Chapter three hundred and fortieth: the end of the road (3)
Guo Wentian left silently, without saying goodbye to Chen Fangqing.
He just took a deep look at his old partner, and then quietly walked out.
Chen Fangqing sat motionless in his seat, seemingly lost in eternal contemplation. His whole person looked focused and even a little dead.
Time passes by every second.
The secretary opened the door and walked in.
Chen Fangqing still sat there without any reaction.
It was Yuan Lin who opened the door.
As the Chief Secretary of the Cabinet who has been with Chen Fangqing for ten years, he is very familiar with Chen Fangqing's attitude. Chen Fangqing likes to think quietly. Whenever he encounters a problem, he will shut himself in the office.
He doesn't talk, he doesn't eat, he doesn't drink, he doesn't even move.
In Yuan Lin's memory, he had seen Chen Fangqing's posture many times, and he would also see how tired and busy he was after such postures. Every time he meditated like this, the entire secretariat would basically work overtime all night long.
Collect various information and documents, organize the records of his conversations with the feudal officials in various places, collect some local special information, development plans, fund uses, and then some discussion records at parliamentary meetings, etc.
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When the Secretariat is busy, Chen Fangqing usually drafts a report by himself based on the information collected by the Secretariat. The report may start with some insignificant things, but Chen Fangqing will keep writing, messy and inconsistent, and he doesn't care.
I will keep writing, write out everything I think in my heart, and then combine it with the information to slowly improve, modify, delete, and add some content.
Chen Fangqing doesn't really like using a secretary to write reports. He prefers to write by himself. Even if he writes some messy things at first, as he keeps writing, his thinking will become more and more flexible and his concentration will become more and more flexible.
The more concentrated you are, the more you keep writing, and you will eventually get closer to the central idea.
Chen Fangqing's work schedule is the most chaotic among all the directors. He is older, but extremely energetic. The secretariat may change shifts, but he can always keep working. The manuscripts that he revised repeatedly by his own hands are sometimes stored
, sometimes it will be discussed at the cabinet meeting, and then in the parliament. If the discussion is not passed, it will be stored again, and if the discussion is passed, it will become a practical policy and be implemented.
Reforms, new introductions, many times, many policies, Zhongzhou is changing bit by bit, very subtle but obviously perceptible changes.
Chen Fangqing never tires of it.
Even though most of his reports were never approved by parliament, he still never gave up or became discouraged, day after day.
As Prime Minister, he controls the cabinet, represents Central Continent, and drives changes throughout Central Continent with his own thoughts.
Ten years are like one day.
Everything is vividly visible.
As Chen Fangqing's secretary, Yuan Lin does not deny that Chen Fangqing has done wrong things, but for Zhongzhou, Chen Fangqing has indeed achieved the ultimate in many aspects.
Such people should be respected.
Even sometimes, he really did something wrong.
Even if you are not forgiven, you should be respected.
Instead of being like this now, being quickly and completely forgotten by the entire Central Continent, being completely ignored by the entire Central Continent.
It's getting dark.
Li Tianlan has arrived in Beijing.
Yuan Lin can completely imagine Chen Fangqing's situation next.
Perhaps there is no need to wait until dawn for some of Chen Fangqing's decisions to be overturned. Various cabinet ministries will begin to test Chen Fangqing's bottom line, and then there will be some subtle provocations. The report will bypass Chen Fangqing as quickly as possible, and his orders will be quickly ignored.
Ignorance, this ignorance will turn into opposition in a few days or even half a month. Time is like a line, slowly moving forward, and the opposition turns into provocation, ridicule, ridicule, and questioning.
Questioning becomes investigation.
As a result, things that were detrimental to Chen Fangqing were revealed one after another.
The winds and clouds rise and the winds change.
From the news to the media, one article after another with interesting meanings began to appear.
All Chen Fangqing's support will gradually move further and further away from him.
Then the people who originally supported him will change their attitude, become ignorant, become opposed, become resistant, become provocative, and become ridicule.
Countless names are flying in different directions.
