In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

"Old leader, I understand, I'm willing to go to Handong!"

"Okay! Just wait for news."

After hanging up the phone, Qi Quansheng let out a heavy sigh, his thick eyebrows exuding an aura of righteousness.

He has served as the Secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee for six years and the Vice Governor for three years. During his tenure, he has experienced quite a few struggles, including those involving Zhao Fenfang. For him, wherever he goes is a place of boundless freedom, let alone serving as a member of the Standing Committee.

He took a cigarette from the table, lit it, and took two deep drags.

Then they dug out the list of cadres in Handong and analyzed them one by one.

Once you reach the level of deputy provincial-level officials, it's relatively easy, and equally important, to learn about the past experiences of the standing committee members in other provinces. Only by understanding the personalities of the people in the team you're about to join can you work effectively.

The same scene unfolded at Zhao Dagong's home in Bianxi Province. The two men were simultaneously studying the leadership team of Handong. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory, and their gazes fell on Chen Luo without prior arrangement.

"Chen Luo, thirty-nine. It's unbelievable that such a person still exists in Handong!"

Zhao Dagong was shocked by Chen Luo's resume. At the age of thirty-nine, he was only a deputy mayor, a cadre who had just been promoted to the deputy provincial level. But Chen Luo? He was the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the secretary of the Luzhou Municipal Party Committee. With such power and age, it was not hard to imagine that his background and abilities were anything but simple.

"Mayor of Su? A combined Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degree from Peking University? No wonder, he's so impressive, his life is so much smoother than mine!"

Although shocked, after reading Chen Luo's resume, it seemed quite normal, especially his resumes in Kunming and Suzhou. Zhao Dagong was well aware of the significance of this achievement. If he had such achievements, why would he need to fear Zhong Mingren?

Just confront them directly.

Shaking his head, Zhao Dagong then looked at the other people's information, such as Li Dakang, Tian Guofu, Wu Chunlin...

After reviewing the basic information, Zhao Dagong gasped in surprise. Handong was indeed a place where hidden talents resided. Then, Zhao Dagong's gaze fell on Gao Yuliang's information.

"Deputy Secretary Gao Yuliang retired in less than a year. That was a very good position!"

Squinting, he thought that judging from the common promotions in this world, the probability of the executive deputy being directly promoted to governor is very low. If he could transition through the position of deputy secretary for three or four years, his future would be more stable.

However, there is always a gap between theory and practice. Direct promotion to governor is not impossible, especially since a deputy secretary like Gao Yuliang, who is about to retire, has lost the possibility of competing.

If... if something happens to the governor, oh my! With this thought in mind, Zhao Dagong began to feel restless.

He and Qi Quansheng are quite different after all. He is a politician, an ambitious man, and a power-hungry individual, while Qi Quansheng is a hardliner and an upright person. It would be very interesting if the two of them came to Handong.

Chapter 228 Handong is about to descend into chaos

Logically speaking, the recent arrivals in Handong have all been parachuted-in cadres, which is unusual in normal provinces. After all, local cadres also need opportunities for promotion, and parachuting in cadres can easily affect the work enthusiasm of local cadres.

However, the situation in Handong was too complicated. It was a hot commodity about to take off. With the transfer of overseas investment from Dongsheng and the completion of the construction of the Luzhou National Industrial Park, more and more people knew that Handong was about to usher in development opportunities.

Everyone understands the principle that as the tide rises, so does every boat.

Simply put, both Haishi and Jinshi are directly under the central government, and their municipal party secretaries are cabinet members. However, the probability of the Haishi party secretary being promoted to cabinet member is several times greater than that of the Jinshi party secretary.

No one wants to miss this opportunity in Handong.

Naturally, more people will be airdropped in; this is a situation that is difficult to avoid.

Sure enough, just a few days after Zhou Jianjun had his father make contact, a meeting was held at the higher level and several personnel appointments were approved.

