I completely didn't expect that he would be able to see the secrets deep in my heart from my performance in the meeting today. The moment he said those words, I was suddenly shocked.
Secretary Yang smiled and said: "Okay, why are you being so modest? You are all experts in this field, I am not. You all say the same thing. Aren't we just chatting? Let's talk casually. We are discussing academic issues anyway.
.right?"
Minister Wu immediately said: "I really don't know much. I think the effect of others' persuasion will definitely not be good, unless it is a superior or elder that I respect very much. In this way, perhaps I can achieve a great effect. I can walk through it myself.
Coming out is easier said than done..."
I laughed and said: "Great... Haha! This word is used well. Minister Wu is right. In such a situation, perhaps only the words of superiors or elders that you respect will be effective. However,
Then again, things like this, especially after a person reaches a certain level, the level of the superiors will be higher, and it will not be easy for them to hear the problems of one of their subordinates. The elders...
.. People clearly know that this person is your elder, so who would go and gossip in front of him? Right?"
Secretary Yang smiled and said: "Yes, this seems to be a strange circle."
I also laughed, and then said: "However, if my superior is really concerned, he should still know something about the situation. In fact, there is another situation here, that is, others do not dare to report it to their superiors. Secretary Yang, what do you think?
Thinking about it, if you had such a problem, would I go to your previous leader to report it to you? Aren’t I asking for trouble? So, this is how the strange circle is formed.”
He patted his thigh lightly, "Yes. That's the problem!"
Minister Wu asked me: "So Mayor Feng, how do you think a person can get out of such a state?"
I said: "Perhaps, you will suddenly wake up only after temporarily losing the aura of power? When a person holds power, there will definitely be many people around him, and his ears will be filled with all kinds of noise all day long.
Filled with such flattering words, you will slowly start to think that you are incompetent, and then your ego will begin to expand. Therefore, if a person wants to get out of it, he must temporarily leave that environment and let his ears become
If you become quiet or temporarily lose that kind of power, those people who often flatter you will disperse. In fact, those flatterers are the worst. They have only one purpose in doing so, and that is to seek profit.
Their personal interests. When they think that this person no longer has much value, these people will certainly not do that again. In the end, such people are villains, and they will then look for the next target. And this
At that time, we will feel the loneliness and loss after losing power, and then we will force ourselves to think about some problems, and then we can slowly return to ourselves."
Secretary Yang shook his head and said, "I don't think it's quite right. I've come into contact with so many leaders, but not every one of them will have self-aggrandizement? It's terrible to hear you say it like this."
I shook my head and said: "Secretary Yang, you have misunderstood what I said. I don't mean that everyone will have such a situation, but that it is easy for us to have such a situation after we have gained absolute power. And once it does happen,
It is difficult to get out of self-inflation. You are right. In fact, many people are relatively rational. In the final analysis, this is self-prevention and self-alertness, which is very important. As long as a person is always cautious and walks on thin ice,
In this way, we will not fall into the vicious circle of self-aggrandizement. In fact, each of us will have some self-aggrandizement to some extent, including you and me now. For example, if someone does not address your job title, but directly addresses you
Would you feel comfortable if I called him by his name? It must not be comfortable, right? This is actually a kind of self-inflation. But most of us can control our self-inflation within a certain range.
"
A few of us were chatting like this at first, and the two of them smoked a lot. Later, Minister Wu’s wife came to invite us to have dinner. She kept laughing when she was at the door, "You guys smoke too much, I still
I thought there was a fire in here."
We all laughed. I smiled and said, "These two guys almost turned me into bacon."
Minister Wu smiled and said: "We completely ignored you and only focused on puffing away at you."
I smiled and said, "It's okay. I smoke without spending any money. It's a good deal."
We all laughed and left the study, and then went to sit at the dining table. The table was already filled with dishes, which were very rich. And I could smell the rich aroma of various dishes, and my mouth watered immediately.
Minister Wu's woman said to us apologetically: "Boss, you two leaders, we didn't prepare much today. You can just eat whatever you want." Then she looked at her man and said reproachfully: "It's him who didn't tell me earlier."
One sound."
Minister Wu laughed "haha", "It's okay. They are very casual."
I smiled and said, "You have prepared such a big table without preparation. If you had prepared, would it be okay?"
They all laughed. Minister Wu's wife laughed and said: "Mayor Feng is really good at talking. By the way, Mayor Feng, I heard that you used to be a doctor?"