The final investigation will produce relatively clear results one by one.
Finally, I left early.
Any reason is fine, either because of physical reasons or because of something else.
The results of the investigation will then be revealed one day before the election.
Chen Fangqing is notorious.
The Prince Group is on the verge of collapse and even falling apart.
Everyone shouted for Chen Fangqing to be beaten.
His reputation was ruined and he completely withdrew from the current stage in the most dishonorable way.
Then it will be the time for the East Palace to take action.
He died without a whole body, his family was destroyed, everything was insignificant.
Because no one cares anymore.
This seems to be Chen Fangqing's destined end.
But is this ending really what the old man in front of him deserves?
And at this moment, when everything is doomed, what is Chen Fangqing thinking about now with a miserable fate?
Yuan Lin took two steps forward.
He is Chen Fangqing's secretary and his absolute confidant. Chen Fangqing's end was miserable, and he was not much better off. Yuan Lin had been extremely flustered all day today, but now that he was close to Chen Fangqing, his heart suddenly became calmer.
.
He took a few steps forward, walked to Chen Fangqing's side, bent down slightly, and whispered: "Prime Minister."
"Um?"
Chen Fangqing subconsciously straightened his body slightly and glanced at Yuan Lin.
"Have you eaten yet?"
Chen Fangqing smiled.
All the anger, unwillingness and worry seemed to have been taken away by Guo Wentian.
At this moment, Chen Fangqing became completely calm.
Yuan Lin glanced at the already cold dinner on the table and shook his head: "Not yet."
Chen Fangqing casually patted Yuan Lin's arm and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work. Now, let the kitchen prepare two working meals. After eating, you will get off work."
Yuan Lin hesitated and whispered: "Prime Minister, I just received news that Li Tianlan is already on his way here. According to the driving distance, it will take about forty-five minutes for him to reach Hidden Dragon Sea."
When Li Tianlan came to Youzhou, he went directly to Hidden Dragon Sea.
He didn't go to the Bai family to find Bai Zhanfang, he didn't go to the military headquarters to find Dongcheng Wudi, and he didn't go to the cabinet to find Wu Zhengmin. Instead, he went straight to the Hidden Dragon Sea.
Everyone can feel the aggressive sharpness of the East Palace.
The situation after the decisive battle in Beihai was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the East Palace. Li Tianlan had a reputation of being invincible and had the potential to win. At this time, every move he made seemed to be filled with domineering power.
Even next to Chen Fangqing, when Yuan Lin said this, a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Standing in their position and in their current situation, it is no exaggeration to say that every move of the other party is related to their future future, even life and death.
It’s not that people in the game can’t understand this at all.
kind of pressure.
Chen Fangqing remained calm and said calmly: "Even if he comes to Hidden Dragon Sea, he doesn't come to me immediately. There is always time for a meal."
Yuan Lin took a deep breath, nodded, and called for two more work meals.
"Come, sit down."
Chen Fangqing smiled and patted the place next to him: "Xiao Yuan, you have been following me for a long time. I think you can understand my current situation even if I don't say it. After a while, I should half-retreat.
Cabinet affairs should be handled by Zhuang Huayang, the deputy prime minister for the time being. I have thought about your arrangements, but I don’t have any good ideas. What about you, do you have any plans? You can tell me."
Yuan Lin was stunned and didn't say anything for a while.
Intend?
He really didn't have any plans.
There is still nearly a year left before the general election, but everyone knows that under such circumstances, Chen Fangqing no longer has a year, and at most three months, he will temporarily retire for some reasons, and the superficial excuses are also very simple.
It's easy to find, such as physical problems and the need to recuperate. Until the election, he may not have any chance to show up. People within the Prince Group are panicked. Everyone wants to keep their position. As Chen Fangqing's secretary, he
At this time, no one except Chen Fangqing could care about him, but Chen Fangqing couldn't protect himself, so what arrangements could be made for him?
Yuan Lin now has a muddle-through mentality. He knows very well that once Chen Fangqing leaves, his political life will basically be over.