Shen Demin, the executive vice governor of Handong Province, was transferred to serve as the deputy secretary of another province, and Yu Manjun, the standing vice governor, was transferred to serve as the vice chairman of the Handong CPPCC, retiring to the second line ahead of schedule.

At the same time, the appointments of Zhao Dagong as Executive Vice Governor of Handong and Qi Quansheng as Standing Committee Vice Governor of Handong were approved.

When the news reached Handong, some people couldn't sit still.

In the provincial party secretary's office, Sha Ruijin sat in a chair, twirling a pen in his hand as he pondered why Zhou Jianjun had agreed to the appointment.

"Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng, these two aren't from your faction either. I really don't understand the point of transferring them to Handong. Are they just muddying the waters?"

After pondering for a while, Sha Ruijin could only come to this conclusion.

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. It would be interesting if Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng were out of your control!"

A smile gradually appeared on Sha Ruijin's lips. Although he was wary of Zhou Jianjun, he held the overall advantage.

It wasn't just that he was the Party Secretary and the top leader; it was also that the other members of the Standing Committee in Handong seemed to have little affection for Zhou Jianjun.

The other party has been in Handong for three or four days. Instead of rushing to convene a standing committee meeting, they have devoted themselves to the work of the provincial government. Sha Ruijin can understand this. They want to quickly take control of the provincial government.

On Friday, although there was no Standing Committee meeting scheduled, Chen Luo still returned to Handong from Luzhou because he needed to sign and review some documents from the Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

Just an hour into the workday, Liu Mingyu gently knocked on the office door.

"Secretary Chen, Secretary Tian and Secretary Dakang both called me just now, saying they'd like to meet with you later."

Upon hearing this, Chen Luo put down the documents in his hand and replied, "Mingyu, you can arrange the time. We can have a casual lunch together outside."

"Yes, Secretary Chen!"

Two hours later, Chen Luo finally got up and stretched. Huang Ming, the deputy secretary, had handled most of the less important work of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission quite well this week. Chen Luo had also selected some to review. This had nothing to do with whether he trusted him or not; as the secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, he had to take responsibility!

At 12:40 pm, Liu Mingyu had booked a private room in advance at a private restaurant near the provincial party committee.

When Chen Luo arrived, Li Dakang and Tian Guofu were already talking in the private room. At the same time, there was another voice that did not belong to the two of them; it was Wu Chunlin.

Pushing open the door to the private room, Li Dakang, Tian Guofu, and Wu Chunlin all smiled and nodded at Chen Luo upon his arrival.

"Secretary Chen, you've finally arrived! Secretary Tian, ​​Minister Chunlin, and I have been waiting for you for over ten minutes."

After sitting down, Chen Luo explained with a smile, "I got back to Jingzhou a little late this morning, and the backlog of documents from the Political and Legal Affairs Commission took some time to process. I'd like to apologize to Secretary Dakang, Secretary Tian, ​​and Minister Chunlin first."

"No way! Secretary Chen is extremely busy, we all understand, it's all for serving the people!"

Tian Guofu picked up the conversation, then looked at Chen Luo and the other two mysteriously and said, "Secretary Chen, Secretary Dakang, Minister Chunlin, you've all received calls from Governor Zhou these past few days, haven't you?"

When this was brought up, Li Dakang spoke first: "Aside from Commander Lu, who among us could have escaped?"

"Not necessarily. As far as I know, Secretary Yuliang didn't answer; he hung up immediately."

After Wu Chunlin finished speaking, the eyes of the four people flickered.

"Ahem, it is said, it is said, that Governor Zhou's father and Secretary Sha's father-in-law were old enemies, and it is unexpected that the struggle has started in the next generation."

Upon hearing this, Li Dakang rolled his eyes.

"Secretary Tian, ​​stop with the hearsay and rumors. Just tell us the specifics. We're not outsiders."

The phrase "not an outsider" made Tian Guofu's smile even wider.

"Then I'll just say it directly!"

Tian Guofu quickly recounted the grievances between Zhou Jianjun's father and Sha Ruijin's father-in-law in a vivid and detailed manner.