If someone asked me this question, I would think it was irrelevant, but after all, she is Minister Wu's wife, and I used to be such a professional, so I was more or less embarrassed, but I still answered her: "
Yes. It’s a pity that now I have abandoned my major and stopped doing my real job.”[
Secretary Yang then smiled and said to me: "Mayor Feng, you doctors have a lot of jokes, right? Tell us one. Don't use any color."
I knew he was trying to change the subject. Secretary Yang is indeed different. He can easily control some scenes, let alone such a small scene now? I said with a smile: "Don't tell me yet.
, I suddenly remembered a joke. It was a real thing that happened when I was in college. There were six people living in our dormitory at that time. About our sophomore year, we discovered that something was not right in the dormitory, because we
Every time I changed out of clothes, I was surprised to find that they were washed and dried outside the counter the next morning, but I didn’t wash them. At first, a classmate in the dormitory discovered it, and then we
Everyone else noticed this problem, but none of the six of us knew what was going on. A few days later, one of our classmates had diarrhea one night, and he got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet. Now we finally understood what was going on.
It turns out that there is a classmate in our dormitory who suffers from sleepwalking. He has some mysophobia on weekdays. As a result, he gets up every night to clean up the dirty clothes in the dormitory, wash them and hang them to dry. But after he wakes up,
But we didn’t know it at all. After our classmate quietly told us about this, we started to feel funny, but we immediately made a decision: we must not tell that classmate about this. Guess what the result was?
"
Secretary Yang smiled and said: "It's very simple. From now on, you will change your clothes often and you won't wash them yourself. Is that right?"
I smiled and said, "If the answer is correct, ten points will be added."
All laughed.
Minister Wu's wife laughed for a long time, and then said: "It's great to have a classmate like that in your dormitory. Why didn't I meet a female classmate like that when I was studying?"
I immediately said: "Actually, many things are like this. While we gain benefits, we often face risks. Although he washed our clothes for us, we never knew it. In fact, we often
In danger."
Minister Wu asked me: "What's going on?"
I said: "Our sleepwalking classmate grows watermelons at home. One night, a classmate in our dormitory suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. When he woke up, he suddenly saw that classmate patting a classmate on the head, and he
He also held a knife in his hand. He patted the classmate on the head and said: It's not cooked, it's not cooked... Then he patted the head of another classmate. The classmate who woke up was frightened.
He didn't dare to scream because he was worried that he would wake up the sleepwalking classmate and accidentally drop the knife in his hand. Therefore, he didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly pretended to be asleep.
.As a result, the sleepwalking classmate quickly photographed him. He was extremely nervous, and then he felt the classmate's hand slap on his head. He was so frightened that he almost jumped. Fortunately, he heard it immediately.
The sleepwalking classmate was saying: Not cooked enough, not cooked enough..."
I'll stop here because the joke is over.
At this time, Minister Wu’s wife asked me: “What is he doing with the knife?”
I replied: "His family grows watermelons. When he was sleepwalking, he thought our heads were watermelons. If he thought they were ripe, he would immediately cut them into pieces."
She was startled, and the chopsticks in her hand suddenly fell to the ground, "Oh my god..."
We all laughed. I then said: "Fortunately, our heads are all solid, no matter how he shoots them, they won't feel cooked, otherwise we would have been clicked by him."
Minister Wu's wife was so frightened that her face turned pale, "Mayor Feng, I will never listen to you talk about your hospital again. It's too scary."
I hurriedly said: "I won't talk about it anymore, I won't talk about it anymore."
Not to mention, the food at Minister Wu’s house tastes really good, and the cured meat is very authentic. The rice, beans and green vegetable soup is even better. It is made by boiling the rice and beans with bone soup and then adding chopped green vegetables. The taste of beans
There is also the fragrance of green vegetables in it, and after drinking two bowls, I immediately feel intoxicated.
The three of us only drank a bottle of white wine. In situations like today, our purpose is not to drink. This wine is actually just a necessary dish. Without it, it seems that there is less fun, and it may also make our
The conversation became less sexual. At the table, we no longer talked about the previous topic. We talked about some interesting things that happened in Shangjiang City recently, but they were all related to our work.
Minister Wu’s wife rarely talks, but she has become our loyal listener and our waiter. In Minister Wu’s home, I really felt the warmth of home, which made me envy them from the bottom of my heart.
Deep down I feel sad and sad for myself.
After dinner, I returned to my residence early because I was already full of wine and food. More importantly, I didn’t want to talk to them anymore. At this juncture, talking too much is likely to lead to mistakes. You know,
Secretary Yang and Minister Wu are both very smart people, especially Secretary Yang. He was able to guess my inner thoughts from my performance at the meeting today. People like this need to be more careful. But fortunately, I think
I tried my best to get over it.
