Just like the medical examiner has concluded that Chen Fangqing's death was normal, no one believes it.
Such a death is too coincidental, and this coincidence means great benefits, so even if it is a true natural death, some people are trying to conspire about it.
Xuanyuan Wushang is a doctor, but he is unknown and has no authoritative argument at all. In the eyes of others, his so-called normal death is nothing more than Li Tianlan dragging someone here for a formality and concluding a natural death.
, people don’t even believe that Xuanyuan Wushang is a doctor.
This kind of conclusion cannot withstand scrutiny, and no one will believe it at all, but Li Tianlan has to show the minimum attitude. When the new group becomes more and more clear, and some people continue to quietly change their stance under the influence of Shengshi Fund, Li Tianlan
This kind of statement can be said to be unimportant, but it can also be said to be very important.
However, no one showed any doubts about Xuanyuan Wushang at the scene, not even the Chen family members.
There is an endless stream of people coming to express condolences to the Chen family. After all, he is the prime minister of a country. No matter how down he is, he is not comparable to ordinary people. And most of the people who can get the news now are well-informed people. They can know about Chen Fangqing's death. Naturally
We can also clearly see some possible developments after Chen Fangqing's death.
At this time, no one wanted to offend Li Tianlan, and naturally no one wanted to offend Chen Fangqing. Anyway, it was just a matter of coming over, and no one thought it was troublesome.
On this occasion, other directors of Zhongzhou had to show up, but it was not suitable to be watched by people for a long time, so Li Huacheng took the initiative and borrowed a side hall from the Chen family to prepare for a temporary meeting on the spot.
When talking to the Chen family, Li Huacheng's expression and voice were very calm.
But Li Tianlan, Dongcheng Wudi, Zou Mulin and others all looked at him deeply.
Meeting at Chen's house.
Everyone knows what this means.
The Chen family is not far from Yinlonghai. Under normal circumstances, even if they have a meeting, they should be in Yinlonghai. In fact, they have nothing extra to do here. There is no need to stay here after showing up.
Chen Fangqing's death was sudden and special.
In the past century, he was the first director to pass away suddenly before retiring.
Therefore, all the directors will show up, the parliamentarian-level leaders in Youzhou, and the military giants will rush over. In the next three days, the entire Central Continent’s parliamentarians will also rush to Youzhou, and then wait for Chen Fangqing’s funeral.
If Chen Fangqing has retired, the directors will also come before the official funeral, but they will not appear at the same time, or even all of them. The secretary will come to help maintain order at the scene, and they will only attend the funeral.
Farewell ceremony for Chen Fangqing’s body.
So strictly speaking, after the appearance, all the directors had nothing to do. It was enough to leave two secretaries to assist the Chen family. They could just come over at the farewell ceremony three days later.
But now Li Huacheng asked for a meeting at Chen's house.
Is the meeting so urgent that it can't even make it to the distance of less than 20 kilometers from here to Hidden Dragon Sea?
This is obviously not the case.
This is a head start!
Holding this high-level meeting in the Chen family has extremely rich meanings, and the most direct meaning is Li Huacheng's dissatisfaction with Li Tianlan.
Holding a meeting here not only puts great pressure on Li Tianlan and the wealthy group, but also expresses his attitude to other groups.
Li Tianlan's face was expressionless and he did not make any remarks from beginning to end.
The Chen family arranged a relatively quiet room in the backyard specially for Chen Fangqing.
The room was not very big, so it seemed extremely crowded when senior executives walked in.
There were still many people present today.
Not only the nine directors, but also the three deputy ministers of the cabinet, two national advisers, Youzhou Speaker Bai Zhanfang, four and three deputy ministers of the military department, Bai Qingchao, the deputy secretary-general, and the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Personnel,
MPs from the Union Ministry and other departments were present.
Li Huacheng sat in the main seat and looked at everyone present silently.
Li Tianlan sat across from Li Huacheng with an expressionless face, saying nothing and wandering away from home.
"I just met the Prime Minister yesterday."
Li Huacheng was silent for about five minutes before slowly speaking: "We chatted very late. Last night, he was still discussing the development of Central Continent with me. Who would have thought that today..."
There was extremely sincere regret and sigh in his tone, and no one knew what his true thoughts were.
