Xiang Guoping looked at him with a smile for a few seconds and then said: "You are right. In Xiling Province, you are still just the municipal party committee secretary."
Liang Jian smiled and didn't answer. He always felt a little different when he said these words himself and when he said them from Xiang Guoping's mouth. Liang Jian began to wonder in his heart, why did Xiang Guoping come to him at this time?
What is the abacus?
I would say that he was here to get close, but when I heard him speak, it didn't sound like it. Those two sentences just sounded wrong. But Xiang Guoping could also climb to the position of deputy secretary, so he would not be so stupid as this.
Are you here to make trouble with Liang Jian? So, what is he here to do?
While Liang Jian was thinking about it, Xiao Cao brought a cup of tea and placed it in front of Xiang Guoping. Liang Jian didn't notice it for a moment and didn't have time to reach out to take it. Xiang Guoping saw this and smiled.
"Xiao Cao, go get the things." Xiang Guoping suddenly raised his head and said to Xiao Cao.
When Liang Jian heard the sound, he was startled and blurted out: "Something? What is it?" When he opened the door for them just now, he didn't seem to see anything in their hands.
Xiang Guoping smiled and said: "It's not a good thing."
Xiao Cao went to the entrance hall for a while and then brought a box over. It was like a magic trick. Xiao Cao placed the box in front of Liang Jian.
"Open it." Xiang Guoping ordered Xiao Cao.
Xiao Cao opened it. Liang Jian took a look and found a jade Buddha inside. The Buddha was neither big nor small. It was covered with gold cloth and lay in the box. The jade did not seem to be very pure jade, but the color was good. The key is the carving.
, lifelike and every detail. Liang Jian didn’t get close, and it seemed that the eyelashes of the Jade Buddha could be seen with the naked eye.
Even if this thing is not a good jade, it should be worth a lot of money based on its carving work. Liang Jian was already wary, Xiang Guoping must have wanted something when he suddenly gave such a big gift.
"This carving is really good. Secretary Xiang, isn't this thing cheap?" Liang Jian asked pretending to be stupid. Xiang Guoping said with a smile: "It's hard to say whether it's cheap or not, but I asked for this thing at Taishan Temple last year.
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Taishan Temple is a well-known temple in China. It is said that the abbot of Taishan Temple has profound attainments in metaphysics. Now there is a big man in Beijing who was taught by the abbot of Taishan Temple when he was young, and then he was able to soar to the sky. Of course,
This is just a legend. Whether it is true or not is hard to say. However, Taishan Temple is indeed well-supported by policies. Even the abbot of Taishan Temple was elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress two years ago.
Xiang Guoping said that the Jade Buddha was begged from Taishan Temple, so it is already a very cherished thing. Every year, countless people go to Taishan Temple to ask for consecration, but the number of people who can really ask for it does not exceed a hundred a year.
Everyone who asks for it will treat it as a treasure and keep it at home or wear it on their body, but they are not willing to give it away.
But Xiang Guoping put this thing in front of Liang Jian. This was definitely not just for Liang Jian to show off, right?
Liang Jian became more vigilant. After careful consideration, he decided to continue playing dumb and said, "It's not easy to get things from Taishan Temple. Secretary Xiang must have put a lot of thought into it!"
Xiang Guoping gave him a meaningful look and said, "I did put some thought into it." Then he stopped talking.
Suddenly, the room fell into an awkward and tense silence. Of course, this embarrassment and tension should only be directed at Liang Jian. But Xiang Guoping, the 'culprit' who caused this awkward tension, was very calm.
Liang Jian subconsciously looked at the Jade Buddha in front of him. Liang Jian didn't know much about Buddhism. The Jade Buddha was carved with a smiling face. At this moment, the smile seemed to be mocking him.
At this time, Xiang Guoping finally broke the silence and said: "I heard that Minister Cui is a Buddhist believer."
Xiang Guoping's words immediately made Liang Jian's tense heart relax slightly. But before this relaxation came to fruition, Liang Jian thought of another possibility, and the string that had just been relaxed suddenly tightened again.
Xiang Guoping came to him with this thing, certainly not just to tell him this.
Liang Jian looked at him, waiting for his next words.
Sure enough, Xiang Guoping went on to say: "I won't inquire about your relationship with Minister Cui. However, I leave this matter to you! The relationship between Xiling Province and the higher-ups will depend on you from now on."
When Liang Jian heard this, he was shocked. But Xiang Guoping didn't say it clearly, so Liang Jian continued to play dumb: "Secretary Xiang, I am just a small municipal party committee secretary. How can I say anything about the relationship between the province and the higher authorities?"
Gotta talk!"
Xiang Guoping smiled and said: "You don't have to be modest! Vice Minister Bi has become your big brother. If you still can't speak, won't we be even more speechless?"
Liang Jian secretly complained about Bi Hua. Even if Old Tang really had a good relationship with him in private, why would he say it in such a high-profile manner at the dinner table? Wouldn't it be the same if we talked about it in private? This pool of water in Xiling Province
, has always been very deep, how could they not know. At this time, revealing his family background may not necessarily be a good intention, right?
Of course, this is just Liang Jian's guess. Liang Jian hasn't had time to confirm with Old Tang about the relationship between Bi Hua and Minister Cui and the Tang family, so it's hard to draw a conclusion. But Liang Jian still doesn't like such a high-profile approach.
of.
