It was precisely because he understood Minister Cai's character that Qiu Tu spent two minutes getting dressed before coming to attend the meeting.
He strives to have no wrinkles on his body, and every shoulder patch and pocket is extremely neat.
Therefore, when Minister Cai saw Qiu Tu coming in, his eyes scanned Qiu Tu up and down twice.
After seeing no details that he couldn't bear to see, his head nodded slightly.
Qiu Tu keenly caught Minister Cai's micro-expression. He smiled secretly in his heart, knowing that his first step was successful.
As early as yesterday, after he learned that he had become the deputy minister of the Political Department, Qiu Tu had learned clearly about his two opponents and colleagues from Liu Duckweed.
Even when he was filling Liu Duckweed into puffs, Qiu Tu didn't forget to ask for some information.
It can be said that it is both "dedication" and "dedication".
After all, Qiu Tu knew that yesterday he used the three major departments to exert pressure and became deputy minister, which should have shocked too many people.
But precisely because of this operation that violated the tacit understanding within the Exploration Agency, the conflict between him and Yan Ai became more apparent.
Everyone knows that although he has become deputy minister, his situation in the Investigation Bureau and the Political Department will become more difficult.
So many people throughout the department were staring at him and this small meeting, wanting to see if he would be completely marginalized.
Therefore, on the way to send Liu Ducking away this morning, Qiu Tuye and Liu Ducking discussed for a long time how to gain a foothold in the Political Department and how to take over the [Intelligence] Department from the hands of these two senior deputy ministers.
Fortunately, after a day and night of buffering, Qiu Tu finally thought of a way.
Generally speaking, judging from Qiu Tu's experience of not being favored by Yan Ai and defeating Jia Shu, it is indeed very difficult for him to obtain the important division of labor "Intelligence".
After all, both Minister Cai and Minister Zhang have certain prejudices against Qiu Tu and will not support Qiu Tu's work.
Therefore, if he wants to achieve this goal, the best method is the most common method used by his ancestors: pull one and hit one.
Only by dividing the two deputy ministers and making them enemies of each other, so that they cannot suppress him together, can Qiu Tu gain a foothold at the top of the Political Department and obtain the [intelligence] division of labor he wants.
And the target he chose to win over was obviously his old boss, Cai Peiyuan, the deputy minister in charge of the Political Department.
Just sorting out the clothes according to Cai Peiyuan's preferences is the first step: gaining favor.
And next is the second step
With this in mind, Qiu Tu sat on the right side of Cai Peiyuan, and then said nonchalantly, "Unexpectedly, Minister Cai and I came first."
Qiu Tu's simple words had a profound meaning.
He and Cai Peiyuan came first, so wouldn't it be that Minister Zhang was late?
So he not only classified him and Cai Peiyuan into a small group quietly, but also implicitly hinted that Minister Zhang had no respect for this meeting or Cai Peiyuan.
Sure enough, although Cai Peiyuan's expression seemed unchanged, his brows frowned slightly.
He did not answer the question, but took the initiative to chat about the theme of the meeting. He said to Qiu Tu, "Minister Qiu stood out from so many candidates and became deputy minister. To be honest, it was a bit surprising to everyone.
unexpected.”
"So, we are holding a small meeting this time, firstly to congratulate Minister Qiu, and secondly to confirm Minister Qiu's next division of labor in the ministry."
Cai Peiyuan's words may sound okay to a rough listen, but in fact they are a bit sarcastic.
Qiu Tu felt that he understood it very well. After all, judging from the information he got last night, Cai Peiyuan was a confidant trained by Jia Shu and was very loyal to Jia Shu.
Qiu Tu, the chief culprit who brought down Jia Shu, was certainly not favored by him.
But. As the saying goes, in politics, there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies.
As long as Qiu Tu can give Cai Peiyuan what he wants, he can become his friend.
Thinking of this, Qiu Tu smiled slightly, and then said, "Then thank Minister Cai first."
"Speaking of the division of labor, I wonder what you think about the three businesses I proposed before that I would be temporarily responsible for supervision, interrogation and intelligence?"
Hearing Qiu Tu's words, Cai Peiyuan smiled "haha".
He picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip, then did Tai Chi, "This is something that was only discussed in the small meeting. Minister Qiu is a little too impatient."
After drinking, he put the lid on the teacup and put the teacup down.
Perhaps because it was a little off when he put it down, he quietly turned the teacup slightly so that the handle was facing him.
Qiu Tuxiao looked at this scene, and then said calmly, "Minister Cai is right. We should really wait until Minister Zhang arrives to talk about this."
"After all, you and Minister Zhang were reported to the shelter together at the high-level meeting. No one knows whether you will become the minister or he will become the minister."