"You don't have to be too pessimistic."
Chen Fangqing smiled and said: "If I fall down this time, it will probably be difficult for me to get up. However, I am still in this position. No matter how precarious I am, the people around me must always be arranged. Comrade Wen Tian will not ignore you."
Life or death. If you have the ability and courage, your problems will always be solved. If you don't have any good plans, I have a few places where you can make arrangements. Go to the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry, or the Ministry of Science, and there is also one in the Ministry of Health.
The position is more suitable for you, but if it doesn't work, you can also go back to Tianfu, you choose one."
Chen Fangqing's eyes were a little dazed.
Ministry of Agriculture and Industry, Ministry of Science, and Ministry of Health.
Among the major departments of the cabinet, this is not a very important position, but it is not a dispensable position. With his level, he has been to these places. It is impossible to be the top leader, but to be an important deputy,
He can also contribute his own strength to the group, and it is not as eye-catching as other sensitive departments. Chen Fangqing's arrangement is naturally not a good arrangement when he is at the peak of his power. When Chen Fangqing's influence is the strongest, if his secretary
If he were to be placed in major cabinet departments, Yuan Lin could choose at will in key departments such as the Finance and Development Committee. But now, Chen Fangqing has arranged for him to be placed in several relatively ordinary departments, which is undoubtedly a kind of protection for him.
"I...I don't know either."
Yuan Lin smiled sheepishly: "Prime Minister, please make the decision for me."
"Then go to the Science Department."
Chen Fangqing thought for a while and said slowly: "I will say hello, and you will go report in a few days."
There was a knock on the door.
The staff of Yinlonghai sent two working meals.
Chen Fangqing seemed to have an appetite and said with a smile: "Eat first."
His appetite does seem to be much better, and he eats a clean meal at work.
Yuan Lin controlled his speed and stood up almost at the same time as him, saying softly: "Prime Minister, where do you plan to go?"
"You get off work."
Chen Fangqing took out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "I'm going to have a chat with the president."
Yuan Lin subconsciously wanted to stop it.
He checked the time and saw that it was only twenty minutes before Li Tianlan arrived at Hidden Dragon Sea. Li Huacheng might not want to see him at this time. Even if he did, what else could he do when Li Tianlan came? He would be humiliating himself.
?
Chen Fangqing waved his hand and said slowly: "Some things must be done, and some words must be said."
He walked out of the office, paused, and continued: "I almost forgot, you are working overtime to sort out the files in the second drawer, I will need them later."
His voice stopped, and then he laughed a little self-deprecatingly: "I think it will be very busy tonight."
Yuan Lin nodded blankly.
Chen Fangqing said no more, turned around and walked out.
Li Huacheng's office is not far from Chen Fangqing's office, about two to three hundred meters away. It snowed again in Youzhou yesterday, and the Hidden Dragon Sea was covered in silver, which was beautiful, quiet and solemn.
Chen Fangqing looked at every plant and tree in the Hidden Dragon Sea almost greedily, as if he wanted to remember everything here. He even stood on the shore of the Hidden Sea for about two or three minutes, and then strode towards Li Huacheng's residence.
The Golden Autumn Garden.
The guards' salute remained solemn and steady.
But Ma Si, who was sitting outside the President's Office, looked a little unnatural when he saw Chen Fangqing. When he saw the Prime Minister, he instinctively wanted to stand up, but suddenly thought of something, and his movement to stand up was a little slower.
The whole person's movements looked extremely weird.
"prime minister."
Ma Si smiled, his smile a little ugly.
Chen Fangqing remained calm, nodded slightly and said, "Is the president here?"
"Yes, but the President will meet with a distinguished guest later. He has something very important to do. Prime Minister, you..."
Ma Si's voice was a little hesitant.
If this were the case in the past, he would not be able to say such a thing even if he were beaten to death. This shows how Chen Fangqing's status in other people's hearts is now.
"I also have something very important."
Chen Fangqing said calmly: "Is there anything more important than national affairs?"