Guo Wentian took out a cigarette and lit one, and said slowly: "We have had a lot of exchanges recently. The Prime Minister has been under a lot of pressure recently and often suffers from insomnia. His headache is an old problem. He has also talked about it with the doctor, but
The doctor didn't have any good ideas, he just gave him some painkillers and asked him to pay attention to rest."
Guo Wentian laughed at himself: "Pay attention to rest. As far as I know, the Prime Minister's schedule has been extremely chaotic in the past few years. A lot of things have happened recently. Where can he get any rest?"
There was silence.
"The Prime Minister has always been extremely concerned about the affairs of the Cabinet. The Prime Minister has always had a very long-term vision. He is concerned about the future of the Cabinet. At the same time, he often reflects on the past of the Cabinet, combines the past with the present, sums up experience, and explores
The way forward. A few days ago, the Prime Minister mentioned to me that the future of the cabinet still needs new ideas, a new atmosphere, and a hundred schools of thought to contend. Many years ago, we vigorously supported agriculture, and even later, we vigorously supported industry. These are correct
Our measures have established our current international position. In recent years, our focus has been on finance and energy, and we have neglected other fields to a certain extent, and therefore we have missed some opportunities. Therefore, the Prime Minister feels that after the election,
Some talents should be promoted from various aspects and angles to enrich the breadth of thinking of the cabinet, he said, and every area of the country should not be abandoned."
A cabinet member suddenly spoke, his tone calm and unhurried.
Li Tianlan raised his eyelids and glanced at him, but still didn't speak.
The person who spoke was He Zhengnan, a cabinet member who has been extremely low-key in recent years. A so-called cabinet member is theoretically on the same level as the deputy prime minister, but in fact he has huge influence but has not competed for the position of deputy prime minister.
Strong figures do have real power in their hands and have their own areas of responsibility, but most of the time they cooperate with the work of the cabinet. From another perspective, they cooperate with the work of the real person in charge of the cabinet.
He Zhengnan had already half-retired a few years ago, and he would definitely retire after this election. No one thought that in this incident, he would rush out to be the vanguard after Guo Wentian.
He Zhengnan felt Li Tianlan's gaze and nodded to him, smiling politely and respectfully.
He can be regarded as the backbone of the Prince Group, but he can never be regarded as one of the core personnel. However, Chen Fangqing's death was sudden. In today's Youzhou, he is already considered a relatively important figure that Guo Wentian can pull out, and Guo Wentian is also
He was given an offer that he couldn't refuse. Originally, He Zhengnan was not going to take a stand on this matter. The areas he was in charge of had many overlaps with Wu Zhengmin's. In other words, he was cooperating with Wu Zhengmin's work in the cabinet.
, Wu Zhengmin quickly straightened out the relationship after entering the cabinet. After learning the methods of this old fox who had carried the flag for the Li family for more than 20 years, He Zhengnan chose to give in. Although he is still in office, he usually
Basically, there is not much time to appear in the cabinet.
The situation and rise and fall of the major groups in Central Continent theoretically have nothing to do with him.
But his son is now in a critical period.
His son is now the mayor of Qindao City in Dongshan Province. Qindao is a deputy governor-level city, but the status of deputy governor-general of Qindao Mayor cannot be said to be very low, but it is actually not too high.
Guo Wentian hit his weak spot almost as soon as he opened his mouth.
If this operation is successful, his son will be transferred to the capital city of Tianfu Province after the election to serve as a director of Tianfu Province and concurrently as the speaker of the capital city. In this position, if it works well, he will be transferred to the capital city of Tianfu Province in five years.
After that, it is very possible to ascend to heaven and become the governor of Tianfu.
Those are the real core personnel of the Prince Group.
At his son's age, there is little chance of becoming a director, and the Prince Group does not have such resources. But starting from the position of governor of Tianfu Province, as long as he is not too unlucky, basically his son can reach where he is now.
At a high level, whether you become a member of parliament or a cabinet member, you can ensure that the family continues to be glorious.
So He Zhengnan did not hesitate.
He just thought about it for a few seconds, and then agreed to Guo Wentian to fight for him in the meeting.
The words he said through Chen Fangqing's mouth were very subtle, but the meaning was very clear to everyone.
Promote talents from all aspects and multiple perspectives.
This sentence is the key among the keys.
The so-called various aspects and multiple perspectives can be understood as focusing on officials with different talents and different abilities.
But all major groups have no shortage of officials of this different type.
