Chapter Eleven: Summoned by the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee
() The Volga car passed through the second guard post and stopped in front of a two-story building. Li Jianfeng led Wang Xiaobo into the building and saw Li Jianfeng, Secretary of the Southern Provincial Party Committee, who was wearing reading glasses and correcting documents in the study.
silent.
Li Jianfeng stood at the door of the study and said hesitantly: "Dad, Wang Xiaobo is here."
Li Moran didn't even raise his head. He circled the document with a pen and made corrections while saying, "Come in, it'll be fine in a while."
Li Jianfeng silently introduced Wang Xiaobo into the study room and asked him to sit down on a single sofa. He then went to make a cup of tea and put it on the coffee table. He also sat silently on the sofa to accompany him.
After a while, Li Moran put down his pen, picked up the teacup on the table, sat down on the other sofa opposite them, and said to Wang Xiaobo with a smile: "Are you Jianfeng's classmate, the "ghost" Wang Xiaobo?"
Wang Xiaobo thought, how come even the secretary of the provincial party committee knows my nickname? Then he looked at Li Jianfeng next to him.
Li Jianfeng quickly explained: "Dad, do you know this?"
Li Moran did not answer his son's question, but said to himself: "Young man, you are young and courageous. The genius Wang Xiaobo is well-deserved."
Wang Xiaobo didn't know what was going on and could only laugh.
Li Jianfeng didn't know what his father meant. Just when he was about to ask, his father waved his hand to stop him and said: "The article "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth" published in the "People's Daily" is the view of Marxist materialism.
"Did you write it?"
"Yes, uncle, please correct me." Wang Xiaobo replied respectfully.
"Xiaowu, did you really write it? It's really yours." Li Jianfeng interjected.
"I also wrote down some of the views we discussed. Today, Mr. Gu and the other three elders also told me that the plenary meeting will be held, and they will publicly criticize the two Marxist-Leninist ideas of "what is right and wrong" and "idealism" at that time.
A "resolution" will also be passed, which will lead to major changes in the top political team." Wang Xiaobo quickly brought out the three elders to embolden them.
As the secretary of the Southern Provincial Party Committee, Li Moran certainly knew who the three elders he was talking about were. He also knew that the two old men suddenly came to the provincial capital in the past few days. They did not even say hello to the secretary of the provincial Party committee, but instead rushed into Gu Yimin's house without coming out.
, he only made a phone call to President Jin of ABC University and summoned Wang Xiaobo, a mere college student. He felt a little incredible. When he called President Jin to inquire, President Jin told him that Wang Xiaobo was not only his son’s classmate, but also his roommate and
Although he was a little surprised when he saw his brother, what surprised him even more was that Principal Jin suspected that the article signed by Wang Xiaobo in the "People's Daily" was very similar to the writing style of this genius Wang Xiaobo. Li Moran immediately attracted attention when he heard this
, asked his son Li Jianfeng to call Wang Xiaobo for a talk overnight.
Seeing Wang Xiaobo's admission and listening to the opinions of the three elders conveyed by him, Li Moran fell into deep thought. A few minutes later, as if he had made up his mind, he stood up decisively, walked to the phone and made a call
: "Hey! Cambridge, you, Secretary Liqiu, and Minister Yuanzhang come over here... right now, right now."
When Wang Xiaobo heard this, he thought that the Provincial Party Committee Secretary wanted to discuss things with the leaders, so he stood up and wanted to leave. Li Moran saw him, waved his hand and said: "Sit down, sit down, you two are the protagonists tonight, they will be here soon."
, let’s study together how to carry out a large-scale discussion on the standard of truth in this province. Let’s speak freely later and don’t be restrained.”
"this--?"
"Dad, is it inconvenient?"
Wang Xiaobo and Li Jianfeng were both surprised and incredulous, and asked almost in unison.
Li Moran glanced at them, his expression became serious, his tone became heavy, and he said: "Ah, I am old and I have lost my vitality. I always worry more about problems and worry about gains and losses. I am not as energetic as you young people.
Be vigorous, dare to speak and act, stick to the truth, and never let up on the green hills."
The secretary of the provincial party committee actually started self-examination in front of these two young people. Wang Xiaobo was finally impressed by the noble and upright personality charm of the older generation revolutionaries like Li Moran.
Li Moran took a sip of tea and continued: "Since you have pioneered the great discussion on the standard of truth in our province, then the two of you must be the pioneers of this theory. I want to write for you two in the "Southern Mass Daily"
Open a special page to discuss this issue in depth and create a greater public opinion momentum before the plenary session."
Li Jianfeng was surprised when he heard this and asked in a low voice: "Can we do it?"
"What's wrong? Bring out the fearless revolutionary spirit of young people. We'll discuss the details when they come. Oh, by the way, where is Xiao Wang from?" Li Moran encouraged him and asked again.
"Xiao Wu is from Qing County." Li Jianfeng answered for Wang Xiaobo first.
"I'm about to graduate, do you want to come to the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee?" Li Moran asked.
