zhou Chuyi told Sun Huayu that Qi Tongwei rose through the ranks after marrying Liang Lu.

He took up various positions representing different kinds of power, but Qi Tongwei never actually held any of those powers.

He probably didn't know how to use these powers either.

What Liang Qunfeng, Zhao Lichun, and Gao Yuliang showed Qi Tongwei was merely the result of their power operations.

They didn't let Qi Tongwei know or understand the process of how these powers operated.

These people built an information cocoon for Qi Tongwei, making him easily believe that as long as he sat in a high position...

He could also make decisions on things that Zhao Lichun and Liang Qunfeng had accomplished with a single word.

Therefore, Qi Tongwei's only goal afterward was to climb to a higher level.

"So, after you graduated, you could have stayed in the ministry directly, but you chose to go to the grassroots level?" At this point, Sun Huayu seemed to understand something.

"That's right, the leaders above all say that grassroots training is essential." Zhou Chuyi nodded.

"But few people are willing to go to the grassroots level, especially those of us who have advantageous political resources."

"Unless you're willing to spend your entire life slowly climbing up in just one field."

"But look at all those high-ranking leaders who have risen through the ranks; which one of them didn't start from the bottom and work their way up?"

After thinking about it, Sun Huayu had to admit that Zhou Chuyi was right.

"However, working at the grassroots level can temper people, and it is a path that people who want to have greater ideals must take."

"A township is a small model of government management and the operation of political power, which can be refined over several years."

"To govern a township, maintain stability, and achieve tangible results."

"This gives you the ticket to move up the ranks. From the county and city levels to the province, all the leadership teams are pretty much the same. These are the experiences and opportunities for advancement."

"Nowadays, most promotions for cadres require grassroots experience."

"The most important lesson from grassroots experience is to let cadres personally experience the operating logic and political rules of the government and the entire leadership team."

"With this experience, in higher positions, regardless of the field, one can clearly understand one's own position and responsibilities based on one's own position."

"Even in highly specialized departments, the same applies; to reach the top levels, experience at the grassroots level and in charge is indispensable."

"You mean Qi Tongwei?" Sun Huayu realized what was going on.

"That's right. Look at Qi Tongwei's resume before he became the deputy director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau."

Zhou Chuyi continued to discuss Qi Tongwei's issues.

With only grassroots experience as a judicial assistant in a township judicial office, he had no notable achievements.

Joining the anti-drug squad was a meritorious act. If he stayed for a few more years, he might be able to build his own team by leveraging the camaraderie he shared with his comrades in dismantling drug trafficking dens.

However, he left the anti-drug team directly and went to the political security section as instructed.

It's important to understand that within the public security system, the areas with the most personnel, the most tasks, and the largest management scope are public order, criminal investigation, and traffic management.

What kind of foundation can he establish in the political security system?

Moreover, in Jingzhou City, this meager foundation was wiped out when he went to the procuratorate as arranged by Gao Yuliang.

Having discussed grassroots experience, let's talk about governance experience.

Before becoming the deputy director of the Jingzhou Public Security Bureau, he worked in the anti-drug team and then in the political security section.

He was appointed as the deputy director of the Yanshan County Public Security Bureau, and then transferred to Jingzhou as the director of the Political Security Department, still holding the position of deputy director.

He was transferred to the procuratorate, still as deputy procurator-general.

All positions are deputy positions; there are no records of officers holding the same rank.

A few years later, his position changed again: he was transferred from the deputy chief prosecutor of the Jingzhou Municipal People's Procuratorate to the president of the Lincheng Intermediate People's Court.

This time, it was a clear promotion; Qi Tongwei was promoted from a full-fledged division chief to a deputy director-general level.

However, this was yet another complete destruction of the foundation.

The public security organs, procuratorates, and courts constitute a large system.

However, each field is highly specialized, and Qi Tongwei worked in the public security system for nearly ten years.

He went directly to the procuratorate. How long would it take Qi Tongwei to become familiar with the work of the procuratorate after switching systems?

How can he possibly have the energy to cultivate his network of contacts and accumulate political capital?

After that, I finally got familiar with the arrest and prosecution procedures at the procuratorate.

I've built up some connections within the procuratorial system and established a new professional network.

After going to the Lincheng Court, all of that was gone.

This time, it's not just a system switch, but also a geographical isolation.

From Jingzhou to Lincheng, from the procuratorate to the court, this is a new field that emphasizes judicial independence and has higher professional barriers.

He has to start all over again.

Moreover, the courts maintain independence and operate in a relatively closed loop.

This reduced Qi Tongwei's opportunities to interact with powerful departments.

He's a dean who was parachuted in; he wasn't even promoted from within the system. What kind of achievements can he possibly make as the dean of a court?

Finally, Qi Tongwei was transferred directly to the Provincial Public Security Department, where he rose from deputy director to executive deputy director, and eventually to his current position as director.

Finally, he returned to the public security system, seemingly back to his most familiar territory, wielding the power of public security in a province.

But what was the situation when he returned?

At this time, Qi Tongwei's direct influence in the public security system was almost non-existent.

The public security system has a very fast turnover rate. A person with little grassroots experience in the public security system who has never entered the core circle of the public security system is a prime candidate for such a position.

What are veteran police officers like when a director is parachuted back with seemingly impressive experience from other systems?

He's an "outsider"! He's an "official" sent from above, not one of our own!

Even if Qi Tongwei were the top leader, he would not be able to control this most crucial and complex powerful department in the province.

This is something Zhou Chuyi only understood after meeting Luo Junzhen and Wei Pengnan, the two deputy directors of the Public Security Bureau.

Therefore, Zhou Chuyi thought Liang Qunfeng was still decent enough. Although he didn't want to allocate resources to Qi Tongwei, he dug a pit for him.

In the end, a glimmer of hope was left, as long as Qi Tongwei continued to work within the public security system.

Even in the political security field, as long as he performs well and gains sufficient seniority, opportunities will naturally arise.

But when it came to Gao Yuliang, every time he transferred Qi Tongwei...

This keeps him perpetually in a cycle of "adapting to new environments and building new connections."

Qi Tongwei is like a battery, each time he has just accumulated a little energy in a certain system.

It was forcibly pulled out and dissipated in an unfamiliar circuit of another system.

Then they were stuffed into a third system...

Gao Yuliang euphemistically called it "training" and "reusing" him by giving him experience in multiple positions and broadening his path in the political and legal system.

However, this kind of experience and being given important responsibilities prevented Qi Tongwei from ever establishing himself in any system to the point where he could truly establish himself.