Even the Northern Group, which is currently the weakest, still has quite a few.
So this sentence is equivalent to saying that the cabinet after the election is a piece of cake placed in front of the major groups, and everyone has the opportunity to get a piece of it.
In other words, the next cabinet will no longer be dominated by a certain group that has a relative advantage.
Rather, each group can make its own voice in different positions.
This has an absolute conflict of fundamental interests with the new group's future plans.
Wu Zhengmin became the second prime minister.
Bai Qingqian became deputy prime minister.
The goal of the new group was clear and clear. It placed all its two leaders in the cabinet, and even sacrificed many possible local interests for this purpose. The first step in the rise of the new group was to gain the right to speak in the cabinet.
Now He Zhengnan wants the cabinet to allow a hundred schools of thought to contend.
People from all groups have entered the cabinet, which means that the position of the new group in the cabinet will be greatly reduced, and the right to speak will be greatly weakened. The new group's strategy will completely fail.
Wu Zhengmin and Bai Qingqian both pushed forward, and the new group that only received a small number of positions and a few provinces would also become unstable. It is hard to say what the future of such a new group will be, but at least it will be difficult to start.
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The cabinet contention is the first step of the Prince Group's plan. In this plan, because there are too many voices from all sides, the authority of the secondary prime minister will be weakened to a certain extent, while the main authority will be concentrated on the prime minister, resulting in many contradictions and conflicts.
They all require the prime minister who controls the cabinet to mediate, further accelerating the new prime minister's accumulation of prestige in the cabinet.
The second step of the plan is for the academics to take over, and they will try their best to push Hua Zhengyang from the position of prime minister, put him above the new group, and curb his development speed.
The Prince Group’s first step plan will be fully supported by the academy.
The Prince Group will fully support the academy’s second step plan.
The tacit understanding can be said to be perfect.
In order to win more support, explaining the prospect of a hundred schools of thought in the cabinet in advance is an attempt to win over other groups.
The cabinet is the core of the country. Each department under the cabinet means great power, especially the departments of finance, development, security, commerce, agriculture, and industry. Not to mention the position of minister, it is the deputy, and even some important
The top positions in the department are all up for grabs, and when these positions are in the hands of major groups, they will also become certain stable promotion ladders, and they are also very valuable.
Location, no matter how much there is, no one will find it too much.
Since He Zhengnan said this on behalf of the Prince Group, it means that this is a promise made by the Prince Group and the academic school. Such a promise cannot be stingy. After all, the major groups are divided and merged, and what they are doing is not a one-time deal. If this time
If your reputation is ruined, even if you are successful in the short term, it will be worth the loss in the long run.
Therefore, in order to gain the leadership of the cabinet, the Prince Group and the academic faction really planned to divide a considerable part of the power of the cabinet. While wooing other groups, they also suppressed the new group's plan to conquer the cabinet. It can be said that they killed two birds with one stone.
"I personally think what the prime minister said makes sense."
He Zhengnan looked at Li Tianlan, and then changed his gaze. He was not too afraid of Li Tianlan. Li Tianlan was really putting a lot of pressure on people now, but no matter how arrogant he was, he would not kill his whole family because of these two words.
One thing is clear to everyone present.
So he continued to speak, expressing his attitude: "It is simply a true insight, and I also
We very much hope to see a cabinet with diverse thinking. The death of the Prime Minister is a huge loss to Zhongzhou, but we should continue on his path unswervingly. Time will prove that both he and us are right.
"
"That means I was wrong?"
Li Tianlan suddenly asked.
His eyes fell on He Zhengnan, his eyes bright and unblinking.
In fact, no one mentioned what he was doing, but Li Tianlan took his seat right, and no one thought he was stupid. He just sat there quietly, but as he spoke, everyone could clearly feel an extremely harsh and harsh feeling.
pressure.
He Zhengnan's mouth moved, and just when he was about to speak, Li Tianlan suddenly said: "Have you really seen the Prime Minister recently?"
He Zhengnan was stunned.
Everyone's eyes turned to him.
At this juncture, He Zhengnan could not take a step back no matter what. He nodded and said naturally: "Of course."
"I don't believe it."
Li Tianlan said lightly: "I don't believe that the Prime Minister would say this to you, a dispensable cabinet member."
Dispensable...
