Chapter 1950 Thoughtful Thoughts

"I need to remind Commander Xie that the issues discussed by the Provincial Standing Committee are all related to the province's economy and various indicators. No personal feelings should be mixed in. We are responsible not for a certain person or a certain thing, but for the overall situation."

Tang Shaoying told Xie Zhenqi clearly, I know you have a good relationship with Liu Fusheng and I want to speak for him, but personal feelings cannot be brought into this matter.

Xie Zhenqi's face turned red. He didn't expect that Tang Shaoying would dare to speak to him like this at the provincial standing committee meeting.

Tang Shaoying wanted to take advantage of the fact that Xie Zhenqi had just entered the provincial standing committee and his unstable foothold, and use this incident to establish his authority and let the other provincial standing committee members see that he was absolutely powerful in East Guangdong Province, and even the Xie family had to avoid him.

Tang Shaoying expected Xie Zhenqi to get furious on the spot, or to fight back with a tough attitude, so that he could proceed with the next plan.

Whether it is Liu Fusheng or Tang Shaoying, their style of doing things is to look three or even five steps ahead before taking one step.

Sure enough, after being rejected by Tang Shaoying in front of everyone, Xie Zhenqi felt a little embarrassed.

He said in a deep voice: "Secretary Tang, what do you mean? I hope you can explain clearly. Am I the kind of person who puts personal interests above public interest?"

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, the other members of the provincial party committee standing committee began to try to smooth things over, saying all kinds of things.

Tang Shaoying also said: "Commander Xie, I respect you very much, I have no other intentions, maybe I used the wrong words just now, I apologize to you here."

Xie Zhenqi said: "I am a soldier and I like to speak directly. I cannot argue with you on the economic aspect, but I believe that since Chaojiang City has proposed the road construction plan, there must be a good reason."

"It is extremely irresponsible for you to postpone this matter until next year. Secretary Liu Fusheng of Chaojiang City once issued a military order at the provincial economic work conference. If this matter causes him to fail to achieve his goals, then won't he have to resign?"

"Secretary Tang once said that he would do his utmost to support Secretary Liu's work. Is that really the case?"

Tang Shaoying said with a smile: "Yes, I did say that. Since Commander Xie and some comrades don't understand, I might as well make a suggestion - the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee will hold another special meeting later and let Secretary Liu Fusheng of Chaojiang City attend the meeting to discuss this matter with us. Commander Xie, do you think this is a good idea?"

Xie Zhenqi pondered the pros and cons of letting Liu Fusheng attend the meeting. After a moment, he nodded and found that this was indeed a good idea.

"Secretary Tang is in charge of the economy. I have no objection to your proposal, but I hope that this meeting can be held as soon as possible and not delayed too long, so as not to miss the opportunity."

Xie Zhenqi found that Tang Shaoying was very strong. He could not win the argument with him on economic issues. Even if there was a vote, the majority of the provincial party committee members would support Tang Shaoying.

It would definitely be much better to let Liu Fusheng personally discuss this matter with Tang Shaoying and the members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee than to do it himself.

Liu Fusheng made this suggestion after careful consideration.

Moreover, Xie Zhenqi felt that he had already helped Liu Fusheng a lot by getting him an opportunity to compete with Tang Shaoying. If he did not compromise at this time, it might backfire and Liu Fusheng would not even have a chance to show up.

Tang Shaoying smiled and nodded: "Then this matter is settled."

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After the meeting, Xie Zhenqi returned home and immediately found Xie Zehua and briefly told him what had been discussed at the meeting.

Xie Zehua was a little surprised and said, "Tang Shaoying actually spoke to my father in such a strong manner at the provincial party committee standing committee meeting? Where does he get the confidence from?"

Xie Zhenqi snorted coldly, "He has the support of the Tang family. Besides that, he also expected that I don't have a deep understanding of the economy and I'm not fully prepared, so he took the opportunity to give me a warning."

Xie Zehua said: "He is quite courageous. Let's discuss this matter with uncle!"

Xie Zhenqi shook his head and said, "Not necessary for now. Let's see what he does next. If Tang Shaoying doesn't give me a satisfactory answer, I will make it impossible for him to take a single step in Guangdong Province."

"Your uncle doesn't want to deal with these trivial matters anymore. We should not trouble him with things that we can handle."

Xie Zehua nodded, then asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Xie Zhenqi said, "I want you to talk to Liu Fusheng. I put a lot of effort into helping him get this opportunity this time, and he needs to know about this. You have a good personal relationship with him, so it's appropriate for you to talk about this."

Xie Zehua smiled and said, "Okay, I'll call Liu Fusheng in a minute. I believe he is a man who knows how to repay his kindness."

Xie Zhenqi sighed, "Zehua, I know you have some thoughts in your mind. You obviously won first place in the whole army this time, but you gave up the opportunity to participate in the military exercise in winter... It's because you have a good temper. If it were me back then, I would have slammed the table and glared. Your uncle is right. You are much better than me in self-restraint, sophistication, and overall perspective."

Xie Zehua said helplessly: "Father, I also know that it is a great honor to represent the military region to fight against the Blue Army in Dongrihe, but I know myself well. Brigade Commander Zhao's troops are the strongest trump card of the Guangdong East Military Region. Moreover, they have been to Dongrihe and know the situation there better."

"The Guangdong Military Region cannot lose again. If I lower the military region's winning rate for my own personal honor, I will be a sinner of Guangdong and unworthy of being a descendant of the Xie family."

"The military district and my father chose to let Brigade Commander Zhao take the lead. I understand and fully support it."

Xie Zhenqi nodded and said, "I'm glad you understand."

Xie Zehua smiled and said nothing more.

That night, at Xie Zhenqi's request, Xie Zehua personally drove to Liu Fusheng's residence.

Liu Fusheng had received a call in advance, so he made tea at home to welcome Xie Zehua's arrival.

After the two sat down in the living room, Liu Fusheng took the lead and said, "Mr. Xie came to see me tonight, probably to talk about the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, right?"

Xie Zehua was slightly startled: "You already know what happened at the provincial standing committee meeting?"

Liu Fusheng shook his head and said, "I only know that the railway and highway plan from Jiyang City to Jiangtou City proposed by Chaojiang today will be discussed at the provincial standing committee meeting. As for the result, I am still unaware... I think Deputy Secretary Tang will not easily approve this resolution."

Xie Zehua gave a thumbs up and said, "That's right. Deputy Secretary Tang listed many reasons for not approving the project and even confronted my father in public, saying that building the Chaojiang Road would affect the overall situation of East Guangdong Province."

Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "That's right."

Xie Zehua looked puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Liu Fusheng said: "I think Deputy Secretary Tang will not tear his face with Commander Xie. He is doing this as a strategy."

Xie Zehua frowned and asked, "What strategy?"

Liu Fusheng said: "Deputy Secretary Tang hopes to hold another special meeting of the Standing Committee through his debate with Commander Xie. He should let me personally participate in the discussion at this meeting."

"He needs to completely reject the construction of roads and railways in Chaojiang District in front of me at the meeting. In this way, I will not be able to complete the military order and I cannot blame anyone. Perhaps before next year, I will leave the position of Secretary of the Chaojiang Municipal Party Committee."