“It’s nice to go to the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, but every time I think about the people in the mountainous areas where we live, they have been liberated for more than 30 years and are still struggling on the poverty line. I feel guilty when I think about it. They skip meals, pay for food, and even borrow money.
For me to go to college, if I don’t use the knowledge I have learned to repay them, how can I bear it as a party member? Therefore, I have to go back to my hometown and use the knowledge I have learned to serve the people. If the organization arranges for me to work in the government department
At work, I will be a good official, serve the people wholeheartedly, dedicate myself to death, and die." Wang Xiaobo said sincerely.
"This is indeed his true thought. In the past few days, he has learned how to grow shiitake mushrooms and black fungus, and successfully tried growing them on the balcony. He just wants to go back and help people get rid of poverty and become rich." Li Jianfeng also hurriedly explained to him.
The Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee was shocked and really moved. A college student who came from a poor mountainous area not only was not moved by the position in the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, a dream job for many young people, but resolutely returned to his hometown to work. He was also down-to-earth and did things for the people.
In fact, his political quality and personality are so high. Li Moran couldn't sit still, stood up, held Wang Xiaobo's hand tightly, and said excitedly: "Young man, I am also moved by you,
In this way, if you want to go back to your hometown, I will make an exception and greet you personally."
Wang Xiaobo quickly thanked him: "Thank you, uncle."
At this time, Gao Cambridge, Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, first arrived at Li's house. He saw Jianfeng and a young man sitting in the study. He felt a little strange, thinking that Secretary Li had sent the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, the Propaganda Minister and him, the Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, overnight.
Calling them together, shouldn’t it be related to this young man? Who is the secretary-general? To put it bluntly, firstly, he is a person who serves the leader; secondly, he is a person who does everything possible to figure out the leader’s thoughts and work for the leader. Gao Cambridge went from secretary to provincial
Secretary-General of the Committee, these more than ten years have not been in vain. Seeing that the secretary did not introduce him, he did not ask, and just silently made two more cups of tea and placed them on the coffee table in front of the couch on the other side.
Not long after, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Jiang Liqiu and Minister of Propaganda Chen Yuanzhang also arrived one after another. Jiang Liqiu had a shaved head and was wearing a faded old military uniform. He had a straight back and was full of energy. He had not yet entered the study.
, he shouted at the top of his lungs: "I mean, monitor, what are you doing so late at night?"
"Just because you are in such good spirits, who will bother you if Secretary Li doesn't bother you? But I will suffer." Propaganda Minister Chen Yuanzhang followed behind and replied.
As soon as the two of them entered the study room and saw that there was a young man they didn't know, they stopped joking and their expressions suddenly became serious.
When Li Moran, secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, saw that everyone had arrived, he put down his tea cup, cleared his throat and said: "Today we are having a meeting, and we have invited two college students from ABC University. By the way, let me introduce them. Jian Feng knows them both.
, there is no need to introduce anymore, this is Wang Xiaobo, a classmate of Jianfeng, the author of "Practice is the only criterion for testing truth is the Marxist materialist perspective" published in the "People's Daily". Young people are terrible, the discussion on the criterion of truth has been
It has been going on for a long time, but our southern province is still unknown, and there is no smoke. But you see, these two college students ran ahead of us without making a sound, and they were the first to discuss the truth standards in our province. I am ashamed.
Ah, are we comrades who have been struggling on the theoretical front for many years really inferior to these two young men? I don’t think so. The problem is that our motivation has been blunted by the political movements over the years; our consciousness has become drifting with the tide.
Our thinking has also become smoother. No way! Comrades, if we want to promote the construction of two civilizations in Southern Province, we must emancipate our minds, get rid of superstition, clarify vague concepts on theoretical issues, and use theory to guide practice.
Promote the rapid development of our province’s economic construction.”
Propaganda Minister Chen Yuanzhang, who wore gold-rimmed glasses and looked like an intellectual, looked at Wang Xiaobo with strange eyes while listening to Secretary Li's speech. He had read the article in the "People's Daily" several times and was the author.
Impressed by his sophisticated insights and vigorous writing style, he was bolder than previous articles in this area, and pointed the finger at the "two ordinary things" and "acting according to established policies." He seemed to see a political signal in the article, and at that time he thought it must be
It was written by a big shot. But what I saw before me was a little-known person, and he still looked childish. It was a bit incredible.
Jiang Liqiu, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, is also sizing up Wang Xiaobo. As the second deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, party-mass and propaganda work are naturally within his scope. Of course, he has also analyzed and studied that article, but in any case, it will not be the same as what he is seeing.
This young man is connected. Now it seems that there are only two possibilities. One is to throw a time bomb like "Hai Rui Dismissed from Office", and then organize forces to criticize; the other is that the political wind has changed, which means that the Plenary Session
There will be big changes at the top. But the problem is that neither of the old leaders gave him a hint. Although Secretary Jiang is careless and likes to make a few jokes, in politics he is
He is meticulous and has developed a political body that is unshakable and cannot be bombarded.