This sentence was an understatement, but in He Zhengnan's ears, it had a murderous and heart-wrenching effect. He Zhengnan's face suddenly turned red, but his anger had not yet exploded. Li Tianlan had already continued to speak: "I will send someone for this matter.
Investigation, your specific whereabouts in the past few days will soon be investigated. Here, you can say whatever you want today, even in the name of the Prime Minister. But today you are all sitting here
Here, if you have not met the Prime Minister, you have deceived the entire Central Continent. When the time comes, even if Central Continent does not move you, I will make you pay the price."
He Zhengnan's body was stiff, his snow-white beard was trembling, and his face was a little pale.
"Your Majesty is indeed domineering."
Hua Zhengyang suddenly said something with sarcasm.
Li Tianlan glanced at him.
Whether it is He Zhengnan or the Prince Group, they are important, but they are not absolutely important.
Everyone knows that whether the new group can conquer the cabinet is directly and absolutely related to whether Hua Zhengyang can become the new prime minister.
He is the biggest obstacle on the way to the rise of the new group.
"I don't want to be deceived, especially by someone using the name of a dead person. Everyone knows who the Prime Minister is, and his merits and demerits are clear. No one will deny what he has done. Such a person should be respected enough.
But if someone is using his death to benefit themselves, where does that leave the Prime Minister? Where does that leave the Cabinet?"
"I will investigate clearly and make certain people pay the price. In doing so, I am responsible for Zhongzhou."
Li Tianlan's voice was cold and strong.
The conversation seemed to have reached an impasse.
Li Huacheng watched the other people in the room silently, keeping his expression calm.
Hua Zhengyang's brows twitched slightly. He wanted to say something, but held back.
Li Tianlan's words were the most naked threat.
He Zhengnan was not the only one he threatened.
The same goes for Hua Zhengyang.
He Zhengnan spoke in the name of Chen Fangqing.
Li Tianlan used Zhongzhou to counterattack.
Responsible for Zhongzhou.
Li Tianlan is already qualified to say this.
No one present, including Li Huacheng, dared to say to Li Tianlan that Zhongzhou does not need you to be responsible. No one dared to say that, and no one could afford such a responsibility.
Therefore, this extremely strong threat meant that Li Tianlan had pushed the academy to the brink of falling out with him.
Completely falling out?
This is definitely not what Li Huacheng wants to see.
In silence, Li Tianlan slowly tapped the table in front of him.
His fingers beat rhythmically on the table. He supported his face with his other hand and looked at He Zhengnan sideways: "Now, I am giving you a chance to tell me, have you seen the Prime Minister recently?"
He Zhengnan's body trembled visibly. He wanted to speak, but for a moment he lost all courage.
Li Huacheng frowned and suddenly said: "Okay, we can discuss this matter later. In this way, we will go back to Yinlonghai and hold a formal meeting."
He paused and said calmly: "Huayang, please stay for a while and see if the Chen family needs anything else. The prime minister left suddenly. For the next work of the cabinet, you have to temporarily arrest him and let him go.
rest assured."
Caught temporarily?
Is this temporary, really temporary, or is it?
Li Tianlan raised his eyebrows and showed a sneer.
Li Huacheng, do you want to set the tone directly?
Ji Wenwen and Wan Qingyun also raised their heads at the same time, looked at each other, and wanted to speak.
But Li Tianlan had already beaten them to it.
"I am different..."
He also didn't finish his sentence.
Because the moment he spoke, the Chen family suddenly burst into mourning and howling, desperate and miserable.
That kind of voice seemed unusual in the news of Chen Fangqing's death.
But the sudden sound seemed to be amplified thousands of times at that moment.
Li Tianlan was stunned.
The next moment, the doors of the temporary meeting room were suddenly pushed open.
Li Huacheng's secretary Ma Si rushed in in a panic.
Behind Ma Si, Hua Zhengyang and Wu Zhengmin's secretaries also hurried over.
"President, everyone..."
Ma Si's breathing was a little rapid, and his face was extremely ugly.
When he spoke, he subconsciously looked at Li Tianlan, his eyes evasive, with a hint of fear.
Li Tianlan's heart sank for no reason.
Ma Si's voice was like an icy wind, blowing rapidly through the conference room and into everyone's heart.
"Just two minutes ago, in the ambulance."
Ma Si said in a dry voice: "Governor Chen Xi passed away. The cause of death..."