Chen Luo knew this, so he didn't react much.

Li Dakang and Wu Chunlin were clearly learning these inside stories for the first time; their eyes widened in disbelief, clearly thoroughly enjoying the gossip.

"So Governor Zhou came to Handong to challenge Secretary Sha?"

Suddenly, Li Dakang revealed the essence of the matter.

"That's how it is in theory."

Chen Luo picked up the conversation and continued, "Governor Zhou has only been in Handong for four or five days. Yesterday, Comrade Shen Demin was transferred to another province, Comrade Yu Manjun retired to the CPPCC, and Zhao Dagong from Bianxi Province and Qi Quansheng from Dongjiang Province were transferred in. To put it bluntly, they just want to muddy the waters in Handong."

However, these two people who were transferred here are quite interesting!

Aren't you afraid of breaking your front teeth?

Chen Luo smiled and spoke calmly, but Li Dakang and the other two knew that Chen Luo knew more information than they did.

"Secretary Chen, do you know Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng?"

Tian Guofu stopped pretending and asked directly, while Li Dakang and Wu Chunlin also looked at him with eager eyes.

"I don't know him, but I can tell you that Zhao Dagong is experienced in political maneuvering and is unwilling to be subordinate to anyone. He is like Qi Quansheng, very principled and has a very tough attitude. Anyway, regarding the upcoming Handong..."

Yeah, it'll probably be a complete mess.

"Forget it, what does it have to do with me? I'll never have a chance in this lifetime anyway, so I won't care who comes or who competes with me."

Li Dakang laughed nonchalantly; he didn't care at all.

However, Tian Guofu and Wu Chunlin frowned.

They also coveted and were competitive for the position of deputy secretary.

The two then looked at each other simultaneously.

The meaning is clear: the meat is rotten in the pot, and we must not let outsiders steal the food.

Soon, the dishes were served. They were all simple, home-style dishes. None of the four of them drank alcohol. The four of them sat at a square table, which looked like a gang gathering.

It was already 1:30 pm when we finished eating.

Chen Luo paid when they left, even though Li Dakang and the others insisted on paying.

It's said that there's nothing new in officialdom, so the fact that the four of them were having dinner together naturally couldn't be kept secret from those who were interested!

Chapter 229 Stirring up trouble leads to disaster

Sha Ruijin was used to Chen Luo and Tian Guofu eating together; he was already used to it.

He knew that Chen Luo, Tian Guofu, Li Dakang, and Wu Chunlin's gathering was not intended to harm him, but Zhou Jianjun was different. When he heard the news from his secretary, Xiao Tian, ​​Zhou Jianjun's face turned gloomy.

"Li Dakang, Tian Guofu, Wu Chunlin...!"

I called you all to invite you to get together and hear your suggestions for the future development of Handong, but you all said you were busy with work. In the end, you went to have dinner with Chen Luo instead.

Good! Very good, you guys!

Chen Luo didn't know whether Zhou Jianjun was angry or not, nor did he care. Similarly, he didn't care about Li Dakang, Tian Guofu, or Wu Chunlin.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng went to Handong to take up their posts.

Chen Luo did not attend the welcoming ceremony, as he was busy with work in Lüzhou. However, after these two arrived in Handong, Zhou Jianjun's first Standing Committee meeting since taking office was finally held.

On Friday, Chen Luo arrived relatively late. When he entered the meeting room, everyone except Governor Zhou Jianjun and Provincial Party Secretary Sha Ruijin was already there.

As soon as he entered the room, Chen Luo immediately noticed two pairs of eyes on him. They were Zhao Dagong, the executive vice governor, and Qi Quansheng, the standing vice governor.

This was the first time they had met Chen Luo. He looked even younger and had a more refined air about him than in the photos.

Zhao Dagong smiled and nodded at Chen Luo, who returned the smile.

After sitting down, Tian Guofu leaned in and said, "Secretary Chen, do you think this first Standing Committee meeting will break into a fight later? Tsk!"

Chen Luo rolled his eyes.