Of course, I gave myself a good reason. I told them that there were still a few urgent documents that needed to be processed in the office. I was very busy on weekdays, and they all knew it, so they didn't say anything.
About a week later, I was discussing work with the head of a department in the office, and Chen called me. He told me: "Secretary Chen, please come to his office right away, right away."
This is Secretary Chen's consistent style. His secretary is just a microphone. The word "immediately" means "an order that cannot be disobeyed."
I had no choice but to go right away.
After entering his office, I found that his expression was very cold, but he still pointed to me across from his desk and said, "Sit down."
Strangely, I found that I didn't feel any nervousness at all when I was in front of him. Instead, I became very calm and calm inside. I sat down and waited for him to speak.
I didn't look at him deliberately, but I could see everything about him at the moment from the corner of my eyes: he took out a cigarette from the cigarette case, which was soft Chinese, then put it in his mouth, picked up the lighter, lit it, and deeply
He took a puff, and a faint green smoke slowly came out from his lips and nose. He placed the cigarette on the edge of the ashtray, and then came to see me.
My eyes went to his face, and I felt very calm... Our eyes had touched, but only for a moment, and then I dodged. I still had the same idea, there was no need for me to compete with him at this time.
.
This truth may only be understood and practiced by people of my age and experience: Don't fight for the shortcomings of the moment; take a step back to open up the world.
He started to speak, "Mayor Feng, I heard that you are very proud of yourself recently, is that right?"
I was startled. Although he has been doing this for a while recently, always speaking to his subordinates in this condescending and domineering attitude and tone, I am still not used to it at the moment because his words are too harsh and directly irritating.
It reached my most sensitive nerve. After being stunned for a moment, I replied: "Secretary Chen, I don't understand what you mean. I only know that since I arrived in Shangjiang City, and until now, I have been very low-key in my life.
, they are all conscientious and diligent in doing every job they do. I rarely even attend various private gatherings, and rarely contact my colleagues in private on weekdays. Secretary Chen, I really don’t know what you are talking about.
What do you mean I'm very proud, and I don't know where you started talking about it?"
He sneered, "You are so eloquent, no wonder many people are confused by you. Forget it, I won't tell you this anymore. Mayor Feng, I would like to ask you, what is it about me, Mr. Chen, that I'm sorry for?
You? When you first came to our Shangjiang City, I supported your work very much. I fully supported and recognized all the suggestions you made and the people you wanted to use, because I think you are a very capable person.
I am a leading cadre, and I also think that you are fair and fair in your actions. But what about you? You actually contradicted me and even spoke ill of me behind my back. Recently, you went to the leaders to report my so-called problems. Mayor Feng, I am
I want to ask you, why are you doing this? To put it bluntly, if you just kill me, can you take my place? Don’t think that you showed your face in front of Secretary Fang this time, so that
Secretary Fang is very proud of you for taking a new look at you. Mayor Feng, let me tell you, the waters in this officialdom are very deep, and it is not as simple as you think."
I don’t know why, but I couldn’t help laughing at this time, and I said: “Secretary Chen, I don’t know what you wanted to talk to me about when you called me here today, but I think our conversation like this
The content is not interesting at all, and it is also ridiculous. But since you gave me such an opportunity today, I beg you, I beg you to listen carefully to what I say from the bottom of my heart. Is that okay?"
His hand went to the ashtray, but he found that the cigarette he had just lit had burned down to only the cigarette butt. He threw the cigarette butt into the ashtray, and then took out a cigarette from the cigarette box.
When I lit it, a line of green smoke curled up in front of his face, making me feel that his face suddenly became illusory and ethereal.
I'm waiting for his permission.
In this case, I can only wait for his permission before continuing. This is actually the same issue: rules.
Although he said so much about me, I should follow the rules and never give him any excuse to accuse me.
He took a few deep puffs, then rolled the cigarette to the edge of the ashtray a few times, and all the ash fell into the ashtray. Perhaps because of his uneven force, the cigarette butt fell off, and the cigarette was immediately extinguished. He simply
He threw the remaining part into the ashtray, and then said to me: "Okay. Tell me, I would like to hear what you say from the bottom of your heart."
Every word he said to me was sarcastic. But I felt that he was actually very excited at the moment. Although he looked arrogant and condescending, I knew that he was actually very unhappy inside at the moment.
Calm, otherwise he wouldn't have made the cigarette look like that just now. Of course, I also understand that the reason why he is not calm at the moment is because of his dissatisfaction with me, especially when he sees that I don't have any fear in front of him.
in the case of.
