Chapter 4 He Seeks His Own Death
"This Chen Ping is becoming more and more arrogant and arrogant!"
In a teahouse box in the center of Luzhuang, Ma Weiguo complained to Mayor Hu Jiyuan, who was sitting opposite him.
Because Chen Ping and Concubine Xiao Shu often go to the Crown Hotel, Hu Jiyuan and Ma Weiguo are disagreeable with them. Coupled with their performance at the Standing Committee today, they are even more unhappy with Chen Ping. They don’t want to come out at night and meet Chen Ping. They are disgusted by Chen Ping, so they give up going to the Crown Hotel and come to a teahouse not far away.
Listening to Ma Weiguo's words, Hu Jiyuan's expression was also very gloomy, obviously he had a deep sense of his complaints about Ma Weiguo. For Hu Jiyuan and Ma Weiguo, the one they hated most was Chen Ping, and their hatred was more of a jealousy of Chen Ping's success. After all, they are the mayors and executive vice mayors who ranked second and fourth among the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee. It is understandable that the Municipal Party Committee Secretary Xiao Shufei was like this at the Standing Committee. How could she say she was the top leader? But what is Chen Ping a person? A deputy mayor who has just entered the Municipal Standing Committee and attended the meeting as a member of the Standing Committee for the first time. What qualifications do you have to be crazy here?
"Mayor Hu, tell me, Chen Ping wanted to carry out this administrative reform, but he was eager for quick success and instant benefits. He just wanted to make some achievements for himself as soon as possible," said Ma Weiguo. "He didn't look at his identity. He thought he could do whatever he wanted after he became a member of the Standing Committee? He could fire fire at the meeting like a mad dog and bite people randomly? He just didn't understand the rules at all!"
"Indeed, Chen Ping's performance at the Standing Committee this time was a bit too much," said Hu Jiyuan.
When Ma Weiguo heard Hu Jiyuan say this, he seemed even more excited: "That's right, Mayor Hu, you are already taking good care of the overall situation, but Chen Ping is a man who doesn't know how to advance or retreat. He just emphasizes his own opinions, as if only his ideas are right, and the other members of our standing committee are wrong. You see, even Secretary Xiao can't stand it anymore. I really don't know what this guy is pretending to be?"
Hu Jiyuan commented on this very disdainfully and said: "Young man is proud of himself, so he is arrogant."
Although Hu Jiyuan was very disdainful of Chen Ping on the surface, he was actually very sad, because he thought that when he was thirty, he was still struggling with qualifications at the department level. With such a gap, how could Hu Jiyuan not feel that he could not eat grapes and say that grapes were sour?
"But Mayor Hu, are we just letting this Chen Ping do it here?"
Ma Weiguo said this, but in fact he didn't say the second half of the sentence, that is, "If Chen Ping was allowed to continue like this, they would be completely decorated."
This is true. Since Concubine Xiao and Chen Ping held the power of the party, government and economy, the mayor Hu Jiyuan and Ma Weiguo, the executive vice mayor, were already very weak. I still remember that when Hu Jiyuan wanted to seize the power of the financing platform, he was forced back by Chen Ping, which almost ruined his face. Not to mention Ma Weiguo, all kinds of economic dominance are in the hands of Chen Ping, and all economic departments only recognize Chen Ping. If Chen Ping is allowed to carry out administrative reforms in Luzhuang now, then their mayor and executive vice mayor will feel that they really have no value for existence.
Hu Jiyuan glanced at Ma Weiguo. He did not answer anything, but asked him back: "What? Do you think that no one can cure Chen Ping in Luzhuang now?"
This rhetorical question made Ma Weiguo stunned. If someone else answered this question, it would be certainly true, because Chen Ping had Concubine Xiao Shushu supported him in Luzhuang, and Zhao Zhenchuan respected him in the province. Not long ago, he even held a wedding in the Great Hall of the People and married a third generation of reds. Even the General Secretary and the Vice Premier went to attend the wedding. A person like this could only wait for him to get out by himself? How could he be cured?
However, Ma Weiguo did not think so, but was considering Hu Jiyuan's implicit voice.
Others don’t know Hu Jiyuan, but Ma Weiguo knows it very well. I still remember that Ma Weiguo wanted to make an article on the reform of nursing homes. Hu Jiyuan once warned him not to be impulsive, but Ma Weiguo didn’t listen at that time, and almost got into trouble. Later, Hu Jiyuan helped to move in the province and saved his position.
It was from then on that Ma Weiguo realized that Hu Jiyuan was not really as cowardly as he looked, and really like Concubine Xiao Shu and Chen Ping admit defeat. He was just waiting for an opportunity to overturn Chen Ping.
So now Hu Jiyuan has asked this, is he waiting for now? But now, isn’t he the golden moment of his political career just now? How could he be what opportunity?
Ma Weiguo thought so, and Hu Jiyuan certainly saw his doubts and said to him: "Mayor Ma, I don't know if you have any habit of reading newspapers. Do you still remember the photos posted by the Central Propaganda Office in major newspapers the day after the General Secretary went to Chen Ping's home in Shagang City during the Spring Festival?"
Ma Weiguo frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly he realized that he had a clear understanding. Because Ma Weiguo had questions when he saw the photo, he still remembered very clearly now that Chen Ping and General Secretary were the protagonists in that photo, and the provincial party secretary and the governor both became supporting roles. This made the two provincial leaders see it and they must have a knot in their hearts.
The Central Propaganda Office is a place with high political sensitivity and obviously will not make such mistakes. So someone must have done it on purpose.
Now, Hu Jiyuan said this again. Could it be that he has received any news?
Thinking of this, Ma Weiguo looked at Hu Jiyuan with hope.
Hu Jiyuan said at this time: "It is undeniable that Chen Ping is indeed a little capable, but he is arrogant and arrogant because of his talent. Look at him at the Standing Committee today. Didn't he just think that I am the best in the world? Do you think other members of the Standing Committee can tolerate it? Of course, not only are the Standing Committee members of our Luzhuang, but Chen Ping is also often favored with the leaders of the province and the city. Haven't Governor Du Xiaolian been unable to come to Taiwan several times? Do you think the leaders in the province will always have such a deputy mayor in our Luzhuang? Isn't this causing trouble for the work?"
Hu Jiyuan's words made Ma Weiguo's eyes lit up. Ma Weiguo said: "Mayor Hu, what do you mean is that many people in the province and the city are not used to seeing Chen Ping, are you going to deal with him?"
"Actually, many people have always been disagreeable about Chen Ping, but the leaders above are too lazy to argue with sesame officials like Chen Ping." Hu Jiyuan said, "But now, Chen Ping seems to have really grown up his confidence after joining the Standing Committee. He actually wants to carry out administrative reforms in a comprehensive manner. I really don't know if he has ambition or is it better to be naive and simple. Administrative reform has always been a forbidden area, and even the central government can only beat the edge drum. He actually wants to change it completely. If he seeks death in this way, no one else will blame him."
Chapter completed!