Ma Si was speechless.
Chen Fangqing's eyes looked ordinary, but when they fell on him, they always had an extremely sharp edge and weight.
He lowered his head subconsciously and stopped talking.
Chen Fangqing stepped forward and pushed open the door of the President's Office with his own hands.
Ma Si hesitated but did not stop him.
In the office, Li Huacheng looked at Chen Fangqing who walked in with some surprise. He was stunned for about two seconds before he nodded with a smile and said, "I just brewed Longjing, come and try it."
He naturally picked up a teacup and poured Chen Fangqing a cup of tea.
Chen Fangqing nodded, sat on the sofa, was silent for a while, and then let out a long breath.
Li Huacheng tasted the tea slowly without saying anything.
In fact, long before the Beihai decisive battle began, or more precisely since the academy took the initiative to terminate its cooperation with the Prince Group, the relationship between the two had dropped to a freezing point. Although there were some exchanges at the parliamentary meeting, in private
When they met while walking in Hidden Dragon Sea, the two of them could only nod their heads, and neither of them spoke.
"When will he arrive?"
Chen Fangqing asked, feeling calm.
"On the phone five minutes ago."
Li Huacheng smiled: "There is a traffic jam on the road. Comrades from the police department are already evacuating the traffic. Traffic control will be implemented in the Yinlonghai section. It will take about thirty or forty minutes."
"He really can't wait."
Chen Fangqing sneered.
"Seize the day and night."
Li Huacheng said meaningfully: "His character has always been very...
Directly, and the new group involves too much. It seems that less than a year is plenty of time, but when it comes to operation, this little time is actually very tight."
Chen Fangqing was silent for a while, shook his head, and was too lazy to talk nonsense. In the eyes of many people, he and Guo Wentian of the Prince Group had the same stance and were old partners with a very good understanding. But in fact, in Chen Fangqing's heart, Li Huacheng was him.
The best partner, Chen Fangqing focuses most of his thoughts on the overall situation of Zhongzhou, and sometimes sacrifices the interests of the Prince Group for the overall interests. Li Huacheng also has the overall situation in mind, so the two of them can achieve amazing agreement on many things.
, they know each other very well, and at this point, there is no point in being polite.
"What does he want?"
Chen Fangqing asked directly.
When he was chatting with Guo Wentian, Guo Wentian only guessed something. No one in the Prince Group knew what was actually going on.
But the new group has become more and more obvious now. It is impossible for Li Huacheng not to know the demands of the new group. Now that Chen Fangqing has suffered a complete defeat, the cooperation between the new group and the academic school will be closer in the next time. Coupled with Li Huacheng's position,
He is now undoubtedly one of the people who can best see the new group structure.
The smile on Li Huacheng's face paused slightly, and a gloomy look flashed in his eyes.
Chen Fangqing's heart began to sink.
Being able to make Li Huacheng look like this, Chen Fangqing suddenly realized that Li Tianlan's appetite might be even greater than he had guessed, or even much greater.
"Southern Guangdong, Western Guangdong, Jiangnan, Dongshan."
Li Huacheng said calmly.
"You can give these to him."
Chen Fangqing didn't hesitate at all and said directly, these four provinces are already in Li Tianlan's pocket. Everyone can see that with the current structure of Central Continent, it is easiest to take these four provinces.
Yes, the new group will naturally not let it go.
If Li Huacheng and Chen Fangqing can't stop them, then just give them to him.
"anything else?"
Chen Fangqing asked.
Li Huacheng took a deep breath and pulled out a piece of paper from the documents beside him with an expressionless face.
There are several rows of pen writing on the paper, and the ink is very new. It was obviously written by Li Huacheng in his thinking not long ago.
Chen Fangqing concentrated on taking the paper in Li Huacheng's hand and glanced at it.
Some very familiar words came into view.
There was a dizziness in front of his eyes, the world was spinning, and he took a breath almost instinctively.
The heart began to beat violently.
Chen Fangqing resisted the feeling of dizziness and looked at the paper carefully.
