Chapter 73 The direction of the wind begins to change
The Spring Festival of 1991 was an extraordinary one.
Since the first day of the new year, the air has been filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Of course, this smell of gunpowder comes not only from the firecrackers set off by civilians, but also from the tit-for-tat confrontation in newspapers and magazines.
Originally, it was just the media in the capital and Mingzhu City that were debating. Now, part of the media in the capital suddenly changed their tune and started to join the debate.
This subtle change was naturally noticed by everyone and kept in mind, knowing that this matter was becoming more and more interesting.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, there was a meeting between the old Ye family and the old Chu family. Although the news did not spread, the big families with good hands and eyes still heard about it. As for the details, the insiders were very tight-lipped and refused to talk more.
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On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when the Propaganda Department held a Lantern Festival tea party for internal staff, Minister He Yun expressed informal opinions on some problems existing in the current publicity system.
"There are some very bad tendencies in the system now, and the phenomenon of bourgeois liberalization is very serious." Minister He Yun said with a serious face, "As the mouthpiece of the party, the propaganda system must always maintain consistent public opinion, so as to maintain the party's image.
, but there are some comrades who ignore the overall situation and only talk about reform and do not talk about opposing bourgeois liberalization. How can we maintain stability?"
Minister He Yun's words are obviously targeted. No one else knows, and no one in the system knows that the newspaper "Today's Observation Hot Spots" published an article in response to the series of articles in the Mingzhu City Party News a few days ago, as well as several other newspapers.
These newspapers and periodicals are all media under the banner of Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department Ye Ziping, and they are also propaganda tools directly controlled by the old Ye family.
Today, Minister He Yun suddenly mentioned this matter, obviously wanting to settle the score with Ye Ziping.
After Minister He Yun's talk, Executive Deputy Minister Lin Zhixin also expressed his views on the matter, emphasizing the importance of organizational discipline, resolutely opposing the necessity of bourgeois liberalization, and believing that self-examination and self-correction should be carried out in the ministry.
Correct some existing bad signs.
Several other deputies did not express their opinions. Even if they did speak, they would just say that they were always strict with themselves. This made Minister He Yun and Executive Deputy Minister Lin Zhixin feel a little disappointed and worried.
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Although the positions of the minister and the executive deputy minister have basically stated their positions, if the other deputies do not actively respond to this, or even do so in an overt and covert manner, the problem will still be huge.
Minister He Yun's eyes turned around and finally stopped on Ye Ziping.
Minister He Yun didn't have any temper towards this second-generation figure of the old Ye family. After all, Ye Ziping was also a deputy minister who enjoyed ministerial-level treatment. Although the Propaganda Department was now overstaffed, with a total of more than a dozen deputy ministers, Ye Ziping
His age advantage and the political resources behind him cannot be ignored.
If another deputy minister jumps out to sing the opposite, Minister He Yun doesn't need to think too much at all. He can directly join forces with Executive Deputy Minister Lin Zhixin to deal with him. But when it comes to Ye Ziping, it's hard to say.
You can evade Ye Ziping and not give him real power. There is nothing anyone can do about it, but if you really dare to bring down the core strength of the second generation of the old Ye family, then the matter will be serious. How many members of the old Ye family
Great gods are not so easy to deal with. Today Ye Ziping steps down, tomorrow He Yun just waits to pack up his things and leave!
Judging from today's situation, the deputy ministers are unwilling to express their stance easily. It is obvious that they have seen that the attitude of the old Ye family on this matter seems to be changing.
"Comrade Ziping, why don't you talk too." When Lin Zhixin saw Minister He Yun's eyes wandering around Ye Ziping, he immediately acted as a vanguard and shifted the focus to Ye Ziping.
Ye Ziping held a stainless steel thermos cup in his hand and was caressing it casually. After he arrived at the Propaganda Department, he didn't have many opportunities to speak. Especially in the past two years, the political situation has been changing and the direction of public opinion has often been shaken. The old Ye family has been cautious
Neutral, Ye Ziping is naturally unwilling to express his position easily. Normally, he just follows the crowd and does his job well.
Therefore, everyone has long been accustomed to Vice Minister Ye's low profile, but today, it seems that this situation is about to be broken.
"General discussions within the party still need to be encouraged. The truth is not clear. I remember that there were several times when public opinion within the party flourished. Without exception, those stages were the fastest and best development of our party.
period, and every time when thousands of people are silent and the public opinion is the same, it is a period when the political direction within the party has seriously deviated from the purpose of the party. Therefore, I think that for quarrels in public opinion, as long as the general principles are not wrong, no matter how fierce the quarrel is
, they can all be tolerated within a certain limit. Listening to both sides will bring enlightenment, and listening to one side will bring darkness. It’s better to speak openly. If you don’t let the common people speak, big troubles will occur." Ye Ziping considered his words and said word by word.
After Ziping expressed his attitude directly, the eyes of several frustrated deputy ministers suddenly lit up. This was the official statement of the old Ye family! It was fine if Ziping didn't speak. Once he spoke, it would show
The position of the old Ye family on this issue is on the side of Comrade Fang He!
"What Comrade Ziping said makes sense." A deputy minister immediately became energetic and talked eloquently, "The party is democratic centralism. Without democracy, how can there be centralism? If you have a one-man talk hall, it will become a dictatorship. In ten years
Aren’t the lessons of the catastrophe tragic enough?”
Immediately, several deputy ministers spoke in agreement, and the situation became a bit one-sided.
Minister He Yun and Executive Deputy Minister Lin Zhixin looked at it and suddenly felt that the situation was a bit out of control. In fact, this situation was caused by themselves. For more than a year, they used strong methods to unify the voice of the Propaganda Department, but
On the surface, everyone can't resist, but in their hearts they are always extremely dissatisfied. All they need is a way to vent their anger.
Ye Ziping's words today show that the opinions among the top management have been divided. The old Ye family, which holds the most weight, has begun to support Comrade Fang He. Then the situation should basically become clear. If everyone does not take the opportunity to launch a counterattack, then they do not know how to seize it.
Opportunity.
"Adjourn the meeting!" Minister He Yun was a little angry when he saw that the situation was out of control. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, these deputy ministers would all jump out and support Ye Ziping.
The only solution for now is to stop this topic first and then consider strategies to deal with it.
It seems that he has overestimated his ability to control the propaganda department.