After hearing Secretary Li's introduction, Gao Cambridge, Secretary-General of the Provincial Party Committee, looked at Wang Xiaobo again and saw that he was sitting upright, neither humble nor overbearing, and calm and composed. He thought this guy was not simple. The secretary valued him so much. Maybe he had some background? Secretary Li always
Known for his stability, why did he go out of his way and act aggressively today? It must have been a greeting from the senior management, maybe this guy is a yameni. Secretary-General Gao was happy that he had made a correct judgment again.
Li Moran picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and continued: "The plenary session is about to be held, and our propaganda work must keep up. I think the propaganda department will take the lead and clearly show that practice is the test of truth in Southern Province.
The only standard banner, loudly shouting for the truth. Lao Chiang, what do you think?"
Jiang Liqiu thought, if you expressed your attitude so clearly today, you must have the sword from above. It seems that the second scenario is very likely. Politics is like gambling. You can see that his creed has a 70% chance of winning, not to mention today.
The chances of winning here are even greater. He immediately said: "The old squad leader is right. Some of our comrades just like to listen to the superiors and act based on the limelight. They do not proceed from the actual work and do not act according to the laws of truth. As a result, they do wrong things and make mistakes.
It is unacceptable to make mistakes and still plausibly say that you are listening to the superiors. The discussion of the standard of truth is to clarify these vague ideas. The Southern Provincial Party Committee must not only do a good job in this major discussion of the standard of truth, but also must be ahead of the other provinces.
.I think the first step can be to open a special page in the "Southern Mass Daily" and organize some people to create public opinion. The second step is to hold a symposium throughout the province on what is the standard of truth, and invite cadres above the department and the provincial party committee
All members of the Standing Committee will participate and unify the thinking of the leading cadres first. This first step, Yuan Zhang, you will organize and arrange tomorrow."
Chen Yuanzhang saw that the two secretaries had unified their thoughts so quickly. What else could he say? He just felt that the organization of personnel writing was a bit unclear about the theoretical standards, so he said hesitantly: "This personnel organization is a bit difficult. Those in the Propaganda Department are afraid that it will be a bit difficult.
I can’t grasp it.”
"Aren't there two ready-made ones here?" Gao Cambridge is worthy of being a veteran in trying to figure out leaders' intentions, and he hit the nail on the head.
Chen Yuanzhang was happy. He had nothing to fear when he was the secretary of the provincial party committee. "Yes, why did I forget these two masters? Secretary Li, what do you think?" He also thought about what these two young people must be sitting here.
With this intention, he said it smoothly.
Li Moran smiled and said: "Yuanzhang, you will pick it up when you arrive. Then Jianfeng, Xiaobo, let Cambridge go to say hello to your Principal Jin tomorrow, even if it is an internship in the Propaganda Department."
"Okay, I'll go to Principal Jin to ask for leave for you two early tomorrow morning." Gao Cambridge was very happy to do this kind of thing.
Of course Li Jianfeng knew that this was the most advantageous political capital his father had created for him in the special period, and that it would benefit him a lot in his career in the future, so he nodded and obeyed his father's arrangement.
Wang Xiaobo originally had no intention of doing this. He was only interested in his own economic work. When his elder brother nodded, he had no choice but to nod along.
Jiang Liqiu was laughing in his heart. It seemed that I had made the right bet this time. But Lao Li had bet all his son's political capital. How could this be confidence that the government would win! But on the surface, he still looked businesslike.
He looked serious and said seriously: "I think it is better to set up a temporary office, called the Truth Standard Propaganda Office. I reluctantly took on the role of director and asked Xia Qing, Director of the Propaganda Department's Third Division, to concurrently serve as the deputy director and be fully responsible for the office work. From the Propaganda Department
, "Southern Mass Daily", the Provincial Party School has transferred two people from each party. As for the responsibilities of the office, Yuan Zhang, you and Xia Qing will discuss it and report it to me. Old monitor, do you think it's okay?"
Li Moran thought, you, Mr. Jiang, are here to pick peaches. Then just go ahead and pick them. As Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, there are only advantages and no disadvantages. But it is too unkind for you to exclude the Propaganda Minister. So, he was generous.
He smiled and said: "It would be best if you, old Chiang Kai-shek, take care of things. However, neither Yuan Zhang nor Cambridge can evade their responsibilities. They should also serve as deputy directors. This will make it easier for the Propaganda Department and the various departments of the Provincial Party Committee to coordinate."
When Chen Yuanzhang heard Jiang Liqiu's words, he was a little unhappy. This was obviously a profitable political speculation. Not only was his provincial party secretary and his son making political capital together, your deputy secretary of the provincial party committee and nephew Xia Qing also followed suit.
Taozi, just exclude him as the Propaganda Minister? Later, he was happy when he heard what Li Moran said and hurriedly said: "Okay, I will make a plan with Director Xia tomorrow."
Gao Cambridge made a fortune out of thin air, and of course he was happy.
It can be said that everyone here is happy, but Wang Xiaobo is helpless. However, from the exchanges between these high-level officials tonight, he summed up the first experience in his official career - to get big profits, you must divide small profits.
From then on, Wang Xiaobo took the first step into his official career.