I sorted out my thoughts in a short period of time, and then said: "Secretary Chen, I have always respected you and respected you very much. Whether it is your leadership level or your forward thinking, they are all worthy of my respect from the bottom of my heart."
.I am definitely not lying, let alone flattery. This is completely my true inner thoughts. I still feel the same way no matter before or now."
He waved his hand towards me and said, "Please be honest. There are many people who say this to me, and you are not missing."
I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart: He was indeed too proud, and even the flattery had to be chosen depending on who said it. I said: "Secretary Chen, whether you believe it or not, this is indeed my reality.
Because of this, when I see that you are becoming less and less willing to listen to others' advice on some issues, and less and less concerned about the impact of the situation, I feel very anxious, because I don't want you to make any mistakes. That's right.
Because of this, I tried to come to you again and again. Of course, maybe I was wrong, maybe I misunderstood you, but you didn’t give me a chance to have a good conversation with you, and you were even very angry with me because of it. Secretary Chen,
I remember what you said to me. You once told me that if I have any suggestions for you, you should speak them out boldly even when you are in a bad mood. But...
..”
At this time, he said coldly: "Isn't it just a woman's thing? You are almost the same as me. It's ridiculous for you to say such high-sounding things in front of me!"
I was immediately embarrassed, really embarrassed, because he mentioned my real weakness. I smiled bitterly and said, "Maybe. We are all men, so it's not surprising that we are on such an issue. But Secretary Chen,
I really don’t understand why you promoted so many female cadres in such a short period of time regardless of other people’s opinions. You are the municipal party committee secretary, and such a thing may cause unnecessary trouble to you. In fact, it’s not just
I and other members of the Standing Committee are worried about you, because no one wants our top leader to be discussed by others. In fact, in the final analysis, this kind of worry is still about respect and concern for you..."
He immediately interrupted me, "You also said that you didn't interact with your colleagues in private. It turns out that you have already formed a small group below. Humph! I hate people who are conspiracy behind the scenes! Don't think you have any background.
You can ignore my existence and think that you can go to the higher authorities to sue me. I am not afraid, and I will not let you succeed."
I suddenly felt that I could not communicate with him at all, "Secretary Chen, whether you believe it or not, everything I said before is the truth. Maybe you have misunderstood me too deeply. Secretary Chen, since you
At this point, I have to make a statement. Secretary Chen, I have never gone anywhere to file a complaint against you, and I have never had the idea of taking you down and replacing you. In fact, you should know me best.
Secretary Chen, maybe the more I explain this, the more you think I’m being fake. I can’t help it. I also have to explain that Secretary Fang summoned me. That matter was Secretary Fang’s intention, and I was just based on what Secretary Fang wanted to do that day.
He gave a simple answer to my question. I think it would have been like this if it had been anyone else. And I never told anyone about it afterward. As for why so many people knew about it.
The reason for this matter is very simple. Secretary Chen, this is what I have said. Believe it or not, what I said is from the bottom of my heart."
He remained silent, then took out another cigarette and lit it. After taking a few puffs, he said to me: "Maybe I misunderstood you. Okay, let's not talk about this matter. Mayor Feng, today I
The main reason I called you here is to ask you another question, and I hope you can tell me the truth."
I hesitated for a moment, and then said cautiously: "You can ask."
He looked at me, and then asked slowly: "You have investigated some things, mainly about the major events that happened in the city. Mayor Feng, please tell me, please give me all your investigation results."
Have I reported it?"
My heart suddenly tightened. His question was so direct and powerful that I didn’t know how to answer it for a moment.
He was looking at me, looking at me with piercing eyes. At this moment, I was thinking in my heart like lightning. I knew that I could never tell him the truth about this issue, but I had to let him know.
He believes.
Now I fully understand that the purpose of him calling me here today is not at all about the previous issues. Maybe he thinks the previous issues are not important, or maybe he has already determined that I am who he imagined.
Such a person. But his real purpose was on this issue. He gave me a lightning blow, and his purpose was to leave me with no way out.
I quickly weighed the pros and cons of this matter in my mind, and made a decision immediately. I immediately replied: "Secretary Chen, I have told you everything I know about the situation? I
I didn’t make any reservations. You can ask Director Lu of the Municipal Public Security Bureau about this matter, he knows best.”
Just now, I made an immediate decision because it suddenly occurred to me that the key to this matter is not how much truth I should tell. The reason is very simple. If I tell something new today, no matter how much truth I tell,
The new situation will only make him doubt my previous integrity towards him, and will also lead to "confirmation" of all his suspicions about me. In the final analysis, this is where his real trap lies.