Faced with Xiang Guoping's seemingly friendly rhetorical question, Liang Jian could only smile and say: "This is just a personal relationship between the elders in the family. Work is work and cannot be confused."
However, Xiang Guoping immediately retorted: "How many officials these days can make such a clear distinction between public and private affairs? Don't blame me for speaking harshly. This is the fact. The bigger the official, the more important it is."
The distinction between public and private becomes increasingly unclear. Even if you want to make a clear distinction, you may not be able to make a clear distinction."
Liang Jian did not object to this. But the facts were facts, and it was still a bit awkward for Xiang Guoping to say it so openly in front of him.
Xiang Guoping seemed to have lost his patience and suddenly stood up: "Okay, it's getting late. You should have a rest early." After saying that, he lifted his feet and left.
Liang Jian became anxious immediately. If he left, what would happen to this thing? Liang Jian hurriedly reached out and took the box containing the Jade Buddha in his hand, and then chased after it.
"Secretary Xiang, you should take this thing back with you!" If Liang Jian keeps pretending to be stupid, he will probably have to keep this thing here, so he can only speak directly.
Xiang Guoping looked back at him, the smile on his face had disappeared, his eyes were a little cold, and he said: "Liang Jian, this thing is not for you."
"I know." He lost his smile, but Liang Jian relaxed and replied seriously: "That's why I can't accept it."
"Why?" Xiang Guoping asked.
Why? Of course I don’t want to do something that can easily lead to being blamed! Of course, that’s not the answer. Liang Jian’s mind turned around and he simply threw the blame on Minister Cui: “Although Minister Cui believes in Buddhism, but
I heard that his private relationship with the abbot of Taishan Temple is not very good."
This is pure fabrication. Xiang Guoping will definitely not go to Minister Cui to verify it. Liang Jian used hearsay. If one day this lie comes out, Liang Jian will at best pass the responsibility on to these two people.
That's it. The most important thing is the matter at hand. Liang Jian definitely doesn't want to give this Jade Buddha away.
Although he didn't understand, since Xiang Guoping planned to give the jade Buddha to Minister Cui, why didn't he give it to him himself.
When Xiang Guoping heard what Liang Jian said, his expression changed and he asked in a deep voice: "Is there such a thing? Why have I never heard of it?"
Liang Jian casually said: "I also heard what my family said, but I'm not sure whether it's true or not. But I don't think it's necessary to take risks on this kind of thing. Secretary Xiang, what do you think? It's better not to give it away. If it's loose, I won't be able to do anything."
What if he really doesn’t like it? Wouldn’t it leave a bad impression?”
Xiang Guoping seemed to believe it, and his face looked a little ugly. After a moment of silence, he motioned to Xiao Cao to take the box in his hand. After Xiao Cao took it, he suddenly turned to the door, picked up a schoolbag, and put the box
He stuffed it in and carried his schoolbag behind his back. It seemed that Liang Jian didn't notice it before. It was probably because Xiao Cao carried his schoolbag on his back and Xiao Cao was standing behind Xiang Guoping, so Liang Jian didn't notice him for a moment.
Bar.
After sending Xiang Guoping away, Liang Jian breathed a sigh of relief. Sitting where Xiang Guoping sat before, looking at the cup of tea that Xiao Cao had made earlier, Liang Jian suddenly thought that this Xiang Guoping was also a strange person. Since he wanted to send something,
If you want to flatter Minister Cui, why don't you go and deliver it in person? The carving of this Jade Buddha is unusual, and it was consecrated by Taishan Temple. Minister Cui believes in Buddhism and will probably like it.
In fact, what Liang Jian didn't know was that Xiang Guoping had already approached Shao Kang before he came to him. He also put this thing in front of Shao Kang at that time, hoping that he could accept it for Minister Cui. Shao Kang asked at first
After a few words, when asked where this thing came from, when Xiang Guoping said it was from Taishan Temple, Shao Kang fell silent. When he went out, Shao Kang thrust this thing into Xiang Guoping's hand again.
Xiang Guoping thought there was something wrong with Shao Kang, so he turned to Liang Jian, hoping that Liang Jian would give this thing to Minister Cui, but he couldn't say it directly, so he had to say that he wanted him to speak in front of Minister Cui on behalf of Xiling Province.
say.
But Liang Jian was just unlucky, and his random excuse turned out to be the truth. The real reason why Shao Kang rejected Xiang Guoping was because the relationship between Minister Cui and the abbot of Taishan Temple was not very good.
Okay. It should be said that the two of them had secret conflicts because of certain things. However, not many people knew about this matter, and it could even be said that there were only a handful of people. But Liang Jian had guessed it right.
As for this truth, Liang Jian had no idea at all. He sat on the sofa and thought about it for a while, without realizing it, and then prepared to wash up and go to bed. It was already getting late.
As soon as he entered the bathroom and took off half of his clothes, there was a sudden knock on the door. Liang Jian frowned in displeasure and hurriedly put on the half-taken clothes again.
I opened the door and saw Xiao Xu standing outside.
"Did I wake you up while sleeping?" Xiao Xu asked.
Liang Jian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I haven't slept at all. I just took off half of my clothes. If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have had to dress so neatly!" Liang Jian said as he let him in.
Xiao Xu joked: "I don't have to dress neatly. Why, you are interested in me!"
It seems that after getting to know Xiao Xu, he has less and less scruples about joking. However, Liang Jian doesn't dislike this kind of getting along. A relaxed atmosphere always makes it easier for people to get along with each other.
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