Is this what Li Tianlan wants?
Chen Fangqing felt that the other party was simply crazy.
His arms were trembling, and he squeezed the paper in his hand tightly. He endured it again and again, and finally said: "Are you kidding me?!"
"How is this a joke?"
Li Huacheng shook his head with an ugly expression. When he heard Li Tianlan's request for the first time, he looked at Chen Fangqing and thought it was a joke. He even thought that Li Tianlan was crazy. But after thinking about it carefully, even Li Huacheng felt a little powerless.
: "Look carefully at these positions and departments. How many of them do you need from us? And how many of them do Li Tianlan already have?"
Chen Fangqing's breathing was a little rapid.
He had thought before that Li Tianlan only wanted four provinces for the cabinet's say, but when he saw this piece of paper, he suddenly realized how crazy Li Tianlan was.
Such a big appetite even made Chen Fangqing doubtful about life.
The piece of paper written by Li Huacheng contains departments and positions.
The vast majority are cabinet positions and involve multiple departments.
Ministry of Finance, Development Commission, Ministry of Security, Ministry of Law, Ministry of Police, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Industry, China Bank, Ministry of Energy, Examination Department, Customs...
each department.
To be precise, various key departments.
In that series of positions, either the number one or the number two, if such a gorgeous list is implemented, it means that the combination of Wu Zhengmin and Bai Qingqian will have an almost absolute advantage in the cabinet. Such an advantage is an exaggeration.
This is something that has never happened since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
This list of departments and positions is enough to make anyone's blood pressure rise and make them dizzy.
"I absolutely cannot agree to this!"
Chen Fangqing suppressed his voice and spoke word by word.
Li Huacheng looked at him silently and lit a cigarette.
When he first listened to these requests, he was shocked and his blood boiled, but when he calmed down and thought about it...
He smoked a cigarette and slowly shook his head: "If Wu Zhengmin wants to come up, he will be in charge of the Development Committee. There is no way to fight. The current director of the Ministry of Security is Li Qingye. He was promoted by a wealthy group two years ago and has done a good job.
, there is no way to fight. The police department has always been one of the core departments of the Northern Group. This time it enters the scope of the new group, there is no way to fight. In terms of finance, Wu Zhengmin has a certain say in this aspect. The wealthy group has a certain say in this aspect.
There are also considerable forces, and we always have to express some support for the new group, so there are some quotas that we cannot block. The most important ones at the moment are Zhongzhou Bank, Customs and the Examination Department. These are all discussed, but if
It’s obviously impossible that none of them will come in, and things are a bit difficult to handle.”
"It's hard to do it but it has to be done."
Chen Fangqing said in a deep voice.
Li Huacheng nodded: "I think so too."
"What do you suggest?"
Chen Fangqing was silent for a while and asked slowly.
"Any suggestions..."
Li Huacheng looked deeply at Chen Fangqing. In the smoke, his voice was erratic but extremely determined: "I hope you can do something."
His voice was straightforward: "I think you don't care about this now."
Chen Fangqing was silent for a moment before laughing: "I understand."
Li Huacheng's meaning is easy to understand.
Chen Fangqing's fate has been doomed. No matter what he does, there will be no change, but he is still sitting in this position after all, so Li Huacheng hopes that Chen Fangqing can jump out and be the villain to stop the momentum of Li Tianlan and the new group.
This will make Chen Fangqing's situation more passive and his fate even more miserable, but what does it matter? No matter how miserable it is, there is no way to escape death. The only thing that needs to be cared about is that the Prince Group will lose more because of Chen Fangqing's ignorance of life and death.
But when you put Zhongzhou and the Prince Group together, what does the latter count?
Chen Fangqing was silent for a while, nodded and said: "I will do it."
"Um."
Li Huacheng nodded with satisfaction: "Of course, you must pay attention to the methods. Tianlan and the New Group are extremely important to Zhongzhou. What you have to do is to give less, rather than not giving, so that they can gain a firm foothold. For Zhongzhou,