Therefore, I must stick to my previous statement without any changes. If he learns some new information from other channels, I can only refuse to admit it.
He was looking at me for several seconds, then withdrew his eyes, and then pressed the cigarette butt hard into the ashtray, and then he said to me: "Mayor Feng, okay. We are here today.
That's it. Whether what you told me today is true or not, it doesn't matter anymore, because I'm already very disappointed in you. But it doesn't matter, it's just a matter of personal relationship between the two of us, so
Whatever you say at work, you have to continue to do it well. We are all party cadres, and we should distinguish between public and private matters. As department-level cadres, you and I should have this awareness."
I have to admit that these few words he said were quite appropriate. Of course, his tone was still condescending and contemptuous of me.
I smiled bitterly and said, "Secretary Chen, you can think whatever you want. Anyway, I feel guilty."
He stopped talking or paying attention to me. He immediately took a document and started sketching on it. I stood up and said to him: "Secretary Chen, I'm leaving."
He didn't even look at me, so I left knowingly.
After leaving his office, I couldn't help but smile bitterly: There was really nothing I could do against this man. But I still breathed a long sigh of relief in my heart, because I didn't fall into the trap he had set.
One weekend half a month later, Lin Yu called me. She asked me to go to her house for dinner. Of course I went as ordered. Not to mention it was such a critical time, even on weekdays I would not
To her liking.
She stewed chicken soup and cooked several home-cooked dishes. Without wine, we ate casually like a family.
"How is it? Does the food I cook taste good?" she asked me with a smile.
I nodded, "It's delicious. Sister, you are so busy at work, how come you still have time to cook?"
She smiled and said: "Actually, I still like to eat food cooked at home. I don't add too much MSG, and the raw materials I buy are all genuine. Only this kind of food makes me feel comfortable."
I smiled and said, "That's true. There was a period of time when I was out socializing every day. What I wanted most during that time was to come home and cook a pot of porridge, and then eat it with pickles. I feel very comfortable just thinking about it."
She smiled and said, "Yes. People always think that eating in hotels every day is a great enjoyment for us. Don't they know that we also feel very painful because of this?"
I nodded and said, "Yes, this is how society is. People always envy what they don't have. In fact, many times we always desire to be happier than others, but when we look back, we find that the happiest person is actually ourselves."
She immediately laughed and said, "You are becoming more and more thoughtful now. What you say is often full of philosophy."
I was a little embarrassed, "Sister, what I'm saying is what I really think in my heart. Do I need to show off in front of you?"
She smiled and said: "That's true. Oh, by the way, let me ask you something: If you were to be the mayor of Shangjiang City, who do you think would be your assistant, that is, the position of executive deputy mayor?
Who is the most suitable?"
I was stunned immediately and looked at her in surprise, "Sister, are you kidding me?"
She looked at me with a smile and said: "When have I ever made such a joke with you? Recently, Secretary Fang instructed our Provincial Party Committee Organization Department to make a plan for the adjustment of your Shangjiang City team. He initially determined your Municipal Party Committee Secretary
and the candidate for mayor, and also asked us to make adjustments to other team members. His principle is one: the right person should sit in the right seat. And you are the candidate for mayor of Shangjiang City proposed by Secretary Fang, and you are the only one.
Choose someone. So I just want to give you a deputy who can fully cooperate with your work. The main purpose of calling you here today is to ask you what you think."
Such a good thing happened so suddenly that I was almost confused for a moment. But I quickly calmed down, because she had actually hinted to me about such a result a long time ago, and I had already had it.
Premonition.
At this time, I was not particularly concerned about the question she raised to me, and besides, I still needed to think about it briefly. Now, I was more concerned about other questions, so I immediately asked her:
: "Sister, who will be our municipal party committee secretary and what are the arrangements for Mayor Liu?"
She smiled at me and then told me a completely unexpected result...
The author's digression:
"The Style of Teachers in Officialdom"
Who said a pheasant can't turn into a phoenix, and who said a grassroots can't go to court? Let's see how a primary school teacher who was laughed at by his wife and looked down upon by his father-in-law became the darling of Jiangcheng officialdom.
He is not of any rank in the provincial department, department, department, but the principal, director, and district chief all follow his lead, and even the mayor has to act based on his face. Where does his power come from?
After clearing the clouds and mist, what was clearly visible was a group of women behind him...
See how the little man indulges in love and sex, counterattacks in career, and guides the country...