"If we discuss it for a long time and Minister Zhang doesn't agree, it will be in vain."
Qiu Tu's words made Cai Peiyuan's movements pause slightly. Then he was silent for two seconds and looked up at Qiu Tu deeply.
It's not that he was fed up with this childish way of provoking generals, but he knew that Qiu Tu was targeting him: He and Minister Zhang still had a core conflict - the ministerial dispute, which had not yet been resolved!
This is the second step of Qiu Tu's plan: to divide the two vice ministers Cai and Zhang.
Thinking of this, Cai Peiyuan couldn't help but asked with a half-smile, "Minister Qiu seems to have some opinions?"
Qiu Tu looked at the door of the office, then hugged his teacup and said slowly, "Of course."
After discovering that Cai Peiyuan began to pay attention to his words, he no longer hid it, but said directly, "After Minister Jia's incident, the Director did not hesitate much and named Minister Cai to be temporarily in charge of the Political Department.
run."
"Although this cannot be regarded as a personal appointment by the director, it is also a very obvious political statement."
"At that time, everyone in the agency almost agreed that you would be the future director of the Political Department and the new senior executive of the Investigation Agency."
"And even if you don't become the Minister of Political Affairs in the end, you will definitely be the new high-ranking member of the Sanctuary."
After hearing Qiu Tu's analysis, Cai Peiyuan nodded slightly proudly - because this is the fact.
Seeing this, Qiu Tu continued, "As a result, who knew that at yesterday's high-level meeting, Minister Zhang suddenly emerged, and three senior officials supported him to take over as Minister of the Political Department."
Speaking of this, Qiu Tu shook his head slightly, "I have to say, this is not a good signal."
Cai Peiyuan obviously knew about this, but his expression did not change at all. He just drank water to hide his mood.
Qiu Tu glanced at him, and then continued, "You must also know the final result of the meeting. Both your and Minister Zhang's names were reported to the shelter."
"It's up to the shelter to decide who will take over as minister, you or him."
Having said this, Qiu Tu paused and said, "I don't know if you have any back-ups in the shelter."
"But at least on the surface, you and Minister Zhang are on a 50-50 basis."
Cai Peiyuan is also a veteran in officialdom, so although Qiu Tu's analysis was very accurate, he still did not reveal any emotion. He just drank tea with a deep look.
However, judging from the fact that his mouth was not at 90 degrees to the handle of the tea cup when he was drinking tea, his heart was not as calm as he appeared.
Qiu Tu was determined and finally started the third step of the plan: telling his own importance.
He paused for two seconds to give Cai Peiyuan a time to rest and analyze, and then slowly said, "There is a saying among military strategists: A general should not worry about victory, but first worry about defeat. Therefore, he can fight a hundred battles without being in danger."
"If Asylum decides in the end that you will take over as minister, then of course everything will be fine."
"But if the shelter chooses Minister Zhang in the end."
"Haha." Qiu Tu chuckled twice, and then said, "Minister Zhang should be a generous person. He shouldn't care about you, the former acting minister and his biggest competitor."
Cai Peiyuan:
Qiu Tu knew that now was the time to launch a general offensive, so he said bluntly, "However, even if Minister Zhang is generous, after he becomes minister, he probably will not leave all the three major tasks of operations, interrogation, and intelligence to Cai
Are you, Minister?"
Qiu Tu looked at Cai Peiyuan with dark eyes and spoke softly, like a devil's whisper, "Minister Cai, guess which piece of business Minister Zhang will take away at that time?"
"Is it a powerful interrogation? Is it dirty and tiring information?"
"Or. What about an operational location with great power, sufficient influence, and numerous soldiers?"
After hearing Qiu Tu's words, Cai Peiyuan took a deep breath.
Seeing this, Qiu Tu lowered his head and drank tea, and then said softly, "Power that is not obtained is always empty."
“It’s better to give a friend a favor than to take advantage of your opponent.”
"This way, no matter whether you become a minister or not, you will have the strongest ally."
"I have been promoted several times in a short period of time, and it is impossible for me to compete with you."
"But Lao Zhang is different."
"Even if you go up, he can still pull you down and then go up again."
At the end of his words, Qiu Tu's voice became weaker and weaker - because he heard footsteps coming from outside.
Sure enough, when he finished the last word, Minister Zhang walked out of the conference room.
He glanced around the office, then nodded towards Cai Peiyuan first, and said coldly, "Old Cai, you guys came quite early."
"yes."
Upon hearing Minister Zhang's greeting, Cai Peiyuan showed an extremely "sincere" smile on his face.
"Aren't we both waiting for you?"
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